Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to Samuel Savage, 1765 June 12
1765 June 12[1765-06-12]
ms number765362.1
[note (type: abstract): Wheelock writes to thank Savage for his gift of £20, and to tell him about his and Occom's travels to collect donations for the School.][note (type: handwriting): Formal handwriting is not Wheelock's. It is clear and legible. The signature and trailers are in Wheelock's hand.][note (type: paper): Small single sheet is in good condition, with light staining, creasing and wear.][note (type: ink): Brown-black.][note (type: noteworthy): The contents of this letter are similar to those of manuscript 765362.2.]EventsFundraising Tour of Great Britain
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[Opener]
Boston[place0013.ocp]
June 12 1765.[1765-06-12]
My Dear and [Hon.d | honoured]Hon.dhonoured Sir,
Your kind Donation of £50 £20. Sterling to
my School[org0098.ocp] I have Received by [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. John Smith[pers0497.ocp], and I trust God will Remember, and Reward with his
[Everlaſting | everlasting]Everlaſtingeverlasting Mercy, this your [kindneſs | kindness]kindneſskindness to the Souls of Men.
I Snatch this Minute [amidſt | amidst]amidſtamidst a Crowd of Care [& | and]&and
[Buſineſs | business]Buſineſsbusiness to write you this Line.
I have been riding with the [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whitaker[pers0037.ocp], and my Indian Son Occom[pers0030.ocp] to Solicit Charities for the Support of two [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries, and nine [School-Maſters | schoolmasters]School-Maſtersschoolmasters of my School[org0098.ocp], lately appointed and
Authorized by the
Board of [Corriſpondants | Correspondents]CorriſpondantsCorrespondents[org0034.ocp] here; and [alſo | also]alſoalso
^[above] of^of
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
Kirtland[pers0315.ocp], of whom you have heard among the
Senecas[org0088.ocp]. —
The [Harts | hearts]Hartshearts of People are open in many Places — and the [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign in general wears a very Encouraging and
[agreable | agreeable]agreableagreeable
[Aſpect | aspect]Aſpectaspect.
You may. D.[illegible]V. expect [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] with you, Accompanied by [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whitaker[pers0037.ocp], or [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Charles [Jeffry | Jeffery]JeffryJeffery Smith[pers0500.ocp], or [ſome | some]ſomesome other [Miniſter | minister]Miniſterminister, appointed by said Board, between this and Winter, or as [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon as we can[illegible] make them ready, in Order to make
this [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign and the Importance of it known to the People of God who have Ability
to
Promote and help forward the [ſame | same]ſamesame every Step we have yet taken in the Affair God has [Proſperd | prospered]Proſperdprospered — And I hope you will have an Opportunity by [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Smith[pers0497.ocp] to be more fully Acquainted with the whole Affair. I [hant | haven't]hanthaven't Time to add Excepting that with much Duty and [Eſteem | esteem]Eſteemesteem
[Closer]
Sir.
Your [moſt | most]moſtmost Obliged and
very humble Servant.
Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[Trailer]
^[left] To [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[Sam.l | Samuel]Sam.lSamuel Savage[pers0465.ocp]^To [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[Sam.l | Samuel]Sam.lSamuel Savage[pers0465.ocp]
June 12. 1765[1765-06-12]. —
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[Sam.l | Samuel]Sam.lSamuel Savage[pers0465.ocp]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0497.ocp | M. r Mr. John Smith | mentioned | Smith, John |
pers0037.ocp | M. r Mr. Whitaker | mentioned | Whitaker, Nathaniel |
pers0030.ocp | Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0315.ocp | Kirtland | mentioned | Kirkland, Samuel |
pers0030.ocp | M. r Mr. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0500.ocp | M. r Mr. Charles Jeffry Jeffery Smith | mentioned | Smith, Charles Jeffery |
pers0497.ocp | M. r Mr. Smith | mentioned | Smith, John |
pers0036.ocp | Eleazar Wheelock | writer | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0465.ocp | M. r Mr. Sam. l Samuel Savage | recipient | Savage, Samuel |
pers0465.ocp | M. r Mr. Sam. l Samuel Savage | recipient | Savage, Samuel |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0013.ocp | Boston | Boston |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0098.ocp | my School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0034.ocp | Board of CorriſpondantsCorrespondents | Connecticut Board of Correspondents of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0088.ocp | Senecas | Seneca Nation |
Dates identified in this document:
Standard Form | Text |
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1765-06-12 | June 12 1765. |
1765-06-12 | June 12. 1765 |
Regularized text:
Type | Original | Regularized |
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modernization | M.r | Mr. |
modernization | Everlaſting | everlasting |
modernization | kindneſs | kindness |
modernization | amidſt | amidst |
modernization | Buſineſs | business |
modernization | Rev.d | Rev. |
modernization | Miſsionaries | missionaries |
modernization | School-Maſters | schoolmasters |
variation | Corriſpondants | Correspondents |
modernization | alſo | also |
variation | Harts | hearts |
modernization | Deſign | design |
variation | agreable | agreeable |
modernization | Aſpect | aspect |
variation | Jeffry | Jeffery |
modernization | ſome | some |
modernization | Miniſter | minister |
modernization | ſoon | soon |
modernization | ſame | same |
variation | Proſperd | prospered |
variation | hant | haven't |
modernization | Eſteem | esteem |
modernization | moſt | most |
Expanded abbreviations:
Abbreviation | Expansion |
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Hon.d | honoured |
& | and |
Sam.l | Samuel |
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