Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to Mr. Whitefield, 1759 November 3
3 November 1759[1759-11-03]
Call Number759603
[note (type: abstract): Wheelock writes of the progress at his school, and of the conditions under which he looks for more Indian pupils as well as public charity. He also mentions the ordination of Occom.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is heavily slanted and crowded, with several deletions and additions. Some uncrossed t's have been corrected by the transcriber.][note (type: paper): Good condition, with light-to-moderate creasing, staining and wear.][note (type: ink): Dark, blotchy, shows through from opposite sides; several splatters occasionally appear as the dots over i's.][note (type: signature): abbreviated]EventsOccom’s Ordination
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[Opener]
Yours of March [7th | 7th]7th7th[1765-03-07] was very [wellcome | welcome]wellcomewelcome to me
We are Still [purſuing | pursuing]purſuingpursuing the Affair of our Charity [ſchool | school]ſchoolschool[org0098.ocp] in
Favour of the poor [periſhing | perishing]periſhingperishing Pagans, And with More Courage
than ever. God has indeed wrought like [himſelf | himself]himſelfhimself for his
[ſinfull | sinful]ſinfullsinful people this [laſt | last]laſtlast Year — By a [Surprizing | surprising]Surprizingsurprising [Siries | series]Siriesseries of
[Succeſses | successes]Succeſsessuccesses granted to the [britiſh | British]britiſhBritish arms[org0012.ocp] and every [ſtep | step]ſtepstep calculated
and evidently [Circumſtanced | circumstanced]Circumſtancedcircumstanced to [ſecure | secure]ſecuresecure all the Glory to his own
great [illegible: [guess (h-dawnd): Name]Name], he has [opend | opened]opendopened and is opening Such a Door for the
grand [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign in view as [almoſt | almost]almoſtalmost [perſwades | persuades]perſwadespersuades my Infidel Heart
to believe that the Time for calling the poor Creatures into his
Trinity and Kingdom is [juſt | just]juſtjust at Hand and if his [Majeſty | Majesty]MajeſtyMajesty arms[org0012.ocp]
Shall Still, according to the [preſent | present]preſentpresent [faireſt | fairest]faireſtfairest humane Probability, be
[ſucceſsfull | successful]ſucceſsfullsuccessful to the full [Accompliſhing | accomplishing]Accompliſhingaccomplishing the [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign of [Diſpoſeſsing | dispossessing]Diſpoſeſsingdispossessing
the French[org0045.ocp] in this Land, we [perſwade | persuade]perſwadepersuade [ourſelves | ourselves]ourſelvesourselves the [Proſpect | prospect]Proſpectprospect will
be Such as will invite all far [& | and]&and near who love our Lord Jesus
[Chriſt | Christ]ChriſtChrist in Sincerity to put to a helping Hand. —
My dear little Jacob[pers0040.ocp] I have Sent to [y.e | the]y.ethe College in New [Jerſie | Jersey]JerſieJersey[org0067.ocp]
[& | and]&andI [underſtand | understand]underſtandunderstand he is kindly treated, and [perticularly | particularly]perticularlyparticularly
[y.t | that]y.tthat
[Preſident | President]PreſidentPresident
Davies[pers0157.ocp] is much [pleaſd | pleased]pleaſdpleased with him — I have now four Indian
Boys with me, Three of which will likely, if their Health will
allow them a [cloſe | close]cloſeclose application to their Books, be well fitted
for College by next [Commence'ment | commencement]Commence'mentcommencement [& | and]&and I am Daily Expecting
two[Mohawke | Mohawk]MohawkeMohawk Boys from the [Mohawkes | Mohawks]MohawkesMohawks[org0062.ocp] by the Mediation
of dear [Meſsrs | Messrs.]MeſsrsMessrs. Pomeroy[pers0432.ocp] [& | and]&and Brainerd[pers0004.ocp] Chaplains in the Army a[gap: worn_edge][guess (h-dawnd): t]t
Crown Point[place0056.ocp], who have [ingagd | engaged]ingagdengaged to procure them if [poſibly | possibly]poſiblypossibly they can
get opportunity to [conſult | consult]conſultconsult [Gen.l | Gen.]Gen.lGen. [Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0292.ocp] [& | and]&and can find [leaſure | leisure]leaſureleisure to attend
upon it I apprehend while the [Engliſh | English]EngliſhEnglish Arms[org0012.ocp] prevail there will
