David Fowler, confession, 1764 November 20
20 November 1764[1764-11-20]
ms number764620
[note (type: abstract): Fowler confesses to leaving school without permission.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is Wheelock's; it is informal yet largely clear and legible.][note (type: paper): Single sheet is in good condition, with light staining, creasing and wear.][note (type: ink): Black-brown.][note (type: signature): Although the confession is not in Fowler's hand, it appears to be signed by Fowler.]
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I David Fowler[pers0155.ocp] acknowledge, that while [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] was abroad on a Journey, I being in a bad State of
Health and not able to [purſue | pursue]purſuepursue My Studies, and [underſtanding | understanding]underſtandingunderstanding that my aged
Father[pers0202.ocp] was much in Debt and reduced to great [Diffecully | difficulty]Diffecullydifficulty
[ther ‐by | thereby]ther ‐bythereby which moved My [Compaſsion | compassion]Compaſsioncompassion towards him, and made me
[earneſtly | earnestly]earneſtlyearnestly
[Deſire | desire]Deſiredesire to contribute to his Relief which I [ſupposed | supposed]ſupposedsupposed I was able to do [tho’ | though]tho’though My [Indiſposition | indisposition]Indiſpositionindisposition was [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch as would not allow me to [proſecute | prosecute]proſecuteprosecute my Studies. I went away with out [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]s Leave, and continued [abſent | absent]abſentabsent
[till | 'til]till'til
[yeſterdy | yesterday]yeſterdyyesterday In doing which I acknowledge I acted Disorderly, and gave a bad
Example to others which if they [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould follow [muſt | must]muſtmust Terminate in the [Diſgrace | disgrace]Diſgracedisgrace and ruin of this School[org0098.ocp], and
[reſtrain | restrain]reſtrainrestrain charitably [Diſposed | disposed]Diſposeddisposed
[Perſons | persons]Perſonspersons from further [Expreſsions | expressions]Expreſsionsexpressions of their Charity towards it, or Endeavours to promote it.
I did not doubt but my [Reaſons | reasons]Reaſonsreasons were such as [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] would have thought Sufficient if I had Submitted them
to his
[Judgment | judgement]Judgmentjudgement and Determination. and I acknowledge that in my neglecting to do it as I
did I have treated [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] unworthily. I [aſk | ask]aſkask his [Forgiveneſs | forgiveness]Forgiveneſsforgiveness and also [forgiveneſs | forgiveness]forgiveneſsforgiveness of
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Lathrop[pers0320.ocp] my [School Maſter | schoolmaster]School Maſterschoolmaster. and pray I may be continued a Member of this
School[org0098.ocp], and [promiſe | promise]promiſepromise by divine grace I will walk orderly, and [Shew | show]Shewshow proper [Reſpect | respect]Reſpectrespect to the Authority of the School[org0098.ocp] for
Time to come. And I [earneſtly | earnestly]earneſtlyearnestly
[Deſire | desire]Deſiredesire that my ^[above] late^late conduct may not encourage Others to
do the like. and I do now declare it is my Settled Determination to keep the
great End of My being Continued in School in view viz. the Spreading the Gospel among
the Pagans, and to be governed in that Affair by Such [Chriſtian | Christian]ChriſtianChristian Rules and ^[above] by^by Orders of Such as Providence
Shall give Shall provide, [agreable | agreeable]agreableagreeable to the Word of God.
[Closer]
as [Wittneſs | witness]Wittneſswitness My Hand.
David Fowler[pers0155.ocp]
[Postscript]
[Trailer]
David Fowler[pers0155.ocp]s
[Confeſsion | Confession]ConfeſsionConfession
[Nov.r | November]Nov.rNovember 20. 1764.[1764-11-20]
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id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0155.ocp | David Fowler | writer | Fowler, David |
pers0036.ocp | M. r Mr. Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0202.ocp | Father | mentioned | Fowler, James |
pers0320.ocp | M. r Mr. Lathrop | mentioned | Lathrop, John |
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org0098.ocp | this School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0098.ocp | this School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0098.ocp | the School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
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1764-11-20 | Nov.rNovember 20. 1764 |
1764-11-20 | Nov.rNovember 20. 1764. |
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