Nathaniel Whitaker, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1765 March 2
2 March 1765[1765-03-02]
ms number765202.1
[note (type: abstract): Whitaker writes regarding Jewett's charges against Occom, and Wheelock's memorial to the Assembly.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is informal, yet clear and legible.][note (type: paper): Large sheet folded in half to make four pages is in good condition, with light-to-moderate staining, creasing and wear.][note (type: ink): Brown ink is slightly faded.][note (type: noteworthy): Since both the Connecticut Board of Correspondents of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge[org0034.ocp] and the Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the parts adjacent in America[org0095.ocp] are involved in the Jewett Controversy, it is uncertain to which organization Whitaker refers when he mentions "ye Comſ.rs," and so it has been left untagged.]EventsJewett Controversy
Persistent Identifier
[Opener]
[Chelſey | Chelsea]ChelſeyChelsea[place0035.ocp] . Norwich[place0174.ocp]
[Mar. | March]Mar.March 2. 1765[1765-03-02]
[Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
[& | and]&and
[Dr | Dr.]DrDr.
[Br | Brother]BrBrother
Yours I [rec.d | received]rec.dreceived
[yeſterday | yesterday]yeſterdayyesterday, both of 22. [& | and]&and 27. Saw [Br | Brother]BrBrother
[Jewet | Jewett]JewetJewett[pers0023.ocp] who happened here [laſt | last]laſtlast night, had but a few minutes with him. He is quite [averſe | averse]averſeaverse to [accuſe | accuse]accuſeaccuse in a formal [man.r | manner]man.rmanner Says it will be looked on as a party [buſineſs | business]buſineſsbusiness in him — I urged him to it — he will do Something, but I fear
not [thoro'ly | thoroughly]thoro'lythoroughly. Seems to think [twill | it will]twillit will do to tell [ye | the]yethe
[Comſ.rs | Commissioners]Comſ.rsCommissioners what he has to Say without any [illegible]
Articles written or delivered to [mr | Mr.]mrMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]; but I urged the [neceſſity | necessity]neceſſitynecessity of Serving him [wth | with]wthwith a [coppy | copy]coppycopy — What he will do I can't tell have taken
[mr | Mr.]mrMr.
[Peabodies | Peabody's]PeabodiesPeabody's[pers0409.ocp]
[& | and]&and
Whitney[pers0589.ocp]'s evidence — they both agree
in [every thing | everything]every thingeverything — I expect [yr | there]yrthere
[muſt | must]muſtmust be a [committe | committee]committecommittee ap‐pointed to hear [ye | the]yethe affair on [ye | the]yethe Spot — [Juſt | Just]JuſtJust now [re‐c.d | re‐ceived]re‐c.dre‐ceived Letter from [Dr | Dr.]DrDr.
[Br | Brother]BrBrother Peck[pers0032.ocp] with the [incloſed | enclosed]incloſedenclosed Scrap.
[bleſſed | blessed]bleſſedblessed be God for this Scrap. He tells me He did not receive the goods from
[mr | Mr.]mrMr. Little[pers0330.ocp]
[lill | 'til]lill'til
[ye | the]yethe
[1st | 1st]1st1st of [laſt | last]laſtlast month, will Send [ym | them]ymthem by [ye | the]yethe
[firſt | first]firſtfirst opportunity. [mrs | Mrs.]mrsMrs. Peck[pers0786.ocp] is delivered, [& | and]&and
[loſt | lost]loſtlost her child with [convulſions | convulsions]convulſionsconvulsions — He writes "[Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Foſter | Foster]FoſterFoster[pers0199.ocp] tells me [yt | that]ytthat
[mr | Mr.]mrMr.
[Whelock | Wheelock]WhelockWheelock[pers0036.ocp]s Petition labours in our [Aſſembly | Assembly]AſſemblyAssembly[org0027.ocp] — [& | and]&and
[yt | that]ytthat
[mr | Mr.]mrMr. Smith[pers0499.ocp]
[propoſes | proposes]propoſesproposes
to it [Sho'd | should]Sho'dshould be referred to [ye | the]yethe may [Seſſions | sessions]Seſſionssessions. I hope [mr | Mr.]mrMr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] will be [preſent | present]preſentpresent, [& | and]&and will obtain." I [purpoſe | propose]purpoſepropose, [Deo Vol: | Deo volente]Deo Vol:Deo volente, to be at your [houſe | house]houſehouse on monday week with [mr | Mr.]mrMr.
