Samson Occom, Journal, 1761 May 30 to July 7

Author Occom, Samson[pers0030.ocp]

30 May to 7 August 1761[](Error: 'when' attribute not in YYYY, YYYY-MM, or YYYY-MM-DD format)

Call Number761330.1

[note (type: abstract): Occom records events on his journey to Oneida country.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is clear and legible.][note (type: paper): Small sheets folded into a booklet and bound with thread or twine are in good condition, with light staining, creasing and wear. Pages 13 verso through 16 recto, 18 verso through 19 recto, and 21 verso through 22 recto are uncut at the top and thus have not been scanned.][note (type: ink): Brown ink is faded in spots.][note (type: noteworthy): There are red pencil marks throughtout. On one recto, an editor, likely 19th-century, has added the note “Journey to oneida.” This note has not been included in the transcription. People and places whose names are illegible have been left untagged.]

EventsOccom’s First Mission to the Oneidas

Persistent Identifier

A Journal 1761[1761]

[note (type: editorial): Blank page.]

Montauk[place0144.ocp] May [ye | the]yethe 30: 1761

After repeated Invitations
from the [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev. David [Boſtwick | Bostwick]BoſtwickBostwick[pers0089.ocp]
of New-York[place0308.ocp], to go and make
a [Viſet | visit]Viſetvisit to the [Onoyda | Oneida]OnoydaOneida Indians[org0075.ocp]
This Day took leave of my Poor
Family, and Friends with tender
Affection, about 12, [Sot | set]Sotset out for
[Eaſthampton | East Hampton]EaſthamptonEast Hampton[place0062.ocp] Got there after [Sun
Set | sun
set]
Sun
Set
sun
set
, [Lodg'd | lodged]Lodg'dlodged at the [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev. Samuel
Buell[pers0006.ocp]
's —

Sabbath May [ye | the]yethe 31

Spent the Day at [Eaſthamton | East Hampton]EaſthamtonEast Hampton[place0062.ocp],
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Buell[pers0006.ocp] [Preacht | preached]Preachtpreached in the [fore
part | fore
part]
fore
part
fore
part
of the Day, In the [after
Noon | after
noon]
after
Noon
after
noon
I [Preachd | preached]Preachdpreached, from [Eph | Ephesians]EphEphesians 5:20

Monday June [ye | the]yethe 1

[taried | tarried]tariedtarried at
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Buell[pers0006.ocp]'s on account of his
his only Son's Dangerous [Sickneſs | sickness]Sickneſssickness

[Tueſday | Tuesday]TueſdayTuesday June [ye | the]yethe 2

As the
Day [Appeard | appeared]Appeardappeared, the Child
[Dyed | died]Dyeddied, and was Buried [Wed‐
neſday | Wed‐
nesday]
Wed‐
neſday
Wed‐
nesday
[1761-06-03]
[Juſt | just]Juſtjust before [Sun Set | sunset]Sun Setsunset,

[Thirdsday | Thursday]ThirdsdayThursday Morning June
[11 | 4]114

took leave of my Good Friends
at [Eaſthampton | East Hampton]EaſthamptonEast Hampton[place0062.ocp], and went
Down to [Northweſt | northwest]Northweſtnorthwest, and a
bout 12 went aboard of [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
Dayton[pers0838.ocp]
at Cedar Point[place0334.ocp], we
had Favourable wind, we
[Sail'd | sailed]Sail'dsailed [Strait | straight]Straitstraight to [Sea Brook | Saybrook]Sea BrookSaybrook[place0204.ocp]
Landed a Capt Harris[pers0847.ocp]'s about
9 at [Ninght | night]Ninghtnight and [Lodg'd | lodged]Lodg'dlodged there,

[Fryday | Friday]FrydayFriday June [ye | the]yethe 5

[Sot | Set]SotSet out
Early in the Morning for
Mohegan[place0143.ocp], [Stopt | stopped]Stoptstopped at N[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): a]ah[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): an]an
about two Hours, then [Sot | set]Sotset
off again,
got to Mother[pers0395.ocp]s about 9 at
Night found My Relations
and Friends well in general
here I [taried | tarried]tariedtarried the Sabbath[1761-06-07] over

