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 Sunday 18th. — After breakfast I went with father and his family to an Indian Camp meeting, now going on back of Brantford.

Tuesday 20th. — Rode to the Credit this day, and once more found ourselves seated in our own wigwam.

Tuesday 27th. — Engaged in attending to business in Toronto. Purchased a large boat for the Credit, for about £29.

Sunday, October 9th. — Preached at Middle Road in the morning; Conover's at 3, and in the evening preached to the Indian brethren at the village, from these words: “What I say unto you, I say unto all, watch.” It was a time of deep solemnity.

Tuesday 18th. — The village was quite lively this morning, flags hoisted, and the Indians under arms, ready to give Sir F. B. Head a salute on his entrance into the village. His Excellency and attendants arrived about 2,, and the men fired three rounds. The Governor then rode to the east end of the village and began to inspect every house inhabited by the Indians, and went into almost every house and the Mission school. After he had seen all that was to be seen, he said that the Credit village was the cleanest, neatest, and the most civilized of all the Indian settlements he had visited; and that he had now visited nearly the whole of them in this Province; and expressed great satisfaction at what he had witnessed. He called at our own wigwam, and said of it, that it reminded him of a pretty cottage in England. I rode with the party to the harbour at Port Credit, and His Excellency seemed much pleased with the works there. The Governor made no remarks about our Reserve whatever. In the evening wrote a letter to Mr. Stinson, asking of him permission to go to England early next spring.

Monday, November 7th. — Received a letter from my brother Henry, at the Grand River Station, saying that our aged and