File #44100: "James Cameron 1892 Diary 17.pdf"

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{page one} Mr James Cameron Island 26th of June 1892 Fine W Wind John and Mary Morris went home Leander Hugh Ann Livinia went with them very Heavy Rain and some Hail Fell here Thunder and Lightning must to have very heavy to the north Leander Found a Barrel Mr Genie Fishing Jo Lemays Boy here for the Table got 2 lb of Butter took home the shawl and Plate Gave him 2 Kittens 27th fine Brindle calved put the Plough 4 or 5 Rows of Potatoes and the Rain commenced had to Leave them alone Fixing up stairs some strawberries not very well Windy and Rainy 28th W Wind Rained some Fine Genie took the Hooks of his Line Too Windy to Raise it scrubbing the Petition and upper Floor took the Potatoes out of the Celler 17 Bushels Put them in the storehouse taking the stems of them Fishermen to Potatoes not very well 29th St Peter and St Paul PJ calved yesterday Putting the Plough Through the Potatoes where they are not Wet Finished Down on the hill very unwell to Day a yacht at the squaw Island aground the Ivy at her this morning and the Grenada to night The Colt 2 years to Day {page two} Mr James Cameron Island 30th of June 1892 Heavy Rain W Wind not Well Water high 1st of July Dominion Day Fine W Wind no rain to Day For a Wonder Lewis the Indian here Gave him Tobacco Plants Butter his 4 children went to Brockville to Pick strawberries Fixing Boards on the south side Heifer in all Day Campers on Alexis Island shooting a Lot the Big Glass Jar holds a Gallon Broke about 42 years since we got it 2nd Fine Narcisse and Dick Dont agree Dick Going home Narcisse going to Fish at Lancaster took up the 2 Geese put out over 20 Tobacco Plants Mowed Thistles in the calves Pasture took up Fishermens 2 Buns Leander crossed to Summerstown Bought a Pair of shoes Pepper Thread Tea Soap Matches 3rd Raining 2 Men came to Fish with the Fishermen Windy 4th American Independence a Fine Day Fixing the Wharf water raising
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