John Smith and Moses Peck, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1764 December 22

Author Smith, John

Author Peck, Moses

Date22 December, 1764

Call Number764672

abstractSmith and Peck write regarding the prospective trip to Great Britain.

handwritingFormal handwriting is small and occasionally difficult to decipher.

paperLarge sheet folded in half to make four pages is in good condition, with light staining, creasing and wear.

inkBrown ink is faded.

noteworthyAlthough it is not entirely certain to whom the writers refer when they mention "your Son," it is likely Rodulphus Wheelock. It is uncertain what the writers mean by "9.r," and so it has been left unmodified in the modernized transcription; however, it is possibly an abbreviation for September.

EventsFundraising Tour of Great Britain

Modernized Version Deletions removed; additions added in; modern spelling and capitalization added; unfamiliar abbreviations expanded.

Persistent Identifier
Rev. and Dear Sir

Since I wrote by your Son, have no
Letters from London and you'll please to be sure of hearing as soon as
I do.
your Letters to Mr. Peck and me give us singular
satisfaction in relation to Mr. Kirtland, Woolley and Sir Williams
Letters—There seems to be a desire among the Indians
of the numerous Tribes of flocking into Christ visible kingdom
as a Cloud and as Doves to their windows—
In the meantime Mr. Peck and I are afraid of
formal Episcopal Concessions; for which reason, and because so
visible a preference of the Boston Society to Yours; Is given in
the Letter to Governour Bernard: We take no copy of that,
nor do we think best to expose it to view. as to the other
 Letters

Letters; copies of them are in hand and will be sent to Mr. Little
and Mr. Sherbourne, To friends in England, and will also be read
to Benefactors here.
As to sending Mr. Brainerd to England with Mr.
Occom
: might it not be best to consult Mr. Whitefield on it.
least it should seem as if he were substituted in his room—
—a Letter to Mr. Whitefield may be forwarded to South Carolina
if here in 10 days or a fortnight—He writes me of 9.r the 17–
that he may be back from Georgia and at Charlestown perhaps
all January — He intends here in the Spring— He says
new Light is prevalent in North Carolina.
Your most humble servant
John Smith
Moses Peck

To
The Rev. Mr. Eleazar Wheelock
At
Lebanon

Mr. John Smith's Letter
December 22. 1764
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