Thomas Dawson, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1766 August 29

Author Dawson, Thomas

Date29 August, 1766

Call Number766479

abstractDawson writes to Wheelock telling of impediments to collecting for the Indian school, and of rumors that Occom and Whitaker are associated with Presbyterians in London.

handwritingHandwriting is small, but largely clear and legible.

paperPaper is in fair-to-poor condition, with heavy wear and tearing, resulting in a significant loss of text.

signatureAbbreviated.

EventsFundraising Tour of Great Britain

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Dear S.r
There are many impediments attend
ye applications I have made for our American
Friends — at Fairford [illegible][guess: one] of ye meetings have had a
Gallery Lately Erected ye other partly new p[illegible: [guess: ew]]d &c: &
both in Debt — Mr Beddome from Bourton on ye Water
writes me thus "As to ye american Collection It seems
as if you would (if call'd thereto) make a Notable Beggar
but considering ye great expence that has lay upon us
about ye meetg House & a debt remaining of near 30 £
those of our people to whom I have mentioned it dont
seem very forward to encourage it — I beleive at least it
must be defferd a little longer" —
I saw Mr Parry last Saturday who highl[gap: tear][guess: y] approved
of ye plan but seem'd very cool abt ye thing upon
farther conversaſion I found he had been told
by aperson lately come from London that Mr Whitaker
& M.r Occom on waiting on a certain Gent.n in Lond.n
he recommended them to act in Concert with a
Society who had for some time back set on foot a
scheme for propagating ye Gospel abroad and desired
them after they had spoke with ye Managers of that
society to come to him again but having not
seen them afterwards it lookt like a party affair
as this Gent.n was a Presbyte[gap: tear][guess: r]ian &c: — Now
this being ye Case Mr P[gap: tear]ont choose to do
anything in it till[gap: tear]t th[gap: tear]

thing. I told him his best way was to Write to
ye Gent.n abt it, he said he would adding that
it was not related clearly to him what ye Case was
Now Sr not to make many remarks upon
this Story y I observe; that I don't see how M.r W.
& Occom could act in concert & joyn stocks
with any set of men; their commiſsion not
extending to such a Lattitude, as to their
not calling on ye Gent.n afterwards I cant
pretend to aſsign their reasons —
I shall see Mr Parry some time next week
& [illegible][gap: tear]hat he intends to do
& will give you a Line —
I am in haste yr Friend
& Serv.t
Tho Dawſon
Ciren.r 29 Augt 66
I find you have
Sent a pamphlet to
Cheltnam which
otherwiſe I shd have done
[left]From Mr
Dawſon of
Cirenceſter
[gap: tear][guess: Aug.t] 29 1766


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