Jabez Bingham, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 5 September 1770
Date5 September, 1770
abstractJabez Bingham to Eleazar Wheelock. Wheelock's family preparing to set out. Supplies they are bringing: rum, sugar, glass, books, etc. Also mentions that Exeter will not go without Peggy and his things. 5 Sep. 1770. Lebanon.
RepositoryRauner Special Collections Library, Dartmouth College.
Call NumberMS 1310: Eleazar Wheelock collection, Box 22, Folder 770505
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by Captain Wright to write to the Docttor I am told
to Improve it I had a long and fiteaging Jurny home
but throu Divine goodneſs I am well and got a Long well
the former letters which the doctor wrote to Madam
Reſpecting the removal Dated August the 21
Came ſafe by Mr. Jones but the folks here
Not thinking to remove So Soon as they are now
Certified they therefore made no preparation for a
Removal the Last Letter the Doctor Wrot
dated 27 auguust came a little before I arrived
Which was the third & Inst and Lengthneſs of time
from the date of the letter to the reception
of it retards our removal one week later than
the proposed time I have procured 3 boxes of —
Glas at Old Hadley it is 6 by 8 and no other
Iſ to be had Sir Cluer has got a barrel of rum
and a barrel of molases a cog of Wine and half a
barrel of Shuggar and Sundry other thing
the knifes and forks Ware put into the box of books
Left at Nov 4: Exetor is very hys in the insteph
and Sas he Wont go Without [illegible: peggy] goes and all
His things [illegible: polley] and Elezer give Duty to there
father pleas to give my Love to riply and
Except much Duty from my Self
May bee brister is willing to Stay and is
able to Walk about With the use of a Staf