Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to The Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge, 1765 December 16
16 December 1765[1765-12-16]
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[note (type: abstract): This fragment of a letter written by Eleazar Wheelock briefly describes Occom's skills and history as a missionary.][note (type: handwriting): Letter is in Wheelock’s hand. Writing is small, slanted and crowded, with several deletions, all of which hinder legibility.][note (type: paper): Large sheet is in good condition, with light-to-moderate creasing, staining and wear.][note (type: noteworthy): The document is almost certainly a draft.C ontents are similar to those of 765617. Wheelock appears to be briefing the Society regarding Occom's possible activities in Great Britain. Notes on the bottom of one recto are possibly notes for a sermon or speech plans?. A trailer is added in another, likely 19th-century, hand.]EventsFundraising Tour of Great Britain
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to take the care of a party of Indians at [Muntauck | Montauk]MuntauckMontauk[place0144.ocp] on Long [Iſland | Island]IſlandIsland[place0129.ocp], who had been
through the Influence of Some wild Exhorters got into under the [Inſtrictions | instructions]Inſtrictionsinstructions of the [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Horton[pers0262.ocp] your [Miſsionery | missionary]Miſsionerymissionary, [ſent | sent]ſentsent to them by your Board of
[Corriſpondents | Correspondents]CorriſpondentsCorrespondents in New [Jerſey | Jersey]JerſeyJersey[org0069.ocp]. but through the Influence of wild [Enthuſiaſtical | enthusiastic]Enthuſiaſticalenthusiastic Exhorters from abroad, these Indians[org0061.ocp]
had got into a [moſt | most]moſtmost broken [Diſtracted | distracted]Diſtracteddistracted State, which gave [mr | Mr.]mrMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] an opportunity to [ſhew | show]ſhewshow his Prudence and [ſkill | skill]ſkillskill in managing Such people, for in a little Time they were reduced to an
orderly Behaviour, and their Wild notions corrected. he laboured there as a
School
[Maſter | master]Maſtermaster with [Succeſs | success]Succeſssuccess in the capacity of [School Maſter | schoolmaster]School Maſterschoolmaster
[& | and]&and public Teacher a number of Years ['till | 'til]'till'til he was ordained by the [Preſbytery | Presbytery]PreſbyteryPresbytery of Suffolk County[org0085.ocp], but the Small Pittance allowed him for his
Support ^[above] which I^which I
[ſuppose | suppose]ſupposesuppose was never more than ^[above] equal to^equal to the [Extraordinery | extraordinary]Extraordineryextraordinary
[Expence | expense]Expenceexpenseof his public [Charecter | character]Charectercharacter. by which means his Ab he was not able to obtain a Library, nor
had he Time to have profited much by it if he had had one. and thus his Abilities
have been all along [Stemed | stemmed]Stemedstemmed, however he has done well in Several [Miſsions | missions]Miſsionsmissions and is Well [illegible][guess (emmav): calculated]calculated qualified to Edify his own
Nation[org0063.ocp], and is by all Who are capable of
Judging [eſteemd | esteemed]eſteemdesteemed an Excellent Speaker in his own Tongue. What a figure he will make in
Europe[place0070.ocp]
I cant in a Scene So different from that which he has been used to I cant
tell, however I hope [conſiderate | considerate]conſiderateconsiderate Gentlemen will make proper Allowances for his Education and [Buſineſs | business]Buſineſsbusiness of Life Which has been that of a Teacher of Babes, even the [moſt | most]moſtmost Ignorant part of mankind, and not used to Speak [publickly | publicly]publicklypublicly in [engliſh | English]engliſhEnglish, nor to calculate
[Diſcourſes | discourses]Diſcourſesdiscourses for Learned [Aſsemblies | assemblies]Aſsembliesassemblies.— but I need not [inlarge | enlarge]inlargeenlarge.
The [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
[Meſsrs | Messrs.]MeſsrsMessrs.
Whitaker[pers0037.ocp]
[& | and]&and, Occom[pers0030.ocp]
[illegible]
^[above] being able^being able to gratify give You with a
more [prticular | particular]prticularparticular
[acco.t | account]acco.taccount of all our Indian Affairs than is convenient to
[Eaſie | easy]Eaſieeasy to Write, and if I have ^[above] already^already exceeded proper bound,
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): alread]alread your [Good neſs | goodness]Good neſsgoodness will [diſpose | dispose]diſposedispose you to accept for my [Excuſe | excuse]Excuſeexcuse, that I have if done it [illegible]
only with a view to gratify you [& | and]&and to [Teſtify | testify]Teſtifytestify that I am with [greateſt | greatest]greateſtgreatest Duty and [Eſteem | esteem]Eſteemesteem. [Hon.d | Honoured]Hon.dHonoured Sirs,
[Closer]
Your [Moſt | most]Moſtmost Obedient and
[moſt | most]moſtmost humble Servant
Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[Trailer]
Lebanon[place0122.ocp] In Connecticut[place0048.ocp]
[Dec.r | December]Dec.rDecember
2[16.th | 16th]16.th16th AD 1765[1765-12-16].
