Solomon Williams, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1765 January 5
5 January 1765[1765-01-05]
Call Number765105
[note (type: abstract): Williams writes to voice his objection to the proposed trip of Occom to England.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is loose and occasionally difficult to decipher.][note (type: paper): Single large sheet is in good conditon with light-to-moderate creasing, staining and wear. There is some tearing near remnants of seal, but it results in no loss of text.][note (type: ink): Brown-black.]EventsMason Land Case
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[Opener]
Your [Favr | favour]Favrfavour of [Decr | December]DecrDecember 31[1764-12-31]. I [Recd | received]Recdreceived
this Morning. the [Lr | letter]Lrletter you Refer to of [ye | the]yethe 11
I [Recd | received]Recd received [laſt | last]laſtlast week. I [aſk | ask]aſkask Pardon for Not [An
Swerg | an
swering]An
Swergan
swering that before Now. but Indeed the wea
ther [& | and]&and [Travelling | traveling]Travellingtraveling has been [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch that I knew
of No way to get a Letter to you [& | and]&and now
I am quite at [aloſs | a loss]aloſsa loss to know what to [ſay | say]ſaysay to
your proposals. the Snow is [ſo | so]ſoso deep, falls
[ſo | so]ſoso often [& | and]&and the Cold Renders [travelling | traveling ]travelling traveling [ſo | so]ſoso
Difficult that I doubt a meeting [Coud | could]Coudcould be
[obtaind | obtained]obtaindobtained yet a while. I have [ſome | some]ſomesome Difficult
ties In My Mind [abt | about]abtabout [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Occum | Occom]OccumOccom[pers0030.ocp]s going to
England[place0068.ocp], [Eſpecially | especially]Eſpeciallyespecially as Sent by the [Commiſsrs | Commissioners]CommiſsrsCommissioners
[org0034.ocp] not only because I am [Suſpicious | suspicious]Suſpicioussuspicious he will be
[prevaild | prevailed]prevaildprevailed on to Take [Epiſcopal | Episcopal]EpiſcopalEpiscopal orders, but [be
cauſe | be
cause]be
cauſebe
cause, he has by his [Medling | meddling]Medlingmeddling in the Indian
Affairs very much [Diſguſted | disgusted]Diſguſteddisgusted the Government
[& | and]&and A Good Deal [Diſaffected | disaffected]Diſaffecteddisaffected [ſome | some]ſomesome to the Indian
School[org0098.ocp] who before had a Favourable Opini
on of it. [& | and]&and if he goes as Sent by Us Now I [no | know]noknow
[Maſon | Mason]MaſonMason[pers0357.ocp] is in England [ſolliciting | soliciting]ſollicitingsoliciting the old [Maſon | Mason]MaſonMason
Affair it will be Difficult to make [ye | the]yethe [Govt | government]Govtgovernment[org0027.ocp]
believe that we have no [Eie | eye]Eieeye to that or that
[Occums | Occom's]OccumsOccom's[pers0030.ocp] being there will have no Influence
upon it. there is Nothing lies in My Mind
[againſt | against]againſtagainst [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Braynerd | Brainerd]BraynerdBrainerd[pers0004.ocp]s going or in any proper
way [deſiring | desiring]deſiringdesiring the [Aſsiſtance | assistance]Aſsiſtanceassistance of the [N | New]NNew York [& | and]&and
[N | New]NNew [Jerſey | Jersey]JerſeyJersey board of [Correſpndents | Correspondents]CorreſpndentsCorrespondents[org0069.ocp] In the Affair, but
Really My Mind is too Dark to judge [Abt | about]Abtabout it in
Expedients
this Morning. the [Lr | letter]Lrletter you Refer to of [ye | the]yethe 11
I [Recd | received]Recd received [laſt | last]laſtlast week. I [aſk | ask]aſkask Pardon for Not [An
Swerg | an
swering]An
Swergan
swering that before Now. but Indeed the wea
ther [& | and]&and [Travelling | traveling]Travellingtraveling has been [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch that I knew
of No way to get a Letter to you [& | and]&and now
I am quite at [aloſs | a loss]aloſsa loss to know what to [ſay | say]ſaysay to
your proposals. the Snow is [ſo | so]ſoso deep, falls
[ſo | so]ſoso often [& | and]&and the Cold Renders [travelling | traveling ]travelling traveling [ſo | so]ſoso
Difficult that I doubt a meeting [Coud | could]Coudcould be
[obtaind | obtained]obtaindobtained yet a while. I have [ſome | some]ſomesome Difficult
