Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to George Whitefield, 1765 May 4 and 24
4 May 1765[1765-05-04]
Call Number765304
[note (type: abstract): Wheelock writes a long letter to Whitefield, detailing the events and outcome of the Occom-Jewett controversy, news about activities related to the School, and the plan to send Occom to fundraise in England.][note (type: handwriting): The section of the letter dated May 4, and the trailer, are not in Wheelock's hand. It is formal and clear. The section of the letter dated May 24 is in Wheelock's hand; it is less formal and clear, with some deletions and additions, and several abbreviations.][note (type: paper): Large sheet folded in half to make four pages is in good-to-fair condtion, with light-to-moderate creasing, staining and wear.][note (type: ink): Black-brown.][note (type: noteworthy): An editor, likely 19th-century, has added a note under the trailer; this note has not been transcribed.][note (type: signature): The section of the letter dated May 4 is not signed.]EventsMason Land Case, Jewett Controversy
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[Opener]
I have been [liſtning | listening]liſtninglistening to hear of you for [ſome | some]ſomesome Time.
Have a Hint from the public prints of late that you are moving towards
Philadelphia[place0186.ocp], and from thence to embark for England[place0068.ocp] — I have [ſo | so]ſoso
many things to write that I [ſcarcely | scarcely]ſcarcelyscarcely know what to write or what to
omit. A full account of our Indian Affairs I cannot give you till
Providence allows an Interview — I [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould [eſteem | esteem]eſteemesteem it a great Favour
to act in concert with you if we could [underſtand | understand]underſtandunderstand one another.
Some things you dropped at New York[place0166.ocp] have made me a little fearful
that you had too readily admitted [ſome | some]ſomesome Objections ofillegible[Oppoſers | opposers]Oppoſersopposers without
knowing fully what might be replied.
Have a Hint from the public prints of late that you are moving towards
Philadelphia[place0186.ocp], and from thence to embark for England[place0068.ocp] — I have [ſo | so]ſoso
many things to write that I [ſcarcely | scarcely]ſcarcelyscarcely know what to write or what to
omit. A full account of our Indian Affairs I cannot give you till
Providence allows an Interview — I [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould [eſteem | esteem]eſteemesteem it a great Favour
to act in concert with you if we could [underſtand | understand]underſtandunderstand one another.
Some things you dropped at New York[place0166.ocp] have made me a little fearful
that you had too readily admitted [ſome | some]ſomesome Objections of
knowing fully what might be replied.
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] returned from New
York[place0166.ocp]
[laſt | last]laſtlast Fall into a
Fire which had been for [ſome | some]ſomesome Time enkindling. The [Conſequence | consequence]Conſequenceconsequence
of which was that the prejudices preconceived in the Mind of Brother
[J____t | Jewett]J____tJewett[pers0023.ocp] [aroſe | arose]aroſearose to an amazing Height — Clamours [ſpread | spread]ſpreadspread through the
Government[org0027.ocp], and [almoſt | almost]almoſtalmost every one [cryed | cried]cryedcried out [againſt | against]againſtagainst [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]
as a very bad, [miſcheivous | mischievous]miſcheivousmischievous, and [deſigning | designing]deſigningdesigning Man. [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Jewet | Jewett]JewetJewett[pers0023.ocp] wrote
the [Commiſsioners | Commissioners]CommiſsionersCommissioners at [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[org0095.ocp], on which they withdrew the [Penſion | pension]Penſionpension you
procured for him. Our General [Aſsembly | Assembly]AſsemblyAssembly[org0027.ocp] was very warm, and on his
Account [refuſed | refused]refuſedrefused to [conſider | consider]conſiderconsider my Memorial for an Incorporation — and [Dr | Dr.]DrDr.
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [W---ms | Williams]W---msWilliams[pers0039.ocp] my Neighbour [ſeemed | seemed]ſeemedseemed to imbibe the [ſame | same]ſamesame Opinion of him.
