Hezekiah Calvin, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1767 November
November 1767[1767-11]
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[note (type: abstract): Calvin writes to Wheelock, asking him for permission to visit Mohegan for Thanksgiving.][note (type: handwriting): Heavily slanted, yet clear and legible.][note (type: paper): Small sheet that is yellowed but in good condition. The left edge (one recto) appears to have been trimmed.][note (type: ink): Light brown.]
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With humble [Submiſsion | submission]Submiſsionsubmission I would ask this one favour of the Doctor (ie) [wether | whether]wetherwhether I[illegible][guess (ivys): it]it might go to Mohegan[place0143.ocp] to
keep Thanksgiving, if it is any ways [consistant | consistent]consistantconsistent with thine affairs, [& | and]&and if it is, I should be glad Sir of thy [approbabtion | approbation]approbabtionapprobation, But I should rather go farther. [becauſe | because]becauſebecause I have received a Letter, in which I was [deſired | desired]deſireddesired to go me down [their | there]theirthere
[& | and]&and pay a short [viſit | visit]viſitvisit to them, but I leave all to the Doctor for to Direct in this affair.
[Closer]
Sir
I am thine
unworthy Servant
Hezekiah Calvin[pers0008.ocp]
[Trailer]
From H. Calvin[pers0008.ocp]
[Nov.r | November]Nov.rNovember 1767[1767-11]—
To the [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Eleazer | Eleazar]EleazerEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] D.D. in
Lebanon[place0122.ocp]
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pers0008.ocp | Hezekiah Calvin | writer | Calvin, Hezekiah |
pers0008.ocp | H. Calvin | writer | Calvin, Hezekiah |
pers0036.ocp | Eleazer Eleazar Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
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place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
place0143.ocp | Mohegan | Mohegan |
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modernization | deſired | desired |
modernization | viſit | visit |
modernization | Revd | Rev. |
modernization | Mr | Mr. |
variation | Eleazer | Eleazar |
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