Robert Clelland, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1763 December8
8 December 1763[1763-12-08]
ms number763658
[note (type: abstract): Clelland opines that the Connecticut government will look bad by not supporting the school. He writes that Ashpo is still in debt, and that Occom is looking to lease a farm in Mohegan.][note (type: handwriting): Formal handwriting is tidy and mostly clear and legible. Letter case is occasionally difficult to discern.][note (type: paper): Single large sheet is in good-to-fair condition, with light-to-moderate creasing, staining and wear.][note (type: ink): Brown-black.][note (type: noteworthy): On one recto, there are notes regarding debts owed for various expenditures.]
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[Opener]
I long to see ^[above] you^you, my heart is often with you, I
hope your faith [& | and]&and Courage [conteanues | continues]conteanuescontinues, I pray it may to the last. The providence of the almighty is past our
Search, who can by their most narrow Scrutiny find him and his ways out; when you [obtain'd | obtained]obtain'dobtained the Brief I thought God had spared your valuable life to see in a
great measure the fruit of your [undefatigable | indefatigable]undefatigableindefatigable labour, But contrary to the expectations of many, this affair has on
— many [accotts | accounts]accottsaccounts done you much hurt,:. This [Goverment | government]Govermentgovernment in which
[yr | your]yryour
School[org0098.ocp] Subsists, and is open to the view and inquiry
of every one that will [visitt | visit]visittvisit you, has cast a bad example to —
[Neighbouring | neighboring]Neighbouringneighboring
[Go^[above] vo^vorments | governments]Go^[above] vo^vormentsgovernments, Tell it not in Gath [&c | etc.]&cetc. That [Conneticute | Connecticut]ConneticuteConnecticut[place0048.ocp] who has been [Bleſsed | blessed]Bleſsedblessed with [wiſe | wise]wiſewise
[Judicuious | judicious]Judicuiousjudicious Rulers [& | and]&and is so at this day, should in general make [amock | a mock]amocka mock
[& | and]&and
[redicule | ridicule]rediculeridicule at parting with [alittle | a little]alittlea little of their worldly Substance to spread the [Gospell | Gospel]GospellGospel — among the Heathen. and counteract their prayers, The [excuſe | excuse]excuſeexcuse made in their defence will mitigate [agst | against]agstagainst them, ^[above] )as^)as not relevant I am Glad to hear [yr | your]yryour faith staggers not, God ^[above] )+^)+ be with you
Sarah Wyacks[pers0615.ocp] wants me to keep her child Mally[pers0351.ocp] some time; [till | 'til]till'til she be old enough for you to take, I have — little [houſe | house]houſehouse-room and but 3 beds, and has a Son [& | and]&and white [girle | girl]girlegirl that [uſes | uses]uſesuses / with my wife and I / all of them, I with [diffeculty | difficulty]diffecultydifficulty win: :tered a [Daughr | daughter]Daughrdaughter 2 years [agoe | ago]agoeago, but can't I believe [doe | do]doedo it now
There is near [50ſ | 50s]50ſ50s I [pd | paid]pdpaid and past my word for to forward
[Aſpow | Ashpo]AſpowAshpo[pers0002.ocp] on his [miſsion | mission]miſsionmission at [yr | your]yryour request, mr prince[pers0437.ocp] calls on me for
money, as he paid the Labourers in goods at my desire and
[writen | written]writenwritten order, if you could send it, you would [oblidge | oblige]oblidgeoblige me, [Aſpow | Ashpo]AſpowAshpo[pers0002.ocp] is not come home from hunting, [& | and]&and should he bring any — skins, he owes more than he will soon pay, I
wish he were out of Debt — [mr | Mr.]mrMr.
