Phineas Dodge, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1767 November 3
3 November 1767[1767-11-03]
ms number767603
[note (type: abstract): Dodge writes regarding his trip to Oneida country, the danger from small pox, and a meeting with Sir William Johnson.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is formal and clear.][note (type: paper): Wide sheet folded in half to make four pages is in good condition, with light-to-moderate creasing, yellowing and wear.][note (type: ink): Brown-black.][note (type: signature): Dodge spells his name “Phinehas" rather than "Phineas."][note (type: layout): The second page of the letter is on two recto, not one verso.]
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[Thro | Through]ThroThrough the [goodneſs | goodness]goodneſsgoodness of God we arrived safe at this place [laſt | last]laſtlast
[sater[illegible]day | Saturday]sater[illegible]daySaturday was a week Joyfully [receved. | received]receved.received
and [moſt | most]moſtmost kindly [welcom.d | welcomed]welcom.dwelcomed by [ye | the]yethe
[Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
[& | and]&and very dear [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] we [paſt | passed]paſtpassed
[ye | the]yethe smallpox with little danger by going round Albany[place0001.ocp] city it was at every [houſe | house]houſehouse from thence to [Schenactady | Schenectady]SchenactadySchenectady
[place0202.ocp] but [thro | through]throthrough a kind providence the wind [favour.d | favoured]favour.dfavoured our [paſing | passing]paſingpassing at every place [whare | where]wharewhere the
[ infect.n | infection] infect.ninfection was, [till | 'til]till'til we came to [schaenactady | Schenectady]schaenactadySchenectady
[place0202.ocp]
[whare | where]wharewhere
[appeard | appeared]appeardappeared
[ye | the]yethe
[greateſt | greatest]greateſtgreatest danger as the [smoak | smoke]smoaksmoke of [ye | the]yethe chimneys drove down to the ground I apprehended it not [prudence | prudent]prudenceprudent to [paſs | pass]paſspass
[thro | through]throthrough
the town [enquir.d | enquired]enquir.denquired at [ye | the]yethe
[firſt | first]firſtfirst
[houſe | house]houſehouse for some by way to [paſs | pass]paſspass
[ye | the]yethe town was told we might likely [croſe | cross]croſecross 3 miles up [ye | the]yethe River, not [w.hout | without]w.hout without some difficulty, [Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0288.ocp] was for
[ventring | venturing]ventringventuring
[thro | through]throthrough but while I was [conſidering | considering]conſideringconsidering what to do I [coud | could]coudcould
not but [obſarve | observe]obſarveobserve a [freſh | fresh]freſhfresh
[breaze | breeze]breazebreeze
[yt | that]ytthat carried all [ye | the]yethe
[smoak | smoke]smoaksmoke direct-ly from this new way similar to [w.t | what]w.twhat we had before [experin.d | experienced]experin.dexperienced
which plainly intimated that providence pointed that way. Which we [pursue.d | pursued]pursue.dpursued without much trouble. From this [inſteance | instance]inſteanceinstance I [cou:d | could]cou:dcould not but reflect upon [ye | the]yethe
[Goodneſs | goodness]Goodneſsgoodness
[& | and]&and
[wiſdom | wisdom]wiſdomwisdom of an [allwiſe | allwise]allwiſeallwise
[& | and]&and
[sover^[above] e^eign | sovereign]sover^[above] e^eignsovereign God in [preſarving | preserving]preſarvingpreserving
[& | and]&and delivering his creatures [tho | though]thothough ever so evil [& | and]&and
[unthankfull | unthankful]unthankfullunthankful. May I be in=
[illegible][inabled | enabled]inabledenabled to eye Gods holy hand in all his works ^[above] both^both of [prov.e | providence]prov.eprovidence
[& | and]&and
[grac | grace]gracgrace
[note (type: editorial): Blank page.]
[Bleſſed | blessed]Bleſſedblessed be God I have my helalth better then for many years [paſt | past]paſtpast. we have had a very [diſagreable | disagreeable]diſagreabledisagreeable
[veſit | visit]veſitvisit from some of [thoſe | those]thoſethose poor wretches as [mr | Mr.]mrMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] will [informe | inform]informeinform
you in his. which [Inſtance | instance]Inſtanceinstance I hope has been [maid | made]maidmade a [bleſſing | blessing]bleſſingblessing to me. I am very well contented at [preſent | present]preſentpresent, am not in [ye | the]yethe
[leaſt | least]leaſtleast
[diſcourag.d | discouraged]diſcourag.ddiscouraged, only want an [honeſt | honest]honeſthonest heart to improve my [diſtinguiſhed | distinguished]diſtinguiſheddistinguished
[priviledges | privileges]priviledgesprivileges. [ye | the]yethe
[illegible]late [rupter | rupture]rupterrupture
[ocaſiond | occasioned]ocaſiondoccasioned by some of [Satons | Satan's]SatonsSatan's
[Emiceries | emissaries]Emiceriesemissaries seems to have a very good effect upon others which affords an [ encourag.g | encouraging] encourag.gencouraging
[proſpect | prospect]proſpectprospect
[yt | that]ytthat
[tho. | though]tho.though the
[divil | devil]divildevil or strong man armed is loth to give up [ye | the]yethe
[caſtel | castle]caſtelcastle yet I hope a stronger then he will [E,er | ever]E,erever long enter in and [spoile | spoil]spoilespoil his goods [& | and]&and become [maſter | master]maſtermaster
[& | and]&and governour. I [lodgd | lodged]lodgdlodged at [mr | Mr.]mrMr.
