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Fell out of the Bed 5th Bushing the Road at the Upper Point to Hamiltons very crooked with so many air holes 6th crofsed to Renshaws got New Years from Mr Powell Donald McDonald and I crofsed to Mr Harpers a Treat gave Ranald Angus a/7 1/2 for a Raffle of Window sashes Bought of Mr Harper 3/4 of Calico -/7 1/2 1 lb candles /10 2 yds of shirting 2/6 Went to Mr David Summers a Treat 1/- paid this David Went to cure Long Angus's child her Palate was Down Dave has a charm for that Heard of Dan Going to Toronto the 7th 1865 Mr James Cameron Island January Thrashing the Last of the Pease and Fanning them 3 1/2 a cold Day the air holes shutting up well 8th Sunday Lashey here for his sleigh and scates I though I seen a Cutter crofsing Summers's Road cold to Day Freezing hard 9th Thrashed 3 Floors of wheat 7 Bushell Fanned this is the First of Thrashing of Wheat Francis Laplante here for Semos spear gave it to him all the Bosells Fishing EEls Turned 1 �Warmer seen cutters going on the ice and a Load of Hay as is supposed the cutter Turned Back 2 times to Summers Put Straw in the strawtick to Day 10th I went to Fish EEls opposite the Foot of Christees Island the Bosells came got 2 Turned Stormy came home very stormy East Wind First Feeding of Hay to the Horses 11th cold, snow Deep in the Breaking Roads Drawing a Little Wood home with the sleigh Banks of Snow Drifts 12th Getting Wood Breaking Roads 13 This is the Old New Year and it is stormy Went to the head of the Island cut the Top of the Top of the Oak Tree at the very point of the Island 13th Drawing wood out of the Bay with the Mare Soft Day to day cows going to the Bush at night commenced to Drift & Blow 14th Drawing Wood 15th Sunday Cold Frosty 16th Thrashed 3 Bushels of Oats Cold Weather 17th Thrashed 2 1/2 of Oats cold & Frosty a cold night too 18th cold Turned a Little Milder in the afternoon Went to Draw a Load of Wood great Dreams those nights Feeding the Cattle more than Common it is so cold 19th Drew 2 Loads of wood Went to Mr Harpers got 5/- of Flour 1 lb Candles -/10 1 spool Thread Pipe plug Tobacco some paper 1/2 lb Tea 1/10 1/2 Bought of Rolland 6 yds Tape 15 cents 3 skains 10 cents 1 spool Red 5 cents 30 cents in all {second page} Mr James Cameron Island January 20th Went to Mr Harpers to 62 lbs of Oats to my account a Treat Gave George Bosell & Lewis a Ride down Bushing the upper Point Road some First Crofsing with a Horse 21st Went to Mr Harpers with a Bag of Pease & 2 Bushels of Oats 18 bl Beef 5/3 1 Qt Whiskey -/7 1/2 1/2 Gal Oil 1/8 2 �22nd Crofsed to Francis Island turned Back was going to Semos 23 Fine Day Drawing Wood 24th Went with 3 Bushels B Wheat to Mrs Morris Bought of Mr Harper 2 lbs Butter 2/- Treat -/7 1/2 Bottle Whiskey -/10 1/2 25 Semo came to Thrash at the Wheat The Horse Dead 26th Fanning Wheat 4 Bushels Thrashed White Oats 4 Bushels commenced Black Oats Went to the store 1 1/2 Pease 3 1/2 Pints High Wines 14 lb Beef 27th Semo Thrashing 28th Thrashing & Fanning the Last and Frist of the Black Oats Gave him 2 Bushels Oats 2 Pease & 2 of Potatoes for his Pay Let him have the Mare to go home with his Pay 29th All Alone 30th Went to Salmon River with 4 Bushels of Wheat Lis came Down with me Bought Mr Harper 1 plug Tobacco got my Account from P Buchanan Bought of Mr Streeter 1 pair for Livinia 2 2/4 their Money Bought of Congdon Mrs Winslows soothing syrup Pink & Semos 31st Went to Mr Harpers to 2 Bushels & some lbs over 80 odd lbs of Pease 25 lbs Beef 1/2 lb Tea a Treat -/7 1/2 Took Thomas Munroe up Home 1/3 for the Roseboroug Church Gave Mr Harper 5/- cash for to get me a Paper 1st February Went as far as Renshaws with Lis Went to Fish EEls with Henery Antwine to Christee Got 60 20 a peice 2nd all Bad with Cold 3 taking home wood 4th Went to Charlies to Draw some Wood John Angus & James Hugh came Brought me a pair of Boots 1865 Mr James Cameron Island Feb 5th 1865 John Angus James Hugh went off I went as far as Peters B stormy some 3 �6th Grinding axes cut down the Hicory at the Lower Point 7th Drawing wood 8th Gordons Birth Day Breaking Roads 9th Drawing Wood stormy weather these Days 10 cutting stove Wood 11th Went to Williamstown a Treat Harpers -/7 1/2 a Treat at Davids Bad Roads on the ice Old Page died 12th Went to see Ellen 13th came Home a Very Frosty night Last night the coldest I felt this Winter Bought of Mr Harper 1 squaw Broom -/7 1/2 1 yd of Tobacco -/7 1/2 stopt at Archy Campbells 14th St Valentines Day a Ball at D Summers to night 15th Drawing Wood Kenneth MDonnell Drawing his Marsh hay home Clows taking over oats 16th Went to Mr Harpers 67 lb of Oats 1/2 lb Tea 1/10/1/2 1/2 Gal syrup 1/10 1/2 2 lb of Butter -2/- 10 bl Beef 3/6 Treat Matches -/10 Jim Hopkins wife at Hamiltons 17th Drawing Wood 18th stormy James Hughs Birth Day 19th Sunday 20th Drawing Wood 21st Went to Salmon River Bought of GA Streeter 1 pair of Boots 2 1/2 Our money Left my old Boots to be mended Bought of Rob Baker 1 Tumbler -/6 paid Congdon 5 cents Bought 2 Siscos 3 cents 2 cents for candy got a Ride from Comrie acrofs Stopt at Angus Camerons all night Bought Mr Harper 1 Bottle Whiskey -/7 1/2 seen Lauries Boy 22 came home Mrs Christee here with 2 pictures for Potatoes 4 �23 Went to Mr Harpers 109 lbs Pease 1 Gal syrup 3/9 1/2 lb Tea 1/10 1/2 Treat -/7 1/2 went up with Thomas Munroe & Bill McLeod {second page} Mr James Cameron Island 24th Feby 1865 Mending Harnefs a Rout at Christees about stolen clothes 25th Writing a Letter for Christees about the ill usage they got yesterday Brought me a Letter Back from Norman concerning the stealing of D McRae clothes splitt 2 sticks for Rails crust not good 26th Raining some 27th chopping stove Wood 28th Last Day of the Month stormy snowing fixing straw in the Barn on 1 side 1st of March Ash Wednesday snowing some Fine Day took home 2 Loads of Wood not very well 2nd Went to Summers sold the timber to A Summers for L5..0..0.. 1 lb of tea on the Bargain Endorsed it on my Note took Dinner with Him Bought of Mrs Harper 1/2 lb Saleratus -/4 1/2 lb Candles -/5 1 plug Tobacco /2 pipe 1/12 Treat -/4 Fixing the Ashes in the Bags 3 Bags of Ashes Mr Harper to Montreal Mrs Christee here Gave her some Pease 3rd snowing Raining went to A Summer with the Ashes 4 Bushes 2/6 Brought a Bag of Oats Bought of Mr Harper 1/2 Gal syrup 1/10 1/2 10 lb Beef 1 Doz Herrings 2 1/2 cents coming to Me Got some yeast from Lydia Ann 4th Stormy day Christees here for Potatoes Brought a small smootheron to sell 5th Went to Christees 6th Went to Mr Harpers 1 lb sugar -/ 7 1/2 1/2 Gal oil 1/8 Treat -/7 1/2 Angus on the Front Renting the House to Carey a Treat at Davids 2/- My Mare Run away twice at Renshaws Island Lashey caught the Mare 5 �7th Went to Dundee Got the Pots from the Old Lady Christees took their Pot here a Treat about Wade selling min Emmanuel Poorly First crows I seen Mr James Cameron Island March 8th 1865 A Summers here for the Timber Seen Wild Geese Semo got the Horse to Draw Wood 9th After Timber Lis came 10th George Semo here Stormy Day 11th Went to Salmon River with 3 Bushels of B Wheat Run over Deneens Child Bought of GA Streeter a pair for Gordon 9 York shillings Tapping my Boots 1 Dollar American Money Brought the candlemoles to Mr Harper & Letter to Foley A Letter to J Hopkins From Mr Phillips Bought of Mr Harper syrup 3/9 Heard Dan was to be at home in a few Days 2 clafs certificate 12th On this Day of the month McMaster first came to the Island stormy cold 13th Drew 2 Loads of Wood Christee here had nothing to eat Gave him some Potatoes and Pease & his Breakfast Tobacco 14th stormy time 15th Went a Treat at D Summers 1/3 seen Dany Ding went with Charlie to Renshaws Bought of Mr Harper Treat -/7 1/2 1/2 Quire of Paper -/6 came home 16th Went as far as Renshaws with Lis she got a Ride acrofs stopt a while with Powell went Down with Charlie forgot his sleigh got the Load of a Half Barrel from him got some Red Pepper Blackbirds came seen 2 Ducks Grey Birds Races in Salmon River 17th Doing Little or nothing 18th Drawing Wood 1 cutter crofsed Summer's Road ice Bad in Salmon River no sleighs crofsing Getting Bad around the Points went up in the Bush for the first time this month so very Deep 19th Sunday Charlie here for his sleigh 2 of Christees coming acrofs but they turned Back air hole Before the Door opened horses out Picking all Day hens not Laying yet 6 �{second page} 1865 Mr James Cameron Island March 20th Some crust something like sugar weather went to the Bush Tapt 29 Trees took home 4 Pails of sap Tapt 2 Butternuts Trees for a Medicine Lashey came Pretty well staving had a Coo got a Bunch of Matches some Tobacco from him Christees crofsed over to Summers they went to Sugar Making Great crofsing the Lancaster Road Great Fishing at the Big Bay 21st Went to Bosells for Lasheys spear cut 4 holes no eels Made Molasses out of the 4 Pails of sap a Great Feast for Gordon Tapt 30 Trees this Evening Gathered 2 pails of sap not running well seen 2 men crofsing Summers's Road a Foot cows a Picking out now on or about these Days the Equinoxial Gales are Sun crofsing the Line 22nd Livinia Birth Day got 4 EEls 23rd Snowing Brought home 3 pails of sap Made the First Sugar about 1 lb cows wanting to go to the Bush Robins came on the 22nd went to the head of the Island water Raising in the Marsh seen 3 Men going to Christees eel Fishers Lots of snow Birds Hens commenced to Lay some of them but the Dog made Free in taking them 24th A Fortunate Day But as Fortunate as it is I spilled a 1/2 Barrel of Sap taking it home cut 3 holes for EEls got 4 swallows came Gathered 22 pails of sap Besides what I spilled 25th a Man here from the Grand River he Lives in Bombay a shantyman I suppose ice opened Between here and Francis Island Molly had her calf this Evening First Boiling of sap in the Bush to Day Gathered 14 Pails to Day Tapped 10 Trees thats 36 pails I have Gathered now Sunday 26th Gathered 15 pails Gordon & Mary Livinia & myself Went to the Bush Boiled 2 pails while there No Eggs yet Took home some Mollasses 27th Gathered 30 Pails to Day Boiling all in the Bush took home what we Boiled 1865 Mr James Cameron Island March 28th Went to the Bush Sugared of what we took home yesterday Gathered 36 Pails of sap to Day Boiled Down 36 Pails to Day Went to Fish EEls got 11 of them ice slow in opening 7 �29th Went to the Bush Boiled 37 Pails to Day Gathered 33 pails to Day Tapt 10 Trees Gathering Wood for the Fire took home what we Boiled yesterday and what we Boiled yesterday and what we Boiled to Day Summers's Road Out Before the Door east Wind 30th Sugared of Threw out the Rain water & sap 31st Gathered 2 Pails Tapt some Trees Boiled over 40 Pails to Day Took home the syrup to sugar at home the Frogs a Making a noise Butterflies and Millers Drawing wood to the camp east Wind 1st of April All Fools Day Lashey here for his Spear water coming in the cellar Fixing the Potatoes put 8 Bushels in the Box pout out 10 pails of Water sugared Twice Went to the West end of the Island Killed a snake and put him in the Fire Gathered 8 Pails to Day Tapt a Birch Tree for Vinegar ice Going from before the Door hens commenced to Lay only 1 of them the Mare out Weaned the calf yesterday Hay all Done on the East side Began 1/2 of the other side of the Hay Sunday the 2nd 3 /2 Pails gathered to day 3rd Gathered 9 Pails to Day Tapt some more trees took home 8 pails to Boil in the house today Seen BumbleBees or Humble Bees whatever you choose to call them 2 Indians Fishing EEls me Fishing got 3 put a pole in my spear put out the Gaberna canoe Fired a shot at a Rat and did not Get him ice Before the Door yet 4th 5 pails Gathered to Day Went Down to the Barn above the Kit Kit Just as I got there the Wind raised {second page} April 5th 1865 Mr James Cameron Island Went to Fish EEls got 18 came home took home 10 pails of Birch sap to make vinegar Loons a Roaring Made Mollas of 15 pails 6th a Fortunate Day high Wind 4 Indians came up from Charlies Gathered 11 Pails of sap & Rain together Boiling the Birch sap at the end of the house for vinegar Killed 7 snakes or 8 set 2 Traps for Mink found a cedar stick only 3 hens Laying yet of the 16 Pat at Charlies 7th Boiling sap yet Fixing the Fence on the Pitt Point high Wind 8th Boiling vinegar sap took home all the things from the Bush 8 �9th Sunday 3 years Married to Day Palm Sunday to Day Pat and Charlie here 10th Mr Powell here him and I to Charlies took 1/2 Bushel of Potatoes to Charlie Lent Pat the most noted Pirates, Shipwrecks & Disasters at sea and the Hospital Book Put 5 Gallons and 1 Quart on the Jar to Day took a Pail of Birch sap home for Charlie. Fixing of Renshaws account 11th Went to Renshaws Gave what he owed me £27..7..2 Besides there was 70 lb of Barley and 2 1/2 of Potatoes I gave him in place of me owing him 26 Dollars and 26 cents he owes me a Balance of Something I did not want to see what it was as I was not well pleased at his Boarish Look Went to Mr Harpers Pat and Charlie there Gave Charlie the eel oil to Fetch to Powell had 2 Treats at Mr Harpers Took Dinner at Thomas Munroes wrote a Letter for Thomas A Summers Bought out Rolland Taking stack Down Got the Clevis Charlie left his shirt to Make. {Duplicate of the previous page} 1865 Mr James Cameron Island March 28th Went to the Bush sugared of what we took home yesterday Gathered 36 Pails of sap to Day Boiled Down 36 Pails to Day Went to Fish EEls got 11 of them ice slow in opening 29th Went to the Bush Boiled 37 Pails to Day Gathered 33 Pails to Day Tapt 10 Trees Gathering Wood for the Fire took home what we Boiled yesterday and what we Boiled to Day Summers's 19 Road Out Before the Door east Wind 30th Sugared off Threw out the Rain water& sap 31st Gathered 2 Pails Tapt some Trees Boiled over 40 Pails to Day took home the syrup to sugar at home the Frogs a Making a Noise Butterflies and Millers. Draining wood to the Camp east Wind 1st of April All Fools Day Lashey here for his Spear water coming in the cellar Fixing the Potatoes put 8 Bushels in the Box pout out 10 pails of Water sugared Twice Went to the West end of the Island Killed a snake and put him in the Fire Gathered 8 Pails to Day Tapt a Birch Tree for Vinegar ice Going from before the Door hens commenced to Lay only 1 of 9 �them the Mare out Weaned the calf yesterday Hay all Done on the East side Began 1/2 of the other side of the Hay Sunday the 2nd 3 /2 Pails gathered to day 3rd Gathered 9 Pails to Day Tapt some more trees took home 8 pails to Boil in the house today Seen BumbleBees or Humble Bees whatever you choose to call them 2 Indians Fishing EEls me Fishing got 3 put a pole in my spear put out the Gaberna canoe Fired a shot at a Rat and did not Get him ice Before the Door yet 4th 5 pails Gathered to Day Went Down to the Barn above the Kit Kit Just as I got there the Wind raised {second page} April 5th 1865 Mr James Cameron Island Went to Fish EEls got 18 came home took home 10 pails of Birch sap to make vinegar Loons a Roaring Made Mollas of 15 pails 6th a Fortunate Day high Wind 4 Indians came up from Charlies Gathered 11 Pails of sap & Rain together Boiling the Birch sap at the end of the house for vinegar Killed 7 snakes or 8 set 2 Traps for Mink found a cedar stick only 3 hens Laying yet of the 16 Pat at Charlies 7th Boiling sap yet Fixing the Fence on the Pitt Point high Wind 8th Boiling vinegar sap took home all the things from the Bush 9th Sunday 3 years Married to Day Palm Sunday to Day Pat and Charlie here 10th Mr Powell here him and I to Charlies took 1/2 Bushel of Potatoes to Charlie Lent Pat the most noted Pirates, Shipwrecks & Disasters at sea and the Hospital Book Put 5 Gallons and 1 Quart on the Jar to Day took a Pail of Birch sap home for Charlie. Fixing of Renshaws account 11th Went to Renshaws Gave what he owed me £27..7..2 Besides there was 70 lb of Barley and 2 1/2 of Potatoes I gave him in place of me owing him 26 Dollars and 26 cents he owes me a Balance of Something I did not want to see what it was as I was not well pleased at his Boarish Look Went to Mr Harpers Pat and Charlie there Gave Charlie the eel oil to Fetch to Powell had 2 Treats at Mr Harpers Took Dinner at Thomas Munroes wrote a Letter for 10 �Thomas A Summers Bought out Rolland Taking stack Down Got the Clevis Charlie left his shirt to Make. {second page} Mr James Cameron Island 1865 Mr James Cameron Island April 12th Went to Fish EEls the wind came from the West I came up as far as the Sturgeon Island had to Wheel round and go for Rofs Island the swells running in and over my canoe Stopt all Day on Rofs Island the Wind and Water on the River was like Drifting of snow and smoke stopt on the Island all night. very cold 13th calling for Charlie My canoe all split with the Lashing of the Waves Charlie came for me stopt at Charlies till Friday 14th Good Friday when the Wind Lowered and him and Pat came home with me used me well Lent Charlie an axe Gave Charlie his shirt Bills roof of his Barn Blowed off Part of it there must Bean a Great Destruction with this wind 15th Making Fence in the Lane Found a Bottle that Charlie Rose and Dan McDougall had Left in the Feild seen Renshaws Boat sailing up from the Warf Went Through to see the Damage the Wind had done and it tore Down trees set Fire to the marsh Hay up in the Bay 16th Sunday Easter Sunday a Great Frolic of Eggs to Day 17th Went for the Horses to head of the Island got a Rat first setting of Traps Last night Hard Frost and ice Last night very hard Drew some stones to the Bank put Manure in the canoe for plants Drew the Big Canoe up to the Door set 4 Traps in the Front Marsh 18 Our Duncans Birth Day and a Windy Day it is very high Wind Pat and Charlie crofsed Dont think But they got to Hamiltons Island fore the store caught them First ploughing in the Garden ploughed some before the Door commenced to Rain Found the sheep Dead Making Fence on the Pitt Point 1st Steamer went to Day Tried to go into Lancaster I think its the Emprefs came Down Abe Lincoln Shot I heard Found the sheep Lamb Dead {second page} 19th 1865 Mr James Cameron Island April 11 �Pat & Charlie here from Summerstown had a Smather took Breakfast & Dinner the Wind high Split the Hicory for Capstans Bars ploughed a little the horses will not go for me Lashey here to Chop 20th hard Frost and hail East wind filled the Bags with Ashes Gathering iron the Bachelor after Bossy to Day Great Going of Boats from Salmon River to Lancaster this while Back now cold to Day 21st Got a Rat wind high Seen Charlie Trying the Perch at the Lower end of his Island him and Pat Loons a Roaring Put in the sheep again Fixing the Big Canoe some 22nd Went to the Little Island North side Went to my Spot to Fish EEls got 6 came home wind Raised Found a part of a Horse pelt Went to the Bush for Wild Onions took home a pail full very high Wind 23rd St George's Day Sunday Raining & snowing Blowing Hills Light Lit Sunday 24th Lashey came Late night to chop him and I to Renshaws & Harpers Bought of Mr Harper Flour 5/- I Forgot how many Pounds 1/2 lb Tea 1/10 1/2 1/2 lb Saleratus -/4 Heard Morway Departed heard that Abraham was poorly Ploughed a Little Before the Door 25th Livinia & Lashey and Mary went to Salmon River Abraham Departed this Life Gordon and I to Fish EEls got 23 Gordon got Kind of Sea sick with the Rocking of the canoe a very fine Day Salaberry came up to night 1st Rafts went Down 26th The Emprefs came up & went Down stopt all night at Lancaster Salaberry into Salmon River St Helen Went Down Livinia Mary & Lashey came home Gordon Pat & Charlie and I to Mr Harpers for the first time Gordon went to the store or Front 27th Planted