Monday June 8

took leave of my Relations and
Friends at Mohegan[place0143.ocp], [Sot | set]Sotset
out for Lebanon[place0122.ocp], [abou | about]abouabout 9 in
Morning, got there before
[Sun Set | sunset]Sun Setsunset, found them all
well as [uſual | usual]uſualusual at [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp][above] [illegible][illegible]
But it was very Sickly and
Dying Times in the [Pariſh | parish]Pariſhparish

[Wedneſday | Wednesday]WedneſdayWednesday June [ye | the]yethe 10

[a
bout | a
bout]
a
bout
a
bout
3 PM, Brother David[pers0155.ocp]
and I took Leave of [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] and his Family
and [Sot | set]Sotset out on our Journey
for [Onoyda | Oneida]OnoydaOneida[place0179.ocp] by way of New
York[place0308.ocp]
[Reach'd | reached]Reach'dreached [Heartford | Hartford]HeartfordHartford[place0097.ocp]
about 9 at Night, [Lodgd | Lodged]LodgdLodged
[Capt | Capt.]CaptCapt. Daniel Bull[pers0007.ocp]s, and were
very Kindly Treated — the Man
and Seem to be [Truely | truly]Truelytruly Religious
keep very dgood orders in his
[Houſe | house]Houſehouse

[Thirdſday | Thursday]ThirdſdayThursday June [ye | the]yethe 11

about 9
in the Morning we [Sot | set]Sotset out on
our Journey, and got about
6 Miles [weſtward | westward]weſtwardwestward of [N. | New]N.New Haven[place0162.ocp]
and [Lodg'd | lodged]Lodg'dlodged at one Woodroff[pers0873.ocp]s —

[Fryday | Friday]FrydayFriday June [ye | the]yethe 12:

[Sot | Set]SotSet
Early in the [Moring | morning]Moringmorning, godt to
Stanford[place0358.ocp] at Night [Lodgd | lodged]Lodgdlodged
at a Certain Tavern — —

Saturday June [ye | the]yethe 13

[wen | Went]wenWent
on our [illegible]way, godt within
5 Miles of the City of New
York[place0308.ocp]
, and [turn'd | turned]turn'dturned to [above] inin one
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Goldſmith | Goldsmith]GoldſmithGoldsmith[pers0844.ocp]'s —

Sabbath June [ye | the]yethe 14

[taried | Tarried]tariedTarried
at [Goldſmith | Goldsmith]GoldſmithGoldsmith[pers0844.ocp]s, we did not go
to the City[place0308.ocp] to [Publick | public]Publickpublic [worſhip | worship]worſhipworship
for fear of the [Small Pox | smallpox]Small Poxsmallpox, being
Informed, very Brief there —
But I never Saw a Sabbath
Spent So by any [Criſtian | Christian]CriſtianChristian
People in my Life as [ſome | some]ſomesome
Spent it here, Some were
Riding in Chairs Some upon
[Horſe Back | horseback]Horſe Backhorseback [orthers | others]orthersothers [traveting | traveling]travetingtraveling
foot, [Paſsing | passing]Paſsingpassing and [Repaſsing | repassing]Repaſsingrepassing
all Day long, and all Sorts
of Evil [Noiſes | noises]Noiſesnoises [Caried | carried]Cariedcarried on by ['em | them]'emthem
Drunkards were [Realing | reeling]Realingreeling and
[Stagaring | staggering]Stagaringstaggering in the Streets, others
tumbling off their Horses, there
were others at work in their
farms, and ever any People,
under the Heavens Spoke Hells
Language, [theſe | these]theſethese People did, for
their Mouths were full of [Curſ‐
ings | curs‐
ings]
Curſ‐
ings
curs‐
ings
, [Prophaning | profaning]Prophaningprofaning gods Holy
Holy Name — I am greatly
[Miſtake | mistake]Miſtakemistake if [theſe | these]theſethese are not the Sons
and Daughters of Belial,
O thou God of Heaven, thou [above] [yt | that]ytthat[yt | that]ytthat
Hast all the Hearts of the Childre[above] nn
[above] of menof men in thine Hands, Leave me not
to [Pratice | practice]Praticepractice the works of [theſe | these]theſethese
People, but help me, o Lord,
to take warning, and to
[to | to]toto take heed to [my Self | myself]my Selfmyself [acord
ing | accord
ing]
acord
ing
accord
ing
to thy Ho[illegible]ly word, and
have mercy upon the Wicked
Convince and Convert them to
[thy Self | thyself]thy Selfthyself, for thine own glory
I have thought there was
no Heathen but the wild
Indians, but I th[illegible]ink [above] [illegible]now[illegible]now there
is Some [Engliſh | English]EngliſhEnglish Heathen,
where they Enjoy the [Goſpel | Gospel]GoſpelGospel
of [Jeſus | Jesus]JeſusJesus [Chriſt | Christ]ChriſtChrist too, Yea I be‐
lieve they are [worſe | worse]worſeworse than [ye | the]yethe
Savage Heathens of the wilder
[wilderneſs | wilderness]wilderneſswilderness, — I have thou[illegible]ght
that I had rather Go with the
[meaneſt | meanest]meaneſtmeanest and [moſt | most]moſtmost [Diſpiſ'd | despised]Diſpiſ'ddespised Crea
ture on Earth to Heaven, than
to Go with the [greateſt | greatest]greateſtgreatest Monarc[above] hh
Down to Hell, after a Short
Enjoyment of Sinful [Pleaſures | pleasures]Pleaſurespleasures
with them in this World —
I am Glad there is one defect
in the EIndian Langu[above] aage and
I believe in all their Languag[above] eses,
i:e they Can't [Curſe | curse]Curſecurse or [ſware | swear]ſwareswear
or take god's Name in vain
in their own Toungue —

