Minutes of the meeting of the Board of Correspondents, 1765 May 10
10 May 1765[1765-05-10]
ms number765310.1
[note (type: abstract): The Board votes to send C.J. Smith to Europe to collect funds, to ask General Gage for help, to increase Occom’s pension to relieve his poverty, and to employ him as a missionary to the Six Nations if he doesn’t go to Europe.][note (type: handwriting): Unknown hand, possibly that of Nathaniel Whitaker, is formal and clear.][note (type: paper): Single small sheet is in good condition, with light staining, creasing and wear.][note (type: ink): Black-brown.]EventsBuilding of Occom’s house, Fundraising Tour of Great Britain, Occom returns to Mohegan
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At a meeting of the Board of [Correſpondents | Correspondents]CorreſpondentsCorrespondents[org0034.ocp] in the Colony of Connecticut on the [10.th | 10th]10.th10th Day of may 1765[1765-05-10] at the [Houſe | house]Houſehouse of
John Ledyard[pers0322.ocp]
[Eſq.r | Esq.]Eſq.rEsq. in Hartford[place0097.ocp]
Voted, That the Clerk, in the name of this
board[org0034.ocp], make application to the [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
Charles [Jeffry | Jeffery]JeffryJeffery Smith[pers0500.ocp] to go to Europe[place0070.ocp] to Solicit Charities for the Support of [miſſionaries | missionaries]miſſionariesmissionaries
[& | and]&and the
School[org0098.ocp] under the Care of the [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
[mr | Mr.]mrMr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] of Lebanon[place0122.ocp].
Voted, That the Secretary, in the name of this
board[org0034.ocp], [adderſs | address]adderſsaddress
General Gage[pers0211.ocp] for his countenance [& | and]&and Such favours as he Shall be [pleaſed | pleased]pleaſedpleased to grant to the [miſſionaries | missionaries]miſſionariesmissionaries
[& | and]&and
[Schoolmaſters | schoolmasters]Schoolmaſtersschoolmasters that are going among the Six nations[org0090.ocp]
next Summer.
Voted, That the [Preſident | President]PreſidentPresident
[& | and]&and Secretary with the [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[mr | Mr.]mrMr.
[Pomroy | Pomeroy]PomroyPomeroy[pers0432.ocp] make out [Commiſſions | commissions]Commiſſionscommissions for the [miſſionaries | missionaries]miſſionariesmissionaries, who
[& | and]&and recommendations for the [Schoolmaſters | schoolmasters]Schoolmaſtersschoolmasters who are gone [& | and]&and going to the Six Nations[org0090.ocp] this [Seaſon | season]Seaſonseason.
The [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[mr | Mr.]mrMr.
[Sampſon | Samson]SampſonSamson Occom[pers0030.ocp] put in a memorial to this
Board[org0034.ocp], [repreſenting | representing]repreſentingrepresenting his [preſent | present]preſentpresent
[preſſing | pressing]preſſingpressing
[Circumſtances | circumstances]Circumſtancescircumstances
[ariſing | arising]ariſingarising from the [Smallneſs | smallness]Smallneſssmallness of his former allowance; the [greatneſs | greatness]greatneſsgreatness of his family; the extraordinary ^[above] [& | and]&and
[neceſſary | necessary]neceſſarynecessary^[& | and]&and
[neceſſary | necessary]neceſſarynecessary expenses illegible
illegible in moving his family from Long [Iſland | Island]IſlandIsland[place0129.ocp] to Mohegan[place0143.ocp], in which
[paſſage | passage]paſſagepassage he [loſt | lost]loſtlost by [diſtreſs | distress]diſtreſsdistress of weather a [conſiderable | considerable]conſiderableconsiderable part of what he had; [altho | although]althoalthough Some [chrisſtian | Christian]chrisſtianChristian friends at Rhode [Iſland | Island]IſlandIsland[place0196.ocp] were generous to him in this [diſtreſs | distress]diſtreſsdistress; by his building a [houſe | house]houſehouse
to live in for him [& | and]&and his family to live in, [& | and]&and by extraordinary Company; by all which he is [conſiderably | considerably]conſiderablyconsiderably involved in debt whereby he is reduced to great Straights, [& | and]&and impeded in his [miniſterial | ministerial]miniſterialministerial
[buſineſs | business]buſineſsbusiness
[& | and]&and
[uſefulneſs | usefulness]uſefulneſsusefulness. This Board[org0034.ocp] taking [theſe | these]theſethese things into [conſideration | consideration]conſiderationconsideration determine, in [caſe | case]caſecase
[S.d | said]S.dsaid
[mr | Mr.]mrMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] shall not go to England[place0068.ocp] with [mr | Mr.]mrMr. Whitefield[pers0038.ocp] or Some man appointed by us for that [purpoſe | purpose]purpoſepurpose, that he be imployed as a [miſſionary | missionary]miſſionarymissionary among the
Six nations[org0090.ocp] the next Summer, [& | and]&and that he have a [reaſonable | reasonable]reaſonablereasonable allowance from this
Board[org0034.ocp] for that Service, [& | and]&and that we will [uſe | use]uſeuse our endeavours that his debts be [diſcharged | discharged]diſchargeddischarged as Soon as charities can be obtained.
^[right] May [10th | 10th]10th10th 1765[1765-05-10]^May [10th | 10th]10th10th 1765[1765-05-10]
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People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0322.ocp | John Ledyard | mentioned | Ledyard, John |
pers0500.ocp | Charles Jeffry Jeffery Smith | mentioned | Smith, Charles Jeffery |
pers0036.ocp | m r Mr. Wheelock | mentioned | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0211.ocp | General Gage | mentioned | Gage, Thomas |
pers0432.ocp | Pomroy Pomeroy | mentioned | Pomeroy, Benjamin |
pers0030.ocp | m r Mr. Sampſon Samson Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0030.ocp | m r Mr. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0038.ocp | m r Mr. Whitefield | mentioned | Whitefield, George |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0097.ocp | Hartford | Hartford |
place0070.ocp | Europe | Europe |
place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
place0129.ocp | Long Iſland Island | Long Island |
place0143.ocp | Mohegan | Mohegan |
place0196.ocp | Rhode Iſland Island | Rhode Island |
place0068.ocp | England | England |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0034.ocp | Board of CorreſpondentsCorrespondents | Connecticut Board of Correspondents of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0034.ocp | this board | Connecticut Board of Correspondents of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0098.ocp | School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0090.ocp | Six nations | Six Nations |
org0090.ocp | Six Nations | Six Nations |
org0034.ocp | Board | Connecticut Board of Correspondents of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0034.ocp | This Board | Connecticut Board of Correspondents of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0034.ocp | this Board | Connecticut Board of Correspondents of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
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1765-05-10 | 10.th10th Day of may 1765 |
1765-05-10 | May 10th10th 1765 |
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