Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to John Smith, 1761 September 15
15 September 1761[1761-09-15]
Call Number761515
[note (type: abstract): Wheelock writes of Occom’s mission to the Oneidas, of the preparations of Samuel Kirtland for mission work, and of the general progress of the charity school. In a postscript, Wheelock states that Occom was educated entirely by him, and not at college.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is relatively clear and tidy, with some deletions and additions.][note (type: paper): Large sheet folded in half to make four pages is silked along horizontal creases; there is some wear at edges.][note (type: ink): Heavy and blotchy in spots.][note (type: noteworthy): On one recto, second paragraph, the "three Mohawke lads" are Joseph Brant, Negyes, and Center. On one verso, second paragraph, one of the Delaware girls is Miriam Storrs; in the same paragraph "...one of the Girls which I have been so long expecting..." is likely Amy Johnson. On one verso, fourth paragraph, the two Delawares are Joseph Woolley and Hezekiah Calvin. Some contents are similar to those of 761404. Wheelock discusses the belief that Indians are the "10 Tribes of the House of Israel." In the trailer on 2 verso, the date is written as September 13, not 15.]EventsBuilding of Occom’s house
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My Affairs have [ſo | so]ſoso crowded me that I [han't | haven't]han'thaven't
found [Leiſure | leisure]Leiſureleisure to write you of the State of this Indian School[org0098.ocp], as
[above] you [deſired | desired]deſireddesired [& | and]&and you [deſired | desired]deſireddesired [& | and]&and I [deſign'd | designed]deſign'ddesigned when I had the [Pleaſure | pleasure]Pleaſurepleasure you gave me at your House
[laſt | last]laſtlast Spring. nor can I now more than gratify you with a few
Hints; in Hopes I may have More [Leiſure | leisure]Leiſureleisure by [& | and]&and by [gap: tear] or perhaps
the opportunity to wait upon you at your own House [gap: tear][guess (h-dawnd): a]again be
fore winter.
found [Leiſure | leisure]Leiſureleisure to write you of the State of this Indian School[org0098.ocp], as
[above] you [deſired | desired]deſireddesired [& | and]&and you [deſired | desired]deſireddesired [& | and]&and I [deſign'd | designed]deſign'ddesigned when I had the [Pleaſure | pleasure]Pleaſurepleasure you gave me at your House
[laſt | last]laſtlast Spring. nor can I now more than gratify you with a few
Hints; in Hopes I may have More [Leiſure | leisure]Leiſureleisure by [& | and]&and by [gap: tear] or perhaps
the opportunity to wait upon you at your own House [gap: tear][guess (h-dawnd): a]again be
fore winter.
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp], in [Conſequence | consequence]Conſequenceconsequence of the Appointment which I [in
form'd | in
formed]in
form'din
formed you of, [ſat | set]ſatset out on his long journey to the [ſix | Six]ſixSix Nations[org0090.ocp], on
the [10th | 10th]10th10th of June[1761-06-10] [laſt | last]laſtlast, (accompanied by David[pers0155.ocp] the youth who
was with me at your House [laſt | last]laſtlast Spring) by the way of New
York[place0308.ocp], where he tarried [ſeveral | several]ſeveralseveral Days, [& | and]&and [preach'd | preached]preach'dpreached in [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [Boſtwic[above] kk | Bostwick]Boſtwic[above] kkBostwick[pers0089.ocp]
Meeting House to an [Aſsembly | assembly]Aſsemblyassembly [vaſtly | vastly]vaſtlyvastly Numerous; at which
was collected £ 70. for his use. And the Evening following at the
[Baptiſt's | Baptist's]Baptiſt'sBaptist's Meeting House £ 13. their [Currancy | currency]Currancycurrency: And received
the [fulleſt | fullest]fulleſtfullest Recommendations from the principle Gentlemen
in the City. I have [ſince | since]ſincesince received a Letter from him Dated
German Flatts[place0084.ocp]. July 7.[1761-07-07] Informing [y.t | that]y.tthat he had met with un
common [Kindneſs | kindness]Kindneſskindness, [& | and]&and [Reſpect | respect]Reſpectrespect every where. And that [Genl | Gen.]GenlGen.
