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The Occom Circle Project is a digital edition of letters from and to Samson Occom (1727-1792), with other of his works. The documents in question are all housed in Dartmouth College's Rauner Special Collections Library. Occom was a Mohegan Indian, intertribal leader, public intellectual, and the most important Indian writer in North America in the 18th century.
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I wrote you via.
thing now to write but to e
rth
Accompanied by Tekanande the
Whose Influence in that Tribe is great. He appears
to be of pregnant
Genius, an Affable Temper, benevolent, Steady, judicious,
manly,
and has always been friendly to the
Friend to dear r
to relate l
r
r
Delivered him a r
their Interpreter, much to the
Whole
The black General was much affected with their
and marveled much to find the Country So peopled. He was lame with
a
Gout or
He
heartily) that we were the people Whom God Loves; dve
been IHe Said, he would go and tell
his
Nation What I had Said, and What he
one which he t
my School; and was often So affected with the Igno
of his own people that he would r
weep a great part of e
whelmedr
Kirtlandhimme,
and a great deal more, illegible True. he often
acquaintance
with our Traders
have made them Sevenfold
rtho
bly
bly
t
neſs
nessth
year, and
have been also accompanied by one of the t
Tribe, had he not been byto
e
t
mitted by the
baffle all his Endeavours for peace, as he writes me by
illegible This
rs
l
cCluer
Fowler
Services lr
See r
Kirtland
rcCluer
Continue with r
d
d
School under r
and then to Officiate as Usher
under
will likely
for them both
— r
and
Hunterl
which the
to go to Will a new Settlement of Indians about 8. or 10
miles below
their Children. r
the Affair of Settling these Schools — and particularly lay a
dation
dation
e
likely
that we have their Lands in View; whereas they have it not to
Say now, t
When I was at
Home from thence
could not learn; I have Since been
ſented
sented
I Should be glad to be
you are able to do it,
been made I am
be able to gain credit for Such a Report
among any Who have
been Acquainted with my Conduct from
nor do I fear what Such can do
Retreat. in Which I can e
My dear Sir, pray that I may live upon Godhim, who is my Rock
my
Strength, and my Salvation, every Day.—
my Situation has been Such, as has
nor can I live any other Way. but I fear
from Such Dependance, and
of tr
been Some time
to, but
onlybut
with the Lord; "who
is not unrighteous to forget your Works
of
Love Which you have
+ I know Who I am Writing to, and if Some
above
point out, reprove or correct
him Who is. with much Affection. + d
+ P.S.
July 26l
this Day
th
for Several Days.
tarry there a Year.+