Robert Keen, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1768 November 14
14 November 1768[1768-11-14]
ms number768614
[note (type: abstract): Keen writes that the trust in England has sent its Declaration of Trust, and has agreed to pay Samuel Kirkland a hundred pounds. He also discusses the Charity School accounts and requests that Wheelock send narratives of the conversion of Indians. An account of donors and money donated is included.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is formal and clear. The account is possibly in a different hand. It is occasionally difficult to differentiate between dashes and dots; the transcriber has used her discretion.][note (type: paper): Large sheet folded in half to form four pages is in good-to-fair condition, with moderate creasing, staining and wear. Repair work has been done on the central vertical crease.][note (type: ink): Brown-black.][note (type: signature): There are two signatures, both abbreviated.][note (type: noteworthy): Due to ledger format, line breaks may not exactly match those of the document. Also due to ledger format, the document pages are displayed slightly out of sequence. In instances where the writer's intention regarding an abbreviation is uncertain, the abbreviation has been left unexpanded in the modernized transcription.]
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[Opener]
London[place0128.ocp]
[14th | 14th]14th14th
[Nov.r | November]Nov.rNovember 1768[1768-11-14] —
[Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
[S:r | Sir]S:rSir
I sent you [⅌ | per]⅌per
[Cap.t | Capt.]Cap.tCapt. Chester[pers1358.ocp]
[Sepr | September]SeprSeptember
[22.d | 22nd]22.d22nd 1768[1768-09-22] — our Deed or Declartion of Trust — I hope you
have [receiv'd | received]receiv'dreceived it safe — we judge it sufficient to a[illegible]nswer all the purposes — let us know you have
[receiv'd | received]receiv'dreceived it, and your approbation thereof — the continuation of the Narrative
is at the printers and as soon as [finish'd | finished]finish'dfinished I shall send you a [parcell | parcel]parcellparcel of them to distribute in America[place0003.ocp]
— the
Trustees[org0103.ocp] have agreed [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Kirtland | Kirkland]KirtlandKirkland[pers0315.ocp] shall be [allowd | allowed]allowdallowed One Hundred Pounds sterling; which you will please to let him have and
draw a Bill on John Thornton [Esqr | Esq.]EsqrEsq.[pers0541.ocp] for the same — [placeing | placing]placeingplacing it in your school accounts as [allowd | allowed]allowdallowed him by the Trustees[org0103.ocp] — I have
sent him a letter by this conveyance advising him of it —
Your accounts are all right — but before your next audit day
[Vizt | viz.]Viztviz.
May [6th | 6th]6th6th 1769[1769-05-06] — you must receive if you have not already the first
five articles in this account now sent you — and the last five articles have
been laid out for the school out of the money
[Subscrib'd | subscribed]Subscrib'dsubscribed in England[place0068.ocp]; the articles themselves
will explain it — they must therefore come in your next [acco.t | account]acco.taccount on [ye | the]yethe creditor side — your [accots | accounts]accotsaccounts as well as ours will be printed in the Narrative and I doubt not will give
entire satisfaction — all your Folio's [& | and]&and letters came safe to our hands — when you have had the surveys and
reports from the different places where to fix your school and transmitted them
here we shall call a meeting and fully consider of them and give you our
determination but herein we shall most likely be guided by your recommendation as you
are the best judge — in the meantime accept these few lines and be [aſsur'd | assured]aſsur'dassured we wish you the greatest prosperity —
[Closer]
I am [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[Sr | Sir]SrSir
[yr | your]yryour Most Humble [Servt | Servant]ServtServant
[Robt | Robert]RobtRobert Keen[pers0301.ocp] Secretary
[Postscript]
P.S. Whenever you draw for Money let it be on John
Thornton [Esqr | Esq.]EsqrEsq.[pers0541.ocp] at No. 2 in Church Court in
Lothbury[place0526.ocp]
London[place0128.ocp] and advise me of them when you
draw— you will receive with this letter, others from [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Whitefield[pers0038.ocp]
[& | and]&and
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Thornton[pers0541.ocp] — if you could easily procure the [publish'd | published]publish'dpublished accounts of the conversion of Indians by [Dr | Dr.]DrDr. Chauncy[pers0118.ocp]—
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Exp | Experience]ExpExperience: Mayhew[pers1359.ocp], [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. David [Brainard | Brainerd]BrainardBrainerd[pers0003.ocp], [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Saml | Samuel]SamlSamuel Drake[pers1360.ocp]
[& | and]&and no matter [wether | whether]wetherwhether the Books be old or new and send one of each sort to Lord Dartmouth[pers0153.ocp] — John
Thornton [Esq.r | Esq.]Esq.rEsq.[pers0541.ocp] and [my self | myself]my selfmyself they will be an acceptable present—
[note (type: editorial): Blank page.]
