Samson Occom, letter to Eleazer Wheelock, 1770 March 6

Author Occom, Samson[pers0030.ocp]

6 March 1770[1770-03-06]

Call Number770206.2

[note (type: abstract): Occom relates the visit of an English gentleman, who told him that the Indians at Oneida are disaffected towards Mr. Kirtland and are not all attending his ministry. He says he would visit Wheelock but he has no horse.][note (type: handwriting): Occom's handwriting is informal yet clear and legible.][note (type: paper): Single sheet has been reinforced with a paper overlay that makes it difficult to gauge the condition of the paper; it appears to be in good condition, with light staining, creasing and wear.][note (type: ink): Brown ink is slightly dimmed by paper overlay.][note (type: noteworthy): An editor, likely 19th-century, has added the note “Mohegan” to the trailer on one verso. Another unknown editor has added the note “Occom” in pencil. Neither of these notes have been included in the transcription.][note (type: signature): The signature is abbreviated.]
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[Revd | Rev.]RevdRev. Sir

I [receiv'd | received]receiv'dreceived your kind favor [laſt | last]laſtlast
Sabbath by John[pers0283.ocp], at Groton Indian Town[place0092.ocp], [illegible]had
about 3 Minute [Converſation | conversation]Converſationconversation with him, he told
me nothing of the [afair | affair]afairaffair you Hinted at,— I have
wrote nothing of the Contents of Yours to [Esqr | Esq.]EsqrEsq.
Thornton[pers0541.ocp]
— have Sent [above] toto to [above] itit [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[place0013.ocp]; Some [Tome | time]Tometime ago —
an [Engliſh | English]EngliſhEnglish Gentleman [Call'd | called]Call'dcalled on me [laſt | last]laſtlast week
and [Lodg'd | lodged]Lodg'dlodged with us one Night and [Stay'd | stayed]Stay'dstayed [moſt | most]moſtmost
one Day, he is [Juſt | just]Juſtjust from Sir William[pers0292.ocp]s, and [above] waswas at
[onoyda | Oneida]onoydaOneida[place0179.ocp] this Winter [paſt | past]paſtpast, he tells me, the Indian[above] ss
there, are [diſafected | disaffected]diſafecteddisaffected towards [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Kirtland | Kirkland]KirtlandKirkland[pers0315.ocp], more
than one half at [Cannowaurohary | Kanawalohale]CannowauroharyKanawalohale[place0114.ocp] don't attend
his [miniſtry | ministry]miniſtryministry — The Gentleman, I believe is a grand
Man, he has a Coach of 6 at New York[place0308.ocp] and
2 or 3 Servants there, and 2 are with him, he is
very [Inquiſitive | inquisitive]Inquiſitiveinquisitive about the Indians, and what treat
ment they Meet with from the white People,—
I have no [illegible][Horſe | horse]Horſehorse to Ride, or I [woud | would]woudwould Soon Come up
to See you,— wie are well [thro' | through]thro'through Divine Favour
I am [Moſt | Most]MoſtMost Kind Sir
[Closer]
your [moſt | most]moſtmost obliged [Hum[gap: worn_edge][guess (h-dawnd): le]le | Humble]Hum[gap: worn_edge][guess (h-dawnd): le]leHumble
Servant
[S: | Samson]S:Samson Occom[pers0030.ocp]

[Postscript]
PS
The [gentlen | gentleman]gentlengentleman I [mentiond | mentioned]mentiondmentioned
has been in this Country
near 2 years and been [traviling | traveling]travilingtraveling
Continually, and has [viſited | visited]viſitedvisited
all the Indians he [Coud | could]Coudcould Come
at


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From [Revnd | Rev.]RevndRev. [S. | Samson]S.Samson Occom[pers0030.ocp]
March [6th | 6th]6th6th 1770[1770-03-06]
To
 The [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev. [Dr | Dr.]DrDr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
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pers0283.ocp John mentioned John
pers0541.ocp Esq r Esq. Thornton mentioned Thornton, John
pers0292.ocp Sir William mentioned Johnson, William
pers0315.ocp M r Mr. Kirtland Kirkland mentioned Kirkland, Samuel
pers0030.ocp S: Samson Occom writer Occom, Samson
pers0030.ocp S. Samson Occom writer Occom, Samson
pers0036.ocp Wheelock recipient Wheelock, Eleazar

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place0143.ocp Mohegan Mohegan
place0092.ocp Groton Indian Town Groton
place0013.ocp Boſton Boston Boston
place0179.ocp onoyda Oneida Oneida
place0114.ocp Cannowaurohary Kanawalohale Kanawalohale
place0308.ocp New York New York City

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1770-03-06 March 6 1770
1770-03-06 March 6th6th 1770

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