Mr James Cameron Island 1st of January New Years Day Broke the Marsh hay stack Back of the Barn Windy cold West Wind

2nd Fine Soft Day Gordon here had 4 shirts to make Gave him a Pipe seen a Fox crofsing

3rd crofsed to Summerstown Council Day Dan Frasher Elected Bought of Julia 1/2 lb Tea Matches Jim Spinks poorly Busting the Road acrofs at Summerstown Angus Cameron and Thomas Summers A Fine Day cold to night Mr The Rev Patterson Married Last Week Seen in a Kingston Paper Bushing the Lower Road to Lancaster

4th very Frosty came from Hamiltons expecting the thrashers at Hamiltons Jim McDougall made a Track up the ice as he is going to take ashes to Fort Covington A Ball in Williamstown to night Mrs Summers a Bee at Wood

5th Drawing Wood

6th snowing E Wind Warm Cutting Wood putting Marsh hay in the Barn

7th Drawing Wood

8th Hugh Anns Birth Day 1866

9th Cold E Wind

10th snowing stormy

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January 11th 1881 Went to Summerstown Bought Soda Spinks poorly Fine a Ball of yarn from Hamiltons Frosty {illegible} very Foggy to night went up with Hector St Rae

12th Races at Dundee Frosty Day Fine

13th cold and Fine

14th J Hamilton came for em as they expect the Thrashing Mill to Day took the yarn Down with him very cold Thrashing Pease

15th Thrashing oats a very cold Frosty Day E Wind Froze my Fingers a very Frosty night Mrs Carey Poorly

16th came Down took the Horse and Cutter took 1 Bushel of Pease and apples home

17th Thrashing Frosty

18th Frosty Thrashing

19th Finished Tom Drove me home got a Bag of Potatoes Mrs Carey Departed

20th not well Fine

21st at Wood

22nd Drawing Wood

23rd Cold

24th crofsed Hamiltons going to Mill I went with them a very cold Day Bought Randolph a pair of Boots 2 Dollars I owe 50 cents on them 1 lb of Tea from Is Lemay on credit 40 cents

25th Randolph to Hamiltons Bismarck and I Drawing Wood

26th Hugh Munroe here to Buy a Bull I crofsed with him Bought Soda

27th Fixing the ashes on the 26th Bought of Mr Ward soda

28th Bought of Mr Ward Flour axe Handle salt John Hamilton drove me home Left my axe so he would fix the handle in it

29th chopping Stove Wood W Wind Frosty Frosty

30th E Wind Drifting

31st Frosty Frosty

1st of Febuary crofsed with Mr Wards 2 Bags Got a Bag of Potatoes from Hamilton Got some clothes took the Hood By mistake in to see Mr Spinks

2nd The Bear can come out to Day as he can see his shadow the sun shines sharp sharp Cold Wind Candlemas Day

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Feby 3rd 1881 Cold cold

4th Drawing Wood

5 crofsed to hamiltons with the Hood Got a Bag of Potatoes Kind of Fine

6th Fine

7th went to the store John Hamilton in Cornwall went to store Bought matches cleaning the pipes a fine Day Marsh hay Done

8 Gordons B Day 1863 J Hamilton and I to Mr Oxleys Got a Bag of Potatoes some clothes a peice of Pork took Dinner Got an organ from Mrs Hamilton Fine soft hauling

9th Raining Gathering for Donald suple Yorkey Baker here for my ashes 28 Bushels at 7 cents a Bushel Got 45 cents to Get the Rest when I crofs Raining Fine soft Drawing Wood Bismarck and I

10th Hugh Ann and I to Hamiltons Raining Tommy Began to Draw Paid Johny Summers for the Tea I got from Julia 25 cents Bought 2 yds 20 and 2 yds 26 Bar of Soap 10 2 pipes 2 Matches 1 Gave 5 cents to Livinia 45 thats 50

11th Tom Jack here I crofsed Bought 4 yds Got Pay for the Ashes from Charlie Parisha

