Joseph Johnson, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1775 February 14
14 February 1775[1775-02-14]
ms number775164
[note (type: abstract): Johnson asks Wheelock to recommend him to John Rodgers so that the latter can petition for donations on Johnson’s behalf.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is somewhat scratchy, though largely clear and legible. Letter case is occasionally difficult to decipher.][note (type: paper): Large single sheet is in fair conditon, with moderate-to-heavy creasing, staining and wear. There is no loss of text, though the condition of the paper occasionally renders it difficult to distinguish between punctuation and spotting.][note (type: ink): Brown-black.][note (type: noteworthy): Some of the contents of this letter are similar to those in manuscript 775165. The trailer is written in Wheelock's hand, as are some random notes in the right-hand margin of one verso.]
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[Opener]
Mohegan[place0143.ocp]. February [14th. | 14th]14th.14th AD 1775[1775-02-14]. —
My kind and worthy Benefactor
with humility, Love and Gratitude I sit [my ſelf | myself]my ſelfmyself down to write few lines to you my
[Hondd | Honoured]HonddHonoured Patron. (and with much [hast | haste]hasthaste. —) I [recieved | received]recievedreceived your kind Letter, dated January [23,d | 23rd]23,d23rd[1775-01-23] last evening by the hand of [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[R. | Ralph]R.Ralph
[Pomery | Pomeroy]PomeryPomeroy[pers0433.ocp]. for which I give you my hearty thanks, I had thought that
your worthy [Perſon | person]Perſonperson had not [deſigned | designed]deſigneddesigned to write to me. or that you had heard [ſomething | something]ſomethingsomething, and did not [ſee | see]ſeesee it in your way to help me. and I was greatly dejected, and [almoſt | almost]almoſtalmost
[diſcouraged | discouraged]diſcourageddiscouraged. but the Lord in whom I trust, whom I fear, Love, and [purpoſe | purpose]purpoſepurpose to Serve all my days, hath been [pleaſed | pleased]pleaſedpleased to [manifeſt | manifest]manifeſtmanifest his approbation, (towards the Noble Undertaking, in which [cauſe | cause]cauſecause, I have given up my all, to bring ^[above] it^it about,) in his
[provoiding | providing]provoidingproviding for my relief in a [wonderfull | wonderful]wonderfullwonderful manner, even when I was in the greatest straits and [almoſt | almost]almoſtalmost in [Deſpair | despair]Deſpairdespair. — and
[Bleſsed | blessed]Bleſsedblessed be the Name of the God of [Iſrael | Israel]IſraelIsrael, who hath never been found [Unfaithfull | unfaithful]Unfaithfullunfaithful, or unkind. who will provide for
[thoſe | those]thoſethose that doth really depend upon his Divine Beneficence.
[Revd | Rev.]RevdRev., [& | and]&and kind Sir; I have been to New York[place0308.ocp],
and the Lord hath [raiſed | raised]raiſedraised up, for me good Christian friends. — I was in the City[place0308.ocp] 15, Days. and I preached there three [diffirent | different]diffirentdifferent
DTimes. and a Collection was [propoſed | proposed]propoſedproposed for my relief and Encouragement two [Diffirent | different]Diffirentdifferent times. and there was a very honorable Collection made, worthy of the
Generous, and Noble Spirit, of the Wealthy Inhabitants of that renowned City[place0308.ocp]. for which [kindneſs | kindness]kindneſskindness I [bleſs | bless]bleſsbless the Lord daily. — I had Sufficient Collected for me, to discharge all
my debts, and [alſo | also]alſoalso to [purchaſe | purchase]purchaſepurchase
^[above] things^things
[neceſsary | necessary]neceſsarynecessary for my [preſent | present]preſentpresent
[Subſiſtance | subsistance]Subſiſtancesubsistance. namely little [proviſion | provision]proviſionprovision. — I did not go to New[york | York]york York[place0308.ocp]
[untill | until]untilluntil I was quite discouraged waiting for the
[anſwer | answer]anſweranswers to the Letter I [ſent | sent]ſentsent to your worthy [perſon | person]perſonperson. — I believe that I [ſhall | shall]ſhallshall have encouragement, the [enſuing | ensuing]enſuingensuing year or [Seaſon | season]Seaſonseason, from the Board of New York, or
Philadelphia[org0102.ocp], I am not certain howe[illegible]ver, the [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Rodgers. D.D.[pers0640.ocp]
[illegible][guess (cassandrah): in]inA [Pracher | preacher]Pracherpreacher in the [Preſbeterian | Presbyterian]PreſbeterianPresbyterian
^[above] old South^old South Meeting [houſe | house]houſehouse[place0302.ocp] is a Member of that
Honorable Board[org0102.ocp], who is remarkably friendly. to
whom I humbly, and [earneſtly | earnestly]earneſtlyearnestly, [deſire | desire]deſiredesire you would write [ſoon | soon]ſoonsoon as [poſsible | possible]poſsiblepossible, if your worthy [Perſon | person]Perſonperson can recommend me. to him, and make him believe that you think that I am
worthy ^[above] of notice^of notice
[illegible][guess (cassandrah): or]orand [deſerving | deserving]deſervingdeserving of Encouragement, I [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould be [illegible]Exceeding glad. he believes Me
to be worthy^[above] [Deſerving | deserving]Deſervingdeserving^[Deſerving | deserving]Deſervingdeserving of Encouragement. I preached for him three times. and he was very [deſireous | desirous]deſireousdesirous of helping me. but he thought proper, that [ſomething | something]ſomethingsomething Should be had from thee: a Recommendation.
