David McClure, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1772 June 30
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[note (type: abstract): McClure writes that he has asked Occom to join the mission, but that Occom states he is in ill health, has too many debts, and that he has been neglected since his return from Great Britain. McClure urges Wheelock to be generous with Occom.][note (type: handwriting): Formal handwriting is small, but clear and legible.][note (type: paper): Large sheet folded in half to make four pages is in good-to-fair condition, with light-to-moderate creasing, staining and wear.][note (type: ink): Brown.]
[Opener]
Mohegan[place0143.ocp]
June 30 1772[1772-06-30] —
[Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev. and [Honor'd | Honored]Honor'dHonored Sir/
[Thro' | Through]Thro'Through divine [Goodneſs | goodness]Goodneſsgoodness
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Frisbie[pers0209.ocp] and I had a comfortable journey to this place,
where we arrived last Evening [& | and]&and found [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]
[& | and]&and
[famely | family]famelyfamily in usual health; we immediately laid open the
[busineſs | business]busineſsbusiness on which we came — It was all new to
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] — neither of your Letters, Sir, have reached him,
they have [some where | somewhere]some wheresomewhere unfortunately
[stopt | stopped]stoptstopped. The Doctor's Letters to him by us [con= tain'd | con tained]con= tain'dcon tained the first intimation he has had re= specting this [Miſsion | mission]Miſsionmission. After conversing on the
[Opnings | openings]Opningsopenings
[& | and]&and
[encouragments | encouragements]encouragmentsencouragements of our intended [Miſ= sion | mis sion]Miſ= sionmis sion to the Southward, he manifested a desire
[& | and]&and
[willingneſs | willingness]willingneſswillingness to join us, but urged his bodily infirmities [& | and]&and involvements ^[above] *^* against undertaking it immediately
— And indeed he has had so short notice of it that it would be difficult if not
im= practicable for him to set out with us.
I have all along thought [till | 'til]till'til now that he
^[left] * he owes he says ₤50 or^* he owes he says ₤50 or
^[left] ₤60 —^₤60 —
had a pension of ₤30 [Sterl.g | sterling]Sterl.gsterling
[⅌r An: | per annum]⅌r An:per annum from [Esq.r | Esq.]Esq.rEsq. Thornton[pers0541.ocp] — But he says he has had no pension or
allowance from
him, or any other quarter since he came from England[place0068.ocp], except two private donations from thence
^[above] [amount.g | amounting]amount.gamounting to ₤60 —^[amount.g | amounting]amount.gamounting to ₤60 —. That before he went to England[place0068.ocp] he was under the pay of the Boston board[org0095.ocp]
[& | and]&and since his return has been rejected by them [& | and]&and by
the School[org0098.ocp]
[two | too]twotoo. And considering what Indian Genius [& | and]&and temper are, has there not, Sir, been too much occasion for him to
complain of neglect? he has had to encounter many [& | and]&and great difficulties since his return [& | and]&and would it not, Sir, been good policy if no more [& | and]&and will ^[above] it^it not now be good policy, to make him some
small allowance [& | and]&and let him enjoy in some measure the benefit of the monies he was
instrumental in obtaining for the use [& | and]&and benefit of the design? So that he might be cut off from any [oc= sion | occa sion]oc= sionocca sion to repeat what [illegible]he says [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whitefield[pers0038.ocp] told him when he left England[place0068.ocp]; "that they had made ^[above] him^him a tool to collect monies for them in England[place0068.ocp], but when he got to
America[place0003.ocp] they would set him adrift." His Character, as far as I can learn in these parts is now good, [& | and]&and the Crimes of intemperance with which he has been charged, are very
much extenuated by the temptations he was under. He appears calm [& | and]&and rational, more so than I expected to have found him, respecting the Indian
design. I am more [& | and]&and more [perswaded | persuaded]perswadedpersuaded of the expediency [& | and]&and advantage of his un= dertaking a [Miſsion | mission]Miſsionmission
[& | and]&and ardently hope that God in his
providence will so order [& | and]&and direct that he may join us in the [miſsion | mission]miſsionmission before us. It would very much ^[above] strengthen^strengthen our hands [& | and]&and encourage us.
