Matthew Graves, letter, to the Earl of Dartmouth, 1770 August 5
5 August 1770[1770-08-05]
Call Number770455
[note (type: abstract): Graves writes that George Whitefield is dead, that Occom has become “vile” after having been “exalted” in England, and that Wheelock is building a new school that will be largely for whites.][note (type: handwriting): Formal handwriting is clear and legible.][note (type: paper): There are two separate sheets, one folded in half like a book. Both sheets are in good condition with light-to-moderate creasing, staining and wear. The edges appear to have been trimmed.][note (type: ink): Brown.][note (type: noteworthy): A note on top of one recto indicates that this document is a copy. A tag affixed to one recto reads: “One of 23 papers personally presented to Dartmouth College by Lord Dartmouth, Oct. 26, 1904.” There are markings in crayon on the address page:"84" in red crayon and crossed out in blue crayon, then "230" written and circled in blue crayon.][note (type: signature): The signature is abbreviated.]EventsFundraising Tour of Great Britain
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My worthy, good [& | and]&and dear Friend/
My worthy, good [& | and]&and dear Friend/
This Opportunity is too favourable to be omitted; —
Long have I [look'd | looked]look'dlooked for the [Anſwer | answer]Anſweranswer to my last, but am [perſuaded | persuaded]perſuadedpersuaded Hurry of
[Busineſs | business]Busineſsbusiness or the Distraction of the times prevent me that [deſireable | desirable]deſireabledesirable [ſatisfaction | satisfaction]ſatisfactionsatisfaction
— Our dear [Whitfield | Whitefield]WhitfieldWhitefield[pers0038.ocp]'s Soul was carried by exulting Angels into the [paradiſe | paradise]paradiſeparadise
of GOD on the [30th | 30th]30th30th of last Month[1770-07-30]. He died very Suddenly of an [astmatic | asthmatic]astmaticasthmatic
Fit at Newbury[place0154.ocp] 40 Miles beyond Boston[place0013.ocp]: I hear he is to be [inter'd | interred]inter'dinterred at Boston[place0013.ocp].
Our [Loſs | loss]Loſsloss is great — mine inconceivable: We [lov'd | loved]lov'dloved each other as Brethren ought
to do. I [cou'd | could]cou'dcould enlarge, but really my heart is full, I can Scarce See to
write — the flowing Tears prevent my enlarging, the Subject too important
— I Shall go to him. O happy - happy Angel!— Our grand Indian [ſcheme | scheme]ſchemescheme
is too apparently founded upon Self. The [Doct:r | Doctor]Doct:rDoctor[pers0036.ocp] is [turn'd | turned]turn'dturned Heretical — abomi[= | ]=
[= | ]=nably erroneous — [Occam | Occom]OccamOccom[pers0030.ocp] is become vile indeed — a [baſe | base]baſebase fellow — He was So
exalted in Europe[place0070.ocp] that he has practically forgot his GOD, [& | and]&and pays more
respect to Bacchus [& | and]&and Mars than the true Jehovah — I hope the Holy
Spirit will direct the Trustees[org0103.ocp] to improve that fine Collection to the [deſign'd | designed]deſign'ddesigned
End, [& | and]&and not let our cunning, Scheming religious [phariſees | pharisees]phariſeespharisees divide the [ſpoil | spoil]ſpoilspoil.
