Eleazar Wheelock, recommendation, 1765 November 15
15 November 1765[1765-11-15]
Call Number765615
[note (type: abstract): Wheelock recommends Whitaker and the Charity School to potential donors in England, Scotland and Ireland.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is largely clear and legible; however, letter case — particularly with regard to the letter S — is frequently difficult to discern. There are some uncrossed t's that have been corrected by the transcriber.][note (type: paper): Large sheet folded in half to make four pages is in good condition, with light staining, creasing and wear.][note (type: ink): Brown-black.][note (type: noteworthy): A note reading "15 Nov" has been added in pencil to the top of one recto. This note has not been transcribed.]EventsFundraising Tour of Great Britain
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To The People of God in England[place0068.ocp]
Scotland[place0203.ocp]
[& | and]&and
Ireland[place0108.ocp] and all
all who [deſire | desire]deſiredesire the Advancement of the Kingdom of the great
Redeemer, [whereever | wherever]whereeverwherever, the Bearer, the [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev. [Nathl | Nathaniel]NathlNathaniel Whitaker[pers0037.ocp],
[ſhall | shall]ſhallshall, by the Providence of God, have Opportunity to make
known the important Errand on which he comes, I hope,
Sufficiently recommended to Charitable Notice, and [Reſpect | respect]Reſpectrespect.
Gentlemen and [Chriſtian | Christian]ChriſtianChristian Friends.
all who [deſire | desire]deſiredesire the Advancement of the Kingdom of the great
Redeemer, [whereever | wherever]whereeverwherever, the Bearer, the [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev. [Nathl | Nathaniel]NathlNathaniel Whitaker[pers0037.ocp],
[ſhall | shall]ſhallshall, by the Providence of God, have Opportunity to make
known the important Errand on which he comes, I hope,
Sufficiently recommended to Charitable Notice, and [Reſpect | respect]Reſpectrespect.
Gentlemen and [Chriſtian | Christian]ChriſtianChristian Friends.
It is well known that there are yet remaining [vaſt | vast]vaſtvast
Numbers of aboriginal Natives in this Land; whose Manner
of living is Savage [almoſt | almost]almoſtalmost to a level with the [bruital | brutal]bruitalbrutal Crea‐
‐tion; but [feirce | fierce]feircefierce and terrible in War. Their Dwellings are emi‐
‐nently Habitations of Cruelty — they have continued, from Age
to Age, in the [groſseſt | grossest]groſseſtgrossest [Paganizim | paganism]Paganizimpaganism and Idolatry — Strangers
to all the Emoluments of Science — but Subtle and [ſkillfull | skillful]ſkillfullskillful
in all the Arts of Cruelty [& | and]&and Deceit — and on every [Conſideration | consideration]Conſiderationconsideration
their State is, perhaps, the [moſt | most]moſtmost wretched and piteous of all the
[humane | human]humanehuman Race — They have, from the [firſt | first]firſtfirst planting of these
Colonies, been a Scourge and Terror to their [Engliſh | English]EngliſhEnglish Neighbours
— often ravaging and laying [waſt | waste]waſtwaste their [Fronteirs | frontiers]Fronteirsfrontiers — butchering,
torturing, and [captiveting | captivating]captivetingcaptivating their Sons — [daſhing | dashing]daſhingdashing their Children [againſt | against]againſtagainst
the Stones — Skillfully [deviſing | devising]deviſingdevising, and proudly glorying in, all [poſsible | possible]poſsiblepossible
methods of Torture and Cruelty within their Power. [&c. | etc.]&c.etc.
