Here's a fun post for your upcoming spare time: I recently bought the Kindle version of Mary Beacock Fryer's book on Elizabeth Simcoe! (Lt. Colonel Cuddlebug graciously held up the Kindle for better viewing, LOL.) I'm looking forward to reading this!
First off, I admire the Captain, dear Creator! What a fine gentleman he is, and so intent on being useful (nb: any chance he might get a companion "my Eliza"? ;-)). He's so incredibly detailed and well-made, down to the tiniest details.
I hope you will enjoy the read! My personal gripes with this book are mostly rooted in its age and the fact that it's geared towards a broader audience, and as such resorts to a kind of colloquial, simplifying narrative structure where I would prefer footnotes and quotes from contemporary sources. It's quite frustrating as it's clear she used a wealth of documents, particularly private letters, and only quotes a select few.
That being said, without Mary Beacock Fryer, there would be no comprehensive biography of Elizabeth Simcoe's long, fascinating life at all, so I'm grateful. You will at times encounter passages you might recognise from her biography of the inspiration behind your adorable Captain as she appears to have recycled some material, but she makes up for that by including some interesting anecdotes; my favourite has to be about how the oldest daughter, Eliza, saved her little brother Henry's behind in the hours running up to his exam/ordination- oh and the hilariously entertaining drama involving her aunt Margaret Graves, who was quite a character- just like the latter's husband's nephew Richard, known to the family as "Dick" (which I was happy to work out via an early letter from a 20-something Simcoe to Margaret), the chap proudly lived up to his name, particularly whenever he got the chance to get on Elizabeth and John Graves Simcoe's nerves. Now, All I Want For Christmas is the relevant information regarding where to find the corresponding documents...
I hope you will enjoy the read, and thank you very much for your lovely message!