Samson Occom, journal, 1750 June 21 to 1751 February 9
21 July 1750[1750-07-21]
ms number750421
[note (type: abstract): Occom details his travels along the East Coast from the autumn of 1750 to the late winter of 1751.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is largely clear and legible. As is common with Occom, there are some uncrossed t’s and crossed l’s; they have been corrected by the transcriber.][note (type: paper): Small sheets folded into a booklet are in fair-to-poor condition, with heavy staining and wear that results in some loss of text.][note (type: ink): Brown ink sustains varying degrees of fading.][note (type: noteworthy): On one recto, Occom has written random words, some possibly in Mohegan, many illegible. The word "Sarah" (Occom’s mother) is written backwards. Also on one recto, an editor, likely 19th-century, has written: "June 21, 1750 to Saty Feb. 9. 1751. [at Montauk] Tuesd. Feb. 12]". This same editor has made underlinings and overwrites throughout the document; these have not been transcribed. When Occom mentions an "Indian Town" he is likely referring to the Indian villages associated with each place that he visits. ]EventsOccom’s Mission to the Montauketts
Persistent Identifier
[illegible] Nnaunwuqus Beer-lahai-roi orchard [Samſon | Samson]SamſonSamson[pers0030.ocp] Sarah[pers0395.ocp] Mohegan[place0143.ocp] [illegible]
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[note (type: editorial): Blank page.][Thirdſday | Thursday]ThirdſdayThursday June [ye | the]yethe [21[illegible]th | 21st]21[illegible]th21st 1750[1750-06-21]
I [Sot | set]Sotset out from Montauk[place0144.ocp] for
[Eaſthampton | East Hampton]EaſthamptonEast Hampton[place0062.ocp] and got there Some time before Night, and
[taried | tarried]tariedtarried at [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Buel | Buell]BuelBuell[pers0006.ocp]'s that Night,
[Fryday | Friday]FrydayFriday June [ye | the]yethe 2518 ^[above] 22^22th[1750-06-22]
John [Aſhpo | Ashpo]AſhpoAshpo[pers0967.ocp] Came to me from
Montauk[place0144.ocp], about 10 in the [morng | morning]morngmorning and we [Emediately | immediately]Emediatelyimmediately
[Sot | set]Sotset out from thence for South
Hampton[place0425.ocp], and got there About 4 in the [after N– | afternoon]after N–afternoon and [taried | tarried]tariedtarried at [Dea– | Deacon]Dea–Deacon
[Tut | Tuttle]TutTuttle[pers1275.ocp]s, and we
[Stayd | stayed]Staydstayed there [amongſt | amongst]amongſtamongst our Country Men [till | 'til]till'til
Monday June [ye | the]yethe 25[1750-06-25], and then we [Return'd | returned]Return'dreturned from thence to wards Montauk[place0144.ocp], and we got there Some time before Night Safe [& | and]&and Sound —
Saturday [Auguſt | August]AuguſtAugust [ye | the]yethe 4 AD 1750[1750-08-04]
I [Sot | set]Sotset out from [montk | Montauk]montkMontauk[place0144.ocp] for [Eaſt– | East Hampton]Eaſt–East Hampton[place0062.ocp] and got there before Night and Lo^[above] d^dged at [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[W: | William]W:William Hedge[pers0253.ocp]'s that — and Monday [Juſt | just]Juſtjust at Night I Came a way from [Eaſt | East]EaſtEast[place0062.ocp] and got to [Montk | Montauk]MontkMontauk[place0144.ocp]
[Juſt | just]Juſtjust after [Sun Set | sunset]Sun Setsunset —
Mongday [Sepr | September]SeprSeptember [ye | the]yethe 10 AD: 1750[1750-09-10]
I Left my School and to [Napeeg | Napeague]NapeegNapeague[place0410.ocp], and got there [Juſt | just]Juſtjust after [Sun[illegible] Set | sunset]Sun[illegible] Setsunset and we went further in the Night
Saturday [Sepr | September]SeprSeptember [ye | the]yethe 15[1750-09-15]:
we [Sot | set]Sotset
out Sail from Long Island[place0129.ocp] for
main, and got over a bout 1 o'Clock in the after Noon [illegible] , and I was Landed at [Stoneing Town | Stonington]Stoneing TownStonington[place0226.ocp] and I [Sot | set]Sotset out from thence for mohegan[place0143.ocp]
[& | and]&and got there Some time in the Night and found [illegible][Moſt | most]Moſtmost of my [illegible]Relations well
[Thriday | Thursday]ThridayThursday [Sepr | September]SeprSeptember [ye | the]yethe 20 AD: 1750[1750-09-20]
I [Sot | set]Sotset out from Mohegan[place0143.ocp] for
Lebanon[place0122.ocp] and [illegible]Got to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Williams[pers0039.ocp]
[Juſt | just]Juſtjust before [Su[illegible]n Set | sunset]Su[illegible]n Setsunset and [Lodg'd | lodged]Lodg'dlodged there and was kindly [entain'd | entertained]entain'dentertained.
