Dear Journal,
I have met a girl who settled in before us. Her name is Gracie and she is black. She said that she had come from a family of slaves and that her master was very kind to her. However her family became Loyalists like mine when the American Revolution. She said that including her, over 3000 black loyalists came to Nova Scotia. I also met another person when Gracie and I were playing in the woods. He was cutting down trees and invited us to come and watch. His name is Thayendanegea (tha-end-a-nee-gee-) and he looks like he is part of a tribe. He said that he had served for the British in the Seven Years' War. That means that he was a soldier. He was still friends with the British when the American Revolution began.
I have to go now. Mama is calling me.
Marguerite D'Youville
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