In the freedom of Conversation with him he said, many fair promises
had been made him but he found they would never fill his belly or cover his
back, [& | and]&and that as soon as he could see a prospect [& | and]&and know for certain that [illegible]he could be
in a way to discharge his Debts [& | and]&and support his family he would under his infirmity, go. In the Doctor's
behalf, [illegible]made an offer of ₤100
[Sterl.g | sterling]Sterl.gsterling Annually [& | and]&and to giave an order on [Cap.t | Capt.]Cap.tCapt. Backus[pers0070.ocp] for ₤50 [LM.y | lawful money]LM.ylawful money of it to be [p.d | paid]p.dpaid now [& | and]&and the remainder at the close of the Year, if he would undertake he [seem'd | seemed]seem'dseemed to think it would not be sufficient to bear his [expences | expenses]expencesexpenses
[& | and]&and maintain his numerous [famely | family]famelyfamily. I told him should he undertake, I would engage the Doctor's influence
with [Esq.r | Esq.]Esq.rEsq. Thornton[pers0541.ocp]
[& | and]&and had not the least doubt but his debts would by that Gentleman be
generously discharged. He intimates a design of visiting the Doctor, which hope he
will. I have wrote [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev. Sir, with freedom [& | and]&and
[illegible]which I have no apprehension of your blaming me
for. [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Frisbie[pers0209.ocp] has had several poor turns since we set out he
joins in [illegible]Duty [& | and]&and Affection to the Doctor
[& | and]&and
[famely | family]famelyfamily, with [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
[& | and]&and
[Honor'd | Honored]Honor'dHonored Patron
[Closer]
Your dutiful [& | and]&and obliged
humble Servant
David [Maccluer | McClure]MaccluerMcClure[pers0368.ocp]
[Postscript]
^[bottom] [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
[D.r | Dr.]D.rDr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] —^[Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
[D.r | Dr.]D.rDr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] —
[left] P.S. I wrote the [D.r | Dr.]D.rDr.
[⅌ | per]⅌per.[illegible]
[M.rs | Mrs.]M.rsMrs. Payne[pers0701.ocp] about 6 Days past — As [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] intends to write the [D.r | Dr.]D.rDr. in the [proposd | proposed]proposdproposed
[Miſsion | mission]Miſsionmission we must refer to his Letter to know his mind more fully respecting it
— — have [inclos'd | enclosed]inclos'denclosed a number of the latest papers from different parts.
P.S. I wrote the [D.r | Dr.]D.rDr.
[⅌ | per]⅌per.[illegible]
[M.rs | Mrs.]M.rsMrs. Payne[pers0701.ocp] about 6 Days past — As [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] intends to write the [D.r | Dr.]D.rDr. in the [proposd | proposed]proposdproposed
[Miſsion | mission]Miſsionmission we must refer to his Letter to know his mind more fully respecting it
— — have [inclos'd | enclosed]inclos'denclosed a number of the latest papers from different parts.
[Trailer]
from [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[Maccluer | McClure]MaccluerMcClure[pers0368.ocp]
June 30. 1772[1772-06-30]
To The [Rev:d | Rev.]Rev:dRev. Eleazar Wheelock D.D.[pers0036.ocp]
President
of Dartmouth College[org0037.ocp]
New=Hampshire[place0160.ocp]
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id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0209.ocp | M. r Mr. Frisbie | mentioned | Frisbie, Levi |
pers0030.ocp | M. r Mr. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0541.ocp | Esq. r Esq. Thornton | mentioned | Thornton, John |
pers0038.ocp | M. r Mr. Whitefield | mentioned | Whitefield, George |
pers0070.ocp | Cap. t Capt. Backus | mentioned | Backus, Nathaniel |
pers0368.ocp | David Maccluer McClure | writer | McClure, David |
pers0036.ocp | Rev. d Rev. D. r Dr. Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0701.ocp | M. rs Mrs. Payne | mentioned | Payne |
pers0368.ocp | Rev. d Rev. M. r Mr. Maccluer McClure | writer | McClure, David |
pers0036.ocp | Rev: d Rev. Eleazar Wheelock D.D. | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
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org0095.ocp | Boston board | The Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the parts adjacent in America |
org0098.ocp | the School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0037.ocp | Dartmouth College | Dartmouth College |
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1772-06-30 | June 30 1772 |
1772-06-30 | June 30. 1772 |
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