Samson Occom, Journal, 1785 December 5 to 14
5-14 December 1785[](Error: 'when' attribute not in YYYY, YYYY-MM, or YYYY-MM-DD format)
Call Number785655
[note (type: abstract): Occom details his travels as an itinerant preacher.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is clear and legible. There are several uncrossed t's and crossed l's, which the transcriber has corrected.][note (type: paper): Several small sheets folded into a booklet are in good condition, with light-to-moderate staining and wear. There is some repair work on the heavy central crease of the outer pages.][note (type: ink): Brown ink varies in intensity.][note (type: noteworthy): The booklet is bound with a small pin, which is visible on the images of three verso and four recto. There is a red wax-pencil mark on one recto. An editor, likely 19th-century, has added notes and overwrites in black ink; these edits have not been included in the transcription.]
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[MondDay | Monday]MondDayMonday [Decr | December]DecrDecember 5: 1785[1785-12-05]
got up
very early, and [Prayd | prayed]Praydprayed together [& | and]&and
Soon after Prayer I went to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
Clark[pers0129.ocp]s. and from there to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
Holms[pers1014.ocp]s, I [illegible][rid | rode]ridrode [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Clark[pers0129.ocp]s mare
and Came directly back, for
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Dake[pers1009.ocp] was waiting for me
to Carry me in his [Slay | sleigh]Slaysleigh to [Balls
Town | Balls
ton]Balls
TownBalls
ton[place0363.ocp]; about 9: we [Sot | set]Sotset off, [& | and]&and
to [Balls | Ballston]BallsBallston[place0363.ocp] about 12: and I put
up in [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Weed[pers1023.ocp]s [Houſe | house]Houſehouse, and
he [receivd | received]receivdreceived me kindly;(abou[above] tt
[gap: tear]2 went to meeting and there wa[above] ss
a little Number of People
and I [preachd | preached]preachdpreached to them from
Acts, XIII. 30: and there was
great [Seriouſneſs | seriousness]Seriouſneſsseriousness in the [aſem‐
bly | assem‐
bly]aſem‐
blyassem‐
bly. after meeting went to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
Weed[pers1023.ocp]s and took Some Victua[above] lsls
and [al | ale]alale)Lodged
[Some Time | Sometime]Some TimeSometime
in the evening, a man Came
to the [Houſe | house]Houſehouse and [deſired | desired]deſireddesired me
to go to See a man that was
very Sick, and I went [directy | directly]directydirectly
and Soon got there, [a bout | about]a boutabout
eight [O: C | o'clock]O: Co'clock, and found the man
very Sick his Name is [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
Theophilus Hide[pers1012.ocp], and was
greatly [Deſirous | desirous]Deſirousdesirous to be [Baptiſd | baptised]Baptiſdbaptised
and I[illegible]
[Examind | examined]Examindexamined and found
him much [Diſtreſt | distressed]Diſtreſtdistressed about his
Soul, and I [endeavourd | endeavoured]endeavourdendeavoured to
[Explaind | explained]Explaindexplained to him the Nature
of [Baptiſm | baptism]Baptiſmbaptism, and finding him
to [underſtand | understand]underſtandunderstand [Some thing | something]Some thingsomething of
the Nature of [Baptiſm | baptism]Baptiſmbaptism [& | and]&and
he [earneſtly | earnestly]earneſtlyearnestly [Deſirin[illegible]g | desiring]Deſirin[illegible]gdesiring it, So
at [laſt | last]laſtlast I [Concented | consented]Concentedconsentedit and I
[Baptiſed | baptised]Baptiſedbaptised him — and his
wife was [alſo | also]alſoalso greatly [Exer
ciſed | exer
cised]Exer
ciſedexer
cised [a bout | about]a boutabout her Soul, and
they wanted to have their
Child [Baptiſed | baptised]Baptiſedbaptised [alſo | also]alſoalso, but I
declined — and I [lodgd | lodged]lodgdlodged there
and [Docr | Dr.]DocrDr. [Jerviſs | Jerviss]JerviſsJerviss[pers1242.ocp] was there
all Night. —
very early, and [Prayd | prayed]Praydprayed together [& | and]&and
Soon after Prayer I went to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
Clark[pers0129.ocp]s. and from there to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
Holms[pers1014.ocp]s, I [illegible][rid | rode]ridrode [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Clark[pers0129.ocp]s mare
and Came directly back, for
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Dake[pers1009.ocp] was waiting for me
to Carry me in his [Slay | sleigh]Slaysleigh to [Balls
Town | Balls
ton]Balls
TownBalls
ton[place0363.ocp]; about 9: we [Sot | set]Sotset off, [& | and]&and
to [Balls | Ballston]BallsBallston[place0363.ocp] about 12: and I put
up in [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Weed[pers1023.ocp]s [Houſe | house]Houſehouse, and
he [receivd | received]receivdreceived me kindly;
[gap: tear]2 went to meeting and there wa[above] ss
a little Number of People
