Eleazar Wheelock, letters, to Andrew Oliver and Gideon Hawley, 1761 June 10
10 June 1761[1761-06-10]
Call Number761360.1
[note (type: abstract): Wheelock informs Oliver that the Onaquaga chiefs are planning a visit to Boston, and encloses a letter for Gideon Hawley that encourages Hawley to make a visit to Onaquaga, and to oversee Samuel Ashpo as a missionary. He mentions that Occom and David Fowler have set out on their mission to the Six Nations.][note (type: handwriting): Informal handwriting is small, crowded and occasionally difficult to decipher.][note (type: paper): Large sheet folded in half to make four pages is in good condition, with light staining, creasing and wear.][note (type: ink): Brown-black.][note (type: noteworthy): This document is very likely a draft.][note (type: layout): The letter to Oliver is written on the top half of one recto. The letter to Hawley takes up the rest of the paper.]EventsOccom’s First Mission to the Oneidas
Persistent Identifier
[Opener]
Lebanon[place0122.ocp]
June 10. 1761.[1761-06-10]
[Hon.d | Honoured]Hon.dHonoured Sir.
[Hon.d | Honoured]Hon.dHonoured Sir.
The [incloſed | enclosed]incloſedenclosed from The Indian [Cheifs | chiefs]Cheifschiefs came to
my Hand[laſt | last]laſtlast this week under cover of one from
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [Jeſse | Jesse]JeſseJesse Dean[pers0164.ocp] who informs me that [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Gunn[pers0020.ocp]
with Several of [s.d | said]s.dsaid [Cheifs | chiefs]Cheifschiefs [deſign | design]deſigndesignto
[above] aa
[Viſit | visit]Viſitvisit
[above] toto
[Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[place0013.ocp]
this Summer. perhaps the News of what the
[Honle | honourable]Honlehonourable [Com̅iſsrs | Commissioners]Com̅iſsrsCommissioners [org0095.ocp] have [above]of Latelyof Lately done for them may
prevent
them if it reaches them [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon enough.
my Hand
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [Jeſse | Jesse]JeſseJesse Dean[pers0164.ocp] who informs me that [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Gunn[pers0020.ocp]
with Several of [s.d | said]s.dsaid [Cheifs | chiefs]Cheifschiefs [deſign | design]deſigndesign
this Summer. perhaps the News of what the
[Honle | honourable]Honlehonourable [Com̅iſsrs | Commissioners]Com̅iſsrsCommissioners [org0095.ocp] have [above]
them if it reaches them [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon enough.
The [incloſed | enclosed]incloſedenclosed to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[Ha[above] wwlley | Hawley]Ha[above] wwlleyHawley[pers0021.ocp] Is [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [incloſe | enclose]incloſeenclose][incloſe | enclose]incloſeenclose
[unſeald | unsealed]unſealdunsealed
[y.t | that]y.tthat
[y.r | your]y.ryour
[Hon.r | honour]Hon.rhonour [& | and]&and the [Reſt | rest]Reſtrest of the [Com̅iſsrs | Commissioners]Com̅iſsrsCommissioners [org0095.ocp] may [ſee | see]ſeesee the Contents if
Youy
[pleaſe | please]pleaſeplease
[above] after thatafter that
[pleaſe | please]pleaſeplease
[ſir | sir]ſirsir to cover [& | and]&and direct it to him.
[Hon.r | honour]Hon.rhonour [& | and]&and the [Reſt | rest]Reſtrest of the [Com̅iſsrs | Commissioners]Com̅iſsrsCommissioners [org0095.ocp] may [ſee | see]ſeesee the Contents if
You
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] and David [above] FowlerFowler[pers0155.ocp]
[ſet | set]ſetset out from hence this Day from
hence to [y.e | the]y.ethe
Six Nations[org0090.ocp]. by the way of New York[place0308.ocp].
[Gen.l | Gen.]Gen.lGen. Lyman[pers0344.ocp] has [Recom̅ended | recommended]Recom̅endedrecommended the [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign whichDavid
the [Com̅iſsrs | Commissioners]Com̅iſsrsCommissioners [org0095.ocp] [ſend | send]ſendsend David[pers0155.ocp] upon to[illegible][Genl | Gen.]GenlGen.
[Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0292.ocp]
and [beſpoke | bespoke]beſpokebespoke his [Friendſhip | friendship]Friendſhipfriendship and [Aſsiſtance | assistance]Aſsiſtanceassistance therein. —
[Gen.l | Gen.]Gen.lGen. Lyman[pers0344.ocp] has [Recom̅ended | recommended]Recom̅endedrecommended the [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign which
the [Com̅iſsrs | Commissioners]Com̅iſsrsCommissioners [org0095.ocp] [ſend | send]ſendsend David[pers0155.ocp] upon to
and [beſpoke | bespoke]beſpokebespoke his [Friendſhip | friendship]Friendſhipfriendship and [Aſsiſtance | assistance]Aſsiſtanceassistance therein. —
from
[Closer]
Your [Honrs | Honours]HonrsHonours very Humble Servant
[Eleazr | Eleazar]EleazrEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[Eleazr | Eleazar]EleazrEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[Opener]
[Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
[& | and]&and Dear Brother
I [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould have wrote you [ſeveral | several]ſeveralseveral
Times [ſince | since]ſincesince I [ſaw | saw]ſawsaw you if I had known [were | where]werewhere to Direct
my [Lettrs | letters]Lettrsletters to you. When I was [laſt | last]laſtlast in [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[place0013.ocp] I took
the Name of the place in writing but have [loſt | lost]loſtlost it again.
