Tobias Shattock, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1767 November 30
30 November 1767[1767-11-30]
Call Number767630.2
[note (type: abstract): Shattock writes that the Trustees appointed by the Rhode Island General Assembly have decided to sell enough of the Narragansetts’ land to pay their Sachem Ninegret’s debts. Fearing their ruin, the Narragansetts are sending Shattock to London to raise funds.][note (type: handwriting): Formal handwriting is clear and legible. The handwriting is the same as on 765566.1, 767115.1, 767552, 767559, 767562.2, 767660.2, and possibly 767231 and 767251. It is likely that of Edward Deake, schoolmaster at Charlestown. It is occcasionally difficult to decipher whether superscript punctuations are periods or underlines.][note (type: paper): Large single sheet is in good condition, with light staining, creasing and wear.][note (type: ink): Bold black.]
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[Opener]
I [receiv'd | received]receiv'dreceived Yours of the [9.th | 9th]9.th9th Instant[1767-11-09] in Six days after date,
[& | and]&and shall [Indeavour | endeavour]Indeavourendeavour to send [ye | the]yethe Boys according to your
[desier | desire]desierdesire. — When I shall return to my Study I can't tell at
[preſent | present]preſentpresent. The general [Aſsembly | Assembly]AſsemblyAssembly[org0110.ocp], at their last [Seſsions | sessions]Seſsionssessions
appointed five Trustees, [& | and]&and past an Act, that there shall
be as much of our Land sold, as will remit [y.e | the]y.ethe Sachem[pers0392.ocp]s
debts, [& | and]&and cost of Conveyance, which in my [apprehenſion | apprehension]apprehenſionapprehension
will ruin [ye | the]yethe Tribe[org0066.ocp]. — That our Tribe[org0066.ocp] [Inſists | insists]Inſistsinsists upon my go‐
ing to England[place0068.ocp] for [redreſs | redress]redreſsredress, [& | and]&and have [furnish'd | furnished]furnish'dfurnished me with wri‐
tings for [ye | the]yethe purpose; but whether we can raise money suf‐
ficient I can't tell: the want of that may prove a final
stop to us. If we can't raise it among [ourſelves | ourselves]ourſelvesourselves [bettween | between]bettweenbetween
this [& | and]&and Spring, I'll try if my Friends abroad will [com‐
miſerate | com‐
miserate]com‐
miſeratecom‐
miserate our case; if not we must give [ye | the]yethe point up.
[& | and]&and shall [Indeavour | endeavour]Indeavourendeavour to send [ye | the]yethe Boys according to your
[desier | desire]desierdesire. — When I shall return to my Study I can't tell at
[preſent | present]preſentpresent. The general [Aſsembly | Assembly]AſsemblyAssembly[org0110.ocp], at their last [Seſsions | sessions]Seſsionssessions
appointed five Trustees, [& | and]&and past an Act, that there shall
be as much of our Land sold, as will remit [y.e | the]y.ethe Sachem[pers0392.ocp]s
debts, [& | and]&and cost of Conveyance, which in my [apprehenſion | apprehension]apprehenſionapprehension
will ruin [ye | the]yethe Tribe[org0066.ocp]. — That our Tribe[org0066.ocp] [Inſists | insists]Inſistsinsists upon my go‐
ing to England[place0068.ocp] for [redreſs | redress]redreſsredress, [& | and]&and have [furnish'd | furnished]furnish'dfurnished me with wri‐
tings for [ye | the]yethe purpose; but whether we can raise money suf‐
ficient I can't tell: the want of that may prove a final
stop to us. If we can't raise it among [ourſelves | ourselves]ourſelvesourselves [bettween | between]bettweenbetween
this [& | and]&and Spring, I'll try if my Friends abroad will [com‐
miſerate | com‐
miserate]com‐
miſeratecom‐
miserate our case; if not we must give [ye | the]yethe point up.
I've [Inform'd | informed]Inform'dinformed my Brethren, that you have so far [commi‐
ſerated | commi‐
serated]commi‐
ſeratedcommi‐
serated our Case as to say, that if we [cou'd | could]cou'dcould do no better
You [wou'd | would]wou'dwould Send our [Caſe | case]Caſecase to [ye | the]yethe Earl of Dartmouth[pers0153.ocp] [Your‐
ſelf | your‐
self]Your‐
ſelfyour‐
self, which greatly won the affection of our People: yet they
[chuse | choose]chusechoose (if [poſsible | possible]poſsiblepossible) to [compleat | complete]compleatcomplete their [deſign | design]deſigndesign with[above] outout burdening
their Friends too much. — If we can do no more, we
Shall try to Secure what we are in [poſsion | possession]poſsionpossession of, [& | and]&and dispose
of [ye | the]yethe Same, [& | and]&and [Imbrace | embrace]Imbraceembrace [Sr | Sir]SrSir William[pers0292.ocp]'s offer. Since we have
had [Incouragement | encouragement]Incouragementencouragement from Gentlemen in other Govern‐
ments, [ye | the]yethe Indians that Stands for [ye | the]yethe Sachem[pers0392.ocp] rages [dred‐
fully | dread‐
fully]dred‐
fullydread‐
fully, especially [mr | Mr.]mrMr. Garret[pers1762.ocp] ('tis Strange that a man
[Shou'd | should]Shou'dshould hate his friends!) however his [Influance | influence]Influanceinfluence is
but small among us. — As I [tho't | thought]tho'tthought 'twas best for [Moley | Molly]MoleyMolly[pers0468.ocp]
to return, have [advis'd | advised]advis'dadvised her too, [& | and]&and [Suppoſe | suppose]Suppoſesuppose She will. — Her be‐
havior has been commendable Since She has been down.
