File #44105: "James Cameron 1892 Diary 22.pdf"

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{page one} Mr James Cameron Island Augt 14th 1892 Fine Day Genie went of Tonight Rained to night 15th Mowing in the Upper Field opened out all the coils to Dry 16th Fine Finished the West stack of Fine hay Filled the Barn on the sticks shut the Barn Door north and put a Good Lot of Fine hay on the Floor put a Lot in to Day 17th Fine W Wind putting in From the upper Field Mowing Gathering The Bohemian Pic Nick 18th a very hot Day Leander and Hugh Ann Went to Dundee took 2 Tubs of Butter 8 1/2 Doz of Eggs Mowing some in upper Field made some coils of hay Fixed the Wheelbarrow Hurted my Hand most awful hot Day Narcisse to Montreal Bought of J Tyo Flour 200 Wt 4.80 Tin Pans 1.80 2 Tubs 60 Tax 5 Scythe and Stone 65 34 yds Cotton 2.38 Tobacco 20 4 Bars of Soap 20 c Starch 10 Glass 15 Bought to Be above Made a {illegible} Pepper 30 1/3 oil cloth 25 Pair of Braces Boots Pipes calico Dress Goods Mary Morris came with them home 19th Bismarck B Day 1870 Mowing very warm Thunder and Rain Lightning Peter Back here from the Rain Mowed some in the Back Place Rained hard to night shot a chicken Hawk {page two} Mr James Cameron Island 20th of August 1892 Fine Windy E Wind Mrs Charron came and Joseph Mowing some in the oakfield Leander crossed to Hamiltons for the Papers The Girls went to Lewis's Mr Genie came 21st Fine Genie went to Cornwall Leander the 2 Girls and Mary Morris to Dundee 22nd Fine Mowing in the Back Marsh and the oakfield Leander to Jo Lemays with his Gun to Fix 23rd Began a Marsh Hay stack Put in all that was in the upper Field the upper Feild Finished the Barn all Full cut some in the Front Marsh Hugh Ann went to Roses Hawks Plenty Flying around for Hens Put a Long handle in the 4 Prung Fork for the stacks Rained Thunder and Lightning to night 24th Rained some Fine Mowed some Leander went for his Gun 10 cents Got a Mefs of Perch from Lemay My corns is sore Few Flocks of Black Ducks St Bartholemu one of the Lambs Killed at the Head of the Island Rained to night hard 25th High E Wind Rained some Foggy with the Rain 26th E Wind Fine Taking away one of the sticks of the Wharf John Morris and TC here Leander went with them to Hamiltons Island
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