Author
Occom, Samson
Date21 July, 1750
ms number750421
abstractOccom details his travels along the East Coast from the autumn of 1750
to the late winter of 1751.
handwritingHandwriting is largely clear and legible. As is common with
Occom, there are some uncrossed t’s and crossed l’s; they have been corrected
by
the transcriber.
paperSmall sheets folded into a booklet are in fair-to-poor condition,
with heavy staining and wear that results in some loss of text.
inkBrown ink sustains varying degrees of fading.
noteworthyOn one recto, Occom has written random words, some possibly
in Mohegan, many illegible. The word "Sarah" (Occom’s mother) is written
backwards. Also on one recto, an editor, likely 19th-century, has written:
"June
21, 1750 to Saty Feb. 9. 1751. [at Montauk] Tuesd. Feb. 12]". This same editor
has
made underlinings and overwrites throughout the document; these have not
been
transcribed. When Occom mentions an "Indian Town" he is likely referring
to the
Indian villages associated with each place that he visits.
EventsOccom’s Mission to the Montauketts
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Samſon
Sarah
Mohegan
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Thirdſday June ye
21[illegible]th 1750
Fryday June ye
2518 ^22^th
John Aſhpo Came to me from
Montauk, about 10 in the morng
and we Emediately
Sot out from
thence for
South
Hampton, and
got there About 4 in the after N–
and taried at
Dea–
Tuts, and we
Stayd there amongſt our Country
Men till
Monday June ye 25, and
then we Return'd from thence to
wards
Montauk, and we got there
Some time before Night Safe &
Sound —
Saturday Auguſt
ye 4 AD 1750
I Sot out from
montk for
Eaſt– and got there before Night and
Lo
^d^ged at
Mr
W: Hedge's that —
and Monday Juſt at Night
I Came a way from
Eaſt and got
to
Montk
Juſt after Sun Set —
Mongday Sepr
ye 10 AD: 1750
I Left
my School and to
Napeeg, and
got there Juſt after Sun
[illegible] Set
and we went further in the Night
Saturday Sepr
ye 15:
we Sot
out Sail from
Long Island for
main, and got over a
bout 1 o'Clock in the after
Noon
[illegible] , and I was Landed
at
Stoneing Town and
I Sot out from thence
for
mohegan
& got
there Some time in the
Night and found
[illegible]Moſt
of my
[illegible]Relations well
Thriday
Sepr
ye 20 AD: 1750
I Sot out from
Mohegan for
Lebanon and
[illegible]Got to
Mr Williams
Juſt before Su
[illegible]n Set and Lodg'd
there and was kindly entain'd.
and Fryday
Sepr
ye 21
Early in
the Morning, I Sot out from
thence to
Crank and got
to
Mr
we' before Noon and found
madam and
Theodora very Sick.
and I
Stay'd there till
[illegible] after Noon,
and then I Sot out from thence
for
Hebron, and
got there Juſt
after Sun Set and found moſt
of 'em Well, and
Monday Sepr the 24th I Sot out from
Hebron for
Mohegan, and got there Some time
in the
Night, — and
Fr^[below]^^yday
Sepr
ye
28th I Sot out from
Mohegan for
Nawyyonuk and got there Juſt before
Sun Set and tary'd with
one
Lemuel Burrows
&
Satu
r Day morning Sot out from
thence for
Naroganſet
and got there Some time
after in the Night
^&^
Lodg'd
with one
James Simon, &
was kindly Entertain by my
Friends &c
&c —
Thirſday
octr
ye
4th AD: 1750
I Sot out from
Naroganſet for
Nawauyounk and got
there Some time in the Night
and Lodg'd at
Toowiſ's Wig‐
wam and Fryday morning Sot
from thence for
New London,
and got there about 9 in y
e morning, and from thence
Strait up to
Mohegan — and
and Tueſday
[gap: stain][guess: ocr] the 9th
and at Night about 1 or 2
o' C
[gap: stain]
Sot-Sail from
New‐
London for
Montauk, and
got a Shore
Juſt before Sun
riſe at
fort pond and I Sot
from there Directly for the
Indian Town, and went a
mong the People to get Some
Sweet Corn, and then I went
to
Napeek, and back again
to Indian Town and got there
in the
Evening &c —
Saturday Ocr
ye 13
I went
from
Montauk for
Eaſt
&
taried there Sabbath and
Monday Ocr
ye
15th
I return'd
to
Montauk
[illegible] again —
Thirſday
Octr
ye 18
we Sot
out from
Montauk, for
Eaſt and taried that Night and
Friday Morning we Sot a
way from thence for
Shene‐
Shenecock and we got there at
^mr Ho[illegible]^
a bout 9, a bout 11 we went
the Indian Town, there we heard
Mr White Preach a thankſgiv
ing Sermon to the Indians, &
we taried there till Monday fol‐
lowing
Octr
ye 22 then we retur
^nd^ to
Montauk again and we got
there about 7 at Night &c —
NovWedenſday November ye 14 ^1750^
I Sot out from
Montauk for
Eaſt to thankſgiving
and
Fryday
Novr
ye 16 I re
turnd again to
Montauk and got there Juſt before
S
[illegible][guess: ot]un Sit and So forth
Saturday December ye 1: 1750
was kindly Entertain'd, and
Next Day I heard
Mr Maltby preach, and was with him
in the after Noon, at
Mr
Gulſon's, and taryd at Night
with
Mr Maltby, And Monday
I part with him at
Mr.
Gulſon[illegible][guess: 's] and Came a way
home towards
home to
Montauk
& got there
at Night, &c
Saturday Fabruary
ye 9 1750
[illegible: [guess: —
1]] I went to
E Ham and participate with 'em
the Sacrament of the Lds–
S–
and
Tueſday February ye 12 I returnd to
Montauk
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