Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to Dennys DeBerdt, 1761 November 16
16 November 1761[1761-11-16]
Call Number761616
[note (type: abstract): Wheelock reports on the progress of the school and various missions.][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-to-fair condition, with light-to-moderate staining, creasing and wear. The central crease has been reinforced.][note (type: ink): Black.][note (type: noteworthy): As noted on two verso, this document is a copy. The contents are similar to those of manuscript 761625.1.]EventsOccom’s First Mission to the Oneidas
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[Opener]
By a Letter from [Miſs. | Miss]Miſs.Miss Smith[pers0498.ocp] of [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[place0013.ocp]
[laſt | last]laſtlast week I'm [Inform'd | informed]Inform'dinformed that [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whitefield[pers0038.ocp] has de
posited in your Hands £25 Sterling the generous
[Bequſt | bequest]Bequſtbequest of [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Hardy[pers0246.ocp] to this Indian School[org0098.ocp] (the
Lord return a [Thouſand | thousand]Thouſandthousand fold in better Good into
that generous [Booſom | bosom]Booſombosom) [pleaſe | please]pleaſeplease to pay the Money
to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. John Smith[pers0497.ocp] of [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[place0013.ocp] or his order, perhaps
he is yet in London. I have received part and [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall
as [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon as She has opportunity to [tranſmit | transmit]tranſmittransmit, [y.e | the]y.ethe whole
from his Lady[pers1142.ocp] in [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[place0013.ocp].
[laſt | last]laſtlast week I'm [Inform'd | informed]Inform'dinformed that [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whitefield[pers0038.ocp] has de
posited in your Hands £25 Sterling the generous
[Bequſt | bequest]Bequſtbequest of [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Hardy[pers0246.ocp] to this Indian School[org0098.ocp] (the
Lord return a [Thouſand | thousand]Thouſandthousand fold in better Good into
that generous [Booſom | bosom]Booſombosom) [pleaſe | please]pleaſeplease to pay the Money
to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. John Smith[pers0497.ocp] of [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[place0013.ocp] or his order, perhaps
he is yet in London. I have received part and [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall
as [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon as She has opportunity to [tranſmit | transmit]tranſmittransmit, [y.e | the]y.ethe whole
from his Lady[pers1142.ocp] in [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[place0013.ocp].
one of the [Mohawke | Mohawk]MohawkeMohawk Lads, of whom I [imformd | informed]imformdinformed
you in my [laſt | last]laſtlast, when I [returnd | returned]returndreturned from [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[place0013.ocp], about
Six weeks ago, was in a declining State of Health,
and [Doctr | Dr.]DoctrDr. Huntington[pers1363.ocp] an able Physician [adviſed | advised]adviſedadvised
me that his Blood was So Spoiled [&c | etc.]&cetc. that it was
not Likely he would continue long in the world,
and that it was [beſt | best]beſtbest to Send him [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon while
he was able to ride accordingly I [ſent | sent]ſentsent him away [Octr | October]OctrOctober
[13.th | 13th]13.th13th[1761-10-13] accompanied by Negyes[pers0389.ocp] another [Mohawke | Mohawk]MohawkeMohawk Lad, and
[School Mate | schoolmate]School Mateschoolmate, to the [Mohawke | Mohawk]MohawkeMohawk Country[place0142.ocp]. And on [y.e | the]y.ethe [3.d | 3rd]3.d3rd[illegible]
[Inſt.t | Instant]Inſt.tInstant I Sent young Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] with the Other [Mohawke | Mohawk]MohawkeMohawk
youth., in order, when these two have made their [viſit | visit]viſitvisit
to their Friend to accompany them. and 4 or 5 more
of the Six Nations[org0090.ocp], if general [Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0292.ocp], [agreable | agreeable]agreableagreeable to
his Expectations has found Such as are likely and will
ing to come; I have heard nothing from them [ſince | since]ſincesince they
went away. I expect [above] they willthey will return, [Some time | sometime]Some timesometime next month.
