Edmonton House Journal George Sutherland
Dec. 14 1796
..." A large Tribe upwards of 400 Fall Indians Arrived they appear'd to have a number of wolves and some provisions. Men Garding the Gate and ware House"
Dec. 15
..." Traded with most part of the Indians of yesterday"
Dec. 16 1796
..." Finished trading with the fall Indians them being the nation who Plundered Manchester House in 1793 and Attacked and burnt the south Branch and kill'd three of your honors servants there in the Summer 1794 and have not visited any of your Honors Settlements since that time till now
" I thought it absolutely necefsary to let them know we had not forgot that horrid Affair by giving them a severe reprimand but to give this the more weight I beged Mr. Shaw the Canadian Master with all his Officers to be present which he very readily agreed to.
" When after we had Collected as many of their principle Men as the room could we told them through an interpreter that we had not forgot their past Conduct and we now had them in our power - and did not want the means of punishing them effectually.
" But that we would forgive them this time if they made proper Acknowledgements and promise never to be even so much as impertinent to europeans in future to which they all agreed & seemed thankful to us for our lenity and to convince us they were sincere they brought me in three Horses & a few wolves Skins with the same number to Mr. Shaw in order to make peace with us which we have Concluded accordingly and they all went away"...
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Edmonton House Journal George Sutherland
Dec. 21 1796
..." This day one of our men James Murray had the Misfortune of Shooting himself in the knee with a Gun. very fortunately it was only loaded with powder yet I am fearful it will be some time before he will be able to go to duty"
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York Factory Journal James Swain
Oct. 1 1818
" The Weather exceedingly fine. The Indians Arrived from the Eastward Goose Tent having killed near Eleven hundred"..."The number of Men who are now at this Place is Ten as follows Alex Wars Cooper, David Munroe afsist Cooper, Peter Sinclair Steward & Carpenter, Allan Rofs a mere boy Taylor, John Bain, John Spence, Donald McCleod, George Stainger & William Ronce. The whole five not equal to one Active good servant"
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York Factory Journal James Swain
Apr. 19 1819
..." Geo. Stainger doing something but it is distrefsing to see so poor an object kept in this Country & it would be a Charitable act to send him home"...
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York Factory Journal James Swain
May 4 1819
..." Sowenafs very ill his disorder a Catarhal complaint in his Bowels & having been of long standing is now become serious & very painfull. He is at his Tent about 1/2 a mile from the Stockades & this day at noon he saw about twenty Deer & although scarce able to move the sight had such an effect upon him that he crawled out of his Tent & Shot one & wounded another, had he been well one half of their number would have fallen before he left them. This is the first morsel of Fresh food we have had this Spring"
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York Factory Journal
Dec. 25 1818
" This being Christmas Day observed it according to Custom - At 2 PM 4 Indian Men arrived from the North River they have been five days walking in. They brought About 100 MB in good Furrs 6 Fine Rumps of Venison & 2 Porcupines. Among them is one who was confined in Irons the Summer before last for being disordered in his Mind and threatening to kill the Indians that were waiting to Attend the Goose Hunt, blow up the Magazine of the Store & do all the mischief in his power. The Indians are apprifs'd? with such a Dread of any one that is afflicted with this Mania that they cannot stir out of their Tents but stay to protect their Wives & their Children from being Devoured & never fail taking the first opportunity to put him or them out of existance, commit the Body to the Flames & burn it to ashes - By these means, according to their religious opinions, they Destroy both the Body and the Soul at the same time & prevents the Spirit of the deceased from visiting after Death the Habitations of the Living - Fortunately in this solitary instance they were secured & carefully & kindly treated deprived only of their freedom & although the lofs of Liberty is so great an Evil to the enlightened European Mind, to the poor Indian it was an act of Humanity. It saved them from the murdering Hatchet of their Countrymen & Relations & secured them to their Families"...
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York Factory James Swain
Jan. 5 1819
..." I am informed by the Indian from the Rock that a valuable Indian Fur hunter has been killed by his Relations they supposing him in that Disorder Mentioned on the 25th Ultimo"
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York Factory James Swain
Feb. 25 1819
..." Mr. Bunn's Wife seriously indisposed with an Inflamation of the Lungs. Bled her copiously"
Mar. 2
..." Mrs Bunn very bad. Bled her again untill she Fainted"...
Mar. 22 1819
..." Mrs. Bunn a little Better"...
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