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James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1854-1857
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1858
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1859
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1860
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1861
James Cameron Diary, 1862
James Cameron Diary, 1863
James Cameron Diary, 1864
James Cameron Diary, 1865
James Cameron Diary, 1866
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1867
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1868
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1869
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1870
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1871
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1876
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1877
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1878
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1879
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1880
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1881
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1882
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1883
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1884
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1885
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1886
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1887
James Cameron Diary, 1888
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1889
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1890
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1891
James Cameron Diary, 1892
James Cameron Diary, 1893
James Cameron Diary, 1894
James Cameron Diary, 1895
James Cameron Diary, 1896
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James Cameron Diary, 1898
James Cameron Diary, 1899
James Cameron Diary, 1900
James Cameron Diary, 1901
James Cameron Diary, 1902
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">Dec 24th 1857</span></h2>
<p>Mr James Cameron Big Island Lake St Francis</p>
<p>Chopping Cord Wood Taking Home Wood Drew up theBig Canoe Christmas Eve</p>
<p>25th Christmas Day Charlie & Suse Here for Breakfast & Dinner Charlie took up the chairs James Hopkins & Buy a here Looking for the old Man. John Frasers Daughter Born sometime about those Days</p>
<p>26th Angus crossed James Guin came with {ink smudge blurs missing word} 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</p>
<p>27th Sunday got a Rat {trying?} for EEls</p>
<p>28th Chopping Cord Wood</p>
<p>29th Chopping</p>
<p>30th chopping</p>
<p>31st Last Day of the Old Year Angus crossed thrashing oats 6 1/2 Granny & Angus at Nicholsons crossed Early on New Years Morning</p>
<p>1st Day of January 1858 Snowing Good crossing in canoes</p>
<p>2nd Chopping Wood Nomination Day in Williamstown Angus crossed Drawing Drags</p>
<p>Sunday 3rd Allans {?} Birth Day high Wind Quin and I turned the Big Canoe could not cross the Wind Being too high</p>
<p>4th chopping cut 3 Cords Town Meeting Day</p>
<p>5th Angus Came</p>
<p>6th Chopping Thin {?} Ice took in the night</p>
<p>7th Chopping and taking home Wood</p>
<p>8th Went across to Francis Island Ice Good put out a few Bushes</p>
<p>9th Election Day in Williamstown Angus Went voted for Donald Ban Sandfied {?} Chopping put up 6 cords, got a Goose</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">January the 10th, 1858</span></h2>
<p>Mr James Cameron Big Island Lake St Francis</p>
<p>Preaching on the Front By Mr Watson, a year ago to Day Dan Went for the First time to church, Went after a Gander on the Ice Did not Get him</p>
<p>11th Chopping</p>
<p>12th Chopping Ellen to the Dancing school put the squirrel in a hole in the Beech Tree Mr Quin & I</p>
<p>13th Mr Campbell the Weaver here School Metting on the front Mrs Baker very Poorly had the Doctor 14th. Mary crossed to see. Mrs Baker stopt all Night.</p>
<p>15th came home. Bad crossing at sumners's</p>
<p>16th Raining Quinn crossed over to Bakers HughAnn Came Cannot cross at sumners's</p>
<p>17th Sunday James Cameron & Francis & another {Indian?} trying to get across Angus & Quinn & I went up to Hopkins with him then turned Back crossed over at McRae's Creek Going across to see Mrs Baker Tom the Horse Broke in got him out got in again and drowned Charles & Suse here.</p>
<p>18th Charles here trying to skin Tom Went home</p>
<p>19th Charles & Suse here skinning the Horse</p>
<p>20th put out Poison down at the Hay Island</p>
<p>21st the Custom House officer of Lancaster seizing about this time at Bakers & Sumners's, Tobacco & Boot</p>
<p>22nd hard Frost Angus at Williamstown</p>
<p>23 Chopping Ice Pretty Good</p>
<p>24th Sunday Went to Church to Williamstown with Walter Baker, D Sandy here took away his scates Suse here</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">January 1858</span></h2>
<p>Mr James Cameron Monday the 25 of</p>
<p>Chopping 26th the Ice Beginning to get Bad Dan & Ellen crossed. Dan Went for Kennedy the Blacksmith Foggy Weather put in the 2 geese to Fatten</p>
<p>27th Ice not safe</p>
<p>28th Cutting the Black Oak at the North Side</p>
<p>29th trying the Ice crossed Down near Captain Frasers Ellen came across</p>
<p>30th I crossed to Tom Kennedys Seen Angus Bethune at Bakers with a Summons from Young David, put 3 Letters in the P.O got a Delaware Paper Francis Snider very Sick Seen McMartin the Pedlar Ice open at Sumners crossing at Lancaster Angus to Finch</p>
<p>Sunday the 31st of January Freezing hard.</p>
<p>Monday the 1st of February Chopping crossed with Ellen to the Dancing. No Foxes Thrashing Oats</p>
<p>2nd Stormy East Wind & snow & hail James Quinn crossed to the Post Office.</p>
<p>3rd Mr Quinn Sick Angus came home.</p>
<p>4th School Meeting Quinn crossed had a Row with Mr Bruce the Teacher (The Widow Burton child departed on the 3rd) Got the Lend of Henerys Sleigh to take home the Flour, Christees here went out to see Francis. Watch the Dog went with christee {inserted} the school house Burnt on the night of the meeting the 4th</p>
<p>5th Quinn Went off Thrashing oats.</p>
<p>6th Crossed to get the Mare Shod took Down the Irons to McLean got the neck yoke. I got the 10 Dollars from A Sumners put a Letter in the office stopt at {Sernows?} coming home got astray crossing a foot at Davids Seen Big at Cameron for the first time</p>
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<p>Mr. James Cameron Sunday the 7th of February 1858 7th Mr Watson Preaching in Finch Lewis Boseley here.</p>
<p>8th Monday Sandy came gave him 10 Dollars him & I crofsed to Baker's took over a Botte of Wiskey got a Paper From David Summners, Granny & Ellen crofsed Went to see Bovair. Catherine Grant the Widows Daughter very Poorly</p>
<p>9th Thrashing Oats Sandy Went Off Stormy East Wind Fanning Oats 15 Bushels</p>
<p>10th Blary{?} had her calf. Bushing the Road up to Hamiltons Hamiltons a Bee. Good crofsing to Salmon River. Got the constitutional from Donald S McDonald, Suple of Title, Stormy Weather Wind From the West Killed the Grey Gauder Gander</p>
<p>11th Donald Suple had his Bee a Dance in A. Grants house Thrasing Oats Frosty Weather Frosty. {smudged writing that possibly says Killed the ?}</p>
<p>12th Ellen came. Nicholsons here for the Rain toom him home Thrasing the Great Ball at Lancaster in Celebration of St Valentines Day</p>
<p>13th Taking home woof with {illegible} put Poison in the Mouse. Angust Crofsed. Heard Old Mr Cattanach Departed this Life the 2nd Concefsion{?}. Fanning Oats 11 bushels, Got the new Horse got Lost on the Ice coming home to Snider Caisce part of the Road Home. Found at Frasers Point</p>
<p>14th Sunday st Valentines Day.</p>
<p>15th Thrashing August went to the Funeral John Cameron had his Bee Ellen crofsed Drawing Wood Broke the Road to the Upper Point Lost the Cleevis Bolt took home te Birch Runner</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">Ash Wednesday 1858</span></h2>
<p>James Cameron Big Island 17th {smudged word, illegible} Angus went to see his Father out at Kin-Loch Garry</p>
<p>18th James Hugh's Birth Day William Lavelette had his Bee Angus MacKory here Old Mr William Chisholm in the Gore Departed this Life Dan Thrashing. Drawing Wood. Bossy had her calf</p>
<p>19th Dawing hay From Francis Island</p>
<p>20th Drawin hay Old Bosell came to Buy the Bottom of the Stack</p>
<p>21st Sunday Charlee & Suse here Hughann here Angus crofsed to see Bovair</p>
<p>22nd Began to thrash the Wheat fanned 5 Bushels of of Oats Mr Pitts From Cornwall here took Dinner</p>
<p>23rd thrashing & fanning Wheat 5 1/2 Bushels Angus crofsed for a Tongue for the sleigh to Bakers Granny came Hughann crofsed.</p>
<p>24th Went to Mill to Williamstown 5 1/2 of Wheat 6 oz Buckwheat 3 of Corn Grist not Done to Day,, I went to the Ket. Ket Island & to Charlies Suse came up Got 3 Mats From Charlie & the London Paper. Dan Went to Bakers took home a Load of Wood. Got Musk From Charlie</p>
<p>25th Went for the Grist to Williamstown Cutting Firewood in the Bush The Lamb Dead Bought Dans Muskats at 4 / 2 = 13 for the Lot. Mrs Baker Poorly</p>
<p>26th Chistee here Going Out to Kenyon Left the Spear & Trunk & plate Mr Charlebois here Fishing eels Suse here, Taking home Firewood Dan & I cut 4 holes for Eels got 1 Ice About 2 Feet Thick Ellen came home Angus went to Lancaster David Sumners wanting my Double spring {illegible} Old Mr Alexander Cameron here Came From {last sentence is heavily faded and illegible}</p>
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<p>February 26th 1838</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Lake St Frances Lancaster with Angus had a bottle full Slept all night</p>
<p>27th Charlbois fishing got 4 eels from him Croped with Mr Cameron went to to Kennedys the Blacksmithe with the sleigh to fix, Sorry to see Mrs Baker funeral of Duncan Mr Lincans child going to Lancaster, Ellen Went to Lancaster to the Dancing school Bright Tea shoes seen the Eclipse on the Moon on the southern ilimb quite Plain Went at night to fish eels got 4.</p>
<p>Sunday the 28th Went to Hamiltons, Dan to Mrs Bakers, The Last of February</p>
<p>March the 1st The three men came to fish Before Daylight another gang came caught a good many Olshing Moon for a Bee The first time we went the upper point road with a horse went with Ellen and 6 harlebois train as for as the soft Maple tree on Davids Island</p>
<p>2nd the Men went away I showed them he Place down at the Hay Island Frank Snider Came at night</p>
<p>3rd Frank Snider and I went to Thomas Munroe then over to {illegible} got a Pint of Whisky, The Men Whom came to the B__ David Summers William Spink Rusell Walter Baker Frank Gardiner Donald McGregor James McDougall John Angus McLaughlin Donald McGreew Sanely Grant Cooper George & Lewis Bosell Moses Blondeow Thomas Munroe. Aiken Peter Tobin & Jos Man Landry Roy the Dancing Master, {illegible words}</p>
<p>4th Drawing out on the Ice Dan & J Angus, went to Williamstown,</p>
<p>5th Friday the EELs fishers here took up 2 loads to the stand</p>
<p>6th took 1 of corn & 5 of ashers to A Bakers, Angus went to the Depot for Andrew summers for a load of got none.</p>
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<p>March 7th, 1836 Mr James Cameron Big Island Lake Saint Francis 7th Sunday.</p>
<p>8th Drawing to Davids Island gave Ellen a ride up to Peters Andrew Baker went to Cornwall for the Doctor a great Day playing cards at Summerstown.</p>
<p>9th Drawing wood Dan went to the Dancing School Clarissa came home with them</p>
<p>10th Drawing wood</p>
<p>11th Drawing</p>
<p>12th the Sacrement in WilliamsTown for the first time in the winter drawing wood Went with Tomas {Monroe?} to John Summers for the pig the Thrashing Mill at David</p>
<p>13th took up a load of wood at Hamiltons for Johns. John and folk where with The Mill Thrashed. 14 busheles of wheat Franci here got the load of my Coat at night went home</p>
<p>14th Sunday Angus crossed Mr. Thomas Davis fits Stephens here The Sniders & Mcf Mullin quarrelling at Davids</p>
<p>15th Tohon V York Came Drew a load of fire wood to the house Tom & Clarissa & the Girls went of Duncan Mc Lennan & Barrett here done of the wheat 4 Bushels</p>
<p>16th Began the oats William Hamilton {from?} York crossed Raining Angus (illegible} crossed to the done</p>
<p>17th St Patricks Andrew Summers a Bee William Hamilton here {inbetween the lines is written "a great day at secors house"} the mill went of Thrashed, {?} the oats 48 written over top is 50+ bushles} Ducks covering thawing & raining Hamiltons & the Mill Went off</p>
<p>18th farnning {ilegable} bushles of Oats grab 1/2 Bushle of wheat what was under the Mill Dan thrashing oats angus went to WilliamsTown to see The house, Drawing firewood to the house</p>
<p>19th Drawing wood wild geese came & Black Birds, Went to the Little Island south side Young Angus here for Ash to Make Whippletrees</p>
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<p>1858</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Big Island March 20th</p>
<p>First day of spring. Angus came and went to Lancaster Ice Getting Bad Drawing {Alders & Chips?} Drew the Basswod to the end of the house Took the wood of the ice First laying of the hens Mullng the {soaps taft?} 3 {illegoble?} Running Well Dan Making troughs 3'2 cordor wood on Davis Island</p>
<p>Sunday the 21st Raining</p>
<p>22nd Angus Came Drawing Wood to the Bank. Crossing to Salmon River Yet Frank Guardmen wandering the new house</p>
<p>23 Ellen crossed for granny then crossed to the Dancing school</p>
<p>24th Mary Crossed settled the {illegable} at Andrew Summers up to this Date The Last night of the dancing school a Ball.got a Ruster at {Ballers?}</p>
<p>25th Ellen came Home, gathering cottons found the fox Drawing Wood to the Bank Charlie & (Suse?) here for sticks for Brooms</p>
<p>26th Drawing wood</p>
<p>27th Drawing to the Bank The ice opened Making Molasses</p>
<p>28th Sunday of the sugar bush</p>
<p>29th drawing to the bank about 4 cords in the bush Put in the {illegible}</p>
<p>30th Angus crossed & {Home?} got 4 eels Drawing wood from the end of the house</p>
<p>31st finished drawing just about now 23 cords on the Bank now. A Row about the Dancing Boys to Lancaster John Cary & Sandy Grant. Fishing eels got 8 at the head of the Island 3 Indians wanting to Buy the White Mule Lent them my spear Good Sugar Weather Making vinegar</p>
<p>1st of April, All Fools Day. Jo Snnider here about the House Sniders got their Warning Angus got 6 eels Indians fishing</p>
<p>2nd Angus of Ellen Crossed to Donald McLennans Good Friday Drawing Stones & Steaks set 4 Traps Indian got straw</p>
