Mary Fowler Occom, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1766 November 8
8 November 1766[1766-11-08]
ms number766608.2
[note (type: abstract): Mary Occom writes to ask Wheelock to take her son Aaron, who has been behaving badly, under his care in Occom's absence.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is small but clear and legible.][note (type: paper): Single, medium-sized sheet of paper is in good condition, with light staining, creasing and wear.][note (type: ink): Black-brown.]EventsFundraising Tour of Great Britain
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[illegible]Mohegan[place0143.ocp]
[Novr | November]NovrNovember
[ye | the]yethe
[8 th | 8th]8 th8th 1766[1766-11-08].
[Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[Sr | Sir]SrSir
would inform you that my Son Aaron[pers0026.ocp], behaves [himſelf | himself]himſelfhimself So bad that I [Cannt | cannot]Canntcannot keep him, and I take this [oppertunity | opportunity]oppertunityopportunity to
^[above] Send him to^Send him to
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Whealock | Wheelock]WhealockWheelock[pers0036.ocp] for to [uſe | use]uſeuse him as you think [beſt | best]beſtbest, [illegible], he is trying to get Married to a
very bad Girl, he has made one attempt to [illegible]
Run off with her, but was —
[Diſappointed | Disappointed]DiſappointedDisappointed, and he is out from home Night and Day half his time, and [trys | tries]trystries to run me in debt by Forging orders
[&c. | etc.]&c.etc. But being in [haſte | haste]haſtehaste
[cannt | cannot]canntcannot write So much as I would, but the bearer [here of | hereof]here ofhereof Squib, is an [Honeſt | honest]Honeſthonest man ^[above] [& | and]&and^[& | and]&and will Speak the truth, and he can relate the whole. My Duty to [yourſelf | yourself]yourſelfyourself and Madam[pers0577.ocp] and love to all your Family.
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[Sr | Sir]SrSir I am your [moſt | most]moſtmost obedient and very humble [Servt | Servant]ServtServant
Mary Occom[pers0029.ocp]
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From [Mrs | Mrs.]MrsMrs. M. Occom[pers0029.ocp]
[Nov.r | November]Nov.rNovember 8. 1766.[1766-11-08]
To [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[Eleazer | Eleazar]EleazerEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] in
Lebanon[place0122.ocp]
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pers0026.ocp | Aaron | mentioned | Occom, Aaron |
pers0036.ocp | M r Mr. Whealock Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0577.ocp | Madam | mentioned | Wheelock, Mary (née Brinsmead) |
pers0029.ocp | Mary Occom | writer | Occom, Mary (née Fowler) |
pers0029.ocp | M rs Mrs. M. Occom | writer | Occom, Mary (née Fowler) |
pers0036.ocp | M. r Mr. Eleazer Eleazar Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
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