I have [longd | longed]longdlonged to [ſpend | spend]ſpendspend an Evening with you to plead the
[caſe | case]caſecase of your old [pp | people]pppeople at [Onohoquagke | Onaquaga]OnohoquagkeOnaquaga[place0182.ocp], in [whoſe | whose]whoſewhose [Affecnſ | affections]Affecnſaffections
you live above any [Engliſh man | Englishman]Engliſh manEnglishman on Earth, and where
there is [ye moſt | the most]ye moſtthe most [agreable | agreeable]agreableagreeable [openg & | opening and]openg &opening and [moſt | most]moſtmost [Encouragg | encouraging]Encouraggencouraging
[proſpect | prospect]proſpectprospect of the [ſuceſs | success]ſuceſssuccess of the Gospel of any place
[whatſoever | whatsoever]whatſoeverwhatsoever that I have knowledge of. and in addition to
[thoſe | those]thoſethose very [above] weightyweighty arguments [w.c | which]w.cwhich [ye | the]yethe [Honle | Honourable]HonleHonourable [Com̅iſsrs | Commissioners]Com̅iſsrsCommissioners[org0095.ocp] argue. I would
give you [ſome | some]ſomesome [acco.t | account]acco.taccount of their [preſent | present]preſentpresent [ſtate | state]ſtatestate which perhaps the
[Com̅iſsrs | Commissioners]Com̅iſsrsCommissioners[org0095.ocp] have not yet known and [above] inin which I think there is [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch
an Argument at [leaſt | least]leaſtleast for your making them a long [viſit | visit]viſitvisit,
as you will find much Difficulty to [withſtand | withstand]withſtandwithstand the[illegible]force of
Times [ſince | since]ſincesince I [ſaw | saw]ſawsaw you if I had known [were | where]werewhere to Direct
my [Lettrs | letters]Lettrsletters to you. When I was [laſt | last]laſtlast in [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[place0013.ocp] I took
the Name of the place in writing but have [loſt | lost]loſtlost it again.
I have [longd | longed]longdlonged to [ſpend | spend]ſpendspend an Evening with you to plead the
[caſe | case]caſecase of your old [pp | people]pppeople at [Onohoquagke | Onaquaga]OnohoquagkeOnaquaga[place0182.ocp], in [whoſe | whose]whoſewhose [Affecnſ | affections]Affecnſaffections
you live above any [Engliſh man | Englishman]Engliſh manEnglishman on Earth, and where
there is [ye moſt | the most]ye moſtthe most [agreable | agreeable]agreableagreeable [openg & | opening and]openg &opening and [moſt | most]moſtmost [Encouragg | encouraging]Encouraggencouraging
[proſpect | prospect]proſpectprospect of the [ſuceſs | success]ſuceſssuccess of the Gospel of any place
[whatſoever | whatsoever]whatſoeverwhatsoever that I have knowledge of. and in addition to
[thoſe | those]thoſethose very [above] weightyweighty arguments [w.c | which]w.cwhich [ye | the]yethe [Honle | Honourable]HonleHonourable [Com̅iſsrs | Commissioners]Com̅iſsrsCommissioners[org0095.ocp] argue. I would
give you [ſome | some]ſomesome [acco.t | account]acco.taccount of their [preſent | present]preſentpresent [ſtate | state]ſtatestate which perhaps the
[Com̅iſsrs | Commissioners]Com̅iſsrsCommissioners[org0095.ocp] have not yet known and [above] inin which I think there is [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch
an Argument at [leaſt | least]leaſtleast for your making them a long [viſit | visit]viſitvisit,
as you will find much Difficulty to [withſtand | withstand]withſtandwithstand the
One [Sam.l | Samuel]Sam.lSamuel
[Aſhpo | Ashpo]AſhpoAshpo[pers0002.ocp], a Mohegan[org0063.ocp], [above] who
[illegible]Once a [above] poorpoor Drunken
Creaturewho
[illegible]Once a [above] poorpoor Drunken
Creature was [Supposd | supposed]Supposdsupposed to become
a real [Chriſtian | Christian]ChriſtianChristianabout 19
[above] [ſome | some]ſomesome[ſome | some]ſomesome Years ago, [& | and]&and was
[above] II admitted him
into this [Ch-h | Church]Ch-hChurch he behaved very well Several Years [till | 'til]till'til he
got[illegible]into
[above] thethe Company with of illegible
[ſaylors | sailors]ſaylorssailors at [N | New]NNew London[place0164.ocp], [& | and]&and got
Drunk, he [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon after cameto me and with Tears [informd | informed]informdinformed
me of his Fall and [ſeemd | seemed]ſeemdseemed very much afflicted and I thought
gave [ſatiſfying | satisfying]ſatiſfyingsatisfying Evidence of[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): true]true Repentance. [deſired | desired]deſireddesired to
make a [publick | public]publickpublic [Confeſsion | confession]Confeſsionconfession [above] [&c | etc.]&cetc.[&c | etc.]&cetc. and I [ſuppose | suppose]ſupposesuppose has [nevertaſted | never tasted]nevertaſtednever tasted
of any [ſpiritous | spiritous]ſpiritousspiritous Liquor of any Sort [ſince | since]ſincesince. Some Years
ago under the Influenceof [ſome | some]ſomesome lay [Exhortrs | exhorters]Exhortrsexhorters he was [ſeducd | seduced]ſeducdseduced
andat length received Ordination in their way by the
Hands
of Such [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): Creatures]Creatures Yet he has not [Appeard | appeared]Appeardappeared to be one of
the [moſt | most]moſtmostBitter
[above] BitterBitter
[Conſorious | censorious]Conſoriouscensorious, furious [& | and]&and uncharitable [ſort | sort]ſortsort.