[Amherſt | Amherst]AmherſtAmherst[pers0055.ocp] had given him the [Strongeſt | strongest]Strongeſtstrongest [Paſs | pass]Paſspass, [& | and]&and [Recom̅endati
on | recommendati
on]Recom̅endati
onrecommendati
on to all his Officers, [&c | etc.]&cetc.. And also that [Gen.l | Gen.]Gen.lGen. [Johnſson | Johnson]JohnſsonJohnson[pers0292.ocp], who
was there on his way to the Detroit[place0060.ocp], with [Preſents | presents]Preſentspresents to the Indians
had [promiſed | promised]promiſedpromised him his [Aſsiſtance | assistance]Aſsiſtanceassistance, and [design'd | designed]design'ddesigned the next Day
to introduce him to the Oneida Nation[org0075.ocp]. I have also of
the Same Date and from the Same Place, a Letter from
[Genl | Gen.]GenlGen. [Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0292.ocp], which came by the Hands of Three [Mohawke | Mohawk]MohawkeMohawk[org0062.ocp]
Lads two of[illegible] which were
Sent by the [Gen.l | Gen.]Gen.lGen.[pers0292.ocp] to this School[org0098.ocp] in
[Complyance | compliance]Complyancecomplianceillegible with my [deſire | desire]deſiredesire by Letter to him that he would
[ſend | send]ſendsend me [ſix | six]ſixsix [promiſing | promising]promiſingpromising Youth of those Nations. Three to
be [ſupported | supported]ſupportedsupported by the [Hon.le | Honourable]Hon.leHonourable [Scotiſh | Scottish]ScotiſhScottish [Com̅iſs.rs | Commissioners]Com̅iſs.rsCommissioners[org0011.ocp], And the
other Three I venture to take in Addition to the [ſix | six]ſixsix which
I had before to be the Subjects of Such Charities, as God
[ſhall | shall]ſhallshall [diſpose | dispose]diſposedispose the Hearts of his People to [beſtow | bestow]beſtowbestow upon this
[occaſion | occasion]occaſionoccasion. And the [Gen.l | Gen.]Gen.lGen.[pers0292.ocp] informs me, he hopes, as he [paſses | passes]paſsespasses
[thro' | through]thro'through the Other Nations on his Way, he [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall be able to [ſend | send]ſendsend
me 3. or 4. more [ſo | so]ſoso as to [compleat | complete]compleatcomplete the Number which I wrote
for. And I am now daily Expecting them here.
form'd | in
formed]in
form'din
formed you of, [ſat | set]ſatset out on his long journey to the [ſix | Six]ſixSix Nations[org0090.ocp], on
the [10th | 10th]10th10th of June[1761-06-10] [laſt | last]laſtlast, (accompanied by David[pers0155.ocp] the youth who
was with me at your House [laſt | last]laſtlast Spring) by the way of New
York[place0308.ocp], where he tarried [ſeveral | several]ſeveralseveral Days, [& | and]&and [preach'd | preached]preach'dpreached in [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [Boſtwic[above] kk | Bostwick]Boſtwic[above] kkBostwick[pers0089.ocp]
Meeting House to an [Aſsembly | assembly]Aſsemblyassembly [vaſtly | vastly]vaſtlyvastly Numerous; at which
was collected £ 70. for his use. And the Evening following at the
[Baptiſt's | Baptist's]Baptiſt'sBaptist's Meeting House £ 13. their [Currancy | currency]Currancycurrency: And received
the [fulleſt | fullest]fulleſtfullest Recommendations from the principle Gentlemen
in the City. I have [ſince | since]ſincesince received a Letter from him Dated
German Flatts[place0084.ocp]. July 7.[1761-07-07] Informing [y.t | that]y.tthat he had met with un
common [Kindneſs | kindness]Kindneſskindness, [& | and]&and [Reſpect | respect]Reſpectrespect every where. And that [Genl | Gen.]GenlGen.
[Amherſt | Amherst]AmherſtAmherst[pers0055.ocp] had given him the [Strongeſt | strongest]Strongeſtstrongest [Paſs | pass]Paſspass, [& | and]&and [Recom̅endati
on | recommendati
on]Recom̅endati
onrecommendati
on to all his Officers, [&c | etc.]&cetc.. And also that [Gen.l | Gen.]Gen.lGen. [Johnſson | Johnson]JohnſsonJohnson[pers0292.ocp], who
was there on his way to the Detroit[place0060.ocp], with [Preſents | presents]Preſentspresents to the Indians
had [promiſed | promised]promiſedpromised him his [Aſsiſtance | assistance]Aſsiſtanceassistance, and [design'd | designed]design'ddesigned the next Day
to introduce him to the Oneida Nation[org0075.ocp]. I have also of
the Same Date and from the Same Place, a Letter from
[Genl | Gen.]GenlGen. [Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0292.ocp], which came by the Hands of Three [Mohawke | Mohawk]MohawkeMohawk[org0062.ocp]
Lads two of
[Complyance | compliance]Complyancecompliance
[ſend | send]ſendsend me [ſix | six]ſixsix [promiſing | promising]promiſingpromising Youth of those Nations. Three to
be [ſupported | supported]ſupportedsupported by the [Hon.le | Honourable]Hon.leHonourable [Scotiſh | Scottish]ScotiſhScottish [Com̅iſs.rs | Commissioners]Com̅iſs.rsCommissioners[org0011.ocp], And the
other Three I venture to take in Addition to the [ſix | six]ſixsix which
I had before to be the Subjects of Such Charities, as God
[ſhall | shall]ſhallshall [diſpose | dispose]diſposedispose the Hearts of his People to [beſtow | bestow]beſtowbestow upon this
[occaſion | occasion]occaſionoccasion. And the [Gen.l | Gen.]Gen.lGen.[pers0292.ocp] informs me, he hopes, as he [paſses | passes]paſsespasses
[thro' | through]thro'through the Other Nations on his Way, he [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall be able to [ſend | send]ſendsend
me 3. or 4. more [ſo | so]ſoso as to [compleat | complete]compleatcomplete the Number which I wrote
for. And I am now daily Expecting them here.
