Samson Occom, journal fragment
16 December 1759[1759-12-16]
ms number759666
[note (type: abstract): A fragment of Occom's journal describing his travels as an itinerant preacher.][note (type: handwriting): Occom’s faded handwriting has been almost completely overwritten in a different, likely 19th-century, hand.][note (type: paper): Small sheet is in poor condition, with heavy fading, staining and wear. There is some reinforcement on the left edge (one recto).][note (type: ink): Brown ink is heavily faded and obscured by staining.][note (type: noteworthy): Due to the near impossibility of discerning much of Occom’s original text, the text transcribed is that of the non-contemporary editor. The edits date the document to 1759; however, the names and places contained in this fragment point to a significantly later date, likely the 1780s. The existence of other dates in pencil cast further doubt on a date of 1759. A second unknown editor has added dates in pencil to one recto.]
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[gap: tear][[guess (cassandrah): Lod]Lodgd | Lodged][guess (cassandrah): Lod]LodgdLodged at [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Cook[pers1197.ocp]'s again
Saturday [Dec. | December]Dec.December 1815[1759-12-15]
was to
[gap: stain]
[gap: stain]Dec. 16[1759-12-16]
Soon after
[gap: faded] went to meeting at one m.[gap: faded] I went [a foot | afoot]a footafoot
[gap: faded]
[gap: faded] about to begin the meeting and there was a large Number of
People and I spoke from [gap: faded] they expected [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Perry[pers1265.ocp] from
Richmond[place0384.ocp] to administer the Lord's Supper
amongst them But he failed them and they
[gap: stain] me to administer the
[gap: stain] and I complied
[gap: stain] a solemn
[gap: stain] the evening [gap: stain]
[gap: faded]
[Houſe | house]Houſehouse and Bap[gap: tear][guess (cassandrah): tized]tized six children for Mr. [gap: faded]
[gap: faded] Lodged at old mr.
Cook[pers1197.ocp]'s again and it was very cold [gap: faded]
Monday Dec 17[1759-12-17]
got up very early and we set off and got
[gap: faded]
Bethlehem[place0010.ocp] and Call at
[gap: faded] and from there
[gap: faded]the [Houſe | house]Houſehouse and there we had [gap: faded] and Baptized child for
Mr. Bunce[pers1492.ocp] and soon after [gap: faded] went on to Green
bush[place0372.ocp]
[gap: faded] just before sun set and put up Esq. Woodworth[pers0940.ocp]'s and in the evening we [gap: faded]
[gap: faded] meeting and there was [gap: tear]
[gap: faded] people it was [gap: faded] cold
[gap: tear] the People [gap: faded]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers1197.ocp | M r Mr. Cook | mentioned | Cook |
pers1265.ocp | M. r Mr. Perry | mentioned | Perry |
pers1197.ocp | mr. Cook | mentioned | Cook |
pers1492.ocp | Mr. Bunce | mentioned | Bunce |
pers0940.ocp | Esq. Woodworth | mentioned | Woodworth |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0384.ocp | Richmond | Richmond |
place0010.ocp | Bethlehem | Bethlehem |
place0372.ocp | Green bush | Greenbush |
This document does not contain any tagged organizations.
Dates identified in this document:
Standard Form | Text |
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1759-12-15 | Saturday Dec.December 1815 |
1759-12-16 | Dec. 16 |
1759-12-17 | Monday Dec 17 |
Regularized text:
Type | Original | Regularized |
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variation | [guess (cassandrah): Lod]Lodgd | Lodged |
modernization | Mr | Mr. |
variation | a foot | afoot |
modernization | M.r | Mr. |
modernization | Houſe | house |
Expanded abbreviations:
Abbreviation | Expansion |
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Dec. | December |
This document's header does not contain any mixed case attribute values.
Summary of errors found in this document:
Number of dates with invalid 'when' attributes: | 0 |
Number of nested "hi" tags: (consider merging the @rend attributes, or using other tags) | 0 |
Number of tags with invalid 'rend' attributes: | 0 (out of 3) |
Number of people/places/organizations with unknown keys: | 0 (out of 8) |
Number of "add" tags with unknown 'place' attributes: | 0 (out of 0) |
Mixed case attribute values in header (potential error): | 0 (out of 95) |