" Churchill Factory Journal 1791 by William Jefferson for the Honourable Hudson's Bay Company London"



" Churchill Factory North America A.D. 1790"

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Sept 23 1790 Thursday
" Wind North with a little rain. Men employed geting on shore the last of the Cargo. We closed our Packets and delivered them to Captain ? Hanwell who went on board to sail for England fist favourable Opportunity.
Honourable Sirs
Captain Hanwell declareing his quantity of Salt provisions Bread Flour &c were extreamly small for the number of Sailors and Pafsengers he had on board occasioned me to comply with his request to keep the following articles that was consigned by Your Honours for this Factory
One Cask of English Beef
One Cask of Irish Ditto
Two Casks of Pork
Two Casks of Flour
3 Cwt of Biscuet
30 Gallons of English brandy,
and One Chaldren of Coals.
NB
Exclusive of the above I received deficient as per Invoice 1 1/2 Cwt Stock fish, and 2 Cwt of bread.
William Jefferson."

Sept. 24 Friday
" Wind SEast with rain. Captain Hanwell attempted to sail out of our river but could not. Your Honours Servants employed Stowing Cargo from England."

Sept. 25 Saturday
" Wind SEast with clear agreable weather. Men employed in hauling up Whaling boats &c and stowing them away in their winter quarters."

Sept. 26 Sunday
" Wind Northerly with disagreable weather. Your Honours Ship still detained in our river."

Sept. 27 Monday
" Your Honours Ship sailed this morning with a fine breeze West. God grant her and all on board a safe arrival in England. Men placeing away Brandy Cloth & other trading-goods in the Warehouse."

Sept. 28 Tuesday
" Wind West with very agreable weather. York Factory Indians returned home with Letters in answer to those they brought. Sent two men up the river to procure fish and three to bring the Long boat from the Cove. remainder at various Jobs."

Sept. 29 Wednesday
" Wind North with cool weather. Your Honours Servants employed taking stores out of the Sloop and other things requisite to be done."

Sept. 30 Thursday
" Wind variable with cool weather. Men employed geting the Sloop to the Launch and taking remains of provisions out."

Oct. 1 1790 Friday
" A strong gale of wind South House carpenter and Sawyer making some conveniences in the Surgeons cabbin. Armourer cleaning-guns. Tailor making winter cloathing for Officers. George Charles writing. Steward making a nett. Cooper repairing a cask. remainder sawing and spliting wood cooking &c. Fishermen brought 40 small Pike."

Oct. 2 Saturday
" Wind East South East with pleasant weather. Your Honours Servants employed as yesterday."

Oct. 3 Sunday
" Wind variable with agreable weather. Performed Divine Service."

Oct. 4 Monday
" Wind West with cool weather. House Carpenter Cooper and Sawyer planeing boards for two large chests to contain Trading cloaths and slops. Taylor making winter cloathing, Armourer repair'g old kettles. George Charles writing. Steward repairing a nett. Remainder Sawing and Splitting wood &c."

Oct. 5 Tuesday
" Wind NWest with cold weather and hail. Tradesmen employed as Yesterday remainder helving and grinding hatchets, mending tents, Sawing wood &c. an Indian brought 60 lb of venison and three partridges."

Oct. 6 Wednesday
" Wind North with over cast weather. Sent Eight men with ten weeks salt provision for eight men that are going to hew down fire wood shortley."

Oct. 7 Thursday
" Wind NWest a hard frost with a little snow. Hous-carpenter making a chest for slops &c. Tailor cuting leather shoes for Your Honours Servants. Armourer repairing old kettles. Steward mending a nett. George Charles writing. Remainder hewing down fire wood near the Factory."

Oct. 8 Friday
" Wind variable with cool weather. Tailor and his afsistant Repairing beaver Toggys for the Men. others employed as yesterday."

Oct. 9 Saturday
" Wind North with clear agreable weather. Men taking up turnips and doing other things that are requisite."

Oct. 10 Sunday
" Wind variable with pleasant weather. Performed Divine Service."

Oct. 11 Monday
" Wind NWest with mild over cast weather. Sent five men over the river to kill partridges and three up the river to catch fish &c. Received 70 Partridges from two Indians."

Oct. 12 Tuesday
" Wind SEast with dark weather. Eight men hunting and fishing. remainder hewing down fire wood near the Factory and other necefsary Jobs. Produce of our Garden this Year: 50 Bushels of turnips, a middling quantity of Yorkshire cabbages, Coleworts, Lettece's, Spinage, Radishes, Onions, and a few green pease."

Oct. 13 Wednesday
" Wind NWest with cold weather. Your Honours servants grinding oat-grots, sawing and spliting wood &c."

Oct. 14 Thursday
Oct. 15 Friday
Oct. 16 Saturday
" These three days wind and weather variable. Taylor making winter cloathing for Your Honours Servants. Armourer repairing Guns. George Charles writing. Steward repairing a nett. House-carpenter and Sawyer making large chests for slops and trading cloaths. Remainder hunting fishing sawing wood grinding oat-grots &c."

Oct. 17 Sunday
" Wind SWest with snow. Performed Divine Service."

Oct. 18 Monday
" Wind East with variable weather Your Honours Servants employed hunting grinding oat-grots Sawing wood mending netts and other things requisite to be done."

Oct. 19 Tuesday
Oct. 20 Wednesday
" These two days Wind EastSEast with mild weather. Men employed hunting, fishing, brewing small beer, gringing Oat-grots, Sawing and Spliting Wood &c."

Oct. 21 Thursday
Oct. 22 Friday
" These two days a fresh breeze of wind South with rain. Your Honours Servants employed as follows. House carpenter and Sawyer plaining boards. Taylor making winter cloathing for Officers. Steward repairing a nett. Armourer repairing-guns. Cooper repairing-casks. remainder hunting fishing &c."

Oct. 23 Saturday
" Eight Men geting every thing ready to go on Monday to hew down fire wood and four to hunt. Tradesmen at their former Jobs. remainder grinding Oat-grots &c."

Oct. 24 Sunday
" Wind SWest with moderate weather."

Oct. 25 Monday
" Wind NWest with mild Weather. Sent Eight men to hew down fire wood and four to kill partridges which is now seventeen from the Factory. House Carpenter boarding Mr Longmoors cabbing. Tailor making trading coats. Steward repairing a nett. Armourer cleaning guns. remainder at various Jobs."

Oct. 26 Tuesday
" Wind South with mild weather. Your Honours Servants employed as Yesterday."

Oct. 27 Wednesday
" Wind South with warm over cast weather. Men employed at their former Jobs."

Oct. 28 Thursday
" Wind North mild weather with a little hail. House Carpenter making a nest of drawers to contain small articles of trading-goods. Armourer repairing old Guns. Steward making a nett. Tailor making cloaths for trade. Jn Inkister building log traps. Nine men hunting and fishing eight hewing down firewood. remainder Sawing wood, Cooking &c. received 110 Partridges from 4 Indians."

Oct. 29 Friday
" Wind NWest with agreable weather. Your Honours Servants employed as Yesterday."

Oct. 30 Saturday
" Wind and weather as Yesterday a Woodfaller came for provision. George Charles brought 60 partridges."

Oct. 31 Sunday
" Wind South with mild weather. George Charles and a woodfaller returned to their tents."

Nov. 1 1790 Monday
" Ditto Wind and Weather. House carpenter making the drawers mentioned on Thursday. Armourer hinges for doors that are to be before the drawers. Seventeen men hunting fishing and hewing down fire wood remainder at sundry Jobs."

Nov. 2 Tuesday
" Wind North with cold weather. Your Honours Servants employed at Sundry necefsary Jobs."