— he [ſeems | seems]ſeemsseems to think if proper Steps be taken. he can obtain for my help, [illegible][guess (cassandrah): ob]ob Encouragement — fifty Pound Sterling Per Annum. befriend me, if you [ſee | see]ſeesee it in your way. —
My loving Patron, I want all help that a poor well
[diſpoſed | disposed]diſpoſeddisposed Creature can [deſire | desire]deſiredesire. I am empty handed. I have no [purſe | purse]purſepurse neither have I any thing to put in one, if I had a [purſe | purse]purſepurse. — [nevertheleſs | nevertheless]nevertheleſsnevertheless I will step forward. — and Stagger not. — I am [Satisfyed | satisfied]Satisfyedsatisfied it is [beſt | best]beſtbest for me to know and ever bear upon my mind that my [dependance | dependence]dependancedependence is upon the Lord [a lone | alone]a lonealone. — O that I may ever live like a poor [Dependant | dependent]Dependantdependent Creature. — having my Eyes, and heart fixed on the Lord. —
I Shall write to my friends in New York[place0308.ocp]
directly. and I [deſire | desire]deſiredesire again that you would not fail to write for the Honorable Board[org0102.ocp] of which I made Mention will
[ſet | set]ſetset, or meet together by the first of April[1775-04-01]. when the
[Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[Doctr | Dr.]DoctrDr. Ro[illegible]dgers[pers0640.ocp] will
peti[illegible]tion for me. — and he will do
it with double Courage if he has few lines from you. I know not the Gentlemans
Christian Name. but he
[promiſed | promised]promiſedpromised to write to you, and [deſired | desired]deſireddesired me to write [alſo | also]alſoalso. but if he has not wrote the [sureſt | surest]sureſtsurest way would be to Send a Letter to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. James [Lazly | Lesley]LazlyLesley[pers0326.ocp], my old [Maſter | master]Maſtermaster, who lives in the City of New
York[place0308.ocp]. keeping a School there. and [incloſe | enclose]incloſeenclose
[Doctr | Dr.]DoctrDr. Rodgers[pers0640.ocp]'s Letter [therin | therein]therintherein. be [ſo | so]ſoso good as to write full, and get as much help for me as ever you can
from that quarter. or from that
Board[org0102.ocp] of which [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Rodgers[pers0640.ocp] is a Member.. [&c | etc.]&cetc.: —
I am [pleaſed | pleased]pleaſedpleased to [ſee | see]ſeesee the Indians in [theſe | these]theſethese parts [ſo | so]ſoso engaged. I believe that there will be upwards of Sixty young
Indian [illegible]men from the Seven Tribes that will [Sit of | set off]Sit ofset off from hence by the [13th | 13th]13th13th of March next[1775-03-13]. to be [deſtinguished | distinguished]deſtinguisheddistinguished as noble Spirited Indians, who will do their [uttermoſt | uttermost]uttermoſtuttermost to get good, and do good, — who will [diſtinguish | distinguish]diſtinguishdistinguish
[themſelves | themselves]themſelvesthemselves from the [illegible][guess (cassandrah): [lazzy | lazy]lazzylazy][lazzy | lazy]lazzylazy
[Lazzy | lazy]Lazzylazy crew that [refuſes | refuses]refuſesrefuses the good offers made to them in these Latter Days. — Pray for us.
that we may obtain [bleſsings | blessings]bleſsingsblessings from on high. and that we might be [bleſsings | blessings]bleſsingsblessings on Earth. [bleſsings | blessings]bleſsingsblessings to one another and [bleſsings | blessings]bleſsingsblessings to many of our Poor [Weſtern | Western]WeſternWestern Brethren who are [periſhing | perishing]periſhingperishing for lack of knowledge. O pray for me in a more particular Manner. that the
Lord would
[bleſs | bless]bleſsbless me by implanting his divine fear in my heart and in giving me true humility
and [Stedfaſtneſs | steadfastness]Stedfaſtneſssteadfastness in the ways of Religion, that he would give me grace Sufficient for
me. [&c | etc.]&cetc.: — I [purpoſe | purpose]purpoſepurpose by divine leave to be at your [Reſidence | residence]Reſidenceresidence by next Commencement. with my friend [Joſeph | Joseph]JoſephJoseph
[Briant | Brant]BriantBrant[pers0093.ocp].
