Caleb Whitney, letter, to Samson Occom, 1765 June 18
18 June 1765[1765-06-18]
ms number765368.3
[note (type: abstract): Whitney writes to request payment for work done on Occom's house.][note (type: handwriting): Formal handwriting is slanted yet clear and legible. There appear to be two different, unknown hands on one verso.][note (type: paper): Small single sheet is in good condition, with light creasing, staining and wear.][note (type: ink): Brown ink is somewhat faded.]EventsBuilding of Occom’s house
Persistent Identifier
[Opener]
June [18.th | 18th]18.th18th 1765[1765-06-18]
[Rev'd | Rev.]Rev'dRev.
[Sr | Sir]SrSir
[Pleaſe | Please]PleaſePlease to pay [Gerſhom | Gershom]GerſhomGershom Breed[pers0005.ocp] fifty three [ſhil= =lings | shillings]ſhil= =lingsshillings
[& | and]&and Eight Pence [L:M: | Lawful Money]L:M:Lawful Money with [Intereſt | interest]Intereſtinterest (if you
[pleaſe | please]pleaſeplease) from [y.e | the]y.ethe
[firſt | first]firſtfirst of [Dec.r | December]Dec.rDecember
[Laſt | last]Laſtlast[1764-12-01] until paid, being [y.e | the]y.ethe
[ballance | balance]ballancebalance of my [againſt | against]againſtagainst you (including [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[Wm | William]WmWilliam
[Daviſon | Davison]DaviſonDavison[pers0159.ocp]s
[verble | verbal]verbleverbal order on you for [ſeventeen | seventeen]ſeventeenseventeen
[ſhillings | shillings]ſhillingsshillings) and his [Rect | receipt]Rectreceipt
[ſhall | shall]ſhallshall be your [diſcharge | discharge]diſchargedischarge from
[Closer]
[Y.r | Your]Y.rYour
[Hble | honourable]Hblehonourable
[Servt | servant]Servtservant
Caleb Whitney[pers0588.ocp]
[Postscript]
[Trailer]
[left] [£2..13..8 | £2 13s 8d]£2..13..8£2 13s 8d this Order
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24 June 1766[1766-06-24]—
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24 June 1766[1766-06-24]—
[C: | Caleb]C:Caleb Whitney[pers0588.ocp]s [ordr | order]ordrorder
illegibleon Occom[pers0030.ocp] for [£2:13:8 | £2 13s 8d]£2:13:8£2 13s 8d
June [18.th | 18th]18.th18th 1765[1765-06-18]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0005.ocp | Gerſhom Gershom Breed | mentioned | Breed, Gershom |
pers0159.ocp | W m William Daviſon Davison | mentioned | Davison, William |
pers0588.ocp | Caleb Whitney | writer | Whitney, Caleb |
pers0030.ocp | Rev d Rev. M. r Mr. Samſon Samson Occom | recipient | Occom, Samson |
pers0588.ocp | C: Caleb Whitney | writer | Whitney, Caleb |
pers0030.ocp | Occom | recipient | Occom, Samson |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0143.ocp | Moheag Mohegan | Mohegan |
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Dates identified in this document:
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1765-06-18 | June 18.th18th 1765 |
1764-12-01 | firſtfirst of Dec.rDecember Laſtlast |
1766-06-24 | 24 June 1766 |
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modernization | 18.th | 18th |
modernization | Rev'd | Rev. |
modernization | Pleaſe | Please |
modernization | Gerſhom | Gershom |
modernization | ſhil= =lings | shillings |
modernization | Intereſt | interest |
modernization | pleaſe | please |
modernization | y.e | the |
modernization | firſt | first |
modernization | Laſt | last |
variation | ballance | balance |
modernization | againſt | against |
modernization | M.r | Mr. |
modernization | Daviſon | Davison |
variation | verble | verbal |
modernization | ſeventeen | seventeen |
modernization | ſhillings | shillings |
modernization | ſhall | shall |
modernization | diſcharge | discharge |
modernization | Revd | Rev. |
modernization | Samſon | Samson |
variation | Moheag | Mohegan |
variation | £2..13..8 | £2 13s 8d |
variation | £2..16..10 1/2 | £2 16s 10 1/2d |
variation | £2:13:8 | £2 13s 8d |
Expanded abbreviations:
Abbreviation | Expansion |
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Sr | Sir |
& | and |
L:M: | Lawful Money |
Dec.r | December |
Wm | William |
Rect | receipt |
Y.r | Your |
Hble | honourable |
Servt | servant |
C: | Caleb |
ordr | order |
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