Nov. 3 Wednesday
" Wind NWest with clear cold weather. received Six Partridges from an Indian."

Nov. 4 Thursday
" Wind North with cool weather four Indians brought 133 Partridges."

Nov. 5 Friday
" Wind North with moderate weather. Nineteen men on duty from the Factory. remainder Watering salt provision and other Jobs requisite to be done."

Nov. 6 Saturday
" Wind North with mild over cast weather. Joseph Johnston brought 53 partridges Robert Garson 78 partridges and 15 fish."

Nov. 7 Sunday
" Wind variable with moderate weather. Two woodfallers came for fresh provision and returned with it to their tent."

Nov. 8 Monday
" Wind NWest with cool weather. Hunter and fisherman that came here on Saturday returned to their tents. Seventeen Men on duty from the Factory. remainder employed at various necefsary Jobs."

Nov. 9 Tuesday
" A fresh breeze of wind NWest with the coldest weather we have had this winter. Caught a white fox near the Factory which is the first this Season."

Nov. 10 Wednesday
" Wind NWest with cold weather. Caught a White fox near the Factory."

Nov. 11 Thursday
" Wind NWest with Snow and drift. Three Northern Indians came to get goods on credit to enable them to procure provisions for themselves and families and Furrs to bring here next year."

Nov. 12 Friday
" Wind variable with cold weather. John Johnston & James Irvin brought 100 partridges. Hugh Gray 60. Ten Northern Indian Goose hunters came to get goods upon Credit brought only 80 Beaver. Caught three white Foxes near the Factory."

Nov. 13 Saturday
" Wind SWest with mild agreable weather. a few more Northern Indian goose hunters came to get goods upon credit."

Nov. 14 Sunday
" Wind and weather variable Deferred Divine Service to entrust Northward Indians with a few articles of trading goods to enable them to support themselves and families during the winter and procure Furrs to bring here next spring. Went away in the Evening."

Nov. 15 Monday
" Wind NWest with snow. Your Honours Servants employed opening a Water hole and at other Jobs requisite to be done. William Taylor brought 20 Pike. Caught two white Foxes near the Factory."

Nov. 16 Tuesday
" Wind South with over cast sky. William Taylor went to his tent. Caught two more white foxes."

Nov. 17 Wednesday
" Wind South with gloomey weather. Tailor making cloaths for Your Officers. Armourer making seting guns. House Carpenter planeing boards. John Inkister attending guns and traps. Steward repairing a nett. Seventeen on duty from the Factory. remainder at sundry Jobs."

Nov. 18 Thursday
" Wind variable with mild weather Your Honours Servants employed as Yesterday. Caught two white foxes near the Factory."

Nov. 19 Friday
" Wind North with cold weather. George Gibbons brought 80 Partridges and ten fish. Peter Robertson 70 Partridges and a White fox."

Nov. 20 Saturday
" A strong gale of wind NEast with Snow and drift. Your Honours Servants employed within doors. hunters detained here by the Weather."

Nov. 21 Sunday
" Wind and Weather as Yesterday. Hunters still detained."

Nov. 22 Monday
" Wind NWest with clear cold weather. Hunters returned to their tents. Armourer making a seting gun. Tailor making winter cloathing for Your Honours Servants. John Inkister attending seting guns and traps. Seventeen men on duty from the Factory. remainder sawing and splitting wood &c."

Nov. 23 Tuesday
" Wind West with cold weather. Men employed as Yesterday."

Nov. 24 Wednesday
" Wind West with clear cold weather. A Northward and Southward Indian man with their lame Wives and some Children went to tent in the Woods during winter. They are the only Indians residing near the Factory a few women and Children excepted."

Nov. 25 Thursday
" Wind SWest with cold weather. Men employed at various necefsary Jobs."

Nov. 26 Friday
" Wind South with mild agreable weather. Robert Pearson brought 60 partridges and 20 fish."

Nov. 27 Saturday
" Wind South with over cast sky. John Johnston brought 50 partridges and two white foxes. George Charles 80 partridges 6 fish and a white fox."

Nov. 28 Sunday
" Wind SWest with mild weather. Hunters returned to their tents."

Nov. 29 Monday
" Wind West with mild weather. Seventeen men on duty from the Factory. Armourer stocking a Gun. House Carpenter sharping his tools. Tailor making a toggy. remainder making shot Low India. Caught 2 White foxes."

Nov. 30 Tuesday
" Wind variable with mild weather. Your Honours Servants employed as Yesterday."

Dec. 1 1790 Wednesday
" Wind NWest with cold weather. Two Indian Men brought 60 partridges and went away to endeavour to get some fish."

Dec. 2 Thursday
" Wind SEast with moderate weather. Men taking Salt provision out of our watering pond and puting more in, making shot low India, and at other Jobs that are requisite to be done. This day on opening our Cask of Hogs faces? which Your Honours were so kind as to send, to our great mortification we found no feet or tongues as usual."

Dec. 3 Friday
" Wind NWest with snow and drift John Johnston brought 80 Partridges and 4 fish. Caught 4 Foxes near the Factory."

Dec. 4 Saturday
" Wind and weather as Yesterday. James Irvin brought 50 partridges William Taylor 50 Partridges & 20 fish."

Dec. 5 Sunday
" Wind West with cold weather. Hunters returned to their tents."

Dec. 6 Monday
" Wind NWest with cold weather. Seventeen men on duty from the Factory. House carpenter lineing Mr Stayners cabbin with boards. Tailor mending a tent. Armourer Stocking a Gun. Steward repairing a nett. John Inkister attending Guns and traps. remainder sawing and spliting wood."

Dec. 7 Tuesday
" Ditto Wind and Weather. Men employed as Yesterday. This day on examining our Wine found both red and White (though greatest part not ten feet from a fire and above and below my bed) froze so solid that not a drop would come out untill it was some time on the stove. many of the corks were blown out though well cork'd and rosin'd."

Dec. 8 Wednesday
Dec. 9 Thursday
" These two days Wind variable from West to WNWest with clear cold weather. Your Honours Servants employed at their former Jobs."

Dec. 10 Friday
" Wind West with clear cold weather. George Gibbons brought 80 partridges and Six Fish."

Dec. 11 Saturday
" Wind South with mild weather. Peter Robertson brought 100 Partridges and a spoted Owl wt 5 lb."

Dec. 12 Sunday
" Wind NEast cold weather with drift. Caught a red fox with a snare."

Dec. 13 Monday
" Wind West with cold weather. House Carpenter planeing boards. Armourer stocking a Gun. Tailor working for Your Honours Servants. Steward making a nett. John Inkister attending guns traps and snares. Seventeen men hunting fishing and hewing down fire wood. Remainder Cooking &c. Robert Pearson brought 80 partridges and 14 Fish."

Dec. 14 Tuesday
" Wind variable with cold weather. Men employed as yesterday. Robert Pearson returned to his tent."

Dec. 15 Wednesday
" Wind NWest with cold driftey weather. Three Indians brought 90 Pike. Weight 220 lb."

Dec. 16 Thursday
" Wind and weather as yesterday. Indians returned to their tent Hugh Gray brought 100 Partridges."

Dec. 17 Friday
" Wind variable with agreable weather. Hugh Gray returned to his tent, Mr Auld went with him for a few days recreation."

Dec. 18 Saturday
" Wind West with cold weather. John Johnston brought 100 partridges and returned to his tent."

Dec. 19 Sunday
" Wind NWest with cold weather. Performed Divine Service."

Dec. 20 Monday
" Wind Northwest with over cast weather. three Indians brought 80 partridges. Five Factory Indians arrived brought 200 Martins and 20 Beaver skins. Robert Pearson 20 partridges."

Dec. 21 Tuesday
" Wind and weather as yesterday. George Charles brought 100 partridges. Mr Auld returned home with him."

