Eleazar Wheelock, announcement, 1766 February 20
20 February 1766[1766-02-20]
ms number766170.1
[note (type: abstract): Wheelock writes an announcement for publication stating that both the reports of Good Peter's providential arrival at Wheelock's home, and the narrative of Occom's life, are true.][note (type: handwriting): Informal handwriting is mostly clear and legible; however, letter case, especially with regard to the letter “S,” is difficult to discern.][note (type: paper): Single sheet is in fair condition, with moderate staining, creasing and wear.][note (type: ink): Brown-black.][note (type: noteworthy): This document is likely a draft.][note (type: signature): Wheelock signs the document several times, once in Occom's name.]
Persistent Identifier
[Opener]
Lebanon[place0122.ocp]
[Feby | February]FebyFebruary
[20th | 20th]20th20th 1766.[1766-02-20]
Whereas there is a Report Spread abroad that the meeting of Gwedelhes Agwirondongwas[pers0419.ocp] (by the [Engliſh | English]EngliſhEnglish called Peter[pers0419.ocp]) [&c | etc.]&cetc. of [Onohoquagee | Onaquaga]OnohoquageeOnaquaga[place0182.ocp], and [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[Eliſha | Elisha]EliſhaElisha
[Gun | Gunn]GunGunn[pers0020.ocp], Interpreter at the very [Inſtant | instant]Inſtantinstant when the
Board of [Corriſpondants | Correspondents]CorriſpondantsCorrespondents[org0034.ocp] were coming together, at my House
March 12. 1765.[1765-03-12] was by Some previous Notice or
appointment and not So providential, and remarkable as was [repreſented | represented]repreſentedrepresented in the public Prints. I [lake | take]laketake this Opportunity to inform the
[Publick | public]Publickpublic that the [Repreſentation | representation]Repreſentationrepresentation made of that matter was the Truth; and in every [Circumſtance | circumstance]Circumſtancecircumstance as remarkable, to the full, as was [repreſented | represented]repreſentedrepresented; nor did I ever know or hear of anyone who had the [leaſt | least]leaſtleast thought or Expectation of such a Meeting, or that there ever had been any [Endeavors | endeavours]Endeavorsendeavours used to procure it. or that ^[above] [any one | anyone]any oneanyone of^[any one | anyone]any oneanyone of either Party had any Expectation of meeting the other at that
Time.
Certified by
Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
And [where as | whereas]where aswhereas it is reported that the world have been imposed upon by the [Repreſentation | representation]Repreſentationrepresentation made that [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[Sampſon | Samson]SampſonSamson Occom[pers0030.ocp] an Indian [Miniſter | minister]Miniſterminister, was [bread | bred]breadbred a Heathen, [‘till | 'til]‘till'til he had [arived | arrived]arivedarrived near or quite to the State of Manhood. I do now certify the [publick | public]publickpublic of the Truth of that Matter by giving you his own account of it which
he Sent to me from [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[place0013.ocp], on hearing the [falſe | false]falſefalse
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): Re‐]Re‐‐ports made of that matter and injurious
Reports made of that of that matter [juſt | just]juſtjust before his Embarkation for Europe[place0070.ocp],
viz. “I was born a Heathen in Mouayauhecunnak[place0143.ocp], alias Mohegan[place0143.ocp] in New London[place0164.ocp] —
my Parents were altogether Heathens — and I was educated by them in their [heatheniſh | heathenish]heatheniſhheathenish Notions — and though there was a Sermon [preachd | preached]preachdpreached to our Mohegan Tribe[org0063.ocp] Some Times, yet
many of the Indians regarded not the
[Chriſtian | Christian]ChriſtianChristian Religion at all, but [perſiſted | persisted]perſiſtedpersisted in their [heatheniſh | heathenish]heatheniſhheathenish ways — and my Parents in particular, ^[above] who^who
were very Strong in the
[Cuſtoms | customs]Cuſtomscustoms of their forefathers — They led a wandering Life up and down
down in the [Wilderneſs | wilderness]Wilderneſswilderness, [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): for]for
^[above] as^as my Father was a great Hunter — and thus I lived
with them [‘till | until]‘tilluntil I was [ſixteen | sixteen]ſixteensixteen years old —
