File #45662: "James Cameron 1895 Diary 27.pdf"

Text

Transcription

{page one} James Cameron Island 22nd of Augt 1895 Fine Lewis here Genie came had honey sugar apples Gordon came to night I and Stanley Fishing Lots of Boats Going now 23rd Fine Windy Rain 2 Boys here made a Pole for the Well Gordon Trowling Got Pickerel Pike Boys and Genie Fishing to night 24th Raining hard Gordon went to Cornwall Bought Plain square 2 Gimlets a concern for a Bench Rubber Coat and so on 25th Fine 26th Leander and Stanley to cutting march hay near the Mouth of Salmon River 27th Working at the Ditch Lewis here cut weeds on the Little Island south side warm Fishing Leander went to Dundee took a small Tub to Shetla 28th Fine Working at the Ditch Let the water Run Lucias for Butter some Rain this Evening made 15 coils of hay Front Marsh St Augustine Day {page two} James Cameron Island 29th of August 1895 Fine Heard Lucretia was Buried to Day cut some Brush Genie Fishing Leander to Douquets 30th Fine very warm cutting Brush and Laying Down wood Gordon Plaining Boards Making Preserves Genie went off took his Fish with him gave him a Loaf & 31st Last Day of August Fine high Wind Rained Fixing the shafts of the Cutter Gordon Grinding his Tools Taking up the Potato onions Water very Low 1st of September St Giles Day Hunting Begins in Lower Canada Fine John H John Morris Men Georges Girl Herbert Annie came sold 2 of the Pigs to Johnny 7 Sent 2 Fish to ----- Lucias for Butter 2nd Labor Day Went and mowed a small Stack made the first one Gordon crofsed took his Tools Fixed Fence at the stacks Lucias here for Butter
The library is committed to ensuring that members of our user community with disabilities have equal access to our services and resources and that their dignity and independence is always respected. If you encounter a barrier and/or need an alternate format, please fill out our Library Print and Multimedia Alternate-Format Request Form. Contact us if you’d like to provide feedback: lib.a11y@uoguelph.ca