Edward Deake, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1768 June 21
21 June 1768[1768-06-21]
Call Number768371.2
[note (type: abstract): Deake writes that Hezekiah Calvin has returned home and is spreading stories of corruption and ill treatment at Wheelock’s school.][note (type: handwriting): Formal handwriting is clear and legible. The handwriting is the same as on 765566.1, 767115.1, 767351.1, 767552, 767559, 767562.2, 767630.2, 767660.2, and possibly 767231 and 767251.][note (type: paper): Large single sheet is in good condition, with light creasing, staining and wear. The edges appear to have been trimmed.][note (type: ink): Brown.][note (type: signature): The signature, repeated after the postscript, is abbreviated.]
Persistent Identifier
[Opener]
I now acquaint you that Hezekiah
Calvin[pers0008.ocp]
has been some time among [y.e | the]y.ethe Indians in this place, and
does not Design to return to you any more, but is going to
Newport[place0287.ocp] to get a [Paſsage | passage]Paſsagepassage to Philadelphia[place0186.ocp]. — Has also, given
[Y.r | your]Y.ryour School[org0098.ocp] a bad [Charracter | character]Charractercharacter.— that you use [y.e | the]y.ethe Indians very
hard in keeping of them to work, [& | and]&and not allowing them a proper
[Privelidge | privilege]Privelidgeprivilege in [y.e | the]y.ethe School, — that you have took from him his
Silver Watch, [& | and]&and [Shoebuckels | shoe buckles]Shoebuckelsshoe buckles with other things which his
Father gave him, — that there is large [quantity's | quantities]quantity'squantities of Rice,
[Coffe | coffee]Coffecoffee, [Flower | flour]Flowerflour [& | and]&and Sugars sent from [y.e | the]y.ethe corporation in Scot
land[org0096.ocp] to support [y.e | the]y.ethe Indians in your School[org0098.ocp], which you Sell,
together with [y.e | the]y.ethe [Cloth's | clothes]Cloth'sclothes which are sent, [& | and]&and [Diot | diet]Diotdiet, [& | and]&and [Cloath | clothe]Cloathclothe
them with That that's mean. — That [y.e | the]y.ethe best [Cloth's | clothes]Cloth'sclothes he has
his Father gave him. — That Mary Secutor[pers0468.ocp], [& | and]&and Sarah Simon[pers0490.ocp]
has been kept on close to work, as if they were your Slaves,
[& | and]&and have had no [privelidge | privilege]privelidgeprivilege in [y.e | the]y.ethe School[org0098.ocp] † nor one Co[above] ppper [al
low'd | al
lowed]al
low'dal
lowed [ym | them]ymthem for their Labour. — That Mary[pers0468.ocp] [ask'd | asked]ask'dasked for a small
[peice | piece]peicepiece of Cloth to make a [p.r | pair]p.rpair of Slippers, which you [wou'd | would]wou'dwould
not allow her, — [twas | it was]twasit was [to | too]totoo good for Indians [&.c. | etc.]&.c.etc.. — That [Jeams | James]JeamsJames
Simon[pers0669.ocp] is to be Bound to a Farmer. — That you wont give
no more of [y.e | the]y.ethe Indians more learning than to Read, [& | and]&and Write
— ['twill | it will]'twillit will make them Impudent; for which they are all
about to leave you. — So [y.t | that]y.tthat [ye | the]yethe Indians are ready to conclude,
that their Fellow-Indians will never receive any great Bene
fit of [y.e | the]y.ethe Large sums of Money contributed by good People, to
promote so good a Cause.
