Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to George Whitefield, 1764 May 18
18 May 1764[1764-05-18]
ms 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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[Opener]
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.
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 | usefulness]usefull==nessusefulness.
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 | Commissioners]Comm̅= =iſsrsCommissioners 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]
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] will^will 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.
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. —
[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].
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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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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place0013.ocp | Boston | Boston |
place0047.ocp | Concord | Concord |
place0097.ocp | Hartford | Hartford |
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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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1764-05-18 | May 18, 1764. |
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w.th | with |
Comm̅= =iſsrs | Commissioners |
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