Eleazar Wheelock, letter to Solomon Williams, 1765 February 26
26 February 1756[1765-02-26]
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[note (type: abstract): Wheelock writes to urge Williams to call a meeting of the Connecticut Board of Correspondents of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is small, informal and occasionally difficult to decipher.][note (type: paper): Small sheet is in fair condition, with moderate staining, creasing and wear.][note (type: ink): Black-brown ink bleeds through the paper.]
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I hope [y.o | you]y.oyou will pardon this repeated Trouble I am much concerned for fear the [cauſe | cause]cauſecause of the Redeemer will Suffer through our delay of a meeting of the [Com̅iſsrs | Commissioners]Com̅iſsrsCommissioners[org0034.ocp]
The [Cheifs | chiefs]Cheifschiefs of the Nations[org0090.ocp] I [ſuppose | suppose]ſupposesuppose will meet at [Gen.l | Gen.]Gen.lGen.
[Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0292.ocp]s next week, how long they will Stay ^[above] there^there is not certain, but conclude not [leſs | less]leſsless than four weeks, and if we intend to [addreſs | address]addreſsaddress them while [togather | together]togathertogether (in which I think there may be Several ^[above] great^great
Advantages) we [muſt | must]muſtmust
[beſtir | bestir]beſtirbestir our Selves Soon.
And if we have any [Tho'ts | thoughts]Tho'tsthoughts of Sending [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
Brainerd[pers0004.ocp] the matter [muſt | must]muſtmust be Settled [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon or he will not have Time to prepare before it will be late for him to [Embarque | embark]Embarqueembark. ––
Also the [cloathing | clothing]cloathingclothing
[& | and]&and fitting out the [[Miſs | Miss]MiſsMissrs | missionaries][Miſs | Miss]MiſsMissrsmissionaries
[& | and]&and School [Maſters | Masters]MaſtersMasters will require [conſiderable | considerable]conſiderableconsiderable Time and I apprehend may be much [eaſier | easier]eaſiereasier done after their going is concluded upon than before—
And many other things [muſt | must]muſtmust be [conſidered | considered]conſideredconsidered at our Meeting. if you will [pleaſe | please]pleaſeplease to fix the Time as Soon as you can think it may be [Accompliſhed | accomplished]Accompliſhedaccomplished and will [adviſe | advise]adviſeadvise me of it by the Bearer (whom I have [ſent | sent]ſentsent on purpose to know your mind) [& | and]&and I will [ſend | send]ſendsend word to [Esq.r | Esq.]Esq.rEsq. Sheldon[pers0480.ocp] by a man who is going directly there. and you will
oblige
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[Feby | February]FebyFebruary 26. 1765[1765-02-26]. [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Chamberlain[pers0009.ocp] whom I [ſent | sent]ſentsent with this Letter [returnd | returned]returndreturned. and [ſaid | said]ſaidsaid that [mr | Mr.]mrMr. Williams[pers0039.ocp]
[ſaid | said]ſaidsaid
[y.t | that]y.tthat it did not belong to him to call a meeting and would have me do it
— which if he had intimated to me before I could have done it as [oppertunity | opportunity]oppertunityopportunity have [preſented | presented]preſentedpresented much
[Eaſier | easier]Eaſiereasier than to have [ſent | sent]ſentsent to him [ſo | so]ſoso often as I have done — we [thot | thought]thotthought it [co'd | could]co'dcould
[illegible]not be conveniently [ſooner | sooner]ſoonersooner than the week after next
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Letter to [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
[Sol. | Solomon]Sol.Solomon Williams[pers0039.ocp]
[Feby | February]FebyFebruary 26. 1765[1765-02-26].
To the Reverend
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Solomon Williams[pers0039.ocp] In
Lebanon[place0122.ocp]
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People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0292.ocp | Gen. l Gen. Johnſon Johnson | mentioned | Johnson, William |
pers0004.ocp | Brainerd | mentioned | Brainerd, John |
pers0480.ocp | Esq. r Esq. Sheldon | mentioned | Sheldon, Elisha |
pers0036.ocp | Eleazar Wheelock | writer | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0039.ocp | Sol. Solomon Williams | recipient | Williams, Solomon |
pers0009.ocp | M. r Mr. Chamberlain | mentioned | Chamberlain, Theophilus |
pers0039.ocp | m r Mr. Williams | recipient | Williams, Solomon |
pers0039.ocp | M. r Mr. Solomon Williams | recipient | Williams, Solomon |
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place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
Organizations identified in this document:
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org0034.ocp | the Com̅iſsrsCommissioners | Connecticut Board of Correspondents of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0090.ocp | the Nations | Six Nations |
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1765-02-02 | FebyFebruary. 26. 1765 |
1765-02-26 | FebyFebruary 26. 1765 |
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