David Crosby, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1767 November 4
4 November 1767[1767-11-04]
Call Number767604.1
[note (type: abstract): Crosby writes to Wheelock about a conversation among gentlemen who suspected Wheelock of insincerity, and criticized his plan for converting Indians before “civilizing" them by means other than force.][note (type: handwriting): Formal, somewhat stylized handwriting is largely clear and legible.][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): Black.][note (type: noteworthy): The date at the top of one recto appears to have been added in a different hand and ink.]
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The [unmeritted | unmerited]unmerittedunmerited
[above] [friendſhip | friendship]friendſhipfriendship[friendſhip | friendship]friendſhipfriendship you have [ſhewn | shown]ſhewnshown to me, [& | and]&and the generous
regard you [ſeem | seem]ſeemseem to have for [Man-kind | mankind]Man-kindmankind in general; [eſpecia‐
ly | especial‐
ly]eſpecia‐
lyespecial‐
ly [ye | the]yethe poor Heathen of [ye | the]yethe Land, [diſcover'd | discovered]diſcover'ddiscovered in [yr | your]yryour [indefatuga‐
ble | indefatiga‐
ble]indefatuga‐
bleindefatiga‐
ble [endevours | endeavours]endevoursendeavours after [thir | their]thirtheir [ſalvation | salvation]ſalvationsalvation, has, I [confeſs | confess]confeſsconfess, brought
me under [ſome | some]ſomesome obligations of love [& | and]&and [friendſhip | friendship]friendſhipfriendship to [yourſelf | yourself]yourſelfyourself,
And [I'm | I am]I'mI am [conſtrain'd | constrained]conſtrain'dconstrained to own, (that while you [ſeem | seem]ſeemseem [diſintruſted | disinterested]diſintruſteddisinterested
in [yr | your]yryour views, while [exerciſing | exercising]exerciſingexercising [yr | your]yryour kind offices to others) that
I feel [myſelf | myself]myſelfmyself, [ſtrongly | strongly]ſtronglystrongly [atteched | attached]attechedattached to [yr | your]yryour [Intruſt | interest]Intruſtinterest in all its Branch
es: [accomponied | accompanied]accomponiedaccompanied, with my [conſtent | constant]conſtentconstant Prayers. for [ye | the]yethe
[bleſsing | blessing]bleſsingblessing of Heaven on [yr | your]yryour [Perſon | person]Perſonperson, [& | and]&and [Famoly | family]Famolyfamily, and that
your [above] [endevours | endeavours]endevoursendeavours[endevours | endeavours]endevoursendeavours for [ye | the]yethe [convertion | conversion]convertionconversion of [ye | the]yethe Poor Heathen might meet
with [ſucceſs | success]ſucceſssuccess. I could willing, at this time give you
a [Naritive | narrative]Naritivenarrative of [ſome | some]ſomesome [converſation | conversation]converſationconversation which [Paſ'd | passed]Paſ'dpassed at a [gentelman' | gentleman's]gentelman'gentleman's
[Tabel | table]Tabeltable, the other Day, at Middletown[place0135.ocp], concerning [yr | your]yryour [Perſon | person]Perſonperson
and [Intruſt | interest]Intruſtinterest, as [alſo | also]alſoalso [ſome | some]ſomesome [acount | account]acountaccount, of [ye | the]yethe mortification, [& | and]&and
pain I [induer'd | endured]induer'dendured[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): an]an
[illegible]
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): account this [Mallevelant | malevolent]Mallevelantmalevolent]account this [Mallevelant | malevolent]Mallevelantmalevolent at [ye | the]yethe
[diſcove‐
ry | discove‐
ry]diſcove‐
rydiscove‐
ry of that [mallevelant | malevolent]mallevelantmalevolent [diſpoſition | disposition]diſpoſitiondisposition, [harber'd | harboured]harber'dharboured in [ye | the]yethe [Breſt | breast]Breſtbreast's of
[left] tootoo too many [gentelmen | gentlemen]gentelmengentlemen, pretenders to honour, [& | and]&and [Chriſtianity | Christianity]ChriſtianityChristianity.
Did I not [foreſee | foresee]foreſeeforesee how much my [officiousneſs | officiousness]officiousneſsofficiousness might be liable
to be [miſconſtru'd | misconstrued]miſconſtru'dmisconstrued into a [meenneſs | meanness]meenneſsmeanness, which rather becomes
a meddling Fool, than a hearty Friend. but [ye | the]yethe confidence
I place in [yr | your]yryour charitable [diſpoſition | disposition]diſpoſitiondisposition, [join'd | joined]join'djoined with the [Teſtemo
‐nies | testimo
nies]Teſtemo
‐niestestimo
nies of [above] mymy [greatful | grateful]greatfulgrateful [friendſhip | friendship]friendſhipfriendship as [expreſ'd | expressed]expreſ'dexpressed above [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall [ſerve | serve]ſerveserve in
[ye | the]yethe room of any further [apoligy | apology]apoligyapology at this time.