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<p>Mr. James Cameron Big {illegible: Stand?} April the 3rd. Went over to Bakery to meet Ellen took Dinner at {illegible: secors} seen Hughy Ranllin & Angus the Ice clearing away. A talk of Lane MrDougals being {illegible: married?} & Charlies Here. 4th Ronald Angus here. 5th Angus L Dan croped. Ronald here. 6th Andrew {illegible: Summers?} here at the Timber. Ronald croped with them 7th splitting Rails Angus & Dan croped. hard frost sap Running 8th Thrashing Done Farming 13 1/2 Bushes. Young Angus here for house, got the Boston Paper. Swallows came. 5th Angus croped to see Bruce at the {illegible: LimeKiln?} with Cambell stopt at Donald suple's all night found an Oar in the Bay and the Wheels. 10th Went to Lancaster with Corn 3 3/4 & eggs. Charles Tupper Went along with them took his corn. Brought the {illegible: Decanters?} 6,, 2 pails. I teapot {illegible}. Shot a duck with a ball with the long gun a great distance off. Jack and I at the Upper Point. Sunday the 11th of April, Mr. Watson preaching on the front. Ice going down got 4 rats. Sap running yet. 12th Went to Bakers with 4 Bushels of ashes got 3 spy. 53 Pitchers at Andrew Dunners 2/6 to {illegible: Bopard?}. Took over the chain gathering stones 13 gathering stones. 14th I croped to Bakers for bags got 3 Donald McGorgor came with me for Kennedy Canoe. Mary & Dan went to Lancaster too 3 1/4 of corn. Angus came got the {illegible: Ricemans?} from the Pffrcler that was {illegible: deruting?} men croped over to see Bruce get the clothe got the Loan of a copper from Sarah seen pigeons.</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">1858</span></h2>
<p>Mr. James Cameron Lake St. Francis 15th of April. Fast ploughing done, the ground very wet. Angus croped got the {illegible: Decanters?} got the fish from Francis. Lence an the Ritt Point. 16th Drawer stones 17 setting the Ritr Point on Fire and the Lower Marsh fishing the calf pasture fence. Lewis Bosell came with {Hughsna stopall?} night. Angus went to finch.18th, Sunday Duncans Birth Day Lewis Bosell went home. 15th Monday croped with Hugh Ame left the Boot at Decory 2/4 to be paid, 20th Went to {illegible} River took 16 bushels of oats to S. Sticker at 30 cents. John Anugs boots 4/2 Allens 2/6 James Hugh 1/3. Bought the {illegible: tumblers?} 6 1/3 fray 1/10 the curtauy. {Tea?} kettle duty. 1 1/2 g wheat to mill raining. 21st Ploughing a little. Dan & Ellen croped with the par for Hughesma. Boots found a ducks nest 5 eggs in it. Measuring the grain for salmon river for 22nd mill 3 g wheat of 6 of oats to streeter. Bought 2 spoony 1/8, tea 1/10 {illegible: Duty? up?} 1/2 tabacco {ileggible} duty 2 1/2. Spent a 1 1/2 at John Allens the first tn'up for the streamer. Bought into salmon river. Bought dry boots from {illegible: Tleeter?} 17/6 to cash 10 / c to 10 /. Due cut the Points at the mouth 9 salmon river going and coming. Henry & Daleh school here for the timber for a summer helped them with the horses shooting at {illegible: because of smug} seen Cucke Dower sold my rats to streeting my mirk & black squirrels the river very high. 23rd ploughing a little. st. Georges Dat. Merrie England . {illegible} Plenty high wind.</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">M James Cameron F of W 1858</span></h2>
<p>Mr James Cameron Lake of Francis, April 24. Angus came home. {illegible} a Ducks nest. Wrot {they mispelled 'wrote'} a {illegible}. The steamer St. Helens went down the {lillegile: light lit?} in Johnstons light house on the island. Snowing hard. Lots of snow on the mountains. Sunday 25th The chieftain staft at Daniels island took some wood. 26th Mr Hills Light house lit. Andrew Summer here for the stocks seinow, Francis & Moses {illegible: rtong? strong?} with him Francis got the Pikepole. Granny Dan & Ellen croped ploughing hacking some of the things got the turkey eggs. Old Mr Peter Ferguson departed this life & old Mr Craig departed. 27th {illegible: Ciram? Liram?} came the red mare got a bad kick. 28th Andrew Summers bee high north wind spreading manure on the Ritt Point croped over with hiram & the big bore at Lewis Blondeas house for Francis gave the pikehole to a Summer. Came down to Bodell. The The boy came a crop with us. Old Bodell very down, got the shot {illegible}. A baker {illegible: older?} Craig buried. 29th Semon & Francis came, {illegible: cull?} went to William Stown. Ellen & Jack stopt at home. Jack & I to see about the heard Christes's wife here with the big {illegible: f.latter} to sell. Took home the spear & trunk. 1st Of Mary Dun went to William Stown. I went as far as Barretts with him on Alex Groints new Road. Came back stopt at Francis {illegible: bland?} old bosell set his line ploughing a little Jack & I got a hat. Bovair & Pete here. {illegible: Sema?} here & his 2 boys wanting a canoe gave Sema the little ore. 4th {illegible because of smugging: Charlie?} came up for {illegible} to got to William Stowns stock {illegible}.</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron Lake St Francis May 3 1858.</span></h2>
<p>Ploughing Jack & I Fixing the Gate and the Fence {Ellen?} got 3 perch Charlie Here from Williamstown. Had a Hooker 4 Tuesday. Ploughing . 5th Angus Came From Williamstown Lambs {Lambs in superscript} After Bossy 6th {Donak?} Suppe Charlie Rose & Pete Bovair here with the {scor?} had hard work with hen, Got Her home that night 7th Ellen & I crossed to Bakers Gave {2?} Rate to A.I. Baker Left back at Home seen morning {Pedlaz?} Dunlop & McMartin Ploughing a Little came Down to {Semoros?} to see the Boy Left my Boots with {secor?} to stretch Bigger 1/2 the Tea (illegible} shot sent of a Letter to E.C. Cooper 85 {Mill?} Street new york {Jersey?} City with 1 Dollar {E?} losed paid the Postage Had a {Rourid?} of 2 From Davy 8th Ploughing Broke the Point Sowed 2 1/2 of Rease James Stuch & Dan Came Bargaine for 3 Dollars a Month Dan Went off took the Mop George Bosell going out with Dan. got a Letter &sent one Back Old Bovair Came went to Lancaster for Lines for his hooks him and Pete Had Bakers Came took 1 Bundle of straw to their shanty at the h{letter e over a}d of the {Planed?} 9th Sunday Mr Ferguson Preached on the Front John Cameron got his girl christened. Ellen to Church the Boys & I went up to see Bovairs shanty Thunder & LIghtening Ellen stopt at Bakers all night 10th Ellen came home Francis & Henrys Girl came with her Bovair crossed took home my Boots from Secors Bovair set his Line Francis here with his hog Christee here Ploughed the Garden Ploughing Back of the Barn Cut backs {Frausen?} More Chickens 7 of them 11th Ploughing {surcring?} {Peahe?} some Finished them about 3 Bushel</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">May the 12th 1858 Mr James Cameron</span></h2>
<p>Bog Island small pigs 5 of them More hands 12th planting the Garden with 3 kinds of Potatoes Bovair got a sturgeon for the first Bovair crossed over came Back high wind had a small {smeather?} got Last going to his shanty Bought 2 needles over at Bakers. Shelling corn for the hog {Sniders?} Moved to {Leives Blondeau?} 13th Bovair here for his Breakfast him & Pete Got 2 sturgeon Ploughing Back of the Barn The Collar Hurting the Mare Henery, George & Francis {illegible} here Holy Thursday; Friday the 14th Finished sowing the Pease about 4 1/2 Bushels sowed altogether. 15th Ploughing a Little set the stake for the Lina Bovair crossed seen Angus at the Front sent a Letter home Ellen at the Garden 1 Bed of Onions planted the Mare sore with the Collar hurting her 16th Bovair Came had the Plough {Point?} not the right kind {Clrickey?} with him {Batteuce?} going to be married or was married on the 6th of May Francis here some Beans {Thomas?} Davis Fits Stepehns here caught a Lamb after the Little Pigs trying to get them home 17th Monday Killed the Hog Tom got a sturgeon From Bovair Lewis & George Bosell here William Hamilton & Sandy here got a sturgeon From Bovair got 3 1/2 of Wheat & 2 of Oats some Beans & pumpkins seed 18th Moses Blondeaus Raphael at A Grants Ellen there Lews Bosell here for her Went with Bovair to the Line {illegible} Farming the Wheat {Coshing?} the Line at the River 19th A Simmons here for sticks a Fight after the Raphael {illegible} {Darndy? Mrs Spinks Wife Daughter paid Brauas 1/4 to Andrew</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron Big Island Lake St Francis May the 20th 1858</span></h2>
<p>Hugh Ann came Lewis & George put Heracrops Went to Bakers Old Bovair & Pete and I Bought of A {Summers?} Salts H {Saleratens?}{Suling?} Seedles {illegible} 1/2 paid Heard of Mr Spinks Wife. Came home seen to Sniders. {Watter?} talking about his {coft?} no points Went to Charlie about going to Williamstown Jack & I {Hooker?} to Charlie & a price of Pork La Perch & Tom Cotters here to see {Boavo?} for sturgeon The Indians in St Regis getting their Water money Friday Morning the 21st Charlie Here Raining all Day 22nd Charlie & {Jack?} Went off took the Pork and Wheat & Basket Ellen & Hugham crossed with Bovair took a Paddle to the Basin & Salt to Bovair {Clucky?} Back with Bovair young Goshins 6 or 7 trimming the Hickory Trees Let out the Horses to Graz 23rd Charlie came Heard of {illegible} A Baker & A McInnis here for sturgeon from Bovair Russell A {Calve?} 24th {illegible} Day {Birth?} {illegible} the Black Mare to Work {"Jim of Copkins here" written above} alone planted Nigger Toes or Cow Horns as come call them Christee here Lent him 1/4 of a Dollar to Buy sturgeon from Bovair to 1 Basket From Christee paid Bovair a crops with clucky Moved his shanty for the 3rd time the {Arabran?} went up Full Steam Ploughing & Harrowing the Potatoes {illegible} at the Back of the House put 25 planting Potatoes Bouvair croped Bought {Tan?} of A Sniders 6 {cent symbol} 3 {cent symbol} to Be paid Nicholsons here with Bouvair for the Canoe to take the {storing?} the J {Slasch?} as then said Chickens 26th Fixing the Red Canoe Christee here with 1/3 paid {text cut off} Bouquet Aground out before the {Door?} {after?} Boards at Christees Began to plough some {Ellen?} & Ellen Came & Henerys Girl Bovair Crossed no candles</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron Big Island May the 27th 1858</span></h2>
<p>Henerys Girl went Home. I went to Nicholsons for the Canoe John & George Came Home with it 2 Men Here of a Barge for Sturgeon sold one of Bovaris to them 28th Ellen & the Bovairs went to Salmon River Sent a Letter to E.C. Cooper & Co 85 Wall Street N.Y. {P.B or P.D..?} Got Jimmys Pants {"Tea" written below} & Cotton Ploughed the piece of Corn Below the Butternut Tree, Began Before the Door to Plough put in the sheep, Let The Horses out at night, Mosquitoes getting Bad, The Ground pretty Hard to plough 29th Ploughing Before the Door Put out the Calves to their Pasture. Turkey Chickens {now?} Bovair Crossed 30th Went to Christees Jimmy & I Got the Boards at {na?} Howta's Island Thomas Monroe here Mary {Yon?} & Duncan & {Dany?} Charlie Rose & {Annie Jo?} Snider & {illegible} Rob Summers & George Bosell here Henerys 2 children and {Semas?} 2 Boys Butchered the Sturgeon for Thomas 31st I crossed to Bakers for the {P Rout or P Point 2/6 Ln?} Black 6{cent or shilling symbol} 3 p A Treat From David Took the Crackers from Bought of A Summers 2 yrs of Cotton 1/6 1 Cap 1/3 {Comle?} 6 Buttons Thread {1?} (3/4 {illegible} Planted some Before the Door Sent David Summers his 2 Bushels of Oats with Bovair seen A McRory on the Front Andrew J Baker away on the Bouquet By Mistake Gave {illegible} Goat to Bosells to {Fise?} to make small {Arewettra?} for Milk</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron I St Francis 1st June 1858</span></h2>
<p>Bovair sowed about a Bushel of Wheat for the first Wheat sowed Planting Beans & Pumpkins at the Butternut Tree more Wheat in Corn Grown Blow the Butternut Tree Put Poles to the {Hope?} Saved about 2 of Oats Back of the Barn cut the Ears of the Lambs 2nd of June Plough at the Lower Point Bosell home with the Goat 7 1/2 Price went to Fish Perch 3rd Ploughing Lower {illegible} for {illegible} rows Potatoes out the Line at the {Hoop?} {illegible} "{sowed 2 of oats Below the Barn" written above} Bovair 22 Semons Wife here about the {Graines?} shelled the corn 4th of June Went to {Sahron?} River Bought of {illegible} 3 1/4 of{Rowder?} 6 {Copper?} 1/2 lbs 4 1/2 Bought of J Cameron & Co 1/2 lbs Tea {illegible} 1 Line 7 1/2 1/2 lbs Tobacco 7 1/2 Bought of B. Baker 2 1/2 {illegible} 1/6 per yd. {3/9?} 1/2 Gallon Whiskey 1/3 {Elastie of Fuset?} yd 1 1/2 {illegible} pipes of candles 3 {cent symbol} Handkerchief 6 {cent symbol} Bought George 3 Dishes 1/3 {illegible} here Planting Potatoes & Pumpkins Henerys Girl here all night Jimmy Staving 5th Ploughing on the Lower Point Jimmy sick Henerys Girl croped with Bovair Dan came Covair went off Left his Line Plate Bowel {Turnbler?} Planting Potatoes & Beans Before the Door Farming Wheat 6th Sunday Went to Charlies Tom Davis Came got 2 sturgeons one on Bovairs Line 7th Ploughing Dan Went off with Charlie in the Canoe took the Barrel of Crackers & Plants Thomas gave me a Hair Line gave me 11 {cent symbol} after the 1/4 I gave to Bovair Tom {illegible} his hooks</p>
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<p>List of Books By James Cameron Goldsmiths Animated Nature in 5 Vol Byrons Works Against the Fears of Death or Christian Consolation The Fulfillings of the Scriptatures "The History of England History of Scotland History of the United States I Dictionaries {diarist crossed out writing} 2 in English 1 in Galic 1 in French Parley's Universal History Charles 12th of Sweden, Shipwrecks of Disasters at sea Bonnapart Gacirlun, {diarist wrote "Lent" above last word} Book {diarist wrote Lent above last word} of Fate The Pirates {diarist wrote "notes" above last word} Book. the Indian B Letter Book, Book of {diarist wrote the word "fixing" above last word} of 1000 songs. Burns Poems. T Champions of Church Testaments, alfred 1 vol. 3 cooking Books. Lord Broughham Popular Geography schole geography + atlas Mathematicks Geometry T Grammars {diarist wrote "2 or 3" above last word} Latin French + English Note Books 5 Cyphering Books Copy Plates The Hospital Book Water Cure Mrs Parlingtons Carpet Bag of Fun Tales of a Granfather (Life of Robert Bruce Peter B has got this) got it)</p>
<p>{diarist uses ink to draw detail calligraphy} Lake st Francis Sir James Cameron</p>
<p>June the 7th a New Boat goin Down the name {author leaves a blank},, High wind killed a sturgeon</p>
<p>Tuesday the 8th M Donald + Wife here shearing the sheep for Captain Fraser Point Lorant sheared our sheep Rankin here sowed W Rest Before the Door planted corn Tom set his Line with the Buoy to it Charles Tefferes here from Williamstown took 2 Bags of the Tennet Jimmys Boots stopt all night 9th Marys Birth Day Ploughing Looking for Toms Line. Tom went off to {illegible} another, went to semos to came {illegilbe} potatoes semo on the Boshure</p>
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<p>James Cameron. B.T.L. St 4 June 14th 1858 The Indians Down about the Drowned Man Gave them 40 on {?} of Rent snow Plant the Rest of the Potatoes 11 Bushels in all I went to Nicholsons for a Bolt for the Point of the Ploughgot 2 the {illegible from mould on page} stole. {?} Dish and a Paddle gave 5 lbs of {illegible from mould on page} to Semos to Be Niturned. {illegible ink blotting} Back of Garden finished it. very wt. Luns Bosele here stopt all night 16th Christee here got Tolaeao Ploughing A Na ee the Montreal & he Boston the Boston ahead us far aas I could see; 17th SOwed wheat 1 Bushel, PLough McInnish here with the Mare & Colt. set a fire Occt{?} for Ashes {diarist doodles with ink on page} Mr P Baker Dn To James Cameron June 10th Lent a I. Baker 2 " 7 1/2 1st of July lent a I. Baker 3/5 {?}0.6.4 1/2 June 10th to 1 muskrat 11 January 17th to 1/3 tea I. Baker {illegible small text} 0.2.3 {illegible text ink blotting/scratched out} ashes 4 Buy 40 1/3/up oak 2/y 1/2 5/ 1/2 3' Douglas to to 2 /12 Ashes 2{?} 2"1 November 5th to 2 bushles 1 peck {diarist writes vertically within line} 5 5 4 40 ______ 5 2 {diarist resumes writing normally on lines} 1-5 {diarist begins writing vertically at bottom of the page forming a list} Potatoes 12 Dollars 2 {illegible ink blot} Neapay {?} 3 Dollars {illegible ink blotting on next 3 lines in his list} cutting the Peaes I {?} Day morning Paid 2/6 Huron a {?} 1/2 6 Dollars Corn & Potatoes sew & Paid {?} Potatoes {diarist makes naother equation further down} James Cameron {illegible} {diairst makes another vertical list closer to the bottom of the page} Thrashed 4 of Pease Huey got 1 1/2 {?} Lashey 11 {?} 51 of oats {?} 15 of Thrashed Wheat 3 1/2 I thrashed</p>
