Samson Occom, journal, 1777 September 13-26

Author Occom, Samson[pers0030.ocp]

13-26 September 1777[](Error: 'when' attribute not in YYYY, YYYY-MM, or YYYY-MM-DD format)

Call Number777513

[note (type: abstract): Occom records his travels as an itinerant preacher in Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts.][note (type: handwriting): Occom's handwriting is mostly clear and legible.][note (type: paper): Two small sheets folded into a booklet are in fair condition, with moderate staining and wear.][note (type: ink): Brown ink is faded.][note (type: noteworthy): On two recto, in the entry for Monday the 22nd, "Asphos" refers to Samuel[pers0002.ocp] and Robert Aspho[pers0767.ocp]. If Occom's intention regarding a person or place name is uncertain, it has been left untagged. An editor, likely 19th-century, has added several notes and overwritten large portions of the text. These edits have not been transcribed.]
Persistent Identifier

[Sepr | September]SeprSeptember 13: 1777

[top] Beriah Willis[pers0794.ocp] at Gui[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): lf]lf
Comer Smith[pers0499.ocp]
Beriah Willis[pers0794.ocp] at Gui[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): lf]lf
Comer Smith[pers0499.ocp]
Left home and [reachd | reached]reachdreached [voluntown | Volentown]voluntownVolentown[place0316.ocp]
[Lodgd | lodged]Lodgdlodged with [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. John Gordon[pers0776.ocp]
[illegible] [Preachd | preached]Preachdpreached at the place all Day

[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): 15:]15: Monday

went a little way [eaſt | east]eaſteast
and [Preachd | preached]Preachdpreached, after meeting
went on [Eaſtward | eastward]Eaſtwardeastward, [arrivd | arrived]arrivdarrived to
Scituate[place0327.ocp], put up at one [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
Samuel Angell[pers0766.ocp]
's a Preacher.
[preſently | Presently]preſentlyPresently after I got there a
number of People Came together
and I gave them a word of [Exhorn | exhortation]Exhornexhortation

16: [TueſDay | Tuesday]TueſDayTuesday

had another meeting

17: [Wedneſday | Wednesday]WedneſdayWednesday

went to [Gloceſter | Gloucester]GloceſterGloucester[place0321.ocp] [above] 8 miles8 miles
and [Preachd | preached]Preachdpreached in Elder [winſer | Winser]winſerWinser's[pers0795.ocp]
meeting [Houſe | house]Houſehouse, after meeting
went [Houſe | house]Houſehouse with Deacon Brown[pers0770.ocp]
and Lodged there —

18: [Thirdſday | Thursday]ThirdſdayThursday

went back to [gap: faded][guess (h-dawnd): Scituate]Scituate[place0327.ocp]
and there met [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Kelley[pers0780.ocp] [gap: faded][guess (h-dawnd): [S | Samuel]SSamuel[pers0002.ocp] [& | and]&and [R | Robert]RRobert[pers0767.ocp]][S | Samuel]SSamuel[pers0002.ocp] [& | and]&and [R | Robert]RRobert[pers0767.ocp]
Ashpo at one [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Modbury[pers0784.ocp]s and
and had meeting there [S. | Samuel]S.Samuel Ashpo[pers0002.ocp]
Spoke — had another meeting in
the Same [Houſe | house]Houſehouse in the evening, I
[illegible]went home with [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Abm | Abraham]AbmAbraham Angell[pers0765.ocp]
and there [Lodgd | lodged]Lodgdlodged, —

19: [Fryday | Friday]FrydayFriday

went to [Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[S | Samuel]SSamuel Angel[pers0766.ocp]
went with me, [Preachd | preached]Preachdpreached
in the meeting [Houſe | house]Houſehouse, in the [Eveng | evening]Evengevening
[Preachd | preached]Preachdpreached again, in a [privet | private]privetprivate [H | house]Hhouse
[Lodgd | lodged]Lodgdlodged at [Esqr | Esq.]EsqrEsq. Balknap[pers0768.ocp]'s my
old Friend, —

