Samson Occom, journal, 1785 October 4 to 1786 December 4
Date4 October 1785 to 4 December 1786
Call Number785554
abstractOccom describes the events of the period between October 4, 1785, and December 4, 1786; they include an Indian wedding, the naming of Brothertown and other Brothertown business.
handwritingHandwriting is mostly clear and legible. There are several uncrossed t’s and crossed l’s, which the transcriber has corrected.
paperSeveral small sheets folded into a booklet and bound with thread or twine are in good condition, with light staining and wear. There is some fading, and the opening and closing pages are more worn than those inside them.
inkBrown ink varies in intensity.
noteworthyOn 18 recto, the identity of David Fowler's daughter is uncertain, and so she has been left untagged. On 19 recto, the identity of Elijah Wympy's son is uncertain, and so he has been left untagged; however, he may possibly be Elijah Wympy, Jr. On 23 recto, the identity of John Post's son is uncertain and so he has been left untagged. An editor, likely 19th-century, has written notes in black ink on one recto; these notes have not been included in the transcription. The date for “Sabbath Oct 30” should be 31. The date “Nov 2” should be Nov 20. Names and place names that are illegible have not been tagged. It is likely that the two Mr. John Smiths mentioned in this document are two different people.
1785 N: III
Tueſday
Octr 4
faſt, took leave of the Famy
and went on towards A
got there about 11: I turnd
to Mr John McKinnys a
Tervern keeper, and it
Raind extream hard. the
Rain Catcht us juſt as
we got over t
when the Rain abated I went to
See Some Friends, but moſt of
my particular Friends were
gone out of the City, went to
our good friend Hollenbacks
Inqured of him of my Daugh
Christiana but he Coud not tell
anything about them, he deſird
me to Baptiſe his Child, that
was born the Sabath Day
before which was the Second Day
of the Month, and I Examend
them Concerning their knowledg
of the Nature of Baptiſm.
their Children in the Fear of god
and non to do it only out of Cus
tum and Faſhon, and they
promiſe to do their Duty, — and
in deed it was a great Trial to
me, and finally I Conſented —
and Some Time in the evening
I Baptiſed the Child by the Name
of J
of the ever Bleſsed Trinity —
Lodgd at the Same Houſe, and
was kindly intertaind, —
Wedneſday Octr 5
till after noon, Dined at mr
Hollenbecks, and Soon after D–
Sot of from Albany, and got
to Loudens
not get over, and Lodgd at
Mr F[illegible][guess: u]ndys. and they were
very agreable Folks —
Thirdsday Octor 6:
very early in morning and
went up to the Northward
becau
So far as to Mr Whitney's in
Neſ[illegible]ia, and we wan
der about backwards and
forwards all Day, — got over
the River lower part of Nes
[illegible]ia, and Lodgd at poor
Tervern one Mr John
Smiths, —
Fryday octr 17:
very early in the morning
and Sot of for Saratoga and
we Stopt at Sevely p
the way, and we found
no frinds in the Road, —
got to Still Waters about 12
Stopt Mr [gap: omitted] a Tervern and
Several knew me, and they offerd
us
it kindly,— and here found out
the People had Concluded to have me
keep Sabbath with them, good
old Mr Campell is a Miniſter
of this Place, and he was Sent
and Concluded further to be with
them on the Sabbath, and two
went on but the Bridges were
So gone and Shatterd by the
Flood, that we Coud not go a
long by the River, and turnd
right off from the River, and
inquried after Mr Kalley, and
found him in the Duſk of the
evening, and was kindly recevd
his wife was not well; and I
went to another Family to Lodge
one old Mr Concling Lodged
with me, — — —
Saturday Octr 9:
Breakfaſt Sot of and went to the
River, got to the River ab 12:
Call in at Mr McCartys and
the offer us Dinner and we
Sot down to eat, — and here
we underſtood my Daughter
was eaſt Side of the River Cloſe
by the River, Soon after Dinr
and left my Horſe with Mr
Mccarty, got over the River
about 2: in the
and went to the place where I heard
my Daughter was, got to where Siſter
Dina lives, and there was no body
at home bout old mother Margery
after a while Isaac Tattleton
Came hom, and I got his mare to
go to where my Daughter lives, a
bout 7 miles further, and we
got to the Place Some Time in
the evening, and not well but
better than She had been
for She has been very Sick
the reſt were well, Thanks
be to the great god for his mercy
to me in the preſervation of
me and my Daughter and her
Family Lodged here —
Sabbath Octr 9
early and Sot of to go Still waters
to preach in Mr Campels m–
got to the River a bout 9, and
Sent the mare back by James
