Samson Occom, journal, 1787 September 20 to December 5

Author Occom, Samson[pers0030.ocp]

September 20 to December 5, 1787[](Error: 'when' attribute not in YYYY, YYYY-MM, or YYYY-MM-DD format)

Call Number787520.1

[note (type: abstract): Occom describes his activities as an intinerant preacher and community leader in the fall and early winter of 1787.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is largely clear and legible. There are uncrossed t's and crossed l's that have been corrected by the transcriber.][note (type: paper): Small sheets folded together into a booklet and bound with thread or twine are in fair-to-poor condition, with moderate-to-heavy yellowing and wear. The outer pages are especially worn, resulting in some loss of text. Repair work has been done on these outer pages.][note (type: ink): Brown ink varies in intensity throughout.][note (type: noteworthy): An editor, likely 19th-century, has overwritten Occom's hand in spots, and added the note “ Sep. 20, 1787 Thursday to Dec. 5, 1787 Weday” to one recto. These edits have not been transcribed.]
Persistent Identifier
Kings XVII. 33
[Isai | Isaiah]IsaiIsaiah 43: 21
[Matt | Matthew]MattMatthew VIII: 36. 37
John Conell[pers1154.ocp] New Town[place0482.ocp]
James Tuck[pers1180.ocp] of
Albany[place0001.ocp]
[note (type: editorial): Blank page]

[Thirdsday | Thursday]ThirdsdayThursday [Sepr | September]SeprSeptember 20. 1787[1787-09-20]

Just at Night had a meeting
at widow Fowler[pers1165.ocp]s, and there
was not many People, and
I gave them a few words of
of Exhortation, from Luke
VI. 8 and the People attended
with great Solemnity, and
Some affection — after meeting
I went to Brother David[pers0155.ocp]s [& | and]&and
Lodged there — —

[Fryday | Friday]FrydayFriday [Sepr | September]SeprSeptember 21[1787-09-21]

Some Time
in the morning, went to
[New-Stockbridge | Stockbridge]New-StockbridgeStockbridge[place0165.ocp], David
Fowler [Jur | Jr.]JurJr.[pers1163.ocp]
went with me,
we got there about 2, Call
on [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Sergant | Sargeant]SergantSargeant[pers0470.ocp], and he [ap
pered | ap
peared]
ap
pered
ap
peared
good [Condition'd | conditioned]Condition'dconditioned, and
So to Sir Peter[pers0431.ocp]s, and direct[gap: tear]
from there, we went to m[gap: tear][guess (h-dawnd): eet]eet
ing and there was [Conſide
rable | conside
rable]
Conſide
rable
conside
rable
number of People,
and I Spoke from Mark V. 9
and there was very good at
tention, This meeting was
[Deſignd | designed]Deſignddesigned, Chiefly for the young
People,— Soon after meeting
went back to Sir Peter[pers0431.ocp]'s, and
took Some [refreſhment | refreshment]refreſhmentrefreshment, and
Soon after [Sunt-Set | sunset]Sunt-Setsunset, went
to meeting again, and there
was great Number of People
and there was Several, that
related [there | their]theretheir [exerciſes | exercises]exerciſesexercises of
mingd; three men, three wo
men, relate their [Exerciſes | exercises]Exerciſesexercises, a
Young man, and a [maried | married]mariedmarried
woman, manifested their [de‐
ſire | de‐
sire]
de‐
ſire
de‐
sire
of [Bening | being]Beningbeing [Beptized | baptized]Beptizedbaptized, and
Some Children, were to be Bap
tized all [alſo | also]alſoalso,— [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Serjant | Sargeant]SerjantSargeant[pers0470.ocp]
[gap: tear][guess (h-dawnd): m]made Some o[illegible]bjection, agai[above] nstnst
two[illegible] Being [Baptizd | baptized]Baptizdbaptized, but
the [Profeſsors | Professors]ProfeſsorsProfessors, gave their [fel
lowſhip | fel
lowship]
fel
lowſhip
fel
lowship
, to their [Deſire | desire]Deſiredesire, — [& | and]&and
So we broke up our meeting
Some late in the Evening, I
to Peter[pers0431.ocp]'s and [their | there]theirthere I [Lodged | lodged]Lodgedlodged,
and had good [reſt | rest]reſtrest — —

Saturday [Sepr | September]SeprSeptember 22[1787-09-22]

was all
Day at the Placke, — —

[Sabb | Sabbath]SabbSabbath [Sepr | September]SeprSeptember 23:[1787-09-23]

about 10 we
went to meeting, and there was
a large number of People,
many of our People from
[Brotherton | Brothertown]BrothertonBrothertown[place0023.ocp] Came [alſo | also]alſoalso, and
Some PWhite were there, and
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Serjant | Sargeant]SerjantSargeant[pers0470.ocp], read a [Diſcourſe | discourse]Diſcourſediscourse
to the Indians, in their Tongu[above] [gap: worn_edge][guess (h-dawnd): e]e[gap: worn_edge][guess (h-dawnd): e]e
and read it [alſo | also]alſoalso in [Engliſh | English]EngliſhEnglish,
he read his Prayer [alſo | also]alſoalso in
Indian, and he prayed part
ly in [Engliſh | English]EngliſhEnglish — — — —
In the [after noon | afternoon]after noonafternoon I tried
to Preach, I Spoke from
Acts X. 34. 35 and there was
very great Solemnity, Some
were much affected,— and
I Baptized, at this Time
Eight [perſons | persons]perſonspersons two adults [& | and]&and
the [reſt | rest]reſtrest Children; The Na[above] meme
of the Young is Solomon[pers0997.ocp]
and the woman [gap: omitted]
Soon after meeting I went
to Sir Peter[pers0431.ocp]s. — In the evening
we had another meeting, one
of the men [reharſd | rehearsed]reharſdrehearsed, what
had [deliver'd | delivered]deliver'ddelivered in the Day,
after meeting went back
with Sir Peter[pers0431.ocp] and Lodged
there again — —

Monday [Sepr | September]SeprSeptember 24,[1787-09-24]

I took
[Breakfaſt | breakfast]Breakfaſtbreakfast with [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Serjant | Sargeant]SerjantSargeant[pers0470.ocp]
and Soon after [Breakfaſt | breakfast]Breakfaſtbreakfast
I [return'd | returned]return'dreturned to [Brotherton | Brothertown]BrothertonBrothertown[place0023.ocp], [Betſey | Betsey]BetſeyBetsey
Fowler[pers1162.ocp]
[rid | ride]ridride behind me and
got to the Place near Noon
[Stopt | stopped]Stoptstopped but few minutes at
Brother David[pers0155.ocp]s, and [paſt | passed]paſtpassed
on to my Daughter[pers1095.ocp]s — —

[Tueſday | Tuesday]TueſdayTuesday [Sepr | September]SeprSeptember 25:[1787-09-25]

eleven
Stockbridgers[org0121.ocp] Came to
our Place to help and
Some of our men Came
[alſo | also]alſoalso. — —

[wedneſday | wednesday]wedneſdaywednesday[1787-09-26]

I had help a
gain [till | 'til]till'til after Noon —

[Thirdsday | Thursday]ThirdsdayThursday [Sepr | September]SeprSeptember 27[1787-09-27]

in
the Evening, had meeting
at Widow Fowler[pers1165.ocp]'s, there
was but few People, and I
Spoke from [gap: omitted] and
there was a Solemn attention
after I had done Speaking
two of our People Spoke a
words one after another. [& | and]&and
when they had done a white
man got up and Spoke, and
he Spoke with a feeling [Senſe | sense]Senſesense
of Divine Concerns, he gav[above] ee
an account of a remarka
ble Remarkable reforma[illegible]
tion in Vergena[place0484.ocp] — He
Came from Stockbridge[place0225.ocp]
after meeting, I went up
to Brother David Fowler[pers0155.ocp]'s [& | and]&and
Lodged there. — — —

