Minutes of the Connecticut Board of Correspondents, 1765 July 2
2 July 1765[1765-07-02]
ms number765402.2
[note (type: abstract): Minutes record the vote on several issues pertaining to the fundraising trip to Great Britain, and on Jewett’s letter clearing Occom’s character of the charges against him.][note (type: handwriting): Formal handwriting appears to be that of Nathaniel Whitaker.][note (type: paper): Single small sheet is in good condition, with light staining, creasing and wear. The upper left-hand corner is torn, but the tear results in no loss of text.][note (type: ink): Brown-black][note (type: noteworthy): Please note: the first three paragraphs, dealing with plans for the fundraising trip, have been crossed out with large x’s. To improve legibility of this lengthy section of deleted text in the diplomatic version, and to preserve this text in the modernized version, these paragraphs have not been tagged as deleted.]EventsFundraising Tour of Great Britain, Jewett Controversy
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At a meeting of the [Correſpondents | Correspondents]CorreſpondentsCorrespondents in the Colony of Connecticut[org0034.ocp]
July [2.d | 2nd]2.d2nd 1765[1765-07-02]. at the [houſe | house]houſehouse[place0102.ocp] of [ye | the]yethe
[Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[mr | Mr.]mrMr.
Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] of Lebanon[place0122.ocp] Voted
That the [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev. – [gap: omitted], go to england[place0068.ocp] to So licit charities for the School[org0098.ocp] under [ye | the]yethe care of the [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[mr | Mr.]mrMr.
Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[& | and]&and of [Miſſionaries | missionaries]Miſſionariesmissionaries as Soon as may be, [& | and]&and that the [Committe | Committee]CommitteCommittee of this Board[org0034.ocp] make out recommendations for [S.d | said]S.dsaid
Voted
That the [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[mr | Mr.]mrMr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] go to General [Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0292.ocp] to obtain his favour [& | and]&and influence to obtain a grant of Lands for this
School[org0098.ocp]; [& | and]&and to obtain a charter from the crown[pers0305.ocp]
for [S.d | said]S.dsaid
[Schoole | School]SchooleSchool[org0098.ocp]
[& | and]&and recommendations for him [illegible] of the
de Sign of going to [urope | Europe]uropeEurope[place0070.ocp] to Solicit charities for this year the Support of
this School[org0098.ocp]
[& | and]&and
[miſſiſſions | missions]miſſiſſionsmissions
The [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[mr | Mr.]mrMr.
[Jewet | Jewett]JewetJewett[pers0023.ocp] laid before this board a Letter to the hon
ourable [Comſſ.rs | Commissioners]Comſſ.rsCommissioners of [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[org0095.ocp] to clear [mr | Mr.]mrMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]'s character as was agreed at [ye | the]yethe meeting of this Board[org0034.ocp] in March [laſt | last]laſtlast; [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [& | and]&and][& | and]&and
^[above] [wh | which]whwhich^[wh | which]whwhich
the board[org0034.ocp] accepted ^[above] as
Sufficient to that End^as
Sufficient to that End the Same as Suitable; [& | and]&and
[illegible] exhorted both [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): to come to]to come to to take care to
maintain peace [& | and]&and brotherly love; [& | and]&and that [mr | Mr.]mrMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] take pains to conciliate the Indians to the [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[mr | Mr.]mrMr.
[Jewet | Jewett]JewetJewett[pers0023.ocp] as fast as
[circumſtances | circumstances]circumſtancescircumstances will admit, [& | and]&and that he attend his lectures as often as he can without [prejudice^[above] ing^ing | prejudicing]prejudice^[above] ing^ingprejudicing
to the [cauſe | cause]cauſecause. the [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign of Such
[illegible] a Conciliation.
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People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0036.ocp | Wheelock | mentioned | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0036.ocp | m r Mr. Wheelock | mentioned | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0292.ocp | General Johnſon Johnson | mentioned | Johnson, William |
pers0305.ocp | crown | mentioned | Frederick, George William |
pers0023.ocp | m r Mr. Jewet Jewett | mentioned | Jewett, David |
pers0030.ocp | m r Mr. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0102.ocp | houſe house | Eleazar Wheelock's House |
place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
place0068.ocp | england | England |
place0070.ocp | urope Europe | Europe |
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id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0034.ocp | CorreſpondentsCorrespondents in the Colony of Connecticut | Connecticut Board of Correspondents of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0098.ocp | the School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0034.ocp | CommitteCommittee of this Board | Connecticut Board of Correspondents of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0098.ocp | this School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0098.ocp | SchooleSchool | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0098.ocp | this School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0095.ocp | Comſſ.rsCommissioners of BoſtonBoston | The Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the parts adjacent in America |
org0034.ocp | this Board | Connecticut Board of Correspondents of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0034.ocp | the board | Connecticut Board of Correspondents of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
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1765-07-02 | July 2.d2nd 1765 |
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