Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to Sarah Simon, 1768 June 27
27 June 1768[1768-06-27]
Call Number768377.2
[note (type: abstract): Wheelock informs Simon that if she does not want her son to stay in school until his education is finished and he is ready to teach, she should say so at once so that no more money will be spent on him.][note (type: handwriting): Formal and legible handwriting is not Wheelock's; the trailer, however, is in Wheelock's hand.][note (type: paper): Large sheet folded in half to make four pages is in good condition, with light-to-moderate creasing, yellowing and wear.][note (type: ink): Brown.]
Persistent Identifier
[Opener]
I [receivd | received]receivdreceived your James[pers0669.ocp] not to [illegible]
[pleaſe | please]pleaſeplease
myself but at your [earneſt | earnest]earneſtearnest [Deſire | desire]Deſiredesire by your Daughter Sarah[pers0490.ocp],
Who told me you hadtgiven him to me to bring up and [deſpoſe | dispose]deſpoſedispose
of as my own Son, and only upon such [Conſiderations | considerations]Conſiderationsconsiderations I took
him, and have kept him to School ever since he has been
with me [till | 'til]till'til about three Weeks ago, I hired a Man to take
him [& | and]&and instruct him in Husbandry which I found he was who
lly ignorant of, and next winter I [deſignd | designed]deſignddesigned to take him into
the School[org0098.ocp] again, [& | and]&and fit him as [faſt | fast]faſtfast as I can for a [School,
Maſter | school-
master]School,
Maſterschool-
master, & when he is fit for it I [deſignd | designed]deſignddesigned to put him into good
[Buſineſs | business]Buſineſsbusiness as I would a Child of my own — [Theſe | These]TheſeThese were my Vi[above] eews
[& | and]&and so I understood your proposal by your Daughter[pers0490.ocp] — but if I
have not understood you right — if you intend to take him
away from me, or encourage his going away as others have
done after I have been at great [Expence | expense]Expenceexpense to educate him;
or when he has half got his Education, I [inſist | insist]inſistinsist upon it that
you let me know it now, before I spend any more Money
to be thrown away upon him, there are hundreds who
would be glad to come into his Room and be at my [dispoſe | disposal]dispoſedisposal as
much as my own Children are — —
myself but at your [earneſt | earnest]earneſtearnest [Deſire | desire]Deſiredesire by your Daughter Sarah[pers0490.ocp],
Who told me you had
of as my own Son, and only upon such [Conſiderations | considerations]Conſiderationsconsiderations I took
him, and have kept him to School ever since he has been
with me [till | 'til]till'til about three Weeks ago, I hired a Man to take
him [& | and]&and instruct him in Husbandry which I found he was who
lly ignorant of, and next winter I [deſignd | designed]deſignddesigned to take him into
the School[org0098.ocp] again, [& | and]&and fit him as [faſt | fast]faſtfast as I can for a [School,
Maſter | school-
master]School,
Maſterschool-
master, & when he is fit for it I [deſignd | designed]deſignddesigned to put him into good
[Buſineſs | business]Buſineſsbusiness as I would a Child of my own — [Theſe | These]TheſeThese were my Vi[above] eews
[& | and]&and so I understood your proposal by your Daughter[pers0490.ocp] — but if I
have not understood you right — if you intend to take him
away from me, or encourage his going away as others have
done after I have been at great [Expence | expense]Expenceexpense to educate him;
or when he has half got his Education, I [inſist | insist]inſistinsist upon it that
you let me know it now, before I spend any more Money
to be thrown away upon him, there are hundreds who
would be glad to come into his Room and be at my [dispoſe | disposal]dispoſedisposal as
much as my own Children are — —
[Pleaſe | Please]PleaſePlease to send me word what I may depend upon, and if you [chuſe | choose]chuſechoose
to have him come back to you, I [aſsure | assure]aſsureassure you I dont want to Keep
him, as I never had any view but to his Good and the Good
of the Indians in my taking him at [firſt | first]firſtfirst — —
to have him come back to you, I [aſsure | assure]aſsureassure you I dont want to Keep
him, as I never had any view but to his Good and the Good
of the Indians in my taking him at [firſt | first]firſtfirst — —
you may depend upon it if he tarries with me I shall take the
[moſt | most]moſtmost [Affectual | effectual]Affectualeffectual Method to learn him Husbandry as well as
to read and [wright | write]wrightwrite, — [pleaſe | please]pleaſeplease to let [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Deake[pers0161.ocp] see this and
[deſire | desire]deſiredesire him to write your [Anſwer | answer]Anſweranswer to me — It [greives | grieves]greivesgrieves [& | and]&and
breaks my Heart that while I am wearing my Life out to
do good to the poor Indians, they themselves have no more [Deſire | desire]Deſiredesire
to help forward the great [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign of their [Happineſs | happiness]Happineſshappiness here
and Eternal Salvation in the World to come, but are so
many of them, and some of them too, [thoſe | those]thoſethose on whom I have
[beſtowed | bestowed]beſtowedbestowed much Pains [& | and]&and [Coſt | cost]Coſtcost pulling the other way and as
[faſt | fast]faſtfast as they can undoing all I have done. Oh! that God
would [shew | show]shewshow them their [Miſery | misery]Miſerymisery, and the only way of their Relief.