When these came I was much at a [loſs | loss]loſsloss what might be his
End in coming, who was not recommended by the [Gen.l | Gen.]Gen.lGen.[pers0292.ocp]; but
[ſince | since]ſincesince we have learnt to [underſtand | understand]underſtandunderstand them a little better, I am
fully [perſuaded | persuaded]perſuadedpersuaded the [Caſe | case]Caſecase was thus. After the [Gen.l | Gen.]Gen.lGen.[pers0292.ocp] had [ſent | sent]ſentsent away
those two, the Other [underſtanding | understanding]underſtandingunderstanding their [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign, and being [deſi
rous | desi
rous]deſi
rousdesi
rous of Learning as well as they, went after the [Gen.l | Gen.]Gen.lGen.[pers0292.ocp], but he
now got too far on his way to be overtaken, where upon he con
cluded to run the venture of coming without Recommendation
End in coming, who was not recommended by the [Gen.l | Gen.]Gen.lGen.[pers0292.ocp]; but
[ſince | since]ſincesince we have learnt to [underſtand | understand]underſtandunderstand them a little better, I am
fully [perſuaded | persuaded]perſuadedpersuaded the [Caſe | case]Caſecase was thus. After the [Gen.l | Gen.]Gen.lGen.[pers0292.ocp] had [ſent | sent]ſentsent away
those two, the Other [underſtanding | understanding]underſtandingunderstanding their [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign, and being [deſi
rous | desi
rous]deſi
rousdesi
rous of Learning as well as they, went after the [Gen.l | Gen.]Gen.lGen.[pers0292.ocp], but he
now got too far on his way to be overtaken, where upon he con
cluded to run the venture of coming without Recommendation
They all behave very well hitherto. And it is quite [agreable | agreeable]agreableagreeable
to [ſee | see]ſeesee them with the [reſt | rest]reſtrest Generally [ſo | so]ſoso well [ingaged | engaged]ingagedengaged in their [ſtudies | studies]ſtudiesstudies.
to [ſee | see]ſeesee them with the [reſt | rest]reſtrest Generally [ſo | so]ſoso well [ingaged | engaged]ingagedengaged in their [ſtudies | studies]ſtudiesstudies.
[tho' | though]tho'though
[Tho' | though]Tho'though one without Experience can well conceive the Difficulty
there is in Educating them.
there is in Educating them.
David[pers0155.ocp] is not yet [return'd | returned]return'dreturned nor do I expect him ['till | 'til]'till'til those other
[Ladds | lads]Laddslads come, if before [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] returns from his [Miſsion | mission]Miſsionmission.
But one of the Girls which I have been [ſo | so]ſoso long expecting is yet
come. [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Brainerd[pers0004.ocp] wrote me in the Spring that those expected
from Delaware[place0059.ocp], had been detained by [Sickneſs | sickness]Sickneſssickness, and one was then
not likely to recover, however that I might expect two by the
[Firſt | first]Firſtfirst [Veſsel | vessel]Veſselvessel.
[Ladds | lads]Laddslads come, if before [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] returns from his [Miſsion | mission]Miſsionmission.
But one of the Girls which I have been [ſo | so]ſoso long expecting is yet
come. [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Brainerd[pers0004.ocp] wrote me in the Spring that those expected
from Delaware[place0059.ocp], had been detained by [Sickneſs | sickness]Sickneſssickness, and one was then
not likely to recover, however that I might expect two by the
[Firſt | first]Firſtfirst [Veſsel | vessel]Veſselvessel.
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0942.ocp]'s Son[pers0315.ocp], a [CharitySchollar | charityscholar]CharitySchollarcharityscholar, and [promiſing | promising]promiſingpromising Youth,
who is now at this School[org0098.ocp] fitting for a [Miſsion | mission]Miſsionmission, is learning the
[Mohawke | Mohawk]MohawkeMohawk[org0062.ocp] Language of the Boys, as fast as he can under the
[Diſadvantage | disadvantage]Diſadvantagedisadvantage of having no Books, nor Interpreter to help
him. And So are also [ſeveral | several]ſeveralseveral of the Indian Boys.
who is now at this School[org0098.ocp] fitting for a [Miſsion | mission]Miſsionmission, is learning the
[Mohawke | Mohawk]MohawkeMohawk[org0062.ocp] Language of the Boys, as fast as he can under the
[Diſadvantage | disadvantage]Diſadvantagedisadvantage of having no Books, nor Interpreter to help
him. And So are also [ſeveral | several]ſeveralseveral of the Indian Boys.