20: Saturday

morning went on
my way towards the [Eaſt | East]EaſtEast [Esqr | Esq.]EsqrEsq.
Balknap[pers0768.ocp]
went with me, we [Stop[above] tt | stopped]Stop[above] ttstopped
at one [Esqr | Esq.]EsqrEsq. Mantans[pers0782.ocp] and we
took our Breakfast, after [Brea | breakfast]Breabreakfast
went on and [Calld | called]Calldcalled on Widow Pain[pers0701.ocp]
from Long Island[place0129.ocp], the [Esqr | Esq.]EsqrEsq.[pers0768.ocp] [feft | left]feftleft
me at Prodvidence[place0292.ocp], I [kep | kept]kepkept on
Eastward, got to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. John Allens[pers0764.ocp]
about 2 in the afternoon in
Rehoboth[place0326.ocp], [Dind | dined]Dinddined there Soon after
Dinner went to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Peck[pers0785.ocp]s [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): and]and
[S[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): e]epper | supper]S[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): e]eppersupper at [Miniſter | minister]Miniſterminister of the [Plac | place]Placplace
and there [Lodgd | lodged]Lodgdlodged

21: Sabbath

[Preachd | preached]Preachdpreached in [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Peck[pers0785.ocp]s
meeting [H | house]Hhouse all Day, — went
Home with [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Deacon Blanding[pers0769.ocp]
had meeting there and [Lodgd | lodged]Lodgdlodged

22: Monday

went towards Bridg[above] ee
wat[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): t]ter[place0319.ocp]
Deacon [B: | Blanding]B:Blanding[pers0769.ocp] went with
me [illegible] about 3 miles and Saw
Kelley[pers0780.ocp] And As[above] hhpos again[illegible]
after Dinner went on my way
towards Bridgewater[place0319.ocp]: got to
Tanton[place0231.ocp], and there [Stopt | stopped]Stoptstopped at
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Hoſkins | Hoskins]HoſkinsHoskins[pers0777.ocp] a [Seperat | separate]Seperatseparate Preach[above] erer
and [Lodgd | lodged]Lodgdlodged there. —

23 [Tuſeday | Tuesday]TuſedayTuesday

went to meeting at the
place heard one [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Willis[pers0794.ocp] a [Bapt | Baptist]BaptBaptist
preacher, after he had Spoke I
gave a word of Exhortation, and
then went home with [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Hoſkins | Hoskins]HoſkinsHoskins[pers0777.ocp]
and Tarried there all Day, and
in the Evening had a meeting
at the Same [Houſe | house]Houſehouse, Lodged
there again —

24: [Wedneſday | Wednesday]WedneſdayWednesday

went off early in
the morning and [Stopt | stopped]Stoptstopped [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Deans[pers1811.ocp]
and a meeting there, in the after
noon went into Town [& | and]&and had anothe[above] rr
meeting there in the [illegible] [Houſe | house]Houſehouse, [abot | about]abotabout
[Sun Set | sunset]Sun Setsunset [tooke | took]tooketook Tea with [Mrs | Mrs.]MrsMrs. [Mcwa
ter | McWa
ter]
Mcwa
ter
McWa
ter
[pers0783.ocp]
[Lodgd | lodged]Lodgdlodged where [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Jones[pers0779.ocp]
Boarded, a Young Preacher, —

25 [Thirdſday | Thursday]ThirdſdayThursday

got up very early
and went on towards Freetown[place0320.ocp]
Stop at [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Tobe[pers0789.ocp]'s in Bartly[place0318.ocp] [& | and]&and
took [Breakfaſt | breakfast]Breakfaſtbreakfast there, Soon after
went on, [arrivd | arrived]arrivdarrived to Freetown[place0320.ocp]
about 11: [Calld | called]Calldcalled on [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Walcut[pers0791.ocp]
a Young Preacher was there
a Little while and went on a
gain [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Walcut[pers0791.ocp] went with me
to the Indian Place got there
[Some Time | sometime]Some Timesometime before [Sun Set | sunset]Sun Setsunset I
[Lodgd | lodged]Lodgdlodged at Daniel wards[pers0792.ocp] the
principle Indian in the Place

