A few more new things
From a letter dated Feb.14 1794 to Wm Tomison from James Bird at South Branch House
"I cannot at present form an Idea of what the trade at this place may be but it has not at present a very promising appearance, the few Indians that visit us are in general very poor the Buffalo being so numerous that they think of very little else but eating."...
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Jan. 17 1833 South River, [Quebec] Erland Erlandson
"Pectaubec & Wimestagoosh brot 2 Otters & 5 Martens and a red Fox. They also are starving and like the others demand a supply of food- but- I have nothing to give them excepting a little salt."
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Sturgeon Lake (Albany) [Ontario]
Mar. 26 1831 Roderick McKenzie
..."Nanagow's wife came here the 24th last brought nothing with her she left her husband about a days march from here he could come himself as he had no shous. he has about 10 Skins in Martens, Starvation prevented him from hunting. Gave her ammunition and leather for her husband and she went immediately. Ochechack arrived here yesterday brought 24 skins in Rats. Supplied him with ammunition and Leather and he went off"
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Sturgeon Lake (Albany)
April 11 1831 Roderick McKenzie
"Jacob [Daniel] and [John] Knot arrived from Tabbe's tent with their [Tabbe's group] Furrs. 115 skins between three of them. Starvation prevented them from hunting and besides they destroyed good many furrs and of the best such as Otters and Beavers for snowshous and for shous for their Children"...
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Sturgeon Lake (Albany)
April 23 1831 Roderick McKenzie
..."No Indians came in this week last excepting Shawanefs and his Brothers, Nanagich and tongab."...
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Sturgeon Lake (Albany)
April 30 1831 Roderick McKenzie
"Akewansec and his Brother Mangatac"
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Sturgeon Lake (Albany)
Feb. 11 1832 Roderick McKenzie
"Pitobec came here on the 6th Inst. brought 14 MB being all his hunt since my arrival here in september last. very true that he is starving very much he is very poor he has but bones and skin which prevented him from hunting-Supplied him with ammunition twine for snares and line and gave a load of fish and a little Rum and he went off the following day."...
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Sturgeon Lake (Albany)
April 23 1833
"Ashkanagoway and the stone son came here they brought 30 Made Beaver"
April 30 1833
"Mangatac came here-who has shot his finger."
Sturgeon Lake (Albany) John Vincent
Mar. 29 1834
"[Antoine] Morrefseau has nearly finished chopping 15 cords of wood. I have now cut in all 60 cords of wood. quite sufficient to serve the dwelling house next season."...
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My neighbour tells me she pays $200 a cord.
July 28 1832 South River, Erland Erlandson mentions
"Wastehagon"
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Sturgeon Lake (Albany)
Sept. 18 1835 Roderick McKenzie
" Towards evening one of the principal Indians (Maquimotte) was stabed by the young sturgeon a uselefs scamp with a scalper in his left side a little below the ribs but fortunately not dangerously."...
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