Isaac Dakayenensere, letter, to the Connecticut Board of Correspondents of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge, 1765 September 30
30 September 1765[1765-09-30]
ms number765530.5
[note (type: abstract): On behalf of the Oneida and Tuscarora chiefs, Dakayenensere writes to accept the Board's offer to build mills and instruct the Indians in husbandry.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is somewhat uneven, yet mostly formal and clear.][note (type: paper): Large sheet folded in half to make four pages is in fair condition, with moderate staining, creasing and wear. Preservation work has been done on particularly heavy creases.][note (type: ink): Black-brown.][note (type: signature): Seven large signatures all appear to be in Dakayenensere's hand.][note (type: layout): The first page of the letter is on one recto, but the second page is on two recto, not one verso.][note (type: noteworthy): Persons whose names are illegible have not been tagged.]
Persistent Identifier
[Opener]
[Onohoquague | Onaquaga]OnohoquagueOnaquaga[place0182.ocp]
[Sept | September]SeptSeptember 30 1765[1765-09-30]
Brethren
We thank you for the Care you take of us, [& | and]&and that you have taken pains to write to us; to let us know your . [forwardneſs | forwardness]forwardneſsforwardness, [& | and]&and
[willingneſs | willingness]willingneſswillingness to [aſsiſt | assist]aſsiſtassist
[& | and]&and
[inſtruct | instruct]inſtructinstruct us;
Many times when one or two [determins | determines]determinsdetermines up‐on [any thing | anything]any thinganything, when others come to know it, it is over‐thrown; therefore
taking your [Propoſal | proposal]Propoſalproposal into [Conſideration | consideration]Conſiderationconsideration
[& | and]&and having a Mind that it [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould
[ſtand | stand]ſtandstand
[ſtrong | strong]ſtrongstrong
[& | and]&and not be overthrown, we called a general [Counſel | council]Counſelcouncil, in which we approved of your [Propoſal | proposal]Propoſalproposal of [aſsiſting | assisting]aſsiſtingassisting
of us in building Mills, [& | and]&and
[inſtrusting | instructing]inſtrustinginstructing us in [Huſbandry | husbandry]Huſbandryhusbandry, [& | and]&and thank you, that you have taken [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch Care of us
Now concerning our Father [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Smith[pers0503.ocp] who is here
[preſent | present]preſentpresent with us, we think we have nothing here [yt | that]ytthat will tempt him to Stay [& | and]&and live with us [unleſs | unless]unleſsunless he [ſees | sees]ſeessees a Reformation among us; we hope that God in his own Time will bring
about a Reformation [ſo | so]ſoso, that he may [gap: tear] be willing to Stay with us
What we have now written is the general voice of us all, both we of
[Onohoquage | Onaquaga]OnohoquageOnaquaga[place0182.ocp], [& | and]&and our Brethren the [Tuſcaroras | Tuscaroras]TuſcarorasTuscaroras[org0104.ocp]
[aſsembled | assembled]aſsembledassembled in [counſel | council]counſelcouncil
illegible
God is above all, [& | and]&and if we are brought [truely | truly]truelytruly to love [& | and]&and fear him, we [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall not only be of one Mind in
[theſe | these]theſethese Affairs, but [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall be united [alſo | also]alſoalso in all others —
We [ſeem | seem]ſeemseem at [preſent | present]preſentpresent to be in [greateſt | greatest]greateſtgreatest want of a [gap: stain][guess (h-dawnd): [[ſaw | saw]ſawsaw][[ſaw | saw]ſawsaw Mill, we [deſire | desire]deſiredesire that that may be [firſt | first]firſtfirst built;
[& | and]&and if Stones can be found for the [griſt | grist]griſtgrist Mill, [& | and]&and it [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould then appear [beſt | best]beſtbest to have one, that that may be built next
Now Brethren we have told you the [ſum | sum]ſumsum of what we have to [ſay | say]ſaysay, yet if the great Man, our Brother, who [ſits | sits]ſitssits at the head of Affairs [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould not approve of what we have done as we fear he will not, [tho' | though]tho'though you have a Mind to [aſsiſt | assist]aſsiſtassist us, [& | and]&and we [deſireous | desirous]deſireousdesirous that you [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould, it will be, all overthrown, which will make both you [& | and]&and us very [ſorry | sorry]ſorrysorry
We We
[note (type: editorial): Blank page.]
