David Fowler, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1765 May 29

Author Fowler, David[pers0155.ocp]

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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[Rev:d | Rev.]Rev:dRev. & [Hon.d | honoured]Hon.dhonoured Sir,
After much Fatigue and [Diſcouro
agement | discour
agement]
Diſcouro
agement
discour
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
­ſeph
Jo­
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.
—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
neke
Se
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
know ho 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 am obd
[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
[Closer]
your affectionate
though unworthy Pupil

David Fowler[pers0155.ocp]
[note (type: editorial): Blank page.]
David Fowler[pers0155.ocp]s of May 20
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
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

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id Text in document Authorized Name
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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