andNor I could [above] II never find but that his
[above] religiousreligious Principles except what
relate to his Ordination are Good. but he has very thorough
ly imbibed [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch [independ.t | independent]independ.tindependent and [Browniſtic | Brownistic]BrowniſticBrownistic Principleswhich
[above] asas
I find many good [ſort | sort]ſortsort of [pp | people]pppeople in your Province are [above] zealous to defendzealous to defend[ſadly | sadly]ſadlysadly in
and he has gone on to [exerciſe | exercise]exerciſeexercise the Power thus [rec.d | received]rec.dreceived from [ye | the]yethe
[Ch-h | church]Ch-hchurch. [laſt | Last]laſtLast year he went to [onohoquage | Onaquaga]onohoquageOnaquaga[place0182.ocp].iOn his return
he was
[above] [lodgd | lodged]lodgdlodged[lodgd | lodged]lodgdlodged at my House. [above] [& | and]&and[& | and]&and
[informd | informed]informdinformed me of a great [above] [spl | special]splspecial[spl | special]splspecial concern among
the Indians in those parts [eſpecially | especially]eſpeciallyespecially at [Jeningo | Chenango]JeningoChenango[place0110.ocp] which I was
the more [inclind | inclined]inclindinclined to give [cred.t | credit]cred.tcredit to [bec. | because]bec.because I had heard of it otherways.
This year he has made them another [viſit | visit]viſitvisit. [& | and]&and [lodgd | lodged]lodgdlodged again at
my Houseion his Return [above] this week
andthis week
and. informs me that there are about 20
at [Jeningo | Chenango]JeningoChenango[place0110.ocp] which he thinks to be really converted. and a
[Gen.l | general]Gen.lgeneral Concern among Others. that they are very [unwillg | unwilling]unwillgunwilling
[yt ye | that the]yt yethat the [Engliſh | English]EngliſhEnglish [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould get footing among them [leſt | lest]leſtlest by [& | and]&and by
they root them out as they have done in New England[place0158.ocp]. that
they have had a meeting and voted to have him, for their [Minier | minister]Minierminister
and [deſired | desired]deſireddesired him to make Application to the [Com̅iſsrs | Commissioners]Com̅iſsrsCommissioners[org0095.ocp]
for his Support and for the Support ofan
[above] SomeSome Indian
[Schoolmaſter | schoolmaster]Schoolmaſterschoolmaster. as a [Schoolmaſter | schoolmaster]Schoolmaſterschoolmaster. as to this [acco.t | account]acco.taccount I
Suppose it is credibleand that there has been a great
and
uncommon [above] religiousreligious Concern among them, and [Some thing | something]Some thingsomething like
[Converſion | conversion]Converſionconversion, [& | and]&and perhaps [ſome | some]ſomesome realones
[Inſtances | instances]Inſtancesinstances of it. —
[Aſhpo | Ashpo]AſhpoAshpo[pers0002.ocp] [above][illegible: [guess (h-dawnd): Said he moſt]Said he moſt] is [illegible]determined to [ſee | see]ſeesee the [Commiſsrs | Commissioners]CommiſsrsCommissioners[org0095.ocp]
[& | and]&and[illegible: [guess (h-dawnd): Said he moſt]Said he moſt] is [illegible]determined to [ſee | see]ſeesee the [Commiſsrs | Commissioners]CommiſsrsCommissioners[org0095.ocp]
[& | and]&and
[earneſtly | earnestly]earneſtlyearnestly
[deſired | desired]deſireddesired me to
write[ym | them]ymthem
[above] you inyou in his [Fav.r | favour]Fav.rfavour
to them
[Com̅iſsrs | Commissioners]Com̅iſsrsCommissioners I told him I could write no more than a plain
[honeſt | honest]honeſthonest Narrative of the Truth. [gap: blotted_out] [above] [& | and]&and[& | and]&and [y.t | that]y.tthat the [Com̅iſsrs | Commissioners]Com̅iſsrsCommissioners[org0095.ocp] were
heartily [ingagd | engaged]ingagdengaged to do [any thing | anything]any thinganything in [yr | their]yrtheir Power to further
[y.e | the]y.ethe Great [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign of [Spreadg | spreading]Spreadgspreading the Gospel among them
[above] IndiansIndians
but they knew what [miſcheifs | mischiefs]miſcheifsmischiefs [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch Principles as he held hadve
done in the [Ch-h | church]Ch-hchurch, and I was [perſwaded | persuaded]perſwadedpersuadedthey would take
[utmoſt | utmost]utmoſtutmost care [y.t | that]y.tthat [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [a [ſack | sack]ſacksack][a [ſack | sack]ſacksack [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould not be laid in [y.e | the]y.ethe very
Bottom among the Pagans. I have taken[illegible]
ofMuch pains to convince him of his [miſtake | mistake]miſtakemistake. [above] [& | and]&and[& | and]&and have told him
there is a probability [y.t | that]y.tthat he might do[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): a great deal of]a great deal of
much good among them if he were delivered from those
Errors, and would take pains to [furniſh | furnish]furniſhfurnish [himſelf | himself]himſelfhimself with useful
knowledge
