David Avery, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1768 October 1
1 October 1768[1768-10-01]
Call Number768551.1
[note (type: abstract): Avery reports on various comings and goings, including the arrival of Jacob Johnson, and notes that numerous Indians are traveling to the congress at Fort Stanwix.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is formal, clear and legible.][note (type: paper): Large sheet folded in half to make four pages is in good condition, with light creasing, staining and wear.][note (type: ink): Black-brown ink is somewhat faded.][note (type: noteworthy): Avery mentions the arrival of Susannah, the same student for whom Wheelock writes a recommendation in manuscript 768429.1.]
Persistent Identifier
[Opener]
[Cana[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): y]ywarohare | Kanawalohale]Cana[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): y]ywarohareKanawalohale[place0114.ocp]
[Octo.r | October]Octo.rOctober
[1.t | 1st]1.t1st 1768[1768-10-01].
[Revd | Rev.]RevdRev. [& Hon,d D,r | and Honoured Doctor]& Hon,d D,rand Honoured Doctor
[Revd | Rev.]RevdRev. [& Hon,d D,r | and Honoured Doctor]& Hon,d D,rand Honoured Doctor
The Reverend [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Johnson[pers0287.ocp] came
to this place 29th [laſt | last]laſtlast month[1768-09-29] with the [Fulneſs | fulness]Fulneſsfulness
of the [bleſsings | blessings]bleſsingsblessings of the [Goſpel | Gospel]GoſpelGospel — was cordially
received by the Indians — [releaſed | released]releaſedreleased their Minds
from some [diſquietude | disquietude]diſquietudedisquietude — [occaſioned | occasioned]occaſionedoccasioned by the
long [abſence | absence]abſenceabsence of a [miniſter | minister]miniſterminister — he came as
one in season — Sir [W.m | William]W.mWilliam[pers0292.ocp] [& | and]&and a very large Num
ber of Gentlemen have been at Fort Stan
wix[place0081.ocp] about three weeks — the Indians are
come [& | and]&and [comeing | coming]comeingcoming — it is expected they will
all arrive in a week or ten Days — will,
[doubtleſs | doubtless]doubtleſsdoubtless be the [largeſt | largest]largeſtlargest [Congreſs | congress]Congreſscongress that ever
was among the Six Nations[org0090.ocp] — [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign, by di
vine Leave, to accompany the [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev. [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [John
ſon | John
son]John
ſonJohn
son[pers0287.ocp] over as soon as the Indians go — and
return to New England[place0158.ocp] as soon as the [Congreſs | congress]Congreſscongress
shall be ended — [& | and]&and let the Doctor[pers0036.ocp] [above] knowknow the Parti
culars — [& | and]&and fully [ye reſult | the result]ye reſultthe result of the whole — which,
[doubltleſs | doubtless]doubltleſsdoubtless, will be — determining —
Have procured four very likely Children for the
School[org0098.ocp] — Thomas[pers0643.ocp] and his Brother arrived safe with
very Exalted Ideas of the School[org0098.ocp] — behave very well.
Not long since Thomas[pers0643.ocp]' wife[pers0644.ocp], after about three
week's [Sickneſs | sickness]Sickneſssickness, left this world — hopefully for
a better — had [satiſfying | satisfying]satiſfyingsatisfying Evidence that her
peace was made with God — and that she has
gone to join the [Aſsembly | assembly]Aſsemblyassembly of the [thoſe | those]thoſethose that
are made white in the Blood of the Lamb —
Since, Thomas[pers0643.ocp] [manifeſts | manifests]manifeſtsmanifests a great [Deſire | desire]Deſiredesire to
go to New England[place0158.ocp] — the rather soon — [becauſe | because]becauſebecause
is afraid his Daughter[pers0244.ocp] will be [diſtracted | distracted]diſtracteddistracted at hear
ing the heavy Tidings — shall[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): g]g
[above] actact according to the
Doctor[pers0036.ocp]'s Directions with [reſpect | respect]reſpectrespect to his going —
Mundius[pers0384.ocp] had about a month's Journey hither —
remains low — [tho' | though]tho'though some better — it is not likely he
will be able to return with me — [Suſannah | Susannah]SuſannahSusannah[pers0527.ocp] is
now at the Fort[place0081.ocp] — [dreſ'd | dressed]dreſ'ddressed in her Indian [Dreſs | dress]Dreſsdress [thro' | through]thro'through
out — how affairs may turn — shall [haſten | hasten]haſtenhasten to
inform the Doctor[pers0036.ocp] [perſonally | personally]perſonallypersonally as soon as may be —
