Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to General Gage, 1764 August 25
25 August 1764[1764-08-25]
ms number764475.1
[note (type: abstract): Wheelock writes to General Thomas Gage to ask him to give Occom, the bearer of the letter, a recommendation to carry with him on his mission.][note (type: handwriting): Informal handwriting is heavily slanted, yet mostly clear and legible.][note (type: paper): Small single sheet is in good condition, with light staining, creasing and wear.][note (type: ink): Brown-black.][note (type: noteworthy): This document is possibly a draft.]
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Lebanon ^[above] in Connecticut[place0048.ocp]^in Connecticut[place0048.ocp][place0122.ocp]
25. [Aug. t | August]Aug. tAugust 1764.[1764-08-25]
Sir.
May it [pleaſe | please]pleaſeplease Your Excellency
The Bearer [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
Occom[pers0030.ocp] is going by the Direction of the
[Commiſsioners | Commissioners]CommiſsionersCommissioners of the Board of [Corriſ‐‐pondents | Corres‐pondents]Corriſ‐‐pondentsCorres‐pondents in Connecticut[org0034.ocp] to meet [Gen.l | Gen.]Gen.lGen.
[Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0292.ocp], if it may be before the Indians from remote Tribes who have [joynd | joined]joyndjoined him Shall ^[above] be^be
[diſperſed | dispersed]diſperſeddispersed, in Order to make proposals to them of Receiving [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries and [School Maſters | schoolmasters]School Maſtersschoolmasters among their
[Reſpective | respective]Reſpectiverespective Tribes next Spring or when a Door may be opened for them ^[above] [& | and]&and also to obtain a Number of youth to be Educated in this School[org0098.ocp] under my Care^[& | and]&and also to obtain a Number of youth to be Educated in this School[org0098.ocp] under my Care. and he now waits upon you for Such
Re‐‐commendation, or [Com̅iſsion | commission]Com̅iſsioncommission as Your Excellency Shall [ſee | see]ſeesee fit to give him, and as you may think ^[above] [moſt | most]moſtmost^[moſt | most]moſtmost
[Subſerviant | subservient]Subſerviantsubservient to the [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign in view.
[Closer]
I am with much Duty and [Eſteem | esteem]Eſteemesteem
Your Excellency's
[Moſt | most]Moſtmost Obedient and
[moſt | most]moſtmost Humble [Serv.t | Servant]Serv.tServant
Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
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People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0030.ocp | Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0292.ocp | Gen. l Gen. Johnſon Johnson | mentioned | Johnson, William |
pers0036.ocp | Eleazar Wheelock | writer | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0211.ocp | Gen. l Gen. Gage. | recipient | Gage, Thomas |
pers0211.ocp | Gen. l Gen. Gage | recipient | Gage, Thomas |
Places identified in this document:
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place0122.ocp | Lebanon in Connecticut | Lebanon |
place0048.ocp | Connecticut | Connecticut |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0034.ocp | CommiſsionersCommissioners of the Board of Corriſ‐‐pondentsCorres‐pondents in Connecticut | Connecticut Board of Correspondents of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0098.ocp | this School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
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1764-08-25 | 25. Aug. tAugust 1764. |
1764-08-25 | Aug.tAugust 25. th25th 1764 |
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modernization | pleaſe | please |
modernization | M.r | Mr. |
modernization | Commiſsioners | Commissioners |
variation | Corriſ‐‐pondents | Corres‐pondents |
modernization | Gen.l | Gen. |
modernization | Johnſon | Johnson |
variation | joynd | joined |
modernization | diſperſed | dispersed |
modernization | Miſsionaries | missionaries |
modernization | School Maſters | schoolmasters |
modernization | Reſpective | respective |
modernization | ſee | see |
modernization | moſt | most |
modernization | Subſerviant | subservient |
modernization | Deſign | design |
modernization | Eſteem | esteem |
modernization | Moſt | most |
modernization | 25. th | 25th |
Expanded abbreviations:
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Aug. t | August |
& | and |
Com̅iſsion | commission |
Serv.t | Servant |
Aug.t | August |
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