Joseph Johnson, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1768 September 27
27 September 1768[1768-09-27]
ms number768527
[note (type: abstract): Johnson writes that he is on his way to Fort Stanwix, and complains that he is never trusted with any money.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is small and loose, yet largely clear and legible. The trailer is in a different, unknown hand.][note (type: paper): Large sheet folded in half to make four pages is in good condition, with light-to-moderate creasing, staining and wear.][note (type: ink): Brownish gray ink is heavily faded.]
Persistent Identifier
[Opener]
Barracks, Hill[place0008.ocp]. [Sep.tr | September]Sep.trSeptember 27[1768-09-27].
[ Revd | Rev.] RevdRev.
[& | and]&and Ever [Hond | Honored]HondHonored
[Doct.r | Dr.]Doct.rDr.
I [deſire | desire]deſiredesire
[illegible]Once more to write to yo^[above] u^u and [deſire | desire]deſiredesire once more to Acquaint your Honour, that We have [thro | through]throthrough the [kindneſs | kindness]kindneſskindness of that Ever goodGod who is good, Even to the Evil and Unthankful Got
on Our journey thus far. that we Expect tomorrow to [git | get]gitget there where the Indians are [meet. | meeting]meet.meeting we are Acquainted that they are not yet [meet; | meeting]meet;meeting but are [gethering | gathering]getheringgathering. I have much to [ſay | say]ſaysay, but no time to write much. I have kind Sir thus far Enjoyed my health
as [[Uſ | Us]UſUs[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): si]sial | Usual][Uſ | Us]UſUs[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): si]sialUsual,. I [deſire | desire]deſiredesire Humbly to Acquaint you that I am Under great [diſadvantage | disadvantage]diſadvantagedisadvantage that I cant get the things that I [ſtand | stand]ſtandstand in great need of, by Some means or another. [Becauſe | Because]BecauſeBecause you did not give any Orders of So doing or [Expreſs | express]Expreſsexpress Orders for Every [articul | article]articularticle; So that it is likely I [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall
[ſuffer | suffer]ſuffersuffer. I have not as yet, been trusted with one Copper not So much as in [ſight | sight]ſightsight, much more when I [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall be out of [ſight | sight]ſightsight; it hurts me very much, as I have not yet been lavish of any, of Christ
money, or been found
[Diſhoneſt | dishonest]Diſhoneſtdishonest. I [deſire | desire]deſiredesire
[moſt | most]moſtmost Humbly to leave it to you if I have so done I think it not [ſtrange | strange]ſtrangestrange. or [aſk | ask]aſkask
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] if I Ever proved [diſhoneſt | dishonest]diſhoneſtdishonest to any of the Money He has from time to time [truſted | trusted]truſtedtrusted me with. or to your Honoured [ſon | son]ſonson[pers0578.ocp] whether he was acquainted, by any one when he was up here. if [ſo | so]ſoso, I [deſire | desire]deſiredesire to Be content under a [puniſhment | punishment]puniſhmentpunishment which I [juſtly | justly]juſtlyjustly
[deſerve | deserve]deſervedeserve.
I am fully Determined henceforth to leave [myſelf | myself]myſelfmyself to that Ever good God who has hitherto guided my
[doubtfull | doubtful]doubtfulldoubtful paths, I feel quite Content as to that affair when I [sat | set]satset
[of | off]ofoff. I never came [of | off]ofoff with [ſo | so]ſoso much Reluctance before. but it was merely for
want of [Conſideration | consideration]Conſiderationconsideration. and [Reflexion | reflection]Reflexionreflection of the many favours I have hitherto, been the Subject of. O how is the Maze
of fate I have blindly Run and Backward trod [thoſe | those]thoſethose paths I sought to Shun. I have no more time to write. But to humbly
Recommend [my ſelf | myself]my ſelfmyself to your Prayers [dayly | daily]daylydaily that I may be made humble and be kept from all that will be [diſhonour | dishonour]diſhonourdishonour to His
[Grate | great]Grategreat Name. forgive my Brevity, and all that Seems to be out of a wrong Spirit in
this [Litter | letter]Litterletter. no more; but [deſire | desire]deſiredesire to [ſubſcribe | subscribe]ſubſcribesubscribe
[myſelf | myself]myſelfmyself
[Closer]
your Ever humble, and Obedient, ([tho | though]thothough Hitherto Contrary)
Pupil. [tho | though]thothough Ignorant.
[Joſeph | Joseph]JoſephJoseph
[Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0288.ocp].
[Postscript]
PS. [pleaſe | please]pleaſeplease Sir to dgive my duty to your [Hond | Honored]HondHonored
Son[pers0578.ocp]. no
more. Ut ante.
^[below] To [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[Dactr | Dr.]DactrDr.
[E | Eleazar]EEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp].^To [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[Dactr | Dr.]DactrDr.
[E | Eleazar]EEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp].
[Trailer]
Joseph Johnson[pers0288.ocp]'s
[Sep.r | September]Sep.rSeptember 27. 1768[1768-09-27]
To- The [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[E | Eleazar]EEleazar Wheelock D. D.[pers0036.ocp]
In
Lebanon[place0122.ocp], Connecticut[place0048.ocp].
[left] [Pr | Per]PrPer favors of [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.[illegible]
[Pr | Per]PrPer favors of [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.[illegible]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0315.ocp | M r Mr. Kirtland | mentioned | Kirkland, Samuel |
pers0578.ocp | ſon son | mentioned | Wheelock, Rodulphus |
pers0288.ocp | Joſeph Joseph Johnſon Johnson | writer | Johnson, Joseph |
pers0578.ocp | Son | mentioned | Wheelock, Rodulphus |
pers0036.ocp | Rev d Rev. Dact r Dr. E Eleazar Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0288.ocp | Joseph Johnson | writer | Johnson, Joseph |
pers0036.ocp | Rev d Rev. E Eleazar Wheelock D. D. | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
Places identified in this document:
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place0008.ocp | Barracks, Hill | Barracks Hill |
place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
place0048.ocp | Connecticut | Connecticut |
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1768-09-27 | Sep.trSeptember 27 |
1768-09-27 | Sep.rSeptember 27. 1768 |
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