Eleazar Wheelock, recommendation, 1765 November 17
17 November 1765[1765-11-17]
ms number765617
[note (type: abstract): Wheelock describes Occom's history and recommends him to the "kindess, charity and respect of all Christian people" while Occom travels abroad.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is small, crowded and frequently difficult to decipher. There are several deletions and additions.][note (type: paper): Single sheet in good condition.][note (type: ink): Faded brown][note (type: noteworthy): Several deletions and additions suggest that this is a draft. The contents are similar to those of 765666.]EventsFundraising Tour of Great Britain, Occom’s Ordination
Persistent Identifier
These May Certify all [concernd | concerned]concerndconcerned that the Bearer. the [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[Sampson | Samson]SampsonSamson Occom[pers0030.ocp] of Mohegan[place0143.ocp], came
to Live with me Soon after he emerged out of [Groſs | gross]Groſsgross
[Pagani[blotted_out: [guess (ivys): ſ]ſ]m | pagani[blotted_out: [guess (ivys): s]s]m]Pagani[blotted_out: [guess (ivys): ſ]ſ]mpagani[blotted_out: [guess (ivys): s]s]m and was a member of my family and under my [Inſtruction | instruction]Inſtructioninstruction for Several Years before he went to teach a School on Long [Iſland | Island]IſlandIsland[place0129.ocp], in Which School he continued for Several years.
[illegible] at the Same Time officiated as a [publick | public]publickpublic Teacher of the ^[above] Indian^Indian
Tribe at [Montauck | Montauk]MontauckMontauk[org0061.ocp] in Which [Exerciſe | exercise]Exerciſeexercise his [cheif | chief]cheifchief
[Buſineſs | business]Buſineſsbusiness was to [tranſlate | translate]tranſlatetranslate the holy Scripture and Explain the Great Doctrines of it to them. [till | 'til]till'til he received Ordination by the Hands of the [Prybytery | Presbytery]PrybyteryPresbytery of Suffolk County[org0085.ocp] on [sd | said]sdsaid Island[place0129.ocp] Since Which he has been [imployed | employed]imployedemployed in Several [Miſsions | missions]Miſsionsmissions to various Tribes of Indians, in all which ^[above] Time^Time I have had the [Pleaſure | pleasure]Pleaſurepleasure to
[keep^[above] t^t | kep^[above] t^t]keep^[above] t^tkep^[above] t^t up my Acquaintance with him. and in the Whole [courſe | course]courſecourse of his Life from
^[left] [Sence | since]Sencesince his^[Sence | since]Sencesince his
the
[firſt | first]firſtfirst
^[above] embracing [Chriſtianity | Christianity]ChriſtianityChristianity he has So far as I know or have ever heard behaved [himſelf | himself]himſelfhimself becoming^embracing [Chriſtianity | Christianity]ChriſtianityChristianity he has So far as I know or have ever heard behaved [himſelf | himself]himſelfhimself becoming
I have never Seen, nor heard of, any thing in his Life and
[Converſations | conversations]Converſationsconversations
[inconſiſtent | inconsistent]inconſiſtentinconsistent with or unbecoming his [Chriſtian | Christian]ChriſtianChristian
and
[Miniſterial | ministerial]Miniſterialministerial Character. He appears to me ^[above] So far as I know to all who are
acquainted with him to be^So far as I know to all who are
acquainted with him to be a very [honeſt | honest]honeſthonest man really [deſirous | desirous]deſirousdesirous to do good and be useful in the World, He has all his Days ^[above] Since he left my house^Since he left my house laboured under great [Diſadvantage | disadvantage]Diſadvantagedisadvantage, and his Abilities
^[left] have been^have been much Starved illegible
^[above] for^for want of ^[above] available^available Support for [himſelf | himself]himſelfhimself and Family,
[notwithſtanding | notwithstanding]notwithſtandingnotwithstanding
^[above] which^which he appears to me ^[above] to be^to be well [accompliſhed | accomplished]accompliſhedaccomplished
to teach
[illegible]and [illegible]
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [turnd | turned]turndturned
][turnd | turned]turndturned
to teach and edify his Savage Brethren, and has had repeatedly Opportunity to
give proof of his good
[underſtanding | understanding]underſtandingunderstanding of Mankind
^[above] human Nature^human Nature
and great Skill ^[above] and Prudence^and Prudence
into [inlighten | enlighten]inlightenenlighten
ing correcting and reclaiming Such as have run into
Errors, or have been led away by Seducing Spirits. And by the [beſt | best]beſtbest Judges he is Said to be an excellent Speaker in his own Tongue
Language his Influence is great among the Indians and if it Shall [pleaſe | please]pleaſeplease God to Spare his Life, there is [reaſon | reason]reaſonreason to hope he may be
[emently | eminently]ementlyeminently useful as a [Miſsionary | missionary]Miſsionarymissionary
^[above] to the Indians^to the Indians. And as he is [deſignd | designed]deſignddesigned to accompany the [Revd. | Rev.]Revd.Rev.
