Ebenezer Cleveland, journal, 1768 October 18
18 October 1768[1768-10-18]
Call Number768568.1
[note (type: abstract): Cleveland reports on the Indian Congress at Fort Stanwix.][note (type: handwriting): The document is written in Wheelock’s hand; it is informal, small and cramped. The signature appears to be in Cleveland's hand.][note (type: paper): Large single sheet is in poor condition, with heavy staining, creasing and wear that results in some loss of text. There is also damage from remnants of tape along both sides and the bottom. There is some tape remaining on the central horizontal crease.][note (type: ink): Black ink is faded in spots.][note (type: noteworthy): This document is possibly a copy or draft.]
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Lebanon[place0122.ocp] [Oct.r | October]Oct.rOctober 18. 1768
In [purſuance | pursuance]purſuancepursuance of a [Commiſsn | Commission]CommiſsnCommission
[& | and]&and orders [rec.d | received]rec.dreceived
from the [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev. [Doctr | Dr.]DoctrDr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] I [Sat | set]Satset out with [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [Allen | Allyn]AllenAllyn Mather[pers0361.ocp] on a
Tour to wait upon [above] [ye | the]yethe [honble | honorable]honblehonorable[ye | the]yethe [honble | honorable]honblehonorable Sir William [Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0292.ocp] Baronet [Superintendant | Superintendent]SuperintendantSuperintendent of
Indian [above] affairsaffairs in North America[place0170.ocp], and their Excellencies the [Governers | governors]Governersgovernors of the
Several Provinces [concernd | concerned]concerndconcerned in [above] the [Buſineſs | business]Buſineſsbusiness ofthe [Buſineſs | business]Buſineſsbusiness of the [Congreſs | congress]Congreſscongress of the Several Tribesand
[below] herehere
[illegible]Convened by Sir
William[pers0292.ocp]s Order at Fort Stanwix[place0081.ocp],
with a Memorial to the
[Sd | said]Sdsaid Governors [above][&c | etc.]&cetc.[&c | etc.]&cetc. from [Doct.r | Dr.]Doct.rDr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] in favour of thise [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign of Introdu‐
‐cing [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries [& | and]&and School[above] [maſters | masters]maſtersmasters[maſters | masters]maſtersmasters among their Remote Tribes. [&c. | etc.]&c.etc.
from the [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev. [Doctr | Dr.]DoctrDr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] I [Sat | set]Satset out with [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [Allen | Allyn]AllenAllyn Mather[pers0361.ocp] on a
Tour to wait upon [above] [ye | the]yethe [honble | honorable]honblehonorable[ye | the]yethe [honble | honorable]honblehonorable Sir William [Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0292.ocp] Baronet [Superintendant | Superintendent]SuperintendantSuperintendent of
Indian [above] affairsaffairs in North America[place0170.ocp], and their Excellencies the [Governers | governors]Governersgovernors of the
Several Provinces [concernd | concerned]concerndconcerned in [above] the [Buſineſs | business]Buſineſsbusiness ofthe [Buſineſs | business]Buſineſsbusiness of the [Congreſs | congress]Congreſscongress of the Several Tribes
[Sd | said]Sdsaid Governors [above]
‐cing [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries [& | and]&and School[above] [maſters | masters]maſtersmasters[maſters | masters]maſtersmasters among their Remote Tribes. [&c. | etc.]&c.etc.
