Theophilus Chamberlain, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1767 September 10
10 September 1767[1767-09-10]
ms number767510
[note (type: abstract): Chamberlain offers an account of his debts accrued as a missionary and argues that he should not owe any money to Wheelock's School.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is small though mostly clear and legible. Letter case is often difficult to discern, especially with regard to the letters S and D. Summary of "rec'd" and "paid" is in a different, unknown, hand.][note (type: paper): Large sheet folded in half to make four pages is in good condition, with light creasing, staining and wear.][note (type: ink): Dark brown.][note (type: signature): The signature is abbreviated.][note (type: layout): The first page of the letter is on two recto, not one recto.][note (type: noteworthy): It is uncertain to which organization Chamberlain refers when he mentions the "Boston Board," and so this organization has not been tagged. It is likely the New England Company[org0095.ocp].]
Persistent Identifier
[Opener]
[Revd | Rev.]RevdRev. Sir
Yours of the [9th | 9th]9th9th of July[1767-07-09] I received [Some Time | sometime]Some Timesometime in [Auguſt | August]AuguſtAugust and might have come and Seen you but that riding still hurts me. I am
a little [Surpriſed | surprised]Surpriſedsurprised at the Contents [conſidering | considering]conſideringconsidering the
[Converſation | conversation]Converſationconversation I had with you [juſt | just]juſtjust as I came from your [houſe | house]houſehouse and Some other Things. am however willing to do the [beſt | best]beſtbest I can to give Satisfaction. as for being able to pay [somuch | so much]somuchso much Money am not and it is likely never Shall be, as I am obliged in [Conſcience | conscience]Conſcienceconscience to [profeſs | profess]profeſsprofess the Religion [calld | called]calldcalled
Sandeman[org0147.ocp]; the preach=ing of which is
not attended with Profit in [ye | the]yethe
[Senſe | sense]Senſesense of the World. am willing rather than trouble myself farther to [reſign | resign]reſignresign up [moſt | most]moſtmost of my Books to you which may perhaps amount to
[10^[above] £^£ | £10]10^[above] £^££10 or [12^[above] £^£ | £12]12^[above] £^££12, yet am [perſwaded | persuaded]perſwadedpersuaded that had you [alowed | allowed]alowedallowed me to have gone in the Service of the [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston Board when I [aſked | asked]aſkedasked it, I Should have been quite clear and [conſiderable | considerable]conſiderableconsiderable more. with Regard to the [laſt | last]laſtlast Sum received at Capt [Buttler | Butler]ButtlerButlers[pers0277.ocp], it ought to be [conſidered | considered]conſideredconsidered that I went up the June[1766-06] before [laſt | last]laſtlast with but about [8^[above] £^£ | £8]8^[above] £^££8 more than I then owed, that I received but between [3^[above] £^£ | £3]3^[above] £^££3 and [4^[above] £^£ | £4]4^[above] £^££4 more [till | 'til]till'til I returned in the Spring, that I hired an Interpreter [moſt | most]moſtmost of this Time; had Jacob [folower | Fowler]folowerFowler[pers0018.ocp]s Board to pay for [moſt | most]moſtmost of it and many other thing for him, as I have an Account of [9^[above] £^£..0s..2d | £9 0s 2d]9^[above] £^£..0s..2d£9 0s 2d which I paid and run in Debt for him in four Months Time; had Calvin[pers0008.ocp] or [Moſes | Moses]MoſesMoses[pers0677.ocp]
[likewiſe | likewise]likewiſelikewise
[illegible]
^[above] [moſt | most]moſtmost of^[moſt | most]moſtmost of the Time to Supply. had a [horſe | horse]horſehorse to buy and ride back=ward and forward with an Interpreter to
fort hunter[place0078.ocp].
[conſidering | considering]conſideringconsidering
[theſe | these]theſethese things it cant be Strange that I was nigh
[80^[above] £^£ | £80]80^[above] £^££80
[Y.M. | York Money]Y.M.York Money in Debt which was in fact the [caſe | case]caſecase. My [principle | principal]principleprincipal Debts were [Wm | William]WmWilliam Sabers[pers0460.ocp], my Landlord H[illegible]ch[illegible]mans, my Interpreter
Capt [Buttler | Butler]ButtlerButler[pers0277.ocp]s and [Cpt | Capt.]CptCapt.
[illegible][guess (ivys): Kanynes]Kanynes, which amounted
to above [70^[above] £^£ | £70]70^[above] £^££70.
