Title page of Brandon House Journal 1793-94
"Journal from Osnaburgh House to Red River by Donald Mackay with Three boats & Two N West Canoes & nineteen Men VIZ."
John Anderson
James Brown
David Brown
Magnus Cleat
William Corrigal
Robert Eunson
John Easter
Peter Houston
Louis Jollycoeur
William Loutit
James Moar
James Slatter
William Kirkness
John Sutherland "Afsistant"
John Richards "patroon"
James Yorston "ditto"
Andrew Taylor
Robert Taylor
Magnus Yorston
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Brandon House Journal Donald MacKay
Feb. 8 1794
" overhauling the provisions as the weather is soft. particularly the Dry meat as it might get Damaged, I found some Green meat so, and was obliged to thro it away. I compute my fresh meat this Day to be above twelve Thousand pounds dry ditto to be four Thousand and fat in Bladders about two Thousand pounds, fine weather & very soft."
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Brandon House Journal Donald MacKay
Mar. 5 1794
" this morning after trading with the Indians the little provisions he had, he went to the mens house with what he had and sat by the fireside, he began to tye up his powder when a spark communicated to the powder and set it off, it blow off the roof of the mens house & gave a Dreadful Shake to the large house, it burn four of our men, himself & wife but the Child was fortunatly saved from any hurt, fine weather."
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Brandon House Journal
Donald MacKay writes a note to the Head Office
June 19 1794
"Hon'ble Sirs
" Having performed what I undertook so far as laid in my power, please to observe that unforseen Miffortunes cannot be avoided, Necefsity forced me to push the men on more than I would, should this be the time? admit of it, I have Expened Eighty Gallons of Spirits on the men & Indians on my Journey in, and Still the men complains of me, it is very true that they work hard build a house two Stories a good provisions house a Fort of one Thousand Three hundred Stock heads & without it your Honors property would not be properly Secured. I refer to your best consideration Those Men who deserves Notice for their good behaviour"...
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Robert Goodwin on the way to Brandon House
Sept. 17 1794
" set of very early went about 6 Miles & saw Canadian Canoes & Ind. Canoes much Surprized found it was one Neal McKay Clerk for Mr. Cuthbert Grants Co. They had been 5 days here and building a house etc."
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Brandon House Robert Goodwin
Nov. 4 1794
" Mr Wm. McKay paid me a visit & drank tea he arrived from above & is going to take charge at the Portage in lieu of Mr Neal McKay who has behaved amifs and not obey'd his orders"
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Brandon House Journal Robert Goodwin
Jan. 4 1795
..." most of the Natives are gone to Mountain la Bofs this winter being nearer to their hunting ground and poorly used here last year. they say they get a 3 foot Gun for 18? Beaver and a large Keg of Liquor for 10 B. We are four houses here and very little made at any of them as yet. this Mountain le bofs is a new station to prevent Indians from coming down this way. If I had a man that I could put trust in I would have goods there also,"..." there is now upwards of 20 Houses in this river only"
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Brandon House Robert Goodwin
Jan. 12 1795
" Robert Eunson & James Johnstone making Kegs Magnus Cleet and John Scarth making Captains Coats, John Richards and James Slater hunting, Magnus Flaws and James Moore cooks James Brown attending on Self, David Spence, David Brown James Work & John Merryman cutting firewood"...
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Brandon House Robert Goodwin
May 9 1795
" at noon Mr. John Richards, James Slater James Brown with Capt. Nishwaswecappo came in the House brot all their things 60 MB in furrs 30 B in flesh dried beside 40 Tails & a little shoe Leather, at Night Ind. drunk having cloathed him, James Work taking care of Meat in a large Lodge made of two Tentings unfortunately took fire and burnt the whole to Atoms."...
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Brandon House Journal Robert Goodwin on the way to Osnaburgh
May 20 1795
" Left the burnt carrying place the Canadian Traders behaved to me very politely and were I winter'd we lived on very good terms which was not the case the year before for Mr. Donald McKay fired his Gun at Mr. Augee as he pafsed his House in a Canoe the Ball lighted very near him, we visit one another at times."...
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Brandon House Journal
Robert Goodwin Somewhere between Brandon House and Osnaburgh House.
June 19 1795
" fine day slept above the Indian stone traded a little dry fish from Puckatwawaggon's Son"...
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