Potatoes Before the Door Finished ploughing the Garden Passport went Down 2 Rows of all sorts early ones niggertoes Blue merseys or whatever you call them and my Little Blue noses {potatoes} Mr James Cameron Island April 28th 1865 Fixing the slab Fence on the Pitt Point Helping Lashey to split a Fortunate Day took home a Load of chips Fixed the Door up stairs First sail came up Passed here East Wind cold Rain & hail Lashey crofsed to go to confefsion to Williamstown 12 �29th Fishing EEls Before the Door got a Great Blow of Wind for a Little While Raining the Emprefs up First this Morning Before the Salaberry Propellers going Down Tug went Down Barge sailed into Salmon River Sunday 30th Our nannie a Lamb the Rumpling White hen commenced to Hatch 13 Eggs under her Molly and the Batchelor sparking a Good many Trees and Limbs Down with yesterdays storm Charlie and Pat to the Squaw Island for eggs 2 Rafts going down 1st of May Emprefs went Down took in 6 eggs this morning East Wind Cold Fixing the Fence on Pitt Point Went to Fish EEls got 30 Fine 3 Masted Vessel went Down in Tow of the America 5 men here Looking for a Dram of Timber Ploughed a Ridge at Dead Butternut Tree 2nd Charlie & Pat came Went to Salmon River Brought 28 lb iron 1/2 12 lb Rags 36 cents 1 1/2 Ashes 1/3 which comes to 4/2 1/2 paid an old account of 40 odd cents all clear up to this Date (Bought on credit Meal 30 cents 1/2 lb crackers 7 cents this is charge to me) got 1 or 2 fathom of Rope 1/2 lb candles -/4 Bought the shot paid this 2 papers of Onion and 1 paper of Beets 1 of Carrots paid all this Gave the old Lady a Bag of Ashes and Bag of Potatoes Brought home the Pot Bought of P Buchanan 1 Quart 1/2 Pint of Whiskey 2 Tin Dishes 1 Goopey Matches Bought of Baker 1 Bar of Soap 20 cents paid this Returned the Bottle Gave Charlie some Potatoes EEls pail sap 1 bottle of Vinegar sweet Pat Left his shirts to wash Gave Pat some oil Got 2 French almanacks at Bakers James Hopkins poorly, planted the Tobacco {second page} Mr James Cameron Island May 3rd 1865 Ploughed above the house Went to Fish EEls with Pat and Charlie got 15 Gave 1 to Pat had oatmeal for supper a Great Treat the young Nannies Lamb Dead 4th Shot 2 Ducks got 4 eels Ploughing Let out the calve a While set Fire to Little Island the Emprefs chasing the Salaberry planted 3 Beets for seed Berris & Tomatoes in a Box ice Last night 2 hens Wanting to Hatch 2 more Lambs the White Sheep has Fixing some sticks at or around the upper Part of the old house made 2 Pannets at the end of the Lane that was Broke with the Wind clearing around the shore the canoe & Bun & sticks Heard Thunder Raining some the Bouquet in to Salmon River Planted 2 Rows straight Down from the currant Bushes of White Potatoes and a Row of Blue Mersey or niggertoes early ones 13 �allmost seed planted 5 Rows all Together to Day Harrowing another of these Large 3 Masted Ships went Down to Day in tow of the America 5th Ploughing Harrowing for the Rest of the Potatoes 6th Planted the Rest of the Potatoes above the House 2 Men here from a Raft for Bread Gave 9 lbs of Pork 1 1/2 of Potatoes to them Left their Towel Made 1st Butter 3 Men here one of them a Laduke from St Timothy stopt all night Raining the Empress up Before the Salaberry 7th Sunday Henery and his Wife here got Potatoes currant Bush slips took Dinner Tom came tomatoes starting Berries 8th Monday Ploughing Down on the hill Semow here for seeds of Potatoes Put in the Ram 9th Charlie and Pat crofsed Pat going to see his children Charlie seen Angus on the Front A Summers & Ne McDonald here with his horse Gave me a Bottle and it full of Sting A Letter from Lis Making the Garden onions Beets start of sage carraway carrots caught an Elm stick Mr James Cameron Island May 10th 1865 Ploughing Looking for the young Ram All Day and him in with the sheep the Black lamb Dead Tom crofsed with the 2 Canoes 11th Ploughing Raining went to Fish EEls got 2 Wind Raised as usual Fixing the Brush Fence some planted Corn before the old House about 80 Hills of Yellow corn sweet corn or sugar Corn about 40 hills took 2 currant Bushes on the 10th 12th Went for a Plank at the head of the Island ploughed some Tom Tried the Perch to Bite got none Finished Reading Paul Clifford Fixing a Whippletree snow on the Mountains 3 Proppellors after one another the St Helene chasing the Huron My Horses very slow to work they want a Driver none too Fat Plenty Good Hay not any oats 13th got 2 eels in the Mud Tom and I Dan Came Blistered his hands not Being accustomed to Row 14th Sunday Dan Went off 14 �15th Sowed 2 1/2 of Pease Foggy this Morning Tom set his line set mine Broke Lost 30 Fathom of it got 3 Perch for the First Tom Caught Harrowed the Garden Made holes for the Corn 16th Planted 300 hills of Corn Put Manure on them Planted Pumpkins Pat & Charlie here Charlie Brought a Hen for eggs as he has no Ruster Mr Streeter & his Brother William who is very Poorly along with him Gave him 3 Rats Thunder Foggy Pat Brought Livinia 1/2 lb Tea some crackers Gordon Charlie Pretty well to Do washed 6 peices for Pat caught 4 Perch Left his Dog the hen off her nest A Hatching 17th Made a Fence Behind the shed put out 4 Loads of Manure some on the corn and potatoes a Load in the Garden very fine and then turned very cold Gomprey up first got eating of Perch Tom got a Pickerel {second page} the 18th 1865 Mr James Cameron Island May A Fortunate Day Trying to Plough the horses will not got for me sowed a Bushel of Wheat on 2 1/2 pails harrowing 19th Tom Setting his Lines Mosquitoes commencing 20th Digging the peice Behind the shed at the Pig Pen Fishing caught a Pickerel Let Gray out to Grafs went to Fish at night with a Light got 15 Tom & I I Lost a Great many as my spear is not very good Looking for Gordon as his is Lost Got him in the wheat Ground asleep Sunday Rogation the 21st Went to the Little Island North side Gordon & I got 6 Duck Eggs Gordon had a right view of the American steamer set Fire to the Hay on the Little Island Let out the sheep and Lambs The Batchelor & Molly together Tom Went home took a Pike with him the Potatoes Beginning to peep up onions up in the garden Beets & carrots 22nd Taking the ground away from the east end of the House and stones took 6 Bushels of Potatoes out of the cellar put in the old House planted 6 pais of Potatoes in the Garden 1 Row next the currant Bushes of early Lady Fingers next Row Blue Merseys or seedlings 23 Ploughing had to take Grey to Finish a Ridge alone 24th Fishing Perch Queens Birth Day Pat came up alone him and I to Mr Harpers a Great Day in Cornwall The Highland Games for the Championship of the World Tarring and 15 �McLennan Toronto Lost the Bet of 1000 Dollars Got 5/- Cash from Pat Bought of Mifses Harper 1 pint Whiskey -/4 2 Candles -/3 1 Pipe paid this Antwine and parent came to Fish sold them a Bun got a Coat and shirt for it sold them Potatoes got 31 Hooks 25th ascension Day or Holy Thursday I went to Summerstown Bought yds B Ribbon 1/- paid this Bought Mr Harper 5/- worth of Flour Mr James Cameron Island May 26th 1865 Planted the 40 Hills of corn over again Took up my Traps Tom set out his Line again 27th Drew up the Elm stick Antwine went of Fishing Perch Baited the Line Watering the Garden and corn and some Potatoes The Spartan went Down on the 26th yesterday on her First Trip 28 Sunday Mrs Morris George & Bob here Tom went for his spectacles 29th Royal Oak Day Charlie and Pat up Going to Mr Harpers Treated me The Game men on the Front Jarmy and McLennan Sowed 4 1/2 Bushels of Oats Harrowing Cleaning the Potatoes Planted 61 hills of Cucumbers Mush Melons 31 Water Melons 5 hills, 1 hill of citrons took home 4 peices of Washing. Brought to Wash 2 peices More 30 Henery set his Line stopt all night Towing got some Boards 31st Christie here took away the Glafs Gave him 2 spears 1 EEl spear 3 prungs 1 Fish spear 2 prungs 1st of June Ploughing the Potatoe Ground Below the house 2nd Planted about 3 Bushels of sets or small potatoes very warm Harrowing 3rd Fixing the Red canoe 2 Men here Fishing Gains and Saya from the South Branch camping on the Pitt Point 4th of June George the 3rds Birth Day Sunday the 2 men here for Baites Say and Gains A Great many Rafts a Going Down a steamer from Below Taking up a Raft above the squaw Island Began to Rain which is much wanted 5th Hoeing Potatoes Went to Renshaws with Saya got a Quart of High Wines Gave me a 1/3 for 200 Gordon got 5 cents got some Potatoes onions from them Powder and caps 16 �6th Pat & Charlie came I went to Harpers Bought 1/3 worth of Tea 16 worth of Candles Heard Donald McDonald John Son Died & Jim McRory Buried Pat to Cornwall {second page} 7th 1865 Mr James Cameron Island June Henery & Pat Thomas & 2 Boys William Rose here had a Bottle of stuff gave the Boys some sugar Pat took some Tea from co{illegible} to Livinia Pat stopt all night Thunder & Lightning and Rain 8th Charlie came up for Pat Charlie took up 100 Plants put them out sheared the Rest of the sheep Lots of Trowling got 2 Pickerel Trowling 9th Our Marys Birth Day I went to Mr Harpers with 10 Dozen of eggs Bought of Mr Harper 3 1/2 yds of cotton at 8 per yd 2/4 4 yds Calico at 1/2 4/8 spool of Thread 1 Quart of oil -/10 Treat -/7 1/2 which comes to 8/8 1/2 got a Doz of the eggs at {Balatise? } on this Due Harper of 2/10 1/2 & an almanack went to Renshaws stopt at Hamiltons with John as he had some oats in the Canoe he got at McLeods Took supper at Hamiltons John Angus Came got a Wooden Pipe from Seans got a Tumbler from Summers store 10th Fishing got 33 Perch Hoeing and cleaning the Potatoes 4th Sunday went acrofs with John Angus Gordon and I stopt on Francis Island the first time ever Gordon was on it Heard George Bosell was Going to be mate on the Salaberry Fishing Got 12 Perch and 2 Picerel Lost 1 12th of June Cleaning the Corn and Potatoes wind high Keeping in the calve 13th hoeing and cleaning the corn Fixing the sticks of Hicory for to go to Renshaws 14th Went to Renshaws Tom & I 15th Corpus Christie 16th Crofsed Pilots 5 of them gave me 1/3 crofsed with 2 of the men Gave me 1/3 Going to A Summers 1/2 lb Saleratus 1/4 lb of starch paid this Bought of Mrs Harper 2 lb of soap 1/paid this Found an elm stick 54 Length 17th Pat & Charlie here Gave Pat my 4 peices of Washing Crofsed to see Renshaw got 5/for the sticks Bought of Harper 5/- {illegible} of Flour Paid 17 �Mr James Cameron Island June 18 1865 The ever memorable Battle of Waterloo Grand Procession at St Regis Pat and Charlie here going to Careys Strawberries Ripe some now Gordon Mary Livinia and me at the Lower Point for Berries 19th I went to Dundee Bought of Buchanan 1 1/2 of Potatoes at 2/6 per Bushel 3/9 Had 83 lbs of Oats at 40 cents for 34 lbs Bought 1/14 of soap at {?ents} a lb Bought Pudding Dish 30 cents I owe him 16 cents on this Returned Bakers Bag stopt at Mrs Morris's with the shower stopt at Alex Island till the storm was over Charlie Brought some plants 2 Men here for Brushs Timber did not get any 20th Tom Came Fixing Boots & Marys Moccasins Put the story in the old House 21st Longest Day in the year got 9 Perch set the Line 18 hooks on Lashey Came stopt all night got 2 EEls From him 22nd Our Dans Birth Day hoeing some Fixing the Gate got a Pickerel & 4 Perch Mosquitoes Bad 23rd Charlie here Left his shirt to make Baited the Line with chub Charlie Brought Lashey here at night 24th Antwine Russel Fishing eels Tom started turned Back with the Wind 25th a Fortunate Day Sunday got 2 EEls got 1 Large Pike Thunder & Lighting at night Raining some Strawberries now on the Lower Point 26th Monday Ploughing the Potatoes & corn Raining very dirty the Potatoes 27th Wind High high 28th Charlie came Pat & Thomas Munroe came Lent a Bag & Bottle to Put at the Potatoes and at the Weeding & Watering the Garden heard of those that was Killed on the RailRoad Docherty Cunningham Curry &Caribou John Raising his {illegible} Working on the Roads now A Summers informed on selling Licquor 30th Wind high putting the Plough through the Rest of the Potatoes Before the Door Broke the Plough 18 �{second page} July the 1st 1865 Mr James Cameron Island Hoeing Potatoes Below the house for the Ist hoeing got a Cat Fish and a Pike on the Line got chub to bait with the Salaberry a Pleasure Trip to Cornwall 2nd Robert McDonald Angus Cameron Johnny saw Summers here had a Bottle Left the contents of it with me & the Bottle Raining some cold evening very near Frost only for the wind being high 3rd Potatoes 4 of Chily Windy at the Potatoes 5th Our { Icut off } Birth Day Sold Mr Kimball 3 1/2 Doz of {cut off} crofsed to Mr Harpers Bought 4 lbs of {cut off} not Paid 1/3 1/2 lb Tea paid Treats paid Laying of the Foundation stone of {cut off} Camerons house Laid a Great ceremony 6th Crofsed with Charlie and Pat B{cut off} of Mr Harper 3 1/2 yds of 1 Kind 4 yds of {cut off} at 1/- thats 7/6 not Paid Bought of A Summers Esgss 4 Loaves Bread 1/3 copperas -/2 spool {cut off} -/6 paid this Went to Renshaws for {cut off} of sugar for Mr Harper Pat and {cut off} Thomas Munroes Charlie and I Lis came {cut off} 7th Lis started turned Back started again h{cut off} 8th hoeing some Christie here Grinding his axe Fine a Tree for spear pole put out 10 p{cut off} of Tobacco yesterday got 2 eels 1 sturgeon from Lashey went to his Line with The Rope & the St Charles a Race To day Raspberries get Ripe eat new Potatoes Jim Hopkins to Williamstown and his Family 9th Jim & Family {cut off}here coming Back in the Bush Gordon Mary & Livinia I picking Berries 10th Finished hoeing Below the house first hoeing high Wind 1865 Mr James Cameron Island July 11th John Hamilton Sandy and Charlie Rose here for the Bull had hard Work with him Filling my Bags with Ashes cut a little Hay Just a Few forks full in the Barn Drawing Wood for the house Berries Plenty Blackbirds commencing to swarm George Semo Married to Day 19 �12th Orangemans Day Went to Salmon River Bought of Norman on credit 1 Bunch of Matches -/7 1/2 bought David Baker 49 lbs of Flour 7/6 Gave to my account 79 lbs of Oats 3/11 and 3 Dozen {cut off} eggs 1/10 1/2 came home Raining Seen Johny Kenneth & Thomas Munroe 13th Finished hoeing the corn commenced to Mow around the house a Race the Lord Elgin & the Spartan Spartan Best 14th Mowing the Grove the Passport passed the Emprefs Lashey here 4 Steamers Towing the Barges a Boat aground at the foot of Frances Island 15 Made 8 coils of hay {cut off}ing the Barn Door the Traveller Went Down The Salaberry a Pleasure Trip St Swithens Day no rain to Day here 16th Sunday Raining Raftmen belonging to Mr Thomas Buck here slept in the Barn 17th the Raftmen of Mr Buck stole away Tippoo the Dog Charlie & Pat here took Down the Double stove in the old house Mary commencing to make a few steps in Walking Mowing some Charlie Brought 100 Turnips to Transplant 18th high high Wind Went with Lashey to his line gathering in the Grove 20th Put in about 24 coils in the Barn Went to the Raft caught 7 perch & chub on the Raft put in the cows as they come in the Grain {second page} Mr James Cameron Island July 21st 1865 Mowing Broke the snaith Berries Plenty Finished the mowing in the Grove Raftmen here cutting Hand spikes shot a sawbeak 22nd Charlie and Pat here went with them to Summerstown 2 Bushel of Ashes 1/3 to Treat 1 Bar of soap 1/- 3 Dozen of eggs to Mr Harper 1/2 lb Tea and 1 lb candles Treat came home Mr Stickler here Looking at the Timber Went to the Raft and then to Mr Harpers with 80 lbs of Oats not very well turned very sick in the night new Potatoes Plenty Sunday 23rd the Ra{cut off} in the Berries I picked a Pitcher of Berries 20 �24th Gordon Pat Charlie and I to Wi{cut off} the first time for Gordon to be there Got a Present of Pants from Dan of Tartan yds Brought 28 lb of Wool and a co{cut off} of Sugar pickled cucumbers Ellen {cut off} 4 presents to Mary Gordon seen the cars and on the RailRoad Bridge for the first time coming Back took Bob Kennedy along with us Charlie and Pat stopt at night Lashey here Weaned Marry 25th St James Day Put in 25 coils of Hay Mowed some 26th Dog Days Begin Mowing Bob & I 27 Went to the Raft got 1/3 from them Trying for eels put in 22 coils of hay Bob and i Christee here gave him some Potatoes for a Basket Gave him and old Knife as he had none a very hot Day to Day Went Down to help Lashey with his Line and he was after setting it 28 Raking cutting put in 20 coils in the Barn Found a nest with 20 eggs in it 29th Fishing Perch got 2 Mowing down at the apple Trees 30th 1865 Mr James Cameron Island July Sunday Went to Christees A Summers here for his horse Gordon I and Bob on Christee Nahoutas or cachin-tota & Alexis's Islands Went to the Bush for Berries Livinia Mary Gordon Bob & I got 3 Blank on the Islands 31st Last Day of July Mowing Below the Garden very thin the hay Bob Broke the Point of his scythe Fishing Began to take the Tops up of the Potatoes now it was only Rooting them out here and there Before this a very warm Day choke cherries Turning eat no cucumbers yet 1st of August or Lammas Day {illegible}ing commences put in 17 coils of hay small cucumbers setting Brush heaps on Fire Marys Birth Day put in 7 coils of hay most awful warm Thunder last night very big Rolls cutting a Little Bob shot 2 Ducks set some more heaps of Brush on fire 3rd cutting on the Lower Point Went to Mr Harpers Bought 3 pecks of Salt 1/3 paid pens 6 & holder -/3 worth of hooks Paid Bought of A Summers Treat -/6 {cut off} & Senna -/6 spool of Red Thread-/1 21 �4th put in {cut off} coils of hay upper side Gathering Ashes 5th Killed the Ram Gathering & Mowing put in 7 coils on the east side for the First Fishing at night got 3 eels & a catfish 6th Sunday A Fortunate Day Raining East Wind stormy Lightning 7th A Fortunate Day blowing some On the Pitt Point & Behind the Barn Raining & Blowing hard from the West Black Birds Birds Bad horses Bad cows Bad wanting to come in Hazelnuts Good choke cherries Good Goose Berries & Black currants Good Butternuts not Good {second page} Augst 8th 1865 Mr James Cameron Island Tuesday Mowing Back of the Barn very sick 9th Mowing a Great many Indians Going Down to the Long BlackBerries Put in 6 coils on the east side of the Barn a Good hay 10th Put in the East side 9 coils of Grass & clover Dan and Allen came Pete Bosell put them acrofs Began to Rain A Fortunate Day 11th Raining Picking choke cherries Dan & I put Dan and Allen acrofs to Henerys took supper at Henerys Heard how Renshaws wood and Wharf was Burnt By the Steamer Hope's Sparks Brought 2 Books to Gordon Dan Did 12th The Salaberry a Pleasure Trip to Cornwall Gathering and Putting in put 16 coils on the West side and put 10 on the east side 140 coils on the West side now and 32 on the East side 13th a change in the Moon Bob skidadled of Took the Basket and cherries, eat new corn today a Boat around that stole Bob away 14th cutting above the Lane Indians coming Down now to Fish and Steal a very very warm Day to Day Blackbirds bad 15th Livinia Gordon and Mary went to Dundee to see their Grandmother John nine came for A Summers Sand with a Scow Showed him the sand commenced cutting the Pease made 9 coils of Hay above the Lane this is an awful warm Day Lightning to night Blackbirds commenced the corn Lent them my spade and Hammer & Basin 22 �16th Got 2 Loaves of Bread from them for Potatoes Got 4 EEls of an Indian for Potatoes Gave him stuff to make Paddles & axe helve Livinia came home 17th cutting Hay cut the Wheat as the Hens and Birds Finished it all Pat came went acrofs John Brought 4 Loaves 1/3 I Paid this and the Tumbler 5 cents Bought spools 3 -/3 went on Board the Raft coming Back 18th 1865 Mr James Cameron