Samson Occom, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1765 October 4
Date4 October, 1765
Call Number765554.2
abstractOccom requests the use of a Negro and a yoke of Oxen.
handwritingInformal handwriting is mostly clear and legible.
paperSmall single sheet is in fair condition, with moderate staining, creasing and wear.
inkBrown ink is slightly faded.
signatureThe signature is abbreviated.
Modernized Version Deletions removed; additions added in; modern spelling and capitalization added; unfamiliar abbreviations expanded.
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Rev. Sir
You will See what
Mr. Buell has wrote to you,— I extremely
want one of your Negroes and a Yoke
of oxen,—my business is crowding, and I
want to dispatch it as fast as I can,—pray
let me have a Yoke of oxen, if you cant
Spare a Negro — I came home but the
night before last,—I Shall keep Jacob a few
Days to help me, In utmost haste from
Mr. Buell has wrote to you,— I extremely
want one of your Negroes and a Yoke
of oxen,—my business is crowding, and I
want to dispatch it as fast as I can,—pray
let me have a Yoke of oxen, if you cant
Spare a Negro — I came home but the
night before last,—I Shall keep Jacob a few
Days to help me, In utmost haste from
your unworthy
Servant
Samson Occom
Chelsea Landing October 4: 1765
To the Rev. Eleazar Wheelock
Servant
Samson Occom
Chelsea Landing October 4: 1765
To the Rev. Eleazar Wheelock
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