Dec. 22 Wednesday
" Wind NWest with cold weather. James Irvin brought 100 partridges George Charles returned to his tent."

Dec. 23 Thursday
" A strong gale of wind NWest with very cold weather. Churchill creek hunters Fisermen and Wooders came to the Factory to stay during Christmafs Holydays. trapers went to join their friends."

Dec. 24 Friday
" A fresh breeze of wind. NWest with cold weather. remainder of our hunters came home. Received four white foxes."

Dec. 25 Saturday
" Winds variable with agreable weather. Performed Divine service. In the Evening Men celebrated the blefsed birth with joy and civil mirth."

Dec. 26 Sunday
" Wind NWest with cold weather. Performed Divine Service."

Dec. 27 Monday
Dec. 28 Tuesday
Dec. 29 Wednesday
Dec. 30 Thursday
Dec. 31 Friday
" These five days Winds variable with cold weather. Your Honours Servants fore part of these days Grinding oat-grots Sawing and spliting wood &c latter part at innocent amusement. Two Indians brought 100 partridges."

Jan. 1 1791 Saturday
" Wind NWest with cold weather. Men employed as before mentioned."

Jan. 2 Sunday
" Wind South with clear agreable weather. Performed Divine service."

Jan. 3 Monday
" Wind NWest with over cast sky sent five Men to the Eastward to hunt Partridges and Sixteen preparing to go to haul fire wood to the waterside to be ready to make into rafts in the Summer."

Jan. 4 Tuesday
" Wind West with clear agreable weather. Sixteen wood haulers went away. Four Officers a Steward Cook and John Inkister remain at the Factory."

Jan. 5 Wednesday
Jan. 6 Thursday
" These two days wind NWest with cold drift'g weather. Two Indians brought 40 Partridges."

Jan. 7 Friday
Jan. 8 Saturday
" These two days wind West with clear agreable weather. two Indians brought 50 partridges."

Jan. 9 Sunday
Jan. 10 Monday
Jan. 11 Tuesday
" These three days Wind Northwest with clear cold weather. Twenty one men on duty from the Factory as last week. John Johnston brought 100 Partridges and an Indian ten."

Jan. 12 Wednesday
Jan. 13 Thursday
" These two days Wind NWest with cold weather caught two white foxes near the Factory."

Jan. 14 Friday
" Wind West with clear agreable weather. Three Indians brought 76 Partridges. Five Factory Indians arrived from their traping ground."

Jan. 15 Saturday
" Wind West NWest with moderate weather. Trapers that came Yesterday brought 300 Martins and a few beaver skins. Wood haulers came for a fortnight provisions and returned to their tents."

Jan. 16 Sunday
" Wind variable with moderate weather. Trapers after being supplyed with guns ammunition &c they went to join their families about 150 Miles from here."

Jan. 17 Monday
Jan. 18 Tuesday
" These two days Wind NWest with clear agreable weather. Nicholas Garson brought 200 Partridges and an Indian boy 20."

Jan. 19 Wednesday
Jan. 20 Thursday
" These two days Wind NWest with a low drift. Sent two Indians to look for Deer. Nicholas Garson having seen a great many tracks as he came here."

Jan. 21 Friday
" Wind NWest Thermometer -36; three Oz of Quicksilver exposed to the weather last night in a marble mortar this morning was so much froze as to bear to be prefsed flat with my finger and cut with a knife. 18- degrees below 0, freezing point 32 above 0 ; + above 0."

Jan. 22 Saturday
Jan. 23 Sunday
" These two days Wind from the South to SWest. Thermometer from -2 to -10. Caught two red and one White fox."

Jan. 24 Monday
" Wind from West to NWest Thermometer at ten OClock AM +4, Eight OClock PM -20. Steward stretching fox skins. John Inkister attending guns and traps. James Robinson cooking, twenty one on duty from the Factory which with four Officers are our Compliment."

Jan. 25 Tuesday
Jan. 26 Wednesday
Jan. 27 Thursday
" These three days Wind from West to SWest with agreable weather. Hugh Gray brought 200 partgs. four Indians 120. Caught two white foxes near the Factory."

Jan. 28 Friday
" Wind NWest Hugh Gray returned to his tent. Caught two foxes near the Factory."

Jan. 29 Saturday
" Wind NWest with disagreable weather. Woodhaulers came for a fortnight provision and returned to their tents. William Fisher excepted who had the misfortune to fall on the Ice and break the small bone of his left leg."

Jan. 30 Sunday
" Wind SSWest with mild weather. Performed Divine Service."

Jan. 31 Monday
" Wind west with agreable weather. Steward making a nett. John Inkister attending Guns and traps. James Robinson cooking. William Fisher's leg as well as can be expected for the time. remainder of the men (four Officers excepted) on duty from the Factory."

Feb. 1 1791 Tuesday
" Wind WestSWest with clear agreable weather. Joseph Johnston brought 100 partridges."

Feb. 2 Wednesday
" Wind SSWest with over cast weather. Two Men and two boys brought 120 partridges."

Feb. 3 Thursday
" Wind NWest with clear weather. Joseph Johnston returned to his tent."

Feb. 4 Friday
" Winds variable with agreable weather. two Northward Indians arrived from York Factory they brought a few lines which informed me Mr Colen had not recover'd from the fall he got at Shiptime. remainder enjoyed good health."

Feb. 5 Saturday
"Wind NWest with clear cold weather. Twenty men on duty from the Factory. remainder employed at various Jobs."

Feb. 6 Sunday
" Wind NWest 9 1/4 AM Thermometer -55 lowest degree. 3 Oz of Quicksilver exposed last night to the Weather was so much froze this morning as to bear to be beat flat with a hammer on an anvel and afterwards cut with a knife."

Feb. 7 Monday
" Wind NWest with cold weather. Sent two Indians with Letters to York Factory. Northern Indians that came here on Friday are going to stay untill their friends come in the spring. Indian man brought fifty partridges."

Feb. 8 Tuesday
" Wind variable with agreable weather. George Charles brought 300 Partridges."

Feb. 9 Wednesday
" Wind SWest with agreable weather. Twenty men on duty from the Factory. Eight at it. viz. four Officers a Steward, Cook, lame Armourer and a man with one hand."

Feb. 10 Thursday
" Wind variable over cast sky with a low drift which detained George Charles at the Factory."

Feb. 11 Friday
" Wind NWest with clear weather. George Charles returned to his tent."

Feb. 12 Saturday
" Wind South agreable weather. Woodhaulers came for a fortnights provision and returned again to their tent."

Feb. 13 Sunday
" Wind NWest with drift. Three Indians brought 60 partridges and return'd again to their tent."

Feb. 14 Monday
Feb. 15 Tuesday
" Wind NWest with cold weather. Nicholas Garson brought 200 partridges."

Feb. 16 Wednesday
" Wind NWest with cold weather. James Mowet being indisposed with a violent pain in his head at the Wooders tent. Mr Auld went to see him and returned with an account of his being a little easeyer?"

Feb. 17 Thursday
Feb. 18 Friday
" These two days Wind West with agreable weather James Mowet recove'd from his indisposition and William Fisher is able to Walk."

Feb. 19 Saturday
" Wind SWest with calm weather. two woodfallers came for two days allowance of partridges which I could not give them last week."

Feb. 20 Sunday
" Wind West with moderate weather."

Feb. 21 Monday
" Wind and weather variable Twenty men on duty from the Factory and eight at it. viz four Officers a Steward a Cook Armourer and John Inkister."

Feb. 22 Tuesday
" Wind NWest with cold weather. Two Northern Indians brought 100 Partridges."

Feb. 23 Wednesday
" A strong gale of wind with snow and drift."

