Nathaniel Whitaker, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1764 August 22
22 August 1764[1764-08-22]
ms number764472.1
[note (type: abstract): Whitaker writes an informal letter regarding matters including the Mason Land Case and the Jewett controversy.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is largely clear and legible, although letter case is occasionally difficult to discern.][note (type: paper): Small single sheet is in good condition, with light creasing, staining and wear.][note (type: noteworthy): "D.V." is an abbreviation for the latin phrase "Deo volente," or "God willing." The word "fortasse" means "perhaps."]EventsMason Land Case, Jewett Controversy
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[Opener]
Your's by [Iſaiah | Isaiah]IſaiahIsaiah Uncas[pers0550.ocp] I [rec.d | received]rec.dreceived
[laſt | last]laſtlast night; Sent him Straight down to mohegan[place0143.ocp] to See his Dad[pers0549.ocp]. [& | and]&and
[mr | Mr.]mrMr.
[Occum | Occom]OccumOccom[pers0030.ocp], [& | and]&and to know [ye | the]yethe
[reaſon | reason]reaſonreason why he does not Send up
David[pers0155.ocp]; [&c | etc.]&cetc. I Shall D.V. go to mohegan[place0143.ocp]
[to morrow | tomorrow]to morrowtomorrow if the [Seaſon | season]Seaſonseason allow — the rain has prevented monday [& | and]&and
[Tueſ day | Tuesday]Tueſ dayTuesday — [Dr | Dear]DrDear
[Br | Brother]BrBrother
[Jewet | Jewett]JewetJewett[pers0023.ocp] Sets out this morning for [Ipſwich | Ipswich]IpſwichIpswich[place0590.ocp] to See his Son who lies at [ye | the]yethe point of Death — pray [haſten | hasten]haſtenhasten affairs about David[pers0155.ocp] we [muſt | must]muſtmust go, D.V. next monday I Shall [uſe | use]uſeuse my [Philoſophy | philosophy]Philoſophyphilosophy to bind the Load on your
Thing — I Saw [mr | Mr.]mrMr.
[Jewet | Jewett]JewetJewett[pers0023.ocp]
[laſt | last]laſtlast
[thurſday | Thursday]thurſdayThursday at Mohegan[place0143.ocp] — I talked with
him of
[Occum | Occom]OccumOccom[pers0030.ocp]s affairs — he thinks [yt | that]ytthat the Indians hold [ye | the]yethe Land under [ye | ]ye
[governm.t | Government]governm.tGovernment[org0027.ocp]
[& | and]&and that the fee ought to be in [ye | the]yethe
[Govr.nmt | Government]Govr.nmtGovernment[org0027.ocp]
[& | and]&and thinks they [Sho'd | should]Sho'dshould be quite [satiſfied | satisfied]satiſfiedsatisfied that it is Secured to [ym | them]ymthem by [ye | the]yethe
[governm.t | Government]governm.tGovernment[org0027.ocp] while they Shall See fit to [poſſeſs | possess]poſſeſspossess it — He fears [leaſt | least]leaſtleast
[ye | the]yethe
Sachem[pers0549.ocp] Should Stick his Tomahawk into [Some body | somebody]Some bodysomebody ([fortaſſe | fortasse]fortaſſefortasse
[Occum | Occom]OccumOccom[pers0030.ocp]) I forgot to
[deſire | desire]deſiredesire
[mr | Mr.]mrMr.
[Occum | Occom]OccumOccom[pers0030.ocp] to Send you in writing what [tearms | terms]tearmsterms would [pleaſe | please]pleaſeplease him about [ye | the]yethe Land. [mr | Mr.]mrMr.
[Jewet | Jewett]JewetJewett[pers0023.ocp]
[deſired | desired]deſireddesired him to give in a written complaint [againſt | against]againſtagainst
[mr | Mr.]mrMr. Clelland[pers0011.ocp] in order [yt | that]ytthat he [mi't | might]mi'tmight write to [ye | the]yethe
[Comſ.rs | Commissioners]Comſ.rsCommissioners[org0011.ocp]
[& | and]&and they appoint Some to hear [& judg. | and judge]& judg.and judge
[&c | etc.]&cetc. — [mr | Mr.]mrMr.
