Samson Occom, journal, 1785 May 1 to October 3

Author Occom, Samson[pers0030.ocp]

May 1 to October 3, 1785[](Error: 'when' attribute not in YYYY, YYYY-MM, or YYYY-MM-DD format)

Call Number785301

[note (type: abstract): Occom's account of his travels as an itinerant preacher over the course of several months in 1785.][note (type: handwriting): Occom's hand is mostly clear and legible. As is common with Occom's writing, there are uncrossed t's and crossed uprights; these have been corrected by the transcriber.][note (type: paper): Small sheets folded into a booklet and bound with thread or twine are in good-to-fair condition, with light-to-moderate staining and wear that results in a minimal loss of text.][note (type: ink): Brown ink varies in intensity throughout. It appears that the pen nib changes as well.][note (type: noteworthy): This journal picks up where manuscript 784308 leaves off. On five recto, the identity of Mr. and Mrs. Carter's daughter is uncertain, and so she has been left untagged. On eight recto, the identity of Brother Moss's daughter is uncertain, and so she has been left untagged. On 11 recto, the name of the Indian Town is uncertain and so it has been left untagged. On 14 recto, the identity of Talitha's daughter is uncertain and so she has been left untagged. An editor, likely 19th-century, has overwritten the journal in spots. These edits have not been transcribed. Mention is made of the death of Occom's daugher Talitha. Individuals who are not named, and whose identities cannot be deduced, are not tagged.]
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May 1: 1785[1785-05-01]: Sabbath [above] N [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): 11]11N [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): 11]11

[Preach'd | Preached]Preach'dPreached at [Mrs | Mrs.]MrsMrs. Fitch[pers0891.ocp]es and
there was a large Number of
well [behavd | behaved]behavdbehaved People, and the
word of god fell among the People
with Some weight and Some were
much [afected | affected]afectedaffected [eſpecially | especially]eſpeciallyespecially in the
fore part of the Day, after meet
ing, took Dinner with the Fami
ly and after that went Home
felt [Some what | somewhat]Some whatsomewhat Spent, and went
to Be[illegible]d Soon —

May 10:[1785-05-10]

a number of us wen[above] tt
to [Seabrook | Old Saybrook]SeabrookOld Saybrook[place0204.ocp] to [fiſhing | fishing]fiſhingfishing, a Storm
met us the next Day, and we [stop[above] tt | stopped]stop[above] ttstopped
at New London[place0164.ocp],

May 13:[1785-05-13]

went on our way [& | and]&and
got to the [Fiſhing | fishing]Fiſhingfishing, near night
and we Stayed there [till | 'til]till'til 27[1785-05-27]
and we had [prety | pretty]pretypretty good Luck

the 28:[1785-05-28]

we got home and foun[above] dd
our folks well,

Sabbath may 29:[1785-05-29]

had [meetg | meeting]meetgmeeting
at Harry[pers0817.ocp]s, and we had a

a [Penitant | penitent]Penitantpenitent [meetig | meeting]meetigmeeting, I [Sayd | said]Saydsaid a
few words from the [Braſen | Brazen]BraſenBrazen
Serpent, and we felt the
Power of god, I think,

June 5:[1785-06-05]

had meeting at Hary[above] ss[pers0817.ocp]
and I Spoke from [Rom | Romans]RomRomans 4:7

June 12:[1785-06-12] [Sab | Sabbath:]SabSabbath:

Henry[pers0817.ocp] and I
went to Pawquonk[place0380.ocp] and I
[[preachd | preached]preachdpreached | preached][preachd | preached]preachdpreachedpreached in [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Reuben
Palmer[pers0916.ocp]
s Meeting [Houſe | House]HouſeHouse[place0385.ocp] and
there was [Conſiderable | considerable]Conſiderableconsiderable num
ber of People, and they attend
ed with great Solemnity, both
parts of the Day, I Spoke from
1 [Sam | Samuel]SamSamuel 22:2: and [Rom | Romans]RomRomans 4:7
and after meeting went [ot | to]otto [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
Carter[pers0884.ocp]
s, and took Dinner there
and after eating we [Sot | set]Sotset away
for[illegible] Home, and got a little
after [Sun Set | sunset]Sun Setsunset, —

June 18:[1785-06-18]

Henry[pers0817.ocp] and went from
Mohegan[place0143.ocp] for Chartes Town[place0366.ocp]
and we got a little before

Night, we put up at James
Niles[pers0912.ocp]
s, and were kindly [re
ceivd | re
ceived]
re
ceivd
re
ceived
by them, —

[Sab | Sabbath]SabSabbath: June 19:[1785-06-19]

in the [morng | morning]morngmorning
[illegible] went to See old Samuel
Niles[pers0391.ocp]
, and found him very
low, and I believe he never
will get up again, went
back to James[pers0912.ocp], and then to
the meeting [Houſe | House]HouſeHouse, and was
a Number of People, but
not large, they had but
a Short Notice of my [Com[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): i]ig | coming]Com[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): i]igcoming
and I [preachd | preached]preachdpreached from [Rom | Romans]RomRomans 4 [above] 77
in the [after Noon | afternoon]after Noonafternoon, we went
to Sam Niles[pers1662.ocp]s, and I [preach[above] dd | preached]preach[above] ddpreached
from Daniel 5:25 in the
evening metc at another [illegible][Houſe | house]Houſehouse
and John Cooper[pers0139.ocp] was there
he Spoke, and he [diſ[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): cov]coverd | discovered]diſ[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): cov]coverddiscovered a
party Spirit, [u[above] aafter wards | afterwards]u[above] aafter wardsafterwards I
[reharſd | rehearsed]reharſdrehearsed the [Hiſtory | History]HiſtoryHistory of [Joſeph | Joseph]JoſephJoseph

and then [returnd | returned]returndreturned to James
Niles[pers0912.ocp]
s, and Lodged there
once more,

Monday, June the 20:[1785-06-19]

Sun
about 2 Hours high Deacon
Henry Quaquaquid[pers0817.ocp] and I
left Chartes Town[place0366.ocp] and went
on Homeward, and we [go | got]gogot
Home Some Time in the even
ing, found our Families
well —

[Sab | Sabbath]SabSabbath: 26:[1785-06-26]

went to
New Concord[place0377.ocp], and [preachd | preached]preachdpreached in
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Troop[pers0934.ocp]s meeting [Houſe | House]HouſeHouse
from [Mat | Matthew]MatMatthew 4: 10: in the after
Noon from 1 [Corin | Corinthians]CorinCorinthians 18:22 and
was a larger number people
and they attended with great
Solemnity, after [meting | meeting]metingmeeting
went to See [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Troop[pers0934.ocp] and
found him in low State of
Health, Supped with them
and Soon after Supper

took leave of them and
red[turnd | turned]turndturned homeward, [Calld | called]Calldcalled
at [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Jabaz Croker[pers0888.ocp]s and
found in him in hard [Sick
neſs | sick
ness]
Sick
neſs
sick
ness
full of Pain [& | and]&and [diſtreſs | distress]diſtreſsdistress
[prayd | prayed]praydprayed with him, and after
Prayer went on, and I [Stop[above] tt | stopped]Stop[above] ttstopped
at [Mrs | Mrs.]MrsMrs. Fitch[pers0891.ocp]es and [Taried | tarried]Tariedtarried
there all Night, next
Morning after [Breakfaſt | breakfast]Breakfaſtbreakfast
went on and got home
about 9 found my well
thr[above] eeee Days ago I heard a
[heard | hard]heardhard heavy News, my
poor Talitha[pers0931.ocp] is Dead [& | and]&and
Buried, the Lord the Sove
reign of the [Univerſe | Universe]UniverſeUniverse
Sanctify this [Diſpenſa
tion | dispensa
tion]
Diſpenſa
tion
dispensa
tion
to me and to all my
Family —

