Dear Journal,
We have lived in Newark for a year now and are very happy, but feel that despite our happiness we should move to the new capital of York because Mr. Simcoe is giving out very large land grants for travelling loyalists and is very fair. Plus Simcoe is trying to get as many settlers as possible and is even looking to the United States for some of them to come to York, so I'm sure he'll greet us with open arms. We plan on travelling as soon as we can; I will right as soon as the possibility arises; good-bye for now.
Friday, 24 February 2012
Journal of a Settler Number 5
Dear Journal,
We arrived in Upper Canada and decided to travel to Newark, the capital. Unfortunately when we arrived in Newark a man named Simcoe arrived and was made the first lieutenant governor of Upper Canada, and he chose to move the capital from Newark to a place called London and he also established a military base in York. So despite the fact that we are no longer in the capital we are still happier then we were in Nova Scotia. We bought a nice piece of land near the lake so it is quite fertile and very easy to work. So far our life here has been good without many problems so we may just make it.
We arrived in Upper Canada and decided to travel to Newark, the capital. Unfortunately when we arrived in Newark a man named Simcoe arrived and was made the first lieutenant governor of Upper Canada, and he chose to move the capital from Newark to a place called London and he also established a military base in York. So despite the fact that we are no longer in the capital we are still happier then we were in Nova Scotia. We bought a nice piece of land near the lake so it is quite fertile and very easy to work. So far our life here has been good without many problems so we may just make it.
Journal of a Settler Number 4
Dear Journal,
I was reading the communal bulletin last week and saw that the British government had passed an act called the Constitutional Act of 1971. By dividing Quebec into Lower and Upper Canada they have managed to consider the rights of both the French and the Loyalists. So after reading the bulletin I got to thinking that perhaps we should move to Upper Canada where we will have more rights than we do here; and we will be able to own our land. Even though the journey is long and hard but our crops have not been very successful and I think it would be better for us to move. We may just make it!
I was reading the communal bulletin last week and saw that the British government had passed an act called the Constitutional Act of 1971. By dividing Quebec into Lower and Upper Canada they have managed to consider the rights of both the French and the Loyalists. So after reading the bulletin I got to thinking that perhaps we should move to Upper Canada where we will have more rights than we do here; and we will be able to own our land. Even though the journey is long and hard but our crops have not been very successful and I think it would be better for us to move. We may just make it!
Journal of a Settler Number 3
Dear Journal,
We ended up having a marvelous harvest which filled our small home with corn and wheat. One of the news boys ran by our house shouting about someone named Thayendnegea convinced a band of First Nations to join the British, it seemed like good news. Our life here and the life of others goes on though all the same despite all the comings and goings of wealthier and more important people. Unfortunately though next door - the house with the slaves - one of the slaves accidentally made a mistake while tending to the fields and got in trouble, and I haven't seen him since. Our own problems though - even with our excellent season of crops - have gotten worse. While trying to plant for next years crops there have been heavy gales that have ruined this season. I don't know how we'll make it!
We ended up having a marvelous harvest which filled our small home with corn and wheat. One of the news boys ran by our house shouting about someone named Thayendnegea convinced a band of First Nations to join the British, it seemed like good news. Our life here and the life of others goes on though all the same despite all the comings and goings of wealthier and more important people. Unfortunately though next door - the house with the slaves - one of the slaves accidentally made a mistake while tending to the fields and got in trouble, and I haven't seen him since. Our own problems though - even with our excellent season of crops - have gotten worse. While trying to plant for next years crops there have been heavy gales that have ruined this season. I don't know how we'll make it!
Friday, 10 February 2012
Journal of a Settler Number 2
Dear Journal,
In the lot next to us a rather rich family moved in with six slaves in tow (all of them black). I have seen them around the land working on all the hard dangerous jobs that their masters don't like to do. I have seen the masters twice whip them for making even the slightest mistake that had very little effect. A man named Thomas Peters has been trying to give the black peoples some rights but has been turned down twice already so he decided to go to London himself but i hear he has had very little luck so far. Despite all this we have been doing rather well and have managed to cultivate more crops then I expected. We may just make it after all.
In the lot next to us a rather rich family moved in with six slaves in tow (all of them black). I have seen them around the land working on all the hard dangerous jobs that their masters don't like to do. I have seen the masters twice whip them for making even the slightest mistake that had very little effect. A man named Thomas Peters has been trying to give the black peoples some rights but has been turned down twice already so he decided to go to London himself but i hear he has had very little luck so far. Despite all this we have been doing rather well and have managed to cultivate more crops then I expected. We may just make it after all.
Tuesday, 7 February 2012
Journal of a Settler Number 1
Dear Journal,
We arrived in Nova Scotia two weeks ago. We knew that to travel to Nova Scotia would mean some challenges but the shear amount of work to be done just to live here caught us by surprise. Right when we got here we had to go to a stuffy old building to get a land grant from a stuffy old person who was rather unkind. Then when we got to the small plot of land that we had been assigned we found out it was barren desolate and covered in weeds and shrubs that would make it impossible to plant any crops at all. Now two weeks later we have finally built our home and planted our crops but I have doubts that we will be able to cultivate many crops. I hope we will be able to make through the year.
We arrived in Nova Scotia two weeks ago. We knew that to travel to Nova Scotia would mean some challenges but the shear amount of work to be done just to live here caught us by surprise. Right when we got here we had to go to a stuffy old building to get a land grant from a stuffy old person who was rather unkind. Then when we got to the small plot of land that we had been assigned we found out it was barren desolate and covered in weeds and shrubs that would make it impossible to plant any crops at all. Now two weeks later we have finally built our home and planted our crops but I have doubts that we will be able to cultivate many crops. I hope we will be able to make through the year.
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