Solomon Williams, letter, to Rev. Samuel Wood, 1761 November 12
12 November 1761[1761-11-12]
ms number761662.1
[note (type: abstract): Williams writes a lengthy letter regarding news of his sister-in-law, events in Great Britain and in the colonies, and the desire of various tribes to receive missionaries. Mention is made of Samson Occom.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is very informal and extremely difficult to decipher. There is shorthand sprinkled throughout.][note (type: paper): Large sheet folded in half to make four pages is heavily reinforced, which renders it difficult to discern the condition of the paper. It appears to be in good condition, however, with light creasing, staining and wear. The preservation work is beginning to wear around the edges.][note (type: ink): Dark-brown ink is somewhat dimmed by reinforcement.][note (type: noteworthy): As noted in the trailer, this document is a copy. Due to the extreme difficulty of discerning Williams’ hand, the transcribers have used their discretion with regard to letter case, shorthand, and abbreviations.][note (type: signature): The signature is abbreviated.]EventsOccom’s First Mission to the Oneidas
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[Opener]
[Leb | Lebanon]LebLebanon[place0122.ocp]
[Decr | December]DecrDecember 12. 1761[1761-12-12]—
[Hond | Honoured]HondHonoured
[& | and]&and very dear Sir
your [Favr | favour]Favrfavour of 16 [Feb | February]FebFebruary
[laſt | last]laſtlast[1761-02-16] I [Recd | received]Recdreceived
[wth | with]wthwith Great [Plea ſure | pleasure]Plea ſurepleasure
[& | and]&and
[Thankfulneſs | thankfulness]Thankfulneſsthankfulness in [Septr | September]SeptrSeptember[1761-09] I am the more obliged for your [Goodneſs | goodness]Goodneſsgoodness in it as It came [illegible] from your [illegible]
[Friendſhip | friendship]Friendſhipfriendship without any Motive of My [Repeatd | repeated]Repeatdrepeated
[Lrs | letters]Lrsletters to you [wch | which]wchwhich as you dont mention I conclude you have not [Recd | received]Recdreceived. I Return My [warmeſt | warmest]warmeſtwarmest thanks for your kind [& | and]&and
[moſt | most]moſtmost
[deſira ble | desirable]deſira bledesirable
[Friendſhip | friendship]Friendſhipfriendship
[& | and]&and
at the Same [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): time]timebut [bluſh | blush]bluſhblush to See what Great Notice you take of My [Reſpect | respect]Reſpectrespect
[& | and]&and
[Friendſhip | friendship]Friendſhipfriendship^[above] affection^affection for my Dear [Siſter | sister]Siſtersister[pers1142.ocp]; the
[beſt | best]beſtbest
[& | and]&and one of the [moſt | most]moſtmost
[deſervg | deserving]deſervgdeserving of women for [wm | whom]wmwhom If I had any Senti ments of Piety virtue, or Even humanity, I
could Not but have the [moſt | most]moſtmost tender Affection
^[above] [Reſpect | respect]Reſpectrespect^[Reſpect | respect]Reſpectrespect
Since I have had the [happineſs | happiness]happineſshappiness of her ac‐ quaintance for the Sincerity,
Integrity, [Tenderneſs | tenderness]Tenderneſstenderness of her heart, the
[diſtinguſhing | distinguishing]diſtinguſhingdistinguishing
[accompliſhments | accomplishments]accompliſhmentsaccomplishments of [Mnd | mind]Mndmind God has [bleſsed | blessed]bleſsedblessed her with, her
[undiſsembled | undissembled]undiſsembledundissembled piety, [Conſtant | constant]Conſtantconstant, [Friendſhip | friendship]Friendſhipfriendship
[& | and]&and
[undeſerved | undeserved]undeſervedundeserved
[affectn | affection]affectnaffection
[& | and]&and
[alſo | also]alſoalso
[Con ſiderg | considering]Con ſidergconsidering
[^[above] knowg^knowg | knowing]^[above] knowg^knowgknowing that Tender Love [ſhe | she]ſheshe
[Expreſsd | expressed]Expreſsdexpressed for my dear [Br | brother]Brbrother (Now no More)
[wch | which]wchwhich
[Inducd | induced]Inducdinduced her [leve | leave]leveleave her Native Land her Dear [& | and]&and
[moſt | most]moſtmost
[deſervg | deserving]deſervgdeserving Friends [& | and]&and come into a far [diſtant | distant]diſtantdistant
Land^[above] Country^Country among [Perſons | persons]Perſonspersons Unknown to her. [Alaſ | Alas]AlaſAlas
[wt | what]wtwhat have I done for her? how little [Cd | could]Cdcould I do but [wiſh | wish]wiſhwish It had been in My Power to Render her as happy as [ſhe | she]ſheshe
[Cd | could]Cdcould
[wiſh | wish]wiſhwish to be. long before this Reaches you you will know that [ſhe | she]ſheshe has changed her [Condn | condition]Condncondition
