Montauk Indians, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1765 March 4
Date4 March, 1765
Call Number765204
abstractA group of Montauk Indians write to request that David Fowler be sent to them as a Schoolmaster.
handwritingHandwriting is formal and clear.
paperLarge sheet folded in half to make four pages is in fair condition, with moderate-to-heavy wear and creasing.
inkBrown-black.
signatureThere are several signatories, but each signature appears to be in the same hand.
Modernized Version Deletions removed; additions added in; modern spelling and capitalization added; unfamiliar abbreviations expanded.