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] very needy (and [myſelf | myself]myſelfmyself by him involved in Debt) and
he and the [Cauſe | cause]Cauſecause [ſo | so]ſoso [diſcredited | discredited]diſcrediteddiscredited, that none dare mention his Name
in [theſe | these]theſethese parts in order to obtain Relief for him. The Indians at
Oneida[org0075.ocp] who expected a [Viſit | visit]Viſitvisit from him, grieved, [diſcouraged | discouraged]diſcourageddiscouraged, and
[expoſed | exposed]expoſedexposed to unhappy prejudices through his not coming to them. And
the [moſt | most]moſtmost favourable Opportunity we ever had or are ever like to
have, to recommend the [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign to the [ſachems | sachems]ſachemssachems abroad (which
was the principal [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign of his [Miſsion | mission]Miſsionmission) was [loſt | lost]loſtlost. And Nothing
appeared but that [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Occom [pers0030.ocp] [muſt | must]muſtmust inevitably been rendered
[uſeleſs | useless]uſeleſsuseless in futuro if he had not been under this Board[org0034.ocp]. In
[theſe | these]theſethese [Circumſtances | circumstances]Circumſtancescircumstances, I thought that the Glory of God, the Reputation
of our Indian [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign and [eſpecially | especially]eſpeciallyespecially [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]’s Good and [Uſeful
neſs | useful
ness]Uſeful
neſsuseful
ness, required that there [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould be a public [proceſs | process]proceſsprocess [againſt | against]againſtagainst him
before our Board[org0034.ocp] in order that his Guilt or Innocence [reſpecting | respecting]reſpectingrespecting
Matters charged [againſt | against]againſtagainst him by public Fame might [publickly | publicly]publicklypublicly
appear; Accordingly I moved for it, and [Br | Brother]BrBrother [J---t | Jewett]J---tJewett[pers0023.ocp] [ſent | sent]ſentsent him his Alle
gations which were deliberately heard [& | and]&and [conſidered | considered]conſideredconsidered on the [12th | ]12th of
March[1765-03-12], in which [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] made a bold and truly manly
and [Chriſtian | Christian]ChriſtianChristian Defence in a [ſpirit | spirit]ſpiritspirit of [Meekneſs | meekness]Meekneſsmeekness, and vindicated
his
Fire which had been for [ſome | some]ſomesome Time enkindling. The [Conſequence | consequence]Conſequenceconsequence
of which was that the prejudices preconceived in the Mind of B
[J____t | Jewett]J____tJewett[pers0023.ocp] [aroſe | arose]aroſearose to an amazing Height — Clamours [ſpread | spread]ſpreadspread through the
Government[org0027.ocp], and [almoſt | almost]almoſtalmost every one [cryed | cried]cryedcried out [againſt | against]againſtagainst [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]
as a very bad, [miſcheivous | mischievous]miſcheivousmischievous, and [deſigning | designing]deſigningdesigning Man. [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [J
the [Commiſsioners | Commissioners]CommiſsionersCommissioners at [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[org0095.ocp], on which they withdrew the [Penſion | pension]Penſionpension you
procured for him. Our General [Aſsembly | Assembly]AſsemblyAssembly[org0027.ocp] was very warm, and on his
Account [refuſed | refused]refuſedrefused to [conſider | consider]conſiderconsider my Memorial for an Incorporation — and [Dr | Dr.]DrDr.
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [W---ms | Williams]W---msWilliams[pers0039.ocp] my Neighbour [ſeemed | seemed]ſeemedseemed to imbibe the [ſame | same]ſamesame Opinion of him.
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] very needy (and [myſelf | myself]myſelfmyself by him involved in Debt) and
he and the [Cauſe | cause]Cauſecause [ſo | so]ſoso [diſcredited | discredited]diſcrediteddiscredited, that none dare mention his Name
in [theſe | these]theſethese parts in order to obtain Relief for him. The Indians at
Oneida[org0075.ocp] who expected a [Viſit | visit]Viſitvisit from him, grieved, [diſcouraged | discouraged]diſcourageddiscouraged, and
[expoſed | exposed]expoſedexposed to unhappy prejudices through his not coming to them. And
the [moſt | most]moſtmost favourable Opportunity we ever had or are ever like to
have, to recommend the [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign to the [ſachems | sachems]ſachemssachems abroad (which
was the principal [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign of his [Miſsion | mission]Miſsionmission) was [loſt | lost]loſtlost. And Nothing