and would act only in his proper Sphere.I [illegible] him [illegible: [guess (ivys): [ſilent | silent]ſilentsilent][ſilent | silent]ſilentsilent]
[& | and]&and, he [ſeemd | seemed]ſeemdseemed more [inclind | inclined]inclindinclined to hear [& | and]&and, I hope to [ſsuſpect | suspect]ſsuſpectsuspect
[himſelf | himself]himſelfhimself
than he did. This [above] [ſhort | short]ſhortshort[ſhort | short]ſhortshort Narrative, dear [ſir | sir]ſirsir, gives you the [moſt | most]moſtmost an
affecting View of their Case. [Aſhpo | Ashpo]AſhpoAshpo[pers0002.ocp]'s [Intereſt | interest]Intereſtinterest in their [Affrs | affairs]Affrsaffairs
is Such as that thiere is danger of the [ſaddeſt | saddest]ſaddeſtsaddest
[Conſeqces | consequences]Conſeqcesconsequences
[unleſs | unless]unleſsunless
[y.e | the]y.ethe Affair be conducted with [utmoſt | utmost]utmoſtutmost Prudence,[illegible]
and [Diſcretion | discretion]Diſcretiondiscretion. and [above] by [Reaſon | reason]Reaſonreason of [y.r Acquant.e | your acquaintance]y.r Acquant.eyour acquaintance with and [Intereſt | interest]Intereſtinterest in them.by [Reaſon | reason]Reaſonreason of [y.r Acquant.e | your acquaintance]y.r Acquant.eyour acquaintance with and [Intereſt | interest]Intereſtinterest in them. I [ſuppose | suppose]ſupposesuppose no man [ſo | so]ſoso likely as you to
prevent the [Miſchiefs | mischiefs]Miſchiefsmischiefs which are [threatned | threatened]threatnedthreatened, and to [nouriſh | nourish]nouriſhnourish, [Cheriſh | cherish]Cheriſhcherish,
and further any good [Beginings | beginnings]Beginingsbeginnings there,by [Reaſon | reason]Reaſonreason of your [accq | ac]accqac
quaintance with them and [intereſt | interest]intereſtinterest in their Affections.
by all [accots | accounts]accotsaccounts they have a hearing Ear. and it looks as [tho' | though]tho'though the
Gospel might have free [courſe | course]courſecourse among them, and who [Reconds | reckons]Recondsreckons
what a Glorious [Harveſt | harvest]Harveſtharvest you may have, and what [Bleſsings | blessings]Bleſsingsblessings
of [periſhg | perishing]periſhgperishing Souls come upon you.
as I [ſuppose | suppose]ſupposesuppose [Aſhpo | Ashpo]AſhpoAshpo[pers0002.ocp] will [Viſit | visit]Viſitvisit them again whether
he be [encouragd | encouraged]encouragdencouraged by the [Com̅iſsrs | Commissioners]Com̅iſsrsCommissioners[org0095.ocp] or not [ſo | so]ſoso perhaps it will
not be [above] prudent orprudent or [beſt | best]beſtbest he [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould be at once thrown into [Deſpair | despair]Deſpairdespair of
[Fav.r & | favour and]Fav.r &favour and Countenanceby
[above] [illegible]from them or[illegible]from them or you or
the [Honle
Com̅iſsrs | Honourable Commissioners]Honle
Com̅iſsrsHonourable Commissioners[org0095.ocp] but rather
[above] tenderly be put in your arms [& | and]&andtenderly be put in your arms [& | and]&and held upon trial[& | and]&and Probation [& | and]&and
[above] if he will act beif he will act be encouraged to act under
your Direction and Conduct. and if he [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould be ductile
[& | and]&and Teachable, I dont conclude [yt | that]ytthat [above][illegible][illegible] he will not [ſerve | serve]ſerveserve
[y.e | the]y.ethe
[Cauſe | cause]Cauſecause. [above] as I can but entertain in Charitable hope concerning his [illegible] [& | and]&and the [Honeſty | honesty]Honeſtyhonesty of his Intentionsas I can but entertain in Charitable hope concerning his [illegible] [& | and]&and the [Honeſty | honesty]Honeſtyhonesty of his Intentions. however the [caſe | case]caſecase appears to me very Dangerous
and Difficult. and when we [conſider | consider]conſiderconsider what infinite
[miſcheifs | mischiefs]miſcheifsmischiefs Satan has done when [tranſformd | transformed]tranſformdtransformed into an [Angil | angel]Angilangel
of Light [& | and]&and [Eſpecly | especially]Eſpeclyespecially at [ye | the]yethe [firſt | first]firſtfirstSitting planting the Gospel
in places [above] and by the [Inſtrumentality | instrumentality]Inſtrumentalityinstrumentality of good men tooand by the [Inſtrumentality | instrumentality]Inſtrumentalityinstrumentality of good men too it may Justly awaken our Fearand I hope will
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [perſwa[above] dede | persuade]perſwa[above] dedepersuade][perſwa[above] dede | persuade]perſwa[above] dedepersuade
[above][illegible]
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): to [accompany | accompany]accompanyaccompany
[& | and]&and introduce dear [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[Thompſon | Thompson]ThompſonThompson[pers0540.ocp]
[accordg | according]accordgaccording to ye [Comrs | Commissioners]ComrsCommissioners[org0095.ocp]
[deſire | desire]deſiredesire]to [accompany | accompany]accompanyaccompany
[& | and]&and introduce dear [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[Thompſon | Thompson]ThompſonThompson[pers0540.ocp]
