Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to Nathaniel Whitaker, 1767 September 2

Author Wheelock, Eleazar[pers0036.ocp]

2 September 1767[1767-09-02]

Call Number767502.1

[note (type: abstract): Wheelock writes that he is attempting to get a copy of the letter sent to England by the New England Company, and updates Whitkater on the progress of various missions.][note (type: handwriting): Informal handwriting is small, crowded and occasionaly difficult to decipher.][note (type: paper): Large sheet folded in half to make four pages is in fair condition, with moderate staining, creasing and wear. There is repair work done to particularly worn edges. A tear in the central crease appears to be contemporary, as Wheelock has written around it.][note (type: ink): Black-brown ink is somewhat blotchy.][note (type: noteworthy): In the third- and second-to-last lines of the first paragraph of two recto, it is uncertain whether, by the phrase "to y.et
Board which they refers to," Wheelock means that a letter from Oliver makes a reference to a certain board, or that a board within Oliver's letter refers to a letter written by Wheelock, and so "y.et Board" has been left untagged. However, it is likely the Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the parts adjacent in America. In the last and second-to-last lines of the first paragraph of two recto (within a deletion), the "two Shattocks" to whom Wheelock refers are Tobias Shattock[pers0476.ocp] and John Shattock, Jr.[pers0661.ocp] On two verso, Wheelock has overwritten several lines of closing with a continuation of the letter that is itself deleted. These closing lines have been transcribed as being added below the text of the letter proper. This document appears to be a draft.]
[note (type: signature): The signature is abbreviated.]

