David Fowler, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1765 May 29
29 May 1765[1765-05-29]
Call Number765329.2
[note (type: abstract): Fowler reports on the progress of the mission at Oneida. He writes that Joseph Woolley was appointed schoolmaster at Onaquaga, and expresses concern for Mr. Kirtland.][note (type: handwriting): As Fowler notes, he has no writing table; his handwriting is therefore somewhat messy, but it is largely clear and legible.][note (type: paper): Large sheet folded in half to make four pages is in good-to-fair condition, with light-to-moderate staining, creasing and wear.][note (type: ink): Brown-black.][note (type: noteworthy): It is uncertain to whom Fowler refers when he mentions "Master" in his closing salutation, though it is possibly Rodulphus Wheelock[pers0578.ocp].]
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[Ono[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): hoq]hoqyada[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): quwage]quwage | Oneida]Ono[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): hoq]hoqyada[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): quwage]quwageOneida[place0179.ocp]
May [29th | 29th]29th29th 1765[1765-05-29]
[Rev:d | Rev.]Rev:dRev. & [Hon.d | honoured]Hon.dhonoured Sir,
[Rev:d | Rev.]Rev:dRev. & [Hon.d | honoured]Hon.dhonoured Sir,
After much Fatigue and [Diſcouro
agement | discour
agement]Diſcouro
agementdiscour
agement by the Way I [reach'd | reached]reach'dreached here [laſt | last]laſtlast Sabbath Day
in the Morning. I got up to Johnson Hall[place0112.ocp] 11th [inſtant | instant]inſtantinstant,
[deliver'd | delivered]deliver'ddelivered all what you [ſent | sent]ſentsent by me both [above] moneymoney and [Letters | letters]Lettersletters to [mr | Mr.]mrMr.
[Kirtland | Kirkland]KirtlandKirkland[pers0315.ocp]. — His Honour Sir William Johnson[pers0292.ocp] was in [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch
great [Buſineſs | business]Buſineſsbusiness that we could not [ſpeak | speak]ſpeakspeak to [above] himhim under five Days.
agement | discour
agement]Diſcour
agementdiscour
agement by the Way I [reach'd | reached]reach'dreached here [laſt | last]laſtlast Sabbath Day
in the Morning. I got up to Johnson Hall[place0112.ocp] 11th [inſtant | instant]inſtantinstant,
[deliver'd | delivered]deliver'ddelivered all what you [ſent | sent]ſentsent by me both [above] moneymoney and [Letters | letters]Lettersletters to [mr | Mr.]mrMr.
[Kirtland | Kirkland]KirtlandKirkland[pers0315.ocp]. — His Honour Sir William Johnson[pers0292.ocp] was in [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch
great [Buſineſs | business]Buſineſsbusiness that we could not [ſpeak | speak]ſpeakspeak to [above] himhim under five Days.
— I have been down to [Onohoquawge | Onaquaga]OnohoquawgeOnaquaga[place0182.ocp] to get those Boys [Jo
ſeph | Jo
seph]Jo
ſephJo
seph[pers0041.ocp] appointed to go down to School, but I could get none
of them. Some [ſaid | said]ſaidsaid they had too much Work to do and others [ſaid | said]ſaidsaid
that I came away too [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon and [ſome | some]ſomesome [ſaid | said]ſaidsaid they will let their Chil
dren go [Schooh | school]Schoohschool there little while and theny they'll [ſend | send]ſendsend them: I
[ſuppoſe | suppose]ſuppoſesuppose they would [ſend | send]ſendsend their Children if I waited two or three
Weeks; but I was unwilling to tarry [ſo | so]ſoso loo[above] nng for the Gentlemen's
Motion.
ſeph | Jo
seph]Jo
ſephJo
seph[pers0041.ocp] appointed to go down to School, but I could get none
of them. Some [ſaid | said]ſaidsaid they had too much Work to do and others [ſaid | said]ſaidsaid
that I came away too [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon and [ſome | some]ſomesome [ſaid | said]ſaidsaid they will let their Chil
dren go [Schooh | school]Schoohschool there little while and then
[ſuppoſe | suppose]ſuppoſesuppose they would [ſend | send]ſendsend their Children if I waited two or three
Weeks; but I was unwilling to tarry [ſo | so]ſoso lo
Motion.