Monday June [ye | the]yethe 15

to the
City[place0308.ocp], and were Conducted to
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Well[pers1283.ocp]'s at [freſh | fresh]freſhfresh waters
and were Very Kindly [re
ceiv'd | re
ceived]
re
ceiv'd
re
ceived
by him and by all
his Family, I believe the
Fear of god in their [Houſe | house]Houſehouse
and this was our Home as
long as we [Stay'd | stayed]Stay'dstayed in the pl[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): a]a[illegible]
The People of the City[place0308.ocp] were
[Extreamly | extremely]Extreamlyextremely Kind to us, there
was not a Day [Scarſly | scarcely]Scarſlyscarcely, but
that I was Invited to Dine
with one Gentleman or other,
The [Miniſters | ministers]Miniſtersministers of all Sects
and Denominations were un‐
commonly Kind to me — my
Friends [Increaced | increased]Increacedincreased Daily
while I [Stayd | stayed]Staydstayed at New York[place0308.ocp]

[Thirdsday | Thursday]ThirdsdayThursday June [ye | the]yethe 25

we left New York[place0308.ocp] and wen[above] tt
on our Journey, [Reach'd | Reached]Reach'dReached
[Peekskills | Peekskill]PeekskillsPeekskill[place0353.ocp] at Night —

[Fryday | Friday]FrydayFriday June 26

[Sot | Set]SotSet out
very Early in the Morning
and we made it Night, [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): be]be
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): tween Claverack [& | and]&and Kinder]tween Claverack [& | and]&and Kinder
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): hook]hook at [Rynbeck | Rhinebeck]RynbeckRhinebeck[place0356.ocp]
Sabbath June 2

Saturday June [ye | the]yethe 27

[Sot | Set]SotSet
out very Early, and made
it Night between Claverack[place0335.ocp]
and Kinderhook[place0341.ocp], —

Sabbath June [ye | the]yethe 28

went
to Kinderhook[place0341.ocp] about five
Miles, and there [Stopt | stopped]Stoptstopped all
Day, — but did not go to [Pub‐
lick | pub‐
lic]
Pub‐
lick
pub‐
lic
[Worſhip | worship]Worſhipworship, [Becauſe | because]Becauſebecause the
People were Barbarians
to us wand we to them, in our
[To[illegible]nugs | tongue]To[illegible]nugstongue, they were Dutch

