Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to A. Oliver, 1757 November 9
9 November 1757[1757-11-09]
ms number757609
[note (type: abstract): Wheelock writes about Occom's ordination, and speculates as to the where he will ultimately preach.][note (type: handwriting): Relatively tidy, with few deletions and additions.][note (type: paper): Large sheet is folded lengthwise in thirds, then in half horizontally. It is in good condition, with light creasing, yellowing and wear.]EventsOccom’s Mission to the Montauketts, Occom’s Ordination
Persistent Identifier
[Opener]
[Purſuant | Pursuant]PurſuantPursuant to [ye | the]yethe vote of [ye | the]yethe
[Hon.le | Honourable]Hon.leHonourable
[Com̅iſsrs | Commissioners]Com̅iſsrsCommissioners[org0095.ocp]
[Nov.r | November]Nov.rNovember 12. 1746.[1746-11-12] we [ſent | sent]ſentsent to [Samſon | Samson]SamſonSamson Occom[pers0030.ocp], who was [detaind | detained]detainddetained after he [rec.d | received]rec.dreceived our
[Litter | letter]Litterletter by a [Breedg | breeding]Breedgbreeding
[ſore | sore]ſoresore on his Thigh, 'till [abo.t | about]abo.tabout Wheat [Harveſt | harvest]Harveſtharvest
[wn | when]wnwhen he came and [agreably | agreeably]agreablyagreeably as we [underſtood | understood]underſtoodunderstood
[ye | the]yethe
[deſire | desire]deſiredesire of
[ye | the]yethe
[Honle | Honourable]HonleHonourable
[Comiſs.rs | Commissioners]Comiſs.rsCommissioners[org0095.ocp] we [Deſired | desired]Deſireddesired
[ye | the]yethe
[Neighbourg | neighboring]Neighbourgneighboring
[min.rs | ministers]min.rsministers of [ye | the]yethe County of Windham[org0150.ocp] viz the Rev. [Meſsrs | Messrs.]MeſsrsMessrs.
Solomon Williams[pers0039.ocp] of Lebanon[place0122.ocp], [Steph. | Stephen]Steph.Stephen White[pers0584.ocp] of Windham[place0243.ocp]
[& | and]&and
[Nathn | Nathan]NathnNathan Strong[pers0525.ocp] of Co
ventry[place0051.ocp] to meet and [accordgly | accordingly]accordglyaccordingly we [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): five]five
[Examn.d | examined]Examn.dexamined
[& | and]&and approved
[ſd | said]ſdsaid
Occom[pers0030.ocp] as a Preacher of [ye | the]yethe
[Gos. | Gospel]Gos.Gospel to his [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): Nation]Nation but in order to his being [ordaind | ordained]ordaindordained with particular [Prefference | preference]Prefferencepreference to [ye | the]yethe parties of Indians upon [ye | the]yethe Main, as we [tho't | thought]tho'tthought it probably [beſt | best]beſtbest he [sho.d | should]sho.dshould be, we [tho't | thought]tho'tthought it [Exped.t | expedient]Exped.texpedient to get a more full and certain Knowledge of their [ſtate | state]ſtatestate
[& | and]&and
[eſpecially | especially]eſpeciallyespecially of [y.e | the]y.ethe Affection towards him and [y.t | that]y.tthat a Journey for [y.t | that]y.tthat Purpose was [neceſsy. | necessary.]neceſsy.necessary. Accordingly [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Pomeroy[pers0432.ocp] and I [viſited | visited]viſitedvisited
[viſited | visited]viſitedvisited
[& | and]&and
[preachd | preached]preachdpreached at [Mohigan | Mohegan]MohiganMohegan[place0143.ocp]
[& | and]&and
[Nihantuc | Nehantic]NihantucNehantic
[place0168.ocp] but it [happned | happened]happnedhappened at a Time of [ye | the]yethe year when [moſt | most]moſtmost of [ye | the]yethe men were gone Abroad to Labour [& | and]&and could not be together till [ye | the]yethe
[ſabbath | Sabbath]ſabbathSabbath, wherefore we [thot | thought]thotthought
[beſt | best]beſtbest, having communicated [ye | the]yethe affair to [ye | the]yethe Rev. [Meſsrs | Messrs.]MeſsrsMessrs.
