Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to Samuel Huntington, 13 May 1765
13 May 1765[1765-05-13]
Call Number765313.3
[note (type: abstract): Wheelock relates the meeting of the board at which Occom and Jewett resolved their differences.][note (type: handwriting): Informal handwriting is crowded and occasionally difficult to decipher.][note (type: paper): Large sheet folded in half to make four pages is in good condition, with light-to-moderate staining, creasing and wear. A tear at the bottom of the paper indicates that it was separated from a larger sheet.][note (type: ink): Black-brown.][note (type: noteworthy): This document appears to be a draft.]EventsMason Land Case, Jewett Controversy
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The [incloſed | enclosed]incloſedenclosed is a Copy of short mi‐
nutes of the doings of our Board [above] of [Correſpondents | Correspondents]CorreſpondentsCorrespondents of [Correſpondents | Correspondents]CorreſpondentsCorrespondents [org0034.ocp] in the
[caſe | case]caſecase of [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]. In which the Board[org0034.ocp]
was [unanimouſly | unanimously]unanimouſlyunanimously agreed.
nutes of the doings of our Board [above] of [Correſpondents | Correspondents]CorreſpondentsCorrespondents of [Correſpondents | Correspondents]CorreſpondentsCorrespondents [org0034.ocp] in the
[caſe | case]caſecase of [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]. In which the Board[org0034.ocp]
was [unanimouſly | unanimously]unanimouſlyunanimously agreed.
When [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Jewett[pers0023.ocp] laid in the Charge he de‐
‐clined [purſuing | pursuing]purſuingpursuing it, [leſt | lest]leſtlest it [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould appear
like a [perſonal | personal]perſonalpersonal [controverſie | controversy]controverſiecontroversy , he also [ſaid | said]ſaidsaid
that there were Evidences in the Case who
were not here.Where upon
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]
[above] removed [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Jewett[pers0023.ocp]s objection [againſt | against]againſtagainst [purſuing | pursuing]purſuingpursuing [y.e | the]y.ethe charges [againſt | against]againſtagainst him bothremoved [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Jewett[pers0023.ocp]s objection [againſt | against]againſtagainst [purſuing | pursuing]purſuingpursuing [y.e | the]y.ethe charges [againſt | against]againſtagainst him both
[inſiſted | insisted]inſiſtedinsisted that it should be delayed [till | 'til]till'til all
the Evidences could be had and [Shewed | showed]Shewedshowed a
great [Deſire | desire]Deſiredesire that Everything any[above] BodyBody had
to [alledge | allege]alledgeallege [againſt | against]againſtagainst him [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould be [brougt | brought]brougtbrought
to the Light — [ſo | so]ſoso as to leave nothing more
to be [ſaid | said]ſaidsaid afterwards — it was [above] thenthen proposed
that [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] should own all that
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Jewett[pers0023.ocp] Supposed any could [ſay | say]ſaysay [againſt | against]againſtagainst
him.and or if there Should be any material
contradiction which Should[illegible]
[Requre
| require]Requre
require proof we
might [above] thenthen Adjourn. [above] WhereuponWhereupon we proceeded to a hearing
and were more than a Day upon it. they
agreed in their Accounts of th[illegible]ng without
any [above] materialmaterial contradiction Which they did not [ſettle | settle]ſettlesettle
and [adjuſt | adjust]adjuſtadjust between them. the [Conſequence | consequence]Conſequenceconsequence of
which you [ſee | see]ſeesee in the [inclosed | enclosed]inclosedenclosed. After [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Jewett[pers0023.ocp] [below] hadhad
had agreed to [illegible] to Repair the Injuryhe
had done [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]'s Character at
[Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[place0013.ocp] they
Shook hands, renewed their [Friendſhip | friendship]Friendſhipfriendship, [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]
told him that as [faſt | fast]faſtfast as he could [conſiſtantly | consistently]conſiſtantlyconsistently[illegible]
he Should have proof of the Sincerity of his [ Friend‐
‐ſhip | friend‐
ship] Friend‐
‐ſhipfriend‐
ship towards him, but told him that the Indians
were at [preſent | present]preſentpresent [againſt | against]againſtagainst him [above] ([M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Jewett)[pers0023.ocp]([M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Jewett)[pers0023.ocp] that
if he [above] [himſelf | himself]himſelfhimself [himſelf | himself]himſelfhimself [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould appear open and full
in it at once it would prejudice the Indians [ſo | so]ſoso [againſt | against]againſtagainst
[above] himhim as to [diſable | disable]diſabledisable him to [ſerve | serve]ſerveserve them in their [moſt | most]moſtmost
important concerns and defeat the great [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign
of his bringing them back to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Jewett[pers0023.ocp]s [Miniſtry | ministry]Miniſtryministry , which
[above] he was sincerely [deſirous | desirous]deſirousdesirous todohe was sincerely [deſirous | desirous]deſirousdesirous to do the proposal was agreeable and thought to be judicious
‐clined [purſuing | pursuing]purſuingpursuing it, [leſt | lest]leſtlest it [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould appear
like a [perſonal | personal]perſonalpersonal [controverſie | controversy]controverſiecontroversy , he also [ſaid | said]ſaidsaid
that there were Evidences in the Case who
were not here.
