Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to Nathaniel Whitaker, 1767 November 28
28 November 1767[1767-11-28]
Call Number767628.4
[note (type: abstract): Wheelock writes to Whitaker about the serious trouble caused by Whitaker’s dealings with Nathaniel Eells. He also posits that Ralph Wheelock’s ability to manage Indians would make him his father's successor.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is formal and clear; it is not Wheelock’s.][note (type: paper): Single large sheet is heavily reinforced, which makes it difficult to gauge the condition of the paper, and which slightly dims the text.][note (type: ink): Black-brown.][note (type: noteworthy): This letter is a copy. Its contents are nearly identical to those of manuscript 767628.1. The sons of Whitaker and Occom mentioned by Wheelock in the closing are James Whitaker[pers1765.ocp] and Aaron Occom[pers0026.ocp]][note (type: signature): The abbreviated signature is not in Wheelock’s hand.]EventsFundraising Tour of Great Britain
Persistent Identifier
[Opener]
Lebanon[place0122.ocp]
[Nov.r | November]Nov.rNovember
[28.th | 28th]28.th28th 1767[1767-11-28]
My dear [Broth.r | Brother]Broth.rBrother
My dear [Broth.r | Brother]Broth.rBrother
How glad should I be to see [yo | you]yoyou, but I patiently wait ['till | 'til]'till'til God has
done [w.th | with]w.thwith [y.o | you]y.oyou where [yo | you]yoyou are — The imprudent Letters [w.h | which]w.hwhich [paſs'd | passed]paſs'dpassed between [yo | you]yoyou [& | and]&and [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [E–s | Eells]E–sEells[pers0178.ocp]
have occasioned Me much trouble, [& | and]&and [seemd | seemed]seemdseemed for a while as [tho' | though]tho'though they would unhinge
[y.e | the]y.ethe whole affair — I Charitably believe he [ment | meant]mentmeant no more than to pursue
[y.e | the]y.ethe Plan laid by our Board of [Com̅iſsioners | Commissioners]Com̅iſsionersCommissioners[org0034.ocp] before [yo | you]yoyou [saild | sailed]saildsailed, [& | and]&and to take [y.t | that]y.tthat advan
[= | ‐]=‐tage of trade [w.h | which]w.hwhich somebody must have upon that Plan, [& | and]&and why not he as well
as another? yet [y.e | the]y.ethe Letters as they appeared were shocking indeed. I knew nothing
of them [till | 'til]till'til I had [ye | the]yethe [Copie | copy]Copiecopy of them by [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Keen[pers0301.ocp], [w.th | with]w.thwith advice [y.t | that]y.tthat my Bill in [fav.r | favor]fav.rfavor
of [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Breed[pers0005.ocp] was protested, on [y.t | that]y.tthat [acco.t | account]acco.taccount — I had no other Refuge but God alone
it occasioned me a long, tedious, [& | and]&and [fruitleſs | fruitless]fruitleſsfruitless Journey to Portsmouth[place0190.ocp], before I had
[recover'd | recovered]recover'drecovered from a fit of [sickneſs | sickness]sickneſssickness so as to be able to ride 20 miles in a day. but
God has helped me [thro' | through]thro'through all, [& | and]&and [y.e | the]y.ethe Cause has not suffered greatly by it, on this
Side [y.e | the]y.ethe Water — But I suspect there is yet some Jealousies remaining in [y.e | the]y.ethe
minds of [ye | the]yethe Gentlemen of [ye | the]yethe Trust[org0103.ocp], which it concerns [yo | you]yoyou fully to remove —
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [E–s | Eells]E–sEells[pers0178.ocp] wrote [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whitefield[pers0038.ocp] [y.t | that]y.tthat [w.h | which]w.hwhich I hoped would be [satiſfactory | satisfactory]satiſfactorysatisfactory but have never heard
whether it [reach'd | reached]reach'dreached him — [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Keen[pers0301.ocp] writes me [y.t | that]y.tthat it is generally understood [& | and]&and
