Robert Clelland, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1764 January 21
21 January 1764[1764-01-21]
ms number764121
[note (type: abstract): Clelland writes an indignant letter complaining that the Mohegan sachem has denigrated Clelland's teaching. Clelland believes certain parties are angling to replace him with Occom.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is formal and clear.][note (type: paper): Large single sheet is in good condition, with light staining, creasing and wear.][note (type: ink): Black-brown]
Persistent Identifier
[Opener]
Mohegan[place0143.ocp] in
New London[place0164.ocp]
January [21st | 21st]21st21st 1764[1764-01-21]
[Revd
Revd | Rev.]Revd
RevdRev.
[& | and]&and
[Dr | Dear]DrDear Sir
O our Drunken [Sechem | sachem]Sechemsachem[pers0549.ocp] has gone to [mr | Mr.]mrMr. Jewett[pers0023.ocp] with a number of Complaints against me, too numerous to
mention, but as they are [baſe | base]baſebase and unjust., I am resolved to have the whole tribe[org0063.ocp] —
[call’d | called]call’dcalled, and all taken under the [concideration | consideration]conciderationconsideration of [mr | Mr.]mrMr. Jewett[pers0023.ocp]
[& | and]&and Some other ministers, [Esqr | Esq.]EsqrEsq.
[Adam’s | Adams]Adam’sAdams[pers0046.ocp]
[&c: | etc.]&c:etc. for I will not [ly | lie]lylie under his Calum[= | ‐]=‐[= | ‐]=‐ny being conscious to [my [illegible] Self | myself]my [illegible] Selfmyself, I am not only capable but [faithfull | faithful]faithfullfaithful, and the fault of the desired [Succeeſs | success]Succeeſssuccess, shall [ly | lie]lylie at the right door; among other things he [say’s | says]say’ssays you said you [wonderd | wondered]wonderdwondered my Children did not [profitt | profit]profittprofit
[liek | like]lieklike yours. Sir can it be expected that Children can make such [profitiancy | proficiency]profitiancyproficiency, when they are [moſtly | mostly]moſtlymostly from school, [runing | running]runingrunning about under no Government, as Children that are [keept | kept]keeptkept under the masters care night and day, Sure I am you never would say so, as
you have mentioned in your Narrative the Contrary: God who is the Searcher of hearts, [&c | etc.]&cetc. him I [apeal | appeal]apealappeal, that with sincerity [& | and]&and
[faithfullneſs | faithfulness]faithfullneſsfaithfulness ([tho | though]thothough with much
[weakneſs | weakness]weakneſsweakness
[& | and]&and imperfection) I have discharged my Duty; I am capable to be of very great
Service to this people if I meet with proper [incouragement | encouragement]incouragementencouragement, But we have a [Sechem | sachem]Sechemsachem[pers0549.ocp] does much hurt, goes about [beging | begging]begingbegging
[Cyder | cider]Cydercider
[& | and]&and Rum, [geting | getting]getinggetting drunk and lying all night in [Barn’s | barns]Barn’sbarns, [enticeing | enticing]enticeingenticing
[& | and]&and
[Seting | setting]Setingsetting bad example before other / young / [Indian’s | indians]Indian’sindians, Going on contrary to all
[Councill | council]Councillcouncil, advice, [& | and]&and reproof, Bold in sin, [& | and]&and trampling on the Laws of God and man, as if he were above Law, minding
nothing that is good, all he is after, is the profits of Mohegan[place0143.ocp] to consume upon his lusts; Some intimations are made that
they want me out, in order [mr | Mr.]mrMr.
[Occum | Occom]OccumOccom[pers0030.ocp] (who is coming here to live), may keep School; It was but last
spring [mr | Mr.]mrMr.
[Occum | Occom]OccumOccom[pers0030.ocp] told me that [tho | though]thothough he came to live in Mohegan[place0143.ocp], he would
not take the School, but do all in his power to Support [& | and]&and
[incourage | encourage]incourageencourage it, if so I shall rejoice at his coming, I must observe that
the [Sechem | sachem]Sechemsachem[pers0549.ocp] formerly commended my [faithfullneſs | faithfulness]faithfullneſsfaithfulness beyond [mr | Mr.]mrMr. Lethem[pers0327.ocp] at [Nahantik | Niantic]NahantikNiantic[place0168.ocp]
[& | and]&and any children that comes from there — on a [viſitt | visit]viſittvisit, I can’t find reads near so well as mine; [tho | though]thothough Had I Children that would regularly attend, I would show what
I could [doe | do]doedo, I Humbly [Begg | beg]Beggbeg your answer and advice, May God preserve you, [Bliſs | bless]Bliſsbless
[yr | your]yryour valuable consort[pers0577.ocp], [& | and]&and make your Children ornaments [& | and]&and
[uſefull | useful]uſefulluseful
my [Spouſe | spouse]Spouſespouse[pers1795.ocp] joins me in our regards to Madam[pers0577.ocp] Self [& | and]&and Children
[Closer]
I am [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[ſir | Sir]ſirSir
[yr | your]yryour most obedient [Humle | humble]Humlehumble
[ſervt | Servant]ſervtServant
Robert Clelland[pers0011.ocp]
[Postscript]
[Aspow | Ashpo]AspowAshpo[pers0002.ocp] is not come home, I [ly | lie]lylie in Debt for near 50/ for work [& | and]&and pork to him before he went his [miſsion | mission]miſsionmission
Robert Clelland[pers0011.ocp]
NB I must [accquent | acquaint]accquentacquaint you, that I have invited the youth to come and I would be as a [Caticaist | catechist]Caticaistcatechist for them, I have a [ſmal | small]ſmalsmall talent in that respect, [& | and]&and take pleasure in it, but meet with no encouragement in any good design,
they are a [Stiff:neked | stiff‐necked]Stiff:nekedstiff‐necked rebellious people I [reced | received]recedreceived yours by [D | David]DDavid
[Fouler | Fowler]FoulerFowler[pers0155.ocp]
^[above] after I wrote this^after I wrote this and [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall
[accquent | acquaint]accquentacquaint
[mr | Mr.]mrMr. prince[pers0437.ocp] who shall wait your
[conveniancy | convenience]conveniancyconvenience
[& | and]&and
[Leiſure | leisure]Leiſureleisure, as I said by march I intend to have [Esqr | Esq.]EsqrEsq.
