Aaron Kinne, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1766 December 1

Author Kinne, Aaron[pers0308.ocp]

1 December 1766[1766-12-01]

Call Number766651.4

[note (type: abstract): Kinne reports from his travels to scout new Indian students and locations for missions and schools.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is formal and clear.][note (type: paper): Large sheet folded in half to make four pages is in fair condition, with moderate-to-heavy staining, creasing and wear that renders the paper somewhat fragile.][note (type: ink): Black-brown.]
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[Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.d Rev. [& | and ]& and [Hon.d | Honoured]Hon.dHonoured Sir
The Favours and Benefits
I have, in the [Courſe | course]Courſecourse of a wise Providence, received
from your Fatherly Care [& | and ]& and [Kindneſs | kindness]Kindneſskindness, lay me under
inviolable Obligations, [notwithanding | notwithstanding]notwithandingnotwithstanding the distance of
my Station, to exert [myſelf | myself]myſelfmyself, as far as is [consiſtant | consistant]consiſtantconsistant with
my Character, for the Peace [& | and]&and Prosperity of [yourſelf | yourself]yourſelfyourself and
Family; and to make such [Enquiry | inquiry]Enquiryinquiry {agreeable to your
Desire} [& | and]&and use such means [above] asas are [neceſsary | necessary]neceſsarynecessary for obtaining such
Knowledge as is requisite; for thate Promotion of that
glorious undertaking, in Prosecution of which you have
been so remarkably [succeſsful | successful]succeſsfulsuccessful.
Since I have been in [theſe | these]theſethese Parts, have [gain'd | gained]gain'dgained what
Intelligence I conveniently could concerning the Matter
you [propos'd | proposed]propos'dproposed, and find, as to the Indians, there are se
veral Tribes, as [Norridgewalks | Norridgewocks]NorridgewalksNorridgewocks[org0072.ocp] not a large Tribe, about
Eighty Miles Northward from this Place.— [Penobſcots | Penobscots]PenobſcotsPenobscots[org0081.ocp]
to the [Eaſtward | eastward]Eaſtwardeastward about 160 Miles, [judg'd | judged]judg'djudged they can [raiſe | raise]raiſeraise
about 200 fighting Men.— [S.t | St.]S.tSt. John's Tribe[org0100.ocp] Eastward
still, numerous. Canadians [org0016.ocp] [&c. | etc.]&c.etc. But the Indians, [thro' | through]thro'through
Means of the Devil's [Miniſter | Minister ]Miniſter Minister the Pope[pers0434.ocp], his Servants
the Friars, [& | and]&and his Subjects the French[org0045.ocp] are strongly [at=
tach'd | at‐
tached]
at=
tach'd
at‐
tached
to the Papist's Religion[org0080.ocp].
As to Conveniences, ['tis | it is]'tisit is [tho't | thought]tho'tthought a small Township on
this River of about 5 or 6 Miles may be had for ask‐
ing for, of a Number of Men called, The Plymouth
Company[org0082.ocp]
, where may be had convenient Places for Buil=
ding, excellent Land, [& | and]&and Choice Timber.

[Water=Carriage | water‐carriage]Water=Carriagewater‐carriage from here almost over [N. | North]N.North America[place0170.ocp].
Except a Carrying Place of about 30 Miles may go by
water to Quebec[place0195.ocp], and so in the River [S.t | St.]S.tSt. Lawrence[place0221.ocp] to
the Lakes[place0091.ocp], [& | and]&and scatter among all the Western Tribes, even
the Six Nations [org0090.ocp] [&c. | etc.]&c.etc. And to the [Penobſcots | Penobscots]PenobſcotsPenobscots[org0081.ocp], [S.t | St.]S.tSt. Johns[org0100.ocp],
and among the Numerous Indians at Nova [Sotia | Scotia]SotiaScotia[place0177.ocp].—
The Country [& | and]&and Climate very Healthy.
As to Inhabitants, they are a Religious, sober
[well=dispos'd | well-disposed]well=dispos'dwell-disposed sort of People, Peculiar Friends to you
[& | and]&and your important Design, more so than any that
ever I saw, They speak of your [Perſon | person]Perſonperson with ardour
of affection, [& | and]&and your Design, with applause—
I have now given you what Intimations I could
obtain, I hope against the next opportunity to give
you a more particular Account —
[Thro' | Through ]Thro' Through Gods [Goodneſs | goodness]Goodneſsgoodness, had a [proſperous | prosperous]proſperousprosperous Journey,
met with a kind Reception, [& | and]&and enjoy a comfortable
state of Health.
No more at present but remain
[Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev. Sir
[Closer]
your most obedient [& | and]&and
very humble Servant