Feb. 24 Thursday
" Wind South with clear pleasant weather. John Johnston brought 150 partridges and account that a white bear attacked Hugh Gray on the 15th instant tore the skin off one of his legs very much which disabled him from hunting since. he got clear of him by blinding him with a load of partridge shot."

Feb. 25 Friday
" Wind NWest a strong gale with disagreable weather."

Feb. 26 Saturday
" Wind NWest . at 8 AM -45 afterwards down to -14. 3 Oz Quicksilver froze. Mr Auld bet it flat in his mortar with a hammer. John Johnston returned to his tent. Woodhaulers came for a fortnight provision which they got (two days excepted) and returned to their tent."

Feb. 27 Sunday
Feb. 28 Monday
" These two days wind NWest with cold weather. Hugh Gray brought 150 Partridges and a Northern Indian 20?"

Mar. 1 1791 Tuesday
Mar. 2 Wednesday
" These two days Wind SWest with agreable weather. Hugh Gray returned to his tent. Twenty men are on duty from the Factory. at the Factory as before viz. four Officers a Steward a Cook a lame Armourer and a man with one hand."

Mar. 3 Thursday
" Wind SWest with variable weather. Mefs Longmoor and Stayner went over the river this morning. they returned in the afternoon with 23 partridges."

Mar. 4 Friday
Mar. 5 Saturday
" These two days winds and weather variable. Steward repairing a nett. John Inkister attending Guns and traps. remainder at various Jobs."

Mar. 6 Sunday
" Wind NWest with cold weather. Three Northern Indians brought 80 Partridges and returned to their tent."

Mar. 7 Monday
" Wind NWest with cold weather. Six OClock PM Two Indians sent on the 7th Ult. with Letters to York Factory arrived here this day with the agreable news of their enjoying health and plenty at that settlement."

Mar. 8 Tuesday
" Wind SWest with agreable weather. Joseph Johnston brought 180 partridges"

Mar. 9 Wednesday
Mar. 10 Thursday
" These two days winds NWest with clear agreable weather. Joseph Johnston returned to his tent. two Indians brought 40 Partridges."

Mar. 11 Friday
" Wind SWest with pleasant weather. Mefs Longmoor and Stayner went over the river in the morning returned in the afternoon with seven Partridges."

Mar. 12 Saturday
" Wind NWest with cold weather Woodhaulers came for a Weeks provision and returned to their tent. Indians also came for ammunition &c."

Mar. 13 Sunday
" Wind and weather same as Yesterday. Performed Divine Service."

Mar. 14 Monday
" Wind SWest Mefs Longmoore & Stayner &c went over the river for a few days to endeaver to get some partridges. Armourer repairing a Gun. Jn Inkister attending guns and traps. Steward making a nett. fifteen men hauling wood and seven hunting."

Mar. 15 Tuesday
" Wind WSWest Indians came for Oatmeal and returned to their tent. George Charles brought 180 Partridges."

Mar. 16 Wednesday
Mar. 17 Thursday
" These two days Wind SWest with pleasant weather. George Charles returned to his tent. Two Northward Indians brought 70 Partridges. Caught a red fox near the Factory."

Mar. 18 Friday
" Wind NWest with cold weather. Indians came for Oatmeal brought 20 partridges."

Mar. 19 Saturday
" Wind West with mild weather. Six Woodhaulers came to make bread. Two Indians brought 20 Partridges and two Porcupines."

Mar. 20 Sunday
" Wind West NWest with pleasant weather. Mr Stayner brought 80 partridges and returned to his tent."

Mar. 21 Monday
" Wind NWest with over cast sky. Indians came for Oatmeal and returned to their tent."

Mar. 22 Tuesday
" Wind South with mild weather. Woodhaulers having hauled out all their wood which makes a pile 64 yds round. they returned to the Factory. Nicholas Garson brought 180 partridges."

Mar. 23 Wednesday
" Wind West with Snow. Men at the Factory Grinding Oat-grots and employed otherwise within Doors."

Mar. 24 Thursday
" Wind NWest Majority of Your Honours Servants employed making a sled track to a few small piles of wood cut down last October. Nicholas Garson returned to his tent. Four Northern Indians brought 120 Partridges."

Mar. 25 Friday
" Wind West with clear weather. Armourer stocking a hunting gun. Steward making a nett. Seven men hunting. remainder hauling fire wood home and scraping rime from the top and sides of the Ware house that Furrs and trading-goods may not get damage."

Mar. 26 Saturday
" Wind East with drift. Men employed as Yesterday. Two Northern Indians brought 40 Partridges."

Mar. 27 Sunday
" A strong gale of wind NEast with Snow. Mr Longmoore brought 80 partridges."

Mar. 28 Monday
"A strong gale of wind NNWest with snow and drift which detained Mr Longmoore at the Factory. Your Honours Servants Grinding Oat-grots and other necefsary Jobs within doors."

Mar. 29 Tuesday
" A fresh breeze of wind West. Mr Longmoore returned to his tent. Your Honours Servants repairing their track and hauling wood to the Factory. Two Indians brought 30 partridges 3 Rabbits and a Wolvereen. John Johnston 170 partridges."

Mar. 30 Wednesday
" A strong gale of wind NWest with snow and drift. Your Honours Servants employed within doors."

Mar. 31 Thursday
" Wind West NWest with clear weather. Armourer stocking a gun. Steward repairing a nett. John Inkister attending guns and traps. Seven men hunting remainder hauling fire wood home."

Apr. 1 1791 Friday
" Wind West NWest with clear agreable weather. This day cleared Snow from our Magazine door which was 14 feet deep to the distance of 16 feet. in many part within our stock heads snow is 16 feet deep."

Apr. 2 Saturday
" Wind West NWest first part of this day clear agreable weather afterwards over cast with Snow and drift. Sent four Men to Mr Longmoores tent to kill partridges. Mefs Longmoore and Stayner returned home."

Apr. 3 Sunday
" Performed Divine Service. Wind SEast with fine weather."

Apr. 4 Monday
" Wind WNWest with cold weather. Nine men hunting. Armourer stocking a Gun. Steward cleaning his provision sheds. John Inkister attending Guns and traps. remainder hauling wood to the Factory Cooking &c. Caught two White Foxes."

Apr. 5 Tuesday
Apr. 6 Wednesday
" These two days Wind from NWest to West with clear agreable weather. Hugh Gray brought 100 partridges two Indians 7 Rabbits. Your Honours Servants employed hauling wood &c."

Apr. 7 Thursday
" A fresh breeze of wind South. Two Northward Indians brought 21 Partridges and a hare.
Honourable Sirs
This day a piece of pork that came here last Year was boiled for my table which no person could eat it being quite putrifyed. in the same Cask there is several pieces in the same state and some pieces of very good meat."

Apr. 8 Friday
" Wind SSWest with calm agreable weather. Men employed clearing our Yard of snow Sawing and spliting wood &c."

Apr. 9 Saturday
" Wind West with pleasant weather. Men clearing the yard of snow Scraping rime from the top and sides of the Warehouse and employed at other necefsary Jobs. Robert Pearson brought 50 partridges and an Indian a Porcupine."

Apr. 10 Sunday
" Wind variable with pleasant weather. Performed Divine Service."

Apr. 11 Monday
" Wind ESEast with disagreable weather. Tailor making cloaths for Indians. Armourer stocking a Gun. Steward repairing a nett. Nine huning. remainder hewing down fire wood near the Factory."

Apr. 12 Tuesday
" Wind SSEast with clear agreable weather. Your Honours Servants employed as Yesterday. Joseph Johnston brought 100 Partridges and an Indian 2 Porcupines."