EventsFundraising Tour of Great Britain

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[Revd | Rev.]RevdRev. and very dear Brother
About a [fortnit | fortnight]fortnitfortnight ago I returned from my
Journey to Portsmouth[place0190.ocp], in my Journey and Since I have
been in a poor State of health, I found on Trial I had underta
‐ken [y.e | the]y.ethe long Journey before I had [above] SufficientlySufficiently recovered from the [Sickneſs | sickness]Sickneſssickness
with which I had been [confind | confined]confindconfined for near a month — but God
has helped me hitherto, I this Day enjoy [above] [feal | feel]fealfeel more like[feal | feel]fealfeel more like more Health than
I I have had for 3. months past —
 I [viſited | visited]viſitedvisited [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Oliver[pers0031.ocp] and [deſired | desired]deſireddesired to See the Letter of that
Board[org0095.ocp] to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Mauduit[pers0365.ocp] of [Oct.r | October]Oct.rOctober 2[1766-10-02]. before you [illegible] [ſaild | sailed]ſaildsailed
he read it to me [above] I foundI found it was So far as I could remember
the Same in every [above] materialmaterial article as you gave [illegible]
he declared that there was no [Expreſsion | expression]Expreſsionexpression in it unfavou
‐rable to me, or you or [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp], or to the [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign
[above] [wc | which]wcwhich you are upon[wc | which]wcwhich you are upon I [aſked | asked]aſkedasked him for a Copy he [conſented | consented]conſentedconsented I Should have one
if the Board[org0095.ocp] were willing. he Said it was [above] notnot drawn by
him but by a [Clergy man | clergyman]Clergy manclergyman — I waited on [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Pemberto[gap: worn_edge][guess (h-dawnd): n]n[pers0415.ocp]
and he readily [confiſsed | confessed]confiſsedconfessed that he drew it and Said he
[deſigned | designed]deſigneddesigned no hurt to any man's Character, nor [any
thing | any
thing]
any
thing
any
thing
unfavourable to your [above] thethe [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign. [above] which You are uponwhich You are upon. I [aſked | asked]aſkedasked him if
I might have a Copy he Said he was willing but would
not undertake to procure [above] meme one. he [aſked | asked]aſkedasked me if there
was [any thing | anything]any thinganything in it that was not true I told him
I [tho't | thought]tho'tthought there was one or two [miſtakes | mistakes]miſtakesmistakes but [above] II [choſe | chose]choſechose not
to Speak of them as material for fear it would [illegible]
prevent my having a Copy — [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Oliver[pers0031.ocp] being then [above] nownow gon[gap: worn_edge][guess (h-dawnd): e]e
out of Town I left a Letter for him and the Board[org0095.ocp] [wth | with]wthwith
[above] [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Peck[pers0032.ocp][Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Peck[pers0032.ocp] [deſiring | desiring]deſiringdesiring that favour of a copy with M.r Peck[pers0032.ocp] [illegible] [above] hashas [ſince | since]ſincesince
in[illegible]formed me he had delivered it to M.r Oliver[pers0031.ocp] but I
have no Copy yet — I am truly [Surprized | surprised]Surprizedsurprised at [thier | their]thiertheir
[Solomn | solemn]Solomnsolemn declaration that there was nothing it it that
tending to hurt the Character of [any one | anyone]any oneanyone or unfriendly
to your [deſign | design]deſigndesign is very remarkable.
 I wrote [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Keen[pers0301.ocp] from [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[place0013.ocp] [& | and]&and [inclosd | enclosed]inclosdenclosed an [abſtract | abstract]abſtractabstract
of a letter I there [rec.d | received]rec.dreceived by David Fowler[pers0155.ocp], from [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirt‐
‐land[pers0315.ocp]
informing me of the [Diſtreſs | distress]Diſtreſsdistress he [illegible]and his Indians