We arrived at Fort Stanwix[place0081.ocp]
[Octr | October]OctrOctober 25[1768-10-25]. and found the Six Nations[org0090.ocp]; Some
Delawares[org0038.ocp], [Shawaneſe | Shawnees]ShawaneſeShawnees[org0089.ocp], and Some from [Cognawaga | Kahnawake]CognawagaKahnawake[place0043.ocp] [& | and]&and others to the Number of
more than three [Thouſand | thousand]Thouſandthousand
[above] 31203120. Condolation of their [Loſs | loss]Loſsloss of a Number of their Chief men,
and mutual [Speaches | Speeches]SpeachesSpeeches and Belts of Peace to Strengthen [& | and]&and brighten the chain of [Friendſhip | friendship]Friendſhipfriendship,
which was the [Buſineſs | business]Buſineſsbusiness of two Days, being [paſt | past]paſtpast. I Soon found the Attention of the
[Cheifs | chiefs]Cheifschiefs to the [Buſineſs | business]Buſineſsbusiness of the [Congreſs | congress]Congreſscongress, was Such, as forbid any treaty with them [above] [publickly | publicly]publicklypublicly on [mattrs | matters]mattrsmatters of Religion,[publickly | publicly]publicklypublicly on [mattrs | matters]mattrsmatters of Religion, [till | 'til]till'til[illegible]
that was [finiſhed | finished]finiſhedfinished. I continued eleven days and [converſed | conversed]converſedconversed with Numbers and
ma[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): k]kde Several [obſervations | observations]obſervationsobservations on the great difficulties [& | and]&and
[Embarraſsments | embarrassments]Embarraſsmentsembarrassments in the
way to [above] [ye | the]yethe[ye | the]yethe [chriſtianizing | Christianizing]chriſtianizingChristianizing them. 1. Such a long [Cuſtom | custom]Cuſtomcustomto
[above] inin their Savages
[Practiſes | practices]Practiſespractices — as
has made them even a [2.d | second]2.dsecond Nature and Such [atachment | attachment]atachmentattachment to them as nothing but
the Power of Divine Grace can [altar | alter]altaralter. — 2. their Manner of living [above] beingbeing Such as
Naturally creates and promotes [above] in [ym | them]ymthemin [ym | them]ymthem an [inſatiable | insatiable]inſatiableinsatiable [thirſt | thirst]thirſtthirst for Strong Drink. So that
the Nearer [above] they live tothey live to their [almoſt | almost]almoſtalmost Heathen [Uropean | European]UropeanEuropean [Neighbours | neighbors]Neighboursneighborscome to them and the more
of their Traders deal among them the [Worſe | worse]Worſeworse and more Wretched they are made
and [unleſs | unless]unleſsunless this evil can be [remidied | remedied ]remidiedremedied they [muſt | must]muſtmust continue to [Waſt | waste]Waſtwaste away as the
Dew before the [riſing | rising]riſingrising Sun.
3. [above] The Generality ofThe Generality of Their [Neareſt | nearest]Neareſtnearest [Uropean | European]UropeanEuropean [Neighbours | neighbors]Neighboursneighbors appearing to be far from any [deſire | desire]deſiredesire to promote
true Religionand
[above] or So much asor So much as civilization among them, their Traders continually
preying upon
them, and [above] somesome Gentlemen[illegible]of Character who treat with them upon important Secular
affairs, and [whoſe | whose]whoſewhose Examples are [moſt | most]moſtmost likely to influence them, being Irreligious
[& | and]&and
[debauchd | debauched]debauchddebauched, taking their females into their [Laſciveous | lascivious]Laſciveouslascivious
[above] impureimpure Embraces
[&c | etc.]&cetc.
[&c | etc.]&cetc. gives them
a bad Idea of the people who [profeſs | profess]profeſsprofess the knowledge of the True God, and naturally
Settles them in [above] aa better opinion of their [Paganiſm | paganism]Paganiſmpaganism which has not So much Debauchery
in it — and [above] inin an [abhorrance | abhorrence]abhorranceabhorrence of the [chriſtian | christian]chriſtianchristian Religion.
4. The Tribes who live [Neareſt | nearest]Neareſtnearest [above] [& | and]&and [moſt | most]moſtmost [exposd | exposed]exposdexposed[& | and]&and [moſt | most]moſtmost [exposd | exposed]exposdexposed to Europeans being[moſt | most]moſtmost
[Exposd | exposed]Exposdexposed, and much the
[moſt | most]moſtmost corrupted therebymuch
[above] greatlygreatly
[increaſes | increases]increaſesincreases the Prejudices of remoter Nations
[above] TribesTribes
who[illegible]have not
able
[above] [understg | understanding]understgunderstanding enough and [Scarſely | scarcely]Scarſelyscarcely opportunity if they had.[understg | understanding]understgunderstanding enough and [Scarſely | scarcely]Scarſelyscarcely opportunity if they had. to [diſtinguiſh | distinguish]diſtinguiſhdistinguish between those who are truly religious [& | and]&and Such
as may hardly [above] [deſerve | deserve]deſervedeserve[deſerve | deserve]deſervedeserve[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): bear]bear the [chriſtian | christian]chriſtianchristian Name.— Sir William [Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0292.ocp] told me that
me that Some of the [cheifs | chiefs]cheifschiefs with Whom he [converſed | conversed]converſedconversed
[above] on [y.e | the]y.ethe Headon [y.e | the]y.ethe Head objected that [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [Badneſs | badness]Badneſsbadness of][Badneſs | badness]Badneſsbadness of
[above] thatthat the
[Mohocks | Mohawks]MohocksMohawks[org0062.ocp] [above] who are Surrounded by Such white [ppll | people]ppllpeoplewho are Surrounded by Such white [ppll | people]ppllpeople who have had the Gospel preached to them more than Others were made
[worſe | worse]worſeworse by it, and that they [themſelves | themselves]themſelvesthemselves were waiting to See a better Effect before
they wouldEmbrace
[above] receivereceive the Gospel.
