David McClure, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1770 May 21
25 May 1770[1770-05-21]
Call Number770321
[note (type: abstract): McClure writes that he has spoken to Occom, who is reluctant to write the Trust in England regarding the school, which Occom believes is now teaching more English than Indians. He also mentions that Whitaker is disliked in England.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is formal and clear, although letter case with regard to the letter M is occasionally difficult to decipher.][note (type: paper): Large sheet folded in half to make four pages is in good condition, with light-to-moderate creasing, staining and wear.][note (type: ink): Brown.][note (type: noteworthy): Signature is spelled MacCluer, as opposed to the verified spelling, McClure.]EventsFundraising Tour of Great Britain
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[Opener]
In a Conversation Sir Avery[pers0064.ocp]
[& | and]&and I
had with [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] this Vacancy at Mohegan[place0143.ocp] some
things [paſs'd | passed]paſs'dpassed which I esteem my Duty to inform the
Doctor[pers0036.ocp] of, [& | and]&and which I imagine he [wou'd | would]wou'dwould [chuse | choose]chusechoose to under
stand — After [m.r | Mr.]m.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] had made some [Enquiry | inquiry]Enquiryinquiry
concerning the State of School[org0098.ocp], of which he [seem'd | seemed]seem'dseemed to
be pretty ignorant — he [inform'd | informed]inform'dinformed us that he had been
desirous [& | and]&and still was to write home to his Friends in
England[place0068.ocp] [& | and]&and particularly to some of the Gentlemen of
the Trust[org0103.ocp] — and that the only Reason of his not writing
was because if he wrote he must not be silent concern
ing the State of the School[org0098.ocp] as Friends there would
expect that from him if he wrote, and as the School[org0098.ocp]
is at present constituted he imagined an [Acco.t | account]Acco.taccount of it
would [above] notnot be agreeable to Gentlemen at home nor [anſwer | answer]anſweranswer
their Expectations — He [complain'd | complained]complain'dcomplained, but in a friendly
manner, that the Indian was converted into an
[illegible]English School [& | and]&and that the [illegible]English had [crouded | crowded]croudedcrowded out
the Indian Youths — he instanced in one Symons[pers0681.ocp]
had with [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] this Vacancy at Mohegan[place0143.ocp] some
things [paſs'd | passed]paſs'dpassed which I esteem my Duty to inform the
Doctor[pers0036.ocp] of, [& | and]&and which I imagine he [wou'd | would]wou'dwould [chuse | choose]chusechoose to under
stand — After [m.r | Mr.]m.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] had made some [Enquiry | inquiry]Enquiryinquiry
concerning the State of School[org0098.ocp], of which he [seem'd | seemed]seem'dseemed to
be pretty ignorant — he [inform'd | informed]inform'dinformed us that he had been
desirous [& | and]&and still was to write home to his Friends in
England[place0068.ocp] [& | and]&and particularly to some of the Gentlemen of
the Trust[org0103.ocp] — and that the only Reason of his not writing
was because if he wrote he must not be silent concern
ing the State of the School[org0098.ocp] as Friends there would
expect that from him if he wrote, and as the School[org0098.ocp]
is at present constituted he imagined an [Acco.t | account]Acco.taccount of it
would [above] notnot be agreeable to Gentlemen at home nor [anſwer | answer]anſweranswer
their Expectations — He [complain'd | complained]complain'dcomplained, but in a friendly
manner, that the Indian was converted into an
the Indian Youths — he instanced in one Symons[pers0681.ocp]
[Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev. Doctor Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
a likely Indian who came to [git | get]gitget admittance but [coud | could]coudcould not be
admitted because the School[org0098.ocp] was full — He supposed that
Gentlemen in England[place0068.ocp] [tho't | thought]tho'tthought the School[org0098.ocp] at present was
made up [cheifly | chiefly]cheiflychiefly of Indian Youth [& | and]&and that should he write [& | and]&and
inform them to the contrary as he must if he wrote, it [wou'd | would]wou'dwould
give them [above] aa disgust [& | and]&and [Jealosy | jealousy]Jealosyjealousy that the Charities were not ap
plied in a way agreeable to the Intentions of the Donors
[& | and]&and Benefactors, which was to educate Indians [cheifly | chiefly]cheiflychiefly —
I told him the Doctor[pers0036.ocp], I was pretty certain, was ready to admit
any likely, promising Indians, [& | and]&and to fit them for School
masters, Farmers or Mechanics — that the Indians he had
already educated in general made so poor improvement of
their Learning, that the Doctor[pers0036.ocp] I [imagin'd | imagined]imagin'dimagined was in a
measure discouraged in fitting them for any higher [Charecters | characters]Charecterscharacters
than those mentioned — And that such being the Case
