Samson Occom, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1772 January 27
27 January 1772[1772-01-27]
Call Number772127.1
[note (type: abstract): Occom updates Wheelock on his travels. He notes that he hopes to visit as soon as he can make longer trips, and to attend Indian congresses at Stockbridge and at Sir William Johnson’s.][note (type: handwriting): Occom's hand is formal, clear and legible.][note (type: paper): Large single sheet is in good-to-fair condition, with light-to-moderate staining, creasing and wear.][note (type: ink): Black-brown.][note (type: noteworthy): There are red wax-pencil markings along the left side of one recto.]
Persistent Identifier
[Opener]
Boston[place0013.ocp]
[Janr | January]JanrJanuary 27: 1772
[Revd | Rev.]RevdRev. [& | and]&and [Honrd | Honoured]HonrdHonoured Sir
[Revd | Rev.]RevdRev. [& | and]&and [Honrd | Honoured]HonrdHonoured Sir
I have only Time to let you know, that I
am now in [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[place0013.ocp], Came here, this Day a Week, and Shall
Stay [till | 'til]till'til [nex | next]nexnext Monday by the [importunily | importunity]importunilyimportunity of Friends, —
I left my Family [above] 33 Willegibleeeks next [fryday | Friday]frydayFriday in tolerabele good
Health [thro | through]throthrough mercy, — I am much troubled with my old
ails at Times, Yet I am able to ride Short [Journies | journeys]Journiesjourneys, and
I have work enough Preaching both among the Indians [& | and]&and
[Engliſh | English]EngliſhEnglish, and there [above] isis great attention among the People, —
I fully intended to Come to See you the fall [paſs | past]paſspast, but my
difficulties Came upon me about the Time I was to Set out,
as Soon as I am able to ride So far I will Come to See You —
for I want much to see, how you Go on in the Grand [Cauſe | cause]Cauſecause
I Cant be [eaſy | easy]eaſyeasy, [till | 'til]till'til I See with my Eyes, and [above] not onlynot only hear with my
Ears, — Be [Soo | so]Sooso good as to let me hear, where [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [McCluer | McClure]McCluerMcClure[pers0368.ocp]
and his [Collegue | colleague]Colleguecolleague are and what they are a doing, —
A Wampum of Friendship Flew from [Maſsipi | Massipy]MaſsipiMassipy[place0314.ocp] [thro | through]throthrough,
wVarious Tribes of Indians, Came to our Hands about Six
Weeks ago, and we [Receiv'd | received]Receiv'dreceived it Cordially, — Several Tribes
of Indians are to hold a [Congreſs | congress]Congreſscongress Next march at [Stock‐
Bridge | Stock‐
bridge]Stock‐
BridgeStock‐
bridge[place0225.ocp], and a grand [Congreſs | congress]Congreſscongress is to [above] bebe at Sir William Johnson[pers0292.ocp]s
[Some Time | sometime]Some Timesometime next June or July, — and if I am able, I intend
to be at Both of ['em | them]'emthem — I am, [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev. [& | and]&and [Honrd | Honoured]HonrdHonoured Sir
am now in [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[place0013.ocp], Came here, this Day a Week, and Shall
Stay [till | 'til]till'til [nex | next]nexnext Monday by the [importunily | importunity]importunilyimportunity of Friends, —
I left my Family [above] 33 W
Health [thro | through]throthrough mercy, — I am much troubled with my old
ails at Times, Yet I am able to ride Short [Journies | journeys]Journiesjourneys, and
I have work enough Preaching both among the Indians [& | and]&and
[Engliſh | English]EngliſhEnglish, and there [above] isis great attention among the People, —
I fully intended to Come to See you the fall [paſs | past]paſspast, but my
difficulties Came upon me about the Time I was to Set out,
as Soon as I am able to ride So far I will Come to See You —
for I want much to see, how you Go on in the Grand [Cauſe | cause]Cauſecause
I Cant be [eaſy | easy]eaſyeasy, [till | 'til]till'til I See with my Eyes, and [above] not onlynot only hear with my
Ears, — Be [Soo | so]Sooso good as to let me hear, where [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [McCluer | McClure]McCluerMcClure[pers0368.ocp]
and his [Collegue | colleague]Colleguecolleague are and what they are a doing, —
A Wampum of Friendship Flew from [Maſsipi | Massipy]MaſsipiMassipy[place0314.ocp] [thro | through]throthrough,
Weeks ago, and we [Receiv'd | received]Receiv'dreceived it Cordially, — Several Tribes
of Indians are to hold a [Congreſs | congress]Congreſscongress Next march at [Stock‐
Bridge | Stock‐
bridge]Stock‐
BridgeStock‐
bridge[place0225.ocp], and a grand [Congreſs | congress]Congreſscongress is to [above] bebe at Sir William Johnson[pers0292.ocp]s
[Some Time | sometime]Some Timesometime next June or July, — and if I am able, I intend
to be at Both of ['em | them]'emthem — I am, [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev. [& | and]&and [Honrd | Honoured]HonrdHonoured Sir
[Closer]
your [moſt | most]moſtmost obliged and very
[Humbl Servt | Humble Servant]Humbl ServtHumble Servant
[Samſon | Samson]SamſonSamson Occom[pers0030.ocp]
[Humbl Servt | Humble Servant]Humbl ServtHumble Servant
[Samſon | Samson]SamſonSamson Occom[pers0030.ocp]
[Postscript]
[Trailer]
From [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
Occom[pers0030.ocp]
[Jany | January]JanyJanuary 27. 1772[1772-01-27]
[Jany | January]JanyJanuary 27. 1772[1772-01-27]
To
The [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev. [Docr | Dr.]DocrDr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[Preſident | President]PreſidentPresident of Dartmouth
College[org0037.ocp]
The [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev. [Docr | Dr.]DocrDr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[Preſident | President]PreſidentPresident of Dartmouth
College[org0037.ocp]
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People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0368.ocp | M r Mr. M c Cluer McClure | mentioned | McClure, David |
pers0292.ocp | Sir William Johnson | mentioned | Johnson, William |
pers0030.ocp | Samſon Samson Occom | writer | Occom, Samson |
pers0036.ocp | Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0032.ocp | M. r Mr. Peck | mentioned | Peck, Moses |
pers0413.ocp | his La d y | mentioned | Peck, Elizabeth (née Townsend) |
pers0030.ocp | Occom | writer | Occom, Samson |
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place0013.ocp | Boston | Boston |
place0013.ocp | Boſton Boston | Boston |
place0314.ocp | Maſsipi Massipy | Massipy |
place0225.ocp | Stock‐ Bridge Stock‐ bridge | Stockbridge |
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org0037.ocp | Dartmouth College | Dartmouth College |
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1772-01-27 | JanyJanuary 27. 1772 |
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Stock‐ bridge |
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