David Fowler, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1765 June 15
15 June 1765[1765-06-15]
Call Number765365
[note (type: abstract): Fowler reports on the progress of his scholars and on the conditions in Kanawalohale.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is formal and clear.][note (type: paper): Large sheet folded in half to make four pages is in good condition, with light staining and wear, and light-to-moderate creasing. There is some light repair work along the central crease.][note (type: ink): Black-brown ink bleeds through paper slightly.][note (type: noteworthy): The contents of this letter are similar to those of manuscript 765523.4. There are several above-line additions; it is uncertain, however, whether these additions were made by Fowler or an unknown editor. It is uncertain to whom Fowler refers when he mentions "Master," and so he has been left untagged. However, it is possibly John Lathrop[pers0320.ocp]. A note has been added in pencil after the trailer on two verso; this note has note been transcribed.]
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[Conawarohare | Kanawalohale]ConawarohareKanawalohale[place0114.ocp]
[above] in Oneida[place0179.ocp]in Oneida[place0179.ocp]
June [15th | 15th]15th15th 1765[1765-06-15]
[Rev,d | Rev.]Rev,dRev. [& | and]&and [Hon.d | Honoured]Hon.dHonoured Sir,
[Rev,d | Rev.]Rev,dRev. [& | and]&and [Hon.d | Honoured]Hon.dHonoured Sir,
This is the twelfth Day [ſince | since]ſincesince I began
to keep this School, and I have put eight of my Scholars into third
Page [above] of the [ſpelling | spelling]ſpellingspelling bookof the [ſpelling | spelling]ſpellingspelling book; [ſome | some]ſomesome [almoſt | almost]almoſtalmost got down to the Bottom of the [above] [ſame | same]ſamesame[ſame | same]ſamesame third;— I never [ſaw | saw]ſawsaw
Children exceed these in learning. The Number of [above] mymy Scholars are
twenty [ſix | six]ſixsix when they are all [above] [preſent | present]preſentpresent[preſent | present]preſentpresent [togather | together]togathertogether: but [above] it is difficultit is difficult I cant keep them
[togather | together]togathertogether: they are always [above] oftenoften roving about from Place to Place to get
[ſome thing | something]ſome thingsomething to live upon. [Proviſion | provision]Proviſionprovision is very [ſcarce | scarce]ſcarcescarce with them.—
to keep this School, and I have put eight of my Scholars into third
Page [above] of the [ſpelling | spelling]ſpellingspelling bookof the [ſpelling | spelling]ſpellingspelling book; [ſome | some]ſomesome [almoſt | almost]almoſtalmost got down to the Bottom of the [above] [ſame | same]ſamesame[ſame | same]ſamesame third;— I never [ſaw | saw]ſawsaw
Children exceed these in learning. The Number of [above] mymy Scholars are
twenty [ſix | six]ſixsix when they are all [above] [preſent | present]preſentpresent[preſent | present]preſentpresent [togather | together]togathertogether: but [above] it is difficultit is difficult I cant keep them
[togather | together]togathertogether: they are always [above] oftenoften roving about from Place to Place to get
[ſome thing | something]ſome thingsomething to live upon. [Proviſion | provision]Proviſionprovision is very [ſcarce | scarce]ſcarcescarce with them.—
I am [alſo | also]alſoalso teaching a [ſinging | singing]ſingingsinging School: they take great
[Pleaſure | pleasure]Pleaſurepleasure in learning to [ſing | sing]ſingsing: We can already carry three
Parts of [ſeveral | several]ſeveralseveral Tunes.
[Pleaſure | pleasure]Pleaſurepleasure in learning to [ſing | sing]ſingsing: We can already carry three
Parts of [ſeveral | several]ſeveralseveral Tunes.
My Friends are always looking for the [Miniſters | ministers]Miniſtersministers there
is [ſcarce | scarce]ſcarcescarce a Day [paſssover | pass over]paſssoverpass over but that [ſome Body | somebody]ſome Bodysomebody will [aſk | ask]aſkask me
when [above] willwill the [Miniſters | ministers]Miniſtersministers [above]willwill come: all [above] thatthat what I
can tell them, is, I
expect they will come middle of this Month. I have been
treated very kindly. [ſince | since]ſincesince [above] II came to this Place, I [beleive | believe]beleivebelieve I [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould
want for nothing if they [above] hadhad wherewith to [beſtow | bestow]beſtowbestow it.
is [ſcarce | scarce]ſcarcescarce a Day [paſssover | pass over]paſssoverpass over but that [ſome Body | somebody]ſome Bodysomebody will [aſk | ask]aſkask me
when [above] willwill the [Miniſters | ministers]Miniſtersministers [above]
expect they will come middle of this Month. I have been
treated very kindly. [ſince | since]ſincesince [above] II came to this Place, I [beleive | believe]beleivebelieve I [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould
want for nothing if they [above] hadhad wherewith to [beſtow | bestow]beſtowbestow it.
