Author
Occom, Samson
Date15 September to 22 October, 1761
ms number761515.1
abstractOccom details his travels over the course of September and October of
1761.
handwritingThe legibility of Occom’s usually clear handwriting is
heavily mitigated by the poor condition of the paper.
paperSmall sheets folded into a booklet and sewn together with
thread/twine are in poor condition, with heavy staining, yellowing, fading
and
wear. There is a hole in the bottom of one recto/verso.
inkBrown ink is heavily faded.
noteworthyThere are several uncrossed t's and crossed l's that have
been corrected by the transcriber. An editor, likely 19th-century, has overwritten
Occom’s hand in black ink; these edits have not been transcribed. On one
recto, in
the second line, the word beginning "Conn…" likely refers to an Oneida or
Onondaga
town. The town could possibly be: 1) Gannentaha, the site of a Jesuit mission
among the Onondagas; 2) Kaunehsuntahkeh, a Tuscarora village east of Oneida
creek;
3) Canasaraga, in the Onondaga territory near present-day Syracuse; or 4)
Kauhanauka, a Tuscarora town. In several instances, it is uncertain as to
whether
a name refers to a person or place; these names have been left untagged.
It is
possible, however, that these uncertain names refer to inns or taverns and
the
names of their owners. Starting on the bottom of five verso and finishing
on one
verso, the phrase "Samson Occom of Mohegan" is written upside-down in large
letters, indicating that Occom was reusing paper for the pages of this
journal.
EventsOccom’s First Mission to the Oneidas
Sepr
ye 15
I Sot out from
Conn
[illegible]oo
[illegible]ah
by way
of
Tuſcarora and took
my Leave of them a bout
10 O'C Several of the India
^ns^ went with me to
onoyda got there about 1 in the
after-Noon — was kndly
Receivd by the
onoydas
Sabbath Sepr
ye 20
Preachd
at
onoyda a great Num
ber of the Indians Came to
gether from all of
the Caſtle to hear the word of god. I
Baptizd 3 Perſons —
at Night Several made
a Publick
Confeſ
[illegible][guess: te]on
three of the
[gap: tear]Heads of y
e 3 Caſtles
[gap: tear][guess: ma]de a PC
and returnd thanks by a
Belt of Wampum &c —
Monday Sepr
ye 21
I Left
onoyda and
Several a Companyd
me to
fort Herkermer.
my mare got away
from me at Night,
and did not
find
me her till
Fryday
Juſt
Night,
Sabath
Sepr
ye 27
Sot
out very Early, and
got to
Schenectady a
bout 10. went Meeting
with the
People
hear
^d^
mr Vroman Preach,
but I Cou'd not underſt
[illegible][guess: d] went to
See the Preaſt
in the Evening and the
Next morning, he treat
de
^d^ very Kindly gave me
a Moha
[illegible: [guess: q]]ue Book —
Sot
ut out about 9 got
to
Albany at
12
and Several Inſiſted upon
^my^
Saying at
Albany the week
out, and to
Preach on the
Sabbath, and I at Len
^g^th
I Complyd with their Diſire
Sabath
octor
ye 4
I Preachd
in the morning in the
City
Hall, to Prebyterian Con‐
gregation, and in the af
ter Noon I Preachd in
the Engliſh Church—
Monday. Married a
Cupple in
Albany, had
3 Dolars Marrying. —
and the Pe
Sot out in the after
Noon towards Home, got
So far as
Quemuns. —
Tueſday. Octr
ye 6
Sot
out very Early in the
Morning, and Reachd
to
Kings Bridge at
Night
october ye 7
we Sot out
from the
Kings Bridge
very
Early in the Morning, and
about the Midle of the after
Noon my mare was about
Sli
[illegible][guess: nk]ing her fold and we
were obliged to Put up
at
[gap: omitted]
Sot out very early in the
Morning for ward and
[illegible] Stop at
Poughkeepſie to
[illegible] Preach in the Evening.
and about Candle Light
we began our Exerciſe in
the State Houſe and there
was a great Number of
People to attend, and
at
tended very Seriouſly —
and they gatherd
[illegible]
^£^1: 7: 0. for me —; and they
were very Soliſcitous to
have me Stay the Sabbath
over but I Cou'd not to be
my Duty to Comply —
Fryday
Octr
ye 9
and so far as Roger's at Night, and there turn'd in.
Saturday Octr
ye 10
we Sot out very Early in
the Morning on our Jour‐
ney, and
got So far as
Browns by
Dobs's ferry, and
there turnd in, but met
with very Diſagreeable
Company,—
Monday Octr
ye 12
about
9 we got over upon
Long
Islangd, and from there Sot
away for
N York and
got into the City about
Sot
[illegible] went to M wells and were very Kindly
Receiv'd, found them all well & — Next Day went to viſiting my Friends was kindly Receivd by all —
Saturday Octr
ye 17
Sot
Early in the Morning, and
got to
Huntington at Nig
[gap: stain] and
[illegible] kept Sabbath there
Monday Ocr
ye 18
we Sot away homward Got So far as Mulfords at Night T
Tueſday
Ocr 19
Sot out very Early in the Morning.
and got
Shenecock at
Night found the Indians
well. they were very
glad
to See me once more, —
Wedneſday
Ocr 20
we went
off very Early in the Morn
g got to
Bridgehampton
be‐
fore Night Lodg'd at
Mr Browns, my Friends were
Exceeding glad to See me
Thirdſday
Ocr 21
we
went on our Journey, got
to
Mr Buell's at
Eaſtham– Some Time in the after
Noon, we were very
Kindly receiv'd by all my Friends,
Fryday
Ocr 22
went on towards home, viſited my Friends and Neighbou^rs^ all the way,
got were
Extreamly well receivd by them all, got home at Night found my Poor Family well except our
youngeſt Child. it had been very Sick but it was geting well, — Thanks be to Almighty god for goodneſs to us.
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