George Whitefield, letter, to Nathaniel Whitaker, 1766 August 11
11 August 1766[1766-08-11]
ms number766461.4
[note (type: abstract): Whitefield writes Whitaker to admonish him not to pay court to unnamed individuals. He recommends that Occom go to Colton, not to Bath, likely to recover from his inoculation against smallpox, though this is uncertain.][note (type: handwriting): Informal handwriting is largely clear and legible.][note (type: paper): Small sheet is in good condition, with light-to-moderate yellowing, creasing and wear.][note (type: ink): Brown-black.][note (type: signature): Document is initialed.][note (type: noteworthy): Whitefield declines to mention names in his admonishment to Whitaker; however, a letter from Robert Keen to Whitaker around the same time (document 766470.4) warns him against courting Mr. Richards and Mr. Evans.]EventsFundraising Tour of Great Britain
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I have been too weak for some days to write at all — Your last
letter to M. Keen[pers0301.ocp] constrains me to send this
— How unlike the former letter to that! The one brings conviction that this
af fair is to be [prosper'd | prospered]prosper'dprospered in the religious way —And now You are paying Your first court to
— — — — — — [Gueſs | Guess]GueſsGuess the language of the blank —
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[Occum | Occom]OccumOccom[pers0030.ocp] should not go to Bath[place0006.ocp]
— Colton[place0045.ocp] is a proper retirement for
body [& | and]&and soul —Honest Indians love a straight path
— Remember the words of our Lord seek first the kingdom of God and His [righteousneſs | righteousness]righteousneſsrighteousness
[&c | etc.]&cetc. —No other proceedings can be countenanced by my [D.r Sr | Dear Sir]D.r SrDear Sir
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—Yours whilst You act like a Nathanael
GW[pers0038.ocp]
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From the [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Whitefield[pers0038.ocp]
[Aug. | August]Aug.August 11. 1766[1766-08-11] to me at [Briſtol | Bristol]BriſtolBristol[place0020.ocp]
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People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0037.ocp | M. r Mr. Whitaker | recipient | Whitaker, Nathaniel |
pers0301.ocp | M. Keen | mentioned | Keen, Robert |
pers0030.ocp | M. r Mr. Occum Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0038.ocp | GW | writer | Whitefield, George |
pers0038.ocp | M r Mr. Whitefield | writer | Whitefield, George |
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id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0128.ocp | London | London |
place0006.ocp | Bath | Bath |
place0045.ocp | Colton | Colton |
place0020.ocp | Briſtol Bristol | Bristol |
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1766-08-11 | Aug.stAugust 11 —1766 |
1766-08-11 | Aug.August 11. 1766 |
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modernization | M.r | Mr. |
modernization | Gueſs | Guess |
variation | Occum | Occom |
modernization | righteousneſs | righteousness |
modernization | &c | etc. |
modernization | Revd | Rev. |
modernization | Mr | Mr. |
modernization | Briſtol | Bristol |
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Aug.st | August |
D.r | Dear |
prosper'd | prospered |
& | and |
D.r Sr | Dear Sir |
Aug. | August |
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