I here [ſend | send]ſendsend you [incloſed | enclosed]incloſedenclosed a [Speciman | specimen]Specimanspecimen of the writing of my two
Delawares[org0038.ocp], and I doubt not you would be much [pleaſed | pleased]pleaſedpleased to
hear them read [Lattin | Latin]LattinLatin [& | and]&and Greek.
Delawares[org0038.ocp], and I doubt not you would be much [pleaſed | pleased]pleaſedpleased to
hear them read [Lattin | Latin]LattinLatin [& | and]&and Greek.
As to those Signatures [& | and]&and Traces of [Judaiſm | Judaism]JudaiſmJudaism which have [in
clin'd | in
clined]in
clin'din
clined me to believe our American Indians to be the 10 Tribes
of the House of Israel, [above] I am not in a Capacity to [ſet | set]ſetset [ym | them]ymthem in [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch a Light as I hope I may beI am not in a Capacity to [ſet | set]ſetset [ym | them]ymthem in [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch a Light as I hope I may be. [ſeveral | several]ſeveralseveral ofwhich them we [diſcourſd | discoursed]diſcourſddiscoursed of, [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch
as Their Languages being generally Guttural, [& | and]&and Abounding in prefixes
[& | and]&and Suffixes [agreable | agreeable]agreableagreeable to the Hebrew. Their use of [y.e | the]y.ethe word Higgai
nan in their Singing, which I [ſuſpect | suspect]ſuſpectsuspect to be the Same with Higgaion
used by the Sweet Singer of Israel Their Sacrifices, [eſpecially | especially]eſpeciallyespecially
of the pascal Lamb. (for want of which they use a [Faun | fawn]Faunfawn) [ſo | so]ſoso [agrea
ble | agreea
ble]agrea
bleagreea
ble to the Mosaic Rites. Their cutting out the Hollow of the Thigh
when they can give no [Reaſon | reason]Reaſonreason for it but Tradition, and [ſay | say]ſaysay that
all good Indians have done [ſo | so]ſoso, which I had from an old man
of good credit who was in his youth a Mighty Hunter among
them. Their Avenging [Murther | murder]Murthermurder by the [neareſt | nearest]neareſtnearest of kin. Their Se
paration oftheir Women for [uncleaneſs | uncleanness]uncleaneſsuncleanness. [& | and]&and their Purification [&c | etc.]&cetc.
There Is, [beſides | besides]beſidesbesides These, and many Such like, one which I dont rem
ember to have [diſcourſed | discoursed]diſcourſeddiscoursed with you of, and which is with me as
weighty as [almoſt | almost]almoſtalmost any I have heard,and which I [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould be glad of
your Thoughts upon. I had it from that dear man of God the
[Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev. David Brainerd[pers0003.ocp] a little before his Death. and perhaps the
[Diſcovery | discovery]Diſcoverydiscovery never was So fully made by any other. He gave it me
a little before his Death, as he had it from one of their [Powows | powwows]Powowspowwows, then
lately converted to [chriſtianity | Christianity]chriſtianityChristianity under his [Minſtry | ministry]Minſtryministry among them.
He told me that the [ſpirit | spirit]ſpiritspirit which their [Powows | powwows]Powowspowwows are at certain Times
under the Influence
[Inſpired | inspired]Inſpiredinspired with, [& | and]&and under the Influence of, and which
makes them So much the fear [& | and]&and Dread of the Indians, was as exact
an Imitation of a Spirit of [Propheſy | prophesy]Propheſyprophesy as he could conceive the
Devil capable of. that they were Seers and could See the Hearts
Thoughts, Purposes, [& | and]&and Intentions of others they were concerned with, as
plain as one could [ſee | see]ſeesee an opaque Body in a [tranſparent | transparent]tranſparenttransparent [Glaſs | glass]Glaſsglass, they
would charge men with what they had done in Secret [& | and]&and make
them own it. and pretend to 'tell Fatuities, viz. what [ſucceſs | success]ſucceſssuccess the
Enquirers would have in Hunting or War, in which [Caſe | case]Caſecase they[illegible] are
were much used. (and [illegible]
[above] perhapsperhaps could 'tell as much as the Devil
Knew in these [Caſes | cases]Caſescases) and when the Spirit was gone from them they
were but as other men.
