Samuel Buell and James Brown, recommendation of Occom, 1758 March 21
21 March 1758[1758-03-21]
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[note (type: abstract): Buell and Brown, ministers of Long Island, recommend Occom and commend his work with the Montauk Indians.][note (type: handwriting): Formal and legible.][note (type: paper): Long sheet, yellowed, with moderate wear at creases.][note (type: ink): Light brown and faded in spots.][note (type: noteworthy): Trailer is in Wheelock’s hand.][note (type: signature): Two signatures, in two different hands.]EventsOccom’s Mission to the Montauketts
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We the [Subſcribers | subscribers]Subſcriberssubscribers
[Miniſters | ministers]Miniſtersministers of the
[Goſpel | Gospel]GoſpelGospel upon the [Eaſt | East]EaſtEast-End of Long-[Iſland | Island]IſlandIsland[place0129.ocp], having had intimate [perſonal | personal]perſonalpersonal
[Acquaintence | acquaintance]Acquaintenceacquaintance with [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Sampſon | Samson]SampſonSamson
[Occum | Occom]OccumOccom,[pers0030.ocp] who for a Number of Years [paſt | past]paſtpast, hath officiated in the Character of a [School-Maſter | schoolmaster]School-Maſterschoolmaster at Montauk[place0144.ocp],
and of late in Conjuncti^[above] on^on
[there-with | therewith]there-withtherewith, as ^[above] a^a
[licenſed | licensed]licenſedlicensed Preacher of the [Goſpel | Gospel]GoſpelGospel — By [theſe | these]theſethese
[Preſents | presents]Preſentspresents greeting, would [certefy | certify]certefycertify all whom it may concern, that we have neither [obſerved | observed]obſervedobserved, nor ever heard of the [leaſt | least]leaſtleast Shadow of moral Scandal that he has been guilty of; but so far as we
have Knowledge, has in the Character of a
[Chriſtian | Christian]ChriſtianChristian, [School-Maſter | schoolmaster]School-Maſterschoolmaster, and Preacher of the [Goſpel | Gospel]GoſpelGospel, behaved Well, even so, as to be an eminent [Orniment | ornament]Ornimentornament to Religion.—
And we take the Liberty to add, that with much [Pleaſure | pleasure]Pleaſurepleasure We behold the good Effects of his Sedulous Labours [amoung | among]amoungamong the Indians, — The Children and young-People [amoung | among]amoungamong them, have in general, by his Tuition, learnt to read, and many of [the^[inline] m^m^[above] m^m | them]the^[inline] m^m^[above] m^mthem well to Admiration; and [alſo | also]alſoalso to Sing the [Praiſes | praises]Praiſespraises of God in a [illegible]regular Manner. The
elder People have had the Bible read to them in their own Language, and by means of
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Occum | Occom]OccumOccom[pers0030.ocp] have greatly improved in in doctrinal Knowledge.
The [Worſhip | worship]Worſhipworship of God; has been kept up, and religious Services in a regular
Manner [perform'd | performed]perform'dperformed on the Lords-day — and [alſo | also]alſoalso
[occaſionally | occasionally]occaſionallyoccasionally, during the Sojourning of [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[Occum | Occom]OccumOccom[pers0030.ocp] with them. He has been happeily [Inſtrumental | instrumental]Inſtrumentalinstrumental of preventing the [Increaſe | increase]Increaſeincrease of [diviſive | divisive]diviſivedivisive and [Seperating | separating]Seperatingseparating Principles — and the train of [miſchevious | mischievous]miſcheviousmischievous
[Conſequences | consequences]Conſequencesconsequences.— In fine, he has recommended Religion to them, by Word and
Example.— And we have [Reaſon | reason]Reaſonreason to hope, that God has been
[pleaſed | pleased]pleaſedpleased, [eſpecially | especially]eſpeciallyespecially of late, to crown his Labours with [deſierable | desirable]deſierabledesirable
[Succeſs | success]Succeſssuccess, to the awakening of Many — and the hopeful real [Converſion | conversion]Converſionconversion of Some.— And we Shall heartily [rejoyce | rejoice]rejoycerejoice, and [acquieſce | acquiesce]acquieſceacquiesce in his receiving ^[above] Proper^Proper Authority, and
Encouragement to proceed in Preaching the [Goſpel | Gospel]GoſpelGospel, as God in his Providence may open a Door therefor. Commending our Indian Brother to the Divine Direction, Protection, and [Bleſsing | blessing]Bleſsingblessing, in [Teſtimony | testimony]Teſtimonytestimony of what We have now [writen | written]writenwritten,
[Closer]
we [Subſcribe | subscribe]Subſcribesubscribe
[Saml | Samuel]SamlSamuel Buell[pers0006.ocp]
James Brown[pers0101.ocp]
[Eaſt-hampton | East Hampton]Eaſt-hamptonEast Hampton[place0062.ocp]
[March | March]MarchMarch
[ye | the]yethe 21 AD 1758[1758-03-21] For [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Occum | Occom]OccumOccom[pers0030.ocp] —
[Trailer]
Rev. [Meſsrs | Messrs.]MeſsrsMessrs.
Buell[pers0006.ocp]
[& | and]&and
Brown[pers0101.ocp]
[Recom.n | Recommendation]Recom.nRecommendation of [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom.
1758[1758-03-21].
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pers0030.ocp | Sampſon Samson Occum Occom , | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0030.ocp | M r Mr. Occum Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0030.ocp | M. r Mr. Occum Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0006.ocp | Sam l Samuel Buell | writer | Buell, Samuel |
pers0101.ocp | James Brown | writer | Brown, James |
pers0030.ocp | M r Mr. Occum Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0006.ocp | Buell | writer | Buell, Samuel |
pers0101.ocp | Brown | writer | Brown, James |
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place0144.ocp | Montauk | Montauk |
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1758-03-21 | 1758 |
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