I [Din'd | dined]Din'ddined the other Day with several [Gentelmen | gentlemen]Gentelmengentlemen [whoes | whose]whoeswhose
[converſation | conversation]converſationconversation ran for [ſome | some]ſomesome time on [indeferent | indifferent]indeferentindifferent things, and
finding my place quite at [ye | the]yethe lower end of [ye | the]yethe Table, I thought
my [wiſeſt | wisest]wiſeſtwisest part to learn my [Diſtence | distance]Diſtencedistance [& | and]&and to [uſe | use]uſeuse my Knife
[& | and]&and fork [hanſomly | handsomely]hanſomlyhandsomely, than to let my Tongue run, [Eſpecially | especially]Eſpeciallyespecially, as
[left] II heard nothing [utter'd | uttered]utter'duttered [worthey | worthy]wortheyworthy of my attention [untill | until]untilluntil [ye | the]yethe
[Reverand | Reverend]ReverandReverend [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Whelock | Wheelock]WhelockWheelock[pers0036.ocp]'s Name was brought on [ye | the]yethe Board
regard you [ſeem | seem]ſeemseem to have for [Man-kind | mankind]Man-kindmankind in general; [eſpecia‐
ly | especial‐
ly]eſpecia‐
lyespecial‐
ly [ye | the]yethe poor Heathen of [ye | the]yethe Land, [diſcover'd | discovered]diſcover'ddiscovered in [yr | your]yryour [indefatuga‐
ble | indefatiga‐
ble]indefatuga‐
bleindefatiga‐
ble [endevours | endeavours]endevoursendeavours after [thir | their]thirtheir [ſalvation | salvation]ſalvationsalvation, has, I [confeſs | confess]confeſsconfess, brought
me under [ſome | some]ſomesome obligations of love [& | and]&and [friendſhip | friendship]friendſhipfriendship to [yourſelf | yourself]yourſelfyourself,
And [I'm | I am]I'mI am [conſtrain'd | constrained]conſtrain'dconstrained to own, (that while you [ſeem | seem]ſeemseem [diſintruſted | disinterested]diſintruſteddisinterested
in [yr | your]yryour views, while [exerciſing | exercising]exerciſingexercising [yr | your]yryour kind offices to others) that
I feel [myſelf | myself]myſelfmyself, [ſtrongly | strongly]ſtronglystrongly [atteched | attached]attechedattached to [yr | your]yryour [Intruſt | interest]Intruſtinterest in all its Branch
es: [accomponied | accompanied]accomponiedaccompanied, with my [conſtent | constant]conſtentconstant Prayers. for [ye | the]yethe
[bleſsing | blessing]bleſsingblessing of Heaven on [yr | your]yryour [Perſon | person]Perſonperson, [& | and]&and [Famoly | family]Famolyfamily, and that
your [above] [endevours | endeavours]endevoursendeavours[endevours | endeavours]endevoursendeavours for [ye | the]yethe [convertion | conversion]convertionconversion of [ye | the]yethe Poor Heathen might meet
with [ſucceſs | success]ſucceſssuccess. I could willing, at this time give you
a [Naritive | narrative]Naritivenarrative of [ſome | some]ſomesome [converſation | conversation]converſationconversation which [Paſ'd | passed]Paſ'dpassed at a [gentelman' | gentleman's]gentelman'gentleman's
[Tabel | table]Tabeltable, the other Day, at Middletown[place0135.ocp], concerning [yr | your]yryour [Perſon | person]Perſonperson
and [Intruſt | interest]Intruſtinterest, as [alſo | also]alſoalso [ſome | some]ſomesome [acount | account]acountaccount, of [ye | the]yethe mortification, [& | and]&and
pain I [induer'd | endured]induer'dendured
ry | discove‐
ry]diſcove‐
rydiscove‐
ry of that [mallevelant | malevolent]mallevelantmalevolent [diſpoſition | disposition]diſpoſitiondisposition, [harber'd | harboured]harber'dharboured in [ye | the]yethe [Breſt | breast]Breſtbreast's of
[left] tootoo too many [gentelmen | gentlemen]gentelmengentlemen, pretenders to honour, [& | and]&and [Chriſtianity | Christianity]ChriſtianityChristianity.
