Robert Keen, letter, to Nathaniel Whitaker, 1767 September 1
Date1 September, 1767
Call Number767501.2
abstractKeen writes to Whitaker about drafts he has received, and advises him to deal cautiously with Mason, who is travelling to Sheffield to speak with Occom.
handwritingFormal handwriting is clear and legible.
paperSingle small sheet is in good condition, with minimal staining, creasing and wear. The paper does appear to be somewhat speckled, which can occasionally be confusing with regard to punctuation.
inkBrown-black.
noteworthyIt is uncertain to whom Keen refers when he mentions "Mr. Smith," however it is likely John Smith.
EventsFundraising Tour of Great Britain, Mason Land Case
2 Draughts One for £100 — — — the other £103 — — and yours
of ye 22.d ult came safe w.th one for £56 — — — — no doubt you recd mine acknowledgeg
ye receipt of ye former 3 draughts in one letter — but as I have them all now before
me they are One of £151..10..6 another of £40 and ye other of £15—
theſe Six draughts is the whole I've recd since your leaving England— indeed
it is wonderfull how the Lord opens the Hearts of people. I hope it is a
sure Token of the Work being his, and that He intends to bleſs it accordingly.
You have I suppose last week & ye week before, reced from M.r Oliver
a full supply of Narratives & Letters — I always send to him
immediately — — — — M.r Mason of Connecticutt & another or
2 is to set off To Morrow morning for Sheffield— to settle matters with
M.r Occom — I see no likelihood of his succeeding or indeed of ever
finishing ye matter he is come about, and Mr Smith with my Self & others
think he should not depend for Money on M.r Occom — nor any other way
on ye work we are engag'd in — he has had 40 Guineas of me & is so
neceſsitous, that he could dispence with 400 — — M.r Occom must be desir'd
to act cautiously, least he make himself a principal & disoblige Mr Wheelock
& all his Connecticut Friends — I don't write this out of any dislike to
M.r Mason but that M.r Occom & you might be carefull in all engagements
Rob.t Keen