Samson Occom, herbal remedies and letter fragment
1754[1754]
ms number754900.2
[note (type: abstract): Herbal remedies and a letter fragment.][note (type: handwriting): Occom's hand is largely clear and legible; however, within the context, many letters and words are difficult to decipher.][note (type: paper): Several small sheets folded into a booklet and bound with thread are in good condition, with light-to-moderate staining and wear.][note (type: ink): Brown ink is faded on some pages. There is some spattering that occasionally makes it difficult to differentiate between ink spots and punctuation.][note (type: noteworthy): When Occom's intention regarding a word or abbreviation is uncertain, the word or abbreviation has been left unmodified in the modernized transcription. Lines separating each numbered section of the herbal remedies have not been transcribed. The contents of the letter fragment are very similar to those of manuscript 756900.2.][note (type: layout): The journal fragment is, relative to one recto, written upside-down and meant to be read from the back of the booklet.]
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of [Aſhes | ashes]Aſhesashes — good for
[Pluracy | pleurisy]Pluracypleurisy 6 Indian [Alm | Elm]AlmElm good for Sore mouth 7 geepbiyanbuſ[illegible][illegible] good for ^[above] young^young Children that are inclining to fits, Start[illegible][guess (maggiec): l]led 8 —
Cowachink good for [Cole | [guess (): cold]cold]Cole[guess (): cold]cold 9 witch Root good for Bait for [Muſk | musk]Muſkmusk 11
[wehſuc.k | wehsuck]wehſuc.kwehsuck or Bitter Root good to kill [Liſe | lice]Liſelice 12 the Same Root with Some Powder and Salt
[Soked | soaked]Sokedsoaked in water and take [a bout | about]a boutabout one Spoon[full | ful]fullful at a time — then wet the Same in Salt water from the Sea to
Rub all over the Body, for [Eich | itch]Eichitch 13[Maſter w[illegible][guess (maggiec): or]ort | Masterwort]Maſter w[illegible][guess (maggiec): or]ortMasterwort good for one Sort of [headake | headache]headakeheadache 14 the Same [Rt | root]Rtroot and the Little [Sor | sort]Sorsort of willow [rt | root]rtroot
thetake [wil | willow]wilwillow
[rt | root]rtroot
[firſt | first]firſtfirst — one ^[above] Spoon^Spoon good for kings Evil —
15
Eating [Rt | root]Rtroot
[& | and]&and
[Poiſon | poison]Poiſonpoison
Iviy
wVine Sap 16 A Long Notched Leaf good Boil 17
[Maſter | master]Maſtermaster over witch
[Rt | root]Rtroot 18 A [Rt | root]Rtroot for fits Pound the [Rt | root]Rtroot and [Soke | soak]Sokesoak in water about half an hour 4 [Rts | roots]Rtsroots will do[illegible][guess (maggiec): e]e 19 Long Fever herb take it the Leaves ^[above] [& | and]&and^[& | and]&and th^[above] r^row them into hot water and Put
them upon the [wrſts | wrists]wrſtswrists
[hallow | hollow]hallowhollow of the
[illegible] feet and upon the forehead 20
Indian fl[illegible]ax [illegible][guess (maggiec): a]a
[Rt | root]Rtroot
[Boil^[above] d^d | boiled]Boil^[above] d^dboiled good for Bloody flux 21 Indian [hamp | hemp]hamphemp good for to Draw anything
^[above] out^out of Sores 22 Robbin Planting ^[above] Soup^Soup good to Draw Corruption 23 an herb good for
worm^[above] s^s 24 Poplar ^[above] [Rt | root]Rtroot^[Rt | root]Rtroot and teeth [Rt | root]Rtroot
[Boild | boiled]Boildboiled good for [Ruma^[above] tick^tick | rheumatic]Ruma^[above] tick^tickrheumatic 25 S[illegible][guess (maggiec): cen]cents good to make one vomit 26
S[illegible][guess (maggiec): cen]cents [alſo | also]alſoalso good for humerous Sores 27 Toad [Sorril | sorrel]Sorrilsorrel good for
[bruiſe | bruise]bruiſebruise 28
