Ralph Wheelock, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1771 October 11
11 October 1771[1771-10-11]
ms number771561.1
[note (type: abstract): Ralph Wheelock updates his father on his travels and his illness. He mentions his sorrow at Maltby's death and a meeting with Occom.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is very clear and legible, though letter case—especially with regard to the letter S—is occasionally difficult to discern.][note (type: paper): Large sheet folded in half to make four pages is in good condition, with light staining, creasing and wear.][note (type: ink): Brown.][note (type: noteworthy): On one verso, it is uncertain to whom Wheelock refers when he mentions the Colonel, and so he has been left untagged.]
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[Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev. and ever [Hono.d | Honoured]Hono.dHonoured Father.
Last [Fryday | Friday]FrydayFriday
[ab.t | about]ab.tabout 10 [oc | o'clock]oco'clock I heard [y.e | the]y.ethe h^[above] e^eavy and
[maloncolly | melancholy]maloncollymelancholy News of [y.e | the]y.ethe death of My Dear de=parted Brother Maltby[pers0352.ocp], ([tho' | though]tho'though it was [leſs | less]leſsless heavy
[yn | than]ynthan it [wo'd | would]wo'dwould have been had I not have had [y.t | that]y.tthat agreeable interview, I was [favd | favoured]favdfavoured
[wth | with]wthwith at my
[hono.d | honoured]hono.dhonoured Uncle[pers0599.ocp]s at [Long Meddow | Longmeadow]Long MeddowLongmeadow[place0295.ocp], on my way to Connecticut[place0048.ocp]) in whose Company [& | and]&and Fraternal love I had [promiſsed | promised]promiſsedpromised myself much delight
[& | and]&and satisfaction; But He is gone, [& | and]&and I believe Sir, gone to his Father, therefore I as I [love'd | loved]love'dloved him I cannot wish him back — Little did I think [wn | when]wnwhen we parted, [und.r | under]und.runder our respective States of [Bodey | Body]BodeyBody it [w.d | would]w.dwould have been my part to have carried [wth | with]wthwith me daily [y.e | the]y.ethe Mourners [Garbe | Garb]GarbeGarb, but God still governs, [& | and]&and I think, Sir, I still feel a glow of strength [& | and]&and vigour rising from
[y.e | the]y.ethe
[tho't | thought]tho'tthought while I write.
I have never yet had an [oppertunty | opportunity]oppertuntyopportunity to write You [wn | when]wnwhen I have had strength of [Bodey | Body]BodeyBody, as is [y.e | the]y.ethe case now, viz an [oppertunity | opportunity]oppertunityopportunity, [tho' | though]tho'though I hope for one by White[pers0704.ocp], [wre | where]wrewhere I have been some time; [& | and]&and found [y.e | the]y.ethe Parent [& | and]&and
[y.e | the]y.ethe Friend. —[D.r | Dr.]D.rDr. Huntington[pers1363.ocp]
[shew'd | showed]shew'dshowed a [discouragm.t | discouragement]discouragm.tdiscouragement
[wn | when]wnwhen I first [apply'd | applied]apply'dapplied to him for help, however would attempt it a close [applicatn | application]applicatnapplication of [Medicens | Medicines]MedicensMedicines might be attended to, [wh | which]whwhich has been my steady care [till | 'til]till'til now — [& | and]&and
[und.r | under]und.runder
[y.e | the]y.ethe
[bleſsing | blessing]bleſsingblessing of my divine Lord I find myself [gaing | gaining]gainggaining, am able to walk [wth | with]wthwithout fear as far as [miſs | miss]miſsmiss Gagers[pers0694.ocp]
[&c | etc.]&cetc. — yet find my Nervous System much [decaed | decayed]decaeddecayed, [& | and]&and spent [wn | when]wnwhen
[y.e | the]y.ethe
[D.r | Dr.]D.rDr.[pers1363.ocp] says my [Fitts | Fits]FittsFits
[wth | with]wthwith all my other disorders have lain from my Infancy,
[wh | which]whwhich he thinks may (after my late [distreſs.g | distressing]distreſs.gdistressing
[Sick=neſs | Sickness]Sick=neſsSickness) be [help'd | helped]help'dhelped, by a change of all — my [Fitts | Fits]FittsFits are lighter, my mind more my own, [& | and]&and my Nerves stronger
Stronger, [tho' | though]tho'though I am but just able to keep [abt | about]abtabout, [& | and]&and converse [wth | with]wthwith my Friends. [y.e | the]y.ethe
[D.r | Dr.]D.rDr.[pers1363.ocp] daily longs to see You, Sir, once more before he meets You in
Heaven
I found [nothg | nothing]nothgnothing new at Hartford[place0097.ocp] as I came down
— All are well at Hebron[place0099.ocp], [w.t | what]w.twhat
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Pomeroy[pers0432.ocp] thinks of a removal I can't yet learn
,— I [lodg'd | lodged]lodg'dlodged at [y.e | the]y.ethe
[Colos | Colonels]ColosColonels one night, [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Buckminster[pers0688.ocp] says he really thinks, things have been wrongly
represent ‐ed of [y.e | the]y.ethe
[Col:o | Col.]Col:oCol.