be no manner of [Dificulty | difficulty]Dificultydifficulty to obtain as many as we [pleaſe | please]pleaſeplease for the
Purpose I am [certifyed | certified]certifyedcertified by good Authority [y.t | that]y.tthat great num-
-bers of them are [deſirous | desirous]deſirousdesirous to have their Children taught
if we had meanso for their
Support we might have of their
Children by Scores, and well chosen for the [Purpoſe | purpose]Purpoſepurpose
We are Still [purſuing | pursuing]purſuingpursuing the Affair of our Charity [ſchool | school]ſchoolschool[org0098.ocp] in
Favour of the poor [periſhing | perishing]periſhingperishing Pagans, And with More Courage
than ever. God has indeed wrought like [himſelf | himself]himſelfhimself for his
[ſinfull | sinful]ſinfullsinful people this [laſt | last]laſtlast Year — By a [Surprizing | surprising]Surprizingsurprising [Siries | series]Siriesseries of
[Succeſses | successes]Succeſsessuccesses granted to the [britiſh | British]britiſhBritish arms[org0012.ocp] and every [ſtep | step]ſtepstep calculated
and evidently [Circumſtanced | circumstanced]Circumſtancedcircumstanced to [ſecure | secure]ſecuresecure all the Glory to his own
great [illegible: [guess (h-dawnd): Name]Name], he has [opend | opened]opendopened and is opening Such a Door for the
grand [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign in view as [almoſt | almost]almoſtalmost [perſwades | persuades]perſwadespersuades my Infidel Heart
to believe that the Time for calling the poor Creatures into his
Trinity and Kingdom is [juſt | just]juſtjust at Hand and if his [Majeſty | Majesty]MajeſtyMajesty arms[org0012.ocp]
Shall Still, according to the [preſent | present]preſentpresent [faireſt | fairest]faireſtfairest humane Probability, be
[ſucceſsfull | successful]ſucceſsfullsuccessful to the full [Accompliſhing | accomplishing]Accompliſhingaccomplishing the [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign of [Diſpoſeſsing | dispossessing]Diſpoſeſsingdispossessing
the French[org0045.ocp] in this Land, we [perſwade | persuade]perſwadepersuade [ourſelves | ourselves]ourſelvesourselves the [Proſpect | prospect]Proſpectprospect will
be Such as will invite all far [& | and]&and near who love our Lord Jesus
[Chriſt | Christ]ChriſtChrist in Sincerity to put to a helping Hand. —
My dear little Jacob[pers0040.ocp] I have Sent to [y.e | the]y.ethe College in New [Jerſie | Jersey]JerſieJersey[org0067.ocp]
Davies[pers0157.ocp] is much [pleaſd | pleased]pleaſdpleased with him — I have now four Indian
Boys with me, Three of which will likely, if their Health will
allow them a [cloſe | close]cloſeclose application to their Books, be well fitted
for College by next [Commence'ment | commencement]Commence'mentcommencement [& | and]&and I am Daily Expecting
two
of dear [Meſsrs | Messrs.]MeſsrsMessrs. Pomeroy[pers0432.ocp] [& | and]&and Brainerd[pers0004.ocp] Chaplains in the Army a[gap: worn_edge][guess (h-dawnd): t]t
Crown Point[place0056.ocp], who have [ingagd | engaged]ingagdengaged to procure them if [poſibly | possibly]poſiblypossibly they can
get opportunity to [conſult | consult]conſultconsult [Gen.l | Gen.]Gen.lGen. [Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0292.ocp] [& | and]&and can find [leaſure | leisure]leaſureleisure to attend
upon it I apprehend while the [Engliſh | English]EngliſhEnglish Arms[org0012.ocp] prevail there will
be no manner of [Dificulty | difficulty]Dificultydifficulty to obtain as many as we [pleaſe | please]pleaſeplease for the
Purpose I am [certifyed | certified]certifyedcertified by good Authority [y.t | that]y.tthat great num-
-bers of them are [deſirous | desirous]deſirousdesirous to have their Children taught
if we had means
Children by Scores, and well chosen for the [Purpoſe | purpose]Purpoſepurpose
I have been put to Difficulty to get a good writing [Maſter | master]Maſtermaster
The Boys I now have are not equal in their writing to [ſome | some]ſomesome
other parts of learning however, I Send You a Specimen [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch
as it is and hopeby [& | and]&and by now I have got my dear [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Trumble[pers0548.ocp]
to teach [y.e | the]y.ethe School[org0098.ocp] I Shall be able by [& | and]&and by to let You See that
they make Proficiency in it.
