Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to Solomon Williams, 1765 January 7
7 January 1765[1765-01-07]
ms number765107.1
[note (type: abstract): Wheelock writes to Williams urging that plans be laid for a fundraising trip to England. He also reports on the arrival of Theophilus Chamberlain, and possible plans for a mission.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is small, crowded and informal; there are several deletions and additions.][note (type: paper): Small single sheet is in fair condition, with moderate creasing, staining and wear.][note (type: ink): Brown-black][note (type: noteworthy): This document is possibly/likely a draft.]EventsFundraising Tour of Great Britain
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[Opener]
Lebanon[place0122.ocp]
[Jany | January]JanyJanuary. 7. 1765.[1765-01-07]
[Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev. & [Hon.d | Honoured]Hon.dHonoured Sir.
Yours of [5th | 5th]5th5th
[Jny | January]JnyJanuary
[Inſtt | Instant]InſttInstant[1765-01-05] is just come to Hand I [obſerve | observe]obſerveobserve your Doubt of the Expediency of Sending
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
Occom[pers0030.ocp] — If that Should be thought
inexpedient here are other Indian [Ladds | lads]Laddslads who would make a good appearance at home [&c | etc.]&cetc..
Sincet I wrote you I've [rec.d | received]rec.dreceived a [Lett.r | letter]Lett.rletter from [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
Brainerd[pers0004.ocp] Dated [N. | New]N.New York[place0308.ocp]
[19th | 19th]19th19th
[ult. | ultimo]ult.ultimo[1764-12-19] in which referring to my [Diſcourse | discourse]Diſcoursediscourse with him about going on [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch an Errand to England[place0068.ocp], ^[above] he says^he says "If any thing be done in that affair it [muſt | must]muſtmust be done very [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon or he cant have the time that will be [neceſsary | necessary]neceſsarynecessary to prepare for it [&c | etc.]&cetc. He Says also that it is the Advice of the [Honle | Honourable]HonleHonourable
[Wm | William]WmWilliam Smith[pers0504.ocp] and Lady[pers0317.ocp], and other
Gentlemen of Character there, that whether [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] goes or not it will be [beſt | best]beſtbest that one of the Indian Boys and if it may be a [Mohock | Mohawk]MohockMohawk[org0062.ocp], Should [goe | go]goego.
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Chamberlain[pers0009.ocp] is come, who according to the
[Preſidents | president's]Preſidentspresident's[pers0010.ocp] Recommendation I [eſteem | esteem]eſteemesteem an Excellent youth [& | and]&and well [turn'd | turned]turn'dturned for the [Buſineſs | business]Buſineſsbusiness. and I don't See why we may not [furniſh | furnish]furniſhfurnish out 3 [Miſsrs | missionaries]Miſsrsmissionaries
[& | and]&and 8 or so [School Maſters | schoolmasters]School Maſtersschoolmasters next Spring. and will it not be [beſt | best]beſtbest
^[above] that^that
[y.e | the]y.ethe
[Com̅iſsrs | commissioners]Com̅iſsrscommissioners[org0034.ocp] Should determine that Affair,
and that as Soon as [poſsible | possible]poſsiblepossible, in order that we may have as much Time as may be to make
preparation [& | and]&and
[Proviſion | provision]Proviſionprovision for them?
I have been waiting this 3 weeks to have the Road [feaſible | feasible]feaſiblefeasible to come with
^[above] in^in a Sleigh, with You
my wife[pers0577.ocp] to [viſit | visit]viſitvisit you on our way to Norwich[place0174.ocp].
I am [concernd | concerned]concerndconcerned
[leſt | lest]leſtlest the [Cauſe | cause]Cauſecause Should Suffer by our Delay. We Should at [leaſt | least]leaſtleast be ready to Send Home by the [firſt | first]firſtfirst Ships that goes. I am
[Closer]
Yours [moſt | most]moſtmost heartily
[Eleaz.r | Eleazar]Eleaz.rEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[Postscript]
[left] P.S. it will be [beſt | best]beſtbest that their Meeting Should be at My
House[place0102.ocp] on [acco.t | account]acco.taccount of [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Smith's[pers0503.ocp] Examination [&c | etc.]&cetc..