and [Fryday | Friday]FrydayFriday [Sepr | September]SeprSeptember [ye | the]yethe 21[1750-09-21]
Early in the Morning, I [Sot | set]Sotset out from thence to Crank[place0122.ocp] and got
to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[we' | Wheelock]we'Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] before Noon and found madam[pers0577.ocp] and Theodora[pers0999.ocp] very Sick.
and I
[Stay'd | stayed]Stay'dstayed there [till | 'til]till'til
[illegible] after Noon, and then I [Sot | set]Sotset out from thence for Hebron[place0099.ocp], and
got there [Juſt | just]Juſtjust after [Sun Set | sunset]Sun Setsunset and found [moſt | most]moſtmost of ['em | them]'emthem Well, and Monday [Sepr | September]SeprSeptember the [24th | 24th]24th24th[1750-09-24] I [Sot | set]Sotset out from Hebron[place0099.ocp] for
Mohegan[place0143.ocp], and got there Some time in the
Night, — and [Fr^[below] ^^^yday | Friday]Fr^[below] ^^^ydayFriday
[Sepr | September]SeprSeptember
[ye | the]yethe
[28th | 28th]28th28th[1750-09-28] I [Sot | set]Sotset out from
Mohegan[place0143.ocp] for [Nawyyonuk | Noank]NawyyonukNoank[place0411.ocp] and got there [Juſt | just]Juſtjust before
[Sun Set | sunset]Sun Setsunset and [tary'd | tarried]tary'dtarried with one Lemuel Burrows[pers0971.ocp]
[& | and]&and
[Satur Day | Saturday]Satur DaySaturday morning [Sot | set]Sotset out from thence for [Naroganſet | Narragansett]NaroganſetNarragansett[place0150.ocp]
and got there Some time
after in the Night ^[above] [& | and]&and^[& | and]&and
[Lodg'd | lodged]Lodg'dlodged with one James Simon[pers0966.ocp], [& | and]&and was kindly Entertain by my Friends [&c | etc.]&cetc.
[&c | etc.]&cetc. —
[Thirſday | Thursday]ThirſdayThursday [octr | October]octrOctober [ye | the]yethe [4th | 4th]4th4th AD: 1750[1750-10-04]
I [Sot | set]Sotset out from [Naroganſet | Narragansett]NaroganſetNarragansett[place0150.ocp] for [Nawauyounk | Noank]NawauyounkNoank[place0411.ocp] and got there Some time in the Night and [Lodg'd | lodged]Lodg'dlodged at [Toowiſ | Toowis]ToowiſToowis[pers1000.ocp]'s Wig‐wam and [Fryday | Friday]FrydayFriday morning [Sot | set]Sotset from thence for New London[place0164.ocp],
and got there about 9 in [ye | the]yethe morning, and from thence
[Strait | straight]Straitstraight up to Mohegan[place0143.ocp] — and
Monday [ocr | October]ocrOctober [ye | the]yethe 8[1750-10-10]
[wen | went]wenwent Down to
New London[place0164.ocp] in order [illegible] to go over to Long-[Iſland | Island]IſlandIsland[place0129.ocp]
[&c | etc.]&cetc.
[&c | etc.]&cetc.
