Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to John Thornton, 1772 July 25
25 July 1772[1772-07-25]
ms number772425.2
[note (type: abstract): Wheelock writes that he has drawn on Thornton for 50 pounds to discharge Occom’s debts in the hopes that Occom will go on a mission. He relates other news regarding Occom and Mr. Jewett, and notes that building is complete on the mills and a large barn.][note (type: handwriting): Informal handwriting is small and crowded, but mostly legible.][note (type: paper): Two single sheets are in good condition, with light-to-moderate staining, creasing and wear. The outside edges of one and two recto appear to have been trimmed, and it is possible that the two separate sheets were once part of a larger sheet folded in half to make four pages.][note (type: ink): Black.][note (type: noteworthy): When Wheelock refers to the "Boston Board," he is referring to either the Boston Board of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge, or the The Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the parts adjacent in America. This document is likely a draft; in the trailer on two verso, Wheelock notes that the letter was not sent.]
Persistent Identifier
[Opener]
Hanover[place0095.ocp]
July. [25.th | 25th]25.th25th 1772[1772-07-25] —
very dear [& Hond | and Honoured]& Hondand Honoured
[ſir | Sir]ſirSir.
I [inform'd | informed]inform'dinformed You in my late Letters of my
[Propoſal | proposal]Propoſalproposal to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] to accept a [Miſsion | mission]Miſsionmission with [Meſsrs | Messrs.]MeſsrsMessrs.
Brainerd[pers0004.ocp], [Maccluer | McClure]MaccluerMcClure[pers0368.ocp], [& | and]&and
[Friſbie | Frisbie]FriſbieFrisbie[pers0209.ocp], to [Muſkingham | Muskingum]MuſkinghamMuskingum[place0148.ocp], and that I had ordered the Latter to [viſit | visit]viſitvisit
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] in their way and
[diſcourſe | discourse]diſcourſediscourse him on the Head. Two days ago I [rec.d | received]rec.dreceived a [Lettr | letter]Lettrletter from
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[Maccluer | McClure]MaccluerMcClure[pers0368.ocp] dated at Mohegan[place0143.ocp]
June 30.[1772-06-30] and another from
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] of July [3.d | 3rd]3.d3rd[1772-07-03] — by the former I [underſtand | understand]underſtandunderstand
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] has much retrieved his Character, [& | and]&and
[recoverd | recovered]recoverdrecovered the charity of good people — [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[Maccluer | McClure]MaccluerMcClure[pers0368.ocp] much [deſires | desires]deſiresdesires he may be [incouraged | encouraged]incouragedencouraged in this [Miſsion | mission]Miſsionmission, [& | and]&and thinks the [Cauſe | cause]Cauſecause may be much Served by it—
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]
[Shews | shows]Shewsshows no [averſion | aversion]averſionaversion to take the Journey, with
Jacob Fowler[pers0018.ocp] his Brother in Law who was educated
in this
School[org0098.ocp], and is an [accompliſh'd | accomplished]accompliſh'daccomplished Youth; now keeping School at the [Sea Side | seaside]Sea Sideseaside, in the pay of the [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston Board[org0011.ocp], [& | and]&and whom [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]
[illegible]thinks was [illegible]savingly converted [laſt | last]laſtlast Winter, and is very warm in Religion, [& | and]&and thinks will become a Preacher Soon, but he ^[above] [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]^[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] will not [goe | go]goego on this [Miſsion | mission]Miſsionmission, ['till | 'til]'till'til his Debts, which [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Macclu[illegible]re | McClure]Macclu[illegible]reMcClure[pers0368.ocp] says are ₤50 or 60 are [diſcharged | discharged]diſchargeddischarged, ([illegible]
[illegible])
I am of Opinion that as things are it is [beſt | best]beſtbest that he be
[incouraged | encouraged]incouragedencouraged, and hope the [cauſe | cause]cauſecause of the Redeemer may be Served by it. —
I have [informd | informed]informdinformed You of the Difficulty of my doing it while his
own[org0063.ocp] or Neighbouring Tribes ^[above] who^who are all under the Care
of the [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston Board[org0095.ocp], are his only Object — it will not fail to give
Offence, and they will have a better color for reproach‐ ‐ing
my Conduct, and Me as a [buiſsy Body | busybody]buiſsy Bodybusybody in their matters, than I think I have yet given them — [Tho' | Though]Tho'Though the [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[Jewet | Jewett]JewetJewett[pers0023.ocp] who has the [paſtoral | pastoral]paſtoralpastoral Charge of that Tribe[org0063.ocp] by the Appointment
of that Board[org0095.ocp], has been much Offended at my
favouring [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]s ^[below] mi^mi
[Miniſtrations | ministrations]Miniſtrationsministrations among them So far as I have done. If [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] will make other Tribes his Object my way in that [Reſpect | respect]Reſpectrespect will be clear — I have fully told [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] of this, [& | and]&and yet he Seems to think hard of me that he is not Supported by the Money
which he was So [inſtrumental | instrumental]inſtrumentalinstrumental to collect.