The Boys I now have are not equal in their writing to [ſome | some]ſomesome
other parts of learning however, I Send You a Specimen [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch
as it is and hope
to teach [y.e | the]y.ethe School[org0098.ocp] I Shall be able by [& | and]&and by to let You See that
they make Proficiency in it.
It is a bad time to [aſk | ask]aſkask for [y.e | the]y.ethe Charities of People in this
Country, our People you know are but few of them Rich —
our [publick | public]publickpublic Taxes by [Reaſon | reason]Reaſonreason of [ye | the]yethe war are very high, [& | and]&and
many put to Difficulty to [Subſiſt | subsist]Subſiſtsubsist comfortably under their [Burthen | burdens]Burthenburdens
And great Numbers have yet [freſh | fresh]freſhfresh in their minds the Ravages, [Murthers | murders]Murthersmurders
and Cruelties perpetrated by the Indians, many of these want a Better
Temper than to breath out nothing but Slaughter [& | and]&and [Deſtruction | destruction]Deſtructiondestruction for
them. A good Example of Liberality from Home. May and
likely would animate many Godly People among us to imitate
them. And I cant but hope [y.t | that]y.tthat if our means were [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch as that we [cod | could]codcould
[left] beginbegin to Support a large Number, the Continuation of [ſupply | supply]ſupplysupply for them [wo.d | would]wo.dwould [below] notnot
Country, our People you know are but few of them Rich —
our [publick | public]publickpublic Taxes by [Reaſon | reason]Reaſonreason of [ye | the]yethe war are very high, [& | and]&and
many put to Difficulty to [Subſiſt | subsist]Subſiſtsubsist comfortably under their [Burthen | burdens]Burthenburdens
And great Numbers have yet [freſh | fresh]freſhfresh in their minds the Ravages, [Murthers | murders]Murthersmurders
and Cruelties perpetrated by the Indians, many of these want a Better
Temper than to breath out nothing but Slaughter [& | and]&and [Deſtruction | destruction]Deſtructiondestruction for
them. A good Example of Liberality from Home. May and
likely would animate many Godly People among us to imitate
them. And I cant but hope [y.t | that]y.tthat if our means were [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch as that we [cod | could]codcould
[left] beginbegin to Support a large Number, the Continuation of [ſupply | supply]ſupplysupply for them [wo.d | would]wo.dwould [below] notnot
Not be more difficult than now it is for a few. There
would then be that which would [juſtify | justify]juſtifyjustify Importunity in Begging
as well as more Strongly invite to Liberality.
I hope my dear little Jacob[pers0040.ocp], if God Shall mercifully con-
-tinue him, will by [& | and]&and by charm the Nation into [ſoftneſs | softness]ſoftneſssoftness
Love [& | and]&and Benevolence —
would then be that which would [juſtify | justify]juſtifyjustify Importunity in Begging
as well as more Strongly invite to Liberality.
I hope my dear little Jacob[pers0040.ocp], if God Shall mercifully con-
-tinue him, will by [& | and]&and by charm the Nation into [ſoftneſs | softness]ſoftneſssoftness
Love [& | and]&and Benevolence —
We are not [carefull | careful]carefullcareful under what name, or in what [perticular | particular]perticularparticular
[ſhape | shape]ſhapeshape this [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign be [proſecuted | prosecuted]proſecutedprosecuted So be it, it be [purſued | pursued]purſuedpursued to Effect
at [preſent | present]preſentpresent and till our [publick | public]publickpublic Affairs are more Settled we determine
to [purſue | pursue]purſuepursue it, [& | and]&and make the [beſt | best]beſtbest of it we can as a Charity School[org0098.ocp]
and it may be Experience will [ſhew | show]ſhewshow us that there will be no
need of any other Foundation.