12th Raining

13th Cold

14th Fixing a Runner in the Jumper very cold

15th Drawing and chopping very fine

16th Bill Morris here Going Down for Is Lemays shanty foggy

17

18th James Hugh's Birth Day 1855

19 Crofsed Bought of Mr Ward 1/2 lb of Tea Bought of J Summers 1 1/2 yds Calico 15 cents pipe 12 crackers 2 oil stopt at Hamiltons

20th came from Hamiltons 2 Bags of Potatoes

21st Fine Hugh Munroe here Bought the White Bull 10 Dollars Allen and Rebbecca came and Hugh to take the Bull

22nd Washingtons B Day a Fine Day Jim McDougall here

23rd cutting in the Bush cold

24th Cold

25th Fine St Matthias Day chopping and Drawing

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February 26th 1881 Settled up to this Date with J Summers 1 Dollar for scyth Bought 10 yds 2 Dollars 15 yds 1..50 2 Bottles 50 1 spool 5 1/2 Quire paper 12 1/2 2 pens 2 cents Matches 1 5..20 1/2 Settled up till to Day with Mr Ward the hide Wood I Grant to stand for me which makes us clear till to Day Bought to Day commencing a new account 50 lbs of B Wheat 1..37 1/2 1/2 lb Tea 30 Soda 10 alum 3 copperas 5 3 lbs Rice 18 Pepper 1/2 lb 10..2..13 1/2 Mr Patterson and Misses at Hamiltons Tom Kennedy got a Ride Down from Johns cold East Wind Randolph came home John Andrew Camerons Child Departed yesterday and the other not expected to Live

27 A Fine Day Raining Some

28th chopping soft at the Bun

1st of March St Davids Day Stormy came in Like a Lion Drifting the Trees all Bent with Snow Keeping the Cows a Browsing in the Bush Cold

2nd Ash Wednesday Fine Blowing Drifting chopping Stove Wood some cold

3rd William Henery Shadgate Cameron's Birth Day a Very fine Day Drew some Wood Foggy in the Morning

4th East Wind Kind of soft in the Morning Wind turned high Blew very hard Randolph Drove me up to Mr Hopkins Filling his Ice house with ice a Pedlar tinsmith there I Bought of him 7 peices of Tins 2 Bread Pans 3 Tin Basins Tea Pot Wash Basin 1..35 I went to Fort Covington with 3 Pairs of Boots Paid Mr Streeter 1..50 Boots all Paid at Minklers for Lunch 14 cents sticking Plaster or Court Plasters 8 cents got an almanack at Mr Glliss campher 1/2 oz 5 Paid I Lemay what I owed him only took 25 cents 1/2 lb Tea 25 Soda 8 Soap 9 cents candy 2 Matches 2 Bottle 15 cetns 3..98 cents Got a Ride Down from Charles Parisha to Hopkins an awful Blow of East Wind and Drifting stopt at Hopkins all night Mr Streeter to sent the 2 pairs of Boots over to Mr Wards next week Got 1 Pair Mended took home Fine

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5th of March 1881 Took Breakfast at Mr Hopkins a very Fine Morning Turned Stormy East Wind but not cold Bad with my Rheumatism to Day Drew a Load of Wood cows a Browsing in the Bush going up on the ice on my Track thats Bushed Randolph turned them Back

6th Snowing Fine Thawing Gordon here Brought home my short Gun some Powder caps and shot

7th Fine crofsed to Summerstown Bought of J Summers coarse comb 12 1/2 Bought of Mr Ward 1 pan of Bread 26 cents on credit 1 spool of Thread 5 cents paid in to see Mr Spinks Got 2 Bags of Potatoes from Hamiltons Got some papers from AJ Baker the Measeles Bad on the Front and all over sawing ice up the Front 1 Bag of Oats at Hamiltons 1st oats the Horse eat this Winter as I am Going away Tomorrow

8th Mr W Spinks Departed Randolph Went for AJ Bakers Sleigh and Harnefs Bought Tax 2 cents candy 1 cent A Fine Day Randolph and I to Port Louis to see Mr Henery Genie stopt in St Amicet met Mr Genie there went Down with him had a Treat and Got a Bottle full took Dinner at Genies Got 3 Bags of oats 1 Bag of Potatoes a Herring Barrel some Barley and 50 Wt of oatmeal 54 Ten Buckets for Sugarmaking Horse shoe steeles for hanging the Buckets Is Genie Departed this Winter Henerys Brother came home stopt at St Amicet Bought crackers and pipe Got home about 8 oclock A Fine night

