Samson Occom, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1768 December 28
28 December 1768[1768-12-28]
ms number768678.4
[note (type: abstract): Occom confirms his attendance at a future meeting, and encloses his proposed letter to Robert Keen, which discusses Whitaker.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is formal, clear and legible.][note (type: paper): The two pages of the letter have been separated and some edges appear to have been trimmed, but the paper is in good condition, with minor yellowing and creasing, and tears at the bottom that result in no loss of text.][note (type: ink): Black-brown.][note (type: signature): The signature is abbreviated.][note (type: layout): The first page of the letter is on one recto, but the second page of letter is on two recto, not one verso.]EventsFundraising Tour of Great Britain
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I [Juſt | just]Juſtjust now [receiv'd | received]receiv'dreceived Yours for which I return Sincere thanks, — You may depen^[above] d^d upon See me at Norwich[place0174.ocp], at the Time appointed extraordinaries are excepted, —
the [Incloſd | enclosed]Incloſdenclosed is what I shall write to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Keen[pers0301.ocp] Concern[illegible]ing your School[org0098.ocp] This with Duty is from
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your [moſt | most]moſtmost unworthy Servant
[S: | Samson]S:Samson Occom[pers0030.ocp]
Mohegan[place0143.ocp]
[Decr | December]DecrDecember 28: 1768[1768-12-28]
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[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]'s
[Dec.r | December]Dec.rDecember 28. 1768[1768-12-28].
Since Time after I wrote to you, was at [Dr | Dr.]DrDr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]'s, and found [myſelf | myself]myſelfmyself under a [miſtake | mistake]miſtakemistake, for he told me, he had not [receiv'd | received]receiv'dreceived any Letter from our [Honrable | Honourable]HonrableHonourable
[Truſtees | Trustees]TruſteesTrustees[org0103.ocp] Since we got home from England[place0068.ocp], and finding, he had Some Letters from England[place0068.ocp] Concerning [Dr | Dr.]DrDr. Whitaker[pers0037.ocp]'s Conduct whereby he gave a [Diſpleaſure | displeasure]Diſpleaſuredispleasure to our [moſt | most]moſtmost worthy [Truſtees | Trustees]TruſteesTrustees[org0103.ocp] and others — and told me also, he had excluded him from [Truſt | trust]Truſttrust here — I thought it my Duty, to relate the whole matter to him, and
he was much [astoniſhed | astonished]astoniſhedastonished with it — and he [Deſired | desired]Deſireddesired to k^[above] n^now my opinion of the Honorable [Truſtees | Trustees]TruſteesTrustees[org0103.ocp], and I freely told him I [look'd | looked]look'dlooked
['em | them]'emthem as the [moſt | most]moſtmost worthy, [Honeſt | honest]Honeſthonest, and faithful men
[Diſintruſted | disinterested]Diſintruſteddisinterested in their [Truſt | trust]Truſttrust — I believe there is no danger of [allienating | alienating]allienatingalienating his mind from the Honorable [Truſtees | Trustees]TruſteesTrustees[org0103.ocp] — The good old gentleman is [moſt | most]moſtmost wore out, yet he is
[ſteady | steady]ſteadysteady as the Sun he keeps on in good work — his Confi dence is
in god Still — there is good [Niws | news]Niwsnews in the
[wildnerneſs | wildnerness]wildnerneſswildnerness among the [onoydas | Oneidas]onoydasOneidas[org0075.ocp], many are hopefully Turned from [Darkneſs | darkness]Darkneſsdarkness to [illegible]vital [godlineſs | godliness]godlineſsgodliness —
Worthy
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People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0301.ocp | M r Mr. Keen | mentioned | Keen, Robert |
pers0030.ocp | S: Samson Occom | writer | Occom, Samson |
pers0030.ocp | M. r Mr. Occom | writer | Occom, Samson |
pers0036.ocp | D r Dr. Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0037.ocp | D r Dr. Whitaker | mentioned | Whitaker, Nathaniel |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0174.ocp | Norwich | Norwich |
place0143.ocp | Mohegan | Mohegan |
place0068.ocp | England | England |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0098.ocp | your School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
org0103.ocp | HonrableHonourable TruſteesTrustees | Trust in England |
org0103.ocp | TruſteesTrustees | Trust in England |
org0103.ocp | Honorable TruſteesTrustees | Trust in England |
org0075.ocp | onoydasOneidas | Oneida Nation |
Dates identified in this document:
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1768-12-28 | DecrDecember 28: 1768 |
1768-12-28 | Dec.rDecember 28. 1768 |
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modernization | Juſt | just |
variation | Incloſd | enclosed |
modernization | Mr | Mr. |
modernization | moſt | most |
modernization | M.r | Mr. |
modernization | Dr | Dr. |
modernization | myſelf | myself |
modernization | miſtake | mistake |
variation | Honrable | Honourable |
modernization | Truſtees | Trustees |
modernization | Diſpleaſure | displeasure |
modernization | Truſt | trust |
modernization | astoniſhed | astonished |
modernization | Deſired | desired |
modernization | Honeſt | honest |
variation | Diſintruſted | disinterested |
variation | allienating | alienating |
modernization | ſteady | steady |
variation | Niws | news |
modernization | wildnerneſs | wildnerness |
variation | onoydas | Oneidas |
modernization | Darkneſs | darkness |
modernization | godlineſs | godliness |
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Hond | Honoured |
receiv'd | received |
S: | Samson |
Decr | December |
Dec.r | December |
look'd | looked |
'em | them |
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