Carlton House Sask. Journal
May 10 1822
" after dark 4 Stone Indians arrived in a most pitifull condition They having been attacked by a war party of Slave Indians at the Moose woods when 9 of them were killed and 3 wounded, they were obliged to run and leave their tents Horses and all they had. it is 10 days since it happened and they have been starving ever since. there was 13 tents of them when they were attacked."
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Carlton House Sask.
Nov. 28 1821
" About 3 Oclock PM Gerome who was taken ill lately died. he has been many years in the service of the NW Company as interpreter for the crees and I should suppose he must be upwards of 80 years of age."
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York Factory Journal Joseph Colen
Feb. 18 1793
..." Six in the Sick List part of whom very bad with Scurvy but so indolent that notwithstanding their health in a great measure depends on keeping themselves clean. they cannot be prevailed upon even to wash their hands and face oftener than once a week and some of them not so frequent and I am credibly informed here are many men at this place that has not done this office unlefs compelled to it for many Months together. and that is as often as they wash their Linen but to prevent this trouble they have got into the Habit of wearing flannel shirts which they wear from the beginning of October till the warmth of the Sun the May following obliged them to lay such filthy apparel aside - I have used every persuasive argument to convince them that such uncleanlinefs is destructive to their health to no purpose. they think me harsh and cruel when I force them to clean themselves. yet they are determined not to do it unlefs it is done during their working hours and to shew the perversnefs and obstinancy of 4 of the men this day they took from early morning till dinner time to perform it"...
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York Factory Journal Joseph Colen
Mar. 5 1793
..." the other of my Natives was lost in the Journey"..." after being absent from this place for twenty days He fell victim to the inclemancy of the weather. The miserable end of this poor Indian affects me much as he was my Companion in my hunting excursions the first year of my being in this country. the kindnefs with which he treated me & his particular attention to my safety I cannnot forget though the man is no more"...
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York Factory Joseph Colen
July 21 1793
..." Mr David Thompson & John Harper returned from their Journey of discovery the pilot Mr. Thompson engaged to accompany him was unacquainted with the Athapiscow Country which obliged him to return before he had finished his researches and what appears very extraordinary the very friends of those Indians who have undertaken to pilot Englishmen up Churchill River refused to accompany him down and the reason they afsigned was 'they were not yet tired of their Lives'. there is something so mysterious in this that I cannot account for. The Indians who have undertaken to conduct the Englishmen from Churchill are principal men and much respected and are the same who conducted the Canadians into their Country."...
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A list of names ages occupations and parishes with a few exceptions.
Aug. 12 1793 York Factory Journal

"Entered on our Books"

1 Mr. John Cornelius Vandriel

2 Henry Hallet Writer

3 Thomas Swain Writer

4 James Sinclair age 35 Shipwright Stromness

5 Nichol Spence age 29 Boat Builder Stromness

6 James Loutit age 27 Taylor Harray

7 John Harper age 21 Taylor Birsay

8 James Walter age 22 Taylor Firth

9 Honeyman Hay age 20 Joiner Stromness

10 Chris' Miller age 19 Labourer Evie

11 Alex Birston age 19 Labourer Ronaldsha

12 William Sinclair age 19 Labourer returned to England Harray

13 James Sinclair age 24 Labourer Harray

14 Thomas Strickler age 20 Labourer Birsay

15 Magnus Hutchinson age 27 Labourer Evie

16 Thomas Spence age 18 Labourer Stromness

17 Edward Duncan 40 Labourer Ronaldsha

18 John Budge age 19 Labourer Ronaldsha

19 John Moar age 20 Labourer Birsay

20 Thomas Louttit age 25 Labourer Harray

21 Nichol Tate age 18 Labourer and apprentice to the Shipwright

22 Chris' Robinson age 23 Sailor Evie

23 James Rofs age 22 Sailor Birsay

24 Henry Leask age 26 Sailor Rindale?

25 Edward Tomison 36 Labourer Stromness

26 John Inkster Sailor

27 Samuel Adamson Joiner & House Carpenter

28 William Field Armourer

29 Mitchel? Hunt Smith & Armourer
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