Saturday [Sepr | September]SeprSeptember 29[1787-09-29]

about
1 in the [after Noon | afternoon]after Noonafternoon, my
Son in Law; Anthony Paul[pers1087.ocp]
and Daughter Christiana[pers1095.ocp]
and [Betſey | Betsey]BetſeyBetsey Fowler[pers1162.ocp]; [Sot | set]Sotset [of | off]ofoff
for Whites Bourrow[place0485.ocp], but
we were overtaken with
Night at one [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Blanchet[pers1149.ocp]s
and there we Lodged, and
[ware | were]warewere exceedingly well [en‐
tertaing | en‐
tertained]
en‐
tertaing
en‐
tertained
, and we had a
a little [Exerciſe | exercise]Exerciſeexercise with a Chris
tian Card, — we went to Bed
in good [Seaſon | Season]SeaſonSeason, and I had
a Comfortable [Reſt | rest]Reſtrest — —

[Sabb | Sabbath]SabbSabbath [Sepr | September]SeprSeptember 30[1787-09-30]

got up very
Early and Prayed together
and then we [Sot | set]Sotset [of | off]ofoff. we had
near four Miles to go and
it was extremely Bad ridin[below] gg
Dreadful miry,— we got
to the Place [juſt | just]juſtjust as [Esqr | Esq.]EsqrEsq.
White[pers0704.ocp]
was about taking
[Breakfaſt | breakfast]Breakfaſtbreakfast, and we [Sot | sat]Sotsat
down with them — and Soon
after [Breakfaſt | breakfast]Breakfaſtbreakfast, we went
to meeting to another [Houſe | house]Houſehouse
and there was a large [Nr | number]Nrnumber
of People, and I Spoke from
[Isaia | Isaiah]IsaiaIsaiah 43: 21: and wthere was
great attention in the [As
ſembly | As
sembly]
As
ſembly
As
sembly
I b[above] eelieve [the | they]thethey felt
the weight of the word,—
after meeting, I went home
with [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Weatmore[pers1185.ocp], and
took Dinner with them,
in the [after Noon | afternoon]after Noonafternoon meeting
was removed to this [Houſe | house]Houſehouse
on account of a funeral
that is to be [attened | attended]attenedattended in
this [Houſe | house]Houſehouse, for an Infant
[juſt | just]juſtjust Born [Dyed | died]Dyeddied in this
[Houſe | house]Houſehouse last Monday, it
[livd | lived]livdlived about two Hours after
it was Born, and they
have kept the [Corps | corpse]Corpscorpse to
this Day, for they expected
me here this Day, this
is the [firſt | first]firſtfirst Death that
happened in this Place.
Since it has been Settled
it has been Settling three
years, and it is now a
large [Sittlement | settlement]Sittlementsettlement. this
[after Noon | afternoon]after Noonafternoon I Spoke from
[Isaia | Isaiah]IsaiaIsaiah 38: 1 and it was
a Solemn Time indeed
many were deeply affect
ted there was a Shower
of Tears, Soon after meet
ing we Carried the little
[Corps | corpse]Corpscorpse to the grave it was
but a few Rods from
the [Houſe | house]Houſehouse, after Burying
returned to the [Houſe | house]Houſehouse,—
in the Evening went to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
L[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): e]evingworth[pers1173.ocp]
's and Spent the
evening there,— about 10 wen[above] tt
back to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Weatmore[pers1185.ocp]s and
Lodged there —

Monday [Octor | October]OctorOctober 1[1787-10-01]

got up
early took [Breakfaſt | breakfast]Breakfaſtbreakfast
with Family, after [Break
faſt | break
fast]
Break
faſt
break
fast
went to [Esqr | Esq.]EsqrEsq. White[pers0704.ocp]s, and
got ready, and about 9
we [Sot | set]Sotset off for Home, [Lieut | Lt.]LieutLt.
White[pers0704.ocp]
[above] [& | and]&and[& | and]&and [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Leavett[pers1172.ocp] went
to our Place,— as we [pas[above] tt | passed]pas[above] ttpassed
[a long | along]a longalong, took Notice of the
Settlement, and it is a
fine Spot of Land, and
a very large Spot too,
and the People has made
a [rapped | rapid]rappedrapid [Progreſs | progress]Progreſsprogress in Cul
tivating the Land, if the
People were as [ingagd | engaged]ingagdengaged
in Religion as they [above] are.are. in
their Temporal Concerns.
this Settlement would be
very [above] muchmuch like the garden of
Eden, which was the gar
den of god. the Lord be
with them and [Bleſs | bless]Bleſsbless them
that they may indeed be
a Peculiar People unto
god, that they may be
Lights in this [Wilderneſs | Wilderness]WilderneſsWilderness
We [Stopt | stopped]Stoptstopped a While at
[Clenton | Clinton]ClentonClinton[place0477.ocp],— and we got
Home [juſt | just]juſtjust as the Sun
was Setting. — —

[Thirdsday | Thursday]ThirdsdayThursday [Octr | October]OctrOctober 4:[1787-10-04]

in the
Evening had a meeting in
Widow Fowler[pers1165.ocp]s, and there
was but few People, and
I Spoke from [gap: omitted]
and we had a Comforta
ble [Seaſon | season]Seaſonseason —–

[Sabb | Sabbath]SabbSabbath [Octr | October]OctrOctober 7:[1787-10-07]

had a mee
ting in Brother David[pers0155.ocp]s
and there was not many
People, and I Spoke from
[gap: omitted] and we had a
Solemn meeting; [Lodg'd | lodged]Lodg'dlodged
at Brother David[pers0155.ocp]s — —

[Tueſday | Tuesday]TueſdayTuesday [Octr | October]OctrOctober 9:[1787-10-09]

about
1 in the [after noon | afternoon]after noonafternoon, I [Sot | set]Sotset
[of | off]ofoff for [Clenton | Clinton]ClentonClinton[place0477.ocp], got there
Some Time before Night
[Stopt | stopped]Stoptstopped a little while at [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
GJones[pers0779.ocp]
s to See his wife[pers1789.ocp]
had been Sick Some Time
and She was very poorly,
and went from there to
[Capt | Capt.]CaptCapt. Foot[pers1161.ocp]'s and in the
Evening the People Collec
ted together and I Spoke
to them from John XXI: 22
and there was great So
lemnity [amongſt | amongst]amongſtamongst the People
I believe Some felt the weig[above] htht
of the word,— the [Begining | beginning]Beginingbeginning
of last March there was
no [Houſe | house]Houſehouse in this Place, a
perfect wild [Wilderneſs | Wilderness]WilderneſsWilderness,
Now there are 20 Familie[below] ss
and there were Seventy odd
[Perſons | persons]Perſonspersons in the meeting this
evening. and have made
great apperance in their
improvements. there are
Chiefly from New England[place0158.ocp]
and youngerly People — —

[Wedneſday | Wednesday]WedneſdayWednesday [Octr | October]OctrOctober 10[1787-10-10]