Griswold[pers0234.ocp]
[& | and]&and
[Jewitt | Jewett]JewittJewett[pers0023.ocp] to have a more full inquiry ^[above] into it^into it
with them, Who since inform us [y.t | that]y.tthat
[ye | the]yethe Indians at [Nihantuck | Nihantuk]NihantuckNihantuk
[place0168.ocp]
[unanimouſly | unanimously]unanimouſlyunanimously desire [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] may be
[ordaind | ordained]ordaindordained and to Enjoy as large a [ſhare | share]ſhareshare of his Labours as may be
The Indians at Mohegan[place0143.ocp]
[thro | through]throthrough the Influence of [ſeparate | separate]ſeparateseparate Teachers are divided however they were [pritty | pretty]prittypretty unanimous to [deſire | desire]deſiredesire he might come among them [y.t | that]y.tthat
[ya | they]yathey might [ha' | have]ha'have more Knowledge of him [& | and]&and his gifts [&c | etc.]&cetc. where upon I [ſent | sent]ſentsent to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] informing him of [ye | the]yethe state of [ye | the]yethe affair and [yt | that]ytthat it [seemd | seemed]seemdseemed best he [shod | should]shodshould make them a visit [& | and]&and pray [& | and]&and preach [ſome | some]ſomesome time with them but my [Litter | letter]Litterletter
[faild | failed]faildfailed
[& | and]&and he is not yet come, I have wrote again and Expect, if he be well, he will
come [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon
[Pleaſe ſir | Please sir]Pleaſe ſirPlease sir to inform us by [Cap.t | Capt.]Cap.tCapt. Cushman[pers0147.ocp] if we have in anything [miſtaken | mistaken]miſtakenmistaken
[ye | the]yethe mind of [y.e | the]y.ethe
[Hon.le | Honourable]Hon.leHonourable
[Comiſsrs | Commissioners]ComiſsrsCommissioners[org0095.ocp] and whether they Expect we will proceed to ordain him without
further Directions [& | and]&and
[inſtructions | instructions]inſtructionsinstructions from them
I am with much [Reſpect | respect]Reſpectrespect, [Hond | Honoured]HondHonoured
[ſir | sir]ſirsir
[Closer]
Your [Honrs | Honours]HonrsHonours
[moſt | most]moſtmost
[Obedt | obedient]Obedtobedient
[& | and]&and
[moſt | most]moſtmost Humble [ſerv.t | servant]ſerv.tservant
[Eleaz.r | Eleazar]Eleaz.rEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
To The [Hon.le | Honourable]Hon.leHonourable
Andrew Oliver[pers0031.ocp]
[Esq.r | Esq.]Esq.rEsq.
[Trailer]
[Lett.r | Letter]Lett.rLetter to The [Hon.le | Honourable]Hon.leHonourable
A. Oliver [Esq.r | Esq.]Esq.rEsq.[pers0031.ocp]
[Nov.r | November]Nov.rNovember 9. 1757[1757-11-09]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0030.ocp | Samſon Samson Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0039.ocp | Solomon Williams | mentioned | Williams, Solomon |
pers0584.ocp | Steph. Stephen White | mentioned | White, Stephen |
pers0525.ocp | Nath n Nathan Strong | mentioned | Strong, Nathan |
pers0030.ocp | Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0432.ocp | M. r Mr. Pomeroy | mentioned | Pomeroy, Benjamin |
pers0234.ocp | Griswold | mentioned | Griswold |
pers0023.ocp | Jewitt Jewett | mentioned | Jewett, David |
pers0030.ocp | M. r Mr. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0147.ocp | Cap. t Capt. Cushman | mentioned | Cushman |
pers0036.ocp | Eleaz. r Eleazar Wheelock | writer | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0031.ocp | Andrew Oliver | recipient | Oliver, Andrew |
pers0031.ocp | A. Oliver Esq. r Esq. | recipient | Oliver, Andrew |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
place0243.ocp | Windham | Windham |
place0051.ocp | Co ventry | Coventry |
place0143.ocp | Mohigan Mohegan | Mohegan |
place0168.ocp | Nihantuc Nehantic | Niantic |
place0168.ocp | Nihantuck Nihantuk | Niantic |
place0143.ocp | Mohegan | Mohegan |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0095.ocp | Hon.leHonourable Com̅iſsrsCommissioners | The Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the parts adjacent in America |
org0095.ocp | HonleHonourable Comiſs.rsCommissioners | The Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the parts adjacent in America |
org0150.ocp | min.rsministers of yethe County of Windham | Windham Association |
org0095.ocp | Hon.leHonourable ComiſsrsCommissioners | The Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the parts adjacent in America |
Dates identified in this document:
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1757-11-09 | Nov.rNovember 9. 1757 |
1746-11-12 | Nov.rNovember 12. 1746. |
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modernization | ſabbath | Sabbath |
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modernization | ſhare | share |
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modernization | ſoon | soon |
modernization | Pleaſe ſir | Please sir |
modernization | Cap.t | Capt. |
modernization | miſtaken | mistaken |
modernization | inſtructions | instructions |
modernization | Reſpect | respect |
modernization | Esq.r | Esq. |
Expanded abbreviations:
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Nov.r | November |
Hon.d | Honoured |
Hon.le | Honourable |
Com̅iſsrs | Commissioners |
rec.d | received |
Breedg | breeding |
abo.t | about |
wn | when |
Honle | Honourable |
Comiſs.rs | Commissioners |
Neighbourg | neighboring |
min.rs | ministers |
Steph. | Stephen |
& | and |
Nathn | Nathan |
accordgly | accordingly |
Examn.d | examined |
ſd | said |
Gos. | Gospel |
tho't | thought |
sho.d | should |
Exped.t | expedient |
neceſsy. | necessary. |
thot | thought |
ha' | have |
shod | should |
Comiſsrs | Commissioners |
Hond | Honoured |
Honrs | Honours |
Obedt | obedient |
ſerv.t | servant |
Eleaz.r | Eleazar |
Lett.r | Letter |
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