[Closer]
I am your humble Pupil, and real [wellwiſher | well wisher]wellwiſherwell wisher in great [haſt | haste]haſthaste. —
[Joſeph | Joseph]JoſephJoseph
[Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0288.ocp]. —
[Trailer]
^[right] [Fr. | From]Fr.From
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[Jos. | Joseph]Jos.Joseph
[Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0288.ocp]^[Fr. | From]Fr.From
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[Jos. | Joseph]Jos.Joseph
[Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0288.ocp]
^[right] [Feb.y | February]Feb.yFebruary 17. 1775[1775-02-17].^[Feb.y | February]Feb.yFebruary 17. 1775[1775-02-17].
^[right] 25 Dollars £7,,10,^25 Dollars £7,,10,
^[right] 4 Crowns — 1,, 6,, 8^4 Crowns — 1,, 6,, 8
^[right] 11..6^11..6
^[below] To the [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[Eleazer | Eleazar]EleazerEleazar Wheelock, D.D.[pers0036.ocp]^To the [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[Eleazer | Eleazar]EleazerEleazar Wheelock, D.D.[pers0036.ocp]
^[below] and [Preſident | President]PreſidentPresident of Dartmouth College[org0037.ocp].
—^and [Preſident | President]PreſidentPresident of Dartmouth College[org0037.ocp].
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id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0433.ocp | M. r Mr. R. Ralph Pomery Pomeroy | mentioned | Pomeroy, Ralph |
pers0640.ocp | Rev d Rev. M. r Mr. Rodgers. D.D. | mentioned | Rodgers |
pers0640.ocp | Rev d Rev. Doct r Dr. Ro dgers | mentioned | Rodgers |
pers0326.ocp | M. r Mr. James Lazly Lesley | mentioned | Lesley, James |
pers0640.ocp | Doct r Dr. Rodgers | mentioned | Rodgers |
pers0640.ocp | M r Mr. Rodgers | mentioned | Rodgers |
pers0093.ocp | Joſeph Joseph Briant Brant | mentioned | Brant, Joseph |
pers0288.ocp | Joſeph Joseph Johnſon Johnson | writer | Johnson, Joseph |
pers0288.ocp | M. r Mr. Jos. Joseph Johnſon Johnson | writer | Johnson, Joseph |
pers0036.ocp | Rev d Rev. Eleazer Eleazar Wheelock, D.D. | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
Places identified in this document:
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place0143.ocp | Mohegan | Mohegan |
place0308.ocp | New York | New York City |
place0308.ocp | the City | New York City |
place0308.ocp | that renowned City | New York City |
place0308.ocp | New york York | New York City |
place0302.ocp | old South Meeting houſe house | Old South Meeting House |
place0308.ocp | City of New York | New York City |
Organizations identified in this document:
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org0102.ocp | Board of New York, or Philadelphia | Synod of New York and Philadelphia |
org0102.ocp | Honorable Board | Synod of New York and Philadelphia |
org0102.ocp | that Board | Synod of New York and Philadelphia |
org0037.ocp | Dartmouth College | Dartmouth College |
Dates identified in this document:
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1775-02-14 | February 14th.14th AD 1775 |
1775-01-23 | January 23,d23rd |
1775-04-01 | first of April |
1775-03-13 | 13th13th of March next |
1775-02-17 | Feb.yFebruary 17. 1775 |
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variation | recieved | received |
modernization | 23,d | 23rd |
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modernization | Deſpair | despair |
modernization | Bleſsed | blessed |
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modernization | Seaſon | season |
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variation | Preſbeterian | Presbyterian |
modernization | houſe | house |
modernization | earneſtly | earnestly |
modernization | deſire | desire |
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modernization | ſo | so |
modernization | Mr | Mr. |
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modernization | bleſsings | blessings |
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modernization | Joſeph | Joseph |
variation | Briant | Brant |
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modernization | Johnſon | Johnson |
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modernization | Preſident | President |
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Hondd | Honoured |
R. | Ralph |
& | and |
Fr. | From |
Jos. | Joseph |
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