you in my [laſt | last]laſtlast, when I [returnd | returned]returndreturned from [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[place0013.ocp], about
Six weeks ago, was in a declining State of Health,
and [Doctr | Dr.]DoctrDr. Huntington[pers1363.ocp] an able Physician [adviſed | advised]adviſedadvised
me that his Blood was So Spoiled [&c | etc.]&cetc. that it was
not Likely he would continue long in the world,
and that it was [beſt | best]beſtbest to Send him [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon while
he was able to ride accordingly I [ſent | sent]ſentsent him away [Octr | October]OctrOctober
[13.th | 13th]13.th13th[1761-10-13] accompanied by Negyes[pers0389.ocp] another [Mohawke | Mohawk]MohawkeMohawk Lad, and
[School Mate | schoolmate]School Mateschoolmate, to the [Mohawke | Mohawk]MohawkeMohawk Country[place0142.ocp]. And on [y.e | the]y.ethe [3.d | 3rd]3.d3rd
[Inſt.t | Instant]Inſt.tInstant I Sent young Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] with the Other [Mohawke | Mohawk]MohawkeMohawk
youth., in order, when these two have made their [viſit | visit]viſitvisit
to their Friend to accompany them. and 4 or 5 more
of the Six Nations[org0090.ocp], if general [Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0292.ocp], [agreable | agreeable]agreableagreeable to
his Expectations has found Such as are likely and will
ing to come; I have heard nothing from them [ſince | since]ſincesince they
went away. I expect [above] they willthey will return, [Some time | sometime]Some timesometime next month.
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Brainerd[pers0004.ocp] Sent me two Girls but one of them
before [ſhe | she]ſheshehad got on Board the [veſsel | vessel]veſselvessel was taken ill
and [returnd | returned]returndreturned Home, I [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall expect her when [ſhe ſhall | she shall]ſhe ſhallshe shall
be able to come, as [ſhe | she]ſheshe [& | and]&and her Parents are [deſirous | desirous]deſirousdesirous
of it. The other [arived | arrived]arivedarrived here the beginning of [laſt | last]laſtlast month
[ſhe | she]ſheshe is about 13. years old, and is an amiable little,
black Savage [Chriſtian | Christian]ChriſtianChristian, and I think loves [chriſt | Christ]chriſtChrist much
The Fruit of dear [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Brainerd[pers0004.ocp]s Labour [& | and]&and Pains among
them.
before [ſhe | she]ſheshe
and [returnd | returned]returndreturned Home, I [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall expect her when [ſhe ſhall | she shall]ſhe ſhallshe shall
be able to come, as [ſhe | she]ſheshe [& | and]&and her Parents are [deſirous | desirous]deſirousdesirous
of it. The other [arived | arrived]arivedarrived here the beginning of [laſt | last]laſtlast month
[ſhe | she]ſheshe is about 13. years old, and is an amiable little,
black Savage [Chriſtian | Christian]ChriſtianChristian, and I think loves [chriſt | Christ]chriſtChrist much
The Fruit of dear [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Brainerd[pers0004.ocp]s Labour [& | and]&and Pains among
them.
If I had it by me I would [ſend | send]ſendsend you a Speciman of
The writing of the Indian Girl who came to me [laſt | last]laſtlast [ſpring | spring]ſpringspring
and then byut [juſt | just]juſtjust knew her [Litters | letters]Littersletters. I intend to [ſend | send]ſendsend you
[ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon.
The writing of the Indian Girl who came to me [laſt | last]laſtlast [ſpring | spring]ſpringspring
and then b
[ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon.
By a Letter from [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[Eiſha | Elisha]EiſhaElisha Gunn[pers0020.ocp] who lives with
the Indians at [Onohoquagke | Onaquaga]OnohoquagkeOnaquaga[place0182.ocp]. I am lately [informd | informed]informdinformed
that there is a general Reformation among the
Indians as to their Drinking, that there is a general
religious concern among them in those parts, and
that a Number appear hearty in Religion. but what
will the poor Creatures do, they have no Bible nor
any Spiritual Guide Among them. I hope a Stop will
now be put to our traders carrying [Rhum | rum]Rhumrum among them.
[Sam.l | Samuel]Sam.lSamuel [Aſhpo | Ashpo]AſhpoAshpo[pers0002.ocp] An Indian which I baptized [ſome | some]ſomesome years
ago, and received him into this [Ch-h | Church]Ch-hChurch. of whom I think
Errors [above] whichwhich he had run into; And Talks like an [underſtanding | understanding]underſtandingunderstanding
experienced [& | and]&and judicious [chriſtian | Christian]chriſtianChristian, and by whose Endeavors
in his late Rambles in those parts The [Retigious | religious]Retigiousreligious concern a
mong the Indians was much [increaſed | increased]increaſedincreased. informs me that they
were as wild as ever they were at Corinth, or Galatia, and
need a faithful [& | and]&and [ſkillful | skillful]ſkillfulskillful Guide as much.
the Indians at [Onohoquagke | Onaquaga]OnohoquagkeOnaquaga[place0182.ocp]. I am lately [informd | informed]informdinformed
that there is a general Reformation among the
Indians as to their Drinking, that there is a general
religious concern among them in those parts, and
that a Number appear hearty in Religion. but what
will the poor Creatures do, they have no Bible nor
any Spiritual Guide Among them. I hope a Stop will
now be put to our traders carrying [Rhum | rum]Rhumrum among them.