ties In My Mind [abt | about]abtabout [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Occum | Occom]OccumOccom[pers0030.ocp]s going to
England[place0068.ocp], [Eſpecially | especially]Eſpeciallyespecially as Sent by the [Commiſsrs | Commissioners]CommiſsrsCommissioners
[org0034.ocp] not only because I am [Suſpicious | suspicious]Suſpicioussuspicious he will be
[prevaild | prevailed]prevaildprevailed on to Take [Epiſcopal | Episcopal]EpiſcopalEpiscopal orders, but [be
cauſe | be
cause]be
cauſebe
cause, he has by his [Medling | meddling]Medlingmeddling in the Indian
Affairs very much [Diſguſted | disgusted]Diſguſteddisgusted the Government
[& | and]&and A Good Deal [Diſaffected | disaffected]Diſaffecteddisaffected [ſome | some]ſomesome to the Indian
School[org0098.ocp] who before had a Favourable Opini
on of it. [& | and]&and if he goes as Sent by Us Now I [no | know]noknow
[Maſon | Mason]MaſonMason[pers0357.ocp] is in England [ſolliciting | soliciting]ſollicitingsoliciting the old [Maſon | Mason]MaſonMason
Affair it will be Difficult to make [ye | the]yethe [Govt | government]Govtgovernment[org0027.ocp]
believe that we have no [Eie | eye]Eieeye to that or that
[Occums | Occom's]OccumsOccom's[pers0030.ocp] being there will have no Influence
upon it. there is Nothing lies in My Mind
[againſt | against]againſtagainst [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Braynerd | Brainerd]BraynerdBrainerd[pers0004.ocp]s going or in any proper
way [deſiring | desiring]deſiringdesiring the [Aſsiſtance | assistance]Aſsiſtanceassistance of the [N | New]NNew York [& | and]&and
[N | New]NNew [Jerſey | Jersey]JerſeyJersey board of [Correſpndents | Correspondents]CorreſpndentsCorrespondents[org0069.ocp] In the Affair, but
Really My Mind is too Dark to judge [Abt | about]Abtabout it in
Expedients
[Closer]
[Trailer]
[right] [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[Sol | Solomon]SolSolomon Williams[pers0039.ocp] Letter
[Jany | January]JanyJanuary 5. 1765[1765-01-05]
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[Sol | Solomon]SolSolomon Williams[pers0039.ocp] Letter[Jany | January]JanyJanuary 5. 1765[1765-01-05]
[Jany | January]JanyJanuary 5. 1765[1765-01-05]
To The [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Eleazer | Eleazar]EleazerEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
In Lebanon[place0122.ocp]
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Eleazer | Eleazar]EleazerEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
In Lebanon[place0122.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. Occum Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0357.ocp | Maſon Mason | mentioned | Mason |
pers0030.ocp | Occum s Occom's | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0004.ocp | M r Mr. Braynerd Brainerd | mentioned | Brainerd, John |
pers0039.ocp | Solo: Solomon Williams | writer | Williams, Solomon |
pers0039.ocp | M. r Mr. Sol Solomon Williams | writer | Williams, Solomon |
pers0036.ocp | M r Mr. Eleazer Eleazar Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0122.ocp | Leb n Lebanon | Lebanon |
place0068.ocp | England | England |
place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0034.ocp | the CommiſsrsCommissioners | Connecticut Board of Correspondents of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0098.ocp | Indian School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0027.ocp | yethe Govtgovernment | Colony of Connecticut |
org0069.ocp | NNew York &and NNew JerſeyJersey board of CorreſpndentsCorrespondents | The New York/New Jersey Board of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
Dates identified in this document:
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1765-01-05 | JanyJanuary 5 1765 |
1764-12-31 | DecrDecember 31 |
1765-01-05 | JanyJanuary 5. 1765 |
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modernization | Mr | Mr. |
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& | and |
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Lr | letter |
Recd | received |
An Swerg |
an swering |
obtaind | obtained |
abt | about |
Commiſsrs | Commissioners |
Govt | government |
N | New |
Abt | about |
Sr | Sir |
Affte | affectionate |
Br | brother |
Servt | servant |
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