Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to William Livingston, 1765 February 19
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]
Lebanon[place0122.ocp]
[19th | 19th]19th19th
[Feby | February]FebyFebruary 1765[1765-02-19].
My dear Sir.
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.
Sad [con
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
[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. —
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] (
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] mentionmentionSpeak 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 Favourbeing [Shewn | shown]Shewnshown by them
[above] from that Quarterfrom that Quarter
tofor a [Diſcenter | dissenter]Diſcenterdissenter
from that [Eſtabliſhment | establishment]Eſtabliſhmentestablishment
as large as I [pleaſed | pleased]pleaſedpleased would be made by the Society[org0129.ocp]
you [above] mentionmention
to their Conduct. But [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. DeBerdt[pers0014.ocp] [& | and]&and others think
there is no Hope of Favour
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
[Feby | February]FebyFebruary 19. 1765[1765-02-19].
Service to[illegible]itThe [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign
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].
[Feby | February]FebyFebruary 19. 1765[1765-02-19].
Service to
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 —
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 itprovided
[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. —
[Subſcribing | subscribing]Subſcribingsubscribing towards a Building [&c | etc.]&cetc. 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].
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 th
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
Board[org0034.ocp]
not Practicable. —
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] ##
to hear from himSince 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
Journey to Princeton[place0325.ocp] [&c | etc.]&cetc. and I expected to have heard
from him by the
have had no News of him [ſince | since]ſincesince he left New
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 himSince 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 anxiousto hear from him
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.
to hear from him
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]
Document Summary
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 |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
---|---|---|
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 |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
---|---|---|
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 |
Dates identified in this document:
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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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modernization | M.r | Mr. |
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consequences |
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modernization | Maſon | Mason |
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modernization | againſt | against |
variation | Biaſs | bias |
modernization | proſpect | prospect |
modernization | Succeſs | success |
modernization | Gen.l | Gen. |
modernization | underſtand | understand |
variation | agreable | agreeable |
modernization | reaſonable | reasonable |
modernization | Aſsuranc[gap: worn_edge][guess (h-dawnd): e]e | assurance |
modernization | Aſsured | assured |
modernization | pleaſed | pleased |
variation | Submitt | submit |
variation | Shewn | shown |
variation | Diſcenter | dissenter |
modernization | Eſtabliſhment | establishment |
modernization | Deſign | design |
modernization | Livingſton | Livingstone |
modernization | Eſq.r | Esq. |
modernization | adviſed | advised |
modernization | aſk | ask |
variation | conviently | conveniently |
modernization | Pariſh | parish |
variation | friſt | first |
modernization | Subſcribing | subscribing |
modernization | &c | etc. |
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modernization | ſchool | school |
variation | Sollicit | solicit |
modernization | Miſsionaries | missionaries |
modernization | ſince | since |
modernization | Esqr | Esq. |
variation | reachd | reached |
modernization | poſsible | possible |
modernization | Accompliſh | accomplish |
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modernization | Seaſonably | seasonably |
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variation | calld | called |
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modernization | ſoon | soon |
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modernization | poſt | post |
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modernization | Robinſon | Robinson |
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Feby | February |
inform'd | informed |
Gen.l | General |
Acco.t | account |
& | and |
Augt | August |
W.m | William |
Settle |
settlement |
Wm | William |
accots | accounts |
Com̅iſs.rſ | Commissioners |
acco.t | account |
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Gov.t | government |
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