[Doct:r | Dr.]Doct:rDr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] has got [bestow'd | bestowed]bestow'dbestowed upon him 3000 Acres of Land, on which
he is building an Academy for whites [& | and]&and blacks — the latter will have little Share,
[leſs | less]leſsless profit there! [Tis | It is]TisIt is all a farce! Religion is at a very low Ebb here — New Doctrines
are daily broaching — the [preſs | press]preſspress groans with heresy, [& | and]&and Sandeman[org0147.ocp] [poiſons | poisons]poiſonspoisons the [Diſsenters | Dissenters]DiſsentersDissenters,
who are virulently [expoſing | exposing]expoſingexposing each other. Had I Known of the Bearers going to [Lond:o | London]Lond:oLondon[place0128.ocp]
I would have Sent you Some Specimens of their [up-Start | upstart]up-Startupstart Divinity — to [beleive | believe]beleivebelieve that
Christ was a divine [perſon | person]perſonperson is Sufficient Faith, [& | and]&and the Sure way to Heaven is to [uſe | use]uſeuse
no means, but [paſsively | passively]paſsivelypassively wait ['till | until]'tilluntil regenerated [& | and]&and then You'll have true faith, with [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch
[groſs | gross]groſsgross [abſurdities | absurdities]abſurditiesabsurdities. Pray favour me with a Line [& | and]&and after [wiſhing | wishing]wiſhingwishing you the [Bleſsing | blessing]Bleſsingblessing of
pardoning Love, the Grace of Our Lord Jesus Christ, [& | and]&and the Communion of the Holy=
=Ghost, if you [pleaſe | please]pleaſeplease to Send me [M:r | Mr.]M:rMr. [Hart-[above] leyley | Hartley]Hart-[above] leyleyHartley[pers0652.ocp] as you [promiſ'd | promised]promiſ'dpromised you'll greatly oblige
Long have I [look'd | looked]look'dlooked for the [Anſwer | answer]Anſweranswer to my last, but am [perſuaded | persuaded]perſuadedpersuaded Hurry of
[Busineſs | business]Busineſsbusiness or the Distraction of the times prevent me that [deſireable | desirable]deſireabledesirable [ſatisfaction | satisfaction]ſatisfactionsatisfaction
— Our dear [Whitfield | Whitefield]WhitfieldWhitefield[pers0038.ocp]'s Soul was carried by exulting Angels into the [paradiſe | paradise]paradiſeparadise
of GOD on the [30th | 30th]30th30th of last Month[1770-07-30]. He died very Suddenly of an [astmatic | asthmatic]astmaticasthmatic
Fit at Newbury[place0154.ocp] 40 Miles beyond Boston[place0013.ocp]: I hear he is to be [inter'd | interred]inter'dinterred at Boston[place0013.ocp].
Our [Loſs | loss]Loſsloss is great — mine inconceivable: We [lov'd | loved]lov'dloved each other as Brethren ought
to do. I [cou'd | could]cou'dcould enlarge, but really my heart is full, I can Scarce See to
write — the flowing Tears prevent my enlarging, the Subject too important
— I Shall go to him. O happy - happy Angel!— Our grand Indian [ſcheme | scheme]ſchemescheme
is too apparently founded upon Self. The [Doct:r | Doctor]Doct:rDoctor[pers0036.ocp] is [turn'd | turned]turn'dturned Heretical — abomi[= | ]=
[= | ]=nably erroneous — [Occam | Occom]OccamOccom[pers0030.ocp] is become vile indeed — a [baſe | base]baſebase fellow — He was So
exalted in Europe[place0070.ocp] that he has practically forgot his GOD, [& | and]&and pays more
respect to Bacchus [& | and]&and Mars than the true Jehovah — I hope the Holy
Spirit will direct the Trustees[org0103.ocp] to improve that fine Collection to the [deſign'd | designed]deſign'ddesigned
End, [& | and]&and not let our cunning, Scheming religious [phariſees | pharisees]phariſeespharisees divide the [ſpoil | spoil]ſpoilspoil.
