Robert Cottle, letter, to Nathaniel Whitaker, 1766 December 9
9 December 1766 [1766-12-09]
ms number766659
[note (type: abstract): Cottle informs Whitaker of potential donors. There is also the text of a notice that Occom will preach the next Sabbath in Frog Lane.][note (type: handwriting): Cottle's hand is formal, stylized and largely clear and legible. The text of the notice is in Whitaker's hand, which is also mostly clear and legible.][note (type: paper): Large sheet folded in half to make four pages is in poor condition, with heavy staining, creasing and wear.][note (type: ink): The letter is written in brown ink that has faded significantly. The notice is in strong brown-black ink.][note (type: signature): The signature is abbreviated.][note (type: layout): The first page of the letter is on one recto, but the second page is on two verso, not one verso. Whitaker has written the notice in different orientations.]EventsFundraising Tour of Great Britain
Persistent Identifier
[Opener]
Bristol[place0020.ocp]
9 [Decembr | December]DecembrDecember 1766[1766-12-09]
Most [Rev..d | Rev.]Rev..dRev.
[& | and]&and
[Dr | Dear]DrDear
[ſir | Dir]ſirDir —
[Thr'o | through]Thr'othrough mercy I [gote | got]gotegot
[ſafe | safe]ſafesafe home and found my dearest and family all well [ſince | since]ſincesince I left you I have [recolected | recollected]recolectedrecollected a family Near Salisbury[place0257.ocp] one
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Walters[pers1754.ocp]
[ſon | son]ſonson
[& | and]&and Daughter and I [beleve | believe]belevebelieve if you wait upon them they will give you [ſomthing | something]ſomthingsomething
[handsom | handsome]handsomhandsome towards [ye | the]yethe Charity they are near relations of of [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Steel[pers0517.ocp] of Broughton[place0249.ocp]
In [Hamſhire | Hampshire]HamſhireHampshire[place0253.ocp] which I beg you will by no means neglect calling upon the old
Gentleman [ſon | son]ſonson
[& | and]&and Daughter Query if it would not be worth your while to call at —
Andover[place0624.ocp]
[were | where]werewhere a part of the family do live he having a Daughter married there in
considerable Circumstances I am [perswaded | persuaded]perswadedpersuaded
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Steel[pers0517.ocp] and family will [illegible]do
all they can to promote this great Charity please to [preſent | present]preſentpresent my best respects to the whole family — I do most [Sincearely | sincerely]Sincearelysincerely wish you [ſuc^[above] c^ceſs | success]ſuc^[above] c^ceſssuccess in this so great an Undertaking my heart is with you and was I a
person of fortune great part [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould be devoted to the [Converſion | conversation]Converſionconversation
[Christanising | christianizing]Christanisingchristianizing and Instructing the poor Indians May the Lord be with you
And his presence go before you and [bleſs | bless]bleſsbless you and this your great and laudable Undertaking but I cannot take my
leave of you as I hope you will [& | and]&and
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] be with us on Lords Day but this I must leave to your
generosity and as you [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall
[ſee | see]ſeesee the path of duty with only [ſaying | saying]ſayingsaying — it would give your friends in general great pleasure and one
in particular but for fear of being tedious must conclude with my respects to
[D.r | Dr.]D.rDr.
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] and Accept the [ſame | same]ſamesame from [D.r | Dr.]D.rDr.
[ſir | Sir]ſirSir
[Closer]
Your [Sincear | sincere]Sincearsincere friend [& | and]&and I Somtimes humbly hope [Bro | brother]Brobrother in our Common Lord
[Robt | Robert]RobtRobert Cottle[pers0141.ocp]
[Postscript]
PS/ please to give me a line by the first [oppertunity | opportunity]oppertunityopportunity after you have been at Broughton[place0249.ocp]
[& | and]&and
[wt | with]wtwith
[ſucceſs | success]ſucceſssuccess also please to [rembmbr | remember]rembmbrremember me in your prayers — My wife[pers1773.ocp]
gives her love to you both
[adiew | adieu]adiewadieu
The [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[m.r | Mr.]m.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] will preach next Sabbath morning at half after
ten o'Clock at the [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[mr | Mr.]mrMr. Frank[pers1772.ocp]s in Frog Lane[place0258.ocp]
And as it is imagined by Some that this is a party
[deſign | design]deſigndesign Set on foot by the
[Methodiſts | Methodists]MethodiſtsMethodists[org0111.ocp]
[&c | etc.]&cetc. This is there‐fore to [aſſure | assure]aſſureassure the [publick | public]publickpublic that this noble [deſign | design]deſigndesign was
Set on foot
^[above] [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [inſtitute | institute]inſtituteinstitute][inſtitute | institute]inſtituteinstitute^[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [inſtitute | institute]inſtituteinstitute][inſtitute | institute]inſtituteinstitute
[& | and]&and carried on by Gentlemen who are of no Such party, as is evident
by the Reccommenders of all deno‐minations above —
The [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[mr | Mr.]mrMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp], an Indian of North
America[place0170.ocp], who is come to England[place0068.ocp] in order to promote the Charity reccommended above will
preach at the [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
[mr | Mr.]mrMr. Frank[pers1772.ocp]'s in
Frog Lane[place0258.ocp] next [Sab: | Sabbath]Sab:Sabbath at half after 10.' O'Clock in the morning for the benefit of Said
Charity.