[above] 2626 [Fryday | Friday]FrydayFriday

about 10 in the Morn
had a meeting and there was a
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People identified in this document:

id Text in document Role in header Authorized Name
pers0794.ocp Beriah Willis mentioned Willis, Beriah
pers0499.ocp Comer Smith mentioned Smith
pers0776.ocp M r Mr. John Gordon mentioned Gordon, John
pers0766.ocp M r Mr. Samuel Angell mentioned Angell, Samuel
pers0795.ocp Elder winſer Winser 's mentioned Winser
pers0770.ocp Deacon Brown mentioned Brown
pers0780.ocp M r Mr. Kelley mentioned Kelly
pers0002.ocp S Samuel mentioned Ashpo, Samuel
pers0767.ocp R Robert mentioned Ashpo, Robert
pers0784.ocp M r Mr. Modbury mentioned Modbury
pers0002.ocp S. Samuel Ashpo mentioned Ashpo, Samuel
pers0765.ocp M r Mr. Ab m Abraham Angell mentioned Angell, Abraham
pers0766.ocp M r Mr. S Samuel Angel mentioned Angell, Samuel
pers0768.ocp Esq r Esq. Balknap mentioned Balknap
pers0782.ocp Esq r Esq. Mantans mentioned Mantan
pers0701.ocp Widow Pain mentioned Payne
pers0768.ocp Esq r Esq. mentioned Balknap
pers0764.ocp M r Mr. John Allens mentioned Allen, John
pers0785.ocp M r Mr. Peck mentioned Peck, Samuel
pers0769.ocp Deacon Blanding mentioned Blanding
pers0769.ocp Deacon B: Blanding mentioned Blanding
pers0780.ocp Kelley mentioned Kelly
pers0777.ocp M r Mr. Hoſkins Hoskins mentioned Hoskins
pers0794.ocp M r Mr. Willis mentioned Willis, Beriah
pers1811.ocp M r Mr. Deans mentioned Dean
pers0783.ocp M rs Mrs. M c wa ter McWa ter mentioned McWater
pers0779.ocp M r Mr. Jones mentioned Jones
pers0789.ocp M r Mr. Tobe mentioned Tobe
pers0791.ocp M r Mr. Walcut mentioned Wolcott
pers0792.ocp Daniel wards mentioned Ward, Daniel

Places identified in this document:

id Text in document Authorized Name
place0316.ocp voluntown Volentown Volentown
place0327.ocp Scituate Scituate
place0321.ocp Gloceſter Gloucester Gloucester
place0129.ocp Long Island Long Island
place0292.ocp Pro d vidence Providence
place0326.ocp Rehoboth Rehoboth
place0319.ocp Bridg e wat t er Bridgewater
place0319.ocp Bridgewater Bridgewater
place0231.ocp Tanton Taunton
place0320.ocp Freetown Freetown
place0318.ocp Bartly Bartly

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Type Original Regularized
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variation Lodgd lodged
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variation Preachd preached
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modernization Eaſtward eastward
variation arrivd arrived
modernization preſently Presently
modernization TueſDay Tuesday
modernization Wedneſday Wednesday
variation Gloceſter Gloucester
modernization winſer Winser
modernization Houſe house
variation Thirdſday Thursday
variation Fryday Friday
modernization Johnſon Johnson
variation Eveng evening
variation privet private
modernization Esqr Esq.
modernization Eaſt East
variation Calld called
variation Dind dined
variation S[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): e]epper supper
modernization Miniſter minister
variation Plac place
variation Stopt stopped
modernization Hoſkins Hoskins
variation Seperat separate
modernization Tuſeday Tuesday
variation Sun Set sunset
variation tooke took
modernization Mrs Mrs.
variation Mcwa
ter
McWa
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modernization Breakfaſt breakfast
variation Some Time sometime

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Abbreviation Expansion
Sepr September
Exhorn exhortation
S Samuel
& and
R Robert
S. Samuel
Abm Abraham
H house
Stop[above] tt stopped
Brea breakfast
B: Blanding
Bapt Baptist
abot about

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