Nathaniel Whitaker, letter, to John Erskine, 1767 June 17
17 June 1767[1767-06-17]
ms number767367.2
[note (type: abstract): Whitaker writes to Erskine about the terms of the Trust and to debunk charges made against Wheelock that he is promoting Presbyterianism.][note (type: handwriting): Formal hand is largely clear and legible.][note (type: paper): Large sheet folded in half to make four pages is in fair-to-poor condition, with moderate-to-heavy creasing, staining and wear that results in a slight loss of text. The paper is heavily reinforced.][note (type: ink): Brown ink is dimmed somewhat by preservation work.][note (type: signature): Signature is abbreviated.][note (type: layout): The first page of the letter is on one recto in portrait orientation, but the second page is on two verso, not one verso, in landscape orientation.][note (type: noteworthy): As noted in the trailer, this document is a copy. A modern hand has written “13 x” at the top right-hand corner of one recto.]EventsFundraising Tour of Great Britain
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[Opener]
Yours of the [12th | 12th]12th12th
[Inſ.t | instant]Inſ.tinstant came to hand
[yeſterday | yesterday]yeſterdayyesterday. I was Sorry that we could [illegible]not See
you before we left [Ed.r | Edinburgh]Ed.rEdinburgh[place0066.ocp] which we Should have waited to have done on your return had
it not been for two or three [circumſtances | circumstances]circumſtancescircumstances which are too lengthy to recite now. I Should [moſt | most]moſtmost cheerfully oblige you in Sending the [Anſwers | answers]Anſwersanswers to the Objections, but hope you will [excuſe | excuse]excuſeexcuse it for the [preſent | present]preſentpresent as I Shall probably want them in the [courſe | course]courſecourse of my [travils | travels]travilstravels. [& | and]&and have not time [poſſibly | possibly]poſſiblypossibly to [tranſcribe | transcribe]tranſcribetranscribe them at [preſent | present]preſentpresent; perhaps it may [anſwer | answer]anſweranswer as well when I return to [Edinb.r | Edinburgh]Edinb.rEdinburgh[place0066.ocp] which will be in a few weeks.
As to the [expreſſion | expression]expreſſionexpression which is not [agreable | agreeable]agreableagreeable in the
Societies[org0129.ocp] recommendation, I hope it will give none
offence—# however it would have been the Same thing
to us had it been [expreſſed | expressed]expreſſedexpressed
[otherwiſe | otherwise]otherwiſeotherwise, [& | and]&and the Same thing kept in view; for all we [deſire | desire]deſiredesire is that the Society[org0129.ocp]
[& | and]&and the
[Truſt | Trust]TruſtTrust in London[org0103.ocp] may may by
^[above] be^be one in [deſign | design]deſigndesign
[& | and]&and action, [& | and]&and So manage the affair as to [eſſae | assay]eſſaeassay the [monies | moneys]moniesmoneys for [mr | Mr.]mrMr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] the Same way [& | and]&and
[thro | through]throthrough the Same channel to prevent a [claſh | clash]claſhclash which might be the [caſe | case]caſecase in any other way than that [propoſed | proposed]propoſedproposed
[& | and]&and agreed to.
The Objection made in a Company of [miniſter | minister]miniſterminister, that
[mr | Mr.]mrMr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] is promoting [Preſbytery | Presbytery]PreſbyteryPresbytery in [oppoſition | opposition]oppoſitionopposition to [ye | the]yethe
[Ch-h | Church]Ch-hChurch of England[org0024.ocp] you treat with becoming contempt; for the Church of [E. | England]E.England[org0024.ocp] had not a Single [miſſry | missionary]miſſrymissionary among
[left] # for I can't See that the [man.r | manner]man.rmanner of [expreſſion | expression]expreſſionexpression will at all [obſtruct | obstruct]obſtructobstruct or hinder the [iſſuing | issuing]iſſuingissuing the [moniyes | moneys]moniyesmoneys to [mr | Mr.]mrMr. Wheelock [pers0036.ocp]
[thro' | through]thro'through
[ye | the]yethe
[Truſt | Trust]TruſtTrust in London[org0103.ocp] appointed by your [Commiſſion | commission]Commiſſioncommission
[& | and]&and to be accountable to you [agreable | agreeable]agreableagreeable to what you mentioned to [mr | Mr.]mrMr. Smith[pers0497.ocp]
[gap: hole][guess (h-dawnd): [& | and]&and][& | and]&and me.
# for I can't See that the [man.r | manner]man.rmanner of [expreſſion | expression]expreſſionexpression will at all [obſtruct | obstruct]obſtructobstruct or hinder the [iſſuing | issuing]iſſuingissuing the [moniyes | moneys]moniyesmoneys to [mr | Mr.]mrMr. Wheelock [pers0036.ocp]
[thro' | through]thro'through
[ye | the]yethe
[Truſt | Trust]TruſtTrust in London[org0103.ocp] appointed by your [Commiſſion | commission]Commiſſioncommission
[& | and]&and to be accountable to you [agreable | agreeable]agreableagreeable to what you mentioned to [mr | Mr.]mrMr. Smith[pers0497.ocp]
[gap: hole][guess (h-dawnd): [& | and]&and][& | and]&and me.
the Indians — were doing nothing for their [converſion | conversion]converſionconversion, were educating no youth for [miſſions | missions]miſſionsmissions; but [imployed | employed]imployedemployed all their money to promote [Epiſcopacy | episcopacy]Epiſcopacyepiscopacy, not among the Indians, but among [preſbyterians | presbyterians]preſbyterianspresbyterians who were
[Goſpalized | gospelized]Goſpalizedgospelized
[& | and]&and who fled from their Tyranny in England[place0068.ocp]
[& | and]&and found a more [peacible | peaceable]peaciblepeaceable retreat among the wild Savages of north
America[place0170.ocp]. They were doing nothing for the Indians, [& | and]&and
[muſt | must]muſtmust the whole world lie Still, [& | and]&and follow their example, or be branded with party if they do not! —God
will take care of his own [Cauſe | cause]Cauſecause
[& | and]&and one day [Shew | show]Shewshow who are the bigots, yea he hath [Shewn | shown]Shewnshown it already if people would but open their Eyes to See— With [moſt | most]moſtmost
[reſpectful | respectful]reſpectfulrespectful compliments to you [& | and]&and
[M.rs | Mrs.]M.rsMrs.