[Sam.l | Samuel]Sam.lSamuel [Aſhpo | Ashpo]AſhpoAshpo[pers0002.ocp] An Indian which I baptized [ſome | some]ſomesome years
ago, and received him into this [Ch-h | Church]Ch-hChurch. of whom I think
Errors [above] whichwhich he had run into; And Talks like an [underſtanding | understanding]underſtandingunderstanding
experienced [& | and]&and judicious [chriſtian | Christian]chriſtianChristian, and by whose Endeavors
in his late Rambles in those parts The [Retigious | religious]Retigiousreligious concern a
mong the Indians was much [increaſed | increased]increaſedincreased. informs me that they
were as wild as ever they were at Corinth, or Galatia, and
need a faithful [& | and]&and [ſkillful | skillful]ſkillfulskillful Guide as much.
perhaps the [Hon.le Com̅iſsrs | Honourable Commissioners]Hon.le Com̅iſsrsHonourable Commissioners at Boston[org0095.ocp] will think it expedient
to [ſend | send]ſendsend him at [preſent | present]preſentpresent among them
You cant dear Sir conceive the Difficulty [y.t | that]y.tthat attends
this affair. Their Temper and Manner of living is Savage
[almoſt | almost]almoſtalmost as [ye | the]yethe [illegible]al Creatures. they are Jealous forever
[ag.t | against]ag.tagainst [ye Engliſh | the English]ye Engliſhthe English have a [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign [againſt | against]againſtagainst them [& | and]&and will take
the Opportunity to requite the wrongs they have received
— and theDutch
[above] DutchDutch Traders [above] especiallyespecially dont a little [increaſe | increase]increaſeincrease their
ill opinion of us.There are No Interpreters who
are they have as many Languages as illegible
[above] theythey have Tribes
and there are few or none capable [& | and]&and faithful enough
to be [truſted | trusted]truſtedtrusted as Interpreters. and it cant be [accompl
ſhed | accompl
ished]accompl
ſhedaccompl
ished without great [Expence | expense]Expenceexpense. [&c | etc.]&cetc. I long to have my
Boys fit to go forth [amonth | amongst]amonthamongst them.
to [ſend | send]ſendsend him at [preſent | present]preſentpresent among them
You cant dear Sir conceive the Difficulty [y.t | that]y.tthat attends
this affair. Their Temper and Manner of living is Savage
[almoſt | almost]almoſtalmost as [ye | the]yethe [illegible]al Creatures. they are Jealous forever
[ag.t | against]ag.tagainst [ye Engliſh | the English]ye Engliſhthe English have a [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign [againſt | against]againſtagainst them [& | and]&and will take
the Opportunity to requite the wrongs they have received
— and the
ill opinion of us.
and there are few or none capable [& | and]&and faithful enough
to be [truſted | trusted]truſtedtrusted as Interpreters. and it cant be [accompl
ſhed | accompl
ished]accompl
ſhedaccompl
ished without great [Expence | expense]Expenceexpense. [&c | etc.]&cetc. I long to have my
Boys fit to go forth [amonth | amongst]amonthamongst them.
David[pers0155.ocp] my Indian [Schollar | scholar]Schollarscholar who accompanied [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]
in his [Miſsion | mission]Miſsionmission to the Oneida Indians[org0075.ocp] [laſt | last ]laſt last [ſummer | summer]ſummersummer [re
turnd | re
turned]re
turndre
turned [y.e | the]y.ethe Latter End of [ſeptemb.r | September]ſeptemb.rSeptember he [ſays | says]ſayssays [theyr liveg | their living]theyr livegtheir living [above] isis exceeding
poor have [ſcarſe | scarce]ſcarſescarce any thing but what they got by Hunting
[y.t | that]y.tthat [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] was [rec.d | received]rec.dreceived and treated with great [Reſpect | respect]Reſpectrespect
by [Gen.l | Gen.]Gen.lGen. [Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0292.ocp]. and [yt | that]ytthat the Indians were as kind to
him as they could be, and [Seemd | seemed]Seemdseemed to be affected with
his preaching. and have [ſent | sent]ſentsent [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): one]one down to [N. York | New York]N. YorkNew York[place0308.ocp]
[deſiring | desiring]deſiringdesiring [y.t | that]y.tthat he may be [ſent | sent]ſentsent to them next [ſpring | spring]ſpringspring. where
D.V. he [deſigns | designs]deſignsdesigns to return [& | and]&and Spend [ye | the]yethe next Summer
with them.