[accordg | according]accordgaccording to ye [Comrs | Commissioners]ComrsCommissioners[org0095.ocp]
[deſire | desire]deſiredesire[illegible]
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): to [accompany | accompany]accompanyaccompany
[& | and]&and introduce dear [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[Thompſon | Thompson]ThompſonThompson[pers0540.ocp]
[accordg | according]accordgaccording to ye [Comrs | Commissioners]ComrsCommissioners[org0095.ocp]
[deſire | desire]deſiredesire]to [accompany | accompany]accompanyaccompany
[& | and]&and introduce dear [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[Thompſon | Thompson]ThompſonThompson[pers0540.ocp]
[accordg | according]accordgaccording to ye [Comrs | Commissioners]ComrsCommissioners[org0095.ocp]
[deſire | desire]deſiredesire
comply with [y.e | the]y.ethe [Deſ.r | desire]Deſ.rdesire of [y.e | the]y.ethe [Hon.le Com̅rs | Honourable Commissioners]Hon.le Com̅rsHonourable Commissioners[org0095.ocp], at [leaſt | least]leaſtleast [ſo | so]ſoso far as to
[accompy & | accompany and]accompy &accompany and introduce dear [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [Thompſon | Thompson]ThompſonThompson[pers0540.ocp], if he [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall accept the
[Miſsion | mission]Miſsionmission.
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] [ſeems | seems]ſeemsseems to have a good [Underſtanding | understanding]Underſtandingunderstanding of [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): Satans]Satans
Devices [above] of [y.t | that]y.tthat [ſort | sort]ſortsortof [y.t | that]y.tthat [ſort | sort]ſortsort and has [ſome | some]ſomesome [thots | thoughts]thotsthoughts he [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall make[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): them]them a [viſit | visit]viſitvisit to
[Jeningo | Chenango]JeningoChenango[place0110.ocp] before he returns from his [Miſsion | mission]Miſsionmission. If you
[ſhould | should]ſhouldshould chance to meet him there [above] [& | and]&and [illegible] [y.r | there]y.rthere [illegible] it will[illegible][& | and]&and
[illegible]
[y.r | there]y.rthere
[illegible] it will [illegible]
it may be very happy
[above] look like a very favourable Providence.look like a very favourable Providence.
and [pleaſe | please]pleaſeplease
[ſir | sir]ſirsir to favour [illegible]
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): with]with your a
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [viſit | visit]viſitvisit][viſit | visit]viſitvisit whenever
you have [occaſion | occasion]occaſionoccasion to [paſs | pass]paſspass
[thro' | through]thro'through
Connecticut[place0048.ocp] I [wiſh | wish]wiſhwish you
Divine directive, [above] inin [& | and]&and [Bleſsing | Blessing]BleſsingBlessing upon all your pious [Endrs | endeavours]Endrsendeavours to
build up the Kingdom of the Great Redeemer I am [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev. [& | and]&and dear [above] [ſr | Sir]ſrSir[ſr | Sir]ſrSir
and with [Kindeſt | Kindest]KindeſtKindest Salutations to you and your[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): dear]dear
[ſpouse | spouse]ſpousespouse[pers1799.ocp]am [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
[& | and]&and dear [ſir | Sir]ſirSir
a real [Chriſtian | Christian]ChriſtianChristian
into this [Ch-h | Church]Ch-hChurch he behaved very well Several Years [till | 'til]till'til he
got
Drunk, he [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon after came
me of his Fall and [ſeemd | seemed]ſeemdseemed very much afflicted and I thought
gave [ſatiſfying | satisfying]ſatiſfyingsatisfying Evidence of
make a [publick | public]publickpublic [Confeſsion | confession]Confeſsionconfession [above] [&c | etc.]&cetc.[&c | etc.]&cetc. and I [ſuppose | suppose]ſupposesuppose has [nevertaſted | never tasted]nevertaſtednever tasted
of any [ſpiritous | spiritous]ſpiritousspiritous Liquor of any Sort [ſince | since]ſincesince. Some Years
ago under the Influence
and
the [moſt | most]moſtmost
relate to his Ordination are Good. but he has very thorough
ly imbibed [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch [independ.t | independent]independ.tindependent and [Browniſtic | Brownistic]BrowniſticBrownistic Principles
I find many good [ſort | sort]ſortsort of [pp | people]pppeople in your Province are [above] zealous to defendzealous to defend
and he has gone on to [exerciſe | exercise]exerciſeexercise the Power thus [rec.d | received]rec.dreceived from [ye | the]yethe
[Ch-h | church]Ch-hchurch. [laſt | Last]laſtLast year he went to [onohoquage | Onaquaga]onohoquageOnaquaga[place0182.ocp].
the Indians in those parts [eſpecially | especially]eſpeciallyespecially at [Jeningo | Chenango]JeningoChenango[place0110.ocp] which I was
the more [inclind | inclined]inclindinclined to give [cred.t | credit]cred.tcredit to [bec. | because]bec.because I had heard of it otherways.