clin'd | in
clined]in
clin'din
clined me to believe our American Indians to be the 10 Tribes
of the House of Israel, [above] I am not in a Capacity to [ſet | set]ſetset [ym | them]ymthem in [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch a Light as I hope I may beI am not in a Capacity to [ſet | set]ſetset [ym | them]ymthem in [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch a Light as I hope I may be. [ſeveral | several]ſeveralseveral of
as Their Languages being generally Guttural, [& | and]&and Abounding in prefixes
[& | and]&and Suffixes [agreable | agreeable]agreableagreeable to the Hebrew. Their use of [y.e | the]y.ethe word Higgai
nan in their Singing, which I [ſuſpect | suspect]ſuſpectsuspect to be the Same with Higgaion
used by the Sweet Singer of Israel Their Sacrifices, [eſpecially | especially]eſpeciallyespecially
of the pascal Lamb. (for want of which they use a [Faun | fawn]Faunfawn) [ſo | so]ſoso [agrea
ble | agreea
ble]agrea
bleagreea
ble to the Mosaic Rites. Their cutting out the Hollow of the Thigh
when they can give no [Reaſon | reason]Reaſonreason for it but Tradition, and [ſay | say]ſaysay that
all good Indians have done [ſo | so]ſoso, which I had from an old man
of good credit who was in his youth a Mighty Hunter among
them. Their Avenging [Murther | murder]Murthermurder by the [neareſt | nearest]neareſtnearest of kin. Their Se
paration of
There Is, [beſides | besides]beſidesbesides These, and many Such like, one which I dont rem
ember to have [diſcourſed | discoursed]diſcourſeddiscoursed with you of, and which is with me as
weighty as [almoſt | almost]almoſtalmost any I have heard,
your Thoughts upon. I had it from that dear man of God the
[Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev. David Brainerd[pers0003.ocp] a little before his Death. and perhaps the
[Diſcovery | discovery]Diſcoverydiscovery never was So fully made by any other. He gave it me
lately converted to [chriſtianity | Christianity]chriſtianityChristianity under his [Minſtry | ministry]Minſtryministry among them.
He told me that the [ſpirit | spirit]ſpiritspirit which their [Powows | powwows]Powowspowwows are at certain Times
makes them So much the fear [& | and]&and Dread of the Indians, was as exact
an Imitation of a Spirit of [Propheſy | prophesy]Propheſyprophesy as he could conceive the
Devil capable of. that they were Seers and could See the Hearts
Thoughts, Purposes, [& | and]&and Intentions of others they were concerned with, as
plain as one could [ſee | see]ſeesee an opaque Body in a [tranſparent | transparent]tranſparenttransparent [Glaſs | glass]Glaſsglass, they
would charge men with what they had done in Secret [& | and]&and make
them own it. and pretend to 'tell Fatuities, viz. what [ſucceſs | success]ſucceſssuccess the
Enquirers would have in Hunting or War, in which [Caſe | case]Caſecase they
Knew in these [Caſes | cases]Caſescases) and when the Spirit was gone from them they
were but as other men.
Now when I [conſider | consider]conſiderconsider how [y.e | the]y.ethe false Spirit has all along imitated [y.e | the]y.ethe
Time and the great advantage he has thereby made to get [ye | the]yethe [ſubjects | subjects]ſubjectssubjects
of it fast in his Snare. and what advantage he may be [Supposd | supposed]Supposdsupposed to
have got of [ye | the]yethe 10 Tribes in this way, after [ye | the]yethe Time [ſince | since]ſincesince of [Prophiſie | prophecy]Prophiſieprophecy
Time and the great advantage he has thereby made to get [ye | the]yethe [ſubjects | subjects]ſubjectssubjects
of it fast in his Snare. and what advantage he may be [Supposd | supposed]Supposdsupposed to
have got of [ye | the]yethe 10 Tribes in this way, after [ye | the]yethe Time [ſince | since]ſincesince of [Prophiſie | prophecy]Prophiſieprophecy
was.
was wholly [Loſt | lost]Loſtlost among them, and not only a [Sp.t | spirit]Sp.tspirit of [Prophiſie | prophecy]Prophiſieprophecy
but humane Literature with it. I cant but think there is weight
in it.
but humane Literature with it. I cant but think there is weight
in it.
as to what has been [ſaid | said]ſaidsaid by Some [y.t | that]y.tthat the Names of Several
Animals [above] in their Languagein their Language are [ye | the]yethe very Same with the Hebrew: perhaps when we are
able to Send [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries among them who are well [inſtructed | instructed]inſtructedinstructed in the
Hebrew Tongue we may be [furniſhed | furnished]furniſhedfurnished with [ye | the]yethe [fulleſt | fullest]fulleſtfullest Evidence from
that Quarter. I hope my dear Little Jacob[pers0040.ocp], who is now just
out of his [2.d | 2nd]2.d2nd Year at New [Jerſie | Jersey]JerſieJersey College[org0067.ocp], and is one of [y.e | the]y.ethe Delaware
Tribe[org0038.ocp], may be the very man to oblige us with [ſome | some]ſomesome new [Diſcove
ries | discove
ries]Diſcove
riesdiscove
ries of the Nature.
Animals [above] in their Languagein their Language are [ye | the]yethe very Same with the Hebrew: perhaps when we are
able to Send [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries among them who are well [inſtructed | instructed]inſtructedinstructed in the
Hebrew Tongue we may be [furniſhed | furnished]furniſhedfurnished with [ye | the]yethe [fulleſt | fullest]fulleſtfullest Evidence from
that Quarter. I hope my dear Little Jacob[pers0040.ocp], who is now just
out of his [2.d | 2nd]2.d2nd Year at New [Jerſie | Jersey]JerſieJersey College[org0067.ocp], and is one of [y.e | the]y.ethe Delaware
Tribe[org0038.ocp], may be the very man to oblige us with [ſome | some]ſomesome new [Diſcove
ries | discove
ries]Diſcove
riesdiscove
ries of the Nature.
