John Wheelock, discharge, 1790 March 4

Author Wheelock, John[pers0576.ocp]

4 March 1790[1790-03-04]

Call Number790204.2

[note (type: abstract): A draft of John Wheelock’s discharge of claims on the funds collected for the Charity School.][note (type: handwriting): Informal handwriting is occasionally difficult to decipher.][note (type: paper): One sheet folded in half to form four pages is in good condition, with light creasing, staining and wear.][note (type: ink): Dark-brown.][note (type: noteworthy): As is noted on two verso, the document is a draft. The contents of this document are very similar to those of manuscript 790204.1.][note (type: signature): The document is initialed.]
Persistent Identifier
Know all Men by these Presents
That I John Wheelock[pers0576.ocp] of Hanover[place0095.ocp] in
the County of Grafton[place0299.ocp] and State of New
Hampshire[place0160.ocp]
L.L.D. President of
Moor's Indian Charity School[org0098.ocp] in said
Hanover[place0095.ocp] (which School was originally
founded by my honored father the late
Reverend Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] D.D. at
Lebanon[place0122.ocp] in Connecticut[place0048.ocp]) to be
[Succeſsor | successor]Succeſsorsuccessor to my said honored father[pers0036.ocp] in [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): the]the
Presidency of said School[org0098.ocp], and one of the
[Exectuors | executors]Exectuorsexecutors of his last Will and Testament
and with the Consent of the other
Executors named in the said Will
hereto with me Subscribing, for and
in consideration of the Sum of Six
hundred and fifty eight Pounds Eleven
Shillings and Eleven pence [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): one]one farthing
Sterling Money of Great Britain[place0090.ocp]
Covenanted by the Society in Scotland
for propagating Christian Knowledge[org0096.ocp]

to be paid by duly honoring my
two Sets of Exchange drawn on them
in favor of Thomas [Ruſsel | Russel]RuſselRussel[pers0820.ocp] Esquire
on order dated Boston[place0013.ocp] June [15.[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): th]th | 15th]15.[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): th]th15th
Anno domini one thousand seven
hundred and eighty nine[1789-06-15]
one of which
sets being for three hundred Pounds
Sterling, and the other Set for three
hundred and fifty eight Pounds Eleven
Shillings and Eleven pence one farthing
Sterling

Sterling have given up and
relinquished
and in compliance with
and in terms of the Resolutions
of the said Society[org0096.ocp] of date the
Seventeenth day of November one
thousand seven hundred and eighty
[illegible]five[1785-11-17]
and [signifed | signified]signifedsignified to me by their
Secretary[pers0532.ocp]
in a Letter of date the
eighteenth day of that Month[1785-11-18]
and of the Twenty eighth day of
August one thousand seven hundred
and eighty nine[1789-08-28]
sign[illegible]ified to me
by their Clerks in absence of their
Secretary in a Letter of date the
twelfth day of September[1789-09-12]
thereafter Do by these presents
give up Release and Relinquish
all Claims and Demands [illegible]
[whatsover | whatsoever]whatsoverwhatsoever upon the said
Society[org0096.ocp]
with respect to the School
aforesaid[org0098.ocp]
from its first Institution
to the fifteenth day of June
one thousand [sevenhundred | seven hundred]sevenhundredseven hundred
and eighty nine[1789-06-15]
[illegible] Provided
[Nevertheleſs | nevertheless]Nevertheleſsnevertheless that this shall not
operate as a Discharge therefrom
until payment shall have
been made of the two Sets of
Exchange [abovementioned | above mentioned]abovementionedabove mentioned
 In [Witneſs | witness]Witneſswitness whereof I
the said John Wheelock[pers0576.ocp] as principal and [illegible]
Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] and James Wheelock[pers1190.ocp] the other
[Exectuors | executors]Exectuorsexecutors in testimony of our [Covenent | covenant]Covenentcovenant have

have hereunto set [illegible]my [above] ourour hands and
Seal[illegible] this day of —
[J.w | J. W.]J.wJ. W.[pers0576.ocp]


[Trailer]
[Draught | Draft]DraughtDraft of Discharge

Document Summary

People identified in this document:

id Text in document Role in header Authorized Name
pers0576.ocp John Wheelock writer Wheelock, John
pers0036.ocp Eleazar Wheelock mentioned Wheelock, Eleazar
pers0036.ocp said honored father mentioned Wheelock, Eleazar
pers0820.ocp Thomas Ruſsel Russel mentioned Russell, Thomas
pers0532.ocp their Secretary mentioned Thacher, Peter
pers0036.ocp Eleazar Wheelock mentioned Wheelock, Eleazar
pers1190.ocp James Wheelock mentioned Wheelock, James
pers0576.ocp J. w J. W. writer Wheelock, John

Places identified in this document:

id Text in document Authorized Name
place0095.ocp Hanover Hanover
place0299.ocp County of Grafton Grafton County
place0160.ocp State of New Hampshire New Hampshire
place0122.ocp Lebanon Lebanon
place0048.ocp Connecticut Connecticut
place0090.ocp Great Britain Great Britain
place0013.ocp Boston Boston

Organizations identified in this document:

id Text in document Authorized Name
org0098.ocp Moor's Indian Charity School Moor’s Indian Charity School
org0098.ocp said School Moor’s Indian Charity School
org0096.ocp Society in Scotland for propagating Christian Knowledge Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge
org0096.ocp said Society Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge
org0098.ocp School aforesaid Moor’s Indian Charity School

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1789-06-15 June 15.th15th Anno domini one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine
1785-11-17 Seventeenth day of November one thousand seven hundred and eighty five
1785-11-18 eighteenth day of that Month
1789-08-28 Twenty eighth day of August one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine
1789-09-12 twelfth day of September
1789-06-15 fifteenth day of June one thousand sevenhundredseven hundred and eighty nine

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modernization Nevertheleſs nevertheless
variation abovementioned above mentioned
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