David Fowler, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1767 March 17

Author Fowler, David[pers0155.ocp]

17 March 1767[1767-03-17]

Call Number767217.1

[note (type: abstract): Fowler writes to apologize for his previous letter, which he wrote in anger at Kirtland’s condescending treatment, and to request that Kirtland no longer have or exercise authority over him.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is bold and legible; the nib of the pen appears to change midway through one recto.][note (type: paper): Large sheet folded in half to make four pages is in good condition, with light staining, creasing and wear.][note (type: ink): Black.]
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[Opener]
[Revd | Rev.]RevdRev., and [Hon.d | honoured]Hon.dhonoured Sir,
I suppose you have [receiv'd | received]receiv'dreceived my
[preſumptuous | presumptuous]preſumptuouspresumptuous Letter; Which I [beleive | believe]beleivebelieve has given
you much Sorrow and Trouble of Mind. — For I was in
a very bad frame of Mind; [occ[illegible]aſion'd | occasioned]occ[illegible]aſion'doccasioned by [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp]s
[reſuming | resuming]reſumingresuming too much of [greatneſs | greatness]greatneſsgreatness before Company
he [appeard | appeared]appeardappeared to me, that he wanted [above] toto [ſhow | show]ſhowshow what
great man he was that he could order us about
where and how he [pleasd | pleased]pleasdpleased; this [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon [ſtuck | stuck]ſtuckstuck in
my Crop; and at this time [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] had
[left] LettersLetters come to hand and none for me; this [encreased | increased]encreasedincreased my
angryer, and [illegible]in the [Midſt | midst]Midſtmidst of my [Paſſion | passion]Paſſionpassion I wrote
your Letter I indeed wrote [whatſoever | whatsoever]whatſoeverwhatsoever come
out [firſt | first]firſtfirst; I hardly know what. I was writing
about, nor can I now tell what I wrote, for
as [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon as I [finiſh'd | finished]finiſh'dfinished writing I [ſeal | seal]ſealseal it up —
but I remember [ſome | some]ſomesome [haſh | harsh]haſhharsh Word in it. —
—For which [baſe | base]baſebase and haughty [expreſ­
ſions | expres
sions]
expreſ­
ſions
expres
sions
to [above] youyou. I [above] dodo now in [ſincerity | sincerity]ſinceritysincerity [aſk | ask]aſkask [forgiveneſs | forgiveness]forgiveneſsforgiveness
for I acknowledge I [ſpoke | spoke]ſpokespoke very ungratefully
and improperly to a Benefactor, yea more a Fa­
ther who has been [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [ſ | s]ſs][ſ | s]ſsat [ſo | so]ſoso much Trouble for me to
fit me to be [uſeful | useful]uſefuluseful in the Wordld. again I [ſay | say]ſaysay,
I [aſk | ask]aſkask your [Forgiveneſs | forgiveness]Forgiveneſsforgiveness I hope you will not take
hard no longer. — I don't now think [myſelf | myself]myſelfmyself to
be worthy of your Notice, I wonder you did
not turn me out [off | of]offof the School[org0098.ocp] — I now
beg a Favour of you which will Afford me
Comfort and [Eaſe | ease]Eaſeease, which, is this, [whenſoever | whensoever]whenſoeverwhensoever
you write to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] charge him
not mention one Syllable of to me, for cuts
me very much: though I [ſee | see]ſeesee [myſelf | myself]myſelfmyself a mean
and [worthleſs | worthless]worthleſsworthless Fellow an[illegible]d yet I am [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch
[fooliſh | foolish]fooliſhfoolish Creature or to give as to trouble
[myſelf | myself]myſelfmyself when others receive a Letter
I [ſpeak | speak]ſpeakspeak [calmy | calmly]calmycalmly and [ſincerely | sincerely]ſincerelysincerely not in [ruf­
f[illegible]ele | ruf
fle]
ruf­
f[illegible]ele
ruf
fle
— Another Favour for [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp]s
Comfort, which is this. Dont try [above] toto give him
[ſo | so]ſoso much Authority as that he would [per­
ſuad | per
suade]
per­
ſuad
per
suade
or take upon [himſelf | himself]himſelfhimself to [goven | govern]govengovern me or
order me about. as [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon as he try to do that
he wont be [ſo | so]ſoso comfortable here; for he cant
order me, [illegible] nor [above] nono [Miſſonary | missionary]Miſſonarymissionary that [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall come
into these Parts. [illegible] As I am an [Inſtructor | instructor]Inſtructorinstructor
I am able to act for [myſelf | myself]myſelfmyself. [with-out | without]with-outwithout having
a [maſter | master]maſtermaster over me [.&c | etc.].&cetc.
I am well anyd contented, Han­
nah[pers0742.ocp]
[alſo | also]alſoalso is well only [ſhe | she]ſheshe has [ſome | some]ſomesome [ſmall | small]ſmallsmall
turns of [illneſs | illness]illneſsillness which Women of her Condition
are apt to have — I [ſuppose | suppose]ſupposesuppose [ſhe | she]ſheshe will like­
ly have a trial of pain in June, —
Give our Duty Madam[pers0577.ocp] and love to whole Family and
School[org0098.ocp].
[Closer]
I am in the [main time | meantime]main timemeantime your [affect | affectionate]affectaffectionate and
unworthy [Sevant | servant]Sevantservant,
David Fowler[pers0155.ocp]
[note (type: editorial): Blank page.]
[Trailer]
From David Fowler[pers0155.ocp]
March 17..th 1767[1767-03-17]
To— the Reverend.
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [Eleazer | Eleazar]EleazerEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[Inn | in]Innin
[New-England | New England]New-EnglandNew England[place0158.ocp]
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People identified in this document:

id Text in document Role in header Authorized Name
pers0315.ocp M r Mr. Kirtland mentioned Kirkland, Samuel
pers0742.ocp Han­ nah mentioned Fowler, Hannah (née Garrett)
pers0577.ocp Madam mentioned Wheelock, Mary (née Brinsmead)
pers0155.ocp David Fowler writer Fowler, David
pers0036.ocp M. r Mr. Eleazer Eleazar Wheelock recipient Wheelock, Eleazar

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id Text in document Authorized Name
place0179.ocp Onoyda Oneida Oneida
place0158.ocp New-England New England New England

Organizations identified in this document:

id Text in document Authorized Name
org0098.ocp the School Moor’s Indian Charity School
org0098.ocp School Moor’s Indian Charity School

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1767-03-17 March 17 1767
1767-03-17 March 17..th 1767

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