Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to the Trust in England, 1767 October 8
8 October 1767[1767-10-08]
Call Number767558.1
[note (type: abstract): Wheelock copies an extract from his son Ralph’s journal describing a trip to Oneida Country, and relates the progress of the mission work there.][note (type: handwriting): Informal handwriting is small, crowded and frequently difficult to decipher. There are several deletions and additions, as well as uncrossed t’s and undotted i’s. Letter case frequently difficult to decipher][note (type: paper): Large sheet folded into four pages is in fair condition, with light-to-moderate staining, creasing and wear. There is evidence of old repair work on the central crease.][note (type: noteworthy): Persons whose identites are uncertain have been left untagged. This document is likely a draft.][note (type: layout): Addendum in left margin of one recto spills over onto two verso, indicating that the addendum was written with the paper laid flat, after the text on two verso was written.]
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[Opener]
Lebanon[place0122.ocp]
[Oct.r | October]Oct.rOctober
[8..th
| 8th]8..th
8th 1767[1767-10-08].
To the [R.t | Right]R.tRight [Honle | Honourable]HonleHonourable the Earl of Dartmouth[pers0153.ocp]
and[illegible][illegible]
[Honle | Honourable]HonleHonourable
[& | and]&and worthy Gentlemen[org0103.ocp] who have
accepted the [Truſt | Trust]TruſtTrust of the [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): Fund]Fund for the Indian charity-
school[org0098.ocp] [&c | etc.]&cetc.
Dear [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Keen[pers0301.ocp].
My Noble [Honle | Honourable]HonleHonourable [& | and]&and worthy Sirs
To the [R.t | Right]R.tRight [Honle | Honourable]HonleHonourable the Earl of Dartmouth[pers0153.ocp]
and
accepted the [Truſt | Trust]TruſtTrust of the [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): Fund]Fund for the Indian charity-
school[org0098.ocp] [&c | etc.]&cetc.
My Noble [Honle | Honourable]HonleHonourable [& | and]&and worthy Sirs
In mine to You[Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[above] KeenKeen[pers0301.ocp]
[& | and]&and
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whitaker[pers0037.ocp] of [2d | 2nd]2d2nd
[& | and]&and
[3.d | 3rd]3.d3rd
[ult.o | ultimo]ult.oultimo
[above] which I [truſt | trust]truſttrust
[y.o | you]y.oyou
[ha' | have]ha'have
[ſeen | seen]ſeenseenwhich I [truſt | trust]truſttrust
[y.o | you]y.oyou
[ha' | have]ha'have
[ſeen | seen]ſeenseen I [informd | informed]informdinformed
You [y.t | that]y.tthat I had Sent my Son[pers0578.ocp] into the [Wilderneſs | Wilderness]WilderneſsWilderness. he [returnd | returned]returndreturned from
his long [& | and]&and fatiguing Tour [25th | 25th]25th25th [ulto | ultimo ]ultoultimo the Copy of Sir William [Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0292.ocp]'s
Letter[illegible][encloſed | enclosed]encloſedenclosed Sufficiently [expreſses | expresses]expreſsesexpresses the Tenor of his [Diſcourſe | discourse]Diſcourſediscourse with my
Son[pers0578.ocp] — on which My Son[pers0578.ocp] thought proper not to attempt to collect
[y.e | the]y.ethe Schools, or [ingage | engage]ingageengage [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries ['till | 'til]'till'til [ſir | Sir]ſirSir John [Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0621.ocp]'s Return, or
[till | 'til]till'til we could hear further hear of the Affair of [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries from Home.
The following is an [Abſtract | abstract]Abſtractabstract of my Son[pers0578.ocp]'s Journal from thence to [Onoida | Oneida]OnoidaOneida [place0179.ocp]
viz;; [Sept.r | September]Sept.rSeptember [9th | 9th]9th9th [reachd | reached]reachdreached [Thompſon's | Thompson's]Thompſon'sThompson's[pers0540.ocp] [y.e | the]y.ethe [leſt | last]leſtlast [Engliſh | English]EngliſhEnglish Inhabitant on this Side
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp]s.
[10.th | 10th]10.th10th [Thurſday | Thursday]ThurſdayThursday — here find Indians Settling the Bounds of Lands [above] as I was [inform'd | informed]inform'dinformed as I was [inform'd | informed]inform'dinformed which,
[ſir | Sir]ſirSir William[pers0292.ocp] [above] hadhad bought of them for [ſir | Sir]ſirSir Henry Moore[pers0620.ocp], [& | and]&and other Gentlemen
in [N. | New]N.New York[place0166.ocp] — many of them were Drunk, but on hearing my Name
they treated me with [diſtinguiſhing | distinguishing]diſtinguiſhingdistinguishing ma[illegible]rks of [Reſpect | respect]Reſpectrespect. — I hired an
Indian [Ladd | lad]Laddlad to conduct me 36. miles [thro' | through]thro'through the Woods to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp]s
— a very wet Day and no [above] House forHouse for [refreſhment | refreshment]refreſhmentrefreshment — reach [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp]s [abo.t | about]abo.tabout 6 o'Clock
in [y.e | the]y.ethe Evening — was [agreably | agreeably]agreablyagreeably [Surprized | surprised]Surprizedsurprised to find his Situation [amidſt | amidst]amidſtamidst Such a Number
of [Hutts | huts]Huttshuts, and to See [y.e | the]y.ethe Active Appearance of So many Souls — and though [above] [Wett | wet]Wettwet [& | and]&and[Wett | wet]Wettwet [& | and]&and much
tired, could Scarce find Time to Shift my [Cloths | clothes]Clothsclothes, or take [Refreſhment | refreshment]Refreſhmentrefreshment, the Sound of
my [Arival | arrival]Arivalarrival being Soon Spread [thro' | through]thro'through the Whole [Caſtle | Castle]CaſtleCastle[place0114.ocp]. The Grey headed, middle
aged youth [& | and]&and Children [flockd | flocked]flockdflocked in Swarms to [wellcome | welcome]wellcomewelcome me their Father, the
[fleſh | flesh]fleſhflesh of theirGrandGreat Father[pers0036.ocp]
(for [ſo | so]ſoso they [termd | termed]termdtermed it). And give me Gods [Bleſsing | blessing]Bleſsingblessing
and pray for one to be given [above] themthem by me, (for Such were the Terms they used) I was
[complemented | complimented]complementedcomplimented with friendly Salutations of all kinds, and Such as [appeard | appeared]appeardappeared hearty. —
this throng held ['till | 'til]'till'til 9 O'Clock when [M.r | Mr.]M.r Mr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] told them I was weary [& | and]&and wanted
[Reſt | rest]Reſtrest — that they [muſt | must]muſtmust come tomorrow morning for God's News [&c | etc.]&cetc. —
I found [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] in high Spirits, full of Zeal, his whole Heart [& | and]&and Soul engaged
in his work — He has made [proviſion | provision]proviſionprovision for a comfortable [Subſiſtance | subsistence]Subſiſtancesubsistence [thro' | through]thro'through the
winter, for which he is none in Debt. his [Proſpects | prospects]Proſpectsprospects of [Succeſs | success]Succeſssuccess Among them
are great [& | and]&and [increaſing | increasing]increaſingincreasing — many added to his Congregation — there are now
upwards of 80 families — there were five new [Hutts | huts]Huttshuts then in building — [& | and]&and [M.r
| Mr.]M.r
Mr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] told me he expected1210. or 1512.
more this fall —
[11th | 11th]11th11th friday — I was [rouſed | roused]rouſedroused from my [Blankett | blanket]Blankettblanket this morning by the Indians who
wanted to know whether I was Sick or Well — and impatient to See me by the
[Day light | daylight]Day lightdaylight — after [Brakefaſt | breakfast]Brakefaſtbreakfast I walked with [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] [thro' | through]thro'through the Town[place0114.ocp], we [calld | called]calldcalled
at every House that we might not give offence, and had all the [Reſpect | respect]Reſpectrespect [ſhewn | shown]ſhewnshown
me in their Power.— [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] had heard of my being on the Road
and [leſt | lest]leſtlest I Should not extend my Journey further than the [Mohocks | Mohawks]MohocksMohawks[org0062.ocp], had Sent
3 of their Boys [& | and]&and one Girl forward the Day before to meet me at Buttlers‐
‐burrough[place0250.ocp]. (one of these Boys was [y.e | the]y.ethe Son of Gawke[pers0630.ocp] their [Cheif | Chief]CheifChief who died the Spring
before [laſt | last]laſtlast, [& | and]&and when he was dying left charge with his Queen to Send her Children
to be [inſtructed | instructed]inſtructedinstructed at this School as Soon as they were old Enough) — the Queen
his mother [Sat | set]Satset out with them under the Care of David Fowler[pers0155.ocp] (whom my father[pers0036.ocp] had
Sent for to take care of his Aged [& | and]&and Suffering Parents [& | and]&and teach a School at [Muntauck | Montauk]MuntauckMontauk[place0144.ocp])
at fort Stanwix[place0081.ocp] they [loſt | lost]loſtlost one of their [Horſes | horses]Horſeshorses —#on which the Queen
[& | and]&and two of the Boys[above] her Son with [y.e | the]y.ethe Girl went forward with David[pers0155.ocp]her Son with [y.e | the]y.ethe Girl went forward with David[pers0155.ocp]
returned
[above] her Son with the Girl went forward with David[pers0155.ocp].