Island Augst Put in 1 1/2 Loads of Pease Put in 7 coils on the upper side put 5 on the east side put the Wheat up east side the cows Demolished the corn coming in in the night 19th A Fortunate Day Finished cutting the Pease put them in put in 2 or 3 coils of hay on east side Lashey Came with his Tackling Henery from Montreal to Day Awful Dry time with warm Weather 20th Sunday Great smoke from the West 9 Pannels of our Fence on the Pitt Point Burnt next the River High Wind Rain in the Evening and at night Great Fires out some Place Hunting commences in Lower Canada for Ducks 21st Monday Lashey Fishing Pickerel got 17 crofsed to the other side Mowing some of the Oats its not Ripe but it is impossible to Keep the Cattle out of it and it is all Tramped cutting Hay some on the Lower Point Fixing som Tobacco the Green Leaf Packed it in a Match Box and Put 2 or 3 Layers of sugar on it and then Prefsed it with a Heavy weight Christie here gave him a Ring for his scythe took Dinner here Grinding his scythe impossible to catch the Mare to night Thunder to Day 22nd cut the corn stalks Mowing some Pealing apples cut a coil of Marsh Hay at the River side very unwell though knocking around for all that. Kingston went Down to Day First Trip since she got smasshed 23rd cutting some hay few Drops of Rain the Alma went up 24th cutting and Gathering Hay Lashey crofsed took his Barrel here gathered a coil of Oats 25th a Fortunate Day put in15 coils of hay on the east side got an axehelve from the indian Lashey went to Traps put a clout on the small Ram put in some corn stalks 23 �{second page} 1865 Mr James Cameron Island Augst 26th Cut the Last of the Oats cut a coil of Marsh Hay in the Front Marsh high Wind 27th Sunday Lashey came took 2 cats From Traps here Lashey went to Salmon River Hazelnuts Good Gordon & I on the Pitt Point after some 28th put in 2 small Loads of Oats Took in 1 Basket of sweet apples paid the Indians for the axehelve Lashey came some sober 29th cutting some hay on the Lower Point some Marsh hay in Back Marsh Raking the Last of the Oats pulled the Beans Took up 1/2 Bushel of Apples Made a coil of Marsh hay on the Bank of the River South side next the oats 30th Went to Mr Harpers with Pat & Charlie took about 13 Dozen of eggs Bought of Mr Harper Flour 5/- Tea 1/2 lb 1/10 1/2 Thread -/3 Soap 1/- sweetys for Gordon Bought of A Summers 1/4 lb starch Thread -/1 1/2 needles -/2 Treat -/3 Lent my Knife to Long John to cut Tobacco and he did not return it to me Pat went to the Gore heard of Mrs Munroe being very low in the 2nd concefsion the Spartan Sunk stopt in Hamiltons coming home heard Alexander went off Charlie & I came home 31st Went to Salmon River Charlie & I took 3 lb of Wool 4 lb Bag & all stopt at Lukes got a Taste to charge 6 cents or 9 of shinplasters for the wool Mark 450 on the Bag Gave Streeter 1 sheepskin 2/6 to my acc Bl Treat of Beer at Normans paid Loan of a Bottle From D Baker Waiting at the Lines for Spink a Steamer at Laports Island from Odgensburgh with hunters Mrs Semo Derushies Departed this life A Terrible time with smoke and Fires 1st of September Lashey went with the oak stick to Lancaster had to let it Go after taking it as far as the Lighthouse Thrashing and pulling some Beans Lashey making a Paddle the 2nd 1865 Mr James Cameron Island September Mowing in the Marsh Before the Door Fixing Fish Box Board under the Canoe Water Low Heard of Semows wife Being Buried to Day for the first time i heard of it Shot a Duck shot an Hen Hawk very smokey time 24 �3rd Sunday Dans Birth Day Lashey went to Lukes I went to Fish got 3 Pickerel 4 Perch east wind Rose very Quick 4th Finished husking the corn put a Bushel of Potatoes in the cellar Pulled the Onions summer savoury and the Beet seed Drew some Wood made a good coil of hay on the Lower Point Put the husks of the corn in the North east side of the Barn Lashey came had a trace of corn and some Loose a Fine vessel went Down in tow with the America took in some Apples 5th John Angus's Birth Day Mowing a Little took in the onions 1/2 bushel 3 Traces of Corn and 2 Bushels of Loose corn in the col Raining some and much wanted Took in 1/2 bushel of Potatoes cut My Pants 6th Mowing the Back Marsh Took up out of the Garden 1 1/2 of Potatoes Thats 3 Bushels in the cellar now a Great Lot of Cattle crofsing on the Bouquet a cow Jumped in the Water and Swam to Hamiltons Island smokey Time with Fires 7th put in 1 Bushel of Potatoes in the cellar put 8 coils of Marsh hay in the Barn from the front Marsh and 18 in from the Back Marsh Lashey to Lancaster with his Fish east Wind Great smoke 8th A Fortunate Day pulled the Beans and put them in the Barn took up the pumkins put 3 coils of Good hay on the Stable Loft took 2 cart loads old Wood home Lashey a New sail A Fine 3 Masted Vessel went Down in Tow of the America 9th Took 2 Bushels of Potatoes in to Day Thrashing & Fanning some of the Beans near a Good 1/2 Bushel Raining east Wind & West south East again cleaned out the stable Wellington went up Found a Tin Dish Found an old halter Lost this 3 or 4 years {second page} Mr James Cameron Island Sept 10th 1865 Sunday The Tug Ottawa at a Barge aground opposite the Pitt Point David Morris's Birth Day Raining some the Indian Left the stick he was going to make Paddles of 11th shot a Duck did not Get him Pat and Thomas Munroe here Lashey came Took up 1 Bushel of Potatoes thats 7 Bushels in the cellar now cleaned my 2 Guns thrashed a Basin of Beans Raining and Blowing the Ottawa got the Barge of to Day the Brantford Salaberry Huron Emprefs and another Boat all went Down this Morning 25 �12th Took in 3 Bushels of Potatoes caught the Little Ram and his Back Bone cut Through with the string put some mixture of eel oil and put to his Back 13th Went to the Kit Kit Island then acrofs to Charlies Charlie came up a very very warm Day Charlie & I to Mr Harpers took 6 Dozen of eggs 3/9 Bought 3 Skains of Thread 13 Doz of Buttons -/5 1 yard of Ticking for Pockets 1/3 1 Pint of Whiskey Got some apples from John Hamilton Charlie got an axe And 1/2 lb Tea from Mr Harper Gave Charlie 6 cents to Give for the axe Got 1/6 cash from Mr Harper on the eggs 14th Started for St Regis took Mr Harper 55 lb of Oats took a Pint of Whiskey a very Windy Day stopt on Clarks Island for a spile stopt at Louis Grays and had Dinner stopt in at Moses the Indians heavy Rain Thunder Lightning went in to St Regis to Mr Powell Pat There used us well stopt at the International Hotel Kept By Edward Plomado George Morris here 15th got Breakfast at Mr Powell Charlie Paid for the Bed Bought of Powell a Bar of Soap -/9 got a Bottle of Whiskey Charlie paid for it put in /3 came home 16th put in some Marsh Hay 5 coils Drew a Load of Wood shot a Duck took up 1 Bushel of Potatoes thats 11 Bushels in the cellar now Great Shooting to Day Lashey came to night Sept the 17th 1865 Mr James Cameron Island Sunday high Wind Raining cattle Destroyed the tops of the Beets and carrots 18th took in1 Bushel of Butternuts for the First Beech nuts fell Last night with the wind took in some cranBerries Began to Thrash the Pease Thrased about 2 Bushels and Fanned them Lashey crofsed to Harpers made a Paddle for himself Mr Harper a young Daughter 19th Thrashed the rest of the Pease Lashey came took in the Beets as the cows is Destroying them 20th Fanned the Last of the Pease about 3 Bushels Took up 5 Bushels of Potatoes High Wind thats 16 Bushels of Potatoes in the cellar now a Raffle at Lauries to night 21st St Mathew Took in 2 Bushels of Potatoes made Preserves of Cran berries 6 lb and 6 of sugar thats 12 lb and 3 lb of Western Berries and 3 of Sugar that 6lbs of them 18 lb in all Lashey went to Fish Made a Minno Line for me Tanning his Deer skin Mowing a Little shot 3 26 �Ducks the Water Very Low But it is Raising this Evening the Mice Playing the Devil with the Potatoe eating them 22nd First Day of Autumn or Fall this Evening) took in 2 Bushels of Potatoes to Day Cutting the Marsh Before the Door south side Took in a Kettle of Butternuts Gordon and I to the Head of the Island Found a canoe setting Pole shut a squirrel up in the Butternut Tree the equinoctial Gales now or about this Time The Time when the Day and night are equal 23rd Making coils of Marsh Hay about 10 Went to Summerstown Received a Letter From Dan From Laprairie Bought of A Summers 1/2 lb Candles 4 1/2 no oil at Mr Harpers Heard of Thomas Munroes child Being Dead came Down with the Company with John Hamilton Got some Papers from Mr Harper Sunday 24th Wind High Lashey here Found a Norway Pine 55 Feet in Lenght Gordon and I On the Pitt Point 20 Bushels in the cellar now {second page} Mr James Cameron Island Sept 25th 1865 Fixing the Pine stick in the Bay High Nor West Wind Lashey crofsed Took up 4 Bushels of Potatoes a tin Kettle of nuts caught a Squirrel in the Trap on the Butternut tree 26th Took in the Last of the Marsh hay 15 coils took up all the Potatoes Before the Door 30 Bushels in the cellar now From Before the House 27th Fishing Perch went to Charlies stopt all night Charlie to Lancaster Shelling the corn 50 lbs Fanned it with the Mill a Very Fine Day Henery Genie caught 14 sturgeon to night 28th came from Charlie's got From Henery 3 or 4 Loads of Powder shot and caps took some Tansey and Peppermint from Charlies Began to Take up the Potatoes in the Peice Below the House took in 3 1/2 Bushels Took up a Bushel for Christee Gave him some Tobacco Mary very sick 29th St Michaels Day a Fine Day Took in 3 Bushels of Potatoes Fired 2 shots at Ducks did not get them 30th cutting some of the Plumtrees took in 2 1/2 of Potatoes High Wind & Rain Shot a squirrel Took in a Kettle of Butternuts 27 �1st of October Sunday Went around the Island 2nd Took in 3 1/2 of Potatoes Fishing Perch Lashey here told us Semos child was Buried to Day 3rd a Fortunate Day took in 3 Bushels of Potatoes Filled a Bag with Ashes a Big Raft going Down Lots of Canoes on the water to Day fixing the Bags Set My Traps for the first setting got 2 Rats to night 4th Got a Rat Raining plaining Boards Christee here Gave him a Bushel of Potatoes Wild Geese Flying upwards set 9 Traps Got 1 to night and 1 in this Morning 5th Took in the Last of the Potatoes 6 Bushels about 50 Bushels in the cellar got 2 Rats Great Going of Boats 6th Went Down to help Charlie with his Potatoes put them in a heap 7th 1865 Mr James Cameron Island Oct At Charlies Wind high Raining some Found a Hat in the Water came home A Fortunate Day no Rats Sunday 8th Fine Day East Wind Got a Rat 9th Drawing Wood Got a Rat Cut a Stick for a Spear pole Water very low 10th Our Hugh Anns Birth Day Charlie came up with his Ashes Went to Summerstown Seen Pat Bought of A Summers 1/2 Dozen of Cups & saucers 1/3 I paid with the Ashes 2 Bushels (Bought of Mr Harper 1/2 lb Tea 3/6 1 Gallon of oil 3/9 1 Pipe and Treat not paid for) ( Had 61 lbs of Pease got the worth of Flour) Pat speaking to me about coming here to stay Pat Boys were Down last Week Wrote a Letter for Pat to Jane got a Letter From Dan Got a Letter From Colquhoun not a Letter But a paper I Got from Dan 11th Went to Mill with 42 lbs corn Bought of G Streeter 1 pair of Lace Boots 2 Dollars Returned D Bakers Bottle sold 7 Bottles to D Baker 1/6 Bought 1 lb Shot -/6 1/2 lb Saleratus /4 2 oz of Powder and Remander in 1/2 pint of Gin Gave P Buchanan 61 or 2 lbs of Pease 3/to My Account Stopt all night at Mrs Morris's Got some Papers from her Mr Marsh putting on Great Works at the Lines 28 �12th came home cold high wind Stopt at Lukes got 2 Treats from Luke stopt on Alexis Island came home got a Rat 13th Grinding the axes Charlie and I got 2 Rats ice in the canoe this morning for the first ice Charlie Went home 14th Drawing wood Hunters on the Little Island the Dog took away 2 skins Board and all Shot 3 Wood Ducks Sunday 15th Gathered the Grapes for fear I would lose them Henery Genie Looking for the Anchor Guns Lost of the Raft Beech nuts Falling 16th Fixing the stoves Got a Rat & Duck Lashey came Staving had a Hooker Wind high Cariboos Seizing and Indians Rats Traps Mink for Hunting in the Marsh {second page} Mr James Cameron Island Oct 17th 1865 Lashey Tried the EEls in the Mud for the first time Got 18 Got 2 eels from Lashey I Went to the Sturgeon Island Found a Knife and some shot Went for a pole put in my spear split stuff for spear poles Pat and Jimmy came had a Bottle of Good stuff Wrote a Letter for him to Hugh Got a Rat and knocked one out of my Trap put a handle in the axe 18th got a Rat Fishing EEls got 4 very sick took a sleep Water very low East Wind 19th Raining no Rats fixing a trap cleaning up stairs put Onions in the cellar Made a sprit for my sail made seats for the canoe something rong with the heifer she is Bawling all Day put her in the Barn to night 20th High Wind Milked the heifer put her in the Barn took the small Ram out of the stable and put him with the other Ram Kenneth Peter and Johny Rose Dan McDougall here Looking for Pete Grant thought he was Drowned I crofsed with them stopt at Peters all night 21st Bought of Mr Harper Quart of Whiskey -/7 1/2 I went to Careys to see Pat he was up with Jimmy to Hogansburgh came home Peter and Johny Kenneth put me acrofs 22nd Sunday Looking for the heifers calf 29 �23rd Drew some Wood crofsed to Harpers seen Pat Bought of Mr Harper soap 1/2 lb candles Pat Bought 1 Bag of Flour 1 lb Tea 1 Quart of Whiskey I Bought 2 Dozen of herrings 2/6 24th Our Hugh's Birth Day went to Semos Pat and I got Lasheys spear at Henerys gave Lashey his Knife he lost took his Barrel away Gave us some eels pat and went to fish Broke Lasheys spear got 2 eels 25th My Birth Day Pat and I to Charlies took a Bottle of Gin took Dinner took Charlies corn up took up some cabbage Leaves and Pumkins up Charlie turned Back 26th Wind high east cold fixing the stable got a Rat Mr James Cameron Island October 27th 1865 Drawing Drags Pat chopping stove Wood cold East Wind some snow to night Water very low 28th Pat and I to Mr Harpers Pat Bought of Mr Harper 1/4 of Mutton 17 lbs 2 Bars of soap Tobacco Matches 1 Quart of Whiskey Gave him a 20 Dollar Bill American Money to take to Montreal Took up My Traps seen Caty her and Ben Tyo at the store Sunday 29th Wrote 2 Letters for Pat 30 Lashey here for his spear him and I for EEls got 20 31st Drawing Wood Pat and I to the store for Holy Eve 1/2 Gallon of Whiskey Bought of Mr Harper Wick for Lamp -/3 1 spool of Thread Charlie came up Keeping up the Halloween cracking nuts Playing a Game or so of cards 1st of Nov all Saints Day Went to Mill for Charlie Got 3 lb of Roll 27 cents not paid got a Bottle from Bob Baker 1/- Bottle and Whiskey not Paid 1 Bunch of Matches -/3 paid this a Treat from J Cameron Left the Wool to spin at Mrs Morris's Got the spear from Bob and Handle Stopt at Mr Lukes treated them Seen Lis Laflesh after being Married Married Sunday Last Squire Parker Died yesterday Bought of Mr Streeter 1 pair for Gordon 2 1/4 Exchanged Livinias which is 50 cents extra on those I got to Day Laduke and Lashey here for Timber sold 3 peices for 10 Dollars a 2n all Souls Day Charlie went home 30 �3rd Went to Fish EEls Pat and I Got 85 in My Place 4th cleaning EEls all Day a Fine Day Raining at night 5th on this Day first we came in this house to Live Cold snowing some a Fortunate Day 6th Took a Bad Pain in my Back very Bad with it 7th Ours Allens Birth Day cold some and snow Took in the Cabbages about 80 head a EEl Fisher here Cleaned the clock Mavile is his uncle Mayer by name windy and cold {second page} The Harvest Month of Death 1865 Mr James Cameron Island Nov 8th The Mayer here for Potatoes got 1/3 from him 9th Prince of Wales Birth Day Pat and I cutting Drags Mr Leo Laduke came for the timber Gave me 5 Dollars & the Discount 5 cents 11 to Gordon promised to sent it By Mail to me from St Timothy his Direction is Mr Leo Laduke St Timothy Bridgeman CE Stoped here all night 10th Pat and I crofsed to Summerstown Bought of A Summers 1 small sack of Fine salt 1/Paid Bought of Mr Harpers 1 Quart of Whiskey -/7 1/2 Pipe -/1/2 Mr Harper in Montreal 11th cutting Wood 12th Sunday Wind High thawing 13th Drawing Drags very Bad with a pain in My Back set fire to the Back Marsh some of it Burnt Christie here all night 1 Bushel of Potatoes got a Broom gave him some tobacco 14th very Bad with my Back 2 men here Lincoln and another man Going for Robert Chapman to Lancaster his Brother Adam Chapman Died this Morning Christee making an axehelve 15th Bad with my Back Sandy Cameron Married on the 15th 16th Went to Mr Harpers Bought 14 yds of Cotton at -/10 per yd 11/8 2 yds shirting 1/3 2/6 3 yds Flannel at 2/6 7/6 8 yds Callico at 1/3 10/- 1/2 lb Tea 2/6 2 Spools -/6 1/2 lb Powder 1/- 31 �wick for candles -/6 Lamp Chimney -/6 which comes to L1..17..2 Gave Mr Harper 15/- Cash to My account to some Treats all paid 1 Bag of Salt 2/6 17th Setting Fires in Marsh 18th very Bad with my Back Pat chopping Stove Wood Thomas Munroe here with a letter to Pat from Jane Gave Thomas some eels sent 3 Pains of Glass and some Broken ones to Robert Carey for the New House Thomas Gave Gordon 5 cents Lent the Basket to Thomas with eels 19th Sunday Wind high Some snow very little very Bad with my Back 20th very Bad tried salt but no Good Dan Started for Verginia Pat seen him on the cars or Pensylvania Mr James Cameron Island Nov 21st 1865 21st on this Day of the Month Donald McMaster Departed in the year 1846 East Wind a sail crofsing from Below to Christees very stormy night 22nd very Bad with the Pain Tried the red pepper and I think it does best of anything I tried yet the Salaberry did not come to Day 23rd The Salaberry came up to Day and started Down again Pat came from Maitland 24th Lashey here him and Pat to Mr Harpers for me Bought 1 Bottle of R.R R 1/3 1/2 lb Saleratus 1/4 lb salts some oatmeal Mr Harper Gave Sent a Letter to Mr Leo Laduke Bridgeman St Timothy Postage Paid Lashey stopt all night 25th St Catherine Bossy and the Batchelor together Lashey went off a Great many Fishing eels steamers a Going very Bad with my Back yet Sunday the 26th 2 Indians spearing eels before the Door came up from Charlies Salaberry went into Salmon River 27th Salaberry went Down snowing I found a Bottle at Lower end of the Island and a Cedar stick that was blew up with the storm very Bad with my Back yet 28th Trying to catch the Horses Boats a Going yet 32 �29th Drew some Drags going about a Little now 30th St Andrews Day the Scotch Festival Went to Mr Harpers Bought 5 Gal Whiskey 1/3 paid Pat a Quart too Took Charlie home very staving Got some camphor From Mr Harper 1st of December Charlie here wind High snowing some 2nd Drawing wood Pat and I to Mr Harpers Pat got 2 Letters Bought a spool of Red Thread Charlie went home Sunday 3rd writing 4 Letters for Pat Mrs Morris and George here stopt all night 4th Went off Gave her some yarn to Make Mittens for me Went to fish EEls got 13 Let out the Little Ram A Boat Proppeller went Down 5th Pat and I crofsed Pat Bought churn 6/3 7/6 worth of Flour 1 Quart Whiskey I Bought 1 Coat £.2..2..6 from {illegible} Summers 1 spool of thred Bought of Mr Harper 1/2 Gal oil {illegible} 1/3 paid this) took Dinner there {second page} Mr James Cameron Island Dec 5th 1865 Got a Letter From Mr Laduke Five Dollars in it Donald A McPherson Died this Morning Light in the Lighthouses yet 6th 2 Boats Went down 1 up Fixing the Boards on the end of the House 7th Pat and I went to Williamstown Brought 4 EEls out to her Left our canoe at Captain Frasers the first time I was in Captain Frashers since came to the Island went to Ellens seen her Baby seen Dans Letter from Pitthole Pensylvania a Present for Livinia Mr Hills Light up