John Smith, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1765 September 11
11 September 1765[1765-09-11]
ms number765511.1
[note (type: abstract): Smith repeats the contents of his letter of August 25, which he fears has not arrived, urging that Occom come to England without delay, and detailing the contributions already collected.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is small yet formal and neat. There are several uncrossed t's, which have been corrected by the transcriber.][note (type: ink): Light-brown ink is somewhat faded.][note (type: noteworthy): The contents of this letter are similar to those of manuscript 765475.1.][note (type: layout): The first page of the letter is on two recto, not one recto. The second page is on two verso, and the address is on one recto.]EventsFundraising Tour of Great Britain
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[Opener]
I wrote You via [illegible: Piscalqua]
[& | and]&and least it should not get safe repeat, as well as I remember.
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Whitefield[pers0038.ocp] tells me [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Erskin | Erskine]ErskinErskine[pers0185.ocp] has got in his hands six hundred pounds for [ye | the]yethe Indian affairs.
[D.r | Dr.]D.rDr.
[Guifford | Gifford]GuiffordGifford[pers0221.ocp] has for you £117. [w.ch | which]w.chwhich he says You desired him to keep for your Order — On my telling him
Your Estate stood bond for payment of [ye | the]yethe
[Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries He said with Emotion "The dear man shant pay one farthing And talking of
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Occum | Occom]OccumOccom[pers0030.ocp] I said he would get a bushel of [mony | money]monymoney, he [replyd | replied]replydreplied
[ay | aye]ayaye that he will [& | and]&and more.
As I remember I went on to mention That [D.r | Dr.]D.rDr. Conder[pers0137.ocp]
[in::formd | informed]in::formdinformed
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. DeBerdt[pers0014.ocp]
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Savage[pers0465.ocp]
[& | and]&and others That [ye | the]yethe
Episcopal [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries[org0129.ocp] had sent over an Indian to supplant [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Occum | Occom]OccumOccom[pers0030.ocp]
[& | and]&and That he was ordained at
Bristol[place0020.ocp]. But that he could not talk English. I
then desired [& | and]&and now enforce it; That [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Occum | Occom]OccumOccom[pers0030.ocp] may instantly come away; If he is obliged to swim over the
Ocean; [& | and]&and not stay one minute longer than inoculation requires
Let him
Let him come with, or without, recommendations; even [Sr | Sir]SrSir
[W.m | William]W.mWilliam Johnson[pers0292.ocp]s, Or any others, with or without [mony | money]monymoney indifferently, Pray dont let him stay one minute after he's well of [ye | the]yethe small pox. I do very believe, from [ye | the]yethe Say of all, as well as from the spirit of the Nation, That he will get as
much [mony | money]monymoney as your [highes | highest]higheshighest wishes reach to. [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whitaker[pers0037.ocp] should come with him: [& | and]&and he must not stay to put on his [wigg | wig]wiggwig but come in his nightcap — All thats wanted is to have [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Occum | Occom]OccumOccom[pers0030.ocp] here — He is expected [& | and]&and waited for by very many. I know even an influential Noblemane,
that expects him; [& | and]&and has asked me after him. But I Think I've said enough — Pray acquaint
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whitaker[pers0037.ocp] that his [illegible:
[guess (h-dawnd): wounding]wounding] Letter,
received yesterday, talks of my getting him Correspondents; And that my answer is Nay
verily But let him come himself [& | and]&and get them.
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Occum | Occom]OccumOccom[pers0030.ocp] on coming should [shutt | shut]shuttshut himself up in a Coach [& | and]&and come directly to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whitefield[pers0038.ocp] in London[place0128.ocp]
— [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Whitefield[pers0038.ocp] proposed his coming; has declared upon it; [& | and]&and thinks he shall receive a Credit from it; [& | and]&and (notwithstanding anything said in Boston[place0013.ocp] to the contrary) will open the widest Door for him; [& | and]&and will [shutt | shut]shuttshut no Other
[amonng | among]amonngamong
[Diſsenters | dissenters]Diſsentersdissenters or Others
[Closer]
[Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev. Sir Please in your prayers constantly to remember
[y.r | your]y.ryour obliged humble Servant
John Smith[pers0497.ocp].
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[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. John Smith[pers0497.ocp]'s Letter from London[place0128.ocp]
[Septr | September]SeptrSeptember
[11th | 11th]11th11th 1765[1765-09-11]
To The [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]. Under [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Peck[pers0032.ocp]s care.
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pers0038.ocp | M r Mr. Whitefield | mentioned | Whitefield, George |
pers0185.ocp | M r Mr. Erskin Erskine | mentioned | Erskine, John |
pers0221.ocp | D. r Dr. Guifford Gifford | mentioned | Gifford, Andrew |
pers0030.ocp | M r Mr. Occum Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0137.ocp | D. r Dr. Conder | mentioned | Conder |
pers0014.ocp | M r Mr. DeBerdt | mentioned | DeBerdt, Dennys |
pers0465.ocp | M. r Mr. Savage | mentioned | Savage, Samuel |
pers0292.ocp | S r Sir W. m William Johnson | mentioned | Johnson, William |
pers0037.ocp | M. r Mr. Whitaker | mentioned | Whitaker, Nathaniel |
pers0038.ocp | M. r Mr. Whitefield | mentioned | Whitefield, George |
pers0497.ocp | John Smith | writer | Smith, John |
pers0497.ocp | M r Mr. John Smith | writer | Smith, John |
pers0036.ocp | M r Mr. Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0032.ocp | M. r Mr. Peck | mentioned | Peck, Moses |
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place0128.ocp | London | London |
place0020.ocp | Bristol | Bristol |
place0013.ocp | Boston | Boston |
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org0129.ocp | Episcopal Miſsionariesmissionaries | The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts |
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1765-09-11 | September 11.th11th 1765 |
1765-09-11 | SeptrSeptember 11th11th 1765 |
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