David Crosby, letter to Eleazar Wheelock, 1769 August 19
19 August 1769[1769-08-19]
ms number769469
[note (type: abstract): Crosby writes to introduce his brother William, who wishes to enter the school.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is formal and clear, yet letter case is frequently difficult to decipher, especially with regard to the letter S.][note (type: paper): Large sheet folded in half to make four pages is in good condition, with light-to-moderate creasing, staining and wear.][note (type: ink): Black-brown.][note (type: noteworthy): In instances where there is some question as to whether a word is spelled with an “e” or an undotted “i,” an “e” has been used. The right edge of two recto shows on the scan of one recto. It is possible that when Crosby refers to his father, he is in fact referring to his father-in-law (Crosby's wife's maiden name was Thomas).][note (type: signature): Letter is signed David Crosbey, as opposed to the verified spelling, Crosby.][note (type: layout): The first page of letter is on one recto, but second page of letter is on two recto, not one verso.]
Persistent Identifier
[Opener]
After due ^[above] [reſpects | respects]reſpectsrespects^[reſpects | respects]reſpectsrespects to you, [& | and]&and yours in their [ſeveral | several]ſeveralseveral
[Charracters | characters]Charracterscharacters, I beg leave to inform you that I had wrote you a Line about three
weeks ago, in which I gave you to [underſtand | understand]underſtandunderstand that my little Brother William[pers0593.ocp] had [com | come]comcome a long [Jorney | journey]Jorneyjourney to [ſee | see]ſeesee me, [& | and]&and
[alſo | also]alſoalso hinted his views [& | and]&and motives [herin | herein]herinherein. [illegible] viz the Hopes he had [entertain'd | entertained]entertain'dentertained (after reading [yr | your]yryour
[Naritive | narrative]Naritivenarrative of [ye | the]yethe Foundation, [Riſe | rise]Riſerise, [& | and]&and
[deſign | design]deſigndesign of [ye | the]yethe
Indiancharity School[org0098.ocp] at Lebanon[place0122.ocp]) of [yr | your]yryour taking him under [yr | your]yryour Patronage I gave you further to [underſtand | understand]underſtandunderstand that I [porpoſed | proposed]porpoſedproposed to bring or [ſend | send]ſendsend him
to
[ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon to [ſolicit | solicit]ſolicitsolicit
[yr | your]yryour
[Friendſhip | friendship]Friendſhipfriendship for him. [unleſs | unless]unleſsunless I [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould
[ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon
[recive | receive]recivereceive
[firſt | first]firſtfirst
[recive | receive]recivereceive a Line from you [adviſine | advising]adviſineadvising
[otherwiſe | otherwise]otherwiſeotherwise. A [faivourable | favourable]faivourablefavourable A [faverable oppertunity | favorable opportunity]faverable oppertunityfavorable opportunity of [ſending | sending]ſendingsending him (with my wif[illegible]es Brother
Joel[pers0281.ocp]
[& | and]&and
[ſiſter | sister]ſiſtersister
Sibbel[pers0486.ocp] who are on a [Viſsit | visit]Viſsitvisit
^[above] here^here) does now [preſent | present]preſentpresent. and not having heard from you [ſince | since]ſincesince I wrote, I have [ventiered | ventured]ventieredventured to [ſend | send]ſendsend him to you and [illegible]join with him in [requeſting | requesting]requeſtingrequesting
[yr | your]yryour
[Friendſhip | friendship]Friendſhipfriendship
[& | and]&and Favour for him. If you [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould
[pleaſe | please]pleaſeplease to [queſtion | question]queſtionquestion the Child he will you will [doubt leſs | doubtless]doubt leſsdoubtless
[ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon be [sattiſfied | satisfied]sattiſfiedsatisfied
o in his [Ardant | ardent]Ardantardent
[deſires | desires]deſiresdesires after [knolege | knowledge]knolegeknowledge
[& | and]&and of his
[exerceſing | exercising]exerceſingexercising his little [Tallants | talents]Tallantstalents for [illegible][guess (reneel): god]god god's glory [& | and]&and the good of
[Manking | mankind]Mankingmankind. I ^[above] am^am
[ſattiſified | satisfied]ſattiſifiedsatisfied the Child is better able to give you a [ſattiſ fying | satisfying]ſattiſ fyingsatisfying
[acount | account]acountaccount of his [circomſtances | circumstances]circomſtancescircumstances
[& | and]&and
[deſires | desires]deſiresdesires than [illegible]I am, and think
[beſt | best]beſtbest there to leave [ye | the]yethe Event. Only I would add thus much, [& | and]&and I believe the [ſimplicity | simplicity]ſimplicitysimplicity, [openneſs | openness]openneſsopenness
[& | and]&and
[freeneſs | freeness]freeneſsfreeness of the Childs [Diſpoſition | disposition]Diſpoſitiondisposition will render him Incapable of [Impoſing | imposing]Impoſingimposing upon you in [any wiſe | anywise]any wiſeanywise or of [puting | putting]putingputting any [falſe | false]falſefalse
[gloſs | gloss]gloſsgloss on his own [Charracter | character]Charractercharacter or [Circomſtances | circumstances]Circomſtancescircumstances.