[& | and]&and Situation [& | and]&and Married [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Wm | William]WmWilliam Smith[pers0504.ocp] of [N | New]NNew York[place0308.ocp] a very worthy Gentleman [& | and]&and of high Character Among all virtues People there [& | and]&and In this Colony[place0048.ocp] to whom he is known; a
Gentleman of ample Fortune [& | and]&and one of his [Majeſties | Majesty's]MajeſtiesMajesty's Council there. there are [ſome | some]ſomesome
[Circumſtances | circumstances]Circumſtancescircumstances
^[above] connected^connected
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): which]which I
was [illegible]afraid [wd | would]wdwould not be [Agreable | agreeable]Agreableagreeable to her his Large Family, [& | and]&and the Place. however I own^[above] [confeſs | confess]confeſsconfess^[confeſs | confess]confeſsconfess upon the whole I could
not but
[illegible]thought it [adviſable | advisable]adviſableadvisable for her to comply with the
[Propoſal | proposal]Propoſalproposal, as Providence [Seemd | seemed]Seemdseemed Evidently to Point out [& | and]&and lead the way [& | and]&and to open a [Proſpect | prospect]Proſpectprospect for her more [Extenſive | extensive]Extenſiveextensive
[uſefulneſs | usefulness]uſefulneſsusefulness, [& | and]&and
I hoped^[above] [hopg | hoping]hopghoping
[alſo | also]alſoalso it [wd | would]wdwould be a means to [diſsipate | dissipate]diſsipatedissipate
[ye | the]yethe Gloom [& | and]&and
[Melancholly | melancholy]Melanchollymelancholy
[wch | which]wchwhich is too apt to Cloud her mind.^[hopg | hoping]hopghoping
[alſo | also]alſoalso it [wd | would]wdwould be a means to [diſsipate | dissipate]diſsipatedissipate
[ye | the]yethe Gloom [& | and]&and
[Melancholly | melancholy]Melanchollymelancholy
[wch | which]wchwhich is too apt to Cloud her mind.
[yt | that]ytthat the Troubles [illegible]^[above] [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [muſt | must]muſtmust attend][muſt | must]muſtmust attend^[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [muſt | must]muſtmust attend][muſt | must]muſtmust attend her Situation [hd | had]hdhad not [illegible]
[ye | the]yethe the uncomfortable [Sollitude | solitude]Sollitudesolitude of her [widdowhood | widowhood]widdowhoodwidowhood. [illegible]Yet I own in [givg | giving]givggiving
that
[adviceſg | advising]adviceſgadvising
to her^[above] her to a compliance [wth | with]wthwith
[ye | the]yethe
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [propoſal | proposal]propoſalproposal][propoſal | proposal]propoſalproposal^her to a compliance [wth | with]wthwith
[ye | the]yethe
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [propoſal | proposal]propoſalproposal][propoſal | proposal]propoſalproposal I was [obligd | obliged]obligdobliged to [illegible]^[above] go Counter
to^go Counter
to My own [moſt | most]moſtmost
[Earneſt | earnest]Earneſtearnest^[above] Strong^Strong
[de ſires | desires]de ſiresdesires
^[above] [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [knowg | knowing]knowgknowing
[yt | that]ytthat
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): by]by
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): Remove]Remove I [muſt | must]muſtmust be][knowg | knowing]knowgknowing
[yt | that]ytthat
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): by]by
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): Remove]Remove I [muſt | must]muſtmust be^[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [knowg | knowing]knowgknowing
[yt | that]ytthat
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): by]by
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): Remove]Remove I [muſt | must]muſtmust be][knowg | knowing]knowgknowing
[yt | that]ytthat
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): by]by
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): Remove]Remove I [muſt | must]muſtmust be Deprived My Self of [ſome | some]ſomesome of the [deareſt | dearest]deareſtdearest Comfort [& | and]&and
[ſociety | society]ſocietysociety of my life. [Partg | Parting]PartgParting with her was a Painful [& | and]&and bitter thing one of the [hardeſt | hardest]hardeſthardest Partings of my Friends I have Ever Experienced. for [tho | though]thothough there is no Sea [betwixt | between]betwixtbetween us yet I have Never had the Small Pox
[& | and]&and the fear of [illegible]g
[ye | the]yethe Infection at New York[place0308.ocp]
[whichis | which]whichiswhich is Seldom Clear of it bars me from the hope of Seeing her. [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): however for]however for^[above] but^but the
[Proſpect | prospect]Proſpectprospect of her Comfort [& | and]&and