yet a Good Breese coming home 8th 2 Boats went Down the Ranger I think is one of them freezing hard to day set fire to the Marsh 9th Steamer went Down with a Propeller and Barge in tow Lashey here took his Traps pail spear Box Christee and wife here Gave them some Potatoes Left his 2 EEl spears & 2 spears of Mine one Broke he is to fixed it Pat and I crofsed to Mr Harpers Pat got 1/2 Gall, 33 �me a Quart paid this Quart) got 2 pipes sweetys paid) high Wind coming Back almost impossible to manage the swells 10th Sunday Wrote a Letter for Pat to Sandy in Youngstown Ohio Mr Hills Light up to night and Johnstons too is 11th Monday Pat went to Barrets to Live Bought of Mr Harper (1 Bushel of Lime 1/3 of Pink or senna 1/2 lb Salts 1 Quart of Mollasses -/7 1/2 58 cents) ( Bought 1 Pair of Braces 2/Chimney Lamp -/6 a Belt a Present a pipe -/1/2 sweetys -/2 1/2 a Treat -/10 cents Paid this Bought of A Summers pink Root -/6 Took Dinner at Fellurroes Got the Basket and a Peice of Pork Mr Harpers child christened Sunday the 10th Gave Mr Harper 2 1/2 Dollars to My account 12th Fishing EEls Raining some wind changed to night Got 3 eels very high Wind 13th very windy fixing Boards behind the stairs where the stove wood is Kept Making a Petition upstairs Gordon and Mary took Medicine for the Worms Mr Hill crofsed to Frashers 1865 Mr James Cameron Island Dec 14th Finished the Petition up stairs set 3 Traps in the Back Marsh 15 A Fortunate Day very sick with my Breast the ice Made out to the edge of the Rushes a Great Job cutting out my canoe cutting Manure Before the stable Door Put in the small Ram and the young Bull in the barn cold Freezing hard and high Wind 16th I went to Fish eels got 5 cold sun North East Wind not very well water very low Horses out yet cant catch them to put them in Great saving of Feed 17th Sunday New moon comes in all alone. Quit milking Molly 18th a very fine Day cutting my canoe out of the ice at the shore Tried for eels got none 19th A Fortunate Day I went to Salmon River Left my canoe at Hopkins Pat came Brought 1 Gal Whiskey 1 Bottle of Gin 1 lb Tea stopt at Mrs Morris all night Got my mits very high Wind all night 34 �20th a Fortunate Day came to Hopkins a Job Pare and me putting out the canoe sailed Home Put in Gray one of the Hens Froze put Straw over the Potatoes in the cellar no snow on the Ground High Wind east to night Blowed Wicked fixed stones in the canoe after night but the Wind being so high Throwed her on shore Lost my 2 oars stearn seat 21st First Day of Winter and a cold stormy Day it is putting the Water and ice out of the canoe and a Job it is Livinia sick 22nd a Fortunate Day ice making very well took the Canoe to the Head of the Island Pat and I anchor ice making very well Froze acrofs to the Little Island North Side 23rd Cold ice made on the Rush Bed to the Kitt Kitt Island Killed the Bull put 2 shots in But the first shot Killed him without a Groan Left the meat in the Barn till we could cut it up very cold Work a Fortunate Day 24th Sunday Christmas eve took Gray to the Head of the Island to Draw up the canoe Thawing to Day snowing Blowing ice all gone away mostly 25th Christimas Day Cutting the meat and Salting it 26th went to Mr Harpers To 1/2 Gal Whiskey 2/6 Tape 7 1/2 shirting {illegible} 1/2 10 yds cotton 8/9 4 yds Calico 5/2 spools -/4 soap 1/-2 1/2 lb Butter 3/1 castor oil -/7 1/2 2 lb sugar 1/3 Mrs Rose came with us L1..6..10 {illegible} Mr Harper {second page} Mr James Cameron Island Dec 27th 1865 Raining east Wind snow Found 1 of the oars 28th Lifting the Troughs to the Trees 102 of them Piling some corn Wood that Laying Down in the Bush east Wind and snow stormy changed to the West put in the Mare 29th Our Angus's Birth Day Drew some of the square sticks from around the Garden 30th stormy east wind Freezing Making ice ice made acrofs to night here Sunday 31st Last Day of the year went to the Pitt Point 35 �For more information on James Cameron, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca 36 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription 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, 1865.</p> <p>1864</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island Dec 29</p> <p></p> <p>Ist of January1865 New Years Day Sunday had a Few Rounds of Whiskey this Day Nobody here ice commencing to Jam Freezing to night</p> <p>2nd the ice taken Before the Door a Great many air holes Thrashing set 2 Traps at the Lower Point</p> <p>3rd Allens Birth Day Thrashing pease Went Down to Charlies took Dinner got some nuts Charlie came up with me hurted the instep of my Foot splitting a stick of stove Wood A Strange dog came about Dark</p> <p>4th Charlie Went home Gave him some pease some matches stuff for his hens 1/2 Bushel of Potatoes some poison old pair of mits Fanning pease 3 Bushels Drew some Drags Mary Fell out of the Bed</p> <p>5th Bushing the Road at the Upper Point to Hamiltons very crooked with so many air holes</p> <p>6th crofsed to Renshaws got New Years from Mr Powell Donald McDonald and I crofsed to Mr Harpers a Treat gave Ranald Angus a/7 1/2 for a Raffle of Window sashes Bought of Mr Harper 3/4 of Calico -/7 1/2 1 lb candles /10 2 yds of shirting 2/6 Went to Mr David Summers a Treat 1/- paid this David went to cure Long Angus's child her Palate was Down Dave has a charm for that Heard of Dan Going to Toronto</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>the 7th 1865</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island January</p> <p>Thrashing the Last of the Pease and Fanning them 3 1/2 a cold Day the air holes shutting up well</p> <p>8th Sunday Lashey here for his sleigh and scates I though I seen a Cutter crofsing Summers's Road cold to Day Freezing hard</p> <p>9th Thrashed 3 Floors of wheat 7 Bushell Fanned this is the First of Thrashing of Wheat Francis Laplante here for Semos spear gave it to him all the Bosells Fishing EEls Turned Warmer seen cutters going on the ice and a Load of Hay as is supposed the cutter Turned Back 2 times to Summers Put Straw in the strawtick to Day</p> <p>10th I went to Fish EEls opposite the Foot of Christees Island the Bosells came got 2 Turned Stormy came home very stormy East Wind First Feeding of Hay to the Horses</p> <p>11th cold, snow Deep in the Breaking Roads Drawing a Little Wood home with the sleigh Banks of Snow Drifts</p> <p>12th Getting Wood Breaking Roads</p> <p>13 This is the Old New Year and it is stormy Went to the head of the Island cut the Top of the Top of the Oak Tree at the very point of the Island</p> <p>13th Drawing wood out of the Bay with the Mare Soft Day to day cows goin to the Bush at night commenced to Drift &amp; Blow</p> <p>14th Drawing Wood</p> <p>15th Sunday Cold Frosty</p> <p>16th Thrashed 3 Bushels of Oats cold Weather</p> <p>17th Thrashed 2 1/2 of Oats cold &amp; Frosty a cold night too</p> <p>18th cold Turned a Little Milder in the afternoon Went to Draw a Load of Wood great Dreams those nights Feeding the Cattle more than Common it is so cold</p> <p>19th Drew 2 Loads of wood Went to Mr Harpers got 5/- of Flour 1 lb Candles -/10 1 spool Thread Pipe plug Tobacco some paper 1/2 lb Tea 1/10 1/2 Bought of Rolland 6 yds Tape 15 cents 3 skains 10 cents 1 spool Red 5 cents 30 cents in all</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island January 20th</p> <p>Went to Mr Harpers to 62 lbs of Oats to my account a Treat Gave George Bosell &amp; Lewis a Ride down Bushing the upper Point Road some First Crofsing with a Horse</p> <p>21st Went to Mr Harpers with a Bag of Pease &amp; 2 Bushels of Oats 18 bl Beef 5/3 1 Qt Whiskey -/7 1/2 1/2 Gal Oil 1/8</p> <p>22nd Crofsed to Francis Island turned Back was going to Semos</p> <p>23 Fine Day Drawing Wood</p> <p>24th Went with 3 Bushels B Wheat to Mrs Morris Bought of Mr Harper 2 lbs Butter 2/- Treat -/7 1/2 Bottle Whiskey -/10 1/2 25 Semo came to Thrash at the Wheat the Horse Dead</p> <p>26th Fanning Wheat 4 Bushels Thrashed White Oats 4 Bushels commenced Black Oats Went to the store 1 1/2 Pease 3 1/2 Pints High Wines 14 lb Beef</p> <p>27th Semo Thrashing</p> <p>28th Thrashing &amp; Fanning the Last and Frist of the Black Oats Gave him 2 Bushels Oats 2 Pease &amp; 2 of Potatoes for his Pay Let him have the Mare to go home with his Pay</p> <p>29th all alone</p> <p>30th Went to Salmon River with 4 Bushels of Wheat Lis came Down with me Bought Mr Harper 1 plug Tobacco got my Account from P Buchanan Bought of Mr Streeter 1 pair for Livinia 2 1/2 their Money Bought of Congdon Mrs Minslows soothing syrup Pink &amp; Semos</p> <p>31st Went to Mr Harpers to 2 Bushels &amp; some lbs over 80 odd lbs of Pease 25 lbs Beef 1/2 lb Tea a Treat -/7 1/2 Took Thomas Munroe up Home 1/3 for the Roseboroug Church Gave Mr Harper 5/- cash for to get me a Paper</p> <p>1st February Went as far as Renshaws with Lis Went to Fish EEls with Henery Antwine to Christee Got 60 20 a peice</p> <p>2nd all Bad with cold</p> <p>3 taking home wood</p> <p>4th Went to Charlies to Draw some Wood John Angus &amp; James Hugh came Brought me a pair of Boots</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1865</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island Feb 5th 1865</p> <p>John Angus James Hugh went off I went as far as Peters B stormy some</p> <p>6th Grinding axes cut down the Hicory at the Lower Point</p> <p>7th Drawing wood</p> <p>8th Gordons Birth Day Breaking Roads</p> <p>9th Drawing Wood stormy weather these Days</p> <p>10 cutting stove Wood</p> <p>11th Went to Williamstown a Treat Harpers -/7 1/2 a Treat at Davids Bad Roads on the ice Old Pge died</p> <p>12th Went to see Ellen</p> <p>13th came Home a Very Frosty night Last night the coldest I felt this Winter Bought of Mr Harper 1 squaw Broom -/7 1/2 1 yd of Tobacco -/7 1/2 stopt at Archy Campbells</p> <p>14th St Valentines Day a Ball at D Summers to night</p> <p>15th Drawing Wood Kenneth MDonnell Drawing his Marsh hay home Clows taking over oats</p> <p>16th Went to Mr Harpers 67 lb of Oats 1/2 lb Tea 1/10/1/2 1/2 Gal syrup 1/10 1/2 2 lb of Butter -2/- 10 bl Beef 3/6 Treat Matches -/10 Jim Hopkins wife at Hamiltons</p> <p>17th Drawing Wood</p> <p>18th stormy James Hughs Birth Day</p> <p>19th Sunday</p> <p>20th Drawing Wood</p> <p>21st Went to Salmon River Bought of GA Streeter 1 pair of Boots 2 1/2 Our money Left my old Boots to be mended Bought of Rob Baker 1 Tumbler -/6 paid Congdon 5 cents Bought 2 Siscos 3 cents 2 cents for candy got a Ride from Comrie acrofs stopt at Angus Camerons all night Bought Mr Harper 1 Bottle Whiskey -/7 1/2 seen Lauries Boy</p> <p>22 came home Mrs Christee here with 2 pictures for Potatoes</p> <p>23 Went to Mr Harpers 109 lbs Peas 1 Gal syrup 3/9 1/2 lb Tea 1/10 1/2 Treat -/7 1/2 went up with Thomas Munroe &amp; Bill McLeod</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island 24th Feby 1865</p> <p>Mending Harnefs a Rout at Christees about stolen clothes</p> <p>25th Writing a Letter for Christees about the ill usage they got yesterday Brought me a Letter Back from Norman concerning the stealing of D McRae clothes splitt 2 sticks for Rails crust not good</p> <p>26th Raining some</p> <p>27th chopping stove Wood</p> <p>28th Last Day of the Month stormy snowing fixing straw in the Barn on 1 side</p> <p>1st of March Ash Wednesday snowing some Fine Day took home 2 Loads of Wood not very well</p> <p>2nd Went to Summers sold the timber to A Summers for L5..0..0.. 1 lb of tea on the Bargain Endorsed it on my Note took Dinner with Him Bought of Mrs Harper 1/2 lb saleratus -/4 1/2 lb Candles -/5 1 plug Tobacco /2 pipe 1/12 Treat -/4 Fixing the Ashes in the Bags 3 Bags of Ashes Mr Harper to Montreal Mrs Christee here Gave her some Pease</p> <p>3rd snowing Raining went to A Summer with the Ashes 4 Bushes 2/6 Brought a Bag of Oats Bought of Mr Harper 1/2 Gal syrup 1/10 1/2 10 lb Beef 1 Doz Herrings 2 1/2 cents coming to Me Got some yeast from Lydia Ann</p> <p>4th stormy day Christees here for Potatoes Brought a small smootheron to sell</p> <p>5th Went to Christees</p> <p>6th Went to Mr Harpers 1 lb sugar -/ 7 1/2 1/2 Gal oil 1/8 Treat -/7 1/2 Angus on the Front Renting the House to Carey a Treat at Davids 2/- My Mare Run away twice at Renshaws Island Lashey caught the Mare</p> <p>7th Went to Dundee Got the Pots from the Old Lady Christees took their Pot here a Treat about Wade selling Men Emmanuel Poorly First crows I seen</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island March 8th 1865</p> <p>A Summers here for the Timber Seen Wild Geese Semo got the Horse to Draw Wood</p> <p>9th After Timber Lis came</p> <p>10th George Semo here stormy Day</p> <p>11th Went to Salmon River with 3 Bushels of B Wheat Run over Dencens Child Bought of GA Streeter a pair for Gordon 9 York shillings Tapping my Boots 1 Dollar American Money Brought the candlemoles to Mr Harper &amp; Letter to Foley A Letter to J Hopkins From Mr Phillips Bought of Mr Harper syrup 3/9 Heard Dan was to be at home in a few Days 2 clafs certificate</p> <p>12th On this Day of the month McMaster first came to the Island stormy cold</p> <p>13th Drew 2 Loads of Wood Christee here had nothing to eat Gave him some Potatoes and Pease &amp; his Breakfast Tobacco</p> <p>14th stormy time</p> <p>15th Went a Treat at D Summers 1/3 seen Dany Ding went with Charlie to Renshaws Bought of Mr Harper Treat -/7 1/2 1/2 Quire of Paper -/6 came home</p> <p>16th Went as far as Renshaws with Lis she got a Ride acrofs stopt a while with Powell went Down with Charlie forgot his sleigh got the Load of a Half Barrel from him got some Red Pepper Blackbirds came seen 2 Ducks Grey Birds Races in Salmon River</p> <p>17th Doing Little or nothing</p> <p>18th Drawing Wood 1 cutter crofsed Summer's Road ice Bad in Salmon River no sleighs crofsing Getting Bad around the Points went up in the Bush for the first time this month so very Deep</p> <p>19th Sunday Charlie here for his sleigh 2 of Christees coming acrofs but the turned Back air hole Before the Door opened horses out Picking all Day hens not Laying yet</p> <p>{second page} 1865 Mr James Cameron Island March 20th</p> <p>Some crust something like sugar weather went to the Bush Tapt 29 Trees took hom 4 Pails of sap Tapt 2 Butternuts Trees for a Medicine Lashey came Pretty well staving had a coo got a Bunch of Matches some Tobacco from him Christees crofsed over to Summers they went to Sugar Making Great crofsing the Lancaster Road Great Fishing at the Big Bay</p> <p>21st Went to Bosells for Lasheys spear cut 4 holes no eels Made Molasses out of the 4 Pails of sap a Great Feast for Gordon Tapt 30 Trees this Evening Gathered 2 pails of sap not running well seen 2 men crofsing Summers's Road a Foot cows a Picking out now on or about these Days the Equinoxial Gales are Sun crofsing the Line</p> <p>22nd Livinia Birth Day got 4 EEls</p> <p>23rd Snowing Brought home 3 pails of sap Made the First Sugar about 1 lb cows wanting to go to the Bush Robins came on the 22nd went to the head of the Island water Raising in the Marsh seen 3 Men going to Christees eel Fishers Lots of snow Birds Hens commenced to Lay some of them but the Dog made Free in taking them</p> <p>24th A Fortunate Day But as Fortunate as it is I spilled a 1/2 Barrel of Sap taking it home cut 3 holes for EEls got 4 swallows came Gathered 22 pails of sap Besides what I spilled</p> <p>25th a Man here from the Grand River he Lives in Bombays shantyman I suppose ice opened Between here and Francis Island Molly had her calf this Evening First Boiling of sap in the Bush to Day Gathered 14 Pails to Day Tapped 10 Trees thats 36 pails I have Gathered now</p> <p>Sunday 26th Gathered 15 pails Gordon &amp; Mary Livinia &amp; myself Went to the Bush Boiled 2 pails while there No Eggs yet Took home some Mollasses</p> <p>27th Gathered 30 Pails to Day Boiling all in the Bush took home what we Boiled</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1865</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island March 28th</p> <p>Went to the Bush Sugared of what we took home yesterday Gathered 36 Pails of sap to Day Boiled Down 36 Pails to Day Went to Fish EEls got 11 of them ice slow in opening</p> <p>29th Went to the Bush Boiled 37 Pails to Day Gathered 33 pails to Day Tapt 10 Trees Gathering Wood for the Fire took home what we Boiled yesterday and what we Boiled yesterday and wht we Boiled to Day Summers's Road Out Before the Door east wind</p> <p>30th Sugared of Threw out the Rain water &amp; sap</p> <p>31st Gathered 2 Pails Tapt some Trees Boiled over 40 Pails to Day Took home the syrup to sugar at home the Frogs a Making a noise Butterflies and Millers Drawing wood to the camp east Wind</p> <p>1st of April all Fools Day Lashey here for his Spear water coming in the cellar Fixing the Potatoes put 8 Bushels in the Box pout out 10 pails of Water sugared Twice Went to the West end of the Island Killed a snake and put him in the Fire Gathered 8 Pails to Day Tapt a Birch Tree for Vinegar ice Going from before the Door hens commenced to Lay only 1 of them the Mare out Weaned the calf yesterday Hay all Done on the East side Began 1/2 of the other side of the Hay</p> <p>Sunday the 2nd 3 /2 Pails gathered to day</p> <p>3rd Gathered 9 Pails to Day Tapt some more trees took home 8 pails to Boil in the house today Seen BumbleBees or Humble Bees whatever you choose to call them 2 Indians Fishing EEls me Fishing got 3 put a pole in my spear put out the Gaberna canoe Fired a shot at a Rat and did not Get him ice Before the Door yet</p> <p>4th 5 pails Gathered to Day Went Down to the Barn above the Kit Kit Just as I got there the Wind raised</p> <p>{second page} April 5th 1865 Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Went to Fish EEls got 18 came home took home 10 pails of Birch sap to make vinegar Loons a Roaring Made Mollas of 15 pails</p> <p>6th a Fortunate Day high Wind 4 Indians came up from Charlies Gathered 11 Pails of sap &amp; Rain together Boiling the Birch sap at the end of the house for vinegar Killed 7 snakes or 8 set 2 Traps for Mink found a cedar stick only 3 hens Laying yet of the 16 Pat at Charlies</p> <p>7th Boiling sap yet Fixing the Fence on the Pitt Point high Wind</p> <p>8th Boiling vinegar sap took home all the things from the Bush</p> <p>9th Sunday 3 years Married to Day Palm Sunday to Day Pat and Charlie here</p> <p>10th Mr Powell here him and I to Charlies took 1/2 Bushel of Potatoes to Charlie Lent Pat the most noted Pirates, Shipwrecks &amp; Disasters at sea and the Hospital Book Put 5 Gallons and 1 Quart on the Jar to Day took a Pail of Birch sap home for Charlie. Fixing of Renshaws account</p> <p>11th Went to Renshaws Gave what he owed me L27..7..2 Besides there was 70 lb of Barley and 2 1/2 of Potatoes I gave him in place of me owing him 26 Dollars and 26 cents he owes me a Balance of Something I did not want to see what it was as I was not well pleased at his Boarish Look Went to Mr Harpers Pat and Charlie there Gave Charlie the eel oil to Fetch to Powell had 2 Treats at Mr Harpers Took Dinner at Thomas Munroes wrote a Letter for Thomas A Summers Bought out Rolland Taking stack Down Got the Clevis Charlie left his shirt to Make.