appeared but that [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Occom [pers0030.ocp] [muſt | must]muſtmust inevitably been rendered
[uſeleſs | useless]uſeleſsuseless in futuro if he had not been under this Board[org0034.ocp]. In
[theſe | these]theſethese [Circumſtances | circumstances]Circumſtancescircumstances, I thought that the Glory of God, the Reputation
of our Indian [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign and [eſpecially | especially]eſpeciallyespecially [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]’s Good and [Uſeful
neſs | useful
ness]Uſeful
neſsuseful
ness, required that there [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould be a public [proceſs | process]proceſsprocess [againſt | against]againſtagainst him
before our Board[org0034.ocp] in order that his Guilt or Innocence [reſpecting | respecting]reſpectingrespecting
Matters charged [againſt | against]againſtagainst him by public Fame might [publickly | publicly]publicklypublicly
appear; Accordingly I moved for it, and [Br | Brother]BrBrother [J---t | Jewett]J---tJewett[pers0023.ocp] [ſent | sent]ſentsent him his Alle
gations which were deliberately heard [& | and]&and [conſidered | considered]conſideredconsidered on the [12th | ]12th of
March[1765-03-12], in which [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] made a bold and truly manly
and [Chriſtian | Christian]ChriſtianChristian Defence in a [ſpirit | spirit]ſpiritspirit of [Meekneſs | meekness]Meekneſsmeekness, and vindicated
his
his Conduct to have been judicious, prudent, and becoming a [Miniſter | minister]Miniſterminister
of the [Goſpel | Gospel]GoſpelGospel and was blamed by the [Commiſsioners | commissioners]Commiſsionerscommissioners[org0034.ocp] in Nothing but his having
a Hand in the [Maſon | Mason]MaſonMason [Caſe | Case]CaſeCase, as it is called, in which he acted Nothing [till | 'til]till'til the
Matter was near ripe to go Home and then [ſigned | signed]ſignedsigned with his Tribe[org0063.ocp], for
which he had this to [ſay | say]ſaysay viz that his Nation[org0063.ocp] are a poor blind Company
and had long [ſince | since]ſincesince [choſe | chose]choſechose him for their [Counſellor | counselor]Counſellorcounselor, [& | and]&and depended upon him
to [ſee | see]ſeesee for them in all their civil Affairs — that he had done nothing to
revive encourage or move forward that [ſuit | suit]ſuitsuit [Notwithſtanding | notwithstanding]Notwithſtandingnotwithstanding he [ſuppoſes | supposes]ſuppoſessupposes
the Indians[org0063.ocp] have been much wronged in the Affair in which they are
[ſeeking | seeking]ſeekingseeking [Redreſs | redress]Redreſsredress. And in this Affair we blamed him only in [Conſideration | consideration]Conſiderationconsideration
of the Danger to which he [expoſed | exposed]expoſedexposed his [Miniſterial | ministerial]Miniſterialministerial Character and [Uſeful
neſs | useful
ness]Uſeful
neſsuseful
ness thereby — which Judgment he readily [ſubmitted | submitted]ſubmittedsubmitted to — and now [ſtands | stands]ſtandsstands
I apprehend in a better [above] LightLight than ever before all who are acquainted
with the [Caſe | case]Caſecase.
of the [Goſpel | Gospel]GoſpelGospel and was blamed by the [Commiſsioners | commissioners]Commiſsionerscommissioners[org0034.ocp] in Nothing but his having
a Hand in the [Maſon | Mason]MaſonMason [Caſe | Case]CaſeCase, as it is called, in which he acted Nothing [till | 'til]till'til the
Matter was near ripe to go Home and then [ſigned | signed]ſignedsigned with his Tribe[org0063.ocp], for
which he had this to [ſay | say]ſaysay viz that his Nation[org0063.ocp] are a poor blind Company
and had long [ſince | since]ſincesince [choſe | chose]choſechose him for their [Counſellor | counselor]Counſellorcounselor, [& | and]&and depended upon him
to [ſee | see]ſeesee for them in all their civil Affairs — that he had done nothing to
revive encourage or move forward that [ſuit | suit]ſuitsuit [Notwithſtanding | notwithstanding]Notwithſtandingnotwithstanding he [ſuppoſes | supposes]ſuppoſessupposes
the Indians[org0063.ocp] have been much wronged in the Affair in which they are
[ſeeking | seeking]ſeekingseeking [Redreſs | redress]Redreſsredress. And in this Affair we blamed him only in [Conſideration | consideration]Conſiderationconsideration
of the Danger to which he [expoſed | exposed]expoſedexposed his [Miniſterial | ministerial]Miniſterialministerial Character and [Uſeful
neſs | useful
ness]Uſeful
neſsuseful
ness thereby — which Judgment he readily [ſubmitted | submitted]ſubmittedsubmitted to — and now [ſtands | stands]ſtandsstands
I apprehend in a better [above] LightLight than ever before all who are acquainted
with the [Caſe | case]Caſecase.