Monday June [ye | the]yethe 29

left
the Place very Early, and
got to Albany[place0001.ocp] about 12 [O:C | o'clock]O:Co'clock
and were Conducted to one
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Staats [Vn | Van]VnVan Santvoord[pers1490.ocp] [& | and]&and
[taried | tarried]tariedtarried there, and the People
in Albany[place0001.ocp] were very kind
to us, I went to wait upon
his Excellency G[Gen.[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): ll]ll | Gen.]Gen.[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): ll]llGen. [Amherſt | Amherst]AmherſtAmherst[pers0055.ocp]
the [illegible][After Noon | afternoon]After Noonafternoon after Iwe
got to Al[illegible]bany[place0001.ocp], but he was
[buſy | busy]buſybusy and I [Coud | could]Coudcould not See him
one of his waiters Came out
to me, and told me I [Shoud | should]Shoudshould
have the General[pers0055.ocp]s [Asſiſtan[above] cece | assistance]Asſiſtan[above] ceceassistance
and I [Shoud | should]Shoudshould make my Ap
pearance about 10 in the
Morning, [Tueſday | Tuesday]TueſdayTuesday June
[ye | the]yethe the 30[1761-06-30]
I made my [Appea
rence | appea
rance]
Appea
rence
appea
rance
before his Excellency[pers0055.ocp]
at the Time Apointed ac‐
cording to orders, his Excel
lence[pers0055.ocp]
wMet me at the Door
and told me he had [illegible]wrote
a [Paſs | pass]Paſspass for me, and he un
folded it and Read it to
me, and when he had
Read it, he [Detivered | delivered]Detivereddelivered
it to me, and gave me
good Advice and [Counſel | counsel]Counſelcounsel
and [wiſh'd | wished]wiſh'dwished me [Succeſs | success]Succeſssuccess in
my undertaking [& | and]&and I [return[above] dd | returned]return[above] ddreturned
unfeigned Thanks to him
and then took my leave
of him [&c | etc.]&cetc. — The [Paſs | pass]Paſspass which
he gave [above] meme was very good [above] oneone in
deed, which I will [Coppy | copy]Coppycopy
Down here —
By his Excellency
Jeffery [Amherſt | Amherst]AmherſtAmherst[pers0055.ocp] [& | and]&and [Esqr: | Esq.]Esqr:Esq.
Major EGeneral, and Com‐
mander in Chief of all His
Majesty[pers0305.ocp]
's Forces in North
America[place0170.ocp]
[&c | etc.]&cetc. &c [&c | etc.]&cetc.
To All Whom it may
Concern
Whereas the [Correſpondents | Correspondents]CorreſpondentsCorrespondents[org0069.ocp]
of the Society in Scotland for
for Propagating [Chriſtian | Christian]ChriſtianChristian
Knowledge[org0096.ocp]
, have Acquainted
me that the Bearer hereof, the
[Revd | Rev.]RevdRev. [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp], is Sent by
by them, as a [Miſsionary | missionary]Miſsionarymissionary to
Reside [Amongſt | amongst]Amongſtamongst the Indians
about the [onoyda | Oneida]onoyda Oneida Lake[place0181.ocp], [Theſe | These]TheſeThese
are to order and direct the
officers Commanding at the
Several posts, to give him
any Aid or [Aſsistance | assistance]Aſsistanceassistance he
may Stand in need of to
forward him on his Journey
And on his [Arival | arrival]Arivalarrival at [ye | the]yethe
[Onoyda | Oneida]OnoydaOneida Lake[place0181.ocp], the officer
Commanding there will
Grant him all the Protection
and Countenance he may
want, in the Execution
of his Duty [&c | etc.]&cetc.
given under my Hand
[& | and]&and Seal at [Head Quarters | headquarters]Head Quartersheadquarters
in Albany[place0001.ocp], this [29th | 29th]29th29th Day[1761-06-29]
of June 1761
[Jeff. | Jeffery]Jeff.Jeffery [Amherſt | Amherst]AmherſtAmherst[pers0055.ocp]
by his Excellencys
Command}
Arthur Mair[pers0856.ocp]

[Wedneſday | Wednesday]WedneſdayWednesday Junely [ye | the]yethe 1.

left
[Albaney | Albany]AlbaneyAlbany[place0001.ocp] about 10 in the
Morning; Got to [Scenectady | Schenectady]ScenectadySchenectady[place0202.ocp]
about 3 in the [after Noon | afternoon]after Noonafternoon
Stayed there one Night, —

