Robert Cottle, letter, to Nathaniel Whitaker, 1766 December 9

Author Cottle, Robert[pers0141.ocp]

9 December 1766 [1766-12-09]

Call 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]

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] cceſs | success]ſuc[above] cceſssuccess 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] aa 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‐
tians
Chris‐
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]
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People identified in this document:

id Text in document Role in header Authorized Name
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
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
org0111.ocp MethodiſtsMethodists Methodism

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Abbreviation Expansion
Decembr December
& and
Dr Dear
Thr'o through
Bro brother
Robt Robert
wt with
rembmbr remember
Sab: Sabbath
per

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