The Occom Circle

Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to George Whitefield, 1764 September 26

Manuscript Number764526.2

Date26 September 1764

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AbstractWheelock addresses the various conflicts regarding Occom and his employers, would-be and otherwise.

Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to Solomon Williams, 1764 December

Manuscript Number764690.1

DateDecember 1764

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AbstractWheelock writes to Solomon Williams about plans to send John Brainerd with Occom to England to raise funds for the School.

Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to Solomon Williams, 1764 December 31

Manuscript Number764681

Date31 December 1764

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AbstractWheelock writes to suggest gathering the Board of Correspondents in order to discuss sending Brainerd to England with Occom.

Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to Solomon Williams, 1765 January 7

Manuscript Number765107.1

Date7 January 1765

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AbstractWheelock writes to Williams urging that plans be laid for a fundraising trip to England. He also reports on the arrival of Theophilus Chamberlain, and possible plans for a mission.

Eleazar Wheelock, letter to the The New York/New Jersey Board of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge, and William Peartree Smith, 1765 January 14

Manuscript Number765114.1

Date14 January 1765

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AbstractWheelock writes to the The New York/New Jersey Board of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge about the missionaries and school masters he has educated at his Indian Charity school, and asks them to allow John Brainerd to solicit funds in Europe to support it. Also included is a note to William Peartree Smith asking him to respond with the Board's decision as soon as possible.

Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to Samuel Savage, 1765 June 12

Manuscript Number765362.1

Date1765 June 12

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AbstractWheelock writes to thank Savage for his gift of £20, and to tell him about his and Occom's travels to collect donations for the School.

Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to Dennys DeBerdt, 1765 June 12

Manuscript Number765362.2

Date12 June 1765

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AbstractWheelock writes to tell DeBerdt of traveling with Occom and others to collect donations for the School, and to notify him that Occom and company should arrive in England in the fall.

Eleazar Wheelock, recommendation, 1765 November 15

Manuscript Number765615

Date15 November 1765

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AbstractWheelock recommends Whitaker and the Charity School to potential donors in England, Scotland and Ireland.

Eleazar Wheelock, recommendation, 1765 November 17

Manuscript Number765617

Date17 November 1765

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AbstractWheelock describes Occom's history and recommends him to the "kindess, charity and respect of all Christian people" while Occom travels abroad.

Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to The Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge, 1765 December 16

Manuscript Number765666

Date16 December 1765

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AbstractThis fragment of a letter written by Eleazar Wheelock briefly describes Occom's skills and history as a missionary.