[Tueſday | Tuesday]TueſdayTuesday, June 28:[1785-06-28]

a Young
man Came to me from lower

part of groton[place0092.ocp] in [greateſt | greatest]greateſtgreatest
[diſtreſs | distress]diſtreſsdistress of Soul I ever Saw
[any one | anyone]any oneanyone this long while and
he wanted I [Shoul | should]Shoulshould go with him
to groton[place0092.ocp] [rite | right]riteright away, and I
told him I woud be there on the
next Day —

June 29:[1785-06-29]

Rode down to new
London[place0164.ocp]
. and So over to groton[place0092.ocp] [& | and]&and
a meeting at [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Burrington[pers0882.ocp]s
and there was a goodly num
ber of People and they attend
ed the word with great Solemn
attention, and the Young man
that Came to Mohegan[place0143.ocp] for me
was greatly [afected | affected]afectedaffected, broke
out in [bitterneſs | bitterness]bitterneſsbitterness of Soul, and
[Cryed | cried]Cryedcried for mercy, Severayl gave
him a word of Exhortation —
I Lodged in the Same [Houſe | House]HouſeHouse

[Thirdsday | Thursday]ThirdsdayThursday June 30:[1785-06-30]

about 11
[Capt | Capt.]CaptCapt. [Lathem | Latham]LathemLatham[pers0903.ocp] Came to the [H— | house]H—house
where I was, and I went Hom[above] ee
with his directly, Dined [illegible]With
him, and his wi[illegible]fe[pers1317.ocp] they

have no Children; near a
bout 3 went to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Giddion | Giddeon]GiddionGiddeon
Saunders[pers0913.ocp]
's and there [above] waswas a Num
ber of People got totgether [& | and]&and
we began the [worſhip | worship]worſhipworship of god
Directly, and I [preachd | preached]preachdpreached to
there [below] ˄˄ was an [Effectionate | affectionate]Effectionateaffectionate
attention, and after I had don[above] ee
Speaking, [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Avery[pers1760.ocp] gave
a word of Exhortation, and
then he [prayd | prayed]praydprayed and when he
had done the People [Sot | sat]Sotsat Still
and [wou'd | would]wou'dwould not go away, it
[Seem'd | seemed]Seem'dseemed they wanted to hear
more, they were hungry af
ter the word, and So we gave
out more [illegible]Exhortations, and
after a while they went a
way with heavy hearts, and
Some of ['em | them]'emthem wanted I Sho[above] uuld
preach to them again on
the next Day, but I told them
I wanted to get home, to attend

upon other People, where
I had [engagd | engaged]engagdengaged, — [Lodgd | lodged]Lodgdlodged at
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Saunders[pers0913.ocp]s, and was very
kindly [entertaind | entertained]entertaindentertained, —

[Fryday | Friday]FrydayFriday July 1: 1785[1785-07-01]

after
[break[illegible]faſt | breakfast]break[illegible]faſtbreakfast too[above] kk my leave of
the Family in Peace and
good [Friendſhip | friendship]Friendſhipfriendship; [Calld | called]Calldcalled at
[Capt | Capt.]CaptCapt. Robert [Lathem | Latham]LathemLatham[pers0903.ocp]s but
was not at Home, only his
wife[pers1317.ocp], [Sot | sat]Sotsat there [a while | awhile]a whileawhile, and
then went to the Ferry and
went over to the City of New
London[place0164.ocp]
, and So on home
ward, got home about 3
[o:c: | o'clock]o:c:o'clock and found no one at
Home —

July 3: 1785:[1785-07-03]

on [Sabb | Sabbath]SabbSabbath [Sot | set]Sotset out
Early in the morning for Pau
quonk[place0380.ocp]
, [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Eliphalet [Liſter | Lister]LiſterLister[pers0904.ocp]
went with me, we got to the
Place Some Time before meet

meeting Call on Elder Palmer[pers1019.ocp]
and there took [Breakfaſt | breakfast]Breakfaſtbreakfast, [& | and]&and
then we went to meeting and
was [Conſiderable | considerable]Conſiderableconsiderable Number of
People, [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Leſter | Lester]LeſterLester[pers0781.ocp] [preachd | preached]preachdpreached,
[illegible]And in the [after N[illegible]oon | afternoon]after N[illegible]oonafternoon I
preach, and towards night
we went about 3 miles fur
ther towards [Colcheſter | Colchester]ColcheſterColchester Town[place0510.ocp]
and there I preach again
to a large number of People
and both Elder Palmers were
there the Father[pers1019.ocp] and the Son[pers1019.ocp]
and there was Solemn attenti
on — after meeting went back
with [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Abel Palmer[pers0915.ocp] and I
[Stopt | stopped]Stoptstopped at [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Carter[pers0884.ocp]s and Lodged
there, and had very agree
able [Converſat[illegible]ion | conversation]Converſat[illegible]ionconversation with [Mrs | Mrs.]MrsMrs.
Carter[pers0884.ocp]
and one of their
Daughters, in Religious
Concerns, went to bed late,

Monday July 4:[1785-07-04]

got up very
early and took my [Horſe | horse]Horſehorse
and went Home, — got Home
about 10: and found my
[geting | getting]getinggetting ready to go to Pauqua
nunk[place0380.ocp]
a [fiſhing | fishing]fiſhingfishing, and I [above] wentwent with
Directly, got to the Place fbefore
night —

July 9:[1785-07-09]

Saturday went to New
Concord[place0377.ocp]
, got to Deacon Huntington[above] ss[pers1361.ocp]
about [Sut Set | sunset]Sut Setsunset, and was kindly
[recevd | received]recevdreceived and [entertaian'd | entertained]entertaian'dentertained Lodged there

[Sab | Sabbath]SabSabbath: July 10,[1785-07-10]

Deacon Huntington[pers1361.ocp]
and I went to meeting, and there
was a great Number People Col
lected together, and I [preachd | preached]preachdpreached
from Luke 12: 21: in the [after
Noon | afternoon]
after
Noon
afternoon from John 12: 21: and [the | they]thethey
made me a Collection, — towards
Evening [preachd | preached]preachdpreached at Deacon
Huntington[pers1361.ocp]
's, — and Soon after
meeting I went to bed, but did
feel well, and was [reſtleſs | restless]reſtleſsrestless all
Night, —

July 11:[1785-07-11]

got up early
and they would have me Stay

[Breakfaſt | breakfast]Breakfaſtbreakfast, and I [Conſented | consented]Conſentedconsented, [& | and]&and
after eating [ſot | set]ſotset off for Home
got Home about 10: and found
all my Family well, —

July 16[1785-07-16]

[Sot | Set]SotSet off from Home for
[Preſton | Preston]PreſtonPreston[place0193.ocp], got to Deacon John [Avry | Avery]AvryAvery[pers0881.ocp]
[Juſt | just]Juſtjust after [Sun Set | sunset]Sun Setsunset, and kindly
[receivd | received]receivdreceived by them Lodged there