I find it very hard to live here without the other
Rib[pers0742.ocp], for I am [oblig'd | obliged]oblig'dobliged to eat with Dogs, I [ſay | say]ſaysay, with Dogs [be‐
cauſe | be‐
cause]be‐
cauſebe‐
cause they are continually [liking | licking]likinglicking Water out [off | of]offof their [Pales | pails]Palespails
and Kettles: Yea, I have often [ſeen | seen]ſeenseen Dogs eating their
Victuals when they [ſet | set]ſetset [thein | their]theintheir [above] [Diſhes | dishes]Diſhesdishes[Diſhes | dishes]Diſhesdishes down, they'll only make
a little [Noiſe | noise]Noiſenoise to [ſhow | show]ſhowshow their [Diſpleaſure | displeasure]Diſpleaſuredispleasure to Dogs and take
up the [Diſh | dish]Diſhdish. [finiſh | finish]finiſhfinish [off | off]offoff what was left. My Cooks are
[naſty | nasty]naſtynasty as Hogs: their [Cloaths | clothes]Cloathsclothes are black and [greaſy | greasy]greaſygreasy as my
Shoes. their Hands are dirty as my Feet, but they [cleanſe | cleanse]cleanſecleanse
[above] themthem by kneading Bread: their Hands will be very clean after
they have kneaded three or four [Loves | loaves]Lovesloaves of Bread. I am [ob‐
lig'd | ob‐
liged]ob‐
lig'dob‐
liged to eat [whatſoever | whatsoever]whatſoeverwhatsoever they give me for [above] fearfear they will be [diſ‐
pleaſd | dis‐
pleased]diſ‐
pleaſddis‐
pleased with me: after this Month I [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall try to clean
[ſome | some]ſomesome of them. for I [muſt | must]muſtmust move along by Degrees,
if they once [above] getget out with me it is all over with me.
Rib[pers0742.ocp], for I am [oblig'd | obliged]oblig'dobliged to eat with Dogs, I [ſay | say]ſaysay, with Dogs [be‐
cauſe | be‐
cause]be‐
cauſebe‐
cause they are continually [liking | licking]likinglicking Water out [off | of]offof their [Pales | pails]Palespails
and Kettles: Yea, I have often [ſeen | seen]ſeenseen Dogs eating their
Victuals when they [ſet | set]ſetset [thein | their]theintheir [above] [Diſhes | dishes]Diſhesdishes[Diſhes | dishes]Diſhesdishes down, they'll only make
a little [Noiſe | noise]Noiſenoise to [ſhow | show]ſhowshow their [Diſpleaſure | displeasure]Diſpleaſuredispleasure to Dogs and take
up the [Diſh | dish]Diſhdish. [finiſh | finish]finiſhfinish [of
[naſty | nasty]naſtynasty as Hogs: their [Cloaths | clothes]Cloathsclothes are black and [greaſy | greasy]greaſygreasy as my
Shoes. their Hands are dirty as my Feet, but they [cleanſe | cleanse]cleanſecleanse
[above] themthem by kneading Bread: their Hands will be very clean after
they have kneaded three or four [Loves | loaves]Lovesloaves of Bread. I am [ob‐
lig'd | ob‐
liged]ob‐
lig'dob‐
liged to eat [whatſoever | whatsoever]whatſoeverwhatsoever they give me for [above] fearfear they will be [diſ‐
pleaſd | dis‐
pleased]diſ‐
pleaſddis‐
pleased with me: after this Month I [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall try to clean
[ſome | some]ſomesome of them. for I [muſt | must]muſtmust move along by Degrees,
if they once [above] getget out with me it is all over with me.
then I [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall have my Victuals cleaner.
