Moses Peck, letter to Eleazar Wheelock, 1766 September 19
19 September 1766[1766-09-19]
ms number766519
[note (type: abstract): Peck writes of good reports from England regarding Wheelock, Whitaker and Occom, and discusses other business relating to matters at home and abroad.][note (type: handwriting): Informal handwriting is mostly clear and legible.][note (type: paper): Large sheet folded in half to make four pages is in good-to-poor condition, with light-to-moderate staining, creasing and wear. A large portion of two recto/verso has been torn away, which results in a minor loss of text.][note (type: ink): Brown-black.][note (type: noteworthy): An unknown hand has written the Latin phrase "Bonus a um" (the word "good" and its declined endings) on two verso.]EventsFundraising Tour of Great Britain
Persistent Identifier
[Opener]
[Boſton | Boston ]Boſton Boston [place0013.ocp]
[Sep.r | September]Sep.rSeptember 19 — 1766[1766-09-19].
[Rev.d
| Rev.]Rev.d
Rev.
[& | and]&and Very Dear Sir.
I Got home [Wensday | Wednesday]WensdayWednesday 4 ‐ oClock found my [famely | family ]famely family
[Weel | well]Weelwell
[Bleſed | blessed]Bleſedblessed be God — Your [Leters | letters]Letersletters by the way of [hallifax | Halifax]hallifaxHalifax[place0094.ocp] are Sent forward — hope you have Good tidings in [ye | the]yethe Enclosed
[Leters | letters]Letersletters by [Mr
| Mr. ]Mr
Mr.
[Henry | Henry]HenryHenry Bromfield[pers0097.ocp], He Says [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Wheelock [pers0036.ocp]
[hes | has ]hes has
[eſtabliſed | established]eſtabliſedestablished a Very Good [Caracter | character]Caractercharacter in England[place0068.ocp], [allso | also]allsoalso
[Meſsrs
| Messrs.]Meſsrs
Messrs.
Whitaker[pers0037.ocp] and [Occum | Occom]OccumOccom[pers0030.ocp]. And those things that [ware | were]warewere Sent Over [Deſiring | desiring]Deſiringdesiring to [Diſ^[above] ad^advantage | disadvantage]Diſ^[above] ad^advantagedisadvantage
[& | and]&and discredit, [Loose | lose]Looselose their [influnce | influence]influnceinfluence
^[above] and [Dye | die]Dyedie^and [Dye | die]Dyedie (and I believe the [Creadit | credit]Creaditcredit of those that Sent them proportionable) and that
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whitaker[pers0037.ocp] had [Colected | collected]Colectedcollected £2000 —
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[De Berdt | DeBerdt]De BerdtDeBerdt[pers0014.ocp]
[informes | informs]informesinforms me, [Mr
| Mr. ]Mr
Mr.
[Occum | Occom]OccumOccom[pers0030.ocp] is Very [Weel | well]Weelwell and
[hes | has ]hes has
[Receved | received]Recevedreceived Several [hansum | handsome]hansumhandsome Contributions one of £100 and Another of £50. has been paid us.
thus he—
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Chamberlin | Chamberlain]ChamberlinChamberlain[pers0115.ocp] informs that he is ordered to pay [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] £100 — I have applied [their | there]theirthere for the things You Wrote for by [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Gary[pers0216.ocp] — your [Leters | letters]Letersletters that Came by him will have a [pase | pause]pasepause this week — no Books yet from
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Whitaker[pers0037.ocp] — I am informed that [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Kitchin[pers0316.ocp]s Legacy was so Left that [Miſsrs | Messrs.]MiſsrsMessrs.
Pemberton [pers0415.ocp]
[& | and ]& and
Ellett[pers0181.ocp] have Laid their hands upon it —
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Whitaker[pers0037.ocp] says [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Whi[gap: tear][guess (h-dawnd): te]tefield [pers0038.ocp]
[hes | has]heshas
[Rote | written]Rotewritten a Strange [Leter | letter]Leterletter to [Mr
| Mr. ]Mr
Mr.
[Maſon | Mason]MaſonMason[pers0357.ocp], (but it [hante | hasn't]hantehasn't yet [Com | come]Comcome to hand) — I have informed [Miſsrs | Messrs.]MiſsrsMessrs.
Whitaker[pers0037.ocp]–field[pers0038.ocp] of What [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Gary[pers0216.ocp] Says [Reſpecting | respecting ]Reſpecting respecting
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Well[pers0563.ocp]'s Farm —
The [Commiſsrs | Commissioners]CommiſsrsCommissioners[org0095.ocp]
[hear | here]hearhere begin to [buſsel | bustle]buſselbustle, [Miſsrs | Messrs.]MiſsrsMessrs.
Ellett[pers0181.ocp]
[& | and]&and
[Cuſhing | Cushing]CuſhingCushing[pers0146.ocp] are Going to [Stockbridg | Stockbridge]StockbridgStockbridge[place0225.ocp], are to advise with [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Hopkins[pers0261.ocp] in their way — others are going nearer home,
and by and by they will send home a Long Narrative of what Great [Js | Jesus]JsJesus
[hes | has ]hes has
[Don | done]Dondone —
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Patten[pers0408.ocp]
[preched | preached]prechedpreached
^[above] here^here for [Meſsrs
| Messrs.]Meſsrs
Messrs.
