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John Thornton, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1772 May 12
Manuscript Number772312.1
Date12 May 1772
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AbstractThornton sends a copy of a letter from the Trustees in England to Occom (dated May 5, 1772), granting him 50 pounds, then 25 pounds a year to Christianize Indians. Thornton also exhorts Wheelock to be more charitable in his judgment towards Kirkland and Occom, both of whom he admires.