Did I not [foreſee | foresee]foreſeeforesee how much my [officiousneſs | officiousness]officiousneſsofficiousness might be liable
to be [miſconſtru'd | misconstrued]miſconſtru'dmisconstrued into a [meenneſs | meanness]meenneſsmeanness, which rather becomes
a meddling Fool, than a hearty Friend. but [ye | the]yethe confidence
I place in [yr | your]yryour charitable [diſpoſition | disposition]diſpoſitiondisposition, [join'd | joined]join'djoined with the [Teſtemo
‐nies | testimo
nies]Teſtemo
‐niestestimo
nies of [above] mymy [greatful | grateful]greatfulgrateful [friendſhip | friendship]friendſhipfriendship as [expreſ'd | expressed]expreſ'dexpressed above [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall [ſerve | serve]ſerveserve in
[ye | the]yethe room of any further [apoligy | apology]apoligyapology at this time.
I [Din'd | dined]Din'ddined the other Day with several [Gentelmen | gentlemen]Gentelmengentlemen [whoes | whose]whoeswhose
[converſation | conversation]converſationconversation ran for [ſome | some]ſomesome time on [indeferent | indifferent]indeferentindifferent things, and
finding my place quite at [ye | the]yethe lower end of [ye | the]yethe Table, I thought
my [wiſeſt | wisest]wiſeſtwisest part to learn my [Diſtence | distance]Diſtencedistance [& | and]&and to [uſe | use]uſeuse my Knife
[& | and]&and fork [hanſomly | handsomely]hanſomlyhandsomely, than to let my Tongue run, [Eſpecially | especially]Eſpeciallyespecially, as
[left] II heard nothing [utter'd | uttered]utter'duttered [worthey | worthy]wortheyworthy of my attention [untill | until]untilluntil [ye | the]yethe
[Reverand | Reverend]ReverandReverend [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Whelock | Wheelock]WhelockWheelock[pers0036.ocp]'s Name was brought on [ye | the]yethe Board
neither can I [perſwaid | persuade]perſwaidpersuade
[myſelf | myself]myſelfmyself I [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould then have [ben | been]benbeen
[ſo | so]ſoso
[ſaucy | saucy]ſaucysaucy, had you been [Preſent | present]Preſentpresent to have [ſpoake | spoken]ſpoakespoken for [yourſelf | yourself]yourſelfyourself.
While the [gentelman | gentleman]gentelmangentleman of [ye | the]yethe [Houſe | house]Houſehouse was only [Pleaſd | pleased]Pleaſdpleasedto
to [obſerve | observe]obſerveobserve that [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Whelock | Wheelock]WhelockWheelock[pers0036.ocp] was a very [cuning | cunning]cuningcunning
Man, and one who took care to Look before he [Leep'd | leaped]Leep'dleaped
and that he did not [commenly | commonly]commenlycommonly act [with out | without]with outwithout [diſsigne | design]diſsignedesign
I dont know but I could have [bourn | borne]bournborne that well [anough | enough]anoughenough
but when he came to deride [yr | your]yryour Plan for [Chriſtianiſing | Christianizing]ChriſtianiſingChristianizing
[ye | the]yethe [Heathing | heathen]Heathingheathen, and [above] toto [Inſinnuat | insinuate]Inſinnuatinsinuateting as [tho | though]thothough
[yr | your]yryour love for [ye | the]yethe
[Heathing | heathen]Heathingheathen was
a pretence only, and [ſpran | spran]ſpransprandg from [ye | the]yethe
[meen | mean]meenmean Motives of
[Avorice | avarice]Avoriceavarice, [& | and]&and a [deſire | desire]deſiredesire of worldly [welth | wealth]welthwealth [Priccipelly | principally]Priccipellyprincipally, I [muſt | must]muſtmust
[confeſs | confess]confeſsconfess I [loſt | lost]loſtlost all patience. 'Tiswas well [ye | the]yethe
[ſeveral | several]ſeveralseveral
[gentelmen | gentlemen]gentelmengentlemen
were [ſo | so]ſoso well [pleaſ'd | pleased]pleaſ'dpleased with [ye | the]yethe [countenances | countenance]countenancescountenance of each other
as that they took no notice of mine: [other ways | otherways]other waysotherways they would
have [diſcoverd | discovered]diſcoverddiscovered [ye | the]yethe emotion of my Heart by [ye | the]yethe Blood in my face
[Whiſe | while]Whiſewhile I was chiding my Heart for having offered to have [betray'd | betrayed]betray'dbetrayed
an [angrey perty | angry party]angrey pertyangry party— the [aforeſaid | aforesaid]aforeſaidaforesaid [gentelman | gentleman]gentelmangentleman was giving it
as his humble Opinion; that [ye | the]yethe only way to [Chriſtian‐
iſe | Christian‐
ize]Chriſtian‐
iſeChristian‐
ize [ye | the]yethe Heathens was [firſt | first]firſtfirst to [ſiveliſe | civilize]ſiveliſecivilize them. The other [gentelman | gentleman]gentelmangentleman
[repli'd | replied]repli'dreplied, that he humbly [conciv'd | conceived]conciv'dconceived that Powder [& | and]&and Ball [ware | were]warewere
[ye | the]yethe [beſt | best]beſtbest [ingreediences | ingredients]ingreediencesingredients to affect either. Havindg [baniſhed | banished]baniſhedbanished as I
hoped, that [above] officiousofficiousg
[illegible] thing could anger, who is apt [ſometimes | sometimes]ſometimessometimes
to intrude [himſelf | himself]himſelfhimself, when his [componny | company]componnycompany would do more hurt
than good, and [ſomened | summoned]ſomenedsummoned [reaſon | reason]reaſonreason into her office, I boldly de‐
manded of them what they thought would have become of
us gentiles: if [ſo | so]ſoso be the Lord [Jeſus | Jesus]JeſusJesus [& | and]&and his [Apoſtels | Apostles]ApoſtelsApostles had [ſayd | said]ſaydsaid [ye | the]yethe
[ſame | same]ſamesame of us [& | and]&and [ſo | so]ſoso have [denigh'd | denied]denigh'ddenied us [ye | the]yethe [Meens | means]Meensmeans of [ſalvation | salvation]ſalvationsalvation.