[Sab | Sabbath]SabSabbath: July 17:[1785-07-17]

went to meeting
with the Deacon[pers0800.ocp], and [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Park[pers0917.ocp]
[preachd | preached]preachdpreached in the Morning, —
in the [after noon | afternoon]after noonafternoon I [preachd | preached]preachdpreached
from [gap: omitted] after I had
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Park[pers0917.ocp] [ad[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): m]miſd: | administered]ad[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): m]miſd:administered the Sacra‐
ment of the Lord Su[illegible]pper and
I partook [illegible]With them, and it
was a Comfortable [Seaſon | season]Seaſonseason
to the Children of God. Some
old [Chriſtians | Christians]ChriſtiansChristians broke forth in
[Praiſes | praises]Praiſespraises and adorations [illegible]to god
and they [encouragd | encouraged]encouragdencouraged one a
nother to on in their [C[illegible]hriſti
an | Christi
an]
C[illegible]hriſti
an
Christi
an
[Courſe | course]Courſecourse. after meeting
I went directly Home, went
with [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Story[pers0929.ocp] of Norwich[place0174.ocp]

[Stopt | stopped]Stoptstopped at his [Houſe | house]Houſehouse, and took
Supper with him, and was
kindly treated, Soon after
Supper I went on my way
[god | got]godgot Home Some Time in the
Evening, and went to bed qui
etly Thanks be to god for his
[goodneſs | goodness]goodneſsgoodness to me and Family
[hetherto | hitherto]hethertohitherto

July 24:[1785-07-24]

[Sab | Sabbath]SabSabbath: early in the
Morning got up, and got ready
and went [illegible]down to Gales Ferry[place0370.ocp]
and went over to Groton[place0092.ocp], to
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Sanders | Saunders]SandersSaunders[pers0913.ocp]'s and got there
about 9: and was tenderly
[receivd | received]receivdreceived by the whole Family
about 10 the People began
to 'gather, and there was a
Number of People Collected
together, and I [preachd | preached]preachdpreached to
from Luke 102 : 11: and in
the [after noon | afternoon]after noonafternoon from John 21:22
and I think had Some [aſsiſtance | assistance]aſsiſtanceassistance
[eſpecially | especially]eſpeciallyespecially in the [after noon | afternoon]after noonafternoon

and the People attended with
great Solemnity and affection
I believe many felt the Power
of the word, — I [Stayd | stayed]Staydstayed at [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
Sa[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): u]uders[pers0913.ocp]
s and had Some [Exer
ciſe | exer
cise]
Exer
ciſe
exer
cise
with Several, in the even[illegible]
ing with my [Chriſtian | Christian]ChriſtianChristian Cards
and after that went to bed
quietly — Monday after [brea[above] kk
faſt | break
fast]
brea[above] kk
faſt
break
fast
went off after taking affec
tionate Leave of them, and [Stopt | stopped]Stoptstopped
at one [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. John Shooler[pers0926.ocp]s to See
a Sick woman, found her
very [above] muchmuch [Diſtreſt | distressed]Diſtreſtdistressed both Body and
Mind, I gave her Some [Coun
ill | coun
sel]
Coun
ill
coun
sel
and [preſt | pressed]preſtpressed to believe on
the Lord [Jeſus | Jesus]JeſusJesus [Chriſt | Christ]ChriſtChrist, and
with her and then
went on my way, got
near noon, and [reſted | rested]reſtedrested a
few Minutes and [illegible]took [Horſ[above] ee | horse]Horſ[above] eehorse
[a gain | again]a gainagain and down to New
London[place0164.ocp]
, to bu[illegible]y Corn and
got home again Some Time
in the Evening —

Sabbath [illegible] July 31:[1785-07-31]

went to [Mrs | Mrs.]MrsMrs.
and [preachd | preached]preachdpreached there twice from
1 [Corin | Corinthians]CorinCorinthians: 7: 29: 30 and 1 [Corin | Corinthians]CorinCorinthians 4: 7
and there was not great many
People and they attended well
towards night I went to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Chap[above] elsels[pers0886.ocp]
and [preachd | preached]preachdpreached there to a few People
and as Soon as the meeting was
done, I went Home, and got [H– | home]H–home
afterabout Daylight in —

Sabbath [Augt | August]AugtAugust 7:[1785-08-07]

[Sot | Set]SotSet [of | off]ofoff from
Home and went to upper par[above] tt
of Long Society[place0536.ocp], got to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Moſs | Moss']MoſsMoss'[pers0910.ocp]s
near 10 and from there we
went to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Woodworth[pers0940.ocp]s, and there
was a great Multitude of People
and [preach'd | preached]preach'dpreached to them from
Daniel, 5: 25 and John 8: 47
Toward Night I [preachd | preached]preachdpreached at
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Moſs | Moss']MoſsMoss'[pers0910.ocp]s: [above] from 1 [Cor | Corinthians]CorCorinthians 7: 29from 1 [Cor | Corinthians]CorCorinthians 7: 29 and there was grea[above] tt
attention, and many were
Deeply affected, and Some
broke forth in [Praiſes | Praises]PraiſesPraises, [eſpe
cially | espe
cially]
eſpe
cially
espe
cially
in the Evening, —

I Lodged at [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Moſs | Moss']MoſsMoss'[pers0910.ocp]s and
Brother London[pers0905.ocp] a [Negroe | Negro]NegroeNegro
preacher was with us all
this Day and this evening
and he and [Severy | several]Severyseveral of the
Young Christian Lodged at
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Moſs | Moss']MoſsMoss'[pers0910.ocp]s — Monday Morning
we got up early in the
morning, and London[pers0905.ocp] and
I were [Seting | setting]Setingsetting off, but Brothe[above] rr[pers0910.ocp]
[woud | would]woudwould have us Stay to [Break
faſt | break
fast]
Break
faſt
break
fast
and we [Conſented | consented]Conſentedconsented, and
after [Breakfaſt | breakfast]Breakfaſtbreakfast we [Sung | sang]Sungsang
and Prayed and the Power
of god Came [done | down]donedown [amongſt | amongst]amongſtamongst
us and the Young [Chriſtians | Christians]ChriſtiansChristians
were [filld | filled]filldfilled with Love to god
and to one another, and one
of Brother [Moſs | Moss']MoſsMoss'[pers0910.ocp]s Daughters
who met with [Conſolation | consolation]Conſolationconsolation
[laſt | last]laſtlast Night was greatly
[filld | filled]filldfilled with Divine Love
and we had a [Bleſsed | blessed]Bleſsedblessed meet
ing — and we parted in Love
Peace and [Fellowſhip | fellowship]Fellowſhipfellowship

and I got Home about 12: and
found my Family well the
Lord be [Praiſed | praised]Praiſedpraised

[Sab | Sabbath]SabSabbath: [Augt | August]AugtAugust 14:[1785-08-14]

went from
Home early in the morning for
Long Society[place0536.ocp], got there before
10 [illegible] Call on [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Jonathan Smith[pers0928.ocp]
and took [Breakfaſt | breakfast]Breakfaſtbreakfast with them
and then went to meeting
and there was a great [numbr | number]numbrnumber
of People and I [preachd | preached]preachdpreached to
them from [Heb | Hebrews]HebHebrews: 4: 2: [& | and]&and 2:[Cor | Corinthians]CorCorinthians [above] 1717 V
Some Time after meeting
I went Home, [Stopt | stopped]Stoptstopped a while
at [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Ephraim Story[pers0929.ocp]s in the
Langding, and there I [Say | saw]Saysaw
Brother London[pers0905.ocp] a [illegible]Negro
preacher and they was to
a meeting in the evening
and they [woud | would]woudwould have me
Stay to meeting, but I did
not, I got Home Some Time
in the evening —

