Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to Robert Keen, 1766 December 4
4 December 1766[1766-12-04]
Call Number766654.1
[note (type: abstract): Wheelock writes to Keen about money matters, selecting a potential site for the School, and the controversy regarding the letter sent to England by the New England Company. He also introduces William Samuel Johnson, newly appointed as Special agent for the Colony of Connecticut.][note (type: handwriting): The letter appears to be written in two different hands, one Wheelock's, the other unknown. It is alternately formal and clear, and informal and less clearly legible.][note (type: paper): Large single sheet is in fair condition, with moderate staining, creasing and wear. There is preservation work done on particularly heavy creases.][note (type: ink): Dark brown.][note (type: noteworthy): In the deleted section on one verso, the identity of "Mr. P. . . . . . .n" is uncertain, and so he has been left untagged. However, he is likely Ebenezer Pemberton[pers0415.ocp]. This document is very likely a draft. A note, possibly 19th-century, has been added in pencil after the trailer. This note has not been included in the transcription.]EventsOccom’s Ordination, Fundraising Tour of Great Britain
Persistent Identifier
[Opener]
Lebanon[place0122.ocp]
[Dec.r | December]Dec.rDecember
[4.th | 4th]4.th4th 1766[1766-12-04].
Dear [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Keen[pers0301.ocp].
[ſir | Sir]ſirSir.
Dear [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Keen[pers0301.ocp].
[ſir | Sir]ſirSir.
I wrote you the other Day under many
[Diſadvantages | disadvantages]Diſadvantagesdisadvantages of Body [& | and]&and Mind, [& | and]&and upon Recollection find I
gave but a very imperfect [Anſwer | answer]Anſweranswer to your Letter, I men‐
tioned a Bill drawn in [favr | favour]favrfavour of [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Breed[pers0005.ocp] for £160 I should
have said £180 And with [reſpect | respect]reſpectrespect to Bills to be drawn for
the future, as [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [above] [Moſes | Moses]MoſesMoses[Moſes | Moses]MoſesMoses Peck[pers0032.ocp] [above] [watch Maker | watchmaker]watch Makerwatchmaker[watch Maker | watchmaker]watch Makerwatchmaker is my factor in [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[place0013.ocp], it may be [neceſsa‐
‐ry | necessa‐
ry]neceſsa‐
‐rynecessa‐
ry that he should sometimes draw in my Stead [wch | which]wchwhich Bills I [woud | would]woudwould
pray you to honour as if signed by [myſelf | myself]myſelfmyself, and no others [unleſs | unless]unleſsunless
further [adviſed | advised]adviſedadvised, As to large sums for building that [muſt | must]muſtmust re‐
‐main in [suſpence | suspense]suſpencesuspense [till | 'til]till'til I have further Advice from you, or [till | 'til]till'til
God in his Providence shall point out the [moſt | most]moſtmost convenient place
to [fixe | fix]fixefix the School, [wch | which]wchwhich I wait to have determined by its friends
on your side the Water, [above] [& | and]&and [yt | that]ytthat[& | and]&and [yt | that]ytthat for this [reaſon | reason]reaſonreason, [bec.s | because]bec.sbecause so large numbers
have [intereſted | interested]intereſtedinterested [ymſelves | themselves]ymſelvesthemselves in [yt | that]ytthat Matter [& | and]&and each party [ſo | so]ſoso [engagd | engaged]engagdengaged
to have it in [ye | the]yethe place [ya | they]yathey have [reſpectively | respectively]reſpectivelyrespectively fixed upon, and
many viewing [ye | the]yethe advantages [& | and]&and [Conveniencies | conveniences]Convenienciesconveniences of each place in so par‐
‐tial a manner that great numbers [muſt | must]muſtmust [neceſsarily | necessarily]neceſsarilynecessarily be [diſobliged | disobliged]diſobligeddisobliged
let it be fixed where it will, and perhaps some [diſagreeable | disagreeable]diſagreeabledisagreeable reflec‐
tions [& | and]&and [cenſures | censures]cenſurescensures be [incurrd | incurred]incurrdincurred if it should be determined by [myſelf | myself]myſelfmyself
[above]and [eſpecially | especially]eſpeciallyespecially if it [Shod | should]Shodshould be in Favour of my own [Intereſt | interest]Intereſtinterest.and [eſpecially | especially]eſpeciallyespecially if it [Shod | should]Shodshould be in Favour of my own [Intereſt | interest]Intereſtinterest.