9th Randolph went Home with the sleigh Fixing the Harnefs

10th Went to Mr Spinks Funeral Got a Ride up with J Hamilton Got 2 pairs of Boots Mr Streeter Mended at Summerss Snowing E Wind

11th cutting Brush Barking chairs cows Brousing in the Bush on Trees I am cutting fo them

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12th of March 1881 On this Day of the month D McMaster First came to the Island Fine E Wind Randolph crofsed Got 50 lb of Flour at Mr Wards Got the Load of Mr Charlie Craigs Sugar Pot Cutting Wood and Brush for the Cows got 2 papers at J Hamiltons Drew some Wood cutting stove Wood

13th Fine E Wind Air Cool Sap Runs as Randolph has a Tree Tapped Took Medicine to Day

14th Stanley's Birth Day 1880 Fine Randolph and I up to see the Sugar Bush cut a Pole Fixing the Barrels and Pots and Chains to have them all Ready Sent Randolph over to see Young Henery Bosell to see if he wanted the Sugar Bush

15th Henery came said he would take the Bush going to Day to Look for a Team for to Draw wood for the camp J Hamilton here a Fine Day James McDougall here and son for the Bush and I told them I gave it to Henery

16th Fine Day cutting brush for the cows

17th chopping Went to Hamiltons E W St {illegible} Day cutting Brush {illegible} Rained hard to night not a Stormy Day St Patricks

18th in the Bush a Fine Day sloppy in the swamp

19th a Fine Day E Wind Went to Summerstown Bought Mr Ward 100 cwt of Flour 3.25 1/2 lb Tea 25 1/4 lb Tea 15 Pail 20 5 lbs of nails 25 Matches Pipe Bought of J Summers RRR 25 Sweetys Got 2 Bags of Potatoes from Hamiltons The Czar Emperor of Russia Killed Little Jim McDougalls neice Departed in Moira I heard Mr Craigs Boys Frank Laplantes and St Dennis Boys Run away caught some of them in Fort Covington ice Melting on the Top and Wearing under I suppose Heard a Team got Drowned up opposite Mr Martins a Man from Bangor Lost them Ducks crows Black Birds came

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20th of March 1881 Raining Snowing E Wind

First Day of Spring 21st Fine Randolph crofsed to Bosells for hors George sent his Boy to J McDougalls to tell him Young Henery or Wall Eye was not going to take the Sugar Bush so he said he would come tomorrow some fo the hens commenced to Lay for the first a Large Flock of Wild Geese went Down past colose to the Barn

22nd Livinia's Birth Day (Senior) Rory Willie and James Cox came to Draw Wood for the sugar Bush Drawing stones to make a Place for an arch in place of Logs

23rd Tapt some for the first putting out some Manure Fine Weather

24th Gathering and Boiling all night

25th Annunciation of the Virgin Mary Made the first sugar about 60 lbs the Boys Randolph and Bismarck a Great Feast in the Bush Brought Lettere to the house ice about opening at Francis Island where it always opens first

26th John H Birth Day a Fine Day 1876 sugaring to Day about 26 lbs Did not come well of the moles Jim Cox and Willie McDougall stopt to night for the first had they tick with them

27th Sunday Jim & Willie here all Day snowed some Thawed some Gathered about 30 pails

28th Fine Wind high Raw Boiling cutting Brush a cutter crofsed Summers Road this Morning Rory McDougall came acrofs and went Back shot a squirrel

29th About the Time James Williams Departed on the Kings Road chopping stove wood

30th Ice opening slowly sugaring in the Bush

31st in the Bush cutting Wood for the camp about the 28th Is Viponds Child Departed

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April 1st 1881 All Fools Day In the Sugar Bush Sap Running well cutting wood at the camp a very Fine Day

2nd in the Bush sugaring off all Day took home a Load of Sugar James Cox and Willie turned Back as the wind is high Rory making Oars Got the Loan of Mine to crofs took over our Moles Full took their share of syrup and I got mine yesterday Hard Frost not Running cold some Windy

