Samson Occom, narrative, 1765 November 28
Date28 November, 1765
Call Number765628.1
abstractOccom writes a brief account of his life and education.
handwritingOccom's hand is clear and legible.
paperSingle small sheet is in good condition, with light staining, creasing and wear.
inkBlack-brown.
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Since there is great miſs Repreſentations by Some Con
cerning my Life and Education; I take this opportunity to
Inform
give the World in few words, the true acount of my Edu
cation — I was Born a Heathen in Mmoyanhee[illegible]unnuck
alias Mohegan in N: London. North America, my Parents
were altogether Heathens, and I was Educated by them in their
Heatheniſh Notions, tho' there was a Sermon Preach'd to
our Mohegan Tribe Some times, but our Indians regarded not
the Chriſtian Religion, they woud perſiſt in their Heatheniſh
ways, and my Parents in perticular were very Strong in
the Cuſtoms of their fore Fathers, and they had a wandering
Life up and down in the wilderneſs, for my Father was
a great Hunter, thus I liv'd with them, till I was Sixteen
years old, and then there was a great St[illegible]ir of Religion
in theſe Parts of the World both amoungſt the Indians
as well as the Engliſh, and about this Time I began
to think about the Chriſtian Religion, and was under
great trouble of Mind for Some Time, I thought the Religion
which I heard at this Time was a new thing among man=
kind, Such as they never heard the like before, So Ignorant
was I — and when I was Seventeen years of Age I receiv'd
a Hope, and as I begant to think about Religion So I
began to learn to read, tho' I went to no School, till I
was in my nineteenth year, and then I went to the
Revd Mr Wheelocks to learning, and Spent four years
there, and was very weakly moſt of the Time; this is
the true acount of my Education,
cerning my Life and Education; I take this opportunity to
cation — I was Born a Heathen in Mmoyanhee
alias Mohegan in N: London. North America, my Parents
were altogether Heathens, and I was Educated by them in their
Heatheniſh Notions, tho' there was a Sermon Preach'd to
our Mohegan Tribe Some times, but our Indians regarded not
the Chriſtian Religion, they woud perſiſt in their Heatheniſh
ways, and my Parents in perticular were very Strong in
the Cuſtoms of their fore Fathers, and they had a wandering
Life up and down in the wilderneſs, for my Father was
a great Hunter, thus I liv'd with them, till I was Sixteen
years old, and then there was a great St
in theſe Parts of the World both amoungſt the Indians
as well as the Engliſh, and about this Time I began
to think about the Chriſtian Religion, and was under
great trouble of Mind for Some Time, I thought the Religion
which I heard at this Time was a new thing among man=
kind, Such as they never heard the like before, So Ignorant
was I — and when I was Seventeen years of Age I receiv'd
a Hope, and as I began
began to learn to read, tho' I went to no School, till I
was in my nineteenth year, and then I went to the
Revd Mr Wheelocks to learning, and Spent four years
there, and was very weakly moſt of the Time; this is
the true acount of my Education,
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