Volume 1

Description

First entry: 24 November 1852 (appears on page 2, after the entry for 29 November on page 1). Last entry: 3 September 1853. Frequent entries about daily events, including business travel in southern Ontario by “pony,” “stage,” and ship; frequent references to the ships “Sophia” and “Anne Jane”, which Stephens may have owned and/or insured. References to his position as customs officer, and to technical inventions by his brother, Robert; discusses municipal elections in January. Frequent references to the weather, and church services on the “Lord’s Day,” when he often gave an address to the congregation.