Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to George Whitefield, 1764 May 18
18 May 1764[1764-05-18]
Call Number764318.1
[note (type: abstract): Wheelock requests Whitefield’s help in drawing up a memorial to the Assembly. He comments on Occom’s work, which received good acceptance from Indians at Mohegan and Niantic, and discusses dissatisfaction with the Boston Board of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge.][note (type: handwriting): The clear and formal hand is not Wheelock's.][note (type: paper): Single medium-sized sheet is in good condition, with light-to-moderate creasing, yellowing and wear.][note (type: ink): Black-brown.][note (type: noteworthy): This document is likely a copy.][note (type: signature): The abbreviated signature is not Wheelock's.]
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I have [preſerv’d | preserved]preſerv’dpreserved a Memorial to the
[Aſsembly | Assembly]AſsemblyAssembly[org0027.ocp] now setting here, for such an Incorporation as
may perpetuate my School[org0098.ocp], [& | and]&and secure [ye | the]yethe Design of
Benefactors [&c | etc.]&cetc. but it will not be heard [till | 'til]till'til [ye | the]yethe latt[= | ]=
[= | ]=er end of next week — [& | and]&and I find it difficult to
get a Plan well drawn — Gentlemen of [ye | the]yethe Law
here are much unacquainted with such Drafts.
I wish I had [tho’t | thought]tho’tthought of desiring you by [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Smith[pers0497.ocp] to
send one, or some [miniuts | minutes]miniutsminutes of [ye | the]yethe Form of such a
Society, [& | and]&and [w.t | what]w.twhat must be [ye | the]yethe Number for I cant yet le[= | ]=
[= | ]=arn how many are allowed by [ye | the]yethe Statute without
[ye | the]yethe Kings[pers0305.ocp] own Act. [pleas | please]pleasplease Sir to write me by [ye | the]yethe next
Post [& | and]&and direct it to [Cap.t | Capt.]Cap.tCapt. [Danel | Daniel]DanelDaniel Bull[pers0007.ocp] ([w.th | with]w.thwith whom I lodge)
[& | and]&and it will be will forwarded.
[Aſsembly | Assembly]AſsemblyAssembly[org0027.ocp] now setting here, for such an Incorporation as
may perpetuate my School[org0098.ocp], [& | and]&and secure [ye | the]yethe Design of
Benefactors [&c | etc.]&cetc. but it will not be heard [till | 'til]till'til [ye | the]yethe latt[= | ]=
[= | ]=er end of next week — [& | and]&and I find it difficult to
get a Plan well drawn — Gentlemen of [ye | the]yethe Law
here are much unacquainted with such Drafts.
I wish I had [tho’t | thought]tho’tthought of desiring you by [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Smith[pers0497.ocp] to
send one, or some [miniuts | minutes]miniutsminutes of [ye | the]yethe Form of such a
Society, [& | and]&and [w.t | what]w.twhat must be [ye | the]yethe Number for I cant yet le[= | ]=
[= | ]=arn how many are allowed by [ye | the]yethe Statute without
[ye | the]yethe Kings[pers0305.ocp] own Act. [pleas | please]pleasplease Sir to write me by [ye | the]yethe next
Post [& | and]&and direct it to [Cap.t | Capt.]Cap.tCapt. [Danel | Daniel]DanelDaniel Bull[pers0007.ocp] ([w.th | with]w.thwith whom I lodge)
[& | and]&and it will be will forwarded.
I’ve seen [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] this week, he is zealous, —
preaches to good acceptance, [ye | the]yethe Indians at Mohegan[org0063.ocp]
[& | and]&and Nihantic[org0071.ocp] are all to a Man attached to him, his
[aſsemblies | assemblies]aſsembliesassemblies much crowded with English, as well as
Indians, [& | and]&and I think a good prospect of his [usefull=
=ness | useful
ness]usefull=
=nessuseful
ness.
preaches to good acceptance, [ye | the]yethe Indians at Mohegan[org0063.ocp]
[& | and]&and Nihantic[org0071.ocp] are all to a Man attached to him, his
[aſsemblies | assemblies]aſsembliesassemblies much crowded with English, as well as
Indians, [& | and]&and I think a good prospect of his [usefull=
=ness | useful
ness]usefull=
=nessuseful
ness.