This year he has made them another [viſit | visit]viſitvisit. [& | and]&and [lodgd | lodged]lodgdlodged again at
my House
at [Jeningo | Chenango]JeningoChenango[place0110.ocp] which he thinks to be really converted. and a
[Gen.l | general]Gen.lgeneral Concern among Others. that they are very [unwillg | unwilling]unwillgunwilling
[yt ye | that the]yt yethat the [Engliſh | English]EngliſhEnglish [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould get footing among them [leſt | lest]leſtlest by [& | and]&and by
they root them out as they have done in New England[place0158.ocp]. that
they have had a meeting and voted to have him, for their [Minier | minister]Minierminister
and [deſired | desired]deſireddesired him to make Application to the [Com̅iſsrs | Commissioners]Com̅iſsrsCommissioners[org0095.ocp]
for his Support and for the Support of
Suppose it is credible
uncommon [above] religiousreligious Concern among them, and [Some thing | something]Some thingsomething like
[Converſion | conversion]Converſionconversion, [& | and]&and perhaps [ſome | some]ſomesome real
[Aſhpo | Ashpo]AſhpoAshpo[pers0002.ocp] [above]
write
[honeſt | honest]honeſthonest Narrative of the Truth. [gap: blotted_out] [above] [& | and]&and[& | and]&and [y.t | that]y.tthat the [Com̅iſsrs | Commissioners]Com̅iſsrsCommissioners[org0095.ocp] were
heartily [ingagd | engaged]ingagdengaged to do [any thing | anything]any thinganything in [yr | their]yrtheir Power to further
[y.e | the]y.ethe Great [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign of [Spreadg | spreading]Spreadgspreading the Gospel among the
but they knew what [miſcheifs | mischiefs]miſcheifsmischiefs [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch Principles as he held ha
done in the [Ch-h | church]Ch-hchurch, and I was [perſwaded | persuaded]perſwadedpersuaded
[utmoſt | utmost]utmoſtutmost care [y.t | that]y.tthat [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [a [ſack | sack]ſacksack][a [ſack | sack]ſacksack [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould not be laid in [y.e | the]y.ethe very
Bottom among the Pagans. I have taken
there is a probability [y.t | that]y.tthat he might do
Errors, and would take pains to [furniſh | furnish]furniſhfurnish [himſelf | himself]himſelfhimself with useful
knowledge
and would act only in his proper Sphere.
affecting View of their Case. [Aſhpo | Ashpo]AſhpoAshpo[pers0002.ocp]'s [Intereſt | interest]Intereſtinterest in their [Affrs | affairs]Affrsaffairs
is Such as that th
[y.e | the]y.ethe Affair be conducted with [utmoſt | utmost]utmoſtutmost Prudence,
and [Diſcretion | discretion]Diſcretiondiscretion. and [above] by [Reaſon | reason]Reaſonreason of [y.r Acquant.e | your acquaintance]y.r Acquant.eyour acquaintance with and [Intereſt | interest]Intereſtinterest in them.by [Reaſon | reason]Reaſonreason of [y.r Acquant.e | your acquaintance]y.r Acquant.eyour acquaintance with and [Intereſt | interest]Intereſtinterest in them. I [ſuppose | suppose]ſupposesuppose no man [ſo | so]ſoso likely as you to
prevent the [Miſchiefs | mischiefs]Miſchiefsmischiefs which are [threatned | threatened]threatnedthreatened, and to [nouriſh | nourish]nouriſhnourish, [Cheriſh | cherish]Cheriſhcherish,
and further any good [Beginings | beginnings]Beginingsbeginnings there,
by all [accots | accounts]accotsaccounts they have a hearing Ear. and it looks as [tho' | though]tho'though the
Gospel might have free [courſe | course]courſecourse among them, and who [Reconds | reckons]Recondsreckons
what a Glorious [Harveſt | harvest]Harveſtharvest you may have, and what [Bleſsings | blessings]Bleſsingsblessings
of [periſhg | perishing]periſhgperishing Souls come upon you.