She came direct [ſhe | she]ſheshe hearing that Iher Son with the Girl went forward with David[pers0155.ocp].
She came direct [ſhe | she]ſheshe hearing that I
And Seem [vaſtly | vastly]vaſtlyvastly
[pleaſed | pleased]pleaſedpleased to [ſee | see]ſeesee me.
I [aſked | asked]aſkedasked the Children if they would go
[left][illegible]
[illegible]
[& | and]&and come with
[y.e | the]y.ethe Boys direct to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp]s
with [y.e | the]y.ethe Boys, [tho' | though]tho' though
they were fatigued [& | and]&and
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): wet to [y.e | the]y.ethe
]wet to [y.e | the]y.ethe
Skin[illegible]
[illegible]
[& | and]&and come with
[y.e | the]y.ethe Boys direct to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp]s
with [y.e | the]y.ethe Boys, [tho' | though]tho' though
they were fatigued [& | and]&and
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): wet to [y.e | the]y.ethe
]wet to [y.e | the]y.ethe
Skin
[illegible] Seemd
[vaſtly | vastly]vaſtlyvastly
[pleaſd | pleased]pleaſdpleased[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): to] to
[ſee | see]ſeesee me I [aſkd | asked]aſkdasked the Children [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): if]if they
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): wo.d]wo.d
forward with David[pers0155.ocp]. before the Queen came to town [ſhe | she]ſheshe heard that I
was come, and [tho' | though]tho'though [wetto | wet to]wettowet to the Skin [& | and]&and fatigued with her [travil | travel]traviltravel, She came
direct to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp]s with the Boys, to [ſee | see]ſeesee me
and [Seemd | seemed]Seemdseemed [vaſtly | vastly]vaſtlyvastly [pleaſd | pleased]pleaſdpleased [y.t | that]y.tthat [y.[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): a]a | they]y.[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): a]athey were come. I [aſked | asked]aſkedasked
the Boys if they would go with me [tomorro | tomorrow]tomorrotomorrow
morning
with me tomorrow morning, they [conſented | consented]conſentedconsented to it with the [greateſt | greatest]greateſtgreatest [Chirfulneſs | cheerfulness]Chirfulneſscheerfulness
[& | and]&and Seeming [eagerneſs | eagerness]eagerneſseagerness to be on [y.e | the]y.ethe way —
12. Saturday —. this morning hired a Boy to carry a letter after David[pers0155.ocp] to Stop him at
[y.e | the]y.ethe [Mohock | Mohawk]MohockMohawk [Caſtle | Castle]CaſtleCastle[place0026.ocp] [above] [till | 'til]till'til I [& | and]&and [y.e | the]y.ethe other Boys [Shod | should]Shodshould come up with them[till | 'til]till'til I [& | and]&and [y.e | the]y.ethe other Boys [Shod | should]Shodshould come up with them— And another to [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [looke | look]lookelook ][looke | look]lookelook the [Horſe | horse]Horſehorse that was [loſt | lost]loſtlost — And another to carry
a Belt of Wampum to theIndian
[above] [Cheif | Chief]CheifChief
[Cheif | Chief]CheifChief
at Old [Onoida | Oneida]OnoidaOneida
[place0179.ocp] (where they have never had an [Engliſh | English]EngliſhEnglish
[Miſsionary | missionary]Miſsionarymissionary or [School Maſter | schoolmaster]School Maſterschoolmaster) [deſiring | desiring]deſiringdesiring Him to come [& | and]&and hear my [Meſsage | message]Meſsagemessage — the [1.st | 1st]1.st1st [& | and]&and [2d | 2nd]2d2nd
of these Boys effected their [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign — the [ 3d | 3rd] 3d3rd returned with a[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [ye | the]yethe
][ye | the]yethe
Belt [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): Same]Same Belt of [friendſhip | friendship]friendſhipfriendship
with this [meſsage | message]meſsagemessage [y.t | that]y.tthat he was then labouring under a fit of [y.e | the]y.ethe [Feaver | fever]Feaverfever [& | and]&and ague but [wod | would]wodwould
wait on me the next Day at 12 o'Clock. — I have not yet Spoke with
Jacob[pers0745.ocp] who went Home on a [viſit | visit]viſitvisit [laſt | last]laſtlast Spring, by my Fathers[pers0036.ocp] leave, but
through the Influence of his bad Aunts, has much [out Stayed | outstayed]out Stayedoutstayed his Time — I
have Seen him Several Times but have treated him and his Family with
Slight — Spent the Day with [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] in Settling the Affair of his
School — they [ingaged | engaged]ingagedengaged to Send 28 Children at [leaſt | least]leaſtleast — many of whom have
made [laudible | laudable]laudiblelaudable Proficiency already under David Fowler[pers0155.ocp].— at Evening I
attended their Singing Meeting and was [Surprized | surprised]Surprizedsurprised at the [Profeciency | proficiency]Profeciencyproficiency they
have made at which they Sang Several Sacred Hymns in their own Language
which [ M.r | Mr.] M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] has made [& | and]&and Set to [muſick | music]muſickmusic — and[illegible]
[above] as [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon asas [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon as he can have [leiſure | leisure]leiſureleisure for it
he
[deſigns | designs]deſignsdesigns to [tranſlate | translate]tranſlatetranslate a Number of [Pſalms | Psalms]PſalmsPsalms
[& | and]&and Sacred Hymns into Indian
metre (in addition to a few they already have, which was done many years
ago) and prepare them for the [Preſs | press]Preſspress — I found that I could [eaſily | easily]eaſilyeasily have [bro.t | brought]bro.tbrought away
— with me [9. 10ths | 9/10ths]9. 10ths9/10ths of the Children of that [Caſtle | Castle]CaſtleCastle[place0114.ocp] if I would.—
[13.th | 13th]13.th13th. Lords Day — at 10 o'Clock [y.e | the]y.ethe Horn Sounded for meeting — on which I could
not refrain from weeping at the Sight of Such a Swarm of [Tawney | tawny]Tawneytawny [immortels | immortals]immortelsimmortals in
their beggarly Habit flocking with [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch appearance of Zeal and [eagerneſs | eagerness]eagerneſseagerness to
their [Long House | longhouse]Long Houselonghouse for divine [worſhip | worship]worſhipworship — a more [Solomn | solemn]Solomnsolemn [Aſsembly | assembly]Aſsemblyassembly I [ſcarſely | scarcely]ſcarſelyscarcely
ever Saw in my Life — [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] [tho' | though]tho'though I could not [underſtand | understand]underſtandunderstand him, [appeard | appeared]appeardappeared
to act the Indian Orator to perfection — the [Aſsembly | assembly]Aſsemblyassembly heard with great
Attention — the Queen Sat near me both parts of [ye | the]yethe Day, and wept at hearing
the word — all parts of [y.e | the]y.ethe [worſhip | worship]worſhipworship were [performd | performed]performdperformed with Great Decency—
This morning a [Cherockee | Cherokee]CherockeeCherokee [org0021.ocp] Indian, who was[illegible][Sever.l | several]Sever.lseveral years ago taken captive by
the [Onoidas | Oneidas]OnoidasOneidas[org0075.ocp], and adopted into one of their families to Supply the Place of
one [y.t | that]y.tthat was [killd | killed]killdkilled in [ ye | the] yethe War, came [above] from [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [uriſkne | Oriskany]uriſkneOriskany[place0183.ocp]][uriſkne | Oriskany]uriſkneOriskany[place0183.ocp]from [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [uriſkne | Oriskany]uriſkneOriskany[place0183.ocp]][uriſkne | Oriskany]uriſkneOriskany[place0183.ocp] to [Viſit | visit]Viſitvisit me, and [appeard | appeared]appeardappeared indeed
like a babe in [Chriſt | Christ]ChriſtChrist, [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] Hopes he is really converted, he had
been Seeking a birth for [himſelf | himself]himſelfhimself, wife, [& | and]&and one Child, in this Town[place0114.ocp] that
they might Enjoy [ M.r | Mr.] M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp]s [Miniſtry | ministry]Miniſtryministry.
