Excerpt from Joseph Fish's Eighth Eastern Pequot Journal
1.
Eighth Book
Indian Lectures at Stonington
1771 May 16. Drew on Governor Oliver then received in full of Captain Rhodes.
New Account
|
Date |
Lecture |
Texts |
Indians |
Charge |
|
June 3 |
1 Lecture |
2 Corinthians 5:21 |
18 |
0.6.8 |
|
June 24 |
2nd Lecture |
Matthew 25:14 |
20 |
0.6.8 |
|
July 22 |
3rd Lecture |
Matthew 25:24 |
34 |
0.6.8 |
|
August 19 |
4th Lecture |
2 Timothy 3:16-17 |
35 |
0.6.8 |
|
September 5 |
5 Lecture |
Romans 8:1 |
30 |
0.6.8 |
Nota Bene: Next lecture in October 7 viz. four weeks, next Monday.
Failed by sickness at New Haven so that no lecture to this 25 October.
Five lectures above = one pound thirteen shillings four pence.
July 11. Delivered to Charles Daniels four spelling books and four primers for use of the school.
Nota Bene: Charles Daniel began to keep school at Indian Town Stonington Tuesday June 4, 1771.
2.
October 23, 1771.
Drew order on Governor Oliver in favor of Dr. D. Woodbridge, for the five lectures
on the first page. £ 1.13.4
And for Charles Daniels, school master at Stonington Indians, for first quarter ending
September 6. 5.10.0
And for books and paper Dr Woodbridge 0.10.10
And received the cash of Dr. Woodbridge; except ten shillings ten pence, his own £ 7.14. 2
Paid in Full
New Account of Lectures to Stonington Indians at six shillings eight pence.
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1771 |
Lectures |
Texts |
Indian Hearers |
|
October 28 |
1st Lecture |
Mark 16:15-16 |
10 |
|
November 24 |
2nd Lecture |
Hebrews 4:2 |
30 |
|
December 23 |
3rd Lecture |
Nehemiah 4 |
31 |
|
January 21 |
4th Lecture |
Ephesians 3:8 |
21 |
|
February 20 |
5th Lecture |
Matthew 11:12 |
27 |
|
March 25 |
6th Lecture |
Proverbs 16:32 |
15 |
Six lectures at six shillings eight pence = two pounds
January 15, 1772. Wednesday noon, Charles Daniels entered his first quarter .i.e. set out on his journey here, so allow his time in traveling.
3.
1772 Lectures Stonington Indians.
Indian Hearers
May 14 7th Lecture John 14:6 25
To seven lectures 2.6.8
To fifteen years’ service about school 15.0.0
£17.6.8
All which was allowed by the commissioners1 and paid me May 25 and 27, 1772 at Boston by honorable Andrew Oliver and honorable Thomas Hubbard.
All Indian accounts settled and paid, both for Narragansett and Stonington to the above 14th June inclusive.
Balanced
Joseph Fish
- 1. As the local agents for the Company for the Propagation of the Gospel in New England and parts adjacent in America, referred to more commonly as the New England Company, the Board of Commissioners in Boston administered money raised in England for the evangelization of Native Americans.