Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to Robert Keen, 1767 October 16
16 October 1767[1767-10-16]
Call Number767566.2
[note (type: abstract): Wheelock says he is drawing money from the Trust in England, and urges Keen to relay its reaction to Wheelock's accounts. He writes about Brainerd's mission to Muskingum, Kirkland's mission to the Oneidas, Phineas Dodge and Joseph Johnson's schools in Oneida, and an "extraordinary and preternatural" occurrence, which he does not disclose.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is informal, with some abbreviations, additions and deletions.][note (type: paper): Small single sheet is in good condition, with light creasing staining and wear. A small tear at the bottom results in a minor loss of text.][note (type: ink): Dark brown-black.][note (type: noteworthy): This document appears to be a draft.]
Persistent Identifier
[Opener]
Lebanon[place0122.ocp]
[Oct.r | October]Oct.rOctober 16, 1767[1767-10-16]
Dear [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Keen[pers0301.ocp].
Dear [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Keen[pers0301.ocp].
Not a line from you [ſince | since]ſincesince yours of March [23.d | 23rd]23.d23rd[1767-03-23]
[& | and]&and
[yo | you]yoyou
may [gueſs | guess]gueſsguess whether I'[illegible] not [almoſt | almost]almoſtalmost Impatient to know
whether [thoſe | those]thoſethose noble and worthy Gentlemen of [y.e | the]y.ethe [Truſt | Trust]TruſtTrust[org0103.ocp]
are well [Setiſfied | satisfied]Setiſfiedsatisfied with the [Accots | accounts]Accotsaccounts [&c | etc.]&cetc. which I have [tranſmit | transmit]tranſmittransmit
‐ted —
may [gueſs | guess]gueſsguess whether I'
whether [thoſe | those]thoſethose noble and worthy Gentlemen of [y.e | the]y.ethe [Truſt | Trust]TruſtTrust[org0103.ocp]
are well [Setiſfied | satisfied]Setiſfiedsatisfied with the [Accots | accounts]Accotsaccounts [&c | etc.]&cetc. which I have [tranſmit | transmit]tranſmittransmit
‐ted —
I hoped to have heard from [y.o | you]y.oyou before I [ſho.d | should]ſho.dshould be [neceſsi‐
‐tated | necessi‐
tated]neceſsi‐
‐tatednecessi‐
tated to draw any more Bills, but by the [encloſed | enclosed]encloſedenclosed you
will See Such openings in Providence as [muſt | must]muſtmust be em‐
braced, [what ever | whatever]what everwhatever [Incroachments | encroachments]Incroachmentsencroachments are made upon the
Capital— And I have accordingly [Signd | signed]Signdsigned a Bill in Favou[above] rr
of [Mſsrs | Messrs.]MſsrsMessrs. [Danl | Daniel]DanlDaniel[pers1476.ocp] [& | and]&and[illegible][Joſhua | Joshua]JoſhuaJoshua Lathrop[pers1477.ocp] for £140 Sterling. which
I have [recived | received]recivedreceived, and pray you to Honour. And expect to
Sign another in Favour of [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [Aſahel | Asahel]AſahelAsahel Clark[pers0128.ocp], as Soon as
my [Accotts | accounts]Accottsaccounts with him can be Settled.
‐tated | necessi‐
tated]neceſsi‐
‐tatednecessi‐
tated to draw any more Bills, but by the [encloſed | enclosed]encloſedenclosed you
will See Such openings in Providence as [muſt | must]muſtmust be em‐
braced, [what ever | whatever]what everwhatever [Incroachments | encroachments]Incroachmentsencroachments are made upon the
Capital— And I have accordingly [Signd | signed]Signdsigned a Bill in Favou[above] rr
of [Mſsrs | Messrs.]MſsrsMessrs. [Danl | Daniel]DanlDaniel[pers1476.ocp] [& | and]&and
I have [recived | received]recivedreceived, and pray you to Honour. And expect to
Sign another in Favour of [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [Aſahel | Asahel]AſahelAsahel Clark[pers0128.ocp], as Soon as
my [Accotts | accounts]Accottsaccounts with him can be Settled.
