Ebenezer Little, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1765 March 1
Date1 March, 1765
Call Number765201
abstractLittle updates Wheelock on sundry goods, and suggests that Occom's presence in Newburyport would help the Design.
handwritingInformal handwriting is small, somewhat scrawling and frequently very difficult to decipher.
paperLarge single sheet is in good condition with light staining, creasing and wear. A tear from the seal results in a minor loss of text.
inkBrown ink varies in intensity.
noteworthyDue to the extreme difficulty of discerning Little’s hand, the transcribers have used their discretion with regard to letter case and spelling.
Modernized Version Deletions removed; additions added in; modern spelling and capitalization added; unfamiliar abbreviations expanded.
Letters (return you thanks for your good wishes) which
give Great hopes that the Set time to favour
the [illegible] natives is come —
I Sent you last [guess: December] by way of Boston (Mr. Peck [guess: care])
[guess: Sundry] goods as youll [guess: see] paid invoice which our people and Mr. [guess: Lowels]
gave as we [guess: apprised] them amounting to be little better than £40
lawful I hope you'll have received them before this their
[guess: wares] put up the beginning of December but the cold hindered the
vessel sailing for a long time —
if Rev. Mr. Occom Should come with you it would
I believe Serve the cause very much the objections
Rev. Mr. Whitaker [illegible][guess: mentioned] when here against his
coming I dont think are of weight people here are
very desirous of his coming: the sight of him would do much
much more and to hear the Gospel preached by an Indian minister
I am much pleased with Peter hope when he comes to your
School you will keep him 'til he has Learned the bible it may
be of great service as then he may preach to his countrymen the pure Gospel
in their own Language —
please to give my Respects to him and tell him I [guess: desiring] his prayers
for me and mine and Gods people here: I wish he might come with
you and Mr Occom. please to tell him God has done great things
for us here last year and his Blessed Spirit is yet Striving, with a
goodly number one Soul gives [illegible][guess: abundant] evidence of being born of God last
monday evening at private meeting.—
I Conclude with my respect to you Mr. Whitaker Mr. Occom [gap: tear][guess: you and]
spouse Son and family and whole School entreat you to remember us
I wish you much very much success in your Great
undertaking rejoice to See it profit. I believe it will
more and more: when you and mr Occom and Peter comes
please to come right to my house and make it your home