Joseph Woolley, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1765 July 6

AuthorWoolley, Joseph[pers0041.ocp]

6 July 1765[1765-07-06]

Call Number765406.2

[note (type: abstract): Joseph Woolley writes to Wheelock with news from his mission to Onaquaga. He mentions the smallpox epidemic, the Shawnees' and Delawares' confirmation of the Covenant Chain, his cousin Jacob Woolley, and David Fowler’s abuse of his Indian students.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is largely clear and legible.][note (type: paper): Large sheet folded in half to make four pages is in good-to-fair condition, with moderate staining, creasing and wear.][note (type: ink): Brown.][note (type: noteworthy): Woolley makes unusual use of quotations to indicate asides placed in the left margin.]
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[Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev. [S.r | Sir]S.rSir
We have awaited for the [M.eſsurs | Messrs.]M.eſsursMessrs. Smith[pers0503.ocp] [& | and]&and
Chamberlain[pers0009.ocp], four Days, and I dont [above] thinkthink it is best for
me to wait any longer. then next Monday, I think
Providence calls me to go away from here [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon.
The epidemical [above] [Small pox | smallpox]Small poxsmallpox[Small pox | smallpox]Small poxsmallpox [Diſtemper | distemper]Diſtemperdistemper is here, [above] [& | and]&and[& | and]&and proves very
mortal among the Indians — The Squash Cutter
died with it about ten Days ago; another died
last evening [& | and]&and was buried this afternoon here.
This poor Man was left destitute by all his Friends
[& | and]&and Relations, had nobody to tend him, "I felt So [con‐
cillegibleearned | con‐
cillegibleerned]
con‐
cillegibleearned
con‐
cillegibleerned
for [above] himhim I like to gone there myself."
I illegibleam [ſorry | sorry]ſorrysorry [& | and]&and [greaved | grieved]greavedgrieved to [ſee | see]ſeesee [above] in the Indiansin the Indians [ſo | so]ſoso much [Brutallyity, | brutality]Brutallyity,brutality that
they [caired | cared]cairedcared no [above] notnot more for each other than the [Beaſts | beasts]Beaſtsbeasts do
"([tho | though]thothough I believe if a [Horſe | horse]Horſehorse knew there was [ſome | some]ſomesome[above] thingthing of a Mat‐
ter with his Mate, he would come and leap over him)
but there appeared no [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch Affection among them;"
however, [ſome | some]ſomesome [above] ofof them made [above] outout to go and [aſsiſt | assist]aſsiſtassist in bury‐
ing him. — — —
The [Shawanees | Shawnees]ShawaneesShawnees[org0089.ocp] [& | and]&and [Dellawars | Delawares]DellawarsDelawares[org0038.ocp] came here the Day
before yesterday the in order to confirm the Covenant
Chain, which Captain Kill-Buck[pers0304.ocp] [above] Chief of the [Dellawares | Delawares]DellawaresDelawares[org0038.ocp]Chief of the [Dellawares | Delawares]DellawaresDelawares[org0038.ocp] has been upon
ever [ſince | since]ſincesince last Spring — to whom, I had the Honour
[left]
a Head [Warrier | Warrior]WarrierWarrior
of the Delawares[org0038.ocp]
who has done [ſo | so]ſoso much
[miſchief | mischief]miſchiefmischief [& | and]&and [exercſed | exercised]exercſedexercised
[ſo | so]ſoso much Inhumanity
to the [Engliſh | English]EngliſhEnglish

a Head [Warrier | Warrior]WarrierWarrior
of the Delawares[org0038.ocp]
who has done [ſo | so]ſoso much
[miſchief | mischief]miſchiefmischief [& | and]&and [exercſed | exercised]exercſedexercised
[ſo | so]ſoso much Inhumanity
to the [Engliſh | English]EngliſhEnglish

[left]
This [above] manman with the
Squash Cutter
were [above] there asthere as [Hoſtages | hostages]Hoſtageshostages
from that Tribe

This [above] manman with the
Squash Cutter
were [above] there asthere as [Hoſtages | hostages]Hoſtageshostages
from that Tribe