[Thirdsday | Thursday]ThirdsdayThursday [Augt | August]AugtAugust 18:[1785-08-18]

went
to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Poſt | Post]PoſtPost[pers1635.ocp]s at We[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): ec]ecus Hill[place0509.ocp]
[above] [& | and]&and [Siſter | sister]Siſtersister Beth[pers1783.ocp] with me[& | and]&and [Siſter | sister]Siſtersister Beth[pers1783.ocp] with me and preach to a Number of
People and they attended well
with great Sobriety. — after
meeting Drank Tea with
them and then we [Sot | set]Sotset off for
Home, got Home Some Time
in the Evening, Thanks be
to god —

[Sab | Sabbath]SabSabbath [Augt | August]AugtAugust 21:[1785-08-21]

went from
Home very Early in the morning
for Pauquonk[place0380.ocp], got there Some
Time before meeting, [Calld | called]Calldcalled up [above] onon
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Carter[pers0884.ocp], and was kindly [re‐
ceivd | re‐
ceived]
re‐
ceivd
re‐
ceived
, by the Family, and took
[Breakfaſt | breakfast]Breakfaſtbreakfast, and after that
went to meeting, and there
was a goodly number of Peop[above] lele
and I [preachd | preached]preachdpreached to them, from [below] Acts 2:37Acts 2:37
and the People attended with
gravity and Sobriety, Especially
the Young People — Soon after
meeting I went Home, and got
[H | home]Hhome in the [illegible][Duſk | dusk]Duſkdusk of the Evening

[Sab | Sabbath]SabSabbath [Augt | August]AugtAugust 28[1785-08-28]

[Sot | set]Sotset off from my
[Houſe | house]Houſehouse before [Sun riſe | sunrise]Sun riſesunrise and
went on towards north part
of [Preſton | Preston]PreſtonPreston[place0193.ocp], got to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Daniel
[Moſs | Moss]MoſsMoss[pers0910.ocp]
es before meeting, and we
went on to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Woodworth[pers0940.ocp]s and
found a great Number of People
Collected [togegether | together]togegethertogether, and I [prea[above] chdchd | preached]prea[above] chdchdpreached
to them, from Luke 16:5 and
[Matt | Matthew]MattMatthew 11:28: and there was grea[above] tt
Solemnity and affection Soon
after meeting, I went to Brother
[Moſs | Moss']MoſsMoss'[pers0910.ocp]
s: and [preachd | preached]preachdpreached there, before
Night and there was a [Croud | crowd]Croudcrowd
of People, from Luke 7:23:
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Heart[pers0893.ocp] was there, — I [Lodg[above] dd | lodged]Lodg[above] ddlodged
at the Same [Houſe | House]HouſeHouse, Monday

[Augt | August]AugtAugust 29:[1785-08-29]

after [Breakfaſt | breakfast]Breakfaſtbreakfast [Br | Brother]BrBrother
[Moſs | Moss]MoſsMoss[pers0910.ocp]
and I went to [ſee | see]ſeesee [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Hear[above] tt[pers0893.ocp]
found him very kind and friend
ly, went from there to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. John
Putnam[pers0923.ocp]
s and there I [preach[above] dd | preached]preach[above] ddpreached
to a Small Number of People
but there was great Solmen
ity among the People, took [[above] DrDr | dinner][above] DrDrdinner

there and after Dinner went
to one [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Fitch[pers0890.ocp]s 3: or 4. miles
and there I [preachd | preached]preachdpreached to a great
Number of People and [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): w]wthe word
of god fell with weight upon
the People, and I believe they
will not forget it Soon —
after meeting I went Home
with old [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Fitch[pers0890.ocp], about a
mile and an Half [Eaſt | east]Eaſteast of
Long Society Meeting [Houſe | House]HouſeHouse[place0374.ocp]
and there I Lodged, and was
Tvery kindly Treated —
[Tuſeday | Tuesday]TuſedayTuesday morning after
[Breakfaſt | breakfast]Breakfaſtbreakfast took leave of the
Family and went on home
ward, got Home [Juſt | just]Juſtjust before
noon and [above] foundfound [no Body | nobody]no Bodynobody at Home

[Sepr | September]SeprSeptember 3:[1785-09-03]

Saturday towards nigh[above] tt
left Home, and went to lower par[above] tt
of groton[place0092.ocp], was [detain'd | detained]detain'ddetained Some Time
at gales Ferry[place0370.ocp], but got over a
bout [Sun Set | sunset]Sun Setsunset, and [reachd | reached]reachdreached to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
Saunders[pers0913.ocp]
before [Day Light | daylight]Day Lightdaylight in
and was [receivd | received]receivdreceived by the whole [Fa | family]Fafamily
with all [Kindneſs | kindness]Kindneſskindness, Lodged there

[Sepr | September]SeprSeptember 4:[1785-09-04]

[Sab | Sabbath]SabSabbath about 10: a great
Number of p[illegible]eople Collected toge
ther and I [preachd | preached]preachdpreached to them from
John 11:28: in the [after noon | afternoon]after noonafternoon from
1 [Croni | Corinthians]CroniCorinthians 29: 5: and there was very
deep, Solemn, and Silent attention
the People [lookd | looked]lookdlooked as if they were
[araind | arraigned]araindarraigned before the Judgement
Seat of god, I believe they felt
the Power of the Truth of the word
of god, — Soon after meeting I
[Din'd | dined]Din'ddined with the People of the [Houſe | house]Houſehouse
and then I went to one [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Jabez
Smith[pers0927.ocp]
s about 3: miles Southwar[above] dd
I got there about [Sun Set | sunset]Sun Setsunset, I had
no thoughts of haveing a meeting
but [preſently | presently]preſentlypresently after I got there
2 or 3 Neighbours were there, and
they [whiſperd | whispered]whiſperdwhispered among [themſelves | themselves]themſelvesthemselves [& | and]&and
[preſently | presently]preſentlypresently they [aſk'd | asked]aſk'dasked me whether I
[woud | would]woudwould preach [illegible]if Neighbours
would Come in, and I told them
I [woud | would]woudwould I [woud | would]woudwould, and they, [above] SentSent out
to [illegible]give notice, and in about
half an Hour a number of People

Came in So as to fill a large Room
or [almoſt | almost]almoſtalmost, and I Spoke to them
from John 4:10: and the People
attended well, — Lodged here this Night
and was kindly [entertaind | entertained]entertaindentertained — Monday

