Thomas Huntington, journal, 1769 June
June 1769[1769-06]
ms number769390.1
[note (type: abstract): Huntington details his visit to Mr. Kirtland’s school, recounting the success of the mission to the Oneidas, and the barriers to further missions.][note (type: handwriting): The document is written in Wheelock’s hand. It is small, informal and occasionally difficult to decipher. The signature appears to be in a different hand, possibly Huntington's. The postscript is also in an unknown hand.][note (type: paper): Large single sheet is in good condition, with light staining, creasing and wear.][note (type: ink): Brown ink appears to be somewhat watery and faded.][note (type: noteworthy): It is uncertain to which place Huntington refers when he mentions, on one recto, the lower Oneida Castle, and so it has been left untagged.]
Persistent Identifier
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Thomas Huntington[pers0271.ocp]'s Journal [&c | etc.]&cetc.
May 31. 1769.
[Sat | Set]SatSet out ^[above] with my Companions [ M.r | Mr.] M.rMr.
[Friſbie | Frisbie]FriſbieFrisbie[pers0209.ocp], John Matthews[pers0364.ocp]
[&c | etc.]&cetc.—^with my Companions [ M.r | Mr.] M.rMr.
[Friſbie | Frisbie]FriſbieFrisbie[pers0209.ocp], John Matthews[pers0364.ocp]
[&c | etc.]&cetc.— on a [Miſsion | mission]Miſsionmission to Supply [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] while he Should make a [Viſit | visit]Viſitvisit to New England[place0158.ocp], or (in [caſe | case]caſecase his Affairs Should not favour his making his [Viſit | visit]Viſitvisit at this Time) to go on a [Miſsion | mission]Miſsionmission to remoter Tribes if a Door Should be opened for it, (after [joyning | joining]joyningjoining with the Doctor[pers0036.ocp] in [Solomn | Solemn]SolomnSolemn Supplica‐tion to the Throne of Divine Grace, for
Protection, and [Succeſs | success]Succeſssuccess in the important Undertaking,) we [arived | arrived]arivedarrived Safe to the [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp]s at
[Kanawarohare | Kanawalohale]KanawarohareKanawalohale[place0114.ocp] on the [8th | 8th]8th8th of June[1769-06-08]. and was not more [rejoyced | rejoiced]rejoycedrejoiced to See him than to See and hear the wonders which God had wrought
among the poor Indians. Numbers of them came in to pay their [Reſpects | respects]Reſpectsrespects to us and to hear from their Father (the great [Miniſter | minister]Miniſterminister) and [Seemd | seemed]Seemdseemed really to [rejoyce | rejoice]rejoycerejoice and [bleſs | bless]bleſsbless God for our Safe arrival. they appeared very fond of Religious [Converſation | conversation]Converſationconversation — I was [agreably | agreeably]agreablyagreeably
[Surprized | surprised]Surprizedsurprised at the unaffected Simplicity [& | and]&and love which [Appeard | appeared]Appeardappeared in their Deportment towards, [& | and]&and
[Converſation | conversation]Converſationconversation with [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp], who readily interpreted what they Said. Their
Knowledge in the things of Religion is [Surprizing | surprising]Surprizingsurprising, their lively [Diſcourſe | discourse]Diſcourſediscourse, pertinent [Obſervations | observations]Obſervationsobservations, and Breathings of piety were Such as Might [provoak | provoke]provoakprovoke to [Emmulation | emulation]Emmulationemulation very eminent [Chriſtians | Christians]ChriſtiansChristians
Lords Day June 11.
the people [pritty | pretty]prittypretty
[univerſally | universally]univerſallyuniversally Attended the public
[worſhip | worship]worſhipworship, the word [Seemd | seemed]Seemdseemed to be accompanied with Power; the Indians were very attentive, numbers in
Tears. I think it was the [moſt | most]moſtmost
[Solomn | Solemn]SolomnSolemn
[Aſsembly | assembly]Aſsemblyassembly I ever Saw. My Expectations were much [raiſed | raised]raiſedraised by what I had heard of the Work of God's Grace among them, but what I found
among them much exceeded them all.
