Nathaniel Whitaker, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1765 March 2

Author Whitaker, Nathaniel[pers0037.ocp]

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]
[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]
[note (type: editorial): Blank page.]
To the [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev. [Eleazer | Eleazar]EleazerEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] in Lebanon[place0122.ocp]
[note (type: editorial): Blank page.]
Document Summary

People identified in this document:

id Text in document Role in header Authorized Name
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

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id Text in document Authorized Name
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
org0027.ocp our AſſemblyAssembly Colony of Connecticut

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Standard Form Text
1765-03-02 Mar.March 2. 1765

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Mar. March
& and
Br Brother
rec.d received
man.r manner
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twill it will
Comſ.rs Commissioners
wth with
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Sho'd should
Deo Vol: Deo volente
miſſr missioners
N. Nathaniel

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