In the [Intermiſsion | intermission]Intermiſsionintermission, on my return from Meeting I met the [Cheif | Chief]CheifChief of old [Onoida | Oneida]OnoidaOneida[place0179.ocp]
[above] according to his appointmentaccording to his appointment accompanied[illegible]by one of his Council— he Saluted me kindly.
thanked me for Coming and hoped it would be for good to them —
I delivered him the Belt with my Speech, by the Same Title of [Bretheren | Brethren]BretherenBrethren
which My Father[pers0036.ocp] had used in his Letter to them — and as it was the
[3 d | 3rd]3 d3rd Time [above] my Father[pers0036.ocp] had Sent to themmy Father[pers0036.ocp] had Sent to them (which [acordg | according]acordgaccording to indian [Cuſtom | custom]Cuſtomcustom is [y.e | the]y.ethe [Laſt | last]Laſtlast) I was full plain [& | and]&and
severe with them — I told them my Father[pers0036.ocp] had Sent once More, an offer
of the Gospel to them, and it was the [laſt | last]laſtlast Time they were to expect it from
Him, And if they would not accept it, his hands were clear of their Blood,
they [muſt | must]muſtmust take the [Conſequences | consequences]Conſequencesconsequences [& | and]&and go to Hell in their own way.—
I immediately [roſe | rose]roſerose up [& | and]&and went out as tho' I had done with them — They [diſcourſd | discoursed]diſcourſddiscoursed
[togather | together]togathertogether about a quarter of an Hour, and after I was returned to [ye | the]yethe Room they
[Spake | spoke]Spakespoke to me — thanked me for coming — hoped the Hearts of their Tribe[org0075.ocp] [wod | would]wodwould come
[togather | together]togathertogether — were very Sorry they had behaved So bad [y.t | that]y.tthat I [co.d | could]co.dcould not call them
Children — Said they had [conſiderd | considered]conſiderdconsidered my [ſpeech | speech]ſpeechspeech — that they Should for [themſelves | themselves]themſelvesthemselves
be glad if their Indians would accept the offer. they could Speak only for [ymſelves | themselves]ymſelvesthemselves
and [promiſed | promised]promiſedpromised to Send his [Grandſon | grandson]Grandſongrandson which was [ye | the]yethe only one he could command —
Said they would call the[illegible]Tribe [togather | together]togathertogether the Next Day to hear my [Meſsage | message]Meſsagemessage —
they [thankd | thanked]thankdthanked my Father[pers0036.ocp] that he had Sent to them twice before — [& | and]&and was very Sorry
they had behaved So Ill that their Great father[pers0036.ocp] could not give them the Title
of Children — I told them if theybehaved well accepted of my Father[pers0036.ocp]s Offer
— treated mr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] well — Sent [y.r | their]y.rtheir Children to School — [& | and]&and behaved well [till | 'til]till'til
Next Spring they Should have the Title of Children.
About 9 o'Clock this Evening [on | one]onone of the Council came in to [aſk | ask]aſkask [forgiveneſs | forgiveness]forgiveneſsforgiveness for
Jacob[pers0745.ocp]s Aunts for keeping him at Home — and to plead for him that he [mig.t | might]mig.tmight
return to School — they were afraid to come — I told him I had nothing to do
in that Matter but with them — they were able to come and Speak for [ym[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): ſls]ſls | themselves]ym[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): ſls]ſlsthemselves
— And when they were Sorry enough they [wod | would]wodwould do it — and So Sent him
off —
[left] 1414 Monday — This morning gaveorders
[above] adviceadvice to the Council of many things, viz
to remove their [School House | schoolhouse]School Houseschoolhouse to a Dry Place — to be kind to their Father
— to keep their [Promiſe | promise]Promiſepromise with Regard to drink — to Send their Children to
School — attend the [worſhip | worship]worſhipworship of God — [&c | etc.]&cetc. [&c | etc.]&cetc. all which they [Promiſed | promised]Promiſedpromised
to mind — they [bro.t | brought]bro.tbrought 6 of their Boys to Me wh[illegible][illegible][guess (h-dawnd): om]om I [underſtood | understood]underſtoodunderstood to be of
the [cheif | chief]cheifchief [famities | families]famitiesfamilies in the place and urged me to take them — [offerd | offered]offerdoffered to
give them to me — two of [ye | the]yethe Boys [cryed | cried]cryedcried tocomego with me, whom I paci‐
‐fied with [bitts | bits]bittsbits of Silver—
Jacob[pers0745.ocp]s two Aunts came and in a humble manner, and one of them with
Tears [aſked | asked]aſkedasked [forgivneſs | forgiveness]forgivneſsforgiveness for detaining Jacob[pers0745.ocp]. they [confeſsd | confessed]confeſsdconfessed their Ingratitude
— [prayd | prayed]praydprayed me to take him [& | and]&and do as I [pleaſed | pleased]pleaſedpleased with him — I [appeard | appeared]appeardappeared [careleſs | careless]careleſscareless About
his coming told them I did not want him I could get boys enough. If he
had a mind to turn Indian again he might [&c | etc.]&cetc. — finally [conſented | consented]conſentedconsented he [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould
come [& | and]&and accordingly [bro.t | brought]bro.tbrought him with me.
[abo.t | about]abo.tabout 2 oClock took my leave of this [Caſtle | Castle]CaſtleCastle[place0114.ocp] — and an Affecting parting it
was — [Sat | set]Satset off with[Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp], Jacob[pers0745.ocp] and my two
little Boys —
[reachd | reached]reachdreached Old [Onoida | Oneida]OnoidaOneida [place0179.ocp] a little before Night— the Town, what of them were at
Home had been [togather | together]togathertogether and had agreed to Supply a School with 14. Children
which they can command [beſides | besides]beſidesbesides the Children of those that were abroad.— two
[famities | families]famitiesfamilies yet remainas inveterate [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): haters]haters of [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] and his [meaſures | measures]meaſuresmeasures
as ever.
this is a [Surpizing | surprising]Surpizingsurprising change Since [laſt | last]laſtlast Spring when there were but two or three of
their [Hutts | huts]Huttshuts [y.t | that]y.tthat [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] [tho't | thought]tho'tthought it Safe [above] for himfor him to go into. — they [deſired | desired]deſireddesired me as my
Father[pers0036.ocp]'s [Repreſentative | representative]Repreſentativerepresentative to order [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] to preach to them half the time
I told them they been So ungrateful, and behaved [them Selves | themselves]them Selvesthemselves So [baſely | basely]baſelybasely while their
[Bretheren | Brethren]BretherenBrethren at [Kanwarohare | Kanawalohale]KanwarohareKanawalohale[place0114.ocp] had received the Gospel, left [of | off]ofoff their old vices and behaved
So well, that they [muſt | must]muſtmust now be content with [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] every [3.d | 3rd]3.d3rd [Sabath | Sabbath]SabathSabbath.—
they thanked me for that and [promiſed | promised]promiſedpromised they [wod | would]wodwould attend upon his preaching.
they [promiſed | promised]promiſedpromised to[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): Send]Sendkeep their children [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): to]toat School, and I [promiſed | promised]promiſedpromised to Send
them a [maſter | master]maſtermaster in two months — The Enemies to this work on Everyhead[ſide | side]ſideside
are very Numerous, their Friends very few, and their Temptations, and
the opposition to it every way greater than can be [eaſily | easily]eaſilyeasily conceived.