[uſefulneſs | usefulness]uſefulneſsusefulness
I [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [wd | would]wdwould][wd | would]wdwould
Patiently deny [my Self | myself]my Selfmyself^[above] teaches Me [yt | that]ytthat tis my duty to bear Patiently^teaches Me [yt | that]ytthat tis my duty to bear Patiently
the Great [Satiſfaction | satisfaction]Satiſfactionsatisfaction^[above] [ye | the]yethe
[loſs | loss]loſsloss or want of [yt | that]ytthat
[Pleaſure | pleasure]Pleaſurepleasure^[ye | the]yethe
[loſs | loss]loſsloss or want of [yt | that]ytthat
[Pleaſure | pleasure]Pleaſurepleasure I [ſhd | should]ſhdshould
[illegible]^[above] [illegible]
have [Enjoyd | enjoyed]Enjoydenjoyed
[illegible] life been^[illegible]
have [Enjoyd | enjoyed]Enjoydenjoyed
[illegible] life been
[Spndg | spending]Spndgspending
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): have
Enjoy]have
Enjoy in [ſeeg | seeing]ſeegseeing her frequently at her own [houſe | house]houſehouse
[& | and]&and
[ſometimes | sometimes]ſometimessometimes at Mine. May Every
[Bleſsing | blessing]Bleſsingblessing of Life [& | and]&and
[Godlineſs | godliness]Godlineſsgodliness Attend her. It is a [Senſible | sensible]Senſiblesensible Grief Dear Sir that your bodily Infirmities
[ſhould | should]ſhouldshould Prevent the [Executn | execution]Executnexecution of any of the [wiſe | wise]wiſewise
[& | and]&and Pious Plans for [uſefulneſs | usefulness]uſefulneſsusefulness to mankind you are [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): framing]framing from time to time
[& | and]&and
[amg | among]amgamong the [Reſt | rest]Reſtrest hinder me from [Recg | receiving]Recgreceiving your Kind [& | and]&and Edifying Letters I doubt Not Sir but a [wiſe | wise]wiſewise
[& | and]&and Good God Makes this one Means of [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [Rendring | rendering]Rendringrendering][Rendring | rendering]Rendringrendering you more Active [& | and]&and
[Servicable | serviceable]Servicableserviceable to the [Km | Kingdom]KmKingdom of [ye | the]yethe Great Redeemer. to this End you [aſk | ask]aſkask My Poor Prayers [& | and]&and
[illegible] a [moſt | most]moſtmost forcible [& | and]&and delightful argument the [Intereſt | interest]Intereſtinterest I have in yours. I [moſt | most]moſtmost
[hartily | heartily]hartilyheartily thank you [Sr | Sir]SrSir for kind [& | and]&and
[dayly | daily]daylydaily Remembrance of Unworthy Me I beg Your Continuance of that [moſt | most]moſtmost
[deſirable | desirable]deſirabledesirable
[Favr | favour]Favrfavour for her
I can with Equal Sincerity, [& | and]&and
[honſty | honesty]honſtyhonesty
[aſsure | assure]aſsureassure you that no day [[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): Brks]Brks | breaks][illegible][guess (h-dawnd): Brks]Brksbreaks in which I do Not Remember my dear [& | and]&and Good Friend [Dr | Dr.]DrDr. wood[pers0608.ocp]
[& | and]&and Recommend him, [& | and]&and his [deepeſt | deepest]deepeſtdeepest
[Intereſts | interests]Intereſtsinterests
[& | and]&and life his Precious Life
[& | and]&and
[uſefulneſs | usefulness]uſefulneſsusefulness to the Father of Mercies — Dear [ſir | sir]ſirsir may our [Hly | Holy]HlyHoly Father help us to Continue this Friendly [Chriſtian | Christian]ChriſtianChristian
[Intercourſe | intercourse]Intercourſeintercourse
[& | and]&and
[Correſpondence | correspondence]Correſpondencecorrespondence by the way of [Hn | Heaven]HnHeaven
[& | and]&and
[dayly | daily]daylydaily
[Meetg | meeting]Meetgmeeting there [ſo | so]ſoso long as we are on this Side of it. this [favr | favour]favrfavour this [Bleſsing | blessing]Bleſsingblessing of your Kind, [& | and]&and
[illegible]
[illegible] Remembrance of Me I Rank Among many others [owg | owing]owgowing to that [wiſe | wise]wiſewise
[& | and]&and Good Providence which [brot | brought]brotbrought my dear [Siſter | sister]Siſtersister[pers1142.ocp] from her Native Land to this Country. [& | and]&and while She thinks her Life is
^[above] [almoſt | almost]almoſtalmost^[almoſt | almost]almoſtalmost
[uſeleſs | useless]uſeleſsuseless
[& | and]&and Spent in vain I [illegible]
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): Such]Such Great May
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): bring]bring kind [& | and]&and merciful [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): Events]Events of Providence [Iſsuing | issuing]Iſsuingissuing from it in a very [Extenſive | Extensive]ExtenſiveExtensive Manner, [& | and]&and may God Ren der her More [& | and]&and More [uſeful | useful]uſefuluseful in proportion to the [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): truest]truest