in his [Miſsion | mission]Miſsionmission to the Oneida Indians[org0075.ocp] [laſt | last ]laſt last [ſummer | summer]ſummersummer [re
turnd | re
turned]re
turndre
turned [y.e | the]y.ethe Latter End of [ſeptemb.r | September]ſeptemb.rSeptember he [ſays | says]ſayssays [theyr liveg | their living]theyr livegtheir living [above] isis exceeding
poor have [ſcarſe | scarce]ſcarſescarce any thing but what they got by Hunting
[y.t | that]y.tthat [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] was [rec.d | received]rec.dreceived and treated with great [Reſpect | respect]Reſpectrespect
by [Gen.l | Gen.]Gen.lGen. [Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0292.ocp]. and [yt | that]ytthat the Indians were as kind to
him as they could be, and [Seemd | seemed]Seemdseemed to be affected with
his preaching. and have [ſent | sent]ſentsent [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): one]one down to [N. York | New York]N. YorkNew York[place0308.ocp]
[deſiring | desiring]deſiringdesiring [y.t | that]y.tthat he may be [ſent | sent]ſentsent to them next [ſpring | spring]ſpringspring. where
D.V. he [deſigns | designs]deſignsdesigns to return [& | and]&and Spend [ye | the]yethe next Summer
with them.
Our [Measſures | measures]Measſuresmeasures for an Incorporation are yet [Embarraſsd | embarrassed]Embarraſsdembarrassed
and yet my School[org0098.ocp] [flouriſhes | flourishes]flouriſhesflourishes and gains credit, [eſpecially | especially]eſpeciallyespecially
among the more Judicious [& | and]&and [underſtanding | understanding]underſtandingunderstanding part of mankind.
and who knows what methods God intends to take to [accompliſh | accomplish]accompliſhaccomplish
the [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign. I have lately Nominated a Number of worthy
Gentlemen of Civil [& | and]&and Sacred Characters and Expect the
[Scottiſh | Scottish]ScottiſhScottish [Com̅iſsrs | Commissioners]Com̅iſsrsCommissioners in Boston[org0011.ocp] will recommend them to
[ye | the]yethe [Hon le | Honourable]Hon leHonourable Society for Such [Comm̅iſs.n | Commission]Comm̅iſs.nCommission[org0096.ocp] as they can give to
help us in this Affair.
We had a [Diſtreſsing | distressing]Diſtreſsingdistressing Drought [Laſt | last]Laſtlast Summer but a
very growing Autumn. [Proviſions | provisions]Proviſionsprovisions are very [Deer | dear]Deerdear
yet among us.
and yet my School[org0098.ocp] [flouriſhes | flourishes]flouriſhesflourishes and gains credit, [eſpecially | especially]eſpeciallyespecially
among the more Judicious [& | and]&and [underſtanding | understanding]underſtandingunderstanding part of mankind.
and who knows what methods God intends to take to [accompliſh | accomplish]accompliſhaccomplish
the [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign. I have lately Nominated a Number of worthy
Gentlemen of Civil [& | and]&and Sacred Characters and Expect the
[Scottiſh | Scottish]ScottiſhScottish [Com̅iſsrs | Commissioners]Com̅iſsrsCommissioners in Boston[org0011.ocp] will recommend them to
[ye | the]yethe [Hon le | Honourable]Hon leHonourable Society for Such [Comm̅iſs.n | Commission]Comm̅iſs.nCommission[org0096.ocp] as they can give to
help us in this Affair.
We had a [Diſtreſsing | distressing]Diſtreſsingdistressing Drought [Laſt | last]Laſtlast Summer but a
very growing Autumn. [Proviſions | provisions]Proviſionsprovisions are very [Deer | dear]Deerdear
yet among us.