I Sent a [Meſsage | message]Meſsagemessage to the [Onondages | Onondagas]OnondagesOnondagas[org0078.ocp], and [diſired | desired]diſireddesired [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] to accom‐
‐pany it with a Belt, in my Father[pers0036.ocp]s Name, that I was there on Such an Errand
and expected to come into those parts again Next Spring, and if they [Deſired | desired]Deſireddesired it [above] I would make [y.m | them]y.mthem a [viſit | visit]viſitvisit [& | and]&and give them [ye | the]yethe [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): offer]offerI would make [y.m | them]y.mthem a [viſit | visit]viſitvisit [& | and]&and give them [ye | the]yethe [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): offer]offer
they might [illegible][above] [illegible][illegible]to have [above] aa
[Miſsionary | missionary]Miſsionarymissionary[illegible]
[& | and]&and
[School Maſter | schoolmaster]School Maſterschoolmaster Sent Among them.—
the old School The [Mohocks | Mohawks]MohocksMohawks
[org0062.ocp]
[illegible]I [underſtood | understood]underſtoodunderstood by [diſcourſing | discoursing]diſcourſingdiscoursing with individuals were
willing have a [Miſsiony | missionary]Miſsionymissionary
[& | and]&and
[School Maſter | schoolmaster]School Maſterschoolmaster
[ſent | sent]ſentsent among them, but as Sir
William[pers0292.ocp] was Expecting Supplies from Europe I [tho't | thought]tho'tthought [beſt | best]beſtbest to do nothing
in [illegible] with [illegible]them for [illegible]the [preſent | present]preſentpresent. —
I invited the Queen [above] before mentionedbefore mentioned to make a [viſit | visit]viſitvisit here next Spring — [& | and]&and [ſee | see]ſeesee for [herſelf | herself]herſelfherself [& | and]&and
[deſired | desired]deſireddesired [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] to [chuſe | choose]chuſechoose a meet [perſon | person]perſonperson to accompany her. She was [pleaſd | pleased]pleaſdpleased
with the proposal. [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] [Eſteems | esteems]Eſteemsesteems her a virtuous woman, and hopes [ſhe | she]ſheshe is
become a real [Chriſtian | Christian]ChriſtianChristian. She is much [Reſpected | respected]Reſpectedrespected and her influence is great among
the Nations." thus far my Son[pers0578.ocp]s [Acco.t | account]Acco.taccount
By the [accot | account]accotaccount of my Son[pers0578.ocp]'s and by [above] [ye | the]yethe Copy of[ye | the]yethe Copy of [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp]s Letter of a few Days earlier
Date which I [encloſe | enclose]encloſeenclose, you [ſee | see]ſeesee, Much-[Hond | honoured]Hondhonoured Sirs, how [gloriouſly | gloriously]gloriouſlygloriously the [Proſpect | prospect]Proſpectprospect
open
opens in that Quarter and of what importance it is to lay
[cloſe | close]cloſeclose [Seige | siege]Seigesiege to that part. that dear man of God [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp], and
the [School Maſters | schoolmasters]School Maſtersschoolmasters in those Towns [muſt | must]muſtmust be Supported, so that they
may devote [themſelves | themselves]themſelvesthemselves wholly to their work let the [coſt | cost]coſtcost be
what it will, and it [muſt | must]muſtmust [neceſsarily | necessarily]neceſsarilynecessarily be great, and if it be £300
Sterling a year (and I don't expect it can be Done for much [leſs | less]leſsless [till | 'til]till'til
he can [raiſe | raise]raiſeraise his [Proviſions | provisions]Proviſionsprovisions there) there is no [cauſe | cause]cauſecauseof grudging
[above] to [regrett | regret]regrettregret itto [regrett | regret]regrettregret it
Since he is doing more for [Chriſt | Christ]ChriſtChrist than perhaps Some Scores of Clergy
men who live at [Eaſe | ease]Eaſeease, and have their £100 [Sterlg | sterling]Sterlgsterling per [An. | annum]An.annum —
I am now Sending [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [Phin.s | Phineas]Phin.sPhineas Dodge[pers0169.ocp] a pious young man, [& | and]&and Joseph
[Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0288.ocp] [above] a mohegan Indian[org0063.ocp]a mohegan Indian[org0063.ocp] who was an usher in that School [Laſt | last]Laſtlast Year, and
who has in a good [Meaſure | measure]Meaſuremeasure made [himſelf | himself]himſelfhimself [maſter | master]maſtermaster of that Language
to keep the School at Old [Onoida | Oneida]OnoidaOneida[place0179.ocp] [above] according to my [ſons | sons]ſonssons[pers0578.ocp] appointmentaccording to my [ſons | sons]ſonssons[pers0578.ocp] appointment— I have also [adviſed | advised]adviſedadvised
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] to hire a faithful Labourer to get their Wood, take
care of their [Horſes | horses]Horſeshorses, fetch their [Proviſions | provisions]Proviſionsprovisions [&c | etc.]&cetc.[&c | etc.]&cetc. that their Time
might not be half, or more [conſumd | consumed]conſumdconsumed in Such Service—
But I have notheardhad a word from a Line from
London[place0128.ocp]
[ſince | since]ſincesince yours of
March [23.d | 23rd]23.d23rd [1767-03-23] I have Sent many but know not whether they or my [accots | accounts]accotsaccounts
have [above] everever[illegible][arived | arrived]arivedarrived
you — I know not what acceptance My [laſt | last]laſtlast
[Meaſures | measures]Meaſuresmeasures have
found with you— but have this to comfort me under the [moſt | most]moſtmost gloomy
Imaginations that I have[honeſtly | honestly]honeſtlyhonestly[above] [earneſtly | earnestly]earneſtlyearnestly[earneſtly | earnestly]earneſtlyearnestly
[deſired | desired]deſireddesired
[& | and]&and
[honſtly | honestly]honſtlyhonestly Endeavoured to
Serve the[cauſe | cause]cauſecause Redeemers [cauſe | cause]cauſecause to the [Utmoſt | utmost]Utmoſtutmost of my Power. and am
not only approved by my own [Conſcience | conscience]Conſcienceconscience but I have the [Univerſal | universal]Univerſaluniversal [Approbatn | approbation]Approbatnapprobation
of all [above] the [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [wiſe | wise]wiſewise][wiſe | wise]wiſewise and Goodthe [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [wiſe | wise]wiſewise][wiſe | wise]wiſewise and Good who are acquainted with myConduct Plans [& | and]&and the [meaſures | measures]meaſuresmeasures
I have taken in Exerting them.
I [encloſe | enclose]encloſeenclose a Power of Attorney and Hope it will be acceptable to You.
and if You Repent Your [Generoſity | generosity]Generoſitygenerosity [& | and]&and [Condeſention | condescension]Condeſentioncondescension in accepting the [Truſt | Trust]TruſtTrust, on
[acco.t | account]acco.taccount of any Real or Supposed Imprudence or [Miſconduct | misconduct]Miſconductmisconduct on my part, I
determine, much [Hond | honoured]Hondhonoured Sirs, when I meet You [togather | together]togathertogether in Yonder World
of Glory to open to you all the trying Scenes which[illegible] have [paſsd | passed]paſsdpassed
[above] overover me, in
this So Difficult [& | and]&and [above] soso arduous [above] anan undertaking, and [tho' | though]tho'though I Shall be [aſhamed | ashamed]aſhamedashamed that
I have done no more nor better than I have [above] for the Glorious Immanuelfor the Glorious Immanueldone yet I know you will not be
weary to hear how often the Lord has helped, [& | and]&and how [above] muchmuch he has forgiven.
him who is with [higheſt | highest]higheſthighest [Eſteem | esteem]Eſteemesteem, and all filial Duty. may it please [y.r | your]y.ryour [Lordſ[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): ps]ps | Lordships]Lordſ[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): ps]psLordships
You [y.t | that]y.tthat I had Sent my Son[pers0578.ocp] into the [Wilderneſs | Wilderness]WilderneſsWilderness. he [returnd | returned]returndreturned from
his long [& | and]&and fatiguing Tour [25th | 25th]25th25th [ulto | ultimo ]ultoultimo the Copy of Sir William [Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0292.ocp]'s
Letter
Son[pers0578.ocp] — on which My Son[pers0578.ocp] thought proper not to attempt to collect
[y.e | the]y.ethe Schools, or [ingage | engage]ingageengage [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries ['till | 'til]'till'til [ſir | Sir]ſirSir John [Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0621.ocp]'s Return, or
[till | 'til]till'til we could hear further hear of the Affair of [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries from Home.
The following is an [Abſtract | abstract]Abſtractabstract of my Son[pers0578.ocp]'s Journal from thence to [Onoida | Oneida]OnoidaOneida [place0179.ocp]
viz;; [Sept.r | September]Sept.rSeptember [9th | 9th]9th9th [reachd | reached]reachdreached [Thompſon's | Thompson's]Thompſon'sThompson's[pers0540.ocp] [y.e | the]y.ethe [leſt | last]leſtlast [Engliſh | English]EngliſhEnglish Inhabitant on this Side
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp]s.
