Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to Nathaniel Whitaker, 1766 October 13
13 October 1766[1766-10-13]
ms number766563
[note (type: abstract): Wheelock writes to Whitaker about the New England Company sending Mr. Mosley as missionary to Onaquaga at the same time as the Windham Association sent Mr. Smith. Wheelock criticizes the NEC and faults them for not supporting Occom in his mission to the Montauks on Long Island.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is small and somewhat cramped, which occasionally hinders legibility.][note (type: paper): Single sheet folded in half to make four pages is in fair condition. There is a large tear from top to bottom on two recto/verso, resulting in a significant loss of text.][note (type: ink): Dark black-brown ink bleeds front to back.][note (type: signature): The signature is missing due to the tear.]EventsFundraising Tour of Great Britain, Occom’s Mission to the Montauketts
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Yours via [N. | New]N.New York and by [Marſhal | Marshall]MarſhalMarshall[pers0356.ocp] and one Since of July [23.d | 23rd]23.d23rd[1766-07-23] have much [refreſhed | refreshed]refreſhedrefreshed me, [& | and]&and
[cauſed | caused]cauſedcaused my Heart to
[rejoyce | rejoice]rejoycerejoice in God, who hath not left off his loving [kindneſs | kindness]kindneſskindness to you and [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp], nor his Favours toward the great [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign on which you are Serving him.
I [in close | enclose]in closeenclose Letters from [Meſsrs | Messrs.]MeſsrsMessrs.
Saltar[pers0033.ocp], and Smith[pers0503.ocp], and also capt
Shaw[pers0477.ocp]s [acco.t | account]acco.taccount if there be need that their [Atteſtations | attestations]Atteſtationsattestations be Authen -ticated by Authority, only [adviſe | advise]adviſeadvise me of it, and it Shall be done.
As to what I [myſelf | myself]myſelfmyself know relative to their Sending [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[Moſely | Mosely]MoſelyMosely[pers1025.ocp] to [Onohaquagee | Onaquaga]OnohaquageeOnaquaga[place0182.ocp], when they fully knew that we had [Supplyed | supplied]Supplyedsupplied
[y.t | that]y.tthat
[Paarty | party]Paartyparty of Indians according to the [deſire | desire]deſiredesire of good Peter[pers0419.ocp] who was their [Meſsenger | messenger]Meſsengermessenger, and came on that very Errand. you, as well as I, and all our Country,
know, what [Abuſive | abusive]Abuſiveabusive
[& | and]&and Injurious
[Repreſentations | representations]Repreſentationsrepresentations they made of the narrative of that remarkable meeting of the three Parties,
from So great a [Diſtance | distance]Diſtancedistance, and without the [leaſt | least]leaſtleast knowledge of each others [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign; and they fully know by the Same Narrative that [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Smith[pers0503.ocp] was appointed to Serve them, and had accepted of it. And
you also know that when we were together at [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[place0013.ocp] in the beginning of June [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Oliver[pers0031.ocp] told us, they had no [Miſsy | missionary]Miſsymissionary about to go out, nor any that he knew of thatwho their Eyes
were upon Whom they had their Eyes upon. I [aſked | asked]aſkedasked
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Eliot[pers0182.ocp] a few Days after in the Town House (but am not certain
that you was [preſent | present]preſentpresent) Whether they had any
[Miſy | missionary]Miſymissionary to [imploy | employ]imployemploy this year? he told me they had none. I told him that we had agreed to [imploy | employ]imployemploy
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Gunn[pers0020.ocp] as Interpreter provided they did not [imploy | employ]imployemploy him. He told me he did not know of any Service they Should have for him.
you also know how importunate [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Forbes[pers0195.ocp] was that I would relay
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Smith[pers0503.ocp] to be [imployed | employed]imployedemployed in their Service, and how repeated- -ly he urged it when we were
at [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[place0013.ocp]. and once in parti- -cular at [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Smith[pers0503.ocp]s.
