Robert Keen, letter, to Nathaniel Whitaker, 1766 August 20
20 August 1766[1766-08-20]
ms number766470.4
[note (type: abstract): Keen warns Whitaker away from Mr. Richards, advises him against appearing separately from Occom, explains why he hasn't received the Narratives, describes the men who might support him and Occom in their travels, and gives news about their maid in London.][note (type: handwriting): Formal handwriting is clear and legible.][note (type: paper): Large sheet folded in half to make four pages is in fair condition, with moderate-to-heavy staining, creasing and wear. There is preservation work done on the heavy central crease.][note (type: ink): Dark-brown ink bleeds through the paper.]EventsFundraising Tour of Great Britain
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[Opener]
London[place0128.ocp]
[20:th | 20th]20:th20th
[Aug.st | August]Aug.stAugust 1766[1766-08-20] —
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Whitaker[pers0037.ocp]
[S.r | Sir,]S.rSir,
For these 2 Tuesdays ^[above] past^past we have only had
[ Mr | Mr.] MrMr. Smith[pers0497.ocp], [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Savage[pers0465.ocp], [my Self | myself]my Selfmyself with [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Whitefield[pers0038.ocp]: — — we all believe you Endeavour to
Act for the best; but were [fearfull | fearful]fearfullfearful by Your Courting the Favours of [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Richards[pers0443.ocp], illegible[&c | etc.]&cetc.
[&c | etc.]&cetc. (who are in [ ye | the] yethe esteem of those we count Orthodox wretched Creatures ^[above] (in
their Tenets)^(in
their Tenets)
[& | and]&and have even wrote against
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Evans[pers0186.ocp]
[&c | etc.]&cetc.) that ^[above] you^you might thereby damp all the others who
were hearty; [& | and]&and as the saying is, between 2 stools you might fall to
[ye | the]yethe Ground — it [seem'd | seemed]seem'dseemed like [leaveing | leaving]leaveingleaving a Certainty for an Uncertainty But we Hope [& | and]&and Pray You may have that Wisdom given You which is proper to direct —
no hint of this sort was intended by [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Whitefield[pers0038.ocp], nor any of us, to cast you down but as a Friendly
Caution, [agreable | agreeable]agreableagreeable to your desire [& | and]&and for [ye | the]yethe good of [ye | the]yethe
Cause you are [engag'd | engaged]engag'dengaged in — as to [ M.r | Mr.] M.rMr.
[Occum | Occom]OccumOccom
[pers0030.ocp]
[& | and]&and you going to
[Seperate | separate]Seperateseparate places, it is [judg'd | judged]judg'djudged he is not [compleat | complete]compleatcomplete without you, nor You without him; [unleſs | unless]unleſsunless in places of small note [& | and]&and withal he be accompanied with some person of Influence — to be
sure dispatch in your Affairs is desirable, when it can be done without
Detriment — — Your Two selves who are upon the Spot are best Judges
— The Lord direct you for the best! — will not [ye | the]yethe
[28th | 28th]28th28th Instant[1766-08-28] be too soon to leave Bristol[place0020.ocp]? it is a large place, [& | and]&and should but little be done there, it will not ^[above] have^have
a good look — on the other-hand if all is done that is like to be done there in
that time, ['twill | it will]'twillit will be a pity to
Loiter away your time, which all that knows your Active Disposition, knows can't
but be [disagreable | disagreeable]disagreabledisagreeable — in this Likewise I hope [you'l | you'll]you'lyou'll be directed — ['tis | it is]'tisit is
provoking to find you are disappointed by not [receiveing | receiving]receiveingreceiving the Narratives. in 5 minutes after [Recieveing | receiving]Recieveingreceiving your Letter, I sent to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Oliver[pers0797.ocp]s, they were ^[right] sent^sent last Friday [Sen'night | Sevennight]Sen'nightSevennight
[& | and]&and directed for the [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Whitaker[pers0037.ocp] at [ye | the]yethe
Tabernacle in the Old Orchard[place0229.ocp]
Bristol[place0020.ocp]
[& | and]&and his man [Deliver'd | delivered]Deliver'ddelivered them to [ye | the]yethe Carrier himself, who said his name was James, at [ye | the]yethe 3 Cups in Bread street London[place0017.ocp]—.
I have [order'd | ordered]order'dordered
the same ^[above] man^man to go directly to [ye | the]yethe Inn [& | and]&and see if by mistake they were neglected to be put in [ye | the]yethe
[waggon | wagon]waggonwagon when loading — I would send more directly, only hope before now they
are come to your hands — — The Bristol[place0020.ocp] people in general I believe are not so Generous in Money
matters as the Londoners [& | and]&and others — [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Phene[pers0426.ocp] acts a Noble part indeed made it appear like a Contrast
to us; your going from a Man of his Sortment to Richards[pers0443.ocp]
[&c | etc.]&cetc.
