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In most cases, a note that reads “{Illegible}” refers to this situation.} the 1st 1877 Mr James Cameron Island January New Years Day chopping shovelling snow Went around the Lower point a Fine Day 2nd not very well Feeding the cattle extra this cold weather in the Bush 3 men Fishing EEls at the Kit Kit to Day Charlie Rose and Willie came for their marsh hay the Engineers Strike on the Rail Road Frosty weather these Days 3rd Charlie and Willie Rose came {Above it reads: allens Birth Day} Brought a Bag of Potatoes took a Load of hay John Hamilton and Tommy Jack came took me a Load of Wood Cold and Frosty West Wind 4th a very Frosty Cold Day W Wind cutting stove Wood 5th Fine Day E Wind seen a Fox at the Sturgeon Island {Above it reads: Got the Ram} Went to Summerstown Put a Letter in the PO for C Tupper Workhou{se} Walton on the hill Liverpool England per Canadian Line 5 cents Got Vennors Almanac from Dan Received 6 Dollars from AJ Baker in Bills Bought Match{es} of J Sandfield Got a Ride From Mr Shannon to Dundee had a Treat from Mr Shannon on the Road had a Treat at J McGreggors Bought of D Baker crackers and Matches Bought of I Vipond 8 yds of Cotton 12 ½ 10 yds 9 7 yds Calico 12 ½ 5 yds 20 ¼ lb B Thread 3 Skains of White 2 Spools 10 2 Bars of Soap 12 1 lb of Tea 35 L {Illegible} 41 Bag 25 sent a shovel across with J McDougall J McDougall Treated at Tyos Walked Down to J Hopkins took supper stopt all night and Breakfast Mrs Hopkins not well 6th came home E Wind Kind of Fine AJ Baker came to see the Hay to let him have it at 9 Dollars I crossed to Hamiltons Making shirts for Gordon Races at Summerstown to Day took in the Last of the Marsh stack at the Barn Door charlie Rose Dog came here turned stormy through the night snowing 1877 �Mr James Cameron Island Jany 7th Sunday Stormy E Wind till about 12 calmed off and then commenced Blowing and snowing from the West Gordon came from Hamiltons stopt all night Freezing hard 8th HughAnns Birth Day Born in 66 11 years old to Day Gordon crossed to Hamiltons took his shirt Gave him 5 cents some caps snow Deep stormy to Day I think this is Hansel Monday Done of 1 Marsh haystack 9th Began the Marsh hay stack at the West End of the Barn Charlie Mayville Married yesterday chopping stove Wood calm But Frosty 10th A Fine Day Kind of Warm Sun Draws Water went for the Buds of the Balm of Gilead to the oak-Feild for Bismark's Foot he cut it on the sole of his Foot on the Axe Feeding cattle extra cutting Stove Wood shovelling snow some Cutters Travelling on Summers's Road to Day Bismark got his Pants made to Day and Leanders 11th Went to the Bush Randolp and I piling: snow very deep a Fine Morning after a While turned to snowing Drifting and Blowing from the South West not cold to night the wind Raised very high Kind of North West snow very Deep 12th a Fine Morning wind changed to all Quarters East wind I crossed the snow Deep in the Bush and on the ice some water near shone up in the Bay Mostly got a Ride up From J Hamilton Practising their Trotting horses on the ice had the ice cleaned with the snow plough But its very Rough and not half clean Bought on J Summers 1 paper of needles 5 cents 1 Pipe 2 cent sack of 25 lbs of Flour Received From AJ Baker 1 Dollar wind North East Frosty stopt at hamiltons {al}l night 1877 Mr James Cameron Island January 1{3th} came from hamiltons wind changed Nor west sun shining Frosty and Windy to Day and very windy to night Drifted some Places in the Fields all Bare of snow to night Got 3 Papers from AJ Baker yesterday Got the Loan of a Bag of hamiltons as its easier to carry the sack in a Bag snow Deep on the ice chopping stove wood and Fixing about the cattle 14th change in the moon to Day a Fine morning turned to Drifting wind West Kind of Fine sun shining charlie Rose's Dog came again to Day Banks of snow in the Barnyard after Last nights Blowing and Drifting 15th cold Windy shovelling snow 16th shovelling snow Frosty Windy �17th Went up to the Bush Turned Back the snow is so Deep came Down on the marsh Water Raising on the ice close to shore 18th crossed took AJ Bakers Bag home and J Hamiltons took over Gordons Flannel shirt Received From AJ Baker 1 Dollar Cash Bought of J Summers 25 lb of Flour Matches heard of J Grants Wife having a young Son Last Monday the 15th its awful Travelling on the ice snow Deep from here Got a paper from W McLeod the London Free Press Talking of their Trotting Races 19 Walter Bakers Father Buried to Day Benjamin Baker 19th cutting Firewood next the Marsh I cannot go in the Bush Kind of a Fine Day Windy at night 20th Raining snowing and Blowing very hard from the West Began to Freeze to night some hail Water and snow on the ice 1877 Mr James Cameron Island Jany 21st {Fi?}ne morning calm Began to snow Wind from South East again Due West heavy moving let out the sheep this morning as I Did not let out since the first snow came Cattle Picking where the snow Left Foxes crossed at the Head of the Island no Ducks in the air hole awful Frosty Weather we had Before this thaw this is St Agness Day 22nd A very fine Day West Wind Raised some about 10 o clock Cutting Firewood up in the side of the Marsh Lots of Travelling on the Summerstown Road a change in the Moon First Quarter 23rd Went to Dundee A Fine Morning some wind West Called at Jim Hopkins ironing one of his Runners of his sleigh walked all the way took Dinner at Bill’s Got my Boot Fixed at Norman Bethunes 30 cents Bought of D Baker 2 Thimbles 4 2 cents for matches almanack 5 cents crackers 2 cents 4 cents Cash to 1 Rat to D Baker Bought of Vipond 1 yd of Calico 8 5 needles 2 Bought of J Tyo 1 pint of Whiskey 15 Trotting On the ice heard Charlie Mayvill Left his Fathers Dont agree since they are married one of the McCowns Keons is Dead and one of the Stephens scarlet Fever is at Dundee seen Hughy Rankin the Blacksmith Got a Ride Across From Dan Frasher of Point Lovat he Treated Twice at Tyos and Twice at Summer's cold Windy afternoon windy to night John Hamilton here to Day Jim Hopkins went up with a square stick of Timber 24th Charlie Tuppers Birth Day Stormy Wind from the west snowing and Drifting Mr James Cameron Island Jany 25th 187{7} Started for Summerstown met AJ Baker and Jo Parisha coming for hay turned with them took 2 Loads of hay to Day Brought me 100 Wt of Flour I sent with them for ½ lb of Tea 25 cents Brought it Down to me a Fine Day but Frosty Lent them the Whippletree as they Broke their own Dan �Frasher Bushing or Drawing Stones to Johnsons Light house as I see 1 Team and 2 men Going Down On the ice and part of the Ice Bushed 26th AJ Baker took the last of his 2 Tons Randolph and I put in part of the Fine hay stack Fine and Frosty 27th John Hamilton Drew me a Load of Wood A Fine Day 28th A Fine Day E Wind near night Began snowing and Foggy cleared up not cold 29th A Fine Day chopping Firewood J hamilton Drew me a Load 30th Went to the Bush met G Bosell on snow shoes a Fine Day Kind of soft Talking about the sugar Bush Gave it to him to make churning to Day not very well 31st chopping a Fine Day warm Seen a Weasel in the Bush {Above it reads: rain to night} 1st of February Fine Cloudy Thawing Raining J Hamilton Brought me a Bag of Potatoes put in the Rest of the Fine hay stack Dug some around the heap of stones 2nd This is Candlemass Day the Bear comes out to Day to see his shadow the sun shone some and cloudy Went to P.O. Bought of J Summers ½ lb Tea ½ lb Soda 1 Pipe Matches Went over with George seen his horse he Traded Greer wanting to Buy out Spinks heard Mrs Carey was Poorly Got a paper from charlie Viponds Drawing their Marsh hay from Christees Island ice very slushy snow and Water stopt at Johns them going up with ashes 1877 Mr James Cameron Island Feby 3rd cleaning the Pipes and chimney not very well Cut 2 Waterholes a Fine Soft Day turned snowing near Evening I Did not see the Teames Drawing to Johnstons Lighthouse to Day not many Ducks coming to the air-hole this soft weather 4th sunday A Fine Day Turned cold at night froze a little 5th a very fine Day Randolph and I chopping in the Bush the soft maple sap runs to Day snowed a little to night cattle picking out this few Days Back no Birds of any Kind Flying about 1 Team went to Johnsons Lighthouse to Day crust not very Good 6th chopping Firewood taking some snow out of the small canoe took some snow from the stone heaps Left the Wild sheep out to night 3 Teams Drawing to Johnstons to Day A Fine Day Thawing wind Raised high to night from the West EEl Fishers in the Back Bay 3 of Them a Great Deal of crossing on the ice to Day �7th a Fine Day Soft in the Bush 8th Froze some Last night made {Above it reads: Gordons Birth Day} some crust cleaning Brush and Trees on Bank along the South side to the lower end put the Brush on the ice a Great lot of it Fine but Wind Raw 9th Went to P Office Brought AJ Baker Bag home got a {AEtna?} insurance paper from Dan heard Jack olivy had to Leave Viponds for too much spending with Maria Grant Races in Dundee a Fine Day 10th J Hamilton took 100 lb of Flour from AJ Baker for me Drew 2 Load of Wood for me to Day and 1 yesterday when he came Down with the cream 2 pails a very fine warm Day 3 men and 3 horses up on the ice Fishing EEls Gave John the springs to fit on his Gun Races in Dund{ee} 11th Sunday a Fine Day E Wind Raw a Great many EEl Fishers Below Frashers old Mrs John Summers Departed one of those Days I did not here which Mr James Cameron Island Feby 12th 1877 A Fine Day churning the 2 pails of cream th{at} we got from J Hamilton made about 10 lb of Butter Raining hard split some rails at the Door 13th Froze some and Froze last night 3 Teams came up from Lancaster wit{h} Boards for the acadamy in Fort Covington Shrove Tuesday 14th St Valentines Day and Ash Wednesday a Fine Day cutting Firewood 15 cutting Firewood J Hopkins came for the saw-Logs took 4 to Day of them a Very fine Day 16th J Hopkins came took 4 Logs I went to F Covington to Mr Mears's Mill Vondall Left for not sawing peoples Lumber right Bought R Baker ½ lb Tea 3 Bunches of Matches Bills Team seized to Day By Baker came to hopkins Stopt all night Froze hard to night good Going on the ice a surprise party at Rob Grants in the {Illegible} to night Looking at the Pot Ash coolers I Vipond to Send J Hopkins for the Hay 17th Jim Charlie and I Weighed the hay a Ton some cold but Fine froze to night a sleigh came up from Lancaster going to mill and came Back this way Viponds Drew a Load from Christee marsh 18th James Hugh's Birth Day windy Cold and Fine 19th J Hamilton Drew me 2 Loads of Wood Fine 20th Some sleighs passing a man passed Down with one horse sleigh and came back with 6 Barrels of herrings a Bull in a sleigh Passed tied Down in the sleigh nothing to be seen but the Horns as he is all covered �21st A very fine Day Went to PO Bought salt matches sweetys salt Peter coal oil Gallon heard Hugh McGillis in the Gore was Buried to Day 22nd 1877 Mr James Cameron Island Feby chopping Firewood Brushing and clearing a fine Day Washingtons Birth Day Bad with the Toothache East Wind Freezing some to night 23rd E Wind high and cold this morning AJ Baker and Jo Parisha came for hay took 1500 Wt they say Tommy and Gordon Down took me a Bag of Potatoes 10 lbs of Pork a Fine afternoon Tapt 3 soft maples for Randolph not running very well cutting Firewood and Brushing at the side of the marsh 24th St Matthias E Wind very Bad with my teeth Brushing a Great Deal of Travelling on the ice and all this week a awful Lot of EEl Fishing on Both sides and the middle snowed a Little to night some hail Sunday the 25th a Fine Day E Wind Lots of EEl Fishers on the ice seen the owl to Day and Yesterday a man came to night Mr Ward he Got astray I went with him over near Frashers Point to put him on the right Track handed me 10 cents as had not more 26th George Bosell cutting wood for the sugar Bush a Fine Day cutting Firewood John Hamilton Drew me some Wood took Gordon to the House 27th George tapt some a Fine Day cleaning the Barrels and Pot Peter Grants boy came for the Pot seen a crow for the first I seen I went to J Hopkins for the Pot its broke Jim and wife at Brushe’s Mills George Renshaw here took a Bag of Potatoes Mrs John Arthur Departed on the Kings Road 28th I went to Summerstown Bought soap Matches Drawing stones with charlie Rose for George Renshaw Races in Dundee 1877 Mr James Cameron Island March 1st John Hamilton and Tommy Jack came for my soft Maple Log to take with his own to Mr Mearss Mill Fort Covington I and John went seen part of the Races at Dundee A Fine Day Bought of R. Baker Matches coming home went with Tommy up to Paul Jo’s to trade his Rabbit Trotter did not trade came home northern-Lights to night seen Mr Tuthill and he Treated us 2nd some Raining to Day Gordon came for my EEl spear Filled 7 Bags of Ashes took Georges horse and went with the Ashes Got the Pot at Brennans at Charlie Roses Bought of J Summers Tea Broom Matches a Bottle of Dr Wilsons Pain Reliever Pins Thread soap Bought of AJ Baker 100 wt �of Flour 50 lbs of Corn Meal Got some Newspapers from AJ Made about 2 Gallons of syrup to Day the ½ for us 1 Gallon 3rd William Henery Shadgate's Birth Day one of Johns Boys the eldest Gordon and Tommy Jack Down with the cream Gordon came tonight had his scates Raining Some Windy to night and Rain took the Pot and the 2 Barrels to the Bush 4th snowing and Raining this Morning Turned fine to Day ice Glib and Good 5th Gordon crossed to Hamilton's Charlie Rose came for ½ Ton of Fine hay got it for G Renshaw to pay for it Brennan with him to take the rest of his Marsh hay heard the Cannons in Fort Covington it must be for the President Bonfire to night boiling in the Bush Brought about 1 Gallon of syrup to the house a Fine Day Kind of Raw cut some at the Lower Point ice opening at the Lower Point 6th chopping and clearing some G Renshaws and J Grant here wanting to see if I had any oak cold to Day Windy to night from the West no one in the Bush to Day a Great Deal of Travelling to Lancaster and across the River 7th - 1877 Mr James Cameron Island March Stormy Flurries of snow Drifting writing some Cutting hay to the Bottom of the East end about 3 feet where it is Bad against the wall 8th East Wind stormy Blustering turned to Hail and Rain to night chopping some in the Bush piling Brush went for the Pail took their axe to the house 9th Raining fine in the morning wind changes to South West high Mr Russel called here to make a stake for his sleigh wet ugly time icicles on the Trees this Morning Foggy for a While snowing hailing squally 10th chopping a Soft Maple at the Marsh Fence cold some fine Windy West a Man Crossing Down the Way of the Kit Kit some cold to night a Load of hay crossing to Summerstown 11th 2 Men Fishing EEls at the Sturgeon Island snowing Drifting Fine cold West Wind Tip had her Puppies Found a Pipe in the Barn it Must Be Mr Silly's as he Lost one when he was here this summer the stem is of off it 12th On This Day of the Month D McMaster first came to the Island I crossed to Summerstown stopt at J Hamiltons Wrote a Letter to D Smith a Fine Day Lewis Henery and Peter his Brother here showed me a 10 Dollar Bill confederate Money he found cutting the Black oak Trees Donald McDonald Poorly �13th Tommy Jack and I went to Mr Mears Mill for our Boards my soft Maple for sawing cost 50 cents Got 13 slabs from Mr Mears for Nothing a Fine Day Donald McGillis rode over with us seen Mr Tuthill Treated me as usual David Baker a Bee Drawing Wood sailing with the ice Boat 14th a Fine Day Drawing Firewood and took Down my slabs and Boards Gordon and Tommy Jack 1877 Mr James Cameron Island 15 March I crossed cold Raw Wind Frosty snowing From the N West a Bee at J Grants Ashery at the Wharf Charlie Parisha Bought Jim Hopkins stack on the Black horse Island seen John Birch at Summers's Buying horses Back of Martintown Got from Charlie Rose Got From an order for a Dollar on Johny Summers Bought ¼ of Tea 15 cent ¼ of Tea 12 ½ lb soda 5 cloves 5 canister Powder 35 Lamp chimney 10 Matches 5 soap 8 cents paid 5 cents on a Corn Broom I owed to him 16th I crossed to hopkins this morning for to Get the Boards home charlie came Down with them we put them in the Barn 27 Elm 9 ash 3 Basswood 1 oak 40 Peices chopping stove Wood the hay all Done on the East mow and a hole made on the West Mow 17th St Patrick Day Firing some salutes Randolph and I crossed to Summerstown stopt at Hamiltons took Dinner and John Went up the Races Going on Viponds Mare 1st charlie Parishas 2nd Russells 3rd James Grants some Keeping St Patricks at Summerstown A Craig not well Pleased at something or other John Sandfield took a Bad turn in the Summers store {Above it reads: - Summers} had to go to the House a Fine Day But cold 18th cold and Fine 2 Cutters Passed here 19th chopping Firewood cold Windy 20th chopping and Brushing {Above it reads: First Day of spring} cold Windy cut a Waterhole for the cattle Randolph Drawing Dry stuff 21st E Wind Stormy snowing Hailing Blustery not very cold 22nd Livinia Birth Day the older) George Bosell Got the adze or addis for Parisha sap running some 23rd went to Summerstown J Hamilton Fixing the Machine to saw his Wood at G Renshaws a Fine Day Gathered 32 Gathered Besides What was in the Troughfs 24th First Sugar made to Day Races at the Front only J Cameron Abram oxly First about 34 lb of sugar made to Day sap running to Day 20 pails in the Barrels to night Got 25 lbs of Flour From AJ {cut off} 18{7}7 �Mr James Cameron Island 25th of March 1877 Palm Sunday The Annunciation of Virgin Mary Raining hailing Freezing snow and Fine E Wind some cold Tommy Jack came Down for Gordon and took Down my 25 lb sack of Flour First Sugar went up stairs to Day old Sugar yet 26th The Babys Birth Day He a Year old to Day Fine sawing Wood Randolph and I 27th Raining 27th Raining snowing George took his horse to take Peggy across 28th Raining some the Biggist or Largest Flakes of snow I ever seen was what fell to Day for a While some of them were like the Palm of your hand I be{illegible}ved them for a Long time as I was in the Barn 29th a Cold Day snowed {Above it reads: First Wild Geese came} some in Bush George and Peggy {Above it reads: came for the clock} at the Sugar cutting Stove Wood 30th Good Friday Pete came for Sugar I Gave him a cake too as he was Going to the store Bought of J summers 50 lbs of Corn Meal ½ lb Tea ½ lb soda for the sugar I stopped at J Hamiltons to help them at the sawing stove Wood with the sawing machine up at the store at night very fine Day W N West Wind in the morning a Very Fine Day sap Running Well 31st at Hamiltons Done sawing Went to James Grants Bee Drawing Stones to the Wharf at the Ashery I stopt at Johns all night Freezing hard these nights Sunday 1st of April All Fools Day I came from J Hamiltons early this morning Easter Sunday Gordon and Yorkie Baker came Pete Rookey Antwine and Lewy Bosell came put up the Clock and set it Going Gave him 5 lb of Sugar Frank Laplante and his Boy in the Bush 2nd Seen A cutter crossing Summerss Road its John Hamilton a Going with Tommy Jack and Joh James across to Dundee as they are Bound for California 3rd John Hamilton and Gordon came Down for the Rain horse and cutter cleaning the cellar Peggy and George crossed and came Back to night as there is a Big hole at Francis Island Pewits came 1877 {Mr Jam}es Cameron Island April 4th {The left side of this page is torn and folded over} {Illegible}led with AJ Baker I owe him {Illegible} from him Bought ½ lb Tea Got {Illegible}m AJ B I am take him a cake of {Illegible} Summers Being Down in Montreal {Illegible}ods ice opening in spots Last Crossing {Illegible} Blackbirds came Got Flour and {Illegible}om J Hamilton Brought over {Illegible}hirt Brought home AJ Bakers Bag {Illegible} 5 ice open cutting stove wood {Illegible} Weather �6th in the Bush all Day for the first time sap is got Better as Before this Did not turn out very well the sap must {be} weak (Bosh) 7th in the Bush George {cro}ssed with the canoe 9th Sunday in the Bush {to} Day and Boiled some to night 9th {Illegible}king the Banking from the house chopping fine Day a long time of E Wind ice going {Illegible} Fine E Wind put out the canoe Bismarck and {Illegible} the Sturgeon Island taking the Banking {Illegible} and its all Froze seen a pike to Day {Illegible}gar soft to Day they all went home to night 11th Taking the Banking from in the shed Fixing {Illegible} went up in the Bay Randolph 2 Indians came to night they were Fishing EEls Lewis Smoke and Rosar Got some salt From Bosells Got about {Illegible} of Gallons to night 12th All the Children went {Illegible; y}esterday to the Bush got about 1 and 3 Quarts to Day 13th John Gray and Smoke and Rosar here {to} night Bought 4 lb of sugar 50 cents I went {to} Summerstown sold AJ Baker 11 lb of Suga{r} 10 cents a lb Gave G Renshaw a small cake Gave {Ch}arlie Rose a 7 lb Cake of sugar for the Pot {Bou}ght of J Summers 1 peck of salt 5 cents {Illegible} ½ yd Cotton 10 cents took Dow{n; Illegible} from G Renshaws Farm {Illegible} Pari{Illegible} Mr James Cameron Island 14 {A}pril {Illegible} First Trip for the steamer {Illegible} Summerstown and Back to Dun{d}ee A Great Lot of ice Going Down to Day I stopt at J Hamiltons Splitti{ng} and piling Wood John Went to Lancaster to Buy a plough Went up to {Illegible} Got 50 Wt of Flour from John from th {Illegible} paid the pipes and Bunch of Matches to J Summers 4 cents made 2 Gallon of Syrup to Day {A piece of the right side of the page is torn off, containing only the first letters of some words, with the only complete words being: ice, 12 or 14, Black, on the} 15th Sunday Jack Oliva here and Maria and Katie Grant Charlotte & Geo{rge?} and Johnny Hopkins Gave a Puppy Dog to Kate Grant George and Peter Bosell here a Fine Day Indians on the Water spearing EEls 2 Indians in the Bush they say that the Indians stole their Knife ice Before the Door yet 16th Went to J Hamiltons to Trim his apple Trees. Trimming on the North side of the Road John Went to Viponds Raising Bee 17th An Indian here Traded for EEls with him Careys Raising their Barn John Went {Illegible} Trimming the Orchard a Talk of Jim Cameron selling out a Fuss about this Business with Seely AJ Bakers store took Fire the chimney the French Lives in it E Wind �18 Trimming the Trees John Ploughing for Wheat Our Duncans Birth Day 19th Came home Raining East Wind Bought a Comb 16 cents 2 Bunches of matches John got a Telegram from Tom Jack that he is going home and to send him {Illegible} me at home spread{Illegible} the F{Illegible} 20th Raining {Illegible; bottom of the page is folded over and cut off} {This and the next two pages appear to be written on different paper than the previous pages in this diary as these pages have columns printed on them.} April 21st 1877 came from Hamiltons Bought of J Summers yesterday 2 yds of Calico ½ lb Tea Matches snowing hard 22nd Jim Hopkins and wife here a Fine Day Gave here a 2 lb cake of sugar 23rd The Festival of the English St George's Day a Fine Day Firing in the Morning I went to J Hamiltons Trimming trees 24 Began to Dig the Garden 25th St Marks Day cold north Wind part of the Day Finre at J Hamiltons Gordon and I came with 50 lb of Flour 26th crossed to Hamiltons Livinia Planted 12 Beds of Top onions 27 Trimming 28th Raining to night Steamer Anderson came up 29th The Anderson went Down Dan Summers and Rodney Briggs here tonight their hunting on the Kit Kit I came home this morning 30th Planted 68 hills of Potatoes Digging the Ground First Light Lit up to night Taking away the Banking from the house Rain and Windy 1st Day of May Digging the Potato ground 2nd Digging I Forget the Rest of this 6th HughAnn Bismarck and I went to the Kit Kit Ross's and Charlies Island Found an axe a Fine Day 8th setting Fires 10th Fixing Fences �11th Went to Summerstown Got a Letter and paper from charlie altering Johns Colt a year old John Cary and McDougall {blank space} Got a Bag of Potatoes 50 lbs of Flour from John Spotty calved to Day 12th Gordon came home 13th Bismarck and I in the Bush 14th Covering the milk house {Above it reads: Jack came home} 15 the heifer Maud calved the Steamer Frank Maxwell came up 16th Fishing Got 28 Fish Rain and Thunder to night 17th Digging and Fixing Fence 18 West Wind Blary calved cutting Brush 19th Went to PO Rec Pay from G Renshaw for Hay and settled what was Due him Bought 1 sack of oat meal and a sack of cornmeal Tea paper pipes Box Matches Towel Got some potatoes from Tom Summers and a pail form George Planted Toms the {Pie?} less to night 20th Went to Christees for Wild onions {Illegible} Week with them to Tom Summers Got cake of sugar {Illegible} Went home Gave 1 Doll 20 cents to Bal{Illegible} Dog {Mr James Cameron} Island 25 of May 1877 25th Fixing the Calves Pasture Fence and Planted some Potatoes yesterday 26th Working at the Brush Fence 27th Gordon Went to Hamiltons Fine Day Randolph Leander and I to Na-houta's Island found 2 Ducks nest Roasted 28th sheared the Sheep 29th Trying to put in Don Pedro Broke the shed Door Royal Oak Day 30th Gordon and I to Dundee Found a canoe at the upper end of Alexis Towed it there & left it till we were coming home took 7 lb of Butter 20 cents a lb Bought of Vipond Cornmeal calico soda Rope matches plates Bought D Baker 1 Butter Tub got Potatoes Bought of Burdo 7 lb of Fine salt 10 cent Got of J McGreggor {Swanton Lime?} a Treat ½ pint Hopkins and Fred working at the Distillery sowing oats the St Francis Dundee Brought the clock to Jo Lemay took Dinner at Bills �seen McCabe married to McIlwans Daughter Got a paper from Bill got some Potatoes and a Butter tub from MM Baker I to Fetch him a sturgeon 31st Corpus Christi The St Francis passed the Bohemian at the Lighthouse Planted Potatoes hilling some Potatoes 1st of June Glorious put in Don Pedro Got the Rope in the Ring with working at him all Day Fishing to night Got Sturgeons EEls suckers perch pike 2nd Brought an EEl and an EEl skin to Margaret Hamilton Brought my spearpole to John to plain Rookey put his cattle over yesterday Bought of Summers with 7 lb some oz of Butter 18 cent 50 lb of Cornmeal 3 ½ yds Cotton {Illegible} Gave a sturgeon to Donald Cameron 2 Con,, Rain high Wind crossed to Hopkins with Pete Grant had a hook took tea at Petes Got a Herring Barrel from Jim Hopkins Wife some plants a Fine Evening Mr James Cameron Island June 3rd 1877 Sunday Seen the sheep 4th Looking for Blue clay for plastering Gordon Plastering Hoeing and Weeding the Potatoes and Garden 5th Whitewashing some of the appletrees the Blue clay comes off 6th put out the Beds up stairs 7th Cut the calfs pasture 8th Gordon Went to J Hopkins with some smoked sturgeon took home my 2 inch augur {Above it reads: A Lamb the Big Sheep} a Fine Day went to Fish to night Got about 90 lb of Fish Heard John Tyo and Bob Baker and Jo Lemay 9th of June Marys Birth Day 64 years old to Day warm Fine Rain East Wind and West a pic nic on the Bohemian to hamilton Island from cornwall Seen the Little Lamb to Day a Good many Trowlers on the water some strawberries Rain much wanted 10th Sunday Raining very high Wind West cold some no Boats to Day Spotty Kind of Lame with Rheumatism I think I Did not Write any from this Date so I am at a Loss of a Great many things I should have Down Mr Harper Departed this month and Mrs John Frasher the Dates I forget our Dans Birth Day 22 of June 1st of July Dominion Day George Renshaw and I went Down for Captain J Rankin and you Bet we had a hard time Coming up high high West Wind stopt at the Foot of Hamiltons Island took Tea at Hamiltons Went up with George �2nd Got 50 lb of Corn Meal a Dollar to pay George George came Down with me {Mr Jam}es Cameron Island July 4th 1877 {Illegible} and I Fish at the Kit Kit Island Ross a pleasure {Illegible} the St Francis and a Rowing on the Boat John Summers and Family here 5 our Johns Birth Day 74 years old to Day 6th 7th 8th Started to go to the Buoy at the squaw Island and the wind Raised and we had to Run for Charlies Island Stormy went to Ross’s Island made a Tent at Last we started and came home Mr and Mrs and Maste{r} Herbert Fulton along with them Mr and Mrs Willard here I Forgot a Great many Things and Weather this month 9th 10th 11th 12th Firing some heavy volleys Hackitt shot 13th Went to Dundee Tub of Butter Bought of Viponds – 14th went to Aults Raft I hawl Pilot oil at 15th Thomas Summers wife Departed 15th at the Raft 16th at the Raft Got 12 Boards 17th 18,, 19th Fernandez Birth Day 3 years old to Day 20th 21st Went to Dundee Tub of Butter to Viponds Bought (I Forget) Mr Fulton came to camp and Susan and Herbert �22 sunday 23 at the working at the Tent 24th Gordon crossed with Susan Worked at the Hay 25th St James Day at the Hay 27th at hay 28th Frank and Tanner here {Illegible crossed out} Mr F{Illegible} and Gordon went off to Genies to night 29th Mr Fulton Raised his Flag to Day Mr Skeith with him Allen and cattanach Mr Bain here Genie came up in the Big canoe and Gordon took Fanny up to Murdoch McDonalds 30th Took Fanny across in 2 canoes Found a Big Canoe cut in to Mr {James} Cameron Island August 1st 1877 1st La{mmas} Day Putting in hay {Illegible}dy 2 Miles came Mrs Fulton and Susan went off Left 2 Dollars Minnies Birth Day {Several lines of text missing; they appear to be rubbed out or lost in the copying process} Weather 3 + 4 {Illegible} Day {Illegible} this {Illegible} Day Born in 1846 4th {Illegible} 5th J Angus’s {Illegible} Mr Genie Mr Allen and his son stopt all night 6th Went off up to Renshaws to fish I am very unwell this morning and all Day 7th Windy time 8 Wind 9th Sunday Angus Cameron here captain Frasher and McDougall here Thomas Munroe and G Renshaw went Down for Captain Rankin 10th 11x 12th Mr Fulton here �13th Finished the Last of the 3 marsh hay stacks 83 cocks 14th Went to carding mill with wool for Rolls paid 50 cents for carding Bought 1 pair of Boots 3..50 paid it with wool Bought them from Burdo Got a Ride Down from the carding mill with Jim hopkins Jim and Baker a Row 15 Went with ashes Tea soap Matches Canister of Powder Cotton paid for ½ lb of Tea I Got on credit sold my onions to Bill Spinks Got Lead Jo oaks for canoe got a Basket {Top two lines, including the date, are illegible. It is most likely January 1878 as that is when St. Andrews Day is.} {Illegible} took Dinner there Bill Will{illegible} 12th the Captain McKay here {Illegible} my Indian curiositys such {Illegible} stone gouge stone Dagger or Knife {F}ixes and peices of Broken crock of the Indian Make in old times {Illegible}s him that told me the Ball I have {is} a Bombshell Gave me 1..75 in {Illegible}da Bills Went to the PO got 3 pap{ers fro}m Charlie Bought of Aj Baker 1 lb {Illegible} 22 cents ½ lb candles 9 cents Globe for Lamp 12 ½ Plates 42 cents ¼ Tea 15 cents ¼ lb Tea 17 ½ cents {Illegible} 25 cents oil 12 ½ cents Got My Hollow adze {Illegible} Hamiltons Roses a Bee Ploughing 13th {Win}dy and Cold 14th chopping stove Wood tunnel Wind 15th chopping and piling Wood 16th {took?} the Parsnips cutting fire Wood Windy 17th {Illegible}ouse a Race the Huron and the {Illegible; Pro}ppeller the Indian taking her in 18th {Illegible} Drawing Wood commenced to Rain {Illegible; comm}enced in the Evening to snow 19th {Illegible}uring Frost hard Last night saw {Illegible} 21st Windy 22 {Illegible} way his horses got a Bottle and Tin {Illegible} from him Windy 24th high Wind 25 chopping Wood to {Day} Went to Summerstown Seen Mr Brown singing {Illegible} got a Ticket for the St Andrews Dinner {Illegible} for his horses and calves to across {Illegible} Dinner at Thomas Munroes Sunday 27th �28th {Illegible} 29 cutting and salting the meat {This page appears to be written on a different kind of paper than the previous two styles of paper; this page has no lines printed on it.} Mr James Cameron Island {date illegible} I Left off Writing any thing Down Since the Latter End of July 1877 very fine Fall and a Very fine Winter But the ice was not vry Good as it was open from here up to the Lower end of t{he} Island and Going from here to Lan{caster} we had to Go Down By the Kit Kit Island and Keep Down East to the Foot of Ross’s Island South side till we {Illegible} the Road that crosses to McPhee’s and a Great Deal of Travel on that Road this Winter so I have only very few things to write Down as I Kept no account of Time or any thing that Happened Just a few things here and there Feby 4th 1878 I Went to Hopkins Jim Here 5th at Hopkins 7th AJ Baker for Hay 8th I went to Williamst{own} with John Hamilton came home same Day Got Pully Gougue Potatoes from Hopkins 9th at home 10 Sunday 11th 12,, 13th Charlie Hopkins here I went up with charlie went to Dundee Bought of Viponds a comb 14th Jim Charlie and Jim Summers came for the Steers took the Mare yoked the steers and Left them till he would take them home on the Sleigh 15th Settled with AJ Baker for the hay Bought of J Grant Tea Rice Raisins Starch Broom G{Illegible} matches Flour took Dinner at Hamiltons Got the 2 Collars I Lent them Allen Buried on 6th Decemb{er 18}77 �For more information on James Cameron, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James Cameron Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Cameron Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of the Archives of Ontario Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1854-1902 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Glengarry County, McMaster's Island Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> the 1st 1877 Mr James Cameron Island January New Years Day chopping shovelling snow Went around the Lower Point a Fine Day 2nd not very well Feeding the cattle extra this cold weather in the Bush 3 men Fishing EEls at the Kit Kit to Day Charlie Rose and Willie came for their Marsh hay the Engineers strike on the Rail Road Frosty weather these Days 3rd Allens Birth Day Charlie and Willie Rose came Brought a Bag of Potatoes took a Load of hay John Hamilton and Tommy Jack came took me a Load of Wood Cold and Frosty West Wind 4th a very Frosty Cold Day W Wind cutting stove Wood 5th Fine Day E Wind seen a Fox at the Sturgeon Island Got the Ram Went to Summerstown Put a Letter in the PO for C Tupper Workhouse Walton on the hill Liverpool England per Canadian Line 5 cents Got Vernons Almanac from Dan Received 6 Dollars from AJ Baker in Bills Bought Matches of J Sandfield Got a Ride from Mr Shannon to Dundee had a Treat from Mr Shannon on the Road had a Treat at I McGreggors Bought of D Baker crackers and Matches Bought of I Viponds 8 yrs of Cotton 12 1/2 10 yds 5 7 yds Calico 12 1/2 5 yds 20 1/4 lb B Thread 3 Skains of White 2 Spools 10 2 Bars of Soap 12 1 lb of Tea 35 L {illegible} 41 Bag 25 sent a shovel acrofs with I McDougall I McDougal Treated at Tyos Walked Down to I Hopkings took supper stopt all night and Breakfast Mrs Hopkins not well 6th came home E. Wind Kind of Fine AJ Baker came to see the Hay to let him have it at 9 Dollars I crofsed to Hamiltons Making shirts for Gordon Races at Summerstown to Day took in the Last of the Marsh stack at the Barn Door Charlie Rose Dog came here turned stormy through the night snowing </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1877 Mr James Cameron Island Jan 7th Sunday Stormy E Wind till about 12 calmed off and then commenced Blowing and snowing from the West Gordon came from Hamilton stopt all night freezing hard 8th Hugh Anns Birth Day Born in 66 11 years old to Day Gordon crofsed to Hamiltons took his shirt Gave hime 5 cents some caps snow Deep stormy to Day I think this is Hanse Monday Done of 1 Marsh haystack 9th Began the Marsh hay stack at the West End of the Barn Charlie Mayville Married yesterday chopping stove wood calm but Frosty 10th A Fine Day Kind of Warm Sun Draws Water went for the Buds of the Balm of Gilead to the oak Feild for Bismark's Foot he cut it on the sole of his Foot on the Axe Feeding cattle ext{cut off} cutting Stove Wood shovelling snow some Cutters Travelling on Summers's Road to Day Bismark got his Pants made to Day and Leanders 11th Went to the Bush Randolph and I piling snow very deep a Fine Morning after a While turned to snowing Drifiting and Blowing from the South West not cold to night the Wind Raised very high Kind of North West snow very deep 12th a Fine Morning wind changed to all Quarters East wind I crofsed the snow Deep in the Bush and on the ice some water near shone up in the Bay Mostly got a Ride up From Hamilton Practising their Trotting horses on the ice had the ice cleaned with the snow plough But its very Rough and not half clean Bought on I Summers 1 paper of needles 5 cents 1 Pipe 2 cent sack of 25 lbs of Flour Received From AJ Baker 1 Dollar wind North East Frosty stopt at hamiltons all night {second page} 1877 Mr James Cameron Island January came from Hamiltons wind changed Nor west sun shining Frosty and Windy to Day and very windy to night Drifted some Places in the Fields all Bare of snow to night Got 3 Papers from AJ Baker yesterday Got the Loan of a Bag of hamiltons as to easier to carry the tack in a Bag snow Deep on the ice chopping stove wood and Fixing about the cattle 14th change in the moon to Day a Fine morning turned to Drifting wind West Kind of Fine sun shining Charlie Rose's Dog came again to Day Bank of snow in the Barnyard after Last night Blowing and Drifting 15th cold Windy shovelled snow 16th Went up to the Bush Turned Back the snow is so Deep came Down on the Marsh Water (Raising on the ice close to shore 18th crofsed took AJ Bakers Bag home and I Hamiltons took over Gordons Flannel shirt Received From AJ Baker 1 Dollar Cash Bought of Summers 25lb of Flour Matches heard of I Grants Wife having a young Son Last Monday the 15th its awful Travelling on the ice snow Deep from here Got a Paper from W McLean the London Free Press Talking of their Trotting Races Walter Bakers Father Buried to Day Benjamin Baker 19th cutting Firewood next the Marsh I cannot go in the Bush Kind of a Fine Day Windy at night 20th Raining snowing and Blowing very hard from the West Began to Freeze to night some hail Water and snow on the ice </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1877 Mr James Cameron Island January 21st {illegible} morning calm Began to snow Wind from South East again Due West heavy moving let out the sheep this morning as I Did not let Out since the first snow came Cattle Picking where the snow Left Foxe crofsed at the Head of the Island no Ducks in the air hole awful Frosty Weather we had Before this thaw this is St Agnefs Day 22nd A very Fine Day West Wind Raised some about 10 O clock cutting Firewood up in the side of the Marsh Lost of Travelling on the Summerstown Road a change in the Moon First Quarter 23rd Went to Dundee A Fine Morning some wind West Called at Jim Hopkins ironing one of his Runners of his sleigh walked all the way took Dinner at Bills Got my Boot Fixed at Norman Bethunes 30 cents Bought of D Baker 2 Thimbles 4 2 cents for Matches almanack 5 cents crackers 2 cents 4 cents Cash to 1 Rat to D Baker Bought of Vipond 1 yd of Calico 8 5 needles 2 Bought of I Tyo 1 Jun of Whiskey 15 Trotting On the ice heard Charlie Mayvill Left his Fathers Dont agree since they are married one of the M J. Cowns Keons is Dead and one of the Stephens Scarlet Fever is at Dundee seen Hughy Rankin the Blacksmith Got a Ride Acrofs From Dan Frasher of Point Lovat he Treated Twice at Tyos and Twice at Summer's cold Windy afternoon windy to night John Hamilton here to Day Jim Hopkins went up with a square stick of Timber 24th Charlie Tuppers Birth Day Stormy Wind from the west snowing and Drifting {page two} Mr James Cameron Island Jany 25th 1877 started for Summerstown met AJ Baker and Jo Parish a coming for hay turned with them took 2 Loads of hay to Day Brought me 100 lbs of Flour I sent with them for 1/2 lb of Tea 25 cents Brought it Down to me a Fine Day but Frosty Lent them the Whippletree as they Broke their own Dan Frasher Bushing or Drawing Stones to Johnsons Light house as I see 1 Team since 2 men Going Down On the Ice and part of the Ice Bushed 26th AJ Baker took the last of his 2 Tons Randolph and I put in part of the Fine hay stack Fine and Frosty 27th John Hamilton Drew me a Load of Wood A Fine Day 28th A Fine Day E Wind near night Began snowing and Foggy cleared up not cold 29th A Fine Day chopping Firewood J Hamilton Drew me a Load 30th I Went to the Bush met G Bosell on snow shoes a Fine Day Kind of soft Talking about the sugar Bush Gave it to him to make churning to Day not very well 31st chopping a Fine Day warm seen a Weasel in the Bush rain to night 1st of February Fine Cloudy Thawing Raining J Hamilton Brought me a Bag of Potatoes put in the Rest of the Fine hay stack Dug some around the heap of stones 2nd This is Candlemas Day the Bear comes out to Day to see his shadow the sun shone some and cloudy Went to P.O. Bought of J Summers 1/2 lb Tea 1/2 lb Soda 1 Pipe Matches Went over with George seen his horse he Traded Green wanting to Buy out Spinks heard Mrs Carey was Poorly Got a Paper from Charlie Vipons Drawing their Marsh hay from Christees Island ice very slushy snow and Water stopt at Johns them going up with ashes </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1877 Mr James Cameron Island Feby 3rd Cleaning the Pipes and chimney not very well ct 2 Waterholes a Fine Soft Day turned snowing near evening I Did not see the Teames Drawing to Johnstons Lighthouse to Day not many Ducks coming to the air-hole this soft weather 4th Sund A Fine Day Turned cold at night froze a little 5th a very fine Day Randolph and I chopping in the Bush the soft maple sap runs to Day snowed a little to night cattle picking out this few Days Back no Birds of any Kind Flying about 1 Team went to Johnsons Lighthouse to Day crust not very Good 6th chopping Firewood taking some snow out of the small canoe took some snow from the stone heaps Left the Wild sheep out to night 3 Teams Drawing to Johnstons to Day A Fine Day Thawing wind Raised high to night from the West EEl Fishers in the Back Bay 3 of Them a Great Deal of Crofsing on the ice to Day 7th a Fine Day Soft in the Bush 8th Froze some Last night made some crust cleaning Brush and Trees on Bank along the south side to the Lower end put the Brush on the ice a Great lot of it Fine but Wind Raw Gordons Birth Day 9th Went to P Office Brought AJ Baker Bag home got a {illegible}tna insurance paper from Dan heard Jack Olivy had to Leave Viponds for too much spending with Maria Grant Races in Dundee a Fine Day 10th J Hamilton took 100 lbs of Flour from AJ Baker for me Drew 2 Load of Wood for me to Day and 1 yesterday when he Came Down with the cream 2 pails a very fine warm Day 3 men and 3 horsesup on the ice Fishing EEls Gave John the springs to fit on his Gun Races in Dundee 11th Sunday a Fine Day E Wind Raw a Great many EEl Fishers Below Frashers old Mrs John Summers Departed one of those Days I did not here which {second page} Mr James Cameron Island Feb 12th 1877 A Fine Day churning the 2 Pails of cream that we got from J Hamilton made about 10 lbs of Butter Raining hard split some rails at the Door 13th Froze some and Froze last night 3 Teams came up from Lancaster with Boards for the Acadamy in Fort Covington Shrove Tuesday 14th St Valentines Day and Ash Wednesday a Fine Day cutting Fire Wood 15 cutting Firewood I Hopkins came for the saw Logs took 4 to Day of them a very fine Day 16th J Hopkins came took 4 Logs I went to F Covington to Mr Mears's Mill Vondale Left for not sawing peoples Lumber right Bought R Baker 1/2 lb Tea 3 Bunches of Matches Bills TEam seized to Day by Baker came to Hopkins stopt all night Froze hard to night good Going on the ice a surpris party at Rob Grants in the {illegible} to night Looking at the Pot Ash coolers J Vipond to Send J Hopkins for the Hay 17th Jim Charlie and I Weighed the hay a Ton some cold but Fine froze to night A sleigh came up from Lancaster going to mill and came Back this way Viponds Drew a Load from Christee marsh 18th James Hough's Birth Day windy Cold and Fine 19th J Hamilton Drew m{illegible} Loads of Wood Fine 20th Some sleighs passing a man passed Down with one horse sleigh and came back with 6 Barrels of herrings A Bull in a sleigh Passed tied Down in the sleigh nothing to be seen but the Horns as he is all covered 21st A very Fine Day Went to PO Bought salt matches sweetys salt Peter coal oil Gallon heard Hugh McGillis in the Gore was Buried to Day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island Feby 22nd 1877 chopping Firewood Brushing and clearing a fine Day Washingtons Birth Day Bad with the Toothache East Wind Freezing some to night 23rd E Wind high and cold this morning AJ Baker and Jo Parisha came for hay took 1500 Wt they say Tommy and Gordon Down took me a Bag of Potatoes 10 lbs of Pork a Fine afternoon Tapt 3 Soft maples for Randolph not running very well cutting Firewood and Brushing at the side of the marsh 24th St Matthias E Wind very Bad with my teeth Brushing a Great Deal of Travelling on the ice and all this week a awful Lot of EEl Fishing on Both sides and the middle snowed a Little to night some hail Sunday the 25th a Fine Day E Wind Lost of EEl Fishers on the ice seen the owl to Day and Yesterday a man came to night Mr Ward he Got astray I went with him over near Frashers Point to put him on the right Track handed me 10 cents as had not more 26th George Bosell cutting wood for the sugar Bush a Fine Day cutting Firewood John Hamilton Drew me some Wood took Gordon to the House 27th George tapt some a Fine Day cleaning the Barrels and Pot Peter Grants boy came for the Pot seen a crow for the first I seen I went to J Hopkins for the Pot its broke Jim and wife at Brushe;s Mills George Renshaw here took a Bag of Potatoes Mrs John Arthurs Departed on the Kings Road 28th I went to Summerstown Bought soap Matches Drawing stones with Charlie Rose for George Renshaws Races in Dundee {second page} Mr James Cameron Island March 1st 1877 John Hamilton and Tommy Jack came for my soft Maple Log to take with his own to Mr Mears Mill Fort Covington I and John went seen part of the Races at Dundee A Fine Day Bought of R. Baker Matches coming home went with Tommy up to Paul Jos to trade his Rabbit Trotter did not trade came home northern Lights to night seen Mr Tuthell and he Treated us 2nd some Raining to Day Gordon came for my EEl spear Filled 7 Bags of Ashes took Georges horse and went with the Ashes Got the Pot at Brennans at Charlie Roses Bought of J Summers Tea Broom Matches a Bottle of Dr Wilsons Pain Reliever Pins Thread soap Bought of AJ Baker 100 wt of Flour 50 lbs of Corn Meal Got some News Papers from AJ Made about 2 Gallons of syrup to Day the 1/2 for us 1 Gallon 3rd William Henery Shadgate's Birth Day one of Johns Boys the eldest Gordon and Tommy Jack Down with the cream Gordon came tonight had his scales Raining some Windy to night and Rain took the Pot and the 2 Barrels to the Bush 4th snowing and Raining this Morning Turned fine to Day ice Gl{illegible} and Good 5th Gordon crofsed to Hamilton's Charlie Rose came for 1/2 Ton of Fine hay got it for G Renshaw to pay for it Brennan with him to take the rest of his Marsh hay heard the Cannons in Fort Covington it must be for the President Bonfire to night boiling in the Bush Brought about 1 Gallon of syrup to the house a Fine Day Kind of Raw cut some at the Lower Point ice opening at the Lowr Point 6th chopping and clearing some G Renshaws and I Grant here wanting to see if I had any oak cold to Day Windy to night from the West no one in the Bush to Day A Great Deal of Travelling to Lancaster and acrofs the River </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island March 7th 1877 Stormy Flurries of snow Drifting writing some cutting hay to the Bottom of the East end about 3 feet where it is Bad against the all 8th East Wind stormy Blustering turned to Hail and Rain to night chopping some in the Bush piling Brush went for the Pail took their axe to the house 9th Raining fine in the morning wind changes to south West high Mr Russel called here to make a stake for his sleigh wet ugly time icicles on the Trees this Morning Foggy for a While snowing hailing squally 10th chopping a soft Maple at the Marsh Fence cold some fine Windy West a Man Crofsing Down the Way of the Kit Kit some cold tonight a Load of hay crofsing to Summerstown 11th 2 Men Fishing EEls at the sturgeon Island snowing Drifting Fine cold West Wind Tip had her Puppies Found a Pipe in the Barn it Must Be Mr Silly's as he Lost one when he was here this summer the stem is of off it 12th On This Day of the Month D McMaster first came to the Island I crofsed to Summerstown stopt at J Hamiltons Wrote a Letter to D Smith a Fine Day Lewis Henery and Peter his Brother here showed me a 10 Dollar Bill confederate Money he found cutting the Black oak Trees Donald McDonald Poorly 13th Tommy Jack and I went to Mr Mears Mill for our Boards my soft Maple for sawing cost 50 cents Got 13 slabs from Mr Mears for Nothing a Fine Day Donald McGillis rode over with us seen Mr Tuthill Treated me as usual David Baker a Bee Drawing Wood sailing with the ice Boat 14th a Fine Day Drawing Firewood and took Down my slabs and Boards Gordon and Tommy Jack {page two} Mr James Cameron Island 15 March 1877 I Crofsed cold Raw Wind Frosty snowing From the N West A Bee at J Grants Ashery at the Wharf Charlie Parisha Bought Jim Hopkins stack on the Black horse Island seen John Birch at Summers's Buying horses Back of Martintown Got from Charlie Rose Got From and order for a Dollar on Johnny Summers Bought 1/4 of Tea 15 cents 12 1/2 lb soda 5 cloves 5 canister Powder 35 Lamp chimney 10 Matches 5 soap 8 cents paid 5 cents on a corn Broom I owed to him 6th I crofsed to hopkins this morning for to Get the Boards home Charlie came Down with them we put them in the Barn 27 Elm 9 Ash 3 Basswood 1 Oak 40 Peices chopping stove Wood the hay all Done on the West Mow 17th St Patrick Day Firing some salute Randolph and I crofsed to Summerstown stopt at Hamiltons took Dinner and John went up the Races Going on Viponds Mare 1st Charlie Parisha 2nd (Russells 3rd) James Grants some Keeping St Patricks at Summerstown A Craig not well Pleased at something or other John Sandfield took a Bad turn in the Summers store had to go to the House a Fine Day But cold 18th cold Wind Fine 2 Cutters Passed here 19th chopping Firewood cold Windy 20th chopping and Brushing cold Windy first Day of spring Cut a Waterhole for the cattle Randolph Drawing Dry stuff 21st E Wind Stormy snowing Hailing Blustery not very cold 22nd Livinia Birth Day the older) George Bosell Got the adze or addis for Parisha sap running some 23rd went to Summerstown J Hamilton Fixing the Machine to saw his Wood at G Renshaws a Fine DAy Gathered 32 Gathered Besides what was in the Troughs 24th First Sugar made to Day Races at the Front only J Cameron Abram only First about 34 lbs of sugar made to Day sap running to Day 20 pails in the Barrels to night Got 25 lbs of Flour frim AJ {cut off} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island April 1877 {illegible} First Trip for the steamer {illegible} Summerstown and Back to Dundee A Great Lot of ice Going Down to Day I stopt at J Hamiltons splitting and piling Wood John went to Lancaster to Buy a plough Went up to {illegible} Got 50 lbs of Flour from John from the {illegible} paid the pipes and Bunch of Matches to Summers 4 cents made 2 Gallon of syrup to Day 15th Sunday Jack Oliva here and Maria and Katie Grant Charlotte & George and Johnny Hopkins Gave a Puppy Dan to Kate Grant George and Peter Bosell here a Fine Day Indians on the Water spearing EEls 2 Indians in the Bush they say that the Indians stole their Knife ice Before the Door yet 16th Went to J Hamiltons to Trim his apple Trees. Trimming on the North side of the Road John went to Viponds Raising Bee 17th An Indian here Traded for EEls with him Careys Raising then Barn John Went fine Trimming the Orchard a talk of Jun Cameron selling out a Fuss about this Businefs with seely AJ Baker store took Fire the chimney the French Lives in it E Wind 18 Trimming the Trees John Ploughed for Wheat Our Duncan's Birth Day 19th Came home Raining East Wind Bought a Comb 16 cents 2 Bunches of Matches John got a telegram from Tom Jack that he is going home and to send him {illegible} Dollars me at home spread{cut off} 20th Raining {rest of entry is illegible} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1877 Mr James Cameron Island 25th of March 1877 Palm Sunday The Annunciation of Virgin Mary Raining hailing Freezing snow and Fine E Wind some cold Tommy Jack came Down for Gordon and took Down my 25 lb sack of Flour First Sugar went up stairs to Day old Sugar yet 26th The Babys Birth Day He a Year old to Day Fine sawing Wood Randolph and I Raining 27th Raining snowing George took his horse to take Peggy acrofs 28th Raining some the Biggest or Largest Flakes of snow I ever seen was what fell to Day for a While some of them were like the Palm of your hand I be{illegible}ed them for a Long time as I was in the my Barn 29th First wild Geese came a Cold Day snowed some in Bush George and Peggy at the Sugar cutting Stove Wood 30th Good Friday Pete came for Sugar I Gave him a cake too as he was Going to the store Bought of J summers 50 lbs of Corn Meal 1/2 lb Tea 1/2 lb soda for the sugar I stopped at J Hamiltons to help them at the sawing stove Wood with the sawing machine up at the store at night very fine Day W West Wind in the morning a very Fine Day sap Running Well 31st at Hamiltons Done sawing Went to James Grants Bee Drawing stones to the Wharf at the Ashery I stopt at Johns all night Freezing hard these nights Sunday 1st of April All Fools Day I came from Hamiltons early this morning Easter Sunday Gordon and Yorkie Baker came Pete Rookey Antwine and Lewy Bosell came put up the clock and set it Going Gave him 5 lbs of Sugar Frank Laplante and his Boy in the Bush 2nd Seen a cutter crofsing summers Road its John Hamilton a Going with Tommy Jack and John James acrofs to Dundee as they are Bound for California 3rd John Hamilton and Gordon came Down for the Rain horse and cutter cleaning the cellar Peggy and George crofsed and came Back to night as there is a Big hole at Francis Island Pewits came </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> James Cameron Island April 4th 1877 {torn away} with AJ Baker I owe hime {torn away} from him Bought 1/2 lb Tea Got {torn away}AJB I am take him a cake of {torn away}Summers Being Down in Montreal {torn away}ods ice opening in spots Last Crofsing {torn away} Blackbirds came Got Flour and {torn away} J Hamilton Brought over {torn away}hirt Brought home AJ Baker Bag 5 ice open cutting stove wood {torn away} Weather 6th IN the Bush all Day for the first time sap is got Better as Before this Did not turn out very well the sap must be weak (Bosh) 7th in the Bush George crofsed with the canoe 9th Sunday in the Bush to Day and Boiled some to night 9th {torn away}king the Banking from the house chopping Fine Day a long time of E Wind ice going down Fine E Wind put out the canoes Bismark and {torn away} the sturgeon Island taking the Banking {torn away} and its all Froze seen a Pike to Day {torn away} Sugar soft to Day they all went home to night 11th Taking the Banking from in the shed Fixing my went up in the Bay Randolph 2 Indians came to night they were Fishing EEls Lewis Smoke and Rosar Got some salt From Bosells Got about {torn away} of Gallons to night 12th All the Children went {illegible to the Bush lot about 1 and 3 Quarts to Day 13th John Gray and Smoke and Rosar here to night Bought 4 lbs of sugar 50 cents I went To Summerstown sold AJ Baker 11 lbs of Sugar 10 cents a lb Gave G Renshaw a small cake Gave Charlie Rose a 7 lb Cake of sugar for the Pot {torn away}ght of J Summers 1 peck of salt 5 cents {illegible} {torn away} 1/2 yd Cotton 10 cents took {torn away} from G. Renshaws Farm {torn away}Pari{torn away} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> April 21st 1877 Came from Hamiltons Bought of J Summers yesterday 2 yds of calico 1/2 lb Tea Matches snowing hard 22nd Jim Hopkins and wife here a Fine Day Gave here a 2 lb cake of sugar 23rd The Festiva of the English St George's Day A Fine Day Firing in the Morning I went to J Hamiltons Trimming trees 24 Began to Dig the Garden 25th St Marks Day cold North Wind part of the Day Fine at J Hamilons Gordon and i came with 50 lbs of Flour 26th crofsed to Hamiltons Livinia Planted 12 Beds of Top onions 27 Trimming 28th Raining to night Steamer Anderson came up 29th The Anderson went Down Dan Summers and Rodney Briggs here tonight their hunting on the Kit Kit I came home this morning 30th Planted 68 hills of Potatoes Digging the Ground First Light Lit up to night Taking away the Banking from the house Rain and Windy 1st Day of May Digging the Potato Ground 2nd Digging I Forget the Rest of this 6th HughAnn Bismarck and I went to the Kit Kit Rofs's and Charlies Island Found and axe a Fine Day 8th setting Fires 10th Fixing Fences 11th Went to Summerstown Got a Letter and paper from Charlie Altering Jakes Colt a year old John Cary and McDougall Got a Bag of Potatoes 50 lbs of Flour from John Spotty calved to Day 12th Gordon came home 13th Bismarck and I in the Bush 14th Covert the milk house Jack came home 15th th The heifer Maud calved the steamer Frank Maxwell came up 16th Fishing Got 28 Fish Rain and Thunder tonight 17th Digging and Fixing Fence 18 West Wind Blary Calved cutting Brush 19th Went to P.O. Rec Pay from G Renshaw for hay and settled what was Due him Bought 1 sack of oat meal and a sack of cornmeal Tea Paper pipes Box Matches Towel Got some potatoes from Tom Summers and a pail form George Planted Toms the Pig lefs to night 20th Went to Christies for Welch Onions {first of entry missing} Week with them to Tom Summers Got cake of sugar {first of line missing} came and Went home Gave 1 Doll 20 cents to Bal{missing} care the Dog </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {First page} Mr James Cameron Island 25 of May 1877 25th Fixing the Calves Pasture Fence and Planted some Potatoes yesterda 26th Working at the Brush Fence 27th Gordon Went to Hamiltons Fine Day Randolph Leander and I to Nahouta's Island found 2 Ducks nest Roasted 28th sheared the Sheep 29th Trying to put in Don Pedro Broke the shed Door Royal Oak Day 30th Gordon and i to Dundee Found a canoe at the upper end of Alexis Towed it they left it till we were coming home took 7 lbs of Butter 20 cents a lb Bought of Vipond Cornmeal calico soda Rope Matches plates Bought J Baker 1 Butter Tub got Potatoes Bought of Burdo 7 lbs of Fine salt10 cents Got of J McGregor Summerstown Lime a Treat 1/2 pint Hopkins and Fred working at the Distillery sowing oats the St Francis Dundee Brought the clock to J Lemay took Dinner at Bills seen McCabe married to McIlwary Daughter Got a paper from Bill for some Potatoes and a Butter tub from M Baker I to Fetch him a sturgeon 31st Corpus Christie The Traveller pass the Bohemian at the Lighthouse Planted Potatoes Got the Rope in the Ring Ring with working at him all Day Fishing tonight Got Sturgeon EEls Suckers perch pike 2nd Brought an EEl and an EEl skin to Margaret Hamilton Brought my spearpole to John to plain Rookey put his cattle over yesterday Bought of Summers with 7 lbs some Oz of Butter 18 cent 50 lbs of Cornmeal 3 1/2 yds Cotton {illegible} Gave a sturgeon to Donald Cameron 2 Con Rain high Wind crofsed to Hopkins with Pete Grant had a hook took tea at Petes Got a Herring Barrel from Jim Hopkins Wife some plants a Fine Evening {page two} Mr James Cameron Island June 3rd 1877 Sunday Seen the sheep 4th Looking for Blue clay for plastering Gordon plastering Hoeing and Weeding the Potatoes and Garden 5th Whitewashing some of the appletrees the Blue clay comes off 6th put out the Beds up stairs 7th Cut the calfs pasture 8th Gordon went to J Hopkins with some smoked sturgeon A Lamb the Big Sheep took home my 2 inch augur a Fine Day went to Fish to night Got about 90 lbs of Fish Heard John Tyo and Bob Baker and Is Lunday 9th of June Marys Birth Day 64 years old to Day warm Fine Rain East Wind and West a pic nic on the Bohemian to hamilton Island from Cornwall See the Little Lamb to Day a Good many Trowlers on the waters some strawberries Rain much wanted 10th Sunday Raining very high Wind West cold some no Boats to Day Spotty Kind of Lame with Rheumatism I Think I Did not write any from this Date so I am on a Lofs of a Great many things I should have Down Mr Harper Departed this month and Mrs John Frasher the Dates I forget Our Dans Birth Day 22 of June 1st of July Dominion Day George Renshaw and I went Down for Captain J Rankin and you Bet we had a hard time Coming up high high West Wind stopt at the Foot of Hamilton Island and took Tea at Hamiltons Went up with George 2nd got 50 lbs of Corn Meal a Dollar to pay George George came Down with me </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island July 4th 1877 {illegible} fish at the Kit Kit Island Rofs a pleasure {illegible} the St {illegible} and a Rowing on the Boat John Summer and Family here our Johns Birth Day 74 years old to Day 6th 7thg 8th Started to go to the B{illegible} at the squaw Island and the wind Raised and we had to Run for Charles Island stormy went to Rofs Island made a Tent at Last we started and came home Mr and Mrs and Master Herbert Fulton along with them Mr and Mrs Willard here I Forgot a Great many Things and Weather this month 9th 10th 11th 12th Firing some heavy volleys Hackitt shot 13th Went to Dundee Tub of Butter Bought of Viponds 14th went to Aults Raft I hawl Pilot oil at 15th Thomas Summers wife Departed 15th at the Raft 16th at the Raft Got 12 Boards 17th 18th 19th Fernandez Birth Day 3 years old to Day 20th 21st Went to Dundee Tub of Butter to Viponds Bought I Forget Mr Fulton came to camp and Susan and Herbert 22 Sunday 23 at the working at the Tent 24th Gordon crofsed with Susan Worked at the Hay 25th St James Day at the Hay 27th at hay 28th Frank and Tanner here Mr {illegible} and Gordon went off to Gerries to night 29th Mr Fulton Raised his Flag to Day Mr SKeith with him Allen and Catherine Mr Bain here Genie came up in the Big canoe and Gordon took Fanny up to Murdock McDonalds 30th Took Fanny acrofs in 2 Canoes Found a Big Canoe cut {illegible} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island I Left off Writing anything Down since the Latter End of July 1877 very fine Fall and a very fine Winter But the ice was not very Good as it was open from here up to the Lower end of Island and Going from here to Lancaster we had to Go Down By the Kit Kit Island and Keep Down East to the Foot of Rofs Island South side till we got the Road that crofsed to McPhees and a Great Deal of Travel on that Road this Winter so I have only very few things to write Down and Kept no account of Time or anything that Happened Just a few things here and there Feby 4th 1878 I Went to Hopkins Jim Here 5th at Hopkins 7th AJ Baker for Hay 8th I went to Williamstown with John Hamilton came home same Day Got Pully Gougue Potatoes from Hopkins 9th at home 10 Sunday 11th 12th 13th Charlie Hopkins here I went up with Charlie went to Dundee Bought of Viponds a comb 14th Jim Charlie and Jim Summers came for the steers took the Mare yoked the steers and Left them till he would take them home on the Sleigh 15th Settled with AJ Baker for the hay Bought of I Grant Tea Rice Raisins Starch Broom G{illegible} matches Flour took Dinner at Hamiltons Got the 2 Collars I Lent them Allen Buried on 6th December 1877 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {top line illegible} took Dinner there Bill W{illegible} 12th the Captain McKay here to day {illegible} my Indian curiosity such {illegible} <pre>{illegible} stone gouge stone Dagger or Knife axes and peices of Broken crock of the Indian Make in old times </pre> <pre>{illegible} him that told me the Ball I have is a Bombshell Gave me in 75 {illegible} </pre> <pre>{illegible}Bills Went to the P.O. got 2 {illegible} </pre> <pre>{illegible}Charlie Bought of AJ Baker 1 lb {illegible} 22 cents 1/2 lb candles 9 cents Globe for Lamp 12 Plates 42 cents 1/4 TEa 15 cents 1/4 lb Tea 17 1/2 {illegible} 25 cents and 12 1/2 Cents Got My Hollow Adze at Hamiltons Roses a Bee Ploughing </pre> 13th Grand Cold 14th chopping stove Wood 16th took the Parsnips cutting fire Wood Windy 17th {illegible} a Race the Huron and the {illegible} Propeller the Indian taking her <pre>{illegible}Drawing Wood commenced to Rain {illegible} commenced in the Evening to snow {illegible} </pre> <pre>{illegible}Frose hard Last night sai {illegible} </pre> 20th Windy and cold 21st Windy 22nd {illegible} way his horses got a Bottle and Tin {illegible} from Windy 24th high Wind 25 chopping Wood Went to Summerstown Seen Mr Brown singing <pre>{illegible} got a Ticket for the St Andrews Dinner {illegible} </pre> <pre>{illegible} for his horses and calves to night </pre> <pre>{illegible}Thomas Munroes </pre> Sunday 27th {rest of page illegible} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island August 1st 1877 1st L {illegible} Day Putting in hay cloudy 2 Miles came Mrs Fulton and Susan went off Left 2 Dollars Minnies Birth Day {several line rubbed out} Day Born 1846 5th Fungus's {illegible} Mr Genie Mr Allen and his son stopt all night 6th Went off up to Renshaws to fish I am very unwell this morning and all Day 7th Windy time 8th Wind 9th Sunday Angus Cameron here captain Frasher and McDougall here Thomas Munroe and G Renshaw ewnt Down for Captain Rankin 10th 11th 12th Mr Fulton here 13th Finished the Last of the 3 marsh hay stacks 83 cocks 14th Went to carding mill with wool for Rolls paid 50 cents for carding Bought 1 pair of Boots 3..50 paid it with wool Bought them from Burdo Got a Ride Down from the carding mill with Jim hopkins Jim and Baker a Row went with ashes Tea soap Matches 15 Canister of Powder Cotton paid for 1/2 lb of Tea I Got on credit sold my onions to Bill Spinks Got Lead Jo oaks for canoe got a Basket </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5915e2bf55f6138ba0ca05f4d6e78b19.pdf 0369d3739ae65f4bd820efd4eb6f8fd9 PDF Text Text �� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e5dcb7c214852be24017b38d227c3ee6.pdf 60e283462b9bc17d9a00880bddc2f91f PDF Text Text James Cameron (1824-1912) 1876 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive Volunteers {In places, this diary is worn from weather and time. On occasion, the tops, bottoms, and edges of the pages are crumbly and moldy, making some words and sentences illegible. In most cases, a note that reads “{Illegible}” refers to this situation.} {The upper left half of this page is folded over and torn, obstructing some words.} 1876 Mr James Cameron Island March 5 Went to the {Stur}geon Island a Fine Day 6th in the {B}ush cut {fi}rewood 7th a Fine Day sloppy on the {torn away} wen{t to} Williamstown Brought out a cake of sugar {torn away} lb {torn away}de from a son in law of McGregors the {t}he Bosells caught a Deer Sunday above {torn away}rt in Cornwall about the church on {torn away}rr Rained to night hard raised the creeks 8th came home from Williamsto{wn} {torn away}ve me out had Great Work fixing the {torn away} Alle {torn away} on the creeks stopt at Barretts Going {torn away} Big {torn away}nning came around by Robert Jacks house an{d} to J Hamiltons John and Tommy Jack Drove me Down took up the Puncheon 9th George Bosell here Fixing the camp 10 J Hamilton here seen 2 Wild Geese for the first 11 crossed to Summerstown Races there Rained some and John Tyo and Rod Cameron Racing on this Road and they Went like Wildfire Boug{ht} of Viponds ½ lb Tea and Lead Pencil 12th of March On this Day on the Month D McMaster First came to the Island Fine but cold {13}th in the Bush cold cutting Firewood 14th Hamilton Drew me some firewood 15th Went to Summerstown with ashes 12 bush{els Jo}hn Hamilton took them up for me Bought {of} Viponds Tea 75 3 yds Cotton 33 Pot 25 Rice 3 lb 21 {M}atches Paid Pencil Got 4 Dollars from AJ Baker �16th Turned Stormy East Wind and snow Mr Chapman and Wife stopt {Between the lines it reads: sent Gordon across} and Turned Back to Fort Covington 17th St Patricks cold and stormy bad with a cold Norman Bethune and Bill Palmer coming from Lancaster in a Buggy stopt to Give their Horse a Drink of River Water as he would not Drink well water {torn away}ck Buchannan stopt Gave me the {Illegible} Pete in Montreal on St Pat{torn away} clear to Day Mr James Cameron Island March 31st 1876 Last Day of March Writing to Day George Fixing the camp took up the Pot to the Bush and the chains Big Barrel 1st of April all Fools Day First Boiling in the Bush made 3 Gallons of Mollasses I went to Dundee chartreau called in and we walked up together on the crust called at J Hopkins them all being sick with plurisy {pleurisy} Got a Ride up from Johnny Spink and Bill Morris to the Distillery a Fine Day Bought of R Baker 1 lb of Power 2 lb of shot ½ Doz of Buttons 2 yds of stuff for Leander Pipes a Treat at JMG Bought at JMG ,,,, 4 Got a Ride home from Mr A McLean Lancaster Gave a Look at the Hay to sent a Man for hay Monday Peggy Gave Livinia some Ham J Hamilton here for the Hollow adze to make Troughfs Freezing to night ice Good yet seen a Man selling Maple Sugar in Dundee Mr Baker in Montreal a Flock of Wild Geese in the air-hole it is supposed Munro{e} that was with Jimmy the Bush went in the airhole at Hamiltons Bridge and was Drowned on the night of March the – But we since he was all right that he arrived all right in Williamsto{wn} 2nd Made the first sugar 44 lbs went to Sturgeon Island Peggy stopt here to night George Renshaw and Charlie Rose here with George Colt a Fine Day Gave George his Bottle Livinia Got up to Day 3rd Crossed to Summerston Brought of I Vipond Knife 20 Rope 1 ½ lbs 22 ½ cents Tob {tobacco} 5 Line 10 Matches a Box 17 changed the Boots) oil (made about 48 lb To Day Gordon Killed the Black Bull calf a Man a Foot crossed to hopkins commenced to rain to night 4th Raining Henery and George for hay took 3-50 cents worth at 9 Dollars a Ton Mr David Baker here Just from Montreal Raining Teams crossing summers’s and Chartreau here took Dinner cutting hay not in the Bush to Day the 4 5th 1876 Mr James Cameron Island April 5th Fine East Wind George Gave me the order on Viponds for 3..50 got a Peice of Butter Tapping {Above it reads: adze} some sugared about 40 lbs to Day commenced Raining Wind changed high from the West ice Getting Bad near shore �6th a Fortunate Day high Wind seen Robbins yesterday Ducks Plenty some Flocks of Wild Geese not any one crossing on Summers's Road to Day 7th {Illegible} 8th made 3 Gallons of Molasses took 3 Cakes over shot 2 Ducks in the airhole one of them Drew under the ice with the strong current Ice Good to cross 9th not running very well a fine Day Gordon and I up to the Bush a Great lot of Wild Geese and Ducks in the airhole at Francis Island 10th shot a Duck that a Hawks chased to the Ice and had the Duck Down and Picking him he left and I shot the Duck George took over the churn 11th Went across to Viponds took Georges Due Bill what remained of the churn 1..50 Bought of Viponds 1 Box 2 plugs of Tobacco 10 Box of Caps 15 8 yds of Cotton 80 2 yds of Linsey 44 Bottle of Castor oil 10 with 5 cents Cash) Heard Robert McDonald Departed Last Week Brought up From the Hospital in Montreal Made about the Moles 2 Moles Full and some in the Basin 12th Very Fine Made Sugar to Day the Moles and the Basins full 13th Fishing EEls very Fine holes opening in the ice East Wind put out the Canoe from Below and took it up to the Door with the Water thats on top of the ice 14th The ice is opening slow 14th Good Friday Raining East Wind West and North Wind high West Wind not Running to Day George made 2 axe handles 1 ash and hicory Foggy to Day 1876 Mr James Cameron Island April 15 ice Jamming coming Down high West Wind running a Little some Drops of Rain hail and snow and Fine George and Peggy Boiling a few Pails Water high Went to the head of the Island, swallows came yesterday Foggy to Day George Peggy and Georgy crossed took sugar and Bottle of Mollasses 16th Easter Sunday The Sun Did not Dance this morning a sighn of a hard year Lots of Eggs Fresh and salted ones. Peter a{nd?} Peggy came to night 17th Easter Monday chopping at the Door 18th Our Duncans Birth Day ice going Down Jamming splitting from Rails Pewits came as usual to Build in their old Place that they have Been in these many years 19th sap not running very well �20th Shot a Rat {muskrat} for the first Gordon speared a Pike I speared a Maskinonge Weight 34 ¾ lb 21st snowing East Wind crossed to J Hamiltons for the Dog Brought the Fish to John Got 2 Bags of Potatoes sack of Cornill Mrs and Mr Hamilton Poorly with Bad cold Heard James Grant was to be married on the 24th Monday coming 22nd Fixing the calf Pasture Fence Peggy here 23rd St George's Day a very Fine Day E Wind Henery and Little George came to the Bush took us 2 EEls him and antwine going to Fish EEls to Day made near a Gallon of Mollasses Peggy Crossed as the sap is not running took all their sugar 24th James Grants Married to Day to Addi Summer's and a Fine Day it is E Wind Mr Smallmans Steamer Jenny crossed to Day on her first Trip 25th 1876 Mr James Cameron Island April St Marks Day a Fine Day East Wind Killed a snake for the firist I killed this Spring Burnt him shot a Pike as Gordon never seen one shot I shot him Cutting fat Pine 26th Burning Rubbish and cleaning up around Lots of Indians Fishing Put out Decoys Fired at a Fish-hawk struck him but he did not fall here East Wind 27th Peggy and Pete came took away some of their things Gordon Boiled a few pails the children in the Bush Digging a Little the ice holding on very long in the Back Bay or Marsh Lots of Geese and Ducks But hard to Get at them Rats scarce too muchk wind at night to fish with the Jack 28th Gordon not well in Bed all Day Raining some Randolph and I to the Lower-Point (spoiled the axe Another Steamer in to Salmon River 29th Enterprize went in to salmon-River and came out and I think she went to Lancaster as she came out sunday morning the thirtieth went over to the Pitt Point in the canoe shot a Duck Did not Get him West Wind changed to the East Lightning to night Rained some hard Frost Last night but not much sap running Planted 7.. or 8 hills of Potatoes set Fires Down on the hill Snakes middling Plenty some Ticks Keeping in the sheep Water some high 30th Sunday went to head of the Island Bismarck Randolph and Gordon and I Fine Day Enterprize came out of Lancaster this morning the sky to the East Very Red in Spots ice cleared out of the Back Bay 1876 �Mr James Cameron Island May 1st St Philip and St James Raining snowing W Wind First Boat Went Down the Proppeller California Light in the Lighthouses to night Began on to Dig a Little Birch Trees Running some 2nd A Fine Day the Steamer St Francis Came up Shot 2 Ducks got a Large Pike in the Back Marsh Firing at Loons Gordon Tapt some Trees for Vinegar Froze hard these nig-hts Went out for the first time in the Back marsh Got Sucker and 2 Barabots or Cat Fish spearing for EEls in the mud got none set Fire above the Cordwood Bay 3rd Raining Some East Wind the Bohemian came up on her first Trip Gordon Boiling Birch Sap in the Bush for Vinegar boiled three pails of Maple sap for Mollasses cold some Digging done sowed Tobacco seed at the apple Tree yesterday 4th Went across had a cake of Sugar 2 ½ Doz of Eggs 1 Rat skin Bought of Vipond and {BW?} 1 lb of Tea 65 ½ bushel of salt 25 Bottle of Ect {etc.?} oil 1 Bottle of Downs Elixir 25 1 ¼ lb of Shot Bowl 10 Ball of Twine 10 Black and Grey Thread 10 Tax 10 Tob 5 {Between the lines it reads: Fine comb Pins} Brought the Rennet to Hamiltons Went to G Renshaws Brought some small cakes to the children Got 2 Bags of Potatoes from George {Between the lines it reads: W Robb Proteller} Raining Jack Adams Poorly stopt at Johns Got my Papers Got a coat for Gordon East Wind The Corsican Went Down 5th Digging a Little Planted some Earley Roses and Chilies Gordon in the Bush for the Last Boiling made syrup 6th Peggy came for the Pots got Pay for Rookys Pot 4 lbs cut a cake of 9 lbs in 2 and gave the ½ Digging Rained some East Wind changed to hard West Made the Pigs Pen Put the calf in the Barn yesterday The Victoria Went Down and the Manitoba yesterday Friday 7th Sunday East Wind Raining The Bay of Quinte went Down Fixing the hogs in the Pen The St Francis coming out of Dundee on her first Trip out the 8th 1876 Mr James Cameron Island May Monday crossed with Gordon to Hamiltons to Pile Stove Wood John sowing Wheat heard Isacc Vipond and Johnny Sandfield had a Quarrel put Rings in the 2 Hogs snouts as they are Great Rooters Digging and Planting 9th Planting and Digging Randolph and I Fishing at night {Above it reads: First Raft Went Down} 10th Found 2 Canoes Water high Henery and George here for hay Brought 3 hats Hamiltons and Craigs scowing their cattle A Fine Day to Alexis & Francis Island Water high �11th at the Potatoes 12th Finished the peice of Potatoes {Between the lines it reads: set Fire at Lower Point} at the Old House Went to Hamiltons {Above it reads: north Wind} Brought 4 Suckers Got a Bag of Potatoes seen St Battence there Selling Fish Bought at the Racket for 4 Dollars a hundred 2 Rainbows this Evening Sun very hot Rained a Little went to Fish Got 1 EEl Wind Raised Livinia very Bad with the Tooth Ache her face on one side all swelled her Eye almost shut with it 13th Windy some Went this Evening to Hamiltons Randolph and I Raining some 14th Went to the Kitt Kite Island Gordon and I West Wind 15th Digging the Garden Fixing the Barrel for to run the Lie for making the soap Fixing the Garden Fence cut Down the Bass-Wood Stump at the Garden Fence 16th Went across with Gordon to Hamiltons took 4 Dozen of Eggs to Viponds Bought Braces Soap hooks Lines to 11 Cents Seen the cinnamon Bear perform went Down to Roses called to see Mrs Carey heard old Pat Departed Got candles and some Potatoe seeds told me she sent the yarn to Viponds in April Mr James Cameron Island 17th of May 1876 Went across to Renshaws East Wind Brought a Runner to George George crossed with me to Summerstown Got 100 lb of Flour from A.J Baker the Victor{ia?} came in-to Summerstown to Lay up and Lots of Towing to be Done 3 tow’s came up to Day sailed hom 18th Working at the soap 19th Working at the soap altered the 2 Bulls for the first I ever did and I am mortally afraid But as its the time of the moon and in the signs of the Fishes or Feet Pisces Ill risk it a very warm fine Day North Wind went to the head of the Island Randolph and I 20th Working at the soap Finished the Melons an{d} cucumbers and onions in the Garden and Red pepp{ers} Went across for Gordon to hamiltons Found a Ducks nest on the Little Island Gordon and I planted saffron 21st Went across to Christees Island Killed a Great many Black snakes went to Na-houtas Island sailed home 22nd Digging at the Back Peice at the Barn 23 Digging and Planted a Few Potatoes First {Above it reads: First Perch caught with Line} 24th Queens Birth Day Last Planting in the Back Peice Gordon and Randolph shooting Balls {Between the lines it reads: Making Fires} Gordon Shot a Red head and Bla{ck} Wood Pecker they �come every year about this Time and stop 2 or 3 Days every year We Fired some heavy Vollies this Evening 25th ascension Day Fishing Barking a Chair 26th Working at the Lane Fence Gordon x Barking 5 Chairs to Day {Between the lines it reads: Put the calve in his Pasture} Working at the Lane Fence West Wind high 27th at the Fence 28th Gordon Randolph Bismarck Leander went to the Sturgeon Island and I Found 2 Duck nest went to head of the Island Found the Lower Jaw of a Man on the Ground Pretty well Decayed. 1876 Mr James Cameron Island May 29 Royal Oak Day Went to Summerstown Brought 4 ½ Doz of Eggs Bought 1 lb of Tea Tobacco camphor Brought 7 Summers some Wild Onions {Between the lines it reads: some of the Potatoes up} Brought AJ Bakers Bag home took the Plough Got a Bag of Potatoes from J hamilton Got a Treat from Tom George Bosele and Pete here for hay for his calf talking to me about the Order I got at I Viponds I Vipond in Cornwall high North Breeze Rained some 30th Crossed with Gordon to hamiltons East Wind {Above it reads: Frost} Got 12 Perch not Biting 31st cleaning out the Milk-House Randolph and I went to Alexis Island Got some Peices of Fat Pine Working at the 2 Runnels at the North West corner of the Barn Mr John Rankin Blacksmith came Brought me my Tongs But not my Steel Butcher-Knife stopt to night 1st of June The Glorious First of June a fine Day very warm Day First Fish caught in Front of the Door Got 14 Ranking went of Forgot his Lines and Turned Back 2nd Tried to catch the sheep to shear them could not get them to follow home 3rd crossed to Summerstown Bought of Vipon 3 Bunches of Fishing Lines 15 cents settled with AJ Baker Got {Illegible} ¼ from him all clear some one stole one of my Papers out of my Canoe at the End of Ashery I think its a yankee Boat that came across to summerstown Got 2 Bugs of {Pitode?} from J {Haus?