ſerated | commi‐
serated]commi‐
ſeratedcommi‐
serated our Case as to say, that if we [cou'd | could]cou'dcould do no better
You [wou'd | would]wou'dwould Send our [Caſe | case]Caſecase to [ye | the]yethe Earl of Dartmouth[pers0153.ocp] [Your‐
ſelf | your‐
self]Your‐
ſelfyour‐
self, which greatly won the affection of our People: yet they
[chuse | choose]chusechoose (if [poſsible | possible]poſsiblepossible) to [compleat | complete]compleatcomplete their [deſign | design]deſigndesign with[above] outout burdening
their Friends too much. — If we can do no more, we
Shall try to Secure what we are in [poſsion | possession]poſsionpossession of, [& | and]&and dispose
of [ye | the]yethe Same, [& | and]&and [Imbrace | embrace]Imbraceembrace [Sr | Sir]SrSir William[pers0292.ocp]'s offer. Since we have
had [Incouragement | encouragement]Incouragementencouragement from Gentlemen in other Govern‐
ments, [ye | the]yethe Indians that Stands for [ye | the]yethe Sachem[pers0392.ocp] rages [dred‐
fully | dread‐
fully]dred‐
fullydread‐
fully, especially [mr | Mr.]mrMr. Garret[pers1762.ocp] ('tis Strange that a man
[Shou'd | should]Shou'dshould hate his friends!) however his [Influance | influence]Influanceinfluence is
but small among us. — As I [tho't | thought]tho'tthought 'twas best for [Moley | Molly]MoleyMolly[pers0468.ocp]
to return, have [advis'd | advised]advis'dadvised her too, [& | and]&and [Suppoſe | suppose]Suppoſesuppose She will. — Her be‐
havior has been commendable Since She has been down.
[left] I told Charles[pers0738.ocp]'s Father you [tho't | thought]tho'tthought 'twas best for Charles[pers0738.ocp] to live with a
good Farmer
a year or [too | two]tootwo, which [Seem'd | seemed]Seem'dseemed to affront them, that they wont send him again; [not‐
withſtanding | not‐
withstanding]not‐
withſtandingnot‐
withstanding I told them he [wou'd | would]wou'dwould continue a member of [ye | the]yethe School[org0098.ocp], [& | and]&and afterwards learn
a good Trade if it Suited him.
I told Charles[pers0738.ocp]'s Father you [tho't | thought]tho'tthought 'twas best for Charles[pers0738.ocp] to live with a
good Farmera year or [too | two]tootwo, which [Seem'd | seemed]Seem'dseemed to affront them, that they wont send him again; [not‐
withſtanding | not‐
withstanding]not‐
withſtandingnot‐
withstanding I told them he [wou'd | would]wou'dwould continue a member of [ye | the]yethe School[org0098.ocp], [& | and]&and afterwards learn
a good Trade if it Suited him.
a year or [too | two]tootwo, which [Seem'd | seemed]Seem'dseemed to affront them, that they wont send him again; [not‐
withſtanding | not‐
withstanding]not‐
withſtandingnot‐
withstanding I told them he [wou'd | would]wou'dwould continue a member of [ye | the]yethe School[org0098.ocp], [& | and]&and afterwards learn
a good Trade if it Suited him.
[Closer]
From, [S.r | Sir]S.rSir Your Humble Servant.
Tobias Shattock[pers0476.ocp]
Tobias Shattock[pers0476.ocp]
[Trailer]
From Tobias Shattock[pers0476.ocp]
[Novr | November]NovrNovember [30.th | 30th]30.th30th 1767[1767-11-30]
[Novr | November]NovrNovember [30.th | 30th]30.th30th 1767[1767-11-30]
To
the [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev. [Dr | Dr.]DrDr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[att | at]attat
Lebanon[place0122.ocp]
the [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev. [Dr | Dr.]DrDr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[att | at]attat
Lebanon[place0122.ocp]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0392.ocp | Sachem | mentioned | Ninigret, Thomas |
pers0153.ocp | Earl of Dartmouth | mentioned | Legge, William |
pers0292.ocp | S r Sir William | mentioned | Johnson, William |
pers1762.ocp | m r Mr. Garret | mentioned | Garrett |
pers0468.ocp | Moley Molly | mentioned | Secutor, Mary |
pers0738.ocp | Charles | mentioned | Daniel, Charles |
pers0476.ocp | Tobias Shattock | writer | Shattock, Tobias |
pers0036.ocp | D r Dr. Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0031.ocp | Charlestown | Charlestown |
place0068.ocp | England | England |
place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0110.ocp | general AſsemblyAssembly | Rhode Island General Assembly |
org0066.ocp | Tribe | Narragansett Tribe |
org0098.ocp | School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
Dates identified in this document:
Standard Form | Text |
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1767-11-30 | 30. of NovrNovember AD: 1767 |
1767-11-09 | 9.th9th Instant |
1767-11-30 | NovrNovember 30.th30th 1767 |
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