[Erſkine | Erskine]ErſkineErskine[pers1026.ocp]
[& | and]&and Children, in which [Meſſ.rs
| Messrs.]Meſſ.rs
Messrs.
Smith[pers0497.ocp]
[& | and]&and
Occom[pers0030.ocp] join, [& | and]&and
[aſking | asking]aſkingasking your prayers, I am, [Dr | Dear]DrDear Sir
[Closer]
your Obliged humble [Servt | servant]Servtservant
[Nathl | Nathaniel]NathlNathaniel Whitaker[pers0037.ocp]
[Postscript]
NB We have preached for the [Revd
| Rev.]Revd
Rev.
[mr | Mr.]mrMr.
[McCullock | McCullock]McCullockMcCullock[pers0369.ocp], [& | and]&and if [poſſible | possible]poſſiblepossible will [viſit | visit]viſitvisit the [Rev.d
| Rev.]Rev.d
Rev.
[mr | Mr.]mrMr. Stoddart[pers0521.ocp], but if not will write to him our [excuſe | excuse]excuſeexcuse
[Trailer]
The [Coppy | copy]Coppycopy of a Letter to [Dr | Dr.]DrDr.
John [Erſkine | Erskine]ErſkineErskine[pers0185.ocp] Sent June 17. 1767[1767-06-17]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0036.ocp | m r Mr. Wheelock | mentioned | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0036.ocp | m r Mr. Wheelock | mentioned | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0497.ocp | m r Mr. Smith | mentioned | Smith, John |
pers1026.ocp | M. rs Mrs. Erſkine Erskine | mentioned | Erskine |
pers0497.ocp | Smith | mentioned | Smith, John |
pers0030.ocp | Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0037.ocp | Nath l Nathaniel Whitaker | writer | Whitaker, Nathaniel |
pers0369.ocp | m r Mr. M c Cullock McCullock | mentioned | McCullock, William |
pers0521.ocp | m r Mr. Stoddart | mentioned | Stoddart |
pers0185.ocp | John Erſkine Erskine | recipient | Erskine, John |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0087.ocp | Glaſgow Glasgow | Glasgow |
place0066.ocp | Ed. r Edinburgh | Edinburgh |
place0066.ocp | Edinb. r Edinburgh | Edinburgh |
place0068.ocp | England | England |
place0170.ocp | north America | North America |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0129.ocp | Societies | The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts |
org0129.ocp | Society | The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts |
org0103.ocp | TruſtTrust in London | Trust in England |
org0024.ocp | Ch-hChurch of England | Church of England |
org0024.ocp | Church of E.England | Church of England |
Dates identified in this document:
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1767-06-17 | June 17. 1767 |
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modernization | Glaſgow | Glasgow |
modernization | Revd | Rev. |
variation | Dr | Dear |
modernization | 12th | 12th |
modernization | yeſterday | yesterday |
modernization | circumſtances | circumstances |
modernization | moſt | most |
modernization | Anſwers | answers |
modernization | excuſe | excuse |
modernization | preſent | present |
modernization | courſe | course |
variation | travils | travels |
modernization | poſſibly | possibly |
modernization | tranſcribe | transcribe |
modernization | anſwer | answer |
modernization | expreſſion | expression |
variation | agreable | agreeable |
modernization | expreſſed | expressed |
modernization | otherwiſe | otherwise |
modernization | deſire | desire |
modernization | Truſt | Trust |
modernization | deſign | design |
variation | eſſae | assay |
variation | monies | moneys |
modernization | mr | Mr. |
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modernization | claſh | clash |
modernization | caſe | case |
modernization | propoſed | proposed |
modernization | miniſter | minister |
modernization | Preſbytery | Presbytery |
modernization | oppoſition | opposition |
modernization | ye | the |
modernization | obſtruct | obstruct |
modernization | iſſuing | issuing |
variation | moniyes | moneys |
modernization | Commiſſion | commission |
modernization | converſion | conversion |
modernization | miſſions | missions |
variation | imployed | employed |
modernization | Epiſcopacy | episcopacy |
modernization | preſbyterians | presbyterians |
modernization | Goſpalized | gospelized |
variation | peacible | peaceable |
modernization | muſt | must |
modernization | Cauſe | cause |
variation | Shew | show |
variation | Shewn | shown |
modernization | reſpectful | respectful |
modernization | M.rs | Mrs. |
modernization | Erſkine | Erskine |
modernization | Meſſ.rs | Messrs. |
modernization | aſking | asking |
modernization | McCullock | McCullock |
modernization | poſſible | possible |
modernization | viſit | visit |
modernization | Rev.d | Rev. |
variation | Coppy | copy |
modernization | Dr | Dr. |
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& | and |
Inſ.t | instant |
Ed.r | Edinburgh |
Edinb.r | Edinburgh |
Ch-h | Church |
E. | England |
miſſry | missionary |
man.r | manner |
thro' | through |
Servt | servant |
Nathl | Nathaniel |
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