Delawares[org0038.ocp], [Shawaneſe | Shawnees]ShawaneſeShawnees[org0089.ocp], and Some from [Cognawaga | Kahnawake]CognawagaKahnawake[place0043.ocp] [& | and]&and others to the Number of
and mutual [Speaches | Speeches]SpeachesSpeeches and Belts of Peace to Strengthen [& | and]&and brighten the chain of [Friendſhip | friendship]Friendſhipfriendship,
which was the [Buſineſs | business]Buſineſsbusiness of two Days, being [paſt | past]paſtpast. I Soon found the Attention of the
[Cheifs | chiefs]Cheifschiefs to the [Buſineſs | business]Buſineſsbusiness of the [Congreſs | congress]Congreſscongress, was Such, as forbid any treaty with them [above] [publickly | publicly]publicklypublicly on [mattrs | matters]mattrsmatters of Religion,[publickly | publicly]publicklypublicly on [mattrs | matters]mattrsmatters of Religion, [till | 'til]till'til
that was [finiſhed | finished]finiſhedfinished. I continued eleven days and [converſed | conversed]converſedconversed with Numbers and
ma
way to [above] [ye | the]yethe[ye | the]yethe [chriſtianizing | Christianizing]chriſtianizingChristianizing them. 1. Such a long [Cuſtom | custom]Cuſtomcustom
has made them even a [2.d | second]2.dsecond Nature and Such [atachment | attachment]atachmentattachment to them as nothing but
the Power of Divine Grace can [altar | alter]altaralter. — 2. their Manner of living [above] beingbeing Such as
Naturally creates and promotes [above] in [ym | them]ymthemin [ym | them]ymthem an [inſatiable | insatiable]inſatiableinsatiable [thirſt | thirst]thirſtthirst for Strong Drink. So that
the Nearer [above] they live tothey live to their [almoſt | almost]almoſtalmost Heathen [Uropean | European]UropeanEuropean [Neighbours | neighbors]Neighboursneighbors
and [unleſs | unless]unleſsunless this evil can be [remidied | remedied ]remidiedremedied they [muſt | must]muſtmust continue to [Waſt | waste]Waſtwaste away as the
Dew before the [riſing | rising]riſingrising Sun.
3. [above] The Generality ofThe Generality of Their [Neareſt | nearest]Neareſtnearest [Uropean | European]UropeanEuropean [Neighbours | neighbors]Neighboursneighbors appearing to be far from any [deſire | desire]deſiredesire to promote
true Religion
them, and [above] somesome Gentlemen
affairs, and [whoſe | whose]whoſewhose Examples are [moſt | most]moſtmost likely to influence them, being Irreligious
a bad Idea of the people who [profeſs | profess]profeſsprofess the knowledge of the True God, and naturally
Settles them in [above] aa better opinion of their [Paganiſm | paganism]Paganiſmpaganism which has not So much Debauchery
in it — and [above] inin an [abhorrance | abhorrence]abhorranceabhorrence of the [chriſtian | christian]chriſtianchristian Religion.
