The Chiefs at Onaquaga, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1765 December 29
29 December 1765[1765-12-29]
ms number765679
[note (type: abstract): The Onaquaga chiefs write to tell Wheelock of Joseph Woolley's death.][note (type: handwriting): Formal handwriting is clear and legible.][note (type: paper): Large sheet folded in half to make four pages is in fair condition, with moderate-to-heavy creasing, staining and wear that results in a minor loss of text.][note (type: ink): Brown-black.][note (type: signature): There are multiple signatures, but all are first names only. It appears that the signatures are all in the same hand that has written the letter.][note (type: noteworthy): The identities of the chiefs are uncertain, although it is possible that Isaac is Isaac Dakayenensere[pers0013.ocp]; that Peter is Gwedelhes Agwirondongwas[pers0419.ocp], aka Good Peter; and that Thomas is Deacon Thomas[pers0643.ocp].]
Persistent Identifier
[Opener]
[Onohoquague | Onaquaga]OnohoquagueOnaquaga[place0182.ocp]
[29th | 29th]29th29th
[Decm,r | December]Decm,rDecember 1765[1765-12-29]
Father,
You What hath befell us is very difficult, you made our Hearts glad when
you sent us a teacher to [inſtruct | instruct]inſtructinstruct our children, we were likewise glad that he determined to spend his
life with us, that so our children mig^[above] h^ht learn to read, he
appeared to be a very serious young Man, but he is Dead, which very much grieves
our Hearts — Father, it is a very great [loſs | loss]loſsloss to us indeed for he was a very sober Man, a very good Teacher, he
[underſtood | understood]underſtoodunderstood
[ye | the]yethe Book well, which but a few do, we fear their are none ^[above] will^will equal his place — We think, Father, it was not our fault, t,was
God that determi, ned it, he set [ye | the]yethe bounds, that none could [paſs | pass]paſspass Bu[gap: tear][guess (h-dawnd): t]t
[Joſeph | Joseph]JoſephJoseph[pers0041.ocp] is dead and what can we say more; we thin[gap: tear][guess (h-dawnd): k]k perhaps God did this to try us, he sent one [amoung | among]amoungamong us, who had but a Short Time to live, to see how we Should be affected
with it; when the time is come all means fail, and no help can be found —
Father, concerning what you wrote to ^[above] us^us about building him
an [houſe | house]houſehouse, and [fenceing | fencing]fenceingfencing a [paſture | pasture]paſturepasture; [illegible]we had not done it, but had
determined to [illegible]help him about
[theſe | these]theſethese things if he had lived — Father we Send our Regards to you and to the
other [Miniſters | ministers]Miniſtersministers who [aſſiſt | assist]aſſiſtassist you —
[Closer]
^[left] [Preſent | Present]PreſentPresent in [Councill | Council]CouncillCouncil
^[Preſent | Present]PreſentPresent in [Councill | Council]CouncillCouncil
{Addam[pers0049.ocp] {[Iſaac | Isaac]IſaacIsaac[pers1748.ocp] {Peter[pers1749.ocp]
{Thomas[pers0642.ocp] {Jacob[pers0278.ocp] {David[pers0625.ocp]
[&c | etc.]&cetc. Received March 30. 1766[1766-03-30]
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[Trailer]
From the [Cheifs | chiefs]Cheifschiefs of
[onohoquage | Onaquaga]onohoquageOnaquaga[place0182.ocp]
Jany 14
[Dec.r | December]Dec.rDecember
[29.th | 29th]29.th29th 1765[1765-12-29]— [Joſeph | Joseph]JoſephJoseph
[Wooley | Woolley]WooleyWoolley[pers0041.ocp]s Death
To — The [Rev,d | Rev.]Rev,dRev.
[Eleazer | Eleazar]EleazerEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
Lebanon[place0122.ocp]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0041.ocp | Joſeph Joseph | mentioned | Woolley, Joseph |
pers0049.ocp | Addam | writer | Addam |
pers1748.ocp | Iſaac Isaac | writer | Isaac |
pers1749.ocp | Peter | writer | Peter |
pers0642.ocp | Thomas | writer | Thomas |
pers0278.ocp | Jacob | writer | Jacob |
pers0625.ocp | David | writer | David |
pers0041.ocp | Joſeph Joseph Wooley Woolley | mentioned | Woolley, Joseph |
pers0036.ocp | Eleazer Eleazar Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0182.ocp | Onohoquague Onaquaga | Onaquaga |
place0182.ocp | onohoquage Onaquaga | Onaquaga |
place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
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Dates identified in this document:
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1765-12-29 | 29th29th Decm,rDecember 1765 |
1766-03-30 | March 30. 1766 |
1765-12-29 | Dec.rDecember 29.th29th 1765 |
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modernization | 29th | 29th |
modernization | inſtruct | instruct |
modernization | loſs | loss |
modernization | underſtood | understood |
modernization | ye | the |
modernization | paſs | pass |
modernization | Joſeph | Joseph |
variation | amoung | among |
modernization | houſe | house |
variation | fenceing | fencing |
modernization | paſture | pasture |
modernization | theſe | these |
modernization | Miniſters | ministers |
modernization | aſſiſt | assist |
modernization | Preſent | Present |
variation | Councill | Council |
modernization | Iſaac | Isaac |
modernization | &c | etc. |
variation | Cheifs | chiefs |
variation | onohoquage | Onaquaga |
modernization | 29.th | 29th |
variation | Wooley | Woolley |
modernization | Rev,d | Rev. |
variation | Eleazer | Eleazar |
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Decm,r | December |
Dec.r | December |
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