[Stayd | Stayed]StaydStayed
here [till | 'til]till'til after Dinner, and
then went to a Certain [Houſe | house]Houſehouse
between this Place, and
Whitesbourough[place0485.ocp] about half
way, the mans Name is Blan
chet[pers1149.ocp]
, I got there Some Time
before Night, and had
a meeting, and there was
a [Conſiderable | Considerable]ConſiderableConsiderable Number
of People, and I Spoke
from Psalm CVII. 31: and
the People attended exceed
ing well, this was all a
[illegible]wild [Wilderneſs | Wilderness]WilderneſsWilderness in the
beginning of [laſt | last]laſtlast Spring [& | and]&and
now the People are Settleing
[alalong | all along]alalongall along from Whitesbourgh[place0485.ocp]
to [Clenton | Clinton]ClentonClinton[place0477.ocp] — in few Years
this will be Settled thick
as any part of the globe
the Land is so good, it draws
all Sorts of People and
Nations are flocking
here Continually — —

[Thirdsday | Thursday]ThirdsdayThursday [Octor | October]OctorOctober 11[1787-10-11]

Some
Time [Breakfaſt | breakfast]Breakfaſtbreakfast I [Sot | set]Sotset [of | off]ofoff
for home,-– [Stopt | stopped]Stoptstopped a while
at [Capt | Capt.]CaptCapt. Foot[pers1161.ocp]s in [Clenton | Clinton]ClentonClinton[place0477.ocp]
and took Dinner there.
and Soon after Dinner
went on again, got to
my Daughter[pers1095.ocp]s — and in
the evening we had a mee[above] tt
ing [Siſter | Sister]SiſterSister [E[illegible]ſther | Esther]E[illegible]ſtherEsther[pers1158.ocp], and
was not many People,
and I Spoke from [Psal | Psalms]PsalPsalms
CVII. 31 and there was an
uncommon attention, many
were deeply affected. —

[Fryday | Friday]FrydayFriday [Octor | October]OctorOctober 12[1787-10-12]

Some
Time in the morning I
[Sot | set]Sotset [of | off]ofoff for [N. Stockbridge | Stockbridge]N. StockbridgeStockbridge[place0165.ocp]
and had a meeting there
in the Evening, and I Spoke
from [gap: omitted] and there wa[above] ss
good [atention | attention]atentionattention, [Lodgd | lodged]Lodgdlodged at
Sir Peter[pers0431.ocp]s — — —

Saturday [Octor | October]OctorOctober 13:[1787-10-13]

About
2 in the [after noon | afternoon]after noonafternoon I went
to Deanville[place0478.ocp], [above] gotgot to the Place
about [Sun Set | sunset]Sun Setsunset [above] Peter[pers0431.ocp] wentPeter[pers0431.ocp] went [below] with mewith me found [Mrs | Mrs.]MrsMrs.
Dean[pers1155.ocp]
exceedingly [diſtreſt | distressed]diſtreſtdistressed
with uncommon Difficulties
in her Pregnancy, and
Peter[pers0431.ocp] and I went to [mr | Mr.]mrMr. [Jonat | Jonathan]JonatJonathan
Dean[pers1253.ocp]
s and Lodged there,
and 2. [o. c. | o'clock]o. c.o'clock in the Night
I was [Calld | called]Calldcalled up, to the other
[Houſe | house]Houſehouse, and Bleed [Mrs | Mrs.]MrsMrs. Dean[pers1155.ocp]
and I went directly, and
found her much [diſtreſt | distressed]diſtreſtdistressed
and took Blood from her
foot, and Bled exceeding
well,— and her [diſtreſes | distresses]diſtreſesdistresses
begun to mitigate direct
ly, and I [Stayd | stayed]Staydstayed the [reſt | rest]reſtrest
of the Night and She was
Some what Comfortable —
I was [Calld | called]Calldcalled up again be‐
fore Day to write [above] to [Docr | doctor]Docrdoctorto [Docr | doctor]Docrdoctor for
them, for they were Sending
to Albany[place0001.ocp] for one, and were
Sending for [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Dean[pers0165.ocp] too
for he had been gone Some
Time to Spencertown[place0483.ocp] — —

[Sabb | Sabbath]SabbSabbath [Octor | October]OctorOctober 14:[1787-10-14]

about 10
the People got together, and
there was a large number
of People, many white
People from other Places
and many Indians from
Both our Towns, I Spoke
from [Matt | Matthew]MattMatthew V. 20: [& | and]&and 5 and
there was a Solemn attention
all Day. Soon after meet
ing Peter[pers0431.ocp] and I went to [Clenton | Clinton]ClentonClinton[place0477.ocp]
got there a little after [Sun
Set | sun
set]
Sun
Set
sun
set
, we put up at [Capt | Capt.]CaptCapt. Foot[pers1161.ocp]s
and the People Collected
directly and there was quite
a large number, and I Spoke
from [gap: omitted] we [lodgd | lodged]lodgdlodged
at the Same, Monday[Houſe | house]Houſehouse [& | and]&and
had Comfortable [reſt | rest]reſtrest

Monday [Octor | October]OctorOctober 15:[1787-10-15]

Soon
after [Breakfaſt | breakfast]Breakfaſtbreakfast went
to milel, and was there
Some Time, before we
we [Coud | could]Coudcould get grinding —
we got to our Place abou[above] tt
1: and Sir Peter[pers0431.ocp] [paſt | passed]paſtpassed on
to his Place —

[Thirdsday | Thursday]ThirdsdayThursday [Octor | October]OctorOctober 18:[1787-10-18]

had
a meeting at Widow Fowler[pers1165.ocp]s

Went to Stockbridge[place0225.ocp] to a
wedding [Juſt | just]Juſtjust before [Sun
Set | sun
set]
Sun
Set
sun
set
, attended upon Marriage
the young man was, one
the Sachem's Son and the
young woman was of noted
Family, and there was
a vast [Concourſe | concourse]Concourſeconcourse of People
of many Nations, it was
Said, there were ten differen[above] tt
Languages among the people
and the People behaved de
cently, but the [Onoyda | Oneida]OnoydaOneida[org0075.ocp]s be
gan to behave [unſeamly | unseemly]unſeamlyunseemly,
and in the Night the had
a [t[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): err]errble | terrible]t[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): err]errbleterrible [froleck | frolic]froleckfrolic even all
Night — — —

[Fryday | Friday]FrydayFriday[1787-10-19]

was all Dady
at the Place,— in the e
vening we Collected together
at [Capt | Capt.]CaptCapt. [Hindreck | Hendrick]HindreckHendrick[pers0257.ocp]s I Spoke
from [Matt | Matthew]MattMatthew 6: 22:23 and there
was a Solemn attention, after
I had done [Capt | Capt.]CaptCapt. [Hindreck | Hendrick]HindreckHendrick[pers0257.ocp]
[rehe[above] aarſed | rehearsed]rehe[above] aarſedrehearsed the Same, [Lodgd | lodged]Lodgdlodged
at the Same [Houſe | house]Houſehouse — —

Saturday [Octor | October]OctorOctober 20:[1787-10-20]

Some
Time in the morning [above] [after noon | afternoon]after noonafternoon[after noon | afternoon]after noonafternoon I [retu[above] rndrnd | returned]retu[above] rndrndreturned
to [Brotherton | Brothertown]BrothertonBrothertown[place0023.ocp], [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Warmſly | Warmsly]WarmſlyWarmsly[pers1183.ocp]
went with me, we [Stopt | stopped]Stoptstopped at
Roger Wauby[pers1139.ocp]s and there
took Dinner, Soon after [Dinr | dinner]Dinrdinner
I went on and [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Warmſly | Warmsly]WarmſlyWarmsly[pers1183.ocp]
went back, I got to Brother
David[pers0155.ocp]
s before Night and
I [Lodgd | lodged]Lodgdlodged at David[pers0155.ocp]'s — —

