Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to Dennys DeBerdt, 1761 May 4
4 May 1761[1761-05-04]
Call Number761304.1
[note (type: abstract): Wheelock writes that he is seeking an incorporation, and that Occom has preached in Wheelock’s pulpit prior to leaving for his mission to the Oneidas.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is relatively clear, with some deletions and additions.][note (type: paper): Large sheet is in good condition, with light-to-moderate creasing, staining and wear.][note (type: ink): Black-brown.][note (type: signature): Initials.][note (type: noteworthy): Given the number of additions and deletions, the lack of an address, and the abbreviated signature, this document is likely a copy or draft.]EventsOccom’s First Mission to the Oneidas
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Yours of May 17[1760-05-17]. And [Aug.t | August]Aug.tAugust 29. 1760[1760-08-29].
both came to Hand Since I came to this Town[place0013.ocp]. I have [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch
a crowd of [Buſineſs | business]Buſineſsbusiness that I cant [above] nownow attend to write you
[perticularly | particularly]perticularlyparticularly but will do it as [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon as I can get [leiſure | leisure]leiſureleisure.
in general My School[org0098.ocp] [flouriſhes, | flourishes]flouriſhes,flourishes [& | and]&and our [Proſpects | prospects]Proſpectsprospects [ſtill | still]ſtillstill
greater [& | and]&and greater. I am going to [diſcourſe | discourse]diſcourſediscourse his [Excell.cy | Excellency]Excell.cyExcellency
the [Gov.r | Governor]Gov.rGovernor[pers0081.ocp] [& | and]&and [Lieu.t Gov.r | Lieutenant Governor]Lieu.t Gov.rLieutenant Governor[pers1140.ocp] of this Province[place0134.ocp] on the Affair,
of an Incorporation. We have thought it of Importance
that we [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould be capable of the Tenure [& | and]&and [Diſposal | disposal]Diſposaldisposal of Lands
[&c. | etc.]&c.etc. but perhaps we Shall find no need of any Hand but in
him whose is [ye | the]yethe [fullneſs | fullness]fullneſsfullness of the Earth, [& | and]&and who gives and [diſ
poses | dis
poses]diſ
posesdis
poses of it as he will. we have joyful Symptoms in
Several Places in Connecticut[place0048.ocp] that another glorious day
of Gods Power [& | and]&and Special Grace is at the Door. —
The hopes [& | and]&and Expectations of many among us are much [raiſed | raised]raiſedraised
that we [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall Soon See greater Trophies of the Redeemers
victories in North America[place0170.ocp] than there have been of his
[Majeſties | Majesty's]MajeſtiesMajesty'sby the
[lale | late]lalelate glorious [Conqueſts | conquests]Conqueſtsconquests
[guess (h-dawnd): atto]atto the Northward
The door is now [ſet | set]ſetset wide open for the [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign. Nothing
is now wanting but [Miſsrs, | missionaries]Miſsrs,missionaries Interpreters [& | and]&and Money.
their Youth [Muſt | must]Muſtmust come to us or ours go to them
to be fitted for that Purpose. and it cant be without
[Expence | expense]Expenceexpense.I am now Sending My black Son [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
Occom[pers0030.ocp] [preachd | preached]preachdpreached in My Pulpit [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): 5]5. [Sabaths | Sabbaths]SabathsSabbaths ago to a full
[aſsembly. | assembly.]aſsembly.assembly. and to good acceptance. a rare Sight and
Such an one as was never [ſeen | seen]ſeenseen in Connecticut[place0048.ocp] before
he is going on a [Miſsion | mission]Miſsionmission [above] to the Oneidas[org0075.ocp]to the Oneidas[org0075.ocp]. Supported by a Number of
[Gent.n | gentlemen]Gent.ngentlemen in [N | New]NNew York[place0166.ocp] [Gov.t | Government]Gov.tGovernment[org0070.ocp] – I purpose to [ſend | send]ſendsend one of my
[Schollars | scholars]Schollarsscholars with him in order to accompany [ſome | some]ſomesome
well chosen youth from remote tribes to this [ſchool | school]ſchoolschool.
dear Sir do write as often as you can Your Letters have
done much good. Your Name is known and is dear to
many here. when I [ſee | see]ſeesee [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Peters[pers0422.ocp] I will[illegible]
Inform him as to the 5. [g.s | guineas]g.sguineas [&c. | etc.]&c.etc. Our [Purchaſses | purchases]Purchaſsespurchases on
Delaware[place0059.ocp] and [Seſquaanna | Susquehanna]SeſquaannaSusquehanna[place0206.ocp] have chosen[illegible]
[Coll.o | Colonel]Coll.oColonel
Dyar[pers0174.ocp] their agent who is to [Embarque | embark]Embarqueembark for Europe[place0070.ocp] as [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon as
[Rec.d | ]Rec.d [& | and]&and [Recoverd | recovered]Recoverdrecovered of the Small pox by [Enocu.n | inoculation]Enocu.ninoculation [& | and]&and has made [himſelf | himself]himſelfhimself
ready — I am in [utmoſt | utmost]utmoſtutmost [haſt | haste]haſthaste.
both came to Hand Since I came to this Town[place0013.ocp]. I have [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch
a crowd of [Buſineſs | business]Buſineſsbusiness that I cant [above] nownow attend to write you
[perticularly | particularly]perticularlyparticularly but will do it as [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon as I can get [leiſure | leisure]leiſureleisure.
