Mann, Horatio (1829, 1840) Travel Journal. [Journal for 1829: unpublished, microfilm copy and typescript in P.E.|. PARO, Acc. 3338/3 & 4228; Journal for 1840: excerpts printed in Bell, M. (1993) The Island Magazine, 33: 17—24, microfilm copy and typescript in P.E.l. PARO, Acc. 3338/3 8i 4228.]

lsabe/la Mann had inherited the northern half of Lot 27 l 70, 000 acres, comprising the area from Seven Mile Bay to Kin/(oral from her father, James Sear/e, the original grantee of the land in 776 7. On six occasions between 7827 and 1844, her husband Horatio Mann (b. 7779, d. 7845) came to the island from Philadelphia to visit his wife’s estate. Mann had been born in England but had been living in United States with his family for some years. He kept a travel journal and in it recorded not only his daily activities but also his impressions of the island and its landscape. The following excerpts, although they do not record a single tree species, are of interest in that they highlight the changes in the forests occurring due to fire and land clearance from the 78208 to the 18403, and also because most of the descriptions can be pin-pointed to particular areas of the island.

REFERENCE: Bell, Marilyn (1993) Mr. Mann’s Island — The Journal of an Absentee Proprietor, 1840. The Island Magazine, 33: 17-24.

Journal of 1829

Mann arrived for his third visit to the island on 2 July 7829 and departed 4 August. He spent most of his time in Charlottetown except for ten days (1.9 - 29 July) visiting Lot 27 when he stayed with his agent, Joseph Pope of Bedeque.

Forest fires near Wed 15 July This day was the most windy I ever experienced during my visits to

Charlottetown. the Island. The woods were on fire in different directions and near to Charlottetown there was a fire that threatened great danger to Mr. Downe’s estate. Four engines and all the Military with nearly all the men of the town attended with hatchetts & shovels to raise banks to prevent the fire from running. Fortunately the winds abated or many of the Houses in the town would have been destroyed. In the afternoon l walked to see the havoc that had been made.

On 79 July he set off by hired gig along the Princetown Road to meet Joseph Pope at Has/am’s Inn in Springfield.

July 19. This morning early I went off for Bedeque. Breakfasted at Bagnells 17 miles from Charlotte Town. Then proceeded on 7 miles further, called Heiselham’s [i.e. Has/am's] house of entertainment After dinner we started on our journey say for 20 miles further — being unaccustomed to travel on horseback l was greatly fatigued. I arrived at Mr. P[ope]'s at 8 o’clock. As respects the journey only one scene duly presented itself — say burn’d land green woods. The roads certainly improved since my journey of 1828

’Burn ’d land or Green woods’.

23'd of July. Also in the afternoon went to visit my Settlers in the Burn’d Woods1 and to see the new Bridge lately made. Also the new Road that is going through to the Eastern extremity of our farms. It will also be carried through Lot 67 Miss Fanning’s Estate if so the other proprietors will go on the same — which finally will bring the distance from Charlotte Town to Bedeque a distance of only 28 Miles in lieu of 42 and 45 miles.

Monday 27m July. I went with Mr. Pope to visit Mr. Anderson & family. after spending an agreeable time we departed going through the woods was indeed like going through a cave being so dark that in places we could hardly see our horses heads but we arrived home safe. 2

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