Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to William Livingston 1765 May 13
13 May 1765[1765-05-13]
ms number765313.2
[note (type: abstract): Wheelock updates Livingston about the resolution of charges against Occom, and requests assistance in securing passes for missionaries going among the Indians.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is informal, yet mostly clear and legible. There are, however, several additions and deletions, and letter case is frequently difficult to decipher.][note (type: paper): Large sheet folded in half to make four pages is in good condition, with light creasing, staining and wear.][note (type: ink): Black-brown.][note (type: noteworthy): This document is likely a draft.]EventsMason Land Case, Jewett Controversy
Persistent Identifier
[Opener]
Lebanon[place0122.ocp]
May. 13. 1765.[1765-05-13]
My dear Sir.
[Sometime | Some time]SometimeSome time Since the Date of my [laſt | last]laſtlast, Yours of [6th | 6th]6th6th March[1765-03-06] came to hand; in which you [breath | breathe]breathbreathe forth that [ſame | same]ſamesame
[ſpirit | spirit]ſpiritspirit of [Frendſhip | friendship]Frendſhipfriendship towards the Sinking [Cauſe | cause]Cauſecause of Zion which has hitherto animated all your Endeavours for her [Proſperity | prosperity]Proſperityprosperity.
I am truly affected with that Party Spirit [& | and]&and Bigotry
which So Sadly [diſtemper | distemper]diſtemperdistempers
your City[place0308.ocp]. and am ready to [ſay | say]ſaysay Strange it Should be [ſo | so]ſoso in Such a quarter ^[above] [& | and]&and^[& | and]&and at Such a Time o’ Day. but [alaſs | alas]alaſsalas! well were it for the Nation if that Evil [w[illegible]aſ | was]w[illegible]aſwas
[confind | confined]confindconfined to You! but [ſo | so]ſoso far i[illegible]
^[above] it^it from that,
^[above] is [y.e | the]y.ethe
[caſe | case]caſecase^is [y.e | the]y.ethe
[caſe | case]caſecase that [illegible]by all [accots | accounts]accotsaccounts, you have but faintly [decypherd | deciphered]decypherddeciphered the true Spirit and Genius of the Leading part of the Kingdom at the [preſent | present]preſentpresent day. and So it is (which is enough ^[above] forever^forever to
quiet us) that Zions King, and Head, on whom She and by whom She ^[above] has^has livesd and will live through all Storms, has
[ſeen | seen]ſeenseen it [Neceſsary | necessary]Neceſsarynecessary and [beſt | best]beſtbest for her all along that [ſhe | she]ſheshe
[ſhould | should]ſhouldshould be more or [leſs | less]leſsless under [Preſsures | pressures]Preſsurespressures. and [bleſsed | blessed]bleſsedblessed be his Name her Tribulations [& | and]&and
[Tryals | trials]Tryalstrials are for glorious Purposes, and but for a Limited Time. —
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] has been [Slanderd | slandered]Slanderdslandered in this Government[org0027.ocp], to a great
Degree, [inſomuch | insomuch]inſomuchinsomuch that a public [Proceſs | process]Proceſsprocess
[againſt | against]againſtagainst him before our Board of [Commiſsrs | Commissioners]CommiſsrsCommissioners[org0034.ocp] was thought [ne[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): c]cſsy | necessary]ne[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): c]cſsynecessary,