Foxcraft[pers0019.ocp]
[& | and]&and Young Chick‐ly[pers0708.ocp]
Last Lords Day, to Good [exceptance | acceptance]exceptanceacceptance —
You mentioned a Book that my Son[pers0180.ocp]
might want byut I forgot the name, please to inform, and every thing else that you [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): yo]yoWant for [yourſelf | yourself]yourſelfyourself or [Famely | family]Famelyfamily
and use your [humbl | humble]humblhumble
[Servent | servant]Serventservant as you please Myine [& | and]&and
[Mrs | Mrs.]MrsMrs. Peck[pers0413.ocp]s [eſpeachal | especial ]eſpeachal especial
[Regardes | regards]Regardesregards to [your Self | yourself]your Selfyourself and [Madan | Madam]MadanMadam[pers0577.ocp], [Reſpects | respects]Reſpectsrespects to Sir Wheelock[pers0578.ocp], Love to all And [excuſe | excuse]excuſeexcuse all my Crock
[Closer]
[Moſes | Moses]MoſesMoses Peck[pers0032.ocp]
[Postscript]
Pray [Lets | let us]Letslet us Know how
[Miſs | Miss]MiſsMiss
[Abegil | Abigil]AbegilAbigil
[pers0296.ocp]
[Gites | gets]Gitesgets home
[Trailer]
To the [Revd
| Rev.]Revd
Rev.
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp].
To The [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Eleazer | Eleazar]EleazerEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
in
Lebanon[place0122.ocp]
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Moses Peck[pers0032.ocp]'s [Lettr | letter]Lettrletter
[Sep.t | September]Sep.tSeptember
[29th | 29th]29th29th 1766[1766-09-29]. Bonus a um
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People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0097.ocp | M r Mr. Henr y Henry Bromfield | mentioned | Bromfield, Henry |
pers0036.ocp | M r Mr. Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0037.ocp | Whitaker | mentioned | Whitaker, Nathaniel |
pers0030.ocp | Occum Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0037.ocp | M. r Mr. Whitaker | mentioned | Whitaker, Nathaniel |
pers0014.ocp | M r Mr. De Berdt DeBerdt | mentioned | DeBerdt, Dennys |
pers0030.ocp | M r Mr. Occum Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0115.ocp | M r Mr. Chamberlin Chamberlain | mentioned | Chamberlain, Alexander Jr. |
pers0036.ocp | M r Mr. Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0216.ocp | M r Mr. Gary | mentioned | Gary |
pers0037.ocp | M r Mr. Whitaker | mentioned | Whitaker, Nathaniel |
pers0316.ocp | M r Mr. Kitchin | mentioned | Kitchin |
pers0415.ocp | Pemberton | mentioned | Pemberton, Ebenezer Jr. |
pers0181.ocp | Ellett | mentioned | Ellett |
pers0038.ocp | M r Mr. Whi te field | mentioned | Whitefield, George |
pers0357.ocp | M r Mr. Maſon Mason | mentioned | Mason |
pers0038.ocp | field | mentioned | Whitefield, George |
pers0563.ocp | M r Mr. Well | mentioned | Well |
pers0146.ocp | Cuſhing Cushing | mentioned | Cushing |
pers0261.ocp | M r Mr. Hopkins | mentioned | Hopkins, Samuel |
pers0408.ocp | M r Mr. Patten | mentioned | Patten, William |
pers0019.ocp | Foxcraft | mentioned | Foxcroft, Thomas |
pers0708.ocp | Chick‐ ly | mentioned | Chickley |
pers0180.ocp | my Son | mentioned | Peck, Elijah |
pers0413.ocp | M rs Mrs. Peck | mentioned | Peck, Elizabeth (née Townsend) |
pers0577.ocp | Madan Madam | mentioned | Wheelock, Mary (née Brinsmead) |
pers0578.ocp | Sir Wheelock | mentioned | Wheelock, Rodulphus |
pers0032.ocp | Moſes Moses Peck | writer | Peck, Moses |
pers0296.ocp | Miſs Miss Abegil Abigil | mentioned | Ripley, Abigail (née Wheelock) |
pers0036.ocp | M r Mr. Eleazer Eleazar Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0032.ocp | M. r Mr. Moses Peck | writer | Peck, Moses |
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place0013.ocp | Boſton Boston | Boston |
place0094.ocp | hallifax Halifax | Halifax |
place0068.ocp | England | England |
place0225.ocp | Stockbridg Stockbridge | Stockbridge |
place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
Organizations identified in this document:
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org0095.ocp | The CommiſsrsCommissioners | The Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the parts adjacent in America |
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1766-09-19 | Sep.rSeptember 19 — 1766 |
1766-09-29 | Sep.tSeptember 29th29th 1766 |
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& | and |
& | and |
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Js | Jesus |
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