Samson Occom, letter, to Robert Clelland, 1768

Author Occom, Samson

Date1768

Call Number768900.7

abstractOccom writes a bitter complaint about the stories that Clelland has been spreading about him.

handwritingCurvy, thick as if writer was pressing hard, lots of deletions, as well as some crossed l’s and uncrossed t’s, which transcriber has corrected; appears to have been written in an agitated state.

paperLarge rectangular sheet folded vertically; good condition with light-to-moderate creasing, staining and wear.

inkdark brown

noteworthyappears to be a draft; draft is undated

signatureabbreviated

EventsJewett Controversy

Modernized Version Deletions removed; additions added in; modern spelling and capitalization added; unfamiliar abbreviations expanded.

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I wonder [illegible][guess: &] am amazed that you Cant let your
quiet neighbors alone, I hear and I believe it is
true, You are Continually writing, tittle tattles mak
ing disturbance among your good Neighbours, and I think
you may be properly called a busy Body according
to Scripture — If Mr. Jewett has called me a Serpent
I dont See that you have any business to call me
So — what if Mr. Jewett should kill a man, would you go
and kill another, because he did So, if you are
taking Example from Mr. Jewett why dont you
follow his good Deeds?— I heard you called a Thief and
liar in your own Country even at Edinburgh
and by your own Country men would it be right in me, or would you like it,
to Call you a liar and a Thief, and to Blaze it
abroad in writing — and You make great Complaint
and noise of being turned out, if You would but rightly
you could not Complain of any Body for You yourself turned
yourself out, of your own Country, You turned your
self out of our School, and You turned your self
of the Church, and You are turning yourself
out of the Favour of every Body as fast as you
Can, Except them that are of your Genus — take
Care that you don't turn your Self out of Heaven —

you represent me to be the vilest Creature in Mohegan
I own I am bad enough and too bad, Yet I am Hear
tily glad that I am not that old Robert Clelland, his Sins
won't be charged to me and my Sins wont be charged
to him, he must answer for his own works before
his maker and I must answer for mine — You
Signify, as if it was in Your Power to do me harm
you have been trying all You Can and You may
your worst, I am not concerned about, but I dont
Intend to Hurt you — Sir you have wrote to me
Several times and I never not wrote a Line, and you
have Extorted this from me. You need not write
to me any more for will not answer your
letters I won't Spend my Time and Paper about
them, if you have any thing to Say to me at any time
Say it by word of Mouth
I am, Sir, just what
you please

Samson:Occom

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Sir
 I wonder you Cant be easy.
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