and I [preachd | preached]preachdpreached to them from
Acts, XIII. 30: and there was
great [Seriouſneſs | seriousness]Seriouſneſsseriousness in the [aſem‐
bly | assem‐
bly]aſem‐
blyassem‐
bly. after meeting went to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
Weed[pers1023.ocp]s and took Some Victua[above] lsls
and [al | ale]alale)
in the evening, a man Came
to the [Houſe | house]Houſehouse and [deſired | desired]deſireddesired me
to go to See a man that was
very Sick, and I went [directy | directly]directydirectly
and Soon got there, [a bout | about]a boutabout
eight [O: C | o'clock]O: Co'clock, and found the man
very Sick his Name is [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
Theophilus Hide[pers1012.ocp], and was
greatly [Deſirous | desirous]Deſirousdesirous to be [Baptiſd | baptised]Baptiſdbaptised
and I
him much [Diſtreſt | distressed]Diſtreſtdistressed about his
Soul, and I [endeavourd | endeavoured]endeavourdendeavoured to
[Explaind | explained]Explaindexplained to him the Nature
of [Baptiſm | baptism]Baptiſmbaptism, and finding him
to [underſtand | understand]underſtandunderstand [Some thing | something]Some thingsomething of
the Nature of [Baptiſm | baptism]Baptiſmbaptism [& | and]&and
he [earneſtly | earnestly]earneſtlyearnestly [Deſirin
at [laſt | last]laſtlast I [Concented | consented]Concentedconsented
[Baptiſed | baptised]Baptiſedbaptised him — and his
wife was [alſo | also]alſoalso greatly [Exer
ciſed | exer
cised]Exer
ciſedexer
cised [a bout | about]a boutabout her Soul, and
they wanted to have their
Child [Baptiſed | baptised]Baptiſedbaptised [alſo | also]alſoalso, but I
declined — and I [lodgd | lodged]lodgdlodged there
and [Docr | Dr.]DocrDr. [Jerviſs | Jerviss]JerviſsJerviss[pers1242.ocp] was there
all Night. —
[Tueſday | Tuesday]TueſdayTuesday [Decemr | December]DecemrDecember 6:[1785-12-06]
after [Brea
faſt | break
fast]Brea
faſtbreak
fast went to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Weed[pers1023.ocp]s in a [Slay | sleigh]Slaysleigh
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Hide[pers1012.ocp] Carried me, got to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
Weed[pers1023.ocp] [Some Time | sometime]Some Timesometime before noon
about 1 went into the meeting
[Houſe | house]Houſehouse, and there but few People
the [Smalleſt | smallest]Smalleſtsmallest Congregation I have
had in [theſe | these]theſethese parts, and I Spoke
from Acts VIII: 30: the People attend
ed well, — went with one [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Hollister[pers1013.ocp]
and in the evening, there a Num
ber of Neighbours Came in and
my good old Friends [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Larkins[pers1016.ocp]
and his wife[pers1017.ocp] Came in [alſo | also]alſoalso, I was
well acquainted with them on
Long Island[place0129.ocp], and we were very
glad to See one another, and 2
of their Children Came in [alſo | also]alſoalso
a Son and Daughter, a likely
young Folks, — and we had very
[agreable | agreeable]agreableagreeable [Exerciſe | exercise]Exerciſeexercise with my Cards
and we Sung and [Prayd | prayed]Praydprayed together
and then I went home with [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
Larkins[pers1016.ocp] and Lodged there and
was [extreamly | extremely]extreamlyextremely well [receivd | received]receivdreceived [& | and]&and
Treated, went to bed late and
Slept [Comfortablely | comfortably]Comfortablelycomfortably —
faſt | break
fast]Brea
faſtbreak
fast went to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Weed[pers1023.ocp]s in a [Slay | sleigh]Slaysleigh
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Hide[pers1012.ocp] Carried me, got to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
Weed[pers1023.ocp] [Some Time | sometime]Some Timesometime before noon
about 1 went into the meeting
[Houſe | house]Houſehouse, and there but few People
the [Smalleſt | smallest]Smalleſtsmallest Congregation I have
had in [theſe | these]theſethese parts, and I Spoke
from Acts VIII: 30: the People attend
ed well, — went with one [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Hollister[pers1013.ocp]
and in the evening, there a Num
ber of Neighbours Came in and
my good old Friends [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Larkins[pers1016.ocp]
and his wife[pers1017.ocp] Came in [alſo | also]alſoalso, I was
well acquainted with them on
Long Island[place0129.ocp], and we were very
glad to See one another, and 2
of their Children Came in [alſo | also]alſoalso
a Son and Daughter, a likely
young Folks, — and we had very
[agreable | agreeable]agreableagreeable [Exerciſe | exercise]Exerciſeexercise with my Cards
and we Sung and [Prayd | prayed]Praydprayed together
and then I went home with [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
Larkins[pers1016.ocp] and Lodged there and
was [extreamly | extremely]extreamlyextremely well [receivd | received]receivdreceived [& | and]&and
