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Mr James Cameron Island
28th of April 1893 Windy Made a Double Whippletree Took away the Front Banking putting the syrup in Jars ice Going Down not very well Ground the Broad-axe
29th Fine Livinia and Mary crossed to Summerstown Mailed the Letter to Ionia 218 Warwick Street East N Y Long Island Bought J Summers 1 lb of Tea 25 took a Fox pelt From Hamiltons to sell for Davy Spink Charle Leander to Ball Island Go 2 Ducks 2 Men here Picquet for Fish
30th Fine Day Warm Leander Went to Dundee with Charlie and Mary took his Fur Muskrats Mink and Fox Lewis Wife and Mary-Ann here
1st of May E Wind Raining Mr Genie here Made a Broad-axe handle Had a Lot of Perch Light Lit up in the Light houses now Chaffy Runing now to Lancaster
2nd W E & W Raining Mr Genie went to Cornwall Fisherman went to Montreal his Girl to be Married Stanley and I taking up stones Tow Boat with Raft went Down a Tug came up
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Mr James Cameron Island
3rd of May 1893 E Wind Foggy Algoma into Dundee Alexandra went Down 2 Tows went Down Mr Genie came from Cornwall took 1 Bushel of Wheat 1 lb of Tea went off Leander came had the Plough 2 W trees a neck yoke 75 Plough 3 Dollars Sold his Rats and Mink 2.20 Bought 2 Hem straps 30 one of the cows calved Oxly High E Wind to night Narcisse came from Montreal Mr Jo Genie and Bilaire came Fixing the Buoys
4th High E Wind Raining Cold Water Raised very High Narcisse to Butter 20 no Boats went to Day Water high in Dundee
5th Fine Rained some Taking away the Banking From the house Drawing stones to the Bank hitched the colt and Mare together Drew the Logs of the Potato Ground a Lot of Towing