Samson Occom, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1761 June 24

Author Occom, Samson[pers0030.ocp]

24 June 1761[1761-06-24]

Call Number761374

[note (type: abstract): Occom reports from New York that collections were taken and recommendations written in support of his mission.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is slanting and somewhat crowded, but largely clear and legible][note (type: paper): Two large sheets are in fair condition, with moderate creasing, staining and wear.][note (type: ink): Dark brown.][note (type: noteworthy): The year of the letter is catalogued as June 1761, but the trailer gives a date of 1762.]

EventsOccom’s First Mission to the Oneidas

Persistent Identifier
[Opener]

[Revd | Rev.]RevdRev. Sir
We [reach'd | reached]reach'dreached New York[place0308.ocp] [ye | the]yethe 15 [Inſt | instant]Inſtinstant[1761-06-15], and to my
[Surprize | surprise]Surprizesurprise, the [Genltemen | gentlemen]Genltemengentlemen had Concluded, not Send me
at all, and all the [Reaſon | reason]Reaſonreason that they Can give is,
they are [affrai[illegible: [guess (h-dawnd): r]r]d | afraid]affrai[illegible: [guess (h-dawnd): r]r]dafraid, the Indians will kill me, I told
them, they [Cou'd | could]Cou'dcould not kill [above] meme but once, and told them
I intended to Proceed on my Journey, and if I [Periſh | perish]Periſhperish
for want of Support, I [Periſh | perish]Periſhperish,—But I intended to [uſe | use]uſeuse
your Money Sir, that David[pers0155.ocp] has with him; and when
they [Perceiv'd | perceived]Perceiv'dperceived my [Reſolutions | resolutions]Reſolutionsresolutions, they [Emediately | immediately]Emediatelyimmediately [Conſulted | consulted]Conſultedconsulted
the matter, and Concluded, that I [Shoud | should]Shoudshould go, and [above] aa Collection
[Shou'd | should]Shou'dshould be made for me, and Recommendations [Shou'd | should]Shou'dshould
bye Sendt by me to [Genl | Gen.]GenlGen. [Amhurſt | Amherst]AmhurſtAmherst[pers0055.ocp] and to Sir William[pers0292.ocp]
And the whole Matter is [Acompliſh'd | accomplished]Acompliſh'daccomplished to my [Surprize | surprise]Surprizesurprise
[beyound | beyond]beyoundbeyond all my expectations, The [Laſt | last]Laſtlast Sabbath after
the [after Noon | afternoon]after Noonafternoon Service was over, at [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Boſtweck | Bostwick]BoſtweckBostwick[pers0089.ocp]'s Con­
gregation, they made a Collection for me and my
Family's Support, and it [munted | mounted]muntedmounted to [£60:ſ15:d7 | £60 15s 7d]£60:ſ15:d7£60 15s 7d and
Monday Evening the [Baptiſts | Baptists]BaptiſtsBaptists[org0124.ocp] made a Collection for me
at their Meeting [Houſe | House]HouſeHouse, and it mounted to [£13:0:0 | £13 0s 0d]£13:0:0£13 0s 0d
And [above] mymy Recommendations are done by the [Moſt | most]Moſtmost Noted Gentlemen
of this Place, not only to the [genrals | generals]genralsgenerals, but to other [genn | gentlemen]genngentlemen
of their [Aquantance | acquaintance]Aquantanceacquaintance, from this City to the further [moſt | most]moſtmost
[Engliſh | English]EngliſhEnglish Settlements,— the People are uncommonly kind
to us in this great City[place0308.ocp];— But we live [above] in [ye | the]yethe Suburbsin [ye | the]yethe Suburbs with one
[obediah | Obediah]obediahObediah Wells[pers0566.ocp] and old [Diſciple | disciple]Diſcipledisciple — I am invited to
the City[place0308.ocp] Every Day to Dine with Some gentleman
or other; [Som times | sometimes]Som timessometimes Two or three Invitations at once,
[Eſpiceally | especially]Eſpiceallyespecially the [Miniſter | minister]Miniſterminister, of all Sects and Denomina[above] tionstions
are [Extreamly | extremely]Extreamlyextremely Kind to me,— [Yeſteday | yesterday]Yeſtedayyesterday [above] 3 [o'c | o'clock]o'co'clock PM3 [o'c | o'clock]o'co'clock PM I was [Intro | introduced]Introintroduced
to wait upon his Honor, Colden[pers0135.ocp] [Preſident | President]PreſidentPresident and Com­
mander in Chief in [above] thethe Province of [N:York | New York]N:YorkNew York[place0166.ocp], and [wiſh'd | wished]wiſh'dwished
me Good [Succees | success]Succeessuccess and Gave me [above] goodgood advice and [Counſil | counsel]Counſilcounsel,
—I believe tomorrow Morning we Shall out from
here on our way to [Onoyda | Oneida]OnoydaOneida[place0179.ocp],
[Pleaſe | Please]PleaſePlease to remember us [above] inin your Fatherly [Prays | prayers]Praysprayers
Continually, [Except | accept]Exceptaccept Duty, and [Sutable | suitable]Sutablesuitable Re­
gards to the Family from
[Closer]
Your [Moſt | Most]MoſtMost [obediant | obedient]obediantobedient Indian Son,
[Samſon | Samson]SamſonSamson Occom[pers0030.ocp]
The [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev. [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[Postscript]
I [deliver'd | delivered]deliver'ddelivered [£53:ſ7:d10 | £53 7s 10d]£53:ſ7:d10£53 7s 10d to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
William Hedges[pers0253.ocp] of [Eaſt | East]EaſtEast-
hampton[place0062.ocp]
, for the Support
of my Family
[S:O: | Samson Occom]S:O:Samson Occom[pers0030.ocp]
The Letters that I have
to the [Genrals | generals]Genralsgenerals are [Sign'd | signed]Sign'dsigned by
The [Hon.le | Honourable]Hon.leHonourable [Wm | William]WmWilliam Smith [Esqr | Esq. ]EsqrEsq. [pers0504.ocp]
[Revd | Rev.]RevdRev. [illegible]David [Boſtwick | Bostwick]BoſtwickBostwick[pers0089.ocp]
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [PVB | Peter Vanbrugh]PVBPeter Vanbrugh [Livingſton | Livingstone]LivingſtonLivingstone[pers0332.ocp]
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. David Vanhorne[pers0552.ocp]
[Will.m | William]Will.mWilliam Livingston [Esqr | Esq.]EsqrEsq.[pers0333.ocp]
[Trailer]
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [Occum | Occom]OccumOccom's[pers0030.ocp]
May 1762[1762-05]
[Rec.d | Received]Rec.dReceived £20 of [Comiſsrs | Commissioners]ComiſsrsCommissioners[org0011.ocp]
and to draw on them
for [Laſt | last]Laſtlast Winter—
To
The [Rev:d | Rev.]Rev:dRev. [Eleazer | Eleazar]EleazerEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
at
Lebanon[place0122.ocp], [N:England | New England]N:EnglandNew England[place0158.ocp]

