Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to Dennys DeBerdt, 1763 March 5
5 March 1763[1763-03-05]
ms number763205.1
[note (type: abstract): Wheelock writes to request that DeBerdt show his proposal regarding a tract of land to various gentlemen in England. He also mentions the need for books, globes, and maps; and that Smith, Occom, and Ashpo are all on missions.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is informal and somewhat messy; there are several deletions and additions.][note (type: paper): Single small sheet is good condition, with light creasing, staining, and wear.][note (type: ink): Brown ink is overwritten in spots with bolder black-brown ink.][note (type: noteworthy): Given the informality of the hand and the numerous additions and deletions, it appears that this is a draft.]
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[Opener]
Since my last to you My School[org0098.ocp] has
[appeard | appeared]appeardappeared with a more Encouraging [aſpect | aspect]aſpectaspect than ever there [have.g | having]have.ghaving been for Some Time evident [markes | marks]markesmarks of a Spirit of Conviction in the most of the my ^[above] Scholars^Scholars and in
[ſeveral | several]ſeveralseveral
[Inſtances | instances]Inſtancesinstances, much [Reaſon | reason]Reaſonreason to think ^[above] [yr | there]yrthere has been^[yr | there]yrthere has been a Saving Change has been wrought. The Instance
which I mentioned in my [laſt | last]laſtlast of the young Mohawk appears more [& | and]&and more evident. and Joseph Woolley[pers0041.ocp]
gives me [Reaſon | reason]Reaſonreason to think that the [illegible]
^[above] very lately he has [illegible]^very lately he has [illegible]
[illegible]
^[above] a [ſaving | saving]ſavingsaving change indeed [paſsed | passed]paſsedpassed from Death to life.^a [ſaving | saving]ſavingsaving change indeed [paſsed | passed]paſsedpassed from Death to life. My Pleasure in them and in doing for them is
indeed very great. Such a School I never before Saw. —
The [inclosed | enclosed]inclosedenclosed proposal [pleaſe | please]pleaſeplease to
^[above] I [deſire | desire]deſiredesire you would^I [deſire | desire]deſiredesire you would
[Shew | show]Shewshow to
[Doctr | Dr.]DoctrDr. Giffords[pers0221.ocp], [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Savage[pers0465.ocp] and [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whitefield[pers0038.ocp] if he be yet in England[place0068.ocp] and make what use and Improvement of it you ^[above] [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall^[ſhall | shall]ſhallshall think proper. I greatly long to have it [accompliſhed | accomplished]accompliſhedaccomplished. are there more near his Majesty who would favour [& | and]&and Promote it? there are [ſo | so]ſoso many ^[above] [& | and ]& and
[ſo | so]ſoso weighty^[& | and ]& and
[ſo | so]ſoso weighty arguments in [fav.r | favour]fav.rfavour of it, that it cant
be but they would obtain his [Majesties | Majesty's]MajestiesMajesty's Countennance if they were but Justly [repreſented | represented]repreſentedrepresented to him
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.Smith[pers0497.ocp] of Boston[place0013.ocp] gave me a
hint [yt | that]ytthat among other acts
^[above] [Expreſsions | expressions]Expreſsionsexpressions^[Expreſsions | expressions]Expreſsionsexpressions of [Kindneſs | kindness]Kindneſskindness towards this School[org0098.ocp] there was Some
talk of Collecting a Library for it, which would indeed be very acceptable. as
it is ^[above] very^very much wanted. and if God ^[above] who has [y.e | the]y.ethe
[illegible] of [illegible]in his [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): Han^[above] d^d]Han^[above] d^d^who has [y.e | the]y.ethe
[illegible] of [illegible]in his [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): Han^[above] d^d]Han^[above] d^d Should put it into the Hearts of his people
^[above] any^any to [accompliſh | accomplish]accompliſhaccomplish it I hope Some generous Soul will ^[above] also^also think
also of the [Neceſsity | necessity]Neceſsitynecessity we are in of a pair of Globes and a Set of good [Mapps | maps]Mappsmaps.
and as you are [Senſible | sensible]Senſiblesensible the weight of Charge upon me, for the Support of this [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign is not
^[below]
[Diminiſhing | diminishing]Diminiſhingdiminishing
^
[Diminiſhing | diminishing]Diminiſhingdiminishing
[Diminiſhing | diminishing]Diminiſhingdiminishing but [increaſing | increasing]increaſingincreasing So I [truſt | trust]truſttrust you will not be wanting to promote [& | and]&and encourage Such [aſsiſtance | assistance]aſsiſtanceassistance for me as Shall be needful and within your Power.
I hope by the [Bleſsing | blessing]Bleſsingblessing of God on the Labours of [Meſsrs | Messrs.]MeſsrsMessrs.
