File #45459: "James Cameron Diary, 1884 (13).pdf"

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{first page} 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 {bottom of page torn away, exposing page previously transcribed} {second page} 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
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