Samson Occom, narrative, 1765 November 28
28 November 1765[1765-11-28]
ms number765628.1
[note (type: abstract): Occom writes a brief account of his life and education.][note (type: handwriting): Occom's hand is clear and legible.][note (type: paper): Single small sheet is in good condition, with light staining, creasing and wear.][note (type: ink): Black-brown.]
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Since there is great [miſs Repreſentations | misrepresentations]miſs Repreſentationsmisrepresentations by Some Con cerning my Life and Education; I take this
opportunity to
Inform
^[above] give^give the World in few words, the true [acount | account]acountaccount of my Edu cation — I was Born a Heathen in
Mmoyanhee[illegible]^[above] u^unnuck
alias Mohegan[place0143.ocp] in [N: | New]N:New London[place0164.ocp]. No^[above] r^rth America[place0170.ocp], my Parents were altogether Heathens, and I was
Educated by them in the^[above] ir^ir
[Heatheniſh | heathenish]Heatheniſhheathenish Notions, [tho' | though]tho'though there was a Sermon [Preach'd | preached]Preach'dpreached to our Mohegan Tribe[org0063.ocp]
[Some times | sometimes]Some timessometimes, but our Indians regarded not the [Chriſtian | Christian]ChriſtianChristian Religion, they [woud | would]woudwould
[perſiſt | persist]perſiſtpersist in their [Heatheniſh | heathenish]Heatheniſhheathenish ways, and my Parents in [perticular | particular]perticularparticular were very Strong in the [Cuſtoms | customs]Cuſtomscustoms of their [fore Fathers | forefathers]fore Fathersforefathers, and they had a wandering Life up and down in the [wilderneſs | wilderness]wilderneſswilderness, for my Father was a great Hunter, thus I [liv'd | lived]liv'dlived with them, [till | 'til]till'til I was Sixteen years old, and then there was a great St[illegible]ir of Religion in [theſe | these]theſethese Parts of the World both [amoungſt | amongst]amoungſtamongst the Indians as well as the [Engliſh | English]EngliſhEnglish, and about this Time I began to think about the [Chriſtian | Christian]ChriſtianChristian Religion, and was under great trouble of Mind for Some Time, I thought the
Religion which I heard at this Time was a new thing among man= kind,
Such as they never heard the like before, So Ignora^[above] nt^nt was I
— and when I was Seventeen years of Age I [receiv'd | received]receiv'dreceived a Hope, and as I begant to think about Religion So I began
to learn to read, [tho' | though]tho'though I went to no School, [till | 'til]till'til I was in my nineteenth year, and then I went to the
[Revd | Rev.]RevdRev.
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]s to [learning | learn]learninglearn, and Spent four years there, and was very weakly [moſt | most]moſtmost of the Time; this is the true [acount | account]acountaccount of my Education,
[Closer]
[Samſon | Samson]SamſonSamson Occom[pers0030.ocp]
[Postscript]
[Trailer]
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occcom[pers0030.ocp]'s [Acco.t | account]Acco.taccount of his own Life
[Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[place0013.ocp]
[Dec.r | December]Dec.rDecember 1765[1765-12].
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People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0036.ocp | M r Mr. Wheelock | mentioned | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0030.ocp | Samſon Samson Occom | writer | Occom, Samson |
pers0030.ocp | M. r Mr. Occcom | writer | Occom, Samson |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0143.ocp | Mohegan | Mohegan |
place0164.ocp | N: New London | New London |
place0170.ocp | No r th America | North America |
place0013.ocp | Boſton Boston | Boston |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0063.ocp | Mohegan Tribe | Mohegan Tribe |
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1765-11-28 | NovrNovember 28. 1765 |
1765-12 | Dec.rDecember 1765 |
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variation | miſs Repreſentations | misrepresentations |
variation | acount | account |
modernization | Heatheniſh | heathenish |
variation | Some times | sometimes |
modernization | Chriſtian | Christian |
variation | woud | would |
modernization | perſiſt | persist |
variation | perticular | particular |
modernization | Cuſtoms | customs |
variation | fore Fathers | forefathers |
modernization | wilderneſs | wilderness |
variation | till | 'til |
modernization | theſe | these |
variation | amoungſt | amongst |
modernization | Engliſh | English |
modernization | Revd | Rev. |
modernization | Mr | Mr. |
variation | learning | learn |
modernization | moſt | most |
modernization | Samſon | Samson |
modernization | Boſton | Boston |
modernization | M.r | Mr. |
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N: | New |
tho' | though |
Preach'd | preached |
liv'd | lived |
receiv'd | received |
Novr | November |
Acco.t | account |
Dec.r | December |
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