Samson Occom, journal, 1777 September 13-26
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
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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]lfComer Smith[pers0499.ocp]
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
[Lodgd | lodged]Lodgdlodged with [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. John Gordon[pers0776.ocp] —
[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
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 —
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, —
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
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, —
[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 —
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 Pro
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 —
meeting [H | house]Hhouse all Day, — went
Home with
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. —
wat[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): t]ter[place0319.ocp] Deacon [B: | Blanding]B:Blanding[pers0769.ocp] went with
me
Kelley[pers0780.ocp] And As[above] hhpos again
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 —
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
terMcWa
ter[pers0783.ocp] [Lodgd | lodged]Lodgdlodged where [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Jones[pers0779.ocp]
Boarded, a Young Preacher, —
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
[Sun Set | sunset]Sun Setsunset [tooke | took]tooketook Tea with [Mrs | Mrs.]MrsMrs. [Mcwa
ter | McWa
ter]Mcwa
terMcWa
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
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
had a meeting and there was a
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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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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Regularized text:
Type | Original | Regularized |
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variation | reachd | reached |
variation | voluntown | Volentown |
variation | Lodgd | lodged |
modernization | Mr | Mr. |
variation | Preachd | preached |
modernization | eaſt | east |
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 ter |
modernization | Breakfaſt | breakfast |
variation | Some Time | sometime |
Expanded abbreviations:
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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