Samson Occom, letter, to Mary Occom, 1767 January 21
21 January 1767[1767-01-21]
Call Number767121
[note (type: abstract): Occom writes from his tour of Great Britain to discuss family business, including money sent to repay debts, and the enrollment of their son at Wheelock’s school.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is largely clear and legible.][note (type: paper): Single sheet folded in half to make four pages is in poor condition, with heavy creasing and wear that results in a minor loss of text. A large portion of the upper right-hand corner of two recto appears to have been cut away.][note (type: ink): Brown ink is somewhat faded.]EventsFundraising Tour of Great Britain
Persistent Identifier
[Opener]
London[place0128.ocp]
[Janr | January]JanrJanuary 21: 1767[1767-01-21]
My Dear
My Dear
By the [goodneſs | goodness]goodneſsgoodness of god
I am, and have been in good State of Health
Since I wrote to you [laſt | last]laſtlast, excepting Some
Colds I have had Several times, — I rejoice
to hear, our Family was well, [laſt | last]laſtlast No
vember[1766-11], — let us endeavour to put our [truſt | trust]truſttrust
in God at all Times, — I am glad to hear our
Aaron[pers0026.ocp] is at [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]'s, let him[illegible]
Stay
there [till | 'til]till'til he knows how to behave better —
and do you try to [Inſrtruct | instruct]Inſrtructinstruct your Girls as
well as you Can, — I [order'd | ordered]order'dordered some more money
to be Sent to you, and I hope you have [re
ceiv'd, | re
ceived,]re
ceiv'd,re
ceived,[illegible] it or will receive it, pay our Debts
as far as you Can — My Dear, get Some
Capable Hand to write you Letters of
thanks, to the Ladies who wrote you Letters,
and sent you [Preſents | presents]Preſentspresents from [Briſtol | Bristol]BriſtolBristol[place0020.ocp]; we
have [return'd | returned]return'dreturned to London[place0128.ocp] again a few Days
ago, and Shall Stay here [till | 'til]till'til Spring, —
my Love to you all, and to all Inquiring
Friends —
I am, and have been in good State of Health
Since I wrote to you [laſt | last]laſtlast, excepting Some
Colds I have had Several times, — I rejoice
to hear, our Family was well, [laſt | last]laſtlast No
vember[1766-11], — let us endeavour to put our [truſt | trust]truſttrust
in God at all Times, — I am glad to hear our
Aaron[pers0026.ocp] is at [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]'s, let him
there [till | 'til]till'til he knows how to behave better —
and do you try to [Inſ
well as you Can, — I [order'd | ordered]order'dordered some more money
to be Sent to you, and I hope you have [re
ceiv'd, | re
ceived,]re
ceiv'd,re
ceived,
as far as you Can — My Dear, get Some
Capable Hand to write you Letters of
thanks, to the Ladies who wrote you Letters,
and sent you [Preſents | presents]Preſentspresents from [Briſtol | Bristol]BriſtolBristol[place0020.ocp]; we
have [return'd | returned]return'dreturned to London[place0128.ocp] again a few Days
ago, and Shall Stay here [till | 'til]till'til Spring, —
my Love to you all, and to all Inquiring
Friends —
[Closer]
I am as ever, your tender and
Loving [Huſband | husband]Huſbandhusband,
[Samſon | Samson]SamſonSamson Occom[pers0030.ocp]
Loving [Huſband | husband]Huſbandhusband,
[Samſon | Samson]SamſonSamson Occom[pers0030.ocp]
To
[Mrs | Mrs.]MrsMrs. Mary Occom[pers0029.ocp]
at Mohegan[place0143.ocp] in [N: | New]N:New London[place0164.ocp]
Connecticut[place0048.ocp], [N: | New]N:New England[place0158.ocp]
M[illegible]
[Mrs | Mrs.]MrsMrs. Mary Occom[pers0029.ocp]
at Mohegan[place0143.ocp] in [N: | New]N:New London[place0164.ocp]
Connecticut[place0048.ocp], [N: | New]N:New England[place0158.ocp]
[left] M[illegible]
M[illegible]
M[illegible]M[illegible]
M[illegible]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
---|---|---|---|
pers0026.ocp | Aaron | mentioned | Occom, Aaron |
pers0036.ocp | M r Mr. Wheelock | mentioned | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0030.ocp | Samſon Samson Occom | writer | Occom, Samson |
pers0029.ocp | M rs Mrs. Mary Occom | recipient | Occom, Mary (née Fowler) |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0128.ocp | London | London |
place0020.ocp | Briſtol Bristol | Bristol |
place0143.ocp | Mohegan | Mohegan |
place0164.ocp | N: New London | New London |
place0048.ocp | Connecticut | Connecticut |
place0158.ocp | N: New England | New England |
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1767-01-21 | JanrJanuary 21: 1767 |
1766-11 | laſtlast November |
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modernization | goodneſs | goodness |
modernization | laſt | last |
modernization | truſt | trust |
modernization | Mr | Mr. |
variation | till | 'til |
modernization | Inſ |
instruct |
modernization | Preſents | presents |
modernization | Briſtol | Bristol |
modernization | Huſband | husband |
modernization | Samſon | Samson |
modernization | Mrs | Mrs. |
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Janr | January |
order'd | ordered |
re ceiv'd, |
re ceived, |
return'd | returned |
N: | New |
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