[Doct:r | Dr.]Doct:rDr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] has got [bestow'd | bestowed]bestow'dbestowed upon him 3000 Acres of Land, on which
he is building an Academy for whites [& | and]&and blacks — the latter will have little Share,
[leſs | less]leſsless profit there! [Tis | It is]TisIt is all a farce! Religion is at a very low Ebb here — New Doctrines
are daily broaching — the [preſs | press]preſspress groans with heresy, [& | and]&and Sandeman[org0147.ocp] [poiſons | poisons]poiſonspoisons the [Diſsenters | Dissenters]DiſsentersDissenters,
who are virulently [expoſing | exposing]expoſingexposing each other. Had I Known of the Bearers going to [Lond:o | London]Lond:oLondon[place0128.ocp]
I would have Sent you Some Specimens of their [up-Start | upstart]up-Startupstart Divinity — to [beleive | believe]beleivebelieve that
Christ was a divine [perſon | person]perſonperson is Sufficient Faith, [& | and]&and the Sure way to Heaven is to [uſe | use]uſeuse
no means, but [paſsively | passively]paſsivelypassively wait ['till | until]'tilluntil regenerated [& | and]&and then You'll have true faith, with [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch
[groſs | gross]groſsgross [abſurdities | absurdities]abſurditiesabsurdities. Pray favour me with a Line [& | and]&and after [wiſhing | wishing]wiſhingwishing you the [Bleſsing | blessing]Bleſsingblessing of
pardoning Love, the Grace of Our Lord Jesus Christ, [& | and]&and the Communion of the Holy=
=Ghost, if you [pleaſe | please]pleaſeplease to Send me [M:r | Mr.]M:rMr. [Hart-[above] leyley | Hartley]Hart-[above] leyleyHartley[pers0652.ocp] as you [promiſ'd | promised]promiſ'dpromised you'll greatly oblige
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[S:r | Sir]S:rSir Your very loving [& | and]&and True Friend [& | and]&and
humble [Serv:t Sign'd | Servant signed]Serv:t Sign'dServant signed [Matt: | Matthew]Matt:Matthew Graves[pers0228.ocp]
humble [Serv:t Sign'd | Servant signed]Serv:t Sign'dServant signed [Matt: | Matthew]Matt:Matthew Graves[pers0228.ocp]
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[N: | New]N:New London[place0164.ocp]
[8:th | 8th]8:th8th
[5:th | 5th]5:th5th
1770[1770-08-05].
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People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0038.ocp | Whitfield Whitefield | mentioned | Whitefield, George |
pers0036.ocp | Doct: r Doctor | mentioned | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0030.ocp | Occam Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0036.ocp | Doct: r Dr. Wheelock | mentioned | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0652.ocp | M: r Mr. Hart- ley Hartley | mentioned | Hartley |
pers0228.ocp | Matt: Matthew Graves | writer | Graves, Matthew |
pers0153.ocp | Earl of Dartmouth | recipient | Legge, William |
Places identified in this document:
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place0154.ocp | Newbury | Newbury |
place0013.ocp | Boston | Boston |
place0070.ocp | Europe | Europe |
place0128.ocp | Lond: o London | London |
place0164.ocp | N: New London | New London |
Organizations identified in this document:
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org0103.ocp | Trustees | Trust in England |
org0147.ocp | Sandeman | Sandemanianism |
Dates identified in this document:
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1770-07-30 | 30th30th of last Month |
1770-08-05 | 8:th8th 5:th5th 1770 |
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modernization | paradiſe | paradise |
modernization | 30th | 30th |
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modernization | Loſs | loss |
modernization | ſcheme | scheme |
modernization | = | |
variation | Occam | Occom |
modernization | baſe | base |
modernization | phariſees | pharisees |
modernization | ſpoil | spoil |
modernization | Doct:r | Dr. |
modernization | leſs | less |
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modernization | 5:th | 5th |
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look'd | looked |
inter'd | interred |
lov'd | loved |
cou'd | could |
Doct:r | Doctor |
turn'd | turned |
deſign'd | designed |
bestow'd | bestowed |
Tis | It is |
Lond:o | London |
promiſ'd | promised |
S:r | Sir |
Serv:t Sign'd | Servant signed |
Matt: | Matthew |
N: | New |
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