Numbers of aboriginal Natives in this Land; whose Manner
of living is Savage [almoſt | almost]almoſtalmost to a level with the [bruital | brutal]bruitalbrutal Crea‐
‐tion; but [feirce | fierce]feircefierce and terrible in War. Their Dwellings are emi‐
‐nently Habitations of Cruelty — they have continued, from Age
to Age, in the [groſseſt | grossest]groſseſtgrossest [Paganizim | paganism]Paganizimpaganism and Idolatry — Strangers
to all the Emoluments of Science — but Subtle and [ſkillfull | skillful]ſkillfullskillful
in all the Arts of Cruelty [& | and]&and Deceit — and on every [Conſideration | consideration]Conſiderationconsideration
their State is, perhaps, the [moſt | most]moſtmost wretched and piteous of all the
[humane | human]humanehuman Race — They have, from the [firſt | first]firſtfirst planting of these
Colonies, been a Scourge and Terror to their [Engliſh | English]EngliſhEnglish Neighbours
— often ravaging and laying [waſt | waste]waſtwaste their [Fronteirs | frontiers]Fronteirsfrontiers — butchering,
torturing, and [captiveting | captivating]captivetingcaptivating their Sons — [daſhing | dashing]daſhingdashing their Children [againſt | against]againſtagainst
the Stones — Skillfully [deviſing | devising]deviſingdevising, and proudly glorying in, all [poſsible | possible]poſsiblepossible
methods of Torture and Cruelty within their Power. [&c. | etc.]&c.etc.
And the [Conſideration | consideration]Conſiderationconsideration, that their being civilized, and taught the
Knowledge of the only true God and Saviour, and [ſo | so]ſoso made good Members
of Society, and [peacible | peaceable]peaciblepeaceable and quiet Neighbours ( which cannot be
Effected byut by
introducing the Gospel among them) is of such
[vaſt | vast]vaſtvast importance to the Crown of great Britain[place0090.ocp], the Peace and
[Proſperity | prosperity]Proſperityprosperity of our Land — and [eſpecially | especially]eſpeciallyespecially to their own good and
[Hapineſs | happiness]Hapineſshappiness in Time and to Eternity; Moved me, about eleven
years ago, to erect a charity School[org0098.ocp] in order for the Educat‐
ing the [moſt | most]moſtmost [promiſing | promising]promiſingpromising of their own Sons that might be obtained,
with a view to their being [imployed | employed]imployedemployed as [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries [& | and]&and School —
[maſters | masters]maſtersmasters among their [reſpective | respective]reſpectiverespective Tribes; together with a number of
Knowledge of the only true God and Saviour, and [ſo | so]ſoso made good Members
of Society, and [peacible | peaceable]peaciblepeaceable and quiet Neighbours ( which cannot be
Effected b
[vaſt | vast]vaſtvast importance to the Crown of great Britain[place0090.ocp], the Peace and
[Proſperity | prosperity]Proſperityprosperity of our Land — and [eſpecially | especially]eſpeciallyespecially to their own good and
[Hapineſs | happiness]Hapineſshappiness in Time and to Eternity; Moved me, about eleven
years ago, to erect a charity School[org0098.ocp] in order for the Educat‐
ing the [moſt | most]moſtmost [promiſing | promising]promiſingpromising of their own Sons that might be obtained,
with a view to their being [imployed | employed]imployedemployed as [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries [& | and]&and School —
[maſters | masters]maſtersmasters among their [reſpective | respective]reſpectiverespective Tribes; together with a number of
of [Engliſh | English]EngliſhEnglish Youth, to be [ſent | sent]ſentsent forth as Companions and [Aſsociates | associates]Aſsociatesassociates
with them in the Same [Buſineſs | business]Buſineſsbusiness. And the good Behaviour of the
Boys which I have hitherto had in this School; and their Proficiency
in Learning, has been Such, by the [Bleſsing | blessing]Bleſsingblessing of God, upon [Inſtruc‐
‐tion | instruc‐
tion]Inſtruc‐
‐tioninstruc‐
tion and [Diſcipline | discipline]Diſciplinediscipline, that many Gentlemen of Character [& | and]&and note
both at Home, and abroad, have Seen fit to encourage the
[Deſign | design]Deſigndesign by Such Liberalities, as have Supported it hitherto with
‐out any Fund for that Purpose.
with them in the Same [Buſineſs | business]Buſineſsbusiness. And the good Behaviour of the
Boys which I have hitherto had in this School; and their Proficiency
in Learning, has been Such, by the [Bleſsing | blessing]Bleſsingblessing of God, upon [Inſtruc‐
‐tion | instruc‐
tion]Inſtruc‐
‐tioninstruc‐
tion and [Diſcipline | discipline]Diſciplinediscipline, that many Gentlemen of Character [& | and]&and note
both at Home, and abroad, have Seen fit to encourage the
[Deſign | design]Deſigndesign by Such Liberalities, as have Supported it hitherto with
‐out any Fund for that Purpose.