Treated, went to bed late and
Slept [Comfortablely | comfortably]Comfortablelycomfortably —
[Wedneſday | Wednesday]WedneſdayWednesday [Decr | December]DecrDecember 7:[1785-12-07]
after [Break
faſt | break
fast]Break
faſtbreak
fast [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Holliſter | Hollister]HolliſterHollister[pers1013.ocp] Came to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Larkins[pers1016.ocp]
with a [Slay | sleigh]Slaysleigh to Carry to meeting
[Mrs | Mrs.]MrsMrs. Larkins[pers1017.ocp] and her Daughter
[Bettſey | Bettsey]BettſeyBettsey[pers1006.ocp] went with us in the
[Slay | sleigh]Slaysleigh,; we got the meeting [a bou[above] tt | about]a bou[above] ttabout
10: and the people had not got
together but few, and we [Stayd | stayed]Staydstayed
[till | 'til]till'til [a bout | about]a boutabout 12w and went [in to | into]in tointo
a [School, Houſe | schoolhouse]School, Houſeschoolhouse and there was
[prety | pretty]pretypretty good number of People [& | and]&and
I Spoke from 1 Peter 1:24 —
and there was great Solemnity in
the [Asembly | assembly]Asemblyassembly, Soon after I went
to one [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Jeremiah Bettys[pers1007.ocp] [Houſe | house]Houſehouse
and a number of People went
[alſo | also]alſoalso, and the man [deſired | desired]deſireddesired me to
[Baptiſe | baptise]Baptiſebaptise his Child, the woman
was of [Baptiſt | Baptist]BaptiſtBaptist[org0124.ocp] [Perſwaſion | persuasion]Perſwaſionpersuasion, Yet
She gave her [ful Concent | full consent]ful Concentfull consent, and
after Examination, I got up to
Show the Nature of offering a
Child unto god in [Baptiſm | baptism]Baptiſmbaptism [& | and]&and
the woman was much [afected | affected]afectedaffected
and I Proceeded to [Baptiſe | baptise]Baptiſebaptise the
Child, — after that, I [Sot | sat]Sotsat down to
eat with them, Soon after, I went
to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Palmmer[pers1019.ocp]s, and in the
Evening, w[illegible]e again [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): w]wI had [Ex
erciſe | ex
ercise]Ex
erciſeex
ercise with my Cards there
was a Number of Young People
and they behaved well, — late in
the evening I went to Bed quietly
once more, the Lordthe[above] bebe
[Praiſed | praised]Praiſedpraised —
faſt | break
fast]Break
faſtbreak
fast [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Holliſter | Hollister]HolliſterHollister[pers1013.ocp] Came to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Larkins[pers1016.ocp]
with a [Slay | sleigh]Slaysleigh to Carry to meeting
[Mrs | Mrs.]MrsMrs. Larkins[pers1017.ocp] and her Daughter
[Bettſey | Bettsey]BettſeyBettsey[pers1006.ocp] went with us in the
[Slay | sleigh]Slaysleigh,; we got the meeting [a bou[above] tt | about]a bou[above] ttabout
10: and the people had not got
together but few, and we [Stayd | stayed]Staydstayed
[till | 'til]till'til [a bout | about]a boutabout 12
a [School, Houſe | schoolhouse]School, Houſeschoolhouse and there was
[prety | pretty]pretypretty good number of People [& | and]&and
I Spoke from 1 Peter 1:24 —
and there was great Solemnity in
the [Asembly | assembly]Asemblyassembly, Soon after I went
to one [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Jeremiah Bettys[pers1007.ocp] [Houſe | house]Houſehouse
and a number of People went
[alſo | also]alſoalso, and the man [deſired | desired]deſireddesired me to
[Baptiſe | baptise]Baptiſebaptise his Child, the woman
was of [Baptiſt | Baptist]BaptiſtBaptist[org0124.ocp] [Perſwaſion | persuasion]Perſwaſionpersuasion, Yet
She gave her [ful Concent | full consent]ful Concentfull consent, and
after Examination, I got up to
Show the Nature of offering a
Child unto god in [Baptiſm | baptism]Baptiſmbaptism [& | and]&and
the woman was much [afected | affected]afectedaffected
and I Proceeded to [Baptiſe | baptise]Baptiſebaptise the
Child, — after that, I [Sot | sat]Sotsat down to
eat with them, Soon after, I went
to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Palmmer[pers1019.ocp]s, and in the
Evening, w
erciſe | ex
ercise]Ex
erciſeex
ercise with my Cards there
was a Number of Young People
and they behaved well, — late in
the evening I went to Bed quietly
once more, the Lord
[Thirdsday | Thursday]ThirdsdayThursday [Decr | December]DecrDecember 8:[1785-12-08]
got up very
early, and [Mrs | Mrs.]MrsMrs. Palmmer[pers1243.ocp] got [Brea[above] kk
faſt | break
fast]Brea[above] kk
faſtbreak
fast early and Soon after eating
I went [of | off]ofoff to a meeting North
part of [Ball's Town | Ballston]Ball's TownBallston[place0363.ocp], to Preach
got tothe
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. weed[pers1023.ocp]s [Some Time | sometime]Some Timesometime
in the morning, and [Stayd | stayed]Staydstayed Some
Time, and one [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Sprague[pers0511.ocp] Come
with a [Slay | sleigh]Slaysleigh for me, and we went
off Directly, and got to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