[y.t | that]y.tthat [y.o | you]y.oyou have declared [y.t | that]y.tthat [y.e | the]y.ethe Trust[org0103.ocp] have right to pay or protest Bills as they shall
think advisable; but I presume [y.o | you]y.oyou [ha'n't | haven't]ha'n'thaven't well digested [y.t | that]y.tthat Matter; because [yo | you]yoyou
[ha'n't | haven't]ha'n'thaven't had [y.e | the]y.ethe Experience [w.h | which]w.hwhich I had very timeously had of [y.e | the]y.ethe Danger, [& | and]&and [Risque | risk]Risquerisk
upon [y.e | the]y.ethe Plan, nor do I know who [y.o | you]y.oyou find willing to be an Agent on [y.s | this]y.sthis
side [y.e | the]y.ethe Water, upon [y.t | that]y.tthat Plan, so long as his own [Intrest | interest]Intrestinterest is [pawn'd | pawned]pawn'dpawned to defray
all Charges — The Gentlemen of [ye | the]yethe Trust[org0103.ocp] [shewed | showed]shewedshowed a laudable, [& | and]&and truly christian
Integrity towards [y.e | the]y.ethe Redeemers cause as [ye | the]yethe matter appeared to them — I never
[blam'd | blamed]blam'dblamed them so much as in a [tho't | thought]tho'tthought, [tho' | though]tho'though I was myself so great, [& | and]&and [y.e | the]y.ethe only sufferer —
But I can [aſsure | assure]aſsureassure [y.o | you]y.oyou I did not always [feal | feel]fealfeel as I should, while I was expecting [y.e | the]y.ethe
protested Bill, [& | and]&and [tho't | thought]tho'tthought on all [ye | the]yethe consequences [w.h | which]w.hwhich [woul | would]woulwould likely ensue — The support
of [y.e | the]y.ethe [Miſs [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): res]res | Missionaries]Miſs [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): res]resMissionaries, who ask for no other Reward for their service, must be sure, — I think
[y.t | that]y.tthat [leſs | less]leſsless than [y.t | that]y.tthat can't be right, nor pleasing to God; [unleſs | unless]unleſsunless they were able [& | and]&and willing
to support [themſelves | themselves]themſelvesthemselves — And I don't see how [y.e | the]y.ethe Affair can be [accomodated | accommodated]accomodatedaccommodated without an
Incorporation, or at least a trust here. — I have been turning my [tho'ts | thoughts]tho'tsthoughts, [& | and]&and weigh
[= | ‐]=‐ing every Man within my acquaintance, [& | and]&and design soon to fix upon a [num.r | number]num.rnumber [& | and]&and
make a new Will, [& | and]&and submit [above] itit to [ye | the]yethe Censures of my [hono.d | honored]hono.dhonored Patrons, [ye | the]yethe Gentlemen of [ye | the]yethe Trust[org0103.ocp]
My son Ralph[pers0578.ocp] after such a long [& | and]&and dark cloud as he has been under [w.th | with]w.thwith respect to his health,
has now[ye | the]yethe a prospect of enjoying [y.t | that]y.tthat
[Bleſsing | Blessing]BleſsingBlessing to a good Degree. He is in high spirits for Indian
affairs, he understands [ye | the]yethe [Buſineſs | business]Buſineſsbusiness, [& | and]&and has a [tallent | talent]tallenttalent atGgoverning Indians beyond any man
I can employ — I don't know [w.t | what]w.twhat God intends for him, but at present he is a Comfort
[& | and]&and help to me. it may be he will be [y.e | the]y.ethe Man to conduct [ys | this]ysthis affair when I have done, —
Indeed I know of no man[illegible]at present who can do it better — but I wait upon God
to direct
[& | and]&and I love to wait, [& | and]&and hope,[illegible][& | and]&and trust in him alone — Your [& | and]&and
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]s Sons [w.th | with]w.thwith me are well,
[y.r | your]y.ryour Families were so not long ago. Give my love to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]; I want to see him; does he keep
