Nathan Clap, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1768 June 28
28 June 1768[1768-06-28]
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[note (type: abstract): Clap confesses his sin, asks forgiveness, and asks to marry Mary Foey, Wheelock’s maid.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is slanted and somewhat scrawling, yet largely clear and legible. Letter case is frequently difficult to decipher, especially with regard to the letter S. The trailer is in a different, unknown hand.][note (type: paper): Single small sheet is mostly in good condition, however a large portion of it is torn away, which results in a loss of text.][note (type: ink): Strong black.][note (type: signature): Due to tear, the signature is missing.]
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I do take this [overtunity | opportunity]overtunityopportunity with A great deal of humility [acknwledgeing | acknowledging]acknwledgeingacknowledging
[my se^[above] lf^lf | myself]my se^[above] lf^lfmyself not [wothy | worthy]wothyworthy of the Least favour from your honour, whos ha[illegible][guess (maggiec): s]s
[illegible] been so kind to my poor despised brethren, [& | and]&and in [perticucler | particular]perticuclerparticular
[to wards | towards]to wardstowards me — but as I am made to see the power and dominion of sin
and and what a weak and frail thing man is when Left to [him Self | himself]him Selfhimself — I must [confeſs | confess]confeſsconfess with [sham | shame]shamshame that I have sinned I have done [foollishly | foolishly]foollishlyfoolishly and am not worthy to be [reconed | reckoned]reconedreckoned into your [famle | family]famlefamily
[illegible] to be treated as such — I [hop | hope]hophope I have h^[above] e^eard the voice of C^[above] h^hrist in [sum | some]sumsome
[meshure | measure]meshuremeasure calling upon me as he did unto the unconverted peter — [Saton | Satan]SatonSatan hath desire to have you that he might sift you as wheat but I have
prayed for you that your faith fail not, and when your are converted [Strenhen | strengthen]Strenhenstrengthen your brethe^[above] r^rn — I desire your prayers for me
that I might reform to live Soberly [& | and]&and be more [watch‸full | watch‸ful ]watch‸full watch‸ful
dand [prayerfull | prayerful]prayerfullprayerful, against the delusions of my sinful Lust, and that I may become a true
[pennatatient | penitent]pennatatientpenitent — I humbly [disire | desire]disiredesire the [Docters | Doctor's]DoctersDoctor's
[forgivneſs | forgiveness]forgivneſsforgiveness and I do [promas | promise]promaspromise by[illegible] the [gracs | grace]gracsgrace of god [assesting | assisting]assestingassisting of me to repent and to reform to live to the praise
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of his glory —I desire to submit and [yeld | yield]yeldyield
[my self | myself]my selfmyself into the hands of the [sovren | sovereign]sovrensovereign will of god, and as I am bro[illegible]ught to
see what the powers of Love will do, I do [illegible][com | come]comcome at [Lest | last]Lestlast I desire to come [humbl | humble]humblhumble and ask one [pettion | petition]pettionpetition of your honour
[beging | begging]begingbegging your kind [& | and]&and honourable compassions upon me — but how to ask you I [no | know]noknow not o pray Sir, forgive my [egnorance | ignorance]egnoranceignorance and [stupedy | stupidity]stupedystupidity and ^[above] pray Sir [pleas | please]pleasplease to^pray Sir [pleas | please]pleasplease to grant that
^[above] [Ms | Miss]MsMiss^[Ms | Miss]MsMiss
Mary ^[above] fo^[above] e^ey^fo^[above] e^ey[pers0194.ocp] your [maide | maid]maidemaid might be given to me to wife — or vanish me away from the School[org0098.ocp], I never [throught | thought]throughtthought She would [prev^[above] e^eiled | prevailed]prev^[above] e^eiledprevailed with me so much as to get my h^[above] e^eart, — but I [hop | hope]hophope it is all ordered by gods holy Providence to keep me [humb^[above] l^l | humble]humb^[above] l^lhumble and as she has been exorting of me about the things that [narly | nearly]narlynearly
[consern | concern]consernconcern
