Page taken from the report on revenues and expenditures of the convent

La-Prairie-de-la-Magdelaine (La Prairie), Province of Quebec (Quebec), 1785-1786.
Page taken from the report on revenues and expenditures of the convent

The manuscripts of the reports on revenues and expenses identify several aspects of the everyday life of the Sisters and their students. These documents, listing purchases of materials and payments to workers, show the kind of building and maintenance work which was done for the convents: digging wells; covering convent roofs with shingles; whitewashing walls; putting down wood floors; cleaning chimneys; iron works and building milk houses. Filled with details, these documents specify all purchased items and disclose the residents’ daily diet.