Levi Frisbie, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1769 December
December 1769[1769-12]
ms number769690
[note (type: abstract): Frisbie requests to be allowed to leave his mission and return to college.][note (type: handwriting): Formal handwriting is clear and legible.][note (type: paper): Single medium-sized sheet is in good condition, with light staining, creasing and wear.][note (type: ink): Dark-brown ink is lightly faded in spots.]
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[Opener]
Little Shop[place0254.ocp] Tuesday Evening [&c | etc.]&cetc.
[Rev'd | Rev.]Rev'dRev.
[& | and]&and
[Hon'd | Honoured]Hon'dHonoured Doctor//
Last Spring when it was [propoſd | proposed]propoſdproposed to me to go on a Tour into the Indian Country, I was of Opinion it
would be very detrimental to my collegiate Studies, (which Opinion Experience [hath verefied | has verified]hath verefiedhas verified ) — but as I was well [perswaded | persuaded]perswadedpersuaded that the [Doctr | Doctor]DoctrDoctor
[pers0036.ocp] always [conſulted | consulted]conſultedconsulted the [beſt | best]beſtbest Good of the [Deſign | design]Deſigndesign in general, and the good of each individual Member of the School[org0098.ocp] as far as might be [conſistant | consistent]conſistantconsistent with that, I made no Objection to the [propoſal | proposal]propoſalproposal of going and tarrying in the [wilderneſs | wilderness]wilderneſswilderness five or six Months, not doubting but a compli‐ance with
the [Doctrs | Doctor]DoctrsDoctor[pers0036.ocp]'s good [Pleaſure | pleasure]Pleaſurepleasure in promoting the grand [De‐ign | de‐sign]De‐ignde‐sign, and the [advantag | advantage]advantagadvantage
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): es]es I
might be to the Indians, and gain from them by a [Knoledge | knowledge]Knoledgeknowledge of their Language [& | and]&and Customs, would in some [meaſure | measure]meaſuremeasure
[compenſate | compensate]compenſatecompensate for the Neglect of other [neceſsary | necessary]neceſsarynecessary
[Acquirments | acquirements]Acquirmentsacquirements— And now [thro' | through]thro'through the [Goodneſs | goodness]Goodneſsgoodness of God I have [re‐turnd | re‐turned]re‐turndre‐turned
[& | and]&and find that it is concluded that Wheelock[pers0578.ocp]
[& | and]&and
Ripley[pers0444.ocp] should tarry here this winter —
but as they were at College [laſt | last]laſtlast Summer when I was [abſent | absent]abſentabsent, [& | and]&and the Friendship [& | and]&and Society of my [Claſs Mates | classmates]Claſs Matesclassmates are very agreeable, and the Advantages at College are perhaps
^[bottom] To Doctor
Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] —^To Doctor
Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] —
[left] L [Friſbie | Frisbie]FriſbieFrisbie[pers0209.ocp]'s [Requeſt | request]Requeſtrequest to go to College
[Dec.r | December]Dec.rDecember 1769[1769-12].
L [Friſbie | Frisbie]FriſbieFrisbie[pers0209.ocp]'s [Requeſt | request]Requeſtrequest to go to College
[Dec.r | December]Dec.rDecember 1769[1769-12].
