Aaron Kinne, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1766 December 1
1 December 1766[1766-12-01]
ms 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.]
Persistent Identifier
[Opener]
[George=Town | Georgetown]George=TownGeorgetown
[place0085.ocp]
[Dec.r | December]Dec.rDecember 1. 1766.[1766-12-01]
[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] as^as 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 several 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'dat‐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]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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1766-12-01 | Dec.rDecember 1. 1766. |
1766-12-01 | Dec.rDecember 1:ſt1st 1766 |
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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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& | 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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