waucus for he Came down with
on a foot and tryed to get a Horſe
at the firſt Houſe, but I Coud not
and went on foot, and two or three
Places. and all in Vain, a wagon
Came by me goining to meeting
a long, but he woud not, at
laſt I gave up, and Sen
forward to have Horſe Sent me
and I went into a Houſe, told the
man of the Houſe of my difficul
ties, and he aſked me whether
I was going to hear the Strange
miſter, I told I Suppoſe I Should
hear him, and then told him,
the People Could not See that
Strange Creature till I got
there, and then he aſked me
whether it was I that they expected
—I told him Yes,—and he was
Surpriſed, and there were then
Several People going by, he
Called to them and told them I
was in the Houſe and wanted
help, and one of the men got
Horſe to ride to meeting, and
I took it, and went on, got
there at half after 11, and there
was a prodigious large Congre
gathon the bigeſt that ever
was Seen in the Place, and I
went in, gave them a Short
diſcourſe, from Jona [gap: omitted] 5 verſe
in the after noon from another
the
and Solemn attention and with
many Tears, — as Soon as the
meeting was done, a gentleman
took me in his wagon, and Cari
ed me to Mr Powerss, the good
man recevd me with tender
neſs and Friendſhip, at Candle
lighting we went to meeting
in a Small Log meeting Houſe
and it was Crouded like a Bee
Hive, and the attended like
Criminals at the Bar, I beliv
they felt the power of the word
tho I was much Spent —Lodgd
at Elder Powerss —
Monday Octr 10
got there near 12 Stopt a while
at a Houſe near the meeting H–
and Mr Kalley Came to me, &
we went to another Houſe, and
there we took Dinner — and Soon
after eating we went to meetg
and there was a Multitude of
People, and I preachd to them
from [gap: omitted] and there
was an affectionate attention
the Chriſtians were Some what
Elivated, and the Sinners were
alarmed, and I belive the Hypo
crites were Surpriſed and we
had a little intermiſtion, and
went to meeting again at Can
dle Lighting, and there was a
great number of People again
and they attended Solmnly,—
after meeting I went home with
with one Mr John
one Hundred Rods from the
meeting Houſe, and was extrea
well entertaind, we had very
agreable Converſation with the
ſation, I went to bed quietly,—
Tueſday Octr 11:
the morning Mr Kalley and I
went towards the North River,
Call'd on Mr Powers, and he was
geting ready to go with us, and
So we went on; got to mr Bacon's
about 11: and the People began
to Collectogerther, and about half
after one we began the meeting,
and the People Seemed to be tied
to the word, and I believe they
fel
after meeting we went to Mr
McCartys where I had left my
mare and the man C
me nothing for keeping my
mare, and went on preſently
and Calld on Mr John Smith
and took
directly went on to the Ferry —
got over about Sun Sit, and
went to Mr Matt Vanburans
and the People Collected toge
ther, and we had a meeting
and there was Conſiderable Nr
behaved well, Stayd at the
Same Houſe, —
Wedneſday Octr 12:
and I went to my Daughters, &
we got there about 12: and I
reſted a little at my Daughters
and then we went to meeting
to Mr [gap: omitted] and the People
behaved well generally but
not So Solemn as at other P[illegible: [guess: s]]
after meeting, went back to
my Daughters, and reſted a
little, and in the evening, the
People Collected, at Mr Begle's
and we had a little meeting
after meeting went to my D's
again, and went to bed very
Soon
Thirdsday Octr 13:
left my folks and went on
to Mr Jonathan Thomſons,
got there before noon, and took
Dinner with them, — at 2
we went to, Mr Tomſons Son's
had meeting, and there was
Conſiderable number of People
and they attended well, — as Soon
as the meeting was done, they
deſired me to preach to them
again in the evening, and
I Complied, and I begun a
gain in about ha
and there was greater at
tention Still, the People were
much affected, Lodged at Mr
Tomſon's,
Fryday Octr 14:
after Breakfaſt, Mr Tomſon
and I took our Horſes and we
went to Still waters, — got there
Some Time before meeting, a
bout 1 we went to meeting, and
there was a great number of
People, and they attended
with great affection, after
meeting went to mr Campell's
and, near Sun Sit we
evening there, and there was
a great Number of People a
gain, and they attended with
all gravity, and after the
People were diſmiſt, a num
ber Stay'd, and I gave out
out my Cards to the People
and we had agreeable Exer
ciſe, and Some Time in the
evening the People diſperſt
and I went to bed Quietly
once more. Thanks be to god
The People in this Place are
exceeding Friendly and kind
to me, Mr Campel is as a
Father to me.
