Ebenezer Little, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1765 March 1
1 March 1765[1765-03-01]
ms number765201
[note (type: abstract): Little updates Wheelock on sundry goods, and suggests that Occom's presence in Newburyport would help the Design.][note (type: handwriting): Informal handwriting is small, somewhat scrawling and frequently very difficult to decipher.][note (type: paper): Large single sheet is in good condition with light staining, creasing and wear. A tear from the seal results in a minor loss of text.][note (type: ink): Brown ink varies in intensity.][note (type: noteworthy): Due to the extreme difficulty of discerning Little’s hand, the transcribers have used their discretion with regard to letter case and spelling.]
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[Opener]
I [recd | received]recdreceived your [fav[guess (h-dawnd): e]er | favour]fav[guess (h-dawnd): e]erfavour of [guess (h-dawnd): December]December[1764-12] with [guess (h-dawnd): [Sunrdy | sundry]Sunrdysundry][Sunrdy | sundry]Sunrdysundry
[Coppys | copies]Coppyscopies of Letters (return you thanks for your good [wiſhis | wishes]wiſhiswishes) which give Great hopes that the Set time to [fav[guess (h-dawnd): e]er | favour]fav[guess (h-dawnd): e]erfavour the [illegible]
[Nativs | natives]Nativsnatives is come — I Sent you [laſt | last]laſtlast
[guess (h-dawnd): December]December[1764-12]
by way of [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[place0013.ocp] ([m.r | Mr.]m.rMr. Peck[pers0032.ocp]
[guess (h-dawnd): care]care)
[guess (h-dawnd): Sundry]Sundry goods as youll [guess (h-dawnd): [[guess (h-dawnd): s]se | see][guess (h-dawnd): s]sesee][[guess (h-dawnd): s]se | see][guess (h-dawnd): s]sesee
[pd | paid]pdpaid
[invoyce | invoice]invoyceinvoice which our people [& | and]&and
[m.r | Mr.]m.rMr.
[guess (h-dawnd): Lowels]Lowels gave as we [guess (h-dawnd): [priſsed | apprised]priſsedapprised][priſsed | apprised]priſsedapprised them amounting to be little [beter | better]beterbetter than £40
[lawfull | lawful]lawfulllawful I hope [youl | you'll]youlyou'll have [rec.d | received]rec.dreceived them before this their
[guess (h-dawnd): wares]wares put up the [begining | beginning]beginingbeginning of [Decembr | December]DecembrDecember[1764-12] but [ye | the]yethe cold hindered [ye | the]yethe
[veſil | vessel]veſilvessel
[Saling | sailing]Salingsailing for ^[above] a^a long time — if [Re.d | Rev.]Re.dRev.
[mr | Mr.]mrMr.
[Ocom | Occom]OcomOccom[pers0030.ocp] Should come with you it would I [belive | believe]belivebelieve Serve the [cauſe | cause]cauſecause very much the [objectns | objections]objectnsobjections
[Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[mr | Mr.]mrMr.
[Whitiker | Whitaker]WhitikerWhitaker[pers0037.ocp]
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): mentioned]mentioned when [hear | here]hearhere
[againſt | against]againſtagainst his coming I dont think are of [waite: | weight]waite:weight
[peaple | people]peaplepeople
[hear | here]hearhere are very [deſirous | desirous]deſirousdesirous of his coming: the [Site | sight]Sitesight of him would [due | do]duedo much much more [& | and]&and to hear [ye | the]yethe
[Goſpel | Gospel]GoſpelGospel
[prech.d | preached]prech.dpreached by an Indian [miniſter | minister]miniſterminister I am much [pleſed | pleased]pleſedpleased with Peter[pers1768.ocp] hope when he comes to your
School[org0098.ocp] you will keep him [till | 'til]till'til he has Learned [ye | the]yethe bible it may be of great [Servis | service]Servisservice as then he may preach to his [countrimen | countrymen]countrimencountrymen
[ye | the]yethe pure [Goſpell | Gospel]GoſpellGospel in their own Language —
[pleſt | please]pleſtplease to give my Respects to him [& | and]&and tell him I [guess (h-dawnd): [deſirig | desiring]deſirigdesiring][deſirig | desiring]deſirigdesiring his [prayes | prayers]prayesprayers for me [& | and]&and mine [& | and]&and Gods people [hear | here]hearhere: I wish he [mite | might]mitemight come with you [& | and]&and
Mr [Ocom | Occom]OcomOccom[pers0030.ocp]. [pleſt | please]pleſtplease to [tel | tell]teltell him God has [dun | done]dundone
[Greete | great]Greetegreat things for [ous | us]ousus
[hear | here]hearhere
[laſt | last]laſtlast year [& | and]&and his [Bleſed | Blessed]BleſedBlessed
[Sprite | Spirit]SpriteSpirit is yet Striving, with a goodly [numbur | number]numburnumber one Soul gives [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): abundant]abundant
[evedence | evidence]evedenceevidence of being ^[above] born^born of God [laſt | last]laſtlast monday [eveng | evening]evengevening at [prvate | private]prvateprivate
[miting | meeting]mitingmeeting.— I Conclude with my [Respct | respect]Respctrespect to you [mr | Mr.]mrMr.
