Sarah Simon, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1768 May 27
27 May 1768[1768-05-27]
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[note (type: abstract): Simon writes that she is ill and unable to work. She suggests that some time on the sea would help, and asks Wheelock's advice.][note (type: handwriting): Hand is loose and slanting, though mostly clear and legible. Letter case, especially with regard to the the letter S, is frequently difficult to discern.][note (type: paper): One small sheet is in good condition, with light-to-moderate creasing, staining and wear.][note (type: ink): Brown-black.][note (type: noteworthy): Trailer is in a different hand, and notes a date that is different from that of the opening salutation.]
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this is to inform you that I [wontd | wanted]wontdwanted
[Sume | some]Sumesome of your advice if you [pleaſe | please]pleaſeplease Sir. that is I am [ſo | so]ſoso much unwell that I am not able to do any, work the [grateſt | greatest]grateſtgreatest part of my time: and my being So unwell it make me [uneſa | uneasy]uneſauneasy: [becauſe | because]becauſebecause I it is no [prophet | profit]prophetprofit to the S[illegible]School[org0098.ocp]
a for [any one | anyone]any oneanyone to be [heare | here]hearehere and cant
tdo any good to [themſilveſ | themselves]themſilveſthemselves or others. but Sir when I am well I ^[above] am^am willing to [devot | devote]devotdevote
[my[illegible]ſelfe | myself]my[illegible]ſelfemyself to the [Cauſe | cause]Cauſecause that is if I thought I Ever Should do any good in the world. there Should
be nothing in this life Should [diſcorg | discourage]diſcorgdiscourage me: —
but the advice that I Should be glad to have from the doc
[ter | tor]tertor is, I think it is [baſt | best]baſtbest for my [helth | health]helthhealth to go [of | off]ofoff on the [ſalt | salt]ſaltsalt
[we^[above] a^ater | water]we^[above] a^aterwater: It [uſtd | used]uſtdused to do me good when I was Sick—
but then [illegible] if the [Docktor | Doctor]DocktorDoctor is not willing I have
[illegible] nothing more to Say for I would not do [any thing | anything]any thinganything to [displeaſe | displease]displeaſedisplease
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] not for nothing at [tall | all]tallall.
[Closer]
So I remain your / [moſt | most]moſtmost
[nowothy | unworthy]nowothyunworthy
and [illegible] Ever [dutyfull | dutiful]dutyfulldutiful
[Sarvent | servant]Sarventservant
Sarah Simons[pers0490.ocp]
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People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0036.ocp | Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0490.ocp | Sarah Simons | writer | Simon, Sarah |
pers0490.ocp | Sarah Simons | writer | Simon, Sarah |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0098.ocp | School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
Dates identified in this document:
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1768-05-27 | May. yethe 27 1768 |
1768-05-28 | May 28. 1768 |
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modernization | pleaſe | please |
modernization | ſo | so |
variation | grateſt | greatest |
variation | uneſa | uneasy |
modernization | becauſe | because |
variation | prophet | profit |
variation | any one | anyone |
variation | heare | here |
variation | themſilveſ | themselves |
variation | devot | devote |
variation | my[illegible]ſelfe | myself |
modernization | Cauſe | cause |
variation | ter | tor |
variation | baſt | best |
variation | helth | health |
variation | of | off |
modernization | ſalt | salt |
variation | we^[above] a^ater | water |
variation | uſtd | used |
variation | Docktor | Doctor |
variation | any thing | anything |
modernization | displeaſe | displease |
modernization | Mr | Mr. |
variation | tall | all |
modernization | moſt | most |
variation | nowothy | unworthy |
variation | dutyfull | dutiful |
variation | Sarvent | servant |
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Hon.ed | Honoured |
wontd | wanted |
diſcorg | discourage |
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