were in by [reaſon | reason]reaſonreason of a great [Scarſ[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): e]ety | scarcity]Scarſ[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): e]etyscarcity [above] of [proviſions | provisions]proviſionsprovisionsof [proviſions | provisions]proviſionsprovisions or Famine Among
them — the [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): two]two proceeding Crops [above] of Cornof Corn having been cut [of | off]ofoff by the
[froſt | frost]froſtfrost [& | and]&and by [Virmen | vermin]Virmenvermin [illegible] — and also (which I [Sho.d | should]Sho.dshould have added
[left] Letter to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whitaker[pers0037.ocp]Letter to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whitaker[pers0037.ocp]
[left] [Sept.r | September]Sept.rSeptember 2. 1767[1767-09-02][Sept.r | September]Sept.rSeptember 2. 1767[1767-09-02]
by [y.e | the]y.ethe Pigeons [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): leaving them]leaving them on which they had been [above] [ w.c | which] w.cwhich have been their [cheif | chief]cheifchief Dependance at [y[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): t]t | that]y[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): t]tthat [ſeaſon | season]ſeaſonseason of [ye | the]yethe Year[ w.c | which] w.cwhich have been their [cheif | chief]cheifchief Dependance at [y[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): t]t | that]y[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): t]tthat [ſeaſon | season]ſeaſonseason of [ye | the]yethe Year
wont to depend for their Principal Support at that [above] [almoſt | almost]almoſtalmost wholly leaving those parts.[almoſt | almost]almoſtalmost wholly leaving those parts.
[ſeaſon | season]ſeaſonseason of ye Year[illegible] [laſt | last]laſtlast week received a Letter from
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] informing me [above] him [adviſing | advising]adviſingadvisinghim [adviſing | advising]adviſingadvising that [above] DavidDavid Fowler[pers0155.ocp] had [arived | arrived]arivedarrived
[ſafe | safe]ſafesafe with the money I [ſent | sent]ſentsent him — he also [informd | informed]informdinformed
me that he had lately been with Sir William [Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0292.ocp]
who [informd | informed]informdinformed him that [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Forbes[pers0195.ocp] of Brookfield[place0022.ocp] had
been with him in the name of the board at [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[org0095.ocp]
[deſiring | desiring]deſiringdesiring his [Aſsiſtance | assistance]Aſsiſtanceassistance in Setting up a School upon
my Plan Sir William[pers0292.ocp] told him that one School was
enough [illegible] [above] forfor these parts — and that he perceived it
was a party [deſign | design]deſigndesign [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): and]and therefore he [ſho.d | should]ſho.dshould [ſhew | show]ſhewshow
it no countenance, nor [aſsiſt | assist]aſsiſtassist him in getting
Boys from [Onohoquage | Onaquaga]OnohoquageOnaquaga[place0182.ocp] as they [deſired | desired]deſireddesirednor
nor would he [ſo | so]ſoso much as write them an [anſwr | answer]anſwranswer
to [thier | their]thiertheir Letter.— [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] proposes to Me [above] his cominghis coming down [above] this Fallthis Fall [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon
with two of the [cheifs | chiefs]cheifschiefs of that Tribe [above] this fallthis fall and that to make [Applic[gap: tear]n | application]Applic[gap: tear]napplication
to Our [Gen.l | General]Gen.lGeneral [Aſsembly | Assembly]AſsemblyAssembly[org0027.ocp] for [above] theirtheir [aſsiſta[illegible]nce | assistance]aſsiſta[illegible]nceassistance — in Setting up farming [above] [Huſbandry | husbandry]Huſbandryhusbandry[Huſbandry | husbandry]Huſbandryhusbandry among
them, by providing them Teams, Carts, plows [&c. | etc.]&c.etc. I have [incou‐
‐raged | encou‐
raged]
incou‐
‐raged
encou‐
raged