[Sabb | Sabbath]SabbSabbath. [Octor | October]OctorOctober 21:[1787-10-21]

about 10
the People got together [& | and]&and
was a large Number of
People Some white People
and I Spoke from John XIII [above] 1717
[gap: omitted] and the People were
very Solemn and many
were affected, Lodged at
the Same [Houſe | house]Houſehouse — —

Monday [Octor | October]OctorOctober 22,[1787-10-22]

in the
evening had a meeting in
[Siſter | Sister]SiſterSister Fowler[pers1164.ocp]s, and there
was not many People and
I Spoke from [gap: omitted]
and the People attended well
[Lodgd | lodged]Lodgdlodged at the Same [Houſe | house]Houſehouse

[Tueſday | Tuesday]TueſdayTuesday [Octor | October]OctorOctober 23.[1787-10-23]

People
from Stockbridge[place0225.ocp] Came to
help me. [the | they]thethey were 5 of them
and [the | they]thethey [workd | worked]workdworked two Days

[Thirdsday | Thursday]ThirdsdayThursday [Octor | October]OctorOctober 24:[1787-10-24]

we
were [Calld | called]Calldcalled [Suddently | suddenly]Suddentlysuddenly to
appear before the Chiefs
of the [onoyd | Oneida]onoydOneida[org0075.ocp], that had [Juſt | just]Juſtjust
Come to our Place, — and
we eat our [Breakfaſt | breakfast]Breakfaſtbreakfast in
[hast | haste]hasthaste, and went directly to
widow Fowler[pers1165.ocp]s, and there
the [Chiefes | chiefs]Chiefeschiefs meet with us,
and it was about our Lands
But there was Such [Confu
ſion | Confu
sion]
Confu
ſion
Confu
sion
, I would not Say a
word about it, it was a
party [Scheam | scheme]Scheamscheme, [Contrivd | contrived]Contrivdcontrived by
a few of our People, they
been agreeing with the
the [onoyda | Oneida]onoydaOneida[org0075.ocp]s for a Piece
of Land; without the know
ledge of the Headmen
of the Place, Some of the
Contrivers of this [miſchief | mischief]miſchiefmischief
were much intoxicated
and they drove on the
[Buſineſs | business]Buſineſsbusiness with all fury in
no order, it was like
Whirlwind, [Some Time | Sometime]Some TimeSometime
towards Night we [brok | broke]brokbroke
up and every one [above] wentwent his
way: in great [Confuſion | confusion]Confuſionconfusion
of mind,— I went to [Br | Brother]BrBrother
David[pers0155.ocp]
s and there [Lodgd | lodged]Lodgdlodged
with a Sorrowful mind. — —

[Fryday | Friday]FrydayFriday [Octor | October]OctorOctober 25[1787-10-25]

was
at our Places all Day

Sabbturday [Octor | October]OctorOctober 27 [Octor | October]OctorOctober 26[1787-10-26]

Towards Night [Juſt | just]Juſtjust as
I was going away to [Clen[above] tonton | Clinton]Clen[above] tontonClinton[place0477.ocp],
Brother [Chrippin | Crippen]ChrippinCrippen[pers1151.ocp] and [Br | Brother]BrBrother
Swane[pers1179.ocp]
Came to my Son
in Law[pers1087.ocp]
s and we had a
little [Converſation | conversation]Converſationconversation, [theſe | these]theſethese
Brethren are from a Place
[Calld | called]Calldcalled Springfield[place0219.ocp], Going
to Cherry valley[place0037.ocp]; So I left
them and went on to [>Clen[above] tonton | Clinton]>Clen[above] tontonClinton[place0477.ocp]
got there about [Sun Set | sunset]Sun Setsunset,
put up at [Capt | Capt.]CaptCapt. Foot[pers1161.ocp]s,
found them all well. —

[Sabb | Sabbath]SabbSabbath [Octor | October]OctorOctober 27[1787-10-27]

about
half after 10 we began
the [exerciſe | exercise]exerciſeexercise, and there was
a large Number of People
Some from other Places, [& | and]&and
Several Stockbridgers[org0121.ocp] were
with us, and there was very
great attention, both be‐
fore noon and after noon
I Spoke from John, I kno[above] ww
you that the Love of god is
not in you, in the after
noon from Mark VIII. 36.37
as Soon as the meeting was
done, I went [illegible] [of | off]ofoff to [Brother
ton | Brother
town]
Brother
ton
Brother
town
[place0023.ocp]
, the Stockbridgers[org0121.ocp] went
with me, we got there a
bout [Sun Set | sunset]Sun Setsunset, we eat a
few [mouthfulls | mouthfuls]mouthfullsmouthfuls and went
to meeting. at [Siſter | Sister]SiſterSister [eaſter | Esther]eaſterEsther[pers1158.ocp]s
and there was not much
moving there Seemed to
be Some party Spirit in
the meeting.—

[Sabb | Sabbath]SabbSabbath [Novr | November]NovrNovember 4[1787-11-04]

[Preachd | Preached]PreachdPreached
at [New Stockbridge | Stockbridge]New StockbridgeStockbridge[place0165.ocp] [& | and]&and
Spo[illegible]ke from [gap: omitted]
and there was very [Se
riouſs | Se
rious]
Se
riouſs
Se
rious
attention all Day

Monday Octo[Novr | November]NovrNovember 5:[1787-11-05]

went
back to [Brotherton | Brothertown]BrothertonBrothertown[place0023.ocp]

[Sabb | Sabbath]SabbSabbath [Novr | November]NovrNovember 11:[1787-11-11]

[Preachd | Preached]PreachdPreached
at [Brotherton | Brothertown]BrothertonBrothertown[place0023.ocp] once more
and Baptized Brother
David Fowler[pers0155.ocp]
's Children
Six of them, and we had
a Solemn Day of it, in
the evening we had a
nother meeting, and it
was a Comfortable meet
ing — —

Monday [Novr | November]NovrNovember6 12[1787-11-12]

this
Day intended to Set out
for home but it began
in the morning, and So
[Stopt | stopped]Stoptstopped for the Day —

[Tueſday | Tuesday]TueſdayTuesday [Novr | November]NovrNovember 13:[1787-11-13]

got
up very early and got
ready, and we [Sot | set]Sotset out
[Son | Sun]SonSun about an Hour and
half half high, [Betiy | Betsey]BetiyBetsey
Fowler[pers1162.ocp]
[illegible] [Jeruſha | Jerusha]JeruſhaJerusha Wymp[above] ee[pers1186.ocp]
and Henry [Stenſel | Stansel]StenſelStansel[pers1178.ocp] a you[above] ngng
Dutch man went with me
we had exceeding fine
warm Day, got [thro' | through]thro'through the
woods before [Sun Sit | sunset]Sun Sitsunset I
put up at Conrad [Fols | Folt]FolsFolt[pers1106.ocp]s
[Jeruſha | Jerusha]JeruſhaJerusha[pers1186.ocp] and [Betſey | Betsey]BetſeyBetsey[pers1162.ocp] went
to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Smith[pers0499.ocp]s about 2 miles
further. — —

[Wedneſday | Wednesday]WedneſdayWednesday [Novr | November]NovrNovember 14[1787-11-14]

got up
very early and went on
[Stopt | stopped]Stoptstopped a little while at
[Esqr | Esq.]EsqrEsq. Frank[pers0843.ocp]s, and So [paſt | passed]paſtpassed
on, and [Stopt | stopped]Stoptstopped at Andrews
Field[pers1159.ocp]
and there we took
Dinner, and [paſt | passed]paſtpassed on, and
we got to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Thomas [Creppin | Chreppen]CreppinChreppen[pers1150.ocp][above] ss
[Juſt | just]Juſtjust before [Sun Sit | sunset]Sun Sitsunset and we
Lodged there, and we had
a meeting this evening, and
there was a [Conſideral | consideralble]Conſideralconsideralble [Nr | number]Nrnumber
of People,— and it was a
[refreſhing | refreshing]refreſhingrefreshing Time I Spoke
from [theſe | these]theſethese words, Love is
the fulfilling of the Law,—

