Samson Occom, letter, date and recipient unknown

Author Occom, Samson[pers0030.ocp]

Call Number003111

[note (type: abstract): In a strongly worded letter to an unidentified correspondent, Occom declares that he and John Tantaquidgeon have been unjustly served with lawsuits.][note (type: handwriting): Occom's hand is clear and legible.][note (type: paper): Large single sheet is in poor condition, with heavy creasing, staining and wear that results in some loss of text. Tape marks are visible on one verso. Although Occom's hand is clear, the condition of the paper greatly hinders legibility.][note (type: noteworthy): There is no dateline, nor any indication of the letter’s recipient.]
Persistent Identifier
[Opener]
[Hon.d | Honoured]Hon.dHonoured Sir
Brother John [Dantuckquechen | Tantaquidgeon]DantuckquechenTantaquidgeon[pers0151.ocp]
who brings [theſe | these]theſethese few [gap: stain][guess (h-dawnd): lines]lines has had a [Law
Suit | law
suit]
Law
Suit
law
suit
[againſt | against]againſtagainst [gap: stain][guess (h-dawnd): him]him I [gap: stain]e upon [Suſpiſsion | suspicion]Suſpiſsionsuspicion of
Debt, and he knew [gap: stain][guess (h-dawnd): noth]nothing about it, [till | 'til]till'til it
was over, it was John [gap: stain] [illegible]h'es doings, he [im
ployd | em
ployed]
im
ployd
em
ployed
one Shoals[pers0484.ocp] to [Cary | carry]Carycarry on the Suit, now
is [agreable | agreeable]agreableagreeable to the Laws of this State or any
State [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): ?]? that a[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): may]may be [Suid | sued]Suidsued, and the [Caſe | case]Caſecase [tryd | tried]trydtried. [& | and]&and
[Deſided | decided]Deſideddecided, and the man that [Suid | sued]Suidsued knows nothing
from [firſt | first]firſtfirst to [laſt | last]laſtlast, [till | 'til]till'til the Execution Comes out
[againſt | against]againſtagainst him, if this will do and [Countanced | countenanced]Countancedcountenanced, by
by Law, then any man draw upon, account [a
gainſt | a
gainst]
a
gainſt
a
gainst
his Neighbour without any Dealings with
him, — and Sue him, get [Judgment | judgement]Judgmentjudgement [againſt | against]againſtagainst
him, — Do You Serve one another So? if not, why
Should we be [Serv'd | served]Serv'dserved [gap: hole]— is there no [redreſs | redress]redreſsredress, [gap: worn_edge]
[illegible][illegible] for the Indians, by the Rulers, if there is
none, I do declare it, I had rather be [amongſt | amongst]amongſtamongst
the [moſt | most]moſtmost Wild and uncultivated Indians, in the
[Weſtern | Western]WeſternWestern [Wilderneſs | Wilderness]WilderneſsWilderness., — I was So [Servd | served]Servdserved [laſt | last]laſtlast Spring [illegible][juſt | just]juſtjust
as we were [Set[above] inging | setting]Set[above] ingingsetting [of | off]ofoff for [Onieda | Oneida]OniedaOneida[place0179.ocp] and I [Coud | could]Coudcould not Stop
to [ſee | see]ſeesee further about it, I thought Sin [woud | would]woudwould be at
their door, but I need Say more — Is there Such a
thing as delivering John[pers0151.ocp] from the Paw of Such
[unreaſonable | unreasonable]unreaſonableunreasonable and Cruel men? — I am Yet

[Closer]
Your very [huml Servt | humble Servant]huml Servthumble Servant
[Samſon | Samson]SamſonSamson Occom[pers0030.ocp]

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People identified in this document:

id Text in document Role in header Authorized Name
pers0151.ocp John Dantuckquechen Tantaquidgeon mentioned Tantaquidgeon, John
pers0484.ocp Shoals mentioned Shoals
pers0151.ocp John mentioned Tantaquidgeon, John
pers0030.ocp Samſon Samson Occom writer Occom, Samson

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id Text in document Authorized Name
place0179.ocp Onieda Oneida Oneida

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Regularized text:

Type Original Regularized
variation Dantuckquechen Tantaquidgeon
modernization theſe these
variation Law
Suit
law
suit
modernization againſt against
variation Suſpiſsion suspicion
variation till 'til
variation im
ployd
em
ployed
variation Cary carry
variation agreable agreeable
variation Suid sued
modernization Caſe case
variation tryd tried
variation Deſided decided
modernization firſt first
modernization laſt last
variation Countanced countenanced
modernization a
gainſt
a
gainst
variation Judgment judgement
modernization redreſs redress
modernization amongſt amongst
modernization moſt most
modernization Weſtern Western
modernization Wilderneſs Wilderness
variation Servd served
modernization juſt just
variation Set[above] inging setting
variation of off
variation Onieda Oneida
variation Coud could
modernization ſee see
variation woud would
modernization unreaſonable unreasonable
modernization Samſon Samson

Expanded abbreviations:

Abbreviation Expansion
Hon.d Honoured
& and
Serv'd served
huml Servt humble Servant

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