4. The Tribes who live [Neareſt | nearest]Neareſtnearest [above] [& | and]&and [moſt | most]moſtmost [exposd | exposed]exposdexposed[& | and]&and [moſt | most]moſtmost [exposd | exposed]exposdexposed to Europeans being
[moſt | most]moſtmost corrupted thereby
who
as may hardly [above] [deſerve | deserve]deſervedeserve[deſerve | deserve]deſervedeserve
[Mohocks | Mohawks]MohocksMohawks[org0062.ocp] [above] who are Surrounded by Such white [ppll | people]ppllpeoplewho are Surrounded by Such white [ppll | people]ppllpeople who have had the Gospel preached to them more than Others were made
[worſe | worse]worſeworse by it, and that they [themſelves | themselves]themſelvesthemselves were waiting to See a better Effect before
they would
But on the Other hand there were Some things that
[above] whichwhich appeared not a little
[Incouraging | encouraging]Incouragingencouraging. 1. that the [Onoidas | Oneidas]OnoidasOneidas[org0075.ocp] to Whom the Gospel has been [Succeſsfully | successfully]Succeſsfullysuccessfully [preachd | preached]preachdpreached
encamped by [themſelves | themselves]themſelvesthemselves and looked behaved [& | and]&and [talkd | talked]talkdtalked like [Chriſtians | Christians]ChriſtiansChristians, excepting a few of them
their air, and Temper was [modeſt | modest]modeſtmodest, kind, humble [&c | etc.]&cetc. [inſomuch | insomuch]inſomuchinsomuch that Strangers took notice
of it, a Number of them [appeard | appeared]appeardappeared much grieved [& | and]&and their [above] Souls vexedSouls vexedHearts [depreſsd | depressed]depreſsddepressed on [accot | account]accotaccount of the
[wickedneſs | wickedness]wickedneſswickedness [y.t | that]y.tthat was committed round about them. I [diſcourſed | discoursed]diſcourſeddiscoursed with a Number of them
of the things of Religion, [& | and]&and they [Seemd | seemed]Seemdseemed glad of the Opportunity, and [Appeard | appeared]Appeardappeared to be
truly [& | and]&and genuinely Affected with the Same. Whichappeared to me
[above] I [tho't | thought]tho'tthoughtI [tho't | thought]tho'tthought abundantly to
[com
‐penſated | com‐
pensated]com
‐penſatedcom‐
pensated allCharge
[above] the [Labr | labor]Labrlaborthe [Labr | labor]Labrlabor
[& | and]&and
[Expence | expense]Expenceexpense
for them we [therto | thereto]thertothereto
[beſtowed | bestowed]beſtowedbestowed for them.—
2.[illegible]By private [converſation | conversation]converſationconversation with the [Cheifs | chiefs]Cheifschiefs of Several Tribes they [appeard | appeared]appeardappeared willing to
have [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries [& | and]&and [School Maſters | schoolmasters]School Maſtersschoolmasters come among them. And [choſe | chose]choſechose that they
Should come [above] upon their Groundupon their Ground in order to Settle the Affair of their Receiving them, as the
[Buſineſs | business]Buſineſsbusiness of [ye | the]yethe [congreſs | congress]congreſscongress would not allow themthen to [conſult | consult]conſultconsult
[& | and]&and deliberat[gap: tear][guess (h-dawnd): e]e
[gap: tear] it at that Time. Towards the close of [ye | the]yethe [congreſs | congress]congreſscongress [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kir[gap: tear][guess (h-dawnd): tland]tland[pers0315.ocp]
[gap: tear][guess (h-dawnd): Chr]Chr[iſtian | istian]iſtianistian Indians received him with all [poſsible | possible]poſsiblepossible [Expreſsions | expressions]Expreſsionsexpressions of Joy. his [gap: tear]
[Incouraging | encouraging]Incouragingencouraging. 1. that the [Onoidas | Oneidas]OnoidasOneidas[org0075.ocp] to Whom the Gospel has been [Succeſsfully | successfully]Succeſsfullysuccessfully [preachd | preached]preachdpreached
encamped by [themſelves | themselves]themſelvesthemselves and looked behaved [& | and]&and [talkd | talked]talkdtalked like [Chriſtians | Christians]ChriſtiansChristians, excepting a few of them
their air, and Temper was [modeſt | modest]modeſtmodest, kind, humble [&c | etc.]&cetc. [inſomuch | insomuch]inſomuchinsomuch that Strangers took notice
of it, a Number of them [appeard | appeared]appeardappeared much grieved [& | and]&and their [above] Souls vexedSouls vexed
[wickedneſs | wickedness]wickedneſswickedness [y.t | that]y.tthat was committed round about them. I [diſcourſed | discoursed]diſcourſeddiscoursed with a Number of them
of the things of Religion, [& | and]&and they [Seemd | seemed]Seemdseemed glad of the Opportunity, and [Appeard | appeared]Appeardappeared to be
truly [& | and]&and genuinely Affected with the Same. Which
‐penſated | com‐
pensated]com
‐penſatedcom‐
pensated all
2.