[10.th | 10th]10.th10th [Thurſday | Thursday]ThurſdayThursday — here find Indians Settling the Bounds of Lands [above] as I was [inform'd | informed]inform'dinformed as I was [inform'd | informed]inform'dinformed which
[ſir | Sir]ſirSir William[pers0292.ocp] [above] hadhad bought of them for [ſir | Sir]ſirSir Henry Moore[pers0620.ocp], [& | and]&and other Gentlemen
in [N. | New]N.New York[place0166.ocp] — many of them were Drunk, but on hearing my Name
they treated me with [diſtinguiſhing | distinguishing]diſtinguiſhingdistinguishing ma
Indian [Ladd | lad]Laddlad to conduct me 36. miles [thro' | through]thro'through the Woods to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp]s
— a very wet Day and no [above] House forHouse for [refreſhment | refreshment]refreſhmentrefreshment — reach [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp]s [abo.t | about]abo.tabout 6 o'Clock
in [y.e | the]y.ethe Evening — was [agreably | agreeably]agreablyagreeably [Surprized | surprised]Surprizedsurprised to find his Situation [amidſt | amidst]amidſtamidst Such a Number
of [Hutts | huts]Huttshuts, and to See [y.e | the]y.ethe Active Appearance of So many Souls — and though [above] [Wett | wet]Wettwet [& | and]&and[Wett | wet]Wettwet [& | and]&and much
tired, could Scarce find Time to Shift my [Cloths | clothes]Clothsclothes, or take [Refreſhment | refreshment]Refreſhmentrefreshment, the Sound of
my [Arival | arrival]Arivalarrival being Soon Spread [thro' | through]thro'through the Whole [Caſtle | Castle]CaſtleCastle[place0114.ocp]. The Grey headed, middle
aged youth [& | and]&and Children [flockd | flocked]flockdflocked in Swarms to [wellcome | welcome]wellcomewelcome me their Father, the
[fleſh | flesh]fleſhflesh of their
and pray for one to be given [above] themthem by me, (for Such were the Terms they used) I was
[complemented | complimented]complementedcomplimented with friendly Salutations of all kinds, and Such as [appeard | appeared]appeardappeared hearty. —
this throng held ['till | 'til]'till'til 9 O'Clock when [M.r | Mr.]M.r Mr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] told them I was weary [& | and]&and wanted
[Reſt | rest]Reſtrest — that they [muſt | must]muſtmust come tomorrow morning for God's News [&c | etc.]&cetc. —
I found [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] in high Spirits, full of Zeal, his whole Heart [& | and]&and Soul engaged
in his work — He has made [proviſion | provision]proviſionprovision for a comfortable [Subſiſtance | subsistence]Subſiſtancesubsistence [thro' | through]thro'through the
winter, for which he is none in Debt. his [Proſpects | prospects]Proſpectsprospects of [Succeſs | success]Succeſssuccess Among them
are great [& | and]&and [increaſing | increasing]increaſingincreasing — many added to his Congregation — there are now
upwards of 80 families — there were five new [Hutts | huts]Huttshuts then in building — [& | and]&and [M.r
| Mr.]M.r
Mr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] told me he expected
[11th | 11th]11th11th friday — I was [rouſed | roused]rouſedroused from my [Blankett | blanket]Blankettblanket this morning by the Indians who
wanted to know whether I was Sick or Well — and impatient to See me by the
[Day light | daylight]Day lightdaylight — after [Brakefaſt | breakfast]Brakefaſtbreakfast I walked with [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] [thro' | through]thro'through the Town[place0114.ocp], we [calld | called]calldcalled
at every House that we might not give offence, and had all the [Reſpect | respect]Reſpectrespect [ſhewn | shown]ſhewnshown
me in their Power.— [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] had heard of my being on the Road
and [leſt | lest]leſtlest I Should not extend my Journey further than the [Mohocks | Mohawks]MohocksMohawks[org0062.ocp], had Sent
3 of their Boys [& | and]&and one Girl forward the Day before to meet me at Buttlers‐
‐burrough[place0250.ocp]. (one of these Boys was [y.e | the]y.ethe Son of Gawke[pers0630.ocp] their [Cheif | Chief]CheifChief who died the Spring
before [laſt | last]laſtlast, [& | and]&and when he was dying left charge with his Queen to Send her Children
to be [inſtructed | instructed]inſtructedinstructed at this School as Soon as they were old Enough) — the Queen
his mother [Sat | set]Satset out with them under the Care of David Fowler[pers0155.ocp] (whom my father[pers0036.ocp] had
Sent for to take care of his Aged [& | and]&and Suffering Parents [& | and]&and teach a School at [Muntauck | Montauk]MuntauckMontauk[place0144.ocp])
at fort Stanwix[place0081.ocp] they [loſt | lost]loſtlost one of their [Horſes | horses]Horſeshorses —#
[left]
[left] #on which the Queen and two of the [ye | the]yethe Boys returned her Son [& | and]&and the Girl went
forward with David[pers0155.ocp]. before the Queen came to town [ſhe | she]ſheshe heard that I
was come, and [tho' | though]tho'though [wetto | wet to]wettowet to the Skin [& | and]&and fatigued with her [travil | travel]traviltravel, She came
direct to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp]s with the Boys, to [ſee | see]ſeesee me
and [Seemd | seemed]Seemdseemed [vaſtly | vastly]vaſtlyvastly [pleaſd | pleased]pleaſdpleased [y.t | that]y.tthat [y.[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): a]a | they]y.[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): a]athey were come. I [aſked | asked]aſkedasked
the Boys if they would go with me [tomorro | tomorrow]tomorrotomorrow
morning
#on which the Queen and two of the [ye | the]yethe Boys returned her Son [& | and]&and the Girl wentforward with David[pers0155.ocp]. before the Queen came to town [ſhe | she]ſheshe heard that I
was come, and [tho' | though]tho'though [wetto | wet to]wettowet to the Skin [& | and]&and fatigued with her [travil | travel]traviltravel, She came
direct to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp]s with the Boys, to [ſee | see]ſeesee me
and [Seemd | seemed]Seemdseemed [vaſtly | vastly]vaſtlyvastly [pleaſd | pleased]pleaſdpleased [y.t | that]y.tthat [y.[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): a]a | they]y.[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): a]athey were come. I [aſked | asked]aſkedasked
the Boys if they would go with me [tomorro | tomorrow]tomorrotomorrow
morning
forward with David[pers0155.ocp]. before the Queen came to town [ſhe | she]ſheshe heard that I
was come, and [tho' | though]tho'though [wetto | wet to]wettowet to the Skin [& | and]&and fatigued with her [travil | travel]traviltravel, She came
direct to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp]s with the Boys, to [ſee | see]ſeesee me
and [Seemd | seemed]Seemdseemed [vaſtly | vastly]vaſtlyvastly [pleaſd | pleased]pleaſdpleased [y.t | that]y.tthat [y.[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): a]a | they]y.[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): a]athey were come. I [aſked | asked]aſkedasked
the Boys if they would go with me [tomorro | tomorrow]tomorrotomorrow
morning
with me tomorrow morning, they [conſented | consented]conſentedconsented to it with the [greateſt | greatest]greateſtgreatest [Chirfulneſs | cheerfulness]Chirfulneſscheerfulness
[& | and]&and Seeming [eagerneſs | eagerness]eagerneſseagerness to be on [y.e | the]y.ethe way —
12. Saturday —. this morning hired a Boy to carry a letter after David[pers0155.ocp] to Stop him at
[y.e | the]y.ethe [Mohock | Mohawk]MohockMohawk [Caſtle | Castle]CaſtleCastle[place0026.ocp] [above] [till | 'til]till'til I [& | and]&and [y.e | the]y.ethe other Boys [Shod | should]Shodshould come up with them[till | 'til]till'til I [& | and]&and [y.e | the]y.ethe other Boys [Shod | should]Shodshould come up with them— And another to [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [looke | look]lookelook ][looke | look]lookelook the [Horſe | horse]Horſehorse that was [loſt | lost]loſtlost — And another to carry
a Belt of Wampum to the
[Miſsionary | missionary]Miſsionarymissionary or [School Maſter | schoolmaster]School Maſterschoolmaster) [deſiring | desiring]deſiringdesiring Him to come [& | and]&and hear my [Meſsage | message]Meſsagemessage — the [1.st | 1st]1.st1st [& | and]&and [2d | 2nd]2d2nd
of these Boys effected their [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign — the [ 3d | 3rd] 3d3rd returned with a
with this [meſsage | message]meſsagemessage [y.t | that]y.tthat he was then labouring under a fit of [y.e | the]y.ethe [Feaver | fever]Feaverfever [& | and]&and ague but [wod | would]wodwould
wait on me the next Day at 12 o'Clock. — I have not yet Spoke with
Jacob[pers0745.ocp] who went Home on a [viſit | visit]viſitvisit [laſt | last]laſtlast Spring, by my Fathers[pers0036.ocp] leave, but
through the Influence of his bad Aunts, has much [out Stayed | outstayed]out Stayedoutstayed his Time — I
have Seen him Several Times but have treated him and his Family with
Slight — Spent the Day with [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] in Settling the Affair of his
School — they [ingaged | engaged]ingagedengaged to Send 28 Children at [leaſt | least]leaſtleast — many of whom have
made [laudible | laudable]laudiblelaudable Proficiency already under David Fowler[pers0155.ocp].— at Evening I
attended their Singing Meeting and was [Surprized | surprised]Surprizedsurprised at the [Profeciency | proficiency]Profeciencyproficiency they
have made at which they Sang Several Sacred Hymns in their own Language
which [ M.r | Mr.] M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] has made [& | and]&and Set to [muſick | music]muſickmusic — and
metre (in addition to a few they already have, which was done many years
ago) and prepare them for the [Preſs | press]Preſspress — I found that I could [eaſily | easily]eaſilyeasily have [bro.t | brought]bro.tbrought away
— with me [9. 10ths | 9/10ths]9. 10ths9/10ths of the Children of that [Caſtle | Castle]CaſtleCastle[place0114.ocp] if I would.—
[13.th | 13th]13.th13th. Lords Day — at 10 o'Clock [y.e | the]y.ethe Horn Sounded for meeting — on which I could
not refrain from weeping at the Sight of Such a Swarm of [Tawney | tawny]Tawneytawny [immortels | immortals]immortelsimmortals in
their beggarly Habit flocking with [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch appearance of Zeal and [eagerneſs | eagerness]eagerneſseagerness to
their [Long House | longhouse]Long Houselonghouse for divine [worſhip | worship]worſhipworship — a more [Solomn | solemn]Solomnsolemn [Aſsembly | assembly]Aſsemblyassembly I [ſcarſely | scarcely]ſcarſelyscarcely
ever Saw in my Life — [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] [tho' | though]tho'though I could not [underſtand | understand]underſtandunderstand him, [appeard | appeared]appeardappeared
to act the Indian Orator to perfection — the [Aſsembly | assembly]Aſsemblyassembly heard with great
Attention — the Queen Sat near me both parts of [ye | the]yethe Day, and wept at hearing
the word — all parts of [y.e | the]y.ethe [worſhip | worship]worſhipworship were [performd | performed]performdperformed with Great Decency—
This morning a [Cherockee | Cherokee]CherockeeCherokee [org0021.ocp] Indian, who was
the [Onoidas | Oneidas]OnoidasOneidas[org0075.ocp], and adopted into one of their families to Supply the Place of
one [y.t | that]y.tthat was [killd | killed]killdkilled in [ ye | the] yethe War, came [above] from [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [uriſkne | Oriskany]uriſkneOriskany[place0183.ocp]][uriſkne | Oriskany]uriſkneOriskany[place0183.ocp]from [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [uriſkne | Oriskany]uriſkneOriskany[place0183.ocp]][uriſkne | Oriskany]uriſkneOriskany[place0183.ocp] to [Viſit | visit]Viſitvisit me, and [appeard | appeared]appeardappeared indeed
like a babe in [Chriſt | Christ]ChriſtChrist, [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] Hopes he is really converted, he had
been Seeking a birth for [himſelf | himself]himſelfhimself, wife, [& | and]&and one Child, in this Town[place0114.ocp] that
they might Enjoy [ M.r | Mr.] M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp]s [Miniſtry | ministry]Miniſtryministry.