Apr. 13 Wednesday
Apr. 14 Thursday
" These two days wind SEast with pleasant weather. Your Honours Servants hauling wood. Joseph Johnston returned to his tent."

Apr. 15 Friday
" Wind ESE with fine weather. Men employed clearing snow from Magazine, Yard, &c."

Apr. 16 Saturday
" Wind and Weather the same as Yesterday. George Gibbons brought 50 partridges. Your Honours servants wheeling Snow out of our Yard &c."

Apr. 17 Sunday
" Wind South with mild weather. Performed Divine Service."

Apr. 18 Monday
" Fore part of this day Wind SWest with rain. Thermometer +45. Latter part a fresh breeze of wind NWest with Snow and drift Thermometer +25. George Charles after Seventeen hours walking arrived safe at the Factory."

Apr. 19 Tuesday
" Wind NWest with clear agreable Weather. Lake hunters all came home by order partridges being all gone from their ground. they brought 21 partridges caught last week. Men employed brewing small Beer. Making small sleds &c."

Apr. 20 Wednesday
" Wind West NWest with pleasant weather. George Charles returned to his tent. Men employed hauling Wood to the Factory."

Apr. 21 Thursday
" Wind NEast with snow and drift. Men employed as yesterday. A Northern Indian man and two boys arrived this Evening with a few Beaver skins."

Apr. 22 Friday
" A strong gale of wind NWest with Snow and drift. Tailor and his afsistant making cloaths for Indians. Armourer repairing Indian guns. remainder making feather bags, grinding Oat-grots &c. Indians that came last Evening brought 100 MBeaver and Factory Indian 20 partridges & 8 Rabbits."

Apr. 23 Saturday
" A strong gale of wind NWest with snow and drift. Your Honours Servants employed as yesterday."

Apr. 24 Sunday
" Wind SWest with moderate pleasant weather. Performed Divine Service."

Apr. 25 Monday
" Wind variable with mild Weather. Nicholas Garson brought 150 partridges. Your Honours Servants employed at sundry Jobs."

Apr. 26 Tuesday
" Wind variable over cast sky with a little snow. early in the morning Nicholas Garson returned to his tent and in the Evening he and his three tent mates came home by order."

Apr. 27 Wednesday
" Wind NEast with a little snow. Men employed making Gun cases repairng tents clearing the yard of Snow and at other necefsary Jobs."

Apr. 28 Thursday
" Wind SEast with snow and drift. Your Honours Servants employed as Yesterday.
Honourable Sirs
This day on opening a rundlet of Beef No.69-1790 in lieu of 26 pieces mentioned in in the Invoice it only contained 24 pieces."

Apr. 29 Friday
" Wind NEast with snow and drift. Tailor and his afsistant making small coats for Indian boys. Armourer repairing Guns. Steward repairing a nett. House Carpenter Sawyer and Cooper making Sleds for Geese. remainder making a track for a large sled to go to twelve mile point."

Apr. 30 Saturday
" Wind variable with Snow. Your Honours Servants employed as Yesterday. Two Northward Indians arrived in the Evening with Furrs."

May 1 1791 Sunday
" Wind SSWest with clear agreable weather. Northern Indians being desireous to trade Defer'd Divine Service and traded with them 120 MBeaver. lent them Guns feather bags &c after which they went to Twelve Mile point to kill Geese for us."

May 2 Monday
" Wind NWest with agreable weather 3 OClock AM 21 Men went with ammunition provision &c to twelve mile point returned 11 1/3 AM. Received a Goose from a Northern Indian and one from the Lake which are the first this Year. Three Northern Indians with 150 MBeaver arrived at noon."

May 3 Tuesday
" Wind NWest a fresh breeze with clear weather. Sent eight men to the Islands to kill Geese and a man to Cook for them. Thirteen men are goose tents. Armourer repairing guns. George Charles writing. Steward making a nett. Tailor making small coats for Indian boys. remainder making small sleds for Geese; cooking &c."

May 4 Wednesday
" Wind NWest with agreable weather. Your Honours Servants employed as Yesterday except two that are brewing small beer."

May 5 Thursday
" Wind SWest a fresh breeze with over cast sky. Armourer stocking a Gun. George Charles writing. Steward making a nett. Tailor making coats for trade. John Budge making small sleds. fourteen Men at Goose tents. remainder taking snow out of our Yard &c."

May 6 Friday
" Wind NWest with clear weather. Two Indians brought five Geese. Your Honours Servants employed as Yesterday."

May 7 Saturday
" Wind SSWest with Pleasant weather. Your Honours Servants employed as before."

May 8 Sunday
" Wind SWest with agreable weather. Performed Divine Service. Three Northern Indians came here for a supply of Ammunition &c for a Leader and his followers that are to be here next month."

May 9 Monday
" Fore part of this day Wind NWest with pleasant weather, latter part wind ENEast with Snow and Drift. Early in the Morning Mr Longmoore and George Charles went to Twelve Mile point. Mr Longmoore to superintend during the flight of Geese and George Charles to kill geese."

May 10 Tuesday
" A strong gale of wind NWest with Snow and drift. Armourer puting main springs to new trading guns. former ones being so weak no Indian will take them."

May 11 Wednesday
" Wind Northwest with clear cold weather. Two Factory Indians arrived Yesterday and two this day they brought 180 MBeaver. Armourer repairing new trading guns. Tailor and his Afsistant making trading cloaths. Steward repairing a nett. Sawyer making small sleds. fourteen at Goose tents. remainder geting brush to keep the Snow? from the deck of the Sloop, whaleing boats &c. two Indians brought 21 Geese."

May 12 Thursday
" Wind West with clear mild weather. Mr Longmoore sent me word that Thomas Smith was very ill with the bloody flux at Twelve mile point. Mr Auld went to see him and found him on the recovery."

May 13 Friday
" Wind SWest a fresh breeze with a little Snow. Your Honours Servants employed hauling fire wood to the Factory. Six Northern Indians brought 180 MBeaver and two came to get a little Ammunition for some that are to be here in a few days."

May 14 Saturday
" Winds and Weather variable. Six Northern Men that came Yesterday after being supply'd with Guns &c went to Twelve mile point to kill Geese and the other two went to meet their friends."

May 15 Sunday
" Winds from WSW to NWest with with variable Weather."

May 16 Monday
" Wind ESEast with a little snow. Your Honours Servants employed as follows Viz. fourteen at Goose tents. four hunting near the Factory. Armourer repairing and cleaning new trading Guns. Taylor making coats for trade. Steward and the remainder cleaning provision sheds &c. Six Northward Indian men and their families arrived with Furrs."

May 17 Tuesday
" Wind NWest with snow and drift. Northward Indians that came yesterday brought 400 MB after trading with them I supplyed them with guns &c and they went to Twelve Mile point to kill Geese. Mr Stayner and William Linklater afsisting me in the Warehouse the remainder hunting &c."

May 18 Wednesday
" Wind NEast with a little Snow. A Northward Indian man brought 60 MBeaver received Six Geese from twelve mile point."

May 19 Thursday
" Wind South with pleasant weather. received 29 Geese from the Lake and one from Robert Pearson."

May 20 Friday
" A fresh breeze of wind South with clear weather. Received 18 Geese from Twelve Mile point; from Factory hunters 13 Geese and a Swan."

May 21 Saturday
" Wind NEast with over-cast sky. Fourteen Men are at hunting tents. Seven hunting near the Factory. Armourer repairing hunting guns. Taylor making trading cloaths three making Shot low India. remainder cooking &c."

May 22 Sunday
" Wind NEast received 14 Geese from the Islands and 160 and one Swan from Twelve Mile point."

May 23 Monday
" Wind ESEast with cool weather. Seven men sent this morning to the Islands for Geese returned at noon with 120 Geese and 6 Ducks."