[above] removed [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Jewett[pers0023.ocp]s objection [againſt | against]againſtagainst [purſuing | pursuing]purſuingpursuing [y.e | the]y.ethe charges [againſt | against]againſtagainst him bothremoved [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Jewett[pers0023.ocp]s objection [againſt | against]againſtagainst [purſuing | pursuing]purſuingpursuing [y.e | the]y.ethe charges [againſt | against]againſtagainst him both
[inſiſted | insisted]inſiſtedinsisted that it should be delayed [till | 'til]till'til all
the Evidences could be had and [Shewed | showed]Shewedshowed a
great [Deſire | desire]Deſiredesire that Everything any[above] BodyBody had
to [alledge | allege]alledgeallege [againſt | against]againſtagainst him [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould be [brougt | brought]brougtbrought
to the Light — [ſo | so]ſoso as to leave nothing more
to be [ſaid | said]ſaidsaid afterwards — it was [above] thenthen proposed
that [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] should own all that
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Jewett[pers0023.ocp] Supposed any could [ſay | say]ſaysay [againſt | against]againſtagainst
him.
contradiction which Should
might [above] thenthen Adjourn. [above] WhereuponWhereupon we proceeded to a hearing
and were more than a Day upon it. they
agreed in their Accounts of th[illegible]ng without
any [above] materialmaterial contradiction Which they did not [ſettle | settle]ſettlesettle
and [adjuſt | adjust]adjuſtadjust between them. the [Conſequence | consequence]Conſequenceconsequence of
which you [ſee | see]ſeesee in the [inclosed | enclosed]inclosedenclosed. After [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Jewett[pers0023.ocp] [below] hadhad
had agreed to [illegible] to Repair the Injury
Shook hands, renewed their [Friendſhip | friendship]Friendſhipfriendship, [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]
told him that as [faſt | fast]faſtfast as he could [conſiſtantly | consistently]conſiſtantlyconsistently
he Should have proof of the Sincerity of his [ Friend‐
‐ſhip | friend‐
ship] Friend‐
‐ſhipfriend‐
ship towards him, but told him that the Indians
were at [preſent | present]preſentpresent [againſt | against]againſtagainst him [above] ([M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Jewett)[pers0023.ocp]([M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Jewett)[pers0023.ocp] that
if he [above] [himſelf | himself]himſelfhimself [himſelf | himself]himſelfhimself [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould appear open and full
in it at once it would prejudice the Indians [ſo | so]ſoso [againſt | against]againſtagainst
[above] himhim as to [diſable | disable]diſabledisable him to [ſerve | serve]ſerveserve them in their [moſt | most]moſtmost
important concerns and defeat the great [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign
of his bringing them back to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Jewett[pers0023.ocp]s [Miniſtry | ministry]Miniſtryministry , which
[above] he was sincerely [deſirous | desirous]deſirousdesirous to
It was then moved that the writing between
them relative to the Case [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould be all burnt
and [ſo | so]ſoso the [Hatchett | Hatchet]HatchettHatchet forever buried — [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Jewett[pers0023.ocp]
was [firſt | first]firſtfirst in gathering the Papers [& | and]&and [calld | called]calldcalled [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]
to it. They both took hold of them and [Joyntly | jointly]Joyntlyjointly
[caſt | cast]caſtcast them into the fire — which they were
Exhorted
[above] CautionedCautioned not to burn the House down.
