Samson Occom, journal fragment
Author
Occom, Samson
Date16 December, 1759
ms number759666
abstractA fragment of Occom's journal describing his travels as an itinerant
preacher.
handwritingOccom’s faded handwriting has been almost completely
overwritten in a different, likely 19th-century, hand.
paperSmall sheet is in poor condition, with heavy fading, staining and
wear. There is some reinforcement on the left edge (one recto).
inkBrown ink is heavily faded and obscured by staining.
noteworthyDue to the near impossibility of discerning much of Occom’s
original text, the text transcribed is that of the non-contemporary editor.
The
edits date the document to 1759; however, the names and places contained
in this
fragment point to a significantly later date, likely the 1780s. The existence
of
other dates in pencil cast further doubt on a date of 1759. A second unknown
editor has added dates in pencil to one recto.
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[gap: tear]
[gap: faded] Number of People
[gap: tear]Lodged at
Mr. Cook's again
Saturday December
15
was to
[gap: stain]
[gap: stain]Dec. 16
Soon after
[gap: faded] went to meeting at one
m.
[gap: faded] I went afoot
[gap: faded]
[gap: faded] about to begin the
meeting and there was a large
Number of
People and I spoke
from
[gap: faded] they expected
Mr. Perry from
Richmond to administer the
Lord's Supper
amongst them
But he failed them and they
[gap: stain] me to administer the
[gap: stain] and I complied
[gap: stain] a solemn
[gap: stain] the evening
[gap: stain]
[gap: faded]
house and Bap
[gap: tear][guess: tized] six children for Mr.
[gap: faded]
[gap: faded] Lodged at old
mr.
Cook's again
and it was very cold
[gap: faded]
Monday Dec 17
got up very
early and we set off and got
[gap: faded]
Bethlehem and Call at
[gap: faded] and from there
[gap: faded]the house and there we
had
[gap: faded] and Baptized
child for
Mr. Bunce and soon
after
[gap: faded] went on to
Green
bush
[gap: faded] just before sun set
and put up
Esq. Woodworth's
and in the evening we
[gap: faded]
[gap: faded] meeting and there was
[gap: tear]
[gap: faded] people it was
[gap: faded] cold
[gap: tear] the People
[gap: faded]