Eleazar Wheelock, announcement, 1766 February 20

Author Wheelock, Eleazar[pers0036.ocp]

20 February 1766[1766-02-20]

Call 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.]
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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] whowho 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] asas 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]ſharedsharedat 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]

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People identified in this document:

id Text in document Role in header Authorized Name
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
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
org0034.ocp Board of CorriſpondantsCorrespondents Connecticut Board of Correspondents of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge
org0063.ocp Mohegan Tribe Mohegan Tribe

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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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