Children of Joseph and Mary Pollard

But near a year later when he was about 14 years old, after considerable correspondence on the subject, arrangements were made for him to leave Ackworth and come to America with Henry Dickinson & wife. I think they staid about two weeks with friends in New York City. A letter from H.D. gives the cost as follows:

As the Dickinsons were going on to Richmond, Indiana, they left George at Buffalo in the care of Samuel Carey and wife, where he had to wait till his father could get word and come for him with horses and wagon, surely a long hard trip over primitive roads.

Of the next fifteen years after George's arrival in Canada, about all I can tell is that his father bought another farm, built a house on it and moved to it.

"George was a birthright member of the Society of Friends and I believe consistently lived up to their principles and testimonies. He was for several years an overseer and for a long time clerk of the Monthly Meeting.

"He attended at various times several of the Conservative Yearly Meetings in the United States either with his wife or as companion for Harvey E. Knight, a minister."

George Pollard: (scholar 1843–48), of North Norwich, Ontario, went out to Canada direct from the school. Thomas Pumphrey, the Superintendent, presented him with a book in which ever master and mistress wrote a piece of poetry and signed their names. J.S. Hodgson saw this book when he visited him at his far in 1883. Died March 25th, 1918, aged 84.

Read and accepted a removal certificate in favor of Joseph Pollard and his daughter Catherine, from Pontefract Monthly Meeting Great Britain dated 21^st of 10^th Month 1844. The clerk is directed to forward the necessary information of the reception of the above to friends of said Monthly Meeting.