[Winter-green | Wintergreen]Winter-greenWintergreen and anothter [herbe | herb]herbeherb
[boild | boiled]boildboiled in 3 Quarts of water
[till | 'til]till'til it is [Conſum’d | consumed]Conſum’dconsumed to a pint and then take a [jill | gill]jillgill honey to it good for Throat [Cankerd | cankered]Cankerdcankered 29 an herb good to make women bear Children
[Prety | Pretty]PretyPretty high [Sto[illegible][guess (maggiec): r]rk | stalk]Sto[illegible][guess (maggiec): r]rkstalk and Long Leaves 30
wores [Rt | root]Rtroot good to Draw young mens to Young women 31 a [wead | weed]weadweed good to [Reſtrain | restrain]Reſtrainrestrain women from bearing Children — 32
[Horſe | horse]Horſehorse
[Penroial | pennyroyal]Penroialpennyroyal and five fingers Leaves
[boild | boiled]boildboiled
[togather | together]togathertogether good for Fever-Ague 33
[illegible] An [herbe | herb]herbeherb good for
[Rattle Snakes | rattlesnake's]Rattle Snakesrattlesnake's bite 34
[Solonom Seal | Solomon's Seal]Solonom SealSolomon's Seal and Swamp
penro^[above] a^al
[penroial | pennyroyal]penroialpennyroyal and water
[Criſſis | Crissis]CriſſisCrissis Seal [m[illegible][guess (maggiec): oſ]oſt | most]m[illegible][guess (maggiec): oſ]oſtmost
[boild | boiled]boildboiled
[togather | together]togathertogether — good for [Conſumtion | consumption]Conſumtionconsumption 35
Prickly [Leav’d | leaved]Leav’dleaved and Thorns [Rts | roots]Rtsroots
[moſt | most]moſtmost of the thorn. [boild | boiled]boildboiled in about 3 Quarts of water [till | 'til]till'til
[Conſumd | consumed]Conſumdconsumed to a Quart — good for [Heart born | heartburn]Heart bornheartburn 36 An herb good for green wound a Small [Slinder | slender]Slinderslender Stalk with [Buſhee | bushy]Buſheebushy top 37 another [wead | weed]weadweed Somew[illegible]hat Like the other
herb good for Sore Eyes [Cauſed | caused]Cauſedcaused by Cold with a So[illegible][guess (maggiec): r]re heated Put upon the hinder part the Neck 38
water Dock [Rt | root]Rtroot take and boil and take the
[Rt | root]Rtroot after it is [boil’d | boiled]boil’dboiled and Pound it fine to mLay upon f[illegible][guess (maggiec): a]ax Sore and
[illegible]ce of the water of for it is good for it 39
Sweet flag good for
[Cloted | clotted]Clotedclotted Blood 40 Augeet good for [buſt | bust]buſtbust take the [Rt | root]Rtroot and Pound it in hot water and
[lett | let]lettlet about a [jill | gill]jillgill at once twice a Day 41 A little Sort of India^[above] n^n flax for a [Perſon | person]Perſonperson to take 2 Days together that has French Pox
and then take [Saſarfax | sassafras]Saſarfaxsassafras and [milk wead | milkweed]milk weadmilkweed and Pound them together 2 [thrids | thirds]thridsthirds of the [firſt | first]firſtfirst and third of the [Laſt | last]Laſtlast 42 the [Docter | doctor]Docterdoctor
[muſt | must]muſtmust
[kake | cake]kakecake an herb and Rub his hands with it
[wile | while]wilewhile he is [Dreſſing | dressing]Dreſſingdressing the [Patien | patient]Patienpatient 43
[Muſk | Musk]MuſkMusk, with Some his fat and [Furr | fur]Furrfur
w[Mixt | mixed]Mixtmixed
[togather | together]togathertogether good for [Ear ake | earache]Ear akeearache 44
Wauhtouwox and Grape
Vine Sap good for [flme | film]flmefilm over the Eye 45 another herb and [Saſſar‐fax | sassa‐fras]Saſſar‐faxsassa‐fras heart and [Speccle | speckle]Specclespeckle beans Good for Sore Eyes 46 Herb good ^[above] to^to heal
[brocken | broken]brockenbroken bones fingers and ^[above] about the^about the
^[below] foot^foot 47 Pitch Pine [Budes | buds]Budesbuds and Small [wiled | wild]wiledwild Cherry Tree but 2 third of the Latter
[Boild | boiled]Boildboiled
