Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to John Erskine, 1763 September 21
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
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[Opener]
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 tomake
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 aproposal
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
liſteden
listed inthis 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] SincerelySincerelyvery
[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 himit
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 leftthem
many
[above] SomeSome of them in Tears, [earneſtly | earnestly]earneſtlyearnestly
[deſiring | desiring]deſiringdesiring his Return to them again
as [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon as the waris
[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 theyappeared 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 wouldbe 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
whowere 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 ontheir [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 haddone
[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]Succeſssuccessis 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 whereanywhereand in any part at all. — but by means of this
Rupture everything
[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 beforehand
[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 dontpretend
[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]accotsaccountsof 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 recommendedI [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 ofthe 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]
[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 conveniencebe [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 Governmenttowards 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 notfreely 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 madea 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 wholeof 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
courageddis
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] #
Hope † [pleaſe | please]pleaſeplease to Direct [&c | etc.]&cetc.
and the next Day I had unexpectedly an opportunity to
Receive —
with a
ordination [& | and]&and [Miſsion | mission]Miſsionmission of [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Charles Jeffery Smith[pers0500.ocp], who has [in
liſted | en
listed]in
liſteden
listed in
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
[deſirous | desirous]deſirousdesirous of his continu
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
[adviſe | advise]adviſeadvise him that it was Safe [above] for himfor him to continue with them, he left
as [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon as the war
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 Days
every Day they
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
back of them, and also from the [Engliſh | English]EngliſhEnglish who would
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 abroad on
great Left them. (as had
and [Deſigns | designs]Deſignsdesigns to go again next Spring. — The [Proſpect | prospect]Proſpectprospect of [Succeſs | success]Succeſssuccess
[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
Rupture every
[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
[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
[Hoſtilites | hostilities]Hoſtiliteshostilities and Butcheries they have committed of Late Supposing you [above] toto have
had public [& | and]&and authentic [accots | accounts]accotsaccounts
This Rupture has
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
tion [above] of Gentlemen recommendedof Gentlemen recommended
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
as I here give it only with this
David Jewett[pers0023.ocp] of New London[place0164.ocp] in the Room of Comfort Starr[pers0034.ocp] [Eſqr | Esq.]EſqrEsq.
[Deceaſed | deceased]Deceaſeddeceased,
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.
[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
if they Should Be [Joyned | joined]Joynedjoined. [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Bellamy[pers0078.ocp] lives in a remote
Corner of the Government
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
[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
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]
[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
long [publiſhed | published]publiſhedpublished as a continuation of my Narrative.
†
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
courageddis
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]incourageencourageHope † [pleaſe | please]pleaſeplease to Direct [&c | etc.]&cetc.
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.
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 withthe
[moſt ſincere | most sincere]moſt ſinceremost sincere Duty [& | and]&and Affection
Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
to God yours with
Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
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id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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 | ſoon | soon |
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Hond | Honoured |
inform'd | informed |
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preachd | preached |
kill'd | killed |
Miſs[above] rsrs | missionaries |
Corriſpondts | Correspondents |
tho't | thought |
acco.t | account |
accots | accounts |
Gov.t | Government |
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Honle | Honourable |
Sam.l | Samuel |
Nathl | Nathaniel |
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