“… in the course of the day settled the rations along with Mr. Cook which is to serve the people to Jack River & is arranged in the following manner which is under three heads viz.- Out of the 51 Emigrants, 18 of the most effective men will be sellected for working in the Boats along with 6 Compy. Servants the other 33 are 12 lads esclusive of one noneffective old man and 20 women.”  – Archibald Macdonald Journal

“The Carpenter work of our Boats was done- they are of the required shape but slightly put together & every part of the work but indifferently executed. a piece of the stern post was split off one in taking it out from the place it was built.”  – Miles Macdonell Journal

“Set my men to repack the seed grain in iron hooped Rundlets- the Casks it was in were not sufficient.”  – Miles Macdonell Journal

The work party is making ready to head inland from York Factory.

“Sunday in the morning visited all the Tents & warned the whole party to be clean in the course of the day & have clean Shirts & handkerchf. on, as the Gentlemen from the Factory and their wives would call upon us to-day, who accordingly came about Eleven O’Clock….” – Journal of Archibald McDonald 1814