3 10 555 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/00e81ffade486a57f5d93fa7655b2f04.pdf 6610b90732c72aeb771ab1a373b897a2 PDF Text Text Irene Dixon Bamford 1898, Diary Transcription 5034_4-1-8 �Metadata FromThePage export of 5034_4-1-8 from Irene Dixon Bamford made on 2026-02-11 14:35:15 UTC. itemTitle: April-October 1898 date: 1898 Title: 5034_4-1-8 Description: Item is a diary. Created On: 2024-01-11 17:31:48 UTC In Scope: true Uploaded Filename: 5034_4-1-8 �1 [file folder titles/dates] Irene Dixon Bamford Diary April-October 1898 [Queens date stamp] Queen’s University Archives Locator 5034.4 Box 1 File 8 �2 B - read April - October 1898 �3 �4 5 Tuesday 5 April 1898 A raw chilly day. Rachel came over to get a letter indited to Mrs Hill Lafargeville. Did not want to write it. Finally consented but posponed [sic] it till tomorrow R stayed to tea. Maud went to post office Returned letter to Sr. and newspapers from [?] and the Whig. 6 April Wednesday 1898 A chilly morning. Wind N.W. Grace has a boil on her arm. Maud went to School. Teachers are going home tomorrow for Easter hollidays [sic]. Devolson drove over for grandmother. This is the first time she has been here in two years. Volty arranged his pig pen and put the pigs in two seperate pens and after dinner plowed. A chilly evening. Maud got a half pail of sap from the trees. I wrote a letter for Rachel to Mattie Smith Hill. �5 Thursday April 7 1898. A fine spring day. Wind N.W. Volty drove to dock with Grace, six doz. eggs for market and 5 doz for Eveline. Volty plowing between here and Uncle Sam’s. Maude an industrious little girl all day Irene cooked and washed dishes. Maud went to the dock with Volty this evening. Will and Charley went to the nets found one perch which they put back in the river. V ran the net this morning and got two perch which I cooked for dinner. George Niles went away to day. V brought Mart and Geo Horn’s photoes [sic] from the boat. Evening Grand mother telling ghost and witch stories to Will, Charlie, Voltie and Maud. �6 Friday 8 April 1898 A very fine day froze last night. I work all day at cooking & washing dishes. Wm Willmill and Mary came and stopped at Evelines. Wolmill came here after stoping at Will Dixon’s. came upon the road and talked with the boys where they were blowing. Granny reading all day; after dinner Maud went to Wills visiting stay till mail time: A letter from Sr and one from Mart to senior and two from the Rathburn Co. Frank, Will and Voltie playing cornets in kitchen, a great imprvement since last fall (Charlie here too Jim and Wall were here also. fire in coal stove gone out this morning �7 Saturday 9th April 1898 A beautiful spring day. Voltie plowed till 3 Oclock. Will came over and they went to Marysville to band practice. Frank and Will Robertson drove up to the village. Will going home for Easter. Wells Jr came up to get blacksmith done. We have maple syrup for supper which I expect will be the last of the season. V carried 3 doz eggs to the village. This is a poor pen. Sunday Monday 11 April 1898 A beautiful spring day. Volty finished plowing the big field. Maud and I sowed cabbage and two kinds of lettuce, cooked and done house work. Muriel and Hubert came up and brought butter, dutch cheese and 4 pans. Volty & Wallace go spearing fish in evening. Frank and Will Robertson here the eve. Maud went to Wills for yeast 10 delay and V and Wall not come guess I go to bed. �8 Sunday 10 April 1898 Made a mistake in writing. Mondays work for Sunday. Sunday a beautiful warm day. After dinner Maud and I go to the cedars to look for may flowers when I return. I am very tired so li down while Maud and Flora get the tea. Will goes over to L Dodges for corn comes home at sunset all night. Monday 11 April 1898 �9 Tuesday 12 April 1898 A fine day, warm day. V cultivated field for wheat. Will run his nets got fish. We had fish for dinner. V and Wallace speared the biggest ell [sic] measured over a yard. Grannie finished reading the Mountain mystery. Rachel went to V visiting. Leo’s Border came called here on his way to Spaffords from no one knows where, hes been missing for a time. Maud and Flora went to the snow woods for flowers but got none. Wednesday 18 April 1898 A pleasant warm dry day. V sowing wheat. Jr here cultivating in the wheat, ate dinner here and worked till 5 Oclock pm. Hubert here all day and helped Maud pick up chips. Grandmother picking over peas. Maud and Muriel go to Burnhams woods for May flowers, came back in time to help set table. Frank Woodman here in evening. Would like to do something beside house work but can get no time. Will gave fish 2 a sucker and pike. �10 Thursday 14 April 1898 A cool pleasant day, clouds gathering from the South. Barometer falling. Wind N.E. and brisk. Wellie helping V this am, ate dinner here and then went home. V fixed an iron for Frank 25 cts. Granny has finished the "Mountain mystery" 600 pages and is now reading "In Buncome County" after sorting peas. Hubert came up for his gum and mittens. Will gone to Kingston on Pierpont. I brought water from the dinner river Friday 15 April 1898 No rain, cold chilly wind from North. V preparing ground for sowing grain. Granny reading Buncome. Volty, Welly and Will doctoring Jess for colic all p.m. Thought she’d die but better toward night. Wellie came again in evening and stayed till bed time. Will here and V and Wm practiced their music lessons till 1/2 past nine We read in evening papers that war is declared between US & Spain. Maud goes to Eveline’s to get her apron stitched �11 Saturday 16 April 1898 sent 5 doz eggs. A fine day, no rain. V run the nets and got 2 pike and a sturgeon on a Will and Charley came shortly after and in the other nets and got a pail full of perch. V planted potatoes all am and pm fited pea ground till 4 Oclock pm then done chores and he and Frank go to Village to practice. R came over and brought soap, gave her a mess of potatoes and beans. Sunday April 17 - 1898 A fine day, wind South dry, no rain. Awake this morning to find Grace at home. Belle and the children awake to find her gone. V and G came last or this am at 2 Oclock within the week. Eveline has sent milk, buttermilk, butter, apples dutch cheese &c &c. Maud went home with Muriel and Hubert. Grace went to church. after church Grace went to Evelines from there to Wills. Jen and Will coming home with Grace and Maud. I get supper for Granny. V and I evening practice Jen, Will and Frank Woodman. I write a letter to Flora Bamford which I will finish later on �12 [hand scribed in pencil] 1948 1897 55 Monday 18 April 1898 A very fine day but dry cannot wash for the wash tub has nearly fallen down. V, and G, take the tub to river, put it in the water and fill it with stones. Grace and Maud sweeps the door yard. Grace has pain in side and hes down 8 hours. Set a hen on 18 eggs. Lottie brought seeds, top onions and melon seeds. Tuesday 19 April 1898 A cloudy morning looks like rain. Grace washes all forenoon lines full of clothes. After noon Grace and Maud drive to Belles with Bess and dog carp carrying vinegar and strawberry plants plants &c Irene washes aprons and other things, comes on to rain. Reuben called here leaving his skiff on shore, been up to Montgomery to pick up the fragment of his buggy that was broken yesterday when his horse ran away after wrenching himself free from the gate post where Rube had �13 hitched him. Volty cultivating in peas through the rain. Rain continues all afternoon and evening. Grace and Maud do not return home this eve as they intended. In the evening rains so fiercely that V does not go for mail but toots his horn instead. 20 April 1898 Wednesday morning, a cloudy morning but no rain, wind South and rising and cold. V plowing by the Church. Wellie came for grain to grind and sow. Went from here to Rattrays with double team and waggon to get grinding done. Maud and Grace return at 10 a.m. V works in field till 3 pm then goes to Wellies to help butcher. Belle sent me beans, pork, buttermilk and cream and some very choice flower seeds, gourds and purple morning Glories. Grand has no tobac and she is going to travel right off. Grace set a hen on 10 eggs. A cold raw April day a letter from Jess rec’d �14 Thursday 21st April 1898 A cloudy morning, wind hushed and gone to sleep after last night blowing half a gale. Grass growing and bright green covers our yard. Volty gone to Wellies early this morning to drive him to the dock. Wellie going to carry one pig to market. The apple trees are budding leaves. A rainy day. Rube came for his buggy top. Volty drove to the dock for Wellie. Edna sent me silk scraps and a beautiful bouquet of flowers the "royal George". Heard this evening that there will be a battle fought between U.S.A and Spain after V came home from the dock and done the chores he went to Ma Jr V to help them move their coal stove. A brilliant star lit night. After a day of rain and record squalls. �15 Friday 22 April 1898 A cloudy morning, began to sprinkle rain as Maud started for school. Rachel came over and brought salt and borrowed the garden rake. Grace went home with her for soap, yeast, cakes and sweet peas for Belle. After dinner Grace white washed the kitchen and cleaned part of the wood work. Ethel came over for starch and whiting. Grace used all tthe whiting. Grace made cookies and Irene made pumpkin pies, rained all afternoon. Jack Niles drove to scchool house for teacher and Moz and Maud came down with them. Volty and Wallace moved our coal store into the closet. Saturday 23rd 1898 April A soft mild morning, Wind North and light, warm enough to comfortably in garden field or yard. But Grace, Maud and [?] work within doors, cooking, cleaning kitchen, washing, wood work. After dinner and dishes washed, Grace and Maud raked the �16 front yard and burnt the rubish [sic]. Grace cleaned out the little arbor for flower beds and for the hammock. Wellie came and brought me butter, took Voltites skiff and rowed to Riverview for kerosine. Will and Charlie ran the nets, got a basket full of small fish (perch), gave me 6 fishes and gave Geo Gillespie some fish. Geo Gillespie here for raspberries bushes. Devolson transplated two plum trees (yellow egg). V goes to band practice, taking Jim Morgan with him from Rob Smiths. Will Dixon goes up with Frank Woodman came home at 1/2 past 2. I did not sleep very well. Volty heard potatoes falling in barrel down cellar; arose to investigate, found nothing - Spooks. A sun dog S of sun. V went to A Joslins for hay. 2 hundred Sunday 24 April 1898 Did not arise till late this morning. Grace and Maud had breakfast nearly ready when got out, rainy morning, wind North and cold. Grace and Maud go to church. Hattie Joslin came home with them ate dinner �17 with us. Grace goes home with Harriet and stays to tea. Rubin there. Hattie came over with Grace. R came over and stayed till late. Maud goes with her as far as Frank’s gate. I got supper. Cook eggs and boil potatoes. Evening visitors. Will Robertson, Will Dixon, Jen Dixon, Charlie Dixon. They stay till bed time. All go together Monday 25 April 1898. A cloudy, chilly day. Strong North wind. Grace and V arise early, breakfast, ready by 6 am. V goes to JN’s for seed drill. Frank came to borrow - something of V don’t know what. V working in field all day. Grace goes to Ev’s for our track puller came back, brought butter. Grace took carpet off dining room floor, done big washing hung them all on the line then made a garden bed for onion sets, multipliers and set them out . I cook beans, potatoes. and turnips made �18 aunt cakes. I borrowed sugar of Eveline. Lizzie H at E’s making E a wrapper. Grannie picking out sugar peas for Will. Lottie and Louise came over to bring their grandmother’s wardrobe and ask her when she is coming home, as they were instructed. Evening buglers. Will Dixon, Frank Woodman; practice till 10 O’clock p.m. Dry cold weather. Maud goes to SCHOOL. Will brought me a piece of butter. Tuesday 26 April 1898 Weather cool. Wind North and heavy. Grandmother picking sugar peas for Will, Maud gone to school, Grace moped [sic] dining room floor and is now writing a letter to Laura Joslin. Irene patching overalls for Devolson while he works in field. After dinner Grandmother reads "Romance of two Worlds". Wellie came up with team for grain. Lottie came over for white work finish. V finished the grain fields before the barn and cultivating by the Church. Grace lying down awhile. Grace is taking at �19 Our garden flower seeds came this eve. up carpet on sitting room floor. Grannie gone to bed in eve. V went to Wills with the horn blowers after going to JN to borrow a horse. Wednesday 27 April 1898 A chilly day, wind North. Irene sowed flower seeds. Grace worked carpet and sewed the east bed room carpet for the chamber. Maud at school. V with the Niles horse and Jesse is putting in oats. Grannie reads and goes to bed. Rachel came over for vinegar. Flora came after school and brougth butter milk and sugar, and we had pancakes for supper. WE go to bed early. There is no visitors. Knit or crochet 2 cross lambrequin went to W Boudreaus for [?] Thursday 28th April 1898 A cold chilly morning wind North. V went to JN’s for oats bought 4 bushels oats and JN offered to lend a horse to finish putting in the oats. V run fish net �20 got one perch and a pickerel which I dress for dinner. Granny’s reading and smoking. Cold and cloudless. Hubert came and brought butter. Friday 29 April 1898 sow indoor seeds in small boxes and sow flowor [sic] seeds, Phlox, Selocia [Celosia] and others. After dinner drive to Wellies with V to help E butcher three hogs for market. �21 Satuarday 30th April 1898 A fine day. Wind North but warm. Levi Border here to dinner. We read war news to the old man, poor old fellow going to get a fortune. Never will get any thing. Sunday 1 May 1898 A fine day. Grace went to Morgans in skiff with Will Robinson. Bernard Morgan here all afternoon and evening. Rachel here to dinner and supper. Will went over the river with Dev’ skiff went to dodges, went to carry Mr Levi Border across the river. Grace and Maud went to Church. Charley here too. Wellie here for exchanging milk cans. Van Bamford and Lib at Wellies all p.m. �22 Monday 2nd May 1898 Some what cloudy. Grace washed. I set the wormwood plant that Will gave me in the grove. Maud gone to school, made 3 boxes for gourds, had evening visitors. Viola Davis, Will Dixon, Frank Woodman here to practice music with Volty, Charley, Dixon here too. Dec plowed our flower garden and plowed and cultivated ground for potato planting. Charley brought me flowers from the woods. Tuesday 3rd May 1898 Rainy night and morning, cloudy all day and cool. Every thing looks like spring. Wheat up and growing. V all through sowing potatoes for seed in the s barn. I sowed Daisy and Aster seed & gourds. Grace got a bad cold. I sent 30 cts to Park for flower seeds, for Eveline, made pickles. Grace sewing carpet. I filled lounge tick with husks. Eveline sends lard by Maud last night. Birds are gaily singing. No letter from Wells. �23 Wednesday 4 May 1898 A rainy drizzling day, cold too. Clears up a little in afternoon. Devolson repairing fence down by Franks line. Welly here. I borrowed 6 cts for postage. Grace ironed all the clothes. Grace went to E’s for buttermilk. E sent us more butter. Eveline is a good girl. Thursday 5 May 1898 A cloudy day, weather cold enough to snow. Think it will snow. Wind north. Brought all the plants and pans of sowed seeds in door. Left them out last night for the first time this spring. Nearly ruined poor "Lilly bell". Dee drawing out manure. Grace taking up and tacking down carpet. Charley and Will here fixing hoes. Maud at school. Grandmother here reading all day "terbacker" all gone again. Charley came in for matches for Devolson �24 and told her there is a cigar stub out in the shop. Rachel gone to market with butter. No milk or butter for us yet. Devolson removed an apple tree which bears a sweet red apple, its is doubtful if it ever recovers the shock of transplanting. V fished for the shovel by Jack Light after dark then he and Frank went spearing, gone till 1/2 past 12, caught 1 eel, 1 sucker, 7 small perch. Very cold so brought in all the plants and seed pans. Friday 6 �25 Saturday 7 Sunday 8 �26 Monday 9 Tuesday 10 May 1898 So long ago since last wrote to in this diary nearly forgotten what transpired for a whole week past. We received letters from Wells and Dr Watty. We expected mail from Park seedsman but was disapointed [sic] Grace went for the mail. �27 Wednesday 11 May 1898 A beautiful warm day but afternoon windy and squalling from South. V planted potatoes all a.m. then washed the dirt from the buggy that had been on the buggy since last fall. V and Wm D left for Marysville band practice at 4 O’clock. They came home at 1 am through mud, wind and rain. Wednes evening Will, Volty & Charley went spearing for ells [sic] and got 6 ells and a sucker besides breaking the eel spear. Thursday 12 May 1898 Wall Niles here for eggs to get a loan. A rainy morning. V drove to dock with Grace with 17-1/2 doz eggs which she sold for $11.58. Rain cleared away about 12 oclock noon day. Maud home from school all day on account of rain. Volty slept 4 hours. Will Robinson here for post auger. Holly gone to Kingston too Drove to dock for grace. She didn’t get the money on the post office order. �28 Friday 13th May 1898 A fine morning. Afternoon breezy. Grace cleaning wood-work in dining room. Mrs Niles here for eggs got 15, paid 9 cts doz for 15. Irene came with her. Lollie came over to make an all day visit. V planted potatoes this a.m. and pm drew manure on corn land. Wind West and cool. Expected Eveline sow seeds but they came not. Saturday 14 May 1898 A fine day but this is a house of busy working from early morn till dewy eve. Will & Voltie start for band practice at 3, going to get there. Eli in time for marching: sent Marjorie a little note of thanks for those flower seeds the dear little girl. �29 Sunday 16 May A fine day and warm. After breakfast Maud and I wash the dishes and then go to Wills, found them all well. After dinner we all go to the back woods for flowers, found a heifer out there with a fine calf, a black and white bull calf. Came back, rested awhile and then came home. R came too. We had our tea at home so we read awhile, rest ourselves and all retire to rest peacefully Monday 16 May 1898 A fine warm day: Wind S and mild. V finished drawing names on potatoe ground. After noon plowed the ground for planting. Grace washed big washing and hung them on the line and one bed quilt. Irene does general house work and sows a few flower seeds. Grandmother read novel and then goes to bed. Will and Charley over here setting fish net. Rachel and Flora here for greens. Maud goes to school. �30 S Tuesday 17 May Wednesday 18 �31 Thursday May 19 1898 A rainy morning all the same. Volty drives to the dock with Grace. Friday May 20 1898 Grace papering up stair. Maud at school. I doing kitchen work all a.m. Grandmother reading James sketch book. V planting potatoes. After dinner and the dishes washed, I went to Evelines with V who is going to plow corn ground for Wellie. We stayed till after supper. Rachel stoped [sic] us on our return trip saying she coming over to stay all night for Grandmother has ran away while I am gone and came home again? Geo Williams is there also and acordingly [sic] she came over and also Marjorie who had [?] came down with the mail and surely when one goes another comes. But it is all right. �32 Saturday May 21 1898 A delightfully warm day south wind. Warm weather fortells thunder showers. Every tree, and all vegetation is so green with growth, that it more resembles the luxuriourance [sic] of the south land than Canada. A new milk cow today. Grace cleaning chamber ie papering, painting dining room floor tacked the carpet on the chamber floor. V, WallN and FW gone to band practice. A buisy [sic] day of labor all around the men were here selling bazar tickets. Grace bought one "Sister Mary Mabel" Sister Mary Thomas" from the house of providence. Sunday May 22 1898 A heavy thunder shower this morning. Every thing delightfuly fresh after the rain. V came home 1/2 past 2 a.m., slept till 7, done the chores in the rain, went gain to bed. Clears up fine at 10 am. Our orchard white with blossoms, the flower seeds coming up very well especialy those from England that my dear Helen gave me. Tarks seeds not so good. Grace making a lemon pie for dinner. Walked over to Wills �33 with Marjorie and Maud in tow. They were just eating dinner found John Niles Sr there getting his hair cut. We went to the woods ie Rachel, Will, D., Charlie D., Flora D., Ethel D., Lottie D., Louise D., and Majorie & Maud and myself, gathered wild flowers and Will dug ferns which I brought home. R & C came home with us: tea ready when we arrived: am very tired and we all retire early. Looks very much like rain. Monday 23rd May 1898 Arose at 1/2 past 5 a.m. raining hard. Go to the barn for potatoes and build fire and have breakfast nearly ready when Volty and Grace and the two youngsters get up. another heavy shower then clears up and the south wind blows a half gale from South all day. Marjorie & Maud go school. Grace washes all the clothes - sow some more flower seed and set out ferns and flowers. Our relatives from over the way were intending to cross over here to �34 go to Kingston tomorrow but wind and waves prevent. Fortunate for me. Another baby at Digmans next yonger than Laura. After school Maud goes to Wills for popcorn to finish planting a piece commenced. Two men here from Clayton to buy cattle. didn’t buy any. Tuesday 24 May 1898 Grace and Voltie drive to the villiage [sic]. Starting early to embark on board of ferry boat enroute for Kingston. Wolfe Island brass band are going to play to day in town. American soldiers and Canadian soldiers to day marching side by side bearing the Stars and Stripes aloft through the streets of Kingston, together with the Union Jack floating in the breeze. The Kingston 14 regiment band "Star spangled banner". Then the "Yankee lads" play "God save the Queen". Voltie came home at 12 midnight. Grace stoping [sic] in Kingston till Thursday. V drove her. She came home alone without bringing visitors but brought flowers from Mrs Marshalls flower garden when she went to call on poor Helen Watson �35 Saturday June 11th 1898 Nellie has been and gone. Maud has been and gone and much has transpired since I last wrote in this diary. Battles between United States have been fought, victories won. I don’t remember much which transpired between 24 and 28th of May which was on Saturday which was the very day that young Fred McKood, and Miss Reas who teaches school in the [?] school house came blundering in here while they were out airing themselves on the river, found no one at visible home except Grace who was scrubbing the dining room floor. Dont relish the uncerimonious [sic] visits of city clerks and school marms so early in the day. Saturday evening of the same day I drove up with Voltie (when he went to band practice) to Belles, found them well and pleased to see me, or appeared to. Belle and Charley were out milking the cows. The children were in doors taking care of the baby. Kathleen �36 well we had tea and went to bed. Arose early next morning, a fine morning. People going to church we admired the flowers in yard. We enjoyed a quiet sabath [sic] day. Callers - Miss Richardson teacher and two little Fosset girls, Hazzle and Hattie 30th Monday the children went to school till 3 O’clock p.m. when they came home and then we went to Browns woods for ferns (Beatrice, Fred and V). Belle printing butter for market. Charley drawing stone for a bridge. 31 Tuesday arose early. Belle going to Kingston to market while Beatrice and I do the work and tend the baby who is not very well - got a cold and is teething. About 10 Oclock. Grace and Marjorie came bringing Muriel with them. Grace and I get dinner, and supper while the children have great time playing. Then Charley drives to villiage [sic] for Belle and she comes just in time for supper. We have bananas for tea, about 5 Oclock p.m. We start on our homeward journey bringing little �37 Grace home with us who seems to enjoy the the drive along the beautiful country roads as much as the rest any of us. Home at last just as the sun is setting. Home home sweet home. how bright fresh and green is everything. I forgot we stay at the Wetmore place and gather flowers from the old deserted garden. Evening visitors Jimmie Morgan, Will Dixon, Charley Dixon, Rachel, Dick Jenkins, Frank Woodman, Will Robinson, at last they all go to Franks to blow horns. Rachel & Charley go home and Grace, Maud and I go to bed! 1 June Monday Grace worked. V plowed corn and potatoes. Thursday 4 June Volty and Grace go to Kingston. Volty carried the 5 hogs to Burnside and finished paying for his buggy. A sick sow, lost all her pigs. Rachel came over. Wellie & Jim Obrien here doctoring the sow. They came again in evening. Voltie & Grace came home from F’s bringing Maud Guy with them a regular old home span sort of girl �38 I forgot to mention that Voltie went up to the villiage [sic] Wednesday eve and Belle sent me some butter which I most thankfully received. 6 Saturday evening Voltie drove to the villiage in dog cart, drove Jess, Will Dixon goes with him. I sent Belles pail home with some lettuce and onions. 7 Sunday Grace went to Villiage with Maud Guy taking Gracie with them when they met Belle & Charley and all their youngones enroute for Mrs Margarette Hallidays, so they transfered Gracie to their carriage which fully completed the family load. Charley, Belle and six youngsters, 8 altogether quite fine family turnout. Well to proceed. Grace left Maud at Marysville enroute for Kingston and met Nelly at the wharf and brought her home with her for a weeks visit bringing her photography aparatus [sic] and her painting and music and presto change between she and �39 and her sister Maud. Nellie brought breezy animated vivacious [sic]. Cant work while Nellie is here, only get meals and chat & ramble around. 8 Monday Nelly stayed home and painted a drape. Shelly came down to invite her to her home. Wallace came twice to day. 10 Tuesday An excursion to day to day [sic] to Picton on the steamer. Arrives for the benefit of the Wolfe Island Brass Band. Our boys toot their horns to day for the excursion 20 of them. Will Dixon & Maud Watson with the lunch basket go in dog cart. Voltie, Grace & Voltie go in covered buggy, they got started at six am and return at 11 pm, report a fine time except for a heavy shower of rain. I forgot to say that on 9th Wednesday Nelly took 4 photographs and then went to Mrs Niles and stayed till 4 Oclock. Came home had tea and painted till dark. Grace went to Evelines for Bread for sandwitches [sic]. V drove down the �40 rhubarb rubarb Thursday 9 Nelly went to Evelines at 9 stayed till dark. Grace went to dock to meet young Mahood who was coming down to make a visit but he did not make his appearance and I’m glad of it. Dont want to make the acquaintance of any more city clerks. Grace went with Wallace in Wallaces new buggy to dock then came to Evelines and walked up home with Nellie, stoping at Franks for Rubarb. V mowing door yard with scythe, Wallace here again inviting ours to a dance at Jim OBriens tomorrow eve. Dont think they will attend. Friday 10 Cloudy day but Nelly takes pictures, twelve altogether of different views of the river and orchard, house and grounds in general. We all had our pictures photoed, dogs and horse and all. Cleaning out the cemetery to day, about 20 men and women at work. Saturday 11 Some what rainy. We arose at 4 get breakfast and then Grace drives with Nellie to the dock for Kingston and she goes this afternoon from there to Belleville. Well the �41 the day passes quietly on. Rachel and Flora come over & Grace cuts and makes Flora a print dress. Volty hoes potatoes. Irene weeds flower garden and transplants flowers and tomatoes. Rains nearly all p.m. and all Saturday night. R & Flo stay all night. Will and Charley go fishing by the high rock. Sunday 12 June 1898 A cool cloudy breezy morning, Ground heavy with moisture after last nights rain, a fine growth of all vegetation. Potatoes nearly in bloom, apples give great promise of abundance. It looks fair for a boutntiful harvest of all kinds of vegetables fruit and grain. Half past 12 pm R & H gone home. V gone to bed. Grace gone to bed. Maud reading "Our Bessie" and I’m hungry as a wolf. To day the Rev Cornell preached his last sermon and why are ours not at church. I must now hull those strawberries for our dinner. Evening visitors W.D. = Frnak W, Dick Jenkins �42 13 Monday June 1898 A fogy [sic] morning, clears up at 11 am. Volty went to Jr for crow bar, carried them tomato plants, brought crow bar and peppermint plants. Grace sewing, making Marjorie a dress. Maud pulling mustard. Irene churned and done dairy work in general, made pickles Tuesday 14 June 1898 A fine day. Grace Maud and V pulling mustard. Most forgot what done. Grace went to Evelines from the post office, letters from Bob G., a postal from Nellie Guy from Belleville. V commenced making Franks buggy box. Frank and Jim Morgan drive her in buggy and sit in buggy talking to Y till 10 pm. Grace & Maud come at 10 pm �43 A letter from W Sr which Grace gets from the villiage post office. Wednesday 12 June 1898 A heavy wind from the North nearly all day. I churn and get ready for Grace to go to market tomorrow. Maud goes berrying, got a pint. Grace sewing for Marjorie. Grace changes her mind and goes to the garden party instead so will not go to K tomorrow & goes up with Wm D and V in buggy, leave here at 4 pm and Maud and Irene are alone, ate every thing clean for supper, no bread in house so bake biscuits for suppose they will come home hungrier than hounds generaly do come that way. Thursday 16 June 1898 Willy goes to Kingston, bought a new table. A very good day after the garden party they came home at 4 am tired and hungry for after blowing their horns tired and driving so far 14 miles, his R never offered them any refreshments not as much as a piece of bread or a glass of water. Dibbs will go dry for music a long time before any of the band plays for him again. V hoes potatoes after rising at 8 am. Grace slept all pm. Evening Wallace brought us a mess of fish, transplanted flowers again and weed carrots. Frank & Wallace here. Will D goes to River view �44 Friday 17th June 1898 A warm day, wind South, a gentle breeze. Gace washed a line full of clothes. Maud at home. V hoeing potatoes this side of the marboroughs. Irene churns and makes 17 prints for tomorrow market. Rachel here inviting V & G to a dance at their house this evening! Poppycock. Don’t believe they will go. If Grace goes she must stay home from going to market tomorrow. Maud went before breakfast to Evelines for soap. Saturday 18 June 1898 �45 Sunday 19 Mon 20 �46 Tuesday 21 Wednesday 22 �47 Thursday 23 Friday 24 �48 Saturday 25 Sunday 26 �49 Monday 24 Tuesday 25 �50 Wednesday 29 Thursday 30 �51 Friday 1st July Saturday 2 July �52 Sunday 3rd Wind South blowing a gale all day. Belle wind bound at Gloyds. Charley came for her. Went home without her. Beatrice and Charley were north him. Niles went across this morning to carry Mrs Farr across. Wallace over there too went back again after bringing Grace home last night. Monday 4 A cloudy morning looks like rain wish would rain, need it very much but no rain falls for us. V goes early across the river for Belle borrowed Niles skiff gone two hours. Grace drove home with Belle, Gracie & Kathleen. Came home at 8 pm �53 Tuesday 5 A dry cool day no rain Wednesday 6 A hot day & a cloudless sky, made 13 lbs butter for market & churned in the cellar. V "cookin" hay �54 Thursday 7 July 1898 Another hot day wind South, sky cloudless. Grace gone to Kingston. Maud drove her to dock with Jim horse and the cart. Will Robinson helping V draw hay all day. Laura and R gone to dock gone to K L and Billious stayed all night with J and E. Friday 8 July 1898 No rain. �55 Saturday 9th July 1898 No rain Sunday 10 July 1898 �56 Monday 11 Tuesday 12 �57 Wednesday 13 July 1898 Thursday 14 July 1898 A dry hot day. Maud drove old Jim to dock (or started to) just below Wills broke down dog cart. Grace transfered her butter & eggs to Wm Gillespie cart and then got a seat in Geo Ranions vehicle. Maud not satisfied with her trip. The breakage did not fulfil her expectation of a pleasant drive to the dock. Will fixed the cart. Maud a good girl & worked all day. Maud again drove to dock at night fall for Grace. Mr Watson and Benjamin came to make their annual visit. �58 Friday 15 July 1898 The weather excessively hot. No rain every thing drying up, pastures brown and burnt. Grace and Maud gather raspberries in the scorching hot sun, breezy wind North. Awake this morning to find Wesley and Benjamin Watson here. Voltie and Will draw a big load of hay from Mr Niles that he (Niles) had given to Voltie. p.m after dinner. V tinkered up all around, made pigs trough, ground scythe. W.L.W. turned the grindstone. �59 Saturday 17 16 July 1898 Another dry hot day. Wind South. Volty cutting barley with a Scythe. We churned, cleaned floors & windows, preserved berries, and worked all day. W.F.W & Son go visiting Wills folks. Voltie at 5 p.m. starts for Marysville carrying Belles vinegar to her and I send a letter to Wells & a note to Belle, a postal to Mrs. Quinn We have peas for dinner and raspberries. 18 July 181798 [?] Sunday a dry hot day. W.F.W & family went to church. Voltie let Hazle take the dog cart. Will and Charlie came over for it. We slept late this morning nearly 7 O’clock. V came home at 1/2 past one a.m, brought a piece of beef from J.M. also a piece of beef for Uncle Sammy. Sam came for the beef bringing a five quart pail to put said beef in. �60 Monday 19 18 July 1898 No rain. Tuesday 20 19 July 1898 No rain. �61 Wednesday 21 20 July 1898 No rain, so warm can scarcely make buttter prints have to use ice freely. Old W.F.W. mad "Going to thrash Maud" The old lunatic. Thursday 22 21 July 1898 No rain so hot. V dont work in field, every thing scorching and burning up. The butter hardened with ice but all out of shape some prints look like pancakes, but Grace sold it for 20 cts per lb. a scarcity of butter on the market. Poor old W.F.W. went home this morning. I believe he is insane. Grace bring Victor Quinn home with her. �62 Friday 23 22 July 1898 Another hot day. No rain or sign of rain, a hot cloudless day. Voltie and Will draw our barley and then Voltie goes over and helps Will draw and stack his barley. Eveline sent Muriel up with some honey. Grace sent E some butter. Grace & Maud went to Eveline’s. I sent E a plant. Mail - a letter fro W Sr & a postal for Maud from W.F.W. and the Whig. The Stars & Stripes floating over Santiiago. Saturday 23rd July 1898 No rain. A strong breeze from South. V goes to the Ross place for a load of wood taking Victor Q with him.I write to Sr �63 24 25 �64 26 27 �65 28 29 �66 30 31 �67 Aug 1 1898 2nd �68 3 4 �69 5 Aug Friday 1898 A dance at Almonds this Evening. V and G and LD and Maud W attend. V gets a dollar for playing the Violincello. Frank a dollar and H Joslin a dollar. Grace is going to the villiage to go to Kingston to stay with Kelly till Tuesday. 6 Aug Saturday 1898 Dont arise very early after Almonds dance. V gets up at 7 but Grace, Maud and Miss L Davis lie in bed till 9 a.m. Little Grace Halliday sleeps with me and makes a racquet about "my Aunt Grace". I want her mom I’m very glad when morning comes. Well along towards night Grace starts out again taking Laura Davis and Gracie H with her and the house settles back to its old acustomed [sic] place once again. V drives up to the villiage with Frank W Grace goes up with buggy. �70 7 Aug Sunday 1898 A fine day. V came home late 3 a.m. We are alone nearly all day that is Volty, Victor, Maud and I. V had a long nap. This morning I called him at 8 a.m. , late milking the cows. We had a fine dinner at 3 p.m. Evening visitors were Mrs Niles, Shelly Niles, Irene Niles, Wm Dixon, Jen Dixon, Charley Dixon, Dick Jenkins and Frank Woodman 8 Aug Monday 1898 A very fine day but warm. Eveline and the children come up on the waggon with Wallie after Voltie had been down all there fore noon and and [sic] helped Welly finish his harvesting. then Welly and Volty finished up here but worked till after dark. Uncle Levin Border came and stayed to supper and stayed all night, he is going across the river to live says Spafford turned him out door. Hubert lost himself behind the ice house where Eveline found him alseep after a great deal of anxious look and calling by E & Mr Victor, Maud, Muriel and Volty and I �71 9 Aug Tuesday 1898 Will came this morning took V’s skiff and rowed Uncle Levi over the river. Will stayed on all day and worked for Horace Dodge and come home after dark. Volty works all day for the Niles. Grace rode down with Jim Morgan on meat cart. Grace bought 15 cts of beef of Jim. I was two shirts for V & some towels. 10 Aug Wednesday Churn and make out nine lb pounds of butter for market. Volty digs 4 bags of potatoes for market after working half day for Niles. McDowels agent called here. �72 11 Aug 1898 Thursday A hazy close hot day. Voltie and Grace goes to Kingston. I churn and patch. Victor watches cows and pick up potatoes. Maud skims milk and washes pans & draws milk. Jen & Charley here in evening for ice. Jen brings home my butter print and gets her own V paid 5 more on the P which makes 10 paid on it. 12. Aug - 1898 Friday A fierce wind from South all night: blew the front door open with a bang. Blowing to day. Hazy. V and W Jr gone for a load of wood from the Ross place. The ground this morning covered with harvest apples. Mrs Robinson (from Frank’s) came with the swill pail. Grace crocheting doiyles [doilies]. Irene patched Victor’s shirt. A cow had a calf this morning. the black and white cow. �73 13 Saturday 14 Sunday �74 15 Monday 16 Tuesday �75 17 Wednesday 18 Thursday �76 19 Friday 20 Saturday �77 21 Sunday 22 Monday �78 23 Tuesday 24 Wednesday �79 25 Thursday 26 Friday �80 Thursday 29 September 1898 27 Saturday A beautiful day. Arise early put butter in basket 17 lbs send a basket of sage. E come from Burnhams where she stayed all night. Maud home to day from school. The girls work very well. A nap for me this p.m. 28 Sunday Friday 30 Sept -98 A fine warm day like July. Cut and sewed carpet rags. V dug potatoes and pm went to Wills to cope house John Dixon here all afternoon. V came home at dark and brought 2 band pictures one for sis and one for Wells Jr Evening visitors Maggie Scott Frank W. Grace milked the cows at evening. V drove out with Edna and then drove home with Scott: got to bed at last 12 midnight- a beautiful moonlight night. �81 Saturday 29 Monday Oct 1st 1898 Have not written in this diary since the 12 of Aug. This is very warm, all the doors and windows wide open. River still, no wind. Churned in cellar: butter very soft. V digging potatoes. Ed picking up a party at Van’s to night for Frank. he 22 years old to day. E & M go to Franks for crab apples. Grace finished J.K’s dress 30 Tuesdaygoing to take or send them tonight. Edna & Grace & Voltie drove to Village to band practice. Grace carries Gracies her nigh gowns and drove up wtih Wallae from Wm Ranons. Sunday 2 Oct 1898 A bright warm day, breezy. They came last night at one a.m. They arose 1/2 past 7 O’clock a.m. �82 31 Wensday [sic] Thursday 1 No town �83 �84 [back cover with attached seal] Red Rope Magazine Binder Manufactured by Gaylord Bros. Inc Syracuse, N.Y. 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Created On: 2024-01-11 17:31:25 UTC In Scope: true Uploaded Filename: 5034_4-1-7 �1 [File folder containing originals] IRENE DIXON BAMFORD DIARY 1897-1898 [stamp] Queen’s University Archives Locator 5034-4 �2 B-read 1897 - 1898 �3 �4 Mrs wells Bamford with L.Watson Kingston Public School Scribbler [stamp] 1987 & 1898 [imprint of unidentified school possibly Grant Hall Queens U] Manufactured by McAuley, Cit Book Store 136 Princess Street, Kingston �5 Grace H Bamford St Lawrence PO Wolfe Island Ontario [random scribblings] �6 �7 My dear Papa I received your letter some time ago and was grieved and shocked to hear of poor dear Gordons death. I’m sorry for dear Aunt Mamie and Grandma too and aunt Helen but he is in Heaven now with his father. I can never forget the last time I was there and what a pleasant time we had playing games. Marjorie went with me once. We will see him again some time in that beautiful summer land where there will be no snow or pneumonia. what will poor aunt Mamie ever do but grandma says the Lord can heal her broken heart. Uncle Wells came home on Christmas day like a big Christmas present to us all. Martin came home a week earlier. Martin brought me as a present a beautiful celluoid work box with thimble cissor [sic] &c complete and presents for Grace, Volty and Grandma. Edna Quinn at Christmas time gave me a moroco case for holding letter paper, envelopes, pen holder, blotting pad &c all fill Nelly Guy sent me a flower pot holder. Grace gave me books and other things and we had a Christmas dinner and Wells came. Miss Gordon is our new teacher. �8 I have not been to school since she began teaching, but am going Monday. The weather has been so rough and the walking mudy [sic] beside. I helped Grace, for Grandma fell and sprained her ankle two weeks ago. and she cannot step on it. The river is free from ice on our shore but Volty and Wallace Niles walked across down by Mr Horns, day before yesterday on form ice but the ice is gone now. My health is good. I never was so fat as now. How is your health and what made you sick when you last wrote and are you teaching and how are Benny & Willie dear little brothers and Ma. Give my love to them all and Dear Grandma and grandma Craig and family. From your loving daughter Maude L. Watson �9 Friday 21st Jan 1898 A soft drizzly day. Grace done big washing and hung it all on the line. V carried Rattrays coal home. [letters from Mrs Watson saying his mother on going to bed I slipped and hurt my ankle some ached after going to bed. Saturday 22nd Jan 1898 A cloudy soft day quiet. I’m sitting by the stove yet. Grace finished washing clothes and moped kitchen floor. Mrs Morgan and Mrs Souve came with Geo Morgan to get a sleigh tongue fixed stayed till dark. Voltie ate a hasty little supper and walked to Morgans to go with Jimmis to Marysville to band practice. Wells Sr brought in the clothes from the line. Wallace here and after supper they went (Mart & Wall) to W Burnhams to see Miss Scott & Fanny McLocklin. Mart came in very carefully at 11 a.m. Shell here for Mart & Maud to go skating with herself & Wallace and Jack Jr.Maud came in with her dress wet behind where she had fallen on the ice several times. �10 Thursday 27 Jan 1898 A clear cold day clouds toward night for a storm. Leonard Staley stayed over night. Grace went to Kingston with Leonard after dinner to get more cloth for her dress & coming back to villiage and going from there with the load to Mores to a band concert and dance. grows colder towards night but V & Will D hitch up and drive to Morgans. Mrs Niles, Shelly & Wallace come here and Mart, Maud & Edna go skating while Mrs N and me visit. Friday 28th Jan 1898 An extremely cold morning. Volty came [illegible] 4 oclock pm. Mart Sunday 23rd Jan 1898 Rained and snowed nearly all last night. Volty didn’t come home till to day at 1/2 past one pm. V and Jim stoped at Charlies and stayed all night. A soft warm day a quiet peaceful day. V and Mart gone up stairs to bed. Grace lying on lounge asleep cloudy half snow half rain. Maud reading. The dogs are sleeping too. Wells Sr sits by coal stove reading and looking out the window at the weather. �11 Friday 21st Jan 1898 A soft drizzly day. Grace done big washing and hung it all on the line. V carried Rattrays coal home. letters from Mrs Watson saying his mother on going to bed I slipped and hurt my ankle some ached after going to bed. Saturday 22nd Jan 1898 A cloudy soft day quiet. I’m sitting by stove yet. Grace finished [illegible] Monday 24 January 1898 Colder this morning & freezing. V butchered a beef cow very fat & killed 12 roosters. Grace & Mart dressed them for Market. Will and Wells Jr helped Volty. I finished the rug. Grace made fried cakes, and baked bread. Volty went to Wellies for team and stayed to supper, came back and went down to Franks to blow horn. �12 [Page is a duplicate of Page 10] �13 [Page is a duplicate of page 11] �14 [duplicate of page 10] �15 Saturday 29th Jan 1898 A very cold day. Bucks baby is dead. Frank Woodman is sick sent for doctor B. Mrs & Mr Woodman there got measles or scurvy all broke out. Grace cooking and doing Saturdays work. Edna dressing Muriels doll. Volty cut holes in ice and bushed out a road to Lindas Island. Will Dixon and Volty drove to Marysville to band practice, drove up and back on ice. Lizzie did not come courting on Monday. V carried Frank apple jelly, pickles and catsup. Sunday 30 Jan 1898 Wm & V came at 2 am. Will very cold warmed himself before going home. A clear bright day and cold. Wells Sr goes to Wells Jr to make a visit and carried the doll to Muriel came back and called to see Frank and visited awhile with Samy & Ruth. The Mores party had no fiddler but the turkey and hams didn’t spoil. Henry down to Niles courting �16 Monday Lizzie came this morning through the storm covered with snow. Grace cooking. Edna & Lizzie cutting and sewing. Wells Sr shoveling coal in the stove till it is hot as an oven. Mart whistling and Grace te heing. Frank better no measles only scurvy eating musty pork. 1st February Tuesday 1898 An old fashioned snow storm. The dress is finished and Mart has taken Lizzie home. Henry is down don’t think he went home since Sunday, if storms like this tomorrow the ball will be minus a few dancers from here. Wednesday 2nd Feb 1898 A very cold day. V & M & Jr go to [Lindas Island|Linday Island]] [sic] for wood drive double team on ice & at two leave for the villiage in sleigh driving Dan and Dick. Edna mops and then she and Grace get supper. I can step on my foot by using a cane. Old Mrs Gillespie no better. A quiet peace full evening. Wells Sr telling stories of burried money being found by dreams. Edna reading Queenie Hetherton. Maud reading Swiss family Robinson. �17 Thursday 3rd Feb 1898 A very cold bright morning morning [sic]. Our dancers came at 7 am cold tired & hungry and had had both horses through the ice just up by Elly Woodmans. Grace dress around bottom frozzen they were not in long. Volty and Mart fished them out. Then got Elly out to put a bush to the hole. They come just in time for breakfast. V and M with pant legs frozen stiff to their knees. Grace gone to bed. Mart gone to bed. Volty in blacksmith shop shoeing horses. Friday 4 Feb 1898 A cold day but warmer than yesterday. The weather divided between sunshine and snow storm. Nothing particular occurs to day. Ethel D here came over with Will & Charley. We persuaded Will to let her stay awhile. Will has a very good horse and an old cutter and he can now get all his wood and drive the children to school. Rev Diggs gone down to see old Mrs Gillespie. Saturday 5 Feb 1898 A stormy day of snow. Wellie and V gone to Kingston in sleigh carried beef and potatoes to market. Rachel and Will drove to Kingston in V’s cutter gone for groceries. �18 Mart doing Wellie’s chores and ours. Mart does a great deal of whistling & Edna a great deal of humming which is somewhat distracting and anoying when so long continued. Wills’ horse ran away but done no damage. Rachel and Will rode home with Welly. Welly brought our grist and two bags of coal. V stoped at the practice and came home in cutter at 2 a.m. [Welly|Wellie]] brought back V’s bay. Charley W sorry to have it. Sunday 6th February 1898 A brilliant cloudless day a heavy fall of snow on the earth, dazzlingly white everywhere. The monotonous whistling still going on at short intervals. Will and Charley, Voltie, Grace, Edna & Maud are sitting around the kitchen stove te heing as usual. Mart stops just long enough to whistle. 7th Feb 1898 Monday. Grace does big washing. I wash a few clothes. A good day for hanging out clothes. Father goes to Clayton to see about selling the Island but fails to make a bargain: gets 55 yds factory cloth, 34 print, 9 yds husk ticking and 5 lb batten, comes home early. A harness pedler stays all night. V and Jr and Mart bring wood from the Island in the evening. The whole company go to the oyster supper at William G’s. V & GD & Edna & Mart and JohnNiles Jr and Em Morgan rides up home �19 Tuesday 8th February 1898 Came home at 2 Oclock Grace finished washing Wells bought a new harness, traded an old one for it. Forgot to say Joe Baker was here yesterday peddling tea, bed springs and mattresses, and wall paper. Volty got a severe cold but draws wood from Lindas Island. Frank came for V to go to the villiage to the band practice waited till dark ate supper here: V came but such a bad cold and need of rest stayed at home. Frank went up alone. Wednesday 9 Feb 1898 A soft warm morning; rains No wood to day from the island. Volty and Wallace Niles go up to Kingston start at 2 pm come back and stop at Garden island to the bad concert. At 4 pm another load leaves the door. Grace, Edna, Hattie Joslin, Will Dixon, Mart & Will Robertson, Frank gone up with Jim Morgan and the house is lonesome and quiet once more �20 Thursday 10 February A soft warm morning, fog so thick cant see the barn. Charley Woodman gone to Kingston started at 6 am. Wells Sr came in from barn says they are coming for I hear Mart whistling, they came at 7 am. Wallace drunk, came home with them, think the boys had all been drinking. They drove to Franks where they deposited Wallace till he sobers up. Hattie went to bed, slept till dinner time. Mart went to bed after sitting around with his head hanging down on his shirt front, pipe bottom side up in his mouth, eyes read as coals which speaks bad for Martin: Grace and Edna sitting up to make Graces’ masquerade dress for tomorrow evening but after dinner tired nature asserts itself and they both tumble fast asleep and I drive them both to bed. Edna didnot sleep long but was out in short time and sewing again. Grace laid till nearly supper time, after supper the girls sewed till 10 pm. Poor dear little Edna the best child living. Volty went to Kingston for a masquerade suit did not get any going again early tomorrow morning. �21 Friday 11 February 1898 A warm morning, a slight freeze last night. Grace and Volty start at 1/2 past nine am for the villiage. Volty going to Kingston again. Grace going to stop with Belle till time to go to the masquerade. Welly came up gave him eggs. Very quiet after they are gone. Mart works on the ice boat. Edna makes her dress waist. Evening mail Whig &c. Go to bed wind blowing a gale from South at bed time snow fast disapearing. Saturday 12 Feb 1898 A rainy muddy nasty morning with fog: river ice looks dark and dangerous. Volty and Grace come at 1/2 past 7 well pleased with the masquerade. Old Mrs Hitchcock danced with short dress and red stockings. Perhaps she wants to marry. V and Grace sleep awhile. tried to churn cream no good butter wont gather. Send to Niles and buy 25 cents in butter. Tried a few cakes without sugar, work on rugs &c. Wallace & Geo call here on their way to Franks to make an evening visit. The ground �22 is as bare of snow as April. Sunday 13th February 1898 A brilliantly beautiful day like paradise. Earth nearly bare of snow yet there is driving on ice. Edna, Maud & Martin go to church. Charley & Henry drive down here bringing Irene with them to stay awhile. Henry & Charley here to dinner. Shelly & Miss Gordon make us a long call. Charley goes at 3 pm taking Grace & Martin with him. Grace enroute for Nelly Guy’s Valentine Party tomorrow evening. Shelly & Miss Gordon go at the same time for Miss Scott is at J Niles. Edna, Irene, and Maud are gone out walking perhaps gone to Wellies. Voltie gone upstairs to bed. Sr out to the barn. IreneSr alone remains in full posession of the house if we dont count the dogs. 4 pm growing cloudy: looks like a rainy time again. How very quiet still & lonesome the house is with only Tiny lying under the table fast asleep. Not so much as the buzzing of a fly to disturb the stillness only the tick tick of the clock as the hours creep along towards nightfall. �23 Monday 14 February 1898 A breezy morning wind South. Froze a little last night sunlight over all the earth but not brilliant, ground bare with a patch or blotch of dirty snow here and there. Arose at 1/2 past six, got breakfast, very tiresome work. Maude and Irene noisy and but then Maud swept dining room and kitchen. Volty & his father working in the shop. I mixed biscuits and bread, scoured, churn, cooked beans. Evening Volty goes to Franks to practice; Jim Morgan followed on after calling for Volty. Will there also. Tuesday 15 February 1898 A threatning morning, looks like rain or snow. Wells Sr after waiting awhile for Wells Jr starts for Kingston with old Jim and cutter. Wind rising & about noon begins to snow fast & furiously & continues to storm all afternoon till bedtime followed by an all night storm of wind and snow. Will and Welly out with ice boat on river. Rachel came over for Grace to finish her dress skirt but Grace in Kingston. Will drove here for her at 5 pm. through a snow storm. Wells Sr came just after dark but not Grace �24 Grace sent a postal threatning to come home but the threat failed to keep. I am disapointed but not surprised Perhaps it is all right. Only for little Edna, work and house hold buisness [sic] might suffer. Wednesday 16 February 1898 A half stormy half sunshine morning wind blowing snow flying. Edna moping Volty working in shop. �25 Friday 1898 February 18th A soft warm cloudy morning raining a little. Welly came with a load of grain to get ground and after loading on V’s potatoes for Cummings started for Kingston driving upon the ice. Charley & Will brought Rachel over here in cutter came again to get her dress made. Edna making it, gave her vinegar. Will drove for her taught her to crochet a block for a rug. Wellie came at dark bringing Grace with him, rode down on a load of coal and provender enveloped in her fathers mackintosh covered with ice from the falling rain. sent Maud & Irene to Niles for buttermilk but had none. Geo Darling here bought more tea. Saturday 19 February 1898 A stormy morning of rain & snow. Sr made gain this morning about his horse blankets laying out doors all night wet. It is only his things that are destroyed he notices so he pitched into Volty for a row but Volty having a great command and control of his temper answered him cooly and rationaly and reasonably as a good son ought to �26 but after all such foolish elecution of temper and authority on the paters part is very unwise in a man of his age towards his children or any one. Wind blowing nearly all day. Volty went to bay for kerosine. Edna and Maud out on ice boat with Will Dixon went as far as Morgans. In evening V went to Frank’s to practice. Edna made Irene a night dress. Wellie and Volty partly filled the ice house, a party at Morgans this evening. Will and Jen there. Sunday 20 February 1898 An icy rainy day very quiet very pleasant a dark dreamy cloudy day. Wells Sr cooking potatoes on stove for his callers Mr Sullivan and Miss Andrews from Morgans came down on ice boat Monday 21st February 1898 A stormy morning and a stormy day of rain, ice & snow, trees and earth and buildings fences and everything covered heavy with a coat of ice. Wind North. Edna made my paint dress. Grace done general house work. Irene played. Maud cleaned the lamps. Grandpa done as he pleased. Volty worked in shop and I finished a rug. �27 Tuesday 22 February 1898 Another stormy day snow falling fast, all day, Grace washing. Volty working in shop. Edna went through the storm to the post office. Irene learning to use crochet needle. Maud helping around. Grandad choring around and doing as he has a mind to. Irene Sr very lame to day, but helped get dinner. We have about ninety hens and get only from 3 to 6 eggs per day. Wednesday 23rd February 1898 A snowy morning but soon clears up and the sun comes out once more. Wells Sr hitches up Jess and drives to Gananoque, drives behind Charles Woodman and Frank Woodman. They both come home early. Volty and Frank drive to Marysville and return at 12 midnight. Mart came home with them. Thursday 24 February 1898 A stormy morning increasing in volume towards night. V & Jr sawing ice. Wellie slips in the ice hole. Volty fished him out. Wellie went home wet to his waist. He lost the long handled shovel in the hole. After dinner V tried to get it by grappling but couldnt �28 Grace cut and partly made her new print dress with Edna’s help. Sr worked on his sled. In evening Jim Morgan drove here with his bugle enroute for Frank’s. Volty went with him to Wills, found Will and Jen had driven down to see old Mrs Gillespie, then the two buglers drove to Franks. Two beautiful brilliant sundogs either side of the sun proclaims another storm day (the sun shining out through storm clouds at 3 pm) dark clouds in south like thunder cloud in summer tme. We hull corn. Expected Charley & Belle but think storm prevented. Friday 25 February 1898 A snowy morning, snow fallings so heavily can scarcely see uncle Samy’s barn. Volty butchered 10 roosters for tomorrow market. Sr fixed the stove pipe. Earth completely covered with snow. Charley & Belle drove down home bringing the two youngest children with them. Carley leaves Belle & the little ones to visit and returns homeward accompanied by Rachel and Irene. The house in a hubbub from chicken picking and cooking. A letter from McDowell concerning the piano threatens to make trouble. Wish we never had seen the thing. Will & Charley here in eve & Morgan sleep on lounge. Bernard Morgan reports the death of bishop Cleary �29 Saturday 26 February 1898 Cloudy morning with some snow but very mild. Sun comes out about 10 am and is a lovely day after all the stormy ones. Volty and Grace start for Kingston at 7 am. Charley and Frank & Will Robinson go to the city. Several teams go up to day driving up on the ice. Will and Charley drove over here in their cutter after going home. Wills horse ran away, ran up the ice. Charley & Wills followed on and caught the horse and came driving back again in great state. Belle swept and cleaned floors. Maud washed dishes. Irene Sr cleaned pantry shelves. Mart brought water. Sunday 27th 1898 A very fine day, froze last night after Grace & Edna and little Gracie drove up to Morgan’s for sweet milk for Belle’s baby. Volty drove across the river with Belle & baby Kathleen. V drove back after dinner at Mrs Gloyds. Wellie went across with him. They found no difficulty in crossing. Mart and Edna and Maud went to church. Edna went to English church with Will Robinson. Mart with Perley Burnham and then drove home with Perley and stayed till 10 pm after returning from �30 the other side drove up to Mahoneys stayed to supper and returned home at 11 pm. Bernard here in afternoon went home long enough to do the chores then came back accompanied by Mabel for an evenings visit. Ethel here for sugar. Will R here but didn’t stay a long time. Al Percy and wife over visiting at uncle Samy’s. Monday 28 February 1898 last day of month A beautiful bright day cloudless. Earth spottersly [sic] white, warm in sunlight, froze last night. Maud at school, Grace washing Edna cooking & washing dishes. Irene darning stockings. Sr mending bags. V working in shop. Mart choring around. Little Gracie singing, Maggie de tows are in de tovey. Greenfield here again about the Rogers affair. Im sorry for Sr and for all of us & only for trust and forth in the Feud that never forsakes. I dont fear what the hand of mortal man can do. After washing the dinner dishes Edna walked to Wellies to stay all pm. V and FW gone up on the ice to the practice. This evening Grace & Martin gone to Willies. �31 Tuesday 1st March 1898 A fine day Bright clear and warm, the ground beginning again to look bare. Sr gone to Marysville for coal drove up on the ice. After dinner V hitched up to go over for Belle but instead drove to election with Welly, afterwards drove across to llGloyd]]s for Belle. Wellie going with him. Maud walked to school and back at even’. Sr came at sundown. Edna comenced Maud’s dress. Wednesday 2nd March 1898 A beautiful day warm and bright. Wells Sr drove to school with Maud and from there went to Al Joslins, came back to dinner. Mart & Voltie and to Al Joslins chopping bee. Voltie drove to Wellies with Belle and the two little ones, the baby got a cold. Wellie brought Belle home at dark. Edy Bates moving his furniture across the river to the corners. Ed going to be married the 16th to Dory Gillespie. Grace & Edna walked to Evelines and rode to Al Joslins with Willie Robertson, a dance at Al’s girls stayed till eleven came home with Dick Halliday. �32 Thursday 3rd March 1898 A beautiful day, warm. Baby got bad cold applied a poutice of pork and onions to the little lungs, gave her honey and goose oil. Wells Sr and Voltie gone to Kingston sent for emulsion of cod liver oil for Kathleen. Took care of of [sic] her while Belle and little Grace went over to see their Grandmother. Wells Sr came home at dusk having had a tooth pulled which continued to ache all evening. Voltie stayed at Villiage to band practice came down with Will D in cutter at 12 midnight, not much housework or any other kind done these days, visit confusion and play and cook the meals. Sr drove to school with Maude. Friday 4 March 1898 A beautiful day bright & warm like May. Charley drove down for Belle bringing Rachel back again. Belle began early to gather her belongings in order to be ready for a departure for home. A rooster and honey and a basket of books and a bag of papers &c &c. welllies, sourkrout [sic] and mince meat, from home eggs, vinegar &c &c. A letter from Jess Reid from Seattle. A dance at Will’s, G & E & M & Martin go came here at midnight, a poor affair no supper, all the Horns there. V didnt go only drove over with the girls �33 Saturday 5th March 1898 A fine day sun shining clear. Wind S.W. Wells Sr gone to Rosier to pay the taxes on Linda’s island. Voltie goes with him. Edna cleans up the parlor. Wells Jr gone to Kingston, drove up on ice. Grace cooking—forget what Maud done. Sunday 6 March 1898 A very fine day warm cloudless. Grace & Edna drive to Morgan’s for butter, find Florence & Sullivan there just arrived. House not in good order. Came back. Edna, Maud & Martin go to church. Grace gets dinner—After dinner Grace goes up the Island with Will Robinson to Belles, comes back at 9 pm. After dinner Jim Morgan puts in his appearance. Then come Dave Mahoney, they all stay to supper. After supper, Frank Woodman comes and stays till bed time: at last all go home and we get settled in our beds once more sleeping the sleep of peace and contentment such is life. A lovely moonlight night �34 Monday 7 March 1898 A beautiful bright cloudless day snow fast disapearinag. Grace washing. A tinker came and repaired the organ worked at it all day till bed time. Maud at school. Mart walked across the river to Dodge’ and from there went to Cape and home before dark. Volty went to villiage drove up on ice came back at 12 midnight, we put the tinker in the boys bed. Mart slept on lounge. Volty had to stretch himself as well as he could on the couch in parlor. We have all got a cold in head or some kind of distemper "Epigootic" Wells calls it. I know my head and eyes ache badly. Tuesday 8 March 1898 Grace & Edna put quilt on frames. A beautiful day which is the 12th day of warm brilliant suny weather. Edna drove to school with Maude. W Sr & W Jr drove to Gananoque—went with cutter & 1 horse, started at 30 m past 7, arrived in Gananoque at 9 am bought a horse and back here for the mid day meal. I’m ever to Belles—why is it always so �35 Wednesday 9 March 1898 Another soft warm sun light but rather hazzy. Maud at school. V preparing to go to the villiage to the Presbyterian concert we are quilting. Voltie and Edna tapped trees to day. R came over for Ink, rode on sled home. Wellie driving. V came home at two am. Thursday 10. A fair warm day, snow nearly gone, no crossing, ice rotten with the sun shining on it so long day after day. We took the quilt off the frames. Mart took 16 pans to Wellies they going to tap Frank’s maples, ground so soft didnt tap. Will tapped Dignams maples. Maud at School Friday 11 March 1898 A fair warm day wind East, ice full of holes, open up by Morgans. Dev here for broad axe. Dev milking 7 now �36 cows we bound the quilt. Maud at home, roads all mud. V & M sawing wood. Grace, Maud and Edna sitting on the wood pile. Our cats all sick, have fits. beginning to rain towards night. Wind South, rained all night, ground bare. Volty & Mart husking corn. Put another quilt on frames and quilted in evening. Saturday 12th March 1898 A dismal fogy day raining nearly all time, wind South. After breakfast Grace & Edna quilted, Maud and Irene washed dishes. no more maple syrup making this spring, frost nearly out the ground. After dinner Irene washed dishes. Maud cleaned floors, Grace and Edna quilted. Evening—Volty takes the horns & lanterns and goes to Franks through the fog. About two hours after Jim Morgan follows. J.M. stays all night at Franks. Wells reading in evening. Mart, Edna, Maud, Grace are reading in kitchen. So passes away another day never more to return. Sunday 13 March 1898 A rainy morning ground bare, ice in river breaking up. Gulls flying down the river from the lake which foretells a gale of wind., warm South wind and rising. Channel open �37 Frank & Jim Morgan made us a call, didn’t stay long. Will Robertson called in eve didn’t stay long but Will R and Mart went to Will Dixon’s where they had warm maple sugar. We went early to bed. The wind blowing half a gale dark and cloudy. Monday 14 Marach 1898. A clear bright morning wind S.W. hauling to S. river clear of ice from shore to shore, warm, Wellie here cleaning grain, Wells Sr fixes churn, Voltie cuts brush in the door yard. Grace & Edna quilt. Irene darning socks, Maude washed dishes and pares potatoes and makes a excusion to the cedars. I think if it is a good day tomorrow, Maude will attend school in evening. Grace, Maude & Edna go to Mrs Niles’ to visit. Bamford Sr sends to N’s to buy butter. They return at 1/2 past nine pm and bring some sweet apples and a borrowed spool of white thread, No 36-300 yd. Wm Robertson makes us an evening visit. Frank Woodman started the plow today. �38 Tuesday 15th March 1898 Wind N froze last night clear and bright, ground bare, river rolling broad and blue. Ed Bates came over to day, going to be married tomorrow. The girls took the quilt off. Sr, Mart & V trying to move the machine house up to [this section quite redacted, indicated by #] There is no # # #, # # #. There is no # # # # #. poor # he is to # #. I suppose the # goes # with them when they are in # #. such a # of # would bring a smile to the face of a stoic Grace & Edna going to Evelines this p.m. sap running well. Ebin Bates sick with pneumonia. Will R, J Morgan, W Niles here this evening Wednesday 16 March 1898 Wind blowing all night from East raining this morning, it looks like a bad morning the weding. clears up by 10 am sun come out bright. Rev Dibbs drives down through the mud and marries Eddy Bates and Dora Gillespie: towards night drives back again. Volty captured 8 ducks (wild) cooked two for dinner had maple syrup and biscuits. Finished moving the machine house. Wallace here started out �39 Monday Sept 97 with Gun, going to serenade Edy but Mart with more sense wouldnt go so W stayed the eve and they all played some game at cards at which they all exploded with laughter similtainously [sic]. It began to lighten [sic] and thunder and Wallace went home. The other youngsters sat up and sugared off. It continued to thunder and lighten heavily nearly all night. We caught a tub of rain water. Spring birds are merrily singing early this morning. Wells Jr came up for corn husks and brought us a nice piece of fresh pork. Thursday 17 March 1898 A beautiful morning after last nights showers. The birds are singing this morning robins and wrens. Jim Morgan has a bee shingling the school house V gone to the bee. Martin carried E a few eggs. Edna making Graces wrapper we cooked the third last wild duck for dinner sowed tomatoe seeds to day. Volty came at sun set. V the only man at Jims bee. V ate dinner �40 at Morgans. Jim Morgan called here for V to go to Franks to practice their music. Jim stoped all night with Frank. V came home about eleven p.m. Friday 18 March 1898 A clear rosy morning, warm, birds singing. The ground froze last night which makes the sap run again. Muriel came up with her dress and apron to stitch. Wellie & Voltie went to Geo Rattrays to get provender ground and V carried some corn to grind for Johny cake & came back to late for his dinner till we got him a dinner. Wellie dined with Geo R. Hubert came for Muriel. Grace gave them bread & butter & maple syrup. Edna, Maud, Harriet & Hubert went to the cemetary and found a pansy in bloom, (yellow) & left it there in peaceful solitude. Beatrice is eleven years old to day. P.M. 4 Oclock cloudy & looks like rain again. Volty & Martin set a 2 fish nets. V & E & M gathered brush, carried it to shore & had a big fire after dark. G & M went to N for butter and to the post office. Mrs Scott returned with them, sayed [sic] awhile, M went home with her. Frank W & J Morgan here also. Easter day is always the first Sunday after the full moon, which happens upon or next after, March 21st & if the full moon happens on Sunday, Easter day is the Sunday after; so that by this arrangement Easter may come as early as March 22nd or as late as April 25 �41 Saturday March 19th 1898 A cloudy morning and raiining most of the day. V & Mart went to the nets, but got no fish. Mr N went to Kingston. V repairing bellows. Wellie here. Flora here for yeast cake. Frank Woodman here in evening. In the kitchen horn blowing expected Jimme but he came not. Edna moped kitchen floor. Irene washed dishes and made scrap books. Edna & Maud picked a pansy from Charles Woodmans grave. A thunder & Lightning shower after dark. E & M went to Ns for the balance of butter 2 pounds. Sunday March 20 1898 A half cloudy day, Wind S and blowing half a gale. Quiet, all are reading minds at peace with all created universe to quiet, to still which causes droziness. Evening V, M. G & E. preparing to go calling on Mrs Dignam, when V comes in and reports a sick cow at the barn & after doctoring her awhile again prepare for the evenings visit, when who should walk in but FW, WR, and WN and when one youngsters are ready to depart, they invite our callers to accompany them, and two accepts but [Frank Woodman|F]] prefers staying away from Dignams, so remains and Sr entertains him with various tales & anecdotes �42 untill he goes home at 9 pm. Our night travelers return at 1/2 past eleven, hungry I think by the clattering I hear in the pantry and so ends the day. Monday 21 March 1898 A very fine day rather cloudy. V plowing down next Franks line fence. Irene counted the eggs 12 doz and after dinner Sr started in buggy with eggs driving up as far as Charleys going to stay all night and go across to Kingston tomorrow morning on steamboat. Martin has just returned from across the river where he had been to corners for letters for himself, he carried a letter from the Post to Windmill & ate dinner there. William Winmill sending Sr a letter. Flora here brought home yeast. Mart and G go to Evelines for soap came back and after that they all dance in kitchen & N goes up in skiff to Marysville. Tuesday 22 March 1898 A cloudy windy day South. Grace washing. Volty plowing. Grace got sore throat. Mart choring around bringing water. Maud at home, E been here 8 weeks this day scuffling again in kitchen. M kicked E & hurt her didnt mean too of course but had to apply a mustard poutice at 12 midnight. Grace got a sore throat too. Sr came home after dark 7 pm �43 Found the roads very rough. Mrs Morgan requested to come down in buggy, but could not accomdate her brought milk pails for Welly & sugar, brought 10 yds toweling, 8 spools white thread and groceries, sold the eggs for 11 cts per doz at Bakers. Wednesday 23 March 1898 A cloudy day after wind & rain all night, a quiet morning. Mart & Volty went the fish nets found no fish, wind sprung up and had to come home without bringing the net. V plowing with the new mare. She rather friskey before the plow with old Jim for pard. The te he ing going on in the kitchen again this afternoon. Mart making good bye calls at Will, Wellies & Franks. Maud, Volty and Edna gathering roots and barks for beer. E scraped the bark off and threw the bark in the stove thinking the wood was the part to make beer. The day cold bleak cloudy & cheerless. Wind North. Evening Mart goes home with Wallace to make a good bye visit. Thursday 24th March 1898 Arose at 4 am got breakfast and V drives over to the dock with Mart & his father. Mart going to Chicago. W Sr �44 hires 25 dollars for Mart payable in three months. V plows all day. Rachel comes over & stays all day, froze last night. 3 pails of sap is the result. Wells Sr bought a two wheeled Vehicle & a tank for the shop store. Friday 25 March 1898 A very fine Morning. Froze last night more sap to day. V plowed all day. Wells Sr drove out in his new dog cart drawn by old Jim gone till 4 Oclock at the foot of island. Misses Mable Morgan & Laura Sauve honored with a visit, stayed till nine pm. George came for them. Frank here too, sang and played on piano. no letters only Whig. Saturday 26 March 1898 looks like rain. V plows till 3 pm then V & Frank start for Marysville dont return till 2 am. cook and do Saturday’s work. Will didn’t go. Jim wanted to go but no way to go. Anne Horn, Hattie Joslin here. more sap, one perch 22 eggs. Sunday 27th 1898 A cloudy day begins to rain toward night. V and Edna go to the net but no fish, 28 eggs Sr goes to Wellies. E and M go to church. Wellie here for tack pullers. �45 1898 Continued from this page in April - October 1898 book Monday 28 March 1898 A rainy day and rained in the night. Expected Lizzy but she didnt come. Tuesday 29 March 1898 A chilly day after the rain to wet to plow. A sugar party at A Joslins this evening. Maud and Edna visiting at Evelines this afternoon. Volty set out bushes. Grace washed. Wells Sr brought in the clothes after dark, wind blowing hard. Wednesday 30 March 1898 A very good day, dressed 3 roosters for market. Lizzie Horn here sewing for Grace, walked home at sunset. Volty and to Marysville. Will goes up with Frank come home at 1/2 past 2 am. Edna visits Shell. Maud visits at Wills. V plowed till starting for Marysville. Thursday 31 March 1898 A very good day rather chilly. Wells Sr, Grace and Edna go to Kingston. Maud and I worked all day. V plowed they came home all right. Volty drove to the dock for them in the evening. Jimmie came and Volty went with him to Franks to practice where they met. Will D, Mr and Mrs Woodman are keeper �46 Friday 8 Oct 1898 A windy day from South. R here washing all day. Flora and Maud went in garden and picked nearly all the tomatoes for Wills folks and the rest are nearly destroyed by the hens. Saturday 9th October 1897 A very cool day in am. pm warmer. Voltie & Grace finished digging potatoes in the berry field. R come over for her clothes which hung on the clothes line all night. Maude & I moped the floors and cooked the meals. After dinner Maude & Grace went for nuts while Irene prepared the supper. Ed W & JDB went to Marysville to the band practice. Wm D & Snub W. went to Marysville to band practice. Cold and dry Wind north. Irene made tomato ketchup and apple jelly. �47 Sunday 10 Octobe 1897 A clear bright day, chilly, wind North. The water in tub froze to thickness of window glass. The season is extremly dry, no rain for a long time. The pastures are dry and brown. The trees are many colors, nuts are ready to fall from the shucks, flowers are dead and frozen, a blue haze or smoke pervades the air and forest fires are raging and destroying property and lives in many places. We kept our beds till 1/2 6 this morning. V built coal fire then Wallace came and stayed awhile & W & V went up island in boat to ask the boys to a husking. Will here a while. Maud gone over to Wills. Ed Weaver here. Grace went to church. Flora came this morning for their bread which V had brought from the villiage. two loaves. Then came Lottie for the other two loaves. Wind West & cold �48 �49 Saturday 6 November 1897 A traveling damsel calls here just at night and stays over night. a loquacious vivacious piece of humanity. She wouldn’t be up to her business if she were otherwise. A traveling agent. Sunday 7 Nov awoke this morning to find a stranger, a young lady tramp to stay over Sunday. She hails from Sydenham and her name is Miss Aleda Woodruff pedling patent right to make imitation of Russian lamb fur or cloth. She knows Mrs Naylor. She keeps house for Brown a half breed Widower with a lot of children. �50 Monday 8 Nov 1897 A chilly raw day. Wind N cloudy rain now and then. V husking corn. Girl went down Island contracted buisness [sic] with Nesbits came back at sunset tired out with long walk. Will and Jen here and Wallace & Miss Woodruff. Cornet playing this Eve. Tuesday 9 Nov 1897 A rainy duty day cold. The girl did not go out on the rampage to day saved for Grace. Wednesday 10 Nov Churned and made butter for market 14 lbs. Girl sewed for Grace. Evening visitors, Wallace, Niles, Shelly Niles, Frank W & Will Robertson �51 Thursday 11 Nov 1879 V drove to the dock with Miss Woodruff and Grace. Maud & I had a time cleaning & picking up after last nights company. A rainy stormy day. V done chores and working in shop. Wallace here & Ed Weaver & Frank Woodman. V drove to dock for Groceries. Grace stayed in the city. Jim Morgan here to supper and stayed all night. Volty drew a load of Wood from the Ross place. The minister & wife called here intending to stop for a visit but as I & Maud were alone, they went away Friday 12 Nov 18 1979 V butchered our pork. Wells Jr & Jim Morgan helped him and then went to Wellies to help Wellie butcher his pork. Wallace & Ed Weaver helped V carry the pork down cellar in the evening. �52 Saturday 13 Nov We cleaned all the floors and moved the dining room table to the kitchen. Sunday 14 Nov 1897 A very fine day for a Nov day. Wallace came and Geo Farr. After dinner V and Wall went over river to Sand Bay with Geo Far. Came home at sundown. One duck which they use for a model to paint after. Evening visitors Wallace, Shell, Edith Pike, Will Robinson, Frank Woodman. Day visitors, Muriel, Hubert. Will’s children here for their cows. �53 Monday 15 Nov 1897 A dark cloudy dismal day looks like rain. V gets the corn stalks stacked at last. Wellie here cleaning a grist, drew it to the dock then went home, came back and helped V with the corn stalks. V went to JN’s to help Wallace run grain through the mill so Wall would help V with the stalks. Ed Weaver here in evening for V to mend his drum (snare drum). Churned. 16 November 1897 Tuesday A rainy day. Wind S and warm. V cut and salted the pork. I wrote a letter to Sr. A tribe of boys here as usual at the shop. Will Dixon here for Sug & brought home a bread loaf, sent Granny a piece of pork. V making a platform for the stove. Grace not home yet. Will Robinson shot & killed V’s pet black bird. Jim Morgan ate dinner here. Frank Woodman here and borrowed a piece of pork. Baked bread. Grace came home with Wallace from the dock. A letter from Katy �54 Wednesday 17 Nov 1897 A very good day. Maude went to school. V worked for Jim Morgan on Frank W’s hog pen. Churned and done general house work. Charley Dixon came & Hubert & Muriel. Evening visitors Will Dixon, Will Robinson, Frank Woodman, Jim Morgan, Ed Weaver, Wallace Niles, Johny Niles Jr, Shelly Niles, Edith Pike, Geo OBrien, Minnie OBrien, Hannah OBrien. band practising with cornetts and drum Jim Morgan ate supper with us. Thursday 18th Nov 1897 A clear cold day; frozen ground. Volty & Frank W drove home Rattray’s bull after V returned from the dock where he had carried the oats to grind for the cows, he is going to fat, and then he plowed nearly all day. Grace helped husk corn for the hogs and cooked the dinner. Maud at school. Grace finished setting a quilt together. Moved the stove out from the corner. The helpers were Will Dixon, Will Robertson, Frank Woodman, WalaceNiles, Jim Morgan, Geo Farr, Ed Weaver, Jack Niles, Charley Dixon, Volty, ShellNiles & Edith Pike. Those young heathens managed to break the piano stool and a lamp chimney. �55 Friday 19 Nov 1897 A snowy day and wind blowing from the East. Welly came up for Grace to go down and help Eveline Tie a quilt comfortable. Eveline sick. Wellie crossed the river after dark for Dr Buchanan. V went for Mrs Morgan. ground white with snow. Saturday 20th Nov 1897 A mild day after the storm of yesterday & last night. Eveline’s baby born this morning 1/2 past 1 on Volties birth day. Voltie rowed up with Mrs Morgan and shingled the hen coop. V & Will Dixon go to Marysville to the band practice. Churned. Cutters out on road this morning, snow disapearing towards night. �56 Sunday 21st Nov 1897 Sunday. Wind S and warm been blowing all night. snow all gone this morning. V came home at half past one a.m. Ed Weaver here. V cutting Ed hair. Send Maud to Wills with head cheese & sausage. Jim Morgan stoped long enough to peep in the window. Wellie here for me but couldnt go. Hatties bean brought her down from Charlies. she is going to work for Eveline. Monday 22nd Nov 1897 Monday 22nd Nov 1897 Not a very bad day, cleaned all the out side windows and washed towels and aprons. Grace at Wellies yet. Hattie came up to Wellies this morning. My birthday. �57 Tuesday 23rd Nov 1897 A half fair day cold. Wellie came for me to dress and wash baby. Then rowed across for Dr B then brought me home and went home and then drove B down island on a collecting tour. Dr got nothing then Jr rowed Dr across the river. V gone to Morgans to chop a load of wood started at two didn’t return till 8 pm. sent Charlie Woodman for him, met him coming home. Wednesday 24 Nov 1897 Wind S.W. and cold blowing a gale. River whtie with crested waves. Grace came home this morning. V gone to Morgans for Wood. Wellie drove up for me. Went down dressed and washed the baby, came home & had a good supper, a warm fire in stove: wind blowing a harycane [sic], went to bed early and slept all night several fires in distance. Thursday 25 Nov 1897 A cloudy day. Wind South. Arose at 1/2 past 4. Plenty wood for stove this morning. Had breakfast early ready before remembered Grace is at home. Then called her. looks like snow or rain. �58 26 Nov 1897 Friday Wellie drove up for me again went down washed and dressed the baby. The wind blowing a gale and increasing. Stayed at Evelines all night. Wind lulled towards night. Wellie plowed & V plowed. Eveline has a head ache. Do all can for her. Relieved towards night. Sat up and W. Jr made her bed. Alvira came towards eve brought apples, Talman sweets, baked, some taste like kerosine 27 Saturday Nov 1897 At Wellie’s this morning, stay all day & all night. Made 1 apple pie, 1 berry pie, 1 custard pie. Hirams Joslins wife, Isabella, came and stayed nearly all afternoon. Wellie made Evelines bed, then he came up home and he & Volty worked in shop till 11 Oclock pm. The baby is a week old. �59 Sunday 28 Nov 1897 A very good day for the season. Edy Bates & Eben Bates & Frank Vanalstine came across this morning. After breakfast Hattie went home and to church. Irene got the dinner, washed and dressed the baby &c after church. Hattie came home accompanied by Miss Maitland a very odd young Lady who stayed awhile and then went to Wellington Burhams (her boarding place). Wellie brought me home in waggon. Hubert and Muriel coming to Found Vanalstine 29 Monday Nov Wind blowing a harricane [sic] this morning. Dont believe the boys got across last night after Edwards court ship so late at Gillespies. Vanalstine did not leave here till 10 pm. 30 Friday �60 Friday 1 Dec 1897 Worked hard all day churning & making out butter for market, butter hard frozen, had to cut it and thaw it by the stove, made 27 lbs. Thursday 2nd December 1897 Arose early 1/2 4 and hurry around to get to the boat. Maud and I work all day. Maud expected a new music book but got none. Grace carried 27 lbs butter to market. sold it at 16 per lb. 3rd Friday �61 Saturday 4 Sunday 5 Grace Monday 6 Nov �62 Tuesday 7 Nov Wednesday 8 Nov Thursday 9 Nov arose at 3 am. V going to Kingston on Pierpont, walked to wharf and carried a basket of fowls and shats to be barn dried, 4 lengths of stove pipe & the baritone cornett. Irene fed hogs but Jr came up and done the chores. Grace is better. V came home at nearly 8 pm. J Morgan here in eve and after supper they go down to Franks to blow horns. V come back at 11 pm at last the house is quiet and all is well. Geo Niles came home to day, came on Pierpont. Friday 10 Nov 1897 A cloudy day, sun shining out now and then. V plowing but drove to dock for wheat from Rosedale wreck. A dance at Horn’s. Moved the stove coal again. Callers WmD-W.N.-FW.