[Thirds Day | Thursday]Thirds DayThursday [Novr | November]NovrNovember 15:[1787-11-15]

we
were at the Place all
Day we went to See Some
[Frieds | friends]Friedsfriends[Lodeged | Lodged]LodegedLodged at [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
waulrods[pers1184.ocp]
— —

[Fryday | Friday]FrydayFriday [Novr | November]NovrNovember 16:[1787-11-16]

Some
Time in the afternoon
had a meeting in [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Pickar[above] dd[pers1176.ocp]s
and there was a large [Nr | number]Nrnumber
of People, and I Spoke from
[Matt | Matthew]MattMatthew, [gap: omitted] he doeth the will
of my Father the Same is
my Brother [&c | etc.]&cetc.: and the
People attended well. — —

Saturday [Novr | November]NovrNovember 17:[1787-11-17]

was
at the Place, Towards night
went to Brother Nicholas
Pickard[pers1176.ocp]
s, and in the even
ing a few People Came to
gether to sing, and we
Lodged there. — —

[Sabb | Sabbath]SabbSabbath. [Novr | November]NovrNovember 18[1787-11-18]

had a
meeting at [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Dyk[pers1156.ocp]s and
there were So many People
we were obliged to meet out
in the Field, and it very
warm, I Spoke from Psalm
cxix. o how Love I thy Law [&c | etc.]&cetc.
and it was a Solemn meet
ing, — towards Night I marri
ed a [Copple | couple]Copplecouple, and it was a
Solemn [weding | wedding]wedingwedding, [Cunducted | conducted]Cunductedconducted
very agreeable, Supped
with them — and Soon after
Supper, we went to old
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Stanſel | Stansel]StanſelStansel[pers1793.ocp]s, and there we
had a meeting, and there
was a large Collection of
People, and I Spoke from
[gap: omitted] and [the | they]thethey attended
well we [Lodgd | lodged]Lodgdlodged at the Same
[Houſe | house]Houſehouse — — —

Monday [Novr | November]NovrNovember 19:[1787-11-19]

took
leave of Some of my Friends
and So went out of the
Place, the girls rode along
with me a little ways [& | and]&and
took leave of them, They
went on with Tears, and
I went on my way [Stopt | stopped]Stoptstopped
at Brother Swan[pers1179.ocp]s and
took [Breakfaſt | breakfast]Breakfaſtbreakfast with
them, and Soon after
eating I went on. and
was going on, but was [oblig[above] dd | obliged]oblig[above] ddobliged
to wait Some Time for a girl
that was going with me, but
they [Coud | could]Coudcould not find the [Horſe | horse]Horſehorse
that She was to ride, and so
I took her behind me, and
went a Little way, and a
young man overtook us
and I [deſired | desired]deſireddesired him to take
her behind him, and he
readily took her and we
went on, and Soon got to
Bowmans Creek[place0476.ocp], where I
was to preach, and the People
had been waiting Some Time
and So I began the [worſhip | worship]worſhipworship
of god directly, and there
was but few People, I Spoke
from [gap: omitted] I Lodged
at [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. White[pers0704.ocp]s, — —

[Tueſday | Tuesday]TueſdayTuesday [Novr | November]NovrNovember 20:[1787-11-20]

got me
up early, and went to [Esqr | Esq.]EsqrEsq.
[Kimbel | Kimball]KimbelKimball[pers1110.ocp]
s and there took[illegible]
[Breakfaſt | breakfast]Breakfaſtbreakfast,— Towards Night
I went to [Esqr | Esq.]EsqrEsq. Younglove[pers1187.ocp]'s
and [juſt | just]juſtjust in the evening
People began to Come in
and there was a large [Nr | number]Nrnumber
Collected, and I Spoke to
them from, [Matt | Matthew]MattMatthew 6: 33:
and there was a Solemn at
tention. I [Lodgd | lodged]Lodgdlodged at the Same
[Houſe | house]Houſehouse but lay uncomforta
ble all Night. — —

[Wedneſday | Wednesday]WedneſdayWednesday [Novr | November]NovrNovember 21:[1787-11-21]

got up
very early, and had my
[Horſe | horse]Horſehorse brought, and I went
to Cherry Valley[place0037.ocp], and it was
[rainey | rainy]raineyrainy, and I won [faſt | fast]faſtfast
and Soon got to the Place
[Calld | called]Calldcalled on [Colo | Col.]ColoCol. [Cambel | Camble]CambelCamble[pers0832.ocp], [& | and]&and
there took [Breakfaſt | breakfast]Breakfaſtbreakfast, and
about 10 went to meeting
at [illegible]one [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Rechee[pers1177.ocp]'s and
there was a [Conſiderable | considerable]Conſiderableconsiderable
of People, and I Spoke
from Psalm CVII and the
People attended well, and
Soon after meeting went
to [Colo | Col.]ColoCol. [Cambel | Camble]CambelCamble[pers0832.ocp]s again
and there Dined; and was
detained by a [Black Smith | blacksmith]Black Smithblacksmith
he was [Shewing | shoeing]Shewingshoeing my [Horſe | horse]Horſehorse,
and I [Coud | could]Coudcould not get [a way | away]a wayaway
[till | 'til]till'til the Sun was going down
and then I went to Bowman[above] ss
Creek[place0476.ocp]
got there Some Time
in the evening, it was very
bad riding, and Some few
People got together, at [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
White[pers0704.ocp]
s. and I Baptized a
Child for one [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Griſwool | Griswool]GriſwoolGriswool[pers1167.ocp]
by the Name of Joenna[pers1170.ocp],
and Lodge at the Same
[Houſe | house]Houſehouse and [reſt | rest]reſtrest well.—

[Thirdsday | Thursday]ThirdsdayThursday [Novr | November]NovrNovember 22[1787-11-22]

got up
early, and went over to
to [Eqr | Esq.]EqrEsq. [Kimbel | Kimball]KimbelKimball[pers1110.ocp], and took
[Breakfaſt | breakfast]Breakfaſtbreakfast, and Soon after
eating, went [of | off]ofoff and, got
to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Romine[pers1554.ocp]s Some Time
in the afternoon, and [Stop[above] tt | stopped]Stop[above] ttstopped
there [a while | awhile]a whileawhile and took Some
Victuals, and Soon after went
on again, got to one [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[gap: omitted] and Lodged there
here I met with a woman
that was much in [exerciſe | exercise]exerciſeexercise
of mind and had Some [Con
verſation | Con
versation]
Con
verſation
Con
versation
with her, and
found under great Concern
of Soul, and I gave her
advice and [Councel | counsel]Councelcounsel — —

[Fryday | Friday]FrydayFriday [above] [Novr | November]NovrNovember[Novr | November]NovrNovember 23:[1787-11-23]

got up early
in the morning, and wen[above] tt
on, got to [Capt | Capt.]CaptCapt. [Grigs | Gregg]GrigsGregg[pers1166.ocp]s
about [Breakfaſt | breakfast]Breakfaſtbreakfast Time
and took [Breakfaſt | breakfast]Breakfaſtbreakfast with
him, and Soon after went
on again, and got to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
Vedder[pers1235.ocp]
s before 10: and wen[above] tt
over the River[place0469.ocp], and [Stopt | stopped]Stoptstopped
at [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Bartlet[pers1147.ocp]'s and there took
Dinner and Soon after got
up my [Horſe | horse]Horſehorse. and went to
[Yangey | Yankee]YangeyYankee Hill[place0486.ocp], and Lodged
at [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Mudge[pers1175.ocp]s the People
got together directly, and
I [obligd | obliged]obligdobliged to preach to them
before I went to Bed, and it
was a Solemn Time, the
[Chriſtians | Christians]ChriſtiansChristians got quite warm
Some Spoke. — —