[Trailer]
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Keen[pers0301.ocp]s [Nov.er | November]Nov.erNovember 14 1768[1768-11-14]
To—
The [Rev:d | Rev.]Rev:dRev. Eleazar Wheelock D.D.[pers0036.ocp]
at Lebanon[place0122.ocp]
in [Connecticutt | Connecticut]ConnecticuttConnecticut[place0048.ocp]
New England[place0158.ocp]
£,, | S,, | d— | ||||
Articles. ^[above] [1st | 1st]1st1st^[1st | 1st]1st1st The Draught drawn by Nathaniel [Eels | Eells]EelsEells[pers0178.ocp] paid in London[place0128.ocp] [3.d | 3rd]3.d3rd May 1766[1766-05-03]…. | } | 100,, | —,, | — | ||
[2.d | 2nd]2.d2nd… | To Cash paid [Cap.t | Capt.]Cap.tCapt. Samuel Robinson[pers1351.ocp] and sent over the Draught to you. —— | } | 15,, | —,, | — | |
[3.d | 3rd]3.d3rd | [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [Dennis | Dennys]DennisDennys DeBerdt[pers0014.ocp] had Subscriptions paid in to him to the Amount of £179..19..6 and says he has remitted it all to [D.r | Dr.]D.rDr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] whereas you have only made yourself [D.r | Dr.]D.rDr. for on the [6th | 6th]6th6th of May last[1768-05-06] when you made up your [Acco.t | account]Acco.taccount [rec.d | received]rec.dreceived [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Hollis[pers0260.ocp]'s £100 and £20 on J. Smith[pers0497.ocp] so that there remains £59..19..6 you have or are to receive from [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. DeBerdt[pers0014.ocp] and [Acco.t | account]Acco.taccount for….. | } | 59,, | 19,, | 6 | |
[4.th | 4th]4.th4th — | To Cash paid [Jn.o | Jonathan]Jn.oJonathan Shallock[pers1352.ocp] by desire of the [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev. [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Beatty[pers1465.ocp] | } | 2,, | 2,, | — | |
[5.th | 5th]5.th5th.. | Governor Wentworth[pers0567.ocp] either has or is to pay his Subscription into you……….. | } | 21,, | —,, | — | |
[6th | 6th]6th6th | The [[Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev. | Rev.][Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.Rev. [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Fawcett[pers0729.ocp] of Kidderminster[place0306.ocp] his 10 Guineas Subscription was put down among the Subscriber's Names but chose to send them in Books of much greater Value for the School[org0098.ocp] [& | and]&and [Miſsionaries | Missionaries]MiſsionariesMissionaries | }.. | 10,, | 10,, | — | |
[7th | 7th]7th7th | [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Barnet[pers1354.ocp] of Leeds[place0125.ocp] [subscrib'd | subscribed]subscrib'dsubscribed 4 Guineas [& | and]&and was put down among the Subscriptions but according to his [expreſs | express]expreſsexpress Order was laid out in Testaments and sent over for the Use of your School[org0098.ocp]. — | } | 4,, | 4,, | — | |
The Three following Articles were not the Gift of any particular Person but laid out in Books [&c | etc.]&cetc. that came exceeding reasonable and sent over for the Use of the School[org0098.ocp] — | ||||||
[8.th | 8th]8.th8th | Paid [Meſs.rs | Messrs.]Meſs.rsMessrs. Field[pers0648.ocp] [& | and]&and Symmonds[pers1355.ocp] for 1313 Spelling Books worth £30 whereof £14 was given by [Sundrys | sundries]Sundryssundries in order they should come cheap to your School[org0098.ocp]. — — — | } | 14,, | 15,, | 9 | |
[9.th | 9th]9.th9th | Paid [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. James Smith[pers1356.ocp] for a Clock sent to you for your House or School ….—— | } | 11,, | 3,, | — | |
[10.th | 10th]10.th10th | Paid [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Watts[pers1357.ocp] for Greek Testaments sent over for the School[org0098.ocp] — — — — — — — | } | —1,, | 2,, | — |
[S.r | Sir]S.rSir What is become of [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]— if he had wrote a letter acknowledging the [kindneſs | kindness]kindneſskindness
[& | and]&and Civility he met with in England[place0068.ocp] it
would have [look'd | looked]look'dlooked well in the narrative we are now printing instead of that not a word from him
nor about him —
[Closer]
I am [y.rs | yours]y.rsyours
[&c | etc.]&cetc.