-WmR -J Morgan Ed W. & P Burnham. No letters only from Hannah �63 Saturday 11 December 1897 A rainy day. Wind South and blowing. The boy’s cannot go to Marysville this afternoon which is a sad disapointment to them. V at the shop working at something or other. Grace taking carpet off stair steps and tidying up the rooms. Maud at her music lessons. Irene churning and the rain falling, filling the tubs and pails, not cold but a sad dreary out look. Evening. The horn blowers are here again in full force viz Will Dixon, Jim Morgan, Frank Woodman, Wm Robertson, and V.B. blew till 1/2 past 10 then pedro’ed till 1/2 past 11 pm. F.W.s horn made my head yank, Ed Weaver walked to Marysville got done with Woodmans. Sunday 12 December 1897 A quiet cloudy day. A gentle north wind with scarcely a ripple on the river. Wallace & George Niles came and stayed awhile then Geo proceeded to B Horn’s and after doing the chores Volty & Wallace went across the river to H Dodge’s returned at 8 pm. Evening guests Wallace Niles & Will Robertson. V went to Jr for stove pipe. �64 Monday 13 December 1897 A fine quiet morning a very light wind & North, sunlight peeping through the clouds at intervals. We are washing. We were up fitness this morning, ate breakfast by lamplight. Maude gone to Wills for soap. V gone to A Joslins with pig crate came home and plowed the remainder of the day. Will D went to River view for shingles, nails & bought 5 gallons for Welly. Evening visistors NONE. Grace & I washed and brought water from river. A lovely day more like June weather than December Tuesday 14th Dec 1897 A rainy morning, wind N.E., mudy raw morning. We have a fire in coal stove but scarcly any wood for kitchen stove. Sr not home yet. Voltie plowing all fore noon. Afternoon goes to Morgans for wood Mid day. raining steadily, tub, boiler and pools overflowing with water. Shell N came down for sage. Dried a pumkin and fried a pan full of cakes. Grace folded the clothes to iron. V brought them in last night at bed time. V working in shop all pm. Evening all the horn blowers go to Will D. �65 Wednesday 15 December 1897 Get out early this morning. V does the chores at the barn & milks the cows. After breakfast V goes to Uncle Sams for big kettle and the mail [illegible] for wood toward the dock. Knockee out [illegible] old stumps, enough to heat water for butchering and also keep the kitchen stove going two days. Butchered 5 hogs—helpers were Will and Frank & Jimmie and Wellie. Evening visitors were Will and Jen. Jimmie came back stayed all night, and helped V do the chores. A very fine day for out door work. Thursday 16 th Out of bed at 4 am. Jim helped V do chores and load the hogs for waggon for market. V gone to K & Jim gone to K and Niles gone to K. Will & Charley here, gave Charley a pumpkin. Wellie came up & done chores. A cloudy day all mud. Wind S. The wreck of the Rosedale was towed down by here to day in charge of three tugs, was towed stern first constantly pumping. Volty came 1/2 past 7 pm. Expected the father but he did not come. �66 Friday 17th Dec 1897 Ground slightfully frozen this morning. V plowing. Grace washing. Irene finished rendering the lard. Hubert & Muriel came for the hard soap V got for them in K and the curry comb. cloudy very little wind North. Wish & hope Wells Sr will come home to day. Maude taking her music lesson. A heavy fall of snow in pm. Good sleighing. V had to stop plowing for snowstorm. Will here to tea. Jimmie Morgan & Wallace came and Voltie went with them to Franks, Wells not home yet. Saturday 18th December 1897 A cloudy morning. Ground white with snow. Wells may come to day—hope so. wind west and moderatley cold, Growing colder, clouds clearing away. Will walked to Marysville. Martin came home this pm. Card brought him down in the evening. V & M go up to J.N’s �67 Sunday 19 December 1897 The coldest night and morning yet this season. Froze in kitchen. Left all the bulbs in kitchen on the shelf; the dirt frozen around them but the plants are all right. This must not happen again. Think the white Geranium is done for froze stiff as a stick. Wallace came down and Martin and Grace & Wallace went to Wellies, after they all were gone Charley came down bringing Rachel and Will, left them at home and came back and stayed to dinner. Directly after dinner he went home. Mart came up from Jr with Wallace and went home with him. Stayed till evening. Evening visitors Frank Woodman & Wallace & Shell came home with Martin. 11 Oclock saw them outside the door enroute for home. Grace came home at sundown Monday 20 December 1897 A stormy snowy day. Mart and Voltie went to Morgan’s Ross place for wood. We churned. Afternoon Voltie went to help Will butcher pig. After doing the chores Voltie & Mart went down to visit Frank. Evening visitors Will & Charley came to blow horn but no one here to blow with. �68 Tuesday 21 December 1897 A clear cold day afternoon warmer. V borrowed a bag of coal of Niles, went up in boat for it. Then V went to Charley Woodman wood bee. Sent a letter to Johny as a Christmas greeting. After dinner Mart went to the bee and from there went with Geo Niles to Al Joslins to a party. Al not at home gone to John Songcist. Frank and Jimmie here blowing with V. Will not here. The boys went to the door and in concert tried to blow him over here. Grace ironed clothes &c. Made pumpkin pies. Wednesday 22nd December Work hard all fore noon making out 20 lbs butter for market. Grace, V & Will D and Frank W all go to Marysville—boy’s going to play for the concert. Grace going to K on the 1/2 past 4 boat going to dentist and stay all night with Nellie. �69 Thursday 23rd December 1897 A cloudy morning. Arose at 4 to get breakfast for Jesse Reid & Martin, both going to Kingston. V arose late nearly 8 o’clock. Maud and I work all day. Churn bring down the lounge cook &c. V drives to dock we expect the father to come home with them but he cometh not and I’m not aweary. Wellie went to Kingston. Jesse came first rode with Niles. Christmas presents from Edna, Lill, Nellie. Friday 24th December 1897 A clear very cold day, windows thickly covered with frost. River steaming. Jesse Reid at noon crossed the river. V drove to Wellies for a plank. Grace fixing the room anddressing Muriels doll. V and M working in shop. Bamford not home. Winter grand bright beautiful and severe, sometimes gloomy. The Earth has yielded up her offering of bountious abundance and and now snow covered, frost bound, V came home at 1/2 1 this morning & present from Maye to Grace. �70 Saturday 25 December 1897 A thick morning, snowing, river steaming, cold, wind blowing, from South, white caps rolling. Chicken roasted for dinner. Wells Jr came home just after our Christmas dinner. Glad to see him home once more. He came as a Christmas present here but not for me. Mrs Adams sent a present to your humble servant. Mrs W.B. Sr a pair of shells, art decorated most beautifully. In evening Grace and Mart went to Mrs Niles, sttayed till 9 pm. V went to Frank’s, found no one home, waited awhile then came home. Sr brought V a gold watch. Mrs Adams is the fathers paramour Sunday 26 December 1897 A cloudy still day not cold. If the sun would out it would thaw. Sr reading Utica Globe. Maud gone to Wills visiting. �71 Monday 27 Dec 1897 Tuesday 28 Dec 1897 �72 Wednesday 29 Dec 1897 Thursday 30 Dec 1897 A dirty, windy, rainy, snowy, day, slush slush everywhere. Shell Niles 16 years old to day: going to have a birth day party. �73 Friday 31 Dec 1897 A quiet cloudy day looks like snow. I’m laid up with sprained ancle [sic]: almost believe it is broken—hope not. Wells made Wills folks a visit this forenoon. Hubert & Muriel came up with Wellie. ancle painfull. Did not sleep any last night. Grace finishing the washing. Mrs Morgan came to get a horse shod, stayed to supper and till 8 pm. Bob Robinson here till late. Saturday 1 Jan 1898 A long lonesome tiresome day, laid up in bed in latter part of the day. Evening visitors two Morgans here to supper, Bernard and Jim. Bernard stays till late 10 or more, wish he’d go home. Will came over. Well and Voltie played on bugles and at the same time Grace entertained B.M. with piano music and as I am between the two kinds of music each playing different airs at the same time. We are charmed. Forget Shelly here nearly all pm. Sunday 2 January 1898 Sun rose clear, a fine morning, but soon clouds and snow �74 falling thick and fast. Mart goes to church. Wallace comes home with him and stays to dinner and nearly all p.m. Monday 3rd January 1897 Election day. Will gone to election, our boys stayed home. School open to day at lower school and here. Mrs Gordon boards at Niles. Volty working on Ratrays bobs. Welly came up. Tuesday 4 Jan 1897 Cloudy snowing some. A dance at Horns. Grace, Volty, & Martin go with the Niles load. Welly came and brought wormwood. Jimmie Morgan came in evening with his bugle & disapointed to find all gone to Horns’. Wednesday 5 Jan 1897 This day like the preceding I sitting a cripple by the stove with foot on small chair. V think he ought to go to the �75 practice at Marysville but stays at home instead. Frank and Jim go to the practice. A moderate day looks like a storm. Voltie works on bobs. Thursday 6 Jan 1898 A stormy day. Rachel came over going to stay till after E Weavers dance at the ferry. V worked on bobs. This day same old thing. No ice in river. The river has frozen over and thawed broken up several times. Friday 7 Jan 1898 A beautiful fair day in afternoon. Wall & Grace go to Belles to supper and from there To Ed Weavers dance in McLarens hall. Bernard came to invite to a raising tomorrow (Saturday). G Niles & L Horn & Hattie J & Jim Taylor & VoltieMartin & Will Dixon and Frank Woodman gone to �76 Ed’s dance. A letter from John and Flora. Saturday 8th Jan 1898 A cloudy morning toward noon. It rains a big body of ice floating down and lodged from shore to shore. Our youngsters came home at daylight and went to bed. Grace has a slight cold, finish the chair cover. Wind blowing a gale from South. Grace arose at two pm and worked till bed time. Sunday 9th 1898 January A clear bright day not cold, ground nearly bare. Grace has a bad cold. lies on lounge nearly all day. Rachel & Maude get the meals. The boys shot a duck will pick and cook it tomorrow. Wallace came and stayed a short time. the ancle [sic] is a little better, river clear. next day duck no good, threw it to the cats and they had a cat fight & quarrel over the duck and we had a stewed rooster instead of duck. �77 Monday 19 Jan 1898 A fair day, warm, river frozen across but no good: a quiet day Wells Sr banked the front of house. Bernard Morgan here and invited V to a raising a log horse barn. Volty went. My foot may be better but swelled yet. Rachel here. Grace much better. Martin doing chores. Maud cleaned lamps and helped wash dishes. Welly drove to our school with Muriel & Hubert this morning. Will’s children made a start for school too, going to Section No 8. Mr Pedro at Will Dixon’s playing Pede Tuesday 11 January 1898 A fine day, bright, clear and cold. Wind North. Voltie and Wallace cross the river on ice down by Horns on jam ice. Wallace gone to St Lawrence for medicine for his father (Mr Treders) Wellington, Mr Horn and Lizzie came across too. They are the first foot passengers this season. In Evening Wallace came down on skates. Coming around the point, he broke through and wet one foot. after drying feet, Wall & Martin went to post office and then Martin went home with Wallace to play with Mr Pedro. Grace washed Rachel hung out the clothes �78 Mart went to Geo Rattrays to mill. Volty in evening shelled two bushels of corn for mill. A black cloud rising in South. sewed rugs and knit lace for Belles. Wednesday 12 Jan 1898 A rainy morning ground all mud with dirty streaks of snow and ice scattered all around. V drove to Geo R’s with corn and brought home the ground provender, wheat, peas, corn and oats a mixed mess. Welly here shoeing horse, raining hard, clothes all hanging out. P.M. Rachel went home, drove home with Welly. George and Wallace here this evening playing pede with V & Mart. A bad time for Dany Hughy’s dance. Thursday 13th Jan 1898 A cloudy morning. Wind N ground covered with snow. Welly drove to school with children. River ice broken from shore to shore, bad crossing from Marysville to Kingston. Two weeks to day since sprained ankle. Frank came home today been gone since Weavers dance, said he never drank so much whiskey before. �79 Friday 14 January 1898 A cloudy day, not cold. Maude carried letters to post: sent one to her father. Mart and Grace went to Marysville to workmans ball. Maude & Wells Sr got supper. No letters only for Sr. V working on bobs. Saturday 15 Jan 1898 Stormy day of snow which will make fine sleighing. Mart and Grace came at 1/2 past nine this am. Wills butchered another pig. Charley came for a butcher knife. Grace slept from 12 noon till five. Mart slept from 10 till three oclock pm V. working in shop on Geo Rattrays bob sleigh, snows fast and evenly: no wind a north [?] All went to bed early. Welly came up for kerosine said Muriel & Hubert are sick with cold Sunday 16 Jan 1898 A beautiful winter day, clear bright cloudless: the fields are spotless a dazzling white blanket of snow covers the earth & every roof and clings to the trees. Wind cold and north very little wind. Sleighs are cutters and out on the road, going up and down road. Mart went to church and from there went �80 Mart didnt come home with the others this morning stayed to go to the Cape to dance. May Wormwith Grace E Bamford 185 University Avenue Kingston Ont Mrs Geromind Feb 15 30 lbs sugar 25 lb salt 1 pk onions 1 1/2 doz currants lemons 2 lb cheese baking powder broom diamond dye cardinal & green �81 [printed inside cover of diary including advertisements] Boston Fur Store George Mills & Co 170 Wellington St 170. Furs and Mantles Furs and Cloaks Mantles, Latest Styles, Coaks, Lowest prices The Boston Hat Store Noted for low prices The exact spot to get your Boots is at Abernethy’s, 127 Princess Street, Offord’s old stand. The low price shoe George Mills & Co’y 170 Wellington Street Noted for Low Prices Nobby Hats Sole Agents in Kingston for Celebrated Marsland Stiff and Soft Felt hats. Boys School Caps. 15c., 20c., and 25c. Empire Typewriter $55 Visible Writing, Strong Manifolder. It will pay you to see it before buyig... Columbia & Hartford Bicycles Good Repair Shop. J.R.C. Dobbs & Co., 44 Clarence Street �82 [back cover of diary with manfacturers stamp] Red Rope Magazine Binder Manufactured by Gaylord Bros. Inc. Syracuse, N.Y. 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Tonight we would be alone this eve #t not so evening visitors Frank Woodman, Ed Weaver. Leather land #yed pedro till eleven P.M. Leather # all night. Thursday 6 Dec 1896 Cloudy wind #South 7 Oclock this morning # I call Devolson. Leatherland # stays till 12 noon day and after a # cordial hand shaking all round # leave again for Kingston # at uncle Sammy’s for his # ’sack instead went to Niles to # his dinner and thence to Geo Gillespie # evening we are alone quietly G poped # full of corn �page_0005 Monday 7 Decr 1986 warm morning. Awoke this morning to find the ground white with snow. A sort of wierd [sic] ghostly morning. The trees and shrubery were never so beautiful in leafy month of June, though more lasting, than this morning when when every tiniest branch is drooping under the pure whitening of snow. Saw Leatherend peg leging off up the road this morning. Will and Devol went to run nets but got nothing. Wellie went to Niles for his tools V called at Margans for cutter fills . I got to churn and work over butter, butter no good, cream no good, threw 6 pans of milk and cream to the hogs. �page_0006 Tuesday 8 Nov 1996 [illegible scribblings] �page_0007 Wednesday 9th Dec 1896 A day of all work, butter and Fowls to dress for market. Voltie goes to Niles and buys a rug for Nellie which I will give her for a Christmas present, sending it tomorrow. Maud sick with quinoa. A dirty day cloudy and looks like rain and does rain like jehy before dark and after dark. Thursday 10 Dec 1896 A lovely day after the rain of last night. We arose at 4 breakfast ready in a few minutes after the fire is built and they load on their batter and turkeys, 14 butter and 3 turks leaving Maud and I alone & Maud is sick with sore throat. Will drove the team home from dock and stayed awhile and told ghost story. I work hard all day, stew and hang up pumpkins. Bamford bought a new stove to day and Wellie, Will, Voltie & friends set tarp. Brought Morgans groceries in basket basket. �page_0008 Thursday Dec 10th Almond Joslin here to dinner. Will came over and helped put up the stove pipe. Friday 11 December 1896 A fine day. Arose at four a.m., routed the family, got breakfast early and V gets on the road at half past six a.m. enroute for Kingston with the cattle which he sold Burnside Wednesday. Welling & Perley & Percy Gillespie also drive cattle and they all go in company to Marysville. Devers wanted the boys to drive his cattle but "got left". Maud quite sick with tonsilitis quinsey. School teacher came after school to make a visit. Jim Morgan came for his tea. Frank here too in evening. V came after dark. Saturday 12 December 1896 A warm day, very fine for December. Maude better to day. Grace scoured pantry floor with brush, made cookies. I worked all day except showing Alice the mistery [sic] of lace knitting. Jim Morgan rowed down with a skiff for his basket of groceries and V helped him carry the basket to the river. V plowed in afternoon. Uncle Samy plowing with 2 teams all day. �page_0009 8 Sunday 13 Dec 1896 A fine quiet day cloudy all day and looks like a rainstorm. Miss Foley here. Will here too & Wells Jr, Grace & Will popped corn. Maud better much better. Would like to go over and see mother but the roads are muddy so Will says. V towards sundown goes to Wills for kerosine. Monday 14 December 1896 A beautiful clear sun bright day. After breakfast Voltie goes to corners for oil. C Woodman goes with him. Took R Percy’s rig. V brought 10 gallons for himself. C & Devolson ate dinner at R Perceys. R Percy not at home. Returned at 1/2 past one p.m. �page_0010 9 I fell and nearly broke my neck, the veranda post saved me by the hand of providence, I scaped. Sustained a doubled and twisted wrenching of the back and hip beside bruising shin rather badly. Good for rheumatism. V brought Maud rock candy and lemons. Miss Foley stayed with us till this morning. Grace washed clothes. W Sr puttying glass for double windows. A beautiful sunset - and moonlight night. Moon in second quarter since Friday. V plowed after he came back from the corners, every furrow turned now will not have to be done in spring. Geo Niles and [Johny Niles|[John Jr Niles]] called here on their way to Wills to play pedro, John Sr having preceeded them. After supper V accompanies them to Wills. Johny Niles brought Grace a letter, an invitation from Mary Dignum to visit her tomorrow eve with Voltie Saying Miss Foley will be there too �page_0011 10 Tuesday 15th December 1896 A cold frozen morning, ground bare and a very cold day: frost on windows, water in washdish frozen & bilged. I am not quite so lame as yesterday. Patched vest and pants for Voltie, finished the lace for the apron & worked it and partly sewed it on. W Sr preparing double windows and cellar window. V drew wood from old orchard, apple trees that the heavy winds have blown over. Grace cleaned chamber and white washed her bedroom. Will here this evening. I made head cheese. Maud had a fit of pouts, poor dear Maude. Wills little ones at school to day. They must have been very cold, poor little dears. A very cold night and river steaming cloudy. Grace ironing this eve after making two underwaists. Well thank God we are warm and comfortable this night. V couldnt have crossed the river this day. �page_0012 11 Thursday 27 Aug 96 A fine day. Grace & Maud Harry & Fred & Marjorie all go to Kingston leaving Voltie and I at home alone. Didnt send any butter to market this morning, butter too soft. Friday 28 Aug 96 Wednesday 16 December 1896 A clear cold day, ground bare and hard frozen. Samy butchering. Ed Weaver here for butcher knife. Wellie called on his way to get his pay of Niles for carpenter work. Got nothing. Niles going to pay him some tomorrow. W Sr fixing over an old bedstead. Wellie and Voltie cleaning a grist for milk to send to Kingston tomorrow. I got to churn and make out a little butter for market. Jesse Reid came back with the other fisher from �page_0013 12 Saturday 29 Aug 96 way back Jesse Reid here to supper. Rachel came over for butter print. I going to use it, sent Charley & Flora in evening for print. Volty this evening gone with Reid to Niles to play pedro. Ground bare no snow. Maud had nose bleed. Reid came back with V to stay over night. Sunday 30 Aug 96 Thursday 17 Dec 1896 A gloriously fine day cold still and sunbright. Arose at 4. Jess Reid stayed to do the chores. Such a talker his tongue is like a bell clapper that is continualy ringing. Dont like him the dirty fraud. He goes down cellar often for cider. He is drunk on cider and he’s on the loungue snoring. Oh I could write a chapter about this day will some time. �page_0014 13 Monday 31 Aug 96 Tuesday 1 September A very good day. Voltie went to foot of Island for wood but got none, some body had taken it all. �page_0015 Wednesday 2 September 96 Churned and made 45 lbs of butter for market. Charlie came over for butter print. Voltie gone to Kingston: started horse back borrowed Cavalry’s covered buggy, returned just after dark. Jim Morgan here: bought some beef of him. Jess Reid drove up the cows and Jess and Leatherland milked all the cows which was a kindness indeed. V paid the 2.50 R.V.R. �page_0016 15 Thursday 3 September 96 Raining from South quite warm weather so much so that the butter is soft, but Grace takes 39 lbs to market which she sells for 18 cts per lb in bulk leaving 6 lbs home. A very rainy day filling the large milk can in short time towards evening clears up. A wet day for their carnival in Kingston. Ferry boat does not leave the city till 6 p.m. and nearly nine when Grace arrives home with V from the dock. Saw Harry in town and called on Harry’s grandma and aunts. Maude stays home on account of rain. Jess Reid here most of the day. Letherland helped Voltie milk this morning. Voltie drove hoe Cavalrys buggy. �page_0017 16 Friday 4 Sept 1876 A beautiful cool day after the heavy rain storm of yesterday. Maud at school and learning very well: going to keep her at school every day when the weather is fine. Our work to day is preserving pears, churning and general house work. Plenty of work to be done those days in doors and out. Orchard loaded with apples to be gathered and the finest of them stowed way in the cellar in barrels, some made in cider & many dried besides giving to our numerous friends. And there are potatoes corn and turnips to harvest, pumpkins to dry, sweet corn to dry &c &c &c. Mail. a letter for Harry and the Whig. V goes over to Mr Dignam’s to get Herb to help dig potatoes tomorrow. Vitsitors Jess Reid here this evening for leads and sinkers. �page_0018 17 Saturday 5 September 1896 Herb came over to help Voltie dig potatoes. Dug till noon, rain came pouring down. Reid came over & the boys all go to the shop (after sitting in house awhile) where V has been at work a long time. Raining all p.m. quite steadily. Our house work is churning, working butter, cleaning floors, digging corn, patching V pants. Want to wash a few things but Will has got our wash tub with fish nets in. Maud ciphering in redirections. Voltie milked all the cows 9 of them for Charlie. drove in here from the foot of island and Grace went home with him. Charlie had been to Clayton to look for a pot or valise belonging to a Mr Gibson whom Charlie is rowing. Wind South. Maud went to Wellies for a potatoe fork. Charlie Dixon & Flora here at dark through the rain for yeast cakes & apples. Wellie here this a.m. worrying over our business troubles. Says Nick Mosier been cleaned out on account of his debts �page_0019 18 Sunday 6 September 96 A cloudy squally looking day. Wind blowing fresh from South West and increasing to nearly a gale towards night. Reid here all a.m. Wallace N made a call and they all talk fish talk. V goes over to the other orchard. Reid goes with him. Maude and I walk down through the orchard as far as the old maple. The trees are binding under their load of apples this year. Return to the house and get dinner ready just as V comes back from the old orchard. After dinner Reid comes back and stays till bed time. Henry H brings Grace from at dark. Very glad she came. �page_0020 19 Monday 7 September 96 A beautiful day breezy from South. Grace washing. Greenwood here and served summons on Bamford in favor of Tom Hatfield: but I dont care how things goes now days. I’m content: my children are big enough and old enough by God’s help to take care of themselves. Voltie digging potatoes in the orchard. Will & Jess R are fishing. Lottie, Ethel, Muriel and Hubert here. Wellington, Burnham and Perley are here cleaning grain at our grainery. Churned again to day. �page_0021 20 Tuesday 8 September 96 A beautiful September day warm and bright. The pastures and meadows green as in June. Churned again to day Voltie digging potatoes. Maud at school. Dont know what Welles is doing. Reid here talking to Voltie all afternoon & says grandmother is better. Voltie gone to Wellies: when came back said he been cooning. A letter from the Gov says he is not very well. I’m sorry. Wednesday 9 Sept 96 Arose at 1/2 past 5 am another lovely day: churned again, mushrooms are plenty. V, digging potatoes. Noon very warm, butter somewhat soft. Wellie drawing grain (pease) for J.N. Maud at school. Mrs Niles and Shelly made us an evening call. �page_0022 21 Thursday 10 September 96 A delightful day - afternoon extremely warm and cloudless with scarcely a breath of wind: river like a mirror. Grace gone to market with 88 lbs butter. Maud at School. Will & Reid fishing. Voltie digging potatoes. Irene churned again and worked very hard and am so very tired. Rachel came home this evening on the ferry Boat accompanied by a young maid of the forrest. Reid gone to the Cape with Weaver: came home on the square. Jen & Eveline went to market with butter. This is the Princess tess trip. Sold butter for 18 cts per lb. Friday 11 September 96 A very fine day just breezy enough to be pleasant, clear and cloudless and warm. Leatherland here to dinner. Maud finished potatoe digging. Maude at school. �page_0023 and Jess Reid went to the Cape in Niles skiff. Wind strong from North, sailed up & rowed home. Returned 1/2 past nine p.m. All abed but I. A very hard pull from the Cape against heavy sea. Voltie wet from head to foot, bought a fine pair boots, said Mrs Harnny had a stroke to day. Sunday 13 September 96 A windy morning. Wind North. Very glad to find Voltie home this morning. We are alone nearly all day, towards evening Grace goes over to Will Dixons accompanied by Maud. Voltie milks all the cows. Wallace came to make us an evening call. Soon Grace came back bringing Rachel & Ansan Maricle a full blood squaw from Deseronto. Then came Jesse Reid and Will Dixon and Wallace stayed also till 10 Oclock Had night mare Sunday night 2 Oclock V woke me up. �page_0024 23 Monday 14th September 96 A warm day. Wind S churned butter soft. V makes a barrel of cider vinegar. Sarah Gillespie came up and cut and made my dress skirt, went home at dark and will not be back till Friday. Maud at school. S.D. Woodman & George Williams went with Weaver in the yacht across the river to Millens Bay. Tuesday 15 September 96 Wind North, weather delightfuly pleasant. Maud at School Voltie making cider. Grace getting the meals and working on Mauds dress. Irene not well, sick all last night (eating to much green corn) lots of work to be done this day: churning, canning tomatoes, making catsup. Went to bed awhile. Jess Reid here. Rachel and the "abrigonie" [sic] visiting at Evelines. Voltie churned. Grace took care of butter. This swarm like bees in June. �page_0025 24 Wednesday 16 September 96 Dont fell very well but work all day, churn and make 32 prints for market. Rachel, Jesse Reid and Mrs Marrickle gone to the Cape with fish in Niles skiff. Came home at dark towing behind Weavers scow yacht. Rachel got a new dress ready made Thursday 17 September 96 Grace and Maud gone to Kingston. Sent 32 pounds of butter to market. Voltie and I alone all day. V went to Niles for his beans that he had threshed in Niles barn. V churned. Irene worked hard all day, cleaned floor & washed. Rachel and the squaw went to the city. Pierpont makes her first fall trip. We had to get up at four this morning for the boat comes in at six sharp with old McKenzie for spouter. Grace brought home a basket of peaches. Watson came home with Grace (enroute forSyracuseMicheal Corneil �page_0026 Friday 18 Sept 96 A mellow yellow warm hazy day. Wind S. V repaired his skiff with coal tar: perfume not pleasant. Jesse Reid borrowed the skiff and has gone to the Cape. I gave him his $190 dollars, glad he has it some how I dont like him. Ignorant unprincipled and vicious. Rachel here a few minutes & carried home a part of water. V fixed his punt. Will cleaning fish at river. Sarah G finished my dress and gone home. Maud at school. Saturday 19 September 96 Awoke in night to find the rain pouring down & a rainy morning and a sunny day. Harry Watson here and cannot go over to Dr Buchanan to day. James Morgan stays all night & ate breakfast with us this morning. Will & Charles here this morning and borrowed our big basket. Irene churned. Grace & Maud doing housework. Voltie working in shop all a.m. makes an apple dryer. Grace cooks corned beef, potatoes & cabbage for dinner and custard pie. �page_0027 26 Sunday 20 September 96 A chilly morning but fair, not much wind this morning. Harry & Voltie ate dinner at Wellies and Harry goes across the river with Mr Maloney’s boys in skiff. Voltie comes home at milking time driving home the cows. River is rough this afternoon, a strong wind from the West. Rachel and Jen came over and stayed till after supper. Monday 21 Sept 96 A cool day but fine. Grace got a cold and sore throat. Reid came across river this am wind blowing strong from S.W. Maud at school. Voltie cutting up corn. Grace and Irene make tomato catsup and can sweet apples and churn. Grace, Voltie & Maud gone to prayer meeting and I am alone with the dogs for company this evening. �page_0028 27 Tuesday 22 September 96 Wind North. A very chilly day. Churn in kitchen. Grace trying a log cabin quilt. Jess Reid here visiting nearly all afternoon wish he’d go home. Churned. Maud at school. Voltie making cider. Wednesday 23rd September 96 Rather cold day. Wind North. Churn and print butter for market 30 lbs. put up a bag of apples to give away besides a loaf of bread, a lb of butter, a can of new milk: send Maud early in morning to Wills for the print & Jen & Will after it in evening. A chilly evening. We put up the butter in the baskets and get every thing ready for morning. Maud at school this day. Did not attend church this evening. �page_0029 28 Thursday 24th Sept 96 Rather a nasty morning raining. Get out bed at four clock. Grace to Kingston to market 30 lbs butter Carries Mrs Piggott a bag of apples and a small private basket besides. Voltie bought a bushel of tomatoes of J Wilkinson and brings them on Waggon from dock & two apple barrels. Grace bought a new 6 chairs $400.00 Maud stays home from school, church steeple raised today. Friday 25 Sept 96 A mild day, broken clouds. Wind South. A fine autumn day. Pickling and canning nearly all day. Maud home. There is no school today. Teacher gone home. Voltie fixing the waggon. Grace washed small washing & got dinner, afer dinner went to Mr George Gillespies to see Dora, found her better. Dr Buchanan there. �page_0030 29 Saturday 26 September 96 A cloudy forenoon. After dinner Bell, Charley and their children came down home. Charley went home leaving them here. Rain comes pouring filling tub in a short time. Grace got a bad cold. Jess Reid helped Jim, Devolson milk which was a favor for Grace. churned. Sunday 27 September 96 A dull rainy day but we are comfortably and happy and noisy, the children cant get out door much to day so wet but they venture for a few mushrooms. Evening visitors Jess Reid and Florence Morgan and Wallace Niles �page_0031 30 Monday 28 September 96 A very fine day quite mild and sunny. The little girls attend school 4 of them. Skim milk, churn, sweep, make beds and get dinner, soup for dinner. Voltie & Wellie gone to Kingston in waggon started late but came home quite early. Grace had to go over to the grange for cows. Mr Niles came for cider mill and made us a call. Tuesday 29 September 96 A very mild calm day. Voltie early this morning rowed Belle and baby Grace across the river to Mrs Gloyds. Marjorie, Beatrice & Maud gone school leaving Charlie & Irene here at home. Wellie makes us a call and feels much better after going to Kingston about their office business. Irene B does house work. Grace gets dinner and irons clothes and starch and irons J.D.’s shirt and her white dress. Reid and Weaver gone �page_0032 31 to Cape Vincent with fish. Our youngsters are all going to Beads point, Hickory Island to a party at Hicks 2 Oclock p.m. Cloudy, warm just a breath of air South. Weaver & Reid just returned from Cape. Voltie went to Wellies for a barrel of swill. I am writing while I sit on veranda beginning to rain just as the party embark for Hicks, bids fair for a a nasty night. Wednesday 30 September 96 Rain pouring all night in torrents. Wind blowing heavy from North. Came home at half past 4 o’clock am. Weaver tumbled them all out, leaving them to get home best they could in a drenching rain storm and wind strong enough to lift them off their feet. Voltie stays aboard to help Weaver down to Joslins bay with the yacht. Florence comes in with Grace. Will Niles, George �page_0033 32 & Jim & Bernard Morgan & Mabel & Alice go home in skiff and nearly get swamped. With great anxiety I await Volties return. About daylight he comes thank God. Wet, cold and hungry: none of the party having had a morsel to eat since leaving home last night. Grace & Florence devoured a loaf of bread, 1/2 lb butter and an apple pie. No female women to greet them on their arrival at the grand ball only male men Rick’s body guard. But Oh it was providential and I am thankful. At half past 5 wind changed to South and tore things right and left. Such a gale of wind seldom calls here, the river white and flying spray, unroofing barns, demolishing others, uprooting trees, taking every apple from trees, weakening ever obstacle in the way, waves on river running 20 feet high and dashing on the rocks shore with such tremendous force, the water was thrown above the tall cedars �page_0034 32 on the high shore. Weavers yacht turned bottom side up rolling the engine clean out in the the mud. Thursday October 1896 A quiet morning. Gloyd’s (ie James & Charley) brought Bell and Gracie home and a grain bag full of litterature. JamesDevolson drove with Grace to the dock. In afternoon Bell and Gracie went visiting to Wells Children at school. Belle much worried about the storm and the trip to Beads point. �page_0035 34 Friday 2nd October 96 A cool day. Belle gone to Evelines accompanied by Marjorie and Gracie. Beatrice crying to go. Children picking up apples gathering nuts, mushrooms. Voltie shingling for Niles. Will and Reid here for team to draw fish from dock. Belle came home tired out carrying Gracie Saturday 3rd October 1896 Not a pleasant day, chilly. Charley came for Belle and the children couldnt carry all their apples and tomatoes and forget their chicken. Voltie and Wellie working for Niles repairing his barn. Henry Halliday at Niles making cider. Drove here for Bells apples ought to have taken three instead of two. Voltie & Jim OBrien went to bay for oil. Jesse Reid here in evening also Collfer and another lad wanting the skiff to go to Bay: dog made a row. �page_0036 35 Sunday 4th October 1896 An autumn day very cool & dull. Jesse Reid here. Malony’s boys brought Dr Watson over. Very quiet after Belle and her children go home but we are seldom alone. Frank Woodsman here. Will Dixon here and they all drink cider. Oh well not very quiet Sunday after all. Monday 5th Oct 1896 A cloudy day. Wind North. Our house is never free from visitors or our guest chamber free from a sleeper. Harry W here. Jesse Reid here. Indian here camping in our cedars. Voltie shingling Niles barn. Wellie threshing for Breaky. Grace and Reid chasing a chicken. They yet work on church steeple. Wellington Burnham here. �page_0037 36 Tuesday 6th October 1896 A cloudy spotted kind of a day over head. Wind North, moderately cold or weather medium or merly [sic] straddle of the fence. Voltie drawing manure all day. Maud at school. Irene churned, skimmed milk, strained milk, washing milk pans & made jelly. Grace sewed. In evening Voltie went to J Niles and played poker till 10 p.m. Ed Weaver called for V this evening to go tomorrow to Marysville to play baseball but he will not be such a dunce. Wednesday 7th October 1896 Wind North changing to west. A rainy morning and rainy cheerless chilly day. The woods are turning crimson golden scarlet and a sunset brown, and bronze green, most beautiful. Churned and made thirty two lbs of butter for market. Jesse Reid and Will Dixon here Ethel brought home the butter print. The pasture is green as June. Grace �page_0038 37 finished my dress and I put it on. Maud at home washing dishes and writing a letter to her father. A base ball game was to be played to day at the Ferry and a dancing in the evening. Grace washed a few things. Voltie had a D-l of a time looking up his razor. A nasty dirty afternoon weather. Well I must get up and skim the milk. Glad the milk is in the pantry. What hurry hurry worry the days are from morning till night. Henry out of bed when one could sleep an hour or two longer with so much comfort. Henry to get the milk skimed. Henry to get breakfast. Hurry to wash milk pans and strain milk, hurry to churn. Come hustle around and get the chow chow going Come Maud hurry up- get ready for school. Come hurry and get the dishes washed, and get the dinner and then more dishes to wash again, an interval of making jelly or catsup or preserving then more pans to skim, empty and �page_0039 38 wash, another meal to get more dishes to wash and if you can catch a little time between each mentioned job why there is sewing, darning, patching, apple and pumpkins to dry and saying must put a quilt on the frames. next week sure come put wood in stove and make a rousing fire or the bread will run over and step around now for the floor, chairs and windows must be cleaned. and I’m sure we will have to do a big washing tomorrow. and about entertaining visitors. I’ll keep dark and not say one word Well now this is only in door work. �page_0040 39 Thursday 8 October 96 Slept out bed at 7 am, a cold cloudy dark morning been raining all night. I drove to dock with Grace and Harry. Maud at home. Eveline and Will Dixon gone to Kingston. Eveline carried her carpet rags to the city to have her carpet woven. Maud works well all day. Wellie came up after breakfast. Muriel and Hubert are with him. Voltie and Wellie go to Geo Gillespies to thresh. Wellie came back and the children go home with him. V goes with Jesse Reid to help him run his nets and load the fish in to the waggon and draw them here. Jesse helps draw manure and milk the cows. Eddy Bates ate supper with us and then they go to the dock for Grace. �page_0041 40 Friday 9th Oct 1896 A very fine October dewy & Wind N V and W Jr thresh for Geo Gillespie. Jesse and Wall here. John McDonel here for bags. Maud and Grace go for hickory nuts after dinner. Irene makes chow chow. A letter from Bamford he is not very well. A letter from Mrs Naylor Brown. Ed Weaver here a few minutes this eve. McGlynn came down to see Wall & Jesse Reid about fishing. Go to bed early and have a most refreshing sleep all night. Saturday 10 October 1896 Another beautiful day, Wind N. V gone to thresh for Geo Rattray Leatherland gave us a call this morning. Jesse came for them to draw their nets home from Breakey Bay obliged to haul them out the river easily. �page_0042 41 this morning started at 4 p.m. Reid couldn’t catch the white mare & had to go back home for Will to do the catching. Wish Leatherland would go instead of standing holding door open all day. Grace cleaning floors. Maud washing breakfast dishes. Irene baking chow chow, worked over butter & churned. Reid came over in the evening for V to go to Niles to play "pede" he calls it ("pede") But Reid was here earlier in the day & not well pleased because I had lent the skiff to McCuen, Flynn & Mrs Dignam when Reid was anxious to go to Cape Vincent with fish. I had forgoten all about it for Will or Reid didnt ask for the boat. So they cleaned what fish the had on hand and put them on ice. Working yet on steeple. Eddy’s last day on steeple. Now going to work for Dignam. Wind blowing quite strong from N at eventide. �page_0043 42 Sunday 11 Oct 1896 Quite a pleasant day. Wind N Arose at 1/2 past six a.m. Hustled around & helped get breakfast, skimmed milk, washed pans, strained milk, washed pots and Maud washes breakfast dishes and then Maud and I walk over to Wills. I’m very lame but manage to get there after awhile. As I was leaving my own door. I met Jess Reid coming in. Well I found them all well and comfortable only no wood, only what the children pickup out back and no water except carrying it from the river which is awful hard work to get wood or water. I had fine visit and had chicken pot pie for dinner and sweet apples preserved whole and as our appetites were ravenous we enjoyed our dinner. Reid & V came also to dinner and after a time or two Grace came, she having been down to Evelines and called at Niles on her return trip. Jess Reid here this evening. Grace got a pain in shoulder. Will �page_0044 43 and Charlie accompanied Maud & I home. Grace having gone home before us so we all had a little toast, coffee & cider and good night. Monday 12 Oct 1896 1/2 past 5 a.m. Wind North and strong breeze: cold but not freezing a dismal melancholy autumn day cloudy and threatning storm. Pastures green as June and cows doing well, flow of milk much better than earlier in season. Voltie gone threshing for Geo Rattray. Grace not well but trying to wash: brought some water and obliged to lie down while Jesse Reid here all a.m. an incesant talker but brought 4 pails of water, fed the hogs and brought in wood and now has gone home to help Will dig potatoes. Will & Charley had the team to draw wood. Jess was very kind. John Niles Sr plowing all day. Jesse & Voltie went to J Niles to play pede. Irene churned 12 lbs of butter. Jess drove �page_0045 44 home our cows. Wellie here too Clarence Emma want you to come down and bring mort with you from Edith Tuesday 13 Oct 1896 A raw windy day. North wind. Partly cloudy. Voltie threshing for Geo. Rattrays. Jesse Reid here. Maud home from school to day. Wellie here came up for waggon to draw wood. Grace sewing for Maud - making Maud a dress and finished it. In evening Maud and Grace go to post office. Hattie Joslin Miss Abott, Will Dixon and Wallace Niles came back with them. A chilly eve Jess Reid ate supper with us & then Reid and V went to John Wilkinson’s and played pedro. V came home at 1/2 11 pm. �page_0046 45 Wednesday 14 Oct 1896 Quite a fine day warmer than yesterday. Thought we were gong to have company for a skiff rowed directly here from over the way, which proved to be Mr Gloyd bringing two women across. They had great difficulty landing at the consession [sic], the women went to J Niles and James Gloyd rowed home again. V drawing corn and sorting and bagging apples for Belle and barreling some for himself. Jess Reid went to Cape Vincent with their last load of fish for this season returned quite early. Tomorrow Reid and Will depart for "Devil Lake" fishing and hunting. Jesse Reid here this afternoon and again this evening. If I should express my mind in this diary about a certain individual it would not be a very pleasant reflection on paper. June pares apples for drying. Maud at school. Grace sweeps , dusts, mops, gets the meals. Irene churns and prints 29 lbs for market. V retires early & so ends the day. Painting the church. �page_0047 46 Thursday the 15th of Oct 1896 The loviliest [sic] Oct day I ever saw and last evening there was was the loviliest sunset: bright crimson, purple, scarlet and gold and the reflection on the water of our little bay was enchanting lasting till daylight was gone. Voltie gone threshing for Ed Rattray. V drove to the dock with Grace, carrying Bells apples and a basket of posies and a few apples for Kelly. Jess Reid & Will Dixon started this morning for their fishing tour. Well I wish them good luck and success. Painting church and building new chimney. Maud gone school and I alone all day. every thing so quiet so peaceful when was I ever all alone before. The house is still except for the buzzing of the flies in the window. Once in a while a day like this alone is enjoyable but I think I would grow tired of the monotony of day after day: but I always was fond of soltitude if not to prolonged �page_0048 47 Miss Foley here to tea and after supper Miss Foley & Maud go over in waggon with Voltie to the dock and they do not return till after 8 p.m. A letter from Belle and a bag of provisions, pork, squashes & carrots. Lent Miss Foley some books, 3 of them. Jen came home to day. Friday 16 October 1896 A cloudy morning and rather cold but not freezing. V gathering apples Wind West. Still painting the church steeple white, slate, green, red the mineretts are black. Churned. Grace made V a shirt. Maude at school: cold and certain mild clouds all day. Dignam people has a dance this night. I got a cold. Evening mail - The Whig & a letter from Dr Watson. �page_0049 48 Saturday 17 October 1896 Another autumn day more clouds than sun shine, not freezing but cold. Voltie drove to the dock for the dry goods box and the barrel of cement: rolled his barrel of apples together, 12 barrels in all. After dinner V drew manure out to the field. Grace washed a general washing and cleaned floors. Maude washed dinner dishes and went to Wills for horse nails. Wellie here for waggon to draw his potatoes that White is digging for him: they are the spaff Joy potatoes. Irene paired more apples to day. Still painting the church and taking down the staging after them. �page_0050 49 Sunday 18 Oct 1896 Mother, Voltie & Maud gone over to Belle’s. Mother going to remain for a weak [sic]. So I will write in her diary when I think of it. This day a very disagreeable one. Sun under clouds, and wind blowing cold from West. Snowed a little last night. I stay alone all day. Voltie & Maud come home about 3.30 p.m. In morning, Wellie & Wallace Niles here a few minutes Monday 19 Oct 96 Voltie & Grace arise at 4.30 in morning. Grace gets breakfast and milk 4 cows, have breakfast a little after six. Then Maud washed dishes & goes to school. Grace scims [sic] milk, prepares to strain. Voltie goes to Woodman to thresh in forenoon he finishes �page_0051 50 Sunday continued Voltie’s shirt then after dinner works over butter and churns a big lot of cream. then sits down to write in this diary in a hurry? takes butter out of the churn. I am all alone again today with the exception of flies & two dogs & dozen cats. When we arose, the ground was frozen with a heavy white frost, the wind was West. later it changed to South, the sun shone out bright, warm nearly the whole day. Men still working at church tearing away staging and the chimney or rebuilding it. I cant tell exactly which. Voltie came home from Woodmans early. Wells Jr & Bob Ranons came with him. �page_0052 51 Tuesday 20 1896 The wind blowing a gale from south, Maud gone to school. We did not arise so early as usual on account company last evening. The Morgans, four of them, Miss M Foley, F Woodman, Rob Ranous, Will Niles & C hella, Geo Farr were here and danced until elevan [sic]. Voltie threshing after dinner at Woodmans come home for his supper in forenoon. Wellie, Eddie & Voltie drawing up grain for Scow, all here for dinner. I saw in evening while V goes for mail. No mail tonight. V & Maud peel pumpkins. �page_0053 52 I prepare churn for cream at noon. V churns. I work over the other butter, then take care of the nut butter, stitched Maud’s dress & fit her a petticoat, make a cake for dance at OBriens tonight. Wallace Niles came down this morning before breakfast asked me to go to dance. So Maud & I are to have an escort, very kind of him. Miss Alice Foley & Florance Morgan are over Watertown, N.Y. were to come home today. But wind blowing so heavy from South West cant come. cleaned the floors. 22nd 1896 Oct Thursday Did not arise until 7 oclock after dance feel sleepy, got home at 3 in a.m. Windy cold from West. Granpa �page_0054 did not go to Kingston today. the 1st Thursday since the boat started in spring. Make breakfast at 8. V goes to Niles for cider mill. Maud lays in bed until all hours in day. got out at 11 a.m. Wallace Niles came down after dinner, helped V make cider. E Bates here too. Frank W drove in here for drink cider, another dance tomorrow eve at A Joslins. Geo home getting it up. Grace cleaned Ma’s bedroom and done general house work. Eveline & Wells both went to Kingston today. Hattie keeping house for her. �page_0055 54 Friday 23rd Oct 1896 Wind South, rather nice day. Maud gone school. Miss Foley came home last night from Watertown via Kingston. Walls Jr here this morning went to Niles for flour and carried home cider mill. Voltie repairing thing around farm in fore noon, after dinner drawing his potatoes to the cellar from barn. Grace did house work, swept all rooms, cooked, washed dishes, took care of milk, & helped milk, made jelly, baked beans & write in Ma diary. Flora came over brought home tea Aunt R borrowed. In Eve Voltie & Wall go to Joslin’s dance. Rachel came over a stayed with Maud & I, rec’d letter from Ma N & Laura V.Y. �page_0056 55 [top margin] Jaune Morgan here likes night playing pedro until 10, ate his supper here & helps with drinking jug of cider. Saturday 24 Oct 1896 In morning quite nice then clouds up & rains a little. Wind West after noon quite pleasant, great squalls of wind. Aunt Rachel stayed until after breakfast. Voltie gets home from dance 4 a.m. arise at 6. Grace gets up 5.30, builds fire, gets the breakfast then milks. Voltie shoeing horses most of day. G churns, bakes bread & does all Saturdays work. Sunday 26 Oct 1896 Wind still West quite pleasant out. We did not arise vary [sic] early, after breakfast V goes to the marsh. F Woodman & E.W. arrive here all day smoking setting in the way. Miriam gone home �page_0057 56 Frank stays for supper, just as we were going to eat, D Mahoney came so we waited and he took tea with us, stayed the evening. F W went home, a lot of cider found it way down the boys throat and so on & so forth. Monday 25 1896 Oct. Wind South. Sun bright a very nice day. Maud gone to school. V drawing manure. Grace churns, make cookies and all kinds of work. Alice Foley came home with Maud from school. Alice helps M wash dishes while G milks after supper. Jim Morgan comes to play Pedro & drink cider. Grace pops corn �page_0058 57 dont go to bed until nearly eleven. Tuesday 26 1896 Arise a 4 a.m., milk cows, get breakfasat, help saw wood, eat breakfast at 5.30. Maud & Alice do their breakfast at 7 a.m. Voltie brought 6 pails of water. then went to Kingston via Marysville. After Alice & M are gone to school, G goes to washing, wash all day, all lines full, bushes full & some clothes on fence. Most a beautiful day, river like glass all day. G brought 10 pails water from river, milks 7 cows at night. Jim Woodman down for two lbs butter, had no way of weighing so guessed it. Great Horse trots to villiage to-day. �page_0059 58 Wednesday 27th at Belles Thursday 28 at Bells �page_0060 59 at Bells Friday 29th at Bells Saturday 30 �page_0061 60 Sunday Nov 1 Came hoome fro Belles to day. Charley brought me. Martha Irvine laid in the vault to day. Charley drove in to Irvine yard and we drove down behind the funeral procession. We found Miss Foley here. Charley stayed to dinner. When he went home Miss Foley rode in buggy as far as Morgans consession [sic] road. Rachel here a while. Monday 2nd November A beautiful autumn day. Voltie mixing cement for the wall. Wells Jr went to J Niles to do some carpenter work for him, found the folks gone to the Card Ranous weding except John Sr - so came back and help V. Mary Farr (Widow) there keeping house for shower. Hank drives down for Shell to go to wedding. �page_0062 65 Tuesday 3rd November 1896 Wells Jr working for Niles all day. No soap cant wash. Wednesday 4th November 1896 A warm hazy morning like Indian Summer. Got out bed 1/2 past four a.m. V commenced plowing and butchered 2 turkeys and 8 chickens. Grace and Irene dressed them for market, churned and made 20 lbs of print butter for market. Rachel here and brought the quilting frames home again, not doing enough. Rachel & Will drew wood from the McClary place. Charlie and Maud at school - great spelling match. V working for Nile carpenter at �page_0063 62 Thursday 5th November 1896 Arose at 4 Oclock a.m. Raining fast. Voltie & Grace milked the cows. Ma tied the turkeys and chicks and put them in basket, then print up the butter for market. Thought they never get started, cant find any thing. V’s neck tie missing, cant be found, had to look and hunt around for socks. V taking his new clothes back. Too small. Found coat and vest in the clothes press and pants hanging on a nail in mothers bedroom. Had to look around for whiffletrees, load a grist to put on the waggon, eat breakfast finally at 6 Oclock, got under way through rain and mud. Will drove over. When Will drove team back, said they just arrived in time for the boat. A rainy nasty day. Half sick all day pain in back, but work all day like jehu. Maud home from school and helped me work. Maud brought water and I clean floors. Supper waiting when �page_0064 65 they arrive safe and sound. Will drove home the cows and put them in stanchions. Harry came home from Kingston enroute for St Lawrence N.A. X 7 p.m. A heavy and temendous storm of wind began just after they came in from the boat, blowing a hurricane and raining all night. Friday 6th November 1896 A wild wild morning Wind S and blowing a tempest. Harry never before saw the reiver so rough and the rolling waves dash so high against the shore. A chilly day and we are glad to gather around the kitchen fire. We take our time and dont work very hard to day. Maud home from school. Grace poped [sic] corn white as a snow drift. A letter from Dad and the Whig is all our mail. McKinley presedent [sic] of the United States my dear native Rand, my eyes behold the [illegible] the shore �page_0065 64 [random scribblings] 1/2 1/2 1111111 1 1/2 Saturday 7th November 1896 A quiet day after yesterday’s wind storm. V rowed across the river with Dr Watson nearly noon when he came back. Brought from Gloyd’s a tub of picklelill’s for Belle. We smouged some for dinner. Very good. Harry by request called at Charles Woodman’s to see the sick baby, little Pearl. Malony’s drove Dr W to the Bay to report before driving to St Lawrence hamlet. V plowed all p.m. Grace cleaned floors, a peaceful happy day. V drove to Wills for cabbage 75 cts to pay. Sunday 8th November 1896 A sad quiet lonely day sombre and dreary out doors. A typical Nov day. Shell and Inez came while Grace went down to see little Pearl Woodman. Thinks she has consumption. Sylvia Woodman Sr there �page_0066 65 Monday 9 Nov 1896 A medium day. Voltie plowed and Wells building barn for Niles. Maud at school, cleaning cabbage for sourkrout. Grace and Irene cut nine heads cabbage into the barrel and wait till evening to finish. Will & Charley came over to help make krout but Wall Niles came and they all left and went to Wills to play pedro and left the cabbage to take care of itself the kitchen. V came home at 1/2 past 10 pm and found us all abed for we had no wood to build a fire and he went down on shore for wood and got around to his own bed at 12 midnight, took the small clock up stairs to get out of bed by old clock, ran down or stoped. got out bed at daylight. �page_0067 66 Tuesday 10 November 1896 V plowing and drawing wood from Devilo’s. Grace and I got cabbage ready for the barrel and cut it up (at night) with knives on kneading board and old kitchen table (I.O.) V and I did the cabbage. A letter from Capt W.B. Wednesday 11 November 1896 A very nasty a.m. raining hard filling tube in short time. V in shop shoeing old James. Will & Charley here. Will telling some of his back woods experience. One was about the man that was very friendly and well acquainted with her Royal Majesty Queen Victoria Sovereign Ruler of England and Empress of India. �page_0068 65 Thursday Nov 12 1896 Market day but Grace stays home. no butter for market to day - packing it in crock. Grace done big washing and all on the lines. Will gone back to the woods and lakes to day. Ed Bates came across riv to day. Said by CrimasDr Watson was driving down the river road as if he was sent fore in hurry and Buchanan driving the opposite direction like all [?]. Jen Dixon, Sylvia Woodman Sr and Frank Woodman went to Kingston. F.W. & J.M. & E & W. here paying [sic] cards till 9 p.m. Grace drove over to dock with V, carried apples to Capt Allen De Rush here drinking cider. Lottie here got V & Harrys clothes from them. V clothes all right but coat sleeves not right. V coat sleeves to long and too small at the top, got to go to the shop again. V drew wood from Devero’ Friday 13 November 1896 A drizzly half rain, half snowy day. Wind light from all points of the compass. N. E. S & W Not cold. Voltie shot two wild ducks which we roasted for dinner. Volt plowing this a.m. Going to kill a pig this p.m. Wellie working on Jonah’s barn but is coming down to help V butcher. Maud at school. The clouds look dreary and heavy with rain. Think V will get tired of waiting for Jr to heave in sight. Wellie here killing �page_0069 68 continued half Irene pared 3 pumkins to dry. Grace knitting and skiming milk. Very chilly raw day. Wind North. Clouds dark, low and rolling along from North to south ward. Cows broke in straw stack again last night. Evening. V and G after discussing the matter conclude to make Dignams an evening visit accordingly. V borrowed F.W.’s buggy and hastily doing the chores and speedily getting supper they depart for Dignam’s leaving Maud and I alone to clear the table and wash the dishes and entertain ourselves till bed time. At last every thing is finished, dishes put away, hearth and floor swept and a cheerful fire burning brightly in stove. Maud remarking how warm, cheerful and cosy we were. Maud reading her lesson to Grandma while she knit the lace for the Christmas apron as a gift to Grandma Dixon. Prince and Tiny are comfortably snoozing, each on an old rug which Maud has spread for them. When rap rap rap upon the door anounces an unwelcome visitor and �page_0070 69 by request Maud timidly advances to the door which upon opening a young man enters dressed in the height of fashion, his neck enveloped in a white muffler, his head covered with a very close fitting cap which by way of greeting he makes no attempt to remove. After saying good evening, and offering a chair of which he seems to take no notice but standing like one confounded or dazed. I make the discovery that I am addressing Mr Herbert Dignam and I forth with proceed to inform him that his people are honored by evening guests, that Grace and Voltie had gone to their place for a visit. Why, said Herb "George Morgan told me Bamfords folks were having a dance to night" Well said I, this does not look much like it does it, and there upon he took his departure. With the fire replenished we were once more comfortably settled. �page_0071 70 Maud reading Daffy down dilly when rap rap rap once again assails the door which Maud again proceeds to open, which this time admits the genial smiling face of Jimmy Morgan which I have no difficulty in recognizing. Where are all the folks asks Jim in his hearty off hand way. Gone to Dignams replied I. Come and please be seated. "Why I was told you were having a dance here to night and as I was at the Post Office and while so near thought I’d come in awhile" ’Sorry James you are disapointed James said I but we have no dance here and dont know as we ever will have. Well, said Jim, "I’ll go home and read the Whig (which he was carrying in his hand.) and there upon he took his departure. One more Maud and I are quietly engaged each in our respective work. Maud saying I wonder who’ll come next. �page_0072 71 when rap rap rap again thunders at the door, and Maud who has again commenced reading about old Mr Foil once more goes to the door saying Oh dear and upon being opened in walks Florence Morgan, Miss Foley, George Morgan, Bernard Morgan and a young Mr Lerush with whom I was duly made acquainted. Well I began by this time to think there was most assuredly going to be a dance at Bamford as Mr Lerush carried a fiddle case under his coat sleeve. Surprize and disapointment at not finding V & G at home was plainly shown in their manner but they were made as welcome as the flowers in May inviting them to be seated and disencumber themselves of their wraps "Florence remarking" Well we have got left this time" another saying "Guess we’ll go home "Oh no" said the hostess "you can dance just as well though I think I’ll not set the stove our door to night, so after sitting awhile in scilent [sic] disapointment �page_0073 72 they made a merry jest of it and laid aside their overcoats, caps and mufflers. Mr Lerush began to draw the fiddle bow and I cleared away the chairs and all other movable obstacles and Geo and Miss Foley danced a whirlagig but Bernard and Florence made no response and they worried out 2 long hours and at last concluded to go home. I politely said I would invite them into the parlor but we had not yet set up our coal stove and the rooms excepting the kitchen were very cold to invite guest into for an evening’s entertainment but though the kitchen was warm and cozzy it was hardly the place for a party as over head were suspended baskets of pop corn, dried apples and pendant strings of yellow pumpking drying on the poles and long traces of pop corn hanging on the wall besides two bags of feathers &c &c. at last they took their departure and I came to understand that my surprise �page_0074 73 party was a failure and Maud, the dogs and I are alone and and tis over the moonlight and allmost midnight & time Maud & I were abed two hours and a half ago. Saturday 14 Nov Great fun over to Dignams music, wine & cakes but Saturday work must be done so we fly around and bake, mop floors, churn and iron after awhile I am informed that V & Grace going up to Morgans to make an evenings visit & as the evening is quite mild I dont object. V saying he would walk as far as Niles, and invite Wallace and Shella to accompany them. About two hours after going the wind commenced blowing from south, and before midnight increasing to a gale and as it is Saturday eve, think they ought to be home by one Oclock a.m. Wind blowing fearfuly, cant sleep thinking perhaps they have started for home in the skiff and have been overwhelmed, swamped by a tremendous breaker after awhile began to think V should be here if G had to stay at Morg’s all night. When the dogs anounces their safe return and I find they walked all the way up & back together with Wall & Shell �page_0075 74 Sunday 15 Nov 1896 I think this is a very lonely day Wallace Niles here awhile this a.m. Walls and V lunch and then go down the Island in Niles buggy to invite to a dance at Will Dixons tommorrow evening. Grace, Maud and I alone all the balance of the day. We breakfasted at 9 Oclock this morning and went to bed early. I didnot sleep much last even. I found Geo Farr was here with Wall but went home and across the river. Monday 16th A very fine day. V digging turnips all day. Wind blowing hard from South. A dance at Will Dixon’s to night each girl got to carry their own supper. Great preperation [sic] for the dance. L. Lerush, Jim Morgan, Wallace Niles, Shell Niles and Geo Farr called here to go with G & V. Maud crying because she cannot go to the �page_0076 75 dance which on account of the cider from Uncle Sammy’s about 12 Oclock midnight they Morgans began to feel like old Ireland at Election time. Jim Morgan pitched into Lew Lerush and James Morgan backed by his brother Bernard Alowasius tore the shirt of Lerush and the neck ties and collars flew in all directions with hair, black eyes and bloody noses, after being put out door again renewed the combat in the mud. they rolled each other over and more hair, blood & mud and oaths noise and hard names and they kept it up till the party dispersed Jim sneaking of to the scow with Lerush. Tuesday 17 Nov V and Grace came home from Wills Dixons about 4 am accompanied by Mary Dignam. Well before they settled down for a nap I learned that there had been a grand Irish row and nearly all the company were participants in the fight and all the Morgans had blackened eyes, broken noses and bloody faces. Whiskey and cider in plenty. Mary D stayed nearly all day and the conversation was principally about the party, what this one done and that one said. How Bernard made an ass of himself. Micke Hensey, John Coffer and Friendship had a row on their own account. �page_0077 76 Wednesday 18 A fine warm day. Wind South doors open to the weather all day, very mild like Indian summer. V drawing turnips all day. I try to get butter churned and print made early, couldnt do it. Rachel here sewing on machine. Shell Niles here for books. Inez with Shell. wrote a letter to Bamford. Very disagreeable weather this evening. Wind blowing half a gale and raining, pouring in torrents. Volty drove over to Dignams with Grace & her butter and a grist for the logs and for the house. Thurday 19 Nov Not so very bad day after last night storm of wind and rain. Voltie plowed all day. Grace gone to Kingston only 20 lbs butter this week. Been filling jar with butter for winter. Maud and I work all day cleaning up pantry and drying pumpkins beside we washed, ironed, moped pantry and kitchen floors. V milked cows early and goes to dock for Grace and we have every thing ready on the table for tea. �page_0078 Continued - Wallace and Geo Farr gone to the back woods and lakes of Canada fishing, carried with them a barrel of fish nets, guns, ammunition &c &c Friday 20 Nov 1896 A quite pleasant Nov day. Grace cooking all fore noon for a surprise party at Bells this eve. We get dinner early, and Grace fills her "basket with apples, pie & cake and goes aross the fields to Uncle Sammy’s, and goes up with the mail as far as Berry’s Corners, and walks the rest of the way carrying the basket which must have been very heavy. I think it must have been a surprize to Belle and the children when they saw her come in so unexpectedly, the company were not many only V, and G, & Shell, Frank, Ed Weaver, Geo Morgan & Alice F, Hank & Dick Halliday, Lewis & Dick Lerush and Hanks’ lad Jim Hunter. Rachel came over awhile. Maud and I alone all the evening and all night. Maud at school. A letter from Wells Sr �page_0079 78 Gr GBamford Saturday 21 Nov 1896 West wind and and a snow storm, first of the season, snow falling thick and fast, fields and trees covered white with snow every where. how wintery. Voltie trying to get the turkey and chicks in to the hen house. Wellie went to Niles came back stoped long enough to help V move coal stove in place and set it up. didn’t get up very early. V slept till 1/2 past 6 a.m. Grace sleeping till 10 a.m. V took Shella to the party. Sunday 22nd November 1896 A cold wintry morning, fields and trees covered with snow far and wide. Not much wind North. Sleighs and cutters flying over the road all day. We expected company, but said �page_0080 79 party of "one" did not put in an appearance. We did not cry over it but rather rejoiced at our happy disapointment at least mother Rena did although we all looked, and Volty even went to the door and called aloud to our guest "But he cometh not and we were not aweary" on his account. But another came with "Pa’s son in law" who became very much "awearied" himself while awaiting for "Hunk to conclude his long evening courtship at Jonar’s and was just on the point of retiring for the night when Son in law Hank drove to the door. Supose Dignams were sadly, not glady, diapointed and "Mary was awearied for he came not" �page_0081 80 Monday 23rd Nov 1896 A breezy day, ground white with snow far and wide. Maude at school. V drove down to Wellies in cutter for saw steelyards and brought back a bottle of Kerosine. Cleaned the hen house, sawed the old cherry tree for fire wood. Frank W helped him after dinner. V goes up to help Frank make a stable door. Slightly thawing. Quarterly meeting held here this afternoon. Sun shining Wind South & blowing. Dark in the North Barameter high but falling. Wellie & John Burnham here for big kettle and butcher knives. Going to kill pigs tomorrow. A dance tomorrow night at Mike O’Briens. V drove for Maude and Wills childrens but met them coming from school. Bernard got a bad face Wind blowing strong from south to night and rain on the windows. �page_0082 81 Tuesday 24 Nov 1896 Wind South, raining and thawing all night: awoke this morning to find the ground clear of snow and the pastures and meadows green as a May day. V plowing. Rachel here for flour in exchange for cabbge. Rachel is quilting for Mrs Lib Pillar . We patch, churn, knit lace. Maud writing the story at the "Deserted villiage" Voltie goes to the post office. Only a letter for Grace from Miss Stella Healy Buffalo. Maude has a fit of tee hee hee. Wednesday 25 Nov 1896 Arose at 5 Oclock a.m. & ate breakfast by lamplight. V done all the chores and is plowing. Maude gone to school. Wind North and wind blowing & hailing raining which think will end in a rain storm Which turns to frozen �page_0083 82 Knitted Quilt rain which makes it very difficult to stand or walk. We were surprised to see Harry coming in just before dinner and pleased to see him Harry coming over to see Charley Woodmans little girl who died this afternoon. Grace mended H’s mackintosh that he had torn on the wire frence. Rachel came over just at eventide for the butter print. Grace gone down to Charley Woodmans to help them, and Voltie also went this evening and Maude and I are again alone. Sat up till nine Oclock not much fire and rather uncomfortably cold Sat up reading a Novel Little Wee Wiffe tay Miss Rosa Nauchelle Carey. To sentimental, but Hugh Redmond is a character drawn true to life. �page_0084 83 Thursday 26 November 1896 Grace & Voltie came home this morning from D Woodmans at 4 Oclock and went to bed. I arose at 7 build a fire and got breakfast well under way when V gets up. Earth and trees covered thickly with ice completely encased. Maud gets up early enough to eat her breakfast and starts immediatley to school. The weather proves to be delightfully fair Sun shining out warm and clear from a cloudless sky. Scarcely a ripple on the river. The ice dropping from the trees in showers as the warm sun light loosens it and the grass is green again. Can & tub soon filled with water as the ice rapidly melts on the roof. Grace arose at 9 and is now washing a few things. Jen & Eveline gone to Kingston. Thanks giving day throughout the United States and Canada Flora came over to bring the butter print get the shortning. �page_0085 84 Friday 27 November 1896 Wind blowing strong from South all night, got up at 1/2 past 5 Oclock a.m. went immediatley and brought in the clothes from the line raining some. Grace, Voltie and Maud go to the funeral. Raining hard as can pour down. Procession past along the road in the rain. Mary & Herbet brought Grace home in carriage which is a kindness and a favor. They stay and eat dinner with us. Al Joslin, Rube McFadden, Wellie come home with V and go to the cellar for cider and then go home without coming in to the house. Herb and Mary stay till towards night then go home. Grace got a bad cold. Roast wild duck for dinner, which our guests will not partake of as it is Friday. Night very dark and cloudy. Finished the lace this eve. �page_0086 85 Saturday 28 Nov 1896 A chilly day not freezing cloudy and a little rain this morning, cleared up and Voltie plowed all day. A letter from Fred S. Maud went to Evelines and brought Harrys group of photos of the McGill Medical graduates. No kerosine. Made candles which give very good light. Grace cleaned floors and washed a few things. A letter from dad- in Chicago- dont know when he will come home. Went after dark and brought in the clothes from line. Sunday 29 November 1896 A cold morning arose at 7. Wind North. froze hard last night, frost on windows, cloudy nearly all day. A very quiet sabath, no one here. V & G & M & myself alone all day. I wrote a long letter to John. Grace wrote to her father and Maud gave the letter to The Rev Mr Cornell to post early tomorrow morning. Grace wrote two more letters this eve, one to Stella and one to Alen. �page_0087 86 Knitted Edging Cast on 20 stitches & knit across plain 1. Slip 1, k1, over twice, p2tog, k1*k2 bind (sl the first of the last two sts over the 2nd) k1 bind, k1 bind, k4 sts in next stitch thus k1p1 k1p1 repeat from * k1, O twice, p2tog, k2 2 row S1, k1, O twice, p2tog, k12* O twice p2tog, k2 3 row Sl1, k1, O twice, p2tog, k1*k4 in next stitch k2 bind, k1 bind, k1 bind, repeat from * k1, O twice, p2tog, k2 fourth and sixth rows - Like second Fifth row like first row 7 row, Like third row eighth row - With the empty needle take up three loops on the side or along the lower edge that has just been knit, throw thread around needle to make a stitch, p1, k2 stitches in next stitch, thus (p1, k1), over twice, p1 �page_0088 87 Ninth row - Over twice, p2tog, k2, O twice, p2tog turn letting the 20 stitches remain on needle, knit the six stitches back and forth like ninth row until the strip has 15 loops on the side. drop the last loop at the outer eddge each time across. 10 row - Take up 14 loops on the needle that has 20 stitches long the edge where the 6 stitches were just knit back and forth. k1, sl. this stitch on left hand needle and turn 13 loops off on this stitch, draw thread up close knit two tog, k1, over twice, p2tog, k12, O twice, p2tog, k2 11 row Like first row to 20th stitch, k3tog, turn 12 row knit back, like second row except slip1.k2 then over twice &c 13 row Like third row to 20 stitch, k2tog. turn 14 row Knit back like 12 row 15 row like first row to 20 stitch k2tog turn 16 row knit back like 12th row 17 row like 3rd row to 20th stitch, k2tog, drop last st. 18 row like 2nd row except sl 1, n then O twice &c repeat from 1 row �page_0089 88 Shella Challa Chella Niles St Lawrance May Wormwith 185 University Ave Kingston Ont. May Wormwith G Grace D Bamford G Monday 30 Nov 1896 Wells come home to us unexpectedly. Bill Card boy brought him. Cold day, Wind north. Volty intended to go across the river for oil with Niles but John failed to put in an appearance. Maud at school. J.N. Jr called here for the stone boat. John N Sr came here in morning called on his way to Wellies �page_0090 2 Friday 4th December 1896 Wind North Cloudy ground covered with snow. V drove to dock for coal. W Sr built a fire in coal stove which we enjoy right royally. Will came over and Charley too. Related some of his ghost adventures. Jess Reid going to stay in the Wilds of Canada all winter. Grace [illegible] Tuesday 1 December 1/2 past 7 Oclock am when we arose. A very cold morning, half sunshine. Water froze in our dish. Snow squalls. V gone over Devero’s for wood. Wells Sr gone Wellies & Wills to make his annual visit. Wellie called here on his way to J. Niles to finish a job of carpentering. Make 16 lbs butter for market. Geo Niles came home to day from sailing. �page_0091 88 Shell Challa Chella Niles St Lawrance May Wormwith 185 University Ave Kingston Ont. Wednesday 2nd Nov dec 1896 Cold day wind North, frost on the windows. Voltie shot 5 turkeys for Market. G & I dressed them. V drew wood on rails. W Jr came up and called on his way to Jones. more carpenter work being done to his barn - floor laid &c. Well we at last got 5 turkeys in the basket for tomorrows marketing, butter put on the butter basket ready for morning. V in evening went to Wellies for [?] waggon but [illegible] Eveline goes to her brothers wedding at Micheas leaving Wellie and children home �page_0092 [repeat of page 90] �page_0093 52 years ago 1896 [numerous scribblings, various names, addesses etc] Grace D Bamford St Lawrance Wolfe Island Ont. Gr from Racd D DGBD Graca D B Rac Graca D Bamford Grace D B in Graca [continues in illegible scribblings] �page_0094 89 Thursday 3rd November December Arose at half past four, rather cold looks like a storm. Get breakfast and then Wells Sr, Voltie, Grace & Maude start for the dock on the old pumper. Ma is going to see a specialist eye doctor at wades for a pair of spectacles and going to her Grandma Watsons from there leaving me alone. Began snowing before they reached the dock, snow falling so thick and fast cant see to the road. Wellie comes back with team and does the chores, brings two pails of water and goes home leaving me plenty of wood and water. I clean pantry shelves, wash all glasses, run candles. Wellie coming at 3 O’clock p.m., done more chores, put cows in stanchions and goes to dock for V & G & W Sr & M. Well I’m tired. This diary is continued on page 3 �page_0095 [scribblings with various names & additions - most of which are illegible] �page_0096 [back cover of diary] [manufacturing stamp] Photomount Pamphlet Binder Manufactured by Gaylord Bros, Inc. Syracuse, N.Y. Stockton, Calif. �page_0097 �This document would not be possible without the editorial contributions of the following people: Ann Hopkinson, MaryV, Patricia Roussel, Eric Irvine, and Queen’s University Archives � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0ff8b3acf093cc30c8609c8816956cf4.pdf 9ce754aff889e112dc94422bfdf839a1 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {Note to Transcriber: Please begin transcribing at January 1st, 1866.