David Fowler, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1766 August 26

Author Fowler, David[pers0155.ocp]

26 August 1766[1766-08-26]

Call Number766476.2

[note (type: abstract): Fowler writes to Wheelock, bitterly protesting the treatment he has received for purchasing what Wheelock thinks are too costly items at Mr. Breed’s store.][note (type: handwriting): Largely clear and legible, but with many deletions and overwrites.][note (type: paper): Wide sheet folded in half to make four pages is in good-to-fair condition, with light-to-heavy creasing, staining and wear. Much of the wax seal remains.][note (type: ink): Black-brown.][note (type: noteworthy): Wheelock’s response, with echoes from this letter, is document number 766476.1.]
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[Opener]
[Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev. and [Hon.d | Honoured]Hon.dHonoured Sir,
I think it very hard that
I [muſt | must]muſtmust [above] be be [ſ | s]ſs[blam'd | blamed]blam'dblamed [ſo | so]ſoso much as [above] I haveI have been [ſince | since]ſincesince my Return
from home, and all for taking up those things at
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Breed[pers0005.ocp]s, when I [hard | had]hardhad Orders from [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Whee­
lock[pers0036.ocp]
to get them, for which I am now accounted
a Devil or [Proude | proud]Proudeproud as the Devil. After you have re­
peatedly and [manifeſtly | manifestly]manifeſtlymanifestly told me that I [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould
have [whalſoever | whatsoever]whalſoeverwhatsoever I wanted; If you denied me when
I came to [aſk | ask]aſkask for them; I [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould not feel half [ſo | so]ſoso bad
as I do now, or if you told me in a mild Manner
when I got home: those things which you got
willegibleere too good and too [coſtly | costly]coſtlycostly, you [muſt | must]muſtmust not have
them, I [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould not [reſiſt | resist]reſiſtresist you —. You know,
Sir, I have been always been [governd | governed]governdgoverned and [ad­
viſ'd | ad
vised]
ad­
viſ'd
ad
vised
by you with all [eaſe | ease]eaſeease imaginable. —
—. This brings into my mind what Treat­
ment I met [ſince | since]ſincesince I came here. yea it is [ſhame­
ful | shame
ful]
ſhame­
ful
shame
ful
, when I have been [above] [ſo | so]ſoso[ſo | so]ſoso faithful to you as if I was
your Negro, yea wI have [almoſt | almost]almoſtalmost [kill'd | killed]kill'dkilled [myſelf | myself]myſelfmyself
in Labouring. — I have done hitherto all what
laid in my Power to [kelp | help]kelphelp you; I think I can
[ſay | say]ſaysay and [beleive | believe]beleivebelieve you too that I have done more
Service to you thatn all the [reſt | rest]reſtrest of the Indian
Boys. and now I am too bad to live in the [Houſe | house]Houſehouse for
one of my [miſſtepes | missteps]miſſtepesmissteps, therefore I [muſt | must]muſtmust leave you
and your School[org0098.ocp] this very Day anyd go weeping
in the Road homeward
I am [greivd | grieved]greivdgrieved that I have toroubled [above] you [ſo | so]ſoso muchyou [ſo | so]ſoso much as I have.
I am [ſorry | sorry]ſorrysorry those things were not denied me at
[fiillegiblerſt | first]fiillegiblerſtfirst and then it would been all well and [eaſy | easy]eaſyeasy
before now. — But [aſure | assure]aſureassure you, Sir, you
[ſhall | shall]ſhallshall receive Payment from me yearly [till | 'til]till'til
every [Fathing | farthing]Fathingfarthing be paid, it [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall not be [ſaid | said]ſaidsaid
all that Money and illegible Pains which was [ſpent | spent]ſpentspent
for David Fowler[pers0155.ocp] an Indian [above] waswas for Nought I can
get Payment as well as white Man. O Dear me!
I cant [ſay | say]ſaysay no more, I am yr
[Closer]
your unwo[above] rrthy Servant,
David Fowler[pers0155.ocp]
[Trailer]
David Fowler[pers0155.ocp]'s
[Augs.t | August]Augs.tAugust 26. 1766.[1766-08-26]
To the [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
in
Lebanon[place0122.ocp]
[note (type: editorial): Blank page.]
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People identified in this document:

id Text in document Role in header Authorized Name
pers0005.ocp M r Mr. Breed mentioned Breed, Gershom
pers0036.ocp M r Mr. Whee­ lock recipient Wheelock, Eleazar
pers0155.ocp David Fowler writer Fowler, David
pers0155.ocp David Fowler writer Fowler, David
pers0036.ocp M r Mr. Eleazar Wheelock recipient Wheelock, Eleazar

Places identified in this document:

id Text in document Authorized Name
place0122.ocp Lebanon Lebanon

Organizations identified in this document:

id Text in document Authorized Name
org0098.ocp your School Moor’s Indian Charity School

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1766-08-26 Aug.ſtAugust 26 1766
1766-08-26 Augs.tAugust 26. 1766.

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