[Closer]
[pleaſe | Please]pleaſePlease to accept [moſt | most]moſtmost
[ſincere | sincere]ſinceresincere
[Reſpect | respect]Reſpectrespect
[above] ([& | and]&and I do love you heartily)([& | and]&and I do love you heartily) from myillegible
[above] [Hond | Honoured]HondHonoured[Hond | Honoured]HondHonoured and very dear ſir
Yours [moſt | most]moſtmostheartily Sincerely
[Eleazr | Eleazar]EleazrEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[above] ([& | and]&and I do love you heartily)([& | and]&and I do love you heartily) from my
Yours [moſt | most]moſtmost
[Eleazr | Eleazar]EleazrEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[Postscript]
P.S. The [Schoolmaſter | schoolmaster]Schoolmaſterschoolmaster Complains of the want of a Bell that [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [Cou'd | Could]Cou'dCould][Cou'd | Could]Cou'dCould
may be well heard about a mile [above] these Boys [thro' | through]thro'through long [uſe | use]uſeuse are [adicted | addicted]adictedaddicted and inclined to ramble [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [abt | about]abtabout][abt | about]abtaboutthese Boys [thro' | through]thro'through long [uſe | use]uſeuse are [adicted | addicted]adictedaddicted and inclined to ramble [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [abt | about]abtabout][abt | about]abtabout [& | and]&and Their Healthof the Boys
Requires that they be [above] indulged in it in [play time | playtime]play timeplaytimeindulged in it in [play time | playtime]play timeplaytimeSuffered to ramble about more than
[Engliſh | English]EngliſhEnglish Children [above] incline toincline toin [play Time | playtime]play Timeplaytime, and it is often Difficult to
get them together atye proper Hours without [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch a
[publick | public]publickpublic Signal. [& | and]&and I apprehend [y.e | the]y.ethe advantage of it in one
year would [above]likelylikely be Equal to the [Expence | expense]Expenceexpense of one [above] forfor It would likely
make us more regular in all our[illegible] Exercises [&c | etc.]&cetc.
may be well heard about a mile [above] these Boys [thro' | through]thro'through long [uſe | use]uſeuse are [adicted | addicted]adictedaddicted and inclined to ramble [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [abt | about]abtabout][abt | about]abtaboutthese Boys [thro' | through]thro'through long [uſe | use]uſeuse are [adicted | addicted]adictedaddicted and inclined to ramble [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [abt | about]abtabout][abt | about]abtabout [& | and]&and Their Health
Requires that they be [above] indulged in it in [play time | playtime]play timeplaytimeindulged in it in [play time | playtime]play timeplaytime
[Engliſh | English]EngliſhEnglish Children [above] incline toincline to
get them together at
[publick | public]publickpublic Signal. [& | and]&and I apprehend [y.e | the]y.ethe advantage of it in one
year would [above]
make us more regular in all our
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Copy of Letter to
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. DeBerdt[pers0014.ocp] 1761.[1761-11]
[Nov.r | November]Nov.rNovember Bell.
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. DeBerdt[pers0014.ocp] 1761.[1761-11]
[Nov.r | November]Nov.rNovember Bell.
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0498.ocp | Miſs. Miss Smith | mentioned | Smith |
pers0038.ocp | M. r Mr. Whitefield | mentioned | Whitefield, George |
pers0246.ocp | M. r Mr. Hardy | mentioned | Hardy, Charles |
pers0497.ocp | M. r Mr. John Smith | mentioned | Smith, John |
pers1142.ocp | his Lady | mentioned | Smith, Elizabeth (née Scott) |
pers1363.ocp | Doct r Dr. Huntington | mentioned | Huntington, Jonathan Sr. |
pers0389.ocp | Negyes | mentioned | Negyes |
pers0315.ocp | Kirtland | mentioned | Kirkland, Samuel |
pers0292.ocp | general Johnſon Johnson | mentioned | Johnson, William |
pers0004.ocp | M. r Mr. Brainerd | mentioned | Brainerd, John |
pers0020.ocp | M. r Mr. Eiſha Elisha Gunn | mentioned | Gunn, Elisha |
pers0002.ocp | Sam. l Samuel Aſhpo Ashpo | mentioned | Ashpo, Samuel |
pers0155.ocp | David | mentioned | Fowler, David |
pers0030.ocp | M. r Mr. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0292.ocp | Gen. l Gen. Johnſon Johnson | mentioned | Johnson, William |
pers0036.ocp | Eleaz r Eleazar Wheelock | writer | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0014.ocp | M. r Mr. DeBerdt | recipient | DeBerdt, Dennys |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
place0013.ocp | Boſton Boston | Boston |
place0142.ocp | Mohawke Mohawk Country | Mohawk Country |
place0182.ocp | Onohoquagke Onaquaga | Onaquaga |