} Mr James Cameron Island Monday 1st News Years Day Windy Fixing in the New Year Ice opening again Mrs Rose here and Pat 2nd a Ball at Davids Pat and I to Mr Harpers him to Williamstown Bought of Lydia Ann 1/2 Gal of H Wines 1/2 lb Tea 1/2 lb French Tobacco 1/2 lb of plug Tobaco 4 pipes 2 lbs sugar 1/2 lb Pepper 1/2 paper Juns 1/2 Quire of Paper Radways Relief I coarse comb 1/2 Doz envelopes 1 Box Matches 1 paper Needles 4 or 5 needles 3 1/2 lb Butter 3 nutmegs ) ( 1/2 penny worth 15.8 1/2 of sweetys paid this) A Fine Day in the Water Pat got 1/2 Gal of H W 1/2 lb Tea Mrs Rose making the charm for Long Angus commencing to Freeze this evening 3rd Car Allens Birth Day Grinding the axes Pat and I Drew some Drags ice making very wide Made my shirt 4th Drew 2 Loads with the sleigh very Frosty to night 5th ice taken acrofs here taken the hay of the oats Foxes crofsed the ice to night 6th Andrew Rose here crofsed to Francis Island with him and Mrs Rose bushed the Road womd Bushed the Road up to Hamiltons Pat and I went ot Mr Harpers Gave him 5/- to my account Bought 1/2 lb saleratus paid this -/3 for a Treat paid Gave Mrs Rose 3/9 of in order on Mr Harper Gave Andrew Rose -/7 1/2 to treat himself Freezing hard 7th Sunday Lashey here Treatede stope to Dunes https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/541bce70d5b36d13d2c8177d768f2002.pdf 80412b2c517705ac1a930f87dd9ff8db PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {illegible line at top of page} 1866 Mr James Cameron Island January 8th Pat Went to Williamstown I went to Hopkins heard George Morris was married to Betsy Bone Pete Rosseau Married to Clarissa Bone turned Back Went to Henery Went to see William Lavellet very Poorly Mrs Rose and Charlie Rose came I met them on the ice a very very Frosty night Potatoes Froze the Girl Hughann Born at about 10 Oclock tonight 9th Mrs Rose here Pat came From Williamstown 10th I went to Henerys for Mag she could not come Mrs Rose and I crofsed Gave her an Order on Mr Harper for 1/2 Gave here -/6 cash and Peice of Meat or 2 some Matches Mifs Margaret Rose came acrofs with me seen a sleigh crofsing the Ice to Day from Hopkins 11th Pat Went of to Maitland Killed a Muskrat on the ice Before the House Killed another in the Back Marsh 12th Drawing Wood Went to Henery to see if William was alive or not 13th Drawing Drags snowing storming 14th Sunday all alone Margaret here very very Frosty to night and Morning 15th the morning A Fortunate Day Went to Salmon River got a Ride part of the Way from McRae Gave Mr Streeter 16 Rast at 28 cents 4..48 cent to my account Bought a Pair for Mary 2/6 Mended Livinia in to Mrs Morris's took Kinner there at Bob at Lukes Bob Promised to come Down with Girl got a Runner from Luke for the stove a very cold night and storrmy 16th Margaret Rose went home gave her 1/9 cash 2 envelopes a very Good Girl she is see a Fox on the ice 17th taking Frozen Potatoes out of the cellar Mrs Morris George and Laurie here stormy Day stormy night Made a Waterhole 18th Drawing 2 Loads of Wood Breaking Roads Soft to Day snowing Thawing Rain and hailing water Raising near shore {second page} {illegible} new some {illegible} chopping the hay in the mow 20th high Wind took home 2 Loads of Wood Raining 21st {illegible} St Agnefs Day 22nd chopping Stove Wood Powell {illegible} about this time 23rd I crofsed stopt at Roses heard Pat was Bar tender in Williamstown Bought of Mr Harper 1/2 lb Tea 2/- 1/2 lb Starch -/4 1 lb soap -/6 Treat paid this 1 can of Magnum Bonun Soap not Paid - /7 1/2 24th Charles Tuppers Birth Day Charlie came up Gave him some m{illegible} some pease Beans some Tallow for Lights old Mits a Bottle of {illegible} some Bread Left his Rats 3 of them 25th Robert Burns Birth Day and very Stormy Day it is East Wind and Drifting Mending the Harness some 26th Drew home 2 Loads of Wood chopping Stove wood and around the Barn shovelling away snow Banks 27th Drew some wood 28th Sunday alone all of us Reading Lovers of Pleasure more than Lovers of God 29th Went Down to Charlies his Ashes and Old stove took them up here Got a Basket of nuts from him 30th Breaking the Roads in the bush to a pile of Wood 31st Cutting Stove Wood Went Down after for Charlie as he cant Walk up himself put in the sheep 1st of February Charlie and I to Dundee took his ashes and iron to sell for him sold them to D Baker got 21 lb Flour 3 yds of cotton spool of thread Bottle of Whiskey all for him A Very Stormy Day seen Walter Baker Treated us {illegible} took Dinner at Mrs Morris's Got some yarn Stormy coming home Charlie very sick at night 2nd I crofsed I sent him Down with the horse got the Loan of a Garden Book some nuts came home went to the Bush to Break Roads 3rd Drawing Wood Drifting 4th Sunday put Milly in the Barn at night all alone ourselves 5th Fixing the oats in the Barn and putting out snow 6th cold cutting Stove Wood 7th Went to the Bush very cold and stormy 8th Went to Mr A{illegible} with 13 lbs of Wool 30 cents 4..90 cent to Paying My coat {illegible} Birth Day Bought of Mr Harper 5/- worth of Flour {illegible} for Lines 1 yd Lining of 1 Kind 3 yds of another paper {illegible} 8 yds of {illegible} towards it 2 spools of Thread White thread {rest of entry illegible} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ab70e1fbe3c586a52b370e25efc0f897.pdf 54c94a25304da45a0cbf0e8cb6635f4a PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {page one} 2 loads of wood Went to the Harpers Bought of 1/2 lb Tea 1 lb soap Brought home his Bottle Brought him some small Bottle for Hair Oil Brought over some Beef to Hugh McGillis's Family John James Poorly getting Horse 10th cutting a new Waterhole Went Down for Charlie to take him to Mr Harpers sent a Lot of sweetys to Gordon 11th Went home with Charlie got some nuts & 1/2 Dozen of Onions from him Pat and Mr Robinson here from Williamstown had a Bottle Took Dinner took his things and his Jar all we had here Stormy Day Raining snowing East Wind Livinia went for the first time to milk Bosey since the 8th January 12th The Dance in celebration of St Valentines at Mr David Summers as it come the first of Lent they have it on the 12th Drawing Fire Wood stormy evening Snow and Wind 13th Drew a Load of Wood Went to see if there was a letter in the P Office none commenced another peice of the Hay on the mow cut a Waterhole 14th St Valentines Day and Ash Wednesday Went with the Hide to Mr Streeter Left it at Mrs Morris's for him to get Bought of Mr Streeter 1 pair of Boots 4 Dollars Left my other to get Mended Jim Hopkins working at Mr Phillips wharf stormy some chopping Stove Wood Blowing hard 15th Mending my Leather mits very stormy with wind 16th Drew 2 Loads of Wood and chopped them cut Down the Hicory Tree on the Bank before the Door 17th chopping Stove Wood fine Day But very windy weather since the new Moon came in windy to night 18th Sunday James Hugh's Birth Day Fine Day 19th Drew 2 Loads of Wood Went Down cut and Drew 2 Loads for Charlie on the Butternut Island took Charlie up went to Mr Harpers got his measure for a Pair of Pants and coat a treat at A Summers bought of A Summers 3 cents of Tobacco paid this Sent Charlie Home got some Butternuts some coarse salt very unwell snowing cleaned out the Barn {page two} A Fortunate Day Began to Thrash the Oats {folded over} Bushels Went with it to Mr Harpers 2 Bushels lb 25 cents a Bushel Lashey Came Fishing EEls got 2 Bought of Mr Harper 1 lb Soap 10 cents 1/2 lb Tea {torn away} Ball of Canelle Weak 8 Cents 1 lb Sugar /7 1/2 1 Broom 1/2 Gal Kerosene Oil 1/10 1/2 Mr Harper in Montreal St Matthias Day Lashey Left his axe and spear coming tomorrow 22nd Washingtons Birth Day Lashey came to chop I went to Mr Harpers him in Montreal Bought of A Summers cut Tobacco a hank of Thread paid this Water on ice a Fine Day 23rd very Fine Day trying for eels got none chopping stove wood seen 4 Ducks for the first going west seen them again in the evening going east Drew some wood my nose started Bleeding seen crows for the first Carys Drawing their House from the Island 24th Raining and Blowing Lashey Grinding the axes 25th Sunday William Lavelettes wife and Boy and George Bosells wife here slippery on the ice 26th Lashey chopping a very cold Day William Lavalette here for a Load of old Wood Christie here sold his spear to me Thrashing the Last of the oats and Fanning 3 Bushels 27th helped Lashey to split his Tree got ready to go to the store did not go nover very Good ice slippery Teams Beginning to go on the ice to Lancaster from Salmon River one cutter went Down and Team Loaded came up 28th Last Day of the Month Went to Mr Harpers Bought 2 Dollars worth of Flour To 1 lb of French Tobacco for Lashey Andrew John Summers and he is starting for Cariboo Got a Bad fall on the ice opposite Kenneths hurted my arm 1st of March St Davids Day The Festival of the Welsh Lashey chopping I splitting 3 Logs Looking at Trees Lashey for his sleigh and Traps Raining Blowing 2nd Lashey Fishing in the Bay got none Wet in the forenoon. Fine Day HughAnn and John Angus Came me in the Bush Drew some for Troughfs cut them yesterday https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/cd73e307b5a72e208586cbfadebd005e.pdf 8686bb80252293e192c2725931bdd47b PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sunday 4th Hugh Ann and John Angus went home Good going on ice A Great Deal of Travelling on the ice all over and acrofs it is so vey Good Lashey crofsed on scates 2 Indians Fishing eels before the Door Henery and Seomes Boy Fishing Down at the Little Island Molly had her calf to Day sent some Beefsteak to Mary a Bottle of eel oil and some Grapes to Allen 5th Lashey crofsed to chop for Andrew J Baker made 10 Troughfs to Day very sick it is awful the Travelling up and Down on the ice cold Windy day 6th Bob and John Hamilton here 7th John Hamilton here cold some 8th Drawing wood to the House Made some 4 or 5 Troughs 9th 3 Loads Crofsed from Lancaster before the Door of Boards I went to Mr Harpers Bought 1 lb Tea or 2 1/2 lbs 4/1 1/2 1 1/2 yds of Lindsay Wolsey 2/3 1 Bar of Soap -/6 Treat -/6 a Barrell for sap David Summers Drawing ice Sacrament in Williamstown 2 of Barretts Boys from Williamston came scating up the Lake to Sahn on River one of the Dixons {cut off} 10th made a few Troughs Lashey done chopping at A Bakers took over the Barrel from Mr Harpers 1 Dozen of Herring 1/3 3 lbs of Pork for himself and some onions about 1 Gallon of Mollasses in the Barrel 1 Quart Mr Harper put in Sunday 11th Lashey went for his Barrel to Henerys snowing 12th on this Day of the month McMaster first came to the Island I went to Mrs Morris's her at Bills 13th Went for the Pot Mrs Morris got it went Down for Charlie Brout him to Harpers sent him home a Great deal of Travelling on the ice Bought of Mr Harper 1/2 lb Soda Mrs Baker a Bee drawing Wood 14th Drawing Wood Making spoils Filling the Banch with water at the River the calve Dead Raining 15th Skining the calf Bill here going to the Depot Tom Davis came 16th Tom Went of Turned Back with the Water on the ice crofsed to Frashers Drawing Wood cut Down a tree for Troughs Drew home 4 Logs of them 17th St Patricks seen Wild Geese for the first time helping Lashey to cut his wood snowing Blowing Freezing {page two} Sunday Fine cold day 19th Alexander Cameron Captain Lost of the Horses Broke in at the Lower end of Hamiltons Island {illegible} crofsed to Mr Harpers Bought 37 lbs of Oatmeal Heard from Mr Lions that Dan came home on Friday 20th Joh Hamilton Drew 4 Loads Helping Lashey to split First Day of Spring seen Blackbirds and a cold Day it is east Wind 21st snowing Blowing Hailing Raining Wind changed to the West made 5 Troughs The Equinoxial Gales on on about these Days Sun Crofsing the Line 22nd Livinia Birth Day I crofsed to Mr Harpers for to give the Loan of his Pot John Hamilton to Cornwall for Flour very unwell 23rd Helping Lashey to split stove wood very sick 24th A Fortunate Day Bought of Mr Harper 1 Bag Flour 3 1/2 6 lb of Rice 2/- Pail 1/3 4 yds of Lindsay 6 {cut off} 2 yds of Cotton at 10 1/2 1/9 Thread -/3 1 Peck of Onions 1/3 1/2 lb Tea Canvass <s>L</s> 1..12..6 Lashey got 1 Quart -/7 1/2 Pipes 1 -/2 5 lbs of Pork 3/ 1 1/2 lb Tobacco Treat -/6 thats 5/3 shillings he got to Day old Mr McLeod very Poorly 25th Sunday Stormy snowing Blowing Drifting 26th Semo here in the Morning his Boy came in the evening an order on Mr Harper for 4 lbs of Pork 27th Senio here to tell me Mr Harper would not Give him any on the Order Lashey crofsed for Mr Harpers Big {cut off} Drawing wood to the sugar camp 28th commenced feeding hay of the Stable loft to the cattle Tapt 2 trees to Day 3 yesterday not running well took home about 1/2 Gallon of Sap for a Drink set a Trap for the crows. Made Troughs to Day cut the Beef Head 2 Teams came up from Lancaster went up before the Door followed my {cut off} 29th Lashey crofsed Gave an order for 1 lb Tobacco Taking home 30th Good Friday Lashey Done chopping helping him to split Bought of Mr Harper 1 Bags of Flour 3 1/2 Dollars 1/2 lb Tea 2/3 Soap -/6 2 yds Calico 2/6 1 plug of Tobacco -/3 4 1/2 lb Pork 2/ <s>L</s>1..5..16 Tapt 43 Trees Gathered 3 1/2 pails I have 5 Tapt thats 48 Tapt now Raining Lashey Fishing EEls got 6 1st of April all Fools Day Lashey {cut off} sap not Running Easter Sunday Sun Doesn't Dance the sign of a hard year https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f1e9ca8ae189afbd1abc82f8e7e3bce9.pdf 11485ae10c7b82068e0932316a9bb674 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Lashey Tapping some Gathered 5 pails that 9 pails I got in the Barrels now Made a Fire in the Bush 3rd Began to Boil Boiled 9 Pails about 7 lbs of sugar made for the first Gathered 20 Pails to Day Tapt 16 Trees more made 3 Troughs Lashey sick Horses crofsed Summers Road to Day a Feast for Gordon of Sugar 4th Gave Lashey an order on Mr Harper for 7/6 in Goods Lashey went off Boiling about 25 Pails to Day Gordon in the Bush with me Black Ducks came Gathered 4 pails of sap not running to Day very well Cranes came all the Feathered inhabitants of the air came swallows Robins, Pheabe or Pewit as some calls them shooting commenced 5th Gordon and I Gathering and Boiling in the Bush Tried for EEls got 1 6th a Fortunate Day Boiling 10 Pails took it home to Sugar of with what I Boiled yesterday water raising near shore Ice opened at Francis Island sap not Running to Day Gathered 1 1/2 pails wild Gees Plenty 7th got 2 pails of sap Sunday 8th Low Sunday Running Gathered a 2 Barrels 9th 4 years Married to Day, Boiling on the Bush about 40 Pails took it home to sugar off 36 lbs Gathering and Boiling Loons came Seen a Boat crofsing to Hopkins Livinia Gordon Mary and the Baby all came to the Bush Boiled about 40 Pails to Day Keeping the cows and sheep in they make a Destruction in the Bush water very low along the shore 11th Gathering and Boiling some took home to Sugar off 12th not running much seen 2 canoes fishing eels at the Hay Island Lots of Ice going Down shot at a Rat Did not get him the Frog Music commenced 13th Gordon and I to the head of the Island the cows Playing the Devil in the Bush knocked out all the spoils went to every tree me very very sick Seen a canoe with 3 going to Charlies stopt all night Found a tennet that the wind must have Blown from shore 14th Gathered 8 pails of Sap cleaning the cellar and up stairs put the sofa up stairs some of the Hens commencing to Lay {second page} Lashey came from John Camerons making sugar there very sick after a spree yesterday sap running Gathering 12 pails of sap 16th Boiling in the Bush Gordon and I sugared off at night 2 cakes about or over 20 lbs sugar Lashey went off Lent him a Bag 17th Gathered some Boiling some 18th our Duncans Birth Day Made about 3 Gallons of Mollasses Let out the Little Ram Johnstons Light Lit on Cherry Island Gathered 12 pails and Lost 6 pails as it Leaked out of one of the Barrels 19th Boiling about 6 pails it is getting sour made molasses of it it will do for vinegar shot at 2 Rats did not get them Let out the Big Ram and the cows all went to the Bush a Havoc on the spoils and the Troughs Gathered 3 Pails for vinegar an left it in the Pot not many canoes or crafts on the water Spring 20th a Lamb for the first one of the season sheep it out in the Raining time Thunder to night for the first east wind Lashey came at night staving 21st Lashey crofsed I Put out our canoe for the first time this spring 2 more Lambs the sheep with the Black spoton, our nannie a Lamb its gone too no Luck with Lambs as yet 22nd Sunday and I to Fish eels got 32 to Day 23rd St Georges The Festival of the English seen Charlie crofsing to Ross Island Made the Ley or Li for the soap set the Pot a very a very stormy windy wet day east Wind water Raised some One of the Big soft maples of the 2 Blew down with the wind on the Flat Back of the Barn Frost and ice Last night ice going Down yet 24th Lashey went to Hunt Raining 25th St Ma{cut off} Day very unwell went to Head of the Island 26th Making the soap cold Day Sap Running took some for vinegar tapt some trees 27th took hom 2 Gallons of sap for vinegar Lashey came set my traps no Rats shot a Duck very very sick all Mr White coming to the Lighthouse https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e40999a135eb8c75a84cb8df1f185049.pdf f953bb6c89bc22877e1811da91219fbd PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. left page Charlie came up him and ashley him and Lashey to the store Gordon and I fishing, got 5, found a hat on the water, Bought of Mr Harper for me. 1 bottle of R.R.Relief, 1/3 Mr Harper killing his pigs, the Bouquet in to Summertown and Dundee to day chartered for a day. Sunday 29th, Charlie here, the Steamer Kingston went down lots of ice going down 30th Last day of April me very unwell Charlie here went home, 1 of the life boats went down and 2 Propellers, Dug a peice of ground behind the shed Lashey went fishing got 1 cat fish set 5 Traps tonight. The taking out at the Scow Light house today and Lit up Mr Hills light lit for the first time. 1st of May and fine day, Livinia and the baby Lashey went to Salmon River , Mrs. Morris came Down with Gordon and Mary and I all alone planted the tobacco seed and cabbage seed behind the shed, got a duck and a Rat setting fire on the Grove and the back Marsh Feast for Gordon and Mary today at sugar 2nd Lashey and me splitting rails sap running in ice going down three, more Lambs all dead 3rd very unwell, got a duck in the trap th America went and one of her barges broke away from her near the Lighthouse, piling some of the troughs in the bush, Lashey went to Mr.Harpers, sent an order with him for 1/2 lb tea, 2/6 {cut off} powder, paper pins , 1 bottle of Radways 1/3 6 bunches matches - /3 1/2 Tobacco 1/ about 6/3 worth) Emmanuel here 5th Lashey making a sturgeon pen set his line, Grey cost the whippletree and trace chain and part of the big chain 2 lambs yesterday 1 to day the Black sheep 6th George Morriss here the old lady went home with him, i left home the pot a bottle of molasses bottle of vinegar a Vat of ashes 4 lbs sugar for the use of her pots the Emrefs into Lancaster from Below. Right page Drew some rails setting out fires, Emprefs into Lancaster going down planting seed onions potatoes onions 8th put out manure let out the 3 sheep with the lambs, Thomas Munro stayed all night on the island got lost in the fog 9th Thomas came back to the house very early Lashey crofsed with fish to sell, Working in the garden but out caraway plants cabbage stocks for seeds, beets for seeds very unwell 10th George Morris came to plough first ploughing this afternoon before the door Planted about a 100 hills g corn before the old house door putting hen manure on the garden, 11th George Ploughing Jimmy Bone and I went to the Mr Harpers with the Pot and about 11 lb or 10 1/2 say of sugar for Pay for the Pot and strainer cloth Bought of Mr Harper 1/2 11 tea 2/3 1/2 soda 2 yds for Gordon. 8 yds of cotton at 1/- 8/- 1/- cash for seeds 2 papers onions 1 of carrots at a Summers I Dozen of Herring 1/3 (Broom Forgots this that 17/4 seen S Ladnack came Down with us 12th Grey Ploughing some shadrack crofsed with Gordon to Salmon River took my Canoe Launched the Long Canoe Lashey to St Annicet ticks Plenty shep Losing their {illegible} on the Bushes very much Got a cedar stick on the Water Bouquet Down with a Raft in Tow 13th Sunday Raining and Windy Lashey came from St Annicett 14th Took George and Mary Ann Bone came had Grain 2 Bushels 1 Bushel of Pease of Oats Drew some of the sticks to the Front of the old House Dug some in the Garden Livinia Marking out some of the Beds 15th George Began to Plough Down on the ground cutting some of the Brush Went with Lashey Line wind high Livinia sowed onions Lashey Getting Sturgeon a Going and Towing of them commenced to Rain to night took the most of the Wool of our Little sheep as it is to her not very well to Day James Hopkins here for the scow First Trip up for the SalaBerry Lashey Preparing his Fish for Montreal Jim Hopkins taking cattle to A{illegible} Island https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6d44e08f1e045ab52eac49f52fc543fa.pdf 23365c4be67f2c3c4dfec550ccf0171d PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Lashey went to Montreal Harrowing and Planting Potatoes, Before the door about 4 bushels of seeds of potatoes caught 2 sturgeon 18th cut about 4 Bushels of seeds of Potatoes Butchered a Sturgeon went to the Head of the Island, Planted a bed of beets some tomataoes some flowers the steamer Bursted her Boiler at Montreal 1 19th Lashey from Montreal cutting brush at the Plumtrees got 7 sturgeon since Lashey went off Highlander towing here now Making my sail found a raft oar drew it a peice on shore George went off and Mary Ann Bone gave them my canoe and 2 paddles 20th Whit Sunday east wind 21st began to shear 4 of the sheep and part of another 22nd sheared 2 of the sheep very cold keeping in the sheep with the cold, the Colt and the mare very Bad with ticks look her out of the mudhole 23rd found the Colt very full of ticks Lashey and me taking them of Harrowing above the house for sorne some grains of snow fell seen a steamer coming at of Salmon River very unwell today, 24th planted 5 quarts of corn it was soaked well when I planted it George wind, bound on a Alexis Island came at night Queens Birthday fired 8 or 10 volleys took 4 bushes of potatoes for {torn off}, 1 bushel of wheat the Harrow and Harnefs 25th sowed bushels of wheat fixing the colt set Lasheys line Charlie came up look some seeds different kinds Charlie and I to Williamstown took out 5lb of sugar 1 bottle of syrup, i cake to granny 1 to each of Ellens Girls 1 to Ellens 3 EEls Georges colt dead went to see Pat John Angus got hurted the Queens Birth day seen Johns Likeness 26th came home slept at Lancaster sent Charlie for onions got a quart of potatoes onions 1lb a quart seen John Dunlop took breakfast on Susy's Island sowed a pail full of wheat I had in the house alongside Georges wheat sowed George's pease 1 bushel sowed 2 bushels of my pease George measured them Mr. Laduke here took breakfast gave Livina Lashey went away with Laduke Betsy Bone came sheared the Big Rarn. {second page} Sunday George went home Lent him canoe Sail oars high East Wind Raining this evening Livinia sick Let out the sheep that is sheared 8 of them 2 in yet o be sheared 28th Sheared the 2 sheep with the Lambs George came Lashey crofsed this evening 29th George Trying to plough with the Mare Found an oar 30th planted the cucumbers and Melons 31st Corpus Christie planted 2 Bushels of our seed ends of the Potatoes Lashey and me Luke Brown and Betsy came to Let George know about the scow George Crofsed Luke got a Large Sturgeon from Lashey Fixing sticks aroudn from Butternut tree to the Gate planted some Pumpkins among the Potatoes 1st of June the Glorious 1st of June How Victory Frost Last night Charlie and i to Williamstown with the Wool 33 lb of Wool 5 cakes of sugar to the Boys and Hughann pickled cucumbers Grapes and currants 2 eels Went to see Ellen got a pair of young Rabbits from Ellen got some stuff in a Bottle from Ellen got some --- seen Pat Bought of James Summers 5 cents of Thread a Treat Thomas McDonell seen A Campbell and Old Sandy Smith John Angus came with us very unwell coming home Charlie went home to night 2nd of June Harrowing and sowing 1 1/2 Bushels of Pease thats 3 1/2 of my Pease thats sowed and 1 Bushel of Georges which makes 4 1/2 in all sowed Pease John Angus and I went to Fish at night Got 1 Maskinonge 1 Sturgeon 3 EEls 2 suckers 2 perch 1 cat Fish 3rd Sunday a Fine Day no Boats going to Day got some Wild Onions in the Bush 4th George the 3rd Birth Day John Angus crofsed with Lashey Raining put in some Potatoes around the corn Door cleaning the corn 5th Lashey crofsed got a paper from Harper for me making a Box to Hold his minnows Put in 16 hills of squashes at the East End of the Barn 6th Thunder and Lightning very hard Raining the Fields all of Garden Rain letting the water Run off Lashey Kille 19 {torn off} to fetch to Montreal https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b2665ef76a963effc56a6113683a090c.pdf 9bf34bd9dd25fdf0d07fefd3f481a668 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Lashey came From Lancaster Boats stopt going to Montreal Came Back with his Fish Raining 8th Lashey to Salmon River Putting out Manure Ticks Bad 9th Our Marys Birth Day crofsed Lashey and I never heard of Old Mrs Hamiltons Death till I Landed on shore Buried to Day went up with Thomas Munroe took Dinner there Bought of Mr Harper 1/2 lb candles paid -/6 the Fenians is all the Talk now 10th Sunday Walter Baker and his wife came Then I crofsed over with Walter for the 3 children and Mifs Duffield from Below Brunstons Place Walter crofsed to Thomas Munroes 11th Walter crofsed home Lashey crofsed to Mr Harper Gave him an Order for 1/2 Gal oil and 1/2 lb Tea Bought cloth for his coat George came I planted 1 Bushel of Potatoes above the corn my own seed 12th Charlie came up went to Salmon River To Mr Streeter 5 Rats at 35 cents 1..75 1 Calf Skin 90 cents Bought of Mr Streeter 1 Pair Lace Boots 75ct My own Boots 1/2 soled and Fixed 2..50 cents Thomas Munroe cme for Walters Family 13th George Sowed the Black Oats Bushels and 1 peck of Mine I went to the Harpers Charlie and John Brought over a Box for A Summer and some for Mr Harper Got some sweetys from Mr Harper for the children 2 pipes Charlie got his Bottles 14th Planting Potatoes in the Peice Below the House finished them about 9 1/2 or 10 Bushels of my Potatoes and 4 Bushels of Georges in all 15 sowed his Black oats next to the Pond about 10 Bushels and the Rest in White Oats Put in the Potatoes above the House in all about 13 1/2 Bushles in all of Potatoes Planted Beans abot 4 Quarts and 2 Quarts corn I Kept his Potatoes and Gave him my seed as his is Larger for eating Lashey to Salmon River with Sturgeon and eels heard of Christopher Prue being sent to Penitentiary for stealing a cow form Lashey George Went Home 17th Sunday Lashey went for a Big to Bosells {second page} 18 The Memorable Battle of Waterloo De{illegible} Raining 19th William Laveletter Fishing with Lashey 20th George came sowing the Oats in the upper Feild 8 Bushels of Oats he had altogether and 3 & 1 peck of mine of Black oats George Fixing the slab Fence on the Pitt Point 21 First hoeing of the Potatoes 22 Our Dan's Birth Day George Finished hoeing the potatoes Went home Lashey went to Mr Harper Brought me 1/2 lbs of Tobacco 1/c 23rd Angus Cameron and William Lovellette here Trowling Bought a Sturgeon 43 Lent him my Gaff Garden all weeded for the first time cleaning and putting a Fence at east and North side of the house 24th Sunday Jim Hopkins here and 2 children and par{illegible} Bone Gave the children a Little cake of sugar a peice of 25th Drew some wood set Fire for the ashes fixing the Fence on the Pitt Point 26th Sowed 1 Bushel of Buckwheat George came Gave him a harrow today for the 1 he Lost on Jims harrow took home the harrows Lashey Fishing Pickerel 2 men here to night slept in Barn a very rainy night Thunder and Lightning their names are Nevin 2 Brothers 1 of them Wounded in the mouth the Back Garden Harrowed yesterday nothing in it yet 27th Great Firing of Guns some where up the Front or on the River Put out the stock on the 26th Yesterday 28th Lashey to Salmon River with Fish 29th Lashey came from Henerys with his salt I set a Trap at 2nd Bay North side of the Head of the Island 30th Put in the Single Stove Drew Home the Ashes Mr Frasher here Brought the canoe The L Renaud steamer commenced to Run here now 1st of July Sunday to Bosells The Hen has 10 chickens 2nd Tom Davis here for his Gearing Gordon and I for Pine around the shore 2rd Lashey Salmon Livermore here for Fish Last night 4th Independence of the Americans Planted a Row of Potatoes in the old Garden Bear Paws & Seedlings and Blue Merseys Raining high wind Fixing the Ashes in the Bags https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e9394dbce5ff25954dfff00b0993d28e.pdf 1a294ee0a994b1ef25843141c13ed470 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Our John's Birth Day Salaberry Down Before the Renaud this morning Picking strawberries Gordon Mary and I Plaining the seats of my canoe 6th Washing the Wool Raining Thundering 7th Fixing the Canoe Found a nest 10 eggs in it the Cat Killling the chickens and curly 8th Sunday Raining & Blowing went Round the Island with canoe 9th went Down to Charles Gordon and I Lot os Indians came down to Day to Fish Lashey to Dundee for Flour 25 1/2 lbs 10th hoeing the Corn Potatoes Tomatoes Beans Pumpkins Before the Door Lashey set his line at the head of the Island The Gun Boat Royal Began shooting at our Island I answered them came down to the Foot of the Island then turned up again Fishing got 6 got an eel on my line Drew 2 Barrels of Water and a Load of Wood from the River Mosquitoes Bad Deer Flies Bad 11th George Betsy and Maryann Bone came to hoe for the first hoeing of the coarn and potatoes above the house 12th Orangemans Day The Passport & Grecian went up with either Soldiers or emigrants Loaded 13th Planted some Tobacco plants 14th Gordon and I Fishing over at Christees a pleasure trip on the Salaberry for Raising Money for the St Regis {torn off}orch Lashey and me to Fish at night 15th St Swithens Day its a Raining this Morning when it Rains to Day it Rains for 40 Days 16th Got Pike and an eel on the line Mowed a Road to the 2 Gardens Made a coil of Hay 17th George and Betsy came with the scow hoeing I went Charlies Gordon with me Charlie came up took up home Tansy old Mare and Pennys a Flower Christee here and Moccasinmouth Got Potatoes put out some Tobacco Plants George Brought me a Tin Basin full Mrs Norman McDonald sent me some newspapers 18 Very wet put out some Tobacco cabbage Tansy old Man Grinding syths me and Lashey working at his Line 19th Took 10 and 1 peck -/10 Bush got 5 lbs of Iron 4 Bottles 11/9 to 46 cents take out {illegible} the {illegible} account {second page} James Cameron Island Went to Dundee paid 46 cents clear the old account to this Date 6/2 to New account of What I Bought to Day To sack of Flour 2..30 cents 1/2 lb Tea 37 1/2 Tea 1/2 lb 34 cents 1/2 lb Tob 19 2 Rakes 7 1/2 each 25/Scyth 1..25 7 yds at 28 1.96 Matches 10 Whiskey 12 3 small Bowls at 4 12 cents 3 cups & saucers 12 1/2 took up to Day 7..13 1/2 cents take 6/2 out Leaves 5..89 1/2 Due Jim Hopkins and Family here helping George with the Potatoes 20th Charlie went home Gave him a Bottle with vinegar 3 packs of Matches and some Mowing some 21st Helping George to put the plough through the Potatoes Mowing some Grant Gillis Campbell McGiffin here for Berries got some Fish Gave me 15 cents George took the Horses home got my clevis put a coil of Hay in the Barn 22nd Sunday Bill and Emanuel here after Blood Root very unwell this afternoon 23rd Mowing John Cambells is Dead 24th Mowing in the Grove 25th St James Day steamer L Renaud a Pleasure Trip Running the Cornwall s{illegible} Betsy and Mrs Morris here put in the first Hay 16 cocks Ground the new scythe 26th Dog Days commences {illegible} Doctor Shaver Thomas Munroe here Gave Pat 2/6 worth of EEls out of Lasheys Barrel sent 2 to Mary John Hamilton Getting Married to Day 27th Mowing Back of the Garden and in the Grove spreading hay salting eels 28th Mowing on the Bank of the River Raining Thunder and Lightning cut a Road through the Rushes 29th Sunday Pat Irons Thomas Munroe Jimmy Pat here eat cucumbers To 1 1/2 lb Tea Gave 3 Pick{cut off} to Pat Livinia Gordon Mary and the Baby out in the hill {illegible} 30th Put in 16 cocks of Hay spreading Moved around the Butter stump Livinia Rake a Little Got 2 catfish 31st Made 18 lbs of currant Preserves 1st of August John Gray here at night Got the fat pine to Fish Kept the cows in 2nd Marys Birth Day shooting commenced yesterday a Race yesterday the L Renaud and Salaberry Renaud a head of the Salaberry Finished Mowing the Grove Francis here Looking for his {illegible} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e6ccb267a53aa8aed3baa3c1e1298d59.pdf 3a55617c353fa3e084081c09feae7223 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Mowing Behind the Barn Lashey Finished making his Line Gathering hay 2 Men here wanting Timber Bought David Summer's sticks the Champion aground on the Barn at the Squaw Island Yesterday the America took her off and Left a Barge alongside of her 4th Raining very hard all Day Sunday 5th Raining 6th Lashey crofsed the Gun Boat Royal Laying at Lancaster and at the Lighthouse till Wednesday the eighth 7th Mowing Turning and spreading hay put in 7 cocks of hay Raining put in the Rams 5 of them 8th Lashey came took the Hooks of my Line Put in 15 cocks Livinia Raking some in the Grove the Grove all Finished and its time the Salaberry passed by Lancaster going down did not go in 9th Raining 10th I over gets old Noonan Mrs Bowen here Brought me a Hat took the Dog & a pig and Let him go Pic nic Party at the head of the Island Grant Stephens HolenBack & c gave them 3 Perch Looking for the cows all Day 11th Put in 18 Cocks Gathering and Raking 12 Lashey to Salmon River Found a small Bottle of Rum on the water Found a chunk of maple sugar on the Island choke cherries Ripe {illegible} Berries Rip Hazelnuts Getting Good a Fine Day the America aground Going Down at Lower end of Charlies Island & Gun Boat went up Saturday the 11th 13th {illegible}owing. The Ottawa at the Tug Boat America 14th Gordon Mary and I went to Charlies 2 Steamers takeing the America off heavy Rain all Day 15th Mowing the L Renaud a Pleasure trip 16th Charlie here Lashey went with his EEls to Dundee only sold the 1/2 of them Gave Charlie a Bottle of vinegar Ground his scythe Put in 20 cocks of Hay Livinia Raking 17th Lashey commenced Fishing Pickerel ol Alexan Grant Buried to Day Mowing put in 4 cocks of Hay 18th Mowing Little spread some very unwell 19th Sunday Lashey to Mr Harpers Raining and E Wind 20th Mowing some 21st Mowing a Little Hunters From Montreal sailed up had to put in to the Bay with the Rain then Then came to the House want to know where Summerstown and Calqhians {illegible} then started and had to turn to Alexis Island {second page} Windy Livinia not very well Lashey making EEl spear from {illegible} for Fishing in the Mud put in 10 cocks of Hay 24th Mowing some Drying some Tobacco Leaves 25 A Fortunate Day shot a Duck Turning the Hay and spreading and Raking put in 7 cocks of Hay 26th Sunday Rain Gordon and I in the Bush got Long Berries 27th put in 6 Good coils of hay cutting some Keeping in the Mare Rain 28th Charlie came up Brought me a Whetstone Went to Mr Harpers Bought 1 Bar of Soap 1/3 1 yd of Linsey 1/8 1/2 lb Powder 1/- X matches -/3 1/2 lb Tea 2/3 2 spools Thread -/6 Meal (In 96 cents not sure) Raining George here and Pare Bone 29th Mowing Back of the Barn Charlie Brought up the Dog yesterday 30th Gathering on the Lower Point Livinia Raking Raining this evening 31st Last Day of the Month a very fine Day and much wanted turning the hay put in 8 cocks had mare in the cart the Turtles got out a Letter for Charlie on the P.O Lancaster Very Bad with the Abominable Tooth Ache 1st of September Fired a shot at some Divers did not Get them I can hear Luke Bowen singing and Laughing over at Alexis Island 2 sailboats Tacking over and acrofs put up some hay 2nd Lashey to Lancaster 3rd Dans Birth Day mowing in some 4th Gathering some and mowing a Drudge went to in Tow of the America Bossy calved George Morris came to cut the Pease Began the 2 Rows of Potatoes one for them and one for us Put in 8 coils of hay from Below 4 from the upper feild 5th John Angus Birth Day put in Wheat 6th Finished the Wheat cutting it put in a Load of Wheat George and I 7th George and I putting in Wheat 4 or 5 Loads Rain commenced Took up a Load of Wood from the River put the Wheat on the east side or end of the Barn cut over 20 sheaves to take home for hats 8th George Went home Making a Trench in the yard to let the water run off Raining 9th Sunday Lashey crofsed George Bosell mifsed the L Renaud at Renshaw Wharf https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/603c65d87d22502dc7faf16312541531.pdf 8c6bdce15c1a8ae750f021d666165382 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sunday Cold David Morris's Birth Day cutting hay Emmanuel here to Lancaster with Nicholas Furlinger Took in all Top Onions see or Black seed Took in all Potatoe Onions About 1 Bushel Pulling the Black Seed onions cut the Tops of the carrots and Beets cabbage seed Pepper Grass seed all Ripe some carrot seeds and Beets Ripe spread out some heads of Tobacco that the wind Broke Down Let the Mare go the calf sucks alone or Drinks alone cut some corn stalks Lashey started to Fish at Cornwall 11th George and Bets Bone came Done Putting in the Wheat 4 or 5 Loads of Peas in commenced to Rain they went off 12th cutting and taking in the Tobacco spreading hay Turned the Pease cut some corn stalks put in some onions 13th put in the cellar 1 Bushel of Potatoes for the First our own Planting Pickling the Cucumbers a 1/2 Barrel very windy time now 14th Thunder and Lightning George and Jimmy Bone came Put in the Last of the Pease Took over 20 sheaves for straw for Hats. Black Cherries Ripe Turning hay and coiling some Began to Rain Lashey Came Cut the Pease off the West side on the East side of the Barn something wrong with 2 of the Rams cutting the Hay next the Front Marsh 15th Cutting Hay Took the most of the Tobacco cut it all in the Back Garden Frost to night near the Morning Lashey Made a spear pole Took in 1 Bushel of the Black seed onions Emmanuel here to night all night Sunday 16th Charlie came up 17th Raining East Wind 18th Charlie and I to Williamstown Brought out Tobacco EEls cucumbers Carraways cherries Charlie Brought a Dog and sage Heard Dan was Teaching at Ormstown stopt all night James Summers Merchant Williamstown Married to Day to Mifs Robinson stopt at Charlies coming Back Brought up some of his things to sell for him Gave me shovel and a pot for old Iron in exchange 2 pullets to the Baby Found a short peice of Pine {second page} put in 6 cocks of Hay took all the Tobacco Lashey and Henery to Cornwall to Fish put the calf in the old house Heavy Rain and Wind cranBerries getting Ripe 21st Raining Charlie and me Grinding the axe Thunder Blowing West Wind now 22nd Charlie went home Mowing some on the Lower Point Laduke here Gave 5 cents to May had a snack to eat 23rd Sunday caught 3 Peices of Pine and a small canoe Went to Alexis Island East Wind 24th Put in 9 cocks of Hay put some on the stable Loft 3 sheaves of Cornstalks 2 in the barn cut the cornstalks all the onions up stairs Picking some cranBerries 25th set the Line caught some Perch Broke the Point of my scythe shot a Duck 26th cutting in the Back Marsh 27th took home a canoe Load of Wood from the shore side 28th Putting in Hay a cock or 2 got some hay amongst the Wild Pease Lashey came 29th St Mat and all Angels Fishing Mary Gordon and myself plus a small canoe 3 Men here hunters Americans Mr. {illegible} Artificial Leg maker from Potsdam Gave me his card Bought 1/2 Bushel of Potatoes a Melon he Gave me 70 cents American Money 30th Went Down to see Charlie Livinia Gordon Mary the Ba{cut off} and myself took Dinner with Charlie I suppose for the Last time with him on the Butternut Island as he is Preparing to Leave soon for his native Land England a Fine Day Charlie came up with his ashesand irons Rags 1st of October Charlie and I Had a Treat at Normans paid this 2 Bunches of Matches for Emmanuel down with us took supper then heard that Betsy Bone had a Daughter some Last Week took a Box of Ashes up for Luke Court Day in Dundee Christee here 2nd Blowing to Day hard, Gathering a Few cocks of hay 3 put 3 coils of Good Hay went Down with Charlie took up Potatoes took up some Boards Fixed his Pumpkins https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/bfbc11458816720b9b8d6f875fe90701.pdf 3230c13912a939b1b56b072ad6ea5e69 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. James Cameron Island Oct 4 {missing} the Back Marsh some all our corn in First Ice in the canoe this Morning Wild Geese came on the 4th Hunters on the Little Island came Last night Lashey here about the squirrel hunt took away his Gun 5th The squirrel hunt on the Front Charlie and I went Down he went to Lancaster to sell his Potatoes corn Pumkins Squashes Beans Gun I took some Peices of Boards got his Whetstone a Trace chain some Boxes old Pails Barrels Garden Rake & hoe & creepers corn Rounder and sleigh Tennet came home seen an Indian Trying for EEls in the mud seen him take in 2 eels Mowed all the Back Marsh took in the Pumkins and squashes over 40 Pumkins 9 or 10 Squashes 6th Mowing 7th Sunday 8th Charlie came up with his hens to Mr Harpers sold his Gun and Traps and spear high Wind raised 9th Windy Gerge came cutting the Oats and Buckwheat hime and Prue Made 20 cocks of Marsh Hay 10 HughAnn's Birthday Began the Track at the east end of the Barn put 25 good cocks in it to Day George and Prue went home 11th Charlie and I went Down for a Load of stuff 12th Charlie and I to Lancaster for his post office order to Draw <s>L</s>3 on the Martintown P.O. Charlie and I to Williamstown Left the canoe at David Rofs's 13th Charlie went him and Pat to Martintown came home that night 14th Sunday Charlie and I went Down to his place took up a Load of stuff 15th Went to Mr Harpers a Treat and 1 pipe to me Charlie Bought me a Bottle of R Randy Relief came home made a cock of Hay on the Bar in the mash Before the Door 16th Charles Tupper started from here for Lancaster on his way to old England I put him to Lancaster I came home around the shore 17th I thought Charlie was on the L Renaud going up Raised a Flag for him and Fired 3 shots Mowing in the Marsh 4 coils of Good hay 5 of marsh Hay Set my Traps for the first time got 1 to night {second page} James Cameron Island {rest torn away} put 5 coils on the stack of Marsh hay put 5 of tGood hay on the stable loft Gordon and I Down on the water Got 2 Rats 20th Lashey and I trying for eels got none Sunday 21st a Fine Day 22nd Mowing in the Front Marsh very high got a Rat a Fortunate Day 23 Mowing some 24th our Hugh' Birth Day Making cocks Took up a Basket of Potatoes and the nigger Toes and Kidneys or 6 Weeks Potatoes George came to Dig the Potatoes 25th My Birth Day Began the stack at the Hog Pen Put 20 coils in it to Day 26th Drew 2 Loads of Wood very unwell Got a Rat Lots of Hunters a shooting around Lashey took away his spear put in 3 Baskets of Potatoes a Great many rotten ones in them 27th Raining some 28th Sunday Raining 29th put in some Potatoes 30th John Gray here all night 31st Got a Rat Holy Eve cracking nuts Gordon Mary and us as {illegible}king the house 1st of November all Saints Day George came to Dig the Potatoes 3 Indians here Peter Skin and his sone sold them 1/2 Bushel of {torn off} stole my Pipe 2nd all Souls Day Bob here Gave me 4 Punkins 3rd On this Day of the Month Granda Departed George working at the peice of Potatoes Below the house Banking and taking away the stones from the east end of the house put the Fence around the oats stack Lashey here for his stick for handle of spear Trying for eels got 1 put the calve in the stable Playing the Devil with the Hicorytrees at the head of the Island the Indians Sunday 4th George went home 4 Baskets of Potatoes Jacop Peter Buckshot and Peter {torn off} here for Tobacco got 2 EEls From them Monday the 5th Guy Fawks Day A Fortunate Day Took in the carrots 4 Baskets Beets 3 Bushels Good Measure Freezing hard Thomas here with 2 Boats found his own Purcell with him a Hooker put the eggs in the cellar https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a8ab5e1329fb07484f68a1ba2690a1d7.pdf 0dfb6d7d806975625c7e317ad5cd9cf3 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. James Cameron Island {illegible} Took up all my Traps as I am getting no Rats took up 5 cocks of Marsh hay cut 2 Hicorys at the upper Point 2 Loads of Wood put the little Black Ram in the stable with the calf cleaning cranberries 7 1/2 lbs Christie crofsed over 7th Our Ellen's Birth Day Mr Ladecke here and 2 Men stopt allnight 8th Laduke went off George and Pare Bone came to Dig Potatoes Drawing wood Killed 2 snakes in the Bush a Great many EEl Fishers around 9th Banking the Front of the House St Battuce her and 2 more Indians Got salt and tobacco Gave 2 cents for salt George done of Taking up the Potatoes some of his Potatoes Froze Began to thrash the Beans the Baby Hugh Ann commencing to stand up Wetyas here for the spear his Father left Gave him 2 sticks for axe handles 10th Fanning the Beans 3 1/2 got my 1/2 of thyen 1 1/2 and about 2 Quarts Thrashing some Buckwheat 3 1/2 Bushels Thrashed he got 2 Bushels I got 1 1/2 Sunday 11th Mayhue here to night 12th Fixing the East shed 13th Mayhu went off Gave Bully to him Andrew Summers here Gave him 3 Peices of Pine 8 Dollars towards the note {illegible} Dollars & 60 cents in the note this 8 Dollars is to be taken out of the 29 which Leaves 21 Dollars & 60 cents I owe him on the note Wetyas brought the axe handles Gave him some Potatoes 14th The Salaberry not up to Day seized for running in the L Renaud Went Down to Charlies for the cabbage Found his house Burnt Down got 11 eels Last night down at my Place 15th The Salaberry came up to Day George and Jim Hopkins here for Potatoes and heifer Got my part of the potatoes Raining Fixing the West End of the House 16th Raining all day 17th Let out the Rams The Black sheep along with them put one of them again Working at the shed water {second page} James Cameron Island {rest illegible} Sunday Raining some Water high set 3 Traps 19 Went to Mr Harpers Bought (50 lbs oatmeal 2 Bars of soap 1 lb shot on credit)( Tea 1/3 oil 1/3 chimney Lamp the Matches 1 1/2 pins -/1 sweetys -/1 pip 1/2 Returned the Jar treat 5 cents paid this) Pat stopping at Mr Harpers Lewy Pike and Bruce here all night got some shot from them they stole my mits 20th Lashey here Grinding his axe al the Rams out now 21st On this Day of the Month Donald McMaster Departed 1846 Killed the Bull no one Helping me but Gordon 22nd cut the meat and salted over 300 Weight about 18 lbs of clean Tallow 23rd Melted the Tallow put some Boards on the Back of the house 24th Lashey here took away his Bed Moccasins Tops Gave him 2 peices of meat Found 2 head of Barrels in the cord Wood Bay 25th St Catherine Day a fine Day the Salaberry came out of Salmon River hard Work to Break the ice 26th Fixed a Door on the hen house shot a sawBeak went to Fish eels got 1 Wild Geese plenty put peice above the Door 27th Henery here for Wood taking in about 9 coils of marsh hay from the Front Marsh about 5 from the Back Marsh put some on the top the sheds Kind of soft to Day 28th very Wet Drawing Wood Raining, Salaberry into Salmon River 29th Raining 30th Plastering St Andrews Day 1st of December Cold Finished the Plastering 2nd Sunday Fine Day 3rd Putting Board up on the Front of the house scow Light house moved Renshaws steamer came up with his Barge and another propeller took a Barge into Lancaster https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2aaa57fdff164b8ce26a76e8d4b526b8.pdf ee3523df412b9484129e3568d600b181 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. James Cameron Island Dec the 4th 1866 2 propellers came up I went to Mr Harpers Brought 3 1/2 of Tallow at -/17 1/2 per lb 8/5 1/2 A Treat or 2 paid this and for sweetys went to Williamstown 5th in Williamstown 6th came From Williamstown Bargained with Mr Munroe about 6 sheep on the Halves took Dinner at Thomas Munroes Bought of Mr H 1 Bottle of Whiskey and a Treat paid this) 1 Bag of Flour 4 1/2 1/2 lb Tea 2/6 1/2 lb Mustard -/10 1/2 1/2 lb Ginger -/7 1/2 Glass for Lamp -/7 1/2 3 Quarts of Oil 1/10 1/2 1 Quart of Whiskey and Treat 1/3 an axe handle in my canoe Left By some one and took my tin Basin away no Light in Mr Hills Light house Last night Johnsons and McGee's Lights up yet 2 Boats passed one up with a Tow and a Propeller one went Down Baker Towed up with her the Advance up to Cornwall the Propeller that Went Down got aground the Bruno near the Scow Light House 7th Thomas Munroe came Down with the 6 sheep the 2 Boys with him Packing the Stove in a Box to Fetch to Williamstown Tobacco Pepper 2 pairs of spectacles Hugh Ann's hair {cut off} california Hats stone axe Indian Flints Wild Turnip Alsike cabbage Hooks 8th caught the sheep and the Box took over to Thomas Munroes Left them there took Dinner there Bought of Mr Harper 1/2 lb sleratus or soda and a Treat -/6 paid this) Raining Hard East Wind changed to South Wind A Steamer went Down today {cut off}ght in McGees yet and Johnsons Wild Geese and Ducks plenty 9th Sunday a steamer came up a Barge in Tow a Boat Passed with 4 or 5 men going to Lancaster took the sheep from the head of the Island 10th Whitewashing inside and outside 11th Fixing slats on the Door upstairs very cold went for cedar the Big Ram with Thomas's Sheep since Monday 12th cutting stove Wood a canoe crofsed the gheler 1 man in them 13 This is the Day {illegible} men is to be hung in toronto taking the canoe out of the ice {second page} James Cameron Island {rest of line illegible} Took the 2 young Rams from the Pitt Point cold Frosty weather 15th Drawing Drags cold east Wind and snow through the night 16th Sunday cold to Day 17th cold stormy went to the Head of the Island for the sheep the Big Ram along with them Thomas's sheep feeding the cattle extra turned a little milder Ducks plenty 18th chopping stove Wood 19th stormy Drawing Drags Drew some of the sticks from around the garden to the grove 20th cutting stove Wood Frosty Day and Last night Froze out to the edge of the Rushes Feeding the cattle extra Horses out to Day seen Wild Geese going West cut my Thumb with the Drawing knife Grinding the axe 21st Feeding the 2 young Rams with Good Hay and calf went around the Island ice taken to the Little Island North side its turned warm some or the ice would take This is the First day of Winter and a Fine Day it is. Besides other years east Wind Made 15 candles out of our Tallow as yet Fixing the Dried currants Dried Grapes Dried apples Dried elder Berries and Black Berries Rasberries 22nd Feeding the Horses with carrots cutting stove Wood Fine Day the Ice took from the end of our Rushes to Rofs Island Broke on a new cake of sugar 14 lbs to Day Gordon played in the snow all Day with his sleigh 23rd Cooking Pies 24th Cooking Cakes preparing for Christmas Eve Made a shaft for the sleigh ice Box up 25th Christimas Day A Fine Day it Began snowing towards evening I went out in the small canoe up to the Bay Wind West seen no one on the Water to Day But myself 26th Working the shaft putting it together 27th put the shafts on the sleigh Went to the Bush Gordon and I took home a load of Wood took home a Load of Cedar for Brooms Fixing Canoes water Raising East Wind stormy https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/bc4f67703060fc071954485e2cc1a9ca.pdf d768250d887dd1df75c7d2f18a78b6dc PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. James Cameron Island Dec 28th Wind changed to Nor West Cold Stormy Freezing hard to night Livinia Making a vest for me 29th Ice going Down Freezing and Blowing hard ice made well in the Bays Last night Our Angus Birth Day about sundown the ice very near Jamming Between this and Christees Good Fires and all well 30th Ice a making anchor ice going Down 31st Last Day of the year ice taking Last night acrofs here {rest of these pages already transcribed in the 1967 Cameron Diary} Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Scanned Manuscript UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Note to Transcriber: Please begin transcribing at January 1st, 1866.}</p> <p><br />Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Monday 1st News Years Day Windy Fixing in the New Year Ice opening again Mrs Rose here and Pat</p> <p>2nd a Ball at Davids Pat and I to Mr Harpers him to Williamstown Bought of Lydia Ann 1/2 Gal of H Wines 1/2 lb Tea 1/2 lb French Tobacco 1/2 lb of plug Tobaco 4 pipes 2 lbs sugar 1/2 lb Pepper 1/2 paper Juns 1/2 Quire of Paper Radways Relief I coarse comb 1/2 Doz envelopes 1 Box Matches 1 paper Needles 4 or 5 needles 3 1/2 lb Butter 3 nutmegs ) ( 1/2 penny worth 15.8 1/2 of sweetys paid this) A Fine Day in the Water Pat got 1/2 Gal of H W 1/2 lb Tea Mrs Rose making the charm for Long Angus commencing to Freeze this evening</p> <p>3rd Car Allens Birth Day Grinding the axes Pat and I Drew some Drags ice making very wide Made my shirt</p> <p>4th Drew 2 Loads with the sleigh very Frosty to night</p> <p>5th ice taken acrofs here taken the hay of the oats Foxes crofsed the ice to night</p> <p>6th Andrew Rose here crofsed to Francis Island with him and Mrs Rose bushed the Road womd Bushed the Road up to Hamiltons Pat and I went ot Mr Harpers Gave him 5/- to my account Bought 1/2 lb saleratus paid this -/3 for a Treat paid Gave Mrs Rose 3/9 of in order on Mr Harper Gave Andrew Rose -/7 1/2 to treat himself Freezing hard</p> <p>7th Sunday Lashey here Treatede stope to Dunes</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{illegible line at top of page} 1866</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island January 8th</p> <p>Pat Went to Williamstown I went to Hopkins heard George Morris was married to Betsy Bone Pete Rosseau Married to Clarissa Bone turned Back Went to Henery Went to see William Lavellet very Poorly Mrs Rose and Charlie Rose came I met them on the ice a very very Frosty night Potatoes Froze the Girl Hughann Born at about 10 Oclock tonight</p> <p>9th Mrs Rose here Pat came From Williamstown</p> <p>10th I went to Henerys for Mag she could not come Mrs Rose and I crofsed Gave her an Order on Mr Harper for 1/2 Gave here -/6 cash and Peice of Meat or 2 some Matches Mifs Margaret Rose came acrofs with me seen a sleigh crofsing the Ice to Day from Hopkins</p> <p>11th Pat Went of to Maitland Killed a Muskrat on the ice Before the House Killed another in the Back Marsh</p> <p>12th Drawing Wood Went to Henery to see if William was alive or not</p> <p>13th Drawing Drags snowing storming</p> <p>14th Sunday all alone Margaret here very very Frosty to night and Morning</p> <p>15th the morning A Fortunate Day Went to Salmon River got a Ride part of the Way from McRae Gave Mr Streeter 16 Rast at 28 cents 4..48 cent to my account Bought a Pair for Mary 2/6 Mended Livinia in to Mrs Morris's took Kinner there at Bob at Lukes Bob Promised to come Down with Girl got a Runner from Luke for the stove a very cold night and storrmy</p> <p>16th Margaret Rose went home gave her 1/9 cash 2 envelopes a very Good Girl she is see a Fox on the ice</p> <p>17th taking Frozen Potatoes out of the cellar Mrs Morris George and Laurie here stormy Day stormy night Made a Waterhole</p> <p>18th Drawing 2 Loads of Wood Breaking Roads Soft to Day snowing Thawing Rain and hailing water Raising near shore</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>{illegible} new some {illegible} chopping the hay in the mow</p> <p>20th high Wind took home 2 Loads of Wood Raining</p> <p>21st {illegible} St Agnefs Day</p> <p>22nd chopping Stove Wood Powell {illegible} about this time</p> <p>23rd I crofsed stopt at Roses heard Pat was Bar tender in Williamstown Bought of Mr Harper 1/2 lb Tea 2/- 1/2 lb Starch -/4 1 lb soap -/6 Treat paid this 1 can of Magnum Bonun Soap not Paid - /7 1/2</p> <p>24th Charles Tuppers Birth Day Charlie came up Gave him some m{illegible} some pease Beans some Tallow for Lights old Mits a Bottle of {illegible} some Bread Left his Rats 3 of them</p> <p>25th Robert Burns Birth Day and very Stormy Day it is East Wind and Drifting Mending the Harness some</p> <p>26th Drew home 2 Loads of Wood chopping Stove wood and around the Barn shovelling away snow Banks</p> <p>27th Drew some wood</p> <p>28th Sunday alone all of us Reading Lovers of Pleasure more than Lovers of God</p> <p>29th Went Down to Charlies his Ashes and Old stove took them up here Got a Basket of nuts from him</p> <p>30th Breaking the Roads in the bush to a pile of Wood</p> <p>31st Cutting Stove Wood Went Down after for Charlie as he cant Walk up himself put in the sheep</p> <p>1st of February Charlie and I to Dundee took his ashes and iron to sell for him sold them to D Baker got 21 lb Flour 3 yds of cotton spool of thread Bottle of Whiskey all for him A Very Stormy Day seen Walter Baker Treated us {illegible} took Dinner at Mrs Morris's Got some yarn Stormy coming home Charlie very sick at night</p> <p>2nd I crofsed I sent him Down with the horse got the Loan of a Garden Book some nuts came home went to the Bush to Break Roads</p> <p>3rd Drawing Wood Drifting</p> <p>4th Sunday put Milly in the Barn at night all alone ourselves</p> <p>5th Fixing the oats in the Barn and putting out snow</p> <p>6th cold cutting Stove Wood</p> <p>7th Went to the Bush very cold and stormy</p> <p>8th Went to Mr A{illegible} with 13 lbs of Wool 30 cents 4..90 cent to Paying My coat {illegible} Birth Day Bought of Mr Harper 5/- worth of Flour {illegible} for Lines 1 yd Lining of 1 Kind 3 yds of another paper {illegible} 8 yds of {illegible} towards it 2 spools of Thread White thread {rest of entry illegible}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>2 loads of wood Went to the Harpers Bought of 1/2 lb Tea 1 lb soap Brought home his Bottle Brought him some small Bottle for Hair Oil Brought over some Beef to Hugh McGillis's Family John James Poorly getting Horse</p> <p>10th cutting a new Waterhole Went Down for Charlie to take him to Mr Harpers sent a Lot of sweetys to Gordon</p> <p>11th Went home with Charlie got some nuts &amp; 1/2 Dozen of Onions from him Pat and Mr Robinson here from Williamstown had a Bottle Took Dinner took his things and his Jar all we had here Stormy Day Raining snowing East Wind Livinia went for the first time to milk Bosey since the 8th January</p> <p>12th The Dance in celebration of St Valentines at Mr David Summers as it come the first of Lent they have it on the 12th Drawing Fire Wood stormy evening Snow and Wind</p> <p>13th Drew a Load of Wood Went to see if there was a letter in the P Office none commenced another peice of the Hay on the mow cut a Waterhole</p> <p>14th St Valentines Day and Ash Wednesday Went with the Hide to Mr Streeter Left it at Mrs Morris's for him to get Bought of Mr Streeter 1 pair of Boots 4 Dollars Left my other to get Mended Jim Hopkins working at Mr Phillips wharf stormy some chopping Stove Wood Blowing hard</p> <p>15th Mending my Leather mits very stormy with wind</p> <p>16th Drew 2 Loads of Wood and chopped them cut Down the Hicory Tree on the Bank before the Door</p> <p>17th chopping Stove Wood fine Day But very windy weather since the new Moon came in windy to night</p> <p>18th Sunday James Hugh's Birth Day Fine Day</p> <p>19th Drew 2 Loads of Wood Went Down cut and Drew 2 Loads for Charlie on the Butternut Island took Charlie up went to Mr Harpers got his measure for a Pair of Pants and coat a treat at A Summers bought of A Summers 3 cents of Tobacco paid this Sent Charlie Home got some Butternuts some coarse salt very unwell snowing cleaned out the Barn</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>A Fortunate Day Began to Thrash the Oats {folded over} Bushels Went with it to Mr Harpers 2 Bushels lb 25 cents a Bushel Lashey Came Fishing EEls got 2 Bought of Mr Harper 1 lb Soap 10 cents 1/2 lb Tea {torn away} Ball of Canelle Weak 8 Cents 1 lb Sugar /7 1/2 1 Broom 1/2 Gal Kerosene Oil 1/10 1/2 Mr Harper in Montreal St Matthias Day Lashey Left his axe and spear coming tomorrow</p> <p>22nd Washingtons Birth Day Lashey came to chop I went to Mr Harpers him in Montreal Bought of A Summers cut Tobacco a hank of Thread paid this Water on ice a Fine Day</p> <p>23rd very Fine Day trying for eels got none chopping stove wood seen 4 Ducks for the first going west seen them again in the evening going east Drew some wood my nose started Bleeding seen crows for the first Carys Drawing their House from the Island</p> <p>24th Raining and Blowing Lashey Grinding the axes</p> <p>25th Sunday William Lavelettes wife and Boy and George Bosells wife here slippery on the ice</p> <p>26th Lashey chopping a very cold Day William Lavalette here for a Load of old Wood Christie here sold his spear to me Thrashing the Last of the oats and Fanning 3 Bushels</p> <p>27th helped Lashey to split his Tree got ready to go to the store did not go nover very Good ice slippery Teams Beginning to go on the ice to Lancaster from Salmon River one cutter went Down and Team Loaded came up</p> <p>28th Last Day of the Month Went to Mr Harpers Bought 2 Dollars worth of Flour To 1 lb of French Tobacco for Lashey Andrew John Summers and he is starting for Cariboo Got a Bad fall on the ice opposite Kenneths hurted my arm</p> <p>1st of March St Davids Day The Festival of the Welsh Lashey chopping I splitting 3 Logs Looking at Trees Lashey for his sleigh and Traps Raining Blowing</p> <p>2nd Lashey Fishing in the Bay got none Wet in the forenoon. Fine Day HughAnn and John Angus Came me in the Bush Drew some for Troughfs cut them yesterday</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday 4th Hugh Ann and John Angus went home Good going on ice A Great Deal of Travelling on the ice all over and acrofs it is so vey Good Lashey crofsed on scates 2 Indians Fishing eels before the Door Henery and Seomes Boy Fishing Down at the Little Island Molly had her calf to Day sent some Beefsteak to Mary a Bottle of eel oil and some Grapes to Allen</p> <p>5th Lashey crofsed to chop for Andrew J Baker made 10 Troughfs to Day very sick it is awful the Travelling up and Down on the ice cold Windy day</p> <p>6th Bob and John Hamilton here</p> <p>7th John Hamilton here cold some</p> <p>8th Drawing wood to the House Made some 4 or 5 Troughs</p> <p>9th 3 Loads Crofsed from Lancaster before the Door of Boards I went to Mr Harpers Bought 1 lb Tea or 2 1/2 lbs 4/1 1/2 1 1/2 yds of Lindsay Wolsey 2/3 1 Bar of Soap -/6 Treat -/6 a Barrell for sap David Summers Drawing ice Sacrament in Williamstown 2 of Barretts Boys from Williamston came scating up the Lake to Sahn on River one of the Dixons {cut off}</p> <p>10th made a few Troughs Lashey done chopping at A Bakers took over the Barrel from Mr Harpers 1 Dozen of Herring 1/3 3 lbs of Pork for himself and some onions about 1 Gallon of Mollasses in the Barrel 1 Quart Mr Harper put in</p> <p>Sunday 11th Lashey went for his Barrel to Henerys snowing</p> <p>12th on this Day of the month McMaster first came to the Island I went to Mrs Morris's her at Bills</p> <p>13th Went for the Pot Mrs Morris got it went Down for Charlie Brout him to Harpers sent him home a Great deal of Travelling on the ice Bought of Mr Harper 1/2 lb Soda Mrs Baker a Bee drawing Wood</p> <p>14th Drawing Wood Making spoils Filling the Banch with water at the River the calve Dead Raining</p> <p>15th Skining the calf Bill here going to the Depot Tom Davis came</p> <p>16th Tom Went of Turned Back with the Water on the ice crofsed to Frashers Drawing Wood cut Down a tree for Troughs Drew home 4 Logs of them</p> <p>17th St Patricks seen Wild Geese for the first time helping Lashey to cut his wood snowing Blowing Freezing</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Sunday Fine cold day</p> <p>19th Alexander Cameron Captain Lost of the Horses Broke in at the Lower end of Hamiltons Island {illegible} crofsed to Mr Harpers Bought 37 lbs of Oatmeal Heard from Mr Lions that Dan came home on Friday</p> <p>20th Joh Hamilton Drew 4 Loads Helping Lashey to split First Day of Spring seen Blackbirds and a cold Day it is east Wind</p> <p>21st snowing Blowing Hailing Raining Wind changed to the West made 5 Troughs The Equinoxial Gales on on about these Days Sun Crofsing the Line</p> <p>22nd Livinia Birth Day I crofsed to Mr Harpers for to give the Loan of his Pot John Hamilton to Cornwall for Flour very unwell</p> <p>23rd Helping Lashey to split stove wood very sick</p> <p>24th A Fortunate Day Bought of Mr Harper 1 Bag Flour 3 1/2 6 lb of Rice 2/- Pail 1/3 4 yds of Lindsay 6 {cut off} 2 yds of Cotton at 10 1/2 1/9 Thread -/3 1 Peck of Onions 1/3 1/2 lb Tea Canvass L 1..12..6 Lashey got 1 Quart -/7 1/2 Pipes 1 -/2 5 lbs of Pork 3/ 1 1/2 lb Tobacco Treat -/6 thats 5/3 shillings he got to Day old Mr McLeod very Poorly</p> <p>25th Sunday Stormy snowing Blowing Drifting</p> <p>26th Semo here in the Morning his Boy came in the evening an order on Mr Harper for 4 lbs of Pork</p> <p>27th Senio here to tell me Mr Harper would not Give him any on the Order Lashey crofsed for Mr Harpers Big {cut off} Drawing wood to the sugar camp</p> <p>28th commenced feeding hay of the Stable loft to the cattle Tapt 2 trees to Day 3 yesterday not running well took home about 1/2 Gallon of Sap for a Drink set a Trap for the crows. Made Troughs to Day cut the Beef Head 2 Teams came up from Lancaster went up before the Door followed my {cut off}</p> <p>29th Lashey crofsed Gave an order for 1 lb Tobacco Taking home</p> <p>30th Good Friday Lashey Done chopping helping him to split Bought of Mr Harper 1 Bags of Flour 3 1/2 Dollars 1/2 lb Tea 2/3 Soap -/6 2 yds Calico 2/6 1 plug of Tobacco -/3 4 1/2 lb Pork 2/ L1..5..16 Tapt 43 Trees Gathered 3 1/2 pails I have 5 Tapt thats 48 Tapt now Raining Lashey Fishing EEls got 6</p> <p>1st of April all Fools Day Lashey {cut off} sap not Running Easter Sunday Sun Doesn't Dance the sign of a hard year</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Lashey Tapping some Gathered 5 pails that 9 pails I got in the Barrels now Made a Fire in the Bush</p> <p>3rd Began to Boil Boiled 9 Pails about 7 lbs of sugar made for the first Gathered 20 Pails to Day Tapt 16 Trees more made 3 Troughs Lashey sick Horses crofsed Summers Road to Day a Feast for Gordon of Sugar</p> <p>4th Gave Lashey an order on Mr Harper for 7/6 in Goods Lashey went off Boiling about 25 Pails to Day Gordon in the Bush with me Black Ducks came Gathered 4 pails of sap not running to Day very well Cranes came all the Feathered inhabitants of the air came swallows Robins, Pheabe or Pewit as some calls them shooting commenced</p> <p>5th Gordon and I Gathering and Boiling in the Bush Tried for EEls got 1</p> <p>6th a Fortunate Day Boiling 10 Pails took it home to Sugar of with what I Boiled yesterday water raising near shore Ice opened at Francis Island sap not Running to Day Gathered 1 1/2 pails wild Gees Plenty</p> <p>7th got 2 pails of sap</p> <p>Sunday 8th Low Sunday Running Gathered a 2 Barrels</p> <p>9th 4 years Married to Day, Boiling on the Bush about 40 Pails took it home to sugar off 36 lbs Gathering and Boiling Loons came Seen a Boat crofsing to Hopkins Livinia Gordon Mary and the Baby all came to the Bush Boiled about 40 Pails to Day Keeping the cows and sheep in they make a Destruction in the Bush water very low along the shore</p> <p>11th Gathering and Boiling some took home to Sugar off</p> <p>12th not running much seen 2 canoes fishing eels at the Hay Island Lots of Ice going Down shot at a Rat Did not get him the Frog Music commenced</p> <p>13th Gordon and I to the head of the Island the cows Playing the Devil in the Bush knocked out all the spoils went to every tree me very very sick Seen a canoe with 3 going to Charlies stopt all night Found a tennet that the wind must have Blown from shore</p> <p>14th Gathered 8 pails of Sap cleaning the cellar and up stairs put the sofa up stairs some of the Hens commencing to Lay</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Lashey came from John Camerons making sugar there very sick after a spree yesterday sap running Gathering 12 pails of sap</p> <p>16th Boiling in the Bush Gordon and I sugared off at night 2 cakes about or over 20 lbs sugar Lashey went off Lent him a Bag</p> <p>17th Gathered some Boiling some</p> <p>18th our Duncans Birth Day Made about 3 Gallons of Mollasses Let out the Little Ram Johnstons Light Lit on Cherry Island Gathered 12 pails and Lost 6 pails as it Leaked out of one of the Barrels</p> <p>19th Boiling about 6 pails it is getting sour made molasses of it it will do for vinegar shot at 2 Rats did not get them Let out the Big Ram and the cows all went to the Bush a Havoc on the spoils and the Troughs Gathered 3 Pails for vinegar an left it in the Pot not many canoes or crafts on the water</p> <p>Spring 20th a Lamb for the first one of the season sheep it out in the Raining time Thunder to night for the first east wind Lashey came at night staving</p> <p>21st Lashey crofsed I Put out our canoe for the first time this spring 2 more Lambs the sheep with the Black spoton, our nannie a Lamb its gone too no Luck with Lambs as yet</p> <p>22nd Sunday and I to Fish eels got 32 to Day</p> <p>23rd St Georges The Festival of the English seen Charlie crofsing to Ross Island Made the Ley or Li for the soap set the Pot a very a very stormy windy wet day east Wind water Raised some One of the Big soft maples of the 2 Blew down with the wind on the Flat Back of the Barn Frost and ice Last night ice going Down yet</p> <p>24th Lashey went to Hunt Raining</p> <p>25th St Ma{cut off} Day very unwell went to Head of the Island</p> <p>26th Making the soap cold Day Sap Running took some for vinegar tapt some trees</p> <p>27th took hom 2 Gallons of sap for vinegar Lashey came set my traps no Rats shot a Duck very very sick all Mr White coming to the Lighthouse</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>left page</p> <p>Charlie came up him and ashley him and Lashey to the store Gordon and I fishing, got 5, found a hat on the water, Bought of Mr Harper for me. 1 bottle of R.R.Relief, 1/3 Mr Harper killing his pigs, the Bouquet in to Summertown and Dundee to day chartered for a day.</p> <p>Sunday 29th, Charlie here, the Steamer Kingston went down lots of ice going down</p> <p>30th Last day of April me very unwell Charlie here went home, 1 of the life boats went down and 2 Propellers, Dug a peice of ground behind the shed Lashey went fishing got 1 cat fish set 5 Traps tonight. The taking out at the Scow Light house today and Lit up Mr Hills light lit for the first time.</p> <p>1st of May and fine day, Livinia and the baby Lashey went to Salmon River , Mrs. Morris came Down with Gordon and Mary and I all alone planted the tobacco seed and cabbage seed behind the shed, got a duck and a Rat setting fire on the Grove and the back Marsh Feast for Gordon and Mary today at sugar</p> <p>2nd Lashey and me splitting rails sap running in ice going down three, more Lambs all dead</p> <p>3rd very unwell, got a duck in the trap</p> <p>th America went and one of her barges broke away from her near the Lighthouse, piling some of the troughs in the bush, Lashey went to Mr.Harpers, sent an order with him for 1/2 lb tea, 2/6 {cut off} powder, paper pins , 1 bottle of Radways 1/3 6 bunches matches - /3 1/2 Tobacco 1/ about 6/3 worth) Emmanuel here</p> <p>5th Lashey making a sturgeon pen set his line, Grey cost the whippletree and trace chain and part of the big chain 2 lambs yesterday 1 to day the Black sheep</p> <p>6th George Morriss here the old lady went home with him, i left home the pot a bottle of molasses bottle of vinegar a Vat of ashes 4 lbs sugar for the use of her pots the Emrefs into Lancaster from Below.</p> <p>Right page</p> <p>Drew some rails setting out fires, Emprefs into Lancaster going down planting seed onions potatoes onions</p> <p>8th put out manure let out the 3 sheep with the lambs, Thomas Munro stayed all night on the island got lost in the fog</p> <p>9th Thomas came back to the house very early Lashey crofsed with fish to sell, Working in the garden but out caraway plants cabbage stocks for seeds, beets for seeds very unwell</p> <p>10th George Morris came to plough first ploughing this afternoon before the door Planted about a 100 hills g corn before the old house door putting hen manure on the garden,</p> <p>11th George Ploughing Jimmy Bone and I went to the Mr Harpers with the Pot and about 11 lb or 10 1/2 say of sugar for Pay for the Pot and strainer cloth Bought of Mr Harper 1/2 11 tea 2/3 1/2 soda 2 yds for Gordon. 8 yds of cotton at 1/- 8/- 1/- cash for seeds 2 papers onions 1 of carrots at a Summers I Dozen of Herring 1/3 (Broom Forgots this that 17/4 seen S Ladnack came Down with us</p> <p>12th Grey Ploughing some shadrack crofsed with Gordon to Salmon River took my Canoe Launched the Long Canoe Lashey to St Annicet ticks Plenty shep Losing their {illegible} on the Bushes very much Got a cedar stick on the Water Bouquet Down with a Raft in Tow</p> <p>13th Sunday Raining and Windy Lashey came from St Annicett</p> <p>14th Took George and Mary Ann Bone came had Grain 2 Bushels 1 Bushel of Pease of Oats Drew some of the sticks to the Front of the old House Dug some in the Garden Livinia Marking out some of the Beds</p> <p>15th George Began to Plough Down on the ground cutting some of the Brush Went with Lashey Line wind high Livinia sowed onions Lashey Getting Sturgeon a Going and Towing of them commenced to Rain to night took the most of the Wool of our Little sheep as it is to her not very well to Day James Hopkins here for the scow First Trip up for the SalaBerry Lashey Preparing his Fish for Montreal Jim Hopkins taking cattle to A{illegible} Island</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Lashey went to Montreal Harrowing and Planting Potatoes, Before the door about 4 bushels of seeds of potatoes caught 2 sturgeon</p> <p>18th cut about 4 Bushels of seeds of Potatoes Butchered a Sturgeon went to the Head of the Island, Planted a bed of beets some tomataoes some flowers the steamer Bursted her Boiler at Montreal 1</p> <p><br />19th Lashey from Montreal cutting brush at the Plumtrees got 7 sturgeon since Lashey went off Highlander towing here now Making my sail found a raft oar drew it a peice on shore George went off and Mary Ann Bone gave them my canoe and 2 paddles</p> <p>20th Whit Sunday east wind</p> <p>21st began to shear 4 of the sheep and part of another</p> <p>22nd sheared 2 of the sheep very cold keeping in the sheep with the cold, the Colt and the mare very Bad with ticks look her out of the mudhole</p> <p>23rd found the Colt very full of ticks Lashey and me taking them of Harrowing above the house for sorne some grains of snow fell seen a steamer coming at of Salmon River very unwell today,</p> <p>24th planted 5 quarts of corn it was soaked well when I planted it George wind, bound on a Alexis Island came at night Queens Birthday fired 8 or 10 volleys took 4 bushes of potatoes for {torn off}, 1 bushel of wheat the Harrow and Harnefs</p> <p>25th sowed bushels of wheat fixing the colt set Lasheys line Charlie came up look some seeds different kinds Charlie and I to Williamstown took out 5lb of sugar 1 bottle of syrup, i cake to granny 1 to each of Ellens Girls 1 to Ellens 3 EEls Georges colt dead went to see Pat John Angus got hurted the Queens Birth day seen Johns Likeness</p> <p>26th came home slept at Lancaster sent Charlie for onions got a quart of potatoes onions 1lb a quart seen John Dunlop took breakfast on Susy's Island sowed a pail full of wheat I had in the house alongside Georges wheat sowed George's pease 1 bushel sowed 2 bushels of my pease George measured them Mr. Laduke here took breakfast gave Livina Lashey went away with Laduke Betsy Bone came sheared the Big Rarn.</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Sunday George went home Lent him canoe Sail oars high East Wind Raining this evening Livinia sick Let out the sheep that is sheared 8 of them 2 in yet o be sheared</p> <p>28th Sheared the 2 sheep with the Lambs George came Lashey crofsed this evening</p> <p>29th George Trying to plough with the Mare Found an oar</p> <p>30th planted the cucumbers and Melons</p> <p>31st Corpus Christie planted 2 Bushels of our seed ends of the Potatoes Lashey and me Luke Brown and Betsy came to Let George know about the scow George Crofsed Luke got a Large Sturgeon from Lashey Fixing sticks aroudn from Butternut tree to the Gate planted some Pumpkins among the Potatoes</p> <p>1st of June the Glorious 1st of June How Victory Frost Last night Charlie and i to Williamstown with the Wool 33 lb of Wool 5 cakes of sugar to the Boys and Hughann pickled cucumbers Grapes and currants 2 eels Went to see Ellen got a pair of young Rabbits from Ellen got some stuff in a Bottle from Ellen got some --- seen Pat Bought of James Summers 5 cents of Thread a Treat Thomas McDonell seen A Campbell and Old Sandy Smith John Angus came with us very unwell coming home Charlie went home to night</p> <p>2nd of June Harrowing and sowing 1 1/2 Bushels of Pease thats 3 1/2 of my Pease thats sowed and 1 Bushel of Georges which makes 4 1/2 in all sowed Pease John Angus and I went to Fish at night Got 1 Maskinonge 1 Sturgeon 3 EEls 2 suckers 2 perch 1 cat Fish</p> <p>3rd Sunday a Fine Day no Boats going to Day got some Wild Onions in the Bush</p> <p>4th George the 3rd Birth Day John Angus crofsed with Lashey Raining put in some Potatoes around the corn Door cleaning the corn</p> <p>5th Lashey crofsed got a paper from Harper for me making a Box to Hold his minnows Put in 16 hills of squashes at the East End of the Barn</p> <p>6th Thunder and Lightning very hard Raining the Fields all of Garden Rain letting the water Run off Lashey Kille 19 {torn off} to fetch to Montreal</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Lashey came From Lancaster Boats stopt going to Montreal Came Back with his Fish Raining</p> <p>8th Lashey to Salmon River Putting out Manure Ticks Bad</p> <p>9th Our Marys Birth Day crofsed Lashey and I never heard of Old Mrs Hamiltons Death till I Landed on shore Buried to Day went up with Thomas Munroe took Dinner there Bought of Mr Harper 1/2 lb candles paid -/6 the Fenians is all the Talk now</p> <p>10th Sunday Walter Baker and his wife came Then I crofsed over with Walter for the 3 children and Mifs Duffield from Below Brunstons Place Walter crofsed to Thomas Munroes</p> <p>11th Walter crofsed home Lashey crofsed to Mr Harper Gave him an Order for 1/2 Gal oil and 1/2 lb Tea Bought cloth for his coat George came I planted 1 Bushel of Potatoes above the corn my own seed</p> <p>12th Charlie came up went to Salmon River To Mr Streeter 5 Rats at 35 cents 1..75 1 Calf Skin 90 cents Bought of Mr Streeter 1 Pair Lace Boots 75ct My own Boots 1/2 soled and Fixed 2..50 cents Thomas Munroe cme for Walters Family</p> <p>13th George Sowed the Black Oats Bushels and 1 peck of Mine I went to the Harpers Charlie and John Brought over a Box for A Summer and some for Mr Harper Got some sweetys from Mr Harper for the children 2 pipes Charlie got his Bottles</p> <p>14th Planting Potatoes in the Peice Below the House finished them about 9 1/2 or 10 Bushels of my Potatoes and 4 Bushels of Georges in all 15 sowed his Black oats next to the Pond about 10 Bushels and the Rest in White Oats Put in the Potatoes above the House in all about 13 1/2 Bushles in all of Potatoes Planted Beans abot 4 Quarts and 2 Quarts corn I Kept his Potatoes and Gave him my seed as his is Larger for eating Lashey to Salmon River with Sturgeon and eels heard of Christopher Prue being sent to Penitentiary for stealing a cow form Lashey George Went Home</p> <p>17th Sunday Lashey went for a Big to Bosells</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>18 The Memorable Battle of Waterloo De{illegible} Raining</p> <p>19th William Laveletter Fishing with Lashey</p> <p>20th George came sowing the Oats in the upper Feild 8 Bushels of Oats he had altogether and 3 &amp; 1 peck of mine of Black oats George Fixing the slab Fence on the Pitt Point</p> <p>21 First hoeing of the Potatoes</p> <p>22 Our Dan's Birth Day George Finished hoeing the potatoes Went home Lashey went to Mr Harper Brought me 1/2 lbs of Tobacco 1/c</p> <p>23rd Angus Cameron and William Lovellette here Trowling Bought a Sturgeon 43 Lent him my Gaff Garden all weeded for the first time cleaning and putting a Fence at east and North side of the house</p> <p>24th Sunday Jim Hopkins here and 2 children and par{illegible} Bone Gave the children a Little cake of sugar a peice of</p> <p>25th Drew some wood set Fire for the ashes fixing the Fence on the Pitt Point</p> <p>26th Sowed 1 Bushel of Buckwheat George came Gave him a harrow today for the 1 he Lost on Jims harrow took home the harrows Lashey Fishing Pickerel 2 men here to night slept in Barn a very rainy night Thunder and Lightning their names are Nevin 2 Brothers 1 of them Wounded in the mouth the Back Garden Harrowed yesterday nothing in it yet</p> <p>27th Great Firing of Guns some where up the Front or on the River Put out the stock on the 26th Yesterday</p> <p>28th Lashey to Salmon River with Fish</p> <p>29th Lashey came from Henerys with his salt I set a Trap at 2nd Bay North side of the Head of the Island</p> <p>30th Put in the Single Stove Drew Home the Ashes Mr Frasher here Brought the canoe The L Renaud steamer commenced to Run here now</p> <p>1st of July Sunday to Bosells The Hen has 10 chickens</p> <p>2nd Tom Davis here for his Gearing Gordon and I for Pine around the shore</p> <p>2rd Lashey Salmon Livermore here for Fish Last night</p> <p>4th Independence of the Americans Planted a Row of Potatoes in the old Garden Bear Paws &amp; Seedlings and Blue Merseys Raining high wind Fixing the Ashes in the Bags</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Our John's Birth Day Salaberry Down Before the Renaud this morning Picking strawberries Gordon Mary and I Plaining the seats of my canoe</p> <p>6th Washing the Wool Raining Thundering</p> <p>7th Fixing the Canoe Found a nest 10 eggs in it the Cat Killling the chickens and curly</p> <p>8th Sunday Raining &amp; Blowing went Round the Island with canoe</p> <p>9th went Down to Charles Gordon and I Lot os Indians came down to Day to Fish Lashey to Dundee for Flour 25 1/2 lbs</p> <p>10th hoeing the Corn Potatoes Tomatoes Beans Pumpkins Before the Door Lashey set his line at the head of the Island The Gun Boat Royal Began shooting at our Island I answered them came down to the Foot of the Island then turned up again Fishing got 6 got an eel on my line Drew 2 Barrels of Water and a Load of Wood from the River Mosquitoes Bad Deer Flies Bad 11th George Betsy and Maryann Bone came to hoe for the first hoeing of the coarn and potatoes above the house</p> <p>12th Orangemans Day The Passport &amp; Grecian went up with either Soldiers or emigrants Loaded</p> <p>13th Planted some Tobacco plants</p> <p>14th Gordon and I Fishing over at Christees a pleasure trip on the Salaberry for Raising Money for the St Regis {torn off}orch Lashey and me to Fish at night</p> <p>15th St Swithens Day its a Raining this Morning when it Rains to Day it Rains for 40 Days</p> <p>16th Got Pike and an eel on the line Mowed a Road to the 2 Gardens Made a coil of Hay</p> <p>17th George and Betsy came with the scow hoeing I went Charlies Gordon with me Charlie came up took up home Tansy old Mare and Pennys a Flower Christee here and Moccasinmouth Got Potatoes put out some Tobacco Plants George Brought me a Tin Basin full Mrs Norman McDonald sent me some newspapers</p> <p>18 Very wet put out some Tobacco cabbage Tansy old Man Grinding syths me and Lashey working at his Line</p> <p>19th Took 10 and 1 peck -/10 Bush got 5 lbs of Iron 4 Bottles 11/9 to 46 cents take out {illegible} the {illegible} account</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>James Cameron Island</p> <p>Went to Dundee paid 46 cents clear the old account to this Date 6/2 to New account of What I Bought to Day To sack of Flour 2..30 cents 1/2 lb Tea 37 1/2 Tea 1/2 lb 34 cents 1/2 lb Tob 19 2 Rakes 7 1/2 each 25/Scyth 1..25 7 yds at 28 1.96 Matches 10 Whiskey 12 3 small Bowls at 4 12 cents 3 cups &amp; saucers 12 1/2 took up to Day 7..13 1/2 cents take 6/2 out Leaves 5..89 1/2 Due Jim Hopkins and Family here helping George with the Potatoes</p> <p>20th Charlie went home Gave him a Bottle with vinegar 3 packs of Matches and some Mowing some</p> <p>21st Helping George to put the plough through the Potatoes Mowing some Grant Gillis Campbell McGiffin here for Berries got some Fish Gave me 15 cents George took the Horses home got my clevis put a coil of Hay in the Barn</p> <p>22nd Sunday Bill and Emanuel here after Blood Root very unwell this afternoon</p> <p>23rd Mowing John Cambells is Dead</p> <p>24th Mowing in the Grove</p> <p>25th St James Day steamer L Renaud a Pleasure Trip Running the Cornwall s{illegible} Betsy and Mrs Morris here put in the first Hay 16 cocks Ground the new scythe</p> <p>26th Dog Days commences {illegible} Doctor Shaver Thomas Munroe here Gave Pat 2/6 worth of EEls out of Lasheys Barrel sent 2 to Mary John Hamilton Getting Married to Day</p> <p>27th Mowing Back of the Garden and in the Grove spreading hay salting eels</p> <p>28th Mowing on the Bank of the River Raining Thunder and Lightning cut a Road through the Rushes</p> <p>29th Sunday Pat Irons Thomas Munroe Jimmy Pat here eat cucumbers To 1 1/2 lb Tea Gave 3 Pick{cut off} to Pat Livinia Gordon Mary and the Baby out in the hill {illegible}</p> <p>30th Put in 16 cocks of Hay spreading Moved around the Butter stump Livinia Rake a Little Got 2 catfish</p> <p>31st Made 18 lbs of currant Preserves</p> <p>1st of August John Gray here at night Got the fat pine to Fish Kept the cows in</p> <p>2nd Marys Birth Day shooting commenced yesterday a Race yesterday the L Renaud and Salaberry Renaud a head of the Salaberry Finished Mowing the Grove Francis here Looking for his {illegible}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mowing Behind the Barn Lashey Finished making his Line Gathering hay 2 Men here wanting Timber Bought David Summer's sticks the Champion aground on the Barn at the Squaw Island Yesterday the America took her off and Left a Barge alongside of her</p> <p>4th Raining very hard all Day</p> <p>Sunday 5th Raining</p> <p>6th Lashey crofsed the Gun Boat Royal Laying at Lancaster and at the Lighthouse till Wednesday the eighth</p> <p>7th Mowing Turning and spreading hay put in 7 cocks of hay Raining put in the Rams 5 of them</p> <p>8th Lashey came took the Hooks of my Line Put in 15 cocks Livinia Raking some in the Grove the Grove all Finished and its time the Salaberry passed by Lancaster going down did not go in</p> <p>9th Raining</p> <p>10th I over gets old Noonan Mrs Bowen here Brought me a Hat took the Dog &amp; a pig and Let him go Pic nic Party at the head of the Island Grant Stephens HolenBack &amp; c gave them 3 Perch Looking for the cows all Day</p> <p>11th Put in 18 Cocks Gathering and Raking 12 Lashey to Salmon River Found a small Bottle of Rum on the water Found a chunk of maple sugar on the Island choke cherries Ripe {illegible} Berries Rip Hazelnuts Getting Good a Fine Day the America aground Going Down at Lower end of Charlies Island &amp; Gun Boat went up Saturday the 11th</p> <p>13th {illegible}owing. The Ottawa at the Tug Boat America</p> <p>14th Gordon Mary and I went to Charlies 2 Steamers takeing the America off heavy Rain all Day</p> <p>15th Mowing the L Renaud a Pleasure trip</p> <p>16th Charlie here Lashey went with his EEls to Dundee only sold the 1/2 of them Gave Charlie a Bottle of vinegar Ground his scythe Put in 20 cocks of Hay Livinia Raking</p> <p>17th Lashey commenced Fishing Pickerel ol Alexan Grant Buried to Day Mowing put in 4 cocks of Hay</p> <p>18th Mowing Little spread some very unwell</p> <p>19th Sunday Lashey to Mr Harpers Raining and E Wind</p> <p>20th Mowing some</p> <p>21st Mowing a Little Hunters From Montreal sailed up had to put in to the Bay with the Rain then Then came to the House want to know where Summerstown and Calqhians {illegible} then started and had to turn to Alexis Island</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Windy Livinia not very well Lashey making EEl spear from {illegible} for Fishing in the Mud put in 10 cocks of Hay</p> <p>24th Mowing some Drying some Tobacco Leaves</p> <p>25 A Fortunate Day shot a Duck Turning the Hay and spreading and Raking put in 7 cocks of Hay</p> <p>26th Sunday Rain Gordon and I in the Bush got Long Berries</p> <p>27th put in 6 Good coils of hay cutting some Keeping in the Mare Rain</p> <p>28th Charlie came up Brought me a Whetstone Went to Mr Harpers Bought 1 Bar of Soap 1/3 1 yd of Linsey 1/8 1/2 lb Powder 1/- X matches -/3 1/2 lb Tea 2/3 2 spools Thread -/6 Meal (In 96 cents not sure) Raining George here and Pare Bone</p> <p>29th Mowing Back of the Barn Charlie Brought up the Dog yesterday</p> <p>30th Gathering on the Lower Point Livinia Raking Raining this evening</p> <p>31st Last Day of the Month a very fine Day and much wanted turning the hay put in 8 cocks had mare in the cart the Turtles got out a Letter for Charlie on the P.O Lancaster Very Bad with the Abominable Tooth Ache</p> <p>1st of September Fired a shot at some Divers did not Get them I can hear Luke Bowen singing and Laughing over at Alexis Island 2 sailboats Tacking over and acrofs put up some hay</p> <p>2nd Lashey to Lancaster</p> <p>3rd Dans Birth Day mowing in some</p> <p>4th Gathering some and mowing a Drudge went to in Tow of the America Bossy calved George Morris came to cut the Pease Began the 2 Rows of Potatoes one for them and one for us Put in 8 coils of hay from Below 4 from the upper feild</p> <p>5th John Angus Birth Day put in Wheat</p> <p>6th Finished the Wheat cutting it put in a Load of Wheat George and I</p> <p>7th George and I putting in Wheat 4 or 5 Loads Rain commenced Took up a Load of Wood from the River put the Wheat on the east side or end of the Barn cut over 20 sheaves to take home for hats</p> <p>8th George Went home Making a Trench in the yard to let the water run off Raining</p> <p>9th Sunday Lashey crofsed George Bosell mifsed the L Renaud at Renshaw Wharf</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday Cold David Morris's Birth Day cutting hay Emmanuel here to Lancaster with Nicholas Furlinger Took in all Top Onions see or Black seed Took in all Potatoe Onions About 1 Bushel Pulling the Black Seed onions cut the Tops of the carrots and Beets cabbage seed Pepper Grass seed all Ripe some carrot seeds and Beets Ripe spread out some heads of Tobacco that the wind Broke Down Let the Mare go the calf sucks alone or Drinks alone cut some corn stalks Lashey started to Fish at Cornwall</p> <p>11th George and Bets Bone came Done Putting in the Wheat 4 or 5 Loads of Peas in commenced to Rain they went off</p> <p>12th cutting and taking in the Tobacco spreading hay Turned the Pease cut some corn stalks put in some onions</p> <p>13th put in the cellar 1 Bushel of Potatoes for the First our own Planting Pickling the Cucumbers a 1/2 Barrel very windy time now</p> <p>14th Thunder and Lightning George and Jimmy Bone came Put in the Last of the Pease Took over 20 sheaves for straw for Hats. Black Cherries Ripe Turning hay and coiling some Began to Rain Lashey Came Cut the Pease off the West side on the East side of the Barn something wrong with 2 of the Rams cutting the Hay next the Front Marsh</p> <p>15th Cutting Hay Took the most of the Tobacco cut it all in the Back Garden Frost to night near the Morning Lashey Made a spear pole Took in 1 Bushel of the Black seed onions Emmanuel here to night all night</p> <p>Sunday 16th Charlie came up</p> <p>17th Raining East Wind</p> <p>18th Charlie and I to Williamstown Brought out Tobacco EEls cucumbers Carraways cherries Charlie Brought a Dog and sage Heard Dan was Teaching at Ormstown stopt all night James Summers Merchant Williamstown Married to Day to Mifs Robinson stopt at Charlies coming Back Brought up some of his things to sell for him Gave me shovel and a pot for old Iron in exchange 2 pullets to the Baby Found a short peice of Pine</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>put in 6 cocks of Hay took all the Tobacco Lashey and Henery to Cornwall to Fish put the calf in the old house Heavy Rain and Wind cranBerries getting Ripe</p> <p>21st Raining Charlie and me Grinding the axe Thunder Blowing West Wind now</p> <p>22nd Charlie went home Mowing some on the Lower Point Laduke here Gave 5 cents to May had a snack to eat</p> <p>23rd Sunday caught 3 Peices of Pine and a small canoe Went to Alexis Island East Wind</p> <p>24th Put in 9 cocks of Hay put some on the stable Loft 3 sheaves of Cornstalks 2 in the barn cut the cornstalks all the onions up stairs Picking some cranBerries</p> <p>25th set the Line caught some Perch Broke the Point of my scythe shot a Duck</p> <p>26th cutting in the Back Marsh</p> <p>27th took home a canoe Load of Wood from the shore side</p> <p>28th Putting in Hay a cock or 2 got some hay amongst the Wild Pease Lashey came</p> <p>29th St Mat and all Angels Fishing Mary Gordon and myself plus a