Jacob Woolley, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1761 December 14
14 December 1761[1761-12-14]
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[note (type: abstract): Woolley writes a conversational letter about enjoying college and wanting to travel.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is formal and clear, with very few deletions and additions.][note (type: paper): Large sheet folded in half to make four pages is in good-to-fair condition, with moderate creasing, staining and wear. There is some tearing around the remnants of the seal; this results in no loss of text.][note (type: ink): Brown-black.]
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I am very glad of embracing every [Oppertunity | opportunity]Oppertunityopportunity of Writing to you, [& | and]&and
[Converſing | conversing]Converſingconversing with you, though in a silent Language.— But I had much rather [converſe | converse]converſeconverse with you Face to Face.
Dear [Sr. | Sir]Sr.Sir you can't imagine how much I want to see you, [& | and]&and your Family. Though I expect to come [& | and]&and
[viſit | visit]viſitvisit
[younext | you next]younextyou next Fall, if I have my Life ^[above] [& | and]&and Health^[& | and]&and Health spared.— I am very hearty [att | at]attat
[preſent | present]preſentpresent, through divine [Goodneſs | goodness]Goodneſsgoodness, except of having [littile | little]littilelittle Cold. I like College as well as ever, only I think it is too much
confinement: [becauſe | because]becauſebecause I want to travel [some where | somewhere]some wheresomewhere or other [& | and]&and get acquainted with Mankind. For I don't see, as I am likely ^[above] ever^ever to learn anything [elſe | else]elſeelse, but the Languages [& | and]&and Sciences
[Sr. | Sir]Sr.Sir I [muſt | must]muſtmust conclude with the [Deſire | desire]Deſiredesire of giving my Duty to Madam
Wheelock[pers0577.ocp]
[& | and]&and kind Love to your
Children, [& | and]&and the same to the [reſt | rest]reſtrest of your Familyy.
And [except | accept]exceptaccept the same from
[Closer]
Your ever Dutiful [& | and]&and Obliged servant,
Jacob Woolley[pers0040.ocp]
[Postscript]
P.S. Please to [excuſe | excuse]excuſeexcuse} this broken Letter.}
[Trailer]
Jacob Woolley[pers0040.ocp]'s
1761[1761].
To the [Rev..d | Rev.]Rev..dRev.
[M..r | Mr.]M..rMr.
Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] in
Connecticut[place0048.ocp]
[N:England | New England]N:EnglandNew England[place0158.ocp]
^[left] [Pr | Per]PrPer favour of^[Pr | Per]PrPer favour of
^[left] [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Pomeroy[pers0432.ocp]^[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Pomeroy[pers0432.ocp]
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People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0577.ocp | Madam Wheelock | mentioned | Wheelock, Mary (née Brinsmead) |
pers0040.ocp | Jacob Woolley | writer | Woolley, Jacob |
pers0036.ocp | Eleazar Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0432.ocp | M. r Mr. Pomeroy | Pomeroy, Benjamin |
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place0152.ocp | Naſsau=Hall Nassau Hall | Nassau Hall |
place0048.ocp | Connecticut | Connecticut |
place0158.ocp | N:England New England | New England |
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1761-12-14 | Decem.brDecember 14.th14th 1761 |
1761 | 1761 |
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modernization | Naſsau=Hall | Nassau Hall |
modernization | 14.th | 14th |
modernization | Rev..d | Rev. |
variation | Oppertunity | opportunity |
modernization | Converſing | conversing |
modernization | converſe | converse |
modernization | viſit | visit |
variation | att | at |
modernization | preſent | present |
modernization | Goodneſs | goodness |
variation | littile | little |
modernization | becauſe | because |
variation | some where | somewhere |
modernization | elſe | else |
modernization | muſt | must |
modernization | Deſire | desire |
modernization | reſt | rest |
variation | except | accept |
modernization | excuſe | excuse |
modernization | M..r | Mr. |
modernization | M.r | Mr. |
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Decem.br | December |
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Honou..d Sr. | Honoured Sir. |
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Pr | Per |
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