He tells me he had much rather be under [y.e | the]y.ethe
Conduct [& | and]&and Direction of [ye | the]yethe same as this School[org0098.ocp] [& | and]&and
the [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries from it are under, than of [Comm̅=
=iſsrs | Comm
issioners]Comm̅=
=iſsrsComm
issioners at such a distance, as [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. CJ Smith[pers0500.ocp] [& | and]&and [ye | the]yethe Youth
proposed soon to be put into [Buſineſs | business]Buſineſsbusiness among [ye | the]yethe Six
Nations[org0090.ocp], (one of whom viz [D | David]DDavid Fowler[pers0155.ocp] is his Brother
in Law.) may all be considered with him in [ye | the]yethe same
Plan
now in Boston[place0013.ocp] Plan, [& | and]&and be of special Service to one another, [& | and]&and much better
able to serve [ye | the]yethe Design of their [Miſsion | mission]Miſsionmission than they likely
can without such Connections, [& | and]&and he thinks moreover there
is Propriety in it, as it will [preſerve | preserve]preſervepreserve his visible Relation
to this School[org0098.ocp], [& | and]&and enable him to do much more to promote
it than he [above] willwill likely be able to do in his present Connections.
He appears Modest [& | and]&and [Submiſsive | submissive]Submiſsivesubmissive, would have [wrot | wrote]wrotwrote but
[feard | feared]feardfeared it would look like [unsteadineſs | unsteadiness]unsteadineſsunsteadiness [& | and]&and [fickleneſs | fickleness]fickleneſsfickleness.
If you think there is weight in these Hints, [& | and]&and will write
him on [ye | the]yethe Head, he will write you freely [& | and]&and fully.
Conduct [& | and]&and Direction of [ye | the]yethe same as this School[org0098.ocp] [& | and]&and
the [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries from it are under, than of [Comm̅=
=iſsrs | Comm
issioners]Comm̅=
=iſsrsComm
issioners at such a distance, as [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. CJ Smith[pers0500.ocp] [& | and]&and [ye | the]yethe Youth
proposed soon to be put into [Buſineſs | business]Buſineſsbusiness among [ye | the]yethe Six
Nations[org0090.ocp], (one of whom viz [D | David]DDavid Fowler[pers0155.ocp] is his Brother
in Law.) may all be considered with him in [ye | the]yethe same
Plan
[right] To the [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
[G | George]GGeorge. Whitefield[pers0038.ocp]
now in Boston[place0013.ocp]
To the [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
[G | George]GGeorge. Whitefield[pers0038.ocp]now in Boston[place0013.ocp]
now in Boston[place0013.ocp] Plan, [& | and]&and be of special Service to one another, [& | and]&and much better
able to serve [ye | the]yethe Design of their [Miſsion | mission]Miſsionmission than they likely
can without such Connections, [& | and]&and he thinks moreover there
is Propriety in it, as it will [preſerve | preserve]preſervepreserve his visible Relation
to this School[org0098.ocp], [& | and]&and enable him to do much more to promote
it than he [above] willwill likely be able to do in his present Connections.
He appears Modest [& | and]&and [Submiſsive | submissive]Submiſsivesubmissive, would have [wrot | wrote]wrotwrote but
[feard | feared]feardfeared it would look like [unsteadineſs | unsteadiness]unsteadineſsunsteadiness [& | and]&and [fickleneſs | fickleness]fickleneſsfickleness.
If you think there is weight in these Hints, [& | and]&and will write
him on [ye | the]yethe Head, he will write you freely [& | and]&and fully.
