Severn Journal
Apr. 20 1789
" Carpenter repairing the Factory boat. Armourer stocking hunting guns. Four men Tayloring for trade. One man making firesteels and repairing the iron work belonging to the outer Gate. - The others at necefsary Jobs. - The Indians belonging to the families of those that came on Saturday all arrived, one poor man so swelled all over that he cant walk hardly able to sit or lay; received from them 75 Made beaver of their debt chiefly trapt by their Women. - Late in the evening another of our Home Guard Indians came in, well gooded in Martins and Beaver - he informs me that during the course of the Winter he was in Company with some Albany Indians who advised him ? William Appleby was shot at Eastmain last fall by an Indian man through Jealousy"...
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Severn John Ballenden
Oct. 19 1789
"Armourer repairing and cleaning Musquets. Carpenter with the others finished hanging the Bell up over the inner Gateway."
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Severn John Ballenden
Oct. 30 1789
" Myself and an Indian Lad angled 95 fine trout at a Creek about seven miles distant from the House."
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Brandon House Journal
Aug. 18 1797
" 9 Tents of Indians came in, all of them in a manner starving. this war they have all been at, I imagin, is the reason; for the like was never known in this Country, at this season of the year. they asked me for victuals, I gave them a bag of Beat meat and Fat that our Dogs refused to eat, they however made no complaint. in the evening they danced the war Dance at both Houses, My Neighbour give them a gun, Powder and Vermillion, with 3 Fathoms of Tobacco. I give them a bag of beat meat & Fat, having nothing nothing else to give which was very acceptable."
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Brandon House Peter Fidler
Aug. 22 1817
" got away at 5 AM & put up at the Stinking Water at Sunset. Altho I am alone with 7 such? people? They behave very civilly and kindly to me fetching my Horse & saddling him - and cooking and pitching my Tent. [Cuthbert]Grant [Bonhomme?]Montour & self sleep in my Tent. Grant & I under the same Blanket. after we put up he tells me many things about the Conduct of the NWC and he seems to think that he will be able to clear himself Entirely - I told him if he spoke the whole Truth very probably he might get off"...
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Brandon House Journal
Dec. 1815
written in the margin
"Men at Brandon House"
Peter Fidler
Ja Inkster Cooper
Tho Fidler Writer
Tho Favel Interpreter
Jn Lyons Hunter
Rb Clouston Smith
James Anderson Taylor
Ja Moore
Harry Gear
Jn Flett
Rd Cunningham
Angus McIvan
Jn Kipling jun.
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Brandon House
July 14 1797
"the Old Wolverine and Family"
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Brandon house Journal Peter Fidler
Oct. 29 1817
..." John Spense came here from Beaver Creek. I had engaged until Mr McDonald? & more men arrived there, paid him for his Months Services there & he & father & Corrigal moved away to hunt Buffalo for themselves. They are all free - Jn Spense wishes to get his father completely established as a farmer and to return to this service again. he is a very steady young man."...
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Brandon house Journal Peter Fidler
Nov. 7 1817
..." Bonhomme Montour took away the Wife belonging to the late Mr. Longmoors son - Magnus Spenses Daughter one of our freemen - but I understand with his consent"
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Nov. 8 1817
..." Longmoors son went away for his Country at the Saskatchewan area? and debauched away the Wife of our Canadian Smith - he has two Horses of his own"...
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Brandon House Peter Fidler
Dec. 4 1817
..." Spoke to John Flett yesterday as I find he uses a whole joint of an Buffalo daily - which is Double of his Allowance"...
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Brandon House Peter Fidler
Feb.1 1818
..." Some of the Freemen & all of the Indians near Pembina firmly believe that a Bull Buffalo held a long verbal conversation with a Sateaux this winter which they say augers no good following"...
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