Jacob Johnson, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1768 December 28
28 December 1768[1768-12-28]
ms number768678.1
[note (type: abstract): Johnson avows that his conduct at the Fort Stanwix Congress was unimpeachable, that he has been working alongside Kirkland, and that he hopes to see Wheelock and report in-person on the Congress.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is informal, yet mostly clear and legible.][note (type: paper): Large sheet folded in half to make four pages has been reinforced, which makes it difficult to gauge condition; it appears to be in good condition, with light staining, creasing and wear.][note (type: ink): Black ink is dimmed somewhat by the reinforcement.][note (type: noteworthy): The trailer beneath the address on two verso is in Wheelock's hand; the other trailer is in an unknown hand. An unknown editor has added the note “Ind Mis” in pencil after the latter trailer. This note has not been included in transcription.]
Persistent Identifier
[Opener]
Oneida[place0179.ocp]
[Decem.r | December]Decem.rDecember
[28th | 28th]28th28th 1768[1768-12-28]
Rev [& | and]&and
[hon | honoured]honhonoured
[Sr | sir]Srsir
Your christian, [& | and]&and very kind Letter (Dated [Lebn | Lebanon]LebnLebanon
[place0122.ocp]
[Nov.r | November]Nov.rNovember 21[1768-11-21]—) I received — For which, [& | and]&and all o‐ther Tokens of your Friendship, I return you my
Sincere [& | and]&and hearty thanks — And pray the [Bleſsings | blessings]Bleſsingsblessings of Heaven, may long rest on your [Perſon | person]Perſonperson, Family, and
school[org0098.ocp]: And [deſird | desired]deſirddesired
[ſucceſs | success]ſucceſssuccess accompany all your under‐takings, to promote The [Cauſe | cause]Cauſecause, [& | and]&and kingdom of [Chriſt | Christ]ChriſtChrist on Earth — I have, [ſir | sir]ſirsir, done all within my power, to promote, [& | and]&and set forward, this great, [& | and]&and glorious [deſign | design]deſigndesign, [ſince | since]ſincesince I came this way — As to what [paſs’d | passed]paſs’dpassed at the [Con‐greſs | Con‐gress]Con‐greſsCon‐gress relative [herunto | hereunto]heruntohereunto (either as to my Character or Conduct) I [deſire | desire]deſiredesire nothing more, I ask for no‐thing more, nor indeed wish for [any thing | anything]any thinganything
for than more than to exhibit that [proceſs | process]proceſsprocess, with the Facts, [& | and]&and doings [theron | thereon]theronthereon
[attendent | attendant]attendentattendant, in their own proper Lights; which (thanks to God) I am well able to do (without
[boaſting | boasting]boaſtingboasting) And at our next Interview, I will (if it [plea^[below] ſe^ſe | please]plea^[below] ſe^ſeplease
^[left] God^God) let you fully into that affair — and I doubt not
you will be [satiſfied | satisfied]satiſfiedsatisfied, I did [every thing | everything]every thingeverything that was proper to be done, or Indeed [coud | could]coudcould be done — As to any ill
[Conſequences | consequences]Conſequencesconsequences touching [your selfe | yourself]your selfeyourself, [ſir | sir]ſirsir or, the Laboring
[Cauſe | cause]Cauſecause, I am by no means whatsoever [ſufficent | sufficient]ſufficentsufficient to pro‐vide [againſt | against]againſtagainst
[‘em | them]‘emthem; but [muſt | must]muſtmust humbly, [& | and]&and meekly [ſubmit | submit]ſubmitsubmit them to Him, who brings about all things according to the [Councel | Counsel]CouncelCounsel of his own will, [& | and]&and finally for his own glo‐ry, [& | and]&and Zio’ns weal, [& | and]&and
[proſperity | prosperity]proſperityprosperity: and [illegible]will without all doubt, or [controverſie | controversy]controverſiecontroversy to me, [iſſue | issue]iſſueissue the [preſent | present]preſentpresent dependent [cauſe | cause]cauſecause (as far as it [reſpects | respects]reſpectsrespects my character, or Conduct) to the [ſame | same]ſamesame happy, [& | and]&and glorious [purpoſes | purposes]purpoſespurposes: “For He will ([ſooner | sooner]ſoonersooner or later) bring forth my Judgment as the Light, [& | and]&and my [Righteouſneſs | righteousness]Righteouſneſsrighteousness as the noon day” As to the [Preſent | present]Preſentpresent
