Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to Robert Keen, 1766 December 4

Author Wheelock, Eleazar[pers0036.ocp]

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]
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‐
‐ry
necessa‐
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 friends on your side the Water [above] with youwith you. I wait in hopes
there may be some [above] anan opening to [ye | the]yethe [weſtward | westward]weſtwardwestward [wch | which]wchwhich may exhibit such
[proſpects | prospects]proſpectsprospects as may [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
[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)
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 ythey 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]
[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 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] toto woud 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
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 that it [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 had a 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.owho pretend such [above] have for Long hadhave for Long had [oppurtunitiy[illegible] | opportunity]oppurtunitiy[illegible]opportunity
of acquaintance [w.t | with]w.twith m[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‐
‐taken
mis‐
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]Deſiredesire of 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
If they 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.
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.
[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.
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.
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
[Closer]
Yours [moſt | most]moſtmost heartily in
 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].

Document Summary

People identified in this document:

id Text in document Role in header Authorized Name
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
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:

Standard Form Text
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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modernization publiſh publish
modernization thirſt thirst
modernization conſidering considering
modernization y.e the
variation oppurtunitiy[illegible] opportunity
variation shoud should
modernization impoſtures impostures
modernization miſ‐
‐taken
mis‐
taken
modernization almoſt almost
variation camparing comparing
modernization incloſed inclosed
modernization Meſsrs Messrs.
modernization Maſon Mason
modernization Auſtin Austin
modernization Laſt last
modernization beſt best
modernization deſiring desiring
modernization themſelves themselves
modernization 29th 29th
variation Shew show
modernization Deſire desire
modernization 2.d 2nd
modernization publiſhed published
variation informd informed
modernization laſt last
modernization leaſt least
modernization Pleaſure pleasure
modernization preſent present
modernization Aſsociating associating
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modernization Johnſon Johnson
variation deſignd designed
variation Coloney Colony
modernization Profeſsion profession
modernization deſerve deserve
modernization Eſteem esteem
modernization Friendſhip friendship
modernization excuſe excuse
variation Inacuracies inaccuracies
modernization conſtant constant
variation beleive believe
modernization Chriſtian Christian

Expanded abbreviations:

Abbreviation Expansion
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& and
favr favour
wch which
bec.s because
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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