ion which [Tryal | trial]Tryaltrial he made [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): a]a
[Defence | defense]Defencedefense much to his Honour and [appeard | appeared]appeardappeared clear in all the Articles [alledged | alleged]alledgedalleged
[againſt | against]againſtagainst him. Excepting that he was blamed (only on account of his [Miniſterial | ministerial]Miniſterialministerial Character) that he ^[above] had wrote [& | and]&and^had wrote [& | and]&and Signed as a [wittneſs | witness]wittneſswitness, with his Tribe, to the Truth of, a [Repreſentation | representation]Repreſentationrepresentation
made of Some things relative to the [Maſon | Mason]MaſonMason Affair. which he fully
fully and freely R[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): ela]elated
^[above] [confeſsed | confessed]confeſsedconfessed^[confeſsed | confessed]confeſsedconfessed as being [Raſh | rash]Raſhrash and [unadviſed | unadvised]unadviſedunadvised,
^[above] imprudent [& | and]&and sinful /^imprudent [& | and]&and sinful / as it ^[above] [needleſly | needlessly]needleſlyneedlessly^[needleſly | needlessly]needleſlyneedlessly
[expoſed | exposed]expoſedexposed him to [illegible] the [Diſpleaſure | displeasure]Diſpleaſuredispleasure of the
[Publick | public]Publickpublic and thereby injured his [usefulneſs | usefulness]usefulneſsusefulness — He now
[ſtands | stands]ſtandsstands in a good Light before this Board[org0034.ocp]. Yet it [ſeems | seems]ſeemsseems they will not let him above. but I hope God will in due Time
vindicate his [cauſe | cause]cauſecause
I [inclose | enclose]incloseenclose Several votes of this Board[org0034.ocp] by one
of which You may See the Amount of the [Subſcriptions | subscriptions]Subſcriptionssubscriptions in Hebron[place0099.ocp] And in this Place.
But that ^[above] [ſir | sir]ſirsir^[ſir | sir]ſirsir which more [Eſpecially | especially]Eſpeciallyespecially
[occaſions | occasions]occaſionsoccasions you this Trouble is the [neceſsity | necessity]neceſsitynecessity we [ſtand | stand]ſtandstand in of a renewed [in‐ ‐ſtance | in‐stance]in‐ ‐ſtancein‐stance of your [Friendſhip | friendship]Friendſhipfriendship
[& | and]&and
[kindneſs | kindness]kindneſskindness towards our Indian
[Deſign | design]Deſigndesign. We Suppose it to be in the Power of [Gen.l | Gen.]Gen.lGen. Gage[pers0211.ocp] to grant ^[above] to our [Miſsrs | missioners]Miſsrsmissioners
[& | and]&and
[School Maſters | schoolmasters]School Maſtersschoolmasters^to our [Miſsrs | missioners]Miſsrsmissioners
[& | and]&and
[School Maſters | schoolmasters]School Maſtersschoolmasters
them
[ſuch | such]ſuchsuch a [paſs | pass]paſspass, or [Commiſsion | commission]Commiſsioncommission, or whatever it may be [calld | called]calldcalled as may [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): grant]grant not only warrant them in the performance of their [Miniſterial | ministerial]Miniſterialministerial work; and much Serve for their Protection therein ^[above] where
they are going.^where
they are going. but, also without
[Injuſtice | injustice]Injuſticeinjustice
^[above] or Injury^or Injury to the Crown, be of Service towards their [ſup‐ ‐port | sup‐port]ſup‐ ‐portsup‐port, when they are within reach of the King[pers0305.ocp]s
Stores. This Favour was readily granted to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] by [genl | Gen.]genlGen.