[R. | Robert]R.Robert Keen[pers0301.ocp]—
Document Summary
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pers1358.ocp | Cap. t Capt. Chester | mentioned | Chester |
pers0315.ocp | M r Mr. Kirtland Kirkland | mentioned | Kirkland, Samuel |
pers0541.ocp | John Thornton Esq r Esq. | mentioned | Thornton, John |
pers0301.ocp | Rob t Robert Keen | writer | Keen, Robert |
pers0541.ocp | John Thornton Esq r Esq. | mentioned | Thornton, John |
pers0038.ocp | M r Mr. Whitefield | mentioned | Whitefield, George |
pers0541.ocp | M r Mr. Thornton | mentioned | Thornton, John |
pers0118.ocp | D r Dr. Chauncy | mentioned | Chauncy, Charles |
pers1359.ocp | M r Mr. Exp Experience : Mayhew | mentioned | Mayhew, Experience |
pers0003.ocp | M r Mr. David Brainard Brainerd | mentioned | Brainerd, David |
pers1360.ocp | M r Mr. Sam l Samuel Drake | mentioned | Drake, Samuel |
pers0153.ocp | Lord Dartmouth | mentioned | Legge, William |
pers0541.ocp | John Thornton Esq. r Esq. | mentioned | Thornton, John |
pers0301.ocp | M r Mr. Keen | writer | Keen, Robert |
pers0036.ocp | Rev: d Rev. Eleazar Wheelock D.D. | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0178.ocp | Nathaniel Eels Eells | mentioned | Eells, Nathaniel |
pers1351.ocp | Cap. t Capt. Samuel Robinson | mentioned | Robinson, Samuel |
pers0014.ocp | M. r Mr. Dennis Dennys DeBerdt | mentioned | DeBerdt, Dennys |
pers0036.ocp | D. r Dr. Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0260.ocp | M. r Mr. Hollis | mentioned | Hollis, Isaac |
pers0497.ocp | J. Smith | mentioned | Smith, John |
pers0014.ocp | M. r Mr. DeBerdt | mentioned | DeBerdt, Dennys |
pers1352.ocp | Jn. o Jonathan Shallock | mentioned | Shallock, Jonthan |
pers1465.ocp | Rev. d Rev. M. r Mr. Beatty | mentioned | Beatty |
pers0567.ocp | Governor Wentworth | mentioned | Wentworth, John |
pers0729.ocp | Rev. d Rev. Rev. M. r Mr. Fawcett | mentioned | Fawcett, Benjamin |
pers1354.ocp | M. r Mr. Barnet | mentioned | Barnet |
pers0648.ocp | Field | mentioned | Field |
pers1355.ocp | Symmonds | mentioned | Symmonds |
pers1356.ocp | M. r Mr. James Smith | mentioned | Smith, James |
pers1357.ocp | M. r Mr. Watts | mentioned | Watts, Isaac |
pers0030.ocp | M. r Mr. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0301.ocp | R. Robert Keen | writer | Keen, Robert |
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place0128.ocp | London | London |
place0003.ocp | America | America |
place0068.ocp | England | England |
place0526.ocp | Church Court in Lothbury | Church Court Lothbury |
place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
place0048.ocp | Connecticutt Connecticut | Connecticut |
place0158.ocp | New England | New England |
place0306.ocp | Kidderminster | Kidderminster |
place0125.ocp | Leeds | Leeds |
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org0103.ocp | Trustees | Trust in England |
org0098.ocp | the School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0098.ocp | your School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0098.ocp | your School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
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1768-11-14 | 14th14th Nov.rNovember 1768 |
1768-09-22 | SeprSeptember 22.d22nd 1768 |
1769-05-06 | May 6th6th 1769 |
1768-11-14 | Nov.erNovember 14 1768 |
1766-05-03 | 3.d3rd May 1766 |
1768-05-06 | 6th6th of May last |
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modernization | ye | the |
modernization | Revd | Rev. |
modernization | Dr | Dr. |
variation | Brainard | Brainerd |
variation | wether | whether |
modernization | Esq.r | Esq. |
variation | my self | myself |
modernization | Rev:d | Rev. |
variation | Connecticutt | Connecticut |
modernization | 1st | 1st |
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modernization | 3.d | 3rd |
modernization | 2.d | 2nd |
modernization | M.r | Mr. |
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modernization | D.r | Dr. |
modernization | 4.th | 4th |
modernization | 5.th | 5th |
modernization | [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev. | Rev. |
modernization | Miſsionaries | Missionaries |
modernization | 7th | 7th |
modernization | expreſs | express |
modernization | &c | etc. |
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Nov.r | November |
S:r | Sir |
⅌ | per |
Sepr | September |
receiv'd | received |
finish'd | finished |
Subscrib'd | subscribed |
acco.t | account |
accots | accounts |
& | and |
aſsur'd | assured |
Sr | Sir |
yr | your |
Servt | Servant |
Robt | Robert |
publish'd | published |
Exp | Experience |
Saml | Samuel |
Nov.er | November |
Acco.t | account |
rec.d | received |
Jn.o | Jonathan |
subscrib'd | subscribed |
S.r | Sir |
look'd | looked |
y.rs | yours |
R. | Robert |
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