In the [Intermiſsion | intermission]Intermiſsionintermission, on my return from Meeting I met the [Cheif | Chief]CheifChief of old [Onoida | Oneida]OnoidaOneida[place0179.ocp]
[above] according to his appointmentaccording to his appointment accompanied
thanked me for Coming and hoped it would be for good to them —
I delivered him the Belt with my Speech, by the Same Title of [Bretheren | Brethren]BretherenBrethren
which My Father[pers0036.ocp] had used in his Letter to them — and as it was the
[3 d | 3rd]3 d3rd Time [above] my Father[pers0036.ocp] had Sent to themmy Father[pers0036.ocp] had Sent to them (which [acordg | according]acordgaccording to indian [Cuſtom | custom]Cuſtomcustom is [y.e | the]y.ethe [Laſt | last]Laſtlast) I was full plain [& | and]&and
severe with them — I told them my Father[pers0036.ocp] had Sent once More, an offer
of the Gospel to them, and it was the [laſt | last]laſtlast Time they were to expect it from
Him, And if they would not accept it, his hands were clear of their Blood,
they [muſt | must]muſtmust take the [Conſequences | consequences]Conſequencesconsequences [& | and]&and go to Hell in their own way.—
I immediately [roſe | rose]roſerose up [& | and]&and went out as tho' I had done with them — They [diſcourſd | discoursed]diſcourſddiscoursed
[togather | together]togathertogether about a quarter of an Hour, and after I was returned to [ye | the]yethe Room they
[Spake | spoke]Spakespoke to me — thanked me for coming — hoped the Hearts of their Tribe[org0075.ocp] [wod | would]wodwould come
[togather | together]togathertogether — were very Sorry they had behaved So bad [y.t | that]y.tthat I [co.d | could]co.dcould not call them
Children — Said they had [conſiderd | considered]conſiderdconsidered my [ſpeech | speech]ſpeechspeech — that they Should for [themſelves | themselves]themſelvesthemselves
be glad if their Indians would accept the offer. they could Speak only for [ymſelves | themselves]ymſelvesthemselves
and [promiſed | promised]promiſedpromised to Send his [Grandſon | grandson]Grandſongrandson which was [ye | the]yethe only one he could command —
Said they would call the
they [thankd | thanked]thankdthanked my Father[pers0036.ocp] that he had Sent to them twice before — [& | and]&and was very Sorry
they had behaved So Ill that their Great father[pers0036.ocp] could not give them the Title
of Children — I told them if they
— treated mr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] well — Sent [y.r | their]y.rtheir Children to School — [& | and]&and behaved well [till | 'til]till'til
Next Spring they Should have the Title of Children.
About 9 o'Clock this Evening [on | one]onone of the Council came in to [aſk | ask]aſkask [forgiveneſs | forgiveness]forgiveneſsforgiveness for
Jacob[pers0745.ocp]s Aunts for keeping him at Home — and to plead for him that he [mig.t | might]mig.tmight
return to School — they were afraid to come — I told him I had nothing to do
in that Matter but with them — they were able to come and Speak for [ym[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): ſls]ſls | themselves]ym[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): ſls]ſlsthemselves
— And when they were Sorry enough they [wod | would]wodwould do it — and So Sent him
off —
[left] 1414 Monday — This morning gave
to remove their [School House | schoolhouse]School Houseschoolhouse to a Dry Place — to be kind to their Father
— to keep their [Promiſe | promise]Promiſepromise with Regard to drink — to Send their Children to
School — attend the [worſhip | worship]worſhipworship of God — [&c | etc.]&cetc. [&c | etc.]&cetc. all which they [Promiſed | promised]Promiſedpromised
to mind — they [bro.t | brought]bro.tbrought 6 of their Boys to Me wh
the [cheif | chief]cheifchief [famities | families]famitiesfamilies in the place and urged me to take them — [offerd | offered]offerdoffered to
give them to me — two of [ye | the]yethe Boys [cryed | cried]cryedcried to
‐fied with [bitts | bits]bittsbits of Silver—
Jacob[pers0745.ocp]s two Aunts came and in a humble manner, and one of them with
Tears [aſked | asked]aſkedasked [forgivneſs | forgiveness]forgivneſsforgiveness for detaining Jacob[pers0745.ocp]. they [confeſsd | confessed]confeſsdconfessed their Ingratitude
— [prayd | prayed]praydprayed me to take him [& | and]&and do as I [pleaſed | pleased]pleaſedpleased with him — I [appeard | appeared]appeardappeared [careleſs | careless]careleſscareless About
his coming told them I did not want him I could get boys enough. If he
had a mind to turn Indian again he might [&c | etc.]&cetc. — finally [conſented | consented]conſentedconsented he [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould
come [& | and]&and accordingly [bro.t | brought]bro.tbrought him with me.
[abo.t | about]abo.tabout 2 oClock took my leave of this [Caſtle | Castle]CaſtleCastle[place0114.ocp] — and an Affecting parting it
was — [Sat | set]Satset off with
[reachd | reached]reachdreached Old [Onoida | Oneida]OnoidaOneida [place0179.ocp] a little before Night— the Town, what of them were at
Home had been [togather | together]togathertogether and had agreed to Supply a School with 14. Children
which they can command [beſides | besides]beſidesbesides the Children of those that were abroad.— two
[famities | families]famitiesfamilies yet remain
this is a [Surpizing | surprising]Surpizingsurprising change Since [laſt | last]laſtlast Spring when there were but two or three of
their [Hutts | huts]Huttshuts [y.t | that]y.tthat [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] [tho't | thought]tho'tthought it Safe [above] for himfor him to go into. — they [deſired | desired]deſireddesired me as my
Father[pers0036.ocp]'s [Repreſentative | representative]Repreſentativerepresentative to order [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] to preach to them half the time
I told them they been So ungrateful, and behaved [them Selves | themselves]them Selvesthemselves So [baſely | basely]baſelybasely while their
[Bretheren | Brethren]BretherenBrethren at [Kanwarohare | Kanawalohale]KanwarohareKanawalohale[place0114.ocp] had received the Gospel, left [of | off]ofoff their old vices and behaved
So well, that they [muſt | must]muſtmust now be content with [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] every [3.d | 3rd]3.d3rd [Sabath | Sabbath]SabathSabbath.—
they thanked me for that and [promiſed | promised]promiſedpromised they [wod | would]wodwould attend upon his preaching.
they [promiſed | promised]promiſedpromised to
them a [maſter | master]maſtermaster in two months — The Enemies to this work on Every
are very Numerous, their Friends very few, and their Temptations, and
the opposition to it every way greater than can be [eaſily | easily]eaſilyeasily conceived.