—I have [ſettled | settled]ſettledsettled
Joseph [Wooley | Woolley]WooleyWoolley[pers0041.ocp] with his Help a School
[Maſter | master]Maſtermaster at [Onohoquawge | Onaquaga]OnohoquawgeOnaquaga[place0182.ocp], he is greatly [belov'd | beloved]belov'dbeloved there, it will
be [beſt | best]beſtbest for [above] himhim to return as [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon as [poſſible | possible]poſſiblepossible. He has done nothing there
worth mentioning [beſides | besides]beſidesbesides learning their [Langu[above] aage | language]Langu[above] aagelanguage.— We heard
how he was [ſettled | settled]ſettledsettled [laſt | last]laſtlast Fall; I [underſtood | understood]underſtoodunderstood when [above] I wasI was down that there
[left] waswas no [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch thing mentioned.— [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Kirtland | Kirkland]KirtlandKirkland[pers0315.ocp] is gone up to [Se
neke | Se
neca]Se
nekeSe
neca Country[place0205.ocp] again; he [ſat | set]ſatset out from this Place [24th | 24th]24th24th [inſtant | instant]inſtantinstant
and with [above] aa heavy Heart: things go on contrary to his Mind.—
I am greatly [concernd | concerned]concerndconcerned about him. — He took my [Horſe | horse]Horſehorse up with
him,told he told me that [above] hehe
would bear all the Blame; for
he [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould killd
[himſelf | himself]himſelfhimself if he carried all what he wanted up
on his Back. — I believe he will [ſend | send]ſendsend the little Creature very
[ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon by those men whom Sir William[pers0292.ocp] [ſent | sent]ſentsent to fetch down
their
[Engliſh | English]EngliſhEnglish
[Priſoners | prisoners]Priſonersprisoners from that Place. I [underſtood | understood]underſtoodunderstood
[ſo | so]ſoso
[above] muchmuch about our [Miniſters | ministers]Miniſtersministers when I [above] waswas down to [Onohoquawge | Onaquaga]OnohoquawgeOnaquaga[place0182.ocp], I think
it will not do for them to go together they must be [Seperate | separate]Seperateseparate:
one of them [muſt | must]muſtmust come up here, and the other to [Onohoquawge | Onaquaga]OnohoquawgeOnaquaga[place0182.ocp],
If they [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould go together from Place to Place their coming will
be to none affect: [Becauſe | because]Becauſebecause they expect the [Miniſters | ministers]Miniſtersministers will [ſettle | settle]ſettlesettle &
tarry with them.— They are [ſuspecious | suspicious]ſuspecioussuspicious People, they'll [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon
get [ſomething | something]ſomethingsomething another [againſt | against]againſtagainst them if they don't tarry
in one Place [above] [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): that]that will[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): that]that will [ſtrike | strike]ſtrikestrike off all they Affections from them: If
theiry [loſe | lose]loſelose the Affections of these People it is over with
them.— I can't [expreſs | express]expreſsexpress [myſelf | myself]myſelfmyself by writing as I could
by talking.— I live like a Dog here. my Folks are poor [& | and]&and
[naſty | nasty]naſtynasty, I [above] eateat with Dogs, for, they eat [& | and]&and drink out of the [ſame | same]ſamesame as I do.—
— I [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall need ten Dollars more. It would [beſt | best]beſtbest for Calvin[pers0008.ocp] to
come here. here is one pretty Town [juſt | just]juſtjust by me
and good many Children. I [muſt | must]muſtmust go down to German
[Flats | Flatts]FlatsFlatts[place0084.ocp] to get [Proviſion | provisions]Proviſionprovisions. after that I [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall [ſet | set]ſetset [above] downdown to my
School. Here are great number of Children, but I
[cant | can't]cantcan't tell you how many Scholars I [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall have. I
believe my [ſinging | singing]ſingingsinging School will exceed the other in
Number, I [cant | can't]cantcan't get but one boy here. — You will
knowho why I could get
no more by the [Speach | speech]Speachspeech I
[ſend | send]ſendsend you. Joseph [Wooley | Woolley]WooleyWoolley[pers0041.ocp] is [almoſt | almost]almoſtalmost [nacked | naked]nackednaked I amobd
[oblig'd | obliged]oblig'dobliged to let him have one of my Shirts. —