and [Tueſday | Tuesday]TueſdayTuesday [gap: stain][guess (cassandrah): [ocr | October]ocrOctober][ocr | October]ocrOctober the [9th | 9th]9th9th[1750-10-09]
was at New London[place0164.ocp] all the
Day
and at Night about 1 or 2 o' C[gap: stain]
[Sot | set]Sotset-Sail from New‐
London[place0164.ocp] for Montauk[place0144.ocp], and got [a Shore | ashore]a Shoreashore
[Juſt | just]Juſtjust before Sun
[riſe | rise]riſerise at fort pond[place0404.ocp] and I [Sot | set]Sotset from there Directly for the Indian Town, and went a
mong the People to get Some Sweet Corn, and then I went to [Napeek | Napeague]NapeekNapeague[place0410.ocp], and back again to Indian Town and got there in the
Evening [&c | etc.]&cetc. —
Saturday [Ocr | October]OcrOctober [ye | the]yethe 13[1750-10-13]
I went from Montauk[place0144.ocp] for [Eaſt | East]EaſtEast[place0062.ocp]
[& | and]&and
[taried | tarried]tariedtarried there Sabbath and
Monday [Ocr | October]OcrOctober [ye | the]yethe [15th | 15th]15th15th[1750-10-15]
I [return'd | returned]return'dreturned to Montauk[place0144.ocp]
[illegible] again —
[Thirſday | Thursday]ThirſdayThursday [Octr | October]OctrOctober [ye | the]yethe 18[1750-10-18]
we [Sot | set]Sotset out from Montauk[place0144.ocp], for [Eaſt | East]EaſtEast[place0062.ocp] and [taried | tarried]tariedtarried that Night and Friday Morning we [Sot | set]Sotset a way from thence for [Shene‐ | Shinne‐]Shene‐Shinne‐[place0423.ocp]
[Shenecock | Shinnecock]ShenecockShinnecock[place0423.ocp] and we got there at ^[above] mr Ho[illegible]^mr Ho[illegible]
[a bout | about]a boutabout 9, [a bout | about]a boutabout 11 we went the Indian Town, there we heard
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. White[pers0704.ocp] Preach a [thankſgiv ing | thanksgiving]thankſgiv ingthanksgiving Sermon to the Indians, [& | and]&and we [taried | tarried]tariedtarried there [till | 'til]till'til Monday fol‐lowing [Octr | October]OctrOctober
[ye | the]yethe 22[1750-10-22] then we [retur^[above] nd^nd | returned]retur^[above] nd^ndreturned to Montauk[place0144.ocp] again and we got
there about 7 at Night [&c | etc.]&cetc. —
Nov[Wedenſday | Wednesday]WedenſdayWednesday November [ye | the]yethe 14 ^[above] 1750^1750[1750-11-14]
I [Sot | set]Sotset out from Montauk[place0144.ocp] for [Eaſt | East]EaſtEast[place0062.ocp] to [thankſgiving | thanksgiving]thankſgivingthanksgiving and [Fryday | Friday]FrydayFriday
[Novr | November]NovrNovember
[ye | the]yethe 16[1750-11-16] I [re turnd | returned]re turndreturned again to Montauk[place0144.ocp] and got there [Juſt | just]Juſtjust before
[S[illegible][guess (cassandrah): ot]otun Sit | sunset]S[illegible][guess (cassandrah): ot]otun Sitsunset and So forth
Saturday December [ye | the]yethe 1: 1750[1750-12-01]
I [Sot | set]Sotset out from Montauk[place0144.ocp] for
[Sagg | Sag]SaggSag[place0418.ocp] to [illegible]See [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Maltby[pers0352.ocp] and I got there [Juſt | just]Juſtjust before
[Sun Sit | sunset]Sun Sitsunset and [Lodg'd | lodged]Lodg'dlodged at [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Ruſſil | Russil]RuſſilRussil's[pers0995.ocp]
was kindly [Entertain'd | entertained]Entertain'dentertained, and Next Day I heard [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Maltby[pers0352.ocp] preach, and was with him in the [after Noon | afternoon]after Noonafternoon, at [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Gulſon | Gulson]GulſonGulson[pers0978.ocp]'s, and [taryd | tarried]tarydtarried at Night with [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Maltby[pers0352.ocp], And Monday I part with him at [Mr. | Mr.]Mr.Mr.
[Gulſon | Gulson]GulſonGulson[pers0978.ocp][illegible][guess (cassandrah): 's]'s and Came [a way | away]a wayaway
home towards home to Montauk[place0144.ocp]
[& | and]&and got there at Night, [&c | etc.]&cetc.
Saturday [Fabruary | February]FabruaryFebruary [ye | the]yethe 9 1750[1751-02-09]
[illegible: [guess (cassandrah): —
1]—
1] I went to [E Ham | East Hampton]E HamEast Hampton[place0062.ocp] and participate with ['em | them]'emthem the Sacrament of the [Lds– | Lord's]Lds–Lord's
[S– | Supper]S–Supper and [Tueſday | Tuesday]TueſdayTuesday February [ye | the]yethe 12[1751-02-12] I [returnd | returned]returndreturned to Montauk[place0144.ocp]
[note (type: editorial): Blank page.][note (type: editorial): Blank page.][note (type: editorial): Blank page.][note (type: editorial): Blank page.][note (type: editorial): Blank page.][note (type: editorial): Blank page.]
