Samuel Savage, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1768 March 5

Author Savage, Samuel[pers0465.ocp]

5 March 1768[1768-03-05]

Call Number768205

[note (type: abstract): Savage writes to Wheelock applauding his work and Whitaker’s efforts, hoping Occom will not be spoiled by the attention, distrusting the trustees’ management of the funds, and notifying him of a chest of books he has sent for use at the Indian Schools.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is small and somewhat stylized, yet mostly legible.][note (type: paper): Very large sheet is fragile, with moderate-to-heavy yellowing, creasing and wear. Large tear near remnants of seal results in no loss of text.][note (type: ink): Dark brown-black][note (type: noteworthy): There are many variations in spelling, punctuation and syntax. Trailer is in an unknown hand.][note (type: signature): Signature is abbreviated, and a postscript is initialed.]

EventsFundraising Tour of Great Britain

Persistent Identifier
[Opener]
[Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev. [& | and]&and Dear Sir
I owe you [above] aa letter of a long Standing. but a [backwardng | backwarding]backwardngbackwarding
to writing and other avocat[illegible]ions. have hitherto [hindred | hindered]hindredhindered: but could
not let this [opertunity | opportunity]opertunityopportunity Slip without Sending you [aline | a line]alinea line...
when I heard the great concerns you have
for the cause of the redeemer and the Spread of the [above] [everlaſting | everlasting]everlaſtingeverlasting[everlaſting | everlasting]everlaſtingeverlasting [gospell | Gospel]gospellGospel
hath made me love you: though I never Saw you nor is it
likely I ever Shall. in the present State. but hope to Meet
you in King Jesus'. upper house: where we [Shal | shall]Shalshall See as we
are Seen [& | and]&and know as we are known — when I heard of [Dr | Dr.]DrDr.
Whitaker[pers0037.ocp]
[& | and]&and [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Occoms; | Occom's]Occoms;Occom's[pers0030.ocp] coming it gave me pleasure but much more
When I heard them [& | and]&and Saw them!: [Dr | Dr.]DrDr. Whitaker[pers0037.ocp] hath been indefati­
gable in going about to collect money [above] in city [& | and]&and Countryin city [& | and]&and Country and Executed this work with
great [deligence | diligence]deligencediligence prudence zeal and [faithfulneſs | faithfulness]faithfulneſsfaithfulness: and [honnour | honour]honnourhonour: it
[allso | also]allsoalso added much to the [Succeſs | success]Succeſssuccess of it that [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] (the Indian)
was with him: as a fruit (under god) of your labour: and whom the
Lord hath done great things for.., and for whom many here [bleſs | bless]bleſsbless god
= but the poor indian hath been So [careſs'd | caressed]careſs'dcaressed [& | and]&and Such [reſpect | respect]reſpectrespect Shown him even
by the great and Noble. that I am [above] have beenhave been [affraid | afraid]affraidafraid the good man [Some times | sometimes]Some timessometimes
[left] hath [almoſt | almost]almoſtalmosthath [almoſt | almost]almoſtalmost forgot what he was —.— it is a great mercy to be kept Sitting at the
feet of Jesus;— [above] I hope he will be kept SoI hope he will be kept So [Dr | Dear]DrDear Sir I Esteem the cause in which you are engaged to
be great and glorious [& | and]&and So do many here: [illegible]; but it is not without
its Enemies for Satan hath been Stirring up all his force that he,
hath been [Sufferd | suffered]Sufferdsuffered to do against it: to Speak [evill | evil]evillevil of it [& | and]&and of those
that where engaged in it. even those from whom we Should
have expected better things: but when they [digg | dig]diggdig a [pitt | pit]pittpit for others
they may happen to fall in it their Selves —.
I am glad to find by [above] yours [& | and]&andyours [& | and]&and [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp]s letters as likewise by your
Son[pers0578.ocp]
s Journal to [mr | Mr.]mrMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp]. that the work goes on with Such
[Succeſs | success]Succeſssuccess. I pray the Lord may prosper it more and more.—
I hope ways and means will be found for you So to proceed
as to have Occasion for all the [above] [mony | money]monymoney[mony | money]monymoney that is collected in England[place0068.ocp], while
we continue to live: for Methink I Should be Sorry to leave any
of it to another generation— for I See Such a [fickleneſs | fickleness]fickleneſsfickleness
in the minds of [above] Some ofSome of those who. like to have the management of it
that I Should be glad it could be (with [honnour | honour]honnourhonour) drawn for out
of their hands and I wish that whenever [above] youyou to write to the trustees
it may be [above] inin the most Solemn [& | and]&and Close manner (as also to give us
all the encouragement you can of the [Succes | success]Successuccess of the cause:) that none
may dare to oppose or hinder you in your plans or designs [above] [yt | that]ytthat[yt | that]ytthat you
may think best for the carrying out the work:; [above] butbut that every one of us
may be Obliged to Say: that to Straiten or to Stop your hands
would be to fight against god —
Dear Sir I hope these lines will find
you in health andboth in Soul [& | and]&and body as also your whole family
for whom I have. (in a Chest of books which are coming to
you:) Sent [illegible]a piece of [Stript | striped]Striptstriped [Camblett | camblet]Camblettcamblet of our manufacture
60 yards [wch | which]wchwhich may be of use to [M.rs | Mrs.]M.rsMrs. Wheelock[pers0577.ocp] [& | and]&and your daughters [&c | etc.]&cetc.
[left] [& | and]&and family. —[& | and]&and family. — I need not Say I Shall be glad of a line from you whenever it
[Sutes | suits]Sutessuits— these books [w.ch | which]w.chwhich are in the Chest: are: 100 of Baptist
Saints rest: a present from [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev. [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [Benj | Benjamin]BenjBenjamin Fawcett[pers0729.ocp] of
Kidderminster[place0306.ocp] in Worstershire[place0307.ocp]: [& | and]&and many Sermons [& | and]&and [pampletts | pamphlets]pamplettspamphlets. from
[M.rs | Mrs.]M.rsMrs. Brine[pers0725.ocp]: [Widdo | widow]Widdowidow of the late [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev. [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. John Brine[pers0726.ocp]. of [illegible]london[place0128.ocp].
all for the use of the Schools. [&c | etc.]&cetc. : at your discretion [& | and]&and Some are of
[Dr | Dr.]DrDr. Whitaker[pers0037.ocp]s [& | and]&and Some [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Occoms | Occom's]OccomsOccom's[pers0030.ocp]..— they will know their own,
and: now dear Sir I think I must take my leave of you for the present
least I weary you with my [Scrible | scribble]Scriblescribble: wishing [& | and]&and praying that great
Grace may be uppon you all — I remain yours in the Purest
[Closer]
Bonds of Christian love
[Sam.l | Samuel]Sam.lSamuel Savage[pers0465.ocp].
[Postscript]
PS. Perhaps you may think that
what we have [allow.d | allowed]allow.dallowed [Dr | Dr.]DrDr. Whitaker[pers0037.ocp]
is but [Smal | small]Smalsmall:— in which I Joyn I cannot
but [Joyn | join]Joynjoin with you — I would [above] fainfain have
had it Doubled but they would not
[admitt | admit]admittadmit of it: a Very [Smal | small]Smalsmall consideration
for two years [& | and]&and half absence from his family
and Such a constant [illegible][guess (ivys): [Scean | scene]Sceanscene][Scean | scene]Sceanscene of labour
and [phatigue | fatigue]phatiguefatigue as he hath gone through.:
I am [dr S.r | dear Sir]dr S.rdear Sir once more [yr | your]yryour
 [freind | friend]freindfriend [& serv.t | and servant]& serv.tand servant for Christ Sake
 S. S —
[Trailer]
From [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [Sam.l | Samuel]Sam.lSamuel Savage[pers0465.ocp]
 March [5.th | 5th]5.th5th 1768[1768-03-05]