of Interpreting [thoſe | those]thoſethose Letters [& | and]&and the Parchment in which the
Covenant was written; [& | and]&and to his greatest [Satiſfaction | satisfaction]Satiſfactionsatisfaction.
This Man Kill-Buck[pers0304.ocp] would [feaign | fain]feaignfain have me go to
Allegany[place0002.ocp] with him to his own Home, [& | and]&and to Spend my
Life [amongſt | amongst]amongſtamongst them There — But I have [Diſcourige‐
‐ments | discourage‐
ments]
Diſcourige‐
‐ments
discourage‐
ments
from [thoſe | those]thoſethose that [above] havehave been there."
As we was [paſing | passing]paſingpassing [thrō | through]thrōthrough Sheffield[place0210.ocp], one [above] aa Man
[call'd | called]call'dcalled out to me, and [ask'd | asked]ask'dasked me whether I was
not the [ſame | same]ſamesame Man that lay [ſick | sick]ſicksick there [laſt | last]laſtlast Fall."
and [enqured | inquired]enquredinquired [above] askedasked into my Name — But I told him not
who I was [& | and]&and what I was, that I might have the better
Chance to know what he had to [ſay | say]ſaysay about him — well, [above] hereuponhereupon
he biegan to tell what he did after he got well with
the [Pluriſie | pleurisy]Pluriſiepleurisy — That he taught young Men [& | and]&and [Chilren | children]Chilrenchildren
to Sing read and write [& | and]&and [cypher | cipher]cyphercipher; That he had his Learn‐
‐ing from [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp], and went to the [Jerſey | Jersey]JerſeyJersey [above] CollegeCollege[org0067.ocp], and in his
[Laſt | last]Laſtlast Year went back again to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]s. and after‐
ward ran away from him [& | and]&and went into the Service. [above] i.e of the Wari.e of the War
Moreover, he told me what that young [above] ManMan [ſaid | said]ſaidsaid — The
[Reaſon | reason]Reaſonreason why he ran away, that he was [affraid | afraid]affraidafraid [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
would make him Preach; Therefore now he [determins | determines]determinsdetermines ne‐
ver to [ſee | see]ſeesee you.— But I could get no Intelligence which
Way he went, whe[above] therther he is alive or no. he told it to
me [above] inin [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch a light I could not help but thinking it was
[Couſin | cousin]Couſincousin Jacob [Wooley | Woolley]WooleyWoolley[pers0040.ocp]."
I have not heard about [above] of yourof your the Dutch [Horſe | horse]Horſehorse I am [affraid | afraid]affraidafraid
he is [loſt | lost]loſtlost, and if it[ſo | so]ſoso [illegible]it ſois [illegible]a great [Loſs | loss]Loſsloss.
I have been out of Health ever [ſince | since]ſincesince I arrived
here, a Sharp Pain in my [Breaſt | breast]Breaſtbreast and [ſo | so]ſoso [thrō | through]thrōthrough on
the other Side, continues bad.
"I have heard of Fowler[pers0155.ocp] [to Day | today]to Daytoday that he is yet
alive and well, begins to beat his [Schollers | scholars]Schollersscholars
very much, [ſ | s]ſs makes their Hands to Swell very much
which the Indians dont like very well; They
[ſay, | say,]ſay,say, he ought to have [ſuppreſsed | suppressed]ſuppreſsedsuppressed it longer, [& | and]&and not be‐
gin [ſo ſoon | so soon]ſo ſoonso soon — " I have no more Special to [ſay | say]ſaysay, you
know I was never a good News Monger. —
Pray [above] [Pleſe | please]Pleſeplease[Pleſe | please]Pleſeplease [S.r | Sir]S.rSir to accept my DHumble Duty, [above] to youto you [& | and]&and [Mrs | Mrs.]MrsMrs.
Wheelock[pers0577.ocp]
, and tell her I hope her unwearied Pains
for me wont be [qute | quite]qutequite [Loſt | lost]Loſtlost, but [above] that Ithat I shall improve the
[beſt | best]beſtbest of my Ability to my People — [above] among my poor Brethrenamong my poor Brethren [& | and]&and [alſo | also]alſoalso [above] DutyDuty to kind Ma‐
ster Lathrop[pers0320.ocp]
— I remain
[Closer]
your Dutiful,
 [& | and]&and very Humble [Servt | servant]Servtservant

Joseph [Wooley | Woolley]WooleyWoolley[pers0041.ocp]

[Trailer]
from [Joſeph | Joseph]JoſephJoseph Woolley[pers0041.ocp]
July 1765[1765-07]
To
The [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev. [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [Eleazer | Eleazar]EleazerEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
 Connecticut[place0048.ocp].
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People identified in this document:

id Text in document Role in header Authorized Name
pers0503.ocp Smith mentioned Smith, Titus
pers0009.ocp Chamberlain mentioned Chamberlain, Theophilus
pers0304.ocp Captain Kill-Buck mentioned Kill-Buck
pers0304.ocp Kill-Buck mentioned Kill-Buck
pers0036.ocp M r Mr. Wheelock recipient Wheelock, Eleazar
pers0040.ocp Jacob Wooley Woolley mentioned Woolley, Jacob
pers0155.ocp Fowler mentioned Fowler, David
pers0577.ocp M rs Mrs. Wheelock mentioned Wheelock, Mary (née Brinsmead)
pers0320.ocp Ma‐ ster Lathrop mentioned Lathrop, John
pers0041.ocp Joseph Wooley Woolley writer Woolley, Joseph
pers0041.ocp Joſeph Joseph Woolley writer Woolley, Joseph
pers0036.ocp Eleazer Eleazar Wheelock recipient Wheelock, Eleazar

Places identified in this document:

id Text in document Authorized Name
place0112.ocp Johnſon-Hall Johnson Hall Johnson Hall
place0002.ocp Allegany Allegheny River
place0210.ocp Sheffield Sheffield
place0048.ocp Connecticut Connecticut

Organizations identified in this document:

id Text in document Authorized Name
org0089.ocp ShawaneesShawnees Shawnee Tribe
org0038.ocp DellawarsDelawares Delaware Tribe
org0038.ocp DellawaresDelawares Delaware Tribe
org0038.ocp Delawares Delaware Tribe
org0067.ocp JerſeyJersey College Princeton University

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1765-07-06 July 6.th6th
1765-07 July 1765

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con‐
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& and
thrō through
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