Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to John Brainerd, 1765 January 14
14 January 1765[1765-01-14]
Call Number765114.3
[note (type: abstract): Wheelock writes to Brainerd about setting up a meeting with the Connecticut Board of Commissioners, and the proposed fundraising trip to England, which is complicated by a renewal of the Mason Land Case.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is informal, which somewhat hinders legibility. There are several deletions, additions and abbreviations.][note (type: paper): Large sheet folded in half to make four pages is in fair condition, with moderate staining, creasing and wear.][note (type: ink): Brown-black.][note (type: noteworthy): As is indicated on two verso, this document is a copy. On one recto, there is a note in a different, likely 19th-century, hand that reads “(not [illegible] in life of J. B. n.a.)." There is also a mark in red pencil.][note (type: layout): The first page of the letter is on one recto, but the second page is on two verso, which is in landscape orientation. The trailer is on one verso, the address page is two recto.]EventsMason Land Case
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[Opener]
I have been writing and Endeavouring to
have a meeting of the [Com̅iſsrs | Commissioners]Com̅iſsrsCommissioners[org0034.ocp] above a month, but
the Snow is So Deep on the Roads that there is no
[poſsibility | possibility]poſsibilitypossibility of it at [preſent | present]preſentpresent, wherefore I have [preferrd | preferred]preferrdpreferred
A Memorial to your Board of [Com̅iſsrs | Commissioners]Com̅iſsrsCommissioners[org0069.ocp] in my own
Name [deſiring | desiring]deſiringdesiring they would Send you with another
Indian[illegible]a begging for this School[org0098.ocp]
[& | and]&and the Support of
[Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries next Spring. and I make no Doubtbut
our Board[org0034.ocp] will approve of what I have done and
[chirrfully | cheerfully]chirrfullycheerfully comply. but Supposing the [worſt | worst]worſtworst that they
will not [Joyn | join]Joynjoin the [Conſequence | consequence]Conſequenceconsequence will be that your Board[org0069.ocp]
will have the leadand Conduct, [& | and]&and Sole Patronage of the
affair of Sending [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries [& | and]&and [School Maſters | schoolmasters]School Maſtersschoolmasters. but
there will be no difficulty the [Commiſsioners | commissioners]Commiſsionerscommissioners here[org0034.ocp]
are generally in high Spirits to promote and further
the [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign —
have a meeting of the [Com̅iſsrs | Commissioners]Com̅iſsrsCommissioners[org0034.ocp] above a month, but
the Snow is So Deep on the Roads that there is no
[poſsibility | possibility]poſsibilitypossibility of it at [preſent | present]preſentpresent, wherefore I have [preferrd | preferred]preferrdpreferred
A Memorial to your Board of [Com̅iſsrs | Commissioners]Com̅iſsrsCommissioners[org0069.ocp] in my own
Name [deſiring | desiring]deſiringdesiring they would Send you with another
Indian
[Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries next Spring. and I make no Doubt
our Board[org0034.ocp] will approve of what I have done and
[chirrfully | cheerfully]chirrfullycheerfully comply. but Supposing the [worſt | worst]worſtworst that they
will not [Joyn | join]Joynjoin the [Conſequence | consequence]Conſequenceconsequence will be that your Board[org0069.ocp]
will have the lead
affair of Sending [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries [& | and]&and [School Maſters | schoolmasters]School Maſtersschoolmasters. but
there will be no difficulty the [Commiſsioners | commissioners]Commiſsionerscommissioners here[org0034.ocp]
are generally in high Spirits to promote and further
the [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign —
I think I mentioned to you my [tho'ts | thoughts]tho'tsthoughts of taking one
Chamberlain[pers0009.ocp] a valuable youth in his [Laſt | last]Laſtlast Year at
Yale College[org0107.ocp] into this School[org0098.ocp], with a view to fit him for
a [Miſsionary | missionary]Miſsionarymissionary. he is now come to me with that view, [& | and]&and
I believe the [Com̅iſsrs | commissioners]Com̅iſsrscommissioners[org0069.ocp] will think [beſt | best]beſtbest to Send him with
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [above] TitusTitus Smith[pers0503.ocp] next Spring his Age, [Scholarſhip | scholarship]Scholarſhipscholarship, Prudence,
and Piety, I think will invite them to it beyongd
any
other I now know of [y.t | that]y.tthat may be had. —
Chamberlain[pers0009.ocp] a valuable youth in his [Laſt | last]Laſtlast Year at
Yale College[org0107.ocp] into this School[org0098.ocp], with a view to fit him for
a [Miſsionary | missionary]Miſsionarymissionary. he is now come to me with that view, [& | and]&and
I believe the [Com̅iſsrs | commissioners]Com̅iſsrscommissioners[org0069.ocp] will think [beſt | best]beſtbest to Send him with
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [above] TitusTitus Smith[pers0503.ocp] next Spring his Age, [Scholarſhip | scholarship]Scholarſhipscholarship, Prudence,
and Piety, I think will invite them to it beyon
other I now know of [y.t | that]y.tthat may be had. —
I[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): ']'ve
heard nothing of My Son[pers0578.ocp] Since he left [N. | New]N.New Haven[place0162.ocp]
[Preſid.t | President]Preſid.tPresident Clap[pers0010.ocp] writes me, [yt | that]ytthat. he had concluded to receive
him on his return which I am glad of and rather hope
all things [Conſidered | considered]Conſideredconsidered that they will not [perſwade | persuade]perſwadepersuade him
to tarry at [Naſsau | Nassau]NaſsauNassau Hall.[place0152.ocp] I want to hear what he
ha[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): d]d met
with at Philadelphia[place0186.ocp] —
[Preſid.t | President]Preſid.tPresident Clap[pers0010.ocp] writes me, [yt | that]ytthat. he had concluded to receive
him on his return which I am glad of and rather hope
all things [Conſidered | considered]Conſideredconsidered that they will not [perſwade | persuade]perſwadepersuade him
to tarry at [Naſsau | Nassau]NaſsauNassau Hall.[place0152.ocp] I want to hear what he
I was very glad to receive yours from New
York[place0308.ocp], and of
the Intelligences therein given. I thank you [ſir | sir]ſirsir. The
The Blow which [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whitefield[pers0038.ocp] gave this School[org0098.ocp] in Sending [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]
back from New York[place0308.ocp] was [beyong | beyond]beyongbeyond any it has received from the [firſt | first]firſtfirst
I find our Government[org0027.ocp] are So [inſcenſed | incensed]inſcenſedincensed thereby [above] ## that I fear I [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall find
no further Countenance in my Suit for an Incorporation which they
[Seemd | seemed]Seemdseemed [juſt | just]juſtjust upon the Point to grant me. and which we [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall find
to be of very great Importance If you Should go on the Errand
proposed — and which is the very thingwhich he [inſiſted | insisted]inſiſtedinsisted upon in
order to [above] hishis [useg | using]usegusing Influence in favour of the School[org0098.ocp] at Home.
It will not be [beſt | best]beſtbest that any Mention Should be made of [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]'s
going with you. It is doubtful whether our [Commiſsrs | commissioners]Commiſsrscommissioners[org0034.ocp] will think it
prudent to Send him Since there are Such [Jealoſies | jealousies]Jealoſiesjealousies in the Government[org0027.ocp].