} East Wind a Talk of Matty Nicholson and John James going to have a Lawsuit The Boy went Down with a Raft Francis came here with an oak stick and Left it here 2 Boys stole it From him and took it up as far as Luke Bowens and he caught them and took it here Mr James Cameron Island 4th of June 1876 Whit Sunday East Wind Fine cool Keeping Francis stick from Getting away �5th Making Ashes set fire to an elm that Fell Bill here Trowling at the Weeds in the Potatoes 6th Fixing the Little Canoe at the ashes cleaning up stairs trying to catch the sheep 7th had to put the Dog after the sheep before we could Get them caught 2 of them 8th sheared the sheep the other came home to the yard and we caught her caught a Pike Trowling 9th Our Marys Birth Day 1813 A Fine Day 10th Went across for my Papers Gordon stopt at Hamiltons got a Peice of Tobacco from Charlie Parisha a sack of salt for J Hamilton a sale of John Frashers Things in Lancaster Mr Spinks Down Took a Picture up for John Hamilton Walter Campbell Bay City Heard Mary was not well Allen B Alick Told me a Good many Trowling the St Francis a pleasure Trip out of Dundee up to Cornwall Fixing 2 Pannels of Fence at the Barn cutting Weeds in the Potatoes the hens and the Grubs at the Potatoes and the Grubs at the Garden Gordons Calf at Hamiltons Friday came to get it next saturday 1th a Raft Went Down St Barnabas 12th I crossed to Hamilton a very heavy Fog this Morning the Brunston got aground at Hog Island the Alma Monroe turned Back from John Hamiltons up to Renshaws Wharf another Propeller aground the Dominion stopt a While at Renshaws the Bohemian and St Francis went Down in the Fog the St Francis ahead got From George {blank space} to 50 Wt of Flour Down on the Jenny 1-50 Seen D Suple at Summerston and R. Baker J Hamilton Painting his Waggon 13th took the ashes home from the Bush Fixing them in Bags Francis here going to sell his stick 14th Francis came took his stick to Rankins Mill I helped him across the the channel he came Back and said he Lost it with the Wind Windy Rain Thunder Mr James Cameron Island June 15 1876 Corpus Christi Went to Summerstown with 9 Bushels of Ashes Stopt at J Hamiltons John got a stick out of George Renshaws Wharf took 2 Dox of Eggs only 10 cents a Doz Bought of Vipond and Bro to 6 yds of cloth at 20 cents a yd 2 skains {skeins} of Thread 1 spool 2 Bunches of Matches Working at the Potatoes 16th Fixing the south East corner of the calf Pasture Henery Genie Went of this morning took his Pine EEl spear Jack With him Winchester Earl and Russel here to night 17th Gordon and I crossed to hamiltons a Pic nic on the St Francis from Cornwall selling Hamiltons Bridge to the Lowest Bidder John Carey got it at 54 Dollars or thereabouts got my Paper took the Calf home from Hamilitons heard James Was in Jail he Lost the suit Long Jim McDougall Lost 4 of �his horses on Rosses Island an 1 of Mr Dingwalls horses it must have Been the ticks that Killed them Seen Leander Reynolds at Hamiltons 18 the Ever BMemorable Battle of Waterloo 2 Men and 2 Ladies stopt to take their Dinner I think One of Them is a Wright East Wind West Thunder some and Rain 19th Hoeing some the Soap Barrel Busted Lost about 4 pails of Soap Duncan Cameron Rod Briggs and another Man here cut some Basswood Bark Seen a Pigeon in the Bush 20th I crossed Gordon to Hamiltons Went to G Renshaws crossed to the Store George and I Bought 25 cents of Tea 5 cents of Tobacco Rained hard high Wind Thunder & Lightning Frank Laplante and George Bosell Working at the Cord Wood First Day of Summer and its all Kind of Weather 21 Windy Whitewashing Lashey here Last night and To Day Fishing Pickerel Mr Tuthill and his nephew Willie T Creed and Charlie Labuff in the Boat Winnie sat up a While and had Quite a comfortable chat with a Bottle of Very Best of Jamacia and Loaf Sugar Mr James Cameron Island 22nd of June 1876 Our Dans Birth Day 1806 Windy Mr Tuthill went to Christees Island Whitewashing outside 23 Put out the stoves hoeing some 24th St John the Baptist Day Very Windy caught some Fish Randolph and I J Hamilton crossed to see the horses as the Penshioners Horse is almost Dead with the ticks Matthews and Wife Passed the Door and Went to the foot of Christee Island hoed the Back Garden 25th Went to Hamiltons for Gordon Got a Bag of Potatoes John at the Island Looked at the Ticks on the Horses see Tyler at the Lighthouse StrawBerries Ripe high Wind coming from Hamiltons John Lost his Canoe Battle of Bannockburn 26th Went Summerstown Got 25 cents from G Renshaw Bought of Vipond 1 Plug of Tobacco 5 {Illegible} pan of Bread Mr Crippin came Lashey came Brought of G Renshaw some Strawberries and a Bottle of Vinegar 27th Went out to trowl Down to the Kit Kit Crippin went to Christees to Fish 28th Lashey Began his Bark Line Windy Went to head of the Island to see the sheep Mr and Mrs and Master-Fulton (Herbert) came this Evening 29th St Peters Day Mrss Fulton went of Mr Crippin Went of hoeing some 30th Last Day of June I crossed to Summerstown Brought I Vipond some old Newspapers Got 4 Plugs of Tobacco From him Bought ½ lb Tea 1. yd of Cotton 1 plug of Tobacco 2 Bunches of �Matches George Bosell talking about the Due Bill came Down to J Hamiltons sent of his papers for the Lighthouse Got a Bag of Potatoes from John a good sail coming home Thunder 1st of July Dominion Day all the Boats their colours up Bought a Pan of Bread 25 cents Got a Knife from Lewis Blandeau JY Poorly and his Daughter stopt for Gordon came home Lashey set his Line Mr James Camerson Island July 2nd 1876 {The text of this page is blurry.} Went with Lashey to his Line got a Big Sturgeon a Raft went Down in Tow Raining 3rd very Windy from the West 2 Boats came in the Evening stopt in the Barn stole Lasheys night Line pole and anchor when they went off they were from about Burke a Mean set 4th American 4th of July Centenial Lashey went to Lancaster hoeing the Potatoes 5 Our Johns Birth Day 73 years old to Day I went to G Renshaws Left Gordon at J Hamilton Got a Bag of Potatoes from John Mr Fulton and Mr Ed Plumado came and Miles Left me 4 M{Illegible} hooks Very Windy to night Wind changing to all quarter Rained some seen the Potato bug to Day for the First time I seen them on J Hamiltons Potatoe Giving out Jobs on the Roads Peggy Bosell and Pete and Lewy 6th Put out Tobacco Plants Mr Fulton Went off Paid me for the oars stick that miles Got 1..25 cents I promised to send them to Summerstown and put the board of the Steamer Jenny Lashy came had the Plants James Y Cameron's Daughter Departed to Day 7th Went to Fort Covington Lashey with me Found his Line and pole and another stopt at Lukes took my wool only 20 cents all took it home Bought of R Baker Butter Tub 35 ¼ of Powder 18 Bought of Burdo Matches Lashey Paid me 20 cents I paid Lashey the Discount on Crippins Money Bought of Gillis 50 lb of Flour 1..62 ½ to 17 lbs of Bran 17 cents Went to see Mr Crippin Mr Tuthill sent a Present to Livinia and Gave me a Present of Tobacco Stopt at Lukes took supper came home John Gray and his Brothers here Henry and George Bosel for hay the Algoma came out of {Dundee?} seen Jim Hopkins 8th John Gray took Gordon from Hamiltons put Boards on top of the cook house put the hide to soften in the Water Lightning to night Windy 1876 Mr James Cameron Island July the 9th Looking for the sheep Found only 2 of them a Fine Day East Wind Looks like Rain but no rain Thunder an Indian caught a Lunge {Muskellunge} up in the Bay 10th crossed to put the oars on Board the steamer Jenny �11th Went to Ross’s Island Fred McDonald and hopkins here 12th of July Orangemans Day Keeping the 12th of July Firing heavy volleys Gordon shooting Mr Ross from Cornwall here got some worms treated me 13th Mowed a Road to the Barn 14th Mowing some 15th Gordon crossed made some cocks of hay Bought of Viponds Bread 8 Loaves St Swithens {Swithun’s} Day no Rain 16th Lashey came 17th Mowing the Grove 18th Mowing 19th Fernandez Birth Day went to Hopkins for the Whity Bull Got a Peice of Pork from Jims Wife Fred McDonald and Charlie came Down With me 20th high Wind Mowing 21st Put in 20 Cocks from Back of the Barn 22nd Went to Viponds Bought Bread Tobacco & a Pic nic 23rd Sunday 24th Henery Genie here with a stick of Oak stopt all night 25th Henery went off 26 Henery sent the Mare up on the St Francis I crossed Got the scow Bought Bread 4 Loaves {Above it reads: Mr McArthur and Fultons got Tobacco} 27th Taking in hay 28th high Wind cutting and Taking in 29th Went home with the scow John Hamilton Rowed up from the Lighthouse Bought 8 Loaves Bad with my Back 30th Bad with my Back Got some spirits of Turpentine from Hamilton for my Back 31st Drew some Wood �1st of August Lammas Day Henery Genie and Boy this Morning stopt till night Mowed all Day split some pine 2nd Minnies Birth Day Gordon crossed Got 8 Loaves 3rd Mowing 4th Mowed and Putting in Fishing some very warm 5th Went to Summerstown 7 Loaves 1 ½ of Eggs ¾ 6th Randolphs Birth Day Mr James Cameron Island Augt 7th 1876. Mowing very warm time 8th Mowing Putting in 9th Very warm crossed to Summertown 10th got 500 wt of Flour from G Renshaw 10 11th Taking in and Mowing 12th Putting in Henerys Boy and his Father here the Carpenter 13th Fishing Got 30 14th Mowing Jim McDougall and his 2 Boys here going to christees Island to look at Marsh hay a very warm Day 15th Done mowing Below the house Began to Mow in the upper Feild 16th Began the Fine Haystack 2 Tons Whatever 17th Mr Crippin and the Methodist minister and Mrs Paddock here Gave a coat Mr Fulton and Orto came 18th Went with Mr Fulton to Ross’s Island got 47 Fish Mr Adair here Gave him his Braces he Forgot a year ago a Fine Day Raking Mowing Left 50 cents gave 5 cents to Gordon 19th Bismarck's Birth Day a Fine warm Day a scotch Moon and it Brings Rain Torrents of it Fallen very heavy went to the head of Island Met in with Mr Silby Mr Nolan and Mr Feek had their Bun capsised for to Keep them Dry cooked their Dinner in the Bell Bay Mr Silby came Down to see the Barn as I told him it would be Better than out at night and he got an awful Wetting as it came Down �Pouring camped in the Barn to night they Left their axe in the Bay and some one Picked it up as they do not find it a Pic Nic on the Bohemian Dr Gillis and his Party on the Island yesterday 20th Went up to see John Gray at the head of the Island But they had not the axe took the rest of his Pine away the Boys crossed to Summerstown for Bread and I sent for a square they Brought it 1876 Mr James Cameron Island Augt 21st the three Fellows went to Ross’s Island very windy working in the upper Feild 22nd I crossed to Summerstown Got 5 Dollars from them for Bread sugar tea took Back their change Bought Bread Tea Matches pipe John Hamilton Buying a scythe had a Round took our supper John and I got my Papers 23 They Started for Lancaster the wind high Turned Back Finished the stack of Fine hay commenced the Marsh hay stack 24th I crossed to Viponds Brought 31 lbs of Butter Bought 7 ½ yds of Calico 6 yds of Lindsey 2 yds of Cloth ½ lb Tea Loaves of Bread Pipe 12 yds of Cotton 1 Pair of Boots the Man came for the canoe I had at G Renshaws to Day Bill here to Day The Boys went to Lancaster Gave me a 25 cent Plug of Tobacco a Good 2 Bladed Knife salts Nails senna oil pants and straw hats Gave Gordon 25 cents Packing up their things to night to start Tomorrow Mr Fulton and John Cameron here Put Some hay on the marsh hay stack 25th Went Down to Kit Kit and Ross’s Island with Mr Fulton caught a Good many the Boys was of when I come and a Good set of Boys they were Decent Lads Mr Fulton not well Left 50 cents Rained Quite a shower took some cocks out of the Back Marsh 26th Mowed some in the Back Marsh & Pourt seen where they Gordon and the {Illegible} spoke to them about it a Pealing Birch Bark 27th Finished the Marsh hay stock windy cut a strip in the Front Marsh windy Great Fire in the South Woods 27th Sunday Fine cool and Windy Took salts to Day cracked a Basin of Last years Butternuts hazel nuts good Spartan went Down 28th Went across Bought for J Hamilton 1 lb Tea Bought of J Sandfield 25 sack of Flour 1 pipe Matches 29th Making stack of Marsh hay 30 cocks 1876 �Mr James Cameron Island Augt 30th Fishing at christees caught one Pickerel that Weighed 8 ¾ lb very smoky Time with Fires the St Francis ahead Going up to Day very warm to Day took our Dinner on Christees Island Found a Table Knife in the Water 31st Went across to John Hamiltons Found a Large square of Tobacco on the shore Working at their Mar{sh?} Went to the store Bought of J Sandfield salt soap Got my Reporter Went to G Renshaws took 3 Papers Down for Mr Tyler Lincoln to the Lighthouse came Down on the North Side of our Island and Found Randolphs Knife he lost in the Water the St Francis ahead of any thing Going Down this morning charlie Parisha Working at the Bridge 1st of September Drawing Wood making a pile of Logs from the River Filled 5 Bags with ashes 2nd a Fine Day but Windy Rained hard Last night Mowed some in the Marsh But the Water is high I must Quit it Lots of Shooting an Indian Big Mitchells son Looking for a canoe he Lost he was here yesterday, Evening cool 3rd D McMasters Birth Day sunday very Windy cool and Fine Corinthian went Down the Wind Breaking the Tobacco Leaves Took home some hazelnuts from the Pitt Point 4th Drawing Wood 5th John Angus Birth Day Went to the Kit Kit Gordon and I Windy stopt all Day 6th crossed Left Gordon at hamiltons Got a Bag of Apples Bought of Vipons 4 Loaves of Bread matches John hamilton unwell Drew some hay 7th Drew in some hay sowed hay seed in the Oakfeild 8th Drawing Wood 9th Windy 10th Went to Hamiltons John and Tom Gordon at Alexis Island Shooting Deers now 11th crossed with 7 ½ of Ashes Bought of J sandfield 25 lb Flour Bought of I Vipond ½ lb of Powder 15 cents Matches 1876 Mr James Cameron Island Sept 12th Fishing some 13th Putting out manure �14th Randolph and I Fishing 15th Drawing Wood Ronald Angus Departed 16th I crossed got 1..50 from J Hamilton Bought of Viponds ½ lb Tea Matches Gave AJ Baker my Bag to Bring me 100 lb of Flour from Montreal East Wind high Henery Genie and his Boy came took Gordon from hamiltons our Potatoes near Done 17th Windy Henery went to Charlie Island 2 Men hunting there 18th E Wind Windy Fishing 19th Henery Gordon and I crossed Left Gordon at J hamiltons Bought of JS Summers 50 Wt of Flour 1..50 got 25 cents from henery 1 lb Shot some caps henry Bought 1 Quart HW 2 lb of Shot 1 Box of Caps Fishing chub 20 Set the Rope line 20th splitting Rails Henery crossed to McDonalds Below Frashers South Side Henery came Back to-night 21st St Matthew Last Day of Summer Henry went off to meet the Boat at Lancas{ter} Drawing Wood 22nd Autumn or Fall Begi{ns} Drawing Wood 23rd Drawing Wood and crossed to Renshaws for 100 wt of Flour I got From AJ Baker took up on the Bohemian from Montrea{l} the Victoria Steamer Moved to Renshaws Wharf pumped her this Week and found 2 augur {auger} holes in her where some Villian did on the Intention of Getting a Job of Bailing her 24th Windy 25th Charlie Rose came to mow the Marsh I went with Gordon to Hamilton's got the Hops and the apples on the Tree in the Potatoe got some Tin Dishes in the Bush at Hamiltons East Wind this 10 Days seen J James Gave Charlie some EEl skins 26th Raining Mr Fulton to Primo James Barnes came Took in the Double Stove a Wet Dirty Day Mr Fulton caught 3 chub and 13 Perch 1 Doree Brought me ½ lb Powder 1 Box of Cap 2 lb of Shot 28 27th 1876 Mr James Cameron Island Sept FMr Fulton Went Down the way of the Kit Kit And Ross's Island Windy Drawing Wood 28th {Illegible} Day charlie Rose and Peter Purcell here since yesterday the Wind very high stopt all night Johnny with them Drawing Wood �28th Charlie and Pete Finished Mowing high wind to Day got Lower and they crossin Drawing Wood. 29th Raising Bad with a Pain that goes right through me Michaelmas Day 30th Went to J Hamilton Bought of Vipond ½ lb Tea Hooks & Eyes Bought of J Summers 2 Bunches of matches AJ Baker put up his Parlor Stove Got 2 ½ Bushels of Apples from J Hamilton the Magnet went Down heard William Lavallette came Back to the Front after Stealing something in Lancaster Last Day of the mon{th} 1st of October Sunday Fine and cool Windy the Hawks Playing the Devil with the hens and pullets the Passport went down and the corsican went Down to Day 2nd 2 men here Oliver and Stephenson going to Ross Island to Fish Windy chopping Firewood got a Pipe of Tobacco from them Windy 3rd cutting in the oakfeild Gordon and J Henery and Antwine Bosell passed up I Followed them thinking they would take Gordon over to Hamiltons Henry told me Dr Shavers girl was married to Purcell But he did not tell me he Lost Kenneth McLauglins 10 Dollars when he was in Montreal with his Fish Antwine told me he would Fix the clock I crossed with Gordon this Evening and Just time enough or I would be caught in a Gale of Wind I got some of it Mr James Cameron Island Oct 4th 1876 Windy Rain Mr Hitchcock and Johnson here to nigh{t} Mr Hatton here cold some got 25 cents from Hatton 5th Hitchcock and Johnson started had to stop at the Head of the Island with the wind Drew their Boat across the Island Got 50 cents from them some Powder and shot and caps Gave them 2 Large squashes they crossed this Evening shot a Marsh hen and a Bittern or mire-Drum 6th Raining Turned Fine crossed to Summertown commenced to Rain and Blow stopt at Hamiltons John and his Wife in Montreal I took Dinner Bought of Viponds Cooks Friend 70 ce{nts} 1 Pane of Glass 5 cents 4 spoils of Thread 20 1 White skain 20 cents Bought of J Summers salt Match{es} Pipe Starckh stopt at Hamiltons got a Bag of Apples From Tom Annie Grant there whil{e} there away Seen G Bosell the Passport Laid up Gave Lewis Blondeau a thing for to go in his gun George Renshaws wood took Fire yesterday and Through the night the Fair in Fort Covington this week and a stormy Rainy week it is 7th Drawing some Wood Piling at the Door the Mare tramped on the Back part of my Leg. Windy Raining some 8th sunday Raining Hailing Windy Snowing for the first snow �9th Banking the West End of the house took a few Loads out of the Big shed got a few cocks of Marsh hay high-Wind Corsican went Down hard frost Last night ice thick this morning 10th HughAnn McMasters Birth Day cut some hay put in 7 cocks Fixed a Knee in the Jumper Killed a snake on the pitt Point and Burnt him Made a few plugs of Tobacco Made a Fence around 2 of the stacks opened 2 Pannels of the Fence at the end of the Lane Last Quarter of the moon to Day and the very windy time since she Began 1876 Mr James Cameron Island Oct 11th Drawing wood Broke the Whippletree Im not sure But I heard A Cameron's Wife Departed to Day or Tomorrow Windy Time cool a Few grains of snow 12th Cutting and Drawing Firewood put in 2 cocks of hay Windy 13th cut Down the cherry Tree at the Lower Point cutting Brush Kind of Fine to Day Trimming the apple Trees at the Lower Point East Wind this Evening and cold Raining and Cold to night took up the Line Randolph and I pealing some apples 14th Raining some snow East and changed to West crossed to Hamiltons got a Pipe from John Brought over a Pair of sox Got a Ball of yarn to Finish the other Got a Bag of Apples Went to the store Bought of Viponds ½ lb Tea Ginger Matches heard R Jacks wife was Poorly Mrs Summers Poorly Got From AJ Baker 33 ¾ lb of Flour Flour in Summertown 3 ¼ or 25 a 100 they took up their potatoes at hamiltons that they had on the halves 3 Boats of hunters up to Day from Sorel Blowing hard to night Froze Pretty hard to night 15th Cold Blowing hard 16th Drawing Wood high Wind shot a Duck cutting Stove Wood 17th Crossed to Hamiltons to help with the Potatoes Tom Lennon for Apples spreading manure churning Fixing the Bin for the Potatoes pretty cold to Day 18th at J Hamiltons at the Potatoes some cold in the fore Part of the Day St Lukes Day 19th James Grant a Bee at the Potatoes a fine Day Spartan went Down 20th Me at hamiltons Mr Fulton and Miles here Fishing Finished the Potatoes at Hamiltons to Day seen Allen 21st Came home from Hamiltons Raining took a Basket of apples and 2 Tin Kettles Potatoes Ducks Plenty Mr Fulton Passed up �1876 Mr James Cameron Island Oct 22nd Sunday a Fortunate Day Went to Fish got none a Great Lot of shooting of Ducks Spartan went up Magnet went Down Jennie crossed to Dundee this morning from Summertown wind East Rain fine Henery Genie and Henderson came to night they had 4 sturgeon and 4 suckers 23rd Livinia Birth Day 8 years old to Day set the Line Baited with sucker went to Hamiltons Brought a ½ sturgeon and the sox Henry to the store for salt got a Sturgeon from henery salted his got 3 2 Plugs of Tobacco from henderson went to Christees to night too Windy to Fish hard sout{h} Wind at the hunters camp on Christees Island Rained hard and Blowing to night 24th Our Hugh’s Birth Day henderson shot at Diver this morning went to the Line Got nothing they got Ready and Started for Point Moria to hunt took his Rope Left his Jack Fine But Windy taking the manure out of the Big Shed Banking inside the Little shed North side of the shouse went to the Line to night Got a sturgeon 25th My Birth Day cleaned a Sturgeon Got 2 {scar-os?} on the Line Finished the Big Shed Put some manure out on the hay from Before the Barn Door Drew the Basswood from the Lower Point took Down the Wedges and split the Log 26th Banking Windy hurted my Finger the not of a Bolt my Gun Went off cocking it Seen a Flock Passing of Wild geese 27 seen a Pigeon on the Pit Point Tried for Bait Drawing Wood 28th I crossed to Summerstown Bought ½ Tea matches Pins the Robbers of Jewellery at Summerss 10 Brien 1 arm Got 2 Bags of Potatoes one Bag of Apples from J Hamilton John and I went to the store Henery Genie here Towed up with the East Bill McLeod going to-morrow to the Centenial Mr James Cameron Island Oct 29th 1876 Gave Henry 2 sturgeon Walter Bakers Wife Died Sunday Henery Genie and I to Charlie and Rosss Island then crossed the Mare Down to Rankins Mill Gave Henery the Big Canoe got home Pretty Late came all around the shore up to Brunstons 30th Went to Fish Bait to the Kit Kit got no Bait shot a Duck East Wind Raised sailed home 31st Baited the Line Killed a Ruster for Bait took home a Load of Wood in the canoe from the Bay Last Day of HallowEEn or All Hallows or Holy Eve cracking nuts and Eating apples 1st of Nov All Saints Day Boarding the sheds and fixing around �2nd All Souls Day Working at Tobacco Livinia Thumb a sore Pain East Wind 3rd High West Wind went around the Island cut a Broom the Alexandra and 2 Tugs went up Wind came Down calm in the Evening went to the Line Full of Weeds sawed the But of the cherry 14th Went to Summerstown got 2 Dollars from J Hamilton Viponds Packing their Goods to move to Dundee AJ Baker & Charlie Parisha Killing 2 hogs Bought of Spinks or J Summers 50 Wt of Flour 1 Pipe and matches J Grant and F Laplante to Rankins Mill got a Hat Rack at Throwing the Dice a very fine night 5th Guy Fawks Day a very fine Day 3 men with Decoys shooting all Day in the Bay a Great Talk of Mr Oxley Getting 1 and ½ million of money 6th Went to the Kit Kit with my Decoys shot 1 Duck seen a very Large White owl 7th Helens Birth Day Took in the cook stove in the cook house Randolph and I went to Alexis Island {Illegible due to ink splotch}ing the cover for my Box of Axes put 9 axes in it and Hay James Grant a Raising Bee Finished of making Plugs of Tobacco 120 Plugs Besides Loose stuff 1876 Mr James Cameron Island Nov 8th Foggy morning Went to George Renshaws wit{h t}he Box of Axes 9 of them Brought some cranBerries to Georges East Wind went to I Viponds nothing in the Store Settled with him Got a Receipt and Gave him my note for 10 Dollars allowed me 10 Dollars for the Marsh hay the P Office up at JS Summers now Bought of J Summers ½ lb soda 4 lb of Fine salt 3 Bunches of Matches Pipe Nicholsons a Bee raising came Down to J Hamiltons Got 2 Bags of Potatoes and apples the Alexandra went Down forgot my mits South East wind came hom shot a Large spotted White Owl cleaning my guns 9th The Prince of Wales Birth Day a Fine Day sawing stove Wood Randolph and I some shooting geese not Plenty the Victoria went to Rankins Mill and Back Raining some East Wind and West cleaning cranberries 10th sawing Stove Wood a Fine Day Made cranberry Jelly 11th St Martins I went to Summertown stopped at the Lighthouse took Dinner at Hamiltons Brought over Gordons pants Bought of J Sandfield Summers ½ lb Tea 30 cents Bill McLeod after coming from the Centennial a great many after Dear this time I not certain who is Elected yet But Last accounts that Tilden was ahead 12th Old HallowEen Went to set my Decoys a Boat Steamed Down the Back Channel and came on the north side of Christies Island and anchored there to night had 3 Jolly Boats after her in Tow a hunting concern I suppose West Wind the Bohemian and St Francis Went Down �Mr James Cameron Island Nov 13th 1876 Monday Willie Rose Tommy Munroe and Richard Lavallete came to Make stacks of the Marsh hay 14th the 3 Boys came to Day and Finished the 2 stocks I helped to pitch them Rained some Last night 15th Making or Fixing the Door upstairs and Working at the sheds 16th Henery Genie came Working at the stable shot 2 Ducks 17th First setting of Traps 17th Got a Rat Henery and I Fishing EEls Got 9 Fishing with the hand Line got none 18th clean the Line Making a yoke for the Steers 19th Went to Lancaster crossed over to Murdoch McDonalds made our supper on the Point had some Rum and fished up along shore Got 2 sturgeon Some Suckers Gordon came from Hamiltons Tommy Jack and Murdy Craig Left him 20th yoked the oxen for the first time Baited the Line {Above it reads: Jim hopkins here} Henery making oars and cart Frame 21 On this Day of the Month D McMaster Departed in the year 46 Making a shed Gordon and I for the sheep Alexandra went Down 22 Raining and Freezing Some wind Quit from East 10 Days Blow to Day Henry crossed to Murdoch McDonalds him and Murdoch came to night Baited the Line twice to Day 23rd Henry went home to Day and Murdoch McDonald George Morris and Fred MDonald came Fishing EEls Made a Door for the sheep's Place West Wind snow on the Mountains to Day plastering the stable Let the Oxen go took of the yoke {Illegible due to ink splotch} Hamilton Tom Isacc Vipond Jo Vipond Donald McDonald John Carey shot a Buck Deer in the water 24th Gordon and I crossed took Dinner at Hamiltons and stopt all night there McGreggor in the Glen shot with the Gun going off while standing on a stump he Died with Loss of Blood a Bee at Dan Camerons and John Richard Grants Mr James Cameron Island Nov 25th 18{76} Seen AJ Baker got 61 lbs of Flour weighed {i}n Summers's store Bought of J Summers ¼ Tea Bar of Soap 3 Bunches of Matches Got a Taste of chee{se?} One of the Dunlops Buried Died with the small Pox Kerosene oil Kenneth McDonalds a Bee Ploughing to Day got a Peice of the venison from J Hamilton cow head Henery came to night and Murdoch MDonald Fishing East Wind Brought 2 Bags of Potatoes to me put in the 2 calves to night for the First �26th Henery and Murdoch crossed Ev{ening?} to Murdoch’s I seen Henery sailing Back going to Lancaster 27th Fixing a Rack in the Big Shed 28th a Propeller Tow Boat went up the {Illegible} {Above it reads: Ferrying from Plum Island} Last Trip to night as its Freezing hard enough to Freeze Salmon River {Above it reads: scowing from alexis Island} Fixing around {c}hopping Stove Wood scowing from Alexandra 29th Bohemian went Down Early without calling into Lancaste{r} or St{Illegible}et as far as I could see the St Francis called into Lancaster going and coming I think its Jimmy Grants scow that crossed and returned without nothing in it wind Kind of high 30th St Andrew's Day The Festival of The Scotch Firing in the Morni{ng} and Evening set Part of the Back Marsh a Fire but it will not Burn set 3 or 4 Brush heaps a Fire which makes as Bright Light Burnt them clean the Steamer Victoria went up this Evening and I Gave them some good volleys but they did not return it with a Blow of the Whistle As there was no true Scotsman aboard of her I Did not expect it a fine Day Cold and Pleasant no snow on the ground Lots of snow on the Mountains Wild Geese very {s}carce Lights in the Lighthouses to night Mr James Cameron Island December the 1st 1876 Raw and cold to Day snowing a Little standing on up Troughfs in the Sugar Bush ice a peice made in Back Bay chopping Stove Wood som I have a Very Bad cold cows Picking out some But gues them a Bit night and Morning I Dont see no Lights in the Lighthouses to night {Above it reads: a Light on the Cherry Island} those East of me whatever nothing on the Water to Day cut my Mits out to Day took in the swill Barrel as it Freezes in the shed a change in the Moon this Morning 2nd snowing some Wind West a Boat came out of Lancaster to the Lighthouse with Barges in Tow it must Be the Anderson a Steamer came up to night I Dont Know what one it is Mr Hill has his Light up to night none on the scow Light Cherry Island has her Light up to night scowing from Alexis Island to Day 2 Trips the Last Trip was 1 horse Drew the Fish Box up from the Bank sawing stove Wood 3rd all the Lights up to night Went to the Head of the Island Randolph and I no Boats a going now 4th Killed the hog sat a Trap in the hollow log Front of Marsh 5th Cut a saw Log cutting stove Wood high Wind West 6th Cutting stove Wood the Festival of the Germans St Nicholas 7th Setting Fire to the Marsh and some heaps of Brush not very well 8th chopping stove Wood �9th Very cold high Wind went for Brooms to the north side of the Island snowing some to night 10th Leanders Birth Day 1872 4 years old to Day cold and Windy 11th Cold very unwell did not smoke for 2 Days 12th not very well a fine Day took my canoe up to the head of the Island to be Ready to go across in the morning East wind some ice along the shore 1876 Mr James Cameron Island December 13 I crossed called at hamiltons heard old Mr Donald McDougall Departed Last week and McCrimmons wife below Lan{torn away} the ice all out of the Little channel at Su{mm}erstown the Widow Donald Summers Died yesterday had 3 ½ lb of Butter Bought of John Summers 1 lb Tea Thread spools and skains matches cloves seen a Smallman seen Allen Buying Geese and Turkies wind changed high West Got from Mrs AJ Baker 30 lb of Flour had a Fine sail {c}oming home 14 Fine Wind Raised 15 choppi{ng i}n the Bush Fine Cold and Windy to night south west Blew hard took away some of the Washing that was on the poles Drying Frosty New Moon {c}omes in to Day 16th Cold and Windy Freezi{ng} hard a cold night the ice Took on the South Side to night the steamboat Channel open 17th Water Raising cold and Frosty Ducks Flying about my Trap Froze in the hollow Log cattle harty no snow on the Ground of any consequence cattle picks some but Dont save Feeding the ice looks as if it was going to take 18th ice Taken {o}n the south side north side Taken {Illegible} Down {1}9th Blustery Windy seen 5 men crossing at Summerss Road 20th First Day of Winter I crossed to Hamiltons got a sack of apples {Illegible} 50 21st Shortest Day crossed E. Wind very Frosty took Dinner at Hamiltons churning But the Butter wont come stopt with G Renshaw to night AJ Baker in Cornwall took home his Bag crossing with horses on Summerss Road 22nd 1876 Mr James Cameron Island Dec �at George Renshaws Got From AJ Baker 100 lb of Flour Andrew at the Examination Got some Herrings and Pork from George stopt at Hamiltons and Tomy Jack went up with the Horses after my Flour Gordon came with me to the head of the Island to Draw the sleigh very cold East Wind and Frosty Jim hopkins went to Cornwall with Johnny Summers 22 23rd Cold chopping at the Door Raised my Long canoe and Drew the small canoe up on the Bank Randolph and I took up my sail an Air hole in Front of the house 24 Sunday Reading papers Christmas Eve cold and Windy sun shines 25th Christmas Day Fine Day Gordon came from Hamiltons took a Book with him had a pair of scates with him 26th Kind of Fine and Stormy East Wind not very well George Renshaw a Bee Drawing Stones chopping stove Wood Feeding the 2 cows Fine Hay 27th crossed to Summerstown Bought of J Summers 1 Lamp Chimney Matches pipe seen 7 Men Gathering Money for Mr Craigs Monument Tom Summers Bushing the Road on the ice charlie Parisha taking his cattle From Hamiltons that he Bought 28th cutting in the Bush 29th Our Angus's Birth Day turned very Stormy to night from the East snowing and Drifting 30th Went to the Pit Point for Cedar Stormy from the north West Blustering taking away Banks of snow around the Barn and on the Road to the River 31st Sunday very Cold Last Day of the year For more information on James Cameron, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James Cameron Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Cameron Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of the Archives of Ontario Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1854-1902 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Glengarry County, McMaster's Island Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1867 Mr James Cameron Island March Went to the {torn away} geon Island a Fine Day 6th in the bush cut {torn away} e wood 7th a Fine Day sloppy on the {torn away} went {torn away} Williamstown Brought out a cake of sugar {torn away} the Bosells caught a Deer Sunday above {torn away} at in Cornwall about the church on {torn away}rr Rained tonight hard raised the creeks 8th came home from Williamstown {torn away} me out had Great Work fixing the {torn away}on the creeks stopt at Barretts Going {torn away} came around by Robert Jacks house and to J Hamiltons John and Tommy Jack Drove me Down took up the Runcheon 9th George Bosell here Fixing the camp 10 I Hamilton here seen 2 Wild Geese for the first 11 Crofsed to Summerstown Races there Rained some and John Tyo and Rod Cameron Racing on this Road and they Went like Wildfire Bought of Viponds 1/2 lb Tea and Lead Pencil 12th of March On this Day on the Month Dell Master First came to the Island Fine but cold 13th in the Bush cold cutting Firewood 14th Hamilton Drew me some firewood 15th Went to Summerstown with ashes 12 bushels John Hamilton took them up for me Bought Arponds Tea 75 3 yds Cotton 33 Pot 25 Rice 3 lb 21 Matches Paid Pencil Got 4 Dollars from AI Baker 16th Turned stormy East Wind and snow Mr Chapman and Wife stopt and Turned Back to Fort Covington sent Gordon acrofs 17th St Patricks Cold and stormy bad with a cold Norman Bethune and Bill Palmer coming from Lancaster on a Buggy stopt to Give their Horse a Drink of River Water as he would not Drink well water {torn away}Buckerman stopt Gave me the {torn away} Date in Montreal on St Pat{torn away} clear to Day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> At James Cameron Island March 31st 1876 Last Day of March Writing to Day George Fixing the camp took up the Pot to the Bush and the chains Big Barrel 1st of April Fools Day First Boiling in the Bush made 3 Gallons of Mollasses I went to Dundee Chartreaul called in and we walked up together on the crust called at I Hopkins them all being sick with pluracy Got a Ride up from Johnny Spenk and Bill Morris to the Distillery A Fine Day Bought of R Baker 1 lb of Power 2 lb of shot 1/2 Doz of Buttons 2 yds of stuff for Leander Pipes a Treat at I U G Bought at I U G 4 Got a Ride home from Mr A.McLean Lancaster Gave a Look at the Hay to sent a Man for hay Monday Peggy Gave Livinia some Ham I Hamilton here for the Hollow adge to make Trough Freezing to night ice Good yet seen a Man selling Maple Sugar in Dundee Mr Baker in Montreal a Flock of Wild Geese in the air hole it is supposed {illegible} that was with Jimmy the Bush went in the airhole at Hamiltons Bridge and was Drowned on the night of March the --- But we since he was allright that he arrived all right in Williamstown 2nd Made the first sugar 44 lbs went to Sturgeon Island Peggy stopt here to night George Renshaw and Charlie Rose here with George Colt a Fine Day Gave George his Bottle Livinia Got up to Day 3rd Crofsed to Summerston Brought of I {illegible} Knife 20 Rope 1 1/2 lbs 22 1/2 cents Tob 5 Line 10 Matches a Box 17 changed the Boots) oil ( made about 48 lb to Day Gordon killed the Black Bull calf a Man a Foot crofsed to hopkins commenced to rain to night 4th Raining Henery and George for hay took 3-50 cents worth at 9 Dollars a Ton Mr David Baker here Just from Montreal Raining Teams crofsing summers and Chartreau here took Dinner cutting hay not in the Bush to Day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {Page 1} the 5th 1876 Mr James Cameron Island April Fine East Wind George Gave me the order on Vipond for 3-50 got a Peice of Butter Tapping adge some, sugared about 40 lbs to Day commenced Raining Wind changed high from the West ice getting Bad near shore 6th A Fortunate Day high Wind seen Robbins yesterday Ducks Plenty some Flocks of Wild Geese not any one crofsing on Summers's Road to Day 7th {illegible} 8th made 3 Gallons of Molasses took 3 Cakes over shot 2 Ducks in the Airhole one of them Drew under the ice with the strong current Ice Good to Crofs 9th not running very well a Fine Day Gordon and I up to the Bush a Great lot of Wild Geese and Ducks in the Airhole at Francis Island 10th shot a Duck that a Hawk chased to the Ice and had the Duck Down and Picking him he left and I shot the Duck George took over the churn 11th Went acrofs to Viponds took Georges Due Bill what remained of the churn 1.50 Bought of Viponds 1 Box 2 plugs of Tobacco 10 Box of Capo 15 8 yds of Cotton 80 2 yrs of Linsey 44 Bottle of Castor oil 10 with 5 cents Cash Heard Robert McDonald Departed Last Week Brought up From the Hospital in Montreal Made about the Moles 2 Moles Full and some in the Basin 12th Very Fine Made Sugar to Day the Moles and the Basins full 13th Fishing EEls very Fine holes opening in the ice East Wind Put out the Canoe From from Below and took it up to the Door with the Water thats on top of the ice 14th ice is opening slow 14th Good Friday Raining East Wind West and North Wind high West Wind not Running to Day George made 2 axehandle 1 ash and hicory Foggy to Day {second page} 1876 Mr James Cameron Island April 15 Ice Jamming coming Down high West Wind running a Little Some Drops of Rain hail and snow and Fine George and Peggy Boiling a few Pails Water high Went to the head of the Island, swallows came yesterday Foggy today George Peggy and George crofsed took sugar and a Bottle of Molasses 16th Easter Sunday The Sun Did not Dance this morning a sighn of a hard year Lots of Eggs Fresh and salted ones. Peter a{illegible} Peggy came to night 17th Eastere Monday chopping at the Door 18th Our Duncans Birth Day ice going Down Jamming splitting from Rails Rewits came as usual to Build in their old Place that they have Been in these many years 19th sap not running very well 20th Shot a Rat for the first Gordon speared a Pike I speared a Maskinonge Weight 34 3/4 lb 21st snowing East Wind crofsed to I Hamiltons for the Doe Brought the Fish to John Got 2 Bags of Potatoes sack of Cornile Mrs and Mr Hamilton Poorly with Bad cold Heard James Grant was to be married on the 24th Monday coming 22nd Fixing the calf Pasture Fence Peggy here 23rd St George's DAy A Very Fine Day E Wind Henery and Little George came to the Bush took us 2 EEls him and antwine going to Fish EEls to Day made near a Gallon of Mollasses Peggy Crofsed as the sap is not running took all their sugar 24th James Grant Married to Day to Addi Summer's and a Fine Day it is E Wind Mr Smallmans Steamer Jenny crofsed to Day on her first Trip </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {first page} 25th 1876 Mr James Cameron Island April St Marks Day a Fine Day East Wind Killed a snake for the firist I killed this Spring Burnt him Shote a Pike as Gordon never seen one shot I shot him Cutting fat Pine 26th Burning Rubbish and cleaning up around Lots of Indian Fishing Put out Decoys Fired at a Fish-Hawk struck him but he did not fall here East Wind 27th Peggy and Pete came took away some of their things Gordon Boiled a Few pails the Children in the Bush Diggin a Little the ice holding on very long in the Back Bay or Marsh Lots of Geese and Ducks But hard to Get at them Rats scrce too much wind at night to fish with the clack 28th Gordon not well in Bed all Day Raining some Randolph and I to the Lower Point (spoiled the axe Another Steamer in to Salmon River 29th Enterprize went in to Salmon River and came out and I think she went to Lancaster as she came out Sunday morning the thirtieth went over to the Pitt Point in the canoe shot a Duck Did not Get him West Wind changed to the East Lightning to night Rained some hard Frost Last night but not much sap running Planted 7 or 8 hills of Potatoes set Fires Down on the hill Snakes middling Plenty some Ticks Keeping in the sheep. Water some high 30th Sunday went to head of the Island Bismark Randolph and Gordon and I Fine Day Enterprize came out of Lancaster this morning the sky to the East Very Red in spots ice cleared out of the Back Bay. {second page} 1876 Mr James Cameron Island May 1st St Philip and St James Raining snowing W Wind Frost Boat went Down the Proppeller California. Light in the Lighthouses to night Began on to Dig a Little Buck Trees Running some 2nd Fine Day the Steamer St Francis Came up Shot 2 Ducks got a Large Pike in the Back Marsh Firing at Loons Gordon Tapt some Trees for Vinegar Froze hard these nights Went out for the first time in the Back Marsh got Sucker and 2 Barabots or Cat Fish spearing for EEls in the mud got none set Fire above the Cordwood Bay 3rd Raining some East Wind the Bohemian came up on her first Trip Gordon Boiling Birch Sap in the Bush for Vinegar boiled three pails of Maple sap for Mollasses Cold some Digging done sowed Tobacco seed at the Apple Tree yesterday 4th Went acrofs had a rake of Sugar 2 1/2 Doz of Eggs 1 Rat Skin Bought of Vipond and BM 1 lb of Tea 65 1/2 bushelsof Salt 25 Bottle of Scotch 1 Bottle of Downs Elixer 25 1 1/4 lb of Shot Bowl 10 Ball of twine 10 Black and Grey thread 10 Tax 10 Tob 5 Brought the Rennet to Hamiltons Went to G Renshaws Brought some small cakes to the children Got 2 Bags of Potatoes from George W Robb Proteller Raining Jack Adams Poorly Stopt at Johns Got my Papers Got a coat for Gordon East Wind the Corsican Went Down 5th Digging a Little Planted some Earley Roses and Chilies Gordon in the Bush for the Last Boiling made syrup 6th Peggy came for the Pots got Pay for Rookey Pot 4lbs cut a cake of 9 lbs in 2 and gave the half Digging Rained some East Wind changed to hard West Made the Pigs Pen Put the calf in the Barn yesterday The Victoria Went Down and the Manitoba yesterday Friday 7th Sunday East Wind Raining the Bay of Quinte went Down Fixing the hogs in the Pen the St Francis coming out of Dundee on her first trip out </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {first page} the 8th 1876 Mr James Cameron Island May Monday crofsed with Gordon to Hamilton to Pile Stove Wood John sowing Wheat heard Alex Vipond and Johnny Sandfield had a Quarrel put Rings in the 2 Hogs snouts as they are Great Rooters Digging and Planting 9th Planting and Digging Randolph and I Fishing at night Raft went Down 10th Found 2 Canoes Water high Henery and George here for hay Brought 3 {illegible}hats Hamiltons and Craigs scowing their cattle A Fine Day to Alexis V Frances Island WAter high 11th at the Potatoes 12th Finished the peice of Potatoes at the Old House set Fire at Lower Point went to Hamilton north Wind Brought 4 Suckers Got a Bag of Potatoes seen St Battence there Selling Fish Bought at the Racket for 4 Dollars a hundred 2 Rainbows this Evening Sun very hot Rained a Little went to Fish Got 1 EEl Wind Raised Livinia very Bad with the Tooth Ache her face on one side all swelled her Eye almost shut with it 13th Windy some WEnt this Evening to Hamiltons Randolph and I Raining some 14th Went to the Kitt Kite Island Gordon and I West Wind 15th Digging the Garden Fixing the Barrel for to run the Lie for making the soap Fixing the Garden Fence cut Down the Bass Wood Stump at the Garden Fence 16th Went acrofs with Gordon to Hamiltons took 4 Dozen of Eggs to Viponds Bought Braces Soap hooks Lines to 11 Cents seen the cinnamon Bear perform went Down to Roses called to see Mrs Carey heard Old Pat Departed Got candles and some Potatoe seeds Told me she sent the yarn to Viponds in April {second page} Mr James Cameron Island 17th of May 1876 Went acrof to Renshaws East Wind Brought a Pinner to George George crofsed with me to Summerstown Got 100 lb of Flour from A. I . Baker the Breton came in to Summerstown to Lay up and Lots of Towing to be Done 3 towns came up to Day sailed hom 18th Working at the soap 19th Working at the soap altered the 2 Bulls for the first I ever did and I am mortally afraid But as its the time of the moon and in the signs of the Fishes or Feet Pisces I'll risk it a very warm fine Day North Wind went to the head of the Island Randolph and I 20th Working at the soap Finished the Melons and cucumbers and onions in the Garden and Red peppers Went acrofs for Gordon to Hamilton Found a Ducks nest on the Little Island Gordon and I planted saffron 21st Went acrof to Christees Island Killed a Great many Black snakes went to No Noutas Island sailed home 22nd at Digging at the Back Peice at the Barn 23 Digging and Planted a Few Potatoes First perch caught with Line 24th Queens Birth Day Last Planting in the Back Peice Gordon and Randolph shooting Balls Gordon shot a Red head and Black Wood Pecker they come every year about this Time and stop 2 or 3 Days every year Making Fires We Fired some heavy Vollies this Evening 25th Ascension Day Fishing Barking a Chair 26th Working at the Lane Fence Gordon Barking 5 Chairs to Day Put the calve in his Pasture Working at the Lane Fence West Wind high 27th at the Fence 28th Gordon Randolph Bismark Leander went to the Sturgeon Island and I found 2 Duck nest went to head of the Island Found the Lower Jaw of a Man on the Ground Pretty well Decayed. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {first page} 1876 Mr James Cameron Island May 29 Royal Oak Day Went to Summerstown Brought 4 1/2 Doz of Eggs Bought 1 lb of Tea Tobacco camphor Brought 7 Summers s{illegible} Wild Onions some of the Potatoes up Brought AI Bakers Bag home took the Plough Got a Bag of Potatoes from IF Amitton Got a Treat from Tom George Bosele and Pete here for hay for his calf talking to me about the Order I got at Viponds I Vipond in Cornwall high North Breeze Rained some 30th Crofsed with Gordon to hamiltons East Wind Got 12 Perch not Biting 31st cleaning out the Milk -House Randolph and I went to Alexis Island Got some Peices of Fat Pine Working at the Q Runnels at the North West corner of the Barn Mr John Rankin Blacksmith came Brought me my Tongs But not my Steel Butcher-Knife stopt to night 1st of June The Glorious First of June a Fine Day Very warm Day First Fish caught in Front of the Door Got 14 Ranking went of Forgot his Lines and Turned Back 2nd Tried to catch the sheep to shear them could not get them to follow home 3rd Crofsed to Summerstown Bought of Vipond 3 Bunches of Fishing Lines 15 cents settled with Gil Baker Got 10. 1/4 for him all clear some one stole one of my Papers out of my Canoe at the End of Ashery I think it a Yankee Boat that came acrofs to Summerstown Got 2 Bugs of Petode from I House East Wind a Talk of Matty Nicholson and John James going to have a Lawsuit The Boys went Down with a Raft Francis came here with an oak stick and Left it here 2 Boys stole it From him and took it up as far as Luke Bowers and he caught them and took it here {second page} Mr James Cameron Island 4th of June 1876 Whit Sunday East Wind Fine cool Keeping Francis stick from Getting away 5th Making Ashes set fire to an elm that Fell (Bill here) Trowling at the Weeds in the Potatoes 6th Fixing the Little Canoeat the ashes cleaning up stairs trying to catch the sheep 7th had to put the Dog after the sheep before we could Get them caught 2 of them 8th sheared the sheep the other came home to the yard and we caught her caught a Pike Trowling 9th Our Marys Birth Day 1813 A Fine Day 10th Went acrofs for my Papers Gordon stopt at Hamiltons Got a Peice of Tobacco from Charlie Parisha a sack of salt for I Hamilton Mr Spinks Down Took a Picture up for John Hamilton Walter Campbell Bay City Heard Mary was not well Allen B Alick Told me a Good many Trowling the St Francis a pleasure Trip out of Dundee up to Cornwall Fixing 2 Pannels of Fence at the Barn Cutting Weeds in the Potatoes the hens and the Grubs at the Potatoes and the Grubs at the Garden Gordons Calf at Hamiltons Friday came to get it next Saturday 1th A Raft Went Down St Barnabus 12th I crofsed to Hamilton a very heavy Fog this Morning the Brunston got aground at Hog Island the Alma Monroe turned Back from John Hamiltons up to Renshaw Wharf another Propeller aground the Dominion stopt a While at Renshaws the Bohemian and St Francis went Down in the Fog the St Francis ahead got From George to 50 Wt of Flour Down on the Jenny i-50 seen D Suple at Summerstown and R. Baker I Hamilton Painting his Waggon 13th took the ashes home from the Bush Fixing them in Bags Francis here going to sell his stick 14th Francis came took his stick to Rankins Mill I helped him crofs the the channel he came Back and said he Lost it with the Wind Windy Rain Thunder </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island June 15 1876 Corpus Christe Went to Summerstown with 9 Bushels of ashes Stopt at I Hamiltons John got a stick out of George Renshaws Wharf took 2 Dox of Eggs only 10 cents a Doz Bought of Vipond and Brs to 6 yds of cloth at 20 cents a yd 2 skan of Thread 1 spool 2 Bunches of Matches Working at the Potatoes 16th Fixing the south East corner of the calf Pasture Henry Gene Went of this morning took his Pine EEl spear Jack With him Winchester Earl and Russel here to night 17th Gordon and I crofsed to Hamiltons a Pict me on the St Francis from Cornwall selling Hamiltons Bridge to the Lowest Bidder John Carey got it at 54 Dollars or there bouts got my Paper took the Calf home from Hamilitons heard James was n Jail he Lost the suit Long Jim McDougall lost 4 of his horses on Ropes Island an of Mr Dingwalls horses it must have Been the ticks that Kild them seen Leander Reynolds at Hamiltons 18 the Ever Memorable Battle of Waterloo 2 Men and 2 Ladies stopt to take their Dinner I think One of Them is a Wright East Wind West Thunder some and Rain 19th Hoeing some the Soap Barrel Busted Lost about 4 pails of Soap Duncan Cameron Rod Briggs and another Man here cut some Basswood Bark Seen a Pigeon in the Bush 20th I crofsed Gordon to Hamiltons WEnt to G Renshaw crofsed to the Store George and I Bought 25 cents of Tea 5 cents of Tobacco Rained hard high Wind Thunder & Lightning Frank Laplante and George Bosell Working at the Cord Wood 21 Frist Day of Summer and its all Kind of Weather 21 Windy Whitewashing Lashey here last ight and To Day Fishing Pickerel Mr Tuthill and his nephew Willie T Creed and Charlie Labuff in the Boat Winnie sat up a While and had Quite a comfortable chat with a Bottle of Very Best of Jamaica and Loaf Sugar {second page} Mr James Cameron Island 22nd of June 1876 Our David Birth Day 1806 Windy Mr Tuthill went to Christees Island Whitewashing outside 23 Put out the stoves hoeing some 24th St John the Baptist Day Very Windy caught some Fish Randolph and I Hamilton crofsed to se the horses as the Penshioners Horse is almost Dead with the ticks Matthews and Wife Passed the Door and Went to the foot of Christee Island hoed the Back Garden 25th Went to Hamiltons for Gordone Got a Bag of Potatoes John at the Island Looked at the Ticks on the Horses see Tyler at the Lighthouse Strawberries Ripe high Wind coming from Hamiltons John Lost his Canoe Battle of Bannockburn 26th Went Summerstown Got 25 cents from G Renshaw Bought of Vipond 1 Plug of Tobacco {illegible} pan of Bread Mr Crippin came Lashey came Brought of G Renshaw some Strawberries and a Bottle of Vinegar 27th Went out to trowl Down to the Kit Kit Crippen went to Christees to Fish 28th Lashey Began his Bark Line Windy Went to head of the Island to see the sheep Mr and Mrs and Master Fulton (Herbert) came this Evening 29th St Peters Day Mrs Fulton went of Mr Crippin Went of hoeing some 30th Last Day of June I crofsed to Summerstown Brought I Vipond some old Newspapers Got 4 Plugs of Tobacco From him Bought 1/2 lb Tea 1. yd of Cotton 1 plug of Tobacco 2 Bunches of Matches George Bosell talking about the Due Bill came Down to Hamiltons sent of his papers for the Lighthouse Got a Bag of Potatoes from John a good sail coming home Thunder 1st of July Dominion Day all the Boats their colours up Bought a Pan of Bread 25 cents Got a Knife from Lewis Blandeau IY Poorly and his Daughter stopt for Gordon came home Lashey set his Line </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Camerson Island July 2nd 1876 Went with Lashey to his Line got a Big Sturgeon a Raft went Down in Tow Raining 3rd very Windy from the West 2 Boats came in the Evening stopt in the Barn stole Lasheys night Line pole and anchor when they went off they were from about Burke a Mean set 4th American 4th of July Centennial Lashey went to Lancaster hoeing the Potatoes 5 Our Johns Birth Day 73 years old to Day I went to G Renshaws Left Gordon at I Hamilton Got a Bag of Potatoes from John Mr Fulton and Mr Ed Plumado came and Miles Left me 4 M{illegible} hooks Very Windy to night Wind changing to all quarter Rained some seen the Potato bug to Day for the First time I seen them on I Hamiltons Potatoes Giving out Jobs on the Road Peggy Bosell and Pete and Lewy 6th Put out Tobacco Plants Mr Fulton Went off (Paid me for the oars stick that miles Got 1.25 cents I promised to send them to Summerstown and put the board of the Steamer Jenny Lashy came had the Plants James Y Cameron's Daughter Departed to Day 7th Went to Fort Covington Lashy with me Found his Line and pole and another stopt at Lukes took my wool only 20 cetns all took it home Bought of R Baker Butter Tub 35 1/4 of Powder Bought of Burdo Matches Lashey Paid me 20 cetns I paid Lashy the Discout on Crippins Money Bought of Gilles 50 lbs of Flour 1.62 1/2 to 17 lbs of Bran 17 Cents Went to see Mr Crippin Mr Tuthill sent a Present to Livinia and Gave me a Present of Tobacco Stopt at Lukes took supper came home John Gray and his Brothers here Henry and George Bosel for hay the Algoma came out of {illegible} seen Ian Hopkins 8th John Gray took Gordon from Hamiltons put Boards on top of the cook house put the hide to soften in the Water Lightning to night Windy {second page} 1876 Mr James Cameron Island July the 9th Looking for the sheep Found only 2 of them a Fine Day East Wind Looks like Rain but no rain Thunder an Indian caught a Lunge up in the Bay 10th crofsed to put the Oars on Board the steamer Jenny 11th Went to Rofs Island Fred McDonald and hopkins here 12th of July Orangemans Day Keeping the 12th of July Firing heavy volleys Gordon shooting Mr Rofs from Cornwall here got some worms treated me 13th allowed a Road to the Barn 14th Mowing some 15th Gordon crofsed made some cocks of hay Bought of Viponds Bread 8 Loaves St Swithen Day no Rain 16th Lashey came 17th Mowing the Grove 18th Mowing 19th Fernandez Birth Day went to Hopkins for the Whity Bull Got a Peice of Pork from Jims Wife Fred McDonald and Charlie came Down with me 20th high Wind Mowing 21st Put in 20 Cocks from Back of the Barn 22nd Went to Viponds Bought Bread Tobacco & a Pic me 23rd Sunday 24th Henery Jenie here with a stick of Oak Stopt all night 25th Henery went off 26 Henery sent the Mare up on the St Francis I crofsed Got the scow Bought Bread 4 Loaves Arthur and Fultons got Tobacco 27th Taking in hay 28th high Wind cutting and raking in 29th Went home with the scow John Hamilton Rowed up from the Light house Bought 8 Loaves Bad with my Back 30th Bad with my Back Got some spirits of Turpentine from Hamilton for my Back 31st Drew some Wood 1st of August Lammas Day Henry Jenie and Boy this Morning stopt till night Mowed all Day split some pine 2nd Minnies Birth Day Gordon crofsed Got 8 Loaves 3rd Mowing 4th Mowed and Putting in Fishing some very warm 5th Went to Summerstown 7 Loaves 1 1/2 of Eggs 3/4 6th Randolphs Birth Day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island August 7th 1876 Mowing very warm time 8th mowing Patterson 9th very warm cross to Summertown 10th got 500 weight of flour from G Renshaw 10 11th taking in and mowing 12th putting in Henry boy and his father here the carpenter 13th fishing got 30 14th mowing Jim McDougall and his two boys here going to Christy's Island to look at Marsh hay a very warm day 15th done mowing below the house began to mow in the upper Feild 16th began the fine Haystack two tons whatever 17th Mr Crippin and the Methodist Minister and Mrs Paddock here gave a coat Mr Fulton and Orto came 18th went with Mr Fulton to Rofs Island got 47 fish Mr Adair here gave him red braces he forgot a year ago a fine day Baking mowing left 50 cents gave 5 cents to Gordon 19th Bismarck's Birth Day a fine warm day a scotch Moon and it Brings Rain Torrents of it Fallen very heavy went to the head of Island met in with Mr Lily Mr Nolan and Mr Feek had their Bun capsized for to keep them dry cook their dinner in the Bell Bay Mr Silly came down to see the barn as I told him it would be Better than out at night and he got an awful wetting as it came down pouring camped in the Barn tonight they left their ax in the bay and someone picked it up as they do not find it a Pic Nic on the Bohemian Dr Gillis at his party on the island yesterday 20th went up to see John Gray at the head of the island but they had not the axe took the rest of his Pine away the boys crossed to Summerstown for bread and sent for a square they brought it {second page] Mr James Cameron Island August 21st 1876 the three fellows went to RoFs Island very windy working in the upper Feild 22nd I crossed to Summerstown Got 5 Dollars from them for Bread sugar tea took back their change Bought Bread Tea Matches pipe John Hamilton buying a scythe had a Round took our supper John and I got my Papers 23 they started for Lancaster the wind High turned back finished the stack of fine hay commenced the marsh hay stack 24th I crossed to Viponds brought 31 lbs of Butter Bought 7 1/2 yds of Calico 6 yds of Lindsay 2 yd of cloth 1/2 pound Tea Loaves of Bread pipe 12 yds of Cotton 1 Pair of Boots the man came for the canoe I had at G Renshaw's to Day Bill here today the boys went to Lancaster gave me a 24 cent plug of tobacco a good 2 Bladed Knife salts Nails Senna oil pants and straw hats gave Gordon 25 cents Packing up their things tonight to start tomorrow Mr Fulton and John Cameron here put some hay on the marsh Haystack 25th went down to kit kit and Rofs Island with Mr Fulton caught a good many the Boys was of when I came and a good set of Boys they were decent lads Mr Fulton not well left 50 cents Rained Quite a shower took some cocks out of the back Marsh 26th Mowed some in the back Marsh and port seeing where they Gordon and the spoke to them about it a reeling birch bark 27th Finished the marsh hay stock windy cut a strip in the front Marsh windy great fire in the South Woods 27th Sunday Fine cool and windy took salts today cracked a basin of last year's butternuts hazel nuts good Spartan went down 28th went acrofs bought for I Hamilton 1 lb tea Bought of I Sandfield 25 sack of flour 1 pipe Matches 29th Making stack of Marsh hay 30 cocks </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1876 Mr James Cameron Island August 30th fishing at Christie's caught one pickerel that weighed 8 3/4 lb very smoky time with fires the Saint Francis ahead going up today very warm today took our dinner on Christies Island found a table knife in the water 31st went across to John Hamilton's found a large square of tobacco on the shore working at their mar{cut off} went to the store bought of I Sandfield salt soap got my Reporter went back to G Renshaw's took three papers down for Mr Tyler Lincoln to the lighthouse came down on the North Side of our Island and found Randolphs Knife he lost in the water the St Francis ahead of anything going down this morning Charlie Parish a working at the bridge 1st of September drawing wood making a heap of logs from the river filled five bags with ashes second a fine day but windy rain hard last night mowed some in the North but the water is high I must quit it lots of shooting and Indian Big Mitchell's son looking for a canoe he lost he was here yesterday evening cool 3rd D McAllister's Birth Day Sunday very windy cool and fine Corinthian went down the wind breaking the tobacco leaves took home some hazelnuts from the pit Point 4th drawing wood 5th John Angus birthday went to the Kit Kit Gordon and I Windy stopt all day 6th crossed left Gordon at Hamilton's got a bag of apples bought of Vipens 4 Loaves of Bread matches John Hamilton unwell Drew some hay 7th Drew in some hay sowed hayseed in the Oakfeild 8th drawing wood 9th Windy 10th went to Hamiltons John and Tom Gordon Alexis Island shooting deers now 11th crofsed with 7 1/2 of Ashes Bought of I Sandfield 25 lb flour bought of I Vipond 1/2 lb of powder 15 cents matches {second page} 1876 Mr James Cameron Island September 12th fishing some 13th putting out manure 14th Randall and I fishing 15th Drawing wood Ronald Angus Departed 16th I crofsed got 1.50 from Hamiltons bought of Viponds 1/2 lb tea matches gave AJ Baker my bag to bring me 100 lb of flour from Montreal East Wind High Henry Genie and his boy came took Gordon from Hamilton's potatoes near done 17th Windy Henry went to Charlie Island two men hunting there 18th S Wind Windy fishing 19th Henry Gordon and I crossed left Gordon at I Hamiltons bought of I Summers 50 Wt of flour 1.50 got 25 cents from Henry 1 lb shot some caps Henry bought 1 Quart HW 2 lb of shot one box of caps fishing chub set the Rope line 20th splitting rails Henry crofsed to McDonalds below Frashers South Side Henry came back tonight 21st Matthew last day of summer Henry went off to meet the boat at Lancaster drawing wood 22nd Autumn or Fall Begins drawing wood 23rd drawing wood and crofsed to Renshaw's for 100 weight of flour I got from AJ Baker took up on the Bohemian from Montreal the Victoria steamer move to Renshaws Wharf pumped her this week and found two auger holes in her where some villain did on the intention of getting a job of bailing her 24th Wendy 25th Charlie Rose came to mow the marsh I went with Gordon to Hamilton's got the Hops and the apples on the tree in the Potatoe got some Tin Dishes in the bush at Hamiltons East Wind this 10 days seen I James gave Charlie some EEl skins 26th Raining Mr Fulton to Primo James Barnes came took in the Double Stove a wet dirty day Mr Fulton caught 3 chub and 13 perch 1 Doree Brought me 1/2 lb powder 1 Box of Cap 2 lb of Shot </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> September 27th 1876 Mr James Cameron Island <pre>Mr Fulton went down the way of the Kit Kit and and Rofs's Island Windy drawing wood Charlie Rose and Peter Purcell here since yesterday the wind very high stop all night Johnny with them drawing wood </pre> 28th Charlie and Pete Finished Mowing high wind today got lower and they crofsed Drawing Wood 29th Raising Bad with a Pain this morning that goes right through me Michaelmas day 30th went to J Hamilton Bought of Vipond 1/2 lb tea Hooks and Eyes Bought of I Summers 2 Bunches of matches AJ Baker put up his parlor stove got 2 1/2 Bushels of apples from Hamiltons the Magnet went down heard William Lavalette came back to the front after stealing something in Lancaster Last Day of the month 1st of October Sunday fine and cool windy the hawks playing the Devil with the hens and pullets the Passport went down and the Corsican went down today 2nd 2 men here Oliver and Stevenson going to Rofs Island to Fish Windy chopping firewood got a pipe of tobacco from them windy 3rd cutting in the Oakfeild Gordon and J Henry and Antwine Bosell grassed up I followed them thinking they would take Gordon over to Hamiltons Henry told me Dr Shavers girl was married to Purcell but he did not tell me he lost Kenneth McLauglin's 10 Dollars when he was in Montreal with his Fish Antwine told me he would Fix the clock I crofsed with Gordon this evening and just time enough or I would be caught in a Gale of Wind I got some of it {second page} Mr James Cameron Island October 4th 1876 Windy Rain Mr Hitchcock and Johnson here tonight Mr Halton here cold some got 25 cents from Halton 5th Hitchcock and Johnson started had to stop at the Head of the Island with the Wind Drew their boat acrofs the Island got 50 cents from them some powder and shot and caps I gave them 2 Large Squashes they crofsed this evening shot a Marsh hen and a Bittern or Mire drum 6th Raining Turned Fine crofsed to Summertown commenced to Rain and Blow stopt at Hamilton's John and his wife in Montreal I took dinner Bought of Viponds Cooks Friend 70 cents 1 Pane of glafs 5 cents 4 Spoils of thread 20 1 white skein 20 cents Bought of I Summers salt Matches pipe Starch stopt at Hamiltons got a Bag of Apples from Tom Annie Grant there while there away seen I Bosell the Passport Laid up gave Lewis Blondeau a thing for to go in his gun George Renshaws wood took fire yesterday and through the night the fair in Fort Covington this week and a stormy rainy week it is 7th Drawing some wood Piling at the door the mare tramped on the back part of my leg Windy Raining some 8th Sunday Raining Hailing Windy Snowing for the first snow 9th Banking the West End of the house took a few Loads out of the Big Shed got a few cocks of marsh hay high Wind Corsican went down hard Frost Last night ice thick this morning 10th Hugh and McMasters Birth Day cut some hay put in 7 cocks Fixed a Knee in the Jumper Killed a snake on the Pit Point and Burnt him made a few plugs of tobacco made a fence around 2 of the stocks opened 2 panels of the fence at the end of the Lane Last Quarter of the moon today and the very windy time since she Began </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island October 11th 1876 Drawing wood Broke the Whippletree I'm not sure but I heard A Cameron's wife Departed today or tomorrow Windy Time cool a few grains of snow 12th Cutting and Drawing Firewood put in 2 cocks of hay Windy 13th cut Down the Cherry Tree at the Lower Point cutting brush kind of Fine to Day Trimming the apple Trees at the Lower Point East Wind this evening and cold Raining and cold tonight took up the Line Randolph and I pealing some apples 14th Raining some snow East and changed to West crofsed to Hamiltons got a pipe from John brought over a pair of sox got a ball of yarn to finish the other Got a Bag of apples went to the store Bought of Viponds 1/2 lb tea Ginger matches heard our Jacks wife was poorly Mrs Summers poorly got from AJ Baker 33 3/4 lb of Flour in Summertown 3 1/4 or 25 a 100 they took up their potatoes at Hamiltons that they had on the halves 3 boats of hunters up to Day from Sorre Blowing hard tonight froze pretty hard tonight 15th Cold Blowing hard 16th Drawing Wood high Wind shot a Duck cutting stove Wood 17th crofsed to Hamiltons to help with the potatoes Tom Lennon for Apples spreading manure Churning fixing the Bin for the Potatoes pretty cold today 18th at I Hamiltons at the Potatoes some cold in the fore part of the day St Lukes Day 19th James Grant a Bee at the Potatoes a fine Day Spartan went down 20th Me at Hamilton's Mr Fulton and Miles here fishing finished the Potatoes at Hamilton's to Day seen Alen 21st came home from Hamilton's Raining took a Basket of apples and 2 Tin Kettles Potatoes Ducks plenty Mr Fulton passed up {second page} Mr James Cameron Island October 22nd 1876 Sunday a Fortunate Day Went to Fish got none a great lot of shooting of Ducks Spartan went up Magnet went Down Jennie crofsed to Dundee this morning from Summertown wind East Rain fine Henry Genie and Henderson came tonight they had 4 sturgeon and 4 suckers 23rd Livinia's Birth Day 8 years old today set the Line Baited with sucker went to Hamiltons Brought a 1/2 sturgeon and the sox Henry to the store for salt got a sturgeon from Henry salted hes got two plugs of tobacco from Henderson went to Christies tonight too Windy to fish hard South Wind at the Hunter's camp on Christies Island rain hard and Blowing tonight 24th Our Hughs birthday Henderson shot at Diver this morning went to the Line got nothing they got ready and started for Point Moria to hunt took his rope left his Jack Fine but Windy taking the manure out of the Big Shed banking inside the little shed North side of the house went to the line tonight got a sturgeon 25th My Birth Day cleaned a sturgeon got two scares on the Line Finished the Big Shed put some manure out on the hay from before the Barn Door drew the Basswood from the Lower Point took down the wedges and split the log 26th Banking windy hurted my finger the knot of a Bolt my gun went off seeking it seen a flock passing of wild geese 27 seen a Pigeon on the Pit Point tried for Bait Drawing Wood 28th I crofsed to Summerstown bought 1/2 tea matches Pins the Robbers of Jewellery at Summerss 10 Brien 1 arm got 2 Bags of Potatoes one Bag of Apples from I Hamilton John and I went to the store Henry Genie here Towed up with the East Bill McLeod going tomorrow to the Centenial </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island October 29th 1876 gave Henry 2 sturgeon Walter Baker's Wife died Sunday Henry Genie and I to Charlie and Rofs Island then crofs the Mare down to Rankins Mill gave Henry the Big Canoe got home Pretty Late came all around the shore up to Brunstons 30th went to fish Bait to the Kit Kit got no Bait shot a Duck East Wind Raised sailed home 31st Baited the Line Killed a Ruster for Bart took home a load of Wood in the canoe from the Bay last day of HallowEEn or All Hallow or Holy Eve cracking nuts and eating apples 1st of November All Saints Day Boarding the sheds and fixing around 2nd All Souls Day Working at Tobacco Livinia thumb a sore Pain East Wind 3rd High West Wind went around the Island cut a broom the Alexandra and 2 Tugs went up wind came down calm in the evening went to the Line Full Of Weeds saw the But of the Cherry 14th Went to Summerstown got 2 Dollars from I Hamilton Viponds packing their goods to move to Dundee AJ Baker's Charlie Parish at Killing 2 hogs Bought of Spinks or I Summers 50 lb of flour 1 pipe and matches I Grant and F Laplante to Rankins Mill got a hat rack at throwing the dice a very fine night 5th Guy Fawks Day a very fine day 3 men with Decoys shooting all day in the Bay a Great Talk of Mr {illegibel} getting 1 and 1/2 million of money 6th went to the Kit Kit with my Decoys shot one Duck seeing a very large white owl 7th Helen's Birth Day took in the cook stove in the Cookhouse Randolph and I went to Alexis Island the cover for my Box of Axes put 9 axes in it and hay James Grant a Raising Bee finished of making plugs of tobacco 120 plugs besides loose stuff {second page} Mr James Cameron Island November 8th 1876 Foggy morning went to George Renshaws with the Box of Axes 9 of them brought some cranBerries to Georges East Wind went to J Viponds nothing in the store settled with him got a Receipt and gave him my note for 10 Dollars allowed me 10 Dollars for the Marsh hay the P office up at is Summers now Bought of I Summers 1/2 lb soda 4 lb of fine salt 3 Bunches of Matches Pipe Nicholsons a Bee Raising came down to I Hamilton's got 2 Bags of Potatoes and apples the Alexandra went down forgot my mitts South East wind came home shot a large spotted white owl cleaning my guns 9th The Prince of Wales birthday a fine day sawing stove wood Randolph and I some shooting geese not plenty the Victoria went to Rankins Mill and Back raining some East Wind and West cleaning cranberries 10th sawing stove wood a Fine Day made cranberry jelly 11th St Martin's I went to Summertown stopped at the Lighthouse took dinner at Hamiltons Brought over Gordons pants bought of I Sandfield Summer 1/2 lb tea 30 cents Bill McLeod after coming from the Centennial a great many after Dear this time not certain who is elected yet but last account that Tilden was ahead 12th Old HallowEEn went to see my Decoys a Boat Steamed down the Back Channel and came on the North Side of Christies Island and anchored there tonight had three Lolly boats after her in Tow a hunting concern I suppose West Wind the Bohemian and St Francis Went Down </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island November 13th 1876 Monday Willie Rose Tommy Monroe and Robert Lavalle came to take stacks of the Marsh hey 14th the three Boys came today and finished the 2 stocks I helped to pitch them rained some last night 15th Making or Fixing the door upstairs and working at the sheds 16th Henry Genie came working at the stable shot 2 Ducks first setting of Traps 17th Got a Rat Henry and I fishing EEls got 9 Fishing with the hand line got none 18th clean the line making a yolk for the steers 19th Went to Lancaster crofsed over to Murdock McDonald's made our supper on the point had some Rum and fished up along Shore lost 2 sturgeon some suckers Gordon came from Hamiltons Tommy Jack and Murdy Craig left him 20th yoked The Oxen for the first time Baited the line Jim Holden's here Henry making bars and cart frame 21 On this Day of the month D McMaster Departed in the year 46 Making a shed Gordon and I for the Sheep Alexandra went down 22 Raining and Freezing some wind Quit from East 10 days Blow to Day Henry cross to Murdock McDonalds him and Murdock came tonight Baited the Line twice to Day 23rd Henry went home to Day and Murdock McDonald George Morris and Fred MacDonald came fishing EEls made a door for the sheep's place West Wind snow on the mountains to Day Plastering the stable Let The Oxen go took of the yolk Hamilton Son Isaac Vipond Donald McDonald John Carey shot a Buck Deer in the water 24th Gordon and I crossed took dinner at Hamiltons and stopt all night there McGregor in the Glen shot with the gun going off while standing on a stump he died with Lofs of blood a bee at Dan Cameron's and John Richard Grants </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island November 25th 1876 Seen AJ Baker got 61 lb of flour weighed at Summers's store bought of J Summers 1/4 tea bar of soap 3 Bunches of matches got a taste of cheese One of the Dunlops Buried died with the small Pox kerosene oil Kenneth McDonald's a Bee Ploughing today got a Piece of the venison from J Hamilton cow head Henery came tonight and Murdock McDonald fishing East Wind brought 2 bags of Potatoes to me put in the 2 calves tonight for the First 26th Henry and Murdoch crofsed run to Murdocks I seen Henry sailing Back Young to Lancaster 27th Fixing a Rack in the Big Shed 28th a Propeller Tow Boat Ferrying from Plum Island went up the {illegible} last trip tonight as it's freezing hard enough to freeze Salmon River fixing around chopping stove wood scowing from Alexandra 29th Bohemian went Down Early without calling into Lancaster or St Umfice as far as I could see the St Francis called into Lane into Lancaster going and coming I think it's Jimmy Grants scow that crofsed and returned without nothing in it wind kind of high 30th St Andrew's day the Festival of the Scotch Firing in the Morning and Evening set part of the Back Marsh a fire but it will not burn set 3 or 4 Brush heaps a Fire which makes as Bright light Burnt them clean the Steamer Victoria went up this Evening and I Gave them some good volleys but they did not return it with a blow of the whistle As there was no true Scotsman aboard of her I did not expect it a Fine Day Cold and Pleasant no snow on the ground Lots of snow on the Mountains Wild Geese very scarce Lights in the Lighthouses to night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island December the 1st 1876 Raw and cold today snowing a little standing on up troughs in the Sugar Bush ice a piece made in Back Bay chopping Stove Wood some I have a Very Bad cold cows picking out some but give them a Bit night and morning Don't see no lights in the lighthouses tonight and eight on the Cherry Island those east of me whatever nothing on the Water to Day cut my Mits out today took in the swill Barrel as it Freezes in the shed a change in the Moon this morning 2nd snowing some Wind West a boat came out of Lancaster to the lighthouse with Barges in Tow it must be the Anderson a steamer came up tonight I Don't know what one it is Mr Hill has his Light up in the night none on the scow right Cherry Island has her Light up tonight scowing from Alexes Island today two trips the last trip was one horse Drew The Fish Box up from the Bank sawing stove wood 3rd all the Lights up tonight went to the head of the island Randolph and I no Boats going now 4th Killed the hog sat a trap in the hollow log Front of Marsh 5th Cut a saw log cutting stove Wood high wind West 6th cutting stove wood the Festival of the Germans St Nicholas 7th setting Fire to the Marsh and some heaps of Brush not very well 8th chopping stove wood 9th Very cold high wind went for brooms to the north side of the island snowing some tonight 10th Leanders Birth Day 1872 4 years old to Day cold and windy 11th cold very unwell did not smoke for 2 days 12th not very well a Fine Day took my canoe up to the head of the Island to be ready to go acrofs in the morning East Wind some ice along the shore </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island December 13th 1876 crofsed called at Hamiltons heard Old Mr Donald McDougall Departed last week and Crimmons wife below Lan{torn away} the ice all out of the little Channel at Summerstown the Widow Donald Summers Died yesterday had 3 1/2 lbs of Butter Bought of John Summers 1 lb Tea Thread spools and skins matches clothes seen a Smallman seen Allen Buying Geese and Turkies wind changed High West got from Mrs AJ Baker 30 lb of flour had a fine sail coming home 14 Fine Wind raised 15 chopping in the Bush fine cold and windy today tonight Southwest Blew hard took away some of the washing that was on the poles drying Frosty new moon comes in today 16th cold and windy freezing hard a cold night the ice took on the South Side tonight the steam boat Channel open 17th water raising cold and Frosty Ducks flying about my trap froze in the hollow log cattle harty no snow on the ground of any consequence cattle pick some but Dont save feeding the ice looks as if it was going to take 18th ice Taken on the North on the south Side North Side Lakes 19th Blustery Windy seen 5 men Crofsing at Summers Road 20th First Day of Winter crofsed to Hamiltons got a sack of apples and 50 21st Shortest Day crofsed East Wind very frosty took dinner at Hamiltons churning But the Butter wont come stopt with G Renshaw tonight AJ Baker in Cornwall took home his Bag Crofsing with horses on Summerss Road </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island December 22nd 1876 at George Renshaw's got from AJ Baker 100 lb of flour Andrew at the Examination got some Herrings and Pork from George stopped at Hamiltons and Tomy Jack went up with the Horses after my flour Gordon came with me to the head of the island to draw the sleigh very cold East Wind and Frosty Jim chopping went to Cornwall with Johnny Summers 23rd cold chopping at the Door raised my long canoe and Drew the small canoe up on the Bank Randolph and I took up my sail an Air hole in front of the house 24 Sunday reading papers Christmas Eve cold and windy sunshines 25th Christmas Day Fine Day Gordon came from Hamiltons took a Book with him had a pair of scates with him 26th Kind of Fine and stormy East Wind not very well George Renshaw a Bee drawing stones chopping stove wood Feeding the 2 cows Fine Hay 27th crofsed to Summerstown Bought of J Summers 1 Lamp Chimney matches pipe seen Men Gathering money for Mr Craigs Monument Tom Summers Bushing the road on the ice Charlie Parish taking his cattle from Hamiltons that he Bought 28th cutting in the Bush 29th our Angus's Birth Day turned very stormy tonight from the East snowing and drifting 30th went to the Pit Court for Cedar stormy from the north west Blustering taking away Banks of Snow around the Barn and on the Road to the River 31st Sunday very cold Last Day of the year </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a778deb4c874b335175ff57ebfbdd4b4.pdf d2f1a96afcc16a59c628a791b20699c1 PDF Text Text �� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6e2f77b22bfa3c83aef6fe22a6a543a6.pdf d3f4deea56db4fb517dc10d90367a47e PDF Text Text James Cameron (1824 - 1912) 1871 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive Volunteers {In places, this diary is worn from weather and time. On occasion, the tops, bottoms, and edges of the pages are crumbly and moldy, making some words and sentences illegible. In most cases, a note that reads “{Illegible}” refers to this situation.} 4 Page of This Leaf Mr James Cameron Island Jany 20 1871 Some cold went to the Bush came home John Hamilton came to Draw Drew 3 loads took Dinner at Hamiltons turned milder a change in the moon a Great many EEl Fishers spearing a Great many crossing the ice a circle around the sun Livinia not well 21st a Fine Day Went to Summerston John Drew a Load of Wood to the house a Frenchman here got Fire to cook on the ice their EEls took Dinner Laflesh is his name high Wind to night changed to the north a Treat at summerston {Summerstown} from Art Baker Sunday 22nd cold and Windy 23rd very very cold and Frosty 24th charles Tuppers Birth Day a cold Day chopping 2 Beeches in the Bush 25th Went to Art Bakers Bought Flour 100 Tin Kettle A Pair of Boots for Gordon 8 lb Pork 1 Dozen of Herring 2 lb Butter a Bottle of ink Lead pencil Took supper at Hamiltons a fine night a circle around the sun to Day seen Archy McArthur at hamiltons Helping andrew with the Wine No 5 James Cameron Island Jany 26th 1871 very cold and stormy the cat Kicked the Bucket 27th John Hamilton came down with my Flour Pork and Herring Mr Stebbins Niles and Jim Hopkins came with 2 span of horses for the hay John took 2 Loads Blustery weather to Day 28th John Drew 2 Loads took a Load of Wood 29th sunday snowing Began to use the marsh hay of the East mow 30th John Hamilton and William Lavelette and Boy here took 5 Loads Isacc Blondeau Married to day �31st Fine Day William Lavelette got some Fine Hay William and his Boy Chopping Went to Summerston Bought of art Baker 1 lb Tea 2/6 took Dinner at Hamiltons got a Ride Down from Dan Rookey 1st of Febry splitting the Big Beech Logs Gordon and I John took a Load him and Tommy choppin stove Wood 2nd Went to summerston Bought of AJ Baker 10 lb Pork 1 Doz Herring 2 yds of Cotton 1 Pint HW Pepper 1 Bunch of Matches pins 1 Plug Tole sundries spool Thread the Mill at Hamiltons Mill at Kenneths seen Colquhoun 6# Mr James Cameron Island Feby 3 1871 Fine Day snowing East Wind Wind changed to the West stormy Drifting in the Bush Gordon and I cut Down and chopped a Beech (Got a Paper from Dan yesterday) 4th very cold and Frosty North Wind and cold to night Sunday the 5th Very Frosty and Windy Freezing hard Full Moon this morning but no change only Cold West Wind house Warm But Burning wood 6th very Cold and Frosty cutting Hemlog stove Wood Mr Urquhart the Presbeterian minister Departed in Cornwall 7th not so cold a Fine Day the water Raising some near shore Peter Bosell came with Gordons axehandle I went to the Post Office sent some Papers to charlie and funeral Card Left 3 papers for Tom Davis got Postage Stamps put on sent a Letter to John got a Letter from him with 5 Dollars in it Registered signed my name to the P Office Books ½ Gallon of oil seen Mr Phillips spoke to him about the Duty of the Gun a Treat at Davids sundries at AJ Bakers 10 cents Went over with Walter Colquhoun to George Renshaws stopt at John Hamiltons coming home took supper there John and his Wife in the concession seen Mrs Cattanach 7 Mr James Cameron Island Feby 8 1871 Feb 8 1871 8th Gordon's Birth Day in the Bush chopping Stove Wood 9th in the Bush Kind of soft went Down to the Sturgeon Island to Look for the Pot we Gave to an EEl fisher with Fire in it to Keep themselves warm or cook their EEls on the ice his name is Laflesh did not find it 10th Jim Hopkins here and George Grant �11th Went to AJ Bakers Bought 2 yds of Calico 18 cents 36" 2 yds 18 cents 36 Thread Black and White 10 cents cash 3 Quarts of syrup 56 cents Got a Ride Down from J Hamilton he is Drawing a Load of Hay for Tom Kennedy Did not wait for the mail to Day Got a Hooker of Gin from John Hamilton Sunday 12th Preaching on the Front a change in the moon 3 Quarter East Wind cold some 13 Drawing Wood Went to the Stove Bought of AJ Baker ½ lb Tea 1/3 14th St-Valentines Day Bought of AJ Baker Treat 10 cents 1 plug Tobaco 5 cents the Ball at Summers’s {Above it reads: Tom Davis here got Flour} 15th Roses got a Load of Marsh hay 1 ½ Tons got 2 Bags of Potatoes gave Willie Moore {Carew?