Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to John Erskine, 1763 September 21

Author Wheelock, Eleazar[pers0036.ocp]

21 September 1763[1763-09-21]

Call Number763521.2

[note (type: abstract): Wheelock writes to update Erskine on the the missions of Occom and Ashpo, and relates the dangers of an impending war with the Indians.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is informal and frequently difficult to decipher. There are many deletions and additions.][note (type: paper): Large sheet folded in half to make four pages is in good condition, with light creasing, staining and wear.][note (type: ink): Brown-black.][note (type: noteworthy): Given the informal handwriting and the abundance of additions and deletions, this document is likely a draft.]

EventsOccom’s Third Mission to the Oneidas

Persistent Identifier
[Opener]
[Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev. and [Hond | Honoured]HondHonoured Sir
Yours of [8th | 8th]8th8th April[1763-04-08] [laſt | last]laſtlast came to hand July [17th | 17th]17th17th[1763-07-17]
and the next Day I had unexpectedly an opportunity to make
an [Anſwer | answer]Anſweranswer [above] itit by [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Blake[pers0087.ocp] which I hope you have or will [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon
Receive — and I also [above] [incloſed | enclosed]incloſedenclosed[incloſed | enclosed]incloſedenclosed a Narrative of the [Riſe | rise]Riſerise [above] [Progreſs | progress]Progreſsprogress[Progreſs | progress]Progreſsprogress [&c | etc.]&cetc. of this School[org0098.ocp]
with a proposal of a Plan [above] proposedproposed for the more [Succeſsfully | successfully]Succeſsfullysuccessfully [Proſecuting | prosecuting]Proſecutingprosecuting of the
I was glad grand [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign. — I also [inform'd | informed]inform'dinformed you of [ye | the]yethe
ordination [& | and]&and [Miſsion | mission]Miſsionmission of [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Charles Jeffery Smith[pers0500.ocp], who has [in
­liſted | en
listed]
in
­liſted
en
listed
in this the Warfare at his own Charges, [deſigning | designing]deſigningdesigning by divine Leave
to devote [himſelf | himself]himſelfhimself and [above] aa plentiful Fortune to the Service of
the Redeemers Kingdom in that Capacity [above] of a [Miſsionary | missionary]Miſsionarymissionaryof a [Miſsionary | missionary]Miſsionarymissionary — and I am now
able to Inform you that he went near to the [Oniyada | Oneida]OniyadaOneida
Lake[place0181.ocp]
and preached in Several Places to the Indians who
appeared [above] muchmuch affected; and well [diſposed | disposed]diſposeddisposed towards him, and [above] SincerelySincerely very
[deſirous | desirous]deſirousdesirous of his continu[illegible]ing Among them But the [above] aa Reports of
the Approach of the Enemy viz. an Army of the Nations who
are combining [againſt | against]againſtagainst the [Engliſh | English]EngliſhEnglish, [above] approaching nearapproaching near The apprehension of Danger,
and the great Ruffle [& | and]&and fright the Indians were put into de­
termined him it was his duty to return [above] nor could theynor could they and they could not
[adviſe | advise]adviſeadvise him that it was Safe [above] for himfor him to continue with them, he left them
many [above] SomeSome of them in Tears, [earneſtly | earnestly]earneſtlyearnestly [deſiring | desiring]deſiringdesiring his Return to them again
as [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon as the war is [above] [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould be[ſhould | should]ſhouldshould be over — [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] also, returned [illegible]
[illegible] [above] apprehendingapprehending it was by in no [meaſure | measure]meaſuremeasure Safe for him to continue with them
also [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [Aſhpo | Ashpo]AſhpoAshpo[pers0002.ocp] [above] from this School[org0098.ocp]from this School[org0098.ocp] whom I informed You had been Examined [& | and]&and Approved
by a [Comtee | committee]Comteecommittee of [Miniſters | ministers]Miniſtersministers appointed [above] by [y.e | the]y.ethe Conventionby [y.e | the]y.ethe Convention at our [Gen.l | General]Gen.lGeneral Election in this
Government[place0048.ocp], went out on his proposed [Miſsion | mission]Miſsionmission to [Jeningo | Chenango]JeningoChenango[place0110.ocp]
