Samson Occom, journal, 1777 September 13-26
Date13-26 September 1777
Call Number777513
abstractOccom records his travels as an itinerant preacher in Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts.
handwritingOccom's handwriting is mostly clear and legible.
paperTwo small sheets folded into a booklet are in fair condition, with moderate staining and wear.
inkBrown ink is faded.
noteworthyOn two recto, in the entry for Monday the 22nd, "Asphos" refers to Samuel and Robert Aspho. If Occom's intention regarding a person or place name is uncertain, it has been left untagged. An editor, likely 19th-century, has added several notes and overwritten large portions of the text. These edits have not been transcribed.
Modernized Version Deletions removed; additions added in; modern spelling and capitalization added; unfamiliar abbreviations expanded.
September 13: 1777
[illegible][guess: 15:] Monday
and preached, after meeting
went on eastward, arrived to
Scituate, put up at one Mr.
Samuel Angell's a Preacher.
Presently after I got there a
number of People Came together
and I gave them a word of exhortation
16: Tuesday
17: Wednesday
and preached in Elder Winser's
meeting house, after meeting
went house with Deacon Brown
and Lodged there —
18: Thursday
and there met Mr. Kelley [gap: faded][guess: Samuel and Robert]
Ashpo at one Mr. Modburys and
and had meeting there Samuel Ashpo
Spoke — had another meeting in
the Same house in the evening, I
went home with Mr. Abraham Angell
and there lodged, —
19: Friday
Samuel Angel went with me, preached
in the meeting house, in the evening
preached again, in a private house
lodged at Esq. Balknap's my
old Friend, —
20: Saturday
my way towards the East Esq.
Balknap went with me, we stopped
at one Esq. Mantans and we
took our Breakfast, after breakfast
went on and called on Widow Pain
from Long Island, the Esq. left
me at Providence, I kept on
Eastward, got to Mr. John Allens
about 2 in the afternoon in
Rehoboth, dined there Soon after
Dinner went to Mr. Pecks [illegible][guess: and]
supper at minister of the place
and there lodged —
21: Sabbath
meeting house all Day, — went
Home with Deacon Blanding
had meeting there and lodged —
22: Monday
wat[illegible][guess: t]er Deacon Blanding went with
me about 3 miles and Saw
Kelley And Ashpos again
after Dinner went on my way
towards Bridgewater: got to
Tanton, and there stopped at
Mr. Hoskins a separate Preacher
and lodged there. —
23 Tuesday
place heard one Mr. Willis a Baptist
preacher, after he had Spoke I
gave a word of Exhortation, and
then went home with Mr. Hoskins
and Tarried there all Day, and
in the Evening had a meeting
at the Same house, Lodged
there again —
24: Wednesday
the morning and stopped Mr. Deans
and a meeting there, in the after
noon went into Town and had another
meeting there in the house, about
sunset took Tea with Mrs. McWa
ter lodged where Mr. Jones
Boarded, a Young Preacher, —
25 Thursday
and went on towards Freetown
Stop at Mr. Tobe's in Bartly and
took breakfast there, Soon after
went on, arrived to Freetown
about 11: called on Mr. Walcut
a Young Preacher was there
a Little while and went on a
gain Mr. Walcut went with me
to the Indian Place got there
sometime before sunset I
lodged at Daniel wards the
principle Indian in the Place
26 Friday
had a meeting and there was a