P.S. it will be [beſt | best]beſtbest that their Meeting Should be at My
House[place0102.ocp] on [acco.t | account]acco.taccount of [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Smith's[pers0503.ocp] Examination [&c | etc.]&cetc..
[Trailer]
[Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[gap: tear][guess (h-dawnd): Sol.]Sol. Williams[pers0039.ocp] —
[3.d | 3rd]3.d3rd
[Lett.r | letter]Lett.rletter to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[Sol.n | Solomon]Sol.nSolomon Williams[pers0039.ocp]
[deſirg | desiring]deſirgdesiring
[Meetg | meeting]Meetgmeeting of [Com̅iſs.rs | commissioners]Com̅iſs.rscommissioners[org0034.ocp]
[Jany | January]JanyJanuary. 7. 1765[1765-01-07].
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0030.ocp | Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0004.ocp | Brainerd | mentioned | Brainerd, John |
pers0504.ocp | W m William Smith | mentioned | Smith, William Sr. |
pers0317.ocp | Lady | mentioned | Smith |
pers0030.ocp | M. r Mr. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0009.ocp | M. r Mr. Chamberlain | mentioned | Chamberlain, Theophilus |
pers0010.ocp | Preſidents president's | mentioned | Clap, Thomas |
pers0577.ocp | my wife | mentioned | Wheelock, Mary (née Brinsmead) |
pers0036.ocp | Eleaz. r Eleazar Wheelock | writer | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0503.ocp | M. r Mr. Smith's | mentioned | Smith, Titus |
pers0039.ocp | Sol. Williams | recipient | Williams, Solomon |
pers0039.ocp | Sol. n Solomon Williams | recipient | Williams, Solomon |
Places identified in this document:
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place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
place0308.ocp | N. New York | New York City |
place0068.ocp | England | England |
place0174.ocp | Norwich | Norwich |
place0102.ocp | My House | Eleazar Wheelock's House |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0062.ocp | MohockMohawk | Mohawk Nation |
org0034.ocp | Com̅iſsrscommissioners | Connecticut Board of Correspondents of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0034.ocp | Com̅iſs.rscommissioners | Connecticut Board of Correspondents of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
Dates identified in this document:
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1765-01-07 | JanyJanuary. 7. 1765. |
1765-01-05 | 5th5th JnyJanuary InſttInstant |
1764-12-19 | 19th19th ult.ultimo |
1765-01-07 | JanyJanuary. 7. 1765 |
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modernization | Rev.d | Rev. |
modernization | 5th | 5th |
modernization | obſerve | observe |
modernization | M.r | Mr. |
variation | Ladds | lads |
modernization | &c | etc. |
modernization | 19th | 19th |
modernization | Diſcourse | discourse |
modernization | ſuch | such |
modernization | muſt | must |
modernization | ſoon | soon |
modernization | neceſsary | necessary |
modernization | beſt | best |
variation | Mohock | Mohawk |
variation | goe | go |
modernization | Preſidents | president's |
modernization | eſteem | esteem |
modernization | Buſineſs | business |
modernization | furniſh | furnish |
modernization | School Maſters | schoolmasters |
modernization | y.e | the |
modernization | poſsible | possible |
modernization | Proviſion | provision |
modernization | feaſible | feasible |
modernization | viſit | visit |
variation | concernd | concerned |
modernization | leſt | lest |
modernization | Cauſe | cause |
modernization | leaſt | least |
modernization | firſt | first |
modernization | moſt | most |
modernization | Revd | Rev. |
modernization | 3.d | 3rd |
Expanded abbreviations:
Abbreviation | Expansion |
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Jany | January |
Hon.d | Honoured |
Jny | January |
Inſtt | Instant |
rec.d | received |
Lett.r | letter |
N. | New |
ult. | ultimo |
Honle | Honourable |
Wm | William |
& | and |
turn'd | turned |
Miſsrs | missionaries |
Com̅iſsrs | commissioners |
Eleaz.r | Eleazar |
acco.t | account |
Sol.n | Solomon |
deſirg | desiring |
Meetg | meeting |
Com̅iſs.rs | commissioners |
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