Bezaleel Woodward, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1766 June 13
13 June 1766[1766-06-13]
ms number766363.4
[note (type: abstract): Woodward writes about Mary Occom's accounts with the merchants Gershom Breed and Nathaniel Shaw while her husband is in England.][note (type: handwriting): Formal handwriting is clear and legible. Woodward tends to use two periods when abbreiviating words and numbers.][note (type: paper): Large sheet folded in half to make four pages is in good condition, with light staining, creasing and wear. There is a small tear near the remnants of the seal, but it results in no loss of text.][note (type: ink): Black-brown.][note (type: noteworthy): A modern hand has written “Occum” in pencil on two recto. “VDM,” derived from the Latin to denote a “minister of the divine word,” appears after Wheelock’s name in the address.][note (type: layout): The first page of the letter is on one recto; the second page of the letter is on two verso, not one verso.]EventsBuilding of Occom’s house, Fundraising Tour of Great Britain
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[Opener]
According to your [Deſire | desire]Deſiredesire, I g[yeſterday | yesterday]yeſterdayyesterday carried the Money (you sent by [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[Kirtland | Kirkland]KirtlandKirkland[pers0315.ocp] for [M.rs | Mrs.]M.rsMrs. Occom[pers0029.ocp]) to her; and told her, that you expected she would pay
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Breed[pers0005.ocp] part of it, accordingly she sent him (by me) seven
Pounds four Shillings — she said that [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] had [order'd | ordered]order'dordered her, to pay [Cap.t | Capt.]Cap.tCapt. Shaw[pers0477.ocp] fifteen Pounds of it; but as he had [refuſed | refused]refuſedrefused to provide for her, she did not know [whither | whether]whitherwhether she ought to pay him so much — but said [M.rs | Mrs.]M.rsMrs. Occom[pers0029.ocp]
^[above] she^she
"[Capt | Capt.]CaptCapt. "Shaw[pers0477.ocp] has [turn'd | turned]turn'dturned his Coach about; and is as "[pleaſant | pleasant]pleaſantpleasant as a Chicken now; and is ready to "let me have [any Thing | anything]any Thinganything I want" — She said that she wants about half a [Thouſand | thousand]Thouſandthousand of pine Boards, to [finiſh | finish]finiſhfinish part of her [Houſe | house]Houſehouse (this Summer as [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] directed her to do) [alſo | also]alſoalso a Barrel of Meal, and half a Barrel of [Molaſses | molasses]Molaſsesmolasses: and [diſired | desired]diſireddesired me to write to you, and inform you of them – and that you would
let her know [whither | whether]whitherwhether it was [beſt | best]beſtbest to get them at [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Breed[pers0005.ocp]'s; or [Cap.t | Capt.]Cap.tCapt. Shaw[pers0477.ocp]'s
And that you would inform her; [whither | whether]whitherwhether it was
[beſt | best]beſtbest to let [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Breed[pers0005.ocp] have more of this Money, and
[Capt | Capt.]CaptCapt. Shaw[pers0477.ocp] the [leſs | less]leſsless (as he had once [refuſed | refused]refuſedrefused to provide for her) she [seem'd | seemed]seem'dseemed inclined to get all her Things at
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Breed[pers0005.ocp]s now, if you ^[above] think^think it is [beſt | best]beſtbest (if he can provide them for her) and would wait for your Direction
about it (if it could be had soon)
I am ([thro' | through]thro'through the [Goodneſs | goodness]Goodneſsgoodness of God) in Health
[alſo | also]alſoalso
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whitaker[pers0037.ocp]'s Family — With [sutable | suitable]sutablesuitable Regards to [yourſelf | yourself]yourſelfyourself, and Family
[Closer]
Your [moſt | most]moſtmost obedient humble [Serv[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): t]t | servant]Serv[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): t]tservant
[Bez..el | Bezaleel]Bez..elBezaleel Woodward[pers0610.ocp]
[Postscript]
N.B. [Cap.t | Capt.]Cap.tCapt. Shaw[pers0477.ocp] has had a Letter from [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] (as I
[suppoſe | suppose]suppoſesuppose) and ^[above] I [miſtruſt | mistrust]miſtruſtmistrust^I [miſtruſt | mistrust]miſtruſtmistrust that it what [turn'd | turned]turn'dturned him about — [M..rs | Mrs.]M..rsMrs. Whitaker[pers0583.ocp] says that [Cap.t | Capt.]Cap.tCapt. Shaw[pers0477.ocp] had a Letter from London[place0128.ocp]
^[above] which came^which came with hers about a Fortnight ago —
— [B. | Bezaleel]B.Bezaleel Woodward[pers0610.ocp]
[Trailer]
To the [Revd. | Rev.]Revd.Rev.
Eillegibleleazar
Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] From [Bez.l | Bezaleel]Bez.lBezaleel Woodward[pers0610.ocp]
June 13.1766.[1766-06-13]
[P.r | Per]P.rPer
Willegibleoodwards[pers0610.ocp]
To The [Rev..d | Rev.]Rev..dRev.
Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] VDM
In
Lebanon[place0122.ocp]
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People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0315.ocp | Kirtland Kirkland | mentioned | Kirkland, Samuel |
pers0029.ocp | M. rs Mrs. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Mary (née Fowler) |
pers0005.ocp | M. r Mr. Breed | mentioned | Breed, Gershom |
pers0030.ocp | M. r Mr. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0477.ocp | Cap. t Capt. Shaw | mentioned | Shaw, Nathaniel |
pers0477.ocp | " Cap t Capt. "Shaw | mentioned | Shaw, Nathaniel |
pers0477.ocp | Cap t Capt. Shaw | mentioned | Shaw, Nathaniel |
pers0037.ocp | M. r Mr. Whitaker | mentioned | Whitaker, Nathaniel |
pers0610.ocp | Bez.. el Bezaleel Woodward | writer | Woodward, Bezaleel |
pers0583.ocp | M.. rs Mrs. Whitaker | mentioned | Whitaker, Sarah (née Smith) |
pers0610.ocp | B. Bezaleel Woodward | writer | Woodward, Bezaleel |
pers0036.ocp | E illegible leazar Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0610.ocp | Bez. l Bezaleel Woodward | writer | Woodward, Bezaleel |
pers0610.ocp | W illegible oodwards | writer | Woodward, Bezaleel |
pers0036.ocp | Eleazar Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
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place0174.ocp | Norwich | Norwich |
place0128.ocp | London | London |
place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
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1766-06-13 | 13..th13th June 1766 |
1766-06-13 | June 13.1766. |
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modernization | Cap.t | Capt. |
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modernization | Molaſses | molasses |
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& | and |
order'd | ordered |
turn'd | turned |
seem'd | seemed |
thro' | through |
Serv[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): t]t | servant |
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B. | Bezaleel |
Bez.l | Bezaleel |
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