Today in History – 10 September 1815
by Elizabeth Campbell“Sunday got our last boats off in company with one of the Compy’s Crafts this afternoon exclusive of the people’s baggage & provisions they have brought few kegs of Spirits and Bales of Blankets.” – Archibald McDonald’s Journal
The last two boatloads of Settlers to leave for the RRS had been delayed by bad weather, and so left York Factory four days after the first two departed. This second pair of boats were under the ‘command’ of Peter Fidler and Angus Matheson, one of the 1815 group of settlers who had military experience and had done some recruiting of settlers for Selkirk in Kildonan.
(reference: p. 18408-10 of the Selkirk Papers, M187, Manitoba Archives)
Tags: Angus Matheson, Archibald McDonald, Archibald McDonald Journal, Peter Fidler, settlers' clothing, York Factory to RRS
