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o” is likely an abbreviation for
“ditto,” meaning, in this context, “in or of the month already named. “Ap” is
likely an abbreviation for “anno praeterito,” meaning “the year that has just
passed” (O.E.D.). An “x” written above the trailer on five recto appears to be a
library mark. Also on five recto, an editor, likely 19th-century, has added the
note “school & College distinct” below the trailer. This note has not been
included in the transcription.
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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should have wrote you long since had I known what to
say, but I was
much comforted by the last with the glad
tidings that you r
Agreement to put it out of the
power of evil minded Peo
ple to break into that harmony that ought ever to
sub
sist
false insinuations relative to
each other
to an explanation
be steadfastly adhered to in future
enabled to see the Cloven foot, whenever any Person
Minister, who indeed in
this unhappy difference has
acted as few besides himself Would have done
ever highly value
he has made as few mistakes as could be expected, as
indeed my Dear
that were falsely suggested against you,
but ever
spoke with becoming regard
it is for best to bury all that is past
as to think of it, but I must with my usual unreserve
th
tell you that I think your Parental regard to your Son
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would wish all to be
in so glorious a Cause, I don’t mean
to enter on any discussions, but rather
what I say is by
way of caution that neither of them may have it in their
power
to injure the Redeemers Cause
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but be
you
to the
Subtle Adversarys poison, should he be prevalent
hard it is to know no one
after the flesh
all to him with whom we have to
d
who
more then he will enable us to perform, when we are
armed from his heavenly Storehouse, all things are
divine influence, may the Lord ever guide you by his
Counsel till
he receives you to glory,
are none of his.
Your Drafts are duly taken Care of
occasions further require
wherewithal to
One or Two Hundred pounds on your private
account or
more if you find it needful to set you quite clear as
it must relieve
your mind
to stand quite clear of debt, I assure you the
Gentlemen
of the
to strengthen your hands that you need be under no
apprehensions of failure therein I was glad to find
you had guarded against blending
the ts
School
I
feared much your being involved thereby that it was
an ease to my mind to see my
fears were
was
Charter will be confirmed on this side, as we don’t see
it
in the light you do; the
a Meeting
as well as other matters, but I don’t
think an Interview
would tend to clear things as you imagine; many
Men will be
of many minds
you have
they are as disposed to favor you as you could wish
on with confidence, keep
always in mind Jesus reigns
who has all hearts at Command, he makes our enemies to be
at peace with us
keep in mind that as his ways are in the Sea
trace them, we must not pretend to make our Mountain
strong, but our strength consists in the acknowledgement of
our
direct us in all our ways, let
us never go forth but with
his presence
when we have done our duty to the utmost we rest it as
wholly as if we
had done nothing we shall find a Canker
in our Gourd
you will know my dear Friend that nothing is simpler
nor plainer then
the path of duty
but is unaccountably difficult,
on to groan being burdened by indwelling Sin, that
even when we would do good evil is present with us
but
triumph in Christ
of need, for with him is
are strengthened with might by his spirit in the inner Man
That the Adversary
is undoubtedly true
on them you will
let us go on unweariedly in the fear of the Lord
disregard
ing those on the right
the danger is abundantly more from false Friends
from open Enemies, but
Tethered
whereas we know all things are ours both present
to come for we are Christs
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his unjustifiable
Character
his Shoes than in those who
have a much better
opinion of themselves
putting the best
them is only considered
be remembered he has been taken from that
scene
of life that made labor
habitual to him
to return
If people that
Judge harshly would make his Case
their own, they would be compassionate instead of
O how differently would they judge!
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was the Instrument (under God) that was the means
of
collecting all the Money
without him the disgrace would have all fell to
his share, whereas poor the ScapeGoat
that a
dear Sir
can, he will not prove unworthy of your Patronage
I never was
more deceived then in him if he is
not an Israelite indeed; his trials have been
very
great, I trust he will set
very
willing my heart yearns towards him
him unfeignedly that I can’t but feel for him
I am very
glad to hear r
work you are engaged in I
trust the
all our r
of
r
prejudices I found he had
of
he wrote r
as follows — “By accounts from rd
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“has been wonderfully t
“many of his hearers savingly converted. There has
been
“nothing equal to this since r
“yet he might have starved for r
“our
“at Bostonr
“of employing Missionaries, Schoolmasters or Catechists
“has alienated the greatest part of the Monies collected
“in
“the Charter of which where he is named first President
“is conceived in
such artful terms, that
“will
soon fall under Episcopal management,
“not this been in view, the ease with which he
“procured a Charter, when r
“it can hardly be accounted for
—”
I shall not cease to pray that the Lord may long
strengthen you in your Work
Service that forms Veterans, as you have often
seen
in the Book of the way to Zion, may you be enabled
to say with a departed
Friend of mine under very severe
Discipline, “I have great Confidence —
great
“no complaining. The Word to Christians goes beyond
“all
this “in every thing give thanks” Hard as this
“may seem under
great bodily trials
“to it,
“for Christ —
thankful for every thing”— I shall be
always glad to hear from you, may
you
be growing up in the love of Christ devoted Servants
of the
yourselves in nothing else
praised be God there seems
a
great revival in this Land
in various parts while those
that preserve the form
only
are making great strides to cast that
Luxury
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To
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President of
College
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