[Beſide | Beside]BeſideBeside
[theſe | these]theſethese owed a Number of little Debts, a [perticular | particular]perticularparticular
account
of which ^[above] I^I have
not got; but as near as I can now recollect the whole amounted to [79^[above] £^£ | £79]79^[above] £^££79
[beſide | beside]beſidebeside the Charge of my [laſt | last]laſtlast Journey. The Money I had of Capt [Buttler | Butler]ButtlerButler[pers0277.ocp] was if I dont
[misſtake | mistake]misſtakemistake
[8^[above] £^£ | £8]8^[above] £^££8
[Y. M | York Money]Y. MYork Money and had [5^[above] £^£ | £5]5^[above] £^££5
[L.M. | Lawful Money]L.M.Lawful Money when I left you. I have here given the [beſt | best]beſtbest account I can of my Debts
[unleſs | unless]unleſsunless I was to make a Journey up the River on [purpoſe | purpose]purpoſepurpose
With Regard to what I [calld | called]calldcalled and [Stil | still]Stilstill call a [Diſcovery | discovery]Diſcoverydiscovery, my [Expenſes | expenses]Expenſesexpenses were [somthing | something]somthingsomething extraordinary upon that ac=count, perhaps more than the [Circumſstances | circumstances]Circumſstancescircumstances of the Affair will now Seem to vindicate in your Mind; Though had it
Succeeded as I and others expected I Should have met with no [dificulty | difficulty]dificultydifficulty from that Quarter. Am now too-much out of humor with the World and too much
engaged in
[somthing | something]somthingsomething
[elſe | else]elſeelse to [proſecute | prosecute]proſecuteprosecute
[Scheemes | schemes]Scheemesschemes of that Nature, or that Invention might Still [anſwer | answer]anſweranswer me Some worldly [Purppoſe | purpose]Purppoſepurpose. am now willing to make known the Affair to you, if
[firſt | first]firſtfirst you will engage to make no [uſe | use]uſeuse of it nor to [Diſcover | discover]Diſcoverdiscover it, [till | 'til]till'til you have [firſt | first]firſtfirst given me [Sufficent | sufficient]Sufficentsufficient Security that I Shall receive no more trouble from what you [Suppoſe | suppose]Suppoſesuppose I owe to the School[org0098.ocp]. When you have
heard and examined it you may then determine for yourself whether the
[Proſpect | prospect]Proſpectprospect of [Benifit | benefit]Benifitbenefit from it is equal to that of getting
[somthing | something]somthingsomething from one who will never have any thing to pay. If Sir you dont like any of
my [propoſals | proposals]propoſalsproposals,
[pleaſe | please]pleaſeplease to inform me what I shall do. In the mean Time I remain
[Closer]
[Rev,d | Rev.]Rev,dRev. Sir your Servant
[Theoph | Theophilus]TheophTheophilus Chamberlain[pers0009.ocp]
[Postscript]
PS, Will send you as soon as I can draw them out the [Reaſons | reasons]Reaſonsreasons why I ought not to be made debtor to the
School[org0098.ocp].
[Trailer]
At South Hadley[place0216.ocp]
[10th | 10th]10th10th
[Septm | September]SeptmSeptember, 1767[1767-09-10] To [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[E. | Eleazar]E.Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
To
[Rev,d | Rev.]Rev,dRev.
[Eleazer | Eleazar]EleazerEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] in
Lebanon[place0122.ocp]
[top] From the [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Chamberlain[pers0009.ocp]
[Sep.r | September]Sep.rSeptember
[10.th | 10th]10.th10th 1767[1767-09-10]—
From the [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Chamberlain[pers0009.ocp]
[Sep.r | September]Sep.rSeptember
[10.th | 10th]10.th10th 1767[1767-09-10]—[Recd | Received]RecdReceived— June before last more [y.n | than]y.nthan he [ow.d | owed]ow.dowed £8— before he [returnd | returned]returndreturned in [ye | the]yethe Spring.- 3 − 10— of [Cap.t | Capt.]Cap.tCapt. Butler[pers0277.ocp] 60— when he went from here} 5— last
spring . . . }
____________
[£ 76..10 | £76 10s]£ 76..10£76 10s
[LM | Lawful Money]LMLawful Money
paid for [Jo.s | Joseph]Jo.sJoseph
[Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0288.ocp]
[£9..8..2 | £9 8s 2d]£9..8..2£9 8s 2d Horse ߞ 14ߞ Sundry Debts ߞ 79ߞ York Money [£102..8..2 | £102 8s 2d]£102..8..2£102 8s 2d
[illegible]
25..12..[illegible][guess (ivys): ½]½
___________ Lawful Money [£76.16..1 ½ | £76 16s 1½d]£76.16..1 ½£76 16s 1½d besides Calvin[pers0008.ocp]
[& | and]&and
Moses[pers0677.ocp] to supply
[& | and]&and charge of his last Journey
[& | and]&and extraordinary Expense about his discovery ߞ all paid by [£76..10 | £76 10s]£76..10£76 10s
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0277.ocp | Capt Buttler Butler s | mentioned | Butler, John |
pers0018.ocp | Jacob folower Fowler | mentioned | Fowler, Jacob |
pers0008.ocp | Calvin | mentioned | Calvin, Hezekiah |
pers0677.ocp | Moſes Moses | mentioned | Moses |
pers0460.ocp | W m William Sabers | mentioned | Sabers, Wm |
pers0277.ocp | Capt Buttler Butler | mentioned | Butler, John |
pers0009.ocp | Theop h Theophilus Chamberlain | writer | Chamberlain, Theophilus |
pers0036.ocp | M. r Mr. E. Eleazar Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0036.ocp | Eleazer Eleazar Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0009.ocp | M. r Mr. Chamberlain | writer | Chamberlain, Theophilus |
pers0277.ocp | Cap. t Capt. Butler | mentioned | Butler, John |
pers0288.ocp | Jo. s Joseph Johnſon Johnson | mentioned | Johnson, Joseph |
pers0677.ocp | Moses | mentioned | Moses |
Places identified in this document:
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place0078.ocp | fort hunter | Fort Hunter |
place0216.ocp | South Hadley | South Hadley |
place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
Organizations identified in this document:
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org0147.ocp | Sandeman | Sandemanianism |
org0098.ocp | the School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0098.ocp | the School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
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1767-07-09 | 9th9th of July |
1766-06 | June |
1767-09-10 | 10th10th SeptmSeptember, 1767 |
1767-09-10 | Sep.rSeptember 10.th10th 1767 |
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Wm | William |
Y. M | York Money |
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Theoph | Theophilus |
Septm | September |
E. | Eleazar |
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