Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to William Livingston, 1765 February 19

Author Wheelock, Eleazar[pers0036.ocp]

19 February 1765[1765-02-19]

Call Number765169.2

[note (type: abstract): Wheelock writes that Occom has had to return home from his mission, that the petition for incorporation has been postponed, and that the king would like the school to be moved to the Illinois River and put under Episcopal management.][note (type: handwriting): Informal handwriting is small and crowded, with several additions and deletions. There are some uncrossed t’s that have been corrected by transcriber][note (type: paper): Single sheet is in good condition, with light-to-moderate creasing, staining and wear.][note (type: ink): Brown-black.][note (type: noteworthy): This document appears to be a draft.]

EventsOccom’s First Mission to the Oneidas, Mason Land Case

Persistent Identifier
[Opener]

My dear Sir.
I Suppose [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Brainerd[pers0004.ocp] [inform'd | informed]inform'dinformed You of the
Sad [con[illegible]ſequen[illegible]tſ | consequences]con[illegible]ſequen[illegible]tſconsequences of [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]'s returning as he did from
New York[place0166.ocp] after he [Sat | set]Satset out on his Tour for the Indian
Country — My Prayer for an Incorporation was
[Suſpended | suspended]Suſpendedsuspended ['till | 'til]'till'til M[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): y]yay next[1766-05] by our [Gen.l | General]Gen.lGeneral [Aſsembly | Assembly]AſsemblyAssembly[org0027.ocp] on
[Acco.t | account]Acco.taccount of the Reports, [& | and]&and [Jealouſies | jealousies]Jealouſiesjealousies of his being active
in the old [Maſon | Mason]MaſonMason Case, as it is [Calld | called]Calldcalled, which is of late
revived, in which [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occoms Tribe[org0063.ocp] are Plaintiff [againſt | against]againſtagainst
the Government[org0027.ocp]. and I fear the [Biaſs | bias]Biaſsbias on the minds
of people is Such that there is little [proſpect | prospect]proſpectprospect of my
[Succeſs | success]Succeſssuccess in a further Application.
I have had nothing from [Gen.l | Gen.]Gen.lGen. Lyman[pers0344.ocp] Since I wrote
you. but [underſtand | understand]underſtandunderstand he has made his Pitch on the
Illi[illegible]nois River[place0322.ocp]. And conclude from the Nature of
the Case as well as from Hints in the public News
that it would be [agreable | agreeable]agreableagreeable to his Majesty[pers0305.ocp] and all
about him to have this School[org0098.ocp] carried thither
with the General[pers0344.ocp] ([illegible]if a Grant there Should be made
him) provided they could have [reaſonable | reasonable]reaſonablereasonable [Aſsuranc[gap: worn_edge][guess (h-dawnd): e]e | assurance]Aſsuranc[gap: worn_edge][guess (h-dawnd): e]eassurance
that Episcop[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): ac]acy would be encouraged [& | and]&and promoted
by it. —
Several Gentlemen have [Aſsured | assured]Aſsuredassured me that large [above] DonationsDonations and
as large as I [pleaſed | pleased]pleaſedpleased would be made by the Society[org0129.ocp]
you [above] mentionmention Speak of [above] in yours of [Augt | August]AugtAugust 29[1764-08-29].in yours of [Augt | August]AugtAugust 29[1764-08-29]. if I would only [Submitt | submit]Submittsubmit the School[org0098.ocp]
to their Conduct. But [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. DeBerdt[pers0014.ocp] [& | and]&and others think
there is no Hope of Favour being [Shewn | shown]Shewnshown by them [above] from that Quarterfrom that Quarter
tofor a [Diſcenter | dissenter]Diſcenterdissenter from that [Eſtabliſhment | establishment]Eſtabliſhmentestablishment
If You and a Number of Gentlemen of Character and
Influence Should write the General[pers0344.ocp] or other Suitable
Gentlemen [above] at Homeat Home in Favour of the [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign it might be of Special
Service
[left] Letter to [W.m | William]W.mWilliam [Livingſton | Livingstone]LivingſtonLivingstone[pers0333.ocp] [Eſq.r | Esq.]Eſq.rEsq.
[Feby | February]FebyFebruary 19. 1765[1765-02-19].
Letter to [W.m | William]W.mWilliam [Livingſton | Livingstone]LivingſtonLivingstone[pers0333.ocp] [Eſq.r | Esq.]Eſq.rEsq.
[Feby | February]FebyFebruary 19. 1765[1765-02-19].

