Samson Occom, letter, date and recipient unknown
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
Suitlaw
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
ploydem
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
gainſta
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
who brings [theſe | these]theſethese few [gap: stain][guess (h-dawnd): lines]lines has had a [Law
Suit | law
suit]Law
Suitlaw
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
ploydem
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
gainſta
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]
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
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]
[Samſon | Samson]SamſonSamson Occom[pers0030.ocp]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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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 |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0179.ocp | Onieda Oneida | Oneida |
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Regularized text:
Type | Original | Regularized |
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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 |
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Hon.d | Honoured |
& | and |
Serv'd | served |
huml Servt | humble Servant |
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