Sometime after I came Home, and after the [Miſseonaries | missionaries]Miſseonariesmissionaries were gone on their [Miſsion | mission]Miſsionmission I heard that [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[Moſeley | Mosely]MoſeleyMosely[pers1025.ocp] had been[in vited | invited]in vitedinvited, and was gone to [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[place0013.ocp], to accept of that [Miſsion | mission]Miſsionmission after he had accepted it he came to my House, [& | and]&and
[Shewed | showed]Shewedshowed me the votes of that Board[org0095.ocp]. viz.
£100 [Sterlg | Sterling]SterlgSterling for his Service a year, and, if I dont forget £30. [Sterlg | Sterling]SterlgSterling for [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Hawley[pers0021.ocp] to accompany [& | and]&and introduce him. I [aſked | asked]aſkedasked him if he did not know that [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Smith[pers0503.ocp] was gone to the Same Place he [ſaid | said]ſaidsaid he did, I
[aſkd | asked]aſkdasked how then did he expect to be introduced there. he [replyd | replied]replydreplied that [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Hawley[pers0021.ocp] was [imployd | employed]imploydemployed^[above] appointed^appointed to introduce him. [& | and]&and they [Suppoſd | supposed]Suppoſdsupposed that [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Hawley[pers0021.ocp]s long Acquaintance with, and [Intereſt | interest]Intereſtinterest in the Indians there, was Such that there would be no Difficulty in
removing [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Smith[pers0503.ocp]. However the [Com̅iſs.rs | commissioners]Com̅iſs.rscommissioners[org0095.ocp] had [ordred | ordered]ordredordered them not to make an open Breach in the Sight of the Indians. I
Supposed by his Reply that he did not [underſtand | understand]underſtandunderstand so much of the affair
Affair as I did, which I [wondred | wondered]wondredwondered at, Since there had been So much talk in [y.e | the]y.ethe Country about their Appearing in Opposition to me [&c. | etc.]&c.etc. after [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Smith[pers0503.ocp]'s return he told me he [beleived | believed]beleivedbelieved
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[Moſeley | Mosely]MoſeleyMosely[pers1025.ocp] had been greatly [imposd | imposed]imposdimposed upon. that he expected two or three hundred Sterling [inſtead | instead]inſteadinstead of one, and [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Smith[pers0503.ocp]
[tho't | thought]tho'tthought, if He ([M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[Moſely | Mosely]MoſelyMosely[pers1025.ocp]) had [diſcourſed | discoursed]diſcourſeddiscoursed with the [Com̅iſsrs | commissioners]Com̅iſsrscommissioners[org0095.ocp] before he had [manifeſted | manifested]manifeſtedmanifested to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Forbes[pers0195.ocp], his [Willingneſs | willingness]Willingneſswillingness to accept, he never[ wod | would] wodwould have accepted, of [y.e | the]y.ethe
[Miſsion | mission]Miſsionmission. I have [entertaind | entertained]entertaindentertained no uncharitable [tho'ts | thoughts]tho'tsthoughts of [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Hawley[pers0021.ocp] in [y.s | this]y.sthis Affair; he acted in the dark as a Servant to his [Imployers | employers]Imployersemployers; and I have good [reaſon | reason]reaſonreason to think that he has re- -flected with much [Regrett | regret]Regrettregret, that he was [Inſtrumental | instrumental]Inſtrumentalinstrumental to remove so pious learned ^[above] [& | and]&and well [accompliſhed | accomplished]accompliſhedaccomplished^[& | and]&and well [accompliſhed | accomplished]accompliſhedaccomplished a man as [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Smith[pers0503.ocp] from his Service among that poor [pp. | people]pp.people, for whom he had conceived a great Affection, and likely he may [regrett | regret]regrettregret the [needleſs | needless]needleſsneedless Expence of So much of [Chriſts | Christ's]ChriſtsChrist's money, not only in his [needleſs | needless]needleſsneedless Journey but in keeping [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Bowman[pers0090.ocp] and [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Rice[pers0441.ocp] So long in half pay. If the Indians had not been So long
without any Teacher among them, excepting my
Woolley[pers0041.ocp] in the Capacity of School [Maſter | master]Maſtermaster (Which if I remember right, was towards three years after [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Bowman[pers0090.ocp] left them, and they also had not known that the Indians
were well [ſupplied | supplied]ſuppliedsupplied, before they moved at all to get a [Miſsy | missionary]Miſsymissionary, their Zeal in this matter might have gained the Charity of all, and [Eſcaped | escaped]Eſcapedescaped the [Cenſures | censures]Cenſurescensures which they have [ſuffered | suffered]ſufferedsuffered by it —
This imperfect [acco.t | account]acco.taccount is according to the [beſt | best]beſtbest of my [Rememberance | remembrance]Rememberanceremembrance in too much [haſt | haste]haſthaste.
