Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to Samson Occom, 1772 May 26
26 May 1772[1772-05-26]
ms number772326.2
[note (type: abstract): Wheelock asks Occom to join the mission of McClure and Frisbie to Muskingum.][note (type: handwriting): Wheelock's hand is relatively formal and clear.][note (type: paper): Single sheet is in good-to-fair condition, with light-to-moderate staining, creasing, and wear.][note (type: ink): Brown ink is faded in spots.][note (type: noteworthy): Manuscript 772316.1 is a copy of this letter.]
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[Opener]
Hanover[place0095.ocp]. May [26..th | 26th]26..th26th 1772[1772-05-26].
My dear [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom.
I have lately received a Long Letter from our great Friend [Esq.r | Esq.]Esq.rEsq. Thornton[pers0541.ocp], in which he [expreſses | expresses]expreſsesexpresses his wonted affection and tender Regard for your comfort as well as [usefulneſs | usefulness]usefulneſsusefulness and Seems to have his Heart open for your [Releif | relief]Releifrelief.
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 on m[Muſkingham | Muskingum]MuſkinghamMuskingum[place0148.ocp], about 100 miles [weſt | west]weſtwest of Fort [Pitts | Pitt]PittsPitt[place0080.ocp] and that I would write you [& | and]&and
[propoſe | propose]propoſepropose to you to accompany them to a Tribe of
Indians[org0038.ocp] not far from [Muſkingham | Muskingum]MuſkinghamMuskingum[place0148.ocp] who Speak your language. It will be very [agreable | agreeable]agreableagreeable to [theſe | these]theſethese young Gentlemen to have your Company as far as your way will lie
together on their [Miſsion | mission]Miſsionmission, and I doubt not but it will also be very
[agreable | agreeable]agreableagreeable to the [Miſsionary | missionary]Miſsionarymissionary whom the Board of [Corriſpondents | Correspondents]CorriſpondentsCorrespondents[org0069.ocp] in [the Jerſies | New Jersey]the JerſiesNew Jersey[place0163.ocp] Shall Send to accompany ^[above] them^them under the
Patronage of which ^[above] Board^Board these young men are to proceed, [whoſe | whose]whoſewhose Patronage and
[aſsiſtance | assistance]aſsiſtanceassistance I will aillegiblelso [beſpeak | bespeak]beſpeakbespeak for you. and you Shall have the Same Reward as Shall be allowed to one of [theſe | these]theſethese.
And if you will take your Brother David[pers0155.ocp] with you and [imploy | employ]imployemploy him as a [School maſter | schoolmaster]School maſterschoolmaster, I will give him at the Rate of £50. lawful Money [p.r | per]p.rper Annum all the while he is in that Service [till | 'til]till'til he can make a Settlement among them and after that as [reaſon | reason]reaſonreason and his [neceſsities | necessities]neceſsitiesnecessities
[ſhall | shall]ſhallshall 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 [27.th | 27th]27.th27th of April[1772-04-27] in order to meet the Synod at
Philadelphia[org0102.ocp], with [deſign | design]deſigndesign to obtain
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Duffield[pers0173.ocp] to accompany them in case [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Brainerd[pers0004.ocp] Should not be able, who was taken Sick at New York[place0308.ocp] on his way with [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. 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 [a | as]aas
[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 [gap: blotted_out] will be [neceſsary | necessary]neceſsarynecessary to [illegible] advance at [preſent | present]preſentpresent.
If you go it will be [beſt | best]beſtbest you Should have a Recommendation from
the [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
[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 | those]thoſethose Provinces as you are not [unſenſible | insensible]unſenſibleinsensible 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 the Powers of [Darkneſs | darkness]Darkneſsdarkness, and make your Hand Strong, [& | and]&and Your Spiritual Weapons mighty to the pulling down the [Strong Holds | strongholds]Strong Holdsstrongholds of Satan.
Accept my Love to you [& | and]&and
[Mrs | Mrs.]MrsMrs. Occom[pers0029.ocp]
[& | and]&and your Children.
and be [aſsured | assured]aſsuredassured I am
[Closer]
Your cordial Friend, and ready Servant
Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[Trailer]
[Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
[Sampſon | Samson]SampſonSamson Occom[pers0030.ocp]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0541.ocp | Esq. r Esq. 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 |
pers0432.ocp | M. r Mr. Pomeroy | mentioned | Pomeroy, Benjamin |
pers0029.ocp | M rs Mrs. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Mary (née Fowler) |
pers0036.ocp | Eleazar 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 | Muſkingham Muskingum | Muskingum County |
place0080.ocp | Fort Pitts Pitt | Fort Pitt |
place0163.ocp | the Jerſies New Jersey | New Jersey |
place0308.ocp | New York | New York City |
place0097.ocp | Hartford | Hartford |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0038.ocp | Tribe of Indians | Delaware Tribe |
org0069.ocp | Board of CorriſpondentsCorrespondents | 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 | 27.th27th of April |
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modernization | againſt | against |
modernization | Darkneſs | darkness |
variation | Strong Holds | strongholds |
modernization | Mrs | Mrs. |
modernization | aſsured | assured |
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