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Mr James Cameron Island
Sept 1st 1884 cutting Marsh Hay
2nd I making a stack
3rd D McMaster's Birth Day 1846 Fishing Let in the Cows
4th put 30 cocks of Marsh hay in the Barn
5th John Angus's B Day 1850
6th Fishing Livinia not well very warm time
7th Randolph and Leander to Mr Jo Ducketts
8th our Tame Ducks taken away 8 of Them cleaning Tobacco the Buds
9th Phillip crofsed Bought a Bottle of Pain Killer Stanley not well shot a Duck Made Fence around the stacks Barnhart with a Raft of Boards
10th very hot pulled the Hops and Beans shot 2 Ducks
11th Mr J McDougall for the Boat Mr Heron here Windy shot a Pigeon Mowing Marsh shelling Beans
12th Mrs Burdo here and Mrs Lesperance Took out the Big stone at the Door as its in the way
13th Drawing Wood
14th Took Apples of the Grove Tree
15th Drawing Wood Randolph for Mail Bought crackers and Matches
16th Windy
17th cutting Marsh hay cutting Tobacco
18th Went to Hamiltons for the 2 Rams J McDougall came home with the Boat Took home their sugar Pot
22nd First Day of Fall sun crofses the Line Equinoxial Gales
29th Michaelmass Day
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Mr James Cameron Island
Oct 1st 1884
Tonia Birth Day 1883
Hugh Annes McMaster B Day 1844
Livinia Birth Day 1868 Hugh's Birth Day
4th James B Day
25th 31st Halloween
Harvest Month of Death
November 1st all saints Day
2nd all souls Day
7th Helen's Birth Day
9th Prince of Wales B Day
11 or 12th
Martinmas Day
25th St Catherine Day
30th St Andrew's Day The Festival of the Scotch
21st of November D McMaster Senior Departed 1846