and [Seſquaana | Susquehanna]SeſquaanaSusquehanna River[place0206.ocp] and continued [above] with themwith them 10 Dayswith them, and [preachd | preached]preachdpreached
every Day they appeared much affected came with [Eagerneſs | eagerness]Eagerneſseagerness to
hear him and appeared much affected and the [Proſpect | prospect]Proſpectprospect appear
­ed very Encouraging — but Such was the Ruffle, and fear they
were in, apprehending their [ſelves | selves]ſelvesselves [above] LivesLives in Danger both from the Nations
back of them, and also from the [Engliſh | English]EngliſhEnglish who would be put to it [above] not be ablenot be able
to [Diſtinguiſh | distinguish]Diſtinguiſhdistinguish their Enemies from their Friends — and the more
afraid as the [Engliſh | English]EngliſhEnglish had then lately [kill'd | killed]kill'dkilled three of their people
who were and have been [above] (as they [ſaid | said]ſaidsaid)(as they [ſaid | said]ſaidsaid) all along [faſt | fast]faſtfast in the [Engliſh | English]EngliſhEnglish Interest as they
were abroad on their [illegible] [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign [above] [ſome | some]ſomesome of their Ramble[ſome | some]ſomesome of their Ramble[Aſhpo | Ashpo]AſhpoAshpo[pers0002.ocp] apprehending the Danger
great Left them. (as had done [above] alsoalso the [Miſs[above] rsrs | missionaries]Miſs[above] rsrsmissionaries among them from your [Corriſpondts | Correspondents]CorriſpondtsCorrespondents
at in [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[org0096.ocp]
near two months before) — he returned about a fortni[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): gh]ght ago,
and [Deſigns | designs]Deſignsdesigns to go again next Spring. — The [Proſpect | prospect]Proſpectprospect of [Succeſs | success]Succeſssuccess is at
[preſent | present]preſentpresent [above] isis as [incouraging | encouraging]incouragingencouraging [above] in those parts as perhaps [any where | anywhere]any whereanywherein those parts as perhaps [any where | anywhere]any whereanywhere and in any part at all. — but by means of this
Rupture every thing [illegible] attempt both by [Engliſh | English]EngliſhEnglish [& | and]&and Indian [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries
[muſt | must]muſtmust be [Suſpended | suspended]Suſpendedsuspended for the [Preſent | present]Preſentpresent — I hope it may be [tho't | thought]tho'tthought [ſafe | safe]ſafesafe
for the Indian [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries to go again next Spring. — [eſpecially | especially]eſpeciallyespecially
if the [Engliſh | English]EngliſhEnglish in the Several Governments [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall be forehand [Sutably | suitably]Sutablysuitably notified of it
[above] beforehandbeforehand [ſo | so]ſoso as not to [Eſteem | esteem]Eſteemesteem them Enemies and [Traytors | traitors]Traytorstraitors if they Should be found among
[thoſe | those]thoſethose who are our Enemies. I dont pretend [above] attemptattempt to give you [acco.t | account]acco.taccount of the
[Hoſtilites | hostilities]Hoſtiliteshostilities and Butcheries they have committed of Late Supposing you [above] toto have
had public [& | and]&and authentic [accots | accounts]accotsaccounts of it be thereof before now.
This Rupture has [occaſioned | occasioned]occaſionedoccasioned [above] [raiſed | raised]raiſedraised[raiſed | raised]raiſedraised Such a Spirit [above] TemperTemper in great numbers of our people
that they Seem [Diſposed | disposed]Diſposeddisposed to contribute nothing but Powder [& | and]&and Ball to them
and [there for | therefore]there fortherefore it is [tho't | thought]tho'tthought prudent that the Brief I Obtained of this [Gov.t | Government]Gov.tGovernment[org0027.ocp]
in [Fav.r | favour]Fav.rfavour of this School[org0098.ocp] Should be [ſuſpended | suspended]ſuſpendedsuspended for the present [till | 'til]till'til the
minds of people [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall [above] bebe more Calm and better [Diſposed | disposed]Diſposeddisposed towards them.
 Fearing my Letter [reffer'd | ]reffer'd to will fail I [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall also [above] herehere add the Nomina
­tion [above] of Gentlemen recommendedof Gentlemen recommended I [ſend | send]ſendsend You to be [Commiſsioned | commissioned]Commiſsionedcommissioned for Indian Affairs if the [Honle | Honourable]HonleHonourable

