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{first page}
Mr James Cameron Island
1st of January 1884 New Years Day Fine E Wind sun shining Randolph and I crofsed to Hamiltons took Dinner Randolph stopt to help them to Thrash tomorrow I put out a Few Bushes Water Rising on the Marsh Fired a Few shots this Morning put in the Bottom of the stack John H and Leander
2nd Randolph at Hamiltons E Wind snowing Drifting Blowing hard Frosty
3rd Allen's Birth Day 1853 cold Frosty W Wind Blowing hard Blustery Blizzardy cut a Waterhole for the cattle
4th cold Windy Gordon and Randolph came from Hamiltons Sent a Bottle of Wine with Gordon to Mrs Hamilton took a Letter to me from Dan it came on the 23rd with 2 Dollars in it for his Aunt Gordon to my Bladed Knife
5th cold Windy cutting stove Wood
6th Epiphany Fine cold
7th The Water is Raising near shore Drew the 2 Boats and canoe up as the water is near them
8th Hugh Anns Birth Day 1866 Randolph and I to Summerstown Bought of John Summers 2 Tickets paid for 1..50 the other on credit 50 cents Bought Needles 5 Thread 5 oil 60 Bought of P Purcell 1 lb of Tea 25 paid paid for needles and Thread EW turned stormy Drifting Blowing snowing a awful night stopt at Hamiltons John Went to Cornwall to mill did not come Back to night Heard Bella Wright Departed or Mrs Annan
9th came home high EW Brought 2 Balls of Yarn for Gordons sox
10th Began to Draw hay from the upper Field
11th Drew the Rest of the stack cleaned the pipes EW snowing went for a Load of Wood
12th Fine EW Frosty Drew some wood
13th Fine EW Snowed hard Frosty