Allyn Mather, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1768 January 18

Author Mather, Allyn[pers0361.ocp]

18 January 1768[1768-01-18]

Call Number768118.1

[note (type: abstract): Mather writes to Wheelock that he is doing well in his studies and is ready to take a tour among the Indians if Wheelock wishes.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is small, yet very clear and legible.][note (type: paper): Small square sheet is in good condition, with moderate staining and creasing, and large tears near the site of the seal.][note (type: ink): Black][note (type: noteworthy): The trailer is in a different hand and spells the last name as “Marther”.]
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[Opener]
[Reverad | Reverend]ReveradReverend [& | and]&and Honoured Sir/
Since my [laſt | last]laſtlast to the Doctor, through
a kind [& | and]&and Indulgent providence, I have [enjoied | enjoyed]enjoiedenjoyed a
good state of health, better than I have for this
long time, I am [intirely | entirely]intirelyentirely free from [thoſe | those]thoſethose [diſcou­
ragements | discou
ragements]
diſcou­
ragements
discou
ragements
which I have laboured under in that
[reſpect | respect]reſpectrespect. I am able to follow my studies the little
time that is [alloted | allotted]allotedallotted me with a great deal of
[eaſe | ease]eaſeease [& | and]&and delight, and find it no [heard | hard]heardhard thing
to keep way with my [Claſs | class]Claſsclass. If the Doctor
thinks [beſt | best]beſtbest in the Spring, I [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould take a tour
among [above] thethe Indians in [ordor | order]ordororder to [git | get]gitget [there | their]theretheir [languge | language]langugelanguage, [& | and]&and
[acqaintance | acquaintance]acqaintanceacquaintance with [there | their]theretheir [cuſtoms | customs]cuſtomscustoms, it would be a­
[peaſure | pleasure]peaſurepleasure to me embrace the same. which [know­
ledg | know
ledge]
know­
ledg
know
ledge
or [acqaintance | acquaintance]acqaintanceacquaintance [parhaps | perhaps]parhapsperhaps the Doctor may
Judge will be more for my advantage [& | and]&and the [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign
than what I am able to [git | get]gitget while a [Freſhman | freshman]Freſhmanfreshman at
College. I [C[above] lloſe | close]C[above] lloſeclose by [aſking | asking]aſkingasking of the Doctor continuation of
the Doctors p[above] rrayers for me at the Throne of
grace, that I might be fi[above] llled with the love
of God, and love to the Souls of Men––
and so be made [Servaſable | serviceable]Servaſableserviceable in my Day [& | and]&and
Generation in [above] aa way which will [moſt | most]moſtmost redound
to Gods glory. And with humble Duty
I [subſcribe | subscribe]subſcribesubscribe [my self | myself]my selfmyself.
[Closer]
Your Dutiful Pupil
[& | and]&and [moſt | most]moſtmost obedient humble [Servent | servant]Serventservant
Allyn Mather[pers0361.ocp]
[Trailer]
[bottom] From Allyn Marther[pers0361.ocp]
[Jany | January]JanyJanuary 18th 1768[1768-01-18]
From Allyn Marther[pers0361.ocp]
[Jany | January]JanyJanuary 18th 1768[1768-01-18]


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1768-01-18 JanyJanuary 18th 1768

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