of whom died in infancy, and three are now living, viz. Theodotearelict of Capt. John Young of Hanover. Ruth, relict of the Rev. William Patten of Hartford; and Major Ralph Whee lock. The Doctor's second wife, was Miss Mary Brinsmaid, of Milford, in Connecticut; a lady of great virtue and piety. By her, he had five children. Mary, who married the Hon. Bezaleel Woodward, and survived him several years. She was

a most excellent woman, an ornament to the christian character while she lived, and enjoyed its consolations in death :Abigail, relict of the Rev. Silvanus Ripley; the Hon. John Wheelock, President of the College; Col. Eleazar Wheelock, and James Wheelock, Esquire.*

* Doctor Wheelock's sisters were, Elizabeth, married to Joshua Henda of Windham; Ruth, married to Robert Hibbard of Windham; Abigail, married to Rev. Benjamin Pomeroy, D. D. of Hebron; Sarah, married to Joseph Bingham of Windham. Deacon Wheelock's second wife was Mary Standish, she was a descendant of the renowned Captain Miles Standish of Plymouth. By her, he had Mary, married to Jabez Bingham of Salisbury,

APPENDIX.

THE following selection of letters from the files of the literary correspondence of Doctor Wheelock, with gentlemen in Europe and America, contain a rich variety of benevolent sentiments and historical occurrences, and more fully elucidate his worthy character.

From the Rev. Jonathan Edwards, late President of New Jersey

Rev. and Dear Sir,

College.

Northampton, June 9, 1741.

THE special occasion of my now writing to you is a desire I have of two things; one is, that you and your brother Pomeroy would go to Scantic, my father's parish, and preach there as often as the people will be willing to hear you, and continue so doing as long as the concerns of your own parishes will allow of your being absent.

You know the wretched circumstances of that society, and if ever they are healed, I believe it must be by a reviving and prevailing of true religion amongst them. By all that I can understand, they are wholly dead in this extraordinary day of God's gracious visitation. You have lately been so remarkably blessed elsewhere, that I cannot but hope you would have success there also. I have written to my father to inform him that I have desired this of you.

would come

Another thing that I desire of you is, that you up hither and help us, both you and Mr. Pomeroy. There has been a reviving of religion amongst us of late: but your labors have been much more remarkably blessed than mine.

Other Ministers, I have heard, have shut up their pulpits against you but here I engage you shall find one open. May God send you hither with the like blessing as he has sent you

to some other places; and may your coming be a means to humble me for my barrenness and unprofitableness, and a means of my instruction and enlivening. I want an opportunity to concert measures with you, for the advancement of the Kingdom and Glory of our Redeemer. Please to communicate what I write to Mr. P, and give my service to him. I desire the prayers of you both, that God will give me more of that holy spirit, and happy success, with which you are replenished I am, dear Sir,

Your unworthy Brother,

And Fellow Laborer,

JONATHAN EDWARDS.

From the Rev. Aaron Burr, President of New Jersey College. Rev. and Dear Sir,

I designed to have sent you a particular account of the late revival of religion in New Jersey College, but my present hurry of business will not allow me to do it. I can only say in general, that a religious concern, which began the latter end of December, and took its rise from the dangerous sickness of one of my pupils, became universal, without exception; with some in a greater and some in a lesser degree. I have never observed convictions more rational, solid and thorough, or attended with better effects. It has produced a most remarkable reformation in the whole society, and with many, I trust, has issued in a saving conversion to God. I think I may say, to the glory of God's grace, that, in the judgment of a rational charity, the greater part of the students are strictly pious. This blessed season was remarkably free from all such imprudences and extravagances, which were so much complained of in the late times. Many false and malicious reports have been spread to the disadvantage of the Society, but the authors of them begin to hang down their heads with shame, having no evil to

speak of us. Great caution was taken in conducting that important affair, the necessity of which has since appeared.

In great haste, and with much respect, I am,

Your truly affectionate Friend and

Humble Servant,

AARON BURR.

Princetown, March 28, 1757.

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Dear Sir,

To Mr. Dennis De Berdt, at London.

Lebanon, in Connecticut, October 4, 1757.

Your most agreeable favor of Feb. 28, 1757, after so long a passage, came safe to hand the 1st. inst. when our eyes had almost failed with waiting for a return, and which I find has been delayed by the vessel's waiting at Ireland for convoy. I heartily thank you for your care and trouble, in the affair of

our Indian School. The testimonials we have had from time to time, of the friendship and good wishes of gentlemen of religion and influence towards our undertaking, has sensibly animated and encouraged the same; and especially the assurance, you now give us of your own and Dr. A- -'s cheerfulness in serving and promoting it, and readiness to afford further assistance as there shall be occasion, and also of Lord H―n's approbation, seems in some measure a balance for the discouragements, we necessarily conceive in such an undertaking at the present day.

Something of the nature of Lord H-n's advice in the case, was proposed before we sent home for a charter; and it was considered, that though the school during its infancy, and till a sufficient fund be obtained, had doubtless best remain

where it now is, yet if the design shall prosper, there is great probability it will be much for the advantage of the school to remove it, or at least to set up others, and improve part of the fund beyond the bounds of this government; and, perhaps some hundred miles from it, where no act of this government will be of any validity. For the remedying of which difficulty,

the Royal favor was thought necessary. However, we are thankful for direction, and shall endeavor to pursue it as fast as we can. And doubt not, if there shall be prospect of success, we may obtain further favors as we shall need them. The whole waits for such an establishment.

We have thought best, as things are now tempered and situate, to do nothing more as to a fund, till we see the success of our suit. And we fear loss by delay, especially a thousand acres of land, proposed to be given (and has waited only to have us made capable of receiving it) by an aged gentleman, who is now in a declining state, and it is feared will not live long. I sent to him some time ago, desiring he would make a deed of it to some friends, that the school may not fail of it through his decease; but whether his hopes of our success are such, as that such conveyance will be agreeable to him is uncertain. The public aspect is indeed gloomy, and threatening upon us. It would make your heart ache, to hear such accounts as I have had from several, who were in the late fight at Lake George, when Fort William Henry was given into the hands of the French, August 9th, of the inhuman butcheries and cruelties committed by the Savages, on most of our people, in violation of the most solemn capitulation; the bodies of them stripped naked-the throats of many cut-women with child ripped up the foetus taken from the bowels, and thrown from one to another, with loud shoutings, yellings, &c. But after all we have suffered, and all that is threatened, it is evident that people in general, and even the children of God, are not yet waked up. We have indeed many fasts and seasons of prayer; but God knows whether the essence be not much wanting or whether they be to him, even to him, and yet blessed be his name, I must believe there are some wrestling with God. We had last winter a happy revival of God's work in several parts of this land. There was a sweet season in this school, when the master (Mr. R- -ns) and several of the students were hopefully converted, and considerable appear