Eleazar Wheelock, letters, to Andrew Oliver and Gideon Hawley, 1761 June 10

Author Wheelock, Eleazar[pers0036.ocp]

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]

[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]deſigndesign to [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.
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.
[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 which David
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. —
What has been of late [calld | called]calldcalled a cold in the Country
proves very mortal among us. 3 now lie dead in
this place and Several others Seem as [tho' | though]tho'though they [wod [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): n't]n't | wouldn't]wod [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): n't]n'twouldn't
live long.[pleaſe | please]pleaſeplease to accept dutiful Salutations [&c | etc.]&cetc.
from
[Closer]
Your [Honrs | Honours]HonrsHonours very Humble Servant
[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
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]ChriſtianChristian about 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 came to 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 Influence of [ſome | some]ſomesome lay [Exhortrs | exhorters]Exhortrsexhorters he was [ſeducd | seduced]ſeducdseduced
and at 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]moſtmost Bitter [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 Principles which [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 House ion 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 of an [above] SomeSome Indian
[Schoolmaſter | schoolmaster]Schoolmaſterschoolmaster. as a [Schoolmaſter | schoolmaster]Schoolmaſterschoolmaster. as to this [acco.t | account]acco.taccount I
Suppose it is credible and 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 real ones [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]perſwadedpersuaded they 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 Countenance by [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]firſtfirst Sitting 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 Fear and 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
[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 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.

 [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
[Closer]
Yours in the [Deareſt | Dearest]DeareſtDearest Bonds
[Eleaz.r | Eleazar]Eleaz.rEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[Trailer]


Letters to [A | Andrew]AAndrew Oliver[pers0031.ocp] [Esq.r | Esq.]Esq.rEsq.
[& | and]&and Rev. [Gid. | Gideon]Gid.Gideon Hawley[pers0021.ocp].
[abo.t | about]abo.tabout [Sam.l | Samuel]Sam.lSamuel [Aſhpo | Ashpo]AſhpoAshpo[pers0002.ocp].
June 1761[1761-06-10]
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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:

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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:

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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:

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1761-06-10 June 10. 1761.
1761-06-10 June 1761

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Abbreviation Expansion
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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
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Exhortrs exhorters
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rec.d received
Ch-h church
spl special
cred.t credit
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Gen.l general
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Minier minister
Commiſsrs Commissioners
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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
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ſr Sir
Eleaz.r Eleazar
A Andrew
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