[Theſe | These]TheſeThese
[note (type: editorial): Blank page.]
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People identified in this document:

id Text in document Role in header Authorized Name
pers0155.ocp David mentioned Fowler, David
pers0055.ocp Gen l Gen. Amhurſt Amherst mentioned Amherst, Jeffery
pers0292.ocp Sir William mentioned Johnson, William
pers0089.ocp M r Mr. Boſtweck Bostwick mentioned Bostwick, David
pers0566.ocp obediah Obediah Wells mentioned Wells, Obediah Oneida
pers0135.ocp Colden mentioned Colden, Cadwallader
pers0030.ocp Samſon Samson Occom writer Occom, Samson
pers0036.ocp Wheelock recipient Wheelock, Eleazar
pers0253.ocp William Hedges mentioned Hedges, William
pers0030.ocp S:O: Samson Occom writer Occom, Samson
pers0504.ocp W m William Smith Esq r Esq. mentioned Smith, William Sr.
pers0089.ocp Rev d Rev. David Boſtwick Bostwick mentioned Bostwick, David
pers0332.ocp PVB Peter Vanbrugh Livingſton Livingstone mentioned Livingstone, Peter Vanbrugh
pers0552.ocp M r Mr. David Vanhorne mentioned Vanhorn, David
pers0333.ocp Will. m William Livingston Esq r Esq. mentioned Livingston, William
pers0030.ocp Occum Occom 's writer Occom, Samson
pers0036.ocp Eleazer Eleazar Wheelock recipient Wheelock, Eleazar

Places identified in this document:

id Text in document Authorized Name
place0308.ocp New York New York City
place0308.ocp this great City New York City
place0308.ocp the City New York City
place0166.ocp Province of N:York New York New York
place0179.ocp Onoyda Oneida Oneida
place0062.ocp Eaſt East - hampton East Hampton
place0122.ocp Lebanon Lebanon
place0158.ocp N:England New England New England

Organizations identified in this document:

id Text in document Authorized Name
org0124.ocp BaptiſtsBaptists Baptists/Seventh Day Baptists
org0011.ocp ComiſsrsCommissioners Boston Board of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge

Dates identified in this document:

Standard Form Text
1761-06-24 June yethe 24: 1761
1761-06-15 15 Inſtinstant
1762-05 May 1762

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Inſt instant
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Shou'd should
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genn gentlemen
o'c o'clock
Intro introduced
N:York New York
wiſh'd wished
Prays prayers
deliver'd delivered
S:O: Samson Occom
Sign'd signed
Hon.le Honourable
Wm William
PVB Peter Vanbrugh
Will.m William
Rec.d Received
Comiſsrs Commissioners
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