Saturday [Novr | November]NovrNovember 24:[1787-11-24]

[Roſe | Rose]RoſeRose very
early, and I went to [Esqr | Esq.]EsqrEsq.
Harper[pers1169.ocp]
's [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Mudge[pers1175.ocp] went
with me, Soon got there and
found them all well, there
took Breakfast, and [Stayd | stayed]Staydstayed
[till | 'til]till'til after Dinner, and then
went back to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Mudge[pers1175.ocp]s and
was there but few minutes [& | and]&and
I [paſt | passed]paſtpassed by and went to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [gap: omitted]
and [juſt | just]juſtjust in the evening
People began to come in [& | and]&and
the [Houſe | house]Houſehouse Soon [filld | filled]filldfilled, and
I was [obligd | obliged]obligdobliged to preach to
them, I [Spok | spoke]Spokspoke from the
words Set [thiy | thy]thiythy [Houſe | house]Houſehouse [&c. | etc.]&c.etc.
and there was great Solemni
ty, and affection [amongſt | amongst]amongſtamongst
the People, I [Lodgd | lodged]Lodgdlodged at the
Same [Houſe | house]Houſehouse, and [reſted | rested]reſtedrested
Comfortably. — —

[Sabb | Sabbath]SabbSabbath [Novr | November]NovrNovember 25[1787-11-25]

about 9
to the Place of meeting [& | and]&and
there was a prodigious [Nr | number]Nrnumber
of People and I Spoke [fr | from]frfrom
Job: XXIII. 8: 1 [Joh | John]JohJohn 1: 6: and there
was great Solemnity [amongſt | amongst]amongſtamongst
Soon after meeting I took [Dr | dinner]Drdinner
with [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Frank[pers0843.ocp], and then wen[above] tt
to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Bartlet[pers1147.ocp]'s by the River[place0469.ocp], and
had another meeting there. and
there was a large Number of
People. and attend well, but
[juſt | just]juſtjust as the last Singing was
began, [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Bartlets Daughter[pers1148.ocp]
fainted, and we [diſſiſted | desisted]diſſiſteddesisted [Singg | singing]Singgsinging
and I Lodged [above] notnot at the Same
[Houſe | house]Houſehouse, but I went over to
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Vedder[pers1235.ocp]'s [eaſt | east]eaſteast Side of the
River[place0469.ocp], and [reſted | rested]reſtedrested well.— —

Monday [Novr | November]NovrNovember 26:[1787-11-26]

got up
early, and after [Break
faſt | Break
fast]
Break
faſt
Break
fast
, went over the other Side
of the River[place0469.ocp], and [Juſt | just]Juſtjust [Calld | called]Calldcalled
at [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Bartlet[pers1147.ocp]s and got my
up and took leave of them
[Calld | called]Calldcalled on [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Keeny[pers1171.ocp]s a few
Minutes, and [paſt | passed]paſtpassed on, — in
the evening had a meeting
at [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Andrew Eliot[pers1157.ocp]s and
was great many People.
and I Spoke from [gap: omitted]
[Viſited | visited]Viſitedvisited a Young woman
that was very Sick, pray
with her,. — — —

[Tueſday | Tuesday]TueſdayTuesday [Novr | November]NovrNovember 27:[1787-11-27]

got up
early and to [Viſt | visit]Viſtvisit the youn[below] gg
woman again, and She was
[Some what | somewhat]Some whatsomewhat better, and then
took leave of them and o
ther Families, and to one
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [gap: omitted] and there was
many People, and Lodged
there — —

[wedneſday | wednesday]wedneſdaywednesday [Novr | November]NovrNovember 28:[1787-11-28]

towards
Night went over the River[place0469.ocp]
to one [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Groot[pers1168.ocp] and [Preachd | Preached]PreachdPreached
there in the Evening, and
there was great many [Peop | people]Peoppeople
and Lodged there, —

[Thirdsday | Thursday]ThirdsdayThursday [Novr | November]NovrNovember 29:[1787-11-29]

went bac[above] kk
to [weſt | west]weſtwest Side of the River[place0469.ocp], and
got up my [Horſe | horse]Horſehorse at [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
Mertin Vanolenda[pers1181.ocp]
s; and
took leave of them, and [Juſ | jus]Juſjus[above] tt
as I got on my [Horſe | horse]Horſehorse, I [above] heardheard Some
one [hallow | halloo]hallowhalloo and I looked to
the River[place0469.ocp], and behold I Saw
my Saw my Son Anthony[pers1087.ocp]
and his Family, and the[below] yy
went Down the River[place0469.ocp] they
a [Connoo | canoe]Connoocanoe. and I went on
to [Sckenactada | Schenectady]SckenactadaSchenectady[place0202.ocp], I got there
Some Time in the [after Noo[above] nn | afternoon]after Noo[above] nnafternoon
and put up at [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. John [Poſt | Post]PoſtPost[pers0922.ocp]s
[Juſt | just]Juſtjust before night Anthony[pers1087.ocp]
got there [alſo | also]alſoalso: I [Viſited | visited]Viſitedvisited Some
few Friends, Lodged at
old [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Poſt | Post]PoſtPost[pers0922.ocp]'s my good old
Friend. — — —

[Fryday | Friday]FrydayFriday [Novr | November]NovrNovember 30[1787-11-30]

got up
early and [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. John [Poſt | Post]PoſtPost[pers0922.ocp]s
and got up my [Horſe | horse]Horſehorse [& | and]&and
went down the river[place0469.ocp] a little
and went over. and so on
Downwards, to a Place [Calld | called]Calldcalled
put at [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [gap: omitted]
here Lives [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Joh[above] nn | Jonathan]Joh[above] nnJonathan Mudge[pers1174.ocp]
a [Baptiſt | Baptist]BaptiſtBaptist Preacher, in the
[after Noon | afternoon]after Noonafternoon [Preachd | Preached]PreachdPreached, and
there was great many [Peop | people]Peoppeople
Spoke from what is thy Name
in the evening had another
meeting there was a large [Nr | number]Nrnumber
again. Lodge at the [Houſe | house]Houſehouse where
the meeting was, — — —

Saturday [Decr | December]DecrDecember 1:[1787-12-01]

after Break
[faſt | fast]faſtfast, went on [towas | towards]towastowards [Neſquan | Niskayuna]NeſquanNiskayuna
Church[place0481.ocp]
, got to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Fiſher | Fisher]FiſherFisher[pers1160.ocp]s early
in the Day. and took Dinner
there, after Dinner went to See
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Peters[pers1326.ocp] in the evening wen[above] tt
back to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Fiſher | Fisher]FiſherFisher[pers1160.ocp]s and Lodged
there and went to bed Soon — —

[Sabb | Sabbath]SabbSabbath: [Decr | December]DecrDecember 2:[1787-12-02]

after [Break
faſt | break
fast]
Break
faſt
break
fast
, went with the Family
in a large [Connoo | canoe]Connoocanoe to Church
over to [Neſquana | Niskayuna]NeſquanaNiskayuna[place0481.ocp]. and there
was large gathering of [P | people]Ppeople
and I Spoke to them from
[gap: omitted]
and as Soon as the meeting
was over, I went back to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[Fiſher | Fisher]FiſherFisher[pers1160.ocp]
s and took Dinner with
them, and Soon after, went to
back in the woods, and [Preahd | preached]Preahdpreached
Twice, and [Lodgd | lodged]Lodgdlodged at the las[above] tt
[Houſe | house]Houſehouse I [Preachd | Preached]PreachdPreached in — —