[Jewet | Jewett]JewetJewett[pers0023.ocp] — I hope that your Letters ^[above] to^to
[miſſr | missioners]miſſrmissioners
Ells[pers0178.ocp]
[& | and]&and
[Fiſh | Fish]FiſhFish[pers0015.ocp] will not [miſcarry | miscarry]miſcarrymiscarry. I Shall do my [beſt | best]beſtbest. I Shall write a line to [mr | Mr.]mrMr. Huntington[pers0270.ocp]
[righ | right]righright away — [Armsfull | armfuls]Armsfullarmfuls of Love to be [devided | divided]devideddivided among you as you Shall See [beſt | best]beſtbest.
[Closer]
From yours as ever
[N. | Nathaniel]N.Nathaniel Whitaker[pers0037.ocp]
[Postscript]
NB. I See no hope of continuing [wth | with]wthwith my people —
[Trailer]
from [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whitaker[pers0037.ocp]
[Mar. | March]Mar.March 2. 1765[1765-03-02]
To the [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[Eleazer | Eleazar]EleazerEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] in Lebanon[place0122.ocp]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0023.ocp | Jewet Jewett | mentioned | Jewett, David |
pers0030.ocp | m r Mr. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0409.ocp | m r Mr. Peabodies Peabody's | mentioned | Peabody, Asa Jr |
pers0589.ocp | Whitney | mentioned | Whitney |
pers0032.ocp | B r Brother Peck | mentioned | Peck, Moses |
pers0330.ocp | m r Mr. Little | mentioned | Little, Ebenezer |
pers0786.ocp | m rs Mrs. Peck | mentioned | Peck, Elizabeth (née Townsend) |
pers0199.ocp | M r Mr. Foſter Foster | mentioned | Foster |
pers0036.ocp | m r Mr. Whelock Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0499.ocp | m r Mr. Smith | mentioned | Smith |
pers0036.ocp | m r Mr. Whee lock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0023.ocp | m r Mr. Jewet Jewett | mentioned | Jewett, David |
pers0178.ocp | Ells | mentioned | Eells, Nathaniel |
pers0015.ocp | Fiſh Fish | mentioned | Fish, Joseph |
pers0270.ocp | m r Mr. Huntington | mentioned | Huntington |
pers0037.ocp | N. Nathaniel Whitaker | writer | Whitaker, Nathaniel |
pers0037.ocp | M. r Mr. Whitaker | writer | Whitaker, Nathaniel |
pers0036.ocp | Eleazer Eleazar Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0035.ocp | Chelſey Chelsea | Chelsea Landing |
place0174.ocp | Norwich | Norwich |
place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0027.ocp | our AſſemblyAssembly | Colony of Connecticut |
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1765-03-02 | Mar.March 2. 1765 |
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variation | Chelſey | Chelsea |
modernization | Rev.d | Rev. |
modernization | Dr | Dr. |
modernization | yeſterday | yesterday |
variation | Jewet | Jewett |
modernization | laſt | last |
modernization | averſe | averse |
modernization | accuſe | accuse |
modernization | buſineſs | business |
modernization | ye | the |
modernization | mr | Mr. |
modernization | neceſſity | necessity |
variation | coppy | copy |
variation | Peabodies | Peabody's |
variation | every thing | everything |
modernization | yr | there |
modernization | muſt | must |
variation | committe | committee |
modernization | Juſt | Just |
variation | incloſed | enclosed |
modernization | bleſſed | blessed |
modernization | 1st | 1st |
modernization | ym | them |
modernization | firſt | first |
modernization | mrs | Mrs. |
modernization | loſt | lost |
modernization | convulſions | convulsions |
modernization | Mr | Mr. |
modernization | Foſter | Foster |
modernization | yt | that |
variation | Whelock | Wheelock |
modernization | Aſſembly | Assembly |
modernization | propoſes | proposes |
modernization | Seſſions | sessions |
modernization | preſent | present |
variation | purpoſe | propose |
modernization | houſe | house |
modernization | Fiſh | Fish |
modernization | miſcarry | miscarry |
modernization | beſt | best |
variation | Armsfull | armfuls |
variation | devided | divided |
modernization | M.r | Mr. |
modernization | Revd | Rev. |
variation | Eleazer | Eleazar |
Expanded abbreviations:
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Mar. | March |
& | and |
Br | Brother |
rec.d | received |
man.r | manner |
thoro'ly | thoroughly |
twill | it will |
Comſ.rs | Commissioners |
wth | with |
re‐c.d | re‐ceived |
Sho'd | should |
Deo Vol: | Deo volente |
miſſr | missioners |
N. | Nathaniel |
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