Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to Dennys DeBerdt, 1764 September 3
3 September 1764[1764-09-03]
Call Number764503
[note (type: abstract): Wheelock writes to DeBerdt about the petition to the King for a land grant, an offer by the Hebron Society of 1,000 pounds, and Occom's prospective mission.][note (type: handwriting): Informal handwriting is small, crowded and occasionally difficult to decipher.][note (type: paper): Single large sheet is in good condition, with light staining, creasing and wear.][note (type: ink): Bold black ink bleeds through the paper.][note (type: noteworthy): This document appears to be a draft.]
Persistent Identifier
[Opener]
Lebanon[place0122.ocp]
3 [Sept.r | September]Sept.rSeptember 1764.[1764-09-03]
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. De Berdt[pers0014.ocp]
My dear [& | and]&and [Hond | Honoured]HondHonoured Friend
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. De Berdt[pers0014.ocp]
My dear [& | and]&and [Hond | Honoured]HondHonoured Friend
Though I [ſeldom | seldom]ſeldomseldom of late receive a Line from you,
yet I [underſtand | understand]underſtandunderstand by [D.r | Dr.]D.rDr. Gifford[pers0221.ocp] you are not [unmindfull | unmindful]unmindfullunmindful of
nor [unactive | inactive]unactiveinactive in My Affair; and I have been willing to [admitt | admit]admittadmit as
[excuſe | excuse]excuſeexcuse for your writing no oftener, your great crowd of [Buſs
‐neſs | busi
ness]Buſs
‐neſsbusi
ness. however as the fixing the Place and Building for this
School[org0098.ocp] [above] which is now become so needful.which is now become so needful. is [Suſpended | suspended]Suſpendedsuspended [till | 'til]till'til we hear the [Succeſs | success]Succeſssuccess of my Suit for a
Grant of Lands for it, [&c. | etc.]&c.etc. which I have committed to your Care
and Conduct, I should be very Glad to hear if there be any
[Proſpect | prospect]Proſpectprospect of [Succeſs | success]Succeſssuccess therein. My Hope is only in God, in [Whoſe | Whose]WhoſeWhose
Hand is the Heart of the King[pers0305.ocp] and all about him. And the
Signal Appearances of Gods Hand [above] all alongall along in Favour of the [deſign | design]deſigndesign encou
‐rages me to Hope,in Favour of his Mercy
Still, that he has
yet further and Greater Favours in Store for it.
yet I [underſtand | understand]underſtandunderstand by [D.r | Dr.]D.rDr. Gifford[pers0221.ocp] you are not [unmindfull | unmindful]unmindfullunmindful of
nor [unactive | inactive]unactiveinactive in My Affair; and I have been willing to [admitt | admit]admittadmit as
[excuſe | excuse]excuſeexcuse for your writing no oftener, your great crowd of [Buſs
‐neſs | busi
ness]Buſs
‐neſsbusi
ness. however as the fixing the Place and Building for this
School[org0098.ocp] [above] which is now become so needful.which is now become so needful. is [Suſpended | suspended]Suſpendedsuspended [till | 'til]till'til we hear the [Succeſs | success]Succeſssuccess of my Suit for a
Grant of Lands for it, [&c. | etc.]&c.etc. which I have committed to your Care
and Conduct, I should be very Glad to hear if there be any
[Proſpect | prospect]Proſpectprospect of [Succeſs | success]Succeſssuccess therein. My Hope is only in God, in [Whoſe | Whose]WhoſeWhose
Hand is the Heart of the King[pers0305.ocp] and all about him. And the
Signal Appearances of Gods Hand [above] all alongall along in Favour of the [deſign | design]deſigndesign encou
‐rages me to Hope,
yet further and Greater Favours in Store for it.
