Summary Of Sarah Frost's Interpreting Canada

The author does not outline any outcomes that she expected from her diary. It can only be assumed that perhaps, one day she thought her family may read it and be informed on some of the experiences she went through. The authenticity and reliability of the document is under debate. Sarah Frost, a legitimate woman from the 1700’s is an authentic historical woman who did indeed write a diary about her experience on the Two Sisters ship. However, the original manuscript of her diary in its entirety has still not been found. Due to that fact the diary has been under scrutiny for the past several years. In Interpreting Canada’s past, the version of Frost’s diary is from Walter Bates edition, Kingston and the Loyalists of the ‘Spring Fleet’ of
United empire Loyalist Association of Canada has it recorded in their data base that Sarah Frost and her family did indeed board the Two Sisters ship to flee the patriot threat. According to History of the Canadian People’s at the end of the war there was a flood of refugees into Quebec and Nova Scotia. 35000 Loyalists moved to Nova Scotia and another 15 000 to Quebec due to the persecution they were subjected to. The Loyalist refugees consisted of “soldiers disbanded from regular and volunteer regiments. Others were refugees who had burned their bridges behind them when they sided with the British; still others were opportunists attracted by free land. More than half of the Loyalists were women and children, whose fortunes were dictated by family decisions to support the British cause. ” This information supports the document because it hits directly on what Frost and her Husband were. He was a disbanded soldier, and she a mother with her children. Seeing as the document was a diary of her personal experiences she certainly knew enough about the topic to discuss it. In her diary she did not mention the reason she was leaving her home, and she did not mention the American Revolution. Seeing as How she did not mention anything that would have involved the need of education she certainly knew enough about the topic to discuss
Frost’s case was typical to only some women. Frost was able to leave with her husband by her side, but many women did not have that luxury. Some examples of women who had a much harder time fleeing would be Lady Johnson who was pregnant and could not flee New York to go to Canada with her husband because of her condition, so eventually she was held hostage. She later escaped and made her way to Canada. Another example is Molly Brant, who was part of the Mohawks. “She helped many Loyalists escape to Canada, and provided intelligence to the British.” The author also talked about Sarah Kast McGinnis. Her Husband died and she had the courage to continue his trading business. ” When the revolution began both sides wanted Sarah. She sided with the British and ended up in prison. She was later released and went to Canada. Another example is Mary Munro. Her Husband supported the British. Due to that, Mary was “treated very harshly by her neighbours and shunned by her own family. ” Many Loyalist women had to deal with much more difficult circumstances than Frost; for that reason, Frost’s diary cannot be representative of all Loyalist women at that