Buckingham House Journal Wm Tomison
Somewhere on the way to York Factory
June 9 1794
" Alexander Johnson still very bad, he was twelve hours speechlefs, The Doctor bled him and gave him a Vomit but the latter had not the desired effect"
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same trip
June 12 1794
" Alex Johnson is of little use and as far as Mr. Thomas and Myself can learn he is not so bad as he is unwilling to work."
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From a letter by Wm. Tomison to James Tate
Buckingham House Journal
Nov. 11 1792
" I sent of Peter Fidler & John Ward to the Rocky Mountain with Sak e too the Muddy river Indian who has promised to conduct them there and back again."
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Buckingham House Journal written near South Branch
May 24 1794
" James Davey I took from the [South] Branch to put in Mag. Annels Canoe as I am obliged to send him to the Branch to take charge of the House in Mr. Birds absence, Mr. Vandriel not having enough experience prevents me from putting him in Charge at so critical a time - and in this part of the Country, I have left besides Magnus Annel and Mr. Vandriel, James Gaddy Jun. William Fea and Hugh Brough"
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From a list of servants
"29 James Gaddy Jun. middleman was left up at the Branch house last summer and escaped the unfortunat fate of his fellow servants by being out with the Indians that was out Collecting Birchrind."
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Southbranch , an account of what happened.

Cumberland House?
Oct. 3 1783
" three Indian Men Arrived from the Southward to wait for the Black Indian coming from York Fort and they have the News of York Fort being taken by the French."
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On the way from York to Cumberland Wm. Tomison
Aug. 23 1784
" did not proceed several of the young hands not being able to walk their legs and feet being much swelled"
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Same trip
Sept. 9 1784
" James Davey stroled away into the woods this morning and was lost for about six hours presently after being mifsed I sent a party of English and Indians in search of him which brought him back."
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Cumberland House Wm Tomison
Jan. 14 1785
" These inform me that a starved Indian Man & his Son had a narrow escape of being killed by a grizzle Bear two months agoe? they were? both very much torn it rendered them uncapable of Hunting any thing ever since."
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Cumberland House
Mar. 5 1797
" Mag. Spence John Forbest [or Forbert] & Mag. Yorston all came from below and brought everything with them as there are no Buffalo below, all the Grafs being eat up by them in the Summer and the ground has no grafs on it for the Buffalo to stay upon."
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Cumberland House
May 11 1797
" The Yellow Bird came here he slept 3 nights in coming in."
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Cumberland House Journal
Dec. 4 1789
" In the Evening a Canadian whose name is Joseph Laundrie came to the House to be employed in your honors service he left his Master a Mr. Mckenzie the beginning of last Summer since that time he has lived by himself upon fish caught with a hook at the Beaver Lake about 3 Days paddle from this place."
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Cumberland House Malcolm Ross
June 5 1790
..." William Sabbeston the Bowsman of one of them was shot in the left Shoulder by the Gun of the Steersman hanging fire. I do not think it will prove mortal only 7 Shots having lodged in his Shoulder and they in an off sloping direction"
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Cumberland House Malcolm Ross
Aug. 11 1789
" we helped David Thompson out of his bed and set him on a seat he sat nigh 3 hours which is the only time he has been able to try to set up since Mr. William Tomison went off from here." [June 9]
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Nov. 23 1789
"David Thomson and John Stickler still lame.
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Apr. 5 1790
"David Thompson writing."
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Another list of names
"Notes for Furrs received from the Men at Buckingham House 1797"
Just the names
"Wm Park
Nichol Allan
Nichol Leith
Robert Garrock
James Davey
Donald Mowatt
Tho. Taylor?
John Linklater
John Clouston Jun.
Wm Flett
Wm Rich
John Mowatt
Magnus Spence
Wm Isbester
Magnus Chambers
James Gaddy
Gilbert Laughton"
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Cumberland House
Mar. 22 1797
" gave Magnus Spence orders to pitch nearer the House - he is now tenting 32 Miles from the House."
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Edmonton House Journal James Bird comments about a trip to the Columbia River area.
Feb. 28 1814
..." The principle obstacle in all Enterprizes in that Country is a scarcity of Food which cannot be procured with such facility or in such Quantity as an extensive Trade would require. This, however, is an Inconvenience that the Canadians feel lefs, perhaps, than any other People, they can feast with pleasure on Horses Dogs or any Substance whatever that can yield Nourishment to a human Being, and even support a Deprivation of all Food a greater length of time and with lefs concern than any other Men on the Face of the Earth."...
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