Moses Peck, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1765 December 24
12 December 1765[1765-12-12]
ms number765674.2
[note (type: abstract): Peck updates Wheelock on business matters, and notes that Whitaker and Occom have started on their trip.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is small, somewhat scrawling and occasionally difficult to decipher. There are several 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-to-fair condition, with light staining and wear, and light-to-moderate creasing.][note (type: ink): Brown-black.][note (type: layout): The first page of the letter is on two recto, not one recto; the second page is on one verso.]EventsFundraising Tour of Great Britain
Persistent Identifier
[Opener]
[Rev.d
| Rev. ]Rev.d
Rev.
[& | and]&and Very Dear Sir
Boston[place0013.ocp]
[24.th | 24th]24.th24th December 1765[1765-12-24]
[Yeaſterday | Yesterday]YeaſterdayYesterday morning ^[above] about ten o'clock^about ten o'clock the Rev. [Meſsrs | Messrs.]MeſsrsMessrs.
Whitaker[pers0037.ocp]
[& | and]&and
Occom[pers0030.ocp] Sailed, the wind very [favourabel | favourable]favourabelfavourable money and provisions and [every thing | everything]every thingeverything for their Comfort. The Sum of £6.3.4 ^[above] (Mr. Whitaker[pers0037.ocp] said belong to you)^(Mr. Whitaker[pers0037.ocp] said belong to you) more than they
wanted, I now send it to you by [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Gara[pers0213.ocp], [Pleaſe | Please]PleaſePlease to [Cr | credit]Crcredit my account—[allso | also]allsoalsoGive me [Cr | credit]Crcredit for the £16 I paid [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Whitwell[pers0590.ocp] for
[Mr
| Mr. ]Mr
Mr. Chamberlain's[pers0009.ocp] Note — and leave not to pray for that
young man that God may open his eyes, that unbelief may [for ever | forever]for everforever hide its [Gilty | guilty]Giltyguilty head, [eſpecially | especially]eſpeciallyespecially in such Company—the Lord [bleſs | bless]bleſsbless and [proſper | prosper]proſperprosper him more and more.
This Day [Recd | Received]RecdReceived your favour of the 10th by [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Gara[pers0213.ocp], in which you mention a Letter to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Whitaker[pers0037.ocp], [encloſed | enclosed]encloſedenclosed in it a duplicate to the Society in
Scotland[org0096.ocp] for I find [onely | only]onelyonly one to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Whitfield | Whitefield]WhitfieldWhitefield[pers0038.ocp], one to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Stevenson[pers0519.ocp], one to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Paten | Patten]PatenPatten[pers0408.ocp]
this Day [Recd | Received]RecdReceived an [accts | accounts]acctsaccounts of your Goods from [Ports.mo | Portsmouth]Ports.moPortsmouth[place0190.ocp], but
[illegible] it very strange that [theirs | there's]theirsthere's no price to one article
[wont | Won't]wontWon't it be [Beſt | best]Beſtbest for you to ask that favour of [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Phillips[pers0427.ocp].
[Decr | December]DecrDecember
[25th | 25th]25th25th put your goods into [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Masons[pers0357.ocp] store— Cant yet find any [illegible]
[Veſsel | vessel]Veſselvessel coming to Norwich[place0174.ocp] or New London[place0164.ocp]
The wind still favours the [illegible: [guess (): Vige]Vige] — [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Whitaker[pers0037.ocp]
[preched | preached]prechedpreached Last Lords Day for [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Foxcraft | Foxcroft]FoxcraftFoxcroft[pers0019.ocp] but the Ug[illegible][illegible] C would not do [himſelf | himself]himſelfhimself the honour ^[above] so much as to ^so much as to
[speek | speak]speekspeak to him This preaching in [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[place0013.ocp] hath greatly served Real, [Vitel-Soled | vital-souled]Vitel-Soledvital-souled piety, which [semes | seems]semesseems to be taking its leave of the earth—
Our love to Elijah[pers0180.ocp]. [tel | Tell]telTell him we are [prity | pretty]pritypretty
[weel | well ]weel well
[exceping | excepting]excepingexcepting the young child, O pray for it—
[& | and]&and if he [wantes | wants ]wantes wants
[any thing | anything]any thinganything, please to supply him, or let me know
[Mrs | Mrs.]MrsMrs. Peck[pers0413.ocp]
[& | and]&and
my daughter[pers1511.ocp]
[illegible] with me in Due [Reſpects | respects]Reſpectsrespects to
[your self | yourself]your selfyourself, [Mrs | Mrs.]MrsMrs. Wheelock[pers0577.ocp], your Sons [& | and ]& and Daughters, [& | and]&and the family—
[Closer]
Honoured Sir yours in the Lord
Moses Peck[pers0032.ocp]
[Postscript]
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Whitweel | Whitwell]WhitweelWhitwell[pers0590.ocp]
[& | and]&and
his wife[pers0685.ocp] sends love to
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Lothrop | Lathrop]LothropLathrop[pers0320.ocp]. [& | and]&and two [koton | cotton]kotoncotton shirts
[allso | also]allsoalso give our Love to him
[& | and]&and to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Gray[pers0230.ocp]
[Closer]
yours
[M. P. | Moses Peck]M. P.Moses Peck[pers0032.ocp]
[Postscript]
PS the [Revd
| Rev. ]Revd
Rev.