Society which you inform me the [Honle | Honourable]HonleHonourable Society[org0096.ocp] were [ſo | so]ſoso Good
as to grant, but the Completion of it prevented by [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [Roſs | Ross]RoſsRoss[pers0457.ocp]'s
Death and the [Loſs | loss]Loſsloss of the Papers [&c | etc.]&cetc. which Nomination was
as I here give it only with this [illegible] addition of the [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
David Jewett[pers0023.ocp] of New London[place0164.ocp] in the Room of Comfort Starr[pers0034.ocp] [Eſqr | Esq.]EſqrEsq.
[Deceaſed | deceased]Deceaſeddeceased, I Should be glad of a Return as [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon as may be, and
cant but think the cause may be really Served by it
viz. Jonathan Huntington[pers0269.ocp] [Esq.r | Esq.]Esq.rEsq. of Windham[place0243.ocp]
[Eliſha | Elisha]EliſhaElisha Sheldon[pers0480.ocp] [Esq.r | Esq.]Esq.rEsq. of Litchfield[place0127.ocp]
[Sam.l | Samuel]Sam.lSamuel Huntington[pers0022.ocp] Attorney at Law of Norwich[place0174.ocp]
[left] The
[Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[Meſsrs | Messsrs.]MeſsrsMesssrs.
The
[Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[Meſsrs | Messsrs.]MeſsrsMesssrs.

Solomon Williams[pers0039.ocp] of Lebanon[place0122.ocp]
Joseph [Fiſh | Fish]FiſhFish[pers0015.ocp] of Stonington[place0226.ocp]
William Gaylord[pers0217.ocp] of Norwalk[place0173.ocp]
[Sam.l | Samuel]Sam.lSamuel [Mosely | Moseley]MoselyMoseley[pers0381.ocp] of Windham[place0243.ocp]
Eleazar wheelock[pers0036.ocp] of Lebanon[place0122.ocp]
Benjamin Pomeroy[pers0432.ocp] of Hebron[place0099.ocp]
David Jewett[pers0023.ocp] of New London[place0164.ocp]
Richard Saltar[pers0033.ocp] of [Manſfield | Mansfield]ManſfieldMansfield[place0131.ocp]
[Nathl | Nathaniel]NathlNathaniel Whitaker[pers0037.ocp] of Norwich[place0174.ocp]
all within the [Coloney | Colony]ColoneyColony of Connecticut[place0048.ocp]
I Should be glad of a Return as Soon as may be
and can't but think the general [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign in view may
be much promoted by [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch a [Commiſsion. | commission]Commiſsion.commission
[above] Those Good Gentlemen you mentionThose Good Gentlemen you mention [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [Preſidt | President]PreſidtPresident Clap[pers0010.ocp] and [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Bellamy[pers0078.ocp] are [ſo | so]ſoso remote
that they cant with any convenience be [Joyned | joined]Joynedjoined attend
if they Should Be [Joyned | joined]Joynedjoined. [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Bellamy[pers0078.ocp] lives in a remote
Corner of the Government towards 100 miles from hence
upon no direct Road from hence, and where I have very
Seldom an opportunity to [ſee | see]ſeesee either of them
Since I wrote you [above] oror to know their minds but presume they
would not freely consent [above] think proper to be [joyned | joined]joynedjoined as their [Diſtance | distance]Diſtancedistance [woud | would]woudwould forbid a [freq.t | frequent]freq.tfrequent attendancethink proper to be [joyned | joined]joynedjoined as their [Diſtance | distance]Diſtancedistance [woud | would]woudwould forbid a [freq.t | frequent]freq.tfrequent attendance as their being [Joyned | joined]Joynedjoined would not
