Elisha Gunn, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1767 September 2
2 September 1767[1767-09-02]
Call Number767502.3
[note (type: abstract): Gunn writes to introduce an Oneida chief.][note (type: handwriting): Formal handwriting is largely clear and legible.][note (type: paper): Single medium-sized sheet is in fair condition; it is thin and fragile with light-to-moderate staining, creasing and wear. The remnants of the wax seal appear to have preserved a fingerprint.][note (type: noteworthy): It is uncertain to whom Gunn refers when he mentions "Rev. Smith," although it is possibly Titus Smith[pers0503.ocp].]
Persistent Identifier
[Opener]
The [Barer | bearer]Barerbearer
[hearof | hereof]hearofhereof Tho.[illegible][guess (maggiec): c, e]c, e King a Chief of the
the [Onoyeda | Oneida]OnoyedaOneida Tribe[org0075.ocp] living at [Onoh—ge | Onaquaga]Onoh—geOnaquaga[place0182.ocp] [arived | arrived]arivedarrived
at my [Houſe | house]Houſehouse [laſt | last]laſtlast [Wenſday | Wednesday]WenſdayWednesday on his [Jorneey | journey]Jorneeyjourney to [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[place0013.ocp],
and Expected that I Should have Borne him Company,
But I Cant by [Reaſon | reason]Reaſonreason of my [Indiſpoſsion | indisposition]Indiſpoſsionindisposition of Body
I [adviſed | advised]adviſedadvised him to go By the [above] way of Lebanon[place0122.ocp]way of Lebanon[place0122.ocp] Thinking [above] YouYou Would not Take
it [amis | amiss]amisamiss, [Wee ware | we were]Wee warewe were in hopes of finding [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Chamber[above] lainlain[pers0009.ocp]
[hear | here]hearhere to [acompany | accompany]acompanyaccompany him to your [Houſe | house]Houſehouse But he is
Not at home, I Should Be Glad to Come Down
[My Self | myself]My Selfmyself if I was Able, he is a man of Value
and I hope may find favour [guess (h-dawnd): [wheair | where]wheairwhere][wheair | where]wheairwhere Ever he goes,
he [Deſires | desires]Deſiresdesires that [You.ll | you will]You.llyou will [pleaſe | please]pleaſeplease to sendinan [Indan | Indian]IndanIndian Boy
with him to [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[place0013.ocp] if you have any of the Mohaw[above] kk
Tribe[org0062.ocp] that can Speak [Engliſh | English]EngliſhEnglish
as to Other [pirtickculars | particulars]pirtickcularsparticulars See The [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [Smiths | Smith's]SmithsSmith's[pers0499.ocp] letter
the [Onoyeda | Oneida]OnoyedaOneida Tribe[org0075.ocp] living at [Onoh—ge | Onaquaga]Onoh—geOnaquaga[place0182.ocp] [arived | arrived]arivedarrived
at my [Houſe | house]Houſehouse [laſt | last]laſtlast [Wenſday | Wednesday]WenſdayWednesday on his [Jorneey | journey]Jorneeyjourney to [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[place0013.ocp],
and Expected that I Should have Borne him Company,
But I Cant by [Reaſon | reason]Reaſonreason of my [Indiſpoſsion | indisposition]Indiſpoſsionindisposition of Body
I [adviſed | advised]adviſedadvised him to go By the [above] way of Lebanon[place0122.ocp]way of Lebanon[place0122.ocp] Thinking [above] YouYou Would not Take
it [amis | amiss]amisamiss, [Wee ware | we were]Wee warewe were in hopes of finding [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Chamber[above] lainlain[pers0009.ocp]
[hear | here]hearhere to [acompany | accompany]acompanyaccompany him to your [Houſe | house]Houſehouse But he is
Not at home, I Should Be Glad to Come Down
[My Self | myself]My Selfmyself if I was Able, he is a man of Value
and I hope may find favour [guess (h-dawnd): [wheair | where]wheairwhere][wheair | where]wheairwhere Ever he goes,
he [Deſires | desires]Deſiresdesires that [You.ll | you will]You.llyou will [pleaſe | please]pleaſeplease to send
with him to [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[place0013.ocp] if you have any of the Mohaw[above] kk
Tribe[org0062.ocp] that can Speak [Engliſh | English]EngliſhEnglish
as to Other [pirtickculars | particulars]pirtickcularsparticulars See The [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [Smiths | Smith's]SmithsSmith's[pers0499.ocp] letter
[Closer]
[theſe | these]theſethese from Your Humble [Ser.t | Servant]Ser.tServant
[Eliſha | Elisha]EliſhaElisha Gunn[pers0020.ocp]
[Postscript]
To The [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[Eleazer | Eleazar]EleazerEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
PS
[S.r | Sir]S.rSir You Seemed toTthink in Your [leter | letter]leterletter that I
had [bin | been]binbeen Shy of Your [Houſe | house]Houſehouse, if I am So, it is