the proposal and hope we [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall find the Temper of the
Government Such that we Shall not pray in vain. So far
as I can learn the credit of the [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign is yet [riſing | rising]riſingrising in this and
the Neighbouring Colonies. I have had many [Teſtimonials | testimonials]Teſtimonialstestimonials of it
of late from Several [leadg | leading]leadgleading [above] GentleGentlemen in [N. | New]N.New York[place0166.ocp], and Several of our [Aſsembby | assembly]Aſsembbyassembly[org0027.ocp]
have told me they thought I might [above] couldcould obtain my [fav.r | favor]fav.rfavor that I could
[reaſonably | reasonably]reaſonablyreasonably [aſk | ask]aſkask for [above] of themof them— this is all [y.e | the]y.ethe Lords doings my dear [Br | brother]Brbrother
[illegible] frequent Reports from the Indian Country [laſt | last]laſtlast winter
and Spring that a Number of [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries [& | and]&and [School Maſters | schoolmasters]School Maſtersschoolmasters
were Soon Expected [above] from homefrom home viz. in the March April and may [Pacquett | packet]Pacquettpacket,
to Supply all the vacancies among the 6 Nations[org0090.ocp]. And various [above] SeveralSeveral
[accots | accounts]accotsaccounts in the public Prints to the [ſame | same]ſamesame purpose eg. that nine
were ordained at Chappel Royal[place0029.ocp] for that [Purpoſe | purpose]Purpoſepurpose. [togather | together]togathertogether
with many [inſinuations | insinuations]inſinuationsinsinuations that [ſir | Sir]ſirSir William[pers0292.ocp] was not cordial towards
the [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign of Supplying them from hence, determined me that it
was [above] notnot [beſt | best]beſtbest not to send any more ['till | 'til]'till'til make any addition to those
who were then in that country (viz [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] [& | and]&and 3 [ſchoolMrs | schoolmasters]ſchoolMrsschoolmasters
and an Interpreter) ['till | 'til]'till'til I [cod | could]codcould know further of [y.e | the]y.ethe Truth of those
Reports [&c. | etc.]&c.etc. — About 6 weeks ago [Col.o | Col.]Col.oCol. Phelps[pers0424.ocp] told me he [ſent | sent]ſentsent
one of those Nine [Gentn | gentlemen]Gentngentlemen [above] who werewho were [ordaind | ordained]ordaindordained at [illegible]Chappel Royal[place0029.ocp] who was
come as [Miſsionry | missionary]Miſsionrymissionary.to [ye | the]yethe [above] inin [Weſtern | western]Weſternwestern [p.t | part]p.tpart of this Government[org0027.ocp] [above] I have forgotten his nameI have forgotten his name who [aſsured | assured]aſsuredassured
him [yt | that]ytthat he heard nothing of their [above] [illegible][illegible] [Miſsion | mission]Miſsionmission to [ye | the]yethe Indians, and [be‐
‐leived | be‐
lieved]
be‐
‐leived
be‐
lieved
there was no truth in [ye | the]yethe Report — I [above] thereforetherefore [tho't | thought]tho'tthought it [neceſsary | necessary]neceſsarynecessary
to Send my Son[pers0578.ocp] to [diſcourſe | discourse]diſcourſediscourse Sir William[pers0292.ocp] fully upon the head and
and know the Bottom of his Heart, and [ingage | engage]ingageengage [& | and]&and Secure his [Friendſhip | friendship]Friendſhipfriendship [above] toto
[& | and]&and patronage [above] ofof of the Affair [above] if [poſſible | possible]poſſiblepossibleif [poſſible | possible]poſſiblepossible and accordingly to conduct [above] [himſelf | himself]himſelfhimself[himſelf | himself]himſelfhimself in collecting
and Setting [above] upup the Schools which have been neglected [ye | the]yethe [laſt | last]laſtlast [ſeaſon | season]ſeaſonseason
and endeavour to penetrate further among the Savages than
any [above] SchoolsSchools have yet been Set up. Accordingly my Son[pers0578.ocp] [ſat | set]ſatset out [Yeſterday | yesterday]Yeſterdayyesterday
accompanied by [Aguſtine | Augustine]AguſtineAugustine Hebard[pers0252.ocp] one of my [Engliſh | English]EngliſhEnglish Pupils. [& | and]&and whom
