Samson Occom, letter, to Mary Occom, 1763 June 1
1 June 1763[1763-06-01]
ms number763351
[note (type: abstract): On the eve of his departure for a mission, Occom writes with instructions for management of the farm in his absence.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is clear and legible, though letter case is frequently difficult to decipher, especially with regard to the letters “s” and “y.”][note (type: paper): Large sheet folded in half to make four pages is in fair-to-poor condition, with moderate-to-heavy creasing, staining and wear.][note (type: ink): Brown-black.][note (type: noteworthy): On two verso, adhered to the top-left corner of the page, is a typed note that reads: “307 OCCOM, Samson. Famous Indian preacher. A. L. S. 1 p. 4to. 1763. Fine and very rare .................. 4 00” This piece of paper and the remnants of modern paper on the edge of two verso suggest that the letter may have been glued into a book to be sold. The letter is stuck together at the center and does not open completely.]EventsOccom’s Third Mission to the Oneidas
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[Opener]
My Dear
I am yet at New York[place0308.ocp] and I
expect to set off tomorrow morning on my Journey, I have been very well Since I
came from Home, and hope
[theſe | these]theſethese few Lines may find you all in good Health, I have left a five pound
Bill in [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Wells’s[pers0565.ocp] Hands to be [convey’d | conveyed]convey’dconveyed to You for our Family’s [uſe | use]uſeuse; — as soon as [Graſs | grass]Graſsgrass is fit to Cut do you hire Hands to get four or five Load of Hay, I
dont know what time I shall get Home, but I believe it will be late in the fall
if I [shou’d | should]shou’dshould live — Remember god and [truſt | trust]truſttrust in him at all Time — I Shall write to you as often as I Can,
[Closer]
I am your true and Loving [Huſband | husband]Huſbandhusband
[Samſon | Samson]SamſonSamson Occom[pers0030.ocp]
New York[place0308.ocp]
June 1: 1763[1763-06-01]
[note (type: editorial): Blank page.]
[note (type: editorial): Blank page.]
To
[Mrs | Mrs.]MrsMrs. Mary Occom[pers0029.ocp] at
Montauk[place0144.ocp] — Long Island[place0129.ocp]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0565.ocp | M r Mr. Wells’s | mentioned | Wells |
pers0030.ocp | Samſon Samson Occom | writer | Occom, Samson |
pers0029.ocp | M rs Mrs. Mary Occom | recipient | Occom, Mary (née Fowler) |
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id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0308.ocp | New York | New York City |
place0144.ocp | Montauk | Montauk |
place0129.ocp | Long Island | Long Island |
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1763-06-01 | June 1: 1763 |
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modernization | theſe | these |
modernization | Mr | Mr. |
modernization | uſe | use |
modernization | Graſs | grass |
modernization | truſt | trust |
modernization | Huſband | husband |
modernization | Samſon | Samson |
modernization | Mrs | Mrs. |
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convey’d | conveyed |
shou’d | should |
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