David Fowler, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1765 May 2
2 May 1765[1765-05-02]
ms number765302.2
[note (type: abstract): Fowler writes to Wheelock about his intention to marry Amy Johnson, and states that he has bought her a ring. He also writes of his worries concerning her health.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is formal and clear.][note (type: paper): Large sheet is folded in half to make four pages. Paper is in good-to-fair condition, with moderate creasing, staining and wear. There is significant tearing near location of seal, but it results in no loss of text. Heavy creases are silked.][note (type: ink): Brown-black.][note (type: noteworthy): The trailer is in an unknown hand. A note under the trailer reading "about a wife" is likely 19th-century and has not been transcribed.][note (type: layout): The first page of the letter is on one recto, however the second page is on two recto, not one verso.]
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[Opener]
According to your [deſire | desire]deſiredesire I now
[ſend | send]ſendsend you a few Words of our Transaction.—I have determined to have Amy[pers0056.ocp] for my Companion: I [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall marry her as [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon as I return from [Onyda | Oneida]OnydaOneida[place0179.ocp], if I find all things well betwixt us— We have [ſettled | settled]ſettledsettled all those things I told you of. [ſome | some]ſomesome
[ſhe | she]ſheshe
[confeſd | confessed]confeſdconfessed and
[ſome | some]ſomesome not: I [ſuppose | suppose]ſupposesuppose
[ſome | some]ſomesome were [falſ | false]falſfalse.—I hope, Sir you will take the [beſt | best]beſtbest Care you ^[above] can^can of her. She wants a Gown very much,
Handkerchief, [alſo | also]alſoalso I [wiſh | wish]wiſhwish you would let her have [ſome | some]ſomesome fine Linnen to make her [&c. | etc.]&c.etc. I don't know what [elſe | else]elſeelse
[ſhe | she]ſheshe wants; it is likely you will when you come up.— I
know if you love her as much ^[above] as^as you do me, all what [ſhe | she]ſheshe
[deſires | desires]deſiresdesires will be given: it is [ſtrange | strange]ſtrangestrange (if [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp], don't love my Rib as well as my whole Body.—
—I have given her a Gold Ring, which [coſt | cost]coſtcost two Dollars:— I hope Sir, you won't be [diſpleaſd | displeased]diſpleaſddispleased with me for that, I think it will do her good; now [ſhe | she]ſheshe
[ſees | sees]ſeessees my Sincerity towards her. therefore [ſhe | she]ſheshe will put more Weight upon what I [ſay | say]ſaysay to her; it will ^[above] [alſo | also]alſoalso^[alſo | also]alſoalso
[ſerve | serve]ſerveserve to keep her back from those things. [ſhe | she]ſheshe has been apprehened too often; though not once [ſince | since]ſincesince
[ſhe | she]ſheshe came here. She tells me that [ſhe | she]ſheshe is quite contented here and hopes to tarry all Summer.— Do let her
tarry the [bigeſt | biggest]bigeſtbiggest Part of this Summer, if you don't [deſign | design]deſigndesign to [ſend | send]ſendsend her to Boston[place0013.ocp]. Sir you know,
Woolly[pers0041.ocp] don't
^[left] want^want one [ſo | so]ſoso dexterous as I do, at [leaſt | least]leaſtleast he can ^[above] do^do better with poor one than I can: for I
want one that is Handy in [every thing | everything]every thingeverything; I expect to do great deal in reforming my poor Brethren both in [ſpiritual | spiritual]ſpiritualspiritual and temporal things;
[alſo | also]alſoalso I [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall be always crowded with [Gueſts | guests]Gueſtsguests: I believe, you [ſeem | seem]ſeemseem to [ſee | see]ſeesee how it will be. f^[above] r^rom these [Reaſons | reasons]Reaſonsreasons and many others I can produce had I Time, you may [ſee | see]ſeesee that I require one that can turn her Hand to
[any thing | anything]any thinganything that belongs to [Houſwifry | housewifery]Houſwifryhousewifery.