} and the Story of the Red Fox Mr James Cameron Island 16th Feby 1871 8 Went to Summerstown got a Ride up From John Hamilton Brought the Tin Kettle home to AJ Baker Bought 100 lb Flour 4 Dollars 9 lb Pork 1-12 ½ 1 Doz Herrings 25 cents 4 yds Calico at 15 60 cents 1 ½ Wincey at 10d {‘d’ likely refers to ‘pence’} 25 cents 1 spool 7 cents 6" 22 ½ called at John Hamiltons to tell him to take Down my Flour From the store 17th John Hamilton took Down my Flour Bonville and son and Dupee here Fishing EEls Wanting to Buy Hay a Fine Day seen 4 Wild Geese going Down Flying very Low very Early for the Geese to go Down allen Roys wife at Lancaster Buried to Day 18th James Hughs Birth Day Raining High Wind this Morning Gordon Went to Bosells Paid Peggy 10 cents for the Tobacco Got some Tobacco Fixing sticks under the Boat 19th Sunday a Fine Day seen a Man coming Down the River skating crossed over to Brunstons 20th in the Bush cutting a Load of Wood not very well 21st Went to Summerstown thinking of Going to salmon River Bought of AJ Baker 10 cents of Fine salt seen Barney Baker a Treat 20 cents Maggie Summers Poorly had the Doctor from Cornwall got a Ride Down from John Hamilton took Peter's Fanning Mill Down Mr Grimshaw at Hamiltons told William Lavellette Boys to come for Hay Got a Book about the Eyesight From John James in at Kenneths 9 James Cameron Island Feby 22nd 1871 Ash Wednesday Washingtons Birthday William Lavellets Wife here for Hay I went to George Bosells for his coat got some Tobacco from George cutting Stove Wood �23rd Went to F {Fort} Covington Taking up the Remains of old Mr Donald Cameron Carpenter and his Wife taking Them to Lancaster to Be Buried in his Fathers Grave speaking to Mr Ward about a stove Went up to the Grist Mill to Get a Ride home from J Hamilton Wrote a Letter in Congdons to John in N York at Mr Craigs Meeting at Summerstown the Minstrels there {Above it reads: seen angus at summers} Got My Book from Mrs Rose Robert Bruce in to see John the Gun to Be sent to John Cameron Fort Covington took James Grants Grist and andrew Roses Grist home 24th in the Bush Gordon went home with George Bosells coa{t} a Fine Day 25th A Fortunate Day not very well 26th sunday Begginning to take the ice Down to Lancaster 27th in the Bush went to head of the Islan{d} Windy 28th Last Day of Feby Dan cameron and A Cameron Captain here Looking for oak I Went to Summersto{wn} Bought of AJ Baker 17 lb Pork 1 ½ Doz Herrings 1 lb Tea ½ yd Calico ½ Gal syrup got a Ride Down to Bosells with the Mail Bag took Dinner at Bosel{ls} got the Loan of Georges hand sleigh got a Peice of Tobacco from the old Lady Mr Craigs Meeting in Williamstown to night Mr McPhee took over a Drove of Horses to the Boston Market 10 Mr James Cameron Island 1st March 1871 St Davids Day The Festival of the Welsh March came in very Windy hail Rain and snow and Fine I am very unwell to Day in Bed Most of the Day after coming from the Bush cut 10 Blocks for Troughs had to come home as I am very unwell 2nd Fine in the Morning turned stormy East Wind Heard crows this Morning Gordon went with the Handsleigh for a peice of cedar for spoils ice slippery salting the cattle these Days as they are continually eating the old Grass I not very well 3rd not very well Raining snowing Made a Rocker for the cradle of Oak 4th a Very Fine Day Went to Summerstown got a Paper From Charlie some Better to Day a Good Deal of Travelling on the Ice to Lancaster 3 Loads of hay came up water Raising on the salmon River Frank Semo came across I Broke in close to the shore up above the Marsh caribous men Drawing a stack from George Renshaws Expecting mr Ward to come to Day with the Stove Did not come 5th Sunday a Fine Day Thawing some some cutters crossing summers's Road and some to Lancaster Gordon and I Put some Bushes so to Keep any one going the way of the hole at the shore 11 Mr James Cameron Island March 6th 1871 �Raining snowing Bonville and Dufren here the Dog stole their Bag of Provision I Gave them a Loaf of Bread I went to Peter Grants for to see if I would Get his sugar Pot went to the store Seen Francis the Indian Bought 2 Bunches of Matches Got a Ride Down from John Hamilton Heard about William McLeod and his servant Girl A Great Deal of hay Going over the River the ice on salmon River Broke Down to the Lines Barbara Cameron Poorly now Heard Mr Gadbois in Williamstown Departed 7th Peter Bosell came to tell me to wait till the afternoon and George would come over for the hay George did not come nor Peter Grant did not come waiting all Day for them 8th George Bosell came for a load of hay about a ½ a Ton charged him 2 Dollars cut 3 ash Logs for Troughfs went to Summerstown Measured the Wood went to Peters Bought of AJ Baker ½ lb Salts 1 Pint of H Wines a Treat from Pete Mr Gatbeau in Williamstown Buried to Day Black Birds and Wild Geese came 9th George Bosell came to Make trough made 35 or 36 and has Blocks cut to Make 50 A Fine Day soft Maples Runs Races on Salmon River to Day and tomorrow Mr James Cameron Island March 10th 1871 12 Raining Went to the Bush George did not come till the afternoon to cut wood for the sugar camp John Hamilton and Willie Rose here gave John some Poles with George and Peter in the Bush 11th Went to Summerston Bought of AJ Baker 10 yds Cotton 3/4 yd of surge ½ lb Tea 2 Doz Herrings 3 Bunches Matches told Andrew to Pay Peter 2/1½ Seen Bill Morris with a Waggon Looking for hay Promised to come Down for hay Took Dinner at Hamiltons John came Down with 2 Bags of Potatoes albout 3 ½ Bushels took me home some wood Ice Getting Bad near shore Good in the channel George Began to Tap and Drawing wood to the sugar camp digging out some of the Troughfs Gordon and I Old Angus M Donald on the Point Poorly Wild Geese and Ducks Plenty Grey Birds and Black Birds came Gulls Flying to the east 12th On this Day of the Month Donald McMaster first came to the Island Gathering sap with George in the Bush about 17 Pails Raining Foggy 13th Peggy and George came sugared 19 lb we got 7 ½ lb and George got 11 ½ Drawing Troughfs 13 Mr James Cameron Island March 14th 1871 nomination Day for Members George went for Peters Pot in the Morning Gordon in the Bush all Day ice opened at Francis Island Made Sugar in the Bush Broke the Big Black canoe Keeping the cattle in so they will not go to the Bush Heard Peter Baker went off yesterday Heard that Walter Baker Bought the House on Suples Place for 300 Dollars Heard that William McLeods wife would not come Back to live with him �15th chopping stove woo{d} Took some Boards to the Bush Frosty cold some East Wind ice opening slow Fixing the Fence at the West shed as the sheep Jumps over sugared of to Day some Ducks Wild Geese and Grey Birds and Black Birds crows came 16th in the Bush sugared of 17th St Patrick Fishing EEls got 2 sugared off Hughann came 18th in the Bus{h} with George HughAnn and Gordon in the Bush a Great sap Day Runs well George and I Boiling at night The Fox Left on the Island Heard him to night Keeping in the sheep and Heifer for fear of them Going to the sap Mr James Cameron Island March 19th 1871 14 19th Sunday Made sugar to Day Took home 34 lb of sugar to Day and 11 ½ lb the First time which makes 45 ½ lb he got George and Peggy crossed in a canoe ice going Down very slow seen {Above it reads: a Lamb} Fan-Tailed–Blackbirds this is the Last Day of Winter Spring commences tomorrow and a Fine Winter Day it is Seen no Muskrats yet as the ice is not clear from the shore 20th First Day of Spring a Fine Day E Wind Gordon and I Gathered 12 Pails of sap George could not cross 21st Election in Williamstown I crossed for the first time this spring in a canoe to Summerstown Left my Canoe at Hamiltons Island George Bosell Brought me 2 Letters this Morning and a Paper Got another Letter to Day with 3 Dollars inclosed sent a Letter to John Bought of AJ Baker postage stamps paper and envelopes starch Raining and Blowing the ice Good Between Renshaws and summerstown Mr Craig elected for Member 22nd Livinia Birth Day sugaring off in the Bush 15 Mr James Cameron Island March 23rd 1871 one of the White Ewes a Black Lamb snowing some made 2 Gallons of Mollasses for us Gordon and I to the Sturgeon Island Lashey and George Fishing EEls ice going Down snow George and Peter crossed Peggy stopt all night 24th Gordon and I to the Head of the Island some snow George and Peter came cutting Brush a Fortunate Day they went home to night 25th Old Lady Day Annunciation of the Virgin Mary I Gathered 20 Pails of sap High West Wind cutting Brush Gordon Down at the apple Trees ice all round the shore could not come to the sugar to Day with the high Wind 26th 2 Lambs to Day 1 Black one set Fire to the south part of the Island in or about the centre near shore Went to the Black Horse Island Henery in the Bush Duval son in the Bush and Georges Wife �Peggy not Well George took what sugar that was weighed home East wind a fine Day Gordon in the Bush all Day 27th stormy East Wind and snow a young Winter Gathered 4 pails of snow sap 28th Went to Summerstown Bought of AJ Baker Toba{cco} Tea Matches paid sold my 20 lb of sugar to Peter Grant at 12 ½ 24 lb Flour 1 pair Hens 16 Eggs a Dollar to Be paid yet small Boat crossed to Salmon River Sunday 16# Mr James Cameron Island March 29th 1871 Went to Fort Covington Peter Bosell a I Got the Do”ble {Double} Barrelld Gun Paid for the Freight 2 ½ Dollars to James Cameron Went Down to John Cameron's House he was not around Home Bought at Dundee 65 lb of Flour From {Dell?} Rae Bought of D Baker or Robert ½ lb sugar 7 ½ cents 11 lb Pork ½ lb crackers 2 Gimlets in to see Donald Suple Entered the Gun at the Custom House to Mr Phillips Isacc HolingBacks Wife Buried to Day The Water very Low in Salmon River a Great Deal of ice Going Down the Lake Mr Phillip and some other Gentlemen shooting at a Mark on the Water From the Custom House Down about 300 yards would think some Pretty Good shots made about 42 lbs sugar to Day 30th Fixed the Pine saw Log Moved the Double Stove in the House Bruce and another Indian Here all night Gave Bruce 2 sticks for Fork Handles sold them 2 lb sugar 15 a lb Got 2 EEls from him Wrote a Letter for George Bosell to Mr Kain Gave George 5 cents to Pay the Postage Fired the First shot out of the DB Gun shoots well did not sugar off to Day a Great Deal of sap tried to take up the Boat But it Leaks too much Peggy here 31st in the Bush a While Got the 5 cents from George took away some more of his sugar thats 443 lb he says is made now made to Day about 80 lbs 17 Mr James Cameron Island April 1st 1871 Wrote a Letter to send to John But I Did not Go to the P.O to Day all Fools Day 2nd a Fine Day Mr Gray and Mr Empy here sold 8 lb of sugar to Mr Gray Wanting a canoe Peggy alone in the Bush Georges wi{fe} there in the Morning Gordon and I went around the Island in t{he} small canoe Palm Sunday to Day 3rd Monday Put out 2 canoes took home a Load of Wood in the Fishing {ink splotch} EEls Got 4 a Lamb one of the Black Sheep made abou{t} 48 or 50 lbs of Sugar to Day set Fire to the Sturgeon Island Gordon and I a Great many Fishing EEls East Wind 4th Went with my Letter to the P.O a Great Day in Summerstow{n} a Fighting and Quarrelling a Dirty Muddy Fight in the Mud Jos Laplant and Murdy Grant such another 2 Looking objects with mud all �over the Face Eyes nose ears mouth and Body head and hair no Man or Woman ever seen the Like — Mr James Cameron Island April 4th 1871 18 4th continued Gray and Tom Summers had some Words would be a Fight only for McLeod Threatening to Put a Heavy fine on them Duncan Cameron Ben Doren and John Mangum going to Fight its a Story Day at Summerstown to Day Bought of AJ Baker sugar crackers and Cheese 5 1 lb shot 10 Box of caps /9 got them for 10 cents 1 plug of Tobacco 4 cents Got Dollar from Mr Gray in his house seen Mr Stebbins and Mr Spooner Got a Paper from Andrew seen Dans {DogerS?} in at 2 Men here to Day Drove down with the Wind one of them is Empy a Rainbow tonight Rained Blew and hailed to Day 6 cents Postage for the Letter made 2 Gallons of Mollasses ½ for us Frosze some to night Jos Laplante Bought a cow From George snider for 4 Dollars as she has a Sore Foot got 2/6 on the Bargain 5th Fixing my Gun Riggings Tom Munroe- -came home 19# Mr James Cameron Island april 6th 1871 6th Fishing EEls Gordon and I got 5 Gathering their sap in the Bu{sh} On the Kitt Kitt Island 7th Went to Summerstown Brought home Peter Grants Bag Got a Paper from Charlie Went out to A Camerons 1 for Downs Elixir {Rev. N.H. Down’s Vegetable Balsamic Colonial Elixir?} they had none then went to Williamstown in at James McDonald McRory in the Glen Got 2 Bottles of the Elixir at Mr Burtons Mary Poorly with the Rheumatism at Treat at A Camerons and he Treated 3 or 4 Times 10 cents to AJ Baker Angus on the Front Good Friday and a Fine Day it is the sap runs well to Day East Wind and changed to West 8th came from Williamstown Got a lb of Tea from EEle{ry?} took Dinner at Walter Bakers A Treat at Summerss Walter and I seen Angus came from Cornwall Skinned 2 Rats {muskrats} for Tom Summers Came Down to Henerys stopt all night Mr James Cameron Island april 9th 1871 20# Henerys 3 Boys put me across Let my canoe at Summerstown as the wind was too high Easter Sunday the sap dont run very well today Did not see the sun this morning {A?} Dont Dance a sighn of a hard year Rained some East Wind changed to the West in a squall 10th George and Peggy and Peter Boiling in the Bush a Gallon a Peice nearly Gordon and I Burning on the inside of the Pitt Point Fence Ticks came and snakes Loons came Pewits or Revey came ice Going Down in cakes yet ice in the Bay and marsh George took home his sugar Gave him a stick for an oar Lent them a Bag eat Wild Onions to Day Wounded 2 Ducks Dugt a Peice at the stable �some Frost in the Ground Began the Good Hay on Sunday for the cattle shut up Set 3 Traps for MusKrats for the first this Spring 11th snowing Rain East Wind Got a Rat for the First 12th Got a Rat Fixing Lane Fence Frost to night 13th Lashey here Crossed with Peggy to sugar Bush Henerys Boys wanting wood Gave him a stick for spear handle shot a Duck did not Get it 21 Mr James Cameron Island April 14th 1871 crossed for my canoe to Summerstown left the canoe I crossed in at the head of Hamiltons Island Heard that Mr George McGillivrays wife Departed to Day the Sessor {as in assessor?} or Collector on the Front to Day Bought of AJ Baker 1 Bottle of RR Relief 25 nutmegs 3 Tole -4 Barley 10 Thread -7 Paint 37 ½ sundries 10 oil 12 ½ Raisins 2 H Wines 25 Pot 25 Mat 1 Handkerchief 12 Bought of James Grant 1 Bushel of Lime 12 ½ Got for 10 cents Got 2 Boxes from AJ Bakers Wife to carry the Lime took Down the 2 canoes 15th Gordon and I to Jo Lamays the Watchmaker Living on the Brunston Place Left my watch with him to fix to charge me 6/3 Bought 1 ½ Bushels of Potatoes at 40 cents a Bushel 60 got them By weight Kept us to Dinner seen a Wild Turkey he had shot the First ever seen it must been one that strayed away from its nature Place its Weight is 11 lbs as it Travelled a Great ways and its eye out 1 of them its must Lost a Good Deal of its Weight shot a Duck 16th Low Sunday Sandy & Jo semo henerys 2 Boys 1 of Williams Boys here wanting a canoe and Gun Gave Sandy semo My Dog Bruce snow to Day hail East Wind and West Mr James Cameron Island 17th April 1871 22 Put out my Boat Went to G Renshaws with 13 lbs of sugar Got 2 Bushels of Potatoes at Hamiltons of Georges Potatoes Paid A.J Baker 25 cents for the Pot R Quit making the sugar made 1 Quart of syrup for the Last they made Frost to night seen Peter Spink on the Front Bought Pat Purcells Farm for 4000-500 Dollars 18th Our Duncans Birth Day Painting my Boat Gordon Gathering sap Tapt 12 Trees for him 19th First Steamer went Down the St Helens Gordon and I Boiling in the sap {Above it reads: Light in the Light houses} 6 Pails ½ Gallon HughAnn Randolph in the Bush Let out the Heifer and sheep Fixing the Fence setting Fires found a ½ of a Barrel Burnt 3 Good hoops on it set Fire to the Back marsh on the north West side of the Island shot a Duck did not get it Lightning tonight 20th Went with Lashey to his Line Heavy Rain Thunder and Lightning took the Pine Log to the Front of the Door Put out my Boat a Lot of shooting to Day Something took away 1 of my Traps Last �night got the chain I think it must be the Fox got his Leg in it and Broke the chain Found a Ducks egg in the Front march Got a sturgeon from Lashey Sent him my Gaff 21st Highlander went Down no Tow Finished Digging the Back Garden Shot a Duck 22nd Passport went Down First Raft went down before the Door took the heifer and sheep home to salt them Towing Propeller went Down and came up 23 Mr James Cameron Island 23rd April 1871 St George's Day the Festival of the English High north By west wind 3 Propellers went Down Seen a Large White owl eating a Duck at the East End of the Island the small Ash canoe went of by not being Drawn up enough but caught it this side of the sturgeon Island very cold to Day Found a few Ticks Kingston went Down Froze hard to night ice in the canoes 24th Plastering the house Went to Summerstown Got 2 Papers from Dan On this Day of the month Granny Departed 1869 Bought of AJ Baker ½ lb Tea 1/6 2 gal salt 8 cents plug Tob 4 cents 2 Bunches Matches 2 cents pipes 0/0 the Enterprize went in to Salmon River this Morning then the Brittish America went in Left my Boat at the head of Hamiltons Island took my Wheelbarrow home from Hamiltons Propeller Dominion went down 25th St Marks Day whatever Way the Weather is to Day it will mostly be all the year its East Wind and Rain changed to the West Gloomy shot a Duck got a Rat Planted 2 Pailfull of seed ends in Garden at the shed Dug some in the Garden set a Trap 26th Went to Summerstow{n} Plastering some City of Ottawa came up Went in to Salmon River the Osprey went up James Grant putting his Potash on Board the Brittish America Peter Grants wife a young Daughter Brought Peter the pay for his Pot Mr James Cameron Island April 27th 1871 24 East Wind Began to Whitewash the House Raining some a strange crafte sailed up to the foot of the Island got aground Wind changed saild down to Ross’s Island stopt all night and took a Tow next Day from the highlander 28th Went to Summertown took 12 lb ¾ of sugar at 10 cents Bought Flour oatmeal got 3 ½ Bushels of Potatoes at John Hamiltons of George Renshaws Potatoes Raining 29th Set the Leach for the Lie for soap Set Traps for the Big White owl he is Flying around Killing Ducks cutting Fat Pine in the marsh Raining East Wind spartan Went Down Passport Went Down 2 Big Tows went Down 30th Went to the Pitt Point found a Ducks nest 10 Eggs in the Back Marsh The L Renaud came up First Trip the City of Ottawa in to Dundee on the Sturgeon Island Gordon and I �1st May a Fine Day a Part of the Time wind changed every Direction in the afternoon a very very Brilliant Green Yellow & Blue more of a yellow shone on the south end of the Kitt Kitt Island it was very very handsome it must Be from the Rainbow Began the soap it hailed very cold very warm L Renaud went Down Ice Going Down Shot a Squirrel Wild geese Plenty 2nd at the soap Finished it went to try the Perch they would not Bite caught a succour with my hand at the Little Island Found a nest 8 Eggs in it set Fire to the hay on the Island Fishing at night Fine Day went around Island set hen to hatch 15 eggs under her 25 Mr James Cameron Island May 3rd 1871 Planting and Digging some taking the Banking from the West End of the hous{e} 4th Raining Digging some 5th Finished Digging this Piece Raining 6th got a rat 6th Fine the Highlander went Down with a Large Tow 15 Barges Went to Summerstown Bought of AJ Baker 5/- worth of Flour 2 plugs Tobacco 3 Bunches of Matches got Paid From Peter B Grant 5/- helping AJ Baker Barreling up his Beans John Hamilton and I James Grant Working at the Potash himself Got my Tongs from Tom Kennedy Seen Dan Campbell on the Front got a Paper from Charlie the L Renau{d} Got smashed some not up to Day 7th Sunday Windy North Wind 8th Finished H Planting Before the old House Planting five Hills in the Bush clearing a Piece in the Bush 9th at the Garden put up Beds cut out to Day put manure of the Banking on the Potatoes fixing the Garden Fence 10th Dug at the old House planted it with Potatoes planted 15 Hills in the Bush Little Livinia in the Bush with Gordon and I the Magnet Went Down a Great many Boats going to Day tried for Fish out Before the door got none Mr James Cameron Island May 11th 1871 26 Windy time Fixing the Lane fence cold a change in the moon - Windy 12th a Fine Day Went up to George Renshaws to Fix his Ram Lambs took over a Bale of Wall Paper to aJ Baker from The Wharf Went over to Renshaws Island with andrew to Measure his Wood sold it to the Brittish America Took Tea at aJ Baker took some iron to Tom Kennedy Borrowed 2 Dollars from Mr Norman Abrams Bought ½ lb Tea matches �13th Making the Gate North Wind high L Renaud came up after Being Fixed started to go across turned Back Wind high started again and crossed Bought of AJ Baker 48 lb of Flour took home a Load of Wood from the Bay 14th Rogation Sunday Blowing North Wind 15th This morning hard ice Walter Bakers Sale of all his Property caught 4 Perch plan-ted a few hills of Potatoes in the Bush put more onions in the Garden Found a hat put up the Pittition Picking wool of the Briers cold Windy 16th Shearing 6 of the sheep 17th Sheared 4 and Marking the Lambs and altering them 18th Gordon and I to Paul Jo’s the first time ever i was there Went across to Luke Bowens took Dinner at Lukes Henery Bosell came home with the Round adze 19th Fishing 20th Fishing taking home Wood a Great many Boats going up and Down to Day cutting Fat Pine 21 Went to alexis na houta's Christees Gordon HughAnn and Randolph 27 Mr James Cameron Island 22nd May 1871 Washing the Wool a squally evening with wind and Rain 23rd weighed of our own wool what I was going to sell and what was to be sent to Be carded for stockings & mits Crossed to Summerstown Walter Baker put out to Day Bought of Andrew on account of the Wool ½ lb Tea 1/3 53 lb Flour 1 lb Butter and plate helping Walter to put his things in Barbara Camerons Room 24th Queens Birth Day Fired a volley crossed to AJ Bakers with the Wool 20 lb had paid 25 cents and if he gets any more he is to Give it to me Gave me 20 cents a piece for 5 Rats paid him 2 Dollars for Norman Abrams got Bought Kerosene oil Salt helping Walter to move his Things to A Grants house George Renshaw took his Wife and all the Family in the Boat in at A Roses, Andrew Harrowing Wheat Went across with G Renshaw stopt all night to help him with the scow 25th helping George taking the scow out {Above it reads: Corsican aground} seen Maxims Daughter going to Montreal and Galernea Donald McRae across to the Renaud high Wind 26 Digging a piece for corn at the old house 27th Went to Summerston Brought Mrs Spink Butternut Cherry Alder Wild onions Brought Thomas Munroes Wool Ronald angus and Thomas a Bottle as I was starting away �1880 1844 / 36 Mr James Cameron Island May 28th 1871 Whit Sunday Went to Mr To Lemay or Jo Delorme Gordon and for my watch Paid him 5/- for the Repairing it stopt at the Foot of Christees Island seen Jacob and his Boy Got two EEls from him Thunder Lightning and Rain Wind very fine real hot sun Mr Lashey here with my spea{r} Got it Fixed at Mr McLeans in Lancaster the change Back a Plug of Tobacco i Took Thom{as} Munroe Mr Oxly {Oxley} and Mrs Oxly here crossing over {to} see their People and Murdy Grant with t{hem} Lent them my Boat to go from here had a Bo{ttle?} 25th Royal Oak Day very windy Making {a} Box for to hold Fish caught some Perch 30th {Mr} Oxly and Mrs and Murdy Grant came crossed over them Gave him some Perch he had some {Illegible} of his own Left a Peice of cheese with Liv{inia?} Norman McPhee putting or Laying th{e} Foundation of his stone House yesterday B{ought?} of AJ Baker Trowling Line 20 cents File 10 ce{nts} Took Dinner with Thomas Munroe came Down {with} Walter Baker stopt at Andrew Rose got Basket of Potatoes from her seen Bella W{Illegible} Son up with the Mail Boy Ann and John Cameron {Illegible} his horse to Kenneth for 20 Dollars 31st Planted some {Illegible} and corn Mr James Cameron Island 1st of June 1871 The Glorious First of June Fixing the Fence on the Pitt Point the Ticks most awful Bad very warm Day 2nd Taking home Wood cutting the Weeds in the Potatoes in the Bush Planted 2 Rows of Garnot chilies above the currant Bushes cutting Weeds in the Pota{toes?} hilled some of them Grubs very Bad cutting onion{s} and Potatoes the Hen commenced to Lay agaion {again} Put the Bell on the heifer Looking at the sugar it Begginning to crack Trowling commen{ced?} 3rd Went Down to Kitt Kitt Gordon Randolp{h} and myself Got a chub and Perch very stormy for a Little while fine cutting the Weeds in the Back Garden seen henry Fishing Perch 4th of June old George the 3rd Thirds Birth Day Trinity Sunday Trowling Randolph Gordon and T Jacobs wife here yesterday with Fish to sell Found 2 nests one with 6 Eggs the other with 9 a very very wa{rm?} warm hot sun to Day 5th crossed to Summerstown Got the carrot seed Mr Oxley Left at Thomas Munroes Alex Jim Roy putting a Lot of Cattle on the Boat Brittish America 6th Brought some cherry Bark over for Mrs Baker Brought a cake of sugar to Peter and Brought it home would not sell it for 10 cents Thomas Fixing his Boat Bought of AJ Baker 2 ½ lb crac{kers?} helping George Renshaw to put out his scow Mr Craig putting his horses Down to Francis Island Big John Grant Departed this Life �Mr James Cameron Island June 7th 1871 very Windy Fixing my ashes in Bags 7 to go to Dundee Tyler Lincoln here and 4 more men in his cedar Boat had 5 casks of stuff got some stuff he had in a Bottle from him they started Found a Birch Log Drove in to shore 8th Went to Bosells Gordon and I for a canoe Got the Loan of 10 lb of Flour from Mrs McIntosh at Archys Big John Grant up the Front Buried to Day Jo Laplante and wife at Bosells Henery Bosell got a Large Maskinonge {Muskellunge} to Day high Wind Gordon and I coming home 2 {Illegible} wind Bound on the Pitt Point Goyette and Son slept in the Barn all night got some salt to salt their Fish 9th our Marys Birth Day wind high caught some perch Brought home the Birch saw Log started for salmon River Gordon and I as soon as the Wind is Down a Little 8 Bushels of Ashes 56 lb of iron 12 lb of Rags 12 ½ lb of sugar {ink splotch; Bought?} at old Mayvilles Gordon and I Mayvills Girl sick the Doctor there 10th started it up to the store from Mayvills forgot about 16 lb of iron Left it on the store took Breakfast Gordon at Jat{Illegible} Donald DMcDonell Suple Bought of Robert Baker to 2 Dollars of Flour 50 lbs got it at M Ra{Illegible}s ¼ lb Tob ½ lb Tea Matc{hes} Got 25 cents for 40 lb of iron 3 cents for Cotton Rags 20 cents for Ashes 10 cents for sugar Got 2 Gallons of soft soap from Mr Baker he came Down with us to the mayville farm catching his horses sailed home the Adolphus went up to Day for to take the Dundee folks to procession to Williamstown I crossed {wi}th Bosells canoe got a Bottle of milk from Georges Wife paid Mrs McIntosh {for?} the Flour I got from her Mr Baker taking Down a Raft of Rails to the Farm Mr James Cameron Island June 11th 1871 Sunday June 11th Tote a Dice Grand Procession Corpus Christie and so on high Wind to Day heavy Rain Thunder an{d} Lightning the adolphus went Down with a Load Going t{o} Williamstown procession the Picton came out of Lancaster whatever she was Doing there Got some Papers from Mrs Norman MDonald yesterday 12th Hoeing Potatoes Planted some where the corn and Beans {Between the lines it reads: 13th Lost a Maskinonge} were taking up the Potatoes in the Bush hoed cutting Weeds around the Lower Point and Pitt Point 14th Lashey setting his Line him and Pete Bosell here with the Rain and Wind Gave him some Matches Gordon caught the First Dory or Pickerel or Wall eyed Pike 15th Fishing caught 23 3 Pickerel 1 chub and the Rest Perch took home a Load of Wood Peal{ed} some Basswood and Elm Bark Lost our anchor the Rope Brok{e} A Fortunate Day very warm strawberries Ripe �16th Picking Be{rries} 17th Made strawberries Preserves Henery Bosell here go{t} his spoon I Gave him mine to fix Went to Summersto{wn} Got 2 Papers from Dan Thomas Munroe supine{Illegible} to {Loreginal?} Went to George Renshaws got 1 Bushel of Potatoes from him George Bosell Left the Renaud and is on the Brittish America Bought crackers the L Renaud a Pleasure Trip from Cornwall went wi{th} Lashey at night to his Line Lashey here all night got 2 EEls from him Henery got a Lunge {Muskellunge} about 20 lb weight sold to John Carey 18th The Memorable Battle of Waterloo Went Down to Ross Island Killed 3 Black snakes 1 Green on a crew of French on christees Island playing the Fiddle and yelling the Kingston takes 13 minutes fr{om} The Pitt Point to the Lower end of Butternut Island The Magnet takes 12 minutes the corsican takes 15 the Spartan takes 10 minutes the Passport 12 minutes the Corinthian takes {blank space} minutes 19th Went to George Rensha{ws} working at the Fence got 50 cents from George Worki{ng} on the Roads in Summertown Rafts a Going Down Mr James Cameron Island June 20th 1871 In the upper Field Picking strawberries for to make Preserves Gordon HughAnn and Randolph 21st Went to AJ Bakers Bought 75 cents of Flour Matches 22nd Our Dan's Birth Day Went out to see them in Williamstown Brought out Strawberries and a cake of Maple sugar the court in Cornwall now about Mr Craig trying to unseate him But I Rather think they cant Do it 23rd in Williamsto{wn} Word came that Mr Craig got all right Angus and Duncan FMcLennan a Row Pushed him of ofthe steps Firing the cannon and Burning a Barrel of Tar in celebrating for Mr Craig Bought at Galbeaus a Bottle of Pain Killer as I am awful Bad with the Toothache Angus on the Bosure 24th came home from Williamstown wind high the Renaud a Pleasure trip 25th GSunday Gordon and I went to Mr Hopkins with a Letter to George Grant took Dinner there Bill and Emmanuel there spoke to Jim about Fixing my Boat I told him I would Give him ½ Ton of hay for fixing it Got 4 Books sicilian Romance, A Days Ride, Innocents abroad, Leslie Tyrrell, I got from Jims Wife 26th Hoeing the Potatoes in the Bush all the children in the Bush very warm George Bosell here Bargained for his hens took my Bag to Bring me 2 Dollars worth of Flour from Cornwall on the Boat 27th Windy Day �28th Windy 29th Went to summerstown took home my plain {plane} and Drawing Knife from George Renshaws stopt at Hamilton's to see if John had any Potatoes to sell 30th crossed to Dundee with Thom{as} and Peter Spink a McLennan a Provender of a man {l}eft him twice on Jacobs Island Bought on Credit 25 lb of Flour from AJ Baker Bought (2 ½ yds Calico spool soda paid this) Mrs Fitzpatrick young son Mr James Cameron Island July 1st 1871 Dominion Day Livinia, Gordon, - and Bismarck went to Bosells Got 5 hens and a Rooster a Dollar I have to pay George for them 3 of them Got smothered in the Bag coming home a Pleasure trip on the L Renau{d} Tall Brittish Flags Floating to Day 2nd Passport passed down the champion Going Down Sunday 3rd I went up to Summerstown helped them over with the scow from George Renshaws and AJ Bakers salt crockery Syrup and sugar Gorge took his cow over stopt at Peters Kenneth Down to Roses with me in the Boat Got my Book from Mrs Rose got my Flour at Bosells AJ Baker and Thomas Munroe took Mr Millers horses to Pasture 4th american Independence Day Rain and Fine Great Racing and so on at Fort covington 5th Our Johns Birth Day Transplanted 11 plants of Tobacco 6th Went with my Boat to Jim Hopkins to Fix Lashey here at night Mr Mr Mears and Mr credden Col stiles son-in Law slept in the Barn heavy Rain to night 7th Mr Mears and his men here all Day as the wind Blows very hard went off this evening Lashey and I to his line Got 38 cents from them 8th Jimmy Grants Birth Day had a Treat from him on that Bought of AJ Baker ½ lb Tea 4 Quarts salt 1 plug Tobacco 4 cents postage on 2 papers I sent to Mr slack Tailor Williamstown 1 for matches I owe AJB 9 cents on this ) Mr James Cameron Island July 9th 1871 Sunday salted the horses Windy 10th Jo Galerneau here Gave me some hooks gave me some hooks Mowed some thistles Before the Door Semo came for his scythe Got it put the Marsh hay on the East Mow of the stable loft Lashey here Jim Hopkins wife went to Williamstown �11th Fishing Down near the Kit Kit Got a good many suck{ers} Bass Pickerel chub and Perch Quite a variety to Day 12th of July Orangemans Day Drew some Rails a party out of Dundee on the Brittish America 13th Went to Summerstown Seen Angus had a new Buggy Bought yesterday Andrew Baker and Tom Summers went to Montreal the Americans surveying the River showed my sample of stav{es} to the Cooper thought them Dear for his work 14th caught a stick of Pine Went to Dundee met Mr Stebbins Mr Creed and Mr Turner the Egg Peddler Met Galernea spoke to me about Greenwood coming to Buy a peice of Hay Rain Wind Thunder and Lightning stopt at a small{Illegible} took some Biscuit seen the Drudge working went up to see the Cooper Laflesh Thomas Munroe crossed with 4 men the Schoolmistress and Rebecca had something to Drink at Tyo's met Don Suple going across had a Treat from John Creed my tin Bashin stol out of my Canoe By some of the Indians Got one from Frank Mayvilles wife D Baker and I Buried a Large Lizard Mr James Cameron Island July the 15th 1871 Fishing Caught a small Maskinonge 20 lb weight mow{ed} a swath Down to the River St Swithins Day no rain if it rains to Day it will rain for 40 Days the saying is, a Pleasure Trip on the L Renaud of the Indian 16th Sunday Mrs James Hopkins and George Grant here coming from Williamstown Walter Baker and his Wife and Willie Rose here 17th Mowed some in the Grove at the River side Raining hard Thunder and Lightning Lashey here to nig{ht} went with him to his Lines the champion came up to Day and Went Down yesterday there must be something wrong with the Banshee as it is her Day to come up 18th Raining started for to go Turned Back with the storm Left my canoe up in the Bay 19th I crossed to summerstown Bought 100 Weight of Flour got on William McLeod’s account Got 2 Papers from Dan Seen the Passed the Examination in them as attorney at Law Took Dinner at Thomas Munroe's 20th Smoking a Maskinonge made a few cocks of Hay 21st Harnessed the hor{ses} Drew a few Drags Drew in some hay 7 cocks in the Barn Mr Stebbins here going to Lancast{er} 22nd Went to Mr Hopkins for my Boat Got my cleevises from Jim Went to Summersto{wn} Bought of AJ Baker ½ lb Tea 1/3 Tobacco 4 cen{ts} 30 cents on credit Heavy Rain Thunder seen Long John son George Renshaw sold his La{mbs} to John Carey for 2 ¼ - each �23rd Sunday Fishing Mr James Cameron Island 24th July 1871 Mr Stebbins Payne Rockhill Creed came J Creed stopt the Rest went home creed Mowing in the Grove very warm to Day Gordon and J Trowling got none put in some of the sheep 25th (St James Day Battle of Bannockburn) {Above it reads: helping AJ Baker with his hay got salt} I crossed with 4 Lambs to John Carey the men Came to mow 26th Dog Days commenced Drawin Wood 27th started to go to Henery Genie's went as far as Rankins Point the Wind Rose I turned Back Seen old Mr Vondell working on Dan McLeans Barge had a hard time coming up around shor{e} Rained some stopt on the Foot of Christees Island Mowed some in Front of the house 28th Raining all the Men Fishing got a peice of sturgeon on Alexis Island Niles and Dighton Payne Stebbing Fishing Got 2 Perch had a Row about them Putting the Greese on their heads 29th Doctor Gillis and a Boatload with him of Women 2 3 men Niles Park and another man here they all went off to night 30th Went to Na Houtas Island as it is Raining Gordon and I 31st I crossed with 3 Dozen Eggs Bought ½ lb Tea Matches starch Tobacco Thread Mrs Hamilton called me in as Tom Davis went up to meet me at the store I went to Carey Tom Lying Down on the Island near the Bridge wakened him up he would not Rest if I would not take ½ Dollar from him I took it came home then crossed with John Creed gave tom Pap{er?} Mr James Cameron Island August 1st 1871 Lammas Day Mowing on the Pitt Point Fixing Fence caught a Good many Pickerel Creed sick the 2 Boys mowing and cocked 37 cocks very warm 2nd Gave them the upper Field on the haves Stebbin and Josey came Creed went home with Josey Gordon Randolph and I went to see if the Scow was on Alexis Island Mary's Birth Day 1864 commenced to Stack help them to stack 3rd commence{d} a stack Payne Charlie and I went to Summerstown for 1 Gallon of H Wines Cannons Firing to Day seen Sandy Snider on the Front Payne Treated me in Summerss 4 went to Alex{is} Island 5th stocking I went to Summerstown went to see John Carey got 7 Dollars from him he owes me 2 on the Lambs yet Gave AJ Baker 3 ½ to Give to Bill McLeod the other 3 ½ I gave to Thomas �Munroe Got 50 lb of Flour on Credit) from AJ Baker Bought 2 lb Butter at 17 cents 1 Bowl 7 cent Matches 1 cent Tobacco 4 cents paid this with 50 cents - a White Bowl) 6th Randolph's Birth Day 1867 Sunday a Fine Day Lis Laflesh and John snider here had a Bottle stopt till evening 7th Gathered 6 cocks about Finished all the stacks They took up all their Rigging and went off Forgot their Hay fork about 5 40 cocks in Paynes stack I put 8 cocks of My own in an{d} 5 40 cocks of Payns 55 cocks in the Barn now Mr James Cameron Island Augt 8th 1871 Found a Pine tree in the upper Feild above the House its about 2 feet high now payne and I found it when clearing a place to Build his stock yesterday the 7th) the Herricks here camping at the head of the island a Large Party of them some from N.Y and some of them from chicago they came on Monday the seventh 7th a very Windy time to Day heavy Rain Loud thunder and sharp Lightning when Herricks party was coming from christees Island they very near got swamped Christopher McRae and Josey Galernea Fishing I showed them the spot for Pickerel Mowed the road in Rushes Beside the Marsh on Monday the 7th Caught 1 Bass 2 Perch 2 Pickerel or Wall Eyed Pike as some call them 9th I went to Fish caught one Gordon and I to Head of the Island Met the Party coming to the House to get eggs onions Gave 25 cents Gave Gordon some soda a Good many cap Berries or scotch Bonnets Long Black Berries some Ripe 10th Gordon and I to the head of the Island the herricks went off Lost a vest George Bosell came with his horse {we?} went with the Ark for the Bull on Alexis Island and this morning Jim Hopkins took him away I Knew nothing about it till Josey Galernea told us after going up to the horse Island Josey put me across I Gave him stuff for a Paddle Mr James Cameron Island Augt 11th 1871 Went to AJ Bakers my Foot very sore Bought 2 lb butter 3 lb Pork 2 Bunches Black Thread 1 spoll Kerosene oil ½ lb Powder 2 lb shot seen Dr Shaver Fishing settled with x andrew for Mr Millers horses Paid the 50 lb x of Flour I got from him on the 5th the men on christees cutting hay, came home with the Jar Payne got, took a Barrel home for to hold ashes I got at the end of AJ Bakers store a Barge the Tug one of the Little Propellers run on the Bar at the squaw Island 12th my Foot very sore Fishing 13th sunday my Foot I cannot put und{er} me very sore and Badly swelled 14th Pulled out the Potato onions Found herricks vest Down in the Bay �15th tried or Begun the Potatoes at the Door Gordon Found a Bun went around the Island Fishing at the Pickerel holes not Biting very well 16th opened one of my Boils and put soap and sugar to Draw it and it almost set me Raving it is so very sore 17th shot a yellow hammer Plugged up a squirrel in one of the Hicory Trees cleaning my 3 Guns 18th Got 7 Ducks Went to the head of the Island seen Roses sheep I suppose they Put them on yesterday 19th Bismarck's Birth Day 1 year old to Day Got 5 Ducks a Pleasure Party on the L Renaud one of the Hens wanting to hatch Dipped her in the Water The City of Hamilton Towing here now eating Tomatoes Horse Beans Ripe cucumbers plenty stertions {nasturtiums?} Good Sunday the 20th East Wind Fine Day hazelnuts some Good Butternuts some meat in them Randolphs Foot sore and Bismarcks Bad with Boils and myself Bad with Boils its the Dog Days now and People should Physick themselves Before they Begin Mr James Cameron Island Augt 21st 1870 {1871} Shooting Ducks Took home Wood in the canoe 22nd Bad with Boils on My ancle and Leg Dan and Mr Lonagan came in the evening Brought me 2 plugs of Tobacco some Powder shot & caps Tea and sugar they went out swimming and Rowing in the Boat 23rd this is the Day the Great Boat Race at St Johns Renforth Dies to Day Dan and Lonagan through the Woods swimming and Rowing on the wat{er} Throwing the 11 lb Ball Dan Throws it {blank space} Feet they Went off this Evening home Races in Lancaster 24th I crossed to Summerstown (Bought on credit 50 lb Flour) (Bought ¼ lb Tea Matches 3 yds Cotton paid this) Got a Letter from Charlie heard of the Boat Race Mr Spencer and Christoph{er} McRae here stopt in the Barn 25th Went to James Hopkins for the Bull Jim and George Grant Came Down with me in the scow Left the scow till tomorrow James B Grant Died 26th Making an oar took away the scow East Wind 27th Heavy Rain all Day Old James B Grant Buried to Day 28th crossed to AJ Bakers Mr Spencer and Paul Grant here to night �29 Wind changed heavy from {small ink splotch} the West started to Go to Ross’s Island turned Back Fishing in the Back channel 30th Drew some Wood 31st Bismarck commencing to stand up put in 2 Bushels of Potatoes eating new corn very unwell to night Alexander Ocean McDonald Buried to Day Mr James Cameron Island Sept 1st 1871 Went to AJ Bakers to 1 ½ Dozen of Eggs one plug Tobacco the rest in Tea (to 2 lb of shot on credit) took Dinner at T Munroes speaking to Captain Newton of the Barge Griswold about the manure Let him have my Boat to go and meet the Adolphus she passed up here this morning to go for Fort Covingto{n} Lacross club to play in Lancaster I crossed with Thomas Munroe to Dundee with the 4 or 5 of the connors Tyo Fixing his shed George and Pete Bosell here seen Mr Herrick told him I found his vest 2nd a very warm fine Day very warm Gordon and I to Kitt Kit Island Ross’s and Butternut shot a Duck did not Get it Found a couple of staves took Dinner on Ross’s Island) Killed some Black snakes But I Did not Look after them much as it was shoes I had on if it was my Boots I would look after them more a Great Deal of shooting around Christees and Alexis’s 3rd Dans Birth Day and a Fine Day it is very Warm 4th Went to Cornwall with AJ Baker William McLeod's Wife Poorly Doctor Shaver attending 5th John Angus's Birth Day commenced taking up the Potatoes Got ½ lb Tea 1 lb Sugar from AJ Baker the Day I went to Cornwall took my Dinner and supper there Mr James Cameron Island Sept 5th 1871 {This ink on this page is more faded than the others} Commence the Potatoes took up 20 Bushels to Day 6th this is the Last of the Dog Days at the Potatoes took up 10 Bushels to Day Shot some Ducks 7th very Windy Babel and his wife called here as they were going to co{Illegible} Gave them Some Potatoes took 10 Bushels thats 40 Bushels out of this Peice Besides what we eat since Killed some Ducks Shot a Hawk 8th Fishing Got a Duck Fixing the ashes in Bags went around the Island seen Captain Newtons Barge aground Loaded with Hops and Leach-ed Ashes Sneaking to the Boy Smith the steamer Adolphus came up and assisted in taking them off 10th Sunday George and Jim Nicholson here B{Illegible}ting to B{Illegible} Timber for Sticklers Boat and Wanting to Buy Marsh Bay although it is Sunday �11th Went out with my ashes to James Grant had 3 ½ Bushels 15 cents a Bushel I Bought of AJ Baker 2 lb Shot 20 cents ½ lb Powder 20 cent 1 plug Tobacco 4 cents Tin Cup 7 cents a Great Pic Nic on Burnt House Point for Sunday school Children Peter B Grant Wanting his Pot seen Luke Bowen crossed for Thomas to Renshaws as John Barrett was wanting him 40 Days Devotion in Williamstown now Mr James Cameron Island Sept 12th 1871 Raising Potatoes in the Back Garden 3 ½ Bushels Randolph and I 13th The Fair in Fort Covington Commences to Day Cut some Marsh Hay 14th at Summerst{own} seen Angus took over Peter B Grants Pot Went to see John Carey seen Hugh Fraser (McKinney) at Carey{s} {Between the lines it reads: Great Frost Last night} a Great many crossing to the fair the Brittish america Down with a Raft with tents on it Put a Ring in Barretts Bulls nose to Day at Paris{h} minister Rap came across with I home a man By the name of Wesley Died very sudden to Day going a{cross?} to the Fair he was a schoolmaster seen Jim Hopkins over with a Passenger 15th Took up some of the Pota{toes} in the Bush, and they are very smal{l} what Done that is the tops Being cropp{ed} off and Grew and Blossomed the second Time a Handsome Large squash the Frost Killed the vines in the Bush But not around the House Bought of AJ Bake{r} 50 lb Flour at 3 ¼ on Credit left an note for him Blowing seen Tom Davis an J Baker Fixing Before his Door with Ground Sept 16th 1871 Mr James Cameron Island Mr Luke Brown here Got the Loan of my Brittish Musket Gave him some envelopes Luke told me I would Get his spear Besid{es?} Went to Alexis Island 3Shot 3 Ducks got 1 the shanty that was in Na Houtas Island is Burnt Indians catching Rats since some time in August I think the Drudge came out With the Brittish American to Day about 52 Bushels in the cellar now of Potatoes 17th Sunday Writing to Charlie a Letter Rain high Wind 18th Began to Cut in Front Marsh cut 8 cocks hard Frost and ice Last night The Ram along with the Little Nannie a Great many canoe{s} and Boats on the Water to Day cut some in the Back Marsh shot a Duck Magnet went Down 19th Henery Genie's Barge sailed Down passed the Door his Boy called to se me about the Timber he told me he was married in January his Father is coming up next Week HughAnn and Gordon Gathering Grapes gather 2 Tubs full Raining high Wind Got 2 very small Turtles Lost one of Them out of my Pocket 2 of the hens hatching Ducked them in the Water and shut them up to take the hatching of them �20th Shows in Lancaster Charlie and Willie Rose after the Ram and Wedder {wether} to Kill Made 13 cocks in the Back Marsh Shot Black Duck Drew some chips and Wood Livinia Bad with Toothache and earache Raining some Water very Low Mr James Cameron Island Sept 21st 1871 St Matthew's Day Frost Last Night Livinia very Bad with the Toothache a Barge sailed across in to salmon River 22nd Got a Rat for the First setting a very fine Day put in the sheep thinking of Going over tommorrow 23rd Windy Let the sheep go Gathering Butternuts some oak nuts Ducks not plenty 24th Sacrament in Williamstown some Rain here not much Thunder and Lightning more heavy to the north Fishing a Man and a Woman stopt Last night up in the Bay I seen their Fire this morning they had a Good many Boats a Going to Day Renaud went Down 25th I crossed to Summerstown AJ Baker in Montreal Bought ½ lb Tea ¼ lb cut Tobacco 1 Quart of Kerosen oil Got the Loan of Fitspatrick scythe from Jim Nichols{on} Got a Treat of Ale From George Renshaws Water Low Raising some now 1 pennys worth of Matches cut some Rushes Beat William Lavellets a Racing coming Down to Hamiltons as they said Hurra for a Race Got a Paper from Charlie 26th Began to mow with fitsPatricks scythe Got a Rat commenced to Rain Raining all Day East Wind cold Rain putting the onions in Boxes spreading the nuts on the Floor up stairs 27th Gathering nuts Gordon and I 28th Drew some Wood Raining 29th St Michael Mowing Back Marsh East End Made 28 cocks 1st of October Sunday Gordon and I to Ross's Island and Charlies Island Found a stave eat some Grapes and Cranberries took our Dinner on Charlies or Butternut Island no Butternuts seen Lamay's Boat at Ross Island Getting Grapes and cranberries shot a very Large Eagle in the Grove Mr James Cameron Island Oct 2nd 1871 Got a Rat Went to Summerstown Called at John Hamiltons to see the Well Depth about 32 Feet and about 12 feet of water in it now Heard old Mrs John Summers was very poorly Heard Murdock F McLennan was Laird of Williamstown AJ Baker in cornwall signed the papers again Bought of AJ Baker on credit 1 peck of salt Got 50 cents to Give to Thomas Munroe the pay of the sheep Kenneth Lost a 5 Dollar Bill Heard Willia{m} McLeod Lost his Grey mare seen Dan Ross from the �Kings Road he is taking up Large stones with a patent Machine seen George of Athol at Summerstown a very fine Day East Wind 3rd Raining West Wind went to Fish got none Lashey here Fishing minnows and pickerel 4th Drew some Wood Gathering nuts set some Traps 5th Fair commences in Williamstown I crossed to P.O. – called to see John H{Illegible} W{Illegible} – took Dinner at Thomas Munroes Kenneth McDonald Heard of John his son was one of them either got Killed or Got wounded in the mines AJ Baker scowing his salt Bought a pair of Boots 1"40 Bottle of castor oil 10 AJ Baker got 2 Dollars from John Carey for me ½ Dollar of this I got to Give Thomas Munroe 6th crossed with 2 Lambs to John Carey got as I thought pay for the sheep x Bought of AJ Baker 50 lb Flour paid this 40 cent worth Pork I owe 7 cents on the Pork helping Andrew with the Porker Mr James Cameron Island Octoby 7th 1871 Saturday thinking thomas Munroe would be after the sheep gathered some nuts piling some wood cut a few swarths of marsh Hay set 2 Traps A fine Day Wind West Ducks scarce Rats not Plenty Burning on Na-Houtas Island Keeping in the sheep thinking he will come for them water very low snakes plenty Bismarck very sick 8th a Race up the Princess Louise and the City of Ottawa 9th a Fine Morning Gordon and I Went to Lukes Bow{en} for the EEl spear got the spear and a Broken one Luke Thrashing at Bills seen Mr Lesslie and James Hopkins at Paul Jo's Hunting partridge had a chat with them and a Good coo of old Rye coming Down the chann{el} we had a Pretty strong Breeze did not like to stop on the Hog Island for fear the wind wo{uld} be worse so we kept on in the Gale Landed sa{fe} cut some hay in the Front marsh 10th HughAnns Birth Day smoky windy Big Fires over on the south side of us in the Marsh I think there must Be some stacks Burnt 11th Games Williamstown Boat Racing in Dundee James Hopkins and Peter Buchanan 1111 Henery Genies son and Johnston of the Cherry Island Lighthouse Wind high or else I was Going to see them 12th Raining smoky Windy Mowing some 13th Making a stack put 51 Cocks in it 14th go{t a} Rat cut the Wings of the Eagle set some Traps Water very Low Heard Geese But Did not see the{m} Raining to night thought to cross but did not go Bismarck very sick Gave him spirits of Turpentine new moon this D{ay} morning a Great many Boats and a Good lot of Towing �Mr James Cameron Island Oct 15th 1871 Sunday Seen Wild geese High High very high Wind very Bad with Pain I took in my side 16th very unwell in Bed all Day 17th not very well took Down the Petition took in the carrots and Beets 18th St Lukes Day First snow very stormy Raining 19th very heavy Thunder and Lightning to night 20th a change in the moon splitting some wood 21st Went to summerstown crossed to George Renshaws with Fitspatrick all Day on the Island very cold and no Fire made out Georges steamboat Bills crossed with Fitspatrick and Jessamas Wife to Summerstown stopt at Georges all night Babell here stopt on the Pitt Point Fishing with his nets Sunday 22nd Bought of AJ Baker 1 Quart of Kerosene oil ½ lb Tea on Credit) (1 plug of (Tobacco matches paid this) Sunday 22 came home Just got home when the wind commenced to Blow went to the P Point to give Babell some Tobacco Found a canoe 23rd Little Livinia Birth Day 1868 Fixing a place with rails for to Build a stack or putting up the hay that was Blowed Down Tried for EEls got none took Round the canoe Mr James Cameron Island October 24th 1871 24th Our Hugh’s Birth Day Went to Summerstown Paid Thomas Munroe for the Lambs Gave me a 7 ½ on them Give him 2 Dollars in Bills wrote a Letter to Heneri Genie a Meeting of the Cheese Factory Folks up at Mr Craigs John Hamilton and I came home together in the Boat the horse slipped his headstall at Summerss Door Looking for the horse Found him in the Pasture harness off 25th My Birth Day Banking the house the West End 26th Drawing wood Laduke and Peter Shetla here looking for Timber a Great Deal of shooting to Day went to the Little Island to Try for EEls wind Raised came home 27th Piling some wood 28th Went to Fort Covington with my Rats and the Wool 6 lbs Bag and all sold my Rats to Mr Streeter Bow{cut off} of Mr Cangdon Pink and {Seenna?} Paid the carding men got a Dring of Cider under the carding mill got a Treat from Donald Suple Bought of A Smallman 1 lb Crack{ers} Bought of R Baker 1 lb shot ¼ lb Tobacc{o} 2 Bunches of matches 2 hanks of Thread got a Treat from one McRae a Gacheman Rowed Pretty hard coming up the River as there is a Boat Putting after me �hard did not catch me till I stopt at the Custom house it was William McLean and John Richard Grant Sunday 29th Blowing hard 30th Working at Banking the East End of the house Gordon Found my Knife at the shore that had Been Lost 10 years it is as good as ever 31 Holy Eve cracking nuts put a Letter in the PO to Charlie and a paper seen Ellen on the Front Mr James Cameron Island OcNovember 1st 1871 Raining hard East Wind working at the corner cubbord 2nd at the cubbord Fxing the stacks 3rd cutting poles for a Fence to put around the stacks 4th hard Frost Last night Jim Hopkins here for an ash Runner and a Yoke East Wind the EEl Fishers the Mayhews came up I crossed to Roses with the wool to spin got 2 Dollars from norman abrams Bought of AJ Baker 7/6 worth of Flour ½ lb Tea 1 Doz of Herrings 2 Dollars) Bought matches and Tobacco went up with Thomas Munroe to supper as he is going to the shanty next Week The Nashes Steamer came in to Summerstown Heard the Brittish America was sold 5th The Gunpowder Plot Guy Fawks Day Blowing snowing Got a Rat 6th chopping stove Wood 7th Helens Birth Day set 2 Traps for the Weasel 8th Got 2 Ducks chopping and piling Wood 9th put out the Long canoe at the Lower Point Raising the Pine Stick {Between the lines it reads: Prince of Wales Birth Day} at the Water Log Thinking of sawing it in 2 for Logs 10th Windy the Mayhues crossed from Christees Island to this Island and camped in the Bell Bay one of them came to the house snowing a Steamer got aground up at Hamiltons to night with a Tow 11th the Mayhues went of Snowing and Blowing I caught 4 EEls for the first I caught this fall hard Frost to night Gordon Found another Knife at the shore with the water so very Low Martinmas 12th Sunday Blowing hard 13th crossed to PO Fine Turned high East Wind took a Muskrat to 1 Quart of oil Went over with G Renshaw Mr Craig taking his cattle from Jacobs Island ice Froze in Salmon River �14th caught 5 EEls Got a Rat East Wind Rain Blowing hard 15th Drew some Wood — Mr James Cameron Island Nov th 15th 1871 – high East Wind a Great many Boats coming up as the canal is Likley to be Fixed now The Corinthian Kingston spartan osprey and Propeller America a Race Both together The Magnet St Helen the Picton Went Down another Propeller went up and another Tow went up Keeping in the Horses this Week Back Feeding with Good Hay high Wind to night Raining 16th Raining {Between the lines it reads: Thanksgiving Day} snowing East Wind cutting hay Put in Roses old sheep again Keeping in the Hens a small Tug went up with a Tow a very Raw Wind of Weather 17th a Fine Day the Man to be hung in Montreal to Day for the Murder of Mrs Foster his name {blank space} Went to Fish EEls got 3 West Wind Turned some cold towards evening set 5 Traps in the Front Marsh Fixing springs to some of My Traps to night 18th Went to AJ Bakers to 1 RAt 12 ½ cents Boug{ht} salt to cut Tobacco Got 2 Papers from Andrew Found a night Line near Hamiltons Island with a horse sho{e} and a Bent clevis tied on it I think it must Belong to old Tom Davis as that supperstitious Rigging is on to it took Down a Load of Wood in the Boat George Renshaw went to Lancaster Great shooting over the Way of Christees Island I think it must be Jim Hopkins with Decoys there seen a Great many Wild Geese to night and Last night I never seen suck {such} Flocks of Ducks as ment {went} Down an immence Lot of them 19th Sunday East Wind some cold a Good many Boats a Going 20th Went to Christees to Fish EEls in the Mud and Down to the Kit Kit Island all Day {Between the lines it reads: Heard Great Blowing of Horns to night} and only got a Lizard not 1 aEEl and in the Best of Mud to Get them 21st On this Day of the Month Donald McMaster Departed in 1846 Drew some wood Drew up 2 of the canoes took the Boards from the sugar Bush came home for the Gun thought I seen Wild Geese in the Bay But they we{re} Big Black Ducks 22n chopping at the Door Keeping in the Horses Lots of Boats a Going the ottawa city went into salmon River the Renaud passed Down did not Go into Lancaster 23rd shot a duck Fixing at Stoves took out the Doubl Stove to the cook house took in the cook stove to the hous{e} Mr James Cameron Island Nov 23rd,, 1871 This is Thanksgiving Day in the States shot a Duck at the Lower end of the island Fixing a Fence around the stacks as the cattle is at them pretty cold to Day the Enterprize went in to salmon River and came out to night as it is Freezing very hard to night a circle around the moon East Wind put �our sheep in the shed shut them up Feeding them 2 Barges Towed up By the Highlander went in sailing to Lancaster Lot of Boats coming up and Going Down {T}owing and Going 24th chopping stove Wood cold time 25th 2 Men came up in a Boat stopt on the sturgeon Island thought it was Jim Hopkins Horses got out By the Pin coming out of the stable Door got them in a cold night 26th Fine Day commenced to Rain and Wind strong to night 27th Took the Long canoe from the Lower Point cold north Wind 28th Tow Boats and Propellers a Going yet Walter Baker and George Bosell after their Horses not Pleased at me feeding hay and Keeping them in Got 2 Dollars and 65 cents from George and I Paid or Allowed a Dollar for the Hens Highlander up to night with a Big Tow Europe went up cut some Wood for the First Gordon and I cold to night 29th a small Propeller I went Down with something like a Drudge in tow the John A McDonald went up with a schooner in Tow Light in the Light Houses to night and its very Windy Cold and very Frosty to night chopping Stove Wood Broke on the Piles of Wood Before the Door Feeding and Keeping in the Cattle this is St Andrews Eve a Ball at McRae’s at the Depot the Big White owl coming around – and St andrew Dinner 30th St Andrews Day very cold high Wind Frosty Ground hard no snow Froze to the outside of the Rushes Last night Could not see any Light in any of the Lighthouses 1st of December a Tug Propeller went up nothing in Tow very cold and Windy cutting stove Wood and Piling in the cookhouse Water commencing to Raise 2nd Taking up the Boat and canoes Raising the Pine stack and it Rolled over after having it high enough Killed a sheep a very Good one she is Hens a Freezing the Heifer and Bull Picking but set Fire to the Back Marsh it dont Burn well south-West Wind Mr James Cameron Island Decr 3rd 1871 William Lavelle here got the Big Barrel Sunday Gordon going Round Down to the Lower Point Found and old Indian Hatchet one of the Largest I Found yet a very fine Day sun shining wind Kind of Warm snowed some this morning Lots of snow birds First Sunday in advent 4th a Fine Day Went to Summerstown Bough{t} of AJ Baker 1 Pair of Boots 3 ¾ Gave him 2 Dollars on the Boots (½ lb soda 5 cents 53 lb of Flour on credit) (Paid -/4 for 2 Plugs of Tobacco ½ lb Tea 1/3 Thread 6 cents salt 10 cents oil 12 ½ cents paid this) Went over with George Renshaw to Kill a sheep a Treat from Walter at Summers Got some Papers from Dan some Papers from Charlie Got some sarsaparilla from Tom Davis �5 very Cold and Windy cutting stove Wood Frosty 6th very Cold and Windy wind Fell in the afternoon and its Frosty the ice took across to christees and the Kit Kit about Dark I think the Fox left to night on the ice Hens Freezing 7th ice Broke as its Kind of soft all gone Got a Weasel in the Trap Chopping a Birch in the Bush 8th Chopping in the Bush Gordo{n} and I Windy snowing Drifting snowed Last night very unwell still Knocking aroun{d} seen the Big Black Eagle coming around Ducks Plenty in the channel no Rats nor minks 9th Went for a Broom to the Bush Raising the square Pine stick on the ice high West Wind stormy and cold one of the sheep sick Foolish like 10th Stormy Drifting snowing Blowing Mr James Cameron Island Dec 11th 1871 in the Bush cut ½ cord of Birch cold 12th a Fine Day Killed the Little Nannie crossed with the Boat had to Leave it at the head of hamiltons Island as the Little channel is all Froze went Down to Mr Roses for the yarn Got 5 skains {skeins} Left ½ Skain and a Ball of Gray yarn to make me a Pair of Mits went to AJ Bakers Bought 47 lb of Flour on Credit ) (Spool of Thread Paid this) John Hamilton Taking in one of his Stacks of Hay Andrew Baker Getting hay from archy McDonald 13th Stormy East Wind ice making some a Good Deal going Down 14th ice Taken to Francis Island to night Lifting Troughfs in the Bush went to the Head of the Island to see how the ice was not taken at the head nor away up chopping some 15th I crossed over to Hamilton Island But its awful Bad {Between the lines it reads: got 2 EEls} I think now after crossing it only took about Daylight this morning as I never was so Frightened on the ice Before But in case of a snow storm coming want to mark out the Best of the ice as there is a Great many air holes But I made Tracks home Quick it was not ¼ of an inch thick 16th Drew up the Boat and 2 of the canoes crossed to AJ Bakers Seen Mr Spinks treated me at Davids Bought of AJ Baker 8 yds wincy 15 a yd 1-20 1 Black spool 5 cents 8 yds Cotton 7d 93 cent 1 spool 5 cents ½ lb Tea 25 1 Bottle of Radways RR 25 3 Plugs of Tobacco 10) (Matches Paid) called in at Hamiltons Got some Tobacco From John a Debate on the Front Last night AJ Baker Killing the Cow he Traded with George Renshaw cold East Wind Mr James Cameron Island Dec 17th 1871 �Sunday Kind of soft Mild wind south West and north snowing Drifting and Fine seen 2 Foxes crossing from Christees Island to this on another Fox in the Back Bay on the North side a Great many of those white Back Eagles Flying around the ice to get Ducks and muskrats that are caught in the ice water Raising near shore took up the Traps as the water is Raising 18th Fine Morning spearing EEls turned stormy East Wind and snow Raising the Rest of the Troughfs in the sugar Bush 19th a Fortunate Day Went to AJ Bakers Bought 3 Quarts of Ker-osene oil Brought To Hamiltons some English Papers for Tom Davis Killing their Hogs at Hamiltons Got a Hooker from Margaret East Wind turned very stormy could Hardly see coming home its slo stormy a Great many going to Cornwall Mills From the Coteau and cedar’s 20th a Fortunate Day chopping in the Bush cold Turned very cold towards night very Frosty night to night cut a Water hole Feeding the cattle extra West Wind piling up some Boards 21st First Day of Winter and a cold Frosty Day it is st Thomas 22nd a Fortunate Day West win{d} Fine turned to East Wind Got John Hamiltons hors{e/s} to Go to AJ Bakers for 100 of Flour took Dinner at Hamiltons in at Roses John Drawing some hay out of the Stack Got the Loan of the hand-sleigh from Ferry antwine Bosells wife to ta{ke} my Flour across the ice 23rd White washing Raised the Pine stick some more Wind Raised very very high to night from the West Rain Horse cutter crossed at Summerss Mr James Cameron Island Dec 24th 1871 Sunday Went around the Island Gordon and I seen horse and cutter coming to Hog Island turned Back to Summerstown this is Christmas Eve 25 Christmas Day a Fine Day Fished some EEls 26th Chopping in the Bush East Wind Frosty {B}osells crossed over to Christees Island to Fish EEls {St} Stephens Day Full Moon seen a sleigh crossing the Lancaster Road I dont see any at Summers’s crossing the crack over ner Hopkins must be Bad 27th St John the Evangelist Day cold West Wind stormy went to Henerys and William Lavelletes come and chop Henery working at Donald McDonalds hewing 28th William and his 2 Boys came to chop I went to AJ Bakers Bought 1 lb Tea 50 lb Pork 1" ½ lb Pepper 10 Pint of H Wines 25 2 plugs of Tob 8 Bunches of Matches 2 cents 3 lb 2 oz of Butter at 18 cents per lb 8 Mr Streeter Buying Andrews Rats Fox mink skins Got 4 Dotographs from Charlie and 2 Letters and 2 Papers an Austraulia Paper and the Budget William Lavellete Got the Loan of our churn {cut off}ld some �29th Our Angus's Birth Day William {a}nd his 3 Boys came to chop Gave them an order {o}n AJ Baker for 2 Dollars Drew 2 Loads of Wood with his horse William took some Potatoes and 2 Dozen of Herring for his Dinner Drew my Boat up From the River to the Barn chopped {s}ome Firewood along the Bank 30th cold stormy East Wind chopping and sawing stove Wood the Dinner in aid of Mr Watson Last night they will have {i}t cold Going home this morning 31st set 2 Traps Kind of {s}oft Rained to night East Wind Last night of the year For more information on James Cameron, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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James Cameron Diary Collection Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> 4 Page of This Leaf Mr James Cameron plan Jany 20 1871 Some cold went to the Bush came home John Hamilton came to Draw Drew 3 loads took Dinner at Hamiltons turned milder a change in the moon a Great many EEl Fishing spearing A Great many crofsing the ice a circle around the sun Livinca not well 21st A Fine Day went to Sumerston John Drew a Load of Wood to the house a Frenchman here got fire to cook on the ice their EEls took Dinner Lafleshes his name high Wind to night changed to the north A Treat at summerston from Art Baker Sunday 22nd cold and Windy 23rd very very cold and Frosty 24th Charles Tuppers Birthday a cold Day chopping 2 Beeches in the Bush 25th Went to Art Bakers Bought Flour 100 Tin Kettle A Pair of Boots for Gordon 8 lbs Pork 1 Dozen of Herring 2lb Butter a Bottle of ink Lead pencil took supper at Hamiltons a fine night a circle around the sun to Day seen Andy McArthur at hamiltons Helping Andrew with the Wine </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> No 5 James Cameron Island Jny 26th 1871 very cold and stormy the cat kicked the Bucket 27th John Hamilton came down with my Flour Pork and Herring Mr Stebbins came with 2 span of horses for the hay John took 2 Loads Blustery weather to Day 28th John Drew 2 loads took a Load of Wood 29th Sunday snowing Began to use the marsh hay of the East mow 30th John Hamilton and William Lavelette and Boy here took 5 loads Isacc Blondeau Married to day 31st Fine Day William Lavelette got some Fine Hay William and his Boy Chopping Went to Summerston Bought of Art Baker 1 lb Tea 2/6 took Dinner at Hamiltons got a Ride Down from Dan Rookey 1st of Feby splitting the Big Beech Logs Gordon and I John took a Load him and Tommy choppin stove Wood 2nd Went to Summerston Bought of A J Baker 10 lbs Pork 1 Doz Herring 2 yds of Cotton 1 Pint HW Pepper 1 Bunch of Matches {illegible} 1 Plug Yole sundries spool Thread the Mill at Hamiltons Mill at Kenneths seen Colquhoun {second page} 6# Mr James Cameron Island Feb 3 1871 Fine Day snowing East Wind Wind changed to the West stormy Drifting in the Bush Gordon and I cut Down and chopped a Beech (got a Paper from Dan yesterday) 4th very cold and Frosty North Wind and cold to night Sunday the 5th Very Frosty and Windy Freezing hard Full Moon this morning but no change only Cold West Wind house Warm But Burning wood 6th very Cold and Frosty cutting Hemlog stove Wood Mr Urquhart the Presbyterian minister Departed in Cornwall 7th not so cold a Fine Day the water Raising some near shore Peter Bosell came with Gordons axe handle I went to the Post Office sent some Papers to Charlie and funeral Card Left 3 papers for Tom Davis got Postage Stamps put on sent a Letter to John got a Letter from him with 5 Dollars in it Registered signed my name to the Post Office Books 1/2 Gallon of oil seen Mr Phillips spoke to him about the Duty of the Gun a Treat at Davids sundries at A J Bakers 10 cents Went over with Walter Colquhoun to George Renshaws stopt at John Hamiltons coming home took supper there John and his Wife in the concefsion seen Mrs Cattanach </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> ury 7 James Camerson Island Feb 8 1871 8th Gordon's Birth Day in the Bush chopping stove wood 9th in the Bush Kind of soft went Down to the Sturgeon pland to Look for the Pot we gave to an EEl fisher with Fire in it to keep themselves warm or cook their EEls on the ice his name is Laflesh did not find it 10th Jim Hopkins here and George Grant 11th Went to Art Bakers Bought 2 yds of Calico 18 cents 36" 2 Yds 18 cents 36 Thread Black and White 10 cents cash 3 Quarts of syrup 56 cents Got a Ride Down from I Hamilton he is Drawing a Load of Hay for Tom Kennedy Did not wait for the mail to Day Got a Hooker of Gin from John Hamilton Sunday 12th Preaching on the Front a change in the moon 3 Quarter East Wind cold some 13 Drawing Wood Went to the Store Bought of A J Baker 1/2 lb Tea 1/3 14th St Valentines Day Bought of AJ Baker Treat 10 cents 1 plug Tobaco 5 cents the Balla{cut off} Tom David here got their John {illegible} 15th Roses got a Load of Marsh hay 1 1/2 Tons got 2 Bags of Potatoes gave Willie Moore Carew and the Story of the Red Fox {second page} Mr James Cameron Island 16th Feby 1871 8 Went to Summerstown got a Ride up From John Hamilton Brought the Tin Kettle home to AJ Baker Bought 100 lbs Flour 4 Dollars 9 lbs Pork 1-12 1/2 1 Doz Herrings 25 cents 4 yds Calico at 15 60 cents 1 1/2 Wincey at 10d 25 cents 1 spool 7 cents 6" 22 1/2 Called at John Hamiltons to tell him to take Down my Flour From the store 17th John Hamilton took Down my Flour Bonville and son and Dupee here Fishing EEls Wanting to Buy Hay a Fine Day seen 4 Wild Geese going Down Flying very Low very Early for the Geese to go Down Allen Roys wife at Lancaster Buried to Day 18th James Hughs Birth Day Raining High Wind this Morning Gordon went to Bosells Paid Peggy 10 cents for the Tobacco Got some Tobacco Fixing sticks under the Boat 19th Sunday A Fine Day seen a Man coming Down the River skating crossed over to Brunstons 20th in the Bush cutting a Load of Wood not very well 21st Went to Summerstown thinking of Going to salmon River Bought of AJ Baker 10 cents of Fine salt seen Barney Baker a Treat 20 cents Maggie Summers Poorly had the Doctor from Cornwall got a Ride Down from John Hamilton took Peter's Fanning Mill Down Mr Grimshaw at Hamiltons told William Lavellette to come for Hay Got a about the Eyesight from John James in at Kenneths </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> ury 9 James Cameron Island Feb 22nd 1871 Ash Wednesday Washingtons Birthday William Lavellets Wife here for Hay I went to George Bosells for his coat got some Tobacco from George cutting Stove Wood 23rd Went to Hovington Taking up the Remains of old Mr Donald Cameron Carpenter and his Wife taking Them to Lancaster to Be Buried in his Fathers Grave speaking to Mr Ward about a stove Went up to the Grist Mill to Get a Ride home from J Hamilton Wrote a Letter in Congdons to John in N York at Mr Craigs Meeting at Summerston the Minstrels there Got My Book from Mrs Rose Robert Bruce in to see John the Gun to Be sent to John Cameron Fort Covington took James Grants Grist and Andrew Roses Grist home seen Angus at Summers 24th in the Bush Gordon went home with George Bosells coat A Fine Day 25th A Fortunate Day not very well 26th Sunday Begginning to take the ice Down to Lancaster 27th in the Bush went to head of the Island Windy 28th last Day of Feby Dan Cameron and A Cameron Captain here Looking for oak I went to Sumerstown Bought of AJ Baker 17 lbs Pork 1 1/2 Doz Herrings 1 lb Tea 1/2 yd Calico 1/2 Gal syrup got a Ride Down to Bosells with the Mail Boy took Dinner at Bosells got the Loan of Georges hand sleigh got a Peice of Tobacco from the old Lady Mr Craigs Meeting in Williamstown to night Mr McPhee took over a Drove of Horses to the Boston Market {second page} 10 Mr James Camerson Island 1st March 1871 St Davids Day the Festival of the Welsh March came in very Windy hail Rain and snow and Fine I am very unwell to Day in Bed Most of the Day after coming from the Bush cut 10 Blocks for Troughs had to come home as I am very unwell 2nd Fine in the Morning turned stormy East wind Heard crows this Morning Gordon went with the Handsleigh for a peice of Cedar for spoils ice slippery salting the cattle these Days as they are continually eating the old Grafs I not very well 3rd not very well Raining Snowing Made a Rocker for the cradle of Oak 4th a Very Fine Day Went to Summerstown got a Paper From Charlie some Better to Day a Good Deal of Travelling on the Ice to Lancaster 3 Loads of hay came up water Raising on the salmon River Frank Semo came arofs J Broke in close to the shore up above the Marsh Caribous men Drawing a stack from George Renshaws Expecting Mr Ward to come to Day with the Stove Did not come 5th Sunday A fine Day Thawing some some cutters crofsing Summers's Road and some to Lancaster Gordon and I Put some Bushes so to Keep any one going the way of the hole at the shore </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 11 Mr James Cameron Island March 6th 1871 Raining snowing Bonville and Dufren here the Dog stole their Bag of Provision I Gave them a Loaf of Bread I went to Peter Grants for to see if I would Get his sugar Pot went to the store Seen Francis the Indian Bought 2 Bunches of Matches Got a Ride Down from John Hamilton Heard about William McLeod and his servant Girl A Great Deal of hay Going over the River the ice on salmon River Broke Down to the Lines Barbara Cameron Poorly now Heard Mr Gadbois in Williamstown Departed 7th Peter Bosell came to tell me to wait till the afternoon and George would come over for the hay George did not come nor Peter Grant did not come waiting all Day for them 8th George Bosell came for a load of hay about a 1/2 a Ton charged him 2 Dollars cut 3 ash Logs for Troughs went to Sumerstown Measured the Wood went to Peters Bought of A J Baker 1/2 lb Salts 1 Pint of H Wines a Treat from Pete Mr Gatbeau in Williamstown Buried to Day Blackbirds and Wild Geese cem 9th George Bosell came to Make trough made 35 or 36 and has Blocks cut to Make 50 A Fine Day soft Maples Runs Races on Salmon River to Day and tomorrow {second page} 12 Mr James Cameron Island March 10th 1871 Raining went to the Bush George did not come till the afternoon to cut wood for the sugar camp John Hamilton and Willie Rose here gave John some Poles with George and Peter in the Bush 11th Went to Summerston Bought of J I Baker 10 yrds Cotton 3/4 yd of surge 1/2 lb Tea 2 Doz Herrings 3 Bunches Matches told Andrew to Pay Peter 2/1/2 seen Bill Morris with a Waggon Looking for hay Promised to come Down for hay Took Dinner at Hamilton John Came Down with 2 Bags of Potatoes albout 3 1/2 Bushels took me home some wood Ice Getting Bad near shore Good in the channel George Began to Tap and Drawing wood to the sugar camp digging out some of the Troughs Gordon and I Old Angus M Donald on the Point Poorly Wild Geese and Ducks Plenty grey Birds and Black Birds came Gulls Flying to the east 12th On this Day of the Month Donald McMaster first came to the Island Gathering sap with George in the Bush about 17 Pails Raining Foggy 13th Peggy and George came sugared 19 lbs we got 7 1/2 lb and George got 11 1/2 Drawing Troughs </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 13 Mr James Cameron Island March 14th 1871 nomination Day for Members George went for Peters Pot in th Morning Gordon in the Bush all Day ice opened at Francis Island Made Sugar in the Bush Broke the Big Black canoe Keeping the catle in so they will not go to the Bush Heard Peter Baker went off yesterday Heard that Walter Baker Bought the House on Suples Place for 300 Dollars Heard that Willim McLeods wife would not come Back to live with him 15th chopping stove wood Took some Boards to the Bush Frosty cold some East Wind ice opening slow Fixing the Fence at the West shed as the sheep jumps over sugared of to Day some Ducks Wild Geese and Grey Birds and Black Birds crows came 16th in the Bush sugared of 17th St Patrick Fishing EEls got 2 sugared off Hughann came 18th in the Bush with George HughAnn and Gordon in the Bush a Great sap Day Runs well George and I Boiling at night The Fox Left on the Island Heard him tonight Keeping in the sheep and Heifer for fear of them Going to the sap {second page} 14 Mr James Cameron Island March 19th 1871 19 Sunday Made sugar to Day Took home 34 lbs of sugar to Day and 11 1/2 lb the First time which makes 45 1/2 lb he got George and Peggy crofsed in a canoe ice going Down very slow seen Fan Tailed Blackbirds this is the Last Day of Winter Spring commences tomorrow and a Fine Winter Day it is Seen no Muskrats yet as the ice is not clear from the shore A Lamb 20 First Day of Spring a Fine Day E Wind Gordon and I Gathered 12 Pails of sap George could not crofs 21st Election in Williamstown I crofsed for the first time this spring in a canoe to Summerstown Left my Canoe at Hamilton Island George Bosell Brought me 2 Letters this Morning and a Paper Got another Letter to Day with 3 Dollars inclosed sent a Letter to John Bought of AI Baker postage stamps paper and envelopes starch Raining and Blowing the ice Good Between Renshaws and Summerstown Mr Craig elected for Member 22nd Levinia Birth Day sugaring off in the Bush </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 15 Mr James Cameron Island March 23 1871 one of the White Ewes a Black Lamb snowing some made 2 Gallons of Mollasses for us Gordon and I to the Sturgeon Island Lashey and George Fishing EEls ice going Down snow George and Peter crofsed Peggy stopt all night 24th Gordon and I to the Head of the Island some snow George and Peter came cutting Brush a Fortunate Day they went home to night 25th Old Lady Day Annunciation of the Virgin Mary I Gathered 20 Pails of samp High West Wind cutting Brush Gordon Down at the apple Trees ice all round the shore could not come to the sugar to Day with the high Wind 26th 2 Lambs to Day 1 Black one set Fire to the south part of the Island in or about the centre near shore Went to the Black Horse Island Henery in the Bush Duval son in the Bush and Georges Wife Peggy not Well George took what sugar that was weighed home East wind a fine Day Gordon in the Bush all Day 27th stormy East Wind and snow a young Winter Gathered 4 pails of snow sap 28th Went to Summerstown Bought of AJ Baker Tobacco Tea Matches paid sold my 20 lbs of sugar to Peter Grant at 12 1/2 24 bls Flour 1 pair Hens 16 Eggs A Dollar to Be paid yet small Boat crofsed to Salmon River Sunday {second page} Mr James Cameron Island March 29th 1871 Went to Fort Covington Peter Bosell a I Got the Doble Barrell Gun Paid for the Freight 2 1/2 Dollars to james Cameron Went Down to John Cameron's House he was not around Home Bought at Dundee 65 lbs of Flour From Dell Rae Bought of D Baker or Robert 1/2 lb sugar 7 1/2 cents 11 lb Pork 1/2 lb crackers 2 Gimlets in to see Donald Suple Entered the Gun at the Custom House to Mr Phillips Isacc Hoingbacks Wife Buried to Day The water very Low in Salmon River a Great Deal of ice Going Down the Lake Mr Phillip and some other Gentlemen shooting at a Mark on the Water From the Custom House Down about 300 yards would think some Pretty Good shots made about 42 lbs sugar to Day 30th Fixed the Pine saw Log Moved the Double Stove in the House Bruce and another Indian Here all night gave Bruce 2 sticks for Fork Handles sold them 2lbs sugar 15 a lb Got 2 EEls from him Wrote a Letter for George Bosell to Mr Kain Gave George 5 cents to Pay the Postage Fired the First shot out of the DB Gun shoots well did not sugar off to Day a Great Deal of sap tried to take up the Boat But it Leaks too much Peggy here 31st in the Bush A White Got the 5 cents from George took away some more of his sugar thats 443 lb he says is made now made to Day about 80 lbs </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 17 Mr James Cameron Island April 1st 1871 Wrote a Letter to send to John But I Did not Go to the P.O to Day all Fools Day 2nd a Fine Day Mr Gray and Mr Empy here sold 8 lb of sugar to Mr Gray Wanting a canoe Peggy alone in the Bush Georges wife there in the Morning Gordon and I went around the Island in the small canoe Palm Sunday to Day 3rd Monday Put out 2 canoes took home a Load of Wood in the Fishing EEls Got 4 a Lamb one of the Black Sheep made about 48 or 50 lbs of Sugar to Day set Fire to the Sturgeon Island Gordon and I a great many Fishing EEls East Wind 4th Went with m y Letter to the P.O a Great Day in Summerstown a Fighting and Quarrelling a Dirty Muddy Fight in the Mud Jos Laplant and Murdy Grant such another 2 Looking objects with mud all over