with the Indian Youth,[illegible] it would be more agreeable
to the Benefactors to the School[org0098.ocp] to have their Charity im
proved in a way more advantageous to the Indian Cause
[viz.t | viz.]viz.tviz. by educating English Youth for that purpose — He further
mentioned some things respecting Doctor [W–r | Whitaker]W–rWhitaker[pers0037.ocp], which I
imagine the Doctor[pers0036.ocp] would [chuse | choose]chusechoose to know — particularly
his talking much about State [& | and]&and national Affairs which
had [turn'd | turned]turn'dturned many Gentlemen who were his Friends to
become his Enemies — that he had often [talk'd | talked]talk'dtalked with the
Doctor[pers0037.ocp] on the Head [& | and]&and advised him to let National
Affairs alone — but it was to no purpose —
that when the Doctor[pers0037.ocp] left England he had not [ſix | six]ſixsix Friends
in London[place0128.ocp] — the Gentlemen of the Trust[org0103.ocp] asked [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
Occom[pers0030.ocp] at Table [publickly | publicly]publicklypublicly what made them send
over Doctor Whitaker[pers0037.ocp] — whether Doctor Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] [& | and]&and the
Board on this side the Water[org0034.ocp] were all such men as
the Doctor[pers0037.ocp] — [& | and]&and that if they knew them to be such men
they would either return the money collected to
its[illegible]Donors or put it into the
Court of Chancery[org0109.ocp] —
The Gentlemen of the Trust[org0103.ocp] engaged [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] to
write particularly of the School[org0098.ocp] [& | and]&and the Disposal of the
monies collected in England[place0068.ocp] — [& | and]&and that he tried to excuse
himself from writing, [& | and]&and I think he [say'd | said]say'dsaid they [wou'd | would]wou'dwould
not accept an Excuse, which seems to insinuate
a [Jealosy | jealousy]Jealosyjealousy imbibed from Doctor [W–r | Whitaker]W–rWhitaker[pers0037.ocp]'s Conduct or
something else — [& | and]&and the only Reason he gave us of
his not writing was the [Neceſsity | necessity]Neceſsitynecessity he was under if he
wrote to inform them particularly of the School[org0098.ocp],
which they insisted upon — Such [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev. Sir, was the
Representation he made to us, which he informed
us he had not made known fully to the Doctor[pers0036.ocp]
but [design'd | designed]design'ddesigned to the first Interview —
Permit me, [ſir | sir]ſirsir, to [expreſs | express]expreſsexpress my warmest [& | and]&and most dutiful
Wishes for your Health, [& | and]&and Prosperity in Your great and
benevolent Design, [& | and]&and to manifest how much, I am
[Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev. [& | and]&and [Hon.d | Honoured]Hon.dHonoured Sir,
a likely Indian who came to [git | get]gitget admittance but [coud | could]coudcould not be
admitted because the School[org0098.ocp] was full — He supposed that
Gentlemen in England[place0068.ocp] [tho't | thought]tho'tthought the School[org0098.ocp] at present was
made up [cheifly | chiefly]cheiflychiefly of Indian Youth [& | and]&and that should he write [& | and]&and
inform them to the contrary as he must if he wrote, it [wou'd | would]wou'dwould
give them [above] aa disgust [& | and]&and [Jealosy | jealousy]Jealosyjealousy that the Charities were not ap
plied in a way agreeable to the Intentions of the Donors
[& | and]&and Benefactors, which was to educate Indians [cheifly | chiefly]cheiflychiefly —
I told him the Doctor[pers0036.ocp], I was pretty certain, was ready to admit
any likely, promising Indians, [& | and]&and to fit them for School
masters, Farmers or Mechanics — that the Indians he had
already educated in general made so poor improvement of
their Learning, that the Doctor[pers0036.ocp] I [imagin'd | imagined]imagin'dimagined was in a
measure discouraged in fitting them for any higher [Charecters | characters]Charecterscharacters
than those mentioned — And that such being the Case
with the Indian Youth,
to the Benefactors to the School[org0098.ocp] to have their Charity im
proved in a way more advantageous to the Indian Cause
[viz.t | viz.]viz.tviz. by educating English Youth for that purpose — He further
mentioned some things respecting Doctor [W–r | Whitaker]W–rWhitaker[pers0037.ocp], which I
imagine the Doctor[pers0036.ocp] would [chuse | choose]chusechoose to know — particularly
his talking much about State [& | and]&and national Affairs which
had [turn'd | turned]turn'dturned many Gentlemen who were his Friends to
become his Enemies — that he had often [talk'd | talked]talk'dtalked with the
Doctor[pers0037.ocp] on the Head [& | and]&and advised him to let National
Affairs alone — but it was to no purpose —
that when the Doctor[pers0037.ocp] left England he had not [ſix | six]ſixsix Friends
in London[place0128.ocp] — the Gentlemen of the Trust[org0103.ocp] asked [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
Occom[pers0030.ocp] at Table [publickly | publicly]publicklypublicly what made them send
over Doctor Whitaker[pers0037.ocp] — whether Doctor Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] [& | and]&and the
