Samson Occom, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1764 September 8
8 September 1764[1764-09-08]
ms 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
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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 without 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] s^s — I leave my [Houſe | house]Houſehouse and ^[above] o^other [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] I^I 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] if^if they hundger [ſtarve | starve]ſtarvestarve and die let them [illegible]Die there —
Sir I Shall and endeavour 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]
[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
[succeſsfully | successfully]succeſsfullysuccessfully
[& | and]&and without much [coſt | cost]coſtcost. it is now
[illegible]
^[above] Friday^Friday 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]
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People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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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 |
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place0176.ocp | Norwich Landing | Norwich Landing |
place0176.ocp | Landing | Norwich Landing |
place0137.ocp | milford | Milford |
place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
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