1862 Mr James Cameron Island February the 9th Sunday the 9th Lashey and me alone a Fine Day Thinking Charles Alders & Donald Cameron would come But did not 10th Thrashed 1 Bushel of Wheat Went to the Bush Helped Lashey to split the maple Tree split Well 11th Drawing Drags 12th Began to Draw Drags Grinding his axe Began to Bake Wind changed snowing some stormy Fine afternoon 13 I started fro Williamstown Got 2 Dollars from David Summers the First payment for the squartimber stick Gave Grendell Streeter 10/- had 3 treats at Davids Bought of A Summers 1/2 lb Tob 1/- Lottery Tickets 2/6 plaster Got a Ride From Doctor Shaver Got Present of Lance From the Doctor Bought of AJ Baker Treat -/4 & -/3 of nuts at old Sniders took supper there 14th in Williamstown Valentine Day A Great Ball at D Summers over 100 couple 15th Ver sick with a pain in Williamstown 16th Sunday Vary Dowell 17th came home Settled with A Summers clear Bought of A Summers 2 coats L3L Bought of AJ Baker 1 lb sugar 17 1/2 came home all{cut off} 18th James Hughs Birth Day Lashey Fixing chopping Drawing Drags 19th helping Lashey to split Lashey to the store got an order for 8/8 on A Summers Taxes running about plenty a storm of snow to night 20th Lashey to the Bush 197 Lottery Drew some Drags 21st Drawing Drags set 4 Baits for the Foxes Lashey chopping the Big Birch {second page} Mr James Cameron Island 22nd Feb 1862 Washingtons Birth Day helping Lashey to split the Birch Tree Fine Day Sunday 23rd Lashey & me cutting holes for EEls got none Set 2 More Bates for the Fox one at the Upper Point 3 in the Bay Back of the House now Lashey set Traps for Rats A Storm Brewing I here the Fort Covingtons Bells sound so plain 24th St Matthias Day Stormy East Wind Drifting & Blowing Baking 25th Lashey got a Rat cold Day Lashey Dreads to Move to the Bush it is after 10 oclock now Drew some Drags Snow uncommon Deep in the Bush Began the North East half of the hay in the Barn the South East half is Finished cold Windy Bad Kind of Weather no right thaw yet 26th Went to the Head of the Island to see the poison chopping Stove Wood Laying By a small store of Stove Wood a Large Blister on the upper right Gum whats the cause I don't know not sore cold East wind Grinding Lasheys axe Looks as we were going to have another storm no such a thing as crofsing on the ice with deep snow & water if his wood was all split I dont think he has more than 20 cords and then it will take him some time to do that is to split & pile 27th Drawing Wood to the house Lashey chopping East Wind storm in the Morning West Wind storm in the afternoon all night Took up his Traps very Deep snow