Joseph Johnson, letter to Eleazar Wheelock, 1768 April 20
20 April 1768[1768-04-20]
Call Number768270
[note (type: abstract): Johnson writes about his progress among the Oneidas, and about the recent travels of Ralph Wheelock among tribes of the Six Nations.][note (type: handwriting): Johnson's hand is small, but clear and legible.][note (type: paper): Large sheet folded in half is in fair condition, with heavy creasing and wear that nonetheless results in no loss of text. Large portions of the seal remain.][note (type: ink): Black-brown.]
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[Opener]
My [Reſpects | respects]Reſpectsrespects
[& | and]&and Regards for you
for the many favours which I have Enjoyed
Since under your paternal Care [Exites | excites]Exitesexcites in me
a kind of Gratitude which makes me [deſireous | desirous]deſireousdesirous
to [Enqure | inquire]Enqureinquire little concerning your Valuble health
and to gather with all this I believe it is my—
[Indiſpenſable | indispensable]Indiſpenſableindispensable Duty to Acquaint you the [ſtate | state]ſtatestate
of the Indians up here and the [ſchool | school]ſchoolschool which
I keep. [Hond | Honoured]HondHonoured Sir. I have not as yet Opened the
School at Old [Onoida | Oneida]OnoidaOneida[place0179.ocp] Since I came up [laſt | last]laſtlast.
my Employment has been an Imperfect
Interpreter little better then none. to your
[Hond | Honoured]HondHonoured Son[pers0578.ocp]. the Indians treat him with great
deal of [Repſpects | respect]Repſpectsrespect, [& | and]&and [ſay | say]ſaysay that they do [Realy | really]Realyreally
love him, and want that he [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould [ſtay | stay]ſtaystay longer.
your [Hond | Honoured]HondHonoured Son[pers0578.ocp] has been at [Onondage | Onondaga]OnondageOnondaga[place0180.ocp] and [offerd | offered]offerdoffered
the glad tiding of the [Goſpel | Gospel]GoſpelGospel of [X | Christ]XChrist to them [likewiſe | likewise]likewiſelikewise
to the Senecas[org0088.ocp], but has not yet an [Anſwer | answer]Anſweranswer but
they did treat him with more [Reſpects | respects]Reſpectsrespects than
they had any before him, and [deſired | desired]deſireddesired to have
Some time to [Conſider | consider]Conſiderconsider [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch matter of Importan[above] cece
and [promiſed | promised]promiſedpromised to give him an [Anſwer | answer]Anſweranswer within
8 weeks. but has not [Recieved | received]Recievedreceived any [anſwer | answer]anſweranswer at all.
what the [Reaſon | reason]Reaſonreason is I cant tell. your [ſon | son]ſonson[pers0578.ocp] has
been under great [Diſadvantage | disadvantage]Diſadvantagedisadvantage in this [journy | journey]journyjourney
[& | and]&and been [thro | through]throthrough many [ſorro[above] wwfull | sorrowful]ſorro[above] wwfullsorrowful hour. no one to [adviſe | advise]adviſeadvise
him in Such Important Affair.
for the many favours which I have Enjoyed
Since under your paternal Care [Exites | excites]Exitesexcites in me
a kind of Gratitude which makes me [deſireous | desirous]deſireousdesirous
to [Enqure | inquire]Enqureinquire little concerning your Valuble health
and to gather with all this I believe it is my—
[Indiſpenſable | indispensable]Indiſpenſableindispensable Duty to Acquaint you the [ſtate | state]ſtatestate
of the Indians up here and the [ſchool | school]ſchoolschool which
I keep. [Hond | Honoured]HondHonoured Sir. I have not as yet Opened the
School at Old [Onoida | Oneida]OnoidaOneida[place0179.ocp] Since I came up [laſt | last]laſtlast.
my Employment has been an Imperfect
Interpreter little better then none. to your
[Hond | Honoured]HondHonoured Son[pers0578.ocp]. the Indians treat him with great
deal of [Repſpects | respect]Repſpectsrespect, [& | and]&and [ſay | say]ſaysay that they do [Realy | really]Realyreally
love him, and want that he [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould [ſtay | stay]ſtaystay longer.
