Solomon Williams and Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to the Honorable Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge, 1764 July 10
10 July 1764[1764-07-10]
Call Number764410.2
[note (type: abstract): Williams and Wheelock write to inform the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge that, per its commission, a Connecticut board of correspondents has been formed, and officers have been elected. They state that the best prospect for furthering the Society's design lies with Wheelock’s Indian charity school, and that they hope to employ Occom and Ashpo.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is clear and legible, with very few deletions and additions.][note (type: noteworthy): Contents of letter are identical to those of 763900.0. The narrative mentioned on one recto is the first of Wheelock's "Narratives," printed in Boston in 1763.]
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[Opener]
We take the earliest Opportunity, by Direction
of your Board of [Correſpondents | correspondents]Correſpondentscorrespondents[org0034.ocp] in the Colony of Connecti
cut[place0048.ocp], to inform you, that, upon Receipt of your [Commiſsion | commission]Commiſsioncommission,
the Gentlemen named therein, met in Lebanon[place0122.ocp] July [4:th | 4th]4:th4th[1764-07-04],
[& | and]&and formed [themſelves | themselves]themſelvesthemselves by [chooſing | choosing]chooſingchoosing the proper Officers named,
to enable them to act in Capacity of your [Correſpondents | correspondents]Correſpondentscorrespondents,
and to give you an Account of their Doings, and [preſent | present]preſentpresent
[Proſpects | prospects]Proſpectsprospects. And in the [firſt | first]firſtfirst place to return you our [warm
eſt | warm
est]warm
eſtwarm
est [& | and]&and [ſincereſt | sincerest]ſincereſtsincerest Thanks for the Honour you have done
them, in [commiſsioning | commissioning]commiſsioningcommissioning them to be [Correſpondents | correspondents]Correſpondentscorrespondents of your
Honourable Society[org0096.ocp]. We join our [earneſt | earnest]earneſtearnest Prayers
with you, and [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall by God's Grace unite our fervent
Labours to promote the excellent [Purpoſe | purpose]Purpoſepurpose your pious
Hearts are [ſet | set]ſetset upon; the Advancement of the [Kindgom | Kingdom]KindgomKingdom
of our [bleſsed | blessed]bleſsedblessed Redeemer, [& | and]&and [ſpreading | spreading]ſpreadingspreading the Savour of
his Knowledge among them who [ſit | sit]ſitsit in [Darkneſs | darkness]Darkneſsdarkness, and
the Region and Shadow of Death, the [moſt | most]moſtmost glorious
Object of your and our Attention. As the doing this
will [ſerve | serve]ſerveserve [alſo | also]alſoalso the [Intereſt | interest]Intereſtinterest of our King[pers0305.ocp], [ſo | also]ſoalso there is
one [Circumſtance | circumstance]Circumſtancecircumstance peculiarly obligatory on us, that the
[Succeſs | success]Succeſssuccess of it will be greatly beneficial to the Peace and
[Happineſs | happiness]Happineſshappiness of our own Country. We humbly take Leave
to inform your Honourable Board[org0096.ocp], that the [beſt | best]beſtbest [Proſpect | prospect]Proſpectprospect
which at [preſent | present]preſentpresent lies in our View, is in the School[org0098.ocp], [wch | which]wchwhich
has been for [ſome | some]ſomesome Time under the Care of the [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]; a Narrative of the [Riſe | rise]Riſerise [& | and]&and [Progreſs | progress]Progreſsprogress of
which to November 1762[1762-11] has been [ſent | sent]ſentsent to the [moſt | most]moſtmost
Honourable [Marquis of Lothian | Marquess of Lothian]Marquis of LothianMarquess of Lothian [pers0355.ocp], [& | and]&and other Members of
your Society[org0096.ocp]; but [leſt | lest]leſtlest they have failed to reach
you, we herewith [tranſmit | transmit]tranſmittransmit one; and expect you [below] willwill
of your Board of [Correſpondents | correspondents]Correſpondentscorrespondents[org0034.ocp] in the Colony of Connecti
cut[place0048.ocp], to inform you, that, upon Receipt of your [Commiſsion | commission]Commiſsioncommission,
the Gentlemen named therein, met in Lebanon[place0122.ocp] July [4:th | 4th]4:th4th[1764-07-04],