But the [neceſsary | necessary]neceſsarynecessary
[Expences | expenses]Expencesexpenses for the Support of Such a number
as are now [imployed | employed]imployedemployed in the [Wilderneſs | wilderness]Wilderneſswilderness at the [Diſtance | distance]Diſtancedistance of
three or four Hundred Miles, viz three [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries Eight
School Masters, and two Interpreters, [occaſionally | occasionally]occaſionallyoccasionally hired
to that Service, and where they can have little or no [Aſsiſtance | assistance]Aſsiſtanceassistance
towards their Support, from the Savages among whom they
live. Together with the [neceſsary | necessary]neceſsarynecessary Supplies for the School
which now [conſiſts | consists]conſiſtsconsists of Twenty; and others expected Soon, who
are of Families of Importance in Tribes Still more remote,
Are greater than can be [reaſonably | reasonably]reaſonablyreasonably expected from these
American Colonies, [eſpecially | especially]eſpeciallyespecially at a Time when complaints
of Debt; and want of Money are So loud, and [univerſal | universal]univerſaluniversal.
But [conſidering | considering]conſideringconsidering that this great undertaking looks with
[ſuch | such]ſuchsuch a favourable and [incouraging | encouraging]incouragingencouraging [Aſpect | aspect]Aſpectaspect, and that a
wider Door, than ever is now open for the Furtherance of
it, by sending [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries, and [school Maſters | schoolmasters]school Maſtersschoolmasters further
among Tribes where none have heretofore been; I am
not only [neceſsitated | necessitated]neceſsitatednecessitated but [incouraged | encouraged]incouragedencouraged that to [repreſent | represent]repreſentrepresent
the [Caſe | case]Caſecase, and [imploy | employ]imployemploy my dear, [& | and]&and faithful Brother the
[Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev. [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whitaker[pers0037.ocp], in my Stead to [beſpeak | bespeak]beſpeakbespeak the charitable
[Aſsiſtance | assistance]Aſsiſtanceassistance of the Friends of Zion abroad. And I am
confident that numbers and all according to their Ability, who
have at Heart, that which the Heart of the great Redeemer
is infinitely Set upon. viz. the [Inlargement | enlargement]Inlargementenlargement of his Kingdom
and the Salvation of the [periſhing | perishing]periſhingperishing Souls of men,[illegible]will be
ready to [conſider | consider]conſiderconsider of, and forward to [aſsiſt | assist]aſsiſtassist, in this so
[intereſting | interesting]intereſtinginteresting Affair, if they believe that I am not [aſking | asking]aſkingasking for
[myſelf | myself]myſelfmyself, but am only begging an Alms for [Chriſt | Christ]ChriſtChrist, and in a
[Caſe | case]Caſecase of no [leſs | less]leſsless [neceſsity | necessity]neceſsitynecessity than that. (if not the very same) which
he is [pleaſed | pleased]pleaſedpleased to [repreſent | represent]repreſentrepresent, and [expreſs | express]expreſsexpress by his being an [hungred | hungered]hungredhungered, and
[thirſty | thirsty]thirſtythirsty, and naked, and Sick, and in [Priſon | prison]Priſonprison, and that he will
even in this Life bountifully requite those who contribute
Supplies for these his [neceſsities | necessities]neceſsitiesnecessities, and reward and honour them
at [laſt | last]laſtlast with a come ye [bleſsed | blessed]bleſsedblessed of my Father inherit the
Kingdom prepared for you.