Saturday Octr 15
after Breakfaſt went on my
way; Stopt at Mr Campels
a few minutes, and then took
leave of them, and went on
my way towards Ball Town
12: Dined with them, in the
evening we had a meeting
in Mr Gregorys Houſe, and
there was a goodly number
of People — and it was a So
lemn meeting — after meetg
went home with Capt Dunning
again. and Lodged there,
the Capt and his whole Family
are exceeding agreable
Folks —
Sabbath Octr 16:
meeting with the People and
it was as a bad way as ever
I was out in all my Travils
Mirey the bigeſt of the way
went we got to the Place the
People had got together a
great Number, — they have
a new meeting Houſe very
large for a new Settlement
I preach to them from Danile
mene &c
ye are my Friends &c —
Soon after meeting, went to the
old meeting Houſe weſt Side of
the Lake— and prea
the evening, and there was
a Conſiderable number of
People, here I
aquaintaince Mr Dake, I
lodgd at one Mr weeds, and
his Son in Law—Mr Cable
with his wife Deſird me to
Baptiſe their Chile, and when
I had Examined them about
the Nature of Baptiſm —
and finding them well
ground in the goſpel Faith
I Baptiſed their Child, and
after I had performd my
ofice, one Mr Bright made
an objection, and we talke
upon the matter a while,
and I Coud not be Convincd
that I was wrong, and we
way, and I went to be
quietly once more —
Monday Octr 17:
faſt I went to 5000. Aires; before
I had got to the Place, I met Mr
Dake, and he went back, with
me, and I went with him to his
Houſe, about from the meeting
Houſe, and took Dinner with
him, and Soon after Dinner Mr
Dake and I went to meeting &
there was a Conſiderable number
of people their meeting Houſe
is made of Logs, and I preachd
to them from Matt [gap: omitted] thou Shalt
worſhip the Lord &c: and there
was an Awful Solemnity in the
Aſembly,— after meeting I went
home with one Mr Holms, and
I was very kindly entertain'd. The
old People apper'd very Religi
ous, Some Time in the evening
I had Some Exerciſe with the
Children of the Houſe. They were
all grown up but one, and they
exerciſe, and then we prayd
together, and after that I went
to Bed Quietly once more —
Tueſday Octr 18:
Breakfaſt took good and Friend
ly leave of the Family, and I
went on to Galaway, and I miſt
my way, loſt about 3 qrs of a
miles and it was very diſagre
able, to my mind, I was obligd
to go right back, and it put
me in mind of miſsing a way
to heaven it muſt be dreadful
beyound all Expreſsion to miſs
Heaven finaly at laſt: I got
to Galaway, before 12: and Calld
in at Good Mr Otis's one that
went from New London North [illegible][guess: P]
near by where I live, and he &
his wife receiv'd me with all kind
neſs, — about 2 o: c we went to
meeting a few Rods from Mr
Otiss Houſe — and there was a good
to them from the words— we will
go three Days Journey &c gen 8.27, in the
evening I preachd again in
the Same Houſe and there was
a good number People
I Spoke from Ruth — what
is thy Petition &c — Sot Some
Time after meeting had Some
Converſation with Some Friends
and it was agreable, and then
went home with Mr Otis, and
I went to bed Peacabl
more thanks be to Heaven —
Wedneſday Octr 19:
about 9: I took Friendly leave
of Mr otis and his Family, and
one mr Dean went with me
6 or 7 miles, to direct me in
the way — got to Mohauk River
near 12: and So I went on
got to Caukunnawaka in the
evening and I put at one
Vuders a Dutch Tavern —
Thirdsday Oct.r 20,
early in the Morning, and
went over to Southſide of the River
a little above the Noſe and kep on
till I got to one Mr Mabee's and
I took Breakfaſt, and Soon after
Breakfaſt went on, and about
11 it began to Rain hard, and
I Stopt at one Esqr Henry Wa[illegible][guess: u]
rath, agreable gentleman; Stayd
here all Night, —
Fryday Octr 21:
early even before break of
Day a great while, and the
Esqr got up too Soon after —
at broad Day light, I got up
on my Horſe and puſhd on
my way, reach'd at Widow
Tygers about 9: and took
breakfaſt there, and after
eating went on again, here
I heard
Waucus Slept, and one Mr Prince
with them, and I never over
turn of the New Road to our
Peoples Settlements, Juſt as I
was going to one of the Houſes
Antony Calld me, and I look
ed back and there was Antony
Smiling, and we went into Houſe
together, and Concluded to Stop
