David McClure, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1767 November 11
11 November 1767[1767-11-11]
ms number767611.1
[note (type: abstract): McClure writes that he and the other Moor's students are doing well at college.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is formal and clear. The trailer is in an unknown hand.][note (type: paper): Large sheet folded in half to make four pages is in fair condition, with light-to-moderate staining, creasing and wear. A tear near the remnants of the seal results in a small loss of text.][note (type: ink): Brown ink is heavily faded.][note (type: noteworthy): The identity of "Jonne" is uncertain, and so he has been left untagged. However, he is likely John Wheelock[pers0576.ocp].]
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[Opener]
Connecticut Hall[place0049.ocp]
[Nov. | November]Nov.November 11. 1767[1767-11-11] —
Reverend [& | and]&and Honoured Sir/
By divine [Goodnesſs | goodness]Goodnesſsgoodness, we enjoy
[uſual | usual]uſualusual Health here; have met with nothing par‐ticular [ſince | since]ſincesince
[S.r | Sir]S.rSir
Wheelock[pers0578.ocp]'s Visit. [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0879.ocp] has come down, [& | and]&and lives with one Attis[pers0060.ocp], [wou'd | would]wou'dwould he have lived with Avery[pers0064.ocp]
[& | and]&and me if the President[pers0624.ocp] had not [hinder'd | hindered]hinder'dhindered it, which was on account of
Attis[pers0060.ocp], as he had [no Body | nobody]no Bodynobody to live with him —
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Beers[pers0077.ocp] has [ſupplied | supplied]ſuppliedsupplied us with a [Bead | bed]Beadbed (not the [ſoftest | softest]ſoftestsoftest) [& | and]&and
[cloathing | clothing]cloathingclothing; we were obliged to run in debt[illegible] at
[Esq.r | Esq.]Esq.rEsq. Shirman[pers0483.ocp]'s for some [Neceſaries | necessaries]Neceſariesnecessaries; we endeavour to live as prudent as is decent, deeply sensible of the
importance of spending the [ſacred | sacred]ſacredsacred Money with which we are [maintain'd | maintained]maintain'dmaintained.
[Jarrs | Jars]JarrsJars
[& | and]&and Divisions in College, have [ſtrangely | strangely]ſtrangelystrangely
[ſub‐sided | sub‐sided]ſub‐sidedsub‐sided since the last Summer, Unanimity [& | and]&and
[Freind‐ſhip | friend‐ship]Freind‐ſhipfriend‐ship seem to be universal among the Students, The Freshman [Claſs | Class]ClaſsClass lately met with little
[Disturbence | disturbance]Disturbencedisturbance from their Superiors the [Seinors | seniors]Seinorsseniors; [Frisbee | Frisbie]FrisbeeFrisbie[pers0209.ocp] I hear is as good a Scholar [a[illegible]sany | as any]a[illegible]sanyas any of his [Claſs | class]Claſsclass, [& | and]&and was
[ſtop'd | stopped]ſtop'dstopped
[to day | today]to daytoday after Recitation by [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Baldwin[pers0073.ocp], who
[advis'd | advised]advis'dadvised him to study [Horarce | Horace]HorarceHorace
[& | and]&and Homer for the Dean's Bounty; Mather[pers0361.ocp]
makes very good way with his [Claſs | class]Claſsclass, they are both very well liked in College; Jonne is loved
[illegible] almost beyond Measure for his endearing Qualifications
[& | and]&and particularly his Modesty
[& | and]&and
respect to his Superiors.
Avery[pers0064.ocp]
[& | and]&and I with our [Claſs | class]Claſsclass have just begun Martin's Grammar we hope to [git | get]gitget a little understand[gap: tear][guess (h-dawnd): ing
of]ing
of Philosophy this Winter — The Students [gap: tear][guess (h-dawnd): apply]apply
[themſelves | themselves]themſelvesthemselves most diligently to Study [& | and]&and the Tutors are indefatigable in their Endeavours to instruct us—
I hope abundantly to answer the End [propos'd | proposed]propos'dproposed in my coming to College — for this End I humbly ask the
[Continuence | continuance]Continuencecontinuance of the Doctor's Prayers [forme | from]formefrom, [& | and]&and Liberty to subscribe [myſleelf | myself]myſleelfmyself, with Duty to Madam[pers0577.ocp],
[Closer]
The Doctor's, most dutiful [& | and]&and affectionate Pupil
[& | and]&and most humble [Servent | servant]Serventservant
David [M,cCluer | McClure]M,cCluerMcClure[pers0368.ocp]
[Trailer]
From David [McCluer | McClure]McCluerMcClure[pers0368.ocp]
[Nov. | November]Nov.November
[21.th | 21st]21.th21st 1767[1767-11-21]—
To the Reverend Doctor Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
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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pers0578.ocp | Wheelock | mentioned | Wheelock, Rodulphus |
pers0879.ocp | M. r Mr. Johnſon Johnson | mentioned | Johnson, Samuel |
pers0060.ocp | Attis | mentioned | Attis |
pers0064.ocp | Avery | mentioned | Avery, David |
pers0624.ocp | the President | mentioned | Daggett, Naphtali |
pers0077.ocp | M. r Mr. Beers | mentioned | Beers |
pers0483.ocp | Esq. r Esq. Shirman | mentioned | Shirman |
pers0209.ocp | Frisbee Frisbie | mentioned | Frisbie, Levi |
pers0073.ocp | M r Mr. Baldwin | mentioned | Baldwin |
pers0361.ocp | Mather | mentioned | Mather, Allyn |
pers0577.ocp | Madam | mentioned | Wheelock, Mary (née Brinsmead) |
pers0368.ocp | David M, c Cluer McClure | writer | McClure, David |
pers0368.ocp | David M c Cluer McClure | writer | McClure, David |
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place0049.ocp | Connecticut Hall | Connecticut-Hall |
place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
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1767-11-11 | Nov.November 11. 1767 |
1767-11-21 | Nov.November 21.th21st 1767 |
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