3rd Rory and Donald John came acrofs and Jim and Willie went acrofs with them took over one of their cakes 11 lb wind high Ice Jamming before the Door

4th chopping Brush in the upper Field for the cows Windy snowing Blustering

5th cutting Brush Windy fine Boiling them in the Bush Freezing

6th Hugh Ann went off stopt with Mr J McDougalls to night The Rev Mr Watsons Daughter Departed

7th Drawing Manure to the Lower Point North side

8th Crofsed with J McDougall to the Foot of Hamiltons Island as he is going to Mifs Watsons Funeral Buried her Before the Door Hamilton in Cornwall Bought of Mr Ward 100 lbs of Flour Bought 10 cents of crem of Tartar paid Bought of J Summer pens 5 cents pipe got a Ride Down from Hamilton Sap Running well Fine Day Great Jamming of Ice going Down a Big Pine Tree Drove on the Head of the Island with the Force of the Ice Tom Jack getting over the Measels

9th On this Day of the Month I was Married 1862 19 years to Day Sap Running well Sugaring 66 lbs to Day Raising Bee at Factory came from Hamiltons Randolph and I took a cap in my coat put it up in the sugar Bush

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10th of April 1881 Boiling Rory and Willie and the Boys a Fine Day ice going Down ice in a Jam

11th sugaring of to Day all Day Began to snow very Blustering turned fine Brought me a paper Mr MDougall the Witnefs

12th Sugaring to Day took all their sugar home

13th Making Mollasses

14th Mr McDougall here with Dan Camerons Boat as he is going to Salmon River to Morrow Peter Backe here stopt all night Fishing EEls something at the hens I Fired a shot Back of the Barn to Frighten the Fox as he is Left on the Island Duck commenced to Lay

15th Good Friday Peter Back went of J McDougall and Willie ewnt to Fort Covington crofsed over to Fraser on the South Side and walked up as it is much shorter a Fine Day Randolph took the Handle from the Bushe that Rory made me yesterday Fine spells of high south W Wind calm Taking the Banking out of the cookhouse putting out the {illegible} Boxes Breaking some of the ice close to shore Drew the Bun out of the ice on the Bank Made Mollasses Mr McDougall and Willie took it acros and Rory crofsed alone

16th no one in the Bush to Day sap Running I took up the ashes Bismarck and I to the head of the Island seen where the Fox Killed a Goose Randolph ploughed a Few Rounds set Fire to some of the Marsh seen a crane for the First set 2 Traps Randolph Fixing the Canoe Killed 9 snakes this Week of the 14th

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April 17th 1881

17th Easter Sunday the Sun Dances this morning came up Fine sighn of a Good Year cold North Wind Fine Sap Running Ducks Plenty Fan-tailed Black Birds came 6 or 7 of the hens Laying now watching the Cows from Going to the Sugar Bush which is not an easy Job

18th Our Duncans B Day Jane McDougalls Birth Day her here to Day Bismarck went off to Day Stopt with Mr McDougall Making Mollasses Minkey Calved

19th Oxly Calved Sandy Fraser here with McDougalls Bismarck at McDougalls with Rory at the Boat Got a stick for an oar

20th Made some Mollasses Cows to the Bush took the Dishes from the Trees sap running well Made the Syrup at the House

21st I and Randolph crofsed to Hamiltons for my canoe John Boiling in the Bush Got 2 Bags of Potatoes Fine day

22nd Lilly and Genie Calved Killed the Oxly calf

23rd St Georges Day Randolph crofsed withe 3 Doz of Eggs Bought Tea Matches Thread set Traps for Wild Geese

24th Sunday High Wind Fine

25th St Marks Day E Wind high Fine Ploughing Planting Potatoes got a Potato Bug A Propeller Went up Lights Lit up in the Lower Lighthouses set 2 Hens to hatch 1 with 10 Duck Eggs Hen Eggs 14 Gordon Making a Paddle