The [firſt | First]firſtFirst Society in Hebron[org0130.ocp]
[above] about 6 miles from henceabout 6 miles from hence Where [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Pomeroy[pers0432.ocp] is [Miniſter | Minister]MiniſterMinister offer
me £1000 lawful Money. (that isabout a quarter poorer
than
Sterling) forI the use of theis School[org0098.ocp], and to be in part paid im
‐mediately in Buildingfor the
School[org0098.ocp] if I will [conſent | consent]conſentconsent to fix it
there. and a Gentleman from Windham[place0243.ocp] about 9 miles [above] from hencefrom hencedistant
told methe[illegible]
[above] a fewa few Days [above] agoago he Thought it likely [above] ([tho' | though]tho'though no trial has yet been made)([tho' | though]tho'though no trial has yet been made)
[y.t | that]y.tthat they would give
Two [Thouſand | thousand]Thouſandthousand, to have it there,but no trial has [above] yetyet been made
there
me £1000 lawful Money. (that is
Sterling) for
‐mediately in Building
there. and a Gentleman from Windham[place0243.ocp] about 9 miles [above] from hencefrom hence
told me
Two [Thouſand | thousand]Thouſandthousand, to have it there,
[Purſuant | Pursuant]PurſuantPursuant to the Orders of our new [formd | formed]formdformed
Board of [Corriſpondants | Correspondants]CorriſpondantsCorrespondants[org0034.ocp]
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] [above] (being [diſchargd | discharged]diſchargddischarged from [y.e | the]y.ethe Service of [ye | the]yethe London [Com̅iſrs | Commissioners]Com̅iſrsCommissioners in [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[org0095.ocp])(being [diſchargd | discharged]diſchargddischarged from [y.e | the]y.ethe Service of [ye | the]yethe London [Com̅iſrs | Commissioners]Com̅iſrsCommissioners in [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[org0095.ocp]) Sat out with David Fowler[pers0155.ocp] the Senior Indian in this
School[org0098.ocp] on their Long Journey to meet [gen.l | General]gen.lGeneral [Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0292.ocp], if it may
be before the Parties from Remote Tribes of Indians, who have
[Joynd | joined]Joyndjoined him, Shall be [diſperſed | dispersed]diſperſeddispersed in Order to preach [Chriſt | Christ]ChriſtChrist to them
and make Proposals to them of Receiving [School Maſters | schoolmasters]School Maſtersschoolmasters [& | and]&and [Miſsrs | missionaries]Miſsrsmissionaries
among their [Reſpective | respective]Reſpectiverespective Tribes; The opportunity [appeard | appeared]appeardappeared [ſo | so]ſoso favou‐
rable, and the Importance of our being Speedy therein So great that we
ventured to Send them without Money to Support their [Miſsion | mission]Miſsionmission. and for
a Supply have directed them to wait upon [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whitefield[pers0038.ocp] who is now at
New York[place0308.ocp], on their way— and if his [Neceſsities | necessities]Neceſsitiesnecessities for his Orphan House[org0079.ocp],
(for which a Sum is required far exceeding his Expectations) dont forbid it
we hope they may be [Supplyed | supplied]Supplyedsupplied [above] through his Influence.through his Influence. and in Case that fails, I have [orderd | ordered]orderdordered
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] to hire it upon my Credit. I hope the [Iſsue | issue]Iſsueissue will be [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch as
may [Juſtify | justify]Juſtifyjustify our Conduct, and if not, that the greater Importance of our being
[before hand | beforehand]before handbeforehand[illegible]of the bad people whom we expect will crowd into
that coun‐
try [above] as Soon as [y.e | the]y.ethe War is over, only to Service themselvesas Soon as [y.e | the]y.ethe War is over, only to Service themselves, will be rightly [conſidered | considered]conſideredconsidered and be [eſteemed | esteemed]eſteemedesteemed Sufficient to Secure us from
much Blame. I have also directed him [above] with the Advice [& | and]&and [Aſsiſtance | assistance]Aſsiſtanceassistance of [Gen.l | General]Gen.lGeneral [Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0292.ocp]—with the Advice [& | and]&and [Aſsiſtance | assistance]Aſsiſtanceassistance of [Gen.l | General]Gen.lGeneral [Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0292.ocp]— to procure 15. or 20. likely Youth
with the Advice and [Aſsiſtance | assistance]Aſsiſtanceassistance of [Gen.l | General]Gen.lGeneral
[Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0292.ocp], from Tribes as remote as
may be for this School[org0098.ocp],— the Boys I have with me in general
behave exceedingly well. We hope to be able to[furniſh | furnish]furniſhfurnish if a Support for
them may be had, to [furniſh | furnish]furniſhfurnish out two or three [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries of the right Sort
and as many [School Maſters | schoolmasters]School Maſtersschoolmasters next Spring.
