Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to Samson Occom, 1749 September 6

Author Wheelock, Eleazar[pers0036.ocp]

6 September 1749[1749-09-06]

Call Number749506

[note (type: abstract): Wheelock writes to express his belief that Occom should take a school, provided he neither strains his eyes nor renders himself otherwise unavailable to the Honorable Commissioners.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is small and informal, yet largely clear and legible.][note (type: paper): Small single sheet is in good-to-fair condition, with light-to-moderate creasing, staining and wear.][note (type: noteworthy): This letter is on the same paper as manuscript 749507. An editor, likely 19th-century, has added a note on one verso that reads "— + Sol. Wms 1749." This note, which has not been transcribed, refers to the author of manuscript 749507.][note (type: signature): The signature is abbreviated.]

EventsOccom leaves his studies

Persistent Identifier
[Opener]
Dear Child
Yours of [Aug.t | August]Aug.tAugust 28[1749-08-28]. is Now before
me, I've heard Nothing from the [Honle | Honourable]HonleHonourable
[Com̅issrs | Commissioners]Com̅issrsCommissioners[org0095.ocp]
Since I Saw you. I cant think [yt | that]ytthat
they will be [Diſpleaſ'd | displeased]Diſpleaſ'ddispleased at your Leaving
your Studies Since your [Reaſons | reasons]Reaſonsreasons for
it are So Sufficient. [& | and]&and provided it is
not too much for your Eyes, [& | and]&and you
Can have a [Sutable | suitable]Sutablesuitable reward [Secur'd | secured]Secur'dsecured to
you, and the benefit of Good [Converſa­
­tion | conversa
tion]
Converſa­
­tion
conversa
tion
where you board, I Dont See
but it is [adviſable | advisable]adviſableadvisable for you to take
a School and to take it for half a
year if you do it with this [proviſo | proviso]proviſoproviso
[yt | that]ytthat if your health [Shod | should]Shodshould be [reſtor'd | restored]reſtor'drestored
you may be at Liberty to obey any
orders You Shall have from the [Honle | Honourable]HonleHonourable
[Com̅iſsrs | Commissioners]Com̅iſsrsCommissioners[org0095.ocp]
[&c. | etc.]&c.etc. Dont let any of your [ingag | engage]ingagengage
­ments interfere with [y.t | that]y.tthat which has
been the Grand [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign [& | and]&and view of those
Gentlemen and others who have been
doing for you. I heartily Sympathi[above] zeze
with you in [y.e | the]y.ethe Late [awfull | awful]awfullawful providence
of God towards your family. I pray
GOD to Sanctify to you and all [ſur­
­vivers | sur
vivors]
ſur­
­vivers
sur
vivors
. [& | and]&and Effectually convince us of the
[neceſsity | necessity]neceſsitynecessity of being always Ready for
our own Turn. Mine [& | and]&and [Br. | Brother]Br.Brother [Pomroy | Pomeroy]PomroyPomeroy[pers0432.ocp]s
families are in usual health. accept
my Love who am

[Closer]
your [aſsured | assured]aſsuredassured Friend [&c | etc.]&cetc.
[Eleaz.r | Eleazar]Eleaz.rEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]

[Leb. | Lebanon]Leb.Lebanon[place0122.ocp] [Sept.r | September]Sept.rSeptember 6
AD 1749.[1749-09-06]



[Trailer]
[Dr | Dr.]DrDr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]s

To
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [Samſon | Samson]SamſonSamson Occom[pers0030.ocp]
Now at [Muntaugg | Montauk]MuntauggMontauk[place0144.ocp]
on Long Island[place0129.ocp]
[Theſe | These]TheſeThese
Document Summary

People identified in this document:

id Text in document Role in header Authorized Name
pers0432.ocp Br. Brother Pomroy Pomeroy mentioned Pomeroy, Benjamin
pers0036.ocp Eleaz. r Eleazar Wheelock writer Wheelock, Eleazar
pers0036.ocp D r Dr. Wheelock writer Wheelock, Eleazar
pers0030.ocp Samſon Samson Occom recipient Occom, Samson

Places identified in this document:

id Text in document Authorized Name
place0122.ocp Leb. Lebanon Lebanon
place0144.ocp Muntaugg Montauk Montauk
place0129.ocp Long Island Long Island

Organizations identified in this document:

id Text in document Authorized Name
org0095.ocp HonleHonourable Com̅issrsCommissioners The Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the parts adjacent in America
org0095.ocp HonleHonourable Com̅iſsrsCommissioners The Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the parts adjacent in America

Dates identified in this document:

Standard Form Text
1749-08-28 Aug.tAugust 28
1749-09-06 Sept.rSeptember 6 AD 1749.

Regularized text:

Type Original Regularized
modernization yt that
modernization Reaſons reasons
variation Sutable suitable
modernization Converſa­
­tion
conversa
tion
modernization adviſable advisable
modernization proviſo proviso
modernization &c. etc.
variation ingag engage
modernization y.t that
modernization Deſign design
modernization y.e the
variation awfull awful
variation ſur­
­vivers
sur
vivors
modernization neceſsity necessity
variation Pomroy Pomeroy
modernization aſsured assured
modernization &c etc.
modernization Dr Dr.
modernization M.r Mr.
modernization Samſon Samson
variation Muntaugg Montauk
modernization Theſe These

Expanded abbreviations:

Abbreviation Expansion
Aug.t August
Honle Honourable
Com̅issrs Commissioners
Diſpleaſ'd displeased
& and
Secur'd secured
Shod should
reſtor'd restored
Com̅iſsrs Commissioners
Br. Brother
Eleaz.r Eleazar
Leb. Lebanon
Sept.r September

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