May 24 Tuesday
" Wind East N East with heavy rain in the Morning afterwards Snow and drift. Tailor making a coat. Armourer repairing his tools. Steward salting Geese. Sawyer repairing sleds for Geese. remainder grinding Malt &c."

May 25 Wednesday
" A fresh breeze of wind with snow. Two Men sent this morning to the Islands for Geese brought 40. Majority of the Men employed as yesterday. remainder cleaning giblets of Geese &c."

May 26 Thursday
" Wind NEast with snow. Two men brewing small beer. Armourer making hinges. Tailor Drawers for Indians. Sawyers repairing Old sleds for Geese. remaind hunting &c."

May 27 Friday
" Wind East with over cast sky. Received 88 Geese and a swan from Twelve Mile point."

May 28 Saturday
" Fore part of this day wind East with clear weather. latter part over cast with Snow. Nineteen Men at hunting tents and hunting near the Factory. remainder at various Jobs."

May 29 Sunday
May 30 Monday
" These two days Winds and Weather variable . performed Divine Service on Sunday. On Monday Your Honours Servants variously employed."

May 31 Tuesday
" Wind East with clear weather. This morning Peter Sinclair came from the Islands with James Irvin who on going to draw the powder out of his Gun to wash it. it went off. lodged part of the powder in his hand, and a piece of the ramrod in his forefinger and Joseph Johnstons thigh. Mr Auld can not tell as yet how Irvins hand will be. Johnston not being able to walk home or be hauled for the quantity of water on the Bay &c. Mr Auld went to see him. Received from the Islands 48 Geese & 4 Ducks. from Twelve mile point 32 Geese and two swans. Factory hunters 5 Geese and 3 Ducks."

June 1 1791 Wednesday
" Wind East with a little rain. Mr Auld returned this morning from the Islands with the agreable news of Joseph Johnston not being so much hurt as was at first expected. Your Honours Servants employed Sharping saws, making Indians Cloathing, Salting Geese, Sawing Wood, &c."

June 2 Thursday
" Wind and Weather variable. Mr Auld went this morning to the Islands and returned in the afternoon. He hopes Joseph Johnston will soon recover but fear James Irvins fore finger will require to be amputated."

June 3 Friday
" Wind North with over cast sky. received a Letter this morning from Mr Longmoore which informed me he had got 1090 Geese salted. Two Northern Indian men and their families arriv'd brought 200 MBeaver."

June 4 Saturday
" Wind NEast Two Men sent this morning to the Islands for Geese brought 48 and received from Factory hunters ten."

June 5 Sunday
" Wind East with pleasant weather. Mr Auld went to the Islands to see Joseph Johnston and return again."

June 6 Monday
" Wind SSEast with Sawyers making pipestems? for Indians. Taylor cloaths for Indians. Armourer repairing and cleaning trading guns. Thirteen men at Goose tents four hunting. remainder Salting Geese cleaning Giblets Cooking &c. received from Factory hunters 2 Cranes 3 Geese and 7 Ducks."

June 7 Tuesday
" Wind South with warm weather. Armourer Taylor Sawyer and hunters employed as yesterday. remainder Delving garden ground repairing Magazine &c."

June 8 Wednesday
" Wind SWest with heavy rain. major part of this day Your Honours Servants that are at the Factory employed grinding Oat-grots &c."

June 9 Thursday
" Wind SWest with rain fore part of this day latter part clear. Three Esquemaux men and their families (twenty in number) arrived brought 50 Deer skins, 6 Fox skins, and a Wolf skin."

June 10 Friday
" Wind East with clear agreable weather. Seven men sent early this morning to afsist eight men that were at the Islands to bring home their tents, kettles, beding Geese &c arrived at 10 AM. received this season from that quarter 329 Geese and 8 Ducks."

June 11 Saturday
" Wind East with dark rainey weather. Your Honours Servants employed at various Jobs within doors."

June 12 Sunday
" Wind East with clear weather performed Divine Service."

June 13 Monday
" Wind South with a little rain. House Carpenter and Sawyer repairing boats. Armourer and his man making tools for them. Tailor and his afsistant making Trading cloaths. Steward salting Geese. remainder delving garden ground Cleaning Sheds Yard plantation &c. Esquemaux mentioned on the 9th instant brought the blubber of 25 Seals Geese being all gone to the Northward. Mr Longmoore, George Charles, Thomas Smith and William Oman returned home. received in all from Twelve mile point 306 Geese and 60 Swans and 1738 Geese are salted to be brought home first Opportunity."

June 14 Tuesday
" Wind South with clear agreable weather. Seven men sent this morning to bring home a tent ammunition kettles &c from Twelve Mile point returned at 9 AM Southward and Northward Indians came to the Factory for payment of the Geese they killed."

June 15 Wednesday
" Wind SEast with heavey rain. Southward and N Indians detained here by the Weather."

June 16 Thursday
" Wind North with Snow. House Carpenter and Sawyer repairig a boat. Armourer and his afsistant drawing out Iron for bolts. Cooper repairing casks for Furrs. Steward repairing a nett. George Charles writing Tailor and his afsistant making trading cloaths. One Man at Twelve Mile point. Harpineers not yet all able to work remainder Cooking, Grinding Oat-grots &c . River Ice broke up this day."

June 17 Friday
" Wind and Weather as Yesterday and Your Honours Servants employed the same way."

June 18 Saturday
" Wind North with clear pleasant weather. Factory Indians went over the river to endeavour to procure provision for themselves and us. Major part of the Northern Indians also went away."

June 19 Sunday
" Wind South with agreable weather. Performed Divine Service."

June 20 Monday
" Wind East with over cast weather. House Carpenter and Sawyer repairing whaleing boat. Steward, George Charles, & George Gibbons packing feathers. Armourer repairing Guns. Cooper making a buoy? for whalers. Tailor making trading Cloaths remainder at various Jobs. Esquemaux brought the blubber of Sixteen seals."

June 21 Tuesday
" Wind East with cold weather. Sent Sixteen Men to make fire wood into rafts. Armourer cleaning hunting guns.Steward and George Charles tying up Quills. House Carpenter repairining a boat. Harpineers nor yet able to Work. one man taking care of our Geese at Twelve Mile point. James Robinson cooking which with four Officers on our Compliment."

June 22 Wednesday
" Wind NEast with cold weather. Your Honours Servants employed as Yesterday."

June 23 Thursday
" Wind NEast with over cast sky. Sixteen men making rafts. Armourer repairing hunting guns. Steward repairing a nett. George Charles writing. House Carpenter repairing a boat. remainder Cooking &c."

June 24 Friday
" Wind East with clear weather. Sent Six Men to bring Factory Indians over the river they brought 110 lb of venison, 12 Geese, and some Eggs."

June 25 Saturday
" Wind East a fresh breeze with clear weather. Four Northward Indians brought 139 lb of venison. Southwards Indians returned to their families. sent all the men I could spare to afsist rafters home with 12 rafts."

June 26 Sunday
" A fresh breeze of wind Easterly. Rafters returned to their duty."

June 27 Monday
" A fresh breeze of Wind SEast with clear weather. Six Canoes of Musqua Rat river Indians arrived with Furrs."

June 28 Tuesday
" Wind East with over cast sky. Two Men brewing Small beer George Charles and William Linklater writing. Nicholas Garson repairing a boat. Joseph Johnston Painting a boat. James Irvin attending gates. one man at Twelve mile point remainder rafting &c."

June 29 Wednesday
" Wind SEast with clear agreable weather. Musqua rat Indians traded this day 360 MBeaver. Twenty Northward Indian men and their families arrived with Furrs. Rafters brought 12 rafts. Esquemaux the blubber of 18 seals. Mefs Longmoore Stayner and George Charles afsisting me in the Ware house. others employed as yesterday."

