More "miscellaneous" until I can get proper numbers for them. Or a proper place.

Excerpt of a letter dated July 15, 1796 from William Tomison at Edmonton House to George Sutherland.

"PS. I am very much obliged to you for the great quantity of sugar, Tea, coffee, etc. sent up last autumn. Thank God for Health! When I wish to get merry I go to the river and when I wish to drink Tea, I go to the bushes: I am sorry 34 years servitude should not deserve better treatment. A Canadian clerk has tea and sugar found him and so might I was not the Companys benevolence made abuse of."


John Ballenden at Severn to Joseph Colen -1791
"Ps. Medicines being often requested of me by the Natives, shall be glad if you can spare me the following articles, Viz. Turner's Cerate, Turlington Drops, Hart's horn, Elenetive Electuary, Lavender Drops, Opideldock, Plaister strengthening and Salts purging."


Mr.Tomison at Cumberland House to Joseph Colen at York Factory June 10, 1795
..." a more miserable set of men were never left Inland there being only James Spence and Magnus Spence that can fire a Gun so that we are laughed at by the meanest Canadian that came from Canada"...


Joseph Colen at York to William Jefferson July 25, 1789
"Since my last letter in March I underwent much anxiety, the Scurvy made such ravages that disabled all my Labouring hands only two were left free, fit for duty, whose time was taken up attending the Sick. All business was at a stand for a long time, and I have many miserable objects now crawling around me upon three and four legs."


Peter Fidler wrote this at Brandon House. A christmas treat.
Dec 25, 1818
" Gave the men 12 lbs Fat and 10 tongues and one pint of rum each"
1M17 B.22/a/21

A list of Medicines from the Brandon House Accounts 1823

Allum
Blue Vitriol
Brimstone Roll
Camphor
Cloves
Copperas
Harts Horn
Ipecucaanha
Laudanum
Lavender of Spirits
Magnesia Calsined
Nutmegs
Oil Castor
Ointment basilican
Peppermint
Plaister Adhesive
Plaister Blistering
Plaister Strengthening
Purges
Rhubarb
Salt Petre
Salts Epsom
Salts glauber
Salts Sulphur
Squills of Oxymel
Turlingtons Balsam
Vomits
Spirits Sal. Vol.
Wax Bees


To Hudson's Bay House London from Joseph Colen and Council at York
Sept.6 1796
..."All orphan Children of Natives are Clothed by the Companys Cheifs annually. We are most sensibly hurt in hearing that the Offspring of Englishmen (and Servants to the Company as Mefs. Cocking & Jefferson long were) are in the future to be deprived of the Indulgence common Indians enjoy when left unprovided for- poor Encouragement this for the Exertions of Officers in this Counry."...

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HBCA microfilm numbers:
Reel 1M160 Doc. Ref. No. Coming
Reel 1M39 Doc. Ref. No. Coming
Reel 1M434 Doc. Ref. No. Coming
Reel 1M258 Doc. Ref. No. B.239/b/79