Sprague[pers0511.ocp]s [a bout | about]a boutabout 12: and took
Dinner with them, and then
directly went to meeting, and
there was a great number
of People, and I Spoke from
John XVII. 3: and there was a
great and [moſt | most]moſtmost Solemn attenti
on there were many Tears —
Soon after meeting I went di
rectly back with [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Sprague[pers0511.ocp]s
Folks; and went directly to
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Turner[pers1020.ocp]s, and had a mee[above] tt
ing there in the Evening, and
there was a Number of People
again they [Crouded | crowded]Croudedcrowded the [Houſe | house]Houſehouse
and I [preachd | preached]preachdpreached. from [Hebre – | Hebrews]Hebre –Hebrews
2: 3: and I [belive | believe]belivebelieve the Lord
was [preſent | present]preſentpresent, I had Some [Senſe | sense]Senſesense
of Divine things, and the People
were greatly affected, there
was a flood of Tears, — I [Lodgd | lodged]Lodgdlodged
at the Same [Houſe | house]Houſehouse —
early, and [Mrs | Mrs.]MrsMrs. Palmmer[pers1243.ocp] got [Brea[above] kk
faſt | break
fast]Brea[above] kk
faſtbreak
fast early and Soon after eating
I went [of | off]ofoff to a meeting North
part of [Ball's Town | Ballston]Ball's TownBallston[place0363.ocp], to Preach
got to
in the morning, and [Stayd | stayed]Staydstayed Some
Time, and one [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Sprague[pers0511.ocp] Come
with a [Slay | sleigh]Slaysleigh for me, and we went
off Directly, and got to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
Sprague[pers0511.ocp]s [a bout | about]a boutabout 12: and took
Dinner with them, and then
directly went to meeting, and
there was a great number
of People, and I Spoke from
John XVII. 3: and there was a
great and [moſt | most]moſtmost Solemn attenti
on there were many Tears —
Soon after meeting I went di
rectly back with [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Sprague[pers0511.ocp]s
Folks; and went directly to
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Turner[pers1020.ocp]s, and had a mee[above] tt
ing there in the Evening, and
there was a Number of People
again they [Crouded | crowded]Croudedcrowded the [Houſe | house]Houſehouse
and I [preachd | preached]preachdpreached. from [Hebre – | Hebrews]Hebre –Hebrews
2: 3: and I [belive | believe]belivebelieve the Lord
was [preſent | present]preſentpresent, I had Some [Senſe | sense]Senſesense
of Divine things, and the People
were greatly affected, there
was a flood of Tears, — I [Lodgd | lodged]Lodgdlodged
at the Same [Houſe | house]Houſehouse —
[Fryday | Friday]FrydayFriday, [Decr | December]DecrDecember 9:[1785-12-09]
[Some Time | Sometime]Some TimeSometime
after [Breakfaſt | breakfast]Breakfaſtbreakfast, I went [of | off]ofoff a
young man went with me I
Call on [Colol | Col.]CololCol. Gordon[pers1011.ocp], and
he Treated me very kindly
[woud | would]woudwould had me Stay to Dine with
him, but I [Coud | could]Coudcould not Stay, and
So went on Soon, [Calld | called]Calldcalled on [gap: omitted]
but Stay but few [mi[illegible]ntes | minutes]mi[illegible]ntesminutes and
So went on, got to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. weed[pers1023.ocp]s be
fore Noon, and was there [till | 'til]till'til
[a bout Sun Sit | about sunset]a bout Sun Sitabout sunset; and then [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Holleſter | Hollester]HolleſterHollester[pers1013.ocp] Came with his [Slay | sleigh]Slaysleigh
for me, and we[illegible]nt with him
directly, and got to his[illegible]
[Houſe | house]Houſehouse
and got there [Some Time | sometime]Some Timesometime in
the [Evining | evening]Eviningevening. and when, we [above] gotgot
[above] therethere found a number of Friends
together waiting for us; and
I [Sot | sat]Sotsat a [litle | little]litlelittle while, and I began
with them with my Cards and
we had Very [agreable | agreeable]agreableagreeable [Exer
ciſe | exer
cise]Exer
ciſeexer
cise, and we [Sot | sat]Sotsat up late and
finally we [brok | broke]brokbroke up, and I
went to be[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): g]gd [quietely | quietly]quietelyquietly once
more; [Bleſsed | blessed]Bleſsedblessed be the name
of the Lord for his [goodneſs | goodness]goodneſsgoodness to
me
after [Breakfaſt | breakfast]Breakfaſtbreakfast, I went [of | off]ofoff a
young man went with me I
Call on [Colol | Col.]CololCol. Gordon[pers1011.ocp], and
he Treated me very kindly
[woud | would]woudwould had me Stay to Dine with
him, but I [Coud | could]Coudcould not Stay, and
So went on Soon, [Calld | called]Calldcalled on [gap: omitted]
but Stay but few [mi
So went on, got to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. weed[pers1023.ocp]s be
fore Noon, and was there [till | 'til]till'til
[a bout Sun Sit | about sunset]a bout Sun Sitabout sunset; and then [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Holleſter | Hollester]HolleſterHollester[pers1013.ocp] Came with his [Slay | sleigh]Slaysleigh
