File #45999: "James Cameron Diary,1898 (2).pdf"

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{page one} James Cameron Island 11th of January 1898 E Wind Fine Gordon came had 2 cards 1 for Ionia from Cornwall custom house and a Postal card from Dan Wrote a Letter to Mr Haggarty concerning the Parcel if he would be going to Cornwall 12th Fine E Wind Rained hailed Fernandez went to Lancaster Got a Parcel From Maxville From Helen to Leander to the care of Mrs Dunlop Ionia sent for a pair of Scates 50 cents The Fox eat the Bait did not Get him Put in 5 cents for the Free holder on This Day of the Month 1891 Aunty Mary Departed Rained hard to night 13th Fine Day Unfortunate Day Icicles on the Trees ice Bursting some Sending Papers to John Cameron Junction City Kansas Gordon crofsed Gave him 37 cents to Pay for custom Package 14th Unfortunate Day Fine Day Fernandez crofsed for Mail The Twice a Week Times From John Cameron Kansas {page two} James Cameron Island 15th of January 1898 {covered by a sheet, possibly the next page}shing Bee Pease {covered by a sheet, possibly the next page} Son here {covered by a sheet, possibly the next page}Kerosene {covered by a sheet, possibly the next page}usts Brother {covered by a sheet, possibly the next page} Fine {covered by a sheet, possibly the next page} Books Fis{covered by a sheet, possibly the next page} club Go{covered by a sheet, possibly the next page}ay {completely covered} 18th {covered by a sheet, possibly the next page} Roses {covered by a sheet, possibly the next page} cutter {covered by a sheet, possibly the next page} in the {covered by a sheet, possibly the next page} ic{covered by a sheet, possibly the next page} Nicholsons {covered by a sheet, possibly the next page} 19th a very very {covered by a sheet, possibly the next page} caught 15 perch {covered by a sheet, possibly the next page} \ with the cutter {covered by a sheet, possibly the next page} the End of the Island ____________________________________________ {transcription of overlaid page} James Cameron Island 19 {page folded over} {illegible} at Alexander's {page folded over} Gordon and Leander to {page folded over} Heavy Rain and Thunder {page folded over} transplanted 14 Tobacc{page folded over} Fixing around the Stables {page folded over} and Gordon went to Roses Stanley and J {illegible} got 21 First Day of Summer A Fine Day very Warm {illegible}king the Tobacco Peice {illegible} and Stanley {illegible} {rest of page illegible}
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