here,— and he Calld Mr Prince
and Jamy, and they Came
back,— and to one Mr Folts
and Lodged there, —
Saturday octr 22,
quite Early and got ready
to go on our way, juſt as we
were going off, Elijah Wympi
Came to our Lodgings, and he
told us David and Jacob Fowler
and moſt all our men were
in another Houſe juſt by, and
I sent James, and they Soon
Come to me, and it was a Joy
ful meeting,— and then I went
to where the reſt of them were
Sabbath Octr 23:
a Snowy Morning, and it Raind all
laſt Night,— and I taried at Mr
Conora[illegible]d Fols, all Day, they were
quite agreable Family, Stayd
here again this Night —
Monday Octr 24:
Breakfaſt Brother David Fowler
and I Sot of to go thro' the Woods to
our Indians new Settlements, and
preſently after we Sot out it began
to Rain and it Rain'd all the way
not very hard, — and it was extream
ly bad muddy riding, and the
Creeks were very high, and Some
Places very Mirely, and we were
over taken with Night before we
got in, and Some places were very
Dark where Hamlock Trees were
our Eyes did us
then we arrivd at Davids Houſe
as we approach'd the Houſe I heard
a Melodious Sining, a number were
together Sining Pſalms hymns and
Spiritual Songs, we went in amongts
them, and they all took hold of my
Hand one by one with Joy and Gladneſs from
the Greateſt to the leaſt, and we
Sot down a while, and then they
began to Sing again, and Some
Time after, I gave them a few words
of
with Prayer,— and then went to
Sleep Quietly, the [illegible]Lord be praiſed
for his great goodneſs to us —
Tueſday Octr 25
was very uncomfortable weather I
kep still all Day at Davids Houſe
and it was Crouded all Day. Some of
onoydas Came in — In the evening
Singers Came in again, and they
Sang till near ten o: c: and then
I gave them a word of Exhortation
and Conclude with prayer, So we
ended another Day —
Wedneſday Octr 26:
and all Poſh under the Snow and
the Land is foul of water every
where, and the Brooks are very
high— it is not Clear wheather
yet — in the evening we had a litte
Singing again — This morning
I rench'd my Back, only puting
on my Stockings, and was put to Some
difficulty to go out all Day —
Thirdsday Octor 27:
moderate, my back Continues as
it was yeſterday,—
Fryday Octor 28:
and pleaſent Day but C
the begeſt part of the Day — in
the evening they Sung
Simons Houſe, a mile from David
Fowler's
Fryday Octr 29
David intended to gather his Corn
but it lookd very much like for
Rain, and So difer it to an
Day, — the Young Folks went
in the evening to Abraham:
Simons a mile of from David
Fowlers to Sing, but I did not
go my back Continued out of
order, —
Saturday Octr
[illegible]29:
his Corn he had a number of
Hands tho' it was Cloudy in the
morning, and little Rain, and
in the after noon he huſked his
Corn, and the Huſkers Sung Hymns
Psalms and Spiritual Songs the
bigeſt part of the Time, finiſhd
in the evening,— and after Supper
the Singers Sung a while, and
then diſparſed —
Sabbath Octr 30:
in Davids Houſe, and a Number
of Stockbridgers Came to meeting
to the diſtance of Six miles, they
had eleven Horſes and there
was a number of foot People, and
there was a Solemn Aſembly, the
People attended the word with
affection many of them— I Spoke
from Mathew IV. 10: in the after
Noon from XXXII: 1: in the even
ing we had Singing a long
word of Exhortation and Conclu
ded with Prayer —
Monday Tueſday and wedneſday
nothing ha
only Rainy and Snowy weather
and I was much Confind with my
wrentch Back —
Thirdsday Novr 3: 1785
Night we attended upon the
antient ordernace of marrage
the firſt that ever was Selebra
ted by our People in their New
Settlement in that wildirneſs,
The Cupple to be married and
the Young People, formed in a
Neighbouring Houſe and Came to
the Houſe of Weding in a Regu
lar Proceſsion according to their
age and were Seated according
ly — and the old People alſo Seat
ed themſelves Regularly, and
A great Number of Stocbrid
gers Came from their Town
to attend the Weding, but many
of them were too late —
them Some Time upon the
nature of Marrage, the Ho
nourableneſ and Lawfulneſs
of it whereby we are diſtin
guyſhd from the Brutal Crea
tion: Said Some of the firſt
marrage in Eden & of the
Marrage where Chriſt
his Diſciples were invited
and the Honour he did to it
by working the firſt mericle.