[& | and]&and
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [Enlargd | enlarged]Enlargdenlarged][Enlargd | enlarged]Enlargdenlarged
[deſires | desires]deſiresdesires of his heart. I was [Senſibly | sensibly]Senſiblysensibly
[touchd | touched]touchdtouched with the Intima tion you gave of an [uneaſineſs | uneasiness]uneaſineſsuneasiness
[& | and]&and Clamour [Existg | existing]Existgexisting in the Nation by [ye | the]yethe Tax or Additional Duty on beer or ale, I have not heard how the [Iſsue | issue]Iſsueissue of it was or [wt | what]wtwhat Influence it had on the Election of Members of [Parliamt | Parliament]ParliamtParliament but hope the [beſt | best]beſtbest
[& | and]&and that the Kind Pro vidence which has for So long^[above] Such a^Such a time [paſt | past]paſtpast
[overuld | overruled]overuldoverruled the [Publick | public]Publickpublic Affairs in [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch a [wiſe | wise]wiſewise, Steady, [& | and]&and kind manner has Given you a
[wiſe | wise]wiſewise
[& | and]&and Good [Parliamt | Parliament]ParliamtParliament. we In [theſe | these]theſethese
^[above] [Diſtant | distant]Diſtantdistant^[Diſtant | distant]Diſtantdistant Regions of the [Brittiſh | British]BrittiſhBritish Empire Share [illegible]^[above] [ye | the]yethe
[Genl | general]Genlgeneral^[ye | the]yethe
[Genl | general]Genlgeneral
[illegible] in the Happy [Occaſion | occasion]Occaſionoccasion of So Good a King[pers0305.ocp]
[ſo | so]ſoso
[Excellt | excellent]Excelltexcellent
[& | and]&and amiable a Man ^[above] to [ye | the]yethe
[illegible] of his [illegible]^to [ye | the]yethe
[illegible] of his [illegible] we feel the [Pleaſure | pleasure]Pleaſurepleasure of the Delight ful [Proſpect | prospect]Proſpectprospect of his Long [& | and]&and happy Reign [& | and]&and
[dayly | daily]daylydaily Send up our ardent vows to heaven for the [beſt | best]beſtbest
[bleſsings | blessings]bleſsingsblessings upon him the Queen[pers0818.ocp]
[gap: tear][guess (h-dawnd): his Amiable]his Amiable
[Conſort | Consort]ConſortConsort
[& | and]&and that the Nation [& | and]&and all its [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): dependences]dependences may in him [& | and]&and his Royal [houſe | house]houſehouse Enjoy the [moſt | most]moſtmost
[diſtinguiſhing | distinguishing]diſtinguiſhingdistinguishing
[Proſ perity | prosperity]Proſ perityprosperity
[& | and]&and future [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): Ages]Ages Call him [bleſsd | blessed]bleſsdblessed. God has Truly done Great Things for the Nation [& | and]&and for us in America[place0003.ocp], things which [tho | though]thothough we long [& | and]&and ardently [wiſhed | wished]wiſhedwished yet Scarce dare we hope to [ſee | see]ſeesee. The [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [Redemtion | redemption]Redemtionredemption][Redemtion | redemption]Redemtionredemption of Canada [deliverence | deliverance]deliverencedeliverance from [ye | the]yethe
[moſt | most]moſtmost
[falſe | false]falſefalse Cruel Perfidious Enemies that Ever were let [looſe | loose]looſeloose upon Mankind. how wonderful a mercy if God [Pleaſe | Please]PleaſePlease to Incline [ye | the]yethe
[ht | heart]htheart of the King[pers0305.ocp]
[& | and]&and his [Miniſters | ministers]Miniſtersministers to keep
North America[place0170.ocp]
[& | and]&and never let His [Aquiſns | acquisitions]Aquiſnsacquisitions
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): made by [ye | the]yethe
King[pers0305.ocp]s own]made by [ye | the]yethe
King[pers0305.ocp]s own here Return to [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch bloody [& | and]&and deceitful Men as have been [ye | the]yethe Scourge of this Country in all [Paſt | past]Paſtpast times [& | and]&and
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [Aſ | as]Aſas soon][Aſ | as]Aſas soon as [tis | it is]tisit is in [y[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [r][r | their]y[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [r][rtheir Power will Extirpate [& | and]&and Ruin the [Engliſh | English]EngliſhEnglish here. The Lord has done Great Things for us whereof we are Glad. I [wiſh | wish]wiſhwish I could [ſay | say]ſaysay for which we are thankful; [& | and]&and that the [Goodneſs | goodness]Goodneſsgoodness of [G | God]GGod had led us to Repentance. what can I Say here? but take up your Lamentation
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): our]our