[Maſter | master]Maſtermaster at [Onohoquawge | Onaquaga]OnohoquawgeOnaquaga[place0182.ocp], he is greatly [belov'd | beloved]belov'dbeloved there, it will
be [beſt | best]beſtbest for [above] himhim to return as [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon as [poſſible | possible]poſſiblepossible. He has done nothing there
worth mentioning [beſides | besides]beſidesbesides learning their [Langu[above] aage | language]Langu[above] aagelanguage.— We heard
how he was [ſettled | settled]ſettledsettled [laſt | last]laſtlast Fall; I [underſtood | understood]underſtoodunderstood when [above] I wasI was down that there
[left] waswas no [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch thing mentioned.— [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Kirtland | Kirkland]KirtlandKirkland[pers0315.ocp] is gone up to [Se
neke | Se
neca]Se
nekeSe
neca Country[place0205.ocp] again; he [ſat | set]ſatset out from this Place [24th | 24th]24th24th [inſtant | instant]inſtantinstant
and with [above] aa heavy Heart: things go on contrary to his Mind.—
I am greatly [concernd | concerned]concerndconcerned about him. — He took my [Horſe | horse]Horſehorse up with
him,
he [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould kill
on his Back. — I believe he will [ſend | send]ſendsend the little Creature very
[ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon by those men whom Sir William[pers0292.ocp] [ſent | sent]ſentsent to fetch down
the
[above] muchmuch about our [Miniſters | ministers]Miniſtersministers when I [above] waswas down to [Onohoquawge | Onaquaga]OnohoquawgeOnaquaga[place0182.ocp], I think
it will not do for them to go together they must be [Seperate | separate]Seperateseparate:
one of them [muſt | must]muſtmust come up here, and the other to [Onohoquawge | Onaquaga]OnohoquawgeOnaquaga[place0182.ocp],
If they [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould go together from Place to Place their coming will
be to none affect: [Becauſe | because]Becauſebecause they expect the [Miniſters | ministers]Miniſtersministers will [ſettle | settle]ſettlesettle &
tarry with them.— They are [ſuspecious | suspicious]ſuspecioussuspicious People, they'll [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon
get [ſomething | something]ſomethingsomething another [againſt | against]againſtagainst them if they don't tarry
in one Place [above] [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): that]that will[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): that]that will [ſtrike | strike]ſtrikestrike off all they Affections from them: If
the
them.— I can't [expreſs | express]expreſsexpress [myſelf | myself]myſelfmyself by writing as I could
by talking.— I live like a Dog here. my Folks are poor [& | and]&and
[naſty | nasty]naſtynasty, I [above] eateat with Dogs, for, they eat [& | and]&and drink out of the [ſame | same]ſamesame as I do.—
— I [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall need ten Dollars more. It would [beſt | best]beſtbest for Calvin[pers0008.ocp] to
come here. here is one pretty Town [juſt | just]juſtjust by me
and good many Children. I [muſt | must]muſtmust go down to German
[Flats | Flatts]FlatsFlatts[place0084.ocp] to get [Proviſion | provisions]Proviſionprovisions. after that I [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall [ſet | set]ſetset [above] downdown to my
School. Here are great number of Children, but I
[cant | can't]cantcan't tell you how many Scholars I [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall have. I
believe my [ſinging | singing]ſingingsinging School will exceed the other in
Number, I [cant | can't]cantcan't get but one boy here. — You will
know
[ſend | send]ſendsend you. Joseph [Wooley | Woolley]WooleyWoolley[pers0041.ocp] is [almoſt | almost]almoſtalmost [nacked | naked]nackednaked I am
[oblig'd | obliged]oblig'dobliged to let him have one of my Shirts. —
I [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall be glad you [above] wouldwould
[ſend | send]ſendsend me another [illegible]
Sir, I hope you won't [above] letlet this Letter be [ſeen | seen]ſeenseen, I have no
Table to write upon, [beſides | besides]beſidesbesides I have not writ [ſo | so]ſoso long my
Hand is out of order.— Please to give my kind [Reſpects | respects]Reſpectsrespects
to Madam[pers0577.ocp], [Maſter | Master]MaſterMaster and [Miniſters | ministers]Miniſtersministers. Please to accept
much Love [& | and]&and Duty from
