a journal of all activities taking place at a post, including arrivals and departures, births, deaths, marriages, receipts of furs, employment of servants, and notes on the weather.
- 1843  That Gentleman in charge of Districts be directed to furnish . . . Journals of Occurrences at the several posts.
- 1913  The Journal of Daily Occurrences . . . was, like the log of a ship, supposed to contain a complete record of everything taking place at the post.