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [Brittains | Brittons]BrittainsBrittons][Brittains | Brittons]BrittainsBrittons Still we are a very [wickd | wicked]wickdwicked People vice abounds [ye | the]yethe Power of [Godlineſs | Godliness]GodlineſsGodliness is much [loſt | lost]loſtlost from Among us. we Sadly feel one of [ye | the]yethe
[Diſmal | dismal]Diſmaldismal
[Con ſequences | consequences]Con ſequencesconsequences of war the Corruption of our Morals. the unhappy Ex
ample Exhibited to us [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon][ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon to be [ye | the]yethe
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): Means of]Means of
[Increaſg | increasing]Increaſgincreasing
[illegible]of Extravagance, Luxury, [& | and]&and love of Show, vanity [& | and]&and
[Senſual | sensual]Senſualsensual
[Pleaſure | pleasure]Pleaſurepleasure
[& | and]&and much [Profaneſs | profaneness]Profaneſsprofaneness. [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): Sad]Sad
Returns are
[theſe | these]theſethese to the divine [& | and]&and Glori‐ ous [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): Author]Author of [ye | the]yethe
[diſtinguiſhg | distinguishing]diſtinguiſhgdistinguishing
[Favrs | favours]Favrsfavours
[Pourd | poured]Pourdpoured upon us. I [Muſt | must]Muſtmust
[Intreat | entreat]Intreatentreat your Fervent Prayers for us [& | and]&and
[thoſe | those]thoſethose of All your Praying Friends. there Seem to appear Some hopeful [Glimmergſ | glimmerings]Glimmergſglimmerings among
[ye | the]yethe Indians in [Sevl | several]Sevlseveral
[diſtant | distant]diſtantdistant Parts. The [Comiſssioners | Commissioners]ComiſssionersCommissioners at [N | New]NNew York[org0069.ocp] last [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): Supmmer]Supmmer upon a motion made to y[illegible] sent up one [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Samſon | Samson]SamſonSamson
[Occum | Occom]OccumOccom[pers0030.ocp] a Mohegan Indian Educated [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): here]here
[Chiefy | chiefly]Chiefychiefly
[udr | under]udrunder
[ye | the]yethe
[Inſtructi^[below] on^on | instruction]Inſtructi^[below] on^oninstruction
of [ye | the]yethe
[Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] one of the [miniſters | ministers]miniſtersministers in this Town[place0122.ocp]) [& | and]&and was [ordaind | ordained]ordaindordained by a [Preſbitery | Presbytery]PreſbiteryPresbytery on Long [Iſland | Island]IſlandIsland[place0129.ocp]. a Pious Man [& | and]&and
[Zelous | zealous]Zelouszealous to [ſerve | serve]ſerveserve his Country men [& | and]&and promote the knowledge of [Xy
| Christianity ]Xy
Christianity
[amng | among]amngamong them. he has been here [ſince | since]ſincesince his Return; [& | and]&and Informs me that he has been [Amng | among]Amngamong the Oneida Indians[org0075.ocp]
[& | and]&and
[Tuſcarora[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): es]es | Tuscaroras]Tuſcarora[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): es]esTuscaroras[org0104.ocp] who border upon them [& | and]&and are much [Intermxd | intermixed]Intermxdintermixed with them. was very kindly [Recd | received]Recdreceived by them [& | and]&and he thinks [firſt | first]firſtfirst
[& | and]&and
[laſt | last]laſtlast he had above 500 [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): hearers]hearers
[& | and]&and there are Many who appear very [deſi rous | desirous]deſi rousdesirous to be Acquainted with [ye | the]yethe
[Chriſtian | Christian]ChriſtianChristian
[Relign | religion]Relignreligion
[& | and]&and have Sendt by him to [deſire | desire]deſiredesire
the [Commiſsidoners | Commissioners]CommiſsidonersCommissioners[org0069.ocp] to Send Among them Some
^[above] a^a
[Miſsionary | missionary]Miſsionarymissionary who can Inform them the [illegible]
^[above] what^what the [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): bible]bible
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [iſ | is]iſis][iſ | is]iſis
[& | and]&and
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): lead]lead them
to
[ye | the]yethe
^[above] [illegible]^[illegible]
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [ye | the]yethe Great [ſav.r | Saviour]ſav.rSaviour][ye | the]yethe Great [ſav.r | Saviour]ſav.rSaviour
[knowledg | knowledge]knowledgknowledge of [ye | the]yethe Great Saviour. they [deſire | desire]deſiredesire him to tell the [Commſsrs | Commissioners]CommſsrsCommissioners[org0069.ocp]
[yt | that]ytthat they have [turnd | turned]turndturned their backs upon their former Idolatry [& | and]&and
devil
[worſship | worship]worſshipworship