[Robinſes | Robinses]RobinſesRobinses[pers0448.ocp] on my [Jurney | journey]Jurneyjourney he sends all
[reſpect | respect]reſpectrespect to [ye | the]yethe
[Doc.t | Dr.]Doc.tDr.
[mr | Mr.]mrMr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp], kept Sabbiath at
Nobletown[place0169.ocp] went to hear [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Smith[pers0499.ocp] who sends all due
[reſ[illegible]pects | respects]reſ[illegible]pectsrespects to you. [deſires | desires]deſiresdesires all that belong to your family or school[org0098.ocp] to make his [houſe | house]houſehouse their home when ever [thay | they]thaythey
[paſs | pass]paſspass thatis way, as did [mr | Mr.]mrMr. Robins[pers0448.ocp]
[alſo | also]alſoalso. I [wated | waited]watedwaited on Sir William[pers0292.ocp]
[agreable | agreeable]agreableagreeable to your orders was [their | there]theirthere 4 or 5 hours before I could see him, he [sd | said]sdsaid but little, speaking of your [Doctship | Doctorship]DoctshipDoctorship
[sd | said]sdsaid, he thoughts it was a very [rair | rare]rairrare
[inſtence | instance]inſtenceinstance for a
[deſenter | dissenter]deſenterdissenter to have that Honour [conferd | conferred]conferdconferred on them. went that night to [Eſqr | Esq.]EſqrEsq. Butler[pers0277.ocp]
[lodgd | lodged]lodgdlodged
[their | there]theirthere he would not let me go away. could not go to Cherry [vally | Valley]vallyValley
[place0037.ocp] the riding was so bad — That [ye | the]yethe Lord may crown your labours with Honour [& | and]&and
[succes | success]successuccess is [ye | the]yethe humble prayer of him, who begs leave to [subſcribe | subscribe]subſcribesubscribe him [selfe | self]selfeself,
[Closer]
[Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
[Doct | Dr.]DoctDr., your [moſt | most]moſtmost
[obed.t | obedient]obed.tobedient
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [H.l | humble]H.lhumble
][H.l | humble]H.lhumble
[sarvt | servant]sarvtservant
[Phinehas | Phineas]PhinehasPhineas Dodge[pers0169.ocp]
[Trailer]
From [Phin: | Phineas]Phin:Phineas Dodge[pers0169.ocp]
3 [Nov.r | November]Nov.rNovember 1767[1767-11-03].
To The [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[Eleazer | Eleazar]EleazerEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] DD.
New-England[place0158.ocp]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0315.ocp | M r Mr. Kirtland | mentioned | Kirkland, Samuel |
pers0288.ocp | Johnſon Johnson | mentioned | Johnson, Joseph |
pers0315.ocp | mr Mr. Kirtland | mentioned | Kirkland, Samuel |
pers0448.ocp | mr Mr. Robinſes Robinses | mentioned | Robins |
pers0036.ocp | mr Mr. Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0499.ocp | M r Mr. Smith | mentioned | Smith |
pers0448.ocp | mr Mr. Robins | mentioned | Robins |
pers0292.ocp | Sir William | mentioned | Johnson, William |
pers0277.ocp | Eſq r Esq. Butler | mentioned | Butler, John |
pers0169.ocp | Phinehas Phineas Dodge | writer | Dodge, Phineas |
pers0169.ocp | Phin: Phineas Dodge | writer | Dodge, Phineas |
pers0036.ocp | Eleazer Eleazar Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0179.ocp | Onida Oneida | Oneida |
place0001.ocp | Albany | Albany |
place0202.ocp | Schenactady Schenectady | Schenectady |
place0202.ocp | sch a enactady Schenectady | Schenectady |
place0169.ocp | Nobletown | Nobletown |
place0037.ocp | Cherry vally Valley | Cherry Valley |
place0158.ocp | New-England | New England |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0098.ocp | school | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
Dates identified in this document:
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1767-11-03 | Nov.rNovember 3 1767 |
1767-11-03 | 3 Nov.rNovember 1767 |
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modernization | Rev.d | Rev. |
modernization | Doc.t | Dr. |
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Nov.r | November |
Hon.d | Honoured |
receved. | received |
welcom.d | welcomed |
& | and |
favour.d | favoured |
infect.n | infection |
enquir.d | enquired |
w.hout | without |
coud | could |
w.t | what |
experin.d | experienced |
pursue.d | pursued |
cou:d | could |
prov.e | providence |
diſcourag.d | discouraged |
ocaſiond | occasioned |
encourag.g | encouraging |
tho. | though |
E,er | ever |
lodgd | lodged |
sd | said |
Doctship | Doctorship |
conferd | conferred |
Rev.d | Rev. |
Doct | Dr. |
H.l | humble |
sarvt | servant |
Phin: | Phineas |
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