Joseph Johnson, letter to Eleazar Wheelock, 1768 April 20

Author Johnson, Joseph[pers0288.ocp]

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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[Revd | Rev.]RevdRev. [& | and]&and [Hond | Honoured]HondHonoured [Doct.r | Dr.]Doct.rDr.
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.
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
probably hnot [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
[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].
[note (type: editorial): Blank page.]
[Trailer]
[Jos: | Joseph]Jos:Joseph Joh[illegible]nsons[pers0288.ocp]
[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])
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id Text in document Role in header Authorized Name
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
place0114.ocp Kanoarohare Kanawalohale . Kanawalohale
place0179.ocp Old Onoida Oneida Oneida
place0180.ocp Onondage Onondaga Onondaga
place0158.ocp N New England. New England

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id Text in document Authorized Name
org0088.ocp Senecas Seneca Nation

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1768-04-20 April 20th20th 1768.
1768-04-20 AprelApril 20. 1768

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Hond Honoured
offerd offered
X Christ
thro through
Joſph Joseph
Jos: Joseph
E Eleazar
N New
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