Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to Samson Occom, 1772 May 26
26 May 1772[1772-05-26]
ms number772326.1
[note (type: abstract): Wheelock asks Occom to join McClure and Frisbie on a mission to Muskingum.][note (type: handwriting): Formal handwriting is not Wheelock's; it is bold and loopy though clear and legible. The trailer is in Wheelock's hand.][note (type: paper): Single large sheet folded in half to make four pages is in good-to-fair condition, with moderate-to-heavy creasing and wear.][note (type: ink): Black-brown.][note (type: noteworthy): As noted on two recto, this document is a copy. The original is manuscript 772326.2.][note (type: signature): The signature is not Wheelock's.]
Persistent Identifier
[Opener]
Hanover[place0095.ocp]
May [26.th | 26th]26.th26th 1772[1772-05-26].
My dear [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
Occom[pers0030.ocp].
I have lately [receivd | received]receivdreceived a long Letter from our great Friend [E[illegible]sqr | Esq.]E[illegible]sqrEsq.
Thornton[pers0541.ocp] in which he [expreſses | expresses]expreſsesexpresses his Wonted affection [& | and]&and tender Regard for your comfort as well as [uſefulneſs | usefulness]uſefulneſsusefulness and seems to have his Heart ^[above] open^open for your relief.
— I have wrote him of the Appointment of
[Meſsrs | Messrs.]MeſsrsMessrs.
[Maccluer | McClure]MaccluerMcClure[pers0368.ocp]
[& | and]&and
[Friſbie | Frisbie]FriſbieFrisbie[pers0209.ocp] to a [Miſsion | mission]Miſsionmission at
[Muſkingum | Muskingum]MuſkingumMuskingum[place0148.ocp] about 100 Miles west of Fort
Pitt[place0080.ocp] and that I would write you [& | and]&and
[propoſe | propose]propoſepropose to You to accom- pany them to a Tribe of Indians not far from
[Muſk‐ ingham | Musk‐ingum]Muſk‐ inghamMusk‐ingum[place0148.ocp] who speak[illegible] your language
— It will be very agreeable to [theſe | these]theſethese Young Gentlemen to have your Company as far as your way will be
together on Their [Miſsion | mission]Miſsionmission, And I doubt not but it will [alſo | also]alſoalso be very [agreable | agreeable]agreableagreeable to the [Miſsionary | missionary]Miſsionarymissionary whom the Board of [Coriſpondencets | Correspondencets]CoriſpondencetsCorrespondencets in the [Jerſies | Jerseys]JerſiesJerseys[org0069.ocp] shall Send to accompany them, under the Patronage of which
Board [illegible][theſe | these]theſethese Young Gentlemen are to proceed, [Whoſe | whose]Whoſewhose Patronage and [aſsiſtance | assistance]aſsiſtanceassistance I will [alſo | also]alſoalso
[beſpeak | bespeak]beſpeakbespeak for you, and you shall have the same reward as [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall be allowed ^[above] to^to one of [theſe | these]theſethese— And if you will take your Brother David[pers0155.ocp] with
you [& | and]&and
[imploy | employ]imployemploy him as a [Schoolmaſter | schoolmaster]Schoolmaſterschoolmaster. I will give him at the Rate of £50. lawful Money
[illegible][⅌ | per]⅌per Annum all the while he is in that Service
[till | 'til]till'til he can make a settlement Among them [& | and]&and after that as [reaſon | reason]reaſonreason and his [neceſsities | necessities]neceſsitiesnecessities shall require. — — I expect [theſe | these]theſethese young Gentlemen will set out within a month, [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Spencer[pers0510.ocp] a [Comittee | committee]Comitteecommittee from
that Board[org0069.ocp] left me about [27th | 27th]27th27th of April[1772-04-27] in order to meet the Synod at
Philadelphia[org0102.ocp] with [deſign | design]deſigndesign to obtain [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Duffield[pers0173.ocp] to accompany them in Case [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Brainerd[pers0004.ocp] should not be able, who
[illegible]Was taken sick at New York[place0308.ocp] on his way with
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Spencer[pers0510.ocp] to Hartford[place0097.ocp].