and Since [Maſon | Mason]MaſonMason[pers0357.ocp] is gone home to [Sollicit | solicit]Sollicitsolicit the old [Maſon | Mason]MaſonMason Affair as it
is [calld | called]calldcalled wherein [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]'sand his
[illegible]Tribe[org0063.ocp] are [Plantiff | plaintiff]Plantiffplaintiff
[againſt | against]againſtagainst the:
Government[org0027.ocp]. —*You See in What Hurry
I write, [above] in [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [haſt | haste]haſthaste][haſt | haste]haſthastein [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [haſt | haste]haſthaste][haſt | haste]haſthaste The Lord direct
us all to act for the Glory of his great Name and [Fartherance | furtherance]Fartherancefurtherance of
the Redeemers [Cauſe | cause]Cauſecause. accept [Arm-fulls | armfuls]Arm-fullsarmfuls of Love from
the Intelligences therein given. I thank you [ſir | sir]ſirsir. The
The Blow which [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whitefield[pers0038.ocp] gave this School[org0098.ocp] in Sending [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]
back from New York[place0308.ocp] was [beyong | beyond]beyongbeyond any it has received from the [firſt | first]firſtfirst
I find our Government[org0027.ocp] are So [inſcenſed | incensed]inſcenſedincensed thereby [above] ## that I fear I [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall find
no further Countenance in my Suit for an Incorporation which they
[Seemd | seemed]Seemdseemed [juſt | just]juſtjust upon the Point to grant me. and which we [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall find
to be of very great Importance If you Should go on the Errand
proposed — and which is the very thing
order to [above] hishis [useg | using]usegusing Influence in favour of the School[org0098.ocp] at Home.
It will not be [beſt | best]beſtbest that any Mention Should be made of [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]'s
going with you. It is doubtful whether our [Commiſsrs | commissioners]Commiſsrscommissioners[org0034.ocp] will think it
prudent to Send him Since there are Such [Jealoſies | jealousies]Jealoſiesjealousies in the Government[org0027.ocp].
and Since [Maſon | Mason]MaſonMason[pers0357.ocp] is gone home to [Sollicit | solicit]Sollicitsolicit the old [Maſon | Mason]MaſonMason Affair as it
is [calld | called]calldcalled wherein [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]'s
Government[org0027.ocp]. —*
us all to act for the Glory of his great Name and [Fartherance | furtherance]Fartherancefurtherance of
the Redeemers [Cauſe | cause]Cauſecause. accept [Arm-fulls | armfuls]Arm-fullsarmfuls of Love from
[Closer]
Your Brother [&c | etc.]&cetc.
[&c | etc.]&cetc.
[&c | etc.]&cetc.
Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
Copy.
[Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev. [Jn.o | John]Jn.oJohn Brainerd[pers0004.ocp].
[Conſequence | consequence]Conſequenceconsequence of it.
Smith[pers0503.ocp]s ordination next Spring I will
[Endeav.r | endeavour]Endeav.rendeavour to let [y.o | you]y.oyou know when it will
be—
Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
Copy.
[Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev. [Jn.o | John]Jn.oJohn Brainerd[pers0004.ocp].
[left] # [gap: tear][guess (h-dawnd): ie [above] byby]ie [above] byby what was in
[Conſequence | consequence]Conſequenceconsequence of it.
# [gap: tear][guess (h-dawnd): ie [above] byby]ie [above] byby what was in[Conſequence | consequence]Conſequenceconsequence of it.
[Conſequence | consequence]Conſequenceconsequence of it.
