Samson Occom, letter, to Rev. Mr. Fish, 1770 November 16
16 November 1770[1770-11-16]
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[note (type: abstract): Occom writes he is willing to release Jacob Fowler from his employ, and let Fowler keep school at Stonington, but that the allowance for schoolmasters there is too small.][note (type: handwriting): Formal handwriting is clear and legible.][note (type: paper): Single sheet is in good-to-fair condition, with light-to-moderate staining, creasing and wear.][note (type: ink): Dark-brown.][note (type: noteworthy): There are two trailers, each in a different, unknown hand.]
Persistent Identifier
[Opener]
Mohegan[place0143.ocp]
[Novr | November]NovrNovember 16: 1770
[Revd | Rev.]RevdRev. Sir
Your [Allowence | allowance]Allowenceallowance, for your [SchoolMaſters | schoolmasters]SchoolMaſtersschoolmasters at Stonington Indians[org0101.ocp], is very Small, in [theſe | these]theſethese Hard Times, [who ever | whoever]who everwhoever undertakes it, [muſt | must]muſtmust not pretend to Live by it — Our [School Maſter | schoolmaster]School Maſterschoolmaster has ^[above] £^£24...[pr | per]prper
[Anm | annum]Anmannum,
[Houſe | house]Houſehouse to live in, about 16 Acres of good Land to
[emprove | improve]emproveimprove, he has [incloſed | enclosed]incloſedenclosed it all, and is [allow'd | allowed]allow'dallowed to keep two Cows and a [Horſe | horse]Horſehorse to Run in our Common [Paſtures | pastures]Paſturespastures and three Swine and as Many [Poltry | poultry]Poltrypoultry as he has a mind and wood to Burn [beſides | besides]beſidesbesides, and Yet he greatly Complain^[above] s^s I Judge he has as
good ^[above] as £^as £ 32 [pr | per]prper
[A.m | annum]A.mannum — I hired Jacob Fowler[pers0018.ocp] to
work for me a Year, and he has above 2 Months to work yet,— But I [woud | would]woudwould not hinder him one Day from keeping School, if he had [Sulable | suitable]Sulablesuitable encouragement, if the Indians will give him his Board, he may keep
your School 3 Months, and if you can agree with him to keep it Longer [after wards | afterwards]after wardsafterwards, I [Shan't | shall not]Shan'tshall not Say [any thing | anything]any thinganything
[againſt | against]againſtagainst it — he is well qualified to keep school among the Indians, I am [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev. Sir
[Closer]
Your unworthy Friend
Samson Occom[pers0030.ocp]
[Trailer]
[left] [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
Sam^[above] [illegible]^[illegible]ſon Occom[pers0030.ocp]
[Nov.r | November]Nov.rNovember
1770.
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
Sam^[above] [illegible]^[illegible]ſon Occom[pers0030.ocp]
[Nov.r | November]Nov.rNovember
1770.
[right] Rev Samson Occom[pers0030.ocp] to Rev
[Jos | Joseph]JosJoseph Fish[pers0015.ocp]
[Novr | November]NovrNovember 1770[1770-11]
Rev Samson Occom[pers0030.ocp] to Rev
[Jos | Joseph]JosJoseph Fish[pers0015.ocp]
[Novr | November]NovrNovember 1770[1770-11]
To The [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
Fish[pers0015.ocp] at Stonington[place0226.ocp]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0018.ocp | Jacob Fowler | mentioned | Fowler, Jacob |
pers0030.ocp | Samson Occom | writer | Occom, Samson |
pers0030.ocp | Sam ſon Occom | writer | Occom, Samson |
pers0015.ocp | Jos Joseph Fish | recipient | Fish, Joseph |
pers0015.ocp | Fish | recipient | Fish, Joseph |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0143.ocp | Mohegan | Mohegan |
place0226.ocp | Stonington | Stonington |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0101.ocp | Stonington Indians | Stonington Pequots |
Dates identified in this document:
Standard Form | Text |
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1770-11 | NovrNovember 1770 |
Regularized text:
Type | Original | Regularized |
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modernization | Revd | Rev. |
variation | Allowence | allowance |
variation | SchoolMaſters | schoolmasters |
modernization | theſe | these |
variation | who ever | whoever |
modernization | muſt | must |
variation | School Maſter | schoolmaster |
modernization | Houſe | house |
variation | emprove | improve |
modernization | incloſed | enclosed |
modernization | Horſe | horse |
modernization | Paſtures | pastures |
variation | Poltry | poultry |
modernization | beſides | besides |
variation | woud | would |
variation | Sulable | suitable |
variation | after wards | afterwards |
variation | any thing | anything |
modernization | againſt | against |
modernization | M.r | Mr. |
modernization | Rev.d | Rev. |
modernization | Mr | Mr. |
Expanded abbreviations:
Abbreviation | Expansion |
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Novr | November |
pr | per |
Anm | annum |
allow'd | allowed |
A.m | annum |
Shan't | shall not |
Nov.r | November |
Jos | Joseph |
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