I Sent a [Meſsage | message]Meſsagemessage to the [Onondages | Onondagas]OnondagesOnondagas[org0078.ocp], and [diſired | desired]diſireddesired [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] to accom‐
‐pany it with a Belt, in my Father[pers0036.ocp]s Name, that I was there on Such an Errand
and expected to come into those parts again Next Spring, and if they [Deſired | desired]Deſireddesired it [above] I would make [y.m | them]y.mthem a [viſit | visit]viſitvisit [& | and]&and give them [ye | the]yethe [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): offer]offerI would make [y.m | them]y.mthem a [viſit | visit]viſitvisit [& | and]&and give them [ye | the]yethe [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): offer]offer
William[pers0292.ocp] was Expecting Supplies from Europe I [tho't | thought]tho'tthought [beſt | best]beſtbest to do nothing
I invited the Queen [above] before mentionedbefore mentioned to make a [viſit | visit]viſitvisit here next Spring — [& | and]&and [ſee | see]ſeesee for [herſelf | herself]herſelfherself [& | and]&and
[deſired | desired]deſireddesired [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] to [chuſe | choose]chuſechoose a meet [perſon | person]perſonperson to accompany her. She was [pleaſd | pleased]pleaſdpleased
with the proposal. [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] [Eſteems | esteems]Eſteemsesteems her a virtuous woman, and hopes [ſhe | she]ſheshe is
become a real [Chriſtian | Christian]ChriſtianChristian. She is much [Reſpected | respected]Reſpectedrespected and her influence is great among
the Nations." thus far my Son[pers0578.ocp]s [Acco.t | account]Acco.taccount
By the [accot | account]accotaccount of my Son[pers0578.ocp]'s and by [above] [ye | the]yethe Copy of[ye | the]yethe Copy of [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp]s Letter of a few Days earlier
Date which I [encloſe | enclose]encloſeenclose, you [ſee | see]ſeesee, Much-[Hond | honoured]Hondhonoured Sirs, how [gloriouſly | gloriously]gloriouſlygloriously the [Proſpect | prospect]Proſpectprospect
open
opens in that Quarter and of what importance it is to lay
[cloſe | close]cloſeclose [Seige | siege]Seigesiege to that part. that dear man of God [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp], and
the [School Maſters | schoolmasters]School Maſtersschoolmasters in those Towns [muſt | must]muſtmust be Supported, so that they
may devote [themſelves | themselves]themſelvesthemselves wholly to their work let the [coſt | cost]coſtcost be
what it will, and it [muſt | must]muſtmust [neceſsarily | necessarily]neceſsarilynecessarily be great, and if it be £300
Sterling a year (and I don't expect it can be Done for much [leſs | less]leſsless [till | 'til]till'til
he can [raiſe | raise]raiſeraise his [Proviſions | provisions]Proviſionsprovisions there) there is no [cauſe | cause]cauſecause
men who live at [Eaſe | ease]Eaſeease, and have their £100 [Sterlg | sterling]Sterlgsterling per [An. | annum]An.annum —
I am now Sending [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [Phin.s | Phineas]Phin.sPhineas Dodge[pers0169.ocp] a pious young man, [& | and]&and Joseph
[Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0288.ocp] [above] a mohegan Indian[org0063.ocp]a mohegan Indian[org0063.ocp] who was an usher in that School [Laſt | last]Laſtlast Year, and
who has in a good [Meaſure | measure]Meaſuremeasure made [himſelf | himself]himſelfhimself [maſter | master]maſtermaster of that Language
to keep the School at Old [Onoida | Oneida]OnoidaOneida[place0179.ocp] [above] according to my [ſons | sons]ſonssons[pers0578.ocp] appointmentaccording to my [ſons | sons]ſonssons[pers0578.ocp] appointment— I have also [adviſed | advised]adviſedadvised
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] to hire a faithful Labourer to get their Wood, take
care of their [Horſes | horses]Horſeshorses, fetch their [Proviſions | provisions]Proviſionsprovisions [&c | etc.]&cetc.[&c | etc.]&cetc. that their Time
might not be half, or more [conſumd | consumed]conſumdconsumed in Such Service—
But I have not
March [23.d | 23rd]23.d23rd [1767-03-23] I have Sent many but know not whether they or my [accots | accounts]accotsaccounts
have [above] everever
found with you— but have this to comfort me under the [moſt | most]moſtmost gloomy
Imaginations that I have
Serve the
not only approved by my own [Conſcience | conscience]Conſcienceconscience but I have the [Univerſal | universal]Univerſaluniversal [Approbatn | approbation]Approbatnapprobation
of all [above] the [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [wiſe | wise]wiſewise][wiſe | wise]wiſewise and Goodthe [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [wiſe | wise]wiſewise][wiſe | wise]wiſewise and Good who are acquainted with my
I have taken in Exerting them.
I [encloſe | enclose]encloſeenclose a Power of Attorney and Hope it will be acceptable to You.
and if You Repent Your [Generoſity | generosity]Generoſitygenerosity [& | and]&and [Condeſention | condescension]Condeſentioncondescension in accepting the [Truſt | Trust]TruſtTrust, on
[acco.t | account]acco.taccount of any Real or Supposed Imprudence or [Miſconduct | misconduct]Miſconductmisconduct on my part, I
determine, much [Hond | honoured]Hondhonoured Sirs, when I meet You [togather | together]togathertogether in Yonder World
of Glory to open to you all the trying Scenes which
this So Difficult [& | and]&and [above] soso arduous [above] anan undertaking, and [tho' | though]tho'though I Shall be [aſhamed | ashamed]aſhamedashamed that
I have done no more nor better than I have [above] for the Glorious Immanuelfor the Glorious Immanuel
weary to hear how often the Lord has helped, [& | and]&and how [above] muchmuch he has forgiven.
him who is with [higheſt | highest]higheſthighest [Eſteem | esteem]Eſteemesteem, and all filial Duty. may it please [y.r | your]y.ryour [Lordſ[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): ps]ps | Lordships]Lordſ[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): ps]psLordships
[Closer]
Your Obliged and
[Moſt | Most]MoſtMost Obedient and
[moſt | most]moſtmost Humble [Serv.t | Servant]Serv.tServant
Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[Moſt | Most]MoſtMost Obedient and
[moſt | most]moſtmost Humble [Serv.t | Servant]Serv.tServant
Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[Trailer]
To the Trustees in England[org0103.ocp]
[Oct.r | October]Oct.rOctober [8..th | 8th]8..th8th 1767[1767-10-08]
[Oct.r | October]Oct.rOctober [8..th | 8th]8..th8th 1767[1767-10-08]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
---|---|---|---|
pers0153.ocp | Earl of Dartmouth | mentioned | Legge, William |
pers0301.ocp | M. r Mr. Keen | mentioned | Keen, Robert |
pers0301.ocp | M r Mr. Keen | mentioned | Keen, Robert |
pers0037.ocp | M. r Mr. Whitaker | mentioned | Whitaker, Nathaniel |
pers0578.ocp | my Son | mentioned | Wheelock, Rodulphus |
pers0292.ocp | Sir William Johnſon Johnson | mentioned | Johnson, William |
pers0578.ocp | Son | mentioned | Wheelock, Rodulphus |
pers0578.ocp | My Son | mentioned | Wheelock, Rodulphus |
pers0621.ocp | ſir Sir John Johnſon Johnson | mentioned | Johnson, John |
pers0540.ocp | Thompſon's Thompson's | mentioned | Thompson |
pers0315.ocp | M. r Mr. Kirtland | mentioned | Kirkland, Samuel |
pers0292.ocp | ſir Sir William | mentioned | Johnson, William |
pers0620.ocp | ſir Sir Henry Moore | mentioned | Moore, Henry |
pers0315.ocp | M. r Mr. Kirtland | mentioned | Kirkland, Samuel |
pers0036.ocp | Great Father | writer | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0315.ocp | M. r Mr. Kirtland | mentioned | Kirkland, Samuel |
pers0630.ocp | Gawke | mentioned | Gawke |
pers0155.ocp | David Fowler | mentioned | Fowler, David |
pers0036.ocp | my father | writer | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0155.ocp | David | mentioned | Fowler, David |
pers0745.ocp | Jacob | mentioned | Jacob |
pers0036.ocp | my Fathers | writer | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0155.ocp | David Fowler | mentioned | Fowler, David |
pers0315.ocp | M. r Mr. Kirtland | mentioned | Kirkland, Samuel |
pers0036.ocp | My Father | writer | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0036.ocp | my Father | writer | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0036.ocp | my Father | writer | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0036.ocp | Great father | writer | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0315.ocp | mr. Kirtland | mentioned | Kirkland, Samuel |
pers0036.ocp | Father | writer | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0292.ocp | Sir William | mentioned | Johnson, William |
pers0169.ocp | M. r Mr. Phin. s Phineas Dodge | mentioned | Dodge, Phineas |
pers0288.ocp | Joseph Johnſon Johnson | mentioned | Johnson, Joseph |
pers0578.ocp | my ſons sons | mentioned | Wheelock, Rodulphus |
pers0036.ocp | Eleazar Wheelock | writer | Wheelock, Eleazar |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
---|---|---|
place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
place0179.ocp | Onoida Oneida | Oneida |
place0166.ocp | N. New York | New York |
place0114.ocp | Whole Caſtle Castle | Kanawalohale |
place0114.ocp | the Town | Kanawalohale |
place0250.ocp | Buttlers‐ ‐burrough | Buttlersborough |
place0144.ocp | Muntauck Montauk | Montauk |
place0081.ocp | fort Stanwix | Fort Stanwix |
place0026.ocp | Mohock Mohawk Caſtle Castle | Canajoharie |
place0179.ocp | Old Onoida Oneida | Oneida |
place0114.ocp | that Caſtle Castle | Kanawalohale |
place0183.ocp | uriſkne Oriskany | Oriskany |
place0114.ocp | this Town | Kanawalohale |
place0179.ocp | old Onoida Oneida | Oneida |
place0114.ocp | this Caſtle Castle | Kanawalohale |
place0114.ocp | Kanwarohare Kanawalohale | Kanawalohale |
place0179.ocp | Old Onoida Oneida | Oneida |
place0128.ocp | London | London |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
---|---|---|
org0103.ocp | HonleHonourable &and worthy Gentlemen | Trust in England |