place0308.ocp | N. York New York | New York City |
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 | Six Nations | Six Nations |
org0095.ocp | Hon.le Com̅iſsrsHonourable Commissioners at Boston | The Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the parts adjacent in America |
org0075.ocp | Oneida Indians | Oneida Nation |
org0098.ocp | my School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0011.ocp | the ScottiſhScottish Com̅iſsrsCommissioners in Boston | Boston Board of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0096.ocp | Hon leHonourable Society for Such Comm̅iſs.nCommission | Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
Dates identified in this document:
Standard Form | Text |
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1761-11-16 | Nov.rNovember 16. 1761. |
1761-10-13 | OctrOctober 13.th13th |
1761-11 | 1761. |
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Type | Original | Regularized |
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modernization | Miſs. | Miss |
modernization | Boſton | Boston |
modernization | laſt | last |
modernization | M.r | Mr. |
variation | Bequſt | bequest |
modernization | Thouſand | thousand |
modernization | Booſom | bosom |
modernization | pleaſe | please |
modernization | ſhall | shall |
modernization | ſoon | soon |
modernization | tranſmit | transmit |
modernization | y.e | the |
variation | Mohawke | Mohawk |
variation | imformd | informed |
variation | returnd | returned |
modernization | Doctr | Dr. |
modernization | adviſed | advised |
modernization | &c | etc. |
modernization | beſt | best |
modernization | ſent | sent |
modernization | 13.th | 13th |
variation | School Mate | schoolmate |
modernization | viſit | visit |
modernization | Johnſon | Johnson |
variation | agreable | agreeable |
modernization | ſince | since |
variation | Some time | sometime |
modernization | ſhe | she |
modernization | veſsel | vessel |
modernization | ſhe ſhall | she shall |
modernization | deſirous | desirous |
variation | arived | arrived |
modernization | Chriſtian | Christian |
modernization | chriſt | Christ |
modernization | ſend | send |
modernization | ſpring | spring |
modernization | juſt | just |
variation | Litters | letters |
variation | Eiſha | Elisha |
variation | Onohoquagke | Onaquaga |
variation | informd | informed |
variation | Rhum | rum |
modernization | Aſhpo | Ashpo |
modernization | ſome | some |
modernization | underſtanding | understanding |
modernization | chriſtian | Christian |
modernization | increaſed | increased |
modernization | ſkillful | skillful |
modernization | preſent | present |
modernization | y.t | that |
modernization | almoſt | almost |
modernization | ye | the |
modernization | ye Engliſh | the English |
modernization | Deſign | design |
modernization | againſt | against |
modernization | increaſe | increase |
modernization | truſted | trusted |
variation | accompl ſhed |
accompl ished |
variation | Expence | expense |
variation | amonth | amongst |
variation | Schollar | scholar |
modernization | Miſsion | mission |
modernization | laſt | last |
modernization | ſummer | summer |
variation | re turnd |
re turned |
modernization | ſays | says |
variation | theyr liveg | their living |
variation | ſcarſe | scarce |
modernization | Reſpect | respect |
modernization | Gen.l | Gen. |
modernization | yt | that |
variation | Seemd | seemed |
modernization | deſiring | desiring |
modernization | deſigns | designs |
variation | Measſures | measures |
variation | Embarraſsd | embarrassed |
modernization | flouriſhes | flourishes |
modernization | eſpecially | especially |
modernization | accompliſh | accomplish |
modernization | Scottiſh | Scottish |
modernization | Diſtreſsing | distressing |
modernization | Laſt | last |
modernization | Proviſions | provisions |
variation | Deer | dear |
modernization | pleaſe | Please |
modernization | moſt | most |
modernization | ſincere | sincere |
modernization | Schoolmaſter | schoolmaster |
modernization | uſe | use |
variation | adicted | addicted |
variation | play time | playtime |
modernization | Engliſh | English |
variation | play Time | playtime |
modernization | ſuch | such |
variation | publick | public |
Expanded abbreviations:
Abbreviation | Expansion |
---|---|
Nov.r | November |
Inform'd | informed |
Octr | October |
3.d | 3rd |
Inſt.t | Instant |
& | and |
Sam.l | Samuel |
Ch-h | Church |
Hon.le Com̅iſsrs | Honourable Commissioners |
ag.t | against |
ſeptemb.r | September |
rec.d | received |
N. York | New York |
Com̅iſsrs | Commissioners |
Hon le | Honourable |
Comm̅iſs.n | Commission |
Hond | Honoured |
Eleazr | Eleazar |
Cou'd | Could |
thro' | through |
abt | about |
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