Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to Samson Occom, 1772 July 28
28 July 1772[1772-07-28]
ms number772428.2
[note (type: abstract): Wheelock writes that he has drawn on John Thornton for £50 to cover Occom's debts, and that he hopes Occom will go on a mission. He has heard that Jacob Fowler and Joseph Johnson have become pious, and questions whether he should send Jacob to be a schoolmaster to the Oneidas.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is small and informal, with many abbreviations.][note (type: paper): Single small sheet is in good condition, with light staining, creasing and wear.][note (type: ink): Black.][note (type: noteworthy): This document is likely a draft or copy.][note (type: signature): The signature is abbreviated.]
Persistent Identifier
[Opener]
[Dart. | Dartmouth]Dart.Dartmouth
[Coll. | College]Coll.College[org0037.ocp]
July. [28..th | 28th]28..th28th 1772[1772-07-28]
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] My dear Man.
[Yrs | Yours]YrsYours of [y.e | the]y.ethe
[3.d | 3rd]3.d3rd
[Inſt t | Instant]Inſt tInstant[1772-07-03] is before me. I have wrote
[Esq.r | Esq.]Esq.rEsq. Thornton[pers0541.ocp] in [y.r | your]y.ryour
[Favr | favour]Favrfavour
[& | and]&and drawn a Bill on him to [diſcharge | discharge]diſchargedischarge
[yr | your]yryour debts of £50 [Sterlg | Sterling]SterlgSterling
[wc | which]wcwhich I [beleive | believe]beleivebelieve will be [beſt | best]beſtbest
[y.o | you]y.oyou
[ſho.d | should]ſho.dshould
[ſell | sell]ſellsell to [capt | Capt.]captCapt.
^[above] [N | Nathaniel]NNathaniel^[N | Nathaniel]NNathaniel Backus[pers0070.ocp] as he will [uſe | use]uſeuse
[yo | you]yoyou as [generouſly | generously]generouſlygenerously as any man and also as I [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall depend on him to [ſupply | supply]ſupplysupply
[yo | you]yoyou if [y.o | you]y.oyou
[ſho.d | should]ſho.dshould
[ingage | engage]ingageengage in [ye | the]yethe
[Miſſn | mission]Miſſnmission to [y.e | the]y.ethe
[ſouthwd | southward]ſouthwdsouthward
[wc | which]wcwhich has been [propoſd | proposed]propoſdproposed — I [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall
[eſteem | esteem]eſteemesteem
[nothg | nothing]nothgnothing
[y.t | that]y.tthat is [neceſsy | necessary]neceſsynecessary for [yo | you]yoyou, too much to do for [yo | you]yoyou while [yo | you]yoyou appear to be weak [& | and]&and lowly, [& | and]&and
[honeſtly | honestly]honeſtlyhonestly
[ingagd | engaged]ingagdengaged to do [w.t | what]w.twhat
[y.o | you]y.oyou can to build up [& | and]&and
[inlarge | enlarge]inlargeenlarge
[ye | the]yethe
[cauſe | cause]cauſecause of [ye | the]yethe
[Redeemr | Redeemer]RedeemrRedeemer — But [yſ | this]yſthis I tell [yo | you]yoyou
[agn | again]agnagain
[y.t | that]y.tthat While [thoſe | those]thoſethose Tribes [wo | who]wowho are [und.r | under]und.runder
[ye | the]yethe care of [ye | the]yethe
[Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston Board[org0095.ocp] are [profeſsedly | professedly]profeſsedlyprofessedly
[yr | [guess (): your]your]yr[guess (): your]your only [Objt | object]Objtobject I cannot [conſiſtantly | consistently]conſiſtantlyconsistently, nor [with out | without]with outwithout
[givg | giving]givggiving
[ofence | offense]ofenceoffense
[& | and]&and
[expoſg | exposing]expoſgexposing
[myſelf | myself]myſelfmyself
[& | and]&and Patrons to reproach, Support [y.o | you]y.oyou by [y.e | the]y.ethe money
[collectd | collected]collectdcollected for [ye | the]yethe use of my School[org0098.ocp] in great Britain[place0090.ocp], [pleaſe | please]pleaſeplease to let me know [w.t | what]w.twhat
[y.r | your]y.ryour Determination in [ye | the]yethe
[mattr | matter]mattrmatter is.
I [rejoyce | rejoice]rejoycerejoice much to hear [w.t | what]w.twhat
[yo | you]yoyou relate of [y.r | your]y.ryour
[B.r | brother]B.rbrother Jacob[pers0018.ocp], [& | and]&and
[Jos | Joseph]JosJoseph[pers0288.ocp]
[Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0288.ocp], [ye | the]yethe Latter has [coſt | cost]coſtcost me floods of Sorrow, as well as much Toil [& | and]&and Expense, if [ye | the]yethe
[Wk | work]Wkwork in him be genuine I [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall likely hear more of it.
