Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to John Thornton, 1768 December 23
23 December 1768[1768-12-23]
ms number768673.1
[note (type: abstract): Wheelock writes that he advanced Occom money before being informed that the Trust in England had given him an allowance. He proposes that Occom’s “sails were too high” during his tour of Great Britain, but that he seems to be humbling.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is informal, yet mostly clear and legible. The trailer is in an unknown hand.][note (type: paper): Single sheet is in good condition, with light creasing, staining and wear.][note (type: ink): Brown-black ink bleeds through the paper slightly.][note (type: noteworthy): When Wheelock mentions the Messrs. Lathrop, he is referring to Daniel Lathrop[pers1476.ocp] and Joshua Lathrop[pers1477.ocp]. The contents of this letter are similar to those of 768475. This document is possibly a draft.]EventsFundraising Tour of Great Britain
Persistent Identifier
[Opener]
Lebanon[place0122.ocp]
[Dec.r | December]Dec.rDecember 23. 1768.[1768-12-23]
[ſir | Sir]ſirSir.
On [ſight | sight]ſightsight of [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Keen[pers0301.ocp]s Order by, [& | and]&and in [Fav.r | favour]Fav.rfavour of [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp], I drew on [Meſsrs | Messrs.]MeſsrsMessrs. Lathrops in his [Fav.r | favour]Fav.rfavour for the money before I knew that he had received of the [Truſt | Trust]TruſtTrust in England[org0103.ocp] an allowance for the Support of his Family in his [Abſence | absence]Abſenceabsence. he had received the money and [diſposed | disposed]diſposeddisposed of it all, before [Doctr | Dr.]DoctrDr. Whitaker[pers0037.ocp] arrived and [informd | informed]informdinformed me of the True State of the Affair. and there is no way to get it of him [‘till | 'til]‘till'til it can be taken out in preaching. I paid upwards of £70 [sterlg | sterling]sterlgsterling for his Family, in his [Abſence | absence]Abſenceabsence — His Sails were too high in his Tour [& | and]&and he
wouldwas well [illegible]high [overſett | overset]overſettoverset but God has ^[above] mercifully I hope^mercifully I hope
seen fit to take a
^[left] taken a^taken a
[courſe | course]courſecourse
with him to recover him. he Seems to be humbling
[himſelf | himself]himſelfhimself
[& | and]&and walking softly — [& | and]&and I hope will yet bear a Zealous part in helping forward the Redeemers [Cauſe | cause]Cauſecause among his [ſavage | savage]ſavagesavage
[Bretheren | brethren]Bretherenbrethren —
The Bills I have Drawn since the [illegible][acco.t | account]acco.taccount which I herewith [tranſ‐‐mitt | trans‐mit]tranſ‐‐mitttrans‐mit a Bill in [Fav.r | favour]Fav.rfavour of [Meſsrs | Messrs.]MeſsrsMessrs. Lathrops for £200. [Nov.r | November]Nov.rNovember 8.[1768-11-08] and expect soon to draw [anothr | another]anothranother in [Fav.r | favour]Fav.rfavour of [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Brimmer[pers0096.ocp]s ^[above] soon^soon for. £100.
I have been as fprudent as I could — [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp]s [Sickneſs | sickness]Sickneſssickness and the Supply of his place has [conſiderably | considerably]conſiderablyconsiderably augmented the [ſum | sum]ſumsum. I am with much affection [& | and]&and
[Eſteem | esteem]Eſteemesteem, [worſhipful | worshipful]worſhipfulworshipful Sir.
[Closer]
Your obedient [& | and]&and very Humble Servant
Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0301.ocp | M. r Mr. Keen | mentioned | Keen, Robert |
pers0030.ocp | M. r Mr. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0037.ocp | Doct r Dr. Whitaker | mentioned | Whitaker, Nathaniel |
pers0096.ocp | M. r Mr. Brimmer | mentioned | Brimmer, John Baker |
pers0315.ocp | M. r Mr. Kirtland | mentioned | Kirkland, Samuel |
pers0036.ocp | Eleazar Wheelock | writer | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0541.ocp | John Thornton Esq. r Esq. | recipient | Thornton, John |
pers0541.ocp | Esq. r Esq. Thornton | recipient | Thornton, John |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0103.ocp | TruſtTrust in England | Trust in England |
Dates identified in this document:
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1768-12-23 | Dec.rDecember 23. 1768. |
1768-11-08 | Nov.rNovember 8. |
1768-12-23 | Dec.rDecember 23.d23rd 1768 |
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modernization | ſir | Sir |
modernization | ſight | sight |
modernization | M.r | Mr. |
modernization | Meſsrs | Messrs. |
modernization | Truſt | Trust |
modernization | Abſence | absence |
modernization | diſposed | disposed |
modernization | Doctr | Dr. |
variation | informd | informed |
variation | ‘till | 'til |
modernization | overſett | overset |
modernization | courſe | course |
modernization | himſelf | himself |
modernization | Cauſe | cause |
modernization | ſavage | savage |
variation | Bretheren | brethren |
variation | tranſ‐‐mitt | trans‐mit |
modernization | Sickneſs | sickness |
modernization | conſiderably | considerably |
modernization | ſum | sum |
modernization | Eſteem | esteem |
modernization | worſhipful | worshipful |
modernization | Esq.r | Esq. |
variation | 23.d | 23rd |
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Dec.r | December |
& | and |
Fav.r | favour |
sterlg | sterling |
acco.t | account |
Nov.r | November |
anothr | another |
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