Gain Miller, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1768 September 21
21 September 1768[1768-09-21]
ms number768521.1
[note (type: abstract): Miller writes to Wheelock asking him to write to Thomas Clark, who has heard that the funds collected by Whitaker and Occom for the Indian School may be diverted.][note (type: handwriting): Formal handwriting is curvy and occasionally difficult to decipher. Letter case is frequently difficult to discern, especially with regard to the letter S.][note (type: paper): Single small sheet has been preserved by silking, which makes it difficult to discern the paper's condition; there appears to be moderate-to-heavy staining, creasing and wear.][note (type: ink): Black-brown]EventsFundraising Tour of Great Britain
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after Humble Regards to you
[Wiſhing | wishing]Wiſhingwishing
[yt | that]ytthat god who Put it Into your [hart | heart]hartheart to Set up
[yt | that]ytthat Noble [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign afoot (viz) [ye | the]yethe
[Inden | Indian]IndenIndian
[ſCool | school]ſCoolschool[org0098.ocp]
[yt | that]ytthat he would make [it,s | its]it,sits Name and fame to Extend to [ye | the]yethe
[outmoſt | outmost]outmoſtoutmost
[Lemits | limits]Lemitslimits of [ye | the]yethe Pagan tribes for [ye | the]yethe advancements of [ye | the]yethe Great Redeemers Kingdom, having had an [oppurtunity | opportunity]oppurtunityopportunity of [ſeeing | seeing]ſeeingseeing
[ye | the]yethe
[Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[mr | Mr.]mrMr.
Thomas Clark[pers0130.ocp] of White Creek[place0241.ocp]
County albany[place0488.ocp] Province of [Newyork | New York]NewyorkNew York[place0166.ocp], he was Very anxious to hear about [ye | the]yethe
[scool | school]scoolschool[org0098.ocp] and [ye | the]yethe more so [becauſe | because]becauſebecause he was [Informd | informed]Informdinformed
[yt | that]ytthat
[ye | the]yethe Donations and [mony | money]monymoney
[yt | that]ytthat
[ye | the]yethe
[Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[miſsurs | Messrs.]miſsursMessrs.
[Whitticer | Whitaker]WhitticerWhitaker[pers0037.ocp] and [occum | Occom]occumOccom[pers0030.ocp]
^[above] had made^had made was Like to be —
[ſubverted | subverted]ſubvertedsubverted from [yt | that]ytthat
[uſe | use]uſeuse he is Now [gon | gone]gongone Down to [ye | the]yethe
[Pby | Presbytery]PbyPresbytery
of In [P^[above] h^hleladelphia | Philadelphia]P^[above] h^hleladelphiaPhiladelphia[org0084.ocp] and I [Expeit | expect]Expeitexpect to see him In his Return and Would [illegible]
take it as a Great favour if you Would [oblidg | oblige]oblidgoblige him [wt | with]wtwith a Line from you
[Rev,d | Rev.]Rev,dRev. Sir [Excuſe | excuse]Excuſeexcuse great [heaſt | haste]heaſthaste
[ye | the]yethe Bearer being
[Weating | waiting]Weatingwaiting. Humbly [aſking | asking]aſkingasking a remembrance [illegible] In your Prayers for
me and [famely | family]famelyfamily. Hoping God will still [Bleſs | bless]Bleſsbless you In all your [attemps | attempts]attempsattempts to advance [ye | the]yethe
[ye | the]yethe
[Intreſt | interest]Intreſtinterest of [Chriſt | Christ]ChriſtChrist is [ye | the]yethe
[Deſare | desire]Deſaredesire of sir
[Closer]
yours to serve — —
Gain Miller[pers0374.ocp]
Sharon[place0207.ocp]
[Septbr | September]SeptbrSeptember 21. 1768[1768-09-21]
[Postscript]
P S if you [Pleas | please]Pleasplease to Write to me. Direct to [ye | the]yethe Care of [ye | the]yethe
[Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[mr | Mr.]mrMr. Smith[pers0499.ocp] or Col John
Willims[pers0600.ocp]
[Trailer]
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
Gain Miller[pers0374.ocp]'s.
[Sep.r | September]Sep.rSeptember 21st 1768[1768-09-21]
To [ye | the]yethe
[Revrd | Rev.]RevrdRev.
[Docter | Doctor]DocterDoctor
[Eliezard | Eleazar]EliezardEleazar
[Whelock | Wheelock]WhelockWheelock[pers0036.ocp] of Lebanon[place0122.ocp], to [ye | the]yethe Care of [Cap | Capt.]CapCapt.
[Houſe | House]HouſeHouse[pers0264.ocp] of [andevour | Andover]andevourAndover[place0004.ocp]
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People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0130.ocp | Thomas Clark | mentioned | Clark, Thomas |
pers0037.ocp | Whitticer Whitaker | mentioned | Whitaker, Nathaniel |
pers0030.ocp | occum Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0374.ocp | Gain Miller | writer | Miller, Gain |
pers0499.ocp | Re vd Rev. m r Mr. Smith | mentioned | Smith |
pers0600.ocp | Col John Willims | mentioned | Willims, John |
pers0036.ocp | Eliezard Eleazar Whelock Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0264.ocp | Cap Capt. Houſe House | mentioned | House, Nathaniel |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0241.ocp | White Creek | White Creek |
place0488.ocp | County albany | Albany County |
place0166.ocp | Newyork New York | New York |
place0207.ocp | Sharon | Sharon |
place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
place0004.ocp | andevour Andover | Andover |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0098.ocp | IndenIndian ſCoolschool | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0098.ocp | yethe scoolschool | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0084.ocp | PbyPresbytery of In PhleladelphiaPhiladelphia | Presbytery of Philadelphia |
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1768-09-21 | SeptbrSeptember 21. 1768 |
1768-09-21 | Sep.rSeptember 21st 1768 |
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modernization | Houſe | House |
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Informd | informed |
Pby | Presbytery |
wt | with |
Septbr | September |
Sep.r | September |
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