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Duplicate of the previous page}</p> <p>1865</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island March 28th</p> <p>Went to the Bush sugared of what we took home yesterday Gathered 36 Pails of sap to Day Boiled Down 36 Pails to Day Went to Fish EEls got 11 of them ice slow in opening</p> <p>29th Went to the Bush Boiled 37 Pails to Day Gathered 33 Pails to Day Tapt 10 Trees Gathering Wood for the Fire took home what we Boiled yesterday and what we Boiled to Day Summers's Road Out Before the Door east Wind</p> <p>30th Sugared of Threw out the Rain water &amp; sap</p> <p>31st Gathered 2 Pails Tapt some Trees Boiled over 40 Pails to Day took home the syrup to sugar at home the Frogs a Making a Noise Butter</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1865</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island April 12th</p> <p>Went to Fish EEls the wind came fro the West I came up as far as the Sturgeon Island had to Wheel round and got Rofs Island the swells running in and over my canoe stopt all Day on Rofs Island the Wind and Water on the River was like Drifting of snow and smoke stopt on the Island all night very cold</p> <p>13th calling for Charlie My canoe all split with the Lashing of the Waves Charlie came for me stopt at Charlies till Friday 14th Good Friday when the Wind Lowered and him and Pat came home with me used me well Lent Charlie an axe Gave Charlie his shirt Bills roof of his Barn Blowed off Part of it there must Bean a Great Destruction with this wind</p> <p>15th Making Fence in the Lane Found a Bottle that Charlie Rose and Dan McDougall had Left in the Feild seen Renshaws Boat sailing up from the Warf Went Through to see the Damage the Wind had done and it tore Down trees set Fire to the marsh May up in the Bay</p> <p>16th Sunday Easter Sundy a Great Frolic of Eggs to Day</p> <p>17th Went for the Horses to head of the Island got a Rat first setting of Traps Last night Hard Frost and ice Last night very hard Drew some stones to the Bank put Manure in the canoe for plants drew the Big Canoe up to the Door set 4 Traps in the Front Marsh</p> <p>18 Our Duncans Birth Day and a Windy Day it is very high Wind Pat and Charlie crofsed Dont think But they got to Hamiltons Island fore the store caught them First ploughing in the Garden ploughed some before the Door commenced to Rain Found the sheep Dead Making Fence on the Pitt Point 1st Steamer went to Day Tried to go into Lancaster I think its the Emprefs came Down Abe Lincoln Shot I heard Found the sheep Lamb Dead</p> <p>{second page} 19th 1865 Mr James Cameron Island April</p> <p>Pat &amp; Charlie here from Summerstown had a smather took Breakfast &amp; Dinner the Wind high split the Hicory for Capstans Bars ploughed a litle the horses will not go for me Lashey here to chop</p> <p>20th hard Frost and hail East wind filled the Bags with Ashes Gathering iron the Bachelor after Bossy to Day Great Going of Boats from Salmon River to Lancaster this while Back now cold to Day</p> <p>21st Got a Rat wind high Seen Charlie Trying the Perch at the Lower end of his Island him and Pat Loons a Roaring Put in the sheep again Fixing the Big Canoe some</p> <p>22nd Went to the Little Island North side Went to my Spot to Fish EEls got 6 came home wind Raised Found a part of a Horse pelt Went to the Bush for Wild Onions took home a pail full very high Wind</p> <p>23rd St George's Day Sunday Raining &amp; snowing Blowing Hills Light Lit Sunday</p> <p>24th Lashey came Late night to chop him and I to Renshaws &amp; Harpers Bought of Mr Harper Flour 5/- I Forgot how many Pounds 1/2 lb Tea 1/10 1/2 1/2 lb Saleratus -/4 Heard Morway Departed heard that Abraham was poorly Ploughed a Little Before the Door</p> <p>25th Livinia &amp; Lashey and Mary went to Salmon River Abraham Departed this Life Gordon and I to Fish EEls got 23 Gordon got Kind of Sea sick with the Rocking of the canoe a very fine Day Salaberry came up to night 1st Rafts went Down</p> <p>26th The Emprefs came up &amp; went Down stopt all night at Lancaster Salaberry into Salmin River St Helen went Down Livinia Mary &amp; Lashey came home Gordon Pat &amp; Charlie and I to Mr Harpers for the first time Gordon went to the store or Front</p> <p>27th Planted Potatoes Before the Door Finished ploughing the Garden Passport went Down 2 Rows of all sorts early ones niggertoes Blue Merseys or whatever you call them and my Little Blue noses {potatoes}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island April 28th 1865</p> <p>Fixing the slab Fence on the Pitt Point Helping Lashey to split a Fortunate Day took home a Load of chips Fixed the Door up stairs First sail came up Passed here East Wind cold Rain &amp; hail Lashey crofsed to go to confefsion to Williamstown</p> <p>29th Fishing EEls Before the Dorr got a Great Blow of Wind for a Little While Raining the Emprefs up First this Morning Before the Salaberry Propellers going Down Tug went Down Barge sailed into Salmon River</p> <p>Sunday 30th Our nannie a Lamb the Rumpling white hen commenced to Hatch 13 Eggs under her Molly and the Batchelor sparking a Good many Trees and Limbs Down with yesterdays storm Charlie and Pat to the squaw Island for eggs 2 Rafts going down</p> <p>1st of May Emprefs went Down took in 6 eggs this morning East Wind Cold Fixing the Fence on Pitt Point Went to Fish EEls got 30 Fine 3 Masted Vessel went Down in Tow of the America 5 men here Looking for a Dram of Timber Ploughed a Ridge at Dead Butternut Tree</p> <p>2nd Charlie &amp; Pat came Went to Salmon River Brought 28 lb iron 1/2 12 lb Rags 36 cents 1 1/2 Ashes 1/3 which comes to 4/2 1/2 paid an old account of 40 odd cents all clear up to this Date (Bought on credit Meal 30 cents 1/2 lb crackers 7 cents this is charge to me) got 1 or 2 fathom of Rope 1/2 lb candles -/4 Bought the shot paid this 2 papers of Onion and 1 paper of Beets 1 of Carrots paid all this Gave the old Lady a Bag of Ashes and Bag of Potatoes Brought home the Pot Bought of P Buchanan 1 Quart 1/2 Pint of Whiskey 2 Tin Dishes 1 Goopey Matches Bought of Baker 1 Bar of Soap 20 cents paid this Returned the Bottle Gave Charlie some Potatoes EEls pail sap 1 bottle of Vinegar sweet Pat Left his shirts to wahs Gave Pat some oil Got 2 French almanacks at Bakers James Hopkins poorly, planted the Tobacco</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island May 3rd 1865</p> <p>Ploughed above the house Went to Fish EEls with Pat and Charlie got 15 Gave 1 to Pat had oatmeal for supper a Great Treat the young nannies Lamb Dead</p> <p>4th Shot 2 Ducks got 4 eels Ploughing Let out the calve a While set Fire to Little Island the Emprefs chasing the Salaberry planted 3 Beets for seed Berris &amp; Tomatoes in a Box ice Last night 2 hens Wanting to Hatch 2 more Lambs the White Sheep has Fixing some sticks at or around the upper Part of the old house made 2 Panels at the end of the Lane that was Broke with the Wind clearing around the shore the canoe &amp; Bun &amp; sticks Heard Thunder Raining some the Bouquet in to Salmon River Planted 2 Rows straight Down from the currant Bushes of White Potatoes and a Row of Blue Mersey or niggertoes earl ones all{illegible} seed planted 5 Rows all Together to Day Harrowing another of these Large 3 Masted Ship went Down to Day in tow of the America</p> <p>5th Ploughing Harrowing for the Rest of the Potatoes</p> <p>6th Planted the Rest of the Potatoes above the House 2 Men here from a Raft for Bread Gave 9 lbs of Pork 1 1/2 of Potatoes to them Left their Towel Made 1st Butter 3 Men here one of them a Laduke from St Timothy stopt all night Raining the Empress up Before the Salaberry</p> <p>7th Sunday Henery and his wife here got Potatoes currant Bush slips took Dinner Tom tomatoes starting Berries</p> <p>8th Monday Ploughing Down on the hill Semow here for seeds of Potatoes Put in the Ram</p> <p>9th Charlie and Pat crofsed seen Angus on the Front A Summers &amp; Re McDonalad here with his horse Gave me a Bottle and it full of sting a Letter from Lis Making the Garden onions Beets start of sage carraway carrots caught an Elm stick</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island May 10th 1865</p> <p>Ploughing Looking for the young Ram all Day and him in with the sheep the Black lamb Dead Tom crofsed with the 2 Canoes</p> <p>11th Ploughing Raining went to Fish EEls got 2 Wind Raised as usual Fixing the Brush Fence some planted Corn before the old House about 80 Hills of Yellow corn sweet corn or sugar Corn about 40 hills took 2 currant Bushes on the 10th</p> <p>12th Went for a Plant at the head of the Island ploughed some Tom Tried the Perch to Bite got none Finished Reading Paul Clifford Fixing a Whippletree snow on the Mountains 3 Propperllors after one another the St Helene chasing the Huron My Horses very slow to work they want a Driver none too Fat Plenty Good Hay not any oats</p> <p>13th got 2 eels in the Mud Tom and I Dan came Blistered his hands not Being accustomed to Row</p> <p>14th Sunday Dan Went off</p> <p>15th Sowed 2 1/2 of Pease Foggy this Morning Tom set his line set mine Broke Lost 30 Fathom of it got 3 Perch for the First Tom Caught Harrowed the Garden Made holes for the Corn</p> <p>16th Planted 300 hills of Corn Put Manure on them Planted Pumpkins Pat &amp; Charlie here Charlie Brought a Hen for eggs as he has no Ruster Mr Streeter &amp; his Brother William who is very Poorly along with him Gave him 3 Rats Thunder Foggy Pat Brought Livinia 1/2 lb Tea some crackers Gordon Charlie Pretty well to Do washed 6 peices for Pat caught 4 Perch Left his Dog the hen off her nest A Hatching</p> <p>17th Made a Fence Behind the shed put out 4 Loads of Manure some on the corn and potatoes a Load in the Garden very fine and then turned very cold Gomprey up first got eating of Perch Tom got a Pickerel</p> <p>{second page} the 18th 1865 Mr James Cameron Island May</p> <p>A Fortunate Day trying to Plough the horses will not got for me sowed a Bushel of Wheat on1/2 pails harrowing</p> <p>19th Tom Setting his Lines Mosquitoes commencing</p> <p>20th Digging the peice Behind the shed at the Pig Pen Fishing caught a Pickerel Let Gray out to Grafs went to Fish at night with a Light got 15 Tom &amp; I I Lost a Great many as my spear is not very good Looking for Gordon as his is Lost Got him in the wheat Ground asleep</p> <p>Sunday Rogation the 21st Went to the Little Island North side Gordon &amp; I got 6 Duck Eggs Gordon had a right view of the American steamer set Fire to the Hay on the Little Island Let out the sheep and Lambs The Batchelor &amp; Molly together Tom Went home took a Pike with him the Potatoes Beginning to peep up onions up in the garden Beets &amp; carrots</p> <p>22nd Taking the ground away from the east end of the House and stones took 6 Bushels of Potatoes out of the cellar put in the old House planted 6 paills of Potatoes in the Garden 1 Row next the currant Bushes of early Lady Fingers next Row Blue Merseys or seedlings</p> <p>23 Ploughing had to take Grey to Finish a Ridge alone</p> <p>24th Fishing Perch Queens Birth Day Pat came up alone him and I to Mr Harpers a Great Day in Cornwall The Highland Games for the Champions hip of the World Tarring and McLennan Toronto Lost the Bet of 1000 Dollars Got 5/- Cash from Pat Bought of Mifses Harper 1 pint Whiskey -/4 2 Candles -/3 1 Pipe paid this Antwine and parent came to Fish sold them a Bun got a Coat and shirt for it sold them Potatoes got 31 Hooks</p> <p>25th ascension Day or Holy Thursday I went to Summerstown Bought yds B Ribbon 1/- paid this Bought Mr Harper 5/- worth of Flour</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island May 26th 1865</p> <p>Planted the 40 Hills of corn over again Took up my Traps Tom set out his Line again</p> <p>27th Drew up the Elm stick Antwine went of Fishing Perch Baited the Line Watering the Garden and corn and some Potatoes The Spartan went Down on the 26th yesterday on her First Trip</p> <p>28 Sunday Mrs Morris George &amp; Bob here Tom went for his spectacles</p> <p>29th Royal Oak Day Charlie and Pat up Going to Mr Harpers Treated me The Game men on the Front Jarmy and McLennan Sowed 4 1/2 Bushels of Oats Harrowing Cleaning the Potatoes Planted 61 hills of Cucumbers Mush Melons 31 Water Melons 5 hills, 1 hill of citrons took home 4 peices of Washing. Brought to Wash 2 peices More</p> <p>30 Henery set his Line stopt all night Towing got some Boards</p> <p>31st Christie here took away the Glafs Gave him 2 spears 1 EEl spear 3 prungs 1 Fish spear 2 prungs</p> <p>1st of June Ploughing the Potatoe Ground Below the house</p> <p>2nd Planted about 3 Bushels of sets or small potatoes very warm Harrowing</p> <p>3rd Fixing the Red canoe 2 Men here Fishing Gains and Saya from the South Branch camping on the Pitt Point</p> <p>4th of June George the 3rds Birth Day Sunday the 2 men here for Baites Say and Gains A Great many Rafts a Going Down a steamer from Below Taking up a Raft above the squaw Island Began to Rain which is much wanted</p> <p>5th Hoeing Potatoes Went to Renshaws with Saya got a Quart of High Wines Gave me a 1/3 for 200 Gordon got 5 cents got some Potatoes onions from them Powder and caps</p> <p>6th Pat &amp; Charlie came I went to Harpers Bought 1/3 worth of Tea 16 worth of candles Heard Donald McDonald John Sombred &amp; Jim McRory Burg{illegible} Pat to Cornwall</p> <p>{second page} 7th 1865 Mr James Cameron Island June</p> <p>Henery &amp; Pat Thomas &amp; 2 Boys William Rose here had a Bottle of stuff gave the Boys some sugar Pat took some Tea from co{illegible} to Livinia Pat stopt all night Thunder &amp; Lightning and Rain</p> <p>8th Charlie came up for Pat Charlie took up 100 Plants put thim out sheared the Rest of the sheep Lots of Trowling got 2 Pickerel Trowling</p> <p>9th Our Marys Birth Day I went to Mr Harpers with 10 Dozen of eggs Bought of Mr Harper 3 1/2 yds of cotton at =/8 per yd 2/4 4 yds Calico at 1/2 4/8 spool of Threat 1 Quart of oil -/10 Treat -/7 1/2 which comes to 8/8 1/2 got a Doz of the eggs a i{llegible} on this Due Harper of 2/10 1/2 &amp; an almanack went to Renshaws stopt at Hamiltons with John as he had some oats in the canoe he got at McLeods Took supper at Hamiltons John Angus came got a Wooden Pipe from Seans got a Tumbler from Summers store</p> <p>10th Fishing got 33 Perch Hoeing and cleaning the Potatoes</p> <p>4th Sunday went acrofs with John Angus Gordon and I stopt on Francis Island the first time ever Gordon was on it Heard George Bosell was Going to be mate on the Salaberry Fishing Got 12 Perch and 2 Picerel Lost 1</p> <p>12th of June Cleaning the Corn and Potatoes wind high Keeping in the calve</p> <p>13th hoeing and cleaning the corn Fixing the sticks of Hicory for to to to Renshaws</p> <p>14th Went to Renshaws Tom &amp; I</p> <p>15th Corpus Christie</p> <p>16th Crofsed Pilots 5 of them gave me 1/3 crofsed with 2 of the mand Gave me 1/3 {illegible} A Summers 1/2 lb Saleratus 1/4 lb of starch paid this Bought of Mrs Harper 2 lb of sopa 1/- paid this Found an elm stick 54 Length</p> <p>17th Pat &amp; Charlie here Gave Pat my 4 peices of Washing Crofsed to see Renshaw got 5/- for the sticks Bought of Harper 5/- {illegible} of Flour paid</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island June 18 1865</p> <p>The ever memorable Battle of Waterloo Grand Procession at St Regis Pat and Charlie here going to Careys Strawberries Ripe some now Gordon Mary Livinia and me at the Lower Point for Berries</p> <p>19th I went to Dundee Bought of Buchanan 1 1/2 of Potatoes at 2/6 per Bushel 3/9 Had 83 lbs of Oats at 40 cents for 34 lbs Bought 1/14 of soap at {illegible} a lb Bought Pudding Dish 30 cents I owe him 16 cents on this Returned Bakers Bag stopt at Mrs Morris's with the shower stopt at Alex Island till the storm was over Charlie Brought some plants 2 Men here for Brushs Timber did not get any</p> <p>20th Tom Came Fixing Boots &amp; Marys Moccasins Put the stery in the old House</p> <p>21st Longest Day in the year got 9 Perch set the Line 18 hooks on Lashey came stopt all night got 2 EEls From him</p> <p>22nd Our Dans Birth Day hoeing some Fixing the Gate got a Pickerel &amp; 4 Perch Mosquitoes Bad</p> <p>23rd Charlie here Left his shirt to make Baited the Line with chub Charlie Brought Lashey here at night</p> <p>24th Antwine Russel Fishing eels Tom started turned Back with the Wind</p> <p>25th a Fortunate Day Sunday got 2 EEls got 1 Large Pike Thunder &amp; Lighting at night Raining some Strawberries now on the Lower Point</p> <p>26th Monday Ploughing the Potatoes &amp; corn Raining very dirty the Potatoes</p> <p>27th Wind High high</p> <p>28th Charlie came Pat &amp; Thomas Munroe came Lent a Bag &amp; Bottle to Put at the Potatoes and at the Weeding &amp; Watering the Garden heard of those that was Killed on the RailRoad Docherty Cunningham Curry &amp; Carebou John Raising his {illegible} Working on the Roads now A Summers informed on selling Licquor</p> <p>30th Wind high putting the Plough through the Rest of the Potatoes Before the Door Broke the Plough</p> <p>{second page} July the 1st 1865 Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Hoeing Potatoes Below the house for the Ist hoeing got a cat Fish and a Pike on the Line got chub to bait with the Salaberry a Pleasure Trip to Cornwall</p> <p>2nd Robert MDonald Angus Cameron Johnny saw Summers here had a Bottle Left the contents of it with me &amp; the Bottle Raining some cold evening very near Frost only for the wind being high</p> <p>3rd Potatoes 4 of Chily Windy at the Potatoes</p> <p>5th Our {illegible} Birth Day Sold Mr Kimball 3 1/2 Doz of {cut off} crofsed to Mr Harpers Bought 4 lbs of {cut off} not Paid 1/3 1/2 lb Tea paid Treats paid Laying of the Foundation stone of {cut off} Camerons house Laid a Great ceremony</p> <p>6th Crofsed with Charlie and Pat B{cut off} of Mr Harper 3 1/2 yds of 1 Kind 4 yds of {cut off} at 1/- thats 7/6 not Paid Bought of A Summers Esgss 4 Loaves Bread 1/3 copperas -/2 spool {cut off} -/6 paid this Went to Renshaws for {cut off} of sugar for Mr Harper Pat and {cut off} Thomas Munroes Charlie and I Lis came {cut off}</p> <p>7th Lis started turned Back started again h{cut off}</p> <p>8th hoeing some Christie here Grinding his axe Fine a Tree for spear pole put out 10 p{cut off} of Tobacco yesterday got 2 eels 1 sturgeon from Lashey went to his Line with The Rope &amp; the St Charles a Race To day Raspberries get Ripe eat new Potatoes Jim Hopkins to Williamstown and his Family</p> <p>9th Jim &amp; Family {cut off}here coming Back in the Bush Gordon Mary &amp; Livinia I picking Berries</p> <p>10th Finished hoeing Below the house first hoeing high Wind</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1865</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island July 11th</p> <p>John Hamilton Sandy and Charlie Rose here for the Bull had hard Work with him Filling my Bags with Ashes cut a little Hay Just a Few fork full in the Barn Drawing Wood for the house Berries Plenty Blackbirds commencing to swarm George Semo Married to Day</p> <p>12th Orangemans Day Went to Salmon River Bought of Norman on credit 1 Bunch of Matches -/7 1/2 bought David Baker 49 lbs of Flour 7/6 Gave to my account 79 lbs of Oats 3/11 and 3 Dozen {cut off} eggs 1/10 1/2 came home Raining Seen Johny Kenneth &amp; Thomas Munroe</p> <p>13th Finished hoeing the corn commenced to Mow around the house a Race the Lord Elgin &amp; the Spartan Spartan Best</p> <p>14th Mowing the Grove the Passport passed the Emprefs Lashey here 4 Steamers Towing the Barges a Boat aground at the foot of Francis Island</p> <p>15 Made 8 coils of hay {cut off}ing the Barn Door the Traveller Went Down The Salaberry a Pleasure Trip St Swithens Day no rain to Day here</p> <p>16th Sunday Raining Raft belonging to Mr Thomas Buck here slept in the Barn</p> <p>17th the Raftmaen of Mr Buck stole away Tippoo the Dog Charlie &amp; Pat here took Down the Double stove in the old house Mary commencing to make a few steps in Walking Mowing some Charlie Brought 100 Turnips to Transplant</p> <p>18th high high Wind Went with Lashey to his line gathering in the Grove</p> <p>20th Put in about 24 coils in the Barn Went to the Raft caught 7 