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] [above] (being [diſchargd | discharged]diſchargddischarged from [y.e | the]y.ethe Service of [ye | the]yethe London [Com̅iſrs | Commissioners]Com̅iſrsCommissioners in [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[org0095.ocp])(being [diſchargd | discharged]diſchargddischarged from [y.e | the]y.ethe Service of [ye | the]yethe London [Com̅iſrs | Commissioners]Com̅iſrsCommissioners in [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[org0095.ocp]) Sat out with David Fowler[pers0155.ocp] the Senior Indian in this
School[org0098.ocp] on their Long Journey to meet [gen.l | General]gen.lGeneral [Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0292.ocp], if it may
be before the Parties from Remote Tribes of Indians, who have
[Joynd | joined]Joyndjoined him, Shall be [diſperſed | dispersed]diſperſeddispersed in Order to preach [Chriſt | Christ]ChriſtChrist to them
and make Proposals to them of Receiving [School Maſters | schoolmasters]School Maſtersschoolmasters [& | and]&and [Miſsrs | missionaries]Miſsrsmissionaries
among their [Reſpective | respective]Reſpectiverespective Tribes; The opportunity [appeard | appeared]appeardappeared [ſo | so]ſoso favou‐
rable, and the Importance of our being Speedy therein So great that we
ventured to Send them without Money to Support their [Miſsion | mission]Miſsionmission. and for
a Supply have directed them to wait upon [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whitefield[pers0038.ocp] who is now at
New York[place0308.ocp], on their way— and if his [Neceſsities | necessities]Neceſsitiesnecessities for his Orphan House[org0079.ocp],
(for which a Sum is required far exceeding his Expectations) dont forbid it
we hope they may be [Supplyed | supplied]Supplyedsupplied [above] through his Influence.through his Influence. and in Case that fails, I have [orderd | ordered]orderdordered
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] to hire it upon my Credit. I hope the [Iſsue | issue]Iſsueissue will be [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch as
may [Juſtify | justify]Juſtifyjustify our Conduct, and if not, that the greater Importance of our being
[before hand | beforehand]before handbeforehand
try [above] as Soon as [y.e | the]y.ethe War is over, only to Service themselvesas Soon as [y.e | the]y.ethe War is over, only to Service themselves, will be rightly [conſidered | considered]conſideredconsidered and be [eſteemed | esteemed]eſteemedesteemed Sufficient to Secure us from
much Blame. I have also directed him [above] with the Advice [& | and]&and [Aſsiſtance | assistance]Aſsiſtanceassistance of [Gen.l | General]Gen.lGeneral [Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0292.ocp]—with the Advice [& | and]&and [Aſsiſtance | assistance]Aſsiſtanceassistance of [Gen.l | General]Gen.lGeneral [Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0292.ocp]— to procure 15. or 20. likely Youth
may be for this School[org0098.ocp],— the Boys I have with me in general
behave exceedingly well. We hope to be able to
them may be had, to [furniſh | furnish]furniſhfurnish out two or three [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries of the right Sort
and as many [School Maſters | schoolmasters]School Maſtersschoolmasters next Spring.
[Closer]
[Pleaſe | Please]PleaſePlease to point out my [Miſtakes | mistakes]Miſtakesmistakes to me, and correct me as much as you
[pleaſe | please]pleaſeplease. pray for me and believe that I am.
Your very Affectionate Brother
Much obliged
and very humble [Serv.t | servant]Serv.tservant
Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[pleaſe | please]pleaſeplease. pray for me and believe that I am.