for me, and we
directly, and got to his
and got there [Some Time | sometime]Some Timesometime in
the [Evining | evening]Eviningevening. and when, we [above] gotgot
[above] therethere found a number of Friends
together waiting for us; and
I [Sot | sat]Sotsat a [litle | little]litlelittle while, and I began
with them with my Cards and
we had Very [agreable | agreeable]agreableagreeable [Exer
ciſe | exer
cise]Exer
ciſeexer
cise, and we [Sot | sat]Sotsat up late and
finally we [brok | broke]brokbroke up, and I
went to be
more; [Bleſsed | blessed]Bleſsedblessed be the name
of the Lord for his [goodneſs | goodness]goodneſsgoodness to
me
Saturday [Decr | December]DecrDecember 10[1785-12-10],
[Some Time | Sometime]Some TimeSometime
after [Breakfaſt | breakfast]Breakfaſtbreakfast went to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
Larkins[pers1016.ocp] and took Dinner with
them, and Soon after Dinner
I went back to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Ho[illegible]lleſter | Hollester]Ho[illegible]lleſterHollester[pers1013.ocp]s
Call, [an | on]anon [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Bettys[pers1007.ocp], and [Sot | sat]Sotsat
only few minutes, and went
on, — and [Some Time | sometime]Some Timesometime in the [afr
noon | after
noon]afr
noonafter
noon, [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Holleſter | Hollister]HolleſterHollister[pers1013.ocp] got his [Slay | sleigh]Slaysleigh
ready and we went on, [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
Amos Larkin[pers1015.ocp], [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Ely[pers1010.ocp] and a
woman went with us, and
we got to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Rogers[pers0454.ocp]s [juſt | just]juſtjust
before [Sun Sit | sunset]Sun Sitsunset, and we [Stopt | stopped]Stoptstopped
there a while, took Tea with
them, — and Soon after Tea we
went on, and [Calld | called]Calldcalled on [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
Clarke[pers0129.ocp], a few minutes and then
we went on to good old [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. North[above] roprop[pers1018.ocp]
and there I [Lodgd | lodged]Lodgdlodged, we had Some
[agreable | agreeable]agreableagreeable [Exerciſe | exercise]Exerciſeexercise with my Cards
only with the old People and
one young man, I read
a great Number of the Cards
after they had [Choſen | chosen]Choſenchosen each of
them a Text —
after [Breakfaſt | breakfast]Breakfaſtbreakfast went to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
Larkins[pers1016.ocp] and took Dinner with
them, and Soon after Dinner
I went back to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Ho
Call, [an | on]anon [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Bettys[pers1007.ocp], and [Sot | sat]Sotsat
only few minutes, and went
on, — and [Some Time | sometime]Some Timesometime in the [afr
noon | after
noon]afr
noonafter
noon, [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Holleſter | Hollister]HolleſterHollister[pers1013.ocp] got his [Slay | sleigh]Slaysleigh
ready and we went on, [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
Amos Larkin[pers1015.ocp], [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Ely[pers1010.ocp] and a
woman went with us, and
we got to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Rogers[pers0454.ocp]s [juſt | just]juſtjust
before [Sun Sit | sunset]Sun Sitsunset, and we [Stopt | stopped]Stoptstopped
there a while, took Tea with
them, — and Soon after Tea we
went on, and [Calld | called]Calldcalled on [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
Clarke[pers0129.ocp], a few minutes and then
we went on to good old [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. North[above] roprop[pers1018.ocp]
and there I [Lodgd | lodged]Lodgdlodged, we had Some
[agreable | agreeable]agreableagreeable [Exerciſe | exercise]Exerciſeexercise with my Cards
only with the old People and
one young man, I read
a great Number of the Cards
after they had [Choſen | chosen]Choſenchosen each of
them a Text —
[Sabb: | Sabbath]Sabb:Sabbath [Decr | December]DecrDecember 11[1785-12-11]
After [Breakfaſt | breakfast]Breakfaſtbreakfast
went to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Clarke[pers0129.ocp]s and abou[above] tt
11 the People began to Collect
[faſt | fast]faſtfast, and a Prodigious numbe[above] rr
of People Gathered, — and
I began the [Exerciſe | exercise]Exerciſeexercise about
1 and I Spoke from, [Cant | Canticles]CantCanticles, 2 [above] 1616
and I think the Lord was [pre‐
ſent | pre‐
sent]pre‐
ſentpre‐
sent, the People attended with
all attention, and there was
great Solemnity and many
Tears were Shed, and I [beli[above] vve | believe]beli[above] vvebelieve
the People will not forget this
Sabbath Soon, [eſpecially | especially]eſpeciallyespecially Some
after meeting took Dinner
