Samson Occom, confession, to The Connecticut Board of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge, 1769 January 4
Date4 January, 1769
Call Number769104
abstractOccom confesses to being overtaken by strong drink, begs forgiveness and vows to “keep a better watch” over his conduct.
handwritingHandwriting is formal and clear. The trailer is in an unknown hand.
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Revd
& Honorable gentlemen
As I Stand in Connection to you,
So I find it my Duty to make my Faults known to
you,— I have been shamefully, over taken with Strong
Drink, by which I have greatly wounded the Cauſe of
gGod, and [illegible]blemiſhed the Pure Religion of Jeſus
Chriſt
andillegibleblackened my own Character, and function
brought a reproach on the miniſtry, and
[illegible]hurt my own Soul:— For which, as in the
Sight of
gGod, I am ashamed, I am Sorry, and Sincerely, Repent
—
And I humbly Beg your forgiveneſs—and Prey ye to
gGod for me.— I Resolve, relying u upon the grace of
gGod, to keep a better guard and watch over my
Self in Time to[illegible]Come &
deſire to be reſtored to the
charity of all all, who have been offended thereby.
So I find it my Duty to make my Faults known to
you,— I have been shamefully, over taken with Strong
Drink, by which I have greatly wounded the Cauſe of
and
And I humbly Beg your forgiveneſs—and Prey ye to
Self in Time to
charity of all all, who have been offended thereby.
To
The Honorable Board
of Correſpondents of the Society
in Scotland, Now[illegible]setting
at Norwich.
The Honorable Board
of Correſpondents of the Society
in Scotland, Now
at Norwich.
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