[left] *I [wiſh | wish]wiſhwish you could be here at [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
Smith[pers0503.ocp]s ordination next Spring I will
[Endeav.r | endeavour]Endeav.rendeavour to let [y.o | you]y.oyou know when it will
be—
*I [wiſh | wish]wiſhwish you could be here at [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.Smith[pers0503.ocp]s ordination next Spring I will
[Endeav.r | endeavour]Endeav.rendeavour to let [y.o | you]y.oyou know when it will
be—
Smith[pers0503.ocp]s ordination next Spring I will
[Endeav.r | endeavour]Endeav.rendeavour to let [y.o | you]y.oyou know when it will
be—
To The [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. John Brainerd[pers0004.ocp] [Miſsionary | Missionary]MiſsionaryMissionary
In
New [Jerſie | Jersey]JerſieJersey[place0163.ocp]
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. John Brainerd[pers0004.ocp] [Miſsionary | Missionary]MiſsionaryMissionary
In
New [Jerſie | Jersey]JerſieJersey[place0163.ocp]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
---|---|---|---|
pers0009.ocp | Chamberlain | mentioned | Chamberlain, Theophilus |
pers0503.ocp | M. r Mr. Titus Smith | mentioned | Smith, Titus |
pers0578.ocp | My Son | mentioned | Wheelock, Rodulphus |
pers0010.ocp | Preſid. t President Clap | mentioned | Clap, Thomas |
pers0038.ocp | M. r Mr. Whitefield | mentioned | Whitefield, George |
pers0030.ocp | M. r Mr. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0357.ocp | Maſon Mason | mentioned | Mason |
pers0036.ocp | Eleazar Wheelock | writer | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0004.ocp | Jn. o John Brainerd | recipient | Brainerd, John |
pers0503.ocp | M. r Mr. Smith | mentioned | Smith, Titus |
pers0004.ocp | John Brainerd | recipient | Brainerd, John |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
---|---|---|
place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
place0162.ocp | N. New Haven | New Haven |
place0152.ocp | Naſsau Nassau Hall. | Nassau Hall |
place0186.ocp | Philadelphia | Philadelphia |
place0308.ocp | New York | New York City |
place0163.ocp | New Jerſie Jersey | New Jersey |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0034.ocp | Com̅iſsrsCommissioners | Connecticut Board of Correspondents of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0069.ocp | your Board of Com̅iſsrsCommissioners | The New York/New Jersey Board of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0098.ocp | this School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0034.ocp | our Board | Connecticut Board of Correspondents of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0069.ocp | your Board | The New York/New Jersey Board of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0034.ocp | the Commiſsionerscommissioners here | Connecticut Board of Correspondents of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0107.ocp | Yale College | Yale University |
org0098.ocp | this School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0069.ocp | Com̅iſsrscommissioners | The New York/New Jersey Board of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0027.ocp | our Government | Colony of Connecticut |
org0098.ocp | the School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0034.ocp | our Commiſsrscommissioners | Connecticut Board of Correspondents of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0027.ocp | the Government | Colony of Connecticut |
org0063.ocp | Tribe | Mohegan Tribe |
org0027.ocp | Government | Colony of Connecticut |
Dates identified in this document:
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1765-01-14 | JanyJanuary. 14. 1765. |
Regularized text:
Type | Original | Regularized |
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modernization | poſsibility | possibility |
modernization | preſent | present |
variation | preferrd | preferred |
modernization | deſiring | desiring |
modernization | Miſsionaries | missionaries |
variation | chirrfully | cheerfully |
modernization | worſt | worst |
variation | Joyn | join |
modernization | Conſequence | consequence |
modernization | School Maſters | schoolmasters |
modernization | Commiſsioners | commissioners |
modernization | Deſign | design |
modernization | Laſt | last |
modernization | Miſsionary | missionary |
modernization | beſt | best |
modernization | M.r | Mr. |
modernization | Scholarſhip | scholarship |
modernization | y.t | that |
modernization | yt | that |
modernization | Conſidered | considered |
variation | perſwade | persuade |
modernization | Naſsau | Nassau |
modernization | ſir | sir |
variation | beyong | beyond |
modernization | firſt | first |
variation | inſcenſed | incensed |
modernization | ſhall | shall |
variation | Seemd | seemed |
modernization | juſt | just |
modernization | inſiſted | insisted |
variation | Jealoſies | jealousies |
modernization | Maſon | Mason |
variation | Sollicit | solicit |
variation | calld | called |
variation | Plantiff | plaintiff |
modernization | againſt | against |
variation | haſt | haste |
variation | Fartherance | furtherance |
modernization | Cauſe | cause |
variation | Arm-fulls | armfuls |
modernization | &c | etc. |
modernization | Rev.d | Rev. |
modernization | wiſh | wish |
modernization | Miſsionary | Missionary |
variation | Jerſie | Jersey |
Expanded abbreviations:
Abbreviation | Expansion |
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Jany | January |
Com̅iſsrs | Commissioners |
& | and |
tho'ts | thoughts |
Com̅iſsrs | commissioners |
N. | New |
Preſid.t | President |
useg | using |
Commiſsrs | commissioners |
Jn.o | John |
Endeav.r | endeavour |
y.o | you |
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