Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to Solomon Williams, 1764 December
December 1764[1764-12]
ms number764690.1
[note (type: abstract): Wheelock writes to Solomon Williams about plans to send John Brainerd with Occom to England to raise funds for the School.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is informal yet relatively clear, with some additions and deletions][note (type: paper): Small single sheet is in poor condition, with two large tears at top and bottom that results in a significant loss of text.][note (type: ink): Brown-black.][note (type: noteworthy): The informal hand, deletions and additions, and abbreviated signature all indicate that this is likely a draft.][note (type: signature): Abbreviated.]EventsFundraising Tour of Great Britain
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[ſince | Since]ſinceSince I [ſent | sent]ſentsent you My [gap: tear][guess (ivys): Memorial]Memorial
I was [chaind | chained]chaindchained to my Study or I [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould have
[viſited | visited]viſitedvisited you yesterday to [diſcourſe | discourse]diſcourſediscourse with you on the affair of [Sending | sending]Sendingsending
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. John Brainerd[pers0004.ocp] with
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] to England[place0068.ocp] next [ſpring | spring]ſpringspring to beg for
this School[org0098.ocp], [& | and]&and the Support of [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries. And I [quere | query]querequery whether a Junction of the New York [& | and]&and
[Jerſie | Jersey]JerſieJersey Board of [Corriſpondents | Correspondents]CorriſpondentsCorrespondents[org0069.ocp] with ours in that affair will not be prudent [& | and]&and Expedient and if So. Whether an application of our Board[org0034.ocp] to Theirs for Liberty to Send [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Brainerd[pers0004.ocp]
[& | and]&and for their Concurrence with us? be not our first Step? There will be [ſeveral | several]ſeveralseveral other Things to be
[conſidered | considered]conſideredconsidered relative to
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Titus Smith[pers0503.ocp]
[& | and]&and Others proposed to be [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries DV. next Spring, which will likely hold us Several Days. If you think [gap: tear]'s. with me of the E[gap: tear] I want propose to
yo[gap: tear] the
[2.d | 2nd]2.d2nd
[Tueſday | Tuesday]TueſdayTuesday
[gap: tear] the beg [gap: tear] Morc[gap: tear]
Day [& | and]&and
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[gap: tear] to [gap: tear]
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with this [gap: tear]uld [ſend | send]ſendsend 50. if I were able to [ſupport | support]ſupportsupport the [gap: tear] ones who accompanied these Boys hither, [gap: tear] number of Indian Boys, as he came along ran [gap: tear] to
him [& | and]&and pled with him to bring them also along with him to this School[org0098.ocp].
I expect a Number more before Spring among whom the
[Gen.l | Gen.]Gen.lGen.[pers0292.ocp] says he expects to be able to [ſend | send]ſendsend the [grandſon | grandson]grandſongrandson of the Chief Sachem[pers0126.ocp] of the Six Nations[org0090.ocp], who is an
[onodaga | Onondaga]onodagaOnondaga
[org0078.ocp]
[& | and]&and
[ſays | says]ſayssays that his coming will open a fine Door for Nations yet further back.
[pleaſe | please]pleaſeplease to let me know your Determination in the affair and you will oblige [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
[& | and]&and
[Hond | Honoured]HondHonoured
[ſir | Sir]ſirSir
[Closer]
Your unworthy Brother
and Fellow [ſerv.t | Servant]ſerv.tServant
[Eleaz.r | Eleazar]Eleaz.rEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
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People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0004.ocp | M. r Mr. John Brainerd | mentioned | Brainerd, John |
pers0030.ocp | M. r Mr. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0004.ocp | M. r Mr. Brainerd | mentioned | Brainerd, John |
pers0503.ocp | M. r Mr. Titus Smith | mentioned | Smith, Titus |
pers0292.ocp | Gen. l Gen. | mentioned | Johnson, William |
pers0126.ocp | Chief Sachem | mentioned | Sachem |
pers0036.ocp | Eleaz. r Eleazar Wheelock | writer | Wheelock, Eleazar |
Places identified in this document:
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place0068.ocp | England | England |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0098.ocp | this School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0069.ocp | New York &and JerſieJersey Board of CorriſpondentsCorrespondents | The New York/New Jersey Board of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0034.ocp | our Board | Connecticut Board of Correspondents of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0090.ocp | Six Nations | Six Nations |
org0078.ocp | onodagaOnondaga | Onondaga Nation |
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1764-12 | Dec.rDecember 1764 |
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Eleaz.r | Eleazar |
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