[Thirdsday | Thursday]ThirdsdayThursday July 2

went from
[Senectady | Schenectady]SenectadySchenectady[place0202.ocp], In Company with
[Colol | Col.]CololCol. Whiting[pers0869.ocp] and [Dr | Dr.]DrDr. Rod‐
man[pers0862.ocp]
, [above] theythey Seeme[above] dd to be Quite
Friendly Gentlemen to
us, we got about Seven [above] milesmiles
[weſtward | westward]weſtwardwestward of Sir William
[Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0292.ocp]
's —

[Fryday | Friday]FrydayFriday July [ye | the]yethe 3

went to
See Sir William[pers0292.ocp] at his
[above] FarmFarm Seven Miles out off the
Road, in the [Wilderneſs | wilderness]Wilderneſswilderness,
Got there about 9 in the
Morning, and were very
Kindly [Entertaind | entertained]Entertaindentertained by his
his Honor[pers0292.ocp], I Showed him
my Recommendatory Let
ters, and a [Paſs | pass]Paſspass from [Genl | Gen.]GenlGen.
[Amherſt | Amherst]AmherſtAmherst[pers0055.ocp]
, he [Promiſed | promised]Promiſedpromised
me his [Aſsistance | assistance]Aſsistanceassistance as Need
[Sh[above] oold | should]Sh[above] ooldshould Require, he was ex‐
ceeding free with me in [Con
verſation | con
versation]
Con
verſation
con
versation
— But we [S[above] ttayd | stayed]S[above] ttaydstayed [above] therethere
but about two Hours, for
he was [geting | getting]getinggetting in [Readines | readiness]Readinesreadiness
to go [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): ing]ing on our way on the
Next Day towards [Tetroit | Detroit]TetroitDetroit[place0060.ocp]
with five [Battows | bateaux]Battowsbateaux laden
with [Preſents | presents]Preſentspresents for the Indians
he Said he [wou'd | would]wou'dwould overtake
[above] usus on the Morrow before Night
— we took Leave of his Hon[above] oror[pers0292.ocp]
and [above] wentwent our way, after we had
got to the Main Road, we
[Call'd | called]Call'dcalled in at Certain [Houſe | house]Houſehouse
and there we were [Detaind | detained]Detainddetained
one Night, by a Storm —

Saturday July [ye | the]yethe 4

went on our Journey and
[Reach'd | reached]Reach'dreached the German [flats | Flatts]flatsFlatts[place0084.ocp]
at Night, and we [Turn'd | turned]Turn'dturned
in at one [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Frank[pers0843.ocp]'s
a Tavern Keeper —

Sabbath July [ye | the]yethe 5

we [Stayd | stayed]Staydstayed
at [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Frank[pers0843.ocp]s, but did
not go to [Publick | public]Publickpublic [worſhip | worship]worſhipworship
with the People, [becauſe | because]becauſebecause they
Spoke unknown [Tonugue | tongue]Tonuguetongue
to us, But it did Seem
like Sabbath by the Ap‐
pearance of the People —

July the 6

[illegible]Sir William[pers0292.ocp] [above] CameCame to
us at [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Frank[pers0843.ocp]'s —

[Tueſday | Tuesday]TueſdayTuesday July [ye | the]yethe 7

Sir William[pers0292.ocp]
and the Chiefs of the [Onoyda | Oneida]OnoydaOneida[org0075.ocp]
Indians Met at this Place, to
make up a Breach, which [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): ,],
one of the Indians made late
ly, by Killing a Dutch man
they [talkd | talked]talkdtalked about an Hour at
this Time, and then [Brok | broke]Brokbroke up
Towards Night they Met together
again, and [talkd | talked]talkdtalked together a
bout 3 quarters of an Hour. Then
[finaly | finally]finalyfinally [Brock | broke]Brockbroke up, without be‐
ing fully [Satiſfied | satisfied]Satiſfiedsatisfied on both Sides
for the Indians [Inſisted | insisted]Inſistedinsisted upon
an d old agreement that was
Settled between them and the
[Engliſh | English]EngliſhEnglish formerly, that if any
Such [Acident | accident]Acidentaccident [Shou'd | should]Shou'dshould ever hap
pen between them in Peacea‐
ble Times, they [Shou'd | should]Shou'dshould make
it up in an Amicable man‐
ner without [Sheding | shedding]Shedingshedding of Blood
But Sir William[pers0292.ocp] told them
it was the [Comand | command]Comandcommand of general
[Amherſt | Amherst]AmherſtAmherst[pers0055.ocp]
, that the murderer [Shod | should]Shodshould
be [deliverd | delivered]deliverddelivered up to [Juſtice | justice]Juſticejustice — but
the Indians Said that murderer
was gone off nobody Knows
where [&c | etc.]&cetc.
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Document Summary