[& | and]&and formed [themſelves | themselves]themſelvesthemselves by [chooſing | choosing]chooſingchoosing the proper Officers named,
to enable them to act in Capacity of your [Correſpondents | correspondents]Correſpondentscorrespondents,
and to give you an Account of their Doings, and [preſent | present]preſentpresent
[Proſpects | prospects]Proſpectsprospects. And in the [firſt | first]firſtfirst place to return you our [warm
eſt | warm
est]warm
eſtwarm
est [& | and]&and [ſincereſt | sincerest]ſincereſtsincerest Thanks for the Honour you have done
them, in [commiſsioning | commissioning]commiſsioningcommissioning them to be [Correſpondents | correspondents]Correſpondentscorrespondents of your
Honourable Society[org0096.ocp]. We join our [earneſt | earnest]earneſtearnest Prayers
with you, and [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall by God's Grace unite our fervent
Labours to promote the excellent [Purpoſe | purpose]Purpoſepurpose your pious
Hearts are [ſet | set]ſetset upon; the Advancement of the [Kindgom | Kingdom]KindgomKingdom
of our [bleſsed | blessed]bleſsedblessed Redeemer, [& | and]&and [ſpreading | spreading]ſpreadingspreading the Savour of
his Knowledge among them who [ſit | sit]ſitsit in [Darkneſs | darkness]Darkneſsdarkness, and
the Region and Shadow of Death, the [moſt | most]moſtmost glorious
Object of your and our Attention. As the doing this
will [ſerve | serve]ſerveserve [alſo | also]alſoalso the [Intereſt | interest]Intereſtinterest of our King[pers0305.ocp], [ſo | also]ſoalso there is
one [Circumſtance | circumstance]Circumſtancecircumstance peculiarly obligatory on us, that the
[Succeſs | success]Succeſssuccess of it will be greatly beneficial to the Peace and
[Happineſs | happiness]Happineſshappiness of our own Country. We humbly take Leave
to inform your Honourable Board[org0096.ocp], that the [beſt | best]beſtbest [Proſpect | prospect]Proſpectprospect
which at [preſent | present]preſentpresent lies in our View, is in the School[org0098.ocp], [wch | which]wchwhich
has been for [ſome | some]ſomesome Time under the Care of the [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]; a Narrative of the [Riſe | rise]Riſerise [& | and]&and [Progreſs | progress]Progreſsprogress of
which to November 1762[1762-11] has been [ſent | sent]ſentsent to the [moſt | most]moſtmost
Honourable [Marquis of Lothian | Marquess of Lothian]Marquis of LothianMarquess of Lothian [pers0355.ocp], [& | and]&and other Members of
your Society[org0096.ocp]; but [leſt | lest]leſtlest they have failed to reach
you, we herewith [tranſmit | transmit]tranſmittransmit one; and expect you [below] willwill
[left] To the [Honbl | Honourable]HonblHonourable Society in Scotland
for propagating [Chriſtian | Christian]ChriſtianChristian
Knowledge[org0096.ocp] july 1764[1764-07]
To the [Honbl | Honourable]HonblHonourable Society in Scotlandfor propagating [Chriſtian | Christian]ChriſtianChristian
Knowledge[org0096.ocp] july 1764[1764-07]
for propagating [Chriſtian | Christian]ChriſtianChristian
Knowledge[org0096.ocp] july 1764[1764-07]
will be [ſerved | served]ſervedserved with the Continuation of it to November 1763[1763-11], either from
the [Preſs | press]Preſspress, or [Manuſcript | manuscript]Manuſcriptmanuscript from [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[place0013.ocp], it having been [ſome | some]ſomesome Months
ago [tranſmitted | transmitted]tranſmittedtransmitted to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. John Smith[pers0497.ocp], Merchant there. And our [preſent | present]preſentpresent
[Proſpects | prospects]Proſpectsprospects [& | and]&and [Purpoſes | purposes]Purpoſespurposes you will [ſee | see]ſeesee as follows. Though we have no [Aſsu
rance | assu
rance]Aſsu
ranceassu
rance of Peace with the Indians, yet entertain [ſtrong | strong]ſtrongstrong Hopes that the
[preſent | present]preſentpresent Troubles will be brought to a [ſpeedy | speedy]ſpeedyspeedy [Iſsue | issue]Iſsueissue. And are [perswa
ded | persua
ded]perswa
dedpersua
ded, that when that Event happens, it concerns us, to be as [ſpeedy | speedy]ſpeedyspeedy
as [Poſsible | possible]Poſsiblepossible in exerting our [utmoſt | utmost]utmoſtutmost Endeavours to [ſpread | spread]ſpreadspread the [Goſpel | gospel]Goſpelgospel as far
