Sarah Simon, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1767 October 9
9 October 1767[1767-10-09]
ms number767559
[note (type: abstract): Simon thanks Wheelock for her daughter Sarah’s education, and asks him to take her young son into the Charity School.][note (type: handwriting): Formal and clear handwriting is the same as in 765566.1, 767115.1, 767351.1, 767552, 767562.2, 767630.2, 767660.2, and possibly 767231 and 767251, 768371.2. It is likely that of Edward Deake, schoolmaster at Charlestown.][note (type: paper): Large sheet folded in half to make four pages is in good condition, with light staining, creasing and wear.][note (type: ink): Brown ink is faded in spots.][note (type: noteworthy): Although it is uncertain to whom Mrs. Simon refers when she mentions her "little son," it is likely James Simon.]
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I've great satisfaction, in the account my daughter Sarah[pers0490.ocp] has given me of Your pious care of those
Children which are under Your tuition. In [perticular | particular]perticularparticular, do [expreſs | express]expreſsexpress most [harty | hearty]hartyhearty thanks, for the education of my Daughter. — — — I've a
little Son that I want You [shou'd | should]shou'dshould receive into Your School[org0098.ocp]: if You [wou'd | would]wou'dwould, I [shou'd | should]shou'dshould
[except | accept]exceptaccept
^[above] it^it as an [Inesteemable | inestimable]Inesteemableinestimable Favour; and [wholy | wholly]wholywholly give him up to You, to be altogether under Your wise [Inſtruction | instruction]Inſtructioninstruction, ['till | until]'tilluntil he arrives to [y.e | the]y.ethe age of
[twentyone | twenty-one]twentyonetwenty-one years: [beging | begging]begingbegging this favour only, that You [wou'd | would]wou'dwould at proper seasons, allow him [ye | the]yethe
[privelidge | privilege]privelidgeprivilege of visiting me.
[Closer]
from [yr | your]yryour very [humbe | humble]humbehumble
[Servt | Servant]ServtServant.
Sarah Simon[pers0491.ocp]
To
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Eleazr | Eleazar]EleazrEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] D. D.
[att | at]attat
Lebanon[place0122.ocp]
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People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0490.ocp | Sarah | mentioned | Simon, Sarah |
pers0491.ocp | Sarah Simon | writer | Simon, Sarah |
pers0036.ocp | Eleaz r Eleazar Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0031.ocp | Charlestown | Charlestown |
place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0098.ocp | Your School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
Dates identified in this document:
Standard Form | Text |
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1767-10-09 | 9th9th of October AD. 1767 |
1767-10-09 | OctrOctober 9th9th 1767 |
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variation | perticular | particular |
modernization | expreſs | express |
variation | harty | hearty |
variation | Inesteemable | inestimable |
variation | wholy | wholly |
modernization | Inſtruction | instruction |
modernization | y.e | the |
variation | twentyone | twenty-one |
variation | privelidge | privilege |
modernization | Mr | Mr. |
variation | att | at |
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Sr | Sir |
shou'd | should |
wou'd | would |
'till | until |
yr | your |
humbe | humble |
Servt | Servant |
Octr | October |
Eleazr | Eleazar |
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