York Factory Journal
Aug. 17 1813
..." After Breakfast 5 Taylors - Mag. Corrigal, Ja's Taylor, Ja's Loutit, Tho. Hackland & Geo. Gibson - also Ja's Wishart Sailor were ordered to make Tents for RRS. Ja. Dickson & mate Geo. Moor Blacksmiths finished working for RRS at one pm."
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York Factory Journal
Aug. 30 1813
" John Spence, John Budge, Jn Sinclair, Ja. Corrigal, Mag. Spence, Mag. Corrigal making Nets for Colony. 4 men sawing Ribbons for Stockades. Blacksmith & 1 man making Iron work for the Colony. Carpenters making boxes? H. Gray, Wm Kirknefs, Ja. Anderson getting ready logs for the Ice House. The rest peeling Stockades & digging Ice Cellar"...
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York Factory Journal
Sept. 30 1813
..." Two women (Kiskahumonagon & Coosaquis daughter) brot in a Deer from Coosaqui at Big Stone"
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York Factory Journal
Nov. 11 1813
..." Mistunusk arrived brot 2 Rumps 2 Foxes & 1 Otter Skin"...
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York Factory Journal
Dec. 3 1813
" D[avid] Halcro came home with 36 Part. says the Partriges are not plentiful but very wild owing to the number of Hawks which keep them in a perpetual state of terror"...
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York Factory Journal
Apr. 9 1814 Wednesday
..." Kitteways Son came in much distrefsed for provisions & exceedingly deprefsed having lately had the misfortune to lose his father - gave him 2 pcs of damaged Pork & 2 Gall. of Oatmeal as a temporary supply to his famished dependants."

Apr. 11
" The family of Wednesday arrived 10 in number but only one Man to whom the whole party have to look for support"...
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York Factory Journal
Apr. 26 1814
" Early this morning sent all hands except the rectifiers to bring home a Boat from Ten shilling Creek
" A party of Women came from Indians at sams Creek for Supply of Provisions but having no damaged Pork left were obligd from scarcity of Oatmeal to send them back almost as destitute as they came
" Finishd Mr. Birds Rum at 6 oClock this morning & began rectifying the Winnipeg Rum immediately
" D Halcro from Eastern Tent brought Partridges - Men returned but finding they could not bring the Boat farther than the mouth of the Creek owing to the quantity of Snow on the River they beat a track which will by freezing in the night enable them to haul the Boat to the Factory tomorrow"

Apr. 27 1814
" Sent the Men again for Boat at 10 Shilling Creek - which they brought to the Factory with the afsistance of 5 of the Settlers. Sent off Two Men and an Indian with 2 dogs to Mansees Tent in consequence of the Women who arrived last Evening giving us to understand that Mansee & his Sons do not intend coming in to the Goose Hunt - sent Brandy Tobacco & a little Provisions but no Ammunition altho ardently solicited as this latter article would enable them to put their design in execution
" The Women inform us that the Tents are 3 Days walk from the Factory that the Indians have got about 100 MB but are reduced to a weak state for want of food"...
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York Factory Journal
May 29 1814
" An Indian (Kay tow wah tum) of the Bungee Cast? arrived with his family of Wife & 3 Children in a shocking state of starvation - says he has been much distrefsed thro the winter & obliged to eat his Furs for the maintenance of himself & family"
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York Factory Journal
Dec. 30 1814
" Wuthawecappo & Wowetapum two NR homeguards"..." Patahootow the Son of Kishicowethin"...
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York Factory Journal
Jan. 11 1815
..." Entrusted Sowuncappow with ammunition to kill Part. as his wife is so helplefs as to prevent his travelling into the interior of the country"...
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Edmonton House Journal Wm Tomison
Aug. 10 1795
..." at one PM seven Michelemaccana Indians arrived in a Canoe well Armed. these with many more came to the Red River last Autumn with the New Company of adventurers which brought in 16 Canoes well loaded and have only loaded up six very lightly of Furrs out. One Canoe they have sent up Saskachewan loaded with 12 Bales of dry Goods. the above Indians have come for a supply of Ammunition in credit which I am very unwilling to give them."
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