Robert Keen, letter, to Nathaniel Whitaker, 1767 November 30
30 November 1767[1767-11-30]
ms number767630.4
[note (type: abstract): Keen reports on Occom’s illness and return to London, and encourages Whitaker to continue the rest of the tour alone.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is formal, clear and legible. The trailer appears to be in Whitaker's hand.][note (type: paper): Medium-sized sheet is in good-to-fair condition, with light-to-moderate staining, creasing and wear that results in a minor loss of text.][note (type: ink): Brown-black.][note (type: signature): The signature is abbreviated.][note (type: noteworthy): There are ink spots sprinkled throughout that are easily confused with punctuation.]EventsFundraising Tour of Great Britain
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[Opener]
I [reced | received]recedreceived yours of [ye | the]yethe
[28th | 28th]28th28th
[Inst | instant]Instinstant[1767-11-28]
[encloseing | enclosing]encloseingenclosing 2 Bank bills of £20 each [& | and]&and a Bill on [Thos | Thomas]ThosThomas Cloake[pers0134.ocp] 10 days after date £42 Total [valu | value]valuvalue in [ye | the]yethe above letter. £82 with the [Accots | accounts]Accotsaccounts to Tendtertden[place0232.ocp]
to all which I shall acknowledge To‐ ‐morrows post —
— I was [surpriz'd | surprised]surpriz'dsurprised to see [M:r | Mr.]M:rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] on Wednesday last when as I told him you were to meet
him [ye | the]yethe next day at Tunbridge wells[place0235.ocp]
— he said he had left word for you; but I find you were not acquainted [withit | with it]withitwith it — I [askd | asked]askdasked him how he came not to meet you at Tunbridge
wells[place0235.ocp]
[& | and]&and then have come to
London[place0128.ocp] — he said he found himself very
poorly [& | and]&and had a fever on him then — — he went pretty early to Bed [& | and]&and as [D:r | Dr.]D:rDr. Sparks[pers0509.ocp]
[& | and]&and I [din'd | dined]din'ddined with [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Whitefield[pers0038.ocp] he came whilst we were there about 2 o'Clock
—[Dr | Dr.]DrDr. Sparks[pers0509.ocp] sent him something to take [& | and]&and some sack whey was made him [& | and]&and he lay in his old lodging — I saw him on Saturday [& | and]&and he [look'd | looked]look'dlooked pretty well in the parlour below — he made an engagement to come
about 5 o'Clock this afternoon to my house to drink Tea [& | and]&and Sup with us [& | and]&and go home about ½ after 9 —I've just now sent to know how he
does [& | and]&and why he did not come? my Lad brings me word he was but poorly but thinks he
shall be better on [ye | the]yethe morrow [& | and]&and will then come [& | and]&and dine with me — — if he had been here [to night | tonight]to nighttonight he should have wrote you a letter himself or a part in this — if he
should be better I thought he should meet you at least on Friday Evening at
Canterbury[place0027.ocp] — but if you can pursue [ye | the]yethe 2 weeks
[left] From [mr | Mr.]mrMr. Keen[pers0301.ocp]
[Nov.r | November]Nov.rNovember 30.1767[1767-11-30]
From [mr | Mr.]mrMr. Keen[pers0301.ocp]
[Nov.r | November]Nov.rNovember 30.1767[1767-11-30]
[Rout | route]Routroute you mention ^[above] without him,^without him, do … and then come
yourself to London[place0128.ocp] — perhaps you can
do it as well without him [& | and]&and it will be a pity to [miſs | miss]miſsmiss any places that you can accomplish in that time — you and I must
bear the burden [& | and]&and I dare say have had more of it to our share then all the rest put them
altogether — but it is for God, [& | and]&and the pleasur[gap: worn_edge][guess (h-dawnd): e]e we have had to see the cause prosper has greatly [overballanc'd | overbalanced]overballanc'doverbalanced all our trouble [& | and]&and fatigue — your friends here will be glad to see you at [ye | the]yethe end of this Tour —as it will be then 9 months since you left londo[gap: worn_edge][guess (h-dawnd): n]n[place0128.ocp]