small canoe 3 Men here hunters Americans Mr. {illegible} Artificial Leg maker from Potsdam Gave me his card Bought 1/2 Bushel of Potatoes a Melon he Gave me 70 cents American Money</p> <p>30th Went Down to see Charlie Livinia Gordon Mary the Ba{cut off} and myself took Dinner with Charlie I suppose for the Last time with him on the Butternut Island as he is Preparing to Leave soon for his native Land England a Fine Day Charlie came up with his ashesand irons Rags</p> <p>1st of October Charlie and I Had a Treat at Normans paid this 2 Bunches of Matches for Emmanuel down with us took supper then heard that Betsy Bone had a Daughter some Last Week took a Box of Ashes up for Luke Court Day in Dundee Christee here</p> <p>2nd Blowing to Day hard, Gathering a Few cocks of hay</p> <p>3 put 3 coils of Good Hay went Down with Charlie took up Potatoes took up some Boards Fixed his Pumpkins</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>James Cameron Island Oct 4</p> <p>{missing} the Back Marsh some all our corn in First Ice in the canoe this Morning Wild Geese came on the 4th Hunters on the Little Island came Last night Lashey here about the squirrel hunt took away his Gun</p> <p>5th The squirrel hunt on the Front Charlie and I went Down he went to Lancaster to sell his Potatoes corn Pumkins Squashes Beans Gun I took some Peices of Boards got his Whetstone a Trace chain some Boxes old Pails Barrels Garden Rake &amp; hoe &amp; creepers corn Rounder and sleigh Tennet came home seen an Indian Trying for EEls in the mud seen him take in 2 eels Mowed all the Back Marsh took in the Pumkins and squashes over 40 Pumkins 9 or 10 Squashes</p> <p>6th Mowing</p> <p>7th Sunday</p> <p>8th Charlie came up with his hens to Mr Harpers sold his Gun and Traps and spear high Wind raised</p> <p>9th Windy Gerge came cutting the Oats and Buckwheat hime and Prue Made 20 cocks of Marsh Hay</p> <p>10 HughAnn's Birthday Began the Track at the east end of the Barn put 25 good cocks in it to Day George and Prue went home</p> <p>11th Charlie and I went Down for a Load of stuff</p> <p>12th Charlie and I to Lancaster for his post office order to Draw L3 on the Martintown P.O. Charlie and I to Williamstown Left the canoe at David Rofs's</p> <p>13th Charlie went him and Pat to Martintown came home that night</p> <p>14th Sunday Charlie and I went Down to his place took up a Load of stuff</p> <p>15th Went to Mr Harpers a Treat and 1 pipe to me Charlie Bought me a Bottle of R Randy Relief came home made a cock of Hay on the Bar in the mash Before the Door</p> <p>16th Charles Tupper started from here for Lancaster on his way to old England I put him to Lancaster I came home around the shore</p> <p>17th I thought Charlie was on the L Renaud going up Raised a Flag for him and Fired 3 shots Mowing in the Marsh 4 coils of Good hay 5 of marsh Hay Set my Traps for the first time got 1 to night</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>James Cameron Island {rest torn away}</p> <p>put 5 coils on the stack of Marsh hay put 5 of tGood hay on the stable loft Gordon and I Down on the water Got 2 Rats</p> <p>20th Lashey and I trying for eels got none</p> <p>Sunday 21st a Fine Day</p> <p>22nd Mowing in the Front Marsh very high got a Rat a Fortunate Day</p> <p>23 Mowing some</p> <p>24th our Hugh' Birth Day Making cocks Took up a Basket of Potatoes and the nigger Toes and Kidneys or 6 Weeks Potatoes George came to Dig the Potatoes</p> <p>25th My Birth Day Began the stack at the Hog Pen Put 20 coils in it to Day</p> <p>26th Drew 2 Loads of Wood very unwell Got a Rat Lots of Hunters a shooting around Lashey took away his spear put in 3 Baskets of Potatoes a Great many rotten ones in them</p> <p>27th Raining some</p> <p>28th Sunday Raining</p> <p>29th put in some Potatoes</p> <p>30th John Gray here all night</p> <p>31st Got a Rat Holy Eve cracking nuts Gordon Mary and us as {illegible}king the house</p> <p>1st of November all Saints Day George came to Dig the Potatoes 3 Indians here Peter Skin and his sone sold them 1/2 Bushel of {torn off} stole my Pipe</p> <p>2nd all Souls Day Bob here Gave me 4 Punkins</p> <p>3rd On this Day of the Month Granda Departed George working at the peice of Potatoes Below the house Banking and taking away the stones from the east end of the house put the Fence around the oats stack Lashey here for his stick for handle of spear Trying for eels got 1 put the calve in the stable Playing the Devil with the Hicorytrees at the head of the Island the Indians</p> <p>Sunday 4th George went home 4 Baskets of Potatoes Jacop Peter Buckshot and Peter {torn off} here for Tobacco got 2 EEls From them</p> <p>Monday the 5th Guy Fawks Day A Fortunate Day Took in the carrots 4 Baskets Beets 3 Bushels Good Measure Freezing hard Thomas here with 2 Boats found his own Purcell with him a Hooker put the eggs in the cellar</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>James Cameron Island {illegible}</p> <p>Took up all my Traps as I am getting no Rats took up 5 cocks of Marsh hay cut 2 Hicorys at the upper Point 2 Loads of Wood put the little Black Ram in the stable with the calf cleaning cranberries 7 1/2 lbs Christie crofsed over</p> <p>7th Our Ellen's Birth Day Mr Ladecke here and 2 Men stopt allnight</p> <p>8th Laduke went off George and Pare Bone came to Dig Potatoes Drawing wood Killed 2 snakes in the Bush a Great many EEl Fishers around</p> <p>9th Banking the Front of the House St Battuce her and 2 more Indians Got salt and tobacco Gave 2 cents for salt George done of Taking up the Potatoes some of his Potatoes Froze Began to thrash the Beans the Baby Hugh Ann commencing to stand up Wetyas here for the spear his Father left Gave him 2 sticks for axe handles</p> <p>10th Fanning the Beans 3 1/2 got my 1/2 of thyen 1 1/2 and about 2 Quarts Thrashing some Buckwheat 3 1/2 Bushels Thrashed he got 2 Bushels I got 1 1/2</p> <p>Sunday 11th Mayhue here to night</p> <p>12th Fixing the East shed</p> <p>13th Mayhu went off Gave Bully to him Andrew Summers here Gave him 3 Peices of Pine 8 Dollars towards the note {illegible} Dollars &amp; 60 cents in the note this 8 Dollars is to be taken out of the 29 which Leaves 21 Dollars &amp; 60 cents I owe him on the note Wetyas brought the axe handles Gave him some Potatoes</p> <p>14th The Salaberry not up to Day seized for running in the L Renaud Went Down to Charlies for the cabbage Found his house Burnt Down got 11 eels Last night down at my Place</p> <p>15th The Salaberry came up to Day George and Jim Hopkins here for Potatoes and heifer Got my part of the potatoes Raining Fixing the West End of the House</p> <p>16th Raining all day</p> <p>17th Let out the Rams The Black sheep along with them put one of them again Working at the shed water</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>James Cameron Island {rest illegible}</p> <p>Sunday Raining some Water high set 3 Traps</p> <p>19 Went to Mr Harpers Bought (50 lbs oatmeal 2 Bars of soap 1 lb shot on credit)( Tea 1/3 oil 1/3 chimney Lamp the Matches 1 1/2 pins -/1 sweetys -/1 pip 1/2 Returned the Jar treat 5 cents paid this) Pat stopping at Mr Harpers Lewy Pike and Bruce here all night got some shot from them they stole my mits</p> <p>20th Lashey here Grinding his axe al the Rams out now</p> <p>21st On this Day of the Month Donald McMaster Departed 1846 Killed the Bull no one Helping me but Gordon</p> <p>22nd cut the meat and salted over 300 Weight about 18 lbs of clean Tallow</p> <p>23rd Melted the Tallow put some Boards on the Back of the house</p> <p>24th Lashey here took away his Bed Moccasins Tops Gave him 2 peices of meat Found 2 head of Barrels in the cord Wood Bay</p> <p>25th St Catherine Day a fine Day the Salaberry came out of Salmon River hard Work to Break the ice</p> <p>26th Fixed a Door on the hen house shot a sawBeak went to Fish eels got 1 Wild Geese plenty put peice above the Door</p> <p>27th Henery here for Wood taking in about 9 coils of marsh hay from the Front Marsh about 5 from the Back Marsh put some on the top the sheds Kind of soft to Day</p> <p>28th very Wet Drawing Wood Raining, Salaberry into Salmon River</p> <p>29th Raining</p> <p>30th Plastering St Andrews Day</p> <p>1st of December Cold Finished the Plastering</p> <p>2nd Sunday Fine Day</p> <p>3rd Putting Board up on the Front of the house scow Light house moved Renshaws steamer came up with his Barge and another propeller took a Barge into Lancaster</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>James Cameron Island Dec the 4th 1866</p> <p>2 propellers came up I went to Mr Harpers Brought 3 1/2 of Tallow at -/17 1/2 per lb 8/5 1/2 A Treat or 2 paid this and for sweetys went to Williamstown</p> <p>5th in Williamstown</p> <p>6th came From Williamstown Bargained with Mr Munroe about 6 sheep on the Halves took Dinner at Thomas Munroes Bought of Mr H 1 Bottle of Whiskey and a Treat paid this) 1 Bag of Flour 4 1/2 1/2 lb Tea 2/6 1/2 lb Mustard -/10 1/2 1/2 lb Ginger -/7 1/2 Glass for Lamp -/7 1/2 3 Quarts of Oil 1/10 1/2 1 Quart of Whiskey and Treat 1/3 an axe handle in my canoe Left By some one and took my tin Basin away no Light in Mr Hills Light house Last night Johnsons and McGee's Lights up yet 2 Boats passed one up with a Tow and a Propeller one went Down Baker Towed up with her the Advance up to Cornwall the Propeller that Went Down got aground the Bruno near the Scow Light House</p> <p>7th Thomas Munroe came Down with the 6 sheep the 2 Boys with him Packing the Stove in a Box to Fetch to Williamstown Tobacco Pepper 2 pairs of spectacles Hugh Ann's hair {cut off} california Hats stone axe Indian Flints Wild Turnip Alsike cabbage Hooks</p> <p>8th caught the sheep and the Box took over to Thomas Munroes Left them there took Dinner there Bought of Mr Harper 1/2 lb sleratus or soda and a Treat -/6 paid this) Raining Hard East Wind changed to South Wind A Steamer went Down today {cut off}ght in McGees yet and Johnsons Wild Geese and Ducks plenty</p> <p>9th Sunday a steamer came up a Barge in Tow a Boat Passed with 4 or 5 men going to Lancaster took the sheep from the head of the Island</p> <p>10th Whitewashing inside and outside</p> <p>11th Fixing slats on the Door upstairs very cold went for cedar the Big Ram with Thomas's Sheep since Monday</p> <p>12th cutting stove Wood a canoe crofsed the gheler 1 man in them</p> <p>13 This is the Day {illegible} men is to be hung in toronto taking the canoe out of the ice</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>James Cameron Island {rest of line illegible}</p> <p>Took the 2 young Rams from the Pitt Point cold Frosty weather</p> <p>15th Drawing Drags cold east Wind and snow through the night</p> <p>16th Sunday cold to Day</p> <p>17th cold stormy went to the Head of the Island for the sheep the Big Ram along with them Thomas's sheep feeding the cattle extra turned a little milder Ducks plenty</p> <p>18th chopping stove Wood</p> <p>19th stormy Drawing Drags Drew some of the sticks from around the garden to the grove</p> <p>20th cutting stove Wood Frosty Day and Last night Froze out to the edge of the Rushes Feeding the cattle extra Horses out to Day seen Wild Geese going West cut my Thumb with the Drawing knife Grinding the axe</p> <p>21st Feeding the 2 young Rams with Good Hay and calf went around the Island ice taken to the Little Island North side its turned warm some or the ice would take This is the First day of Winter and a Fine Day it is. Besides other years east Wind Made 15 candles out of our Tallow as yet Fixing the Dried currants Dried Grapes Dried apples Dried elder Berries and Black Berries Rasberries</p> <p>22nd Feeding the Horses with carrots cutting stove Wood Fine Day the Ice took from the end of our Rushes to Rofs Island Broke on a new cake of sugar 14 lbs to Day Gordon played in the snow all Day with his sleigh</p> <p>23rd Cooking Pies</p> <p>24th Cooking Cakes preparing for Christmas Eve Made a shaft for the sleigh ice Box up</p> <p>25th Christimas Day A Fine Day it Began snowing towards evening I went out in the small canoe up to the Bay Wind West seen no one on the Water to Day But myself</p> <p>26th Working the shaft putting it together</p> <p>27th put the shafts on the sleigh Went to the Bush Gordon and I took home a load of Wood took home a Load of Cedar for Brooms Fixing Canoes water Raising East Wind stormy</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>James Cameron Island Dec 28th</p> <p>Wind changed to Nor West Cold Stormy Freezing hard to night Livinia Making a vest for me</p> <p>29th Ice going Down Freezing and Blowing hard ice made well in the Bays Last night Our Angus Birth Day about sundown the ice very near Jamming Between this and Christees Good Fires and all well</p> <p>30th Ice a making anchor ice going Down</p> <p>31st Last Day of the year ice taking Last night acrofs here</p> <p></p> <p>{rest of these pages already transcribed in the 1967 Cameron Diary}</p> </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f923198857b13adf0e7671139799883d.pdf 732151548c3af893b6d73a8530e799d4 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 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Scanned Manuscript UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress In Progress Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Note to Transcriber: Please begin transcribing at January 1st, 1865. </p></div> untranscribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4149f01db11ed51eb97b61ef0cf9dcab.pdf 0245dab51e6fdbda3cbd7ac2db44dc39 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1st of January 1864 Raining snowing Blowing wind changed Blew hard from the West Me Firing in the New Year Great cracks 2nd Livinia Bad with Tooth ache 3rd Allen's Birth Day Sunday 4th Hansel Monday chopped and cutting poles for Rails 5th set my 3 Pills of Poison at the sturgeon Island Bushed the Road at the Head of the Island ice Good Cutters crofsing to Salmon River took Home a Load of Firewood {illegible} went to Henerys Henery came to Fish EEls Antwine a Young son Monday night cutting Holes with Henery got a Basket of EEls From him. {second page} 1864 Mr James Cameron Island January the 7th Henery here Fishing EEls Brought a Mefs of Potatoes Gave me some more small EEls Gave him a peice of Pork & Dozen of herrings a very cold Day William Fishing 3 hens Froze the airholes shutting up Wonderful Quick 8th Drawing home Wood very windy weather 9th chopping Rails of Elm & Bafswood cut the Tops in cordwood put Down 3 Elms 1 Basswood 1 stump of maple piling the Brush as I go along Afternoon turned Stormy with high Wind very high Vin Made my Vest on put a Back in it One of the sheep something wrong with its Eye 10th Sunday Dan came Gave Gordon -/10 Lashey here 11th Dan Went off took the Upper Point Road A Dance at Allen Roys cutting Rails 12th Went to Mr Harpers he is to Give Andrew Summers 34 Dollars for me the Wood comes to <s>L</s> 10..18..5 Bought of Harper 1/4 of Horse shoe Nails -/4 1/2 A Treat for 4 -/7 1/2 Bought of Rolland McDonald 1 1/2 yds of Tape -/6 Bushing the Road to Summers John Hamilton on the Boshure Horses run away Angus here the Horn Broke of the Cow Since I went off warm to Day this is the Old New Years Eve Windy from the West 13th chopping a Beech tree Fired of 3 Shotts 14th Lashey came him & I chopping 15th Lashey worked a 1/2 Day Went to Salmon River stormy some Drawing Wood to the house Christie came home 16th George Renshaw here for a Load of Cord Wood Chopping Rails me Sunday 17th I went to Charlies took Dinner there got the Loan of a Book took up my Poison Lashey came https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a8698319258ac1a7d3dabe2aca049706.pdf a9b75be053a3425fd9844e5a90e8673d PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 18th 1864 Lashey went to Fish EEls and for his spear got 30 I went to Mr Harpers he paid A Summers for Me 26 Dollars a Treat -/7 1/2 crofsed to Salmon River paid Mr Norman .7/6 all clear up to this Date Seen Bills Boy Bought of G A Streeter a pair of Lace Boots 8/9 a pair for myself 4 1/4 a Treat at Stoughtons with Walter Baker 1/6 Bought of P Buchanan Skelletons hoops 7/6 Came Down By Alexis Island Bills horse Dead Left my Boots to be Fixed 19th Stormy Lashey Fishing went for Tobacco to Harpers I sent an order for a Lamp Got it & Broke coming home Lashey stopt all night at Henerys 20th Breaking Roads chopping in the Bush Lashey skinning eels Fixing his Spear Getting all his clothes washed 21st St Agnes Day Went to Mr Harpers Bought of 1/2 lb Tea 2/- 2 lbs Sugar 1/3 Lamp 2/6 Treats 1/3 Went Down to Charlies with Grey took him up to Mr Harpers with Charlies the First time a horse out Charlie staving Lashey Thrashing Wheat 22nd Lashey chopping Charlie & I Fanning 2 Bushel of Wheat Stormy some Took my yarn to Mr Harpers on the 21st 10 lb Bag & All 21 Skains For to Give to Mr Campbell to Weave 23rd Went Down with Charlie took the Mare Lashey chopping & Went to Fish EEls in the evening I went with Gordon & his Mother to her Mothers Raining 24th Charlies Birth Day Lashey went to Bosells for his Traps and Razor 25th<s> Washingtons Birth Day</s> My Boy Went to the cold springs on the 24th Lashey to Fish EEls got 27 Angus & Mr Harper here Looking at the cows Gave him a variety of Fish to take home Put the Marsh hay in the Barn <s>Lashey at</s> 26 Lashey worked in the Afternoon Angus Jack & Jackson came took the cow salt hops Abe Lis Gordon and Livinia came {second page} Mr James Cameron Island January 27th 1864 I went as far as Mr Harpers with Lis & Abe Bought of Mr Harper 1/2 lb Candles -/4 1/2 Treat -/4 Mr Renshaw showing me the Bad piling & Bad Wood Lashey chopping all Day me chopping 28th Lashey chopping all Day me chopping very fine weather 29th Races in Salmon River Lashey went with his EEls chopping till 8 or 9 o clock we will call it 1/2 Day as his going for my Boots Drawing Wood a Mosquito on my Finger sucking as if it was the month of June The Pony Bet at the Races 30th Lashey came in afternoon stormy 31st Sunday Stormy East Wind & snow 1st of February Lashey Thrashing oats I went to Mr Harpers Bought Whiskey 1/2 Gal & Treat 1/10 1/2 Tobacco for Lashey 1/2 lb 2/- Broom -/7 1/2 Matches -/4 Pipes -/1 Ink -/3 had the Mare up stormy weather Brought 2 Bottles to Mr Harper 1 for the Bottle he gave me for the oil the other Charlie & I Got 2nd Fanning 10 Bushels of Oats Drew a Load of Wood Lashey Fishing sunce 10,0 clock got 1 Set his Traps at the Hay Island got 1 Rat 3rd Went to Salmon River Brought the saw home gave a Book to Abe to Buchanan 80 lb of Oats at 40 cents a bushel to my account to 12 Rats to Streeter 2..25 cents took 2 Bushels of Wheat to Mill Bought of Congdon 1/2 oz of camphor 7 cents hoarhound candy 3 cents got an almanack Bought of Mr Harper 1 Bottle of oil -/10 Treat -/7 1/2 4th chopping all Day Laurie came 5th Laura went to Salmon River Margaret henerys girl here Lashey chopping all Day went Down for Charlie & his ashes took Down 2 Bags Charlie Gave Gordon a Bell Lashey getting Rats 6th Lashey went to Trapps I went with Charlie to A Summers got 2/3 cash seen young David he was very Low Bought of Mr Harper 1/2 lb Tea 2/- 2 Treats 1/3 got 3 papers from McDonald went home with Charlie https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7555dbff7e115aa471343883fb72bbfc.pdf 24f0868679d537f293e50c7d2c1cb5de PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. James Cameron Island February 7th 1864 Sunday 7th Grear here had a Bottle of Grog stopt all night Lashey at Phraps 8th Monday Gordons Birth Day a year old to Day Drawing Wood for the house Grear went off George Bosell Married to Day Putting ashes in the Bags a Stormy Day snowing windy Blustering Day 9th Shrove Tuesday chopping some Lashey took Dinner Went to Salmon River 10th Lashey came at 10 o clock Began to thrash after Breakfast call it 1/2 Day at the Black Oats 11th a very cold Day Fanning 9 1/2 of Black Oats chopping some Put the Dogs in the Barn a very cold Forenoon at 12 changed warm in the afternoon 12th Angus Ash Wednesday came talking about chopping Took us 3 nice peices of Meat Lashey chopping all day Me Drawing Wood to the house 13th Lashey chopping Went to Mr Harpers Bought 1/2 lb Tea 2/- 1/2 lb Tobacco 1/- snuff -/+ soap a Bar 1/3 Treat -/7 1/2 Stormy Weather Seen Angus Cameron Working at Harpers 14th Sunday Valentines Day alone stormy Day 15th Cold Day Lashey chopping 1/2 Day I commenced to Draw for the first Drawing 16th Lashey chopping all Day Dan Summers Laurie & Bob here Drawing Wood stormy Time 17th a Very Frosty Day I think the coldest we had yet the cows nose Bleeds to Day 18th James Hugh's Birth Day cut Down a Big Basswood Tree for rails in the swamp Drawing Wood in the afternoon 19th Lashey chopping me Fixing my coat Drew a Few Loads to the Bank 20th Drawing some I went to Mr Harpers Bought 1/2 Gall 1/3 1/2 lb Tob 1/- for Lashey 6 pipes -/3 got the cloth 7lb weight 8 1/4 got the Lend of the pot 2 Treat 1/3 Dan Summers came 21st Sunday Mrs Morris here & Lis & Abe Lashey went to Morways {second page} Mr James Cameron Island Feby 22nd 1864 Dan Summers went to John Camerons to chop Me Drawing till 12 o clock Lashey Came I went to A Summers with my Ashes 4 1/2 Bushel to my Account A Treat at Davids -/7 1/2 went to Mr Harpers Grey started home 23rd Went to Dundee with the cloth Turned Back Bill Breaking his oxen Bought of Mr Harper 1 Barrel of Flour<s> L</s>1..75 a treat -/7 1/2 a fine Day Drawing Wood to the Bank Lashey chopping 24th St Mathias Drawing Wood crows came a Fine Day 25th Drawing Wood Lashey cut Down the Maple on the Pitt Point cows going to the Bush 25th helping Lashey to split in the afternoon 27th Laurie went to Salmon River Tippoo followed her Finished working at the Maple splitting it Lashey to Harpers 1 Quart of Whiskey -/7 1/2 salts -/6 Treat -/6 exchanging axes -/7 1/2 Sunday 28th Alone Lashey taking Medicine 29th Last Day of the Month Lashey Grinding her Axe. Went to Bosells for his Gun 1st March Kind of a Fine Day some snow & cloudy snow through the night Making Troughs Lashey & I Horses out all night 2nd Lashey at the Trough him & I Finished them to Day 98 Troughs Laurie came Blustering to Day 3rd Drawing the Troughs to the Trees Drew some of the Maple From the Pitt Point Lashey Thrashing the Pease straw over got a Peck out of it Lashey chopping the Oak on the Bank crust Good Livinia Bad with the Tooth Acke 4th Lashey to Mr Harpers To 1 Quart of High Wines 1/3 1/2 lb Tobacco 1/- Tea 1/2 lb 2/- cattle going to the Bush 5th Heard Black Ducks coming the Maple 12 cords Lashey & I 6th Sunday Dan Summers came Lashey to Bosells heard of Nicholas Farlanger Being Drowned and Donald McDougalls Daughter being Perished 7th Dan & Lashey to the store Harpers Bought eels crackers Tea & Whiskey Lashey Staving a Great fall of snow a Treat on my order https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/707b2b69c66a7d8f82b38f5eb3fb25bb.pdf b2a6408823e04a56893eb0aa6833bb78 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Mr James Cameron Island March 8th 1864 Lashey chopping 1/2 Day or 3/4 Mr Piling the Beech Dan Summers & Lashey crofsed Lashey went to chop for Money water & snow on the Ice 9th Making the Soap Sawing Blocks for spoils 10th A Fortunate Day Livinia Went to Salmon River Mr Making spoils The Boy a very good Boy Took in 2 Eggs 11th The Point a Getting Bad The Water Men here Them & I Meausuring the Marshes 18 acres Damaged of the Marsh (Wood Land South side 20 acres)(North Side From West End 3 acres Wood Land) Ploughed Land in the oakfield and above that to the edge of the swamp allowing 21 Feet for a cart road on East side of the oak feild That stated Just now what amount of Lost Land in it Ploughed Land the Feild above the house not stated how much in Lost Land in it Just now There is an allowance to be made for the Lofs of the Bank and the East end Livinia & Lis came I went to Harpers Bought 1/2 Dozen of chairs 7/6 Tea 1..10 1/2 Matches 1/3 Tobacco 1/2 lb -/4 1/2 1/2 Whiskey -/7 1/2 Basket -/7 1/2 Saleratus -/10 1 lb sugar -/7 1/2 Treats 1/3 14..10 1/2 ) a chair for Gordon Nothing 12th This is the Date McMaster first came to the Island Laure & Lis here 13th Sunday Laurie & Lis crofsed a Quarrel at Lukes Dan Summers & Bill & Laurie 14th I went to Bills Bee Charlie went to the Harpers stopt all night 15th Renshaws Horses crofsed to Salmon River I came home Met Donald Summers on the ice seen 3 Wild Geese in the air hole cording some Beech 16th cording most Done Tippoo came From Charlies 17th St Patricks I went to Mr Harpers Brought of Nolland calico 2 yds 5/- 2 yds 2/3 {illegible} Powder -/10 Gave an order to him on harper for 4.54 took home 2 of the chairs a Team crofsed 18th Went for the other 4 chairs got a Ride from John Hamilton Treats at Harpers Lots a crofsing seen P Buchanan Keefe a Bought of Bollan for the ash {illegible} Remnant of Calico all clear now. {second page} Mr James Cameron Island March 19th 1864 19th Drawing Wood Piling some Wood <s>20 Sunday</s> Clarissa Bone to Be Married to Day 20th Sunday Blustering Palm Sunday snowed A cutter crofsed to Hopkins the hay all done on the East side of the Barn Feeding the hens no eggs yet 21st about or on these Days the equinoxial gales sun crofsing the Line Springtime now not Married yet 21 I went to Christees all away cutting stove wood 22nd Livinia's Birth Day, Drawing wood to the house 23rd cutting Rails & poles for Fence Campbell came Told me about Young David Summers being buried yesterday Departed I suppose on the 20th Ellen Morris here Told us Emmanuels child Died on the 7th Sap not running Freezing hard Good Going on the Ice 24th A Fortunate Day Maunday Thursday the Day before Good Friday Livinia & Ellen crofsed went for a Lamb the Boy & Me alone a Fine Day Great crofsing to and From Summerss Feeding Good Hay this sometime to the cows Livinia came 25th Good Friday I went to Tom Kennedys with the chain Bought of Mr Harper 1 Quart & pint of Hi Wine 10 1/2 Broom) -/7 1/2 Treat -/7 1/2 Paul Jo a Bad Fall of the sleigh on the ice cut his head took home a pail of soft Maple sap Made syrup of it this is the first new sugar this year Tapt 10 Trees with the augur Grears Boy here 26th Went to Salmon River Bought of P Buchanan 1lb shot 15 cent paid Bought of Baker 2 lb shot 25 cents 1 pair hinges & screws 10 cents a Gun Lock 2 Boxes of Caps 10 cents Gillis Buying a cow Got a peice of a chain from Bill ice Getting Bad but crofsing Got some Balls from Bole Blackbirds came some Geese & Ducks Charlie here not very well 27th Easter Sunday Charlie went home gave him some caps Buckshot cream oats pease Tea Ice opened where I crofsed yesterday Wild Geese plenty salted eggs But no Fresh ones https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fcdc4b857b1f5856e9fcc1579ad6cef8.pdf 00c18a149b8fe09e1f8c7a1a4642dd52 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1864 Mr James Cameron Island March 28th East Monday Began to Tap Taped about 60 Trees Some more to Tap took home 11 pails but our Pots is too small for Boiling it opening very slow to Day shot a Squirrel caught an EEl 29th Easter Tuesday Gathering sap and Boiling in the house which is a very slow way makde 2 1/2 Gallons of Mollassess 30th a change in the Moon took home 5 pails not running very well thats about 40 pails now if it was attended to there would be a Good Lot of sugar made ice only open to Francis Island on our road crofsing opens Better on the South side went to head of the Island My canoe is there but full of Ice took some out of it took home a Load of Wood cutting the ice at the shore for fear the cattle will get in for they must go out to the far oof Waterhole hailing and raining some East wind high this 3 Days now 31st Last Day of the Month in the Bush Keeping the cows in and thats not an easy Job running some 10 lbs sugar made hens not Laying yet April the 1st East Wind not running very well in the Bush about 60 Pails now went to the Canoe at the head of the Island seen a Rat cleaned out the red canoe 2nd Sugared of took home 5 pails I think it will make vinegar the cows went to the Bush Ducks not Plenty 3rd Sunday Ice opening Between this & Charlies in the evening 4th Gathering 20 Pails Sugard of 8 lb Made 1 1/2 pails of Sap Boiled out of 5 pails piling some of the Wood 5th Drawing Fence Rails Drawing Stones Got 15 pails of Sap to Day took home a Load of Chips First Laying of Hens ice going Down cows Going to the Bush Bad with the Rheumatism 6th 12 lb in Big cake 1 lb in the Little one Shot a Rat Brought my canoe From the Head of Island Dutcher Passed here Firing the cannon For McFarlinger Robins came Gathered 9 pails to Day I got 7 pails of sap Killed a Snake cleaning around the {illegible} taken up stones Fixing the Hops taking home chips {second page} Mr James Cameron Island April 8th 1864 Sap near Done Got 1 Pail took home chips Sugared of 12 in One 4 in another Frogs commenced 9th Made Molasses 1 1/2 Gal put out the 2 Rams seen a Boat crofsing to Salmon River Towing a canoe after it Making a Door for up Stairs wind high East wind all the time this while now Setting Fires in the Trout Marsh ice in it yet set the Fires on the ice <s>Sunday the</s> 2 years to Day since we were married Sunday the 10th snowing hard went for the cows to the Bush Found the Fox's hole in a Big Elm Bully killed one of the young ones took 1 home as it is Sunday. Leave it alone to Day Raining & hailing and sunshine 11th went to see if the Fox could Be Found Killed her in the Log got 4 young ones more that 6 she had skinned the Fox their eyes is not open yet but they take milk East wind yet ice Going Down Loons came 12th 2 of the Frashers here Gave them my canoe wind high 13th Tapt 6 more Trees Snowing & Raining 14th came with the Canoe Gave them a Dish to Bail their Pont Putting out Manure Drawing stones cleaning around the Door took home 6 pails Snow & Sap Swallows came Bakers Barge in to Salmon River Lashey here gave him a Bunch of Matches took his spear & 1 stick to Make his Paddle 15 Fixed the Hinges on the Door & chest set 8 Traps Lashey took his Gun & Traps away Gave him a pound of shot & caps he has got my horn and a peice of Trap chain Indians coming Down for the first spearing of EEls 16th Drawing stones putting them at the Bank Before the Door at the River drew some Basswood Logs to the Bank shot a Rat got him in the Morning 17th got 3 Rats snowing a Good Lot Frost too ice 18th Our Duncans Birth Day First Eating of EEgs very sick take Limewater and milk Chopping out the Bottom of the Canoe Began the Fence at upper Feild very unwell Tom Scutters here crofsed with an Irishman https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/af41a8908e61fa31f9ab83090fd54cd0.pdf eb6cb8be943683d78a7e310dc274ce05 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Mr James Cameron Island April the 19th 1864 First Ploughing Before the Door tore down the cook House Shot a Duck ice going Down yet East Wind Great roaring of Loons a Great many Fishing eels Drew some stones to the Bank Fishing Lights out now for spearing 20th ploughing Shot a Duck Emmanuel here 21st very {illegible} Charlie here Ellen & Lis came got 2 EEls from Charlie gave him 3 Rats shot a Duck 2 Lambs to night for the first 22nd Steamer went Down for the first a propeller First Lights in the Light House Took up my Traps ice in the Marsh yet snow in the Garden Henery & Boy here caught a Basswood canoe Henery Told me Mr Harper had Left Renshaws 23rd St Georges Day Fixing the Fence a Boat went Down Raining very sick 24th Sunday 2 Lambs 1 Dead 1 of the old sheep Went with Gordon to the Little Island the Sturgeon Island south side) a Fine Day Great Shooting on the Dundee side very sick took some nitre which made me feel Better its cold the sap runs a Little yet ice Going down 25th St Mearst Day Ploughed some commenced to B{illegible} 26th piling some of the Wood that fell Down set 3 Traps got a cat fish 27th Got a Rat Went to Renshaws Bought of Powell for the first time 1 B of oil 1 lb Tea 1/2 of each) 4 pins {illegible} 6 sheets of paper 1/2 lb candles took home the pot the cham{illegible} all night at Renshaws the St Helen went Down our Nannie a Lamb and She wont Look at it 28th A Fortunate Day finished piling the Basswood Traveller Sir John Campbell 2 Propellers went Down The Traveller came up the Bouquet in to Salmon River for the first time Snow Last night and to Day some got {illegible} Ploughing some on Barley place wet yet took of some stone ploughing {illegible} above the house Ranger went up St Helen {illegible} & I to Dundee Bought 1 1/2 Potatoes 1 ewe {last line illegible} {second page} {very dark and hard to decipher} Mr James Cameron Island 1st May {illegible} Raining some Blowing hard first trip{illegible} to Day Ottawa went up First Trip {illegible} the Salaberry in to Salmon River 2nd {illegible} first and few of the Red ones I got at B{illegible} {illegible} the {illegible} here got the augur stopping in to {illegible} as they have no shanty on their raft Lent them the {illegible} of our Dishes Tea Candles sop salt Wood 3rd {illegible} a Little Gave them 1 1/2 Doz of Herring some Potatoes {illegible} went off Gave me 6/3 they owe me 3/9 yet {illegible} to pay me cleaning out the old House {illegible} the 2 Rams Big Ram 6 lbs on the {illegible} got a Rat Ploughed a Little 5th Ploughed {illegible}Day Holy Thursday 6th Planting our own {illegible} some nigger toes 2 or 3 other Kinds I got in {illegible} Potatoes onions Fixed the square peices of timber {illegible} of the House seen a Rabbit on the Island {illegible} High with so much rain Raining some {illegible} Ticks commencing me not very well {illegible} make shot a Duck did not Get him Henery {illegible} here Gave him some Bark wanting a p{illegible} a Large Raft at the Little Island the Boquet at {illegible} down on the peice that was ploughed {illegible} Horses out to Grass since it is {illegible} being in to Summerstown with D {illegible} {illegible} McDonald here at the Wood Bought {illegible} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8ea4c6d1a2019916715a1c30db7fb0d1.pdf 8bd7f2c427ca9827d0bb434ab0c8e440 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Mr James Cameron Island May the 9th 1864 Working at the Fence Charlie here Fishing EEls Brought up 2 Kinds of Melons cucumbers Sage Fixing the Canoe Back of the Barn something rong with the Kingston as she is Letting of Steam going up at the Pitt Point a Fine Day 10th a Fine Morning But it commenced to Rain cleaning the shore cut the Plum trees on the Bank Drew the Basswood tree away took home some wood Kept in the Heifer that takes the cows home {illegible} Washing some of the Bedcloths Drew the canoe from the Barn to the River the {illegible}orey went Down Rafts going Down Lots of {illegible} are going Down 11th Ploughing cold Day but fine for working East Wind it takes the Magnet 12 minutes from here till she is out of sight of the Butternut Island Boats a Going in Plenty it takes the Champion 14 minutes to do what the Magnet done {illegible} 12th the Osprey went up Me to Mr Renshaws Bought 1/2 lb Tea 1/10 1/2 Pint of H Wines -/9 1 lb candles -/10 took {illegible} Gave Alexander Hamilton his sail the rain commenced through the night Heavy Thunder & Lightning for the First we had this spring the Black sheep had her Lamb a Race From the a Little puffer 13 change in the Moon Ground very wet George Renshaw Measuring the Wood Gave him {illegible} oar Huron Went Down Drew him Down Wood & 9 Troughs Drew some stones Livinia not Well {illegible} Ploughing some very wet Drew some Rails 14th crofsed with the Pilots 6 of them got 3/9 a Man of the Raft stopt here John S{illegible} Charlie here Whit Sunday First co{illegible} of Mosquitos Rain {second page} {page very dark and difficult to decipher} Mr James Cameron Island May the 16th 1864 Charlie and i Looking for the Line did not get it the Man of the Raft here Livinia at the Garden Thunder Lightning Rain Whit 17th Sowed the near 3 Bushels of small Pease the Raft {illegible} Gone Gave me 5/- 18th A Fortunate Day Went to Renshaws Bought 1/2 lb Tea 1/- 2 1/2 Bushels of Potatoes at 1/5 per 1 Quart H W 1 1/2 Bushel of Wheat 7/6 came home Sowed the Wheat plowed a Ridge of the Big Pease Put in the sheep 19th Sowed the Barley 3 Bushels put 2 Sowed Both Kinds very {illegible} Ploughed a Ridge of the Big Pease very Wet at the Pond Planted Potatoes we got at Renshaws Molly Milked by some 20th Sowed {illegible} of Barley or a Little more crofsed the River From Williamsburgh Gave some of them their Breakfast {illegible} Ploughed a Ridge at the Point the 2 Mifs Harpers Sandy Hamilton & i {illegible} the Kingston chasing the Alexander commenced R{illegible} to night 21st ploughed a Ridge Sheared the rest of the Sheep 4 of them Let the Pet Lamb out with the rest of them and they have a Bad night {illegible} 4 Men here for the raft stopt all night changing canoe to go up their raft Paid for {illegible} the Drain 3/9 & for their trouble {illegible} come to 6/3 a Fine Day Trinity Sunday 23rd Fixing Fence 24th Queens Birth Day Firing in the Morning {illegible} Black sheep Dead on the Pitt Point {illegible} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c35523b3c24fb37e88bd7699b9a224ab.pdf c862a2873bef1aff040ad6660c600ab2 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {both pages very dark and difficult to decipher} Mr James Cameron Island May 25th 1864 Ploughing some Drew some Rails to the {illegible} Brush at the apple Trees Drawing some stuff up from the shore Raining Fixing the Fence at the {illegible} H{illegible} Charlie {illegible}ing east Wind the Long John {illegible} The Bouquet & the Proppeller a Race Towing 26th Corpus Christie a Raining See the Horse on the Head of the Island I dont Know when he came on {illegible} very Foggy weather to Day ploughed the Garden Finished ploughing for the Wheat Ground Bosells came crofsed to Christes or Frashers 27th Ploughing {illegible} to Fish 28th Ploughing sowed a pail of Barley {illegible} 29th Sunday Royal Oak Day Tom Caught 8 Perch for the {illegible} Set out the Line Charlie came up Bill & Abe {illegible} Family here Raining 30th Charlie & I to Salmon River took 7 Rats at 28 cents Fox Skin 7/6 a pair of Boots 3/{illegible} Gordon 3/9 Bought of Minkler 1 1/2 yds {illegible} 1/2 lb Ginger -/7 1/2 Bought of Norman 3 yds {illegible} at 3/6 per yd 10/6 Paid 1 of Castor oil paid before {illegible} Baker for Potatoes & Boxes Bought Hooks {illegible} Pocket Book Buckshot took Dinner at {illegible} Got a Treats for me & for Gordon from the old {illegible} Bob Wife 1 for me 1 for Gordon Got a Present of {illegible} Gordon of a Tin pail from Elizabeth for {illegible} to him {illegible} Charlie went {illegible} harrowed the 1/2 of it {second page} Mr James Cameron Island June 1st 1864 R{illegible} went to Fish Perch for the first time this year got a Good many Tom & I Baiting the Line Rafts in abundance & Boats 2 Went to Look 2 lambs found them took them home the young {illegible} Died working in the garden Cucumbers Beans onions Beets Got a Ling or Bastard or {illegible} whats the name dont know but one of them {illegible} in the evening got an eel Raining East Wind took Medicine I Ploughed a Ridge above the House Fishing Perch got Raining Blowing Set a Hen to Hatch under the B{illegible} Went to the Sturgeon Island got 7 Ducks of set it on Fire Trowling got none 3th of June George the 3rds Birth Day Renshaws Barge came for the Wood set the heaps in the uper Feild a Fire Sunday the 5th Dan Went off Mr Powell & {illegible} the Captain for Milk 6th High Wind {illegible} the Potatoes Planted corn & Pumpkins & squashes afre the House Door Planted 3 seeds of squashes between the {illegible} the Garden & 1 Grain of Bean Just Like a Pea Weeding the cucumbers & Melons James Hopkins came after dinner to Let us Know Bills child to be Buried tommorrow Gave him the old tin Lantern set Fire to the Brush in the {illegible} 7th got Ready to Go but the Wind is so very high {illegible} Fixing the {illegible}es Hoeing set Fire to the heap of Brush at the Big {illegible}ler 1 of the Hens of the Hatching no chickens Looking for Nick Farlinger {rest of line illegible} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4c76604acee8a39b36f6ac6a5f601165.pdf 00397c4d8a0810ba8c8babc0014d9d69 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {both pages very dark and difficult to decipher} 1864 Mr James Cameron Island June the 8th Sowed 4 Bushels of Oats Tom came {illegible} Fishing Tom & I got 12 Perch EEls The Barge John {illegible} off setting Fires to Brush Killed about 9 {illegible} 9th Our Marys Birth Day cleaning Potatoes commenced to Rain High wind {illegible} cold some This Scotch Moon is always very indifferent from any other Moon this Moon that comes in on Saturday is called a Scotch Moon) Some a Trowling these Days got a Strap From Tom for the Razor 10th Hoeing Finished the Fints cutting up the Weeds on what I planted Frist 11th Tom & I went to Renshaws heard of Mr {illegible} being Married to Lidia Ann Hamilton this Week on Bought of Renshaws 1/2 lb Tea 1/6 spent 15 cents {illegible} Bottle 19 Peters B Wife's young {illegible} this Week Bought of Mr Hopkins {illegible} 1/2 lb candles {illegible} -/3 Tobacco plug {illegible} Stopt at Mr Powells all night {illegible} George Morris came home on the 9th) 12th {illegible} George Bill Abe Ellen their Mother came Down James Grant & A Hamilton here Tom Staving 13th Hoeing Planted the corn 14th Went to B{illegible} McDonells Tom & I Tom got the chair at Tom Kennedys Bought of {illegible} 7 yds shirting {rest of entry to dark to read} {second page} Mr James Cameron Island June the 15th 1864 Came from Williamstown Charlie & I a Fortunate Day 16th Went to Renshaws Bought Barley 1 1/2 at M{illegible} P{illegible} Potatoes 1 1/2 at 35 cents 2/2 a Bar of Soap -/6 came home 17th Sowed 7 1/2 of Barley next the Wheat 18th The M{illegible }the Battle of Waterloo Fought Planted 2 Bushels of Potatoes & Pumkins amongst them got 2 Sturgeon {illegible line above} Drawing sticks out of the Bush for the Fence Fixing the Fence on the Pitt Point 19th Sunday Tom went off Fishing Perch Gordon to the L{illegible} 20th Longest Day in the year Washing the Wool Moved the stove fin the Old House hoeing some {illegible} seting Fires for the Mosquitoes in stumps for the c{illegible} Old Jo Ruso Departed 21st First Day of Summer Angus & Thomas Munroe here Looking at B{illegible} Went to Salmon River Bought of Robert Morris 2 1/2 Bushels Buckwheat at the {illegible} Price now Bought a Pig 5/- {illegible} in Salmon River Yesterday Lost My Knife 22nd Our Dan's Birth Day Sowing the Buckwheat Sowed the {illegible} Potatoes I took about 1 1/2 pails to sow that {illegible} the peice Bet{illegible} the Barley & the oats near 1/2 Bushel of Dirt out of 23rd harrowing Finished the B Wheat Strawberries Ripe some now https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/31a153791db5c4014f8035a35a80a1f3.pdf 90431205bd9b9c51b8b570dd84ce2bab PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {both pages very dark and hard to decipher} Mr James Cameron Island June the 24th 1864 Trowling still Fishing Baited the Line very warm those Days Found a Broken Sash on the Water 25th A Fortunate Day Cutting Weeds out of the Potatoes Thunder Very Little Rain here and very much wanted Found 2 oak staves no Fish on the Line 26th Picking Strawberries Gordon Livinia & I 27th 7 sleepers Pat to Charlies cleaning the Weeds of the Potatoes Put the Plough through the Potatoes Pat & Charlie here Left me a Pit Bottle swimming Lashey here going to set his Line tomorrow 29th Went to Williamstown in the Raft Charlie Brought 12 lb of Wool a cake of {illegible} Ellen her little Girl sick with the Whooping Cough Cattanade child Buried to Day a very warm day at George McDonalds a Treat 20 cents piling the Wood {illegible} 1/2 pint from Pat to take home Charlies Bottle {illegible} me a Newspaper stopt all night in the old House Buckwheat up 3 Days ago took Back the cloth & Wool 30th Last Day of June Fishing Rafts Going in abundance took {illegible} Load of Wood hoeing the few hills of Corn 1st of July Went to Mr Renshaws Bought Tea 1/2 lb 2/- 1/2 lb 2/6 Flour 233 lb <s>L</s>1..15..0 Basket 1/3 pails 1/3 Soap 2/- soap -/7 1/2 chimy Lamp -/6 alspice -/4 High Wines Gallon 6/- Emmanuel there {illegible} 2nd Raining Blowing East Wind {illegible} Martin Picking Strawberries {illegible} {second page} 1864 Mr James Cameron Island July 4th Hoeing Potatoes Before the Door found some {illegible} but very small found Gordons coppers on a {illegible} 5th Hoeing Potatoes cleaning Beans in the Garden 6th {illegible} Grant here Looking at the colt heard John Dougal McGillis Being Dead Buried on Sunday Last Heard they Found F{illegible} on Saturday the 2nd 7th Fishing on the Ru{illegible} got 3 eels {illegible} 1 Perch Trouble getting {illegible} Lost My spoon 8th Went to Salmon River with a Dollars worth of Flour to Mrs Morris for Pay for the Pig 9th Went to Bosells for Mag got an eel B{illegible} & Martin here all night got 2 Pickeral Charlie here Grinding his scythe 10th Sunday Jim Hopkins {illegible} Paul McDonald here gave me 6 {illegible} aground above the Light House a Raft aground {illegible} the Bar Rained heavy to night the s{illegible} 11th Went to Salmon River {illegible} Betsy Bowen Brought her home here {illegible} Fixed her Boots Bought of Norman King {illegible}crackers 1/2 lb Bought of Bub Baker lb shot {illegible} crews paid A {illegible} here Clowes & Angus {illegible} for sand got none Angus at Dutchers 12th I went to {illegible} Mr Harper Bought of Renshaw 1 Gal W 3/- {illegible} 1/2 Tea 1/6 1 {illegible} Jar took Tea there {illegible} his Bag https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/cf943f897a536b5c3652749086342614.pdf 36cde160b8b5c11f53f149a14465549e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Mr James Cameron Island July 13 1864 Hoeing Potatoes Fixing the Room Door Charlie came up with his ashes at Mr Harpers a {illegible} spell 2 Treats & sweetys 1/02 well used went over to Renshaws with the Jar stopt allnight 14th came home William Spink & George Renshaw here 15th went with Charlie to Salmon River to get {illegible} Bought of {illegible} Streeter a Pair of Boots <s>L</s>4 1/4 Left my old Boots Mrs Bowen here for Berries Charlie & I Fishing Betsy Hoeing the Potatoes Black Birds swarming St Swithens Day if it Rains to Day it Rains for 40 Days But no Rain thanks to his Glorious Majesty for that 11th Hoeing the Potatoes for the first Hoeing Finished 17th John Angus came Lashey & Henery here gave me a channel cat an EEl the Body snatcher & Muly & Mr Stickler called for Matches Gave me some crackers Jim Hopkins & Family picking Berries me Picking Berries 18th Began to Mow for the first time I crofsed with John Angus Christee here Lis Abe Mary Jane Lukes Boy here Picking Berries a hen to hatch Grinding scythes 19th Mowing 20th Put in 1 1/2 Loads of Hay for the first Began to rain storm of Thunder & Lightning Spencer after Berries Mayberries Ripe plenty and cucumbers Fixing the cart & Harnefs 21st Gordon very sick Mowing the Grove Livinia Making Preserves 22nd Jacops wife here Bought a Basket from her {illegible} her {illegible} soap Kept inthe heifer {second page} 1864 Mr James Cameron Island July the 22nd Rakin some Hay Making coils mowing some 23rd at the Hay 24th Sunday Jacop here got 3 EEls for {illegible} Gave him 2 others & 2 peices of Hicory for handles 25th St James Day mowing Pitt 1 Load south West 1/2 a load Good hay in the Bottome something Eating the eggs Berries Plenty Livinia & Gordon after Berries set some traps for Mice 26th Dog Days Begin now Raining Fishing got 5 Fish Loaded my Gun 27 Mowing shooting Blackbirds 28th Went to Renshaws Bought scythe stones H Wines 1/2 Gal 1/- Tea 1/2 lb 1/6 11 lb Ham at 8 1/2 1/9 1/2 Bought of Mr Harper 1/2 worth of sweetys seen Donald Cameron at Mr Harpers Mr {illegible} & Smallman here all night I stopt at Renshaws all night Raining and High Wind 29th came home Smallman gave Gordon 10 cents Tried the new scythe Raining East Wind 30th put in some 31st Sunday Found some Lumber 3 peices Livinia & I Tom Scutters here promised him a puppy Betsy crofsed to Toms August 1st Hunting commences putting in hay & Mowing Down at the apple Tree in the Evening Went for Mrs Christee Livinia sick 2nd of August the Hurefs Mary B{illegible} 1 oclock in the Morning Gave Mrs Christee for to Give here the REst again sent her home Smallman & 2 Men here sailes by name Spence {illegible}HolingBack stopt in the Rain got 40 cents on Greenback https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f106b72797305e7c4fc3e42ab4d5a130.pdf 01b99009f3f7f00f1718893e8ce6d0cc PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {Both pages very dark and difficult to decipher} Mr James Cameron Island August 3rd 1864 3 Men here for Mr Jones's Raft of {illegible} this Cameron that was Killed in California was his uncle he Lives on the Ottawa Gave them cucumbers Got 6/10 1/2 from men for their Grub 5th Mr Halton & Howard slept in the Barn Fixed the clock for nothing 6th Charlie here Brought me 3 eels for salt Fixing my fat Pine Thunder & Lightning Gave Charlie the Book the Murder of Corrigan 7th Tom Scuthers here Lent him my Gun for a week on 6 Dollars cash Lost my Pipe I think it was stole 8th Monday crofsed 5 Indians got Abe Down Heavy Rain 9th Mowing Long Berries Ripe 10th Left the Augur for what {illegible} me young chickens 11 of them {illegible} choke cherries Ripe 12th George Semo here & got a Load shot I crofsed to Mr Harpers Got 11 or 12 long P{illegible} on it & 1 lb candles /10 a Treat paid on the Girl 2 Gal Whiskey took Powell some Cucumbers Bought of Renshaw 1/2 lb Tea 7 b{illegible} cut the Barley smoky time 13th George Morris gave me an{illegible} put in the Barley 6 coils of it gave me an{illegible} put in the Barley 6 coils of it something in Georges eye & something in my eye to Christie here Mary Bone here Rondwells 2 Girls Maggy Henry & Sandy 14th Lis George Picking Long Black Berries Gave George an Mary Bone here gave me an{illegible} preaching on the Front {rest of line illegible} {second page} Mr James Cameron Island August the 15th 1864 went to Renshaws Bought 1 Gal of Whiskey 2 Barrel 2/3 paid John Gray 10/- for 2 sticks of timber 1 Bottle of Ink Treat 1 Bag of salt 2/6 Charlie and me to Williamstown took 1 of oak 1 Pine a handle 16th came home Got a sword in Williamstown 17th George crofsed Tom Fixing his canoe Gave Charlie some salt Mowing some George North with the Hunters 18th Thrashing the Barley 4 1/2 Bushels of this peice above the house Tom Fixed the sives 19th Began the pease Tom to Frashers Tom Scutters took hom my Gun 20th cut the Wheat Scutters & his wife here Betsy & George to Salmon River put in a Load of Pease Tom came for his Gaffs 21st Tom went off George and Betsy came 2 lbs shot 22nd George went home Raining put in 2 small Loads of Wheat eggs plenty {illegible} a short peice of Line 23 cutting Pease Sandy Semo came in the evening 24th {illegible} cutting the pease put in a Load of Pease Sandy Semo Mowing 25th caught 4 peices of Timber belonging to Boyd & Roach all the pease in and tame hay Went to Renshaws Sandy & I took over a Man for -/4 1/2 a stormy night stopt all night at Renshaws Seen Neil Mathieson on the St Lawrence Young Angus got the Loan of the Brush Hook https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f00b84f7ce558516c5d84beb0e3c2d72.pdf 21515247962942013c8dbc87b2002ceb PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1864 Mr James Cameron Island Aug 26th Bought of Renshaw Tea 2/6 Gal W 1/6 5/- Herrings 5/- oil -/10 got the Loan of the Pot got some Lead the Men here for sticks Gave Livina 12/6 Donald MDonnell here Looking for Timber Gave Betsy 5/- First money she got of her Wages Gave George Semo an order on Renshaws 5/- Lent him a Bag 27th Tom Cutters here Melting Led took the tar out of the Pot Fixed the Leech Barrel 28th Sunday Raining Got 2/6 From Calvins Men for Bread {illegible} sleeping in the barn 29th commenced to mow Marsh hay Mowing Oats mowed some of the Barley Betsy Picking Hazelnuts Tom Clarisa and the {illegible} crofsed 30th mowing oats marsh hay 31st put in some Oats a Loaf of Bread to a Man -/7 1/2 1st of September 3 Loads of Marsh hay in the east side shot a Duck Making the soap 2nd at the Marsh Finished cutting start Black oats 3rd Cut the Last of the Barley put in the Last of the Black oats Betsy crofsed home Dans Birth Day 4th Sunday {illegible} East Wind Rain got 2 squirrels in the Trap 5th cut some oats and Marsh Hay 6th Went to Salmon River 5 lbs Wool got {illegible} and money to charge 7 cents for the cloth paid Norman the {illegible} -/4 a Treat paid this Bought of Robert {illegible} Wines Gimlet 1/2 lb powder 2 lb shot {illegible} on the 15th paid for castor oil George {illegible} Mrs Morris's to {illegible} {second page} { top of page cut off} 7th Charlie went home Gave hime a Dozen of Herring put in 2 Loads of Barley Black{illegible} Bad 8th cut the Rest of the White Oats 9th thrashed the Barley 2 Bushels a Great Deal of Hog Grafs in it for Provender 10th Finished the Oats but Raking them 2 small loads on the east side Gordon Lost I was sure he was Drowned as we searched so much for him Found him on the Grafs at the corner of the Potatoes asleep Lashey here shot 2 very Fat Ducks of what {illegible} the coot kind since they have no tail 11th Sunday a Quiet Day not one Moving about on the water a steamer on the Back Channel a Blowing all the Morning 12th Angus & James McBain here Looking at the cows Drawing the old house over to the Barn 13th Lashey here Hewing sticks and the stack 14th Betsy came Angus came for the cows Dan McDougall and Charlie Rose here {illegible} Dutcher Johny Rose Finished Front Marsh Before the Door https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/13149d803bcf118269142fe79ca25d4d.pdf 6ccefbf89be5f604b151233581a67d74 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {top of page cut off} {both pages very dark and difficult to decipher} Mr James Cameron Island Sept 15th 1864 Putting in Hay all oats & Barley in mow took up 2 Bushles of Potatoes making a stack of the straw at the Back of the all Barley straw in the Bottom 30 coils of Marsh Hay then Floor of Barley straw on the Top of That 16th the Kingston went Down with soldiers 17th Lots of Rafts Going down I went to Renshaws with Spinklers Dog Mr Renshaw {illegible} to 1 Bag of Potatoes 1 Bag of Barley 70 lbs 1/2 lb Tea oil -/10 I Quart of H Wine Saleratus 1 lb -/7 1/2 18th Sunday Johny {illegible} here gave him 1 of the Puppies James Grant here & a H{illegible} Grapes Plenty 19th Betsy Gathering Grapes Mowing the Marsh Hay 20th Went home with Betsy at {illegible} commenced Husking the corn 21st Finished Mowing the Buckwheat Below the house Lashey here {illegible} 22nd The Equinoxial Gales on or about this {illegible} the Buckwheat before the Barn {second page} 1864 Mr James Cameron Island Sept 23rd Betsy Bone & Clarisa here from Toms very early about 10 o clock took Breakfast here an old Man Fishing Name Lewis Dishaw taking Grapes & cranberries Put in a Few cocks of Hay on the stack put in a load of Buckwheat 24th Took in about 9 Bushels of Potatoes in the cellar 25th Sunday all alone 26th cutting the Buckwheat in the upper Feild Rory Cameron & Johny Rofs here Looking for sand Gave me a Hooker wanting a 1000 Bushels of sand 27th Finished the Buckwheat went to Gather some sand put up 50 Bushels and Hard Work at that High Wind 29th Drawing sticks aroudn the Heap of sand taking home Firewood took in the Pumkins about 60 of them took in some cucumbers for seed Great Towing of Boats the Traveller Geldersleeve Hope Ottawa all Towing 29th Michaelmas Day Raining East Wind & West Took in 3 Bushels of Potatoes Taking in Butternuts shells all my corn very near a Bushel Fixing the Harnefs some 30th Raising sand before the Door 50 Bushels crofsed to Renshaws stopt till Sunday 1st of Oct at Renshaws Killed a sheep 2nd came home Bought of Renshaw 10 lb Biscuits at 2/6 1/2 lb Tea 0/2 6 lb Pork at -/7 1/2 3/9 Rianing Tom Cotters here 3 Fortunate Day took up 3 bushel of Potatoes Went Down for Charlie took up all cucumbers onions melons Tomatoes 4th Charlie & I to Renshaws to 2 Bushels of Barley 7/6 paid Mr Harper 65 cents for 5 lbs pork & lb candles Bought a fine comb 10 cents Bought at {illegible} 1 Quart of Whiskey -/9 came home {illegible} Potatoes seen a {illegible} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8f57a7fcb724d1a6bcd3723b056d256d.pdf 22d6a567f0831c309b90f8f7fe92621a PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Mr James Cameron Island October 5th 1864 Charlie & I to Salmon River 1 1/2 of Wheat Last years Wehat & 1 Bushel of Corn 100 lb of Barley to P Buchanan to my account the Boys Horses & harnefs & Wagon seized yesterday heard Clarifsa Bone went on a Boat Paid Betsy 1 Dollar Bought of G Streeter 1 pair for Livinia 7/6 1 pair for Gordon 5/- 2 awls 5 cents Bought of Norman 3 1/2 yds of shirting at 30 cents 5/3 and 1 spool paid 2/3 for the cloth 7 yds 1/4 sent it Down with A Smallman & Dutcher to Hopkins Got a Treat From Mr Phillips near Laports Island A Treat From A Stickler took Dinner at Mrs Morris's Wild Geese came Rafts a Going Down took in Dozen Eggs Rainy weather 6th Doing not much cleaning my Gun Looking at the sand 7th a Fortunate Day Blowing hard West Wind Thrashing the Beans & Fanning them with the Wind took in 5 Bushels of Potatoes I have in 20 Bushels now whatever water very Low with West Wind the F Exhibition in Malone this time and very Bad time they have 8th East Wind & Rain Water High a Great many Boats a Going to Day Looking at my traps Fixing the Dutch Collar chopping Stove Wood Bad Weather for the Buckwheat 9th Sunday snow on the Mountains a Few Grains of Snow Falling 10th our Hugh Anns Birth Day at the Buckwheat commenced to Rain some hail Drawing Drags Maryann Henery {illegible} Married to Day Beech nuts Plenty Hicory nuts & oak nuts falling Black Birds Plenty Wood Ducks plenty Lightning to night 11th Drew up the Elm stick Mr Hill crofsed to Frasher's Drew ash Log for Rails Brok the Whippletrees & harnefs took up 5 Bushels of Potatoes thats 25 in the cellar now Mary Ann Bosell Married on the 10th {second page} Mr James Cameron Island Oct 12th 1864 Shot a Wood Duck senn a Great Many Wild Geese for the first I seen though they came some time ago took in three Loads of Buckwheat though it is Raining thrashed a Floor got it salted 2 2 Dozen of Eggs for a Begginning of this pail chopping Stove wood 13th Went to Renshaw Bought 1 Bottle oil 1/2 lb Tea 1/10 1/2 Brought a Bag of Seeds got another Bag in place of my own Lewis Blondea there 14th Came home heard John McGillis Blacksmith came home high Wind Gathering the Buckwheat in the upper Feild Raining 15 thrashing 2 Bushels of B Wheat Raining Sunday 16th Donald McDonald and 1 of Kenneths boys here Raining 17th Thrashing some Tom Davis came Raining Set my Traps for the first setting set 9 of them in the Front Marsh 18th Took in 7 Bushels of Potatoes to Day got 1 Foot of a Rat 19th Mr Luke Bowen and Betsy here on Frashers Little Island all night with the Wind had his Jar and Made Tom Davis staving Luke gave the Gordon 3 cents had Lots of Provision Gave 7 Pumkins 1 Bunch of Matches some seed cucumbers a Dog Tom Gave some Butternuts Tom sleeping all Day Lent Luke my Long Gun took up 1 1/2 Bushel of Potatoes Fanning 1 and a peck of Buckwheat cleaned out the sheep place got a Rat for the First Left my Canoe at the head of the Island took home the pails From the sand on the North Side Took up 10 Bushels of sand before the Door 33 1/2 Bushels in the cellar now Thats 70 Bushels Before the Door of sand https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9f576096498bdefce81110a5c947346f.pdf 72c77a500957066ecf4ba2391a5d9341 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1864 Mr James Cameron Island Oct the 20th Tom went off Gathering the Buckwheat took up 1 Bushel of Potatoes thats 34 1/2 in the cellar now set my Big Trap for Mink got 2 Rats Gave Tom an awl cucumbers for seed 2 Bear paws Potatoes for seed Left his Things here Killed 6 of the Rusters Besides what the Hawks takes away 21st a Fortunate Day put in 5 loads of B Wheat Got 3 Rats The Dogs Made a Destruction on the Mice if they Killed 1 they Killed over 200 22nd A Fortunate Day Put in 2 small Loads of Buckwheat Solomon Falkener and Mr Hill & son here EEl Fishers in the Mud now commenced Wild Geese plenty Henery Bosell on the Batter at Harpers a Battle in Sniders House Between hime and Semo Seizing their Things of or For the Game Laws 23rd Sunday I went to Semos Got some of his Raising of Tobacco and a Dog got the Loan of his spear Semos Brother there went to Henerys took Dinner there Gave me 4 plugs of his Raising of Tobacco Henery Going to Cornwall tomorrow to see a Lawyer Rafts a Going Down in abundance a Propeller with 2 pipe & 3 Masts went Down caught an EEl with Semos spear Raining some 24th Our Hugh's Birth Day Got 2 Rats east Wind Filled 5 Bags of Ashes {illegible} Bill here had a Bottle Left some papers and a Bottle 25th My Birth Day Charlie here went to A Summers with 6 1/2 of Ashes a Treat at Mr Harpers -/6 Got /7 1/2 from Rolland on the Ashes got a Due Bill on the Rest took 1 1/2 of Nuts for Charlie to Renshaws got 1 Gallon of oil 3/- got a Knife from Mr Powell Seen Sullivan on the Front Maxim here {second page} Mr James Cameron Island Oct the 26th 1864 Maxim Lesot here shot 2 Wild Geese Charlie went home took in 3 1/2 of Potatoes 27 at the Potatoes 5 Bushels in Charlie came up a Breeze of East Wind 28th a Great East Wind & Rain the Alexandra Burnt about this Time Trying to take the pine sticks out of the marsh 29th Went to Salmon River brought 4 of Buckwheat 1 corn for Charlie Nuts onions got my Boot pegged got my yarn from the Old Woman had a snack at Minklers Got my cloth at Mr Hopkins took supper there Charlie and I Heard of P Buchanans Hoops being Lost By a Boat Running in to her Got a Hooker from Luke of Gin White Frost & Ice to night 30th Charlie went home Mrs Morris and Abe here got some Pumkins Grapes nuts cucumbers for seed Maxim Lesot came at night 31st Holy Eve or Halloween took in 7 Bushels of Potatoes to Day A Summers & Antwine Bosell here for sand got a Rat Huron went up Maxim here at night about 50 Bushels of Potatoes in now cracking nuts 1st of November All Saints Day Maxim here Gave me 25 cents shinplaster got a Rat Got an EEl took in 1 1/2 of Potatoes painting oars and Paddles ice last night Maxim Boy Killed a snake hime and Bully 2nd went off stole a stick of Timber from the shore Drawing Drags the Mare sick Tom Davis came with the canoe Gave me a watch key 3rd on this day of the Month Granda Departed crofsed with tom Trying to Find Mr Harper yesterday seen Angus went to Renshaws Killed a sheep went to Semos him sick Bought of Rolland 13 cents of Thread stopt at Renshaws all night https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/40dd8073d5fe276dd4a0d063f0c43e53.pdf 2cf5035c53885ec55c158a8fdce72d54 PDF Text Text � https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4da6ffd5de84ac1e3b49ae3612f5f2b3.pdf b30f394269d5565375452897e80eb211 PDF Text Text � https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a595a37f6aa4e0e996364ef1ab07b467.pdf bce22a62ab67d1cc120916b715bb50e1 PDF Text Text � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Scanned Manuscript UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress In Progress Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1st of January 1864 </p><p>Raining snowing Blowing wind changed Blew hard from the West Me Firing in the New Year Great cracks </p><p>2nd Livinia Bad with Tooth ache </p><p>3rd Allen's Birth Day </p><p>Sunday 4th Hansel Monday chopped and cutting poles for Rails </p><p>5th set my 3 Pills of Poison at the sturgeon Island Bushed the Road at the Head of the Island ice Good Cutters crofsing to Salmon River took Home a Load of Firewood {illegible} went to Henerys Henery came to Fish EEls Antwine a Young son Monday night cutting Holes with Henery got a Basket of EEls From him. </p><p>{second page} </p><p>1864 </p><p>Mr James Cameron Island January the 7th Henery here Fishing EEls Brought a Mefs of Potatoes Gave me some more small EEls Gave him a peice of Pork &amp; Dozen of herrings a very cold Day William Fishing 3 hens Froze the airholes shutting up Wonderful Quick </p><p>8th Drawing home Wood very windy weather </p><p>9th chopping Rails of Elm &amp; Bafswood cut the Tops in cordwood put Down 3 Elms 1 Basswood 1 stump of maple piling the Brush as I go along Afternoon turned Stormy with high Wind very high Vin Made my Vest on put a Back in it One of the sheep something wrong with its Eye </p><p>10th Sunday Dan came Gave Gordon -/10 Lashey here </p><p>11th Dan Went off took the Upper Point Road A Dance at Allen Roys cutting Rails </p><p>12th Went to Mr Harpers he is to Give Andrew Summers 34 Dollars for me the Wood comes to <s>L</s> 10..18..5 Bought of Harper 1/4 of Horse shoe Nails -/4 1/2 A Treat for 4 -/7 1/2 Bought of Rolland McDonald 1 1/2 yds of Tape -/6 Bushing the Road to Summers John Hamilton on the Boshure Horses run away Angus here the Horn Broke of the Cow Since I went off warm to Day this is the Old New Years Eve Windy from the West </p><p>13th chopping a Beech tree Fired of 3 Shotts </p><p>14th Lashey came him &amp; I chopping </p><p>15th Lashey worked a 1/2 Day Went to Salmon River stormy some Drawing Wood to the house Christie came home </p><p>16th George Renshaw here for a Load of Cord Wood Chopping Rails me </p><p>Sunday 17th I went to Charlies took Dinner there got the Loan of a Book took up my Poison Lashey came </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>18th 1864 </p><p>Lashey went to Fish EEls and for his spear got 30 I went to Mr Harpers he paid A Summers for Me 26 Dollars a Treat -/7 1/2 crofsed to Salmon River paid Mr Norman .7/6 all clear up to this Date Seen Bills Boy Bought of G A Streeter a pair of Lace Boots 8/9 a pair for myself 4 1/4 a Treat at Stoughtons with Walter Baker 1/6 Bought of P Buchanan Skelletons hoops 7/6 Came Down By Alexis Island Bills horse Dead Left my Boots to be Fixed </p><p>19th Stormy Lashey Fishing went for Tobacco to Harpers I sent an order for a Lamp Got it &amp; Broke coming home Lashey stopt all night at Henerys </p><p>20th Breaking Roads chopping in the Bush Lashey skinning eels Fixing his Spear Getting all his clothes washed </p><p>21st St Agnes Day Went to Mr Harpers Bought of 1/2 lb Tea 2/- 2 lbs Sugar 1/3 Lamp 2/6 Treats 1/3 Went Down to Charlies with Grey took him up to Mr Harpers with Charlies the First time a horse out Charlie staving Lashey Thrashing Wheat </p><p>22nd Lashey chopping Charlie &amp; I Fanning 2 Bushel of Wheat Stormy some Took my yarn to Mr Harpers on the 21st 10 lb Bag &amp; All 21 Skains For to Give to Mr Campbell to Weave </p><p>23rd Went Down with Charlie took the Mare Lashey chopping &amp; Went to Fish EEls in the evening I went with Gordon &amp; his Mother to her Mothers Raining </p><p>24th Charlies Birth Day Lashey went to Bosells for his Traps and Razor </p><p>25th<s> Washingtons Birth Day</s> My Boy Went to the cold springs on the 24th Lashey to Fish EEls got 27 Angus &amp; Mr Harper here Looking at the cows Gave him a variety of Fish to take home Put the Marsh hay in the Barn <s>Lashey at</s> </p><p>26 Lashey worked in the Afternoon Angus Jack &amp; Jackson came took the cow salt hops Abe Lis Gordon and Livinia came </p><p>{second page} </p><p>Mr James Cameron Island January 27th 1864 </p><p>I went as far as Mr Harpers with Lis &amp; Abe Bought of Mr Harper 1/2 lb Candles -/4 1/2 Treat -/4 Mr Renshaw showing me the Bad piling &amp; Bad Wood Lashey chopping all Day me chopping </p><p>28th Lashey chopping all Day me chopping very fine weather </p><p>29th Races in Salmon River Lashey went with his EEls chopping till 8 or 9 o clock we will call it 1/2 Day as his going for my Boots Drawing Wood a Mosquito on my Finger sucking as if it was the month of June The Pony Bet at the Races </p><p>30th Lashey came in afternoon stormy </p><p>31st Sunday Stormy East Wind &amp; snow </p><p>1st of February Lashey Thrashing oats I went to Mr Harpers Bought Whiskey 1/2 Gal &amp; Treat 1/10 1/2 Tobacco for Lashey 1/2 lb 2/- Broom -/7 1/2 Matches -/4 Pipes -/1 Ink -/3 had the Mare up stormy weather Brought 2 Bottles to Mr Harper 1 for the Bottle he gave me for the oil the other Charlie &amp; I Got </p><p>2nd Fanning 10 Bushels of Oats Drew a Load of Wood Lashey Fishing sunce 10,0 clock got 1 Set his Traps at the Hay Island got 1 Rat </p><p>3rd Went to Salmon River Brought the saw home gave a Book to Abe to Buchanan 80 lb of Oats at 40 cents a bushel to my account to 12 Rats to Streeter 2..25 cents took 2 Bushels of Wheat to Mill Bought of Congdon 1/2 oz of camphor 7 cents hoarhound candy 3 cents got an almanack Bought of Mr Harper 1 Bottle of oil -/10 Treat -/7 1/2 </p><p>4th chopping all Day Laurie came </p><p>5th Laura went to Salmon River Margaret henerys girl here Lashey chopping all Day went Down for Charlie &amp; his ashes took Down 2 Bags Charlie Gave Gordon a Bell Lashey getting Rats </p><p>6th Lashey went to Trapps I went with Charlie to A Summers got 2/3 cash seen young David he was very Low Bought of Mr Harper 1/2 lb Tea 2/- 2 Treats 1/3 got 3 papers from McDonald went home with Charlie </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>James Cameron Island February 7th 1864 </p><p>Sunday 7th Grear here had a Bottle of Grog stopt all night Lashey at Phraps </p><p>8th Monday Gordons Birth Day a year old to Day Drawing Wood for the house Grear went off George Bosell Married to Day Putting ashes in the Bags a Stormy Day snowing windy Blustering Day </p><p>9th Shrove Tuesday chopping some Lashey took Dinner Went to Salmon River </p><p>10th Lashey came at 10 o clock Began to thrash after Breakfast call it 1/2 Day at the Black Oats </p><p>11th a very cold Day Fanning 9 1/2 of Black Oats chopping some Put the Dogs in the Barn a very cold Forenoon at 12 changed warm in the afternoon </p><p>12th Angus Ash Wednesday came talking about chopping Took us 3 nice peices of Meat Lashey chopping all day Me Drawing Wood to the house </p><p>13th Lashey chopping Went to Mr Harpers Bought 1/2 lb Tea 2/- 1/2 lb Tobacco 1/- snuff -/+ soap a Bar 1/3 Treat -/7 1/2 Stormy Weather Seen Angus Cameron Working at Harpers </p><p>14th Sunday Valentines Day alone stormy Day </p><p>15th Cold Day Lashey chopping 1/2 Day I commenced to Draw for the first Drawing </p><p>16th Lashey chopping all Day Dan Summers Laurie &amp; Bob here Drawing Wood stormy Time </p><p>17th a Very Frosty Day I think the coldest we had yet the cows nose Bleeds to Day </p><p>18th James Hugh's Birth Day cut Down a Big Basswood Tree for rails in the swamp Drawing Wood in the afternoon </p><p>19th Lashey chopping me Fixing my coat Drew a Few Loads to the Bank </p><p>20th Drawing some I went to Mr Harpers Bought 1/2 Gall 1/3 1/2 lb Tob 1/- for Lashey 6 pipes -/3 got the cloth 7lb weight 8 1/4 got the Lend of the pot 2 Treat 1/3 Dan Summers came </p><p>21st Sunday Mrs Morris here &amp; Lis &amp; Abe Lashey went to Morways </p><p>{second page} </p><p>Mr James Cameron Island Feby 22nd 1864 </p><p>Dan Summers went to John Camerons to chop Me Drawing till 12 o clock Lashey Came I went to A Summers with my Ashes 4 1/2 Bushel to my Account A Treat at Davids -/7 1/2 went to Mr Harpers Grey started home </p><p>23rd Went to Dundee with the cloth Turned Back Bill Breaking his oxen Bought of Mr Harper 1 Barrel of Flour<s> L</s>1..75 a treat -/7 1/2 a fine Day Drawing Wood to the Bank Lashey chopping </p><p>24th St Mathias Drawing Wood crows came a Fine Day </p><p>25th Drawing Wood Lashey cut Down the Maple on the Pitt Point cows going to the Bush </p><p>25th helping Lashey to split in the afternoon </p><p>27th Laurie went to Salmon River Tippoo followed her Finished working at the Maple splitting it Lashey to Harpers 1 Quart of Whiskey -/7 1/2 salts -/6 Treat -/6 exchanging axes -/7 1/2 </p><p>Sunday 28th Alone Lashey taking Medicine </p><p>29th Last Day of the Month Lashey Grinding her Axe. Went to Bosells for his Gun </p><p>1st March Kind of a Fine Day some snow &amp; cloudy snow through the night Making Troughs Lashey &amp; I Horses out all night </p><p>2nd Lashey at the Trough him &amp; I Finished them to Day 98 Troughs Laurie came Blustering to Day </p><p>3rd Drawing the Troughs to the Trees Drew some of the Maple From the Pitt Point Lashey Thrashing the Pease straw over got a Peck out of it Lashey chopping the Oak on the Bank crust Good Livinia Bad with the Tooth Acke </p><p>4th Lashey to Mr Harpers To 1 Quart of High Wines 1/3 1/2 lb Tobacco 1/- Tea 1/2 lb 2/- cattle going to the Bush </p><p>5th Heard Black Ducks coming the Maple 12 cords Lashey &amp; I </p><p>6th Sunday Dan Summers came Lashey to Bosells heard of Nicholas Farlanger Being Drowned and Donald McDougalls Daughter being Perished </p><p>7th Dan &amp; Lashey to the store Harpers Bought eels crackers Tea &amp; Whiskey Lashey Staving a Great fall of snow a Treat on my order </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Mr James Cameron Island March 8th 1864 </p><p>Lashey chopping 1/2 Day or 3/4 Mr Piling the Beech Dan Summers &amp; Lashey crofsed Lashey went to chop for Money water &amp; snow on the Ice </p><p>9th Making the Soap Sawing Blocks for spoils </p><p>10th A Fortunate Day Livinia Went to Salmon River Mr Making spoils The Boy a very good Boy Took in 2 Eggs </p><p>11th The Point a Getting Bad The Water Men here Them &amp; I Meausuring the Marshes 18 acres Damaged of the Marsh (Wood Land South side 20 acres)(North Side From West End 3 acres Wood Land) Ploughed Land in the oakfield and above that to the edge of the swamp allowing 21 Feet for a cart road on East side of the oak feild That stated Just now what amount of Lost Land in it Ploughed Land the Feild above the house not stated how much in Lost Land in it Just now There is an allowance to be made for the Lofs of the Bank and the East end Livinia &amp; Lis came I went to Harpers Bought 1/2 Dozen of chairs 7/6 Tea 1..10 1/2 Matches 1/3 Tobacco 1/2 lb -/4 1/2 1/2 Whiskey -/7 1/2 Basket -/7 1/2 Saleratus -/10 1 lb sugar -/7 1/2 Treats 1/3 14..10 1/2 ) a chair for Gordon Nothing </p><p>12th This is the Date McMaster first came to the Island Laure &amp; Lis here </p><p>13th Sunday Laurie &amp; Lis crofsed a Quarrel at Lukes Dan Summers &amp; Bill &amp; Laurie </p><p>14th I went to Bills Bee Charlie went to the Harpers stopt all night </p><p>15th Renshaws Horses crofsed to Salmon River I came home Met Donald Summers on the ice seen 3 Wild Geese in the air hole cording some Beech </p><p>16th cording most Done Tippoo came From Charlies </p><p>17th St Patricks I went to Mr Harpers Brought of Nolland calico 2 yds 5/- 2 yds 2/3 {illegible} Powder -/10 Gave an order to him on harper for 4.54 took home 2 of the chairs a Team crofsed </p><p>18th Went for the other 4 chairs got a Ride from John Hamilton Treats at Harpers Lots a crofsing seen P Buchanan Keefe a Bought of Bollan for the ash {illegible} Remnant of Calico all clear now. </p><p>{second page} </p><p>Mr James Cameron Island March 19th 1864 </p><p>19th Drawing Wood Piling some Wood <s>20 Sunday</s> Clarissa Bone to Be Married to Day </p><p>20th Sunday Blustering Palm Sunday snowed A cutter crofsed to Hopkins the hay all done on the East side of the Barn Feeding the hens no eggs yet </p><p>21st about or on these Days the equinoxial gales sun crofsing the Line Springtime now not Married yet </p><p>21 I went to Christees all away cutting stove wood </p><p>22nd Livinia's Birth Day, Drawing wood to the house </p><p>23rd cutting Rails &amp; poles for Fence Campbell came Told me about Young David Summers being buried yesterday Departed I suppose on the 20th Ellen Morris here Told us Emmanuels child Died on the 7th Sap not running Freezing hard Good Going on the Ice </p><p>24th A Fortunate Day Maunday Thursday the Day before Good Friday Livinia &amp; Ellen crofsed went for a Lamb the Boy &amp; Me alone a Fine Day Great crofsing to and From Summerss Feeding Good Hay this sometime to the cows Livinia came </p><p>25th Good Friday I went to Tom Kennedys with the chain Bought of Mr Harper 1 Quart &amp; pint of Hi Wine 10 1/2 Broom) -/7 1/2 Treat -/7 1/2 Paul Jo a Bad Fall of the sleigh on the ice cut his head took home a pail of soft Maple sap Made syrup of it this is the first new sugar this year Tapt 10 Trees with the augur Grears Boy here </p><p>26th Went to Salmon River Bought of P Buchanan 1lb shot 15 cent paid Bought of Baker 2 lb shot 25 cents 1 pair hinges &amp; screws 10 cents a Gun Lock 2 Boxes of Caps 10 cents Gillis Buying a cow Got a peice of a chain from Bill ice Getting Bad but crofsing Got some Balls from Bole Blackbirds came some Geese &amp; Ducks Charlie here not very well </p><p>27th Easter Sunday Charlie went home gave him some caps Buckshot cream oats pease Tea Ice opened where I crofsed yesterday Wild Geese plenty salted eggs But no Fresh ones </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1864 </p><p>Mr James Cameron Island March 28th </p><p>East Monday Began to Tap Taped about 60 Trees Some more to Tap took home 11 pails but our Pots is too small for Boiling it opening very slow to Day shot a Squirrel caught an EEl </p><p>29th Easter Tuesday Gathering sap and Boiling in the house which is a very slow way makde 2 1/2 Gallons of Mollassess </p><p>30th a change in the Moon took home 5 pails not running very well thats about 40 pails now if it was attended to there would be a Good Lot of sugar made ice only open to Francis Island on our road crofsing opens Better on the South side went to head of the Island My canoe is there but full of Ice took some out of it took home a Load of Wood cutting the ice at the shore for fear the cattle will get in for they must go out to the far oof Waterhole hailing and raining some East wind high this 3 Days now </p><p>31st Last Day of the Month in the Bush Keeping the cows in and thats not an easy Job running some 10 lbs sugar made hens not Laying yet </p><p>April the 1st East Wind not running very well in the Bush about 60 Pails now went to the Canoe at the head of the Island seen a Rat cleaned out the red canoe </p><p>2nd Sugared of took home 5 pails I think it will make vinegar the cows went to the Bush Ducks not Plenty </p><p>3rd Sunday Ice opening Between this &amp; Charlies in the evening </p><p>4th Gathering 20 Pails Sugard of 8 lb Made 1 1/2 pails of Sap Boiled out of 5 pails piling some of the Wood </p><p>5th Drawing Fence Rails Drawing Stones Got 15 pails of Sap to Day took home a Load of Chips First Laying of Hens ice going Down cows Going to the Bush Bad with the Rheumatism </p><p>6th 12 lb in Big cake 1 lb in the Little one Shot a Rat Brought my canoe From the Head of Island Dutcher Passed here Firing the cannon For McFarlinger Robins came Gathered 9 pails to Day I got 7 pails of sap Killed a Snake cleaning around the {illegible} taken up stones Fixing the Hops taking home chips </p><p>{second page} </p><p>Mr James Cameron Island April 8th 1864 </p><p>Sap near Done Got 1 Pail took home chips Sugared of 12 in One 4 in another Frogs commenced </p><p>9th Made Molasses 1 1/2 Gal put out the 2 Rams seen a Boat crofsing to Salmon River Towing a canoe after it Making a Door for up Stairs wind high East wind all the time this while now Setting Fires in the Trout Marsh ice in it yet set the Fires on the ice <s>Sunday the</s> 2 years to Day since we were married </p><p>Sunday the 10th snowing hard went for the cows to the Bush Found the Fox's hole in a Big Elm Bully killed one of the young ones took 1 home as it is Sunday. Leave it alone to Day Raining &amp; hailing and sunshine </p><p>11th went to see if the Fox could Be Found Killed her in the Log got 4 young ones more that 6 she had skinned the Fox their eyes is not open yet but they take milk East wind yet ice Going Down Loons came </p><p>12th 2 of the Frashers here Gave them my canoe wind high </p><p>13th Tapt 6 more Trees Snowing &amp; Raining </p><p>14th came with the Canoe Gave them a Dish to Bail their Pont Putting out Manure Drawing stones cleaning around the Door took home 6 pails Snow &amp; Sap Swallows came Bakers Barge in to Salmon River Lashey here gave him a Bunch of Matches took his spear &amp; 1 stick to Make his Paddle </p><p>15 Fixed the Hinges on the Door &amp; chest set 8 Traps Lashey took his Gun &amp; Traps away Gave him a pound of shot &amp; caps he has got my horn and a peice of Trap chain Indians coming Down for the first spearing of EEls </p><p>16th Drawing stones putting them at the Bank Before the Door at the River drew some Basswood Logs to the Bank shot a Rat got him in the Morning </p><p>17th got 3 Rats snowing a Good Lot Frost too ice </p><p>18th Our Duncans Birth Day First Eating of EEgs very sick take Limewater and milk Chopping out the Bottom of the Canoe Began the Fence at upper Feild very unwell Tom Scutters here crofsed with an Irishman </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Mr James Cameron Island April the 19th 1864 </p><p>First Ploughing Before the Door tore down the cook House Shot a Duck ice going Down yet East Wind Great roaring of Loons a Great many Fishing eels Drew some stones to the Bank Fishing Lights out now for spearing </p><p>20th ploughing Shot a Duck Emmanuel here </p><p>21st very {illegible} Charlie here Ellen &amp; Lis came got 2 EEls from Charlie gave him 3 Rats shot a Duck 2 Lambs to night for the first </p><p>22nd Steamer went Down for the first a propeller First Lights in the Light House Took up my Traps ice in the Marsh yet snow in the Garden Henery &amp; Boy here caught a Basswood canoe Henery Told me Mr Harper had Left Renshaws </p><p>23rd St Georges Day Fixing the Fence a Boat went Down Raining very sick </p><p>24th Sunday 2 Lambs 1 Dead 1 of the old sheep Went with Gordon to the Little Island the Sturgeon Island south side) a Fine Day Great Shooting on the Dundee side very sick took some nitre which made me feel Better its cold the sap runs a Little yet ice Going down </p><p>25th St Mearst Day Ploughed some commenced to B{illegible} </p><p>26th piling some of the Wood that fell Down set 3 Traps got a cat fish </p><p>27th Got a Rat Went to Renshaws Bought of Powell for the first time 1 B of oil 1 lb Tea 1/2 of each) 4 pins {illegible} 6 sheets of paper 1/2 lb candles took home the pot the cham{illegible} all night at Renshaws the St Helen went Down our Nannie a Lamb and She wont Look at it </p><p>28th A Fortunate Day finished piling the Basswood Traveller Sir John Campbell 2 Propellers went Down The Traveller came up the Bouquet in to Salmon River for the first time Snow Last night and to Day some got {illegible} Ploughing some on Barley place wet yet took of some stone ploughing {illegible} above the house Ranger went up St Helen {illegible} &amp; I to Dundee Bought 1 1/2 Potatoes 1 ewe {last line illegible} </p><p>{second page} {very dark and hard to decipher} </p><p>Mr James Cameron Island 1st May </p><p>{illegible} Raining some Blowing hard first trip{illegible} to Day Ottawa went up First Trip {illegible} the Salaberry in to Salmon River </p><p>2nd {illegible} first and few of the Red ones I got at B{illegible} {illegible} the {illegible} here got the augur stopping in to {illegible} as they have no shanty on their raft Lent them the {illegible} of our Dishes Tea Candles sop salt Wood </p><p>3rd {illegible} a Little Gave them 1 1/2 Doz of Herring some Potatoes {illegible} went off Gave me 6/3 they owe me 3/9 yet {illegible} to pay me cleaning out the old House {illegible} the 2 Rams Big Ram 6 lbs on the {illegible} got a Rat Ploughed a Little </p><p>5th Ploughed {illegible}Day Holy Thursday </p><p>6th Planting our own {illegible} some nigger toes 2 or 3 other Kinds I got in {illegible} Potatoes onions Fixed the square peices of timber {illegible} of the House seen a Rabbit on the Island {illegible} High with so much rain Raining some {illegible} Ticks commencing me not very well {illegible} make shot a Duck did not Get him Henery {illegible} here Gave him some Bark wanting a p{illegible} a Large Raft at the Little Island the Boquet at {illegible} down on the peice that was ploughed {illegible} Horses out to Grass since it is {illegible} being in to Summerstown with D {illegible} {illegible} McDonald here at the Wood Bought {illegible} </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Mr James Cameron Island May the 9th 1864 </p><p>Working at the Fence Charlie here Fishing EEls Brought up 2 Kinds of Melons cucumbers Sage Fixing the Canoe Back of the Barn something rong with the Kingston as she is Letting of Steam going up at the Pitt Point a Fine Day </p><p>10th a Fine Morning But it commenced to Rain cleaning the shore cut the Plum trees on the Bank Drew the Basswood tree away took home some wood Kept in the Heifer that takes the cows home {illegible} Washing some of the Bedcloths Drew the canoe from the Barn to the River the {illegible}orey went Down Rafts going Down Lots of {illegible} are going Down </p><p>11th Ploughing cold Day but fine for working East Wind it takes the Magnet 12 minutes from here till she is out of sight of the Butternut Island Boats a Going in Plenty it takes the Champion 14 minutes to do what the Magnet done {illegible} </p><p>12th the Osprey went up Me to Mr Renshaws Bought 1/2 lb Tea 1/10 1/2 Pint of H Wines -/9 1 lb candles -/10 took {illegible} Gave Alexander Hamilton his sail the rain commenced through the night Heavy Thunder &amp; Lightning for the First we had this spring the Black sheep had her Lamb a Race From the a Little puffer </p><p>13 change in the Moon Ground very wet George Renshaw Measuring the Wood Gave him {illegible} oar Huron Went Down Drew him Down Wood &amp; 9 Troughs Drew some stones Livinia not Well {illegible} Ploughing some very wet Drew some Rails </p><p>14th crofsed with the Pilots 6 of them got 3/9 a Man of the Raft stopt here John S{illegible} Charlie here </p><p>Whit Sunday First co{illegible} of Mosquitos Rain </p><p>{second