[wch | which]wchwhich may be of real [& | and]&and [laſting | lasting]laſtinglasting [diſservice | disservice]diſservicedisservice to the [Cauſ | cause]Cauſcause,for which [reaſon | reason]reaſonreason
it has [above] thereforetherefore been my declared [purpoſe | purpose]purpoſepurpose to refer [ye | the]yethe Determination of [ys | this]ysthis matter to
its [moſt | most]moſtmost important friendson your side the Water
[above] with youwith you. I wait in hopes
there may besome
[above] anan opening to [ye | the]yethe
[weſtward | westward]weſtwardwestward
[wch | which]wchwhich may exhibit such
[proſpects | prospects]proſpectsprospects asmay
[above] shallshall
[conſtrue | construe]conſtrueconstrue outbid all others, I am waiting for an [anſwer | answer]anſweranswer
from [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Brainerd[pers0004.ocp] relative thereto, I wonder to hear nothing more [fm | ]fm
[Gen.l | Gen.]Gen.lGen. Lyman[pers0344.ocp], you kindly [propoſed | proposed]propoſedproposed the sending me a [liſt | list]liſtlist of the [moſt | most]moſtmost
important [Subſcribers | subscribers]Subſcriberssubscribers to this [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign, [wch | which]wchwhich I apprehend may be of real
Service, [& | and]&and accordingly [above] ShallShall hope to be [favourd | favoured]favourdfavoured with it in your Next X
[Majeſty | Majesty]MajeſtyMajesty[pers0305.ocp] [woud | would]woudwould likely accept something of that Nature, [& | and]&and if any [Pleaſe | please]Pleaſeplease to inform [above] meme of their titles [& | and]&and [any thing | anything]any thinganything as to manner of [Addreſs | address]Addreſsaddress
[wch | which]wchwhich you may think [neceſsary | necessary]neceſsarynecessary for one in so [obſcure | obscure]obſcureobscure a Corner) The Youth
I expect from the [Wilderneſs | wilderness]Wilderneſswilderness are not yet returned and am at a [loſs | loss]loſsloss for the
[reaſon | reason]reaſonreason of their tarrying so much beyond the time appointed what new
intelligenceythey shall bring you may expect by the [firſt | first]firſtfirst conveyance
as [alſo | also]alſoalso an [Acc.t | account]Acc.taccount of a remarkable [occurance | occurrence]occuranceoccurrence among the Indians [weſtward | westward]weſtwardwestward
of Philadelphia[place0186.ocp] as soon as I can obtain a [circumſtantial | circumstantial]circumſtantialcircumstantial [Acct | account]Acctaccount of it —
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Whitaker[pers0037.ocp] informs of the Difficulties he encounters from a Letter wrote by
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Oliver[pers0031.ocp] [above] LetterLetter in [ye | the]yethe Name of the Board [above] of London [Com̅iſsrs | Commissioners]Com̅iſsrsCommissioners in [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBostonof London [Com̅iſsrs | Commissioners]Com̅iſsrsCommissioners in [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[org0095.ocp]woud [illegible]
[iportance | importance]iportanceimportance that some [inſinuations | insinuations]inſinuationsinsinuations in said
Letter [eſpecially | especially]eſpeciallyespecially that I reported [y.t | that]y.tthat [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] was a mohawk[org0062.ocp] lately emerged from [groſs | gross]groſsgross [paganiſm | paganism]paganiſmpaganism [above] [&c | etc.]&cetc.[&c | etc.]&cetc. be effectually contradicted — Upon [wch | which]wchwhich I [woud | would]woudwould
only [obſerve | observe]obſerveobserve * [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]s Character has been so long and
so [publickly | publicly]publicklypublicly known to gentlemen in all our Governments, as [above] totowoud render it equably
[above] near asnear as
impertinent to take pains to contradict a report of his being a Mohawk[org0062.ocp] lately
emerged [&c | etc.]&cetc. as of his being an [engliſh Man | Englishman]engliſh ManEnglishman if such a r[gap: tear][guess (h-dawnd): ep]eport had ever been propagated
[Diſadvantages | disadvantages]Diſadvantagesdisadvantages of Body [& | and]&and Mind, [& | and]&and upon Recollection find I
gave but a very imperfect [Anſwer | answer]Anſweranswer to your Letter, I men‐
