Jacob Woolley, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1763 October 21
21 October 1763[1763-10-21]
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[note (type: abstract): Woolley writes that he is going away from School not for good, but to pay a debt he owes for liquor.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is formal and clear.][note (type: paper): Long thin piece of paper folded in half is in good condition, with light-to-moderate creasing, staining and wear. There is a cluster of pin-type holes on the central crease.]
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These are to inform you that I leave not ^[above] your^your
House in any [Paſsion | passion]Paſsionpassion or Influence of Drinkbut I go away in cool Spirit; neither intending wholly
toforsake your House only for a time, how long I cannot tell, but I [beleive | believe]beleivebelieve no longer than two Weeks. The [Reaſon | reason]Reaſonreason of my [Goi==ng | going]Goi==nggoing away is this, I owe [M:r | Mr.]M:rMr. Clark[pers0129.ocp] something for Liquors which I [beleive | believe]beleivebelieve you would not be willing to answer, [& | and]&and I know not how to discharge the Debt any other Ways. I would not have
you concerned about my Going off, for I know too well the ^[above] sad^sad Consequences your School[org0098.ocp]
[wou'd | would]wou'dwould suffer by it. But as to the other Difficulty attending me, I will [promiſe | promise]promiſepromise (divine Grace [aſsiſting | assisting]aſsiſtingassisting me) that I will keep [my self | myself]my selfmyself clear from Drink, so that you, nor your School[org0098.ocp], shall receive any Hurt from that Quarter. No more at present but
I remain
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Yours
Jacob Woolley[pers0040.ocp]
To The [Rev:d | Rev.]Rev:dRev.
[M:r | Mr.]M:rMr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp].
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Jacob Woolley[pers0040.ocp]
1763[1763-10-21]
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pers0129.ocp | M: r Mr. Clark | mentioned | Clark |
pers0040.ocp | Jacob Woolley | writer | Woolley, Jacob |
pers0036.ocp | M: r Mr. Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
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place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
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org0098.ocp | School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
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1763-10-21 | Octo:rOctober 21. A.D. 1763 |
1763-10-21 | 1763 |
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modernization | Paſsion | passion |
variation | beleive | believe |
modernization | Reaſon | reason |
modernization | Goi==ng | going |
modernization | M:r | Mr. |
modernization | promiſe | promise |
modernization | aſsiſting | assisting |
variation | my self | myself |
modernization | Rev:d | Rev. |
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Octo:r | October |
Sr. | Sir |
& | and |
wou'd | would |
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