The Occom Circle

Nathaniel Whitaker, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1764 November 14

Manuscript Number764614

Date14 November 1764

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AbstractWhitaker writes regarding Occom's intended journey, and proposes going to Boston to raise funds.

Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to Nathaniel Whitaker, 1766 April 5

Manuscript Number766255

Date5 April 1766

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AbstractWheelock writes to update Whitaker -- in England on the fundraising tour of Great Britain -- on the progress of various students and missionaries, and on Whitaker’s family.

Bezaleel Woodward, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1766 June 13

Manuscript Number766363.4

Date13 June 1766

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AbstractWoodward writes about Mary Occom's accounts with the merchants Gershom Breed and Nathaniel Shaw while her husband is in England.

Joseph Fish, letter, to Nathaniel Whitaker, 1766 July 30

Manuscript Number766430

Date30 July 1766

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AbstractFish writes to Whitaker about his mission to the Narragansetts, and about the visit he and his wife made to Mrs. Whitaker.

Sarah Whitaker, letter, to Nathaniel Whitaker, 1767 April 21

Manuscript Number767271.2

Date21 April 1767

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AbstractSarah writes her husband Nathaniel in reference to his previous letters to her, and about matters at home.

Eleazar Wheelock, letter to Johnson, McClure, Avery, Mather, Frisbie, 1767 December 11

Manuscript Number767661.1

Date11 December 1767

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AbstractWheelock writes to his former students, now at Yale College, urging them to study Indian languages to prepare themselves for missionary work.

Mary Secutor, confession of drunkeness, 1767 December 27

Manuscript Number767677

Date27 December 1767

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AbstractMary Secutor confesses to drunkenness and lewd conduct.

Hannah Nonesuch, confession, 1768 March 11

Manuscript Number768211.1

Date11 March 1768

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AbstractNonesuch confesses to drinking and rude conduct at a tavern.

Mary Secutor, confession, 1768 March 11

Manuscript Number768211.2

Date11 March 1768

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AbstractSecutor confesses to drunkeness and rude conduct at a tavern.

Aaron Kinne, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1768 June 13

Manuscript Number768363.1

Date13 June 1768

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AbstractKinne writes that the missionary party has arrived at Kanawalohale, and that the Oneidas there have received them well. He also writes that they are having trouble securing an interpreter, and relates other matters of interest.