Samson Occom, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1769 July 1
1 July 1769[1769-07-01]
ms number769401
[note (type: abstract): Occom writes that he has heard nothing of Joseph Johnson and that, for various reasons, he is unable to travel. He has heard that Wheelock's Mohawk and Oneida students are not returning, and he notes that Jewett is still bitter.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is formal and clear.][note (type: paper): Single sheet is in good condition, with light staining, creasing and wear.][note (type: ink): Dark-brown.][note (type: noteworthy): An editor, likely 19th-century, has added the note “of Jewett” in black ink below the trailer on one verso. This note has not been included in the transcription.][note (type: signature): The signature is abbreviated.]EventsJewett Controversy
Persistent Identifier
[Opener]
Mohegan[place0143.ocp]
July 1: 1769[1769-07-01]
[Revd | Rev.]RevdRev. Sir
I [receiv'd | received]receiv'dreceived yours, after mr Bailey[pers0071.ocp] I think his
Name is, was here, [enquiring | inquiring]enquiringinquiring
^[above] after^after
[Jo | Joseph]JoJoseph
[Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0288.ocp],— I have heard nothing about him,— I have
nothing to [cary | carry]carycarry one up into the [wilderneſs | wilderness]wilderneſswilderness neither Money nor [Horſe | horse]Horſehorse, [& | and]&and I have nothing to Leave with my Family to Live on — and I have
got a Lame Shoulder [beſides | besides]beſidesbesides, it Broke Since I was at your [Houſe | house]Houſehouse, I have been Riding to Several places of Indians lately, and I find riding
hurts my Shoulders more than any [excerciſe | exercise]excerciſeexercise, which [diſcourages | discourages]diſcouragesdiscourages me not a little — I heard your Mohawk and [Onyda | Oneida]OnydaOneida Boys dont intend to Come back to School again, Sir William[pers0292.ocp] is going to Set up a School for ['em | them]'emthem — if [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. kirtland[pers0315.ocp] is come home I [wiſh | wish]wiſhwish he [woud | would]woudwould Come to See me,— I cant tell when I Shall come to see you,—
My Family is well by the [goodneſs | goodness]goodneſsgoodness of god, and the Indians there ^[above] are^are well, but
Religion Decays and the Devil Reigns,— [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Jewet | Jewett]JewetJewett[pers0023.ocp] I hear is as bitter [againſt | against]againſtagainst me as ever, I wonder what ails that good bad man, I have
[pickt | picked]picktpicked up nothing [againſt | against]againſtagainst him — [Pleaſe | Please]PleaſePlease to ea^[above] c^ccept Grateful
[reſpects | respects]reſpectsrespects, and pray for us — I am, [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev. Sir
[Closer]
your [moſt | most]moſtmost obliged
and very Humble [Servt | Servant]ServtServant
[S: | Samson]S:Samson Occom[pers0030.ocp]
[Trailer]
[Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
Occom[pers0030.ocp]'s
July 1. 1769[1769-07-01]
To
The [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
[Dr | Dr.]DrDr.
Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
at
Lebanon[place0122.ocp]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0071.ocp | mr Bailey | mentioned | Bailey |
pers0288.ocp | Jo Joseph Johnſon Johnson | mentioned | Johnson, Joseph |
pers0292.ocp | Sir William | mentioned | Johnson, William |
pers0315.ocp | M r Mr. kirtland | mentioned | Kirkland, Samuel |
pers0023.ocp | M r Mr. Jewet Jewett | mentioned | Jewett, David |
pers0030.ocp | S: Samson Occom | writer | Occom, Samson |
pers0030.ocp | Occom | writer | Occom, Samson |
pers0036.ocp | Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
Places identified in this document:
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place0143.ocp | Mohegan | Mohegan |
place0122.ocp | Lebanon | Lebanon |
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1769-07-01 | July 1: 1769 |
1769-07-01 | July 1. 1769 |
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modernization | Revd | Rev. |
variation | enquiring | inquiring |
modernization | Johnſon | Johnson |
variation | cary | carry |
modernization | wilderneſs | wilderness |
modernization | Horſe | horse |
modernization | beſides | besides |
modernization | Houſe | house |
modernization | excerciſe | exercise |
modernization | diſcourages | discourages |
variation | Onyda | Oneida |
modernization | Mr | Mr. |
modernization | wiſh | wish |
variation | woud | would |
modernization | goodneſs | goodness |
variation | Jewet | Jewett |
modernization | againſt | against |
variation | pickt | picked |
modernization | Pleaſe | Please |
modernization | reſpects | respects |
modernization | moſt | most |
modernization | Rev.d | Rev. |
modernization | Dr | Dr. |
Expanded abbreviations:
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receiv'd | received |
Jo | Joseph |
& | and |
'em | them |
Servt | Servant |
S: | Samson |
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