[Sepr | September]SeprSeptember 5[1785-09-05]

very in the morning I got up
and had my [Horſe | horse]Horſehorse [Catch'd | caught]Catch'dcaught, and I [Sot | set]Sotset off
and directed my [Courſe | course]Courſecourse to [Capt | Capt.]CaptCapt. Robert
[Lathem | Latham]LathemLatham[pers0903.ocp]
s got there [Juſt | just]Juſtjust as they were
[geting | getting]getinggetting [Breakfaſt | breakfast]Breakfaſtbreakfast ready, [Sot | sat]Sotsat down
with them, after eating I went to
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. William Sheffield[pers0925.ocp]s, I had a little
Temporal [Buſineſs | business]Buſineſsbusiness with him, but
I found him not he was [juſt | just]juſtjust gone
from Home, — and So I went back
to [Capt | Capt.]CaptCapt. R. [Lathem | Latham]LathemLatham[pers0903.ocp]s took dinner
with them, and after Dinner took
leave of ['em | them]'emthem and went to went
to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Sheffield[pers0925.ocp]s again and he was
at Home, I did my [Buſineſs | business]Buſineſsbusiness
with him; and directly went
to the Ferry, meet my good
Friend [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Saunders[pers0913.ocp], and he
gave me a piece of money [& | and]&and
I was very [lo[illegible]th | loath]lo[illegible]thloath to take it but
he [woud | would]woudwould make me take it

and So I was [obligd | obliged]obligdobliged to it, and the
good Lord reward him and his
family a [Thouſand Fold | thousandfold]Thouſand Foldthousandfold, —
went over to the City of New London[place0164.ocp]
met [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Smith[pers0499.ocp], and we did our
[Buſineſs | business]Buſineſsbusiness, and So we parted in
good [Friendſhip | friendship]Friendſhipfriendship — I went on
my way, and [Sopt | stopped]Soptstopped at [Capt | Capt.]CaptCapt. Whee[above] lerler[pers0936.ocp]s
and Lodged there — [Tueſday | Tuesday]TueſdayTuesday [M | morning]Mmorning
[Sot | set]Sotset off very early, and got home
once more, well, and and my [Famy | family]Famyfamily [above] waswas
much [Scatterd | scattered]Scatterdscattered, what was at [H | home]Hhome
were well, the Lord be [Praiſed | praised]Praiſedpraised
for his [goodneſs | goodness]goodneſsgoodness to us thus far —

Sabbath [Sepr | September]SeprSeptember 11[1785-09-11]

got up very early
in the Morning and [Sot | set]Sotset [of | off]ofoff from Hom[above] ee
and went to Long Society[place0536.ocp], got there
Some Time before the People Collect
[Stopt | stopped]Stoptstopped at [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. John Smith[pers0928.ocp], was kindly
[receivd | received]receivdreceived, near 11: went to the [Houſe | House]HouſeHouse
of [Worſhip | Worship]WorſhipWorship, and there a great Num
ber of People, and attended with grea[above] tt
and Solemn attention, [preachd | preached]preachdpreached
from [Isaa | Isaac]IsaaIsaac v: 3: 4 [& | and]&and 1 Peter 1: 24
Directly after meeting, I with

[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Fitch[pers0890.ocp] and eat with them, and
after eating went to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Down[pers0889.ocp]s [& | and]&and
[preachd | preached]preachdpreached there to [Conſiderable | considerable]Conſiderableconsiderable num
ber of People and they behaved well
I was much [paind | pained]paindpained in Left [Shol
ders | shoul
der]
Shol
ders
shoul
der
Spoke from [Lamen | Lamentations]LamenLamentations 3: 40
[Lodgd | lodged]Lodgdlodged at the Same [Houſe | house]Houſehouse, and was
kindly [entertaind | entertained]entertaindentertained Monday very
early got up and got my mare
and went on, [Stopt | stopped]Stoptstopped at [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Fitch[pers0890.ocp]s
and took [Breakfaſt | breakfast]Breakfaſtbreakfast with them, and
Soon after I went on Homeward, and
I got˄ about 11: found my Family
was as Common, Thus far the Lord
has led me on, and glory be to his
Holy Name — [Reſted | rested]Reſtedrested a while, [& | and]&and
about 3: in the [after noon | afternoon]after noonafternoon, took
up my Mare again, and went
to [Nahantick | Niantic ]NahantickNiantic [place0168.ocp] in Lyme[place0130.ocp], to See the
Sick, got to Rope Ferry[place0383.ocp] [juſt | just]juſtjust after
[Sun Sit | sunset]Sun Sitsunset, and heard, my Aunt
widow Hannah [Juſtice | Justice]JuſticeJustice[pers0901.ocp] was
Dead and Buried. [illegible]She died [Satur | saturday]Satursaturday
Night and Buried on Sabbath
got to the Indian Town in the
[Duſk | dusk]Duſkdusk of the Evening, found my
[Couſin | cousin]Couſincousin Isaac[pers0276.ocp]
his wife[pers0937.ocp] and all
his Children [Conſiſting | consisting]Conſiſtingconsisting four were

all very Sick — Prayed with them
and then home with [Couſin | cousin]Couſincousin
[Joſeph | Joseph]JoſephJoseph[pers0900.ocp]
, and Lodged there,
[Tueſday | Tuesday]TueſdayTuesday, after Br found Isaac[pers0276.ocp]s
Family little [eaſy | easy]eaſyeasy, Saw Some
other Sick — about 12. I [preachd | preached]preachdpreached
in [Couſin | cousin]Couſincousin [Joſeph | Joseph]JoſephJoseph[pers0900.ocp]s [Houſe | house]Houſehouse to few
People — about 3: [Sot | set]Sotset off for
Home, got there [juſt | just]juſtjust after
Daylight in —

Saturday [Sepr | September]SeprSeptember 17:[1785-09-17]

Some Time
in the [after noon | afternoon]after noonafternoon left Home and
went to [Preſton | Preston]PreſtonPreston[place0193.ocp], got to Deacon
Avery[pers0881.ocp]
s in the [Duſk | dusk]Duſkdusk of the [eveng | evening]evengevening
and was affectionately [receivd | received]receivdreceived
by him and Lodged there,

[Sab. | Sabbath]Sab.Sabbath 18:[1785-09-18]

about 10 went to [M | meeting]Mmeeting
and there was a [Conſiderable | considerable]Conſiderableconsiderable
number of People — [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Park[pers0917.ocp]
[preachd | preached]preachdpreached in the morning, and
in the [after | afternoon]afterafternoon I [preachd | preached]preachdpreached from
Luke Concerning the [Prodacal | Prodigal]ProdacalProdigal
Son — Directly after Sermon
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Park[pers0917.ocp] [adminiſter'd | administered]adminiſter'dadministered the [order
nance | ordi
nance]
order
nance
ordi
nance
of the Lords Supper.

and I partook with them once
more; and Directly after I
went the Indian Town of groton[place0092.ocp]
with Jo: [Sunſummon | Sunsummon]SunſummonSunsummon[pers0930.ocp], and had
a meeting there and I believe
the Lord withwas [preſent | present]preſentpresent with us
the [Chriſtians | Christians]ChriſtiansChristians were much
[movd | moved]movdmoved, Some Time in the
evening, we broke the [meetg | meeting]meetgmeeting
and after a while I went
to bed Quietly — the Lord be
[praiſed | praised]praiſedpraised

Monday [Sepr | September]SeprSeptember 19[1785-09-19]

[Sot | set]Sotset [of | off]ofoff for Home Early in the morning
after I took good leave of the Family
got home about noon, found my [F | family]Ffamily
well, — [Thir[above] ssday | Thursday]Thir[above] ssdayThursday about 9 in
the morning [Sot | set]Sotset [of | off]ofoff from Home, for
[onoyda | Oneida]onoydaOneida[place0179.ocp], and went up to lower part
of Canterbury[place0365.ocp] tgot to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Clark[pers0129.ocp]s
about 3. in the [after noon | afternoon]after noonafternoon, and
the People had got together and
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Clarke | Clark]ClarkeClark[pers0129.ocp] had begun the [meetg | meeting]meetgmeeting
he was at Prayer, — and I [preachd | preached]preachdpreached
and there was great Solemnity [& | and]&and
affection, and many Tears flow
down freely — Soon after meeting
went with [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Cleark | Clark]ClearkClark[pers0129.ocp] to his [Houſe | house]Houſehouse

and took Dinner with them —
and the People Collected together
again in the Evening, in [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Clarke | Clark]ClarkeClark[pers0129.ocp]
s [Houſe | house]Houſehouse, and we had a
Comfortable meeting, many were
melted down with Love, and
they broke out in adoration [& | and]&and
[Praiſe | praise]Praiſepraise, and Some Time in the
evening we parted in Love, Peace
and I believe in Divine [Fellowſhi | fellowshi]Fellowſhifellowshi[below] pp
and then went to bed peaceably
the Lord be [Praiſed | praised]Praiſedpraised