In Order therefore to prepare [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]'s way for this
[propoſed | proposed]propoſedproposed
[Miſsion | mission]Miſsionmission, I have drawn on You [ſir | sir]ſirsir, according to your generous Direction in Several Letters for ₤50. [ſterlg | sterling]ſterlgsterling in [Fav.r | favour]Fav.rfavour of [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] — I [Suppoſe | suppose]Suppoſesuppose he will likely Sell the Bill to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[Nathl | Nathaniel]NathlNathaniel Backus[pers0070.ocp], by whom I believe he will be as [honeſtly | honestly]honeſtlyhonestly
[& | and]&and generously treated, as by any man at all —
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] also informs me that Joseph ^[above] [Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson^[Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0288.ocp] whom I educated at great Expence, ([& | and]&and Who has Since [coſt | cost]coſtcost me much Sorrow) and is a youth of pregnant parts and well [accompliſhed | accomplished]accompliſhedaccomplished, was hopefully made a new man [laſt | last]laſtlast winter — if this be So he is my [illegible].
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Ripley[pers0444.ocp]
[Sat | set]Satset out [17th | 17th]17th17th
[Inſtt | instant]Inſttinstant[1772-07-17] on his Tour to Canada[place0303.ocp] with
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr.[pers0703.ocp]
Taylor[pers0703.ocp] his Companion — Yesterday I [recd | received]recdreceived a [Lettr | letter]Lettrletter from dear
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[Auſtin | Austin]AuſtinAustin[pers0062.ocp] dated Albany[place0001.ocp]
July 1[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): 1]1[1772-07-11], I Suppose on his way from
Montreal[place0145.ocp] to Connecticut[place0048.ocp], by which I conclude [m.r | Mr.]m.rMr. Ripley[pers0444.ocp] will fail of the Benefit of his [Aſsiſtance | assistance]Aſsiſtanceassistance
He Says the [popiſh | popish]popiſhpopish
[prieſts | priests]prieſtspriests[org0080.ocp] will do all they can in [Oppoſition | opposition]Oppoſitionopposition to my [purpoſe | purpose]purpoſepurpose — Yet thinks there is Some [Incouragement | encouragement]Incouragementencouragement.
I [hant | haven't]hanthaven't Time to write my [Hond | Honoured]HondHonoured Patrons[org0103.ocp], I [truſt | trust]truſttrust you will, if you think [any thing | anything]any thinganything worthy of it in the Several things I have hinted from Time to time,
communicate them as you have [opportuty | opportunity]opportutyopportunity.
I have [finiſhd | finished]finiſhdfinished the Mills, of which I wrote [yo | you]yoyou, to my mind, [& | and]&and have a [proſpect | prospect]proſpectprospect they will well [anſwer | answer]anſweranswer my Expectation — and
[almoſt | almost]almoſtalmost
[finiſhed | finished]finiſhedfinished a Barn of 55 feet long [& | and]&and 40 wide
The crop upon the ground looks well — [& | and]&and Nothing that I [ſee | see]ſeesee in the whole affair [Diſcouraging | discouraging]Diſcouragingdiscouraging. My Hope is in God Alone.
I wrote [yo | you]yoyou of the concert for Prayer agreed upon with [y.e | the]y.ethe
[Miſsionaries | missionaries]Miſsionariesmissionaries on Saturday [& | and]&and
[Sabath | Sabbath]SabathSabbath Evenings between the Hours of 6. [& | and]&and
[illegible][illegible][guess (h-dawnd): 7]7 O'Clock, for the [Succeſs | success]Succeſssuccess of their [Miſsions | missions]Miſsionsmissions; at which Time I doubt not we [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall meet you and others who ^[below] long^long
long for the Advancement of the Redeemers
Kingdom, at the Throne of divine Grace, upon that [occaſion | occasion]occaſionoccasion. in which [pleaſe | please]pleaſeplease remember.
[Closer]
Much [Hond | Honoured]HondHonoured Sir.
Yours in the [Deareſt | Dearest]DeareſtDearest Bonds, [&c | etc.]&cetc.
Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[Postscript]
[Trailer]
To [Jno | John]JnoJohn Thornton [Esqr | Esq.]EsqrEsq.[pers0541.ocp]
Not Sent
1772[1772]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0030.ocp | M. r Mr. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0004.ocp | Brainerd | mentioned | Brainerd, John |
pers0368.ocp | Maccluer McClure | mentioned | McClure, David |
pers0209.ocp | Friſbie Frisbie | mentioned | Frisbie, Levi |
pers0368.ocp | M. r Mr. Maccluer McClure | mentioned | McClure, David |
pers0018.ocp | Jacob Fowler | mentioned | Fowler, Jacob |
pers0030.ocp | M r Mr. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0368.ocp | M r Mr. Macclu re McClure | mentioned | McClure, David |
pers0023.ocp | Rev. d Rev. M. r Mr. Jewet Jewett | mentioned | Jewett, David |
pers0070.ocp | M. r Mr. Nath l Nathaniel Backus | mentioned | Backus, Nathaniel |
pers0288.ocp | Joseph Johnſon Johnson | mentioned | Johnson, Joseph |
pers0444.ocp | M. r Mr. Ripley | mentioned | Ripley, Sylvanus |
pers0703.ocp | M r Mr. | mentioned | Taylor |
pers0703.ocp | Taylor | mentioned | Taylor |
pers0062.ocp | M. r Mr. Auſtin Austin | mentioned | Austin |
pers0444.ocp | m. r Mr. Ripley | mentioned | Ripley, Sylvanus |
pers0036.ocp | Eleazar Wheelock | writer | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0541.ocp | John Thornton Esq r. Esq. | recipient | Thornton, John |
pers0541.ocp | Jn o John Thornton Esq r Esq. | recipient | Thornton, John |
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 |
place0143.ocp | Mohegan | Mohegan |
place0303.ocp | Canada | Canada |
place0001.ocp | Albany | Albany |
place0145.ocp | Montreal | Montreal |
place0048.ocp | Connecticut | Connecticut |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0098.ocp | School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0011.ocp | BoſtonBoston Board | Boston Board of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge |
org0063.ocp | his own | Mohegan Tribe |
org0063.ocp | that Tribe | Mohegan Tribe |
org0095.ocp | Board | The Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the parts adjacent in America |
org0080.ocp | the popiſhpopish prieſtspriests | Roman Catholic Church |
org0103.ocp | HondHonoured Patrons | Trust in England |
Dates identified in this document:
Standard Form | Text |
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1772-07-25 | July. 25.th25th 1772 |
1772-06-30 | June 30. |
1772-07-03 | July 3.d3rd |
1772-07-17 | 17th17th Inſttinstant |
1772-07-11 | July 11 |
1772 | 1772 |
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modernization | 25.th | 25th |
modernization | ſir | Sir |
modernization | Propoſal | proposal |
modernization | M.r | Mr. |
modernization | Miſsion | mission |
modernization | Meſsrs | Messrs. |
variation | Maccluer | McClure |
modernization | Friſbie | Frisbie |
variation | Muſkingham | Muskingum |
modernization | viſit | visit |
modernization | diſcourſe | discourse |
modernization | 3.d | 3rd |
modernization | underſtand | understand |
variation | recoverd | recovered |
modernization | deſires | desires |
variation | incouraged | encouraged |
modernization | Cauſe | cause |
variation | Shews | shows |
modernization | averſion | aversion |
variation | Sea Side | seaside |
modernization | Boſton | Boston |
modernization | Mr | Mr. |
modernization | laſt | last |
variation | goe | go |
variation | 'till | 'til |
variation | Macclu[illegible]re | McClure |
modernization | diſcharged | discharged |
modernization | beſt | best |
modernization | cauſe | cause |
variation | informd | informed |
variation | buiſsy Body | busybody |
modernization | Rev.d | Rev. |
variation | Jewet | Jewett |
modernization | paſtoral | pastoral |
modernization | Miniſtrations | ministrations |
modernization | Reſpect | respect |
modernization | inſtrumental | instrumental |
modernization | propoſed | proposed |
modernization | ſir | sir |
modernization | Suppoſe | suppose |
modernization | honeſtly | honestly |
modernization | Johnſon | Johnson |
modernization | coſt | cost |
modernization | accompliſhed | accomplished |
variation | Sat | set |
modernization | 17th | 17th |
modernization | Auſtin | Austin |
modernization | m.r | Mr. |
modernization | Aſsiſtance | assistance |
modernization | popiſh | popish |
modernization | prieſts | priests |
modernization | Oppoſition | opposition |
modernization | purpoſe | purpose |
variation | Incouragement | encouragement |
variation | hant | haven't |
modernization | truſt | trust |
variation | any thing | anything |
variation | finiſhd | finished |
modernization | proſpect | prospect |
modernization | anſwer | answer |
modernization | almoſt | almost |
modernization | finiſhed | finished |
modernization | ſee | see |
modernization | Diſcouraging | discouraging |
modernization | y.e | the |
modernization | Miſsionaries | missionaries |
variation | Sabath | Sabbath |
modernization | Succeſs | success |
modernization | Miſsions | missions |
modernization | ſhall | shall |
modernization | occaſion | occasion |
modernization | pleaſe | please |
modernization | Deareſt | Dearest |
modernization | &c | etc. |
modernization | Esqr. | Esq. |
modernization | Esqr | Esq. |
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& Hond | and Honoured |
inform'd | informed |
& | and |
rec.d | received |
Lettr | letter |
accompliſh'd | accomplished |
Tho' | Though |
ſterlg | sterling |
Fav.r | favour |
Nathl | Nathaniel |
Inſtt | instant |
recd | received |
Hond | Honoured |
opportuty | opportunity |
yo | you |
Jno | John |
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