We [ſend | send]ſendsend our Love to you [& | and]&and remain
[Closer]
your Brethren
[iſaac | Isaac]iſaacIsaac
[dakayenenſere | Dakayenensere]dakayenenſereDakayenensere[pers0013.ocp]
yaywe kadiyorha[pers0297.ocp]
Adam waoonwano^[above] ro^ron[pers0558.ocp]
[[guess (): O]Oye[guess (): a]aſ | [guess (): O]Oye[guess (): a]as][guess (): O]Oye[guess (): a]aſ[guess (): O]Oye[guess (): a]as kaniyode
[ſeth | Seth]ſethSeth otyoywawayon[pers0401.ocp]
[illegible]erek kano^[above] ka^kar[illegible]e
[guess (): Rotho [nonſawede | nonsawede]nonſawedenonsawede]Rotho [nonſawede | nonsawede]nonſawedenonsawede
^[right] }^}
[Cheifs | Chiefs]CheifsChiefs of the [Oneydas | Oneidas]OneydasOneidas
[org0075.ocp]
[& | and]&and
[Tuſcaroras | Tuscaroras]TuſcarorasTuscaroras[org0104.ocp] upon [Suſquchannah | Susquehanna]SuſquchannahSusquehanna River[place0206.ocp]
To The [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] of
Lebanon[place0122.ocp]
[New-England | New England]New-EnglandNew England[place0158.ocp]
[right] From the Chiefs of the [ Onei‐daes | Onei‐das] Onei‐daesOnei‐das
[org0075.ocp] and [Tuſcaroraes | Tuscaroras]TuſcaroraesTuscaroras[org0104.ocp] to the Board of [Correſpondents | Correspondents]CorreſpondentsCorrespondents[org0034.ocp]
September [30th | 30th]30th30th 1765[1765-09-30]
From the Chiefs of the [ Onei‐daes | Onei‐das] Onei‐daesOnei‐das
[org0075.ocp] and [Tuſcaroraes | Tuscaroras]TuſcaroraesTuscaroras[org0104.ocp] to the Board of [Correſpondents | Correspondents]CorreſpondentsCorrespondents[org0034.ocp]
September [30th | 30th]30th30th 1765[1765-09-30]
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People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0503.ocp | M r Mr. Smith | mentioned | Smith, Titus |
pers0013.ocp | iſaac Isaac dakayenenſere Dakayenensere | writer | Dakayenensere, Isaac |
pers0297.ocp | yaywe kadiyorha | mentioned | Kadiyorha, Yaywe |
pers0558.ocp | Adam waoonwano ro n | mentioned | Waonwanoron, Adam |
pers0401.ocp | ſeth Seth otyoywawayon | mentioned | Otyoywawayon, Seth |
pers0036.ocp | M r Mr. Eleazar Wheelock | mentioned | Wheelock, Eleazar |
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place0182.ocp | Onohoquague Onaquaga | Onaquaga |
place0182.ocp | Onohoquage Onaquaga | Onaquaga |
place0206.ocp | Suſquchan nah Susquehan na River | Susquehanna River |
place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
place0158.ocp | New-England New England | New England |
Organizations identified in this document:
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org0104.ocp | TuſcarorasTuscaroras | Tuscarora Nation |
org0075.ocp | OneydasOneidas | Oneida Nation |
org0075.ocp | Onei‐daesOnei‐das | Oneida Nation |
org0104.ocp | TuſcaroraesTuscaroras | Tuscarora Nation |
org0034.ocp | Board of CorreſpondentsCorrespondents | Connecticut Board of Correspondents of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
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1765-09-30 | SeptSeptember 30 1765 |
1765-09-30 | September 30th30th 1765 |
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