Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to George Whitefield, 1766 May 14
14 May 1766[1766-05-14]
Call Number766314
[note (type: abstract): Wheelock writes that Whitefield’s zeal will be rewarded with blessings, that he has sent for Indian rarities with which to gift Lord Dartmouth, and that he is waiting for Kirtland to return from the Senecas to hear of their situation.][note (type: handwriting): The body of the letter is not in Wheelock’s hand. It is formal and clear. The trailer on one verso is in Wheelock's hand.][note (type: paper): Large sheet is in good condition, with light staining, creasing and wear. There is one section of rough scalloping on the left edge (one recto).][note (type: ink): Black-brown.][note (type: noteworthy): This is likely a copy. Another hand, likely 19th-century, has added a note after Wheelock's trailer; it is unclear, but appears to mention Kirtland.][note (type: signature): Not Wheelock's signature.]
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[Opener]
Your [incouraging | encouraging]incouragingencouraging, animating Letter of [Feb.ry | February]Feb.ryFebruary 27[1766-02-27]. came
safe to Hand 4 Days ago. And the Zeal which you breath forthe therein for the
accomplishment of the great [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign in View, as well as the [incouraging | encouraging]incouragingencouraging
appearances of which you write, [ſensibly | sensibly]ſensiblysensibly [Strenghten | strengthen]Strenghtenstrengthen my Hope in God, that
[ſome | some]ſomesome great things are yet to be done in the Wilds of America, for the
Glory of his great Name, And that the [Bleſsings | blessings]Bleſsingsblessings of Hundreds, [& | and]&and [Tou
ſands | thou
sands]Tou
ſandsthou
sands who are perishing for lack of Vision will Yet come upon You as a
principle [Inſtrument | instrument]Inſtrumentinstrument in the Hand of God of accomplishing this great
Design. — I have Sent to a Friend in the [Mohock | Mohawk]MohockMohawk Country[place0142.ocp] to
move [ſome | some]ſomesome of my Pupils there to furnish an [agreable | agreeable]agreableagreeable [Preſent | present]Preſentpresent of Indian
Rarities to Lord Dartmouth[pers0153.ocp], I [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall forward them as [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon as may be
when they [illegible]ive. — I am now every Day expecting [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp]s
Return from the Senecas[org0088.ocp]. I advised him [ſome | some]ſomesome Months ago, to obtain
Meeting of the [Cheifs | chiefs]Cheifschiefs of that [larg | large]larglarge Tribe, And desire of them a
Categorical [Anſwer | answer]Anſweranswer whether they would receive [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries and
[School Maſters | schoolmasters]School Maſtersschoolmasters [& | and]&and how many they would employ [& | and]&and [deſird | desired]deſirddesired among them.
I [underſtand | understand]underſtandunderstand he has been down [& | and]&and [conſulted | consulted]conſultedconsulted [ S.r | Sir] S.rSir William [Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0292.ocp] on
the Head who advises to [perſue | pursue]perſuepursue my Advice [& | and]&and Affords him all his
[Aſsiſtance | assistance]Aſsiſtanceassistance [& | and]&and Influence therein. I hope he will bring a Number
of Boys with him from that Tribe. — [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] is of Opinion
([& | and]&and I think there is much weight in it) that all parties of Indians
of this Side the Senecas[org0088.ocp] [& | and]&and within the Confederacy[org0090.ocp], who are willing
to have [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries [& | and]&and [School Maſters | schoolmasters]School Maſtersschoolmasters, might be [ſupplied | supplied]ſuppliedsupplied, [tho' | though]tho'though their
Numbers are [ſmall | small]ſmallsmall, in order to prevent [Jealouſies | jealousies]Jealouſiesjealousies of a Design in
the English to get away their Lands, [& | and]&and to let them [ſee | see]ſeesee we are
Zealous enough to Labour with [ſmaller | smaller]ſmallersmaller numbers, [& | and]&and with [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch as
are quite poor, [& | and]&and [ſo | so]ſoso without any [proſpect | prospect]proſpectprospect of gain, by them, to
[Ourſelves | ourselves]Ourſelvesourselves, This Opinion of the [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign of the English is at [pre=
-ſent | pre-
-sent]pre=
-ſentpre-
-sent the Grand Impediment in[illegible]our way. And
their Prejudices
in This Matter is[illegible] far from
being without foundation, [& | and]&and I wish
there were not those who are [ſtill | still]ſtillstill confirming it. — I [inclose | enclose]incloseenclose
for you in my [Pacquit | packet]Pacquitpacket to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whitaker[pers0037.ocp], one of [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Allen[pers0051.ocp]s [Ans.rs | answers]Ans.rsanswers to