as may be into the Bowels of the Pagan Country; if [poſsible | possible]poſsiblepossible, before it is
thronged with unrighteous Dealers, [whoſe | whose]whoſewhose unbounded Avarice threatens
the [greateſt | greatest]greateſtgreatest [Miſschief | mischief]Miſschiefmischief to the [Cauſe | cause]Cauſecause. We have voted to take the [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] into our Service, if he may be freed from a [Preengagement | pre engagement]Preengagementpre engagement
to the London [Commiſsioners | commissioners]Commiſsionerscommissioners[org0095.ocp], which we expect may be without Difficult[gap: worn_edge][guess (h-dawnd): y]y]
We have [alſo | also]alſoalso referred to our Committee[org0034.ocp], the [ſending | sending]ſendingsending of Samuel [Aſhpo | Ashpo]AſhpoAshpo[pers0002.ocp],
a judicious [& | and]&and pious Indian, when Providence [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall open a Door.
We have [alſo | also]alſoalso the [pleaſure | pleasure]pleaſurepleasure to inform you, that there are eight or ten
Indian Youth in this School[org0098.ocp], of good Moral Character, well [accompliſhed | accomplished]accompliſhedaccomplished
for [ſhoolmaſters | school masters]ſhoolmaſtersschool masters, except their Want of Age [& | and]&and Fortitude. We [purpoſe | purpose]purpoſepurpose
to [ſend | send]ſendsend forth two or three of [theſe | these]theſethese, next [ſpring | spring]ſpringspring, to remote Tribes, in the Capa
city of School [Maſters | masters]Maſtersmasters, [& | and]&and expect by the [Bleſsing | blessing]Bleſsingblessing of God, that in the [Courſe | course]Courſecourse of a Year,
they will be [ſo | so]ſoso far [accquainted | acquainted]accquaintedacquainted with the [Cuſtoms | customs]Cuſtomscustoms [& | and]&and Languages of [theſe | these]theſethese Nations,
that it may be probably expedient to ordain [& | and]&and improve them as [Miniſters | ministers]Miniſtersministers among
them. We expect the [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev. [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Charles Jeffry Smith[pers0500.ocp] will return as [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon as it will
be [ſafe | safe]ſafesafe for him, on a [Miſsion | mission]Miſsionmission to the [ſix | Six]ſixSix Nations[org0090.ocp]. And the union of all [theſe | these]theſethese,
in the [ſame | same]ſamesame Plan, we apprehend will afford a more agreeable [Proſpect | prospect]Proſpectprospect than has
ever yet appeared of this kind. But [theſe | these]theſethese Things we have determined upon
without a [ſhilling | shilling]ſhillingshilling in [ſtock | stock]ſtockstock, relying only on him, [whoſe | whose]whoſewhose the Earth is, [& | and]&and the [Fullneſs | fullness]Fullneſsfullness
thereof, to [ſupport | support]ſupportsupport the [ſame | same]ſamesame; who has hitherto appeared to own the [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign, [& | and]&and
[increaſe | increase]increaſeincrease it from [ſmall | small]ſmallsmall Beginnings; nor has [ſuffered | suffered]ſufferedsuffered [thoſe | those]thoſethose, who have [truſted | trusted]truſtedtrusted in
him, to be [aſhamed | ashamed]aſhamedashamed of their Confidence. And [conſidering | considering]conſideringconsidering, the great Evidence
of the Piety [& | and]&and [Generoſity | generosity]Generoſitygenerosity of your Honourable Society[org0096.ocp], we doubt not that, when
the Importance of this Affair [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall be maturely [conſidered | considered]conſideredconsidered by you, you will,
agreeable to the other [Expreſsions | expressions]Expreſsionsexpressions of your pious Zeal, do all that your [Wiſdom | wisdom]Wiſdomwisdom
[& | and]&and Power enables you to do, to render us capable to execute [theſe | these]theſethese great [& | and]&and good
[Deſigns | designs]Deſignsdesigns And as the expected openings will probably induce [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries and
School [Maſters | masters]Maſtersmasters to [viſit | visit]viſitvisit remoter Tribes than any of our [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries have hither
to reached; and [theſe | these]theſethese [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries [moſtly | mostly]moſtlymostly Indians, we conceive will give them