26th Raining putting out Manure

27th A Foggy Morning E Wind St Francis First Trip up and the First Trip for the Princefs Louise Gordon and I to Fort Covington a Deacon skin Muskrat cat skin 90 cents Got my Boots Fixed 45 cents Dinner 25 Bought of Flour 1..50 Tea 40 Tea 50 cents 1/2 lb Castor Oil 10 soap 9 cents soda 8 cents 20" pipe 1 cent stopt at Lukes had supper Water high snow melting of the Mountains Mr Smith Poorly called at Mayvilles wind high got Lower Fine Gordon and Randolph to Fish to night

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28th of April 1881 Mr James McDougall Willie and Alexander here had Rory's new Boat took home the sugar Bush Rigging planted 4 Rows of Potatoes acrofs took home the ashes and the Barrel and the Pot A Fine Day

29th Fixing the Gate Rained some hailing cleaning around the Gate

30th Fine crofsed to Hamiltons with Gordon sent Randolph to the store with 10 1/2 lbs of sugar at 9 cents Bought of J Summer 9 1/2 yds of Calico shingles nails got 3 Bags of Potatoes at Hamiltons Got a Letter and 2 Papers from Charles Tupper Liverpool England Workhouse Walton on the Hill squally Rain some snow Grains a Good many Boats to Day

1st of May Sunday Fine E Wind Rained some Leander John H and I to the Sturgeon Island

2nd Ploughing in the Garden

3rd Rory McDougall here took home the Draiving Knife Algerian Went Down Ploughing in the Garden

4th the Bohemian up for the First Trip the Como came up went into Salmon River the Bohemian took Fire in Cornwall throwed the Cotton Bags OverBoard to save here Planting some

5th Randolph and I to the Butternut Island Rofs's Island Kit Kit Lots of Ducks Wild Geese Plenty Seen Lashey & Velhuve at Charlie's Island setting their sturgeon Lines seen a Place on Rofs's Island where there was a hole Dug Last summer all covered over Got a Goose the 3 Boys On the Pit Point supposed to be Killed By the Fox Killed a Black Snake on Rofs Island

6th crofsed o Mr Wards Bought 1 Pair of Lace Boots 1..60 salt 70 lbs Fine to may account 47 lbs of sugar at 10 cents 4..70 Randolph Bought Cloves and Tax Found a Lot of Cotton Bags that was Thrown of the Bohemian 2 Bags of Potatoes at Hamiltons the Como into Summerstown

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7th of May 1881 Shoras Came Planted Corn Fixing the Fence

8th Henery Bosell and Antiones wife and children here E Wind Fine

9th Randolph crofsed with a pair of the Boots I took from Mr Wards Thunder some Rain Windy Fixing the calves Pasture Fence

10th Working at the Grove

11th Mr Burdo here came to Henerys Last night working at Fence Randolph put some of those weeds that Blows out of the Bottom of the River on the Potato Ground Gave those men 50 cents to take up Bread from Montreal cleaning their sturgeon Got the Gizzard from them they say its Good Eating

12th Ploughing the Back peice Harrowing the Bean Place

13th Harrowing putting up Fence WEnt ot the Kit Kit for the Bun Fine Day the Passport went Down

14th Planted the Californias Potatoes or what they call Michinites or some name like that at the Barn a Man up from Valley Feild slept on the Bankd he is Buying Cordwood went to Christee Island and Na-Houta's Island Shora took 4 Loaves 6 lbs a Peice from Montreal 25 cents Lots of Boats a Going now Mosquitoes Back Making a smudge for them every night E Wind Rained Heavy to night thunder Lightning Ducks Plenty Loons Gulls Wild Geese yellow Oriole came this Week

15th Windy

16th E W Wind Princefs Louisa aground at the Mouth of Salmon River

17th E Wind high

18th Making Fence a Scow here for Sand from Lancaster got 2 Dollars from them and Promised me another

19th Fixing the Fence on the Pitt Point

20th Planted the Garden Back of the house with Potatoes

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21st of May 1881 went to Summerstown John Hamilton with us Bought of Mr Ward 25 lb of Flour 87 1/2 Salt 15 Pan of Bread 24 Corinthian went Down

22nd Rogation Sunday Angus Cameron and wife and 2 Boys and the Girl Had a Loaf of Bread

