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Title
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Confession of Mary Secutor. That she has been guilty of drunkenness and disorderly conduct. 1768 Mar n. Lebanon.
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Note or Transcription
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Recto:
I Mary Secuter do with shamefacedneſs acknowledge that
on the evening of the 8..th Inst: I was guilty of going to the
tavern & tarrying there with much rude & vain company
till a very unseasonable time of night, in ^where was^ dancing & ^in^ behaving
in other respects very ^rude &^ unseemly & wickedly^conduct^, & in
particular drinking too much spiritous liquor whereby I was exposed
to practice ^commit^ many groſs sins, which offence is doubly aggre‐
vated in that it is a direct violation of a late promise
which I have publickly made before this school — all which
wicked & Sinful conduct of mine, I am fully sensable is much
to the dishonour of God & very prejudicial to the design
& reputation of this school, and in opposition to the good of
my own souls & the souls of my mates — for which I deserve
to be turned out of this school & be deprived of all the pri‐
vileges of it — I desire to lie low in the dust therefor
& do now ask forgiveneſs of God, the Rev.d Doct.r Wheelock, his
family and school, and all others whom I have hereby
offended — & do with my whole heart promise that
and I desire now with my whole heart to renew my
former engagement that I will never more drink any
spiritous liquor on any occasion ^where neceſsity does not require it^ whatsoever, and I do
promise that (by the grace of god) I will ^amend my past life &^ never offend
Verso:
by any of the like or any other misconduct. for time to
come — And desire once more to warn all my mates not
to take occasion by this or any other instance of my
misconduct, to commit the like or any other evil — and
I beg the privi[illegible]lege of continuing ^still^ a member of this school
& that I may enjoy the privileges of it, for a further ^trial^
of the sincerity of this my confeſsion & ^my^ engagements
[illegible]for an amendment of life
Mary Secuter
Lebanon — }
March 11.th 1768}
Present.{D.r Wheelock
{B. Woodward
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Date Created
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1768-03-??
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Place of Publication
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Lebanon, Conneticut
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Citation Information
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Confession of Mary Secutor. That she has been guilty of drunkenness and disorderly conduct. 1768 Mar n. Lebanon., 1768 Mar n, 1, Box: 17, Folder: 768211.2. Eleazar Wheelock collection, MS-1310. Rauner Library Archives and Manuscripts.
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