Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to Dennys DeBerdt, 1765 June 12
12 June 1765[1765-06-12]
ms number765362.2
[note (type: abstract): Wheelock writes to tell DeBerdt of traveling with Occom and others to collect donations for the School, and to notify him that Occom and company should arrive in England in the fall.][note (type: handwriting): The body of the letter is written in a formal and clear hand that is not Wheelock's. The signature and postscript appear to be in Wheelock's hand, which is less clear.][note (type: paper): Small single sheet is in good condition, with minimal staining, creasing and wear.][note (type: ink): Brown-black.][note (type: noteworthy): The contents of this letter are similar to those of manuscript 765362.1. This document appears to be a copy.]EventsFundraising Tour of Great Britain
Persistent Identifier
[Opener]
Boston[place0013.ocp]
[12.th | 12th]12.th12th June. 1765[1765-06-12].
My Dear [& | and]&and
[Hon.d | honoured]Hon.dhonoured Sir.
I wonder to have [Rec.d | received]Rec.dreceived
[non | no]nonno Line from you for [ſo | so]ſoso long Time; and [Eſpecially | especially]Eſpeciallyespecially
[ſince | since]ſincesince we had [ſo | so]ſoso early Intell==igence of the [ſafe | safe]ſafesafe Arrival of [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Wyllys[pers0616.ocp], to [whoſe | whose]whoſe whose Care I Committed a Number of Letters to Friends in [ſeveral | several]ſeveralseveral
Parts of England[place0068.ocp], and [Cover’d | covered]Cover’dcovered and Directed them [unſeald | unsealed]unſealdunsealed
to your Care.
I have been riding in this Journey with ^[above] [ye | the]yethe
[Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
^[ye | the]yethe
[Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whita==ker[pers0037.ocp], and [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] to Solicit Charities for the Support of two [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries, and nine [School-Maſters | schoolmasters]School-Maſtersschoolmasters, from my School[org0098.ocp], lately appointed [an | and]anand Authorized by the Board of [Correſpon==dants | Correspon‐dents]Correſpon==dantsCorrespon‐dents
[org0034.ocp] here; and [alſo | also]alſoalso 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 agreeable [Aſpect | aspect]Aſpectaspect —
I Expect [theſe | these]theſethese
[Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries, and [School-Maſters | schoolmasters]School-Maſtersschoolmasters
will [ſet | set]ſetset out on their Tour as [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon as I get Home —
You may. D. V. Expect [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] with you, [Accom=panie’d | accom‐panied]Accom=panie’daccom‐panied by [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whitaker[pers0037.ocp] or [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Charles Jeffery Smith[pers0500.ocp], or
[ſome | some]ſomesome other [Miniſters | ministers]Miniſtersministers appointed by this Board[org0034.ocp], between this
and Winter, or as [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon as we can 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.
^[left] To [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[De Berdt | DeBerdt]De BerdtDeBerdt[pers0014.ocp]^To [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[De Berdt | DeBerdt]De BerdtDeBerdt[pers0014.ocp]
June 12. 1765[1765-06-12].
Every Step we have yet taken in the Affair has [proſperd | prospered]proſperdprospered, as though [ſome | some]ſomesome kind Angel had the Conduct and Guidance of the whole.
