Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to Nathaniel Whitaker, 1767 September 2
2 September 1767[1767-09-02]
ms 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
Persistent Identifier
[Opener]
Lebanon[place0122.ocp]
[Sept.r | September]Sept.rSeptember 2. 1767[1767-09-02].
^[left] Letter to Leller Lebanon[place0122.ocp]^Letter to Leller Lebanon[place0122.ocp]
^[left] LLL Leller^LLL Leller
^[left] Leller Letter^Leller Letter
[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] Sufficiently^Sufficiently 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 found^I found it was So far
as I could remember the Same in every ^[above] material^material 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] not^not 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 [anything | anything]anythinganything unfavourable to your
^[above] the^the
[Deſign | design]Deſigndesign. ^[above] which You are upon^which 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] me^me 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] I^I
[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] now^now 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] has^has
[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]proviſionsprovisions^of [proviſions | provisions]proviſionsprovisions or Famine Among them — the [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): two]two proceeding Crops ^[above] of Corn^of 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]adviſingadvising^him [adviſing | advising]adviſingadvising that ^[above] David^David
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] for^for 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]deſireddesired — nor 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 coming^his coming down
^[above] this Fall^this Fall
[ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon with two of the [cheifs | chiefs]cheifschiefs of that Tribe ^[above] this fall^this 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] their^their
[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‐‐ragedencou‐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] Gentle^Gentlemen 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] could^could obtain my [fav.r | favor]fav.rfavor that I could
[reaſonably | reasonably]reaſonablyreasonably
[aſk | ask]aſkask for ^[above] of them^of 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 home^from 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] Several^Several
[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] not^not
[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 were^who were
[ordaind | ordained]ordaindordained at [illegible]Chappel Royal[place0029.ocp] who was come as [Miſsionry | missionary]Miſsionrymissionary.to [ye | the]yethe
^[above] in^in
[Weſtern | western]Weſternwestern
[p.t | part]p.tpart of this Government[org0027.ocp]
^[above] I have forgotten his name^I 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‐ ‐leivedbe‐lieved there was no truth in [ye | the]yethe Report — I ^[above] therefore^therefore
[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] to^to
[& | and]&and patronage ^[above] of^of of the Affair ^[above] if [poſſible | possible]poſſiblepossible^if [poſſible | possible]poſſiblepossible and accordingly to conduct ^[above] [himſelf | himself]himſelfhimself^[himſelf | himself]himſelfhimself in collecting and Setting ^[above] up^up 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] Schools^Schools 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 Schools^if 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] better^better 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]ſoonsoon^which 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] at^at 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] to^to 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‐‐ſtancecircum‐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 under^not 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 me^with me are well [& | and]&and behave to my good [Satiſfaction | satisfaction]Satiſfactionsatisfaction
Your ^[above] Family [& | and]&and^Family [& | and]&and
[pp. | people]pp.people in Statû quô. when I have a [Thouſand | thousand]Thouſandthousand thing ^[below] which are too long to write^which 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 Bonds^yours 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 |
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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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variation | salloe | sallow |
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modernization | Subſcribe | subscribe |
modernization | ſirs | sirs |
Expanded abbreviations:
Abbreviation | Expansion |
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Sept.r | September |
Oct.r | October |
wc | which |
tho't | thought |
wth | with |
& | and |
rec.d | received |
Sho.d | should |
w.c | which |
ſho.d | should |
Applic[gap: tear]n | application |
Gen.l | General |
leadg | leading |
N. | New |
Aſsembby | assembly |
fav.r | favor |
Br | brother |
accots | accounts |
ſchoolMrs | schoolmasters |
cod | could |
Gentn | gentlemen |
Miſsionry | missionary |
p.t | part |
Eben.r | Ebenezer |
Leiu.t | Lieutenant |
Cap.t | Captain |
wn | when |
Sterlg | sterling |
Lab.r | labor |
Conſtitn | constitution |
wo.d | would |
Neighbg | neighboring |
preachg | preaching |
pp. | people |
Br | Brother |
tho' | though |
Y.r | your |
y.r | your |
G. | God |
Ld | Lord |
y.o | you |
D.r | dear |
Br. | brother |
yo | you |
G. | God |
hidg | hiding |
thouſd | thousand |
Fath.r | Father |
anoth.r | another |
app.r | appear |
D—d | David |
grt | great |
y[illegible]ou | you |
gr.t | great |
Gov.r | governor |
w.o | who |
Affen | affection |
Y.r | Your |
B.r | brother |
Eleaz.r | Eleazar |
Nathl | Nathaniel |
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