it has [pleas'd | pleased]pleas'dpleased God to remove by death which I suppose you hav[gap: worn_edge][guess (h-dawnd): e]e heard before now [Vizt | viz]Viztviz
[S:r | Sir]S:rSir
Charles Hotham[pers0263.ocp] — all the others are
pure well, met together last week and are quite harmonious — neve[gap: worn_edge][guess (h-dawnd): r]r any one disagreed or [Jarr'd | jarred]Jarr'djarred with another — [tho' | though]tho'though
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Robarts[pers0447.ocp] said he heard otherwise at Bristol[place0020.ocp] — Remember me kindly to
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Bradbury[pers1349.ocp]
[& | and]&and
his Lady[pers1350.ocp] — we often remember them at
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. West[pers0569.ocp]s where we are to be [To Morrow | tomorrow]To Morrowtomorrow Evening — dear [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Brewer[pers0094.ocp] is to be at our Annual meeting at the Kings head[place0623.ocp] in [ye | the]yethe
poultry[place0192.ocp] and our worthy friend [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Whitefield[pers0038.ocp] is to meet them in his room — I shall send my
Money to [ye | the]yethe
Kings head[place0623.ocp] but propose to be at [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. West[pers0569.ocp]s — [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Brewer[pers0094.ocp] may perhaps get time enough to conclude with prayer
— let me hear from you as often as convenient [& | and]&and believe me to be [dr | dear]drdear
[Sr | Sir]SrSir
[Closer]
[y.rs | Yours]y.rsYours in the best bonds
[Robt | Robert]RobtRobert Keen[pers0301.ocp]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0134.ocp | Tho s Thomas Cloake | mentioned | Cloake, Thos |
pers0030.ocp | M: r Mr. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0509.ocp | D: r Dr. Sparks | mentioned | Sparks |
pers0038.ocp | M r Mr. Whitefield | mentioned | Whitefield, George |
pers0509.ocp | D r Dr. Sparks | mentioned | Sparks |
pers0301.ocp | m r Mr. Keen | writer | Keen, Robert |
pers0263.ocp | Charles Hotham | mentioned | Hotham, Charles |
pers0447.ocp | M r Mr. Robarts | mentioned | Robarts, Josiah |
pers1349.ocp | M r Mr. Bradbury | mentioned | Bradbury |
pers1350.ocp | his Lady | mentioned | Bradbury |
pers0569.ocp | M r Mr. West | mentioned | West |
pers0094.ocp | M r Mr. Brewer | mentioned | Brewer, Samuel |
pers0301.ocp | Rob t Robert Keen | writer | Keen, Robert |
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place0128.ocp | London | London |
place0232.ocp | Ten d ter t den | Tenterden |
place0235.ocp | Tunbridge wells | Tunbridge Wells |
place0235.ocp | Tunbridge wells | Tunbridge Wells |
place0027.ocp | Canterbury | Canterbury |
place0128.ocp | londo n | London |
place0020.ocp | Bristol | Bristol |
place0623.ocp | Kings head | Kings Head |
place0192.ocp | poultry | Poultry, the |
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1767-11-30 | 30th30th Nov:rNovember 1767 |
1767-11-28 | 28th28th Instinstant |
1767-11-30 | Nov.rNovember 30.1767 |
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modernization | ye | the |
modernization | 28th | 28th |
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variation | surpriz'd | surprised |
modernization | M:r | Mr. |
variation | withit | with it |
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modernization | D:r | Dr. |
modernization | Mr | Mr. |
modernization | Dr | Dr. |
variation | to night | tonight |
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variation | Rout | route |
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variation | overballanc'd | overbalanced |
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ſr | Sir |
reced | received |
Inst | instant |
& | and |
Thos | Thomas |
Accots | accounts |
din'd | dined |
look'd | looked |
Nov.r | November |
pleas'd | pleased |
S:r | Sir |
Jarr'd | jarred |
tho' | though |
dr | dear |
Sr | Sir |
y.rs | Yours |
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