the Face Eyes nose ears mouth and Body head and hair no Man or Woman ever seen the Like {second page} 18 Mr James Cameron Island April 4th 1871 continued Gray and Tom Summers had some Words would be a Fight may for McLeod threatening to Put a Heavy fine on them Duncan Cameron Ben Doren and John Mangum going to Fight it s a Story Day at Summerstown to Day Bought of AI Baker sugar crackers and Cheese 5 lb shot 10 Box of Caps I got them for 10 cents 1 plug of Tobacco 4 cents Got Dollar frim Mr Gray in his house seen Mr Stebbins and Mr Spooner Got a Paper from Andrew sen Dans Doghers in at {illegible} Men here to Day Drove down with the Wind one of them is Empy Rainbow tonight Rained Blew and hailed to Day 6 cents Postage for the Letter made 2 Gallons of Molasses 1/2 for us Frose some to night J Laplante Bought a cow from George Snider for 4 Dollars as she has a sore Foot got 2/6 on the Bargain 5th Fixing my Gun Riggings Tom Munroe came home </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 19# 1871 April 6th Mr James S Cameron Island 6th Fishing EEls Gordon and I got 5 Gathering their sap in the Bush On the Kitt Kitt Island 7th Went to Summerstown brought home Peter Grants Bag Got A Paper from Charlie Went out to A Camerons for Downs Elixir they had none then went to Williamstown in at James McDonald McRory in the Glen Got 2 Bottles of the Elixer at Mr Burtons Mary Poorly with the Rheumatism at treat at A Camerons and he treated 3 or 4 times 10 cents to AI Baker Angus on the Front Good Friday and a Fine Day it is the sap runs well to Day East Wind and changed to West 8th came from Williamstown Got a lb of Tea from EElery took Dinner at Walter Bakers A treat at Summerss Walter and I seen Angus came from Cornwall Skinned 2 Rats for Tom Sumners Came Down to Henerys stopt all night {second page} 1871 20# Mr James S Cameron Island April 5th Henery 3 Boys put me acrofs Let my canoe at Summerston as the wind was too high Easter Sunday the sap dont run very well today Did not see the sun this morning A Dont Dance a sighn of a hard year Rained some East Wind changed to the West in a squall 10th George and Peggy and Peter Boiling in the Bush A Gallon a Peice nearly Gordon and I Burning on the inside of the Pitt Point Fence Ticks came and snaked Loons canoe Pewits or Revey came ice Going Down in cakes yet ice in the Bay and marsh George took home his sugar Gave him a stick for an oar Lent them A Bag eat Wild Onions to Day Wounded 2 Ducks Dugt a Peice at the stable some Frost in the Ground Began the Good Hay on Sunday for the cattle shut up Set 3 Traps for Muskrats for the first this Spring 11th snowing Rain East Wind Got a Rat for the First 12th Got a Rat Fixing Lane Fence Frost to night 13th Lashey here Crofsed with Peggy to sugar Bush Henerys Boys wanting wood Gave him a stick for spear handle shot a Duck did not Get it </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 21 Mr James Cameron Island April 14 1871 crofsed for my canoe to Summerstown left the canoe I crofsed in at the head of Hamiltons Island Heard that Mr George McGilvrarys wife Departed to Day the Sef{illegible} Collector on the Front to Day Bought of AI Baker 1 Bottle of R R Relief 25 nutmegs 3 Tole -4 Barley 10 Thread - 7 Paint 37 1/2 sundries 10 oil 12 1/2 Raisins 2 H Wines 25 Pot 25 Mat1 Handkerchief 12 Bought of James Grant Bushel of Lime 12 1/2 Got for 10 cents Go 2 Boxes from A I Bakers Wife to carry the Lime took Down the 2 campes 15th Gordon and I to Is Lamays the Watchmaker Living on the Brunston Place Left my watch with him to fix to charge me 6/3 Bought 1 1/2 Bushels of Potatoes at 40 cents a Bushel 60 got them By weight Kept us to Diner seen a Wild Turkey he had shot the First ever seen it must have bee one that strayed away from it nature Place it Weight is 11 lbs as it Travelled a Great ways and it eye out 1 of them it must Lost a Good Deal of its Weight shot a Duck 16th Low Sunday Sandy & Is semo henerys 2 Boys 1 of Williams Boys here wanting a canoe and Gun Gave Sandy semo My Dog Bruce snow to Day hail East Wind and West {second page} 22 Mr James Cameron Island 17th April 1871 Put out my Boat Went to G Renshaws with 13 lbs of sugar Got 2 Bushels of Potatoes at Hamiltons of Georges Potatoes Paid AI Baker 25 cents for the Pot R Quit making the sugar made 1 Quart of syrup for the Last they made Frost tonight seen Peter Spink on the Front Bought Pat Purcells Farm for 4000-500 Dollars 18th Our Duncans Birth Day Painting my Boat Gordon Gathering sap Tapt 12 Trees for him 19th First Steamer went Down the St Helens Gordon Andrews Boiling in the sap 6 Pails Light in the Lighthouses 1/2 Gallon Hugh Ann Randolph in the Bush Let out the Heifer and sheep Fixing the Fence setting Fires found a 1/2 of a Barrel Burnt 3 Good hoops on it set Fire to the Backmarsh on the north West side of the Island shot a Duck did not get it Lightning tonight 20th Went with Lashey to his Line Heavy Rain Thunder and Lightning took the Pine Log to the Front of the Door Put out my Boat a Lot of shooting to Day something took away 1 of my Traps Last night got the chain I think it must be the Fox got his Leg in it and Broke the chain Found a Ducks egg in the Front march Got a sturgeon from Lashey Sent him my Gaff 21st Highlander went Down no Tow Finished Digging the Back Garden Shot a Duck 22nd Passport went Down First Raft went down before the Door took the heife and sheep home to salt them Towing Propeller went Down and came up </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 23 Mr James Cameron Island 23rd April 1871 St George's Day the Festival of the English High North by West Wind 3 Propellers went down seen a Large White owl eating a Duck at the East End of the Island the small Ash canoe went off by not being drawn up enough but caught it this side of the sturgeon Island very cold to day found a few ticks Kingston went down froze hard tonight ice in the Canoes 24th Plastering the house went to Summerstown got 2 papers from Dan On this day of the month Granny departed 1869 Bought of AJ Baker 1/2 lb tea 1/6 2 gal salt 8 cents plug Tob 4 cents 2 Bunches Matches 2 cents pipes ofo the Enterprise went in to Salmon River this morning then the British America went in Left my Boat at the head of Hamiltons Island took my Wheelbarrow home from Hamiltons Propeller Dominion went down 25th St Marks Day whatever way the weather is today it will most likely be all the year it's East Wind and Rain changed to the West gloomy shot a Duck got a Rat Planted 2 Pailfull of seed ends in Garden at the shed Dug some in the Garden set a trap 26th Went to Summerstown Plastering some City of Ottawa came up went into Salmon River the Osprey went up Grant pulling his Potash on Board the British America Peter Grants wife a young daughter Brought Peter the pay for his Pot {page two} Mr James Cameron Island April 27th 1871 24 East Wind Began to Whitewash the house Raining some a strange craft sailed up to the foot of the Island got aground Wind changed sailed down to Ross Island stopped all night and took a Tow next Day from the Highlander 28th Went to Summertown took 12 lbs 3/4 of sugar at 10 cents Bought flour oatmeal got 3 1/2 bushels of potatoes at John Hamiltons of George Renshaws potatoes Raining 29th Set the Leach for the Lie for soap Set Traps for the Big White owl he is Flying around killing Ducks Cutting Fat Pine in the marsh Raining East Wind Spartan Went Down Passport Went Down 2 Big Tows Went Down 30th Went to the Pitt Point found a Duck's Nest 10 eggs in the Back Marsh the L Renaud came up First Trip the City of Ottawa in to Dundee on the Sturgeon Island Gordon and I 1st May Fine Day a Part of the time wind changed every direction in the afternoon a very very Brilliant Green Yellow and Blue more of a Yellow Shone on the south end of the Kitt Kitt Island it was very handsome it must Be from the Rainbow Began the soap it hailed very cold very warm Renaud went down ice going Down shot a Squirrel wild geese Plenty 2nd at the soap Finished it went to try the perch they would not Bite caught a succour with my hand at the Little Island found a nest 8 eggs Set Fire to the hay on the Island Fishing at night Fine Day went around Island Set hen to hatch 15 eggs under her </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 25 Mr James Cameron Island May 3rd 1871 Planting and Digging some taking the Banking from the West End of the house 4th Raining Digging some 5th Finished digging this Piece Raining got a rat 6th Fine the Highlander went Down with a large Tow 15 Barges Went to Summerstown Bought of AJ Baker 5/- worth of Flour 2 Plugs Tobacco 3 Bunches of Matches got Paid from Peter B Grant 5/- helping AJ Baker barreling up his Beans John Hamilton and I James Grant working at the Potash himself got my Tongs from Tom Kennedy seen Dan Campbell on the Front got a paper from Charlie the L Reynard got smashed some not up to Day 7th Sunday Windy North Wind 8th Finished Planting Before the old House Planting five Hills in the Bush clearing a Piece in the Bush at the Garden put up Beds cut out today put manure of the Banking on the Potatoes fixing the Garden fence Dug at the old House Planted it with Potatoes planted 15 Hills in the Bush Little Livinia in the Bush with Gordon and I the Magnet Went Down a great many Boats going to Day tried for Fish out Before the door got none 26 {page two} Mr James Cameron Island May 11th 1871 Windy time fixing the lane fence cold a change in the Moon Windy 12th a Fine Day went up to George Renshaw's to fix his Ram Lambs took over a Bale of Wall Paper to AJ Baker from The Wharf Went over to Renshaws Island with Andrew to measure his wood sold it to the British America took tea at J Baker took some iron to Tom Kennedy Borrowed 2 Dollars from Mr Norman Abrams Bought 1/2 pound tea matches 13th Making the gate North when high L Renard came up after Being Fixed started to go across turned Back wind High started again and crofsed Bought of AJ Baker 48 lb of flour took home a load of wood from the Bay 14th Rogation Sunday blowing North Wind 15th This morning hard ice Walter Baker Sale of all his Property caught 4 Perch planted a few Hills of Potatoes in the Bush put more onions in the Garden Found a hat put up the Rittition Picking wool of the Briars cold Windy 16th Shearing 6 of the Sheep 17th Sheared 4 and Marking the Lambs and altering them 18th Gordon and I to Paul's for the first time ever was there Went acrofs to Luke Bowens took Dinner at Luke's Henry Bosell came home with the Round Adze 19th Fishing 20th Fishing taking home Wood a great many Boats going up and down today cutting Fat Pine 21 Went to Alexis na houta's Christies Gordon Hugh Ann and Randolph </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 27 Mr James Cameron Island 22nd May 1871 Washing the Wool a squally evening with wind and rain 23rd Weighed of our own wool what I was going to sell and what was to be sent to Be carded for stockings and Mits crofsed to Summerstown Walter Baker put out to Day Bought of Andrew on account of the wool 1/2 lb tea 1/3 53 lb flour 1 lb butter and plate helping Walter to put his things in Barbara Camerons room 24th Queen's Birth Day Fired a volley crofsed to AJ Bakers with the wool 20 lb had paid 25 cents and if he gets any more he is to give it to me gave me 20 cents a piece for five rats paid him 2 Dollars for Norman Abrams got Bought Kerosene oil Salt helping Walter to move his things to Grans house George Renshaw took his wife and all the family in the Boat at a Roses Andrew harrowing wheat went across with G Renshaw stopt all night to help him with the scow 25th helping George taking the scow out seeing Maxims daughter going to Montreal and Galerna Corsican aground Donald McRae acrofs to the Renaud high Wind 26 Digging a piece for corn at the old house 27th Went to Summerstown Brought Mrs Spink Butternut Cherry Alder Wild onions Brought Thomas Monroe Wool Ronald Angus and Thomas a Bottle as I was starting away </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron May 28th 1871 Whit Sunday went to Mr T Lemay or J DeLorme Gordon and for my watch Paid him 5/- for the Repairing it stopt at the foot of Christies Island seen Jacob and his Boy got two EEls from him thunder lightning and Rain Wind very fine real hot sun Mr Lashey here with my spear got it fixed at Mr McLeans in Lancaster then change Back a plug of tobacco I took Thomas Monroe Mr Oxby and Mrs Oxby here crofsing over to see their people Murdy Grant with them Lent them my Boat to go from here had a Bottle 25th Royal Oak Day very windy Making a Box for to hold fish caught some perch 30th Mr Oxby and Mrs and Murdy Grant came crofsed over them Gave him some Perch he had some of his own left a piece of cheese with Livinia Norman McPhee putting or Laying the foundation of his Stone House yesterday of AJ Baker trolling line 20 cents file 10 cents took Dinner with Thomas Monroe came down with Walter Baker stopt at Andrew Rose got basket of potatoes from her scene Bella eligible Son up with the Mail Boy and and John Cameron sold his horse to Kenneth for 20 Dollars 31st planted some oats and corn </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island 1st of June 1871 the Glorious First of June Fixing the Fence on the Pitt Point the Ticks most awful Bad very warm Day walking home Wood cutting the Weeds in the Potatoes in the bush planted two rows of Garnot Chilies above the current Bushes cutting Weeds in the Potatoes hilled some of them grubs very Bad cutting onions and potatoes the Hens commenced to lay again put the Bell on the heifer Looking at the sugar it Begginning to crack Trowling {illegible} 3rd went down to Kitt Kitt Gordon Randolph and myself got a chub and Perch very stormy for a little while fine cutting the Weeds in the Back Garden seen Henry fishing Perch 4th of June old George the 3rd Thirds Birth Day Trinity Sunday trowling Randolph Gordon and T Jacobs wife here yesterday with Fish to sell Found 2 nests 1 with 6 eggs the other with 9 a very very warm hot sun to day 5th crofsed to Summerstown got the carrot seed Mr Oxbey Left at Thomas Monroe's Alex Jim Roy Putting a Lot of Cattle on the Boat British America 6th Brought some Cherry Bark over for Mrs Baker brought a cake of sugar to Peter and brought it home would not sell it for 10 cents Thomas fixing his Boat Bought off AJ Baker 2 1/2 lbs crac{illegible} helping George Renshaw to put out his scow Mr Craig putting his horses Down to Francis Island Big John Grant departed this life {page two} Mr James Cameron Island June 7th 1871 very Windy fixing my ashes in Bags to go to Dundee Tyler Lincoln here and four more men in his Cedar Boat had 5 casks of stuff got some stuff he had in a Bottle from him they started found a birch log Drove in to Shore 8th Went to Bosells Gordon and I for a canoe got the loan of 10 lb of flour from Mrs McIntosh at Archie's Big John Grant up the Front Buried today J Laplante and wife at Bosells Henry Bosell got a large Masknonge {muskalung) to Day high Wind Gordon and I coming home Q Allen wind Bound on the Pitt Point Joyete and Son slept in the Barn all night got some salt to Salt their fish 9th our Marys Birth Day wind High caught some Perch Brought home the Birch saw log started for Salmon River Gordon and I as soon as the wind is Down a little 8 Bushels of Ashes 56 lb of iron 12 lb of rags 12 and 1/2 lb of sugar Bought at old Marysville Gordon and I Mayvells girl sick the Doctor there 10th started it up to the store from Mayvills forgot about 16 lb of iron left it on the shore took breakfast Gordon at Jac{cut off} McDonald McDonell Super Bought of Robert Baker to 2 Dollars of flour 50 lb got it at {illegible} 1/4 lb Tob 1/2 lb tea matches Lot 25 cents for sale 40 lb of iron 3 cents for Cotton Rags 20 cents for Ashes 10 cents for sugar got 2 gallons of soft soap from Mr Baker he came down with us to the Mayville Farm catching his horses sailed home the Adolphus went up to Day for to take the Dundee folks to procefsion to Williamstown with Bosells canoe got a Bottle of milk from Georges wife heard Mrs McIntosh {illigible} the flour and got from her Mr Baker taking down a Raft of Rails to the Farm </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island June 11th 1871 Sunday June 11th Tote a Dice Grand Procefsion Corpus Christie and so on high Wind to Day heavy Rain thunder and lightning the Adolphus went Down with a load going to Williamstown procefsion the Picton came out of Lancaster whatever she was doing there got some papers from Mrs Norman McDonald yesterday 12th Hoeing Potatoes Planted somewhere the corn and beans were taking up the Potatoes in the Bush hoed cutting Weeds around the Lower Point and Pitt Point 13th lost a Maskinounge 14th Lashey setting his Line him and Pete Bosell here with the Rain and Wind gave him some matches Gordon caught the first Dory or Pickerel or Wall eyed Pike 15th fishing caught 233 Pickerel and chubs and the rest Perch took home a Load of Wood Pealed some Basswood and Elm Bark lost our anchor the Rope Broke a Fortunate Day very warm strawberries Ripe 16th Picking Berries 17th Made Strawberries Preserves Henry Bosell here got his spoon I gave him mine to fix went to Summerstown got 2 papers from Dan Thomas Monroe supeaned to Longinal Went to George Renshaws got 1 Bushel of Potatoes from him George Bosell left the Renaud and is on the British America bought crackers the L Renaud a pleasure trip from Cornwall went with Lashey at night to his Line Lashey here all night got two EEls from him Henry got a Lunge about 20 lb weight sold to John Carey 18th the memorable Battle of Waterloo Went Down to Rofs Island Killed 3 Black snakes 1 Green on a crew of French on Christies Island playing the Fiddle and yelling the Kingston takes 13 minutes from The Pitt Point to the Lower end of Butternut Island the Magnet takes 12 minutes the Corsican takes 15 the Spartan takes 10 minutes the Passport 12 minutes the Corinthian takes minutes 19th went to George Renshaws working at the Fence got 50 cents from George working on the roads in summertime Summertown Rafts a Going Down {page two} Mr James Cameron Island June 20th 1871 in the upper Field Picking strawberries for to make Preserves Gordon Hugh Ann and Randolph 21st went to AJ Bakers bought 75 cents of flour matches 22nd our Dan's Birth Day went out to see them in Williamstown Brought out strawberries and the cake of maple sugar the court in Cornwall now about Mr Craig trying to unseate him But I Rather think they can't do it 23rd in Williamstown word came that Mr Craig got all right Angus and Duncan McLennan A Row Pushed him off the steps firing the cannon and Burning a Barrel of Tar and celebrating for Mr Craig Bought at Galbeaus a Bottle of Pain Killer as I am awful Bad with the Toothache Angus on the Bosure 24th came home from Williamstown wind High the Renaud a Pleasure trip 25th Sunday Gordon and I went to Mr Hopkins with a letter to George Grant took dinner there Bill and Emmanuel there spoke to Jim about fixing my Boat told him I would give him 1/2 ton of hay for Fixing it got four books Sicilian romance A Days Ride Innocence Abroad Leslie Tyrell, I got from Jim's wife 26th Hoeing the potatoes in the Bush all the children in the Bush very warm George Bosell here Bargained for his hens took my Bag to bring me 2 Dollars worth of flour from Cornwall on the Boat 27th Windy Day 28th Windy 29th Went to Summerstown took home my plain {plane} and drawing knife from George Renshaws stopt at Hamilton's to see if John had any Potatoes to sell 30th crofsed to Dundee with Thomas and Peter Spink a McLennan a Provender of a man left him twice on Jacobs Island Bought on Credit 25 lb of flour from AJ Baker bought (2 1/2yds Calico spool soda paid this) Mrs Fitzpatrick young son </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island July 1st 1871 Dominion Day Livinia Gordon and Bismarck went to Bosells got 5 hens and a Rooster a Dollar I have to pay George for them 3 of them got smothered in the Bag coming home a pleasure trip on the L Renaud all British Flags Floating to Day 2nd Passport passed down the Champion going Down Sunday 3rd I went up to Summerstown helped them over with the Scout from George Renshaws and AJ Baker salt Crockery syrup and sugar Gorge took his cow over stopt at Peters Kenneth down to Roses with me in the Boat Got my Book from Mrs Rose got my Flour at Bosells AJ Baker and Thomas Monroe took Mr Millers horses to Pasture 4th American Independence Day Rain and Fine Great Racing and so on at Fort Covington 5th our John's Birth Day transplanted 11 plants of tobacco 6th went with my Boat to Jim Hopkins to fix Lashey here at night Mr Mears and Mr Credden Col Stiles son-in Law slept in the Barn heavy rain tonight 7th Mr Mears and his men here all day as the wind blows very hard went off this evening Lashey and I to his line Got 38 cents from them 8th Jimmy Grants Birth Day had a treat from him on that Bought off AJ Baker 1/2 lb tea 4 Quarts salt one plug tobacco 4 cents postage on 2 papers I sent to Mr Black Tailor Williamstown 1 for matches (I owe AJB 9 cents on this {page two} Mr James Cameron Island July 9th 1871 Sunday salted the horses Windy 10th to Galerneau here Gave me some hooks gave me some hooks Mowed some thistles Before the door Semo came for his scythe got it put the Marsh hay on the East Mow of the stable Loft Lashey here Jim Hopkins wife went to Williamstown 11th Fishing Down near the Kit Kit got a good many suckers Bass Pickerel chub and Perch Quite a variety to Day 12th of July Orangemans Day Drew some rails a party out of Dundee on the British America 13th went to Summerstown seen Angus had a new Buggy Bought yesterday Andrew Baker and Tom Summers went to Montreal the American serving the river showed my sample of staves to the Cooper thought them Dear for his work 14th caught a stick of Pine Went to Dundee met Mr Stebbins Mr Creed and Mr Turner the Egg Peddler Met Galernea spoke to me about Greenwood coming to buy a piece of Hay Rain Wind Thunder and Lightning stopt at a small {illegible} took some Biscuit seen The Drudge working went up to see the Cooper Laflesh Thomas Monroe crofsed with 4 men the Schoolmistrefs and Rebecca had something to Drink at Tyo's met Don Suple going acrofs had a Treat from John Creed my tin Bashion stol out of my Canoe by some of the Indians got one from Frank Mayvilles wife D Baker and I Buried a Large Lizard </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island July the 15th 1871 Fishing Caught a small Makinounge 20 lb weight mowed a swath down to the river St Swithins Day no rain if it rains to Day it will rain for 40 Days the saying is a pleasure trip on the L Renaud of the Indian 16th Sunday Mrs James Hopkins and George Grant here coming from Williamstown Walter Baker and his wife and Willie Rose here 17th Mowed some in the Grove at the Riverside Raining hard Thunder and Lightning Lashey here tonight went with him to his Lines the Champion came up today and Went Down yesterday there must be something wrong with the Banshee as it is her day to come up 18th Raining started for to go turn the Back with the storm left my canoe up in the Bay 19th I crossed to Summerstown bought 100 weight of Flour got on William McLeods account got 2 Papers from Dan seen the Passed the Examination in them as attorney at law took dinner at Thomas Monroe's 20th smoking a Maskinounge made a few cocks of Hay 21st Harnefsed the horses Drew a few Drags Drew in some hay seven cocks in the Barn Mr Stebbins here going to Lancaster 22nd went to Mr Hopkins for my boat got my cleevises from Jim went to Summerstown Bought of AJ Baker 1/2 lb tea 1/3 tobacco 4 cents 30 cents on credit Heavy Rain Thunder seen Long John son George Renshaw sold his land to John Carey for 2 1/4 each 23rd Sunday fishing {page two} Mr James Cameron Island 24th July 1871 Mr Stebbins Payne Rockhill Creed came J Creed stopt the rest went home Creed mowing in the Grove very warm to Day Gordon and J trowling got none put in some of the Sheep 25th St James Day Battle of Bannockberry helping AJ Baker with his hay got salt I crofsed with 4 lambs to John Carey the men came to mow 26th Dog Days commenced drawing wood 27th started to go to Henry Genie's went as far as Rankins Point the Wind Rose I turned back seen old Mr Vondell working on Dan McLeans Barge had a hard time coming up around Shore Rained some stopt on the foot of Christees Island Mowed some in Front of the house 28th Raining all the Men Fishing got a piece of sturgeon on Alexis Island Niles and Dighton Payne Stebbing Fishing got 2 Perch had a Row about them putting the grease on their heads 25th Doctor Gillis and a boatload with him of women 3 men Niles Park and another man here they all went off tonight 30th Went to Na Houtas Island as it is raining Gordon and I 31st I crofsed with 3 Dozen Eggs Bought 1/2 lb Tea matches starch tobacco thread Mrs Hamilton called me in as Tom Davis went up to meet me at the store I went to Carey Tom lying down on the island near the Bridge wakened him up he would not Rest if I would not take 1/2 Dollar from him I took it came home then crofsed with John Creed gave Tom Paper </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island August 1st 1871 Lammas Day Mowing on the Pitt Point Fixing Fence caught a good many pickerel Creed sick the 2 Boys Mowing and cocked 37 cocks very warm 2nd gave them the upper Field on the haves Stebbin and Josey came Creed went home with Josey Gordon Randolph and I went to see if the scow was on Alexis Island Mary's birthday 1864 commenced to stack help them to stack 3rd commenced Payne Charlie and I went to Summerstown for 1 gallon of H Wines Cannons Firing to Day seen Sandy Snider on the Front Payne treated me in Summerss 4 went to Alexis Island 5th stocking I went to Summerstown I went to see John Carey got 7 Dollars from him he owes me 2 on the Lambs yet gave AJ Baker 3 1/2 to give to Bill McLeod the other 3 1/2 I gave to Thomas Monroe got 50 lb of flour on credit from AJ Baker Bought 2 lb butter at 17 cents 1 Bowl 7 cents matches 1 cent tobacco 4 cents paid this with 50 cents - a White Bowl) 6th Randolph's Birth Day 1867 Sunday a fine day Liz Laflesh and John Snider here had a Bottle stopt till evening 7th Gathered 6 cocks about finished all the stacks they took up all their Rigging and went off Forgot their hay Fork about 40 cocks in Paynes stack I put 8 cocks of my own in and 40 cocks of Paynes 55 cocks in the Barn now {page two} Mr James Cameron Island August 8th 1871 Found a Pine tree in the upper Feild above the house its about 2 ft high now Payne and I found it when clearing a place to Build his stock yesterday the 7th the Herricks here camping at the head of the island a Large Party of them some from New York and some of them from Chicago they came on Monday the seventh 7th a very Windy time day heavy rain loud thunder and sharp Lightning when Herricks party was coming from Christees Island they very near got swamped Christopher McRae and Josey Galernea Fishing I showed them the spot for Pickerel Mowed the road in Rushes Beside the Marsh on Monday the 7th caught 1 bass 2 perch 2 pickerel or Wall Eyed Pike as some call them 9th I went to Fish caught 1 Gordon and I to head of the Island the Herricks went off lost a vest George Bosell came with his horse we went with the Ark for the bull on Alexis Island and this morning Jim Hopkins took him away I knew nothing about it till Josey Galernea told us after going up to the horse Island Josey put me acrofs I gave him stuff for a Paddle </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island August 11th 1871 went to AJ Bakers my Foot very sore Bought 2 lb butter 3 lb pork 2 Bunches Black thread 1 spoll kerosene oil 1/2 lb powder 2 lb shots seen Dr Shaver Fishing settled with Andrew for Mr Millers horses Paid the 50 lb X of flour I got from him on the 5th the men on Christees cutting hay came home with the Jar Payne got took a Barrel home for to load ashes L got at the end of AJ Baker store a Barge the Tug one of the Little Propellers run on the bar at the Squaw Island 12th my Foot very sore Fishing 13th Sunday my Foot I cannot put under me very sore and Badly swelled 14th Pulled out the Potato onions found herricks vest Down in the Bay 15th tried or Begun the Potatoes at the door Gordon found a Bun went around the Island fishing at the Pickerel holes not Biting very well 16th opened one of my Boils and put soap and sugar to draw it and it almost set me raving it is so very sore 17th shot a yellow Hammer Plugged up a squirrel in one of the Hicory trees cleaning my three guns 18th Got 7 Ducks went to the head of the Island seen Roses sheep I suppose they put them on yesterday 19th Bismarck's Birth Day 1 year old today got 5 Ducks a Pleasure Party on the L Renaud 1 of the hens wanting to hatch Dipped her in the Water the City of Hamilton Towing here now eating Tomatoes horse Beans Ripe cucumbers plenty stertions {nasturtiums?} Good Sunday the 20th East wind Fine Day hazelnuts some Good Butternuts some meat in them Randolphs Foot sore and Bismarcks Bad with Boils and myself Bad with Boils it's the Dog Days now and people should Physick themselves Before they Begin {page two} Mr James Cameron Island August 21st 1870 shooting Ducks took home wood in the canoe 22nd Bad with Boils on my ancle and leg Dan and Mr Lonagan came in the evening Brought me 2 plugs of tobacco some Powder shot and caps tea and sugar they went out swimming and Rowing in the Boat 23rd this is the Day the great Boat Race at St John's Renforth Dies to Day Dan and Lonagan Through the Woods swimming and Rowing on the water Throwing the 11 lb ball Dan Throws it Feet they Went off this Evening home Races in Lancaster 24th I crofsed to Summerstown (Bought on credit 50 lb flour) (Bought 1/4 lb tea matches 3 yd cotton paid this) got a letter from Charlie heard of the Boat Race Mr Spencer and Christopher McRae here stopt in the Barn 25th Went to James Hopkins for the Bulll Jim and George Grant Came Down with me in the scowl left the Scow till tomorrow James B Grant Died 26th making an oar took away the scow East Wind 27th Heavy Rain all day old James B Grant Buried to Day 28th crofsed to AJ Bakers Mr Spencer and Paul Grant here night 29 Wind changed heavy from the West started to Go to Rofs Island turned back fishing in the Back Channel 30th Drew some wood 31st Bismarck commencing to stand up put in 2 Bushels of Potatoes eating new corn very unwell to night Alexander Ocean McDonald Buried to Day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island September 1st 1871 went to AJ Bakers to 1 1/2 Dozen of Eggs one Plug tobacco the rest in tea (to 2 lb of shot on credit) took dinner at T Monroes speaking to Captain Newton of the Barge Griswold about the manure let him have my Boat to go and meet the Adolphus she passed up here this morning to go for Fort Covington Lacrofs Club to play in Lancaster I crofsed with Thomas Monroe to Dundee with the 4 or 5 of the Connors Tyo Fixing his shed George and Pete Bosell here seen Mr Herrick told him I found his vest 2nd very warm fine Day very warm Gordon and I left Kit Island Rofs and Butternut shot a Duck did not get it found a couple of staves took dinner on Rofs Island killed some Black snakes But I did not look after them much as it was shoes I had on if it was my Boots I would look after them more a Great Deal of shooting around Christees and Alexis 3rd Dans Birth Day and a fine Day it is very warm 4th Went to Cornwall with AJ Baker William McLeod's wife Poorly Dr Shaver attending 5th John Angus's Birth Day commenced taking up the Potatoes got 1/2 lb tea 1 lb sugar from AJ Baker the Day I went to Cornwall took my Dinner and supper there {page two} Mr James Cameron Island September 5th 1871 commence the Potatoes took up 20 Bushels to Day 6th this is the Last of the Dog Days at the Potatoes took up 10 bushels to Day shot some Ducks 7th very Windy Babel and his wife called here as they were going to {illegible} gave them some Potatoes took 10 Bushels thats 40 bushels out of this Peice Besides what we eat since Killed some Ducks shot a hawk 8th Fishing got Duck Fixing the ashes in Bags went around the island seen Captain Newton at Barge aground loaded with hops and Leach and Ashes sneaking to the Bay Smith the steamer Adolphus came up and assisted in taking them off 10th Sunday George and Jim Nicholson here {illegible} 6 {illegible} timber for Stickland Boat and wanting to Buy Marsh Bay although it is Sunday 11th Went out with my ashes to James Grant had 3 1/2 bushels 15 cents a bushel I bought of AJ Baker 2 lb shot 20 cents 1/2 lb powder 20 cents 1 {illegible} tobacco 4 cents Tin Cup 7 cents a great Pic Nic on Burnt House Point for Sunday school children Peter B Grant wanted his Pot seen Luke Bowen crofsed for Thomas {illegible} shares as John Barretts was wanting him 40 Days Devotion in Williamstown now </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr ames Cameron Island Sept 12th 1871 Raising Potatoes in the Back Garden 3 1/2 Bushels Randolph and I 13th The Fair in Fort Covington Commences to Day Cut some Marsh Hay 14th Great Frost Last night at Summerstown seen Angus took over Peter B Grants Pt Went to see John Carey seen Hugh Fraser (McKinney) at Carey a Great many crofsing to the fiar the British superior Down with a Raft with tents on it Put a Ring in Barretts Bulls nose to Day at Parish minister Rap came accrofs with I home a man By the name of Wesley Died very sudden to Day going to the Fair he was a schoolmaster seen Jim He taking over with a Passenger 15th Took up some of the Potatoes in the Bush and they are very small & what Done that is the tops Being cropped off and Grew and Blossomed the second time a Handsome Large Squash the Frost Killed the vines in the Bush But not around the House Bought of AJ Baker 50 lbs Flour at 3 1/4 on Credit left an note for him Blowing seen Tom Davis and A Baker Fixing Before his Door with Ground {page two} Mr James Cameron Island Sept 16th 1871 Mr Luke Brown here Got the Loan of my British Musket gave him some envelopes Luke told me I would get his spear Beside Went to Alexis Island Shot 3 Ducks got 1 the shanty that was in Na Houtas Island is Burnt Indians catching Rats since some time in August I think the Drudge came out With the British American to Day about 59 Bushles in the cellar now of Potatoes 17th Sunday Writing to Charlie a Letter Rain high Wind 18th Began to Cut in Front Marsh cut 8 cocks hard Frost and ice Last night The Rain along with the Little Nannie a Great many canoes and Boats on the Water to Day cut some in the Back Marsh shot a Duck Magnet went Down 19th Henery Genie's Barge sailed Down passed the Door his Boy called to se me about the Timbe he told me he was married in January his Father is coming up next Week Hugh Ann and Gordon Gathering Grapes gather 2 Tubs full Raining high Wind Got 2 very small Turtles Lost one of them out of my Pocket 2 of the hens hatching Ducked them in the Water and shut them up to take the hatching of them 20th Shows in Lancaster Charlie and Willie Rose after the Ram and Wedder to Kill Made 13 cocks in the Back Marsh Shot Black Duck Drew some chips and Wood Livinia Bad with Tooth ache and earache Raining some Water very Low </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island Sept 21st 1871 St Mathews Day Frost Last Night Livinia very Bad with the Toothache a Barge sailed acrofs in to Salmon River 22nd Got a Rat for the Frist setting a very fine Day put in the sheep thinking of Going over tommorrow 23rd Windy Let the sheep go Gathering Butternuts some Oak nuts Ducks not plenty 24th Sacrament in Williamstown some Rain here not much Thunder and Lightning more heavyto the north Fishing a Man and a Woman stopt Last night up in the Bay I seen their a Going to Day Renaud went Down 25th I crofsed to Summerstown AJ Baker in Montreal Bought 1/2 lb Tea 1/4 lb cut Tobacca 1 Quart of Keroseen oil Got the Loan of Fitspatrick scythe from Jim Nicholson Got a Treat of Ale From George Renshaws cut some Rushes Beat William Lancllets a Racing coming Down to Hamiltons as they said Hurra for a Race Got a Paper from Charlie 26th Began to mow with fitsPatricks scythe Got a Rat commenced to Rain Raining all Day East Wind cold Rain putting the onions in Boxes spreading the nuts on the Floor up stairs 27th Gathering nuts Gordon and I 28th Drew some Wood Raining 29th St Michael Mowing Back Marsh East End Made 28 cocks 1st of October Sunday Gordon and I to Rofs's Island and Charlies Island Found a stave eat some Grapes and Cranberries took our Dinner on Charlies or Butternut Island no Butternuts seen Lamay's Boat at Rofs Island Getting Grapes and cranberries shot a very Large Eagle in the Grove {page two} Mr James Cameron Island Oct 2nd 1871 Got a Rat Went to Summerstown Called at John Hamiltons to see the Well Depth about 32 Feet and about 12 feet of water in it now Heard old Mrs John Summers was very poorly Heard Murdock F McLennan was Laird of Williamstown AJ Baker in Cornwall signed the papers again Bought of AJ Baker on credit 1 Peck of salt Got 50 cents to Give to Thomas Munroe the pay of the sheep Kenneth Lost a 5 Dollar Bill Heard William McLeod Lost his Grey mare seen Dan Rofs from the Kings Road he is taking up Large stones with a patent Machine seen George of Athal at Summerstown a very fine Day East Wind 3rd Raining West Wind went to Fish got none Lashey here Fishing minnows and pickerel 4th Drew some Wood gathering nuts set some Traps 5th Fiar commences in Williamstown I crofsed to P.O. called to see John Hopkins took Dinner at Thomas Munroes Kenneth McDonald Heard of John his son was one of them either got Killed or Got wounded in the mines AJ Baker Scowing his salt Bought a pair of Boots 1"40 Bottle of castor oil 10 AJ Baker got to Give Thomas Munroe 6th crofsed with 2 Lambs to John Carey got as I thought pay for the sheep Bought of AJ Baker 50 lbs Flour paid this 40 cents worth Pork I owe 7 cents on the Pork helping Andrew with the Porker </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> James Cameron Island October 7th 1871 Saturday thinking Thomas Munroe would be after the sheep gathered some nuts piling some wood cut a few swarths of marsh Hay set 2 Traps A fine Day Wind West Ducks scarce Rats not Plenty Burning on Na Houtas Island Keeping in the sheep thinking he will come for them water very low snakes plenty Bismark very sick 8th A Race up the Princep Louise and the City of Ottawa 9th A Fine Morning Gordon and I Went to Lukes Bow{cut off} for the EEl spear got the spear and a Broken one Luke thrashing at Bills seen Mr Lesslee and James Hopkins at Paul Id's Hunting partridge had a chat with them and a Good coo of old Rye coming Down the channel we had a Pretty strong Breeze did not like to stop on the Hog Island for fear the wind would be worse so we kept on in the Gale Landed safe cut some hay in the Trout marsh 10th Hugh Anns Birth Day smokey windy Big Fires over on the south side of us in the Marsh I think there must Be some stacks Burnt 11th Games Williamstown Boat Racing in Dundee James Hopkins and Peter Buchanan 1111 Henery Genies son and Johnston of the Cherry Island Lighthouse Wind high or else I was Going to see them 12th Raining smoky Windy Mowing some 13th Making a stack put 51 Cocks in it 14th got Rat cut the Wings of the Eagle set some Traps Water very Low Heard Geese But Did not see them Raining to night thought to crofs but did not go Bismark very sick gave him spirits of Turpentine new moon this Day morning a Great many Boats and a Good lot of Towing {second page} James Cameron Island October 15th 1871 Sunday Seen Wild geese High High very high Wind very Bad with Pain I took in my side 16th very unwell in Bed all Day 17th not very well took Down the Petition took in the carrots and Beets 18th St Lukes Day First snow very stormy Raining 19th very heavy Thunder and Lightning to night 20th a change in the moon splitting some wood 21st Went to Summerstown crofsed to George Renshaws with Fitspatrick all Day on the Island very cold and no Fire made out Georges steamboat Bills crofsed with Fitspatrick and Jessamas Wife to Summerstown stopt at Georges all night Babell here stopt on the Pitt Point Fishing with his nets Sunday Bought of AJ Baker 1 Quart of Kerosene oil 1/2 lb Tea on Credit) ( 1 plug of Tobacco matches paid this) Sunday 22 came home Just got home when the wind commenced to Blow went to the P Point to give Balsell some Tobacco Found a canoe 23rd Little Livinia Birth Day 1868 Fixing a place with rails for to Build a stack or putting up the hay that was Blowed Down Tried for EEls got none took Round the canoe </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> James Cameron Island October 24th 1871 24th Our Hughs Birth Day 1871 Went to Summerstown Paid Thomas Munroe for the Lambs Gave me a 7 1/2 on them Give him 2 Dollars in Bills wrote a Letter to Henery Genie a Meeting of the Cheese Factory Folks up at Mr Craigs John Hamilton and I came home together in the Boat the horse slipped his headstall at Summers Door Looking for the horse Found him in the Pasture harnefs off 25th My Birth Day Banking the house the West End 26th Drawing wood Laduke and Peter Shetla here looking for Timber a Great Deal of shooting to Day went to the Little Island to Try for EEls wind Raised came home 27th Piling some wood 28th Went to Fort Covington with my Rats and the Wool 6 lbs Bag and all sold my Rats to Mr Streeter Bow{cut off} of Mr Cangdon Pink and Seena Paid the carding men got a Dring of Cider under the carding mill Got a Treat from Donald Suple Bought of A Smallman 1 lb Crack Bought of R Baker 1 lb shot 1/4 lb Tobacco 2 Bunches of matches 2 hanks of Thread got a Treat from one McRae a Gacheman Rowed Pretty hard coming up the River as there is a Boat Putting after me hard did not catch me till I stopt at the Custom House it was William McLean and John Richard Grant Sunday 29th Blowing hard 30th Working at Banking at the house Gordon Found my Knife at the shore that had Been Lost 10 years it is as good as ever 31 Holy Eve we cracking nuts put a Letter in the P.O. to Charlie and a paper seen Ellen on the Front {page two} James Cameron Island November 1st 1871 Raining hard East Wind working at the corner cubbord 2n at the cubbord Fxing the stacks 3rd cutting poles for a Fence to put around the stacks 4th hard Frost Last night Jim Hopkins here for an ash Runner and a Yoke East Wind the EEl Fishers the Mayhews came up I crofsed to Roses with the wool to spin got 2 Dollars from Norman Abrams Bought of AJ Baker 7/6 worth of Flour 1/2 lb Tea 1 Doz of Herrings 2 Dollars) Bought molafses and Tobacco went up with Thomas Munroe to supper as he is going to the shanty next Week the Nashes Steamer came in to Summerstown Heard the British America was sold 5th The Gunpowder Plot Guy Fawks Day Blowing snowing Got a Rat 6th chopping stove Wood 7th Helens Birth Day set 2 Traps for the Weasel 8th got 2 Ducks chopping and piling Wood 9th put out the Long canoe at the Lower Point Raising the Pine Stick at the Water Log Thinking of sawing it in 2 for Logs Prince of Wales Birth Day 10th Windy the Mayhues crofsed from Christees Island to this Island and camped in the Bell Bay one of them came to the house snowing a Steamer got aground up at Hamiltons to night with a Tow 11th the Mayhues went of Snowing and Blowing I caught 4 EEls for the first I caught this fall hard Frost to night Gordon Found another Knife at the shore with the water so very Low Martinmas 12th Sunday Blowing hard 13th crofsed to P. O. Fine Turned high East Wind took a Muskrat to 1 Quart of oil Went over with G Renshaw Mr Craig taking his cattle from Jacobs Island ice Froze in Salmon River 14th caught 5 EEls Got a Rat East Wind Raining Blowing hard 15th Drew some Wood ---------------- </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> James Cameron Island November 15th 1871 high East Wind a Great many Boats coming up as the canal is Likley to be Fixed now The Corinthian Kingston Spartan osprey and Propeller American a Race Both together The Magnet St Helen the Picton Went Down another Propeller went up and another Tow went up Keeping in the Horses this Week Back Feeding with Good Hay high Wind to night Raining 16th Raining Thanksgiving Day snowing East Wind cutting hay Put in Roses old sheep again Keeping in the Hens a small Tug went up with a Tow a very Raw Wind of Weather 17th a Fine Day the Man to be hung in Montreal to Day for the Murder of Mrs Foster his name Went to Fish EEls got 3 West Wind Turned some cold towards evening set 5 Traps in the Front Marsh Fixing springs to some of My Traps to night 18th Went to AJ Bakers to 1 RAt 12 1/2 cents Bought salt to cut Tobacco Got 2 Papers from Andrew Found a night Line near Hamiltons Island with a horse shoe and a Bent Cleves tied on it I think it must Belong to old Tom Davis as that supperstitious Rigging is on to took Down a Load of Wood in the Boat George Renshaw went to Lancaster Great shooting over the Way of Christees Island I think it must be Jim Hopkins with Decoys there seen a Great many Wild geese tonight and Last night I never seen such Flocks of Ducks as went Down an immence Lot of them 19th Sunday East Wind some cold a good many Boats a Going 20th Went to Christees to Fish EEls in the Mud and Down to the Kit Kit Island all Day and only got a Lizard not 1 EEl and in the Best of Mud to Get them 21st On this Day of the Month Donald McMaster Departed in 1846 Drew some wood Drew up 2 of the canoes took the Boards from the sugar Bush came home for the Fun thought I seen Wild Geese in the Bay But they were Big Black Ducks 22nd chopping at the Door Keeping in the Horses Lots of Boats a Going the Ottawa City went into Salmon River the Renaud passed Down did not Go into Lancaster Fixing at Stoves took out the Doubl Stove to the cook house took in the cook stove to the house {page two} James Cameron Island Nov 23rd, 1871 This is Thanksgiving Day in the States shot a Duck at the Lower end of the islant Fixing a Fence around the stacks as the Cattle is at them pretty cold to Day the Enterprize went in to Salmon River and came out to night as it is Freezing very hard night a circle around the moon East Wind put our sheep in the shed shut them up Feeding them Barges Towed up By the Highlander went in sailing to Lancaster Lot of Boats coming up and Going Down Towing and Going 24th chopping stove Wood cold time 25th Men came up in a Boat stopt on the sturgeon Island thought it was Jim Hopkins Horses got out By the Pin coming out of the stable Door got them in a cold night 26th Fine Day commenced to Rain and Wind strong to night 27th Took the Long canoe fromo the Lower Point cold north Wind 28th Tow Boats and Propellers a Going yet Walter Baker and George Bosell after their Horses not Pleased at me feeding hay and Keeping them in Got 2 Dollars and 65 cents from George and I Paid on Allowed a Dollar for the Hens Highlander up to night with a Big Tow Europe went up cut some Wood for the First Gordon and I cold to night 29th a small Propeller I went Down with something like a Drudge in tow the John A McDonald went up with a schooner in Tow Light in the Light Houses to night and its very Windy Cold and very Frosty to night chopping Stove Wood Broke on the Piles of Wood Before the Door Feeding and Keeping in the Cattle this is St Andrews Eve a Ball at McRaes at the Depot the Big White owl coming around and St Andrew Dinner 30th St Andrews Day very cold high Wind Frosty Ground hard no snow Froze to the outside of the Rushes Last night Could not see any Light in any of the Lighthouses 1st of December a Tug Propeller went up nothing in Tow very cold and Windy cutting stove Wood and Piling in the Cookhouse Water commencing to Raise 2nd Taking up the Boat and canoes Raising the Pine stick and it Rolled over after thawing it high enough Killed a sheep a very Good one she is Hens a Freezing the Heifer and Bull Picking but set Fire to the Back Marsh it dont Burns well south West Wind </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island Dec 3rd 1871 William Lavelle here got the Big Barrel Sunday Gordon going Round Down to the Tower Point Found and old Judeau Hatchet one of the Largest I Found yet a very fine Day sun shining wind Kind of warm snowed some this morning Lots of Snow birds First Sunday in advent 4th a Fine Day Went to Summerstown Bought of AJ Baker 1 Pair of Boots 3 3/4 Gave him 2 Dollars on the Boots 1/2 lb soda 5 cents 53 lbs of Flour on credit ( Paid -/4 for 2 Plugs of Tobacco 1/2 lb Tea 1/3 Thread 6 cents salt 10 cents oil 12 1/2 cents paid this) Went over with George Renshaw to Kill a sheep a Treat from Walter at Summers Got some Papers from Dan some Papers from Charlie Got some sarsaparella from Tom Davis 5 very Cold and Windy cutting stove Wood Frosty 6th very Cold and Windy wind Fell in the afternoon and its Frosty the ice took acrofs to Christees and the Kit Kit about Dark I think the Foreleft to night on the ice Hens Freezing 7th ice Broke as its Kind of soft all gone Got a Weasel in the Trap Chopping a Birch in the Bush 8th Chopping in the Bush Gordon and I Windy snowing Drifting snowed Last night very unwell still Knocking around seen the Big Black Eagle coming around Ducks plenty in the channel no Rats nor minks 9th Went for a Broom to the Bush Raising the square Pine stick on the ice high West Wind stormy and cold one of the sheep sick Foolish like 10th Stormy Drifting snowing Blowing {second page} Mr James Cameron Island Dec 11th 1871 in the Bush cut 1/2 cord of Birch cold 12th Fine Day Killed the Little Nannie crofsed with the Boat had to Leave it at the head of hamiltons Island as the Little channel is all Froze went Down to Mr Roses for the yarn Got 50 Kanes Left 5 Skain and a Ball of Gray yarn to make me a Pair of Mits went to AJ Bakers Bought 47 lbs of Flour on Credit ) (Spool of Thread {illegible}) John Hamilton Taking in one of his Stacks of Hay Andrew Baker Getting hay from Archy McDonald 13th Stormy East Wind ice making some a Good Deal going down 14h ice Taken to Francis Island to night Lifting Troughfs in the Bush went to the Head of the Island to see how the ice was not taken at the head nor away up chopping some 15th I crofsed over to Hamilton Island But its awful Bad I think now after crofsing it only took about Daylight this morning as I never was so Frightened on the ice Before But in case of a snow storm coming want to mark out the Best of the ice as there is a Great many air holes But I made Tracks home Quick it was not 1/4 of an inch thick got 2 EEls 16th Drew up the Boat and 2 of the canoes crofsed to AJ Bakers seen Mr Spinks treated me at Davids Bought of AJ Baker 8 yrds wincy 15 a yd 1- 20 Black spool 5 cents 8 yrds Cotton 93 cent 1 spool 5 cents 1/2 lb Tea 25 1 Bottle of Radways R R 25 3 Plugs of Tobacco 10 ) ( Matches Paint called in at Hamiltons Got some Tobacco From John a Debate on the Front Last night AJ Baker Killing the Cow he Traded with George Renshaw cold East Wind </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island Dec 17th 1871 Sunday Kind of soft Mild wind south West and north snowing Drifting and Fine seen 2 Foxes crofsing from Christees Island to this on another Fox in the Back Bay on the North side a Great many of those white Back Eagles Flying around the ice to get Ducks and muskrats that are caught in the ice water Raising near shore took up the Traps as the water is Raising 18th Fine Morning spearing EEls turned stormy East Wind and snow Raising the Rest of the Troughfs in the sugar Bush 19th a Fortunate Day Went to AJ Bakers Bought 3 Quarts of Kerosene oil Brought To Hamiltons some English Papers for Tom Davis Killing their Hogs at Hamiltons Got a Hooker from Margaret East Wind turned very stormy could Hardly see coming home its stopt stormy a Great many going to Cornwall Mills From the Coteque and Cedars 20th A Fortunate Day chopping in the Bush cold Turned very cold Toward night very Frosty night to night cut a Water hole Feeding the cattle extra West Wind piling up some Boards 21st First Day of Winter and a cold Frosty Day it is St Thomas 22nd a Fortunate Day West wind Fine turned to East Wind Got John Hamiltons horse to go to AJ Bakers for 100 of Flour took Dinner at Hamiltons in at Roses John Drawing some hay out of the stack Got the Load of the hand sleigh from Ferry antwine Bosells wife to take my Flour acrofs the ice 23rd White washing Raised the Pine stick some more Wind Raised very very high to night from the West Rain Horse cutter crofsed at Summers {page two} Mr James Cameron Island Dec 24th 1871 Sunday Went around the Island Gordon and I see horse and cutter coming to Hog Island turned Back to Summerstown this is Christmas Eve 25 Christmas Day a Fine Day Fished some EEls 26th chopping in the Bush East Wind Frosty Bosells crofsed over to Christee Island to Fish EEls St Stephens Day Full Moon seen a sleigh crofsing the Lancaster Road I dont see any at Summerss crofsing the crack over ner Hopkins must be Bad 27th St John the Evangelist Day cold West Wind Stormy went to Henerys and William Lavelletes come and chop Henery working at Donald McDonalds hewing 28th William and his 2 Boys came to chop I went to AJ Bakers Bought 1 lb Tea 50 lb Pork 1" 1/2 lb Pepper 10 Pint of H Wines 25 2 plugs of Tob 8 Bunches of Matches 2 cents 3 lbs 2 oz of Butter at 18 cents per lb Mr Streeter Buying Andrews Rats Fox mink skins Got 4 Dotographs from Charlie and 2 Letters and 2 Papers an Austraulia Paper and the Budget William Lavellete Got the Loan of our churn {cut off}ld some 29th Our Angus's Birth Day William and his 3 Boys came to chop Gave them an order on AJ Baker for 2 Dollars Drew 2 Loads of Wood with his horse William took some Potatoes and 2 Dozen of Herring for his Dinner Drew my Boat up From the River to the Barn chopped some Firewood along the Bank 30th cold stormy East Wind chopping and sawing stove Wood the Dinner in aid of Mr Watson Last night they will have it cold Going home this morning 31st set 2 Traps Kind of soft Rained to night East Wind Last night of the year </div> UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/eab8b0265817efa30c0e28a3df1abeb4.pdf 053b8954a163818e45071661d3ec3c9d UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b74b19031bd765d09bf860051ad1ca53.pdf da59f160e5d32c7921abd0e57484b76e UG Transcription Progress Scripto 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James Cameron Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Cameron Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of the Archives of Ontario Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1854-1902 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Glengarry County, McMaster's Island Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1854-1857 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Cameron Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Queen's University Archives Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Glengarry County, McMaster's Island Township, Ontario Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1854 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. James Cameron Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> James A Cameron 30th of Aug 1857 Sunday 31st Cutting oats Began the pease 1st of September 1857 Finished the cutting the pease 2nd Charlie Tupper here I went to Christies & Fraser Mary went to Thomas Munroe her And Ellen cutting oats 4th Ellen to BlackBerries cutting oats Mostly stack of Pease Tom sick 5th Finished the stack of pease {overwritten in lighter writing, possibly different writer} First {illegible} 4-5 Letter for And Paper 3 {illegible} 10 1/2 {illegible} Another Paying for the ca{illegible) 1/3 Donald {illegible} got them Postage on Letter & Ticket going away 10- ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ {illegible} March Bought of A Summers S D {illegible} 1857 to PyCl of P {illegible}nting /10s 5/10 0 .. 5.. 10 {illegible} of {illegible}ay to 5 1/2 yds of Cloth St 9 1/2 5 5 1/2 ... 0... 3...5 1/2 {illegible} of May to 1 Coat 12/ or 12/6 -----12..6 {illegible} of June to {illegible} 1 1/2 8 1/2 --- {blotted out} 4th of June to 1 Coat 28/5 Paid this all 1..8..5 3 Dollars and Cash Paid all this 15- 5 lbs of Wool Paid this up to the 12th {illegible} {illegible} th of September to 5 Dollars of September 1857 {illegible} 5 {illegible} lb of Shot {illegible} Paid Mr James Cameron F of W ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5th at night, arcy McDonald Scraped got {illegible} Canoe to can {illegible} Putting in oats Sunday the 6th Hugh Ann & Big {illegible}il from Donald Farquhars here 7th cutting Oats Sandy here & Shields Christie & Suschere {illegible} went to Lancaster for Granys Bundle 8th August Ellen {illegible}ed to McDougalls {illegible} Cradling Wheat Putting in oats 10th Bound Wheat 11th at Wheat Mr Hillard the Light House men {illegible} for sticks the Wheat got Wet Suse here they were here tried the Double Barreled Gun a First {illegible} 12 Crofsed to Bakers Pold {illegible} Sun {illegible} hime up to this Date Gave him 5 Doll{cut off} {illegible}pes of Carson 4 & 7 1/2 3/4 of Bread 4 1/2 Lard this A F {illegible} Duncan Cameron & {illegible} took Dinner at s {illegible} Sunday {illegible} the 14th Mowing Oats 15th at the Wheat Mr McDougall {illegible}ing oats </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1857 Mr James Cameron 1st of October Drawing Drags taking in Corn Old Mr Bovair here Angus came up in the Boquet From Lancaster Taking in the Apples 2nd of October Husking Corn Binding Corn stalks Bovair Thrashing Peas Fixing my Canoe Setting Traps 3rd Crofsed for Granny got my Trousers at Cate Scarbo's Ronald Angus & Batteauce Bovair Came Finished the Husking of the Corn Batteauce & Bravo Went off through the night had Thomas Munroe's Little Boat 4th Ronald Angus Crofsed the Bovairs Came 5th Taking in corn stalks I had a very sore Bak Making a stack of the Pease straw & stalks Andrew Summers took away his mare and Davids mare away too Traided Horses with Andrew the Bovairs Crofsed took a Bushel of Pease Fanning Pease 22 & Peck Busks Jacob Baker here to see Bovair about the Potash Work Began to Thrash the Wheat Wheat, 12 Bushels of Pease in the Box in the Barn The Bovairs Crofsed 7th Bad with a sore Back Putting in the Black Wheat a stack 8th Ploughing Behind the Barn with Andrew Summers mare & Tom Caught a Mink his Pelt Black Drawing Drags got a Muskrat 9th Went for Nuts to the other side got a Wacth got Paper from E C{illegible} & Co 85 Wallstreet Bravo on the spree Drawing Drag Commenced the Potatoes near the House </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1857 Mr James Cameron 23rd of October Went to Bakers with Ashes Got 1 lb of Shot From Andrew 7 1/2 Treat at Davids 1/3 Gave Secor 2/6 for Granny, Went to Lancaster E James McDougalls Trial in Cornwall Great Talk about Allen Cameron & Wife & John Cameron Carpenter or Captain Robert McDonell to pay L 150 Besides Cost for Jame McDougall 24th I went to Bakers at semos at Roses Bought of A Summers 2 lb of Shot 1/3 1/2 Quire of Paper 7 1/2 1/2 lb Powder 9D got the Paper Seen Tom Davis Fits Stephens Found some of the Stolen Rosin behind the Fence a Platefull Our Hugh's Birth Day Sunday 25th My Birth Day 26th Mowing & Raining Shot a Goose 27th Went to Fort Covington to Mill with Wheat & Corn Bought 1/2 lb Crackers 1/2 worth of sweetys 5D Got the Loan of Albert Briggs Horse & Birch's Cart the River very high East Wind & Snow, stopt at Mr Luke Bowen seen a Black Muskrat that Luke had stuffed almost impossible to go up the Little River 28th Killed the little Hog Ellen Went to Carys 29th Drawing Drags Watching the Raftinor Went to Bakers M Baker Very Poorly the First Time I was in Bakers new house Bought of Andrew Baker 1/2 lb Powder 10D Sundries 4S Sundries 4D Mr Secor to 2/6 for Trousers at A Summers Treat at Davids 1/3 Paid David Bled Baker 30th Friday started for the Scotch River. Bought of A Summers Knife 1/2 Caps 4D stopt at 2 Concefsion {illegible}in at Duncans at night 31st at Duncans </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> the 2nd 1857 Mr James Cameron December 2nd Putting out Manure Ellen & Dan crofsed to Bakers with Ashes McInnes & Son & Mr Naughton & Alan here for the Horse. Steamers going up 3rd putting out manure 4th Angus crofsed for the Ram Bill Bill here about the Ram Went over to Nicholsons at night for the Ram got him at A Grants 5th Killed the Big Sow Shot her 9 or 10 small Pigs Sunday 6th Got a Rast East Wind Steamers going yet 7th Putting out Manure Crofsed with the Sow to A Summer's Bought my Coat L 2...3...9 got for the Boshure Left A I an X {illegible} Throwing the Sice got 1 Bottle of Musk 5D 1 Pack of Cards 1 small Box gave to F Munroe Sold the Knife to Moses Blondeau 1/3 1 Pennysworth of sweety Gave Dan a Penny A treat to Wet the Coat 7 1/2D 8th Taking home Drags teamer and 2 Barges Went Down Light in Lighthouse yet 9th Putting out Compost Angus Went to S Colquhoun's 10th putting Manure on the Garden 11th Fixing the Cover on the Shed No Light in the Light House 12th Fixing around the Sheds Set My Traps Shot an ow High Wind 13th Preaching on the Front by M Watson \ 14th Angus Went to Williamstown about the Skintail Horse Ellen & Dan Crofsed 15 Ellen & J crofsed I went Down with George Bosell to the Point stopt all night took Breakfast at Bosells. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Dec 24th 1957 Mr James Cameron Big Island Lake St Francis Chopping Cord Wood Taking Home Wood Drew up the Big Canoe Christmas Eve 25th Christmas Day Charlie & Suse Here For Breakfast & Dinner Charlie took up the chairs James Hopkins & Buya here Looking for the Old Man. John Frasers Daughter Born sometimes about those Days 26th Angus crofsed James Guin came with him Chopping Looking around the Shore for Mr Hopkins got the Benefactor & the New York Times. A Ticket for John S Frasers N.Y. Bale cleaning the chimney. St Stephens Day 27th Sunday got a Rat Trying for EEls 28th Chopping Cord Wood 29th Chopping 30th Chopping 31st Last day of the Year Angus Crofsed thrashing Oats 6 1/2 Granny & Angus at Nicholsons Crofsed Early on New Years Morning 1 Day of January 1858 Snowing Good Grofsing in Canoes 2nd Chopping Wood Nomination Day in Williamstown Angus Crofsed Drawing Drags Sunday 3rd Allans Birth Day high Wind Quin and Thomas the Big Canoe could not crofs the Wind Being too high 4th Chopping Cut 3 Cords Town Meeting Day 5th Angus Came 6th Chopping The Ice Took in the night 7th Chopping and taking home Wood 8th Went acrofs to Francis Island Ice Good put out a Few Bushes 9th Election Day in Williamstown Angus Went Voted for Donald Ban Sandford Chopping put up 6 Cords got a Goose </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/870b6d383cc181961197590d87b01ea1.pdf 64ae261f8a62298821825b3f1a640fbc https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b1ee3d0ba57fe8cbc4d446b3e117175d.pdf 5a6c4bd27fcf18ffb54605b886c1debe https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/aee27cf9f6c305653f4915b04792548f.pdf ee650b2cc90c3aab7b79198f44324040 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ab0bbf7975346318020a555f4ed36e8c.pdf 8fb6637880d93c6b5f08b41679c4ab01 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James Cameron Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Cameron Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of the Archives of Ontario Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1854-1902 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Glengarry County, McMaster's Island Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> {Starting on left page; first few lines illegible} Went up around the Island {next few words illegible} some Firewood and chopping 17th Went to Summerstown with 53lb of Barley {illegible} Tallow 2 {Muskats?}. Bought AJ Baker 6lb of Barley {/40?} pound 2p 1/2lb Tea 1/6 1/2lb {Tobacco?} pipe -/ 1/2 3 cents of spice Cotton Batting 2 {illegible} 1p spool of Thread/4 2yds of Cotton 1/3 1/4lb Powder -/15 1 Bunch of Matches -/1 1 Doz of {illegible} Worm -/8 2 cents on a paper from John Harpers Weekly William McLeod Thomas Munroe William {Spenk?} George Renshaw all went to Lancaster Depot or to Mr Harpers Drawing the Telegraph Roles away of the Front Lashey here for a Dish to Bail his canoe. Fishing eels him and Henery 18th Tried to go to Lancaster went as Far as {Suses?} Island the ice taken from there to shore Turned Back from there East Wind Shipped about a pail of Water change in the Moon to night. Turned stormy with snow wind changed to the West through the night. 19th Sunday Drifting windy 20th Raining ice Breaking along shore 21st crofsed with 4 Bushels of Wheat Left it with John Hamilton to take to Mill took the Hide to AJ Baker 55lbs took a Few onions to Walter Baker a Fine Day wind Raised from the East {illegible} Burying old John McPherson to Day Heard Walter William Died and heard Jo Fisher Died {"not so" inserted above} Sent a letter and paper to Charlie 56 Market Street Birkenhead Cheshire 22nd wind changed to the West tonight a Terrible {gales?} {Illegible} Down the Big Elm tree up in the {illegible} made {illegible} of wood 23rd piling the Big Elm Gordon {continue on next page on the right} {First few lines illegible} George Renshaw a piece of Meat for his {illegible} Dinner. Bought of AJ Baker 6yds of {illegible} for undershirts at 30 cents a yrd {1.80?} 2yds Cotton {illegible} 1 spoll of thread. 1/2lb Tea 1/2lb soda paid the Postage of the Letter and paper did not get {those?} File {illegible} on the Front Semo Living in Walter Bakers Shanty. got a Letter from Charlie. hurted my Boat in the ice. Seen old Mr Kennedy from the Branch. 25 Christmas Day Jim Hopkins and his Boy here for his Whippletrees and chain Lent him my 2 clevises. Brought me some {Tracts?} from Mrs Norman McDonald and compliments. Sunday the 26th Gordon and I to the head of the Island a fine Day 27th Chopping stove Wood 28th chopping 29th Our {Gingers?} Birth Day. Raining crofsed to Hamiltons with the Bag Bought of AJ Baker 1 Bottle of RRR on credit. got the File sharpened the saw 30th sawing stove Wood. 31st sawing Wood. Windy a Ball at Mrs David Summers tonight a fine Evening. 1st of January 1870 East Wind {to ring?} in the New Year Saturday. Sunday 2nd Windy from the East 3rd Allans Birth Day very windy Found Perch that was Blew up on the shore with the wind 4 Went to the head of the Island sawing stove Wood seen a Boat crofsing to Hopkins a fine Day snowing hauling and {five?} Raising the oak Log up from the Ground took the Little canoe up on Land 5th Banking the West end of the house with Hay sawing stove wood. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {Starting on left page; first few lines illegible} {First few words illegible} took a good {Deal of?} {next few words illegible} turned calm Pretty frosty night {the?} house warm and plenty Wood {Burning?} Wood. Seen {Dr?} showed Gordon the {Sun Moon?} and Star I often seen it myself 8th Hugh Ann Birth Day and a cold Stormy Day it is East Wind Ice took acrofs this morning to Christees. I dont now wheather it is taken on the North side of not yet 9oclock now. Water Raising took the oars and Paddles up from the River went around the Lower Point 9th Sunday a Frosty Day water Raising Foxes crofsed Last night 10th {Torofsed?} to Summerstown ice Rough. about 1/2 inch thick But good. Heard that John McPherson in Williamstown was Married to John the Saddlers sister Jim Hopkins crofsed and Thomas Munroe at Summers. George Renshaw got his Elbow out of joint. Bought 1 Bunch of Matches 11th Bushing the upper {Point?} {Road?} Part of the way. Gordon and I Fishing eels got 12 Drew the Boat up from the River a peice Water Raising near shore seen People crofsing to Summer's a Foot 12th Raining Drew the Boat to the West end of the house cutting hay in the Barn East Wind Stormy 13th Stormy Drifting East Wind some cold {Fireing?} my mits run a hemlog sliver in my Finger the Baby Weaned from the Breast one of the Rusters Dead (a Fine Bind he was). a Mock Sun on the Left hand side of the Sun in the Evening 14th very Frosty East Wind cold sawing some stove Wood Feeding the Cattle Extra as it so cold 15th {First few words illegible} hailing soft got 3 eels on the {illegible} sawing wood. {Continue on right page; first few lines illegible} {Illegible} at night the West Wind Blew very hard {illegible} {Freeze?} {see?} all {glib?} and slippery Fixing the stable Door cleaning 12 eels Water on the ice 18th Drew the Boat to the Barn sawing Wood. Windy from the West 19th Put the Boat up on the sticks above the Floor Went to the Bush Gordon and I Breaking a Road to the Piles of Fire Wood in case someone may come to Draw for me. took up all the wood and the Butternut sticks. I had split them 20th Went to Summerstown ice slippery crofsing with horses Road not Bushed {illegible} {1/2?} of {Tallow?} to AJ Baker. Paid for RRR paid Peter for 1/2lb Tea. I got from him all But 1 penny Bought 1/2lb Tea 2 plugs of Tobacco 6 Bunches of Matches 3 hanks of Thread. Mr {Strecter or Streetor?} Buying AJ Bakers Fur a crack at hopkins in the ice 21st St Agnefs Day. Very unwell in Bed all Day 22nd Fishing eels I got 20 gave Jim Hopkins 6 Jim Drew 2 Loads of Wood. {Pars?} stopt to Dinner. 23rd Sunday eel Fishers Fishing on Both sides Raining. Very unwell 24th Charles Tuppers Birth Day Semos 2 Boys here Fishing eels I got 4 for them stopt for Dinner NEast Wind cold Drawing hay acrofs on Summers Road cut up a hind {Qr?} of {Beef?} crows plenty 25th cold East Wind Snowing Raining hailing grinding the axe seen 2 Foxes crofsing from Christees Island 26th Went to the Bush Gordon and I met Jim Hopkins coming for his hay turned Back Jim took 2 Loads and Bell Morris took 1. a Bad crack at hopkins on the ice. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {Start on left page; first few lines illegible} {Illegible} {path?} on the Front to {next few words illegible} {their} all. Bothering George Renshaw {to get about?} Being Married wanting {next few words illegible} for the Big Hicory as {next few words illegible} Dollars for it got 4 papers from {William?} 18th Snowing Raining Water on the ice 19th cold Drifting West wind freezing. James Houghs Birth Day on the 18th {"yesterday" inserted below} Sunday 20th East Wind Drifting circle around the sun cold 21st Drifting cold Making an axehandle. Grinding the axes 22nd Washington's Birth Day Drifting Blowing snowing Frosty Frosty Last night sawing stove wood. A change in the Moon Last Quarter comes in Stormy snowing 23rd in the Bush Stormy 24th cutting Wood Gordon and I John Hamilton came Down with My Flour and Mill {"Mary Ann {Henejoy?} a Daughter" inserted below} 25th in the Bush Stormy cutting hay in the Barn. 26th Went to Summerstown stopt at George Renshaws all night. John Hamilton Went on a {visit to?} Viponds in Lower Canada Sunday 27th Wrote a Letter for George Renshaw came home. Races Last Week in Salmon River. Kenneth McDonald sold his horses Saturday 28th a Fine Day chopping some. Nicholsons Lottery to night 1st of March came in Like a Lion {Story?} St Davids Day the Festival of the Welsh I went up to cut some Wood for George Renshaw {sent?} {a?} paper to Charles {Tupper?} 2nd Ash Wednesday {First Day of?} Lent Stormy Gordon and {Jim?} {last few lines illegible} {Continue on right page; first few lines illegible} in the Bush chopping Wood for the {House?} Great many eel fishers at the Foot of {illegible} Island 5th I went up to cut Wood for George Renshaw his what is to Be his wife there. took Dinner crofsed to the PO George and I got 4 or 5 papers from Peter Baker. Bought 2 Bunches of Matches Seen Jim Hopkins with a sleigh Load of Indians going with them to St Regis came home Met John Hamilton in the Field. had a Talk about George. Sunday 6th a Fine Day thawing some East Wind Monday the 7th Went up to George Renshaws to keep House for him as this is the Day he is to Be Married to Sovira Duffield Peter Baker Best Man and Addy Summers Best Maid Married By Mr McPherson of Lancaster stopt at Mr Harpers all night as there was something wrong with the cars. Went over to AJ Bakers for a gallon of Whiskey that George ordered for me while he was gone. took the tongs to Tom Kennedy to be fixed 8th at Georges 9th at Georges 10th Hoisted the Flag Lewis Blondeau and I as I expect him home to Day they came He sent me to ask John Cameron Dan Cameron Alexander Cameron John Hamilton Andrew Baker all came But Andrew Baker had a very Pleasant evening with George. I bought at AJ Bakers for him 2 Bottles of Brandy 1 Bottle of Gin 1 gallon of Whiskey 1lb of sugar 4 Plugs of Tob 1/4 lb cut Tob 6 {segars?} 4 pipes John Hamilton and I came home together 11th chopping stove Wood 12th on this Day of the Month D McMaster first came to the {illegible} cold East Wind a great {illegible} crofsed this week </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {Start on left page; first few lines illegible} {Sunday?} Stormy East Wind {Drifting} {next few words illegible} {crofsed?} to Summerstown Bought of AJ Baker {illegible} {1/2lb?} Saleratus paid some promised to come tomorrow {illegible} to Peter Grants see if I could get his Pot for sugar making told him to Let George Bosell have it if he {would?} call for it went Down to Roses seen Alexanders Photographs of himself and his Wife got a sticking plaster for Drawing from Mrs Rose came straight from Roses to the Head of our Island. A very fine Day Went to the Bush cut 16 Troughs of Ash Gordon and I {Antwine?} Fishing over at Christees. 15th Semo Did not come Gordon and I cut 18 Troughs cut and split them I went up to chop stove wood for George Renshaw. Got a plug of Tabacco from George him and I over to the P Office. AJ Baker went to Montreal to Day Walter Baker sold 2 cows to the Yankee Drovers. {Isacc?} Blondeau taking over a Load of Hay. A Fine Day turning cold East Wind John Hamilton to cornwall to Day got an Almanack 16th Stormy East Wind and snow not very well. Eel fishers Down at the Kit Kit Island stormy this Evening 17th St Patricks Day the Festival of the Irish Stormy East Wind Drifting {illegible} 18th a very Fine Day went for a Broom snow day taking the snow of the Wood pile cut a Waterhole. Great drifting of snow in the sheds yesterday 19th Heard Ducks doing West this morning a very fine morning every thing Looms Big and comes quite close a Fine Day Went to George Renshaws cut him some Wood Got 2 papers From Charlie 1 of them a Large Australia papers {illegible} 2 pages 16 Leaves Last Day of Winter Sunday the 20 {First?} Day of spring Johnny and Jo Semo came to chop {illegible} a Fine Day 21st the 2 {Semos?} {illegible} {Continue on right page} {Illegible} after I Left the Bush {cleared?} {next few words illegible} {chopped and?} split their tree Raining {22nd?} {Livinia?} Birth Day George Bosell here got the gouge. Snowing Blowing I am to get some cedar for George to make spoils made 30 spoils to Day not very well. 23rd made 5 Troughfs to Day not well Fine Drifting Blowing Snowing 24th not Well in Bed all Day till Evening Filled the 2 Barrels with Water at the Waterhole 25th The Annunciation of the Virgin Mary Went to Summerstown with 10lb 2oz of Tallow Bought of AJ Baker {1/2?} lb Tea 1/6 1/2lb Tea 1/9 1 coarse comb -/5 1 Fine comb -/5 2 plugs of Tabacco -/6 3 Bunches of Matches / {1?} 1/2 a {Hour a?} at Levis Blondeau Last night Little George Snider and Murdy. Grant Old Mr Renshaw up Last night went with Mr Phillips to {Cornwall?} Andrew Baker went to Cornwall with his new {Horse?} John Hamilton to Cornwall came home very unwell 26th John Hamilton and George Bosell here Pete {claning?} about the camp got a Bag of Flour and cornmeal from John Hamilton showed George where to cut Logs for the camp. Found an umbrella that some one Lost in the Wind. Dug with the axe 13 Troughfs very very unwell East Wind some cold seen a Flock of Wild geese near Alexes Island good crust Sunday 27th cold East Wind Began to Storm 28th Stormy East Wind seen 3 Wild geese very unwell Stable and sheds Blocked up with snow another hen Dead {great?} Dreams about Building Stone houses 29th Went to the Bush Finished all the Troughfs 34 George Bosell in the sugar Bush Fixing the camp with wood the Thief {cant?} caught 30th Dan Cameron Little girl Buried to Day George Bosell coming {next few words illegible} Fine Day very unwell 31st {George?} {the rest is illegible} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {first 3 lines illegible due to wear} Drew me 3 loads of wood about 2 cords lent him the round {illegible} to make troughs heard of Jim HohKind {illegible} his horses George took 1 1/2 gallons of syrup to the house 2nd made about 28{illegible} 3rd made about 25th 4th George took home 2 cakes 5th {name?} Reggy gathering 6th Reggy and I in the Bush George came {illegible} with the canoe on the ice sugared off in the Bush not hard enough made it over in the house {illegible} 7th Reggy sugared it over in the house about {illegible} ice opened at Trainers Island heard {name?} george 14 days of East wind {"14 days of East wind" written above "made mollassies"} made mollassies of {illegible} and Ram 2 1/2 gallons very unwell Peggy Bad with her foot caught 2 eels 8th {illegible} the Bush taking up the trough {illegible} George took the logs of the ice on the bank 9th George and Peggy creped in canoe {illegible} over some of the sugar very fine weather 10th Gordon {something illegible written above "Gordon"} and I gathered 9 hails {illegible} 11th Georges wife making sugar to Day 12th Hat out any little canoe tried for {illegible} got ice going {own?} gordan and {Rete?} croped 13th I went down to {illegible} got to {illegible} got 7 george took {one?} his share {and?} the sugar 14th {illegible} {ellollassest?} Day that a Rat 13th a fortunate Day good friday {"good friday" written over "fortunate day"} High East Wind {illegible} to the Bush to Day very unwell to Day in Bed 16th a fortunate Day took the Boat Down out of the barn to the shore tried it it leaks Bad Let {illegible} to Day Kind of Sour took home their Barrel and {last 2 lines illegible due to wear} {Next page, first 7 lines illegible due to wear} 22nd Went home with george {illegible} brought him some {illegible} the wood went down with {illegible} Dinner An {initial?} Baker came {illegible} the Word {Boright?} {illegible} 35 cents a yd thread lining and {trimming?} Bought a Pair of Boots 3 1/4 but when I came {home?} I seen 2 holes in them and returned them again and got another pair 23rd St Georges Day {diarist used extra-large letters} the {jest?} of the English went to Slimmer store {illegible words above "went to Slimmer} bought {illegible} a {initial?} Baker {illegible} Lindsey at {illegible} a yd {shool?} {herly?} 13 Rats at 12 1/2 cents But if he {illegible} get {10?} cents for them he will allow it to me But Paid me {illegible} 12 1/2 cents 2 Rats 20 cents a peice 2 sheep {illegible} 100 cents a peice {havel?} up the {tea?} {illegible} received in cash 40 cents a drink {illegible} from Charlie got on Thursday {illegible} from Dan lent 2 {Hapert} to Charlie seen 24th got 3 Rats a {illegible} Day {illegible} {"on the day granny departed" above "Day"} at night 25th St {Martins?} Day {diarist used extra-large letters} a fine day north wind got {illegible} and a cat {illegible} let 3 {illegible} thats 13 {illegible} the {illegible} Marsh went a tonight to the nack marsh {illegible} at a rat {dead?} not get him 26th Let the {remaining lines illegible due to wear} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {Start on left page; first few lines illegible} {First few words illegible} here took 2 hats gave her some soap 2 {illegible} {"{illegible} 13 eggs" inserted below} {illegible} Hills Light lit up a Barge on hodges {illegible} {on?} to Frashers Point high Wind Finished the soap {corenthian?} came up after Dark 29th {illegible} Sail Boat Went Down {"sent 2 papers to Charlie" inserted below} 30th a change with the Mill I crofsed to Summerstown Brought 5 Rats Bought 1 Peck of Salt -10 cents 1 yds of Linsey -/10 1/2 lb Tea 1/6 Matches -/. a Treat at summers -/5 Planted some hills of Potatoes some Before the Door the rest at the Back Marsh A Lamb for the First 1st of May a Fine Day Gordon and I in the Bush Found an Indian Rubber shoe that some one Lost in the Berries. Got a Duck in the Trap 2nd Working in the garden {"covering the Boat house" inserted above} Planted the Tobacco seed and Tomatoes a handful of Potatoes onions 3 planted 4 Beds of Potato onions red pepper {"Sent 2 papers to Charlie" inserted above}. I crofsed 2 Summertown 4 Rats paid Peter for the tea and soda's got from him Bought 1 peck of Buckwheat 10 cents Needles Matches Brought 4lb of sugar to Peter Grant for the use of his Pot Got the Loan of a Razor from Ronald Angus another Lamb to Day 4th after the calve very unwell Fixing the cedar Logs around the old house set Fire to chips a Great Lot of Towing now 5th Very unwell put a Plaster on my Breast Put the nails again on the calve Digging in the Back garden about 5 hens Laying now the new Lighthouse gives a very poor Light: got 3 Turtles 6th went to Summerstown Bought of AJ Baker Salt Parsnips Cucumbers got the Irish man from Charlie Bought of John Hamilton {illegible} Bag or 100 Weight of Flour at the Price {illegible} now a wash Board 1/3 got for {1/12?} {next few words illegible} {Shower?} at Andrews {Went?} took {the rest of the page is illegible} {Continue on right page; first few lines illegible} {First few words illegible} the {Peice?} of our {next few words illegible} {first?} Deal of Manure on the {illegible} the ground after I Planted them set {illegible} Point a Fire dont Burn Well Left too {Long?} {illegible} setting fire to it Lots of Steamers a going {Found a?} stick Belonging to a Wharf Sunday 8th East Wind William Lavelette and wife and Boy here wanting a canoe {osprey?} went up in the Forenoon {illegible} Went Down in the afternoon. City of Ottawa {went?} up got a Rat 9th splitting ash for oars cut a Tree for oars setting fire on the Pitt Point it wont Burn a Raft {sacking?} acrofs 3 or 4 Times up above Hopkins planted Top onions and parsnips some of them a {hen?} wanting to hatch cold high East Wind cold {night?} for to snow seen a curious kind of Bird in the Bush could not get near enough to {shoot?} him 10th Brittish America Went Down. I {suffer?} with a Load of Potatoes from {Mepina?} as I {heard?} she was going cutting some Brush On the Lower Point putting it where the Bank is wore with the high-Water Trimming the apple trees commenced to Rain Bad with my Breast 11th Brittish America came up a quick trip the {J A?} {McDonald?