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp]s [Ch-h | Church]Ch-hChurch
[conſiſts | consists]conſiſtsconsists at [preſent | present]preſentpresent of 22 Members in full Communion and a hopeful [Proſpect | prospect]Proſpectprospect of the Addition of many more. May it be [increaſed | increased]increaſedincreased with the [Increaſe | increase]Increaſeincrease of God.
On my [Arival | arrival]Arivalarrival here I was informed that a [univerſal | universal]univerſaluniversal
[Jealouſy | jealousy]Jealouſyjealousy and [uneaſieneſs | uneasiness]uneaſieneſsuneasiness towards the [Engliſh | English]EngliſhEnglish had [prevaled | prevailed]prevaledprevailed among [illegible] all the Indian Nations, [Occaſioned | occasioned]Occaſionedoccasioned probably by the Artifice [& | and]&and
[Inſinuations | insinuations]Inſinuationsinsinuations of the French near the [Meſsacippi | Mississippi]MeſsacippiMississippi[place0141.ocp], or by the
[Incroachments | encroachments]Incroachmentsencroachments of french Settlers near Detroit[place0060.ocp]
— a war Belt was Sent through the Nations which [increaſed | increased]increaſedincreased the ferment among them — Some of the Senecas[org0088.ocp] this [moſt | most]moſtmost powerful of the Six Nations[org0090.ocp], breathed
out [threatnings | threatenings]threatningsthreatenings
[againſt | against]againſtagainst the holy [& | and]&and praying people as they term the [Onoidas | Oneidas]OnoidasOneidas[org0075.ocp], to break off their alliance with them, and even to cut them
off if they would not renounce the [Goſpel | Gospel]GoſpelGospel, In [conſequence | consequence]conſequenceconsequence of, [& | and]&and intimidated by these Threats the [peope | people]peopepeople of the lower [Onoida | Oneida]OnoidaOneida
[Caſtle | Castle]CaſtleCastle at Some miles [Diſ‐‐tance | dis‐tance]Diſ‐‐tancedis‐tance from [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp]s laid a Plot to Seize him, [& | and]&and Send him to the Senecas[org0088.ocp], as a Merit to [Appeaſe | appease]Appeaſeappease, [& | and]&and conciliate the [Friendſhips | friendships]Friendſhipsfriendships of that [powerfull | powerful]powerfullpowerful Nation, but the plot was [Seaſonably | seasonably]Seaſonablyseasonably
[diſcovered | discovered]diſcovereddiscovered and [hapiely | happily]hapielyhappily
[diſconcerted | disconcerted]diſconcerteddisconcerted. The Indians now [diſown | disown]diſowndisown and try to [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [ſmuther | smother]ſmuthersmother][ſmuther | smother]ſmuthersmother the fact and pretend greater [Friendſhip | friendship]Friendſhipfriendship for [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] than ever
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] could not think it prudent to leave his people in Such
a Situation long enough to [accompliſh | accomplish]accompliſhaccomplish his [viſit | visit]viſitvisit to New England[place0158.ocp].
^[above] and^and I did as I was directed, [Submitt | submit]Submittsubmit the Expediency of my [Miſsion | mission]Miſsionmission to a remoter Tribe to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp]s Determination, He [conſulted | consulted]conſultedconsulted his people on the Head, they were of Opinion that as the Temper of the
Nations then were it was not prudent, and that my Life would not be Safe. and
accordingly after delivering the Doctor[pers0036.ocp]s [Meſsage | message]Meſsagemessage to them, and receiv‐ing their [Anſwer | answer]Anſweranswer, I took my leave of them. ^[above] 21
June[1769-06-21]^21
June[1769-06-21] and left [ M.r | Mr.] M.rMr.