A few Days ago I [rec.d | received]rec.dreceived a Letter from [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Brainerd[pers0004.ocp]
[adviſing | advising]adviſingadvising that he is preparing for his proposed [Miſsion | Mission]MiſsionMission
to the Ohio[place0178.ocp] (ie to [Muſkangham | Muskingum]MuſkanghamMuskingum[place0148.ocp]) early next [ſpring | spring]ſpringspring
but cant get [Suppties | supplies]Supptiessupplies either for the Support of a Compan
‐ion or [School Maſter | schoolmaster]School Maſterschoolmaster — but depends upon me to do
it or [ye | the]yethe [Miſsion | Mission]MiſsionMission [muſt | must]muſtmust drop. I am of opinion it
[muſt | must]muſtmust be [purſued | pursued]purſuedpursued — The [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev. [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Buell[pers0006.ocp] told me
[laſt | last]laſtlast week, that [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Beaty[pers1465.ocp] told him, that there were
not [leſs | less]leſsless than 40 under deep, and So far as he [cod | could]codcould
See genuine convictions when he [& | and]&and [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [Duffells | Duffield]DuffellsDuffield[pers0173.ocp]
left them [laſt | last]laſtlastSpring year.
[adviſing | advising]adviſingadvising that he is preparing for his proposed [Miſsion | Mission]MiſsionMission
to the Ohio[place0178.ocp] (ie to [Muſkangham | Muskingum]MuſkanghamMuskingum[place0148.ocp]) early next [ſpring | spring]ſpringspring
but cant get [Suppties | supplies]Supptiessupplies either for the Support of a Compan
‐ion or [School Maſter | schoolmaster]School Maſterschoolmaster — but depends upon me to do
it or [ye | the]yethe [Miſsion | Mission]MiſsionMission [muſt | must]muſtmust drop. I am of opinion it
[muſt | must]muſtmust be [purſued | pursued]purſuedpursued — The [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev. [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Buell[pers0006.ocp] told me
[laſt | last]laſtlast week, that [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Beaty[pers1465.ocp] told him, that there were
not [leſs | less]leſsless than 40 under deep, and So far as he [cod | could]codcould
See genuine convictions when he [& | and]&and [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [Duffells | Duffield]DuffellsDuffield[pers0173.ocp]
left them [laſt | last]laſtlast
I gave you a Hint of Something extraordinary
and preternatural, [preparitory | preparatory]preparitorypreparatory to the Introduction
of those Gentlemen — and I [wod | would]wodwould have Served you
with a particular [& | and]&and [Circumſtantial | Circumstantial]CircumſtantialCircumstantial [Acco.t | account]Acco.taccount of it before
now had not [ye | the]yethe Letter [faild | failed]faildfailed in which it was. I expect
it Soon, and will Serve you with it as Soon as I can,
[unleſs | unless]unleſsunless the Report that [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Beaty[pers1465.ocp]ais gave to England[place0068.ocp] be
[confirm[above] dd | confirmed]confirm[above] ddconfirmed
and preternatural, [preparitory | preparatory]preparitorypreparatory to the Introduction
of those Gentlemen — and I [wod | would]wodwould have Served you
with a particular [& | and]&and [Circumſtantial | Circumstantial]CircumſtantialCircumstantial [Acco.t | account]Acco.taccount of it before
now had not [ye | the]yethe Letter [faild | failed]faildfailed in which it was. I expect
it Soon, and will Serve you with it as Soon as I can,
[unleſs | unless]unleſsunless the Report that [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Beaty[pers1465.ocp]
[confirm[above] dd | confirmed]confirm[above] ddconfirmed
[confirmd | confirmed]confirmdconfirmed by whom you may have the original
I have been hoping every Day according to the
Encouragment heretofore given, to receive a [ſupply | supply]ſupplysupply
of [cloathing | clothing]cloathingclothing for my School[org0098.ocp] [& | and]&and [Miſsionaries | Missionaries]MiſsionariesMissionaries, from
Home — I much [regrett | regret]regrettregret the Extraordinary [Expence | expense]Expenceexpense
of [cloathing | clothing]cloathingclothing them at our Merchants Shops.
Encouragment heretofore given, to receive a [ſupply | supply]ſupplysupply
of [cloathing | clothing]cloathingclothing for my School[org0098.ocp] [& | and]&and [Miſsionaries | Missionaries]MiſsionariesMissionaries, from
Home — I much [regrett | regret]regrettregret the Extraordinary [Expence | expense]Expenceexpense
of [cloathing | clothing]cloathingclothing them at our Merchants Shops.