[Occum | Occom]OccumOccom[pers0030.ocp]
[S.d | said]S.dsaid he would — Should you not give me [Some thing | something]Some thingsomething to [Shew | show]Shewshow
[yt | that]ytthat you [deſire | desire]deſiredesire me want that [legaſy | legacy]legaſylegacy left by my [hon.d | honoured]hon.dhonoured father[pers1646.ocp]
[& | and]&and that you [deſire | desire]deſiredesire me to receive it — it is given to your ^[above] School[org0098.ocp]^School[org0098.ocp] on condition it goes on
[& | and]&and is like to [proſper | prosper]proſperprosper — [Pleaſe | Please]PleaſePlease to [git | get]gitget this certified by Some one
^[above] [Juſtice | justice]Juſticejustice
[&c; | etc.]&c;etc.^[Juſtice | justice]Juſticejustice
[&c; | etc.]&c;etc., if you think [beſt | best]beſtbest — but let me have it this week — I don't [know | know]knowknow what to write; take my heart [& | and]&and read it — I love you all — [mr | Mr.]mrMr. Clelland[pers0011.ocp] wrote me, [& | and]&and mourns [yt | that]ytthat you did not go down [& | and]&and try to make peace — we [aull | all]aullall well
To the
[Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] At
Lebanon[place0122.ocp]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0550.ocp | Iſaiah Isaiah Uncas | mentioned | Uncas, Isaiah |
pers0549.ocp | Dad | mentioned | Uncas, Ben III |
pers0030.ocp | m r Mr. Occum Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0155.ocp | David | mentioned | Fowler, David |
pers0023.ocp | D r Dear B r Brother Jewet Jewett | mentioned | Jewett, David |
pers0023.ocp | m r Mr. Jewet Jewett | mentioned | Jewett, David |
pers0030.ocp | Occum Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0549.ocp | Sachem | mentioned | Uncas, Ben III |
pers0030.ocp | Occum Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0011.ocp | m r Mr. Clelland | mentioned | Clelland, Robert |
pers1646.ocp | my hon. d honoured father | mentioned | Whitaker, Jonathan |
pers0037.ocp | N. Whitaker | writer | Whitaker, Nathaniel |
pers0036.ocp | Eleazar Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
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place0143.ocp | mohegan | Mohegan |
place0590.ocp | Ipſwich Ipswich | Ipswich |
place0143.ocp | Mohegan | Mohegan |
place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
Organizations identified in this document:
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org0027.ocp | governm.tGovernment | Colony of Connecticut |
org0027.ocp | Govr.nmtGovernment | Colony of Connecticut |
org0011.ocp | Comſ.rsCommissioners | Boston Board of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0098.ocp | School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
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1764-08-22 | Aug.August 22. 1764 |
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modernization | Seaſon | season |
modernization | Tueſ day | Tuesday |
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modernization | haſten | hasten |
modernization | muſt | must |
modernization | uſe | use |
modernization | Philoſophy | philosophy |
modernization | thurſday | Thursday |
modernization | yt | that |
modernization | satiſfied | satisfied |
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variation | legaſy | legacy |
modernization | proſper | prosper |
modernization | Pleaſe | Please |
variation | git | get |
modernization | Juſtice | justice |
modernization | &c; | etc. |
modernization | beſt | best |
modernization | know | know |
variation | aull | all |
modernization | Rev.d | Rev. |
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Aug. | August |
& | and |
Dr | Dear |
B.r | Brother |
rec.d | received |
Br | Brother |
governm.t | Government |
Govr.nmt | Government |
Sho'd | should |
mi't | might |
Comſ.rs | Commissioners |
& judg. | and judge |
S.d | said |
hon.d | honoured |
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