[illegible]after thi[illegible]s
there was a great religious Concern in those parts, in which the Indians [ſhared | shared]ſharedshared — at this Time
[y.s | [guess (): these]these]y.s[guess (): these]these
^[above] [extraordy | extraordinary]extraordyextraordinary
[illegible: [guess (): Stories]Stories]
[gaind | gained]gaindgained my attention [& | and]&and^[extraordy | extraordinary]extraordyextraordinary
[illegible: [guess (): Stories]Stories]
[gaind | gained]gaindgained my attention [& | and]&and I began to hear and think about the [chriſtian | Christian]chriſtianChristian Religion, and was under great Trouble in mind for Some Time — I
thought that the Religion which I heard at this Time was a new thing among
mankind; and that they never had heard of [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch a way of Salvation before so ignorant was I — and when I was
seventeen years old, I got a Hope in [Chriſt | Christ]ChriſtChrist — and as my mind was affected with the things of Religion, I began to
learn to read, though I went to no School [‘till | 'til]‘till'til I was in my [19th | 19th]19th19th year, when I went to the
[Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]’s and spent four years there, and was [moſt | most]moſtmost of the Time in a very low State of Health. This is a True account of that
part of my Life and Education.
[Sampſon | Samson]SampſonSamson Occom[pers0030.ocp]
[Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[place0013.ocp]
[Nov.r | November]Nov.rNovember 28. 1765[1765-11-28]
and this account perfectly agrees with the account
what he has told me, and which I Suppose is well [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): known]known
to be true
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [Teſt. | Testament]Teſt.Testament][Teſt. | Testament]Teſt.Testament
Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
This ^[above] [ſhort | short]ſhortshort^[ſhort | short]ſhortshort account of [himſelf | himself]himſelfhimself perfectly agrees with what he has told me more fully told me.
and it is what, I [ſuppose | suppose]ſupposesuppose, is well known to be true.
[Teſt | Test]TeſtTest
Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] —
[Trailer]
[right] false Reports of Peter[pers0419.ocp]s Coming
[& | and]&and of [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] Rectified in the public Prints — [Feby. | February]Feby.February 1766.[1766-02]
false Reports of Peter[pers0419.ocp]s Coming
[& | and]&and of [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] Rectified in the public Prints — [Feby. | February]Feby.February 1766.[1766-02]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0419.ocp | Gwedelhes Agwirondongwas | mentioned | Agwirondongwas, Gwedelhes |
pers0419.ocp | Peter | mentioned | Agwirondongwas, Gwedelhes |
pers0020.ocp | M. r Mr. Eliſha Elisha Gun Gunn | mentioned | Gunn, Elisha |
pers0036.ocp | Eleazar Wheelock | writer | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0030.ocp | M. r Mr. Sampſon Samson Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0036.ocp | Rev. d Rev. M. r Mr. Wheelock | writer | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0030.ocp | Sampſon Samson Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0419.ocp | Peter | mentioned | Agwirondongwas, Gwedelhes |
pers0030.ocp | M. r Mr. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
place0182.ocp | Onohoquagee Onaquaga | Onaquaga |
place0013.ocp | Boſton Boston | Boston |
place0070.ocp | Europe | Europe |
place0143.ocp | Mouayauhecunnak | Mohegan |
place0143.ocp | Mohegan | Mohegan |
place0164.ocp | New London | New London |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0034.ocp | Board of CorriſpondantsCorrespondents | Connecticut Board of Correspondents of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0063.ocp | Mohegan Tribe | Mohegan Tribe |
Dates identified in this document:
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1766-02-20 | FebyFebruary 20th20th 1766. |
1765-03-12 | March 12. 1765. |
1765-11-28 | Nov.rNovember 28. 1765 |
1766-02 | Feby.February 1766. |
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Feby | February |
extraordy | extraordinary |
& | and |
Nov.r | November |
Teſt. | Testament |
Feby. | February |
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