And [above] as I [underſtand | understand]underſtandunderstand it, it was onlyas I [underſtand | understand]underſtandunderstand it, it was onlyI hear on [Acco.t | Account]Acco.tAccount of the Settlement which
we all hoped would be [laſting | lasting]laſtinglasting that no Record
to perpetuate the[illegible]
[above] memory of the [controverſie | controversy]controverſiecontroversy
memory of the [controverſie | controversy]controverſiecontroversy
has been hitherto made.
and I apprehend that after [ M.r | Mr.] M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] had made his
Defence [& | and]&and [Submiſsion | submission]Submiſsionsubmission he [ſtand | stand]ſtandstand in as good a light
before this Board[org0034.ocp], as everhe did in the world.
what [M. r | Mr.]M. rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] has done or how defective [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Jewett[pers0023.ocp]
was in giving the [acco.t | account]acco.taccount of him I cant tell, but
that the case [above] as it was laid before usas it was laid before us was impartially heard [above] and determinedand determined I have no doubt.
and am [perſuaded | persuaded]perſuadedpersuaded it will be [ſo | so]ſoso thought of by all
impartial Judges. before we couldnot propose
[above] nono
any
manner of advantage to [ourſelves | ourselves]ourſelvesourselves [above] or [y.e | the]y.ethe causeor [y.e | the]y.ethe cause by favouring him [below] inin
inAny Iniquity When [above] asas
[illegible: [guess (h-dawnd): we[illegible] all]we[illegible] all] knew [y.t | that]y.tthat
all the [illegible]
affairs [above] which we judgedwhich we judged had been [tranſacted | transacted]tranſactedtransacted upon the [illegible] [illegible: [guess (h-dawnd): [Baſe | base]Baſebase][Baſe | base]Baſebase].
I have done every thing in my power [above] as I had [opporunity | opportunity]opporunityopportunity as I had [opporunity | opportunity]opporunityopportunity to keep [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]
back from [medling | meddling]medlingmeddling in [Maſons | Masons]MaſonsMasons Case, and we were all
heartily Sorry that he [above] wrote [& | and]&and wrote [& | and]&and Signed the Indians [ſtory | story]ſtorystory with
the Tribe[org0063.ocp] [above] which I [ſuppose | suppose]ſupposesuppose is [y.e | the]y.ethe whole he has done in the [caſe | case]caſecase which I [ſuppose | suppose]ſupposesuppose is [y.e | the]y.ethe whole he has done in the [caſe | case]caſecase but it cant now be helpedbut how far
[above] [& | and]&and if he had not been a [min.r | minister]min.rminister I [ſuppose | suppose]ſupposesuppose none [wo.d | would]wo.dwould [ha' | have]ha'have [diſputed | disputed]diſputeddisputed his right to do it [ſo | so]ſoso long[& | and]&and if he had not been a [min.r | minister]min.rminister I [ſuppose | suppose]ſupposesuppose none [wo.d | would]wo.dwould [ha' | have]ha'have [diſputed | disputed]diſputeddisputed his right to do it [ſo | so]ſoso longhigh [Reſentments | resentments]Reſentmentsresentments on this case or any appearance to
bear him down by Majoration will serve the
[Deſign | design]Deſigndesign or what [y.e | the]y.ethe Effects of it will be at Home
belongs to men of Penetration to Judge.
as he Supposed he had right and [juſtice | justice]juſticejustice on his Side is —
and how far high [Reſentments | resentments]Reſentmentsresentments in the [caſe | case]caſecase, or [any
thing | any
thing]any
thingany
thing that looks like Endeavors to bear him down by
Majoration will [ſerve | serve]ſerveserve our [Cauſe | cause]Cauſecause at Home, or what
will be their [above] [ſentiments | sentiments]ſentimentssentiments [ſentiments | sentiments]ſentimentssentiments of [any thing | anything]any thinganything of that Nature, if any [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould
be Ill Natured enough to make Such a [Repreſentation | representation]Repreſentationrepresentation
of us there, belongs to Gentlemen of Penetration
to judge —
them relative to the Case [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould be all burnt
and [ſo | so]ſoso the [Hatchett | Hatchet]HatchettHatchet forever buried — [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Jewett[pers0023.ocp]
was [firſt | first]firſtfirst in gathering the Papers [& | and]&and [calld | called]calldcalled [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]
to it. They both took hold of them and [Joyntly | jointly]Joyntlyjointly
[caſt | cast]caſtcast them into the fire — which they were
And [above] as I [underſtand | understand]underſtandunderstand it, it was onlyas I [underſtand | understand]underſtandunderstand it, it was only
we all hoped would be [laſting | lasting]laſtinglasting that no Record
to perpetuate the
and I apprehend that after [ M.r | Mr.] M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] had made his
Defence [& | and]&and [Submiſsion | submission]Submiſsionsubmission he [ſtand | stand]ſtandstand in as good a light
before this Board[org0034.ocp], as ever
what [M. r | Mr.]M. rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] has done or how defective [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Jewett[pers0023.ocp]
was in giving the [acco.t | account]acco.taccount of him I cant tell, but
that the case [above] as it was laid before usas it was laid before us was impartially heard [above] and determinedand determined I have no doubt.