equal to [thoſe | those]thoſethose of the School[org0098.ocp], and I humbly imagine all things
[conſiderd | considered]conſiderdconsidered the [Expences | expenses]Expencesexpenses not [vaſtly | vastly]vaſtlyvastly greater, I [deſire | desire]deſiredesire (with [submiſsion | submission]submiſsionsubmission to the Doctor[pers0036.ocp]s superior Judgment)
that he would so far gratify my Inclination as to send me to College this Winter
— I under‐stand [tis | it is]tisit is the [deſire | desire]deſiredesire of the [Preſident | President]PreſidentPresident[pers0624.ocp] that I should be there, [& | and]&and I trust the Doctor[pers0036.ocp] will not deny my
Request, [tho' | though]tho'though he may think I shall [miſs | miss]miſsmiss of some advantages here — when he [conſiders | considers]conſidersconsiders there are [poſsibly | possibly]poſsiblypossibly some others there which under my [preſent | present]preſentpresent Circumstances may be as beneficial — If I stay here I shall have no
time to apply myself to the study of Indian, I have spent so much in it already
— but I need say no more I doubt not but the Doctor[pers0036.ocp]s Generous
G
[& | and]&and Benevolent [dispoſition | disposition]dispoſitiondisposition will excite him to grant my Request, if he can see it any way [conſistant | consistent]conſistantconsistent with my own Good and the Good [& | and]&and Honour of the School[org0098.ocp] — I [deſire | desire]deſiredesire the
[Docr | Doctor]DocrDoctor
[pers0036.ocp] to give me an [Anſwer | answer]Anſweranswer as soon as [poſsible | possible]poſsiblepossible — and let what will be the [iſsue | issue]iſsueissue I [deſire | desire]deſiredesire
^[above] as far as I can^as far as I can to [reſt | rest]reſtrest contentedly
[Closer]
[Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[& | and]&and
[Hond | Honoured]HondHonoured Doctor your [moſt | most]moſtmost devoted Pupil
[& | and]&and very humble [Servt | Servant]ServtServant
Levi Frisbie[pers0209.ocp]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0036.ocp | Doct r Doctor | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0036.ocp | Doctr s Doctor | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0578.ocp | Wheelock | mentioned | Wheelock, Rodulphus |
pers0444.ocp | Ripley | mentioned | Ripley, Sylvanus |
pers0036.ocp | Doctor Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0209.ocp | L Friſbie Frisbie | writer | Frisbie, Levi |
pers0036.ocp | Doctor | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0624.ocp | the Preſident President | mentioned | Daggett, Naphtali |
pers0036.ocp | Doc r Doctor | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0209.ocp | Levi Frisbie | writer | Frisbie, Levi |
Places identified in this document:
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place0254.ocp | Little Shop | Little Shop |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0098.ocp | the School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0098.ocp | School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
Dates identified in this document:
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1769-12 | Dec.rDecember 1769 |
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modernization | &c | etc. |
modernization | Rev'd | Rev. |
variation | propoſd | proposed |
variation | hath verefied | has verified |
variation | perswaded | persuaded |
modernization | conſulted | consulted |
modernization | beſt | best |
modernization | Deſign | design |
modernization | conſistant | consistent |
modernization | propoſal | proposal |
modernization | wilderneſs | wilderness |
modernization | Pleaſure | pleasure |
variation | De‐ign | de‐sign |
variation | advantag | advantage |
variation | Knoledge | knowledge |
modernization | meaſure | measure |
modernization | compenſate | compensate |
modernization | neceſsary | necessary |
variation | Acquirments | acquirements |
modernization | Goodneſs | goodness |
variation | re‐turnd | re‐turned |
modernization | laſt | last |
modernization | abſent | absent |
variation | Claſs Mates | classmates |
modernization | Friſbie | Frisbie |
modernization | Requeſt | request |
modernization | thoſe | those |
variation | conſiderd | considered |
variation | Expences | expenses |
modernization | vaſtly | vastly |
modernization | deſire | desire |
modernization | submiſsion | submission |
modernization | Preſident | President |
modernization | miſs | miss |
modernization | conſiders | considers |
modernization | poſsibly | possibly |
modernization | preſent | present |
modernization | dispoſition | disposition |
modernization | Anſwer | answer |
modernization | poſsible | possible |
modernization | iſsue | issue |
modernization | reſt | rest |
modernization | Revd | Rev. |
modernization | moſt | most |
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& | and |
Hon'd | Honoured |
Doctr | Doctor |
Doctrs | Doctor |
thro' | through |
Dec.r | December |
tis | it is |
tho' | though |
Docr | Doctor |
Hond | Honoured |
Servt | Servant |
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