Samson Occom, Journal, 1786 June 26
Date26 June, 1786
ms number786376
abstractOccom details his travels during the second half of 1786. As Occom notes, he spends a great deal of time among the Dutch.
handwritingHandwriting is largely clear and legible. There are several crossed l’s and uncrossed t’s that have been corrected by the transcriber.
paperSmall sheets of paper folded into a booklet and bound with thread or twine are in good-to-fair condition, with some staining and wear, mostly on edges and outer pages. The cover of the booklet is loose, and shows some repair work on the top of the crease.
inkBrown ink varies in intensity over the course of the journal.
noteworthyAn editor, likely 19th-century, has made notes on the front cover; these notes have not been transcribed. The final transcribed page is not a journal entry, but rather is a list of people (including those for whom Occom has peformed baptisms), and a draft of a message to the people of Kanawalohale. Individuals and places with names that are not legible have not been tagged. Individuals who are not named, and whose names cannot be deduced (for instance, an unnamed daughter) are not tagged. On 18 verso, Occom mistakenly notes the date as September 6 rather than October 6. On 33 verso, he mistakenly notes the date as November 2 rather than December 2. On 39 verso, Occom has written “[illegible]liana, Wealth, Levene and }Griffin.” As the meaning of these words are unclear, they have not been tagged.