[Br | Brother]BrBrother
[J---t | Jewett]J---tJewett[pers0023.ocp]
[ſhook | shook]ſhookshook hands with, [profeſsed | professed]profeſsedprofessed
[himſelf | himself]himſelfhimself
[ſatisfied | satisfied]ſatisfiedsatisfied, [ſubmitted | submitted]ſubmittedsubmitted to
the Judgment of the [Commiſsioners | Commissioners]CommiſsionersCommissioners[org0034.ocp] in blaming [& | and]&and reproving his Treatment
of [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp], [promiſed | promised]promiſedpromised to unwrite what he had wrote the Gentlemen
at [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[org0095.ocp] to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]’s [Diſadvantage | disadvantage]Diſadvantagedisadvantage, though I fear the Injury
done to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]s Character will not [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon nor [eaſily | easily]eaſilyeasily be wholly
undone.
the Judgment of the [Commiſsioners | Commissioners]CommiſsionersCommissioners[org0034.ocp] in blaming [& | and]&and reproving his Treatment
of [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp], [promiſed | promised]promiſedpromised to unwrite what he had wrote the Gentlemen
at [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[org0095.ocp] to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]’s [Diſadvantage | disadvantage]Diſadvantagedisadvantage, though I fear the Injury
done to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]s Character will not [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon nor [eaſily | easily]eaſilyeasily be wholly
undone.
Yet this Scene [ſhocking | shocking]ſhockingshocking as it has been, God has made to
appear to be in Favour of this [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign. [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]’s coming back
gave [Occaſion | occasion]Occaſionoccasion for [ſending | sending]ſendingsending [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Kirtland [pers0315.ocp] [& | and]&and Woolley[pers0041.ocp] into the Mohawk[place0142.ocp] and
Seneca Country[place0205.ocp], who have wintered there in order to learn the Mohawk
[& | and]&and Seneca Languages, and to be [preſent | present]preſentpresent at the [Congreſs | Congress]CongreſsCongress at Mount [Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[place0146.ocp] this
Spring, by whom, through the [Kindneſs | kindness]Kindneſskindness of Heaven, the [Cauſe | cause]Cauſecause has likely
been much better [ſerved | served]ſervedserved than it would have been by [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] if he
had gone forward And I hope [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] has reaped much real Advan-
tage by the humbling Things with which God has been trying him.
appear to be in Favour of this [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign. [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]’s coming back
gave [Occaſion | occasion]Occaſionoccasion for [ſending | sending]ſendingsending [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Kirtland [pers0315.ocp] [& | and]&and Woolley[pers0041.ocp] into the Mohawk[place0142.ocp] and
Seneca Country[place0205.ocp], who have wintered there in order to learn the Mohawk
[& | and]&and Seneca Languages, and to be [preſent | present]preſentpresent at the [Congreſs | Congress]CongreſsCongress at Mount [Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[place0146.ocp] this
Spring, by whom, through the [Kindneſs | kindness]Kindneſskindness of Heaven, the [Cauſe | cause]Cauſecause has likely
been much better [ſerved | served]ſervedserved than it would have been by [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] if he
had gone forward And I hope [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] has reaped much real Advan-
tage by the humbling Things with which God has been trying him.
I [truſt | trust]truſttrust you have [ſeen | seen]ſeenseen in the public prints the [Reſolution | resolution]Reſolutionresolution of
our Board of [Corresſpondents | Correspondents]CorresſpondentsCorrespondents[org0034.ocp] to [ſend | send]ſendsend two [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries, three [School
Maſters | school
masters]School
Maſtersschool
masters, and [ſix | six]ſixsix Boys (who by [Reaſon | reason]Reaſonreason of their Want of Age we
have ordered to act under the Conduct of the [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries) into the
Indian Country this Spring — The [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries are ordained, and
David Fowler[pers0155.ocp], one of the [ſchool Maſters | schoolmasters ]ſchool Maſters schoolmasters [ſat | set]ſatset out to go to the Oneidas[org0075.ocp]
[laſt | last]laſtlast Week. The [Miſsionaries | missionaries ]Miſsionaries missionaries [& | and]&and [reſt | rest]reſtrest of the [ſchool Maſters | schoolmasters]ſchool Maſtersschoolmasters will follow
as [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon as they can be made ready, [& | and]&and [ſupplies | supplies]ſuppliessupplies provided for their [ſupport | support]ſupportsupport.
