Samson Occom, letter, to Rev. Mr. Fish, 1770 November 16
Date16 November, 1770
Call Number770616
abstractOccom writes he is willing to release Jacob Fowler from his employ, and let Fowler keep school at Stonington, but that the allowance for schoolmasters there is too small.
handwritingFormal handwriting is clear and legible.
paperSingle sheet is in good-to-fair condition, with light-to-moderate staining, creasing and wear.
inkDark-brown.
noteworthyThere are two trailers, each in a different, unknown hand.
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Mohegan
Novr 16: 1770
Revd Sir
Your Allowence, for your School
Maſters at Stonington Indians, is very Small, in theſe
Hard Times, who ever undertakes it, muſt not pretend
to Live by it — Our School Maſter has £24...pr Anm,
Houſe to live in, about 16 Acres of good Land to
emprove, he has incloſed it all, and is allow'd to keep
two Cows and a Horſe to Run in our Common Paſtures
and three Swine and as Many Poltry as he has a mind
and wood to Burn beſides, and Yet he greatly Complains
I Judge he has as good as £ 32 pr A.m — I hired Jacob Fowler
to work for me a Year, and he has above 2 Months to work
yet,— But I woud not hinder him one Day from keep
ing School, if he had Sulable encouragement, if the
Indians will give him his Board, he may keep your
School 3 Months, and if you can agree with him to
keep it Longer after wards, I Shan't Say any thing againſt
it — he is well qualified to keep school among the In
dians, I am Revd Sir
Maſters at Stonington Indians, is very Small, in theſe
Hard Times, who ever undertakes it, muſt not pretend
to Live by it — Our School Maſter has £24...pr Anm,
Houſe to live in, about 16 Acres of good Land to
emprove, he has incloſed it all, and is allow'd to keep
two Cows and a Horſe to Run in our Common Paſtures
and three Swine and as Many Poltry as he has a mind
and wood to Burn beſides, and Yet he greatly Complains
I Judge he has as good as £ 32 pr A.m — I hired Jacob Fowler
to work for me a Year, and he has above 2 Months to work
yet,— But I woud not hinder him one Day from keep
ing School, if he had Sulable encouragement, if the
Indians will give him his Board, he may keep your
School 3 Months, and if you can agree with him to
keep it Longer after wards, I Shan't Say any thing againſt
it — he is well qualified to keep school among the In
dians, I am Revd Sir
Your unworthy Friend
Samson Occom
Samson Occom
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