I have thoughts of [Imploying | employing]Imployingemploying with Several Indian Youths, [above] if Schoolsif Schools if [illegible]
Shall be opened for them the [illegible][Enſuing | ensuing]Enſuingensuing [illegible]Winter [&c | etc.]&cetc. — as Soon as
[above] may be after my Son[pers0578.ocp])may be after my Son[pers0578.ocp]) he returns you will hear further of the Affair — The Report of Your
great [Succeſs | success]Succeſssuccess in England[place0068.ocp] renders it an unfavourable Time to beg
hearre ['till | until]'tilluntil it can be known what is wanted. and I have heard
Nothing from Home [above] England[place0068.ocp]England[place0068.ocp] Since March [23.d | 23rd]23.d23rd[1767-03-23] however I expect [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon
to be [adviſed | advised]adviſedadvised what I may Send for and then I Shall be [above] betterbetter able to fix
[illegible]upon a Plan — the Affair I think looks in general very [incouraging | encouraging]incouragingencouraging
— I have a [proſpect | prospect]proſpectprospect of obtaining the [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev. [Eben.r | Ebenezer]Eben.rEbenezer Cleveland[pers0131.ocp] of
Cape Ann[place0028.ocp] to accompany [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Brainerd[pers0004.ocp] to the Ohio[place0178.ocp] next Spring
I [diſcourſed | discoursed]diſcourſeddiscoursed him on that Head in my Journey he [manifeſted | manifested]manifeſtedmanifested great
Inclination to it, and I expect to be determined as Soon as he
Returns from the [preſent | present]preſentpresent Tour [above] which he was determined upon had [thots | thoughts]thotsthoughts of making [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoonwhich he was determined upon had [thots | thoughts]thotsthoughts of making [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon to the Indians at [S.t | St.]S.tSt. John's[org0100.ocp]
where[above] atat they [informd | informed]informdinformed me at Newbury[place0154.ocp], there is great Appearance
of Religious Concern in Numbers of them[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Cleveland[pers0131.ocp] has
a Daughter married lately married at[above] to a man who [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [Coaſts | coasts]Coaſtscoasts][Coaſts | coasts]Coaſtscoasts from Cape Ann[place0028.ocp] toto a man who [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [Coaſts | coasts]Coaſtscoasts][Coaſts | coasts]Coaſtscoasts from Cape Ann[place0028.ocp] to Philadelphia[place0186.ocp] to a [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): Capt]Capt Man who
Sails from Philadelphia[place0186.ocp] to cape ann[place0028.ocp] which is a favourable, [Circum‐
‐ſtance | circum‐
stance]
Circum‐
‐ſtance
circum‐
stance
in [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Cleveland[pers0131.ocp]s undertaking as it may Save much [Expence | expense]Expenceexpense
in journeying [&c. | etc.]&c.etc. [beſides | besides]beſidesbesides the comfort [& | and]&and [aſsiſtance | assistance]aſsiſtanceassistance he may have from [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch
[ſituation | situation]ſituationsituation of his Children [ſo | so]ſoso near him —
 I [inclose | enclose]incloseenclose a Copy of [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Oliver[pers0031.ocp]s Letter to me, [illegible] and one of mine to [y.et | that]y.etthat
Board which they refers to in his. the two Shattocks which mine [reſpects | respects]reſpectsrespects
are very [promiſing | promising]promiſingpromising young Men—
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] in a Letter lately [rec.d | received]rec.dreceived dated at fort Stanwix[place0081.ocp]
June 17. [laſt | last]laſtlast[1767-06-17] writes "I came here yesterday by [ye | the]yethe [deſire | desire]deſiredesire
of [y.e | the]y.ethe Commander [Leiu.t | Lieutenant]Leiu.tLieutenant Aylmer[pers1798.ocp] who is about leaving this
[Poſt | post]Poſtpost, which he [enforms | informs]enformsinforms me is to be abandoned — this Officer
has been exceeding kind to me — as has also the [Cap.t | Captain]Cap.tCaptain of [y.e | the]y.ethe