and am [perſuaded | persuaded]perſuadedpersuaded it will be [ſo | so]ſoso thought of by all
impartial Judges. before we could
manner of advantage to [ourſelves | ourselves]ourſelvesourselves [above] or [y.e | the]y.ethe causeor [y.e | the]y.ethe cause by favouring him [below] inin
in
affairs [above] which we judgedwhich we judged had been [tranſacted | transacted]tranſactedtransacted upon the [illegible] [illegible: [guess (h-dawnd): [Baſe | base]Baſebase][Baſe | base]Baſebase].
I have done every thing in my power [above] as I had [opporunity | opportunity]opporunityopportunity as I had [opporunity | opportunity]opporunityopportunity to keep [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]
back from [medling | meddling]medlingmeddling in [Maſons | Masons]MaſonsMasons Case, and we were all
heartily Sorry that he [above] wrote [& | and]&and wrote [& | and]&and Signed the Indians [ſtory | story]ſtorystory with
the Tribe[org0063.ocp] [above] which I [ſuppose | suppose]ſupposesuppose is [y.e | the]y.ethe whole he has done in the [caſe | case]caſecase which I [ſuppose | suppose]ſupposesuppose is [y.e | the]y.ethe whole he has done in the [caſe | case]caſecase but it cant now be helped
[above] [& | and]&and if he had not been a [min.r | minister]min.rminister I [ſuppose | suppose]ſupposesuppose none [wo.d | would]wo.dwould [ha' | have]ha'have [diſputed | disputed]diſputeddisputed his right to do it [ſo | so]ſoso long[& | and]&and if he had not been a [min.r | minister]min.rminister I [ſuppose | suppose]ſupposesuppose none [wo.d | would]wo.dwould [ha' | have]ha'have [diſputed | disputed]diſputeddisputed his right to do it [ſo | so]ſoso long
as he Supposed he had right and [juſtice | justice]juſticejustice on his Side is —
and how far high [Reſentments | resentments]Reſentmentsresentments in the [caſe | case]caſecase, or [any
thing | any
thing]any
thingany
thing that looks like Endeavors to bear him down by
Majoration will [ſerve | serve]ſerveserve our [Cauſe | cause]Cauſecause at Home, or what
will be their [above] [ſentiments | sentiments]ſentimentssentiments [ſentiments | sentiments]ſentimentssentiments of [any thing | anything]any thinganything of that Nature, if any [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould
be Ill Natured enough to make Such a [Repreſentation | representation]Repreſentationrepresentation
of us there, belongs to Gentlemen of Penetration
to judge —
If you think [beſt | best]beſtbest let his [Hon.r | Honour]Hon.rHonour the [Gov.r | Governor]Gov.rGovernor[pers0691.ocp]
[ſee | see]ſeesee this
Freedom of
Freedom of
[Closer]
Yours [Moſt | most]Moſtmost Heartily
[Eleaz.r | Eleazar]Eleaz.rEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[Eleaz.r | Eleazar]Eleaz.rEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[Postscript]
PS. [pleaſe | please]pleaſeplease to [ſhew | show]ſhewshow this [Litter | letter]Litterletter
and the [incloſed | enclosed]incloſedenclosed to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Davenport[pers0154.ocp]
and the [incloſed | enclosed]incloſedenclosed to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Davenport[pers0154.ocp]
[Sam.l | Samuel]Sam.lSamuel Huntington, [Esq.r | Esq.]Esq.rEsq.[pers0022.ocp]
now at the [Aſsembly | Assembly]AſsemblyAssembly in Hartford[org0027.ocp]
now at the [Aſsembly | Assembly]AſsemblyAssembly in Hartford[org0027.ocp]
[Lettr | Letter]LettrLetter to [S. | Samuel]S.Samuel Huntington [Esqr | Esq.]EsqrEsq.[pers0022.ocp]
May 13. 1765
Member of [Aſsembly | Assembly]AſsemblyAssembly at
Hartford[place0097.ocp]
May 13. 1765
Member of [Aſsembly | Assembly]AſsemblyAssembly at
Hartford[place0097.ocp]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0030.ocp | M. r Mr. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0023.ocp | M. r Mr. Jewett | mentioned | Jewett, David |
pers0023.ocp | ( M. r Mr. Jewett) | mentioned | Jewett, David |