Monday [Decr | December]DecrDecember 3[1787-12-03]

went to new
Town[place0482.ocp]
and [Preahd | preached]Preahdpreached at [Mr | Mr.]MrMr.
[gap: omitted] [Spok | spoke]Spokspoke from [gap: omitted]
and Soon after meeting went
to the Southward, and [illegible][Stopt | stopped]Stoptstopped
at [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Conell[pers1154.ocp], and took Dinner
[illegible] there, and then went to
another [Houſe | house]Houſehouse and [Preachd | Preached]PreachdPreached
there, and Soon after meeting
went back to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Conell[pers1154.ocp]s and
Lodged there — — —

[Tueſday | Tuesday]TueſdayTuesday [Decr | December]DecrDecember 4:[1787-12-04]

got up
early and went to onle old
[School‐Maſters | schoolmasters]School‐Maſtersschoolmasters and there took
[Breakfaſt | breakfast]Breakfaſtbreakfast, and Soon aft[gap: tear][guess (h-dawnd): er]er
went to half Moon Church[place0479.ocp],[gap: tear]
[Stopt | stopped]Stoptstopped at one [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. [Clule | Clute]CluleClute[pers1152.ocp]s a[gap: tear][guess (h-dawnd): nd]nd
from thence to Colo [gap: omitted]
and to [Capt | Capt.]CaptCapt. [Compſtock | Compstock]CompſtockCompstock[pers1153.ocp]s[gap: tear]
[gap: tear][guess (h-dawnd): w]was there a while, and
[gap: tear][guess (h-dawnd): J]J[uſt | ust]uſtust as I was going [a way | away]a wayaway
Brother Peter [Pokquanuppeet | Pauquunnuppeet]PokquanuppeetPauquunnuppeet[pers0431.ocp]
Came to me, and was glad
to See him, and then Came
[alſo | also]alſoalso [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. John Venderwarker[pers1182.ocp]
and wen went with him to
his [Houſe | house]Houſehouse, and Lodged there

[Wedneſday | Wednesday]WedneſdayWednesday, [above] [Dec r | December]Dec rDecember 5[Dec r | December]Dec rDecember 5[1787-12-05]

in the [after noon | afternoon]after noonafternoon
went to the Church and [Preah[gap: tear][guess (h-dawnd): d]d | preached]Preah[gap: tear][guess (h-dawnd): d]dpreached
there, but there was not man[gap: tear][guess (h-dawnd): y]y
People, I Spoke from [gap: omitted]
Soon after meeting went ba[gap: tear][guess (h-dawnd): ck]ck
with [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Venderwarker[pers1182.ocp] a[gap: tear][guess (h-dawnd): nd]nd
Lodged there —
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id Text in document Role in header Authorized Name
pers1154.ocp John Conell mentioned Conell, John
pers1180.ocp James Tuck mentioned Tuck, James
pers1165.ocp widow Fowler mentioned Fowler, Widow
pers0155.ocp Brother David mentioned Fowler, David
pers1163.ocp David Fowler Ju r Jr. mentioned Fowler, David Jr.
pers0470.ocp M r Mr. Sergant Sargeant mentioned Sergeant, Jr., John
pers0431.ocp Sir Peter mentioned Pauquunnuppeet, Peter
pers0470.ocp M r Mr. Serjant Sargeant mentioned Sergeant, Jr., John
pers0431.ocp Peter mentioned Pauquunnuppeet, Peter
pers0997.ocp Solomon mentioned Solomon
pers1162.ocp Betſey Betsey Fowler mentioned Fowler, Elizabeth
pers1095.ocp my Daughter mentioned Paul, Christiana (née Occom)
pers1165.ocp Widow Fowler mentioned Fowler, Widow
pers0155.ocp Brother David Fowler mentioned Fowler, David
pers1087.ocp Anthony Paul mentioned Paul, Anthony
pers1095.ocp Daughter Christiana mentioned Paul, Christiana (née Occom)
pers1149.ocp M r Mr. Blanchet mentioned Blanchet
pers0704.ocp Esq r Esq. White mentioned White
pers1185.ocp M r Mr. Weatmore mentioned Weatmore
pers1173.ocp M r Mr. L e vingworth mentioned Levingworth
pers0704.ocp Lieu t Lt. White mentioned White
pers1172.ocp M r Mr. Leavett mentioned Leavett
pers1165.ocp Widow Fowler mentioned Fowler, Widow
pers0779.ocp M r Mr. G Jones mentioned Jones
pers1789.ocp his wife mentioned Jones
pers1161.ocp Cap t Capt. Foot mentioned Foot, Foot
pers1149.ocp Blan chet mentioned Blanchet
pers1158.ocp Siſter Sister E ſther Esther mentioned Fowler, Esther (née Poquiantup)
pers1155.ocp M rs Mrs. Dean mentioned Dean
pers1253.ocp m r Mr. Jonat Jonathan Dean mentioned Dean, Jonathan
pers0165.ocp M r Mr. Dean mentioned Dean
pers1165.ocp Widow Fowler mentioned Fowler, Widow
pers0257.ocp Cap t Capt. Hindreck Hendrick mentioned Aupaumut, Hendrick
pers1183.ocp M r Mr. Warmſly Warmsly mentioned Warmsly
pers1139.ocp Roger Wauby mentioned Waupieh, Roger
pers0155.ocp Brother David mentioned Fowler, David
pers0155.ocp David mentioned Fowler, David
pers1164.ocp Siſter Sister Fowler mentioned Fowler, Sister
pers1165.ocp widow Fowler mentioned Fowler, Widow
pers0155.ocp B r Brother David mentioned Fowler, David
pers1151.ocp Brother Chrippin Crippen mentioned Crippen
pers1179.ocp B r Brother Swane mentioned Swan
pers1087.ocp my Son in Law mentioned Paul, Anthony
pers1158.ocp Siſter Sister eaſter Esther mentioned Fowler, Esther (née Poquiantup)
pers1162.ocp Betiy Betsey Fowler mentioned Fowler, Elizabeth
pers1186.ocp Jeruſha Jerusha Wymp e mentioned Wympe, Jerusha
pers1178.ocp Henry Stenſel Stansel mentioned Stansel, Henry
pers1106.ocp Conrad Fols Folt mentioned Folts, Conrad Jacob
pers1186.ocp Jeruſha Jerusha mentioned Wympe, Jerusha
pers1162.ocp Betſey Betsey mentioned Fowler, Elizabeth
pers0499.ocp M r Mr. Smith mentioned Smith
pers0843.ocp Esq r Esq. Frank mentioned Frank, Lawrence
pers1159.ocp Andrews Field mentioned Field, Andrew
pers1150.ocp M r Mr. Thomas Creppin Chreppen mentioned Chreppen, Thomas
pers1184.ocp M r Mr. waulrods mentioned Waulrod
pers1176.ocp M r Mr. Pickar d mentioned Pickard Family
pers1176.ocp Brother Nicholas Pickard mentioned Pickard Family
pers1156.ocp M r Mr. Dyk mentioned Dyk
pers1793.ocp M r Mr. Stanſel Stansel mentioned Whilley
pers1179.ocp Brother Swan mentioned Swan
pers0704.ocp M r Mr. White mentioned White
pers1110.ocp Esq r Esq. Kimbel Kimball mentioned Kimball, Jesse
pers1187.ocp Esq r Esq. Younglove mentioned Younglove
pers0832.ocp Colo Col. Cambel Camble mentioned Camble
pers1177.ocp M r Mr. Rechee mentioned Rechee
pers1167.ocp M r Mr. Griſwool Griswool mentioned Griswool
pers1170.ocp Joenna mentioned Griswool, Joenna
pers1110.ocp Eq r Esq. Kimbel Kimball mentioned Kimball, Jesse
pers1554.ocp M r Mr. Romine mentioned Romine, Domine
pers1166.ocp Cap t Capt. Grigs Gregg mentioned Gregg, James
pers1235.ocp M r Mr. Vedder mentioned Vedder, Albert Jr.
pers1147.ocp M r Mr. Bartlet mentioned Bartlet
pers1175.ocp M r Mr. Mudge mentioned Mudge
pers1169.ocp Esq r Esq. Harper mentioned
pers0843.ocp M r Mr. Frank mentioned Frank, Lawrence
pers1148.ocp M r Mr. Bartlets Daughter mentioned Bartlet, Mr. Bartlet's daughter
pers1171.ocp M r Mr. Keeny mentioned Keeny
pers1157.ocp M r Mr. Andrew Eliot mentioned Eliot, Andrew
pers1168.ocp M r Mr. Groot mentioned Groot
pers1181.ocp M r Mr. Mertin Vanolenda mentioned Vanolenda, Mertin
pers1087.ocp Anthony mentioned Paul, Anthony
pers0922.ocp M r Mr. John Poſt Post mentioned Post, John
pers0922.ocp M r Mr. Poſt Post mentioned Post, John
pers1174.ocp M r Mr. Joh n Jonathan Mudge mentioned Mudge, John
pers1160.ocp M r Mr. Fiſher Fisher mentioned Fisher
pers1326.ocp M r Mr. Peters mentioned Peters, Samuel
pers1154.ocp M r Mr. Conell mentioned Conell, John
pers1152.ocp M r Mr. Clule Clute mentioned Clute
pers1153.ocp Cap t Capt. Compſtock Compstock mentioned Compstock
pers0431.ocp Brother Peter Pokquanuppeet Pauquunnuppeet mentioned Pauquunnuppeet, Peter
pers1182.ocp M r Mr. John Venderwarker mentioned Vasnderwarker, John
pers1182.ocp M r Mr. Venderwarker mentioned Vasnderwarker, John

