Solomon Williams, letter, to Andrew Oliver, 1751 October 7
7 October 1751[1751-10-07]
ms number751557
[note (type: abstract): Williams gives his opinion of the recent decision by the Boston Commissioners to send Samson Occom on a mission to Susquehanna and to pay him 20 pounds sterling per annum. He notes that, though Occom intends to marry, he has assured Williams this would not interfere with his missionary work.][note (type: handwriting): Loose, informal handwriting is frequently difficult to decipher. There are several deletions and additions][note (type: paper): Medium-sized sheet is in good condition, with light-to-moderate creasing, staining and wear.][note (type: ink): Brown.][note (type: noteworthy): As noted in the trailer, this document is Williams's copy of his own letter.]EventsOccom’s Marriage
Persistent Identifier
[Opener]
I
[illegible]On the 7 of [Septr | September]SeptrSeptember[1751-09-07]
7
^[above] I [Red | received]Redreceived from you^I [Red | received]Redreceived from you the vote of [ye | the]yethe
[Honle | Honourable]HonleHonourable
[Commiſsioners | Commissioners]CommiſsionersCommissioners[org0095.ocp]
[Reſpecting | respecting]Reſpectingrespecting
[Samſon | Samson]SamſonSamson
[Occum | Occom]OccumOccom[pers0030.ocp]
[ſignifying | signifying]ſignifyingsignifying
their
[guess (ivys): Judination]Judination that the [Sd | said]Sdsaid
[Samſon | Samson]SamſonSamson[pers0030.ocp] (upon the [deſire | desire]deſiredesire
[& | and]&and Motion of [ye | the]yethe
[Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Pemberton[pers0415.ocp] of [N | New]NNew York)[place0166.ocp]
^[above] their [guess (maggiec): Judination]Judination that He^their [guess (maggiec): Judination]Judination that He
[ſhould | should]ſhouldshould go on a [Miſsion | mission]Miſsionmission to [Suſquehana | Susquehanna]SuſquehanaSusquehanna[place0360.ocp]
[& | and]&and officiate as a [Catechiſt | catechist]Catechiſtcatechist, [& | and]&and that They have voted him after the Rate of Twenty pounds [Sterng | Sterling]SterngSterling
[p | per]pper Annum [& | and]&and are [Pleaſed | pleased]Pleaſedpleased to [Deſire | desire]Deſiredesire My opinion
[Reſpecting | respecting]Reſpectingrespecting Their votes. I take leave to Inform you That [Samſon | Samson]SamſonSamson[pers0030.ocp] when he was [laſt | last]laſtlast here intimated his [deſire | desire]deſiredesire to Marry a woman at
[Mantauk | Montauk]MantaukMontauk[place0144.ocp]. I [deſird | desired]deſirddesired[adviſd | advised]adviſdadvised him heto [muſt | must]muſtmust be Cautious in
[Chooſing | choosing]Chooſingchoosing a wife [leſt | lest]leſtlest he [ſhould | should]ſhouldshould
be intangled
^[above] Put [him ſelf | himself]him ſelfhimself^Put [him ſelf | himself]him ſelfhimself in
[ſuch | such]ſuchsuch
[Circumſtances | circumstances]Circumſtancescircumstances as Might Render him [leſs | less]leſsless able to [anſwer | answer]anſweranswer the [deſign | design]deſigndesign of his Education
for it being uncertain where the [Commiſsioners | Commissioners]CommiſsionersCommissioners[org0095.ocp] would [illegible][Imploy | employ]Imployemploy him. he [ſaid | said]ſaidsaid his Marrying there would not prevent his [Readineſs | readiness]Readineſsreadiness to go where the [Commiſioners | Commisioners]CommiſionersCommisioners[org0095.ocp]
[ſhould | should]ſhouldshould
[pleaſe | please]pleaſeplease to Employ
^[above] send^send him Either on the [Iſland | Island]IſlandIsland[place0129.ocp] or the Main. I am not
[ſo | so]ſoso acquainted with the [Proſpect | prospect]Proſpectprospect of his doing
[ſervice | service]ſerviceservice at [Suſquehana | Susquehanna]SuſquehanaSusquehanna[place0360.ocp] as to be able to Judge whether it be [beſt | best]beſtbest to [adviſe | advise]adviſeadvise to his going there
^[above] be [adviſable | advisable]adviſableadvisable I know not [illegible][guess (maggiec): but]but^be [adviſable | advisable]adviſableadvisable I know not [illegible][guess (maggiec): but]but. The [Sallery | salary]Sallerysalary may at [Preſent | present]Preſentpresent be Sufficient [illegible]to Support
[illegible]Him. In [theſe | these]theſethese
[illegible]Things I beg to be [Excuſed | excused]Excuſedexcused from
