Dear His Majesty,
The Americans have grown restless and are starting to get hostile. The War Hawks, as they are called feel they should be the rulers of the world in my opinion and are incredibly irritable. Also your majesty the Americans have the audacity to blame their hostility on us. The Americans are angry about us aparently angry about our supposed blockade of Europe. Then (this is what makes me really angry) the Americans are angry about our First Nations alliances. We are only trying to be helpful and kind to our allies. It greatly toubles me to tell you this but I fear the hostilities will result in war. Please write back with your thoughts and advice.
Signed,
Major General Isaac Brock
Tuesday, 20 March 2012
Thursday, 1 March 2012
Journal of a Settler Number 8
Dear Father’s Journal,
Unfortunately, father died in an accident while travelling the fur routes leaving me and my younger brother to look after our mother and three sisters. Sometimes though, we think it might have been good for father to die when he did because not one year after he died the fur trade took a surprising dip. Many people were forced to go back to agriculture (including us); which has all of a sudden become one of the main exports of our region. We make less money now that we are no longer involved in the fur trade but we are not doing badly. As father would say, we may just make it!
Journal of a Settler Number 7
Dear Journal,
We arrived in York just a few days ago and as I said Mr. Simcoe gave us a large plot of land. When we arrived we heard the fur trade is booming for a company called the North West Company. After I learned this news, I managed to convince my sons to think about joining the fur trade, and that I myself would contemplate joining the trade for it is excellent income. With this new venture into fur we may just make it!
Friday, 24 February 2012
Journal of a Settler Number 6
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.
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.
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!
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