[artilery | artillery]artileryartillery — The abandoning of this [illegible][Poſt | post]Poſtpost I [ſuspect | suspect]ſuspectsuspect will be of
bad [conſequence | consequence]conſequenceconsequence — the Indians will [inſiſt | insist]inſiſtinsist upon [ye | the]yethe Carrying
place, [& | and]&and allow no white [perſon | person]perſonperson [gap: stain]to [reſide | reside]reſidereside upon [ye | the]yethe Ground. You
may [eaſily | easily]eaſilyeasily [gueſs | guess]gueſsguess how the [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [salloe | sallow]salloesallow][salloe | sallow]salloesallow men [&c | etc.]&cetc. will agree with them [wn | when]wnwhen
there is rum plenty I dont Expect any will remove here but [ye | the]yethe
of [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): scouring]scouring of the [onoida | Oneida]onoidaOneida[org0075.ocp] [oriska | Oriskany]oriskaOriskany[place0183.ocp] Indians — None unacquainted
with my Situation can conceive the [Expence | expense]Expenceexpense [y.t | that]y.tthat will be [neceſsary | necessary]neceſsarynecessary
to a moderate of any ways [comfortabl | comfortable]comfortablcomfortable Living here — it is very
Seldom that a wild [foul | fowl]foulfowl or [Beaſt | beast]Beaſtbeast is [killd | killed]killdkilled under 70. miles —
good
good fishing [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): at]at [above] not undernot under 70. or 80. — [Tranſportation | Transportation]TranſportationTransportation of [Proviſions | provisions]Proviſionsprovisions from
the Settlements very changeable —. no water carriage nearer than
20 miles [unleſs | unless]unleſsunless I [croſs | cross]croſscross this carrying place enter wood Creek[place0630.ocp] [& | and]&and then 60 or 70
miles bring me within 5 of [y.e | the]y.ethe Indian Village. if it [coſt | cost]coſtcost [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [Moſeley | Moseley]MoſeleyMoseley[pers1025.ocp]
£100 [Sterlg | sterling]Sterlgsterling at [Onohoquaguee | Onaquaga]OnohoquagueeOnaquaga[place0182.ocp] a £150. wont Support me here for [ye | the]yethe
[firſt | first]firſtfirst two or three years and adds "[above] [y.t | that]y.tthat he is [almoſt | almost]almoſtalmost worn out [wth | with]wthwith [Lab.r | labor]Lab.rlabor [& | and]&and fatigue [& | and]&and find his [Conſtitn | constitution]Conſtitnconstitution. demands a fuller [ſupper | supper]ſuppersupper[y.t | that]y.tthat he is [almoſt | almost]almoſtalmost worn out [wth | with]wthwith [Lab.r | labor]Lab.rlabor [& | and]&and fatigue [& | and]&and find his [Conſtitn | constitution]Conſtitnconstitution. demands a fuller [ſupper | supper]ſuppersupper [right] [yn | than]ynthan he has had[yn | than]ynthan he has had [yt | that]ytthat [y.e | the]y.ethe Indians are too poor to
do [any thing | anything]any thinganything for him — and [beſides | besides]beſidesbesides it [wo.d | would]wo.dwould hurt the [Cauſe | cause]Cauſecause at [preſent | present]preſentpresent
to [deſire | desire]deſiredesire it — as they are just waking up to cultivate their Lands for
[y.r | their]y.rtheir ow[illegible]n Support [&c | etc.]&cetc. [above] Some of [ye | the]yethe [Neighbg | neighboring]Neighbgneighboring Towns Come to attend his [preachg | preaching]preachgpreaching [&c | etc.]&cetc. [&c | etc.]&cetc.Some of [ye | the]yethe [Neighbg | neighboring]Neighbgneighboring Towns Come to attend his [preachg | preaching]preachgpreaching [&c | etc.]&cetc. [&c | etc.]&cetc. they Stand to their Agreement — Some of [y.e | the]y.ethe
Neighbouring Town come to attend his [illegible]preaching —[above] [&c | etc.]&cetc. &c[&c | etc.]&cetc. &c He finds his
Fatigues are too great for his [Conſtitution | constitution]Conſtitutionconstitution [&c | etc.]&cetc. &c"
Your Son[pers1765.ocp] [& | and]&and [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0026.ocp]'s [above] with mewith me are well [& | and]&and behave to my good [Satiſfaction | satisfaction]Satiſfactionsatisfaction
Your [above] Family [& | and]&andFamily [& | and]&and [pp. | people]pp.people in Statû quô. when I have a [Thouſand | thousand]Thouſandthousand thing [below] which are too long to writewhich are too long to write to impart when