[ſhape | shape]ſhapeshape this [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign be [proſecuted | prosecuted]proſecutedprosecuted So be it, it be [purſued | pursued]purſuedpursued to Effect
at [preſent | present]preſentpresent and till our [publick | public]publickpublic Affairs are more Settled we determine
to [purſue | pursue]purſuepursue it, [& | and]&and make the [beſt | best]beſtbest of it we can as a Charity School[org0098.ocp]
and it may be Experience will [ſhew | show]ſhewshow us that there will be no
need of any other Foundation.
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] the Long Island[place0129.ocp]
Indian is [Ordaind | ordained]Ordaindordained (I hear)
by [y.t | that]y.tthat [Preſbytery | presbytery]Preſbyterypresbytery, and is invited to accept a [Miſion | mission]Miſionmission am-
-ong the [Cherockees | Cherokees]CherockeesCherokees[org0021.ocp] whether he accepts or not I [havt | haven't]havthaven't heard
I conclude the grand objection is his want of Health.
by [y.t | that]y.tthat [Preſbytery | presbytery]Preſbyterypresbytery, and is invited to accept a [Miſion | mission]Miſionmission am-
-ong the [Cherockees | Cherokees]CherockeesCherokees[org0021.ocp] whether he accepts or not I [havt | haven't]havthaven't heard
I conclude the grand objection is his want of Health.
Religion in general with us, is at a low Ebb. I hear
but little of Conviction or [Converſion | conversion]Converſionconversion-work going on any
where. [Preſident | President]PreſidentPresident Clap[pers0010.ocp] is quite zealous for the truth.
And College affairs wear a much better Face than they did
Several have been under deep Convictions [& | and]&and I hope [ſome | some]ſomesome
[ſavingly | savingly]ſavinglysavingly Converted there, [& | and]&and Numbers in [y.t | that]y.tthat town the [laſt | last]laſtlast year
dear Sir, I dont [till | tell]tilltell you in this how glad I [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould be to [ſpend | spend]ſpendspend
one Day with You. A [Thouſand | thousand]Thouſandthousand thing I [wo.d | would]wo.dwould [ſay | say]ſaysay if you could
have Patience with my [ſlow | slow]ſlowslow way of Communicating, which
would tire me to write or you to Read. but in [perticular | particular]perticularparticular
we would talk over the many and Great Arguments and motives
[left] [w.c | which]w.cwhich[w.c | which]w.cwhich [y.e | the]y.ethe [preſent | present]preſentpresent openings of [Dive | Divine]DiveDivine [Providce | Providence]ProvidceProvidence in favor of [ye | the]yethe Indian Affair
[preſent | present]preſentpresent us to awaken our Zeal, and to wage upon others to
Excite them to exert [themſelves | themselves]themſelvesthemselves in an affair which [ye | the]yethe Heart
of the great Redeemer is infinitely [ſet | set]ſetset upon. can we be con-
-tent to let [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch an opportunity [ſlip | slip]ſlipslip when we know not how
[ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon nor how fatally if [above] doordoor may be [ſhut | shut]ſhutshut — or can we be content
to [looſe | lose]looſelose any time when [ſo | so]ſoso manydepend upon our doing
and [ſo | so]ſoso great [Intereſts | interests]Intereſtsinterests are [ſo | so]ſoso nearly concerned in it
I depend you will use [above] as Providence directsas Providence directs your Influence in [Fav.r | favour]Fav.rfavour of the
[Deſign | design]Deſigndesignas you have opportunity and [y.t | that]y.tthat You will let
me hear from Youas often as you and
[above] Dear [ſir | sir]ſirsirDear [ſir | sir]ſirsir
that you will
remember in Your [Neareſt | nearest]Neareſtnearest Approaches to God,
but little of Conviction or [Converſion | conversion]Converſionconversion-work going on any
where. [Preſident | President]PreſidentPresident Clap[pers0010.ocp] is quite zealous for the truth.
