Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to David Fowler, 1767 December 17
17 December 1767[1767-12-17]
ms number767667.4
[note (type: abstract): Wheelock addresses David Fowler’s request for £5, and admonishes Fowler for selling tools given by donors.][note (type: handwriting): Formal hand is clear and legible; it is not Wheelock’s hand. The trailer, however, is in Wheelock's hand.][note (type: paper): Small sheet is in good condition, with light staining, creasing and wear.][note (type: ink): Black.][note (type: noteworthy): Given that there is no address, and that the letter is not in Wheelock’s hand, excepting the trailer, this is likely Wheelock’s own copy of the letter.][note (type: signature): Signature does not appear to be in Wheelock’s hand.]
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[Opener]
Yours of [16.th | 16th]16.th16th
[Inst.t | instant]Inst.tinstant[1767-12-16] is this minute come to hand, in which you desire me to pay you
£5 for tools [& | and]&and other things which [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[Kirtland | Kirkland]KirtlandKirkland[pers0315.ocp] had of you: which is [ye | the]yethe first I ever heard of [any thing | anything]any thinganything being due to you. on [yt | that]ytthat
[acco.t | account]acco.taccount — [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[Kirtland | Kirkland]KirtlandKirkland[pers0315.ocp] sent me an inventory of [ye | the]yethe things you left, but said nothing about my paying you for [ym | them]ymthem — before you left me I asked you what you desired or expected I
[wo’d | would]wo’dwould do for you; and you said, nothing more than to pay you [ye | the]yethe two guineas, [illegible] which I paid you. I
supposed it was reasonable you should have some further consideration for your
service; and pruorposed to do it, when I could be advised what
was reasonable: In which case I designed to consult [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[Kirtland | Kirkland]KirtlandKirkland[pers0315.ocp]. As to those tools [&c. | etc.]&c.etc. I dont think you had a right to sell [illegible] them, as they were given only with a view to [accomodate | accommodate]accomodateaccommodate you on your [miſsion | mission]miſsionmission; and it was supposed [yt | that]ytthat your companions in [ye | the]yethe
[wilderneſs | wilderness]wilderneſswilderness would reap [ye | the]yethe benefit of them, as well as you. Nor do I think they (the donors) would
be pleased if they should hear [yt | that]ytthat they were disposed of, or converted to any other purpose; and especially to
support you in [ye | the]yethe service of another board.
You know I never denied you [any thing | anything]any thinganything for your support or comfort, within my power; [& | and]&and always told you to ask me freely for [any thing | anything]any thinganything
[yt | that]ytthat was needful for you; [& | and]&and
^[above] was^was always glad when I could oblige you: but you know [ye | the]yethe money which I
I have is christs, and I am only a steward [& | and]&and factor for him: what he owes I am ready to pay when I understand it is
due.
I have received a collection of books for my
[Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries
[& | and]&and
[school masters | schoolmaster]school mastersschoolmaster — a choice collection indeed! Three books upon [Musick | music]Musickmusic, which by my influence are sent you in particular ^[above] by
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Knibb[pers0809.ocp]^by
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Knibb[pers0809.ocp] I herewith send you.
I hope you will be an instrument of much good at [Montague | Montauk]MontagueMontauk[place0144.ocp] — give my love to your aged Parents, from
[Closer]
Your Friend [&c | etc.]&cetc.
Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[Postscript]
P.S. It was so late when [ye | the]yethe boy got here, [& | and]&and
[ye | the]yethe weather so ^[above] very^very cold that I advised him to stay
till morning Give my Love to [M.rs | Mrs.]M.rsMrs. Occom[pers0029.ocp] —
[Trailer]
[Lett.r | Letter]Lett.rLetter to [D. | David]D.David Fowler[pers0155.ocp].
[Dec.r | December]Dec.rDecember 17.th 1767[1767-12-17].
David Fowler[pers0155.ocp]
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People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0315.ocp | M. r Mr. Kirtland Kirkland | mentioned | Kirkland, Samuel |
pers0809.ocp | M. r Mr. Knibb | mentioned | Knibb |
pers0036.ocp | Eleazar Wheelock | writer | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0029.ocp | M. rs Mrs. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Mary (née Fowler) |
pers0155.ocp | D. David Fowler | recipient | Fowler, David |
pers0155.ocp | David Fowler | recipient | Fowler, David |
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place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
place0144.ocp | Montague Montauk | Montauk |
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1767-12-17 | 17..th17th DecrDecember 1767 |
1767-12-16 | 16.th16th Inst.tinstant |
1767-12-17 | Dec.rDecember 17.th 1767 |
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modernization | M.rs | Mrs. |
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