with [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Clark[pers0129.ocp] — and in the
evening, I went to one [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
Brown[pers0102.ocp], to attend [above] uponupon the Young
with my Cards and there was
a Prodigious Number of Peop[above] lele
old and Young, and we had
had very [agreable | agreeable]agreableagreeable [Exerciſe | exercise]Exerciſeexercise
it was a Solemn Night, and [illegible]
the People, old angd young
I believe will not forget it
all their Days, and I hope [& | and]&and
pray, that it may be a Night
to be [rememberd | remembered]rememberdremembered to the Glory
of God — Choice Portions of
Scriptures were Sown[illegible]this
Night among the People
as they never had; — we broke
up near midnight, and I
went to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Benjamin[pers1005.ocp]s, and
it was Rainy, — and went
to bed late
went to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Clarke[pers0129.ocp]s and abou[above] tt
11 the People began to Collect
[faſt | fast]faſtfast, and a Prodigious numbe[above] rr
of People Gathered, — and
I began the [Exerciſe | exercise]Exerciſeexercise about
1 and I Spoke from, [Cant | Canticles]CantCanticles, 2 [above] 1616
and I think the Lord was [pre‐
ſent | pre‐
sent]pre‐
ſentpre‐
sent, the People attended with
all attention, and there was
great Solemnity and many
Tears were Shed, and I [beli[above] vve | believe]beli[above] vvebelieve
the People will not forget this
Sabbath Soon, [eſpecially | especially]eſpeciallyespecially Some
after meeting took Dinner
with [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Clark[pers0129.ocp] — and in the
evening, I went to one [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
Brown[pers0102.ocp], to attend [above] uponupon the Young
with my Cards and there was
a Prodigious Number of Peop[above] lele
old and Young, and we had
had very [agreable | agreeable]agreableagreeable [Exerciſe | exercise]Exerciſeexercise
it was a Solemn Night, and [illegible]
the People, old an
I believe will not forget it
all their Days, and I hope [& | and]&and
pray, that it may be a Night
to be [rememberd | remembered]rememberdremembered to the Glory
of God — Choice Portions of
Scriptures were Sown
Night among the People
as they never had; — we broke
up near midnight, and I
went to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Benjamin[pers1005.ocp]s, and
it was Rainy, — and went
to bed late
Monday [Decr | December]DecrDecember 12[1785-12-12]:
[Some Time | Sometime]Some TimeSometime
in the morning, I went to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
Clarke[pers0129.ocp]s, and from thence to
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Holms[pers1014.ocp]'s, and was there [till | 'til]till'til
about 2 in the [after noon | afternoon]after noonafternoon
and there was a Young man
Came to fetch me from [Galla
way | Gal
way]Galla
wayGal
way[place0432.ocp], and I went off with him
directly, and we got to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Andierſon | Andierson]AndierſonAndierson[pers0057.ocp]'s near night where
I am to marry a [Cupple | couple]Cupplecouple of Scotch
Folks and they [receivd | received]receivdreceived me
with all [kindneſs | kindness]kindneſskindness and [Friend
ſihp | friend
ship]Friend
ſihpfriend
ship, [Lodged | lodged]Lodgedlodged there and had
a Comfortable [reſt | rest]reſtrest, —
in the morning, I went to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
Clarke[pers0129.ocp]s, and from thence to
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Holms[pers1014.ocp]'s, and was there [till | 'til]till'til
about 2 in the [after noon | afternoon]after noonafternoon
and there was a Young man
Came to fetch me from [Galla
way | Gal
way]Galla
wayGal
way[place0432.ocp], and I went off with him
directly, and we got to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[And
I am to marry a [Cupple | couple]Cupplecouple of Scotch
Folks and they [receivd | received]receivdreceived me
with all [kindneſs | kindness]kindneſskindness and [Friend
ſihp | friend
ship]Friend
ſihpfriend
ship, [Lodged | lodged]Lodgedlodged there and had
a Comfortable [reſt | rest]reſtrest, —
[Tueſday | Tuesday]TueſdayTuesday [Decr | December]DecrDecember 13[1785-12-13]:
we all got
up very early, and they got
[Breakfaſt | breakfast]Breakfaſtbreakfast Soon, — and we wait
‐ed for weddeners, and about
1 [o.c | o'clock]o.co'clock they Came, and a young
man went out with a bottle
to meet them and treated them
round before they Came into
the [Houſe | house]Houſehouse, and Soon after they
got into the [Houſe | house]Houſehouse, we proceede[above] dd
in Celebratidng the [ordernance | ordinance]ordernanceordinance
of Marriage, — and as Soon as
it was over we Sat down to
Dinner, and w[above] hhen that was
over, the weddeners [Sot | set]Sotset [of | off]ofoff
to the North end of [galla
way | Gal
way]galla
wayGal
way[place0432.ocp], — and I returned to 5000