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<p>{top of page limited visibility from molding} Mr James Cameron The Steamer America Went Down Began snowing the other Piece Oats Behind the Garden hoeing 19th Went to salmon River with Wheat & {illegible from mold} Bovain with stingeon sowed the rest if the {illegible from mold} Bonight of I. Cameron & Co 4 yds stinting 2/ 1 lbs tea {illegible from mold} 1 Thumble 1, Bought of Johnson 1 Thumble P. Got 1 Dish from Grange 8 cents, Bought of B. Baker 1 Jackkife 1/~ 1 lb sugar 6 2 caudles 3 2 yds of Cloth 3/~ 1/2 yd Cotton 3 Button Thred 4: Matches 1 paper 3 {?} P 1 Luart. Wheats Dan 2/6. Cash swapt fats Gave 7 1/2 to Boot Gave Helen {illegible from mold} Patrick Glackan or Lankin & C Frankie here Had a {illegible from mold} 20th Sunday {?} on 2{?} Victoria Pat{illegible from mold} here Pat Gave me a 1lB for stingeon 21st Bought {illegible from mold} 2 from Bosele for the 1/3 and I stood in the {illegible from mold} Pat took Breakfast Walter. Frank & John {illegible from mold} here with their Eatine{?} Horses Pilots {illegible from mold} from the Gateau 5g then Ellen croped {illegible from mold} Plants, & A Loaf of Bread to 6 luckey {illegible from mold} Pike & Perch trouting 22nd Our {?} Birth Day Ploughing for Buckwheat Hoeing Potatoes Making the Fire & the Fences Frances Dog came {illegible from mold} here Bosells here with linnings Pants paid {illegible from mold} for them 1/~ cash gave hem my Pants to {illegible from mold} 23rd Hoeing Beans Potatoes fulling Cotton Cutting {illegible from mold} Painted the stearn g the Big canoe Rob Jack {illegible from mold} Hamilton here for stingeon 24th set the Big [illegible from mold} fire Harrowing sowed Hay seed Lost my Knife {illegible from mold} up at the Fire steamming the corn at the upper {illegible from mold} Peet the calve out of the barn. Banshed {illegible from mold} a race 25th Ellen croped with Brans to the {illegible from mold} Bosells here with my trousers told them {illegible from mold} stand in the hay 2/` sowed {illegible from mold} Place of Buckwheat. 26th {illegible from mold} from Williamstown Allen went with them {illegible from mold}</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Big Island June the 2{7} 18{58}</p>
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<p>Sunday the 27th Bravo here for flour 3½ lb lot salt Francis here Semow here Charlie here Sent 4 B of Oats with Charlie to Williamstown John & Jim Nicholsons here.</p>
<p>28th Semow & his crew here at the Potatoes Bovair Raising his Line Stephen Tyo here & Peter Baker Ellen Came home to 3d from Semow for Butter putting the Calves on the Pitt Point taking home Ashes Put in the Little Pigs cleaning out the Barn Gave Semow a Little Pig Going to Work in the Hay for a Day or so Ji{?}y stuck crossed with Semow A strange Man Going about in a Little Boat The Horses hurted the Dog.</p>
<p>29th St Pete & St Pauls Day Charlie come from Williamst{likely Williamstown} Brought 1 Box of Matches and the 2 Bags Back Smallman here Fishing. Jack and I went roun{d} the Island Hoeing some rain E & West Wind took home some Ashes</p>
<p>30th E & W Wind A Ra{illegible} Out Before the Door The Last Day of June The Coteau Pelots here stopt all night had Breakfast Tom here for Ellen to go the Banshee Passed the Sallabarey at the Pitt Point.</p>
<p>1st of July the Pilots Went off Tom & Ellen went off Andrew Cameron</p>
<p>2nd Conga Bel{off page} Raising a Barn a Dance to Be gott{H}icory the Pilots, at the Corn Hoeing Mr McDougal here Left his Bo{se} & Bag Bosells took it Over</p>
<p>July 2nd Went to Bakers with Ashes Jack and I pu{t} {black obscuring writing at left edge of page} to my accompt Bought a pair of Shoes {possibly for} {3/?/2} from McLeods Man Tom came with Ellen home the Jar to Be returned the Red{off page} Horse Drowned at Bakers Wharf. Took J{illegible}s {writing at bottom obscured by mould}</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron B T L St F July 3rd 185{8}</p>
<p>Went to Fort Covington or French Mills holding American Independence the Fashion Went to Beauharnois with about 80 couple at 2 Dollars a Peice took 1 Bushel of Wheat 1 Bushel of Buckwheat 1/2 Bushell of Corn Bout 1½ lbs of Tea Or 3½ lbs. 1/B. 2 pc " 2/6 " Soda 4D Bottle to be returned 1 Glass of Soda 3 cents Stopt at Lukes had Dinner Stopt at Moviles seen to 2 plugs of Tobacco 3D Took Old D Cameron up the Ra{off page} Mrs Laplante in Salmon River and second seen Rankin Suse supposed to Be Drowned Ellen Hughann Jack and I went Down to Charlie's after Dark no one there But Ponto Came Back Sunday the 4th of July American Independence A Great Storm of Wind and Rain John Cary Walter Baker Sandy Grant {A} J. Baker & Sarah and Amdea Laplante George Bosell & Lewis. Moses Blondeau after Being Down with John Rankin.</p>
<p>5 of July</p>
<p>Our Johns Birth Day. the Americans Keeping it for the 4th of July Charlie here took Dinner Jack and I Looking for stic{k} in the Bush for the Cart Francis here got 1 Trace of Corn bot the Barrel from him 2/6, Semow here at his Potatoes</p>
<p>6th Bosells taking up their Lines Lewis here Ellen & HughAnn Crossed working at the cart Howing the corn at the upper End of the House</p>
<p>7th Found an oak stick, Frances wife found one Charlie here at the Ashes Arrawettra here going to Christees.</p>
<p>8th Charlie & I at the Potatoes</p>
<p>9th Finished the Potatoes at the End of the House</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron 10t{h} {July}</p>
<p>HughAnn went off Charlie went off Arrewetra here Granny came Bought and eel from Henerys Girl 3½D Cash Raining Very Hard Save your Life here Old Lablaw & Boy Thunder & Lightling S Acrament in Lancaster those Days</p>
<p>11 Sunday Raining very hard high Wind.</p>
<p>12th Orangemans Day Raining Making Trenches to let the Water Run of the Wheat & Oats</p>
<p>13th Lablaw's Boy went with Francis to the Raft Lablaw went off. Left his axe Francis here about the Oak Grey & Son in Law here got sticks for Padd{off page} got Milk 4½ D cash gave Jack 1/2 penney {E}llen on impudence took 4 Cash Began the other car for the Cart</p>
<p>14th Dan Came took Henerys Dog. Went to Williamstown Charlie and Dan & I took 4½ Bushels of Wheat 4? 4 Bushels of Oats 1/2 Bushel of Salt the Jars Stone Churn & Knife Basket Stopt at the Lancaster Bridge gave Dan 2D for crackers 4D to Charlie for pint of Whiskey the River very high going to Williamstown</p>
<p>15 Coming home stopt at John McPherso{n} Rapids to Fish Smoke & Read seen Greer took Angus McGilles across the Ri{off page} stopt at Charlies seen Francis at his corn Left 3 Bags with the Wheat in to be Returned Seen Johns Letter concerning the ___.</p>
<p>16th Semow at his Potatoes Granny crossed with Semow Ellen & Jack to Bosells to get his cloths made Sent the Broad Axe to Nicholsons with {word obscured with mould but could be Semow} Shows in cornwall</p>
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<p>July the 17th 18{remainder hidden by black mould}</p>
<p>Mr. James Cameron on B.T.L St Fra{black mould - likely Frances}</p>
<p>The Shows in Lancaster - Cleaning up Stairs Black birds Beginning to Flock A {R}aft out Before the Door Very Sick heard the music from Lancaster. Making soap</p>
<p>Sunday the 18th Christee here Walter & Sarah Baker here Charlie here</p>
<p>19th Went to Salmon River Charlie & I Bought 1 scythe 4p 2 rakesDS 1/6 1 pair of shoes 6/3 1 lb of Tea 1/3? 1/10½ 22/1½ Tobacco 3D Powder 1/2 lb 1/2 Shot /4 Starch /6 Candles /3D Whiskey 7½ 1/2 lb crackers 14 ) to 6 yds of shirting @ 10D per yd 5/- Thread & Buton 1 lb sugar 6) Angus Moses Allen McInnis Andrew Sum{o} here Old Angus Grant for the Mare I got 2 Eels From Henery at the Upper Point Bosells a Bee cutting Francis Island</p>
<p>20th sent Word with Henery to George Semo Cutting Hay at Christees Island D Baker's Men Working at the cart Put the Bell on Russel.</p>
<p>21st George Semow Came at 2, o,clock Fixing the cart Grinding scyths Henery got the Gaff hook. Found an oak stave</p>
<p>22nd Mowing the Grove Raining</p>
<p>23rd Went for chips cut a Hicory took ha{mould - could be half} the Bark Raining</p>
<p>24th Arrewetra here wi{mould} Grannys Basket</p>
<p>? Mowing Back of the Garden {J}enny Lind & Passport a Race</p>
<p>25th St James Day. Went to Charlie's Tucked against the East Wind Took Dennis there had a Round & Sugar Mr Thomas Davis Fits Stevens here George Went over Christees here George Bosell here & McIntosh took Char{mould}</p>
<p>the 12th From Charlies, Left the Hospital A Man Drowned Buried on Thomas Isl{and} All the Little Pigs Dead 12 of them</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Big Island Ju{ly?}</p>
<p>Semow here to Mow, Got a Basket from Francis Wife. Made 6 coils of hay Tom Fishing Gave Semow a Stave to make a Paddle for {turning} Semow wanting George to pay for the Canoe</p>
<p>27th Mowing Tom here.</p>
<p>28th Tom Went off Mrs Gray Jacop and His Family here Gave Jacop Padde to make Gave Grays Son in Law Axe handles and paddles got a Paddle From Mrs Gray Got a Sturgeon From Lashey at the Upper Poi{nt} The Mare had her Colt on the (27th) Tried McInniss Mare to Work Tried our own</p>
<p>29th Mowing some after chips Went to Cachintoga Isla{nd}</p>
<p>{written between the lines} The Colt Dead</p>
<p>30th Mowing</p>
<p>31st Mowing & gathering Making Coils Francis children here.</p>
<p>1st of August or Lammas Day. Charles here {written above the line} Shoes 7/6 got the Loan of my short Gun. Shot a Mink. George Went to Williamstown for the horse Andrew & David Summers here Lewis Bosell here Christees here George & Jim Nichols here A Great Hurra about Paget Sound.</p>
<p>2nd Au{g} Semow came across with George got 1/3 {off page - might be in} Williamstown Fixing the cart Mo{off page} Thistles in the Evening</p>
<p>3rd Went to Bakers 2½ of Ashes to my accompt 2/1 1 scythe stone /4 got Walters Mare & Collar got the Lottery Letter from A Summers by Paying 1 Postage and giving a Recipt got the scow Fro{m} Mrs Summers got 1 Coarse Comb from Andrew Summers 1 Quiat of Wh{off page} 1½ Returned the Jar to A Summers Got A. Summers Johns son to come across with the scow Ellen Crossed gave her 4 {mould covering words} in the first Hay</p>
<p>4th George Sick, Ellen ca{off page} {mould covering word on left}th here from Chatuaguay</p>
<p>5 putting in & Mowing {mould} Handle in the fork Allen came</p>
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<p>the 6th 1858</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Big Island, Augst</p>
<p>Angus & Jack Went off Putting in Hay</p>
<p>7th Putting in Hay Mowing</p>
<p>8th Sunday Preaching on the Front By Mr Ferguson. Ellen & George crossed a very warm Day. the Squire very low at Careys.</p>
<p>9th Mowing & Putting in Shot 2 Chucks Bosells then About the Peak George crossed for Cap & Shot /11D Paid</p>
<p>10th Mowing the thistles Drawing up the 10 Peices of Timber. Put them Behind the Barn Making coils</p>
<p>11th {Charles} here for Dinner Running I caught a Pike & Perch) Begin to Mow the Oak Field in the Swamp George & I Then Worked getting {too light to read properly.}</p>
<p>12th put in a Load {of} hay Turning the hay Went to Semows got A pig From Semow</p>
<p>13th Went to Salmon River George & I Bought J. Cameron 1 lb Tea 1/10½ Cash 1 Paper Tobacco Bought of Winkler 1 Bunch of hair Pins 4D Bought of Congdon 1 oz of acid /3D Bought of Baker 1 Quart Whiskey 7½ 2 lb sugar 1 p 2 combs /8{?} sweetys 2D yeast /4D crackers /1D 1/2 lb Candles /6 1 Handkerchief /6 for George) stopt a While at the Custom House. Led George over withe the Doctor to the Squires Came Home alone Left his Gun with Whitney The Squire Poorly</p>
<p>14th put in 2 Loads of Hay Cutting in the Swamp Ellen & George crossed Old Lablaw here got his axe had his Fiddle Ellen going to Kirk with Bakers George Broke a Paddle</p>
<p>15th Sha{illegible}Died Raining at night East Wind Gray Son in Law took the Axe handles got milk Allen & George & I for Long B Berries</p>
<p>16 Went to Bosells for Ellen</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron 16th August 1858</p>
<p>Went to the Kit Kit Island for Eels Went to Christees for Charlie not at Home Got Eels at the Kit Kit Bosells Began the Pease 4 of them Went to the Upper Po{off page} Traded Knives with Henery got 2 Eels to Boot Got 4 Minnow Hooks from Henery Found one of the sheep dead</p>
<p>17th Bosells here at the Pease Mowing Put in 5 Loads of Pease Charlie here. Bosells Bad with the Measels</p>
<p>18th Began the Stack of Pease put 3 Loads in it. {written above line - Squire Cameron departed} put another Load in the Barn up on the sticks put 3 Loads in the East end of the Barn Bosells Finished the Pea{se} Some rain Henery & Boy here fixed the Paddl{e} High Wind Rafts going {illegible}</p>
<p>19th Put in the Last of the Pease 14 Loads Making coils in the bak feild Fixing the Fence the Horses bad shot at Luck</p>
<p>20th Took one Load out of the Oak field Running put one Load in the East End of the Barn</p>
<p>21st Dan came. Mowing some Down at the Pond {illegible} put more thistles on the {illegible} Found {?}est in the Weeds Got 2 Eels From the Indians got a Paddle From Jacop Sundey the</p>
<p>22n Raining high Wind New Corn</p>
<p>23rd Crossed with Dan. Gave Ellen 6 pence Took home the Apples From Suples. Bought of A. Summers 1/2 lb Powder - & 1/2 lb Shot Plate paid Thrashing Pease</p>
<p>24th Thrashing Put in a Load of Hay Fanning.</p>
<p>25th put up the Hogs Semow Began to thrash him & Be{off page} Went to Salmon River Bought of D Cam{off page} Combs 5D Cloth 2/6 Tea 1/10½ Matches 6 penc{e} Bought 1 lb of tea 1/3 & 1/2) 1/11½ 1/2 for George Bought Blonde 1/8 Whiskey 1/3 Tar 1/6 Rosin 8</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Augst 25th 1858</p>
<p>Bought Lead Pencel 5C 1 lb Shot /6 Thread 3{?} sweety 1/2</p>
<p>26th of August Went to the Kit Kit from Eels Went to Charlies got {illegible} & A Hook Ellen crossed gave her 1/3 for Eels at Henerys Got 5 Shooting at the Black Birds.</p>
<p>27th Semow Fanning the Pease 25 Bushels Semow 2½ of Pease Semow Went home. Rainng some</p>
<p>28th Bosells here for the pay of Cutting the Pease got 5 Bushels George Crossed at 11 o clock</p>
<p>29th Sunday Walter Baker Charlie Mose Rob Summers Moses Isacc Blondea & Lewis Bosell all here up From the Long - Black Berries Allen got hurted in the Forehead</p>
<p>30th Granny Came. George here Sick with the Measles got Vinegar & a Bottle The Indian Charles Cook & his son-in Law here got Potatoes, Paddle Stuff some tobacco & Milk.</p>
<p>31st Ellen came from the Raffle, only 6 days gone. {written above line}Allen McDonell Dance (Giving out Jobs on the Road on the 30th) Drawing 6 hips put in 2 Loads of Hay out of the swamp The Black Birds very Bad.</p>
<p>Wednesday 1st of September</p>
<p>The Indians making an oar & 2 paddles got 1/2 Bushell of Potatoes to Get Eels for them got a stick for to round the Edge of There Canoe for making the oar Lent them the Gimlet</p>
<p>2nd Moses Blondeau & Julia & Sarah Baker here Fixing the Red Canoe</p>
