John Smith, letter to Eleazar Wheelock, 1765 August 25
25 August 1765[1765-08-25]
ms number765475.1
[note (type: abstract): Smith urges Wheelock to send Occom to England as soon as possible, and details contributions already raised.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is formal, yet small and occasionally difficult to decipher.][note (type: paper): Medium-sized single sheet folded in half to make four pages is in good condition, with light staining, creasing and wear.][note (type: ink): Brown ink is heavily faded.][note (type: noteworthy): The contents of this letter are similar to those of manuscript 765511.1]EventsOccom’s inoculation
Persistent Identifier
[Opener]
London[place0128.ocp]
[Augt | August]AugtAugust 25 1765[1765-08-25].
[Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[& | and]&and Dear Sir
Its a short [& | and]&and hurried Line, [& | and]&and for [evrything | everything]evrythingeverything it [referrs | refers]referrsrefers, saving only what relates to You.
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[Occum | Occom]OccumOccom[pers0030.ocp] should have come with me, [& | and]&and so should
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Whitaker[pers0037.ocp]; If I had hold at [yt | that]ytthat time of one of [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[Occum | Occom]OccumOccom[pers0030.ocp]s hands your [Buſsneſs | business]Buſsneſsbusiness would be quite done [& | and]&and speedily.—[D.r | Dr.]D.rDr. Conder[pers0137.ocp] tells
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. DeBe[pers0014.ocp][illegible][Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Savage[pers0465.ocp]
[&c.a | etc.]&c.aetc. That [ye | the]yethe
Episcopal [Miſsion | Mission]MiſsionMission[org0129.ocp] with You have sent an Indian over [& | and]&and have ordained him in Bristol[place0020.ocp]
[& | and]&and
[tho' | though]tho'though he can't speak English, he is designed to ape [& | and]&and undermine [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Occum | Occom]OccumOccom[pers0030.ocp] who is expected [& | and]&and much [talkd | talked]talkdtalked of here. But this wont hurt
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] — If he is not come away ^[above] pray^pray
dont let him stay a moment longer than [ye | the]yethe time Inoculation takes. Pray let him come to London[place0128.ocp] by Coach privately [& | and]&and unseen, [& | and]&and Let him first see [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Whitefield[pers0038.ocp].
[D.r | Dr.]D.rDr.
[Guifford | Gifford]GuiffordGifford[pers0221.ocp] has £117. now in his hands: On saying to him [ye | the]yethe last great [Miſsions | missions]Miſsionsmissions were without [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): Fund]Fund
[& | and]&and that your own Estate
lay
[layd | laid]laydlaid at [risq | risk]risqrisk? He [replyd | replied]replydreplied
with Emotion The dear Man shant pay a penny. On my saying
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[Occum | Occom]OccumOccom[pers0030.ocp] will get a [Buſshel | bushel]Buſshelbushel of [mony | money]monymoney he [replyed | replied]replyedreplied
[Ay | Aye]AyAye that he will.
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Whitefield[pers0038.ocp] tells me [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Erskins | Erskine]ErskinsErskine[pers0185.ocp] has got in his hands £600. for the Indians.
But I have said more than I Thought should have had time for. I ask
your Prayers [& | and]&and am respectfully
[Closer]
Your most [hum.le | humble]hum.lehumble
[Servt | servant]Servtservant
John Smith[pers0497.ocp].
[Postscript]
[D.r | Dr.]D.rDr.
[Guifford | Gifford]GuiffordGifford[pers0221.ocp] says You directed him to keep [ye | the]yethe
[mony | money]monymoney in his hands
[till | 'til]till'til you Ordered it or else it had been with You — [Youl | you'll]Youlyou'll please to give [ye | the]yethe
[need Full | needful]need Fullneedful Orders.
To The [Revr.d | Rev.]Revr.dRev.
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] at —
Lebanon
[Comecticutt | Connecticut]ComecticuttConnecticut.[place0122.ocp]
[bottom] [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. John Smith[pers0497.ocp]'s Letter from London[place0128.ocp]
[Augt | August]AugtAugust
[25th | 25th]25th25th 1765[1765-08-25]
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. John Smith[pers0497.ocp]'s Letter from London[place0128.ocp]
[Augt | August]AugtAugust
[25th | 25th]25th25th 1765[1765-08-25]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0030.ocp | M. r Mr. Occum Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0037.ocp | M r Mr. Whitaker | mentioned | Whitaker, Nathaniel |
pers0137.ocp | D. r Dr. Conder | mentioned | Conder |
pers0014.ocp | M r Mr. DeBe | mentioned | DeBerdt, Dennys |
pers0465.ocp | M r Mr. Savage | mentioned | Savage, Samuel |
pers0030.ocp | Occum Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0030.ocp | M r Mr. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0038.ocp | M r Mr. Whitefield | mentioned | Whitefield, George |
pers0221.ocp | D. r Dr. Guifford Gifford | mentioned | Gifford, Andrew |
pers0185.ocp | M r Mr. Erskins Erskine | mentioned | Erskine, John |
pers0497.ocp | John Smith | writer | Smith, John |
pers0221.ocp | D. r Dr. Guifford Gifford | mentioned | Gifford, Andrew |
pers0036.ocp | M. r Mr. Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0497.ocp | M r Mr. John Smith | writer | Smith, John |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0128.ocp | London | London |
place0020.ocp | Bristol | Bristol |
place0122.ocp | Lebanon Comecticutt Connecticut . | Lebanon |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0129.ocp | Episcopal MiſsionMission | The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts |
Dates identified in this document:
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1765-08-25 | AugtAugust 25 1765 |
1765-08-25 | AugtAugust 25th25th 1765 |
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modernization | Revd | Rev. |
variation | evrything | everything |
variation | referrs | refers |
modernization | M.r | Mr. |
variation | Occum | Occom |
modernization | Mr | Mr. |
modernization | yt | that |
variation | Buſsneſs | business |
modernization | D.r | Dr. |
modernization | &c.a | etc. |
modernization | ye | the |
modernization | Miſsion | Mission |
variation | talkd | talked |
variation | Guifford | Gifford |
modernization | Miſsions | missions |
variation | layd | laid |
variation | risq | risk |
variation | replyd | replied |
variation | Buſshel | bushel |
variation | mony | money |
variation | replyed | replied |
variation | Ay | Aye |
variation | Erskins | Erskine |
variation | till | 'til |
modernization | Youl | you'll |
variation | need Full | needful |
modernization | Revr.d | Rev. |
variation | Comecticutt | Connecticut |
variation | 25th | 25th |
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Augt | August |
& | and |
tho' | though |
hum.le | humble |
Servt | servant |
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