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[Auſtin | Austin]AuſtinAustin[pers0062.ocp] by a [Lr | letter]Lrletter
[datd | dated]datddated
Albany[place0001.ocp]
11. [Inſtt | Instant]InſttInstant[1772-07-11] on his way from
Montreal[place0145.ocp] to Connecticut[place0048.ocp] informs me of an [openg | opening]opengopening there for a [School Maſter | schoolmaster]School Maſterschoolmaster among the Indians. [Johnſon's | Johnson's]Johnſon'sJohnson's[pers0288.ocp] Character is [ſuch | such]ſuchsuch among their [Brethn | brethren]Brethnbrethren
[ye | the]yethe
[Onoidas | Oneidas]OnoidasOneidas[org0075.ocp]
[y.t | that]y.tthat it wont do to [ſend | send]ſendsend him, but perhaps [y.r | your]y.ryour
[Br | brother]Brbrother
Jacob[pers0018.ocp], is [ye | the]yethe very man [pleaſe | please]pleaſeplease to let me hear from
[yo | you]yoyou
[& | and]&and
[aſsure | assure]aſsureassure
[yrſlf | yourself]yrſlfyourself
[y.t | that]y.tthat however uncharitable, unbrotherly,
[& | and]&and in Some [Inſtances | instances]Inſtancesinstances cruel [yr | your]yryour
[Treatmt | treatment]Treatmttreatment of me has [appeard | appeared]appeardappeared I have Steadily [endeavord | endeavoured]endeavordendeavoured to [ſhow | show]ſhowshow
[myſelf | myself]myſelfmyself to be [& | and]&and continue to be
[Closer]
[yr | your]yryour
[beſt | best]beſtbest earthly Friend.
[Eleaz.r | Eleazar]Eleaz.rEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[Trailer]
To [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]
July 28 1772[1772-07-28]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
---|---|---|---|
pers0030.ocp | M. r Mr. Occom | recipient | Occom, Samson |
pers0541.ocp | Esq. r Esq. Thornton | mentioned | Thornton, John |
pers0070.ocp | cap t Capt. N Nathaniel Backus | mentioned | Backus, Nathaniel |
pers0018.ocp | B. r brother Jacob | mentioned | Fowler, Jacob |
pers0288.ocp | Jos Joseph | mentioned | Johnson, Joseph |
pers0288.ocp | Johnſon Johnson | mentioned | Johnson, Joseph |
pers0062.ocp | M. r Mr. Auſtin Austin | mentioned | Austin |
pers0288.ocp | Johnſon's Johnson's | mentioned | Johnson, Joseph |
pers0018.ocp | Jacob | mentioned | Fowler, Jacob |
pers0036.ocp | Eleaz. r Eleazar Wheelock | writer | Wheelock, Eleazar |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
---|---|---|
place0090.ocp | great Britain | Great Britain |
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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org0037.ocp | Dart.Dartmouth Coll.College | Dartmouth College |
org0095.ocp | BoſtonBoston Board | The Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the parts adjacent in America |
org0098.ocp | my School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0075.ocp | OnoidasOneidas | Oneida Nation |
Dates identified in this document:
Standard Form | Text |
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1772-07-28 | July. 28..th28th 1772 |
1772-07-03 | 3.d3rd Inſt tInstant |
1772-07-11 | 11. InſttInstant |
1772-07-28 | July 28 1772 |
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modernization | 28..th | 28th |
modernization | M.r | Mr. |
modernization | y.e | the |
modernization | 3.d | 3rd |
modernization | Esq.r | Esq. |
modernization | diſcharge | discharge |
variation | beleive | believe |
modernization | beſt | best |
modernization | ſell | sell |
modernization | capt | Capt. |
modernization | uſe | use |
modernization | generouſly | generously |
modernization | ſhall | shall |
modernization | ſupply | supply |
variation | ingage | engage |
modernization | ye | the |
variation | propoſd | proposed |
modernization | eſteem | esteem |
modernization | y.t | that |
modernization | honeſtly | honestly |
variation | ingagd | engaged |
variation | inlarge | enlarge |
modernization | cauſe | cause |
modernization | yſ | this |
modernization | thoſe | those |
modernization | Boſton | Boston |
modernization | profeſsedly | professedly |
modernization | yr | [guess (): your]your |
variation | conſiſtantly | consistently |
variation | with out | without |
variation | ofence | offense |
modernization | myſelf | myself |
variation | collectd | collected |
modernization | pleaſe | please |
variation | rejoyce | rejoice |
modernization | Johnſon | Johnson |
modernization | coſt | cost |
modernization | Auſtin | Austin |
modernization | School Maſter | schoolmaster |
modernization | Johnſon's | Johnson's |
modernization | ſuch | such |
variation | Onoidas | Oneidas |
modernization | ſend | send |
modernization | aſsure | assure |
modernization | Inſtances | instances |
variation | appeard | appeared |
variation | endeavord | endeavoured |
modernization | ſhow | show |
Expanded abbreviations:
Abbreviation | Expansion |
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Dart. | Dartmouth |
Coll. | College |
Yrs | Yours |
Inſt t | Instant |
y.r | your |
Favr | favour |
& | and |
yr | your |
Sterlg | Sterling |
wc | which |
y.o | you |
ſho.d | should |
N | Nathaniel |
yo | you |
Miſſn | mission |
ſouthwd | southward |
nothg | nothing |
neceſsy | necessary |
w.t | what |
Redeemr | Redeemer |
agn | again |
wo | who |
und.r | under |
Objt | object |
givg | giving |
expoſg | exposing |
mattr | matter |
B.r | brother |
Jos | Joseph |
Wk | work |
Lr | letter |
datd | dated |
Inſtt | Instant |
openg | opening |
Brethn | brethren |
ye | the |
Br | brother |
yrſlf | yourself |
Treatmt | treatment |
Eleaz.r | Eleazar |
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