I [informd | informed]informdinformed you in a late [Litter | letter]Litterletter of [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp]s
[deſign | design]deſigndesign to make Application to our [Gen.l | General]Gen.lGeneral [Aſsembly | Assembly]AſsemblyAssembly[org0027.ocp]
for [aſsiſtance | assistance]aſsiſtanceassistance in Setting up [Huſbandry | Husbandry]HuſbandryHusbandry among
his Indians — but the [preſent | present]preſentpresent favourable Appear‐
‐ances among his people have determined him not
to leave them till next Spring.
[deſign | design]deſigndesign to make Application to our [Gen.l | General]Gen.lGeneral [Aſsembly | Assembly]AſsemblyAssembly[org0027.ocp]
for [aſsiſtance | assistance]aſsiſtanceassistance in Setting up [Huſbandry | Husbandry]HuſbandryHusbandry among
his Indians — but the [preſent | present]preſentpresent favourable Appear‐
‐ances among his people have determined him not
to leave them till next Spring.
Two Days ago [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Dodge[pers0169.ocp]
[& | and]&and
Joseph [Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0288.ocp]
[Sat | set]Satset off in order to take [ye | the]yethe[illegible] Schools at [y.e | the]y.ethe two
Towers in [Onoida | Oneida]OnoidaOneida[place0179.ocp].
[Sat | set]Satset off in order to take [ye | the]yethe
Towers in [Onoida | Oneida]OnoidaOneida[place0179.ocp].
Give my [beſt | best]beſtbest Regards to good
[above] deardear
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Smith[pers0497.ocp] if
he be yet with you — [pleaſe | please]pleaſeplease to let him [& | and]&and [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
Whitefield[pers0038.ocp] See the [incloſed | enclosed]incloſedenclosed.
he be yet with you — [pleaſe | please]pleaſeplease to let him [& | and]&and [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
Whitefield[pers0038.ocp] See the [incloſed | enclosed]incloſedenclosed.
And if [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whitefield[pers0038.ocp] be from home, I give
you leave to open mine to him, but with
Such Caution in the use of[illegible]what I
write as
[ye | the]yethe nature of [ye | the]yethe [Caſe | Case]CaſeCase requires, [& | and]&and your Prudence
Shall dictate.—
you leave to open mine to him, but with
Such Caution in the use of
[ye | the]yethe nature of [ye | the]yethe [Caſe | Case]CaſeCase requires, [& | and]&and your Prudence
Shall dictate.—
We have a Rumour that [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whitaker[pers0037.ocp]
[& | and]&and
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
Occom[pers0030.ocp] are in Ireland[place0108.ocp]. if they be with you
let them receive all as [tho' | though]tho'though wrote to [thim | them]thimthem
with my their families are well.
Occom[pers0030.ocp] are in Ireland[place0108.ocp]. if they be with you
let them receive all as [tho' | though]tho'though wrote to [thim | them]thimthem
My [Hond | honoured]Hondhonoured
[& | and]&and dear [ſir | sir]ſirsir, pray for
[Closer]
Yours in the glorious Im̅anuel
Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[Trailer]
[right] Letter to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[R: | Robert]R:Robert Keen[pers0301.ocp]
[Oct.r | October]Oct.rOctober [16th | 16th]16th16th 1767[1767-10-16]
Letter to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[R: | Robert]R:Robert Keen[pers0301.ocp][Oct.r | October]Oct.rOctober [16th | 16th]16th16th 1767[1767-10-16]
[Oct.r | October]Oct.rOctober [16th | 16th]16th16th 1767[1767-10-16]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
---|---|---|---|
pers0301.ocp | M. r Mr. Keen | recipient | Keen, Robert |
pers1476.ocp | Dan l Daniel | mentioned | Lathrop, Daniel |
pers1477.ocp | Joſhua Joshua Lathrop | mentioned | Lathrop, Joshua |
pers0128.ocp | M. r Mr. Aſahel Asahel Clark | mentioned | Clark, Asahel |
pers0004.ocp | M. r Mr. Brainerd | mentioned | Brainerd, John |
pers0006.ocp | Rev. d Rev. M. r Mr. Buell | mentioned | Buell, Samuel |
pers1465.ocp | M. r Mr. Beaty | mentioned | Beatty |
