Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to George Whitefield, 1764 October 10
10 October 1764[1764-10-10]
ms number764560.2
[note (type: abstract): Wheelock writes to update Whitefield on potential Indian students, and the progress of various plans for mission work. He also discusses the trouble between Occom and Jewett.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is informal, yet clear and legible. It is not Wheelock's.][note (type: paper): Large single sheet is in good-to-fair condition, with light staining and wear, and moderate creasing. The central horizontal crease is separating.][note (type: ink): Dark-brown.][note (type: noteworthy): This document is likely a copy. An unknown editor has bracketed the second paragraph on one recto in pencil.][note (type: signature): Wheelock's signature is not in his hand.]EventsBuilding of Occom’s house, Jewett Controversy, Mason Land Case
Persistent Identifier
[Opener]
Lebanon [place0122.ocp]
[Octo.r | October]Octo.rOctober
[10th | 10th]10th10th 1764[1764-10-10].
My very dear [& | and ]& and
[Hond | Honoured]HondHonoured Friend
On your mentioning [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Pemberton[pers0874.ocp]'s Donation in Yours of [Septr | September]SeptrSeptember
[5th | 5th]5th5th
[1764-09-05]
[& | and]&and a very broken [Acco.t | account]Acco.taccount given of it by [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp], The [Poſts | Posts]PoſtsPosts Office at New London[place0164.ocp] was [ſearched | searched]ſearchedsearched twice on [Suſpicion | suspicion]Suſpicionsuspicion that [ſome | some]ſomesome Letter might be there in which I might have [ſome | some]ſomesome Intelligence in the Affair, but none could be had [till | 'til]till'til very accidentally I heard there was a Letter for me in that Office. I [ſent | sent]ſentsent a Man immediately the Day before [yeſterday | yesterday]yeſterdayyesterday on [purpoſe | purpose]purpoſepurpose to examine that office again, and [yeſterday | yesterday]yeſterdayyesterday I received your [refreſhing | refreshing]refreſhingrefreshing animating Letter of [Sepr | September]SeprSeptember
[2d | 2nd]2d2nd[1764-09-02] with an [Acco.t | account]Acco.taccount of a new [Proſpect | prospect]Proſpectprospect in Favour of this School[org0098.ocp]. [Bleſsed | Blessed]BleſsedBlessed be God who [diſpoſes | disposes]diſpoſesdisposes the Hearts of Men [& | and]&and their [Subſtance | substance]Subſtancesubstance too as he [pleaſes | pleases]pleaſespleases to [ſerve | serve]ſerveserve his own glorious [Purpoſes | purposes]Purpoſespurposes. I have wrote [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Pemberton [pers0874.ocp]
[ſome what | somewhat]ſome whatsomewhat parti cularly in that which you desire —
I have [conſulted | consulted]conſultedconsulted my Brethren in the [Miniſtry | ministry]Miniſtryministry and others near me who [ſeem | seem]ſeemseem generally agreed that it will be [beſt | best]beſtbest to [ſend | send ]ſend send
Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] and
[Joſeph | Joseph]JoſephJoseph Woolley[pers0041.ocp] among the 6 Nations[org0090.ocp]
this Winter not as [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries but as Members of this School[org0098.ocp] to learn
the Mohawk [org0062.ocp]
[& | and ]& and
Seneca[org0088.ocp] Languages
[& | and]&and keep School in [ſome | some]ſomesome of their [Caſtles | castles]Caſtlescastles, or where it may [beſt | best ]beſt best
[ſuit | suit]ſuitsuit the [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign.
General [Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0292.ocp] has [promiſed | promised]promiſedpromised his [Friendſhip | friendship]Friendſhipfriendship. I hear of [ſeveral | several]ſeveralseveral likely Indians, and one or two [promiſing | promising ]promiſing promising
[Engliſh | English]EngliſhEnglish Youth (who have been Captives among Indians) who may likely be obtained for
this School[org0098.ocp], and whom I hope may be [ſent | sent]ſentsent to it this Fall. And likely they may bring a Number with them next Spring
if they [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall find Encouragement to tarry through the Winter.
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom's [pers0030.ocp]
[Houſe | house]Houſehouse is covered and likely to be made comfortable for his Family this Winter:
The expence of which is much more than I expected. I [han't | have not]han'thave not yet got a full [Accot | account]Accotaccount of it, ['tis | it is]'tisit is likely it will not be [leſs | less]leſsless than £100 [Lawf | Lawful]LawfLawful money
I hope Providence will provide for the Payment of it, but I don't yet
know how. I hope you have received mine to you of [Septr | September]SeptrSeptember
[26.th | 26th]26.th26th[1764-09-26] which I wrote when [ſick | sick]ſicksick of a [Dyſsentery | dysentery]Dyſsenterydysentery, of which [thro' | through]thro'through the pure Mercy of God I am now comfortably recovered.
