Samson Occom, journal, 1750 June 21 to 1751 February 9
Author
Occom, Samson
Date21 July, 1750
ms number750421
abstractOccom details his travels along the East Coast from the autumn of 1750
to the late winter of 1751.
handwritingHandwriting is largely clear and legible. As is common with
Occom, there are some uncrossed t’s and crossed l’s; they have been corrected
by
the transcriber.
paperSmall sheets folded into a booklet are in fair-to-poor condition,
with heavy staining and wear that results in some loss of text.
inkBrown ink sustains varying degrees of fading.
noteworthyOn one recto, Occom has written random words, some possibly
in Mohegan, many illegible. The word "Sarah" (Occom’s mother) is written
backwards. Also on one recto, an editor, likely 19th-century, has written:
"June
21, 1750 to Saty Feb. 9. 1751. [at Montauk] Tuesd. Feb. 12]". This same editor
has
made underlinings and overwrites throughout the document; these have not
been
transcribed. When Occom mentions an "Indian Town" he is likely referring
to the
Indian villages associated with each place that he visits.
EventsOccom’s Mission to the Montauketts
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[illegible] Nnaunwuqus Beer-lahai-roi orchard
Samson
Sarah
Mohegan
[illegible]
Handkerchief 1 - 5 - 0
a Quire of Paper - 0 - 11 - 0
a pair of Stockings - 1 - 12 - 0
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Thursday June the
21st 1750
Friday June the
18 22th
John Ashpo Came to me from
Montauk, about 10 in the morning
and we immediately
set out from
thence for
South
Hampton, and
got there About 4 in the afternoon
and tarried at
Deacon
Tuttles, and we
stayed there amongst our Country
Men 'til
Monday June the 25, and
then we returned from thence to
wards
Montauk, and we got there
Some time before Night Safe and
Sound —
Saturday August
the 4 AD 1750
Monday September
the 10 AD: 1750
I Left
my School and to
Napeague, and
got there just after sunset
and we went further in the Night
Saturday September
the 15:
we set
Sail from
Long Island for
main, and got over a
bout 1 o'Clock in the after
Noon
[illegible] , and I was Landed
at
Stonington and
I set out from thence
for
mohegan
and got
there Some time in the
Night and found most
of my
[illegible]Relations well
Thursday
September
the 20 AD: 1750
and Friday
September
the 21
Early in
the Morning, I set out from
thence to
Crank and got
to
Mr.
Wheelock before Noon and found
madam and
Theodora very Sick.
and I
stayed there 'til
after Noon,
and then I set out from thence
for
Hebron, and
got there just
after sunset and found most
of them Well, and
Monday September the 24th I set out from
Hebron for
Mohegan, and got there Some time
in the
Night, — and
Friday
September
the
28th I set out from
Mohegan for
Noank and got there just before
sunset and tarried with
one
Lemuel Burrows
and
Satur
day morning set out from
thence for
Narragansett
and got there Some time
in the Night and
lodged
with one
James Simon, and
was kindly Entertain by my
Friends etc.
etc. —
Thursday
October
the
4th AD: 1750
I set out from
Narragansett for
Noank and got
there Some time in the Night
and lodged at
Toowis's Wig‐
wam and Friday morning set
from thence for
New London,
and got there about 9 in the
morning, and from thence
straight up to
Mohegan — and
and Tuesday
[gap: stain][guess: October] the 9th
and at Night about 1 or 2
o' C
[gap: stain]
set-Sail from
New‐
London for
Montauk, and
got ashore
just before Sun
rise at
fort pond and I set
from there Directly for the
Indian Town, and went a
mong the People to get Some
Sweet Corn, and then I went
to
Napeague, and back again
to Indian Town and got there
in the
Evening etc. —
Saturday October
the 13
I went
from
Montauk for
East
and
tarried there Sabbath and
Thursday
October
the 18
we set
out from
Montauk, for
East and tarried that Night and
Friday Morning we set a
way from thence for
Shinne‐
Shinnecock and we got there at mr Ho
[illegible]
about 9, about 11 we went
the Indian Town, there we heard
Mr. White Preach a thanksgiv
ing Sermon to the Indians, and
we tarried there 'til Monday fol‐
lowing
October
the 22 then we returned
to
Montauk again and we got
there about 7 at Night etc. —
Wednesday November the 14 1750
I set out from
Montauk for
East to thanksgiving
and
Friday
November
the 16 I re
turned again to
Montauk and got there just before
sunset and So forth
Saturday December the 1: 1750
was kindly entertained, and
Next Day I heard
Mr. Maltby preach, and was with him
in the afternoon, at
Mr.
Gulson's, and tarried at Night
with
Mr. Maltby, And Monday
I part with him at
Mr.
Gulson[illegible][guess: 's] and Came away
towards
home to
Montauk
and got there
at Night, etc.
Saturday February
the 9 1750
[illegible: [guess: —
1]] I went to
East Hampton and participate with them
the Sacrament of the Lord's
Supper
and
Tuesday February the 12 I returned to
Montauk
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