have [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries [& | and]&and [School Maſters | schoolmasters]School Maſtersschoolmasters come among them. And [choſe | chose]choſechose that they
Should come [above] upon their Groundupon their Ground in order to Settle the Affair of their Receiving them, as the
[Buſineſs | business]Buſineſsbusiness of [ye | the]yethe [congreſs | congress]congreſscongress would not allow them
[gap: tear] it at that Time. Towards the close of [ye | the]yethe [congreſs | congress]congreſscongress [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kir[gap: tear][guess (h-dawnd): tland]tland[pers0315.ocp]
[gap: tear][guess (h-dawnd): Chr]Chr[iſtian | istian]iſtianistian Indians received him with all [poſsible | possible]poſsiblepossible [Expreſsions | expressions]Expreſsionsexpressions of Joy. his [gap: tear]
The Seneca General[pers1810.ocp] who had behaved [himſelf | himself]himſelfhimself well in the [congreſs | congress]congreſscongress, [Seemd | seemed]Seemdseemed much animated by
[above] his cominghis coming and Solicited him, as did others of the Senecas[org0088.ocp] to [viſit | visit]viſitvisit that Tribe again. —
[above] his cominghis coming and Solicited him, as did others of the Senecas[org0088.ocp] to [viſit | visit]viſitvisit that Tribe again. —
I also Saw one from [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [Cochnawaga | Kahnawake]CochnawagaKahnawake][Cochnawaga | Kahnawake]CochnawagaKahnawake[place0043.ocp] near Montreal[place0145.ocp],
who [deſired | desired]deſireddesired to know if he could
get his Son into [D.r | Dr.]D.rDr. Wheelocks School[org0098.ocp], and [manifeſted | manifested]manifeſtedmanifested a great [deſire | desire]deſiredesire to Send him
I told him there was talk of the School[org0098.ocp]'s going to [cowas | Coos]cowasCoos[place0044.ocp]. he Said if it [ſhod | should]ſhodshould
be [fixd | fixed]fixdfixed there he [beleived | believed]beleivedbelieved that many of that Tribe [wod | would]wodwould Send [y.r | their]y.rtheir children to it.
— while the [Buſineſs | business]Buſineſsbusiness of The [Congreſs | congress]Congreſscongress [laſted | lasted]laſtedlasted Rum was withheld, and[illegible][modderation | moderation]modderationmoderation
harmony [& | and]&and decency was [maintaind | maintained]maintaindmaintained through the whole. [y.e | The]y.eThe whole was conducted
with great Deliberation and great care takento
[above] [y.t | that]y.tthat all parties [ſhod | should]ſhodshould[y.t | that]y.tthat all parties [ſhod | should]ſhodshould be mutually [underſtood | understood]underſtoodunderstood
when the [Buſineſs | business]Buſineſsbusiness of the [Congreſs | congress]Congreſscongress was Ended before theTreat
[above] RumRum was given out to them
Sir William [Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0292.ocp] [above] [& | and]&and[& | and]&and his Familyand removed in the Night and [adviſed | advised]adviſedadvised that it was
[Safeſt | safest]Safeſtsafest for all [ye | the]yethe [Engliſh | English]EngliſhEnglish to remove as Soon as they could which they accordingly
did. I tarried [till | 'til]till'til about 10' [oClock | o'clock]oClocko'clock in [ye | the]yethe morning [above] it being [Sabath | Sabbath]SabathSabbath Dayit being [Sabath | Sabbath]SabathSabbath Day when the Rum had been
delivered outabout
[above] not more thannot more than two hours, in [conſequence | consequence]conſequenceconsequence of which I beheld a Scene too
[awfull | awful]awfullawful [& | and]&and horrid to [deſcribe | describe]deſcribedescribe. the Whole [Streat | street]Streatstreet [& | and]&and place of Parade was [filld | filled]filldfilled with
[Drunkeneſs | drunkenness]Drunkeneſsdrunkenness nothing to be heard or Seen but [hollaring | hollering]hollaringhollering Yelling and fighting as [tho' | though]tho'though
hell [itſelf | itself]itſelfitself had broke [looſe | loose]looſeloose, in which we heard that four were [killd | killed]killdkilled before we came
away [above] [& | and]&and in this the [Mohocks | Mohawks]MohocksMohawks[org0062.ocp] were not behind any of their Brethren[& | and]&and in this the [Mohocks | Mohawks]MohocksMohawks[org0062.ocp] were not behind any of their Brethren — here the [Behaviour | behavior]Behaviourbehavior of the few Sober and godly [perſons | persons]perſonspersons among them did
in the [Strangeſt | strangest]Strangeſtstrangest Light exemplify those metaphors [above] used for Such a [purpoſe | purpose]purpoſepurpose viz.used for Such a [purpoſe | purpose]purpoſepurpose viz. as the Apple Tree among the
Trees of the wood [&c | etc.]&cetc.: as the [lilly | lily]lillylily among Thorns — as Sheep Among Wolves. [&c | etc.]&cetc.