Fryday [Sepr | September]SeprSeptember 23[1785-09-23]

had a little
[Exerciſe | exercise]Exerciſeexercise with my Cards with the
Family, and it was Comfortable
[Seaſon | season]Seaſonseason with us, and after [Break
faſt | break
fast]
Break
faſt
break
fast
I took Brotherly leave of
them, and went on my way
and got to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Poſt | Post]PoſtPost[pers1635.ocp]'s [above] in [Cranck | Crank]CranckCrank[place0123.ocp]in [Cranck | Crank]CranckCrank[place0123.ocp] about 1. and
took Dinner, and about 3 I [Sot | set]Sotset [of | off]ofoff
again, [juſt | just]juſtjust Call on [Mrs | Mrs.]MrsMrs. Pomroy[pers0921.ocp]
and So [paſt | passed]paſtpassed on, and got to one
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Poſt | Post]PoſtPost[pers1635.ocp]'s a little of Galiad Meet
ing [Houſe | House]HouſeHouse[place0371.ocp]
, and I was very kind
ly [entertaind | entertained]entertaindentertained, — Saturday morn
ing we [Sot | set]Sotset off very early in the
morning, and went on our way
got to [Esqr | Esq.]EsqrEsq. Wells[pers0935.ocp]s about 10

[Sot | sat]Sotsat [a while | awhile]a whileawhile, and [Esqr | Esq.]EsqrEsq.[pers0935.ocp] was very
urgent to have me Stay over the
Sabbath, but I [Coud | could]Coudcould not, and So we
went on, and it was [rainey | rainy]raineyrainy kind
of the weather, [Juſt | just]Juſtjust before Night we
got to Indian Place in Farmington[place0074.ocp]
and put up at Daniel [Moſsuck | Massuck]MoſsuckMassuck[pers0714.ocp]s, [& | and]&and
the Indians were well, there were
but eight Families of Indians, —

Sabbath [Sepr | September]SeprSeptember 25:[1785-09-25]

[preachd | preached]preachdpreached 3 Times
many white People were together
and they attended well — here I met
with george Pharaoh[pers0919.ocp] and his [Fami | family]Famifamily
from Long Island[place0129.ocp], they were moving
up to [onoyda Country | Oneida]onoyda CountryOneida[place0179.ocp], —

Monday [Sepr | September]SeprSeptember 26:[1785-09-26]

we [Sot | set]Sotset [of | off]ofoff about
9: and got to Brother Phineas[pers0920.ocp]
about 2: and here I [ha[illegible]de | had]ha[illegible]dehad the dole
ful [acount | account]acountaccount of the Death of my
Daughter Talitha[pers0931.ocp], a [mornful | mournful]mornfulmournful
and heavy addition to all Troubles
and Sorrows, went to See my poor
Daughters [youngeſt | youngest]youngeſtyoungest Child, and
it was a Sorrowful and very
affecting Sight — went bac
had a meeting with the People
on the next Day twice, and the
People were very Solemn —

This Night Lodged at one [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
Safford[pers1784.ocp]
's the woman[pers1785.ocp] is extraordi
nary in [Chriſtianity | Christianity]ChriſtianityChristianity of great
[underſtanding | understanding]underſtandingunderstanding, and [Experiance | experience]Experianceexperience

[Wedneſday | Wednesday]WedneſdayWednesday [Sepr | September]SeprSeptember 28[1785-09-28]

[Sot | Set]SotSet [of | off]ofoff early
having taken leave of the [Fam | family]Famfamily
and I went on my way, [Sot | sat]Sotsat
at Brother [Phin | Phineas']PhinPhineas'[pers0920.ocp]s took [Break
faſt | break
fast]
Break
faſt
break
fast
with them, [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Willſon | Wilson]WillſonWilson[pers0938.ocp]
was with me a Son in Law
to old uncle Chaucum[pers0887.ocp], Soon
after eating took leave of the
Family and we went on our
way; Stop at [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Chaucum[pers0887.ocp]s —
and here [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Woodbridge[pers0939.ocp] the
BPreacher among this Peop[above] lele
overtook me, and was [extrea[above] mm
ly | extreme
ly]
extrea[above] mm
ly
extreme
ly
urgetnt to have me Stop to
preach once more but
I [d[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): e]enyd | denied]d[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): e]enyddenied him, and we [paſt | passed]paſtpassed
on, he went with us a little
way and then parted in Peace
and we went on, and got
to Canaan[place0024.ocp] [Juſt | just]Juſtjust Night and
we went to Mr [Joſeph | Joseph]JoſephJoseph [Marſh[above] alal | Marshall]Marſh[above] alalMarshall[pers0908.ocp]s
a [miniſter | minister]miniſterminister of the [goſper | gospel]goſpergospel

and Lodged there found
his wife[pers1786.ocp] very poorly [will | with]willwith
[Lameneſs | lameness]Lameneſslameness

[Thirday | Thursday]ThirdayThursday [Sepr | September]SeprSeptember 29[1785-09-29]

got up very
early and [Sot | set ]Sotset [of | off]ofoff and got Stockbridg[above] ee[place0225.ocp]
about 3 in the [after noon | afternoon]after noonafternoon, and
[Call'd | called]Call'dcalled at [Capt | Capt.]CaptCapt. Yoke[pers0941.ocp]'s but he was
not at Home, and [moſt | most]moſtmost all the
Indians were [Scaterd | scattered]Scaterdscattered, what were
left of [thoſe | those]thoſethose that are gone up to
[Onoyda | Oneida]OnoydaOneida[place0179.ocp], — about two thirds of them
are gone up to [Onoyda | Oneida]OnoydaOneida[place0179.ocp][Juſt | just]Juſtjust be
fore [Sun Sit | sunset]Sun Sitsunset went to See [Mrs | Mrs.]MrsMrs.
Kirkland[pers0902.ocp]
, and was a little while
and then [returnd | returned]returndreturned,, Call on [Mrs | Mrs.]MrsMrs. [Serja[above] ntnt | Sergeant]Serja[above] ntntSergeant[pers0914.ocp]
and Lodged there, [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Serjant | Sergeant]SerjantSergeant[pers0470.ocp] was
not at Home —