The getting exact Information of these things, and Setting them
in a true and proper Light will require Time and Pains.
in a true and proper Light will require Time and Pains.
I have lately been (I cant Say [diſagreably | disagreeably]diſagreablydisagreeably) [amaſed | amazed]amaſedamazed with a Letter
from [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Emrie[pers0184.ocp] to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. John [Erſkine | Erskine]ErſkineErskine[pers0185.ocp] in Scotland[place0203.ocp], in [manuſcript | manuscript]manuſcriptmanuscript
wherein he Supposes he has fully proved from the word of God [yt | that]ytthat
The Indians inNorth America are the 10 Tribes of the House
of
Israel,were
[baniſshed | banished]baniſshedbanished
[above] hitherhither into the [Wilderneſs | wilderness]Wilderneſswilderness of the Peoples, and their
[origional | original]origionaloriginal [conceald | concealed]concealdconcealed under enigmatical [Propheſies | prophesies]Propheſiesprophesies, that they
might not be [recond | reckoned]recondreckoned among the Nations, ['till | 'til]'till'til Now the Time
of their Deliverance is at Hand. I have only had [y.e | the]y.ethe Favour.
of a [curſory | cursory]curſorycursory reading of it, I apprehend there is a great deal of
[Insenuity | insinuity]Insenuityinsinuity in what he has wrote if nothing more. —
from [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Emrie[pers0184.ocp] to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. John [Erſkine | Erskine]ErſkineErskine[pers0185.ocp] in Scotland[place0203.ocp], in [manuſcript | manuscript]manuſcriptmanuscript
wherein he Supposes he has fully proved from the word of God [yt | that]ytthat
The Indians in
Israel,
[origional | original]origionaloriginal [conceald | concealed]concealdconcealed under enigmatical [Propheſies | prophesies]Propheſiesprophesies, that they
might not be [recond | reckoned]recondreckoned among the Nations, ['till | 'til]'till'til Now the Time
of their Deliverance is at Hand. I have only had [y.e | the]y.ethe Favour.
of a [curſory | cursory]curſorycursory reading of it, I apprehend there is a great deal of
[Insenuity | insinuity]Insenuityinsinuity in what he has wrote if nothing more. —
I was much encouraged in the [Proſecution | prosecution]Proſecutionprosecution of this grand
Affair by what I met with at [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[place0013.ocp] [laſt | last]laſtlast Spring, [perticular
ly | particular
ly]perticular
lyparticular
ly the generous and [Seaſonable | seasonable]Seaſonableseasonable [Bequeſt | bequest]Bequeſtbequest, of that truly noble
Lord the Marquess of [Lothain | Lothian]LothainLothian [pers0355.ocp], and others. which I [look'd | looked]look'dlooked
upon as an Answer to Prayer, and was [encouragd | encouraged]encouragdencouraged thereby
to enlarge the Number of My [Schollars | scholars]Schollarsscholars, And hope I [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall
find what has been done to have been but an [Earniſt | earnest]Earniſtearnest of
greater Supplies as they Shall be needed.
Affair by what I met with at [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[place0013.ocp] [laſt | last]laſtlast Spring, [perticular
ly | particular
ly]perticular
lyparticular
ly the generous and [Seaſonable | seasonable]Seaſonableseasonable [Bequeſt | bequest]Bequeſtbequest, of that truly noble
Lord the Marquess of [Lothain | Lothian]LothainLothian [pers0355.ocp], and others. which I [look'd | looked]look'dlooked
upon as an Answer to Prayer, and was [encouragd | encouraged]encouragdencouraged thereby
to enlarge the Number of My [Schollars | scholars]Schollarsscholars, And hope I [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall
find what has been done to have been but an [Earniſt | earnest]Earniſtearnest of
greater Supplies as they Shall be needed.
I doubt not, my dear Sir, Your are ready to do any
thing in Your Power to promote it. And I [truſt | trust]truſttrust among
the many [Expreſsions | expressions]Expreſsionsexpressions of [above] youryour unmerited [Kindneſs | kindness]Kindneſskindness you will not
fail to remember in your devoutest Hours. him, who is
with [moſt | most]moſtmost [ſincere | sincere]ſinceresincere [Reſpect | respect]Reſpectrespect, Sir.
thing in Your Power to promote it. And I [truſt | trust]truſttrust among
the many [Expreſsions | expressions]Expreſsionsexpressions of [above] youryour unmerited [Kindneſs | kindness]Kindneſskindness you will not
fail to remember in your devoutest Hours. him, who is
with [moſt | most]moſtmost [ſincere | sincere]ſinceresincere [Reſpect | respect]Reſpectrespect, Sir.
