Samson Occom, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1772 July 13
13 July 1772[1772-07-13]
Call Number772413.2
[note (type: abstract): Occom expresses his strong desire to have three or four days to spend with Wheelock, as well as his disappointment that Wheelock did not visit him when he was traveling nearby. Occom notes that he does not plan to go on a mission until spring, but that he has plenty of work preaching.][note (type: handwriting): Neat, elegant, clear, though letter case, especially with regard to letter "S," difficult to discern][note (type: paper): moderate-to-heavy creasing, some tears, with no loss of text][note (type: ink): dark brown, strong][note (type: noteworthy): There are random scribbles on both recto and verso; trailer in Wheelock's hand]
Persistent Identifier
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P:S.
Writing gives me but very little [Satiſfac
tion | satisfac
tion]Satiſfac
tionsatisfac
tion, I want to [illegible]Spend 3 or 4 Days, with you at [Cohoſ[above] ss | Coos]Cohoſ[above] ssCoos[place0044.ocp]
and to hear and See for [myſelf | myself]myſelfmyself — but you have got
So far the other Side of the globe; I am not able
to bear Expences So far — and it may be of no [profet | profit]profetprofit
if I went; I cant find [above] outout the [Reaſon | reason]Reaſonreason, why you [above] [coud | could]coudcould[coud | could]coudcould not
Come to my [Houſe | house]Houſehouse, or Sent for me, when you was
So near [laſt | last]laſtlast Spring, — I [Suppoſe | suppose]Suppoſesuppose [you,d | you'd]you,dyou'd be glad
to know, what I owe, — it is between 60 and 70
pounds L.:M:. my Family Charges amount
to about 70 Pounds, [pr | per]prper [An. | annum]An.annum. and what my
Journey expences [woud | would]woudwould be, I can'not tell —
if I [Shoud | should]Shoudshould go on a [Miſsion | mission]Miſsionmission, I [Shou'd | should]Shou'dshould not pretend
to Set out till next Spring, — and I [Shoud | should]Shoudshould [inſiſt | insist]inſiſtinsist
upon David[pers0155.ocp]s or Jacob[pers0018.ocp]s going with me — —
I have work enough, I might preach every Day
I have So many Calls — I was at Stonington Indian
Town[place0226.ocp] [Yeſter | yesterday]Yeſteryesterday[1772-07-12] Preaching, and there was a great num[above] berber
of People, and a Solemn meeting we had, I believe
[left] [ye | the]yethe Lord[ye | the]yethe Lord was there of a Truth, th[illegible]ere
was flow of Tears
[left]
[ye | the]yethe Lord
[ye | the]yethe Lord from the [bigeſt | biggest]bigeſtbiggest part of the People [moſt | most]moſtmost all the
after noon, and thus I have Seen in many
Places where I have been Preaching lately
tion | satisfac
tion]Satiſfac
tionsatisfac
tion, I want to [illegible]Spend 3 or 4 Days, with you at [Cohoſ[above] ss | Coos]Cohoſ[above] ssCoos[place0044.ocp]
and to hear and See for [myſelf | myself]myſelfmyself — but you have got
So far the other Side of the globe; I am not able
to bear Expences So far — and it may be of no [profet | profit]profetprofit
if I went; I cant find [above] outout the [Reaſon | reason]Reaſonreason, why you [above] [coud | could]coudcould[coud | could]coudcould not
Come to my [Houſe | house]Houſehouse, or Sent for me, when you was
So near [laſt | last]laſtlast Spring, — I [Suppoſe | suppose]Suppoſesuppose [you,d | you'd]you,dyou'd be glad
to know, what I owe, — it is between 60 and 70
pounds L.:M:. my Family Charges amount
to about 70 Pounds, [pr | per]prper [An. | annum]An.annum. and what my
Journey expences [woud | would]woudwould be, I can'not tell —
if I [Shoud | should]Shoudshould go on a [Miſsion | mission]Miſsionmission, I [Shou'd | should]Shou'dshould not pretend
to Set out till next Spring, — and I [Shoud | should]Shoudshould [inſiſt | insist]inſiſtinsist
upon David[pers0155.ocp]s or Jacob[pers0018.ocp]s going with me — —
I have work enough, I might preach every Day
I have So many Calls — I was at Stonington Indian
Town[place0226.ocp] [Yeſter | yesterday]Yeſteryesterday[1772-07-12] Preaching, and there was a great num[above] berber
of People, and a Solemn meeting we had, I believe
[left] [ye | the]yethe Lord[ye | the]yethe Lord was there of a Truth, th
[left]
after noon, and thus I have Seen in many
Places where I have been Preaching lately
[Closer]
[Pleaſe | Please]PleaſePlease to ex[acept | accept]aceptaccept
[Chriſtian | Christian]ChriſtianChristian
[Sallutations | salutations]Sallutationssalutations,
from your [moſt | most]moſtmost unworthy
[Servt | servant]Servtservant
[Samſon | Samson]SamſonSamson Occom[pers0030.ocp]
from your [moſt | most]moſtmost unworthy
[Servt | servant]Servtservant
[Samſon | Samson]SamſonSamson Occom[pers0030.ocp]
[Trailer]
from [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
[Samp. | Samson]Samp.Samson Occom[pers0030.ocp]
July 13. 1772. PS.[1772-07-13]
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Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0155.ocp | David | mentioned | Fowler, David |
pers0018.ocp | Jacob | mentioned | Fowler, Jacob |
pers0030.ocp | Samſon Samson Occom | writer | Occom, Samson |
pers0030.ocp | Rev. d Rev. Samp. Samson Occom | writer | Occom, Samson |
Places identified in this document:
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place0143.ocp | Mohegan | Mohegan |
place0044.ocp | Cohoſ s Coos | Coos |
place0226.ocp | Stonington Indian Town | Stonington |
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Dates identified in this document:
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1772-07-13 | July 13: 1772 |
1772-07-12 | Yeſteryesterday |
1772-07-13 | July 13. 1772. PS. |
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modernization | Revd | Rev. |
modernization | Satiſfac tion |
satisfac tion |
variation | Cohoſ[above] ss | Coos |
modernization | myſelf | myself |
variation | profet | profit |
modernization | Reaſon | reason |
variation | coud | could |
modernization | Houſe | house |
modernization | laſt | last |
modernization | Suppoſe | suppose |
variation | you,d | you'd |
variation | woud | would |
variation | Shoud | should |
modernization | Miſsion | mission |
modernization | inſiſt | insist |
modernization | ye | the |
variation | bigeſt | biggest |
modernization | moſt | most |
modernization | Pleaſe | Please |
variation | acept | accept |
modernization | Chriſtian | Christian |
variation | Sallutations | salutations |
modernization | Samſon | Samson |
modernization | Rev.d | Rev. |
Expanded abbreviations:
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Hond | Honoured |
pr | per |
An. | annum |
Shou'd | should |
Yeſter | yesterday |
Servt | servant |
Samp. | Samson |
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