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Gunn[pers0020.ocp] has [conſented | consented]conſentedconsented to go as their Interpreter. The [Reaſons | reasons]Reaſonsreasons
moving us to [ſend | send]ſendsend [theſe | these]theſethese Boys who are to return to this [ſchool | school]ſchoolschool
in the Fall, are, their parents [Deſire | desire]Deſiredesire to [ſee | see]ſeesee them — they are well
qualified for [School Maſters | schoolmasters]School Maſtersschoolmasters, and hope they may be very [uſeful | useful]uſefuluseful in that
Capacity under the Conduct of the [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries — that they may [preſerve | preserve]preſervepreserve
and perfect [themſelves | themselves]themſelvesthemselves in their own Tongue — Recommend the [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign
to their own Nations, and to Nations beyond — and [ſerve | serve]ſerveserve their Health
our Board of [Corresſpondents | Correspondents]CorresſpondentsCorrespondents[org0034.ocp] to [ſend | send]ſendsend two [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries, three [School
Maſters | school
masters]School
Maſtersschool
masters, and [ſix | six]ſixsix Boys (who by [Reaſon | reason]Reaſonreason of their Want of Age we
have ordered to act under the Conduct of the [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries) into the
Indian Country this Spring — The [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries are ordained, and
David Fowler[pers0155.ocp], one of the [ſchool Maſters | schoolmasters ]ſchool Maſters schoolmasters [ſat | set]ſatset out to go to the Oneidas[org0075.ocp]
[laſt | last]laſtlast Week. The [Miſsionaries | missionaries ]Miſsionaries missionaries [& | and]&and [reſt | rest]reſtrest of the [ſchool Maſters | schoolmasters]ſchool Maſtersschoolmasters will follow
as [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon as they can be made ready, [& | and]&and [ſupplies | supplies]ſuppliessupplies provided for their [ſupport | support]ſupportsupport.
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Gunn[pers0020.ocp] has [conſented | consented]conſentedconsented to go as their Interpreter. The [Reaſons | reasons]Reaſonsreasons
moving us to [ſend | send]ſendsend [theſe | these]theſethese Boys who are to return to this [ſchool | school]ſchoolschool
in the Fall, are, their parents [Deſire | desire]Deſiredesire to [ſee | see]ſeesee them — they are well
qualified for [School Maſters | schoolmasters]School Maſtersschoolmasters, and hope they may be very [uſeful | useful]uſefuluseful in that
Capacity under the Conduct of the [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries — that they may [preſerve | preserve]preſervepreserve
and perfect [themſelves | themselves]themſelvesthemselves in their own Tongue — Recommend the [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign
to their own Nations, and to Nations beyond — and [ſerve | serve]ſerveserve their Health
which as to [ſome | some]ſomesome of them [ſeems | seems]ſeemsseems evidently to require it.
I have wrote for 8 or 10 likely Boys, [ſome | some]ſomesome of them [ſons | sons]ſonssons of their
Chiefs to be [ſent | sent]ſentsent me by [Joſeph | Joseph]JoſephJoseph Woolley[pers0041.ocp] which I expect in a few Days.
Chiefs to be [ſent | sent]ſentsent me by [Joſeph | Joseph]JoſephJoseph Woolley[pers0041.ocp] which I expect in a few Days.
And what kind Angel think you dear Sir [preſides | presides]preſidespresides and
conducts every Step that Nothing has been hitherto attempted but what
has [proſpered | prospered]proſperedprospered?
conducts every Step that Nothing has been hitherto attempted but what
has [proſpered | prospered]proſperedprospered?
Dear [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Smith of [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[place0013.ocp][pers0497.ocp]
[adviſed | advised]adviſedadvised me a few days ago that
your kind Lady informed him of £100 — by a Lady unknown
for the Support of this School[org0098.ocp] and [Miſsions | missions]Miſsionsmissions, waits my Orders.
Before which we knew not that there was a penny in [ſtock | stock]ſtockstock
for the Support of it — and [ſome | some]ſomesome [ſmaller | smaller]ſmallersmaller Donations [ſince | since]ſincesince. We wait
in Hope that [ſufficient | sufficient]ſufficientsufficient at [leaſt | least]leaſtleast for the [perſent | present]perſentpresent will be ready
for them as [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon as they are ready to go.
your kind Lady informed him of £100 — by a Lady unknown
for the Support of this School[org0098.ocp] and [Miſsions | missions]Miſsionsmissions, waits my Orders.
Before which we knew not that there was a penny in [ſtock | stock]ſtockstock
for the Support of it — and [ſome | some]ſomesome [ſmaller | smaller]ſmallersmaller Donations [ſince | since]ſincesince. We wait
in Hope that [ſufficient | sufficient]ſufficientsufficient at [leaſt | least]leaſtleast for the [perſent | present]perſentpresent will be ready
for them as [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon as they are ready to go.