clear of [y.t | that]y.tthat Indian distemper Pride. If [y.o | you]y.oyou see anything of it, advise him [y.t | that]y.tthat he had better have
a rattle-snake in his Bosom; I don't write [y.s | this]y.sthis because I suppose him worse than myself, but
because I have known so much of the mischiefs of [y.t | that]y.tthat Evil, [& | and]&and know his temptations to be very
great — Oh! watch [& | and]&and pray — My dear [Broth.r | Brother]Broth.rBrother I love [yo | you]yoyou right well; [& | and]&and am
done [w.th | with]w.thwith [y.o | you]y.oyou where [yo | you]yoyou are — The imprudent Letters [w.h | which]w.hwhich [paſs'd | passed]paſs'dpassed between [yo | you]yoyou [& | and]&and [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [E–s | Eells]E–sEells[pers0178.ocp]
have occasioned Me much trouble, [& | and]&and [seemd | seemed]seemdseemed for a while as [tho' | though]tho'though they would unhinge
[y.e | the]y.ethe whole affair — I Charitably believe he [ment | meant]mentmeant no more than to pursue
[y.e | the]y.ethe Plan laid by our Board of [Com̅iſsioners | Commissioners]Com̅iſsionersCommissioners[org0034.ocp] before [yo | you]yoyou [saild | sailed]saildsailed, [& | and]&and to take [y.t | that]y.tthat advan
[= | ‐]=‐tage of trade [w.h | which]w.hwhich somebody must have upon that Plan, [& | and]&and why not he as well
as another? yet [y.e | the]y.ethe Letters as they appeared were shocking indeed. I knew nothing
of them [till | 'til]till'til I had [ye | the]yethe [Copie | copy]Copiecopy of them by [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Keen[pers0301.ocp], [w.th | with]w.thwith advice [y.t | that]y.tthat my Bill in [fav.r | favor]fav.rfavor
of [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Breed[pers0005.ocp] was protested, on [y.t | that]y.tthat [acco.t | account]acco.taccount — I had no other Refuge but God alone
it occasioned me a long, tedious, [& | and]&and [fruitleſs | fruitless]fruitleſsfruitless Journey to Portsmouth[place0190.ocp], before I had
[recover'd | recovered]recover'drecovered from a fit of [sickneſs | sickness]sickneſssickness so as to be able to ride 20 miles in a day. but
God has helped me [thro' | through]thro'through all, [& | and]&and [y.e | the]y.ethe Cause has not suffered greatly by it, on this
Side [y.e | the]y.ethe Water — But I suspect there is yet some Jealousies remaining in [y.e | the]y.ethe
minds of [ye | the]yethe Gentlemen of [ye | the]yethe Trust[org0103.ocp], which it concerns [yo | you]yoyou fully to remove —
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [E–s | Eells]E–sEells[pers0178.ocp] wrote [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whitefield[pers0038.ocp] [y.t | that]y.tthat [w.h | which]w.hwhich I hoped would be [satiſfactory | satisfactory]satiſfactorysatisfactory but have never heard
whether it [reach'd | reached]reach'dreached him — [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Keen[pers0301.ocp] writes me [y.t | that]y.tthat it is generally understood [& | and]&and
[y.t | that]y.tthat [y.o | you]y.oyou have declared [y.t | that]y.tthat [y.e | the]y.ethe Trust[org0103.ocp] have right to pay or protest Bills as they shall
think advisable; but I presume [y.o | you]y.oyou [ha'n't | haven't]ha'n'thaven't well digested [y.t | that]y.tthat Matter; because [yo | you]yoyou
[ha'n't | haven't]ha'n'thaven't had [y.e | the]y.ethe Experience [w.h | which]w.hwhich I had very timeously had of [y.e | the]y.ethe Danger, [& | and]&and [Risque | risk]Risquerisk
upon [y.e | the]y.ethe Plan, nor do I know who [y.o | you]y.oyou find willing to be an Agent on [y.s | this]y.sthis
side [y.e | the]y.ethe Water, upon [y.t | that]y.tthat Plan, so long as his own [Intrest | interest]Intrestinterest is [pawn'd | pawned]pawn'dpawned to defray
