York Factory Journal John Ballenden
Aug. 28 1800
" employment as follows
Two Men casting Shot
Four making Deers snares for Mr. Cook
Two making Rundlets for sending Inland
Two making Canoe Sails
Two making Nets for Inland Service
Four making a railing in a place for stacking the Hay
Three Tayloring for Officers & men
One making Window sashes for Inland Houses
One repairing Trading Guns
One Making necefsary Iron work for Mr. Cooks House Inland"
1M161 B.239/a/104

York Factory Journal
May 10 1809
" On packing Bacon for Inland we find the whole that came from Europe in a bad state of preservation. yellow as Marigolds of course rancid and unfit for use"...
1M162 B.239/a/115

York Factory Journal
June 2 1809
" the three sons of Mr. Cook were this day entered to school under Mr. Geddes their names Jerry, Charles & Richard."
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York Factory William H. Cook
Oct. 25 1809
" An Indian from the Invalid Tent came to the Factory for a supply of a Gun having been encountered by a White Bear whose ferocity was such as to oblige him to part with this useful appendage - Gave him a hunting Gun for temporary use & sent him to his Tent."
1M162 B.239/a/116

York Factory William H. Cook
Nov. 24 1809
" 2 Natives from Eastward brought 2 White Bear Skins 5 Deer rumps & some Feathers"...
1M162 B.239/a/116

York Factory Hunt 1814
Sept. 29
"Suckisquatum & party"
Oct. 7
" Kaytowahtum"
Oct. 16
" Shamataway"
Nov. 28
" Wahchuskegwow"
Dec. 1
" Sowenecappo"
Dec. 4
" Pusquaty & Eggina afsum"
Dec. 6
" Keshickow ethin, Pachewethat, Cask & Mahhum"
Dec. 23
" Athaguskaseepee"
Dec. 30
" Wuthawecappo & Wetapum"
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York Factory
May 2 1815
"Mistuskenequi & Crabbitch"
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York Factory Journal WH Cook
Apr. 8 1815
" Finished the Rectification of Rum having rectified for RRS 220 Gall. for Jack River 936 Gall. & for Athapascow Edmonton & YF 2120 Gall."
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York Factory
Apr. 16 1800
" Armourer soldering the Lead on the House top where there is a Joining or Holes"...
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York Factory
Apr. 25 1800
..." dug a Grave for a Young Girl who died this morning on the Plantation. Not two days since that she was as healthy to appearances as ever she was but on the close of Wednesday evening she informed one of her Companions that she was soon to die For her Father who had been dead some years appeared to her in a Sleep and told her she would soon be with him"...
1M161 B.239/a/104

York Factory
May 4 1800
" Some more of the Home Natives visited the Factory from the Back of the Island poor Wretches to beg a little Victuals, what they now subsist on by their own endeavours is Snow Birds which lays heavy on the ammunition"
1M161 B.239/a/104

York Factory
May 7 1800
" A great number of poor Indian Children visited the Factory and begged to stay until tomorrow"
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York Factory
May 13 1800
" A very old Indian woman who has long been ailing on the Plantation requested her Grand children this evening who attends her to finish her existance by strangling her and relieving her out of her misery. She certainly must be upwards of one hundred years old. Her voice is still strong and speaks well at present as ever I knew her. This woman was many years a Wife to Mr. Isbester formarly a Chief Factor in Your Honors Service."
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She died on the 18th.

York Factory Joseph Colen
Sept. 1 1793
..." Henry Hallet is sent Inland to afsist as Writer at one of the Houses, I am sorry to remark that Masters at three of the Houses Inland at this time are incapable to sign their own names."
1M161 B.239/a/95

York Factory
Apr. 21 1813
" In the Evening Mansee brought a few Furs belonging to his Son Hookemow Keeshick who has been starving all the Winter - He reports that Wahpusk has starved to Death."...
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