Upon this bold [queſtion | question]queſtionquestion, the [compony | company]componycompany [ſem'd | seemed]ſem'dseemed to [ſtart | start]ſtartstart, and look
at each other, as much as to [ſay | say]ſaysay, who have we got here? but
[ye | the]yethe [gentelman | gentleman]gentelmangentleman who was [juſt | just]juſtjust now, [ſo | so]ſoso free with his Powder [& | and]&and Ball,
having recollected [himſelf | himself]himſelfhimself, as boldly demanded of me if I [ware | were]warewere a
Married Man? upon my [anſwer | answer]anſweranswer in [ye | the]yethe [afermative | affirmative]afermativeaffirmative, he demand
ed again; [thaf | that]thafthat if in [caſe | case]caſecase I [ware | were]warewere [ſingle | single]ſinglesingle, could I [conſent | consent]conſentconsent to Marry
[ſaucy | saucy]ſaucysaucy, had you been [Preſent | present]Preſentpresent to have [ſpoake | spoken]ſpoakespoken for [yourſelf | yourself]yourſelfyourself.
While the [gentelman | gentleman]gentelmangentleman of [ye | the]yethe [Houſe | house]Houſehouse was only [Pleaſd | pleased]Pleaſdpleased
to [obſerve | observe]obſerveobserve that [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Whelock | Wheelock]WhelockWheelock[pers0036.ocp] was a very [cuning | cunning]cuningcunning
Man, and one who took care to Look before he [Leep'd | leaped]Leep'dleaped
and that he did not [commenly | commonly]commenlycommonly act [with out | without]with outwithout [diſsigne | design]diſsignedesign
I dont know but I could have [bourn | borne]bournborne that well [anough | enough]anoughenough
but when he came to deride [yr | your]yryour Plan for [Chriſtianiſing | Christianizing]ChriſtianiſingChristianizing
[ye | the]yethe [Heathing | heathen]Heathingheathen, and [above] toto [Inſinnuat | insinuate]Inſinnuatinsinuate
a pretence only, and [ſpran | spran]ſpranspran
[Avorice | avarice]Avoriceavarice, [& | and]&and a [deſire | desire]deſiredesire of worldly [welth | wealth]welthwealth [Priccipelly | principally]Priccipellyprincipally, I [muſt | must]muſtmust
[confeſs | confess]confeſsconfess I [loſt | lost]loſtlost all patience. 'T
were [ſo | so]ſoso well [pleaſ'd | pleased]pleaſ'dpleased with [ye | the]yethe [countenances | countenance]countenancescountenance of each other
as that they took no notice of mine: [other ways | otherways]other waysotherways they would
have [diſcoverd | discovered]diſcoverddiscovered [ye | the]yethe emotion of my Heart by [ye | the]yethe Blood in my face
[Whiſe | while]Whiſewhile I was chiding my Heart for having offered to have [betray'd | betrayed]betray'dbetrayed
an [angrey perty | angry party]angrey pertyangry party— the [aforeſaid | aforesaid]aforeſaidaforesaid [gentelman | gentleman]gentelmangentleman was giving it
as his humble Opinion; that [ye | the]yethe only way to [Chriſtian‐
iſe | Christian‐
ize]Chriſtian‐
iſeChristian‐
ize [ye | the]yethe Heathens was [firſt | first]firſtfirst to [ſiveliſe | civilize]ſiveliſecivilize them. The other [gentelman | gentleman]gentelmangentleman
[repli'd | replied]repli'dreplied, that he humbly [conciv'd | conceived]conciv'dconceived that Powder [& | and]&and Ball [ware | were]warewere
[ye | the]yethe [beſt | best]beſtbest [ingreediences | ingredients]ingreediencesingredients to affect either. Havin
hoped, that [above] officiousofficious
to intrude [himſelf | himself]himſelfhimself, when his [componny | company]componnycompany would do more hurt
than good, and [ſomened | summoned]ſomenedsummoned [reaſon | reason]reaſonreason into her office, I boldly de‐
manded of them what they thought would have become of
us gentiles: if [ſo | so]ſoso be the Lord [Jeſus | Jesus]JeſusJesus [& | and]&and his [Apoſtels | Apostles]ApoſtelsApostles had [ſayd | said]ſaydsaid [ye | the]yethe
[ſame | same]ſamesame of us [& | and]&and [ſo | so]ſoso have [denigh'd | denied]denigh'ddenied us [ye | the]yethe [Meens | means]Meensmeans of [ſalvation | salvation]ſalvationsalvation.