I think 30£ [above] lawful money [above] per
Annumper
Annum as the [leaſt | least]leaſtleast that will be [neciſsary | necessary]neciſsarynecessarylawful money [above] per
Annumper
Annum as the [leaſt | least]leaſtleast that will be [neciſsary | necessary]neciſsarynecessary will not be too much for my Support
for the [above] [firſt | first]firſtfirst Year or two[firſt | first]firſtfirst Year or two three [firſt | first]firſtfirst Years: It is very [coſtly | costly]coſtlycostly to [above] livingliving live here, [left] beingbeing [be‐
cauſe | be‐
cause]be‐
cauſebe‐
cause it is [ſo | so]ſoso far from an [Engliſh | English]EngliſhEnglish Settlement; and I deter
mine to live better than a Hog, for my Foodis now is not
fit for any Man, that has been [uſed | used]uſedused to have his Victuals
[dreſt | dressed]dreſtdressed clean: I am almost [ſick | sick]ſicksick now for want of [ſome | some]ſomesome
[Refreſhment | refreshment]Refreſhmentrefreshment that is [nouriſhing | nourishing]nouriſhingnourishing. I [wiſh | wish]wiſhwish I had [ſome | some]ſomesome
of Mrs. Wheelock[pers0577.ocp]'s Bread [& | and]&and Milk, little [ſweet | sweet]ſweetsweet Cake and good
[boild | boiled]boildboiled Meat, I could eat those things gready as a Hog that
has been kept in a Pen two Days without it's Swill.—
for the [above] [firſt | first]firſtfirst Year or two[firſt | first]firſtfirst Year or two three [firſt | first]firſtfirst Years: It is very [coſtly | costly]coſtlycostly to [above] livingliving live here, [left] beingbeing [be‐
cauſe | be‐
cause]be‐
cauſebe‐
cause it is [ſo | so]ſoso far from an [Engliſh | English]EngliſhEnglish Settlement; and I deter
mine to live better than a Hog, for my Food
fit for any Man, that has been [uſed | used]uſedused to have his Victuals
[dreſt | dressed]dreſtdressed clean: I am almost [ſick | sick]ſicksick now for want of [ſome | some]ſomesome
[Refreſhment | refreshment]Refreſhmentrefreshment that is [nouriſhing | nourishing]nouriſhingnourishing. I [wiſh | wish]wiſhwish I had [ſome | some]ſomesome
of Mrs. Wheelock[pers0577.ocp]'s Bread [& | and]&and Milk, little [ſweet | sweet]ſweetsweet Cake and good
[boild | boiled]boildboiled Meat, I could eat those things gready as a Hog that
has been kept in a Pen two Days without it's Swill.—
[above] I now [& | and]&and then drink [ſome | some]ſomesomeI now [& | and]&and then drink [ſome | some]ſomesome My daily Meat is Tea [above] which I carried with mewhich I carried with me
and [above] eateat dry Bread [above] which I boughtwhich I bought, little [Fiſh | fish]Fiſhfish
which I [cetch | catch]cetchcatch out of a [ſmall | small]ſmallsmall River and their Pottage
which is [above] made ofmade of pounded Corn.
which I [cetch | catch]cetchcatch out of a [ſmall | small]ſmallsmall River and their Pottage
which is [above] made ofmade of pounded Corn.
If you [above] could obtain the Favour tocould obtain the Favour to can get me
Writing that will draw
[Proviſion | provision]Proviſionprovision [above] now [& | and]&and thennow [& | and]&and then from [above] out of theout of the Kings[pers0305.ocp] Stores I [wiſh | wish]wiſhwish you would do it:
for I [above] amam obliged to go forty Miles to buy my [Proviſion | provision]Proviſionprovision.—
[Proviſion | provision]Proviſionprovision [above] now [& | and]&and thennow [& | and]&and then from [above] out of theout of the Kings[pers0305.ocp] Stores I [wiſh | wish]wiſhwish you would do it:
for I [above] amam obliged to go forty Miles to buy my [Proviſion | provision]Proviſionprovision.—
I heard from [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp]
[above] aa few Days ago.