Smith[pers0500.ocp], Occom[pers0030.ocp], and [Aſhpo | Ashpo]AſhpoAshpo[pers0002.ocp] I may
^[above] [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall^[ſhall | shall]ſhallshall have the [illegible][Pleaſure | pleasure]Pleaſurepleasure to inform [yu | you]yuyou of that which [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall be comfortable and [guess (h-dawnd): [Shew | show]Shewshow][Shew | show]Shewshow
^[above] [refreſhing | refreshing]refreſhingrefreshing
[& | and]&and which [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall
[juſtify | justify]juſtifyjustify^[refreſhing | refreshing]refreſhingrefreshing
[& | and]&and which [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall
[juſtify | justify]juſtifyjustify you [& | and]&and all those whose by whose Charity [& | and]&and Labours of Love this [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign has been [ſupported | supported]ſupportedsupported hitherto, that they have not been in vain
^[above] what you have done has not been in vain.^what you have done has not been in vain. —
I am indeed eager to [ſupply | supply]ſupplysupply the [illegible]
[ſavages | savages]ſavagessavages
^[above] world^world with Godly [Miſsrs | missionaries]Miſsrsmissionaries
and the more So
Dear Sir. of what [vaſt | vast]vaſtvast importance is it that
a [Sett | set]Settset of godly, Skillful, [Faithf.ll | faithful]Faithf.llfaithful
[Miſsrs | missionaries]Miſsrsmissionaries
^[above] Men^Men Should have the Lead in the great affair? Oh! let us pray
[inceſsantly | incessantly]inceſsantlyincessantly that the Lord of the [Harveſt | harvest]Harveſtharvest would [ſend | send]ſendsend Such Labourersinto his [Harveſt | harvest]Harveſtharvest, and ^[above] mercifully^mercifully prevent all the [miſcheifs | mischiefs]miſcheifsmischiefs
^[above] which are^which are to be feared from blind, carnal [ſelf ſeeking | self-seeking]ſelf ſeekingself-seeking men.
[Closer]
Dear [ſir | sir]ſirsir pray for
yours in the [Deareſt | dearest]Deareſtdearest Bonds
Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[Trailer]
Letter to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. DeBerdt[pers0014.ocp]
March 5. 1763.[1763-03-05] with a proposal for a Tract of
Lands, [&c | etc.]&cetc.
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People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0014.ocp | M. r Mr. DeBerdt | recipient | DeBerdt, Dennys |
pers0041.ocp | Joseph Woolley | mentioned | Woolley, Joseph |
pers0221.ocp | Doct r Dr. Giffords | mentioned | Gifford, Andrew |
pers0465.ocp | M. r Mr. Savage | mentioned | Savage, Samuel |
pers0038.ocp | M. r Mr. Whitefield | mentioned | Whitefield, George |
pers0497.ocp | M. r Mr. Smith | mentioned | Smith, John |
pers0500.ocp | Smith | mentioned | Smith, Charles Jeffery |
pers0030.ocp | Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0002.ocp | Aſhpo Ashpo | mentioned | Ashpo, Samuel |
pers0036.ocp | Eleazar Wheelock | writer | Wheelock, Eleazar |
Places identified in this document:
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place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
place0068.ocp | England | England |
place0013.ocp | Boston | Boston |
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org0098.ocp | My School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0098.ocp | this School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
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1763-03-05 | March 5. 1763. |
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modernization | M.r | Mr. |
variation | appeard | appeared |
modernization | aſpect | aspect |
variation | markes | marks |
modernization | ſeveral | several |
modernization | Inſtances | instances |
modernization | Reaſon | reason |
modernization | yr | there |
modernization | laſt | last |
modernization | ſaving | saving |
modernization | paſsed | passed |
variation | inclosed | enclosed |
modernization | pleaſe | please |
modernization | deſire | desire |
variation | Shew | show |
modernization | Doctr | Dr. |
modernization | ſhall | shall |
modernization | accompliſhed | accomplished |
modernization | ſo | so |
variation | Majesties | Majesty's |
modernization | repreſented | represented |
modernization | yt | that |
modernization | Expreſsions | expressions |
modernization | Kindneſs | kindness |
modernization | y.e | the |
modernization | accompliſh | accomplish |
modernization | Neceſsity | necessity |
variation | Mapps | maps |
modernization | Senſible | sensible |
modernization | Deſign | design |
modernization | Diminiſhing | diminishing |
modernization | increaſing | increasing |
modernization | truſt | trust |
modernization | aſsiſtance | assistance |
modernization | Bleſsing | blessing |
modernization | Meſsrs | Messrs. |
modernization | Aſhpo | Ashpo |
modernization | Pleaſure | pleasure |
modernization | refreſhing | refreshing |
modernization | juſtify | justify |
modernization | ſupported | supported |
modernization | ſupply | supply |
modernization | ſavages | savages |
modernization | vaſt | vast |
variation | Sett | set |
modernization | inceſsantly | incessantly |
modernization | Harveſt | harvest |
modernization | ſend | send |
variation | miſcheifs | mischiefs |
modernization | ſelf ſeeking | self-seeking |
modernization | ſir | sir |
modernization | Deareſt | dearest |
modernization | &c | etc. |
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have.g | having |
& | and |
& | and |
fav.r | favour |
yu | you |
Miſsrs | missionaries |
Faithf.ll | faithful |
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