^[above] [offerg | offering]offergoffering my^[offerg | offering]offergoffering my advice.ing I only
[deſired | desired]deſireddesired
^[above] only^only to know what the [Pleaſure | pleasure]Pleaſurepleasure of the [Commiſsioners | Commissioners]CommiſsionersCommissioners[org0095.ocp] was that I might be able to direct him [ſo | so]ſoso long as They [Tho't | thought]Tho'tthought fit to give him their orders [Thro | through]Throthrough My hands.—
[Closer]
I am [Sr | Sir]SrSir with all due [Reſpect | respect]Reſpectrespect
[Yr | your]Yryour
[Hum.b | humble]Hum.bhumble
[Sert | servant]Sertservant
[Solm | Solomon]SolmSolomon Williams[pers0039.ocp]
[Trailer]
Copy of My [Lr | letter]Lrletter to
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Oliver[pers0031.ocp]
[Octobr | October]OctobrOctober 7 1751[1751-10-07]
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People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0030.ocp | Samſon Samson Occum Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0030.ocp | Samſon Samson | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0415.ocp | Rev d Rev. M r Mr. Pemberton | mentioned | Pemberton, Ebenezer Jr. |
pers0039.ocp | Sol m Solomon Williams | writer | Williams, Solomon |
pers0031.ocp | M r Mr. Oliver | recipient | Oliver, Andrew |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0122.ocp | Leb: Lebanon | Lebanon |
place0166.ocp | N New York) | New York |
place0360.ocp | Suſquehana Susquehanna | Susquehanna |
place0144.ocp | Mantauk Montauk | Montauk |
place0129.ocp | Iſland Island | Long Island |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0095.ocp | HonleHonourable CommiſsionersCommissioners | The Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the parts adjacent in America |
org0095.ocp | CommiſsionersCommissioners | The Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the parts adjacent in America |
org0095.ocp | CommiſionersCommisioners | The Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the parts adjacent in America |
Dates identified in this document:
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1751-10-07 | OctobrOctober 7 1751 |
1751-09-07 | 7 of SeptrSeptember |
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modernization | Reſpecting | respecting |
modernization | Samſon | Samson |
variation | Occum | Occom |
modernization | ſignifying | signifying |
modernization | deſire | desire |
modernization | Revd | Rev. |
modernization | Mr | Mr. |
modernization | ſhould | should |
modernization | Miſsion | mission |
variation | Suſquehana | Susquehanna |
modernization | Catechiſt | catechist |
modernization | Pleaſed | pleased |
modernization | Deſire | desire |
modernization | laſt | last |
variation | Mantauk | Montauk |
variation | deſird | desired |
variation | adviſd | advised |
modernization | muſt | must |
modernization | Chooſing | choosing |
modernization | leſt | lest |
modernization | him ſelf | himself |
modernization | ſuch | such |
modernization | Circumſtances | circumstances |
modernization | leſs | less |
modernization | anſwer | answer |
modernization | deſign | design |
modernization | Commiſsioners | Commissioners |
variation | Imploy | employ |
modernization | ſaid | said |
modernization | Readineſs | readiness |
modernization | Commiſioners | Commisioners |
modernization | pleaſe | please |
modernization | Iſland | Island |
modernization | ſo | so |
modernization | Proſpect | prospect |
modernization | ſervice | service |
modernization | beſt | best |
modernization | adviſe | advise |
modernization | adviſable | advisable |
variation | Sallery | salary |
modernization | Preſent | present |
modernization | theſe | these |
modernization | Excuſed | excused |
modernization | deſired | desired |
modernization | Pleaſure | pleasure |
modernization | Thro | through |
modernization | Reſpect | respect |
Expanded abbreviations:
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Leb: | Lebanon |
Octobr | October |
Hond | Honoured |
Septr | September |
Red | received |
Honle | Honourable |
Sd | said |
& | and |
N | New |
Sterng | Sterling |
p | per |
offerg | offering |
Tho't | thought |
Sr | Sir |
Yr | your |
Hum.b | humble |
Sert | servant |
Solm | Solomon |
Lr | letter |
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