Board on this side the Water[org0034.ocp] were all such men as
the Doctor[pers0037.ocp] — [& | and]&and that if they knew them to be such men
they would either return the money collected to
its
The Gentlemen of the Trust[org0103.ocp] engaged [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] to
write particularly of the School[org0098.ocp] [& | and]&and the Disposal of the
monies collected in England[place0068.ocp] — [& | and]&and that he tried to excuse
himself from writing, [& | and]&and I think he [say'd | said]say'dsaid they [wou'd | would]wou'dwould
not accept an Excuse, which seems to insinuate
a [Jealosy | jealousy]Jealosyjealousy imbibed from Doctor [W–r | Whitaker]W–rWhitaker[pers0037.ocp]'s Conduct or
something else — [& | and]&and the only Reason he gave us of
his not writing was the [Neceſsity | necessity]Neceſsitynecessity he was under if he
wrote to inform them particularly of the School[org0098.ocp],
which they insisted upon — Such [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev. Sir, was the
Representation he made to us, which he informed
us he had not made known fully to the Doctor[pers0036.ocp]
but [design'd | designed]design'ddesigned to the first Interview —
Permit me, [ſir | sir]ſirsir, to [expreſs | express]expreſsexpress my warmest [& | and]&and most dutiful
Wishes for your Health, [& | and]&and Prosperity in Your great and
benevolent Design, [& | and]&and to manifest how much, I am
[Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev. [& | and]&and [Hon.d | Honoured]Hon.dHonoured Sir,
[Closer]
[Trailer]
From David [Maccluer | McClure]MaccluerMcClure[pers0368.ocp]
May 27— 1770—[1770-05-27]
May 27— 1770—[1770-05-27]
To— The Reverend—
Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] D.D.
In
New England[place0158.ocp]
[⅌ | per]⅌per favor}
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Woodward[pers0610.ocp]}
Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] D.D.
In
New England[place0158.ocp]
[⅌ | per]⅌per favor}
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Woodward[pers0610.ocp]}
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
---|---|---|---|
pers0064.ocp | Sir Avery | mentioned | Avery, David |
pers0030.ocp | M. r Mr. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0036.ocp | Doctor | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0030.ocp | m. r Mr. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0681.ocp | Symons | mentioned | Symons |
pers0036.ocp | Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0037.ocp | Doctor W–r Whitaker | mentioned | Whitaker, Nathaniel |
pers0030.ocp | Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0037.ocp | Whitaker | mentioned | Whitaker, Nathaniel |
pers0037.ocp | W–r Whitaker | mentioned | Whitaker, Nathaniel |
pers0368.ocp | David Maccluer McClure | writer | McClure, David |
pers0036.ocp | Eleazar Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0610.ocp | M. r Mr. Woodward | mentioned | Woodward, Bezaleel |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
---|---|---|
place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
place0143.ocp | Mohegan | Mohegan |
place0068.ocp | England | England |
place0128.ocp | London | London |
place0158.ocp | New England | New England |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
---|---|---|
org0098.ocp | School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0103.ocp | the Trust | Trust in England |
org0098.ocp | the School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0103.ocp | Gentlemen of the Trust | Trust in England |
org0034.ocp | Board on this side the Water | Connecticut Board of Correspondents of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0109.ocp | Court of Chancery | Court of Chancery |
Dates identified in this document:
Standard Form | Text |
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1770-05-21 | may 21.st21st 1770 |
1770-05-27 | May 27— 1770— |
Regularized text:
Type | Original | Regularized |
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modernization | 21.st | 21st |
modernization | Rev.d | Rev. |
modernization | M.r | Mr. |
variation | chuse | choose |
modernization | m.r | Mr. |
variation | Enquiry | inquiry |
modernization | anſwer | answer |
variation | crouded | crowded |
variation | git | get |
variation | coud | could |
variation | cheifly | chiefly |
variation | Jealosy | jealousy |
variation | Charecters | characters |
modernization | viz.t | viz. |
modernization | ſix | six |
variation | publickly | publicly |
variation | say'd | said |
modernization | Neceſsity | necessity |
modernization | ſir | sir |
modernization | expreſs | express |
variation | Maccluer | McClure |
Expanded abbreviations:
Abbreviation | Expansion |
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Hon.d | Honoured |
& | and |
paſs'd | passed |
wou'd | would |
seem'd | seemed |
inform'd | informed |
Acco.t | account |
complain'd | complained |
tho't | thought |
imagin'd | imagined |
W–r | Whitaker |
turn'd | turned |
talk'd | talked |
design'd | designed |
⅌ | per |
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