I [deſign | design]deſigndesign to attend our general [Aſsembly | Assembly]AſsemblyAssembly[org0027.ocp] this Week, and
hope [ſomething | something]ſomethingsomething may be had from that Quarter — After that I
[deſign | design]deſigndesign if my Health will allow a Journey to [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[place0013.ocp] and
Portsmouth[place0190.ocp]. It looks probable that our Way will be [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon [em
barraſsed | em
barrassed]em
barraſsedem
barrassed by bad Men, and therefore now if ever is the Time
to [beſtir | bestir]beſtirbestir [ourſelves | ourselves]ourſelvesourselves in [earneſt | earnest]earneſtearnest.
hope [ſomething | something]ſomethingsomething may be had from that Quarter — After that I
[deſign | design]deſigndesign if my Health will allow a Journey to [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[place0013.ocp] and
Portsmouth[place0190.ocp]. It looks probable that our Way will be [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon [em
barraſsed | em
barrassed]em
barraſsedem
barrassed by bad Men, and therefore now if ever is the Time
to [beſtir | bestir]beſtirbestir [ourſelves | ourselves]ourſelvesourselves in [earneſt | earnest]earneſtearnest.
I want an intimate Interview with you. When
or where can I have it [conſiſtent | consistent]conſiſtentconsistent with the continual [Croud | crowd]Croudcrowd
of my Affairs? And I think it very [neceſsary | necessary]neceſsarynecessary, as you [ſo | so]ſoso fully
[& | and]&and repeatedly [teſtify | testify]teſtifytestify your good will to this [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign, in order
that we fully [underſtand | understand]underſtandunderstand one another, and make one another
more fully acquainted with Men [& | and]&and things whereby we are [other
wiſe | other
wise]other
wiſeother
wise in Danger of being [impoſed | imposed]impoſedimposed upon —
or where can I have it [conſiſtent | consistent]conſiſtentconsistent with the continual [Croud | crowd]Croudcrowd
of my Affairs? And I think it very [neceſsary | necessary]neceſsarynecessary, as you [ſo | so]ſoso fully
[& | and]&and repeatedly [teſtify | testify]teſtifytestify your good will to this [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign, in order
that we fully [underſtand | understand]underſtandunderstand one another, and make one another
more fully acquainted with Men [& | and]&and things whereby we are [other
wiſe | other
wise]other
wiſeother
wise in Danger of being [impoſed | imposed]impoſedimposed upon —
[Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[place0013.ocp]
May 24[1765-05-24] Yesterday I came here, and found by the public
Prints
that you are at Philadelphia[place0186.ocp]. — I hope to convey this to you by Water.
I hope the [Miſsrs | missionariess]Miſsrsmissionariess and [School Maſters | schoolmasters]School Maſtersschoolmasters will be ready to [ſet | set]ſetset out on their Tour
into the Indian co[above] uuntry next Week. they will go forward if only Supplies
for the [preſent | present]preſentpresent may be had .—
that you are at Philadelphia[place0186.ocp]. — I hope to convey this to you by Water.
I hope the [Miſsrs | missionariess]Miſsrsmissionariess and [School Maſters | schoolmasters]School Maſtersschoolmasters will be ready to [ſet | set]ſetset out on their Tour
into the Indian co[above] uuntry next Week. they will go forward if only Supplies
for the [preſent | present]preſentpresent may be had .—
Our Board of [Corriſpondts | Correspondents]CorriſpondtsCorrespondents[org0034.ocp]
[illegible] applied to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Brainerd[pers0004.ocp] to go to England[place0068.ocp]
in favour of the [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign. but he cannot be Obtained. they have [ſince | since]ſincesince
voted to apply for that purpose to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. C J. Smith[pers0500.ocp]. We have yet had
no return from him. this We have done in [conſequence | consequence]conſequenceconsequence of our hearing
that [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Rogers[pers0454.ocp] cannot be obtained.
They have also voted that if [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] Shall not go with You
or [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. CJ. Smith[pers0500.ocp], Some other appointed by us to Europe[place0070.ocp], that
he [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall be [imployed | employed]imployedemployed as a [Miſsry | missionary]Miſsrymissionary to the [ſix | Six]ſixSix Nations [org0090.ocp] the [enſuing | ensuing]enſuingensuing [ſumme[above] rr | summer]ſumme[above] rrsummer
by which hints you [ſee | see]ſeesee the importance of our knowing your mind in
in favour of the [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign. but he cannot be Obtained. they have [ſince | since]ſincesince
voted to apply for that purpose to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. C J. Smith[pers0500.ocp]. We have yet had
no return from him. this We have done in [conſequence | consequence]conſequenceconsequence of our hearing
that [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Rogers[pers0454.ocp] cannot be obtained.