After I had [ſome | some]ſomesome
[Converſation | conversation]Converſationconversation with [Mirs. | Mrs.]Mirs.Mrs. Bull[pers0106.ocp] about Amy[pers0056.ocp] I [underſtood | understood]underſtoodunderstood that [ſhe | she]ſheshe
[han't | hasn't]han'thasn't
^[above] had^had one well Day [ſince | since]ſincesince
[ſhe | she]ſheshe came here; I
[ſuppose | suppose]ſupposesuppose
[ſhe | she]ſheshe
[cetch'd | catched]cetch'dcatched Cold when I brought her up: She has continual
Pain in her Side [& | and]&and Head. I am afraid [ſhe | she]ſheshe
^[above] is^is in a [conſumptive | consumptive]conſumptiveconsumptive Way;
[ſhe | she]ſheshe
[ſhould | should]ſhouldshould go to [ſome | some]ſomesome
[ſkilful | skillful]ſkilfulskillful
[Phyſician | physician]Phyſicianphysician.— Sir, you ^[above] dont^dont know how much it [diſheartens | disheartens]diſheartensdisheartens me, when I [conſider | consider]conſiderconsider her Weakness it [ſtrikes | strikes]ſtrikesstrikes
[ſuch | such]ſuchsuch
[Heavineſs | heaviness]Heavineſsheaviness in my Hea^[above] r^rt [ſo | so]ſoso that I am unwilling to leave her; for fear, you wont try to get her healed.
O pray for her in [ſecret | secret]ſecretsecret and Private, that God would give Her Health and [Strenght | strength]Strenghtstrength
[alſo | also]alſoalso all the Graces [ſhe | she]ſheshe
[ſtands | stands]ſtandsstands in need of and continue her a long and rich [Bleſsing | blessing]Bleſsingblessing in the World, that he would make her a Pattern of Piety [& | and]&and Virtue to all her poor Kindred, who will
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be about her. I am cut off from my Expectation, I thought I found one that was able
to go through hard Work: but I [ſee | see]ſeesee now I am in the [ſame | same]ſamesame Difficulty as before; but I hope for the Better not for the [worſet | worst]worſetworst. —
I did not hear of her [Illneſs | illness]Illneſsillness
[till | 'til]till'til after I wrote you one Letter, [ſo | so]ſoso I was [obligd | obliged]obligdobliged to write another, that is ^[above] the ^the
[Reaſon | reason]Reaſonreason why I put it in the [laſt | last]laſtlast Place. — Poor Girl I ^[above] cant^ cant help loving her, [ſhe | she]ſheshe is indeed a pretty Girl. And therefore from this Time I [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall keep clear from all Girls [whatſoever | whatsoever]whatſoeverwhatsoever.
Sir I [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall be exceeding glad if you [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould tell Jacob[pers0018.ocp] to
put all my things into ^[above] Jacob
Woolly[pers0040.ocp]^Jacob
Woolly[pers0040.ocp]
[Cheſt | chest]Cheſtchest and let ^[above] not^not one of [theme | them]themethem be
[loſt | lost]loſtlost.
May the [Bleſsing | blessing]Bleſsingblessing of Heaven [reaſt | rest]reaſtrest on you and Family, and continue you a long and rich [Bleſsing | blessing]Bleſsingblessing in the World, may God
[bleſs | bless]bleſsbless all your [untakings | undertakings]untakingsundertakings; and give you Skill to conduct and Govern all those that
^[above] are ^are
[commited | committed]commitedcommitted to your Care: is the [ſincere | sincere]ſinceresincere Pray er [& | and]&and
[deſire | desire]deſiredesire of him, who [deſires | desires]deſiresdesires
^[above] the continuance^the continuance your Prayers.
[Closer]
your [moſt | most]moſtmost affectionate,
though unworthy Pupil.
David
Fowler[pers0155.ocp]
[Postscript]
P. S. My Amy[pers0056.ocp] gives kind Respect's to
you and Madam[pers0577.ocp].
Sir, I hope you won't let this Letter be [expoſ'd | exposed]expoſ'dexposed.
[Trailer]
The [Rev.d
| Rev.]Rev.d
Rev. Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp].
[Trailer]
From David Fowler[pers0155.ocp]
May 2. 1765[1765-05-02].
To — The [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] in
Lebanon[place0122.ocp]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0056.ocp | Amy | mentioned | Johnson, Amy |
pers0036.ocp | M r Mr. Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0041.ocp | Woolly | mentioned | Woolley, Joseph |
pers0106.ocp | Mirs. Mrs. Bull | mentioned | Bull, Elizabeth (née Graham) |
pers0018.ocp | Ja cob | mentioned | Fowler, Jacob |
pers0040.ocp | Jacob Woolly | mentioned | Woolley, Jacob |
pers0155.ocp | David Fowler | writer | Fowler, David |
pers0577.ocp | Madam | mentioned | Wheelock, Mary (née Brinsmead) |
pers0036.ocp | Rev. d Rev. Eleazar Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0155.ocp | David Fowler | writer | Fowler, David |
pers0036.ocp | M r Mr. Eleazar Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
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place0097.ocp | Hartford | Hartford |
place0179.ocp | Onyda Oneida | Oneida |
place0013.ocp | Boston | Boston |
place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
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1765-05-02 | May 2. 1765 |
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