23rd Went to Na-Houtas Island sheared the 2 sheep a very warm Day Let the Horse out oiled him on account of the Ticks

24th The Queens Birth Day Let out the 3 calves to Pasture Firing some good Vollesy Cutting Weeds in the Potatoes

25th Cleaning the weeds in the corn and Hoeing it

26th Mr Genie here heim and Johnny Brought me a Bag of Potatoes Gave him a Stick for spear Pole putting Manure on the Potatoes and on the hay A fine Day

27th Crofsed to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward 20 lbs of Flour 15 1/2 lb of Tea 30 Got a Bag of Potatoes at Hamiltons and 50 lbs of Flour All settled 35 cents a Bushel for Potatoes 31 Bushels I got John Painiing the Lighthouse Seen Margaret Rose a Big Fight at Nicholsons Bidy Matty and Mary

28th Hoeing and cutting Weeds Gray comes in at night Fine E Wind Bugs Bad Eating the Potatoes Trimmed the cherry trees

29th Royal Oak Day or Oak apple Day E Wind Raining Angus Cameron Down to the Fishermen to Buy Fish got a Sturgeon and 3 Pikes owes 40 cents on the fish Got 50 cents from the Fishermen Bought 2 lbs of Butter 50 cents

30th Hoeing

31st J Hopkins Charlie and Johnny here with the Big Boat they found

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1st of June 1881 John Hamilton and Gordon here Fishermen Shora went off Rowena's Birth Day 1878

2nd Cutting Weeds

3rd John Hamilton's Heifers came Dr Dickinson here Left a Bottle of Medicine E Wind Putting the Plough through the Potatoes

4th Went to Dickinsons Island got a Powder and 2 Pills from Dr Gono Bought of J Summers 6 yds of Cotton 60 1/4 Tea 15 needles 4 cents Nutmegs 3 Bought of Ward 1/4 15 cents took Dinner at Charlie Roses and they sowed me every Room in the Hotel and Treated me besides Giving me a Glafs of scotch Whiskey John Hamilton making a Gate Thomas Mulverhill here tonight 2 womans and a Man name Jones stopt here all night

5th Mulverhill went of Raining

6th went to Margaret Camerons or Rather Mr McMullens to see about the Fisheries with Mr Shora took Dinner there wind high at the Potatoes

7th at Potatoes

8th at Potatoes and corn

9th our Mary B Day 1813

10th Mr Spencer and Howland here Got a Trowling spoon from Mr Spencer as would take no pay for their Trouble

11th Trowling got a Pike sent it to J Hamilton Randolph and the Fisherman crofsed for the mail got none very warm to Day

12th Livinia and I to the Upper Point

13th Gordon Tom Jack 2 of Sam Dennis Boys here Fisherman went of

13 Went to Charly Island Randolph Fernandez and I warn

14th Hoeing Weeding

15 Crofsed Bought of Ward Salt 5 cents working at the Wharf Building Tens on the Hamilton Island

16th took up a Load of slabs from Lower Point

17th Put out a Line crofsed to Frasher with Sam Conger got 35 cents warm

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18th of June 1881 Randolph crofsed Bought Tea 25 cents 2 spools of Thread Hooks Fishing Perch for Bait Rained some

19th Tom Summers and 2 of Angus Cameron's Boys here for Fish this is the Day the Planets is to Fall and to Destroy all on the earth Thunder Raining hard in some Places Grand Procefsion a Fine Day Princefs Louise to St Regis the Watertown went Down with a Raft Stopt at the Lighthouse Did not Put any thing Down hardly this month

20th 21st 22nd our Dan's Birth Day

23 23 25 25 26 27 28 29 30th

1st of July Dominion Day

2nd Killed a calf Randolph to Mr Lukes

3rd Gordon here

4th Mr Leslie and Jim Hopkins here Charlie and Tom came for the Bull

5th Our Johns B Day

6th Went Down to Rankins Bay Randolph and I to see P Bl{cut off} seen caskenett got a Pike Trowling

7th went to Dundee Mr Smart Departed Bought Flour 1.65 Meal 75 Tea 40 Soaps 9 Calico 15 Scythe 1.. Thread 10 Rope 30 Tules 50 Rake 15 Pink Root 10 Elexer 25 Dinner 25 Randy & Randolph 1o calfskin to 80 Boot Mended 10