god Shall grant us [ye | the]yethe Favourable Interview. The Lord be with you[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): r Spirit]r Spirit
[above] my dear [Br | Brother]BrBrother [& | and]&and dear [m.r | Mr.]m.rMr. my dear [Br | Brother]BrBrother [& | and]&and dear [m.r | Mr.]m.rMr. Love to [ M.r | Mr.] M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]. [&c | etc.]&cetc. and believe [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): me to be]me to be his Family were well the
[laſt | last]laſtlast I heard from them. his Father Fowler[pers0202.ocp] has [loſt | lost]loſtlost his Sight. [& | and]&and Jacob[pers0018.ocp] is with him
I have sent for David[pers0155.ocp] to come and take care of him. and [deſign | design]deſigndesign to Send Jacob[pers0018.ocp] [below] yours in the [Deareſt | dearest]Deareſtdearest Bondsyours in the [Deareſt | dearest]Deareſtdearest Bonds
up into a School if one Shall be [agreably | agreeably]agreablyagreeably opened for him. Davids wife[pers0742.ocp]
is not well contented with [y.e | the]y.ethe hard living in the [Wilderneſs | wilderness]Wilderneſswilderness. — it may [below] Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
be David[pers0155.ocp] may get into a School on long Island[place0129.ocp] while his father[pers0202.ocp] needs
his Care of him [below] I continue writing [tho' | though]tho'though I continue writing [tho' | though]tho'though
 [Y.r | your]Y.ryour Son[pers1765.ocp] [& | and]&and [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.Occom[pers0026.ocp]s with me are well, and behave to my good
[Satiſfaction | satisfaction]Satiſfactionsatisfaction, [y.r | your]y.ryour Families are both well as usual, your [pp. | people]pp.people in ſtatuû quo
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): have]have a [thouſand | thousand]thouſandthousand things to impart [wn | when]wnwhen [G. | God]G.God Shall mercifully grant us the
favourable Interviedw, [ w.c | which] w.cwhich are too long to write. the [Ld | Lord]LdLord be [wth | with]wthwith [y.o | you]y.oyou my
[D.r | dear]D.rdear [Br. | brother]Br. brother [& | and]&and [D.r | dear]D.rdear [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]. I hope [yo | you]yoyou. both live upon [G. | God]G. God [& | and]&and find [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): him]him to be
[y.r | your]y.ryour Sweet [hidg | hiding]hidghiding [& | and]&and [reſting | resting]reſtingresting place [amidſt | amidst]amidſtamidst a [thouſd | thousand]thouſdthousand Temptations. [Miſerable | Miserable]MiſerableMiserable
indeed [wo.d | would]wo.dwould my [caſe | case]caſecase be, if I had not [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch a place of Retreat. Oh!
[bleſsed | blessed]bleſsedblessed Shelter in a Stormy world, [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]s [Fath.r | Father]Fath.rFather Fowler[pers0202.ocp] has
near [loſt | lost]loſtlost his [Eyeſight | eyesight]Eyeſighteyesight, Jacob[pers0018.ocp] has been with him Sometime. I
have Sent for David[pers0155.ocp] to come and take care of him, [& | and]&and [deſign | design]deſigndesign
to [ſend | send]ſendsend Jacob[pers0018.ocp] up [illegible] his, or [anoth.r | another]anoth.ranother School, as Shall [app.r | appear]app.rappear [beſt | best]beſtbest
[wn | when]wnwhen my [ſon | son]ſonson[pers0578.ocp] returns. [D—d | David]D—dDavids wife[pers0742.ocp] is not well content with [ye | the]yethe
[hardſhips | hardships]hardſhipshardships of [ye | the]yethe [Wilderneſs | wilderness]Wilderneſswilderness. it may be David[pers0155.ocp] may get a School
in Long Island[place0129.ocp] while his Father[pers0202.ocp] needs his care of him. You are
both always upon my Heart, and I have peace [& | and]&and [quietneſs | quietness]quietneſsquietness in
Leaving you, [& | and]&and [ye | the]yethe [grt | great]grtgreat Affair [y[illegible]ou | you]y[illegible]ouyou are [ingagd | engaged]ingagdengaged in, [wth | with]wthwith [ye | the]yethe [gr.t | great]gr.tgreat [Gov.r | governor]Gov.rgovernor
of all thing, [w.o | who]w.owho [dos | does]dosdoes all things well, quite well—

