George Whitefield, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1767 February 9
9 February 1767[1767-02-09]
Call Number767159.4
[note (type: abstract): Whitefield strongly urges Wheelock to detail the school's accounts and send them to the Trust. He also notes his disapproval of the arrangement with Mr. Eells, and discusses other Charity School business.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is heavily slanted, yet mostly clear and legible.][note (type: paper): Large sheet folded in half to make four pages is in good-to-fair condition, with light-to-moderate staining, creasing and wear. There is preservation work on particularly heavy creases.][note (type: ink): Brown-black.][note (type: noteworthy): On one recto, in the second sentence, "Ebenzer" is a reference to 1 Samuel 7:12. There are three trailers, each in a different hand.]EventsFundraising Tour of Great Britain
Persistent Identifier
[Opener]
London[place0128.ocp]
[Feb: | February]Feb:February 9—
1767[1767-02-09]
My Dear Friend
1767[1767-02-09]
My Dear Friend
With all humility [& | and]&and
gratitude of heart let us set up our Ebenezer—
Hitherto [aſsuredly | assuredly]aſsuredlyassuredly the Lord hath helped— The trust
is settled— Be pleased to send an immediate let‐
ter of thanks with Your full approbation of
what hath been [above] donedone and an earnest desire that they
[w.d | would]w.dwould continue to act according to their present
most agreeably concerted plan— But how came
You to draw for so many hundreds this last
Year? And why no account of the [Disbursments | disbursements]Disbursmentsdisbursements.
This must be annually and punctually remitted—
I hope no money is lodged in Traders hands—
If so, it must be drawn out expended and accounted for
before any more will be transmitted— All letters must now
be sent to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Robert Keen[pers0301.ocp] Woollen Draper in the Mino‐
ries[place0140.ocp]— He is so kind as to act as Secretary and Deputy Trea‐
surer at least for One Year— Surely never was there a more
unexceptionable disinterested set of Trustees[org0103.ocp] in the
world— All may well join in saying, What hath God
wrought! I want to know who hath wrote either
against [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whitaker[pers0037.ocp] or [Occum | Occom]OccumOccom[pers0030.ocp]— I hope they have not
wrote against each other— The former is [unpolish'd | unpolished]unpolish'dunpolished [& | and]&and
forward— But as He hath had and will have a set of
Good [Councellors | counselors]Councellorscounselors He will [goe | go]goego through very well— He is
[some what | somewhat]some whatsomewhat [improv'd | improved]improv'dimproved since His arrival— He is certainly
very [indefatigble | indefatigable]indefatigbleindefatigable— But I think the scheme concerted
with [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [Eels | Eells]EelsEells[pers0178.ocp] [&c | etc.]&cetc. very iniquitous and exceedingly imprudent—
[Occum | Occom]OccumOccom[pers0030.ocp] still attracts the approbation of all— He really
behaves wiell— Only I wish His continuance in England[place0068.ocp]
may not spoil him for the [wilderneſs | wilderness]wilderneſswilderness— Kirkland[pers0315.ocp] shines
there [& | and]&and deserves peculiar notice— Is He or [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whitaker[pers0037.ocp] to
be the [Succeſsor | successor]Succeſsorsuccessor nominated in Your Will?— Or would You
refer the Nomination to the Trust[org0103.ocp] and only mention One
to act [till | 'til]till'til [approv'd | approved]approv'dapproved of by them? I believe You will
find Pious Youths without a great Parade of [Claſsical | classical]Claſsicalclassical
[& | and]&and College learning the best [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries— God direct
about the [scituation | situation]scituationsituation of the School[org0098.ocp]!— I am all for
Connecticut[place0048.ocp]— There this Institution[org0098.ocp] hath been most
encouraged— There it took its [riſe | rise]riſerise— There it will be most
visible— There most secure— But if such sums are drawn
for Annually [above] as have been drawn for this last Yearas have been drawn for this last Year after the Land Buildings [&c | etc.]&cetc. are paid for
where will be a remaining Fund? In a day or two, God
willing, I shall see General Lyman[pers0344.ocp], and then shall confer
with all [concern'd | concerned]concern'dconcerned more particularly about it— Write me
Your private sentiments [& | and]&and I will take care to improve them—
Excuse great haste— I Having scarce time to subscribe myself
my Dear Friend
gratitude of heart let us set up our Ebenezer—
Hitherto [aſsuredly | assuredly]aſsuredlyassuredly the Lord hath helped— The trust
is settled— Be pleased to send an immediate let‐
ter of thanks with Your full approbation of
what hath been [above] donedone and an earnest desire that they
[w.d | would]w.dwould continue to act according to their present
most agreeably concerted plan— But how came
You to draw for so many hundreds this last
Year? And why no account of the [Disbursments | disbursements]Disbursmentsdisbursements.
