Samuel Ashpo, confession, 1742 February 12
12 February 1742[1742-02-12]
Call Number742162.1
[note (type: abstract): Ashpo confesses to forsaking the rules of Christian marriage by taking another wife after discovering that his first wife has been unfaithful.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is somewhat informal yet clear and legible.][note (type: paper): Single small sheet is in good condition, with light staining, creasing and wear.][note (type: ink): Black-brown.]
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The [Confeſsion | confession]Confeſsionconfession of [Samll | Samuel]SamllSamuel
[Aſhbo | Ashpo]AſhboAshpo[pers0002.ocp] of Mohegan[place0143.ocp]
[Sometime | Some time]SometimeSome time Ago I went to Sea and was Gone 14 months When I Came
home I [underſtood | understood]underſtoodunderstood by Common [Publick | public]Publickpublic Report which had [Gaind | gained]Gaindgained
Credit with Many and So far a I know a General [beleif | belief]beleifbelief [yt | the]ytthe my
wife[pers1794.ocp] had before Sufficient Evidence been Guilty of [Groſs | gross]Groſsgross [adultry | adultery]adultryadultery
In my [abſence | absence]abſenceabsence [& | and]&and [yt | that]ytthat She had for [Sometime | some time]Sometimesome time accompanied [& | and]&and [traveld | traveled]traveldtraveled
about [ye | the]yethe Country with the Man She had been thus Guilty with
[& | and]&and that She was [publiſhd | published]publiſhdpublished to him — I Waited Some [Conſiderable | considerable]Conſiderableconsiderable
time to See if She [wod | would]wodwould not [Came | come]Camecome [& | and]&and make an [acknoledgment | acknowledgement]acknoledgmentacknowledgement
to me, [& | and]&and [aſk | ask]aſkask my [forgiveneſs | forgiveness]forgiveneſsforgiveness but She Did not Come than I took
another Wife after the Indian Manner—[above] a few Days after she was marrieda few Days after she was married but Since I was
married I am Convinced [yt | that]ytthat what I have Done was Evil in the
Sight of God and have been very Sorry
home I [underſtood | understood]underſtoodunderstood by Common [Publick | public]Publickpublic Report which had [Gaind | gained]Gaindgained
Credit with Many and So far a I know a General [beleif | belief]beleifbelief [yt | the]ytthe my
wife[pers1794.ocp] had before Sufficient Evidence been Guilty of [Groſs | gross]Groſsgross [adultry | adultery]adultryadultery
In my [abſence | absence]abſenceabsence [& | and]&and [yt | that]ytthat She had for [Sometime | some time]Sometimesome time accompanied [& | and]&and [traveld | traveled]traveldtraveled
about [ye | the]yethe Country with the Man She had been thus Guilty with
[& | and]&and that She was [publiſhd | published]publiſhdpublished to him — I Waited Some [Conſiderable | considerable]Conſiderableconsiderable
time to See if She [wod | would]wodwould not [Came | come]Camecome [& | and]&and make an [acknoledgment | acknowledgement]acknoledgmentacknowledgement
to me, [& | and]&and [aſk | ask]aſkask my [forgiveneſs | forgiveness]forgiveneſsforgiveness but She Did not Come than I took
another Wife after the Indian Manner—[above] a few Days after she was marrieda few Days after she was married but Since I was
married I am Convinced [yt | that]ytthat what I have Done was Evil in the
Sight of God and have been very Sorry
- 1.[yt | that]ytthat I Cast her off [with out | without]with outwithout a trial of the Case [& | and]&and proving the fact
[againſt | against]againſtagainst her - 2.in that Seeing She [gap: blotted_out] Did not Come to me [yt | that]ytthat I Did not go
to her [& | and]&and use Endeavours to Convince her of her [ſin | sin]ſinsin - 3.I am [ſorry | sorry]ſorrysorry
[yt | that]ytthat I was married in [ ye | the] yethe old Indian [Moode | mode]Moodemode
[& | and]&and not in
a [Chriſtian | Christian]ChriſtianChristian manner— and Whereas I was under [ſome | some]ſomesome [ſmall | small]ſmallsmall Concern
[& | and]&and had Set up [ye | the]yethe form of Religion in my family before I was mar‐
‐ried [& | and]&and Such a procedure being So Contrary to the Laws [& | and]&and Rules
of Jesus [Chriſt | Christ]ChriſtChrist I am afraid it has been [& | and]&and will yet be unproved
much to the [Diſhonour | dishonour]Diſhonourdishonour of God [& | and]&and Prejudice of Religion. Which
I have a Great [Deſire | desire]Deſiredesire So far as in me Lies to prevent but at
[preſent | present]preſentpresent know not how better than by [Confeſsing | confessing]Confeſsingconfessing of it in the most
open manner to God [& | and]&and man [& | and]&and [aſking | asking]aſkingasking pardon and [forgiveneſs | forgiveness]forgiveneſsforgiveness of
all which I heartily do. [& | and]&and [Reſolve | resolve]Reſolveresolve by the help of Divine Grace
to Live Devoted to God and act in all [Reſpects | respects]Reſpectsrespects according to the Laws
of Jesus [Chriſt | Christ]ChriſtChrist for time to Come
[Closer]
[ſamuell | Samuel]ſamuellSamuel
[Aſhpo | Ashpo]AſhpoAshpo[pers0002.ocp]
[Trailer]
Lebanon[place0122.ocp]
[Feby | February]FebyFebruary 12. AD. 1742, 3[1742-02-12].
[Feby | February]FebyFebruary 12. AD. 1742, 3[1742-02-12].
Document Summary
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id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0002.ocp | Sam ll Samuel Aſhbo Ashpo | writer | Ashpo, Samuel |
pers1794.ocp | wife | mentioned | Ashpo, Hannah (née Mamnack) |
pers0002.ocp | ſamuell Samuel Aſhpo Ashpo | writer | Ashpo, Samuel |
pers0002.ocp | Sam ll Samuel Ashpo | writer | Ashpo, Samuel |
Places identified in this document:
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place0143.ocp | Mohegan | Mohegan |
place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
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1742-02-12 | FebyFebruary 12. AD. 1742, 3 |
1742 | AD 1742, 3 |
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modernization | againſt | against |
modernization | ſin | sin |
modernization | ſorry | sorry |
modernization | ye | the |
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modernization | Chriſt | Christ |
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modernization | Aſhpo | Ashpo |
modernization | Confeſsion | Confession |
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wod | would |
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