Joseph Woolley, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1765 September 17
17 September 1765[1765-09-17]
ms number765517.2
[note (type: abstract): Woolley writes to Wheelock about his health, the school at Onaquaga, and his decision to return to New England.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is formal and clear.][note (type: paper): Large sheet folded in half to make four pages is in good condition, with light-to-moderate staining, creasing and wear.][note (type: ink): Brown.][note (type: signature): The letter is signed twice, once with initials only.]
Persistent Identifier
[Opener]
[Onohoquage | Onaquaga]OnohoquageOnaquaga[place0182.ocp], [Sep.t | September]Sep.tSeptember 17. 1765[1765-09-17]
[Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
[& | and]&and
[Hon.d | honoured]Hon.dhonoured Sir
By the divine [Goodneſs | goodness]Goodneſsgoodness of God, I am the [ſapairing | sparing]ſapairingsparing Monument of his Mercy. I am [ſorry | sorry]ſorrysorry can give you no better Account as to the Health of my Body; My Ague [Fitts | fits]Fittsfits has come upon me again, not to [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch a Degree now as a‐‐bout Week or Ten Days ago.
[S.r | Sir]S.rSir I e keep a School, upwards of 20
[Schollers | scholars]Schollersscholars, with [ſome | some]ſomesome Decency [& | and]&and Regularity;
[& | and]&and there is a daily Addition.
[Sr. | Sir]Sr.Sir
[Purpoſe | purpose]Purpoſepurpose to return / God willing / to
[N. | New]N.New En^[above] g^gland[place0158.ocp], about the middle of October,
or towards the latter End, [Tho' | though]Tho'though I [determin'd | determined]determin'ddetermined to tarry ['till | 'til]'till'til next Spring. —
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Smith[pers0503.ocp]
[thiks | thinks]thiksthinks it [adviſeable | advisable]adviſeableadvisable I should this Fall, for many [Reaſons | reasons]Reaſonsreasons.
I was obliged to [bye | buy]byebuy
[Proviſions | provisions]Proviſionsprovisions to carry
[att | at]attat
[Ohquage | Onaquaga]OhquageOnaquaga[place0182.ocp], by [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Smith[pers0503.ocp]'s Advice; [be‐‐cauſe | be‐cause]be‐‐cauſebe‐cause we heard at Cherry [Vally | Valley]VallyValley[place0037.ocp] all our Corn were [deſtroyed | destroyed]deſtroyeddestroyed.
I hope [ſir | sir]ſirsir, I shall be enabled to walk before my School as it [becometh | becomes]becomethbecomes, [& | and]&and teach them [thoſe | those]thoſethose
[Tings | things]Tingsthings that I ought which I [wiſh | wish]wiſhwish, Long [& | and]&and Pray for.
I have no More to [ſay | say]ſaysay
[att | at]attat
[preſent | present]preſentpresent, but my humble Duty to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Wheelock[pers0578.ocp],
[Closer]
Sir, your [ver | very]ververy unworthy Servant
Joseph [Wooley | Woolley]WooleyWoolley[pers0041.ocp].
[Postscript]
P.S. [S.r | Sir]S.rSir If you approve the
[incloſed | enclosed]incloſedenclosed, [pleaſe | please]pleaſeplease to [diliver | deliver]diliverdeliver it,
[& | and]&and Seal it [&c. | etc.]&c.etc.
J. W.[pers0041.ocp]
[Trailer]
From Joseph [Wooley | Woolley]WooleyWoolley[pers0041.ocp]
[Septr | September]SeptrSeptember 17. 1765[1765-09-17].
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pers0503.ocp | M. r Mr. Smith | mentioned | Smith, Titus |
pers0503.ocp | M r Mr. Smith | mentioned | Smith, Titus |
pers0578.ocp | M. r Mr. Wheelock | mentioned | Wheelock, Rodulphus |
pers0041.ocp | Joseph Wooley Woolley | writer | Woolley, Joseph |
pers0041.ocp | J. W. | writer | Woolley, Joseph |
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place0182.ocp | Onohoquage Onaquaga | Onaquaga |
place0158.ocp | N. New En g land | New England |
place0182.ocp | Ohquage Onaquaga | Onaquaga |
place0037.ocp | Cherry Vally Valley | Cherry Valley |
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1765-09-17 | Sep.tSeptember 17. 1765 |
1765-09-17 | SeptrSeptember 17. 1765 |
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modernization | Rev.d | Rev. |
modernization | Goodneſs | goodness |
modernization | ſapairing | sparing |
modernization | ſorry | sorry |
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modernization | ſuch | such |
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modernization | ſome | some |
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modernization | ſir | sir |
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modernization | ſay | say |
modernization | preſent | present |
variation | Wooley | Woolley |
variation | incloſed | enclosed |
modernization | pleaſe | please |
variation | diliver | deliver |
modernization | &c. | etc. |
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Sep.t | September |
& | and |
Hon.d | honoured |
S.r | Sir |
Sr. | Sir |
N. | New |
Tho' | though |
determin'd | determined |
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