I
Ebenezar
Gurly acknowledge that I was admit‐
‐ted a
member of this scholl, upon my declaring
my fixed purpoſe to devote my life, & all my pow‐
‐ers to the service of y
e redeemer among the Indi‐
‐an savages of this land, & upon the credit of
this profeſsion I was taken under the patronage of
y
e
Revd:
Doclor Wheelock, & have been supported,
till now, in part, by the fund which was collected with
a single view to spread
the Gospel among y
e Hea‐
‐then, and my obligations to maintain thoſe pur‐
‐poses, & keep that object in view have ever been most
sacred, and accordingly I
acknowledge y
t I was, & am—
still under
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y.
e direction &
controul of
Doctor Wheelock my Patron. & he & no other has right to order &
dis‐
‐poſe of
^me^
& direct my studies subservient to y
t end,
Notwithstanding
^which^ I confeſs with shame I gave ear to
some surmiſes, which were reported without reason,
or truth, concerning this school viz;
that it was de‐
‐clining & would quickly come to nothing &c. and was
influenced by bad council given agreeably
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[illegible] whereupon instead
of opening the caſe, & asking advice of my Patron
as I ought to have done, I desired
Brown a member
of College to obtain a waiters birth for me
^there,^ which
I —
I understand, he faithfully, & in a friendly man‐
‐ner apply'd for, by which application of mine
Presid Daggett had reason to think, y
t I was not a sub‐
‐ject of
[illegible]this Charity, nor under such sacred ties, as I am
holden by to pursue the design afors
^d^
& consequently gave
just reason to think y
t
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Dr Wheelock had acted a very
false, & deceitful part, in procuring the favour of
a discharge from
paying^the expence of my^ tuition, while I was ab‐
‐sent from
College, I also impos'd on y
e
Rev:d
Pres:d
Daggeth, by sending such a meſsage to him when I
had no right to do it. I acknowledge in this matter
I
have
^inadvertantly^ acted a very foolish, headlong, unadvized
&
sinful part, for which I heartily ask forgiveneſs of
God, and of the
Rev;d Doctor Wheelock whom I have
ungratefully, & abusively treated, in this matter, and
I also ask forgiveneſs of the
Rev,d
Presd Daggett—
whom I have shamefully impos'd upon & also of the
school, & all who have been knowing to this my foolish
&
unadviſed conduct, & I promiſe by divine grace to
keep my place, and act agreeable to the sacred ties
I am under, fixedly to pursue th
ie great end of my edu‐
cation. If I may be allow,
d to continue a member of
this school—