January Monday 25 1886
Rained heavily in the morning
thawing – Blowing a gale from the
S. West.
Tuesday 26
Recd letter fr. Hugh Armstrong
enclosing $50 – & his S. Bank
Pass Book – requesting me to draw
bal. & send to his brother James,
Drumnakilly –
A very stormy day.
Mara. Ward Pooley [*1] Mrs Drake Mrs
Turner J.W.T. & John called.
Notes:
[*1] Charles Edward Pooley
(1845–1912)
Lawyer and MLA for
Esquimalt from 1882 to 1906
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Peter O’Reilly’s 1886 diary has been transcribed by volunteers and staff at Point Ellice House Museum & Gardens and is for informational purposes only. Researchers interested in this diary are advised to consult the original document housed at the Royal British Columbia Museum & Archives, found in MS-2894, the O’Reilly family fonds.