David Fowler, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1767 March 17
17 March 1767[1767-03-17]
ms 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.]
Persistent Identifier
[Opener]
[Onoyda | Oneida]OnoydaOneida[place0179.ocp]
March 17 1767[1767-03-17]
[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] to^to
[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] Letters^Letters 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 [expreſſions | expressions]expreſſionsexpressions to ^[above] you^you. I ^[above] do^do 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 Father 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 [ruff[illegible]ele | ruffle]ruff[illegible]eleruffle — Another Favour for [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp]s Comfort, which is this. Dont try ^[above] to^to give him
[ſo | so]ſoso much Authority as that he would [perſuad | persuade]perſuadpersuade 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] no^no
[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, Hannah[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]
[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]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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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 |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0179.ocp | Onoyda Oneida | Oneida |
place0158.ocp | New-England New England | New England |
Organizations identified in this document:
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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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receiv'd | received |
occ[illegible]aſion'd | occasioned |
finiſh'd | finished |
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