Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to Moses Peck, 1761 March 25
25 March 1761[1761-03-25]
ms number761225
[note (type: abstract): Wheelock thanks Peck for the money sent for Occom, and gives an account of Occom’s work since leaving Wheelock’s school.][note (type: handwriting): Informal handwriting is mostly clear and legible.][note (type: paper): Large single sheet is in good-to-fair condition, with light-to-moderate staining, creasing and wear.][note (type: ink): Brown-black.][note (type: noteworthy): This letter is written in response to manuscript 761108. It is possibly a copy or draft.]EventsOccom’s First Mission to the Oneidas, Occom’s Mission to the Montauketts, Occom’s Marriage
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[Opener]
Yours of [Jan.y | January]Jan.yJanuary
[8th | 8th]8th8th
[1761-01-08]
[incloſing | enclosing]incloſingenclosing £3.16.0 for the [Releif | relief]Releifrelief of [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp], was delivered into my Hand by [Col.o | Col.]Col.oCol. Huntington[pers0712.ocp] of Norwich[place0174.ocp] on the
[24.th | 24th]24.th24th of [Feby | February]FebyFebruary[1761-02-24] I was much affected with the con‐tents. My Soul [bleſsed | blessed]bleſsedblessed
those charitable [Perſons | persons]Perſonspersons[org0138.ocp] who made the Collection and dont [deſire | desire]deſiredesire their right Hand [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould know it. It is Bread [caſt | cast]caſtcast upon the water, not lost but [ſent | sent]ſentsent to him whose Mercy will find them out. I have wrote [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]
[illegible] an [Acco.t | account]Acco.taccount of it. and expect him over [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon to make [Proviſion | provision]Proviſionprovision for his [Deſigned | designed]Deſigneddesigned journey to The Oneida Indians[org0075.ocp] (to whom
he is going as a
[Miſsionary | missionary]Miſsionarymissionary this Spring), when I expect An Opportunity to deliver the Same to him. and
I doubt not he will receive it with much Gratitude.
And as to his [Circumſtances | circumstances]Circumſtancescircumstances. I hope if the Small Pox dont [diſcourage | discourage]diſcouragediscourage me, to [ſee | see]ſeesee you this Spring, when I may give you a more Full [acco.t
| account ]acco.t
account
[& | and]&and therefore for the [Preſent | present ]Preſent present
[ſhall | shall]ſhallshall only hint. That about 11, or 12 years ago he left me in [complyance | compliance]complyancecompliance with the very
[preſsing | pressing]preſsingpressing Importunity of Rev. [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Horton[pers0262.ocp] who was
[Miſsy | Missionary]MiſsyMissionary to the Indians at [Montauck | Montauk]MontauckMontauk[org0061.ocp] — he went among them at a Time when they were in very great
[confuſion | confusion]confuſionconfusion by [illegible][reaſon | reason]reaſonreason of Exhorters who had [ſowed | sowed ]ſowed sowed
[diſ‐cord | dis‐cord]diſ‐corddis‐cord among them — [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] took the [ſchool | school ]ſchool school
[& | and]&and
[Supplyed | supplied]Supplyedsupplied them as a [Publick | public]Publickpublic Teacher in [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Horton[pers0262.ocp]s
[Abſsence | absence]Abſsenceabsence or when he was [viſiting | visiting]viſitingvisiting in Other parts of the Island[place0129.ocp]
which was about 4. fifths of the Time by [ye | the]yethe
^[above] [Bleſsing | blessing]Bleſsingblessing of God on ^[Bleſsing | blessing]Bleſsingblessing of God on
[M.r | Mr ]M.rMr Occom[pers0030.ocp]'s Prudence ^[above] [& | and ]& and Labour^[& | and ]& and Labour the [confuſion | confusion]confuſion confusion
[ſubſided | subsided]ſubſidedsubsided. he had at [firſt | first]firſtfirst Something done for him by the [Inhabtts | Inhabitants]InhabttsInhabitants of the Island[place0129.ocp]. and £20.
annually allowed him by the [Honle | Honourable ]HonleHonourable
[Commiſsrs | Commissioners]CommiſsrsCommissioners for Indian Affairs[org0095.ocp] his help from his Neighbours [ſoon | soon ]ſoon soon
[faild | failed ]faild failed
[& | and]&and he has but Little Since
[left] Letter to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
Moses Peck[pers0032.ocp]. 1761:Thanks for [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]s DonationMarch
Letter to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
Moses Peck[pers0032.ocp]. 1761:Thanks for [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]s DonationMarch
[ſince | since]ſincesince besides the [20lb | £20]20lb£20[1761-03-20]
[illegible]His [publick | public]publickpublic Character and Situation [& | and]&and
[Buſineſs | business]Buſineſsbusiness have Exposed him to much company of both [Engliſh | English]EngliſhEnglish
[& | and]&and Indians. He married
one of his Pupils[pers0029.ocp] about 9. or 10. years ago.