[Whitker | Whitaker]WhitkerWhitaker[pers0037.ocp]
[mr | Mr.]mrMr.
[Ocom | Occom]OcomOccom[pers0030.ocp]
[gap: tear][guess (h-dawnd): you [& | and]&and]you [& | and]&and
[Spauſe | spouse]Spauſespouse[pers0577.ocp]
Son[pers0578.ocp]
[& | and]&and
[famuely | family]famuelyfamily
[& | and]&and who[illegible]le School[org0098.ocp]
[intrate | entreat]intrateentreat you to [Rember | remember]Remberremember us I wish you much very much [Suckces | success]Suckcessuccess in your Great undertaking [rejoise | rejoice]rejoiserejoice to See it [profte | profit]profteprofit. I [belive | believe]belivebelieve it will more [& | and]&and more: when you [& | and]&and
mr [Ocom | Occom]OcomOccom[pers0030.ocp]
[& | and]&and
Peter[pers1768.ocp] comes
[pleſt | please]pleſtplease to come [rite | right]riteright to my [houſe | house]houſehouse
[& | and]&and make it your home
[Closer]
[Trailer]
from [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Little[pers0330.ocp]
March [1st | 1st]1st1st 1765[1765-03-01].
To The [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Eleazer | Eleazar]EleazerEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] In
Lebanon[place0122.ocp]
[guess (h-dawnd): [Pr | Per]PrPer][Pr | Per]PrPer
[illegible]
[mr | Mr.]mrMr.
[Moſes | Moses]MoſesMoses Peck[pers0032.ocp]
[Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[place0013.ocp]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0032.ocp | m. r Mr. Peck | mentioned | Peck, Moses |
pers0030.ocp | Ocom Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0037.ocp | Whitiker Whitaker | mentioned | Whitaker, Nathaniel |
pers1768.ocp | Peter | mentioned | Peter |
pers0030.ocp | Mr Ocom Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0037.ocp | m r Mr. Whitker Whitaker | mentioned | Whitaker, Nathaniel |
pers0030.ocp | m r Mr. Ocom Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0577.ocp | Spauſe spouse | mentioned | Wheelock, Mary (née Brinsmead) |
pers0578.ocp | Son | mentioned | Wheelock, Rodulphus |
pers0030.ocp | mr Ocom Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0330.ocp | Ebenezer Little | writer | Little, Ebenezer |
pers0330.ocp | M r Mr. Little | writer | Little, Ebenezer |
pers0036.ocp | M r Mr. Eleazer Eleazar Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0032.ocp | m r Mr. Moſes Moses Peck | mentioned | Peck, Moses |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0155.ocp | Newbury Por t t Newburyport | Newburyport |
place0013.ocp | Boſton Boston | Boston |
place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0098.ocp | School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
Dates identified in this document:
Standard Form | Text |
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1765-03-01 | march 1. 1765 |
1764-12 | December |
1764-12 | DecembrDecember |
1765-03-01 | March 1st1st 1765 |
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modernization | Rev.d | Rev. |
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variation | Sunrdy | sundry |
variation | Coppys | copies |
variation | wiſhis | wishes |
variation | Nativs | natives |
modernization | laſt | last |
modernization | Boſton | Boston |
modernization | m.r | Mr. |
variation | [guess (h-dawnd): s]se | see |
variation | invoyce | invoice |
variation | priſsed | apprised |
variation | beter | better |
variation | lawfull | lawful |
variation | youl | you'll |
variation | begining | beginning |
modernization | ye | the |
variation | veſil | vessel |
variation | Saling | sailing |
modernization | Re.d | Rev. |
modernization | mr | Mr. |
variation | Ocom | Occom |
variation | belive | believe |
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variation | objectns | objections |
modernization | Revd | Rev. |
variation | Whitiker | Whitaker |
variation | hear | here |
modernization | againſt | against |
variation | waite: | weight |
variation | peaple | people |
modernization | deſirous | desirous |
variation | Site | sight |
variation | due | do |
modernization | Goſpel | Gospel |
modernization | miniſter | minister |
variation | pleſed | pleased |
variation | till | 'til |
variation | Servis | service |
variation | countrimen | countrymen |
variation | Goſpell | Gospel |
variation | pleſt | please |
modernization | deſirig | desiring |
variation | prayes | prayers |
variation | mite | might |
variation | tel | tell |
variation | dun | done |
variation | Greete | great |
variation | ous | us |
variation | Bleſed | Blessed |
variation | Sprite | Spirit |
variation | numbur | number |
variation | evedence | evidence |
variation | eveng | evening |
variation | prvate | private |
variation | miting | meeting |
variation | Respct | respect |
variation | Whitker | Whitaker |
variation | Spauſe | spouse |
variation | famuely | family |
variation | intrate | entreat |
variation | Rember | remember |
variation | Suckces | success |
variation | rejoise | rejoice |
variation | profte | profit |
variation | rite | right |
modernization | houſe | house |
variation | Servend | servant |
modernization | Mr | Mr. |
variation | 1st | 1st |
variation | Eleazer | Eleazar |
modernization | Moſes | Moses |
Expanded abbreviations:
Abbreviation | Expansion |
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& | and |
recd | received |
pd | paid |
rec.d | received |
Decembr | December |
prech.d | preached |
Pr | Per |
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