he wroght in the World in
turning water into Wine
and then we prayed, after Prayer
I orderd them to take each other
by the Right Hand alternately
and then I declared them in the
Face of the Aſembly to be a Law
ful Huſband and wife, according
to the Law of god — and then prayd
again, & prayer being ended Mariage Salutations [below]went round Regularly — and Concluded
Singing a Marriage Hymn, —
and then the People Sat down,—
and Jacob Fowler who was ap
pointed Maſter of the Ser
at this Marriage, gave out Some
and then Supper was brought
Sot in order on a long Board,
and we Sot down to eat, and
had Totty well Sweeten'd with
wild Sugar made of Sugar Trees
in the Wilderneſs; and after Sup
per, we Spent the Evening in
Singing Psalms Hymns and
Spiritual Songs, — and after that
every went home Peaceably
with an
Fryday Novr 4.
put on their beſt Cloaths and
went to a Neighbours Houſe, all
on Horſe back, and they appeard
agreeable and Decent, and they
had no Carouſing, they had Some
Pleaſent Chat and agreable Con
duct, Some Singing of Psalms Hymns
and Spiritual Songs, Some Time
in the after Noon they dined toge
ther, and after Dinner every one
went Home Quietly,— So the wed
ing ended, and it was Conduct
ed, Caried on, and finiſh'd with
Honour and great Decency —
to go on Regularly in all their
Concerns —
Sab:
Novr[illegible]6:
and I went of early in the Morg
for Stockbridge Indians that
lately Settled at old onoyda, got
there Some Time before meeting
went to Sir Peter Pauquunnuppeets
Houſe, he is a Collegian brought
up and Educated at Dartmuth
kindneſs Friendſhip,— about 11
went to meeting, and many of
our People from our new Settle
ments Came to meeting, to the diſ
tance of Six miles, — I Spoke to
them from Joſhua 24: 22: and
Esther 7: 2: in the Evening we
had another meeting, and we
had Solemn Day and evening
the People attended with great
attention and Solemnity, after
I had done Speaking; we Sot down
and the Singer roſe up and they
Sung Some Time, and then diſ
perſed, every one to his quarter,
Monday Novr
67:
after
Brother Roger and his wife
to our Place; and Sotpt at
Roger's and I took Breakfaſt
with them, they live
miles from the reſt of the People
and after eating I went on to
the Town, got there about 12
and found them all well,—
in the Evening we met on
our Temporal and Religious
Concerns, — we met once before
but we did not Come to proceed
any Buſineſs — But now we pro
ceeded to form in to a Body Poli
tick,— We Named our Town by
the Name of Brotherton, in
Indian Eeyawquittoowaucon
nuck— J: Fowler was choſen Clarke for this [below]Town Roger waupieh, David
Fowler, Elijah Wympy, John
Tuhy, and Abraham Simon
Truſtees for the Town, for a Year
and for the future, the Committee
is to be Choſen Annually, — and
Andrew Acorrocomb, and Thomas
Putchauker were Choſen to be
Fence Vewers to Continue a Year.