page} {page very dark and difficult to decipher} </p><p>Mr James Cameron Island May the 16th 1864 </p><p>Charlie and i Looking for the Line did not get it the Man of the Raft here Livinia at the Garden Thunder Lightning Rain Whit </p><p>17th Sowed the near 3 Bushels of small Pease the Raft {illegible} Gone Gave me 5/- </p><p>18th A Fortunate Day Went to Renshaws Bought 1/2 lb Tea 1/- 2 1/2 Bushels of Potatoes at 1/5 per 1 Quart H W 1 1/2 Bushel of Wheat 7/6 came home Sowed the Wheat plowed a Ridge of the Big Pease Put in the sheep </p><p>19th Sowed the Barley 3 Bushels put 2 Sowed Both Kinds very {illegible} Ploughed a Ridge of the Big Pease very Wet at the Pond Planted Potatoes we got at Renshaws Molly Milked by some </p><p>20th Sowed {illegible} of Barley or a Little more crofsed the River From Williamsburgh Gave some of them their Breakfast {illegible} Ploughed a Ridge at the Point the 2 Mifs Harpers Sandy Hamilton &amp; i {illegible} the Kingston chasing the Alexander commenced R{illegible} to night </p><p>21st ploughed a Ridge Sheared the rest of the Sheep 4 of them Let the Pet Lamb out with the rest of them and they have a Bad night {illegible} 4 Men here for the raft stopt all night changing canoe to go up their raft Paid for {illegible} the Drain 3/9 &amp; for their trouble {illegible} come to 6/3 a Fine Day </p><p>Trinity Sunday 23rd Fixing Fence </p><p>24th Queens Birth Day Firing in the Morning {illegible} Black sheep Dead on the Pitt Point {illegible} </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>{both pages very dark and difficult to decipher} </p><p>Mr James Cameron Island May 25th 1864 </p><p>Ploughing some Drew some Rails to the {illegible} Brush at the apple Trees Drawing some stuff up from the shore Raining Fixing the Fence at the {illegible} H{illegible} Charlie {illegible}ing east Wind the Long John {illegible} The Bouquet &amp; the Proppeller a Race Towing </p><p>26th Corpus Christie a Raining See the Horse on the Head of the Island I dont Know when he came on {illegible} very Foggy weather to Day ploughed the Garden Finished ploughing for the Wheat Ground Bosells came crofsed to Christes or Frashers </p><p>27th Ploughing {illegible} to Fish </p><p>28th Ploughing sowed a pail of Barley {illegible} </p><p>29th Sunday Royal Oak Day Tom Caught 8 Perch for the {illegible} Set out the Line Charlie came up Bill &amp; Abe {illegible} Family here Raining </p><p>30th Charlie &amp; I to Salmon River took 7 Rats at 28 cents Fox Skin 7/6 a pair of Boots 3/{illegible} Gordon 3/9 Bought of Minkler 1 1/2 yds {illegible} 1/2 lb Ginger -/7 1/2 Bought of Norman 3 yds {illegible} at 3/6 per yd 10/6 Paid 1 of Castor oil paid before {illegible} Baker for Potatoes &amp; Boxes Bought Hooks {illegible} Pocket Book Buckshot took Dinner at {illegible} Got a Treats for me &amp; for Gordon from the old {illegible} Bob Wife 1 for me 1 for Gordon Got a Present of {illegible} Gordon of a Tin pail from Elizabeth for {illegible} to him {illegible} Charlie went {illegible} harrowed the 1/2 of it </p><p>{second page} </p><p>Mr James Cameron Island June 1st 1864 </p><p>R{illegible} went to Fish Perch for the first time this year got a Good many Tom &amp; I Baiting the Line Rafts in abundance &amp; Boats 2 Went to Look 2 lambs found them took them home the young {illegible} Died working in the garden Cucumbers Beans onions Beets Got a Ling or Bastard or {illegible} whats the name dont know but one of them {illegible} in the evening got an eel Raining East Wind took Medicine I Ploughed a Ridge above the House Fishing Perch got Raining Blowing Set a Hen to Hatch under the B{illegible} Went to the Sturgeon Island got 7 Ducks of set it on Fire Trowling got none </p><p>3th of June George the 3rds Birth Day Renshaws Barge came for the Wood set the heaps in the uper Feild a Fire </p><p>Sunday the 5th Dan Went off Mr Powell &amp; {illegible} the Captain for Milk </p><p>6th High Wind {illegible} the Potatoes Planted corn &amp; Pumpkins &amp; squashes afre the House Door Planted 3 seeds of squashes between the {illegible} the Garden &amp; 1 Grain of Bean Just Like a Pea Weeding the cucumbers &amp; Melons James Hopkins came after dinner to Let us Know Bills child to be Buried tommorrow Gave him the old tin Lantern set Fire to the Brush in the {illegible} </p><p>7th got Ready to Go but the Wind is so very high {illegible} Fixing the {illegible}es Hoeing set Fire to the heap of Brush at the Big {illegible}ler 1 of the Hens of the Hatching no chickens Looking for Nick Farlinger {rest of line illegible} </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>{both pages very dark and difficult to decipher} </p><p>1864 </p><p>Mr James Cameron Island June the 8th </p><p>Sowed 4 Bushels of Oats Tom came {illegible} Fishing Tom &amp; I got 12 Perch EEls The Barge John {illegible} off setting Fires to Brush Killed about 9 {illegible} </p><p>9th Our Marys Birth Day cleaning Potatoes commenced to Rain High wind {illegible} cold some This Scotch Moon is always very indifferent from any other Moon this Moon that comes in on Saturday is called a Scotch Moon) Some a Trowling these Days got a Strap From Tom for the Razor </p><p>10th Hoeing Finished the Fints cutting up the Weeds on what I planted Frist </p><p>11th Tom &amp; I went to Renshaws heard of Mr {illegible} being Married to Lidia Ann Hamilton this Week on Bought of Renshaws 1/2 lb Tea 1/6 spent 15 cents {illegible} Bottle 19 Peters B Wife's young {illegible} this Week Bought of Mr Hopkins {illegible} 1/2 lb candles {illegible} -/3 Tobacco plug {illegible} Stopt at Mr Powells all night {illegible} George Morris came home on the 9th) </p><p>12th {illegible} George Bill Abe Ellen their Mother came Down James Grant &amp; A Hamilton here Tom Staving </p><p>13th Hoeing Planted the corn </p><p>14th Went to B{illegible} McDonells Tom &amp; I Tom got the chair at Tom Kennedys Bought of {illegible} 7 yds shirting {rest of entry to dark to read} </p><p>{second page} </p><p>Mr James Cameron Island June the 15th 1864 </p><p>Came from Williamstown Charlie &amp; I a Fortunate Day </p><p>16th Went to Renshaws Bought Barley 1 1/2 at M{illegible} P{illegible} Potatoes 1 1/2 at 35 cents 2/2 a Bar of Soap -/6 came home </p><p>17th Sowed 7 1/2 of Barley next the Wheat </p><p>18th The M{illegible }the Battle of Waterloo Fought Planted 2 Bushels of Potatoes &amp; Pumkins amongst them got 2 Sturgeon {illegible line above} Drawing sticks out of the Bush for the Fence Fixing the Fence on the Pitt Point </p><p>19th Sunday Tom went off Fishing Perch Gordon to the L{illegible} </p><p>20th Longest Day in the year Washing the Wool Moved the stove fin the Old House hoeing some {illegible} seting Fires for the Mosquitoes in stumps for the c{illegible} Old Jo Ruso Departed </p><p>21st First Day of Summer Angus &amp; Thomas Munroe here Looking at B{illegible} Went to Salmon River Bought of Robert Morris 2 1/2 Bushels Buckwheat at the {illegible} Price now Bought a Pig 5/- {illegible} in Salmon River Yesterday Lost My Knife </p><p>22nd Our Dan's Birth Day Sowing the Buckwheat Sowed the {illegible} Potatoes I took about 1 1/2 pails to sow that {illegible} the peice Bet{illegible} the Barley &amp; the oats near 1/2 Bushel of Dirt out of </p><p>23rd harrowing Finished the B Wheat Strawberries Ripe some now </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>{both pages very dark and hard to decipher} </p><p>Mr James Cameron Island June the 24th 1864 </p><p>Trowling still Fishing Baited the Line very warm those Days Found a Broken Sash on the Water </p><p>25th A Fortunate Day Cutting Weeds out of the Potatoes Thunder Very Little Rain here and very much wanted Found 2 oak staves no Fish on the Line </p><p>26th Picking Strawberries Gordon Livinia &amp; I </p><p>27th 7 sleepers Pat to Charlies cleaning the Weeds of the Potatoes Put the Plough through the Potatoes Pat &amp; Charlie here Left me a Pit Bottle swimming Lashey here going to set his Line tomorrow </p><p>29th Went to Williamstown in the Raft Charlie Brought 12 lb of Wool a cake of {illegible} Ellen her little Girl sick with the Whooping Cough Cattanade child Buried to Day a very warm day at George McDonalds a Treat 20 cents piling the Wood {illegible} 1/2 pint from Pat to take home Charlies Bottle {illegible} me a Newspaper stopt all night in the old House Buckwheat up 3 Days ago took Back the cloth &amp; Wool </p><p>30th Last Day of June Fishing Rafts Going in abundance took {illegible} Load of Wood hoeing the few hills of Corn </p><p>1st of July Went to Mr Renshaws Bought Tea 1/2 lb 2/- 1/2 lb 2/6 Flour 233 lb <s>L</s>1..15..0 Basket 1/3 pails 1/3 Soap 2/- soap -/7 1/2 chimy Lamp -/6 alspice -/4 High Wines Gallon 6/- Emmanuel there {illegible} </p><p>2nd Raining Blowing East Wind {illegible} Martin Picking Strawberries {illegible} </p><p>{second page} </p><p>1864 </p><p>Mr James Cameron Island July 4th </p><p>Hoeing Potatoes Before the Door found some {illegible} but very small found Gordons coppers on a {illegible} </p><p>5th Hoeing Potatoes cleaning Beans in the Garden </p><p>6th {illegible} Grant here Looking at the colt heard John Dougal McGillis Being Dead Buried on Sunday Last Heard they Found F{illegible} on Saturday the 2nd </p><p>7th Fishing on the Ru{illegible} got 3 eels {illegible} 1 Perch Trouble getting {illegible} Lost My spoon </p><p>8th Went to Salmon River with a Dollars worth of Flour to Mrs Morris for Pay for the Pig </p><p>9th Went to Bosells for Mag got an eel B{illegible} &amp; Martin here all night got 2 Pickeral Charlie here Grinding his scythe </p><p>10th Sunday Jim Hopkins {illegible} Paul McDonald here gave me 6 {illegible} aground above the Light House a Raft aground {illegible} the Bar Rained heavy to night the s{illegible} </p><p>11th Went to Salmon River {illegible} Betsy Bowen Brought her home here {illegible} Fixed her Boots Bought of Norman King {illegible}crackers 1/2 lb Bought of Bub Baker lb shot {illegible} crews paid A {illegible} here Clowes &amp; Angus {illegible} for sand got none Angus at Dutchers </p><p>12th I went to {illegible} Mr Harper Bought of Renshaw 1 Gal W 3/- {illegible} 1/2 Tea 1/6 1 {illegible} Jar took Tea there {illegible} his Bag </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Mr James Cameron Island July 13 1864 </p><p>Hoeing Potatoes Fixing the Room Door Charlie came up with his ashes at Mr Harpers a {illegible} spell 2 Treats &amp; sweetys 1/02 well used went over to Renshaws with the Jar stopt allnight </p><p>14th came home William Spink &amp; George Renshaw here </p><p>15th went with Charlie to Salmon River to get {illegible} Bought of {illegible} Streeter a Pair of Boots <s>L</s>4 1/4 Left my old Boots Mrs Bowen here for Berries Charlie &amp; I Fishing Betsy Hoeing the Potatoes Black Birds swarming St Swithens Day if it Rains to Day it Rains for 40 Days But no Rain thanks to his Glorious Majesty for that </p><p>11th Hoeing the Potatoes for the first Hoeing Finished </p><p>17th John Angus came Lashey &amp; Henery here gave me a channel cat an EEl the Body snatcher &amp; Muly &amp; Mr Stickler called for Matches Gave me some crackers Jim Hopkins &amp; Family picking Berries me Picking Berries </p><p>18th Began to Mow for the first time I crofsed with John Angus Christee here Lis Abe Mary Jane Lukes Boy here Picking Berries a hen to hatch Grinding scythes </p><p>19th Mowing </p><p>20th Put in 1 1/2 Loads of Hay for the first Began to rain storm of Thunder &amp; Lightning Spencer after Berries Mayberries Ripe plenty and cucumbers Fixing the cart &amp; Harnefs </p><p>21st Gordon very sick Mowing the Grove Livinia Making Preserves </p><p>22nd Jacops wife here Bought a Basket from her {illegible} her {illegible} soap Kept inthe heifer </p><p>{second page} </p><p>1864 </p><p>Mr James Cameron Island July the 22nd </p><p>Rakin some Hay Making coils mowing some </p><p>23rd at the Hay </p><p>24th Sunday Jacop here got 3 EEls for {illegible} Gave him 2 others &amp; 2 peices of Hicory for handles </p><p>25th St James Day mowing Pitt 1 Load south West 1/2 a load Good hay in the Bottome something Eating the eggs Berries Plenty Livinia &amp; Gordon after Berries set some traps for Mice </p><p>26th Dog Days Begin now Raining Fishing got 5 Fish Loaded my Gun </p><p>27 Mowing shooting Blackbirds </p><p>28th Went to Renshaws Bought scythe stones H Wines 1/2 Gal 1/- Tea 1/2 lb 1/6 11 lb Ham at 8 1/2 1/9 1/2 Bought of Mr Harper 1/2 worth of sweetys seen Donald Cameron at Mr Harpers Mr {illegible} &amp; Smallman here all night I stopt at Renshaws all night Raining and High Wind </p><p>29th came home Smallman gave Gordon 10 cents Tried the new scythe Raining East Wind </p><p>30th put in some </p><p>31st Sunday Found some Lumber 3 peices Livinia &amp; I Tom Scutters here promised him a puppy Betsy crofsed to Toms </p><p>August 1st Hunting commences putting in hay &amp; Mowing Down at the apple Tree in the Evening Went for Mrs Christee Livinia sick </p><p>2nd of August the Hurefs Mary B{illegible} 1 oclock in the Morning Gave Mrs Christee for to Give here the REst again sent her home Smallman &amp; 2 Men here sailes by name Spence {illegible}HolingBack stopt in the Rain got 40 cents on Greenback </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>{Both pages very dark and difficult to decipher} </p><p>Mr James Cameron Island August 3rd 1864 </p><p>3 Men here for Mr Jones's Raft of {illegible} this Cameron that was Killed in California was his uncle he Lives on the Ottawa Gave them cucumbers Got 6/10 1/2 from men for their Grub </p><p>5th Mr Halton &amp; Howard slept in the Barn Fixed the clock for nothing </p><p>6th Charlie here Brought me 3 eels for salt Fixing my fat Pine Thunder &amp; Lightning Gave Charlie the Book the Murder of Corrigan </p><p>7th Tom Scuthers here Lent him my Gun for a week on 6 Dollars cash Lost my Pipe I think it was stole </p><p>8th Monday crofsed 5 Indians got Abe Down Heavy Rain </p><p>9th Mowing Long Berries Ripe </p><p>10th Left the Augur for what {illegible} me young chickens 11 of them {illegible} choke cherries Ripe </p><p>12th George Semo here &amp; got a Load shot I crofsed to Mr Harpers Got 11 or 12 long P{illegible} on it &amp; 1 lb candles /10 a Treat paid on the Girl 2 Gal Whiskey took Powell some Cucumbers Bought of Renshaw 1/2 lb Tea 7 b{illegible} cut the Barley smoky time </p><p>13th George Morris gave me an{illegible} put in the Barley 6 coils of it gave me an{illegible} put in the Barley 6 coils of it something in Georges eye &amp; something in my eye to Christie here Mary Bone here Rondwells 2 Girls Maggy Henry &amp; Sandy </p><p>14th Lis George Picking Long Black Berries Gave George an Mary Bone here gave me an{illegible} preaching on the Front {rest of line illegible} </p><p>{second page} </p><p>Mr James Cameron Island August the 15th 1864 </p><p>went to Renshaws Bought 1 Gal of Whiskey 2 Barrel 2/3 paid John Gray 10/- for 2 sticks of timber 1 Bottle of Ink Treat 1 Bag of salt 2/6 Charlie and me to Williamstown took 1 of oak 1 Pine a handle </p><p>16th came home Got a sword in Williamstown </p><p>17th George crofsed Tom Fixing his canoe Gave Charlie some salt Mowing some George North with the Hunters 18th Thrashing the Barley 4 1/2 Bushels of this peice above the house Tom Fixed the sives </p><p>19th Began the pease Tom to Frashers Tom Scutters took hom my Gun </p><p>20th cut the Wheat Scutters &amp; his wife here Betsy &amp; George to Salmon River put in a Load of Pease Tom came for his Gaffs </p><p>21st Tom went off George and Betsy came 2 lbs shot </p><p>22nd George went home Raining put in 2 small Loads of Wheat eggs plenty {illegible} a short peice of Line </p><p>23 cutting Pease Sandy Semo came in the evening </p><p>24th {illegible} cutting the pease put in a Load of Pease Sandy Semo Mowing </p><p>25th caught 4 peices of Timber belonging to Boyd &amp; Roach all the pease in and tame hay Went to Renshaws Sandy &amp; I took over a Man for -/4 1/2 a stormy night stopt all night at Renshaws Seen Neil Mathieson on the St Lawrence Young Angus got the Loan of the Brush Hook </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1864 </p><p>Mr James Cameron Island Aug 26th </p><p>Bought of Renshaw Tea 2/6 Gal W 1/6 5/- Herrings 5/- oil -/10 got the Loan of the Pot got some Lead the Men here for sticks Gave Livina 12/6 Donald MDonnell here Looking for Timber Gave Betsy 5/- First money she got of her Wages Gave George Semo an order on Renshaws 5/- Lent him a Bag </p><p>27th Tom Cutters here Melting Led took the tar out of the Pot Fixed the Leech Barrel </p><p>28th Sunday Raining Got 2/6 From Calvins Men for Bread {illegible} sleeping in the barn </p><p>29th commenced to mow Marsh hay Mowing Oats mowed some of the Barley Betsy Picking Hazelnuts Tom Clarisa and the {illegible} crofsed </p><p>30th mowing oats marsh hay </p><p>31st put in some Oats a Loaf of Bread to a Man -/7 1/2 </p><p>1st of September 3 Loads of Marsh hay in the east side shot a Duck Making the soap </p><p>2nd at the Marsh Finished cutting start Black oats </p><p>3rd Cut the Last of the Barley put in the Last of the Black oats Betsy crofsed home Dans Birth Day </p><p>4th Sunday {illegible} East Wind Rain got 2 squirrels in the Trap </p><p>5th cut some oats and Marsh Hay </p><p>6th Went to Salmon River 5 lbs Wool got {illegible} and money to charge 7 cents for the cloth paid Norman the {illegible} -/4 a Treat paid this Bought of Robert {illegible} Wines Gimlet 1/2 lb powder 2 lb shot {illegible} on the 15th paid for castor oil George {illegible} Mrs Morris's to {illegible} </p><p>{second page} </p><p>{ top of page cut off} </p><p>7th Charlie went home Gave hime a Dozen of Herring put in 2 Loads of Barley Black{illegible} Bad </p><p>8th cut the Rest of the White Oats </p><p>9th thrashed the Barley 2 Bushels a Great Deal of Hog Grafs in it for Provender </p><p>10th Finished the Oats but Raking them 2 small loads on the east side Gordon Lost I was sure he was Drowned as we searched so much for him Found him on the Grafs at the corner of the Potatoes asleep Lashey here shot 2 very Fat Ducks of what {illegible} the coot kind since they have no tail </p><p>11th Sunday a Quiet Day not one Moving about on the water a steamer on the Back Channel a Blowing all the Morning </p><p>12th Angus &amp; James McBain here Looking at the cows Drawing the old house over to the Barn </p><p>13th Lashey here Hewing sticks and the stack </p><p>14th Betsy came Angus came for the cows Dan McDougall and Charlie Rose here {illegible} Dutcher Johny Rose Finished Front Marsh Before the Door </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>{top of page cut off} </p><p>{both pages very dark and difficult to decipher} </p><p>Mr James Cameron Island Sept 15th 1864 </p><p>Putting in Hay all oats &amp; Barley in mow took up 2 Bushles of Potatoes making a stack of the straw at the Back of the all Barley straw in the Bottom 30 coils of Marsh Hay then Floor of Barley straw on the Top of That </p><p>16th the Kingston went Down with soldiers </p><p>17th Lots of Rafts Going down I went to Renshaws with Spinklers Dog Mr Renshaw {illegible} to 1 Bag of Potatoes 1 Bag of Barley 70 lbs 1/2 lb Tea oil -/10 I Quart of H Wine Saleratus 1 lb -/7 1/2 </p><p>18th Sunday Johny {illegible} here gave him 1 of the Puppies James Grant here &amp; a H{illegible} Grapes Plenty </p><p>19th Betsy Gathering Grapes Mowing the Marsh Hay </p><p>20th Went home with Betsy at {illegible} commenced Husking the corn </p><p>21st Finished Mowing the Buckwheat Below the house Lashey here {illegible} </p><p>22nd The Equinoxial Gales on or about this {illegible} the Buckwheat before the Barn </p><p>{second page} </p><p>1864 Mr James Cameron Island Sept 23rd </p><p>Betsy Bone &amp; Clarisa here from Toms very early about 10 o clock took Breakfast here an old Man Fishing Name Lewis Dishaw taking Grapes &amp; cranberries Put in a Few cocks of Hay on the stack put in a load of Buckwheat </p><p>24th Took in about 9 Bushels of Potatoes in the cellar </p><p>25th Sunday all alone </p><p>26th cutting the Buckwheat in the upper Feild Rory Cameron &amp; Johny Rofs here Looking for sand Gave me a Hooker wanting a 1000 Bushels of sand </p><p>27th Finished the Buckwheat went to Gather some sand put up 50 Bushels and Hard Work at that High Wind </p><p>29th Drawing sticks aroudn the Heap of sand taking home Firewood took in the Pumkins about 60 of them took in some cucumbers for seed Great Towing of Boats the Traveller Geldersleeve Hope Ottawa all Towing </p><p>29th Michaelmas Day Raining East Wind &amp; West Took in 3 Bushels of Potatoes Taking in Butternuts shells all my corn very near a Bushel Fixing the Harnefs some </p><p>30th Raising sand before the Door 50 Bushels crofsed to Renshaws stopt till </p><p>Sunday 1st of Oct at Renshaws Killed a sheep </p><p>2nd came home Bought of Renshaw 10 lb Biscuits at 2/6 1/2 lb Tea 0/2 6 lb Pork at -/7 1/2 3/9 Rianing Tom Cotters here </p><p>3 Fortunate Day took up 3 bushel of Potatoes Went Down for Charlie took up all cucumbers onions melons Tomatoes </p><p>4th Charlie &amp; I to Renshaws to 2 Bushels of Barley 7/6 paid Mr Harper 65 cents for 5 lbs pork &amp; lb candles Bought a fine comb 10 cents Bought at {illegible} 1 Quart of Whiskey -/9 came home {illegible} Potatoes seen a {illegible} </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Mr James Cameron Island October 5th 1864 </p><p>Charlie &amp; I to Salmon River 1 1/2 of Wheat Last years Wehat &amp; 1 Bushel of Corn 100 lb of Barley to P Buchanan to my account the Boys Horses &amp; harnefs &amp; Wagon seized yesterday heard Clarifsa Bone went on a Boat Paid Betsy 1 Dollar Bought of G Streeter 1 pair for Livinia 7/6 1 pair for Gordon 5/- 2 awls 5 cents Bought of Norman 3 1/2 yds of shirting at 30 cents 5/3 and 1 spool paid 2/3 for the cloth 7 yds 1/4 sent it Down with A Smallman &amp; Dutcher to Hopkins Got a Treat From Mr Phillips near Laports Island A Treat From A Stickler took Dinner at Mrs Morris's Wild Geese came Rafts a Going Down took in Dozen Eggs Rainy weather </p><p>6th Doing not much cleaning my Gun Looking at the sand </p><p>7th a Fortunate Day Blowing hard West Wind Thrashing the Beans &amp; Fanning them with the Wind took in 5 Bushels of Potatoes I have in 20 Bushels now whatever water very Low with West Wind the F Exhibition in Malone this time and very Bad time they have </p><p>8th East Wind &amp; Rain Water High a Great many Boats a Going to Day Looking at my traps Fixing the Dutch Collar chopping Stove Wood Bad Weather for the Buckwheat </p><p>9th Sunday snow on the Mountains a Few Grains of Snow Falling </p><p>10th our Hugh Anns Birth Day at the Buckwheat commenced to Rain some hail Drawing Drags Maryann Henery {illegible} Married to Day Beech nuts Plenty Hicory nuts &amp; oak nuts falling Black Birds Plenty Wood Ducks plenty Lightning to night </p><p>11th Drew up the Elm stick Mr Hill crofsed to Frasher's Drew ash Log for Rails Brok the Whippletrees &amp; harnefs took up 5 Bushels of Potatoes thats 25 in the cellar now </p><p>Mary Ann Bosell Married on the 10th </p><p>{second page} </p><p>Mr James Cameron Island Oct 12th 1864 </p><p>Shot a Wood Duck senn a Great Many Wild Geese for the first I seen though they came some time ago took in three Loads of Buckwheat though it is Raining thrashed a Floor got it salted 2 2 Dozen of Eggs for a Begginning of this pail chopping Stove wood </p><p>13th Went to Renshaw Bought 1 Bottle oil 1/2 lb Tea 1/10 1/2 Brought a Bag of Seeds got another Bag in place of my own Lewis Blondea there </p><p>14th Came home heard John McGillis Blacksmith came home high Wind Gathering the Buckwheat in the upper Feild Raining </p><p>15 thrashing 2 Bushels of B Wheat Raining </p><p>Sunday 16th Donald McDonald and 1 of Kenneths boys here Raining </p><p>17th Thrashing some Tom Davis came Raining Set my Traps for the first setting set 9 of them in the Front Marsh </p><p>18th Took in 7 Bushels of Potatoes to Day got 1 Foot of a Rat </p><p>19th Mr Luke Bowen and Betsy here on Frashers Little Island all night with the Wind had his Jar and Made Tom Davis staving Luke gave the Gordon 3 cents had Lots of Provision Gave 7 Pumkins 1 Bunch of Matches some seed cucumbers a Dog Tom Gave some Butternuts Tom sleeping all Day Lent Luke my Long Gun took up 1 1/2 Bushel of Potatoes Fanning 1 and a peck of Buckwheat cleaned out the sheep place got a Rat for the First Left my Canoe at the head of the Island took home the pails From the sand on the North Side Took up 10 Bushels of sand before the Door 33 1/2 Bushels in the cellar now Thats 70 Bushels Before the Door of sand </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1864 </p><p>Mr James Cameron Island Oct the 20th </p><p>Tom went off Gathering the Buckwheat took up 1 Bushel of Potatoes thats 34 1/2 in the cellar now set my Big Trap for Mink got 2 Rats Gave Tom an awl cucumbers for seed 2 Bear paws Potatoes for seed Left his Things here Killed 6 of the Rusters Besides what the Hawks takes away </p><p>21st a Fortunate Day put in 5 loads of B Wheat Got 3 Rats The Dogs Made a Destruction on the Mice if they Killed 1 they Killed over 200 </p><p>22nd A Fortunate Day Put in 2 small Loads of Buckwheat Solomon Falkener and Mr Hill &amp; son here EEl Fishers in the Mud now commenced Wild Geese plenty Henery Bosell on the Batter at Harpers a Battle in Sniders House Between hime and Semo Seizing their Things of or For the Game Laws </p><p>23rd Sunday I went to Semos Got some of his Raising of Tobacco and a Dog got the Loan of his spear Semos Brother there went to Henerys took Dinner there Gave me 4 plugs of his Raising of Tobacco Henery Going to Cornwall tomorrow to see a Lawyer Rafts a Going Down in abundance a Propeller with 2 pipe &amp; 3 Masts went Down caught an EEl with Semos spear Raining some </p><p>24th Our Hugh's Birth Day Got 2 Rats east Wind Filled 5 Bags of Ashes {illegible} Bill here had a Bottle Left some papers and a Bottle </p><p>25th My Birth Day Charlie here went to A Summers with 6 1/2 of Ashes a Treat at Mr Harpers -/6 Got /7 1/2 from Rolland on the Ashes got a Due Bill on the Rest took 1 1/2 of Nuts for Charlie to Renshaws got 1 Gallon of oil 3/- got a Knife from Mr Powell Seen Sullivan on the Front Maxim here </p><p>{second page} </p><p>Mr James Cameron Island Oct the 26th 1864 </p><p>Maxim Lesot here shot 2 Wild Geese Charlie went home took in 3 1/2 of Potatoes </p><p>27 at the Potatoes 5 Bushels in Charlie came up a Breeze of East Wind </p><p>28th a Great East Wind &amp; Rain the Alexandra Burnt about this Time Trying to take the pine sticks out of the marsh </p><p>29th Went to Salmon River brought 4 of Buckwheat 1 corn for Charlie Nuts onions got my Boot pegged got my yarn from the Old Woman had a snack at Minklers Got my cloth at Mr Hopkins took supper there Charlie and I Heard of P Buchanans Hoops being Lost By a Boat Running in to her Got a Hooker from Luke of Gin White Frost &amp; Ice to night </p><p>30th Charlie went home Mrs Morris and Abe here got some Pumkins Grapes nuts cucumbers for seed Maxim Lesot came at night </p><p>31st Holy Eve or Halloween took in 7 Bushels of Potatoes to Day A Summers &amp; Antwine Bosell here for sand got a Rat Huron went up Maxim here at night about 50 Bushels of Potatoes in now cracking nuts </p><p>1st of November All Saints Day Maxim here Gave me 25 cents shinplaster got a Rat Got an EEl took in 1 1/2 of Potatoes painting oars and Paddles ice last night Maxim Boy Killed a snake hime and Bully </p><p>2nd went off stole a stick of Timber from the shore Drawing Drags the Mare sick Tom Davis came with the canoe Gave me a watch key </p><p>3rd on this day of the Month Granda Departed crofsed with tom Trying to Find Mr Harper yesterday seen Angus went to Renshaws Killed a sheep went to Semos him sick Bought of Rolland 13 cents of Thread stopt at Renshaws all night </p></div> untranscribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1aa26c4dcc20e52299cd761ddc912d82.pdf 6aa8fd33d0ae337f2c48aaa7defb538c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. January 1, 1863 Mr James Cameron Island New Years Day Firing with the Pistol wind changed at 12 or 1 oclock this morning West By north and by south West about 6 O Clock Went around the Island cut Down 2 Oaks that was dead Feeding the cattle Well 2nd A Very fine Day seen a 2 canoes Fishing EEls made the Bed in the Kitchen 3rd Went to Dundee George Greaves & Gabriel Got in Horses Going for Fish Allens Birth Day Jim went to Cornwal for Baker & Frank Mrs Mayville a young one Last night Races on the ice to Day at Normans Bought of Norman 1/2 lb saleratus paid this sweetys -/1 nothing on credit got Baker to take 5 sheep allowing 15 dollars for them Witnefs to a note John M cBean Gave for 100 Dollars Bought of Baker 1 lb of cut tobacco to be paid got a Whippletree iron of the end from Bill Brought home the mits Got some papers from Bill Old Mrs Donald Cameron Carpenters Wife was Buried to Day I heard so a very Fine old Lady she was went So I would Get Abe & List school came home Sunday the 4th Was a fine Day East Wind a Boat going to Lancaster Jim Hopkins & George Graves called here on there way Back Wind Began to Raise Treated hem about 8 oclock the wind very high the change in the moon does it https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f9fbba4d501dc48131bb902e7d3c2528.pdf 168adb45fdcc7ca21839b51b25480f2c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1863 the 5th 1863 Mr James Cameron Island January Hansel Monday Drew the 2 oak Trees up on the Hill took home some Drags the Calve Died with Drinking too much skinned her setting Fires in the Marshes High wind a Fine Day Wind Last night Blew some old Trees Down 6th cleaning the pipes Drew the calve away took the Hay From the End of the Barn to the stable put the Calve in the hen house 7th Began to thrash the Oats the the Black 1 1/2 Began the other cold Freesing a little snow Last night put the sheep in the Big shed the Waterhole axe in the River 8th a Mink on the Island dont come to My Traps the Fox on but very shy Threshed oats Went to the head of the Island ice made well in the Bays the Mice Eating the oats Like the Devil 9th Thrashing & Fanning 5 - Bushels Lavinia helping me to Fan all the Potatoes covered now in the cellar 6 he{cut off} 1/2 Bushel in every heap turned warm in the Evening East Wind 10th Drawing Drags a Great Miracle in Finding a shirt Button in the Bush I happened to Turn over in Fun a Rotten Piece of a Log chunk Like as I turned it I commenced cutting the Ground as it was a little Frozen and what did I cut out But a shirt Button it Looked as if I was Just set to do it South Wind & snow cam in a hurry {second page} Mr James Cameron Island January the 11th Sunday Fine Day snowing & Raining at night 12th Thrashing the Last of the Oats Vin Washing got a Rat 13th Fanning 3 Bushels thats 8 Bushels of White Oats & 1 1/2 of Black Oats a Great yeild set My Trap tied to the calfs Leg went to Little Island chasing a Duck put some of the Marsh hay out of the Barn Began the Good hay for Gray a Fine Day But East Wind Raising at night some 14th Drew some Drags hacking at a Log of Lasheys for wood Raining some 15th Going out to the Bush for to chop I met with a Deer's track came home for my Gun chased him Down 3 Times from the Head of Island I Fired at him but was too far off I Lamed him a little al day after did not Get him I am thinking he'll stop all night with me he or she is a Bonny Beastie Turning stormy after Dark Blowing hard 15th a very stormy Day Found old Min the cat in the Trap Dead went to the Pitt Point to see if I would see the Deer did not see him East Wind changed to the Nor West of it would Freeze the ice would take chopping stove wood Gave Gray a pail of Milk some cold to night Good Fires warm house though the snow came in Thomas Munroe Out on the Lake all night him and Gabriel got his Feet Froze Badly 17th the ice took after the Deer to Kit Kit Old Mr Alexander Cameron Departed this life https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4e687c10b29b65a33dae75b16bd53c80.pdf 0fbd307e966b3537652f54b253e82515 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Mr James Cameron Island Jany 18th 1863 I crofsed to Henerys the ice Good came home and went to the Wake caught a Duck on the ice Gave it to Henerys children 19th Went to Dig the Grave John Duncan Henry William Rose John Rose & one of Long Johns Boys & Myself the Hardest Job to Dig a Grave that ever I seen almost impossible to Dig it Thomas Munroe Taking home From Hopkins came Down to R{illegible} had Dinner came Home Thomas Froze on the night of the 16th 20th Drawing Wood at head of Island put out some Bush 21st St Agnes Day Taking the Wheat of the Hay on the West side of the Mow 22nd I went to see Thomas Munroe Angus Came sent out 18 Pounds of Butter Basket & Towl Bought of A Summers 1/2 lb Tea 1/4 1/2 Tape -/4 Powder canister 1/6 shot -/6 1/2 2 sp{cut off} -/6 Got the Dog Bull Tarrier about 1 year old Paid 5 Dollars to Streeter for him seen young David But He looks very Poorly Bought A Lottery Ticket 23rd Went for the Mare to Walters Bought of A Summers Led Pencil -/2 1/2 Horseshoe nails -/4 Got 2 shoes From Joby Rose got a Mouse in my Trap Bushed some of the Road to Francis Island Thawing some Killing Hogs at David Summers Sherrif McIntyre Down to Ranald G{cut off} {second page} 24th 1863 Mr James Cameron Island Very stormy some East Wind cutting Wood 25th Sunday Robie Burns Birth Day 26th Drawing Drags Fixing the Roads for to Draw the hay went to spear EEls got 1 Henery Big Frank Tom skutters George Semo came to Fish I cut Holes for them got 32 out of one hole got 12 from tom cotters some a Great many small ones Peter and another Indian Fishing stopt all night Got 45 or 46 from them in all 27th went with Henery & Big Frank cutting holes for them Got about 70 or so Gave me 31 EEls took Dinner here Heard Antwine Bosell was called Last Sunday with Jessimas Girl Henery told me Heard Old Mrs Donald McDougall Broke her arm Peter went home a Mink on the Island set 2 Traps Fishers in the Big Bay 28th Heard that John Grave Died in California old Mrs Wright John Camerons wife Mrs Lablaw old Martins McMartin Buried to day Heard Bill McKay put in Jail for at his wife sawing Allens Logs Semo & Henery Bosells Went to Williamstown got a Ride from Keefe the Baker a treat at Ranalds 1/- seen Finlay Rofs and Wife and Margaret Rofs in James Summers store got a pair of Mits 2 Headstalls a sale of Lasy Finnans in Williamstown 29th got a Ride home snowing no Mink in the trap Heard Dany Duncan was poorly https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f9df9c5da132420316537a0c348ed116.pdf 69e70dab1593569ceb8fa3fcc7bf60ce PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 30th 1863 Mr James Cameron Island Jany the Went to head of the Island with Gray Went to the Little Island with the truck Drawing Drags put out 3 pills for the Fox on ice in the Bay snowing 31st chopping Wood Drew a Big Basswood stick 1st of February Sunday a Fine Day wind Raised through the night about 3 oclock the pipes Took Fire in the Morning of the 2nd the house near Going cleaned the pipes the Big Maple came Down with the storm and the stump in the Marsh My canoe Blowed into the airhole and out of it shingles of of the house 3rd Went to the ice put out some Bushes chopping stove wood cold Day to Day 4th a very cold Day the coldest we had this year this far came for the hay James Grant Angus about 3/4 of a Tun upset with the Load on the ice Laurie's Birth Day (21 now) cold night 5th colder Day still east Wind snowing to night Freezing hard everything Froze in the house 6th a snowy stormy Day went for the Truck the ice snow Deep went to tsee the traps 7th Breaking Roads went to Head of the Island took home my Traps from there snow Deep 2 Foxes at the airhole all Day Playing William Hamilton Departed this Life Malcom Dingwall poorly M Lauchlans Daughter poorly Se{cut off} poorly {second page} Sunday February 8 1863 Mr James Cameron Island Livinia sick a very fine Day the Baby Boarn Gordon son I crofsed Heard of William Hamiltons Death Semo went for Mrs Morris I had to turn Midwife Myself crofsed for Margaret Henerys Girl 9th Went to A Summers Bought 1 Gal Whiskey 2/6 nails -/6 Tallow 6/6 Tea 1/2 lb 1/4 1/2 Saffras -/2 nutmeg -/6 Sugar 2 lbs 1/3 Broom -/5 2 yds calico 1/8 Soap 1/3 Left my Horse at Roses Antwine Bosell Married to Day to Jessimas Girl a Treat on the Boys at the store 1/3 came home stormy East Wind William Hamilton Buried to Day 10th I went for Semos Cutter took it Home 11th Went home with Mrs Morris stopt at Henerys took home the Basket 12th chopping Wood cold some 13 Margaret went home to go to the Ball Mary Ann cmae to Ball; to night at Davids Valentine 14th Valentine Day Mary Ann went home Thrashing Wheat The Fee cut off Thomas Munroe Margaret & Henery came Sunday 15th Henery went home Thawed & Rain some Last night Warmer to Day High Wind 16th Thrashing Wheat a fine Day 17th Took home a Drag Henry & Wife here all night 18th James Hugh's Birth Day Ash Wednesday Gave Henery an order for 4/- on A Summers Bought of A Summers Flour {illegible} 2/9 candles -/6 castor oil -/7 1/2 Treat 1/3 Got Some {illegible} with me gave him 1 Bushel of Oats ({illegible} 1-90 1 1/2) https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0b6cbf98854b6d51df1367cf76fe5791.pdf 05f2dab79110f355a74c66032a55e6fd PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1863 Mr James Cameron Island February the 19 Went to Salmon River called on George Renshaw got 6/- from him paid Peter Buchanan 4/- to my credit paid a Treat at Normans -/6 Bought of Buchanan 1 Ball of Wick 17 cents paid this Bought of D Baker 1/2 lb Tobacco -/6 to Be Paid Got my Boots Fixed By Streeter 1/- got the other Boots at Bufs 7/6 20th Angus came for Hay him and Motty Ruso upsets on the {cut off} Malcom Dingwall Departed Fanning Wheat 1/1/2 stormy Day Took the sleigh to me 21st chopping stove Wood Drew a Drag cold day Pipes a fire Sunday 22nd Washingtons Birth Day Mary Ann Phiney Antwine & Augusta Pridhoe here to Dinner a cold Day 23rd Fixing the Rack for the Sheep Drew a Load of Wood Got a Weasel in a Trap Malcolm Dingwall Buried Christees came home 24th Seen Charlie yesterday & to Day a cutter to Christee Found a Fox after eating the Poison Mary Went home this evening cleaned the cook stove Drawing Wood A Soiree at D{illegible} Last Night on Favour of Thomas Munroe 25th Ellen cam for Granny Bob & Wife here a Great many Fishing EEls Brought a Drefs for the Boy Shoeing Gray put 2 shoes on Henery a Bee Little Henery here for Milk 26th Henery & Wife here stopt all night Rover eat the Poison to Day Henery and I chopping 27th Henery & I to see eels holes found some on the ice 28th Henery chopped1/2 Day Jack came Fishing EEls seen Crows 1st 29th Writing Letters for Henery Jack went off Stormy Jack {illegible} & 3 more {second page} Mr James Cameron Island March Jack here Fishing EEls 2nd Went for Charlies ashes 3rd Stormy East Wind Charlie here 4th Went with the ashes to Summers got 70 cents cash Bought of A Summers 1/2 lb starch -/7 1/2 2 yds Muslin 2/- 1/2 bus salt 1/3 Matches -/6 1/2 quire -/7 1/2 2 lb sugar 1/3 Charlie a Bottle Drank it all got a Bottle from A Summers to be Returned 5th Went to Salmon River with 7 Bushels of Ashes at 18 cents Paid 1/1/2 lb of Tobacco got Bonnet Borders 1/2 Take 3 cents needles -/4 32 cents cash a pair of sox 1/3 Got 40 1/2 Dollars from Smart paid Mears 4 Dollars paid Minkler 10 Dollars paid Grange 1 Dollar paid Berry the Butcher 2 1/2 Dollars Gave Grindel Streeter 1 Fox 6/3 Mink <s>L</s>1..0..{cut off} 16 Rats at 1/3 4 Dollars 1 Calf skin 5/- 10 Cash I got 1 pair Boots 5/- Mended Vins Boots for nothing Paid Norman 2/3 I owed him I did not Got my change Back Les came home with me Thowed of 4 1/2 of the 11 Dollars that was coming on the sheep thats 7 Dollars for myself Lot 1 of my Bags 6th Stormy Drifting soft some Drew some Woods with the Mare cleaning the pipes Mary Ann here all night her Brother for Milk Lent the cover of the Tin Kettle to them Fishing EEls 2 Men before the Door Got a Mink at the Lower End of the Island Took up my 2 Traps in the marsh 7th Biil & Abraham came for the Pease Straw got it got 3 1/2 Bushels of Oats got 2 Trace Chains https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6dd423507302cd78671cecf2aef8b46a.pdf 0a09feeecf7ed2c03ba5c8238a47d350 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Mr James Cameron Island March 7th 1863 A Stickler here Looking as he said for Timber for John Rankin that Frank sold Lis went home on the Load of Straw Got 2 of my Bags to take the Oats 3 Men here Fishing EEls Lashomb Jessima & Left their horse here Margaret Bosell went home her Month is up gave her a Pair of Boots put out 3 Pills and one out Before Sunday the 8th Stormy Drifting snowing 9th cut a Waterhole Broke the Road Both ways went for a Load of Wood Turned stormy a Very Great Storm would turn Fine and Begin again I suppose it is these Days the Equinoxial Gales are Sun about the Line it is so Very Blustering The Dove came 10th Went to Salmon River Brought A Summers Bottle home Mrs Morris went up with me at Lukes at Kimballs Bought a song Book -/10 Bought Essence of Peppermint sold to Streeter 1 Mink 4 Dollars cash Bonnet Borders at Tuthills 37 cents got 2 almanacks a Treat at M{cut off} 10 cent 11cents for Whiskey Bought of A Summers 1 Quart Whiskey -/7 1/2 1 lb sugar -/7 1/2 1/2 lb Tea 2/3 Bought of A Norman 1 Broom -/6 The Prince of Wales Married to Day Firing at Night Mr Henderson came with me to Thrash 11th Stormy time I went to Williamstown Brought carpet stuff 1 Keg of EEls Jar of Milk got the Big Jar a {illegible} {second page} James Cameron Island March the 12th came from Williamstown cold Morning Bought of A Summers 1 Bar soap 1/ 1/2 Fanning the Last of the Wheat 2 Bushels chopping some stove Wood Henderson the Pigeon Gone off (Dove) this Day McMaster came to the Island first 13th Gave an Order to Henderson on A Summers for 3/9 14th got a Rat Knocking about Waiting these 2 Days see if they were coming for the Hay cold night this cattle all well 15 Sunday a cold morning Freezing very hard but a Fine Day A Strange Bird on the top of the Barn 16th a very cold Morning But a most Beautiful Day it is, cut one EEl hole and stopt at that the Ice is so very thick very near 3 Feet in the Thicknefs Fixed my spear made a hole for another nail Drew home 2 Loads of Wood with the Mare the Wolf on the Island a Dog on his Track Sunday 17th Stormy snowing West Wind St Patricks and a stormy Day it is waiting for them to come for the hay set 2 Trap in Back Part of the Island either a Rat or Mink hole thats 5 Traps have set 4 piles out 18th I went to Salmon River to settle affairs Brought some hops to Bill horse him dead Seen old David Summers & John Cameron there took me to Coles Tavern and Treated well to 2 Treats at Coles 1 at Normans 1 at Bakers paid Norman for the Broom Came home started with the Boy Gordon to Morrises took the short Road at Alexis Island 19th went to Mr Wells & to the Presbyterian at Paddocks <s>Bought of Ba</s> Ellen Married on the 18th https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0b9a7b852e7c14f014ad755ccfc0d05e.pdf 4e142b09450927a81bcdd70a53879b0f PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. the 19th 1863 Mr James Cameron Island March Bought of A Baker 1 Quart of Whiskey 74 1 Pound of sugar -/7 1/2 Paid this Gave him 2.6 cents did not Get my change came Down Livinia wanting to get her sheep Got my 2 Bags from Bill seen William McDonell Ocin From Williamstown Buying hay in or Morris A Great many taking hay from the other side 20th Setting Traps for a Mink 21st Went to Christees Sandy Came caught a Rat 22nd Lavinia Birth Day Jacop & another Indian here Both Staving 23rd I went to Fort Covington took home Bakers Bottle Artimas Sick Bought of GA St{cut off} 3 Bushels of Potatoes at 33 cents a Bushel Paid this Gave him 2 Rats 60 cents a Bushel Paid this Gave him 2 Rats 60 cents paid me Promised Mr Minkler the Butter went Mavills Road Angus & John Cameron here for the hay Semo here to see if I would Give him hay 24th Sandy commenced to Chop Sandy Crofsed I went with the Butter Sold it to Stewart Mears for 18 cents Bought the Tennet Back from him for 1/3 1 lb shot -/6 Blue 4 cents 2 lb sugar 1/3 pins 8 cents Axe 3/9 not Warranted Bought of D Baker 1 Grindstone at 1 1/2 cents a lb Weight 52 lbs 4/- paid this (a Treat at Normans 10 cents paid) Got 10 Dollars Cash American Money Good Travelling ice Good Fine Day 25th Raining hard got a Black Muskrat Fixing a Crank in the Grindstone 26th Went to Semos gave him hay 300 Weight or so took Dinner at Henerys water on the Ice Sandy came The Dove came Back again to see us went off {second page} Mr James Cameron Island March the 27th 1863 Sandy & I chopping on the Bank 28th Sandy chopping I commenced to Draw cord Wood for the first I Drew Drew what Henery and I cut First Wild Geese is heard Christie Wife here with Baskets commenced to snow no Eggs yet Ellen Morris's Birth Day Sunday 29th Stormy Day snowing & Blowing 30 Drawing some in the Bush took home a Load of wood Made the Beetle a fine Day (Intercalary Day 29) 31st Last Day of the Month Sandy crofsed I went to Salmon River Bought of Mears & McPhee 1/2 lb Tobacco 1/- Tea 2/- Bought of G.A. Streeter 1 pair of Boots 6/3 Babish 1/- a Treat at Stoughtons -/6 Got the strainer Fixed -/7 1/2 Bought of Norman 8 Dishes for 2/2 paid 20 cents of this Got a Ride from a Caller Angus Motty Ruso Heard Sandy Cameron had the small Pox Got a Ride part of the way from William McGreggor Seen Cranes on Alexis Island 1st of April All Fools Day Took in 2 Eggs the Cats eating them Stormy Day chopping stove Wood This Day 5 years ago Duncan Died 2nd Thinking to have a Bee to Day But it is so stormy no one could come Drew the Last of what wood I had chopped to the Bank 3rd Good Friday Jo here Jim Nicholson after the Hollo Adze got it Jacop & Anneas here Fishing EEls gave them a peice of Bread 4th Jo went for his cloths I went to A Summers Bought 1 Gal Whiskey 2/6 1/4 Tea 1/2 lb 1/4 1/2 Soda -/4 Herrings 2 Dozen 1/3 combs -/8 shot -/6 Soap 1/1 1/2 Pink & Semo {illegible} (9..3) account of A Summer the same on the other side of Leaf https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ee5ada6ec7ad5c12b5737a40b065c420.pdf 8ec96e23acc4c85fc96fcb86cc7ca182 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1863 Mr James Cameron Island April 4 Went to a Summers Bought 1 Gallon of Whiskey 2/6 2 Dozen of Herrings 1/3 1/4 of Tea 1/- lb Tea 1/4 1/2 Soda 1/2 lb 4 1/2 Soap 1/ 1 1/2 Soap 1/1 1/2 Shot -/6 Combs -/8 Pink & Sema -/6 not very well Luke & Emmanuel here with a Letter from Mr Norman concerning the giving over the movable Property to Mr Frothugh Caught 1 EEl Ice thick in the channel I owed off cut an stick for spear poles Me very sick through the night Sunday Easter 5th Charlie here Gave me -/6 Christees went off Jacop Left the spear for Charlie and Marys chest of cloths Peter Small Tree took the spear away Fenny here for milk they went to Charlies Lewis Christees boy with him very sick Set a trap took up my Big Trap 7th Stormy Day of Snow Sandy Making my mits 8th Went to the Bush for firewood 9th Began the hay on the East end 10th ice opened in the channel Lots of Teams crofsing to Day with heavy Loads I went to Salmon River Bought of Mears 2 lb Sugar 1/3 caps -/4 1/2 2 papers for myself & 2 for Charlie 20 cents I owed him on the tart Dishes 10 cent for crackers and Treat 1 paper cabbage 1 paper Needles Gave the Writings to Frothingham agent a Lawsuit about a Prue got 10 cents from Artimas a horse got in Dan Duncan over with McMartin Seen these Gannets going {second page} Mr James Cameron Island April the 11th 1863 Drawing in the Bush the soft Maple & Oak swallows came Robins came snowbirds Plenty BlackBirds & cranes all the Feathered inhabitants now came the Dove came again (Seen these Gannets going Down on the 10th) Hens not Laying Fine Day Livinia made a Taste of Sugar Sandy chopping the Oaks on the Bank Feed Plenty for Man and Beast 12th ice opened Before the Door Raining some cattle out Picking some ice not opening Fast 13th Began Cording the Wood on the Bank Drawing some 14th Livinia sick Fired 2 shots at a Rat did not get it The churn impossible to make Butter Firing commenced ice opening very slow Drew the Canoe Behind the Barn Loons Roaring 15th Drawing set a Trap shot a squirrel with Thomas Davis Fitsstephen Gun cording some Drawing Went out with the small canoe for the first time this year ice Jamming some 16 Drawing & Piling 17th sick some Sandy making 2 Whippletrees Light in the Light House Raining got a Rat 18th Our Duncans Birth Day Bought of A Summers 1/2 Gal HW 2/6 Knife 1/6 Tobacco 1/2 lb 1/4 1/2 Salts -/2 Crema Tartar -/3 envelopes -/3 Tax -/5 got my account from him Sandy Staving Sandy shooting Sunday 19th Charlie here Charlie sick me not well a Fine Day 20th Drawing in the Bush Heard the Frogs for the first time High Wind 21st Drawing to the Bank 2 Indians on the Pitt Point Lewis Christees Boy & Smalltree Shot a Rat set 2 traps ice going Down ice in the Marsh Fishing EEls got 2 in the Mud great shooting https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1f4938e86b37daf5f71ded3a8b5de98a.pdf 7fc43e9d1c7c855a1b8a5af8cf28747e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. April the 22nd 1863 Mr James Cameron Island Wednesday Spearing EEls Charlie & I got a Few nursing some 23rd St Georges Day A Fine Day Fishing EEls got 8 Drawing to the Bank ice going Down Hens not Laying hard Frost Nights now got 2 Rats Fixing the Fence in the Upper Feild Cows going to the Bush Feeding them yet Burning some of the Rubish Before the Door 24th ice going Down cleaning the Pipes cleaning the cookhouse & Milkhouse Drawing up Stick with Bolts in it at the Lower Point ice on the Back Bay yet a Bird came in the House Sandy chopping A Barge in to Salmon River I think it is Mr Bakers 2 Master 25th Drawing in the Bush 26th Windy Took Medicine 27th Began to plough before the Door got a Rat 28 Went to Salmon River Bought of Congdon a Bottle of Medicine & a Box of Pills 3/9 Paid Bought of P Buchanan 10 lbsalt 1/- 1/2 Bushel of Potatoes 18 cents paid this paid 2 Dollars but it stood only 7/6 to my account (I owe now {illegible} to him $1..94 cents one Dollar & 94 cents) Bought of Minkler a sank /7 1/2 1/2 Dozen of Spoons 1/10 1/2 paid) Brought 2 1/2 of Wheat to Mrs Morris that I Took out of their Wheat on Bargain got my Gun took Dinner their Sandy & I stopt at Lukes had a Round or 2 to gave Sandy 10 cents the Prisoner escaped Sunday from John Birch Old young alek Departed yesterday not very well 29th setting fires Fixing Pitt Point Fence Found a Fox {second page} Mr James Cameron Island April 29th 1863 First Steamboat Passed a Propeller name ______ I Put the Cats on the Little Island set Fire on the Island First Lights for Boats in the Lighthouses tonight Took Pills the Clock astray Sandy Chopping 30th Sent Sandy to A Summers sent the Whippletree Irons to Tom Kennedy to Fix Tom sent me his own Harnefsed the Horses together for the First time Bought of A Summers 1/2 Gal Whiskey 1/2 1 lb ot Tobacco 2/9 got no sugar Sandy Staving ploughing before the Door Planting Potatoes About 40 hills of the White & Blue noses at Last Row of the Furrow 6 square) A Boat Went Down Charlie Fishing EEls Fishing at night got 2 1st of May Sandy ploughing the Pease Ground me planting Potatoes the Dog Killed 1 hen & almost another shot 2 Ducks put in the pigs set Fires in the Grove a Great Deal of ice Going Down The Lottery to come of to night 2nd Salaberry Came up First Trip ploughing the pease Ground some snow Fixing the Fence on the Pitt Point Sunday the 3rd Sandy and the Boy & Lavinia went to Mrs Morris's the Bowmanville went Down Lis came Down with them Thomas Munroe went for his Boat I went to the Little Island very unwell Lots of Wild Geese & Ducks close to the shore since it is Sunday 4th very unwell 7 or 8 Boats Passed up and Down Tow Boats commenced put in the Calves https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/eeaa3aa05b99a515b282ea83ff15033e.pdf 75e045b4ce390dac01b568a5b07e38c9 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1863 Mr James Cameron Island May 5 Ploughing East Wind Frost Last Night sowed another Paper of Cabbage seeds in 3 Troughs Christee here Going for his Folks to Kenyon took 1 of Marys shirts out to her steamer Huron went up on her First Trip setting Fires Driving for Sandy Took up my Traps very unwell Taking Medicine Began Down next the oak Tree 6th Sowed 3 Bushels of small Peas very sick 7th 13 pecks of Black Oats sowed & Sowed 2 Bushels of the Big Pease Fixing the Gate 8th Mr John Campbell here Washing his things Lashey here for his Lines pail & hooks The New Ear or Emprefs went Down Sandy & I ploughing East Wind the Traveller a great Two coming up Drew the Big Canoe Behind the Barn A very fine Day Frost Last Night 9th Mr Cambell washing & Irening Thomas Munroe Down with Pat Charlie to Lancaster Sandy crofsed with Thomas took Dinner ploughing above the house Mary Christee here for her chest Lent them to saw & Gimlet sent over the Broken neck Bottle to David Ploughed the Garden 10th Sunday Preaching on the Front Mrs Bosell here for Canoe Pat & Charlie here got 3 apples From Pat Huron went Down Took salts Wild Geese & Ducks Plenty before the Door Ticks commencing a bad Mosquito commencing to come Rain in the night 11th Raining tried the Perch got none Sandy came have the news of Rob Summers John Cameron & Sandy gone to Frasher River {second page} 1863 Mr James Cameron Island may 12th Fixing the Fence on the Pitt Point Campbell crofsed Sandy to the store called at old Bosells for the Line got it for 2 Dollars an order on A Summers for a Dollar got the rong Line 13th Went to Salmon River with Elizabeth To Streeter 7 Rats at 32 cent 2 & 24 cents Bought of Streeter 1 Bushel of Potatoes /10 1/2 Paid) got the Boots Fixed on the Heels Bought of Mears 1/2 lb Tea 1/10 1/2 Bought of Congdon 1 plaster 18 cents Worm Tea 1/3 Got an Almanack Bought of Buchanan 2 Bushels of Barley 1 of American Money & charged 2/6 more on it Being Yankee Money Salt 30 cents Rope 1/3 2 Papers seeds 12 cents 2 lb Sugar 1/3 Broom 2 cents Soap 10 cents Came Down took Tea at Mrs Morris's Layna came Down Charlie & Pat here 14th Holy Thursday Sandy Chopping Old Mrs Angus McDonald Departed this Life 15th Sandy making Rockers for the chair went to Bosells for the Line got a peice of Line 16th Set the Line Caught the First Perch 4 of them Found a sheep in the Water took the Wool off took home the Black Cat Baited the Line for the First time Thunder & Lightning Old Mrs McDonald Buried to Day Boats Going in abundance Drawing some in the Bush Sandy chopping 17th Sunday Sandy went home with Laurie Pat & Charlie here gave me a Glafs of Gin Got a Sturgeon for the first 18th Ploughing above the house hailstones & Rain Broke the Line the Sheep 2 Lambs hey Died planted the sugar corn & popcorn or Rice corn & 2 hills of White corn https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a07c5e7fb7819380ca38b57ea6156c74.pdf dcd2f662e50d9bf814ad6860c226283c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1863 Mr James Cameron Island May 19th 19th Planted the corn some Ploughed a Little above the Lane & Behind the barn But it is too wet with the Rain Broke the coulter 20th A Hen to Hatch with 10 Eggs on the stable Loft Ploughing Behind the barn Ploughed a Ridge down at the Plumtree took over the Bun to Mr David Summers Bought A Summers 1 pair of Overalls 3/- 1/2 lb Tea 2/- 1 Bar of Soap 1/1 1/2 saw File -/6 Hoe 1/10 1/2 which comes to 8/6) (Big Jim in the Glen Buried on the 20th ) speaking to Kenneth about their colts 21st Sowed 2 Bushels of Barley Sandy crofsed seen Angus on the Front Rob Summers came home 22 planted potatoes in the Garden and some above the house the Bluenoses in the Garden took home sticks for a Harrow Drew a sawlog up out of the River 23rd Sowed near a Bushel of Pease at the end of the Big Bease, Sowed above house 3 1/2 of Oats the Potatoes peeping up Before the Door Sandy came Staving got a Ducking got a Plough Point from David Summers for me 24th Sunday Queens Birth Day 3 men here from a Raft wanted 12 withs gave me 12 cents cash Sandy Bad with the Piles 25th Keeping the Queens Birth Day me shooting at night Ploughing Behind the barn Lashey here 26th Frost Last night shearing 3 of the sheep Ram my Sheep and the one thats got the Lamb Fishing Sandy and I making a Harrow planted some pumkins and white Beans at the Pig Pen 27th Went to Salmon River Bought of GA Streeter 1 pair of Boots for Sandy 6/10 1/2 a Rat got 32 cents Bought A Bushel of Potatoes 1/10 paid {illegible} {second page} Mr James Cameron Island May 27th 1863 Bought of Mr Mears & C 1/2 lb Tea 1/10 1/2 12 yds calico at 1/6 yard 1 spool 10 cents Bought of Grange 1 Ladle 1/- 1 skimmer -/6 Bought of Bill Morris & Co 1 Bull calf to Cash on it 2/6 To 1/2 Bushel Potatoes 15 Cents Les came Down with us Sandy at Congdons for the Piles Watson's First Trowling on the Lake for Lunge 28th Sandy crofsed for the Wheat to A Summers did not Get it putting manure on the Garden ploughing some 1 lb of Tobacco 2/3 at the Garden Taking the Banking from the house 29th Went to Salmon River stopt at Renshaws scow Bought of Quaw 2 Bushels of Wheat 15/- Bought of Norman 5 Bunches of Line 1/3 not Paid Paid the other 12 cents to Bill for the calf Ellen came Down with us Left the Horn of Grange to be 6 cents 30th Sowed 1 of Wheat 1/2 Bushel or so above the oats 2 Ridges to sow their yet Began to Rain Sandy hewing the house fixing the saw Let the Horses out for the first time to Grafs Went to Little Island Trowling some took the oats out of the Wheat 31st Davidson & I2 girls and Uncle Duncans John here Wind high 1st of June an Eclipse sowed the Wheat at the side of hay & some Behind the Barn harrowing at the scoring the house 3rd Sandy crofsed with Ellen took home the horn Hoeing corn and Potatoes Planting corn & squashes at the Pease Making the Soap not very well 4th of June Finished hewing the house Began the Rafters Making the soap got a pike yesterday https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1bbd83683becd2e7c5175f10dec52804.pdf ab7082d8fcd408b9cf6975ae40ce361e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1863 Mr James Cameron Island June 5 Friday 5th of June Put the Rafters on the House & Boarded some on North Side Went to Charlies Got some Turnip seed & Onions & the hammer 2 Men here Lee & Reuben Martins 's Son all night Raining Mary Birch Pafsed in a Boat close to shore 6th Went to Christees seen Mary Anns Baby about a month old Christee says it Belongs to Thomas More got 13 Pine Boards & 1 hemlock Board Cost 2 Dollars paid 1 Dollar of it I owe him a Dollar yet on them go the scyths 2 of them saw & Gimlet cut the Door procefsion in St Regis Sandy went home with Lis took Ellen down Ellen made a Cap for the Boy Brought a hammer from Morris's Sandy did Charlie here Gave him potatoes to plant pease saop Found 5 Large staves & 4 small ones 8th Raining Fishing perch caught 44 put them in the pen but 20 of them got away Sandy & Ellen sparking a Raft cutting poles Left them 9th Our Marys Birth Day Went to Summers a Treat at Davids 1/3 on credit Bought of A Summers 2 Bunshes of shingles 12/6 10 lb nails shingles 2/6 Donald Summers & Robert Down for the Canoe went to Alexis Island for Boards Richard Grear here 10th Began to shingle the north side 11 calling for Charlie Sandy working at the Door cleaning out the cellar 12h Went to Salmon River with the wool 15 lb only got 12 Ba{cut off} 7 cents a lb oiled and carded paid 10 cents Duty got the Receipt of the wool for 4 cents Bought P Buchanan 4 lb nails 1/- 1 Bushel of potatoes 1/6 crackers & cheese -/7 1/2 Got the churn Fixed at McGiffens 1/3 not paid to Day John Angus came {second page} Mr James Cameron Island June 13th 1863 Working at the house Began to shingle the South Side John Angus & me Fishing got none went to Fish with the Light Sandy Lost a Sturgeon the City of Hamilton Began to tow here hoeing some Mosquitoes Bad Ticks some young chickens 14 of them Jack Bad with Boils Ellen made a Puzzle hens scratching the Wheat 14th Jack Ellen & Sandy went to Christees 3 canoes went Down 15th I and Sandy & Jack crofsed Gave John Angus the Berries to take to Ellen Left the Dog Tippoo on the Island Settled with old Bosell about the Line all clear Got the round adze From Nicholson took a hook out of Semos Boys hand Henery Bad with a Felon on his Finger A Great Gale of North Wind coming home Sandy & Ellen Crofsed for the Shingles & for the Wheel & Reel Gave Sandy an Order to get them cedar shingles 7/6 16th came Back Ellen Ellen & Sandy Tom Davis came high Wind working at the Potatoes 17th working at the House Finished shingling the South Side Began the West Gable end hoeing some 18th This Day the Deciding the Battle of Waterloo Finished the West Gable end put out 2 Lines Tom Went offf John Cameron & Fray here stopt all night 19th Went to A Summers Bought 1/2 lb Tea 1/10 1/2 1 lb Tobacco 2/3 1/2 Gal Whiskey 1/3 Soada -/4 1/2 Pepper -/1 7 lb nails 1/9 1 Bottle Porter 1/- 2 Bowls -/9 a Hat for nothing Wind very high Began the East End of the Gable 20th Fixing End of the House {illegible} Wife here Bought a sturgeon & Basket from her gave some Meal and Potatoes https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d86b063b98fb7196666d15609a800c13.pdf 0c653c81ebef0a31bf2d43c812d3f1c6 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Mr James Cameron Island June 21st 1863 Sunday 21st Sandy went to church Ellen was home A Smallman here 22nd Our Dans Birth Day a Fortunate Day Christee here I went to Renshaws Mr Harper treated me 23rd Fixing the stone wall in the cellar Digging and putting Out Ground 2 Men were here with Bob Getts Dynn & Watson From PlatsBurgh Raining 24th St John the Babtiste Day Great Firing of Cannons Back of St Annicet Or there abouts 3 Men here all night Fishers) Sandy Digging the Cellar Berres some Rip now strawBerries Fishing at night at the Little Island for Pickerel got none 25th Shows in Salmon River Sandy & E Morris went Found an Elem stick on the water Turned with it I fetched it to the shore hoeing corn Potatoes Pulling Cotton out of the Grain Mustard bad in the Grain Angus came at night 26th Sandy & Ellen came Brought 4 Plains From the Estate of the Late D Morris to be Returned Sandy Staving at the show Drawing up the Elm stick Drawing stones Donald Suple here Got a Rod Davidson & Miller with him Angus went off 27th Sandy went off with Ellen The Boy out on the water with us hoeing some Sunday 28th Pophams wife here for Milk Sandy & I went to Williamstown with 2 Bushels of Big Pease about 18 lbs of Wool without the Bags {illegible} at Sheep 60 heads of cabbage Plants 1 Bag of Potatoes Pie Plants or Rubarb 29th came home took scantling canoe load got an old Buttertub {second page} 1863 Mr James Cameron Island June 30th 30th Charlie and me to Dundee with ashes Bought of Norman Beer 2/6 Bought of P Buchanan 2 Bushels of Potatoes 2/6 1 lb nails -/3 2 pipes -/1 Signing the papers for the Race course July 1st 1863 Wednesday A Stickler here sold him the Elm stick for his Boat Gave me 1 Dollar on Bargain Drawing Stone for the cellar Drew the stick to the River with Gray 2nd Christee here for a snaith & ring got it 2 Men here From Rankins for the stick Gave me the Rest of the Pay Gave them a Tin Dish to Drink opend my Boil A Great Deal of stuff came out of it Drawing stones Let out the hogs 3rd Hiram Stephens here Paul Grant gave me a Paper a Hooker of Gin caught an EEl Last night withe the hand Line fixing Logs under the East & West ends of the house Thundering to the South East Wind plaining the Boards Found New Potatoes 2 of them when hoeing Mosquitos Bad Gave Sandy 2/6 cash for his share in the stick 4th of July the Salabery a Pleasure Trip up to Cornwall Sent Sandy to A Summers To 1/2 lb Tea 2/- 1/2 Gal Mollasseys 2 lb of sugar 1/1 1/2 lb salts -/6 Very Bad with my Boil on My Ribs Sunday 5th Our Johns Birth Day Granny Morris Lis & Abe here Sandy went to chruch got the Lend of their Saw 6th cutting sticks for the cart caught 3 Pickerel Mr Campbell came Alexander Hamilton took him Rasberries commencing to Get Rip put some Fires on the Pitt Point Heard Henerys Boy was sick https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/83e848f6b4773615ca82325e8a5820bc.pdf 385abf1a3ec4fcaefc28d7377894e39c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Mr James Cameron Island July 7th 1863 Sandy and I caught 6 peices of Timber took 4 of them to the Raft and 2 to the shore got some staves the owener Henery Toulds the Bofs John D McMillen went to Alexis Island A Lincoln here Left his Fish till he came From Lancaster A Great smash of Rafts Francis Lost the Anchor Campbell Washing his clothes, a year ago to Day Bill and Cambell Married 8th Went to see Antwine Bosele Semo Cutting Francis Island Took a spree stopt at Mr David Summers all night the first time I ever slept in that House Bought of A Summers Tin pan 1/2 Sugar 2 lb 1/3 Cotton 3/3 1 Bottle Beer -/71/2 Angus at Davids Allen McDonell On the Boshure 9th Went to Renshaws got 2 Dollars & 3/4 from him (13..9) Christee here Grinding Scythe Henerys Girls & Boys here Gave them Marsh hay for Bedding a Great wind Last night Broke the corn (a Fortunate Day) I Went to Dundee Bought of D Baker 1 Barrel of Flour L1..5 Paid Norman 3..6 cash I owed him Bought of Norman 3 Thimbles -/3 1 pen 1/2 2 peace with Sandy on the Matches paid all this a Treat -/2 paid this Took Supper at mrs Morris's Sandy & I 10th took away 2 peices of Elm Went to Get My Pay Gave me 5/- Cash and a pail of Greese Drawing some of the cord Wood Making Roads in the Bush setting stump and Brush a Fire took home sticks for the cart Bosells at the Raspberries 11th putting the Floor in in the house Drew some Wood Began to use the Flour the Salaberry went Down Currants commencing to be Ripe {second page} Orangemens Day Mr James Cameron Island July 12th 1863 12 Sunday Bill Bule & Cambell here took Dinner 13th at the Floor & cellar Door Finished now 14th at the Drew the Last of the Cord Wood 15th Finished the Floor up stairs Mrs Bowen Clarissa Mary Ann & Mr Bayville & wife here at Berries A Pleasure Trip on the Salaberry going Down Fishing at Night got 3 Great many Rafts a Going Down Keeping in the calve & Pigs a Great Bother with them 16th Began the Car for the Cart Sandy and I Got New Potatoes yesterday on the 15th for the first we eat EEl Flies very Plenty 17th Mrs Morris & Abe & Laurie at the Berries Brought Gordon A Had stopt all night Sandy to the store Bought of A Summers 1/2 lb Tea 1/10 1/2 1 lb Tobacco 2/3 18th the Men of M Aults Raft got the canoe and 3 Loaves of Bread gave me 3 lb of Pork & 2/6 cash Sunday 19th Took Breakfast in the new house for the first time Sandy & Boy & Livinia went to Mrs Morrises James Hopkins & Family here Took Dinner with them up in the Bush Tom Davis Sold his gun to James Hopkins 10/- 20th Sandy went to Bills Bee Charlie here Grinding his Scythe Went to A Summers to 1/2 lb powder 1 lb shot Rake -/10 2 stones -/8 2 lb sugar 1/3 1/2 lb Tea Mowing some Sandy came from the Bee 22nd commenced to mow on the Pitt Point Jock took his spear Gave them Paddles to Mke 23rd Mowing put in 2 Loads 24th put in 3 loads a very warm Day a Race the Emprefs & Alexandra 25 Mowing Grove at the Raft Got an axe Gave the Bread Butter Milk https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/191cefc8af57c54ce28232f6cc7133ec.pdf 418e78bb39152770ef23eacc21addf6a PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Mr James Cameron Island July 26th 1863 Sunday 26th Livinia Gordon Sandy & Myself went Down to see Charles Tupper for the First Time ever she or Gordon was on the Butternut Island Took Dinner there got Cucumbers got A Birmingham Paper a great Many Rafts a Going Down 27th Mowing Below the Grove side of the River Down at the apple Tree Gathering Behind the Garden Wind very high 28th a Fortunate Day put in 3 Loads of Hay cutting some on the Lower Point Went to Mayorells to see about the Hay a Great Many Cranes a Flocking Berries Plenty currants Plenty Blackbirds Bad 29th Went to Williamstown for the Boys Charlie and I Bought of J McLaurin 200 Bricks no change took 30 More Brick for 5/- 2/3 a hundred he sells them Working at the hay on Murdys Place 30th Put in 1 Load the Rain commenced Mowing 31st Mowing got a Paddle From the Indian John Birch here gave us a Hooker and Left us a Hooker 2 Men with him 1st of August Mowing in the upper Feild Put a Board on the calf a Race the Huron & Alexandra John Rankin went Down with George Renshaw or George went down with him Racing took Breakfast alone in the new House 2nd Sunday Boys Picking Berries Went to Christees Got the sash from him for the snaith 4 of them all clear now eat Corn Black Berries 3rd Mrs Morris Ellen & Mary Birch here for Berries Gathering Hay Put in 4 Load of Hay Ellen stopt Mr Watson & Mr Spencer here all night Jacops Wife for salt got 3 EEls from here 4th Thats 16 Loads of Hay in the Barn now {second page} 1863 Mr James Cameron Island August 5th 5th Eglantine McDonald Married to Day to McDonald Lagare put in 1 Load Gathering and coiling hay Wind high Bouquet Down with a Raft found a stave in Rushes 6th A Fortunate Day Rained some Last night the Black Birds almost Finished the Barley at the Peas Tethering Gray choke cherries Turning some 7th a Fortunate Day I Went to see Norman about Kimball Affair Bought of GA Streeter 1 Pair of Boots 4..25 Lace Boots $1..37 1/2 Cents this is a Beginning of an account Bought of Minkler 2 1/2 Calico 45 Cents Crackers 8 cents saleratus 8 cents Bought of Congdon Turpentine 5 cents salts 10 cents Bought of Derushie 1 lb candles 20 cents Whiskey 40 cents cloves 2 cents Saleratus 8 cents a Treat at Normans of Beer 12 1/2 cents paid Bought of Buchanan 14 M{illegible} 21 cents Left 25 cents with Norman to Pay the cooper American Money took Dinner at Mrs Morris's Gave Morway a Ride Down James Hugh at Fort Covington with us on the Boat for the first Time John Angus came 8th My Canoe taken away this Morning By the Prescott Pilots went to look for it at Hamiltons Sent Sandy & Jack to Frashers Point Found it there 2 Men here of Calvins Raft Left an Axe for there Board which comes to 6/3 Lost all Day Looking for the canoe Highlander went Down Cameron Raft going Down Black Birds Very Bad Pease Ripe some of them the Barley all eat Henery making a stack on Francis Island Hamilton Thrashing Wheat Sandy & Jack for the Canoe to Frashers Point found it took it home Sunday 9th Went to Williamstown with the Boys Allen I Hugh and John Angus Brought currants Cherries https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/08ee297d4a2930042caaa877def969a8.pdf f890a7eb0562b2893f0c6fa536446433 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Mr James Cameron Island August 10 1863 10th came from Williamstown took 1 Quart From John Frasher took Breakfast on Dans Point cutting in the upper Feild Christee here wanting my Canoe Ellen spinning Sandy Bad with Boils Sent Sandy with a order to A Summers 1/2 lb tea 1.b Tobacco Began Mowing the Barley Oats & Pease McArthur the schoolmaster Getting Married to Day 11th Went to Get Livinia Tooth pulled Dr Gilles pulled the wrong tooth 1/3 paid Bought of Norman 1 Quart and the Bottle to Be Returned not paid yet Left My Coat Exchanged the Dishes got a Dipper and salt cellar got a treat from Jim Hopkins taking Down Board Between 2 Canoes Bill Making his stacks on Laports Island in at Pains on Niggar Point A very Warm Day and a very stormy Night Blew Down 4 Trees in the Grove and the Big Butternut in the Pease 12th cutting the Barley Finished it Reaping the Oats Big Oats 13th put in 2 Loads of Pease 1 Load of sheaves Smallman & Palmer & Allan here stopt in the new house Gave Me 55 cents for their Trouble Pat & Charlie here Gave us 2 Hookers a peice 14th shot a Duck Began the stack Drew 3 Loads in it 15th put 2 1/2 Good Loads in the stack 1 Load of Pease put in 16th Sunday Ellen & Sandy crofsed Laura came 17th Went with Livinia with her Teeth Got 2 pulled out by Peck 2/6 Bought knitting needles -/1 1/2 settled with Norman 15 cents Returned the Bottle Brought home the wheel Charlie here 18th Cutting the Big Pease put in 1 Load of Barley Found a Canoe put in the 2 Rams {second page} Mr James Cameron Island Aug 19th 1863 19th put in the Big Pease 2 Loads of them a Load of Hay and 1/2 Load of Barley thrashed 2 Floors of Barley cut some of the Oats & some of the small pease Fixing the Fence at the Pitt Point Lots going down to the Long Black Berries shooting commenced cut the window in the East end of the House 20th Shooting commenced to Day in Canad East I went to Dundee Bought of P Buchanan 17 lb of Pork at 10 cents 1..70 cents 1/2 lb Powder 1/- 1 lb shot -/6 Raining cutting the window in the West end of the house 21st Donald Young Alek here from the Long Black Berries cut the Last of the Pease Put them in cut the Last of the Oats Fanned near a Bushel of Barley went to the Kit Kit Island 22nd Drawing up Drags with Gray Drew the Canoe Back of the Barn took up 3 Barrels of water cleaned the stove Began to cut the Marsh Hay in Front of house Laurie and Sandy to Dundee Mr Spinks came From Burying the old Gentleman his Father wind high 23rd Sunday Angus came made a Bargain with Sandy for 1/4 of the Grain that would be Raised Me the 1/2 half put Angus to the foot of Hamiltons Island 24th Monday put in 1 Load of Oats the Wind very high Rained in the Evening Thunder & Lightning cut a soft Maple for a stone Boat at the Box of the car Burnt 3 pannels of the Fence https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/835af90e1dc490e91ea0c9c292d9c396.pdf ab209607820788fd094ccda6d91b9418 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1863 Mr James Cameron Island Aug 25th Began to Thrash the Barley 4 Bushels altogether Thrashing 3 Floors of Pease Sandy went to A Summers 2 lb sugar 1/2 lb Tobacco 1/1 1/2 1lb Tea no Whiskey 26th Went to the Kit Kit Fanned 1 1/2 of Pease got a Stave 1 sucker cut the Wheat down next the Barley Turning the oats Sent Sandy with an order to George Renshaws did not got 1/2 Gallon From A Summers 27th Charlie here had cucumbers shot a Duck got the Peice of the Line put in the Last of the Oats put in the wheat 1 Load 28th cut some Marsh Hay Making the stone Boat 29th Raining Moving the Hog Pen Drew some stones to the River cut one of the cherries that was on the Bank of the River put i some Butternuts Sunday the 30th Sandy & Laurie crofsed very high had a Row Laurie & Sandy 31st Put in a Load of Wheat & a Load of Marsh hay in the stable took 2 Bushels of Pease out to Williamstown 1st of September Got some onions from her got some fat Pine on Big Dans place cutting Marsh hay Fixing my ashes & iron for Salmon River 2nd 52 lbs of iron & 3 bushel of Ashes Bought of Baker 3 bushels of Lime at -/9 got 30 cents cash 1lb shot 1 Box caps pipes 4 cents Bought of Deroshie 1/2 lb candles -/6 crackers 5 cents 2 Bushels of Barley to Mill Gave Ann a Ride Down Thomas Munroe at Lukes John Cambell Married on (the 23rd of August) 3rd Blacking the West end of the House piling the cord Wood shot a Duck Raining 4th cutting Marsh Hay Fishing Perch husking some of the corn put in the Pig the cattle on the inside of gate now opened a Boil 5th Began taking of the stones took in the Last of the Grain 1 of Wheat Fishing Perch Dan on the Front for the school {second page} 1863 Mr James Cameron Island Sept 6th Sunday Bob & Clarisa Bone here took in a Basket of hazelnuts Sandy & I 7th Fishing Perch Angus & Tom Davis came had 4 Traces and the swivel Dan commenced to Teach for the first turn out of his Life coiling the Hay in the Front Marsch 5 coils put in 6 Before Sandy at the stones Cut the Pig 8th Angus & Sandy crofsed gave Sandy 6 cents Andrew Summers selling of his store coiling hay in the Back Marsh high wind Sandy working at the Ground for the fall wheat Shot a Duck some one at the cord Wood Lashey went to Cornwall to fish at the stones 9th putting out Manure on the Peice for fall wheat 10th putting out Manure 11th coiling the hay in the Back Marsh 12th Thrashing 2 of Big Pease Salaberry a Pleasure Trip Antwine Russel came home 13th Sunday alone Wind high 14th Sand Crofsed to Summers's Sandy staving putting out Manure Antwine Trowling Christee here making a Bench Antwine set his Line 15th commenced to plough spreading manure Antwine Thrashing Wheat high Wind very smoky with fires out 16th Ellen & Lis & Abe here for Grapes Fanning 2 Bushels of Wheat 17th Went to Mill Bought of Norman 1 Knife 1/10 1/2 Tobacco 1/3 Matches -/6 Line 1/3 which comes to 4/10 1/2 Loan of Bottle Bought of P Buchanan 1/2 lb Tea 2/6 Took Dinner at Morriss Ellen came Down with us 18th Raining Making spokes about 70 19th Cutting Hoop Poles about 100 Antwine Thrashing the Big Pease Sandy at a Pounder Sunday 20th Bill his wife & Mother Abe here Antwine Bosell wife and sister here gave an oar to Abe got a sturgeon https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8c1c4f987abff0e84685544f401c9167.pdf a2b838acb57049f963176fe322cb92d2 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Mr James Cameron Island Sept the 21st 1863 Monday 21st Sandy & Antwine went to Salmon River Me Harrowing the Fall Wheat for the first Harrowing cutting the Butternut tree and the cherry that fell with the wind Bought of P Buchanan 66 cent for Pork 6 Rounds 100 Poles Gave a Dollar Gave Back the change 1/2 Bushel salt charged to me 22nd Thrashing Big Pease 23 Fanning the Big Pease 3 Bushels Sandy went to Williamstown 1st Day of Autumn 24th Making stack of Marsh Hay Began to Rain 25th Raffle of Rob Summers of a cow 25th Began the chimney Antwine Thrashing the Small Peace 26th Finished the chimney 27th Sunday Antwine & Sandy went to Rosses Island for Nuts Sandy went home with Ellen 28th Fanning the Pease 7 Bushels Put a Board on the calve Sandy Ploughing Lashey here Found a cow that was skinned took her ashore 29th Ploughing shot a Duck & A Ruster took the Tallow out of the cow Antwine at the ashes St Michael Wild Geese Plenty 30th Last of the Month helping Antwine with the Logging put 2 Loads in the stack ploughing Killed the hog October 1st Finished the Marsh stack 60 or 70 coils in it stacked the straw ploughing set Fire in the swamp taking in Butternuts 2nd Antwine underpinning the house Banking some Sandy Ploughing in the upper feild 3rd Went to Salmon River with Ashes 4 VA Peck Got 50 cents & Antony 50 cents Bought of Norman 1 Bottle 1/3 on credit Tobacco (5 cents paid) Bought of Baker 1 1/2 Lime 1/1 1/3 paid Bought of Buchanan pins 10 cents {second page} 1863 Mr James Cameron Island Oct 4th Sunday John Angus here in the Bush at nuts 5th at the spokes salted eggs Antwine and me sawing Sandy ploughing 6th splitting spokes Mowing grass Sunday salted 9 Dozen of Eggs put them in the cellar 7th Tom came with the Line Antwine and me to the Kit Kit got a Gull alive caught 4 Perch Tom left his Grappling and hook 8th Sandy & Antwine went to Summers took and awful spree had a Bottle could not find it Sandy took A 1/4 of tea got some Money from A Cameron shelling corn me 9th Looking for the Bottle I Found it all watered plastering some set the Line 10th Our Hugh Anns Birth Day Antwine went for a Quart to Renshaws Plastering 11th Sunday went to Harpers and then to Salmon River One of the Frashers women Departed about this time Livinia Gordon & I to the Bush for Beech nuts 12th Put in the stack of Hay alone they came staving then went to Christees for sticks for David Summers stopt all night the old Man Both staving shot a Mud Hen 13th Working at the House old Man came had Christees canoe Banking the House shot 2 Ducks did not get them 14th Went to A Summers to settle <s>L</s>19.. gave my note to him Bought 5 cent worth of sugar went to see Mr Harper about the wood Sandy & Antwine to Christee for 2 Sticks Brought them Found 6 peices went over with 2 of them Antwine went off to Christees Sandy stopt all night at Summers https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/89ea30c9d6aad162667038a8dc5eb46b.pdf 3315dd2530f1663d71877849a9d891f6 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Mr James Cameron Island Oct 15th 1863 Sandy came here & a skidadler took over 4 peice took Bags for Potatoes shot a Duck got a sturgeon plastering some of the House with clay & ashes Charlie here got my Pants took me 40 punkins and a squash 16th Sandy away with Hunte to Lancaster Drew some Wood 17th High wind a Great Deal of Thunder & Lightning changeable winds Sandy cme staving Lost his Paddle his Knife Brought 2 Bushels of Potatoes from D Summers got another Paddle from David splitting 5 or 6 Logs at the Cord Wood 18th St Lukes Day Sunday Charlie came up with the Pants Charlie Rose & A Hamilton to Rofs Island for Nuts great shooting at Christees 19th Monday Sandy crofsed to work on a Barge to Load Henery Fishing EEls in the Mud and an Indian got a Good many Fishing for Bart got a chub Baited 36 Hooks Fixing Traps Boiled the Brine of the Pork took all the scum of it & Let it cool before putting it on opened the Boil on my crooked finger feeding the cows Pumpkins to the cows 20th Got a Sturgeon Fishing EEls Got 4 Thomas Munroe Andrew Summers Antwine here seen the Fox a Letter From Mr Harper about the Timber Set my traps 12 of them 21st Got 4 Rats 22 Got 4 Rats Sandy and Lis came Found my Dream concerning the Bottles got 3 Baskets Dreamed of 3 Bottles gotting a Cedar Broom 23rd went to Mr Harpers about the Wood Had a Treat Bought 1 lb Bicuit -/3 1/ lb candles -/4 1/2 Bought 2 Bushels of Lime 1/10 1/2 to be taken out of the Wood {second page} 23rd 1863 Mr James Cameron Island Oct went to Charlies with the Pants wind high 24th Our Hugh's Birth Day got a Rat Plastering Sandy sick cleaned the Floor of the New House Sunday the 25th my Birth Day Antwine here had a Bottle Sandy went home with Lis Antwine went and got 1/2 Gal at Harper No Rats water Very Low Ell Fishing Great now wild Geese Plenty ice Last night for the first in the canoes has a notion snow But not come yet North East Wind the Hawk trying to take the hens 26th Antwine went to Summers Sandy came no Rats took up my Traps some of them put the Boards around the side of the house Antwine staving one of the McMasters Boys Getting Married to Day to Buy a Girl Sunday Mrs Skarret Moved away from Morrises A Barn Belonging to someone Burnt up Salmon River a Day or 2 ago 27th Sandy crofsed to Summers plaining Boards 28th Emmanuel here fishing Ells got a small sturgeon plastering some {illegible} went off 29th Went to Mr Harpers Bought of him 1 lb candles /9 1 Dozen Fish 1/- 6 lb crackers 2/1 Flour 6/6 Treated us plastering some Fixing the chimney and Windows 30th Went to Williamstown Met Charlie came with me Brought 2 of Pease saw Knife 1 Bag of Nuts 1 Basket of Hazelnuts Peice of Pork got a mess of Potatoes got some Red Pepper from Charlie 31st Drawing spokes water very Low the west wind is so high All Hallows Eve cracking nuts put in spotted pig https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/33a5f7b2d79b71b6fb53f9309a4357a1.pdf 880ea10b76bec2d15b9820e1af542c03 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The harvest month of Death Mr James Cameron Island Nov 1st 1863 Sunday 1st all alone Sandy went to Salmon River Sent a Sturgeon with him to Mrs Morris the Water getting high yesterday the Lowest I seen for some time now cut my hair turned the canoe some one cut 2 hicorys at the Head of the Island put in the sow 2nd Plastering up stairs Went to head of the Island found a Board & cedar Rail the Black Cat in the Trap Plaining the canoe 3rd Taking Down the Petition Plaining some of the Boards On this Day Granda Departed put the Beds up stairs moped it out 4th plaining some Boards Puttying the Windows & put them in Boats a Going in abundance high wind wild Geese & Ducks plenty took salts 5th Guy Fawkes Day a Fortunate Day Moved in the New House put in the stove & Bed a Fire in the chimney of the old House the Wind change to and smoked then Raining East Wind changed the West Boats going up & Down Like Mad Racing a deal of shooting 6th Drawing Drags Robert Stuart here all night wind high 7th Robert shot a Duck went off Our Ellens Birth Day 8th Sunday Str Battwece here Fishing EEls Sandy came 9th Went to Salmon River 126 spokes Left at Buchanan sold the Cooper 40 small staves 60 cents 12 Big ones 72 cents Got 1 Dollar & 25 for the Lot Gave 5/- stood 3/9 to my account Bought of Buchanan fine comb -/7 1/2 pipe 1 1/2 platter 35 cent paid this with the Rags 12 lb Bought of Norman 1 lb saleratus 10 Ce crackers {second page} Mr James Cameron Island Nov 9th 1863 Bought of J Cameron 6 yds of Cotton 30 cts a yd Bought 1/2 the candles of McRae 10 cent hard came home snowing & Blowing got Lost stopt at the Round Island came home 10th Fixing the Door upstairs 11th Thrashing 2 of Oats gave the hogs 1/2 bushel more Mixed 11 peck of Pease with 2 of Oats making the stairs high Wind snowing with the change of the moon 12th a Fine Day Ploughing John Gray came set 7 Traps for Rats on the halves had a couple of Bottles of Whiskey 13th John Gray made 2 Paddles got 3 Rats Ploughing Killed a Ruster wind very high 14th a Fortunate Day wind high John Gray got 2 Rats ploughing Before the Door Gave the hogs 1/2 Bushel of the Big Pease Sandy & John Gray went to see Mr Harper as they were very Thirsty took his Rats 15th Sunday 4 of the Indians & Sandy came from Harpers all day here 16th Went to See Norman about the school affair took 242 spokes 3 Bushels of Provender took home 4 plains hammer & the little Saw & the Pot Bought 2 1/2 yds cloth 12/6 Foggy coming home 17th Raining Fixing the stovepipes in the old house Charlie came went Down for his corn came up 18th Charlie & me to Mill 77 spokes took Mrs Hopkins home Gave <s>L</s>1..5 to Lucy Baker gave me a R{illegible} Left it with Norman a Treat at Jessima1/- with old D Cameron Norman got his Goods thats 126, 242) 77)) (445 spokes Left at Buchanaans Sandy Crofsed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/68a3ba2cf46bfaa9099a23e021b863e2.pdf 37075a83a720ef9b780350b4b709dc79 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1863 Mr James Cameron Island Nov 19 Charlie here cutting stove wood him & I 2 Indianswent Down high wind put in the small Merino Lamb with the Ram Grinding the Axes Ellen a young Daughter on the 15th one of those Days 20th Wind high Charlie c & me Fishing got 4 Sandy came got a Rat Geese & Ducks plenty 21st On this Day Donald McMaster Departed 17 years ago Sandy went off Charlie at Harpers with us took in his Goods Bought of Mr Harper Whiskey 3 Quarts 1/6 1lb sugar -/6 a Treat -/6 paid all this Bought 1/2 Barrel of Herring 12/6 Bought of out of A Summers or McDonell 1lb starch 1/- Whitewash Brush 1/8 Salt 5/- 22nd Sunday Laurie came Charlie here 23rd Charlie & I went to Harpers Bought 1 lb candle -/9 1/2 lb Tea 2/- Got the Loan of his pot for to Kill the Hogs Bought of McDonald 3 1/2 yds of stripe shirting at 1/3 4/4 1/2 3 1/2 of Cotton at 1/2 1/2 4/3 thread -/d 1/2 24th Kille the 2 hogs Charlie and I 25th St Catherines Day cutting the Pork 240 lbs & 250 cleaned up the old House 26th a Boat aground Below Charlies Charlie went Home gave him pork Herring Heart Muskrat sold Fixing the West sheds set a Fire in the oak Feild and some on the Back Marsh Laurie at my Pants Livinia at my Striped Shirt Huron went up Pasport went Down Windy a sore knee I got 27th Fire in Front Marsh Fixing the East shed My Pants Finished the Bouquet at the Protection {second page} 1863 Mr James Cameron Island Nov the 28th Charlie came up went to Mr Harpers Brought home the Pot Bought of Mr Harper 1 Barrel of Flour 5.75 cents 1lb candles -/9 3 Quarts of Whiskey 1/6 1 lb sugar -/7 1/2 Fishing EEls got 6 Raining Sunday 29th Charlie here 30th St Andrews Day Charlie & I all of us Keeping the scotch Saints Day Charlie cutting wood for himself Salmon River Froze now the Osprey went up 1st of Dec put in the horses Drawing wood put out some manure put in the calvesset 2 Traps set Poison for the Fox the Traveller went up & a schooner in to the Sir Colen Campbell after No Light in could see in the Light house with the Drift of snow But I see it after a while it cleared off 2nd Whitewashing went around the Island got a Broom a steamer 2 pipes at Renshaws wharf wind high high a small steamer went up a puffer Rain hail and snow Freezing hard Light in the Lighthouses yet Cows picking some out yet ice on the Marsh White owl coming around 3rd White washing the inside of the house at the Petition 4th Finished the Petition White washing outside get the house 5th set fire to the Marsh 6th Sunday Lashey here 7th Fishing EEls got 3 Henery & Lashey & William Fishing a very fine Day 8th A Fine Day crofsed with Laurie Went to Renshaw himself there a Treat for 3 of us took Dinner with Mr Harper & Mr Renshaw Oxly there put Mr Renshaw acrofs No Light in Mr Hills Light Nor in the scow But Light on Cherry Island https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e7891432fafcaa762c064a68aa86977e.pdf 1f7ddfe9e5a09f3081dc968c33946276 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 9th 1863 Mr James Cameron Island Dec Mr Harper & George Renshaw here came to Measure the Wood 30 cors Took a Bottle of Whiskey to me cold & Windy Feeding the cattle out of the Barn & stacks cut a small Hicory for Axe helves Freezing hard to night 10th change in the Moon making a Rack for my sleigh drew a Load of Wood from the Bush cold Windy the Fox dont come to the Poison Finished my shirt Livinia sick Keeping sheep in Killed 2 Rusters 11th Doing a Little or nothing 12th put some feathers in the Bed Drawing wood ice Froze pretty well in the Bay East Wind this Long time now Blowing hard Raining 13th Sunday Raining East Wind horses out up to head of Island no Boats nor Canoes on the River this some Days now 14th Grinding the axes and some of the Tools Raining East Wind cleaned 9 EEls cleaning the Canoes of Water took up Box or Fish Pen Drew in the Bun Making a cap for Gordon ice all Brok up around shore 15th A Fortunate Day cut some cord Wood & Claring for the first at the Head of the Island. Horses out Weaning Gordon this is the 2nd Day now for him very high Wind & Cold 16th Tippoo her puppies to Day 5 17th Easterly Winds cold water Raising trying to snow Rain or hail at night Cutting stove Wood Putting some Hens in the old House Fixing canoes Good Fires 18 cutting stove Wood 19th Drawing Wood 3 Loads cold Windy weather 20th Sunday all alone Ducks before the Door {second page} 1863 Mr James Cameron Island Dec 21st set 4 Traps in the Front Marsh 22nd First Day of Winter a Fortunate Day cold Freezing hard Went to Sturgeon Island Went to the Head of the Island to Leave my canoe there Just as I got it on shore there came a Jam of about 3 acres of ice Bang on the shore where I was Drawing up my Canoe the wind is East making ice wheather it will stand or not I Dont Know 23rd the ice took to Christees open on the steamboat channel I think it is taken to Charlies as far as I can see taken to the Kitt Kit Seen 7 wild Geese Ducks Plenty the wind changed to the West afore Daylight Made a Ramrod for the Long Gun Fixed one of the chairs Gray & the Mare out to night not cold Weather 24th The ice not taken at the Head of the Islands but between here & Captain Frasers it is taken Put 8 or 10 Bushes on the Road to Charlies the Fox Left Last night 3 or 4 pills out no Foxes yet Gordon not well Freezing Hard to night Change in the moon Fed the cattle all Extra 25th Christimas Day A Fine Day went to see my Poison no Foxes Feeding the cattle well Health & Peace Plenty But no Whiskey Charlie crofsing to Rofses Island 26th Went to Mr Harpers crofsed at the Foot of Hamiltons Island ice very Bad Jim Hopkins crofsed a Treat at McDonell paid Bought of Mr Harper Tea 1/2 lb 2/- 1/2 lb candles /4 1/2 Basket -/7 1/2 sugar 7 1/2 Broom -/7 1/2 Treat paid this Matches & pipes -/2 Donald McGregor for salt https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c650b5e2cbc90d56f6c94784eca7094b.pdf 28fbec0e01fb326333b6cd4f2d484c3e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Dec the 26th 1863 Mr James Cameron Island Donald McGreggor at Harpers took over a Bag of salt George Renshaw came acrofs from the Island with the Horse Fired a shot with Johny Sandfields Rifle at a Mark 27th Sunday took up my Poison Seen Charlie taken home a Load of Wood 28th ice Brok up some last night with the Wind Thrashed Better than 1/2 Bushel of Wheat turning stormy 29th Bushed the Road acrofs to Francis Island Took home a Load of Wood at the Head of the Island Lavinia Making stockings for Gordon 30th Went to the Bush cut a small Maple put a Handle in the Big Axe seen a fox crofsing From Christies 31st Last Day of the year Went toi Mr Harpers him at Summerstown I crofsed Bought of Andrew 1 lb of Powder 1/8 3 oz of Cloves -/4 1/2 Tallow 1 lb & 12 oz Bought of Mr Harper 1 Gal of Whiskey 2/- & Treat 1 Ball of Cotton -/7 1/2 1/2 lb Tea 2/- 2 lb sugar 1/3 Made up the Wood Maple 11 1/2 Beech 11 1/2 Soft 6 3/4 <s>L</s>10..18..5 Set up till after one Oclock Fired 3 shots stormy at night the New Year came in Stormy with East Wind 1st of January 1864 Raining snowing Blowing wind changed Blew hard from the West Me Firing in the New Year Great cracks 2nd Livinia Bad with Tooth ache 3rd Allen's Birth Day Sunday 4th Hansel Monday chopped and cutting poles for Rails 5th set my 3 Pills of Poison at the sturgeon Island Bushed the Road at the Head of the Island ice Good Cutters crofsing to Salmon River took Home a Load of Firewood {illegible} went to Henerys Henery came to Fish EEls Antwine a Young son Monday night cutting Holes with Henery got a Basket of EEls From him. 