Hezekiah Calvin, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1767 August 14
14 August 1767[1767-08-14]
Call Number767464
[note (type: abstract): Calvin writes seeking permission to marry and advice about his future.][note (type: handwriting): Clear, formal and legible.][note (type: paper): Paper is in good condition, with light-to-moderate staining and wear.]
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With sincerity of Heart I would tempt to write out
now my Mind, — My Cogitations have been [theſe | these]theſethese, —
And so I left [theſe | these]theſethese thoughts in a [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): Par]Par leaving them to be
concluded when I got home [&c | etc.]&cetc. — —
now my Mind, — My Cogitations have been [theſe | these]theſethese, —
- 1st.after [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] had made the [propoſition | proposition]propoſitionproposition to me about my
going Home, My Mind was [eaſ'd | eased]eaſ'deased, in thinking that if I returned
Home and [lik'd | liked]lik'dliked the school,thatI should tarry with it if
I could support myself that way, without an Companion: [& | and]&and if
I did not like the School or could not have [maintain'd | maintained]maintain'dmaintained myself
that way, I concluded in my Mind to go to Sea [& | and]&and follow them.
[below] And yet at the same time never to return here again — - 2ndly.I thought of Marrying at home [& | and]&and so follow farming
[Buſyneſs | business]Buſyneſsbusiness, to maintain Me and my Companion, [&C | etc.]&Cetc. - 3rdly.And again the state
[illegible]And condition of my Friends [& | and]&and fellow
Brethren would be hovering in my Mind daily, so
that I was almost ready to conclude to spend my life
[amongſt | amongst]amongſtamongst them [any where | anywhere]any whereanywhere, if it were among the very
[wildeſt | wildest]wildeſtwildest of them if I could but have it in my Mind
that I should be likely of doing them any good
And so I left [theſe | these]theſethese thoughts in a [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): Par]Par leaving them to be
concluded when I got home [&c | etc.]&cetc. — —
[Aſ | As]AſAs
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] has made another [propoſition | proposition]propoſitionproposition, I
know not what to say, it is true that we have concluded
to join. And my affections are so great for her, I should be
very [loth | loathe]lothloathe to leave her, — Yet if [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] has a mind [yt | that]ytthat
we should part [above] I can leave herI can leave her if you will let me go home [& | and]&and never to
return again, but conclude to one of the two of my first
thoughts. I leave the affair wholly with you to [conlude | conclude]conludeconclude;
for thou canst [adviſe | advise]adviſeadvise as a father, [&c | etc.]&cetc. — —
know not what to say, it is true that we have concluded
to join. And my affections are so great for her, I should be
very [loth | loathe]lothloathe to leave her, — Yet if [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] has a mind [yt | that]ytthat
we should part [above] I can leave herI can leave her if you will let me go home [& | and]&and never to
return again, but conclude to one of the two of my first
thoughts. I leave the affair wholly with you to [conlude | conclude]conludeconclude;
for thou canst [adviſe | advise]adviſeadvise as a father, [&c | etc.]&cetc. — —
And as for the thoughts of my going home
I greatly have a fond for, that I might learn somewhat
of my own Native Language, that I might be the better
fitted for the [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign you have in view, that I might
be able to carry on a free [discourſe | discourse]discourſediscourse with them
[above] IndiansIndians if no more,
And not be as A dumb stump that has no [tounge | tongue]toungetongue
to [uſe | use]uſeuse, like as when I was among the Mohawk Indians[org0062.ocp]
how [tireſome | tiresome]tireſometiresome was my life; [could,nt | couldn't]could,ntcouldn't understand, [above] [Ym. | them]Ym.them[Ym. | them]Ym.themand
[[gap: stain][guess (h-dawnd): no]no body | [gap: stain][guess (h-dawnd): no]nobody][gap: stain][guess (h-dawnd): no]no body[gap: stain][guess (h-dawnd): no]nobody to keep [gap: stain][guess (h-dawnd): at a free]at a free [discourſe | discourse]discourſediscourse with. — this is
what lays in my Mind.
I greatly have a fond for, that I might learn somewhat
of my own Native Language, that I might be the better
fitted for the [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign you have in view, that I might
be able to carry on a free [discourſe | discourse]discourſediscourse with the
And not be as A dumb stump that has no [tounge | tongue]toungetongue
to [uſe | use]uſeuse, like as when I was among the Mohawk Indians[org0062.ocp]
how [tireſome | tiresome]tireſometiresome was my life; [could,nt | couldn't]could,ntcouldn't understand, [above] [Ym. | them]Ym.them[Ym. | them]Ym.them
[[gap: stain][guess (h-dawnd): no]no body | [gap: stain][guess (h-dawnd): no]nobody][gap: stain][guess (h-dawnd): no]no body[gap: stain][guess (h-dawnd): no]nobody to keep [gap: stain][guess (h-dawnd): at a free]at a free [discourſe | discourse]discourſediscourse with. — this is
what lays in my Mind.
But however sometimes I mourn [& | and]&and grieve for my breaking
Friendship with the Mohawks[org0062.ocp], — I [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould be very glad
[left] it seems to meit seems to me to see my Brethren become christians [& | and]&and live like Christians
My Mind is full. I cant [expreſs | express]expreſsexpress myself
Friendship with the Mohawks[org0062.ocp], — I [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould be very glad
[left] it seems to meit seems to me to see my Brethren become christians [& | and]&and live like Christians
My Mind is full. I cant [expreſs | express]expreſsexpress myself
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[Hez.h | Hezekiah]Hez.hHezekiah Calvin[pers0008.ocp]'s
[Augst | August]AugstAugust 14. 1767[1767-08-14]
[Augst | August]AugstAugust 14. 1767[1767-08-14]
To
The [Rev,d | Rev.]Rev,dRev. [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. E. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[att | at]attat
Lebanon[place0122.ocp]
The [Rev,d | Rev.]Rev,dRev. [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. E. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[att | at]attat
Lebanon[place0122.ocp]
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 | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0036.ocp | M r Mr. Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0008.ocp | Hezekiah Calvin | writer | Calvin, Hezekiah |
pers0008.ocp | Hez. h Hezekiah Calvin | writer | Calvin, Hezekiah |
pers0036.ocp | Rev, d Rev. M r Mr. E. Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
Places identified in this document:
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place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
Organizations identified in this document:
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org0062.ocp | Mohawk Indians | Mohawk Nation |
org0062.ocp | Mohawks | Mohawk Nation |
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1767-08-14 | August 14 AD 1767 |
1767-08-14 | AugstAugust 14. 1767 |
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modernization | propoſition | proposition |
variation | Buſyneſs | business |
modernization | &C | etc. |
modernization | amongſt | amongst |
variation | any where | anywhere |
modernization | wildeſt | wildest |
modernization | &c | etc. |
modernization | Aſ | As |
modernization | Mr | Mr. |
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eaſ'd | eased |
lik'd | liked |
& | and |
maintain'd | maintained |
Hez.h | Hezekiah |
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