Sarah Simon, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1767 October 12
ms-number767562.4
[note (type: abstract): Simon writes that she is glad her daughter Sarah has succeeded at Wheelock’s school, and hopes her young son does as well. She also offers to send another daughter and another son.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting varies in size and wanders somewhat. However, it is largely legible. When the handwriting is compared with that of manuscript 767559, which is signed Sarah Simon but appears to have been written by Edward Deake, it seems probable that this is Simon's actual hand.][note (type: paper): Large single sheet is in good condition, with light staining, creasing and wear.][note (type: ink): Brown ink is heavily faded.][note (type: noteworthy): There is a pencil mark near the the trailer on one verso. The trailer is in an unknown hand.]
[Opener]
[Octobr | October]OctobrOctober the [12th | 12th]12th12th Ad 1767[1767-10-12]
[Charleston | Charlestown]CharlestonCharlestown[place0031.ocp]
[Rev:r | Reverend]Rev:rReverend
[mr:. | Mr.]mr:.Mr.
[Whealock | Wheelock]WhealockWheelock
[pers0036.ocp]
[thes | These]thesThese
[fewe | few]fewefew Lines are to [Lett | let]Lettlet you know that I am well
[att | at]attat present — and I [hop | hope]hophope
[thes | these]thesthese
will find you in the [Sam | same]Samsame
[Condishon— | condition]Condishon—condition
I underStand that my [Da[illegible]ter | daughter]Da[illegible]terdaughter[pers0490.ocp] gives
[Mi:.r | Mr.]Mi:.rMr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[Grat | great]Gratgreat
Sat[illegible]
[Satisfacttion | satisfaction]Satisfacttionsatisfaction
for w[illegible]hich I am Glad and [gratly | greatly]gratlygreatly
[ReJoyce | rejoice]ReJoycerejoice
and the Lord Reward you for your [paines | pains]painespains
and [Laber | labor]Laberlabor – for I Never Shall be [abel | able]abelable
to Reward you for it for I Cannot be t[thakful | thankful]thakfulthankful
[Enogh | enough]Enoghenough for [thes | these]thesthese
[preveloges | privileges]prevelogesprivileges —
I have Sent [illegible]my [Lettel | little]Lettellittle Son[pers0669.ocp] up to you take ^[below] him^him to your Self
and keep him in [Subi[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): ec]ection | subjection]Subi[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): ec]ectionsubjection
keep him as Long as you [ples | please]plesplease
[tel | until]teluntil you think that he Shall be [Capabel | capable]Capabelcapable of [Bisneſs | business]Bisneſsbusiness and if you want a [Garl | girl]Garlgirl I have one about [foreteen | fourteen]foreteenfourteen
[yares | years]yaresyears of age 3d day of next
month[1767-11-03] I Should be Glad if you would [tak | take]taktake
[har | her]harher upon the Same ConSideration and if you [Concloud | conclude]Concloudconclude to
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [kee | keep]keekeep
][kee | keep]keekeep
[har | her]har her I Should [tak | take]taktake it as a [grat | great]gratgreat favor if you would Send me word as Soon as you Can
My Son [Manwell | Manuel]ManwellManuel[pers0489.ocp]
[Desir | desire]Desirdesire to be [reced | received]recedreceived
[In to | Into]In toInto your [Charety | Charity]CharetyCharity
[Shool | School]ShoolSchool
[org0098.ocp] for the [desine | design]desinedesign
he has for [Lering | learning]Leringlearning is [becas | because]becasbecause he [Belevs | believes]Belevsbelieves that he is [Calld | called]Calldcalled to be a [publeck | public]publeckpublic man So he thinks
[Larning | learning]Larninglearning to be [neseſary | necessary]neseſarynecessary — and So no more
[att | at]attat present — Give my most
[humbel | humble]humbelhumble
[Regrds | regards]Regrdsregards to all your [fameler | family]famelerfamily
[Closer]
and So I Remain your [humel | humble]humelhumble
[Sarvent | servant]Sarventservant
Sarah Simon[pers0491.ocp]
[gap: tear]
[Trailer]
From Sarah Simon[pers0491.ocp]
[Oct.r | October]Oct.rOctober
[12th | 12th]12th12th 1767[1767-10-12]
To the
[Re:v | Rev.]Re:vRev. Mr.
Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] IN
[Labenon | Lebanon]LabenonLebanon
Crank[place0123.ocp]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0036.ocp | mr:. Mr. Whealock Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0490.ocp | my Da ter daughter | mentioned | Simon, Sarah |
pers0036.ocp | Mi:. r Mr. Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0669.ocp | my Lettel little Son | mentioned | Simon, James |
pers0489.ocp | Manwell Manuel | mentioned | Simon, Emmanuel |
pers0491.ocp | Sarah Simon | writer | Simon, Sarah |
pers0036.ocp | Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0031.ocp | Charleston Charlestown | Charlestown |
place0123.ocp | Labenon Lebanon Crank | Lebanon Crank |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0098.ocp | CharetyCharity ShoolSchool | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
Dates identified in this document:
Standard Form | Text |
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1767-10-12 | OctobrOctober the 12th12th Ad 1767 |
1767-11-03 | 3d day of next month |
1767-10-12 | Oct.rOctober 12th12th 1767 |
Regularized text:
Type | Original | Regularized |
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variation | Octobr | October |
variation | 12th | 12th |
variation | Charleston | Charlestown |
modernization | Rev:r | Reverend |
modernization | mr:. | Mr. |
variation | Whealock | Wheelock |
variation | thes | These |
variation | fewe | few |
variation | Lett | let |
variation | att | at |
variation | hop | hope |
variation | thes | these |
variation | Sam | same |
variation | Condishon— | condition |
variation | Da[illegible]ter | daughter |
modernization | Mi:.r | Mr. |
variation | Grat | great |
variation | Satisfacttion | satisfaction |
variation | gratly | greatly |
variation | ReJoyce | rejoice |
variation | paines | pains |
variation | Laber | labor |
variation | abel | able |
variation | thakful | thankful |
variation | Enogh | enough |
variation | preveloges | privileges |
variation | Lettel | little |
variation | Subi[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): ec]ection | subjection |
variation | ples | please |
variation | tel | until |
variation | Capabel | capable |
modernization | Bisneſs | business |
variation | Garl | girl |
variation | foreteen | fourteen |
variation | yares | years |
variation | tak | take |
variation | har | her |
variation | Concloud | conclude |
variation | kee | keep |
variation | har | her |
variation | grat | great |
variation | Manwell | Manuel |
variation | Desir | desire |
variation | reced | received |
variation | In to | Into |
variation | Charety | Charity |
variation | Shool | School |
variation | desine | design |
variation | Lering | learning |
variation | becas | because |
variation | Belevs | believes |
variation | Calld | called |
variation | publeck | public |
variation | Larning | learning |
modernization | neseſary | necessary |
variation | humbel | humble |
variation | Regrds | regards |
variation | fameler | family |
variation | humel | humble |
variation | Sarvent | servant |
modernization | Re:v | Rev. |
variation | Labenon | Lebanon |
Expanded abbreviations:
Abbreviation | Expansion |
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Oct.r | October |
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