If it If it [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould be [yr | your]yryour
[pleſure | pleasure]pleſurepleasure to keep the Child a Day or [illegible] two. in
order to [ſattſfy | satisfy]ſattſfysatisfy
[yourſelf | yourself]yourſelfyourself whether or no he can fill a Place in
[yr | your]yryour School with any tolerable [proſpect | prospect]proſpectprospect of its further^[above] ing^ing the good [deſigne | design]deſignedesign of it. I am content he [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould
[ſtay | stay]ſtaystay
['till | 'til]'till'til you know what is [beſt | best]beſtbest,
[Otherwiſe | otherwise]Otherwiſeotherwise you may [ſend | send]ſendsend him to my Father Tommas[pers0545.ocp] who will
[ſend | send]ſendsend him [hom | home]homhome to me [ſo | so]ſoso
[ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon as [conveniant | convenient]conveniantconvenient. Or if you [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould
be like to talk with me on the [Primeſes | premises]Primeſespremises you may write a Line or let Billy[pers0593.ocp]
write [& | and]&and I will [endevour | endeavour]endevourendeavour to wait on you
[note (type: editorial): Blank page.]
and if it [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould be thought [Neceſary | necessary]Neceſarynecessary for me to go to Hardwick[place0096.ocp] (where
my Mother[pers1460.ocp] lives, and where the Child's [aquaentance | acquaintance]aquaentanceacquaintance are) to do any [Buiſneſs | business]Buiſneſsbusiness that may [ſubſerve | subserve]ſubſervesubserve the [porpoſe | propose]porpoſepropose I will go
[Closer]
I am obliged to [brake | break]brakebreak off here and only beg [leve | leave]leveleave
^[above] only to^only to
[ſubſcribe | subscribe]ſubſcribesubscribe myself. [illegible]
[Rev'd | Rev.]Rev'dRev.
[ſir | Sir]ſirSir yours in all [Reſpects | respects]Reſpectsrespects
David [Croſbey | Crosby]CroſbeyCrosby[pers0145.ocp]
[Eaſt | East]EaſtEast Hartford[place0063.ocp]
[Aug | August]AugAugust 19. AD. 1769[1769-08-19]
[Trailer]
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. David [Crosbey | Crosby]CrosbeyCrosby[pers0145.ocp]'s
[Aug.t | August]Aug.tAugust
[19.th | 19th]19.th19th 1769[1769-08-19]
To the [Rev,d | Rev.]Rev,dRev.
[Eleazer Whelock | Eleazar Wheelock]Eleazer WhelockEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] DD at
Lebanon Crank[place0123.ocp]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0593.ocp | William | mentioned | Crosby, William |
pers0281.ocp | Joel | mentioned | Joel |
pers0486.ocp | Sibbel | mentioned | Sibbel |
pers0545.ocp | Tommas | mentioned | Thomas |
pers0593.ocp | Billy | mentioned | Crosby, William |
pers1460.ocp | my Mother | mentioned | Foster Crosby, Sarah |
pers0145.ocp | David Croſbey Crosby | writer | Crosby, David |
pers0145.ocp | M. r Mr. David Crosbey Crosby | writer | Crosby, David |
pers0036.ocp | Eleazer Whelock Eleazar Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
place0096.ocp | Hardwick | Hardwick |
place0063.ocp | Eaſt East Hartford | East Hartford |
place0123.ocp | Lebanon Crank | Lebanon Crank |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0098.ocp | Indiancharity School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
Dates identified in this document:
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1769-08-19 | AugAugust 19. AD. 1769 |
1769-08-19 | Aug.tAugust 19.th19th 1769 |
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