The Occom Circle

Eleazar Wheelock to Joseph Bingham, account, 1767 April 30

Manuscript Number767280.1

Date30 April 1767

AbstractSettlement of Joseph Bingham's account for labor, board, and lodging.

Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to the Trust in England, 1767 October 8

Manuscript Number767558.1

Date8 October 1767

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AbstractWheelock copies an extract from his son Ralph’s journal describing a trip to Oneida Country, and relates the progress of the mission work there.

Phineas Dodge, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1767 October 16

Manuscript Number767566.1

Date16 October 1767

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AbstractDodge writes about his activities in, and progress through, the wilderness; he asks for a watch.

Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to Robert Keen, 1767 October 16

Manuscript Number767566.2

Date16 October 1767

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AbstractWheelock says he is drawing money from the Trust in England, and urges Keen to relay its reaction to Wheelock's accounts. He writes about Brainerd's mission to Muskingum, Kirkland's mission to the Oneidas, Phineas Dodge and Joseph Johnson's schools in Oneida, and an "extraordinary and preternatural" occurrence, which he does not disclose.

Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to Stephen Williams, 1767 October 16

Manuscript Number767566.3

Date16 October 1767

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AbstractWheelock writes to congratulate Williams on his recent marriage and to update him on the progress of the school and various missions.

Phineas Dodge, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1767 November 3

Manuscript Number767603

Date3 November 1767

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AbstractDodge writes regarding his trip to Oneida country, the danger from small pox, and a meeting with Sir William Johnson.

Joseph Johnson, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1768 February 10

Manuscript Number768160

Date10 February 1768

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AbstractJohnson writes to Wheelock about his life among the Oneidas and the progress of his school. He notes that Kirkland is very ill.