to this place 29th [laſt | last]laſtlast month[1768-09-29] with the [Fulneſs | fulness]Fulneſsfulness
of the [bleſsings | blessings]bleſsingsblessings of the [Goſpel | Gospel]GoſpelGospel — was cordially
received by the Indians — [releaſed | released]releaſedreleased their Minds
from some [diſquietude | disquietude]diſquietudedisquietude — [occaſioned | occasioned]occaſionedoccasioned by the
long [abſence | absence]abſenceabsence of a [miniſter | minister]miniſterminister — he came as
one in season — Sir [W.m | William]W.mWilliam[pers0292.ocp] [& | and]&and a very large Num
ber of Gentlemen have been at Fort Stan
wix[place0081.ocp] about three weeks — the Indians are
come [& | and]&and [comeing | coming]comeingcoming — it is expected they will
all arrive in a week or ten Days — will,
[doubtleſs | doubtless]doubtleſsdoubtless be the [largeſt | largest]largeſtlargest [Congreſs | congress]Congreſscongress that ever
was among the Six Nations[org0090.ocp] — [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign, by di
vine Leave, to accompany the [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev. [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [John
ſon | John
son]John
ſonJohn
son[pers0287.ocp] over as soon as the Indians go — and
return to New England[place0158.ocp] as soon as the [Congreſs | congress]Congreſscongress
shall be ended — [& | and]&and let the Doctor[pers0036.ocp] [above] knowknow the Parti
culars — [& | and]&and fully [ye reſult | the result]ye reſultthe result of the whole — which,
[doubltleſs | doubtless]doubltleſsdoubtless, will be — determining —
Have procured four very likely Children for the
School[org0098.ocp] — Thomas[pers0643.ocp] and his Brother arrived safe with
very Exalted Ideas of the School[org0098.ocp] — behave very well.
Not long since Thomas[pers0643.ocp]' wife[pers0644.ocp], after about three
week's [Sickneſs | sickness]Sickneſssickness, left this world — hopefully for
a better — had [satiſfying | satisfying]satiſfyingsatisfying Evidence that her
peace was made with God — and that she has
gone to join the [Aſsembly | assembly]Aſsemblyassembly of the [thoſe | those]thoſethose that
are made white in the Blood of the Lamb —
Since, Thomas[pers0643.ocp] [manifeſts | manifests]manifeſtsmanifests a great [Deſire | desire]Deſiredesire to
go to New England[place0158.ocp] — the rather soon — [becauſe | because]becauſebecause
is afraid his Daughter[pers0244.ocp] will be [diſtracted | distracted]diſtracteddistracted at hear
ing the heavy Tidings — shall
Doctor[pers0036.ocp]'s Directions with [reſpect | respect]reſpectrespect to his going —
Mundius[pers0384.ocp] had about a month's Journey hither —
remains low — [tho' | though]tho'though some better — it is not likely he
will be able to return with me — [Suſannah | Susannah]SuſannahSusannah[pers0527.ocp] is
now at the Fort[place0081.ocp] — [dreſ'd | dressed]dreſ'ddressed in her Indian [Dreſs | dress]Dreſsdress [thro' | through]thro'through
out — how affairs may turn — shall [haſten | hasten]haſtenhasten to
inform the Doctor[pers0036.ocp] [perſonally | personally]perſonallypersonally as soon as may be —
By the great [Goodneſs | goodness]Goodneſsgoodness of God am in a
better state of health than my fears have [sug
geſted | sug
gested]sug
geſtedsug
gested since [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Kinne[pers0308.ocp] left us — That [undeſerved | undeserved]undeſervedundeserved
[conſcern | concern]conſcernconcern, Love [& | and]&and [Kindneſs | kindness]Kindneſskindness the Doctor[pers0036.ocp] is so [conſtantly | constantly]conſtantlyconstantly
[exerciſing | exercising]exerciſingexercising towards [above] meme — is [almoſt | almost]almoſtalmost, too much for one to
receive — would [imbrace | embrace]imbraceembrace this Opportuni
ty to acknowledge the favour of two Letters
from the Doctor[pers0036.ocp] — one by Thomas[pers0643.ocp] — the other
by the [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev. [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Johnson[pers0287.ocp] for which [pleaſe | please]pleaſeplease
to accept many thanks — —
[Hopeing | Hoping]HopeingHoping for the continuance of an [Intereſt | interest]Intereſtinterest
in the Doctor[pers0036.ocp]'s Prayers — am, with all Duty
and Humility,
better state of health than my fears have [sug
geſted | sug
gested]sug
geſtedsug
gested since [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Kinne[pers0308.ocp] left us — That [undeſerved | undeserved]undeſervedundeserved