tioned a Bill drawn in [favr | favour]favrfavour of [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Breed[pers0005.ocp] for £160 I should
have said £180 And with [reſpect | respect]reſpectrespect to Bills to be drawn for
the future, as [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [above] [Moſes | Moses]MoſesMoses[Moſes | Moses]MoſesMoses Peck[pers0032.ocp] [above] [watch Maker | watchmaker]watch Makerwatchmaker[watch Maker | watchmaker]watch Makerwatchmaker is my factor in [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[place0013.ocp], it may be [neceſsa‐
‐ry | necessa‐
ry]neceſsa‐
‐rynecessa‐
ry that he should sometimes draw in my Stead [wch | which]wchwhich Bills I [woud | would]woudwould
pray you to honour as if signed by [myſelf | myself]myſelfmyself, and no others [unleſs | unless]unleſsunless
further [adviſed | advised]adviſedadvised, As to large sums for building that [muſt | must]muſtmust re‐
‐main in [suſpence | suspense]suſpencesuspense [till | 'til]till'til I have further Advice from you, or [till | 'til]till'til
God in his Providence shall point out the [moſt | most]moſtmost convenient place
to [fixe | fix]fixefix the School, [wch | which]wchwhich I wait to have determined by its friends
on your side the Water, [above] [& | and]&and [yt | that]ytthat[& | and]&and [yt | that]ytthat for this [reaſon | reason]reaſonreason, [bec.s | because]bec.sbecause so large numbers
have [intereſted | interested]intereſtedinterested [ymſelves | themselves]ymſelvesthemselves in [yt | that]ytthat Matter [& | and]&and each party [ſo | so]ſoso [engagd | engaged]engagdengaged
to have it in [ye | the]yethe place [ya | they]yathey have [reſpectively | respectively]reſpectivelyrespectively fixed upon, and
many viewing [ye | the]yethe advantages [& | and]&and [Conveniencies | conveniences]Convenienciesconveniences of each place in so par‐
‐tial a manner that great numbers [muſt | must]muſtmust [neceſsarily | necessarily]neceſsarilynecessarily be [diſobliged | disobliged]diſobligeddisobliged
let it be fixed where it will, and perhaps some [diſagreeable | disagreeable]diſagreeabledisagreeable reflec‐
tions [& | and]&and [cenſures | censures]cenſurescensures be [incurrd | incurred]incurrdincurred if it should be determined by [myſelf | myself]myſelfmyself
[above]
[wch | which]wchwhich may be of real [& | and]&and [laſting | lasting]laſtinglasting [diſservice | disservice]diſservicedisservice to the [Cauſ | cause]Cauſcause,
it has [above] thereforetherefore been my declared [purpoſe | purpose]purpoſepurpose to refer [ye | the]yethe Determination of [ys | this]ysthis matter to
its [moſt | most]moſtmost important friends
there may be
[proſpects | prospects]proſpectsprospects as
from [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Brainerd[pers0004.ocp] relative thereto, I wonder to hear nothing more [fm | ]fm
[Gen.l | Gen.]Gen.lGen. Lyman[pers0344.ocp], you kindly [propoſed | proposed]propoſedproposed the sending me a [liſt | list]liſtlist of the [moſt | most]moſtmost
important [Subſcribers | subscribers]Subſcriberssubscribers to this [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign, [wch | which]wchwhich I apprehend may be of real
Service, [& | and]&and accordingly [above] ShallShall hope to be [favourd | favoured]favourdfavoured with it in your Next X
[left] X [Pleaſe | Please]PleaſePlease
[S.r | Sir]S.rSir
[alſo | also]alſoalso to [adviſe | advise]adviſeadvise what gentlemen or whether any are to be [addreſsed | addressed]addreſsedaddressed with my thanks on [yt | that]ytthat head [& | and]&and whether his
[Majeſty | Majesty]MajeſtyMajesty[pers0305.ocp] [woud | would]woudwould likely accept something of that Nature, [& | and]&and if any [Pleaſe | please]Pleaſeplease to inform [above] meme of their titles [& | and]&and [any thing | anything]any thinganything as to manner of [Addreſs | address]Addreſsaddress
[wch | which]wchwhich you may think [neceſsary | necessary]neceſsarynecessary for one in so [obſcure | obscure]obſcureobscure a Corner)
X [Pleaſe | Please]PleaſePlease
[S.r | Sir]S.rSir