your [Hond | Honoured]HondHonoured Son[pers0578.ocp] has been at [Onondage | Onondaga]OnondageOnondaga[place0180.ocp] and [offerd | offered]offerdoffered
the glad tiding of the [Goſpel | Gospel]GoſpelGospel of [X | Christ]XChrist to them [likewiſe | likewise]likewiſelikewise
to the Senecas[org0088.ocp], but has not yet an [Anſwer | answer]Anſweranswer but
they did treat him with more [Reſpects | respects]Reſpectsrespects than
they had any before him, and [deſired | desired]deſireddesired to have
Some time to [Conſider | consider]Conſiderconsider [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch matter of Importan[above] cece
and [promiſed | promised]promiſedpromised to give him an [Anſwer | answer]Anſweranswer within
8 weeks. but has not [Recieved | received]Recievedreceived any [anſwer | answer]anſweranswer at all.
what the [Reaſon | reason]Reaſonreason is I cant tell. your [ſon | son]ſonson[pers0578.ocp] has
been under great [Diſadvantage | disadvantage]Diſadvantagedisadvantage in this [journy | journey]journyjourney
[& | and]&and been [thro | through]throthrough many [ſorro[above] wwfull | sorrowful]ſorro[above] wwfullsorrowful hour. no one to [adviſe | advise]adviſeadvise
him in Such Important Affair.
I Expect to Open the [ſchool | school]ſchoolschool next week.
I believe that if the Indians now [Refuſe | refuse]Refuſerefuse
the Offered [Goſpel | Gospel]GoſpelGospel it will be wonder if God
dont in his anger cut them of from his Earth.
I do feel bad the for [ſake | sake]ſakesake of your [ſon | son]ſonson[pers0578.ocp], he has
had two or three bad turns [ſince | since]ſincesince he has been
up here. if had not the all [ſupporting | supporting]ſupportingsupporting grace
from on high been his [preſent | present]preſentpresent aid he would
probablyhnot [illegible]be able to go [thro | through]throthrough his [buſsineſs | business]buſsineſsbusiness
but God be [praiſed | praised]praiſedpraised that he has carried him
thus far in [ſafety | safety]ſafetysafety.
[Revd | Rev.]RevdRev. Sir I hope that you have had your
health allowed to you [ſince | since]ſincesince I [ſaw | saw]ſawsaw you.
God be [praiſed | praised]praiſedpraised that he has [keept | kept]keeptkept me from
that [diſtemper | distemper]diſtemperdistemper which I did [ſo | so]ſoso greatly fear.
I have Enjoyed my [Uſeleſs | useless]Uſeleſsuseless health as [Uſual | usual]Uſualusual.
I [deſire | desire]deſiredesire humbly to Recommend [myſelf | myself]myſelfmyself
to your prayers [dayly | daily]daylydaily that he would keep me
from all [ſin | sin]ſinsin [Eſpecially | especially]Eſpeciallyespecially from pride.
I h[illegible]ave no more to
acquaint you at [preſent | present]preſentpresent
I believe that if the Indians now [Refuſe | refuse]Refuſerefuse
the Offered [Goſpel | Gospel]GoſpelGospel it will be wonder if God
dont in his anger cut them of from his Earth.
I do feel bad the for [ſake | sake]ſakesake of your [ſon | son]ſonson[pers0578.ocp], he has
had two or three bad turns [ſince | since]ſincesince he has been
up here. if had not the all [ſupporting | supporting]ſupportingsupporting grace
from on high been his [preſent | present]preſentpresent aid he would
probably
but God be [praiſed | praised]praiſedpraised that he has carried him
thus far in [ſafety | safety]ſafetysafety.
[Revd | Rev.]RevdRev. Sir I hope that you have had your
health allowed to you [ſince | since]ſincesince I [ſaw | saw]ſawsaw you.
God be [praiſed | praised]praiſedpraised that he has [keept | kept]keeptkept me from
that [diſtemper | distemper]diſtemperdistemper which I did [ſo | so]ſoso greatly fear.
I have Enjoyed my [Uſeleſs | useless]Uſeleſsuseless health as [Uſual | usual]Uſualusual.
I [deſire | desire]deſiredesire humbly to Recommend [myſelf | myself]myſelfmyself
to your prayers [dayly | daily]daylydaily that he would keep me
from all [ſin | sin]ſinsin [Eſpecially | especially]Eſpeciallyespecially from pride.
I h
[Closer]
So I [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): would]would[illegible] Remain your Ignorant
Pupil. and good for nothing Black
Indian.