I am not able with any Certainty to come at what I [rec.d | received]rec.dreceived of the [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston
[Com̅iſsrs | Commissioners]Com̅iſsrsCommissioners[org0095.ocp] towards [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]s Support while he was with me, as my Book of [Accots | accounts]Accotsaccounts at [y.t | that]y.tthat Day was Small, and I thought nothing of any future use for it when the [accts | accounts]acctsaccounts were all Settled — however I [beleive | believe]beleivebelieve the [Com̅iſsrs | commissioners]Com̅iſsrscommissioners[org0095.ocp] paid all the
[Accots | accounts]Accotsaccounts
[w.c | which]w.cwhich I Sent them. ['till | 'til]'till'til I was perfectly tired of applying to them, and was fully convinced that I
could [eaſier | easier]eaſiereasier get a Support for him by begging of a few well [diſposed | disposed]diſposeddisposed
[perſons | persons]perſonspersons than by [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch a Tedious dependance upon them, and So I found it by [Expereince | experience]Expereinceexperience when I made the Trial.
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] was never [lookd | looked]lookdlooked upon as their [Schollar | scholar]Schollarscholar nor under their [Controul | control]Controulcontrol — perhaps if he had So been they might have made him more their Care.
Their Approbation was not [ſought | sought]ſoughtsought, nor did I ever [under Stand | understand]under Standunderstand, they ever [deſired | desired]deſireddesired or expected it, when he went from me to take [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Horton[pers0262.ocp]s place on the
Island[place0129.ocp]
After the [Commiſsirs | commissioners]Commiſsirscommissioners[org0095.ocp] had done what they did for him, (which was the greater part of
his Support for Several years) I [applyd | applied]applydapplied to our [Aſsociation | association]Aſsociationassociation[org0150.ocp], who made a Collection among [themſelves | themselves]themſelvesthemselves for my [Aſsiſtance | assistance]Aſsiſtanceassistance
[there in | therein]there intherein — but as our [Aſsoc.n | association]Aſsoc.nassociation[org0150.ocp] are Appointed to meet at [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Williams[pers0039.ocp]'s this week, I will mention the Affair to them, and [tranſmitt | transmit]tranſmitttransmit to you what light they can give. It may be they have Some Records of Facts,
as it was by their advice that I [firſt | first]firſtfirst made Application to the [Com̅iſs.rs | commissioners]Com̅iſs.rscommissioners[org0095.ocp]
And I think it w[gap: tear] the Ministry — [illegible][gap: tear] that the [Com̅iſsrs | commissioners]Com̅iſsrscommissioners[org0095.ocp] m[gap: tear]
the Island[place0129.ocp] — The [gap: tear]
Island[place0129.ocp] I never tho[gap: tear] the
Extraordinary Ex[gap: tear] there, as he was far[illegible][gap: tear] to Entertain all forig[gap: tear] and many
White people [gap: tear] him and his School, [& | and]&and m[gap: tear] not ^[above] yet^yet been wont to [Shew | show]Shewshow
[gap: tear]
His Labours there were gr[gap: tear] want of a Support, and I
[gap: tear] not in [y.e | the]y.ethe Power of my Han[gap: tear][guess (ivys): d]d Honour Which God put upon [gap: tear] useful among those
poor Crea[gap: tear][guess (ivys): tures]tures -[ſate | sate]ſatesate all, and quiet his mind un[gap: tear] I have wrote [yo | you]yoyou as [honeſt | honest]honeſthonest Acc[gap: tear] will make none but a good [gap: tear]
to [haſten | hasten]haſtenhasten as the Bearer is [juſt | just]juſtjust[gap: tear] my dear Sir.