and they Separated [above] [themſelves | themselves]themſelvesthemselves[themſelves | themselves]themſelvesthemselves from among them as [faſt | fast]faſtfast as they could. — this Scene as it
was no more thanwas
[above] isis common upon Such [occaſions | occasions]occaſionsoccasions. led me to the [pleaſing | pleasing]pleaſingpleasing
[con‐
‐ſideration | con‐
sideration]con‐
‐ſiderationcon‐
sideration
get his Son into [D.r | Dr.]D.rDr. Wheelocks School[org0098.ocp], and [manifeſted | manifested]manifeſtedmanifested a great [deſire | desire]deſiredesire to Send him
I told him there was talk of the School[org0098.ocp]'s going to [cowas | Coos]cowasCoos[place0044.ocp]. he Said if it [ſhod | should]ſhodshould
be [fixd | fixed]fixdfixed there he [beleived | believed]beleivedbelieved that many of that Tribe [wod | would]wodwould Send [y.r | their]y.rtheir children to it.
— while the [Buſineſs | business]Buſineſsbusiness of The [Congreſs | congress]Congreſscongress [laſted | lasted]laſtedlasted Rum was withheld, and
harmony [& | and]&and decency was [maintaind | maintained]maintaindmaintained through the whole. [y.e | The]y.eThe whole was conducted
with great Deliberation and great care taken
when the [Buſineſs | business]Buſineſsbusiness of the [Congreſs | congress]Congreſscongress was Ended before the
Sir William [Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0292.ocp] [above] [& | and]&and[& | and]&and his Family
[Safeſt | safest]Safeſtsafest for all [ye | the]yethe [Engliſh | English]EngliſhEnglish to remove as Soon as they could which they accordingly
did. I tarried [till | 'til]till'til about 10' [oClock | o'clock]oClocko'clock in [ye | the]yethe morning [above] it being [Sabath | Sabbath]SabathSabbath Dayit being [Sabath | Sabbath]SabathSabbath Day when the Rum had been
delivered out
[awfull | awful]awfullawful [& | and]&and horrid to [deſcribe | describe]deſcribedescribe. the Whole [Streat | street]Streatstreet [& | and]&and place of Parade was [filld | filled]filldfilled with
[Drunkeneſs | drunkenness]Drunkeneſsdrunkenness nothing to be heard or Seen but [hollaring | hollering]hollaringhollering Yelling and fighting as [tho' | though]tho'though
hell [itſelf | itself]itſelfitself had broke [looſe | loose]looſeloose, in which we heard that four were [killd | killed]killdkilled before we came
away [above] [& | and]&and in this the [Mohocks | Mohawks]MohocksMohawks[org0062.ocp] were not behind any of their Brethren[& | and]&and in this the [Mohocks | Mohawks]MohocksMohawks[org0062.ocp] were not behind any of their Brethren — here the [Behaviour | behavior]Behaviourbehavior of the few Sober and godly [perſons | persons]perſonspersons among them did
in the [Strangeſt | strangest]Strangeſtstrangest Light exemplify those metaphors [above] used for Such a [purpoſe | purpose]purpoſepurpose viz.used for Such a [purpoſe | purpose]purpoſepurpose viz. as the Apple Tree among the
Trees of the wood [&c | etc.]&cetc.: as the [lilly | lily]lillylily among Thorns — as Sheep Among Wolves. [&c | etc.]&cetc.
and they Separated [above] [themſelves | themselves]themſelvesthemselves[themſelves | themselves]themſelvesthemselves from among them as [faſt | fast]faſtfast as they could. — this Scene as it
was no more than
‐ſideration | con‐
sideration]con‐
‐ſiderationcon‐
sideration
3. that they had in this [Congreſs | congress]Congreſscongress alienated Such a large Body of their Lands that
they would not likely have the like [Occaſion | occasion]Occaſionoccasion [above] for a [Congreſs | congress]Congreſscongressfor a [Congreſs | congress]Congreſscongress for many Years to come, and the
[Mohocks | Mohawks]MohocksMohawks[org0062.ocp] who were the [worſt | worst]worſtworst of the Tribes, will likely never have another [above] occasionoccasion as
all the[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [se][se Lands [above] they can Sparethey can Spare are now [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [abt | about]abtabout][abt | about]abtabout gone. The Lands they Sold (as I was [informd | informed]informdinformed) was [abot | about]abotabout
800 miles in Length [& | and]&and 100 in [Bredth | breadth]Bredthbreadth.
they would not likely have the like [Occaſion | occasion]Occaſionoccasion [above] for a [Congreſs | congress]Congreſscongressfor a [Congreſs | congress]Congreſscongress for many Years to come, and the
[Mohocks | Mohawks]MohocksMohawks[org0062.ocp] who were the [worſt | worst]worſtworst of the Tribes, will likely never have another [above] occasionoccasion as
all the
800 miles in Length [& | and]&and 100 in [Bredth | breadth]Bredthbreadth.