[alſo | also]alſoalso to [adviſe | advise]adviſeadvise what gentlemen or whether any are to be [addreſsed | addressed]addreſsedaddressed with my thanks on [yt | that]ytthat head [& | and]&and whether his[Majeſty | Majesty]MajeſtyMajesty[pers0305.ocp] [woud | would]woudwould likely accept something of that Nature, [& | and]&and if any [Pleaſe | please]Pleaſeplease to inform [above] meme of their titles [& | and]&and [any thing | anything]any thinganything as to manner of [Addreſs | address]Addreſsaddress
[wch | which]wchwhich you may think [neceſsary | necessary]neceſsarynecessary for one in so [obſcure | obscure]obſcureobscure a Corner)
[Majeſty | Majesty]MajeſtyMajesty[pers0305.ocp] [woud | would]woudwould likely accept something of that Nature, [& | and]&and if any [Pleaſe | please]Pleaſeplease to inform [above] meme of their titles [& | and]&and [any thing | anything]any thinganything as to manner of [Addreſs | address]Addreſsaddress
[wch | which]wchwhich you may think [neceſsary | necessary]neceſsarynecessary for one in so [obſcure | obscure]obſcureobscure a Corner) The Youth
I expect from the [Wilderneſs | wilderness]Wilderneſswilderness are not yet returned and am at a [loſs | loss]loſsloss for the
[reaſon | reason]reaſonreason of their tarrying so much beyond the time appointed what new
intelligence
as [alſo | also]alſoalso an [Acc.t | account]Acc.taccount of a remarkable [occurance | occurrence]occuranceoccurrence among the Indians [weſtward | westward]weſtwardwestward
of Philadelphia[place0186.ocp] as soon as I can obtain a [circumſtantial | circumstantial]circumſtantialcircumstantial [Acct | account]Acctaccount of it —
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Whitaker[pers0037.ocp] informs of the Difficulties he encounters from a Letter wrote by
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Oliver[pers0031.ocp] [above] LetterLetter in [ye | the]yethe Name of the Board [above] of London [Com̅iſsrs | Commissioners]Com̅iſsrsCommissioners in [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBostonof London [Com̅iſsrs | Commissioners]Com̅iſsrsCommissioners in [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[org0095.ocp]
[left] *and [repreſents | represents]repreſentsrepresents
[y.t | that]y.tthat it [above] is ofis of
woud [illegible]
[iportance | importance]iportanceimportance that some [inſinuations | insinuations]inſinuationsinsinuations in said
Letter [eſpecially | especially]eſpeciallyespecially that I reported [y.t | that]y.tthat [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] was a mohawk[org0062.ocp] lately emerged from [groſs | gross]groſsgross [paganiſm | paganism]paganiſmpaganism [above] [&c | etc.]&cetc.[&c | etc.]&cetc. be effectually contradicted — Upon [wch | which]wchwhich I [woud | would]woudwould
only [obſerve | observe]obſerveobserve
*and [repreſents | represents]repreſentsrepresents
[y.t | that]y.tthat it [above] is ofis of
Letter [eſpecially | especially]eſpeciallyespecially that I reported [y.t | that]y.tthat [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] was a mohawk[org0062.ocp] lately emerged from [groſs | gross]groſsgross [paganiſm | paganism]paganiſmpaganism [above] [&c | etc.]&cetc.[&c | etc.]&cetc. be effectually contradicted — Upon [wch | which]wchwhich I [woud | would]woudwould
only [obſerve | observe]obſerveobserve
Letter [eſpecially | especially]eſpeciallyespecially that I reported [y.t | that]y.tthat [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] was a mohawk[org0062.ocp] lately emerged from [groſs | gross]groſsgross [paganiſm | paganism]paganiſmpaganism [above] [&c | etc.]&cetc.[&c | etc.]&cetc. be effectually contradicted — Upon [wch | which]wchwhich I [woud | would]woudwould
only [obſerve | observe]obſerveobserve * [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]s Character has been so long and
so [publickly | publicly]publicklypublicly known to gentlemen in all our Governments, as [above] toto
impertinent to take pains to contradict a report of his being a Mohawk[org0062.ocp] lately
emerged [&c | etc.]&cetc. as of his being an [engliſh Man | Englishman]engliſh ManEnglishman if such a r[gap: tear][guess (h-dawnd): ep]eport had ever been propagated
I never heard such a report nor did I ever yet find any other who had heard
that that had been reported.