as I [ſuppose | suppose]ſupposesuppose [Aſhpo | Ashpo]AſhpoAshpo[pers0002.ocp] will [Viſit | visit]Viſitvisit them again whether
he be [encouragd | encouraged]encouragdencouraged by the [Com̅iſsrs | Commissioners]Com̅iſsrsCommissioners[org0095.ocp] or not [ſo | so]ſoso perhaps it will
not be [above] prudent orprudent or [beſt | best]beſtbest he [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould be at once thrown into [Deſpair | despair]Deſpairdespair of
[Fav.r & | favour and]Fav.r &favour and Countenance
[above] tenderly be put in your arms [& | and]&andtenderly be put in your arms [& | and]&and held upon trial
your Direction and Conduct. and if he [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould be ductile
[& | and]&and Teachable, I dont conclude [yt | that]ytthat [above]
[Cauſe | cause]Cauſecause. [above] as I can but entertain in Charitable hope concerning his [illegible] [& | and]&and the [Honeſty | honesty]Honeſtyhonesty of his Intentionsas I can but entertain in Charitable hope concerning his [illegible] [& | and]&and the [Honeſty | honesty]Honeſtyhonesty of his Intentions. however the [caſe | case]caſecase appears to me very Dangerous
and Difficult. and when we [conſider | consider]conſiderconsider what infinite
[miſcheifs | mischiefs]miſcheifsmischiefs Satan has done when [tranſformd | transformed]tranſformdtransformed into an [Angil | angel]Angilangel
of Light [& | and]&and [Eſpecly | especially]Eſpeclyespecially at [ye | the]yethe [firſt | first]firſtfirst
in places [above] and by the [Inſtrumentality | instrumentality]Inſtrumentalityinstrumentality of good men tooand by the [Inſtrumentality | instrumentality]Inſtrumentalityinstrumentality of good men too it may Justly awaken our Fear
[above]
[left] # and I hope [y.e | the]y.ethe
[Conſider.n | consideration]Conſider.nconsideration will [Effectivelly perſwade | effectively persuade]Effectivelly perſwadeeffectively persuade you to
comply with [y.e | the]y.ethe [Deſ.r | desire]Deſ.rdesire of [y.e | the]y.ethe [Hon.le Com̅rs | Honourable Commissioners]Hon.le Com̅rsHonourable Commissioners[org0095.ocp], at [leaſt | least]leaſtleast [ſo | so]ſoso far as to
[accompy & | accompany and]accompy &accompany and introduce dear [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [Thompſon | Thompson]ThompſonThompson[pers0540.ocp], if he [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall accept the
[Miſsion | mission]Miſsionmission.
# and I hope [y.e | the]y.ethe
[Conſider.n | consideration]Conſider.nconsideration will [Effectivelly perſwade | effectively persuade]Effectivelly perſwadeeffectively persuade you tocomply with [y.e | the]y.ethe [Deſ.r | desire]Deſ.rdesire of [y.e | the]y.ethe [Hon.le Com̅rs | Honourable Commissioners]Hon.le Com̅rsHonourable Commissioners[org0095.ocp], at [leaſt | least]leaſtleast [ſo | so]ſoso far as to
[accompy & | accompany and]accompy &accompany and introduce dear [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [Thompſon | Thompson]ThompſonThompson[pers0540.ocp], if he [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall accept the
[Miſsion | mission]Miſsionmission.
comply with [y.e | the]y.ethe [Deſ.r | desire]Deſ.rdesire of [y.e | the]y.ethe [Hon.le Com̅rs | Honourable Commissioners]Hon.le Com̅rsHonourable Commissioners[org0095.ocp], at [leaſt | least]leaſtleast [ſo | so]ſoso far as to
[accompy & | accompany and]accompy &accompany and introduce dear [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [Thompſon | Thompson]ThompſonThompson[pers0540.ocp], if he [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall accept the
[Miſsion | mission]Miſsionmission.
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] [ſeems | seems]ſeemsseems to have a good [Underſtanding | understanding]Underſtandingunderstanding of [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): Satans]Satans
Devices [above] of [y.t | that]y.tthat [ſort | sort]ſortsortof [y.t | that]y.tthat [ſort | sort]ſortsort and has [ſome | some]ſomesome [thots | thoughts]thotsthoughts he [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall make
[Jeningo | Chenango]JeningoChenango[place0110.ocp] before he returns from his [Miſsion | mission]Miſsionmission. If you
[ſhould | should]ſhouldshould chance to meet him there [above] [& | and]&and [illegible] [y.r | there]y.rthere [illegible] it will
[above] look like a very favourable Providence.look like a very favourable Providence.
