27 April 1812
by Elizabeth Campbell“Mr. Auld after returning on foot from Churchill paid us a Visit. I gave the Men a sound lecture on Sunday in his presence, he seemed to like the discourse well, & said it was much to the purpose. He hoped for good results from the practice of such moral good instructions.” – Rev. Charles Bourke Journal 1812
Throughout the winter of 1811/2 there had been tension between the Orkneymen and Irish of the two work party camps. On several occasions, the tension broke into violence or deliberate destruction of property. Each of the officials seemed to have his own idea about discipline and how to maintain order…
(reference: 17868 of the Selkirk Papers, M186, Manitoba Archives)
Tags: 1811 Work Party, discipline, ethnic rivalries, Irish, Orkneymen, religion, Rev. Charles Bourke, Rev. Thomas Bourke's Journal