Upon this bold [queſtion | question]queſtionquestion, the [compony | company]componycompany [ſem'd | seemed]ſem'dseemed to [ſtart | start]ſtartstart, and look
at each other, as much as to [ſay | say]ſaysay, who have we got here? but
[ye | the]yethe [gentelman | gentleman]gentelmangentleman who was [juſt | just]juſtjust now, [ſo | so]ſoso free with his Powder [& | and]&and Ball,
having recollected [himſelf | himself]himſelfhimself, as boldly demanded of me if I [ware | were]warewere a
Married Man? upon my [anſwer | answer]anſweranswer in [ye | the]yethe [afermative | affirmative]afermativeaffirmative, he demand
ed again; [thaf | that]thafthat if in [caſe | case]caſecase I [ware | were]warewere [ſingle | single]ſinglesingle, could I [conſent | consent]conſentconsent to Marry
an Indian [ſquaw | squaw]ſquawsquaw? I am [ſure | sure]ſuresure you will not [blaim | blame]blaimblame me, if I own
I took time to d[above] eeliberate what [anſwer | answer]anſweranswer to give. My [Antagoniſt | antagonist]Antagoniſtantagonist [perciving | perceiving]percivingperceiving
me, [firſt | first]firſtfirst to [paus | pause]pauspause, then about to reply; prevented me, with an [heir | air]heirair of
[inſult | insult]inſultinsult, Why ([ſaid | said]ſaidsaid he) [yr | your]yryour put to [yr | your]yryour Trumps, now, it [ſeems | seems]ſeemsseems?
Why, I thought by [ſhuch | such]ſhuchsuch a [queſtion | question]queſtionquestion, I [ſhou'd | should]ſhou'dshould [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoonf?[proove | prove]prooveprove
[yr | your]yryour
Love to [ye | the]yethe Indians? but let me inform you (continued he)
that [ye | the]yethe only way to [ſiviliſe | civilize]ſiviliſecivilize [ye | the]yethe Indians, is [firſt | first]firſtfirst to Marry [& | and]&and in‐
ter-marry with them: [unleſs | unless]unleſsunless we have [recorſe | recourse]recorſerecourse to Powder [& | and]&and Ball
as I [juſt | just]juſtjust now hinted. Ah [rejin'd | rejoined]rejin'drejoined [ye | the]yethe other [gentelman | gentleman]gentelmangentleman. you per‐
fectly [acord | accord]acordaccord with my Judgment, 'twas ever my opinion they
[muſt | must]muſtmust in this way, [firſt | first]firſtfirst be [ſiviliſed | civilized]ſiviliſedcivilized, before [Chriſtianiſ'd | Christianized]Chriſtianiſ'dChristianized: but
as I amwe
[ſo | so]ſoso well acquainted with human [nater | nature]naternature, as to know
the [ireconſilable | irreconcilable]ireconſilableirreconcilable [avertion | aversion]avertionaversion, that white people [muſt | must]muſtmust ever have
to black, I think [I'm | I am]I'mI am warranted to judge of [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Whelock | Wheelock]WhelockWheelock[pers0036.ocp]'s [attemps | attempts]attempsattempts
as altogether [abſurd | absurd]abſurdabsurd [& | and]&and [fruitlis | fruitless]fruitlisfruitless. For continued he,— [ſo | so]ſoso long as [ye | the]yethe Indians
are [diſpiſed | despised]diſpiſeddespised by [ye | the]yethe[illegible][Engliſh | English]EngliſhEnglish we may never expect [ſucceſs | success]ſucceſssuccess in [Chriſ‐
tianiſing | Chris‐
tianizing]Chriſ‐
tianiſingChris‐
tianizing of them. I [reply'd | replied]reply'dreplied that what he [ſaid | said]ſaidsaid [laſt | last]laſtlast might
probably be true, but then I was at a [loſs | loss]loſsloss to [acount | account]acountaccount for [ye | the]yethe
[concluſion | conclusion]concluſionconclusion they [ſeem'd | seemed]ſeem'dseemed to draw from this [premiſe | premise]premiſepremise, viz. That [becauſe | because]becauſebecause
