February 15, 1763

Dear Diary,

It’s been a little while since I wrote but I have some great stories to tell you. Britain has just issued a Royal Proclamation-like a few days ago- that recognizes the First Nations rights to the land. It also has something to do with the North American territories, Britain, and something about the Treaty of Paris. They want peace with the First Nations and they also want to assimilate the French in Quebec. (It has something to do with their British ways. I don’t really know ALL the details). You know it’s hard sneaking around collecting different news, while you just lie there on my desk, waiting to be written in. And to make my job even harder, this year has to be the most busy/hectic year of all.

Well anyways…that’s the main news I got. My dad usually comes home with some stories that I…sometimes use. But he hasn’t gotten home yet and we’re about to eat dinner…speaking of dinner…I have to go but I’ll be back in half an hour.

…………………………..HALF AN HOUR LATER………………………

Ok…I’m back and surprisingly, my dad had some pretty good news. (I mean, who would have thought?) Anyways…it turns out that the assimilation of the French isn’t working out as they thought it would. The people are getting really upset about Britain’s rules and laws. A lot of people are complaining about Governor James Murray, and how he favors the French. And when everyone thought the new Governor Carleton could do something about it…he treats the French as his favourite too.

Well…unfortunately I don’t have any more news for today but I will get back to you as soon as I can.

Love,

Samantha Jones