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Scanned Manuscript UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>January 1, 1863</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>New Years Day Firing with the Pistol wind changed at 12 or 1 oclock this morning West By north and by south West about 6 O Clock Went around the Island cut Down 2 Oaks that was dead Feeding the cattle Well</p> <p>2nd A Very fine Day seen a 2 canoes Fishing EEls made the Bed in the Kitchen</p> <p>3rd Went to Dundee George Greaves &amp; Gabriel Got in Horses Going for Fish Allens Birth Day Jim went to Cornwal for Baker &amp; Frank Mrs Mayville a young one Last night Races on the ice to Day at Normans Bought of Norman 1/2 lb saleratus paid this sweetys -/1 nothing on credit got Baker to take 5 sheep allowing 15 dollars for them Witnefs to a note John M cBean Gave for 100 Dollars Bought of Baker 1 lb of cut tobacco to be paid got a Whippletree iron of the end from Bill Brought home the mits Got some papers from Bill Old Mrs Donald Cameron Carpenters Wife was Buried to Day I heard so a very Fine old Lady she was went So I would Get Abe &amp; List school came home</p> <p>Sunday the 4th Was a fine Day East Wind a Boat going to Lancaster Jim Hopkins &amp; George Graves called here on there way Back Wind Began to Raise Treated hem about 8 oclock the wind very high the change in the moon does it</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1863 the 5th 1863</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island January</p> <p>Hansel Monday Drew the 2 oak Trees up on the Hill took home some Drags the Calve Died with Drinking too much skinned her setting Fires in the Marshes High wind a Fine Day Wind Last night Blew some old Trees Down</p> <p>6th cleaning the pipes Drew the calve away took the Hay From the End of the Barn to the stable put the Calve in the hen house</p> <p>7th Began to thrash the Oats the the Black 1 1/2 Began the other cold Freesing a little snow Last night put the sheep in the Big shed the Waterhole axe in the River</p> <p>8th a Mink on the Island dont come to My Traps the Fox on but very shy Threshed oats Went to the head of the Island ice made well in the Bays the Mice Eating the oats Like the Devil</p> <p>9th Thrashing &amp; Fanning 5 - Bushels Lavinia helping me to Fan all the Potatoes covered now in the cellar 6 he{cut off} 1/2 Bushel in every heap turned warm in the Evening East Wind</p> <p>10th Drawing Drags a Great Miracle in Finding a shirt Button in the Bush I happened to Turn over in Fun a Rotten Piece of a Log chunk Like as I turned it I commenced cutting the Ground as it was a little Frozen and what did I cut out But a shirt Button it Looked as if I was Just set to do it South Wind &amp; snow cam in a hurry</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>January the 11th Sunday Fine Day snowing &amp; Raining at night</p> <p>12th Thrashing the Last of the Oats Vin Washing got a Rat</p> <p>13th Fanning 3 Bushels thats 8 Bushels of White Oats &amp; 1 1/2 of Black Oats a Great yeild set My Trap tied to the calfs Leg went to Little Island chasing a Duck put some of the Marsh hay out of the Barn Began the Good hay for Gray a Fine Day But East Wind Raising at night some</p> <p>14th Drew some Drags hacking at a Log of Lasheys for wood Raining some</p> <p>15th Going out to the Bush for to chop I met with a Deer's track came home for my Gun chased him Down 3 Times from the Head of Island I Fired at him but was too far off I Lamed him a little al day after did not Get him I am thinking he'll stop all night with me he or she is a Bonny Beastie Turning stormy after Dark Blowing hard</p> <p>15th a very stormy Day Found old Min the cat in the Trap Dead went to the Pitt Point to see if I would see the Deer did not see him East Wind changed to the Nor West of it would Freeze the ice would take chopping stove wood Gave Gray a pail of Milk some cold to night Good Fires warm house though the snow came in Thomas Munroe Out on the Lake all night him and Gabriel got his Feet Froze Badly</p> <p>17th the ice took after the Deer to Kit Kit Old Mr Alexander Cameron Departed this life</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Jany 18th 1863 I crofsed to Henerys the ice Good came home and went to the Wake caught a Duck on the ice Gave it to Henerys children</p> <p>19th Went to Dig the Grave John Duncan Henry William Rose John Rose &amp; one of Long Johns Boys &amp; Myself the Hardest Job to Dig a Grave that ever I seen almost impossible to Dig it Thomas Munroe Taking home From Hopkins came Down to R{illegible} had Dinner came Home Thomas Froze on the night of the 16th</p> <p>20th Drawing Wood at head of Island put out some Bush</p> <p>21st St Agnes Day Taking the Wheat of the Hay on the West side of the Mow</p> <p>22nd I went to see Thomas Munroe Angus Came sent out 18 Pounds of Butter Basket &amp; Towl Bought of A Summers 1/2 lb Tea 1/4 1/2 Tape -/4 Powder canister 1/6 shot -/6 1/2 2 sp{cut off} -/6 Got the Dog Bull Tarrier about 1 year old Paid 5 Dollars to Streeter for him seen young David But He looks very Poorly Bought A Lottery Ticket</p> <p>23rd Went for the Mare to Walters Bought of A Summers Led Pencil -/2 1/2 Horseshoe nails -/4 Got 2 shoes From Joby Rose got a Mouse in my Trap Bushed some of the Road to Francis Island Thawing some Killing Hogs at David Summers Sherrif McIntyre Down to Ranald G{cut off}</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>24th 1863</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island Very stormy some East Wind cutting Wood</p> <p>25th Sunday Robie Burns Birth Day</p> <p>26th Drawing Drags Fixing the Roads for to Draw the hay went to spear EEls got 1 Henery Big Frank Tom skutters George Semo came to Fish I cut Holes for them got 32 out of one hole got 12 from tom cotters some a Great many small ones Peter and another Indian Fishing stopt all night Got 45 or 46 from them in all</p> <p>27th went with Henery &amp; Big Frank cutting holes for them Got about 70 or so Gave me 31 EEls took Dinner here Heard Antwine Bosell was called Last Sunday with Jessimas Girl Henery told me Heard Old Mrs Donald McDougall Broke her arm Peter went home a Mink on the Island set 2 Traps Fishers in the Big Bay</p> <p>28th Heard that John Grave Died in California old Mrs Wright John Camerons wife Mrs Lablaw old Martins McMartin Buried to day Heard Bill McKay put in Jail for at his wife sawing Allens Logs Semo &amp; Henery Bosells Went to Williamstown got a Ride from Keefe the Baker a treat at Ranalds 1/- seen Finlay Rofs and Wife and Margaret Rofs in James Summers store got a pair of Mits 2 Headstalls a sale of Lasy Finnans in Williamstown</p> <p>29th got a Ride home snowing no Mink in the trap Heard Dany Duncan was poorly</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>30th 1863</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island Jany the</p> <p>Went to head of the Island with Gray Went to the Little Island with the truck Drawing Drags put out 3 pills for the Fox on ice in the Bay snowing</p> <p>31st chopping Wood Drew a Big Basswood stick</p> <p>1st of February Sunday a Fine Day wind Raised through the night about 3 oclock the pipes Took Fire in the Morning of the 2nd the house near Going cleaned the pipes the Big Maple came Down with the storm and the stump in the Marsh My canoe Blowed into the airhole and out of it shingles of of the house</p> <p>3rd Went to the ice put out some Bushes chopping stove wood cold Day to Day</p> <p>4th a very cold Day the coldest we had this year this far came for the hay James Grant Angus about 3/4 of a Tun upset with the Load on the ice Laurie's Birth Day (21 now) cold night</p> <p>5th colder Day still east Wind snowing to night Freezing hard everything Froze in the house</p> <p>6th a snowy stormy Day went for the Truck the ice snow Deep went to tsee the traps</p> <p>7th Breaking Roads went to Head of the Island took home my Traps from there snow Deep 2 Foxes at the airhole all Day Playing William Hamilton Departed this Life Malcom Dingwall poorly M Lauchlans Daughter poorly Se{cut off} poorly</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Sunday February 8 1863</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island Livinia sick a very fine Day the Baby Boarn Gordon son I crofsed Heard of William Hamiltons Death Semo went for Mrs Morris I had to turn Midwife Myself crofsed for Margaret Henerys Girl</p> <p>9th Went to A Summers Bought 1 Gal Whiskey 2/6 nails -/6 Tallow 6/6 Tea 1/2 lb 1/4 1/2 Saffras -/2 nutmeg -/6 Sugar 2 lbs 1/3 Broom -/5 2 yds calico 1/8 Soap 1/3 Left my Horse at Roses Antwine Bosell Married to Day to Jessimas Girl a Treat on the Boys at the store 1/3 came home stormy East Wind William Hamilton Buried to Day</p> <p>10th I went for Semos Cutter took it Home</p> <p>11th Went home with Mrs Morris stopt at Henerys took home the Basket</p> <p>12th chopping Wood cold some</p> <p>13 Margaret went home to go to the Ball Mary Ann cmae to Ball; to night at Davids</p> <p>Valentine 14th Valentine Day Mary Ann went home Thrashing Wheat The Fee cut off Thomas Munroe Margaret &amp; Henery came</p> <p>Sunday 15th Henery went home Thawed &amp; Rain some Last night Warmer to Day High Wind</p> <p>16th Thrashing Wheat a fine Day</p> <p>17th Took home a Drag Henry &amp; Wife here all night</p> <p>18th James Hugh's Birth Day Ash Wednesday Gave Henery an order for 4/- on A Summers Bought of A Summers Flour {illegible} 2/9 candles -/6 castor oil -/7 1/2 Treat 1/3 Got Some {illegible} with me gave him 1 Bushel of Oats ({illegible} 1-90 1 1/2)</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1863</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island February the 19</p> <p>Went to Salmon River called on George Renshaw got 6/- from him paid Peter Buchanan 4/- to my credit paid a Treat at Normans -/6 Bought of Buchanan 1 Ball of Wick 17 cents paid this Bought of D Baker 1/2 lb Tobacco -/6 to Be Paid Got my Boots Fixed By Streeter 1/- got the other Boots at Bufs 7/6</p> <p>20th Angus came for Hay him and Motty Ruso upsets on the {cut off} Malcom Dingwall Departed Fanning Wheat 1/1/2 stormy Day Took the sleigh to me</p> <p>21st chopping stove Wood Drew a Drag cold day Pipes a fire</p> <p>Sunday 22nd Washingtons Birth Day Mary Ann Phiney Antwine &amp; Augusta Pridhoe here to Dinner a cold Day</p> <p>23rd Fixing the Rack for the Sheep Drew a Load of Wood Got a Weasel in a Trap Malcolm Dingwall Buried Christees came home</p> <p>24th Seen Charlie yesterday &amp; to Day a cutter to Christee Found a Fox after eating the Poison Mary Went home this evening cleaned the cook stove Drawing Wood A Soiree at D{illegible} Last Night on Favour of Thomas Munroe</p> <p>25th Ellen cam for Granny Bob &amp; Wife here a Great many Fishing EEls Brought a Drefs for the Boy Shoeing Gray put 2 shoes on Henery a Bee Little Henery here for Milk</p> <p>26th Henery &amp; Wife here stopt all night Rover eat the Poison to Day Henery and I chopping</p> <p>27th Henery &amp; I to see eels holes found some on the ice</p> <p>28th Henery chopped1/2 Day Jack came Fishing EEls seen Crows</p> <p>1st 29th Writing Letters for Henery Jack went off Stormy Jack {illegible} &amp; 3 more</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island March</p> <p>Jack here Fishing EEls</p> <p>2nd Went for Charlies ashes</p> <p>3rd Stormy East Wind Charlie here</p> <p>4th Went with the ashes to Summers got 70 cents cash Bought of A Summers 1/2 lb starch -/7 1/2 2 yds Muslin 2/- 1/2 bus salt 1/3 Matches -/6 1/2 quire -/7 1/2 2 lb sugar 1/3 Charlie a Bottle Drank it all got a Bottle from A Summers to be Returned</p> <p>5th Went to Salmon River with 7 Bushels of Ashes at 18 cents Paid 1/1/2 lb of Tobacco got Bonnet Borders 1/2 Take 3 cents needles -/4 32 cents cash a pair of sox 1/3 Got 40 1/2 Dollars from Smart paid Mears 4 Dollars paid Minkler 10 Dollars paid Grange 1 Dollar paid Berry the Butcher 2 1/2 Dollars Gave Grindel Streeter 1 Fox 6/3 Mink L1..0..{cut off} 16 Rats at 1/3 4 Dollars 1 Calf skin 5/- 10 Cash I got 1 pair Boots 5/- Mended Vins Boots for nothing Paid Norman 2/3 I owed him I did not Got my change Back Les came home with me Thowed of 4 1/2 of the 11 Dollars that was coming on the sheep thats 7 Dollars for myself Lot 1 of my Bags</p> <p>6th Stormy Drifting soft some Drew some Woods with the Mare cleaning the pipes Mary Ann here all night her Brother for Milk Lent the cover of the Tin Kettle to them Fishing EEls 2 Men before the Door Got a Mink at the Lower End of the Island Took up my 2 Traps in the marsh</p> <p>7th Biil &amp; Abraham came for the Pease Straw got it got 3 1/2 Bushels of Oats got 2 Trace Chains</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island March 7th 1863</p> <p>A Stickler here Looking as he said for Timber for John Rankin that Frank sold Lis went home on the Load of Straw Got 2 of my Bags to take the Oats 3 Men here Fishing EEls Lashomb Jessima &amp; Left their horse here Margaret Bosell went home her Month is up gave her a Pair of Boots put out 3 Pills and one out Before</p> <p>Sunday the 8th Stormy Drifting snowing</p> <p>9th cut a Waterhole Broke the Road Both ways went for a Load of Wood Turned stormy a Very Great Storm would turn Fine and Begin again I suppose it is these Days the Equinoxial Gales are Sun about the Line it is so Very Blustering The Dove came</p> <p>10th Went to Salmon River Brought A Summers Bottle home Mrs Morris went up with me at Lukes at Kimballs Bought a song Book -/10 Bought Essence of Peppermint sold to Streeter 1 Mink 4 Dollars cash Bonnet Borders at Tuthills 37 cents got 2 almanacks a Treat at M{cut off} 10 cent 11cents for Whiskey Bought of A Summers 1 Quart Whiskey -/7 1/2 1 lb sugar -/7 1/2 1/2 lb Tea 2/3 Bought of A Norman 1 Broom -/6 The Prince of Wales Married to Day Firing at Night Mr Henderson came with me to Thrash</p> <p>11th Stormy time I went to Williamstown Brought carpet stuff 1 Keg of EEls Jar of Milk got the Big Jar a {illegible}</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>James Cameron Island March the 12th</p> <p>came from Williamstown cold Morning Bought of A Summers 1 Bar soap 1/ 1/2 Fanning the Last of the Wheat 2 Bushels chopping some stove Wood Henderson the Pigeon Gone off (Dove) this Day McMaster came to the Island first</p> <p>13th Gave an Order to Henderson on A Summers for 3/9</p> <p>14th got a Rat Knocking about Waiting these 2 Days see if they were coming for the Hay cold night this cattle all well</p> <p>15 Sunday a cold morning Freezing very hard but a Fine Day A Strange Bird on the top of the Barn</p> <p>16th a very cold Morning But a most Beautiful Day it is, cut one EEl hole and stopt at that the Ice is so very thick very near 3 Feet in the Thicknefs Fixed my spear made a hole for another nail Drew home 2 Loads of Wood with the Mare the Wolf on the Island a Dog on his Track</p> <p>Sunday 17th Stormy snowing West Wind St Patricks and a stormy Day it is waiting for them to come for the hay set 2 Trap in Back Part of the Island either a Rat or Mink hole thats 5 Traps have set 4 piles out</p> <p>18th I went to Salmon River to settle affairs Brought some hops to Bill horse him dead Seen old David Summers &amp; John Cameron there took me to Coles Tavern and Treated well to 2 Treats at Coles 1 at Normans 1 at Bakers paid Norman for the Broom Came home started with the Boy Gordon to Morrises took the short Road at Alexis Island</p> <p>19th went to Mr Wells &amp; to the Presbyterian at Paddocks Bought of Ba Ellen Married on the 18th</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>the 19th 1863</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island March</p> <p>Bought of A Baker 1 Quart of Whiskey 74 1 Pound of sugar -/7 1/2 Paid this Gave him 2.6 cents did not Get my change came Down Livinia wanting to get her sheep Got my 2 Bags from Bill seen William McDonell Ocin From Williamstown Buying hay in or Morris A Great many taking hay from the other side</p> <p>20th Setting Traps for a Mink</p> <p>21st Went to Christees Sandy Came caught a Rat</p> <p>22nd Lavinia Birth Day Jacop &amp; another Indian here Both Staving</p> <p>23rd I went to Fort Covington took home Bakers Bottle Artimas Sick Bought of GA St{cut off} 3 Bushels of Potatoes at 33 cents a Bushel Paid this Gave him 2 Rats 60 cents a Bushel Paid this Gave him 2 Rats 60 cents paid me Promised Mr Minkler the Butter went Mavills Road Angus &amp; John Cameron here for the hay Semo here to see if I would Give him hay</p> <p>24th Sandy commenced to Chop Sandy Crofsed I went with the Butter Sold it to Stewart Mears for 18 cents Bought the Tennet Back from him for 1/3 1 lb shot -/6 Blue 4 cents 2 lb sugar 1/3 pins 8 cents Axe 3/9 not Warranted Bought of D Baker 1 Grindstone at 1 1/2 cents a lb Weight 52 lbs 4/- paid this (a Treat at Normans 10 cents paid) Got 10 Dollars Cash American Money Good Travelling ice Good Fine Day</p> <p>25th Raining hard got a Black Muskrat Fixing a Crank in the Grindstone</p> <p>26th Went to Semos gave him hay 300 Weight or so took Dinner at Henerys water on the Ice Sandy came The Dove came Back again to see us went off</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island March the 27th 1863</p> <p>Sandy &amp; I chopping on the Bank</p> <p>28th Sandy chopping I commenced to Draw cord Wood for the first I Drew Drew what Henery and I cut First Wild Geese is heard Christie Wife here with Baskets commenced to snow no Eggs yet Ellen Morris's Birth Day</p> <p>Sunday 29th Stormy Day snowing &amp; Blowing</p> <p>30 Drawing some in the Bush took home a Load of wood Made the Beetle a fine Day (Intercalary Day 29)</p> <p>31st Last Day of the Month Sandy crofsed I went to Salmon River Bought of Mears &amp; McPhee 1/2 lb Tobacco 1/- Tea 2/- Bought of G.A. Streeter 1 pair of Boots 6/3 Babish 1/- a Treat at Stoughtons -/6 Got the strainer Fixed -/7 1/2 Bought of Norman 8 Dishes for 2/2 paid 20 cents of this Got a Ride from a Caller Angus Motty Ruso Heard Sandy Cameron had the small Pox Got a Ride part of the way from William McGreggor Seen Cranes on Alexis Island</p> <p>1st of April All Fools Day Took in 2 Eggs the Cats eating them Stormy Day chopping stove Wood This Day 5 years ago Duncan Died</p> <p>2nd Thinking to have a Bee to Day But it is so stormy no one could come Drew the Last of what wood I had chopped to the Bank</p> <p>3rd Good Friday Jo here Jim Nicholson after the Hollo Adze got it Jacop &amp; Anneas here Fishing EEls gave them a peice of Bread</p> <p>4th Jo went for his cloths I went to A Summers Bought 1 Gal Whiskey 2/6 1/4 Tea 1/2 lb 1/4 1/2 Soda -/4 Herrings 2 Dozen 1/3 combs -/8 shot -/6 Soap 1/1 1/2 Pink &amp; Semo {illegible} (9..3) account of A Summer the same on the other side of Leaf</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1863</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island April 4</p> <p>Went to a Summers Bought 1 Gallon of Whiskey 2/6 2 Dozen of Herrings 1/3 1/4 of Tea 1/- lb Tea 1/4 1/2 Soda 1/2 lb 4 1/2 Soap 1/ 1 1/2 Soap 1/1 1/2 Shot -/6 Combs -/8 Pink &amp; Sema -/6 not very well Luke &amp; Emmanuel here with a Letter from Mr Norman concerning the giving over the movable Property to Mr Frothugh Caught 1 EEl Ice thick in the channel I owed off cut an stick for spear poles Me very sick through the night</p> <p>Sunday Easter</p> <p>5th Charlie here Gave me -/6 Christees went off Jacop Left the spear for Charlie and Marys chest of cloths Peter Small Tree took the spear away Fenny here for milk they went to Charlies Lewis Christees boy with him very sick Set a trap took up my Big Trap</p> <p>7th Stormy Day of Snow Sandy Making my mits</p> <p>8th Went to the Bush for firewood</p> <p>9th Began the hay on the East end</p> <p>10th ice opened in the channel Lots of Teams crofsing to Day with heavy Loads I went to Salmon River Bought of Mears 2 lb Sugar 1/3 caps -/4 1/2 2 papers for myself &amp; 2 for Charlie 20 cents I owed him on the tart Dishes 10 cent for crackers and Treat 1 paper cabbage 1 paper Needles Gave the Writings to Frothingham agent a Lawsuit about a Prue got 10 cents from Artimas a horse got in Dan Duncan over with McMartin Seen these Gannets going</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island April the 11th 1863</p> <p>Drawing in the Bush the soft Maple &amp; Oak swallows came Robins came snowbirds Plenty BlackBirds &amp; cranes all the Feathered inhabitants now came the Dove came again (Seen these Gannets going Down on the 10th) Hens not Laying Fine Day Livinia made a Taste of Sugar Sandy chopping the Oaks on the Bank Feed Plenty for Man and Beast</p> <p>12th ice opened Before the Door Raining some cattle out Picking some ice not opening Fast</p> <p>13th Began Cording the Wood on the Bank Drawing some</p> <p>14th Livinia sick Fired 2 shots at a Rat did not get it The churn impossible to make Butter Firing commenced ice opening very slow Drew the Canoe Behind the Barn Loons Roaring</p> <p>15th Drawing set a Trap shot a squirrel with Thomas Davis Fitsstephen Gun cording some Drawing Went out with the small canoe for the first time this year ice Jamming some</p> <p>16 Drawing &amp; Piling</p> <p>17th sick some Sandy making 2 Whippletrees Light in the Light House Raining got a Rat</p> <p>18th Our Duncans Birth Day Bought of A Summers 1/2 Gal HW 2/6 Knife 1/6 Tobacco 1/2 lb 1/4 1/2 Salts -/2 Crema Tartar -/3 envelopes -/3 Tax -/5 got my account from him Sandy Staving Sandy shooting</p> <p>Sunday 19th Charlie here Charlie sick me not well a Fine Day</p> <p>20th Drawing in the Bush Heard the Frogs for the first time High Wind</p> <p>21st Drawing to the Bank 2 Indians on the Pitt Point Lewis Christees Boy &amp; Smalltree Shot a Rat set 2 traps ice going Down ice in the Marsh Fishing EEls got 2 in the Mud great shooting</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>April the 22nd 1863</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Wednesday Spearing EEls Charlie &amp; I got a Few nursing some</p> <p>23rd St Georges Day A Fine Day Fishing EEls got 8 Drawing to the Bank ice going Down Hens not Laying hard Frost Nights now got 2 Rats Fixing the Fence in the Upper Feild Cows going to the Bush Feeding them yet Burning some of the Rubish Before the Door</p> <p>24th ice going Down cleaning the Pipes cleaning the cookhouse &amp; Milkhouse Drawing up Stick with Bolts in it at the Lower Point ice on the Back Bay yet a Bird came in the House Sandy chopping A Barge in to Salmon River I think it is Mr Bakers 2 Master</p> <p>25th Drawing in the Bush</p> <p>26th Windy Took Medicine</p> <p>27th Began to plough before the Door got a Rat</p> <p>28 Went to Salmon River Bought of Congdon a Bottle of Medicine &amp; a Box of Pills 3/9 Paid Bought of P Buchanan 10 lbsalt 1/- 1/2 Bushel of Potatoes 18 cents paid this paid 2 Dollars but it stood only 7/6 to my account (I owe now {illegible} to him $1..94 cents one Dollar &amp; 94 cents) Bought of Minkler a sank /7 1/2 1/2 Dozen of Spoons 1/10 1/2 paid) Brought 2 1/2 of Wheat to Mrs Morris that I Took out of their Wheat on Bargain got my Gun took Dinner their Sandy &amp; I stopt at Lukes had a Round or 2 to gave Sandy 10 cents the Prisoner escaped Sunday from John Birch Old young alek Departed yesterday not very well</p> <p>29th setting fires Fixing Pitt Point Fence Found a Fox</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island April 29th 1863</p> <p>First Steamboat Passed a Propeller name ______ I Put the Cats on the Little Island set Fire on the Island First Lights for Boats in the Lighthouses tonight Took Pills the Clock astray Sandy Chopping</p> <p>30th Sent Sandy to A Summers sent the Whippletree Irons to Tom Kennedy to Fix Tom sent me his own Harnefsed the Horses together for the First time Bought of A Summers 1/2 Gal Whiskey 1/2 1 lb ot Tobacco 2/9 got no sugar Sandy Staving ploughing before the Door Planting Potatoes About 40 hills of the White &amp; Blue noses at Last Row of the Furrow 6 square) A Boat Went Down Charlie Fishing EEls Fishing at night got 2</p> <p>1st of May Sandy ploughing the Pease Ground me planting Potatoes the Dog Killed 1 hen &amp; almost another shot 2 Ducks put in the pigs set Fires in the Grove a Great Deal of ice Going Down The Lottery to come of to night</p> <p>2nd Salaberry Came up First Trip ploughing the pease Ground some snow Fixing the Fence on the Pitt Point</p> <p>Sunday the 3rd Sandy and the Boy &amp; Lavinia went to Mrs Morris's the Bowmanville went Down Lis came Down with them Thomas Munroe went for his Boat I went to the Little Island very unwell Lots of Wild Geese &amp; Ducks close to the shore since it is Sunday</p> <p>4th very unwell 7 or 8 Boats Passed up and Down Tow Boats commenced put in the Calves</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1863</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island May 5</p> <p>Ploughing East Wind Frost Last Night sowed another Paper of Cabbage seeds in 3 Troughs Christee here Going for his Folks to Kenyon took 1 of Marys shirts out to her steamer Huron went up on her First Trip setting Fires Driving for Sandy Took up my Traps very unwell Taking Medicine Began Down next the oak Tree</p> <p>6th Sowed 3 Bushels of small Peas very sick</p> <p>7th 13 pecks of Black Oats sowed &amp; Sowed 2 Bushels of the Big Pease Fixing the Gate</p> <p>8th Mr John Campbell here Washing his things Lashey here for his Lines pail &amp; hooks The New Ear or Emprefs went Down Sandy &amp; I ploughing East Wind the Traveller a great Two coming up Drew the Big Canoe Behind the Barn A very fine Day Frost Last Night</p> <p>9th Mr Cambell washing &amp; Irening Thomas Munroe Down with Pat Charlie to Lancaster Sandy crofsed with Thomas took Dinner ploughing above the house Mary Christee here for her chest Lent them to saw &amp; Gimlet sent over the Broken neck Bottle to David Ploughed the Garden</p> <p>10th Sunday Preaching on the Front Mrs Bosell here for Canoe Pat &amp; Charlie here got 3 apples From Pat Huron went Down Took salts Wild Geese &amp; Ducks Plenty before the Door Ticks commencing a bad Mosquito commencing to come Rain in the night</p> <p>11th Raining tried the Perch got none Sandy came have the news of Rob Summers John Cameron &amp; Sandy gone to Frasher River</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>1863</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island may 12th</p> <p>Fixing the Fence on the Pitt Point Campbell crofsed Sandy to the store called at old Bosells for the Line got it for 2 Dollars an order on A Summers for a Dollar got the rong Line</p> <p>13th Went to Salmon River with Elizabeth To Streeter 7 Rats at 32 cent 2 &amp; 24 cents Bought of Streeter 1 Bushel of Potatoes /10 1/2 Paid) got the Boots Fixed on the Heels Bought of Mears 1/2 lb Tea 1/10 1/2 Bought of Congdon 1 plaster 18 cents Worm Tea 1/3 Got an Almanack Bought of Buchanan 2 Bushels of Barley 1 of American Money &amp; charged 2/6 more on it Being Yankee Money Salt 30 cents Rope 1/3 2 Papers seeds 12 cents 2 lb Sugar 1/3 Broom 2 cents Soap 10 cents Came Down took Tea at Mrs Morris's Layna came Down Charlie &amp; Pat here</p> <p>14th Holy Thursday Sandy Chopping Old Mrs Angus McDonald Departed this Life</p> <p>15th Sandy making Rockers for the chair went to Bosells for the Line got a peice of Line</p> <p>16th Set the Line Caught the First Perch 4 of them Found a sheep in the Water took the Wool off took home the Black Cat Baited the Line for the First time Thunder &amp; Lightning Old Mrs McDonald Buried to Day Boats Going in abundance Drawing some in the Bush Sandy chopping</p> <p>17th Sunday Sandy went home with Laurie Pat &amp; Charlie here gave me a Glafs of Gin Got a Sturgeon for the first</p> <p>18th Ploughing above the house hailstones &amp; Rain Broke the Line the Sheep 2 Lambs hey Died planted the sugar corn &amp; popcorn or Rice corn &amp; 2 hills of White corn</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1863</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island May 19th</p> <p>19th Planted the corn some Ploughed a Little above the Lane &amp; Behind the barn But it is too wet with the Rain Broke the coulter</p> <p>20th A Hen to Hatch with 10 Eggs on the stable Loft Ploughing Behind the barn Ploughed a Ridge down at the Plumtree took over the Bun to Mr David Summers Bought A Summers 1 pair of Overalls 3/- 1/2 lb Tea 2/- 1 Bar of Soap 1/1 1/2 saw File -/6 Hoe 1/10 1/2 which comes to 8/6) (Big Jim in the Glen Buried on the 20th ) speaking to Kenneth about their colts</p> <p>21st Sowed 2 Bushels of Barley Sandy crofsed seen Angus on the Front Rob Summers came home</p> <p>22 planted potatoes in the Garden and some above the house the Bluenoses in the Garden took home sticks for a Harrow Drew a sawlog up out of the River</p> <p>23rd Sowed near a Bushel of Pease at the end of the Big Bease, Sowed above house 3 1/2 of Oats the Potatoes peeping up Before the Door Sandy came Staving got a Ducking got a Plough Point from David Summers for me</p> <p>24th Sunday Queens Birth Day 3 men here from a Raft wanted 12 withs gave me 12 cents cash Sandy Bad with the Piles</p> <p>25th Keeping the Queens Birth Day me shooting at night Ploughing Behind the barn Lashey here</p> <p>26th Frost Last night shearing 3 of the sheep Ram my Sheep and the one thats got the Lamb Fishing Sandy and I making a Harrow planted some pumkins and white Beans at the Pig Pen</p> <p>27th Went to Salmon River Bought of GA Streeter 1 pair of Boots for Sandy 6/10 1/2 a Rat got 32 cents Bought A Bushel of Potatoes 1/10 paid {illegible}</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island May 27th 1863</p> <p>Bought of Mr Mears &amp; C 1/2 lb Tea 1/10 1/2 12 yds calico at 1/6 yard 1 spool 10 cents Bought of Grange 1 Ladle 1/- 1 skimmer -/6 Bought of Bill Morris &amp; Co 1 Bull calf to Cash on it 2/6 To 1/2 Bushel Potatoes 15 Cents Les came Down with us Sandy at Congdons for the Piles Watson's First Trowling on the Lake for Lunge</p> <p>28th Sandy crofsed for the Wheat to A Summers did not Get it putting manure on the Garden ploughing some 1 lb of Tobacco 2/3 at the Garden Taking the Banking from the house</p> <p>29th Went to Salmon River stopt at Renshaws scow Bought of Quaw 2 Bushels of Wheat 15/- Bought of Norman 5 Bunches of Line 1/3 not Paid Paid the other 12 cents to Bill for the calf Ellen came Down with us Left the Horn of Grange to be 6 cents</p> <p>30th Sowed 1 of Wheat 1/2 Bushel or so above the oats 2 Ridges to sow their yet Began to Rain Sandy hewing the house fixing the saw Let the Horses out for the first time to Grafs Went to Little Island Trowling some took the oats out of the Wheat</p> <p>31st Davidson &amp; I2 girls and Uncle Duncans John here Wind high</p> <p>1st of June an Eclipse sowed the Wheat at the side of hay &amp; some Behind the Barn harrowing at the scoring the house</p> <p>3rd Sandy crofsed with Ellen took home the horn Hoeing corn and Potatoes Planting corn &amp; squashes at the Pease Making the Soap not very well</p> <p>4th of June Finished hewing the house Began the Rafters Making the soap got a pike yesterday</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1863</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island June 5</p> <p>Friday 5th of June Put the Rafters on the House &amp; Boarded some on North Side Went to Charlies Got some Turnip seed &amp; Onions &amp; the hammer 2 Men here Lee &amp; Reuben Martins</p> <p>'s Son all night Raining Mary Birch Pafsed in a Boat close to shore</p> <p>6th Went to Christees seen Mary Anns Baby about a month old Christee says it Belongs to Thomas More got 13 Pine Boards &amp; 1 hemlock Board Cost 2 Dollars paid 1 Dollar of it I owe him a Dollar yet on them go the scyths 2 of them saw &amp; Gimlet cut the Door procefsion in St Regis Sandy went home with Lis took Ellen down Ellen made a Cap for the Boy Brought a hammer from Morris's Sandy did Charlie here Gave him potatoes to plant pease saop Found 5 Large staves &amp; 4 small ones</p> <p>8th Raining Fishing perch caught 44 put them in the pen but 20 of them got away Sandy &amp; Ellen sparking a Raft cutting poles Left them</p> <p>9th Our Marys Birth Day Went to Summers a Treat at Davids 1/3 on credit Bought of A Summers 2 Bunshes of shingles 12/6 10 lb nails shingles 2/6 Donald Summers &amp; Robert Down for the Canoe went to Alexis Island for Boards Richard Grear here</p> <p>10th Began to shingle the north side</p> <p>11 calling for Charlie Sandy working at the Door cleaning out the cellar</p> <p>12h Went to Salmon River with the wool 15 lb only got 12 Ba{cut off} 7 cents a lb oiled and carded paid 10 cents Duty got the Receipt of the wool for 4 cents Bought P Buchanan 4 lb nails 1/- 1 Bushel of potatoes 1/6 crackers &amp; cheese -/7 1/2 Got the churn Fixed at McGiffens 1/3 not paid to Day John Angus came</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island June 13th 1863</p> <p>Working at the house Began to shingle the South Side John Angus &amp; me Fishing got none went to Fish with the Light Sandy Lost a Sturgeon the City of Hamilton Began to tow here hoeing some Mosquitoes Bad Ticks some young chickens 14 of them Jack Bad with Boils Ellen made a Puzzle hens scratching the Wheat</p> <p>14th Jack Ellen &amp; Sandy went to Christees 3 canoes went Down</p> <p>15th I and Sandy &amp; Jack crofsed Gave John Angus the Berries to take to Ellen Left the Dog Tippoo on the Island Settled with old Bosell about the Line all clear Got the round adze From Nicholson took a hook out of Semos Boys hand Henery Bad with a Felon on his Finger A Great Gale of North Wind coming home Sandy &amp; Ellen Crofsed for the Shingles &amp; for the Wheel &amp; Reel Gave Sandy an Order to get them cedar shingles 7/6</p> <p>16th came Back Ellen Ellen &amp; Sandy Tom Davis came high Wind working at the Potatoes</p> <p>17th working at the House Finished shingling the South Side Began the West Gable end hoeing some</p> <p>18th This Day the Deciding the Battle of Waterloo Finished the West Gable end put out 2 Lines Tom Went offf John Cameron &amp; Fray here stopt all night</p> <p>19th Went to A Summers Bought 1/2 lb Tea 1/10 1/2 1 lb Tobacco 2/3 1/2 Gal Whiskey 1/3 Soada -/4 1/2 Pepper -/1 7 lb nails 1/9 1 Bottle Porter 1/- 2 Bowls -/9 a Hat for nothing Wind very high Began the East End of the Gable</p> <p>20th Fixing End of the House {illegible} Wife here Bought a sturgeon &amp; Basket from her gave some Meal and Potatoes</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island June 21st 1863</p> <p>Sunday 21st Sandy went to church Ellen was home A Smallman here</p> <p>22nd Our Dans Birth Day a Fortunate Day Christee here I went to Renshaws Mr Harper treated me</p> <p>23rd Fixing the stone wall in the cellar Digging and putting Out Ground 2 Men were here with Bob Getts Dynn &amp; Watson From PlatsBurgh Raining</p> <p>24th St John the Babtiste Day Great Firing of Cannons Back of St Annicet Or there abouts 3 Men here all night Fishers) Sandy Digging the Cellar Berres some Rip now strawBerries Fishing at night at the Little Island for Pickerel got none</p> <p>25th Shows in Salmon River Sandy &amp; E Morris went Found an Elem stick on the water Turned with it I fetched it to the shore hoeing corn Potatoes Pulling Cotton out of the Grain Mustard bad in the Grain Angus came at night</p> <p>26th Sandy &amp; Ellen came Brought 4 Plains From the Estate of the Late D Morris to be Returned Sandy Staving at the show Drawing up the Elm stick Drawing stones Donald Suple here Got a Rod Davidson &amp; Miller with him Angus went off</p> <p>27th Sandy went off with Ellen The Boy out on the water with us hoeing some</p> <p>Sunday 28th Pophams wife here for Milk Sandy &amp; I went to Williamstown with 2 Bushels of Big Pease about 18 lbs of Wool without the Bags {illegible} at Sheep 60 heads of cabbage Plants 1 Bag of Potatoes Pie Plants or Rubarb</p> <p>29th came home took scantling canoe load got an old Buttertub</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>1863</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island June 30th</p> <p>30th Charlie and me to Dundee with ashes Bought of Norman Beer 2/6 Bought of P Buchanan 2 Bushels of Potatoes 2/6 1 lb nails -/3 2 pipes -/1 Signing the papers for the Race course</p> <p>July 1st 1863 Wednesday A Stickler here sold him the Elm stick for his Boat Gave me 1 Dollar on Bargain Drawing Stone for the cellar Drew the stick to the River with Gray</p> <p>2nd Christee here for a snaith &amp; ring got it 2 Men here From Rankins for the stick Gave me the Rest of the Pay Gave them a Tin Dish to Drink opend my Boil A Great Deal of stuff came out of it Drawing stones Let out the hogs</p> <p>3rd Hiram Stephens here Paul Grant gave me a Paper a Hooker of Gin caught an EEl Last night withe the hand Line fixing Logs under the East &amp; West ends of the house Thundering to the South East Wind plaining the Boards Found New Potatoes 2 of them when hoeing Mosquitos Bad Gave Sandy 2/6 cash for his share in the stick</p> <p>4th of July the Salabery a Pleasure Trip up to Cornwall Sent Sandy to A Summers To 1/2 lb Tea 2/- 1/2 Gal Mollasseys 2 lb of sugar 1/1 1/2 lb salts -/6 Very Bad with my Boil on My Ribs</p> <p>Sunday 5th Our Johns Birth Day Granny Morris Lis &amp; Abe here Sandy went to chruch got the Lend of their Saw</p> <p>6th cutting sticks for the cart caught 3 Pickerel Mr Campbell came Alexander Hamilton took him Rasberries commencing to Get Rip put some Fires on the Pitt Point Heard Henerys Boy was sick</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island July 7th 1863</p> <p>Sandy and I caught 6 peices of Timber took 4 of them to the Raft and 2 to the shore got some staves the owener Henery Toulds the Bofs John D McMillen went to Alexis Island A Lincoln here Left his Fish till he came From Lancaster A Great smash of Rafts Francis Lost the Anchor Campbell Washing his clothes, a year ago to Day Bill and Cambell Married</p> <p>8th Went to see Antwine Bosele Semo Cutting Francis Island Took a spree stopt at Mr David Summers all night the first time I ever slept in that House Bought of A Summers Tin pan 1/2 Sugar 2 lb 1/3 Cotton 3/3 1 Bottle Beer -/71/2 Angus at Davids Allen McDonell On the Boshure</p> <p>9th Went to Renshaws got 2 Dollars &amp; 3/4 from him (13..9) Christee here Grinding Scythe Henerys Girls &amp; Boys here Gave them Marsh hay for Bedding a Great wind Last night Broke the corn (a Fortunate Day) I Went to Dundee Bought of D Baker 1 Barrel of Flour L1..5 Paid Norman 3..6 cash I owed him Bought of Norman 3 Thimbles -/3 1 pen 1/2 2 peace with Sandy on the Matches paid all this a Treat -/2 paid this Took Supper at mrs Morris's Sandy &amp; I</p> <p>10th took away 2 peices of Elm Went to Get My Pay Gave me 5/- Cash and a pail of Greese Drawing some of the cord Wood Making Roads in the Bush setting stump and Brush a Fire took home sticks for the cart Bosells at the Raspberries</p> <p>11th putting the Floor in in the house Drew some Wood Began to use the Flour the Salaberry went Down Currants commencing to be Ripe</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Orangemens Day</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island July 12th 1863</p> <p>12 Sunday Bill Bule &amp; Cambell here took Dinner</p> <p>13th at the Floor &amp; cellar Door Finished now</p> <p>14th at the Drew the Last of the Cord Wood</p> <p>15th Finished the Floor up stairs Mrs Bowen Clarissa Mary Ann &amp; Mr Bayville &amp; wife here at Berries A Pleasure Trip on the Salaberry going Down Fishing at Night got 3 Great many Rafts a Going Down Keeping in the calve &amp; Pigs a Great Bother with them</p> <p>16th Began the Car for the Cart Sandy and I Got New Potatoes yesterday on the 15th for the first we eat EEl Flies very Plenty</p> <p>17th Mrs Morris &amp; Abe &amp; Laurie at the Berries Brought Gordon A Had stopt all night Sandy to the store Bought of A Summers 1/2 lb Tea 1/10 1/2 1 lb Tobacco 2/3</p> <p>18th the Men of M Aults Raft got the canoe and 3 Loaves of Bread gave me 3 lb of Pork &amp; 2/6 cash</p> <p>Sunday 19th Took Breakfast in the new house for the first time Sandy &amp; Boy &amp; Livinia went to Mrs Morrises James Hopkins &amp; Family here Took Dinner with them up in the Bush Tom Davis Sold his gun to James Hopkins 10/-</p> <p>20th Sandy went to Bills Bee Charlie here Grinding his Scythe Went to A Summers to 1/2 lb powder 1 lb shot Rake -/10 2 stones -/8 2 lb sugar 1/3 1/2 lb Tea Mowing some Sandy came from the Bee</p> <p>22nd commenced to mow on the Pitt Point Jock took his spear Gave them Paddles to Mke</p> <p>23rd Mowing put in 2 Loads</p> <p>24th put in 3 loads a very warm Day a Race the Emprefs &amp; Alexandra</p> <p>25 Mowing Grove at the Raft Got an axe Gave the Bread Butter Milk</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island July 26th 1863</p> <p>Sunday 26th Livinia Gordon Sandy &amp; Myself went Down to see Charles Tupper for the First Time ever she or Gordon was on the Butternut Island Took Dinner there got Cucumbers got A Birmingham Paper a great Many Rafts a Going Down</p> <p>27th Mowing Below the Grove side of the River Down at the apple Tree Gathering Behind the Garden Wind very high</p> <p>28th a Fortunate Day put in 3 Loads of Hay cutting some on the Lower Point Went to Mayorells to see about the Hay a Great Many Cranes a Flocking Berries Plenty currants Plenty Blackbirds Bad</p> <p>29th Went to Williamstown for the Boys Charlie and I Bought of J McLaurin 200 Bricks no change took 30 More Brick for 5/- 2/3 a hundred he sells them Working at the hay on Murdys Place</p> <p>30th Put in 1 Load the Rain commenced Mowing</p> <p>31st Mowing got a Paddle From the Indian John Birch here gave us a Hooker and Left us a Hooker 2 Men with him</p> <p>1st of August Mowing in the upper Feild Put a Board on the calf a Race the Huron &amp; Alexandra John Rankin went Down with George Renshaw or George went down with him Racing took Breakfast alone in the new House</p> <p>2nd Sunday Boys Picking Berries Went to Christees Got the sash from him for the snaith 4 of them all clear now eat Corn Black Berries</p> <p>3rd Mrs Morris Ellen &amp; Mary Birch here for Berries Gathering Hay Put in 4 Load of Hay Ellen stopt Mr Watson &amp; Mr Spencer here all night Jacops Wife for salt got 3 EEls from here</p> <p>4th Thats 16 Loads of Hay in the Barn now</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>1863</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island August 5th</p> <p>5th Eglantine McDonald Married to Day to McDonald Lagare put in 1 Load Gathering and coiling hay Wind high Bouquet Down with a Raft found a stave in Rushes</p> <p>6th A Fortunate Day Rained some Last night the Black Birds almost Finished the Barley at the Peas Tethering Gray choke cherries Turning some</p> <p>7th a Fortunate Day I Went to see Norman about Kimball Affair Bought of GA Streeter 1 Pair of Boots 4..25 Lace Boots $1..37 1/2 Cents this is a Beginning of an account Bought of Minkler 2 1/2 Calico 45 Cents Crackers 8 cents saleratus 8 cents Bought of Congdon Turpentine 5 cents salts 10 cents Bought of Derushie 1 lb candles 20 cents Whiskey 40 cents cloves 2 cents Saleratus 8 cents a Treat at Normans of Beer 12 1/2 cents paid Bought of Buchanan 14 M{illegible} 21 cents Left 25 cents with Norman to Pay the cooper American Money took Dinner at Mrs Morris's Gave Morway a Ride Down James Hugh at Fort Covington with us on the Boat for the first Time John Angus came</p> <p>8th My Canoe taken away this Morning By the Prescott Pilots went to look for it at Hamiltons Sent Sandy &amp; Jack to Frashers Point Found it there 2 Men here of Calvins Raft Left an Axe for there Board which comes to 6/3 Lost all Day Looking for the canoe Highlander went Down Cameron Raft going Down Black Birds Very Bad Pease Ripe some of them the Barley all eat Henery making a stack on Francis Island Hamilton Thrashing Wheat Sandy &amp; Jack for the Canoe to Frashers Point found it took it home</p> <p>Sunday 9th Went to Williamstown with the Boys Allen I Hugh and John Angus Brought currants Cherries</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island August 10 1863</p> <p>10th came from Williamstown took 1 Quart From John Frasher took Breakfast on Dans Point cutting in the upper Feild Christee here wanting my Canoe Ellen spinning Sandy Bad with Boils Sent Sandy with a order to A Summers 1/2 lb tea 1.b Tobacco Began Mowing the Barley Oats &amp; Pease McArthur the schoolmaster Getting Married to Day</p> <p>11th Went to Get Livinia Tooth pulled Dr Gilles pulled the wrong tooth 1/3 paid Bought of Norman 1 Quart and the Bottle to Be Returned not paid yet Left My Coat Exchanged the Dishes got a Dipper and salt cellar got a treat from Jim Hopkins taking Down Board Between 2 Canoes Bill Making his stacks on Laports Island in at Pains on Niggar Point A very Warm Day and a very stormy Night Blew Down 4 Trees in the Grove and the Big Butternut in the Pease</p> <p>12th cutting the Barley Finished it Reaping the Oats Big Oats</p> <p>13th put in 2 Loads of Pease 1 Load of sheaves Smallman &amp; Palmer &amp; Allan here stopt in the new house Gave Me 55 cents for their Trouble Pat &amp; Charlie here Gave us 2 Hookers a peice</p> <p>14th shot a Duck Began the stack Drew 3 Loads in it</p> <p>15th put 2 1/2 Good Loads in the stack 1 Load of Pease put in</p> <p>16th Sunday Ellen &amp; Sandy crofsed Laura came</p> <p>17th Went with Livinia with her Teeth Got 2 pulled out by Peck 2/6 Bought knitting needles -/1 1/2 settled with Norman 15 cents Returned the Bottle Brought home the wheel Charlie here</p> <p>18th Cutting the Big Pease put in 1 Load of Barley Found a Canoe put in the 2 Rams</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island Aug 19th 1863</p> <p>19th put in the Big Pease 2 Loads of them a Load of Hay and 1/2 Load of Barley thrashed 2 Floors of Barley cut some of the Oats &amp; some of the small pease Fixing the Fence at the Pitt Point Lots going down to the Long Black Berries shooting commenced cut the window in the East end of the House</p> <p>20th Shooting commenced to Day in Canad East I went to Dundee Bought of P Buchanan 17 lb of Pork at 10 cents 1..70 cents 1/2 lb Powder 1/- 1 lb shot -/6 Raining cutting the window in the West end of the house</p> <p>21st Donald Young Alek here from the Long Black Berries cut the Last of the Pease Put them in cut the Last of the Oats Fanned near a Bushel of Barley went to the Kit Kit Island</p> <p>22nd Drawing up Drags with Gray Drew the Canoe Back of the Barn took up 3 Barrels of water cleaned the stove Began to cut the Marsh Hay in Front of house Laurie and Sandy to Dundee Mr Spinks came From Burying the old Gentleman his Father wind high</p> <p>23rd Sunday Angus came made a Bargain with Sandy for 1/4 of the Grain that would be Raised Me the 1/2 half put Angus to the foot of Hamiltons Island</p> <p>24th Monday put in 1 Load of Oats the Wind very high Rained in the Evening Thunder &amp; Lightning cut a soft Maple for a stone Boat at the Box of the car Burnt 3 pannels of the Fence</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1863</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island Aug 25th</p> <p>Began to Thrash the Barley 4 Bushels altogether Thrashing 3 Floors of Pease Sandy went to A Summers 2 lb sugar 1/2 lb Tobacco 1/1 1/2 1lb Tea no Whiskey</p> <p>26th Went to the Kit Kit Fanned 1 1/2 of Pease got a Stave 1 sucker cut the Wheat down next the Barley Turning the oats Sent Sandy with an order to George Renshaws did not got 1/2 Gallon From A Summers</p> <p>27th Charlie here had cucumbers shot a Duck got the Peice of the Line put in the Last of the Oats put in the wheat 1 Load</p> <p>28th cut some Marsh Hay Making the stone Boat</p> <p>29th Raining Moving the Hog Pen Drew some stones to the River cut one of the cherries that was on the Bank of the River put i some Butternuts</p> <p>Sunday the 30th Sandy &amp; Laurie crofsed very high had a Row Laurie &amp; Sandy</p> <p>31st Put in a Load of Wheat &amp; a Load of Marsh hay in the stable took 2 Bushels of Pease out to Williamstown</p> <p>1st of September Got some onions from her got some fat Pine on Big Dans place cutting Marsh hay Fixing my ashes &amp; iron for Salmon River</p> <p>2nd 52 lbs of iron &amp; 3 bushel of Ashes Bought of Baker 3 bushels of Lime at -/9 got 30 cents cash 1lb shot 1 Box caps pipes 4 cents Bought of Deroshie 1/2 lb candles -/6 crackers 5 cents 2 Bushels of Barley to Mill Gave Ann a Ride Down Thomas Munroe at Lukes John Cambell Married on (the 23rd of August)</p> <p>3rd Blacking the West end of the House piling the cord Wood shot a Duck Raining</p> <p>4th cutting Marsh Hay Fishing Perch husking some of the corn put in the Pig the cattle on the inside of gate now opened a Boil</p> <p>5th Began taking of the stones took in the Last of the Grain 1 of Wheat Fishing Perch Dan on the Front for the school</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>1863</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island Sept 6th</p> <p>Sunday Bob &amp; Clarisa Bone here took in a Basket of hazelnuts Sandy &amp; I</p> <p>7th Fishing Perch Angus &amp; Tom Davis came had 4 Traces and the swivel Dan commenced to Teach for the first turn out of his Life coiling the Hay in the Front Marsch 5 coils put in 6 Before Sandy at the stones Cut the Pig</p> <p>8th Angus &amp; Sandy crofsed gave Sandy 6 cents Andrew Summers selling of his store coiling hay in the Back Marsh high wind Sandy working at the Ground for the fall wheat Shot a Duck some one at the cord Wood Lashey went to Cornwall to fish at the stones</p> <p>9th putting out Manure on the Peice for fall wheat</p> <p>10th putting out Manure</p> <p>11th coiling the hay in the Back Marsh</p> <p>12th Thrashing 2 of Big Pease Salaberry a Pleasure Trip Antwine Russel came home</p> <p>13th Sunday alone Wind high</p> <p>14th Sand Crofsed to Summers's Sandy staving putting out Manure Antwine Trowling Christee here making a Bench Antwine set his Line</p> <p>15th commenced to plough spreading manure Antwine Thrashing Wheat high Wind very smoky with fires out</p> <p>16th Ellen &amp; Lis &amp; Abe here for Grapes Fanning 2 Bushels of Wheat</p> <p>17th Went to Mill Bought of Norman 1 Knife 1/10 1/2 Tobacco 1/3 Matches -/6 Line 1/3 which comes to 4/10 1/2 Loan of Bottle Bought of P Buchanan 1/2 lb Tea 2/6 Took Dinner at Morriss Ellen came Down with us</p> <p>18th Raining Making spokes about 70</p> <p>19th Cutting Hoop Poles about 100 Antwine Thrashing the Big Pease Sandy at a Pounder</p> <p>Sunday 20th Bill his wife &amp; Mother Abe here Antwine Bosell wife and sister here gave an oar to Abe got a sturgeon</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island Sept the 21st 1863</p> <p>Monday 21st Sandy &amp; Antwine went to Salmon River Me Harrowing the Fall Wheat for the first Harrowing cutting the Butternut tree and the cherry that fell with the wind Bought of P Buchanan 66 cent for Pork 6 Rounds 100 Poles Gave a Dollar Gave Back the change 1/2 Bushel salt charged to me</p> <p>22nd Thrashing Big Pease</p> <p>23 Fanning the Big Pease 3 Bushels Sandy went to Williamstown 1st Day of Autumn</p> <p>24th Making stack of Marsh Hay Began to Rain</p> <p>25th Raffle of Rob Summers of a cow</p> <p>25th Began the chimney Antwine Thrashing the Small Peace</p> <p>26th Finished the chimney</p> <p>27th Sunday Antwine &amp; Sandy went to Rosses Island for Nuts Sandy went home with Ellen</p> <p>28th Fanning the Pease 7 Bushels Put a Board on the calve Sandy Ploughing Lashey here Found a cow that was skinned took her ashore</p> <p>29th Ploughing shot a Duck &amp; A Ruster took the Tallow out of the cow Antwine at the ashes St Michael Wild Geese Plenty</p> <p>30th Last of the Month helping Antwine with the Logging put 2 Loads in the stack ploughing Killed the hog</p> <p>October 1st Finished the Marsh stack 60 or 70 coils in it stacked the straw ploughing set Fire in the swamp taking in Butternuts</p> <p>2nd Antwine underpinning the house Banking some Sandy Ploughing in the upper feild</p> <p>3rd Went to Salmon River with Ashes</p> <p>4 VA Peck Got 50 cents &amp; Antony 50 cents Bought of Norman 1 Bottle 1/3 on credit Tobacco (5 cents paid) Bought of Baker 1 1/2 Lime 1/1 1/3 paid Bought of Buchanan pins 10 cents</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>1863</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island Oct 4th</p> <p>Sunday John Angus here in the Bush at nuts</p> <p>5th at the spokes salted eggs Antwine and me sawing Sandy ploughing</p> <p>6th splitting spokes Mowing grass Sunday salted 9 Dozen of Eggs put them in the cellar</p> <p>7th Tom came with the Line Antwine and me to the Kit Kit got a Gull alive caught 4 Perch Tom left his Grappling and hook</p> <p>8th Sandy &amp; Antwine went to Summers took and awful spree had a Bottle could not find it Sandy took A 1/4 of tea got some Money from A Cameron shelling corn me</p> <p>9th Looking for the Bottle I Found it all watered plastering some set the Line</p> <p>10th Our Hugh Anns Birth Day Antwine went for a Quart to Renshaws Plastering</p> <p>11th Sunday went to Harpers and then to Salmon River One of the Frashers women Departed about this time Livinia Gordon &amp; I to the Bush for Beech nuts</p> <p>12th Put in the stack of Hay alone they came staving then went to Christees for sticks for David Summers stopt all night the old Man Both staving shot a Mud Hen</p> <p>13th Working at the House old Man came had Christees canoe Banking the House shot 2 Ducks did not get them</p> <p>14th Went to A Summers to settle L19.. gave my note to him Bought 5 cent worth of sugar went to see Mr Harper about the wood Sandy &amp; Antwine to Christee for 2 Sticks Brought them Found 6 peices went over with 2 of them Antwine went off to Christees Sandy stopt all night at Summers</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island Oct 15th 1863</p> <p>Sandy came here &amp; a skidadler took over 4 peice took Bags for Potatoes shot a Duck got a sturgeon plastering some of the House with clay &amp; ashes Charlie here got my Pants took me 40 punkins and a squash</p> <p>16th Sandy away with Hunte to Lancaster Drew some Wood</p> <p>17th High wind a Great Deal of Thunder &amp; Lightning changeable winds Sandy cme staving Lost his Paddle his Knife Brought 2 Bushels of Potatoes from D Summers got another Paddle from David splitting 5 or 6 Logs at the Cord Wood</p> <p>18th St Lukes Day Sunday Charlie came up with the Pants Charlie Rose &amp; A Hamilton to Rofs Island for Nuts great shooting at Christees</p> <p>19th Monday Sandy crofsed to work on a Barge to Load Henery Fishing EEls in the Mud and an Indian got a Good many Fishing for Bart got a chub Baited 36 Hooks Fixing Traps Boiled the Brine of the Pork took all the scum of it &amp; Let it cool before putting it on opened the Boil on my crooked finger feeding the cows Pumpkins to the cows</p> <p>20th Got a Sturgeon Fishing EEls Got 4 Thomas Munroe Andrew Summers Antwine here seen the Fox a Letter From Mr Harper about the Timber Set my traps 12 of them</p> <p>21st Got 4 Rats</p> <p>22 Got 4 Rats Sandy and Lis came Found my Dream concerning the Bottles got 3 Baskets Dreamed of 3 Bottles gotting a Cedar Broom</p> <p>23rd went to Mr Harpers about the Wood Had a Treat Bought 1 lb Bicuit -/3 1/ lb candles -/4 1/2 Bought 2 Bushels of Lime 1/10 1/2 to be taken out of the Wood</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>23rd 1863</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island Oct</p> <p>went to Charlies with the Pants wind high</p> <p>24th Our Hugh's Birth Day got a Rat Plastering Sandy sick cleaned the Floor of the New House</p> <p>Sunday the 25th my Birth Day Antwine here had a Bottle Sandy went home with Lis Antwine went and got 1/2 Gal at Harper No Rats water Very Low Ell Fishing Great now wild Geese Plenty ice Last night for the first in the canoes has a notion snow But not come yet North East Wind the Hawk trying to take the hens</p> <p>26th Antwine went to Summers Sandy came no Rats took up my Traps some of them put the Boards around the side of the house Antwine staving one of the McMasters Boys Getting Married to Day to Buy a Girl Sunday Mrs Skarret Moved away from Morrises A Barn Belonging to someone Burnt up Salmon River a Day or 2 ago</p> <p>27th Sandy crofsed to Summers plaining Boards</p> <p>28th Emmanuel here fishing Ells got a small sturgeon plastering some {illegible} went off</p> <p>29th Went to Mr Harpers Bought of him 1 lb candles /9 1 Dozen Fish 1/- 6 lb crackers 2/1 Flour 6/6 Treated us plastering some Fixing the chimney and Windows</p> <p>30th Went to Williamstown Met Charlie came with me Brought 2 of Pease saw Knife 1 Bag of Nuts 1 Basket of Hazelnuts Peice of Pork got a mess of Potatoes got some Red Pepper from Charlie</p> <p>31st Drawing spokes water very Low the west wind is so high All Hallows Eve cracking nuts put in spotted pig</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The harvest month of Death</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island Nov 1st 1863</p> <p>Sunday 1st all alone Sandy went to Salmon River Sent a Sturgeon with him to Mrs Morris the Water getting high yesterday the Lowest I seen for some time now cut my hair turned the canoe some one cut 2 hicorys at the Head of the Island put in the sow</p> <p>2nd Plastering up stairs Went to head of the Island found a Board &amp; cedar Rail the Black Cat in the Trap Plaining the canoe</p> <p>3rd Taking Down the Petition Plaining some of the Boards On this Day Granda Departed put the Beds up stairs moped it out</p> <p>4th plaining some Boards Puttying the Windows &amp; put them in Boats a Going in abundance high wind wild Geese &amp; Ducks plenty took salts</p> <p>5th Guy Fawkes Day a Fortunate Day Moved in the New House put in the stove &amp; Bed a Fire in the chimney of the old House the Wind change to and smoked then Raining East Wind changed the West Boats going up &amp; Down Like Mad Racing a deal of shooting</p> <p>6th Drawing Drags Robert Stuart here all night wind high</p> <p>7th Robert shot a Duck went off Our Ellens Birth Day</p> <p>8th Sunday Str Battwece here Fishing EEls Sandy came</p> <p>9th Went to Salmon River 126 spokes Left at Buchanan sold the Cooper 40 small staves 60 cents 12 Big ones 72 cents Got 1 Dollar &amp; 25 for the Lot Gave 5/- stood 3/9 to my account Bought of Buchanan fine comb -/7 1/2 pipe 1 1/2 platter 35 cent paid this with the Rags 12 lb Bought of Norman 1 lb saleratus 10 Ce crackers</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island Nov 9th 1863</p> <p>Bought of J Cameron 6 yds of Cotton 30 cts a yd Bought 1/2 the candles of McRae 10 cent hard came home snowing &amp; Blowing got Lost stopt at the Round Island came home</p> <p>10th Fixing the Door upstairs</p> <p>11th Thrashing 2 of Oats gave the hogs 1/2 bushel more Mixed 11 peck of Pease with 2 of Oats making the stairs high Wind snowing with the change of the moon</p> <p>12th a Fine Day Ploughing John Gray came set 7 Traps for Rats on the halves had a couple of Bottles of Whiskey</p> <p>13th John Gray made 2 Paddles got 3 Rats Ploughing Killed a Ruster wind very high</p> <p>14th a Fortunate Day wind high John Gray got 2 Rats ploughing Before the Door Gave the hogs 1/2 Bushel of the Big Pease Sandy &amp; John Gray went to see Mr Harper as they were very Thirsty took his Rats</p> <p>15th Sunday 4 of the Indians &amp; Sandy came from Harpers all day here</p> <p>16th Went to See Norman about the school affair took 242 spokes 3 Bushels of Provender took home 4 plains hammer &amp; the little Saw &amp; the Pot Bought 2 1/2 yds cloth 12/6 Foggy coming home</p> <p>17th Raining Fixing the stovepipes in the old house Charlie came went Down for his corn came up</p> <p>18th Charlie &amp; me to Mill 77 spokes took Mrs Hopkins home Gave L1..5 to Lucy Baker gave me a R{illegible} Left it with Norman a Treat at Jessima1/- with old D Cameron Norman got his Goods thats 126, 242) 77)) (445 spokes Left at Buchanaans Sandy Crofsed</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1863</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island Nov 19</p> <p>Charlie here cutting stove wood him &amp; I 2 Indianswent Down high wind put in the small Merino Lamb with the Ram Grinding the Axes Ellen a young Daughter on the 15th one of those Days</p> <p>20th Wind high Charlie c</p> <p>&amp; me Fishing got 4 Sandy came got a Rat Geese &amp; Ducks plenty</p> <p>21st On this Day Donald McMaster Departed 17 years ago Sandy went off Charlie at Harpers with us took in his Goods Bought of Mr Harper Whiskey 3 Quarts 1/6 1lb sugar -/6 a Treat -/6 paid all this Bought 1/2 Barrel of Herring 12/6 Bought of out of A Summers or McDonell 1lb starch 1/- Whitewash Brush 1/8 Salt 5/-</p> <p>22nd Sunday Laurie came Charlie here</p> <p>23rd Charlie &amp; I went to Harpers Bought 1 lb candle -/9 1/2 lb Tea 2/- Got the Loan of his pot for to Kill the Hogs Bought of McDonald 3 1/2 yds of stripe shirting at 1/3 4/4 1/2 3 1/2 of Cotton at 1/2 1/2 4/3 thread -/d 1/2</p> <p>24th Kille the 2 hogs Charlie and I</p> <p>25th St Catherines Day cutting the Pork 240 lbs &amp; 250 cleaned up the old House</p> <p>26th a Boat aground Below Charlies Charlie went Home gave him pork Herring Heart Muskrat sold Fixing the West sheds set a Fire in the oak Feild and some on the Back Marsh Laurie at my Pants Livinia at my Striped Shirt Huron went up Pasport went Down Windy a sore knee I got</p> <p>27th Fire in Front Marsh Fixing the East shed My Pants Finished the Bouquet at the Protection</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>1863</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island Nov the 28th Charlie came up went to Mr Harpers Brought home the Pot Bought of Mr Harper 1 Barrel of Flour 5.75 cents 1lb candles -/9 3 Quarts of Whiskey 1/6 1 lb sugar -/7 1/2 Fishing EEls got 6 Raining</p> <p>Sunday 29th Charlie here</p> <p>30th St Andrews Day Charlie &amp; I all of us Keeping the scotch Saints Day Charlie cutting wood for himself Salmon River Froze now the Osprey went up</p> <p>1st of Dec put in the horses Drawing wood put out some manure put in the calvesset 2 Traps set Poison for the Fox the Traveller went up &amp; a schooner in to the Sir Colen Campbell after No Light in could see in the Light house with the Drift of snow But I see it after a while it cleared off</p> <p>2nd Whitewashing went around the Island got a Broom a steamer 2 pipes at Renshaws wharf wind high high a small steamer went up a puffer Rain hail and snow Freezing hard Light in the Lighthouses yet Cows picking some out yet ice on the Marsh White owl coming around</p> <p>3rd White washing the inside of the house at the Petition</p> <p>4th Finished the Petition White washing outside get the house</p> <p>5th set fire to the Marsh</p> <p>6th Sunday Lashey here</p> <p>7th Fishing EEls got 3 Henery &amp; Lashey &amp; William Fishing a very fine Day</p> <p>8th A Fine Day crofsed with Laurie Went to Renshaw himself there a Treat for 3 of us took Dinner with Mr Harper &amp; Mr Renshaw Oxly there put Mr Renshaw acrofs No Light in Mr Hills Light Nor in the scow But Light on Cherry Island</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>9th 1863</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island Dec</p> <p>Mr Harper &amp; George Renshaw here came to Measure the Wood 30 cors Took a Bottle of Whiskey to me cold &amp; Windy Feeding the cattle out of the Barn &amp; stacks cut a small Hicory for Axe helves Freezing hard to night</p> <p>10th change in the Moon making a Rack for my sleigh drew a Load of Wood from the Bush cold Windy the Fox dont come to the Poison Finished my shirt Livinia sick Keeping sheep in Killed 2 Rusters</p> <p>11th Doing a Little or nothing</p> <p>12th put some feathers in the Bed Drawing wood ice Froze pretty well in the Bay East Wind this Long time now Blowing hard Raining</p> <p>13th Sunday Raining East Wind horses out up to head of Island no Boats nor Canoes on the River this some Days now</p> <p>14th Grinding the axes and some of the Tools Raining East Wind cleaned 9 EEls cleaning the Canoes of Water took up Box or Fish Pen Drew in the Bun Making a cap for Gordon ice all Brok up around shore</p> <p>15th A Fortunate Day cut some cord Wood &amp; Claring for the first at the Head of the Island. Horses out Weaning Gordon this is the 2nd Day now for him very high Wind &amp; Cold</p> <p>16th Tippoo her puppies to Day 5</p> <p>17th Easterly Winds cold water Raising trying to snow Rain or hail at night Cutting stove Wood Putting some Hens in the old House Fixing canoes Good Fires</p> <p>18 cutting stove Wood</p> <p>19th Drawing Wood 3 Loads cold Windy weather</p> <p>20th Sunday all alone Ducks before the Door</p> <p>{second page} 1863</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island Dec 21st</p> <p>set 4 Traps in the Front Marsh</p> <p>22nd First Day of Winter a Fortunate Day cold Freezing hard Went to Sturgeon Island Went to the Head of the Island to Leave my canoe there Just as I got it on shore there came a Jam of about 3 acres of ice Bang on the shore where I was Drawing up my Canoe the wind is East making ice wheather it will stand or not I Dont Know</p> <p>23rd the ice took to Christees open on the steamboat channel I think it is taken to Charlies as far as I can see taken to the Kitt Kit Seen 7 wild Geese Ducks Plenty the wind changed to the West afore Daylight Made a Ramrod for the Long Gun Fixed one of the chairs Gray &amp; the Mare out to night not cold Weather</p> <p>24th The ice not taken at the Head of the Islands but between here &amp; Captain Frasers it is taken Put 8 or 10 Bushes on the Road to Charlies the Fox Left Last night 3 or 4 pills out no Foxes yet Gordon not well Freezing Hard to night Change in the moon Fed the cattle all Extra</p> <p>25th Christimas Day A Fine Day went to see my Poison no Foxes Feeding the cattle well Health &amp; Peace Plenty But no Whiskey Charlie crofsing to Rofses Island</p> <p>26th Went to Mr Harpers crofsed at the Foot of Hamiltons Island ice very Bad Jim Hopkins crofsed a Treat at McDonell paid Bought of Mr Harper Tea 1/2 lb 2/- 1/2 lb candles /4 1/2 Basket -/7 1/2 sugar 7 1/2 Broom -/7 1/2 Treat paid this Matches &amp; pipes -/2 Donald McGregor for salt</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Dec the 26th 1863</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Donald McGreggor at Harpers took over a Bag of salt George Renshaw came acrofs from the Island with the Horse Fired a shot with Johny Sandfields Rifle at a Mark</p> <p>27th Sunday took up my Poison Seen Charlie taken home a Load of Wood</p> <p>28th ice Brok up some last night with the Wind Thrashed Better than 1/2 Bushel of Wheat turning stormy</p> <p>29th Bushed the Road acrofs to Francis Island Took home a Load of Wood at the Head of the Island Lavinia Making stockings for Gordon</p> <p>30th Went to the Bush cut a small Maple put a Handle in the Big Axe seen a fox crofsing From Christies</p> <p>31st Last Day of the year Went toi Mr Harpers him at Summerstown I crofsed Bought of Andrew 1 lb of Powder 1/8 3 oz of Cloves -/4 1/2 Tallow 1 lb &amp; 12 oz Bought of Mr Harper 1 Gal of Whiskey 2/- &amp; Treat 1 Ball of Cotton -/7 1/2 1/2 lb Tea 2/- 2 lb sugar 1/3 Made up the Wood Maple 11 1/2 Beech 11 1/2 Soft 6 3/4 L10..18..5 Set up till after one Oclock Fired 3 shots stormy at night the New Year came in Stormy with East Wind</p> <p>1st of January 1864</p> <p>Raining snowing Blowing wind changed Blew hard from the West Me Firing in the New Year Great cracks</p> <p>2nd Livinia Bad with Tooth ache</p> <p>3rd Allen's Birth Day</p> <p>Sunday 4th Hansel Monday chopped and cutting poles for Rails</p> <p>5th set my 3 Pills of Poison at the sturgeon Island Bushed the Road at the Head of the Island ice Good Cutters crofsing to Salmon River took Home a Load of Firewood {illegible} went to Henerys Henery came to Fish EEls Antwine a Young son Monday night cutting Holes with Henery got a Basket of EEls From him.