Concluded to have a Centre near
David Fowlers Houſe. the main
Street is to run North and South & No[illegible][guess: th]&
Eaſt and weſt, to Croſs at the Centre
Concluded to live in Peace, and
in Friendſhip and to go on in
all their Public Concerns in Harmony
both in their Religious and Tem
poral Concerns, and every one
to bear his
lic Charges in the Town, —
They deſird me to be a Teacher
amongſt them, I Conſented to
Spend Some of my remaining
with them, and make this Town
my Home and Center —
Tueſday — Novr 8:
and Sot of for Stockbridge Indians
got there Some Time before meet
ing, this is a Day of faſting and
Prayer, with the People here
the Deſign of this faſt is to Confeſs
their Sins before god, and to repent
and beg the Pardon of all their Sins
and deſire the Bleſsing of god up
on them, and to Proſper them in
their New Settlemet, and alſo bleſs
them in their Religious Life —
and I preach to them, in the fore
Noon from Jonah 3: 8: in the
after noon from Prover 23: 26
and it was a Solemn Faſt Day
many were deeply afected, all
attended like Criminals before
the Barr; in the Evening they
met again, and they adviſd
and gave Councel to one another
to Conduct well and be Careful
in all their Conduct the enſusing
winter as they were about to
diſperſe, for the winter, that
they may get together in the
Spring in Love and Peace, —
and after advice, they Spent
Some Time in Singing of
Spiritual Songs, and when
word of Exhortation, adviſing
them to uſe their Natural Powers
and Conduct as becomes Rational
Creatures, and break off from
all out breakings of Sin, and
Especially to break off from that
abominable Sin of Drunkeneſs
and give themſelves to watching
and Prayer, and So Conclude
with Prayer, — and the People
diſperſd in Peace — I Lodged
at Sir Peter Pauqunnuppeets
Wedneſday Novr 9:
faſted with Capt Hindreck &
Soon after Eating, I Sot off for
Home, got to our Place about
12 and found our Folks well—
Thirdsday Fryday and Saturd
lookd a bout a little to See the
land and it is the beſt land I ever
did See in all my Travils. John
Tuhy Planted Juſt about one
acre of ground, which he
Cleared laſt may, and this
good Corn 56 Buſhels of Potatoes
about 200 Heads of Cabage, and
about 3 Buſhels of Beans, and
about 2 Buſhels of Paſnips &
Beats together. beſides Cu
cumbers and Watermelons; of
the Same ground, and it was not
Plowd nor dug up with a
Hoe, only leaves and Small
Buſhels were burnt on it
and great many Lo
now — and I was told laſt
week among the Stockbridge
Indians, that in their Clearing
Some Spots of land, where it has
been improved, in Years paſt, they
Plowd up, and dug up good many
Potatoes; where they had been Plan
ted parhaps 10 or 12 Years ago.
one man got 3 Skipples, and
he p
raiſed a fine paſsel of them.
and Brother David Fowler told
me and his wife and others Con
firmed it that he had one Cabage
Stomp Stood three Summers and
it Stood, it three Heads —
Sab, Nov.r 13:
Fowlers and many of the Stock
bridgers Came to meeting, and
there was good attention, and
of the word, in the Evening
we had Some Singing, —
Monday Novr 14
ready to return homward, —
Tueſday Novr 15:
early in the morning, and we
were fitting to go off, and little
after Sun riſe we Sat off,
David and his wife Daughter
and James Waucus went together
Elijah Wym
and others Some Stockbridgers
there were Eight Horſes of
mongſt us, and many foot men
and we got thro the woods Juſt
as the Sun was going down
I put up at Mr Fols's —
Wedneſday Novr 16:
of very early in the morning
in the Evening, and Lodged
there, and
were there alſo —
Thirdsday 17:
Fryday Novr 18:
to Bomens Creek, and Got
there about 1: put up at
Esqr
were very Glad to See me
and I was as glad, and Lodged
there, had a meeting here
this Evening, and there was
a Conſiderable of People, and
they attended well, —
Saturday Novr 19:
and So we parted, and I
to Esqr Manbee's about 3
o: c: and here I put up, &
was received with kindneſs —
here I overtook my Son Anto
ny Paul,—
Sabb. Nov r 2:
to Conſiderable Number Peo
ple, and they attended with
with all Seriousneſs they
were moſt all Dutch; Spoke
in morning From Acts 9
Lord What Wilt thou — in
the after noon from Luke
So is he that Sayeth &c
Elijah Wympeh and his