For
[Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev. [Doct.r | Dr.]Doct.rDr. [Wheellock | Wheelock]WheellockWheelock[pers0036.ocp]


 [ſhere | shere]ſhereshere
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id Text in document Role in header Authorized Name
pers0037.ocp D r Dr. Whitaker mentioned Whitaker, Nathaniel
pers0030.ocp M r Mr. Occom s ; Occom's mentioned Occom, Samson
pers0030.ocp M r Mr. Occom mentioned Occom, Samson
pers0315.ocp M r Mr. Kirtland mentioned Kirkland, Samuel
pers0578.ocp your Son mentioned Wheelock, Rodulphus
pers0315.ocp m r Mr. Kirtland mentioned Kirkland, Samuel
pers0577.ocp M. rs Mrs. Wheelock mentioned Wheelock, Mary (née Brinsmead)
pers0729.ocp Rev d Rev. M. r Mr. Benj Benjamin Fawcett mentioned Fawcett, Benjamin
pers0725.ocp M. rs Mrs. Brine mentioned Brine
pers0726.ocp Rev d Rev. M r Mr. John Brine mentioned Brine, John
pers0030.ocp M r Mr. Occom s Occom's mentioned Occom, Samson
pers0465.ocp Sam. l Samuel Savage writer Savage, Samuel
pers0036.ocp Doct. r Dr. Wheellock Wheelock recipient Wheelock, Eleazar

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