[conſcern | concern]conſcernconcern, Love [& | and]&and [Kindneſs | kindness]Kindneſskindness the Doctor[pers0036.ocp] is so [conſtantly | constantly]conſtantlyconstantly
[exerciſing | exercising]exerciſingexercising towards [above] meme — is [almoſt | almost]almoſtalmost, too much for one to
receive — would [imbrace | embrace]imbraceembrace this Opportuni
ty to acknowledge the favour of two Letters
from the Doctor[pers0036.ocp] — one by Thomas[pers0643.ocp] — the other
by the [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev. [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Johnson[pers0287.ocp] for which [pleaſe | please]pleaſeplease
to accept many thanks — —
[Hopeing | Hoping]HopeingHoping for the continuance of an [Intereſt | interest]Intereſtinterest
in the Doctor[pers0036.ocp]'s Prayers — am, with all Duty
and Humility,
[Closer]
[Trailer]
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
David Avery[pers0064.ocp]'s
[Oct.r | October]Oct.rOctober [1.st | 1st]1.st1st 1768[1768-10-01]
[Oct.r | October]Oct.rOctober [1.st | 1st]1.st1st 1768[1768-10-01]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0287.ocp | M r Mr. Johnson | mentioned | Johnson, Jacob W. |
pers0292.ocp | Sir W. m William | mentioned | Johnson, William |
pers0287.ocp | M. r Mr. John ſon John son | mentioned | Johnson, Jacob W. |
pers0036.ocp | Doctor | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0643.ocp | Thomas | mentioned | Thomas |
pers0644.ocp | Thomas ' wife | mentioned | Deacon Thomas's wife |
pers0244.ocp | his Daughter | mentioned | Hail, Hannah |
pers0384.ocp | Mundius | mentioned | Mundius |
pers0527.ocp | Suſannah Susannah | mentioned | Susannah |
pers0308.ocp | M r Mr. Kinne | mentioned | Kinne, Aaron |
pers0287.ocp | Johnson | mentioned | Johnson, Jacob W. |
pers0064.ocp | David Avery | writer | Avery, David |
pers0036.ocp | Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0114.ocp | Cana y warohare Kanawalohale | Kanawalohale |
place0081.ocp | Fort Stan wix | Fort Stanwix |
place0158.ocp | New England | New England |
place0081.ocp | Fort | Fort Stanwix |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0090.ocp | Six Nations | Six Nations |
org0098.ocp | School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
Dates identified in this document:
Standard Form | Text |
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1768-10-01 | Octo.rOctober 1.t1st 1768 |
1768-09-29 | 29th laſtlast month |
1768-10-01 | Oct.rOctober 1.st1st 1768 |
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variation | Cana |
Kanawalohale |
modernization | 1.t | 1st |
modernization | Revd | Rev. |
modernization | Mr | Mr. |
modernization | laſt | last |
modernization | Fulneſs | fulness |
modernization | bleſsings | blessings |
modernization | Goſpel | Gospel |
modernization | releaſed | released |
modernization | diſquietude | disquietude |
modernization | occaſioned | occasioned |
modernization | abſence | absence |
modernization | miniſter | minister |
variation | comeing | coming |
modernization | doubtleſs | doubtless |
modernization | largeſt | largest |
modernization | Congreſs | congress |
modernization | Deſign | design |
modernization | M.r | Mr. |
modernization | John ſon |
John son |
modernization | ye reſult | the result |
variation | doubltleſs | doubtless |
modernization | Sickneſs | sickness |
modernization | satiſfying | satisfying |
modernization | Aſsembly | assembly |
modernization | thoſe | those |
modernization | manifeſts | manifests |
modernization | Deſire | desire |
modernization | becauſe | because |
modernization | diſtracted | distracted |
modernization | reſpect | respect |
modernization | tho' | though |
modernization | Suſannah | Susannah |
modernization | Dreſs | dress |
modernization | haſten | hasten |
modernization | perſonally | personally |
modernization | Goodneſs | goodness |
modernization | sug geſted |
sug gested |
modernization | undeſerved | undeserved |
variation | conſcern | concern |
modernization | Kindneſs | kindness |
modernization | conſtantly | constantly |
modernization | exerciſing | exercising |
modernization | almoſt | almost |
variation | imbrace | embrace |
modernization | Rev.d | Rev. |
modernization | pleaſe | please |
variation | Hopeing | Hoping |
modernization | Intereſt | interest |
modernization | Rev,d | Rev. |
modernization | 1.st | 1st |
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Octo.r | October |
& Hon,d D,r | and Honoured Doctor |
W.m | William |
& | and |
dreſ'd | dressed |
thro' | through |
Oct.r | October |
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