Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to Asa Foot, 28 January 1776

Your kind Favor 30th ultimate came to
hand 17th Instant. Mr. Bingham supposes that He
sent you a message by Elihu Pomeroy later than
your Letter and that the cheese is now upon the
road, and if that be the case, and the Negro also
with it, it is well. — If you have yet waited for
my answer — I would have you procure the Cheese
and send it along by the Negro if that may be
done with safety, and provided also I can make such
remittance, as well answer, I understand the money
must be paid down for the cheese, I have no ex-
pectation of getting the hard money, and I am not
quite certain of Paper, though I depend upon having
it. and as to the Negro, I dont know when I shall
be able to pay for him, as I am in no capa-
city to collect a debt and when our Wise Men
will order matters so that I may have justice
in a course of Law I can't tell, however I well do
the best I can. — I expect to stand in need of
a Man and Woman to take care of and manage a
Dairy of 20, or 30 Cows next Summer. Mr. Loveland
who married a Bigalow and lives near you, this e-
vening offers his and his wifes Service, for the ensu-
-ing year they are wholly Strangers to one and you

you know how important and delicate the business
is - I perceive that Deacon Buel and the Widow
Day are well acquainted with them. pray be
so good if you dont know enough already as to in-
-quire of their fitnesses to be improved by me in the
service and if you can heartily recommend them
as being sufficiently skillful in the business care-
-full, prudent, honest and faithful that I may im-
-prove them without fear. please to recommend them
as I shall give them no encouragement to them-
-ploy them without it. I can rely upon what
you shall say on the affair.

your Son is well and
behaves to my entire satisfaction. his greatest
danger is of too close an application. He ap-
-pears to be well content.

Captain Asa Foot