I want much to hear what [Proſpect | prospect]Proſpectprospect
[Gen.l | Gen.]Gen.lGen. Lyman[pers0344.ocp] has in his Affair, and [wheather | whether]wheatherwhether there be any Hope at all of [Succeſs | success]Succeſssuccess in any Suit. my Hope is only in God. I [illegible][hant | haven't]hanthaven't
Time to add, Save that I am with much [Esſteem | esteem]Esſteemesteem
[Closer]
Dear, Sir,
Yours most [h^[above] e^eartily | heartily]h^[above] e^eartilyheartily in our
Common Lord,
Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[Postscript]
P.S. Our dear [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Smith[pers0500.ocp]’s going to England[place0068.ocp] at this Juncture
appears to me with a [moſt | most]moſtmost favourable
^[above] is affords a [moſt | most]moſtmost agreeable [Proſpect | prospect]Proſpectprospect
^is affords a [moſt | most]moſtmost agreeable [Proſpect | prospect]Proſpectprospect
[Aſpect | aspect]Aſpectaspect
^[above] it looks^it looks as though ^[above] God^God Was preparing
the Way for much Good towards that great
^[above] to Come to the poor Creatures^to Come to the poor Creatures
[deſign | design]deſigndesign — and though his [Intigrity | integrity]Intigrityintegrity, and
[Steadfaſtneſs | steadfastness]Steadfaſtneſssteadfastness in the Cause of Truth will not
[permitt | permit]permittpermit that preferment among his people which his merit requires yet I [truſt | trust]truſttrust It will not
[leſsen | lessen]leſsenlessen the [Eſteem | esteem]Eſteemesteem or Influence of his Superior
among Abilities among Such as have a good
^[above] right^right
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [Tast | taste]Tasttaste][Tast | taste]Tasttaste
[Trailer]
[M | Mr.]MMr.
[D. | Dennys]D.Dennys DeBerdt[pers0014.ocp].
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People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0616.ocp | M. r Mr. Wyllys | mentioned | Wyllys |
pers0037.ocp | M. r Mr. Whita= =ker | mentioned | Whitaker, Nathaniel |
pers0030.ocp | M. r Mr. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0315.ocp | M. r Mr. Kirtland | mentioned | Kirkland, Samuel |
pers0037.ocp | M. r Mr. Whitaker | mentioned | Whitaker, Nathaniel |
pers0500.ocp | M. r Mr. Charles Jeffery Smith | mentioned | Smith, Charles Jeffery |
pers0014.ocp | M. r Mr. D e Berdt DeBerdt | recipient | DeBerdt, Dennys |
pers0344.ocp | Gen. l Gen. Lyman | mentioned | Lyman, Phineas |
pers0036.ocp | Eleazar Wheelock | writer | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0500.ocp | M. r Mr. Smith | mentioned | Smith, Charles Jeffery |
pers0014.ocp | M Mr. D. Dennys DeBerdt | recipient | DeBerdt, Dennys |
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place0013.ocp | Boston | Boston |
place0068.ocp | England | England |
Organizations identified in this document:
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org0098.ocp | my School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0034.ocp | Board of Correſpon==dantsCorrespon‐dents | Connecticut Board of Correspondents of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0088.ocp | Senecas | Seneca Nation |
org0034.ocp | this Board | Connecticut Board of Correspondents of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
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1765-06-12 | 12.th12th June. 1765 |
1765-06-12 | June 12. 1765 |
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modernization | ſo | so |
modernization | Eſpecially | especially |
modernization | ſince | since |
modernization | ſafe | safe |
modernization | M.r | Mr. |
modernization | whoſe | whose |
modernization | ſeveral | several |
modernization | unſeald | unsealed |
modernization | ye | the |
modernization | Rev.d | Rev. |
modernization | Miſsionaries | missionaries |
modernization | School-Maſters | schoolmasters |
variation | Correſpon==dants | Correspon‐dents |
modernization | alſo | also |
variation | Harts | hearts |
modernization | Deſign | design |
modernization | Aſpect | aspect |
modernization | theſe | these |
modernization | ſet | set |
modernization | ſoon | soon |
modernization | ſome | some |
modernization | Miniſters | ministers |
modernization | ſame | same |
modernization | De Berdt | DeBerdt |
modernization | proſperd | prospered |
modernization | Proſpect | prospect |
modernization | Gen.l | Gen. |
variation | wheather | whether |
modernization | Succeſs | success |
variation | hant | haven't |
modernization | Esſteem | esteem |
variation | h^[above] e^eartily | heartily |
modernization | moſt | most |
modernization | deſign | design |
variation | Intigrity | integrity |
modernization | Steadfaſtneſs | steadfastness |
variation | permitt | permit |
modernization | truſt | trust |
modernization | leſsen | lessen |
modernization | Eſteem | esteem |
variation | Tast | taste |
modernization | M | Mr. |
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& | and |
Rec.d | received |
Cover’d | covered |
Accom=panie’d | accom‐panied |
D. | Dennys |
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