And College affairs wear a much better Face than they did
Several have been under deep Convictions [& | and]&and I hope [ſome | some]ſomesome
[ſavingly | savingly]ſavinglysavingly Converted there, [& | and]&and Numbers in [y.t | that]y.tthat town the [laſt | last]laſtlast year
dear Sir, I dont [till | tell]tilltell you in this how glad I [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould be to [ſpend | spend]ſpendspend
one Day with You. A [Thouſand | thousand]Thouſandthousand thing I [wo.d | would]wo.dwould [ſay | say]ſaysay if you could
have Patience with my [ſlow | slow]ſlowslow way of Communicating, which
would tire me to write or you to Read. but in [perticular | particular]perticularparticular
we would talk over the many and Great Arguments and motives
[left] [w.c | which]w.cwhich[w.c | which]w.cwhich [y.e | the]y.ethe [preſent | present]preſentpresent openings of [Dive | Divine]DiveDivine [Providce | Providence]ProvidceProvidence in favor of [ye | the]yethe Indian Affair
[preſent | present]preſentpresent us to awaken our Zeal, and to wage upon others to
Excite them to exert [themſelves | themselves]themſelvesthemselves in an affair which [ye | the]yethe Heart
of the great Redeemer is infinitely [ſet | set]ſetset upon. can we be con-
-tent to let [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch an opportunity [ſlip | slip]ſlipslip when we know not how
[ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon nor how fatally if [above] doordoor may be [ſhut | shut]ſhutshut — or can we be content
to [looſe | lose]looſelose any time when [ſo | so]ſoso many
and [ſo | so]ſoso great [Intereſts | interests]Intereſtsinterests are [ſo | so]ſoso nearly concerned in it
I depend you will use [above] as Providence directsas Providence directs your Influence in [Fav.r | favour]Fav.rfavour of the
[Deſign | design]Deſigndesign
me hear from You
remember in Your [Neareſt | nearest]Neareſtnearest Approaches to God,
[Closer]
Yours in the [Deareſt | dearest]Deareſtdearest Bonds
[Eleazr | Eleazar]EleazrEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[Eleazr | Eleazar]EleazrEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[Postscript]
P.S. [Mrſs | Mrs.]MrſsMrs. Wheelock[pers0577.ocp]
[Joynis | joins]Joynisjoins in Salutations to You [& | and]&and
Your Dear Spouse.—
Rev. George Whitefield.[pers0038.ocp]
Your Dear Spouse.—
Rev. George Whitefield.[pers0038.ocp]
[Trailer]
Letter to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whitefield[pers0038.ocp]
Date: [Nov.r | November]Nov.rNovember 3. 1759.[1759-11-03]
Date: [Nov.r | November]Nov.rNovember 3. 1759.[1759-11-03]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
---|---|---|---|
pers0040.ocp | Jacob | mentioned | Woolley, Jacob |
pers0157.ocp | Preſident President Davies | mentioned | Davies |
pers0432.ocp | Pomeroy | mentioned | Pomeroy, Benjamin |
pers0004.ocp | Brainerd | mentioned | Brainerd, John |
pers0292.ocp | Gen. l Gen. Johnſon Johnson | mentioned | Johnson, William |
pers0548.ocp | M. r Mr. Trumble | mentioned | Trumble |
pers0030.ocp | M. r Mr. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0010.ocp | Preſident President Clap | mentioned | Clap, Thomas |
pers0036.ocp | Eleaz r Eleazar Wheelock | writer | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0577.ocp | Mrſs Mrs. Wheelock | mentioned | Wheelock, Mary (née Brinsmead) |
pers0038.ocp | Rev. George Whitefield. | recipient | Whitefield, George |
pers0038.ocp | M. r Mr. Whitefield | recipient | Whitefield, George |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
---|---|---|
place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
place0056.ocp | Crown Point | Crown Point |
place0129.ocp | Long Island | Long Island |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
---|---|---|
org0098.ocp | Charity ſchoolschool | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0012.ocp | britiſhBritish arms | British Army |
org0012.ocp | his MajeſtyMajesty arms | British Army |
org0045.ocp | French | |
org0067.ocp | College in New JerſieJersey | Princeton University |
org0062.ocp | MohawkesMohawks | Mohawk Nation |
org0012.ocp | EngliſhEnglish Arms | British Army |