^[above] m^my soul, I am filled with wonder and [amaisment | amazement]amaismentamazement to hear that I [hop | ]hophope god put into her heart to Speak unto me
to awaken my Poor sinsick so^[above] u^ul —[nevertheleſs | nevertheless]nevertheleſsnevertheless I desire to Submit and [yeald | yield]yealdyield
[my self | myself]my selfmyself under your honourable fatherly [correctsion | correction]correctsioncorrection if it is to van:ish me from the
School[org0098.ocp] I will go away and [ac:knoledge | acknowledge]ac:knoledgeacknowledge it is no more than what I deserve my hearts desire and Prayer to god is
that all things might be [orderd | ordered]orderdordered for the [Prayes | praise]Prayespraise of his own Glory — I am [grevd | grieved]grevdgrieved to think that I have [greved | grieved]grevedgrieved and [disoner^[above] e^ed | dishonoured]disoner^[above] e^eddishonoured you So much pray Sir [pleas | please]pleasplease to forgive me — [tho | though]thothough I Shall never [for give | forgive]for giveforgive
[my Self | myself]my Selfmyself I wannt to Say and [writ | write]writwrite
[agreat | a great]agreata great Deal but I must [brak | break]brakbreak
[of | off]ofoff hear [beging | begging]begingbegging that god [illegible] would direct your way [be fore | before]be forebefore you and order what [cornsirns | concerns]cornsirnsconcerns me in great mercy your [afectonate | affectionate]afectonateaffectionate
[Puple | pupil]Puplepupil and very
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People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0127.ocp | Nathan Clap | writer | Clap, Nathan |
pers0194.ocp | Mary fo e y | mentioned | Foey, Mary |
Places identified in this document:
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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 | the School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0098.ocp | the School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
Dates identified in this document:
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1768-06-28 | June 28d28th 1768 |
1768-06-28 | June 28. 1768 |
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variation | Docter | Doctor |
variation | acknwledgeing | acknowledging |
variation | my se^[above] lf^lf | myself |
variation | perticucler | particular |
variation | to wards | towards |
variation | him Self | himself |
modernization | confeſs | confess |
variation | sham | shame |
variation | foollishly | foolishly |
variation | reconed | reckoned |
variation | famle | family |
variation | hop | hope |
variation | sum | some |
variation | meshure | measure |
variation | Saton | Satan |
variation | Strenhen | strengthen |
variation | watch‸full | watch‸ful |
variation | prayerfull | prayerful |
variation | disire | desire |
variation | Docters | Doctor's |
modernization | forgivneſs | forgiveness |
variation | promas | promise |
variation | gracs | grace |
variation | assesting | assisting |
variation | yeld | yield |
variation | sovren | sovereign |
variation | com | come |
variation | Lest | last |
variation | humbl | humble |
variation | beging | begging |
variation | egnorance | ignorance |
variation | stupedy | stupidity |
variation | pleas | please |
variation | maide | maid |
variation | prev^[above] e^eiled | prevailed |
variation | narly | nearly |
variation | consern | concern |
variation | amaisment | amazement |
modernization | nevertheleſs | nevertheless |
variation | yeald | yield |
variation | correctsion | correction |
variation | ac:knoledge | acknowledge |
variation | orderd | ordered |
variation | Prayes | praise |
variation | grevd | grieved |
variation | greved | grieved |
variation | disoner^[above] e^ed | dishonoured |
variation | tho | though |
variation | for give | forgive |
variation | my Self | myself |
variation | writ | write |
variation | brak | break |
variation | of | off |
variation | be fore | before |
variation | cornsirns | concerns |
variation | afectonate | affectionate |
variation | Puple | pupil |
Expanded abbreviations:
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& | and |
Ms | Miss |
humb^[above] l^l | humble |
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