The Breach between [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Jewett [pers0023.ocp]
[& | and ]& and
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] grows wider. [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
Jewett[pers0023.ocp]'s People and a great Number from other
neighbouring [Pariſhes | parishes]Pariſhesparishes flock to hear [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] on Lord's Days at Mohegan [place0143.ocp]
[&c | etc.]&cetc. the Effect of which you may [eaſily | easily ]eaſily easily
[gueſs | guess]gueſsguess. And [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Jewett[pers0023.ocp] is like to [loſe | lose]loſelose all his Land in his [Pariſh | parish]Pariſhparish, if the Indians there [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould gain their point in their [ſuit | suit]ſuitsuit
[againſt | against]againſtagainst the Government[org0027.ocp] in an old affair called [Maſon's | Mason's ]Maſon's Mason's
[Caſe | Case]CaſeCase lately revived. And [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] can't avoid being [conſidered | considered]conſideredconsidered as a Party while he continues there. The Affair is too long (if I were
enough [accquainted | acquainted]accquaintedacquainted
[accquainted | acquainted]accquaintedacquainted with it) to give you [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch a particular [Acco.t | account]Acco.taccount as perhaps will be [beſt | best]beſtbest you [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould have if you [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould take [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] to England[place0068.ocp]
with you. This together with their [Controverſy | controversy]Controverſycontroversy with their [School Maſter | schoolmaster]School Maſterschoolmaster has made a great Ferment among them. And [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] is blamed by [ſome | some]ſomesome that he will [adviſe | advise]adviſeadvise the Indians, that he will [ſuffer | suffer]ſuffersuffer the [Engliſh | English]EngliſhEnglish to flock to hear him [&c | etc. ]&c etc.
[&c | etc.]&cetc.
My Hope is in God alone— he has helped hitherto, [& | and]&and I [truſt | trust]truſttrust in him that he will [ſtill | still]ſtillstill help us. I take Notice that Numbers
[ſeem | seem]ſeemseem to be plotting to help [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] — [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Little [pers0330.ocp]
[adviſed | advised]adviſedadvised to [ſend | send]ſendsend him on a preaching Journey to Newbury [place0154.ocp]
[&c | etc.]&cetc. Dear Sir [ſtill | still]ſtillstill pray for
[Closer]
Yours in the [deareſt | dearest]deareſtdearest Bonds
Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[Trailer]
To [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whitefield[pers0038.ocp]
October [10th | 10th]10th10th 1764[1764-10-10].
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0874.ocp | M. r Mr. Pemberton | mentioned | Pemberton, Israel Jr. |
pers0030.ocp | M. r Mr. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0874.ocp | M. r Mr. Pemberton | mentioned | Pemberton, Israel Jr. |
pers0315.ocp | Kirtland | mentioned | Kirkland, Samuel |
pers0041.ocp | Joſeph Joseph Woolley | mentioned | Woolley, Joseph |
pers0292.ocp | General Johnſon Johnson | mentioned | Johnson, William |
pers0030.ocp | M. r Mr. Occom's | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0023.ocp | M r Mr. Jewett | mentioned | Jewett, David |
pers0030.ocp | M r Mr. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0023.ocp | Jewett | mentioned | Jewett, David |
pers0023.ocp | M r Mr. Jewett | mentioned | Jewett, David |
pers0330.ocp | M r Mr. Little | mentioned | Little, Ebenezer |
pers0036.ocp | Eleazar Wheelock | writer | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0038.ocp | M. r Mr. Whitefield | recipient | Whitefield, George |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
place0164.ocp | New London | New London |
place0143.ocp | Mohegan | Mohegan |
place0068.ocp | England | England |
place0154.ocp | Newbury | Newbury |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0098.ocp | School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0090.ocp | 6 Nations | Six Nations |
org0062.ocp | Mohawk | Mohawk Nation |
org0088.ocp | Seneca | Seneca Nation |
org0027.ocp | Government | Colony of Connecticut |
Dates identified in this document:
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1764-10-10 | Octo.rOctober 10th10th 1764 |
1764-09-05 | SeptrSeptember 5th5th |
1764-09-02 | SeprSeptember 2d2nd |
1764-09-26 | SeptrSeptember 26.th26th |
1764-10-10 | October 10th10th 1764 |
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modernization | 26.th | 26th |
modernization | ſick | sick |
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variation | thro' | through |
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modernization | &c | etc. |
modernization | eaſily | easily |
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Octo.r | October |
& | and |
Hond | Honoured |
Septr | September |
& | and |
Acco.t | account |
Sepr | September |
han't | have not |
Accot | account |
'tis | it is |
Lawf | Lawful |
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