The Occom Circle

Gershom Breed, account ledger, 1764

Manuscript Number764900.1

Date1764

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AbstractGershom Breed's bill against Wheelock for goods furnished to Occom and others.

Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to George Whitefield, 1764 September 26

Manuscript Number764526.2

Date26 September 1764

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AbstractWheelock addresses the various conflicts regarding Occom and his employers, would-be and otherwise.

Account of money owed for the building of Occom’s house, 1764 October 22

Manuscript Number764572

Date22 October 1764

AbstractA list of bills that have arisen in the building of Samson Occom's house.

Connecticut Board of Correspondents of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge, letter, to The Long Island Presbytery, 1765 September 24

Manuscript Number765524

Date24 September 1765

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AbstractThe Connecticut Board of Correspondents of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge writes seeking assistance from the Long Island Presbytery to offset Occom’s debts. Document also includes minutes from a meeting of the Board, with what appear to be mentions of other letters written to different organizations.

Bill of Goods, 1765 October 15

Manuscript Number764565

Date15 October 1765

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AbstractBill of goods presented by Gershom Breed to Eleazar Wheelock.

Amos Smith, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1766 May 19

Manuscript Number766319

Date19 May 1766

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AbstractSmith asks for a settlement of the payment due for work done on Occom’s house.

Bezaleel Woodward, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1766 June 13

Manuscript Number766363.4

Date13 June 1766

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AbstractWoodward writes about Mary Occom's accounts with the merchants Gershom Breed and Nathaniel Shaw while her husband is in England.