Eleazar Wheelock, recommendation, 1765 November 17

Author Wheelock, Eleazar

Date17 November, 1765

Call Number765617

abstractWheelock describes Occom's history and recommends him to the "kindess, charity and respect of all Christian people" while Occom travels abroad.

handwritingHandwriting is small, crowded and frequently difficult to decipher. There are several deletions and additions.

paperSingle sheet in good condition.

inkFaded brown

noteworthySeveral deletions and additions suggest that this is a draft. The contents are similar to those of 765666.

EventsFundraising Tour of Great Britain, Occom’s Ordination

Persistent Identifier
These May Certify all concernd that the Bearer. the Rev.d
M.r Sampson Occom of Mohegan, came to Live with me Soon
after he emerged out of Groſs Pagani[blotted_out: [guess: ſ]]m and was a member
of my family and under my Inſtruction for Several Years
before he went to teach a School on Long Iſland, in Which School
he continued for Several years. [illegible] at the Same Time officiated
as a publick Teacher of the Indian Tribe at Montauck in Which Exerciſe
his cheif Buſineſs was to tranſlate the holy Scripture and Explain
the Great Doctrines of it to them. till he received Ordination
by the Hands of the Prybytery of Suffolk County on sd Island
Since Which he has been imployed in Several Miſsions to various
Tribes of Indians, in all which Time I have had the Pleaſure to keept up
my Acquaintance with him. and in the Whole courſe of his Life from
[left]Sence his the firſt embracing Chriſtianity he has So far as I know or have ever heard behaved himſelf becoming I have never Seen, nor heard of, any thing in his Life and
Converſations inconſiſtent with or unbecoming his Chriſtian and
Miniſterial Character. He appears to me So far as I know to all who are acquainted with him to be a very honeſt man
really deſirous to do good and be useful in the World, He has
all his Days Since he left my house laboured under great Diſadvantage, and his Abilities
[left]have been much Starved illegible for want of available Support for himſelf and Family,
notwithſtanding which he appears to me to be well accompliſhed to teach
[illegible]and [illegible] [illegible][guess: turnd ] to teach and edify his Savage Brethren, and
has had repeatedly Opportunity to give proof of his good
underſtanding of Mankind human Nature and great Skill and Prudence into inlighten ing
correcting and reclaiming Such as have run into Errors, or have
been led away by Seducing Spirits. And by the beſt Judges he
is Said to be an excellent Speaker in his own Tongue Language his
Influence is great among the Indians and if it Shall pleaſe
God to Spare his Life, there is reaſon to hope he may be
emently useful as a Miſsionary to the Indians. And as he is deſignd to accom
­pany the Revd. M.r Whitaker to Europe to Solicit the Charities
of Gods people for the Support of the Indian School in my
Hands & the Miſsionaries We have Sent and School Maſters we
have Sent forth I do hereby heartily Recommend him Sd M.r Occom
to the Kindneſs Charity and Reſpect of all Chriſtian people
Wherever the Providence of God Shall caſt him, and give [illegible]Him
Occaſion for The Expreſsions of their Kindneſs to him, and they opportunity to
an Opportunity to Expreſs and him occaſion to receive the Same
Shew the Same. and eſpecially do I recommending him to the Care
and Care and Protection and Kindneſs of the Father of Mercies in Whatever Circumſtances he may be.

Dated Nov.r 17. Ad 1765. Certified by Eleazar Wheelock Paſter
of the 2.d Ch—h in Lebanon in the
Caloney of Connecticut. In N. England — —


M.r Occoms Recomendn
Nov.r 17. 1765.
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