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Mr James Cameron Island
21st of May 1891 W Wind Rained some Narcisse Fixing the {cut off} House where the window was Raised {illegible} Leander and John H went to the steam {cut off} for an old Bun near Squaw Island John H got a sturgeon setting Lines Raising Fine Day Fixing Fence Burning Brush and oak Field Leander to Summerstown Heard {missing} Craig and Derushie the Purcell se{missing} this Writing Paper 5 cents Fixed a Do{missing} the Cubboard with hinges Leander and John {missing} to Fish got sucker Pike Perch cat Fish
Queen's Birth Day a Fine Day Trinity {missing} Randolph here Duquetts steamer going to Cornwall Hugh Ann went to church on the Front Old Kirk Plumtrees some Blossom and {cut off} Berries in Blossom and English cherries Mosquitoes some {illegible} Tugs coming up {missing} another its them that took Down {missing} steam ship in 2 pieces
25th Keeping the {cut off} th Day Stanley and I at sand in {cut off} 50 Bushels went to north side for 3 or 4 Bushels Fixing the shore at wharf John H got a sturgeon make a smoke {cut off}
th Raining Fine Writing Down on this Paper {page crumpled} smoking some Fish took up some sand Planted cucumbers
27th The Min her Kittens Leander went to Dundee took a sturgeon to {paper crumpled} David Baker Hewing slabs Bought {illegible} 25 Braces 25 Hat 60 sugar 5 Fine Day {missing} Cow Lame Livinia Tonia Hugh Ann went to Lewis's got a Lot of Papers From Mr Baker
th Corpus Christe Fine W W set Fire to North Marsh took up 20 Bushels of sand sheared the Sheep Marked them 3 of Them cut the Tails Leander set {illegible} Bought of Summers 16 lbs 1..60 50 wt of Flour at {rest of page illegible}
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Mr James Cameron Island
1891