Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to Samson Occom, 1771 January 22
22 January 1771[1771-01-22]
ms number771122.1
[note (type: abstract): A copy of a letter in which Wheelock expresses his sorrow at Occom's repeated and aggravated fall from virtue. Wheelock writes that if Occom and David Fowler will settle their families among remote tribes, Wheelock will pay David as much as any schoolmaster sent by the Boston Commissioners.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is not Wheelock's. It is neat and legible, with several abbreviations.][note (type: paper): Good condition, with very little creasing, staining and wear; right and bottom edges (1 recto) appear to have been trimmed, with insignificant mitigation of text.][note (type: noteworthy): Noted as a copy. Contents are nearly identical to those of 771122. A note in pencil at bottom of 1 recto reads “The original is in Conn. Hist. Soc W.D.C.” However, the Connecticut Historical Society does not have such a letter in its collection, so it is highly likely that the original is, in fact, 771122. A letter that is not included in the project is on the verso of the same paper as this copy. That letter is also marked as a copy, and bears a trailer in Wheelock's hand, indicating that both documents are Wheelock's copies for his records.]
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Perhaps [y.o | you]y.oyou little think [w.t | what]w.twhat pain [& | and]&and Sorrow of Heart I have had on [hear.g | hearing]hear.ghearing of [y.r | your]y.ryour repeated [& | and]&and aggravated fall, but I am comfort[= | -]=-ed a little [wth | with]wthwith
[y.e | the]y.ethe Hope [y.t | that]y.tthat God has given [y.o | you]y.oyou Repentance, but I conclude,
[unleſs | unless]unleſsunless
[y.e | the]y.ethe manifestation of [y.r | your]y.ryour Repentance has been very Public, Clear, Strong,
[& | and]&and evident to [every body | everybody]every bodyeverybody, [y.r | your]y.ryour
[usefulneſs | usefulness]usefulneſsusefulness is near at an End where [yo | you]yoyou are. And it may be one design of God in leaving [y.o | you]y.oyou thus to fall has been to reprove
[y.r | your]y.ryour staying at Home, [& | and]&and in a sort [compell | compel]compellcompel
[y.o | you]y.oyou to go abroad among remote Tribes, or else quit [y.r | your]y.ryour Ministry, [wh | which]whwhich I conclude [y.o | you]y.oyou will never be [easie | easy]easieeasy in doing while
[y.e | the]y.ethe Nations are lying in [wickedneſs | wickedness]wickedneſswickedness
[& | and]&and Perishing for lack of Vision. [y.o | You]y.oYou may remember I early mentioned to [y.o | you]y.oyou, [y.r | your]y.ryour going among [y.e | the]y.ethe
[Onondagues | Onondagas]OnondaguesOnondagas[org0078.ocp], or some other Nations [yre | there]yrethere in [y.t | that]y.tthat
[quater | quarter]quaterquarter, [& | and]&and said something [ab.t | about]ab.tabout
[y.r | your]y.ryour taking [y.r | your]y.ryour
[Broth.r | brother]Broth.rbrother
David[pers0155.ocp]
[& | and]&and Settling [y.r | your]y.ryour Families in [y.t | that]y.tthat Country, [& | and]&and I felt [ſome | some]ſomesome concern
[y.t | that]y.tthat
[y.o | you]y.oyou declined it as I [tho't | thought]tho'tthought, [& | and]&and have always [feard | feared]feardfeared
[y.t | that]y.tthat
[y.o | you]y.oyou was not to usefully
[imployed | employed]imployedemployed as [y.o | you]y.oyou might be among remote Tribes. [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Woodward[pers0609.ocp] informs me of [y.r | your]y.ryour having understood me otherwise, [wh | which]whwhich must certainly have been