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id Text in document Authorized Name
place0482.ocp New Town New Town
place0001.ocp Albany Albany
place0165.ocp New-Stockbridge Stockbridge Stockbridge
place0023.ocp Brotherton Brothertown Brothertown
place0484.ocp Vergena Vergena
place0225.ocp Stockbridge Stockbridge
place0485.ocp Whites Bourrow Whitesbourough
place0477.ocp Clenton Clinton Clinton
place0158.ocp New England New England
place0485.ocp Whitesbourough Whitesbourough
place0485.ocp Whitesbourgh Whitesbourough
place0165.ocp N. Stockbridge Stockbridge Stockbridge
place0478.ocp Deanville Deanville
place0483.ocp Spencertown Spencertown
place0219.ocp Springfield Springfield
place0037.ocp Cherry valley Cherry Valley
place0477.ocp >Clen ton Clinton Clinton
place0165.ocp New Stockbridge Stockbridge Stockbridge
place0476.ocp Bowmans Creek Bowman's Creek
place0037.ocp Cherry Valley Cherry Valley
place0469.ocp the River Mohawk River
place0486.ocp Yangey Yankee Hill Yankee Hill
place0469.ocp River Mohawk River
place0469.ocp the River Mohawk River
place0202.ocp Sckenactada Schenectady Schenectady
place0469.ocp the river Mohawk River
place0481.ocp Neſquan Niskayuna Church Niskayuna
place0481.ocp Neſquana Niskayuna Niskayuna
place0482.ocp new Town New Town
place0479.ocp half Moon Church Half Moon Church

Organizations identified in this document:

id Text in document Authorized Name
org0121.ocp Stockbridgers Stockbridge Tribe
org0075.ocp the OnoydaOneida Oneida Nation
org0075.ocp the onoydOneida Oneida Nation
org0075.ocp the onoydaOneida Oneida Nation
org0121.ocp the Stockbridgers Stockbridge Tribe

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1787-09-20 ThirdsdayThursday SeprSeptember 20. 1787
1787-09-21 FrydayFriday SeprSeptember 21
1787-09-22 Saturday SeprSeptember 22
1787-09-23 SabbSabbath SeprSeptember 23:
1787-09-24 Monday SeprSeptember 24,
1787-09-25 TueſdayTuesday SeprSeptember 25:
1787-09-26 wedneſdaywednesday
1787-09-27 ThirdsdayThursday SeprSeptember 27
1787-09-29 Saturday SeprSeptember 29
1787-09-30 SabbSabbath SeprSeptember 30
1787-10-01 Monday OctorOctober 1
1787-10-04 ThirdsdayThursday OctrOctober 4:
1787-10-07 SabbSabbath OctrOctober 7:
1787-10-09 TueſdayTuesday OctrOctober 9:
1787-10-10 WedneſdayWednesday OctrOctober 10
1787-10-11 ThirdsdayThursday OctorOctober 11
1787-10-12 FrydayFriday OctorOctober 12
1787-10-13 Saturday OctorOctober 13:
1787-10-14 SabbSabbath OctorOctober 14:
1787-10-15 Monday OctorOctober 15:
1787-10-18 ThirdsdayThursday OctorOctober 18:
1787-10-19 FrydayFriday
1787-10-20 Saturday OctorOctober 20:
1787-10-21 SabbSabbath. OctorOctober 21:
1787-10-22 Monday OctorOctober 22,
1787-10-23 TueſdayTuesday OctorOctober 23.
1787-10-24 ThirdsdayThursday OctorOctober 24:
1787-10-25 FrydayFriday OctorOctober 25
1787-10-26 OctorOctober 26
1787-10-27 SabbSabbath OctorOctober 27
1787-11-04 SabbSabbath NovrNovember 4
1787-11-05 Monday OctoNovrNovember 5:
1787-11-11 SabbSabbath NovrNovember 11:
1787-11-12 Monday NovrNovember6 12
1787-11-13 TueſdayTuesday NovrNovember 13:
1787-11-14 WedneſdayWednesday NovrNovember 14
1787-11-15 Thirds DayThursday NovrNovember 15:
1787-11-16 FrydayFriday NovrNovember 16:
1787-11-17 Saturday NovrNovember 17:
1787-11-18 SabbSabbath. NovrNovember 18
1787-11-19 Monday NovrNovember 19:
1787-11-20 TueſdayTuesday NovrNovember 20:
1787-11-21 WedneſdayWednesday NovrNovember 21:
1787-11-22 ThirdsdayThursday NovrNovember 22
1787-11-23 FrydayFriday NovrNovember 23:
1787-11-24 Saturday NovrNovember 24:
1787-11-25 SabbSabbath NovrNovember 25
1787-11-26 Monday NovrNovember 26:
1787-11-27 TueſdayTuesday NovrNovember 27:
1787-11-28 wedneſdaywednesday NovrNovember 28:
1787-11-29 ThirdsdayThursday NovrNovember 29:
1787-11-30 FrydayFriday NovrNovember 30
1787-12-01 Saturday DecrDecember 1:
1787-12-02 SabbSabbath: DecrDecember 2:
1787-12-03 Monday DecrDecember 3
1787-12-04 TueſdayTuesday DecrDecember 4:
1787-12-05 WedneſdayWednesday, Dec rDecember 5

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