Samson Occom, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1764 September 8

Author Occom, Samson[pers0030.ocp]

8 September 1764[1764-09-08]

Call Number764508.3

[note (type: abstract): Occom is determined to set out on his long journey despite a scarcity of funding, and leaves his house and other business to be done upon Wheelock’s credit. He informs Wheelock that he has hired Mr. Peabody of Norwich Landing to get the materials that his house requires, and to hire hands and pay them. He notes that his family needs clothing and provisions. ][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is bold, clear and legible.][note (type: paper): Large sheet folded in half to make four pages is in good condition, with light-to-moderate creasing, staining and wear. Heavier wear along creases, and tear near remnants of seal result in no loss of text.][note (type: ink): Dark brown.][note (type: noteworthy): Wheelock writes a lengthy note on two verso.]

EventsBuilding of Occom’s house, Fundraising Tour of Great Britain

Persistent Identifier
[Opener]
[Revd | Rev.]RevdRev. Sir
I am Sorry you
[cou'd'nt | couldn't]cou'd'ntcouldn't get at [Leaſt | least]Leaſtleast Some Money for
David[pers0155.ocp], it looks like [Preſumption | presumption]Preſumptionpresumption for us
to go on long Journey [thro' | through]thro'through [Chriſtians | Christians]ChriſtiansChristians with­
out Money, if it was altogether among
Indian Heathen we might do well enough—
But I have determined to go, [tho' | though]tho'though no white
[Miſſionary | missionary]Miſſionarymissionary [wou'd | would]wou'dwould go in Such [Circumſtance | circumstance]Circumſtancecircumstance[above] ss
— I leave my [Houſe | house]Houſehouse and [above] oother [Buſineſs | business]Buſineſsbusiness to
be done upon your Credit, and it will be
Dear [Buſineſs | business]Buſineſsbusiness in the End,—if I had hired
one good [Capenter | carpenter]Capentercarpenter and four other good
Hands, any [Houſe | house]Houſehouse woud have been
forwarder than it is now, so the [Beſt | best]Beſtbest
Judges tell me — I have [Impower'd | empowered]Impower'dempowered [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
Peabody[pers0409.ocp]
of Norwich Landing[place0176.ocp] to act for
me to [Cary | carry]Carycarry on my [Buſineſs | business]Buſineſsbusiness, by [vertue | virtue]vertuevirtue
of the Paper you Put into my Hand,
he is to get all the [Meterials | materials]Meterialsmaterials that my
[Houſe | house]Houſehouse will require, and to Hire Hands
and to pay them at any [Marchents | merchants]Marchentsmerchants
who will [except | accept]exceptaccept and [truſt | trust]truſttrust to your
[obligattion | obligation]obligattionobligation,— [Beſides | Besides]BeſidesBesides all [above] II have Said
my family now wants [Cloathing | clothing]Cloathingclothing — and
[proviſsion | provision]proviſsionprovision they [muſt | must]muſtmust now have, or
my [Buſineſs | business]Buſineſsbusiness Can't go on — I have
lately heard there is Salt meat enough
at the Landing[place0176.ocp] to be Sold — In a [ward | word]wardword I
leave my Poor Wife[pers0029.ocp] and Children Y at
your feet. and [above] ifif they hundger [ſtarve | starve]ſtarvestarve and die
let them [illegible]Die there — Sir I Shall and endeav­
our to follow Your Directions in all
things—This in utmost [haſt | haste]haſthaste and with
[Closer]
Sincere obedience, is from
 your Good for
 Nothing Indian
 Servant
Samson Occom[pers0030.ocp]
[note (type: editorial): Blank page.]
[Trailer]
This Letter came to Hand [Sept.r | September]Sept.rSeptember 8. 1764[1764-09-08].
and is the [firſt | first]firſtfirst Intelligence I have had that his
Building was not conducted prudently [& | and]&and [suc­
ceſsfully | suc
cessfully]
suc­
ceſsfully
suc
cessfully
[& | and]&and without much [coſt | cost]coſtcost. it is now
[illegible] [above] FridayFriday Evening and next monday morning I
am to Set out on a Journey to milford[place0137.ocp]. [& | and]&and my
[Ingagements | engagements]Ingagementsengagements are Such as cant be [diſpenſed | dispensed]diſpenſeddispensed with
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] [Sepr | September]SeprSeptember 1764[1764-09]
To
The [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev. [Eleazer | Eleazar]EleazerEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
at
Lebanon[place0122.ocp]
Document Summary

People identified in this document:

id Text in document Role in header Authorized Name
pers0155.ocp David mentioned Fowler, David
pers0409.ocp M r Mr. Peabody mentioned Peabody, Asa Jr
pers0029.ocp Wife mentioned Occom, Mary (née Fowler)
pers0030.ocp Samson Occom writer Occom, Samson
pers0030.ocp M r Mr. Occom writer Occom, Samson
pers0036.ocp Eleazer Eleazar Wheelock recipient Wheelock, Eleazar

Places identified in this document:

id Text in document Authorized Name
place0176.ocp Norwich Landing Norwich Landing
place0176.ocp Landing Norwich Landing
place0137.ocp milford Milford
place0122.ocp Lebanon Lebanon

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1764-09-08 Sept.rSeptember 8. 1764
1764-09 SeprSeptember 1764

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thro' through
tho' though
wou'd would
Impower'd empowered
Sept.r September
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