Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to Samuel Huntington, 13 May 1765

Author Wheelock, Eleazar[pers0036.ocp]

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

Persistent Identifier
[Opener]
Dear Sir,

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.
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 Injury he
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‐
‐ſhip
friend‐
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 dohe was sincerely [deſirous | desirous]deſirousdesirous to do the proposal was agreeable and thought to be judicious
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 only I 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 ever he 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 could not 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
in Any 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 helped but 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 long high [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
thing
any
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
[Closer]
Yours [Moſt | most]Moſtmost Heartily
[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]
[Sam.l | Samuel]Sam.lSamuel Huntington, [Esq.r | Esq.]Esq.rEsq.[pers0022.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]
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id Text in document Role in header Authorized Name
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

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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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