pers0030.ocp | M. r Mr. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0030.ocp | M. r Mr. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0691.ocp | Hon. r Honour the Gov. r Governor | mentioned | Fitch, Thomas |
pers0036.ocp | Eleaz. r Eleazar Wheelock | writer | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0154.ocp | M. r Mr. Davenport | mentioned | Davenport |
pers0022.ocp | Sam. l Samuel Huntington, Esq. r Esq. | recipient | Huntington, Samuel |
pers0022.ocp | S. Samuel Huntington Esq r Esq. | recipient | Huntington, Samuel |
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place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
place0013.ocp | Boſton Boston | Boston |
place0097.ocp | Hartford | Hartford |
Organizations identified in this document:
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org0034.ocp | Board of CorreſpondentsCorrespondents | Connecticut Board of Correspondents of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0034.ocp | Board | Connecticut Board of Correspondents of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0063.ocp | Tribe | Mohegan Tribe |
org0027.ocp | AſsemblyAssembly in Hartford | Colony of Connecticut |
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modernization | caſe | case |
modernization | M.r | Mr. |
modernization | unanimouſly | unanimously |
modernization | purſuing | pursuing |
modernization | leſt | lest |
modernization | ſhould | should |
modernization | perſonal | personal |
modernization | controverſie | controversy |
modernization | ſaid | said |
modernization | againſt | against |
modernization | y.e | the |
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modernization | Deſire | desire |
variation | alledge | allege |
modernization | ſo | so |
modernization | ſay | say |
modernization | ſettle | settle |
modernization | adjuſt | adjust |
modernization | Conſequence | consequence |
modernization | ſee | see |
variation | inclosed | enclosed |
modernization | Boſton | Boston |
modernization | Friendſhip | friendship |
modernization | faſt | fast |
modernization | conſiſtantly | consistently |
modernization | Friend‐ ‐ſhip |
friend‐ ship |
modernization | preſent | present |
modernization | himſelf | himself |
modernization | diſable | disable |
modernization | ſerve | serve |
modernization | moſt | most |
modernization | Deſign | design |
modernization | Miniſtry | ministry |
modernization | deſirous | desirous |
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modernization | firſt | first |
variation | calld | called |
variation | Joyntly | jointly |
modernization | caſt | cast |
modernization | underſtand | understand |
modernization | laſting | lasting |
modernization | M.r | Mr. |
modernization | Submiſsion | submission |
modernization | ſtand | stand |
modernization | M. r | Mr. |
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modernization | ourſelves | ourselves |
modernization | y.t | that |
modernization | tranſacted | transacted |
modernization | Baſe | base |
variation | opporunity | opportunity |
variation | medling | meddling |
modernization | Maſons | Masons |
modernization | ſtory | story |
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modernization | Reſentments | resentments |
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any thing |
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modernization | Esq.r | Esq. |
modernization | Aſsembly | Assembly |
modernization | Esqr | Esq. |
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brougt | brought |
Requre | require |
& | and |
Acco.t | Account |
acco.t | account |
min.r | minister |
wo.d | would |
ha' | have |
Hon.r | Honour |
Gov.r | Governor |
Eleaz.r | Eleazar |
Sam.l | Samuel |
Lettr | Letter |
S. | Samuel |
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Number of people/places/organizations with unknown keys: | 0 (out of 30) |
Number of "add" tags with unknown 'place' attributes: | 0 (out of 27) |
Mixed case attribute values in header (potential error): | 0 (out of 116) |