Peter O'Reilly Diary - 1885
| dc.contributor.author | O'Reilly, Peter | |
| dc.contributor.author | Vancouver Island Local History Society | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-03-17T17:03:00Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-03-17T17:03:00Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1885 | |
| dc.description | Transcription of the diary of Peter O'Reilly for the year 1885. The original document is housed at the Royal British Columbia Museum & Archives, O’Reilly Family Fonds (MS-2894), Microfilm Reel A01909, Box 2, File 13. | |
| dc.description.abstract | DIARY SUMMARY JANUARY Mrs Thomson taken seriously ill, Peter O’Reilly frequently travels her home Maple Bank to aid and comfort her – a new house maid arrives from Toronto, her travel expenses paid in advance – Frank O’Reilly goes hunting with Ashdown Green and spends time with officers of the HMS Satellite - Joseph Trutch and Peter loan R C Janion another $5000 in addition to the $20,000 previously loaned – Victoria Gas Co proposes that all streets in the city should be lit and offers a reduced rate. FEBRUARY Sixty-six bottles of sherry received from the Trutch stock – the O’Reilly’s party and has fifty-eight guests - Mrs Thomson recovers – Frank starts work at the Esquimalt Graving Dock under the direction of William Bennett, resident engineer – Henry Cornwall begins an extended visit at Point Ellice. MARCH Ashdown Green decides to leave for England, a search begins for a replacement surveyor – Peter sends Jack O’Reilly £1 for his birthday – Carry and Peter visit the graves of their daughter Mary and Mary’s grandmother – the cemetery plot is cleaned, the monument scrubbed, and sod planted. APRIL Peter writes three Indian Reserve Commission reports to be sent to Ottawa – Goon leaves employment and George Hick starts working at Point Ellice with board paid – a carriage accident in downtown Victoria results in broken ribs, a leg injury, and multiple bruises for Peter, Carry has no injuries – diary entries mostly stop during the recovery period. MAY A consultation with Doctors Milne and Harrison occurs – no other significant diary entries. JUNE Dr Harrison discontinues his visits, seven weeks from the accident – Dr Helmcken visits – no other diary entries. JULY Lizzie Deasy begins work at Point Ellice – no other diary entries. AUGUST Carry writes to the Macdonalds regarding Kathleen “Puss” O’Reilly’s return to Victoria – few diary entries. SEPTEMBER Puss leaves England after her schooling – Peter experiences swelling and inflammation of his left leg, the doctors are consulted – Peter gets out of bed and sits in a chair for the first time in ten weeks. OCTOBER After three weeks of travel Kathleen arrives in Victoria. NOVEMBER No significant diary entries. DECEMBER Peter’s participation in a scheme to control the beef price to the railway yields another payout – Peter begins sitting outside in a chair – sixteen attend a Christmas dinner at Point Ellice – Frank attends a bachelor's ball in Seattle. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1828/22119 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.subject | Peter O'Reilly | |
| dc.subject | British Columbia | |
| dc.subject | Victoria (B.C.) | |
| dc.subject | Point Ellice House (Victoria, B.C.) | |
| dc.subject | civil service | |
| dc.subject | history | |
| dc.subject | 19th century | |
| dc.title | Peter O'Reilly Diary - 1885 | |
| dc.type | Other |