The Religious Indians of [Kanawarohare | Kanawalohale]KanawarohareKanawalohale[place0114.ocp]
[Seemd | seemed]Seemdseemed much afraid that great [miſcheif | mischief]miſcheifmischief
would be done [above] to themto them by the Tribes who were to return [thro' | through]thro'through that Town.—
and Upon the whole it fully [above] asas
[appeard | appeared]appeardappeared that Whoever [ingages | engages]ingagesengages in the Work of [chriſt
‐ianizing | Christ‐
ianizing]chriſt
‐ianizingChrist‐
ianizing them havenot only to encounter [above] not onlynot only
perils from [y.e | the]y.ethe heathen but perils
from [falſe | false]falſefalse Brethren, and Such [obſtinate | obstinate]obſtinateobstinate prejudices, and [mountanous | mountainous]mountanousmountainous Difficulties
as that the Remnant that are Saved will commonly appear to be Brands [pluckd | plucked]pluckdplucked
out of the Burning.
would be done [above] to themto them by the Tribes who were to return [thro' | through]thro'through that Town.—
‐ianizing | Christ‐
ianizing]chriſt
‐ianizingChrist‐
ianizing them have
from [falſe | false]falſefalse Brethren, and Such [obſtinate | obstinate]obſtinateobstinate prejudices, and [mountanous | mountainous]mountanousmountainous Difficulties
as that the Remnant that are Saved will commonly appear to be Brands [pluckd | plucked]pluckdplucked
out of the Burning.
[ſir | Sir]ſirSir
[Wm | William]WmWilliam
[Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0292.ocp] renewed the
[above] hishis
[Teſtimonials | testimonials]Teſtimonialstestimonials of his
[Friendſhip | friendship]Friendſhipfriendship to the [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign
and his [promiſe | promise]promiſepromise to countenance and Suitably encourage [above] allall Such [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries and
[School Maſters | schoolmasters]School Maſtersschoolmasters as [above] [D.r | Dr.]D.rDr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp][D.r | Dr.]D.rDr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] Shall See fit to Send among them.
and his [promiſe | promise]promiſepromise to countenance and Suitably encourage [above] allall Such [Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries and
[School Maſters | schoolmasters]School Maſtersschoolmasters as [above] [D.r | Dr.]D.rDr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp][D.r | Dr.]D.rDr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] Shall See fit to Send among them.
The foregoing is a [faithfull | faithful]faithfullfaithful
[Repreſentation | representation]Repreſentationrepresentation of matters there[above] inin Related, according
to My [underſtanding | understanding]underſtandingunderstanding and [Apprehenſion | apprehension]Apprehenſionapprehensions of the Same in [Teſtimony | testimony]Teſtimonytestimony Whereof
I have [here unto | hereunto]here untohereunto Set my Hand this 21 Day of [Novemb.r | November]Novemb.rNovember 1768[1768-11-21].
to My [underſtanding | understanding]underſtandingunderstanding and [Apprehenſion | apprehension]Apprehenſionapprehension
I have [here unto | hereunto]here untohereunto Set my Hand this 21 Day of [Novemb.r | November]Novemb.rNovember 1768[1768-11-21].
[Closer]
[Ebenzer. | Ebenezer]Ebenzer.Ebenezer Cleaveland[pers0131.ocp]
[Trailer]
[Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Cleveland[pers0131.ocp]'s
Journal at [ye | the]yethe [Congreſs | congress]Congreſscongress
[Oct.r | October]Oct.rOctober 18. 1768[1768-10-18].
Journal at [ye | the]yethe [Congreſs | congress]Congreſscongress
[Oct.r | October]Oct.rOctober 18. 1768[1768-10-18].