[Amherſt | Amherst]AmherſtAmherst[pers0055.ocp] and he found great Benefit by it in his [Miſsn | mission]Miſsnmission
^[left] [ye | the]yethe
[Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.^[ye | the]yethe
[Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Williams[pers0039.ocp] of this Town has at the [Deſire | desire]Deſiredesire of our Board[org0034.ocp] wrote [Genl | Gen.]GenlGen. Gage[pers0211.ocp] Soliciting this Favour ^[above] for these^for these and
has [deſired | desired]deſireddesired
^[left] [Honle | Honourable]HonleHonourable^[Honle | Honourable]HonleHonourable
[Willm | William]WillmWilliam Smith[pers0504.ocp]
[Esq.r | Esq.]Esq.rEsq. to [joyn | join]joynjoin
^[above] with^with You to [inforce | enforce]inforceenforce the Same. and if your Endeavours Should be [Succeſsful | successful]Succeſsfulsuccessful
[pleaſe | please]pleaſeplease to make Return by the [Poſt | post]Poſtpost as [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon as may be. The Names of the ^[above] n[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): e]ew ordained^n[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): e]ew ordained
[Miſsrs | missioners]Miſsrsmissioners are Titus Smith[pers0503.ocp]. and [Theoph.s | Theophilus]Theoph.sTheophilus Chamberlain[pers0009.ocp]. and of the Indian [School Maſters | schoolmasters]School Maſtersschoolmasters. David Fowler[pers0155.ocp], Joseph Woolley[pers0041.ocp]
[& | and]&and
Hezekiah Calvin[pers0008.ocp]. and of the Boys appointed to
Serve as ushers under the Conduct
and direction of the [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries. are Abraham [1.mus | Primus]1.musPrimus[pers0043.ocp]
Abraham [2dus | Secundus]2dusSecundus[pers0044.ocp]. Moses[pers0677.ocp]. Johannes[pers0282.ocp]. Peter[pers0378.ocp]. [& | and]&and
Jacob Fowler[pers0018.ocp]. We have also appointed
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] to a [Miſsion | mission]Miſsionmission a‐ ‐mong the 6
Nations[org0090.ocp] provided he [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall not accompa ‐ny [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whitefield[pers0038.ocp], or [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Charles [Jeffry | Jeffery]JeffryJeffery Smith[pers0500.ocp]; or [ſome | some]ſomesome other who may be appointed by us to Europe[place0070.ocp].
[pleaſe | please]pleaſeplease
[illegible]
I am [Senſible | sensible]Senſiblesensible of have [underſtood | understood]underſtoodunderstood that you are ^[above] very^very full of [Buſineſs | business]Buſineſsbusiness, and am afraid be being So free a Beggar as to ^[above] be^be burden [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): fully Free]fully Free to You, if that be the [caſe | case]caſecase
[pleaſe | please]pleaſeplease to hint it to me. and [pleaſe | please]pleaſeplease to accept
^[above] without [reſerve | reserve]reſervereserve^without [reſerve | reserve]reſervereserve
[& | and]&and be [aſured | assured]aſuredassured
[yt | that]ytthat
I am
I am dear [ſir | Sir]ſirSir with Sincere
^[above] much [Reſpect | Respect]ReſpectRespect and^much [Reſpect | Respect]ReſpectRespect and
[Eſteem | Esteem]EſteemEsteem.
[Closer]
[Trailer]
To [Will.m | William]Will.mWilliam
[Livingſton | Livingston]LivingſtonLivingston[pers0333.ocp]
[Esq.r | Esq.]Esq.rEsq.
