Principal Works
*“An Account of the Montauk Indians, on Long Island” (essay) 1761
†“A Short Narrative of My Life” (autobiography) 1768
A Sermon Preached at the Execution of Moses Paul, an Indian; Who Was Executed at New-Haven, on the Second of September, 1772; for the Murder of Mr. Moses Cook, Late of Waterbury, on the 7th of December, 1771. Preached at the Desire of Said Paul (sermon) 1772
‡A Choice Collection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs: Intended for the Edification of Sincere Christians, of All Denominations [editor] (song collection) 1774
§“Sam Occom's Diary” (diary) 1993
*This work was not published until 1804, when it appeared in Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society, Volume 9.
†This work was not published until 1982, when it appeared in The Elders Wrote: An Anthology of Early Prose by North American Indians, 1768-1931, ed. Bernd Peyer.
‡Scholars believe that, in addition to compiling this collection, Occom composed some of the songs himself, including “Awaked by Sinai's Awful Sound” and “Now the Shades of Night Are Gone.”
§This work, covering the years 1743 to 1790, was edited by Julia Clark and published in 1993 in The History and Archaeology of the Montauk, ed. Gaynell Stone.
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