</p> </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a6d695bb6ee01ee353e4392a6dd0ec9e.pdf 8da9568e015e48fb47b4cfc9addc3f6a PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 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JANUARY The 1st 1862 Shooting away the old year or Should be Shooting in the new year put out the Basswood canoe Went to the Little Island south side got some corn Went with the canoe to the Head of the Island turned it over so to have Ready wind changed Raining Began to Blow very hard took a sleep at night almost Blew the house down mending my coat Blowed in the Master Ball in Kintail {illegible} the 2nd 1862 Mr James Cameron Island January the Wind Last night put Down the Plaster fixing Boards on the cracks stuffing the cracks with Rags & Paper very frosty if it holds on the ice will take slippery walking Put the Blanket on Gray cold NorWest Wind Seen the New Moon Wish if there was no wind the ice would take 3rd Allens Birth Day, a cold Day the ice is thinking to take anchor ice commenced going down I Believe it is taken Between here and Christies tonight not taken on the north side only little past the little Island I seen this evening what I did not Believe before that is the Sun Moon and Star I seen the 3 of them a little Before Sunset water raising close to shore a frosty night 4 Ice made acrofs to Christees Went to Head of the Island caught a Live Duck Bitter cold Anchor ice going Down Drew some Drags air holes Before the Door But small foxes crossed last night from Christees went in the Evening to the Little Island put out 3 or 4 bushes I think the channel will Jam to night open on Both sides of the Hog Island the Wind high and cold Mending sox 5 The Ice took Last night I crofsed to Henerys took supper there Saluted about being married some air holes Found a Black Duck on the ice at the head of the Island Drawing my canoe Water Raising very High https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1d254f52ce10a945bb801ca1eb439ea0.pdf d0ac97c2e785e0995ed1702353f62ea3 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1862 Mr James Cameron Island January the 6th Councillers in the Williamstown to Day I Bushing the ice to Francis Island East wind crofsed went up to the store great Joy wishing me Bought of A Summers 3 1/2 lb Butter 2/6 4 1/2 lbs 3/- Stove Polish -/5 Butter Plate -/4 <s>L</s>2..10..in Cash to Return the Pail a Treat at Davids -/7 1/2 Paid Paid AJ Baker 3 Dollars & 70 cents got a Recept a Treat Bakers Paid -/3 in Nicholsons greatly Put out Jim Hopkins came acrofs Angus suple on the Bosure caught a Duck at Kenneths 7th I crofsed to Henerys with my Pants to Make Storm some Henery Fishing EEls Baking Begun the Barrel of Flour made 2 Pills of Poison went to Bush the upper Road Very Rough Fox Tracks Plenty the Water higher than ever seen it not so cold now Making candle 8th went home with the pail school Meeting Bought of AJ Baker 2 chairs 2/6 (a Treat Paid cotton Bale paid) went the Upper Road Took Dinner at Tillenues 9th Drawing Drags 2 Foxes playing on the ice But Don't come to the Poison Fine soft Day cutters crofsing to Salmon River EEl Fishers in the Big Bay on the other side of Rofs'es Island 10th Bushing the upper Point Road Went to Henery for my Trousers Gave her an order on AJ Baker for 1/3 which makes us Clear till this Date Henery cut my hair Raining East Wind changed West Wind Blowing hard & Raining I am afraid this will spoil the ice But if not it will help to crush down the hills of ice Henery making a Wash Board a Team Broke in on Summers Island where the ice {illegible} water fell away Lewis Bosell {second page} 1862 Mr James Cameron Island January 11th I went to Williamstown Left my axe at AJ Bakers Found a Duck on the ice left it on the end of Davids Island Treat at Bakers 1 worth of sweetys Paid a Party at Jessemas cold night Sunday 13th Preaching on the Front Began to snow I came home in at John Mr Gillis in the Gore very {illegible} Lewis Bosell Poorly (G ot 8) 13th Drawing Drags 14th Lashey came Found a Bottle I went to see Lewis Bosell took my shirt to Henerys wife to wash to charge me 2 1/2 for washing at Nicholsons took home there Bottle A Great Talk about War Lashey went for an axe Broke the Whippletree I am thinking of going to Salmon River tomorrow 15th Lashey came had his axe Made a Bargain with him to chop me 50 Cords of Maple & Beech for 2/3 a cord to have it chopped all on the 1st of March a Great storm of E Wind & Snow 16th Lashey Began to chop Drew some Drags the old cat came in the house a Blustering Day with wind & Drift 17 stormy Lashey went to for his Provision Drawing Drags chopping stove Wood made a Waterhole washed my feet South West Wind put some wood in the Cellar 18th Training in Williamstown I went to A Summers the Lotterry 2/6 Slept in John Summers with Andrew Summers took supper & Breakfast 19th Sunday came home stopt at Henerys had Dinner went Down to see Lewis Bosell Got my shirt at Henerys 2 1/2 for washing not paid https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/544d677195a9bac1a7bfb5fac2f4c9b9.pdf 59a33d58506b5bb97ba9f1868bbd128e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written 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Mr James Cameron Island January the 20th 1862 Monday 20th of January To 1 order to Lashey for Tobacco on AJ Baker Lashey went Took a Quart of Whiskey Brought home my Axe From Bakers East wind snowing Blowing & Drifting Lashey in the house all Day 21st (St Agnefs Night) Drawing Drags Lashey chopping Breaking the Road Tried the Dice twice the same turned for me & ---- 22nd Drew some Drags Lashey chopping snowing E Wind Fixing the Marsh hay in the Barn 23 Lashey went in the afternoon to A Summers for Flour weighed it for Lashey 22 lbs Bag & all at 3 cents all he said that there was 32 but 22 is the Weight drew a Drag Fine Day a Thawing some chopped 1/2 of this Day 24th I crofsed to summerstown Bought of A Summers 1 Pair of Braces 1/6 Bought of AJ Baker crackers & cheese -/6 Paid) To 1/3 for subscription for a young Woman From Brockville Whose name is Mary Lawlor who had Good Luck at having a young Daughter at Mat Murphys The Father supposed to be a Man By the name of Quinn a hardware Merchant but there is another Man she gives in two or too Brought 6/3 cash & candles 1/ 1/2 lbs 25th Robie Burns Birth Day Me Very Unwell Right side of my head very sore and my Teeth aching all from cold I suppose took some Ginger A Very stormy Day since about Daylight this morning Baking 26th Sunday Lashey & Me alone a Little Better this morning had EEls for Breakfast Stormy from the West not very well this Evening my face is very sore House warm cattle such as they are are all well & hearty Banks of snow all round 27th Lashey commenced a Big Maple Tree cold came home cut 4 Logs of it Drawing Drags Breaking Roads cut a Waterhole clearin out the cats snow pretty deep 28th Thrashing Wheat & Fanning 1 Bushel My Measure Lashey chopt I seen a Fox crofsing {second page} 1862 Mr James Cameron Island January the 29th Went to the Bush to split Began to Rain spoiled the axes Grinding Lashey went to the store I gave him an order on a {illegible} for 13 1/2 lb Pork 5/7 1/2 11 lbs Beef 2/9 which came to 9/4 1/2 70 1 Bar of Soap 1/3 1 Quart Whiskey 7 1/2 1/10 1/2 New Moon to night 30th I went to Summerstown Bought of AJ Baker 1 pair of Braces -/5 sweetys & Fred paid this) Went to Williamstown got a Ride from J Cattanach & then From Jim McIntyre a treat at Patnos -/6 Bruce on the Front Collector of customs Angus was Bad with a Boil on his neck 31st in Williamstown putting in the straw in the Barn Bought a Pork of Gat Beau 139 lbs From & I went for it 1st of February in Williamstown cut the Pork & salted it came home took a 4 Boxes of Segars to David Summers from Charles Olders David Killing a cow Bought of AJ Baker 6 lb of cheese 2/- 1/2 lb Saleratus -/4 1/2 lb Tea 2/- came home Lashey all Right Sunday 2nd Lashey & me alone 3rd Baking Drawing Drags Lashey chopping all Day Very Cold Volunteers in Williamstown to Day East Wind Lashey at the Big Beech Tree 4th Thrashed a Bushel of Wheat Lashey Broke a peice out of his axe at another Beech cleaning the pipes a very fine afternoon A great Smoke over the way of Salmon River as the Lines like form here Great Dreams 5th Lashey to the store Bought of A Summers 100 Flour 30 lb 4/6 Tea 2/3 Saleratus -/3 Cash -/7 1/2 10 lb of Pork for myself 6th me Washing Lashey Broke his axe Went to Salmon River for another 7th came Back with an axe Drawing drags & cutting Drags Heard that is was Mr Patrick Buchanan's house that was on Fire on the 4th 8th Lashy Grinding his new axe and my axe Broke a peice out of his axe Dreaming of Granda a Great Deal https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/46b1d267ea3a79c26beeba8d6bdc3ea8.pdf 991b91feb337f65e08f8f652ed86752b PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1862 Mr James Cameron Island February the 9th Sunday the 9th Lashey and me alone a Fine Day Thinking Charles Alders & Donald Cameron would come But did not 10th Thrashed 1 Bushel of Wheat Went to the Bush Helped Lashey to split the maple Tree split Well 11th Drawing Drags 12th Began to Draw Drags Grinding his axe Began to Bake Wind changed snowing some stormy Fine afternoon 13 I started fro Williamstown Got 2 Dollars from David Summers the First payment for the squartimber stick Gave Grendell Streeter 10/- had 3 treats at Davids Bought of A Summers 1/2 lb Tob 1/- Lottery Tickets 2/6 plaster Got a Ride From Doctor Shaver Got Present of Lance From the Doctor Bought of AJ Baker Treat -/4 & -/3 of nuts at old Sniders took supper there 14th in Williamstown Valentine Day A Great Ball at D Summers over 100 couple 15th Ver sick with a pain in Williamstown 16th Sunday Vary Dowell 17th came home Settled with A Summers clear Bought of A Summers 2 coats<s> L3L</s> Bought of AJ Baker 1 lb sugar 17 1/2 came home all{cut off} 18th James Hughs Birth Day Lashey Fixing chopping Drawing Drags 19th helping Lashey to split Lashey to the store got an order for 8/8 on A Summers Taxes running about plenty a storm of snow to night 20th Lashey to the Bush 197 Lottery Drew some Drags 21st Drawing Drags set 4 Baits for the Foxes Lashey chopping the Big Birch {second page} Mr James Cameron Island 22nd Feb 1862 Washingtons Birth Day helping Lashey to split the Birch Tree Fine Day Sunday 23rd Lashey & me cutting holes for EEls got none Set 2 More Bates for the Fox one at the Upper Point 3 in the Bay Back of the House now Lashey set Traps for Rats A Storm Brewing I here the Fort Covingtons Bells sound so plain 24th St Matthias Day Stormy East Wind Drifting & Blowing Baking 25th Lashey got a Rat cold Day Lashey Dreads to Move to the Bush it is after 10 oclock now Drew some Drags Snow uncommon Deep in the Bush Began the North East half of the hay in the Barn the South East half is Finished cold Windy Bad Kind of Weather no right thaw yet 26th Went to the Head of the Island to see the poison chopping Stove Wood Laying By a small store of Stove Wood a Large Blister on the upper right Gum whats the cause I don't know not sore cold East wind Grinding Lasheys axe Looks as we were going to have another storm no such a thing as crofsing on the ice with deep snow & water if his wood was all split I dont think he has more than 20 cords and then it will take him some time to do that is to split & pile 27th Drawing Wood to the house Lashey chopping East Wind storm in the Morning West Wind storm in the afternoon all night Took up his Traps very Deep snow https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5ab1944864d922e394bc6c531c76d16a.pdf 18091838a853dcc64e32509cb5685cc9 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. March the 1st 1862 Mr James Cameron Island Saturday March the 1st 1862 helping Lashey to Split March came in Stormy Like a Lion I suppose it will go out Like a Lamb Lashey to the Store Got a Letter or Valentine From a Very Loving Peice as it has a Warm turn in its contents Gave Lashey an order on A Summers for 4/5 1/2 to myself Pork 4/2 The Ice almost impossible to Travel (Postage 7 cents) Sunday the 2nd A fine Day 3rd Shrove Monday Lashey Chopping the Hicory Maple Tree all nots Lent himm 13 lbs of Flour Bag & all Baking most of the Day Stormy East wind 4th Shrove Tuesday Lashey Making an Hand Sleigh for himself Stormy Rain Snow & Wind 5th Ash Wednesday Lashey Chopping the Ironing & Mending Stormy some 6th Drawing Drags helping Lashey to split 1 Tree I see Great crofsing to & From Salmon River hurted Grey in the Deep Snow or crust 7th A Fine Day helping Lashey to split Ducks for the First I seen going Down Christee & Wife here brought a very fine iron Wedge to see Gave them Salt for nothing wanting to Buy hay for his cows Lent him the inch augur Making a Bargain for to Keep his cow to Pay me in sugar for the Hay 8th Lashey went to hunt cleaning the pipes took home a Drag Killed a Rat a Very fine Day Cattle what there is is all hearty Sunday the 9th Bill Morris & another Man here to Sending the Book to Livinia a very fine Day Went Down to the hay Island Good crust this Morning the 1st we had this Winter Ducks Going to the West 10th Cleaning My Guns and putting my ammunition in order for any emergency Raining some Lashey came the Eagle came Wind high to night cleaning the canoes some {second page} 1862 Mr James Cameron Island March 11th A Fine Day Lashey chopping A great deal of snow & water on the Ice Drew some Drags Baking 2 hens went out 12th This Day McMaster came to the Island First Lashey to the store Came cnows to 14/9 out of the store Seen Charlie Drawing from Rofs Island Bad Travelling the snow so soft cutting Drags in the Bush 13th Good crust this Morning Drawing Drags Looking for a sleigh crook cut Down 2 ashe Trees a Fine Forenoon East Wind Looks Like snow seen a Team crofsing Summers's Road 14th Christee here for hay Seen a Fox splitting the sleigh crook in the Bush 15th A Very stormy day Lashey Made a Box for his sleigh took in a Channel Cat to cook Wrote a Letter for --- to show some Body East wind Blowing hell to Split Great Dreams Ships Barges Latitudes papers church 16th Sunday Stormy Day East Wind 17th St Patricks Day in the Morning Lashey Went for his Flour Little Stormy Great Banks of snow Trimming trees took home the crook for the sleigh Washing Most awful Dreams no Very well these Days 18th cutting Beames and shafts for the sleigh Bad going in the Bush with Deep snow 19th Last Day of Winter Seen 3 Wild Geese for the first came 2 of Christies going up on the ice nothing will do them but they much come the way of my poison and their Dog made free in Taking it which will be the end of his Days Fine Day Great Going to Salmon River Parsons not mnay Trimming Trees in the Grove 20th First Day of Spring and a very fine Day it is Went to Salmon River https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1697d8a01eae91ad366641a4b7a854fb.pdf a018cc11a8401165e77092ad5e113a8b PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Mr James Cameron Island March the 20th 1862 Frist Day of Spring I went to Summerstown brought my Boots to Suply to Fix -/7 1/2 Received From Mr David Summers 276 cash Bought of AJ Baker crackers & cheese /7 1/2 paid) To 3 Treats of Davids 2/6 Paid this Went with D McGreggor to Salmon River Paid Peter Buchanan 10/- Got the Loan of a Bottle & 3 1/2 Pints Paid Norman 15 cents I owed him 2 Treats at John McGregors 1/9 stopt at Morris's Coming Back stopt at Lukes come to Summertown Seen John Duncans Son after hay for Ned McGillivary David McLean came Down the Road with Mat Christee here for hay got it got the herald From AJ Baker paid Mrs Bone 1/2 21st Stormy Lashey commenced the sleigh 22 Lottery Night spent at Davids 1/3 Seen Angus & Jim Grant & John McGreggor Henery & I at Sniders all night got my Bag at Nicholsons Mary Christie & Christee here Bought a Quart on credit had Breakfast at Sniders got a Bottle of Poison from Jo Henery & I came to the Island Bought of A Summers 16 Bag & all Pork 5g Butter 2+9 A Very Fine Day 24th Lashey & me at the sleigh one of the Fortunate Days the 24th is 25th Lady Day Finished the sleigh got a pair of Lines From Lashey he owes me 4 lb Flour Lashey splitting in the Bush Good Crofsing on the took home a Load on the sleigh hens not Laying yet 26th Went to Williamstown Stopt till Saturday came to the Front got 5/- for David Summers 27th 28th Williamstown 28 got 1/3 From AJ Baker 1 pair of mits From A Summers {second page} 29th 1862 Mr James Cameron Island March Crofsed to F Covington John Cameron & Angus & I got what we wanted came Back to Williamstown 30th Sunday came to the Front in the Squires for the first time I ever was in there seen Sally Smith stopt all night John not very well A Great Day at Davids Old MA Dougale Buried to Day in Williamstown Sandys Grandfather in at the Patnos Tavern 31st Last Day of March Raining stopt at Thomas Munroes took Breakfast came home the Dog Poisoned Raining Drew a Load of Wood to 1 Calf Skin From James R Grant Tanner Williamstown 3/6 I Doctored the Dog so he got well Lashey to hunt at Ferguson Island 1st of April all Fools Day so called by the Anchients I went to Salmon River with 2 Bushels of Wheat 1 Rat 17 cents cash Bought of Buchanan Japanese Tea 1/3 to 1/2 lb sugar -/3 Returned the Bottle & 1 to Norman Bought of Norman 1 Quart -/ 7 1/2 1/2 lb candles -/6 on credit to 3 Loaves at the Bakers 1/3 Took my Dinner at Mr Morris's Talking about the Hay stopt at Lukes A Summers at Hopkins came home Lashey here Christie here for Hay got it Andrew Summers a Bee John Son on John Camerons Place 2nd Blackbirds Gray Birds & I think it is cranes I seen twice now but I am not certain that come to Day Raining some Lashey to Salmon River Gave him an order on A Summers 1 1/2 Wheat 1 lb Tobacco Christee here for hay took it over for him 5/- charge him had a Mefs of Salted Eggs for the first at home 2 Cranes Before the Door on the ice https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/391c35254de5f4696bb8eb9cd7e91a19.pdf 935940ec9c01d0ee6c8009041da70180 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Mr james Cameron Island Lake St Francis April 3rd 1862 Robins came Baking crofsing Summer's Road ice seems to be good yet thought the Feathered inhabitants of the spring came and some of them is almost Lost to see so much ice and snow and more appear and more. Lots of hay & straw Lashey Came with his Flour I helping him to split the Maple Tree crofsing yet 5th Lashey to A Suimmers for the Remaining part of the Order I Gave him 12 lbs of Pork 5/- Making his mits Washing Fellending Irening Lashey went to Tom Cotters for his spear or to see Phillips Girls Snowing & Blowing crofsing Good yet ice opened about this time Last Year 6th Sunday Lashey came preparing to go to Hunt with Jim Hopkins to the Place they call Soft Wood went off to get Mary Christee & the 2 Girls came with the hens 1 Rooster & 2 hens 1 Tom Cat to Leave here till they come Back Great Fighting of the Cocks Put on my new Fine coat to Wear Lent Lashey 6 of My Traps Snowing & Blowing some 7th Christee to Keynon Mary & the other Grild stopt here coming Back from Summerstown I wrote a Letter for her to a Gentlemen in Fort Covington J Moore by name sold me one of the Hens for Flour Got Great news concerning Francis Girl Catherine Drawing wood from the upper Point to the hill cant go to the BankBut went with one Load Lent them a Bag went for {cut off} and they were away Good crust pretty good sugar weather 8th Came home with the Bag John More & Henery Birch at Christees along with Mary all night {second page} 8th 1862 Mr James Cameron Island April I went to See Mr Morris Very Poorly stopt all night 9th I & Bill went to James McElwains for hay that night went to the Baptist Minister to be Married James Lucretia Laura Elisabeth Emanuel Bill Laviniah & Myself Paid 5/- Gave me a certificate Mr Webb gave 3/9 for Stopt all night 10th James came Part of the way with us home Lashey & James Hopkins came home from hunting Ice opened in some spots people crofsing a Foot 11th Fixing the canoes Drawing Wood Teams crofsing at Lancaster Lavinia Washing 12th swallows came ice Jamming Drawing some Wood 13th Palm Sunday took in 6 Eggs 14th Drawing some wood Shooting Began Loons & Wild Geese Roaring 15th A Fox Left on the Island Emmanual & Bill came Fishing EEls got 11 16th 3 Lambs to Day a canoe Going Down Norht side with 2 in it at night Lashey came 17th I went to A Summers Bought 19/4 worth of stuff Bought of AJ Baker 1 lb Cut Tobacco Promised to go with the {illegible} from Peter Grants for Donald Mc Pherson Lashey Grinding his axe 18th Our Duncans Birth Day Good Fridy The River Alive with Drift Wood Saw Logs cord wood Boards Fence Rails Ha{illegible}ed & square Timber got 2 EEls in the mud Drawing to the Bank Lashey commence the Big Maple Tree cut 1 Log shot a Duck for the First one I ever seen him shoot Raining some hens not Laying very well sheep and Gray hearty 20th Fixing Canoe Water Low Shot a Rat One of the Lambs Dead She would not Look at it thrashing the sheaves for {torn away} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f643fe4b224de2ff0f9250b0711bf94d.pdf 1df3060a2080fe7230b70b37dc82ec0e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Apriil 20th 1862 Mr James cameron Island Easter Sunday Cloudy this morning the Sund dont Dance a Sign of a very hard year the Sheep laid on the other Lamb and Killed it Lashey crossed to Tom Cottery a Fine Day 2 Buildings came down with the high Water on the night of the 19th The Hogansburgh Mill & Mannings Storehouse we went to Mr Morris's Lashey Livinia and me the water very high 21st Took home her chest called at Mavilles Found a square stick on the way coming Found a Canoe Lashey chopping Began to Rain Raining all night East Wind 22nd The Water Log Moved with the Wind Went around the Island Fixing the Big Canoe Found a nest under the Barn Let out the sheep & Lambs <s>St Georges Day</s> Seen a Kingfisher for the First 23 St Georges Day Merrie England Set 2 Traps for the Fox Snowing Blowing Freezing 24th helping Lashey to split his Maple Trees cold Day but Fine 25th Donald Young alek here for his Boards Lashey went to hunt Fixing the cart for to Draw Wood getting a Rat or 2 now & again circle around the sun West wind Sap runs yet Angus came Emmanuel came 26th Fishing EEls got 14 or 15 of them Livinia sick Shot 2 Ducks got 1 27th Sunday something hurted the Lamb Tom Cotters here Bought 1/4 of Tea 1/3 Paid Japan Tea wanting the Powder horn got 2 RAts 28th Frasher here Wind high 29th Went to Mr Morris's stopt all day Bought of Grindel Streeter 1 Pair of Boots 9/{illegible} for Livinia 30th Came with cow & colt in the {illegible} him a Trap sold the canoe Laura Ann co{cut off} {second page} 1862 Mr James Cameron Island May 1st Lashey & Betsy Bone here James & Dan Cameron here Raining East & West wind got a Rat A Barge saild up on south side around the Island 2nd A Propeller went down Traveller went down Raining East Wind no Rats Ticks commenced Mosquitoes come water high Found a Rudder of a Jolly Boat 3rd Went to A Summers Bought Syrup 1/2 Gal 1/9 Whisky 2/6 Pitcher 1/6 pins -/6 oak Barrel 1/10 1/2 needles 1 1/2 Shot -/6 1/2 4/- Butter 4 lbs 3/- Andrw Bakers store closed up Bouquet Began to Run Fixing Hamiltons Bridge heard A Summers Being seized & David Sunday 4th High Wind no one here Boats going in abundance Salaberry in to Salmon River St Lawrence Down Rafts going down Ground With snow on the Island yet 5th Seen a Weasel all Red 6th Francis here with 3 hens 1 Ruster allowed him 5/- for them part pay on the Lance Gave him some oil Laura & Livinia went acrofs took the canow I sold to Mr Morris for a Lamb in the Fall setting Fires to the Grafs Fixing ashes in the Bags took the Wood out of the cellar all alone Took up my Traps hurted My Eye 7th snowing Blowing & Raining Salaberry went up 8th Began to Plough A Summers here & Long John Gave them 2 peiced of Timber Elm 24 Lenght Hemlock 32 Planted Potatoes before the Door Bill Liss & Livinia came 9th Setting Fires Found a Ducks nest 9 eggs on the Pitt Point 10th Ploughed the Garden setting Fire above the {illegible} Fence He{illegible} on the 9th https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5a5ba6ed7f8d9e03b20aaca19f83dfc8.pdf cad4ad0b453730ca29ee0c47dfb4494d PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Mr James Cameron Island May 11th 1862 Sunday Went to the Little Island Steamers going in abundance Seen a Fox on the Lane all alone 12th Livinia Sick Lashey came planted 2 Rows more of Potatoes Lashey seen Angus on the Front has a Letter Christees came home gave Lashey his Knife setting Fires harrowed the Garden Fixing the Red Canoe some Wind high 13th Lashey crofsed to see if Henery would come to split his Logs Tried the Perch wind too high in the Evening caught 9 Perch for the first Hollowing to Charlie to come 14th Charlie Passed Henery splitting Logs I went to Charlies Mr Morris & Mrs Morris & Bill here I & Charlie to Williamstown Left the canoe at the Raft could not Pafs 15th came home went to Fish caught 24 16th Went to Salmon River Bought of Buchanan 1/2 lb Tea 2/6 3 papers of seed 18 cents sold 6 Bottles 24 cents took 1/4 of tea For them gave Mr Streeter 11 Rats <s>L</s>2..60 cents to my accompt got the Harnefs for the colt From Mr Morris came through Succour creek or Devils creek came home Lashey to st Annicet to Fish Bafs some one at the house Left a cake of sugar in my trunk 3 1/2 lbs cat & Ruster gone some of Christies I suppose Jar gone 7th Harnefsed the colt Harrowed some Planted 1 Quart of corn & Pumpkins colt Run off 18th Sunday Henery here gave me a sturgeon Livinia sick 19th Fixing the Fence on the Pitt Point Found 2 nest 7 in on 2 in another {second page} 1862 Mr James Cameron Island 20th of May Angus came with the Cows Bought of A Summers on the 17th 5 Basins 3/- Rake 1/3 Hammer 1/3 1/2 lb Tobacco 1/- Brandy a Treat -/7 1/2 21st crofsed with Angus & 2 Boys Bought of A Summers 1 lb sugar 17 1/3 lb crackers -/9 5 cents to Henerys wife /3 1 Bottle Liniment 1/3 1 of Castor oil -/7 1/2 3 Tin Pans 1/6 4/6 Ploughing Bill for Pease 22nd Sowed the New Pease & harrowed them 23rd Sowed Peas 24th Queens Birth Day sowing harrowing & Ploughing Francis here aoub the Little Island Mully her calf to night 25th Sunday I took her from the head of the Island the corn Peeping up Frosty night now very cold Abraham came last night for Bill & the old Man 26th Sowed the Last of the Pease Sowed 2 Bushels of Barley 27th Ploughing Behind the Barn 28th taking off some stones Finished sowing the Wheat 30th Went to Williamstown stopt all night 31st took the sow & five pigs from Williamstown Went to Salmon River with the scow Nicholssons shearing their Ram the Boston aground at the Lower Point 1st of June Bob & Ann here Lewis Christee here Mary Christee took away her hen 2nd Shearing the sheep planted Potatoes in the Garden Gave Lewis Christe order on A Summers for 3/9 on account of Rent Vin not well 3rd Fishing Perch 4 of June Harrowing above the Barn for Wheat 5th Went to A Summers to 5 3/4 Ashes 3/10 Bought of A Summers 10 1.2..5 worth credit https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/cd908a78ef8340a6f72b719c27242623.pdf 8f14af60f215f032c59b6f3f0e034a74 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Mr James Cameron Island June 5th 1862 Bought of AJ Baker Flints Waistcot Patten spoons stockings Fine Mug childs mug Thimbles screws Needles 1 Quart high wine Treat paid this came home not very well 2 Bushels of wheat 12/6 paid cleaning the wheat Left it all night in the wter 6th June Sowed 1 1/2 Bushels of Wheat above the Lane harrowing put in the hens steamers in abundance going the River Towing Freight & Passengers A Very Dry time Just now 7th Sowed 1/2 Bushel of Wheat 8th Sunday East Wind high 9th Ellen & Emmanuel here 10th I went to Salmon River got From Mr Morris 1 & a Peck of Black Oats & 2 Bushel of White got From James Buchanan Bought of Buchanan & Brother I Butter tub 2/- 1 1/2 W{cut off} -/9 Fine Salt 1/3 paid all this to return the {illegible} got a Ring For the stove from Bob 11th Sowed the Oats 3 & 1 peck Morway & Emmanuel here a very warm day the canal in Cornwall Broke an Eclipse the ground almost Burning for want of Rain 12th No Rain with change of the Moon in the Evening Rain Thunder & Lightning 13th set out 15 Eggs but the hen did not set on them yet planted pumpkins seed the Russels here for Fish 14th Went to Shear the sheep at Mr Morris Donals Suple here when we was gone Setting the nets The Bouquet Towing Raft before the Door 14th Sunday Jessie as Boy did sold 3 Dozen of Eggs 1/10 1/2 3 lb of Butter 2/6 Bill & Briggs came took my canoe 15 hoeing corn & Potatoes {illegible} suple & Jim Nicholson Looking at there net {second page} 1862 Mr James Cameron Island June 16th hoeing corn James Nicholson & Donald Suple here Gave me some Fish out of there net 17th Mr Morris here with his sheep Played cards Pitched Quoits Looking for Roots in the Bush Wind high Jessimas child Buried to Day 18th which Decided the Battle of Waterloo Wind high Boys gave a While at the corn Sold My Watch to Bill for <s>L</s>1..6..3 Bob & Bill went home corn finishedfor the first hoeing something wrong with the Traveller Raining and it is much wanted 19th Morway & Bill came for the Scow Peter Buchanan & Moody John Birch & the very Rev Mr Mahar or Machar Minister of Martintown 20th hoeing Potatoes 21st Went around the Island with the Boys to trowl got none got 2 Bottles from Pete and a trowling spoon Lashey came Raining at the head of the Island salted the sheep 22nd Our Dans Birth Day Tom Lucretia Bill & Bole here James Hopkins here Pat to Charlies 23rd Went to Mill with 2 Bushels of Wheat Bought of Mr Buchanan 1/2 lb candles 1 yd / 7 1/2 1 yd/9 Tape -/6 combs -/ 7 1/2 paper -/ 1/2 paid all this Returned the Jar Bought of Norman Quart -/9 1/2 paid) 2 Treats at Ick Gregors Bought of Minkler 1 Bottle of Extract of Lemon -/7 1/2 paid) Bought of Congdon 1 Bottle peppermint -/4 at Mr Huttons 24th Finished the first hoeing in the potatoes ch{illegible} 2 }illegible} Hogs commenced https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/456c8c62053fb202df884ae03593d07e.pdf 44819e3dcaacc982ae74565b274f5e50 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1862 Mr James Cameron Island June 25th Fishing Set the Line 20 {illegible} on Bill here and Abe and Lukes Boy 26th Cutting Roads in the Bush hoeing the Potatoes in the garden 27th Drew some Drags in the Bush to clean the Road the colts Bad set some Brush heaps a Fire 28th Fishing Blackbirds beginning to Flock Strawberries some Ripe John McElvian & John Dunn here Fishing A Great Many Boats and Rafts a going now Fixing the Waterlog Sunday 29th Went to see Munnings Storehouse at Christees Seen Davidson Jacop there A Raft of sawlogs going Down got 50 F Rafters or scantling 30th Drew up the scantling Last Day of June 1st of July Drawing some of the cord wood 2nd Christee here Grinding his scythe & axe got the Loan of the crofscut saw 3rd Drawing in the Bush 4th American Independence 5th Our Johns Birth Day Peter Cold Left his ine & Jack here Lent him a Paddle Lavinia sick Drawing wood in the Bush {illegible} Finished very warm 6th Sunday Bill & Elton Cambell & Elizabeth here Liz stopt 7th I went to Nicholsond for the churn Lent George the spoon went to Christees with them about the hay Lashey Tom & Joshua Bordeaux came to Fish we went to Morris's Bill got Married got a new certificate Bought of Buchanan 1 lb Tea 5/- 1 lb candles 1/- Tumbler -/6 8th came home Donald McDonald Rob Summers Dug {blotted out} Isaac B{cut off} Fishing 9th Rain cleaning up stairs Lashey {illegible} for his fish Jim Hopkins & John B{cut off} {second page} Turn over 16 Leaves the same as the top part of this Island Mr James Cameron July the 12th 1862 Orangemens Day Boats going Minty Berries Plenty Currants Ripe corn silken out a Week ago Sunday the 13th Lavinia & I to the Berries picked a pail near full Lashey from Lancaster had a hooker 14th Drawing Wood till 12 oclock Went to Williamstown took out the Wood 12 lbs Berries Knife stone got our Knife took Grannys Wood to sell 15th the Red Boy came with me Laura Bob & Tot Mill here at Berries 16th Nicholsons took away there Rum Laura started turned Back 17th I went to Summerstown Allen too took 3 Bushel of Ashes 1/10 1/2 Bought of Mr Watson Levi Moore Smallman had a Lunge Weighing 27 lbs stopt all night 18th Went of Gave me 7 york shillings I went to Salmon River paid the Letter in the P.O. Bought of Congdon 1 lb salts -/6 hoarhound candy -/3 bought of P Buchanan 1 spade -/1 1/2 Quire of Paper -/6 2 lb sugar 1/2 Hat -/3 Bought of D Baker 8 lbs of Swamp Lime -/4 1/2 To Treat of Wind at Normans -/7 1/2 1 1/2 for Gum got 2 irons for sleigh from Mr Morris took a cat old Mr A Cameron here 19th Cleaning the Pigs put them out a Great Many Boats Going the River Bill & Bob here at night Fishing Left their Pine 20th Nicholsons here I & Allen went to Christes with them Allen & I to Charlies got a Large Pike sold it to Sanderson a Boy with 1 arm from a Raft sold my Line & spoon 2/5 Mary Birch Maggie Roy Mis Grant here at Berries Gave Bill and Bob some Poison to Poison Dogs as they said a Great many onthe Berries Rain hard Last night East Wind 21st East Wind high a great many Rafts at anchor 22nd Ellen James Hugh Came Mr Morris & the Wife {illegible} on the Little Island William Bero Indian https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9282546ef3d16df08f1340dabd0bef16.pdf e2129657fba573827b1c37411dc5993b PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1862 1862 Mr James Cameron Island July the 23rd Bones & allen Lifs here for Berries Raining Fixing the stairs a Hen to hatch in the Hay Mow 11 Eggs Drawing Wood Ellen picking Currants and Berries Blackberries at the pease took salts 24th Drawing wood 25th Drawing Wood 26th Went to Williamstown with Ellen & the 2 Boys gave her a Book the Biographical Scotch of Eminent Scotsmen (Donald McDonald Long) Gave Granny 6/3 The Miller M Donnell Buried in Williamstown this Week 1 Chicken Came 27th came home Jo Snider here 28th Drawing Wood Charlie here took home the scythe Lashey went to Plamadon for his Barrel 29th Drawing Wood 30th Mr Watson Dan Cameron & Levi Fishing caught 3 splendid Maskinonge and a good Lot of Walleyed Pike & Pike had a Glorious Glee & the Blackbird most lovely sings with his Mate By his side 31st Drawing Wood 1st of August Drawing Wood Mears Down Fishing 2nd Went to Salmon River Bought of Grindel Streeter 1 pair Boots 6/3 No Letter got some Tobacco From Lott{illegible} Bought of Buchanan 1 Rake 30 cents 1/2 lb Candles -/6 shot powder -/6 Bought of Baker 1 Rake -/17 1/2 Bought of Norman 1 snaith 1/3 Got Scythe From Mr Morris & from Emmanuel 2/6 Price got Wedge from {illegible} got some Pork a Treat at Lukes -/6 Sunday 3rd old man {cut off} Tried the New Potatoes had a swim Found the Butcher {cut off} in the water Lost a year now 4th Cutting Hay comenced for the first very warm 5th Cutting some 6th Lashey went to the {illegible} Island all of them to {cut off} I went to A Turners 1/2 Gal H Wines 1/2 lb Tea 2 lb {illegible} Rake Matches -/6 Took the Ram from {illegible} {second page} 1862 Mr James Cameron Island Aug 7th 7th Mr Morris Bob Bill Morway with the Scow taking away the colts Put i the first Hay Lavinia Raking 3 Loads on the small Rack about 12 coils the Blackbirds at the Pease & Barley Rain to night thunder & Lightning very hard 8th {illegible}ed the Stove Mowing 9th Mowing some 10th George Semo here & Henery children Maggie Lafitte Sandy Pat & Slack the Tailor went to Charlies See the 4 small Pigs on the 10th About a Week old as I would suppose 11th Turning the Hay On the Lower Point went with the Ram To Mr Morris's Rain some in the night 12th Came home Wind High a Grand sail of it home began to Mow in the upper Field 13th Gathering & Raking Hay Lavinia & me 2 Loads in caught the Rams 13 of Them put them in the stable 11 young ones & 2 old Rams 7 young Lambs 19 old sheep Fixing the Rack on cart Greased the Wheels 2 Men & John Nicholson here hunters) the Hen took out 4 chickens put in the Pigs new Corn Lots of Potatoes choke cherries fit to Eat getting along very slow with the Hay all alone at Broke the Rake 14th Put in a Load of Hay Mowing some 15th Mr Morris Haere for the Rams 13 of them took my Lance Left his Mowing some 16th Mowing in the Upper Field Broke the stone 17th Bob & Ann here took home my canoe pease cherries EEl stone sand a Fine Day https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3296bc609b9450effe903f7c8c221b78.pdf 09ddf80602547b0a70f1805048764a55 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1862 Mr James Cameron Island Aug 18th Monday Went to Salmon River Bought of Buchanan 1 box of Caps -/3 1/2 lb and 16 needles -/1/2 Bought of Norman Knitting Needles -/3 1 Tumbler -/3 1/2 Mug -/1 1/2 pe{cut off} -/1/2 caps Loss 1 Quart of Whiskey / 7 1/2 Bottle to be Returned came home Angus came to Mow Got the Book for Dan in the P.O. A Great Many Departed from the American Side 19th Mowing the Upper Field Charlie came to Fix his Wood horse 20th Christee here took home the crofs cut saw gve me -/6 for to get Tobacco Bought of A Summers 1 Gallon of Whiskey 2/4 1/2 Gal Syrup 1/11 1/2 Angus to Williamstown put in say 1 Load of hay Altered the {cut off} yesterday in A Summers New house him Busy Papering the Wall I came Reducing Whiskey 21st Raining Gathering tu{cut off} 22nd Angus & John Labuff came Mowing Below the Garden & on the Pitt Point Walter Bakers Wife a Son, cut some Marsh hay Jim Niholson & a hunter here 23rd turning & cocking hay Rain commenced Angus & Labuff went off some corn & EEls cherries took home & a Bag Christee here with Long Black Berries 24 Sunday no one here picking nuts & cherries 25the put 4 Loads in shot 3 Ducks Blackbirds Bad cleaned my Guns put in 1 of the Hogs 26th Raining 27th Bob and Old Man came to Mow the R{cut off} Turning & Gathering hay 28th they went home Gave a Bag of Potatoes to Mr Morris some to Bob Heavy heavy rain Thunder & Ligntning 29th Morway & them came to cut the hay Coiling Marsh hay {second page} the 30th 1862 Mr James Cameron Island August Finished cutting the Pease & Barley put in the Barley put in 20 coils of Hay put 2 Loads of Marsh hay in the Barn 2 in the stable Quarreling about the Fishing Lashey & the old Man shot a Duck Rafts a going Down the Comes Showing very Dim Light 31 Sunday old man & the Rest went home took my Canoe A Fine Day plums not many Butternuts cucumbers plenty Blackbirds Bad some Ducks Rats commencing to Work cold night Water falling some 1st of September Raining high Wind put out the calves Lashey here Thrashed the Barley 3 Bushels Mowing in the Front Marsh 2nd Mowing some Lashey & Me 3rd Mr Morris Bob & Morway came putting in the Pease Christee here got 2 Bushels 4th Thrashing Putting some in the Oak Field Coiling in the Marsh 5th Putting in the Big Pease 2 Loads of the Rest of the small ones Thrashing 6th Raining Went home East Wind took the Sheep skin 7th Sunday Bill & Wife here gave him a shot Bag of Sandys Lucy over to Tom Scutter to see about her Man Runaway Levi Brudo De Gray 8th Raining heavy high wind Making a Gun 9th Mr Morris came to finish the Thrashing cut the Wheat made a Bargain for the Wheat 2 1/.2 Bushels to Get for his share cutting corn stalks cutting some of the oats upsetting the coils 10th Fanning Pease With Fanning 43 1/2 Pease Kept all the Big Pease Emanuel here putting {rest of line illegible} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/725afd4ecc94c6d904cc1e62d42d4556.pdf da56d40d3c87b53c61eb39d4fd9134a8 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sept 10th 1862 Mr James Cameron Island Bought of A Summers 1/2 lb Tea 2/6 Whiskey 2/2 3 Quarts & Pint) Soap 1/3 Powder 1/- Candles 1/- Butter Tub 2/3 12th put in a Load of oats Fixed the top of the stack put some Marsh hay in the barn Dan Cameron Mr Watson Smallman & 2 other Men here Lent My Coat to Dan Raining Scows up Lancaster Fixing at the Decoy Duck 13th Jack Came From Williamstown Lashey came Staving Last his bat cutting some Oats Jack Firing the short gun Sunday 14th Christee here Lashey went to Salmon River Mr Slack & 2 of Nicholsons here East wind a fine Day 15th I crofsed with John Angus took the gun with him Henerys wife gave me some nuts put in a small Load of Oats Raining Threshing Corn Lashey came 16th I went to Dundee Bought of B Buckannan 3 1/2 yds of shirting 18 c on credit) Sold my Iron 143 lbs 9 1/2 A Bag Sugar 2/6 order on Baker 90 cents Tobacco cloves thread salt all this Paid But the shirting gave Norman his Bottle I owe hime 1/1 no{cut off} up to this Date took my Canoe from M{cut off} took Down the Pet Lamb Tom & the Old man here took away Lasheys Fish 17th cutting Wheat & Oats 18th Put in some Granny came with Henery Last night Lancaster 19th cutting Wheat Jock here Gave him 3 sticks to make Raddler Gave some potatoes 20th put in some oats & ha{cut off} last of the White oats Corn all in & stalks cut in hulled all the Beans & Pumkins {second page} Sept 21st 1869 Mr James Cameron Island Sunday 21st a very fine Day First Preaching of Mr Watson after coming From the Old Country 4 Men here Grinding their Spear Fishing some 22nd Cut the Last of the Wheat put in a small Load cut some of the B Oats Taking in some of the Potatoes corn all in picked all the Hops the Fox at the hens in the shed Began another Butter tub to Fill Made Preserves plums put out the Big Canoe swimming to day Oaknuts falling cranberries turning 23rd all the oats in Took in the apples 5 1/2 Bushels shelling the Beans Fixing the Fence on the Pig Pen sold a lb of Butter 17 1/2 to John the Indian Jock came with 3 Paddles gave him 1/2 bushel of Potatoes cut a Tree for oars 24th put in the Last of the Wheat Painted the oars & Paddles took 3 sticks for oars from the {cut off} Bush made seats for the canoes put in the Big Sow & the Little Pig the 4 small ones out yet very mild in the Garden Rooted the Potatoes cucumbers & Melons Lavinia not Well Magnet Went Down George Moffat Barreld Guns water falling I Believe sacrament in Williamstown this week commencing if it is 28th Sunday Went to Mr Morris's Livinia & I got a peice of harnefs from Emmanuel got a plug of Tobacco from the old Gentleman Gave the pine to Jock he said Emmanuel told him to get it https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e5fb4904fa1fee11ae276023c8e83a81.pdf 946fdc3ece30af8996c76a41569c005b PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Wild Gees came on the 30th of September September 29th 1862 Mr James Cameron Island St Michaels Day Began to draw the Rest of the cordwood 30th Drawing Lashey went to Salmon River East wind a Boat going Down with a Tow had to stop about the Light House the Wind being too high Last Day of this Month October the 1st Drawing Wood to the Bank Eat Black Raspberries in the Bush Red Raspberries 2nd Drawing Wood Lashey seen Hugh Ann on the Front the Calves sucking the cows 3rd Done Drawing the Wook 42 1/2 Cords 16 1/2 of Maple Remainder Beech Birch 3 cords of Birch Took up all the Potatoes in the Garden Great going of Tow Boats very Fine Weather Lashey went to Salmon River David Summers came home From California sometime this Week 4th Shot 2 Ducks Wind very high Raining 5th Sunday Went around the Island Lashey came 6th an Indian got Potatoes for a small Basket went to A Summers Seen Davy I did not know he came home till I seen him coming in the store Bought of A Summers Whiskey 2/6 pouder 1/- Ta{cut off} 4 1/2 Tea 2/6 Tobacco 1/3 Braces 1/6 Saleratus 4 Knife -/7 1/2 Herrings 2/6 Stopped at Thomas Munores all night 7th heard Kenneth McLaughlin was to be married to Day came home took in all the apples 2 Indians here for Tobacco {page two} 1862 Mr James Cameron Island Oct the 8th in the Bush James Hopkins & Peter Grant here wind high Finished the Raising of the Potatoes Logs out cut some Marsh Hay in the Back Marsh 9th Fixing the Red Canoe put tin on the inside 2 of Hamiltons here with with the 2 Renshaws sold the Wood to them 42 1/2 cords Maple 8/9 Beech 6/3 26 of Beech and 16 1/2 of Maple 10th Hugh Anns Birth Day High East Wind Charles Shall one of the Coteau Pilots here from a Raft going to Buy apples stopt all night gave me -/10 1/2 for his supper and Bed 11th Christee & wife here with 2 Baskets Gave them Milk & Potatoes went to the other side to see the Hunters that I used up his stack of Hay, Drawing wood from the Bush the Pilot here to Dinner Sunday 12th Bob & Ann here Went to Charlies got some Summer Savoury Gave Bob 3 {cut off}laws 2 for the scythe the other for nothing settled all for the scythe 13th Went to Williamstown Charlie and I 4 Bushels of Pease 1 Bag of Potatoes 1 Bag of Apples nuts Grapes cranberries stove pan axe handle 1 Firken of Butter Western Berries 14th came home Bought of Hugh Munroe 7 yds of shirting as 18 1/2 4/ 1 1/2 1 spool of Thread -/1 Matches -/1/2 some Hooks Set My Traps for the first setting 7 of them in the Marsh before the Door the Hawks playing the Devil with the Hens https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f8a253b72c750defd1815737733b17f2.pdf c0768a866ff03ef1bfc86b816c7195a9 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1862 Mr James Cameron Island Oct 15th Skinning 4 Rats Went to A Summers Bought of A Summers 1 lb Candles 1/- Gave me Credit for <s>L</s>15..6..10 1/2 Renshaw to Pay him got <s>L</s>1..5 in cash From him Lashey went of to trap 16th Went to Salmon River Brought some apples Grapes cherry Whiskey to the old man Bought of Grindel Streeter 1 Pair of Boots 17/6 Gave him <s>L</s> 1.. in cash to my account Bought of Congdon 1 viol of Peppermint Hoarhound /2 got an almanack Bought of Baker 1 lb shot -/6 Bought of B Buchanan Laces & pipes 1 1/2 gave Peter 6/3 to my account took a cat home Raining some 17th got 2 Rats Fixing my Traps George Renshaw here for me to go and help to Load the scow worked 1/2 Day John Secor here all Night the Rest of them went home 18th St Lukes Day Drew a Load I had in the Bush sold them a cord more of Finished About 12 O Clock Bouquet tow her up got 1 Rat 10 Traps to night in the Front Marsh Found 2 oak staves 1 on the Pitt Point 1 near the Cordwood below a Little Dingwalls going Down for their Cattle to Rofs's Island Indians took away their Pine the Day I was in Salmon River Peter Cole Sunday 19th alone Wind High and some Rain 20th High Wind cold some Plastering a little and Banking the House got a Rat 21st Hill a Tacking about set 2 Traps in the Back Marsh Took home the 2 staves Banking Before the Door some High wind put Fire in the Big Stove {second page} Oct the 22nd 1862 Mr James Cameron Island Very fine Morning now the Wind rose snow on the Mountains Raining some no rats very Wind Weather 23rd some snow Set 3 Traps for the Fox in the Bay Under a Mink fall at the upper Point 24th our Hugh's Birth Day went to see D Morris went to the Lines seen the Testament or will Bought of Norman a quart paid this Found an oak stave going to Salmon River stopt all night Emmanuel and me with the old {illegible} snow some Thunder & Lightning Rain & High Wind Renshaws scow Towed out By the Bouquet 25th My Birth Day came from Salmon River Luke a shooting Ducks Lashey here from Tom Cotters Sunday 26th Began to snow East Wind Lashey From Salmon River after his Barrel of EEls took them away snowing all night 27th Snowing Breaking the Roads deep snow Drawing Drags got 2 Rats 28th Fishing EEls for the first got 2 Went to A Summers his Goods came from Salmon River in the Bouquet Bought 1/2 lb Teas 4/9 Pail 1/3 Salt 1/2 Gallon Whiskey 1/3 Pipes -/2 In Davids New Ball Room Heard Mr Edward came Back from Hamilton Tom Tailor staving Johny Kenneth at A Summers store a clerk 29th Went to Mr Morris's to see him a Fine day took some apples some EEls Old Mr Harrett & his Wife came to stop then another 1/2 Bushels for the Hogs 30th Bought of A Summers 1 lb of Tea 2/9 1 Doz Herrings 1/2 1/2 gal Syrup 1/8 2 Pipes for nothing 1 salt Bag for nothing a pint Whiskey -/4. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ca6b6a753f60694b06eb9f3c23d21458.pdf 22772fd17bd5d3a596d7c5f2889a4d1f PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. October 31st 1862 Mr James Cameron Island Lake St Francis Went to the Depot New Lancaster or North Lancaster for the First Time ever I was there though Born in Glengarry Charlie and I went to mr John Wrights Hotel Had a couple of Rounds Bought of Dan R. Cameron a Butter Print -/7 1/2 the First House in the Depot I ever was into came home Charlie and I a Ball at the Kintail House tonight Charlie Brought me some Pumkins Nov the 1st Charlie and me to Salmon River Charlie got the Boots Through Mr Judge Watsons Means and used him well Bought of D Baker 1 lb Tobacco -/7 1/2 1lb shot -/6 1 yard of chain for Trap -/4 4 pipes -/2 Bought of Congdon 1/2 lb Hoarhound Candy -/7 1/2 Liquorice -/2 took Dinner with Bill at Cambells stopt all night as Morris with the old man the Richelieu in to Salmon River in the Salaberrys place 2n Sunday Charlie & I came home the Bourdeaus 7 of them here all night with the Wind got an order from Lashey for Lavinia of 10/- on Bakers store got 4 EEls From Lashey came home Charlie went home sleeping all Day mostly Reading Papers I got From Dan Cameron 3rd this Day 5 years Granda Died Fixing Boards for the Floor Let out the calves put nails on their noses to Keep them from sucking 4th Fixing in Boars in the Floor cleaning the stove Shot 2 squirrels got a Black Rat the first I got here Set 8 Traps in the Front Marsh seen the Fox {second page} Nov the 5th 1862 Mr James Cameron Island Guy Fawks Day Plastering the House 6th went to A Summers Bought 1 Barrel of Flour <s>L</s>1..10 Clock 18/9 Blankets <s>L</s>1..0 7 yds shirting 6/5 3 1/2 Flannel 6/7 Boots 8/9 starch -/6 Powder -/10 needles -/3 pins -/6 Thread pockets -/8 Bar Soap 1/1 1/2 3/4 yd Lining -/7 1/2 6 Hanks Thread <s>L</s> 1/10 1/2 Laces -/2 half Doz Vest Buttons -/4 pant Buttons -/7 2 spools /3 Tobacco & Whiskey -/10 for Slack Beef 1/3 <s>Needles -/3</s> Napkin /10 Seen Angus & Doctor Shaver at Davids James Hopkins Got a Drake Donald Suple a Bee got my Pants & vest Cut By the tailor Mr Benjamin Slack to a Pint in the shop to A Quarters worth of Tobacco for cutting them Heard the Ottawa was sunk came home wind High 7th Our Ellens Birth Day A Very high East Wind and cold stuffing & chinking the House Ducks Plenty & Wild Geese cannot got to my Traps to Day wind too High A Treat at Davids yesterday to be charged {line illegible} Gray cannot catch him Sunday 9th Stormy snowing hard 10th Drawing Wood Feeding the cattle a Fine Day Boats a going in abundance the Ottawa going up with a curious Machine in tow Barge in the Salmon River 11th Drew a Load of Wood yesterday an upset all the wood on the top of me cleaning out the canoes a pain in my hip at the head of the Island I think this is old Hallow E'en Night cracking nuts 12th This must be {line illegible} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0622f0290d1e6c05190159b3f8ba134a.pdf d137eda7e0201e392e76f3dd16640bc7 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Nov 12th 1862 Mr James Cameron Island Wednesday 12th came after the Sheep Emmanuel Lashey and Sharren with the scow. I was at the Kit Kit Island came home I went with them to the Mouth of the Salmon River 13th Making a Place for the stack with the scantling 14th putting in Marsh hay 10 coils Mr Luke Brown here for us to go to the old Man Granny to Christees 15th came home went to the Lines bought of J Baker 10/- An order Lashey gave me and Young Norman came home Bought of Baker 10 yds at 16 cents 1 lb Tobacco 1 spool 9 cents lb shot -10 cents Settled with Norman 1/1 1/2 which I owed him had a Treat paid this all clear up to this date am home Sunday the 16th Peter got the Loan of EEl Spear Jacops Bro{cut off} gave him a kettle of Potatoes he Gave me 3 EEls Freazing hard 17th {illegible} came with the {illegible} and so Marked my Trousers {illegible} out came again this year 18th {illegible} Trowling 19th Fixing the Hens a place up Fishing EEls got 17 & 1 cat Fish salted 2 of them 10 Between the 2 Kegs 20th chopping Wood 21st this Day Donald McMaster Departed Charlie came went to Salmon River {second page} 21st 1862 Mr James Cameron Island Nov Brought 1 of corn to Mill Gave Mr Grindell Streeter an Order on A Summers for 4 Dollars Left my Boots to Be Mended Bought of David Baker 1 lb Tobacco -/9 1 Chain 10 cents Stopt at Mr Morris's all night Ellen at Home now found to {illegible} Lucretia and Geordie then Took the Dog River {illegible} 22nd I came home {several line illegible} Before the Door went to the Big Island Sunday 23 around the Island out of Salmon River Freesing hard cold some {several lines illegible} The Boats came up after Dark {illegible} The Big Ottawa {couple of lines illegible} Lavinia Back {illegible} Sunday 23 Mr David Morris Departed on 23rd 26th put in the Big Sow to Fatten put to {illegible} 1/2 of Pease Bob & Bill came for Me to go about the Executor Businefs on the Marsh from Hopkin https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c8e2c4580ddddffa21eb2923b289edb6.pdf aa7c0e614d5ffa769367b394b008425f PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. the 27th 1862 Mr James Cameron Island Nov No Light in Hills noe in the scow Taking an inventory of all the Things Norman McDonald & I at Mr Morris's Bought of Bob 1/2 lb candles -/6 not paid yet came home Met Thomas Munro Livinia Whitewashing 28th White was here fixing around the stack snowing East Wind Warm change in the moon Light yet in Johnsons a Propeller went up this Morning {illegible} yet 29th Went to A Summers Bought of 1 Quart H Wines 1/3 Saleratus -/4 <s>Tea</s> Chamber Pot 1/4 1/2 Dozen Plates 1/7 1/2 pens -/2 ink -/4 Tallow 7 lbs 4/4 1/2 yd cra{cut off} 1/10 1/2 2 spools -/6 1/2 lb Beeswax -/9 candlewich {cut off} 2 Brooms -/6 Horseshoe nails -/6 cut nails {cut off} candlestick -/10 Tea 2/11 Sox 1/6 Ellen Hugh Ann came Charlie Boots here fishing EEls no Light in Johnson Light house to night took a Horse to Walter Bakers St Andrews Day Got my note From A Summers which A Baker had 3 & 48 ctents Sunday St Andrews Last Day of the Month Hawks took away a hen I got it Ellen crofsed a Fine Day 1st of Dec a Dinner at Mr David Suimmers in celebration of St Andrews set 2 Traps snowing a Schooner went up - Bakers Barge hugh Ann here Whitewashing the Little Room 2nd Hugh here set 2 Traps for Mink Fixing Boards around the Pease stack {second page} 3rd 1862 Mr James Cameron Island Dec the I went with Hugh Ann to Fort Covington East Wind stopt at Mr Morris's to Dinner Ellen & Laurie went up with her Paid Emmanuel for the candles 10 cents in Normans store Bakers Barge going to St Regis I stopt all night at the Old Mans 4th L.S. and I came Down and we had a hard time on the River with the Fog crofsed to Hamiltons & then Back to the Black Island again almost Bet us to make out our Island with the Fog she kept up very good spirits athought she was cold and the time stormy Left the canoe at the Head of the Island 5th Drawing Drags Broke the sleigh cleaning at the Canoe a Fine Day East Wind Let out the calves sucked Molly 6th change in the Moon Wind an Eclipse on the Moon stormy Day Keeping Gray in Now Fixing the stable petitions in Thrashed one Floor of Wheat for the First Thrashing Water very Low cattle all well and Hearty Not very well myself Ducks in the Channel yet plenty snow for sleighing now 7th Cold stormy chopping a Little Stove wood Went to Head of Island the canoe in a Bad Way with Ice 8 Fixing the Canoe Drew it up some took home a Drag of White Birch Began to feed the pigs 9th Found a canoe Drew it to the Grove a Job at it Making candles 18 Made to Day & 9 out of the Black cake that came from Williamstown https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/83055b145d8fbf8d1b8646b42a308bae.pdf 9e0f6db01642f8d60ae3c0d887e392be PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Dec the 10th 1862 Mr James Cameron Island 10th Drawing Wood around the Island 11th Drawing Wood 12th Went with Elizabeth to home went up to see Mr Norman about selling the sheep Got Mr Smart to buy them Got an Inventory of the things From him 13th Mr Smart came down for the sheep took 18 of them went up with them to Mr Smarts Got his note for them payable in the Month of February next states Money Bought of Norman 3 yards of Black Ribbon at -/9 per yed 2/3 on credit a stormy Day of east Wind 14th Sunday Bill came Down with the Ram took the cutter & horse came home the young sheep out of Nicholsons white Ram along with the Ram to Day 15th Let Out the Ram Began to chop cord Wood as it is a Fortunate Day Found a Large Canoe on the Water French Made a squirrel in my Trap a Fine Day some one crofsing to Christee shelling 3 Traces of corn 16th snowing & Raining Fixing where the Rain came in up stairs Grinding the axe sowed my Sail {illegible} Found a square Bottle close to shore 17th Thrashing 1 Floor of Wheat Drawing Wood Fixing canoes Drawing Boards took the Runner from the Bu{cut off} vin at my Vest 18th Cut Down the Balm Gilead Tree Hewing the Runner Drew 2 Load of Wood Cut 2 Jags of Marsh Hay (the Black Lamb .....) Made 11 Prints of Butter {second page} 1862 Mr James Cameron Island Dec 19th Friday chopping stovewood been sick high Wind cutting Wood going to Freeze to night plaining Boards 20th a cold Morning and cold Day set Fire to the Back Marsh set 2 Traps for the owl on the stone heap set 3 Baits for the Fox on the ice cutting Wood Broke on the stack at the East End of the Barn cattle all hearty Ice took on the Bay very well Nor West Wind River smoky House Cold Good Fires some anchor ice Going Down Sunday the 21st cold some 22nd Killed the Big Sow set out another Pill for the Fox 23rd Went to Summerstown Bought of A Summers 1 1/2 of Whiskey 3/9 Tea 3/ 7 1/2 1/2 lb powder -/10 5 yds shirting 5/- 3 1/2 yd 3/2 1/2 4 yd 3/4 1 Bottle of Pain Killer -/7 1/2 1 of Castor Oil -/7 1/2 1 Box Caps -/5 1 Handkerchief -/6 2 Pipes -/1 Thomas Munroe & me Down together this is the First time to Day that I crofsed Hamiltons Bridge seen a Mink on Renshaws Island Fine Day on the Water Ducks Plenty Left my Canoe at the head of the Island Merry but sober had a Few hookers Thomas & Ian Hamilton Island 24th Drawing Wood home cutting Stove Wood 25th Christmas Day A Very fine Day shooting some good cracks great crofsing to Hopkins & Summers shot a squirrel seen the Fox to night the Fox eat 1 Bait of Poison https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/20bfc0a0482d95ee96e738101e561a21.pdf 4d44b61487e0b7094dd948117e968353 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Dec 26th 1862 Mr James Cameron Island Looking for the Fox cutting stove Wood took in the pork to cut 27th Got a Mink cant find the Fox Went to the head of the Island 2 Men Fishing EEls salted the pork Vin making a sack 28th Sunday seen 2 Men Fishing EEls at Charlies the Fox not dead yet & seen his Tracks this Morning 6 Traps 1 got set out now 1 for the Owl on the stone heap and the rest for Mink very Fine weather these Few Days Past 29th Drawing Drags cutting stove wood some Drops of Rain Broke the Iron on the End of the Whippletree 30th Went to the head of the Island chopping Stove Wood setting Fires in the Marsh but it dont Burn very well Froze some last night a Fine Day to Day East wind circle around the Moon and the East Wind a Raising not much ice around the shore Blackened the stoves no snow on the Ground 31st Last Day of the Year Fanning nearly a Bushel of Wheat Feeding all the Cattle Well Chopping Stove Wood A Fine Day set up till near 1 O Clock Firing away the old year and Firing in the New Year washed my Feet cleaned my Gun Firing with the Pistol Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Scanned Manuscript UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Note to Transcriber: Please begin transcribing at January 1st 1862. The year 1861 has already been transcribed.</p> <p>JANUARY The 1st 1862</p> <p>Shooting away the old year or Should be Shooting in the new year put out the Basswood canoe Went to the Little Island south side got some corn Went with the canoe to the Head of the Island turned it over so to have Ready wind changed Raining Began to Blow very hard took a sleep at night almost Blew the house down mending my coat Blowed in the Master Ball in Kintail {illegible}</p> <p>the 2nd 1862 Mr James Cameron Island January the Wind Last night put Down the Plaster fixing Boards on the cracks stuffing the cracks with Rags &amp; Paper very frosty if it holds on the ice will take slippery walking Put the Blanket on Gray cold NorWest Wind Seen the New Moon Wish if there was no wind the ice would take</p> <p><br />3rd Allens Birth Day, a cold Day the ice is thinking to take anchor ice commenced going down I Believe it is taken Between here and Christies tonight not taken on the north side only little past the little Island I seen this evening what I did not Believe before that is the Sun Moon and Star I seen the 3 of them a little Before Sunset water raising close to shore a frosty night</p> <p>4 Ice made acrofs to Christees Went to Head of the Island caught a Live Duck Bitter cold Anchor ice going Down Drew some Drags air holes Before the Door But small foxes crossed last night from Christees went in the Evening to the Little Island put out 3 or 4 bushes I think the channel will Jam to night open on Both sides of the Hog Island the Wind high and cold Mending sox</p> <p>5 The Ice took Last night I crofsed to Henerys took supper there Saluted about being married some air holes Found a Black Duck on the ice at the head of the Island Drawing my canoe Water Raising very High</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1862</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island January the 6th</p> <p>Councillers in the Williamstown to Day I Bushing the ice to Francis Island East wind crofsed went up to the store great Joy wishing me Bought of A Summers 3 1/2 lb Butter 2/6 4 1/2 lbs 3/- Stove Polish -/5 Butter Plate -/4 L2..10..in Cash to Return the Pail a Treat at Davids -/7 1/2 Paid Paid AJ Baker 3 Dollars &amp; 70 cents got a Recept a Treat Bakers Paid -/3 in Nicholsons greatly Put out Jim Hopkins came acrofs Angus suple on the Bosure caught a Duck at Kenneths</p> <p>7th I crofsed to Henerys with my Pants to Make Storm some Henery Fishing EEls Baking Begun the Barrel of Flour made 2 Pills of Poison went to Bush the upper Road Very Rough Fox Tracks Plenty the Water higher than ever seen it not so cold now Making candle</p> <p>8th went home with the pail school Meeting Bought of AJ Baker 2 chairs 2/6 (a Treat Paid cotton Bale paid) went the Upper Road Took Dinner at Tillenues</p> <p>9th Drawing Drags 2 Foxes playing on the ice But Don't come to the Poison Fine soft Day cutters crofsing to Salmon River EEl Fishers in the Big Bay on the other side of Rofs'es Island</p> <p>10th Bushing the upper Point Road Went to Henery for my Trousers Gave her an order on AJ Baker for 1/3 which makes us Clear till this Date Henery cut my hair Raining East Wind changed West Wind Blowing hard &amp; Raining I am afraid this will spoil the ice But if not it will help to crush down the hills of ice Henery making a Wash Board a Team Broke in on Summers Island where the ice {illegible} water fell away Lewis Bosell</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>1862</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island January 11th I went to Williamstown Left my axe at AJ Bakers Found a Duck on the ice left it on the end of Davids Island Treat at Bakers 1 worth of sweetys Paid a Party at Jessemas cold night</p> <p>Sunday 13th Preaching on the Front Began to snow I came home in at John Mr Gillis in the Gore very {illegible} Lewis Bosell Poorly (G ot 8)</p> <p>13th Drawing Drags</p> <p>14th Lashey came Found a Bottle I went to see Lewis Bosell took my shirt to Henerys wife to wash to charge me 2 1/2 for washing at Nicholsons took home there Bottle A Great Talk about War Lashey went for an axe Broke the Whippletree I am thinking of going to Salmon River tomorrow</p> <p>15th Lashey came had his axe Made a Bargain with him to chop me 50 Cords of Maple &amp; Beech for 2/3 a cord to have it chopped all on the 1st of March a Great storm of E Wind &amp; Snow</p> <p>16th Lashey Began to chop Drew some Drags the old cat came in the house a Blustering Day with wind &amp; Drift</p> <p>17 stormy Lashey went to for his Provision Drawing Drags chopping stove Wood made a Waterhole washed my feet South West Wind put some wood in the Cellar</p> <p>18th Training in Williamstown I went to A Summers the Lotterry 2/6 Slept in John Summers with Andrew Summers took supper &amp; Breakfast</p> <p>19th Sunday came home stopt at Henerys had Dinner went Down to see Lewis Bosell Got my shirt at Henerys 2 1/2 for washing not paid</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island January the 20th 1862</p> <p>Monday 20th of January To 1 order to Lashey for Tobacco on AJ Baker Lashey went Took a Quart of Whiskey Brought home my Axe From Bakers East wind snowing Blowing &amp; Drifting Lashey in the house all Day</p> <p>21st (St Agnefs Night) Drawing Drags Lashey chopping Breaking the Road Tried the Dice twice the same turned for me &amp; ----</p> <p>22nd Drew some Drags Lashey chopping snowing E Wind Fixing the Marsh hay in the Barn</p> <p>23 Lashey went in the afternoon to A Summers for Flour weighed it for Lashey 22 lbs Bag &amp; all at 3 cents all he said that there was 32 but 22 is the Weight drew a Drag Fine Day a Thawing some chopped 1/2 of this Day</p> <p>24th I crofsed to summerstown Bought of A Summers 1 Pair of Braces 1/6 Bought of AJ Baker crackers &amp; cheese -/6 Paid) To 1/3 for subscription for a young Woman From Brockville Whose name is Mary Lawlor who had Good Luck at having a young Daughter at Mat Murphys The Father supposed to be a Man By the name of Quinn a hardware Merchant but there is another Man she gives in two or too Brought 6/3 cash &amp; candles 1/ 1/2 lbs</p> <p>25th Robie Burns Birth Day Me Very Unwell Right side of my head very sore and my Teeth aching all from cold I suppose took some Ginger A Very stormy Day since about Daylight this morning Baking</p> <p>26th Sunday Lashey &amp; Me alone a Little Better this morning had EEls for Breakfast Stormy from the West not very well this Evening my face is very sore House warm cattle such as they are are all well &amp; hearty Banks of snow all round</p> <p>27th Lashey commenced a Big Maple Tree cold came home cut 4 Logs of it Drawing Drags Breaking Roads cut a Waterhole clearin out the cats snow pretty deep</p> <p>28th Thrashing Wheat &amp; Fanning 1 Bushel My Measure Lashey chopt I seen a Fox crofsing</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>1862</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island January the 29th</p> <p>Went to the Bush to split Began to Rain spoiled the axes Grinding Lashey went to the store I gave him an order on a {illegible} for 13 1/2 lb Pork 5/7 1/2 11 lbs Beef 2/9 which came to 9/4 1/2 70 1 Bar of Soap 1/3 1 Quart Whiskey 7 1/2 1/10 1/2 New Moon to night</p> <p>30th I went to Summerstown Bought of AJ Baker 1 pair of Braces -/5 sweetys &amp; Fred paid this) Went to Williamstown got a Ride from J Cattanach &amp; then From Jim McIntyre a treat at Patnos -/6 Bruce on the Front Collector of customs Angus was Bad with a Boil on his neck</p> <p>31st in Williamstown putting in the straw in the Barn Bought a Pork of Gat Beau 139 lbs From &amp; I went for it</p> <p>1st of February in Williamstown cut the Pork &amp; salted it came home took a 4 Boxes of Segars to David Summers from Charles Olders David Killing a cow Bought of AJ Baker 6 lb of cheese 2/- 1/2 lb Saleratus -/4 1/2 lb Tea 2/- came home Lashey all Right</p> <p>Sunday 2nd Lashey &amp; me alone</p> <p>3rd Baking Drawing Drags Lashey chopping all Day Very Cold Volunteers in Williamstown to Day East Wind Lashey at the Big Beech Tree</p> <p>4th Thrashed a Bushel of Wheat Lashey Broke a peice out of his axe at another Beech cleaning the pipes a very fine afternoon A great Smoke over the way of Salmon River as the Lines like form here Great Dreams</p> <p>5th Lashey to the store Bought of A Summers 100 Flour 30 lb 4/6 Tea 2/3 Saleratus -/3 Cash -/7 1/2 10 lb of Pork for myself</p> <p>6th me Washing Lashey Broke his axe Went to Salmon River for another</p> <p>7th came Back with an axe Drawing drags &amp; cutting Drags Heard that is was Mr Patrick Buchanan's house that was on Fire on the 4th</p> <p>8th Lashy Grinding his new axe and my axe Broke a peice out of his axe Dreaming of Granda a Great Deal</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1862 Mr James Cameron Island February the 9th</p> <p>Sunday the 9th Lashey and me alone a Fine Day Thinking Charles Alders &amp; Donald Cameron would come But did not</p> <p>10th Thrashed 1 Bushel of Wheat Went to the Bush Helped Lashey to split the maple Tree split Well</p> <p>11th Drawing Drags</p> <p>12th Began to Draw Drags Grinding his axe Began to Bake Wind changed snowing some stormy Fine afternoon</p> <p>13 I started fro Williamstown Got 2 Dollars from David Summers the First payment for the squartimber stick Gave Grendell Streeter 10/- had 3 treats at Davids Bought of A Summers 1/2 lb Tob 1/- Lottery Tickets 2/6 plaster Got a Ride From Doctor Shaver Got Present of Lance From the Doctor Bought of AJ Baker Treat -/4 &amp; -/3 of nuts at old Sniders took supper there</p> <p>14th in Williamstown Valentine Day A Great Ball at D Summers over 100 couple</p> <p>15th Ver sick with a pain in Williamstown</p> <p>16th Sunday Vary Dowell</p> <p>17th came home Settled with A Summers clear Bought of A Summers 2 coats L3L Bought of AJ Baker 1 lb sugar 17 1/2 came home all{cut off}</p> <p>18th James Hughs Birth Day Lashey Fixing chopping Drawing Drags</p> <p>19th helping Lashey to split Lashey to the store got an order for 8/8 on A Summers Taxes running about plenty a storm of snow to night</p> <p>20th Lashey to the Bush 197 Lottery Drew some Drags</p> <p>21st Drawing Drags set 4 Baits for the Foxes Lashey chopping the Big Birch</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island 22nd Feb 1862</p> <p>Washingtons Birth Day helping Lashey to split the Birch Tree Fine Day</p> <p>Sunday 23rd Lashey &amp; me cutting holes for EEls got none Set 2 More Bates for the Fox one at the Upper Point 3 in the Bay Back of the House now Lashey set Traps for Rats A Storm Brewing I here the Fort Covingtons Bells sound so plain</p> <p>24th St Matthias Day Stormy East Wind Drifting &amp; Blowing Baking</p> <p>25th Lashey got a Rat cold Day Lashey Dreads to Move to the Bush it is after 10 oclock now Drew some Drags Snow uncommon Deep in the Bush Began the North East half of the hay in the Barn the South East half is Finished cold Windy Bad Kind of Weather no right thaw yet</p> <p>26th Went to the Head of the Island to see the poison chopping Stove Wood Laying By a small store of Stove Wood a Large Blister on the upper right Gum whats the cause I don't know not sore cold East wind Grinding Lasheys axe Looks as we were going to have another storm no such a thing as crofsing on the ice with deep snow &amp; water if his wood was all split I dont think he has more than 20 cords and then it will take him some time to do that is to split &amp; pile</p> <p>27th Drawing Wood to the house Lashey chopping East Wind storm in the Morning West Wind storm in the afternoon all night Took up his Traps very Deep snow</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>March the 1st 1862 Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Saturday March the 1st 1862 helping Lashey to Split March came in Stormy Like a Lion I suppose it will go out Like a Lamb Lashey to the Store Got a Letter or Valentine From a Very Loving Peice as it has a Warm turn in its contents Gave Lashey an order on A Summers for 4/5 1/2 to myself Pork 4/2 The Ice almost impossible to Travel (Postage 7 cents) Sunday the 2nd A fine Day</p> <p>3rd Shrove Monday Lashey Chopping the Hicory Maple Tree all nots Lent himm 13 lbs of Flour Bag &amp; all Baking most of the Day Stormy East wind</p> <p>4th Shrove Tuesday Lashey Making an Hand Sleigh for himself Stormy Rain Snow &amp; Wind</p> <p>5th Ash Wednesday Lashey Chopping the Ironing &amp; Mending Stormy some</p> <p>6th Drawing Drags helping Lashey to split 1 Tree I see Great crofsing to &amp; From Salmon River hurted Grey in the Deep Snow or crust</p> <p>7th A Fine Day helping Lashey to split Ducks for the First I seen going Down Christee &amp; Wife here brought a very fine iron Wedge to see Gave them Salt for nothing wanting to Buy hay for his cows Lent him the inch augur Making a Bargain for to Keep his cow to Pay me in sugar for the Hay</p> <p>8th Lashey went to hunt cleaning the pipes took home a Drag Killed a Rat a Very fine Day Cattle what there is is all hearty</p> <p>Sunday the 9th Bill Morris &amp; another Man here to Sending the Book to Livinia a very fine Day Went Down to the hay Island Good crust this Morning the 1st we had this Winter Ducks Going to the West</p> <p>10th Cleaning My Guns and putting my ammunition in order for any emergency Raining some Lashey came the Eagle came Wind high to night cleaning the canoes some</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>1862</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island March 11th A Fine Day Lashey chopping A great deal of snow &amp; water on the Ice Drew some Drags Baking 2 hens went out</p> <p>12th This Day McMaster came to the Island First Lashey to the store Came cnows to 14/9 out of the store Seen Charlie Drawing from Rofs Island Bad Travelling the snow so soft cutting Drags in the Bush</p> <p>13th Good crust this Morning Drawing Drags Looking for a sleigh crook cut Down 2 ashe Trees a Fine Forenoon East Wind Looks Like snow seen a Team crofsing Summers's Road</p> <p>14th Christee here for hay Seen a Fox splitting the sleigh crook in the Bush</p> <p>15th A Very stormy day Lashey Made a Box for his sleigh took in a Channel Cat to cook Wrote a Letter for --- to show some Body East wind Blowing hell to Split Great Dreams Ships Barges Latitudes papers church</p> <p>16th Sunday Stormy Day East Wind</p> <p>17th St Patricks Day in the Morning Lashey Went for his Flour Little Stormy Great Banks of snow Trimming trees took home the crook for the sleigh Washing Most awful Dreams no Very well these Days</p> <p>18th cutting Beames and shafts for the sleigh Bad going in the Bush with Deep snow</p> <p>19th Last Day of Winter Seen 3 Wild Geese for the first came 2 of Christies going up on the ice nothing will do them but they much come the way of my poison and their Dog made free in Taking it which will be the end of his Days Fine Day Great Going to Salmon River Parsons not mnay Trimming Trees in the Grove</p> <p>20th First Day of Spring and a very fine Day it is Went to Salmon River</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island March the 20th 1862</p> <p>Frist Day of Spring I went to Summerstown brought my Boots to Suply to Fix -/7 1/2 Received From Mr David Summers 276 cash Bought of AJ Baker crackers &amp; cheese /7 1/2 paid) To 3 Treats of Davids 2/6 Paid this Went with D McGreggor to Salmon River Paid Peter Buchanan 10/- Got the Loan of a Bottle &amp; 3 1/2 Pints Paid Norman 15 cents I owed him 2 Treats at John McGregors 1/9 stopt at Morris's Coming Back stopt at Lukes come to Summertown Seen John Duncans Son after hay for Ned McGillivary David McLean came Down the Road with Mat Christee here for hay got it got the herald From AJ Baker paid Mrs Bone 1/2</p> <p>21st Stormy Lashey commenced the sleigh 22 Lottery Night spent at Davids 1/3 Seen Angus &amp; Jim Grant &amp; John McGreggor Henery &amp; I at Sniders all night got my Bag at Nicholsons Mary Christie &amp; Christee here Bought a Quart on credit had Breakfast at Sniders got a Bottle of Poison from Jo Henery &amp; I came to the Island Bought of A Summers 16 Bag &amp; all Pork 5g Butter 2+9 A Very Fine Day</p> <p>24th Lashey &amp; me at the sleigh one of the Fortunate Days the 24th is</p> <p>25th Lady Day Finished the sleigh got a pair of Lines From Lashey he owes me 4 lb Flour Lashey splitting in the Bush Good Crofsing on the took home a Load on the sleigh hens not Laying yet</p> <p>26th Went to Williamstown Stopt till Saturday came to the Front got 5/- for David Summers</p> <p>27th 28th Williamstown 28 got 1/3 From AJ Baker 1 pair of mits From A Summers</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>29th 1862</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island March</p> <p>Crofsed to F Covington John Cameron &amp; Angus &amp; I got what we wanted came Back to Williamstown</p> <p>30th Sunday came to the Front in the Squires for the first time I ever was in there seen Sally Smith stopt all night John not very well A Great Day at Davids Old MA Dougale Buried to Day in Williamstown Sandys Grandfather in at the Patnos Tavern</p> <p>31st Last Day of March Raining stopt at Thomas Munroes took Breakfast came home the Dog Poisoned Raining Drew a Load of Wood to 1 Calf Skin From James R Grant Tanner Williamstown 3/6 I Doctored the Dog so he got well Lashey to hunt at Ferguson Island</p> <p>1st of April all Fools Day so called by the Anchients I went to Salmon River with 2 Bushels of Wheat 1 Rat 17 cents cash Bought of Buchanan Japanese Tea 1/3 to 1/2 lb sugar -/3 Returned the Bottle &amp; 1 to Norman Bought of Norman 1 Quart -/ 7 1/2 1/2 lb candles -/6 on credit to 3 Loaves at the Bakers 1/3 Took my Dinner at Mr Morris's Talking about the Hay stopt at Lukes A Summers at Hopkins came home Lashey here Christie here for Hay got it Andrew Summers a Bee John Son on John Camerons Place</p> <p>2nd Blackbirds Gray Birds &amp; I think it is cranes I seen twice now but I am not certain that come to Day Raining some Lashey to Salmon River Gave him an order on A Summers 1 1/2 Wheat 1 lb Tobacco Christee here for hay took it over for him 5/- charge him had a Mefs of Salted Eggs for the first at home 2 Cranes Before the Door on the ice</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr james Cameron Island Lake St Francis April 3rd 1862</p> <p>Robins came Baking crofsing Summer's Road ice seems to be good yet thought the Feathered inhabitants of the spring came and some of them is almost Lost to see so much ice and snow and more appear and more. Lots of hay &amp; straw Lashey Came with his Flour I helping him to split the Maple Tree crofsing yet</p> <p>5th Lashey to A Suimmers for the Remaining part of the Order I Gave him 12 lbs of Pork 5/- Making his mits Washing Fellending Irening Lashey went to Tom Cotters for his spear or to see Phillips Girls Snowing &amp; Blowing crofsing Good yet ice opened about this time Last Year</p> <p>6th Sunday Lashey came preparing to go to Hunt with Jim Hopkins to the Place they call Soft Wood went off to get Mary Christee &amp; the 2 Girls came with the hens 1 Rooster &amp; 2 hens 1 Tom Cat to Leave here till they come Back Great Fighting of the Cocks Put on my new Fine coat to Wear Lent Lashey 6 of My Traps Snowing &amp; Blowing some</p> <p>7th Christee to Keynon Mary &amp; the other Grild stopt here coming Back from Summerstown I wrote a Letter for her to a Gentlemen in Fort Covington J Moore by name sold me one of the Hens for Flour Got Great news concerning Francis Girl Catherine Drawing wood from the upper Point to the hill cant go to the BankBut went with one Load Lent them a Bag went for {cut off} and they were away Good crust pretty good sugar weather</p> <p>8th Came home with the Bag John More &amp; Henery Birch at Christees along with Mary all night</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>8th 1862</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island April</p> <p>I went to See Mr Morris Very Poorly stopt all night</p> <p>9th I &amp; Bill went to James McElwains for hay that night went to the Baptist Minister to be Married James Lucretia Laura Elisabeth Emanuel Bill Laviniah &amp; Myself Paid 5/- Gave me a certificate Mr Webb gave 3/9 for Stopt all night</p> <p>10th James came Part of the way with us home Lashey &amp; James Hopkins came home from hunting Ice opened in some spots people crofsing a Foot</p> <p>11th Fixing the canoes Drawing Wood Teams crofsing at Lancaster Lavinia Washing</p> <p>12th swallows came ice Jamming Drawing some Wood</p> <p>13th Palm Sunday took in 6 Eggs</p> <p>14th Drawing some wood Shooting Began Loons &amp; Wild Geese Roaring</p> <p>15th A Fox Left on the Island Emmanual &amp; Bill came Fishing EEls got 11</p> <p>16th 3 Lambs to Day a canoe Going Down Norht side with 2 in it at night Lashey came</p> <p>17th I went to A Summers Bought 19/4 worth of stuff Bought of AJ Baker 1 lb Cut Tobacco Promised to go with the {illegible} from Peter Grants for Donald Mc Pherson Lashey Grinding his axe</p> <p>18th Our Duncans Birth Day Good Fridy The River Alive with Drift Wood Saw Logs cord wood Boards Fence Rails Ha{illegible}ed &amp; square Timber got 2 EEls in the mud Drawing to the Bank Lashey commence the Big Maple Tree cut 1 Log shot a Duck for the First one I ever seen him shoot Raining some hens not Laying very well sheep and Gray hearty</p> <p>20th Fixing Canoe Water Low Shot a Rat One of the Lambs Dead She would not Look at it thrashing the sheaves for {torn away}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Apriil 20th 1862</p> <p>Mr James cameron Island Easter Sunday</p> <p>Cloudy this morning the Sund dont Dance a Sign of a very hard year the Sheep laid on the other Lamb and Killed it Lashey crossed to Tom Cottery a Fine Day 2 Buildings came down with the high Water on the night of the 19th The Hogansburgh Mill &amp; Mannings Storehouse we went to Mr Morris's Lashey Livinia and me the water very high</p> <p>21st Took home her chest called at Mavilles Found a square stick on the way coming Found a Canoe Lashey chopping Began to Rain Raining all night East Wind</p> <p>22nd The Water Log Moved with the Wind Went around the Island Fixing the Big Canoe Found a nest under the Barn Let out the sheep &amp; Lambs St Georges Day Seen a Kingfisher for the First</p> <p>23 St Georges Day Merrie England Set 2 Traps for the Fox Snowing Blowing Freezing</p> <p>24th helping Lashey to split his Maple Trees cold Day but Fine</p> <p>25th Donald Young alek here for his Boards Lashey went to hunt Fixing the cart for to Draw Wood getting a Rat or 2 now &amp; again circle around the sun West wind Sap runs yet Angus came Emmanuel came</p> <p>26th Fishing EEls got 14 or 15 of them Livinia sick Shot 2 Ducks got 1</p> <p>27th Sunday something hurted the Lamb Tom Cotters here Bought 1/4 of Tea 1/3 Paid Japan Tea wanting the Powder horn got 2 RAts</p> <p>28th Frasher here Wind high</p> <p>29th Went to Mr Morris's stopt all day Bought of Grindel Streeter 1 Pair of Boots 9/{illegible} for Livinia</p> <p>30th Came with cow &amp; colt in the {illegible} him a Trap sold the canoe Laura Ann co{cut off}</p> <p>{second page} 1862 Mr James Cameron Island May 1st</p> <p>Lashey &amp; Betsy Bone here James &amp; Dan Cameron here Raining East &amp; West wind got a Rat A Barge saild up on south side around the Island</p> <p>2nd A Propeller went down Traveller went down Raining East Wind no Rats Ticks commenced Mosquitoes come water high Found a Rudder of a Jolly Boat</p> <p>3rd Went to A Summers Bought Syrup 1/2 Gal 1/9 Whisky 2/6 Pitcher 1/6 pins -/6 oak Barrel 1/10 1/2 needles 1 1/2 Shot -/6 1/2 4/- Butter 4 lbs 3/- Andrw Bakers store closed up Bouquet Began to Run Fixing Hamiltons Bridge heard A Summers Being seized &amp; David</p> <p>Sunday 4th High Wind no one here Boats going in abundance Salaberry in to Salmon River St Lawrence Down Rafts going down Ground With snow on the Island yet</p> <p>5th Seen a Weasel all Red</p> <p>6th Francis here with 3 hens 1 Ruster allowed him 5/- for them part pay on the Lance Gave him some oil Laura &amp; Livinia went acrofs took the canow I sold to Mr Morris for a Lamb in the Fall setting Fires to the Grafs Fixing ashes in the Bags took the Wood out of the cellar all alone Took up my Traps hurted My Eye</p> <p>7th snowing Blowing &amp; Raining Salaberry went up</p> <p>8th Began to Plough A Summers here &amp; Long John Gave them 2 peiced of Timber Elm 24 Lenght Hemlock 32 Planted Potatoes before the Door Bill Liss &amp; Livinia came</p> <p>9th Setting Fires Found a Ducks nest 9 eggs on the Pitt Point</p> <p>10th Ploughed the Garden setting Fire above the {illegible} Fence He{illegible} on the 9th</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island May 11th 1862</p> <p>Sunday Went to the Little Island Steamers going in abundance Seen a Fox on the Lane all alone</p> <p>12th Livinia Sick Lashey came planted 2 Rows more of Potatoes Lashey seen Angus on the Front has a Letter Christees came home gave Lashey his Knife setting Fires harrowed the Garden Fixing the Red Canoe some Wind high</p> <p>13th Lashey crofsed to see if Henery would come to split his Logs Tried the Perch wind too high in the Evening caught 9 Perch for the first Hollowing to Charlie to come</p> <p>14th Charlie Passed Henery splitting Logs I went to Charlies Mr Morris &amp; Mrs Morris &amp; Bill here I &amp; Charlie to Williamstown Left the canoe at the Raft could not Pafs</p> <p>15th came home went to Fish caught 24</p> <p>16th Went to Salmon River Bought of Buchanan 1/2 lb Tea 2/6 3 papers of seed 18 cents sold 6 Bottles 24 cents took 1/4 of tea For them gave Mr Streeter 11 Rats L2..60 cents to my accompt got the Harnefs for the colt From Mr Morris came through Succour creek or Devils creek came home Lashey to st Annicet to Fish Bafs some one at the house Left a cake of sugar in my trunk 3 1/2 lbs cat &amp; Ruster gone some of Christies I suppose Jar gone</p> <p>7th Harnefsed the colt Harrowed some Planted 1 Quart of corn &amp; Pumpkins colt Run off</p> <p>18th Sunday Henery here gave me a sturgeon Livinia sick</p> <p>19th Fixing the Fence on the Pitt Point Found 2 nest 7 in on 2 in another</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>1862</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island 20th of May</p> <p>Angus came with the Cows Bought of A Summers on the 17th 5 Basins 3/- Rake 1/3 Hammer 1/3 1/2 lb Tobacco 1/- Brandy a Treat -/7 1/2</p> <p>21st crofsed with Angus &amp; 2 Boys Bought of A Summers 1 lb sugar 17 1/3 lb crackers -/9 5 cents to Henerys wife /3 1 Bottle Liniment 1/3 1 of Castor oil -/7 1/2 3 Tin Pans 1/6 4/6 Ploughing Bill for Pease</p> <p>22nd Sowed the New Pease &amp; harrowed them</p> <p>23rd Sowed Peas</p> <p>24th Queens Birth Day sowing harrowing &amp; Ploughing Francis here aoub the Little Island Mully her calf to night</p> <p>25th Sunday I took her from the head of the Island the corn Peeping up Frosty night now very cold Abraham came last night for Bill &amp; the old Man</p> <p>26th Sowed the Last of the Pease Sowed 2 Bushels of Barley</p> <p>27th Ploughing Behind the Barn</p> <p>28th taking off some stones Finished sowing the Wheat</p> <p>30th Went to Williamstown stopt all night</p> <p>31st took the sow &amp; five pigs from Williamstown Went to Salmon River with the scow Nicholssons shearing their Ram the Boston aground at the Lower Point</p> <p>1st of June Bob &amp; Ann here Lewis Christee here Mary Christee took away her hen</p> <p>2nd Shearing the sheep planted Potatoes in the Garden Gave Lewis Christe order on A Summers for 3/9 on account of Rent Vin not well</p> <p>3rd Fishing Perch</p> <p>4 of June Harrowing above the Barn for Wheat</p> <p>5th Went to A Summers to 5 3/4 Ashes 3/10 Bought of A Summers 10 1.2..5 worth credit</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island June 5th 1862</p> <p>Bought of AJ Baker Flints Waistcot Patten spoons stockings Fine Mug childs mug Thimbles screws Needles 1 Quart high wine Treat paid this came home not very well 2 Bushels of wheat 12/6 paid cleaning the wheat Left it all night in the wter</p> <p>6th June Sowed 1 1/2 Bushels of Wheat above the Lane harrowing put in the hens steamers in abundance going the River Towing Freight &amp; Passengers A Very Dry time Just now</p> <p>7th Sowed 1/2 Bushel of Wheat</p> <p>8th Sunday East Wind high</p> <p>9th Ellen &amp; Emmanuel here</p> <p>10th I went to Salmon River got From Mr Morris 1 &amp; a Peck of Black Oats &amp; 2 Bushel of White got From James Buchanan Bought of Buchanan &amp; Brother I Butter tub 2/- 1 1/2 W{cut off} -/9 Fine Salt 1/3 paid all this to return the {illegible} got a Ring For the stove from Bob</p> <p>11th Sowed the Oats 3 &amp; 1 peck Morway &amp; Emmanuel here a very warm day the canal in Cornwall Broke an Eclipse the ground almost Burning for want of Rain</p> <p>12th No Rain with change of the Moon in the Evening Rain Thunder &amp; Lightning</p> <p>13th set out 15 Eggs but the hen did not set on them yet planted pumpkins seed the Russels here for Fish</p> <p>14th Went to Shear the sheep at Mr Morris Donals Suple here when we was gone Setting the nets The Bouquet Towing Raft before the Door</p> <p>14th Sunday Jessie as Boy did sold 3 Dozen of Eggs 1/10 1/2 3 lb of Butter 2/6 Bill &amp; Briggs came took my canoe</p> <p>15 hoeing corn &amp; Potatoes {illegible} suple &amp; Jim Nicholson Looking at there net</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>1862</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island June 16th</p> <p>hoeing corn James Nicholson &amp; Donald Suple here Gave me some Fish out of there net</p> <p>17th Mr Morris here with his sheep Played cards Pitched Quoits Looking for Roots in the Bush Wind high Jessimas child Buried to Day</p> <p>18th which Decided the Battle of Waterloo Wind high Boys gave a While at the corn Sold My Watch to Bill for L1..6..3 Bob &amp; Bill went home corn finishedfor the first hoeing something wrong with the Traveller Raining and it is much wanted</p> <p>19th Morway &amp; Bill came for the Scow Peter Buchanan &amp; Moody John Birch &amp; the very Rev Mr Mahar or Machar Minister of Martintown</p> <p>20th hoeing Potatoes</p> <p>21st Went around the Island with the Boys to trowl got none got 2 Bottles from Pete and a trowling spoon Lashey came Raining at the head of the Island salted the sheep</p> <p>22nd Our Dans Birth Day Tom Lucretia Bill &amp; Bole here James Hopkins here Pat to Charlies</p> <p>23rd Went to Mill with 2 Bushels of Wheat Bought of Mr Buchanan 1/2 lb candles 1 yd / 7 1/2 1 yd/9 Tape -/6 combs -/ 7 1/2 paper -/ 1/2 paid all this Returned the Jar Bought of Norman Quart -/9 1/2 paid) 2 Treats at Ick Gregors Bought of Minkler 1 Bottle of Extract of Lemon -/7 1/2 paid) Bought of Congdon 1 Bottle peppermint -/4 at Mr Huttons</p> <p>24th Finished the first hoeing in the potatoes ch{illegible} 2 }illegible} Hogs commenced</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1862</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island June 25th</p> <p>Fishing Set the Line 20 {illegible} on Bill here and Abe and Lukes Boy</p> <p>26th Cutting Roads in the Bush hoeing the Potatoes in the garden</p> <p>27th Drew some Drags in the Bush to clean the Road the colts Bad set some Brush heaps a Fire</p> <p>28th Fishing Blackbirds beginning to Flock Strawberries some Ripe John McElvian &amp; John Dunn here Fishing A Great Many Boats and Rafts a going now Fixing the Waterlog</p> <p>Sunday 29th Went to see Munnings Storehouse at Christees Seen Davidson Jacop there A Raft of sawlogs going Down got 50 F Rafters or scantling</p> <p>30th Drew up the scantling Last Day of June</p> <p>1st of July Drawing some of the cord wood</p> <p>2nd Christee here Grinding his scythe &amp; axe got the Loan of the crofscut saw</p> <p>3rd Drawing in the Bush</p> <p>4th American Independence</p> <p>5th Our Johns Birth Day Peter Cold Left his ine &amp; Jack here Lent him a Paddle Lavinia sick Drawing wood in the Bush {illegible} Finished very warm</p> <p>6th Sunday Bill &amp; Elton Cambell &amp; Elizabeth here Liz stopt</p> <p>7th I went to Nicholsond for the churn Lent George the spoon went to Christees with them about the hay Lashey Tom &amp; Joshua Bordeaux came to Fish we went to Morris's Bill got Married got a new certificate Bought of Buchanan 1 lb Tea 5/- 1 lb candles 1/- Tumbler -/6</p> <p>8th came home Donald McDonald Rob Summers Dug {blotted out} Isaac B{cut off} Fishing</p> <p>9th Rain cleaning up stairs Lashey {illegible} for his fish Jim Hopkins &amp; John B{cut off}</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Turn over 16 Leaves the same as the top part of this</p> <p>Island</p> <p>Mr James Cameron July the 12th 1862</p> <p>Orangemens Day Boats going Minty Berries Plenty Currants Ripe corn silken out a Week ago</p> <p>Sunday the 13th Lavinia &amp; I to the Berries picked a pail near full Lashey from Lancaster had a hooker</p> <p>14th Drawing Wood till 12 oclock Went to Williamstown took out the Wood 12 lbs Berries Knife stone got our Knife took Grannys Wood to sell</p> <p>15th the Red Boy came with me Laura Bob &amp; Tot Mill here at Berries</p> <p>16th Nicholsons took away there Rum Laura started turned Back</p> <p>17th I went to Summerstown Allen too took 3 Bushel of Ashes 1/10 1/2 Bought of Mr Watson Levi Moore Smallman had a Lunge Weighing 27 lbs stopt all night</p> <p>18th Went of Gave me 7 york shillings I went to Salmon River paid the Letter in the P.O. Bought of Congdon 1 lb salts -/6 hoarhound candy -/3 bought of P Buchanan 1 spade -/1 1/2 Quire of Paper -/6 2 lb sugar 1/2 Hat -/3 Bought of D Baker 8 lbs of Swamp Lime -/4 1/2 To Treat of Wind at Normans -/7 1/2 1 1/2 for Gum got 2 irons for sleigh from Mr Morris took a cat old Mr A Cameron here</p> <p>19th Cleaning the Pigs put them out a Great Many Boats Going the River Bill &amp; Bob here at night Fishing Left their Pine</p> <p>20th Nicholsons here I &amp; Allen went to Christes with them Allen &amp; I to Charlies got a Large Pike sold it to Sanderson a Boy with 1 arm from a Raft sold my Line &amp; spoon 2/5 Mary Birch Maggie Roy Mis Grant here at Berries Gave Bill and Bob some Poison to Poison Dogs as they said a Great many onthe Berries Rain hard Last night East Wind</p> <p>21st East Wind high a great many Rafts at anchor</p> <p>22nd Ellen James Hugh Came Mr Morris &amp; the Wife {illegible} on the Little Island William Bero Indian</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1862 1862</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island July the 23rd</p> <p>Bones &amp; allen Lifs here for Berries Raining Fixing the stairs a Hen to hatch in the Hay Mow 11 Eggs Drawing Wood Ellen picking Currants and Berries Blackberries at the pease took salts</p> <p>24th Drawing wood</p> <p>25th Drawing Wood</p> <p>26th Went to Williamstown with Ellen &amp; the 2 Boys gave her a Book the Biographical Scotch of Eminent Scotsmen (Donald McDonald Long) Gave Granny 6/3 The Miller M Donnell Buried in Williamstown this Week 1 Chicken Came</p> <p>27th came home Jo Snider here</p> <p>28th Drawing Wood Charlie here took home the scythe Lashey went to Plamadon for his Barrel</p> <p>29th Drawing Wood</p> <p>30th Mr Watson Dan Cameron &amp; Levi Fishing caught 3 splendid Maskinonge and a good Lot of Walleyed Pike &amp; Pike had a Glorious Glee &amp; the Blackbird most lovely sings with his Mate By his side</p> <p>31st Drawing Wood</p> <p>1st of August Drawing Wood Mears Down Fishing</p> <p>2nd Went to Salmon River Bought of Grindel Streeter 1 pair Boots 6/3 No Letter got some Tobacco From Lott{illegible} Bought of Buchanan 1 Rake 30 cents 1/2 lb Candles -/6 shot powder -/6 Bought of Baker 1 Rake -/17 1/2 Bought of Norman 1 snaith 1/3 Got Scythe From Mr Morris &amp; from Emmanuel 2/6 Price got Wedge from {illegible} got some Pork a Treat at Lukes -/6</p> <p>Sunday 3rd old man {cut off} Tried the New Potatoes had a swim Found the Butcher {cut off} in the water Lost a year now</p> <p>4th Cutting Hay comenced for the first very warm</p> <p>5th Cutting some</p> <p>6th Lashey went to the {illegible} Island all of them to {cut off} I went to A Turners 1/2 Gal H Wines 1/2 lb Tea 2 lb {illegible} Rake Matches -/6 Took the Ram from {illegible}</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>1862</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island Aug 7th</p> <p>7th Mr Morris Bob Bill Morway with the Scow taking away the colts Put i the first Hay Lavinia Raking 3 Loads on the small Rack about 12 coils the Blackbirds at the Pease &amp; Barley Rain to night thunder &amp; Lightning very hard</p> <p>8th {illegible}ed the Stove Mowing</p> <p>9th Mowing some</p> <p>10th George Semo here &amp; Henery children Maggie Lafitte Sandy Pat &amp; Slack the Tailor went to Charlies See the 4 small Pigs on the 10th About a Week old as I would suppose</p> <p>11th Turning the Hay On the Lower Point went with the Ram To Mr Morris's Rain some in the night</p> <p>12th Came home Wind High a Grand sail of it home began to Mow in the upper Field</p> <p>13th Gathering &amp; Raking Hay Lavinia &amp; me 2 Loads in caught the Rams 13 of Them put them in the stable 11 young ones &amp; 2 old Rams 7 young Lambs 19 old sheep Fixing the Rack on cart Greased the Wheels 2 Men &amp; John Nicholson here hunters) the Hen took out 4 chickens put in the Pigs new Corn Lots of Potatoes choke cherries fit to Eat getting along very slow with the Hay all alone at Broke the Rake</p> <p>14th Put in a Load of Hay Mowing some</p> <p>15th Mr Morris Haere for the Rams 13 of them took my Lance Left his Mowing some</p> <p>16th Mowing in the Upper Field Broke the stone</p> <p>17th Bob &amp; Ann here took home my canoe pease cherries EEl stone sand a Fine Day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1862</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island Aug 18th</p> <p>Monday Went to Salmon River Bought of Buchanan 1 box of Caps -/3 1/2 lb and 16 needles -/1/2 Bought of Norman Knitting Needles -/3 1 Tumbler -/3 1/2 Mug -/1 1/2 pe{cut off} -/1/2 caps Loss 1 Quart of Whiskey / 7 1/2 Bottle to be Returned came home Angus came to Mow Got the Book for Dan in the P.O. A Great Many Departed from the American Side</p> <p>19th Mowing the Upper Field Charlie came to Fix his Wood horse</p> <p>20th Christee here took home the crofs cut saw gve me -/6 for to get Tobacco Bought of A Summers 1 Gallon of Whiskey 2/4 1/2 Gal Syrup 1/11 1/2 Angus to Williamstown put in say 1 Load of hay Altered the {cut off} yesterday in A Summers New house him Busy Papering the Wall I came Reducing Whiskey</p> <p>21st Raining Gathering tu{cut off}</p> <p>22nd Angus &amp; John Labuff came Mowing Below the Garden &amp; on the Pitt Point Walter Bakers Wife a Son, cut some Marsh hay Jim Niholson &amp; a hunter here</p> <p>23rd turning &amp; cocking hay Rain commenced Angus &amp; Labuff went off some corn &amp; EEls cherries took home &amp; a Bag Christee here with Long Black Berries</p> <p>24 Sunday no one here picking nuts &amp; cherries</p> <p>25the put 4 Loads in shot 3 Ducks Blackbirds Bad cleaned my Guns put in 1 of the Hogs</p> <p>26th Raining</p> <p>27th Bob and Old Man came to Mow the R{cut off} Turning &amp; Gathering hay</p> <p>28th they went home Gave a Bag of Potatoes to Mr Morris some to Bob Heavy heavy rain Thunder &amp; Ligntning</p> <p>29th Morway &amp; them came to cut the hay Coiling Marsh hay</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>the 30th 1862</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island August</p> <p>Finished cutting the Pease &amp; Barley put in the Barley put in 20 coils of Hay put 2 Loads of Marsh hay in the Barn 2 in the stable Quarreling about the Fishing Lashey &amp; the old Man shot a Duck Rafts a going Down the Comes Showing very Dim Light</p> <p>31 Sunday old man &amp; the Rest went home took my Canoe A Fine Day plums not many Butternuts cucumbers plenty Blackbirds Bad some Ducks Rats commencing to Work cold night Water falling some</p> <p>1st of September Raining high Wind put out the calves Lashey here Thrashed the Barley 3 Bushels Mowing in the Front Marsh</p> <p>2nd Mowing some Lashey &amp; Me</p> <p>3rd Mr Morris Bob &amp; Morway came putting in the Pease Christee here got 2 Bushels</p> <p>4th Thrashing Putting some in the Oak Field Coiling in the Marsh</p> <p>5th Putting in the Big Pease 2 Loads of the Rest of the small ones Thrashing</p> <p>6th Raining Went home East Wind took the Sheep skin</p> <p>7th Sunday Bill &amp; Wife here gave him a shot Bag of Sandys Lucy over to Tom Scutter to see about her Man Runaway Levi Brudo De Gray</p> <p>8th Raining heavy high wind Making a Gun</p> <p>9th Mr Morris came to finish the Thrashing cut the Wheat made a Bargain for the Wheat 2 1/.2 Bushels to Get for his share cutting corn stalks cutting some of the oats upsetting the coils</p> <p>10th Fanning Pease With Fanning 43 1/2 Pease Kept all the Big Pease Emanuel here putting {rest of line illegible}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sept 10th 1862</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Bought of A Summers 1/2 lb Tea 2/6 Whiskey 2/2 3 Quarts &amp; Pint) Soap 1/3 Powder 1/- Candles 1/- Butter Tub 2/3</p> <p>12th put in a Load of oats Fixed the top of the stack put some Marsh hay in the barn Dan Cameron Mr Watson Smallman &amp; 2 other Men here Lent My Coat to Dan Raining Scows up Lancaster Fixing at the Decoy Duck</p> <p>13th Jack Came From Williamstown Lashey came Staving Last his bat cutting some Oats Jack Firing the short gun</p> <p>Sunday 14th Christee here Lashey went to Salmon River Mr Slack &amp; 2 of Nicholsons here East wind a fine Day</p> <p>15th I crofsed with John Angus took the gun with him Henerys wife gave me some nuts put in a small Load of Oats Raining Threshing Corn Lashey came</p> <p>16th I went to Dundee Bought of B Buckannan 3 1/2 yds of shirting 18 c on credit) Sold my Iron 143 lbs 9 1/2 A Bag Sugar 2/6 order on Baker 90 cents Tobacco cloves thread salt all this Paid But the shirting gave Norman his Bottle I owe hime 1/1 no{cut off} up to this Date took my Canoe from M{cut off} took Down the Pet Lamb Tom &amp; the Old man here took away Lasheys Fish</p> <p>17th cutting Wheat &amp; Oats</p> <p>18th Put in some Granny came with Henery Last night Lancaster</p> <p>19th cutting Wheat Jock here Gave him 3 sticks to make Raddler Gave some potatoes</p> <p>20th put in some oats &amp; ha{cut off} last of the White oats Corn all in &amp; stalks cut in hulled all the Beans &amp; Pumkins</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Sept 21st 1869</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Sunday 21st a very fine Day First Preaching of Mr Watson after coming From the Old Country 4 Men here Grinding their Spear Fishing some</p> <p>22nd Cut the Last of the Wheat put in a small Load cut some of the B Oats Taking in some of the Potatoes corn all in picked all the Hops the Fox at the hens in the shed Began another Butter tub to Fill Made Preserves plums put out the Big Canoe swimming to day Oaknuts falling cranberries turning</p> <p>23rd all the oats in Took in the apples 5 1/2 Bushels shelling the Beans Fixing the Fence on the Pig Pen sold a lb of Butter 17 1/2 to John the Indian Jock came with 3 Paddles gave him 1/2 bushel of Potatoes cut a Tree for oars</p> <p>24th put in the Last of the Wheat Painted the oars &amp; Paddles took 3 sticks for oars from the {cut off} Bush made seats for the canoes put in the Big Sow &amp; the Little Pig the 4 small ones out yet very mild in the Garden Rooted the Potatoes cucumbers &amp; Melons Lavinia not Well Magnet Went Down George Moffat Barreld Guns water falling I Believe sacrament in Williamstown this week commencing if it is</p> <p>28th Sunday Went to Mr Morris's Livinia &amp; I got a peice of harnefs from Emmanuel got a plug of Tobacco from the old Gentleman Gave the pine to Jock he said Emmanuel told him to get it</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wild Gees came on the 30th of September</p> <p>September 29th 1862</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>St Michaels Day Began to draw the Rest of the cordwood</p> <p>30th Drawing Lashey went to Salmon River East wind a Boat going Down with a Tow had to stop about the Light House the Wind being too high Last Day of this Month</p> <p>October the 1st Drawing Wood to the Bank Eat Black Raspberries in the Bush Red Raspberries</p> <p>2nd Drawing Wood Lashey seen Hugh Ann on the Front the Calves sucking the cows</p> <p>3rd Done Drawing the Wook 42 1/2 Cords 16 1/2 of Maple Remainder Beech Birch 3 cords of Birch Took up all the Potatoes in the Garden Great going of Tow Boats very Fine Weather Lashey went to Salmon River David Summers came home From California sometime this Week</p> <p>4th Shot 2 Ducks Wind very high Raining</p> <p>5th Sunday Went around the Island Lashey came</p> <p>6th an Indian got Potatoes for a small Basket went to A Summers Seen Davy I did not know he came home till I seen him coming in the store Bought of A Summers Whiskey 2/6 pouder 1/- Ta{cut off} 4 1/2 Tea 2/6 Tobacco 1/3 Braces 1/6 Saleratus 4 Knife -/7 1/2 Herrings 2/6 Stopped at Thomas Munores all night</p> <p>7th heard Kenneth McLaughlin was to be married to Day came home took in all the apples 2 Indians here for Tobacco</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>1862</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island Oct the 8th</p> <p>in the Bush James Hopkins &amp; Peter Grant here wind high Finished the Raising of the Potatoes Logs out cut some Marsh Hay in the Back Marsh</p> <p>9th Fixing the Red Canoe put tin on the inside 2 of Hamiltons here with with the 2 Renshaws sold the Wood to them 42 1/2 cords Maple 8/9 Beech 6/3 26 of Beech and 16 1/2 of Maple</p> <p>10th Hugh Anns Birth Day High East Wind Charles Shall one of the Coteau Pilots here from a Raft going to Buy apples stopt all night gave me -/10 1/2 for his supper and Bed</p> <p>11th Christee &amp; wife here with 2 Baskets Gave them Milk &amp; Potatoes went to the other side to see the Hunters that I used up his stack of Hay, Drawing wood from the Bush the Pilot here to Dinner</p> <p>Sunday 12th Bob &amp; Ann here Went to Charlies got some Summer Savoury Gave Bob 3 {cut off}laws 2 for the scythe the other for nothing settled all for the scythe</p> <p>13th Went to Williamstown Charlie and I 4 Bushels of Pease 1 Bag of Potatoes 1 Bag of Apples nuts Grapes cranberries stove pan axe handle 1 Firken of Butter Western Berries</p> <p>14th came home Bought of Hugh Munroe 7 yds of shirting as 18 1/2 4/ 1 1/2 1 spool of Thread -/1 Matches -/1/2 some Hooks Set My Traps for the first setting 7 of them in the Marsh before the Door the Hawks playing the Devil with the Hens</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1862</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island Oct 15th</p> <p>Skinning 4 Rats Went to A Summers Bought of A Summers 1 lb Candles 1/- Gave me Credit for L15..6..10 1/2 Renshaw to Pay him got L1..5 in cash From him Lashey went of to trap</p> <p>16th Went to Salmon River Brought some apples Grapes cherry Whiskey to the old man Bought of Grindel Streeter 1 Pair of Boots 17/6 Gave him L 1.. in cash to my account Bought of Congdon 1 viol of Peppermint Hoarhound /2 got an almanack Bought of Baker 1 lb shot -/6 Bought of B Buchanan Laces &amp; pipes 1 1/2 gave Peter 6/3 to my account took a cat home Raining some</p> <p>17th got 2 Rats Fixing my Traps George Renshaw here for me to go and help to Load the scow worked 1/2 Day John Secor here all Night the Rest of them went home</p> <p>18th St Lukes Day Drew a Load I had in the Bush sold them a cord more of Finished About 12 O Clock Bouquet tow her up got 1 Rat 10 Traps to night in the Front Marsh Found 2 oak staves 1 on the Pitt Point 1 near the Cordwood below a Little Dingwalls going Down for their Cattle to Rofs's Island Indians took away their Pine the Day I was in Salmon River Peter Cole</p> <p>Sunday 19th alone Wind High and some Rain</p> <p>20th High Wind cold some Plastering a little and Banking the House got a Rat</p> <p>21st Hill a Tacking about set 2 Traps in the Back Marsh Took home the 2 staves Banking Before the Door some High wind put Fire in the Big Stove</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Oct the 22nd 1862</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Very fine Morning now the Wind rose snow on the Mountains Raining some no rats very Wind Weather</p> <p>23rd some snow Set 3 Traps for the Fox in the Bay Under a Mink fall at the upper Point</p> <p>24th our Hugh's Birth Day went to see D Morris went to the Lines seen the Testament or will Bought of Norman a quart paid this Found an oak stave going to Salmon River stopt all night Emmanuel and me with the old {illegible} snow some Thunder &amp; Lightning Rain &amp; High Wind Renshaws scow Towed out By the Bouquet</p> <p>25th My Birth Day came from Salmon River Luke a shooting Ducks Lashey here from Tom Cotters</p> <p>Sunday 26th Began to snow East Wind Lashey From Salmon River after his Barrel of EEls took them away snowing all night</p> <p>27th Snowing Breaking the Roads deep snow Drawing Drags got 2 Rats</p> <p>28th Fishing EEls for the first got 2 Went to A Summers his Goods came from Salmon River in the Bouquet Bought 1/2 lb Teas 4/9 Pail 1/3 Salt 1/2 Gallon Whiskey 1/3 Pipes -/2 In Davids New Ball Room Heard Mr Edward came Back from Hamilton Tom Tailor staving Johny Kenneth at A Summers store a clerk</p> <p>29th Went to Mr Morris's to see him a Fine day took some apples some EEls Old Mr Harrett &amp; his Wife came to stop then another 1/2 Bushels for the Hogs</p> <p>30th Bought of A Summers 1 lb of Tea 2/9 1 Doz Herrings 1/2 1/2 gal Syrup 1/8 2 Pipes for nothing 1 salt Bag for nothing a pint Whiskey -/4.