[left] †Since last Fall,†Since last Fall,
has been some time among [y.e | the]y.ethe Indians in this place, and
does not Design to return to you any more, but is going to
Newport[place0287.ocp] to get a [Paſsage | passage]Paſsagepassage to Philadelphia[place0186.ocp]. — Has also, given
[Y.r | your]Y.ryour School[org0098.ocp] a bad [Charracter | character]Charractercharacter.— that you use [y.e | the]y.ethe Indians very
hard in keeping of them to work, [& | and]&and not allowing them a proper
[Privelidge | privilege]Privelidgeprivilege in [y.e | the]y.ethe School, — that you have took from him his
Silver Watch, [& | and]&and [Shoebuckels | shoe buckles]Shoebuckelsshoe buckles with other things which his
Father gave him, — that there is large [quantity's | quantities]quantity'squantities of Rice,
[Coffe | coffee]Coffecoffee, [Flower | flour]Flowerflour [& | and]&and Sugars sent from [y.e | the]y.ethe corporation in Scot
land[org0096.ocp] to support [y.e | the]y.ethe Indians in your School[org0098.ocp], which you Sell,
together with [y.e | the]y.ethe [Cloth's | clothes]Cloth'sclothes which are sent, [& | and]&and [Diot | diet]Diotdiet, [& | and]&and [Cloath | clothe]Cloathclothe
them with That that's mean. — That [y.e | the]y.ethe best [Cloth's | clothes]Cloth'sclothes he has
his Father gave him. — That Mary Secutor[pers0468.ocp], [& | and]&and Sarah Simon[pers0490.ocp]
has been kept on close to work, as if they were your Slaves,
[& | and]&and have had no [privelidge | privilege]privelidgeprivilege in [y.e | the]y.ethe School[org0098.ocp] † nor one Co[above] ppper [al
low'd | al
lowed]al
low'dal
lowed [ym | them]ymthem for their Labour. — That Mary[pers0468.ocp] [ask'd | asked]ask'dasked for a small
[peice | piece]peicepiece of Cloth to make a [p.r | pair]p.rpair of Slippers, which you [wou'd | would]wou'dwould
not allow her, — [twas | it was]twasit was [to | too]totoo good for Indians [&.c. | etc.]&.c.etc.. — That [Jeams | James]JeamsJames
Simon[pers0669.ocp] is to be Bound to a Farmer. — That you wont give
no more of [y.e | the]y.ethe Indians more learning than to Read, [& | and]&and Write
— ['twill | it will]'twillit will make them Impudent; for which they are all
about to leave you. — So [y.t | that]y.tthat [ye | the]yethe Indians are ready to conclude,
that their Fellow-Indians will never receive any great Bene
fit of [y.e | the]y.ethe Large sums of Money contributed by good People, to
promote so good a Cause.
[left] †Since last Fall,†Since last Fall,
[Closer]
From, [ſ.r | Sir]ſ.rSir your [Hum.l | humble]Hum.lhumble
[Serv.t | servant]Serv.tservant
[Edw.d | Edward]Edw.dEdward Deake[pers0161.ocp]
[Postscript]
P.S. The above has not [enter'd | entered]enter'dentered my Heart as Truth.
I write in [hast | haste]hasthaste, Hope you'll excuse me.
[E. | Edward]E.Edward Deake[pers0161.ocp].
[E. | Edward]E.Edward Deake[pers0161.ocp].
[Trailer]
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[Edw.d | Edward]Edw.dEdward Deake[pers0161.ocp]s
June 21. 1768[1768-06-21]
June 21. 1768[1768-06-21]
To
the [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev. [D.r | Dr.]D.rDr. Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
in
Lebanon[place0122.ocp]
the [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev. [D.r | Dr.]D.rDr. 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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pers0008.ocp | Hezekiah Calvin | mentioned | Calvin, Hezekiah |
pers0468.ocp | Mary Secutor | mentioned | Secutor, Mary |
pers0490.ocp | Sarah Simon | mentioned | Simon, Sarah |
pers0468.ocp | Mary | mentioned | Secutor, Mary |
pers0669.ocp | Jeams James Simon | mentioned | Simon, James |
pers0161.ocp | Edw. d Edward Deake | writer | Deake, Edward |
pers0161.ocp | E. Edward Deake | writer | Deake, Edward |
pers0036.ocp | Eleazar Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0031.ocp | Charlestown | Charlestown |
place0287.ocp | Newport | Newport |
place0186.ocp | Philadelphia | Philadelphia |
place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
---|---|---|
org0098.ocp | School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0096.ocp | y.ethe corporation in Scotland | Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
Dates identified in this document:
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1768-06-21 | 21. of June AD. 1768 |
1768-06-21 | June 21. 1768 |
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variation | Shoebuckels | shoe buckles |
variation | Coffe | coffee |
variation | Flower | flour |
variation | Cloth's | clothes |
variation | Diot | diet |
variation | Cloath | clothe |
variation | privelidge | privilege |
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modernization | Rev.d | Rev. |
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& | and |
al low'd |
al lowed |
ask'd | asked |
p.r | pair |
wou'd | would |
twas | it was |
'twill | it will |
ſ.r | Sir |
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Serv.t | servant |
Edw.d | Edward |
enter'd | entered |
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