Son, and 3 Stockbridge
girls were here alſo —
I Lodged here again,
Monday Novr 21:
in the morning it was
So far to Mr P
Wormer, about a mile
from Mohauk River in the
Woods North Side —
This Day I Saw the Revd
Mr Romine a Dutch Miniſter
in Cacanawaka by Mohauk
River, I met with him at a
public Houſe, and he apear'd
quite Friendly at once, he
deſired me me, that if I Shoud
Come along this way again
at any Time, to Call upon
him, and have a Diſcourſe
with his People, and I told I
wou'd —
Tueſday Novr 22: got up
very early, and it was
very Cold morning, and did
ed, took Breakfast before
I Sot out, about 8: I went on
my way, thro the Woods and it
was very Riding it was not froſe
had enough to bear a Horſe
in Muddy holes; I got to Mr Otis's
in Gallaway a little after 12
and found them all well, and
put up here, and took Dinner
with them, Concluded to have a
meeting this Evening. about
Daylight in I went Mr Dean's
to meeting and there was a Con
ſiderabl of People, and I Spoke
from Joſhua, 24: 19: and the
People attended with Serious
neſs,— after meeting went back
to Mr Otis's and Lodged there —
Wedneſday Novr 23:
Breakfast Sot of to go to a Place
Called Smith Field about 6 miles
of, Mr Meſsenger went with me
and it was thro a Deſert other
way,— got there Juſt before 12
where the meeting is to be, a
bout 2: we began the meeting
and there was Conſiderable
Number of People Collected toge
ther,
and it is a New Settlement,
and the People attended with all
gravity and Solemnity, I believe
Some felt the Power of the word,
Soon after Meeting, one Mr
Coffin, a Univerſaliſt Preacher
deſired to have Some Co
with me, and we had Conver
ſateon a little while together
without much Debate, for we
diſagreed altogether,— and the
People diſperſt and I Stayd at
the Houſe all Night, and Mr
Meſanger went home; and Mr
Smith and his wife and I had
very agreeable Converſation
and their Son in Law his Name
was Alexander, Scotchman by
Nation, was very much
Psalms we had Some debate a
bout them, and upon Some o
th
was Extreamly well Treated
by the Heads of the Family and
all the Young People; Slept
very Comfortably,—
Thids Novr 24
quite early, Stay'd till after
Breakfaſt, and then Sot of
Mr Hughwee Alexander went
with me, and we to Gallaway
about 10, Call'd at Mr Meſengers
and Dined with them, and had
agreable Converſation — Soon
after Dinner went to Mr Otiss &
from there to meeting about
a mile, where was a Sick
woman, we Soon got there
Mr Otis went with me and
another man, had Some Con
verſation with the Sick woman
and found her reſignd to the
will of god, & was Comfortable
in her mind; and then we
began the Worſhip of god, there
was but few People and they
attended with great Seriousneſs
and Some affection — I Spoke
from Matt 6: 10: after meeting
Mr Cullock invited me to go
home with him to Stay all Night
and was Treated very kindly &
Tenderly, —
Fryday Novr 25:
and Stayd till after Breakfaſt
and then went back, Calld
at Mr Meſengers and Dinner
with him, and afterwards
went to Mr Otiss,— and in
the evening went to meeting
again in Mr Deans Houſe
and there was Conſiderable
Number of People and there
was great Solemnity among
the People, I Spoke from
James [illegible][guess: 4]: 17: after meeting
went back to Mr Otis's
a number Friends to viſet
me this Evening, Some Scotch
People and we had quite
agreable interview —
Saturday Novr 26
his Day, juſt at Night went to
Warran's a little diſtance and
was wellcomd, and treated very
kindly, he is a Baptiſt man by
Denomination, Sot up Some Time
for had Some Company, Mr Mc
Larran a Scotchman was with
us and very agreable Converſa
tion, and good be
to
Sab. Novr 27:
ten we went to meeting, a few
Rods in a Barn, and there was
a great Number of People, for
a new Settlement, and I Spoke
from I. Samuel. 15: 14 in the after
noon from Joh 11: 28: and there
was great and Sober attention
Some felt the preſence of god —
after meeting went home with
mr Warran and took Dinner
with them, — and in the even–g
went to Mr William Kalley
a Scotchman, and had a meet
ing there and there was a good
number of People, and I preachd
to them from Joh. 11: 26: and
I believe we had Some aſseſtan[illegible][guess: c]
both in Preaching and in