org0098.ocp | Indian charity- school | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0062.ocp | MohocksMohawks | Mohawk Nation |
org0021.ocp | CherockeeCherokee | Cherokee Tribe |
org0075.ocp | OnoidasOneidas | Oneida Nation |
org0075.ocp | their Tribe | Oneida Nation |
org0078.ocp | OnondagesOnondagas | Onondaga Nation |
org0062.ocp | MohocksMohawks | Mohawk Nation |
org0063.ocp | mohegan Indian | Mohegan Tribe |
org0103.ocp | Trustees in England | Trust in England |
Dates identified in this document:
Standard Form | Text |
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1767-10-08 | Oct.rOctober 8..th 8th 1767 |
1767-03-23 | March 23.d23rd |
1767-10-08 | Oct.rOctober 8..th8th 1767 |
Regularized text:
Type | Original | Regularized |
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modernization | 8..th | 8th |
modernization | Truſt | Trust |
modernization | &c | etc. |
modernization | M.r | Mr. |
modernization | Mr | Mr. |
modernization | 2d | 2nd |
modernization | 3.d | 3rd |
modernization | truſt | trust |
modernization | ſeen | seen |
variation | informd | informed |
modernization | y.t | that |
modernization | Wilderneſs | Wilderness |
variation | returnd | returned |
modernization | 25th | 25th |
modernization | Johnſon | Johnson |
modernization | encloſed | enclosed |
modernization | expreſses | expresses |
modernization | Diſcourſe | discourse |
modernization | y.e | the |
variation | ingage | engage |
modernization | Miſsionaries | missionaries |
variation | 'till | 'til |
modernization | ſir | Sir |
variation | till | 'til |
modernization | Abſtract | abstract |
variation | Onoida | Oneida |
modernization | 9th | 9th |
variation | reachd | reached |
modernization | Thompſon's | Thompson's |
variation | leſt | last |
modernization | Engliſh | English |
modernization | 10.th | 10th |
modernization | Thurſday | Thursday |
modernization | diſtinguiſhing | distinguishing |
modernization | Reſpect | respect |
variation | Ladd | lad |
modernization | refreſhment | refreshment |
variation | agreably | agreeably |
variation | Surprized | surprised |
modernization | amidſt | amidst |
variation | Hutts | huts |
variation | Wett | wet |
variation | Cloths | clothes |
modernization | Refreſhment | refreshment |
variation | Arival | arrival |
modernization | Caſtle | Castle |
variation | flockd | flocked |
variation | wellcome | welcome |
modernization | fleſh | flesh |
modernization | ſo | so |
variation | termd | termed |
modernization | Bleſsing | blessing |
variation | complemented | complimented |
variation | appeard | appeared |
modernization | M.r | Mr. |
modernization | Reſt | rest |
modernization | muſt | must |
modernization | proviſion | provision |
variation | Subſiſtance | subsistence |
modernization | Proſpects | prospects |
modernization | Succeſs | success |
modernization | increaſing | increasing |
modernization | 11th | 11th |
modernization | rouſed | roused |
variation | Blankett | blanket |
variation | Day light | daylight |
variation | Brakefaſt | breakfast |
variation | calld | called |
variation | ſhewn | shown |
modernization | leſt | lest |
variation | Mohocks | Mohawks |
variation | Cheif | Chief |
modernization | laſt | last |
modernization | inſtructed | instructed |
variation | Sat | set |
variation | Muntauck | Montauk |
modernization | loſt | lost |
modernization | Horſes | horses |
modernization | ſhe | she |
modernization | vaſtly | vastly |
modernization | pleaſed | pleased |
modernization | ſee | see |
modernization | aſked | asked |
variation | pleaſd | pleased |
variation | aſkd | asked |
modernization | ye | the |
variation | travil | travel |
variation | Seemd | seemed |
modernization | y.[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): a]a | they |
variation | tomorro | tomorrow |
modernization | conſented | consented |
modernization | greateſt | greatest |
variation | Chirfulneſs | cheerfulness |
modernization | eagerneſs | eagerness |
variation | Mohock | Mohawk |
variation | looke | look |
modernization | Horſe | horse |
modernization | Miſsionary | missionary |
variation | School Maſter | schoolmaster |
modernization | deſiring | desiring |
modernization | Meſsage | message |
modernization | 1.st | 1st |
modernization | Deſign | design |
modernization | 3d | 3rd |
modernization | friendſhip | friendship |
modernization | meſsage | message |
variation | Feaver | fever |
modernization | viſit | visit |
variation | out Stayed | outstayed |
variation | ingaged | engaged |
modernization | leaſt | least |
variation | laudible | laudable |
variation | Profeciency | proficiency |
modernization | M.r | Mr. |
variation | muſick | music |
modernization | ſoon | soon |
modernization | leiſure | leisure |
modernization | deſigns | designs |
modernization | tranſlate | translate |
modernization | Pſalms | Psalms |
modernization | Preſs | press |
modernization | eaſily | easily |
modernization | 9. 10ths | 9/10ths |
modernization | 13.th | 13th |
variation | Tawney | tawny |
variation | immortels | immortals |
modernization | ſuch | such |
variation | Long House | longhouse |
modernization | worſhip | worship |
variation | Solomn | solemn |
modernization | Aſsembly | assembly |
variation | ſcarſely | scarcely |
modernization | underſtand | understand |
variation | performd | performed |
variation | Cherockee | Cherokee |
variation | Onoidas | Oneidas |
variation | killd | killed |
modernization | ye | the |
modernization | uriſkne | Oriskany |
modernization | Viſit | visit |
modernization | Chriſt | Christ |
modernization | himſelf | himself |
modernization | Miniſtry | ministry |
modernization | Intermiſsion | intermission |
variation | Bretheren | Brethren |
modernization | 3 d | 3rd |
modernization | Cuſtom | custom |
modernization | Laſt | last |
modernization | Conſequences | consequences |
modernization | roſe | rose |
variation | diſcourſd | discoursed |
variation | togather | together |
variation | Spake | spoke |
variation | conſiderd | considered |
modernization | ſpeech | speech |
modernization | themſelves | themselves |
modernization | ymſelves | themselves |
modernization | promiſed | promised |
modernization | Grandſon | grandson |
variation | thankd | thanked |
modernization | y.r | their |
variation | on | one |
modernization | aſk | ask |
modernization | forgiveneſs | forgiveness |
modernization | ym[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): ſls]ſls | themselves |
variation | School House | schoolhouse |
modernization | Promiſe | promise |
modernization | Promiſed | promised |
modernization | underſtood | understood |
variation | cheif | chief |
variation | offerd | offered |
variation | cryed | cried |
variation | bitts | bits |
modernization | forgivneſs | forgiveness |
variation | confeſsd | confessed |
variation | prayd | prayed |
modernization | careleſs | careless |
modernization | ſhould | should |
modernization | Rev.d | Rev. |
modernization | beſides | besides |
modernization | meaſures | measures |
variation | Surpizing | surprising |
modernization | deſired | desired |
modernization | Repreſentative | representative |
variation | them Selves | themselves |
modernization | baſely | basely |
variation | Kanwarohare | Kanawalohale |
variation | of | off |
variation | Sabath | Sabbath |
modernization | maſter | master |
modernization | ſide | side |
variation | Onondages | Onondagas |
modernization | diſired | desired |
modernization | Deſired | desired |
modernization | y.m | them |
modernization | diſcourſing | discoursing |
modernization | ſent | sent |
modernization | beſt | best |
modernization | preſent | present |
modernization | herſelf | herself |
variation | chuſe | choose |
modernization | perſon | person |
modernization | Eſteems | esteems |
modernization | Chriſtian | Christian |
modernization | Reſpected | respected |
modernization | encloſe | enclose |
modernization | gloriouſly | gloriously |
modernization | Proſpect | prospect |
modernization | cloſe | close |
variation | Seige | siege |
variation | School Maſters | schoolmasters |
modernization | coſt | cost |
modernization | neceſsarily | necessarily |
modernization | leſs | less |
modernization | raiſe | raise |
modernization | Proviſions | provisions |
modernization | cauſe | cause |
variation | regrett | regret |
modernization | Eaſe | ease |
modernization | Meaſure | measure |
modernization | ſons | sons |
modernization | adviſed | advised |
variation | conſumd | consumed |
modernization | ſince | since |
modernization | 23.d | 23rd |
variation | arived | arrived |
modernization | Meaſures | measures |
modernization | moſt | most |
modernization | honeſtly | honestly |
modernization | earneſtly | earnestly |
variation | honſtly | honestly |
modernization | Utmoſt | utmost |
modernization | Conſcience | conscience |
modernization | Univerſal | universal |
modernization | wiſe | wise |
modernization | Generoſity | generosity |
variation | Condeſention | condescension |
modernization | Miſconduct | misconduct |
variation | paſsd | passed |
modernization | aſhamed | ashamed |
modernization | higheſt | highest |
modernization | Eſteem | esteem |
modernization | Moſt | Most |
modernization | 8..th | 8th |
Expanded abbreviations:
Abbreviation | Expansion |
---|---|
Oct.r | October |
R.t | Right |
Honle | Honourable |
& | and |
ult.o | ultimo |
y.o | you |
ha' | have |
ulto | ultimo |
Sept.r | September |
inform'd | informed |
N. | New |
thro' | through |
abo.t | about |
tho' | though |
tho' | though |
Shod | should |
wod | would |
bro.t | brought |
Sever.l | several |
acordg | according |
co.d | could |
mig.t | might |
tho't | thought |
Miſsiony | missionary |
Acco.t | account |
accot | account |
Hond | honoured |
Sterlg | sterling |
An. | annum |
Phin.s | Phineas |
accots | accounts |
Approbatn | approbation |
acco.t | account |
y.r | your |
Lordſ[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): ps]ps | Lordships |
Serv.t | Servant |
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