I could not Marry a [ſquaw | squaw]ſquawsquaw, I [muſt | must]muſtmust therefore of [above] [neceſaty | necessity]neceſatynecessity[neceſaty | necessity]neceſatynecessity[conſequence | consequence]conſequenceconsequence
[deſpiſe | despise]deſpiſedespise
the Indians. They both warmly [reply'd | replied]reply'dreplied, that this [muſt | must]muſtmust be
[ye | the]yethe [neceſary | necessary]neceſarynecessary, [& | and]&and [unavidable | unavoidable]unavidableunavoidable [conſequyene | consequence]conſequyeneconsequence of not Marrying and
inter-marrying with them, and that for [thir | their]thirtheir own parts
they could never [reſpect | respect]reſpectrespect an Indian, [Chriſtian | Christian]ChriſtianChristian or no [Chriſtian | Christian]ChriſtianChristian [ſo | so]ſoso as
to put him on a level with white people on any account [eſpecially | especially]eſpeciallyespecially
to eat at [ye | the]yethe [ſame | same]ſamesame Table. no— not with [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Ocham | Occom]OchamOccom[pers0030.ocp] [himſelf | himself]himſelfhimself be
he ever [ſo | so]ſoso much a [Chriſtian | Christian]ChriſtianChristian or ever [ſo | so]ſoso Learned. I was not [ſuffed | suffered]ſuffedsuffered
to make a reply neither can I [ſay | say]ſaysay I much [deſir'd | desired]deſir'ddesired it, but was more
glad to make my Exit [ſo | so]ſoso [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon as [ye | the]yethe Table was [diſmiſ'd | dismissed]diſmiſ'ddismissed. I [muſ | most]muſmost [deſir | desire]deſirdesire giv‐
ing you my [privet | private]privetprivate reflections on this [diſcorſe | discourse]diſcorſediscourse ['till | 'til]'till'til further [opertunity | opportunity]opertunityopportunity
I took time to d[above] eeliberate what [anſwer | answer]anſweranswer to give. My [Antagoniſt | antagonist]Antagoniſtantagonist [perciving | perceiving]percivingperceiving
me, [firſt | first]firſtfirst to [paus | pause]pauspause, then about to reply; prevented me, with an [heir | air]heirair of
[inſult | insult]inſultinsult, Why ([ſaid | said]ſaidsaid he) [yr | your]yryour put to [yr | your]yryour Trumps, now, it [ſeems | seems]ſeemsseems?
Why, I thought by [ſhuch | such]ſhuchsuch a [queſtion | question]queſtionquestion, I [ſhou'd | should]ſhou'dshould [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon
Love to [ye | the]yethe Indians? but let me inform you (continued he)
that [ye | the]yethe only way to [ſiviliſe | civilize]ſiviliſecivilize [ye | the]yethe Indians, is [firſt | first]firſtfirst to Marry [& | and]&and in‐
ter-marry with them: [unleſs | unless]unleſsunless we have [recorſe | recourse]recorſerecourse to Powder [& | and]&and Ball
as I [juſt | just]juſtjust now hinted. Ah [rejin'd | rejoined]rejin'drejoined [ye | the]yethe other [gentelman | gentleman]gentelmangentleman. you per‐
fectly [acord | accord]acordaccord with my Judgment, 'twas ever my opinion they
[muſt | must]muſtmust in this way, [firſt | first]firſtfirst be [ſiviliſed | civilized]ſiviliſedcivilized, before [Chriſtianiſ'd | Christianized]Chriſtianiſ'dChristianized: but
as I am
the [ireconſilable | irreconcilable]ireconſilableirreconcilable [avertion | aversion]avertionaversion, that white people [muſt | must]muſtmust ever have
to black, I think [I'm | I am]I'mI am warranted to judge of [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Whelock | Wheelock]WhelockWheelock[pers0036.ocp]'s [attemps | attempts]attempsattempts