This must be annually and punctually remitted—
I hope no money is lodged in Traders hands—
If so, it must be drawn out expended and accounted for
before any more will be transmitted— All letters must now
be sent to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Robert Keen[pers0301.ocp] Woollen Draper in the Mino‐
ries[place0140.ocp]— He is so kind as to act as Secretary and Deputy Trea‐
surer at least for One Year— Surely never was there a more
unexceptionable disinterested set of Trustees[org0103.ocp] in the
world— All may well join in saying, What hath God
wrought! I want to know who hath wrote either
against [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whitaker[pers0037.ocp] or [Occum | Occom]OccumOccom[pers0030.ocp]— I hope they have not
wrote against each other— The former is [unpolish'd | unpolished]unpolish'dunpolished [& | and]&and
forward— But as He hath had and will have a set of
Good [Councellors | counselors]Councellorscounselors He will [goe | go]goego through very well— He is
[some what | somewhat]some whatsomewhat [improv'd | improved]improv'dimproved since His arrival— He is certainly
very [indefatigble | indefatigable]indefatigbleindefatigable— But I think the scheme concerted
with [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [Eels | Eells]EelsEells[pers0178.ocp] [&c | etc.]&cetc. very iniquitous and exceedingly imprudent—
[Occum | Occom]OccumOccom[pers0030.ocp] still attracts the approbation of all— He really
behaves w
may not spoil him for the [wilderneſs | wilderness]wilderneſswilderness— Kirkland[pers0315.ocp] shines
there [& | and]&and deserves peculiar notice— Is He or [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whitaker[pers0037.ocp] to
be the [Succeſsor | successor]Succeſsorsuccessor nominated in Your Will?— Or would You
refer the Nomination to the Trust[org0103.ocp] and only mention One
to act [till | 'til]till'til [approv'd | approved]approv'dapproved of by them? I believe You will
find Pious Youths without a great Parade of [Claſsical | classical]Claſsicalclassical
[& | and]&and College learning the best [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries— God direct
about the [scituation | situation]scituationsituation of the School[org0098.ocp]!— I am all for
Connecticut[place0048.ocp]— There this Institution[org0098.ocp] hath been most
encouraged— There it took its [riſe | rise]riſerise— There it will be most
visible— There most secure— But if such sums are drawn
for Annually [above] as have been drawn for this last Yearas have been drawn for this last Year after the Land Buildings [&c | etc.]&cetc. are paid for
where will be a remaining Fund? In a day or two, God
willing, I shall see General Lyman[pers0344.ocp], and then shall confer
with all [concern'd | concerned]concern'dconcerned more particularly about it— Write me
Your private sentiments [& | and]&and I will take care to improve them—
Excuse great haste— I Having scarce time to subscribe myself
my Dear Friend
[Closer]
Yours [&c | etc.]&cetc. in the name of Jesus
of Nazareth
[GW | George Whitefield]GWGeorge Whitefield[pers0038.ocp]
of Nazareth
[GW | George Whitefield]GWGeorge Whitefield[pers0038.ocp]
[Trailer]
Rev. [G. | George]G.George Whitefield[pers0038.ocp],
[Feb. | February]Feb.February 9, 1767[1767-02-09].
From The [Rev:d | Rev.]Rev:dRev. [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [G | George]GGeorge Whitefield[pers0038.ocp]
[Feby | February]FebyFebruary [9.th | 9th]9.th9th 1767[1767-02-09]
[& | and]&and [Forwardd | forwarded]Forwarddforwarded [⅌ | per]⅌per [fr | favour]frfavour [yr | your]yryour Most Humble [Ser | servant]Serservant
[Jona | Jonathan]JonaJonathan Mason[pers0358.ocp]
[Feb. | February]Feb.February 9, 1767[1767-02-09].
