Samuel Hopkins, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1761 September 30
30 September 1761[1761-09-30]
Call Number761530
[note (type: abstract): Hopkins writes Wheelock about reports that Occom lacks tact in his dealings with the Oneidas, and that he is instructing them to leave off their Indian ways. He suggests that Occom may not be right for an Indian mission.][note (type: paper): Slight wear, tearing around edges.][note (type: noteworthy): Margin note “Occom?” added in different ink and hand, likely 19th-century. The opening salutation “R.D.S.” is likely an abbreviation of “Reverend and Dear Sir.]
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[Opener]
I received your two Favours which you
wrote last Spring, which I read with no small
satisfaction: and was at the pains of transcribing a
considerable part of them to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Hawley[pers0021.ocp]. I should
have wrote you long before this; but have found
no Opportunity to send to you, as I live quite out
of any direct and frequented Road to Lebanon[place0122.ocp].
I hoped, all the Summer [post | past]postpast, to have the [pleaſure | pleasure]pleaſurepleasure
of an Interview with you at New Haven[place0162.ocp] [above] onon the Com
mencement, but was disappointed in that.
wrote last Spring, which I read with no small
satisfaction: and was at the pains of transcribing a
considerable part of them to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Hawley[pers0021.ocp]. I should
have wrote you long before this; but have found
no Opportunity to send to you, as I live quite out
of any direct and frequented Road to Lebanon[place0122.ocp].
I hoped, all the Summer [post | past]postpast, to have the [pleaſure | pleasure]pleaſurepleasure
of an Interview with you at New Haven[place0162.ocp] [above] onon the Com
mencement, but was disappointed in that.
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Hawley[pers0021.ocp] is now at Onohoquage[place0182.ocp], as you will
learn by the letter from him, which I transmit to
you with this, which he sent open to me. I ex
pect he will return in about three Weeks. [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
Toppan[pers0546.ocp], the young Gentleman who is gone with
him, appears to me very promising for an Indian
[Miſsionary | missionary]Miſsionarymissionary.
learn by the letter from him, which I transmit to
you with this, which he sent open to me. I ex
pect he will return in about three Weeks. [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
Toppan[pers0546.ocp], the young Gentleman who is gone with
him, appears to me very promising for an Indian
[Miſsionary | missionary]Miſsionarymissionary.
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Hawley[pers0021.ocp] in a letter to me of the [20th | 20th]20th20th
[inſt. | instant]inſt.instant[1761-09-20] de
sires me to inform you of the following particulars, which
I will give you in his own words.
sires me to inform you of the following particulars, which
I will give you in his own words.
"Since I wrote my letter to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp], I am
"advised that [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [Accom | Occom]AccomOccom[pers0030.ocp] is not quite so acceptable
"to the Indians there" (at Oneida[place0179.ocp]) "as I heard at first.
"He tells them, they [muſt | must]muſtmust not cut their hair, but let it
"grow as the [Engliſh | English]EngliſhEnglish do; that they [muſt | must]muſtmust not wear their
[below] IndianIndian
"advised that [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [Accom | Occom]AccomOccom[pers0030.ocp] is not quite so acceptable
"to the Indians there" (at Oneida[place0179.ocp]) "as I heard at first.
"He tells them, they [muſt | must]muſtmust not cut their hair, but let it
"grow as the [Engliſh | English]EngliſhEnglish do; that they [muſt | must]muſtmust not wear their
[below] IndianIndian
"Indian ornaments, as wampum and the like; but
"put them off, and burn them in the fire — That
"they [muſt | must]muſtmust not [feaſt | feast]feaſtfeast at Weddings,[illegible][guess (emmav): at]at as at the Birth
"and Baptism of their Children [&c | etc.]&cetc. [&c | etc.]&cetc. These are [illegible][guess (emmav): .—.].—.
"points that he [inſists | insists]inſistsinsists greatly upon; whichare
"arepoints too unpopular for
them."
"put them off, and burn them in the fire — That
"they [muſt | must]muſtmust not [feaſt | feast]feaſtfeast at Weddings,
"and Baptism of their Children [&c | etc.]&cetc. [&c | etc.]&cetc. These are [illegible][guess (emmav): .—.].—.
"points that he [inſists | insists]inſistsinsists greatly upon; which
"are
I am sorry to hear this of [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[Accom | Occom]AccomOccom[pers0030.ocp], which if
true, I think[illegible][guess (emmav): great]great
[ſhews | shows]ſhewsshows him greatly deficient in that
Prudence which is [Neceſsary | necessary]Neceſsarynecessary for an Indian [miſsionary | missionary]miſsionarymissionary;
and render him unfit to go among indians, at [leaſt | least]leaſtleast alone.
true, I think
Prudence which is [Neceſsary | necessary]Neceſsarynecessary for an Indian [miſsionary | missionary]miſsionarymissionary;
and render him unfit to go among indians, at [leaſt | least]leaſtleast alone.
We [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall be [inform'd | informed]inform'dinformed of more particulars when [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
Hawley[pers0021.ocp] returns, when I hope he will make you a
visit.
Hawley[pers0021.ocp] returns, when I hope he will make you a
visit.
We have nothing remarkable here, except it be,
the universal and uncommon degree of Health which
at present prevails among us. I have nothing to say
about any new religious appearance. I have got a
particular account from [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kent[pers0303.ocp] of the remarkable
revival among his people, in order to transmit it to
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Gillies[pers0222.ocp] in Scotland[place0203.ocp].
the universal and uncommon degree of Health which
at present prevails among us. I have nothing to say
about any new religious appearance. I have got a
particular account from [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kent[pers0303.ocp] of the remarkable
revival among his people, in order to transmit it to
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Gillies[pers0222.ocp] in Scotland[place0203.ocp].
Am [ſorry | sorry]ſorrysorry to hear of your ill State of Health. May
God restoreand and
confirm it, and make you
greatly useful to Indian and English for a long time
to come!
God restore
greatly useful to Indian and English for a long time
to come!
[Closer]
in the [earneſt | earnest]earneſtearnest prayer of
your obliged friend
and unworthy Brother,
Samuel Hopkins[pers0261.ocp]
your obliged friend
and unworthy Brother,
Samuel Hopkins[pers0261.ocp]
[Trailer]
Rev. [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp].
[right] S. Hopkins[pers0261.ocp] 1761[1761-09-30].S. Hopkins[pers0261.ocp] 1761[1761-09-30].
[right] S. Hopkins[pers0261.ocp] 1761[1761-09-30].S. Hopkins[pers0261.ocp] 1761[1761-09-30].
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People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0021.ocp | M. r Mr. Hawley | mentioned | Hawley, Gideon |
pers0546.ocp | M. r Mr. Toppan | mentioned | Toppan |
pers0036.ocp | M. r Mr. Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0030.ocp | M. r Mr. Accom Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0303.ocp | M. r Mr. Kent | mentioned | Kent |
pers0222.ocp | M. r Mr. Gillies | mentioned | Gillies |
pers0261.ocp | Samuel Hopkins | writer | Hopkins, Samuel |
pers0261.ocp | S. Hopkins | writer | Hopkins, Samuel |
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place0089.ocp | Great Barrington | Great Barrington |
place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
place0162.ocp | New Haven | New Haven |
place0182.ocp | Onohoquage | Onaquaga |
place0179.ocp | Oneida | Oneida |
place0203.ocp | Scotland | Scotland |
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1761-09-30 | 30 Sept.September 1761. |
1761-09-20 | 20th20th inſt.instant |
1761-09-30 | 1761 |
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