<p>3rd McLean theBlacksmith here Got 6 Square peices 1 Elm 2 pines, 3 Hemlocks. Went to Munroes for shingles Raining</p>
<p>4th Ellen Granny & Allan Charlie all went to Lancaster 6 Dozen of Eggs got Sugar gave Charlie 2 pence for 4 Eels & 1 Pickerell from the Indians got the Gimlet from them cutting some of the oats Back of the B{page corner cut off}</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron September the 5th Sunday high Wind,</p>
<p>6th Nicholsons here for the Big Canoe to go to Salmon River had the news of John Duncan being in Sail. Put the Hogs in the Pen Before the Door. Henery here to Dinner shot a Duck a Saw Beak</p>
<p>7th Jacop here Arrewetra here Jacop wanting to Make Brooms Allen Roy here got the Loan of the Canoe to go to Salmon River took Dinner</p>
<p>8th Henery & Boy here took Dinner & Supper Wind High Francis Came home some things stole at Francis house & at Frasers Henery sued for the Road Work gathering Oats Black Cherries Ripe</p>
<p>9th George Came Put in a Load of Oats Cut 5 sheaves of Wheat got Sick and Went home Jim Nicholson home with the Canoe put in another Load of Oats. Bought 3 Basket of the Indians.</p>
<p>10th Friday McInnes took away his horses Christee here got the Loan of the Spear & Jack got a Cupfull of salt Brought a Knife here that they took in mistake from Williamstown Allen & I a Fishing Raining tonight</p>
<p>11th Cutting Oats The Indians Left their Fat Hens here</p>
<p>12th Sunday Preaching on the Front Caty & Dan came From Williamstown Sent the 2½ Dollars with them.</p>
<p>13th Began to Reap the Wheat Francis here Went to Francis Got 12 lbs of Pork on accounts of What he owed m{e} Ellen & Dan Went to Fras{k}ers {?} Sandy Came Charlie here Got some Eells From Charlie</p>
<p>14th Put in 2 Loads of Oats Francis Semo here for an Order, the Black Birds Bad</p>
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<p>the 14th 1858</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron September</p>
<p>Went to Salmon River Sandy & I Bought of David Baker 1 lb candles 1p Quart H Wines 1/3 1/2 lb Powder 1p 2 lb Shot 1p 1 Bunch Cotton yarn 7/6 I owe 2/6 on the Cotton yarn yet 1 pipe {1/2} Bought of Dan Cameron 1 lb Tea 1/10½ 1 paper of Pins /4½D pence 1/2 lb Tobacco 7½D Made a Bargain with Old Mr Buchannan for the Oak stick Mr Luke to take it up 86 lb q Pease 5 york shilling a Bushel took Back the Pease Seen John Ferguson & Peggy in Fort Covington Stopt at Lukes coming home Gave Grindell Streete{s} 5p in Cash towards what I owed him</p>
<p>15th Binding wheat put in 13 stooks of Wheat for the First.</p>
<p>16th Raining all the Indians here from the Kit Kit Got 2 axe helves & 2 Paddles Gave Gray 1/2 Bushel of Potatoes Bought From Gray's Son an Umbrella 2/6 Birds Bad.</p>
<p>17th Dan Sandy & Caty Went off put them to Peters B. Door The St Lawrence aground above the Light House the Whitby Propeller tried her Broke the Line & Left the Charlevoix came Down. Hitched to her and towed her up to Cornwall Firing at the Blackbirds Spreading the Sheaves</p>
<p>18th Raising Potatoes to take to Williamstown Cut Broom sticks.</p>
<p>19th Arrewetra here with 1 Broom. I went to Charl{ie} took Dinner there got some caps from him Allen McInnis & Isacc Blondeau here about the Squirrel hunt took home Charlies shir{off page} Looking at Flags of All nations on Handkerchief)</p>
<p>Monday the 20th The Squirrel hunt I & John Carey & Duncan Grant here shooting at them my Powder too coarse Ellen Crossed to t{he} Dance The Lower End Won Bakers Sale</p>
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<p>{12.6 18.9</p>
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<p>July the 18th J Cameron Dr to D Baker 1858</p>
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<p>A Man in the Wilderness asked of Me how many red Berries their Grew in the sea. I gave him an answer as quick as I could As many red herrings as Grew in the Wood</p>
<p>{Writing sideways at bottom of page} Pails Gonge Mr James Con{illegible}y Lake at {illegible}ia</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Big Island Sept the {written above this line} 21st 1858</p>
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<p>{J}acop here swapt hickory for Paddle Bought {illegible} Brooms 1 Basket put in 5 stooks of Wheat Before the Rain Thunder & Lighting the Birds very Bad</p>
<p>22nd Granny came John Nicholson put her across Gave me some Caps Gave John a hen Chicken Ellen came from the Squirel Dance.</p>
<p>23rd put in some Wheat</p>
<p>24th Mowing some Wheat Went to Nicholsons for John to Reap John came across with me took his Rifle</p>
<p>25th Reaping John & I Christee home with the spear & Jack Grinding his axe I crossed with Ellen to go to the sacrament in Williamstown. Stopt at Francis Bought Pork of Them</p>
<p>26th George & Mat here Charlie here all night going to Salmon River Gave 7½ to Charlie for Whiskey George Semow here got a 1/3 for his Wages</p>
<p>27th putting in Wheat John Nicholson came cutting Oats him & I Walter Baker & John Carey took away their Horses Ellen & Caty came from Williamstown George Nicholson here sent 1 Dollar on acc of the Cotton Yarn 1/2 Dollar to come yet</p>
<p>28th Caty Reaping John & I. Finished the oats Behind the Garden Tried Jess to the Cart Went well put in some of the Oats & Whe{at} Bill here Tom Davis came</p>
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<p>29th putting in Caty Reaping Began to Rain</p>
<p>30th Tom & Granny John Went off Angus came Allen went off</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron 30th a Sept 1858</p>
<p>Bought the Stove of Walter Baker took out 2 Bags of Potatoes 3 Brooms 4 Axe handles. Wheel Allen & Mrs {K}imb{?} Got 1/3 cash Treat at Davids & Quart at A Sum{mers} Got the Loan of a Bottle From A Summers Went Down to the New House got the Key at Peters Came home</p>
<p>1st of October the Barge at the Lower end of the Island Bill & John Came Went to Salmon River Bought of G Streeter 1 pair of Boots 4 Dollars paid 2/6 on them Gave him 1 Dollar on the old accompt all clear for that Bought Allen's Boots 6/3 paid for them I owe him 3½ Dollars on m{illegible}yet Bought of Baker 1 lb shot 6D 1 Thimbl{e} 1½</p>
<p>2nd Cutting the Last Oats Green Broke the scythe Mowing the Hay in the Back marsh Brought home the Load Broken slates From Bovairs Shanty</p>
<p>3rd Leurs hence Bosell her{e}</p>
<p>4th Semow at the Potatoes George Nich{off page} cutting hay Marsh Before the Door. Put in some Wheat. Cutting & B{n}ding the Corn stalks took up a Load of Pumkins 83 Semow Raised 17½ Potatoes Caty Reaping</p>
<p>5th George mowing the Back Marsh stopt all night</p>
<p>6th George Went home Ellen & Caty we{nt} to Williamstown called for Charl{ie} {part of page torn on left side} Semow Done of the Potatoes 56 Bushels altogether took them up in the Cano{e}</p>
<p>7th put in 2 Loads of Wheat Bega{n} to Rain. Ther{off page} Going up E{ast} Wind</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Big Island Oct {written above this line} the 7th {covered}</p>
<p>Taking the Rest of the Pumkins up Ellen HughAnn James Hugh Came</p>
<p>8th Taking the Potatoes up From the River</p>
<p>9th Thrashing Pease 2 Bushel Gave Francis Gi{v}(off page} 7½D for Pork</p>
<p>10th Preaching on the Front Ellen & HughAnn crossed to hamiltons James Hugh & I to the head of the Island Big Bi{off page} here for a Chain and Coat to go to Williamsto{wn} Ellen came</p>
<p>11th Court in Williamstown Sandy came. Squirrel hunt in Lancaster Taking in Wheat & oats Drawing chunks of Boards</p>
<p>12th Nicholsons here making their Stack of Marsh hay took home my coat Thrashing Pease</p>
<p>13th Went to Salmon River stopt at Luk{es} the Fair Day in Dundee Bought of Louis Christe{e} 1 Axe handle 2D Bought of James Camero 1 lb tea 1/6 1 Box of Fair Pins 3 seen Mrs Hopk{off page} and James a treat From Luks Wife to be Paid talking to Luke about the stick a Dog Fight in Dundee</p>
<p>14th Windy Set a Traps for the First Time Semo & George here to thrash Pease</p>
<p>15th Angus came James Hugh went {off page} took 1 Bushel Pease 3 Bushels Potatoes Apples & Nuts 1 axe handle Semow Done Thrashing</p>
<p>16th Fanning 19½ Bushels Ellen crossed George Nich{ol}son here Wild Geese came Ducks Begin to Hock in the channel Sandy Went to Williamstown with 19 Bushels Potatoes 12 or 15 Pumkins 2 Chest{illegible} 1 Bank Box Gave him 3 Traps to Get Fire{e}d Gave him my Watch I went to Andrew Summers to see if there was a Letter from Mr Luke. The Steamer Caroline sunk on the 14th)</p>
<p>17th Sunday all alone Ellen & me</p>
<p>18th Shot a Du{illegible} Charlie came fixing my Traps</p>
<p>19th the Games in William{stown} went to Salmon River with Charlie.</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Big Island Lake St Joseph</p>
<p>{B}ought of Baker 2 Box Cap 16 cents 1/2 lb Rounds {off page} lb Shot 1p 1 Quart Whiskey 1½ bought {off page} & J & J Cameron 1 lb Tea 1/3 1 box of Matches {off page}Lowe 5 {fi?} pence to the Said Firm {off page}lie Bought his Boots stopt all night</p>
<p>{21}st Banking the House Christee here on {off page} 20th Brought a Basket of PumKins got a {couple Loads of Powder 1 Load shot Lent {off page} Traps to him the Water Falling very Lo{off page} the Marsh took home a Load of Chips</p>
<p>{2}2nd Came for the Cows got my shirts from Williamst{own} {A}ll alone now</p>
<p>23rd Semow & Lewis Bondeau setti{ng} lines stopt all night high East Wind</p>
<p>24th Wen{t} {off page} took the Red Canoe me putting the stick {off page} of the Marsh as the Water was high {off page}gh's Birth Day</p>
<p>25th My Birth Day {off page} 2 Rats. Banking some</p>
<p>26th Christee home with {off page}y Traps {outlined in a box - Jack}</p>
<p>27th Charlie here for Salt {off page}hy McDonell Fisherman here for the sheep {off page}enrey & Semows Boy home with the Canoe The {off page}opeller. Indian, Went up</p>
<p>28th Chopping some</p>
<p>{2}9th Drawing Drags</p>
<p>30th Went to Charlies {words off page on both edges} Morning tied the geese & TurKies G" & "{off page} {Ch}arlie came went to Williamstown 1 Bushel of Pease {off page} Bushel of Nuts took 3 Basins took Back the Chi{off page on both edges} the Canoe at David Ross's</p>
<p>31st Holy Eve {left side words covered with black mould to the bottom of page} home stopt at Greers stopt at the Lancaster {illegible}dge Charlie to Frasers 9D came home took Dinner Cha{off page} {illegible}ouse Killed a snake Charlie</p>
<p>1st of November {illegible} Lasky here swapt 10 Traps for his G{off page} {illegible} Island</p>
<p>2nd Banking house</p>
<p>3rd Chopping {bottom of page covered with mould}</p>
<p>5th Went to Secors got {illegible}</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Big Island Nov 5th of 1858</p>
<p>Charlie here Killing the Hogs John McGillis Ellen & Caty Semows Boys taking up the line Jim Nicholson home with the chain got the Sicle & Paddle</p>
<p>6th Went off with the Pork high Wind</p>
<p>7th Charlie went off Hunters at Charlies gave him a peice of Pork</p>
<p>8th Chopping</p>
<p>9th Went for Semow & Went to Bosell's for Charlies Pants</p>
<p>10th Went to Bakers with 2 Bushels 1 peck of Ashes 7{?} per Bushel 1/7 Hamiltons had a Ploughing Bee Tom Kennedy A letter from his Father I took the colt from the Mare</p>
<p>11th Chopping</p>
<p>12th Went Down with Charlies pants Met him coming up with his ashes turned Back gave me some Buck Shot & Leds Went with him to Bakers. Bought of A Summers Powder 6D Pipes 1½ 1 sheet paper & 2 pens 1D which comes to 8½ paid this Had a Treat at Davids 7½ Paid Archy Grant & Walter settling about there Wood Witness me. Took home the Big Canoe in McInnis house for the first time 2 Frenchmen here Fishing Eels stopt all night</p>
<p>13th Fishing Eels in the forenoon and showed them the Places Snowing and raining</p>
<p>14th Went off got 1/2 Doz Cap from them Gave them a hicory {pole and helve}</p>
<p>15th St Batte niece here with a note from Charl{ton} concerning going to mill Stole my Lines Feeding the Cattle Shot a Black Duck the Hawk Killing the hens</p>
<p>16th Thrashing Wheat cleaning the Big Pipes</p>
<p>17th Thrashing</p>
<p>18th Fanning 1½ of Wheat Plucking Ducks</p>
<p>19th Chopping</p>
<p>20th Dan came Put fire out at the Lower Point Gildersleeve runing here now Andrew Summers got his goods</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Sir John's Island St Francis. Nov 21st {above line} 1858</p>
<p>Semow & Henery here taking up their Line 12 years to Day since Donald McMuster Departed this Life got 4 hooks from Semow to get 3 yet</p>
<p>22nd Dan & Killed the Sheep Dan Went off took file scates Wool Eels Apples</p>
<p>23rd Snowing taking home Wood</p>
<p>24th Made candles for the first A Race Between the Ranger & the Whitby the men that had the Pine came Brought my Plain Spearing Eels in the Mud got 2</p>
<p>25th The men went off</p>
<p>{written between the lines} mowing some Light house</p>
<p>26th Mr hill here about the sheep</p>
<p>27th Mr Key, Peter & Solomon here for the Sheep All Day Running for them got 3/5 from Key</p>
<p>28th Big Bill here Christee here got a Br{illegible}</p>
<p>29th Charlie here Grinding his axe no Light in hills Light house I went to Baker Bought of A J Ba{off page - could be Baker} 1/2 Quire of Paper 4½ 1 Plug Tobacco 7½ Poison 1/3 1 pipe 1/2 soap 4D 2/7½ paid this Captain Fraser Lost got Charlies 4 coppers Bought of A Summers 1D hoar hound Candy Got candle Wick & Bottle milk 1 Plug of Tobacco at Nickolsons</p>
<p>30 St Andrews Day a Raffle at Lancaster Set My Traps in the Upper Point</p>
<p>1st of December Drawing Hay & Wood</p>
<p>2nd Went Down to Charles took up his Bea{ns} 1/2 Bushel and his Dog</p>
<p>3rd Went to Bakers 1/2 Bushel Pease & the Beans Bought a A Baker 1 Quart Syrup 11½ Got 1/3 & 6 Gave Back 2½D Bought of A Summers 1 Quart Whiskey 7½ 1 lb Sugar 6½D 1D worth sweetys 1 plug Tobacco 2D sent of a Letter 6D paid Came home Fishing Eels got 2</p>
<p>4th Charlie went hom East Wind Drawing Wood Began to Sno{w}</p>
<p>5th Stormy</p>
<p>6 Chopping</p>
<p>7th Chopping the Little Bu{off page} {illegible}swelled The Hawk & {?}rot playing the Devil on the {edge of page torn off}</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Lake St Francis December 8th 1858</p>
<p>9th Thrashing Wheat</p>
<p>10th Thrashing & Fanning 1½ Bushel of Wheat</p>
<p>11th Drawing Drags Windy Weather setting Fire in the Marsh Behind the Barn set 4 Traps</p>
<p>12th Sunday a Fine Day</p>
<p>13th Went around the Island Shot a Duck did not Get him cutting hurl{s}</p>
<p>14th Drawing Drags a very fine Day Wild Geese come again</p>
<p>15th Went across Bought of A Summers 1 Quart Syrup 1/4 lb Ginger 2D 2 oz salts 4D pipes 1D Hoar hound Candy 5D Granny at McInniss house</p>
<p>16th chopping stove Wood, Around Looking at canoes</p>
<p>17th not very Well cleaning the Big Pipes pretty cold cutting Drags Fixing the Pistol This Evening the Ice has a Notion to take But That Wind is {writing changes} Beginning which hinders it From taking</p>
<p>18th Freezing Pretty Keen taking considerable in the North East End of the Island Drawing a Few Drags Ducks plenty Flying about a Cold night The Cattle Harty and Smart</p>
<p>19th Frosty and cold E Wind Flurries of snow 1 hen Froze by stopping out of her house.</p>
<p>20th A very Fine Day Drew some Drags Tried the Colt with a Rope to lead to the Water Thinking of crossing Left it till tommorow The Full moon came in Fine.</p>
<p>21st East Wind The White owl came to visit again set a Trap for him at the Lower End Began to snow. Its a Blowing Hells Gates Through a Ministers Wig Drifting & Snowing. chopping. Put the Calves in the Barn</p>