June 30 Thursday
" Wind South with pleasant weather. Traded this day with Northern Indians that came yesterday 650 MBeaver. Your Honours Servants variously employed."

July 1 1791 Friday
" Wind variable with agreable weather. Traded with Northward Indians this day 365 MBeaver. four North'd Indians brought 163 lb of venison. Factory Indians brought 64 MBeaver. Your Honours Servants taking raft wood up to the pile."

July 2 Saturday
" Wind East with over cast sky. Four Factory Indians brought 116 lb of Venison, 16 Geese, and a few Eggs. Esquemaux the blubber of ten Seals. Men employed as Yesterday."

July 3 Sunday
" Wind SEast with clear weather. Performed Divine Service."

July 4 Monday
" Wind East with rain. Northern Indian Man brought Sixty MBeaver. Sixteen rafters returned to their duty."

July 5 Tuesday
" Wind NEast Musqua Rat Indians and Factory Indians went away. Caught ten small Salmon yesterday and Six this day first got this Year."

July 6 Wednesday
" Wind SWest Yesterday Mr Stayner and two Northward Indians went in a Canoe to survey great Seal river with the land adjacent. Northern Indians having represented it as a proper place to build a house at spring. Many of their Countrymen would resort their rather than trade with Canadians or come here. road from hence being very bad and provision very scarce. Caught some Gwiniads at our Launch with a Sean Your Honours were so kind as to send here last Year."

July 7 Thursday
" Wind SEast with agreable weather. Your Honours Servants employed conveying Indians over the River and afsisted rafters home with 13 rafts of fire wood."

July 8 Friday
" Wind South with pleasant weather. Men employed at various Jobs. Caught 4 small salmon and 7 Gwiniads at Cuckolds point."

July 9 Saturday
" Wind South Your Honours Servants taking raftwood up to the pile. Musketoes numerous and troublesome. Esquemaux brought the blubber of two White whales."

July 10 Sunday
" Wind variable with rain. Two upland Indians brought 70 MBeaver rafters returned to their duty. Sixteen Northward Indian men and their families arrived here with Furrs."

July 11 Monday
" Wind SWest with over cast sky. Traded this day with Northward Indians 425 MBeaver. Upland Indians went away. Rafters brought 12 Rafts."

July 12 Tuesday
" Wind NEast with clear weather. Traded this day with Northward Indians 560 MBeaver."

July 13 Wednesday
" Wind East with pleasant weather. Rafters return'd to their duty and the following Men with two boats went on the Whale Fishery. Joseph Johnston Harpineer, Peter Sinclair and William Taylor Joint? Harpineers, Robert Peason, Hugh Gray, Henry Smith afsistants and William Oman to Cook for them.
Honourable Sirs
Untill this day there has been very little prospect of geting any Whales nor indeed was it in my power to send men on that Duty before for the following reasons. Our Compliment of men being reduced, One Harpineer lame and fire wood if not rafted home with dispatch in all probability would have been lost, which lofs could not be retrieved in two Years, exclusive of the great destrefs we should have experienced for the want of fire wood next Winter."

July 14 Thursday
" Wind East with over cast sky. Three Northern Indian men and their families arrived with Furrs. Esquemaux Yesterday went away for their own Country.
Honourable Sirs
With pleasure I now inform You that I think the principle part of the Esquemaux skins will be brought here by the Natives when they all have been informed that Your Honours intend not to send a Vefsel any more on their Coast, the few that have been here, had every information in my power to give, and encouragement to return here next Year with all their Countrymen they can perswade to come with them."

July 15 Friday
" Wind North with over cast sky. Northern Indians that came Yesterday brought 220 MBeaver. Your Honors Servants employed as follows. Nine men are rafting, seven on the Whale fishery, one man at Twelve mile point. Armourer repairing Indians guns. House Carpenter repairing a boat. Cooper repairing casks. Taylor making trading cloaths. remainder at various Jobs. Mr Stayner and one of his guides returned home. Mr Stayner will send Your Honours an Account of his Observations by the Ship."

July 16 Saturday
" Wind SWest with clear weather. Whalers brought three whales and rafters 12 rafts and two Northward Indians 72 lb of venison. Your Honours Servants securing rafts, riging our long boat &c."

July 17 Sunday
" Wind and Weather variable performed Divine Service."

July 18 Monday
" Wind East with over cast weather. in the Evening Sent eleven Men with a Long boat and small boat to bring salt Geese from Twelve Mile point. Seven are on the whale fishery. Tailor making trading cloaths. George Charles writing. Steward making pickle for Geese. remainder Cooking &c."

July 19 Tuesday
" Winds very variable with over cast sky. Boats returned in the Evening from Twelve Mile point with fourteen casks of Geese."

July 20 Wednesday
" Wind NEast with gloomy weather. Your Honours Servants variously employed."

July 21 Thursday
" Wind NEast with rain the Whole day. Men employed packing Furrs."

July 22 Friday
" Wind East with rain. Your Honours Servants packing Furrs &c."

July 23 Saturday
" Wind South with clear agreable weather. Men employed as follows Tailor making trading cloaths. House Carpenter and Sawyer repairing boats. Armourer making Iron work for boats. Seven Men in the whale fishery. One Man transplanting colworts. remainder cleaning sheds &c. Whalers brought two Whales."

July 24 Sunday
" Wind and Weather as Yesterday Performed Divine Service. Caught 20 Salmon at Cuckolds point. Indians conveyed over the river by Englishmen brought 152 lb of venison Musk rat river Indian and his wife arrived brought 60 MBeaver. Whalers returned to their duty."

July 25 Monday
" Wind South with rain. Three Northward Indians brought 114 lb of Venison. Sent two men up the river to endeaver to get some fish."

July 26 Tuesday
" Wind NEast with over cast sky. Your Honours Servants conveying Indians over the river, brewing beer &c."

July 27 Wednesday
" Wind varable with disagreable weather. Men employed in fishing, brewing beer repairing stoccade gates &c."

July 28 Thursday
" Wind NEast a fresh breeze with over cast sky. Four upland Indians that went from here on the 5th instant return'd in great want of provisions after expending Major part of their Ammunition. On attempting to go a road they were not acquainted with after many fruitlefs attempts to find it they were obliged to return to the Factory."

July 29 Friday
" A fresh breeze of wind South. three of the Indians men mentioned Yesterday after geting ammunition &c went away. One man being ill he and his familie stays at the Factory untill he recovers. Fishermen brought 51 small Pike."

July 30 Saturday
" Wind SWest with agreable weather. Whalers brought three Whales. Men employed repairing the launch, painting my rooms &c."

July 31 Sunday
" Wind North with agreable weather. Four N. Indians brought 166 lb of venison and 6 Pike. Performed Divine Service. Whalers returned to their duty."

Aug. 1 1791 Monday
" Wind NEast with rain. Sent two men down the river to endeavour to get some Salmon. Seven Men on the Whale fishery. remainder repairing and stoning our Launch, painting and white washing the house &c."

Aug. 2 Tuesday
" A fresh breeze of wind Swest with clear sky. Fishermen brought 55 Small salmon. In the afternoon two Indians arrived with letters from Severn and York Factory which conveyed the agreable news of their enjoying health and happinefs at the time they wrote. Your Honours Servants employed as Yesterday."

Aug. 3 Wednesday
Aug. 4 Thursday
" These two days wind from West to NWest with clear agreable weather. Fishermen brought 28 Salmon and two Northward Indians 230 lb of Venison."