[y.t | that]y.tthat his [friendſhip | friendship]friendſhipfriendship for You Sir [& | and]&and
[Yos | Yours]YosYours are greater [Yn | than]Ynthan is [tho't | thought]tho'tthought — I have spent several days in Norwich[place0174.ocp], [bleſsed | blessed]bleſsedblessed be God. I find Friends abroad uncommonly kind [& | and]&and affectionate. I spent an after noon [wth | with]wthwith
^[above] [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.^[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp], his mind has been [filld | filled]filldfilled, [& | and]&and from abroad, [tho' | though]tho'though I did not see his Letters, [wth | with]wthwith many
[th.gs | things]th.gsthings
[wh | which]whwhich to him he calls very hard, [& | and]&and
[appeard | appeared]appeardappeared to me to be easy whether he was still connected [wth | with]wthwith
[y.e | the]y.ethe School[org0098.ocp] or not, he means to [justifie | justify]justifiejustify all his conduct in his [treatm.t | treatment]treatm.ttreatment of You, viz, [y.t | that]y.tthat it has been [wth | with]wthwith honesty as to a parent [& | and]&and
[greives | grieves]greivesgrieves
[y.t | that]y.tthat
[Y.r | Your]Y.rYour Heart as a Fathers is gone; I attempted to mention some
things of his conduct to You but to little purpose, He is, he says, at [Y.r | Your]Y.rYour Service at all times [wn | when]wnwhen You call for him as for other [Miſsarys | Missionaries]MiſsarysMissionaries
[&c | etc.]&cetc. —
[Col.o | Col.]Col.oCol. Jabez[pers0697.ocp] = I hear, will send a Son to [Y.r | Your]Y.rYour care, as will [Col.o | Col.]Col.oCol. Dyer[pers0174.ocp]
[& | and]&and
[Col.o | Col.]Col.oCol. Conant[pers0689.ocp] = the Cause has its friends, as well as its enemies in [y.e | the]y.ethe
[Goverment | Government]GovermentGovernment — I saw [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Kirtland[pers0315.ocp] last week at [Esq.r | Esq.]Esq.rEsq. Grays [pers0230.ocp] as he [calld | called]calldcalled to see me, vastly kind affectionate [& | and]&and friendly designs to see you on his way home —
I am now at [y.e | the]y.ethe
Crank[place0123.ocp], it is [y.e | the]y.ethe same; [& | and]&and its Inhabitants are [y.e | the]y.ethe same, friends [& | and]&and enemies
[tho' | though]tho'though
[tho' | though]tho'though I am happy [eno'f | enough]eno'fenough to keep out of [y.ir | their]y.irtheir Jars,
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Brockaway[pers0687.ocp] told me [Yesterdy | Yesterday]YesterdyYesterday he [designd | designed]designddesigned to leave ['em | them]'emthem after two Sabbath, an agreeable man, but an [ungreatfull | ungrateful]ungreatfullungrateful
[pp: | people]pp:people —
I meet my Sister Abby[pers0296.ocp]
[y.e | the]y.ethe
[2nd | 2nd]2nd2nd
[Inst.t | Instant]Inst.tInstant[1771-09-02] on my way from Norwich[place0174.ocp]
to Windham[place0243.ocp] she was well [& | and]&and in good Spirits —
Bingham[pers0686.ocp] obtains a good Name from
[y.e | the]y.ethe Neighbours, but has lived an unhappy life [wth | with]wthwith
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[Loomiſs | Loomiss]LoomiſsLoomiss[pers0337.ocp] in [y.e | the]y.ethe House, [tho' | though]tho'though I hope now for better doings —
I am setting out for Hartford[place0097.ocp]
[wth | with]wthwith
Gurley[pers0237.ocp] (who gives Duty) to Visit my friends [& | and]&and keep on
[y.e | the]y.ethe move as [y.e | the]y.ethe
[Doct.r | Dr.]Doct.rDr.[pers1363.ocp] says — I hope by Divine leave to return before winter to
You, Sir, [& | and]&and be able to do [someth.g | something]someth.gsomething to ease [Yr | Your]YrYour burdens.