<p>22nd Went to the Upper point to turn my Canoe took home a couple of Drags North Wind the Ice not taking much except the Bays</p>
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<p>December the 23rd 1858</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Sir John's Island Lake St Francis</p>
<p>23rd Of any time this Fall the Ice had not such a notion as this Morning as the Anchor Ice partly Jam'ed between here and Christees I went to the Upper Point to Fix my Canoe Drew home a Drag Fixed the Canoe at the Lower Point Fixed and Drew the Big Canoe & Red Canoe the Boat and the other Canoe all in a Block on the Stocks. Before the Door. 3 & 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 1 hen Froze</p>
<p>24th The Ice taken Between us and Christees {written between the lines} Count Day in Williamstown. But the Air hole is Before the Door Took in the afternoon. Between us and Francis Isla {probably Island} crows Flying about</p>
<p>25 Christmas Day all alone crossed the Ice in the afternoon met henery & Jim Nicholson on North side of Francis Island Went to Henerys no Christimas came Home ice not very Good Jim HopKins crossed at Davids Heard of Lewis Bosell got his Foot Hurted Shot at a Gull and Killed her as I supposed put out my Canoe and She Began to Flutter and Went off</p>
<p>26th Sunday Charlie came up I went to meet him Henery Lashy and Jim Nicholson came to Fish Eels</p>
<p>27th Charles went to the Store for me 1 Quart of Whiskey 7½ Bushing the Road on the Ice. Snowing & Thawing Some of The Ice Thin at the Little Island</p>
<p>28th Charlie went home Gave him a)</p>
<p>29th Charlie went to Lancaster Came up here to Tell me about the Baker had Molasses & Bakers Bread Bushing the Road to Hamiltons</p>
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<p>the 29th 1858</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Sir John's Island Dec</p>
<p>East Wind The Coldest night this Winter As yet. Set 2 Traps for the Mink at the Upper Point</p>
<p>30th Charlie here a Cold Day and night Potatoes Froze some</p>
<p>31st Charlie Went off The Last Day of the Old Year Went to Lancaster Got 5 Loaves 2p Firing the Old Year away Went Down to meet Charlie Making Candles The Owl Flying around The Ball in Williamstown to night.</p>
<p>1st Day January 1859 Charles here Nicholsons taking away their Stack of hay got the Loan of a Rope Charlie Went home</p>
<p>2nd Sunday All Alone went to the head of the Island</p>
<p>3rd Allens Birth Day Council in Williamstown I went to Bakers Bought of A Summers 1D worth of sweetys got a Paper From Davy Andrew Baker got the Molases out of the Barrell 5 went Across 2 of Nicholsons & 3 Bosells to hunt Rats got the Coat at Bakers pipes {written above line - almanack 4?} Went the Upper Point Road Came Back by Francis Island in at Nich{off page} at Semows Dan {T}renon Departed in Williamstown the Road not Bushed at Summer's's but good crossing</p>
<p>4th at home cutting Wood Set out poison 3 Bates for the Fox the Water commencing to Rise on the ice</p>
<p>5th Drawing Drags Angus Came had a Basket of varieties took Back a Broom & BasKet of & history of England for Ellen Horse Rug & an Almanack a roman paper Writing the Song the California Boys Eel Fishers Down on the Ice</p>
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James Cameron (1824-1912)
1867 Diary
Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive Volunteers
1st of January New Years Day 1867
{pages in this diary are badly worn and torn at the edges so that some words cannot be
distinguished}
Drawing Wood put out some Bushes Between this and Francis Island a Ball at Mr David
Summers to night a Great party at it too
2nd I crossed to Summerstown the upper Point Road 2 treats at Mr Harpers paid this Treat
at Davids not paid 2/6 {2 shillings, 6 pence} Bought of Mr Harper 1/2 lb Tea no paid 2 pence
worth of Pens {illegible quantity} Matches paid Andrew Baker on the Boshure skinning the
Ram put it out put Poison on it {written between the lines is the following } Allens Birth Day
the 3rd
4th Bushing the Road to Alexis Island put Few Bushes at upper Point Road
5th East Wind Storming Old christmas Day old style
Sunday Stormy some seen a Man crossing over the Way of christees
7th The council in Williamstown I went to Salmon River Took Dinner & supper and slept all
night at Hopkins got a Ride up and Down from Jim took 11 Rats to Mr Street {illegible
quantity} cents 2,,20 cents to my account Bought a pair of Boots 3=50 cents Bought of David
Baker 3 1/2 stripeed shirting 30 cents 1,,5 cents 4 yds Cotton 25 cents 1,, 2yds of 1 Kind 30
cents 60 2yds another Kind 30 cents 60 lb Tea cheapest 2/6 Treat 1/ cut Down 2 oak Trees
on the Bank ---ning {front part of word town off} Down Peter Buchannan and George Drew
and Luke --oked on the ice with horse and cutter
8th The baby Hughanns Birth Day a year old to Day came Down from {illegible word} cold
morning it is covering my mits with Leather
9th chopping Stove Wood
10th Drawing home wood
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11th Drawing Wood
== James Cameron Island== {Top line of this page molded away, likely the 12th}
Old New Years Day cutting stove wood not very {word torn off}
13th Sunday the White owl eating a Loon near the poi {likely point} I went to see it and Got
the Head he carried the Body of the Loon away when he seen me coming
14th Bushed the Road to Francis Island Down on the LIttle Island south side and on the Little
Island north side a very Frosty night to night
15th a Fortunate Day cutting Fire Wood in the Bush very Frosty Day not much Wind Livinia
Making Mary a Dress
16th East Wind Drawing Wood turned cold to night
17th East Wind Stormy Day Drifting and snowing some towards evening Grinding the axe
Fixing the Damper of the stove
18th cutting Hay in the Barn cutting stove wood made a handle for the Pitchfork very cold to
{Day?} the airhole Before the Door shutting up very much these cold Days
19th chopping stove Wood
20th Sunday a Fine Day East Wind turning cold towards evening cold night
21st St Agness East Wind cold stormy Drifting snow around the cattele shoveling snow Took
in the Beef Barrel to Thaw some Broke the Big carving Knife Reading the Most Noted Pirates
storm ceased at evening great snow Banks
22nd Breaking Roads in the Bush as Deep took 3 logs of Wood home West Wind snowing
some cutting hay on the mow shovelling snow all round stables and Barn
23rd Went to Williamstown Got ride out From James Summers Received a Letter from my
old Friend Charles Tupper and 2 newspapers
24th got a Ride Home from Angus the Races in Salmon Stopt at Henerys coming home
25th Braking the Roads took home a Load of Wood seen a Fox
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26th Stormy Ga-- {rest of word torn of, maybe Gave} Gordon and Mary a Ride
27th Sunday Stormy from the West
28th Semo came to thrash Thrashing the Buckwheat George & Luke came to thrash Left
Semo to thrash all the {word torn off}
29th Semo thrashing I went to Mr Harpers Bought 1 Box of Worm {page torn} 1/3 paid Treat /6 -/1 for Maple sugar -/1/2 for pipe storm {likely stormy}
James Cameron Island January 30 1867
Very Frosty Day Semo and I Fanning Buckwheat {19} Bushels commenced to thrash the
Pease
31st George gave Semo 2 of Buckwheat took what was coming to him home Semo Fanned
1/2 Bushel of Pease to take home to his children to night
1st of February Semo went to Mill 4 Bushels of Buckwheat for Me and 1 Bushel of Corn took
2 Bushels of Buckwheat for himself Gave him the Horse to take his Flour home this is the
First time for the Horse to cross as yet {means to cross on ice} Fanning the Pease gordon
and I put them once through the Mill soft Day to Day
2nd Semo and I put the pease through again 7.5 Bushels a very poor yeild the Pease all
thrashed cold East Wind Semo went home gave him some Boot Legs and some yarn Semo
here 5 Days this Week for George thats S/4 1/2 for Semos Board George to Pay for him
Commenced to snow Drift and Hail and Rain tonight high Wind Found 8 eggs in the Barn all
good
Sunday 3rd stormy Raining hailing
4th a Fine Day slippery walking crust Bad for Deers
5th Semo came commenced Wheat Thrashed 1 1/2 Fanned it went home 1/2 Day 1/3 for his
Board thats 10/7 1/2 for his Board Gave Semo some Tobacco a stormy Day East Wind and
snow
6th Tom Davis came from Hopkins
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7th I went to Mill with 1 1/2 of Wheat 2 Bushels of Buckwheat Bought of Congdon -/1 of
Licquorice Bought of Buchannan -/1/2 of sweetys paid Mr Briggs 25 cents in Minglers store
for carding of Wool Bought of Congdon 1/2 lb of soda 10 cents got 2 almanacks Bought
Bakers crackers 3 cents worth paid
8th Gordons Birth Day and a Fine Day it is Went to Dundee gave to my account to Baker 6
1/2 of ashes at -/10 5/5 15 Bottles at -/3 3/9 Bought 1/2 lb Tea Green 1/3 To Mr Streeter 1
hide and 2 pelts the hide 4 & 25 or 3 & 25 c am not sure 40 cents each for the pelts thats 80
cents to my accounts in at Bills at the Distillery 9th Raining broke the Road in the Bay took
home {word illegible} bags of wood and Broon {Scottish term for the colour brown} Cedar 1 of
the sheep sick
James Cameron Island Feby 10 1867
Some cold and Frosty
11th seen the Fox Back of wo {wood?} Hoase {Horse?} up through the Bush cut a Load of
Woods
12th one of Thomas Munroes sheep Died i skinned her wool to Mr Harpers Bought 5 yds of
Cotton Heard that Alexander McDonald Angus's son on the Point was Dead Kenneth got a
Letter to that effect A Summers in Ogdensburgh Duncan McDougall and I stopt at Peter
Grants took supper then Bought of Mr Harper 1/2 Gallon of Oil 1/3 paid this
13th Thawoing Raining I went to Mr Harpers with 105 lb of Pease 3/9 a Bushel comes to 6/6
3/4 {6 shillings 6 & 3/4 pence} Got a Treat of Rum
14th St Valentines Day a Ball to night at Mr David Summers a Fine Day it is thawing and
Freezing to night which will make good travelling seen Ducks in the air hole before the Door
15th Cold Day Molby had her calf
16th Raining soft
17th Sunday Windy Bill and Emmanuel here came on the Ice from Lancaster took Dinner
had a Team Heard from them that Murdoch McDonald was taken Prisoner to Montreal
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18th James Hugh's Birth Day Henery Bosell and antw—{illegible} Here going to Fish Eels
over at christees a cutter passed Down Lancaster and a Double cutter went up from
Lancaster the Door turned storms from the east
19th very w--{illegible} these Days put a Handle in my axe a job to take old one out
20th went to the Bush got very unwell chopped Load chopped some stove wood very very
soar my {illegible} Found an egg in the Barn East Wind very cold to Day d--{illegible} not very
well
22nd Washingtons Birth Day Luke Bower {last letter unclear} here for Georges Pease got his
2 Bushels Got some sticks for to make shafts Drawing Wood crust cutting the Mares feet
23rd cold some Fine Day
24th Sunday Raining in the Morning turned Fine
25th {fishing?} Henery up 2 Move Fishing Eels at Christees cutting stove wood Looking at
the Boison {Poison?}
James Cameron Island Feby
Went to Williamston stopt for Angus at the store got on the Boshure sent a Letter and 3
papers to Charlie in chester England 2 Treats at Davids seen Robert McKillop Bought of D
Munroe 1 Bottle of Poison 1/3 not paid Bought of Mr Harper 5 cents worth of sweetys called
at Francis Laplante about the Rent at Kenneths got a Cornwall paper Got a Witness from A
Summers wife seen Archy Fraser for the First time I seen him since a very long time
27th came from Williamstown Got a Ride From Andrew Sullivan Tinsmith to A Cameron had
a Treat -/6 Bought of Mr Harper 1 Gallon of Syrup not paid very unwell Got from Doctor
Shaver 1 viol of stuff 4 powders I am to take 1 Teaspoonfull before meals the powders to
Keep the Bowels in Order it works on the same system as the stuff in the viol
28th very very unwell put out Poison snap {snass?} went to it Gave her Milk and Molasses
Good Going on the ice getting some Eggs these warm days
1st of March St Davids Day the Festival of the Welsh strong East Wind Hail Rain & Fine Cold
comes in Like a Lion
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2nd Fanning some Hay seed a Fine Day {between this line and next is the following:} heard
a crow
Sunday 3rd a Find Day seen the Fox coming to the Island a strange {illegible}--ra or Hound
going all through the Island he is after the fox the Fox crossed Back the Dog did not get him
4th Monday very very unwell took in 3 eggs they Freeze cut {off/of little/cattle?} Wood
5th went to see the poison Srove {Shrove} Tuesday {today?} very Fine Day a Weather
Breeder I suppose {drew} 2 small Loads of Wood Broke on the stack of Marsh hay at the
East End of the Barn took in 3 eggs Ian Hopkins Drawing from alexes Island sleighs going
the ice to Lancaster
6th Ash Wednesday not very well
7th some stormy
8 a Fine Day drew some Wood
9th Went to Dundee a stormy Day Bought of D Baker 10 yds of calico 20 cents 10/- 1 lb Tea
2/6 {pot or bot?} an axe seen Lis and her young son
10th got a ride home From Bill Snap {Snass?} eat the Poison and kiclled {killed?}
{Title is molded and illegible}
Cut Some ash for Troughts Drew them home Went ot Henerys Semos a Fine Day Water on
the ice
12th On this Day of the Month Donald McMaster first came to the Island stor--{illegible} made
9 Troughs to Day Ground the axes
13th cut a Waterhole very unwell The Races in Salmon River commences to day Sand Burns
Sale to Day
14th not very well to day Races to Day took home a Load of Wood Gordon in the Bush
15th Made 3 Troughs split a Few Rails A Good many going the ice to Day the Races to Day
Mended the 2 sleighs for Gordon cutting stove Wood
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16th Drew 3 small Loads of Wood very unwell Cut my wrist cutting sugar the knife slipped
the sugar is the only thing that Relieves me of the {pain?} Looking at the Poison a Mink
crossed the Island
Sunday St Patrick's Day Stormy ugly Weather to Day very unwell
19th Henerys 2 Boys came to chop chopped and I Gave them an Order one Mr Harper for
3/9 took por--{illegible} of Limbs My sleigh Broke {In between this line and last was written:}
Kenneth a Fight Wild Geese c—{page torn}
20th First Day of Spring {page torn} Went to get Livinia Boots fixed Bought of Mr Harper 1
bo-- {page torn} 1/- Matches 5 cents paid this sent charlies Letter Back to {page torn}
postage -/7 1/2 got a paper from charlie with 3 songs in it 2 1/ {page torn} got a paper from
Mr Harper took Down a Frenchman na--{named?} Joulliaa with a Load of Flour put him on
the Road {page torn}
Robert Bruces Birth Day 22nd Livinia Birth Day {page torn} Went for her Boots to Isacc
Blondeaus paid 2/6 cold {page torn}
Wind 23rd Gordon and I Lifting the Troufs cut Down some trees at the ca-{illegible} Tapt 1
small Tree
24th a Fortunate Day Sunday Bill & Emmanuel M{page torn} Fishing Eels ice about 3 Feet
thick Before the Door Brought 2 Dz {Dozen?} Herring a Great many Fishing Eels at Alexis
Island Pat & Mr H-{page torn} went to St Regis {a native reserve}
25th Fixing the sleigh Went to Mr Harpers for Pot Bought 1/2 lb soda -/3 Treat -/3/ 1/2 for
sweetys paid this P{page torn} Tom Kennedy a Rod of iron Mr David Summers poorly the
Doctor att--{page torn} old Mr McLeod poorly annunciation of the virgin Mary to Day
26th some troufs to the Bush 12 new ones crust not good Fixed 100 spoils ta--{tapped?} 5
trees I went to Hopkins for the Pot im--{page torn} fetch {illegible} Bad with a Boil on his
hand.