They have also voted that if [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] Shall not go with You
or [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. CJ. Smith[pers0500.ocp], Some other appointed by us to Europe[place0070.ocp], that
he [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall be [imployed | employed]imployedemployed as a [Miſsry | missionary]Miſsrymissionary to the [ſix | Six]ſixSix Nations [org0090.ocp] the [enſuing | ensuing]enſuingensuing [ſumme[above] rr | summer]ſumme[above] rrsummer
by which hints you [ſee | see]ſeesee the importance of our knowing your mind in
and [deſign | design]deſigndesign Relative to [theſe | these]theſethese Affairs.
If you write me by the [Poſt | post]Poſtpost direct it hither to the Care of [Cap.t | Capt.]Cap.t Capt. [Danl | Daniel]DanlDaniel
Bull[pers0007.ocp] of Hartford[place0097.ocp] or [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Ichabod [Robinſon | Robinson]RobinſonRobinson[pers0449.ocp] at Lebanon[place0122.ocp].
If you write me by the [Poſt | post]Poſtpost direct it hither to the Care of [Cap.t | Capt.]Cap.t Capt. [Danl | Daniel]DanlDaniel
Bull[pers0007.ocp] of Hartford[place0097.ocp] or [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Ichabod [Robinſon | Robinson]RobinſonRobinson[pers0449.ocp] at Lebanon[place0122.ocp].
I am in a poor State of Health, am [conſiderably | considerably]conſiderablyconsiderably worried with my Journey
[notwithſtanding | notwithstanding]notwithſtandingnotwithstanding I was [almoſt | almost]almoſtalmost four Days in coming from Home hither
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whitaker [pers0037.ocp] [& | and]&and [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] are with me. —
[notwithſtanding | notwithstanding]notwithſtandingnotwithstanding I was [almoſt | almost]almoſtalmost four Days in coming from Home hither
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whitaker [pers0037.ocp] [& | and]&and [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] are with me. —
my dear Sir, let all the Evidences you have of My [Weakneſs | weakness]Weakneſsweakness[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): es]es
and Inequality for the Affair I am in, excite you to [above] pity[& | and]&andpity[& | and]&and pray much
for
Yours in the [deareſt | dearest]deareſtdearest Bonds
Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
and Inequality for the Affair I am in, excite you to [above] pity[& | and]&andpity[& | and]&and pray much
for
Yours in the [deareſt | dearest]deareſtdearest Bonds
Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[right] To [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Whitefield[pers0038.ocp]To [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Whitefield[pers0038.ocp]
May [4th | 4th]4th4th [& | and]&and [24th | 24th]24th24th
1765.[1765-05-04]
May [4th | 4th]4th4th [& | and]&and [24th | 24th]24th24th
1765.[1765-05-04]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
---|---|---|---|
pers0030.ocp | M r Mr. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0023.ocp | J____t Jewett | mentioned | Jewett, David |
pers0023.ocp | M r Mr. J ewe t Jewett | mentioned | Jewett, David |
pers0039.ocp | M r Mr. W---ms Williams | mentioned | Williams, Solomon |
pers0030.ocp | M r Mr. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0023.ocp | J---t Jewett | mentioned | Jewett, David |
pers0315.ocp | M r Mr. Kirtland | mentioned | Kirkland, Samuel |
pers0041.ocp | Woolley | mentioned | Woolley, Joseph |
pers0155.ocp | David Fowler | mentioned | Fowler, David |
pers0020.ocp | M r Mr. Gunn | mentioned | Gunn, Elisha |
pers0041.ocp | Joſeph Joseph Woolley | mentioned | Woolley, Joseph |
pers0497.ocp | M r Mr. Smith of Boſton Boston | mentioned | Smith, John |
pers0004.ocp | M. r Mr. Brainerd | mentioned | Brainerd, John |
pers0500.ocp | M. r Mr. C J. Smith | mentioned | Smith, Charles Jeffery |
pers0454.ocp | M. r Mr. Rogers | mentioned | Rogers |
pers0030.ocp | M. r Mr. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0500.ocp | M. r Mr. CJ. Smith | mentioned | Smith, Charles Jeffery |
pers0007.ocp | Cap. t Capt. Dan l Daniel Bull | mentioned | Bull, Daniel |
pers0449.ocp | M r Mr. Ichabod Robinſon Robinson | mentioned | Robinson, Ichabod |
pers0037.ocp | M. r Mr. Whitaker | mentioned | Whitaker, Nathaniel |
pers0030.ocp | M. r Mr. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0036.ocp | Eleazar Wheelock | writer | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0038.ocp | M r Mr. Whitefield | recipient | Whitefield, George |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
place0186.ocp | Philadelphia | Philadelphia |
place0068.ocp | England | England |
place0166.ocp | New York | New York |