Sir, I hope you won't [above] letlet this Letter be [ſeen | seen]ſeenseen, I have no
Table to write upon, [beſides | besides]beſidesbesides I have not writ [ſo | so]ſoso long my
Hand is out of order.— Please to give my kind [Reſpects | respects]Reſpectsrespects
to Madam[pers0577.ocp], [Maſter | Master]MaſterMaster and [Miniſters | ministers]Miniſtersministers. Please to accept
much Love [& | and]&and Duty from
[Closer]
your affectionate
though unworthy Pupil
David Fowler[pers0155.ocp]
though unworthy Pupil
David Fowler[pers0155.ocp]
David Fowler[pers0155.ocp]s of May
20
1765[1765-05-20]. with [ye | the]yethe doings of the
[Cheifs | Chiefs]CheifsChiefs—
1765[1765-05-20]. with [ye | the]yethe doings of the
[Cheifs | Chiefs]CheifsChiefs—
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People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0315.ocp | m r Mr. Kirtland Kirkland | mentioned | Kirkland, Samuel |
pers0292.ocp | Sir William Johnson | mentioned | Johnson, William |
pers0041.ocp | Jo ſeph Jo seph | mentioned | Woolley, Joseph |
pers0041.ocp | Joseph Wooley Woolley | mentioned | Woolley, Joseph |
pers0315.ocp | M r Mr. Kirtland Kirkland | mentioned | Kirkland, Samuel |
pers0292.ocp | Sir William | mentioned | Johnson, William |
pers0008.ocp | Calvin | mentioned | Calvin, Hezekiah |
pers0577.ocp | Madam | mentioned | Wheelock, Mary (née Brinsmead) |
pers0155.ocp | David Fowler | writer | Fowler, David |
pers0155.ocp | David Fowler | writer | Fowler, David |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0179.ocp | Ono hoq yada quwage Oneida | Oneida |
place0112.ocp | Johnson Hall | Johnson Hall |
place0182.ocp | Onohoquawge Onaquaga | Onaquaga |
place0205.ocp | Se neke Se neca Country | Seneca Country |
place0084.ocp | German Flats Flatts | German Flatts |
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1765-05-29 | May 29th29th 1765 |
1765-05-20 | May 20 1765 |
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Oneida |
modernization | 29th | 29th |
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modernization | Diſcour agement |
discour agement |
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modernization | inſtant | instant |
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modernization | ſent | sent |
modernization | mr | Mr. |
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modernization | ſuch | such |
modernization | Buſineſs | business |
modernization | ſpeak | speak |
variation | Onohoquawge | Onaquaga |
modernization | Jo ſeph |
Jo seph |
modernization | ſaid | said |
modernization | ſoon | soon |
modernization | ſome | some |
modernization | Schooh | school |
modernization | ſend | send |
modernization | ſuppoſe | suppose |
modernization | ſo | so |
modernization | ſettled | settled |
variation | Wooley | Woolley |
modernization | Maſter | master |
variation | belov'd | beloved |
modernization | beſt | best |
modernization | poſſible | possible |
modernization | beſides | besides |
variation | Langu[above] aage | language |
modernization | underſtood | understood |
modernization | Mr | Mr. |
variation | Se neke |
Se neca |
modernization | ſat | set |
variation | 24th | 24th |
variation | concernd | concerned |
modernization | Horſe | horse |
modernization | ſhould | should |
modernization | himſelf | himself |
modernization | Engliſh | English |
modernization | Priſoners | prisoners |
modernization | Miniſters | ministers |
variation | Seperate | separate |
modernization | muſt | must |
modernization | Becauſe | because |
modernization | ſettle | settle |
modernization | ſuspecious | suspicious |
modernization | ſomething | something |
modernization | againſt | against |
modernization | ſtrike | strike |
modernization | loſe | lose |
modernization | expreſs | express |
modernization | myſelf | myself |
modernization | naſty | nasty |
modernization | ſame | same |
modernization | ſhall | shall |
modernization | juſt | just |
variation | Flats | Flatts |
modernization | Proviſion | provisions |
modernization | ſet | set |
variation | cant | can't |
modernization | ſinging | singing |
variation | Speach | speech |
modernization | almoſt | almost |
variation | nacked | naked |
variation | oblig'd | obliged |
modernization | ſeen | seen |
modernization | Reſpects | respects |
modernization | Maſter | Master |
modernization | ye | the |
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Hon.d | honoured |
Letters | letters |
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