likely be of much Service. and [above] and their being [Joyned | joined]Joynedjoinedand their being [Joyned | joined]Joynedjoined would make the Body more
[unweildy | unwieldy.]unweildyunwieldy.
. † [Pleaſe | Please]PleaſePlease to Direct Yours to me to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. John Smith[pers0497.ocp]
Merchant or [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Moses Peck[pers0032.ocp] watchmaker in [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[place0013.ocp] and
they will likely be well taken Care of.
[beſides | Besides]beſidesBesides the Donations [above] to this School[org0098.ocp]to this School[org0098.ocp] mentioned in my [laſt | last]laſtlast, [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. James [Leſley | Lesley]LeſleyLesley[pers0326.ocp] a Scot
Gentleman graduated at New [Jerſie | Jersey]JerſieJersey College[org0067.ocp] has made a Donation to
this School[org0098.ocp] of all his indefatigable Labours for [theſe | these]theſethese Indian Youth
in the capacity of a [School maſter | schoolmaster]School maſterschoolmaster the [Laſt | last]Laſtlast year. So that the
[Inſtruction | instruction]Inſtructioninstruction of this School has been given by [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Smith[pers0500.ocp] [& | and]&and [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [Leſley | Lesley]LeſleyLesley[pers0326.ocp]
for near 14 months [laſt paſt. | last past.]laſt paſt.last past. but the [preſent | present]preſentpresent Rupture will likely
[above] at [preſent | present]preſentpresentat [preſent | present]preſentpresent prevent Such an [Increaſe | increase]Increaſeincrease of My Number [above] this Fallthis Fall from Remote Tribes as I
[deſigned | designed]deſigneddesigned [above] [& | and]&and hoped for[& | and]&and hoped for by the [aſsiſtance | assistance]aſsiſtanceassistance of the [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries before mentioned. but
the whole of which you will likely have opportunity to [ſee | see]ſeesee before
long [publiſhed | published]publiſhedpublished as a continuation of my Narrative.
[pleaſe | please]pleaſeplease to direct (vid. [ſupra | supra]ſuprasupra)
 The [Preſent | present]Preſentpresent Rupture looks so much like a [Deſperate | desperate]Deſperatedesperate Effort [& | and]&and
dying Struggle of the Grand adversary, that I am not at all [diſ­
­couraged | dis­
couraged]
diſ­
­couraged
dis­
couraged
on [acco.t | account]acco.taccount of it, [tho' | though]tho'though the [Progreſs | progress]Progreſsprogress of the [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign may be for a while
retarded by it. I doubt not [above] butbut God has great and glorious things yet to
[below] [accompliſh | accomplish]accompliſhaccomplish in This Land [& | and]&and the [preſent | present]preſentpresent [illegible] #[accompliſh | accomplish]accompliſhaccomplish in This Land [& | and]&and the [preſent | present]preſentpresent [illegible] #
[left] # of his work in this [amg | among]amgamong many other places at [preſent | present]preſentpresent [dos | does]dosdoes not a little [incourage | encourage]incourageencourage
Hope † [pleaſe | please]pleaſeplease to Direct [&c | etc.]&cetc.
# of his work in this [amg | among]amgamong many other places at [preſent | present]preſentpresent [dos | does]dosdoes not a little [incourage | encourage]incourageencourage
Hope † [pleaſe | please]pleaſeplease to Direct [&c | etc.]&cetc.

