Moses Peck, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1766 September
September 1766[1766-09]
ms number766540
[note (type: abstract): Peck encloses a bill, and copies a letter from Whitefield to Mason regarding the controversy involving Occom and the New England Company.][note (type: handwriting): Informal handwriting is somewhat scratchy, yet mostly legible. There are several uncrossed t’s that have been corrected by the transcriber.][note (type: paper): Large sheet folded in half to make four pages is in fair condition, with moderate staining, creasing and wear.][note (type: ink): Brown-black.][note (type: noteworthy): A tag reading "GIFT OF MRS. THOMAS C. ESTY" is affixed to the top of one verso.][note (type: signature): There is no signature from Peck; Whitefield’s initials are copied at the end of the excerpt.][note (type: layout): The first page of the letter is on one recto, but the second page is on two verso, not one verso.]EventsFundraising Tour of Great Britain
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[Opener]
[Revd | Rev.]RevdRev. Sir
I have put on Board [Cpt | Capt.]CptCapt. freeman[pers0206.ocp] a [bundel | bundle]bundelbundle of, Six Large Sides of Sole leather, [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): c]c 93 [wa.t | wt.]wa.twt. £4.19-2 — And as. Could not [Git | get]Gitget any Good [Neates | neats]Neatesneats Leather now — I Shall [Git Sum | get some]Git Sumget some and Send the next [opertunity | opportunity]opertunityopportunity Except you [for-bid | forbid]for-bidforbid it— The [Shuger | sugar]Shugersugar and other things [Mrs | Mrs.]MrsMrs. Smith[pers0502.ocp] Will Send — [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Whitaker[pers0037.ocp]
[hes | has]heshas Sent Me a Long [Leter | letter]Leterletter, with a [Coppy | copy]Coppycopy of [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Oliver[pers0031.ocp]s, which I [Supose | suppose]Suposesuppose You have — I Shall Send a [Coppy | copy]Coppycopy to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Littel | Little]LittelLittle[pers0330.ocp] of Newbury[place0154.ocp]
[&.c | etc.]&.cetc.— That part of [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Whitfeld | Whitefield]WhitfeldWhitefield[pers0038.ocp]s [Leter | letter]Leterletter to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Mason[pers0358.ocp], Which Relates to your
[Affares | affairs]Affaresaffairs is as [follow.s | follows]follow.sfollows— London[place0128.ocp]
July 23-1766[1766-07-23] My [Dr | Dear]DrDear
Jonathan[pers0358.ocp].
Not one Line Since the repeal of the Stamp act — old [friendſhip | friendship]friendſhipfriendship will not permit you to be long Silent — bodily [illneſs | illness]illneſsillness and a [Multiplicety | multiplicity]Multiplicetymultiplicity of [busyneſs | business]busyneſsbusiness prevents my frequent [Correspondance | correspondence]Correspondancecorrespondence — but I am doing what Little I can for those to [home | whom]homewhom I Cannot write—
[Bleſsed | Blessed]BleſsedBlessed be God the Indian affair Suc[illegible]ceeds
and will Succeed even beyond Expectation — Strange that it Should be [oppoſed | opposed]oppoſedopposed
[onely | only]onelyonly at least chiefly from your Side the water — a [leter | letter]leterletter is Said to be written by a
certain Board of [Corrispondence | Correspondence]CorrispondenceCorrespondence[org0095.ocp]
[inſinuating | insinuating]inſinuatinginsinuating that Con==tributions were procured in [New-England | New England]New-EnglandNew England[place0158.ocp]
[& | and]&and elsewhere by [Repreſenting | representing]Repreſentingrepresenting
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Occum | Occom]OccumOccom[pers0030.ocp] as a [Mohock | Mohawk]MohockMohawk[org0062.ocp] (not a Mohegan[org0063.ocp]) and all a
Sudden converted from a State of Heathenism
[Chriſsanity | Christianity]ChriſsanityChristianity — as this is a palpable untruth and proved to be So on this Side the
water, it [hath | has]hathhas Greatly [Leſsend | lessened]Leſsendlessened the Character of the [perſons | persons]perſonspersons
[Suppos'd | supposed]Suppos'dsupposed to be [Concern'd | concerned]Concern'dconcerned— Suredly, it becomes them to Clear [themſelves | themselves]themſelvesthemselves
in this matter, or one that prejudice or
envy or both have Dreadfully influenced them to take this [ungearded | unguarded]ungeardedunguarded, ungenerous, [unchriſtian | unchristian]unchriſtianunchristian Step—
but thoughts are vain against the Lord All Shall Subserve His Standing word
Satan thwarts and Men object And Yet the thing they thwart effect—
Hallelujah —
You may [shew | show]shewshow this to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Pemberton[pers0415.ocp] or whom you think proper— I wish [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Blair[pers0086.ocp] Good [Succeſs | success]Succeſssuccess in the name of the Lord— Love to All— [Ceaſe | Cease]CeaſeCease not to pray for, my Very [Dr | dear]Drdear Friends
[Closer]
Ever Yours [&c &c | etc. etc.]&c &cetc. etc. in Jesus
GW[pers0038.ocp]
^[left] A [Coppy | Copy]CoppyCopy^A [Coppy | Copy]CoppyCopy
[Trailer]
Copy of a Letter from The [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
George Whitefield[pers0038.ocp] in [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Peck[pers0032.ocp]'s with [Acc.t | account]Acc.taccount of sole Leather [Sept.r | September]Sept.rSeptember 1766[1766-09]—
To the [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Eleazr | Eleazar]EleazrEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] in Lebanon[place0122.ocp] to the Care of [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[Nathl | Nathaniel]NathlNathaniel Whitaker[pers0037.ocp] in
Norwich[place0174.ocp] by [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Breed[pers0005.ocp].