[illegible] to John [Aſhpo | Ashpo]AſhpoAshpo[pers0967.ocp] from Hannabel[pers1189.ocp], 8 5 Due to Cyrus[pers0974.ocp] from John [Aſhpo | Ashpo]AſhpoAshpo[pers0967.ocp]
Mary George[pers0976.ocp]
Mary [Aſhpo | Ashpo]AſhpoAshpo[pers0968.ocp] Theatre [Theſſalonians | Thessalonians]TheſſaloniansThessalonians
[Theſſalonians | Thessalonians]TheſſaloniansThessalonians
[Theſſalonias | Thessalonias]TheſſaloniasThessalonias
^[bottom] [illegible] 12 [Samſon | Samson]SamſonSamson Occom[pers0030.ocp]^[illegible] 12 [Samſon | Samson]SamſonSamson Occom[pers0030.ocp]
^[bottom] 9 — 1 — [illegible]^9 — 1 — [illegible]
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Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0030.ocp | Samſon Samson | writer | Occom, Samson |
pers0395.ocp | Sarah | mentioned | Occom, Sarah |
pers0006.ocp | Rev d Rev. M r Mr. Buel Buell | mentioned | Buell, Samuel |
pers0967.ocp | John Aſhpo Ashpo | mentioned | Ashpo, John |
pers1275.ocp | Dea– Deacon Tut Tuttle | mentioned | Tuttle |
pers0253.ocp | M r Mr. W: William Hedge | mentioned | Hedges, William |
pers0039.ocp | M r Mr. Williams | mentioned | Williams, Solomon |
pers0036.ocp | M r Mr. we' Wheelock | mentioned | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0577.ocp | madam | mentioned | Wheelock, Mary (née Brinsmead) |
pers0999.ocp | Theodora | mentioned | Wheelock, Theodora |
pers0971.ocp | Lemuel Burrows | mentioned | Burrows, Lemuel |
pers0966.ocp | James Simon | mentioned | Simon, James |
pers1000.ocp | Toowiſ Toowis | mentioned | Toowis |
pers0704.ocp | M r Mr. White | mentioned | White |
pers0352.ocp | M r Mr. Maltby | mentioned | Maltby |
pers0995.ocp | M r Mr. Ruſſil Russil 's | mentioned | Russil |
pers0978.ocp | M r Mr. Gulſon Gulson | mentioned | Gulson |
pers0978.ocp | M r . Mr. Gulſon Gulson | mentioned | Gulson |
pers1189.ocp | Hannabel | mentioned | Hannabel |
pers0974.ocp | Cyrus | mentioned | Cyrus |
pers0976.ocp | Mary George | mentioned | George, Mary |
pers0968.ocp | Mary Aſhpo Ashpo | mentioned | Ashpo, Mary |
pers0030.ocp | Samſon Samson Occom | writer | Occom, Samson |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
---|---|---|
place0143.ocp | Mohegan | Mohegan |
place0144.ocp | Montauk | Montauk |
place0062.ocp | Eaſthampton East Hampton | East Hampton |
place0425.ocp | South Hampton | South Hampton |
place0144.ocp | mont k Montauk | Montauk |
place0062.ocp | Eaſt– East Hampton | East Hampton |
place0062.ocp | Eaſt East | East Hampton |
place0144.ocp | Mont k Montauk | Montauk |
place0410.ocp | Napeeg Napeague | Napeague |
place0129.ocp | Long Island | Long Island |
place0226.ocp | Stoneing Town Stonington | Stonington |
place0143.ocp | mohegan | Mohegan |
place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
place0122.ocp | Crank | Lebanon |
place0099.ocp | Hebron | Hebron |
place0411.ocp | Nawyyonuk Noank | Noank |
place0150.ocp | Naroganſet Narragansett | Narragansett |
place0411.ocp | Nawauyounk Noank | Noank |
place0164.ocp | New London | New London |
place0129.ocp | Long- Iſland Island | Long Island |
place0164.ocp | New‐ London | New London |
place0404.ocp | fort pond | Fort Pond |
place0410.ocp | Napeek Napeague | Napeague |
place0423.ocp | Shene‐ Shinne‐ | Shinnecock |
place0423.ocp | Shenecock Shinnecock | Shinnecock |
place0418.ocp | Sagg Sag | Sag Harbor |
place0062.ocp | E Ham East Hampton | East Hampton |
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Dates identified in this document:
Standard Form | Text |
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1750-06-21 | ThirdſdayThursday June yethe 21th21st 1750 |
1750-06-22 | FrydayFriday June yethe 2518 22th |
1750-06-25 | Monday June yethe 25 |
1750-08-04 | Saturday AuguſtAugust yethe 4 AD 1750 |
1750-09-10 | Mongday SeprSeptember yethe 10 AD: 1750 |
