Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to Samson Occom, 1764 August 25
25 August 1764[1764-08-25]
ms number764475.4
[note (type: abstract): Wheelock writes to Occom enclosing the commission from Scotland for his mission to the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), and advises him to find a donor to supply him with money.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is largely clear and legible, yet letter case is frequently difficult to decipher.][note (type: paper): Single sheet is in fair condition with light-to-moderate staining, creasing and wear. Some disintegration has resulted in a minor loss of text. Repair work has been done.][note (type: ink): Brown-black.][note (type: noteworthy): Address is written in a different hand. At the top of one verso, above the address, is written in a third, likely 19th-century hand: “wheelock 1764” and “EW” is written in lighter ink at the bottom. Manuscript 764475.3 is a copy of this letter.]
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[Opener]
Your Time is So [ſhort | short]ſhortshort, and your [Buſineſs | business]Buſineſsbusiness so crowding, that I can't [illegible][deſire | desire]deſiredesire Such an addition to your Burden, as your coming hither again would be: I
therefore take this way to [writ | write]writwrite to you what I would Say more fully if you were here.
and in the [firſt | first]firſtfirst place, I [Suſpect | suspect]Suſpectsuspect you will [miſs | miss]miſsmiss of [Seing | seeing]Seingseeing
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] on his Return from [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whitefield[pers0038.ocp]. and also of Seeing [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whitefield[pers0038.ocp], who I hear [preachd | preached]preachdpreached Some weeks ago at [Phyladelphia | Philadelphia]PhyladelphiaPhiladelphia[place0186.ocp], 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, I [adviſe | advise]adviſeadvise you to [repreſent | represent]repreſentrepresent the
[Caſe | case]Caſecase to Some able Friends at New York[place0166.ocp], and
if you can get Supply no other way, hire the money of Some good Friend ['till | 'til]'till'til you return.
I herewith Send you a Copy of our [Commiſsion | commission]Commiſsioncommission from Scotland[place0203.ocp], in order that you
may [Shew | show]Shewshow it, if you Shall have [Occaſion | occasion]Occaſionoccasion, to [Gen.l | Gen.]Gen.lGen. Gage[pers0211.ocp], [Gen.l | Gen.]Gen.lGen.
[Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0292.ocp], or others.
I would have you Obtain 15. or 20. youth, if you can procure those
which are likely, of remote Tribes of Indians. and if you hear that which is
encouraging of good Peter[pers0419.ocp] at [Onohoquagee | Onaquaga]OnohoquageeOnaquaga[place0182.ocp], and those two Boys there who were [offer'd | offered]offer'doffered to [y.e | the]y.ethe
[Com̅iſsrs | Commissioners]Com̅iſsrsCommissioners at [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[org0011.ocp], Let them be of the number.
There was [alſo | also]alſoalso an [Engliſh | English]EngliſhEnglish
[Ladd | lad]Laddlad with the [Mohocks | Mohawks]MohocksMohawks[org0062.ocp] to learn their Tongue, before this war, who I hear is very
likely; if you can Obtain Such an one, do it. I [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall leave the Proportion of Girls, to you, [& | and]&and
[gen.l | Gen.]gen.lGen.
[Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0292.ocp],
[whoſe | whose]whoſewhose advice I would have you take in every thing, when it [maybe | may be]maybemay be had.
and [deſire | desire]deſiredesire, you let all the Children, whom you bring, know that they dont come here to
be without Government, nor to live a [lazey | lazy]lazeylazy, Sordid Life. but to be fitted for [Buſineſs | business]Buſineſsbusiness, [& | and]&and
[usefulneſs | usefulness]usefulneſsusefulness in the world. and I am not afraid that you Should [boaſt | boast]boaſtboast of my [mohack | Mohawk]mohackMohawk Boys' Proficiency in very [ſtrong | strong]ſtrongstrong Terms.
and dont fail to write to me of your [Progreſs | progress]Progreſsprogress, [Succeſs | success]Succeſssuccess, and any [Occurrance | occurrence]Occurranceoccurrence that may be entertaining, by every Opportunity, as you know Friends at Home
will be glad to hear.
Send me an [Acco.t | account]Acco.taccount of what Labour you have or Shall hire upon my Credit at Mohegan[place0143.ocp]. and what you [deſire | desire]deſiredesire me to do for your Family while you are gone.
and may the God of all Grace be with you, [& | and]&and
David[pers0155.ocp] in all the way whither you [goe | go]goego, 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 the Savour of his Name, and the Knowledge of the great
Salvation, far among the Pagans.
Remember me [Reſpectfully | respectfully]Reſpectfullyrespectfully to Friends in y[gap: tear][guess (ivys): ou]our
way, [eſpecially | especially]eſpeciallyespecially at N. York[place0166.ocp].— which with
Love [&c | etc.]&cetc. is the n[gap: tear][guess (ivys): ee]eedful
from
[Closer]
Yours Affectionately
Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp].
[Postscript]
[Aug.t | August]Aug.tAugust
[27:th | 27th]27:th27th[1764-08-27] P.S. [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp]
[returnd | returned]returndreturned
[laſt | last]laſtlast Evening, has got no money.
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whitefield[pers0038.ocp] is at [N. | New]N.New York[place0166.ocp]. talks of going to Albany[place0001.ocp] this week. if he can he will Serve you if he cant, acquaint
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whitaker[pers0037.ocp]— do the [beſt | best]beſtbest you can—
[Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp].
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0030.ocp | M. r Mr. 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 |
pers0292.ocp | gen. l Gen. Johnſon Johnson | mentioned | Johnson, William |
pers0155.ocp | David | mentioned | Fowler, David |
pers0036.ocp | Eleazar Wheelock | writer | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0037.ocp | M. r Mr. Whitaker | mentioned | Whitaker, Nathaniel |
pers0030.ocp | Samſon Samson Occom | recipient | Occom, Samson |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
place0186.ocp | Phyladelphia Philadelphia | Philadelphia |
place0166.ocp | New York | New York |
place0203.ocp | Scotland | Scotland |
place0182.ocp | Onohoquagee Onaquaga | Onaquaga |
place0143.ocp | Mohegan | Mohegan |
place0166.ocp | N. York | New York |
place0166.ocp | N. New York | New York |
place0001.ocp | Albany | Albany |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0011.ocp | Com̅iſsrsCommissioners at BoſtonBoston | Boston Board of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0062.ocp | the MohocksMohawks | Mohawk Nation |
Dates identified in this document:
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1764-08-25 | 25.th25th Aug,tAugust 1764 |
1764-08-27 | Aug.tAugust 27:th27th |
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variation | Shew | show |
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modernization | Gen.l | Gen. |
modernization | Johnſon | Johnson |
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modernization | ſhall | shall |
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modernization | inſpire | inspire |
modernization | Wiſdom | wisdom |
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Aug,t | August |
offer'd | offered |
Com̅iſsrs | Commissioners |
& | and |
Acco.t | account |
Aug.t | August |
N. | New |
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