[ſituation | situation]ſituationsituation — I am here with Mr Kirkland[pers0315.ocp]
[moſt | most]moſtmost of the Time; Preparing, and ripening things for action: and waiting a
favorable opportunity for embodying, [& | and]&and building up a [ch-h | church]ch-hchurch here:
[Tho | though]Thothough I have not been [favord | favored]favordfavored with an Interpreter ([onely | only]onelyonly
[oc‐caſionally | oc‐casionally]oc‐caſionallyoc‐casionally, [& | and]&and Providentially) which in [ſome | some]ſomesome respects has been a great [diſadvantage | disadvantage]diſadvantagedisadvantage to me, in others perhaps an advantage, for it has put me the ^[above] more^more upon [ſtudeing | studying]ſtudeingstudying their Language, [cuſtoms | customs]cuſtomscustoms
[&c | etc.]&cetc. and perhaps, I [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall be able to speak to them in their own [Languge | language]Langugelanguage, before I leave them; [Tho’ | Though]Tho’Though I expect an Interpreter next week, and hope to regain, [& | and]&and if [poſsible | possible]poſsiblepossible, more than regain my seemingly [loſt | lost]loſtlost Time — [illegible]Upon receiving your [laſt | last]laſtlast letter, I felt much [concernd | concerned]concerndconcerned, [leſt | lest]leſtlest you [ſir | sir]ſirsir
[ſhoud | should]ſhoudshould think
unprob hard of me, [thro’ | though]thro’though
[ſome | some]ſomesome innuendo’s, or [falſe | false]falſefalse
[ſuggeſtions | suggestions]ſuggeſtionssuggestions —
From some quarter [an-other | another]an-otheranother — and [tho’t | that]tho’tthat whether it might not (on the whole) be [beſt | best]beſtbest to come down to New [Engd | England]EngdEngland
[place0158.ocp] and [ſatiſfie | satisfy]ſatiſfiesatisfy your mind, [ſir | sir]ſirsir in
[theſe | these]theſethese things; but [conſulting | consulting]conſultingconsulting, [& | and]&and
[adviſeing | advising]adviſeingadvising with [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[K–d | Kirtland]K–dKirtland[pers0315.ocp], He thinks it will by no means do at this Time.
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] will write to you [alſo | also]alſoalso — and you [ſir | sir]ſirsir will [pleaſe | please]pleaſeplease to give me your mind farther upon the return of [Dn | Deacon]DnDeacon Thomas[pers0643.ocp] — I am [ſir | sir]ſirsir as Clay in the hands of the great Potter — I have no cla[illegible]im upon The Deity, But for [chriſts | Christ's]chriſtsChrist's
[ſake | sake]ſakesake; [& | and]&and none upon you [ſir | sir]ſirsir but in [Chriſt | Christ]ChriſtChrist, [& | and]&and for his [ſake | sake]ſakesake, [& | and]&and the [cauſe | cause]cauſecause of his Kingdom, [& | and]&and glory: To which ([Tho’ | though]Tho’though unworthy) I [ſubmit | submit]ſubmitsubmit
[myſelfe | myself]myſelfemyself;
[& | and]&and am [ſir | sir]ſirsir, with great [eſteem | esteem]eſteemesteem, [& | and]&and hearty affection
[& | and]&and brotherly [Frindship | friendship]Frindshipfriendship,
[Closer]
yours in all things —
Jacob [Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0287.ocp]
[Postscript]
To [Dr | Dr.]DrDr.
[Eleazr | Eleazar]EleazrEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
Lebanon[place0122.ocp] —
NB. I was going to have given you a view of the state [& | and]&and
[proceſs | process]proceſsprocess of [ye | the]yethe
[Congreſs | Congress]CongreſsCongress in [writeing | writing]writeingwriting but per‐haps it may be better to do it by a [perſonal | personal]perſonalpersonal
[Repreſentation | representation]Repreſentationrepresentation at a private Interview — If it be the will of God I return to [ſee | see]ſeesee you [ſr | sir]ſrsir
To the Rev [& | and]&and
[hon.d | honoured]hon.dhonoured —
[Dr | Dr.]DrDr.
[Eleazer | Eleazar]EleazerEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[Preſident | President]PreſidentPresident of the Indian Charity — school[org0098.ocp]
at Lebanon [place0122.ocp]
[Con.t | Connecticut]Con.tConnecticut
[N. | New]N.New
[Eng.d | England]Eng.dEngland
[place0158.ocp][place0048.ocp] From [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0287.ocp]
[Miſsionary | Missionary]MiſsionaryMissionary By [Dn | Deacon]DnDeacon Thomas[pers0643.ocp].
