January 3, 1787

January 3, 1787

Dear Diary,

Remember I was telling you about the Loyalists and how we had to leave our home; well…I did and I didn’t tell you everything…so let me tell you more. Well as you know I got mama to open up (she doesn’t like to talk about the past because my grandfather was forced to fight in the war. He past away a long time ago, and then my grandmother died of depression. It was a really sad time and ever since; there was a part of mama that died too. To know that she can talk to me about anything now; makes me feel like the happiest girl in the world. *it also makes great stories for my book.)

Yesterday she told me more about the Loyalists. Ever since we moved here, mama has been going to the news stands and coming home with amazing stories.

Well anyways… mama told me that the Loyalists in Nova Scotia are having a really tough time surviving. Mama also told me that the British army had to teach them survival skills and supply food. But in Quebec; Loyalists were getting land for free. The British have been supporting the Loyalists for a while now and mama says that the support won’t last very long.

Then mama talked to me about the Black Loyalists. She said they were former slaves from the Thirteen Colonies. Mama said that when the American Revolution ended; 3000 slaves went to Nova Scotia. Since Black Loyalists were the last ones to receive tools and supplies, it was hard for them to build shelters. Most of them had to work for other settlers; that meant living out of town on poor lands. It is very sad and disappointing when you here that Black people aren’t getting the same rites as me. I wish we could all get treated equally, but when I told that to mama she said that there’s nothing we can do about it. Then she told me that all we could do is hope and go to sleep. Then she turned my light off and walked out of my room.

So until next time Diary…

Love,

Samantha Jones