[& | and]&and Never Intend to look that way [Agn | again]Agnagain but their Faces are now [turnd | turned]turndturned towards [Chriſt | Christ]ChriſtChrist the [Savr | Saviour]SavrSaviour
[& | and]&and they are [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): very [Deſirous | desirous]Deſirousdesirous]very [Deſirous | desirous]Deſirousdesirous
^[above] [lookg | looking]lookglooking for him [& | and]&and Greatly [deſire | desire]deſiredesire^[lookg | looking]lookglooking for him [& | and]&and Greatly [deſire | desire]deſiredesire to find him [& | and]&and his Religion. we are [Alſo | also]Alſoalso
[Informd | informed]Informdinformed that there are [ſome | some]ſomesome of [ye | the]yethe
[Suſquehanna | Susquehannock]SuſquehannaSusquehannock Indians[org0162.ocp] who are [diſpoſd | disposed]diſpoſddisposed to [illegible][illegible][guess (h-dawnd): live]live
^[above] [illegible] to^[illegible] to the [Goſpel | Gospel]GoſpelGospel. May God open a Great door [& | and]&and Effectual to let in the knowledge of his [ſon | son]ſonson
[Jeſus | Jesus]JeſusJesus
[Chriſt | Christ]ChriſtChrist into [ye | the]yethe hearts of the Poor [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): bereft]bereft
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): Savages]Savages. [& | and]&and oh that our [abuſe | abuse]abuſeabuse of the [Goſpel | Gospel]GoſpelGospel May not pro‐ voke him to lure us to a Dull formality nor
to a depar ture from [illegible] the
doctrines of Grace or the Main Principals of
[Calviniſm | Calvinism]CalviniſmCalvinism for [illegible]
^[above] [illegible]^[illegible]
[illegible]
[illegible] that in Proportion to
[ſuch | such]ſuchsuch a departure we [ſink | sink]ſinksink, [& | and]&and are gone. I [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [Joyn | join]Joynjoin][Joyn | join]Joynjoin My [Earneſt | earnest]Earneſtearnest prayers that God May Return to you [illegible]
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [deepg | deepening]deepgdeepening][deepg | deepening]deepgdeepening Religion in the Congregations of the [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [Deſenters | Dissenters]DeſentersDissenters][Deſenters | Dissenters]DeſentersDissenters Multiply the [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): Seed Sown]Seed Sown
[& | and]&and
[Increaſe | increase]Increaſeincrease all [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): hints]hints of [Righteouſneſs | righteousness]Righteouſneſsrighteousness among you. our hearts [illegible]
^[above] Since I began [ye | the]yethe
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [writg | writing]writgwriting of [yſ | yours]yſyours][writg | writing]writgwriting of [yſ | yours]yſyours^Since I began [ye | the]yethe
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [writg | writing]writgwriting of [yſ | yours]yſyours][writg | writing]writgwriting of [yſ | yours]yſyours have Made [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): Sad]Sad by [ye | the]yethe News [brot | brought]brotbrought by the Packet boat [laſt | last]laſtlast week to [N | New]NNew York[place0308.ocp] that ^[above] [ye | the]yethe Great^[ye | the]yethe Great
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Pitt[pers1661.ocp] has [Reſignd | resigned]Reſigndresigned his offices
New England[place0158.ocp], [& | and]&and
America[place0003.ocp] will be [filld | filled]filldfilled with Trembling on this Important Event [fearg | fearing]feargfearing the French will [Agn | again]Agnagain Gain the [Poſseſsn | possession]Poſseſsnpossession of [yt | that]ytthat Country [& | and]&and be in A Capacity to be the Scourge [& | and]&and Plague of the [Brittiſh | British]BrittiſhBritish
[Settle ments | settlements]Settle mentssettlements here. May that divinely [wiſe | wise]wiſewise
[& | and]&and all Powerful being who Rules the world Guide, [& | and]&and direct the
King[pers0305.ocp], [& | and]&and
[Govt | Government]GovtGovernment
[& | and]&and
[Preſerve | preserve]Preſervepreserve the Nation from [Agn | again]Agnagain
[beg | being]begbeing
^[above] [agn | again]agnagain^[agn | again]agnagain the dupes of French Craft, [& | and]&and Perfidy, [& | and]&and
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [looſing | losing]looſinglosing][looſing | losing]looſinglosing the blood, [& | and]&and
[Treaſure | treasure]Treaſuretreasure Spent to humble [yt | that]ytthat
[illegible]^[above] [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): Haughty]Haughty^[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): Haughty]Haughty
[& | and]&and Ambitious Nation o May we not
Throw away