pers0173.ocp | M. r Mr. Duffells Duffield | mentioned | Duffield, George |
pers0315.ocp | M. r Mr. Kirtland | mentioned | Kirkland, Samuel |
pers0169.ocp | M. r Mr. Dodge | mentioned | Dodge, Phineas |
pers0288.ocp | Joseph Johnſon Johnson | mentioned | Johnson, Joseph |
pers0497.ocp | M. r Mr. Smith | mentioned | Smith, John |
pers0038.ocp | M. r Mr. Whitefield | mentioned | Whitefield, George |
pers0037.ocp | M. r Mr. Whitaker | mentioned | Whitaker, Nathaniel |
pers0030.ocp | Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0036.ocp | Eleazar Wheelock | writer | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0301.ocp | M. r Mr. R: Robert Keen | recipient | Keen, Robert |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
---|---|---|
place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
place0178.ocp | the Ohio | Ohio River |
place0148.ocp | Muſkangham Muskingum | Muskingum County |
place0068.ocp | England | England |
place0179.ocp | Onoida Oneida | Oneida |
place0108.ocp | Ireland | Ireland |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
---|---|---|
org0103.ocp | y.ethe TruſtTrust | Trust in England |
org0098.ocp | my School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0027.ocp | our Gen.lGeneral AſsemblyAssembly | Colony of Connecticut |
Dates identified in this document:
Standard Form | Text |
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1767-10-16 | Oct.rOctober 16, 1767 |
1767-03-23 | March 23.d23rd |
1767-10-16 | Oct.rOctober 16th16th 1767 |
Regularized text:
Type | Original | Regularized |
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modernization | M.r | Mr. |
modernization | ſince | since |
modernization | 23.d | 23rd |
modernization | gueſs | guess |
modernization | almoſt | almost |
modernization | thoſe | those |
modernization | y.e | the |
modernization | Truſt | Trust |
variation | Setiſfied | satisfied |
modernization | &c | etc. |
modernization | tranſmit | transmit |
modernization | neceſsi‐ ‐tated |
necessi‐ tated |
modernization | encloſed | enclosed |
modernization | muſt | must |
variation | what ever | whatever |
variation | Incroachments | encroachments |
variation | Signd | signed |
modernization | Mſsrs | Messrs. |
modernization | Joſhua | Joshua |
variation | recived | received |
modernization | Aſahel | Asahel |
modernization | adviſing | advising |
modernization | Miſsion | Mission |
variation | Muſkangham | Muskingum |
modernization | ſpring | spring |
variation | School Maſter | schoolmaster |
modernization | ye | the |
modernization | purſued | pursued |
modernization | Rev.d | Rev. |
modernization | laſt | last |
modernization | leſs | less |
variation | Duffells | Duffield |
variation | preparitory | preparatory |
modernization | Circumſtantial | Circumstantial |
variation | faild | failed |
modernization | unleſs | unless |
variation | confirmd | confirmed |
modernization | ſupply | supply |
variation | cloathing | clothing |
modernization | Miſsionaries | Missionaries |
variation | regrett | regret |
variation | Expence | expense |
variation | informd | informed |
variation | Litter | letter |
modernization | deſign | design |
modernization | Aſsembly | Assembly |
modernization | aſsiſtance | assistance |
modernization | Huſbandry | Husbandry |
modernization | preſent | present |
modernization | Johnſon | Johnson |
variation | Sat | set |
variation | Onoida | Oneida |
modernization | beſt | best |
modernization | pleaſe | please |
variation | incloſed | enclosed |
modernization | Caſe | Case |
modernization | Mr | Mr. |
variation | thim | them |
modernization | ſir | sir |
modernization | 16th | 16th |
Expanded abbreviations:
Abbreviation | Expansion |
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Oct.r | October |
& | and |
yo | you |
Accots | accounts |
y.o | you |
ſho.d | should |
Danl | Daniel |
Accotts | accounts |
rec.d | received |
cod | could |
wod | would |
Acco.t | account |
confirm[above] dd | confirmed |
Gen.l | General |
tho' | though |
Hond | honoured |
R: | Robert |
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