A[illegible]ires[place0429.ocp], and got to
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Holms[pers1014.ocp]
[juſt | just]juſtjust before [Sun Sit | sunset]Sun Sitsunset, and in
the evening a number of Peop[above] lele
came in and we had [exerciſe | exercise]exerciſeexercise
with my notes, and it was
quite [agreable | agreeable]agreableagreeable, and wen[above] tt
bed late, —
up very early, and they got
[Breakfaſt | breakfast]Breakfaſtbreakfast Soon, — and we wait
‐ed for weddeners, and about
1 [o.c | o'clock]o.co'clock they Came, and a young
man went out with a bottle
to meet them and treated them
round before they Came into
the [Houſe | house]Houſehouse, and Soon after they
got into the [Houſe | house]Houſehouse, we proceede[above] dd
in Celebrati
of Marriage, — and as Soon as
it was over we Sat down to
Dinner, and w[above] hhen that was
over, the weddeners [Sot | set]Sotset [of | off]ofoff
to the North end of [galla
way | Gal
way]galla
wayGal
way[place0432.ocp], — and I returned to 5000
A
[juſt | just]juſtjust before [Sun Sit | sunset]Sun Sitsunset, and in
the evening a number of Peop[above] lele
came in and we had [exerciſe | exercise]exerciſeexercise
with my notes, and it was
quite [agreable | agreeable]agreableagreeable, and wen[above] tt
bed late, —
[Wedneſday | Wednesday]WedneſdayWednesday, [Decr | December]DecrDecember 14[1785-12-14]:
This morn
ing [Converſation | conversation]Converſationconversation, with [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
Coffin[pers1008.ocp], the [Univerſaliſt | Universalist]UniverſaliſtUniversalist[org0152.ocp] Prea[above] chch
er, the Same I had [Conver‐
ſation | conver‐
sation]Conver‐
ſationconver‐
sation with the other Day,
he is a very bold Creature
about 10: I went [of | off]ofoff to go to
one [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Wakeman[pers1022.ocp]s and
had a meeting there, and
there was [above] [illegible][illegible] a goodly num
ber of People,[illegible]after meeting
ing [Converſation | conversation]Converſationconversation, with [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
Coffin[pers1008.ocp], the [Univerſaliſt | Universalist]UniverſaliſtUniversalist[org0152.ocp] Prea[above] chch
er, the Same I had [Conver‐
ſation | conver‐
sation]Conver‐
ſationconver‐
sation with the other Day,
he is a very bold Creature
about 10: I went [of | off]ofoff to go to
one [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Wakeman[pers1022.ocp]s and
had a meeting there, and
there was [above] [illegible][illegible] a goodly num
ber of People,
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
---|---|---|---|
pers0129.ocp | M r Mr. Clark | mentioned | Clark |
pers1014.ocp | M r Mr. Holms | mentioned | Holms |
pers1009.ocp | M r Mr. Dake | mentioned | Deake |
pers1023.ocp | M r Mr. Weed | mentioned | Weed |
pers1012.ocp | M r Mr. Theophilus Hide | mentioned | Hide, Theophilus |
pers1242.ocp | Doc r Dr. Jerviſs Jerviss | mentioned | Jerviss |
pers1012.ocp | M r Mr. Hide | mentioned | Hide, Theophilus |
pers1023.ocp | Weed | mentioned | Weed |
pers1013.ocp | M r Mr. Hollister | mentioned | Hollister |
pers1016.ocp | M r Mr. Larkins | mentioned | Larkins |
pers1017.ocp | his wife | mentioned | Larkins |
pers1013.ocp | M r Mr. Holliſter Hollister | mentioned | Hollister |
pers1017.ocp | M rs Mrs. Larkins | mentioned | Larkins |
pers1006.ocp | Bettſey Bettsey | mentioned | Larkins, Bettsy |
pers1007.ocp | M r Mr. Jeremiah Bettys | mentioned | Bettys, Jeremiah |
pers1019.ocp | M r Mr. Palmmer | mentioned | Palmer |
pers1243.ocp | M rs Mrs. Palmmer | mentioned | Palmer |
pers1023.ocp | M r Mr. weed | mentioned | Weed |
pers0511.ocp | M r Mr. Sprague | mentioned | Sprague |
pers1020.ocp | M r Mr. Turner | mentioned | Turner |
pers1011.ocp | Colo l Col. Gordon | mentioned | Gordon |
pers1013.ocp | M r Mr. Holleſter Hollester | mentioned | Hollister |
pers1007.ocp | M r Mr. Bettys | mentioned | Bettys, Jeremiah |
pers1013.ocp | M r Mr. Holleſter Hollister | mentioned | Hollister |
pers1015.ocp | M r Mr. Amos Larkin | mentioned | Larkin, Amos |
pers1010.ocp | M r Mr. Ely | mentioned | Ely |
pers0454.ocp | M r Mr. Rogers | mentioned | Rogers |
pers0129.ocp | M r Mr. Clarke | mentioned | Clark |
pers1018.ocp | M r Mr. North rop | mentioned | Northrop |
pers0102.ocp | M r Mr. Brown | mentioned | Brown |
pers1005.ocp | M r Mr. Benjamin | mentioned | Benjamin |
pers0057.ocp | M r Mr. And i erſon And i erson | mentioned | Anderson |
pers1008.ocp | M r Mr. Coffin | mentioned | Coffin |
pers1022.ocp | M r Mr. Wakeman | mentioned | Wakeman |
Places identified in this document:
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place0363.ocp | Balls Town Balls ton | Ballston |
place0363.ocp | Balls Ballston | Ballston |
place0129.ocp | Long Island | Long Island |
place0363.ocp | Ball's Town Ballston | Ballston |
place0432.ocp | Galla way Gal way | Galway |
place0432.ocp | galla way Gal way | Galway |
place0429.ocp | 5000 A ires | 5000 Aires |