hearing — Lodgd at the Same
Houſe — and was kindly en‐
tertaind, —
Monday Novr 28
Mr Kalleys till after Break
faſt, then went to Mr Otiss and
was there till about 2 in the
after, and then Mr Otis his &
Mr Meſsenger and his and went
to a weding, and there was
a number of People, but great
ple, the
Jonathan Bunyan Cotes and
Polley Doulin,— and the People
behaved exceeding well, —
good Cake and Cheeſe to eat &
Totty to Drink,— juſt before
Sun Sit we that Came together
went back again, I Calld in
at Mr Meſsengers, and was there
till the Young Wedendners Came
home, and then
and Lodged, once more, and his
Brother Lodged there alſo, —
Tueſday Novr 29:
leave of mr Otis and his Family
about 9: O'C: and I directed my
Courſe towards Scenactady, Mr
Meſsenger went with me, and
we parted before we got to the
Place, and I went on to the
Town, got there Some Time
before Night; Calld at mr
Shooter's, and Sat a while and
Friend, and found them all well
and was there a while, and his
Son Came in, and he invited ^ to
go home with him, and there I
Lodged, and kindly Treated, &
Wedneſday Novr 30:
took Breakfaſt with Mrs Poſt, Mr
Poſt was gone out,— after eating
I went to See Several Friends
payd my viſited the Revd Mr
Romine, the Dutch Miniſter of
the Place, and he appeard very
Friendly, but I Stayd not Long
about 10 O: C: I went over the
Ferry again to go to the 5000
Acres; Mr Meſsenger went with
me again, we travild together
about 7. miles, and there we
parted in Friendſhip — I went
on, Calld at one Mr Sharewoods
to warm my feet, and I had Sot
but few minutes, before the wo‐
man, aſked me whether I woud
it ready Quick, and I eat very
Hearty, and juſt as I had done
the man of the Houſe Came in
and appeard very agreeable
and as I was going away, he
deſired me to Come See him a
gain before I left the Place, &
I told him I woud, then went
on to Mr Holmss Soon got there
and found them all well, and was
kindly receivd by the Family, and
I put up there,—
Thirdsday Decemr 1: 1785:
Mr Holms's till near Noon, and I
went to Mr Woods a little diſtance
and Dined there, and
before Sun Sit, I went to one Mr
Rogers, and Lodged there, I found him
and his wife very underſtanding
in the Scriptures and I believe
they were Experiencd Chriſtians
they are Ireiſh Folks, we had
Sot up Some what late, I Saw
the man was not well pleaſd
with Docr Wattss P
we had a long talk upon them, we
did not agree about them, but
we did not Contend about them, after
Converſation, we Sung a Psalm
and Read a Chapter, and Prayd
together and then went to^ Peaceable
and I had a Comfortable Sleep —
Fryday Decer 2:
took Breakfaſt with them after
eating we Sung and Read, and
then I had Some Exerciſe in the
Family with my Christian Cards
and it was very Solemn and
agreable; — about 10 I took
my good leave of the Family, and
returnd to Mr Holmss, — and in
the after noon about 1: OC: I went
to Mr Clarkes and there was a goodly
number of People and I preachd
to them from, Acts 2: 37: and
Some affection I believe they felt
Some thing of the Power of the word
after meeting a Number of the
People Stayd, and in the Evening
I had Exerciſe a long while with
Family, with my Chriſtian Cards
and it was very agreable
and Some Time in the Evening
we went to Bed quietly, —
Saturday Decr 3:
to Mr Holmss and Sot a while and
I went to Mr Sharewoods a bout
half mile of, and him
kind to me, and Converſable &
he is an underſtand Man took
Dinner with him, and was there
till Tea was got, and took with
them, and Juſt night returnd to
Mr Holmss again, and Lodged
there, —
Sabb: Decr 4:
was again in Mr Clarks H[gap: worn_edge]
and there was a Vaſt Number
of People tho' it was Stormy
Day, I Spoke from Isaah 5: 3
and was uncommon attention
and Flow of Tears, from old and
Young, and I am perſwaded the
Power of the was felt by many
Souls, I preachd only once —
after meeting, I took Dinner
with Mr Cl
ing we Sot and Some Religious
Converſation — about Sun Sit
we went to good old Mr Nothrops
and the we had a
it was very Comfortable meet
ing, and was great many Peo
I Spoke from Matt 5: 13. Mr
Nothrop gave me the Text
and after the meeting was over
a Number Stayd, and we had
agreable Religious Converſation
I Lod