Samuel Ashpo, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1766 August 22
22 August 1766[1766-08-22]
ms number766472
[note (type: abstract): Ashpo relates the status of negotiations in Chenango as to a possible minister and schoolmaster, and notes the success of a sermon he recently preached.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is clear and legible, yet letter case is frequently difficult to discern. The trailer is in an unknown hand.][note (type: paper): Single sheet is in good-to-fair condition, with light-to-moderate staining, creasing and wear that results in a minor loss of text.][note (type: ink): Brown ink is somewhat faded.][note (type: noteworthy): The identity of "the King" is uncertain, and so he has been left untagged. In the first paragraph, the meaning of the word "unedogke" is uncertain. ]
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[Opener]
[Janingo | Chenango]JaningoChenango[place0110.ocp]
[Aguſt | August]AguſtAugust 22 AD 1766[1766-08-22]
[Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp],
I Will inform you that I got well [in to | into]in tointo
[Janingo | Chenango]JaningoChenango[place0110.ocp] and I have Speak with the King, Concerning [a bout | about]a boutabout the [Miniſter | minister]Miniſterminister And [Shool Maſter | schoolmaster]Shool Maſterschoolmaster, but He
[Seays | says]Seayssays I [Con | can]Concan not [anſwer | answer]anſweranswer you now I am like a Tenant [unto | to]untoto unedogke King. (but I will [trye | try]tryetry to get
[Leberty | liberty]Lebertyliberty the next Council they have [hear | here]hearhere) and then I will [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): ] give]] give Give you [anſwer | answer]anſweranswer, This is all He Said,, and I Preached [a bout | about]a boutabout 11 [fournoon | forenoon]fournoonforenoon to Small Number of [Inds | Indians]IndsIndians, I begun as it were with Fear and Trembling, feeling but little Power,
but god greatly
[aſſiſted | assisted]aſſiſtedassisted me, few dry Eyes Seemed to be in the [Aſſembly | assembly]Aſſemblyassembly for a [Conſiderable | considerable]Conſiderableconsiderable Time. I had an affecting [Proſpect | prospect]Proſpectprospect of the glories of the upper World. and Was enable to Speak of
[illegible] them feelingly to others. I believe many
were filled as With new ^[above] wine^wine it Seemed as if time of
[Refreſhing | refreshing]Refreſhingrefreshing was Come from the [Preſenc | presence]Preſencpresence of the Lord Even [gap: hole][guess (h-dawnd): [ſo | so]ſoso][ſo | so]ſoso Come Lord [Jeſus | Jesus]JeſusJesus Come quickly Amen and Amen
[Closer]
[Trailer]
[Samll | Samuel]SamllSamuel
[Aſpho | Ashpo]AſphoAshpo[pers0002.ocp]'s —
[Augst | August]AugstAugust 22. 1766—[1766-08-22]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0036.ocp | Eleazar Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0002.ocp | Sam ll Samuel Aſhpo Ashpo | writer | Ashpo, Samuel |
pers0002.ocp | Sam ll Samuel Aſpho Ashpo | writer | Ashpo, Samuel |
Places identified in this document:
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place0110.ocp | Janingo Chenango | Chenango |
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Dates identified in this document:
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1766-08-22 | AguſtAugust 22 AD 1766 |
1766-08-22 | AugstAugust 22. 1766— |
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variation | Janingo | Chenango |
variation | Aguſt | August |
modernization | Rev.d | Rev. |
variation | in to | into |
variation | a bout | about |
modernization | Miniſter | minister |
variation | Shool Maſter | schoolmaster |
variation | Seays | says |
variation | Con | can |
modernization | anſwer | answer |
variation | unto | to |
variation | trye | try |
variation | Leberty | liberty |
variation | hear | here |
variation | fournoon | forenoon |
modernization | aſſiſted | assisted |
modernization | Aſſembly | assembly |
modernization | Conſiderable | considerable |
modernization | Proſpect | prospect |
modernization | Refreſhing | refreshing |
variation | Preſenc | presence |
modernization | ſo | so |
modernization | Jeſus | Jesus |
modernization | Aſhpo | Ashpo |
variation | Aſpho | Ashpo |
Expanded abbreviations:
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Inds | Indians |
Samll | Samuel |
Augst | August |
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