Samson Occom, herbal remedies and letter fragment

Author Occom, Samson[pers0030.ocp]

1754[1754]

Call 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.]
Persistent Identifier
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] youngyoung 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] SpoonSpoon
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] rrow
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] dd | boiled]Boil[above] ddboiled
good for Bloody flux
21
Indian [hamp | hemp]hamphemp good
for to Draw anything
[above] outout of Sores
22
Robbin Planting [above] SoupSoup
good to Draw Corrup
tion
23
an herb good for worm[above] ss
24
Poplar [above] [Rt | root]Rtroot[Rt | root]Rtroot and teeth [Rt | root]Rtroot
[Boild | boiled]Boildboiled good for [Ruma[above] ticktick | rheumatic]Ruma[above] ticktickrheumatic
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] aal [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 [Conſum
tion | consump
tion]
Conſum
tion
consump
tion

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 Some
w[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] nn
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‐
fax
sassa‐
fras
heart and [Speccle | speckle]Specclespeckle
beans Good for Sore
Eyes
46
Herb good [above] toto heal
[brocken | broken]brockenbroken bones fingers and [above] about theabout the [below] footfoot
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] inin [Traval | travail]Travaltravail
40 [above] 5050
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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Montauk[place0144.ocp] 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‐
ing
stir‐
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] oneone 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] ll
Rewards and gifts, the Psal[above] [illegible][illegible]
Says, [Beleſsed | Blessed]BeleſsedBlessed is he that [Con
ſidereth | con
sidereth]
Con
ſidereth
con
sidereth
the Poor — and Since
you have [Shewn | shown]Shewnshown Such Favou[above] rr
to me, Maynt I have an [In‐
truſt | in‐
terest]
In‐
truſt
in‐
terest
in your [addreſses | addresses]addreſsesaddresses at
the T[above] hhrone of grace
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Type Original Regularized
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] dd 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 Conſum
tion
consump
tion
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 Con
ſidereth
con
sidereth
modernization In‐
truſt
in‐
terest
modernization addreſses addresses

Expanded abbreviations:

Abbreviation Expansion
Rt root
rt root
wil willow
& and
Rts roots
wrſts wrists
Ruma[above] ticktick rheumatic
Conſum’d consumed
Leav’d leaved
boil’d boiled
Patien patient
togeg together
goo Good
Qurts quarts

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