Solomon Williams, letter, to Andrew Oliver, 1751 October 7
Date7 October, 1751
Call Number751557
abstractWilliams gives his opinion of the recent decision by the Boston Commissioners to send Samson Occom on a mission to Susquehanna and to pay him 20 pounds sterling per annum. He notes that, though Occom intends to marry, he has assured Williams this would not interfere with his missionary work.
handwritingLoose, informal handwriting is frequently difficult to decipher. There are several deletions and additions
paperMedium-sized sheet is in good condition, with light-to-moderate creasing, staining and wear.
inkBrown.
noteworthyAs noted in the trailer, this document is Williams's copy of his own letter.
EventsOccom’s Marriage
oners Reſpecting Samſon Occum ſignifying
ſire
their [guess: Judination] that He ſhould go on a Miſsion to Suſquehana & offi
ciate as a Catechiſt, & that They have voted
him after the Rate of Twenty pounds Sterng
p Annum & are Pleaſed to Deſire My opinion
Reſpecting Their votes. I take leave to Inform
you That Samſon when he was laſt here
intimated his deſire to Marry a woman at
Mantauk. I
Chooſing a wife leſt he ſhould
ſuch Circumſtances as Might Render him leſs
able to anſwer the deſign of his Education
would
would not prevent his Readineſs to go where
the Commiſioners ſhould pleaſe to
Either on the Iſland or the Main. I am not
ſo acquainted with the Proſpect of his doing
ſervice at Suſquehana as to be able to Judge
whether
be adviſable I know not [illegible][guess: but]. The Sallery may at Preſent be Sufficient
offerg my advice.
ſure of the Commiſsioners was that I might
be able to direct him ſo long as They Tho't fit
to give him their orders Thro My hands.—