} Towing Rafts 12th Fixing the Brush Fence some got some Fat pine 13 Went to Summerstown 6 Dozen of eggs 2 Rats Bought of AJ Baker 1/2 Dozen of cups {"1/3" inserted below} saucers 1/2 pound spirits of Turpentine -/{13?} {2 or 4?} yds Cotton 2/6 2 1/2 yds {illegible} Batting 2 Bunches 1/3 Tobacco -/6 hair pins -/1 Lost my {illegible} got a Ruster from Walter Baker Brought 2 sticks for oars to Thomas Munroe seen Ding on the Front Brought G. Renshaw to {a?} Bottle of eel {and?} got a handkercheif of Sarsaparilla at Hamiltons from {illegible} seen Jim hopkins getting potatoes </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {Start on left page; first few lines illegible} {Illegible} {chance?} if the {stemmer?} wants to {come?} {illegible} fled a squirrel {plain trees?} Begginning to {illegible} {the?} heifer Lost the nails that was tied around her mouth somewhere in the Bush Ticks plenty 15th Sunday a Fine Day West Wind Went to the head of the Island Livinia and I Went to the {illegible} Island Found 2 Ducks Nest water high eat a {mils?} of Wild {onions?} to Day 16th Digging the ground for Potatoes 17 Planted Potatoes 18th Went too Summerstown got my knife Bought of Peter 1/2lb of Tea 1/4 of one kind -/9 1/4 of another 1/~ thats 1/9 4lb whitening 4lb 16 cents, 2 steel pens -/1 for matches 19th {Whitewashing?} cleaning the house 20th Accession of Queen Victoria. Randolf Gordon and I Fishing Perch got a good many. Digging at the old house 21st East Wind and Rain Planted a Few hills at the old house 22nd Sunday A Fine Day Gordon and I Fishing Perch Lost my hook and sinker a Large Pike took it away. Gordon Rows with the 2 oars 23rd Gordon Hughann and I to the Kit Kit or Hen Island set fire to it on the Gull Island and Lizard Island Rofs's Island and Charlies Island caught a chub at the Lower End of Rofs Island took a snack at Rofs's Island took Dinner on Charlies Island met Lashey and George Basell coming to set their Lines set 1 out Before the Door 24th Queens BirthDay But its going to Be kept on the twenty eight. First Thunder heard this spring. Trimmed the {Fern?} or Hard {hask?} tree at the Bank put {the?} manure on the Potatoes East Wind changed to {illegible} Sudden a great Deal of {Towing?} and {continue on right page; first few lines illegible} {took?} AJ Bakers {Brans?} and Grant {Potash?} {next few words illegible} about the {Feniant?} 500 in {Malone?} last night {illegible} more {passed?} up through Fort Covington {illegible} going now. Got a Letter From Dan written on the 17th 16 University Street he is well and {illegible} {-{-{-evering?} well no Boats allowed to go in to {Day?} {champion?} went Down Rafts going Down 26th Sent a Letter to Dan got 2 papers and 1 from Charlie. The {Fenian?} commenced {swearing?} to the Frontiers 27th high Wind got a sturgeon From Lashey Wind High 28th crofsed to Summerstown a Battle fought yesterday heard the Brittish at {Munster?} was Demanding his Pasport 29th Royal Oak Day a very very warm Day Went to the Kit Kit Island Livinia {Livinia?} Gordon Randolph Hughann and {any?} {illegible} came up. I went to Na {houtas?} Island or {Cachey?} to to's whatever you call it. Heard a Wild {goose?} Last night it must be a strayed one or one thats hatching 30th potatoes up Fishing Perch very warm 31st Weeding the garden Went to Summerstown with 4 Dozen Eggs Tobacco-/6 1/2lb Tea {1/1?} Fishing {line?} -/6 Matches pipes got a paper from AJ Baker 1st of June Glorious 1st of June Fishing Planted 1 Row of Potatoes and Beans at the old house very warm 2nd shearing the sheep all But one she is with Lamb. Trowling commenced, sheared the other sheep weighed the wool {and?} Divided it. Randolf and Gordon and I to {Alexes?} Island Trowling very warm weather watered the garden tonight 4th of June George the 3rd Birth Day crofsed to Summerstown no mail for {me?} {Helped?} Lewis Blondeau to Barrel up Potash {illegible} {filler?} {gun?} Boat went up {illegible} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {Start on left page; first line illegible} {get?} {illegible} Randolf and I to christees Island Rain Thunder {and Lightening?} to Day much wanted as to awful Dry times 6th {illegible} cutting Weeds Lashey here 7th I went to {Williams?} fine Day very warm {"Washed the wool" inserted below} AJ Baker {W McLead?} here 8th in Williamstown very {warm?} The Priest of Williamstown arrived from Rome a concert at the convent 9th Marys Birth Day came home from Williamstown high East Wind Bought of Nicholson the Baker 4 Loaves of Bread 1/~ (Brought a cake of sugar to Williamstown) very unwell 10th Planted a few hills of Potatoes seen the other {Nannie?} with her Lamb 11th Raining the grass cutting every thing in the garden and the Potatoes Beans and corn their awful Bad this year Strawberries Ripe chickens coming out caught 11 perch 1 Rock Bafs and 2 Pickerel. put the old cat on the sturgeon Island 12th Sunday a Fine Day 13th The cat came Back. Fixing the Wool for to go to Cornwall 14th Gordon and I went to Cornwall. The First time ever Gordon was in Cornwall sold the Wool Black Wool 24 cents White Wool 28 cents Bought 4 Loaves of Bread 1/3 2 cents of soda Bisquit the current very strong going up against it stopt at the Burnt house {Skenectys?} Point and at Hanagans Point at the grave yard the first ever Gordon was in seen John Nicholson and George up {to Mill?} 15th Went to pay John Hamilton for the {Flour?} I got from him Left 4 Dollars with Johns Wife {illegible} Dollar Bills as John was at Viponds stopt {illegible} coming Back got another 100 Weight from John {next few words illegible} from Tom Davis took Dinner at {Home?} {continue on right page; first few lines illegible} Bought {2?} spools of thread 1/2lb soda {illegible} pipe Tobacco. Eat the First sardines {illegible} eat with Pete Baker and {illegible} Donald Lewis Blondeau Talking about the {illegible} promised it to him 17th Went home with Peters Pot went to the store the steamer or {Roussous?} steamer up to John Camerons caribou for to go Looking for Foreigners Fishing in our Waters. A great many on Hamiltons Island. In the evening the steamer came around the Lower end of our Island and Fired 2 or 3 shots at a Boat crofsing to Lancaster with 2 in it then the steamer came up in Front of our Door and spoke to me I was Fishing me and Gordon and Randolph then they went over to Lemays to see if they could see any one trowling caught 3 pickerel 1 pike 1 eel 3 perch Howing Potatoes very warm time. More chickens 18th {Salabery?} a pleasure Trip 19th Sunday Dan Summers here stopt all night with the Wind 20th Gordon Randolph and I to {Mavills?} Island Trowling 21st Went to Summerstown Seen Mr Boydon treated me twice got 2/6 from Lewis Blondeau on account of the Bun Frank Semos Wife a young {heir?} Bought of AJ Baker 3yds of Cotton 1/9 matches Found a canoe Down opposite the Lower end of Hamiltons Island took it in for John. Left my Paddle {with?} him it was an ash canoe {illegible} putting his cattle on {Franks?} {illegible} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {Start on left page; first line illegible} {Illegible} Dans Birth Day Set the {string?} {illegible} Fishing 24th St Johns Day Fishing up {at?} {illegible} Bay 25th Went to Summerstown called at Hamiltons till the Rain was over heavy Rain Tunder and Lightning got my Paddle Bought of AJ Baker plug of Tobacco matches Worm Candy got a Paper from Charlie Sent him one Great Fires at Montreal this Week Sunday 26th Semo and Lewis Blondeau here for the Bun Tom Davis came 27th Tom Went off gave him some papers and Fish got a Knife from Tom Took up the sturgeon him and set it at the Lower Point 27th Fishing taking home wood 28th The L Renaud came up on her first Trip with her colours up east Wind very very warm to Day Raspberries Ripe keeping in the heifer the Dog chained for eating the eggs and Killing the hen and 11 chickens 29th Went to Summerstown with 3 Dozen of eggs 3yds of Bleached cotton 1/2lb Tea {I?} owe {/4?} on the Tea. Matches got 5/- of an Order from Lewis Blondeau Peter Buchannan {L.V.?} Smallman here stopt all night. St Peters Day 30th Last Day of the Month. Fishing 1st of July Dominion Day Went to the Kit Kit Island Gordon Randolph and I great many eel. Flies on the Bushes there 2nd {Salaberg?} a pleasure Trip From Dundee 3rd HughAnn Randolph and Gordon Fishing 4th American Independence. Fishing 5th our John's Birth Day Picking Rasberries all of us in the {illegible} Rain 6th English cherries Ripe Picking {next few words illegible} a few pound of them the Birds {next few words illegible} fast as they Ripen there {last couple lines illegible} {Continue on right page; first few lines illegible} stopt at Thomas Munroes all night {illegible} old Mrs Munroe Thomas's mother {illegible} quite a chat with her 8th came home {illegible} Board this morning the steamer a {illegible} at Summers Warf high Wind to Day. Henery Genie passed the head of our Island over to the South Side in his flat Bottomed Barge 9th Windy Gordon and Jana {Hughann} picking Berries got an eel did not bait to Day 10th Henery Genies Boy here. Forgot his axe left it at the shore. Thunder to Day Preaching on the Front 11th Allen and George Grant here came from Hopkins got Towed by the Steamer Adolphus out to Williamstown. Sent out 3 eels with Allen 12th of July. Orangemans Day, Fired 2 shots thats all the Powder I had. Raining wind changing very often to Day 13th Mowing a Road around the Barn put in about 2 cocks of hay Rain this evening heavy Lighning and Thunder May Berries Ripe windy time hens Laying some {now or noise?} 14th Mowed a Road to the River Baited the line took home a Load of Wood from the Back Marsh eat cucumbers hurted my eye 15th Went to the PO got a Letter from Charlie on St Swithens Day no Rain {2 sickenefss?} in the {Letter?} Bought of AJ Baker 1/2lb Tea 1/6 plug Tobaco paper 2 Bunches of Matches treat got the rest of the {Due Bill?} in cash 16 Took up the night {lines?} got 2 eels from Lashey Fishing cocked some hay {illegible} the {Door?} put some in the Barn {illegible} {Salaberg?} a Trip to Lancaster {until?} {next few words illegible} playing {Lashey?} {illegible} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {Start on left page; first few lines illegible} {night?} George Bosell and wife here {illegible} {Hopkins?} picking Berries got his fork {illegible} {had?} my fork. George Bosell Tapt the vinegar Barrel took out a gallon and 1/2 gallon for us gave him a Ring for his scythe a fine Day Rafts going Down. Rasberries plenty 18th Went for George Bosells canoe george Taking his horse to Francis Island got over 30 Tobacco plants from them. Violets and sweet William at archy McDonalds Sandy Semos henery selling his gun at hamiltons. crofsed to Summerstown with the Letter to be Put in the P.O tommoro. Bought of AJ Baker 50lb Flour 1/2 Bushel of salt. Postage on the Letter to England in the Back shop Kenneth {McLeod?} and I 19th Went to Dundee East Wind sailed all the Way Gordon and I 9 Bushels of Ashes at /10 {"D" inserted above} 5 Doz of Eggs 20lb of Rag at -/1 1/2. 62 of Old Iron Bought of Mr David Baker 3yds of Flannel at 1/10 1/2 4yds Cotton at -/7 1/2yd {Salico?} at 17 cents 1/4lb Tea 1/4lb Powder 1/2lb cut Tobacco -/7 1/2 /1 for sweetys Gordon got some Sweetys from Mr Baker Took Dinner at Mr Donald Suples had a chat with Angus took Down {Mr?} Mavills Flour and ice 20th Went home with George Bosells canoe Bosells all in the Berries very warm 21st mowed some in the grove 22 Mowed a Road in the Bush south and West crofsed to Summerstown in the small canoe. Bought of AJ Baker pair of {illegible} 1/3 Treat -/6 {I?} {Bid?} {goat?} {13 years?} {illegible} {he it?} going to night to {Continue on right page; first few lines illegible} Thunder and Lightning wind {next few words illegible} of the {appletrees?} at the {Lancaster?} {illegible} 24th Sunday 25th Walter {came?} {illegible} {Horses?} Semo and {Jessima?} along with {illegible} {get?} a Bottle 26th Mowing a Little {not very?} {illegible} 27th Went to Summerstown -/1 for {matches?} 28th Gordon and I to Williamstown {to?} {highlander?} a ground or the Barges ship {was?} Towing 29th in Williamstown 30th Came home from Williamstown Allen Mary Gordon and myself the circus in Lancaster 31st Allen and I and Gordon at the Head of the Island ressurection of my Big toe at the Big stone took up the tin Box and put it Back again 1st of August or Lammas Day Windy Fishing 2nd Marys Birth Day {1864?} {went?} to Hopkins Jim cutting his {pease?} 3rd Allan and I to Dundee to see Mr {Stelbins?} about the Hay Returned R Bakers Bottle 4th Mr {Stelbins?} and 2 Mr Niles. {Morning or mowing?} John creed and {Havia?} came to Mow. Allan Went to Dundee with Mr {Stelbins?} and {Niles?} Paul Gray and White here Fishing George Bosell Reggy and Pete here {Divided?} the vinegar 4 1/2 pails for our share put 2 gallons in a jar for Williamstown. Allan Went to the {Lines?} with {Mowers?} Niles {+?} {Stebbins?} 5th came to {Mow?} John Creed sick 6th Randolph Birth {Day?} {illegible} old to Day. George Bosell {some?} green corn got 2 {next few words illegible} {to?} shot a crane {illegible} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {Start on left page; first few lines illegible} {Illegible} to William about the {fence?} of Hay {above?} {next few words illegible} their Farm to {Careys?} the tape came off {illegible} {the?} holsons Waggon. Bought 5 cents of Tobacco 9th commenced to Draw the Hay some in the Barn and some in the stack. Took home the {ashes?} Commenced to {Bain Men?} went home Allen and I to Summerstown to 2 cents for Matches 10th Went to Lancaster to 35 lb of Flour 6/3From {Melohson?} Fishing Allen and I coming home Allen got a Large pike Mowed some time {Stebbins?} came to Finish their stack gave me a Bottle and I gave him a Bottle of vinegar put in some of what we cut 12th Raining slowing some 13th putting in went to Summerstown gave a Tow to Tom Davis from the Foot of Hamiltons Island got 2 papers from Dan to 2 cents of {place?} 14th plums and cherries Ripe Livinas very unwell to night up all night 15th Went to Williamstown with Allen Brought with 2 gallons of vinegar {"{Parisha?} and {gallian?} here" inserted above} 16th Mowing Windy Randolph sick Made 12lb plum {pie slices?} 18th Made 18 cocks Henerys Boys wanting scyths and {snaiths?} to cut hay wanting my {Marsh?} on the halves got Wood Terrible Smoke ashes falling almost impossible to see with the smoke 19th a fortunate Day {illegible} in the Moon Putting in hay Drew some {illegible} Went for granny Bosell Windy Mr {illegible} slept in the Barn {illegible} {other?} men {Continue on right page; first few lines illegible} Bakers to {buy?} 4 eggs 1/2lb {Tea?} {next few words illegible} Matches {12 quart?} of Whiskey {next few words illegible} got a Box from Andrew Brought {illegible} John Hamiltons Basket from {the?} store 21st Sunday Mrs Bosell {illegible} Gordon and I Fishing very {illegible} with fires 22nd cutting hay {illegible} 23rd crofsed with granny Bosell got some salts Tobacco gave her {some?} soft soap 24th Mowing and cocking Men here from hamiltons Island their from Ogdensburgh Looking for Pigeons. Gordon and I to the Raft the Raft crew cut 2 Hicory {trees?} 25th Rain and Rolls of Tunder with stopping Windy cut the corn {stalks?} Livinia got up out of Bed 26th Mowed 27th Went to Summerstown Tea {1/9?} Tobacco {paid?} 28th Nicholsons here for hay Mr {Stebbins?} {here?} Took away his harnefs 29 Mowing 30 putting in hay 31st Mowing 1st of September {0?} men here. Fishing {Buchy?} and {gokey?} {illegible} gray and an Indian stopt all night with the storm 2nd crofsed to Summerstown Ferried a Man by the name of Oliver sail got 5p Bought of a {Smalling?} 5lb crackers 2/6 3rd Dans Birth Day Gordon and I to Lancaster {Bought?} {27?} Loaves of the Baker genies {illegible} here for the axe he Left 4th {illegible} 5th John Angus's. Birth Day {next few words illegible} the upper Field </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {Start on left page; first few lines illegible} {illegible} {Marsh?} {Hay?} 8th Killed {next few words illegible} 28 cocks 9th Found a {canoe?} {illegible} {steam boat?} channel Ash Found a {illegible} Down Before the Door 10th pulling {sailing?} Gordon Randolph and I Down to the Kit Kit {12th?} {Fallowing?} 13th at Hay 14th crofsed to Summerstown got a {ohairy?} Semo Brought a Jar of vinegar to {Roses?} Bought of AJ Baker Tea paid 15th Mowing in the Back marsh the steamer {mast?} seaman went Down found a small ash came split in the Bow going Down 16th Began to Mow in the Front Marsh 17th Mowing 18th Johnny Gordon and I to Charles and {Rofs's?} Island Found a stave 19th Making a stack Did not Finish it 20th Went to Dundee Johnny {illegible} 2 Bushels of Ashes 1 Bushel of Onions sheep pelt Bought of {Tyo?} Flour Bought of A Smallman crack Looking at Mr {Stelbins?} Horse offered 11 Dollars to {sew?} him Down and a set of Harnefs to pay him in hay speaking to Mr Smart about the Manure 21st Finished the stack 74 cocks 22nd put in 20 cocks in the Barn 23rd crofsed with {illegible-name?} {Semow?} gave him a vest some Balls {"1st day of Fall Sacrament in Williamstown" inserted above} crofsed over with George Grant John Hamilton and Kenneth Kenneth got in the Boat with Mr Craig and the Rest stopt all night at Summerstown 24th {got?} Mowing a Little 25th Fishing 26th Began another stack of Marsh Hay put in it to Day 32 cocks caught {illegible} in the Milkhouse 27th Finished the stack {40 cocks?} {illegible} {Nest?} one put 15 cocks on the Barn Floor to Day {illegible} what hay {I?} have cut Drew 2 Loads of Wood 28 {illegible} {hay?} in the Front Marsh. Went to AJ Bakers 3 Doz {illegible} 1 Quart of oil plug Tob Matches 2/- {next few words illegible} Went to Williamstown with {Mary?} {next few words illegible} {pot?} at Hopkins. {Continue on right page; first few lines illegible} {picking up?} their potatoes at {illegible} 1st of October in Williamstown {illegible} {son?} Burned Mr Cliner and Ellen {illegible} 2 children Bill and his mother {here?} Sunday I came from Williamstown 3rd gathering grapes took up the Last of the {illegible} Went to Summerstown Bought of AJ Baker 2 Dollars of Flour on Walters account {illegible} spool of Thread paid this a Treat 5th Drawing {wood?} 6th Drawing Wood {"10 cocks on the barn floor" inserted above} 7th a Fortunate Day {not?} well chopping stove Wood Picked a {Bunch?} of grapes shot a Duck Wounded one did not get him 8th Went to head of the Island Found a stool in the Bushed Went to P. Office no mail for me to Day Left 2 papers at John Hamiltons for Tom Davis {illegible} went Down a new cylinder in her the {illegible} out at A Camerons going on now the Fair out in {Abercandrea?} this {Week?} and the exhibition at Toronto {Island?} {McLeod?} There this Week Sunday {9th?} {illegible} 10th HughAnn McMasters Birth Day {illegible} Drags Gordon and I 11th shot 2 Ducks {illegible} to Dundee got my Boot Fixed 10 cents {came down?} with {Paro?} Bowen Jim Hopkins {illegible} old Rankin the Blacksmith 2 cents {pistons?} 2 cents for Matches plug of {Tobacco?} great Trying of Boats practicing in {illegible} McCrae gave me 2 newspapers a {illegible} from Mr {Tuthile?} Went to see {illegible} about the Manue Raining {John?} {illegible} {plumads?} Tearing Down the {illegible} Salmon River. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {top of page illegible} Race in Dundee Rain and{?} Rat skinned then Weasel a large Raft Down Towed By the Highlander who{?} Ottawa all Day in Lancaster got Ready to the Race But did not go with wind and Rain Making the pole of Wood {?} the Door heard James Hopkins and Bowen came in first Peter Buchannan second Summers third 14th Drawing Wood 15th crossed to Summertown got 2 1/2 Bushels of Potatoes from J Hamilton knife got 2 Dollars worth of flour from Walter {?} 16th Sunday Walter Baker and Mr Gray looking at{?} the Horses 17th Drawing Wood 18th very high{?} Wind trees falling the top of the stack {?} oats going to day 15th Fixing the top on the{?} stack fixing the ash canoe went around the {?} Gordon and I set some Traps in the Back {?} first ice in the canoes 20th Raining fixing traps {above} did not hear the Earthquake hear got a Rat 21st Drawing Wood 22nd Raining {?} out of the Back Marsh High West Wind Little Livenia's Birth Day 2 years old to Day {?} Bosell and Lashey fishing Pickerel Before the {?} Gordon and I found a cannon Ball about {?} weight with a hole drilled into it found a hand{?} Indian stone knife on the north side Island 24th Our Hugh's Birth Day morning I crossed to Hamiltons found knife where I lost it Went to P Office {?} seen Angus suple{?} Jo Semo staving his Horse {blackened} to 3 Rats to A J Baker 1/2 lb Tea 1/2 lb salt{?} Bunches of Matches in with {rest of page blackened} {beginning of page is blacked out} here all night 28th {?} 2 Dolalrs 29th Went with Thomas Munroe the Lasty{?} his old {?} Kemam's up to Hogans {?} did at Paris has{?} Bought of A J {missing} Dollars worth of flour 1 plug of Tob{?} pipes and Matches paid Tom {?} but I owed him. William McLead has Barley on the Wharf Walter Ba{?} cutting oak for spokes Head of L{?} unwell first snow fell all up freezing hard to night 30th Sunday 31st Holy {?} 1st of November The Harvest Month of Death {above} looking for Bees All Saints Day{?} looking for Bees 2nd Wednesday Drawing cut Hicory for axe handles 3rd Ban King{?} to {blacked out} the house put a fence around the {?} the Day of the Month Grandad {?} some Drags and the ash Runners 5th {blacked out} or the Gun Powder Plot Went to George{?} made out Mayrtles{?} account and {?} to Dundee came home at night{?} smart The Philips treated {?} board the sallaberry Sunday 6th {?} and before passed down to Ross Island to H{?} 7 our Ellens{?} Birth Day cutting Wood and splitting Bark with a cold all of us 8th very unwell a {?} with House great shooting at Ducks Brantford{?} 9th sawing Wood high wind fin{?} {rest of page blacked out} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Left Page</h2> {First three lines illegible} Stone gouge Stone Dagger {illegible} and peices of Broken {illegible} of the {illegible} Make in old {illegible} him that told {me?} the {Balls?} {illegible} a Bombshell {have?} me {illegible} Bells Went to the {PO?} got {illegible} Charlie Bought of {illegible} Baker {illegible} 22 cents 1/2 {the candles?} 9 cents {globe?} for {illegible} Plates 42 cents 1/4 {tea?} 15 cents 1/4 {illegible} 25 cents oil 12 1/2 cents {illegible} Telly {illegible} Hamiltons {Roses a Bee?} {Ploughing hand Cold?}. 14th chopping stove Wood {illegible} Wind 15 chopping and {illegible} Wood 16 {illegible} cutting fire Wood Windy 17 {illegible} A {illegible} the Huron and the {illegible} the Indian taking for {illegible} Drawing Wood {illegible} to Rain {illegible} in the Evening To Snow {illegible} {frost? hand} Last night {illegible} 20th Windy and cold 21st Windy 22 {illegible} way his {illegible} got a Bottle and {illegible} WIndy 24th high Wind 25th chopping Wood {illegible} Went to {illegible - location} Seen Mr {illegible} for the {illegible}got a ticket for the {illegible} for his horses and calves {illegible} Thomas {munroes?} {Sunday 27?} {rest of passage is illegible} <h2>Right Page</h2> <h3>James Cameron {illegible} August 1st</h3> 1st {illegible} Day {Rulling} in Hay {illegible} 2 Miles came {Fulton?} and Susan {illegible} off Left 2 Dollars {Mimies?} Birth Day 13 years old To Day Warm Weather 3+4+5 6# Randolph's Birth Day 10 years old to Day Till the 19# {Bismarcks} Birth Day 1 years old to day I Did not write any more This month 1st of Sept 3rd Doll's {Alastery?} Birth Day Born 1846 4tht {illegible} Angus's Birth Day Mr {Genie?} Mr {Allen} and his son {illegible} all night 10# Went off to {location} to fish Jambery unwell this morning and all Day 1# Windy Time8 Windy 9th Sunday Angus Cameron here Captain {frasher} and ellis Doug all here Thomas {ellemroe?} and gllens have event down for Captain {Romlten?} 10t 11t 12th Mr Fulton here 13th Finished the Last of the 3 marsh hay stack 83 cock 14th Went to {carding?} mill with {wove?} for Rolls {haid?} 50 cents for {carding?} {illegible} 1 {pan?} of Boots 3,,50 {haidet?} with wool Bought them from {Burdo?} Got a Ride Down from The {Carding?} mill with Jim {illegible - names?} and {illegible} Row 15 {illegible} with ashes {illegible} of {illegible} Cotton {haid?} for{illegible} Get on credit {illegible} my {onions?} to Bill {illegible} Got Lead to Oaks for canoe got a Basket </div> UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f2926c3af84d7f963b95c99518641d4b.pdf 300e13234e618ff9e6b755b8731f367a https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/60687a99d9dd25f8e2e6f7fa7a5d78c3.pdf bc1af239530455e57d8ea22dfafd0585 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/39bf20dd51ca18cd5757f5d6ff42deae.pdf 22609e5eac72abaeebe45321f21eb2f7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1869 {written in upper right corner} <h2>Mr James Cameron {illegible} December 15</h2> Went to Fort Covington left my Canoe at Hopkins no letter stopt at {Less?} all night Bought Tobbaco {illegible} treat A Lynoe croped the Rever from Mr Smarts left Charlies letter with Mr {Strellter?} a {illegible} at Big hall 3 {coppers?} of crackers at {Drees?} 16th Came home got loam of a book from {name?} the Knight of St Johns I got back my {illegible} and {Disusters?} get sea 17th Thrashed 46 lb Wheat 18th Thrashing 19th Tamming Ice took a crop to Christees 20th Stormy East wind 21st Went to try the ice its bad turned back got a Rat 22nd The Ice broke up 23nd Fine Day Commenced to Storm 24th Ice took a very cold cold 25 Christmas Day I croped lot Christmas at John Hamiltons and also at Walter Bakery took Dinner there 26th I croped got a {Reele?} up and down from John Hamiltons bought of Al Baker 50 lb of Flour on credit {1/4?} Tea Tobacco 1 plug got the loan of Hamiltons hand sleigh to take home the Flour 27 Sunday Stormy Day 28th Norman M Donald died. took home the hand sleigh {"28 horses croped" written above text} brought of Renshow 16th Beef George m Lancaster stoped with George all night papering the Post office with Al Baker 29th Came home Our Augusts Birth Day 30th put the stack in the barn 31st a Fine Day Chopping Last Day of the year <h2>1st of January 1869 news years Day stormy East wind</h2> 2 chopping 3rd Allens Birth Day 4th Drew the boat up from the River cut a waterhole went to the bush cut a white ash tree 5th cutting 6th Put the Boat up on the {illegible} the {base?} 7th Went to Williamston brought cherees sage {illegible} a treat from Tom Summers left my cain {illegible due to wear on page} out from Donald fells {rest of page illegible} {next page} <h2>Mr James Cameron {illegible} 8th January 1869</h2> 8th Hugh Anns Birth Day 1866 III Williamston got some {worm or worn?} losenges from James Burton 9th in Williamston James Ferguson Bushs Sale raining 10th came home got a ride from John {Dingwalls} son to to the front a great {bazzar?} in Williamston all this week got {2/6?} from Dan for Gordon Sweetys Dan went to Montreal last night John Angus got the bag from Pat i left at Ms Harpers 11th Chopping some in the Bush 12th writing stormy some 13th Chop for Ash in the Bush about a load 14th croped {to the?} Post office put a letter in for Charlie postage {15?} got a paper lent it to William M Lead got a letter from A Summers from Chicago bought Al Baker 1/4 tea 1 plug of Tobbaco 2 papers of Matches 1/9 Great croping the road bushed yesterday ice not very thick about 5 incehs promised {name?} some hay 15th putting the Marsh hay to the west side of the barn began to cut the fine hay on the east side filled 3 1/2 bags with ashes Gordon and I on the Rett {pant?} cutting a load of wood a very fine day took home a cedar broom 16th Horses got in at {island name?} Island 17th Sunday cold hard frost tonight 18th very frosty east wind {name?} came drew a load of wood went to {illegible} 3 bushes of wheat 5 1/2 of ashes {1 rat?} 16 off {shin?} bought of {smudged, illegible} Baker 1/2 lb tea 1/3 1/4 lb tea -19 spool thread {-/3} 3 {illegible} of black thread {-/6} cash 36 cents a treat 5 cent 120 cents from Mr Sheeter 20 cents to grande for fiscing teapot 1/2 lb crackers from George Drew {illegible} 2 cents of {illegible} candy at Mr {Congdors?} got 4 almanacks a paper from John {name?} traded his horse bought of Al Baker treat {-/6?} bottle 1/3 of sweetys went to see Mrs Munroe gave {name?} some hay 19th a fine day making hey for the {soap?} weighing the flour {number?} 2 lbs 20th finished {rest of page illegible due to wear} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Mr James Cameron {illegible} January 22 1869</h2> Bushing the road to Francis Island very cold and frosty {name?} come for hay took a load of wood a very very cold frosty night tonight cutting a load of firewoof on the {Patt Point?} water froze in the house tonight 23 very stormy day West wind and snow blowing and drifting Sunday 24th Charles {last name?} Birth Day cold day 25th chopping stove wood cold day 26th Went to {Summertown?} brought A L Bakers bottle paid Thomas Summers 1/3 for 4 glasses I had on the 8th of January paid Al Baker for 50 lbs of flour I got on the 26th of Dec bought of Al Baker 1 lb soda {-/6?} 2 plugs of Tob {-/4?} got a letter from John sent to him went over with George {Biershaw?} got the {illegible} got box of matches from him got 2 papers from Dan 27th An {last name?} choping I load in the bush 28th in the bush tried the mare to draw chopping stove wood a fine day a great deal of {hay?} coming acrop the ice seen a fire or a light before daylight below Lancaster 29th a soft day chopping stove wood 30th Raining hailing showering 31st Sunday the marsh hay done in the barn snowing {illegible} papers and a {illegible} 1st of Febry a fine day cold some feeding food hay to the cattle made ready to go home with the mare just some hay on the west side of the barn from the East side Thomas {last name?} wife died Sunday night on the last day of January 2nd Peter Baker and Isacc Blondeau came gave me word to attend the funeral to day I croped to the funeral stopt with Thomas all night heard {Colbourn Grants?} dirty doings with Cate Summers Donald McNichols daughter {name?} to day 3rd A very stormy day {illegible} East wind and snow 4th Stormy {illegible due to page wear} 5th cleaning away {illegible due to page wear} {new page} <h2>Mr James Cameron {Island?} Febry 6th 1869</h2> Saturday cold some Sunday 7th a fine day drove Sunday water {rising?} 8th Gordons Birth Day a ball to night at Summers's cut down the winter tree the butternut back of the house 9th I croped the snow deep on the ice a fine day bought of A L Baker 1 quart of oil {illegible} 1/2 the tea 1/9 {pins?} -/3 {illegible} tarter 1/4 lb 1/2 lb Tobacco -/1 postage on Newspaper to Charlie -/1 paid all this a great at Summers's paid this seen Mr {name?} the seesor and license {illegible} at Summers heard Coalbourn front was taken and sent to {elail?} offered 3000 dollars to settle about 80 couple at the Ball 10th Ash Wednesday 1st day of Lent went to the {Patt Point?} Gordon and I took home a broom made a door for the sheep place East wind kind of soft seen 2 ducks flying to the West yesterday Semo here for a load of hay drew out of the stable the old mare Semo {illegible} snow and water on the ice 11th fine day {writiing illegible due to smudge} is the time {whalen?} was to be hung {"hung to day" written above} the trial of Colbourn Grant to day 12th A fine day chopping stove wood 13th raining snowing soft East wind 14 St Sunday Valentines Day stormy East wind snow hail 15th Seen 2 horses passing the door stormy east wind snowing drifting 16th clearing away snow banks very bad with the cold 17th Little Jim Mc Dougall here to see if I had hay to sell told me Whalen was hung on the 11th and that Catherine Summers got the Branch Farm for settling with Colbourn Grant 2200 dollars the value of the farm his father died {illegible} running in abundance started to go to Summerstown and I turned back snowing East wind changed to West water on the ice crust not good 18th Stormy 19th Stormy 20th Stormy 21st Stormy 22nd Washingtons Birth fine stormy 23 Very stormy East wind {rest of page illegible due to wear} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Mr. James Cameron {Island?} Feby 26th 1869</h2> Stormy out down the {hicory?} before the door 27th Stormy cleared up at night 28 cold very hard frost at night last day of February 1st of March the festival of the Welsh snow deep a fine day came in like a lamb Jim and Dan McDougall came to break a track for the loan their hay told me Robert {Jack?} took his sister down to be buried here on the front 2nd came for the hay took a Ton in 2 loads brought me 62 lbs of flour 4 bushes of potatoes the balance in cash lent him the trace chain to leave {illegible} Mr Spinks for me no croping the Summers's Road 1 cutter croped to day had a hard time of it as they seem to go very slow {"Mr James Ding wall very poorly perhaps dead at this date" written above text} 3rd A good many croped Summers load to day a very fine day went for a broom to the {illegible} very unwell in the morning opened the {illegible} fishers the Bosells fishing below Frashers 4th Blowing 5th Cut down the Basswood at the milk house stormy to day 6th Fine turned cold {"{name?} Bosell came to see about the sugar bush" written above text} 7th Cold drifting 8th a great many teams croping for hay Mc Gillwrays men 9th croped to Summerstown bad going on my road bought of A L Baker 1 quart of oil 1/2 lb tea 1/2 lb Tobacco 4 yds calico 1 spool of thread got a letter from John 3 dollars got 2 papers from charlie sent charlie 3 papers sent a letter to John at treat {illegible} in to see A Summerss wife about andrew letter 9th {"10th stormy {slopy?}" written above text} cut down the Elm at the North East end of the old house grinding the acres 12th On this day of the Month {illegible} first came to the Island {Antioine?} Bosell and his wifes brother came to make troughfs cleaning away snow from the milk house and the water holes and the Barn and stables not very well with a pain in my side 13th Stormy Semo {illegible} to go to Lancaster with him turned back {rest of page illegible due to wear} {new page} <h2>Mr James Cameron Island March {"14th 1869" written in upper right corner}</h2> Sunday Preaching on the Front seen crows for the first time this Winter East wind, changed to West then to the East and snowing {text smudged and illegible} the 3 boys for hay the wind very high snow balls made on the snow a sure sign of war 15th Went over to Semos to go to Lancaster Henery and I walked down Semos horse not able to keep the road got the Pot from mr Harpers bought 100 of flour 15 / 13 lb Pork at 15 cents {illegible} 95 quarts mollases 1/- treat 1/3 starch -/3 cracker -/3 all paid got a 1/3 from Pot Semos horse got as far as M Dingwalls and then I put the Pot and flour on Jim Y Camerons V Peter Buchannans sleighs took them to archy McDonalds gate antioine took the Pot and Flour from the gate I and Henery carried the Pork and Mallasses not very well the {illegible} playing with Bruce 16th {Lashey?} here gave him an order for George Bosel to get the canoe took his best knife {swords?} gave him a plugg Tobacco 1 bunch of matches took Dinner Antwine came with the flour and the Pot gave him 100 sticks for {spoils?} and the loan of a bag to carry the splits of spoils and the loan of a bag to carry the splits of spoils 17th St Patricks Day in the Morning the Festival of the Irish Henery out before the door fishing {illegible} Bill McHolson here to see if he could buy hay cheap got none Antwine chopping for Walter Baker 18th chopping 19th cut down the Basswood 20th 1st day of spring Frank Laplants child died I croped to the store got some change I left in the Office from A L Baker lent fell 40 cents bought 1/2 lbs tea ward at the store stopt at the wake all night 21st Came home John Angus {illegible} a pair of boots 22nd {rest of page illegible due to wear} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Mr James Cameron Island March</h2> {"23rd 1869" written in upper right corner} Got a Ride from {name?} {"Ellen a young Daughter" written above text} to Summerstown gave my note to D Baker got my boots mended by Davison 10 cents bought 5 cents worth of crackers brought a letter over to the P.O {post office?} for D Baker a treat at Summer'ss 10 cents got a letter from John with 2 in it bought of A L Baker 1 1/2 {illegible} of Herrings {illegible} 2 lb soap -/8 {illegible} -/6 got the loan of 1/3 from A L Baker 1/2 lb tea I bought Saturday got the loan of a Basket from J Summers sent a letter to John {last name?} and Paper -/4 got a ride down from Archy McDonald to Francis {plane?} Semos got hy here to day Henerys boys got {heavy?} for axe halves to make good croping to Salmon on River thebest this Winter heard {name?} Hopkins died took dinner at Hopkins the boys working gathering wood for to be ready for sugar making 24th {Sam?} McDougall drew Archy Mcdonalds hay cheated me out of 4 dollars 25th {illegible} of the {illegible} I croped to A L Bakers got the 10 dollars that Archy left bought {117?} lb of flour 4 bushel of salt 1 lb tea 10 yds of {Winery?} 5 yds of cotton and lining thread 1/2 lb powder 2 lb shot treat 5 cash table cloth 1 yds for towels salt seen Mr {name?} Dupond wanted to buy 1/2 ton to come tomorrow and take down my flour and salt and 2 bushels of potatoes took home Tom Summers basket got a ride down from {illegible} Nicholson John Angus came at night 26 Good Friday {name?} came for the hay gave him 1/2 ton 2 {baskets?} of potatoes 3/5 cash 5 3/4 dollars John Angus and I took Boss to Willy {its?} raining heard William Lovelletes girl buried yesterday 27th Bought of Burton 1/2 lb tea 1/3 sugar -/5 soda -/4 2 lb barley -/8 tobacco 1/ {illegible} 7 1/2 losenges -/6 got a ride home from Walter Baker took dinner at Walters treated bought A L Baker treat and {illegible} 16 cents got a ride from little {name?} McDougall spoke {rest of page illegible due to wear} {next page} <h2>Mr James Cameron Island April 1st 1869</h2> All Fools day 1st crust this winter Gordon and {page smudged, text illegible} the bush grab birds came seen cranes tracks on the {page smudged, text illegible} George Renshaw here Antwine took over the oil and croped Summerss road trimmed some of the apple tree drew some wood with hand sleigh 2nd Drew some wood from the bush Semo got 2 loads of hay to day Antwine gathering sap and tapping some 3rd Stormy snowing Henerys boy got the 2 {illegible} to make a canoe 4th Sunday Antwine {name?} and George {last name?} here Antwine boy the Fits made syrup 2 1/2 gallons a piece got the bag in the sugar bush 5th Made sugar at the {illegible} about 8 lb a feast for the children Henery came to get the bush Antwine got tired of it 6th Went to the P.O {post office} got a letter {illegible} it at T Monroes croping the Summerss Road yet Henery made 3 cakes 2 cakes with 15 lb 1 cake with 7 lb and bought of A L Baker 4 lb pork 4 dozen of {illegible} 1 Haddock 1/4 lb ginger 4 pipes treat {page folded, text illegible} 7th Writing a letter to John Henery {illegible} his axe gave him {my?} handsaw a present 8th Henery {illegible} in the {illegible} 33 lb got 1/2 bought we {page folded, text illegible} -/5 1 spool of thread 2 lb of oatmeal -/6 2 combs 1 fine {page folded, text illegible} Walter Baker croped 2 times once for hay and {illegible} 2 passengers woods 1 of them snowing thawing the weather dead 9th Skinned the weather 10th Croped to Summerstown {illegible} good bought of A L Baker 1 pair of boots 2 50 cents {illegible} -/3 oatmeal 10 lb 4 1/2 cents 45 cents 1 slate pencil -/1 1/2 James Grant got his hand cut with the sawing machine very bad came home Henery Bovling in the bush made about 4 lbs took 2 big cakes 9 lb coming to me yet the small cake are for the children tapt 2 butternut trees for sap {illegible} Semo for hay with 2 sleighs seen 2 men up at the airhole I think it is Jim Hopkins very unwell to day {pewits?} or Phebe's came a fine day took {illegible due to wear} 12th the ice opening at McLeans up the front good {rest of page illegible due to wear} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Mr James Cameron Island April 13th 1869</h2> Opened at Francis Island 2 boys croped to the {illegible} Bush {Jessima?} and Carpenter but Henery sent them back quick, as the ice is bad sugared 24 lb to day one of {illegible} sheep a lamb hunters shooting at the airhole taking my small canoe from under the snow a man croped Summers's Road croping with teams the Lancaster Road 14th sugared 24 lb 14th Took the Canoe to the head of the island Henery made 24 troughfs trying for {Ells?} got 3,,, 15th Trying for {Ells?} got 11 to day sugared 30 lbs Henery took 12 lb home to day Henery and Semos boy croped Edward stopt 16th Sugared 36 lb {illegible} and all got 2 cakes of 12 lb each a mistake thats 3 cakes of 12 lb he got 17th No one in the Bush 18th Our Duncans Birth Day boiling 16 pails in mollasses 4 of them ice {Jamming?} got the 2 {illegible} 9th Raining Freezing seen a canoe at the head of Alexis Island East Wind our {illegible} a Lamb 2 of Munroes sheep yesterday dead lambs 29th Going around the Island 21st Watching the Water Logs 22 Water {illegible} coming in the cellar 23rd St Georges Day fired a good manu {Vollies?} gave Henerys Wife 4 lb of Sugar for the use of Archy Mc {page folded, text illegible} Pat gave a piece of pork {page folded, text illegible} wife boiling mollasses {page folded, text illegible} 1 more of the sheep Lamb dead 24th Went to the bush sap running well Thomas Munroe and Pete Baker here to give me word that Granny was not expected to live croped with them wrote a letter to John A Treat at David's Paid for the postage of the letter and the papers I sent to Charlie got a globe from William Ms Lead {illegible} Granny departed about 10 o Clock aged 91 on the 3rd of August Went to Williamston 25th in Williamstown 26th Paid William Gray the Bellman 5/- for tolling the ball took Grannys remains to the front a treat at Davids a treat at store bought Whiskey bottle to be returned came to Henerys got a canoe {illegible} a letter from John {rest of page illegible due to wear} {next page} <h2>Mr James Cameron Island April 28th 1869</h2> Making soap 29th making neats foot oil 30th Mr George Renshaw here took home his harnefs Painted my boat and oars the osprey went down 1st of May I croped over to {name?} bought 3 yesterday calico 1/3 1/2 lb tea 1/10 1/2 2 yds of cotton 1/{illegible} treat -/6 spoke to T Munroe to take over the parcel Sunday 2nd Raining 3 Mr William Rose departed some snow about 10 inches on the mountains 4th Throwing stones in the old cellar 5th Mr {name?} here {fornoon?} gave me 5/- Jam to givee him 1/3 back went to Kenneth William Rose buried got 2 letters from John 1 from F {name?} with a dollar in it 1 at Summerstown got the 1 parcel settled with Thomas Munroe all clear a treat 5 cents a great many boats went down to day The L Renard made her first trip up a propeller a ground the america {"or Calvin" written above text} Taking her off set 5 traps broke my {G G L?} spear 6th at Tom Kennedys getting a spear made for {illegible} gave Tom {illegible} for pay 7th {page folded, text illegible} got 27 2 ducks 22 duck eggs {illegible} a knife on the Kit {page folded, text illegible} 9th Sunday went around to the Island went to the {illegible} side Gordon rowed with 1 oar home 10th Mr {name?} gave me a dolalr I paid him his 1/3 back all clear now Planted Potatoes in the back garden Emmanuel here I croped sold my rats at 20 cents 4 {writing smudged} cash Bought of P Baker 2 bowls -/10 2 papers of seeds 1 melon 1 cucumber -10 cents 1 yds of tape 1 1/2 yds of cotton hat -10 cents treats George Renshaw sent Raisins and P Baker to the children 11th George Renshaw came down and we went to Lancaster with Mr Harpers Pot 1 cake of sugar 8 lbs for the sise of the Pot high West Wind stopt a day in Lancaster bought of Mr Harper {sunday?} {illegible} Went to the Depot took dinner at Angus Tobins 1/3 bought of Mr {name?} 2 quarts of Top {illegible} 1/6 1/4 of tea -/9 here after dark came home George landed me on the {rest of page illegible due to wear} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>James Cameron Island May 13th 1869</h2> East Wind Mr Dunn here 14th The wind slacked some Mr Dunn got off gave the children each 5 cents the ottawa {aground?} about 10 o clock tonight at the Lower end ofnthe Island Dug the garden went to fish {illegible} Gordon and I got 10 went over to the Ottawa they were here for matches gave them 3 bunches came again for hooks and baits the Highlander came withim a 100 yards and backed out Mr Rosseaus Steamer came up from Lancaster with the wheel in the stern the first I ever seen that way 16th What Sunyday the B {illegible} working at the Ottawa got her off Mr Rousseau steamer went up to day a raft came down anchored before the door sheep came home salted them East Wind and rain 17th Jim {Pimcels?} daughter drowned Mr {name?} pond here high wind Gordon and I around the Island 18th croped to Summerstown at teh Coroners in quest by Mr Duncan Mr {name?} and Dr Rols from New Lancaster I was ordered to get up a {jury?} of 12 Robert Jack Thomas Kennedy Jace {name?} James Grant John J Summers {page folded, text illegible} John James McDonell {page folded} Ronald Angus McDonell P Grant {page folded} Island John Carey bought of A L Baker 50 lb flour 7/6 1/2 lb tea quart oil -/9 1 plug Tobacco {Sweetys?} -/1 to Jack Kennedy got the tongs at Toms Went to Renshaws Island for coals 19th Planted potatoes Mr {name?} here for hay 20th Planted some potatoes {illegible} bad with the tooth ache cut George Renshaw potatoes {illegible} took home some pine caight the first rench yesterday took the {Bon?} out of the river 21st Fishing rench 22nd Fishing 23rd Tim Hopkins here I came with the {illegible} 24th {name?} Birth Day went to Summerstown bought {illegible due to wear} Tobacco got 2 parkers from John {rest of page illegible due to wear} {next page} <h2>Mr James Cameron Island 28th May</h2> Fishing Perch 29th Sheared the 2 Rams 30th Henery and his wife here Went to the Kit Kit Island all of Gordon Mary Hugh Ann {Randolph?} Livinia Rowena and Livinia and myself found 3 {staves?} 31st Shearing the sheep marked {Munroes?} Lambs 1 of the sheep could not catch 1st of June Glorious 1st of June set fire to brush heaps 2nd sheared 1 sheep weighing the wool 20 lb dirt and all for Thomas and the same for myself 3rd Went to Summerstown brought George Renshaw his {illegible} oars Mr McLead catching his sheep. Bought A L Baker 50 lb flour 1 lb tea 1/2 lb Tobacco matches {illegible} for Gordon treat borrowed a 1/4 from Pete paid this Kenneth paid me 2/{illegible} 4th Old George {3rd?} Birth Day I croped with the calve Thomas and I killed it got the rig taken out of my boots {name?} Hopkins came to {illegible} him and {illegible} and old Rankin Fishing at night got 3 {illegible} gave me a sturgeon {illegible} Camerons wife died this evening 5th {illegible} went home to night to {page folded, text illegible} 7th {name?} came to plough James Grant {page folded} hay 12 dollars a ton got a bushel of wheat 1/6 10 1/2 dollars cash George Renshaw Willie Roy Lewis Blondeau along with him planting potatoes and squashes {name?} and I croped paid A L Baker for wheat I got on the 3rd {text smudged, illegible} 2 - 40 cents bought 1 bushel of barley 5/- soda 1/2 -/4 treat -/4 John Hamilton down with us got 5/- from Thomas Munroe 8th Sowed 1 bushel of wheat and about 3 pecks of barley planted 60 hills of potatoes Jim came and took the horses 9th Our Marys Birth Day 10th Planted potatoes at the {illegible} part of the old house 11th Taking up stones {rest of page illegible due to wear} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>James Cameron Island June 16th {"1869" written in upper right corner}</h2> {illegible} the fence on the Pitt Pont 17th at the fence the {illegible} Memorable Battle of Waterloo bought 2 {Maskin onge?} 1 28 at the lower end of {illegible} Island the other 32 lb at the south west end of Rop's or snake Island 19th Went to summerstown sold 1 lunge to l Cameron 5/- got 2/6 from T Munroe got 5/- from {LW Dupond?} bought of A L Baker 1/2 {illegible}. Paper {illegible} yds of Calico Hooks of {rye?} got a lot of papers from Dan and Charlie Christy Munroe Went to Corn wall on the {illegible} 20th Sunday 21st Gordon Mary and I to the Lighthouse troubling took out dinner on the Lighthouse John Cameron John McMillan {illegible} Martin here put up their tent 22nd Our Dans Birth Day Spencer tut hill smallman Buchanan stopt here Hagle and Parker stpot in the Tent 23rd a Windy day 24th {page folded, text illegible} John Cameron and I to the Hog Island 26h Trowling they went off to night 27th Sunday Tyler Lincoln and R Briggs came stopt all day on the {Boshure?} 28th They went off 29th Trowling Fishing Renold {caught?} Peke Pickerel chup 2 Rock Bass {illegible} Perch cut grap for the calf a great many trowling on the River Weeding the garden on 23 Went to Lancaster brought {illegible} 2/- 1/2 lbs Tea lamp 2/6 Tobacco {illegible} lb of flour loaf bread bought of George Semos Musket 41 cents {rest of page illegible due to wear} {next page} {top of page illegible due to wear} 2nd Fixing a window in the cost {illegible} Hamilton hone with the boat 3rd Last day of the {time?} in Lancaster Gordon and I to Christies fishing {page folded} warm day 4th Sunday American {illegible} {page folded} Johns Birth Day Went to Semos bought of A L Baker 1/4 of Tea 1 1/2 of Ribbon 2 plugs Tobacco 2 pipes got papers from John and {Dan?} and Charlie Johns {Hughinas?} Death in the paper departed on Friday the 25th of June 6th {illegible} 7th Mary and I to Williamston seen Francis piloting a Raft Mary got very sick {ran?} of sea sick went to Mr Harpers with {illegible} book for Mrs Harper brought some Wild {illegible} to the Faulkner bought of her Harpes bottle of Licquor / 7 1/2 crackers sweetys -/1 a treat -/5 Marys very unwell going up the Black River slept the way up mostly at Helens at night took care of children as her and {name?} was at the Concert 8th in Williamstown raining {illegible} went brought his 2 horses to Pasture brought salt to salt them 9th Came {illegible} Allen {"sacrement in Lancaster" written above text} and stopt in Lancaster bought of Mr Harper 100 lb of flour 13/9 1/4 of Tea -/9 treat -/5 cents got home to the Foot of the Island as the stome commenced all night at home but very unwell myself 10th Raining {name?} and Gordon around the Island took home a canoe load of wood fishing at the Little Island Sunday 11th Allen here very windy very unwell myself all the horses at the head of the {rest of page illegible due to wear} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {top of page illegible due to wear} back of Marsh hay for the straw tick high wind a big fire up the way of David Joe's raining some his barn took fire 3rd Jim Hopkins came to mow {Lashey?} here to night Mag Bosell married on Monday the 2nd to {name?}. Jim and Pars mowing {4th?} Fred and Charlie came 5th Mowing fishing at night 6th Randolphs Birth Day 2 years old to day cocking and gathering {"made the {illegible}" written above text} 7th cocking and finished all {in?} cocks 174 I went to A L Bakers tonight on credit 1/2 lb tea 1/9 1/4 lb ginger to day the stone -/4 matches -/3 paid bought axe-handle from Lewis Christie -/3 got a paddle from him 1 of the halves. Bought for J Hopkins 1/2 lb Job 1/4 of cash kind box of common {illegible} very unwell seen Semo promised to come Monday Jim Hopkins went home left a scythe with me Sunday the 8th Caught the sheep Gordon not {well?} 9th Jim came with the Horses high Wind fixed at the North door logs to come in the barn drew my share with the barn 82 and 36 cocks of what I cut myself all on the East side 10th Commenced the stack finished Jim went home left the horses and harness with me {illegible} Barley ripe at home Old Mrs Hopkins poorly took my 3 prung fork to fine 11th Mowing the back garden hazel{illegible} getting good treed the {potatoes} on the 5th fishing got a dozen raining fine black bird getting bad 12th Seen a large fire about dark up at Hopkins 13th Making cocks cutting some in the upper feild got a {rest of page illegible due to wear} {next page} {top of page illegible due to wear} Jim Hoplins here for the {illegible} gave {illegible} canoe Gordon and I started for to to Semos turned back Mowed some buck of the old garden caught the Ram 17th Went to Semos Semos boy came home from the Bark Bush stopt at Henerys killed the Ram 18th Went with the wool to Henerys 9 1/2 lb bag and all 8 lbs of wool say Gordon got a top at Henerys 19th Mowing 20th Making cocks shooting {illegible} 21st Went with 10 lb {Tallow?} 1 sheep {relt?} to A L Baker got 11 cents for Tallow a lb {illegible} got the Relt paid 2/8 I owed before bought 1/2 lb Tobaco 1 lb soda 1/2 lb tea matches pipe 1/2 lb powder paid this got 60 lbs flour not paid on credit 1-85 went to George Renshaws got the drawing knife put off a load with George seen Henery in the Bush Lashey croped down to Lancaster with a Woman Passenger Sunday 22nd Went to Little Island {"A L Bakers Wife a son on 22nd" written above text} Gordon Hugh Ann Randolph Semos 2 boys and Henerys boy came went to fish at night 23 Mowing put in some Captain Frasher here fishing Christee here Broke the sleigh 24th the boys went home came back put in some hay Fixed the Runner in the sleigh let Henerys boy go home 25th Mowing {"cut the barley on 25th" written below text} 26th Putting in {Finny?} Semo here for the scythe Johnny went home with him gave him a Waist cut 27th Mowing gathering cut some Marsh hay {illegible} in the Barley some hay not very well 28th put in some Marsh hay gave {Jo?} the Bun to pay me in Work Jo went home Raining gathered a basket of Hazaelnuts drew some Wood split some ash for Cars 29th Jo brought over a Kitten gave him 2 old scythes to cut {illegible} Began to thrash the barley </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {top of page illegible due to wear} Fired brought them to know where they {illegible} 1st of September {Mowing?} in the back Marsh Mr Spencer here for worms 2nd Mowing and making cocks went to {illegible} planet Gordon and I shot 3 ducks seen Mr Kimball and family camping out treated me to a glass of brandy and sugar Runner and {Rintoul?} on Christees Island 3rd D Mc. Masters Birth Day making cocks 4th cutting some in Front Marsh gathered 2 baskets of hazelnuts 5th John Angus Birth Day Gordon and I fishing got a basket of nuts Mag Henery and her Man and Edward here heard A L Bakers wife had a young son last week 6th Moving Red Hugh Mc{Gallis?} Archy Grant son and Frann and Grears Boy here in a boat going to buy a canoe treated me caught some Perch and Chubb 7th Mowing took up the potatoes one and Butternuts getting good Hazelnuts ripe 8th Made some cocks 9th Mowing above the Marsh Fence Tomatoes getting ripe 10th croped to Summerstown bought A L Baker matches -/1 1/2 2 spools of threat -/2 tobacco -/3 {illegible} this bought of Peter 1/2 lb tea not paid 11th Sumers came home last night looks well heard Big Leurs Christee was drowned stopt at George Renshaws all night seen Anees Hugh and Allen Thomas McDonald and {name?} Mc Lennan came to fish took their horses from Rols Island {illegible} Mc Lennan tailor removed from {illegible due to wear} and Lashey to Cornwall to fish {page worn} from church and 2 from {illegible} {next page} {top of page illegible due to wear} the potato onions in the {box?} seen a wild goose going down he must have stayed as its the eariest I ever seen coming Sunday 12 a fine day day 13th Went to Semos for {To?} went to Dundee 5 Bushels of Ashes 5p 1 Bushel of Barley 3/5 4 Dz od eggs 2/4 bought calico Lonsey starting threat oil starch needles {illegible} cash got my coat at {Runnanull?} 14th Mowing 15th Mowing and gathering 16th went for Johnny Semo him and I to cornwall 20 lb of Wool 1/6 per lb bought of Madden 2 lovaves of bread -/7 1/2 bought at Macks 100 of flour 15/- Left a basket of Potatoes at George Renshaws 17th Put in from the Back Marsh 25 cocks of hay began to rain 18 cutting the Wheat 19 Sunday Wind high Johny here 20th putting in hay 1 load of Wheat 21st pealing apples 22nd Gordon Johny and I croped to Semos 23rd turning the Wheat Lashey here for Ash 24th made 6 cocks of Wheat took in 8 Bushels of Potatoes 13 Bushels in the cellar now got from Mr Dunns 7 Potatoes yeilds 131 Good Large sound Potatoes about 1 Bushel ur Potatoes Rotting very bad none of Mr Dunns Rotten 25th I croped to a l Bakers bought 1/2 lb tea 1 plug and 1/4 lb cut tobacco 1 pair of calf skin boots 7/6 Matches paid for the Postages to day of what was Due befpre 1 Doz buttons 15 cents sent some sweetys out to Williamstown with George Renshaw to Mary Saerament in Williamstown seen George Renshaw boat 2 dollars sails oars and all 26th Do Semo here for a gun got it a great many American on pleasure trips on the Islands 27th put up the single stove {old?} 28th Taking up the Potatoes {illegible} Wild {geese?} Plenty Butternuts Falling </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {most of page is blacked out} High wind {illegible} Boat{?} Raining with 4 {illegible} Oct{?} clear fathered 8 cocks of Marsh {illegible} with {?} put in the Wheat {illegible} finished all the hay I have cut D{illegible} A Semo came for Johny D{?} with Canoe 3rd Sunday Raining {illegible} Raking stormy Frank Semo Married{?} and I 5th Killed the heifer{?} Took {?} Water very high looking stormy {illegible} night 6th took in some nuts {?} in the onions 8th crossed to Summerstown got paper{?} from Charlie a Letter and 2 papers from Dan a Letter D{?} me. Belongs to John Cameron took Dinner at Nathen{?} Baker got a present of a Bag of Apples Bought of A J Bakers 1 plug Tob -/2 pipe 1/2 1/2 lb Tea from P{?} Prince Arthur went Down on the {?} Magnet 9th crossed the Prescott Potatoes{?} of them {?}ves me a Dollar McIver kept {?} the Raftmen till the Raft men would come 10th Hugh Ann{?} Birth Day James Hopkins and Mr Austin here the Raftmen off gave me 8 cents for their Board from{?} girls here 11th West to Sturgeon{?} 12th Went to Thomas Monroe with a sheep took {?} Bagels{?} at Bakers heard Mr Donald 6 a{?} carpenter Departed on Saturday the 9th Orchestra{?} wife has the priest to Day Henry {blacked out} here with 1 pair of my mits 13th {rest of page blacked out} Wintery to fine clear{?} Bought of G.A. Stretten pair of {?} little {?} 35 cents came to Thomas Monroe then to George Renshaws stopt all night with George 21st came home 22 fled{?} the old weather crossed to Summertown Bought of A J Baker 1/2 lb {?} 1/2 lb salts {blacked out} of salt 1/2 lb soda 23rd S{?} Birth Day one year old to Day salted the Mutton Raining 24th our Hugh's Birth Day some snow 25th My Birth Day went ot head of the Island for{?} with Gordon and I 26th Taking up the Tomato{?} {above} got 3 lb {?} carrots cucumbers out of the garden frost 27 snowing 28' snowing Raining Henry and Antwere{?} here for spear pole Heard of John Hamilton Being poorly the Horses run away with him taking Rotten potatoes out of the cellar salted the eggs Doz{?} and 8 to Day 29th stormy East Wind and snow Ducks Hocking in the channel 5 Dozen of eggs 30th choppin stove wood 31st Holy Eve sundry cracking nuts and the Halloenn supper for myself 1st of November all Saints Day 2nd all souls Day I crossed at Summertown 1 Bushel of onions 5p to Mr D Summers to the fallow to a J Baker Bought {?} yds of calves 1/2 lb pepper 1/2 lb Tobacco 3/ bunches of Matches paper 1 spool of Thread 3 Quarts of oil 30 feet of Rope stopt all night Lent George Bosell the B{?} to {rest of page blacked out} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {most of the page is blacked out} snowing a steamer {?} near Charles Island {blacked out} very Windy {?} snowing Drifting L Renoud and Regis {?} down plastering some {?} thrash the wheat 9th {?} in a Boat I think to the {blacked out} to see if there was a For {?} come to the House 10 went to see the {?} 11th chopping got a Rat {?} 13th strawing Drags 14th Sunday In{?} took {?} the Horses {?} Heard of old Mr Lincoln Being Dead and {blacked out} on the " 15th thrashing the Wheat 16th thrashing 17th thrashing tanning 3 1/2 Bushel 18th chopping stove wood 19th {?} Salt Wine{?} 20th High wind and Rain Boat house came down with the wind 21st On this Day of the month D McMaster Departed {?} Turkey 22nd Windy the {?} chopping{?} in place of the Highlander 23 Andy {?} Departed 24th Went to Summertown {?} Hamilton and J Davis told {rest of page blacked out} Mr Donalds Wife {?} Boats running yet the {?} do and another Lashed together went {?} with a sow 26th chopping took up {?} 27th Mrs Clyde went up to {?}hing Eels got 27 East wind Sunday 29th Went to Auturne{?} Bosells James{?} paid Jo's son-in-Law here 30th Hundred{?} Let out the Rain yesterday {above} the opsrey went up firing storm 1st of Dec {blacked out} stormy fixing the stable Door toeing the staves 18 large ones and 10 small ones took the Butternuts out of the canoe 2nd crossed to Summertown 2 Rats 20 cents Bought of A J Baker 15 worm lozenges 15 carts 3 Bunchesof Matches 3 cents Tobacco Pipe 1 Bottle of oil{?} -/2 Went to John Cameron for the first time I ever was tehre to John the papery concerning Elizabeth to urcell{?} gave my oath to that effect Jun{?} Hopkins fencing{?} at George Renshaws to hay High East wind and snow 3rd Home and fine 4th chopping stove Wood 5th Sunday 6th Cold cut a sawlog 7th chopping stove Wood making the sleigh 8th cut Down the West Hicory in the grove a mark out for Perch out opposite it 9th killed the cow a fine Day all alone at it 10th cutting and salting the meat a fine Day set 2 traps in the Back Marsh 11th a Fine Day set some traps in the front Marsh 2 men fishing eels 12 Sunday stormy East Wind sleet Rain and snow </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {top of page illegible due to wear} Went up around the {Pland?} {illegible} some firewood and chopping 17th Went to Summerstown with 33 lb of Barley {illegible} {Tallow?} 2 muskets bought of A L Baker 6 lb of Barley /4 a pound 2p 1/2 lb tea 1/6 1/2 lb {tobacco?} pipe -/ 1/2 3 cents of {spice?} cotton batting 2 {illegible} 1 p spool of thread -/4 2 yds of cotton 1/3 1/4 lb Powder -/5 1 bunch of matches -/1 1 doz of {Larrys?} Worms -/8 2 cents on a paper from John Harpers Weekly William M Lead Thomas Munroe William {Spenk?} George Renshaw all went to Lancaster Depot or to Mr Harpers drawing the Telegraph Roles away of the front Lashey here for a dish to bail his canoe. Fishing {eels?} him and Henery 18th Tried to go to Lancaster went as far as Suses Island the ice taken from there to shore turned back from there East Wind Shipped about a pail of water change in the Moon tonight. Turned stormy with snow wind changed to the West through the night 19th Sunday drifting windy 20th Raining ice Breaking along shore 21st Croped with 4 bushels of Wheat left it with John Hamilton to take to {Ville?} took the {Hide?} to A L Baker 55 lbs took a few onions to Walter Baker a fine day wind raised from the East {illegible} Burying old John McPherson to day Heard Walter William Died and heard {illegible} Fisher died {"not so" written above text} sent a letter and papers to Charlie 56 Market Street Birken head Cheshire 22nd {wind?} changed in West to night a terrible Gale {page worn, text illegible} from the Big Elm tree up in the {illegible} made {illegible} 23rd {Piling?} the Big Elm Garden {top of page illegible due to wear} George Renshaw a piece of meat for {illegible} Dinner bought of A L Baker to yet of {illegible} for under skirts at 30 cents a yds to 80 2 yds cotton {illegible} 1 spoll of Thread 1/2 lb tea 1/2 lb soda paid the Postage of the letter and paper did not get the file {illegible} on the front Semo living in Walter Pakers Shanty got a letter from Charlie hurted my boat in the ice seen old Mr Kennedy from the branch 25 Christmas Day JIm Hopkins and his boy here for his Whippletrees and chain lent him my 2 {illegible} brought me some Tracts from Mrs Norman McDonald and compliments Sunday the 26th Gordon and I to the head of the Island a fine day 27th Chopping stow wood 28th chopping 29th Our Anguss Birth Day Raining croped to Hameltons with bag bought of A L Baker 1 Bottle of R R R on {crecht?} got the File sharpened the saw 30th Sawing stove wood 31st Sawing stove wood Windy a Ball at Mrs David Summers to night a fine evening 1st of January 1870 East Wind {illegible} in the new year Saturday Sunday 2nd Windy from the East 3rd Allans Birth Day very windy found perch that was blew up on the shore with the wind 4 Went to the head of the Island sawing stove wood seen a boat croping to Hopkins a fine Day snowing hailing and fine Raising the oak Log up from the Ground took the little canoe up on Land 5th Bauking the West end of the house with Hay sawing stove wood </div> UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9f878a324d839203a34402136e67f222.pdf 778433db8fc3122cc7b62cce5818287b PDF Text Text rz/^^w ^/ZZM/t^ ^ ^^.^ K/4^!^- ^ 3^/>?2^^< * ^ // ^ti 3 </^z,/z /'j/b 7^ ^/ft /7t<>/m< -£ ^%^/^^^/ zz^ ' 7^^z^t ^ ^z^4^W/^^ 3 ^cat,^^ y^ a X; I vcU ^/c^-f^/c �/^ /ZZZZ^/^ZzZ^r Z^zM 7-/Z7 ,// Bl & ZZZ. 7/'^/^^ . 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Some words are cut off on either side of the pages for those reasons.} Mr James Cameron Island 30th Jany Dec 1866 1867 30 Dec 67 Drawing Drags 31st Last Day of the year Shot the Owl got him alive 1st of January 1868 shot 3 squi{rrels} very stormy a Ball at John Frashers 2 cutting Hay got a Rat at the Lower Point 3 Allens Birth Day Drawing Drags angus and Angus the Blue Boy came for the sheep Got them gave Gordon and the rest 30 cents {Some words have been scratched out and cannot be read.} smallman Bushed the Road to Lanca{ster} 4th stormy Day 5th Sunday Fine Day 6th we{nt} to Summerstown seen Mr Riddle and old Donald Cameron carpenter at Davids Treat paid treat at Andrews -/7½ paid got a Ride out to Williamstown from Jimmy Grant Electi{on} time for councillers in Williamstown 7th in Williamstown 8th in Williamstown came home John Angus took me home 9th Went to Fort Covington Got a paper from John 2 Treats at Jessimas a Treat at Mac Bought 1 paper pins 2 sticks of Licquorice a paper of hee {Cut off by the page} 3 cents of Licquorice Root 1oz a Bottle at McR{aes} to Be Returned a Treat at McRaes got a Ride from John McLennans Robertson Going to the Flaxmill 10th cutting Stove Wood 11th Drawing Wood Broke the Whippletree a fine D{ay} 12th Old New Years Day cold 13th Making a Whipplet{ree} �14th Drawing Drags cut a New Waterhole cut an oak in the marsh took home cedar for Brooms a very fine Day shot a squirrel 15th cutting Drags {Above it reads: Mrs Harper a Girl} 16th Drawing Drags. 17th put Poison in the hog 18th very windy Drew some Drags from the Pitt Point 2019th sunday a very fine day EEL Fishers at alexus Island 20th stagness Day went to Summerstown {Illegible due to mold} A Summers ½ lb Tea 1/10½ paid Mr James Cameron Island Jany 21st 1868 Stagness Thrashed 1 Bushel of Wheat Lewis and Pete Bosell Drew 3 Load of hay a Ball at David Summers caribou’s Making 22nd Thrashed a Bushel of Wheat Lewis Drew the Last Load of their hay a fine Day 23rd chopping Stove Wood {Above it reads: got a Rat} 24th at the Knees of the sleigh charlie Tuppers Birth Day 25th Drew some Wood out of the marsh Froze my Big Toe 26th Sunday Stormy cold Day 27th a Fine Day Drew a Load of Wood 28th Went to the Mill 2½ of Wheat 10 Rats to Mr Streeter 1 Pair of Boots for them Brought Mr McRae his Bottle got some Ulmanes from Mr Parker got 3 horse shoes from Dan Summers (his child died on the 17th) a very cold Day 29th Drawing Wood Filling the Bags with ashes cut a Waterhole 30th Went to Dundee with 5 Bushels of ashes 1 calveskin 3 sheep pelts to my account to Mr Baker Bought of mr Baker's ½ Barrel Fish 12/6 ½ Bushel salt 1/6 3 Quarts of Kerosene oil 22½ cents got 10 cents for Phrenologist 31st chopping in the Bush 1st of February Drawing Wood very stormy cut Down a Dry tree of Beech 2nd Drifting & Snowing 3rd Thrashed 2 Bushels of Wheat very Frosty Day �4th in the Bush cut Down a Stump of Beech 5th Thrashed 1½ of Wheat 6th Drew a Load of Wood 7th very cold stormy 8th Gordons Birth Day a Fine Day Thrashed near 1 Bushel of Wheat went to the head of the Island 9th Sunday Stormy West Wind soft 10th Thrashed the Last of the {l}oose Wheat 20 lbs Began the Oats Thrashed 55 lbs {11}th Drew some Wood snow Deep 12th cut Down a D {Cut off by the page} soft maple stormy 13th Went to Mill with 4 lb Wh{eat} {Illegible due to mold} Mr James Cameron Island 13th Feby 1868 Mr Minkler ½ lb crackers 9 cents 3 cents of Tobacco pipe 1 cent Gave My Oats to Mr Baker 55 lbs Bought 1 lb Tea 1/3 cash 1 plug Tobacco ¼ of cut Tobacco Tr{eat} a very Stormy Day coming home got a Rug from Ritchison to put around me coming Down Salmon River got my account from Mr B{aker} 88 cents Left Mrs Hopkins Book at ho{me} Domby and Sons Jim Hopkins Wife in Williamstown Dan Summers in Morriss {Cut off by the page} Dan Cameron came at home James {McHvains?} fell sick 14th St Valentine’s Day a Ball at Wido {Cut off by the page} Summers’s to night not very well a Fine Day Fixing the Flour put a Handle in Charlies old axe 15th st{rong} east Wind and snow Sunday 16th Fine Day Thawing Cat Killed the owl Thrashed 1½ of Oats 18th Went to the Bush snow very Deep 19th went Round to the Pitt Point chopping stove Wood 20th cleaning the cellar and up stairs chopping stove Wood a Fine Day the {Cut off by the page} 21st chopping stove Wood put the snow off the stack {Above it reads: Thrashed 8 lbs Wheat} Jack Rabbit Dead 22nd Washington's Birth Day Thrashed 1½ of oats Fine Day Frosty cut a Waterhole ice very Thick snow Deep on the ice 23rd Sunday {Above it reads: Shrove} Fine Day �24th St Matthias Thrashing Oats 25th Shrove Tuesday Fanning 5 Bushels 26th Ash Wednesday chopping stove W{ood} Ground the 2 axes a Fine Day 27th Breaking the {Cut off by the page} to the River 28th Gordon and I to the Bush 29th the Last of the Wheat a Bushel Left 3 sheaves for hats Last Day of February Frosty 1st of March the Fest{ival} of the Welsh St Davids Day a Fine Day but turned stormy with the change of the Moon came like a Li {Cut off by the page} 2nd Stormy 3rd Stormy Took the Bun out of the old House 4th Fine But Drifting 5th Thrashing oats 6th Finished {Cut off by the page} Fanning {Illegible due to weathering} Bushels of oats Broke the Road Thawing {Dates missing due to mold and weather damage at the bottom of the page} Mr James Cameron Island March 9th 1868 9th not many crossing the Salmon River is Bad 10th seen a crow for the First cutting sticks for Traps 14 of them when split 11th went to the Bush 12th this is the Day D McMaster came to the Island I went to Summerstown Bought of Mr Harper 1 Quart of Oil wick Black Thread 2 plug of Tole 1 lb shot 1 B Matches Got 2 papers and the (cheese) paper from Charlie sent a paper and an almanack to him 13th George Bosell Took a Ton of Hay 3 Loads Gave me 2½ Dollars 14th Tapt 14 Trees not running well 15th sunday 16th Tried to Go to Hopkins Turned Back with water on the Ice 17th St Francis Patrick Day in the morning First Laying of the Hens Tapt a few Trees �18th Black Birds came seen some Ducks The Empress Burnt not Good sugar weather 19th went for Hopkins Pot Got 2 lb of Pork for Nothing Tapt about 30 Trees took home 3 pails of sap made 22 Troughfs 20th went to mr Harpers Bought ½ lb Tea 2/- 8 yrds of Calicoes 6/8 Hook & 8 ys spool of Thread ice Bad close to shore 1st Day of Spring {2}1st Gathering sap Tapt some Boiling in the Bush took it home to sugar off 12 lbs made for the first 22 Sunday Livinia Birth Day Gatherd Gathered some 23rd Boiling and Tapping 24th Boiling Sap Running well Tapping some yet Ice open to night at Francis Island 25th annunciation of the Virgin Mary Livinia Gordon Mary and the Baby all to the Bush 26th in the Bush 27th Boiling in the Bush 28th in the Bush 29th Sugared off Boiling some after Dark 30th all to the Bush the Rumpling Hen Killed by something 31 Sugared of Twice 1st of April all Fools Day Boiling seen a Canoe with 3 in it {Cut off by the page} set Fire Back of the Ba {Bottom of the page is illegible due to mold damage} Mr. James Cameron Island April 3rd 1868 Taking some of the Boards off the old house run pretty well gathered 3 pails 4th Boiling and Gathering 40 pails made 2 cakes the Sugar soft 5th Sunday Palm not running very well 6th Boiling James Hopkins and pare Bone here going to Lancaster turned Back Cold Day took home a paill ½ syrup 7th in the Bush 8th Snowing 9th in the Bush �10th Good Friday in the Bush Shot 2 Black Ducks seen the Fox Tracks 11th in th in the Bush 12th Easter Sunday Lots of Eggs Fine Day But the Sun did not dance in the morning the sig{n} of a hard year 13th a Boat with 2 passed up from Lancaster made sugar 24 lbs 14th Sap Running well 15th all in the Bush Boiling Down Sugared 26 lbs 16th in the Bush very windy the cherry tr{ee} fell Down Gathered some came home yesterday ou {Cut off by the page} nannies a Lamb one of munroes a Lamb 18 17th Boil 3 Gallons one of Munroes Sheep 2 Lambs one Dead 18th our Duncans Birth Day, very Windy time now Boiled ½ Gallon syrup 19th Low Sunday Swallows came Frost Last night Ice Going Down Found a Tick Wild onions coming up the Water Rising so {Cut off by the page} Found a nest with 9 Eggs 20th Boiling about 1 Gallon {Cut off by the page} Came I went to Mr Harpers with 23 lb Sugar 10 cents a pound Got 1 Dollar from Pat Bought of Mr Harper ½ lb Tea 2 Quart of oil -/6 1 Package of Matches -/6 ½ lb Su {Cut off by the page} 2 ½ Dollars worth of Flour Treats Bought of A Summers hats 20 cents Got 4 Papers from Charlie Heard of D Arcy McGee’s Death a Villian that Shot Such a Good Man Mr Spinks went to Mont {Cut off by the page} 21st Caught a Wild Goose in the Big Trap Henry A {Cut off by the page} Lashey Lashey Got the 2 adzes round and square G{ot} Henery a Stick for Spear handles Got 3 eels from {Cut off by the page} eny 22nd at the Sturgeon Run 23rd Georges Day {Bottom of the page is too weathered to read} Mr James Cameron Island April 24th 1868 The Brittish America began to Run Set the ashes for soap Gordon and I to the Head of the Island 25th Tapped some of the trees over running gathered 11 pails of sap Boiled it put in the cows again all munroes sheep got their Lambs but the old one 26th Sunday Snowing and a Fine Day Set Fire Last night to the Little Island Gordon and I 27th Made the Last syrup Made the Soap Lewis Christie here Gave him Fat pine Gave him 3 sticks for Paddles sticks for Brooms stick for spear Pole to Get a Basket Gave me an oak axe handle �28th Lewis Brought Fish for Pine Brought home 6 pails of sap Gordon Boiled it I went to try for eels at the Kit Kat Island {Île Kit-Kat} Found a horse shoe at the Little Island and a pipe 29th First Raft came Down came for my canoe Got it high wind {Above it reads: planted potatoes on 30th} 30th went to the Raft 1st of May set the hen to hatch yesterday Drew the oars up from the Lower point put manure out Drew away the hog pen the sheep all out 2nd Drew home the crotch for harrow set Fires Let out the Mare 3rd Mag & Feney here Got 3 EEls 4th Jim Hopkins here the Raftman here Gave 7/3 for the Canoe I went across to Bosells at Semos at Roses took Dinner there wrote 2 Letters for Pat went to see Thomas Munroes wife and Mr McLeod Got 2 plugs from Pat 5th or 4th Mr McLeod Departed I went to William Frashers for Potatoes took Dinner Got 2 Bushels 5/6th Began to Plough 7th Ploughed some 8th Lashey here Got his spear Gave him a Board and Tuine for his canoe Tried for EEls Got 12 9th Ploughed Tried for EEls 10th Sunday Preaching on the Front J Angus there Set Fires on Pitt Point Pete Baker Willi Rose Walter Campt {Cut off by the page} ere 11th Went home with Mr Hopkins Pot hard for the Pork and Pot 8 lb {Illegible due to weathering} to Fish with {Cut off by the page} Mr James Cameron. Island May the 12th 1868 Went to Williamstown with 2 sturgeon 2 Bottles of syrup 1 cake Mary 1 for Granny Sturgeon for Ellen and Bottle of syrup for Ellen cakes for her children currants Mr Harper moved to Lancaster these Days 13th I Came From Williamstown Got cod fish Broom Pail Got 1 Dozen of Herrings Soap Got Peices for a Quill from H Ann stopt at Mr Har{per} Bought a Bottle of Ink /2 Bought of Baker 6 Loa{ves} of Bread 2/6 came home stopt at the Lighthouse took Dinner or a snack in my canoe wind high. The Express Train Ran of the Track ice Going Down yet 14th High Wind and Rain the hen hatching in the Goose stable 14 eggs Planted some Potatoe Onions in the Garden yesterday nothing in the Ground yet Got a Cow Bell in Williamstown Ploughed at the Door �15th Sowed 1½ of Wheat Planted some Potatoes at the {Cut off by the page} of the Wheat Set Fire on the North side of the Isl{and} in the marsh the Brittish America came Down a{nd} stopt at the Lower end of the Butternut Island The Spartan and Kingston Going Down togeth{er} 16th Planted some squash and Pumpkins amongst the Pota{toes} Gordon and I looking for Pine fixed the Gap in the Fence cut stick and made some Rails The SalaBerry Going in t{he} Salmon River the First time got aground The Bam {Cut off by the page} tried to take her off But could not Foggy this Morning The Osprey went Down Lord Elgin went Down Lord Elgin went Down Thunder Cannons roaring took Down the Plate of the Old house 17th Sunday america Trying to take the Salaberry off 18th Working at the Fence 19th at the fence 20th Went to Summerstown Bought {Cut off by the page} The Salaberry Got off Got on again the america Tried but co{uld} not take her off Mrs Munroe Went to Cornwall Brought Bottle of Maple syrup to her 21st Ascension Day or Holy Thurs{day} {Above the line it reads: Renaud took off the Salaberry} 70 lb of oats to D Baker Got 2 Bushels of Potatoes took Dinner at Emman{uel’s} stopt all night Got a Bottle at Mr Bakers Left at the Door of {Cut off by the page} in the morning Bought of A Smallman ½ lb crackers {The last line of the page is illegible due to weathering} Mr James Cameron Island 22nd 23rd 23rd of May 1868 Finished Planting Potatoes Before the Door Sunday the 24th Raining Blowing 25th Got home the sheep sheared 3 of the sheep Fishing at night stopt all night on the Little Island above Ross’s Great chopping on Christies Island 26th sheared the rest of the sheep {Fi}shing to night seen Henry Genie Fishing Marked Munroes sheep cut the Tails of all the Lambs and Marked them 27th Went to Mr Harpers {in} Lancaster Bought ½ bushel of Potatoes ⅓ 1½ yd of Ribbon spool of Blue Thread Bought of Mr Nicholson the Baker 9 Loaves of Bread 3/9 Returned John Frashers Bottle Took Dinner at Mr Harpers sailed home Tried Trowling {trolling} Got no Bites 28th Planted Potatoes and Beans at the Back Garden Tore Down the Pig Pen Planted cucumber and Melons 19 {Above it reads: hills} Melons Musk. 6. hills of Water Melons 22 hills of cucumbers Rafts went Down Highlander {Below it reads: – a gunboat} and America Towing a canons Kind Steamer Towed up By The Highlander 29th Royal Oak Day 30th Went to Lancaster with Mr Harpers Pot and 13 lb of sugar for hay for the Pot To 2 Bushels of Oats 47 cents a Bushel to ½ Bushel of Potatoes 2/6 ½ lb Tea 1/1oz with Little Jim McDougall Fixing �Sod on his Mothers Grave Dingwalls and Jim McDougall went with their Horses to Ross’s Island High West Wind Met Henery in Lancaster stopt above Allen Roys in the Bay I Stopt all night at Allen Roys Seen Allen McMartin from the 8th concession 31st Whit Sunday {Pentecost} Last Day of May I came up along side shore From Allen Roys stopt at Henerys had Breakfast Lewis Bosell at home the Salaberry went Down wind high some cold Rain seen young Ducks 1st of June Planted a Few hills of Potatoes Lashey here Washing the Wool very cold 2nd I crossed Wrote a Letter to Mr J J Lynch Montreal No 1 {C}haboillez square Old Bosell Departed sent 2 papers to Charlie I got From him took the Wool to Thomas Munroes 13 lb seen Pat taking Down Hay and Wood for Mr Harper to Lancaster Andrew Summers Lent Me Postage for the Letter and paper as I Forgot my pocket Book Went Down to Bosells stopt at Roses took Tea all night at Bosells 3rd took Breakfast their and came home put the Wool in the Bags tried Trowling got none 4th Trowling put {Illegible due to weathering} hills of Potatoes Went {Illegible due to weathering} {Above it reads: got ash logs 13 Feet Long} Mr James Cameron Island June 6th 1868 Raining Tried to catch the Mare Wind High the Dog Killed the chickens at night 7th Sunday East Wind Kingstown went Down Salaberry went Down a Good deal of crossing at Summerstown 8th Went to Summerstown Bought of A J Baker 48 lb of Flour (1 Lead pencil paid this) took home the Ram from Roses {Cut off by the page} the Lend of the Scottish Chiefs 9th Our Marys Birth Day Fi {Cut off by the page} 10th Cleaning some of the Potatoes 11th Fishing not very well 12 Gordon and I Fishing Caught a Lunge about 16 lbs w{ent} to Summerstown the Gun Boat Firing to Day anchored at Hopkins took home the Lunge 13th Fishing 14th To Thomas Davis here Gave him 3 papers a Tin Dish William Morris here and Briggs Lent {Cut off by the page} a paddle Found a Wheel Barrow on the Water 15th cutting the Weeds in the Potatoes 16th Gordon and I went to trowling Down to the Kitt Kitt Island Found a Ducks nest caught the Duck �17th Caught the Mare Drew some of the sticks around the Potatoes a Great many trowling 18th the Ever Memorable Battle of Waterloo {18 June 1815} Doctor Moxley Here Last night {Between the lines it reads: ‘took the Wool to Mrs Rose 3 Books I gave her R R Pirate’ then is cut off by the page} Went around the Island 19th Finished Weeding the Potatoes colouring these Days Mr Means and Mr Spen {Cut off by the page} Trowling Leen Pigeons in the Bush at the Elm n {Cut off by the page} 20th Trowling caught a crow Killed one Fixing the Brush Fence the Steamer L Renaud a Pleasure Party I can see part of the Ro {Cut off by the page} of Luke Bowens house on christies Island Heavy Rain much wanted n {Cut off by the page} Moon comes in a Scotch Moon Tom Says But the Moon that comes Sunday I always thought was a Scotch Moon Strawberries commencing to g{row} Ripe Summer commences to Day Deer Flies commenced the swamp Getting Long BlackBerries in Blossom Thorn apple trees in Blossom 21st Sunday Tom Davis here Gave him some English Papers alman{acs} Bill Morris and Briggs here Found a Wheelbar{row} on the Water Lent Bill a Paddle 22nd crossed {Cut off by the page} Davis Birth Day 23rd John Angus started and Peter Baker {Bottom of the page is illegible due to weathering} James Cameron Island June the 24th 1868 I crossed to Bosells got the 2 adzes got a Rope from Semo Returned Mrs Roses Book paid andrew the Postage Brought a Bushel of oats to A J Baker 2/6 ½ Bushel of salt Matches 6 Bunches 4 Plugs of Tobacco Got a Paper from Charlie Working at the Roads Fixing the oats and ashes in the Bags 25th Working at the cook house Started this evening Stopt at Lauries all night 26th Sold to Baker 3 Bushels of Ashes 114 lbs of Oats got 2-/2 ½ cents cash Bought Flour from John Tyo for 2 Dollars Bought pipes from Mac John Carey Married yesterday {c}ame home the Gun Boat at Hamiltons 27th Working at the cookhouse Sunday 28 Tom Davis Brought some Papers 29th Dan Summers and Laurie here A Warm Day 30th at the cook House 1st of July Dominion Day the L Renaud a Pleasure Trip and the B America Steamers their Colours Flying Warm 2nd Fishing set out Fires cutting the Weeds in the Potatoes 3rd Working at the cook house �4th July American Independence a Ball Last night over 500 at it at Staffords in Fort Covington americans in Russells Beat here. Henery Genies Boy here hoed the Potatoes in the Back Garden 5th Our Johns Birth Day Emannuel here and Wife 2 of the children Gave them a string of Fish not very well 6th Warm Weather these Days 1 of Munroes Sheep Dead a Log of the Fence Fell on its neck skinned it put the carcass in the River Hoeing and cleaning the Potatoes took home some ashes cleaned out the Barn East Wind turned the Long Canoe out of the Water 7th Tried Trowling got none commenced to Rain Thunder & Lightening much Wanted James Grant here with his horses 8th Finished hoeing the Potatoes at the Lower end of the Wheat 9th Gordon and I went Trowling Down to Ross’s Island Killed 3 Black snakes 1 of them a very Large one a Monster Got a Large Pike at charlies Island or Butternut Island) 10th Fixing the canoes a very very warm Day the Warmest came yet I crossed to Summerstown Stopt at John Hamiltons Gave me a peice of the Real Genuines {To}bacco that he Got of the Gun Boat John Ploughing Buckwheat andrew Baker Fixing A Summers st {Cut off by the page} Mr. James Cameron Island July 11th 1868 I crossed over got about 30 Tobacco Plants at Hamil{tons} From Margaret The Steamer L Renand a Pleasure {Cut off by the page} Got 4 Dollars cash from James G Went and ½ lb Tea and to pay A Summers 2/6 wk J A Treats {Above it reads: paid this} at Davids ½ lb sugar from A J Baker Jacob Baker at Andrews Fixing the Post office for A Store for A J Baker Got 1 Doll{ar} Cash from George Bosell Lashey here seen Mr Irons Master Painter from Cornwall the Champion {Cut off by the page} {Dawn?