Robert Cottle, letter, to Nathaniel Whitaker, 1766 December 9

Author Cottle, Robert

Date9 December, 1766

Call Number766659

abstractCottle informs Whitaker of potential donors. There is also the text of a notice that Occom will preach the next Sabbath in Frog Lane.

handwritingCottle's hand is formal, stylized and largely clear and legible. The text of the notice is in Whitaker's hand, which is also mostly clear and legible.

paperLarge sheet folded in half to make four pages is in poor condition, with heavy staining, creasing and wear.

inkThe letter is written in brown ink that has faded significantly. The notice is in strong brown-black ink.

signatureThe signature is abbreviated.

layoutThe first page of the letter is on one recto, but the second page is on two verso, not one verso. Whitaker has written the notice in different orientations.

EventsFundraising Tour of Great Britain

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Most Rev..d & Dr ſir —
Thr'o mercy I gote ſafe home and found my dearest
and family all well ſince I left you I have recolected
a family Near Salisbury one M.r Walters ſon &
Daughter and I beleve if you wait upon them they
will give you ſomthing handsom towards ye Charity
they are near relations of of Mr Steel of Broughton
In Hamſhire which I beg you will by no means
neglect calling upon the old Gentleman ſon & Daughter
Query if it would not be worth your while to call at —
Andover were a part of the family do live he having
a Daughter married there in considerable Circumstances
I am perswaded M.r Steel and family will [illegible]do all they
can to promote this great Charity please to preſent
my best respects to the whole family —
I do most Sincearely wish you ſucceſs in this so great
an Undertaking my heart is with you and was I a
person of fortune great part ſhould be devoted to
the Converſion Christanising and Instructing the poor
Indians May the Lord be with you
And his presence go before you and bleſs you and this
your great and laudable Undertaking but I cannot take
my leave of you as I hope you will & M.r Occom be with us
on Lords Day but this I must leave to your generosity
and as you ſhall ſee the path of duty with only ſaying —
it would give your friends in general great pleasure and one in
particular but for fear of being tedious must conclude
with my respects to D.r M.r Occom and Accept the ſame
from D.r ſir
Your Sincear friend & I Somtimes humbly
hope Bro in our Common Lord
Robt Cottle
PS/
please to give me a line
by the first oppertunity after you have
been at Broughton & wt ſucceſs also please
to rembmbr me in your prayers — My wife gives her love to you both
adiew
The Revd m.r Occom
will preach next Sabbath
morning at half after
ten o'Clock at the Revd
mr Frank
s in Frog Lane
And as it is imagined
by Some that this is a party
deſign Set on foot by the
Methodiſts &c This is there‐
fore to aſſure the publick
that this noble deſign was
Set on foot [illegible][guess: inſtitute] & carried on by
Gentlemen who are of no
Such party, as is evident by
the Reccommenders of all deno‐
minations above —
The Revd mr Occom, an Indian
of North America, who is come
to England in order to promote the
Charity reccommended above will
preach at the Rev.d mr Frank's in
Frog Lane next Sab: at half
after 10.' O'Clock in the morning
for the benefit of Said Charity.
And as Some have imagined that this
Charity is a party deſign, & Set on foot
by the Methodiſts: This is to aſſure all
perſons that this noble inſtitution was
begun & is carried on without any [illegible] [illegible][guess: view]
to any party; but with the Sole a view
only to Chriſtianize & Civilize the
miſerable Indians, & without any
deſign to promote any party what‐
ever; as is evident from the above
recommendations in which Chriſ‐
tians of all denominations have
united, And we Shall be heartily
Sorry if any party Should ariſe to
obſtruct the progreſs of So pious
& Catholic a deſign.
To
Rev.d M.r Whittaker
at Bath
⅌ the favour of m.r Ludlow
From mr
[illegible][guess: Cotle]
[illegible] reſpecting
mr Steel of Broton
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