War is Coming!     

     Wow, I haven't realized that I haven't been blogging for so long! I guess it’s just because I got tired of it for a while. Anyways, it is the year 1812 now, and James and I are married, and have built a house in Queenston on the site of my family’s first tent. His store is only making slim profits, but after convincing him to open another store in Queenston, business increased, and James could support me, my two daughters Charlotte and Harriet, and a son Charles. 

     I am glad to have such healthy children. Elizabeth married a man named Daniel Pickett at twenty-seven years old, even though men had been continually asking her out. Now, she finally has a baby boy! Anyways, those were all old stories just to catch you up on my life. Now, the war with the Americans seemed to be coming, and I am very worried about James, because he is going to join the military.  In fact, he is a sergeant in the first militia regiment of Lincoln Country, and he has to train local men for service in case of war.

      But luckily, he is only going to work there temporarily, and I really hope that he does not have to fight. Although I think that the Americans most likely won't attack us because it isn't our fault that the British had taken sailors off their sailing vessels and bringing them to the British navy to help fight the Napoleons, James told me that the Americans are pressing their new government to take action. But I really don't think they would take their anger out on Upper Canada, because half of us were Americans who came here to settle, and their quarrel is really with Britain, not us. 

     Anyways, tonight, when we were eating dinner, James was having dinner with the soldiers at Fort George, and my brother Charles came by to inform me that father was sick, and that he was asking for me. Just then, James had come back from his dinner to tell me that war had been declared. I can't believe the news! James would be in such danger! I really hope doesn't fight, because I don't want him to get hurt! But, I had to go see father, so I couldn't stay. Well, Charles is calling me now! I better go travel to father's inn!

Our house we built after getting married.