perch &amp; chub on the Raft put in the cows as they come in the Grain</p> <p></p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island July 21st 1865</p> <p>Mowing Broke the snaith Berries Plenty Finished the mowing in the Grove Raftmen here cutting Hand spikes shot a sawbeak</p> <p>22nd Charlie and Pat here went with them to Summerstown 2 Bushel of Ashes 1/3 to Treat 1 Bar of soap 1/- 3 Dozen of eggs to Mr Harper 1/2 lb Tea and 1 lb candles Treat came home Mr Stickler here Looking at the Timber Went to the Raft and then to Mr Harpers with 80 lbs of Oats not very well turned very sick in the night new Potatoes Plenty</p> <p>Sunday 23rd the Ra{cut off} in the Berries I picked a Pitcher of Berries</p> <p>24th Gordon Pat Charlie and I to Wi{cut off} the first time for Gordon to be there Got a Present of Pants from Dan of Tartan yds Brought 28 lb of Wool and a co{cut off} of Sugar pickled cucumbers Ellen {cut off} 4 presents to Mary Gordon seen the cars and on the RailRoad Bridge for the first time coming Back took Bob Kennedy along with us Charlie and Pat stopt at night Lashey here Weaned Marry</p> <p>25th St James Day Put in 25 coils of Hay Mowed some</p> <p>26th Dog Days Begin Mowing Bob &amp; I</p> <p>27 Went to the Raft got 1/3 from them Trying for eels put in 22 coils of hay Bob and I Christee here gave him some Potatoes for a Basket Gave him and old Knife as he had none a very hot Day to Day Went Down to help Lashey with his Line and he was after setting it</p> <p>28 Raking cuting put in 20 coils in the Barn Found a nest with 20 eggs in it</p> <p>29th Fishing Perch got 2 Mowing down at the apple Trees</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>30th 1865</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island July</p> <p>Sunday Went to Christees A Summers here for his horse Gordon I and Bob on Christee Na-houtas or cachin-tota &amp; Alexis's Islands Went to the Bush for Berries Livinia Mary Gordon Bob &amp; I got 3 Blank on the Islands</p> <p>31st Last Day of July Mowing Below the Garden very thin the hay Bob Broke the Point of his scythe Fishing Began to take the Tops up of the Potatoes now it was only Rooting them out here and there Before this a very warm Day choke cherries Turning eat no cucumbers yet</p> <p>1st of August or Lammas Day {illegible}ing commences put in 17 coils of hay small cucumbers setting Brush heaps on Fire</p> <p>Marys Birth Day put in 7 coils of hay most awful warm Thunder last ight very big Rolls cutting a Little Bob shot 2 Ducks set some more heaps of Brush on fire</p> <p>3rd cutting on the Lower Point Went to Mr Harpers Bought 3 pecks of Salt 1/3 paid pens 6 &amp; holder -/3 worth of hooks Paid Bought of A Summers Treat -/6 {cut off} &amp; Senna -/6 spool of Red Thread-/1</p> <p>4th put in {cut off} coils of hay upper side Gathering Ashes</p> <p>5th Killed the Ram Gathering &amp; Mowing put in 7 coils on the east side for the First Fishing at night got 3 eels &amp; a catfish</p> <p>6th Sunday A Fortunate Day Raining East Wind stormy Lightning</p> <p>7th A Fortunate Day blowing some ON the Pitt Point &amp; Behind the Barn Raining &amp; Blowing hard from the West BlackBirds Birds Bad horses Bad cows Bad wanting to come in Hazelnuts Good choke cherries Good Goos Berries &amp; Black currants Good Butternuts not Good</p> <p>{second page} Augst 8th 1865 Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Tuesday Mowing Back of the Barn very sick</p> <p>9th Mowing a Great many Indians Going Down to the Long BlackBerries Put in 6 coils on the east side of the Barn a Good hay</p> <p>10th Put in the East side 9 coils of Grass &amp; clover Dan and Allen came Pete Bosell put them acrofs Began to Rain a Fortunate Day</p> <p>11th Raining Picking choke cherries Dan &amp; I put Dan and Allen acrofs to Henerys took supper at Henerys Heard how Renshaws wood and Wharf was Burnt By the Steamer Hope's Sparks Brought 2 Books to Gordon Dan Did</p> <p>12th The Salaberry a Pleasure Trip to Cornwall Gathering and Putting in put 16 coils on the West side and put 10 on the east side 140 coils on the West side now and 32 on the East side</p> <p>13th a change in the Moon Bob skidadled of Took the Basket and cherries, eat some new corn today a Boat around that stole Bob away</p> <p>14th cutting above the Lane Indians coming Down now to Fish and steal a very very warm Day to Day Blackbirds bad</p> <p>15th Livinia Gordon and Mary went to Dundee to see their Grandmother John nine came for A Summers Sand with a Scow Showed him the sand commenced cutting the Pease made 9 coils of Hay above the Lane this is an awful warm Day Lightning to night Blackbirds commenced the corn Lent them my spade and Hammer &amp; Basin</p> <p>16th Got 2 Loaves of Bread from them for Potatoes Got 4 EEls of an Indian for Potatoes Gave him stuff to make Paddles &amp; axe helve Livinia came home</p> <p>17th cutting Hay cut the Wheat as the Hens and Birds Finished it all Pat came went acrofs John Brought 4 Loaves 1/3 I Paid this and the Tumbler 5 cents Bought spools 3 -/3 went on Board the Raft coming Back</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>18th 1865</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island Augst</p> <p>Put in 1 1/2 Loads of Pease Put in 7 coils on the upper side put 5 on the east side put the Wheat up east side the cows Demolished the corn coming in in the night</p> <p>19th A Fortunate Day Finished cutting the Pease put them in put in 2 or 3 coils of hay on east side Lashey came with his Tackling Henery from Montreal to Day awful Dry time with warm Weather</p> <p>20th Sunday Great smoke from the West 9 Pannels of our Fence on the Pitt Point Burnt next the River High Wind Rain in the Evening and at night Great Fires out some Place Hunting commences in Lower Canada for Ducks</p> <p>21st Monday Lashey Fishing Pickerel got 17 crofsed to the other side Mowing some of the Oats its not Ripe but it is impossible to Keep the cattle out of it and it is all Tramped cutting Hay some on the Lower Point Fixing som Tobacco the Green Leaf Packed it in a Match Box and Put 2 or 3 Layers of sugar on it and then Prefsed it with a Heavy weight Christie here gave him a Ring for his scythe took Dinner here Grinding his scythe impossible to catch the Mare to night Thunder to Day</p> <p>22nd cut the corn stalks Mowing some Pealing apples cut a coil of Marsh Hay at the River side very unwell though knocking around for all that Kingston went Down to Day First Trip since she got smasshed</p> <p>23rd cutting some hay few Drops of Rain the Alma went up</p> <p>24th cutting and Gathering Hay Lashey crofsed took his Barrel here gathered a coils of Oats</p> <p>25th a Fortunate Day put in15 coils of hay on the east side got an axehelve from the Indian Lashey went to Traps put a clout on the small Ram put in some corn stalks</p> <p>{second page} 1865 Mr James Cameron Island Augst 26th</p> <p>Cut the Last of the Oats cut a coil of Marsh Hay in the Front Marsh high Wind</p> <p>27th Sunday Lashey came took 2 cats From Traps here Lashey went to Salmon River Hazelnuts Good Gordon &amp; I on the Pitt Point after some</p> <p>28th put in 2 small Loads of Oats took in 1 Basket of sweet apples paid the Indians for the axehelve Lashey came some sober</p> <p>29th cutting some hay on the Lower Point some Marsh hay in Back Marsh Raking the Last of the Oats pulled the Beans Took up 1/2 Bushel of Apples Made a coil of Marsh hay on the Bank of the River South side next the oats</p> <p>30th Went to Mr Harpers with Pat &amp; Charlie took about 13 Dozen of eggs Bought of Mr Harper Flour 5/- Tea 1/2 lb 1/10 1/2 Thread -/3 Soap 1/- sweetys for Gordon Bought of A Summers 1/4 lb starch Thread -/1 1/2 needles -/2 Treat -/3 Lent my Knife to Long John to cut Tobacco and he did not return it to me Pat went to the Gore heard of Mrs Munroe being very low in the 2nd concefsion the Spartan Sunk stopt in Hamiltons coming home heard Alexander went off Charlie &amp; I came home</p> <p>31st Went to Salmon River Charlie &amp; I took 3 lb of Wool 4 lb Bag &amp; all stopt at Lukes got a Taste to charge 6 cents or 9 of shinplasters for the wool Mark 450 on the Bag Gave Streeter 1 sheepskin 2/6 to my acc Bl Treat of Beer at Normans paid Loan of a Bottle From D Baker Waiting at the Lines for Spink a Steamer at Laports Island from Odgensburgh with hunters Mrs Semo Derushies Departed this life A Terrible time with smoke and Fires</p> <p>1st of September Lashey went with the oak stick to Lancaster had to let it Go after taking it as far as the Lighthouse Thrashing and pulling some Beans Lashey making a Paddle</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>the 2nd 1865</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island September</p> <p>Mowing in the Marsh Before the Door Fixing Fish Box Board under the Canoe Water Low Heard of Semows wife Being Buried to Day for the first time, heard of it Shot a Duck shot a Hen Hawk very smokey time</p> <p>3rd Sunday Dans Birth Day Lashey went to Lukes I went to Fish got 3 Pickerel 4 Perch east wind Rose very Quick</p> <p>4th Finished husking the corn put a Bushel of Potatoes in the cellar Pulled the Onions summer savoury and the Beet seed Drew some Wood made a good coil of hay on the Lower Point Put the husks of the corn in the North east side of the Barn Lashey came had a Trace of corn and some Loose a Fine vessel went Down in tow with the America took in some Apples</p> <p>5th John Angus's Birth Day Mowing a Little took in the onions 1/2 bushel 3 Traces of Corn and 2 Bushels of Loose corn in the col Raining some and much wanted Took in 1/2 bushel of Potatoes cut My Pants</p> <p>6th Mowing the Back Marsh Took up out of the Garden 1 1/2 of Potatoes Thats 3 Bushels in the cellar now a Great Lot of Cattle crofsing on the Bouquet a cow Jumped in the Water and swam to Hamiltons Island smokey Time with Fires</p> <p>7th put in 1 Bushel of Potatoes in the cellar put 8 coils of marsh hay in the Barn from the front Marsh and 18 in from the Back Marsh Lashey to Lancaster with his Fish east Wind Great smoke</p> <p>8th a Fortunate Day pulled the Beans and put them in the Barn took up the pumkins put 3 coils of Good hay on the stable Loft took 2 cart loads old Wood home Lashey a New sail a Fine 3 Masted vessel went Down in Tow of the America</p> <p>9th Took 2 Bushels of Potatoes in to Day Thrashing &amp; Fanning some of the Beans near a Good 1/2 Bushel Raining east Wind &amp; West south East again cleaned out the stable Wellington went up Found a Tin Dish Found an old halter Loast this 3 or 4 years</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island Sept 10th 1865</p> <p>Sunday The Tug Ottawa at a Barge aground opposite the Pitt Point David Morris's Birth Day Raining some the Indian Left the stick he was going to make Paddles of 11th shot a Duck did not Get him Pat and Thomas Munroe here Lashey came Took up 1 Bushel of Potatoes thats 7 Bushels in the cellar now cleaned my 2 Guns thrashed a Basin of Beans Raining and Blowing the Ottawa got the Barge of to Day the Brantford Salaberry Huron Emprefs and another Boat all went Down this Morning</p> <p>12th Took in 3 Bushels of Potatoes caught the Little Ram and his Back Bone cut Through with the string put some mixture of eel oil and sut to his Back</p> <p>13th Went to the Kit Kit Island then acrofs to Charlies Charlie came up a very very warm Day Charlie &amp; I to Mr Harpers took 6 Dozen of eggs 3/9 Bought 3 Skains of Thread 13 Doz of Buttons -/5 1 yard of Ticking for Pockets 1/3 1 Pint of Whiskey Got some apples from John Hamilton Charlie got an axe and 1/2 lb Tea from Mr Harper Gave Charlie 6 cents to Give for the axe Got 1/6 cash from Mr Harper on the eggs</p> <p>14th Started for St Regis took Mr Harper 55 lb of Oats took a Pint of Whiskey a very Windy Day stopt on Clarks Island for a spile stopt at Louis Grays and had Dinner stopt in at Moses the Indians heavy Rain Thunder Lightning went in to St Regis to Mr Powell Pat There used us well stopt at the International Hotel Kept By Edward Plomado George Morris here</p> <p>15th got Breakfast at Mr Powell Charlie Paid for the Bed Bought of Powell a Bar of Soap -/9 got a Bottle of Whiskey Charlie paid for it put in /3 came home</p> <p>16th put in some Marsh Hay 5 coils Drew a Load of Wood shot a Duck took up 1 Bushel of Potatoes thats 11 Bushels in the cellar now Great Shooting to Day Lashey came to night</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sept the 17th 1865</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Sunday high Wind Raining cattle Destroyed the tops of the Beets and carrots</p> <p>18th took in1 Bushel of Butternuts for the First Beech nuts fell Last night with the wind took in some cranBerries Began to Thrash the Pease Thrased about 2 Bushels and Fanned them Lashey crofsed to Harpers made a Paddle for himself Mr Harper a young Daughter</p> <p>19th Thrashed the rest of the Pease Lashey came took in the Beets as the cows is Destroying them</p> <p>20th Fanned the Last of the Pease about 3 Bushels Took up 5 Bushels of Potatoes High Wind thats 16 Bushels of Potatoes in the cellar now a Raffle at Lauries to night</p> <p>21st St Mathew Took in 2 Bushels of Potatoes made Preserves of Cranberries 6 lb and 6 of sugar thats 12 lb and 3 lb of Western Berries and 3 of Sugar that 6lbs of them 18 lb in all Lashey went to Fish Made a Minno Line for me Tanning his Deer skin Mowing a Little shot 3 Ducks the Water very Low But it is Raising this Evening the Mice Playing the Devil with the Potatoes eating them</p> <p>22nd First Day of Autumn or Fall this Evening) took in 2 Bushels of Potatoes to Day Cutting the Marsh Before the Door south side Took in a Kettle of Butternuts Gordon and I to the Head of the Island Found a canoe setting Pole shut a squirrel up in the Butternut Tree the equinoctial Gales now or about this Time The Time when the Day and night are equal</p> <p>23rd Making coils of Marsh Hay about 10 Went to Summerstown Received a Letter From Dan From Laprairie Bought of A Summers 1/2 lb Candles 4 1/2 no oil at Mr Harpers Heard of Thomas Munroes child Being Dead came Down with the Company with John Hamilton Got some Papers from Mr Harper</p> <p>Sunday 24th Wind High Lashey here Found a Norway Pine 55 Feet in Lenght Gordon and I On the Pitt Point 20 Bushels in the cellar now</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island Sept 25th 1865</p> <p>Fixing the Pine stick in the Bay High Nor West Wind Lashey crofsed Took up 4 Bushels of Potatoes a tin Kettle of nuts caught a Squirrel in the Trap on the Butternut tree</p> <p>26th Took in the Last of the Marsh hay 15 coils took up all the Potatoes Before the Door 30 Bushels in the cellar now From Before the House</p> <p>27th Fishing Perch went to Charlies stopt all night Charlie to Lancaster Shelling the corn 50 lbs Fanned it with the Mill a Very Fine Day Henery Genie caught 14 sturgeon to night</p> <p>28th came from Charlie's got From Henery 3 or 4 Loads of Powder shot and caps tooks some Tansey and Peppermint from Charlies Began to Take up the Potatoes in the Peice Below the House took in 3 1/2 Bushels Took up a Bushel for Christee Gave him some Tobacco Mary very sick</p> <p>29th St Michaels Day a Fine Day Took in 3 Bushels of Potatoes Fired 2 shots at Ducks did not get them</p> <p>30th cutting some of the Plumtrees took in 2 1/2 of Potatoes High Wind &amp; Rain Shot a squirrel Took in a Kettle of Butternuts</p> <p>1st of October Sunday Went around the Island</p> <p>2nd Took in 3 1/2 of Potatoes Fishing Perch Lashey here told us Semos child was Buried to Day</p> <p>3rd a Fortunate Day took in 3 Bushels of Potatoes Filled a Bag with Ashes a Big Raft going Down Lots of Canoes on the water to Day fixing the Bags Set My Traps for the first setting got2 Rats to night</p> <p>4th Got a Rat Raining plaining Boards Christee here Gave him a Bushel of Potatoes Wild Geese Flying upwards set 9 Traps Got 1 to night and 1 in this Morning</p> <p>5th Took in the Last of the Potatoes 6 Bushels about 50 Bushels in the cellar got 2 Rats Great Going of Boats</p> <p>6th Went Down to help Charlie with his Potatoes put them in a heap</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>7th 1865</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island Oct</p> <p>At Charlies Wind high Raining some Found a Hat in the Water came home A Fortunate Day no Rats</p> <p>Sunday 8th Fine Day East Wind Got a Rat</p> <p>9th Drawing Wood Got a Rat Cut a stick for a spear pole Water very low</p> <p>10th Our Hugh Anns Birth Day Charlie came up with his Ashes Went to Summerstown Seen Pat Bought of A Summers 1/2 Dozen of Cups &amp; saucers 1/3 I paid with the Ashes 2 Bushels (Bought of Mr Harper 1/2 lb Tea 3/6 1 Gallon of oil 3/9 1 Pipe and Treat not paid for) ( Had 61 lbs of Pease got the worth of Flour) Pat speaking to me about coming here to stay Pat Boys were Down last Week Wrote a Letter for Pat to Jane got a Letter From Dan Got a Letter From Colquhoun not a Letter But a paper I Got from Dan</p> <p>11th Went to Mill with 42 lbs corn Bought of G Streeter 1 pair of Lace Boots 2 Dollars Returned D Bakers Bottle sold 7 Bottles to D Baker 1/6 Bought 1 lb Shot -/6 1/2 lb Saleratus -/4 2 oz of Powder and Remander in 1/2 pint of Gin Gave P Buchanan 61 or 2 lbs of Pease 3/- to My Account Stopt all night at Mrs Morris's Got some Papers from her Mr Marsh putting on Great Works at the Lines</p> <p>12th came home cold high wind Stopt at Lukes got 2 Treats from Luke stopt on Alexis Island came home got a Rat</p> <p>13th Grinding the axes Charlie and I got 2 Rats ice in the canoe this morning for the first ice Charlie Went home</p> <p>14th Drawing wood Hunters on the Little Island the Dog took away 2 skins Board and all Shot 3 Wood Ducks</p> <p>Sunday 15th Gathered the Grapes for fear I would lose them Henery Genie Looking for the anchor Guns Lost of the Raft Back nuts Falling</p> <p>16th Fixing the stoves Got a Rat &amp; Duck Lashey came staving had a Hooker Wind high cariboos seizing and Indians Rats Traps for Hunting in the Marsh</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island Oct 17th 1865</p> <p>Lashey Tried the EEls in the Mud for the first time Got 18 Got 2 eels from Lashey I Went to the Sturgeon Island Found a Knife and some shot Went for a pole put in my spear split stuff for spear poles Pat and Jimmy came had a Bottle of Good stuff Wrote a Letter for him to Hugh Got a Rat and knocked one out of my Trap put a handle in the axe</p> <p>18th got a Rat Fishing EEls got 4 very sick took a sleep water very low East Wind</p> <p>19th Raining no Rats Fixing a trap cleaning up stairs put onions in the cellar Made a sprit for my sail made seats for the canoe something rong with the heifer she is Bawling all Day put her in the Barn to night</p> <p>20th High Wind Milked the heifer put her in the Barn took the small Ram out of the stable and put him with the other Ram Kenneth Peter and Johny Rose Dan McDougall here Looking for Pete Grant thought he was Drowned I crofsed with them stopt at Peters all night</p> <p>21st Bought of Mr Harper Quart of Whiskey -/7 1/2 I went to Careys to see Pat he was up with Jimmy to Hogansburgh came home Peter and Johny Kenneth put me acrofs</p> <p>22nd Sunday Looking for the heifers calf</p> <p>23rd Drew some Wood crofsed to Harpers seen Pat Bought of Mr Harper soap 1/2 lb candles Pat Bought 1 Bag of Flour 1 lb Tea 1 Quart of Whiskey I Bought 2 Dozen of herrings 2/6</p> <p>24th Our Hugh's Birth Day went to Semos Pat and I got Lasheys spear at Henerys gave Lashey his Knife he lost took his Barrel away Gave us some eels Pat and went to fish Broke Lasheys spear got 2 eels</p> <p>25th My Birth Day Pat and I to Charlies took a