Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to Isaac Dakayenensere and Adam Waonwanoron, 1765 August 19

Author Wheelock, Eleazar[pers0036.ocp]

19 August 1765[1765-08-19]

Call Number765469

[note (type: abstract): Wheelock notes that he is pleased to hear the Indians want to build a mill and practice husbandry. He also recommends Jospeh Woolley as a schoolmaster.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is informal, small and tightly spaced, with several deletions and additions.][note (type: paper): Large sheet folded in half like a book is in good condition, with light wear and staining.][note (type: ink): Dark black-brown, the ink bleeds through to opposite sides.][note (type: noteworthy): Given the amount of deletions and additons, this is likely a draft. There is a partly illegible note added after the trailer in a different, likely 19th-century, hand; this note has not been transcribed. The identities of "David" and "Peter" are uncertain and so they have been left untagged; however, it is likely that they are David Fowler and Gwedelhes Agwirondongwas (Good Peter).]
Persistent Identifier
[Opener]
My [Bretheren | Brethren]BretherenBrethren,
Yours of July 31.[1765-07-31] I received yesterday [& | and]&and I am
very glad to [underſtand | understand]underſtandunderstand that the Indians[org0077.ocp] hope intend to
cultivate their Lands, and that they [deſire | desire]deſiredesire [above] to have mills [& | and]&and to beto have mills [& | and]&and to be [helpd | helped]helpdhelped in [ſetting | setting]ſettingsetting
up [Huſbandry | husbandry]Huſbandryhusbandry. but am Sorry to hear of your [Diſa­
­pointment | disap­
pointment]
Diſa­
­pointment
disap­
pointment
, and of the [Miſunderſtanding | misunderstanding]Miſunderſtandingmisunderstanding that [occaſi­
­oned | occas­
ioned]
occaſi­
­oned
occas­
ioned
it. — which was by means of an [unſkilful | unskillful]unſkilfulunskillful
Interpreter — I [underſtood | understood]underſtoodunderstood by Joseph Woolley[pers0041.ocp]
that the [Reaſon | reason]Reaſonreason why he had no more Boys to teach
[laſt | last]laſtlast winter was [becauſe | because]becauſebecause the chief man did not
favour it [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): who]who[illegible: and] [tho't | thought]tho'tthought it not [beſt | best]beſtbest to teach them [Eng­
­liſh | Eng­
lish]
Eng­
­liſh
Eng­
lish
[above] andand I had [underſtood | understood]underſtoodunderstood before that [above] the Indians[org0077.ocp]the Indians[org0077.ocp] they did not
[ſeem | seem]ſeemseem to be much [diſposed | disposed]diſposeddisposed [above] toto [practiſe | practice]practiſepractice [Huſbandry | husbandry]Huſbandryhusbandry. —
and when I talked with Peter [& | and]&and David I [Repreſented | represented]Repreſentedrepresented
to Peter and David the [above] great importancegreat importance [Neceſsity | necessity]Neceſsitynecessity of [above] itit to the Indians[org0077.ocp]
[above] if they [wod | would]wodwouldif they [wod | would]wodwould I told them [above] I would do all I could to help them [& | ]& thatI would do all I could to help them [& | ]& that I did not Doubt but the [Engliſh | English]EngliſhEnglish would
[aſsiſt | assist]aſsiſtassist them in Building Mills, getting Tools, and
[illegible] teach the Indians[org0077.ocp] to use them and also
set up a [Blackſmith | blacksmith]Blackſmithblacksmith Among them [&c. | etc.]&c.etc. I See
they liked it well but I did not know that
the [Reſt | rest]Reſtrest of the Indians[org0077.ocp] would. And I expected
[illegible] [above] theythey would Send me word before I did any
thing about it [above] for that I have waited forever sincefor that I have waited forever since — I sent for the Men that morn[above] as [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon as I [recd | received]recdreceived [y.r | your]y.ryour [Litter | letter]Litterletteras [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon as I [recd | received]recdreceived [y.r | your]y.ryour [Litter | letter]Litterletter
-ing, which[illegible: [guess (h-dawnd): whom]whom] I had [tho'ts | thoughts]tho'tsthoughts of [Implying | employing]Implyingemploying [above] they came this morning to [ſee | see]ſeesee methey came this morning to [ſee | see]ſeesee me but the [Maſter | master]Maſtermaster
workman who [above] is a very good man isis a very good man is [illegible][illegible][guess (h-dawnd): well]well got into a poor state of
health, and not likely to be well enough very [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon
and also his Son is not well [& | and]&and is [juſt | just]juſtjust going to [ſea | sea]ſeasea for his