[Closer]
Your [moſt | most]moſtmost Obliged Friend
and Humble [ſervant | servant]ſervantservant [Eleaz.r | Eleazar]Eleaz.rEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
and Humble [ſervant | servant]ſervantservant [Eleaz.r | Eleazar]Eleaz.rEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[Trailer]
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
John Smith[pers0497.ocp]—
[left] John Smith[pers0497.ocp] [Sepr | September]SeprSeptember 1761[1761-09]John Smith[pers0497.ocp] [Sepr | September]SeprSeptember 1761[1761-09]
[left] John Smith[pers0497.ocp] [Sepr | September]SeprSeptember 1761[1761-09]John Smith[pers0497.ocp] [Sepr | September]SeprSeptember 1761[1761-09]
[Opener]
[Leb.n | Lebanon]Leb.nLebanon[place0122.ocp]
15 [Sept.r | September]Sept.rSeptember 1761.[1761-09-15]
My Dear [& | and]&and
[Hon'd | Honoured]Hon'dHonoured Sir.
not [knowg | knowing]knowgknowing
[w.t | what]w.twhat
[Improvemt | improvement]Improvemtimprovement You may
think fit to make of the [incloſd | enclosed]incloſdenclosed, (as I [ſubmitt | submit]ſubmittsubmit
to your own [Judgment | judgement]Judgmentjudgement to [ſend | send]ſendsend it to your [Corriſ
pondent | corres
pondent]Corriſ
pondentcorres
pondent if you [pleaſe | please]pleaſeplease) I [tho't | thought]tho'tthought proper to im
prove this Cover to Acknowledge the [moſt | most]moſtmost
generous [Expreſsions | expressions]Expreſsionsexpressions of your [Reſpect | respect]Reſpectrespect to me
and this Indian Affair in Yours of July 23. 1761[1761-07-23]
and the Copy of yours to your [Freind | friend]Freindfriend [&c | etc.]&cetc.
and Rectify a little [miſtake | mistake]miſtakemistake or two in your
[acco.t | account]acco.taccount to him. viz. [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] never lived at
College. he had all [ye | the]yethe Learning which he had
of me and my [ſon | son]ſonson in Law, who took my [ſchool | school]ſchoolschool
when he came out of College and kept it one
year at Hebron[place0099.ocp], Also the Number of
Charity Indian [ſchollars | scholars]ſchollarsscholars[illegible] when I was at your
house was [ſix | six]ſixsix. [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Emrie[pers0184.ocp]s [Lett.r | letter]Lett.rletter [mentiond | mentioned]mentiondmentioned
in the [incloſd | enclosed]incloſdenclosed I had by [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [Wm | William]WmWilliam [Hyſlop | Hyslop]HyſlopHyslop[pers0274.ocp]'s
procurement [& | and]&and I pray you would give him
opportunity to read the [incloſd | enclosed]incloſdenclosed perhaps
there may be [ſomething | something]ſomethingsomething here useful to him
and which he has not yet received from
me. I am with [moſt | most]moſtmost sincere [Reſpect | respect]Reſpectrespect
to you [& | and]&and [Madm | Madam]MadmMadam[pers0502.ocp]
think fit to make of the [incloſd | enclosed]incloſdenclosed, (as I [ſubmitt | submit]ſubmittsubmit
to your own [Judgment | judgement]Judgmentjudgement to [ſend | send]ſendsend it to your [Corriſ
pondent | corres
pondent]Corriſ
pondentcorres
pondent if you [pleaſe | please]pleaſeplease) I [tho't | thought]tho'tthought proper to im
prove this Cover to Acknowledge the [moſt | most]moſtmost
generous [Expreſsions | expressions]Expreſsionsexpressions of your [Reſpect | respect]Reſpectrespect to me
and this Indian Affair in Yours of July 23. 1761[1761-07-23]
and the Copy of yours to your [Freind | friend]Freindfriend [&c | etc.]&cetc.
and Rectify a little [miſtake | mistake]miſtakemistake or two in your
[acco.t | account]acco.taccount to him. viz. [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] never lived at
College. he had all [ye | the]yethe Learning which he had
of me and my [ſon | son]ſonson in Law, who took my [ſchool | school]ſchoolschool
when he came out of College and kept it one
year at Hebron[place0099.ocp], Also the Number of
Charity Indian [ſchollars | scholars]ſchollarsscholars
house was [ſix | six]ſixsix. [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Emrie[pers0184.ocp]s [Lett.r | letter]Lett.rletter [mentiond | mentioned]mentiondmentioned
in the [incloſd | enclosed]incloſdenclosed I had by [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [Wm | William]WmWilliam [Hyſlop | Hyslop]HyſlopHyslop[pers0274.ocp]'s
procurement [& | and]&and I pray you would give him
opportunity to read the [incloſd | enclosed]incloſdenclosed perhaps
there may be [ſomething | something]ſomethingsomething here useful to him
and which he has not yet received from
me. I am with [moſt | most]moſtmost sincere [Reſpect | respect]Reſpectrespect
to you [& | and]&and [Madm | Madam]MadmMadam[pers0502.ocp]
[Closer]
your unworthy [Br | brother]Brbrother
[& | and]&and [hum.le | humble]hum.lehumble [ſervt | servant]ſervtservant
[Eleazr | Eleazar]EleazrEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[& | and]&and [hum.le | humble]hum.lehumble [ſervt | servant]ſervtservant
[Eleazr | Eleazar]EleazrEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[Trailer]
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
John [ſmith | Smith]ſmithSmith[pers0497.ocp]
Boston[place0013.ocp].J
[Sept. | September]Sept.September 13.