to Pilate. Which I pray you to give [Yourſelf | yourself]Yourſelfyourself the trouble to read [& | and]&and let
me know your thoughts upon it. — I [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall write you as often as
I
I can — [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp]s proposal to return [above] soso [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon prevents my [ſending | sending]ſendingsending
Abstracts of his Letters ['till | 'til]'till'til he [arives | arrives]arivesarrives when I hope to do it more
perfectly that I can at present,
safe to Hand 4 Days ago. And the Zeal which you breath forth
accomplishment of the great [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign in View, as well as the [incouraging | encouraging]incouragingencouraging
appearances of which you write, [ſensibly | sensibly]ſensiblysensibly [Strenghten | strengthen]Strenghtenstrengthen my Hope in God, that
[ſome | some]ſomesome great things are yet to be done in the Wilds of America, for the
Glory of his great Name, And that the [Bleſsings | blessings]Bleſsingsblessings of Hundreds, [& | and]&and [Tou
ſands | thou
sands]Tou
ſandsthou
sands who are perishing for lack of Vision will Yet come upon You as a
principle [Inſtrument | instrument]Inſtrumentinstrument in the Hand of God of accomplishing this great
Design. — I have Sent to a Friend in the [Mohock | Mohawk]MohockMohawk Country[place0142.ocp] to
move [ſome | some]ſomesome of my Pupils there to furnish an [agreable | agreeable]agreableagreeable [Preſent | present]Preſentpresent of Indian
Rarities to Lord Dartmouth[pers0153.ocp], I [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall forward them as [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon as may be
when they [illegible]ive. — I am now every Day expecting [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp]s
Return from the Senecas[org0088.ocp]. I advised him [ſome | some]ſomesome Months ago, to obtain
Meeting of the [Cheifs | chiefs]Cheifschiefs of that [larg | large]larglarge Tribe, And desire of them a
Categorical [Anſwer | answer]Anſweranswer whether they would receive [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries and
[School Maſters | schoolmasters]School Maſtersschoolmasters [& | and]&and how many they would employ [& | and]&and [deſird | desired]deſirddesired among them.
I [underſtand | understand]underſtandunderstand he has been down [& | and]&and [conſulted | consulted]conſultedconsulted [ S.r | Sir] S.rSir William [Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0292.ocp] on
the Head who advises to [perſue | pursue]perſuepursue my Advice [& | and]&and Affords him all his
[Aſsiſtance | assistance]Aſsiſtanceassistance [& | and]&and Influence therein. I hope he will bring a Number
of Boys with him from that Tribe. — [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] is of Opinion
([& | and]&and I think there is much weight in it) that all parties of Indians
of this Side the Senecas[org0088.ocp] [& | and]&and within the Confederacy[org0090.ocp], who are willing
to have [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries [& | and]&and [School Maſters | schoolmasters]School Maſtersschoolmasters, might be [ſupplied | supplied]ſuppliedsupplied, [tho' | though]tho'though their
Numbers are [ſmall | small]ſmallsmall, in order to prevent [Jealouſies | jealousies]Jealouſiesjealousies of a Design in
the English to get away their Lands, [& | and]&and to let them [ſee | see]ſeesee we are
Zealous enough to Labour with [ſmaller | smaller]ſmallersmaller numbers, [& | and]&and with [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch as
are quite poor, [& | and]&and [ſo | so]ſoso without any [proſpect | prospect]proſpectprospect of gain, by them, to
[Ourſelves | ourselves]Ourſelvesourselves, This Opinion of the [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign of the English is at [pre=
-ſent | pre-
-sent]pre=
-ſentpre-
-sent the Grand Impediment in
in This Matter is
there were not those who are [ſtill | still]ſtillstill confirming it. — I [inclose | enclose]incloseenclose
for you in my [Pacquit | packet]Pacquitpacket to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whitaker[pers0037.ocp], one of [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Allen[pers0051.ocp]s [Ans.rs | answers]Ans.rsanswers to
to Pilate. Which I pray you to give [Yourſelf | yourself]Yourſelfyourself the trouble to read [& | and]&and let
me know your thoughts upon it. — I [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall write you as often as
I
I can — [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp]s proposal to return [above] soso [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon prevents my [ſending | sending]ſendingsending
Abstracts of his Letters ['till | 'til]'till'til he [arives | arrives]arivesarrives when I hope to do it more
perfectly that I can at present,
[Closer]
I am, my Dear Sir, with Much Affection
yours [&c. | etc.]&c.etc. in our Common Lord.
Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[Postscript]
PS. dear [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Barber[pers0075.ocp] is delirious, despairs of [Mercey | mercy]Merceymercy,
refuses to read or pray, or [converſe | converse]converſeconverse with any. pray
for him. —
refuses to read or pray, or [converſe | converse]converſeconverse with any. pray
for him. —
[Trailer]
Letter to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.[Whitifield | Whitefield]WhitifieldWhitefield[pers0038.ocp]
May. 14 1766[1766-05-14]. —
May. 14 1766[1766-05-14]. —
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0038.ocp | M. r Mr. Whitfield Whitefield | recipient | Whitefield, George |
pers0153.ocp | Lord Dartmouth | mentioned | Legge, William |
pers0315.ocp | M. r Mr. Kirtland | mentioned | Kirkland, Samuel |
pers0292.ocp | S. r Sir William Johnſon Johnson | mentioned | Johnson, William |
pers0037.ocp | M. r Mr. Whitaker | mentioned | Whitaker, Nathaniel |
pers0051.ocp | M. r Mr. Allen | mentioned | Allen, Timothy |
pers0036.ocp | Eleazar Wheelock | writer | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0075.ocp | M. r Mr. Barber | mentioned | Barber |
pers0038.ocp | M. r Mr. Whitifield Whitefield | recipient | Whitefield, George |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
place0142.ocp | Mohock Mohawk Country | Mohawk Country |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0088.ocp | the Senecas | Seneca Nation |
org0088.ocp | the Senecas | Seneca Nation |
org0090.ocp | the Confederacy | Six Nations |
Dates identified in this document:
Standard Form | Text |
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1766-05-14 | May 14. 1766 |
1766-02-27 | Feb.ryFebruary 27 |
1766-05-14 | May. 14 1766 |
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modernization | ſome | some |
modernization | Bleſsings | blessings |
modernization | Inſtrument | instrument |
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modernization | Preſent | present |
modernization | ſhall | shall |
modernization | ſoon | soon |
variation | Cheifs | chiefs |
variation | larg | large |
modernization | Anſwer | answer |
modernization | Miſsionaries | missionaries |
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variation | deſird | desired |
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modernization | conſulted | consulted |
modernization | Johnſon | Johnson |
modernization | perſue | pursue |
modernization | Aſsiſtance | assistance |
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modernization | Jealouſies | jealousies |
modernization | ſee | see |
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modernization | ſuch | such |
modernization | ſo | so |
modernization | proſpect | prospect |
modernization | Ourſelves | ourselves |
modernization | pre= -ſent |
pre- -sent |
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variation | inclose | enclose |
variation | Pacquit | packet |
modernization | Yourſelf | yourself |
modernization | ſending | sending |
variation | 'till | 'til |
variation | arives | arrives |
modernization | &c. | etc. |
variation | Mercey | mercy |
modernization | converſe | converse |
variation | Whitifield | Whitefield |
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& | and |
S.r | Sir |
tho' | though |
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