the 7th 1865 Mr James Cameron Island January Thrashing the Last of the Pease and Fanning them 3 1/2 a cold Day the air holes shutting up well 8th Sunday Lashey here for his sleigh and scates I though I seen a Cutter crofsing Summers's Road cold to Day Freezing hard 9th Thrashed 3 Floors of wheat 7 Bushell Fanned this is the First of Thrashing of Wheat Francis Laplante here for Semos spear gave it to him all the Bosells Fishing EEls Turned Warmer seen cutters going on the ice and a Load of Hay as is supposed the cutter Turned Back 2 times to Summers Put Straw in the strawtick to Day 10th I went to Fish EEls opposite the Foot of Christees Island the Bosells came got 2 Turned Stormy came home very stormy East Wind First Feeding of Hay to the Horses 11th cold, snow Deep in the Breaking Roads Drawing a Little Wood home with the sleigh Banks of Snow Drifts 12th Getting Wood Breaking Roads 13 This is the Old New Year and it is stormy Went to the head of the Island cut the Top of the Top of the Oak Tree at the very point of the Island 13th Drawing wood out of the Bay with the Mare Soft Day to day cows goin to the Bush at night commenced to Drift & Blow 14th Drawing Wood 15th Sunday Cold Frosty 16th Thrashed 3 Bushels of Oats cold Weather 17th Thrashed 2 1/2 of Oats cold & Frosty a cold night too 18th cold Turned a Little Milder in the afternoon Went to Draw a Load of Wood great Dreams those nights Feeding the Cattle more than Common it is so cold 19th Drew 2 Loads of wood Went to Mr Harpers got 5/- of Flour 1 lb Candles -/10 1 spool Thread Pipe plug Tobacco some paper 1/2 lb Tea 1/10 1/2 Bought of Rolland 6 yds Tape 15 cents 3 skains 10 cents 1 spool Red 5 cents 30 cents in all {second page} Mr James Cameron Island January 20th Went to Mr Harpers to 62 lbs of Oats to my account a Treat Gave George Bosell & Lewis a Ride down Bushing the upper Point Road some First Crofsing with a Horse 21st Went to Mr Harpers with a Bag of Pease & 2 Bushels of Oats 18 bl Beef 5/3 1 Qt Whiskey -/7 1/2 1/2 Gal Oil 1/8 22nd Crofsed to Francis Island turned Back was going to Semos 23 Fine Day Drawing Wood 24th Went with 3 Bushels B Wheat to Mrs Morris Bought of Mr Harper 2 lbs Butter 2/- Treat -/7 1/2 Bottle Whiskey -/10 1/2 25 Semo came to Thrash at the Wheat the Horse Dead 26th Fanning Wheat 4 Bushels Thrashed White Oats 4 Bushels commenced Black Oats Went to the store 1 1/2 Pease 3 1/2 Pints High Wines 14 lb Beef 27th Semo Thrashing 28th Thrashing & Fanning the Last and Frist of the Black Oats Gave him 2 Bushels Oats 2 Pease & 2 of Potatoes for his Pay Let him have the Mare to go home with his Pay 29th all alone 30th Went to Salmon River with 4 Bushels of Wheat Lis came Down with me Bought Mr Harper 1 plug Tobacco got my Account from P Buchanan Bought of Mr Streeter 1 pair for Livinia 2 1/2 their Money Bought of Congdon Mrs Minslows soothing syrup Pink & Semos 31st Went to Mr Harpers to 2 Bushels & some lbs over 80 odd lbs of Pease 25 lbs Beef 1/2 lb Tea a Treat -/7 1/2 Took Thomas Munroe up Home 1/3 for the Roseboroug Church Gave Mr Harper 5/- cash for to get me a Paper 1st February Went as far as Renshaws with Lis Went to Fish EEls with Henery Antwine to Christee Got 60 20 a peice 2nd all Bad with cold 3 taking home wood 4th Went to Charlies to Draw some Wood John Angus & James Hugh came Brought me a pair of Boots