Samuel Savage, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1768 March 5
5 March 1768[1768-03-05]
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[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
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I owe you ^[above] a^a 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 Country^in 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 been^have been
[affraid | afraid]affraidafraid the good man [Some times | sometimes]Some timessometimes
^[left] hath [almoſt | almost]almoſtalmost^hath [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
So^I 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]&and^yours [& | 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 of^Some 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] you^you
to write to the trustees it may be ^[above] in^in 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] but^but 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] fain^fain 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 —
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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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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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