what God has given us you Cant Conceive the
[diſtreſs | distress]diſtreſsdistress
[yt | that]ytthat Such [illegible] would bring upon Poor [N | New]NNew England[place0158.ocp]. but if God [ſhd | should]ſhdshould So order it we [muſt | must]muſtmust Say the Lord is Right[gap: tear][guess (h-dawnd): e]e ous our Sins [& | and]&and Ingratitude [deſerve | deserve]deſervedeserve it. ‡
[left] ‡ if after all our [Raiſd | raised]Raiſdraised hopes [G | God]GGod
[pleaſes | pleases]pleaſespleases to [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): let
us]let
us
[ſink | sink]ſinksink
[agn | again]agnagain
[under | under]underunder
[ye | the]yethe dark [Proſpects | prospects]Proſpectsprospects of [illegible] of trouble like [ye | the]yethe former [illegible]
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [diſmal | dismal]diſmaldismal][diſmal | dismal]diſmaldismal I beg [yr | your]yryour Prayers [yt | that]ytthat
[G[illegible] | God]G[illegible]God
[wd | would]wdwould to [illegible] our [Poſterity | posterity]Poſterityposterity
[wth | with]wthwith him [& | and]&and be content [yt | that]ytthat he [ſhd | should]ſhdshould
[illegible] as he [gap: hole]
[& | and]&and
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): taken in]taken in to [him [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): ſelf]ſelf | himself]him [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): ſelf]ſelfhimself
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): from]from
[ye | the]yethe
[illegible] to Come
‡ if after all our [Raiſd | raised]Raiſdraised hopes [G | God]GGod
[pleaſes | pleases]pleaſespleases to [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): let
us]let
us
[ſink | sink]ſinksink
[agn | again]agnagain
[under | under]underunder
[ye | the]yethe dark [Proſpects | prospects]Proſpectsprospects of [illegible] of trouble like [ye | the]yethe former [illegible]
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [diſmal | dismal]diſmaldismal][diſmal | dismal]diſmaldismal I beg [yr | your]yryour Prayers [yt | that]ytthat
[G[illegible] | God]G[illegible]God
[wd | would]wdwould to [illegible] our [Poſterity | posterity]Poſterityposterity
[wth | with]wthwith him [& | and]&and be content [yt | that]ytthat he [ſhd | should]ſhdshould
[illegible] as he [gap: hole]
[& | and]&and
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): taken in]taken in to [him [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): ſelf]ſelf | himself]him [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): ſelf]ſelfhimself
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): from]from
[ye | the]yethe
[illegible] to Come
you will Never
[Ceaſe | cease]Ceaſecease
[yr | your]yryour Prayers to the God of our [Saln | salvation]Salnsalvation
[illegible] to be with [& | and]&and with [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): yours]yours
if after all our [Raiſd | raised]Raiſdraised hopes
God lets us
Sink [Agn | again]Agnagain under
[ye | the]yethe Dark
[Proſpects | prospects]Proſpectsprospects of [illegible]g
[illegible]
[ye | the]yethe
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): former]former
may God help us
to [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): Leave]Leave our
[illegible] with him
[& | and]&and
take us to [himſelf | himself]himſelfhimself
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): before]before
[illegible]
[illegible]
^[above] the divine [Spt | Spirit]SptSpirit
[illegible]
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): me to]me to
[illegible] together with you in My Prayers^the divine [Spt | Spirit]SptSpirit
[illegible]
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): me to]me to
[illegible] together with you in My Prayers
^[above] [yt | that]ytthat we may be^[yt | that]ytthat we may be
[Dayly | daily]Daylydaily
[illegible]
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): more [& | and]&and more]more [& | and]&and more to Go to [Jeſus | Jesus]JeſusJesus
[& | and]&and
[ye | the]yethe Spirit of [ye | the]yethe
[Fleſh | flesh]Fleſhflesh made [⅌fect | perfect]⅌fectperfect
[& | and]&and meet together in the Joy [& | and]&and Peace of heaven. My
wife[pers1763.ocp]
[& | and]&and
[childn | children]childnchildren
[Joyn | join]Joynjoin in [Moſt | Most]MoſtMost
[Reſpectful | Respectful]ReſpectfulRespectful Salutations to you [& | and]&and dear [Mrſ | Mrs.]MrſMrs. wood[pers0659.ocp], [& | and]&and
your dear dr[pers0654.ocp]
[& | and]&and her [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[Conſort | Consort]ConſortConsort[pers0653.ocp]
[whoſe | whose]whoſewhose Name you dont mention.
