Tobias Shattock, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1767 November 30

Author Shattock, Tobias[pers0476.ocp]

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.]
Persistent Identifier
[Opener]
[Rev d | Rev.]Rev dRev. [Dr | Doctor]DrDoctor,

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‐
miſerate
com‐
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‐
ſerated
commi‐
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‐
ſelf
your‐
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‐
fully
dread‐
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‐
withſtanding
not‐
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 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‐
withſtanding
not‐
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]
[Trailer]
From Tobias Shattock[pers0476.ocp]
[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]
Document Summary

People identified in this document:

id Text in document Role in header Authorized Name
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
place0031.ocp Charlestown Charlestown
place0068.ocp England England
place0122.ocp Lebanon Lebanon

Organizations identified in this document:

id Text in document Authorized Name
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:

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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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