Joseph Woolley, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1765 July 6
6 July 1765[1765-07-06]
ms 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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[Opener]
We have awaited for the [M.eſsurs | Messrs.]M.eſsursMessrs.
Smith[pers0503.ocp]
[& | and]&and
Chamberlain[pers0009.ocp], four Days, and I dont ^[above] think^think 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‐ cillegibleearnedcon‐cillegibleerned for ^[above] him^him I like to gone there myself."
I illegibleam [ſorry | sorry]ſorrysorry
[& | and]&and
[greaved | grieved]greavedgrieved to [ſee | see]ſeesee
^[above] in the Indians^in the Indians
[ſo | so]ſoso much [Brutallyity, | brutality]Brutallyity,brutality that they [caired | cared]cairedcared no ^[above] not^not 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] thing^thing 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] of^of them made ^[above] out^out 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] man^man with the
Squash Cutter were ^[above] there as^there as
[Hoſtages | hostages]Hoſtageshostages from that Tribe
This ^[above] man^man with the
Squash Cutter were ^[above] there as^there 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‐ ‐mentsdiscourage‐ments from [thoſe | those]thoſethose that ^[above] have^have been there."
As we was [paſing | passing]paſingpassing
[thrō | through]thrōthrough
Sheffield[place0210.ocp], one ^[above] a^a 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] asked^asked 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] hereupon^hereupon 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] College^College[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 War^i.e of the War
Moreover, he told me what that young ^[above] Man^Man
[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] ther^ther he is alive or no. he told it to me ^[above] in^in
[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 your^of 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 you^to 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 I^that I shall improve the
[beſt | best]beſtbest of my Ability to my People — ^[above] among my poor
Brethren^among my poor
Brethren
[& | and]&and
[alſo | also]alſoalso
^[above] Duty^Duty to kind Ma‐ ster Lathrop[pers0320.ocp] — I remain
[Closer]
[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].
Document Summary
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
Dates identified in this document:
Standard Form | Text |
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1765-07-06 | July 6.th6th |
1765-07 | July 1765 |
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Type | Original | Regularized |
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variation | Johnſon-Hall | Johnson Hall |
modernization | 6.th | 6th |
modernization | Rev.d | Rev. |
modernization | M.eſsurs | Messrs. |
modernization | ſoon | soon |
variation | Small pox | smallpox |
modernization | Diſtemper | distemper |
variation | con‐ cillegibleearned | con‐cillegibleerned |
modernization | ſorry | sorry |
variation | greaved | grieved |
modernization | ſee | see |
modernization | ſo | so |
variation | Brutallyity, | brutality |
variation | caired | cared |
modernization | Beaſts | beasts |
variation | tho | though |
modernization | Horſe | horse |
modernization | ſome | some |
modernization | ſuch | such |
modernization | aſsiſt | assist |
variation | Shawanees | Shawnees |
variation | Dellawars | Delawares |
variation | Dellawares | Delawares |
modernization | ſince | since |
variation | Warrier | Warrior |
modernization | miſchief | mischief |
variation | exercſed | exercised |
modernization | Engliſh | English |
modernization | Hoſtages | hostages |
modernization | thoſe | those |
modernization | Satiſfaction | satisfaction |
variation | feaign | fain |
modernization | amongſt | amongst |
variation | Diſcourige‐ ‐ments | discourage‐ments |
variation | paſing | passing |
modernization | ſame | same |
modernization | ſick | sick |
modernization | laſt | last |
variation | enqured | inquired |
modernization | ſay | say |
variation | Pluriſie | pleurisy |
variation | Chilren | children |
variation | cypher | cipher |
modernization | Mr | Mr. |
modernization | Jerſey | Jersey |
modernization | Laſt | last |
modernization | ſaid | said |
modernization | Reaſon | reason |
variation | affraid | afraid |
variation | determins | determines |
modernization | Couſin | cousin |
variation | Wooley | Woolley |
modernization | loſt | lost |
modernization | Loſs | loss |
modernization | Breaſt | breast |
variation | to Day | today |
variation | Schollers | scholars |
modernization | ſ | s |
modernization | ſay, | say, |
modernization | ſuppreſsed | suppressed |
modernization | ſo ſoon | so soon |
variation | Pleſe | please |
modernization | Mrs | Mrs. |
variation | qute | quite |
modernization | Loſt | lost |
modernization | beſt | best |
modernization | alſo | also |
modernization | Joſeph | Joseph |
modernization | M.r | Mr. |
variation | Eleazer | Eleazar |
Expanded abbreviations:
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S.r | Sir |
& | and |
thrō | through |
call'd | called |
ask'd | asked |
Servt | servant |
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