[Joſph | Joseph]JoſphJoseph [Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson.[pers0288.ocp]
[Doctr | Dr.]DoctrDr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp].
Pupil. and good for nothing Black
Indian.
[Joſph | Joseph]JoſphJoseph [Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson.[pers0288.ocp]
[Doctr | Dr.]DoctrDr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp].
[Trailer]
[Jos: | Joseph]Jos:Joseph Joh[illegible]nsons[pers0288.ocp]
[Aprel | April]AprelApril 20. 1768[1768-04-20]
[Aprel | April]AprelApril 20. 1768[1768-04-20]
To
the [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev. [Doctr | Dr.]DoctrDr. [E | Eleazar]EEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
in.
[N | New]NNew England.[place0158.ocp]
[Pr | Per]PrPer favour of)
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Wheelock[pers0578.ocp])
the [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev. [Doctr | Dr.]DoctrDr. [E | Eleazar]EEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
in.
[N | New]NNew England.[place0158.ocp]
[Pr | Per]PrPer favour of)
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Wheelock[pers0578.ocp])
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0578.ocp | your Hon d Honoured Son | mentioned | Wheelock, Rodulphus |
pers0578.ocp | Hon d Honoured Son | mentioned | Wheelock, Rodulphus |
pers0578.ocp | your ſon son | mentioned | Wheelock, Rodulphus |
pers0288.ocp | Joſ ph Joseph Johnſon Johnson . | writer | Johnson, Joseph |
pers0036.ocp | Doct r Dr. Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0288.ocp | Jos: Joseph Joh nsons | writer | Johnson, Joseph |
pers0036.ocp | Rev d Rev. Doct r Dr. E Eleazar Whee lock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0578.ocp | M r Mr. Wheelock | mentioned | Wheelock, Rodulphus |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0114.ocp | Kanoarohare Kanawalohale . | Kanawalohale |
place0179.ocp | Old Onoida Oneida | Oneida |
place0180.ocp | Onondage Onondaga | Onondaga |
place0158.ocp | N New England. | New England |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0088.ocp | Senecas | Seneca Nation |
Dates identified in this document:
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1768-04-20 | April 20th20th 1768. |
1768-04-20 | AprelApril 20. 1768 |
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variation | Kanoarohare | Kanawalohale |
modernization | 20th | 20th |
modernization | Revd | Rev. |
modernization | Doct.r | Dr. |
modernization | Reſpects | respects |
variation | Exites | excites |
modernization | deſireous | desirous |
variation | Enqure | inquire |
modernization | Indiſpenſable | indispensable |
modernization | ſtate | state |
modernization | ſchool | school |
variation | Onoida | Oneida |
modernization | laſt | last |
modernization | Repſpects | respect |
modernization | ſay | say |
variation | Realy | really |
modernization | ſhould | should |
modernization | ſtay | stay |
variation | Onondage | Onondaga |
modernization | Goſpel | Gospel |
modernization | likewiſe | likewise |
modernization | Anſwer | answer |
modernization | deſired | desired |
modernization | Conſider | consider |
modernization | ſuch | such |
modernization | promiſed | promised |
variation | Recieved | received |
modernization | anſwer | answer |
modernization | Reaſon | reason |
modernization | ſon | son |
modernization | Diſadvantage | disadvantage |
variation | journy | journey |
modernization | ſorro[above] wwfull | sorrowful |
modernization | adviſe | advise |
modernization | Refuſe | refuse |
modernization | ſake | sake |
modernization | ſince | since |
modernization | ſupporting | supporting |
modernization | preſent | present |
variation | buſsineſs | business |
modernization | praiſed | praised |
modernization | ſafety | safety |
modernization | ſaw | saw |
variation | keept | kept |
modernization | diſtemper | distemper |
modernization | ſo | so |
modernization | Uſeleſs | useless |
modernization | Uſual | usual |
modernization | deſire | desire |
modernization | myſelf | myself |
variation | dayly | daily |
modernization | ſin | sin |
modernization | Eſpecially | especially |
modernization | Johnſon | Johnson |
modernization | Doctr | Dr. |
variation | Aprel | April |
modernization | Mr | Mr. |
Expanded abbreviations:
Abbreviation | Expansion |
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& | and |
Hond | Honoured |
offerd | offered |
X | Christ |
thro | through |
Joſph | Joseph |
Jos: | Joseph |
E | Eleazar |
N | New |
Pr | Per |
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