health. If [illegible]I had known what I [above] now hear from younow hear from you 4 months ago they
would likely have been [above] with youwith you about [y.e | the]y.ethe [above] [illegible][illegible] before now.
however [above] the chief workmanthe chief workman [deſires | desires]deſiresdesires [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Smith[pers0503.ocp] [& | ]& [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [Gun | Gunn]GunGunn[pers0020.ocp] would
look [above] outout for a Suitable place [above] for the millsfor the mills and See if they can
find [above] suitablesuitable [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): the]the Stones for a [Griſt | grist]Griſtgrist mill and also Send
me word. Whether they can [above] findfind a good Place to be
found and how far, [above] they [muſt | must]muſtmustthey [muſt | must]muſtmust go for the [ſtones | stones]ſtonesstones [&c | etc.]&cetc. and
also where the Irons may be had whether nearer to you than Albany[place0001.ocp]
And they both will be ready to come [above] to youto you as Soon as
[ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon as the [ſeaſon | season]ſeaſonseason and their Family State will
allow of it. provided that [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Smith[pers0503.ocp] and [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [Gun | Gunn]GunGunn[pers0020.ocp]
[ſhall | shall]ſhallshall write me that which is [incouraging | encouraging]incouragingencouraging, [above] [reſpecting | respecting]reſpectingrespecting the Place[reſpecting | respecting]reſpectingrespecting the Place that
the Indians[org0077.ocp] [Deſire | desire]Deſiredesire still [deſire | desire]deſiredesire it. —
#If you like [above] himhim Joseph Woolly[pers0041.ocp] for your School [Maſter | master]Maſtermaster
and will build him a House and fence him a [Lott | lot]Lottlot of
Lands [ſo | so]ſoso that he may keep a cow or two which may
give milk in the Spring, that will help these men to
live while they are about your work. —
#Joseph Woolley[pers0041.ocp] is [above] accountedaccounted a very [Honeſt | honest]Honeſthonest Young man, and
is well [accompliſshed | accomplished]accompliſshedaccomplished to teach Young Children I hope
the Indians[org0077.ocp] will be very kind to him —
I am Glad to hear of your kind Reception of
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Smith[pers0503.ocp] I hope [y.e | the]y.ethe Indians[org0077.ocp] will [above] Love him muchLove him much [illegible] [guess (h-dawnd): receive]receive [& | and]&and treat
him as Gods [Meſsenger | messenger]Meſsengermessenger to you.
I give My Love to you and all among
the Indians Who Love our Lord Jesus [Chriſt | Christ]ChriſtChrist
[Closer]
And am
 Your Brother
Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[Trailer]
Letter to [Isaac Dakayenen­
­ſere | ]
Isaac Dakayenen­
­ſere
Dakayenen­
sere[pers0013.ocp]
. and Adam
[Waoonwanoron | Waonwanoron]WaoonwanoronWaonwanoron[pers0558.ocp]

at [Onohoquagee | Onaquaga]OnohoquageeOnaquaga[place0182.ocp]
[Aug.t | August]Aug.tAugust 19. 1765[1765-08-19]
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Document Summary

People identified in this document:

id Text in document Role in header Authorized Name
pers0041.ocp Joseph Woolley mentioned Woolley, Joseph
pers0503.ocp M. r Mr. Smith mentioned Smith, Titus
pers0020.ocp M. r Mr. Gun Gunn mentioned Gunn, Elisha
pers0041.ocp Joseph Woolly mentioned Woolley, Joseph
pers0036.ocp Eleazar Wheelock writer Wheelock, Eleazar
pers0013.ocp Isaac Dakayenen­ ­ſere Dakayenen­ sere recipient Dakayenensere, Isaac
pers0558.ocp Adam Waoonwanoron Waonwanoron recipient Waonwanoron, Adam

Places identified in this document:

id Text in document Authorized Name
place0122.ocp Lebanon Lebanon
place0001.ocp Albany Albany
place0182.ocp Onohoquagee Onaquaga Onaquaga

Organizations identified in this document:

id Text in document Authorized Name
org0077.ocp Indians Onaquagas
org0077.ocp the Indians Onaquagas

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Standard Form Text
1765-08-19 Aug.tAugust 1765
1765-07-31 July 31.
1765-08-19 Aug.tAugust 19. 1765

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Type Original Regularized
variation Bretheren Brethren
modernization underſtand understand
modernization deſire desire
variation helpd helped
modernization ſetting setting
modernization Huſbandry husbandry
variation Diſa­
­pointment
disap­
pointment
modernization Miſunderſtanding misunderstanding
modernization occaſi­
­oned
occas­
ioned
variation unſkilful unskillful
modernization underſtood understood
modernization Reaſon reason
modernization laſt last
modernization becauſe because
modernization beſt best
modernization Eng­
­liſh
Eng­
lish
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modernization diſposed disposed
variation practiſe practice
modernization Repreſented represented
modernization Neceſsity necessity
variation wod would
modernization Engliſh English
modernization aſsiſt assist
modernization Blackſmith blacksmith
modernization &c. etc.
modernization Reſt rest
modernization ſoon soon
variation Litter letter
variation Implying employing
modernization ſee see
modernization Maſter master
modernization juſt just
modernization ſea sea
modernization y.e the
modernization deſires desires
modernization M.r Mr.
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modernization muſt must
modernization ſtones stones
modernization &c etc.
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modernization ſhall shall
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modernization ſo so
modernization Honeſt honest
modernization accompliſshed accomplished
modernization Meſsenger messenger
modernization Chriſt Christ
variation Waoonwanoron Waonwanoron
variation Onohoquagee Onaquaga

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