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People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0206.ocp | Cpt Capt. freeman | mentioned | Freeman |
pers0502.ocp | M rs Mrs. Smith | mentioned | Smith, Mercy (née Bridgham) |
pers0037.ocp | M r Mr. Whitaker | mentioned | Whitaker, Nathaniel |
pers0031.ocp | M r Mr. Oliver | mentioned | Oliver, Andrew |
pers0330.ocp | M r Mr. Littel Little | mentioned | Little, Ebenezer |
pers0038.ocp | M r Mr. Whitfeld Whitefield | mentioned | Whitefield, George |
pers0358.ocp | M r Mr. Mason | mentioned | Mason, Jonathan |
pers0358.ocp | Jonathan | mentioned | Mason, Jonathan |
pers0030.ocp | M r Mr. Occum Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0415.ocp | M r Mr. Pemberton | mentioned | Pemberton, Ebenezer Jr. |
pers0086.ocp | M r Mr. Blair | mentioned | Blair, Samuel |
pers0038.ocp | GW | mentioned | Whitefield, George |
pers0038.ocp | George Whitefield | mentioned | Whitefield, George |
pers0032.ocp | M. r Mr. Peck | writer | Peck, Moses |
pers0036.ocp | M r Mr. Eleaz r Eleazar Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0037.ocp | Nath l Nathaniel Whitaker | mentioned | Whitaker, Nathaniel |
pers0005.ocp | M r Mr. Breed | mentioned | Breed, Gershom |
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place0154.ocp | Newbury | Newbury |
place0128.ocp | London | London |
place0158.ocp | New-England New England | New England |
place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
place0174.ocp | Norwich | Norwich |
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org0095.ocp | certain Board of CorrispondenceCorrespondence | The Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the parts adjacent in America |
org0062.ocp | MohockMohawk | Mohawk Nation |
org0063.ocp | Mohegan | Mohegan Tribe |
Dates identified in this document:
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1766-07-23 | July 23-1766 |
1766-09 | Sept.rSeptember 1766 |
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modernization | Revd | Rev. |
modernization | Cpt | Capt. |
variation | bundel | bundle |
modernization | wa.t | wt. |
variation | Git | get |
variation | Neates | neats |
variation | Git Sum | get some |
variation | opertunity | opportunity |
variation | for-bid | forbid |
variation | Shuger | sugar |
modernization | Mrs | Mrs. |
modernization | Mr | Mr. |
variation | hes | has |
variation | Leter | letter |
variation | Coppy | copy |
variation | Supose | suppose |
variation | Littel | Little |
modernization | &.c | etc. |
variation | Whitfeld | Whitefield |
variation | Affares | affairs |
modernization | follow.s | follows |
modernization | friendſhip | friendship |
modernization | illneſs | illness |
variation | Multiplicety | multiplicity |
variation | busyneſs | business |
variation | Correspondance | correspondence |
variation | home | whom |
modernization | Bleſsed | Blessed |
modernization | oppoſed | opposed |
variation | onely | only |
variation | leter | letter |
variation | Corrispondence | Correspondence |
modernization | inſinuating | insinuating |
variation | New-England | New England |
modernization | Repreſenting | representing |
variation | Occum | Occom |
variation | Mohock | Mohawk |
variation | Chriſsanity | Christianity |
variation | hath | has |
variation | Leſsend | lessened |
modernization | perſons | persons |
modernization | themſelves | themselves |
variation | ungearded | unguarded |
modernization | unchriſtian | unchristian |
variation | shew | show |
modernization | Succeſs | success |
modernization | Ceaſe | Cease |
modernization | &c &c | etc. etc. |
variation | Coppy | Copy |
modernization | Rev.d | Rev. |
modernization | M.r | Mr. |
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Dr | Dear |
& | and |
Suppos'd | supposed |
Concern'd | concerned |
Dr | dear |
Acc.t | account |
Sept.r | September |
Eleazr | Eleazar |
Nathl | Nathaniel |
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