{Headline and first line are illegible}
{left side of page is torn and other pages' edges are stuck to it so some words are illegible on
this whole left side of the page}
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Up around the trees {page torn} tapped {illegible} to see if could scate did not forget that yet
Fixing the Dipper and the Longhanded pan with Lead
28th Went {sac?} Mr Hopkins with the Handsleigh for the Pot a very fine Day Tapt over 50
trees a good sap Day Made a Fire in the Bush for the First
29th gathered and Tapt some putting out Troughs
30th got 22 pails in the Pots 11 pails in the Barrels to night a Great many going across the
ice to Day
31st the sap is running well to Day Gathering and Boiling a little about 60 pails gathered
altogether now eelfishers over at christees Livinia Gordon Mary Hughann {his wife and
children} all to the Bush this afternoon March Went out LIke Lamb
1st of April all Fools Day all of us in the Bush Began to Rain had to come home and sugar off
about 22 lbs emptied the Rain Water out of the Toughfs {page torn}-n a Horse and cutter
coming up the ice from Lancaster Great many eelfishers Down at the Big Bay
2nd Boiling in Bush Brought home to sugar off 9 lbs a small Jar of syrup Blackbrids Raining
Bad sugar Weather
3rd Gathering sap 45 {in between lines is written:} Killed a snake
4th Seen a hole coming in the ice south side Boiling {page torn}
Bush took it home to sugar off about 20 lbs {Raining?} the birds came and grass Birds Found
a Hen commencing to {word illegible} put her off of them Ducks and Wild Geese plenty Let
out {word illegible} Began to Wean the calve 7 Weeks old now snowing Raining
6th commencing to open the ice at Francis Island {word illegible}-es came swallows I thought
I seen them night hawks {word illegilbe}-d cleaning the Troughfs Tapt 6 Trees Gathered 27
pails and {page torn} not able to chop Wood to make a Fire I am so unwell cows playing the
Devil in the Bush at sap and spoils snakes plenty
7th Gathered 2 Barrels of sap Boiling in the Bush 38 Pails commenced to Rain
9th 5 years to day Married Boiling in the 26 pails
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10th Boiled 16 pails {illegible}—rd Loons Skinning the Black sheep of Mrs Munroes {word
missing} unwell Gathered 3 1/2 Pails the Fox on the Island seen a {word illegible} cross 1
Deer the Buck
13th all of us in the Bush
14th Gathered 2 Barrels
{in between lines is written:} Black sheep on 15th 15th Boiling in the Bush Lots of {words
blackened with mold}
16th Cleaning the Troughs our nannie a Lamb
18th our Duncans Birth Day 2 Lambs Dead out in the stack of oats Put out a canoe {words
missing} Lambs
Mr James Cameron Island April 20th
{Many single words are missing down the right hand edge of this page owing to mold}
Gordon and I Boiling 16 pails Grya on the {illegible} Laid out Easter Sunday the Sun Dont
{illegible} this morning all this month in the sugar {word illegible} I wrote the Days of the
month all I was doing on a sheet {?} and it got Blotted So I am at a loss of I S{rest of word
illegible}
28th First Steamer went Down
29th Gathered some {likely sap} for vinegar as Oscar and LIs here stopt all nigh
30th {word?} Potatoes St Helen {a steamer} and a Propeller went Down
1st of May Heavy snow On the {word illegible} went to Hopkins with the Pot { illegible } a pail
of c Wheat
8th - 9th Oscar and Lis to thrash Trashed 9 1/2 Bushels & I Gave him {illegible}
On the 15th Pat and Thomas Munroe here D--- {word missing, perhaps 'Down'} to Salmon
River Lashey me 100 lbs of B{rest of word illegible} P Buchannan to my account
21st {page folded}
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22nd Set a hen to hatch
23rd Shearing the {word illegible, likely sheep}
24th Queen's Birth Day
25th caught 21 Perch Planted pottatoes squashes and pumkins Bob and Ann here
27th Harrowing
28th {Fishing?} {illegible word} and I planted cucumbers
29th Fixing Lane Fr{rest of word blotted out with ink}se Sowe of Wheat
30th Oscar Ascension Day Renaud & Sallaberry went {word illegible}
31 William and Lashey fishing Perch took his canoe to Make
1st of June Gordon and I taking {page ripped} ashore
2nd of June Mr Harper Mr Spinks Munroe Pat Brought me a Letter from Dan Weth
3 put out manure
4th Ploughing Willian helping make a Round or 2 Planted 1 Bushel of seed
5th planted corn
6th sent a Letter to Dan to {word illegible}
7th Mr Laduke here sold him {piece/pine?} $3 Drawing Wood
5th Our Marys Birth Day
10th fixing in Bags
11th Washing some of the wool
12th Lasky {illegible}
13th hoeing and plowing Finished plowing Bob {illegible sentence, badly worn}
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Mr James Cameron Island June 16th 1867
{left hand side of the page is molded away and hence some words are illegible}
Emmanuel here Ian Hopkins here from Wilk{something illegible} a pig
17th Semo planted his potatoes and Beans Fixed the Pitt Point Fence
18th The Eves memorable Battle of Watterloo Mr Kimb{rest of word disappears} here Last
night
19th K Hiram Stephen Grant Hohnback here to night Donald McDonald here
20th I went to Williamstown 25 lb Wool Fish Potatoes Fork Sugar letter newspaper Gun
Barrel J Dinsle Manguin {name?} Killed Last night by the Cars corpus christee
21st came home got a Pig
22nd Our {Dons?} Birth Day Went to Mr Harpers stopt at Roses got a paper from Ian
Nicholson paid for the Postage of the Letter. A Pleasure trip on the Sallabery
Sunday Semos 2 Boys here for Fish
24th took home {?} the ashes from the Bush StrawBerries We{?} Planted some Beans
hoeing
25th Henery {Genie?}on here stopt all night
26th a Raft calling to me {missing part of word}sons
27th Took the Raftsmen to Mr Harpers {words missing} me 5/- paid D Munroe 1/3 I owed him
for ---ison {likely poison} a Treat at Davids paid seen Old D Cameron ---penter
28the hoeing at the Milk house
29th Went {hill/kill?} Wheat Stopt at D Summers took dinner a Treat 15 cents Bought of D
Baker {words illegible} of Flannel 6 yd Cotton 2yds shirting 7 yds at 200 {words illegible}
Powder to 23 1/2 lbs Rags 1 Sturgeon Bought of {Duncan?} McDonald Swanton Lime -/6
paid this Bought of D Summers 1 Pair of Boots 4 Dollars {or}-ve 2/6 Cash Canada Money
America at Christees {word missing} raft
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Sunday June the 30th after strawberries
1 July Our New Dominion Day shooting bred the pig
2nd Lashey and henery fishing {illegible} washing
3rd Got a Sturgeion Mr Laduke gave me $3Dollars put in the Wheat sta{words illegible}barn
put in the pigs
4th July American {last line of entries is illegible}
Mr James Cameron July 6th 1867
{right hand side of the page is molded away and hence some words are illegible}
Fanning
7th christees house Burnt Picking {Strawberries?} Livinia Gordon Mary Hughann and myself
in the {illegible} field
8th Hoeing Potatoes
9th Hoeing
10th hoeing
11th at B{word illegible}
12th Orangemens Day Mr Baker and B{word illegible} here from Lancaster Gave the children
17 1/2 I went to Mr Harpers Bought Tea Soda Broom Pa{illegible} Bought of A Summers
Bread
13th Fixing the Ashes {illegible} the Bags Lashey took away his Barrell Simos {word illegible}
hoeing of Potatoes
Sunday 14th Mrs Summers {Mrs?} Munroe Mrs Spinks Mrs Harper Eliza hamilton and the
children Pat Thomas Mr Spinks Pete Baker
15th Went to Salmon {word illegible, likely 'River'} 1 1/2 Wheat 2 of Provender {dry food, as
hay or oats, for livestock} 53 lb I owe 26 slaves {he likely meant staves; he sometimes
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doesn't cross his Ts} my {word illegible} to D Summers Bought of Conc Dan pink Boots -/10
20 lb salt at Bakers
16th Got a Spoon and {word illegible} from A Smallman
17th Commenced {word illegible but likely 'Mowing'}
18th Mowing
19th Mowing
20th made 2 coils of Hay got a Lunge
21st Ian Hopkins and Family here Bossy a calf
22nd Went to Emmanuels for Mag Gordon and {word illegible} 2 pikes trowling
23rd Gathering and Raking {word illegible but likely 'hay}
24th Mowing
25th fixing the mow Dug some Baits {word illegible} Mr Daly
26th at the Tent at the PicNic {word illegible likely Gordon} and I George Bosel here for a
Peice of h{rest of word illegible}
27th Taking care of their Tent a very wrest{rest of word illegible}
28th Herrick and Daly here
29th George here M{rest of word illegible}
30th George and all the Family Gathering put in first Hay
31 Cart Wheel Broke I went to Semos Get one from Semo
1st of August Lavnia {word illegible} George Making his stack brought the {wheat?} over
2nd Marys Birth Day
3rd Mowing Road to the Lower Point Caught 23 Pirch
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Mag and I picking Berries {words illegible}
5th Went {illegible} Bought {words illegible for rest of this line and a subsquent line at the
bottom of the page that are moldy and ragged}
Mr James Cameron Island Augst 8, 1867
Went for Mrs Rose took Dinner at V Munroe's with Malcour Bought of Mr Harper 1 Quart of
High Wines
9th Went home with Mrs Rose Lashey came John Angus Came Fishing at night 2 Boats
came Loaded with PicNickers about 20 of them all in the Old house
10th Mowing at the Lower Point
11th Lisana Laflesh here Bordon and John Angus Fishing
12th John Angus and I mowing
13th Raining
14th Emmanuel here for Mag Gave her a Dollar for her time here mowing Back of the Barn
15th 16 put in 3 loads
17th D Summers and Laurue and her Mother here John Angus and I cross to Mr Harper
Bought 6/3 worth of Flour Gave 1/3 for to help Mrs Mangum 1/2 lb Tea a French {word
illegible, maybe 'hunters'} here all night
18th Fishing over at christees an Indian came to sleep in the Barn
19 A I Baker here {According to the census another son, Randolph, was born this day}
20th Duck hunting commences {words illegible} Baker passed up put in the Wheat before
{words illegible} door
21st Jo Gaarneau here wrote a Letter for him Les Laduke Making the stack at the East End
of the Barn 55 cocks in it
22nd Crossed with I {or J} A {words illegible} got a Letter for Pat Got a paper from Charlie
Semo paper to him
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23rd Cut the Wheat Lower Peice found the sheep hurted Mr Spencer here all night Left some
Pine
24th Killed the sheep Went to Williamstown with it
25 Came home Allen and James Hugh picking nuts
26th {words illegible} feed with them Got 2 pigs from Henery to {words illegible} a mess of
Potatotes put in the wheat {illegible}ll but Raking it
27 Thrased a Litle Wheat
{'28' likely} Working at the hay
29 at the hay
30th at hay
31st Went to mill Bought of Baker cotton {words illegible} tea Bought of Norman a Basket 19
paid got 10 cents from Laurue paid this stopd at Lis all night
1st September came home {words illegible}
2nd Mowing
3rd Dans Birth Day
{next line is molded and worn away}
Mr James Cameron Island Sept 13th
{right hand side of page badly damaged so some words are missing or illegible}
Tomatoes Western Berries Ripe Hazelnuts good an Eclipse this evening made 6 cocks of
hay on the Lower Point
14th Mowed some9 chickens
16th at Hay
17 18 19 20th at hay
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21st Fishing Lost a {line?} Barge aground at the square Island
22nd Sunday
23rd at {word illegible} and Potatoes
24th 25 Finished the Potatoes
26th cutting Marsh hay in the Back mars Getting Ready to go to Salmon River stopt at Lis's
all night
27th Took 8 Bushels of Ashes {word illegible} salt saleratus cotton Wick Matches Paid
Norman {word illegible} the Basket -/9 speaking to Mr Gillis about the Timber Mr Gillis here a
Good Breeze {word illegible} home Bought of Robert 1 lb Powder 2 lbs shot Lamp {word
illegible} 8lbs LIme from Norman -/8 paid this
28th cut some Marsh hay
29th Raining
30th Wild Geese came {word illegible} ice in the canoes
1st October Drawing in hay {word illegible} the stable Loft Drew some Wood
2nd set the trap for the Wild Geese shot a Duck
3rd a Fortunate {word illegible} Fixing the stove Semos Boys thrashing Beans {word illegible}
the Beets and carrots
4th Semos taking up his {word illegible} 6 1/2 Bushels
5th Raining
6th Gathering nuts
7th Went Ross's Island
8 Got a Letter from John a paper {word illegible} Dan and a paper from Charlie took away the
horses
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9th Went to F Covington Bought of H {Baker?} 1 peice of Rope 15 cents 2 Treats pair of
Boots paid a {word illegible} 1yd cloth 5/- 8 yds Calico 1"44 5yd Calico 5/- 1yds Linen 12 1/2
Cents {word illegible} Laurue 10 cents 3 cents to p P 1 for pipe stopt at {Bills?} Got a pipe
from Laflesh
10th Hugh Anns {words illegible but likely Birth Day} the Fair in Williamstown Killed the
sheep
11 {word illegible} very unwell
12 Raining shot the Big White {Owl?}
Sunday 13th French hunters stauling {stauking, stealing?} my Big Fox
14th the Russels here for the Fox got 25 cents
15th Gordon and I to Charlies Island for butternuts stopt all night
16th Came home got 3 rats Mrs J T Lynch here stopt all night
17th the sticks to {the rest of sentence is lost as the bottom of the page is molded and
ragged}
Mr James Cameron Island Oct 20th 1867
Sunday 21st Went to mill with 3 Bushels of Provender Bought of Mr Baker 5 yds Cotton paid
this Got Lost coming home
22nd thrashed 50 lb Wheat
23rd Thrashed 18 lb William Lavelette {word illegible} here to teell me about the Parcel come
yesterday
24th Our Hughs Birth Day
25th My Birth Day Went to Dundee stopt at Jessimas all night 10 cents paid 25 cents on the
Parcel 5 cents Candy carding 5 lb Wool 30 cents Duty Brittish Port 3 cents Bought of Baker 4
lb Tea 1/3 Treat 10 cents crackers 5 cents Bottle to Be Returned came Down to Old Moms
{Hoffmorns?} Place turned Back Wrote a Letter to Mr Lynch
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{word illegible perhaps '26th'} and Mr Lynch here and Man sent a Letter John Got a Dollar in
the Letter i Got from him
Sunday 27th Mr Lynch here Gave me 2 1/2 Dollars {word missing} the Bush
28th Went to Hopkins Bought {word missing} stick for 4 Dollars went to Dundee I bought the
3 sticks from Robert for 15 Dollars Bought 2 lb crackers 1/2 lb Tea 1/2 lb Tobacco 3 pipes
{word illegible} 4 peices down
29th went to Bosells then to Laneas Bought 4 lbs Pork 2/6 Bread Crackers 5 cents of salts
Bottle Whiskey 1/3 Bottle to Be Returned took the Elm {word illegible}d pine out of the
Rushes Mr Lynch got a Ducking wet
30th I am very unwell Mr Lynch went to ---arts Bay EEl Fishers coming to Fish Races in
Lancaster
31st I set Fire to the Brush heap it is Hallow Eve cracking nuts
1st November All Saints Day not very well Bad with cold 2 Mr {word illegible}ch went to
Henerys for the stick stormy Day wets wind {?} Took the staves to the River
3rd Bub P Laflesh very rainy east Wind
4th Bub P Laflesh Thrashing {all?} wheat for me Lynch Made the steps
5th Guy Fawkes King the Porch
6th Working at the {words illegible}
7th porch Ellens Birth Day Bought pair {words illegible} shirt {words illegible} tobacco 2/ {roed
illegible} 1 pound
{last line illegible, tattered and molded}
Mr James Cameron Island Nov 9 1867
Bought in Lancaster Pork Coffe Bread sugar setting fire in the Oakfield Burnt some of the
cocks of Marsh hay 2 men came up to hunt on the little Island here at night playing cards
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Sunday 10th Mr Lynch And me in the Woods Transplanted 2 Trees Mr Lynch and Man
started off Gave me 4 Dollars Left me his adze and crowbar Great Fires in the Marshes set
Fire to the Marsh before the Door
11th Fixing the stable
12th went to Summerstown sent a Letter to Mary and Johns Letter in is paid the Postage
Bought of Mr Harper 1/2 Gal oils teapot 2/- a Treat at Mr Summers -/6 paid all this
13th Drawing Wood
14th Drew some hay covering the sheds
15th Let out the Rams snowing to night East Wind stormy East Wind and snow Jim Hopkins
takingthe cattle from Alexis Island
17th Salaberry {likely a steamer} went Down
18th Killed the hog
19th Drawing wood Boats a Going
20th cold
21st On this Day of the Month Donald McMaster Departed
22nd Drawing Wood Fine Day
23rd a Great many Propellers coming up after being Froze in the Canal 5 or 6 of them went
up Gave him 2 Dollars and 2 Dollars from James Grant 1/2 lb Tea Treat at Thomas Munroes
signing Walter Baker Papers Got 2 papers from Charlie
24th came home from Thomas Munroes ottawa and ospr {word illegible, another steamer?}
went Down Light in the Light house yet Lots Ducks and Wild Geese water very low
25th cutting stove Wood
26th Banking the east end of the ho{word illegible}
27th Whitewashing
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28th Fixing canoe & Fishing Eels
29th Went to Mr Harpers Bought 5/- worth of flour 1 package of matches -/7 1/2 Treat of 1/2
Dozen of Envelopes -/3 wrote {missing word} Pat