People identified in this document:

id Text in document Role in header Authorized Name
pers0089.ocp David Boſtwick Bostwick mentioned Bostwick, David
pers0006.ocp Samuel Buell mentioned Buell, Samuel
pers0006.ocp M r Mr. Buell mentioned Buell, Samuel
pers0838.ocp M r Mr. Dayton mentioned Dayton
pers0847.ocp Capt Harris mentioned Harris
pers0395.ocp Mother mentioned Occom, Sarah
pers0036.ocp M r Mr. Wheelock mentioned Wheelock, Eleazar
pers0155.ocp David mentioned Fowler, David
pers0036.ocp Wheelock mentioned Wheelock, Eleazar
pers0007.ocp Daniel Bull mentioned Bull, Daniel
pers0873.ocp Woodroff mentioned Woodroff
pers0844.ocp M r Mr. Goldſmith Goldsmith mentioned Goldsmith
pers0844.ocp Goldſmith Goldsmith mentioned Goldsmith
pers1283.ocp M r Mr. Well mentioned Wells
pers1490.ocp Staats Vn Van Santvoord mentioned Van Santvoord, Staats
pers0055.ocp Gen. ll Gen. Amherſt Amherst mentioned Amherst, Jeffery
pers0055.ocp the General mentioned Amherst, Jeffery
pers0055.ocp his Excellency mentioned Amherst, Jeffery
pers0055.ocp his Excel lence mentioned Amherst, Jeffery
pers0055.ocp Jeffery Amherſt Amherst mentioned Amherst, Jeffery
pers0305.ocp His Majesty mentioned Frederick, George William
pers0030.ocp M r Mr. Occom writer Occom, Samson
pers0055.ocp Jeff. Jeffery Amherſt Amherst mentioned Amherst, Jeffery
pers0856.ocp Arthur Mair mentioned Mair, Arthur
pers0869.ocp Colo l Col. Whiting mentioned Whiting
pers0862.ocp D r Dr. Rod‐ man mentioned Rodman
pers0292.ocp Sir William Johnſon Johnson mentioned Johnson, William
pers0292.ocp Sir William mentioned Johnson, William
pers0292.ocp his Honor mentioned Johnson, William
pers0055.ocp Gen l Gen. Amherſt Amherst mentioned Amherst, Jeffery
pers0843.ocp M r Mr. Frank mentioned Frank, Lawrence
pers0292.ocp Sir William mentioned Johnson, William
pers0055.ocp general Amherſt Amherst mentioned Amherst, Jeffery

Places identified in this document:

id Text in document Authorized Name
place0144.ocp Montauk Montauk
place0308.ocp New-York New York City
place0062.ocp Eaſthampton East Hampton East Hampton
place0062.ocp Eaſthamton East Hampton East Hampton
place0334.ocp Cedar Point Cedar Point
place0204.ocp Sea Brook Saybrook Old Saybrook
place0143.ocp Mohegan Mohegan
place0122.ocp Lebanon Lebanon
place0179.ocp Onoyda Oneida Oneida
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place0060.ocp Tetroit Detroit Detroit
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Organizations identified in this document:

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org0075.ocp OnoydaOneida Indians Oneida Nation
org0069.ocp the CorreſpondentsCorrespondents The New York/New Jersey Board of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge
org0096.ocp Society in Scotland for for Propagating ChriſtianChristian Knowledge Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge
org0075.ocp OnoydaOneida Oneida Nation

Dates identified in this document:

Standard Form Text
1761 1761
1761-06-03 Wed‐neſdayWed‐nesday
1761-06-07 the Sabbath
1761-06-30 TueſdayTuesday June yethe the 30
1761-06-29 29th29th Day