} Got a Paper from Charlie from Chester no 4 St Anns Street care of Mr Rowe 12th of July Sunday Orangeman's Day Mr Smallman's Steamer passed here to Lancaster 13th Fixing in the mon {Cut off by the page} for the 12th of July Went to Lancaster Bought of Mr Harper 3 Do{llars} Worth of Flour Sacrament in Lancaster 1 pair of Braces 1/3 Treat /3 14th Went to Bosells for Lasheys canoe Went to Dun{dee} with Ashes Rags Iron Boards Slept in Bakers Barn 15th Bought of D Baker 9½ yds of Calico at 13 cents 1½ yds of Tweed for Gordon 1/3 a yd 3 yds of Cotton at -/7½ yd ½ Dozen Cups sauce 1/3 plates ½ Dozen 1/6 (crackers Sugar Tobacco pipe) Treat -/3½ Bought of Peter Buchannan 1 scythe 5½ Paid with Lumber got {Cut off by the page} sycthe From Peter Bought Stone -/6 1 pc treat McRaes -/-½ Coming home the Wind turned me Back from near our Island to the head of Alexus’s Island in a {sq}uall 16th commenced to mow a few Rounds 17th mowing 18th mowing some put in 7 cocks the Mare Lame �Sunday 19th George Bosell & Family & Reggey here Gave them old news papers {Cut off by the page} ut one French paper to Henerys wife Berries plenty {Cut off by the page} berries 20th Mowed the Grove Finished mowing the Grove Went to Summerstown Bought of A J Baker on account of J G {James Grant} Tea 1/6 ½ lb soda /4 2 Rakes 1/4 2 Whet Stones -/8 sugar /3) (Alu {Cut off by the page} ½ lb -/3) Went up with Tom Kennedy seen Mrs Secor took {Illegible due to mold} & Toms Seen Francis the PO in A Summers {Illegible due to mold} terrible smoke Ashes Falling got 2 {Cut off by the page} {The following page of entries is written on a smaller piece of loose paper that has been inserted into the diary overtop of a page that begins with 1 October 1868} James Cameron Island July 25th 1868 Mowing Down on the Bank to the appletrees Mrs Bowen and Mrs Mayville here for Berries Sunday 26th a Boatload in the Berries 27th eat cucumbers {p}utting in 28 cocks Mowed some 28th The Earthquake Mowing 29th Mowing spreading making cocks 30th Raining some Mowing went to Fish Kept in Molly all Day Heard one of those Big Plouers this is the earliest year I ever seen him come 31st Molly her calf 1st of August or Lammas Day Raining mowing People in the Berries Sunday Monday 3rd Putting in 30 cocks thats 26 to Day on the Westside about 4 on the East side 4th mowing and Raking got piece of Pine on the 3rd George Bosell here gave me 7/6 cash not agoing to take the hay only offered me 5 Dollars for it 5th Went around the Island to Galerneau and July and Mrs Mayville for Berries Raking on the Lower Point cut some of the Wheat eat the First new Potatoes a very Large Raft went down counted 24 cabins on it 6th Randolphs Birth Day put in 2 cocks on the west side and 25 on the east side tried some of the squashes Cutting the rest of the Wheat put in a Load 7th put in all the Wheat but the raking got a plug of Tobacco from Lashley a very warm Day 8th Got a stick of Elm 8th Looking for the sheep Found a Tobacco pouch Belonging to the Indians Mr Oxly here Lent him my canoe to cross Raining Thunder and Lightning Mowing some �9th Sunday Windy rain 10th Mr Oxly here mowing went to Bakers Bought 07/-/ worth of Flour & plug of Tobacco got the Balance of what was coming from A J Baker James Grants account got a paper From Charlie 11th Went to Dundee raining stopt at Dan Summers's took Dinner Bought of Baker Ropes -/6 Tobacco -/9 2 spools of Thread Bought of Norman 2 Bunches of matches {The following two pages of entries are written on a smaller piece of loose paper that has been inserted into the diary overtop of a previous page beginning with 11 July 1868 and a page beginning with 1 October 1868} Mr James Cameron Island August 12th 1868 Mowing Raking the Wheat put in 14 coc{ks} 13th Mowing at Lower Point 14th put in 20 coc{ks} very Windy Lashey took his Bed here he went to Fish at cornwall 15th Mowing choke {Cut off by the page} and Hazelnuts good Raining 16th William Rose charlie and Willie Roy here Gave Charlie 2 Rings for scythes took over the ya {Cut off by the page} 11 skains {skeins; a length of yarn or thread?} 17th mowing in the upper Field Went to Williamstown got a Tow up from the scow 18th in Williamstown the Lacrosse in martintown William Boys Beat them 19th Killed a sheep a {Cut off by the page} James Hugh and I 20th came home 21st I went to A J Baker with the Wooll Bought 50 lb of Flour 10 lb oatmeal ½ Powder 2 lb shot ½ lb Ginger Worm Pills a Treat 10 cents paid Tom Davis he{re} Fixing the chairs 22nd The Lacross play in Lancaster not decided put in 24 cocks of h{ay} 23rd sunday Mr McGillis Donald McDonald and John James here William McLeod Andrew J Baker J Grant & Emmanu{el} here Mr Rosseau and Paushaius B {Cut off by the page} here 24th Mowing in the upper Field 25th went to the head of the Island Mowing Mr adolphus Rosseau here got the Timber paid me took Dinner 26th putting in and Gathering 36 cocks 26th Let the Ma {Cut off by the page} Go made 18 cocks mowing �27th Gathering 28th stormy 29th 3 Ducks Leo and Mrs Morris and Laflesh here Sunday 30th went to a J Bakers Bought ½ lb Tea ½ lb starch veal casteroil - 7½ 1 Quart Whiskey w {Cut off by the page} 2-11-/3 Laflesh Bought 2 Quarts they went off 31st shot a Duck 1st of Sept Mowing started for cornwall stopt at George Renshaws all night George a Bee cutting hay 2nd Got on Board the L Renaud 1/3 fare to cornall sold the wooll 33⅓ - 35 lb got 24c stopt at Angus Cameron all night Mr James Cameron Island 2nd of Sept 1868 Bought of Kewin where Duncan Munroes is 2 yds of Cotton 4½ 11 yds of Ticking 6/9 Flannel 1/10½ ½ yds of Cloth 11/3 ½ lb Tea 1/3 calico 2/- Liquor 5/- flour 15 lb 4 Dollars 3rd came Down on the Brittish america Fare 1/3 Got over with George Renshaws from Summerstown Lent Kenneth McDonell 2/6 at Summers treat 20 cents Treat at Bakers 10 cents 1 for matches took Dinner at Thomas Munroe Races in Lancaster yesterday Renaud Left my Bag {a}nd forgot to Leave the Flour 4th came home 5th Mowing 6th Sunday John Angus came Lent him Book North American Indians gave him a song Book went to Renshaws Got the Flour 7th Raining 8th Went to Lancaster Bought of Mr Harper Boots 3¾ salt 2/- ½ Gallon oil 7/- paid Treats 2/6 pipe ½ Tobacco/2 Got a ½ lb Tea for Livina from Pat 1/10 ½ soda -/6 paid pat 5/- I owed him Box of caps -/7 ½ lb shot -/6 9th Mowing 10th put in a Load of hay 5 cocks old Mr Morris Birth Day 11th put in 25 cocks the Barn Door came Down 7 cocks on the stable Loft of this 12th put in 12 cocks 8 cocks on the Stable Loft Fixing up the Barn Door a Job Raining Sunday 13th Windy went to the head of the Island the osprey went up �14th Livinia and Hugh Ann went to Dundee Brought 7 Dozen Eggs Bought Batting Matches Pins Book 2 yds shirting sweetys stopt at Laurie all night 15th came home Went to Hamiltons Island Henery put them across to our Island cut some marsh hay Before the Door 16th mowing 17th went for the canoe to Hamiltons Island caught the sheep 18th Commenced to mow in the Back marsh 19 Races in Lancaster 19th Dan Summers here Gathered 55 cocks in Back Marsh 6 in Front marsh {The following page of entries is written on a smaller piece of loose paper that has been inserted into the diary overtop of a page that begins with 11 July 1868} Mr James Cameron Island Sept 20th 1868 Sunday 20th Raining I put up the stone 21st St Mathew Day mowed some in Back marsh Dan Summers came for Laurie Gave them Potatoes squashs pumpkins 22 put in 40 cocks of Marsh Hay Dan Summers went to Lancaster stopt here all night the Baley {bailee} Randolph very sick the cattle all on the inside now 23rd took in 2 Bushels of Potatoes Raining 22nd 1st Day of Fall 24th Caught Thomas Munroes sheep took it and the sheep Pelt over stopt and Renshaws Island to help them Drawing cocks got some apples from J Hamilton Antwine on a Barge Captain Dan McDougall and I Butchered the sheep at Thomas took supper there Bought of A J Baker 20 Worm Lozenges 1/- 1 Plug of Tobacco -/2 a Raffle at David Summers of a heifer Lashey came here to stop 25th crossed with Lashey for the canoe a Great Fire and smoke somewhere {Above it reads: a Fire at Jim Buchannans} about Jim Buchannans place Raining East Wind 26th Lashey to cornwall Mowing in the Front marsh went to the Little Island southside shot a Duck took in about 10 Bushels of Potatoes the Baby and Hugh Ann very sick a Raft Going Down 27th Gordon Mary Summers and Laurie to Ross’s Island & Charlies for a ½ Dozen of Herrings from them Gave them a Kettle of Potatoes 28th Mowing in the Front marsh made the new Tick and put the Feathers in it 29th St Michalmas Day shot 3 Ducks 30th Made {Cut off by the page} of cocks in Front Marsh 38 in the Back Marsh 28 Drew in Load Fine hay Mrs J Hopkins a Boy on the 27th �Mr James Cameron Island Oct the 1st 1868 Went to Dundee took Mrs Hopkins Book home stopt all night at Dan Summers 2nd Came home seen a Mink before Mavilles on the opposite side of the River 3rd Began the Marsh D Stack put 45 cocks in it to Day 4th Wild Geese came set traps 5th Mowing in the Marsh Began the Potatoes 6th Lifting the Potatoes Thunder 7.th Lost My Knife 8th Made some cock of hay high Wind 9th Lashey to Lancaster 10th Hugh Anns Birth Day James Grant took away the Big Horse Ronald and Thomas Munroe along w{ith} him had a stimulation with them at the he{ad} of the Island 11th John Angus Came very high Wind Lashey could not cross Gave him a Letter to put in the Fort Covington PO for John 12th John Angus crossed I thrashed a Floor of Wheat 13th setting Traps for Muskrats 14th Mr Lynch came up the Boat and other sundry articles him and I Went to Bakers Bought 1 Gallon Whiskey ½ lb Tea Tobacco pipes matches 15th Mr Lynch and I to Regis stopt at Ed Plumador hotel Bought {Cut off by the page} Butter 1 Knife a hooker came home 16th 17th 18th {Cut off by the page} for Canadian or Blue clay 19th Killed a Weath {Cut off by the page} Went to Kitt Kit Island Hunters Came to the Lit{tle} Island 20th went to Bakers Mr Lynch stopt on hamiltons Island Bought 1 Quart Whiskey Tobacco snowed to night 21st Crossed with Mr Lynch to Renshaws wharf he got on salsberry I stopt all night at Renshaws wi{th} the storm 22nd came home snowing East W{ind} took in about 2 pails of Water �23rd {Illegible due to mold} for Mrs Rose she was engaged seen henery at B {Illegible due to mold} him to take his Mother over Bought {Illegible due to mold} Gallon Whiskey ½ lb T{ea} the {Illegible due to mold} Mr James Cameron Island 24th of October 1868 24th Our Hugh's Birth Day Mrs Bosell here Laurie and Dan Summers came 25th My Birth Day I crossed with Mrs Bosell Gave her a pail of Milk some squashes red pepper heard charlie Rose had a young son to Day Dan Summers went off Laurie stopt Emmanuel and Laflesh here Emmanuel took his spear 26th Cutting Wood 27th Went to Fort Covington 28th chopping Wood 29th doing a Little or nothing 30th chopping 31st Went to Bakers took 5 Rats ½ lb Tea 1 Quart of Oil Hallow Eve {Halloween} high wind and Rain 1st of Nov All Saints Day 2nd Thrashing Dan Summers came 3rd Pete Bosell after the WheelBarrow and Fork Lashey took away his Bed 4th I went to mill 1½ of Wheat T Davis here Last night and the Mayhews here Tom Brought me some Sarsapierlla {Sarsaparilla} took 4 Rats 1 calfskin 1 sheepskin to Mr Streeter 2,,40 Got Livinias Boots mended By Douple 50 cents got Tea Fixed 10 cents Bought of James Cameron ½ lb Tea ½ lb Tobacco hoarhound {horehound} Candy Got 2 newspapers from John Camerons came home 5th Chopping Stove Wood 6th chopping Wood 7th Our Ellens Birth Day 8th 9 10th 11th 12th 13th stars shooting Great Walter child died 14th I crossed helping Walter to Dig the Grave Tom Kennedy Kenneth stopt at Wake all night Bought of A J Baker oil Matches 15 I came home Walters child Buried to Day 16th Let out the Rams �17th the Trees bad with icicles Great Destruction on Fruit and Forest trees 18th Set Fire to the Front Marsh 19th Killed the Bull Lashey took away his traps {Cut off by the page} turne Bosell aground above the Light house {Illegible due to mold} the Meat 21st Went to Bakers 22 {Last line of the page is illegible due to weathering} Mr James Cameron Island Nov 27 1868 James Grant took away the young Horse Peter and Thomas Munroe with him I started for Williamst{own} Brought a hide to A McLennan got the Money for it Left my Boat with him till I would come from Williamstown Gave Mr Harper 14 lb Tallow Walked up to Williamstown 28th in Williamstown 29th in Williamstown 30th I started for home from Williamstown Bought of Ellen Tea Tobacco. Paten Paul Castor oil sweetys Bottle of Mollases Tape Bought of Mr Harper 8 yds Calico 1/- a yd Lining Thread 3 Treats 3 Quarts of Oil Bought of Mr Nicholson 3 Loaves Bread 1/- This is St Andrews The Festival of the Scotch sailed home North Wind Left or Forgot my Bag The calf Died got hurted on the slippery ice The America went up Johnstons Lights up yet no Light in Mr Hills on the 1st of December 1st of December skinned the calf no boats a Going 2n. Thrashing Cutting Wood 3 Cutting Wood 4th Taking home a Canoe of Wood I crossed stopt all night Thomas Munroes Rob Jack and Bill McLeod argument at David got a Letter from Charlie 5 came home got Pay from A J Baker for James Grant 7/6 paid A J Baker for Whiskey I got on the 22nd of October Bought 2 lb Rice {Cut off by the page} Pipe Treat paid Treats at Davids paid 6th Sunday Dan Summers here for the Ram for James Hopkins got it Gave him some meat 7th Stormy East Wind and snow Broke on the stack 8th Cut a Waterhole for the first hard West Wind 9th Thrashed {Word is blotted out} ice Made out to the Rushes very cold 10th {Whalen?} not hung to Day chopping {Illegible due to mold} {Illegible due to mold} cold West Wind �13 Sunday {Illegible due to mold} Mr James Cameron Island December 15 1868 Went to Fort Covington Left my Canoe at Hopkins no Letter stopt at Les’s all night Bought Tobacco Mat{ches} Treat A Lynoc crossed the River from Mr Smarts Left charlies Letter with Mr Streeter a treat at Big hall 3 coppers of crackers at Dreus 6th Came home got Loan of a Book from Mrs Hopk{ins} the Knight of St Johns I got Back my shipwre{cks} and Disasters at Sea 17th Thrashed 40 lb Wheat 18th Thrashing 19th Tanning Ice took across to christies 20th Stormy East Wind 21st Went to try the ice its Bad turned Back Got a Rat 22nd the Ice Broke up 23rd Fine Day commenced to storm 24th Ice took a very cold cold 25 Christmas Day I crossed got Christmas at John Hamiltons and also at Walter Bakers took Dinner there 26th I crossed got a Ride up and Down from John Hamilton Bought of A J Baker 50 lb of Flour on Credit 1/4 Tea Tobacco 1 plug got the Loan of Hamiltons hand sleigh to take home the Flour 27 Sunday Stormy Day 28th Norman M{c}Donald died took home the hand sleigh {Above it reads: 28 Horses crossed} Brought G Renshaw 16 lb Beef George in Lancaster stopt with George all night papering the Post office with A J Baker 29th came home Our Angus’s Birth Day 30th put the stack in the Barn 31st a Fine Day Chopping Last Day of the Year 1st of January 1869 New Years Day Stormy East Wind 2 chopping 3rd Allens Birth Day �4th Drew the Boat up from the River cut a Waterhole Went to the Bush cut a White ash tree 5th cutting 6th Put the Boat up on the Boards in the Barn 7th Went to Williamstown Brought cherries sage {Cut off by the page} away a Treat from Tom Summers Left my cain {Illegible due to weathering} got a Ride out from Donald F McLennan {Illegible due to weathering} me he had a D {Illegible} Mr James Cameron Island 8th January 1869 8th Hugh Anns Birth Day 1866) in Williamston Got some Worm Lozenges from James Burtons 9th in Williamstown James Ferguson Bushs sale Raining 10th came home got a Ride from John Dingwalls son to the Front a Great Bazzar in Williamstown all this week got 2/6 from Dan for Gordon sweetys Dan went to Montreal Last night John Angus got the Bag from Pat I left at Mr Harpers 11th chopping some in the Bush 12th writing stormy some 13th choppin Ash in the Bush about a Load 14th crossed to the Post office put a Letter in for Charlie postage -/9 got a paper Lent it to William McLeod Got a Letter from A Summers from Chicago Bought of A J Baker ¼ Tea 1 plug of Tobacco 2 papers of Matches 1/9 Great crossing the Road Bushed yesterday ice not very thick about 5 inches promised semo some hay 15th putting the marsh hay to the west side of the Barn Began to cut the Fine hay on the East side Filled 3½ Bags with ashes Gordon and I on the Pitt Point cutting a Load of Wood a very fine Day took home a cedar Broom 16th Horses got in at Jacobs Island 17th Sunday cold hard Frost tonight 18th very Frosty East Wind Semo came Drew a Load of Wood Went to Mill 3 bushels of Wheat 5½ of Ashes 1 Rat 1 Calfskin Bought of David Baker ½ lb Tea 1/3 ¼ lb Tea -/9 spool Thread -/33 hauls of Black Thread -/6 cash 36 cents a Treat 5 cent 120 cents from Mr Streeter 20 cents to Grange for Fixing Teapot ½ lb crackers from George Drew {Cut off by the page} 2 cents of hoarhound candy at Mr Congdons got 4 almanacks a paper from John Semo Traded his horse Bought of A J Baker Treat -/6 Bottle 1/3 -/1 of sweetys went to See Mrs Munroe Gave Semo some hay 19th a Fine Day Making Ley for the soap Weighing the Flour 120 lbs 20th Finished the soap Making a handle for the 3 prong Fork stormy eas{t wind} �For more information on James Cameron, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James Cameron Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Cameron Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of the Archives of Ontario Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1854-1902 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Glengarry County, McMaster's Island Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1868 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Cameron Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of the Archives of Ontario Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Glengarry County, McMaster's Island Township, Ontario Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1868 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. James Cameron Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron JS land 30th Dec 1866 30 Dec 67 Drawing Drags 31st Last day of the year it hot the {cut off} got here alive 1st of January 1868 shot 3 squirrels, very stormy a Ball at John {illegible} hers I cutting Hay got a Rat at the loww point 3 allens Birth Day Drawing drags angus and angus the Blue Boy came for the sheep got them gaveGorgon and the rest 30 cents {illegible/scratched out}. Smallman bushed the Road to Lancaster4th stormy Day 3th Sunday fine Day 6th went to Summer flour seen MrRiddle and old Donald Cameron carpenter at Davids treat, paid treat at Andrews 17 1/2 paid got a Ride out to Williamstown from Sunny Grant election time for councellers in Williamstown 7th in Williamstown 8th in Williamstown came home John Angus took me home 9th Went to Fort Corrington got a paper from John 2 treats at Jessimas a treat at Mac Bought 1 paper pens 2 sticks of Licquerice a paper of heed 3 cents of Licquerice Root 1oz a Bottleat McRaes to be returned a treat at McRaes got a ride from John McLennans Robert son going to the {flacmill?} 10th cutting stove wood 11th Drawing wood Broke the whipple tree a fine {cut off} 12th Old new Years Day Cold 13th Making a whippletree 14th Drawing drags cut a new waterhole cut an oak tree in the marsh took home cedar for Brooms a very fine day squirrel 15th cutting drags ^Mrs Harper a {fire?} 16th Drawing Drags. 17th Put {porsen?} in the hog 18th Very {cut off} drew some drags from the Pitt point 2019th Sunday a very fine day EEL Fishery at alescu{cut off} stand 20th stagnep Day went to Summerstone {rotten away page} 1/2 lb tea 1/10 1/2 paid. {end of left page} {Start of right page} Mr James Cameron Js land Janry 21st 1868 {stagnep?} thrashed 1 bushel of wheat leives and pete Bosell drew 3 loads of hay a Ball at David summers caribou making 22nd thrashed a bushel of wheat Leives drew the last load of the day 23rd chopping stove wood got a rat 24th the kneel of the sleigh Charlie Tuppers Birth Day 25th Drew some wood out of the marsh froze my big toe 26th Sunday stormy cold day 27th a fine day drew a load of wood 28th went to the mill 2 1/2 of wheat 10 rats to Mr Streelor 1 pair of boots for them Brought Mr. McRae his bottle got some {whuanes?} from Mr. Parker got 3 horse shoes from Dan Summers (his child died on the 17th) a very cold day 29th drawing wood filling the bags with ashes cut a waterhole 30th Went to Dundee wet. 5 Bushels of ashes 1 calve skin 3 sheep pelts to my account to Mr. Baker boughtMr. Baker's 1/2 barrel fish 12/6 1.2 Bushel salt16 3 Quarts of Kersene oil 22 1/2 cents got 10 cents for {Phrenologest?} 31st chopping in the bush 1st of February drawing wood very stormy cut down a dry tree of beech 2nd drifting & snowing 3rd Thrashed 2 Bushels of Wheat very frosty day 4th in the bush cut down a stump of Beech. 5th Thrashed 1 1/2 of wheat 6th Drew a Load of wood 7th very cold stormy 8th Gordons Birth Day a fine Day thrashed near 1 Bushels of Wheat went to the head of the {?} stand 9th Sunday stormy west wind soft 10th thrashed the last of the {close?] wheat 20 lbs Began the Oats thrashed 55 lbs 11th Drew some wood snow deep 12th cut down a {cut off} soft maple stormy 13th went to mill will 4 {cut off} wheat {cut off} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> James Cameron Island 13th Feby 1868 Mr Munkler{?} 2 Mcrea Kery 9 cents, 3 cents of Tobacco pipe. 1 cent gave my oats to Mr Baker 55 lbs Bough 1{?} lb Yea 1/3 cash I plug{?} Tobacco 1/4 cut Tobacco In a very stormy Day coming home got a Rig{?} from Ritchison to put around me Down Salmon River got my account from Mr B{?} 19.88 cents Left Mrs Hopkins Book at ho{?} Domby and Sons Jim Hopkins wife in Williamstown Dan Suymur{?} in Morris show Dan Cameron came {Above} at home and M Haines{?} fell sick 14th St Valentines Day a Ballat Wade{?] Sumury{?} to night not very well a Fine Day Even the flour put a Handle on Charlie's old axel 15th south east wind and snow Sunday 16th Fine day showing cat kill the owl{?} thrashed 1 1/2 of oats 18th went to the Bush snow very Deep 19th went Round to the Pitt{?} Point shopping stove wood 20th cleaning the cellar and up stairs chopping stove Wood a fine Day the {missing} 21st chopping stove wood put the snow off the stack {above} thrashed 8 lbs wheat Jack Rabbit Dead 22nd Washington's Birth Day thrashed 1 1/2 of oats Fine Day Frosty cut a water {?} ice very thick snow Deep on the ice 23rd Sunday {above} Shrove Fine Day 24th St. Matthias' thrashing oats 25th Shrove Tuesday fanning 5 Bushels 26th Ash Wednesday chopping stove {?} ground the 2 axes a fine Day 27th Breaking the {?} to the River 28th Gordon and I to the Bush 29th the Last of the Wheat a Bushel Left 3 sheaves for hats of the Welsh St Davids Day a Fine Day but turned stormy with the change of the Moon came like a lion 2nd Stormy 3rd stormy Took the Bun out of the old House 4th Fine But Drifting 5th thrashing oats 6th Finished the {illegible} Bushels of oats Broke the Road thawing {right page} Mr James Cameron Island March 9th 1865 9th not many croping the salmon River is bad 10th seen a crow for the first cutting slacks{?} for Troy{?} 14 of them when split 11th went to the Bush 12th this is the Day D. M. Master came to the Island I went to Summerstown Bought of Mr Harper, Quart of oil wick Black thread 2 pligs of Sol 1 lb shot 1 B. Matches got 2 papers and the (cheese) paper from Charles sent a paper and an almanack to hun 13th George Bosell took a ton of Hay 3 Loads gave me 2 1/2 Dollars 14th Tapt 14 trees not running well 15th Sunday water on the ice 17th St Frances Patrick Day in the mor ning Birds came seen some Ducks the Empress Burn not good sugar weather 19th went to Hopkins got 2 lbs of Pork for nothing tap about 30 trees took home 3 pails of sap made 22 troughs 20th went to Mr Harpers Bought 1/2 lb Tea 8 yrds of lilacs 6/8 Hook & Eyr{?} spool of thread ice Bad close to shore 1st Day of Sping 1st gathering sap tapt some Boring in the Bush took it home to sugar off 12 lbs made for the first 22 Sunday Livenia{?} Birth Day gatherd {above} ed some 23 Boiling and tapping 24th Boiling sap Running well tapping some yet ice open to neglet at Francis Island 25th annunciation of the virgin Mary Livenia Gordon Mary and the Baby all to the Bush 26th in the Bush 27th sugared off Boiling some after Dark 30th all to the Bush the Ramping {?} killed by something 31 sugar of twice 1st of April all Fools Day boiling seen a canoe with 3 men {illegible}eels set fire Back of the Ba{illegible} the </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr. James Cameron {bland?} April 3rd 1868 Taking Louie of the 13 {and?} off the old house sum pretty well {galliud?} 3 pails 4th {illegible} and gathering 40 pails {illegible}2 cakes the sugar soft 5 Sunday 4 am not {illegible} very well 6th Beckey {illegible} and have {Bonc?} here going to Lancaster turned Back cold Day back home 9 pail lying 4th {illegible} 13 {illegible} & snowing 9th in the 12 {illegible} 10th good Friday in the Bud shot 2 Black bucks. {illegible} the fox 4 racks 11th {illegible} in the Bush 12th {gailer?} Sunday lots of Eggs fine day But the sun did not {dance?} in the morning the {cut off} of a hard year 13th a Boat with L {illegible} from here after, made sugar {illegible} 14th Jake {Numning?} well 15th all in the Bush Boiling Down {cut off} {illegible} 16th in the Bush. Very windy the cherry tree fell Down gathered. Louie came home yesterday {cut off} nannie a {Lamb?} one of {illegible} a Lamb. 11th {cut off} 3 gallons one of {illegible} sheep L {illegible} one bead 18th our {illegible} Birth Day, very windy time now. Boiled 2 gallon syrup 15th Low Sunday {illegible} came {illegible} last night See going Down. Found {cut off} Dick Wild one {illegible} coming up The Water Boiling {cut off} Found a nest with 5 eggs 20th Boiling about 1 gallon {cut off} Canu. I went to {illegible}23 lb sugar 10 cents a pound got 1 Dollar from Pat Bought {illegible}{Hasper?} 1/2 lb {illegible}Package of {Matelu?} / 6 1/2 lb {cut off} 2 1/2 Dollars was of flour meats. Bought {illegible} hat 20 cents got 4 Papers from Charlie Heard {cut off} D Arcy {illegible} Death a William that such a {illegible} Man Mr Spinkss went to {cut off}Caught a wild goose with Big trap. Henry {cut off} Ladhey Lashey of the 2 {illegible} round and square. {Illegible} a stick for spear handles got 3 eels from {cut off} 22 at the {sturgen?} Rev 23rd {illegible} Mr James Cameron {Soland?} April 24th 1868 The Brish America began to Run. Set the ashes for {soap?} Gordon and Stothe. Head of the {pland?} 25th Tapped some of the trees over {illegible} Gathered 11 pails of sap. Bored. {Illegible} the cows {illegible} all {mumsoes?} sheep. Got their lambs but the old one 26th Sunday. Mowing and a fine Day Let fire lasting {illegible} the little pland. Gordon and I 27th Made the Last syrup.Made the soap. Lewis Charlie here gave him fat pine. Gave him 3 sticks for {Paddes?} Sticks for 13 rooms stick {cut off} the for shear Pole to {illegible} Basket gave me an oak {cut off} from {illgible} handle. 28th Lewis Brought fish for Pine {cut off} Brought home 6 pails of sap Gordon Boiled it. [illegible} went to try for eels at the {kit kit} pland {cut off} to found a horse shoe at the little pland and {cut off} on pipe 29th first Raft came Down came {cut off} my canoe got it {'planted potatoes 30th' written above} high wind 30th went to {cut off} the raft 1 2/2 f {illegible} the {heulo?} hatch {cut off} now. Yesterday D new the {illegible} up from the Lower{illegible} point. Put manure out Drew away the high pen found a the sheep all out 2nd Drew . home the crotch for {cut off} set fines Let out the {ilegible} 3 {illegible} here got 3 EELs 4th Jim Hopkins here the Raft {home?} {illegible} {cut off} for the canoe I went {illegible} to {Bolells?}{illegible} {Roses?} Dinner there wrote L letter for Pat went to Lee Thomas {Thenroes?} {illegible} and {illegible}Mr Load got 2 plugs. Pat Boreth Mcleod Departed. I went to Williams. {cut off} here for Potatoes took Dinner. Got 2 Baskets 5 {cut off} Began to Plough 4th Ploughed some 8th Lathey here {cut off} of her spear gave him a Board and shine for his canoe. {cut off} for EELs eat 12 5th Ploughed. 4 meat for EELs 10th Friday Beaching {illegible} the front I caught there let fires on {cut off} Rift Rount Pete Baker Willi Rose Walter Crompt{cut off} here. 11th Went home with Mr Hopkins Rot {illegible} for {cut off} Pork and Rot {illegible} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron. {Pland?}. May the 12th 1868 Went to Williamstown with 2 {slurgeon?} 2 {illegible} of syrup 1 cake. Mary for {illegible} Sturgeon for Ellen and Bottle of syrup for {cut off} cakes for her children currants Mr {Harper?} moved to Lancaster these Days 13th I came {from?} Williamstown. Got cod fish Brom Pail got {illegible} of Herrings {cut off} Got Peices for a {Dull?} from {illegible} {cut off} Bought a Boilng fork. 12 Bought Bakes {cut off} of Bread 2/6 came home {illegible} at the Lighthouse took Dinner {illegible} snack in my canoe wind high. The {illegible} train Ran of the Track ice going Down. Got {cut off} High wind and Rain the hen hatching in the goose stable {'14 eggs' written above} Planted some Potatoe {Pinons?} in the garden yesterday nothing in the Ground yet Got a {Low?} Bell in Williamstown Ploughed at the Door 13th Sowed 1 1/2 of {illegible} heat Planted some Potatos at the {cut off} of the Wheat let fire on the North side of the {cut off} in the marsh the British America came Down {cut off}{illegible} the Lowes and of the Butternut plant {illegible} {Spartan?} and King {illegible} going Down to get {cut off} 16th Planted some squash and Pumpkins amongst the Potato {cut off} Gordon and I looking for Pine {illegible} the gap in the fence {cut off} stick and made some Nails {illegible} {Beny?} going in {cut off} Salmon River the first time got aground. The {cut off} tried to take her off But could not foggy this morning. The osprey went Down Lord Elgin went Down {illegible} Cannons {illegible} took Down the Plato of the Old house 17th Sunday {america} I {illegible} to take the {Sulaberry?} off 18th {illegible} at the fence. 15th of the fence 20th Went to {Sunmertown}. Bought {cut off} the Slaberry got off got on again the America {illegible} not take her off Mrs Minroe Went to {Cornwall?} Brought Bottle of Maple syrup to her 21st Ascension Day of Holy {illegible} 70 lb of oats to D Baker. Got 2 Bushels of Potatoes took {Dinner?} at Emma {soft?} all night got a Bottle at Mr Bickery Left at the Door of {cut off} in the morning Bought of A small {illegible} 1/2 lb {crackers?} Mr James Cameron {island?} 23rd of May 1868 Finished planting Potatoes before the Door Sunday the 24th Raining Blowing 25th got home the sheep sheard 3 of the sheep fishing at night {illegible} all night on the Little Island above {cut off} great chopping on {Chuislees?} island 26th sheared the rest of the sheep {cut off} tonight seen Henry Genie fishing Marked {Minroes?} sheep cut. {cut off} Tails of all the lambs and {aucked?} them 27th Went to Mr Haipers Lancaster Brought 1/2 bushels of Potatoes 1/3 1 1/2 got of ribbon. {Shool} of Blue Thread. Bought of Mr. Hicholson the Baker 5 Loaves of Bread 3/5 Returned. John {Frashers?} Bottle Took Dinner at Mr Harpos jailed home {cut off} Trowling got no Bites 28th Planted Potatoes and Beans {cut off} the Back garden {illegible} Down the Pig Pen. Planted cucumber and Melons 15 Melons Musk. 6 hills of Water Melon 22 hills of cucumbers. Ratts went I own. Highlands and America {towing?} a canoes Kind {cut off} Steamer Towed up By The Highlander 25th Royal Oak Day 30th Went to Lancaster with Mr. Harpen Pot and 13 lb sugar for Pay for the Pot {illegible} 2 Bushels of {bot?} 44 cents Bushel to 4 Bushels potatoes 2/6 2 lb {illegible} 1/103 with Little Jim Ms. Dougale Fiscing {cut off} on his Mothers grave Dingwalls and Jim Ms Dougall went {cut off} with their Horses to {Rofs's?} Island High West Wind but Henry in Lancaster, stopt above Allen Roys in the Bay {cut off} Stopt all night at Allen Roys {illegible} Allen {illegible} from the 8th conception 31st {illegible} Sunday Last Day of May I came up alone {illegible} shore from Allen has Stopt at Henry's had Breakfast Lewis {Boxle?} at home the Salaberry went Down wind high some cold Rain {illegible} young. Ducks 1st of June Planted a few hills of potatoes {Lashey?} here. {Mashing?} the Wool {cut off} cold. 2nd {illegible} Wrote a Letter to Mr J. J {Lepich?} Montreal {illegible} boiling {sugar?} Old {Bosch?} Diparkot sent 2 papers to {Charlie?} I got {cut off} from him took the Wool to Thomas Munroes 13th Seen Pat taking Down Hay and Wood for Mr Harper to Lancaster Andrew Simmons lent Me Postage for the Letter and Paper as I forgot {cut off} pocket Book Went Down to Bosetts Stopt at Roses took tea all night at Bosells 3rd took Breakfast there and came home put the Wood in the Bags tried {Trowbing?} got none 4th {illegible} put {'got ash Logs 13th cutting' written above} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island June 6th 1868 Raining I need to catch the Mare Wind High the Dog{cut off} Killed the chickens at night 7th Sunday East wind Kingston went Down Salabery went Down a {lood?} deal of cooking at {Summerstown?} 8th Went to Summerstown. Bought {illegible} 48 lb flour (1 Lead pencil paid this) took home the Rain from Roses {cut off} the Lend of the Scottish chiefs 9thOur Marys Birth Day {cut off} 10th cleaning some of the Potatoes 11th Fishing not very well {cut off} Gordon and I fishing Caught a Lunge about 16 lbs to Summerstown the {gun?} Boat firing to day anchored at Hopkins took home the Lunge 13th fishing 14th Thomas Daves here gave him 3 papers a {illegible} {Desh?} William Morris here and Briggs Leut{cut off} a paddle found a Wheel Barrow on the Water{cut off} 13th cutting the Wees in the Potatoes 16th Gordon and I went to {illegible} Down to the {Kith Kell?} island found a Ducks nest caught the Duck 17th Caught the {illegible} Drew some of the {illegible} around the potatoes a great many trowling 18th {illegible} Ever {illegible} {'took the wool to Mrs Rose 3 Books gave her {illegible}' written in between lines} Battle of Waterloo Doctor Moxley Here Last night Went around the island 15th Finished Weeding the potatoes colouring these days Mr {illegible} and Mr {illegible} trowling {Leen?} Pigeon in the Bush at the Elm{cut off} 20th Trowling caught a crow killed one {illegible} the Brush {illegible} Steamer L {illegible} and Pleasure Party I can see part of the {cut off} of Luke Bowens house on {Chistes?} Island. Heavy Rain much wanted {cut off} Moon comes in a Scotch Moon Tom says But the Moon that comes {cut off} Sunday I always thought was a Scotch Moon. Strawberries {illegible} to grow. Ripe Summer commences to Day. Deer {illegible} commenced the {illegible} getting Long Black {illegible} on Blossom. I {horn?} apple trees over Blossoms. 21st Sunday Tom Daves here gave him some English Papers {illegible} Bell Mones and Briggs here found a Wheel Barrow on the Water Lent Bile a Paddle 22nd {illegible} Birth Day 23rd John Angus started and Peter Baker {illegible} James Cameron Island June the 24th 1868 I croped to Bosells got the 2 {illegible} got a Rope from {Lemo?) Returned Mrs Roses Book paid Andrew the Postage Brought a Bushel of oats to {illegible} Baker 2/6 1/2 Bushel of salt. Matches to {illegible} 4 {illegible} tobacco, Got a paper from Charlie. Working at the {Roads?} {illegible} the oats and ashes in the {cut off} Boigs 25th Working at the cook house. Started this {illegible} slept at Lauries all night 26th Sold to Bakery {cut off} Bushels of Ashes 114 lbs of oats Got 2-12 1/2 cents cash Bought flour from John {illegible} for 2 dollars Bought paper {cut off} Mac John Carey Married yesterday. {illegible} house the gun boat at {Mamattons?} 24th Working at the cook house. Sunday 28 pm Daves brought some Papers 29th Dan Sunnins and Laurie here a Warm Day 30th the cook House. 1st {illegible} {Dommon?} Day the L {illegible} a Pleasure {illegible} and the B America {illegible} their colours I lying {illegible} 2nd fishing let out {cut off} cutting the weeds in the potatoes 3rd Working at the cook house 4th July American Independence a Ball last night over 500 at it Haffords. fort {Coringlea?} Americans in Russels Beat here. Henry {Genias?} Boy here {illegible} the Potatoes in the Back garden 5th Our Johns Birth Day Emannuel here and Wife of the children gave them a {illegible} hot very well 6th warm Weather these Days 1 of {Hanroes?} sheep Dead a log of the fence fell on to neck skinned it put the carcus in the River, Hoeing and cleaning the Potatoes took home some ashes {cut off} out the {Barn?} {illegible} the Long canoe out of the water {illegible} Trowling got home {illegible} to Rain Thunder + Lightening much {illegible} Grant here with his horses 8th finished hoeing the Potaotes at the lower end of the Wheat 9th Gordon and I went Trowling Down to Roys Island 16th fixing the canoes a very very {cut off} Day the Warmest came yet. I criped to Sumemerstown slept at John Hamilton gave me a peace of the Neal {Genuine?} {cut off} that he got of the gun Boat John Ploughing Buckwheat {cut off} Baker {cut off} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr. James Cameron Island July 11th 1868 {Serofud?] over got about 30 Tabacco Plants + {cut off} {illegible} Megaret the {steamer?} L Renand a Pleasure. Got 4 Dollars cash from James {illgeible} and {5 lb tea?} and to pay A Summers 46 {illegible} Potatoes {'paid this' written above} {Daids?} 1/2 here from A J Bakes. Joseph Baker at Andrews. {illegible} the Post office for a store {force} I Baker got 1 Dollar cash from George Baker Lashey here {Leuie?} {illegible} Master Paints from Cornwall the {Champion?} {cut off} {illegible} got a Paper from Charlie from Chester no.4 stains street care of Ms Rowe 12th of July Sunday Orangeman's Day. {illegible} Smallman's Steamer passed here to Lancaster 13th firing in the {cut off} for the 12th July Went to Lancaster Bought {illegible} {Tocoper?} 3 {cut off} {Trouth?} of flour Sacrament in Lancaster 1 pair of Braces 1/3 Meat 13 14th Went to {Bob?} 16 for Lashey's canoe. Went to Dinner with Ashes Roys Tron Baaids Hepten Baker Bain 15th Bought of Dr Baker 5 1/2 lbs {Cabro?} at 13 cents 1 1/2 {cut off} {Weed?} for Gordon 1/3 yd 3 yd of Cotton at {17?} 1/2 yd Dozen {ceeps} {cut off} 1/3 plates 1/2 Dozen 1/6 crackers sugar tabacoo {Jupe?} Treat 13 1/2. Brought of Peter Buchanna 1 scythe 3 1/2 Paid with Lumber got {illegible} sycthe from Peter Bought stone 16 1 {illegible}{Roes?} 1 1/3 Coming home the Wind turned me Back from near our Island to the head of Alerus Island in a {illegible} 16th commenced to mow a few Rounds 17th mowing 18th mowing {lawn?} put in {Trocks?} the Mare Lame Sunday 19th George Bisell + family + Reggey here Gave them {illegible} after got one French paper to Henery's wife {Bever?} Plenty {cut off} 20th Mowed the grove Finished mowing the grove Went to Summerstown Bought of A J Baker on account {cut off} Tea 1/6 1/2 A soda 14 2 Bakes 1/4 2 Whet Stones 18 sugar 13 {cut off} Went up with Tom Kennedy seen Mrs {Leor?} took {cut off} + Jones seen Frances the P {illegible} A {Illegible} smoke ashes {illegible} got 2 {illegible} {Written on a smaller loose piece of paper} James Cameron Island July 25th 1868 Mowing Down on the Bank to the apple trees. Mrs Bowen and Mrs Mayville here for {Berries?} Sunday 26th a Boatload in the Berries 27th eat cucumbers. {Putting} in 28 cocks Mowed some. 28th The Earthquake. Mowing 29th Mowing spreading making cocks 30th Mowing some Mowing went to Mrs Kept in Molly all Day. Hand one of those Big {Plowers?} this is the earliest year I ever seen him come 3 let Molly her calf {cut off} 1st of Augest {illegible} Lammas Day {illegible} mowing People in the Berries Sunday Monday 3rd Putting in {illegible} cocks that 26 to Day on the Westside about {cut off}4 on the East side 4th Mowing and Raking got piece of {Pene?} on the 3rd George Bosell here gave me 1/6 cash not a going to take the hay {cut off} only offered me 5 Dollars for it 5th Went around the {illegible}{Gabrnean?} and July and Mrs Mayville for Berries {illegible} on the Lower {Rouel?} cut some of the Wheat eat the {cut off} {inst?} mew Potatoes a very Large Raft went down counted 24 cabin on it 6th Randolph's Birth Day Put in 2 cocks on the west side and 25 on the east side tried some of the squash {cut off} the rest of the Wheat put in a Load 7th Put in {cut off} the Wheat but the raking got a plug of Tobacco {cut off} Lashley a very warm Day. Got a stick of Elm {cut off} Looking for the sheep found a Tobacco pouch. Belonging in the {illegible} Mr {Boely?} here but him my canoe to crop. Raining Thunder and Lightening Hoeing some 9th Sunday Windy rain 10th Mr {Preby?} here mowing went to Bakery Bought {illegible} worth of flour + plug of Tobacco got the {Balanee?} of what was coming from a T. {BaReran?} Jane Grants account got a Paper from Charlie 11th Went to Dundee raining stopt at Dan Summer's took Dinner Bought of Baker Ropes - 16 Tobacco - 192 shools of thread Bought of Norman 2 Bunches of matches. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island August 12th 1868 Mowing Raking the wheat put in 14 co{?} very Windy Lashey took his Bed here he went to Fish at cornwall 15th Mowing choke {?} and Hazelnuts good Raining 16th William Rose Charlie and Willie Roy here gave{?} Charlie 2 Rings for scythes took over the ya{?} 11 skams{?} 17th mowing in the upper field went to Williamstown got a faw{?} up from the scow 18th Williamstown the Lacrosse in martintown Williiam Boys Beat them 19th Killed a sheep a James Hugh and I 20th came home 21st I went to J Baker with the Wooll Bought 50 lbs of Flour 10 lbs oatmeal 1/2 Powder 2 lbs shot 1/2 lbs ginger worm pills a treat 10 cents paid Tom Davis he{?} freeing{?} the chairs 22nd The Lacross play in Lancaster not decided I put in 24 cocks of hay 23rd Sunday. Mr M Gilles Donald M Dohab{?} and John James here William M Lead Andrew J Baker J Grant V{?} Emmanu{?} here Mr Nosseau and Paushaius B here. 24th Mowing in the upper field 25th went to the head of the Island. Mowing Mr Adolphus Rosseau here got the timber paid me took Dinner 26th putting in and gathering 36 cocks 26th Let Mr Man{?} go made 18 cocks mowing 27th gathering 28th stormy{?} 29th 3 ducks Les and Mrs Morris and Laflesh{?} here Sunday 30th went to a J Bakers Bought 3 lbs Tea 1/2 lb starch veal casteroll - 71/2 1 Quart whiskey wi{?} 2-5-/3 Laflesh Bought 2 Quarts they went off 31st cornwall stopt at George Reushaut all night George a Bee cutting hay 2nd Got on Board the L Renaud 1/3 fare to cornall sold the wooll 331/3 35 lb got 24c stopt at Angus Cameron all night Mr James Cameron Island 2nd of Sept 1868 Bought of Kewen where Duncan Munroes is 2 yds of cotton 41/2 11 yds of ticking{?} 6/9 flanel 1/10 1/2 yds of cloth 11/3 1/2lb Tea 1/3 calico 2/- Liquor 5/ flour 15 lb 4 Dollars 3rd came Kewen{?} the British america fare 1/3 Got over with George Kenshaws from summertown Lent Kenneth McDonell 2/6 at Summer treat 20 cents great{?} at Bakers 10 cents 1 for matches took Dinner at Thomas Munroe Races{?} in and forgot to leave the Flour 4th came home 5th Mowing 6th Sunday John Angus lent him Book North American Indians gave him a song Book went to Renehaus got the Flour 7th Raining 8th Went to Lancaster Bought of Mr Harper Boots 33/4 salt 2/ 1/2{?} gallon oil 1/- paid treats 2/6 pipe 1/2 Tobacco /2 got a 1/2 lb Tea for Livena from Pat 1/10 1/2 soda /6 paid Pat 5/ I owed him Box of caps /71/2 lb shot -/6 9th Mowing 10th put in a Load of hay 5 cocks old Mr Morris Birth Day 11th put in 25 cocks the Barn Door came Down 7 cocks on the stable Loaft of this 12th put in 12 cocks 8 cocks on the Stable Loft fixing up the Barn Door a Job Raining Sunday 13th Windy went ot hte head of the Island the osprey went up 14th Livenia and Hugh Ann went to Dundee Brought 7 Dozen eggs Bought Batting Matches Pins Book 2 tds shirting{?} sweetys stopt at Lauree all night 15th came home Went to Hamilton plance Henry put them across to our Island cut some Marsh hay Before the Door 16th mowing 17th went for the canoe to Hamiltons Island caught the sheep 18th comenced to mow in the Buck marsh Places{?} in Lancaster 19th Dan Summers here gathered 55 cocks in Back Marsh 6 in front marsh </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island Sept 20th 1868 Sunday 20th Raining I put up the stone 21st St Mathew Day mowed some in Back marsh Dan Summers came for Lauree gave them potatoes squash pumpkins 22 put in 40 cocks of Marsh Hay Dan Summers went to Lancaster stopt here all night the Baley Randolph very sick the cattle all on the inside now 23rd took in 2 Bushels of potatoes Raining {circled} 22nd 1st Day of Fall 24th caught Thomas Munroes sheep took it and the sheep Pelt over stopt and Renshaws Island to help them Drawing cocks got some apples from Hamilton Andrews{?} on a Barge Captain Dan Mc Dougall and J Butchered the sheep at Thomas took supper there Bought of Mr Baker 20 worm Lozenges 1/ 1 plug of Tobacco /2 a Raffle at David Summers of a heifer Lashey came here to stop 23td crossed with Lashey for the canoe a great fire and smoke somewhere {above} a fire at Jim Buchannans about Jim Buchannans place Raining East Wind 26th Lashey to cornwall Mowing in the front marsh went to hte Little Island southside shot a Duck took in about 10 Bushels of potatoes the Baby and Hugh Ann very sick a Raft going Down 27th Gordon Mary Summers and Lauree to Ross Island & Charles for a 1/2 Dozen of Herrings from them gave them a kettle of potatoes 28th Mowing in the front marsh mad the new sick and but the fathers{?} in it 29th St Michalmas Day shot 3 Ducks 30th made of cocks in front marsh 38 in the Back marsh 28 Mrs J Hopkins a Boy on the 27th Mr James Cameron Island Oct the 1 1868 Went to Dundee took Mrs Hopkins Book home stopt night at Dan Summers 2nd Came home seen a Mink before mantles{?} on the opposite side of the River 3rd loan the Ma{?} stack put 45 cocks in it to Day 4th Wild geese came set traps 5th mowing in the Marsh Began the Potatoes 6th Lifting the potatoes Thunder 7th Lost my knife 8th made some cock of hay high wind 9th Lashey to Lancaster 10th Hugh Amm Birth Day James Grant took away the Big Horse Ronald and Thomas Munroe along with him had a stimulation wiwth them at the head of the Island 11th John Angus came very high wind Lashey could not cross Have him a letter to put on the Fort Covington PO for John 12 John Angus crossed I thrashed a floor of Wheat setting traps for Muskrats 14th Mr Lynch came the Boat and other sundry articles {?} Went to Bakers Bought 1 gallon whiskey 1/2 {?} Tobacco pipes matches 15th Mr Lynch and I to Regis stopt at Ed Plumbador{?} hotel Bought Butter 1 knife a hooker came home 16th 17th 18th {?} for Canadian or Blue clay 19th Killed a weath{?} went to kill Kit Island Hunters came to the head{?} Island 20th went to Bakery Mr Lynch stopt on Hamiltons Island Bought 1 Quart Whiskey Tobacco snowed to night 21st crossed with Mr Lynch to Renshaws wharf he got on salsberry I stopt all night at Renshaws the storm 22nd came home snowing East took in about 2 pails of Water 23rd {?} for Rose she was engaged seen Henry at {?} hom to take his mother over Bought {rest of page blacked out} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> == 1868 Mr James Cameron {illegible} == 24th of October 24th {illegible} Hugh's Birth Day Mrs Bosell here Laurie and Dan Summers came 25th My Birth Day I {illegible} with Mrs Bosell gave her a pail of Milk some squashes red pepper heard charlie Rose had a young son to Day Dan Summers went off Laurie sloft {?} Emmanuel and {illegible} here Emmanuel took his shear {?} 26th Cutting Wood 27th Went to Fort Covenston 28th chopping Wood 29th doing a Little or nothing 30th chopping 31st Went to Bakers took {illegible} Quart of Oil Hallow Eve highwind and Rain 1st of Nov all saints Day 2nd Thrashing Dan Summers came 3rd Pete Bosell after the Wheel Barrow and {illegible} Lashey took away his Bed 4th I went to mill {illegible} of Wheat F Daves here Last night and the Mayhews here Tom Brought me some Sarsapilla {"er" written above the "i"} took 4 Nats , calfs Km 1 sheeps Km to Mr Stneeter 2.40 Got {illegible, name?} Boots {second "o" written above the first} mended By {illegible, name?} 50 cents. got {illegible} fixed 10 cents Bought {illegible} 1/2 Ile Tea 1/2 Ile Tolaces hoarhound Candy got 2 newspapers from Lohn Cameron came home 5th chopping Stove Wood 6th Chopping Wood 7th Our Ellens Birth Day 8" 9 10" 11" 12th 13th stars shooting great Walter {?} child died. 14th {illegible} helping Walter to dig the grave {illegible} Kennedy Kenneth stopt at Wake all night Bought of Al Baker oil Matches 15 I came home Walters child Buried to Day 16" Let out the Rams 17th the trees bad with {illegible} Great Destruction on {illegible} and forest trees 18th set fire to the Front Marsh 19th Killed the Bull Lashey took away his traps {illegible} Bosell agnound above the Light House {illegible} 21st Went to Bakers 22 == 1868 Mr James Cameron {illegible} == Nov 27 {illegible} Grant took away the younge Horse Peter and Thomas Mimroe with him I started for Williamstown Brought a hide to A Me Lennan got the Money forth Left my Boat with him {illegible} I would come from Williamstown gave Mr Harper {illegible} Walked up to Williamstown 28th in Williander 29th in Williamstown 30th I started for home from Williander Bought of Ellen Tea Tobacco. Paten Paul Castor oils sweetys Bottle of Mollases {illegible} Bought of Mr Harper 8 yds Calies {illegible} a yd Linning Thread 3 Treats 3 Quarts of GO Bought of Mr Nicholson 3 Loaves Bread {illegible} This is St Andrews The Festival of the {illegible} home North Wind Left or Forgot my Bag The calf Died got hurted on the slippery ice The America went up Johnstons Lights up yet no Light in Mr Hills on the 1st of December 1st of December skinned the calf no boats {illegible} 2n. Thrashing Cutting Wood 3 Cutting Wood 4th Taking home a Canoe of Wood I Croped stopt all night Thomas Munroes Rob Jack and Bill Mc{illegible, name} argument at David got a Letter from Charlie I came home got {illegible, "Rey," "Pay"?} from Al Baker for James Grant {illegible} paid A L Baker for Whiskey is got on the 22nd of October Brought Mr Bree {?} {illegible} Pipe Treat paid Treats at Davids paid 6th Sunday Dan Summers here for the Ram for James Hopkins got it gave him some meat 7th Storm East Wind and snow Broke on the stack 8th Cut a Waterhole for the first hard West Wind 9th Thrased {illegible} Made out to the Bushes very {illegible} 10th {illegible} not hung to Day chopped {illegible, the page goes black, photocopy issues} {...} cold West Wind {...} 13 {...} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island December 15 1868 Went to Fort Covington Left my canoe at Hopkins no Letter stopt at Less all night Bought Tobacco {?} meat A Lyne crossed the River from Mr Smarts Left Charles Letter with Mr Streeter a treat at Big hall 3 coppers of crackers at Drews{?} 6th Came home got Loan of a Book from Mrs Hopkins the Knight of St Johns I got Back my shipwrecks and Disasters at Sea 17th Thrashed 40 lb wheat 18th Thrashing 19th Tanning{?} He took across to Christes 20th Stormy East Wind 21st went to try the ice its Bad turned Back got a Rat 22nd the Ice Broke up 23rd fine Day commenced to storm 24th Ice took a very cold cold 25 Christmas Day I crossed got Christmas at John Hamiltons and also at Walter Bakery took Dinner there 26th I crossed got a Ride up and Down from John Hamilton Bought of A J B{?} 50 lb of Flour on credit 1/4 Tea Tobacco 1 plug got the Loan of Hamiltons hand sleigh to take home the Flour 27th Sunday Stormy Day 28th Norman M Donald died took home the hand sleigh Brought G Renshaw 16 lb Beef {above} 28 Horses croped George in Lancaster stopt with George all night papering the Post office with AJ Baker 29th came home our Angus Birth Day 30th put the stack in the Barn 31st a Fine Day chopping Last Day of the Year 1st of January 1869 New Years Day stormy East Wind 2 chopping 3rd Allens Birth Day 4th Drew the Boat up from the River cut a waterhole went to the Bush cut a white ash Tree 5th cutting 6th Put the Boat up on the Board on the Barn 7th Went to Williamstown Brought cherries sage {?} away a treat from Tom Summers Left my cain {blacked out} a Ride out from Donald fell {?} Mr James Cameron Island 8th January 186 9 8th Hugh Ann Birth Day 1866 in Williamston got some worm Lozenges from James Burthons 9th in Williamston James Ferguson Bushes sale Raining 10th came home got a Ride from John Dungvales{?} son to the front a great Bazzar in Williamston all this week got 2/6 from Dun for Gordon sweetys Dan went to Montreal Last night John Angus got the Bag from Pat I left at Mr Harpers 11th chopping some in the Bush 12th writing{?} stormy some 13th chopper ash in the Bush about a Load 14th croped {?} Part of free put a Letter in for Charlie postage /5 got a paper Lent it to William McLead got a Letter from A Summers from Chicago Bought of A L Baker 1/4 Tea 1 plug of Tobacco 2 papers of Matches 1/5 great croping the Road Bushed yesterday ice not very thick about 5 inches promised Semo{?} some hay 15th putting the marsh hay to the west side of the Barn Began to cut the fine hay on the East side filled 3 1/2 Bags with ashes Gordon and Tom the Pitt Paint cutting a Load of wood a very fine Day took home a cedar Broom 16th Horses got in at Jacobs Island 17th Sunday cold hard frost tonight 18th very frosty East Wind Semo{?} came Drew a Load of Wood Went to Mill 3 bushels of Wheat 5 1/2 of ashes 1 Rat 16 abfshin{?} Bought of Darrel Baker 1/2 lb Tea 1/3 1/4 lb Tea -/5 spool thread -/33 hauls of Black Shears{?} -/6 cash 36 cents a treat 5 cent 120 cents from Mr Sheeter{?} 20 cents to Grange for fixing teapot 1/2 lb crackers from George Drew {?} 2 cents of hoarhound candy at Mr Congdons{?} got 4 almanacks a paper from John Semo traded his horse Bought of A J Baker treat -/6 Bottle 1/3 /1 of sweetys went to see Mrs Munroe gave Semo some hay 15th a Fine Day Making hay for the soap weighing the flour 120 lbs 20th Finished the soap making a handle for the 3 prong fork stormy {blacked out} </div> UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a695a56d349158cbc08052c398e0af3c.pdf 300389465fd1d44b6a96743b2c194f06 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/29bb2afc66ae0dd96bdc642f49b36c1c.pdf b04aa7a819069f61044f46edaaab4587 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ab8f53e05b74268e657066491487b649.pdf f5a75cde718de8232813ca2365f33c46 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/eedfd686cba2b7e34ce94578c308f15c.pdf ea03d77f73061e1b0839d986f4e07c64 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James Cameron Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Cameron Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of the Archives of Ontario Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1854-1902 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Glengarry County, McMaster's Island Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Cameron Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of the Archives of Ontario Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Glengarry County, McMaster's Island Township, Ontario UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> January 1st 1861 Mr James Cameron Island NY New Years Day Ice open a Ball tonight at the Kintail house Went to the Bush for a crotch to Draw Drags with To thrashing Pease Snowing & Blowing Shot a Woodpecker 2nd I a Thrashing Soft Weather 3rd Done Thrashing Pease 29 & 3 pecks Is to get 2 1/2 & 1/2 a peck Allen's the Red Boys Birth Day Freezing East Wind Ice taking pretty well Began to thrash Wheat 4th I at Thrashing {Illegilbe} the Ice Went as far as Francis Island nights frost 5th I Went to Williamstown gave Jim a Quart & a Bottle Bought of A Summer 1 coat f in 10 10 candles -/6 Horse shoe nails -/6 Paper /6 envelops -/4 Cotton 10 Buttons /4 1 Pint -/6 got my Papers{illegible} then no one crofsed at Summers Turned stormy a good many air holes worth of {illegible} Paid 6th Sunday alone Storm commenced in the afternoon East Wind snowing and Drifting 7th Councillers in Williamstown 8th Is came from Henry thrashing Wheat 9th I went to Henery with my trousers to make 10th Went for my Paper Bought of A Summers Pair of Braces 1/6 sweetys -/3 got my trousers at Henerys 11th I went to Williamstown I a Done thrashing Wheat Brought my Shirts to make a {line illegible} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> January 12th 1861 Mr James Cameron Island Came From Williamstown got a Ride Stopd at Summerston Bought of A Summers 1 pint of Whiskey -/4 Bought 1/2 lb Tobacco Paid at Davids in Treats 1/10 1/2 all Paid Angus {illegible} me to Henerys Door Crofsing on the ice to Salmon River. Old William Smith Departed on the 11th of January 86 {illegible} Buried on Sunday Small Pox in Williamstown 13th Sunday 14th I a & I Fanning Wheat 9 Bushels Fanned this time Cold Wheather now a days 15 Ia Went to Charlies Charlie & I came up Trying the cutter Broke the shafts Drawing Drags 16th Stormy 17th took the cutter from the Pitt Point 18th making shafts for the cutter Charlie I {illegible} Rough Weather 19th I Went to the store order for 1 Quart Whisky & lb Tobacco no axes Charlie and I at the shafts Charlie & I staving Sunday 20th Charlie went home 21 {illegible} night Breaking Roads 22nd Went to the store Bought a {illegible} 1 lb candles 1/2 lb Tea Donald Roaches Wife a Daughter 23rd {illegible} to for Covington with Wheat Bought {illegible} camonmile Tea 17 1/2 took George Amos back to Whitney paid -/7 1/2 him </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1861 Mr James Cameron Island Jany 23rd Went to Salmon River met Mr Streeter on the Ice gave him 2 Dollars in cash Bought of B Buchan Tobacco to 1 Quart Bottle First crofsing here with horse I Thrashing the Pease over again 24th Fanning Peas 1 Bushel 25th gave Ia 1/2 Bushel him going to Williamstown Lent Charlies Bag to him Robie Burns Birth Day Drawing Drags 26th Drawing Drags snow Deep in the Bush. 27th I. Came from Williamstown Fine Day 28th I. Began the Oats on the Upper side of the Barn Senios Boy for Peas Henery fishing Eels I caught 3 Before the Door Drawing Drags 29th Cutting Down Trees 30th Breaking Roads in the Bush 31st Fanning Oats 20 Bushels this time 1st of February Done Thrashing Oats Went to Williamstown got 2 paper Kenneth poorly Brought out 1 Bush of Pease Tobacco for Granny Stormy night East Wind 2nd came home Roads Bad candlemass Day Stormy 3rd Sunday I Ba{illegible}ing 4th Fanning Oats Last 17 1/2 Fanned </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Feby the 5th 1861 Mr James Cameron Island Sold Io an axe 5/ - to cut wood for it Io commenced to chop soft Weather to Day Drawing Drags Water on the Ice and Plenty snow churning 6th Io Quit chopping a thrashing over the Pease stormy Day took Back the Axe from him got 4 Bushels of Oats from him for what he owed me Turning Stormy 7th Stormy I. Baking 8th Io to Williamstown Frosty Day Stormy Some Went to the Bush cut some Drags cut Down the Big Basswood Tree 9th Drawing some Drags a Beautiful fine morning the Islands Look close a sign of a storm Stormy from the East Change in the Moon Raining through the night Sunday the 10th Raining & Freezing 11th Io came for the cow Went to Saburns near M Laughlins with him at Angus MDonells Raining some 12th A very fine Day Drawing Drags Fanning 1 pec of Pease Cleaning the Barn floor Let out the Hens to pick up the Grain in the yard and to get a Washing Warm sun and Raining some Shrove Tuesday 13 Ash Wednesday Freesing a little cutting stove Wood 14th {illegible} Day a Ball at David L{illegible}ers </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Valentine 14th 1861 Mr James Cameron Island Feby Went to see Daily about the Hay Henerys wife cut my hair - a Ball at Summers tonight the Evening commencing with E Wind somthing stormy through the night 15th E Wind Snowing & hailing & raining fine in the Evening 16th Dra{illegible} some fine in the Evening Fine upstairs Fire{?} 17th Sunday Stormy snowing Henery Fishing Eels James McDougall here about the stack told me about Peter Finney House burnt Down & about Donald McLennan & Mary McNicol Being Married 18 James Hugh Birth Day snowing & Drifting Drew 2 Drags (2 Lambs) on Saturday night the 16th 19th Went to Summers Bought of A Summers 1 lb Candles 1/ Had a Treat paid the Treat 7 1/2 at Nicholsons the Dog there at night 20th I Promised Dr MGreggor to go to Williamstown & he would give me a Ride stormy in the morning in the Evening. I started Left the Basket Bottles at A Summers for Mollasses Roads Bad seen Campbell the Weaver at D Camerons Brought out the close Basket forks sox heads Bell Hugh Anns clothes {?} 21st in Williamstown Grey went to the Depot Urquhart & I Dingwalls Daughter married today </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1861 Mr James Cameron Island Feb 22nd Washingtons Birth Day came From Williamstown went Lost on a Road Cattanach & George Farrel took coming through the Bush George got sick Turned Back home stopt at Donald Cameron's in 2nd Con Stopt at Summers had a Treat 16 Paid Bought of A Summers 1 Quart syrup/11 1/2 2 lbs of Butter 2/4 came home all night the small Pox in Williamston yet Joined A Summers Lottery 2/6 to Be a Week from Saturday that the 2nd of March 23rd East Wind Stormy Drifting & Blowing the Largest Flakes of Snow I ever seen falling fell for a while this afternoon 2 lambs this Morning one Dead Took the Sheep & the other Lamb in would not suck Dead in the Evening Hailing & Drifting to night chopping Stove Wood Sunday 24th Blowing all alone Reading the Book of Martyrs Freezing Some 25th Monday Drew some drags not very well a very Bad Pain in my Breast knocking around for all that Drifting & Blowing circle around the sun Great Dreams Great Great 26th Fine Morning Charlie came Going to Cornwall Heard crows for the first Began to chop Beech in the Bush Drew a Drag made a Waterhole Charlie Left the Dog </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 27th 1861 Mr James Cameron Island Feby A very fine Day Greatest crosfing to and from Salmon River I witnefsed this some years put a halter on the colt the first ever was on him to say he would Lead Tap would run some to Day Drew 3 Drags snow Deep wind changed cut Down a Big Ash on the Bank oat the Lower End of the Pitt Point (This is Leander's Day him who crofsed the Hellespont, See Byrons Works) Ducks Flying up to the West very high in the air 28th Went acofs for my Papers sent Senios Boy for them Gave him 3 coppers for doing Heard Sandy Greass wife Died a few Days ago Bill to mi{illegible} 1st of March in the Morning some Drops of Rain a Little Snow then a very fine Day shelling some corn Drew some Drags setting the cocks a Fighting cutting a Trench to Let the Water Run at the Door and in the yard 2nd I crofsed to Summers Bought Pink & Senna /10 Paid this Andrew at Cornwall Seen Jim Bush at summers Charlie came from Cornwall By Rail the First ever he was on a Great many Valentines going Sem{illegible} Lancaster the Lottery to Be tonight </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> March the 3 1861 Mr James Cameron Island Sunday Charlie here Raining wate on the Ice Ducks Flying about 4th Great Day in the states Charlie went home gave him some pease Put 2 Front shoes on Grey Very Windy in the afternoon not many Going the Ice Seen Blackbirds cut my Thumb 5th Did not see any one going Summer's Road Froze well Last night Good crust went to see the Redcanoe at the head of the Island High wind Last night chopping some in the Bush The cow wanting to go off or searching for the other one. First Eggs Laid by the hens to Day Put out some of the Rusters Freezing some Great Going of the Ice is Good 6th crofsed as far as Francis Island trying the Ice first rate Drew some Drags cutting the Trees in the marsh 7th Went to Senios got his Boy to fo for my Paper to the R{illegible} Gave him 3 coppers got the Shovel at Henerys the Dog followed me home Eating first Eggs very Frosty Weather. wind cold A Summers Drawing his wood from Tobins Senios got his Toes taking off this week Thinking that it is the Kings Evil that Kenneth has 8th Thinking of going to Williamstown Christee here for Straw Gave hime what he could drag home Started for Williamstown the Dog Went Brought 1 of corn Table Cloth Flour 3 pair son Sacrament in Williamstown </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 8th 1861 Mr James Cameron Island March Went to See James Ferguson Went By the Station going to Williamstown 9th Raining Started for home the Dog stopt Stopt at Davids Gave a Ride Down to John Duncan Wanting to Buya Gun Slippery on the Ice for Grey S Pinks got the stove & sleigh A Summers in Montreal Sacrament Time in Williamstown Some Sleighs going the Ice at Trashere to Lancaster 10th Sunday alone Freezing some Tooth Ache 11th Monday Angus came had 5 Bags I gave him 3 took 2 Bags of Pease 6 Bags of Oats The Ice very good 3 Teams crofsed at Lancaster From the Dundee Side in the Morning Christee Wile & Francis Girl here Gave them 1 Bushel of Oats part Payment for the Spear Fixing the cutter Box as I am thinking of going to Salmon River Tomorrow Lots of Feed cattle Hearty all well save myself.A touch of the Toothache near noon. To Day Sun Looks cloudy as if something was Brewing 12th This Day M MMaster frist came to the Island This Morning Stormy at 10 oClock Started for Salmon River Took 106 lbs of Pease to my Accompt to Buckman that a Dollar & 6 cents at a Cent a lb towards my account Sold my Wheat 90 lbs for 40 lbs Flour at 3 cents a lb & 10 cents cash Bought Walter 1 bag tobacco /7 1/2 Whisky {illegible} 1/3 cap & I gave him the cash Towards the {illegible} Stopped one arm Tavern 1/ at Lukes / got my Dinner. Left my Bag there Ice Good to Salmon River the mills all {illegible} with high Water Gave Lewy & George Boule a lift down from the store </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island {illegible} March 13th 1861 Stormy to Day East Wind Expecting them to come to Day for the Hay but it is too stormy I dont think the'll come 10 o clock now Drew some Drags Got a Binder for the Hay Hens not Laying very well Freezing some E Wind changed to the West 14th Some cold Angus & John McPherson came took a Load of Hay Took 4 Bags of Oats and 2 of Pease Took Dinner Had a Hooker Lundy came stops all night Going to Salmon River for Traps Sundy I crofsed t Bake Gave A I Baker 1 1/2 of Pease at 3/ a Bushel 4/6 Toward my account gave Secor. I Bushel Wheat 5/ toward my accound Bought of Rob Dunnery 1 oz of hoarhound 2 cents Paid Sheets Leaving the Front 16th Went to Salmon River stopt at Lockes took the Bottle & Bag Sold Bucham 50 lbs of Wheat got Flour sold 1 1/2 of corn got 5/ cash 2 lb Butter 16 cetns a lb 1 lb candles 1/ 1 Quart high{illegible} up and a Due Bill for the rest Gave Mr Streeter 2 Mink 4 Dollars 1 Rat 14 cents to my accound Did not see Lundy Gave Mr Bowen a Basin of Flour Got som Papers From Mr Streeter not very well taking the Tamrack Gun in Liquor 17th St Patricks alone Very Cold Ice good Sandy came 18th Monday Sandy went off Charlie came Went to Charlies to Draw some Drags for him got 2 papers from him got the {illegible} of a Book from him came home 2 Boys here McDonalds from Beach River to Buy hay sold it to them for 9 Dollars the stack treated them </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> continued Mr James Cameron Sir Johns Island Lake St Francis March 18th 1861 Fine day cold some Ice Good {illegible} Plenty Sandy going to come in a Day or 2 to chop 19th Last Day of Winter cold East Wind Thomas M{illegible} & {illegible} McDonald here for the stack The sheep a good deal spoiled took Dinner Treated them Made an allowance on the stack of a Dollar Put out the Rusters and 2 pullets Gave me {illegible} 5 Dollars Cornwall Bank 20th First Day of Spring the Boys for the rest of the stack 3 Dollars to pay yet Sandy came to chop I went to Williamstown Got 1/3 from Sandy for Whisky Charlie in Williamstown 21st Charlie came home with me got a Pt Stopt at Davids Treat /6 Bought of A Summers 1 Dozen Herrings 1/3 for Haddok 1 lb {illegible} /6 1 Box caps/4 1/10 1/2 for high Wines cash 2/6 I gave Charlie 1/3 cash got 3/9 From him for Table clothes Charlie here all Day Sandy went to the Bush 22nd I went to A Summers Brought 5 Bushels of Oats 6/3 some pounds tgo Wine /7 1/2 (to 2 oz H Candy/ 2 paid) Went to F Covington Bought of I & D Cameron 1 Tablecloth @ 25 cents 1 3/4 yards 44 cetns another at 16 cetns took 2 yds 32 cents to 1 lb Tea 1/3 got the Broach Fixed at Mr Huttons / 7 1/2 (Bought of P Buchanan 1 lb Butter paid this with Due Bill) got 1/2 Doz nails 2 pens Stopt at Lukes came to A Summers Played a game of chequers came home cutter all Done 25 charlie here Sandy Grinding his axe Fine Day Eel Fishers at the Big Bay </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Palm Sunday 1861 James Cameron Island Mar 24th Sandy here 25th Annunciation of Virgin Mary I went to Summers Bought of A Summers 1 lb Tobacco 1/3 for Sandy (sweetys) at A Grants for to sell the Hay good crofsing to Salmon River 26th Raining all Day making spoils 27th Richard Grears Wife Died at 2 o clock Dan came to tell Sandy (Raining some) Water on the Ice putting out the Frozen Potatoes Me thinking of going to Williamstown yesterday Wild Geese on the Ice Before the Door Ducks Flying High Ice good yet James Ferguson Bailiff Died on the 26th 27th I went to Williamstown changed 5 Dollars at A Summers got a Ride from I M & R{illegible} 28th Angus {illegible} the Funeral Folks stopt at Davids had a Round 1/3 Paid) Took Dinner at Thomas Murries got a Ride Down From Ivan Fraser his horses foot Bad Good crofsing to mill John Hamilton at Davids thrashing 29th Good Friday Grears Boy here, cleaning the pipes cut an Eel hole no Eels going up the channel with Teams Ice 3 feet thick Before the Door Great Dreaming 30th Robins came Horses crofsing at Summer W. Geese Plenty Grey Birds came Drew some Drags Found my Knife Sandy came 31st John York here & Thomas Munroe ice good </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1861 Mr James Cameron Island April 1st All Fools Day I went to Salmon River for 6 skins from Lashey @ 15 cents a peice {sic} 4/6 Gave Streeter 6 Rats at 16 cents 96 cents Fox 3/9 to my acc got 3/9 for Charlie Bought Buchanans, Fur 16 Rats 12/ -paid Bought Plumadoe mans fur 5 @ 15 cents 3/9 {illegible} took them home Bought of Norman MDonell 1 Bunch pin.-/6 1 {illegible} matches /6 Salts - /6 Treat -/6 paid) I pair mits on credit 2/6 A treat at Bakers -/7 1/2 1 lb sugar -/6 paid Bought of P. Buchanan Buttons 1/3 Lining 1/ Twist -/3 pens - 1 1/2 paid this) Bought of small sweetys -/3 Bout of Congdon Liquorice - /4 Pepper & -/4 got 4 Almanacks Jim Buchanan got in sunday ice getting Bad in Salmon River Bought of Kimball 1 {illegible} of Buckshot -/6 2nd Stormy Snowing Sandy in the Bush 3 cutting Eel holes, Drew some Drags 4th Went to Summers Bought of A Summers 4 lbs Butter 3/4 1/2 Gallon Whiskey 1/3 1 Dozen Herrings /10 (Bought Trace chain -/9 & 1 lb sugar /6 paid this) Charlie here gave him 2/6 cash for the Fox Making Troughs 14 Taps some Trees I went to Christies took the {illegible} over & cat no one at Christies 5th I went to Senios for the sleigh at Henerys Henery Boy came for hops Made 20 Troughs more Made a Taste of Molasses 6th Ice opened at Francis & Before Door Boiling in the Bush Fixing the Red Canoe at the head of the Island </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1861 Mr James Cameron Island April 6th Sunday Low Ice Jamming some Cold East Wind Frosty nights & Fine Days crust Good Firing commence Sunday 7th Sandy & I alone Went to head of Island 8th Making Molasses 9th at Sugar Bush Drawing Drags 10th A Great Sap Day Running Well Made a Little Molasses Cow coming to the Bush Took home the Canoe From the Upper Point Sandy & I First canoeing Ice gone Down in Abundance 11th at the Bush shot 2 Squirrels Sandy Shaving at night 12th of April I Went to Salmon River for the first canoeing this Spring Brought 2 of Wheat to Mill Gave Lukes Wife some corn Brought the 21 Rats to Streeter gave me 15 cents cash for them 3 Dollars & 15 cents gave 1 Pair of Boots 17/6 & mended ones 6/3 Paid Norman McDonell 2/- for the mits got the Loan of a Bottle H Wines 7 1/2 candles /6 pens /1 - Paid all this Speaking to Morris about the Hay, John McLennan Shot Tyler Lincoln some time about the 6th of April had a hooker at Landing of the Canoe where they make Whiskey /7 1/2 came home Good Wind ice Going Down got a Letter from Mary York to Fetch to Thomas Wife Crofsed for My Paper Sandy took the Letter at Henerys at Senios Murphy Lost court in our House Kenneth Poorly </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1861 Mr James Cameron Island April 13th Raining Sandy shot a Duck I got 4 Eels shoet a Duck did not get him Putting Ice away from the Shore Seen a Crane for the First one Feed Plenty Cattle in Good Order hens Laying Well 14th Sunday seen a canoe going Down Taking Medicine 15th Began to Draw Wood with the Cart Drew about 2 cords for a Beginning 16th Drawing to the Bank got 1 Tier of 5 cords of Beech now shot a Rat Did not get him East Wind cold Fixing the Water Log 17th Stormy East Wind & Snow Sandy Began the Birds Eye Maple Stock for the Gun Baking Shot a Rat Put out the Gateneau Canoe Water high cold Day 18th at the stock 19th at the Canoe Fixing the Cart 20th Went to A Summers Bought of A Summer 2 Dozen Herring 1/8 1/2 lb Candles -/6 Hat -/5 (To Sugar /7 1/2 To pipes -/1 To Comb -/4 paid this) To 2 " 6 To Sandy Cash in at Sniders wanting straw came home Drawing Wood to the Bank Cow & Sheep Playing the Devil in the Sugar Bush Sandy Fixing the canoe Sunday 21st Went to Christies Went to Charlies for a Tricker for the Gun 22nd Light Lit up the hills Light house a Boat went Down or it was the scow Light crosfing 23rd Drawing to the Bank 10 cords out Lashey here shot 2 Rats set 2 Traps Sandy chopping St Georges Day 24th Got a Rad Sandy crofsed to store with oats 90 lbs 1 Dozen Fish -/10 1 lb Tobacco 1/2 Gal Whiskey Bosells to Salmon River 25th Drawing Wood 26th I went to Bosells Charlie up with his ashes went to Lukes stopt all night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island April 27th 1861 Went from Lukes to F Covington with Ashes Gave Streeter 12 Rast he gave me Credit for 6 & the Money for the rest Bought of I & D Cameron 1/2 lb Tea 1/3 1/2 lb {illegible} -/4 Bought of Menkles 2 lbs Butter 1/6 Beer & snack -/7 1/2 Bought of Buchanan 1 1/2 Dozen of Herrings -1/6 1 Quart Whiskey /7 1/2 1 Glass -/4 1/2 sweetys 1/3 cash to 95 lbs of Oats all this Paid) Herrings 1/3 Paid Bought of Norman 1 Bottle of Stuff 1/ to be Paid) to treat /7 1/2 to Candles /6 To Bakers 1 Bushel of Potatoes 1/6 treat at Lukes - /4 1/2 Paid Promised Lukes wife a Ruster came home high East Wind Bought of Charlie 5 Rats 2/6 Paid at Morris's about the hay Sunday 28th Jacob folks here with Eels got Corn Raining some Bad with Toothache Charlie here 29th Cleaning up stairs Sandy shot a duck 30th Raining set all my traps 1st of May Salabery coming up North wind cold cut Down the Maple Drawing Wood the colt hurted her leg 2 Drawing some Steamers going in abundance 3 Sandy caught the 1st Perch caught a Pike in the marsh 4th getting Rats in the Big Traps Charlie here gave me a /71/2 for Peas Fishing Eels Sandy went to the P.O for my Paper & 1 Quart of Whiskey working at the canoe Bosells set their Line got my account from A Summers Sunday the 5th Looking for Eggs got 2 nests 20 Eggs </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1861 Mr James Cameron Island May 6th Pete Bosellhere East Wind Richard Greer here came to Lancaster With Sandy & I Raining & East Wind Walked to Williamstown the Rafts stopts us in the River 7th in Williamstown Black Sam there with the Pig stopt all Day with the Wind 8th came to Lancaster Bought W McEdward 1/2 lb Powder -/9 1/2 for matches 1 Quart of Whiskey 1/2 for Pipe came home got a Plank near shore 9th Ascencion Day or Holy Thursday Sandy chopping Frost in the Banking 10th Set the Line Sandy washing Bosell sowing Barley on Francis Island 11 Went to Salmon River Brought Lukes a Ruster took 6 Bottles 2/ to Buchanan to 1 Bushel Potatoes 1/6 Tea all paid took 2 Gallons from Bakers for Mrs Bowen) 1 lb sugar for myself Bought of Norman 1 Quart not Paid Bought of Mr Streeter - 1 Pair of Boots for Sandy 40 10 Rats at 110 4 Dollars Lent Sandy 7 1/2 for {illegible} to 1 Pencil -/3 got the Gun Fixed -/3 paid a Treat at Bou{illegible} not Paid 1/- sick coming home slept at the Hog Island Sold Dans sking got 6/3 Bought 1 of Fulton & Eastmans Bookeeping Single & Double Entry, 2/6 {illegible} 12th Sunday Charlie here Raft Went Down Set a hen to hatch 13th got a Sturgeon, Drawing Wood 14th Drawing Wood 15 Drawing Wood Went to Williamstown 6 of Oats 3 of Pease {illegible} 1 Sturgeon </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> May 16th 1861 Mr James Cameron Island Came from Williamstown Very High Wind got 2 Pigs Stopt at Io Collets hailstones & snow a Little Lewis Christie came to the Little Island here for Straw 17th Making to the Box Raining 18th Went to the stone Sandy & I Bought of A Summers 1 lb Tobacco 1/3 Butter 4 3/4 @10 4/ 1 Treat paid Raisins pipe pack Crofsed Oliver Gillespie's Wife to the Enterprise George Senio & I got 1/3 Andrew in Montreal 19th Sunday George Bosell here gave him a present of a Song Book Lost a sturgeon Thomas Munroe here & wife & A Summer Planted Potatoes 20th Fixing the Fence 21st Fixing the full Point Fence Sandy & I 22 I went to Summers Bought 1/2 lb pepper 1 Quart of Whiskey Paid this Thomas Munroe moving to {illegible} place the New York went Down to go to Guard the American Frontiers A Raft aground at the head on the 23 Drawing Rails 24th Drawing Cordwood at the Fence 25 Working at the Fence 26th Fishing at the Little Island 27 making chest Raining 28 Raining 29th Began to plough Before the Door </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 30th May Mr James Cameron Island 30th of May Lashay here planted Potatoes 31st Sowed 1 1/2 of Wheat Before the Door Making the {illegible} Boats & Rafts in abundance 1st of June Went to Salmon River Brought to Mill 1 of {illegible} 2 of Provender 4 of Wheat Ashes 16 cents a Bushel 48 of D Baker 1/4 oz Tea 17 {illegible} 2 {illegible} Seeds Bought of Quart Whiskey Bought 1 1/4 A Rope 1/- paid for pencil got 4 Bags 12 1/2 {illegible} over Thomas Munroe with 13 Bushel of Potatoes came home Sandy staving The Steamer Saguanay Burnt at Montreal sometime Last Week Sunday 3rd Lashay went to St Annes to Fish 4th Working at the Fence 5th Fishing & Working at the Fence 6th Planted Cucumbers & Melons in the garden 28 hills 7th Drawing sticks for the fence Drawing some cord Wood to the Bank Shearing the Sheep Sandy & I 8th Taking the Dung from the Front of the House {illegible}ing the Fence in the Oak feild {sic} 9th Marys Birth Day Sandy & I to Charlies took Dinner had a hooker Captain Frasher for Planks Traveling some Jacops house up </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1861 Mr James Cameron Island June 10th Monday the 10th Planted some hills of corn & Potatoes Before the Door some Pumpkins & melons & cucumbers next the Wheat Potatoes up in the Garden some White Round Beans at the Pig Pen and some hills of cucumbers & melons mixed cutting Thistles young chickens Hens all Shut up Tethering Grey in the Upper Peice Sandy chopping Eel Fishing Begins Young Ducks Plenty Ticks Plenty Mosquitoes Plenty Sandy at ashes in the new Peice Setting the Line Broke Twice Took it up 11th Drew the Last of the Wood what was chopped Took home from the Bush 20 of the Troughs so the Indians would not take them away this year cucumbers & Melons up in the garden pulling cotton and thistles out of the Wheat 12th Windy & some Rain Fixing the cucumbers & Melons Before the Door 15 hills Put in where semos had their Potatoes some Pumpkins cucumbers & Melons at the stone heap and a little Below that Dug a Dish of Baits Baking Sandy at the ashes heavy North Wind Mowing Weeds Went to A Summers The Great Dinner in Williamstown in Celebration of the School House Rob Summers there Andrew in Montreal 13th Went to Summers Bought of A Summers 1/2 Gall Syrup 1/9 1/2 lb candles -/6 Got From Jane Ann Andrew I Summers going to Salmon River with his ashes Secor accused of informing Went to Williamstown Sandy & I Fishers here at the shore Found a cork screw Brought out about 12 lbs of Wool Sugar Pot knives & Bottle got the Book from Dan to Be Returned </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Duplicate of two pages back </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Duplicate of 2 pages back "Cameron 20.pdf" </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1861 Mr James Cameron Island June 14th Came home from Williamstown High Wind Bought of the Baker in Lancaster sixpence Worth of Biscuit Fixing our ashes to go to Salmon River made a Few Hills in the Garden Allen Cameron talkng about Pasturing & I.Tobin 15th Raining 3 Tow Boats going Down With heavy Tows William Hamilton & Hamilton the Wood Merchant here to see the Wood no Bargain Making Pollock Pins for the canoe Planted some cucumber seeds a Propeller aground the Ottawa Gave her a pull or 2 16th the Ottawa a & Magnet a Race the Ottawa ahead Movile here said they found a Boat that some one was Drowned out of it Last night stormy wind Thunder & Lightning The White top Propeller - went Down Cate Secors Boat got off Ground in Salmon River 17th Went to Salmon River 45 lbs of Iron to B & Brother to Baker 4 & Peck of Ashes to Norman McDonnell 17 1/2 Cash for 1 Quart I got From him Returned the Book to Congdon got 2/6 Back of my Money Bought of Baker 1/2 lb Tea 1/10 1/2 1/2 lb Candles -/6 cash Bought of Buchanan 1/2 lb Tea 2/- 1 1/2 Potatoes 45 cents {illegible} 2/11 1 Paper of Starch /5 Sandy had 4 1/2 of Ashes stopt at Lukes & at Morris 18th Fixing the Canoes 19th at the canoe Went to A Summers Bought Lock 1/6 Butter 1/6 Rosin 1/- Cheese 2/9 Bought of A I Baker {illegible} 3 lbs -/9 I coppers worth of sweetys at A Grants Fixing the canoe 20th Went to Williamstown Sandy & I Longest Day in the Year </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1861 Mr James Cameron Island June 21st 21st First Day of Summer came from Williamstown stopt at Grears stopt at Lancaster Bridge Took Breakfast on the Monument Island came to Charlies had a smile Sandy staving East Wind some Rain 22 Chopping some Sandy 23 High Wind 4 men here wanting Sturgeon 24th Began the House Drawing the Timber David Summers & Thomas Munroe here Had a Bottle Left the contents of it with me 5 sticks David Wanted gave Thomas 2 Pickerel Tearing Down the cornhouse 25th Began to Lay the Foundation of the House Lashey & a Boy came (The Huron went Down on the 24 & was up on the morning of the 26th) Hens Laying Well 26th Huron gone up 27th at the House Pete Buchanan & Binch Hoskins Farlanger here 28th Hugh Am & Caty came 29 Sandy & I to Salmon River 1 1/2 of ashes 2 of Oats Bought of Buchanan 1/2 Gal of Molasses 1/- 2 lbs Sugar 1/- Bought of Chinkler 4 lbs Butter at -/7 1/s 2/6 Bought of Norman File -/6 Line /3 hoarhound /1 1/2 to a Bottle From Charlie screws exchanged fot a Paper from Mr Morris Training Day in Dundee Mr Sommerville the Member there came from Lukes in an hour Sailing good wind 30th Sunday Charlie up with Sandys Knife & Rifle Jim Nicholson here Berries Plenty Last Day of June </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1861 Mr James Cameron Island July 1st Working at the House went to the Bush to cut some sticks Hoeing the Potatoes Some a Great Many Boats sailing up with East Wind Girls Washing Baited the Line caught a Pickerel Ticks Bad Mosquitoes Bad commencing to Rain High Wind 3 or 4 Rainbows to South at Evening Dark about 2nd of July Stormy East Wind & Rain Sandy Filing the 2 Saws some cold Seen the comet HughAnn 3 I seen it Went to Salmon River Sandy and the Girls give them a Bushel of oats -/6 of money Drawing some sticks for the House Water high in the Lake 4th at the House American Independence great firing the night Before 5th Our John's Birth Day the Girls went off to Williamstown Big Frank here for the 5 peices of Timber for David Summers a Great Deal of Floating stuff coming Down the River Fount a Pont Dingwalls here Trying to take the cow away 6th The Bouquet here with 4 of Dingwalls Oxen, Put out Toms Line 55 Hoogs {hooks?