[moſt | most]moſtmost [Affectual | effectual]Affectualeffectual Method to learn him Husbandry as well as
to read and [wright | write]wrightwrite, — [pleaſe | please]pleaſeplease to let [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Deake[pers0161.ocp] see this and
[deſire | desire]deſiredesire him to write your [Anſwer | answer]Anſweranswer to me — It [greives | grieves]greivesgrieves [& | and]&and
breaks my Heart that while I am wearing my Life out to
do good to the poor Indians, they themselves have no more [Deſire | desire]Deſiredesire
to help forward the great [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign of their [Happineſs | happiness]Happineſshappiness here
and Eternal Salvation in the World to come, but are so
many of them, and some of them too, [thoſe | those]thoſethose on whom I have
[beſtowed | bestowed]beſtowedbestowed much Pains [& | and]&and [Coſt | cost]Coſtcost pulling the other way and as
[faſt | fast]faſtfast as they can undoing all I have done. Oh! that God
would [shew | show]shewshow them their [Miſery | misery]Miſerymisery, and the only way of their Relief.
Your Daughter Sarah[pers0490.ocp] carries
herself very well, but I
think it not [beſt | best]beſtbest she should come home to [viſit | visit]viſitvisit you [till | 'til]till'til
the Fall — I [wiſh | wish]wiſhwish you [Proſperity | prosperity]Proſperityprosperity with all my Heart
and am
think it not [beſt | best]beſtbest she should come home to [viſit | visit]viſitvisit you [till | 'til]till'til
the Fall — I [wiſh | wish]wiſhwish you [Proſperity | prosperity]Proſperityprosperity with all my Heart
and am
[Closer]
your Real Friend
Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] —
Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] —
[Postscript]
P.S. The Conditions I upon which I take all the [Engliſh | English]EngliſhEnglish
Boys in my School are, that if they [leve | leave]leveleave me before they
have got their Learning, or go into other [Buſineſs | business]Buſineſsbusiness
[after wards | afterwards]after wardsafterwards that [pleaſes | pleases]pleaſespleases them better than the Indian
Service they shall pay me all the [Expence | expense]Expenceexpense of their Learn
ing. and I think the [Reaſon | reason]Reaſonreason is as good with [reſpect | respect]reſpectrespect
to your Son James[pers0669.ocp] —
Boys in my School are, that if they [leve | leave]leveleave me before they
have got their Learning, or go into other [Buſineſs | business]Buſineſsbusiness
[after wards | afterwards]after wardsafterwards that [pleaſes | pleases]pleaſespleases them better than the Indian
Service they shall pay me all the [Expence | expense]Expenceexpense of their Learn
ing. and I think the [Reaſon | reason]Reaſonreason is as good with [reſpect | respect]reſpectrespect
to your Son James[pers0669.ocp] —
[Trailer]
[Lett.r | Letter]Lett.rLetter to Sarah [Symons | Simon]SymonsSimon[pers0491.ocp]
at Charlestown[place0031.ocp] June 27.
1768[1768-06-27].
[Reſpecting | Respecting]ReſpectingRespecting her [ſon | son]ſonson James[pers0669.ocp]
at Charlestown[place0031.ocp] June 27.
1768[1768-06-27].
[Reſpecting | Respecting]ReſpectingRespecting her [ſon | son]ſonson James[pers0669.ocp]
To
[M.rs | Mrs.]M.rsMrs. Sarah [Symons | Simon]SymonsSimon[pers0491.ocp] —
at Charlestown[place0031.ocp]
[M.rs | Mrs.]M.rsMrs. Sarah [Symons | Simon]SymonsSimon[pers0491.ocp] —
at Charlestown[place0031.ocp]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0491.ocp | M rs Mrs. Symons Simon | recipient | Simon, Sarah |
pers0669.ocp | James | mentioned | Simon, James |
pers0490.ocp | Sarah | mentioned | Simon, Sarah |
pers0490.ocp | your Daughter | mentioned | Simon, Sarah |
pers0161.ocp | M r Mr. Deake | mentioned | Deake, Edward |
pers0036.ocp | Eleazar Wheelock | writer | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0491.ocp | Sarah Symons Simon | recipient | Simon, Sarah |
pers0491.ocp | M. rs Mrs. Sarah Symons Simon | recipient | Simon, Sarah |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
place0031.ocp | Charlestown | Charlestown |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0098.ocp | the School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
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1768-06-27 | June 27. 1768 |
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modernization | Mrs | Mrs. |
variation | Symons | Simon |
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modernization | earneſt | earnest |
modernization | Deſire | desire |
modernization | deſpoſe | dispose |
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modernization | faſt | fast |
modernization | School, Maſter |
school- master |
modernization | Buſineſs | business |
modernization | Theſe | These |
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modernization | inſist | insist |
modernization | dispoſe | disposal |
modernization | Pleaſe | Please |
variation | chuſe | choose |
modernization | aſsure | assure |
modernization | firſt | first |
modernization | moſt | most |
variation | Affectual | effectual |
variation | wright | write |
modernization | Mr | Mr. |
modernization | deſire | desire |
modernization | Anſwer | answer |
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modernization | Deſign | design |
modernization | Happineſs | happiness |
modernization | thoſe | those |
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modernization | Coſt | cost |
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modernization | Miſery | misery |
modernization | beſt | best |
modernization | viſit | visit |
modernization | wiſh | wish |
modernization | Proſperity | prosperity |
modernization | Engliſh | English |
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modernization | pleaſes | pleases |
modernization | Reaſon | reason |
modernization | reſpect | respect |
modernization | Reſpecting | Respecting |
modernization | ſon | son |
modernization | M.rs | Mrs. |
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receivd | received |
& | and |
deſignd | designed |
Lett.r | Letter |
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