Samson Occom, letter, to Benoni Occom, 1791 January 17
17 January 1791[1791-01-17]
ms number791117
[note (type: abstract): Occom writes that he is attending on the Assembly in New York about land, and urges Benoni to write and say whether or not he will come to Oneida. He also notes that he does not think he will live much longer.][note (type: handwriting): Occom's hand is clear and legible.][note (type: paper): Single sheet is in moderate-to-poor condition, with significant creasing, staining and wear that results in some loss of text.][note (type: ink): Brown ink is heavily faded.][note (type: noteworthy): The trailer on one verso is written in an unknown, likely 19th-century, hand. Because it is not contemporary, it has not been included in the transcription; it reads: "Mr Occom to his / son Benoni / Jn 17th 1791/ Selected for / Dr Sprague / Albany 1837." In Rauner Special Collections, the letter is accompanied by a sales slip, library notes, and catalogue clipping.]
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[Opener]
[Janr | January]JanrJanuary 17: 1791[1791-01-17]
My Son Benoni[pers0028.ocp]
I am now at [Poughkeſey | Poughkeepsie]PoughkeſeyPoughkeepsie[place0191.ocp], going on to New
York[place0166.ocp] to attend on the [Aſsembly | assembly]Aſsemblyassembly[org0134.ocp], [a bout | about]a boutabout our Land and, it is not likely, that I shall ^[above] get^get
Home, [till | 'til]till'til, the latter end of Next Month,— and I want, if You intend to [gap: tear] up at all to [Onieda | Oneida]OniedaOneida[place0179.ocp][illegible] to Set out, So as you
may[gap: tear] there Time to Plant,— As I Came down I [gap: tear][guess (h-dawnd): was]was
Anthony[pers1087.ocp]'s, and the Children had [Hooping | whooping]Hoopingwhooping Cou[gap: tear][guess (h-dawnd): gh]gh
[other wiſe | otherwise]other wiſeotherwise they were well,— And they expected [gap: tear] there, where
they live, last Fall, and they wo[gap: tear] you dont Come,— Anthony[pers1087.ocp] Says, You talk very Strong that You [wou'd | would]wou'dwould Come — and if you don't intend to Come, Send us a
word, that we may know — I don't expect to live but few Days longer, but
you may Die before me, and therefore think of Death and remember Death
cComes the Judgement, and So beg of god to prepare you — This with
Love to you both is —from
[Closer]
you[gap: tear][guess (h-dawnd): r]r Tender
Father
[Samſon | Samson]SamſonSamson Occom[pers0030.ocp]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers0028.ocp | Benoni | recipient | Occom, Benoni |
pers1087.ocp | Anthony | mentioned | Paul, Anthony |
pers0030.ocp | Samſon Samson Occom | writer | Occom, Samson |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0191.ocp | Poughkeſey Poughkeepsie | Poughkeepsie |
place0166.ocp | New York | New York |
place0179.ocp | Onieda Oneida | Oneida |
Organizations identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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org0134.ocp | the Aſsemblyassembly | New York State Legislature |
Dates identified in this document:
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1791-01-17 | JanrJanuary 17: 1791 |
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modernization | Poughkeſey | Poughkeepsie |
modernization | Aſsembly | assembly |
variation | a bout | about |
variation | till | 'til |
variation | Onieda | Oneida |
variation | Hooping | whooping |
modernization | other wiſe | otherwise |
modernization | Samſon | Samson |
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Janr | January |
wou'd | would |
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