} on it for Eels Found a Basswood Canoe got 2 Hemlock sawlogs Pulling Cotton out of the Wheat Hoeing some </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> July the 7th 1861 Mr James Cameron Island S M Allman here stopt all night Sandy Trowling Charlie Boots here for Bread gave him some corn meal strawberries Plenty 8th Fixing the Red Canoe Peter Coal got 2 of the Pudding Dish of Flour Raining 9th Cole left his pine Jack spear & Barrle cording & Drawing the Last of the cord Wood Fishing Raining hoeing some of the Potatoes Thunder 10th hoeing Potatoes Charlie at A Summers for Hooks had a hooker gave him his gimlet & a peice of Line East Wind went acrofs with Long Johns canoe I stopt at semos got a Turtle on Francis Island Gave Sandy a Bushel of Oats for Tobacco at A Summers Mrs Summers at Rob for the cards Great playing at A Grants store for Beer The Passport Banshee New Era went up with Soldiers Welland went up Bands aboard Working at the Roads now Henery & the Nicholsons came home away to make Hay 11th Raining East Wind Black Birds commencing to Flock Working at the House Heard the house shake as an Earthquake Quite Plain after night a Little 12 Fishing some 13 Donald Suple here Fishing Francis here got 2 Hooks 14 Sunday a pen Plat out Before the Door going to Frasers at Christies did not know I wrote on the other side these dates </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Orangemens Day 1861 Mr James Cameron Island 12 to July Working at the house Charlie or Jacop got a canoe afloat a Propeller at the Light house 13th Donald Suple here Fishing Francis here got 2 Hooks Sunday 14th Pen Platt going to Frasers showed them the way went to Christies 15th Francis here got some salt gave him some Pepper 16th Went to Williamstown for the Boys Brought 2 chips Angus in Salmon River Raspberries Begginning to Ripen and currants 17th came home working at the House Beams a party on the Salaberry from Dundee to Cornwall 18th at the House Lashey came with all his Fishing Utensils Fixing a place for the Beams 19th Went for the Boys to Williamstown Brought out a Sheep 1 Sturgeon eel 20th came to the Island with the Boys Hearing Rain Stopt on Suseys Island Got the Flour from the Indian Cole 21st Sunday George Semo got three Sickles for Bosells maggie Lafette John Nicholson here Lashey to Lukes Brown From St Regis here Raft crew Picking berries 22nd Beams all up Tom Davis came gave him Baddle Barrel Farmer Eel oil got the Line from Tom & Fortk 23rd Tom went off Put up a Stick Lasheys mand came set 2 Lines Began to mow around the House Sandy Fishing Mowing the Grove 24th Went to Salmon River 2 of Wheat 2 of Provender 1/2 lb Tea 1/10 1/2 1 of sugar at Kinchalls -/5 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island July 24th 1861 Bought of P Buchanan 1 scythe on credit 5/-) To 1/2 Gal Molasses 1/- Treat -/3 Candles 1/2 lb -/6 Brought a Turtle to Normans Boys stopt at Morris Lukes got Lasheys Tea at Lukes Mowing the Grove Fixing the Rack on the Cart 25th the Games in Williamstown to Day put in a load of Hay Mowing the Grove Dog Days St James Day Sandy Went to Williamstown 26th Sandy came got a stick of Elm Lashey to Salmon River put in a Load of hay & Pheney here & the Boys Mowing some at the East part of the Garden 27th at the House the 2 sticks above the Beams 28th Sunday a Raft out here Charlie Boots here all Day staving Went to the Upper Point 29th Raining all in the House Baking Change in the Moon to Day 30th Angus & Ellen Walter here James Hugh Went home 31st Berries Plenty Mowing some August the 1st at home Hunters came to Shoot Ducks Put in some hay 2nd Putting in hay 3rd making Coils on the Pitt Point Jack Sandy & I 2 Indians there Went to Hamilton got 3 cats and there Bag Went to the Store Bought of A Summers 1 Bar Soap 1/3 2 lbs 2 oz of Butter 1/6 Whiskey -/7 1/2 Stone -/4 came home Sunday the 4th Charlie here a Great many in the Berries Charlie stopt to go to Salmon River 5th Went to Salmon River with Ellen Bought of B Buchanan 1/2 Gallon Whiskey 1/- Bought of Charlie 1 Bottle Rum 1/- Pens oatmeal </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1861 Mr James Camerson Island August the 6th Charlie went home Sandy Mowing Pilots going Past Looking for Timber 7th Mowing shaking out hay 8th Putting up hay the Boys Sandy & I Went home with the Boys stopt at the cairn on Monument Island to show the Boys the Memory of Sir John Colbourn 9th Came home Dan very Poorly Ellen From St Regis Christie here grinding his scythe & Axe putting in hay 2 Loads Great going of Boats on the River Jacops Wife the small Pox 10th a great storm of Wind & Rain 11th Sunday Sandy Went to Williamstown Jacops Wife to St Regis 12th East Weind Sandy Granny & HughAnn Came from Williamstown Put in some hay 13th at the hay 14th Mowing in the Upper Feild {sic} and at the Lower Point 15th 3 men here for Fish Gathering and Going to put in Fine Day West Wind steamers in abundance 16th Putting in hay Went to A Summers with (Granny Wool 5 3/4 1/2 Gallon Wiskey 1 lb Sugar) (Bought of A Summers 1/2 cut Tobacco /5 needles -1/2 Matches 1/2 Paid) Brought A I Bakers Dish home & A Summers Traps Brought home Hamiltons Bag Mrs Hamilton unwell Putting in some hay 17th Puttin in hay Lashey to Salmon River Hugh Ann sent for 1 Quart of Mollasses 18 Sunday Lashey to St Anncet with Tom Brought Matches & Tea Tobacco Bread I in Topkins for Fish got 2/6 From Lashey cash 19th Monday Sandy went to get his Boots Fixed at Lancaster went to Lewis Christies with oars Paddles Broom's & Whippletrees to mMake </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> the 19th 1861 Mr James Cameron Island August Rafts a Going Down in Abundance Keeping in the house Chokecherries Ripe Cap Berries Ripe Raspberries near Done The Water Beginning to Fall The small pox Raging around us By the Natives Ducks coming round now Mowing Behind the Barn Pat came I went down with him then to Lancaster came home got a small Bottle from Pat & Charlie full of Whiskey East wind 20th Mowing Lewis Christie Brought the Whippletrees A channel catfish from Lashey to Breakfast Mowing above the house Behind the house & Before the house 21st Sandy came from Lancaster Put in 2 Loads of hay Mowing above the Barn They Tom & Lashy went to fish at the squaw Island Raining 22nd Raining Tom & Lashey shooting Ducks in the Marsh thinking of going to Salmon River Killed a Ruster 23rd Went to Salmon River Brought 1 1/2 of Wheat 2 of Oats Bought of the Whiskey Man 1 Quart /6 Bought of the Baker1 lb candles -/6 paid (Bought of Norman McDonnell 1/2 Gallon Whiskey 1/3 not paid dishes Broke 24th Put in some out of the Upper Feild 25th Went to Charlies Lashey told us he was sure he was Drowned got a stick of Pine A Summers & Dingwall The Teacher here Long Black Berries Ripe now 26th Shot a Duck Sandy went off Mowing some put in 2 Loads Lashey Began to Fish Pickerel storm to the south 27th Shot A Duck Mowing some Toms Mother sent me Long B Berries Fixing his Eels </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1861 Mr James Cameron Island Augst 28th The Shows in Lancaster Lashey went with 4 Barrels of Eels him & Tom Michael Goose Going Down to the Long B Berries Put in 4 small Loads of hay all alone The Salaberry to Cornwall with Pleasure Trip From Salmon River 29th Lashey & Tom Went to Montreal On the Salaberry I went to Lewis Christies Rafts a Going in abundance & Towing of steamers A Great Many a Great Many Going Down to the Long Black Berries 30th Mowing some & Putting in Lewis Christie here had a Bottle got 3 Paddles From him 1 Broom Found an oar of the Rafts 31st Went to Lewis Island Lewis away to St Regis Put in 2 Loads of Hay Lashey From Montreal took Back his Eels A Great Boat Load going Down to the Berries Dan Came had a paper & Trouser gave 2/6 for Coffe 1st of September Sunday Dan Went off at Bosell for my sickles got 3 Went to Semos & Nicholsons Mrs McLaurin there The Rest Down at the Berries John Cameron Santanee Henery & George Bosell Jim Hopkins I.Snider George Semo Isaac Blondeau called at Francis came home Grey in the Wheat 2nd Christie grinding his scythe Reaped 2 or 3 sheafs of Wheat & put 2 in the Barn Mowing where the hens Laid it Down Barge Queen went up Before the Door talking to them East Wind 3rd of September Dans Birth Day cutting some hay Raining Court Day in Williamstown high Wind all alone Went to the Upper Point Salting the Cattle 4th Began to Mow some of the Marsh Before the Door cutting some of the Wheat 3 canoes Passed up very Earley Fishers I think 5th John Angus Birth Day Charlie here & a Cooper From Salmon River I went to Charlies to turn the Bun </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island Sept 6th 1861 Lashey Reaping Wheat I Binding & putting in Great high Wind 7th Lashey to Salmon River Mowing some of the Wheat & putting in some 8th Sunday Mr Morris & 2 of his Boys here gave hime a Ruster Pat here with a canoe here for Charlie McGregors Raft here 9th Mowing the Last of the Wheat put it all in the Barn a Great many Rafts a going Down all the Hens out now Great Dreams these nights 10th the Bargain with with Lewis for the {blank space} the Island Making Coils of Marsh hay Before the Door {Paper torn and illegible} <pre>1/2 for Lashey 1/- cr {illegible} Stopt at Mr Morris the Book & newspaper had a hooker got the Dog hunter the name Elvina Levina came to the Barge Left the Butter for Baker came home ground Charlies axe </pre> 18th Fixing my Powder the horns shooting squirrels got my shirt ready to got to Henerys but went to the Barge as they were Blowing all Day went to them & went to Dundee to Bakers stopt at Morris's for the scow got it woke up Emmanuel to come with us got to the Barge had a Bite to Eat took 2 scow Loads to the Island Loaded another 19th I came of got my Pay 7/6 From the Captain Began to Blow took Breakfast went to Bed & slept Went to the head of the Island shot a Ruster Shot a Duck Began to Rain some Bowmanville went up 20th Hen Hawks playing the Devil among the Hens watching as much as can but they come right to the Door The Tow Boat Traveller touring here now </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island St Francis Sept the 11th 1861 Raining East Wind Filled a Bag of Wheat to be Ready to go to Mill Went to the Little lsland 12th took home an Oak stick 12 feet Long Drew the Elm out of the Water A Summers here A.I Baker & T Munroe here I went to Williamstown Charlie & me Brought some corn & cucumbers the Trunk to Dan 13 came as far as Charlies stopt all Day. with the wind, being too high 14th came home Charlie & me went to Summers Bought of A Summers 7 yrs of shirting at -/8 4/8 1 of Candles 1/- Whiskey 1/3 3 lbs Butter 1/10 1/2 shot /61/2 Matches -/6 Charlie here all night {Paper torn - Duplicate of a previous page} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island Sept the 15th 1861 Sunday Charlie here all Day gave him his sickle went home gave him some firewood to take home 16th Put some Marsh hay in the stable Loft 2 small Loads all alone Lashey came Charlie came for to got to Salmon River Charlie Brought me an Eel & some cucumbers 17th Received From Lashey 2/6 cash In part Payment of what he owes me 7 1/2 to get a Quart of Whiskey took 1 1/2 of Wheat to Mill took Mrs Moviles Plate home stopt at Lukes took 70 staves to the cooper got an order on Bakers for 3/6 sold 4 Bottles to Buchanan 1/3 sold Charlies Rags took some nails from the ashery Bought of Baker 3 lbs Butter 1/10 1/2 1 lb Powder 1/6 Salts 1/2 lb -/4 Bought of Buchanans 1/2 Gal Whiskey 1/2 for Lashey 1/- cloves -/2 Stopt at Mr Morris got the Book & Newspaper had a hooker got the {Duplicate of a previous page} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 35 70-25=45 Mr James Cameron Mr James Cameron Island Mr James Cameron Charlottenburgh March 19th 1861 For value received we Jointly and Severally Promis to Pay to the {illegible} or Bearer $4 1/2 ##$$$ 4 1/2 Dollars & 10 cent on {illegible} with Interest Witnefs James Forsythe {illegible} March A Fairfield Marc March D McDougald For {illegible} March Charlottenburgh March Charlottenburgh March 20th 1861 For value Received we Jointly and Severally Promis to Pay to James Cameron or Bearer Three Dollars on Demand Mr James Cameron {considerable rough figures and notes) 23 May 6 -3 Boot Calf skin 3-9 11 of June Boots 17-6 13th of July Calf 3- 31st Menting 6-3 & 1 pan -15 for hiram 31st Oct 5-7 1/2 12 april 6-3 & 17-6 Streeter May 11th {illegible} Sandy 11 May 10 Rats -/10 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island September 21st 1861 Raining & Blowing East Wind took the canoes of the Land in the Marsh the House inside all wet More Shingles Blew of Salaberry went up the Bouquet went into Dundee Traveller came up 4 Barges in Tow Water very high with the East Wind st Matthews Day Took in some Butternuts cut a Hickory for axe handles Fixing Canoe Broke on 1 Package of Matches for a Begginning This is Something near the Equinoctial Gales 22nd Sunday Jim Nicholson got 6 Ballads Lashey came Autumn commences took salts Long Black Berries yet 23rd I crossed to Henerys with a Shirt to make the Cannon Firing at the Bishops Bones in Williamstown went to Nicholsons got a Bottle of Milk for my Tea Lent Jim the axe shot a Duck & a crow Squirrel mowing a swath in the Marsh Raining Took in some Potatoes 24th Fixing the Wheat in the Barn Fixing the Rafters at the Stones for the Cellar Drew some Blocks Took 2 more Rafters from the Bush Mowing in the Back Marsh Shot a Rat for the first put out the Hogs shot a squirrel on the Grindstone Huron went up 25th Lewis Christie Made an oar Left his canoe here put in some marsh hay 26th Bowmanville went Down Lashey went to Montreal put a Load of Marsh hay in the Barn Set the Line Fishing Bait Blackberries very good took home plank from Pitt Point a very fine Day 27th Baking 40 Eggs salted Raining cleaning the Guns got a cat Fish Making a Fish Pen 28th Heavy Wind through the night or Morning Went round shore found an oar took in 2 pails apples , 3 pails nuts picked 1 of Hops got a cat fish The Bouquet aground opposite Lower end of Island coming up 29 Michalmass Sunday alone Bouquet got off 30th got channel cat Fish Archy McDonnell wife a Son got My shirt at Henerys Lashey going to set his Line Lost the Fish </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1860 Antoine Deroshers To J Cameron Dec 17th 1860 to 1/2 Gallon Whiskey 1/3 Tobacco 1/3 3 lbs January 5th 1861 To 1 Quart Whiskey 7 1/2 /7 1/2 Jany 18th To 1 pint H W /7 1/2 1 lb Tobacco {illegible} 1/10 1/2 25th to 1/2 Bus Pease 12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC) T Henery Hence Dr To I Cameron To 5 Bushels of Potatoes at 1/3 6"3 12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)~~ 8th of Aug got the Spear from Christie 1/2 Bushel of New Potatoes 23 of Aug To 1/2 Bushel of New Potatoes & some Milk S Mark some straw 11th of March 1 Bushel of Oats Sept 14 1861 To Mrs Henery To Making 2 Shirts 2/6 Dec 22nd to Making 2 Shirts 2/6 12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC) 17-6 A McDonald Grear Dr To J Cameron March 21st 1 Box of Caps /4(25) tobacco 1/3 {illegible} April {illegible} Salts -/4 (Whiskey 1/2 Gallon a peice 7 1/2 {illegible} April 20th To 2/6 Cash 24 To 1 Quart 7 1/2 1 lbs Tobacco 1/3 May 11th 1 Pair Fine Boots L 1")" Cash /7 1/2 1 Pencil -/3 {illegible} # 1 {illegible} 1" 3" 10th of July to 1 oz Oats 1/3 1"3 To 1 Canoe 5/ (to cash 1/3 ( {illegible} Tobacco) 1/3 2"6" </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island Oct 1st 1861 I went to Summerstown some Treats at Davids Bought of A Summers 3 lbs Butter /10 1/2 1/2 Quart {illegible} -/6 1 peck of salt -/7 1/2 1/2 lb candles -/6 1 lb Shot -/6 1 Pint Whiskey & Bottle -/4 Bottle to Be returned come to Nicholsons stopt all night Drank the Bottle James Summers arrived from California {illegible} Laduke's Hunting concerns at Davids was Drowned by Trying to get a Tow From the Traveller Bought a Map of Glengarry Price 1/3 wanted 50 cents for it A Summers took it out to Williamstown 2nd Court Day in Williamstown Lifting the Potatoes after coming from Nicholsons Hawks plenty Lashey Came Left my Necker chief there at Nicholsons 3 high Wind Lashey Fixing his Paddles took up all the Potatoes a Great Dream when I Laid Down at 12 o clock about a Steamer going Down Before Peter B's Door or Hamiltons Bridge Flying Cloud or the White Cloud the name of 2 of them one sure 4th East Wind New Moon, commenced to Rain Lashey went off Looking at my Traps 2 men here about cord Wood Captain Dupee's From St Annicete Very Bad Weather Wild Geese came going West 5th East Wind a Barge - Mammoth - got her Mast Broke Laying at Anchor sailed up Shelling corn 1 Bushel of Last years corn Found an old Tom Hat went for a Load of Blocks cranberries getting good Found a Black Bottle with the neck Broke 6th Sunday Went to See the Barge Mammoth Laying at the head of the Island took Dinner aboard Went to Nicholsons & took home their Bottles got some good shot & caps from Henery </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1861 Mr James Cameron Island Oct the 7th Monday set 8 Traps for the first setting 3 in the Back Marsh 5 Before the Door The Hawk Playing the Devil with the Hens The Magnet & Welland went Down Took up a Pail of apples 8th got 3 Rat 1 foot out of 8 Traps Raining all night this House all wet The St Helene going up Went to Charlies Charlie came up Huron went Down 9th got Ready for Salmon River 1 1/2 of Wheat 1 of Corn 65 lbs of Iron /3 1/2 to Charlie for iron Brought Luke a few apples Brought Mr Morris's Paper & Book home got a paper from him Some Frost this Morning Bought of B.B 4 lbs 2 oz of Butter 5/7 1/2 2/8 1/2 Gal Whiskey 1/- Paid Norman McDonell 1/3 Towed him Bought of James & D Cameron Coffee -/9 stopt at Lukes had a Round or 2 Bought of the Baker Crackers -/7 1/2 Found a canoe Belonging to Stephens Charlie staving and me not some sober Found a Pont Let it go again got 2 Rats 10th got 3 Rats Charlie Baking Lent him a Bag gave him some Meal some pepper & some coriander Muskrats Wood Mast Board Fround his Knife Huron Went up Ottawa Went Down Northern Light The Games in Williamstown on Hugh Anns Birth Day Frances here Charlie went home 11th alone Raining Washing my shirt Hand Kerchiefs Towels got 2 Rats Took in all the apples very few 12th got 2 Rats not very well moving muskrats Roads in marsh went to Look for cranberries a new Boat went Down---- </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1861 Mr James Cameron Island October the 13th Sunday Bill Nicholson (here got the Loan of 2 Hoes 3 small peices of Trace chains. I took salts, the rats none Last night the Water high Big Ottawa went up 3 o Clock 14th Wind high Went to Williamstown Charlie & I wind very high stops at Lancaster Bridge got a Pint Left the canoe opposite A McGillises got from granny to 8 lb of Wool Charlie Brought sage & some apple & Fish coffe 15th came home came to Henery got my shirt & a Bottle From Henery Henery got a Mink stopt at Francis I went Down with Charlie got some Pumpkins from him 16th got 3 Rats Boats going in abundance Brantford Ranger & Prince Albert going up Salabery Yamaska & Traveller going Down Taking in the Last of the hops 17th Went to Charlies helping him with his Potatoes Francis at Charlie Beams Lashey came Fine Day but raining got a Rat 18th Raining the Steamer Tug Lincoln went up Great Towing on the Lake got 2 Rat Found a Bottle Lashey went off Stormy East Wind 19th Captain Martin of the Steamer Enterprize here offered me 8 & 10 Dollars for the stick 15 I want for it crofsed over to Nicholsons at Henerys Henery went to I. Laplantes on the Bosure gave me a hooker Lashey came when I was away and took his Traps no Mink around here yet Sunday the 20th Went to head of the Island Bouquet Towing a very Large Raft Farmer & Dubeck's I caught the Boat from the steamer went to the Raft the First Time I ever Rowed with 2 oars </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {illegible}th 1861 21st Mr James Cameron Island Oct the First Ice Last Night got a Rat the Bowmanville going Down the Huron went up on the 19th 2 Men here from the Raft to Potatoes 2/6 To Flour 3/5 Went to the Raft Exchanged a Little Better than 1/2 Bushel of Pease with them The Br{illegible} took them off 22nd East Wind Shaving Trying to catch Grey cutting some Brush Drew up the canoes fixing the shore Drew some Drags from the River Trimming the apple Tree at the Door Ottawa went up Grey in all night Baking the Bouquet aground in Lancaster the Raft at the Lighthouse The Walter Shanly went up no Rats 23rd Drawing with Grey got a Rat Lashey came Raining some cutting stove Wood Lashey went off Ground the axe & then spoiled it Broke up the Laplante Barge 24th Our Hugh's Birth Day. Something Wrong with Mr Hills Light never seen it this Late in the Day Lit, got a Rat fixing More Feathers in my Bed Began to nail Beam on the house a few Grains of snow Cold 25th My Birth Day and a fine Day it is supposing it is my Birth Day Went to Nicholsons got the Butter Lent Henerys Son in Law the canoe William Bers The Boston William Shanly Huron Brantford {blank space} going Down calling for Charlie wind changing all Day ice in the Marsh Last night took up some sand the Enterprize in to Dundee some of the Boat taking Down their Top Masts 26th Went to A Summers Bought 1 Quart of Highwines 1/3 Returned the Bottle stopt at Nicholsons all night Lost my Paddle </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1861 Mr James Cameron Island Oct 27th Sunday came home Went to Charlies 28th Charlie came up to go to Mill Sandy came Went in the Evening stopt at Lukes all night 29th took the last of my Wheat to Mill 2 Bushels Charlie his corn & ashes my ashes 1 1/2 18c From 28 lb Wool 8 got 2 Dollars cash for the Wool Bought 1 lb candles 1/- of Baker 1/4 of Powder -/6 shot/6 caps -/3 Whiskey 1/- Tobacco -/7 1/2 at Buchanan) Bought of Norman George gave him 2/6 for what I owed Charlie 1 coppers worth of matches 1/2 for sweetys 1 Bottle of Rum 1 lb Buckshot -/8 Bought of Grindele Streeter I Pair for a Plan of Boots 15 York shillings got my accompt from Mr Streeter Left my Measure for a pair of Boot Came to Mr Morris's stopt a While seen Elvina Sandy staving stopt at Luke's Lost the 2 cats stopt at Lukes all night had supper came away fore morning Lashey here 30th a Man Looking for Timber From Beauhornois for the Locks Sandy went of with Lashey took his Things away Charlie went home got a Rat Laduke the Lockman & {illegible}ellen slept here all night 31st Last of the Month & Hallow Eve night Shot the hen that I could not Keep out of the Barn cut some Brush Measuring the Pine cracking nuts and Reading Burns's Halloween November the 1st A Fine Day this is the Day 4 years ago Mr Baker Died Shot 2 Ducks Donald McDonald & 1 of Kenneths Boys here A Summers got his goods up & A Baker after his Goods </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> the 2nd 1861 Mr James Cameron Island Lake Francis Nov Great East Wind a Race the Kingston & the Tug Traveller Down Lincoln & Salaberry going up A Schooner anchored opposite the Pitt Point Bay came too close in as she was sailing up Put in Grey Drew some Drags cut a Hicory at the head of the Island Sunday the 3rd This Day 4 Years Granda Died The Experience went up & the schooner went off went around the Island Wind very high 4th Killed the Hog all alone went to the Little Island north side 5th Broke my Gun on the Dog for not going for the Duck The Steamer Experience here taking away A Summers's Wood This is Guy Fawkes Day A Fine Day Put in the other Pig to Fatten Captain Martin got Loaded went off sold some culls 2/6 for them 6th Went acrofs to Summerstown seen James Summers The court in Cornwall now a Days Got 5/- From David Summers at Treat at Davids 1/3 at Thomas Munroes took Breakfast there came home went to Charlies Charlie came up James Dingwall here Looking at the cattle 7th Ellens Birth Day Charlie & I to Salmon River took my Boots to Streeter to be Mended Bought of Congdon Poison -/7 1/2 Liquorice -/1 Pepperment -/4 Bought of P Buchanan 1 Gall Wiskey 1/- Bought of Norman 1 Quart of Whiskey -/7 1/2 the Bottle to Be{illegible} to 4 lb of Oatmeal -/7 1/2 Matches -/1 Seen Little M McMahon a Treat at Lukes -/7 1/2 Took Dinner at Morris's gave Morris a stick for axe helves Lent Luke my Paddle stopt at Moviles got the 2 cats </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> the 8th 1861 Mr James Cameron Island Nov Charlie & I to Williamstown the English man & Wife there {illegible} Brought Allens Boots out Gave Granny 5/- shillings 9th came home stopt at Lancaster Pint -/4 Charlie went home Dingwall Talking about the cow Rain & hail a Little 10th all alone Jacop & 2 Indians Fishing Eels in the Rushes got a good Many The Colt hurted a Bad cut on her Fixed the cut with Eel oil & sut {?} Fine Day East Wind in the afternoon Captain Martin went up and Blew his Whistle I suppose for the stick 11th Monday Raining wind changed very high Thunder a Great squall of Wind & Hail Made a Mink Fall at the Lower end of the Island The 12th on this Day of the Month old John Summers Departed 13th I crossed to Nicholsons for the Ram put Francis on the Boat Bought of A Summers 1/2 lb Tea 2/3 2 lb sugar 1/1 1 pari of scates 1/10 1/2 thats 5/2 1/2 got a Dollar cash From D Summers to 3 Treats at Davids a Treats at Bakers & sweetys -/7 1/2 Angus came Bill came across 14th Killed the cow Let out the Ram gave Bill the Mole Buckshot caps & crossed with Bill to Francis Island Stopt at Lancaster sold the hide 14 1/2 cents 54 lbs 2"43) had 2 Rounds at Frasher's 2/6 Got Sandy McNaughton to Take the Beef up 15th I came home stopt at the Bakers 2 Loaves -/10 stopt at {illegible} Island stopt at squaw Island sail'd home at night thinking to snow snowing through the night cutting the Beef </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> the 16th 1861 Mr James Cameron Island Nov Snowing North West Wind {illegible} the horses took up my Traps 17th Sunday Mr David Summers Ronald Angus & {Blank space} the 3 here had 2 Bottles gave him the Bun at the Butternut Tree at the River Side to send Big Frank after the "Pine Left me a Bottle and it near Full 18th chopping stove Wood & sawing Fixed the saw A Boat Passed to Lancaster From Salmon River with 3 in it & Back again very quick 19th the Day 4 years agod old Mr Hamilton Departed this Life Looking for the Shovel Cleaning the Stove pipes Charlie to Lancaster with Sail the Gern going Down with Flags up East Wind Fishing Eels Pete Bosell here for wood him and peggy cutting Stove Wood Rendering a Bowl of Tallow Made candles 20th chopping Wood not Mink yet alone went to the Pitt Point Found the Shovel Salaberry into Salmon River out again Bakers Ba{illegible} sailed in East Wind cold some this Evening 21st Went to Summers's Found a Decoy Duck on the Water coming home 22nd Went Down for Charlie Kille the Pig Big Frank here for the stick Rendering the Lard 23rd Went to Salmon River Turned Back with the ice Salaberry went in started again Left the canoe at Mr Morris's Brought Lukes some apples & - - - Bought Mr Morris a cook & hen Bought of G Streeter 1 pair 17/6 & Tapt & Foxed 7/6 a present of Box Blacking My Watches fixed By Mr Halton 5/- Bought of Buchanan 1 Gallon of Whiskey 2/- Returned Normans Bottle Stopt at Morris at night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 24th 1861 Mr James Cameron Island Nove stopt at Mr Morris's till the Salaberry came Down so she would Break the Ice called at Lukes for my Bag Charlie & I came home Wind high Freesing some night a gale 25th St Catherine Day Charlie went home Lashey came Gave me 12/6 cash Towards what he owed me took his sturgeon to sell to Jim Hopkins Francis crofsed to Christies cleaning out the canoes of snow Prince Albert went Down Traveller went Down Put in the Fanning Mill Ducks Plenty Made some candles Washing gave Charlie 2 candles some pork & Beef Matches 1 Bunch. 26th Mr James Dingwall for the Oxen 5 of them with the Big scow not much Trouble in putting them in Gave Me a Dollar for my Trouble of looking at them and salting Drew 3 Drags with Grey Q ellen here From Frashery on the south side Going to Chop had a Bun that Belonged to Murray Donaldson Built it 27th Fixing the stable nail'd up som Boards chopping stove Wood Boats a going East Wind put 3 pairs of sox in the Boots Mr Hills Light a getting Dim 28th West Wind Baking & Washing cleaning canoes Mr Hill Light Much Dimmer than Johnstons (The Sir Charles Napier went up commonly called the sir colin & the Rochester, Tow Boat Went Down with a Handsome Tow the Ranger went Down Began Feeding Good Hay to the horses commenced Feeding the Hens Hawks Plenty all & Myself in Good Cheer 29th East Wind Blowing & Snowing Heavy about Daylight cleared off & commenced Rain St Lawrence going up Charlevous went up M Hill at Charlies Island Barge in Back Channel Christies Wind changed Drew Drags </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> St Andrews Day Mr James Cameron Island Nov 30th 1861 The last Day of the Month I went to Summerstown David Summers to see his Sister Jim Camerson and Wife Bought of A Summers 1/2 Bushel of Salt 1/3 1/4 of Tea 1/3 1/2 lb Powder 1/- Shot -/6 1/2 Cotton -/4 Buttons -/4 Thread -/4 6 Links of Stovepipes 4/6 which comes to 9/6 1/2) got some Hicory nuts from Andrew (Bought of A I Baker 1 Ball of Candlewick -/4 1 Treat -/6 Paid this) old McMarten on the Front a Ball at Lancaster Last night to celebrate it Andrews Steamer going Light Lit up yet 1st of December East Wind Walter Baker went to be Married acrofs Francis & Wife here up From Charlies Sold a canoe to them for 15/- to pay part or all in Hens Gave them a peice of Beef Gave me a Basket Mr Hill to the Light House 2nd Thrashed a Bushel & a peck of Wheat West Wind pretty Frosty tonight Hills Light up & Johnsons I dont know about the scow light to night or not Traveller went up a 2 Master went down not very well 3rd a Barge went Down Fixing the stall for the hay Before the horses No Lights up tonight I thought I see a Light in Mr Hills this evening if there was he Let it out very very early at night 4th Drawing Drags Broke the Whippletree 2 Men came here in the Evening one J. Snider & Jones Married to a sister of Mayviles Wife stopt all night {illegible} 5th went to the Bush to cut some Wood till the wind would fall stole not so a peice of soap went off a very fine Day on the Water Humbuged one way or other Took up my Line Fishing Eels got 4 & 2 cat fish 6th chopping put straw in the Tick chopping Wood 7th Went to Summerstown Bought of A Summer 3 1/2 yds of shirting @ /8 2/4 3 1/2 @ 10 1/2 3/0 1/2 Buttons -/3 2 Quart Whiskey 1/3 1 Quart syrup 11/1/2 1 Bottle ink -/2 which comes to 8/1 1/2 A Treat or 2 at A Summers 1/3 paid Tom Kennedy for 6SSS 1/3 a Treat Baker -/4 sweetys /3 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Sunday 1861 Mr James Cameron Island December 8th Raining snow all gone not very well took Salts A very Fine Day on the Water set 7 Traps in the Front Marsh Wild Geese Plenty 9th got 4 Rats Handling the colt thinking they will come for her to Day did not come Went with 2 shirts to Henerys wife to Make Henery Poorly at Nicholsons for the Axe & Bag did not get them got a Bottle of Milk Henery sued by A Summers Raining tonight Mrs Henery very sick after I Left Had a Miscarriage 10th I went to Henerys in the morning with some cornmeal some pease meat & pork candles Potatoes came home Jim Hopkins for a peice of Ash to make a Hoop a stick for oars 6 Indians fishing Eels thinking of Going to Salmon River Fixed my canoe after Dark with a place for the sale Fired a shot it Looked very much like an eclipse this afternoon of the sun William Lafette Girl poorly 11th Drawing Drags Lost the iron on the end of the Whippletree could not fine it Lost the Hook of the small chain Began to Freese all Day High Wind I think Salmon River is Froze now a very Bright Star tonight 12th Cutting stove Wood Washed my shirt Greased the cook stove 6 Rusters 13 hens now I don't know how Long that number will stand for there is some gone Good Fires But a Dam Cold House warm in Bed Plenty to Eat & Drink But not very well no one on the Water Blowing 13th Friday Blowing West Wind cutting stove Wood put Oak handle in the axe Lashey came had the news that he was to Be Married N Years Day Shaving going tomorrow </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island Dec 14th 1861 Lashey & Me to Salmon River took 1 1/2 of Wheat to Mill of this years Wheat called at Mayville's Lukes & Mr Morris's I suppose) stopped at Buchanan got a Quart as we was going up Forgot to take My Money Mr Streeter to 31 Skins at 11 cents Lent Me 2 Dollars and I was very much obliged to Mr Phillips for his offering me 3 or 4 Dollars when I told him my case Bought of Buchanan 7 Quarst {sic} of Whiskey 42 cents sold 1 Quart to Lashey 7 1/2 not paid to Giner -/4 Bought of Norman Starch -/3 saleratus -/4 Bought 1/2 Dozen Forks at 2/- I owe 15 cents on them yet calld at Morris's got 3 Papers From him Got the Paddle from Luke called at Mayvilles came home Lashy staving Lost his hat Wind high Bought of the Baker 3 Loaves 1/3 Sunday the 15 Lashey & Me alone High Wind 16th Gave an order to Lashey on A Summers for 15/- in Goods Grinding the axes Lashey went off Setting Fires to the Marsh & Lower Point no snow a few Drops of Rain very unwell Last night 17th Charlie here Fixing my Pipes & stove a very fine Day Fixed Boards in the Petition {?} at night 18th Drawing Drags Found the Hook Angus & Charlie Rose & Joseph Snider came for the colt Tried to go Wind too high stopt all night 19th Went with the scow & the colt Had 2 Treats at Davids got a ride out From Bill Smith to Williamstown got a Pork from Murphy gave Hugh Ann 1/3 on What Lashey gave her owed her 20th Court Day in Williamstown 21st Me in Williamstown Diddly Dum Irons there meeting about Raising Me for volunteers Wrote a Letter to D{illegible} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island Dec 22nd 1861 Came From Williamstown Sand here got Henerys canoe hens Dead all Night at Bosells Got my shirts at Henerys got ten Wil{illegible} & pair of sox Left my shirt & 1 pair of sox Great Hurra about Raising Volunteers Monday 23 Sandy making an axe handle Great snow storm from the East Putting the Water of the Henerys canoe 24th West Wind Sand could not go acrofs Made 2 axe handles made a Great Baking took in the Plover hen swapt axes with Sandy pretty cold ice not taken yet Great Dreams about Summers cold night 25th Christmas Day ice took pretty well in the Bay cold Sold Sandy the canoe for to chop me 4 cords of Wood put a handle in the axe Gave him 1/3 cash Gave him an order for 1 lb of Tobacco on A Summers went off turned Back went up to see him off again took in all the hens 10 hens & 5 Rusters 5 Dead when I went to Williamstown 26th cold Morning East Wind very Foggy till the afternoon turned warm towards night Drawing home Drags cutting stove Wood Drew up the canoes the 2 Big ones & the Galerneau one at the Lower Point this is not the Right weather for the ice to take Ducks Flying about Raining to night soft 27th kind of Slippery walking cutting stove Wood cleaning out the canoes of ice & water & snow high wind Nor Nor West Turned cold towards night set 5 Traps in the Milk house cattle & Poultry all hearty ice all Broke up around shore the Water very Low now high Wind through the night Last night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1861 Mr James Cameron Island 28th December Saturday the 28th cold this Day Freezing hard not making much ice with the North West wind sun Went Down under a cloud Drew a Drag went with the scow to the Bush Went around the Island slippery for Gray Washing my Slips washed my feet Dreaming of seeing a splash in the Water a Great Ways off Great Dreams every night about Summers Folks, Frosty tonight all well using oil for Light Sunday the 29th The ice made a Little East Wind circle round the Sun Seen Charlie going to Rob's Island I suppose for Wood Went to the Pitt Point Made a Mus{illegible} of Whiskey Essence of Peppermint Molasses & water so I would have something for the New Year good canoeing yet a Pair of Sugar Birds around all this Fall here Seen the Blue cat I got a Hamiltons and I did not see her since We tooke her here which was the third of August 30th Snowed some Last night Nor West wind Began to thrash Wheat thrashed 2 of Loos & 2 of sheaves put the straw in the hen house Made candles My Favourite Watch out of order 31st Last Day of the Year East Wind Thrashed a Floor or 2 Fanning 1 & Peck my Measure cutting Stove Wood all Well all alone this night David Summers's Ball The cars {?} going to Day Hell to split very Little ice around the shores Set up to 10 clock Shooting January the 1st 1862 Shooting away the old year or Should be Shooting in the New year put out the Bafswood canoe Went to the Little Island south side got some corn Went with the canoe to the Head of the Island turned it over so to have Ready wind changed Raining Began to Blow very hard took a sleep at night almost Blew the house Down mending my coat Blowed in the Plaster { line illegible} </div> transcribed 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Cameron Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of the Archives of Ontario Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Glengarry County, McMaster's Island Township, Ontario UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> Dec the 21st 18?? Mr James Cameron Sir Johns Island Lake St Francis To Day the Mutual Benefit is to Be Drawn in New Jersey to Day chopping 22nd Hiram & Amelia & Francis crossed Hiram Broughs 1 lb candles from A Summers 1/c set my trap for the mink To 1 pair of {illegible}for Hiram at Bakers 2/6 23rd chopping 3/4 of Wood Stormy Day of snow 24th Freezing very hard ice take very well not all shut at Dark Hiram in the house all Day Taking home Wood in the forenor Chopped 1/4 cord in the Afternoon Sunday the 25th Christimas Day crossed the Ice I went Part of the Way Hiram and Frances crossed 26th Hiram Went to Williamstown 27th Went to Charles Tupper Bushed the Road Henery Fishing Eels 28th crossed over Took my Trousers to Henerys Wife to make Boughs of a summer cap 13/9 to 3/4 of Cheese to 31/2 {illegible} lb Seen Angus on the Front Boug Bakers 1 Dozen of Buttons /2 Came home lent Henery my Traps 5 of them gave Francis Laplante an order on a summers for 10/ Went to Williamstown on Thurs In Williamstown on Friday the 30th {illegible} started for home stopt at Charles Alders in the 2nd Concession took Breakfast and treated me well came to the Front Bought of A Summers 2 lb sugar / got my trousers from Henery 1 lb Wool 1 Dozen of Pumkins {illegible}that crossed the Horses </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> New Years Day Day 1860 Mr James Cameron Sunday Lake St Frances January 1st 1860 Sunday, New Years George Tupper Birmingham Heneage Street Jo Laplante Big Frank Motty & Wife Peggy & Lewis Bosele William & Henerys & William {Gere?} Phillip Lalonde Charles Tupper & Wife & children all to Dinner Monday 2nd Council Day in Williamstown the New Years Ball to Be to night Frank Thrashing Wheat 3rd Allen Birthday I crosed to Summers Bought of A Sum 1/2 lb Tea -/10 Rory McDougall Lost his horses in the crack saved the sleigh A great many at the Ball Frances to Williamstown to mill I sent a Bushel good measur in the Flour Council to Day in William {Williamstown} 2 Days 4th Hiram came Henery Fishing Eels with Henery & George 5th Hiram chopping Drawing wood to the H 6th Drawing Wood Holy Day Hiram chopping Turning soft 7th Gave an order to Hiram on A Summers for 3/5 1/2 in Goods Hiram went off I crossed over Bought of a Summers 1 Pint of H Wines 7 1/2 2 lb 14 oz of Butter at -/11 per lb Bought A Lottery Ticket No 1..25..51 Mo B To be Drawn on the 31st of January 1860 A Ball To Be at David Summers to Celebrate the Boys Bound for California on the 12th of January 1860 Bought of Hiram 1 Book 2 Bottles of ink 1 Flute 1 Double Barrel Pistol 8th Sunday at Home 9th chopped a Thaw 10th chopping the Wisha crops with Horse for Francis Matty & Wife came 11th Thrashing oats a cold Raining </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Lake St Francis January 12th 1860 Fanning Oats 27 Bushels A Ball at David Summers to night for the Lads going to california 13th Thrashing Oats 14 Fanning Oats 32 1/2 Going to Thrash Wheat to Day. Fanned {large space}I started for Williamstown Went to the P.O got my Paper Bid Farewell with David Summers & Sandy Grant Edward Santinee a Bee Moving Davids Barn to Jacobs Island 15th Sunday Me in Williamstown Seen McF Death in the Paper Died on the 2nd of January D Mc D (F) 16 Writing Some 17th came Home Gave her {looks like symbol for British pounds followed by end bracket} on the 16th the Lads started for California Davy Summers Sandy Grant Donald M Gregg Bill McLeod turned Back {Simon Derushi?} a Bee stopt at Henerys all night 18th came Home took my Trap Burned it in the Fire 19th Drawing Wood Went to for my Paper Gave A Summers 5/- cash for to send to the Lottery Bought of A Summers 2 silk Handkerchief 2/3 a peice 4/6 of a Dollar Bought of a Baker 1/2 lb candles -/6 lb sugar -/6 Went up the ice to Hamiltons for the first time 20th Drawing Wood 21st Fishing eels with Henery got 22 eels & 1 catfish Agness night Sunday 22nd Bill here Mrs Bosele here Evan F brother Lost his horse some say Donald M Donald is married 23 Farming 1 1/2 of Black sea Francis got not quite the measure taking home Wood {last line on page most words obscured by damage} Laplante </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island January 23rd 1860 24th I crossed to Summers Bought of A Summers 1/2 Gallon Syrup 1/9 got the Loan of the Jar to Be Returned Returned the Bottle to Roby no mail came at Nicholsons got nuts chopping a soft maple came home Raining took up my trap 25 Burns Birth Day at home 26" chopping a Little went to store Bought of A Summers 3 lb 6 oz of Butter Almanac which comes to 4/- Bought of A J Baker 1 Bar of soap 1/6 1 lb candles 1/- 2/6 paid for treat 1/3 {and at?} Lancaster Amelia crossed {Wisha?} to Jas 27th Henerys Boy got the Loan of the axe 28th Shot an Owl Went to Williamstown got a ride from Jim Angun in the Glen a treat at Bakers 29th Sunday in Williamstown 30th in Williamstown Andrew Baker & Mac MGreggor there 31st Donald Roach getting Married to Day came home stormy nothing at the Poison the Lottery comes off to Day Found a Horseshoe 1st of February Frosty 2nd Went to Williamstown got Bosells harness & cutter got my Papers - Left it in Williamstown stopt at Spinks seen Amelia LaPlante 3rd Came home Bakers a Bee Went to Nicholsons John came my Wheat 1 & 3 pecks stopt there all night 4th Went to Mill Found Walters cap & Buffaloe on the Ice Went to Groves Mill got my watch from the Watchmaker & he charges me a Dollar not Paid gave me a Glass for my watch carried my Bags home from the middle of the Ice </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr. James Cameron Island Lake St Francis Feb the 5th Sunday Frank & Amelia went to church in Williamstown the Sheep Dead 2 strange French Boys here named Laflesh Antoine Bosell here 6th skinned the sheep Put Poison in it on the Little Island Angus & Johnny McIntyre came Drew 4 Loads for a Beginning Good Deal of Water on the Ice Went to A Summers Bought of 1 Quart of Whiskey 7 1/2 Saleratus -/{6?} 1/2 lb Tea 1/3 1/2 lb candles -/6 not paid (1 pipe 1/2 matches 1/2) paid). Sent out the newspapers A Culdnagon Dead 7th Duncan Smith came Drawing 8th Angus came Went to Summers Bought Candles & Potatoes Handsome Weather John McIntyre Broke his Big Whippletree Ice cracking Wishaw Began to go to School at Frashers 9th Fine Day Drawing Wood Big Frank's child Died Francis came from Jo's Drawing since Monday Waggons going on the Ice Open at the Lower Point 10th Cold & Stormy Drawing Frank Began to Draw for -/10 per cord Johnny McIntyre Broke his sleigh Started for home in the Evening To 3 Bag of of Oats 1 Brought Down this Morning hard on 40 Cords out now keeping the Maple & Birch apart from the Beech Hens Laying in the House 11th Cutting Roads & Piling on the Bank Frashers Boys here for Sand Francis Drawing 7 I crossed Got a Letter about the Mutual Benefit Bought 1 lb of Poison 1/3 got my Papers Seen John Cameron From California Got 7/6 Cash From Walter Baker Gave Thomas Munroe 5/- I owed him came home Slept all {2 or 3 words obscured due to damage} A Very sore hand Henery </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island Feb the 12th Sunday Jo Laplante here and crew drawing out the Boat Dog went off Bosell sold his mare to Jo Monday 13th John McIntyre & Bill Smith came to Draw Went to Summers Bought of A. Summers 1 Quart {H.W 1/5?} 14 St Valentines Day A Ball at Spinks? a Dinner at Rannald for Chisholm 15th Went to A Summers to {illegible text} 1/2 Gallon Whisky 1/3 got from Mrs Summers 1 lb Sugar Finished Drawing the Wood They Went Tom Dan's came attorney E Ward 16 Tom Went of 17th I went to A Summers Bought 1 Watch Key -/3 got my Paper slept at Nicholsons came to Bosells got my 1 pound in cash came home 18th James Hughs Birth Day Went to Salmon River Paid Y {Cam...?} 6/13 on Cotton yarn Paid {Dush...?} the Watchmaker at Buchanans 3/9 Paid Walter Buchanan 5/- Bought 1 pair of Mits 1/6 at Buchanan on credit got on the {Bosure?} came to Lukes Stormy Slept all night 19th Sunday took Breakfast at Lukes 1 treat not Paid Lost my Napkin started and came home 20th chopping fire wood stormy {word obscured by mold} Frank got his new Horse on the 18th Left my watch to get a Hand on with Dashny Bill Nicholson here for the Broadaxe Frank crosed henerys wifes Brother up water Raising on the Ice 21nd I went to Nicholsons to score timber John came home with me Muskrats plenty coming out of their holes Frank away with the Horse 22 Ash Wednesday at Home 23 Jo Laplante here for Motty's hay & oats old Bodell here {Quilting Bee written between the lines} here gave him a h{rest of word obscured by damage} got 2 Bushels of Oats From Motty to pay Bosells 1/{second number illegible} for Motty me Bosells Worthing the {last word on page obscured by mold} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Mr James Cameron Island Feb 23rd</h2> I went for my Paper got a Ride to Williamston from Hugh McGruer a treat at A Summers (not paid) Bought Liquorice 3 cents worth Paid this) Great Lot of Water on the Ice Frank chopping for Arch McDonell Took a letter out to George Ferguson for A Summers 24th in Williamston 25th in Williamston the Dancing School {illegible word} 26th Sunday Sandy gave me a Ride home to the Island got a Bunch of Matches. {2 or 3 illegible words written between the 25th and 26th} 27th The {Daugerian?} Beginning to Day Mr M Martin Frank crossed with the Horse I went to the Little Island south side, Drawing Wood thawing 28th I went to Nicholsons Norman there going to Lancaster. Frances Drawing for William {Laricolette?} Henery at Nicholsons I stopt all night Great going to Salmon River up the Ice Malcolm Dingwalls horses got in the {illegible word} 29th I came home from Nicholsons Frances chopping for Archy McDonell Raining set 2 traps Last day of the month 1st Day March crows plenty Frances crossed Whisha crossed Frances crossed I crossed to Bakers Bought of A W Baker 1 lb Butter 1/{-?} 1 lb Sugar -/6 {illegible} 1/2 lb crackers -/4 got my Prize Gold Stone Valu 2 Dollar at Thomas Munroes Christies at Bakers 2nd Nicholsons here for Staves Frank over the Horse running about with the Bosells got milk from Amelia Lent the Gimlet to George Nicholson Flour came by Frank got 2 eggs from Amelia the Ice got his Boots 3rd Frances & I croped on at Bakers at 4 1/4 I went to Williamstown Raining hard 4th Sunday at night Angus went to Cornwall 5th Court on in Williamstown me in Williamstown 6th I started for home Frances at the Bosells </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {written at top of page above title} Feby 18th {omits?} Memory Island 1860 <h2>Mr James Cameron March 6th</h2> Bought of {illegible} W Baker 1/2 lb candles -/6 1 Quart Whiskey 7 1/2 1/2 lb Powder -/9 1/2 lb Shot 3 1/4 1 lb Nails -/3 Broke the Bowl Phillip help A Summers with Oats in a Waggon Took Bob home Thrashed the Last of the Wheat yesterday Charlie was here Christies Went to Keynon on the {word cut off} 7th Laplantes left here Robins came Black birds, going the Ice yet Gave Mrs Laplante an order on Baker for 4/- in goods Frances one of my Bags with Flour his it in) got 7 Bushels Some Thunder & Rain & Rainbows all alone 8th I went to Charlies took Dinner got an old {word cut off} from him 9th Friday of the Sacrament in Williamstown McDrawing {word cut off} and some rails for the Fence going to Ice yet 10th Piled about a cord of Birch Started to go for my Paper turned Back crossed at Henerys went to the store (got 5 Dollars from A Summers to be Paid in 3 months concerning the Lottery Bought a Teapot 1/3 (Bought a Pint paid this) got my Paper Bought a pint in the Tea Pot not Paid /4 came to Nicholsons all sound asleep Went to Henery's 11th came from Henerys took Breakfast left the Remains of the Tea Pot Charlie came gave him some R{rest of word illegible} for 2 Rats I {word cut off} From him Sacrament in Williamstown to Day Ice Busted close to shore Had a Hooker for Charlie took a Bite crossing to Salmon River yet Freezing 12th {illegible word} snowing piling Birch at the Lower R{rest of word cut off} 13 Drawing some Basswood for {illegible word} on Ritt Point went to Little Island South side in the {word obscured by damage} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>March 14 1860</h2> <h3>Mr James Cameron Island</h3> Took the Grey Horse to get the Canoe at the Upper Point Big Bill here for a Dung fork got it I went across with him for the Rooster Set my Traps 5 of them 2 for the Mink Henery fishing eels horses going the Ice yet Nicholsons hunting at Point {illegible word} Walter after sand at {illegible word} Jim McDougall Broke in at Roses this week 15th I crossed to the P.O Sent George Sniders Boy to Careys for the Basket Bottle got it gave the Boy 3 coppers for going {illegible name}raising his barn David Baker {illegible word} I went to Secors Bought of AW Baker 1/2 lb candles -/6 1 pint of Whiskey & Bottle -/4 lock -/7 1/2 1/2 gallon Mollases 1/3 which comes to 2/8 1/2 gave a poor man a penny Pheney by name the writing master left the Front for Williamstown 16th Bill here for the canoe took it over for him on the other side of Francis Island drawing drags Shot a Rat Ice Bad Tapt 3 trees good sugar W{rest of word cut off} 17th St Patricks The Channel open in a strip up above Both sides, took a canoe to the Lower Point with Grey Cording some of the Birch & Maple, seen a weasel very white, went to the Upper Point, got a Rat Wild geese came on the 16th) Ducks plenty fine weather to stand Long Sunday 18th alone got a Rat Ice jamming at the Door 19th Turning the Red canoe, Ice moving slowly Tapt one or 2 trees the Cows going to the Bush Found a nest with 6 eggs and another with 5 Shot a Rat did not get him 20th First Day of Spring horses doing nothing Doing nothing myself Raining moved the Bed to the Room nailing {word obscured by mold damage} partition wall Went to the Upper Point {1 or 2 words obscured by mold} chance at Ducks had {could be more words at bottom of page, but obscured by mold and damage} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> == 21st 1860 Island Mr James Cameron March == Took up my trap snowing hard a great dam at the Water Log chopping stovewood cattle is hearty and well Seen a Boat going over the Way of Chustees with Messenger I think it is Thomas to {Moses?}Wind high 22 went to the Upper Point took home a Drag of Black Oak 23rd took home 2 ash stocks for oars. Straw Done the {Weasal?} on the Island Ice firm around shore Home Dreams 24th A Fox on the Island seen his tracks this morning Hart Road Blowing about 2 oclock this morning Eggs Plenty crossed the Ice in the Bay to the Pitt Point 25th Sunday Alone all well snowing Drifting & Blowing & Freezing wind Nor-West By South a Little Reading Sleeping 26th at the head of the Island 27th Drew a couple of Drags lost the H{rest of word cut off} 28th Found it the cow Heifer calved 29th Henery & Francis Laplant fishing eels got 80 George {Semo?} here wanting to hire for 7 Dollars a month Brought home the Churn Dasher Brought a Bag but not the right one shot a squirrel cutting down some stuff for fence got an eel from Henery Heard that Cluckey Died Frank Laplantes horse died Wild Geese plenty Ducks plenty 30th Went across for the 1st time this spring Bought of A Summers 1 pail 1/4 Strainer -/10 2 lb {illegible word} 1/3 1/2 lb tea 1/3 2 lb 2 oz 1/{10 1/2?} which comes to 6/6 1/2 (got my Prizes 5 of them {symbol for British pound}1.5) Bought of a I Baker 1/2 powder -/10 2 lbs shot 1/-{illegible word} Sugar 2 lb 1/2 candles 1/2 Whiskey 7 1/2 5/8 1/2 Thomas cross to Salmon River {rest of page obscured by damage} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Mr James Cameron Island April 1st 1860</h2> Sunday went to Little Island south side 2nd a sail went from Salmon River to Lancaster Cutting some Rails Drew some from the Marsh Fence 3rd Went to Bakers Bought of WI Baker 1 pint HW 7 1/2 Mrs Laplante took up the Order for 4/- Bought of A Summers 2 lb crackers 1/3 notPaid {word illegible}) 1 lb {illegible}File -/6 paid) Jim Hopkins here had Dinner 4th Fixing a place for the sail in small canoe Bought in to Salmon River 5th Angus came 6th Angus & I crossed Good Friday went to the store Dan came Bought of A Summers 1 lb crackers paid got an almanack from A Summers Bought 1 penny worth of {Rens?} paid rainy on the front Sick Donald Ruple in his new Shop now last night shot a Rat Dan and I hunting 7th Charlie here Fishing eels got 1 Broke the spear Wild Geese plenty henery's Boy wanting a Gun Dan making Syrup Fanning the Wheat 4 Bushel just 1 of corn Hired George Semo on Good Friday for 6 Dollars to come on the 9th of this month to Begin his month 8th Sunday Easter Waster Sunday Dan & I alone went Round the Island 9th Monday Dan & I Began to open the Pitt of Potatoes Charlie came I went to Mill 6 Bushels of Wheat 1 of Corn Gave Streeter 3 Rats at 15 cents apeice which comes to 17/3 1 Sheep pelt 3/9 2 Mink at 2/6 - 5/- in all. I gave him {symbol for British pound} 1-6. I {2 illegible words} 7/{11?} yet got my watch a treat at Briggs </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Island</h2> <h2>Mr James Cameron April 9th 1860</h2> George Semo came here and Dan took in the Potatoes 16 Bushel Bought of Buchanan & Brother 1 lb candles -/9 1 Quart syrup /11 1/2 5 yds cotton 2/ which comes to 3/9 Bought of Norman McDonald 1/2 lb crackers 3 1/2 stopt at Lukes old Lafleur's wife Died 10th killed the Calf Charlie sick Dan went off gave him a Gold stone Pin valued at 15/- Charlie went home Shot a Rat 11th cutting trees on the Pitt Point George & I Semo here got 1/2 bushel of {illegible word} on Georges account at 4/ per Bushel thats 2/- 12th Brought AI Bakers Bottle home George crossed Brought the chain to Kennedy Norman Abrams got the canoe at {symbol for British pound} 1"2"6 to Pay for it the 1st of June cording the last of the wood 1st ploughing Done before the Door setting out Fire Burning the marsh 2 minks on the Island 13th snowing Fixing Whippletrees & harness Ice in the Bay & Marsh 14th Ploughing some the horses Bockey 15th Sunday alone George and I 16th Drawing on the Pitt Point cutting stakes & Withs for the fence Setting fire to the Grass and Brush Fence Got a fox Shot a Rat 17th Skinning the Fox Spreading manure going to plough on Lower Point Cutting the eyes of {illegible word} 18th HughAnn came at Henerys gone Monday with the Wind Pete Antoine & Frank here got a bundle of Hay to 1 Bush of potatoes George got 1/6 19th George crossed for my paper Bought of AI Baker 1/2 lb Powder -/9 1/2 lb Horse shoe nails -/- stops along chasing a wild Goose {several words obscured by damage} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>1860</h2> <h2>Mr James Cameron Island April 21st</h2> Came from Williamstown. Met Charlie at Suses Island cleaning Perch Henerys Gert went Home with George Salaberry came up went in to Salmon River Welland went Down the St Helene first Boat went Down this year from above 22nd Sunday all alone HughAnn & I 23rd George and 2 Boys came for Potatoes 1 Bushel 1/6 Bought an Auger 2/3 putting out Dung on the peice at the End of the House 24th Went to Henerys at Nicholsons for the Plough got it 25 at the fence on the Pitt Point George Ploughing 26th Went to look for eggs got 6 Wild Duck Eggs Found a nest in the Barn with 19 eggs in it at the Fences Setting Fire to the marsh again The Boats a Going Down Some snow hard frost at nights now Ducks Plenty cold air curious Weather not much Ploughed The ice in the Marsh yet in Places 27th Went to Bakers Bought of A.I. Baker 1 pair Boots 8/9 1/2 lb tea 1/3 1/4 lb pepper -/3 needles & thread -/3 Bought of A Summers 1/2 Gallon syrup 1/10 1/2 1/4 of Starch -/4 Porter 7 1/2 Knife 1/3 1 lb Butter -/9 sent A Summers 12 Rats & 1 Fox {illegible word} Dan came George took the Harrowteeth 17 of them Got my account from A Summers {symbol for British pound}9"11"10 before to Day what I got to Day some too along with that Saturday 28thDan went of Charlie came fishing for Purch no bite Fishing for eels Charlie got 5 gave me 2 Brought me the Scythe William Laflet set his line for sturgeon Found 22 eggs in one nest George crossed. 29th Sunday Watson {word obscured by damage} boat 30th George came Ploughing </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>1860</h2> <h2>James Cameron Island May 1</h2> George ploughing Semos Boys here for George to go to the Priest Charlie here to Dinner 2nd George to Williamstown to Court for McLaughlin 3rd Fixing the Fence on the Pitt Point George came John Craig son here about a Horse Took up my Traps 4th Hugh Ann crossed with Henery Plough on the Lower Point Charlie here Got my Gun Brought me seed corn to plant gave him {illegible word or words} some cups going to set the Line to Day 5th Ploughing on the Lower Point Angus Rankin here George put him across George crossed Finished the Lower Point ploughing. {Written in brackets between the lines} (I got a Sturgeon) 6th Sunday Charlie home with my Gun Gave me 2 {load?} of Shot Monday 7th George came Fixing the Gate George ploughing Hugh Ann came 8th Sowed 2 oz Pease William Lavelette here taking up his George Harrowing the pease. George to the Raffle 9th I Finished ploughing the Pease Ground George away this Day Began above the Lane Raining some 10th Went to Bakers Bought of A Summers 1/2 lb {word obscured by damage}1/3 Sugar 2 lb 1/3 Bought of A.I Baker 1 Quart of Whiskey 7 1/2 Hat -/6 George Broke the Plough 11th sowed the rest of the Pease which makes 5 in that peice Planted Potatoes in the cucumbers & onions Harrowing the Lower Point Planted the East Peice on the Lower Point with Potatoes about a good {Bushel? plus another word obscured by damage} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {part of left side of page illegible} Mr. {illegible} {Curion?} {illegible} hay plowed Barley on PittPoint planted about 30 tills of potatoes Baited the line caught a {rich?} 5 catfish Fixing the lane fence George cropped {illegible} Gave him an order for a {illegible} on Bakers Sunday 13th Fishing perch caught a good many {type of fish?} and to the line got 2 flingeon went to the little Island 14th George came sowed the rest of the Peas in a bushel or thereabouts Taking Stones from Before the door harrowing before the door Gave George a Sturgeon 1/3 Went to Charlies George went to Williamstown killed a Sturgeon sent out a 1/2 to them with George drawing sticks from the bust for the fence 15 {Big?} Bell here took some Beans Sandy Grears getting married Gave some corn to Bill Sowed oats 4 1/2 Bushels on the Lower Point 16th sowed 4 Bushels above the Potatoes planted the Potatoes above the House 17th {illegible} Day sowed 2 1/2 Bushels next the Hay {illegible}. Brought the Plough of 3 points took Breakfast told {illegible} to get the Brogdance at {Michaels?} Ploughing some. George {illegible} fixing the fence Sold my watch {for?} 5 1/4 dollars 8 {illegible} Plough {illegible} Powder. Hask shot bag if he raffles it a throw at the {illegible} George ploughing above the {illegible} before the door 19th George getting {illegible} for the {illegible} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {illegible} Island cold day snowing + freezing {illegible} night hard frost Hiram came 21st ploughing Hiram back of the barn got a Sturgeon killed him. George did not come 22 Hiram Ploughing Planting Corn Before the Door about 2 {illegible} George did not come 23 George came Hiram to the salmon river Bought of Buchanion + Brother 5. plates 1 quart molasses 16 1/2 lb tea 11 1/2 soap. 1 lb shot 16 2 hoed one 2/6 the other 3/3 lb of old iron to my credit 1/6 took 1 Bushel of Wheat to Mill got 1 bolt 1 1/2 Bushel of ashes 1/ 10 1/2 bought 2 lb tea Bought of M Street, 1 pair of Boots for Hugh 6/3 left my {illegible} gave 1 calfskin to my account 3/5 {illegible} 3 hence paid George took the wrap bought a plug of tobacco for Tom. 24th Queens Birth Day Sowed {illegible} of oats back of the barn ploughed and {illegible} Back of the garden plough the {illegible} at the East end of the House Pleasure trip on the {illegible} Nicholsons took home the canoe Training in Williamstown {illegible} here Hiram went for my {illegible} got 2 of them 25th Ploughing Williamstown George {illegible} Pat came 26th came from Williamstown Charles all {illegible} George off 27th Hiram went home with {page crumpled} 28th {illegible} fishing sturgeon Hiram {page crumpled} 3 1/2 bushels bought 2 {page crumpled} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> I'll slot the {lil?} sugar 1/- to love David Lyo. 4" to 2 1/2 U Butter o/ll/url. nov 4th 2U Butter 1/2 U rapidly -4" 18th 1/2 bus salt 1/1 1/2 lil candy 1/- syrup -/5 kile 1/3 foot 1/6 3"8 1/2 18 starch -/6 (25) 1 goat 37/6 once 6/3 pillo 1/3 L 2"3".0 Pyary -/10 Dec(10) coat 28/5 noce 6/3 halve -/6 /3 randy 1/3 1"17"7 To Francis {lil?} tea 2/5 1 gallon syrup 3/6 i'll to Hirane candles for me. 1/- (28) to 16 ap 13/5 to an order of 10/- to Francis lakeland 10"0 to 7 3/4 of cheese 3 1/2 (31et) to Lil sugar 16 Hary The 3rd 1860 to 1/2 At Sea at 1/8/vell "10 to order to Hinul 3/5 1/2 butter 2lb-14kg 2/5HW 7"1/215 to 2 {filk Haud Kerchief?} at 2/6-3/e 24th to 1/2 gallon syrup/1/5 1/2 at sea 1/3 26 to 3lb 60kg of Butter -/11 her at {aliana?} K/6-4/- 6th 1 Luant Mhuky / 7 1/2 Candles/ 6 at sea 4/32 for Bollug Poison 1/3 (13) to H-wines 1/3 (15) to 1/2 gallon wi/3 sugar the 10th to (L1"3in rash pay in 3 months) sea pot 1/3 run -/4 4"3 30th haut 1/4 Traumen -/10 sea 1/3 crackery 1/3 LU2310 1/10 2 2 6"6 1/2 {porge Llino?} to 1/2 Bilshefs Krale On 2nd to Bughel Rotatocs 1/6 (23)to Bughel Rotatocs 1/6 4th to augst 2/3 (27) to Boots 18/5 Knife 1/3L 2"3 May to an order For Love on Bassea 1/3 14th tungern 1/2'6 water Lt 6"3. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr. James Cameron May 29th 1860 Ploughing at the Butternut tree and Potatoes around Birch {illegible} Path Charlie here 30th Ploughing Flower took up his {illegible} 31st Sowed 3 Bushels of oats between the garden Sowed wheat below 1 and a {illegible}. 1st Harrow up above the Barn Pat came Charlie went with him to Bakers Brought me the {Paddle?} sowed wheat better than a Bushel above the lane. {illegible} 2nd {Angus?} + {illegible} came {illegible} man + Wife here hiram took home the oats 7 Bushels sowed 3 1/2 of oats 13 1/2 in the {illegible}. Nicholsons came here 3rd Sunday 4th the Walters horse came {illegible} planting 5 quarts of {illegible, maybe type of corn?} corn Potatoes {illegible} and some beans thats 3 bushels on the set of potatoes. 5th Walters horse came Stewart from the Ottawa here I went to Williamstown trying to take the Bull. {illegible} of {lime?} the {illegible} wife died. 6th took over the {illegible} sowed about {illegible} Bushels of Wheat {illegible} George {crossed?} 7th I {illegible} Hugh, Ann went to Williamstown Ploughing on the lower row 9th Raining 10th Sunday Hugh came Hiram {illegible} Mr. Lerman here I went to {illegible} 2 of wheat 1 pack of salt 7 1/2 1/2 {illegible} of paper/ 6 Gallon Molasses {illegible} east 2 {illegible} 2 1/2 yds cloth {illegible} 7/10 thread 7 1/2 beer </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> James Cameron Island June 11 1860 Bought of Grindell {illegible} 1 Pair of Boots 17/6 Got the loan of Leeked Fishing {spoon?} to be returned speaking to Duncan McRae about the word {court?} day in Dundee came home Tom came. 12th ploughing got a sturgeon treks bad bought of Charlie Mr Donell 1 bottle of good stuff/10 and the bottle to be returned to Buchanand. Both 13th/ Plough sowing wheat 14th sowed oats 15th Charlie here had an Australia {illegible} 16th Making ashes {illegible} took up there {illegible} 16th I gave my trousers to Reggy to make. Got a sturgeon 17th Sunday the {illegible} went for the Bouquet 18th Charlie + I {" a calve" written above} to Salmon River Bought of {illegible} soap -/6 {illegible} -/6 crackers + cheese + sugar I paid for Potatoes 1/6 Bought of Charlie 1 bottle of stuff 1 1/2 to Be Paid Bought of David Baker 1/2 lb tea 1/2 cash gave him 1 + 3 pecks of ashes got the {illegible} of paper from Morris to Dr. {illegible} 1 sturgeon 19th Charlie went off hoeing corn + potatoes 20th hoeing 21st Tom went to A. Camerons 22nd I went to Williamstown Charlie + I stopt at grears Tom Munroe catching a Dog Fish as we passed 23rd Came home Charlie and I Grammy here 24th Sunday Francis here to Breakfast I went to Charlies took Dinner there David Summers here + {illegible} 25th Monday {illegible} cleaning his corn for the {illegible} Francis here hoeing corn and Potatoes rafts going down Berries plenty Strawberries, Hiram and I to fish at night at the little Island </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1860 Mr James Cameron Island June 26th Raining some croped to Bakers Granny </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1860 Mr James Cameron Island July the 21st left Williamstown took the 2 Boys with us stopt at Fergusons Island with the storm. Took Dinner on the Island sailed home Raining some. Hiram {illegible} in the Apples Field. 22 Sunday I went Orange Picking Berries here Charlie went home gave him 2 chickens {illegible} came from Salmon river Lea {illegible} got the {illegible} for {illegible}. 23rd Mowing on the apple field Hiram raking 24th Finished mowing the {apple?} field Went to Lewis Chusters to get him to lake Baskets {illegible} mowing some Below {Lemows?} corn 25th Dog Days Begin St. James Day Put in 3 loads of hay. Found an old canoe took up one of the lines 50 hooks on it flowing Down at the Lower Point Boats {illegible} to Day Mosquitoes Bad ticks Done cleaning up stairs 26th Raining went for a Load of Blocks to the Upper Point mowing on the Lower Point Raspberries plenty yet {illegible} old axe to {illegible} 27th went to Bakers Bought {illegible} 3 lb of sugar / 10 1/2 1 tea Pot 1/3 Bought a summer 1/2 lb tea 1/4 1 {illegible} (Pens + {illegible}{illegible} this). Put some of the Hay in the {illegible} 28th just in 2 loads of Hay Pat came gave me a Bottle Lashey to Salmon River got a Large {illegible} on {illegible} line {illegible} to Pat gave Pat the canoe and mug of salt 29 Sunday got an ESL and a sturgeon Lasheys Line Hiram roped 30th Began to mow the oat field Pat + Charlie came Charlie stopt {illegible} and handle to lewes {illegible} to make mosquitoes bad </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island 31st 1860 Went to salmon River Charlie {illegible} to Busher Wheat {illegible} {Poile?} to {grind?} Bought a {eletenth?}. Pain of Boots per human 13/- to men doing my {illegible} 7/6 or 6/3) form the {illegible} at a york farm the {sacperinuet Chaud nuent?} horne {illegible} plenty {ougiltat/et?} went to {Leure Cloud Lees?} got 4 Brooms Leurs. Can we with 2 once {illegible} gathering in the {uphen feild?} 2" {Ruthin?} hay got all The served hay in one Load. {out of?} the oakfeild that a crow cut {some?} a Chirvy for the Bouyo Making some {colesin makfeilers?} Huntery came the {hundred?} even {illegible} the Kut Kut of a {illegible} {Leuls 3 of august?} went to Kut Kut {for?} Boards got a sood Load {making could?} got 1/3 from {larshey?} 2 1/2 for {concern?} {illegible} bird hervies Bikeand choke {cheurue Kipe?} Long Black {Bennied?} gentling Bike. {illegible} Black kevin 1st august 4th done {illegible} making Covid im the {illegible} 6 began the stack. 4th {yenchea?} the stack at the mash hay euthing 8th at the hay some 5th cuting lime {illegible} a funeral at {johnahcgeneee?} {illegible} Died Hiram to the store Boys livent off and Hugham to {illegible} Deers plenty sent at once handle Bought the {kle?} cheap chauntee on the 8th augst. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {number} 1860 Mr James Cameron Island Augst Bought of a Baker 1 lb of Tea 2/6 1 Bunch of {illegible} 16 to {illegible} 3 yds of striped cotton {illegible} 2/3 to 2 1/4 yds of cloth {illegible} 6/9 thread which comes to 9/5 Bought of a Summers 1/2 gallon of Whiskey {illegible} this all the {Tales?} of the Prince of Wales Tom at Captain {illegible} fishing Hamiltons cutting their oats 10th Francis wife here all alone wind high. Hugh Anne + Hiram come from Williamstown stopt at Nicholsons all night 11th came home {illegible} took away his {illegible} of {illegible} to Salmon River the {Pease?} ripe Looks like rain thought it was sunday 12th Hiram to Summers I went to Bosells to get them to cut the {pease?} Andrew Summers here the Captain of Hamiltons {illegible} sold the Wood to Summers. $100 for the lot of Wood gave Andrew Summers 4 dollar {illegible} I got from Norman Bought of a Summers 1/2 Gallon Whisky 4 1/4 of butter 2/5 Plate 1/2 lb powder Shot 16 {illegible} Bought of a Baker 1 quart of syrup 1 fish to be returned.Tom gave a keg of {illegible} to me 12th Sunday Breaching on the front Hugh Ann went seen Ellen at {illegible} Charlie here Francis {illegible} away to day A summer {illegible} Ferguson here {illegible} of the {crossed out} Hiram + George {illegible} traded coats </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Aug the 13th 1860 Mr James Cameron Island Raining hiram cropped {illegible} to get his trousers made making a Door for the room 14th Making coils 15th cutting Pease {illegible} Boy 16th Henry finished the Pease. Big {illegible} stock {illegible} hay put on 3 Loads of Pease 17th Went to Summers Bought of Summers 1/2 gallon whiskey 1/3 got 3 1/2 Dollars from him. What I got of {Norman?} just a Load of Hay in the stack. put on 6 loads of {illegible} covered the stack 18 Raining cutting some of the oats Behind the Barn cut some above the house. Lost Tom {Grappling?} looking for the line. Hiram went for his trousers Sunday the 19th above {illegible} 20th {Lashey?} from Salmon River I calling for Charlie to go to Williamstown Charlie came {illegible} 22 ear of corn 1/2 Bushel of Potatoes cherries nuts apples {illegible} 1 Broom + Basket 21st came home Hugh Anna at Charlies Charlie stopt to help me at the Pease put some in. 22nd cut some Oats put on the first oats and some pease all the pease in 23 at the oats cutting Behind the Barn the {illegible} aground at the foot of the Island Henry here {illegible} to 1/2 Bushel Potatoes + Milk for the {shear?} 24th Raining cut some of the oats at the {illegible} 25 Went to Bakers Bought of a Summers quart whisky 7 1/2 lb candles -/6 1/6 cotton weak -/4 got my coat </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Aug 25th 1860 Mr James Cameron Island Went to Dundee Charlie {vet?} Bought 1 {illegible} of {slot?}. Rye -/6 crackers -/ 1 1/2 Paid This Bought of the Baker 13/ 1 1/2 of flour Paid it 1 1/2 worth of crackers got the loan of a Bottle to be Returned got some shat from Charlie {illegible} Donald and {illegible} stopt at {Dikes?} got some caps from Luke came home Hugh Ann Lost the Keys alone. Rain Black {illegible} Bad The Prince of Wales arrival in Montreal Charlie with me all this week Sunday 26th Charlie went home gave him the {illegible} gun 27th Raining Tuesday the Prince of Wales went Down on the Steamer Kingston firing 28th Putting in Oats 2 loads good alone {illegible} went to {Christel?} to cock hay Hugh Ann for nuts to {nicholas?} and plums horses Bad 29th Cutting Oats cut 2 sheaves of wheat a Basket from {illegible} took Back the boots 30 Shot a Duck 31 Put in 2 loads of oats 1st of September I went to {illegible} Bought of a Summers 6 yrds {illegible} 1/2 lb powder -/9 3 quarts of Whisky 1/10 1/2 shot tea 1/3 (starch needles paid) Returned all Bakers Tin kettle ,,,, Tom went off gave 6/3 for the {illegible} {illegible} here cutting oats wheat 2 Paddles from Lewis {christee?} 2nd Sunday Went to {illegible} for nuts Promised to come Charlie came Lewis {christee?} here </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Sept the 3rd 1860 Mr James Cameron Island Charlie + me to Summers Bought of Summers 1 1/2 Quart of whiskey -/11 1/2 Bought of Baker 1/2 gallon syrup 1/10 1/2 fine {illegible} -/10 1 cake of cheese. 7 lb at 14 per lb 2/4 {buat?} night reaping wheat Bill Jim Henry George {illegible} Lashey Charlie 4th Hugh Ann and Charlie to Lancaster 1/2 gallon Whiskey 2/3 to cash to Hugh Ann for sugar 1/5 expecting the Reapers to night did not come put in some Wheat for the first 5th putting in oats they came to reap 3 of Henrys 2 of {illegible} 2 of {hicks?} George Bosell Lashey Charlie Isacc Blondeau. 6th putting the 7th stack together 7th putting 8th in wheat + Binding. Lashey Reaping Sunday 9th Rankin here Jacob here went to the Upper point Charlie {illegible} + Henry here 10th Putting in one load of wheat putting marsh {illegible} in one of the sheds Lashey came from Salmon River some corn ripe Butternuts Beginning to fall grapes turning some chilly nights water falling some 1 basket from Lewis wife gave her some salt 11th Charlie went home Went to Henrys for the canoes Charlie Hugh Ann + Charlie to Cornwall at night 12th Raining {illegible} in Cornwall 13th {illegible} here pulling beans 14th put in a Load of Wheat upper field 15th Hugh Ann croped with Lewis. 16 Dan came cutting cornstalks taking in corn some beans ripe {illegible} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> the 16th 1860 Mr James Cameron Island {illegible} Dan here Charlie here horses bad Lashey fishing Pickere; gave Dan Latin grammar Browers Grammar {illegible} Book covers Steamers going plenty Indians plenty Indians at the {muskrats?} choke Cherries yet hazelnuts yet Grapes turning cranberries {illegible} Black cherries good Big hickory nut tree the nuts got a touch of the frost in the Spring no nut on the big {buller?}nut tree at the head of the island. 17th Charlie here hugh Ann came with {illegible} 18th Charlie went home 19th I went to Summers the Barge came Queen Captain Lafave for the wood Henry threshing pease 3 Bushels to get 1 Bushel yet Bought of a Summers 1 lb candles 1/ 1 Bone caps 7 1/2 2 lb shat 1/ 2 lb Butter 1 lb sugar 1 1/2 quarts Whisky -/11 got the Note 50 Dollars settled up to this date got my account Summers here 20th the {illegible} in Williamstown Went to Charlies got 2 {illegible} Jacopo brother Peter + {illegible} Henry here Watson here slept in the Barn 21st Working till the afternoon at the logs got 2 Dollars from the Captain to pay the men for a {summer?} Husking some corn Pete Bosell here at night took in some Butternuts Apples taking a hard one {illegible} croping the line high wind the barge here yet </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Sept the 23 1868 Mr James Cameron Island Sunday the Captain went to A. Summers to Buy the wood Bought it for {illegible} 31,,10 the {illegible} went off Hugh Ann to Charlies went to {illegible} Island for nuts Granny here 24th Picking {illegible} took up some of the apples 3 Bags. Put in on load of oats cutting oats 25th Lashey came {illegible} the corn 5 traces 16 traces of Corn Thunder + Lightning {illegible} {+ Ron?} shot 2 squirrels Water high just now 26th high wind threshed 1 Bushel of Wheat. 27th Cut the oats + wheat on the Lower Point 28th Raining 29th Put on a Load of Oats took home Wood made a {dead fall?} for mink hard frost took in the squashes + pumpkins Before the storm. 29th Went to Charlies took Dinner there Nicholsons trying to catch there. Have got some {illegible} first setting of traps for one 30th Went for George {illegible} to go to Salmon River Brought Luke Trowling {illegible} home some squashes 1/2 Bushels of Apples 1st of Oct Bought of Walter 1/2 lb Powder /5 1/2 lb Tea 1/3 1/2 gal Whisky 1/ Soap 1/3 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {illegible} st Francis Mr James Cameron Oct 1st 1860 to Walter Buchanan 55 lb of Oats at 1/6 {illegible} to 5/. cash Wheat {illegible} square Bought of the Baker 5/ Worth of Loaves 13 to the {illegible} Bought of Buchanan 1/2 {illegible} paid. Bought of Norman lb of Rum 2 Bales to be returned 7 1/2 to pay {illegible} Carey bought of Charlie 1 hat 2 1/2 came home. 2nd went to Williamstown George + S Brought 1 Bag of Apples 2 Bags of Bran 1 Bag of Corn {illegible} Bushels {illegible} 1 Basket. 