[togeg | together]togegtogether — good for young Women [whoſe | whose]whoſewhose Flowers are [Stopt | stopped]Stoptstopped by
[weakneſs | weakness]weakneſsweakness of Nature 48
[Dears | Deer's]DearsDeer's horn [illegible] and Mut
[illegible][guess (maggiec): ly youbuck]ly youbuck, but
the horn [ſhoud | should]ſhoudshould be [gated | grated]gatedgrated
[mak | make]makmake about a [jill | gill]jillgill and boil it in about 6 [jills | gills]jillsgills of water and Let it boil away half then the other into it
[goo | Good]gooGood for Young Women When their Monthly
[Sickneſs | sickness]Sickneſssickness
[over flows | overflows]over flowsoverflows 49 an herb [boild | boiled]boildboiled in 2 gallon of water and boil it about half away and then Cool
it. and then Put about 3 [Qurts | quarts]Qurtsquarts of [Pound it | [guess (): pounded]pounded]Pound it[guess (): pounded]pounded flax Seed good [fror | for]frorfor to [Eaſe | ease]Eaſeease women that are ^[above] in^in
[Traval | travail]Travaltravail
40
^[above] 50^50
S[illegible][guess (maggiec): uqee]uqeet and
[illegible] Sp[illegible][guess (maggiec): ec]ecknand and healing [wead | weed]weadweed, that are [buſhee | bushy]buſheebushy sgood to heal
[brocken | broken]brockenbroken bones about Thighs Legs and arms 51 41
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January [ye | the]yethe 13[1754-01-13]
[the[illegible][guess (maggiec): ſe]ſe | these]the[illegible][guess (maggiec): ſe]ſethese far from my thoughts
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Look upon [my Self | myself]my Selfmyself of all Creatures [moſt | most]moſtmost
[InDebtted | indebted]InDebttedindebted to god in that he has [Shewn | shown]Shewnshown
[Suck | such]Sucksuch
[Diſtinguiſhing | distinguishing]Diſtinguiſhingdistinguishing Favours to me in giving [illegible]greater
advantages to me, to know him and his ways, Particularly By [Stir‐ing | stir‐ring]Stir‐ingstir‐ring up the Hearts of many of his People, to take notice of me with an Eye
of Pity and
[Compaſsion | compassion]Compaſsioncompassion, in that they have received me in their Favour and have [manifeſted | manifested]manifeſtedmanifested their Pity to me, in [Endleſs | endless]Endleſsendless
[Inſtances | instances]Inſtancesinstances
[amongſt | amongst]amongſtamongst
[illegible][guess (maggiec): which]which
which your Self is on ^[above] one^one
of the
and Shall always Look upon [my Self | myself]my Selfmyself
^[above] [illegible]^[illegible] Greatly beholden to
you, [illegible]Even as Long as I Shall have my
[wright | right]wrightright
[Sinces | senses]Sincessenses about me, for the Book and Money that you have Sent me by the
Hands of the [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] of Lebanon[place0122.ocp], may god Reward you out of his
[Emence | immense]Emenceimmense
[Treaſure | treasure]Treaſuretreasure of Spiritua^[above] l^l Rewards and gifts, the Psal^[above] [illegible]^[illegible] Says, [Beleſsed | Blessed]BeleſsedBlessed is he that [Conſidereth | considereth]Conſiderethconsidereth the Poor — and Since you have [Shewn | shown]Shewnshown Such Favou^[above] r^r to me, Maynt I have an [In‐truſt | in‐terest]In‐truſtin‐terest in your [addreſses | addresses]addreſsesaddresses at the T^[above] h^hrone of grace
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Type | Original | Regularized |
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modernization | Aſhes | ashes |
variation | Pluracy | pleurisy |
variation | Alm | Elm |
variation | Cole | [guess (): cold]cold |
modernization | Muſk | musk |
modernization | wehſuc.k | wehsuck |
modernization | Liſe | lice |
variation | Soked | soaked |
variation | a bout | about |
variation | full | ful |
variation | Eich | itch |