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>October 31st 1862</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island Lake St Francis</p> <p>Went to the Depot New Lancaster or North Lancaster for the First Time ever I was there though Born in Glengarry Charlie and I went to mr John Wrights Hotel Had a couple of Rounds Bought of Dan R. Cameron a Butter Print -/7 1/2 the First House in the Depot I ever was into came home Charlie and I a Ball at the Kintail House tonight Charlie Brought me some Pumkins</p> <p>Nov the 1st Charlie and me to Salmon River Charlie got the Boots Through Mr Judge Watsons Means and used him well Bought of D Baker 1 lb Tobacco -/7 1/2 1lb shot -/6 1 yard of chain for Trap -/4 4 pipes -/2 Bought of Congdon 1/2 lb Hoarhound Candy -/7 1/2 Liquorice -/2 took Dinner with Bill at Cambells stopt all night as Morris with the old man the Richelieu in to Salmon River in the Salaberrys place</p> <p>2n Sunday Charlie &amp; I came home the Bourdeaus 7 of them here all night with the Wind got an order from Lashey for Lavinia of 10/- on Bakers store got 4 EEls From Lashey came home Charlie went home sleeping all Day mostly Reading Papers I got From Dan Cameron</p> <p>3rd this Day 5 years Granda Died Fixing Boards for the Floor Let out the calves put nails on their noses to Keep them from sucking</p> <p>4th Fixing in Boars in the Floor cleaning the stove Shot 2 squirrels got a Black Rat the first I got here Set 8 Traps in the Front Marsh seen the Fox</p> <p>{second page} Nov the 5th 1862 Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Guy Fawks Day Plastering the House</p> <p>6th went to A Summers Bought 1 Barrel of Flour L1..10 Clock 18/9 Blankets L1..0 7 yds shirting 6/5 3 1/2 Flannel 6/7 Boots 8/9 starch -/6 Powder -/10 needles -/3 pins -/6 Thread pockets -/8 Bar Soap 1/1 1/2 3/4 yd Lining -/7 1/2 6 Hanks Thread L 1/10 1/2 Laces -/2 half Doz Vest Buttons -/4 pant Buttons -/7 2 spools /3 Tobacco &amp; Whiskey -/10 for Slack Beef 1/3 Needles -/3 Napkin /10 Seen Angus &amp; Doctor Shaver at Davids James Hopkins Got a Drake Donald Suple a Bee got my Pants &amp; vest Cut By the tailor Mr Benjamin Slack to a Pint in the shop to A Quarters worth of Tobacco for cutting them Heard the Ottawa was sunk came home wind High</p> <p>7th Our Ellens Birth Day A Very high East Wind and cold stuffing &amp; chinking the House Ducks Plenty &amp; Wild Geese cannot got to my Traps to Day wind too High A Treat at Davids yesterday to be charged {line illegible} Gray cannot catch him</p> <p>Sunday 9th Stormy snowing hard</p> <p>10th Drawing Wood Feeding the cattle a Fine Day Boats a going in abundance the Ottawa going up with a curious Machine in tow Barge in the Salmon River</p> <p>11th Drew a Load of Wood yesterday an upset all the wood on the top of me cleaning out the canoes a pain in my hip at the head of the Island I think this is old Hallow E'en Night cracking nuts</p> <p>12th This must be {line illegible}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Nov 12th 1862</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Wednesday 12th came after the Sheep Emmanuel Lashey and Sharren with the scow. I was at the Kit Kit Island came home I went with them to the Mouth of the Salmon River</p> <p>13th Making a Place for the stack with the scantling</p> <p>14th putting in Marsh hay 10 coils Mr Luke Brown here for us to go to the old Man Granny to Christees</p> <p>15th came home went to the Lines bought of J Baker 10/- An order Lashey gave me and Young Norman came home Bought of Baker 10 yds at 16 cents 1 lb Tobacco 1 spool 9 cents lb shot -10 cents Settled with Norman 1/1 1/2 which I owed him had a Treat paid this all clear up to this date am home</p> <p>Sunday the 16th Peter got the Loan of EEl Spear Jacops Bro{cut off} gave him a kettle of Potatoes he Gave me 3 EEls Freazing hard</p> <p>17th {illegible} came with the {illegible} and so Marked my Trousers {illegible} out came again this year</p> <p>18th {illegible} Trowling</p> <p>19th Fixing the Hens a place up Fishing EEls got 17 &amp; 1 cat Fish salted 2 of them 10 Between the 2 Kegs</p> <p>20th chopping Wood</p> <p>21st this Day Donald McMaster Departed Charlie came went to Salmon River</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>21st 1862</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island Nov</p> <p>Brought 1 of corn to Mill Gave Mr Grindell Streeter an Order on A Summers for 4 Dollars Left my Boots to Be Mended Bought of David Baker 1 lb Tobacco -/9 1 Chain 10 cents Stopt at Mr Morris's all night Ellen at Home now found to {illegible} Lucretia and Geordie then Took the Dog River {illegible}</p> <p>22nd I came home {several line illegible} Before the Door went to the Big Island</p> <p>Sunday 23 around the Island out of Salmon River Freesing hard cold some {several lines illegible}</p> <p>The Boats came up after Dark {illegible} The Big Ottawa {couple of lines illegible} Lavinia Back {illegible}</p> <p>Sunday 23 Mr David Morris Departed on 23rd</p> <p>26th put in the Big Sow to Fatten put to {illegible} 1/2 of Pease Bob &amp; Bill came for Me to go about the Executor Businefs on the Marsh from Hopkin</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>the 27th 1862</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island Nov No Light in Hills noe in the scow Taking an inventory of all the Things Norman McDonald &amp; I at Mr Morris's Bought of Bob 1/2 lb candles -/6 not paid yet came home Met Thomas Munro Livinia Whitewashing</p> <p>28th White was here fixing around the stack snowing East Wind Warm change in the moon Light yet in Johnsons a Propeller went up this Morning {illegible} yet</p> <p>29th Went to A Summers Bought of 1 Quart H Wines 1/3 Saleratus -/4 Tea Chamber Pot 1/4 1/2 Dozen Plates 1/7 1/2 pens -/2 ink -/4 Tallow 7 lbs 4/4 1/2 yd cra{cut off} 1/10 1/2 2 spools -/6 1/2 lb Beeswax -/9 candlewich {cut off} 2 Brooms -/6 Horseshoe nails -/6 cut nails {cut off} candlestick -/10 Tea 2/11 Sox 1/6 Ellen Hugh Ann came Charlie Boots here fishing EEls no Light in Johnson Light house to night took a Horse to Walter Bakers St Andrews Day Got my note From A Summers which A Baker had 3 &amp; 48 ctents</p> <p>Sunday St Andrews Last Day of the Month Hawks took away a hen I got it Ellen crofsed a Fine Day</p> <p>1st of Dec a Dinner at Mr David Suimmers in celebration of St Andrews set 2 Traps snowing a Schooner went up - Bakers Barge hugh Ann here Whitewashing the Little Room</p> <p>2nd Hugh here set 2 Traps for Mink Fixing Boards around the Pease stack</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>3rd 1862</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island Dec the I went with Hugh Ann to Fort Covington East Wind stopt at Mr Morris's to Dinner Ellen &amp; Laurie went up with her Paid Emmanuel for the candles 10 cents in Normans store Bakers Barge going to St Regis I stopt all night at the Old Mans</p> <p>4th L.S. and I came Down and we had a hard time on the River with the Fog crofsed to Hamiltons &amp; then Back to the Black Island again almost Bet us to make out our Island with the Fog she kept up very good spirits athought she was cold and the time stormy Left the canoe at the Head of the Island</p> <p>5th Drawing Drags Broke the sleigh cleaning at the Canoe a Fine Day East Wind Let out the calves sucked Molly</p> <p>6th change in the Moon Wind an Eclipse on the Moon stormy Day Keeping Gray in Now Fixing the stable petitions in Thrashed one Floor of Wheat for the First Thrashing Water very Low cattle all well and Hearty Not very well myself Ducks in the Channel yet plenty snow for sleighing now</p> <p>7th Cold stormy chopping a Little Stove wood Went to Head of Island the canoe in a Bad Way with Ice</p> <p>8 Fixing the Canoe Drew it up some took home a Drag of White Birch Began to feed the pigs</p> <p>9th Found a canoe Drew it to the Grove a Job at it Making candles 18 Made to Day &amp; 9 out of the Black cake that came from Williamstown</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Dec the 10th 1862</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>10th Drawing Wood around the Island</p> <p>11th Drawing Wood</p> <p>12th Went with Elizabeth to home went up to see Mr Norman about selling the sheep Got Mr Smart to buy them Got an Inventory of the things From him</p> <p>13th Mr Smart came down for the sheep took 18 of them went up with them to Mr Smarts Got his note for them payable in the Month of February next states Money Bought of Norman 3 yards of Black Ribbon at -/9 per yed 2/3 on credit a stormy Day of east Wind</p> <p>14th Sunday Bill came Down with the Ram took the cutter &amp; horse came home the young sheep out of Nicholsons white Ram along with the Ram to Day</p> <p>15th Let Out the Ram Began to chop cord Wood as it is a Fortunate Day Found a Large Canoe on the Water French Made a squirrel in my Trap a Fine Day some one crofsing to Christee shelling 3 Traces of corn</p> <p>16th snowing &amp; Raining Fixing where the Rain came in up stairs Grinding the axe sowed my Sail {illegible} Found a square Bottle close to shore</p> <p>17th Thrashing 1 Floor of Wheat Drawing Wood Fixing canoes Drawing Boards took the Runner from the Bu{cut off} vin at my Vest</p> <p>18th Cut Down the Balm Gilead Tree Hewing the Runner Drew 2 Load of Wood Cut 2 Jags of Marsh Hay (the Black Lamb .....) Made 11 Prints of Butter</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>1862</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island Dec 19th Friday chopping stovewood been sick high Wind cutting Wood going to Freeze to night plaining Boards</p> <p>20th a cold Morning and cold Day set Fire to the Back Marsh set 2 Traps for the owl on the stone heap set 3 Baits for the Fox on the ice cutting Wood Broke on the stack at the East End of the Barn cattle all hearty Ice took on the Bay very well Nor West Wind River smoky House Cold Good Fires some anchor ice Going Down</p> <p>Sunday the 21st cold some</p> <p>22nd Killed the Big Sow set out another Pill for the Fox</p> <p>23rd Went to Summerstown Bought of A Summers 1 1/2 of Whiskey 3/9 Tea 3/ 7 1/2 1/2 lb powder -/10 5 yds shirting 5/- 3 1/2 yd 3/2 1/2 4 yd 3/4 1 Bottle of Pain Killer -/7 1/2 1 of Castor Oil -/7 1/2 1 Box Caps -/5 1 Handkerchief -/6 2 Pipes -/1 Thomas Munroe &amp; me Down together this is the First time to Day that I crofsed Hamiltons Bridge seen a Mink on Renshaws Island Fine Day on the Water Ducks Plenty Left my Canoe at the head of the Island Merry but sober had a Few hookers Thomas &amp; Ian Hamilton Island</p> <p>24th Drawing Wood home cutting Stove Wood</p> <p>25th Christmas Day A Very fine Day shooting some good cracks great crofsing to Hopkins &amp; Summers shot a squirrel seen the Fox to night the Fox eat 1 Bait of Poison</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Dec 26th 1862</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Looking for the Fox cutting stove Wood took in the pork to cut</p> <p>27th Got a Mink cant find the Fox Went to the head of the Island 2 Men Fishing EEls salted the pork Vin making a sack</p> <p>28th Sunday seen 2 Men Fishing EEls at Charlies the Fox not dead yet &amp; seen his Tracks this Morning 6 Traps 1 got set out now 1 for the Owl on the stone heap and the rest for Mink very Fine weather these Few Days Past</p> <p>29th Drawing Drags cutting stove wood some Drops of Rain Broke the Iron on the End of the Whippletree</p> <p>30th Went to the head of the Island chopping Stove Wood setting Fires in the Marsh but it dont Burn very well Froze some last night a Fine Day to Day East wind circle around the Moon and the East Wind a Raising not much ice around the shore Blackened the stoves no snow on the Ground</p> <p>31st Last Day of the Year Fanning nearly a Bushel of Wheat Feeding all the Cattle Well Chopping Stove Wood A Fine Day set up till near 1 O Clock Firing away the old year and Firing in the New Year washed my Feet cleaned my Gun Firing with the Pistol</p> </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/516a75e57f087e878218085fd760a9fb.pdf 1d05626c64ab491d24164afebe291075 PDF Text Text � https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7853c3766e376c057ec236540fe58d77.pdf 1ac7c784cf2bbe21ead8508e1a991f6d PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. October 13 1891 <table> <table> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Tom Maerill finished</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td> digging his potatoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Henry Hook finished digging</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>his potatoes & getting them in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Some thunder in the south</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>west</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>bill cockrill had trashing </td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>machine from Hook</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Leary Middleton</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>{Norton?} had trashing machine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Hook & middleton</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Mrs. Chester Leaskin</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>died</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>finished getting in turnips</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>& carrots</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>very fine weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>a flurry of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>a very fine day</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2d38af2b1a4edb2931e45fb8538954d4.pdf 6d8b3c077e07a4e298281a850e261645 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. October the 30 1891 <table> <tr> <td>30 <td>got 3 bags of apples</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>of apples fro Hiram</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>slack cost 40 cts per bag = 1.20</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>I am to pay Sidney Haskin </td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>$1.20 for Hiram slack this</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>means for the apples</td> and November the 4 1981 <table> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Andrew finished drawing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>turnips for old Berg</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>& Norton</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>William Cockrill had a huskin Bee</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>&6 &7 fine sunshine weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>killed a streaked snake. 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Philip "Henry" Shook Diary, 1877 & 1880 Philip "Henry" Shook Diary, 1889-1891 Philip "Henry" Shook Diary, 1891-1895 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Philip "Henry" Shook Diary, 1891-1895 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Philip "Henry" Shook Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Leeds and the Thousand Islands Archives: Municipal Heritage Committee Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1891-1895 Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Leeds & Grenville County, Leeds Township, Ontario Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 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Scanned Manuscript UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress In Progress Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>October 13 1891 </p> <table> </table><table> <tbody><tr> <td>13</td> <td>Tom Maerill finished</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td> digging his potatoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Henry Hook finished digging</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>his potatoes &amp; getting them in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Some thunder in the south</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>west</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>bill cockrill had trashing </td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>machine from Hook</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Leary Middleton</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>{Norton?} had trashing machine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Hook &amp; middleton</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Mrs. Chester Leaskin</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>died</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>finished getting in turnips</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>&amp; carrots</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>very fine weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>a flurry of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>a very fine day</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>October the 30 1891 </p> <pre>and November the 4 1981 </pre><table> <tbody><tr> <td>30 </td><td>got 3 bags of apples</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>of apples fro Hiram</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>slack cost 40 cts per bag = 1.20</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>I am to pay Sidney Haskin </td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>$1.20 for Hiram slack this</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>means for the apples</td> </tr></tbody></table><table> <tbody><tr> <td>4</td> <td>Andrew finished drawing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>turnips for old Berg</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>&amp; Norton</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>William Cockrill had a huskin Bee</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>&amp;6 &amp;7 fine sunshine weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>killed a streaked snake. Saw green frogs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>saw a rain Bow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>sold at {Leaslletes?} two calfs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>&amp; took them to the Bay</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"></div> untranscribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c13e72bc4bf37f1a01e88cf541daf713.pdf b699d2fcc61e9f326c788857ab4b19dd PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {page heavily damaged and taped with transluscent Scotch tape around outside) Dec 3th 1889 clears in fore 3 fore noon sun shine 3 all day heavy north wind good slaying 3 drawing wood from 3 the uper place 4 sun shine all day very cold 4 a little north east wind 4th halling wood from the other place 5th cloudy in fore noon heavy heavy south wind in fore noon heavy south wind in 5 after noon & snowing hard 5 Hiram Shook took his hens away from the H{illegible} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/cdf91525245c4cfe028bacc9fed7fd5d.pdf f6d3dbca9e4bc5cdb6c7e172d476867e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Dec 5 1889 {illegible} Chas mack Shook went to 5 Brews mills to mill 6 sun shine a little 6 snow halling wood from uper place good sleighing 7 some cloudy, fine a 7 litle soft 8 cloudy all day soft 8 evning heavy south 8 wind & rain nearly all night 8 Slaying Good 8 Clear up in the morning 9 a very fine sun shine 9 day snow nearly all {illegible} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/13a3d52a7473397f58cc44210e90696b.pdf d3eea37d68ab9a4cc916ffd884ca43af PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. no. 7. Dec the 9 1888 killed the pig 140 lbs a very fine night 10 cloudy all day Sleat in the evning turn to rain heavy south east wind all night J.W. Willis had his sail 11 heavy west wind 12 fine all day Some cloudy pilling wood on uper place 13 snow all of I west wind & cloudy pilling wood on uper place cold north wind at night 14 north east wind & snow all day clearing of in the evening Leadbeters Boys thrashed for S. Haskin https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b7b2ddda3b39736755c3daa370ef29ea.pdf 75c3ca258157d537213c9d9853900448 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Dec the 14 1889. {Noas?}. Shook paid <table> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>$20.00 on account</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>cloudy a little snow from</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>the south</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>sun shine a little in for a party in the Haskin house Shook dance</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>noon very fine &warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>cloudy in afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Wesley Hiscock takes his </td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>sheep home...........</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Tom Merill killed big hog</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>cloudy & soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>cloudy & a little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>$1.00 worth of sugar from</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>the bag of Burns </td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Tom Merile went to Gananoque with pork</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/938c757a174e0d1f71ddd208a82cc0f5.pdf 7a6c000d3629babaa29ebdfa66832c9b PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Dec the 18 1888, got 50 lbs of flour <table> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>mark Shook paid pork 24 lbs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>cam & cloudy & warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>L.W. Hiscock & Henry went</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>down to the out lot to look</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>about stone. Melborn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>& sidney came over to</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>clean up the millet about</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>cam & cloudy until about</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>3.O. clock wind north</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>& rain. James Brown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>was ploughing to day (heavy rain at night)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>nice all day some clouds</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>west wind turn to north</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>comeced to hail in the</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>night & sleet in the night or heavy thunder in or near the morning in the east</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/57d83e624ab9a4d6458a9b5d2e18c609.pdf af79723118af5fddfcc897af14ed9bb9 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Dec the 22 1889. heavy thunder <table> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>in the morning. rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>& hail nearly all day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>in after noon wind turn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>to south west heavy wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>new moon 7.O clock 50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>minutes in the mroning </td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>fine & warm some cloudy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>commenced to pile wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>on james Brown place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>warm & cloudy all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>commenced to rain in the evening & snow came</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/321beb56fc2f5101631f66a5be41014a.pdf 50a1ce0c93d786c64129b1f9addda3c1 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. December the 24, 1889 <table> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Henry Shook went on</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>a hunt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>25 Bair ground fine & warm some cloudy </td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>high wind all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>26 Bair ground heavy showers in the </td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>morning with thunder &</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>lighting wind in the</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>south west. wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>west in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>with squalls of</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>snow, wind very heavy</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4c06f5c3570f6e227a79900e2803f9b0.pdf 760cc02f5664c60470d953e13ab1b401 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Dec the 27 1889. scaled a 27 squalls of snow in the evening <table> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>heffer to S. Haskin for $18.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>27 Bair ground cool & cloudy. roads very </td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>{huby?} froze pretty hard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>sun setting very red</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>28 Bair ground mother & Lorinda came </td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>home from michigan</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>sam brough me a</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>pup from gananoque</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>L.W. Hiscock & H. shook went to the</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>other place to dig a pumper</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>runner. came & cloudy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>a little soft</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a8e9fcf6d6388168938fd8df05787290.pdf d06b95abec72c51c29bc376734005702 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Dec the 29 1889, cam and cloudy 29 Bair ground <table> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>in the morning a little frozen</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>rain in fore noon. rain in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>after noon high south</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>west wind in the evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>heavy west wind at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>30 Bair ground north west wind all day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>sunshine all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>pretty cold, 1 lb tea cts 25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>nomination day for councilors</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>31 Bair ground fine & sun shine all day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>moved hay down from</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>W. Hiscock Barn to Shook barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>helped L.W Hiscock fan peas</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d6ff57d42209aac79dd1d248b85ca67c.pdf 9e55c0d63c166bee78487aa80bf157a6 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Jan the 1. 1890. cloudy with <table> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>high wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>high wind & rain in after</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>noon wind south</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>south rain in forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>wind west in afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>caught a Turkey from {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>very muddy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>some cloudy & cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>west & I went down to the swamp</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>looking like a storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>freezing some to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>rain & sleat all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>very foggy in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>heavy rain in fore moon</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/33bdc99fe5731ffdc5b7bf4a37804a82.pdf d5432b4bc7f234c9f54122db362064ca PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Jan the 7 1890. very fine all day <table> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>south west wind squalls</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>of snow in afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Lorinda went to gananoque</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>south west wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>squalls of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>heavy north west wind at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>L.W. Hicock finised his lumber</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>sun drawing water very heavy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>north west wind quite </td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>cool a sun dog south</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>of the sun</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>north east snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>storm very cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>north east snow storm very cold</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/82acc86b9cdf0e2e00d219d91d633fbb.pdf 33175a12ece809d9a325518e7f4089a4 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Jan the 12, 1890, cloudy heavy white frost <table> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>with frozen rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>north east wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>wind to south in the</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>night & heavy rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>13 snow all of squalls of rain </td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Lorinda went to Kingston very heavy wind </td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>E. Poifdesn. Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>blew down</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>saw a hen hawk</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>14. owls hooting at night fine & some cloudy </td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>roads very {heavy?}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>sun dog west of the sun</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>south wind & soft snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>pretty warm foggy at night</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d26786e30a16450419ec89f342de5dc0.pdf f5535166a0887167422014881af316d9 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Jan the 15, 1890. M. Hashin 15 owls hooting at night <table> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>& wife left here for </td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>to return home to the</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>states</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>W.m Denze. moved in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>E. Piplen house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>L.W Hieock shingling</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>his house. Bair ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>a foggy night & a little</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>of snow at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>16. owls hooting at night north west wind & snowing </td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>a little. pretty cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>M. Hashin left george</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Ropes for home</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f93ad2f12d23c6b41f29433e17fd8a3b.pdf 717d66f30afae38d678813a1f047cadc PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Jan the 17, 1890, Snowing a little <table> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>from The south</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>a very hallow air</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>a little snow north</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>not a nuiff for</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>slaying</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>snowing a little owls a</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>hooting looks a {thaw?}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>like a thaw</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>a little sleat & rain in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>fore noon. Smoky looks</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>like a thaw not very</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>cold owls a hooting</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2e902af0a38d9da78632ac5364ca7cbf.pdf b6e76b7e71f529c98187740461a6197a PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Jan the 20, 1890. a little sleat <table> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>& a little rain turns of</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>with a high wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>thawing pretty fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>turns a little cold in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>the evening west wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>50 lbs flour from greens </td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>the south wind sun shine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>in fore noon & some</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21 </td> <td>snow in after noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>cold north west wind</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2246fefa55233beac7032834a30d334d.pdf 5657084bf6eb33a75078dcd3f34255f1 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Jan the 23. south west <table> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>wind. some snow in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>after noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>24. T Merill, half bag flour fine & sun shine all </td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>24. went across the swamp to Blairs day south wind in </td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>wesley & my self drew</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>a load of wood of from</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Blair woods</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Wm. Denys baby died</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>a little slaying {sleighing}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>heavy south wind all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26 </td> <td>26 mary Elizabeth Beaton died at {2?} cloudy all day {missing} in the morning </td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/aa84e36699b42bdbe136e9b31eadfc96.pdf d6a3c7322cc3e00b812decb2c3849a9d PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Jan the 27. 1890. north east <table> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>snow in fore noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>fine in after noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>influenza all over the world fine sun shine north w. wind </td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>cloudt but warm s wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>cloudy north west wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Tom Merill went across </td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>the swamp to E. Bracken</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Henry Shook was taken</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>with a cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>south west wind &</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Thawing with a little</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>rain influenza all over the world</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/68f4aace166de610f0fffe55dfe0cf6a.pdf a4872094be218aa3be6a35e4b636350c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Feb the 1 1890. a little <table> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>cool north wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>sun shine nearly</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>8 lbs of sugar</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Hiram shook was up</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>here looking for his cow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>2 lbs of butter from T. merill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>owls hooting in the middle</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>fine & sunshine in the</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>morning till about</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>9 o'clock & cloudy the rest part of the day </td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/407243bda680ea897263e68f2a23a0a1.pdf 047f7945773e261e9313c49f8478ecee PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Feb the 2. 1890. not very <table> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>cold heavy south wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>south wind a little</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>rain in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>very fine & warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>a little sun shine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>snow nearly all of</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>good wehealing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>north east sleat storm </td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>wind turn south</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>heavy rain at night to</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>beried alf. Bevens</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a0b989fde3f9cf949bde571a24efd06c.pdf 6226045279155fdd2d80a2e75cf42fdb PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Feb the 5 1890. Sun Shine some <table> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>squalls of snow from</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>the north west</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>fine & sun shine all</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>day north wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>snow all of but a little</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>heavy snow storm in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>cloudy all day n morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>heavy snow at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>a few squalls of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>W.L Hiscock brought</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>100 lbs of flour from</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>the roller mill for me</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>$ 2.30 cents per hundred </td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>plenty snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>clear fine plenty snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td> pleasant day. some sun shine</td> </tr> <tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ccbe5183de18f44b6fe6d191a8aee956.pdf cca98b90d35fcbfca5f6828d686124a2 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Feb the 10, 1890. plenty of snow good slaying (sleighing) <table> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>sun shine all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>12 good slaying cloudy all day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>12 good slaying south wind all day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>12 good slaying fine sun shine all day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>commenced to rain in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>fore noon rain heavy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>till night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>snow going fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>L.W. Hiscock drew me</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>a load of wood from</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>The upper place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>north w wind sun shine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Sam Shook came up & choped </td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>me stove wood in after</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>noon. very good slaying</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>sun shine in forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>south west squalls of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>very good slaying</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/54069b2f1670b433230a3efdd0cecc88.pdf f4cd9e9239a45623936dbfbcc91a9600 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Feb the 17 1890. north east <table> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>wind all day snowin a little</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Theodore, Muestard & Sam</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Shook went to Kingston</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>with Beans</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>north east wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>snowing a little</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>slaying not very good</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>bright & sun shine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>nearly all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>snowing in fore </td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>noon drifting with</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>a west wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>plenty of snow for</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>slaying</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>sun shine all day. good slaying</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>L.W. Hiscock drawing wood </td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>from L. Blair swamp</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>fine sun shine all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>cam & cloudy a little soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>good slaying</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Heman towsley died</td> </tr> <tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f23940abe3174c664013c56031ba2dc5.pdf 756a9a032a6580a70450ecc5058a24d6 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Feb the 24 very soft <table> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>a little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>snow going fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>saw crowd</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>raining a little all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>26 = 100 lbs flour roller mill fine all day slaying (sleighing) very bad </td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>dark & cloudy not very</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>cold north east wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Norton came from</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Kingston. sick</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>raining all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>snow nearly all</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>gone. no slaying</td> </tr> <table> march the 1, 1890 fine all <table> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>day sun shine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>north west wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>bright & sun shine all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>bright & sun shine all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Lorinda went to gananoque</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>to work</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d0fbbaa9f27aad0767289de8321103b2.pdf a2d7e02cd53824c5efae3f66466e32c9 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. March 4, 1890. <s>dark & cloudy</s> <table> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Bob tates wife died</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>fine in fore noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>south wind in after noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>with snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>sun shine pretty cold west </td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>wind. S. Haskin drawing hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>A. Maustard. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Philip "Henry" Shook Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th and 20th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Philip "Henry" Shook Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Leeds and the Thousand Islands Archives: Municipal Heritage Committee Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1877-1936 Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Leeds & Grenville County, Leeds Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. Philip "Henry" Shook Diary, 1877 & 1880 Philip "Henry" Shook Diary, 1889-1891 Philip "Henry" Shook Diary, 1891-1895 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Philip "Henry" Shook Diary, 1889-1891 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Philip "Henry" Shook Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Leeds and the Thousand Islands Archives: Municipal Heritage Committee Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1889-1891 Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Leeds & Grenville County, Leeds Township, Ontario Date Created Date of creation of the resource. December 3, 1889 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Philip "Henry" Shook Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress In Progress Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>{page heavily damaged and taped with transluscent Scotch tape around outside) </p><p>Dec 3th 1889 clears in fore </p><p>3 fore noon sun shine </p><p>3 all day heavy north wind good slaying </p><p>3 drawing wood from </p><p>3 the uper place </p><p>4 sun shine all day very cold </p><p>4 a little north east wind </p><p>4th halling wood from the other place </p><p>5th cloudy in fore noon heavy </p><p>heavy south wind in fore noon </p><p>heavy south wind in </p><p>5 after noon &amp; snowing hard </p><p>5 Hiram Shook took his hens away from the H{illegible} </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Dec 5 1889 {illegible} Chas mack Shook went to </p><p>5 Brews mills to mill </p><p>6 sun shine a little </p><p>6 snow halling wood from uper place good sleighing </p><p>7 some cloudy, fine a </p><p>7 litle soft </p><p>8 cloudy all day soft </p><p>8 evning heavy south </p><p>8 wind &amp; rain nearly all night </p><p>8 Slaying Good </p><p>8 Clear up in the morning </p><p>9 a very fine sun shine </p><p>9 day snow nearly all {illegible} </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>no. 7. </p><p>Dec the 9 1888 killed the pig 140 lbs a very fine night </p><p>10 cloudy all day Sleat in the evning turn to rain heavy south east wind all night J.W. Willis had his sail </p><p>11 heavy west wind </p><p>12 fine all day Some cloudy pilling wood on uper place </p><p>13 snow all of I west wind &amp; cloudy pilling wood on uper place cold north wind at night </p><p>14 north east wind &amp; snow all day clearing of in the evening Leadbeters Boys thrashed for S. Haskin </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Dec the 14 1889. {Noas?}. Shook paid </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td>14</td> <td>$20.00 on account</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>cloudy a little snow from</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>the south</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>sun shine a little in for a party in the Haskin house Shook dance</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>noon very fine &amp;warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>cloudy in afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Wesley Hiscock takes his </td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>sheep home...........</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Tom Merill killed big hog</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>cloudy &amp; soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>cloudy &amp; a little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>$1.00 worth of sugar from</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>the bag of Burns </td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Tom Merile went to Gananoque with pork</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Dec the 18 1888, got 50 lbs of flour </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td>18</td> <td>mark Shook paid pork 24 lbs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>cam &amp; cloudy &amp; warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>L.W. Hiscock &amp; Henry went</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>down to the out lot to look</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>about stone. Melborn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>&amp; sidney came over to</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>clean up the millet about</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>cam &amp; cloudy until about</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>3.O. clock wind north</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>&amp; rain. James Brown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>was ploughing to day (heavy rain at night)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>nice all day some clouds</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>west wind turn to north</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>comeced to hail in the</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>night &amp; sleet in the night or heavy thunder in or near the morning in the east</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Dec the 22 1889. heavy thunder </p><table> <tbody><tr> <td>22</td> <td>in the morning. rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>&amp; hail nearly all day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>in after noon wind turn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>to south west heavy wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>new moon 7.O clock 50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>minutes in the mroning </td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>fine &amp; warm some cloudy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>commenced to pile wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>on james Brown place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>warm &amp; cloudy all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>commenced to rain in the evening &amp; snow came</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>December the 24, 1889 </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td>24</td> <td>Henry Shook went on</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>a hunt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>25 Bair ground <p>fine &amp; warm some cloudy </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>high wind all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>26 Bair ground <p>heavy showers in the </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>morning with thunder &amp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>lighting wind in the</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>south west. wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>west in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>with squalls of</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>snow, wind very heavy</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Dec the 27 1889. scaled a 27 squalls of snow in the evening </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td>27</td> <td>heffer to S. Haskin for $18.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>27 Bair ground <p>cool &amp; cloudy. roads very </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>{huby?} froze pretty hard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>sun setting very red</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>28 Bair ground <p>mother &amp; Lorinda came </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>home from michigan</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>sam brough me a</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>pup from gananoque</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>L.W. Hiscock &amp; H. shook went to the</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>other place to dig a pumper</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>runner. came &amp; cloudy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>a little soft</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Dec the 29 1889, cam and cloudy </p><p>29 Bair ground </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td>29</td> <td>in the morning a little frozen</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>rain in fore noon. rain in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>after noon high south</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>west wind in the evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>heavy west wind at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>30 Bair ground <p>north west wind all day </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>sunshine all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>pretty cold, 1 lb tea cts 25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>nomination day for councilors</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>31 Bair ground <p>fine &amp; sun shine all day </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>moved hay down from</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>W. Hiscock Barn to Shook barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>helped L.W Hiscock fan peas</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Jan the 1. 1890. cloudy with </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td>1</td> <td>high wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>high wind &amp; rain in after</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>noon wind south</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>south rain in forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>wind west in afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>caught a Turkey from {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>very muddy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>some cloudy &amp; cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>west &amp; I went down to the swamp</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>looking like a storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>freezing some to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>rain &amp; sleat all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>very foggy in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>heavy rain in fore moon</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Jan the 7 1890. very fine all day </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td>8</td> <td>south west wind squalls</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>of snow in afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Lorinda went to gananoque</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>south west wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>squalls of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>heavy north west wind at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>L.W. Hicock finised his lumber</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>sun drawing water very heavy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>north west wind quite </td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>cool a sun dog south</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>of the sun</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>north east snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>storm very cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>north east snow storm very cold</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Jan the 12, 1890, cloudy </p><p>heavy white frost </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td>12</td> <td>with frozen rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>north east wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>wind to south in the</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>night &amp; heavy rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>13 snow all of <p>squalls of rain </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Lorinda went to Kingston <p>very heavy wind </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>E. Poifdesn. Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>blew down</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>saw a hen hawk</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>14. owls hooting at night <p>fine &amp; some cloudy </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>roads very {heavy?}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>sun dog west of the sun</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>south wind &amp; soft snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>pretty warm foggy at night</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Jan the 15, 1890. M. Hashin </p><p>15 owls hooting at night </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td>15</td> <td>&amp; wife left here for </td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>to return home to the</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>states</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>W.m Denze. moved in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>E. Piplen house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>L.W Hieock shingling</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>his house. Bair ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>a foggy night &amp; a little</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>of snow at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>16. owls hooting at night <p>north west wind &amp; snowing </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>a little. pretty cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>M. Hashin left george</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Ropes for home</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Jan the 17, 1890, Snowing a little </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td>17</td> <td>from The south</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>a very hallow air</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>a little snow north</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>not a nuiff for</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>slaying</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>snowing a little owls a</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>hooting looks a {thaw?}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>like a thaw</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>a little sleat &amp; rain in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>fore noon. Smoky looks</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>like a thaw not very</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>cold owls a hooting</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Jan the 20, 1890. a little sleat </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td>20</td> <td>&amp; a little rain turns of</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>with a high wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>thawing pretty fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>turns a little cold in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>the evening west wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>50 lbs flour from greens </td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>the south wind sun shine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>in fore noon &amp; some</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21 </td> <td>snow in after noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>cold north west wind</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Jan the 23. south west </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td>23</td> <td>wind. some snow in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>after noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>24. T Merill, half bag flour <p>fine &amp; sun shine all </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>24. went across the swamp to Blairs <p>day south wind in </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>wesley &amp; my self drew</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>a load of wood of from</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Blair woods</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Wm. Denys baby died</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>a little slaying {sleighing}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>heavy south wind all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26 </td> <td>26 mary Elizabeth Beaton died at {2?} <p>cloudy all day {missing} in the morning </p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Jan the 27. 1890. north east </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td>27</td> <td>snow in fore noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>fine in after noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>influenza all over the world <p>fine sun shine north w. wind </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>cloudt but warm s wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>cloudy north west wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Tom Merill went across </td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>the swamp to E. Bracken</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Henry Shook was taken</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>with a cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>south west wind &amp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Thawing with a little</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>rain influenza all over the world</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Feb the 1 1890. a little </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td>1</td> <td>cool north wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>sun shine nearly</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>8 lbs of sugar</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Hiram shook was up</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>here looking for his cow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>2 lbs of butter from T. merill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>owls hooting in the middle</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>fine &amp; sunshine in the</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>morning till about</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>9 o'clock &amp; cloudy the rest part of the day </td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Feb the 2. 1890. not very </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td>2</td> <td>cold heavy south wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>south wind a little</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>rain in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>very fine &amp; warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>a little sun shine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>snow nearly all of</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>good wehealing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>north east sleat storm </td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>wind turn south</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>heavy rain at night to</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>beried alf. Bevens</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Feb the 5 1890. Sun Shine some </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td>5</td> <td>squalls of snow from</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>the north west</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>fine &amp; sun shine all</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>day north wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>snow all of but a little</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>heavy snow storm in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>cloudy all day n morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>heavy snow at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>a few squalls of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>W.L Hiscock brought</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>100 lbs of flour from</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>the roller mill for me</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>$ 2.30 cents per hundred </td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>plenty snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>clear fine plenty snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td> pleasant day. some sun shine</td> </tr> <tr class="mw-empty-elt"> </tr></tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Feb the 10, 1890. plenty of snow good slaying (sleighing) </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td>11</td> <td>sun shine all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>12 good slaying <p>cloudy all day </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>12 good slaying <p>south wind all day </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>12 good slaying <p>fine sun shine all day </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>commenced to rain in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>fore noon rain heavy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>till night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>snow going fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>L.W. Hiscock drew me</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>a load of wood from</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>The upper place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>north w wind sun shine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Sam Shook came up &amp; choped </td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>me stove wood in after</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>noon. very good slaying</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>sun shine in forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>south west squalls of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>very good slaying</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Feb the 17 1890. north east </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td>17</td> <td>wind all day snowin a little</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Theodore, Muestard &amp; Sam</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Shook went to Kingston</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>with Beans</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>north east wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>snowing a little</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>slaying not very good</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>bright &amp; sun shine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>nearly all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>snowing in fore </td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>noon drifting with</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>a west wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>plenty of snow for</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>slaying</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>sun shine all day. good slaying</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>L.W. Hiscock drawing wood </td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>from L. Blair swamp</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>fine sun shine all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>cam &amp; cloudy a little soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>good slaying</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Heman towsley died</td> </tr> <tr class="mw-empty-elt"> </tr></tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Feb the 24 very soft </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td>24</td> <td>a little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>snow going fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>saw crowd</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>raining a little all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>26 = 100 lbs flour roller mill <p>fine all day slaying (sleighing) very bad </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>dark &amp; cloudy not very</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>cold north east wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Norton came from</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Kingston. sick</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>raining all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>snow nearly all</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>gone. no slaying</td> </tr> </tbody></table> march the 1, 1890 fine all <table></table><table> <tbody><tr> <td>1</td> <td>day sun shine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>north west wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>bright &amp; sun shine all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>bright &amp; sun shine all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Lorinda went to gananoque</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>to work</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>March 4, 1890. <s>dark &amp; cloudy</s> </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td>4</td> <td>Bob tates wife died</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>fine in fore noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>south wind in after noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>with snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>sun shine pretty cold west </td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>wind. S. Haskin drawing hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>A. Maustard. Thrashed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>to the upper place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>sun shine very cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>north wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>not mutch snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>fine sun shine all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>fine sun shine all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>fine sun shine all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>10 settlement with Sam &amp; Henry Shook <p>fine in fore noon </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>cloudy in after noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>cloudy all day a little</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>rain in afternoon</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> untranscribed