Hezekiah Calvin, confession, 1768

Author Calvin, Hezekiah

Date1768

Call Number768900.1

abstractCalvin writes that he should be allowed to leave the school, as he is unable to resist the temptation to sin.

handwritingHandwriting is formal and clear.

paperSmall single sheet is in mostly good condition, with light staining, creasing and wear. However, a large tear results in a slight loss of text.

inkBrown ink is somewhat faded.

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

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 Reverend Doctor
I was guilty of being at Mr. Clarks at
a sort of Chorus, the Devil is always tempting me to some
mischief, and It seems to me that I am as ready to comply
as he is to tempt, it seems to me as if I was willing to go
to hell sooner or later, I believe it is best for me to be
turned out of the School, for I shall never be good for any
thing, let me go home and Labour for my Living and not to
stay and live upon Christ here to no purpose but to serve
the Devil I should be glad to be a helper in the cause, but I
am so hardened in Sin, I dont think that ever I shall be
any better, but only to be an disgrace to the School and the Doctor
and to the kind benefactors of it etc.

I am thy unworthy
and ungrateful servant

Hezekiah Calvin

[gap: tear][guess: he]
Hezekiah Calvins
Confession — 1768

For—
the Reverend
Mr. Eleazar Wheelock D.D.
At
Lebanon
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