[above] Such a Report of him.Such a Report of him. of him except what came from
the [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston
[Commiſsioners | Commissioners]CommiſsionersCommissioners[org0095.ocp], you may see by [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Buell[pers0006.ocp]s Sermon at [ye | the]yethe Ordination of [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Occum | Occom]OccumOccom[pers0030.ocp] in [ye | the]yethe hands of [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [De Berdt | DeBerdt]De BerdtDeBerdt[pers0014.ocp] [wch | which]wchwhich has been made public in [o.r | our]o.rour Colonies
[& | and]&and [alſo | also]alſoalso by [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Boſtwick | Bostwick]BoſtwickBostwick[pers0089.ocp]s Letter at [ye | the]yethe end of [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Randal[pers0439.ocp]s Sermon [preach'd | preached]preach'dpreached before
[ye | the]yethe Society in Edinburgh[org0096.ocp] 1763, that [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Occum | Occom]OccumOccom[pers0030.ocp] has not been hid in such a
corner, as thatit [wou'd | would]wou'dwould be safe for any Man
[above] any man of Sense [cod | could]codcould think it Safeany man of Sense [cod | could]codcould think it Safe to [publiſh | publish]publiſhpublish such an untruth
concerning him if he hada view to ever so great
advantage thereby
[above] ever So great a [thirſt | thirst]thirſtthirst to get moneyever So great a [thirſt | thirst]thirſtthirst to get money
[& | and]&and [eſpecially | especially]eſpeciallyespecially [conſidering | considering]conſideringconsidering that [y.e | the]y.ethe tribe he belongs to is quite immaterial butt his
emerging out of [paganiſm | paganism]paganiſmpaganism is [ye | the]yethe only thing affecting in the [Acc.t | account]Acc.taccount and [above]illegiblethatillegiblethat is true
concerning him, I have seen [ye | the]yethe [Acc.t | account]Acc.taccount [wch | which]wchwhich [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Whitaker[pers0037.ocp] gives [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Peck[pers0032.ocp] [&c | etc.]&cetc. [illegible]
of [y.t | that]y.tthat Letter [& | and]&and it seems strange [y.t | that]y.tthat gentlemen [w.o | who]w.owhopretend such
[above] have for Long hadhave for Long had
[oppurtunitiy[illegible] | opportunity]oppurtunitiy[illegible]opportunity
of acquaintance [w.t | with]w.twithm[Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Occum | Occom]OccumOccom[pers0030.ocp]s Character [& | and]&and
[w.o | who]w.owho pretend to give such an [Acc.t | account]Acc.taccount
of him to [ye | the]yethe [honble | honourable]honblehonourable Society[org0096.ocp] as[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [shoud | should]shoudshould][shoud | should]shoudshould
[above] may Effectuallymay Effectually prevent [impoſtures | impostures]impoſturesimpostures, [shoud | should]shoudshould yet be [miſ‐
‐taken | mis‐
taken]miſ‐
‐takenmis‐
taken in [almoſt | almost]almoſtalmost every particular [above] they relate of himthey relate of him as you may See by [camparing | comparing]camparingcomparing What they have
Wrote with the [incloſed | inclosed]incloſedinclosed Copy of Mine To [Meſsrs | Messrs.]MeſsrsMessrs. Peck[pers0032.ocp] [Maſon | Mason]MaſonMason[pers0357.ocp] [& | and]&and [Auſtin | Austin]AuſtinAustin[pers0062.ocp].
In return
to Which [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Peck[pers0032.ocp] informs me by a Letter [above] of 20 [1766-11-20][Laſt | last]Laſtlastof 20 [1766-11-20][Laſt | last]Laſtlast this Day received. that [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Oliver[pers0031.ocp] had
[hond | honoured]hondhonoured my order for the £10..0.. upon [firſt | first]firſtfirst Sight. but Says they think [beſt | best]beſtbest not to
deliver my Other [Lettr | letter]Lettrletter [deſiring | desiring]deſiringdesiring the Copy of his to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Maudit[pers0365.ocp] but wait a while
and See how they will clear [themſelves | themselves]themſelvesthemselves. — and by another of [29th | 29th]29th29th [ult | ultimo]ultultimo[1766-11-29] Says. Says
that [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [Maſon | Mason]MaſonMason[pers0357.ocp] this Day told me he would [Shew | show]Shewshow [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whitefield[pers0038.ocp]s [Lettr | letter]Lettrletter to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Oliver[pers0031.ocp], [& | and]&and
[Deſire | desire]Deſiredesireof him to give a Copy of his to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Mauduit[pers0365.ocp] of [y.e | the]y.ethe
[2.d | 2nd]2.d2nd of [Oct.r | October]Oct.rOctober[1766-10-02]. and adds "I
hear that [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. P. . . . . . .n declares there is not a Word in it to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]s Prejudice
which makes me think there was another Letter Sent. that he is Exceeding warm
in
his Own Defence, and declares his [Deſire | desire]Deſiredesire that their Letter may be [publiſhed | published]publiſhedpublished." and
Ifthey are all of
[above] [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Oliver[pers0031.ocp] is of that[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Oliver[pers0031.ocp] is of that that mind [above] tootoo I may Expect a Copy Soon.