[thro’ | through]thro’through some mistake — I also always believed [y.r | your]y.ryour
[B.r | brother]B.rbrother
David[pers0155.ocp] did wrong in leaving [y.t | that]y.tthat Cause in [y.e | the]y.ethe
[wilderneſs | wilderness]wilderneſswilderness where he was so acceptable [& | and]&and had so wide a Door [op’ned | opened]op’nedopened to him for [usefullneſs | usefulness]usefullneſsusefulness —
I now propose to [y.o | you]y.oyou
[& | and]&and him [y.t | that]y.tthat if [y.o | you]y.oyou will remove [& | and]&and Settle in any of [y.e | the]y.ethe Tribes where [yo | you]yoyou may find [y.e | the]y.ethe best Prospect of [usefullneſs | usefulness]usefullneſsusefulness I will allow him as much as any of [y.e | the]y.ethe Schoolmasters have who are [im==ployed | em--ployed]im==ployedem--ployed among any of [y.e | the]y.ethe Tribes on [y.e | the]y.ethe Sea Shore, by [y.e | the]y.ethe
Boston [Commiſs=ioners | Commiss-ioners]Commiſs=ionersCommiss-ioners[org0095.ocp], [& | and]&and will do for [y.o | you]y.oyou
[w.t | what]w.twhat Shall be reasonable, [& | and]&and will provide a good Interpreter to go [wth | with]wthwith
[y.o | you]y.oyou in [y.e | the]y.ethe Spring — Please to let me see [yo | you]yoyou or hear from [yo | you]yoyou as soon as [poſsible | possible]poſsiblepossible — This is an [aſtonish.g | astonishing]aſtonish.gastonishing Day of Gods Grace [& | and]&and
[y.e | the]y.ethe out pouring of his Spirit upon [y.s | this]y.sthis Seminary[org0037.ocp], here [y.o | you]y.oyou may see [y.e | the]y.ethe beginning [& | and]&and bud[= | -]=-ding of [ye | the]yethe
[Nw | New]NwNew Jerusalem. The first appearance of it was upon our getting into a Settled [& | and]&and Quiet State [ab.t | about]ab.tabout a month ago. the Affairs of [illegible][y.s | this]y.sthis Seminary[org0037.ocp] never [look’d | looked]look’dlooked
[wth | with]wthwith so [joyfull | joyful]joyfulljoyful
[& | and]&and
[encourag.g | encouraging]encourag.gencouraging an aspect, before, as [ya | they]yathey now do. I hope in a little time [yo | you]yoyou will have [oppertunity | opportunity]oppertunityopportunity to see scores of [y.r | your]y.ryour
[Tawney | tawny]Tawneytawny Breth[= | -]=-ren, nourished by [y.e | the]y.ethe Breasts of [y.s | this]y.sthis
Alma Mater — I can’t tell [y.o | you]y.oyou
[w.t | what]w.twhat loads of sorrow I have been bowed down [und.r | under]und.runder, on [acco.t | account]acco.taccount of [y.e | the]y.ethe falls [& | and]&and miscarriages of so many on
[wm | whom]wmwhom I had [dependance | dependence]dependancedependence
[und.r | under]und.runder
[G.d | God]G.dGod as [Instrumts | instruments]Instrumtsinstruments to help forward [y.e | the]y.ethe
[g.t | great]g.tgreat design before me. [G.d | God]G.dGod has been my helper or I should have sunk indeed [und.r | under]und.runder
[y.e | the]y.ethe weight — My [D.r | dear]D.rdear Friend, I have had [& | and]&and born loads on [y.r | your]y.ryour
[Acco.t | account]Acco.taccount. I long to know whether [Gd | God]GdGod has truly [opned | opened]opnedopened
[y.r | your]y.ryour Eyes to see [y.e | the]y.ethe wounds [y.o | you]y.oyou have given [y.e | the]y.ethe
[Bleſs.d | blessed]Bleſs.dblessed
[Redeem.r | Redeemer]Redeem.rRedeemer? [& | And]&And
[wheth.r | whether]wheth.rwhether
[y.o | you]y.oyou have [& | and]&and do look upon him [wm | whom]wmwhom
[y.o | you]y.oyou have [peirced | pierced]peircedpierced
[& | and]&and mourn for [w.t | what]w.twhat
[y.o | you]y.oyou have done as for an only Son? [& | And]&And
[w.t | what]w.twhat Revenge [y.o | you]y.oyou are [exercis.g | exercising]exercis.gexercising upon [& | and]&and towards
