Samuel Ashpo, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1766 August 22
Date22 August, 1766
Call Number766472
abstractAshpo relates the status of negotiations in Chenango as to a possible minister and schoolmaster, and notes the success of a sermon he recently preached.
handwritingHandwriting is clear and legible, yet letter case is frequently difficult to discern. The trailer is in an unknown hand.
paperSingle sheet is in good-to-fair condition, with light-to-moderate staining, creasing and wear that results in a minor loss of text.
inkBrown ink is somewhat faded.
noteworthyThe identity of "the King" is uncertain, and so he has been left untagged. In the first paragraph, the meaning of the word "unedogke" is uncertain.
Modernized Version Deletions removed; additions added in; modern spelling and capitalization added; unfamiliar abbreviations expanded.
you that I got well into Chenango
and I have Speak with the King,
Concerning about the minister
And schoolmaster, but He
says I can not answer you now
I am like a Tenant to unedogke
King. (but I will try to get
liberty the next Council they
have here) and then I will
Give you answer, This is
all He Said,,
and I Preached about 11 forenoon
to Small Number of Indians, I begun
as it were with Fear and Trembling,
feeling but little Power, but god greatly
assisted me, few dry Eyes Seemed to be
in the assembly for a considerable Time.
I had an affecting prospect of the
glories of the upper World. and Was
enable to Speak of them feelingly
to others. I believe many were filled as
With new wine it Seemed as if time of
refreshing was Come from the presence
of the Lord Even [gap: hole][guess: so] Come Lord Jesus
Come quickly Amen and Amen