Your very Affectionate Brother
Much obliged
and very humble [Serv.t | servant]Serv.tservant
Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[Trailer]
Letter to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. De Berdt[pers0014.ocp]
[Sept-r | September]Sept-rSeptember 1764.[1764-09]
[Sept-r | September]Sept-rSeptember 1764.[1764-09]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
---|---|---|---|
pers0014.ocp | M. r Mr. De Berdt | recipient | DeBerdt, Dennys |
pers0221.ocp | D. r Dr. Gifford | mentioned | Gifford, Andrew |
pers0305.ocp | the King | mentioned | Frederick, George William |
pers0432.ocp | M. r Mr. Pomeroy | mentioned | Pomeroy, Benjamin |
pers0030.ocp | M. r Mr. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0155.ocp | David Fowler | mentioned | Fowler, David |
pers0292.ocp | gen. l General Johnſon Johnson | mentioned | Johnson, William |
pers0038.ocp | M. r Mr. Whitefield | mentioned | Whitefield, George |
pers0292.ocp | Gen. l General Johnſon Johnson | mentioned | Johnson, William |
pers0036.ocp | Eleazar Wheelock | writer | Wheelock, Eleazar |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
place0243.ocp | Windham | Windham |
place0308.ocp | New York | New York City |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
---|---|---|
org0098.ocp | this School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0130.ocp | firſtFirst Society in Hebron | First Society in Hebron |
org0098.ocp | theis School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0098.ocp | the School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0034.ocp | Board of CorriſpondantsCorrespondants | Connecticut Board of Correspondents of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0095.ocp | London Com̅iſrsCommissioners in BoſtonBoston | The Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the parts adjacent in America |
org0098.ocp | this School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0079.ocp | Orphan House | Bethesda Academy |
Dates identified in this document:
Standard Form | Text |
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1764-09-03 | 3 Sept.rSeptember 1764. |
1764-09 | Sept-rSeptember 1764. |
Regularized text:
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modernization | M.r | Mr. |
modernization | ſeldom | seldom |
modernization | underſtand | understand |
modernization | D.r | Dr. |
variation | unmindfull | unmindful |
variation | unactive | inactive |
variation | admitt | admit |
modernization | excuſe | excuse |
modernization | Buſs ‐neſs |
busi ness |
modernization | Suſpended | suspended |
variation | till | 'til |
modernization | Succeſs | success |
modernization | &c. | etc. |
modernization | Proſpect | prospect |
modernization | Whoſe | Whose |
modernization | deſign | design |
modernization | firſt | First |
modernization | Miniſter | Minister |
modernization | conſent | consent |
modernization | y.t | that |
modernization | Thouſand | thousand |
modernization | Purſuant | Pursuant |
variation | formd | formed |
modernization | Corriſpondants | Correspondants |
modernization | diſchargd | discharged |
modernization | y.e | the |
modernization | ye | the |
modernization | Com̅iſrs | Commissioners |
modernization | Boſton | Boston |
modernization | Johnſon | Johnson |
variation | Joynd | joined |
modernization | diſperſed | dispersed |
modernization | Chriſt | Christ |
variation | School Maſters | schoolmasters |
modernization | Reſpective | respective |
variation | appeard | appeared |
modernization | ſo | so |
modernization | Miſsion | mission |
modernization | Neceſsities | necessities |
variation | Supplyed | supplied |
variation | orderd | ordered |
modernization | Iſsue | issue |
modernization | ſuch | such |
modernization | Juſtify | justify |
variation | before hand | beforehand |
modernization | conſidered | considered |
modernization | eſteemed | esteemed |
modernization | Aſsiſtance | assistance |
modernization | furniſh | furnish |
modernization | Miſsionaries | missionaries |
modernization | Pleaſe | Please |
modernization | Miſtakes | mistakes |
modernization | pleaſe | please |
Expanded abbreviations:
Abbreviation | Expansion |
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Sept.r | September |
& | and |
Hond | Honoured |
tho' | though |
gen.l | General |
Miſsrs | missionaries |
Gen.l | General |
Serv.t | servant |
Sept-r | September |
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