org0098.ocp | School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0098.ocp | Charity School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0021.ocp | CherockeesCherokees | Cherokee Tribe |
Dates identified in this document:
Standard Form | Text |
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1759-11-03 | Nov.rNovember 3.d3rd 1759. |
1765-03-07 | March 7th7th |
1759-11-03 | Nov.rNovember 3. 1759. |
Regularized text:
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modernization | 3.d | 3rd |
modernization | Rev.d | Rev. |
modernization | 7th | 7th |
variation | wellcome | welcome |
modernization | purſuing | pursuing |
modernization | ſchool | school |
modernization | periſhing | perishing |
modernization | himſelf | himself |
variation | ſinfull | sinful |
modernization | laſt | last |
variation | Surprizing | surprising |
variation | Siries | series |
modernization | Succeſses | successes |
modernization | britiſh | British |
modernization | ſtep | step |
modernization | Circumſtanced | circumstanced |
modernization | ſecure | secure |
variation | opend | opened |
modernization | Deſign | design |
modernization | almoſt | almost |
variation | perſwades | persuades |
modernization | juſt | just |
modernization | Majeſty | Majesty |
modernization | preſent | present |
modernization | faireſt | fairest |
variation | ſucceſsfull | successful |
modernization | Accompliſhing | accomplishing |
variation | Diſpoſeſsing | dispossessing |
variation | perſwade | persuade |
modernization | ourſelves | ourselves |
modernization | Proſpect | prospect |
modernization | Chriſt | Christ |
modernization | y.e | the |
variation | Jerſie | Jersey |
modernization | underſtand | understand |
variation | perticularly | particularly |
modernization | y.t | that |
modernization | Preſident | President |
variation | pleaſd | pleased |
modernization | cloſe | close |
variation | Commence'ment | commencement |
variation | Mohawke | Mohawk |
variation | Mohawkes | Mohawks |
modernization | Meſsrs | Messrs. |
variation | ingagd | engaged |
modernization | poſibly | possibly |
modernization | conſult | consult |
modernization | Gen.l | Gen. |
modernization | Johnſon | Johnson |
variation | leaſure | leisure |
modernization | Engliſh | English |
variation | Dificulty | difficulty |
modernization | pleaſe | please |
variation | certifyed | certified |
modernization | deſirous | desirous |
modernization | Purpoſe | purpose |
modernization | Maſter | master |
modernization | ſome | some |
modernization | ſuch | such |
modernization | M.r | Mr. |
modernization | aſk | ask |
variation | publick | public |
modernization | Reaſon | reason |
modernization | ye | the |
modernization | Subſiſt | subsist |
modernization | Burthen | burdens |
modernization | freſh | fresh |
modernization | Murthers | murders |
modernization | Deſtruction | destruction |
modernization | ſupply | supply |
modernization | juſtify | justify |
modernization | ſoftneſs | softness |
variation | carefull | careful |
variation | perticular | particular |
modernization | ſhape | shape |
modernization | proſecuted | prosecuted |
modernization | purſued | pursued |
modernization | purſue | pursue |
modernization | beſt | best |
variation | ſhew | show |
variation | Ordaind | ordained |
modernization | Preſbytery | presbytery |
modernization | Miſion | mission |
variation | Cherockees | Cherokees |
variation | havt | haven't |
modernization | Converſion | conversion |
modernization | ſavingly | savingly |
variation | till | tell |
modernization | ſhould | should |
modernization | ſpend | spend |
modernization | Thouſand | thousand |
modernization | ſay | say |
modernization | ſlow | slow |
modernization | themſelves | themselves |
modernization | ſet | set |
modernization | ſlip | slip |
modernization | ſoon | soon |
modernization | ſhut | shut |
variation | looſe | lose |
modernization | ſo | so |
modernization | Intereſts | interests |
modernization | ſir | sir |
modernization | Neareſt | nearest |
modernization | Deareſt | dearest |
modernization | Mrſs | Mrs. |
variation | Joynis | joins |
Expanded abbreviations:
Abbreviation | Expansion |
---|---|
Nov.r | November |
& | and |
cod | could |
wo.d | would |
w.c | which |
Dive | Divine |
Providce | Providence |
Fav.r | favour |
Eleazr | Eleazar |
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