I have acknowledged [above] as I did in my [laſt | last]laſtlast Goodas I did in my [laſt | last]laſtlast Good [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [Dickſon | Dickson]DickſonDickson[pers0167.ocp]'s Liberality to this School
and pray God to requite it. and propose a Remittance of it to
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Dennys DeBerdt[pers0014.ocp] of London[place0128.ocp], which you will likely hear of
from him.

[Closer]
[pleaſe, | please,]pleaſe,please, Sir, to remember in your [neareſt | nearest]neareſtnearest [approaches | approaches]approachesapproaches
to God yours with the [moſt ſincere | most sincere]moſt ſinceremost sincere Duty [& | and]&and Affection

Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
Rev. [Jn.o | John]Jn.oJohn Erskine[pers0185.ocp]



[Lettr | Letter]LettrLetter to [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev. John
Erskine[pers0185.ocp]
21. [Sept.r | September]Sept.rSeptember 1763[1763-09-21].
Document Summary

People identified in this document:

id Text in document Role in header Authorized Name
pers0087.ocp M r Mr. Blake mentioned Blake
pers0500.ocp M. r Mr. Charles Jeffery Smith mentioned Smith, Charles Jeffery
pers0030.ocp M. r Mr. Occom mentioned Occom, Samson
pers0002.ocp M. r Mr. Aſhpo Ashpo mentioned Ashpo, Samuel
pers0002.ocp Aſhpo Ashpo mentioned Ashpo, Samuel
pers0457.ocp M. r Mr. Roſs Ross mentioned Ross
pers0023.ocp David Jewett mentioned Jewett, David
pers0034.ocp Comfort Starr mentioned Starr, Comfort
pers0269.ocp Jonathan Huntington mentioned
pers0480.ocp Eliſha Elisha Sheldon mentioned Sheldon, Elisha
pers0022.ocp Sam. l Samuel Huntington mentioned Huntington, Samuel
pers0039.ocp Solomon Williams mentioned Williams, Solomon
pers0015.ocp Joseph Fiſh Fish mentioned Fish, Joseph
pers0217.ocp William Gaylord mentioned Gaylord, William
pers0381.ocp Sam. l Samuel Mosely Moseley mentioned Moseley, Samuel
pers0036.ocp Eleazar wheelock writer Wheelock, Eleazar
pers0432.ocp Benjamin Pomeroy mentioned Pomeroy, Benjamin
pers0033.ocp Richard Saltar mentioned Salter, Richard
pers0037.ocp Nath l Nathaniel Whitaker mentioned Whitaker, Nathaniel
pers0010.ocp Preſid t President Clap mentioned Clap, Thomas
pers0078.ocp M. r Mr. Bellamy mentioned Bellamy
pers0497.ocp John Smith mentioned Smith, John
pers0032.ocp Moses Peck mentioned Peck, Moses
pers0326.ocp James Leſley Lesley mentioned Lesley, James
pers0500.ocp M. r Mr. Smith mentioned Smith, Charles Jeffery
pers0326.ocp M. r Mr. Leſley Lesley mentioned Lesley, James
pers0167.ocp M. r Mr. Dickſon Dickson mentioned Dickson
pers0014.ocp Dennys DeBerdt mentioned DeBerdt, Dennys
pers0036.ocp Eleazar Wheelock writer Wheelock, Eleazar
pers0185.ocp Jn. o John Erskine recipient Erskine, John
pers0185.ocp John Erskine recipient Erskine, John

Places identified in this document:

id Text in document Authorized Name
place0122.ocp Lebanon Lebanon
place0181.ocp Oniyada Oneida Lake Oneida Lake
place0048.ocp Government Connecticut
place0110.ocp Jeningo Chenango Chenango
place0206.ocp Seſquaana Susquehanna River Susquehanna River
place0164.ocp New London New London
place0243.ocp Windham Windham
place0127.ocp Litchfield Litchfield
place0174.ocp Norwich Norwich
place0226.ocp Stonington Stonington
place0173.ocp Norwalk Norwalk
place0099.ocp Hebron Hebron
place0131.ocp Manſfield Mansfield Mansfield
place0048.ocp Coloney Colony of Connecticut Connecticut
place0013.ocp Boſton Boston Boston
place0128.ocp London London

Organizations identified in this document:

id Text in document Authorized Name
org0098.ocp this School Moor’s Indian Charity School
org0096.ocp CorriſpondtsCorrespondents at in BoſtonBoston Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge
org0027.ocp this Gov.tGovernment Colony of Connecticut
org0096.ocp HonleHonourable Society Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge
org0098.ocp this School Moor’s Indian Charity School
org0067.ocp New JerſieJersey College Princeton University

Dates identified in this document:

Standard Form Text
1763-09-21 Sept.rSeptember 21. 1763
1763-04-08 8th8th April
1763-07-17 July 17th17th
1763-09-21 21. Sept.rSeptember 1763

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modernization Riſe rise
modernization Progreſs progress
modernization &c etc.
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modernization Deſign design
modernization ye the
modernization Miſsion mission
modernization M.r Mr.
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­liſted
en
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modernization meaſure measure
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modernization Miniſters ministers
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modernization muſt must
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variation School maſter schoolmaster
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­couraged
dis­
couraged
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modernization Dickſon Dickson
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modernization neareſt nearest
modernization approaches approaches
modernization moſt ſincere most sincere

Expanded abbreviations:

Abbreviation Expansion
Sept.r September
Hond Honoured
inform'd informed
& and
Comtee committee
Gen.l General
preachd preached
kill'd killed
Miſs[above] rsrs missionaries
Corriſpondts Correspondents
tho't thought
acco.t account
accots accounts
Gov.t Government
Fav.r favour
Honle Honourable
Sam.l Samuel
Nathl Nathaniel
Preſidt President
woud would
freq.t frequent
tho' though
Jn.o John
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Number of people/places/organizations with unknown keys: 0 (out of 63)
Number of "add" tags with unknown 'place' attributes: 0 (out of 47)
Mixed case attribute values in header (potential error): 0 (out of 186)