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whitaker[pers0037.ocp] to Europe[place0070.ocp] to
Solicit the Charities of Gods people for the Support of the Indian School[org0098.ocp] in my Hands [& | and]&and the [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries
We have Sent and School [Maſters | masters]Maſtersmasters we have Sent forth I do hereby heartily Recommend him ^[above] [Sd | said]Sdsaid
^[Sd | said]Sdsaid
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] to the [Kindneſs | kindness]Kindneſskindness Charity and [Reſpect | respect]Reſpectrespect of all [Chriſtian | Christian]ChriſtianChristian people Wherever the Providence of God Shall [caſt | cast]caſtcast him, and give [illegible]Him
[Occaſion | occasion]Occaſionoccasion for The [Expreſsions | expressions]Expreſsionsexpressions of ^[above] their^their
[Kindneſs | kindness]Kindneſskindness to him, an^[above] d^d they ^[above] opportunity^opportunity
to
^[above] an Opportunity to [Expreſs | express]Expreſsexpress and him [occaſion | occasion]occaſionoccasion to receive the Same^an Opportunity to [Expreſs | express]Expreſsexpress and him [occaſion | occasion]occaſionoccasion to receive the Same
[Shew | show]Shewshow the Same. and [eſpecially | especially]eſpeciallyespecially
^[above] do I^do I recommending him to the Care
and
^[above] Care and^Care and Protection ^[above] and [Kindneſs | kindness]Kindneſskindness of the Father of Mercies^and [Kindneſs | kindness]Kindneſskindness of the Father of Mercies in Whatever [Circumſtances | circumstances]Circumſtancescircumstances he may be.
[Closer]
Dated [Nov.r | November]Nov.rNovember 17. Ad 1765[1765-11-17].
Certified by Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[Paſter | Pastor]PaſterPastor of the [2.d | 2nd]2.d2nd
[Ch—h | church]Ch—hchurch in Lebanon[org0001.ocp] in the
[Caloney | colony]Caloneycolony of Connecticut[org0027.ocp]. In N.
England[place0158.ocp] — —
[Trailer]
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]s [Recomendn | recommendation]Recomendnrecommendation
[Nov.r | November]Nov.rNovember 17. 1765[1765-11-17].
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. Sampson Samson Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0037.ocp | M. r Mr. Whitaker | mentioned | Whitaker, Nathaniel |
pers0030.ocp | M. r Mr. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0036.ocp | Eleazar Wheelock | writer | Wheelock, Eleazar |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0143.ocp | Mohegan | Mohegan |
place0129.ocp | Long Iſland Island | Long Island |
place0129.ocp | s d said Island | Long Island |
place0070.ocp | Europe | Europe |
place0158.ocp | N. England | New England |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0061.ocp | Tribe at MontauckMontauk | Montaukett Tribe |
org0085.ocp | PrybyteryPresbytery of Suffolk County | Presbytery of Suffolk County |
org0098.ocp | Indian School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0001.ocp | 2.d2nd Ch—hchurch in Lebanon | Second Church in Lebanon |
org0027.ocp | Caloneycolony of Connecticut | Colony of Connecticut |
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1765-11-17 | Nov.rNovember 17. Ad 1765 |
1765-11-17 | Nov.rNovember 17. 1765 |
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modernization | himſelf | himself |
modernization | Converſations | conversations |
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modernization | Chriſtian | Christian |
modernization | Miniſterial | ministerial |
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modernization | beſt | best |
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variation | deſignd | designed |
modernization | Revd. | Rev. |
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modernization | occaſion | occasion |
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modernization | eſpecially | especially |
modernization | Circumſtances | circumstances |
variation | Paſter | Pastor |
variation | Caloney | colony |
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Nov.r | November |
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