Organizations identified in this document:
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org0124.ocp | BaptiſtBaptist | Baptists/Seventh Day Baptists |
org0152.ocp | UniverſaliſtUniversalist | Universalist Church |
Dates identified in this document:
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1785-12-05 | MondDayMonday DecrDecember 5: 1785 |
1785-12-06 | TueſdayTuesday DecemrDecember 6: |
1785-12-07 | WedneſdayWednesday DecrDecember 7: |
1785-12-08 | ThirdsdayThursday DecrDecember 8: |
1785-12-09 | FrydayFriday, DecrDecember 9: |
1785-12-10 | Saturday DecrDecember 10 |
1785-12-11 | Sabb:Sabbath DecrDecember 11 |
1785-12-12 | Monday DecrDecember 12 |
1785-12-13 | TueſdayTuesday DecrDecember 13 |
1785-12-14 | WedneſdayWednesday, DecrDecember 14 |
Regularized text:
Type | Original | Regularized |
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variation | MondDay | Monday |
variation | Prayd | prayed |
modernization | Mr | Mr. |
variation | rid | rode |
variation | Slay | sleigh |
variation | Balls Town |
Balls ton |
variation | Sot | set |
modernization | Houſe | house |
variation | receivd | received |
variation | preachd | preached |
modernization | Seriouſneſs | seriousness |
variation | aſem‐ bly |
assem‐ bly |
variation | al | ale |
variation | Some Time | Sometime |
modernization | deſired | desired |
variation | directy | directly |
variation | a bout | about |
modernization | Deſirous | desirous |
variation | Baptiſd | baptised |
variation | Examind | examined |
variation | Diſtreſt | distressed |
variation | endeavourd | endeavoured |
variation | Explaind | explained |
modernization | Baptiſm | baptism |
modernization | underſtand | understand |
variation | Some thing | something |
modernization | earneſtly | earnestly |
modernization | Deſirin |
desiring |
modernization | laſt | last |
variation | Concented | consented |
modernization | Baptiſed | baptised |
modernization | alſo | also |
modernization | Exer ciſed |
exer cised |
variation | lodgd | lodged |
modernization | Docr | Dr. |
modernization | Jerviſs | Jerviss |
modernization | Tueſday | Tuesday |
variation | Brea faſt |
break fast |
variation | Some Time | sometime |
modernization | Smalleſt | smallest |
modernization | theſe | these |
variation | agreable | agreeable |
modernization | Exerciſe | exercise |
variation | extreamly | extremely |
variation | Comfortablely | comfortably |
modernization | Wedneſday | Wednesday |
modernization | Break faſt |
break fast |
modernization | Holliſter | Hollister |
modernization | Mrs | Mrs. |
modernization | Bettſey | Bettsey |
variation | Stayd | stayed |
variation | till | 'til |
variation | in to | into |
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variation | prety | pretty |
variation | Asembly | assembly |
modernization | Baptiſe | baptise |
modernization | Baptiſt | Baptist |
variation | Perſwaſion | persuasion |
variation | ful Concent | full consent |
variation | afected | affected |
variation | Sot | sat |
modernization | Ex erciſe |
ex ercise |
modernization | Praiſed | praised |
variation | Thirdsday | Thursday |
variation | of | off |
variation | Ball's Town | Ballston |
modernization | moſt | most |
variation | Crouded | crowded |
variation | belive | believe |
modernization | preſent | present |
modernization | Senſe | sense |
variation | Lodgd | lodged |
variation | Fryday | Friday |
modernization | Breakfaſt | breakfast |
modernization | Colol | Col. |
variation | woud | would |
variation | Coud | could |
variation | Calld | called |
variation | mi |
minutes |
variation | a bout Sun Sit | about sunset |
modernization | Holleſter | Hollester |
variation | Evining | evening |
variation | litle | little |
modernization | Exer ciſe |
exer cise |
variation | brok | broke |
variation | quietely | quietly |
modernization | Bleſsed | blessed |
modernization | goodneſs | goodness |
variation | Holleſter | Hollister |
modernization | juſt | just |
variation | Sun Sit | sunset |
variation | Stopt | stopped |
modernization | Choſen | chosen |
modernization | faſt | fast |
modernization | pre‐ ſent |
pre‐ sent |
modernization | eſpecially | especially |
variation | rememberd | remembered |
variation | after noon | afternoon |
variation | Galla way |
Gal way |
modernization | And |
And |
variation | Cupple | couple |
modernization | kindneſs | kindness |
variation | Lodged | lodged |
modernization | reſt | rest |
variation | ordernance | ordinance |
variation | galla way |
Gal way |
modernization | exerciſe | exercise |
modernization | Converſation | conversation |
modernization | Univerſaliſt | Universalist |
modernization | Conver‐ ſation |
conver‐ sation |
Expanded abbreviations:
Abbreviation | Expansion |
---|---|
Decr | December |
& | and |
Balls | Ballston |
O: C | o'clock |
Decemr | December |
Hebre – | Hebrews |
afr noon |
after noon |
Sabb: | Sabbath |
Cant | Canticles |
o.c | o'clock |
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