8th Jim Hopkins and Charlie Fixing the barn

9th Taking some of the stones from under the Barn so to Let it come Level The Fisherman came got their Licence in Montreal Did not write any thing Down for some time

9 Fernandez Birth Day 1874 not writing anything Down

31 Gordon and Fanny Rose here

August 1st

2nd Minnies Birth Day 1864

3rd Dr Dickinson and Charlie Rose Looking for a Boat that was stole on the Dr putting in hay

14th Scryer came to night

15 Mowing

16 Randolph crofsed

17th Mr Genie here put in {illegible}

18th Mowing

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Bismarcks Birth Day 1870 Mowing

20th very warm putting in 42 cocks of hay not writing Down Evan Frasher Departed this month Angus suple Departed this month MF Arthur and Raysides Steam saw mill Burned

31st I Went to Williamstown (28) J McDougal Mr McDonald and Willie here going to F Covington to see his sister as she is not well Bought out to Williamstown 12 lb cake of sugar Got a Present of a suit from Dan an awful Warm Day Great Smoke Big Fires somewhere Back Bought Glass Powder shot caps soap Wash B{illegible} nails hair pins Downs Elexor RR Relief chair cotton Matches pipes spools Tea soap Worm Candy Tea soaps

1st of Sept came from Williamstown Minnie came

2nd Mowing

3rd Dan's Birth Day 1846 Marry to Hamiltons helped to unload a Load of hay with Gordon and Tom

4th James McDougall and Frashers Boys here Gordon came from Hamiltons with {illegible}

5th John Angus Birth Day 1850

6th Mowing

7th putting in

8 Mowing Don Mowing in the upper Field

9th Minnie and I to Williamstown Dan there and Mr Hector McRae at the Meeting to night McLennan V McMaster

10th Came from Williamstown Bought of J Summers a Dish Matches E Wind Smoky for the Boats helping John to put in the Stoves in the Bush Most all the campers gone took Toms coat by mistake of the nail for my own Pic nic f{illegible} Valley Field to Dr Dickinsons Island on the Bohemian

11th Sunday Rained {illegible} Fine

12th Pete Grant here putting in hay Randolph crofsed Bought Tea soda Matches commenced to stack put 50 cocks in it to night

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Sept 13th 1881 Raining commenced the Back Marsh to mow Mr McDonald F son of the Late Donald F and Mr Shield here about the Island very Fine men Treated me with a good Drop of Gin Thomas Munroe along with them

14th Took up some Potatoes Left them in a Box outside cutting hay in the Back Marsh put up 75 cocks Foggy or smoky E Wind

15th Finished the Stack put 114 cocks in it went Down with the Fishermen to get up their seine as it is Fast in a Big Log in the Bottom had to have 2 Boats Randolph and I helping them south West Wind put cornstalks at ever Ton in the stack

17th crofsed stopt at Hamiltons had a Talk with Mr Garfield & McAllister campers at Hamiltons got the Loan of J Hamiltons hand saw took my augur home Went to Summerstown John and I seen Dan Got a Present of 1 lb of Tea 2 lb of sugar tobacco Bought of Mr Ward 4 Hinges and screws Barrel 1/2 Bushel of salt 50 wt of Flour 13 yds of Ticking Worm Candy Pair of Boots a Pair of Laces Glass oil High Wines stopt at the Lighthouse with John Scryers wife came up and Daughter in law and son Lashey at the Tent

18th very warm to Day Mrs Scryer here Mr Garfield & McAllister here Lewis Benedict the Indian Rowing them

19th Rained some this morning took up some Potatoes took some some Wood got 2 sticks for to make a Jumper Mrs Scryer Washing her mens clothes Fixing the hinges on the Door Lashey Bought Scryers Big Bun

20th at the Jumper Mowing at Potatoes

21st Fine putting in cornstalks Last Day of Summer

22nd First Day of Fall Rain Thunder Wind calm Fine Working at the Jumper Mr Creamer or Cliner Wife Boy Girl Mrs Morris Billy and Johnnie Scyer Left here yesterday

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