1761[1761-09-15]
[left] [Lett.r | letter]Lett.rletter to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
John Smith[pers0497.ocp]
Boston[place0013.ocp].J
[Sept. | September]Sept.September 13.
1761[1761-09-15]
[Lett.r | letter]Lett.rletter to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
John Smith[pers0497.ocp]Boston[place0013.ocp].
1761[1761-09-15]
Boston[place0013.ocp].
1761[1761-09-15]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
---|---|---|---|
pers0030.ocp | M. r Mr. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0155.ocp | David | mentioned | Fowler, David |
pers0089.ocp | M. r Mr. Boſtwic k Bostwick | mentioned | Bostwick, David |
pers0055.ocp | Gen l Gen. Amherſt Amherst | mentioned | Amherst, Jeffery |
pers0292.ocp | Gen. l Gen. Johnſson Johnson | mentioned | Johnson, William |
pers0292.ocp | Gen l Gen. Johnſon Johnson | mentioned | Johnson, William |
pers0292.ocp | Gen. l Gen. | mentioned | Johnson, William |
pers0292.ocp | the Gen. l Gen. | mentioned | Johnson, William |
pers0004.ocp | M. r Mr. Brainerd | mentioned | Brainerd, John |
pers0942.ocp | M. r Mr. Kirtland | mentioned | Kirtland, Daniel |
pers0315.ocp | Son | mentioned | Kirkland, Samuel |
pers0003.ocp | David Brainerd | mentioned | Brainerd, David |
pers0040.ocp | Jacob | mentioned | Woolley, Jacob |
pers0184.ocp | M. r Mr. Emrie | mentioned | Emrie |
pers0185.ocp | John Erſkine Erskine | mentioned | Erskine, John |
pers0355.ocp | Marquess of Lothain Lothian | mentioned | Kerr, William |
pers0036.ocp | Eleaz. r Eleazar Wheelock | writer | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0497.ocp | John Smith | recipient | Smith, John |
pers0274.ocp | W m William Hyſlop Hyslop | mentioned | Hyslop, William |
pers0502.ocp | Mad m Madam | mentioned | Smith, Mercy (née Bridgham) |
pers0036.ocp | Eleaz r Eleazar Wheelock | writer | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0497.ocp | John ſmith Smith | recipient | Smith, John |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
place0308.ocp | New York | New York City |
place0084.ocp | German Flatts | German Flatts |
place0060.ocp | the Detroit | Detroit |
place0059.ocp | Delaware | Delaware |
place0203.ocp | Scotland | Scotland |
place0013.ocp | Boſton Boston | Boston |
place0122.ocp | Leb. n Lebanon | Lebanon |
place0099.ocp | Hebron | Hebron |
place0013.ocp | Boston | Boston |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0098.ocp | this Indian School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0090.ocp | ſixSix Nations | Six Nations |
org0075.ocp | Oneida Nation | Oneida Nation |
org0062.ocp | MohawkeMohawk | Mohawk Nation |
org0098.ocp | this School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0011.ocp | Hon.leHonourable ScotiſhScottish Com̅iſs.rsCommissioners | Boston Board of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0038.ocp | Delawares | Delaware Tribe |
org0067.ocp | New JerſieJersey College | Princeton University |
org0038.ocp | Delaware Tribe | Delaware Tribe |
Dates identified in this document:
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1761-09-15 | Sept.rSeptember 15.1761. |
1761-06-10 | 10th10th of June |
1761-07-07 | July 7. |
1761-09 | SeprSeptember 1761 |
1761-09-15 | 15 Sept.rSeptember 1761. |
1761-07-23 | July 23. 1761 |
1761-09-15 | Sept.September 13. 1761 |
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modernization | ſo | so |
variation | han't | haven't |
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modernization | M.r | Mr. |
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particular ly |
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corres pondent |
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& | and |
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in form'd |
in formed |
preach'd | preached |
Recom̅endati on |
recommendati on |
&c | etc. |
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Hon.le | Honourable |
Com̅iſs.rs | Commissioners |
thro' | through |
tho' | though |
Tho' | though |
return'd | returned |
in clin'd |
in clined |
Sp.t | spirit |
'till | 'til |
look'd | looked |
Eleaz.r | Eleazar |
Sepr | September |
Leb.n | Lebanon |
Hon'd | Honoured |
knowg | knowing |
Improvemt | improvement |
tho't | thought |
acco.t | account |
Lett.r | letter |
Wm | William |
Madm | Madam |
Br | brother |
hum.le | humble |
ſervt | servant |
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