[Adam’s | Adams]Adam’sAdams[pers0046.ocp]
[mr | Mr.]mrMr. Byles[pers0111.ocp]
[mr | Mr.]mrMr.
[Witteker | Whitaker]WittekerWhitaker[pers0037.ocp] to meet [wt | with]wtwith
[mr | Mr.]mrMr. Jewett[pers0023.ocp]
[& | and]&and to [anſwer | answer]anſweranswer
[illegible]Ben[pers0549.ocp]’s imputations, [& | and]&and I wish you could attend, I shall inform you the time of meeting
[Trailer]
Robert Clelland[pers0011.ocp]
[Jan.y | January]Jan.yJanuary
[21st | 21st]21st21st
^[above] 1764.^1764.[1764-01-21]
To The [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Eleazer | Eleazar]EleazerEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] minister of the [Gospell | Gospel]GospellGospel
Lebanon[place0122.ocp]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0549.ocp | Sechem sachem | mentioned | Uncas, Ben III |
pers0023.ocp | mr Mr. Jewett | mentioned | Jewett, David |
pers0046.ocp | Esqr Esq. Adam’s Adams | mentioned | Adam |
pers0030.ocp | mr Mr. Occum Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0549.ocp | the Sechem sachem | mentioned | Uncas, Ben III |
pers0327.ocp | mr Mr. Lethem | mentioned | Lethem |
pers0577.ocp | yr your valuable consort | mentioned | Wheelock, Mary (née Brinsmead) |
pers1795.ocp | my Spouſe spouse | mentioned | Clelland |
pers0577.ocp | Madam | mentioned | Wheelock, Mary (née Brinsmead) |
pers0011.ocp | Robert Clelland | writer | Clelland, Robert |
pers0002.ocp | Aspow Ashpo | mentioned | Ashpo, Samuel |
pers0155.ocp | D David Fouler Fowler | mentioned | Fowler, David |
pers0437.ocp | mr Mr. prince | mentioned | Prince |
pers0046.ocp | Esqr Esq. Adam’s Adams | mentioned | Adam |
pers0111.ocp | mr Mr. Byles | mentioned | Byles |
pers0037.ocp | mr Mr. Witteker Whitaker | mentioned | Whitaker, Nathaniel |
pers0549.ocp | Ben | mentioned | Uncas, Ben III |
pers0036.ocp | Eleazer Eleazar Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0143.ocp | Mohegan | Mohegan |
place0164.ocp | New London | New London |
place0168.ocp | Nahantik Niantic | Niantic |
place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0063.ocp | tribe | Mohegan Tribe |
Dates identified in this document:
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1764-01-21 | January 21st21st 1764 |
1764-01-21 | Jan.yJanuary 21st21st 1764. |
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modernization | 21st | 21st |
modernization | Revd Revd | Rev. |
variation | Sechem | sachem |
modernization | mr | Mr. |
modernization | baſe | base |
variation | concideration | consideration |
modernization | Esqr | Esq. |
variation | Adam’s | Adams |
modernization | &c: | etc. |
variation | ly | lie |
modernization | = | ‐ |
variation | my [illegible] Self | myself |
variation | faithfull | faithful |
variation | Succeeſs | success |
variation | say’s | says |
variation | wonderd | wondered |
variation | profitt | profit |
variation | liek | like |
variation | profitiancy | proficiency |
modernization | moſtly | mostly |
variation | runing | running |
variation | keept | kept |
modernization | &c | etc. |
variation | apeal | appeal |
variation | faithfullneſs | faithfulness |
variation | tho | though |
modernization | weakneſs | weakness |
variation | incouragement | encouragement |
variation | beging | begging |
variation | Cyder | cider |
variation | geting | getting |
variation | Barn’s | barns |
variation | enticeing | enticing |
variation | Seting | setting |
variation | Indian’s | indians |
variation | Councill | council |
variation | Occum | Occom |
variation | incourage | encourage |
variation | Nahantik | Niantic |
variation | viſitt | visit |
variation | doe | do |
variation | Begg | beg |
variation | uſefull | useful |
modernization | Spouſe | spouse |
modernization | Revd | Rev. |
modernization | ſir | Sir |
modernization | miſsion | mission |
variation | accquent | acquaint |
variation | Caticaist | catechist |
variation | ſmal | small |
variation | Stiff:neked | stiff‐necked |
modernization | ſhall | shall |
variation | conveniancy | convenience |
modernization | Leiſure | leisure |
variation | Witteker | Whitaker |
modernization | anſwer | answer |
modernization | Mr | Mr. |
variation | Eleazer | Eleazar |
variation | Gospell | Gospel |
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& | and |
Dr | Dear |
call’d | called |
yr | your |
Humle | humble |
ſervt | Servant |
reced | received |
D | David |
wt | with |
Jan.y | January |
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