William Gaylord, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock 1765 June 18
18 June 1765[1765-06-18]
ms number765368.2
[note (type: abstract): Gaylord writes to Wheelock asking for news about Occom’s plans, mentioning rumors he has heard, and discussing attitudes for and against the School.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is loose and somewhat scrawling, yet mostly legible. There are several uncrossed t's.][note (type: paper): Single sheet folded in half to make four pages is in good condition, with light-to-moderate creasing, staining and wear.][note (type: ink): Brown-black.][note (type: noteworthy): Writer requests copies of a “Continuation Narrative” and “Ordination Sermon” written by Wheelock.]
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I [underſtand | understand]underſtandunderstand you have been lately a Journey to Boston[place0013.ocp] and to [ye | the]yethe
[Eſaſtward | eastward]Eſaſtwardeastward — I want to know what [Succeſs | success]Succeſssuccess you have had in one Place and another — and [alſo | also]alſoalso Whether you have lately any good news from abroad — from
[Scolland | Scotland]ScollandScotland[place0203.ocp] or England[place0068.ocp]
[&c | etc.]&cetc. We had a Report among us here that
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] is gone or going Home for Orders — I want to know
how [yt | that]ytthat is — and in particular [wt | what]wtwhat Principles or Views
[Shd | should]Shdshould influence him to a thing of [yt | that]ytthat
Nature Whatever Advantages He may [poſsibly | possibly]poſsiblypossibly make by it — it
^[above] Such a Step^Such a Step will, you know, very Much prejudice many People
here at Home [againſt | against]againſtagainst
your School[org0098.ocp] — if you have printed a
Continuation Narrative — or [ye | the]yethe Ordination Sermon, which, I think you talk of, I Should be glad to be [favourd | favoured]favourdfavoured with a — Copy one or two or More —
I [underſtand | understand]underſtandunderstand
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Dorr[pers0170.ocp]
[Spake | spoke]Spakespoke in Favor of your School[org0098.ocp] in his
Election Sermon And recommended it to [ye | the]yethe
[Favr | favour]Favrfavour of [ye | the]yethe
[Govermt | government]Govermtgovernment[org0027.ocp]; how came [yt | that]ytthat to [paſs | pass]paſspass? was He [honeſt | honest]honeſthonest
[& | and]&and hearty in it? — What Makes Some Such Sort of Men appear for it
— and Some other Sort [againſt | against]againſtagainst
^[above] it?^it? I want much to See and [Converſe | converse]Converſeconverse with you — upon Many Subjects — but When I Shall have [ye | the]yethe Favour I can hardly [gueſs | guess]gueſsguess — do let me hear from you as Soon [& | and]&and as often as may be — I pray [ye | the]yethe great Father of Lights, [ye | the]yethe Father of Mercies to direct ^[above] [& | and]&and^[& | and]&and
[aſsiſt | assist]aſsiſtassist, Support, comfort And [bleſs | bless]bleſsbless you, in your multiplicity of Cares and Labors for [ye | the]yethe
[Honr | Honour]HonrHonour of his Name
[ye | the]yethe
[Enlargemt | enlargement]Enlargemtenlargement of [ye | the]yethe Kingdom of his Dear Son, and [ye | the]yethe Salvation of poor [periſhing | perishing]periſhingperishing Souls —
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I [aſk | ask]aſkask your Prayers for me [& | and]&and mine — [& | and]&and am with cordial affections to you [& | and]&and yours — your poor Unworthy [Br | brother]Brbrother
[Will: | William]Will:William Gaylord[pers0217.ocp]
To the [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Eleazer | Eleazar]EleazerEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] at
Lebanon[place0122.ocp]
^[left] from [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[Wm | William]WmWilliam Gaylord[pers0217.ocp]^from [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[Wm | William]WmWilliam Gaylord[pers0217.ocp]
^[left] June [18th | 18th]18th18th 1765[1765-06-18].^June [18th | 18th]18th18th 1765[1765-06-18].
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People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0030.ocp | M r Mr. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0170.ocp | M. r Mr. Dorr | mentioned | Dorr, Edward |
pers0217.ocp | Will: William Gaylord | writer | Gaylord, William |
pers0036.ocp | Eleazer Eleazar Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0217.ocp | W m William Gaylord | writer | Gaylord, William |
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place0173.ocp | Norwalk | Norwalk |
place0013.ocp | Boston | Boston |
place0203.ocp | Scolland Scotland | Scotland |
place0068.ocp | England | England |
place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
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org0098.ocp | your School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0027.ocp | Govermtgovernment | Colony of Connecticut |
Dates identified in this document:
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1765-06-18 | Jun.June 18. 1765 |
1765-06-18 | June 18th18th 1765 |
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modernization | Succeſs | success |
modernization | alſo | also |
modernization | &c | etc. |
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wt | what |
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