[Closer]
with much [Affen | affection]Affenaffection to [y.o | you]y.oyou both I [Subſcribe | subscribe]Subſcribesubscribe. My [D.r | dear]D.rdear [ſirs | sirs]ſirssirs
[Y.r | Your]Y.r Your [B.r | brother]B.rbrother [&c | etc.]&cetc. [&c | etc.]&cetc. [&c | etc.]&cetc.

[Eleaz.r | Eleazar]Eleaz.rEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[Trailer]
[Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev. [Nathl | Nathaniel]NathlNathaniel Whitaker[pers0037.ocp]
Document Summary

People identified in this document:

id Text in document Role in header Authorized Name
pers0031.ocp M. r Mr. Oliver mentioned Oliver, Andrew
pers0365.ocp M. r Mr. Mauduit mentioned Mauduit, Jasper
pers0030.ocp M. r Mr. Occom mentioned Occom, Samson
pers0415.ocp M. r Mr. Pemberto n mentioned Pemberton, Ebenezer Jr.
pers0032.ocp M r Mr. Peck mentioned Peck, Moses
pers0032.ocp M. r Peck mentioned Peck, Moses
pers0031.ocp M. r Oliver mentioned Oliver, Andrew
pers0301.ocp M. r Mr. Keen mentioned Keen, Robert
pers0155.ocp David Fowler mentioned Fowler, David
pers0315.ocp M. r Mr. Kirt‐ ‐land mentioned Kirkland, Samuel
pers0037.ocp M. r Mr. Whitaker recipient Whitaker, Nathaniel
pers0315.ocp M. r Mr. Kirtland mentioned Kirkland, Samuel
pers0155.ocp David Fowler mentioned Fowler, David
pers0292.ocp Sir William Johnſon Johnson mentioned Johnson, William
pers0195.ocp M. r Mr. Forbes mentioned Forbes
pers0292.ocp Sir William mentioned Johnson, William
pers0292.ocp ſir Sir William mentioned Johnson, William
pers0424.ocp Col. o Col. Phelps mentioned Phelps
pers0578.ocp my Son mentioned Wheelock, Rodulphus
pers0292.ocp Sir William mentioned Johnson, William
pers0252.ocp Aguſtine Augustine Hebard mentioned Hebard, Augustine
pers0131.ocp Rev. d Rev. Eben. r Ebenezer Cleveland mentioned Cleaveland, Ebenezer
pers0004.ocp M. r Mr. Brainerd mentioned Brainerd, John
pers0131.ocp M. r Mr. Cleveland mentioned Cleaveland, Ebenezer
pers1798.ocp Commander Leiu. t Lieutenant Aylmer mentioned Aylmer
pers1025.ocp M. r Mr. Moſeley Moseley mentioned Moseley, Ebenezer
pers1765.ocp Your Son mentioned Whitaker, James
pers0030.ocp M. r Mr. Occom mentioned Occom, Samson
pers0202.ocp Father Fowler mentioned Fowler, James
pers0018.ocp Jacob mentioned Fowler, Jacob
pers0155.ocp David mentioned Fowler, David
pers0742.ocp Davids wife mentioned Fowler, Hannah (née Garrett)
pers0036.ocp Eleazar Wheelock writer Wheelock, Eleazar
pers0202.ocp his father mentioned Fowler, James
pers1765.ocp Y. r your Son mentioned Whitaker, James
pers0026.ocp M. r Mr. Occom mentioned Occom, Aaron
pers0202.ocp Fath. r Father Fowler mentioned Fowler, James
pers0578.ocp my ſon son mentioned Wheelock, Rodulphus
pers0742.ocp D—d David s wife mentioned Fowler, Hannah (née Garrett)
pers0202.ocp his Father mentioned Fowler, James
pers0036.ocp Eleaz. r Eleazar Wheelock writer Wheelock, Eleazar
pers0037.ocp Nath l Nathaniel Whitaker recipient Whitaker, Nathaniel

Places identified in this document:

id Text in document Authorized Name
place0122.ocp Lebanon Lebanon
place0190.ocp Portsmouth Portsmouth
place0013.ocp Boſton Boston Boston
place0022.ocp Brookfield Brookfield
place0182.ocp Onohoquage Onaquaga Onaquaga
place0166.ocp N. New York New York
place0029.ocp Chappel Royal Chappel Royal
place0068.ocp England England
place0028.ocp Cape Ann Cape Ann
place0178.ocp the Ohio Ohio River
place0154.ocp Newbury Newbury
place0186.ocp Philadelphia Philadelphia
place0028.ocp cape ann Cape Ann
place0081.ocp fort Stanwix Fort Stanwix
place0183.ocp oriska Oriskany Oriskany
place0630.ocp wood Creek Wood Creek
place0182.ocp Onohoquaguee Onaquaga Onaquaga
place0129.ocp long Island Long Island
place0129.ocp Long Island Long Island

Organizations identified in this document:

id Text in document Authorized Name
org0095.ocp Board The Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the parts adjacent in America
org0095.ocp the Board The Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the parts adjacent in America
org0095.ocp the Board The Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the parts adjacent in America
org0095.ocp the board at BoſtonBoston The Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the parts adjacent in America
org0027.ocp Gen.lGeneral AſsemblyAssembly Colony of Connecticut
org0027.ocp our Aſsembbyassembly Colony of Connecticut
org0090.ocp 6 Nations Six Nations
org0027.ocp this Government Colony of Connecticut
org0100.ocp Indians at S.tSt. John's Wolastoqiyik Tribe
org0075.ocp onoidaOneida Oneida Nation

Dates identified in this document:

Standard Form Text
1767-09-02 Sept.rSeptember 2. 1767
1766-10-02 Oct.rOctober 2
1767-03-23 March 23.d23rd
1767-06-17 June 17. laſtlast

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