3rd Came home Sam at his corn taking in some of the {illegible} Lewis {illegible} a Bag Charlie here in the morn got the Preserves Wild geese came seen {illegible} Geese going West {illegible} at the {illegible} Bee 4th Raining Mary Ann + Brother + Sister here 5 Began the Potatoes on the {illegible} + at the front of the House George + I to Summers. Bought of Summers 1/2 lb tea 1/6 1 {illegible} of Essence of Allspice /4 1/2 lb Powder 19 Butter 2/10 Sugar 2 lb 1/1 1 lb nails for the new house {illegible} the Potatoes Mary Ann + George Croped. 6th at the Potatoes me + Margaret {illegible} in about 4 Bushels took home a load of wood {illegible}. Wife Uncle + {illegible} Brother here got a Pick of Potatoes + milk some {illegible} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 7th 1860 {illegible} Sunday Nanald augst {illegible} here moms meet {clip pepsi?} 8th hoilday George {illegible} a lout Reter Bulell Bell is owned went acroly to look for Reter Bought of a {illegible} 5/5 1 Luant Bout 1/3 the cancle can we the ice Reter Came on the Bill {(meet hot?)} Duek 5th her {illegible} at the Potatoes took {an?} the fast of the Wheat oats leo {illegible} 10th {illegible} day {illegible} head ache the Rotala about 63 Beauties of good measure emma at the {illegible} took them all uh {drauzers} {illegible} to day of lemon Rotatoes 15 {illegible} the cook house 8 lemon. Began Bankers the house with the {illegible} when they 3 1/2 days the girl of heruerys worked {illegible} lay a clock george lent them a oat v blanket 4 1/2 {illegible} he arrives 11th focusing the Big Coanoe high wind 12th {illegible} the meat a hes Rotatoes helping us Ban Kung the House 13th {hot a mink?} went to Willian Matthew George {illegible} /80 Rotatoes {illegible} Duek heard of cleuy M Bouncell being {murdered?} about the 1 on 10th of the month </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> == How == the 14th {oct?} 1860 Mr James Cameron Sunday George + I came home George cropped or here Bought 1/2 Bushel hunt for Potatoes {palol?} {illegible} for cutting oats 1 Bushel potatoe 15th George V Bill Nicholson here George went home 16th {Bamhue?} the house some 17th went for {illegible} at night 18th went to Williams with 20 Bushels Potatoes took the Deers {horses?} out of Lord Byron works {wuts/nuts/muts?} v {illegible} for the Boy Bought at {Lanicauter?} put /3 1/2 {U?} hot /3 the thrashing mile at there place that mat coming home it {lufce?} Day 15th charlie went home cause him {had?} 1/2 Bushel potatoes 20th that a {Dueky va?} Water him on the Little {flame?} {illegible} Petting {illegible} to the Morish before the Door to all wind high 21st sunday ruining {hand change?} in the moon 22nd monday {shelling?} 23rd went to {illegible} Bought of a Baker {hlug?} potatoe 1/2 to cracker /4 Bought of a {illegible} a {summary?} settled 11/2 to the {dat?} rec cash 8/ </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1860 <h2>Mr James {illegible} oct 23rd</h2> Bought of a {illegible} 20 sugar 1/- 1/2 U tea 1/6 begun the {amount?} at ton {kennede?} for {illegible} at {George?} Left my {measure} for {illegible} Booth to Be paid for them got 2 wine {illegible} from a {lummer?} to be returned killing hogs {illegible} Walter fighting {promise?} 10m Kennedy the {fron?} Bolt {recon?} to take anything George {Lemon?} {chop lung?} for evan thrasher Cause House 24th Hugh Butt Day 23th My {Bith?} Day {shot?} a Duek {shot?} a Rat a Very Fine Day {suppose tumry?} Birth Day Wild {george?} Plenty {Captain thrashen?} moving his house rutting out {illegible} on the banking the house {look/took?} home a load of wood {illegible} Hunters around shooting {Bargar?} {illegible} in {alundance?} 26th running {to vilile?} net weather {illegible} this is the 40 days rain 27th went to {Lanicaute?} - called for charlie tookhis {sheer?} to get {tuned?} Bought the Baker 16lb Flour 2/10 1/2 1/2 {U cracker?} 14 Charlie came {uh?} Bought {illegible} {whiskey?} 14 Sunday 28 charlie a sin the {Bushatter} that charlie went home {illegible} 1 Bakset of potatoes {illegible}. {on the left of this Diary page image is writing of the previous Diary page} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Oct {25/29th?} 1860 <h2>Mr James Cameron Island</h2> {thrashing?} a Bushel of potatoes {illegible} {Bother?} ruining {rolling?} the {loole?} {illegible} the channel 30th Salmon Falkner after a {fun fiseing?} the Fanning mile 31st holy Eve Charlie went to Salmon {river/rivet?} with his gun sold to Luke apples 4/ a treat at Luke's -/3 to Pete's {Bucha?} 1/2 of Bushel of rease -35 that {centall?} to 2 Bus corn 1/6 1 1/4 of Butter {milk?} 1/6 put 2/6 to my account Bought {Bucha?} 1/4 g tea 3/5 cash -/5 rowdy 1/2 -/5 {pew?}/1 1/2 {ca/v?} -/4 got my dail Bought Horman need key 4=/1 {pims?} 3-/ 1/2 shot -/3 {soal?} -/10 Buck shot -/4 Paud Horman Bought {Dan?} Cameron Eli tea -1/3 Bought of sweeter /1 {Paug?} Boots /1 for {movy?} {illegible} got hw. Rease Bushel {or?} Rease/ all {Poud/Pouid?} now cat my watch {tneed?} for nothing my my {Hoatton?} a Ballat {Dance?} {illegible} Baker here Granny {illegible} went to {illegible} Bought of a {illegible} 3/10 20of Ballet 16 cents a {lle v Rlater?} {illegible} {shot?} to got my {lraperl?} a {illegible} Bile {illegible} the {Luartat?} Bakery a treat at David's. {on the right side, can see part of the next diary piece to James Cameron Diary.} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1st 1860 <h2>Mr James Cameron {illegible}</h2> Mary {ann?} Henery came over {about?} {illegible} to {illegible} to come to {thanks} 2" all {souls?} Day Mary {ann?} making {houses?} and {illegible} Taking out of the {cellar rotten?} potatoes the rocheter towing here now with the charlie {levine?} 3 saturday drawing {dragon v log?} some {clouds?} from the pit {rom?} {Bricks nuts runty?} the {countine?} {illegible} move a draw {Mun phy?} {huple?} {illegible} the Day 3 years ago in {1837/1857?} 4th sunday the steamer west ground {illegible} the foot of the {illegible} 3th Lewis Hutee here gave him 3/5 for to get an once at Bakery to {giving?} him 3/6 a corel for chopping and Board him thy {heek?}. {illegible} Day {crop seed?} over save {Hormery?} wife 2 Bushel a apple v /2 pumking went to {ferry?} got my Boots save him 1/2 dollars cash 2/6 owe him 3 1/2 yet 6th {antome Bolell?} for pumking {illegible} v Henery girl croped to the {stove?} sent 3 bags to Walter Baker v 7th Henery Maggie {crossed out word replaced with here} {illegible} 13 {illegible} 8th chance came uh to go to Mile 9th went to Mile for wheat {illegible} come {illegible} corn to {Buehaman?} got paid for it took nothing on credit the time. {on the left is previous to James Cameron's Diary} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> the 9th 1860 <h2>Mr James Cameron {illegible}</h2> Bought of {Buchaiman?} v Brother {illegible}/6 1/2 gallon {wheskey?} 1/- candles 1/2 U -/5 {laleratres?} -/3 paid this Bought of 6. an {canuron Banoah?} 8 cents 1/2 {ll?} tea/7 1/2 paid to 3 cent to Whitney Bought of {Coug?} Don 1/4 {Hoanhound?} -/3 1/2 Paid found a {milk at?} as we was going save Lukes 2 {squashes?} Bought {alinkles?} a mach -/7 1/2 form {illegible} Down the river with us 10th Charlie here east wind cutting wheat holes 11th went home with Henery's {girl?} Henery got a Mink Charlie went home 12th {flushing elly?} got 15 took home {illegible} {Bounds?} from the little {poland?} 13th fishing got 2 {elly?} 14th {focusing?} the {statute?} making hale {falling?} Cameron here for my {mat?} set 20 add from me {salve?} me 13/1 1/2 for then Henery went to Salmon never {13/ / 137?} {hug hunn} went to {willamite?} {illegible} {illegible} v {illegible} here going to {coteau?} 16th Henery v {illegible} fishing 5 {kill help of/or?} potatoes at whatever {nice/rice?} giving 17th went to {le covy?} 1 1/2 of apples 3/5 3 of potatoes oct 1/3 3/5 thats 10 {flullens?} gave {illegible} now look {illegible} thomas {illegible} got my account {illegible} Bakery xx10"82 came down with george {bottle?}. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> the 18th 1860 Mr James Cameron Island {illegible} Sunday Jacob + {Mckay?} here gave them their breakfast. Lent him the spear taking the corn in {illegible}. Monday 19th alone drawing {illegible} 20th {illegible} Put in the Horses Hugh Ann + {illegible} came because I {illegible} them. Monday the 19th 21st 14 {illegible} today since Donald {illegible} Departed this life chopping stove wood Lashey to Salmon River. Threshing some {illegible} for {illegible}. Horse Ducks + {pigs?} plenty {illegible} going plenty 22nd Went to Summers Andrew in Montreal. Bought {illegible} 14 lb of {illegible} at 10 5/10 Candles / nails /6 butter 3 lb 2/6. Robert Donell + Phillip fighting. Charlie here at Bosells with his {illegible} + {illegible} stopt all night (1 1/2 stout Paid) {illegible} Martin down the Mont seen Clary. 23rd Charlie's here grinding the seeds Charlie went Down home to 3 {illegible} some wood Came up the same night to go to Salmon River 24th High wind and cold 25th St Catherine Day Sunday cold Charlie Trowned the {illegible} 26th Threshing some high wind 27th Freezing + cold 28th Snowing some + thawing 28th A very fine day Charlie got his pants Hugh Ann croped Charlie + I to Salmon River {crossed out} to Summers helped Andrew {crossed out} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Nov 28th 1860 Mr James Cameron island bought of a Summers 1/2 bushel of salt 1/3 1/2 Gallon molasses 1/3 1 quart of Rum 1/5 1 lb candles 1/c 1 lb shot-16 1/4 of tea -/8 1/s Charlie Bought sugar candles Whiskey 14 cash sold his corn + rat Boats Running Ottawa wernt up Traveller went up. 29th Charlie went home St Helene went down threshing some oats for grey all alone shot an owl tonight the Dance at Williamstown to celebrate St Andrews lights in the light House yet. Wild Geese plenty + Ducks 30th St Andrews Day Walter for his horse. William Rose Thomas Munroe {illegible} had a Barrle game Walter + Buster took some wood Raining + snowing Ottawa went down 1st of December threshing oats for Grey Travellers + {illegible} went up a {illegible}, St Henlen went up cattle hearty. 2nd 1st Sunday in Advent a Barge sail'd into Lancaster came down snowing + blowing Monday I don't know about Hills light very dim if there is any at all light {illegible} Johnson. 3rd Huron went up a Barge went down Lashey came killed his hog light on the Cherry Island Drawing Wood ducks + wild {illegible} Plenty allowing me {illegible} 10 for himself and the pig </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> December 4th 1860 Mr James Cameron Island Put Lashey to the North of Salmon River gave him 7 traps for 7/6 got 1/3 from him in cash. Threshing some oats for Grey 5th Hugh Ann came farming oats threshing {"light down on the cherry island" written above} Hamiltons Bridge going up to Day a Bee 6th I croped with Hugh Ann gave {illegible} Baker 1 1/2 of Ashes took the Bottle + {illegible} /6 for Sundries out What I owed him put {illegible} to my account + 1/8 + 1/2 ashes thats 3-5. Thats {illegible} I owe him Bought of a Summers {illegible} powder , candles 1/2 lb -/6. {illegible} at Davids 7/ 1/2 got my Bags from Walter + Brought Walters {illegible} home came home. East wind snowing to night told him {Roy?} to get the canoe at Nicholsons 7th at home 8th to Friday here for the sleigh for {illegible} Mr. Donell on his Right name w {illegible} or stone in English came here to thrash taking home drags 9th Sunday I alone 10th commenced to thresh the Wheat 11th thrashing 12th farming 5 1/2 I got of wheat the first farming 13th to farming 14th Thrashing {illegible} canoes hard frost 15th Farming Wheat 5 1/2 + 1/2 of 1/2 Bushel {illegible} peck {threshed?} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Dec 16th 1860 <h2>Mr James Cameron {role?}</h2> Sunday {to?} and alone the bay went {more?} the wind very {choug alle?} Ducks Plenty 17th {jo?} began the oats to thrash {Droughts?} the {canvy jo v?} to {Summerty?} heard a {summery?} way married to Catherine {lrait?} {illegible} last week Bought a lemons Butter 4 3/4 whiskey {gallon?} molasses {luant camelley liu?} to {accol?} tea 1/2 Bea 18th a sale of orchy {lrant?} things to day very cold salt wind drawing drags last wind very cold ice taking at the little {lunce?} north side to {ouis?} cold night 19th the ice taking {ucroks?} to {illegible} v from a owry to Charlie ohen at the head of this to {humanlitiy?} Juken to Charlie {illegible} the canoe at the head of the island to {tamug?} hey oats 20 Bushely Began to mow {Jee?} very thin {illegible} hole at the little {illegible} north hole a {neat?} mary male ones {illegible} the sea 20th begun to thrash the {rase?} {illegible} very hard 21st {illegible} a mink rack and the ice taking acrokagain Ducks Before the door 22nd {illegible} the {place?} 11 1/2 Bushel {illegible} came last night snowing sunday 23rd to v {wmung?} the canoe 24th thrashing oats got im 22 the him 3 out yet drawing drag ice taking to night frosty. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 23rd 1860 <h2>James Cameron {illegible}</h2> christmas day shot a {lousie?} Water {roughing?} on the {illegible} clue to shore {illegible} led over the Ice very Bakery at Henerys went to see {lemo?} his feet very not christmas there heard {Donalel lichled?} {illegible} had the {L?} mall role look uh my {may?} 26th thrash Drawing the canoe charlie here gave him Posion look for one cake 2 bottles milk 1 {frog?} chicken & an {illegible} Duck shot 27th Bushing the road the ice very Bad let 2 raps & a Hook at the chock {cherries?} on the rutt point {oivl?} uh {im?} the new to thrashing 28th Began to fan the oats 31 Bushels 10 Bushels {illegible} the Bore {him?} the big barrel and the rest {illegible} the {loew?} v {illegible} Bags thats 31 bushels he thrased of oats the {see?} {opened?} to here {crolded?} {illegible} day {lauled?} to go {illegible} {illegible}Buck 29th washing let my thrash for the milk {sheauing?} the 30thth caught the milk on the Buck ice all open raining &moving 31st drawing drag to thrashing {rease?} skimming the milk last day the years shooting at night. </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/69dd0492749a33aa2b19c12701125d29.pdf e2fe6c1614d65058dcb15481733ad012 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/297a1a9eca2434ac05e5deaeea3b61f6.pdf 5e51c024fc8023ed49210ab9405a77b9 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ff4831062efc1c160a2b8edbeaac2e88.pdf 7dfeafa88ce4326f42a502bff4f3c4aa https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/dffeb9667ed04fe9b5571078b1db01cf.pdf edc6942d67280a45d7301bd68ddfa957 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Cameron Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of the Archives of Ontario Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Glengarry County, McMaster's Island Township, Ontario UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>December the 23rd 1858</h3> Mr James Cameron Jim John's Island Lake St Francis 23rd Of any time this Fall the fee paid not such a notion as this Morning at the anchor fee partly {?} between there and {?} finished I went to the upper Point to fire my ganet drew {too faded to make out} a drag fixed the ganet at the Lower Point fixed and Drew the Big Canoe {can't make out word} Canoe the Boat and the other canoe all in a Block on the stocks Before the Door. 34 Boat Before the Door at the Upper Point and 1 at the Lower Point making in all 5 canoes + 1 Boat freezing hard ice not taken yet and its night then froze 24th The fel laken Between us and ChusteesBut the cut hole is Before the Door took {line written above} count Day in Williamstown in the afternoon. Between us and Frances{something is written after Frances but it is difficult to read} crows flying about 25 Christmas Day all alone crossed the Ice in the afternon met henery + Jim Nicholson on North Side of Francis Island Went to Henerys no Christmascame home ice not very good Jim Hopkins crossed at Davids Heard of Lewis Bosell gather foot Hunted shot at a gull and killed her as I supposed put out my Canoe and she Began to flutter and went off 26th Sunday charlie came up I went to meet him Henchy Lashy and dim Nicholson came to fish eels 27th charles went to the store for and 12quart of Whiskey 71/2 Bushing the road on the Ice. snowing + Thawing some in the Ice shin a the Little Island 28th charles went home save him a 25th charlie went to Lancaster came up here to tell me about the Baker had Molasses + Bakers bread Bushing the Road to Hamilton </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>the 25th 1858</h2> Mr James Cameron Sir John's Island Dec East Wind the coldest night this winter as yet, set 2 traps for the Mink at the Upper Point 30th charlie here a Cold Day and night Potatoes frozen some 31st charlie Went to Lancaster Got 5 Loaves 2/1 Firing the old {granary?} Went Down to {?} Charlie Making Candles The {?} Flying around The Ball in Williamstown tonight 1st Day January 1859 Charles here Nicholson's taking away their stack of hay got the Loan of a {Bothe?} charlie went home 2nd Sunday all alone went to the head of the Island 3rd Allens Birth Day council in Williamstown I Went to Bakery Bought of A {Summer?} 1 D worth of sweetys got a paper from Davy Andrew Baker got the molasses out of the Barrell 5c went across 2 q Nicholsons 3 {?} to hunt Rats got the Coat at Bakers {?} {written above line " almanack 4"} Went the upper Point Road Came Back By Francis Island in at Nich at Semours Dan {?} Departed in Williamstown the Road not Bushed at Summer's's but good croping 4th at home cutting wood set out poison 3 Bates for the {?} the Water commencing to Rise on the ice 5th Drawing Drags Angus Came had a Basket of varieties took Back a Broom {?} Baskets of varieties took Back a Broom + Baskets of be history of England for Ellm{?} Horse Rug + an almanack a Roman paper Writing the song of California Bays Ell fishers Down on the Ice </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>January the 6th 1859</h3> Mr James Camero Sir Johns Island Drawing Drags from the Pitt Point Went to the fish Ells cut 2 Hooles got one 7th chopping Looking for Broom Sticks 8th Went to m{?}amstor heneries Dog here heavy Wind Last night middling frosty after the rain Sunday the 9t{cut off} preaching on the front a very cold frosty Day and the night the frostiest on record with no wind angus came as far as Bosell{cut off} with the horse got 4/4 1/2 in cash from him for the ginger and soap got the cloth got a Basker the Dog met uson the Road near the Roman church She {?}ed Boy wanting the Pistol the Broach to the fixed the Cattle all right 10th a cold Day something wrong with the small Bull, choppig stove Wood 11th very Cold & Wing fit{?} seen a fox night Back of the house the calf Bull Died Skinned him almost impossible clawed Part of the pipes and the top of the Big stove 2 Mack suns in the West before th sun went Down v i Right over her She out holebefore the Door shutting up wonderful 12th Drew home 2 Drages very Cold 13th took my trousers to Bosells Daid for them 2/{too small to make out} George & I went to Fort Covington Bought 2 pipes at a luimmas 10{?} a treated Davids 71/2 David gave us a Ride over to hopkins got my Catalogue from Evans&co {can't make out word} The Dog followed us gave Lukes wife the Clear met John York on the ice Bought {ink blot}amen ginger 6D soap 1/3 Bought of J. Jean sugar 10 1/2 serting 4/7 3/4 Braces 7 1/2 Bought m{too small letters}n mak{cut off} 1/3 sweet 4D got the Broach fixed 7 1/2 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>January the 13th 1859</h3> Mr James Cameron Lake St Frances Kenneth Mr Donell taking a Load of tea across got a Ride home from him stopt at Kenneths for the first time I was in his new house got a treat came Down to Bosells made supper for gorge & I came home 14th seen the Fox around the Barn 15th charlie here 2 trained up fishing Eels at the Door {the marriage of Laplant Girls, squished above the sentence} Charlie got the Loan of World Commadore and one boy age Round the The Ice with the Rain freezing on the trees coming Down making a have in the Bush 16th Sunday all along slippery walking for the Cattle to the River 17th cast wind + stormy in the forenoon Charles Rose + george Bosellherd took home my trousers had a game of cards 18th Braking the Road to Draw drags the crust about {written above the current line} Walter Bakers Bee a Danel at a gran{can't make out last word} an I 1/4 inches thick 15th Drew some Drgs {a, written above} Went to Nicholsons for a Rope got it took home their Bottle charles to Williamstown John McDonalds wife departed in the glen on the {left blank} of January 1855 20th Old Bull + going Bull Smithehern trading horses gest event of Grey stopt in his Place took out the wheat 3 bushels &ce on and the nest {?} bery fence Day a Raffle to bee at Williamstown to night Lent my Dream Book to Billmuth 21st St Agnes night the faster + stocking night 22 chopping John Nicholton for the Mill The traps stole on george Bosell & him Nicholson 23 Sunday alone 24th tried grey draw well </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>January the 24th 1859</h3> Mr James Cameron opposite Charlotlender Went to Bakers Bought got J Baker {can't make out word} sugar 7 1/2 paid bought of a summers 1 Quart of syrup 10 paid 25th Burnss Birth Day drawing for 2 Drags paid went to nicholsons for their cutter {written above nicholsons} Clucky here gave 3 pence of salt stopt all night Tehy in salmon River about the traps 26th not very well got ready to go to Williamstown got there about Dusk 27th went to Dundas Street got what I went for stopt at L Smiths chained the Bull Dog 2 came home by Lancaster met Robert McKillop after coming from Montreal came home then went home with nicholsons cutter 28th chopping 25th Dan came Brought my shirt sent him to Bakers for 1 Quart of molasses 71/2 1lli sugar 71/2 Paid Drawing Drags set Poison in the Bush: 30th Watch came home after being away since the 13th of January Dan went of gave him 1 pair a bore katechsm{?} 31st Monday Began to thrash wheat Ihiashs about 2 Bushels 1st of February went to Bakers. Nicholsons came home with the mill Bought of a Summery hint 14 got a paper frome J Munroe John Carey very poorly in to see Campbell the weaver 2nd fanning 2 bushels of wheat Thomas Munroe here for fur 14 Rats 10/6 1e Mink - Jessema, a Bee to Day Drawing 3rd very stormy & wind 4th Went to Charles Supper for his ashes gave him 1/10 1/2 cash for them charles came up with me I went to Bakers 6 Bushels of ashes 5p and 5p Cash to be put to my account which Leaves me in Dept 3/ </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>1859</h3> Mr James Cameron Lake St Francis Feb 4th Bought of a summers 1 Quart syrup + whiskey which came to 1/3 paid seen Horatio at Bakers 5th Semo came to thrash I sent his Boy after nicholsons cutter did not get it gave the Boy /3 Breakfast charles went home I went to Williamstonw stopt at Bosells got a Ricles from the RailRoad crossing from Mr Gregor Meads a Barbain with Gudgeon Sunday 6th Got a Ride to Framcis Island expecting Semo tomorrow 7th Semow Did not come went to Semows chopping for Walter Baker 8th James Ranald Married I went to Williamstown Brought 2 Bushels of Wheat 5 carpet Balls woold 1 Sheep pelt 1 calf skin asee spy slaps to get fixed Left the far Quart took Home Bread towel 9th came home Before Daylight semow did not come 10th Semow and son Francis came sent Francis to a se{letters too faded, could be m's}urs for Whiskey 7 1/2 paid jant Denee + Big Bill here for the new House treated them 11th Francis went home George came in his place 12th Tanning wheat 4 and near a 1/2 Semow got the Loan of a Bag of 1 Bushel of Wheat sent for the Load of Nicholsons cutter did not get it Went to Williamstown Meet 5 rear on the Ice coming for straw sent Gudgeon got 2, over at Earls got 3 coppers from Dan Je Laplants child Died + another on Sunday take in Williamstown {ink bleed}ront out 1 1/2 Bushels Wheat 2 Baskets 1 Cook Book 13th Came home got 3 loans came up the Glen Road in at Campbells for the Books he was away came Down. By Hamilton on the Ice 14th the St Valentine Celebration at Summerstown Williamstown Lancaster & {ink bleed or mark too thick to make out final word} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>14th of Feb 1859</h3> Mr James Cameron Lake St Francis Went to Lemows Lemow Lick could not Trash B {symbol above B that I can't quite make out} I went to Bakers Bought of a Baner half gallon syrup 1/10 1/2 Paid deen Donald Summers Raining. 16th Drawing{?} Drags at Semow put out poison chopping. 17th Charlie here looking for cranberries {words are written over a couple times, hard to make out what exactly Cameron is trying to say. First would could be 'he' and the second could be 'nathan'} sant a nee in the new House 18th i went {sentence squish above says 'James Hughs Birth Day'} to Lemow & nicholsons at the {word is too squished to make out} he cut my hair. 15th went to Fort Cowg{?} Bought o{letters are faded and disjointed, finding it hard to put together} Cmeron 1 Bunch Cotton yarn 6/3 1 lbs sugar 5 cents 1 pennys worth Candy Put my letter in the box 1 down & 18 cents paper{?} all for Mrs Partingtons Carpet Bag of t{?}n mcfses{not sure if this is a name} Evans & co 677 Broadway new York got a Ride over with Dug Rose Henery and Dan De nee on 2 Baywood Logs got a Ride Back from Patrick Buchanan stopt at Lukes had 3 grapes not paid came to Bakers then home got Ready for Williamstown started at 5 oClock sp{this line is written over multiple times so the words are difficult to decipher} Seen Mr pudgeon got the Watch paid 12/6 a Man filled at the RailRoad crossing Seen Thomas V Sandry Mr Donell in 7 rench Mills James Hopkins married some time the fore part of this week to Mrs Jaraux{?} 20th come home Sunday from William Raining some High Wind snow melting on the Ice shawy weather. 21st went to Lemow at night ice slippery Lemow chopping for Peter B Grant Walter Bakers Big Horses came home very Poor from the shoentry 22nd Watch came home the Dog and only stopt one night 22nd went of Thrashed 1 bushel of oats </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>the 23rd 1859</h3> Mr James Cameron Lake St Francis Febry 23rd Looking at the poison nothing at it but mice mice {?} eating mice Went to Lancaster{?} Bought 1 plug Johaneeap 1 Cake cheese 1/5 19 and tape /2 from a J Baker which comes to 2/ Paid thes Bought of a Summers 1/2 lbs Candles /6 meat{faded} /4 envelope 1/2 comes to /4 1/2 & Paid at Davids 2 Treats 1/7 not paid a Seen wat Glacken Left a Letter for John Canery Seen James Davidson a Quere Lad summers a Bee putting over Logs Left my mits at Bakers Seen clary, very bad with a Cold a Dance in the new House 24th East Wind chopping going the bee at Frashers to Lancaster filling{?} a Waterhole 25th 26 East Wind Stormy Drifting and snowing some cold gathering Rags & Paper Rags found a Mouse or Rats nest in the hay a Tin Barn fall at clea {written above this line is the sentence 'Williamstown Francis Laplante'} 27th I mistook it for Saturday it was Sunday I went to Williamstown stopt at Thomas got a Treat in the P.O got to Williamstown Daster DAvck as usual 28th Came home Lost My Watch either in the House or Raising up the cutter Shaft shingling of Lembow here before me Came home went to Lemows came home began to thrash Oats 1/2 Bushell 1st of March thrashing Wheat 1 Bushel an Indian here. 2nd of March thrashing 1 Bushel Went to the Post Office got a Letter 1 Book of a catalogue 10 {'D' above 10} here to be Paid the soirle{?} in Williamstown Sold Locket came down to Lemoeux my mits Last I Bought a Pair frane to Pay for them 1/3 3rd Court Day in Williamstown I went to Salmon River Paid Luke 6 pence I owe 4 pence Bought of Knichall 4th ginger 2/0 Bought at Baker 1/2 lbs Tea /10 8 got an alm made for nothing </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>March the 3rd 1859</h3> Mr James Cameron Lake St Francis In Mr Huttons Shop came across to Summers Bought of a Summers 1/2 lb candles 0/6 paid got Phillip Lalonde to come and thrash Bought 1 plug Tobacco /1 {?}ullies commenced the Oats 4th I went to a Summers Bought 1 Quart Whiskey 7 1/3 1 Quart syrup 10 1/2 paid Philli[ went off thrashed 3 1/2 Bushels gave him 1/3 cash Chucky here wanting Tea & salt got it wanting to see if Lemows father might come and Thrash put the straw out of the Barn in the shed 5th i went to Williamstown gave Andrew Summers the catalogue of Books seen A Mckary gave him a hide Brought out the Locket the Book Mrs P{resot fo the word and the next are too faded to make out} Br{faded} fun the Beg Pot and 2 Bushels of Oats Quart of vinegar and 4 lb of ginger 6th Came home went to Simors for to see the old man went to Charlies Charlie came up the old man came Lemow Boy a Drawn oc Tea 9th the Old man thrashing at wheat charlie went home Tom Davies here Brought Cabbage plants 8th stormy The old man and I tannin 2 /ack stroke measure Tom here 9th ash Wednesday Tom crossed I gave him 2 ragons{?} to fire I went to Salmon River Bought 1/2 lbs Tobacco 7 1/2 Twisted Ball 5 cents Paid grange 2/6 {ink blot}ught 250 crackers 6/3 paid Luke 4 Bought of Buchannan 1/2 lbs powder 7 1/3 came hom went to Williamstown Brought out the Beaver skin Tom Kingsmill took out the cabbage Plants got my watch glass Broke </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>10th 1859</h3> Mr James Cameron Lake St Francis March the came from Williamstown Semows Wife for straw for Hats Wild geese in the airhole before the Door for the first that came 14 or 15 of them crows plenty ice good yet Went to Salmon River Bought of Mcinkley 3p worth of crackers about 12 lbs Bought of dad{?} Cameron 9 Balls of leverett{?} yarn in Balls at 3 per ball 45 cents Bought of David Baker 1/2 gallon syrup 11 per Quart 1/10 1 pint Whiskey 4P{?} the Loan of a Bottle to be returned helping Allen N {symbol, could be &} Finn's with his Load of Logs the Little River getting Bad but Prople travelling on it yet 11th Fine Day Taerament in Williamstown Black Burds came poisoning crows 12th tanning Wheat 5 1/2 Wheat stroke measure. Went to Williamstown took out 2 Bushles of Wheat took the cotton Balls 8 and 1 Before Ice good get in the channel The Big barn Begin Sunday the 13th came home seen my mumae there Bomen came 14th went to a Summers a foot Bought 1/4 16 candles 3d 1 1/4lbs of nails 4th a seisure at Kennehts Barn of Tea Tobacco Mike Anderson + Bruce up from Lancaster helped Derby with his Boxes{?} to get away Drawing Brick for the school house Archy Grant in a rage about his Bush got the Tablet Paper got a Tose{?} skimer him me and the old man chistel Here meat the store 15th the Ice not good I went to the Little Island Sturgeon Island South Side crows dying with the poison. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>March the 16th 1859</h3> Mr James Cameron Sir Johns Island Lake St Francis One cutter came Down the Ice I went over to See to the Little Island Ice opened at Francis Ice opened Before the Door Down to the Sturgeon Island Fixing Irons on the Boxes up stairs 19 Panes of Big glass 2 of small glass 2 Big ones Broke 17th St Patricks Day in the flaming{?} tanning Wheat 6 1/2 Bushels thats 14 Bushels the old man Thrashed, not a going to stand for Lemo. Began the oats a fox on the Island laying for Eels got none 1 Catfish Ice moving very slow Robins came cutting the Traverses and Drawing them in one place christee or some one crossed over at the foot of the island 18th Raining Bonum. Mending his Maggasens {written above Maggasens "-or Moccasins"} East Wind Ice moving slow I Shooting commenced Ducks in abundance Lots of Hay and straw pease Wheat oats some corn stalks 15th Thrashing Bonum Ice going Down 20th He and commenced to Lay the first Day of Spring and it Sunday Went to the Head of the Island 21st Shot a squirrel Ice going slowly 22nd shot a Duck 23rd Launched the canoe at the Lower end shot a Duck Charlies here brought 4 Quarts corn I went to Bakers Bought &{?} a. 1 Bar{?} 4 lbs cod fish 8D paid Bought of a Summers 1/2 gallon syrup 1/6 1 plug tobacco 6 for Bonum 1/2 for matches paid. sheets at Bakers 24th went to the Bush for Trader{?} forks for Bonum 25th Raining the Ice not away from the shore yet Bell here for the Ride Canoe to Be returned monday 26th done thrashing Began to tan the oats 16 1/2 Bushels Bonum crossed to Lenow I went up to the store stopt at Sidney's </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>Lake St Francis</h3> Mr James Cameron March the 26th 1859 Bought of a Summers 1/2 gallon syrup 1/5 + 1 plug of Tobacco /6 which comes to 2/3 on credit and the Loan of the Jar to be returned 27th Sunday at home all alone 28th Bonum here for his grain got 1 Bushel + a peck of wheat got 1 Bushel + a peck of Oats the next stood for the Tobacco I Bought him took1 of Lemows flaits home East Wind set 5 traps{?} the marsh Went to the head Island 25th swallows came stormy south Wind the Big White owl here got a muskrat 2 Indian canoes to Charlies spear {ink blot covering word, could be 'fishing'} in the mud got 1 eel the Ice loose from the oak stick the wind too high to fix it ice going Down mabundance 30th up road the Island 31st set traps in Backmarsh Putting oil on the colt hens wanting to hatch 1st of April got 2 Rats windy weather all fools Day fishing eels got 1 2nd Charles here fishing eels {faded} from came went to F. Carington Bought of Walter Buchannan 5 11 crackers 2/6 shot 1 Quart Whiskey 1/2 gallon mollasses Bought of D Baker 1/2 lbs Tea 1 Box of caps 1/2 canister Powder took gallacher across 2/6 a treat at Davids gave charlie 7 1/2 gave hiram 7 1/2, 2 Charlie + Hiram here. 4th Windy charlie + hiram here seen a canoe Leaving Charlies Laplants here Peter Bosell and Henerys Boy came to see the Place Looking at the Bulls to wanting one thinking of coming this week. 5th 6th charlies went home hiram shot a squirrel fishing eels a {faded, looks like 'Bail' but could be bleed through} Passed the Head of the Island to Lancaster got part of the square shek at the Lower Point Hiram + Rowed{?} + Drawed I {bleed through at the bottom corner of the page says 'September'} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>April the 6th 1859</h3> Mr James Cameron Lake St Francis Hiram tapt trees 7th Went to Lancaster Bought of nicholson the Baker Gloaves of Bread 3/5 1 Box of matches stopt at Battenace trapps found a Baswa{?} stick of Timber flatted. fed it to the Light House Making vinegar Hiram went off shot a crow got some potatoes from Charlie made a taste of Mollasses 8th a great storm of snow through the night wounded 2 Ducks did not get them traping for eels fent{?} Tobacco luece on the colt 9th fired a shot at the Big Owl Broke the minute hand of my watch thinking to cross ddi not Sunday the 10th of April Semows 3 Boys here wanting Hay tried there short gun gave them 2 small Bundles Richard nicholson Left Beroes cellar after being almost paid for it 11th Monday alone Let out the Pig for the first time ever he was out since the 12th of august put him in again Snowing and Raining great shooting at Charlies the Ice not gone out of the Bays here yet 12th The Laplants came took their cow dog mare + colt + furniture and part of their seed no hay 4 pugs 4 Hens. 13th I went to Summerstown took 1 fore 7/6 4 Rats 88 cents 11/8 1/2 sold to Thomas Monroe Bought of a Baker 1 Bunch Matches 1/2 Bought of a Summers 1/2 gallon syrup 1/9 1/2 lbs candles /6 Tobacco -11 caps- 5 powder /4 1/2 shot -/6 soap -/5 which comes to 4/4 1/2 Returned the Jar to Davy </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>the 12th 1859</h3> Mr James Cameron Lake St Francis April Went up to Senors{?} told David Summers he might take the Basswood stick at the Light house nicholsons sent home the canoe Charlie here 13 windy 14th Raining got a Duck 15th got 4 Bats gave Motly 1 plound{?} of Tobacco Motly Drawing the slabs on the Pitt Point Holns not Laying very well Motly got a Ducks nest george Semoir here for the Pickaxe got its got all the Rigging for the Horses Traces{?} Wipple Trees claives Hamefs{?} got 2 Hooks with the Big chain to Draw the slabs on the Pitt Point 16th got 2 Rats wind high george Bosell + Francis Laplante here stopt all night Duncan Rofs poorly 17th Palm Sunday Motty + his wife crossed to Bosells got 2 Rats killed them Dog Me on clay{? could be a name, McOnclay?} 18th Duncans Birthday I went to Salmon River with 8 Rats to streeler 1 Dollar in cash 22 cents for Rats which come to 9/19 + 5/- in cash 13/9 I paid took another pair at 4 Dollars now I owe him for /11 3"9 Bought of Munkler 3 Loaves a /5 per Loaf 1/3 Bought /3 pence worth of cracker Bought of B Buchannan 1/4 lbs Sugar 1 1/2 had a treat at Lukes for 3 of us /6 not Paid Donald Summers crossed over sum old Ranken{?} and Peter Grant slutach{?} after coming out of Jail Left my old Boots at Streeters to Be fixed Walter + {?}gas came in Thomas Boat had a Round of Whiskey Light in the Light House Welland + Geldercle{can't see the last letter as it's off the page} went Down </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>April the 15th 1859</h3> Mr James Cameron Lake St Francis Angus + Walter crossed over forgot his handkerchief george nicholson here for a canoe did not get one St Lawrence went Down Went Down to Charlies in the Evening Stopt all night took the 2 Bushels of Wheat to Allen Roys on the Morning of 20th got Mr McLean {beneath the 'C' of McLean is a small character that looks like a small 'n' and the 'C' sits atop it} to make a Bolt for the Point of the PLough he paid Bought of the Baker 3 Loaves 1/3 gave Charlie /2 for a treat got cabbage or Ruter Baga seeds from Charlie got peppermint from him Mrs Laplante + Frances came the Bouquet went into Salmon River for the first time got 2 Rats the gildersleve went up with a tow found a Ducks nest Charlie and me 21st got a Ducks nest 4 Eggs Went to Baker's with ashes 1/6 got my accamfet from a Summers 15/- in it gave Thomas 4 Rats 4/4 got a Dollar from Thomas gave Andrew Summers 5p toward my account Bought of a Summers 1/2 gallon syrup 1/6 lbs shot /6 matches /7{faded?} 1/2 lbs sugar /3 got Robert Bruce from Peter Grant got 2 Papers from him Working on the Roads putting on stones Mc{another little 'n' below 'c'}Donell McDougalls son in Law Dead Francis + Motty to Lancaster for flour I stopt at Hamiltons them working at their cellar The falleberry came out of Salmon River the Boston Went Down a schooner anchored at the foot of Hamilton Island </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>Good Friday the 22nd 1859</h3> James Cameron Sir Johns Island April the Got 4 Rats. piked in the marsh bus Wild Bittern came High Easy Wind 23 Snowing + Raining High high East Wind the Water high cannot go to my Traps charlevoine{?} went up with 4 vessels in Tow salaberry in to the fort The Bouquet in to Salmon River. Schooner at anchor at the Foot of Hamiltons Island yet the Boys getting. Ducks nests Hailstones 24th Easter Sunday Plenty Eggs 25th Went to the Little Island North Side charlie came up Went to Salmon River with ashes Bought of the Baker 6 Loaves 2/6 Bought of Buchannan 1 Watch guard 7 1/2 Treat 2 Went up to Hopkins a Race Bettwen the Ranger + Whitby. 26th Went to Bakers paid out Baker for the administration{tion is written above the rest of the word as it extents off the page} 3/1 1/2 gave a Summers 5p Walter gave e 7/6 sold my Rats to Thomas Munroe 7 Rats 7/6 took home Peters Papers archy grant mortgaging his Farm to the Brockullt{? end of the word is faded} Loan companys agent archy Fraser. 27th Henery + George here I went to Hunt with them to Movile Island shooting at Black Birds set 4 traps the fashion went in to Salmon River 28th got 12 or 13 Rats Went to stuards Point took Drummes{?} on the Island stopt on Courvelle Island 29th got 8 Rats searching for the Big Trap a Long time came Home Rafts going down fine Weather got 6 Rats for my shane John Nicholson there got some Hay Planting corn Making garden Broke the Plough got Bosells </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>April 30th 1859</h3> Mr James Cameron Lake St Francis Went to Bakers Bought of a Summers{second 'm' written above 'summer'} 1 Bushel of Barley 4/4 1/2 signed for the News of the Week paid a Summers 3/4 all clear now up to thes Date sold 1 Rats at 10 a peice 5p Molty went to Salmon River for shoes Francis up as Pilot for the Raft got his cant hook 2 time has + George Bosell here set some traps 1st of May got 1 Rat John nicholson + Allen McInmes{?} here for hay 2nd John + George here for hay I went to Salmon River with 1 of Wheat to mill sold 1 Rat 7 1/2 got 1/3 {word is hard to tell since half of it is beyond the page} and Baker Bought of L Cameron {over written word and off the page} 2p) 1p 1 pair of Braces 7 1/2 5 glasses at John Fergusons /10 1 range /2 3 pence worth of Candy at smallmans Bought of Buchannan 1/2 gallon syrup 1/10 1/2 I owe 10 1/2 to Peter a Treat at Plumadoes a Treat at Lukes not paid I Lost or Left my purse or Bag of money seen Jim Fergusons Wife {faded letters or bleed through letters} son George my Bag trap stole I found it 3rd I went to Williamstown met Pat + Charlie speaking to Loney gave clucky a 1/2 took out the Handkerchief + seeds 4th came home Bought of McEdward salts + matches george Bosell + Dug came home in the canoe to Bosells took over for Boy + Dog got a Rat 1 pike a Great smoke gave frass a paddle Bosell + William set another {scribbled word, can't tell what it says} Jo Laplante here </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>May 3th 1859</h3> Mr James Cameron Lake St Francis Went to Summerstown Brought amelia across 3 Rats to T Munroe 22/3 Bought of A L Baka{?} soap Bar 7 1/2 1 pint Whiskey 4 to 1 Hat a fight Between Francis Tyo{?} + lacop{?} L George Bosell on the Boswre Bosell got Sturgeon for the first san one of the Chiefs talking about a cow John Cameron in a Summers store card playing going on 6th court lay in Williamstown sowing Wheat 2 1/2 of Black Tea + 2 Bushels + not Quite a 1/2 of scotch wheat Thomas Munroe here in the night a Load for .....{words either faded or spot was left blank} Lancaster came up aside shore took a nap at Thomasses Breakfast + Dinner Bought 20g of salts at Lancaster my Paper did not come Bought of William Poppoe Indoan 1 Hat 2 1/2 Bargained for a Butter nut Pank 12 Length 18 inches Breadth 1 pipe 1/2 a Treat 4 {'D' is written after 4, could be bleed through or just faded} got the Loan of nicholsons canoe gave me 2 Rusters 1/2 lbs candles swapt Hats with John Francis + Motly crossed seen old Mrrs Wright nut{?} Hamilton Poorly came home 8th Sunday 9th {ink is very faded the rest of this page} went to Salmon River got my Raise frank Bought Hooks Bought Quart Whiskey 7 1/2 Sugar /6 a treat at Normans 7 1/2 Lukes house on fire 10th went home with nicholsons canoe stopt at lukes{? faded and off the page} on all night 11th at William Lavelletley Raising the House helping the Hone with archy </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>May the 12th 1859</h3> Mr James Cameron Lake St Francis {this page is extremely faded} came across got Lemows canoe launch{?} a canoe sowing peas 2 Bushels {"6 of pease" is written below Bushels} 1 of ours Walter Baker here with his horse Francis + I crossed Bought a Summers{off the page} 1 lbs{?} Butter 1p got the Loan of the Bowl Bought 1 1/2 worth of sta{?} 13th making ashes making the Harrow Francis and me set out {"Bought 3 Bushels of potatoes" is written above this line} the line for Francis 14th amelia crossed +Jaua{?} with the Hat sowed 1 Bushel of our pease 1/2 Bushel of motly a Summers sent to Torotno for the Paper got a Paper from a Summers 15th Sunday Jo Laplante here {very faded again} + Motly's Brother Bosells here met a place to crossed wit Jo 16th fishing Perch got a good man got a Hen con{?} on then Lens for the first The Ticks Bod from the carpet stuffing Bag 15lbs allowing a Pound to the Bag 17th Jo came with the Line the Experiment Began the south 18th I crossed for Tom came home put the Hooks on the Line 64, 17 of nine 19th Sowed Wheat 7 15 PLanting the corn over planting some potatoes Jo Laplante here and motlys Brother fishing with the light got a good many Tom spinning strings on the Barn 20th Went for Mrs Laplante to Bosells got a Book from George High Wind no sturgeon yet sowing Oats 6 of ours Went to Williamstown stopt at Charlies Tom + F Left the Bag at allen Roys </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>May the 21st 1859</h2> Mr. James Cameron Lake St. Francis Came to Lancaster from Williamstown met Thomas Munroe down here sailed Hom Fits Stephens & I fishing Perch sowed 2 more Bushels of our Oats 8 all together Done Ploughing sent Home Io's Mare 2 canoes Tom crafted with them for the Paper Batted the Lane got my Overalls stuff in Williamstown 2 Mace Between the {can't make out } 22nd Tuesday after {?} & Wife Fishing Perch & {?} all hight 23rd secor Went home The Watchmake f Birch here on the Upper Point going to the {confefin?} up The Front. 24th Queens Birth Day {fow?} came Went off to Camerons {?} Perch A Party on The Banquet. Stopt at Hamilton Wharf did not get the Right Paper it was the 12th go nay I got Buya & Wife here fishing 23th They went to Salmon River Buga {?} in my canoe Left it at Henerys Bought of A J Baker 2 lbs Butter 2/c Credit John Hamilton on the Experiment took home senior us Canoe no Potatoes 26th Fishing Perch Measuring oats for Salmon River 2 bushels 27 I went to Mill 1 Bushel of Wheat Brought of D Baker- 2 Bushels of Potatoes for 2 of Oats, Ao 1/3 for perch Bought Barley 1 pound 3 1/2 Saleratus 3 to 3 coppers From Mrs Laplante for saleratus 2lb sugar 1/2 crackers 3 Brought of Luke Baven 1 Auger 3/5 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>lake france 1835</h2> James Cameron 27th of may found the milking man of the {team?} {illegible} & got hooks 43' {diggerent?} kinds make and large paid {buchaman?} what owed 18 cents {mort?} at lukes with the Horn took {lupper?} tom v {tuoht?} all night angus on the front the bougnet a ground the experinment look her {off?} 28 came from lukes {faded word} windy 25 sunday mothy brother here morty v wife croped 30th morty to salmon ruien went to Bakers got no {paher?} yet great playing cards in the ashery brousht over walters bottle to not {illegible} 31st went to salmon river 30 oats got 3 Bushels of potatoes good measure 1st day of june got 1 rickerel on the lume planting potatoes chanue here burning brush {illegible} Bolele here {illegible} went to {illegible} {chustel?} Bought 1 broom v Basket hard broom to give him a {illegible}for the Basket game 34 bucks to {chuler?} for brooms 2nd frank croped with {Amelua?} got 1st {tungeon?} for the {illegible}the reaher indian here for basket v broom {stuf?} 8 {bucks?} on the harvey basket to on 1/3 {illegible} {illegible} {illegible} raining wet the ashes tom v to the bush Baking 3 got {really faded} in the bush the boys went dig {illegible} cella charlie here 4 rent to bakery tom foil bought of a {humen?} 3 {illegible} butter {illegible} 2/9 {illegible}. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>june the 3rd 1835</h2> <h2>Mr James Cameron {illegible}</h2> Sunday went to Charliestop {tall?} day 6th at charlies came home got his from to {lele?} for him 76 {illegible} 7th at the when the cattle spolied then {bailing?}, the line 8th {illegible} at the oshes Williams wife for straw 9th {moar?} birthday 10th George, William v Pete here with the wind Frank & Morty came playing ball wrote a letter to William {illegible} at night forgot about the basket {illegible} the knife the letter 11th mitty Frank & Philomen went to Churd to {willamdtown?} taking home wood for firs to the male tree very cold taking {ticks?} of the {noft?} from came Bailed {illegible} lime this {huk?} Nancy Ronald Buried {Durian?} {illegible} {illegible} {lele} this week school commience on the front v at Ashleys the week {illegible} on the from 12th preaching on the the front {pot?} 2/{read?} sugar 13th 3{illegible}/nut their Moare here raining {franeld cronoe?} v Meotty v big Frank Join and {fat?} Ashley in the Bush bought of Mrs Laplante 1/6 butter 0/10 baking save a {illegible} to these paid the Butto- 14th {fishing?} caught a pickel went to Lucke line Hooking taking {thus?} Butt home brought the {hingion?} to Luke for the anger {Bivent?} to salmon river brought the from kags rashes of my {illegible} ushes 8 {illegible}6/8 from 60eu 1/6 chance 76 lbs 2/- Mrs Laplante 3 2 cent raggings from 3/- corn 2/6 bought for chance 1 fin kettle 1/10 mug /4 1 tea hot ker {illegible} 2/ Bought. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>june the 13th 1835</h2> Mr James Cameron sir his island luke st {franciy?} bought of David baker 1/2 Lia /10 {illegible} 1/- all/rice/1 1/2 salt 1/3 {sofreed?} crackers /4 came home the custom provise of {feer?} {illegible} poorly im {luenroot?} Mrs Henery june avery homy 16th Henery wife got {illegible} went the ashes 11th at the what 18th Francis went to William town lent out a basket to granny finished to the maple tree usher the Indians got the {loxing?} the big Lance to go to their raft save torn 1/3 got a aloy Butter from Mrs Laplante on aceompry the 11/1 1/2 to be luking and get wheel is Duem from reciving 2 chairs for one iced 2pm them while washing and reciving this week 19th came with the lance gave some biscuits pork raft went off ronald ms lanelis {illegible} Dehailed this life at {illegible} storm 20th tom focusing the big chair gathering the reshes 21st charlie here him and fishing loft a {illegible} forn went gave charlie his kettle & mug to the fron went to red mans raft {illegible} all night with the boy 22nd came 1/2 home got 2/3 boards home the {maft?} {illegible} & mat crashed {gun?} Duns Birth day broke my hook at the kit kit hand fishing at night caught a pickel or an louce to {rals?} it wale eyed pike 23 corphey charlie looking for the Heiphen most pant of the fore moon fishing hat 40 hooks on the line again and {illegible} the one cooking the last of my frozen {bear?} 6 leaves got a {lungen?}. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>The 24th 1835</h2> Mr James Cameron lake it {illegible} June went down to Charlies. Charlie came {illegible} 23rd went to salmon river with wheat & ashes gave chormand boy a little bought of D baker {illegible} Butter /10 1 bun of {joah?} 1/3 starch 3 her paher 8 cash 1 luant whiskey 1 1/2 crackers 4 went down with Charlie Amelia Donell here 26th all day at Charlies came home Walter here 27th got an {illegible} & {illegible} got bot {illegible} form Henery & Ashley 28th focusing the Big canoe flushing {illegible} took Home a load of wood in the canoe fishing perch got 2 {illegible} went with to charlie tom came from Lancaster 29th crossed north forn gave the watch maker D Ashley his {Hanunez?} stoke on {illegible} island mat george there went to francies island ottawa went down for his rivet trees down wonder thunder shower windy gave tom hu bag brought {illegible} 17 hiring & 1 bottle mk drew with the canoe {illegible} going down king tone chace towing a raft charleuse coming u/2 salary coming u/2 30th fishing perch for bait niotty came home 1st july dan came & {illegible} here fishing {illegible} the big Shin 2nd {illegible} went to william town brought 2 stugeon & 2 {eely?} bought jacoye 1 {illegible} 3 save charlie a stugeon bought whiskey Laucarter 6 high south west wind cleaned the stugeon angus took how from Lancaster. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>July the 3rd 1835</h2> Mr James Cameron Lake it Francie Charles {illegible} and from William town sailed down the river and sailed home took brakefast on wednesday and above Laucater to 2/6 for cotton balls 4th july went ot bakery bought on credit sugar of whiskey for Lemo hot paid 7 1/2 bunch match 1 & 1 leach pencil 1 1/2 bought a summers {key?} 1/3 credit 1/2 lb {illegible} 3 had the postage of newly of the week for the year 1/4 the saila fighting fill 3th giving our oh {illegible} birth day bot 11 {illegible} killed him 6th ploa June {illegible} on. Brand the saladay got an {ill?} a knee the ottawa chirl & new sea new era a head the log away all day tishing making Ashy 7th a race the wellard papshort boys hoeing & drawing potatoes 8th went to charlie {illegible} & got a stugeon rashevier began tonight very warm day {illegible} Laneuler 9th george for the poker to summer bought of as Baker {ill?} knee 4th hi he & crackers 1 paid bargained about the boat 4 1/2 the tailor left the front a knee the welland & banshee frank went to {illegible} to William came home late town Bakers 10th sunday {illegible} Warm weather the safe hut in the canoe 11th went to bakery with at hes 4 bushels 2/6 to my account 12 night as baker 1 boule pown killen 7 1/2 1lb sugar 6 1/2 cash 1/3 left Hamilton the Beg canoe for sauce 12th of {gug?} went to salmon bought D {illegible} 4 vally 1/6 at mary {illegible} Hint. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>July 12th 1859</h2> James Cameron {illegible} got my boots from streeter bought {illegible} sugar 3 1/2 1/4 candles 6 bakes 1/6 to gaced 4 1/2 hold to luke bowen 1/3 had a treat at lukes charlie here hold the grindstone 4/6 to francie hold the joy the math to mothy 2/6 save charlie a Heat for starled for william town got over with bosells 13th fixing 2 hosts at Duncans grave at the tailors {in a drawn bubble, it has written $10 1/2 take each} seen a summers out at the prayer meeting seen landy cooper letting 14th came home Bought of a summers 3 1/3 {illegible} 2/11 {illegible} 2 shoot % buttons bought a baker {ill?} sugar 6 1/2 {illegible} 1/2 got lemon canoe yandy Hamilton {hates?} me aero Lemon went to chicken hisehold to william town friday 13th mowing 16th went to william town august on the front took over when v {jured?} Hugh the round took {illegible} out Charlie went with one out had the red canoe 17th to laplante here {illegible} king {illegible} baying Bale 18th went to Bakery with ashey 2 bushels 1/3 Bought a baker 1/2 gallon {illegible} 1/10 1/2 account whiskey 7 1/2 marine -/1 got the loan of a bottle when comes to 2/6 got credit for ashey 1/3 bought a summer 1lb sugar 6 1/2 lining for {trouan?} Brought the wool to a {hummery?} {hand/hard?} thyeat new potatoes 15th mowing in the calve last time hut in first hay ouston the south west half of the bank old hay N whale Boys & me gathering when grey for the bank indians down. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron {lar?} July the 20th 1839 cutting the barely Luke {Bouen?} & {sommer field?} here had a round gave luke a paddle luke gave me 22 cents new coin & to laces gave luke the chunk of oak Having Brought the low here francie 4 dollars {maung?} the lower field Back of the garden 21st gathering some hay in the afternoon Began to cut the {wilher?} field 22 mowing the upper field some rain for the fruit this long time join came to fine his came 23 amelia croped {honest?} to basket with ashes 3 bushels 1/10 Bought boker 1 luart of {japrule?} 11 1/2 1/6 crackers 7 1/2 lieguorie & penny paid 24th tim hoop Kind here a begginning and the bush rule of ale kinds 23th harled for {illegible} and tim allen & James hough shooting crows came to charlie save him new coin 1 cent moht at lancaster 4 liveety shooting coming uh the river took dougale gillis a peice up pipe 1/2 26th came down stoft at hough kays working at hay stoft at ms donele shanty above lancaster bride came to charlies stoft all night 27th came home tom {tuemg?} chairs henery here got the earning to fire left my gun rowder caps shots there {illegible} charlies rags 7 1/2 28th went to salmon river with 1 1/2 of wheat 6 1/2 rags gave D mon rae 3/- towards what sowed him to the water maker /10 1/2 bought of J.Cameron 2 lb sugar /10 Bought Baker 1lb sugar 3 1 1/2 crackers 1/4lb candles 3 treat from luke the row of seeing montrey the {shipment?} mrs.lahlante made my overalls {mashly?} Barley 7 Bushells. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Lake torine</h2> Mr James Cameron Island Lake at francis july the 29th 1835 fincing torn canoe crophed for the payer peace to smider at home got an {illegible} from henery 30th fom wont off lemos canoe {slote?} fanning Barley francis to carlels a pie nie luke & a party 13- from dundre over on the pitt point took forms line left 2/6 cash with me for tom bought of {Incofas?} wife 2 eels gone one to at the little island north side fishing at night sunday the 31st went to charlies stoft all day august the 1st Lammres day henerys wife here boys croped on 2nd {josuah?} crophed lemo here for the big canoe to go to christeey railing and went to Baker bought of a {Ba?} sugar 6 1/2 Bought of a {lemmon?} {illegible} sugar 6 {illegible} came to 1/9 Bosell Bee the {hutley?} went off got 2 oak stoves {huntery?} at Bosells august 3rd chritee here for the {illegible} the pleasure {illegible} of the salalery hours salmon river went to williams town 2 bushels of Barley to them 1 kept for {illegible} the men came for the oak {luck?} save me 1" 3" on 34 raining heavy sunday the 7th 8th at the hay at Duncavy {illegible} 9th at the hay 10th allen got hurted by james bush horse 10 allen we had {note placed coving bottom left of the paper saying croped of grain Bailey 7th Bushel {illegible} august {illegible}wheat 4 bushels to them 38 fraces of corn 19 fraces got 2 barrels of loose short corn 36 bushels rease 1 pumpkin}. {hard to tell what the first few letters of the bottom papers sentences were with the paper on top covering it} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James cameron {illegible} july the 20th 1839 cutting the barley luke {bouen?} sommer feild here had a round gave luke a paddle luke gave me 22 cents new coin & tolaceo goue luke the chunk of oak having brought the low here francie 4 dollars making the lower feild back of the garden 21st gathering some hay in the afternoon began to cut the willer feild 22 mowing the upper feild some rain for the {illegible} this long time join came to fine his canoe 23rd amelia cropsed honent for baket with ashes 3 bushels 1/10 bought boker 1 luart of {illegible} 11 1/2 {ill?} crackers 7 1/2 the bush rule of ale kinds 23th harled for the {illegible}allen & james hough shooting crows came to charlie save him new coin 1 cent {mopt?} out lancaster 4 sweetys shooting coming uh the river took doug ale {gillis?} a {puce?} uh pipe 1/2 26th came down {mopt?} at hough kay working at hay {mopt?} at {n im?} donele shanty above lacaster bridge came to charlies stoft all night 27th came home tom {tuemg?} chairs henery here got the ear wigs to fire left my gun rowder caps shot there bot charlies rags. {on the bottom right there is blank paper on top blocking the 2nd half of the rest of sentences.} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Lake {torine?}</h2> Mr james cameron island lake at francis july the 29 1839 {ficing?} {jenis?} came croped for the payer peace to mider at home got an eel from henery 30th form wont off {lemos?} canoe slole fanning barley francis to carlels a pie nie luke & a party of 13 from dundre over on the pitt point look toms line left 2/6 cash with me for tom bought of {Jacohs?} wife 2 eels gave one to at the little and north side. fishing at night sundays the 31st went to charlies stoft all day august the 1st lammers day henerys wife here boys croped one 2nd {josuah?} croped lemo here for the big canoe to go to christey railing and went to bakers bought of a ba sugar 6 1/2 bought of lummers {ill?} sugar 6 {illegible} came to 1/9 bosells bee the hurtly went off got 2 oak stoves huntery at bosells august 3rd christee here for the joy the pleasure of the salaery & hours salmon river weny to williams town 2 bushels barley to them kept for {mystery?} the men came for the oak {luck?} gave me 1" 3" on 34 raining heavy sunday the 7 8 at the hay at {illegible} 9th at the hay 10th allen got hurted by james bush horse 10 allen {very?} bad 11th 12 13 14 13 16 17 18 19 20 in william where making out accounts 2 lutherlan came with me hut him acrol patheu & charlie went down with them got 1/2 dollars from {lwoy?} blonds hots ale night. 22nd came home from charlies went to bakery bought of a baker 3 sugar 1/6 &2 lle at a lummers for Mrs Laheamte. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 22nd August, 1859 Settled up to this date with A. Sumers gave him an order on L. Blands & 3/10 in cash & putting in sonic Pease the Experiment Bastec[unclear] some of her works 24th went to Flovengh Bought of D. Cameron 2 1/2 yards of cloth </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Francis August 27th 1839</h2> Mr James Cameron {fire Johns?} island lake & went to bakers settled with {illegible} baker to this date got a recipt bought of al baker 3/4 {yog?} collon 4 1/2 paid got an order from lewis blonde au ona lummery bought order 2 {u?} butter 1/6 1 haur bacices 1/3 {Lli?} sugar 1/2 lurant whiskey 7 1/2 1 lb shot 7 1/2 of powder 10 two {shellungs to get yet on the order a storm of hale money shor a hak mitty francis & and pid to bleleles high {winei?} 1 bore meatchey {oat?} and sunday the 28th walter baker & amelia {lanchute?} home 29th helping francis with the rease & wheat all the {havie?} done now morty & the dog came 20th went to bakers bought of a baker {ili?} sugar /6 1/2 worth crackers bought of a land pile changed the {illegible} returned the plate bought for {framly?} 1/3 salt 2 1/2 lb sugar the tauler on the {bosune?} donald {illegible} started for william town left the canoe at {illegible} late getting in to williams town 31 at williams town till the 13th came home donald {lushles?} {mapple?} 1st of september in william town francie lahlante then went nuchery gim home with him bought of {redlour?} 1 needle 1/n bottle of essence of peppermint bougt a bible for {hughann?} the highland game in montreal alot the 6" or 7th of the month. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>settle this all island</h2> 18 {went?} {illegible} 1/3 from {us?} Baker 21st {aprit?} from {wine?} 3/- 30th here {kee?} 3/- from {illegible} for the {illegible} 23rd may bought of a baker 2lb butts 2/- 4th of {dune?} bought of a {illegible} 3 lb {butter?} at {illegible} 2/9 4th july bought of a {luminers?} 1 {jack?} knife 1/3 bought of a baker luart {illegible} 7 1/2 11th of {illegible} and baker {ill?} sugar 6 1/2 rain killen 7 1/2 cash 1/3 to ashes 2/6 credit to me 18th 2 ashes 1/3 to {an pace?} 1/2 gal {syrup?} 1 luart whiskey 7 1/2 bottle lent to be {relivned?} 23 {relume?} the bottle 3 bushels ashes 1/10 1/2 luart {syrup?} 11 1/2 crackers 7 1/2 {selled?} the above with baker & lummers James Cameron 13th sept 1839 13th taking in corn came a crop from {nicholsone?} {rock?} {illegible} there stormy weather {illegible} got my 2 {illegible} at the off ice 14th the 2 amelia here with the wind 13 croped over taking in pumkin 4 {rart?} load paid {trout?} a few grains of {low?} on the 14th {now?} 16th went to salmon river save streeter 7/6 cash towards my {delet/older?} bought {illegible} Cameron {llu?} sugar 2 1/2 a {haniged?} 3 dollary at dan 6 {oumerony?} left my {patol?} with {wale?} the toritor to give to the {walcracker?} bought of brother 1/2lb tea 1/1 1/2 1/2lb crackers -/3 1lb sugar 4 1/2 {illegible} bought david baker {ill?}of butter 1/- stoft at lukes the {macesin?} corn ale went to {williay?} town at night brought 3 new eggs {illegible} fork 3 bottles of vinegar got there in the morning 19 18 19 20 the games im {illegible} town in williams town till 29 started for home bought the baker loaves 1/8 stoft at charlies all night 30 came a book to new {illegible} sent a letter to duek at {nicholen?}. {top is hard to see/read because the words written are really faded} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>James Cameron 30th sept 1839 big {flame?}</h2> gave Henery {north?} 1 {dolen?} of reunite oct 1st motty left here to go to {liams?} rivened back 2nd thunder lighting croped with the {lanelias?} to bosell {cut?} the bear {pig?} for the 1st over cut the boys thrashing treat return my {trales?} nailing lana /2 in one {illegible} 3 in the other 4 got 2 rats walter & {smeler?} here had a bottle went salmon river as far as lukes {illegible} all had a hound 7 1/2 3rd treated old cavier keiths cavern bought Dan Cameron {ill?} cent bought {cong don?} {ill?} shot 10 cents sweety 3rd bought cameron 1 buck of cotton yarn 1/6 to be paid bought bakers candles /6 {speaking?} to elli lean about the wood a treat at lukes /9 had diner at lukes my watches {illegible} at the water save him 3/ cash took home my {butt?} weny to salmon river brought luke 3 pumkins bought of {grinds?} streeter 1 pair of fine boots 18/5 bought {mimkler?} - 1 loaf of bread bought the paher from walter bushel 1/2 june -/6 {illegible} to a {cellan glavs?} {seen?} in lean matter the barge glen shee {land?} he would come for wood had a treat at {plumader?} got a {told?} from the {echeume?} behind me lean beat as far heapkins {clukeys?} boy drowned on sunday the 2nd games cameron {illegible} in coming to the Boys thrashing rease the charveys ground yet {illegible} {drumking?} hand owel in 10. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron sir johns island {illegible} october the 7th 1859 got 1 rat shot a crow and a hook the boys finished thrashing the rease stacking the thaw on the {illegible} shot a 2 men here a raft from the racket one of them a {robidoure?} grinding their axe the chain {illegible} tug went down seen a plover at the foot of the island 8" east wind began to fan the rease 34 1/2 bushels fanning 1 bushel of oats hut in the stack of oats in the barn motty went off paid me my pack of {piase?} the kattmen not the {illegible} my canoe to go to boselle the captain of the barge {lueere?} {belonging?} to evan he {illegible} for to see the hood 9th sunday francie crosed to bosells to lahlunte & wife amelia here jim me {holson?} and henery boy here got a loaf of bread from for my {love?} got the remander of the butter the sugar east wind ice froge in the canoes {tust?} ice {meaching?} on the front line but cool woke the {glall?} my watchgot a rat {taking?} of going to {brockelle?} 10th monday the barge began to load drawing 3 1/2 cords out of the bush save {from w?} 3/9 for drawing left the {culls?} {whale stucks?} paid me 23 1/2 for the wood josuah got hurted {huyh?} ann on the front after {muts?} old {illegible} my donald here with bodelle went to charlie charlie came uh {fucing?} the pack 11 cattle {fan?} in william town charlie and I went a heavy load for the canoe locked very bad. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron lake {france?} oct 11 1859 took 7 bushells of {peace?} 12 fraces of corn 19 pumkings the bunch of cotton yarn the {slep?} of hops muts apples 2 sleps for killer left the beech block at charlies brought 23 dollars cash gave charlie a /7 1/2 bought at lancaster 1 put /4 let 3 traps {wh?} the river found a stone & feather mrs m dougale on chip wife dud got my {broge?} 4 {butiony?} no book called at the lancaster rost off got 2 {mine?} Lking 7/6 12 came home took my {gun?} from charlie got a bag from charlie took 3 from williams town bosells took their male away 4 {months?} nut 1 day francie took his horse here went to lemmers for my papers bought {undigo?} & candles brought wattery bottle home serving lummons on on the {lashoot?} folks bill mil {liod?} {illegible} charlie the the & maith took a load of culls with lime 13th runting out manue cutting pumking 14th shelling corn 1 1/2 bushels marked the bags a {mapple?} 13th at santa mees of a clock high wind shot a crow morning amelia bosell lere 13th {santanee?} bee on jacoph {plane?} crossed to bakers bought of {oil?} baker 1 luart of whisky & bottle 7 1/2 1/2 {eli?} rowder /9 bought of a lummers 2lb sugar {ill?} shat -/6 sent a letter to D. W.evans new york city broadway paid 3 cents a roffle in williams town on the night of the 14th of a gun seen me {phunk?} at the stone jacop baker down the {challenge?} going down with a raft wild geese. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron b.f st home mr {jhoundas?} davis here gave here 2/6 for to get at a lummers went to charlies stoft at charlies all night jacop got 2 eel in the mud 17th came up from charlies began the potatoes had 2 bags from charlies 2 from francis 3 of my own measured 13 1/2 in the bags 3 4/2 on the floor of the house whieh makes 20 bushels to take out 4 bushels they hut in the cook house {fucing?} my canoe began to rough before the door 18th 2 bags form nicholsons 1 from {leino?} stoft on francis island all day & all night 19th came home got a plate of butter from mrs laplante for being at the potatoes francis came had his over coat 7 1/2 cut a tree of {hieory?} that was cut down at the head of the island went dwn for charlie {wmd?} could not come with the wind 20th at charlies taking in corn at charlies began to snow took up ale the potatoes at home at charlies tile sunday the 23rd charlie and come up brought the carrots thrashing 4 wheat oats george bosele here 24th hugh birth bay charlie and S to william town with 20 bushels of potatoes bought at lancaster crackers & whiskey 7 1/2 23rd {lacy?} birth day came from william town shot a 3 miles found a bottle stoft at the bakers bought 3 loans 2/1 1 candle 4 1 1/2 about 90 bushels of potatoes am to hay for motty 1/3 to bosele came up from charlies began the 23 bushels of potatoes put 16 busheles in this heap book of the cook house took home thedonald {tinman?} in donald departed on 21st. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> James Cameron oct 23rd 1859 James Cameron my birth day in williams 26th out 3 1/2 bushels in the heals at the hog pin so that only makes 21 1/2 bushels in the {hiah?} and 20 that went to williams town to then must lie a--- something some place that would only we 8303 of patotes covered pretty weee measuring the wheat 4 bushels got 1 bushels of it thats 7 bushels for them of wheat 3 1/2 bushels of oats thrashed this time marked this on the 23 of oct francis got hustove on the 23rd here 13 banking the house feeding the pumking to the bills francis brought a sheep yesterday forgot my candles at charlies 27th went to salmon river with my francis {wrist?} high wind wheat oats rashes my boots not finished bought of {bnehands?} & brother 1 lb candles / 7 1/2 perli 2 lb sugar at /5 -/10 2 piped 1/3 paid all this 1 cake of cheese 12 3/4 lb 3 1/- not paid bought of normel men donald 1/2 lb crackers 3 1/2 came to hop kind seen mags me on there came home wind very high coming home francis could not crops to the contraet 28th to laplant & william & pete after {francis?} to crops drawing wood amelia here 29th croped over stoft at {lemoy?} with the bags & at micholions bought of a lummers 2 1/2 butter at -/11 her {u?} 2/3 brought home the rick once took {lemouy?} gun let 2 in and francis went to williams town came home told me about the book rease way got my newpaper playing {cheequnt?} at the stove. {on the left is a side piece of paper that has word written on it.} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>James Cameron Lake Francis oct the 30th</h2> sunday shot an one got 2 rats or bail here {fincing?} one ground on the potatoes francis amelia croped stoft at {mehorland?} all night cracking nuts {holy?} eve {illegible} child dies buried to day holiery on the {boy lemons?} to corn & all with horns 1st of november all {paints?} day {illegible} from {illegible} stoft at bosells for francis 2 {sandians?} reshing eels at the little hand philomen & franics & josuah crissed burning some of the mash 2nd francis came amelia got a large rat the ice thining to take in salmon river to night jim meholson & henery on fergusons island captain frasers raft at lancaster francis went home with bosells making a door for the pig pen 1/2 bushels of pease to soak for the 1st rease gave him platering the house no boats in to the salmon to boats running in the salmon 4th taking home the fence to cave the sheds {diuing?} the floor big frank here going to {beaulornous?} got a rat east wind some snow went to bakery bought of watter 1 butter plate /3 1/2 {u?} shot -/6 bought of julia summery 2 lb butter 2/- 1/2 lb candles returnedandrew bakery bottle got on 13 of october & mattery but 3rd killed the sheep frank croped george bosele and frank came shearned a lueker thunder & lightning houl & rain 6th captain fraser here and his wife john rudholson here wedding crossed snasing a squirrel coming out of salmon river. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Nov 7th 1859</h2> <h2>James Cameron Island</h2> ellens birthday francis laplante married and motty croped took 2 canoes for the wedding stoft and while the might motty brothers here and {lester?} 8th croped to m" Doneles with walter baker took home his horse gave me 2nd cash went to see lemo went out to nichlson bush came house went to charlies. Charlies came up boats running gave charlie 1/2 bushel corn to be returned 9th went to salmon river took the gun traded the long gun with dashney got boot {fucuing?} my french water 7/6 for gave me a powder from kam kod treated to a liantcider a treat at lukes gotering nails put a slash in my watch 7 1/2 bought of baker sugar 2 lb 16 cents 1 lb buckshot 7 1/2 spent 2/3 1/2 got yellow were from lukes came home luis {mal?} mathieson came home charlie stoft all night 10th charlie here {horwy?} wind 11th taking home wood charlie went home gave him a squirrel for the first time cleaning out the canoes splitting a {lick?} for an once halve gave another 1/2 bushel of pease to the hog thats 1 1/2 bushels gave him the magnet went down yesterday 12th stormy snowing raining put a handle in one of our old {ouces fucing?} the colys place some wild geese {heping?} went to the head of the island draw up the canoes 13th sunday raining heavy 14th went to williams town bought of in & a baker 1 bottle rouson 1/3 {ill?} shot /6 1/2 not got my paper a {reminder?} in montreal nicholson left there canoe {wok?} home {lemous?} jame n dougale. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>November 13th {monday?}</h2> <h2>Mr James Cameron Lake {francis?}</h2> duncan tangular sale council day in william town 16th came home tom came to butchers killed the brown bule 8 ball in him late at work got thomas {manovu?} boat some of {u?} lemmers goods came in the gallary got charlies shirt heard {land?} {shartune?} being married 17th killed the white bule sain edward & angus went off sent 2 trash we pain 1 hand {kinchney?} 1 book gramer french 7 hair of love to left 1 luarter of the brown bule with no {salted?} it mottys wife & emilea here francis croped to {benot?} bush fine day took home joy dog 1/2 busher pease to the hog 18th charlie here gave him his shirt gave him the {hiad?} francis killed his 2 hogs lewis bosele came frank and to a lummers candles 1/- {soap?} 1/6 {syrup?} -/9 knife 1/3 salt 1/1 1/2 {stard?} -/6 a bet on the coat {bittle?} of rorter 7 1/2 hand this another treat 7 1/2 paid this gave lewis christee -/3 borrowed from a baker paid this to walter speaking to francis for an once francis & girl going to get married 19th wet weather {kaiming?} hord old country vessels going up to the lakes seen {wetras?} christee at the head of the island sunday the 20th some snow windy {tala very?} going up a race the {charlevoue?} & a {proheven?} chails bet 21st this day of the month donald {men?} master depairte this life francis croped east wind {salavery?} came out of salmon river taking home wood down up this {barge?} cedan bun 22nd {jane?} m" dougale {mowied?} 23rd bosele and francis come making {plater?} for the cows in the herd maker sick. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>1859</h2> <h2>Mr James Cameron lake {francis?} nov 24th</h2> francis & reggy croped josuah & went to charlies took dinner jacop & family & crew came there to up a bag of charlies ashes got a 1/2 bushels of corn for what gave him going to slamon river francis & george bosele {tools?} over amelia cow boats running yet chickens dying off with the cold got a rat ducks in the {channel?} new moon and in to day friday the 23rd st.catherines day killed the pig francis came home from {benos?} bush henery girl came home from below she last {yauh?} down for the holiday 26th high wind she huron ground at the {low?} light house cutting brush on the {ritt?} francis thrashing wheat 1 bushel trying to break taking home wood harles out at night 27th {hercules?} took the huron off a race the {herca?} the {hwon?} and the st lawerence emelia baker & william rose here a a bottle of good stuff 2 cutting on the {ritt?} point frank to mile got my borts from {theeter?} 29th {jerose?} met the men at the head of the {illegible} ellm came 4 men bought of ummery 1 coat 7 1/2 once 6/3 1 luart of my {rut?} -/10 1 {bore of pills?} 1/3 once 0/0 my canoe went of 30th bought a {bag?} 3/4 cotton -/3 1 fine come -/6 {standrew?} {avkapple?} at davids stoft at {fed?} all night came home ellen went the lance lewis bosele {hair?} thomas moses blondease here put {passenger?} to frasher {gemow?} a bee {chopp?} sent a letter yeaterday to francis ducked chatuaguay {illegible} 1/2 sweetroy got 2 paper a treat baker -/5. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Dec the 1st 1859</h2> <h2>Mr James Cameron lake at francis</h2> Sandy luiden & lewis bosele here from the donee and amelia laplante drawing drougt 2nd opened a ritt of potatoes that shut 6 1/2 bushels ale pattern but about 3 1/2 bushels of good put some ground around the front of the house 3rd angus came and sheilds took {flown?} - 1 bag motty & crew came from the front 1 {potatoes?} 1/6 from a lummers for the men and angus sent {lli?} by mrs laplante 3/- sunday the 4th snowing & stormy the sheep came home the night at storm began to feed the cattle 3 motty went of measuring the men {chophed?} the first 1 man {hopped?} 7 1/2 cords 3 others 17 cords 6th croped over ellen anf took charlies ashes 1 1/2 bushel took a duek got of a baker 3/9 cash bought a {yicket?} and he was to put in the dollar 3/- that 8/9 got from him gave ellen 2/6 cash a treat at davids 7 1/2 bought of a lummers 23 {u?} pork gallon {syrup?} 1/10 1/2 ell butter {ele?} saleratus {ill?} tea 1/10 1/2 broom -/3 {envdoper?}/2 1/2/paid candy {illegible} {u?} -/3 paid 4th the {men?} chopping 8th francis & ellotty came holy day motty thrashing at night {histians?} francis tried his {roft?} took home wood the men broke the wedge 10th measuring their - wood cordy took them acros in the canoe high wind gave them a black 7 bushels got 6 motty 1 morgan {bon?} 78 white horse new jersey. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>10th 1859</h2> <h2>Mr James Cameron Island</h2> bought of a lummers 1 coat {lin?} once 6/3 handle -/6 for {hira?} 1 h put brandy 1/3 one {hay?} worth of hoar hound candy brought hiran seen key at the store alex ice and wife dies on the on the 6th of dec ellen took my letter book hiram lewis came with me bought the once for hira in me to payfor it and him to pay me in cutting wood at 1/3 her cord 11th sunday fine day east wind 12th stormy day and cold hira in began to {chop?} up on the south west of the bay 18th taking home wood 14th francis croped very cold weather these days 13th choping with hiram sort each 16th chopping mrs laplante and hiram croped a fine day hiram stoft at {hamil stones?} all night my paper it came home cording the wood what we cut between us 3 1/2 all {the/that?} 1 3/4 for each of us he has 3 3/4 cut week francis got {ill?} of tea on my account at a lummers 2/{?} a stormy night ice took remark {ice?} well with the e wind sunday the 18th storm and cold ice took acrop to the kit kit and little island 19th turned soft ice opened again looking for a sleigh-crook for cutting firewood on the bank to him wood owls plenty 20th francis chopping maple tree 1 1/4 me chopping and cleaning 1/2 cord seen a mink up at where we chopping hiram shot a squirrel. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Dec the 21st 1859</h2> <h2>Mr James Cameron sir Johns island lake st Francis</h2> to day the {moutual?} benefit is to be drawn in new jersey to day chopping 22nd hiram & amelia & francis croped hiram brought {ill?} candles from a lummers 1/- let my trap for the mink to 1 rain of {mut?} for hiram at bakers 2/6 23rd chopping 3/4 wood stormy day of 24th {freezing?} very hard see take very well not all shut at dary hitam the house all day taking home wood in the {forenow?} chooped /4 cord in the {culer?} moon sunday the 23rd christmas day croped the ice went put of the way hiram and {tranel?} croped 26th hiram went to williams town 27th wnt to charlies {tupper?} bsuhed the road henery fishing eels 28th croped over took my trousers to henery's wife to make bought of a lummers cap 13/9 to 3/4 cheese /3 1/2 per {u?} seen angus on the front {Brug?} bakers -1 dogen of buttony -/2 came home lent henery my traps 3 of them gave francis laplante an order on a lummers for 10/- went to williams town on the william town on friday the 30th {cstairled?} for home stoft at charlies olders in the 2nd {concetiwn?} took breakfast ad treated me well came to the front bought of a lummers {ill?} sugar got my trousers from henery wool 1 dogen of pumkings in that croped the horses. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>New Years day {jan?} 1860</h2> <h2>Mr James Cameron Sunday lake at francis</h2> January 1st 1860 sunday new years george {sapper?} burning ham {heneage?} to laplante big frank motty & wife {piggy?} & lewis bosele william & henery william {sue?} {philly?} lalonele charles {illegible} wife {illegible} all to {dimer?} monday 2nd council day in williams town the new years ball to be to night frank thrashing wheat 3 allen birthday crosed to lummers bought of a lum 1/2 lb tea -/10 rory {m9?} dougele lost his horse in the crack saved the {sleigh?} a great may at the ball francis to williams town to mile sent a bushel good measure in the {flowr?} council to darp in williams town darp 4th hiram came henery fishing eels with henery & george 3rd hiram chopping drawing wood to the 6th drawing wood holy day hiram chopping turning soft 7th gave an order to hiram on lummers for 3/3 1/2 in goods hiram went off crosed over bought of a lummers 1 rint of H wines 7 1/2 2 lb 14 og of butter at in peril bought a lottery ticket no 1" 25" 51" M B {lole?} Drawn on the 31st of janaury 1860 a ball to be at david lummers to {tolerate?} the boys bound for {raliforma?} on the 12th of janaury 1860 broght of hiram 1 book 2 bottles of ink 1 flute 1 donele bauel pistol 8th sunday at home 9th chopping a thaw 10th chooping the wisha crosed with horse for francis motty & wife came 11th thrashing oats a cold raining. </div> transcribed