all Charges — The Gentlemen of [ye | the]yethe Trust[org0103.ocp] [shewed | showed]shewedshowed a laudable, [& | and]&and truly christian
Integrity towards [y.e | the]y.ethe Redeemers cause as [ye | the]yethe matter appeared to them — I never
[blam'd | blamed]blam'dblamed them so much as in a [tho't | thought]tho'tthought, [tho' | though]tho'though I was myself so great, [& | and]&and [y.e | the]y.ethe only sufferer —
But I can [aſsure | assure]aſsureassure [y.o | you]y.oyou I did not always [feal | feel]fealfeel as I should, while I was expecting [y.e | the]y.ethe
protested Bill, [& | and]&and [tho't | thought]tho'tthought on all [ye | the]yethe consequences [w.h | which]w.hwhich [woul | would]woulwould likely ensue — The support
of [y.e | the]y.ethe [Miſs [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): res]res | Missionaries]Miſs [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): res]resMissionaries, who ask for no other Reward for their service, must be sure, — I think
[y.t | that]y.tthat [leſs | less]leſsless than [y.t | that]y.tthat can't be right, nor pleasing to God; [unleſs | unless]unleſsunless they were able [& | and]&and willing
to support [themſelves | themselves]themſelvesthemselves — And I don't see how [y.e | the]y.ethe Affair can be [accomodated | accommodated]accomodatedaccommodated without an
Incorporation, or at least a trust here. — I have been turning my [tho'ts | thoughts]tho'tsthoughts, [& | and]&and weigh
[= | ‐]=‐ing every Man within my acquaintance, [& | and]&and design soon to fix upon a [num.r | number]num.rnumber [& | and]&and
make a new Will, [& | and]&and submit [above] itit to [ye | the]yethe Censures of my [hono.d | honored]hono.dhonored Patrons, [ye | the]yethe Gentlemen of [ye | the]yethe Trust[org0103.ocp]
My son Ralph[pers0578.ocp] after such a long [& | and]&and dark cloud as he has been under [w.th | with]w.thwith respect to his health,
has now
affairs, he understands [ye | the]yethe [Buſineſs | business]Buſineſsbusiness, [& | and]&and has a [tallent | talent]tallenttalent at
I can employ — I don't know [w.t | what]w.twhat God intends for him, but at present he is a Comfort
[& | and]&and help to me. it may be he will be [y.e | the]y.ethe Man to conduct [ys | this]ysthis affair when I have done, —
Indeed I know of no man
[& | and]&and I love to wait, [& | and]&and hope,
[y.r | your]y.ryour Families were so not long ago. Give my love to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]; I want to see him; does he keep
clear of [y.t | that]y.tthat Indian distemper Pride. If [y.o | you]y.oyou see anything of it, advise him [y.t | that]y.tthat he had better have
a rattle-snake in his Bosom; I don't write [y.s | this]y.sthis because I suppose him worse than myself, but
because I have known so much of the mischiefs of [y.t | that]y.tthat Evil, [& | and]&and know his temptations to be very
great — Oh! watch [& | and]&and pray — My dear [Broth.r | Brother]Broth.rBrother I love [yo | you]yoyou right well; [& | and]&and am
[Closer]
Yours in [ye | the]yethe dearest Bonds
[Eleazr | Eleazar]EleazrEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[Postscript]
P.S. I trust [y.o | you]y.oyou will see my Letters here
with transmitted to [y.e | the]y.ethe trust[org0103.ocp] [& | and]&and to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
Whitefield[pers0038.ocp]. to [w.h | which]w.hwhich I refer [y.o | you]y.oyou for intelligence. My Physicians say
I must soon quit all [unleſs | unless]unleſsunless I will abate of my continual Labours.
But [w.t | what]w.twhat shall I do? I [imploy | employ]imployemploy one pen besides my own continually [& | and]&and sometimes two,
[& | and]&and have done so for mayny months.
[Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev. [Doct.r | Dr.]Doct.rDr. Whitaker[pers0037.ocp].
with transmitted to [y.e | the]y.ethe trust[org0103.ocp] [& | and]&and to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
Whitefield[pers0038.ocp]. to [w.h | which]w.hwhich I refer [y.o | you]y.oyou for intelligence. My Physicians say
I must soon quit all [unleſs | unless]unleſsunless I will abate of my continual Labours.
But [w.t | what]w.twhat shall I do? I [imploy | employ]imployemploy one pen besides my own continually [& | and]&and sometimes two,
[& | and]&and have done so for ma
[Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev. [Doct.r | Dr.]Doct.rDr. Whitaker[pers0037.ocp].
[Trailer]
Letter to the [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[Doct.r | Dr.]Doct.rDr. Whitaker[pers0037.ocp]
[Nov.r | November]Nov.rNovember 28. 1767[1767-11-28].
[Nov.r | November]Nov.rNovember 28. 1767[1767-11-28].
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0178.ocp | M. r Mr. E–s Eells | mentioned | Eells, Nathaniel |
pers0301.ocp | M. r Mr. Keen | mentioned | Keen, Robert |
pers0005.ocp | M. r Mr. Breed | mentioned | Breed, Gershom |
pers0038.ocp | M. r Mr. Whitefield | mentioned | Whitefield, George |
pers0578.ocp | Ralph | mentioned | Wheelock, Rodulphus |
pers0030.ocp | M. r Mr. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0036.ocp | Eleaz r Eleazar Wheelock | writer | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0037.ocp | Doct. r Dr. Whitaker | recipient | Whitaker, Nathaniel |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
place0190.ocp | Portsmouth | Portsmouth |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0034.ocp | Board of Com̅iſsionersCommissioners | Connecticut Board of Correspondents of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0103.ocp | Gentlemen of yethe Trust | Trust in England |
org0103.ocp | y.ethe Trust | Trust in England |
org0103.ocp | y.ethe trust | Trust in England |
Dates identified in this document:
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1767-11-28 | Nov.rNovember 28.th28th 1767 |
1767-11-28 | Nov.rNovember 28. 1767 |
Regularized text:
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modernization | 28.th | 28th |
modernization | yo | you |
variation | 'till | 'til |
modernization | y.o | you |
modernization | paſs'd | passed |
modernization | M.r | Mr. |
modernization | y.e | the |
variation | ment | meant |
modernization | Com̅iſsioners | Commissioners |
modernization | y.t | that |
modernization | = | ‐ |
variation | till | 'til |
modernization | ye | the |
variation | Copie | copy |
modernization | fruitleſs | fruitless |
modernization | sickneſs | sickness |
modernization | satiſfactory | satisfactory |
variation | ha'n't | haven't |
variation | Risque | risk |
modernization | y.s | this |
variation | Intrest | interest |
variation | shewed | showed |
modernization | aſsure | assure |
variation | feal | feel |
modernization | leſs | less |
modernization | unleſs | unless |
modernization | themſelves | themselves |
variation | accomodated | accommodated |
modernization | Bleſsing | Blessing |
modernization | Buſineſs | business |
variation | tallent | talent |
modernization | ys | this |
variation | imploy | employ |
modernization | Rev.d | Rev. |
modernization | Doct.r | Dr. |
modernization | Revd | Rev. |
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Nov.r | November |
Broth.r | Brother |
w.th | with |
w.h | which |
& | and |
E–s | Eells |
seemd | seemed |
tho' | though |
saild | sailed |
fav.r | favor |
acco.t | account |
recover'd | recovered |
thro' | through |
yo | you |
reach'd | reached |
y.o | you |
pawn'd | pawned |
blam'd | blamed |
tho't | thought |
woul | would |
Miſs [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): res]res | Missionaries |
tho'ts | thoughts |
num.r | number |
hono.d | honored |
w.t | what |
y.r | your |
Eleazr | Eleazar |
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