as altogether [abſurd | absurd]abſurdabsurd [& | and]&and [fruitlis | fruitless]fruitlisfruitless. For continued he,— [ſo | so]ſoso long as [ye | the]yethe Indians
are [diſpiſed | despised]diſpiſeddespised by [ye | the]yethe
tianiſing | Chris‐
tianizing]Chriſ‐
tianiſingChris‐
tianizing of them. I [reply'd | replied]reply'dreplied that what he [ſaid | said]ſaidsaid [laſt | last]laſtlast might
probably be true, but then I was at a [loſs | loss]loſsloss to [acount | account]acountaccount for [ye | the]yethe
[concluſion | conclusion]concluſionconclusion they [ſeem'd | seemed]ſeem'dseemed to draw from this [premiſe | premise]premiſepremise, viz. That [becauſe | because]becauſebecause
I could not Marry a [ſquaw | squaw]ſquawsquaw, I [muſt | must]muſtmust therefore of [above] [neceſaty | necessity]neceſatynecessity[neceſaty | necessity]neceſatynecessity
the Indians. They both warmly [reply'd | replied]reply'dreplied, that this [muſt | must]muſtmust be
[ye | the]yethe [neceſary | necessary]neceſarynecessary, [& | and]&and [unavidable | unavoidable]unavidableunavoidable [conſequ
inter-marrying with them, and that for [thir | their]thirtheir own parts
they could never [reſpect | respect]reſpectrespect an Indian, [Chriſtian | Christian]ChriſtianChristian or no [Chriſtian | Christian]ChriſtianChristian [ſo | so]ſoso as
to put him on a level with white people on any account [eſpecially | especially]eſpeciallyespecially
to eat at [ye | the]yethe [ſame | same]ſamesame Table. no— not with [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Ocham | Occom]OchamOccom[pers0030.ocp] [himſelf | himself]himſelfhimself be
he ever [ſo | so]ſoso much a [Chriſtian | Christian]ChriſtianChristian or ever [ſo | so]ſoso Learned. I was not [ſuffed | suffered]ſuffedsuffered
to make a reply neither can I [ſay | say]ſaysay I much [deſir'd | desired]deſir'ddesired it, but was more
glad to make my Exit [ſo | so]ſoso [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon as [ye | the]yethe Table was [diſmiſ'd | dismissed]diſmiſ'ddismissed. I [muſ | most]muſmost [deſir | desire]deſirdesire giv‐
ing you my [privet | private]privetprivate reflections on this [diſcorſe | discourse]diſcorſediscourse ['till | 'til]'till'til further [opertunity | opportunity]opertunityopportunity
[Closer]
[mean time | Meantime]mean timeMeantime beg [leve | leave]leveleave, dear [ſir | Sir]ſirSir— to [ſubſcribe | subscribe]ſubſcribesubscribe
[myſelf | myself]myſelfmyself
[yr | your]yryour affectionate
Friend [& | and]&and very Humble [Sarv.t | Servant]Sarv.tServant David [Croſby | Crosby]CroſbyCrosby[pers0145.ocp]
[Eaſt | East]EaſtEast Hartford[place0063.ocp] 1767.
Friend [& | and]&and very Humble [Sarv.t | Servant]Sarv.tServant David [Croſby | Crosby]CroſbyCrosby[pers0145.ocp]
[Eaſt | East]EaſtEast Hartford[place0063.ocp] 1767.
[Postscript]
PS I've not [forgo't | forgotten]forgo'tforgotten the [incuregement | encouragement]incuregementencouragement
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Whelock | Wheelock]WhelockWheelock[pers0036.ocp] gave me of an [honarable | honourable]honarablehonourable
[Imployment | employment]Imploymentemployment, nor [ye | the]yethe [reaſons | reasons]reaſonsreasons for which I [ſoſpected | suspected]ſoſpectedsuspected he might alter his mind
[Imployment | employment]Imploymentemployment, nor [ye | the]yethe [reaſons | reasons]reaſonsreasons for which I [ſoſpected | suspected]ſoſpectedsuspected he might alter his mind
[Trailer]
From David [Crosbe | Crosby]CrosbeCrosby[pers0145.ocp]
East Hartford[place0063.ocp]. 1767[1767].
To
East Hartford[place0063.ocp]. 1767[1767].