Regularized text:

Type Original Regularized
modernization ye the
modernization Revd Rev.
modernization Boſtwick Bostwick
modernization Viſet visit
variation Onoyda Oneida
variation Sot set
modernization Eaſthampton East Hampton
variation Sun
Set
sun
set
modernization Eaſthamton East Hampton
modernization Mr Mr.
variation Preacht preached
variation fore
part
fore
part
variation after
Noon
after
noon
variation Preachd preached
variation taried tarried
modernization Sickneſs sickness
modernization Tueſday Tuesday
variation Appeard appeared
variation Dyed died
modernization Wed‐
neſday
Wed‐
nesday
modernization Juſt just
variation Sun Set sunset
variation Thirdsday Thursday
modernization Northweſt northwest
variation Strait straight
variation Sea Brook Saybrook
variation Fryday Friday
variation Sot Set
variation Stopt stopped
modernization uſual usual
modernization Pariſh parish
modernization Wedneſday Wednesday
variation a
bout
a
bout
variation Heartford Hartford
variation Lodgd Lodged
modernization Capt Capt.
variation Truely truly
modernization Houſe house
modernization Thirdſday Thursday
modernization weſtward westward
variation Lodgd lodged
modernization Goldſmith Goldsmith
variation taried Tarried
variation Publick public
modernization worſhip worship
variation Small Pox smallpox
modernization Criſtian Christian
modernization ſome some
modernization Horſe Back horseback
variation orthers others
modernization Paſsing passing
modernization Repaſsing repassing
modernization Noiſes noises
variation Caried carried
variation Realing reeling
variation Stagaring staggering
modernization theſe these
modernization Curſ‐
ings
curs‐
ings
variation Prophaning profaning
modernization Miſtake mistake
modernization yt that
variation my Self myself
variation acord
ing
accord
ing
variation thy Self thyself
modernization Engliſh English
modernization Goſpel Gospel
modernization Jeſus Jesus
modernization Chriſt Christ
modernization worſe worse
modernization wilderneſs wilderness
modernization meaneſt meanest
modernization moſt most
modernization greateſt greatest
modernization Pleaſures pleasures
modernization Curſe curse
modernization ſware swear
modernization freſh fresh
variation Extreamly extremely
modernization Scarſly scarcely
modernization Miniſters ministers
variation Increaced increased
variation Stayd stayed
variation Peekskills Peekskill
variation Rynbeck Rhinebeck
variation Pub‐
lick
pub‐
lic
modernization Worſhip worship
modernization Becauſe because
variation To[illegible]nugs tongue
modernization O:C o'clock
variation Vn Van
modernization Gen.[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): ll]ll Gen.
modernization Amherſt Amherst
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variation Shoud should
modernization Asſiſtan[above] cece assistance
variation Appea
rence
appea
rance
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variation Coppy copy
modernization Esqr: Esq.
modernization Correſpondents Correspondents
modernization Chriſtian Christian
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variation onoyda Oneida
modernization Theſe These
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variation Head Quarters headquarters
variation 29th 29th
variation Albaney Albany
variation Scenectady Schenectady
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variation Senectady Schenectady
modernization Colol Col.
modernization Dr Dr.
modernization Johnſon Johnson
modernization Wilderneſs wilderness
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modernization Promiſed promised
variation Sh[above] oold should
modernization Con
verſation
con
versation
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variation Tetroit Detroit
variation Battows bateaux
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variation flats Flatts
modernization becauſe because
variation Tonugue tongue
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modernization Satiſfied satisfied
modernization Inſisted insisted
variation Acident accident
variation Sheding shedding
variation Comand command
variation deliverd delivered
modernization Juſtice justice

Expanded abbreviations:

Abbreviation Expansion
Lodg'd lodged
Eph Ephesians
Sail'd sailed
abou about
Reach'd reached
N. New
wen Went
turn'd turned
'em them
Diſpiſ'd despised
re
ceiv'd
re
ceived
Stay'd stayed
Reach'd Reached
& and
wiſh'd wished
Jeff. Jeffery
wou'd would
Call'd called
Turn'd turned
Stayd stayed
Shou'd should
Shod should

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