Aug. 5 Friday
" Wind SWest with a little rain. Thermometer from +80 to +108. Whalers brought a small whale which is all they have killed since last saturday. Your Honours Servants employed conveying York Factory Indians and Northward Indians acrofs the River, carrying raft wood to the pile &c."

Aug. 6 Saturday
" Wind NNWest with clear weather. George Charles and William Linklater writing. two men fishing. remainder carrying up raft wood to the pile. Fishermen brought 2 small salmon. two N Indians 136 lb of venison 5 Pike and three Young Geese."

Aug. 7 Sunday
" Wind variable with agreable weather. This morning eight Northward Indians arrived with Furrs. in the afternoon I traded with them they brought 400 MBeaver."

Aug. 8 Monday
" Wind East over cast sky with a little rain. Norward Indians after being entrusted with a? some articles of trading goods they went away. Sent fishermen up the river for they can get no Salmon below."

Aug. 9 Tuesday
" Wind SWest a fresh breeze with clear weather. Your Honours Servants employed as follows viz. Seven men are on the Whale fishery. two on the pike fishery. two brewing small beer. two repairing boats. two making trading cloaths. two Writing One painting out side of our house. One repairing a Gun. One repairing Casks. two weeding and watering our Garden. Two Cooking which with four Officers makes up our Compliment of Men."

Aug. 10 Wednesday
" Wind SSWest with calm weather. Musketoes and sand flies numerous and troublesome. three Factory Indians brought 65 lb of green venison and 70 lb of dry."

Aug. 11 Thursday
" Early this morning a very heavy storm of Thunder lightning and rainy after which Musketoes and sand flies numerous and troublesome, Wind SWest Thermometer from +70 to +80."

Aug. 12 Friday
" Wind and Weather same as Yesterday. excepting of a longer continuence of thunder lightning and rain. Thermometer from +56 to +59."

Aug. 13 Saturday
" Wind NNWest a fresh breeze with thunder &c. Thermometer from +52 to +60 four whalers brought word that there was no probability of geting any Whales at present."

Aug. 14 Sunday
" Wind NNWest a fresh breeze with hazy weather. Performed Divine Service. Whalers went to bring home their boats &c."

Aug. 15 Monday
" Wind SWest with moderate weather. Whalers return'd home that last bad weather having frightened all the Whales out of the river and the whole season there has not been any thing like the usual quantity in the River."

Aug. 16 Tuesday
" Wind SWest with agreable weather. Yesterday evening two Southward and four Northward Indians brought 245 lb of green venison 28 lb of dry venison and 15 Pike. Mr Longmoore with ten men to afsist him carried the Sloop into the cove. After she was safe in the Cove Mr Longmoore returned to the Factory."

Aug. 17 Wednesday
" A fresh breeze of wind SWest with clear weather. House Carpenter Sawyer and four other men repairing the Sloop. Tailor and two afsistants making trading cloaths. Armourer and his afsistant making hinges. George Charles and William Linklater writing. two men fishing remainder at various Jobs."

Aug. 18 Thursday
" Wind SWest with sultry Weather. In the Evening a heavy storm of thunder lightning and rain. Indian man that was ill mentioned on the 29th Ult. went away this day much recovered."

Aug. 19 Friday
" Wind West a fresh breeze with clear weather. Six men working on board of the Sloop four boiling Oil. remainder employed as Yesterday. Fishermen brought 66 small pike."

Aug. 20 Saturday
" Wind NWest with rain. Three Factory Indians came for a supply of ammunition &c for themselves and friends that are to be here with Furrs in the winter. Tradesmen at their former Jobs. remainder cleaning Sheds Yard &c."

Aug. 21 Sunday
" Wind NWest with over cast sky. Performed Divine service. James Irvin the unfortunate man that shot his hand 31st May This day on walking upon rocks got his right leg into a Chasm and broke the small bone."

Aug. 22 Monday
" Wind NWest with clear agreable weather.
Honourable Sirs
Esquemaux that went from here the 14th Ult. after arriving amongst their frinds (according to my desire) they informed them of Your Honours intention upon which four of them selected the best of their skins and arrived here with them this day Viz. 57 Deer skins, 37 Fox skins, 7 Wolf skins and 5 Wolvereens;
I now sincerely believe that the principle part of the Esquemaux Skins will be brought here by the Natives and that they during their stay here in future Years will procure a large quantity of Whale and Seal Oil.
NB. the above Esquemaux were only eight days on their pafsage to the Factory."

Aug. 23 Tuesday
" Wind NWest with rain. Esquemaux went away apparently well pleased with the treatment they found here."

Aug. 24 Wednesday
" Wind NWest with clear pleasant weather. Your Honours Servants employed as follows Viz. House Carpenter, Sawyer, and Cooper Sawing plank and plaining boards. Armourer and his afsistant making bolts. Tailor and three afsistants making trading cloaths. George Charles and William Linklater writing. two men fishing. remainder packing a few skins grinding oat-grots &c."

Aug. 25 Thursday
Aug. 26 Friday
" These two days Winds very variable with gloomy weather. Your Honours Servants employed at various Jobs. Fishermen brought 37 Pike. George Charles and Indians 3 Geese 29 Ducks and some small birds."

Aug. 27 Saturday
" Wind West Thermometer from +40 to +50. House Carpenter and Sawyer repairing windows. Armourer repairing Oatmeal Mill. Cooper making a buoy for rafts. George Charles writing. Taylor and three afsistants making Cloaths for trade. remainder at various Jobs. three Northward Indians brought 183 lb of venison."

Aug. 28 Sunday
" Wind West with agreable weather. received from four Indians 4 Geese and 25 Ducks."

Aug. 29 Monday
" Wind SWest with clear pleasant weather. House Carpenter and Sawyer plaining boards Cooper making a buoy for rafts Tailor and his afsistants making trading cloaths. Armourer making some tools George Charles writing one man weeding our garden. three men hunting and fishing. remainder drying sloop sails repairing trackways &c. four Indians brought 16 Geese and 40 Ducks."

Aug. 30 Tuesday
Aug. 31 Wednesday
" Wind NWest with pleasant weather. at 4 OClock AM we had the pleasure to see Your Honours Ship in the Offing. after geting into our River and being safe moored Captain Hanwell came on Shore by whome we was honour'd with Your Packet."

Sept. 1 1791 Thursday
" Wind Northwest with agreable weather. Your Honours Servants boating outward bound Cargo on shore and bringing it up to the Factory."

Sept. 2 Friday
" Wind with rain. Yesterday Captain Hanwell Mr Longmoore Nicholas Garson and Ship carpenter Surveyed the Sloop and Judge her in fitt condition to go to York Factory."

Sept. 3 Saturday
" Wind NE with rain. Your Honours Servants bringing Outward bound Cargo on shore and taking home ward bound Cargoe on board which was finished this day."

Sept. 4 Sunday
" Wind NEast with rain. This day Your Honours Brig the Beaver arrived safe into our River and Captain Duncan came on shore. You will receive the particulars of his voyage &c by your Ship which is detained here by contrary Wind."

Sept. 5 Monday
Sept. 6 Tuesday
" These two days Wind East to NEast. Your Honours Servants employed taking Stores out of the Brig &c."

Sept. 7 Wednesday
" Wind NWest Your Honours Ship Sailed for York Factory. Men employed as Yesterday."

Sept. 8 Thursday
" Wind variable Your Honours Servants employed at various Jobs. a packet intended for York Factory waiting for Captain Duncan's letters."

Sept. 9 Friday
" Wind NWest a strong gale with over cast sky. Your Honour's Servants employed sorting the Cargo and hauling it away for the Winter. a Northern Indian Man brought 50 MBeaver."

Sept. 10 Saturday
" A strong gale of wind NWest Your Honour's Servants employed as Yesterday. Closed Your Packet.
William Jefferson."



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