modernization | Maſter w[illegible][guess (maggiec): or]ort | Masterwort |
variation | headake | headache |
variation | Sor | sort |
modernization | firſt | first |
modernization | Poiſon | poison |
modernization | Maſter | master |
variation | Soke | soak |
variation | hallow | hollow |
variation | Boil^[above] d^d | boiled |
variation | hamp | hemp |
modernization | alſo | also |
variation | Sorril | sorrel |
modernization | bruiſe | bruise |
variation | Winter-green | Wintergreen |
variation | herbe | herb |
variation | boild | boiled |
variation | till | 'til |
variation | jill | gill |
variation | Cankerd | cankered |
variation | Prety | Pretty |
variation | Sto[illegible][guess (maggiec): r]rk | stalk |
variation | wead | weed |
modernization | Reſtrain | restrain |
modernization | Horſe | horse |
variation | Penroial | pennyroyal |
variation | togather | together |
variation | Rattle Snakes | rattlesnake's |
variation | Solonom Seal | Solomon's Seal |
variation | penroial | pennyroyal |
modernization | Criſſis | Crissis |
modernization | m[illegible][guess (maggiec): oſ]oſt | most |
modernization | Conſumtion | consumption |
modernization | Conſumd | consumed |
variation | Heart born | heartburn |
variation | Slinder | slender |
modernization | Buſhee | bushy |
modernization | Cauſed | caused |
variation | Cloted | clotted |
modernization | buſt | bust |
variation | lett | let |
modernization | Perſon | person |
modernization | Saſarfax | sassafras |
variation | milk wead | milkweed |
modernization | Laſt | last |
variation | Docter | doctor |
modernization | muſt | must |
variation | kake | cake |
variation | wile | while |
modernization | Dreſſing | dressing |
modernization | Muſk | Musk |
variation | Furr | fur |
variation | Mixt | mixed |
variation | Ear ake | earache |
variation | flme | film |
variation | Saſſar‐fax | sassa‐fras |
variation | Speccle | speckle |
variation | brocken | broken |
variation | Budes | buds |
variation | wiled | wild |
modernization | whoſe | whose |
variation | Stopt | stopped |
modernization | weakneſs | weakness |
variation | Dears | Deer's |
modernization | ſhoud | should |
variation | gated | grated |
variation | mak | make |
variation | jills | gills |
modernization | Sickneſs | sickness |
variation | over flows | overflows |
variation | Pound it | [guess (): pounded]pounded |
modernization | Eaſe | ease |
variation | Traval | travail |
modernization | buſhee | bushy |
modernization | ye | the |
modernization | the[illegible][guess (maggiec): ſe]ſe | these |
variation | my Self | myself |
variation | InDebtted | indebted |
variation | Shewn | shown |
modernization | Diſtinguiſhing | distinguishing |
variation | Stir‐ing | stir‐ring |
modernization | Compaſsion | compassion |
modernization | manifeſted | manifested |
modernization | Endleſs | endless |
modernization | Inſtances | instances |
modernization | amongſt | amongst |
variation | wright | right |
variation | Sinces | senses |
modernization | Revd | Rev. |
modernization | Mr | Mr. |
variation | Emence | immense |
modernization | Treaſure | treasure |
modernization | Beleſsed | Blessed |
modernization | Conſidereth | considereth |
modernization | In‐truſt | in‐terest |
modernization | addreſses | addresses |
Expanded abbreviations:
Abbreviation | Expansion |
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Rt | root |
rt | root |
wil | willow |
& | and |
Rts | roots |
wrſts | wrists |
Ruma^[above] tick^tick | rheumatic |
Conſum’d | consumed |
Leav’d | leaved |
boil’d | boiled |
Patien | patient |
togeg | together |
goo | Good |
Qurts | quarts |
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