Caleb Whitney, letter, to Samson Occom, 1765 June 18
Date18 June, 1765
ms number765368.3
abstractWhitney writes to request payment for work done on Occom's house.
handwritingFormal handwriting is slanted yet clear and legible. There appear to be two different, unknown hands on one verso.
paperSmall single sheet is in good condition, with light creasing, staining and wear.
inkBrown ink is somewhat faded.
EventsBuilding of Occom’s house
Modernized Version Deletions removed; additions added in; modern spelling and capitalization added; unfamiliar abbreviations expanded.
Persistent Identifier
June 18th 1765
Rev.
Sir
Please to pay Gershom Breed fifty three shillings
and Eight Pence Lawful Money with interest (if you
please) from the
first of December
last until paid, being the
balance of my against you (including Mr.
William
Davisons
verbal order on you for seventeen
shillings) and his receipt
shall be your discharge from
Your
honourable
servant
Caleb Whitney
To the Rev.
Mr.
Samson Occom at Mohegan.
£2 13s 8d this Order
—3..2 1/2
Interest 12 Months
£2 16s 10 1/2d
24 June 1766—
Caleb Whitneys order
on Occom for £2 13s 8d
June 18th 1765
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