[Closer]
[You.r | Your]You.rYour
[B.r | brother]B.rbrother
[&C | etc.]&Cetc.
[Postscript]
P.S. I will write [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Peck[pers0032.ocp] and [deſ | des]deſdes[gap: tear] long it was after [m.r | Mr.]m.rMr. Bowman[pers0090.ocp] left [gap: tear] Sent [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Smith[pers0503.ocp] — I have yet had no [gap: tear]
Oliver[pers0031.ocp] Wrote but [y.t | that]y.tthat
[W.c | which]W.cwhich
[y.o | you]y.oyou gave me[gap: tear] I Shall Send to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Peck[pers0032.ocp] for it by this [gap: tear]
[Cap.t | Capt.]Cap.tCapt.
[Langſon | Lanson]LangſonLanson[pers0319.ocp] —
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0037.ocp | M. r Mr. Whitaker | recipient | Whitaker, Nathaniel |
pers0356.ocp | Marſhal Marshall | mentioned | Marshall, John |
pers0030.ocp | M. r Mr. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0033.ocp | Saltar | mentioned | Salter, Richard |
pers0503.ocp | Smith | mentioned | Smith, Titus |
pers0477.ocp | Shaw | mentioned | Shaw, Nathaniel |
pers1025.ocp | M. r Mr. Moſely Mosely | mentioned | Moseley, Ebenezer |
pers0419.ocp | good Peter | mentioned | Agwirondongwas, Gwedelhes |
pers0503.ocp | M. r Mr. Smith | mentioned | Smith, Titus |
pers0031.ocp | M. r Mr. Oliver | mentioned | Oliver, Andrew |
pers0182.ocp | M. r Mr. Eliot | mentioned | Elliot |
pers0020.ocp | M. r Mr. Gunn | mentioned | Gunn, Elisha |
pers0195.ocp | M. r Mr. Forbes | mentioned | Forbes |
pers1025.ocp | M. r Mr. Moſeley Mosely | mentioned | Moseley, Ebenezer |
pers0021.ocp | M. r Mr. Hawley | mentioned | Hawley, Gideon |
pers0090.ocp | M. r Mr. Bowman | mentioned | Bowman |
pers0441.ocp | M. r Mr. Rice | mentioned | Rice |
pers0041.ocp | Woolley | mentioned | Woolley, Joseph |
pers0262.ocp | M. r Mr. Horton | mentioned | Horton, Azariah |
pers0039.ocp | M. r Mr. Williams | mentioned | Williams, Solomon |
pers0032.ocp | M. r Mr. Peck | mentioned | Peck, Moses |
pers0090.ocp | m. r Mr. Bowman | mentioned | Bowman |
pers0031.ocp | Oliver | mentioned | Oliver, Andrew |
pers0319.ocp | Cap. t Capt. Langſon Lanson | mentioned | Lanson |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
place0182.ocp | Onohaquagee Onaquaga | Onaquaga |
place0013.ocp | Boſton Boston | Boston |
place0129.ocp | the Island | Long Island |
place0129.ocp | the Island | Long Island |
place0129.ocp | Island | Long Island |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0095.ocp | that Board | The Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the parts adjacent in America |
org0095.ocp | Com̅iſs.rscommissioners | The Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the parts adjacent in America |
org0095.ocp | Com̅iſsrscommissioners | The Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the parts adjacent in America |
org0095.ocp | BoſtonBoston Com̅iſsrsCommissioners | The Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the parts adjacent in America |
org0095.ocp | Commiſsirscommissioners | The Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the parts adjacent in America |
org0150.ocp | our Aſsociationassociation | Windham Association |
org0150.ocp | our Aſsoc.nassociation | Windham Association |
Dates identified in this document:
Standard Form | Text |
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1766-10-13 | OctrOctober 13. 1766 |
1766-07-23 | July 23.d23rd |
Regularized text:
Type | Original | Regularized |
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modernization | M.r | Mr. |
variation | Marſhal | Marshall |
modernization | 23.d | 23rd |
modernization | refreſhed | refreshed |
modernization | cauſed | caused |
variation | rejoyce | rejoice |
modernization | kindneſs | kindness |