{last line illegible, ragged and molded}
Mr James Cameron Island Lake St Francis Nov 29th
1867
Old Duncan McDougall's Wife Departed yesterday the 28th Married 60 years Alexander
Hamilton went of Bought of A Summers 4 lb of Barley 18 cents Wild Geese Plenty and Ducks
Raining
30th St Andrews Day {font for former is larger and bolder} stormy Windy cold and Frosty
1st of December a Propeller went up Boats Done Running a very cold Day
2nd skinned the calf
3rd Thrashing Wheat
4th Drawing Wood
5 a cold time
6th cold Day
7th Drawing Livinia cut her Finger with the Drawing Knife
8th Sunday
9th Fixing the Stable Door
10th Drew some wood
11th Broke on the stack cold time Hens Freezing
12th to night the Ice took across from here to Frashers Point
13th Went around the Island very very Frosty
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14th I crossed to Summerstown Bought 1 lb Tea Broom cotton Wick treat Got 1/3 from Pat
sent a paper to charlie Got 2 from him
Mr James Cameron Island Dec 15th 1867
Sunday Wrote a Letter to John and charlie
16th Went to Dundee and Fort Covington Bushed the Road from the head of the Island to
Hopkins Little Island took Dinner at Hopkins put the Letter for charlie in the Dundee P.O -/7
1/2 paid put Johns Letter in F Covington PO 3 cents 1/2 worth of Candy. Bought of G
Streeter pair of Boots for Gordon 2 Dollars paid a Treat at Normans -/6 Bought of D Baker 8
yds of cotton 5/- 3 yards at -/6 1/6 1 lb Tobacco 1/5 paid this got a Ride down from Bill took
supper there came to Hopkins slept all night got 2 Books from Mary Ann
17th came home
18th Thrashing some {written above this:} the Earthquake this morning
19th Drawing Drags { in agriculture this is a harrow-like instrument that is dragged along the
earth to level it for seeding or spreads manure; in hunting one drags a scent of another
animal along the ground}
20th Got Ready to go to Williamstown Turned Back Put out a Few Bushes at the head of the
island
21st Went to Harpers Bought 1 lb Soap -/6 Treat /3 1/2 paid andrew for a Treat 15 cents
crackers a -/1 illegible word stroked out {word illegible} of Hopkins home for the Rain took my
Wheat to mill first Horse here on the ice
22nd First Day of Winter Jim came with the Wheat him and the 2 children Reading Handy
Andy Lent Jim the Disasters and Shipwrecks at Sea {a book}
23 chopping stove Wood {written above:} Angus McGloughlin Died
24 Bosells Drew 2 loads of their stack Lent George the hems christmas eve
25th christmas Day stormy cold John Angus McGloughlin Buried
26th Drawing Drags
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27th Raining made my Leather Mits
28th Went to Summers town Bought of A Summers 1/4 lb Spice 2 oz of Sesma {?} 2 pipes
Bought of Mr Harper comb -/5 1 worth of sweetys 1/2 Saleratus {baking powder} 1/3 stopt
with Pat all night Hired the School master McDermid to teach on the front wanting L55
James Hopkins across with a horse promised Charlie Rose the Ram
29th {word illegible} Birth Day took Thomas Munros
+{last 2 lines on page are ragged and moldy} howie slept
Mr James Cameron Island 30th Dec 1867
30 Dec 67 Drawing Drags
31st Last Day of the year Shot the Owl got him alive
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James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1867
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1868
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1869
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1870
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1871
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1876
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1877
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1878
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1879
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1880
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1881
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James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1883
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1884
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1885
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1886
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1887
James Cameron Diary, 1888
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1889
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1890
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1891
James Cameron Diary, 1892
James Cameron Diary, 1893
James Cameron Diary, 1894
James Cameron Diary, 1895
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James Cameron (1824-1912)
1867 Diary
Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive Volunteers
1st
of January New Years Day 1867
{pages in this diary are badly worn and torn at the edges so that some words cannot be
distinguished}
Drawing Wood put out some Bushes Between this and Francis Island a Ball at Mr David
Summers to night a Great party at it too
2nd I crossed to Summerstown the upper Point Road 2 treats at Mr Harpers paid this Treat
at Davids not paid 2/6 {2 shillings, 6 pence} Bought of Mr Harper 1/2 lb Tea no paid 2 pence
worth of Pens {illegible quantity} Matches paid Andrew Baker on the Boshure skinning the
Ram put it out put Poison on it {written between the lines is the following } Allens Birth Day
the 3rd
4th Bushing the Road to Alexis Island put Few Bushes at upper Point Road
5th East Wind Storming Old christmas Day old style
Sunday Stormy some seen a Man crossing over the Way of christees
7th The council in Williamstown I went to Salmon River Took Dinner & supper and slept all
night at Hopkins got a Ride up and Down from Jim took 11 Rats to Mr Street {illegible
quantity} cents 2,,20 cents to my account Bought a pair of Boots 3=50 cents Bought of David
Baker 3 1/2 stripeed shirting 30 cents 1,,5 cents 4 yds Cotton 25 cents 1,, 2yds of 1 Kind 30
cents 60 2yds another Kind 30 cents 60 lb Tea cheapest 2/6 Treat 1/ cut Down 2 oak Trees
on the Bank ---ning {front part of word town off} Down Peter Buchannan and George Drew
and Luke --oked on the ice with horse and cutter
8th The baby Hughanns Birth Day a year old to Day came Down from {illegible word} cold
morning it is covering my mits with Leather
9th chopping Stove Wood
10th Drawing home wood
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11th Drawing Wood
== James Cameron Island== {Top line of this page molded away, likely the 12th}
Old New Years Day cutting stove wood not very {word torn off}
13th Sunday the White owl eating a Loon near the poi {likely point} I went to see it and Got
the Head he carried the Body of the Loon away when he seen me coming
14th Bushed the Road to Francis Island Down on the LIttle Island south side and on the Little
Island north side a very Frosty night to night
15th a Fortunate Day cutting Fire Wood in the Bush very Frosty Day not much Wind Livinia
Making Mary a Dress
16th East Wind Drawing Wood turned cold to night
17th East Wind Stormy Day Drifting and snowing some towards evening Grinding the axe
Fixing the Damper of the stove
18th cutting Hay in the Barn cutting stove wood made a handle for the Pitchfork very cold to
{Day?} the airhole Before the Door shutting up very much these cold Days
19th chopping stove Wood
20th Sunday a Fine Day East Wind turning cold towards evening cold night
21st St Agness East Wind cold stormy Drifting snow around the cattele shoveling snow Took
in the Beef Barrel to Thaw some Broke the Big carving Knife Reading the Most Noted Pirates
storm ceased at evening great snow Banks
22nd Breaking Roads in the Bush as Deep took 3 logs of Wood home West Wind snowing
some cutting hay on the mow shovelling snow all round stables and Barn
23rd Went to Williamstown Got ride out From James Summers Received a Letter from my
old Friend Charles Tupper and 2 newspapers
24th got a Ride Home from Angus the Races in Salmon Stopt at Henerys coming home
25th Braking the Roads took home a Load of Wood seen a Fox
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26th Stormy Ga-- {rest of word torn of, maybe Gave} Gordon and Mary a Ride
27th Sunday Stormy from the West
28th Semo came to thrash Thrashing the Buckwheat George & Luke came to thrash Left
Semo to thrash all the {word torn off}
29th Semo thrashing I went to Mr Harpers Bought 1 Box of Worm {page torn} 1/3 paid Treat -
/6 -/1 for Maple sugar -/1/2 for pipe storm {likely stormy}
James Cameron Island January 30 1867
Very Frosty Day Semo and I Fanning Buckwheat {19} Bushels commenced to thrash the
Pease
31st George gave Semo 2 of Buckwheat took what was coming to him home Semo Fanned
1/2 Bushel of Pease to take home to his children to night
1st of February Semo went to Mill 4 Bushels of Buckwheat for Me and 1 Bushel of Corn took
2 Bushels of Buckwheat for himself Gave him the Horse to take his Flour home this is the
First time for the Horse to cross as yet {means to cross on ice} Fanning the Pease gordon
and I put them once through the Mill soft Day to Day
2nd Semo and I put the pease through again 7.5 Bushels a very poor yeild the Pease all
thrashed cold East Wind Semo went home gave him some Boot Legs and some yarn Semo
here 5 Days this Week for George thats S/4 1/2 for Semos Board George to Pay for him
Commenced to snow Drift and Hail and Rain tonight high Wind Found 8 eggs in the Barn all
good
Sunday 3rd stormy Raining hailing
4th a Fine Day slippery walking crust Bad for Deers
5th Semo came commenced Wheat Thrashed 1 1/2 Fanned it went home 1/2 Day 1/3 for his
Board thats 10/7 1/2 for his Board Gave Semo some Tobacco a stormy Day East Wind and
snow
6th Tom Davis came from Hopkins
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7th I went to Mill with 1 1/2 of Wheat 2 Bushels of Buckwheat Bought of Congdon -/1 of
Licquorice Bought of Buchannan -/1/2 of sweetys paid Mr Briggs 25 cents in Minglers store
for carding of Wool Bought of Congdon 1/2 lb of soda 10 cents got 2 almanacks Bought
Bakers crackers 3 cents worth paid
8th Gordons Birth Day and a Fine Day it is Went to Dundee gave to my account to Baker 6
1/2 of ashes at -/10 5/5 15 Bottles at -/3 3/9 Bought 1/2 lb Tea Green 1/3 To Mr Streeter 1
hide and 2 pelts the hide 4 & 25 or 3 & 25 c am not sure 40 cents each for the pelts thats 80
cents to my accounts in at Bills at the Distillery 9th Raining broke the Road in the Bay took
home {word illegible} bags of wood and Broon {Scottish term for the colour brown} Cedar 1 of
the sheep sick
James Cameron Island Feby 10 1867
Some cold and Frosty
11th seen the Fox Back of wo {wood?} Hoase {Horse?} up through the Bush cut a Load of
Woods
12th one of Thomas Munroes sheep Died i skinned her wool to Mr Harpers Bought 5 yds of
Cotton Heard that Alexander McDonald Angus's son on the Point was Dead Kenneth got a
Letter to that effect A Summers in Ogdensburgh Duncan McDougall and I stopt at Peter
Grants took supper then Bought of Mr Harper 1/2 Gallon of Oil 1/3 paid this
13th Thawoing Raining I went to Mr Harpers with 105 lb of Pease 3/9 a Bushel comes to 6/6
3/4 {6 shillings 6 & 3/4 pence} Got a Treat of Rum
14th St Valentines Day a Ball to night at Mr David Summers a Fine Day it is thawing and
Freezing to night which will make good travelling seen Ducks in the air hole before the Door
15th Cold Day Molby had her calf
16th Raining soft
17th Sunday Windy Bill and Emmanuel here came on the Ice from Lancaster took Dinner
had a Team Heard from them that Murdoch McDonald was taken Prisoner to Montreal
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18th James Hugh's Birth Day Henery Bosell and antw—{illegible} Here going to Fish Eels
over at christees a cutter passed Down Lancaster and a Double cutter went up from
Lancaster the Door turned storms from the east
19th very w--{illegible} these Days put a Handle in my axe a job to take old one out
20th went to the Bush got very unwell chopped Load chopped some stove wood very very
soar my {illegible} Found an egg in the Barn East Wind very cold to Day d--{illegible} not very
well
22nd Washingtons Birth Day Luke Bower {last letter unclear} here for Georges Pease got his
2 Bushels Got some sticks for to make shafts Drawing Wood crust cutting the Mares feet
23rd cold some Fine Day
24th Sunday Raining in the Morning turned Fine
25th {fishing?} Henery up 2 Move Fishing Eels at Christees cutting stove wood Looking at
the Boison {Poison?}
James Cameron Island Feby
Went to Williamston stopt for Angus at the store got on the Boshure sent a Letter and 3
papers to Charlie in chester England 2 Treats at Davids seen Robert McKillop Bought of D
Munroe 1 Bottle of Poison 1/3 not paid Bought of Mr Harper 5 cents worth of sweetys called
at Francis Laplante about the Rent at Kenneths got a Cornwall paper Got a Witness from A
Summers wife seen Archy Fraser for the First time I seen him since a very long time
27th came from Williamstown Got a Ride From Andrew Sullivan Tinsmith to A Cameron had
a Treat -/6 Bought of Mr Harper 1 Gallon of Syrup not paid very unwell Got from Doctor
Shaver 1 viol of stuff 4 powders I am to take 1 Teaspoonfull before meals the powders to
Keep the Bowels in Order it works on the same system as the stuff in the viol
28th very very unwell put out Poison snap {snass?} went to it Gave her Milk and Molasses
Good Going on the ice getting some Eggs these warm days
1st of March St Davids Day the Festival of the Welsh strong East Wind Hail Rain & Fine Cold
comes in Like a Lion
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2nd Fanning some Hay seed a Fine Day {between this line and next is the following:} heard
a crow
Sunday 3rd a Find Day seen the Fox coming to the Island a strange {illegible}--ra or Hound
going all through the Island he is after the fox the Fox crossed Back the Dog did not get him
4th Monday very very unwell took in 3 eggs they Freeze cut {off/of little/cattle?} Wood
5th went to see the poison Srove {Shrove} Tuesday {today?} very Fine Day a Weather
Breeder I suppose {drew} 2 small Loads of Wood Broke on the stack of Marsh hay at the
East End of the Barn took in 3 eggs Ian Hopkins Drawing from alexes Island sleighs going
the ice to Lancaster
6th Ash Wednesday not very well
7th some stormy
8 a Fine Day drew some Wood
9th Went to Dundee a stormy Day Bought of D Baker 10 yds of calico 20 cents 10/- 1 lb Tea
2/6 {pot or bot?} an axe seen Lis and her young son
10th got a ride home From Bill Snap {Snass?} eat the Poison and kiclled {killed?}
{Title is molded and illegible}
Cut Some ash for Troughts Drew them home Went ot Henerys Semos a Fine Day Water on
the ice
12th On this Day of the Month Donald McMaster first came to the Island stor--{illegible} made
9 Troughs to Day Ground the axes
13th cut a Waterhole very unwell The Races in Salmon River commences to day Sand Burns
Sale to Day
14th not very well to day Races to Day took home a Load of Wood Gordon in the Bush
15th Made 3 Troughs split a Few Rails A Good many going the ice to Day the Races to Day
Mended the 2 sleighs for Gordon cutting stove Wood
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16th Drew 3 small Loads of Wood very unwell Cut my wrist cutting sugar the knife slipped
the sugar is the only thing that Relieves me of the {pain?} Looking at the Poison a Mink
crossed the Island
Sunday St Patrick's Day Stormy ugly Weather to Day very unwell
19th Henerys 2 Boys came to chop chopped and I Gave them an Order one Mr Harper for
3/9 took por--{illegible} of Limbs My sleigh Broke {In between this line and last was written:}
Kenneth a Fight Wild Geese c—{page torn}
20th First Day of Spring {page torn} Went to get Livinia Boots fixed Bought of Mr Harper 1
bo-- {page torn} 1/- Matches 5 cents paid this sent charlies Letter Back to {page torn}
postage -/7 1/2 got a paper from charlie with 3 songs in it 2 1/ {page torn} got a paper from
Mr Harper took Down a Frenchman na--{named?} Joulliaa with a Load of Flour put him on
the Road {page torn}
Robert Bruces Birth Day 22nd Livinia Birth Day {page torn} Went for her Boots to Isacc
Blondeaus paid 2/6 cold {page torn}
Wind 23rd Gordon and I Lifting the Troufs cut Down some trees at the ca-{illegible} Tapt 1
small Tree
24th a Fortunate Day Sunday Bill & Emmanuel M{page torn} Fishing Eels ice about 3 Feet
thick Before the Door Brought 2 Dz {Dozen?} Herring a Great many Fishing Eels at Alexis
Island Pat & Mr H-{page torn} went to St Regis {a native reserve}
25th Fixing the sleigh Went to Mr Harpers for Pot Bought 1/2 lb soda -/3 Treat -/3/ 1/2 for
sweetys paid this P{page torn} Tom Kennedy a Rod of iron Mr David Summers poorly the
Doctor att--{page torn} old Mr McLeod poorly annunciation of the virgin Mary to Day
26th some troufs to the Bush 12 new ones crust not good Fixed 100 spoils ta--{tapped?} 5
trees I went to Hopkins for the Pot im--{page torn} fetch {illegible} Bad with a Boil on his
hand.