And has 6 children. his [Eldeſt | eldest ]Eldeſt eldest
[ſon | son]ſonson[pers0026.ocp] has been about a year in my School[org0098.ocp]. [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] has been [neceſsi‐tated | necessi‐tated]neceſsi‐tatednecessi‐tated to improve all his [Leiſure | leisure]Leiſureleisure Hours in hard Labour to [ſupport | support]ſupportsupport his family. he [dreſses | dresses]dreſsesdresses decent‐ly. but is very frugal in his manner of
Living. he looks to be [almoſt | almost]almoſtalmost worn out with hard [Labour | labour]Labourlabour — It grieves me to the Heart that his abilities are [ſo | so]ſoso much Starved for want of [ſupport | support ]ſupport support
[& | and]&and a Library and he in such a [meaſure | measure]meaſuremeasure thrown away God has honoured him to be the [Inſtrument | instrument]Inſtrumentinstrument of a great deal of Good Good. And I have [Reaſon | reason]Reaſonreason to think of Saving good to a [conſiderable | considerable]conſiderableconsiderable Number he had a Joyful [Harveſt | harvest]Harveſtharvest there about 4 years ago in which as I am [informd | informed]informdinformed by Such as are to be depended upon, were In a Judgment of national Charity
not [leſs | less]leſsless than 14. converted The Indians are very poor and not able to do much for
him nor So well [inſtructed | instructed]inſtructedinstructed in their Duty in that regard as they
[ſhould | should]ſhouldshould be, and it is Difficult for [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] to do it
^[above] [insſtruct | instruct]insſtructinstruct
[ym | them]ymthem in it^[insſtruct | instruct]insſtructinstruct
[ym | them]ymthem in it without Prejudice to the Gospel. now in its Infancy
among them. [pleeſe | please]pleeſeplease to give my Love to those who had a Hand in the collection
contribution for [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] if you know who they are. My Indian Boys behave very
well and make good [progreſs | progress]progreſsprogress in their Learning. I [deſign | design]deſigndesign to [aſk | ask]aſkask
[aſiſtance | assistance]aſiſtanceassistance
in the Affair, in my Journey, which if I cant obtain I dont
know how to get along.
[pleaſe | please]pleaſeplease to accept the [Kindeſt | kindest ]Kindeſt kindest
[ſalutat‐‐tions | salutat‐tions]ſalutat‐‐tionssalutat‐tions to you [& | and]&and your [D.r | dear]D.rdear Spouse[pers0413.ocp] from me my wife[pers0577.ocp],
my [ſon | son]ſonson[pers0578.ocp] and all my Family. [& | and]&and Remember when you get near to God.
[Closer]
Your very Affectionate Friend
and Humble Servant
Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[Trailer]
[Address]
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Moses Peck[pers0032.ocp]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0030.ocp | M r Mr. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0712.ocp | Col. o Col. Huntington | mentioned | Huntington, Hezekiah |
pers0030.ocp | M. r Mr. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0262.ocp | Rev. M. r Mr. Horton | mentioned | Horton, Azariah |
pers0262.ocp | M r Mr. Horton | mentioned | Horton, Azariah |
pers0030.ocp | M. r Mr Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0032.ocp | Moses Peck | recipient | Peck, Moses |
pers0029.ocp | one of his Pupils | mentioned | Occom, Mary (née Fowler) |
pers0026.ocp | Eldeſt eldest ſon son | mentioned | Occom, Aaron |
pers0413.ocp | D. r dear Spouse | mentioned | Peck, Elizabeth (née Townsend) |
pers0577.ocp | my wife | mentioned | Wheelock, Mary (née Brinsmead) |
pers0578.ocp | my ſon son | mentioned | Wheelock, Rodulphus |
pers0036.ocp | Eleazar Wheelock | writer | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0032.ocp | M r Mr. Moses Peck | recipient | Peck, Moses |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
place0174.ocp | Norwich | Norwich |
place0129.ocp | the Island | Long Island |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0138.ocp | those charitable Perſonspersons | The Private Society |
org0075.ocp | Oneida Indians | Oneida Nation |
org0061.ocp | Indians at MontauckMontauk | Montaukett Tribe |
org0095.ocp | HonleHonourable CommiſsrsCommissioners for Indian Affairs | The Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the parts adjacent in America |
org0098.ocp | School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
Dates identified in this document:
Standard Form | Text |
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1761-03-25 | March. 25. 1761 |
1761-01-08 | Jan.yJanuary 8th8th |
1761-02-24 | 24.th24th of FebyFebruary |
1761-03-20 | 20lb£20 |
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variation | incloſing | enclosing |
variation | Releif | relief |
modernization | Mr | Mr. |
modernization | Col.o | Col. |
modernization | 24.th | 24th |
modernization | bleſsed | blessed |
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modernization | diſcourage | discourage |
modernization | ſee | see |
modernization | Preſent | present |
modernization | ſhall | shall |
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modernization | preſsing | pressing |
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modernization | confuſion | confusion |
modernization | reaſon | reason |
modernization | ſowed | sowed |
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modernization | Engliſh | English |
modernization | Eldeſt | eldest |
modernization | ſon | son |
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Jan.y | January |
Feby | February |
Acco.t | account |
acco.t | account |
& | and |
Miſsy | Missionary |
& | and |
Inhabtts | Inhabitants |
Honle | Honourable |
Commiſsrs | Commissioners |
D.r | dear |
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