Bottle of Gin took Dinner took Charlies corn up took up some cabbage Leaves and Pumkins up Charlie turned Back</p> <p>26th Wind high east cold fixing the stable got a Rat</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island October 27th 1865</p> <p>Drawing Drags Pat chopping stove Wood cold East Wind some snow to night Water very low</p> <p>28th Pat and i to Mr Harpers Pat Bought of Mr Harper 1/4 of Mutton 17 lbs 2 Bars of soap Tobacco Matches 1 Quart of Whiskey Gave him a 20 Dollar Bill American Money to tak to Montreal Took up My Traps seen Caty her and Ben Tyo at the store</p> <p>Sunday 29th Wrote 2 Letters for Pat</p> <p>30 Lashey here for his spear him and I for EEls got 20</p> <p>31st Drawing Wood Pat and I to the store for Holy Eve 1/2 Gallon of Whiskey Bought of Mr Harper Wick for Lamp -/3 1 spool of Thread Charlie came up Keeping up the Halloween cracking nuts Playing a Game or so of cards</p> <p>1st of Nov all Saints Day Went to Mill for Charlie Got 3 lb of Roll 27 cents not paid got a Bottle from Bob Baker 1/- Bottle and Whiskey not Paid 1 Bunch of Matches -/3 paid this a Treat from J Cameron Left the Wool to spin at Mrs Morris's Got the spear from Bob and Handle stopt at Mr Lukes treated them Seen Lis Laflesh after being Married Married Sunday Last Squire Parker Died yesterday Bought of Mr Streeter 1 pair for Gordon 2 1/4 Exchanged Livinias which is 50 cents extra on those I got to Day Laduke and Lashey here for Timber sold 3 peices for 10 Dollars a</p> <p>2n all Souls Day Charlie went home</p> <p>3rd Went to Fish EEls Pat and I Got 85 in My Place</p> <p>4th cleaning EEls all Day a Fine Day Raining at night</p> <p>5th on this Day first we came in this house to Live Cold snowing some a Fortunate Day</p> <p>6th Took a Bad Pain in my Back very Bad with it</p> <p>7th Ours Allens Birth Day cold some and snow Took in the Cabbages about 80 head a EEl Fisher here Cleaned the clock Mavile is his uncle Mayer by name windy and cold</p> <p><br />{second page} The Harvest Month of Death</p> <p>1865 Mr James Cameron Island Nov 8th</p> <p>The Mayer here for Potatoes got 1/3 from him</p> <p>9th Prince of Wales Birth Day Pat and I cutting Drags Mr Leo Laduke came for the timber Gave me 5 Dollars &amp; the Discount 5 cents 11 to Gordon promised to sent it By Mail to me from St Timothy his Direction is Mr Leo Laduke St Timothy Bridgeman CE stoped here all night</p> <p>10th Pat and I crofsed to Summerstown Bought of A Summers 1 small sack of Fine salt 1/- Paid Bought of Mr Harpers 1 Quart of Whiskey -/7 1/2 Pipe -/1/2 Mr Harper in Montreal</p> <p>11th cutting Wood</p> <p>12th Sunday Wind High thawing</p> <p>13th Drawing Drags very Bad with a pain in My Back set fire to the Back Marsh some of it Burnt Christie here all night 1 Bushel of Potatoes got a Broom gave him some tobacco</p> <p>14th very Bad with my Back 2 men here Lincoln and another man Going for Robert Chapman to Lancaster his Brother Adam Chapman Died this Morning Christee making an axehelve</p> <p>15th Bad with my Back Sandy Cameron Married on the 15th</p> <p>16th Went to Mr Harpers Bought 14 yds of Cotton at -/10 per yd 11/8 2 yds shirting 1/3 2/6 3 yds Flannel at 2/6 7/6 8 yds Callico at 1/3 10/- 1/2 lb Tea 2/6 2 Spools -/6 1/2 lb Powder 1/- wick for candles -/6 Lamp Chimney -/6 which comes to L1..17..2 Gave Mr Harper 15/- Cash to My account to some Treats all paid 1 Bag of Salt 2/6</p> <p>17th Setting Fires in Marsh</p> <p>18th very Bad with my Back Pat chopping Stove Wood Thomas Munroe here with a letter to Pat from Jane Gave Thomas some eels sent 3 Pains of Glass and some Broken ones to Robert Carey for the New House Thomas Gave Gordon 5 cents Lent the Basket to Thomas with eels</p> <p>19th Sunday Wind high Some snow very little very Bad with my Back</p> <p>20th very Bad tried salt but no Good Dan Started for Verginia Pat seen him on the cars or Pensylvania</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island Nov 21st 1865</p> <p>21st on this Day of the Month Donald McMaster Departed in the year 1846 East Wind a sail crofsing from Below to Christees very stormy night</p> <p>22nd very Bad with the Pain Tried the red pepper and I think it does best of anything I tried yet the Salaberry did not come to Day</p> <p>23rd The Salaberry came up to Day and started Down again Pat came from Maitland</p> <p>24th Lashey here him and Pat to Mr Harpers for me Bought 1 Bottle of RRR 1/3 1/2 lb Saleratus 1/4 lb salts some oatmeal Mr Harper Gave Sent a Letter to Mr Leo Laduke Bridgeman St Timothy Postage Paid Lashey stopt all night</p> <p>25th St Catherine Bossy and the Batchelor together Lashey went off a Great many Fishing eels steamers a Going very Bad with my Back yet</p> <p>Sunday the 26th 2 Indians spearing eels before the Door came up from Charlies Salaberry went into Salmon River</p> <p>27th Salaberry went Down snowing I found a Bottle at Lower end of the Island and a Cedar stick that was blew up with the storm very Bad with my Back yet</p> <p>28th Trying to catch the Horses Boats a Going yet</p> <p>29th Drew some Drags going about a Little now</p> <p>30th St Andrews Day the Scotch Festival Went to Mr Harpers Bought 5 Gal Whiskey 1/3 paid Pat a Quart too Took Charlie home very staving Got some camphor From Mr Harper</p> <p>1st of December Charlie here wind High snowing some</p> <p>2nd Drawing wood Pat and I to Mr Harpers Pat got 2 Letters Bought a spool of Red Thread Charlie went home</p> <p>Sunday 3rd writing 4 Letters for Pat Mrs Morris and George here stopt all night</p> <p>4th Went off Gave her some yarn to Make Mittens for me Went to fish EEls got 13 Let out the Little Ram A Boat Proppeller went Down</p> <p>5th Pat and I crofsed Pat Bought churn 6/3 7/6 worth of Flour 1 Quart Whiskey I Bought 1 Coat L.2..2..6 from {illegible} Summers 1 spool of thred Bought of Mr Harper 1/2 Gal oil {illegible} 1/3 paid this) took Dinner there</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island Dec 5th 1865</p> <p>Got a Letter From Mr Laduke Five Dollars in it Donald A McPherson Died this Morning Light in the Lighthouses yet</p> <p>6th 2 Boats Went down 1 up Fixing the Boards on the end of the House</p> <p>7th Pat and I went to Williamstown Brought 4 EEls out to her Left our canoe at Captain Frasers the first time I was in Captain Frashers since came to the Island wen to Ellens seen her Baby seen Dans Letter from Pitthole Pensylvania a Present for Livinia Mr Hills Light up yet a Good Breese coming home</p> <p>8th 2 Boats went Down the Ranger I think is one of them freezing hard to day set fire to the Marsh</p> <p>9th Steamer went Down with a Propeller and Barge in tow Lashey here took his Traps pail spear Box Christee and wife here Gave them some Potatoes Left his 2 EEl spears &amp; 2 spears of Mine one Broke he is to fixed it Pat and I crofsed to Mr Harpers Pat got 1/2 Gall, me a Quart paid this Quart) got 2 pipes sweetys paid) high Wind coming Back almost impossible to manage the swells</p> <p>10th Sunday Wrote a Letter for Pat to Sandy in Youngstown Ohio Mr Hills Light up to night and Johnstons too is</p> <p>11th Monday Pat went to Barrets to Live Bought of Mr Harper (1 Bushel of Lime 1/3 of Pink or senna 1/2 lb Salts 1 Quart of Mollasses -/7 1/2 58 cents) ( Bought 1 Pair of Braces 2/- Chimney Lamp -/6 a Belt a Present a pipe -/1/2 sweetys -/2 1/2 a Treat -/10 cents Paid this Bought of A Summers pink Root -/6 Took Dinner at Fellurroes Got the Basket and a Peice of Pork Mr Harpers child christened</p> <p>Sunday the 10th Gave Mr Harper 2 1/2 Dollars to My account</p> <p>12th Fishing EEls Raining some wind changed to night Got 3 eels very high Wind</p> <p>13th very windy fixing Boards behind the stairs where the stove wood is Kept Making a Petition upstairs Gordon and Mary took Medicine for the Worms Mr Hill crofsed to Frashers</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1865</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island Dec 14th</p> <p>Finished the Petition up stairs set 3 Traps in the Back Marsh</p> <p>15 A Fortunate Day very sick with my Breast the ice Made out to the edge of the Rushes a Great Job cutting out my canoe cutting Manure Before the stable Door Put in the small Ram and th young Bull in the barn cold Freezing hard and high Wind</p> <p>16th I went to Fish eels got 5 cold sun North East Wind not very well water very low Horses out yet cant catch them to put them in Great saving of Feed</p> <p>17th canoe out of the ice at the shore Tried for eels got none</p> <p>19th a Fortunate Day I went to Salmon River Left my canoe at Hopkins Pat came Brought 1 Gal Whiskey 1 Bottle of Gin 1 lb Tea stopt at Mrs Morris all night Got my mits very high Wind all night</p> <p>20th a Fortunate Day came to Hopkins a Job Pare and me putting out the canoe sailed Home Put in Gray one of the Hens Froze put straw over the Potatoes in the cellar no snow on the Ground High Wind east to night Blowed Wicked fixed stones in the canoe after night but the Wind being so high Throwed her on shore Lost my 2 oars stearn seat</p> <p>21st First Day of Winter and a cold stormy Day it is putting the Water and ice out of the canoe and a Job it was Livinia sick</p> <p>22nd a Fortunate Day ice making very well took the Canoe to the Head of the Island Pat and I anchor ice making very well Froze acrofs to the Little Island North Side</p> <p>23rd cold ice made on the Rush Bed to the Kitt Kitt Island Killed the Bull put 2 shots in But the first shot Killed him without a Groan Left the meat int he Barn till we could cut it up very cold Work a Fortunate Day</p> <p>24th Sunday Christmas eve took Gray to the Head of the Island to Draw up the canoe Thawing to Day snowing Blowing ice all gone away mostly</p> <p>25th Christimas Day cutting the meat and salting it</p> <p>26th went to Mr Harpers To 1/2 Gal Whiskey 2/6 Tape 7 1/2 shirting {illegible} 1/2 10 yds cotton 8/9 4 yds Calico 5/2 spools -/4 soap 1/-2 1/2 lb Butter 3/1 castor oil -/7 1/2 2 lb sugar 1/3 Mrs Rose came with us L1..6..10 {illegible} Mr Harper</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island Dec 27th 1865</p> <p>Raining east Wind snow Found 1 of the oars</p> <p>28th Lifting the Troughs to the Trees 102 of them Piling some corn Wood that Laying Down in the Bush east Wind and snow stormy changed to the West put in the Mare</p> <p>29th Our Angus's Birth Day Drew some of the square sticks from around the Garden</p> <p>30th stormy east wind Freezing Making ice ice made acrofs to night here</p> <p>Sunday 31st Last Day of the year went to the Pitt Point</p> </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/239bc8a00df25095f4bc7887b06bb89e.pdf dfb2583a0dd02eae4fb79ff4884782d5 PDF Text Text ��������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/cf6088c1ecd25aabe851f3ae53712bba.pdf b39b7d50af8b94fac893b9fe9c9bcdcb PDF Text Text 1 James Cameron (1824-1912) 1867 Diary Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive Volunteers 1st of January New Years Day 1867 {pages in this diary are badly worn and torn at the edges so that some words cannot be distinguished} Drawing Wood put out some Bushes Between this and Francis Island a Ball at Mr David Summers to night a Great party at it too 2nd I crossed to Summerstown the upper Point Road 2 treats at Mr Harpers paid this Treat at Davids not paid 2/6 {2 shillings, 6 pence} Bought of Mr Harper 1/2 lb Tea no paid 2 pence worth of Pens {illegible quantity} Matches paid Andrew Baker on the Boshure skinning the Ram put it out put Poison on it {written between the lines is the following } Allens Birth Day the 3rd 4th Bushing the Road to Alexis Island put Few Bushes at upper Point Road 5th East Wind Storming Old christmas Day old style Sunday Stormy some seen a Man crossing over the Way of christees 7th The council in Williamstown I went to Salmon River Took Dinner & supper and slept all night at Hopkins got a Ride up and Down from Jim took 11 Rats to Mr Street {illegible quantity} cents 2,,20 cents to my account Bought a pair of Boots 3=50 cents Bought of David Baker 3 1/2 stripeed shirting 30 cents 1,,5 cents 4 yds Cotton 25 cents 1,, 2yds of 1 Kind 30 cents 60 2yds another Kind 30 cents 60 lb Tea cheapest 2/6 Treat 1/ cut Down 2 oak Trees on the Bank ---ning {front part of word town off} Down Peter Buchannan and George Drew and Luke --oked on the ice with horse and cutter 8th The baby Hughanns Birth Day a year old to Day came Down from {illegible word} cold morning it is covering my mits with Leather 9th chopping Stove Wood 10th Drawing home wood �2 11th Drawing Wood == James Cameron Island== {Top line of this page molded away, likely the 12th} Old New Years Day cutting stove wood not very {word torn off} 13th Sunday the White owl eating a Loon near the poi {likely point} I went to see it and Got the Head he carried the Body of the Loon away when he seen me coming 14th Bushed the Road to Francis Island Down on the LIttle Island south side and on the Little Island north side a very Frosty night to night 15th a Fortunate Day cutting Fire Wood in the Bush very Frosty Day not much Wind Livinia Making Mary a Dress 16th East Wind Drawing Wood turned cold to night 17th East Wind Stormy Day Drifting and snowing some towards evening Grinding the axe Fixing the Damper of the stove 18th cutting Hay in the Barn cutting stove wood made a handle for the Pitchfork very cold to {Day?} the airhole Before the Door shutting up very much these cold Days 19th chopping stove Wood 20th Sunday a Fine Day East Wind turning cold towards evening cold night 21st St Agness East Wind cold stormy Drifting snow around the cattele shoveling snow Took in the Beef Barrel to Thaw some Broke the Big carving Knife Reading the Most Noted Pirates storm ceased at evening great snow Banks 22nd Breaking Roads in the Bush as Deep took 3 logs of Wood home West Wind snowing some cutting hay on the mow shovelling snow all round stables and Barn 23rd Went to Williamstown Got ride out From James Summers Received a Letter from my old Friend Charles Tupper and 2 newspapers 24th got a Ride Home from Angus the Races in Salmon Stopt at Henerys coming home 25th Braking the Roads took home a Load of Wood seen a Fox �3 26th Stormy Ga-- {rest of word torn of, maybe Gave} Gordon and Mary a Ride 27th Sunday Stormy from the West 28th Semo came to thrash Thrashing the Buckwheat George & Luke came to thrash Left Semo to thrash all the {word torn off} 29th Semo thrashing I went to Mr Harpers Bought 1 Box of Worm {page torn} 1/3 paid Treat /6 -/1 for Maple sugar -/1/2 for pipe storm {likely stormy} James Cameron Island January 30 1867 Very Frosty Day Semo and I Fanning Buckwheat {19} Bushels commenced to thrash the Pease 31st George gave Semo 2 of Buckwheat took what was coming to him home Semo Fanned 1/2 Bushel of Pease to take home to his children to night 1st of February Semo went to Mill 4 Bushels of Buckwheat for Me and 1 Bushel of Corn took 2 Bushels of Buckwheat for himself Gave him the Horse to take his Flour home this is the First time for the Horse to cross as yet {means to cross on ice} Fanning the Pease gordon and I put them once through the Mill soft Day to Day 2nd Semo and I put the pease through again 7.5 Bushels a very poor yeild the Pease all thrashed cold East Wind Semo went home gave him some Boot Legs and some yarn Semo here 5 Days this Week for George thats S/4 1/2 for Semos Board George to Pay for him Commenced to snow Drift and Hail and Rain tonight high Wind Found 8 eggs in the Barn all good Sunday 3rd stormy Raining hailing 4th a Fine Day slippery walking crust Bad for Deers 5th Semo came commenced Wheat Thrashed 1 1/2 Fanned it went home 1/2 Day 1/3 for his Board thats 10/7 1/2 for his Board Gave Semo some Tobacco a stormy Day East Wind and snow 6th Tom Davis came from Hopkins �4 7th I went to Mill with 1 1/2 of Wheat 2 Bushels of Buckwheat Bought of Congdon -/1 of Licquorice Bought of Buchannan -/1/2 of sweetys paid Mr Briggs 25 cents in Minglers store for carding of Wool Bought of Congdon 1/2 lb of soda 10 cents got 2 almanacks Bought Bakers crackers 3 cents worth paid 8th Gordons Birth Day and a Fine Day it is Went to Dundee gave to my account to Baker 6 1/2 of ashes at -/10 5/5 15 Bottles at -/3 3/9 Bought 1/2 lb Tea Green 1/3 To Mr Streeter 1 hide and 2 pelts the hide 4 & 25 or 3 & 25 c am not sure 40 cents each for the pelts thats 80 cents to my accounts in at Bills at the Distillery 9th Raining broke the Road in the Bay took home {word illegible} bags of wood and Broon {Scottish term for the colour brown} Cedar 1 of the sheep sick James Cameron Island Feby 10 1867 Some cold and Frosty 11th seen the Fox Back of wo {wood?} Hoase {Horse?} up through the Bush cut a Load of Woods 12th one of Thomas Munroes sheep Died i skinned her wool to Mr Harpers Bought 5 yds of Cotton Heard that Alexander McDonald Angus's son on the Point was Dead Kenneth got a Letter to that effect A Summers in Ogdensburgh Duncan McDougall and I stopt at Peter Grants took supper then Bought of Mr Harper 1/2 Gallon of Oil 1/3 paid this 13th Thawoing Raining I went to Mr Harpers with 105 lb of Pease 3/9 a Bushel comes to 6/6 3/4 {6 shillings 6 & 3/4 pence} Got a Treat of Rum 14th St Valentines Day a Ball to night at Mr David Summers a Fine Day it is thawing and Freezing to night which will make good travelling seen Ducks in the air hole before the Door 15th Cold Day Molby had her calf 16th Raining soft 17th Sunday Windy Bill and Emmanuel here came on the Ice from Lancaster took Dinner had a Team Heard from them that Murdoch McDonald was taken Prisoner to Montreal �5 18th James Hugh's Birth Day Henery Bosell and antw—{illegible} Here going to Fish Eels over at christees a cutter passed Down Lancaster and a Double cutter went up from Lancaster the Door turned storms from the east 19th very w--{illegible} these Days put a Handle in my axe a job to take old one out 20th went to the Bush got very unwell chopped Load chopped some stove wood very very soar my {illegible} Found an egg in the Barn East Wind very cold to Day d--{illegible} not very well 22nd Washingtons Birth Day Luke Bower {last letter unclear} here for Georges Pease got his 2 Bushels Got some sticks for to make shafts Drawing Wood crust cutting the Mares feet 23rd cold some Fine Day 24th Sunday Raining in the Morning turned Fine 25th {fishing?} Henery up 2 Move Fishing Eels at Christees cutting stove wood Looking at the Boison {Poison?} James Cameron Island Feby Went to Williamston stopt for Angus at the store got on the Boshure sent a Letter and 3 papers to Charlie in chester England 2 Treats at Davids seen Robert McKillop Bought of D Munroe 1 Bottle of Poison 1/3 not paid Bought of Mr Harper 5 cents worth of sweetys called at Francis Laplante about the Rent at Kenneths got a Cornwall paper Got a Witness from A Summers wife seen Archy Fraser for the First time I seen him since a very long time 27th came from Williamstown Got a Ride From Andrew Sullivan Tinsmith to A Cameron had a Treat -/6 Bought of Mr Harper 1 Gallon of Syrup not paid very unwell Got from Doctor Shaver 1 viol of stuff 4 powders I am to take 1 Teaspoonfull before meals the powders to Keep the Bowels in Order it works on the same system as the stuff in the viol 28th very very unwell put out Poison snap {snass?} went to it Gave her Milk and Molasses Good Going on the ice getting some Eggs these warm days 1st of March St Davids Day the Festival of the Welsh strong East Wind Hail Rain & Fine Cold comes in Like a Lion �6 2nd Fanning some Hay seed a Fine Day {between this line and next is the following:} heard a crow Sunday 3rd a Find Day seen the Fox coming to the Island a strange {illegible}--ra or Hound going all through the Island he is after the fox the Fox crossed Back the Dog did not get him 4th Monday very very unwell took in 3 eggs they Freeze cut {off/of little/cattle?