{Headline and first line are illegible}
{left side of page is torn and other pages' edges are stuck to it so some words are illegible on
this whole left side of the page}
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Up around the trees {page torn} tapped {illegible} to see if could scate did not forget that yet
Fixing the Dipper and the Longhanded pan with Lead
28th Went {sac?} Mr Hopkins with the Handsleigh for the Pot a very fine Day Tapt over 50
trees a good sap Day Made a Fire in the Bush for the First
29th gathered and Tapt some putting out Troughs
30th got 22 pails in the Pots 11 pails in the Barrels to night a Great many going across the
ice to Day
31st the sap is running well to Day Gathering and Boiling a little about 60 pails gathered
altogether now eelfishers over at christees Livinia Gordon Mary Hughann {his wife and
children} all to the Bush this afternoon March Went out LIke Lamb
1st of April all Fools Day all of us in the Bush Began to Rain had to come home and sugar off
about 22 lbs emptied the Rain Water out of the Toughfs {page torn}-n a Horse and cutter
coming up the ice from Lancaster Great many eelfishers Down at the Big Bay
2nd Boiling in Bush Brought home to sugar off 9 lbs a small Jar of syrup Blackbrids Raining
Bad sugar Weather
3rd Gathering sap 45 {in between lines is written:} Killed a snake
4th Seen a hole coming in the ice south side Boiling {page torn}
Bush took it home to sugar off about 20 lbs {Raining?} the birds came and grass Birds Found
a Hen commencing to {word illegible} put her off of them Ducks and Wild Geese plenty Let
out {word illegible} Began to Wean the calve 7 Weeks old now snowing Raining
6th commencing to open the ice at Francis Island {word illegible}-es came swallows I thought
I seen them night hawks {word illegilbe}-d cleaning the Troughfs Tapt 6 Trees Gathered 27
pails and {page torn} not able to chop Wood to make a Fire I am so unwell cows playing the
Devil in the Bush at sap and spoils snakes plenty
7th Gathered 2 Barrels of sap Boiling in the Bush 38 Pails commenced to Rain
9th 5 years to day Married Boiling in the 26 pails
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10th Boiled 16 pails {illegible}—rd Loons Skinning the Black sheep of Mrs Munroes {word
missing} unwell Gathered 3 1/2 Pails the Fox on the Island seen a {word illegible} cross 1
Deer the Buck
13th all of us in the Bush
14th Gathered 2 Barrels
{in between lines is written:} Black sheep on 15th 15th Boiling in the Bush Lots of {words
blackened with mold}
16th Cleaning the Troughs our nannie a Lamb
18th our Duncans Birth Day 2 Lambs Dead out in the stack of oats Put out a canoe {words
missing} Lambs
Mr James Cameron Island April 20th
{Many single words are missing down the right hand edge of this page owing to mold}
Gordon and I Boiling 16 pails Grya on the {illegible} Laid out Easter Sunday the Sun Dont
{illegible} this morning all this month in the sugar {word illegible} I wrote the Days of the
month all I was doing on a sheet {?} and it got Blotted So I am at a loss of I S{rest of word
illegible}
28th First Steamer went Down
29th Gathered some {likely sap} for vinegar as Oscar and LIs here stopt all nigh
30th {word?} Potatoes St Helen {a steamer} and a Propeller went Down
1st of May Heavy snow On the {word illegible} went to Hopkins with the Pot { illegible } a pail
of c Wheat
8th - 9th Oscar and Lis to thrash Trashed 9 1/2 Bushels & I Gave him {illegible}
On the 15th Pat and Thomas Munroe here D--- {word missing, perhaps 'Down'} to Salmon
River Lashey me 100 lbs of B{rest of word illegible} P Buchannan to my account
21st {page folded}
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22nd Set a hen to hatch
23rd Shearing the {word illegible, likely sheep}
24th Queen's Birth Day
25th caught 21 Perch Planted pottatoes squashes and pumkins Bob and Ann here
27th Harrowing
28th {Fishing?} {illegible word} and I planted cucumbers
29th Fixing Lane Fr{rest of word blotted out with ink}se Sowe of Wheat
30th Oscar Ascension Day Renaud & Sallaberry went {word illegible}
31 William and Lashey fishing Perch took his canoe to Make
1st of June Gordon and I taking {page ripped} ashore
2nd of June Mr Harper Mr Spinks Munroe Pat Brought me a Letter from Dan Weth
3 put out manure
4th Ploughing Willian helping make a Round or 2 Planted 1 Bushel of seed
5th planted corn
6th sent a Letter to Dan to {word illegible}
7th Mr Laduke here sold him {piece/pine?} $3 Drawing Wood
5th Our Marys Birth Day
10th fixing in Bags
11th Washing some of the wool
12th Lasky {illegible}
13th hoeing and plowing Finished plowing Bob {illegible sentence, badly worn}
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Mr James Cameron Island June 16th 1867
{left hand side of the page is molded away and hence some words are illegible}
Emmanuel here Ian Hopkins here from Wilk{something illegible} a pig
17th Semo planted his potatoes and Beans Fixed the Pitt Point Fence
18th The Eves memorable Battle of Watterloo Mr Kimb{rest of word disappears} here Last
night
19th K Hiram Stephen Grant Hohnback here to night Donald McDonald here
20th I went to Williamstown 25 lb Wool Fish Potatoes Fork Sugar letter newspaper Gun
Barrel J Dinsle Manguin {name?} Killed Last night by the Cars corpus christee
21st came home got a Pig
22nd Our {Dons?} Birth Day Went to Mr Harpers stopt at Roses got a paper from Ian
Nicholson paid for the Postage of the Letter. A Pleasure trip on the Sallabery
Sunday Semos 2 Boys here for Fish
24th took home {?} the ashes from the Bush StrawBerries We{?} Planted some Beans
hoeing
25th Henery {Genie?}on here stopt all night
26th a Raft calling to me {missing part of word}sons
27th Took the Raftsmen to Mr Harpers {words missing} me 5/- paid D Munroe 1/3 I owed him
for ---ison {likely poison} a Treat at Davids paid seen Old D Cameron ---penter
28the hoeing at the Milk house
29th Went {hill/kill?} Wheat Stopt at D Summers took dinner a Treat 15 cents Bought of D
Baker {words illegible} of Flannel 6 yd Cotton 2yds shirting 7 yds at 200 {words illegible}
Powder to 23 1/2 lbs Rags 1 Sturgeon Bought of {Duncan?} McDonald Swanton Lime -/6
paid this Bought of D Summers 1 Pair of Boots 4 Dollars {or}-ve 2/6 Cash Canada Money
America at Christees {word missing} raft
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Sunday June the 30th after strawberries
1 July Our New Dominion Day shooting bred the pig
2nd Lashey and henery fishing {illegible} washing
3rd Got a Sturgeion Mr Laduke gave me $3Dollars put in the Wheat sta{words illegible}barn
put in the pigs
4th July American {last line of entries is illegible}
Mr James Cameron July 6th 1867
{right hand side of the page is molded away and hence some words are illegible}
Fanning
7th christees house Burnt Picking {Strawberries?} Livinia Gordon Mary Hughann and myself
in the {illegible} field
8th Hoeing Potatoes
9th Hoeing
10th hoeing
11th at B{word illegible}
12th Orangemens Day Mr Baker and B{word illegible} here from Lancaster Gave the children
17 1/2 I went to Mr Harpers Bought Tea Soda Broom Pa{illegible} Bought of A Summers
Bread
13th Fixing the Ashes {illegible} the Bags Lashey took away his Barrell Simos {word illegible}
hoeing of Potatoes
Sunday 14th Mrs Summers {Mrs?} Munroe Mrs Spinks Mrs Harper Eliza hamilton and the
children Pat Thomas Mr Spinks Pete Baker
15th Went to Salmon {word illegible, likely 'River'} 1 1/2 Wheat 2 of Provender {dry food, as
hay or oats, for livestock} 53 lb I owe 26 slaves {he likely meant staves; he sometimes
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doesn't cross his Ts} my {word illegible} to D Summers Bought of Conc Dan pink Boots -/10
20 lb salt at Bakers
16th Got a Spoon and {word illegible} from A Smallman
17th Commenced {word illegible but likely 'Mowing'}
18th Mowing
19th Mowing
20th made 2 coils of Hay got a Lunge
21st Ian Hopkins and Family here Bossy a calf
22nd Went to Emmanuels for Mag Gordon and {word illegible} 2 pikes trowling
23rd Gathering and Raking {word illegible but likely 'hay}
24th Mowing
25th fixing the mow Dug some Baits {word illegible} Mr Daly
26th at the Tent at the PicNic {word illegible likely Gordon} and I George Bosel here for a
Peice of h{rest of word illegible}
27th Taking care of their Tent a very wrest{rest of word illegible}
28th Herrick and Daly here
29th George here M{rest of word illegible}
30th George and all the Family Gathering put in first Hay
31 Cart Wheel Broke I went to Semos Get one from Semo
1st of August Lavnia {word illegible} George Making his stack brought the {wheat?} over
2nd Marys Birth Day
3rd Mowing Road to the Lower Point Caught 23 Pirch
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Mag and I picking Berries {words illegible}
5th Went {illegible} Bought {words illegible for rest of this line and a subsquent line at the
bottom of the page that are moldy and ragged}
Mr James Cameron Island Augst 8, 1867
Went for Mrs Rose took Dinner at V Munroe's with Malcour Bought of Mr Harper 1 Quart of
High Wines
9th Went home with Mrs Rose Lashey came John Angus Came Fishing at night 2 Boats
came Loaded with PicNickers about 20 of them all in the Old house
10th Mowing at the Lower Point
11th Lisana Laflesh here Bordon and John Angus Fishing
12th John Angus and I mowing
13th Raining
14th Emmanuel here for Mag Gave her a Dollar for her time here mowing Back of the Barn
15th 16 put in 3 loads
17th D Summers and Laurue and her Mother here John Angus and I cross to Mr Harper
Bought 6/3 worth of Flour Gave 1/3 for to help Mrs Mangum 1/2 lb Tea a French {word
illegible, maybe 'hunters'} here all night
18th Fishing over at christees an Indian came to sleep in the Barn
19 A I Baker here {According to the census another son, Randolph, was born this day}
20th Duck hunting commences {words illegible} Baker passed up put in the Wheat before
{words illegible} door
21st Jo Gaarneau here wrote a Letter for him Les Laduke Making the stack at the East End
of the Barn 55 cocks in it
22nd Crossed with I {or J} A {words illegible} got a Letter for Pat Got a paper from Charlie
Semo paper to him
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23rd Cut the Wheat Lower Peice found the sheep hurted Mr Spencer here all night Left some
Pine
24th Killed the sheep Went to Williamstown with it
25 Came home Allen and James Hugh picking nuts
26th {words illegible} feed with them Got 2 pigs from Henery to {words illegible} a mess of
Potatotes put in the wheat {illegible}ll but Raking it
27 Thrased a Litle Wheat
{'28' likely} Working at the hay
29 at the hay
30th at hay
31st Went to mill Bought of Baker cotton {words illegible} tea Bought of Norman a Basket 19
paid got 10 cents from Laurue paid this stopd at Lis all night
1st September came home {words illegible}
2nd Mowing
3rd Dans Birth Day
{next line is molded and worn away}
Mr James Cameron Island Sept 13th
{right hand side of page badly damaged so some words are missing or illegible}
Tomatoes Western Berries Ripe Hazelnuts good an Eclipse this evening made 6 cocks of
hay on the Lower Point
14th Mowed some9 chickens
16th at Hay
17 18 19 20th at hay
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21st Fishing Lost a {line?} Barge aground at the square Island
22nd Sunday
23rd at {word illegible} and Potatoes
24th 25 Finished the Potatoes
26th cutting Marsh hay in the Back mars Getting Ready to go to Salmon River stopt at Lis's
all night
27th Took 8 Bushels of Ashes {word illegible} salt saleratus cotton Wick Matches Paid
Norman {word illegible} the Basket -/9 speaking to Mr Gillis about the Timber Mr Gillis here a
Good Breeze {word illegible} home Bought of Robert 1 lb Powder 2 lbs shot Lamp {word
illegible} 8lbs LIme from Norman -/8 paid this
28th cut some Marsh hay
29th Raining
30th Wild Geese came {word illegible} ice in the canoes
1st October Drawing in hay {word illegible} the stable Loft Drew some Wood
2nd set the trap for the Wild Geese shot a Duck
3rd a Fortunate {word illegible} Fixing the stove Semos Boys thrashing Beans {word illegible}
the Beets and carrots
4th Semos taking up his {word illegible} 6 1/2 Bushels
5th Raining
6th Gathering nuts
7th Went Ross's Island
8 Got a Letter from John a paper {word illegible} Dan and a paper from Charlie took away the
horses
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9th Went to F Covington Bought of H {Baker?} 1 peice of Rope 15 cents 2 Treats pair of
Boots paid a {word illegible} 1yd cloth 5/- 8 yds Calico 1"44 5yd Calico 5/- 1yds Linen 12 1/2
Cents {word illegible} Laurue 10 cents 3 cents to p P 1 for pipe stopt at {Bills?} Got a pipe
from Laflesh
10th Hugh Anns {words illegible but likely Birth Day} the Fair in Williamstown Killed the
sheep
11 {word illegible} very unwell
12 Raining shot the Big White {Owl?}
Sunday 13th French hunters stauling {stauking, stealing?} my Big Fox
14th the Russels here for the Fox got 25 cents
15th Gordon and I to Charlies Island for butternuts stopt all night
16th Came home got 3 rats Mrs J T Lynch here stopt all night
17th the sticks to {the rest of sentence is lost as the bottom of the page is molded and
ragged}
Mr James Cameron Island Oct 20th 1867
Sunday 21st Went to mill with 3 Bushels of Provender Bought of Mr Baker 5 yds Cotton paid
this Got Lost coming home
22nd thrashed 50 lb Wheat
23rd Thrashed 18 lb William Lavelette {word illegible} here to teell me about the Parcel come
yesterday
24th Our Hughs Birth Day
25th My Birth Day Went to Dundee stopt at Jessimas all night 10 cents paid 25 cents on the
Parcel 5 cents Candy carding 5 lb Wool 30 cents Duty Brittish Port 3 cents Bought of Baker 4
lb Tea 1/3 Treat 10 cents crackers 5 cents Bottle to Be Returned came Down to Old Moms
{Hoffmorns?} Place turned Back Wrote a Letter to Mr Lynch
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{word illegible perhaps '26th'} and Mr Lynch here and Man sent a Letter John Got a Dollar in
the Letter i Got from him
Sunday 27th Mr Lynch here Gave me 2 1/2 Dollars {word missing} the Bush
28th Went to Hopkins Bought {word missing} stick for 4 Dollars went to Dundee I bought the
3 sticks from Robert for 15 Dollars Bought 2 lb crackers 1/2 lb Tea 1/2 lb Tobacco 3 pipes
{word illegible} 4 peices down
29th went to Bosells then to Laneas Bought 4 lbs Pork 2/6 Bread Crackers 5 cents of salts
Bottle Whiskey 1/3 Bottle to Be Returned took the Elm {word illegible}d pine out of the
Rushes Mr Lynch got a Ducking wet
30th I am very unwell Mr Lynch went to ---arts Bay EEl Fishers coming to Fish Races in
Lancaster
31st I set Fire to the Brush heap it is Hallow Eve cracking nuts
1st November All Saints Day not very well Bad with cold 2 Mr {word illegible}ch went to
Henerys for the stick stormy Day wets wind {?} Took the staves to the River
3rd Bub P Laflesh very rainy east Wind
4th Bub P Laflesh Thrashing {all?} wheat for me Lynch Made the steps
5th Guy Fawkes King the Porch
6th Working at the {words illegible}
7th porch Ellens Birth Day Bought pair {words illegible} shirt {words illegible} tobacco 2/ {roed
illegible} 1 pound
{last line illegible, tattered and molded}
Mr James Cameron Island Nov 9 1867
Bought in Lancaster Pork Coffe Bread sugar setting fire in the Oakfield Burnt some of the
cocks of Marsh hay 2 men came up to hunt on the little Island here at night playing cards
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Sunday 10th Mr Lynch And me in the Woods Transplanted 2 Trees Mr Lynch and Man
started off Gave me 4 Dollars Left me his adze and crowbar Great Fires in the Marshes set
Fire to the Marsh before the Door
11th Fixing the stable
12th went to Summerstown sent a Letter to Mary and Johns Letter in is paid the Postage
Bought of Mr Harper 1/2 Gal oils teapot 2/- a Treat at Mr Summers -/6 paid all this
13th Drawing Wood
14th Drew some hay covering the sheds
15th Let out the Rams snowing to night East Wind stormy East Wind and snow Jim Hopkins
takingthe cattle from Alexis Island
17th Salaberry {likely a steamer} went Down
18th Killed the hog
19th Drawing wood Boats a Going
20th cold
21st On this Day of the Month Donald McMaster Departed
22nd Drawing Wood Fine Day
23rd a Great many Propellers coming up after being Froze in the Canal 5 or 6 of them went
up Gave him 2 Dollars and 2 Dollars from James Grant 1/2 lb Tea Treat at Thomas Munroes
signing Walter Baker Papers Got 2 papers from Charlie
24th came home from Thomas Munroes ottawa and ospr {word illegible, another steamer?}
went Down Light in the Light house yet Lots Ducks and Wild Geese water very low
25th cutting stove Wood
26th Banking the east end of the ho{word illegible}
27th Whitewashing
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28th Fixing canoe & Fishing Eels
29th Went to Mr Harpers Bought 5/- worth of flour 1 package of matches -/7 1/2 Treat of 1/2
Dozen of Envelopes -/3 wrote {missing word} Pat
{last line illegible, ragged and molded}
Mr James Cameron Island Lake St Francis Nov 29th
1867
Old Duncan McDougall's Wife Departed yesterday the 28th Married 60 years Alexander
Hamilton went of Bought of A Summers 4 lb of Barley 18 cents Wild Geese Plenty and Ducks
Raining
30th St Andrews Day {font for former is larger and bolder} stormy Windy cold and Frosty
1st of December a Propeller went up Boats Done Running a very cold Day
2nd skinned the calf
3rd Thrashing Wheat
4th Drawing Wood
5 a cold time
6th cold Day
7th Drawing Livinia cut her Finger with the Drawing Knife
8th Sunday
9th Fixing the Stable Door
10th Drew some wood
11th Broke on the stack cold time Hens Freezing
12th to night the Ice took across from here to Frashers Point
13th Went around the Island very very Frosty
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14th I crossed to Summerstown Bought 1 lb Tea Broom cotton Wick treat Got 1/3 from Pat
sent a paper to charlie Got 2 from him
Mr James Cameron Island Dec 15th 1867
Sunday Wrote a Letter to John and charlie
16th Went to Dundee and Fort Covington Bushed the Road from the head of the Island to
Hopkins Little Island took Dinner at Hopkins put the Letter for charlie in the Dundee P.O -/7
1/2 paid put Johns Letter in F Covington PO 3 cents 1/2 worth of Candy. Bought of G
Streeter pair of Boots for Gordon 2 Dollars paid a Treat at Normans -/6 Bought of D Baker 8
yds of cotton 5/- 3 yards at -/6 1/6 1 lb Tobacco 1/5 paid this got a Ride down from Bill took
supper there came to Hopkins slept all night got 2 Books from Mary Ann
17th came home
18th Thrashing some {written above this:} the Earthquake this morning
19th Drawing Drags { in agriculture this is a harrow-like instrument that is dragged along the
earth to level it for seeding or spreads manure; in hunting one drags a scent of another
animal along the ground}
20th Got Ready to go to Williamstown Turned Back Put out a Few Bushes at the head of the
island
21st Went to Harpers Bought 1 lb Soap -/6 Treat /3 1/2 paid andrew for a Treat 15 cents
crackers a -/1 illegible word stroked out {word illegible} of Hopkins home for the Rain took my
Wheat to mill first Horse here on the ice
22nd First Day of Winter Jim came with the Wheat him and the 2 children Reading Handy
Andy Lent Jim the Disasters and Shipwrecks at Sea {a book}
23 chopping stove Wood {written above:} Angus McGloughlin Died
24 Bosells Drew 2 loads of their stack Lent George the hems christmas eve
25th christmas Day stormy cold John Angus McGloughlin Buried
26th Drawing Drags
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27th Raining made my Leather Mits
28th Went to Summers town Bought of A Summers 1/4 lb Spice 2 oz of Sesma {?} 2 pipes
Bought of Mr Harper comb -/5 1 worth of sweetys 1/2 Saleratus {baking powder} 1/3 stopt
with Pat all night Hired the School master McDermid to teach on the front wanting L55
James Hopkins across with a horse promised Charlie Rose the Ram
29th {word illegible} Birth Day took Thomas Munros
+{last 2 lines on page are ragged and moldy} howie slept
Mr James Cameron Island 30th Dec 1867
30 Dec 67 Drawing Drags
31st Last Day of the year Shot the Owl got him alive
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