I drew an Order upon the Board in [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[org0095.ocp] [above] in favour of [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Peck[pers0032.ocp] about a month agoin favour of [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Peck[pers0032.ocp] about a month ago for £10. of their Annual Allowance
to this School[org0098.ocp], which,as
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Peck[pers0032.ocp]
[informd | informed]informdinformed me [laſt | last]laſtlast Week, [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Oliver[pers0031.ocp]
[above] hadhad honoured at
[firſt | first]firſtfirst Sight. Which is the third Remittance [above] he hashe has made without the [leaſt | least]leaſtleast Objection,
Seince he wrote that Letter to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[illegible]Mauduit[pers0365.ocp]. Which
[above] andand is the more remarkable
as the Grant made by them was only during their [Pleaſure | pleasure]Pleaſurepleasure.
[Commiſsioners | Commissioners]CommiſsionersCommissioners[org0095.ocp], you may see by [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Buell[pers0006.ocp]s Sermon at [ye | the]yethe Ordination of [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Occum | Occom]OccumOccom[pers0030.ocp] in [ye | the]yethe hands of [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [De Berdt | DeBerdt]De BerdtDeBerdt[pers0014.ocp] [wch | which]wchwhich has been made public in [o.r | our]o.rour Colonies
[& | and]&and [alſo | also]alſoalso by [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Boſtwick | Bostwick]BoſtwickBostwick[pers0089.ocp]s Letter at [ye | the]yethe end of [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Randal[pers0439.ocp]s Sermon [preach'd | preached]preach'dpreached before
[ye | the]yethe Society in Edinburgh[org0096.ocp] 1763, that [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Occum | Occom]OccumOccom[pers0030.ocp] has not been hid in such a
corner, as that
concerning him if he had
[above] ever So great a [thirſt | thirst]thirſtthirst to get moneyever So great a [thirſt | thirst]thirſtthirst to get money
[& | and]&and [eſpecially | especially]eſpeciallyespecially [conſidering | considering]conſideringconsidering that [y.e | the]y.ethe tribe he belongs to is quite immaterial but
emerging out of [paganiſm | paganism]paganiſmpaganism is [ye | the]yethe only thing affecting in the [Acc.t | account]Acc.taccount and [above]
concerning him, I have seen [ye | the]yethe [Acc.t | account]Acc.taccount [wch | which]wchwhich [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Whitaker[pers0037.ocp] gives [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Peck[pers0032.ocp] [&c | etc.]&cetc. [illegible]
of [y.t | that]y.tthat Letter [& | and]&and it seems strange [y.t | that]y.tthat gentlemen [w.o | who]w.owho
of acquaintance [w.t | with]w.twith
of him to [ye | the]yethe [honble | honourable]honblehonourable Society[org0096.ocp] as
‐taken | mis‐
taken]miſ‐
‐takenmis‐
taken in [almoſt | almost]almoſtalmost every particular [above] they relate of himthey relate of him as you may See by [camparing | comparing]camparingcomparing What they have
Wrote with the [incloſed | inclosed]incloſedinclosed Copy of Mine To [Meſsrs | Messrs.]MeſsrsMessrs. Peck[pers0032.ocp] [Maſon | Mason]MaſonMason[pers0357.ocp] [& | and]&and [Auſtin | Austin]AuſtinAustin[pers0062.ocp].