[Occum | Occom]OccumOccom[pers0030.ocp] was here last week upon [leaſing | leasing]leaſingleasing a farm in Mohegan[place0143.ocp], he told me they
did nothing and that he was [affraid | afraid]affraidafraid they would have a Difference with [yr | their]yrtheir
^[left] their^their
[overſeers | overseers]overſeersoverseers, I [adviſed | advised]adviſedadvised him to peace, ߞ my wife joins me in my best wishes to Madam
[illegible]
[& | and]&and
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[& | and]&and Self and [pleaſant | pleasant]pleaſantpleasant Children, may the [Bleſsing | blessing]Bleſsingblessing of him ^[above] that^that dwelt in the Bush while it
[burnt | burned]burntburned
[& | and]&and was not consumed rest on you [& | and]&and
[yr | your]yryour offspring I am
[Closer]
[Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[& | and]&and
[Dr | Dear]DrDear Sir yours without reserve
Robert Clelland[pers0011.ocp]
[Trailer]
[Dr | Debitors]DrDebitors for [Samll | Samuel]SamllSamuel
[Aſpow | Ashpo]AſpowAshpo[pers0002.ocp] to persons following for work done [illegible] To [Samll | Samuel]SamllSamuel Uncas[pers0551.ocp] 9/ To Joseph Shand[pers0963.ocp]
[illegible] 18/-£1..7..— To John Uncas[pers0962.ocp] 3/ [& | and]&and
[moſes | Moses]moſesMoses
[Moſes | Moses]MoſesMoses Mazeen[pers0367.ocp] 7 — —..10..— To Robert [Aſpow | Ashpo]AſpowAshpo[pers0767.ocp] 3/6 ————— — —
— ..3 6 To [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): 17
1/2]17
1/2 pound Pork to victual them @ 6- — — — 8.. 9 To
freeing his cow from pound when gone ————— —
— 8 __________ 2: 9..11
^[left] Robert Clelland[pers0011.ocp]^Robert Clelland[pers0011.ocp]
^[left] [Dec.r | December]Dec.rDecember
[8.th | 8th]8.th8th 1763[1763-12-08].^[Dec.r | December]Dec.rDecember
[8.th | 8th]8.th8th 1763[1763-12-08].
Toߞ The [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Eleazer | Eleazar]EleazerEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
Lebanon[place0122.ocp]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0615.ocp | Sarah Wyacks | mentioned | Wyacks, Sarah |
pers0351.ocp | Mally | mentioned | Malley |
pers0002.ocp | Aſpow Ashpo | mentioned | Ashpo, Samuel |
pers0437.ocp | mr prince | mentioned | Prince |
pers0030.ocp | mr Mr. Occum Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0011.ocp | Robert Clelland | writer | Clelland, Robert |
pers0002.ocp | Sam ll Samuel Aſpow Ashpo | mentioned | Ashpo, Samuel |
pers0551.ocp | Sam ll Samuel Uncas | mentioned | Uncas, Samuel |
pers0963.ocp | Joseph Shand | mentioned | Shand, Joseph |
pers0962.ocp | John Uncas | mentioned | Uncas, John |
pers0367.ocp | moſes Moses Moſes Moses Mazeen | mentioned | Mazeen, Moses |
pers0767.ocp | Robert Aſpow Ashpo | mentioned | Ashpo, Robert |
pers0036.ocp | M r Mr. Eleazer Eleazar Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0164.ocp | N New London | New London |
place0048.ocp | Conneticute Connecticut | Connecticut |
place0143.ocp | Mohegan | Mohegan |
place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0098.ocp | School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
Dates identified in this document:
Standard Form | Text |
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1763-12-08 | 8th8th DecemrDecember 1763 |
1763-12-08 | Dec.rDecember 8.th8th 1763 |
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modernization | 8th | 8th |
modernization | Revd | Rev. |
variation | conteanues | continues |
variation | undefatigable | indefatigable |
variation | accotts | accounts |
variation | Goverment | government |
variation | visitt | visit |
variation | Neighbouring | neighboring |
modernization | Go^[above] vo^vorments | governments |
modernization | &c | etc. |
modernization | Bleſsed | blessed |
modernization | wiſe | wise |
variation | Judicuious | judicious |
variation | amock | a mock |
variation | redicule | ridicule |
variation | alittle | a little |
variation | Gospell | Gospel |
modernization | excuſe | excuse |
variation | till | 'til |
modernization | houſe | house |
variation | girle | girl |
modernization | uſes | uses |
variation | diffeculty | difficulty |
variation | agoe | ago |
variation | doe | do |
modernization | 50ſ | 50s |
modernization | miſsion | mission |
variation | writen | written |
variation | oblidge | oblige |
modernization | mr | Mr. |
variation | Occum | Occom |
modernization | leaſing | leasing |
variation | affraid | afraid |
modernization | overſeers | overseers |
modernization | adviſed | advised |
modernization | pleaſant | pleasant |
modernization | Bleſsing | blessing |
variation | burnt | burned |
modernization | moſes | Moses |
modernization | Moſes | Moses |
modernization | 8.th | 8th |
modernization | Mr | Mr. |
variation | Eleazer | Eleazar |
Expanded abbreviations:
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N | New |
Decemr | December |
& | and |
obtain'd | obtained |
yr | your |
agst | against |
Daughr | daughter |
pd | paid |
yr | their |
Dr | Dear |
Dr | Debitors |
Samll | Samuel |
Dec.r | December |
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