Nathaniel Shaw, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1768 January 14
Date14 January, 1768
Call Number768114
abstractShaw writes Wheelock to request payment for what Occom owes him.
handwritingHandwriting is formal and clear.
paperSingle sheet is in fair condition, with moderate creasing, staining and wear. Some tearing results in minor loss of text.
inkLight brown.
noteworthyOn one verso, the date 1768 is written repeatedly in what appears to be Wheelock's hand. In a different hand, someone has written the name of Yale College in different configurations.
signatureThe signature is abbreviated.
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wrote me that you would Engage to see me
paid for what he then was Indebted to me
and Likewise for any further Supplies I
should let his Family have during his Absence
and I have supplied them to a Considerable
Amount the account of which I gave his wife
Six months ago —and Since that she has
had Nothing from me, and I Suppose has
applied to some other Person, so that I should
be Extremely glad if you would pay me
the amount of my account as I am now much in
want of some Cash or a sterling Bill would
Equally suit —should be glad if you'll
let me know by the Return of the Post
if I shall wait on you with the account
and you'll Really much Oblige Sir
Nathaniel Shaw Jr.
The Rev. Eleazar Wheelock
at
Lebanon
Received January 20 1768
1768.
1768 1768. D. 1768.
1768. 1768. 1768.
[illegible] A. B.
College Yale. AB. 1768.
Collegium Yalensis
Yale College.
AD 1768. 1768—