to Which [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Peck[pers0032.ocp] informs me by a Letter [above] of 20 [1766-11-20][Laſt | last]Laſtlastof 20 [1766-11-20][Laſt | last]Laſtlast this Day received. that [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Oliver[pers0031.ocp] had
[hond | honoured]hondhonoured my order for the £10..0.. upon [firſt | first]firſtfirst Sight. but Says they think [beſt | best]beſtbest not to
deliver my Other [Lettr | letter]Lettrletter [deſiring | desiring]deſiringdesiring the Copy of his to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Maudit[pers0365.ocp] but wait a while
and See how they will clear [themſelves | themselves]themſelvesthemselves. — and by another of [29th | 29th]29th29th [ult | ultimo]ultultimo[1766-11-29] Says. Says
that [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [Maſon | Mason]MaſonMason[pers0357.ocp] this Day told me he would [Shew | show]Shewshow [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whitefield[pers0038.ocp]s [Lettr | letter]Lettrletter to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Oliver[pers0031.ocp], [& | and]&and
[Deſire | desire]Deſiredesire
hear that [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. P. . . . . . .n declares there is not a Word in it to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]s Prejudice
his Own Defence, and declares his [Deſire | desire]Deſiredesire that their Letter may be [publiſhed | published]publiſhedpublished." and
If
I drew an Order upon the Board in [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[org0095.ocp] [above] in favour of [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Peck[pers0032.ocp] about a month agoin favour of [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Peck[pers0032.ocp] about a month ago for £10. of their Annual Allowance
to this School[org0098.ocp], which,
[firſt | first]firſtfirst Sight. Which is the third Remittance [above] he hashe has made without the [leaſt | least]leaſtleast Objection,
S
as the Grant made by them was only during their [Pleaſure | pleasure]Pleaſurepleasure.
But Application is, or will Soon be, made to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Oliver[pers0031.ocp] for a Copy of
that Letter, and you will likely hear further of it.
that Letter, and you will likely hear further of it.
[Pleaſe | Please]PleaſePlease to [preſent | present]preſentpresent
[above] mymy
[beſt | best]beſtbest Regards to those worthy Gentlemen you mention
as [Aſsociating | associating]Aſsociatingassociating with you for the Furtherance of this Grand [Deſign | Design]DeſignDesign, to Whom
you will likely communicate what I have Wrote.
as [Aſsociating | associating]Aſsociatingassociating with you for the Furtherance of this Grand [Deſign | Design]DeſignDesign, to Whom
you will likely communicate what I have Wrote.
And as [Wm | William]WmWilliam
[Sam.l | Samuel]Sam.lSamuel
[Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0291.ocp] LLD. is [deſignd | designed]deſignddesigned for Great Britain[place0090.ocp] as Special
Agent for the [Coloney | Colony]ColoneyColony of Connecticut[org0027.ocp], I give [myſelf | myself]myſelfmyself the [Pleaſure | pleasure]Pleaſurepleasure to intro‐
duce him to Your [& | and]&and their Acquaintance as a Gentleman of Worth and
Character in his [Profeſsion | profession]Profeſsionprofession, Who I make no doubt will [deſerve | deserve]deſervedeserve your [& | and]&and their
[Eſteem | esteem]Eſteemesteem [& | and]&and [Friendſhip | friendship]Friendſhipfriendship,and who likely will have it in his Power to Serve this [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign.
Agent for the [Coloney | Colony]ColoneyColony of Connecticut[org0027.ocp], I give [myſelf | myself]myſelfmyself the [Pleaſure | pleasure]Pleaſurepleasure to intro‐
duce him to Your [& | and]&and their Acquaintance as a Gentleman of Worth and
Character in his [Profeſsion | profession]Profeſsionprofession, Who I make no doubt will [deſerve | deserve]deſervedeserve your [& | and]&and their
[Eſteem | esteem]Eſteemesteem [& | and]&and [Friendſhip | friendship]Friendſhipfriendship,
I Shall offer no [excuſe | excuse]excuſeexcuse for [Inacuracies | inaccuracies]Inacuraciesinaccuracies but my [conſtant | constant]conſtantconstant Hurry
I hope you will be able to pick out my meaning. and [beleive | believe]beleivebelieve
that I am my dear [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Keen[pers0301.ocp], with much Affection [& | and]&and [Eſteem | esteem]Eſteemesteem
I hope you will be able to pick out my meaning. and [beleive | believe]beleivebelieve
that I am my dear [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Keen[pers0301.ocp], with much Affection [& | and]&and [Eſteem | esteem]Eſteemesteem
[Closer]
Yours [moſt | most]moſtmost heartily in
all [Chriſtian | Christian]ChriſtianChristian Bonds.
Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
all [Chriſtian | Christian]ChriſtianChristian Bonds.
Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[Trailer]
[bottom] Letter to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[Rob.t | Robert]Rob.tRobert Keen[pers0301.ocp]
[Dec.r | December]Dec.rDecember 4. 1766[1766-12-04].
Letter to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[Rob.t | Robert]Rob.tRobert Keen[pers0301.ocp][Dec.r | December]Dec.rDecember 4. 1766[1766-12-04].
[Dec.r | December]Dec.rDecember 4. 1766[1766-12-04].
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0301.ocp | M. r Mr. Keen | recipient | Keen, Robert |
pers0005.ocp | M r Mr. Breed | mentioned | Breed, Gershom |
pers0032.ocp | M r Mr. Moſes Moses Peck | mentioned | Peck, Moses |
pers0004.ocp | M r Mr. Brainerd | mentioned | Brainerd, John |
pers0344.ocp | Gen. l Gen. Lyman | mentioned | Lyman, Phineas |
pers0305.ocp | his Majeſty Majesty | mentioned | Frederick, George William |
pers0037.ocp | M r Mr. Whitaker | mentioned | Whitaker, Nathaniel |
pers0031.ocp | M r Mr. Oliver | mentioned | Oliver, Andrew |
pers0030.ocp | M r Mr. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0006.ocp | M r Mr. Buell | mentioned | Buell, Samuel |
pers0030.ocp | M r Mr. Occum Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0014.ocp | M r Mr. De Berdt DeBerdt | mentioned | DeBerdt, Dennys |
pers0089.ocp | M r Mr. Boſtwick Bostwick | mentioned | Bostwick, David |
pers0439.ocp | M r Mr. Randal | mentioned | Randall |
pers0032.ocp | M r Mr. Peck | mentioned | Peck, Moses |
pers0032.ocp | Peck | mentioned | Peck, Moses |
pers0357.ocp | Maſon Mason | mentioned | Mason |
pers0062.ocp | Auſtin Austin | mentioned | Austin |
pers0032.ocp | M. r Mr. Peck | mentioned | Peck, Moses |
pers0031.ocp | M. r Mr. Oliver | mentioned | Oliver, Andrew |
pers0365.ocp | M. r Mr. Maudit | mentioned | Mauduit, Jasper |
pers0357.ocp | M. r Mr. Maſon Mason | mentioned | Mason |
pers0038.ocp | M. r Mr. Whitefield | mentioned | Whitefield, George |
pers0365.ocp | M. r Mr. Mauduit | mentioned | Mauduit, Jasper |
pers0030.ocp | M. r Mr. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0365.ocp | M. r Mr. Mauduit | mentioned | Mauduit, Jasper |
pers0291.ocp | W m William Sam. l Samuel Johnſon Johnson | mentioned | Johnson, William Samuel |
pers0036.ocp | Eleazar Wheelock | writer | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0301.ocp | M. r Mr. Rob. t Robert Keen | recipient | Keen, Robert |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
---|---|---|
place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
place0013.ocp | Boſton Boston | Boston |
place0186.ocp | Philadelphia | Philadelphia |
place0090.ocp | Great Britain | Great Britain |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0095.ocp | the Board of London Com̅iſsrsCommissioners in BoſtonBoston | The Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the parts adjacent in America |
org0062.ocp | mohawk | Mohawk Nation |
org0062.ocp | Mohawk | Mohawk Nation |
org0095.ocp | the BoſtonBoston CommiſsionersCommissioners | The Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the parts adjacent in America |
org0096.ocp | Society in Edinburgh | Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0096.ocp | yethe honblehonourable Society | Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0095.ocp | the Board in BoſtonBoston | The Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the parts adjacent in America |
org0098.ocp | this School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0027.ocp | ColoneyColony of Connecticut | Colony of Connecticut |
Dates identified in this document:
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1766-12-04 | Dec.rDecember 4.th4th 1766 |
1766-11-20 | 20 |
1766-11-29 | 29th29th ultultimo |
1766-10-02 | 2.d2nd of Oct.rOctober |
1766-12-04 | Dec.rDecember 4. 1766 |
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& | and |
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wch | which |
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Shod | should |
S.r | Sir |
Acc.t | account |
Acct | account |
Com̅iſsrs | Commissioners |
o.r | our |
preach'd | preached |
wou'd | would |
cod | could |
w.o | who |
w.t | with |
honble | honourable |
hond | honoured |
Lettr | letter |
ult | ultimo |
Oct.r | October |
Wm | William |
Sam.l | Samuel |
Rob.t | Robert |
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