Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to Isaac Dakayenensere and Adam Waonwanoron, 1765 August 19
19 August 1765[1765-08-19]
ms 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]
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 be^to have mills [& | and]&and to be
[helpd | helped]helpdhelped in [ſetting | setting]ſettingsetting up [Huſbandry | husbandry]Huſbandryhusbandry. but am Sorry to hear of your [Diſapointment | disappointment]Diſapointmentdisappointment, and of the [Miſunderſtanding | misunderstanding]Miſunderſtandingmisunderstanding that [occaſioned | occasioned]occaſionedoccasioned 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 [Engliſh | English]EngliſhEnglish
^[above] and^and 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] to^to
[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 importance^great importance
[Neceſsity | necessity]Neceſsitynecessity of ^[above] it^it to the Indians[org0077.ocp]
^[above] if they [wod | would]wodwould^if they [wod | would]wodwould I told them ^[above] I would do all I could to
help them [& | ]& that^I 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] they^they would Send me word before I did any thing
about it ^[above] for that I have waited forever since^for 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]Litterletter^as [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 me^they came this morning to [ſee | see]ſeesee me but the [Maſter | master]Maſtermaster workman who ^[above] is a very good man is^is 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 you^now hear
from you 4 months ago they would likely have been ^[above] with you^with you about [y.e | the]y.ethe
^[above] [illegible]^[illegible] before now. however
^[above] the chief workman^the 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] out^out
for a Suitable place ^[above] for the mills^for the mills and See
if they can find ^[above] suitable^suitable
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): the]the Stones for a [Griſt | grist]Griſtgrist mill and also Send me word. Whether they can ^[above] find^find a good Place to be
found
and how far, ^[above] they [muſt | must]muſtmust^they [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 you^to 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] him^him
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] accounted^accounted 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
much^Love 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 Dakayenenſere | ]Isaac DakayenenſereDakayenensere[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 |
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place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
place0001.ocp | Albany | Albany |
place0182.ocp | Onohoquagee Onaquaga | Onaquaga |
Organizations identified in this document:
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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 |
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variation | Bretheren | Brethren |
modernization | underſtand | understand |
modernization | deſire | desire |
variation | helpd | helped |
modernization | ſetting | setting |
modernization | Huſbandry | husbandry |
variation | Diſapointment | disappointment |
modernization | Miſunderſtanding | misunderstanding |
modernization | occaſioned | occasioned |
variation | unſkilful | unskillful |
modernization | underſtood | understood |
modernization | Reaſon | reason |
modernization | laſt | last |
modernization | becauſe | because |
modernization | beſt | best |
modernization | Engliſh | English |
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 |
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Aug.t | August |
& | and |
tho't | thought |
recd | received |
y.r | your |
tho'ts | thoughts |
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