Author
Occom, Samson
Date21 February, 1790
ms number790171
abstractOccom details his travels around New York State from February to March
of 1790.
handwritingHandwriting is largely clear and legible. There are some
crossed l’s and uncrossed t’s that have been corrected by the transcriber.
paperSmall pages folded vertically and sewn into a booklet are in fair
condition, with light-to-heavy staining and wear. The edges on one recto
and verso
appear to have been trimmed, and the page is separated from the rest of the
booklet. There is some preservation work on particularly worn edges.
inkBrown.
noteworthyPart of this journal appears to have been lost. There are
several blank pages, including four (five verso through seven recto) that
are
uncut at the top and, consequently, were not scanned. On seven verso, an
editor,
likely 19th-century, has added notes that have not been transcribed. There
are red
pencil marks sprinkled throughout. Individuals and places with names that
are not
legible have not been tagged.
and there was A large N
r of People, and I Spoke from
[gap: omitted] and the People attend
ed well — after
meeting I went to
Deacon's Swans, and
Lodged
there —
Monday Febr 22
after B
went on my way to
Albany
Stopt but a litle while, Dind
with
Mr John Andrews, in
the after Noon, went on a
gain, towards
Bought[illegible] got
to one Eq
r Ot
[illegible]ts and there
Lodgd, and was very kindly
entertaind, — —
Tueſday
Febr 23:
after B
went on again, Calld on
two or three Friends, and So
paſt on to
half Moon Point
Calld on old
Mr Bogardus and there took
DTea
in the evening
went to the
Point, Calld on my good Friend
Mr J: Vanderwariker, and
had a meeting at a widow
Womans Houſe — and there
was much People, and I Spoke
from Eph 2:
[gap: omitted] and the People
behaved well — Lodgd at
Mr
Vanderwarikers — —
Wedneſday
Febr 24:
Soon after
eating I went back to
Bough^t^ and in the Evening had a met
at
old Mr Fero's, and there was
a large N:
r of People, and
I Spoke from
[gap: omitted] and the People
attended well
Lodgd at the Same Houſe—
Thirdsday
Febr 25:
Soon
after Breakfaſt, took lea
of the Family and went
on towards
Balls Town
got to
Neſcayouna towards
Night, I put up at one
Mr
Fiſhers,— and in the evening
we had a meeting, and there
was alarge number of People
and I Spoke from
[gap: omitted]
Lodgd at theſame
Houſe —
Fryday, ^26^
after Breakfaſt
I went to
Mr
Gernſys, and
there all Night — —
Sabb
Febr 28:
aſ
o Soon as
eating was over,
Mr Smith took me in his Slay, and we
went to meeting at one M
r
[gap: omitted] and there was a
great Number of People
and I Spoke from Jeſus
Chriſ
^t^ the Same &c — and the People
attended well, Soon after m
I went with
Mr
Gernſy. in
his Slay,— and toward Night
we had a meeting in his
Houſe, and the People Coud
not all get in, I Spoke
from the words Sin is the
Tranſgreſsion of the Law, —
Lodgd at the Same Houſe —
Monday March 1
Stayd all Day at the Same Houſe I had forgot my Bag —
Tueſday March 2,
Soon after
eating I went off, went to See
my Daughter
Chriſtiana in
Balls Town, got there Some
in the after Noon, and was
there a while, and then wen
^t^ on to
Freehole,— got to
Mr Northrops in the Evening
and there Lodgd — — —
Wedneſday March 3:
^went^ to See
my Daughter
Olive, and
found them well, but
Cinhia Wawcus, She was
poorly,— Soon went back
and at about 11:
we had
a meeting, and there was
a Conſiderable number
of People, and I Spoke from
Gala — I am afraid of you
and the People attended well
Soon after meeting took
Dinner, and then went off
got to
Mr Grotes and Lodged
there and was well Treated —
Thirdsday March the 4:
got
up early, and took B:
with them; Soon after went
on my way, got to
Capt Rooffs and Lodged there and
was kindly receivd. —
Saturday March 6:
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