ENPages That Mention Wheelock, Johannis (John)
Arthur Chivers' notebooks with plot descriptions, inscriptions, and names of the interred.
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Lot No. 93 (1)
Stones.
*1 Table stone;
Maria Wheelock Widow of John Wheelock Born Died Aged 66 years
2 Table stone;
John Wheelock President of Dartmouth College Born Died Aged 63 years
3 Table stone
The Reverend Sylvanus Ripley Professor of Divinity at Dartmouth College A judicious divine of lively apprehension, clear communication, easy address Pious, sentimental, zealous courteous, affable, kind, As Professor, Evangelist, Husband, Parent Citizen & Friend greatly beloved and eminently useful -- In the middle course of life a wound by a fall the preceeding evening occasioned his death . Ae. Reverend Sylvanus Ripley S. T. P.
* In , during a severe wind storm, a limb from one of the old pines fell on the table stone of Maria Wheelock, wife of John Wheelock. The table stone and supporting stones broke into many pieces and beyond repair. A new table stone and supporting stones were made and placed .
[Text erased] [* In 19-- John Wheelock...]
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Lot No. 93 (con.) (3)
* 5 Table stone (badly broken) ;
Consecrated to the memory of Mary Of the family of Brinsmead in Milford, Connecticutt And consort of Eleazer Wheelock S.T.D. President of Dartmouth College &c She lived in the fear of God And in the lively exercise of the Christian virtues till her departure in Anno aetatis (This line not legible)
In testimony of filial reverence This monument was erected and inscribed by John Wheelock in the year .
*6 Table stone;
Hic quiescit corpus Eleazer Wheelock S. T. D. Academici Morensis, et Collegii Dartmuthensis Fundatoris, et primi praesidis. Evangelio barbaros indomuit; Et e.xcultis nova scientiae patefecit Viator I, et imitare Si poteris Tanta meritorium praemia laturus. MDCCX natus; MDCCLXXIX obiit. __________ Here rests the body of Eleazer Wheelock S.T.D. Founder, and first president, of Dartmouth College and Moor's Charity School. By the gospel he subdued the ferocity of the savage; And to the civilized he opened new paths of science. Traveler, Go, if you can, and deserve The sublime reward of such merit. He was born in the year ; and died in . _____________ Pietate filii Johannis Wheelock, Hoc monumentum constitum inscriptumque fuit Anno MDCCCX
* See also following pages 8 and 9.
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>Lot No. 93 (con.) (9)
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President John Sloan Dickey, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire,
Dear Mr. Dickey;
May I call to your attention a matter that has been in my mind for some time.
During the summer of , the College replaced the broken tablestone of Mary Brinsmead Wheelock in the Wheelock lot of the Dartmouth Cemetery.
When the tablestone and supporting stones were removed, a slate stone with inscriptions was found at the ground level. Also a companion stone was found under the tablestone of Eleazar Wheelock. The two stones were removed to the College storehouse.
Recently, I went to the storehouse to copy the inscriptions. The stones lie on the floor with the inscribed surfaces uppermost and are surrounded by all kinds of storage material. Stored on the stones were: a crated object so heavy that two men were needed to remove it; a 25 pound pail seemingly of roofing cement and a large, heavy metal fan.
In removing the objects, the men walked on the stones as freely as on the floor. A few days later, thinking that I had misread a date, I returned to find that the same objects had been placed back on the stones.
Already chips are broken away from the inscribed surfaces and, at two spots, the lettering is no longer readable. I predict that, in the end, their destination will be the junk pile.
While I have not as yet unearthed sufficient evidence, I am of the belief that these are the stones placed by, John Wheelock in . In any case, these stones were placed as a memorial to Mary Brinsmead and Eleazar Wheelock and were never intended for display in museums or similar places. ]yes, see Risley mss
It is my opinion as well as that of others with whom I have talked that the only place where these stones should be lodged is the place where they were found. It would seem that, if a recent history of these stones were to be written, it might be given the title of Respectable Vandalism.
Sincerely yours,
See pages 10,11,&12