Aaron Occom, letter, to Joseph Johnson, 1768 November 9 Occom, Aaron 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 Aaron Occom responds to Johnson’s letter about possibly going to sea, and reports on the health of Johnson’s relatives in Mohegan. USA New Hampshire Hanover Rauner Special Collections Library, Dartmouth College. DC History MSS Aaron Occom, letter, to Joseph Johnson, 1768 November 9 Occom, Aaron

Handwriting is small, but largely clear and legible. The trailer is in an unknown hand. Small, square sheet is in good condition, with light creasing, staining and wear. Black-brown. The identities of Johnson's unnamed aunt, uncle and sister are uncertain and so they have been left untagged.

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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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Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) Occom Circle Project keywords and controlled vocabulary 9 November 1768 English To be added. To be added. Ivy Schweitzer Mari Giovanna Colaiacomo Mari Giovanna Colaiacomo March 21, 2014 Shaun Y. Akhtar Maninder Rakhra Pre-publication TEI Review Hazel-Dawn Dumpert reviewed and adjusted markup prior to publication Mohegan November 9th 9th 1768 Dear Sir

I have, opportunity to inform you that I am well at Pre&slong;&slong;ent present , and am hoping that you do in joy enjoy a good &slong;tate state of helth health , Sir, I re&slong;eavd received a Leatter letter from you tother' the other day, in wh wh I which I do thank you for your Cindne&slong;s kindness , you rote wrote Somthing something about going to Sea, I Cant can't tell you ju&slong;tly justly how the Popte people are, Som some are good Neaterd natured and Som some ar are not, but in hoal whole it i&slong; is prety pretty good bi&slong;ne&slong;s business , & etc. & etc.

and So I my mu&slong;t must end for the pre&slong;&slong;ent present I hope I Shall See you fore long and then I will tell you more about et it , & etc.

I am Still your trew true freind friend . A. Aaron O. Occom

your uncle i&slong; is well and your ante aunt , and your Si&slong;ter sister i&slong; is well and She i&slong; is here at Mohegan——

Aaron Occom's to J. Joseph Johnson Novm November 9. 1768