Samson Occom, letter, to Mary Occom, 1767 Occom, Samson Text Markup Unit, Dartmouth College Library Conversion to TEI P5 encoding Occom Circle Project Transcribed from the original manuscript Dartmouth College National Endowment for the Humanities Schweitzer, Ivy. Dartmouth College Department of English and Women's Studies The Occom Circle A digital edition Trustees of Dartmouth College
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Letter Occom writes that he is setting out for the country and might visit Ireland. He has also sent a box of books and a letter listing other items sent. USA New Hampshire Hanover Rauner Special Collections Library, Dartmouth College. DC History MSS Samson Occom, letter, to Mary Occom, 1767 Occom, Samson

Handwriting is clear and legible. Large sheet folded in half to make four pages is in poor condition, with heavy tearing and wear that results in a significant loss of text. Dark-brown. A note that reads "Celebrated Indian Preacher" has been added to the bottom of one recto in an unknown hand. On two recto, an editor, likely 19th-century, has added the note: "No 8 Mr O– to his wife Date London Selected for Dr Sprague Albany 1857." These notes have not been included in the transcription.

767900.12 Rauner Special Collections Library, Dartmouth College.

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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Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) Occom Circle Project keywords and controlled vocabulary 1767 English To be added. To be added. 5 February 2013 Ivy Schweitzer Maninder Rakhra Pre-publication TEI review Hannie Wei Hannie Wei May 14, 2014 K.G. Kidd Blank page tagging added K.G. Kidd Hazel-Dawn Dumpert London, Ma My Dear

we are this moment out for the Country, and Shall go perhaps to Ireland before we return to London again, and will be 7 or before we return, I have Sent you se veral things La&slong;t last year, which I hope you have receivd received , and I have Some things more, which will be in a few Days, I Sent a Box of Books a few Days ago, and you will find a letter in it, which gives you an Account, what will be Sent to you The Lord be with you all Ble&slong;s Bless ye with Heavenly Ble&slong;sings Blessings —

My LBest Love to you I am ever your Dear Hu&slong;band Husband Sam&slong;on Samson Occom Blank page.

To Mrs Mrs. Mary Occom at Mohegan in N: New London or Norwich, Connecticut by Mr Mr. Wh —

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