Aaron Kinne[pers0308.ocp]
[Postscript]
P.S. My dutiful [Reſpects | Respects]ReſpectsRespects to Madam[pers0577.ocp], sincere Regard
Sir Wheelock[pers0578.ocp], Family, School [org0098.ocp] [&c. | etc.]&c.etc. [& | and]&and please to forward
the Letter to My Parents to [Lieu.t | Lt.]Lieu.tLt. Breed[pers0005.ocp]s [N. | Norwich]N.Norwich Landing [place0176.ocp] [&c | etc.]&cetc.
 Yours as before
 A. Kinne[pers0308.ocp]
[Trailer]
To the [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.d Rev. [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]. —

Letter from [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Aaron [Kenne | Kinne]KenneKinne[pers0308.ocp]
at [GeorgeTown | Georgetown]GeorgeTownGeorgetown[place0085.ocp]. [Dec.r | December]Dec.rDecember [1:ſt | 1st]1:ſt1st 1766[1766-12-01].
To the Reverend
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
In
Connecticut[place0048.ocp]
[note (type: editorial): Blank page.]
Document Summary

People identified in this document:

id Text in document Role in header Authorized Name
pers0434.ocp the Pope mentioned Clement, XIII
pers0308.ocp Aaron Kinne writer Kinne, Aaron
pers0577.ocp Madam mentioned Wheelock, Mary (née Brinsmead)
pers0578.ocp Sir Wheelock mentioned Wheelock, Rodulphus
pers0005.ocp Lieu. t Lt. Breed mentioned Breed, Gershom
pers0308.ocp A. Kinne writer Kinne, Aaron
pers0036.ocp M. r Mr. Wheelock recipient Wheelock, Eleazar
pers0308.ocp M. r Mr. Aaron Kenne Kinne writer Kinne, Aaron
pers0036.ocp M. r Mr. Eleazar Wheelock recipient Wheelock, Eleazar

Places identified in this document:

id Text in document Authorized Name
place0085.ocp George=Town Georgetown Georgetown, Maine
place0170.ocp N. North America North America
place0195.ocp Quebec Quebec
place0221.ocp S. t St. Lawrence Saint Lawrence River
place0091.ocp Lakes Great Lakes
place0177.ocp Nova Sotia Scotia Nova Scotia
place0176.ocp N. Norwich Landing Norwich Landing
place0085.ocp GeorgeTown Georgetown Georgetown, Maine
place0048.ocp Connecticut Connecticut

Organizations identified in this document:

id Text in document Authorized Name
org0072.ocp NorridgewalksNorridgewocks Norridgewock Indians
org0081.ocp PenobſcotsPenobscots Penobscot Tribe
org0100.ocp S.tSt. John's Tribe Wolastoqiyik Tribe
org0016.ocp Canadians Southeast Canadian First Nations
org0045.ocp French
org0080.ocp Papist's Religion Roman Catholic Church
org0082.ocp The Plymouth Company Plymouth Company
org0090.ocp Six Nations Six Nations
org0100.ocp S.tSt. Johns Wolastoqiyik Tribe
org0098.ocp School Moor’s Indian Charity School

Dates identified in this document:

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1766-12-01 Dec.rDecember 1. 1766.
1766-12-01 Dec.rDecember 1:ſt1st 1766

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Type Original Regularized
variation George=Town Georgetown
modernization Rev.d Rev.
modernization Courſe course
modernization Kindneſs kindness
modernization myſelf myself
modernization consiſtant consistant
modernization yourſelf yourself
variation Enquiry inquiry
modernization neceſsary necessary
modernization succeſsful successful
modernization theſe these
variation Norridgewalks Norridgewocks
modernization Penobſcots Penobscots
modernization Eaſtward eastward
modernization raiſe raise
modernization S.t St.
modernization &c. etc.
modernization Miniſter Minister
modernization Water=Carriage water‐carriage
variation Sotia Scotia
modernization Perſon person
modernization Goodneſs goodness
modernization proſperous prosperous
modernization Rev.d Rev.
modernization Reſpects Respects
modernization Lieu.t Lt.
modernization &c etc.
modernization Rev.d Rev.
modernization M.r Mr.
variation Kenne Kinne
variation GeorgeTown Georgetown
modernization 1:ſt 1st

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Dec.r December
& and
Hon.d Honoured
& and
gain'd gained
propos'd proposed
judg'd judged
thro' through
at=
tach'd
at‐
tached
'tis it is
tho't thought
N. North
well=dispos'd well-disposed
Thro' Through
N. Norwich

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