place0142.ocp | Mohawk | Mohawk Country |
place0205.ocp | Seneca Country | Seneca Country |
place0146.ocp | Mount Johnſon Johnson | Mount Johnson |
place0013.ocp | Boſton Boston | Boston |
place0190.ocp | Portsmouth | Portsmouth |
place0070.ocp | Europe | Europe |
place0097.ocp | Hartford | Hartford |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0027.ocp | Government | Colony of Connecticut |
org0095.ocp | CommiſsionersCommissioners at BoſtonBoston | The Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the parts adjacent in America |
org0027.ocp | Our General AſsemblyAssembly | Colony of Connecticut |
org0075.ocp | Indians at Oneida | Oneida Nation |
org0034.ocp | this Board | Connecticut Board of Correspondents of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0034.ocp | our Board | Connecticut Board of Correspondents of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0034.ocp | Commiſsionerscommissioners | Connecticut Board of Correspondents of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0063.ocp | his Tribe | Mohegan Tribe |
org0063.ocp | his Nation | Mohegan Tribe |
org0063.ocp | the Indians | Mohegan Tribe |
org0034.ocp | the CommiſsionersCommissioners | Connecticut Board of Correspondents of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0095.ocp | Gentlemen at BoſtonBoston | The Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the parts adjacent in America |
org0034.ocp | our Board of CorresſpondentsCorrespondents | Connecticut Board of Correspondents of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0075.ocp | the Oneidas | Oneida Nation |
org0098.ocp | this School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0027.ocp | general AſsemblyAssembly | Colony of Connecticut |
org0034.ocp | Our Board of CorriſpondtsCorrespondents | Connecticut Board of Correspondents of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0090.ocp | ſixSix Nations | Six Nations |
Dates identified in this document:
Standard Form | Text |
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1765-05-04 | May 4th 1765. |
1765-03-12 | 12th of March |
1765-05-24 | May 24 |
1765-05-04 | May 4th4th &and 24th24th 1765. |
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modernization | deſigning | designing |
variation | J |
Jewett |
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modernization | Uſeful neſs |
useful ness |
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modernization | 12th | |
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modernization | Goſpel | Gospel |
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modernization | Occaſion | occasion |
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modernization | Congreſs | Congress |
modernization | Johnſon | Johnson |
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modernization | Corresſpondents | Correspondents |
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modernization | Miſsionaries | missionaries |
modernization | School Maſters |
school masters |
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modernization | ſchool | school |
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modernization | Joſeph | Joseph |
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modernization | ſtock | stock |
modernization | ſmaller | smaller |
modernization | ſufficient | sufficient |
modernization | leaſt | least |
modernization | deſign | design |
modernization | ſomething | something |
modernization | em barraſsed |
em barrassed |
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modernization | ourſelves | ourselves |
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modernization | conſiſtent | consistent |
variation | Croud | crowd |
modernization | neceſsary | necessary |
modernization | teſtify | testify |
modernization | other wiſe |
other wise |
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modernization | ſet | set |
modernization | M.r | Mr. |
modernization | conſequence | consequence |
modernization | ſhall | shall |
variation | imployed | employed |
modernization | ſix | Six |
modernization | enſuing | ensuing |
modernization | Poſt | post |
modernization | Cap.t | Capt. |
modernization | Robinſon | Robinson |
modernization | conſiderably | considerably |
modernization | notwithſtanding | notwithstanding |
modernization | Weakneſs | weakness |
modernization | deareſt | dearest |
modernization | 4th | 4th |
modernization | 24th | 24th |
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& | and |
J____t | Jewett |
W---ms | Williams |
Br | Brother |
J---t | Jewett |
Miſsrs | missionariess |
Corriſpondts | Correspondents |
Miſsry | missionary |
ſumme[above] rr | summer |
Danl | Daniel |
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