[top] [Rec.d | Received]Rec.dReceived
[Nov.r | November]Nov.rNovember 4th 1767[1767-11-04]
To
[Rec.d | Received]Rec.dReceived
[Nov.r | November]Nov.rNovember 4th 1767[1767-11-04]To
To
To the [Reverand | Reverend]ReverandReverend
[Elezar | Eleazar]ElezarEleazar [Whelock | Wheelock]WhelockWheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[att | at]attat
Lebanon Crank[place0123.ocp]
[Elezar | Eleazar]ElezarEleazar [Whelock | Wheelock]WhelockWheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[att | at]attat
Lebanon Crank[place0123.ocp]
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pers0036.ocp | M r Mr. Whelock Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0030.ocp | M r Mr. Ocham Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0145.ocp | David Croſby Crosby | writer | Crosby, David |
pers0036.ocp | M r Mr. Whelock Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0145.ocp | David Crosbe Crosby | writer | Crosby, David |
pers0036.ocp | Elezar Eleazar Whelock Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
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1767-11-04 | Nov.rNovember 4th 1767 |
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modernization | 4th | 4th |
modernization | ſir | Sir |
variation | unmeritted | unmerited |
modernization | friendſhip | friendship |
variation | ſhewn | shown |
modernization | ſeem | seem |
variation | Man-kind | mankind |
variation | eſpecia‐ ly |
especial‐ ly |
modernization | ye | the |
variation | indefatuga‐ ble |
indefatiga‐ ble |
variation | endevours | endeavours |
variation | thir | their |
modernization | ſalvation | salvation |
modernization | confeſs | confess |
modernization | ſome | some |
modernization | yourſelf | yourself |
variation | diſintruſted | disinterested |
modernization | exerciſing | exercising |
modernization | myſelf | myself |
modernization | ſtrongly | strongly |
variation | atteched | attached |
variation | Intruſt | interest |
variation | accomponied | accompanied |
variation | conſtent | constant |
modernization | bleſsing | blessing |
modernization | Perſon | person |
variation | Famoly | family |
variation | convertion | conversion |
modernization | ſucceſs | success |
variation | Naritive | narrative |
modernization | converſation | conversation |
variation | gentelman' | gentleman's |
variation | Tabel | table |
modernization | alſo | also |
variation | acount | account |
variation | induer'd | endured |
variation | Mallevelant | malevolent |
modernization | diſcove‐ ry |
discove‐ ry |
variation | mallevelant | malevolent |
modernization | diſpoſition | disposition |
variation | harber'd | harboured |
variation | Breſt | breast |
variation | gentelmen | gentlemen |
modernization | Chriſtianity | Christianity |
modernization | foreſee | foresee |
modernization | officiousneſs | officiousness |
variation | meenneſs | meanness |
variation | Teſtemo ‐nies |
testimo nies |
variation | greatful | grateful |
modernization | ſhall | shall |
modernization | ſerve | serve |
variation | apoligy | apology |
variation | Gentelmen | gentlemen |
variation | whoes | whose |
variation | indeferent | indifferent |
modernization | wiſeſt | wisest |
variation | Diſtence | distance |
modernization | uſe | use |
variation | hanſomly | handsomely |
modernization | Eſpecially | especially |
variation | worthey | worthy |
variation | untill | until |
variation | Reverand | Reverend |
modernization | Mr | Mr. |
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variation | with out | without |
variation | diſsigne | design |
variation | bourn | borne |
variation | anough | enough |
variation | Chriſtianiſing | Christianizing |
variation | Heathing | heathen |
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variation | tho | though |
modernization | ſpran | spran |
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modernization | deſire | desire |
variation | welth | wealth |
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modernization | muſt | must |
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modernization | aforeſaid | aforesaid |
variation | Chriſtian‐ iſe |
Christian‐ ize |
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variation | ſiveliſe | civilize |
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modernization | himſelf | himself |
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modernization | reaſon | reason |
modernization | Jeſus | Jesus |
modernization | Apoſtels | Apostles |
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modernization | queſtion | question |
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variation | ſem'd | seemed |
modernization | ſtart | start |
modernization | ſay | say |
modernization | juſt | just |
modernization | anſwer | answer |
variation | afermative | affirmative |
modernization | caſe | case |
modernization | ſingle | single |
modernization | conſent | consent |
modernization | ſquaw | squaw |
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modernization | Antagoniſt | antagonist |
variation | perciving | perceiving |
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variation | heir | air |
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Chris‐ tianizing |
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modernization | conſequence | consequence |
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variation | conſequ |
consequence |
modernization | reſpect | respect |
modernization | Chriſtian | Christian |
modernization | eſpecially | especially |
variation | Ocham | Occom |
variation | ſuffed | suffered |
variation | diſmiſ'd | dismissed |
variation | muſ | most |
variation | deſir | desire |
variation | privet | private |
variation | diſcorſe | discourse |
variation | 'till | 'til |
variation | opertunity | opportunity |
variation | mean time | Meantime |
variation | leve | leave |
modernization | ſubſcribe | subscribe |
modernization | Croſby | Crosby |
modernization | Eaſt | East |
variation | incuregement | encouragement |
variation | honarable | honourable |
variation | Imployment | employment |
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variation | ſoſpected | suspected |
variation | Crosbe | Crosby |
variation | Elezar | Eleazar |
variation | att | at |
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Nov. | November |
& | and |
diſcover'd | discovered |
yr | your |
I'm | I am |
conſtrain'd | constrained |
Paſ'd | passed |
miſconſtru'd | misconstrued |
join'd | joined |
expreſ'd | expressed |
Din'd | dined |
utter'd | uttered |
Pleaſd | pleased |
pleaſ'd | pleased |
betray'd | betrayed |
repli'd | replied |
ſhou'd | should |
ſeem'd | seemed |
deſir'd | desired |
Sarv.t | Servant |
forgo't | forgotten |
Rec.d | Received |
Nov.r | November |
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