Please present unfeigned Duty to my
[hono.d | honoured]hono.dhonoured Mother[pers0577.ocp], Love to [y.e | the]y.ethe Brothers [& | and]&and Sister^[below] [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): s]s^[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): s]s
[& | and]&and to all, [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Woodward[pers0610.ocp] I [w.d | would]w.dwould
[greatfully | gratefully]greatfullygratefully rememb =er his [kindneſs | kindness]kindneſskindness in his Letter, [& | and]&and
[w.d | would]w.dwould write but have not strength now —
And Accept much Duty to Yourself
[hono.d | honoured]hono.dhonoured Sir, from
[Closer]
Your [illegible][Dutyfull | Dutiful]DutyfullDutiful
[& | and]&and
[Obd.t | Obedient]Obd.tObedient Son
Ralph
Wheelock[pers0578.ocp]
[Postscript]
Lebanon[place0122.ocp]
[Oct.r | October]Oct.rOctober 11. 1771[1771-10-11].
[Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
[D.r | Dr.]D.rDr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0352.ocp | Maltby | mentioned | Maltby |
pers0599.ocp | hono. d honoured Uncle | mentioned | Williams, Stephen |
pers0704.ocp | White | mentioned | White |
pers1363.ocp | D. r Dr. Huntington | mentioned | Huntington, Jonathan Sr. |
pers0694.ocp | miſs miss Gagers | mentioned | Gager |
pers1363.ocp | y. e the D. r Dr. | mentioned | Huntington, Jonathan Sr. |
pers0432.ocp | M. r Mr. Pomeroy | mentioned | Pomeroy, Benjamin |
pers0688.ocp | M. r Mr. Buckminster | mentioned | Buckminster |
pers0030.ocp | M r Mr. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0697.ocp | Col. o Col. Jabez | mentioned | Jabez |
pers0174.ocp | Col. o Col. Dyer | mentioned | Dyar, Eliphalet |
pers0689.ocp | Col. o Col. Conant | mentioned | Conant |
pers0315.ocp | M. r Mr. Kirtland | mentioned | Kirkland, Samuel |
pers0230.ocp | Esq. r Esq. Grays | mentioned | Gray, Samuel |
pers0687.ocp | M. r Mr. Brock a way | mentioned | Brockaway |
pers0296.ocp | Abby | mentioned | Ripley, Abigail (née Wheelock) |
pers0686.ocp | Bingham | mentioned | Bingham |
pers0337.ocp | M. r Mr. Loomiſs Loomiss | mentioned | Loomis |
pers0237.ocp | Gurley | mentioned | Gurley, Ebenezer |
pers1363.ocp | y. e the Doct. r Dr. | mentioned | Huntington, Jonathan Sr. |
pers0577.ocp | my hono. d honoured Mother | mentioned | Wheelock, Mary (née Brinsmead) |
pers0610.ocp | M. r Mr. Woodward | mentioned | Woodward, Bezaleel |
pers0578.ocp | Ralph Wheelock | writer | Wheelock, Rodulphus |
pers0036.ocp | Rev. d Rev. D. r Dr. Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0578.ocp | Ralph Wheelock | writer | Wheelock, Rodulphus |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0295.ocp | Long Meddow Longmeadow | Longmeadow |
place0048.ocp | Connecticut | Connecticut |
place0097.ocp | Hartford | Hartford |
place0099.ocp | Hebron | Hebron |
place0174.ocp | Norwich | Norwich |
place0123.ocp | Crank | Lebanon Crank |
place0243.ocp | Windham | Windham |
place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0098.ocp | y.ethe School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
Dates identified in this document:
Standard Form | Text |
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1771-09-02 | 2nd2nd Inst.tInstant |
1771-10-11 | Oct.rOctober 11. 1771 |
1771-10-11 | Octb.rOctober 11. 1771 |
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modernization | Sick=neſs | Sickness |
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modernization | Col:o | Col. |
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modernization | Mr | Mr. |
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modernization | Col.o | Col. |
variation | Goverment | Government |
modernization | Esq.r | Esq. |
variation | calld | called |
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modernization | y.ir | their |
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modernization | 2nd | 2nd |
modernization | Loomiſs | Loomiss |
modernization | Doct.r | Dr. |
variation | greatfully | gratefully |
modernization | kindneſs | kindness |
variation | Dutyfull | Dutiful |
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Hono.d | Honoured |
ab.t | about |
oc | o'clock |
wo'd | would |
favd | favoured |
wth | with |
hono.d | honoured |
& | and |
love'd | loved |
wn | when |
und.r | under |
w.d | would |
tho't | thought |
wre | where |
discouragm.t | discouragement |
applicatn | application |
wh | which |
gaing | gaining |
distreſs.g | distressing |
help'd | helped |
abt | about |
nothg | nothing |
w.t | what |
lodg'd | lodged |
Colos | Colonels |
Yos | Yours |
th.gs | things |
treatm.t | treatment |
Y.r | Your |
Miſsarys | Missionaries |
Yesterdy | Yesterday |
'em | them |
pp: | people |
Inst.t | Instant |
someth.g | something |
Yr | Your |
Obd.t | Obedient |
Oct.r | October |
Octb.r | October |
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