as are now [imployed | employed]imployedemployed in the [Wilderneſs | wilderness]Wilderneſswilderness at the [Diſtance | distance]Diſtancedistance of
three or four Hundred Miles, viz three [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries Eight
School Masters, and two Interpreters, [occaſionally | occasionally]occaſionallyoccasionally hired
to that Service, and where they can have little or no [Aſsiſtance | assistance]Aſsiſtanceassistance
towards their Support, from the Savages among whom they
live. Together with the [neceſsary | necessary]neceſsarynecessary Supplies for the School
which now [conſiſts | consists]conſiſtsconsists of Twenty; and others expected Soon, who
are of Families of Importance in Tribes Still more remote,
Are greater than can be [reaſonably | reasonably]reaſonablyreasonably expected from these
American Colonies, [eſpecially | especially]eſpeciallyespecially at a Time when complaints
of Debt; and want of Money are So loud, and [univerſal | universal]univerſaluniversal.
But [conſidering | considering]conſideringconsidering that this great undertaking looks with
[ſuch | such]ſuchsuch a favourable and [incouraging | encouraging]incouragingencouraging [Aſpect | aspect]Aſpectaspect, and that a
wider Door, than ever is now open for the Furtherance of
it, by sending [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries, and [school Maſters | schoolmasters]school Maſtersschoolmasters further
among Tribes where none have heretofore been; I am
not only [neceſsitated | necessitated]neceſsitatednecessitated but [incouraged | encouraged]incouragedencouraged that to [repreſent | represent]repreſentrepresent
the [Caſe | case]Caſecase, and [imploy | employ]imployemploy my dear, [& | and]&and faithful Brother the
[Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev. [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whitaker[pers0037.ocp], in my Stead to [beſpeak | bespeak]beſpeakbespeak the charitable
[Aſsiſtance | assistance]Aſsiſtanceassistance of the Friends of Zion abroad. And I am
confident that numbers and all according to their Ability, who
have at Heart, that which the Heart of the great Redeemer
is infinitely Set upon. viz. the [Inlargement | enlargement]Inlargementenlargement of his Kingdom
and the Salvation of the [periſhing | perishing]periſhingperishing Souls of men,
ready to [conſider | consider]conſiderconsider of, and forward to [aſsiſt | assist]aſsiſtassist, in this so
[intereſting | interesting]intereſtinginteresting Affair, if they believe that I am not [aſking | asking]aſkingasking for
[myſelf | myself]myſelfmyself, but am only begging an Alms for [Chriſt | Christ]ChriſtChrist, and in a
[Caſe | case]Caſecase of no [leſs | less]leſsless [neceſsity | necessity]neceſsitynecessity than that. (if not the very same) which
he is [pleaſed | pleased]pleaſedpleased to [repreſent | represent]repreſentrepresent, and [expreſs | express]expreſsexpress by his being an [hungred | hungered]hungredhungered, and
[thirſty | thirsty]thirſtythirsty, and naked, and Sick, and in [Priſon | prison]Priſonprison, and that he will
even in this Life bountifully requite those who contribute
Supplies for these his [neceſsities | necessities]neceſsitiesnecessities, and reward and honour them
at [laſt | last]laſtlast with a come ye [bleſsed | blessed]bleſsedblessed of my Father inherit the
Kingdom prepared for you.
And whatever any [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall
[pleaſe | please]pleaſeplease to contribute for this Purposes
I shall receive as [ſacred | sacred]ſacredsacred to the Redeemers [Cauſe | cause]Cauſecause, and [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall improve
it to the [aforſd | aforesaid]aforſdaforesaid uses according to my [beſt | best]beſtbest Ability, and by the
[beſt | best]beſtbest Advices and I hope that all Friends, and Benefactors to
this [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign, will have [Occaſion | occasion]Occaſionoccasion for the [moſt | most]moſtmost [eaſie | easy]eaſieeasy and comfor‐
‐table Reflections, that their Charities were [beſtowed | bestowed]beſtowedbestowed in the [beſt | best]beſtbest
manner for the Glory of God and the Good of men, for which
Purpose I [beſpeak | bespeak]beſpeakbespeak the Prayers of all who truly [deſire | desire]deſiredesire the
[Proſperity | prosperity]Proſperityprosperity of Zion.
