Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to, Samson Occom, 1764 August 25
ms-number764475.3
[note (type: abstract): Copy of a letter in which Wheelock encloses the commission from Scotland for Occom's mission to the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), and advises him to find a donor to supply him with money.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is not Wheelock’s; it is clear and legible.][note (type: paper): Single sheet is in good condition, with light-to-moderate creasing, staining and wear.][note (type: ink): Dark brown ink bleeds through paper somewhat.][note (type: noteworthy): This document is a copy of 764475.4.][note (type: signature): The signature is not Wheelock's.]
[Opener]
Your Time is [ſo | so]ſoso short, and your [Buſineſs | business]Buſineſsbusiness
[ſo | so]ſoso crowding, that I can't [deſire | desire]deſiredesire
[ſuch | such]ſuchsuch an Addition to your Bur den, as your coming hither again
would be: I therefore take this Way to hint to you what I would [ſay | say]ſaysay more fully if you were here
And in the [firſt | first]firſtfirst place, I [ſuſpect | suspect]ſuſpectsuspect you will [miſs | miss]miſsmiss of
[ſeeing | seeing]ſeeingseeing
[m.r | Mr.]m.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] on his Return from [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whitefield[pers0038.ocp], and [alſo | also]alſoalso of [ſeeing | seeing]ſeeingseeing
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whitefield[pers0038.ocp], who I hear preached [ſome | some]ſomesome weeks ago at
Philadelphia[place0186.ocp], [& | and]&and
[conſequently | consequently]conſequentlyconsequently, you will [miſs | miss]miſsmiss of receiving any [Supplys | supplies]Supplyssupplies which he may have got for your Journey; and if [ſo | so]ſoso, I [adviſe | advise]adviſeadvise you to [repreſent | represent]repreſentrepresent the [Caſe | case]Caſecase to [ſome | some]ſomesome able Friends at New York[place0308.ocp], and if
you can get Supply no other Way, hire the Money of [ſome | some]ſomesome good Friend till you return.
I herewith [ſend | send]ſendsend you a Copy of our [Commiſsion | commission]Commiſsioncommission from Scotland[place0203.ocp], in order that you
may [ſhew | show]ſhewshow it, if you [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall have
[Occaſion | occasion]Occaſionoccasion, to [Genl | Gen.]GenlGen. Gage[pers0211.ocp], [Genl | Gen.]GenlGen.
[Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0292.ocp], or others.
I would have you obtain 15 or 20 Youth, if you can procure those
that^[above] which^which are likely, of remote Tribes of
Indians. And if you hear that which is encouraging of good Peter[pers0419.ocp] at
[Onohoqagee | Onaquaga]OnohoqageeOnaquaga[place0182.ocp], and [thoſe | those]thoſethose two Boys there who were offered to the [Commiſsioners | Commissioners]CommiſsionersCommissioners at [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[org0011.ocp], let them be of the Number.
There was [alſo | also]alſoalso an [Engliſh | English]EngliſhEnglish Lad with the Mohawks to learn their Tongue, before this War, who I hear is
very likely: if you can obtain [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch an one, do it. I [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall leave the Proportion of Girls to you, [& | and]&and
[Genl | Gen.]GenlGen.
[Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0292.ocp], [whoſe | whose]whoſewhose Advice I would have you take in [every Thing | everything]every Thingeverything when it may be had.
And [beſure | be sure]beſurebe sure, you let all the Children, whom you bring, know that they don't come here
to be without Government, nor to live a lazy [ſordid | sordid]ſordidsordid Life, but to be fitted for [Buſineſs | business]Buſineſsbusiness and
[Uſefulneſs | usefulness]Uſefulneſsusefulness in the World. And I am not Afraid that you [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould
[boaſt | boast]boaſtboast of my Mohawk Boys Proficiency in very [ſtrong | strong]ſtrongstrong Terms.
And don't fail to write to me of your [Progreſs | progress]Progreſsprogress,
[Succeſs | success]Succeſssuccess, and any Occurrence that may be entertaining, by every Opportunity
Opportunity, as you know Friends at Home
will be glad to hear.
Send me an Account of what Labour you have or [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall hire upon my Credit ^[above] at Mohegan[place0143.ocp]^at Mohegan[place0143.ocp]; and what you [deſire | desire]deſiredesire me to do for your ^[above] Family^Family while you are gone.
And may the God of all Grace be with you [& | and]&and
David[pers0155.ocp] in all the Way [whilher | whither]whilherwhither you go, and [inſpire | inspire]inſpireinspire you with [Wiſdom | Wisdom]WiſdomWisdom, Prudence, Zeal, Courage, and holy Fortitude, and honour you to be the [Inſtrument | instrument]Inſtrumentinstrument to [ſpread | spread]ſpreadspread the Savour of his Name, and the Knowledge of the great Salvation, far among
the Pagans.
Remember me [reſpectfully | respectfully]reſpectfullyrespectfully to Friends in your Way, [eſpe cially | espe cially]eſpe ciallyespe cially at New York[place0308.ocp] — which with Love [&c | etc.]&cetc. is the needful from
[Closer]
Yours affectionately
Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[Revd
| Rev.]Revd
Rev.
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
Occom[pers0030.ocp]
[Postscript]
[aug.t | August]aug.tAugust 27th[1764-08-27] P.S. [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] returned [laſt | last]laſtlast Evening, has got no Money,
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whitefield[pers0038.ocp] is at [N-York | New York]N-YorkNew York[place0308.ocp]. talks of going to Albany[place0001.ocp] this Week if he can he will [ſerve | serve]ſerveserve you, if he can't [accquaint | acquaint]accquaintacquaint
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whitaker[pers0037.ocp] — do the [beſt | best]beſtbest you can —
[Trailer]
To [M:r | Mr.]M:rMr.
Occom[pers0030.ocp], [Augt | August]AugtAugust
[25:th | 25th]25:th25th 1764[1764-08-25]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0030.ocp | Occom | recipient | Occom, Samson |
pers0315.ocp | m. r Mr. Kirtland | mentioned | Kirkland, Samuel |
pers0038.ocp | M. r Mr. Whitefield | mentioned | Whitefield, George |
pers0211.ocp | Gen l Gen. Gage | mentioned | Gage, Thomas |
pers0292.ocp | Gen l Gen. Johnſon Johnson | mentioned | Johnson, William |
pers0419.ocp | good Peter | mentioned | Agwirondongwas, Gwedelhes |
pers0155.ocp | David | mentioned | Fowler, David |
pers0036.ocp | Eleazar Wheelock | writer | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0315.ocp | M. r Mr. Kirtland | mentioned | Kirkland, Samuel |
pers0037.ocp | M. r Mr. Whitaker | recipient | Whitaker, Nathaniel |
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place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
place0186.ocp | Philadelphia | Philadelphia |
place0308.ocp | New York | New York City |
place0203.ocp | Scotland | Scotland |
place0182.ocp | Onohoqagee Onaquaga | Onaquaga |
place0143.ocp | Mohegan | Mohegan |
place0308.ocp | N-York New York | New York City |
place0001.ocp | Albany | Albany |
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org0011.ocp | CommiſsionersCommissioners at BoſtonBoston | Boston Board of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
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1764-08-25 | 25th25th Aug.tAugust 1764 |
1764-08-27 | aug.tAugust 27th |
1764-08-25 | AugtAugust 25:th25th 1764 |
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