Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to Isaac Dakayenensere and Adam Waonwanoron, 1765 August 19
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).]
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[Opener]
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
pointmentdisap
pointment, and of the [Miſunderſtanding | misunderstanding]Miſunderſtandingmisunderstanding that [occaſi
oned | occas
ioned]occaſi
onedoccas
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
liſhEng
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 whenI 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 Menthat 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] outoutfor 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 Placeto 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 Soonas
[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] himhimJoseph 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.
very glad to [underſtand | understand]underſtandunderstand that the Indians[org0077.ocp]
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
pointmentdisap
pointment, and of the [Miſunderſtanding | misunderstanding]Miſunderſtandingmisunderstanding that [occaſi
oned | occas
ioned]occaſi
onedoccas
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
liſh | Eng
lish]Eng
liſhEng
lish [above] andand I had [underſtood | understood]underſtoodunderstood before that [above] the Indians[org0077.ocp]the Indians[org0077.ocp]
[ſeem | seem]ſeemseem to be much [diſposed | disposed]diſposeddisposed [above] toto [practiſe | practice]practiſepractice [Huſbandry | husbandry]Huſbandryhusbandry. —
and when
to Peter and David the [above] great importancegreat importance
[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
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
thing about it [above] for that I have waited forever sincefor that I have waited forever since — I sent for the Men
workman who [above] is a very good man isis a very good man is
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
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
find [above] suitablesuitable
me word. Whether they can [above] findfind a good Place
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
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]
#If you like [above] himhim
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
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
the Indians Who Love our Lord Jesus [Chriſt | Christ]ChriſtChrist
[Closer]
And am
Your Brother
Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
Your Brother
Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[Trailer]
Letter to [Isaac Dakayenen
ſere | ]Isaac Dakayenen
ſereDakayenen
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]—
ſere | ]Isaac Dakayenen
ſereDakayenen
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]—
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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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 |
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place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
place0001.ocp | Albany | Albany |
place0182.ocp | Onohoquagee Onaquaga | Onaquaga |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0077.ocp | Indians | Onaquagas |
org0077.ocp | the Indians | Onaquagas |
Dates identified in this document:
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1765-08-19 | Aug.tAugust 1765 |
1765-07-31 | July 31. |
1765-08-19 | Aug.tAugust 19. 1765 |
Regularized text:
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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 |
modernization | ſeem | seem |
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. |
modernization | and | |
variation | Gun | Gunn |
modernization | Griſt | grist |
modernization | muſt | must |
modernization | ſtones | stones |
modernization | &c | etc. |
modernization | ſeaſon | season |
modernization | ſhall | shall |
variation | incouraging | encouraging |
modernization | reſpecting | respecting |
modernization | Deſire | desire |
modernization | Lott | lot |
modernization | ſo | so |
modernization | Honeſt | honest |
modernization | accompliſshed | accomplished |
modernization | Meſsenger | messenger |
modernization | Chriſt | Christ |
variation | Waoonwanoron | Waonwanoron |
variation | Onohoquagee | Onaquaga |
Expanded abbreviations:
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Aug.t | August |
& | and |
tho't | thought |
recd | received |
y.r | your |
tho'ts | thoughts |
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