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
---|---|---|---|
pers0315.ocp | Mr Kirkland | mentioned | Kirkland, Samuel |
pers0315.ocp | Mr Mr. K–d Kirtland | mentioned | Kirkland, Samuel |
pers0315.ocp | Mr Mr. Kirtland | mentioned | Kirkland, Samuel |
pers0643.ocp | D n Deacon Thomas | mentioned | Thomas |
pers0287.ocp | Jacob Johnſon Johnson | writer | Johnson, Jacob W. |
pers0036.ocp | D r Dr. Eleaz r Eleazar Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0287.ocp | Rev. d Rev. Jacob Johnſon Johnson ’s | writer | Johnson, Jacob W. |
pers0036.ocp | D r Dr. Eleazer Eleazar Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0287.ocp | M. r Mr. Johnſon Johnson | writer | Johnson, Jacob W. |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
---|---|---|
place0179.ocp | Oneida | Oneida |
place0122.ocp | Leb n Lebanon | Lebanon |
place0158.ocp | New Eng d England | New England |
place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
place0048.ocp | Con. t Connecticut N. New Eng. d England | Connecticut |
place0158.ocp | N. New Eng. d England | New England |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
---|---|---|
org0098.ocp | school | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0098.ocp | Indian Charity — school | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
Dates identified in this document:
Standard Form | Text |
---|---|
1768-12-28 | Decem.rDecember 28th28th 1768 |
1768-11-21 | Nov.rNovember 21 |
1768-12-28 | Decemb.rDecember 28. 1768 |
Regularized text:
Type | Original | Regularized |
---|---|---|
modernization | 28th | 28th |
modernization | Bleſsings | blessings |
modernization | Perſon | person |
modernization | deſird | desired |
modernization | ſucceſs | success |
modernization | Cauſe | cause |
modernization | Chriſt | Christ |
modernization | ſir | sir |
modernization | deſign | design |
modernization | ſince | since |
modernization | Con‐greſs | Con‐gress |
variation | herunto | hereunto |
modernization | deſire | desire |
variation | any thing | anything |
modernization | proceſs | process |
variation | theron | thereon |
variation | attendent | attendant |
modernization | boaſting | boasting |
modernization | plea^[below] ſe^ſe | please |
modernization | satiſfied | satisfied |
variation | every thing | everything |
variation | coud | could |
modernization | Conſequences | consequences |
variation | your selfe | yourself |
modernization | ſufficent | sufficient |
modernization | againſt | against |
modernization | muſt | must |
modernization | ſubmit | submit |
variation | Councel | Counsel |
modernization | proſperity | prosperity |
modernization | controverſie | controversy |
modernization | iſſue | issue |
modernization | preſent | present |
modernization | cauſe | cause |
modernization | reſpects | respects |
modernization | ſame | same |
modernization | purpoſes | purposes |
modernization | ſooner | sooner |
modernization | Righteouſneſs | righteousness |
modernization | Preſent | present |
modernization | ſituation | situation |
modernization | moſt | most |
variation | favord | favored |
variation | onely | only |
modernization | oc‐caſionally | oc‐casionally |
modernization | ſome | some |
modernization | diſadvantage | disadvantage |
modernization | ſtudeing | studying |
modernization | cuſtoms | customs |
modernization | &c | etc. |
modernization | ſhall | shall |
variation | Languge | language |
modernization | poſsible | possible |
modernization | loſt | lost |
modernization | laſt | last |
variation | concernd | concerned |
modernization | leſt | lest |
modernization | ſhoud | should |
modernization | falſe | false |
modernization | ſuggeſtions | suggestions |
variation | an-other | another |
variation | tho’t | that |
modernization | beſt | best |
modernization | ſatiſfie | satisfy |
modernization | theſe | these |
modernization | conſulting | consulting |
modernization | adviſeing | advising |
modernization | Mr | Mr. |
modernization | alſo | also |
modernization | chriſts | Christ's |
modernization | ſake | sake |
modernization | myſelfe | myself |
modernization | eſteem | esteem |
variation | Frindship | friendship |
modernization | Johnſon | Johnson |
modernization | ye | the |
modernization | Congreſs | Congress |
variation | writeing | writing |
modernization | perſonal | personal |
modernization | Repreſentation | representation |
modernization | ſee | see |
modernization | Rev.d | Rev. |
variation | Eleazer | Eleazar |
modernization | Preſident | President |
modernization | M.r | Mr. |
modernization | Miſsionary | Missionary |
Expanded abbreviations:
Abbreviation | Expansion |
---|---|
Decem.r | December |
& | and |
hon | honoured |
Sr | sir |
Lebn | Lebanon |
Nov.r | November |
paſs’d | passed |
‘em | them |
ch-h | church |
Tho | though |
Tho’ | Though |
thro’ | though |
Engd | England |
K–d | Kirtland |
Dn | Deacon |
Tho’ | though |
Dr | Dr. |
Eleazr | Eleazar |
ſr | sir |
Decemb.r | December |
hon.d | honoured |
Con.t | Connecticut |
N. | New |
Eng.d | England |
This document's header does not contain any mixed case attribute values.
Summary of errors found in this document:
Number of dates with invalid 'when' attributes: | 0 |
Number of nested "hi" tags: (consider merging the @rend attributes, or using other tags) | 0 |
Number of tags with invalid 'rend' attributes: | 0 (out of 21) |
Number of people/places/organizations with unknown keys: | 0 (out of 19) |
Number of "add" tags with unknown 'place' attributes: | 0 (out of 3) |
Mixed case attribute values in header (potential error): | 0 (out of 97) |