without any [Juſt | just]Juſtjust [Grownds | grounds]Growndsgrounds for it, I [Neaver | never]Neavernever was
within twenty miles of Your [Houſe | house]Houſehouse But twice
in my life the [firſt | first]firſtfirst time I Called to see You
the second Time I and was kindly Treated the
Second Timse I
intended to have [keep.t | kept]keep.tkept Sabbath
at Your [Houſe | house]Houſehouse But [Stop.t | stopped]Stop.tstopped at Lebanon[place0122.ocp] By a
Storm and [paſt | past]paſtpast Your [Houſe | house]Houſehouse a Sabbath Evening
with Some Company that would not Stop
and was loath to Brake Company E Gunn[pers0020.ocp]
[Eleazer | Eleazar]EleazerEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
PS
[S.r | Sir]S.rSir You Seemed to
had [bin | been]binbeen Shy of Your [Houſe | house]Houſehouse, if I am So, it is
without any [Juſt | just]Juſtjust [Grownds | grounds]Growndsgrounds for it, I [Neaver | never]Neavernever was
within twenty miles of Your [Houſe | house]Houſehouse But twice
in my life the [firſt | first]firſtfirst time I Called to see You
Second Tim
at Your [Houſe | house]Houſehouse But [Stop.t | stopped]Stop.tstopped at Lebanon[place0122.ocp] By a
Storm and [paſt | past]paſtpast Your [Houſe | house]Houſehouse a Sabbath Evening
with Some Company that would not Stop
and was loath to Brake Company E Gunn[pers0020.ocp]
[Trailer]
from [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[Eliſha | Elisha]EliſhaElisha
[Gun | Gunn]GunGunn[pers0020.ocp]
[Sept.r | September]Sept.rSeptember 2. 1767[1767-09-02].
[Sept.r | September]Sept.rSeptember 2. 1767[1767-09-02].
To
The [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev. [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Eleazer | Eleazar]EleazerEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[Att | At]AttAt
Lebanon[place0122.ocp]
The [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev. [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Eleazer | Eleazar]EleazerEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[Att | At]AttAt
Lebanon[place0122.ocp]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0009.ocp | M. r Mr. Chamber lain | mentioned | Chamberlain, Theophilus |
pers0499.ocp | M. r Mr. Smith s Smith's | mentioned | Smith |
pers0020.ocp | Eliſha Elisha Gunn | writer | Gunn, Elisha |
pers0036.ocp | Eleazer Eleazar Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0020.ocp | E Gunn | writer | Gunn, Elisha |
pers0020.ocp | Eliſha Elisha Gun Gunn | writer | Gunn, Elisha |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0216.ocp | South Hadley | South Hadley |
place0182.ocp | Onoh—ge Onaquaga | Onaquaga |
place0013.ocp | Boſton Boston | Boston |
place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
---|---|---|
org0075.ocp | OnoyedaOneida Tribe | Oneida Nation |
org0062.ocp | Mohawk Tribe | Mohawk Nation |
Dates identified in this document:
Standard Form | Text |
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1767-09-02 | Sept.erSeptember 2.d2nd 1767 |
1767-09-02 | Sept.rSeptember 2. 1767 |
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modernization | 2.d | 2nd |
modernization | Rev.d | Rev. |
variation | Barer | bearer |
variation | hearof | hereof |
variation | Onoyeda | Oneida |
variation | arived | arrived |
modernization | Houſe | house |
modernization | laſt | last |
variation | Wenſday | Wednesday |
variation | Jorneey | journey |
modernization | Boſton | Boston |
modernization | Reaſon | reason |
variation | Indiſpoſsion | indisposition |
modernization | adviſed | advised |
variation | amis | amiss |
variation | Wee ware | we were |
modernization | M.r | Mr. |
variation | hear | here |
variation | acompany | accompany |
variation | My Self | myself |
variation | wheair | where |
modernization | Deſires | desires |
variation | You.ll | you will |
modernization | pleaſe | please |
variation | Indan | Indian |
modernization | Engliſh | English |
variation | pirtickculars | particulars |
variation | Smiths | Smith's |
modernization | theſe | these |
modernization | Eliſha | Elisha |
variation | Eleazer | Eleazar |
variation | leter | letter |
variation | bin | been |
modernization | Juſt | just |
variation | Grownds | grounds |
variation | Neaver | never |
modernization | firſt | first |
variation | keep.t | kept |
variation | Stop.t | stopped |
modernization | paſt | past |
variation | Gun | Gunn |
modernization | Mr | Mr. |
variation | Att | At |
Expanded abbreviations:
Abbreviation | Expansion |
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Sept.er | September |
Onoh—ge | Onaquaga |
Ser.t | Servant |
S.r | Sir |
Sept.r | September |
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