he is well and teaching Children to read. "[Pleaſe | please]Pleaſeplease to
give my kind [Reſpects | respects]Reſpectsrespects to Madam[pers0577.ocp] [& | and]&and [Maſter | Master]MaſterMaster and Love
to all the [reſt | rest]reſtrest of your Family, [eſſpecially | especially]eſſpeciallyespecially to your Chil‐
dren." I [aſk | ask]aſkask the Continuance of your Prayers, that
God would give me Grace and fill my [above] HeartHeart with the Love of
God and [Compaſſion | compassion]Compaſſioncompassion to [periſhing | perishing]periſhingperishing Souls and that God
[above] wouldwould make me an [Inſtrument | instrument]Inſtrumentinstrument of [wining | winning]winingwinning many [above] SoulsSouls to [Chriſt | Christ]ChriſtChrist
before I leave this World.— [Pleaſe | Please]PleaſePlease to accept much
Love [& | and]&and [Reſpects | respects]Reſpectsrespects from,
he is well and teaching Children to read. "[Pleaſe | please]Pleaſeplease to
give my kind [Reſpects | respects]Reſpectsrespects to Madam[pers0577.ocp] [& | and]&and [Maſter | Master]MaſterMaster and Love
to all the [reſt | rest]reſtrest of your Family, [eſſpecially | especially]eſſpeciallyespecially to your Chil‐
dren." I [aſk | ask]aſkask the Continuance of your Prayers, that
God would give me Grace and fill my [above] HeartHeart with the Love of
God and [Compaſſion | compassion]Compaſſioncompassion to [periſhing | perishing]periſhingperishing Souls and that God
[above] wouldwould make me an [Inſtrument | instrument]Inſtrumentinstrument of [wining | winning]winingwinning many [above] SoulsSouls to [Chriſt | Christ]ChriſtChrist
before I leave this World.— [Pleaſe | Please]PleaſePlease to accept much
Love [& | and]&and [Reſpects | respects]Reſpectsrespects from,
[Closer]
your affectionate,
though unworthy Pupil,
David Fowler[pers0155.ocp]
though unworthy Pupil,
David Fowler[pers0155.ocp]
[Trailer]
David Fowler[pers0155.ocp]'s
Letters from Oneida[place0179.ocp]
June [15th | 15th]15th15th[1765-06-15] [& | and]&and [24th | 24th]24th24th
1765[1765-06-24]
which he brought with him
Letters from Oneida[place0179.ocp]
June [15th | 15th]15th15th[1765-06-15] [& | and]&and [24th | 24th]24th24th
1765[1765-06-24]
which he brought with him
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0742.ocp | Rib | mentioned | Fowler, Hannah (née Garrett) |
pers0577.ocp | Mrs. Wheelock | mentioned | Wheelock, Mary (née Brinsmead) |
pers0305.ocp | Kings | mentioned | Frederick, George William |
pers0315.ocp | M. r Mr. Kirtland | mentioned | Kirkland, Samuel |
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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place0114.ocp | Conawarohare Kanawalohale | Kanawalohale |
place0179.ocp | Oneida | Oneida |
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1765-06-15 | June 15th15th 1765 |
1765-06-15 | June 15th15th |
1765-06-24 | 24th24th 1765 |
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variation | Conawarohare | Kanawalohale |
variation | 15th | 15th |
modernization | Rev,d | Rev. |
modernization | ſince | since |
modernization | ſpelling | spelling |
modernization | ſome | some |
modernization | almoſt | almost |
modernization | ſame | same |
modernization | ſaw | saw |
modernization | ſix | six |
modernization | preſent | present |
variation | togather | together |
variation | ſome thing | something |
modernization | Proviſion | provision |
modernization | ſcarce | scarce |
modernization | alſo | also |
modernization | ſinging | singing |
modernization | Pleaſure | pleasure |
modernization | ſing | sing |
modernization | ſeveral | several |
modernization | Miniſters | ministers |
variation | paſssover | pass over |
variation | ſome Body | somebody |
modernization | aſk | ask |
variation | beleive | believe |
modernization | ſhould | should |
modernization | beſtow | bestow |
modernization | ſay | say |
modernization | be‐ cauſe |
be‐ cause |
variation | liking | licking |
variation | off | of |
variation | Pales | pails |
modernization | ſeen | seen |
modernization | ſet | set |
modernization | Diſhes | dishes |
modernization | Noiſe | noise |
modernization | ſhow | show |
modernization | Diſpleaſure | displeasure |
modernization | Diſh | dish |
modernization | finiſh | finish |
variation | of |
off |
modernization | naſty | nasty |
variation | Cloaths | clothes |
modernization | greaſy | greasy |
modernization | cleanſe | cleanse |
variation | Loves | loaves |
modernization | whatſoever | whatsoever |
variation | diſ‐ pleaſd |
dis‐ pleased |
modernization | ſhall | shall |
modernization | muſt | must |
modernization | Houſe | house |
modernization | leaſt | least |
variation | neciſsary | necessary |
modernization | firſt | first |
modernization | coſtly | costly |
modernization | ſo | so |
modernization | Engliſh | English |
modernization | uſed | used |
variation | dreſt | dressed |
modernization | ſick | sick |
modernization | Refreſhment | refreshment |
modernization | nouriſhing | nourishing |
modernization | wiſh | wish |
modernization | ſweet | sweet |
variation | boild | boiled |
modernization | Fiſh | fish |
variation | cetch | catch |
modernization | ſmall | small |
modernization | M.r | Mr. |
modernization | Pleaſe | please |
modernization | Reſpects | respects |
modernization | Maſter | Master |
modernization | reſt | rest |
variation | eſſpecially | especially |
modernization | Compaſſion | compassion |
modernization | periſhing | perishing |
modernization | Inſtrument | instrument |
variation | wining | winning |
modernization | Chriſt | Christ |
modernization | Pleaſe | Please |
modernization | 24th | 24th |
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& | and |
Hon.d | Honoured |
oblig'd | obliged |
ob‐ lig'd |
ob‐ liged |
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