From The [Rev:d | Rev.]Rev:dRev. [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [G | George]GGeorge Whitefield[pers0038.ocp]
[Feby | February]FebyFebruary [9.th | 9th]9.th9th 1767[1767-02-09]
[right] Boston[place0013.ocp]
May [5th | 5th]5th5th 1767[1767-05-05]
[Receivd | received]Receivdreceived
[& | and]&and [Forwardd | forwarded]Forwarddforwarded [⅌ | per]⅌per [fr | favour]frfavour [yr | your]yryour Most Humble [Ser | servant]Serservant
[Jona | Jonathan]JonaJonathan Mason[pers0358.ocp]
Boston[place0013.ocp]
May [5th | 5th]5th5th 1767[1767-05-05]
[Receivd | received]Receivdreceived[& | and]&and [Forwardd | forwarded]Forwarddforwarded [⅌ | per]⅌per [fr | favour]frfavour [yr | your]yryour Most Humble [Ser | servant]Serservant
[Jona | Jonathan]JonaJonathan Mason[pers0358.ocp]
[& | and]&and [Forwardd | forwarded]Forwarddforwarded [⅌ | per]⅌per [fr | favour]frfavour [yr | your]yryour Most Humble [Ser | servant]Serservant
[Jona | Jonathan]JonaJonathan Mason[pers0358.ocp]
For
the [Rev:d | Rev.]Rev:dRev.
[M:r | Mr.]M:rMr.
[Eleazer | Eleazar]EleazerEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
In
Lebanon[place0122.ocp]—
The [Rev.nd | Rev.]Rev.ndRev. [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
the [Rev:d | Rev.]Rev:dRev.
[M:r | Mr.]M:rMr.
[Eleazer | Eleazar]EleazerEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
In
Lebanon[place0122.ocp]—
[bottom] To
The [Rev.nd | Rev.]Rev.ndRev. [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
ToThe [Rev.nd | Rev.]Rev.ndRev. [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
The [Rev.nd | Rev.]Rev.ndRev. [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
---|---|---|---|
pers0301.ocp | Robert Keen | mentioned | Keen, Robert |
pers0037.ocp | M. r Mr. Whitaker | mentioned | Whitaker, Nathaniel |
pers0030.ocp | Occum Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0178.ocp | M. r Mr. Eels Eells | mentioned | Eells, Nathaniel |
pers0315.ocp | Kirkland | mentioned | Kirkland, Samuel |
pers0344.ocp | General Lyman | mentioned | Lyman, Phineas |
pers0038.ocp | GW George Whitefield | writer | Whitefield, George |
pers0038.ocp | G. George Whitefield | writer | Whitefield, George |
pers0038.ocp | G George Whitefield | writer | Whitefield, George |
pers0358.ocp | Jon a Jonathan Mason | mentioned | Mason, Jonathan |
pers0036.ocp | Eleazer Eleazar Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0036.ocp | M. r Mr. Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0128.ocp | London | London |
place0140.ocp | Mino‐ ries | Minories, the |
place0068.ocp | England | England |
place0048.ocp | Connecticut | Connecticut |
place0013.ocp | Boston | Boston |
place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0103.ocp | Trustees | Trust in England |
org0103.ocp | the Trust | Trust in England |
org0098.ocp | the School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0098.ocp | this Institution | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
Dates identified in this document:
Standard Form | Text |
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1767-02-09 | Feb:February 9— 1767 |
1767-02-09 | Feb.February 9, 1767 |
1767-02-09 | FebyFebruary 9.th9th 1767 |
1767-05-05 | May 5th5th 1767 |
Regularized text:
Type | Original | Regularized |
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modernization | aſsuredly | assuredly |
variation | Disbursments | disbursements |
modernization | M.r | Mr. |
variation | Occum | Occom |
variation | Councellors | counselors |
variation | goe | go |
variation | some what | somewhat |
variation | indefatigble | indefatigable |
variation | Eels | Eells |
modernization | &c | etc. |
modernization | wilderneſs | wilderness |
modernization | Succeſsor | successor |
variation | till | 'til |
modernization | Claſsical | classical |
modernization | Miſsionaries | missionaries |
variation | scituation | situation |
modernization | riſe | rise |
modernization | Rev:d | Rev. |
modernization | 9.th | 9th |
modernization | 5th | 5th |
modernization | M:r | Mr. |
variation | Eleazer | Eleazar |
modernization | Rev.nd | Rev. |
Expanded abbreviations:
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Feb: | February |
& | and |
w.d | would |
unpolish'd | unpolished |
improv'd | improved |
approv'd | approved |
concern'd | concerned |
GW | George Whitefield |
G. | George |
Feb. | February |
G | George |
Feby | February |
Receivd | received |
Forwardd | forwarded |
⅌ | per |
fr | favour |
yr | your |
Ser | servant |
Jona | Jonathan |
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