[Friſbie | Frisbie]FriſbieFrisbie[pers0209.ocp] in the School [& | and]&and
John Matthews[pers0364.ocp]
[aſiſting | assisting]aſiſtingassisting
[ M.r | Mr.] M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] as a Labourer, and both [ingaged | engaged]ingagedengaged in learning the Indian Tongue.
[Closer]
Thomas Huntington[pers0271.ocp]
[Postscript]
[illegible]NB. ^[above] [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Huntington[pers0271.ocp]^[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Huntington[pers0271.ocp] was accompanied by [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Friſbe | Frisbie]FriſbeFrisbie[pers0209.ocp] in [ye | the]yethe capacity of a [Ca‐tachiſt | ca‐techist]Ca‐tachiſtca‐techist
[& | and]&and to keep [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp]s School [& | and]&and to learn that Lang^[above] uage^uage
^[above] and [Jn.o | John]Jn.oJohn Matthews[pers0364.ocp]^and [Jn.o | John]Jn.oJohn Matthews[pers0364.ocp] a m[naraganset | Narragansett]naragansetNarragansett
[org0066.ocp] Indian to keep a School among
[ye | the]yethe
[Tuſkaroras | Tuscaroras]TuſkarorasTuscaroras[org0104.ocp] or Onondagas[org0078.ocp] as [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] should direct, and [Alias | Elias]AliasElias a Mohawk[pers0740.ocp]
[deſigned | designed]deſigneddesigned for his Inter preter —
[Trailer]
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Tho.s | Thomas]Tho.sThomas Huntington[pers0271.ocp]'s Journal June 1769[1769-06]
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People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0271.ocp | M. r Mr. Thomas Huntington | writer | Huntington, Thomas |
pers0209.ocp | M. r Mr. Friſbie Frisbie | mentioned | Frisbie, Levi |
pers0364.ocp | John Matthews | mentioned | Matthews, John |
pers0315.ocp | M. r Mr. Kirtland | mentioned | Kirkland, Samuel |
pers0036.ocp | the Doctor | mentioned | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0209.ocp | M. r Mr. Friſbie Frisbie | mentioned | Frisbie, Levi |
pers0315.ocp | M. r Mr. Kirtland | mentioned | Kirkland, Samuel |
pers0271.ocp | Thomas Huntington | writer | Huntington, Thomas |
pers0271.ocp | M r Mr. Huntington | writer | Huntington, Thomas |
pers0209.ocp | M r Mr. Friſbe Frisbie | mentioned | Frisbie, Levi |
pers0315.ocp | M r Mr. Kirtland | mentioned | Kirkland, Samuel |
pers0364.ocp | Jn. o John Matthews | mentioned | Matthews, John |
pers0740.ocp | Alias Elias a Mohawk | mentioned | Elias |
pers0271.ocp | M r Mr. Tho. s Thomas Huntington | writer | Huntington, Thomas |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0158.ocp | New England | New England |
place0114.ocp | Kanawarohare Kanawalohale | Kanawalohale |
place0141.ocp | Meſsacippi Mississippi | Mississippi, the |
place0060.ocp | Detroit | Detroit |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0088.ocp | Senecas | Seneca Nation |
org0090.ocp | Six Nations | Six Nations |
org0075.ocp | OnoidasOneidas | Oneida Nation |
org0066.ocp | naragansetNarragansett | Narragansett Tribe |
org0104.ocp | TuſkarorasTuscaroras | Tuscarora Nation |
org0078.ocp | Onondagas | Onondaga Nation |
Dates identified in this document:
Standard Form | Text |
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1769-06-08 | 8th8th of June |
1769-06-21 | 21 June |
1769-06 | June 1769 |
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modernization | conſequence | consequence |
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modernization | Caſtle | Castle |
modernization | Diſ‐‐tance | dis‐tance |
modernization | Appeaſe | appease |
modernization | Friendſhips | friendships |
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modernization | Friendſhip | friendship |
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variation | naraganset | Narragansett |
modernization | Tuſkaroras | Tuscaroras |
variation | Alias | Elias |
modernization | deſigned | designed |
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Ch-h | Church |
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