February 4, 1792

February 4, 1792

Dear Diary,

I know it’s been awhile but mama says that the crops are not sprouting as much as they used to, so she has been helping papa 24/7. I barely get to see them now. The only thing I do is make them lemonade, feed the animals and clean up around the house. Life has gotten so boring. And to make matters worse; mama hasn’t been going to the news stand, that means no more stories, and that means no more book dreams. That is why I have decided to go to the news stand myself. Mama and papa would kill me if I even asked to go to the news stand by myself. I don’t know if I can do this but I will do it for the sake of my book. Plus I have it all planned out. It takes one hour to walk to the news stand, then I have to get some great news, then I have to come back home before mama and papa come inside, and before it gets dark. I don’t think they will suspect anything. I will write a note saying I have gone for a walk because I am not feeling well and that I needed some fresh air. Hopefully everything will work out as I planned.

Wish me luck Diary :)

Love,

Bold Samantha Jones

February 4, 1792

Dear Diary,

I kind of got a little side tracked at the news stand. Ok by a little side tracked I mean a lot. And by a lot I mean I came home two hours later than I had planned.

Thankfully, mama and papa where still working in the fields.

Anyways…enough about my scheme.

When I was at the news stand; I heard these great stories. They were about Thomas Peters and the Sierra Leone Company, and Thayendangea.

First I will tell you the story of the Thomas Peters and the Sierra Leone Company.

When the American Revolution ended, Thomas Peters and many other Black Pioneers went to Nova Scotia. In 1971, Black Loyalists were having trouble getting farms because they weren’t getting paid enough. Peters wrote many petitions on behalf of the Black Loyalists; but they were all rejected; even when he went to the Crown in England. When peter was inLondon, he spotted the Sierra Leone Company, which was run by abolitions. After a lot of thought, many Black Loyalists traveled to Sierra Leone and called it the “Province of Freedom.” In 1792, Thomas convinced 1100 people to go to Sierra Leone. The people struggled with many different problems for many years.

And that was all I really heard about Thomas Peters and the Sierra Leone Company.

Let me tell you the story of Thayendanegea.

Thayendanegea traveled in disguise through rebel-controlled countryside to Haudenosaunee territory. He convinced them to support the British during the Seven Years’ War. They assisted the British in successful battles and the British ignored them. In the Peace Treaty of Paris, Britain transferred it’s claimed land as far west as the Mississippi River to the Americans. The First Nations people were upset because they didn’t want to give their land to the United States, so Thayendanegea went to London to petition for his people. Thanks toThayendanegea, Britain agreed to provide land for his allies. On October 25, 1784, Frederick Haldimand granted land to Britains allies. It is now known and called the Haldimand Proclomation. And then Thayendanegea and a lot of First Nations people did something; but I can’t seem to remember what it was. Hopefully I’ll remember; then I can tell you next time I get more news. But for now…I have to go make my parents lemonade…what a life huh Diary :p

Love,

Sneaky Samantha Jones