Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to Gideon Buckingham, 23 December 1775

I was glad to hearfind by your G^r M^r
M^c luer that you enjoy health & feel very sorry
for the unhappy miſunderstanding, which has ac-
casioned me a good deal of trouble & likely will
yet more. The return I had from you by
Cap.^t Wright was that the money would
be ready by the time that the bond would
be out. I enquired of my Son last fall
fall on his return whether you had said any
thing to him of Smiths bond — he told me
he understood by your talk that it would
likely be ready by the time, and have never
had one word to the contrary, on which
I borrowed the money to serve the preſent
exigince, for a few days and sent M^r
M^cluer away directly for it — and the
disappointment is very great — I shall
try to borrow it but have little hopes — unleſs
I send above 100 miles for it — I hope
you will be able to get it Soon and where
you have got it — pleas to convoy it if you
can to M^r Williams of Springfield
or to M^r Ralph Pomroy of hartford
to be convoyed to me — By all I
can hear of Nandos conduct he has
all his right to forfiet his Freedom, and it is not able

able he should spend be ſufferd to spend
his time as I hear he has — [illegible: lest] he
becomes a Bill of Charge — if your
father will give up his right to him
and send him to me I will give Nando
20 acres of Land and he shall enjoy
his freedom under any inspection, so
long as he shall behave himself well
and I will free the Heirs of any charge
of him — and if your father likes
this propoſal I desire he would ſend
him to me as ſoon as possible
he pleases - and I will also take Hagar
for life if the heirs will be at their proposition
of the Expence of convoying her here, and will pay me 3 ps
Law- money p^r week as long as she lives — or if
either of them will take her on the same terms
I will be my part towards her support with
them — I believe the Situation here would
be a very agreeable to Nando, as it is to my
negroes who have agreable company enough
and live well — I have a great variety of
busineſs, I can employ Nando in for which he
shall have a full reward, if he dont incline
to go onto a farm of his own — but he must
expect to be under the government of the Laws
of Christ, & this Province and not live lawful
as he pleases — and I had rather have both
of them together than either alone

as I think God has been displeasd with
the family and I think we should do well to
conſider whether the powers of his providence
have not seek a Voice in them in suffring Nando
to do as he has done to his wife — I apprehend we
have sufferd sin and a great sin upon him, and
that without repentance and returning to his duty
there is no hope of Salvation for his soul &
If your Father sees fit to comply with this i
will give him 40/ Lawfull money for Nando
and if he and the rest ſee fit to comply with my
propoſal of taking Hagar — I will provide means to
git his here provided they will also give him good
security for the pay — dr ga pleas to advise me
what they will do as ſoon as you can —
D^r Gales order is not yet come to hand &
and I am ſorry it is not yet paid, may be so
good as to stop it coming — If you can make
sale of all Mrs Wheelocks Lands in Shelford
Derby & she will be glad to have you do it —
and dont forget that i have risqued my Character
and involved myself in trouble and perplexity
for the money of which I have been am lately
disappointed — we are all well as usual
and quite well contented — my affairs here wear an
aggreeable affect — I wish you proſperity
in the busineſs g God calls you to — give love
from my whole kin ſide to your Parents &&c
and except much from yourself from