Samson Occom, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1761 June 24
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]
New York[place0308.ocp]
June [ye | the]yethe 24: [gap: tear][guess (h-dawnd): 1761]1761[1761-06-24]
[Revd | Rev.]RevdRev. Sir
[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]
[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
b
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,
[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] an
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],
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
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]
—[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]
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]
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.
[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—
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
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
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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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:
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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 |
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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:
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1761-06-24 | June yethe 24: 1761 |
1761-06-15 | 15 Inſtinstant |
1762-05 | May 1762 |
Regularized text:
Type | Original | Regularized |
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modernization | ye | the |
modernization | Revd | Rev. |
variation | Surprize | surprise |
modernization | Reaſon | reason |
modernization | Periſh | perish |
modernization | uſe | use |
modernization | Reſolutions | resolutions |
modernization | Conſulted | consulted |
variation | Shoud | should |
modernization | Genl | Gen. |
variation | Amhurſt | Amherst |
variation | beyound | beyond |
modernization | Laſt | last |
variation | after Noon | afternoon |
modernization | Mr | Mr. |
variation | Boſtweck | Bostwick |
variation | munted | mounted |
variation | £60:ſ15:d7 | £60 15s 7d |
modernization | Baptiſts | Baptists |
modernization | Houſe | House |
variation | £13:0:0 | £13 0s 0d |
modernization | Moſt | most |
variation | genrals | generals |
variation | Aquantance | acquaintance |
modernization | moſt | most |
modernization | Engliſh | English |
variation | obediah | Obediah |
modernization | Diſciple | disciple |
variation | Som times | sometimes |
variation | Eſpiceally | especially |
modernization | Miniſter | minister |
variation | Extreamly | extremely |
variation | Yeſteday | yesterday |
modernization | Preſident | President |
variation | Counſil | counsel |
variation | Onoyda | Oneida |
modernization | Pleaſe | Please |
variation | Except | accept |
variation | Sutable | suitable |
modernization | Moſt | Most |
variation | obediant | obedient |
modernization | Samſon | Samson |
modernization | £53:ſ7:d10 | £53 7s 10d |
modernization | Eaſt | East |
variation | Genrals | generals |
modernization | Esqr | Esq. |
modernization | Boſtwick | Bostwick |
variation | Livingſton | Livingstone |
modernization | Esqr | Esq. |
modernization | M.r | Mr. |
variation | Occum | Occom |
modernization | Rev:d | Rev. |
variation | Eleazer | Eleazar |
modernization | Theſe | These |
Expanded abbreviations:
Abbreviation | Expansion |
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reach'd | reached |
Inſt | instant |
Cou'd | could |
Perceiv'd | perceived |
Shou'd | should |
Acompliſh'd | accomplished |
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 |
N:England | New England |
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