Service to [illegible]itThe [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign
I have been [adviſed | advised]adviſedadvised by Some to [aſk | ask]aſkask the Favour of an
[Eſtabliſhment | establishment]Eſtabliſhmentestablishment from [above] Incorporation inIncorporation in Your Government[above] ProvinceProvince[place0166.ocp] and to fix the School[org0098.ocp]
in Some place within the Same [conviently | conveniently]convientlyconveniently Situate for
the Purpose —
My own [Pariſh | parish]Pariſhparish [& | and]&and the [friſt | first]friſtfirst Society in Hebron[org0130.ocp] are Now
[Subſcribing | subscribing]Subſcribingsubscribing towards a Building [&c | etc.]&cetc. for it provided [above] to inviteto invite its be‐
‐ing [Settledm.t | settlement]Settledm.tsettlement among them, [& | and]&and many Appear very Zealous for it.
when they have done You will likely know what Sums they
offer for it. —
I Sent a Prayer to Your Board of [Corriſpondents | Correspondents]CorriſpondentsCorrespondents[org0069.ocp] that they
Some weeks ago, that they would unite their Endeavours with
ours in these parts in promoting the General [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign, and
in order thereto that they would Send the Rev. John Brain‐
‐erd[pers0004.ocp]
to Europe[place0070.ocp] this Spring with an Indian from this [ſchool | school]ſchoolschool[org0098.ocp]
to [Sollicit | solicit]Sollicitsolicit the Charities of Good people towards the Support
of thise School[org0098.ocp] [& | and]&and [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries, but have heard nothing of it [ſince | since]ſincesince.
I directed it to [Wm | William]WmWilliam Peartree Smith[pers0788.ocp] [Esqr | Esq.]EsqrEsq. [above] of [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): Eliza]Eliza town[place0067.ocp]of [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): Eliza]Eliza town[place0067.ocp]. If it has not [reachd | reached]reachdreached
them I Should be glad to know it as Soon as [poſsible | possible]poſsiblepossible, for
it will Soon be too late to [Accompliſh | accomplish]Accompliſhaccomplish what will be [neceſsary | necessary]neceſsarynecessary
preparatory to their going [above] So [Seaſonably | seasonably]Seaſonablyseasonably as on many [accots | accounts]accotsaccounts will [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): be [beſt | best]beſtbest]be [beſt | best]beſtbestSo [Seaſonably | seasonably]Seaſonablyseasonably as on many [accots | accounts]accotsaccounts will [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): be [beſt | best]beſtbest]be [beſt | best]beſtbest. I Should have [firſt | first]firſtfirst [illegible][calld | called]calldcalled [above] [obtain[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): d]d | obtained]obtain[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): d]dobtained a meeting of[obtain[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): d]d | obtained]obtain[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): d]dobtained a meeting of our
Board[org0034.ocp]
together but the Snow was [above] ([& | and]&and is Still)([& | and]&and is Still) So Deep that it was
not Practicable. — andor if they [above] your [Com̅iſs.rſ | Commissioners]Com̅iſs.rſCommissioners[org0069.ocp]your [Com̅iſs.rſ | Commissioners]Com̅iſs.rſCommissioners[org0069.ocp] have had a meeting [& | and]&and
have acted upon it I Should be glad of a Return as [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon
as [poſsible | possible]poſsiblepossible by the [Poſt | post]Poſtpost in order to lay [y.e | the]y.ethe [ſame | same]ſamesame before this Board[org0034.ocp].
My Son[pers0578.ocp] left me 2 months ago when he [Sat | set]Satset out on his
Journey to Princeton[place0325.ocp] [&c | etc.]&cetc. and I expected to have heard
from him by the [Poſt | post]Poſtpost next [poſt | post]poſtpost after his [arival | arrival]arivalarrival but
have had no News of him [ſince | since]ſincesince he left New [illegible]Haven[place0162.ocp]. If
you can inform me [any thing | anything]any thinganything of him, pray be So good
as to do it by the Next [Poſt | post]Poſtpost. [& | and]&and direct it to the Care of
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Ichabod [Robinſon | Robinson]RobinſonRobinson[pers0449.ocp] of Lebanon[place0122.ocp].[above] ##
[right] [above] ##I have been more anxious
to hear from him Since on [acco.t | account]acco.taccount of a
late report among us [above] [w.c | which]w.cwhich agrees to him in many [Circumſtances | circumstances]Circumſtancescircumstances[w.c | which]w.cwhich agrees to him in many [Circumſtances | circumstances]Circumſtancescircumstances that a Traveller in
your [Gov.t | government]Gov.tgovernment[place0067.ocp] [paſsd | passed]paſsdpassed his way and [periſhed | perished]periſhedperished in [y.e | the]y.ethe Cold [& | and]&and could not be known from whence he was.
[above] ##I have been more anxious
to hear from him Since on [acco.t | account]acco.taccount of a
late report among us [above] [w.c | which]w.cwhich agrees to him in many [Circumſtances | circumstances]Circumſtancescircumstances[w.c | which]w.cwhich agrees to him in many [Circumſtances | circumstances]Circumſtancescircumstances that a Traveller in
your [Gov.t | government]Gov.tgovernment[place0067.ocp] [paſsd | passed]paſsdpassed his way and [periſhed | perished]periſhedperished in [y.e | the]y.ethe Cold [& | and]&and could not be known from whence he was.
I [aſk | ask]aſkask your Pardon
for Such a Lengthy Scrawl. and am with [Sincereſt | sincerest]Sincereſtsincerest
[Reſpect | respect]Reſpectrespect, [above] my dear Sir.my dear Sir. yours [moſt | most]moſtmost heartily
[Closer]
Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
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People identified in this document:

id Text in document Role in header Authorized Name
pers0004.ocp M. r Mr. Brainerd mentioned Brainerd, John
pers0030.ocp M. r Mr. Occom mentioned Occom, Samson
pers0344.ocp Gen. l Gen. Lyman mentioned Lyman, Phineas
pers0305.ocp his Majesty mentioned Frederick, George William
pers0344.ocp the General mentioned Lyman, Phineas
pers0014.ocp M. r Mr. DeBerdt mentioned DeBerdt, Dennys
pers0333.ocp W. m William Livingſton Livingstone recipient Livingston, William
pers0004.ocp Rev. John Brain‐ ‐erd mentioned Brainerd, John
pers0788.ocp W m William Peartree Smith mentioned Smith, William Peartree
pers0578.ocp My Son mentioned Wheelock, Rodulphus
pers0449.ocp M. r Mr. Ichabod Robinſon Robinson mentioned Robinson, Ichabod
pers0036.ocp Eleazar Wheelock writer Wheelock, Eleazar

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place0122.ocp Lebanon Lebanon
place0166.ocp New York New York
place0322.ocp Illi nois River Illinois River
place0166.ocp Your Government Province New York
place0070.ocp Europe Europe
place0067.ocp Eliza town Elizabeth
place0325.ocp Princeton Princeton
place0162.ocp New Haven New Haven
place0067.ocp your Gov. t government Elizabeth

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org0027.ocp our Gen.lGeneral AſsemblyAssembly Colony of Connecticut
org0063.ocp M.rMr. Occoms Tribe Mohegan Tribe
org0027.ocp the Government Colony of Connecticut
org0098.ocp this School Moor’s Indian Charity School
org0129.ocp the Society The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts
org0098.ocp the School Moor’s Indian Charity School
org0098.ocp the School Moor’s Indian Charity School
org0130.ocp friſtfirst Society in Hebron First Society in Hebron
org0069.ocp Board of CorriſpondentsCorrespondents The New York/New Jersey Board of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge
org0098.ocp this ſchoolschool Moor’s Indian Charity School
org0098.ocp thise 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 Com̅iſs.rſCommissioners The New York/New Jersey Board of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge
org0034.ocp this Board Connecticut Board of Correspondents of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge

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1765-02-19 19th19th FebyFebruary 1765
1766-05 Myay next
1764-08-29 AugtAugust 29
1765-02-19 FebyFebruary 19. 1765

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