[Fryd | Friday]FrydFriday [Sepr | September]SeprSeptember 30[1785-09-30]

after [Breakfaſt | breakfast]Breakfaſtbreakfast
went back to [Capt | Capt.]CaptCapt. Yoke[pers0941.ocp]s, and
was there Some Time, and then
[Sot | set]Sotset off, — [Sottopt | stopped]Sottoptstopped a while at a
[Tarvern | tavern]Tarverntavern, and here I met with
one [Capt | Capt.]CaptCapt. Baldwin[pers0073.ocp] of New Canaa[above] nn[place0376.ocp]
and he [urgd | urged]urgdurged to have me Stop at
his place to have a meeting in
the evening, and I [Conſented | consented]Conſentedconsented, and

went on to Richmond[place0384.ocp], and got
there before noon [Stopt | stopped]Stoptstopped at [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
Miller[pers0858.ocp]
s and old aquaintaince
of mine, found them all well,
[din'd | dined]din'ddined With them, and Soon after
Dinner went on our way, and
got to New Canaan[place0376.ocp] [Juſt | just]Juſtjust before
[sun Set | sunset]sun Setsunset, [Calld | called]Calldcalled on [Colo | Col.]ColoCol. Whiting[pers0869.ocp]
he we was [Buſy | busy]Buſybusy, and So I [paſt | passed]paſtpassed on
[reachd | reached]reachdreached [Capt | Capt.]CaptCapt. Baldwin[pers0073.ocp]s, in the
Evening the People began to ga
ther and there was a great Num
ber of People Collected, and I
[preachd | preached]preachdpreached to them from g[Exod | Exodus]ExodExodus
the words go forward [&c | etc.]&cetc. — and I
had but little [Senſe | sense]Senſesense of Divine
things Yet the People attended
with gravity — Lodged at the
same [Houſe | house]Houſehouse, —

Saturday, [Octr | October]OctrOctober 1: 1785[1785-10-01]

[Sot | set]Sotset [of | off]ofoff
early, and [Stopt | stopped]Stoptstopped at [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Ca[above] mmp[pers0883.ocp]s
and took[illegible] [Breakfaſt | breakfast]Breakfaſtbreakfast with him
and Sent [of | off]ofoff James[pers0279.ocp] before me —
after a while I [Sot | set]Sotset [of | off]ofoff, and about
11 [oc | o'clock]oco'clock [Calld | called]Calldcalled at a [publick | public]publickpublic [Houſe | House]HouſeHouse
the mans Name was [Robbinſon | Robinson]RobbinſonRobinson[pers1537.ocp]

and he knew me and some o
thers and another Came in, and
they began to [impertune | importune]impertuneimportune and
urge very hard to have me
Stope to keep Sabbath them, [& | and]&and
was a man [deſired | desired]deſireddesired me before
to go so far as to green [Buſh | Bush]BuſhBush[place0372.ocp]
and [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Camp[pers0883.ocp] [deſird | desired]deſirddesired me [alſo | also]alſoalso
to Stop there and keep Sabbath
at one [Esqr | Esq.]EsqrEsq. Woodworth[pers0940.ocp]s, — and
[finily | finally]finilyfinally Concluded to Stop at [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Robinſon | Robinson]RobinſonRobinson[pers1537.ocp]
's to preach there
in the Morning, and so go to
gree[above] nn [Buſh | Bush]BuſhBush[place0372.ocp] in the [after noon | afternoon]after noonafternoon
and so lodged in [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Robin‐
ſon | Robin
son]
Robin‐
ſon
Robin
son
[pers1537.ocp]
's — The Place is [Call'd | called]Call'dcalled
Phillips Town[place0381.ocp]

Sabbath [Octor | October]OctorOctober 2:[1785-10-02]

The People
collected together, and there was
a great [Aſsembly | Assembly]AſsemblyAssembly, and I [prea[above] chdchd | preached]prea[above] chdchdpreached
to them from [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): 1]1 [Epiſt | Epistles]EpiſtEpistles V:10: and
Soon after meeting took dinner
and then went of to [Esqr | ]Esqr Wood‐
worth[pers0940.ocp]
s in green [Buſh | Bush]BuſhBush[place0372.ocp], [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Robinſon | Robinson]RobinſonRobinson[pers1537.ocp]
and another [gentllen | gentleman]gentllengentleman

went with me, and we got
there about 4 PM: and there
was Number of People got to
gether, and I began the Service
Directly, and there a Solemn
attention, — The People Collected
[Some thing | something]Some thingsomething for me, [Lodgd | lodged]Lodgdlodged in
here this Night and was kind
ly [entertaind | entertained]entertaindentertained, — here I met [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): H]Hally from Norwich[place0174.ocp] he is
preaching in a Place [Calld | called]Calldcalled
New [Betheleham | Bethlehem]BethelehamBethlehem[place0375.ocp] — in the
evening a Number of us had
agreeable [Exerciſe | exercise]Exerciſeexercise with my
[Chriſtian | Christian]ChriſtianChristian Cards and after that
went to bed Quietly —

Monday [Octr | October]OctrOctober 3:[1785-10-03]

was at [Esqrs | Esq.]EsqrsEsq.
[till | 'til]till'til 12: then went to New [Bethm | Bethlehem]BethmBethlehem[place0375.ocp]
[Stopt | stopped]Stoptstopped at [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Townſend | Townsend]TownſendTownsend[pers0933.ocp]s and
there[illegible] took dinner, and then
[kep | kept]kepkept on, [illegible]Got to the Place a
bout 2: and a great Number
of People had got together, and
began the meeting directly, and
at [gap: worn_edge] went back to [Esqr | Esq.]EsqrEsq. [gap: worn_edge]
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People identified in this document:

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pers0891.ocp M rs Mrs. Fitch mentioned Fitch
pers0817.ocp Harry mentioned Quaquaquid, Henry
pers0817.ocp Hary s mentioned Quaquaquid, Henry
pers0817.ocp Henry mentioned Quaquaquid, Henry
pers0916.ocp M r Mr. Reuben Palmer mentioned Palmer, Reuben
pers0884.ocp M r Mr. Carter mentioned Carter
pers0912.ocp James Niles mentioned Niles, James
pers0391.ocp Samuel Niles mentioned Niles, Samuel
pers0912.ocp James mentioned Niles, James
pers1662.ocp Sam Niles mentioned Niles, Jr., Samuel
pers0139.ocp John Cooper mentioned Cooper, John
pers0817.ocp Henry Quaquaquid mentioned Quaquaquid, Henry
pers0934.ocp M r Mr. Troop mentioned Troop
pers0888.ocp Jabaz Croker mentioned Croker, Jabez
pers0931.ocp Talitha mentioned Occom, Talitha
pers0882.ocp M r Mr. Burrington mentioned Burrington
pers0903.ocp Cap t Capt. Lathem Latham mentioned Latham, Robert
pers1317.ocp his wi fe mentioned Latham
pers0913.ocp M r Mr. Giddion Giddeon Saunders mentioned Saunders, Giddeon
pers1760.ocp M r Mr. Avery Avery, William
pers0913.ocp M r Mr. Saunders mentioned Saunders, Giddeon
pers0903.ocp Cap t Capt. Robert Lathem Latham mentioned Latham, Robert
pers1317.ocp wife mentioned Latham
pers0904.ocp Eliphalet Liſter Lister mentioned Lister, Eliphalet
pers1019.ocp Elder Palmer mentioned Palmer
pers0781.ocp M r Mr. Leſter Lester mentioned Lester, Eliphalet
pers1019.ocp the Father mentioned Palmer
pers1019.ocp the Son mentioned Palmer
pers0915.ocp Abel Palmer mentioned Palmer, Abel
pers0884.ocp M rs Mrs. Carter mentioned Carter
pers1361.ocp Deacon Huntington s mentioned Huntington, Christopher IV
pers1361.ocp Deacon Huntington mentioned Huntington, Christopher IV
pers0881.ocp John Avry Avery mentioned Avery, John
pers0800.ocp the Deacon mentioned Avery, John
pers0917.ocp M r Mr. Park mentioned Park
pers0929.ocp M r Mr. Story mentioned Story, Ephraim
pers0913.ocp M r Mr. Sanders Saunders mentioned Saunders, Giddeon
pers0913.ocp M r Mr. Sa u ders mentioned Saunders, Giddeon
pers0926.ocp John Shooler mentioned Shooler, John
pers0886.ocp M r Mr. Chap els mentioned Chapel
pers0910.ocp M r Mr. Moſs Moss' mentioned Moss, Daniel
pers0940.ocp M r Mr. Woodworth mentioned Woodworth
pers0905.ocp Brother London mentioned London
pers0905.ocp London mentioned London
pers0910.ocp Brothe r mentioned Moss, Daniel
pers0910.ocp Brother Moſs Moss' mentioned Moss, Daniel
pers0928.ocp Jonathan Smith mentioned Smith, Jonathan
pers0929.ocp Ephraim Story mentioned Story, Ephraim
pers1635.ocp M r Mr. Poſt Post mentioned Post
pers1783.ocp Siſter sister Beth mentioned Beth
pers0910.ocp Daniel Moſs Moss mentioned Moss, Daniel
pers0910.ocp Brother Moſs Moss' mentioned Moss, Daniel
pers0893.ocp M r Mr. Heart mentioned Heart
pers0910.ocp B r Brother Moſs Moss mentioned Moss, Daniel
pers0923.ocp John Putnam mentioned Putnam
pers0890.ocp M r Mr. Fitch mentioned Fitch
pers0927.ocp Jabez Smith mentioned Smith, Jabez
pers0903.ocp Robert Lathem Latham mentioned Latham, Robert
pers0925.ocp William Sheffield mentioned Sheffield, William
pers0903.ocp Cap t Capt. R. Lathem Latham mentioned Latham, Robert
pers0925.ocp M r Mr. Sheffield mentioned Sheffield, William
pers0499.ocp M r Mr. Smith mentioned Smith
pers0936.ocp Cap t Capt. Whee ler mentioned Wheeler
pers0928.ocp John Smith mentioned Smith, Jonathan
pers0889.ocp M r Mr. Down mentioned Down
pers0901.ocp Hannah Juſtice Justice mentioned Justice, Hannah
pers0276.ocp my Couſin cousin Isaac mentioned Isaac
pers0900.ocp Couſin cousin Joſeph Joseph mentioned Joseph
pers0276.ocp Isaac mentioned Isaac
pers0881.ocp Deacon Avery mentioned Avery, John
pers0930.ocp Jo: Sunſummon Sunsummon mentioned Sunsummon, Jo
pers0129.ocp M r Mr. Clark mentioned Clark
pers0129.ocp M r Mr. Clarke Clark mentioned Clark
pers0129.ocp M r Mr. Cleark Clark mentioned Clark
pers0921.ocp M rs Mrs. Pomroy mentioned Pomroy
pers0935.ocp Esq r Esq. Wells mentioned Wells
pers0935.ocp Esq r Esq. mentioned Wells
pers0714.ocp Daniel Moſsuck Massuck mentioned Massuck, Daniel
pers0919.ocp george Pharaoh mentioned Pharoah, George
pers0920.ocp Brother Phineas mentioned Brother Phineas
pers1784.ocp M r Mr. Safford mentioned Safford
pers1785.ocp the woman mentioned Safford
pers0920.ocp Brother Phin Phineas' mentioned Brother Phineas
pers0938.ocp M r Mr. Willſon Wilson mentioned Wilson
pers0887.ocp uncle Chaucum mentioned Chaugham, James
pers0887.ocp M r Mr. Chaucum mentioned Chaugham, James
pers0939.ocp M r Mr. Woodbridge mentioned Woodbridge
pers0908.ocp M r Joſeph Joseph Marſh al Marshall mentioned Marshall, Joseph
pers0941.ocp Cap t Capt. Yoke mentioned Yoke, Jehoiakim
pers0902.ocp M rs Mrs. Kirkland mentioned Kirkland
pers0914.ocp M rs Mrs. Serja nt Sergeant mentioned Sergeant, Mary (née Codner)
pers0470.ocp M r Mr. Serjant Sergeant mentioned Sergeant, Jr., John
pers0073.ocp Cap t Capt. Baldwin mentioned Baldwin
pers0858.ocp M r Mr. Miller mentioned Miller
pers0869.ocp Col o Col. Whiting mentioned Whiting
pers0883.ocp M r Mr. Ca m p mentioned Camp
pers1537.ocp Robbinſon Robinson mentioned Robinson
pers0940.ocp Esq r Esq. Woodworth mentioned Woodworth
pers1537.ocp M r Mr. Robinſon Robinson mentioned Robinson
pers1537.ocp M r Mr. Robin‐ ſon Robin son mentioned Robinson
pers0940.ocp Esq r Wood‐ worth mentioned Woodworth
pers0933.ocp M r Mr. Townſend Townsend mentioned Townsend

Places identified in this document:

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place0204.ocp Seabrook Old Saybrook Old Saybrook
place0164.ocp New London New London
place0380.ocp Pawquonk Pawquonk
place0385.ocp Meeting Houſe House Reuben Palmer's Meeting House
place0143.ocp Mohegan Mohegan
place0366.ocp Chartes Town Chartes Town
place0377.ocp New Concord New Concord
place0092.ocp groton Groton
place0164.ocp new London New London
place0164.ocp City of New London New London
place0380.ocp Pau quonk Pawquonk
place0510.ocp Colcheſter Colchester Town Colchester
place0380.ocp Pauqua nunk Pawquonk
place0193.ocp Preſton Preston Preston
place0174.ocp Norwich Norwich
place0370.ocp Gales Ferry Gales Ferry
place0092.ocp Groton Groton
place0536.ocp Long Society Long Society
place0509.ocp We ec us Hill Wecus Hill
place0374.ocp Long Society Meeting Houſe House Long Society Meeting House
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place0179.ocp onoyda Oneida Oneida
place0365.ocp Canterbury Canterbury
place0123.ocp Cranck Crank Lebanon Crank
place0371.ocp Galiad Meet ing Houſe House Galiad Meeting House
place0074.ocp Farmington Farmington
place0129.ocp Long Island Long Island
place0179.ocp onoyda Country Oneida Oneida
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place0376.ocp New Canaa n New Canaan
place0384.ocp Richmond Richmond
place0372.ocp green Buſh Bush Greenbush
place0372.ocp gree n Buſh Bush Greenbush
place0381.ocp Phillips Town Phillips Town
place0375.ocp New Betheleham Bethlehem New Bethlehem
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1785-05-29 Sabbath may 29:
1785-06-05 June 5:
1785-06-12 June 12:
1785-06-18 June 18:
1785-06-19 SabSabbath: June 19:
1785-06-19 Monday, June the 20:
1785-06-26 SabSabbath: 26:
1785-06-28 TueſdayTuesday, June 28:
1785-06-29 June 29:
1785-06-30 ThirdsdayThursday June 30:
1785-07-01 FrydayFriday July 1: 1785
1785-07-03 July 3: 1785:
1785-07-04 Monday July 4:
1785-07-09 July 9:
1785-07-10 SabSabbath: July 10,
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1785-07-16 July 16
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1785-07-31 Sabbath July 31:
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1785-09-23 Fryday SeprSeptember 23
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1785-09-29 ThirdayThursday SeprSeptember 29
1785-09-30 FrydFriday SeprSeptember 30
1785-10-01 Saturday, OctrOctober 1: 1785
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Isaa Isaac
Lamen Lamentations
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after afternoon
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Fami family
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Phin Phineas'
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