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Forbes[pers0195.ocp] wants to know how
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Chamberlain[pers0009.ocp] speeded with the
[Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston Board[org0095.ocp]—I will inform him this Day—
I paid the [frate | freight]fratefreight of your good, out of the within sum viz 9[illegible] the Invoice is [inclosed | enclosed]inclosedenclosed
[right] 6.3.4
[ 9 | −9] 9−9 5.14.4
6.3.4
[ 9 | −9] 9−9 5.14.4
[Closer]
[M.P. | Moses Peck]M.P.Moses Peck[pers0032.ocp]
[Postscript]
[their | There]theirThere is [Som things | something]Som thingssomething, to the Bag for [Mrs | Mrs.]MrsMrs. Occom[pers0029.ocp]
[& | and]&and
4 [Dolars | dollars]Dolarsdollars by [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Gara[pers0213.ocp]
[Trailer]
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Peck[pers0032.ocp], Letter [Dec.r | December]Dec.rDecember 12 1765.
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0037.ocp | Whitaker | mentioned | Whitaker, Nathaniel |
pers0030.ocp | Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0037.ocp | Mr. Whitaker | mentioned | Whitaker, Nathaniel |
pers0213.ocp | M r Mr. Gara | mentioned | Gara |
pers0590.ocp | M r Mr. Whitwell | mentioned | Whitwell, William |
pers0009.ocp | M r Mr. Chamberlain's | mentioned | Chamberlain, Theophilus |
pers0037.ocp | M r Mr. Whitaker | mentioned | Whitaker, Nathaniel |
pers0038.ocp | M r Mr. Whitfield Whitefield | mentioned | Whitefield, George |
pers0519.ocp | M r Mr. Stevenson | mentioned | Stevenson |
pers0408.ocp | M r Mr. Paten Patten | mentioned | Patten, William |
pers0427.ocp | M r Mr. Phillips | mentioned | Phillips |
pers0357.ocp | M r Mr. Masons | mentioned | Mason |
pers0019.ocp | M r Mr. Foxcraft Foxcroft | mentioned | Foxcroft, Thomas |
pers0180.ocp | Elijah | mentioned | Peck, Elijah |
pers0413.ocp | M rs Mrs. Peck | mentioned | Peck, Elizabeth (née Townsend) |
pers1511.ocp | my daughter | mentioned | Peck, Hannah |
pers0577.ocp | M rs Mrs. Wheelock | mentioned | Wheelock, Mary (née Brinsmead) |
pers0032.ocp | Moses Peck | writer | Peck, Moses |
pers0590.ocp | M r Mr. Whitweel Whitwell | mentioned | Whitwell, William |
pers0685.ocp | his wife | mentioned | Whitwell |
pers0320.ocp | M r Mr. Lothrop Lathrop | mentioned | Lathrop, John |
pers0230.ocp | M r Mr. Gray | mentioned | Gray, Samuel |
pers0032.ocp | M. P. Moses Peck | writer | Peck, Moses |
pers0195.ocp | Rev d Rev. M r Mr. Forbes | mentioned | Forbes |
pers0009.ocp | M r Mr. Chamberlain | mentioned | Chamberlain, Theophilus |
pers0032.ocp | M.P. Moses Peck | writer | Peck, Moses |
pers0029.ocp | M rs Mrs. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Mary (née Fowler) |
pers0032.ocp | M r Mr. Peck | writer | Peck, Moses |
pers0036.ocp | Rev d Rev. M r Mr. Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
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place0013.ocp | Boston | Boston |
place0190.ocp | Ports. mo Portsmouth | Portsmouth |
place0174.ocp | Norwich | Norwich |
place0164.ocp | New London | New London |
place0013.ocp | Boſton Boston | Boston |
place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0096.ocp | Society in Scotland | Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0095.ocp | BoſtonBoston Board | The Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the parts adjacent in America |
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1765-12-24 | 24.th24th December 1765 |
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modernization | Mr | Mr. |
modernization | Pleaſe | Please |
variation | allso | also |
modernization | Mr | Mr. |
variation | for ever | forever |
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modernization | bleſs | bless |
modernization | proſper | prosper |
modernization | encloſed | enclosed |
variation | onely | only |
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modernization | Beſt | best |
modernization | 25th | 25th |
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variation | preched | preached |
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variation | any thing | anything |
modernization | Mrs | Mrs. |
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variation | your self | yourself |
variation | Whitweel | Whitwell |
variation | Lothrop | Lathrop |
variation | koton | cotton |
modernization | Revd | Rev. |
variation | inclosed | enclosed |
variation | Som things | something |
variation | Dolars | dollars |
modernization | Revd | Rev. |
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& | and |
Meſsrs | Messrs. |
Cr | credit |
Recd | Received |
accts | accounts |
Ports.mo | Portsmouth |
Decr | December |
& | and |
M. P. | Moses Peck |
M.P. | Moses Peck |
Dec.r | December |
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