in general My School[org0098.ocp] [flouriſhes, | flourishes]flouriſhes,flourishes [& | and]&and our [Proſpects | prospects]Proſpectsprospects [ſtill | still]ſtillstill
greater [& | and]&and greater. I am going to [diſcourſe | discourse]diſcourſediscourse his [Excell.cy | Excellency]Excell.cyExcellency
the [Gov.r | Governor]Gov.rGovernor[pers0081.ocp] [& | and]&and [Lieu.t Gov.r | Lieutenant Governor]Lieu.t Gov.rLieutenant Governor[pers1140.ocp] of this Province[place0134.ocp] on the Affair,
of an Incorporation. We have thought it of Importance
that we [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould be capable of the Tenure [& | and]&and [Diſposal | disposal]Diſposaldisposal of Lands
[&c. | etc.]&c.etc. but perhaps we Shall find no need of any Hand but in
him whose is [ye | the]yethe [fullneſs | fullness]fullneſsfullness of the Earth, [& | and]&and who gives and [diſ
poses | dis
poses]diſ
posesdis
poses of it as he will. we have joyful Symptoms in
Several Places in Connecticut[place0048.ocp] that another glorious day
of Gods Power [& | and]&and Special Grace is at the Door. —
The hopes [& | and]&and Expectations of many among us are much [raiſed | raised]raiſedraised
that we [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall Soon See greater Trophies of the Redeemers
victories in North America[place0170.ocp] than there have been of his
[Majeſties | Majesty's]MajeſtiesMajesty's
The door is now [ſet | set]ſetset wide open for the [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign. Nothing
is now wanting but [Miſsrs, | missionaries]Miſsrs,missionaries Interpreters [& | and]&and Money.
their Youth [Muſt | must]Muſtmust come to us or ours go to them
to be fitted for that Purpose. and it cant be without
[Expence | expense]Expenceexpense.
Occom[pers0030.ocp] [preachd | preached]preachdpreached in My Pulpit [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): 5]5. [Sabaths | Sabbaths]SabathsSabbaths ago to a full
[aſsembly. | assembly.]aſsembly.assembly. and to good acceptance. a rare Sight and
Such an one as was never [ſeen | seen]ſeenseen in Connecticut[place0048.ocp] before
he is going on a [Miſsion | mission]Miſsionmission [above] to the Oneidas[org0075.ocp]to the Oneidas[org0075.ocp]. Supported by a Number of
[Gent.n | gentlemen]Gent.ngentlemen in [N | New]NNew York[place0166.ocp] [Gov.t | Government]Gov.tGovernment[org0070.ocp] – I purpose to [ſend | send]ſendsend one of my
[Schollars | scholars]Schollarsscholars with him in order to accompany [ſome | some]ſomesome
well chosen youth from remote tribes to this [ſchool | school]ſchoolschool.
dear Sir do write as often as you can Your Letters have
done much good. Your Name is known and is dear to
many here. when I [ſee | see]ſeesee [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Peters[pers0422.ocp] I will
Inform him as to the 5. [g.s | guineas]g.sguineas [&c. | etc.]&c.etc. Our [Purchaſses | purchases]Purchaſsespurchases on
Delaware[place0059.ocp] and [Seſquaanna | Susquehanna]SeſquaannaSusquehanna[place0206.ocp] have chosen
Dyar[pers0174.ocp] their agent who is to [Embarque | embark]Embarqueembark for Europe[place0070.ocp] as [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon as
[Rec.d | ]Rec.d [& | and]&and [Recoverd | recovered]Recoverdrecovered of the Small pox by [Enocu.n | inoculation]Enocu.ninoculation [& | and]&and has made [himſelf | himself]himſelfhimself
ready — I am in [utmoſt | utmost]utmoſtutmost [haſt | haste]haſthaste.
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pers0081.ocp | Gov. r Governor | mentioned | Bernard, Francis |
pers1140.ocp | Lieu. t Gov. r Lieutenant Governor | mentioned | Hutchinson, Thomas |
pers0030.ocp | M. r Mr. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0422.ocp | M. r Mr. Peters | mentioned | Peters |
pers0174.ocp | Coll. o Colonel Dyar | mentioned | Dyar, Eliphalet |
pers0036.ocp | EW. | writer | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0014.ocp | M. r Mr. DeBerdt | recipient | DeBerdt, Dennys |
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place0013.ocp | Boston | Boston |
place0013.ocp | this Town | Boston |
place0134.ocp | this Province | Massachusetts |
place0048.ocp | Connecticut | Connecticut |
place0170.ocp | North America | North America |
place0166.ocp | N New York | New York |
place0059.ocp | Delaware | Delaware |
place0206.ocp | Seſquaanna Susquehanna | Susquehanna River |
place0070.ocp | Europe | Europe |
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org0098.ocp | My School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0075.ocp | the Oneidas | Oneida Nation |
org0070.ocp | Gov.tGovernment |
Dates identified in this document:
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1761-05-04 | 4th4th May. 1761 |
1760-05-17 | May 17 |
1760-08-29 | Aug.tAugust 29. 1760 |
1761-05 | May 1761 |
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modernization | Conqueſts | conquests |
modernization | ſet | set |
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modernization | Miſsion | mission |
modernization | ſend | send |
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modernization | ſome | some |
modernization | ſchool | school |
modernization | ſee | see |
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variation | Seſquaanna | Susquehanna |
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modernization | utmoſt | utmost |
variation | haſt | haste |
modernization | Moſt | Most |
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Hon.d | Honoured |
& | and |
Aug.t | August |
Excell.cy | Excellency |
Gov.r | Governor |
Lieu.t Gov.r | Lieutenant Governor |
Miſsrs, | missionaries |
Gent.n | gentlemen |
N | New |
Gov.t | Government |
g.s | guineas |
Coll.o | Colonel |
Enocu.n | inoculation |
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