Written in a legible but rather careless hand in blue ink on ruled pages; some pages have the year written in the upper left corners; each entry begins with the day of the week and the date (month and number of the day)
Marie-Angélique Birranger was the wife of Henri Desrivières (1804-1865), the son of François Amable Desrivières (1764-1830), principal heir of James McGill. Henri Desrivières was a seigneur of Montarville and a political figure in Canada Est who represented Verchères in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada in 1841
The diary describes social, family and economic life in Montreal and Stanbridge, Québec from 1 January 1857 to 20 August 1858. There are also many comments about the weather and the author's health
Journal 1843: https://archive.org/details/McGillLibrary-rbsc_desrivieres-diaries_birranger_daily-journal_msg-1102-1843-16294
Journal 1848: https://archive.org/details/McGillLibrary-rbsc_desrivieres-diaries_birranger_daily-journal_msg-1102-1848-16297
Journal 1849: https://archive.org/details/McGillLibrary-rbsc_desrivieres-diaries_birranger_daily-journal_msg-1102-1849-16296/mode/2up
Journal 1850: https://archive.org/details/McGillLibrary-rbsc_desrivieres-diaries_birranger_daily-journal_msg-1102-1850-16295
Journal 1855: https://archive.org/details/McGillLibrary-rbsc_desrivieres-diaries_birranger_daily-journal_msg-1102-1855-16292
Journal 1857: https://archive.org/details/McGillLibrary-rbsc_desrivieres-diaries_birranger_daily-journal_msg-1102-1857-16291
Journal 1869: https://archive.org/details/McGillLibrary-rbsc_desrivieres-diaries_birranger_daily-journal_msg-1102-1869-16287/mode/2up
Journal 1872: https://archive.org/details/McGillLibrary-rbsc_desrivieres-diaries_birranger_daily-journal_msg-1102-1872-16284/mode/2up
