William Whitwell, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1761 January 27
27 January 1761[1761-01-27]
Call Number761127
[note (type: abstract): Whitwell writes on behalf of the "Private Society," enclosing eight pounds for the support of Occom.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is clear and formal. The trailer is in Wheelock's hand.][note (type: paper): There is moderate-to-heavy creasing and staining, with moderate-to-heavy tearing around remnants of seal that results in no loss of text. Letter contains a narrow strip of paper bearing Wheelock's name.][note (type: signature): Abbreviated.]
Persistent Identifier
[Opener]
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[Hayslop | Hyslop]HayslopHyslop[pers0250.ocp] has [shew'd | showed]shew'dshowed us a Letter
from [S. | Samson]S.Samson[Oacum | Occom]OacumOccom [pers0030.ocp] an Indian Minister, [seting | setting]setingsetting [fourth | forth]fourthforth his
great poverty and [distreſs | distress]distreſsdistress by reason thereof; Attending
one from you, wherein you [recom̅end | recommend]recom̅endrecommend the said Indian[pers0030.ocp]
to the Charitably [dispos'd | disposed]dispos'ddisposed. We now send you the [inclos'd | enclosed]inclos'denclosed
Eight pounds [Lawfull | lawful]Lawfulllawful Money, with a [Vew | view]Vewview to [releave | relieve]releaverelieve the
[distreſs | distress]distreſsdistress of the said Indian Minister[pers0030.ocp], and desire you
would apply it accordingly. We apprehend you will be
[releav'd | relieved]releav'drelieved (with respect to what you are in [arears | arrears]arearsarrears for the
Education of Indian Children) in some more [publick | public]publickpublic way
or we should have had your [releife | relief]releiferelief as much in [vew | view]vewview
as that of the said Indian Minister[pers0030.ocp]
We conclude with wishing you the Divine
presence, in your [publick | public]publickpublic [Ministery | ministry]Ministeryministry, [& | and]&and private instructions
and asking your Prayers for our little private Society[org0138.ocp], that
we may all know Jesus Christ, and be built up in him
in the behalf and at the [disire | desire]disiredesire of the Society[org0138.ocp].
from [S. | Samson]S.Samson[Oacum | Occom]OacumOccom [pers0030.ocp] an Indian Minister, [seting | setting]setingsetting [fourth | forth]fourthforth his
great poverty and [distreſs | distress]distreſsdistress by reason thereof; Attending
one from you, wherein you [recom̅end | recommend]recom̅endrecommend the said Indian[pers0030.ocp]
to the Charitably [dispos'd | disposed]dispos'ddisposed. We now send you the [inclos'd | enclosed]inclos'denclosed
Eight pounds [Lawfull | lawful]Lawfulllawful Money, with a [Vew | view]Vewview to [releave | relieve]releaverelieve the
[distreſs | distress]distreſsdistress of the said Indian Minister[pers0030.ocp], and desire you
would apply it accordingly. We apprehend you will be
[releav'd | relieved]releav'drelieved (with respect to what you are in [arears | arrears]arearsarrears for the
Education of Indian Children) in some more [publick | public]publickpublic way
or we should have had your [releife | relief]releiferelief as much in [vew | view]vewview
as that of the said Indian Minister[pers0030.ocp]
We conclude with wishing you the Divine
presence, in your [publick | public]publickpublic [Ministery | ministry]Ministeryministry, [& | and]&and private instructions
and asking your Prayers for our little private Society[org0138.ocp], that
we may all know Jesus Christ, and be built up in him
in the behalf and at the [disire | desire]disiredesire of the Society[org0138.ocp].
[Closer]
[Wm | William]WmWilliam Whitwell[pers0590.ocp]
[Trailer]
[left] Mr
Mr.
[Whilwill | Whitwell]WhilwillWhitwell
[pers0590.ocp]'s [Lettr | letter]Lettrletter
[Collec.n | collection]Collec.ncollection for [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]
[Jan.y | January]Jan.yJanuary 1761[1761-01].
Mr
Mr.
[Whilwill | Whitwell]WhilwillWhitwell
[pers0590.ocp]'s [Lettr | letter]Lettrletter
[Collec.n | collection]Collec.ncollection for [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]
[Jan.y | January]Jan.yJanuary 1761[1761-01].
[Collec.n | collection]Collec.ncollection for [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]
[Jan.y | January]Jan.yJanuary 1761[1761-01].
To
The [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev. [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [Eleazer | Eleazar]EleazerEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
In
Lebanon[place0122.ocp]
[Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev. [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [Eleazer | Eleazar]EleazerEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[note (type: editorial): Blank page.]The [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev. [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [Eleazer | Eleazar]EleazerEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
In
Lebanon[place0122.ocp]
[Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev. [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [Eleazer | Eleazar]EleazerEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
---|---|---|---|
pers0250.ocp | M. r Mr. Hayslop Hyslop | mentioned | Hyslop, William |
pers0030.ocp | S. Samson Oacum Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0030.ocp | said Indian | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0030.ocp | said Indian Minister | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0590.ocp | W m William Whitwell | writer | Whitwell, William |
pers0590.ocp | M r Mr. Whilwill Whitwell | writer | Whitwell, William |
pers0030.ocp | M. r Mr. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0036.ocp | Eleazer Eleazar Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
---|---|---|
place0013.ocp | Boſton Boston | Boston |
place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
---|---|---|
org0138.ocp | private Society | The Private Society |
org0138.ocp | the Society | The Private Society |
Dates identified in this document:
Standard Form | Text |
---|---|
1761-01-27 | Jan.ryJanuary 27. 1761 |
1761-01 | Jan.yJanuary 1761 |
Regularized text:
Type | Original | Regularized |
---|---|---|
modernization | Boſton | Boston |
modernization | Rev.d | Rev. |
modernization | ſir | sir |
modernization | M.r | Mr. |
variation | Hayslop | Hyslop |
variation | shew'd | showed |
variation | Oacum | Occom |
variation | seting | setting |
variation | fourth | forth |
modernization | distreſs | distress |
variation | inclos'd | enclosed |
modernization | Lawfull | lawful |
variation | Vew | view |
variation | releave | relieve |
variation | arears | arrears |
variation | publick | public |
variation | releife | relief |
variation | vew | view |
variation | Ministery | ministry |
variation | disire | desire |
variation | Whilwill | Whitwell |
variation | Eleazer | Eleazar |
Expanded abbreviations:
Abbreviation | Expansion |
---|---|
Jan.ry | January |
& | and |
S. | Samson |
recom̅end | recommend |
dispos'd | disposed |
releav'd | relieved |
Wm | William |
Lettr | letter |
Collec.n | collection |
Jan.y | January |
Rev.d | Rev. |
This document's header does not contain any mixed case attribute values.
Summary of errors found in this document:
Number of dates with invalid 'when' attributes: | 0 |
Number of nested "hi" tags: (consider merging the @rend attributes, or using other tags) | 0 |
Number of tags with invalid 'rend' attributes: | 0 (out of 15) |
Number of people/places/organizations with unknown keys: | 0 (out of 14) |
Number of "add" tags with unknown 'place' attributes: | 0 (out of 1) |
Mixed case attribute values in header (potential error): | 0 (out of 95) |