May 13. 1765[1765-05-13]. —
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 |
pers0211.ocp | Gen. l Gen. Gage | mentioned | Gage, Thomas |
pers0305.ocp | King | mentioned | Frederick, George William |
pers0055.ocp | gen l Gen. Amherſt Amherst | mentioned | Amherst, Jeffery |
pers0039.ocp | M. r Mr. Williams | mentioned | Williams, Solomon |
pers0211.ocp | Gen l Gen. Gage | mentioned | Gage, Thomas |
pers0504.ocp | Will m William Smith | mentioned | Smith, William Sr. |
pers0503.ocp | Titus Smith | mentioned | Smith, Titus |
pers0009.ocp | Theoph. s Theophilus Chamberlain | mentioned | Chamberlain, Theophilus |
pers0155.ocp | David Fowler | mentioned | Fowler, David |
pers0041.ocp | Joseph Woolley | mentioned | Woolley, Joseph |
pers0008.ocp | Hezekiah Calvin | mentioned | Calvin, Hezekiah |
pers0043.ocp | Abraham 1. mus Primus | mentioned | Abraham |
pers0044.ocp | Abraham 2 dus Secundus | mentioned | Abraham |
pers0677.ocp | Moses | mentioned | Moses |
pers0282.ocp | Johannes | mentioned | Johannes |
pers0378.ocp | Peter | mentioned | Peter |
pers0018.ocp | Jacob Fowler | mentioned | Fowler, Jacob |
pers0038.ocp | M. r Mr. Whitefield | mentioned | Whitefield, George |
pers0500.ocp | M. r Mr. Charles Jeffry Jeffery Smith | mentioned | Smith, Charles Jeffery |
pers0036.ocp | Eleazar Wheelock | writer | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0333.ocp | Will. m William Livingſton Livingston | recipient | Livingston, William |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
---|---|---|
place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
place0308.ocp | your City | New York City |
place0099.ocp | Hebron | Hebron |
place0070.ocp | Europe | Europe |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
---|---|---|
org0027.ocp | this Government | Colony of Connecticut |
org0034.ocp | Board of CommiſsrsCommissioners | 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 | our Board | Connecticut Board of Correspondents of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0090.ocp | 6 Nations | Six Nations |
Dates identified in this document:
Standard Form | Text |
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1765-05-13 | May. 13. 1765. |
1765-03-06 | 6th6th March |
1765-05-13 | May 13. 1765 |
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modernization | Neceſsary | necessary |
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modernization | bleſsed | blessed |
variation | Tryals | trials |
modernization | M.r | Mr. |
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modernization | inſomuch | insomuch |
modernization | Proceſs | process |
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modernization | Raſh | rash |
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modernization | expoſed | exposed |
modernization | Diſpleaſure | displeasure |
variation | Publick | public |
modernization | usefulneſs | usefulness |
modernization | ſtands | stands |
modernization | ſeems | seems |
modernization | cauſe | cause |
variation | inclose | enclose |
modernization | Subſcriptions | subscriptions |
modernization | ſir | sir |
modernization | Eſpecially | especially |
modernization | occaſions | occasions |
modernization | neceſsity | necessity |
modernization | ſtand | stand |
modernization | in‐ ‐ſtance | in‐stance |
modernization | Friendſhip | friendship |
modernization | kindneſs | kindness |
modernization | Deſign | design |
modernization | Gen.l | Gen. |
variation | School Maſters | schoolmasters |
modernization | ſuch | such |
modernization | paſs | pass |
modernization | Commiſsion | commission |
variation | calld | called |
modernization | Injuſtice | injustice |
modernization | ſup‐ ‐port | sup‐port |
modernization | genl | Gen. |
modernization | Amherſt | Amherst |
modernization | ye | the |
modernization | Revd | Rev. |
modernization | Deſire | desire |
modernization | Genl | Gen. |
modernization | deſired | desired |
modernization | Esq.r | Esq. |
variation | joyn | join |
variation | inforce | enforce |
modernization | Succeſsful | successful |
modernization | pleaſe | please |
modernization | Poſt | post |
modernization | ſoon | soon |
modernization | Miſsionaries | missionaries |
modernization | Miſsion | mission |
modernization | ſhall | shall |
variation | Jeffry | Jeffery |
modernization | ſome | some |
modernization | Senſible | sensible |
modernization | underſtood | understood |
modernization | Buſineſs | business |
modernization | reſerve | reserve |
variation | aſured | assured |
modernization | yt | that |
modernization | ſir | Sir |
modernization | Reſpect | Respect |
modernization | Eſteem | Esteem |
modernization | Livingſton | Livingston |
Expanded abbreviations:
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& | and |
accots | accounts |
Commiſsrs | Commissioners |
ne[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): c]cſsy | necessary |
Miſsrs | missioners |
Miſsn | mission |
Honle | Honourable |
Willm | William |
Theoph.s | Theophilus |
1.mus | Primus |
2dus | Secundus |
Will.m | William |
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