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There was a close intimacy between John Denison and his wife and Peter Russell and his sister; so much so that when the Russells decided to go with Colonel Simcoe, they endeavored to induce their friends to accompany them. Mrs. Denison was eager to make the journey and her husband was strongly tempted by the stories of the excellentshooting and fishing that were to be enjoyed in the new world.
- ↑ David Gagan (1971). "The Historical Identity of the Denison Family of Toronto, 1792-1860" (PDF). Erudit . Vol. 6, no. 1. p. 127. ISSN 1712-9109 . Retrieved 2021-02-20.
- 1 2 3 Robert Evelyn Denison (1910). "A history of the Denison family in Canada, 1792 to 1910 : for the use of members of the family only". Thomas Fisher Rare Books Library . p. 14. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
The cottage referred to in this account, appears to have been built on Front Street, near Bay. Help for household work was very hard to get then as now, and we read that Miss Russel presented Mrs. John Denison with a negro female slave, Amy Pompadour, said to be the last slave ever legally held in Upper Canada.
- ↑ Edith G. First (1979–2016). "Russell, Elizabeth, gentlewoman and diarist". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. Archived from the original on 2019-03-18. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
It was not until 1771 that Peter visited Harwich. Elizabeth was charmed with her unknown, unmarried brother, who was more than 20 years older than she was, while Peter was delighted to help with advice, instruction, and encouragement. He returned from the American colonies in 1782, and after their father's death in 1786 he and Elizabeth lived together in Ipswich; they were to be a devoted couple for the rest of their lives.
- ↑ William Renwick Riddell (July 1920). "Upper Canada-Early Period" (PDF). The Journal of Negro History . 5 (3): 324. doi:10.2307/2713625. JSTOR 2713625. S2CID 149799189 . Retrieved 2021-02-20.
- ↑ Peggy Bristow; Dionne Brand (1994). Peggy Bristow (ed.). We're Rooted Here and They Can't Pull Us Up: Essays in African Canadian Women's History. University of Toronto Press. p. 73. ISBN 9780802068811 . Retrieved 2021-02-20.