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      • Christmas charity
        12/31/07
        December 31, 1862: Been celebrating the spirit of the season at the gaol by taking in vagrants and giving them a place to stay, and regular meals, over the holidays. It’s hard to believe how many poor there are in Ottawa…can’t help thinking back to when Father died, and I could’ve ended up one of th

      • Happy tidings
        12/24/07
        December 24, 1862: Already got my Christmas present this year: Alice is pregnant.

      • The beginning of the great pea soup debate
        12/17/07
        December 17, 1862: Broke up a fight today between two prisoners. They refused to tell me what it was over, and then mounted a unified front swearing and cursing at me, complaining about last night’s supper (something about the pea soup).

        Sent them both to the dark cell for a week, on a r

      • Let it snow!
        12/10/07
        December 10, 1862: Had our first snowfall last night – I don’t think it’ll last on the ground, but it gave us a clear idea of what to expect this winter:

        The wind blew the snow directly through the cellblock windows where there’s no glass – only bars and shutters that proved no defence ag

      • A dirty affair…
        12/03/07
        December 3, 1862: Gets dirty in the cellblocks real fast. Gotta be because we have so many people coming and going. To make matters worse for those that are sticking around, we still haven’t really got any means of regular washing set up for them – no bath, basins or tubs. Nothing.

        So, fo

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