more convincing Proofs of the Sincerity of our Intentions; and incline
them to [ſend | send]ſendsend their [promiſing | promising]promiſingpromising Youth when invited, to receive an Education
with us: [ſo | so]ſoso we hope the [Hon.ble | Honourable]Hon.bleHonourable Society[org0096.ocp] will think this School, which [ſubſists | subsists]ſubſistssubsists
on no other Fund but the Care [& | and]&and Bounty of Divine Providence, to be an Object
worthy of their kind Notice and Encouragement
[Closer]
Signed by the Order, [& | and]&and in the Name; of the [Correſpondents | Correspondents]CorreſpondentsCorrespondents[org0034.ocp],
by,
Honoured Gentlemen,
Your [moſt | most]moſtmost humble [ Servents | servants] Serventsservants Solomon Williams[pers0039.ocp] [Preſes. | Praeses]Preſes.Praeses
Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] [Secr.try | Secretary]Secr.trySecretary
by,
Honoured Gentlemen,
Your [moſt | most]moſtmost humble [ Servents | servants] Serventsservants Solomon Williams[pers0039.ocp] [Preſes. | Praeses]Preſes.Praeses
Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] [Secr.try | Secretary]Secr.trySecretary
[Postscript]
NB. Jonathan
Huntington[pers0269.ocp] [Esqr | Esq.]EsqrEsq.is of
Windham[place0243.ocp] is [choſen | chosen]choſenchosen
[Treaſurer | treasurer]Treaſurertreasurer of the Board of [Correſpondents | correspondents]Correſpondentscorrespondents[org0034.ocp]
Huntington[pers0269.ocp] [Esqr | Esq.]EsqrEsq.
Windham[place0243.ocp] is [choſen | chosen]choſenchosen
[Treaſurer | treasurer]Treaſurertreasurer of the Board of [Correſpondents | correspondents]Correſpondentscorrespondents[org0034.ocp]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
---|---|---|---|
pers0305.ocp | our King | mentioned | Frederick, George William |
pers0036.ocp | M r Mr. Wheelock | writer | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0355.ocp | Marquis of Lothian Marquess of Lothian | mentioned | Kerr, William |
pers0497.ocp | M r Mr. John Smith | mentioned | Smith, John |
pers0030.ocp | M r Mr. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0002.ocp | Samuel Aſhpo Ashpo | mentioned | Ashpo, Samuel |
pers0500.ocp | Charles Jeffry Smith | mentioned | Smith, Charles Jeffery |
pers0039.ocp | Solomon Williams | writer | Williams, Solomon |
pers0036.ocp | Eleazar Wheelock | writer | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0269.ocp | Jonathan Huntington | mentioned |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
place0048.ocp | Connecticut | Connecticut |
place0048.ocp | Colony of Connecti cut | Connecticut |
place0013.ocp | Boſton Boston | Boston |
place0243.ocp | Windham | Windham |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0034.ocp | Board of Correſpondentscorrespondents | Connecticut Board of Correspondents of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0096.ocp | Honourable Society | Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0096.ocp | Honourable Board | Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0098.ocp | the School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0096.ocp | your Society | Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0096.ocp | HonblHonourable Society in Scotland for propagating ChriſtianChristian Knowledge | Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0095.ocp | London Commiſsionerscommissioners | The Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the parts adjacent in America |
org0034.ocp | our Committee | Connecticut Board of Correspondents of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0098.ocp | this School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0090.ocp | ſixSix Nations | Six Nations |
org0096.ocp | Hon.bleHonourable Society | Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0034.ocp | CorreſpondentsCorrespondents | Connecticut Board of Correspondents of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
Dates identified in this document:
Standard Form | Text |
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1764-07-10 | July 10:th10th 1764. |
1764-07-04 | July 4:th4th |
1762-11 | November 1762 |
1764-07 | july 1764 |
1763-11 | November 1763 |
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