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
---|---|---|---|
pers0036.ocp | Doct r Dr. Wheelock | mentioned | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0361.ocp | Allen Allyn Mather | mentioned | Mather, Allyn |
pers0292.ocp | Sir William Johnſon Johnson | mentioned | Johnson, William |
pers0292.ocp | Sir William | mentioned | Johnson, William |
pers0036.ocp | Doct. r Dr. Wheelock | mentioned | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0315.ocp | M. r Mr. Kir tland | mentioned | Kirkland, Samuel |
pers1810.ocp | Seneca General | mentioned | Cornplanter |
pers0292.ocp | ſir Sir W m William Johnſon Johnson | mentioned | Johnson, William |
pers0036.ocp | D. r Dr. Wheelock | mentioned | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0131.ocp | Ebenzer. Ebenezer Cleaveland | writer | Cleaveland, Ebenezer |
pers0131.ocp | M. r Mr. Cleveland | writer | Cleaveland, Ebenezer |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
---|---|---|
place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
place0170.ocp | North America | North America |
place0081.ocp | Fort Stanwix | Fort Stanwix |
place0043.ocp | Cognawaga Kahnawake | Kahnawake |
place0043.ocp | Cochnawaga Kahnawake | Kahnawake |
place0145.ocp | Montreal | Montreal |
place0044.ocp | cowas Coos | Coos |
place0114.ocp | Kanawarohare Kanawalohale | Kanawalohale |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
---|---|---|
org0090.ocp | Six Nations | Six Nations |
org0038.ocp | Delawares | Delaware Tribe |
org0089.ocp | ShawaneſeShawnees | Shawnee Tribe |
org0062.ocp | MohocksMohawks | Mohawk Nation |
org0075.ocp | OnoidasOneidas | Oneida Nation |
org0088.ocp | the Senecas | Seneca Nation |
org0098.ocp | D.rDr. Wheelocks School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0098.ocp | the School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0062.ocp | the MohocksMohawks | Mohawk Nation |
org0062.ocp | the MohocksMohawks | Mohawk Nation |
Dates identified in this document:
Standard Form | Text |
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1768-10-25 | OctrOctober 25 |
1768-11-21 | 21 Day of Novemb.rNovember 1768 |
1768-10-18 | Oct.rOctober 18. 1768 |
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modernization | Revd | Rev. |
modernization | Doctr | Dr. |
variation | Sat | set |
modernization | M.r | Mr. |
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modernization | ye | the |
modernization | Johnſon | Johnson |
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modernization | depreſsd | depressed |
modernization | wickedneſs | wickedness |
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modernization | diſcourſed | discoursed |
modernization | com ‐penſated |
com‐ pensated |
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variation | therto | thereto |
modernization | beſtowed | bestowed |
modernization | converſation | conversation |
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modernization | choſe | chose |
modernization | congreſs | congress |
modernization | conſult | consult |
modernization | iſtian | istian |
modernization | poſsible | possible |
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modernization | D.r | Dr. |
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modernization | conſequence | consequence |
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variation | hollaring | hollering |
modernization | itſelf | itself |
modernization | looſe | loose |
variation | Behaviour | behavior |
modernization | perſons | persons |
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modernization | occaſions | occasions |
modernization | pleaſing | pleasing |
modernization | con‐ ‐ſideration |
con‐ sideration |
modernization | Occaſion | occasion |
modernization | worſt | worst |
variation | Bredth | breadth |
variation | Kanawarohare | Kanawalohale |
modernization | miſcheif | mischief |
variation | ingages | engages |
modernization | chriſt ‐ianizing |
Christ‐ ianizing |
modernization | falſe | false |
modernization | obſtinate | obstinate |
variation | mountanous | mountainous |
modernization | ſir | Sir |
modernization | Teſtimonials | testimonials |
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modernization | Repreſentation | representation |
modernization | underſtanding | understanding |
modernization | Apprehenſion | apprehension |
modernization | Teſtimony | testimony |
variation | here unto | hereunto |
variation | Ebenzer. | Ebenezer |
modernization | Rev.d | Rev. |
Expanded abbreviations:
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---|---|
Oct.r | October |
Commiſsn | Commission |
& | and |
rec.d | received |
honble | honorable |
concernd | concerned |
Sd | said |
Octr | October |
mattrs | matters |
2.d | second |
debauchd | debauched |
exposd | exposed |
Exposd | exposed |
understg | understanding |
ppll | people |
preachd | preached |
talkd | talked |
appeard | appeared |
accot | account |
Seemd | seemed |
Appeard | appeared |
tho't | thought |
Labr | labor |
fixd | fixed |
wod | would |
maintaind | maintained |
ſhod | should |
filld | filled |
tho' | though |
killd | killed |
abt | about |
informd | informed |
abot | about |
thro' | through |
pluckd | plucked |
Wm | William |
Novemb.r | November |
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