Robert Keen, letter, to Nathaniel Whitaker, 1766 August 20

Author Keen, Robert[pers0301.ocp]

20 August 1766[1766-08-20]

Call 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

Persistent Identifier
[Opener]

[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Whitaker[pers0037.ocp]
[S.r | Sir,]S.rSir,
For these 2 Tuesdays [above] pastpast 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] youyou 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] havehave 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] sentsent
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] manman 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] youyou 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..br
October
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] dd | she'd]she[above] ddshe'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] herehere are all hearty in wishing
well to your undertaking [& | and]&and none more [then | than]thenthan [S:r
| Sir]
S:r
Sir
[Closer]
[yr | your]yryour Real [Frd | friend]Frdfriend [& | and]&and [Servt | servant]Servtservant
[Robt | Robert]RobtRobert Keen[pers0301.ocp]
[Postscript]
P. S. Hearty Love to
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Occum | Occom]OccumOccom[pers0030.ocp], accept [ye | the]yethe same [yrself | yourself]yrselfyourself
[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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People identified in this document:

id Text in document Role in header Authorized Name
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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place0020.ocp Bristol Bristol
place0229.ocp Tabernacle in the Old Orchard Tabernacle in the Old Orchard
place0017.ocp Bread street London Bread Street, London, England
place0071.ocp Exeter Exeter
place0015.ocp Bradford Bradford
place0020.ocp Bristoll Bristol Bristol

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