Divine directive, [above] inin [& | and]&and [Bleſsing | Blessing]BleſsingBlessing upon all your pious [Endrs | endeavours]Endrsendeavours to
build up the Kingdom of the Great Redeemer I am [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev. [& | and]&and dear [above] [ſr | Sir]ſrSir[ſr | Sir]ſrSir
and with [Kindeſt | Kindest]KindeſtKindest Salutations to you and your
[ſpouse | spouse]ſpousespouse[pers1799.ocp]
[Closer]
Yours in the [Deareſt | Dearest]DeareſtDearest Bonds
[Eleaz.r | Eleazar]Eleaz.rEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[Eleaz.r | Eleazar]Eleaz.rEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
---|---|---|---|
pers0164.ocp | M. r Mr. Jeſse Jesse Dean | mentioned | Dean, Jesse |
pers0020.ocp | M. r Mr. Gunn | mentioned | Gunn, Elisha |
pers0021.ocp | M. r Mr. Ha w lley Hawley | recipient | Hawley, Gideon |
pers0030.ocp | M. r Mr. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0155.ocp | David Fowler | mentioned | Fowler, David |
pers0344.ocp | Gen. l Gen. Lyman | mentioned | Lyman, Phineas |
pers0155.ocp | David | mentioned | Fowler, David |
pers0292.ocp | Gen l Gen. Johnſon Johnson | mentioned | Johnson, William |
pers0036.ocp | Eleaz r Eleazar Wheelock | writer | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0002.ocp | Sam. l Samuel Aſhpo Ashpo | mentioned | Ashpo, Samuel |
pers0002.ocp | Aſhpo Ashpo | mentioned | Ashpo, Samuel |
pers0540.ocp | M. r Mr. Thompſon Thompson | mentioned | Thompson |
pers0540.ocp | M. r Mr. Thompſon Thompson | mentioned | Thompson |
pers1799.ocp | your dear ſpous e spouse | mentioned | Hawley, Lucy (née Fessenden) |
pers0036.ocp | Eleaz. r Eleazar Wheelock | writer | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0031.ocp | A Andrew Oliver | recipient | Oliver, Andrew |
pers0021.ocp | Rev. Gid. Gideon Hawley | recipient | Hawley, Gideon |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
place0013.ocp | Boſton Boston | Boston |
place0308.ocp | New York | New York City |
place0182.ocp | Onohoquagke Onaquaga | Onaquaga |
place0164.ocp | N New London | New London |
place0182.ocp | onohoquage Onaquaga | Onaquaga |
place0110.ocp | Jeningo Chenango | Chenango |
place0158.ocp | New England | New England |
place0048.ocp | Connecticut | Connecticut |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0095.ocp | Honlehonourable Com̅iſsrsCommissioners | The Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the parts adjacent in America |
org0095.ocp | Com̅iſsrsCommissioners | The Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the parts adjacent in America |
org0090.ocp | Six Nations | Six Nations |
org0095.ocp | HonleHonourable Com̅iſsrsCommissioners | The Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the parts adjacent in America |
org0095.ocp | Com̅iſsrsCommissioners | The Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the parts adjacent in America |
org0063.ocp | Mohegan | Mohegan Tribe |
org0095.ocp | CommiſsrsCommissioners | The Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the parts adjacent in America |
org0095.ocp | Honle Com̅iſsrsHonourable Commissioners | The Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the parts adjacent in America |
org0095.ocp | ComrsCommissioners | The Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the parts adjacent in America |
org0095.ocp | Hon.le Com̅rsHonourable Commissioners | The Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the parts adjacent in America |
Dates identified in this document:
Standard Form | Text |
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1761-06-10 | June 10. 1761. |
1761-06-10 | June 1761 |
Regularized text:
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modernization | laſt | last |
modernization | M.r | Mr. |
modernization | Jeſse | Jesse |
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modernization | Viſit | visit |
modernization | Boſton | Boston |
modernization | ſoon | soon |
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modernization | ſir | sir |
modernization | ſet | set |
modernization | y.e | the |
modernization | Gen.l | Gen. |
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modernization | ſend | send |
modernization | Genl | Gen. |
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modernization | Bleſsings | blessings |
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modernization | Deſpair | despair |
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modernization | Inſtrumentality | instrumentality |
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modernization | accompany | accompany |
modernization | Thompſon | Thompson |
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modernization | Underſtanding | understanding |
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modernization | occaſion | occasion |
modernization | paſs | pass |
modernization | wiſh | wish |
modernization | Bleſsing | Blessing |
modernization | Revd | Rev. |
modernization | Kindeſt | Kindest |
modernization | ſpouse | spouse |
modernization | ſir | Sir |
modernization | Deareſt | Dearest |
modernization | Esq.r | Esq. |
Expanded abbreviations:
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Hon.d | Honoured |
s.d | said |
Honle | honourable |
Com̅iſsrs | Commissioners |
Hon.r | honour |
& | and |
tho' | though |
Honrs | Honours |
Eleazr | Eleazar |
Lettrs | letters |
pp | people |
Affecnſ | affections |
openg & | opening and |
Encouragg | encouraging |
w.c | which |
Honle | Honourable |
acco.t | account |
Sam.l | Samuel |
Ch-h | Church |
N | New |
informd | informed |
Exhortrs | exhorters |
independ.t | independent |
rec.d | received |
Ch-h | church |
spl | special |
cred.t | credit |
bec. | because |
Gen.l | general |
unwillg | unwilling |
Minier | minister |
Commiſsrs | Commissioners |
Fav.r | favour |
Spreadg | spreading |
Affrs | affairs |
Conſeqces | consequences |
y.r Acquant.e | your acquaintance |
accots | accounts |
periſhg | perishing |
Fav.r & | favour and |
Honle Com̅iſsrs | Honourable Commissioners |
Eſpecly | especially |
accordg | according |
Comrs | Commissioners |
Conſider.n | consideration |
Deſ.r | desire |
Hon.le Com̅rs | Honourable Commissioners |
accompy & | accompany and |
thots | thoughts |
thro' | through |
Endrs | endeavours |
ſr | Sir |
Eleaz.r | Eleazar |
A | Andrew |
Gid. | Gideon |
abo.t | about |
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Number of dates with invalid 'when' attributes: | 0 |
Number of nested "hi" tags: (consider merging the @rend attributes, or using other tags) | 25 |
Number of tags with invalid 'rend' attributes: | 0 (out of 132) |
Number of people/places/organizations with unknown keys: | 0 (out of 47) |
Number of "add" tags with unknown 'place' attributes: | 0 (out of 47) |
Mixed case attribute values in header (potential error): | 0 (out of 146) |