And as Some have imagined that this Charity is a party [deſign, | design]deſign,design
[& | and]&and Set on foot by the [Methodiſts | Methodists]MethodiſtsMethodists[org0111.ocp]: This is to [aſſure | assure]aſſureassure all
[perſons | persons]perſonspersons that this noble [inſtitution | institution]inſtitutioninstitution was begun [& | and]&and is carried on without
any
[illegible]
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): view]view
to any party; but with the Sole
^[above] a^a view only to [Chriſtianize | Christianize]ChriſtianizeChristianize
[& | and]&and Civilize the
[miſerable | miserable]miſerablemiserable Indians, [& | and]&and without any
[deſign | design]deſigndesign to promote any party what‐ever; as is evident from the
above recommendations in which [Chriſ‐tians | Chris‐tians]Chriſ‐tiansChris‐tians of all denominations have united, And we Shall be heartily Sorry if
any party Should [ariſe | arise]ariſearise to
[obſtruct | obstruct]obſtructobstruct the [progreſs | progress]progreſsprogress of So pious
[& | and]&and Catholic a [deſign | design]deſigndesign.
To
[Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whittaker[pers0037.ocp] at Bath[place0006.ocp]
[⅌ | per]⅌per the favour of [m.r | Mr.]m.rMr. Ludlow[pers0341.ocp]
[Trailer]
From [mr | Mr.]mrMr.
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [Cotle | Cottle]CotleCottle][Cotle | Cottle]CotleCottle[pers0141.ocp]
[illegible]
[reſpecting | respecting]reſpectingrespecting
[mr | Mr.]mrMr. Steel[pers0517.ocp] of [Broton | Broughton]BrotonBroughton[place0249.ocp]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers1754.ocp | M. r Mr. Walters | mentioned | Walters |
pers0517.ocp | M r Mr. Steel | mentioned | Steele |
pers0517.ocp | M. r Mr. Steel | mentioned | Steele |
pers0030.ocp | M. r Mr. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0030.ocp | D. r Dr. M. r Mr. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0141.ocp | Rob t Robert Cottle | writer | Cottle, Robert |
pers1773.ocp | My wife | mentioned | Cottle, Sarah (née Simon) |
pers0030.ocp | The Rev d Rev. m. r Mr. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers1772.ocp | Rev d Rev. m r Mr. Frank | mentioned | Frank |
pers0030.ocp | The Rev d Rev. m r Mr. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers1772.ocp | Rev. d Rev. m r Mr. Frank | mentioned | Frank |
pers0037.ocp | Rev. d Rev. M. r Mr. Whittaker | recipient | Whitaker, Nathaniel |
pers0341.ocp | m. r Mr. Ludlow | mentioned | Ludlow, Thomas |
pers0141.ocp | m r Mr. Cotle Cottle | writer | Cottle, Robert |
pers0517.ocp | m r Mr. Steel | mentioned | Steele |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0020.ocp | Bristol | Bristol |
place0257.ocp | Salisbury | Salisbury |
place0249.ocp | Broughton | Broughten |
place0253.ocp | Hamſhire Hampshire | Hampshire |
place0624.ocp | Andover | Andover |
place0258.ocp | Frog Lane | Frog Lane |
place0170.ocp | North America | North America |
place0068.ocp | England | England |
place0006.ocp | Bath | Bath |
place0249.ocp | Broton Broughton | Broughten |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0111.ocp | MethodiſtsMethodists | Methodism |
Dates identified in this document:
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Decembr | December |
& | and |
Dr | Dear |
Thr'o | through |
Bro | brother |
Robt | Robert |
wt | with |
rembmbr | remember |
Sab: | Sabbath |
⅌ | per |
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