Hope,'' who quotes, p. 178, from David Brainerd, Mirabilia Die Inter Indicos . . . a Jour-
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38. Edwards to Jasper Mauduit, March 10, 1752, Works, 16: 451–52; Edwards to Secretary Andrew Oliver, May 1752, Works, 16: 476.
39. Gideon Hawley, ''A Letter from Rev. Gideon Hawley of Marshpee, Containing an Account of His Services among the Indians . . . .,'' Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1st ser., 4 (Boston, 1794), 51, quoted in Wheeler, ''Living upon Hope,'' 165. Ibid., 166, notes also his remark in Original Sin, Works, 3: 160, ''I have su≈cient reason, from what I know and have heard of the American Indians, to judge that there are not many good philosophers among them.'' The present account of Edwards preaching to the Indians depends closely on Wheeler's excellent analysis, pp. 131–207, as well as on my own samplings of some of the sermons.
40. This point and the preceding one are taken directly from Wheeler, ''Living upon Hope,'' who quotes, p. 178, from David Brainerd, Mirabilia Die Inter Indicos . . . a Journal . . . (Philadelphia, 1746), 19.
41. Sermon outline, Revelation 3:30 (Beinecke), as quoted in Wheeler, ''Living upon Hope,'' 177.
42. Ibid., 133–36, 198–201. Indian professions of faith, Works of Edwards transcription.
chapter 24. Frontier Struggles
1. ''Joseph Dwight,'' Sibley's Harvard Graduates, 7: 56–66. His first wife was Mary Pynchon, from a leading Connecticut River Valley family.
2. It is not clear when Dwight arrived to settle, although it was probably in December 1751 or January 1752. As late as November 28, 1751, Works, 16: 413, Edwards was still writing that it was necessary that the girls school, which Abigail controlled, be put under the care of a resident trustee. Edwards' remarks on the Dwights and their relationship are found in his letters, especially to Secretary Andrew Oliver, February 18, 1752, and to Sir William Pepperrell, January 30, 1753, and in some others in the intervening period. Dwight was one of a committee of three appointed by the General Assembly to oversee the mission. According to Edwards, however, the other two, Col. Joseph Pynchon and Capt. John Ashley, were seldom there and allowed Dwight virtually full control. Edwards to Secretary Andrew Oliver, February 18, 1752, Works, 16: 423.
3. Edwards to Secretary Andrew Oliver, February 18, 1752, Works, 16: 423. 4. Ibid., 423–24. 5. Aaron Burr to Brigadier Joseph Dwight [June 1752], Jonathan Edwards microfilm, reel 8, II, 12 (10), Jonathan Edwards Manuscript Collection, ANTS, transcription furnished by George Claghorn. Aaron Burr to Jonathan Edwards [July-August 1752], Aaron Burr letterbook, ANTS (no date, file no. 1), apologizes for something he said to Abigail, which she turned against the Edwardses. Burr to Abigail Sergeant, Aaron Burr letterbook, [1752], ANTS, transcription furnished by Claghorn, deals with an incorrect report (perhaps on the same unspecified topic) that originated with Burr, that Abigail had blamed on Sarah Edwards. Edwards to Aaron Burr, May 6, 1752, Works, 16: 477–79, tells him that he believes that Burr was misrepresented in a report concerning something Burr supposedly said about Edwards' book on communion.
6. Edwards to Oliver, February 18, 1752, Works, 16: 422–30. Some details are in Edwards to Oliver, May 1752, Works, 16: 475. See Patrick Frazier, The Mohicans of Stockbridge