[Closer]
[Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[Hond | Honoured]HondHonoured dear [Sr | Sir]SrSir I am Your [Moſt | Most]MoſtMost
[Affecte | Affectionate]AffecteAffectionate Friend [Br | Brother ]BrBrother
[& | and]&and humble [Servt | Servant]ServtServant
[Solon | Solomon]SolonSolomon
[W.ms | Williams]W.msWilliams[pers0039.ocp].
[Trailer]
[der | December]derDecember 12 1761[1761-12-12] Copy of My [Lr | letter]Lrletter to [Dr | Dr.]DrDr. Wood[pers0608.ocp] of Norwich[place0276.ocp] in [Anſwer | answer]Anſweranswer to his of [Feb: | February]Feb:February 16 [laſt | last]laſtlast[1761-02-16].
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People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers1142.ocp | Siſter sister | mentioned | Smith, Elizabeth (née Scott) |
pers0504.ocp | W m William Smith | mentioned | Smith, William Sr. |
pers0608.ocp | D r Dr. wood | recipient | Wood, Samuel |
pers0305.ocp | King | mentioned | Frederick, George William |
pers0818.ocp | the Queen | mentioned | Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
pers0305.ocp | the King | mentioned | Frederick, George William |
pers0030.ocp | Samſon Samson Occum Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0036.ocp | M r Mr. Wheelock | mentioned | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers1661.ocp | M r Mr. Pitt | mentioned | Pitt |
pers1763.ocp | wife | mentioned | Williams, Mary (née Porter) |
pers0659.ocp | Mr ſ Mrs. wood | mentioned | Wood |
pers0654.ocp | your dear d r | mentioned | Newton, Mary (née Wood) |
pers0653.ocp | Rev d Rev. Conſort Consort | mentioned | Newton, Samuel |
pers0039.ocp | Solo n Solomon W. ms Williams | writer | Williams, Solomon |
pers0608.ocp | D r Dr. Wood | recipient | Wood, Samuel |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0122.ocp | Leb Lebanon | Lebanon |
place0308.ocp | N New York | New York City |
place0048.ocp | this Colony | Connecticut |
place0308.ocp | New York | New York City |
place0003.ocp | America | America |
place0170.ocp | North America | North America |
place0122.ocp | this Town | Lebanon |
place0129.ocp | Long Iſland Island | Long Island |
place0158.ocp | New England | New England |
place0158.ocp | N New England | New England |
place0276.ocp | Norwich | Norwich |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0069.ocp | ComiſssionersCommissioners at NNew York | The New York/New Jersey Board of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0075.ocp | Oneida Indians | Oneida Nation |
org0104.ocp | TuſcaroraesTuscaroras | Tuscarora Nation |
org0069.ocp | the CommiſsidonersCommissioners | The New York/New Jersey Board of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0069.ocp | the CommſsrsCommissioners | The New York/New Jersey Board of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0162.ocp | SuſquehannaSusquehannock Indians | Susquehannock Indians |
Dates identified in this document:
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1761-12-12 | DecrDecember 12. 1761 |
1761-02-16 | 16 FebFebruary laſtlast |
1761-09 | SeptrSeptember |
1761-12-12 | derDecember 12 1761 |
1761-02-16 | Feb:February 16 laſtlast |
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modernization | Thankfulneſs | thankfulness |
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---|---|
Leb | Lebanon |
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Hond | Honoured |
& | and |
Favr | favour |
Feb | February |
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wth | with |
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Lrs | letters |
wch | which |
deſervg | deserving |
wm | whom |
Mnd | mind |
affectn | affection |
Con ſiderg | considering |
^[above] knowg^knowg | knowing |
Expreſsd | expressed |
Br | brother |
wt | what |
Cd | could |
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Wm | William |
N | New |
wd | would |
hopg | hoping |
hd | had |
givg | giving |
adviceſg | advising |
Partg | Parting |
ſhd | should |
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ſeeg | seeing |
Executn | execution |
amg | among |
Recg | receiving |
Km | Kingdom |
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Hly | Holy |
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favr | favour |
owg | owing |
Existg | existing |
Parliamt | Parliament |
Genl | general |
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ht | heart |
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G | God |
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diſtinguiſhg | distinguishing |
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Glimmergſ | glimmerings |
Sevl | several |
Chiefy | chiefly |
udr | under |
Xy | Christianity |
amng | among |
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Relign | religion |
ſav.r | Saviour |
knowledg | knowledge |
Commſsrs | Commissioners |
Agn | again |
Savr | Saviour |
lookg | looking |
Informd | informed |
deepg | deepening |
writg | writing |
yſ | yours |
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fearg | fearing |
Poſseſsn | possession |
Govt | Government |
beg | being |
agn | again |
yr | your |
Saln | salvation |
Spt | Spirit |
⅌fect | perfect |
childn | children |
Affecte | Affectionate |
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Servt | Servant |
Solon | Solomon |
W.ms | Williams |
der | December |
Lr | letter |
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