I have [look’d | looked]look’dlooked upon [ye | the]yethe Treatment I have received
from [ye | the]yethe [Scotish | Scottish]ScotishScottish [Com̅iſs.rs | Commissioners]Com̅iſs.rsCommissioners[org0011.ocp] to be a plain Intimation [y.t | that]y.tthat it
is not my Duty in their Present State or while their
Present [Comt.ee | committee]Comt.eecommittee continue to have any such connections
with them as will give them any opportunity to dis=
=serve this School[org0098.ocp]. Those Gentlemen[org0011.ocp] are so [Ignorent | ignorant]Ignorentignorant of
Country Affairs [yt | that]ytthat they dont know when they are [generouſly | generously]generouſlygenerously
dealt [w.th | with]w.thwith [& | and]&and some think them not [leſs | less]leſsless Ignorant of Indian
affairs, [th’o | though]th’othough they think [themſelves | themselves]themſelvesthemselves sufficient to
govern the whole. [&c. | etc.]&c.etc.
from [ye | the]yethe [Scotish | Scottish]ScotishScottish [Com̅iſs.rs | Commissioners]Com̅iſs.rsCommissioners[org0011.ocp] to be a plain Intimation [y.t | that]y.tthat it
is not my Duty in their Present State or while their
Present [Comt.ee | committee]Comt.eecommittee continue to have any such connections
with them as will give them any opportunity to dis=
=serve this School[org0098.ocp]. Those Gentlemen[org0011.ocp] are so [Ignorent | ignorant]Ignorentignorant of
Country Affairs [yt | that]ytthat they dont know when they are [generouſly | generously]generouſlygenerously
dealt [w.th | with]w.thwith [& | and]&and some think them not [leſs | less]leſsless Ignorant of Indian
affairs, [th’o | though]th’othough they think [themſelves | themselves]themſelvesthemselves sufficient to
govern the whole. [&c. | etc.]&c.etc.
My bodily Disorders so prevail [y.t | that]y.tthat
[unleſs | unless]unleſsunless I shall
be better in health, I shall not be able to attend
[ye | the]yethe [Aſsembly | assembly]Aſsemblyassembly [a | at]aat Concord[place0047.ocp]. [&c. | etc.]&c.etc. I expect my dear
Brother, to finish this Tempestuous Voyage
before you. —
be better in health, I shall not be able to attend
[ye | the]yethe [Aſsembly | assembly]Aſsemblyassembly [a | at]aat Concord[place0047.ocp]. [&c. | etc.]&c.etc. I expect my dear
Brother, to finish this Tempestuous Voyage
before you. —
[Closer]
I am
yours in [ye | the]yethe dearest, sweetest Bonds
[E | Eleazar]EEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
Hartford[place0097.ocp] May 18,
1764.[1764-05-18]
[Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev. George Whitefield[pers0038.ocp].
yours in [ye | the]yethe dearest, sweetest Bonds
[E | Eleazar]EEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
Hartford[place0097.ocp] May 18,
1764.[1764-05-18]
[Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev. George Whitefield[pers0038.ocp].
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pers0497.ocp | M. r Mr. Smith | mentioned | Smith, John |
pers0305.ocp | Kings | mentioned | Frederick, George William |
pers0007.ocp | Cap. t Capt. Dan el Daniel Bull | mentioned | Bull, Daniel |
pers0030.ocp | M. r Mr. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0500.ocp | M. r Mr. CJ Smith | mentioned | Smith, Charles Jeffery |
pers0155.ocp | D David Fowler | mentioned | Fowler, David |
pers0038.ocp | G George . Whitefield | recipient | Whitefield, George |
pers0036.ocp | E Eleazar Wheelock | writer | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0038.ocp | George Whitefield | recipient | Whitefield, George |
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org0027.ocp | AſsemblyAssembly | Colony of Connecticut |
org0098.ocp | my School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0063.ocp | Indians at Mohegan | Mohegan Tribe |
org0071.ocp | Nihantic | Niantic Tribe |
org0098.ocp | this School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0090.ocp | Six Nations | Six Nations |
org0011.ocp | ScotishScottish Com̅iſs.rsCommissioners | Boston Board of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0098.ocp | this School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0011.ocp | Those Gentlemen | Boston Board of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
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