August 23, 1812
Dear journal,
I am very sorry that I have not wrote in you for the longest time, but with my old age I almost forgot that I had a journal. Sorry. It might also be that there is a war going on and I am too preoccupied with that. Let me tell you how this started… On July 12 1812, my wife and I were sitting on our front porch, a beautiful day it was, the sun was shining and there was not a cloud in the sky… I was thinking how uneventful and peaceful day it was… well I spoke too soon… we were sitting there when all of a sudden around 1500 -2000 troopers walked by.
This morning I learned about some things that happened in this war (yes, it is still going on). I will tell you them:
· This all started when William Hull of the northwestern army of the United States declared the war.
· When the war started, Isaac Brook was and is still the major general of Upper Canada.
· For the longest time he asked our government for a command in Europe because he wanted to help fight Napoleon.
· It is very obvious that he is concerned about Napoleon by the way he is fighting in this war.
· He thought that if we were to lose the war, America’s debt can be repaid returning Canada to the French.
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