I shall receive as [ſacred | sacred]ſacredsacred to the Redeemers [Cauſe | cause]Cauſecause, and [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall improve
it to the [aforſd | aforesaid]aforſdaforesaid uses according to my [beſt | best]beſtbest Ability, and by the
[beſt | best]beſtbest Advices and I hope that all Friends, and Benefactors to
this [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign, will have [Occaſion | occasion]Occaſionoccasion for the [moſt | most]moſtmost [eaſie | easy]eaſieeasy and comfor‐
‐table Reflections, that their Charities were [beſtowed | bestowed]beſtowedbestowed in the [beſt | best]beſtbest
manner for the Glory of God and the Good of men, for which
Purpose I [beſpeak | bespeak]beſpeakbespeak the Prayers of all who truly [deſire | desire]deſiredesire the
[Proſperity | prosperity]Proſperityprosperity of Zion.
[Closer]
and am
Theirs [moſt | most]moſtmost heartily in our Common Lord
Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
Theirs [moſt | most]moſtmost heartily in our Common Lord
Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[Postscript]
[Trailer]
General Memorial
[Recomending | Recommending]RecomendingRecommending [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whi‐
‐taker[pers0037.ocp] [& | and]&and his [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign
[Recomending | Recommending]RecomendingRecommending [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whi‐
‐taker[pers0037.ocp] [& | and]&and his [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0037.ocp | Rev. d Rev. Nath l Nathaniel Whitaker | mentioned | Whitaker, Nathaniel |
pers0037.ocp | Rev. d Rev. M. r Mr. Whitaker | mentioned | Whitaker, Nathaniel |
pers0036.ocp | Eleazar Wheelock | writer | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0037.ocp | M. r Mr. Whi‐ ‐taker | mentioned | Whitaker, Nathaniel |
Places identified in this document:
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place0068.ocp | England | England |
place0203.ocp | Scotland | Scotland |
place0108.ocp | Ireland | Ireland |
place0090.ocp | great Britain | Great Britain |
place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
place0048.ocp | Connecticut | Connecticut |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0098.ocp | charity School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
Dates identified in this document:
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1765-11-15 | November15th15th 1765 |
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modernization | deſire | desire |
variation | whereever | wherever |
modernization | Rev.d | Rev. |
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modernization | Aſsociates | associates |
modernization | Buſineſs | business |
modernization | Bleſsing | blessing |
modernization | Inſtruc‐ ‐tion |
instruc‐ tion |
modernization | Diſcipline | discipline |
modernization | Deſign | design |
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modernization | Diſtance | distance |
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modernization | conſidering | considering |
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modernization | Aſpect | aspect |
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modernization | neceſsitated | necessitated |
variation | incouraged | encouraged |
modernization | repreſent | represent |
modernization | Caſe | case |
variation | imploy | employ |
modernization | M.r | Mr. |
modernization | beſpeak | bespeak |
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modernization | conſider | consider |
modernization | aſsiſt | assist |
modernization | intereſting | interesting |
modernization | aſking | asking |
modernization | myſelf | myself |
modernization | Chriſt | Christ |
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modernization | neceſsity | necessity |
modernization | pleaſed | pleased |
modernization | expreſs | express |
variation | hungred | hungered |
modernization | thirſty | thirsty |
modernization | Priſon | prison |
modernization | neceſsities | necessities |
modernization | laſt | last |
modernization | bleſsed | blessed |
modernization | pleaſe | please |
modernization | ſacred | sacred |
modernization | Cauſe | cause |
modernization | beſt | best |
modernization | Occaſion | occasion |
modernization | eaſie | easy |
modernization | beſtowed | bestowed |
modernization | 15th | 15th |
variation | Recomending | Recommending |
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& | and |
Nathl | Nathaniel |
aforſd | aforesaid |
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