modernization | Deſign | design |
variation | in close | enclose |
modernization | Meſsrs | Messrs. |
modernization | Atteſtations | attestations |
modernization | adviſe | advise |
modernization | myſelf | myself |
modernization | Moſely | Mosely |
variation | Onohaquagee | Onaquaga |
variation | Supplyed | supplied |
modernization | y.t | that |
variation | Paarty | party |
modernization | deſire | desire |
modernization | Meſsenger | messenger |
modernization | Abuſive | abusive |
modernization | Repreſentations | representations |
modernization | Diſtance | distance |
modernization | leaſt | least |
modernization | Boſton | Boston |
modernization | aſked | asked |
modernization | preſent | present |
variation | imploy | employ |
variation | imployed | employed |
variation | Miſseonaries | missionaries |
modernization | Miſsion | mission |
modernization | Moſeley | Mosely |
variation | in vited | invited |
variation | Shewed | showed |
modernization | ſaid | said |
variation | aſkd | asked |
variation | replyd | replied |
variation | imployd | employed |
variation | Suppoſd | supposed |
modernization | Intereſt | interest |
variation | ordred | ordered |
modernization | underſtand | understand |
variation | wondred | wondered |
modernization | y.e | the |
modernization | &c. | etc. |
variation | beleived | believed |
variation | imposd | imposed |
modernization | inſtead | instead |
modernization | diſcourſed | discoursed |
modernization | manifeſted | manifested |
modernization | Willingneſs | willingness |
variation | entertaind | entertained |
modernization | y.s | this |
variation | Imployers | employers |
modernization | reaſon | reason |
variation | Regrett | regret |
modernization | Inſtrumental | instrumental |
modernization | accompliſhed | accomplished |
variation | regrett | regret |
modernization | needleſs | needless |
modernization | Chriſts | Christ's |
modernization | Maſter | master |
modernization | ſupplied | supplied |
modernization | Eſcaped | escaped |
modernization | Cenſures | censures |
modernization | ſuffered | suffered |
modernization | beſt | best |
variation | Rememberance | remembrance |
variation | haſt | haste |
variation | beleive | believe |
variation | 'till | 'til |
modernization | eaſier | easier |
modernization | diſposed | disposed |
modernization | perſons | persons |
modernization | ſuch | such |
variation | Expereince | experience |
variation | lookd | looked |
variation | Schollar | scholar |
variation | Controul | control |
modernization | ſought | sought |
variation | under Stand | understand |
modernization | deſired | desired |
modernization | Aſsociation | association |
modernization | themſelves | themselves |
modernization | Aſsiſtance | assistance |
variation | there in | therein |
variation | tranſmitt | transmit |
modernization | firſt | first |
variation | Shew | show |
modernization | ſate | sate |
modernization | honeſt | honest |
modernization | haſten | hasten |
modernization | juſt | just |
modernization | You.r | Your |
modernization | &C | etc. |
modernization | deſ | des |
modernization | m.r | Mr. |
modernization | Cap.t | Capt. |
variation | Langſon | Lanson |
Expanded abbreviations:
Abbreviation | Expansion |
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Octr | October |
N. | New |
& | and |
acco.t | account |
Miſsy | missionary |
Miſy | missionary |
Sterlg | Sterling |
Com̅iſs.rs | commissioners |
tho't | thought |
Com̅iſsrs | commissioners |
wod | would |
tho'ts | thoughts |
pp. | people |
rec.d | received |
Com̅iſsrs | Commissioners |
Accots | accounts |
accts | accounts |
w.c | which |
Commiſsirs | commissioners |
applyd | applied |
Aſsoc.n | association |
yo | you |
B.r | brother |
W.c | which |
y.o | you |
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