Allyn Mather, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1768 January 18
18 January 1768[1768-01-18]
ms 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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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
[diſcouragements | discouragements]diſcouragementsdiscouragements 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] the^the 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 [knowledg | knowledge]knowledgknowledge 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] l^loſe | close]C^[above] l^loſeclose by [aſking | asking]aſkingasking
of the Doctor continuation of the Doctors p^[above] r^rayers for me at the Throne of grace, that I might be fi^[above] l^lled 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] a^a 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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pers0361.ocp | Allyn Mather | writer | Mather, Allyn |
pers0361.ocp | Allyn Marther | writer | Mather, Allyn |
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1768-01-18 | Ja.nJanuary 18. 1768 |
1768-01-18 | JanyJanuary 18th 1768 |
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