— I now write in [hast | haste]hasthaste
[becauſe | because]becauſebecause I would improve this opportunity of Conveyance to you — pray let
me know as soon as [poſsible | possible]poſsiblepossible whether you comply with this [propoſal | proposal]propoſalproposal or not, and if you conclude to go let me know what your [preſent | present]preſentpresent
[Neceſsities | necessities]Neceſsitiesnecessities are and What will be [Neceſsary | necessary]Neceſsarynecessary to advance at [preſent | present]preſentpresent — If You go it will be [beſt | best]beſtbest you Should have a Recommendation from the [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Pomeroy[pers0432.ocp] as well as from me, [& | and]&and from any other Gentlemen of Character Who are known in those Provinces
as you are not [unſenſible | unsensible]unſenſibleunsensible
of the Reports which have gone abroad of You. The Lord mercifully incline Your
Heart to go forth to the help of the Lord [againſt | against]againſtagainst
^[left] [ye | the]yethe^[ye | the]yethe Powers of [Darkneſs | darkness]Darkneſsdarkness and make your hand Strong. and your Spiritual Weapons mighty to the
pulling down the strong holds of Satan — Accept my Love to you [& | and]&and
[Mrs | Mrs.]MrsMrs. Occom[pers0029.ocp]
[& | and]&and your Children — and be [Asur'd | assured]Asur'dassured I am
[Closer]
Your cordial Friend [& | and]&and ready Servant
Eleaz[illegible]ar
Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
A Copy
[Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[Sampſon | Samson]SampſonSamson Occom[pers0030.ocp]
[Trailer]
To [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
Occom[pers0030.ocp]
May. 26. 1772[1772-05-26].
To The [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[Sampſon | Samson]SampſonSamson Occom[pers0030.ocp] at
Mohegan[place0143.ocp]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0030.ocp | Occom | recipient | Occom, Samson |
pers0541.ocp | Thornton | mentioned | Thornton, John |
pers0368.ocp | Maccluer McClure | mentioned | McClure, David |
pers0209.ocp | Friſbie Frisbie | mentioned | Frisbie, Levi |
pers0155.ocp | David | mentioned | Fowler, David |
pers0510.ocp | M. r Mr. Spencer | mentioned | Spencer |
pers0173.ocp | M r Mr. Duffield | mentioned | Duffield, George |
pers0004.ocp | M r Mr. Brainerd | mentioned | Brainerd, John |
pers0510.ocp | M r Mr. Spencer | mentioned | Spencer |
pers0432.ocp | M. r Mr. Pomeroy | mentioned | Pomeroy, Benjamin |
pers0029.ocp | M rs Mrs. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Mary (née Fowler) |
pers0036.ocp | Eleaz ar Wheelock | writer | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0030.ocp | Sampſon Samson Occom | recipient | Occom, Samson |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0095.ocp | Hanover | Hanover |
place0148.ocp | Muſkingum Muskingum | Muskingum County |
place0080.ocp | Fort Pitt | Fort Pitt |
place0148.ocp | Muſk‐ ingham Musk‐ ingum | Muskingum County |
place0308.ocp | New York | New York City |
place0097.ocp | Hartford | Hartford |
place0143.ocp | Mohegan | Mohegan |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0069.ocp | Board of CoriſpondencetsCorrespondencets in the JerſiesJerseys | The New York/New Jersey Board of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0069.ocp | that Board | The New York/New Jersey Board of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0102.ocp | Synod at Philadelphia | Synod of New York and Philadelphia |
Dates identified in this document:
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1772-05-26 | May 26.th26th 1772 |
1772-04-27 | 27th27th of April |
1772-05-26 | May. 26. 1772 |
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modernization | ye | the |
modernization | Darkneſs | darkness |
modernization | Mrs | Mrs. |
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