[y.rself | yourself]y.rselfyourself in a way of self denial [& | and]&and
[croſsbearg | cross-bearing]croſsbeargcross-bearing? My [D.r | dear]D.rdear Friend dont now add to [y.e | the]y.ethe offence by [set.[illegible][guess (maggiec): g]g | setting]set.[illegible][guess (maggiec): g]gsetting
[illegible][guess (maggiec): down]down
[discourag’d | discouraged]discourag’ddiscouraged
[& | and]&and say [yre | there]yrethere is no hope of [y.r | your]y.ryour
[futer | future]futerfuture
[usefullneſs | usefulness]usefullneſsusefulness. no my [F.d | friend]F.dfriend resolve on revenge on [y.r | your]y.ryour Lusts,
[& | and]&and especially [y.r | your]y.ryour Pride, [& | and]&and upon [y.e | the]y.ethe
[Fath.r | Father]Fath.rFather
[& | and]&and
[auth.r | author]auth.rauthor of them. My [H.t | heart]H.theart
[akes | aches]akesaches for [y.o | you]y.oyou
[eno’f | enough]eno’fenough to [besmere | besmear]besmerebesmear
[y.s | this]y.sthis Paper [wth | with]wthwith my [Hts | heart's]Htsheart's Blood if [y.r | there]y.rthere were a proper way to [expreſs | express]expreſsexpress my sorrow, [& | and]&and a way [y.t | that]y.tthat
[wd | would]wdwould do [y.o | you]y.oyou any good — but I conclude [wth | with]wthwith Love to [y.o | you]y.oyou
[& | and]&and
[y.r | your]y.ryour
wife[pers0029.ocp], and am for Christs sake
[Closer]
[y.r | your]y.ryour much wounded and afflicted Friend [& | and]&and Servant
Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
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People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0030.ocp | M. r Mr. Occom | recipient | Occom, Samson |
pers0155.ocp | David | mentioned | Fowler, David |
pers0609.ocp | M. r Mr. Woodward | mentioned | |
pers0029.ocp | wife | mentioned | Occom, Mary (née Fowler) |
pers0036.ocp | Eleazar Wheelock | writer | Wheelock, Eleazar |
Places identified in this document:
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place0095.ocp | Hanover | Hanover |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0078.ocp | OnondaguesOnondagas | Onondaga Nation |
org0095.ocp | Boston Commiſs=ionersCommiss-ioners | The Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the parts adjacent in America |
org0037.ocp | y.sthis Seminary | Dartmouth College |
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modernization | usefulneſs | usefulness |
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modernization | ya | they |
variation | oppertunity | opportunity |
variation | Tawney | tawny |
variation | dependance | dependence |
variation | opned | opened |
variation | peirced | pierced |
variation | futer | future |
variation | akes | aches |
variation | besmere | besmear |
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Janry | January |
y.o | you |
w.t | what |
& | and |
hear.g | hearing |
y.r | your |
wth | with |
yo | you |
wh | which |
y.o | You |
ab.t | about |
Broth.r | brother |
tho't | thought |
thro’ | through |
B.r | brother |
op’ned | opened |
aſtonish.g | astonishing |
Nw | New |
look’d | looked |
encourag.g | encouraging |
und.r | under |
acco.t | account |
wm | whom |
G.d | God |
Instrumts | instruments |
g.t | great |
D.r | dear |
Acco.t | account |
Gd | God |
Bleſs.d | blessed |
Redeem.r | Redeemer |
& | And |
wheth.r | whether |
exercis.g | exercising |
y.rself | yourself |
croſsbearg | cross-bearing |
set.[illegible][guess (maggiec): g]g | setting |
discourag’d | discouraged |
F.d | friend |
Fath.r | Father |
auth.r | author |
H.t | heart |
eno’f | enough |
Hts | heart's |
wd | would |
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