1750-09-15 | Saturday SeprSeptember yethe 15 |
1750-09-20 | ThridayThursday SeprSeptember yethe 20 AD: 1750 |
1750-09-21 | FrydayFriday SeprSeptember yethe 21 |
1750-09-24 | Monday SeprSeptember the 24th24th |
1750-09-28 | Fr^ydayFriday SeprSeptember yethe 28th28th |
1750-10-04 | ThirſdayThursday octrOctober yethe 4th4th AD: 1750 |
1750-10-10 | Monday ocrOctober yethe 8 |
1750-10-09 | TueſdayTuesday ocrOctober the 9th9th |
1750-10-13 | Saturday OcrOctober yethe 13 |
1750-10-15 | Monday OcrOctober yethe 15th15th |
1750-10-18 | ThirſdayThursday OctrOctober yethe 18 |
1750-10-22 | OctrOctober yethe 22 |
1750-11-14 | WedenſdayWednesday November yethe 14 1750 |
1750-11-16 | FrydayFriday NovrNovember yethe 16 |
1750-12-01 | Saturday December yethe 1: 1750 |
1751-02-09 | Saturday FabruaryFebruary yethe 9 1750 |
1751-02-12 | TueſdayTuesday February yethe 12 |
Regularized text:
Type | Original | Regularized |
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modernization | Samſon | Samson |
variation | Thirdſday | Thursday |
modernization | ye | the |
modernization | 21[illegible]th | 21st |
variation | Sot | set |
modernization | Eaſthampton | East Hampton |
variation | taried | tarried |
modernization | Revd | Rev. |
modernization | Mr | Mr. |
variation | Buel | Buell |
variation | Fryday | Friday |
modernization | Aſhpo | Ashpo |
variation | morng | morning |
variation | Emediately | immediately |
variation | after N– | afternoon |
variation | Stayd | stayed |
modernization | amongſt | amongst |
variation | till | 'til |
modernization | Auguſt | August |
modernization | Juſt | just |
modernization | Eaſt | East |
variation | Sun Set | sunset |
variation | Napeeg | Napeague |
variation | Stoneing Town | Stonington |
modernization | Moſt | most |
variation | Thriday | Thursday |
modernization | moſt | most |
modernization | 24th | 24th |
variation | Fr^[below] ^^^yday | Friday |
modernization | 28th | 28th |
variation | Nawyyonuk | Noank |
variation | Satur Day | Saturday |
variation | Naroganſet | Narragansett |
modernization | &c | etc. |
variation | Thirſday | Thursday |
modernization | 4th | 4th |
variation | Nawauyounk | Noank |
modernization | Toowiſ | Toowis |
variation | Strait | straight |
modernization | Iſland | Island |
modernization | Tueſday | Tuesday |
modernization | 9th | 9th |
variation | a Shore | ashore |
modernization | riſe | rise |
variation | Napeek | Napeague |
modernization | 15th | 15th |
variation | Shene‐ | Shinne‐ |
variation | Shenecock | Shinnecock |
variation | a bout | about |
modernization | thankſgiv ing | thanksgiving |
variation | retur^[above] nd^nd | returned |
variation | Wedenſday | Wednesday |
modernization | thankſgiving | thanksgiving |
variation | re turnd | returned |
variation | S[illegible][guess (cassandrah): ot]otun Sit | sunset |
variation | Sagg | Sag |
variation | Sun Sit | sunset |
modernization | Ruſſil | Russil |
variation | after Noon | afternoon |
modernization | Gulſon | Gulson |
variation | taryd | tarried |
modernization | Mr. | Mr. |
variation | a way | away |
variation | Fabruary | February |
modernization | Theſſalonians | Thessalonians |
modernization | Theſſalonias | Thessalonias |
Expanded abbreviations:
Abbreviation | Expansion |
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Dea– | Deacon |
Tut | Tuttle |
Return'd | returned |
& | and |
montk | Montauk |
Eaſt– | East Hampton |
W: | William |
Montk | Montauk |
Sepr | September |
Lodg'd | lodged |
entain'd | entertained |
we' | Wheelock |
Stay'd | stayed |
'em | them |
tary'd | tarried |
octr | October |
ocr | October |
Ocr | October |
return'd | returned |
Octr | October |
Novr | November |
Entertain'd | entertained |
E Ham | East Hampton |
Lds– | Lord's |
S– | Supper |
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