Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to the Narrangansett tribe, 1767 March 3

Author Wheelock, Eleazar[pers0036.ocp]

3 March 1767[1767-03-03]

Call Number767203.2

[note (type: abstract): Wheelock writes to the Naragansett council requesting that they give their approval to Tobias and John Shattock remaining at school.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is somewhat informal, with some additions and deletions.][note (type: ink): Black ink is bold and bleeds through the paper.][note (type: paper): Medium-sized single sheet is in good condition, with light creasing, staining and wear.][note (type: noteworthy): Given the informal hand, and the lack of both an address and seal, this document appears to be a copy or draft.]
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[Opener]

To the Council of
The [Narraganſett | Narragansett]NarraganſettNarragansett
Tribe of Indians[org0066.ocp]
. in the [Coloney | Colony]ColoneyColony of [Rhod | Rhode]RhodRhode Island[place0196.ocp]
My [Bretheren | Brethren]BretherenBrethren.
Toby [Shaddick | Shattock]ShaddickShattock[pers0476.ocp] (who I [underſtand | understand]underſtandunderstand
is one of your Council) has been in my School[org0098.ocp]
with his Brother John[pers0661.ocp] More than two months.
and has made great Proficiency in Reading and
writing. I find he is a great Friend indeed both
to your Spiritual and Temporal [Intereſt | interest]Intereſtinterest. and
he has good Abilities, is Steady, prudent and
Judicious. and appears to be endowed with great
[Honeſty | honesty]Honeſtyhonesty and Integrity. And if God Spares his
Life it Looks likely that he may be an [Inſtru­
­ment | instru­
ment]
Inſtru­
­ment
instru­
ment
of much good in the world, especially
to his own Nation. his Brother John[pers0661.ocp] also
[pleaſes | pleases]pleaſespleases me very much. [& | and]&and I have a great [Deſire | desire]Deſiredesire
[left] [y.t | that]y.tthat[y.t | that]y.tthat they Should both tarry in my School, ['till | until]'tilluntil they
are [accompliſhed | accomplished]accompliſhedaccomplished with a good Degree of Learn­
­ing. So as to be able to feed you with Knowledg[gap: worn_edge][guess (maggiec): e]e
and [underſtanding | understanding]underſtandingunderstanding. and I should be glad if you
would [shew | show]shewshow your minds and give your Advices in
this matter, in council. [illegible]for that would make them
more [eaſie | easy]eaſieeasy, as I find that Toby[pers0476.ocp] is not willing
to do [any thing | anything]any thinganything to [diſoblige | disoblige]diſobligedisoblige his Nation, for
whom he seems [diſposed | disposed]diſposeddisposed to do [every thing | everything]every thingeverything in
his Power. His living with me will [coſt | cost]coſtcost him
nothing
[left] [Lett.r | Letter]Lett.rLetter to [y.e | the]y.ethe Council of [ye | the]yethe
[Narraganſet | Narragansett]NarraganſetNarragansett Indians[org0066.ocp]

March [3.d | 3rd]3.d3rd 1767.[1767-03-03]
[Lett.r | Letter]Lett.rLetter to [y.e | the]y.ethe Council of [ye | the]yethe
[Narraganſet | Narragansett]NarraganſetNarragansett Indians[org0066.ocp]

March [3.d | 3rd]3.d3rd 1767.[1767-03-03]
nothing and when he has got his Learning
he shall be at Liberty to Serve his Redeemer
with it, among his own People if he [pleaſes | pleases]pleaſespleases.
which is an offer beyond what I am wont to
make to my Scholars. and as he learns very
[faſt | fast]faſtfast it is likely I may be able to fit him to
preach the Gospel to the Indians in a few
years. [pleaſe | please]pleaſeplease to Send me an [Anſwer | answer]Anſweranswer to this
as soon as you can.
 I have now Several of your Children. I
hope they will all do well. but for Time to
come I dont purpose to take any from Your
Tribe but such as You (the Council) [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall
recommend as likely, [& | and]&and of good repute among
you. It is a [pitty | pity]pittypity to be at great pains and throw
away [Chriſts | Christs]ChriſtsChrists money upon [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch as will be good
for nothing when I we have done all I we can
for them. —
 I give my Love to you all. It gives me joy
to hear that there are a number among you
who Love our Lord Jesus [Chriſt | Christ]ChriſtChrist. I have great
hope that gGod [deſigns | designs]deſignsdesigns to build you up.
[Closer]
I am
Your Real Friend [& | and]&and Brother

Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
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People identified in this document:

id Text in document Role in header Authorized Name
pers0476.ocp Toby Shaddick Shattock mentioned Shattock, Tobias
pers0661.ocp John mentioned Shattock, John Jr.
pers0476.ocp Toby mentioned Shattock, Tobias
pers0036.ocp Eleazar Wheelock writer Wheelock, Eleazar

Places identified in this document:

id Text in document Authorized Name
place0122.ocp Lebanon Lebanon
place0196.ocp the Coloney Colony of Rhod Rhode Island Rhode Island

Organizations identified in this document:

id Text in document Authorized Name
org0066.ocp NarraganſettNarragansett Tribe of Indians Narragansett Tribe
org0098.ocp my School Moor’s Indian Charity School
org0066.ocp yethe NarraganſetNarragansett Indians Narragansett Tribe

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1767-03-03 March 3.d3rd. 1767.
1767-03-03 March 3.d3rd 1767.

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instru­
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