Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to Stephen Williams, 3 November 1735
Date3 November, 1735
abstractWheelock writes that a girl enslaved to his family is gravely ill. He doesn't know when he can come for Betty. Money matters. 1735 Nov 3. Lebanon Crank, a.l.s. 1p.
RepositoryRauner Special Collections Library, Dartmouth College.
Call NumberMS 1310: Eleazar Wheelock collection, Box 1, Folder 735603
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very Glad to Hear from you. and that you are under So Comfortable
Circumstances — these may inform you that we are all [illegible: mourning]
our Negro Girl is under poor Circumstances I am afraid She won’t
Live Long themeans used Don’t Seem at present as though they
wouldEffect a Cure (I desire to submit to the Determinations
of heaven Concerning her-) I dont know when I shall
Come for Betty we are not yet Got into our house nor shall
we very Speedily — I am afraid She is almost out of
patience — I Should be Glad if She were at home — if
I could tell how to Get her here — I am very sorry to hear
of the unhappy Difficulty there is in your town but I believe God does
Governs the world and that and his Councils notwithstanding all the
Devices of mans hearts Shall Stand — when we Shall Send you
more money — I want to know Mr. B's — [illegible: inside] — you may
Depend upon it we Shall do the best we Can — I have had
a fitt of theSpleen about it but am pretty well recovered
— I am not without fears that the Concern among our
people is much abated — I [illegible: offer] your prayers for them and us
with Sir with only sincere Love and Service to you and yours
and our love to Betty is all at present form Reverend Faithful
humble servant
Eleazar Wheelock
I am Designd Next Thursday to go
down to the Naragansett to preach
There ⁓
we have dependence upon a Considerable sum
of money Next March etc. —
"Founder +" added in separate hand in pencil