[&c | etc.]&cetc. — [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Tho.s
| Thomas ]Tho.s
Thomas Cox[pers0142.ocp] thinks of setting out for Exeter[place0071.ocp] on Thursday [ye | the]yethe
[28th | 28th]28th28th
[Ins.t | instant]Ins.tinstant
[1766-08-28] he may pave the way for you [& | and]&and now I think on it, if he can Conveniently he may take some Narratives with
him — when You are About to Move [& | and]&and can let us know where ^[above] you^you are like to be in a few
days, whoever of us are Acquainted with any leading men there, would send letters to
them for Example at Bradford[place0015.ocp] I'm intimate with
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Spencer[pers0510.ocp] the Clergyman — with [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Richd | Richard]RichdRichard Haynes[pers0249.ocp]
[ye | the]yethe Baptist minister — [wth | with]wthwith
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Shrapnell[pers0485.ocp]
[ye | the]yethe Clothier [& | and]&and many others, to Each of [ye | the]yethe above you give my hearty Love [& | and]&and hope they'll be as Ser‐ -viceable in the Affair you are come about as
they [poſsibly | possibly]poſsiblypossibly can — —
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Whitefield[pers0038.ocp] has [recd | received]recdreceived a letter from [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Stillingfleet[pers0520.ocp], who was very sorry he was not at home when you
was there — Seems very hearty [& | and]&and doubts not but something Considerable will be done for you there; November
he reckons the best time — [D..r | Dr.]D..rDr. Franklin[pers0204.ocp] is abroad [& | and]&and is Expected home [ye | the]yethe
[begining | beginning]beginingbeginning of [ Oct..br | October] Oct..brOctober his Recommendation will be of real Service [& | and]&and will be got for [& | and]&and sent to you as soon as he arrives — your maid Always desires I would
send her Duty to you both — [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Stafford[pers0515.ocp] wanted a Maid [& | and]&and would have had her, she
Consulted with me [gap: tear][guess (h-dawnd): t]told her
by no means, she must be your Servant [till | 'til]till'til you Quitted London[place0128.ocp] — she is one
that you can trust,
[& | and]&and knows your method [& | and]&and all that comes after You — she [seem'd | seemed]seem'dseemed very well [satisfy'd | satisfied]satisfy'dsatisfied when I told her as above — what you have to say about her (if you
have [any thing | anything]any thinganything) let it be in my Letter— as I don't know [wether | whether]wetherwhether
[she^[above] d^d | she'd]she^[above] d^dshe'd
like I should say [any thing | anything]any thinganything or no — — I don't know [any thing | anything]any thinganything particular more I have to say at present, only your Friends ^[above] here^here are all hearty in wishing well to your undertaking [& | and]&and none more [then | than]thenthan
[S:r | Sir]S:rSir
[Closer]
[yr | your]yryour Real [Frd | friend]Frdfriend
[& | and]&and
[Servt | servant]Servtservant
[Robt | Robert]RobtRobert Keen[pers0301.ocp]
[Postscript]
[Trailer]
[left] From [mr | Mr.]mrMr. Keen[pers0301.ocp]
Aug. [20. | 20th]20.20th 1766[1766-08-20]
From [mr | Mr.]mrMr. Keen[pers0301.ocp]
Aug. [20. | 20th]20.20th 1766[1766-08-20]
To The [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[M:r | Mr.]M:rMr.
[Nath:l | Nathaniel]Nath:lNathaniel Whitaker[pers0037.ocp] at [ M:r | Mr.] M:rMr. Irelands[pers0275.ocp]
[Mercht | Merchant]MerchtMerchant
[Bristoll | Bristol]BristollBristol
[place0020.ocp]
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pers0037.ocp | M r Mr. Whitaker | recipient | Whitaker, Nathaniel |
pers0497.ocp | M r Mr. Smith | mentioned | Smith, John |
pers0465.ocp | M r Mr. Savage | mentioned | Savage, Samuel |
pers0038.ocp | M r Mr. Whitefield | mentioned | Whitefield, George |
pers0443.ocp | M r Mr. Richards | mentioned | Richards |
pers0186.ocp | M r Mr. Evans | mentioned | Evans |
pers0030.ocp | M. r Mr. Occum Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0797.ocp | M r Mr. Oliver | mentioned | Oliver |
pers0426.ocp | M r Mr. Phene | mentioned | Phene |
pers0443.ocp | Richards | mentioned | Richards |
pers0142.ocp | M r Mr. Tho. s Thomas Cox | mentioned | Cox, Thomas |
pers0510.ocp | M r Mr. Spencer | mentioned | Spencer |
pers0249.ocp | M r Mr. Rich d Richard Haynes | mentioned | Haynes, Richard |
pers0485.ocp | M r Mr. Shrapnell | mentioned | Shrapnell |
pers0520.ocp | M r Mr. Stillingfleet | mentioned | Stillingfleet |
pers0204.ocp | D.. r Dr. Franklin | mentioned | Franklin |
pers0515.ocp | M r Mr. Stafford | mentioned | Stafford |
pers0301.ocp | Rob t Robert Keen | writer | Keen, Robert |
pers0030.ocp | M r Mr. Occum Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0301.ocp | m r Mr. Keen | writer | Keen, Robert |
pers0037.ocp | M: r Mr. Nath: l Nathaniel Whitaker | recipient | Whitaker, Nathaniel |
pers0275.ocp | M: r Mr. Irelands | mentioned | Ireland |
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1766-08-20 | 20:th20th Aug.stAugust 1766 |
1766-08-28 | yethe 28th28th Instant |
1766-08-28 | Thursday yethe 28th28th Ins.tinstant |
1766-08-20 | Aug. 20.20th 1766 |
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