1. [w.t | what]w.twhat
[Oppreſsn | Oppression]OppreſsnOppression is[illegible]
2. [y.e | the]y.ethe Evil of it.
3. The Duty of a pp [illegible]
[und.r | under]und.runder it. or [w.t | what]w.twhat
[courſe | course]courſecourse will be [Succeſs | success]Succeſssuccess to be D[illegible][guess (emmav): dd]dd: D. [y.t | that]y.tthat
[yre | there]yrethere is a way of D[illegible][guess (emmav): de]de left for [y.e | the]y.ethe poor and needy [und.r | under]und.runder Sore [oppreſsn | oppression]oppreſsnoppression[W.h | which]W.hwhich
[y.r | their]y.rtheir
[Oppreſsrs | oppressors]Oppreſsrsoppressors cant prevent them. 1. [W.t | What]W.tWhat it is. [illegible][guess (emmav): 666bbbbgggg]666bbbbgggg 2. [gr.t | great]gr.tgreat Calamity. 610. as well as [gr.t | great]gr.tgreat Evil [illegible] 3. y[w.t | what]w.twhat
[y.e | the]y.ethe
[oppreſsed | oppressed]oppreſsedoppressed are to do for [Deliv.e | Deliverance]Deliv.eDeliverance or
[w.t | what]w.twhat
[y.t | that]y.tthat
[courſe | course]courſecourse
[w.c | which]w.cwhich
[y.r | their]y.rtheir
[Oppreſsrs | Oppressors]OppreſsrsOppressors cant prevent [ym | them]ymthem
[illegible]
to [Socy | Society]SocySociety in Scotland[org0096.ocp] —fragment—
[Dec. | December]Dec.December 1765.[1765-12-16]
To the [Honle | Honourable]HonleHonourable
Society In Scotland for Propagating
[Chriſtian | Christian]ChriſtianChristian Knowledge[org0096.ocp]
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id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0262.ocp | M. r Mr. Horton | mentioned | Horton, Azariah |
pers0030.ocp | m r Mr. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0037.ocp | Whitaker | mentioned | Whitaker, Nathaniel |
pers0030.ocp | Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0036.ocp | Eleazar Wheelock | writer | Wheelock, Eleazar |
Places identified in this document:
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place0144.ocp | Muntauck Montauk | Montauk |
place0129.ocp | Long Iſland Island | Long Island |
place0070.ocp | Europe | Europe |
place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
place0048.ocp | Connecticut | Connecticut |
Organizations identified in this document:
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org0069.ocp | Board of CorriſpondentsCorrespondents in New JerſeyJersey | The New York/New Jersey Board of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0061.ocp | these Indians | Montaukett Tribe |
org0085.ocp | PreſbyteryPresbytery of Suffolk County | Presbytery of Suffolk County |
org0063.ocp | Nation | Mohegan Tribe |
org0096.ocp | SocySociety in Scotland | Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0096.ocp | Society In Scotland for Propagating ChriſtianChristian Knowledge | Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
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1765-12-16 | Dec.rDecember 216.th16th AD 1765 |
1765-12-16 | Dec.December 1765. |
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modernization | Iſland | Island |
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modernization | Revd | Rev. |
modernization | M.r | Mr. |
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modernization | ſent | sent |
variation | Corriſpondents | Correspondents |
modernization | Jerſey | Jersey |
variation | Enthuſiaſtical | enthusiastic |
modernization | moſt | most |
modernization | Diſtracted | distracted |
modernization | mr | Mr. |
variation | ſhew | show |
modernization | ſkill | skill |
modernization | Maſter | master |
modernization | Succeſs | success |
variation | School Maſter | schoolmaster |
variation | 'till | 'til |
modernization | Preſbytery | Presbytery |
modernization | ſuppose | suppose |
variation | Extraordinery | extraordinary |
variation | Expence | expense |
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modernization | Miſsions | missions |
variation | eſteemd | esteemed |
modernization | conſiderate | considerate |
modernization | Buſineſs | business |
variation | publickly | publicly |
modernization | engliſh | English |
modernization | Diſcourſes | discourses |
modernization | Aſsemblies | assemblies |
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modernization | Rev.d | Rev. |
modernization | Meſsrs | Messrs. |
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modernization | Excuſe | excuse |
modernization | Teſtify | testify |
modernization | greateſt | greatest |
modernization | Eſteem | esteem |
modernization | Moſt | most |
modernization | 16.th | 16th |
modernization | y.e | the |
modernization | courſe | course |
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modernization | yre | there |
modernization | y.r | their |
modernization | oppreſsed | oppressed |
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prticular | particular |
acco.t | account |
Hon.d | Honoured |
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w.t | what |
Oppreſsn | Oppression |
und.r | under |
oppreſsn | oppression |
W.h | which |
Oppreſsrs | oppressors |
W.t | What |
gr.t | great |
Deliv.e | Deliverance |
w.c | which |
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Socy | Society |
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