} Wood 5th went to see the poison Srove {Shrove} Tuesday {today?} very Fine Day a Weather Breeder I suppose {drew} 2 small Loads of Wood Broke on the stack of Marsh hay at the East End of the Barn took in 3 eggs Ian Hopkins Drawing from alexes Island sleighs going the ice to Lancaster 6th Ash Wednesday not very well 7th some stormy 8 a Fine Day drew some Wood 9th Went to Dundee a stormy Day Bought of D Baker 10 yds of calico 20 cents 10/- 1 lb Tea 2/6 {pot or bot?} an axe seen Lis and her young son 10th got a ride home From Bill Snap {Snass?} eat the Poison and kiclled {killed?} {Title is molded and illegible} Cut Some ash for Troughts Drew them home Went ot Henerys Semos a Fine Day Water on the ice 12th On this Day of the Month Donald McMaster first came to the Island stor--{illegible} made 9 Troughs to Day Ground the axes 13th cut a Waterhole very unwell The Races in Salmon River commences to day Sand Burns Sale to Day 14th not very well to day Races to Day took home a Load of Wood Gordon in the Bush 15th Made 3 Troughs split a Few Rails A Good many going the ice to Day the Races to Day Mended the 2 sleighs for Gordon cutting stove Wood �7 16th Drew 3 small Loads of Wood very unwell Cut my wrist cutting sugar the knife slipped the sugar is the only thing that Relieves me of the {pain?} Looking at the Poison a Mink crossed the Island Sunday St Patrick's Day Stormy ugly Weather to Day very unwell 19th Henerys 2 Boys came to chop chopped and I Gave them an Order one Mr Harper for 3/9 took por--{illegible} of Limbs My sleigh Broke {In between this line and last was written:} Kenneth a Fight Wild Geese c—{page torn} 20th First Day of Spring {page torn} Went to get Livinia Boots fixed Bought of Mr Harper 1 bo-- {page torn} 1/- Matches 5 cents paid this sent charlies Letter Back to {page torn} postage -/7 1/2 got a paper from charlie with 3 songs in it 2 1/ {page torn} got a paper from Mr Harper took Down a Frenchman na--{named?} Joulliaa with a Load of Flour put him on the Road {page torn} Robert Bruces Birth Day 22nd Livinia Birth Day {page torn} Went for her Boots to Isacc Blondeaus paid 2/6 cold {page torn} Wind 23rd Gordon and I Lifting the Troufs cut Down some trees at the ca-{illegible} Tapt 1 small Tree 24th a Fortunate Day Sunday Bill & Emmanuel M{page torn} Fishing Eels ice about 3 Feet thick Before the Door Brought 2 Dz {Dozen?} Herring a Great many Fishing Eels at Alexis Island Pat & Mr H-{page torn} went to St Regis {a native reserve} 25th Fixing the sleigh Went to Mr Harpers for Pot Bought 1/2 lb soda -/3 Treat -/3/ 1/2 for sweetys paid this P{page torn} Tom Kennedy a Rod of iron Mr David Summers poorly the Doctor att--{page torn} old Mr McLeod poorly annunciation of the virgin Mary to Day 26th some troufs to the Bush 12 new ones crust not good Fixed 100 spoils ta--{tapped?} 5 trees I went to Hopkins for the Pot im--{page torn} fetch {illegible} Bad with a Boil on his hand. {Headline and first line are illegible} {left side of page is torn and other pages' edges are stuck to it so some words are illegible on this whole left side of the page} �8 Up around the trees {page torn} tapped {illegible} to see if could scate did not forget that yet Fixing the Dipper and the Longhanded pan with Lead 28th Went {sac?} Mr Hopkins with the Handsleigh for the Pot a very fine Day Tapt over 50 trees a good sap Day Made a Fire in the Bush for the First 29th gathered and Tapt some putting out Troughs 30th got 22 pails in the Pots 11 pails in the Barrels to night a Great many going across the ice to Day 31st the sap is running well to Day Gathering and Boiling a little about 60 pails gathered altogether now eelfishers over at christees Livinia Gordon Mary Hughann {his wife and children} all to the Bush this afternoon March Went out LIke Lamb 1st of April all Fools Day all of us in the Bush Began to Rain had to come home and sugar off about 22 lbs emptied the Rain Water out of the Toughfs {page torn}-n a Horse and cutter coming up the ice from Lancaster Great many eelfishers Down at the Big Bay 2nd Boiling in Bush Brought home to sugar off 9 lbs a small Jar of syrup Blackbrids Raining Bad sugar Weather 3rd Gathering sap 45 {in between lines is written:} Killed a snake 4th Seen a hole coming in the ice south side Boiling {page torn} Bush took it home to sugar off about 20 lbs {Raining?} the birds came and grass Birds Found a Hen commencing to {word illegible} put her off of them Ducks and Wild Geese plenty Let out {word illegible} Began to Wean the calve 7 Weeks old now snowing Raining 6th commencing to open the ice at Francis Island {word illegible}-es came swallows I thought I seen them night hawks {word illegilbe}-d cleaning the Troughfs Tapt 6 Trees Gathered 27 pails and {page torn} not able to chop Wood to make a Fire I am so unwell cows playing the Devil in the Bush at sap and spoils snakes plenty 7th Gathered 2 Barrels of sap Boiling in the Bush 38 Pails commenced to Rain 9th 5 years to day Married Boiling in the 26 pails �9 10th Boiled 16 pails {illegible}—rd Loons Skinning the Black sheep of Mrs Munroes {word missing} unwell Gathered 3 1/2 Pails the Fox on the Island seen a {word illegible} cross 1 Deer the Buck 13th all of us in the Bush 14th Gathered 2 Barrels {in between lines is written:} Black sheep on 15th 15th Boiling in the Bush Lots of {words blackened with mold} 16th Cleaning the Troughs our nannie a Lamb 18th our Duncans Birth Day 2 Lambs Dead out in the stack of oats Put out a canoe {words missing} Lambs Mr James Cameron Island April 20th {Many single words are missing down the right hand edge of this page owing to mold} Gordon and I Boiling 16 pails Grya on the {illegible} Laid out Easter Sunday the Sun Dont {illegible} this morning all this month in the sugar {word illegible} I wrote the Days of the month all I was doing on a sheet {?} and it got Blotted So I am at a loss of I S{rest of word illegible} 28th First Steamer went Down 29th Gathered some {likely sap} for vinegar as Oscar and LIs here stopt all nigh 30th {word?} Potatoes St Helen {a steamer} and a Propeller went Down 1st of May Heavy snow On the {word illegible} went to Hopkins with the Pot { illegible } a pail of c Wheat 8th - 9th Oscar and Lis to thrash Trashed 9 1/2 Bushels & I Gave him {illegible} On the 15th Pat and Thomas Munroe here D--- {word missing, perhaps 'Down'} to Salmon River Lashey me 100 lbs of B{rest of word illegible} P Buchannan to my account 21st {page folded} �10 22nd Set a hen to hatch 23rd Shearing the {word illegible, likely sheep} 24th Queen's Birth Day 25th caught 21 Perch Planted pottatoes squashes and pumkins Bob and Ann here 27th Harrowing 28th {Fishing?} {illegible word} and I planted cucumbers 29th Fixing Lane Fr{rest of word blotted out with ink}se Sowe of Wheat 30th Oscar Ascension Day Renaud & Sallaberry went {word illegible} 31 William and Lashey fishing Perch took his canoe to Make 1st of June Gordon and I taking {page ripped} ashore 2nd of June Mr Harper Mr Spinks Munroe Pat Brought me a Letter from Dan Weth 3 put out manure 4th Ploughing Willian helping make a Round or 2 Planted 1 Bushel of seed 5th planted corn 6th sent a Letter to Dan to {word illegible} 7th Mr Laduke here sold him {piece/pine?} $3 Drawing Wood 5th Our Marys Birth Day 10th fixing in Bags 11th Washing some of the wool 12th Lasky {illegible} 13th hoeing and plowing Finished plowing Bob {illegible sentence, badly worn} �11 Mr James Cameron Island June 16th 1867 {left hand side of the page is molded away and hence some words are illegible} Emmanuel here Ian Hopkins here from Wilk{something illegible} a pig 17th Semo planted his potatoes and Beans Fixed the Pitt Point Fence 18th The Eves memorable Battle of Watterloo Mr Kimb{rest of word disappears} here Last night 19th K Hiram Stephen Grant Hohnback here to night Donald McDonald here 20th I went to Williamstown 25 lb Wool Fish Potatoes Fork Sugar letter newspaper Gun Barrel J Dinsle Manguin {name?} Killed Last night by the Cars corpus christee 21st came home got a Pig 22nd Our {Dons?} Birth Day Went to Mr Harpers stopt at Roses got a paper from Ian Nicholson paid for the Postage of the Letter. A Pleasure trip on the Sallabery Sunday Semos 2 Boys here for Fish 24th took home {?} the ashes from the Bush StrawBerries We{?} Planted some Beans hoeing 25th Henery {Genie?}on here stopt all night 26th a Raft calling to me {missing part of word}sons 27th Took the Raftsmen to Mr Harpers {words missing} me 5/- paid D Munroe 1/3 I owed him for ---ison {likely poison} a Treat at Davids paid seen Old D Cameron ---penter 28the hoeing at the Milk house 29th Went {hill/kill?} Wheat Stopt at D Summers took dinner a Treat 15 cents Bought of D Baker {words illegible} of Flannel 6 yd Cotton 2yds shirting 7 yds at 200 {words illegible} Powder to 23 1/2 lbs Rags 1 Sturgeon Bought of {Duncan?} McDonald Swanton Lime -/6 paid this Bought of D Summers 1 Pair of Boots 4 Dollars {or}-ve 2/6 Cash Canada Money America at Christees {word missing} raft �12 Sunday June the 30th after strawberries 1 July Our New Dominion Day shooting bred the pig 2nd Lashey and henery fishing {illegible} washing 3rd Got a Sturgeion Mr Laduke gave me $3Dollars put in the Wheat sta{words illegible}barn put in the pigs 4th July American {last line of entries is illegible} Mr James Cameron July 6th 1867 {right hand side of the page is molded away and hence some words are illegible} Fanning 7th christees house Burnt Picking {Strawberries?} Livinia Gordon Mary Hughann and myself in the {illegible} field 8th Hoeing Potatoes 9th Hoeing 10th hoeing 11th at B{word illegible} 12th Orangemens Day Mr Baker and B{word illegible} here from Lancaster Gave the children 17 1/2 I went to Mr Harpers Bought Tea Soda Broom Pa{illegible} Bought of A Summers Bread 13th Fixing the Ashes {illegible} the Bags Lashey took away his Barrell Simos {word illegible} hoeing of Potatoes Sunday 14th Mrs Summers {Mrs?} Munroe Mrs Spinks Mrs Harper Eliza hamilton and the children Pat Thomas Mr Spinks Pete Baker 15th Went to Salmon {word illegible, likely 'River'} 1 1/2 Wheat 2 of Provender {dry food, as hay or oats, for livestock} 53 lb I owe 26 slaves {he likely meant staves; he sometimes �13 doesn't cross his Ts} my {word illegible} to D Summers Bought of Conc Dan pink Boots -/10 20 lb salt at Bakers 16th Got a Spoon and {word illegible} from A Smallman 17th Commenced {word illegible but likely 'Mowing'} 18th Mowing 19th Mowing 20th made 2 coils of Hay got a Lunge 21st Ian Hopkins and Family here Bossy a calf 22nd Went to Emmanuels for Mag Gordon and {word illegible} 2 pikes trowling 23rd Gathering and Raking {word illegible but likely 'hay} 24th Mowing 25th fixing the mow Dug some Baits {word illegible} Mr Daly 26th at the Tent at the PicNic {word illegible likely Gordon} and I George Bosel here for a Peice of h{rest of word illegible} 27th Taking care of their Tent a very wrest{rest of word illegible} 28th Herrick and Daly here 29th George here M{rest of word illegible} 30th George and all the Family Gathering put in first Hay 31 Cart Wheel Broke I went to Semos Get one from Semo 1st of August Lavnia {word illegible} George Making his stack brought the {wheat?} over 2nd Marys Birth Day 3rd Mowing Road to the Lower Point Caught 23 Pirch �14 Mag and I picking Berries {words illegible} 5th Went {illegible} Bought {words illegible for rest of this line and a subsquent line at the bottom of the page that are moldy and ragged} Mr James Cameron Island Augst 8, 1867 Went for Mrs Rose took Dinner at V Munroe's with Malcour Bought of Mr Harper 1 Quart of High Wines 9th Went home with Mrs Rose Lashey came John Angus Came Fishing at night 2 Boats came Loaded with PicNickers about 20 of them all in the Old house 10th Mowing at the Lower Point 11th Lisana Laflesh here Bordon and John Angus Fishing 12th John Angus and I mowing 13th Raining 14th Emmanuel here for Mag Gave her a Dollar for her time here mowing Back of the Barn 15th 16 put in 3 loads 17th D Summers and Laurue and her Mother here John Angus and I cross to Mr Harper Bought 6/3 worth of Flour Gave 1/3 for to help Mrs Mangum 1/2 lb Tea a French {word illegible, maybe 'hunters'} here all night 18th Fishing over at christees an Indian came to sleep in the Barn 19 A I Baker here {According to the census another son, Randolph, was born this day} 20th Duck hunting commences {words illegible} Baker passed up put in the Wheat before {words illegible} door 21st Jo Gaarneau here wrote a Letter for him Les Laduke Making the stack at the East End of the Barn 55 cocks in it 22nd Crossed with I {or J} A {words illegible} got a Letter for Pat Got a paper from Charlie Semo paper to him �15 23rd Cut the Wheat Lower Peice found the sheep hurted Mr Spencer here all night Left some Pine 24th Killed the sheep Went to Williamstown with it 25 Came home Allen and James Hugh picking nuts 26th {words illegible} feed with them Got 2 pigs from Henery to {words illegible} a mess of Potatotes put in the wheat {illegible}ll but Raking it 27 Thrased a Litle Wheat {'28' likely} Working at the hay 29 at the hay 30th at hay 31st Went to mill Bought of Baker cotton {words illegible} tea Bought of Norman a Basket 19 paid got 10 cents from Laurue paid this stopd at Lis all night 1st September came home {words illegible} 2nd Mowing 3rd Dans Birth Day {next line is molded and worn away} Mr James Cameron Island Sept 13th {right hand side of page badly damaged so some words are missing or illegible} Tomatoes Western Berries Ripe Hazelnuts good an Eclipse this evening made 6 cocks of hay on the Lower Point 14th Mowed some9 chickens 16th at Hay 17 18 19 20th at hay �16 21st Fishing Lost a {line?} Barge aground at the square Island 22nd Sunday 23rd at {word illegible} and Potatoes 24th 25 Finished the Potatoes 26th cutting Marsh hay in the Back mars Getting Ready to go to Salmon River stopt at Lis's all night 27th Took 8 Bushels of Ashes {word illegible} salt saleratus cotton Wick Matches Paid Norman {word illegible} the Basket -/9 speaking to Mr Gillis about the Timber Mr Gillis here a Good Breeze {word illegible} home Bought of Robert 1 lb Powder 2 lbs shot Lamp {word illegible} 8lbs LIme from Norman -/8 paid this 28th cut some Marsh hay 29th Raining 30th Wild Geese came {word illegible} ice in the canoes 1st October Drawing in hay {word illegible} the stable Loft Drew some Wood 2nd set the trap for the Wild Geese shot a Duck 3rd a Fortunate {word illegible} Fixing the stove Semos Boys thrashing Beans {word illegible} the Beets and carrots 4th Semos taking up his {word illegible} 6 1/2 Bushels 5th Raining 6th Gathering nuts 7th Went Ross's Island 8 Got a Letter from John a paper {word illegible} Dan and a paper from Charlie took away the horses �17 9th Went to F Covington Bought of H {Baker?} 1 peice of Rope 15 cents 2 Treats pair of Boots paid a {word illegible} 1yd cloth 5/- 8 yds Calico 1"44 5yd Calico 5/- 1yds Linen 12 1/2 Cents {word illegible} Laurue 10 cents 3 cents to p P 1 for pipe stopt at {Bills?} Got a pipe from Laflesh 10th Hugh Anns {words illegible but likely Birth Day} the Fair in Williamstown Killed the sheep 11 {word illegible} very unwell 12 Raining shot the Big White {Owl?} Sunday 13th French hunters stauling {stauking, stealing?} my Big Fox 14th the Russels here for the Fox got 25 cents 15th Gordon and I to Charlies Island for butternuts stopt all night 16th Came home got 3 rats Mrs J T Lynch here stopt all night 17th the sticks to {the rest of sentence is lost as the bottom of the page is molded and ragged} Mr James Cameron Island Oct 20th 1867 Sunday 21st Went to mill with 3 Bushels of Provender Bought of Mr Baker 5 yds Cotton paid this Got Lost coming home 22nd thrashed 50 lb Wheat 23rd Thrashed 18 lb William Lavelette {word illegible} here to teell me about the Parcel come yesterday 24th Our Hughs Birth Day 25th My Birth Day Went to Dundee stopt at Jessimas all night 10 cents paid 25 cents on the Parcel 5 cents Candy carding 5 lb Wool 30 cents Duty Brittish Port 3 cents Bought of Baker 4 lb Tea 1/3 Treat 10 cents crackers 5 cents Bottle to Be Returned came Down to Old Moms {Hoffmorns?} Place turned Back Wrote a Letter to Mr Lynch �18 {word illegible perhaps '26th'} and Mr Lynch here and Man sent a Letter John Got a Dollar in the Letter i Got from him Sunday 27th Mr Lynch here Gave me 2 1/2 Dollars {word missing} the Bush 28th Went to Hopkins Bought {word missing} stick for 4 Dollars went to Dundee I bought the 3 sticks from Robert for 15 Dollars Bought 2 lb crackers 1/2 lb Tea 1/2 lb Tobacco 3 pipes {word illegible} 4 peices down 29th went to Bosells then to Laneas Bought 4 lbs Pork 2/6 Bread Crackers 5 cents of salts Bottle Whiskey 1/3 Bottle to Be Returned took the Elm {word illegible}d pine out of the Rushes Mr Lynch got a Ducking wet 30th I am very unwell Mr Lynch went to ---arts Bay EEl Fishers coming to Fish Races in Lancaster 31st I set Fire to the Brush heap it is Hallow Eve cracking nuts 1st November All Saints Day not very well Bad with cold 2 Mr {word illegible}ch went to Henerys for the stick stormy Day wets wind {?} Took the staves to the River 3rd Bub P Laflesh very rainy east Wind 4th Bub P Laflesh Thrashing {all?} wheat for me Lynch Made the steps 5th Guy Fawkes King the Porch 6th Working at the {words illegible} 7th porch Ellens Birth Day Bought pair {words illegible} shirt {words illegible} tobacco 2/ {roed illegible} 1 pound {last line illegible, tattered and molded} Mr James Cameron Island Nov 9 1867 Bought in Lancaster Pork Coffe Bread sugar setting fire in the Oakfield Burnt some of the cocks of Marsh hay 2 men came up to hunt on the little Island here at night playing cards �19 Sunday 10th Mr Lynch And me in the Woods Transplanted 2 Trees Mr Lynch and Man started off Gave me 4 Dollars Left me his adze and crowbar Great Fires in the Marshes set Fire to the Marsh before the Door 11th Fixing the stable 12th went to Summerstown sent a Letter to Mary and Johns Letter in is paid the Postage Bought of Mr Harper 1/2 Gal oils teapot 2/- a Treat at Mr Summers -/6 paid all this 13th Drawing Wood 14th Drew some hay covering the sheds 15th Let out the Rams snowing to night East Wind stormy East Wind and snow Jim Hopkins takingthe cattle from Alexis Island 17th Salaberry {likely a steamer} went Down 18th Killed the hog 19th Drawing wood Boats a Going 20th cold 21st On this Day of the Month Donald McMaster Departed 22nd Drawing Wood Fine Day 23rd a Great many Propellers coming up after being Froze in the Canal 5 or 6 of them went up Gave him 2 Dollars and 2 Dollars from James Grant 1/2 lb Tea Treat at Thomas Munroes signing Walter Baker Papers Got 2 papers from Charlie 24th came home from Thomas Munroes ottawa and ospr {word illegible, another steamer?} went Down Light in the Light house yet Lots Ducks and Wild Geese water very low 25th cutting stove Wood 26th Banking the east end of the ho{word illegible} 27th Whitewashing �20 28th Fixing canoe & Fishing Eels 29th Went to Mr Harpers Bought 5/- worth of flour 1 package of matches -/7 1/2 Treat of 1/2 Dozen of Envelopes -/3 wrote {missing word} Pat {last line illegible, ragged and molded} Mr James Cameron Island Lake St Francis Nov 29th 1867 Old Duncan McDougall's Wife Departed yesterday the 28th Married 60 years Alexander Hamilton went of Bought of A Summers 4 lb of Barley 18 cents Wild Geese Plenty and Ducks Raining 30th St Andrews Day {font for former is larger and bolder} stormy Windy cold and Frosty 1st of December a Propeller went up Boats Done Running a very cold Day 2nd skinned the calf 3rd Thrashing Wheat 4th Drawing Wood 5 a cold time 6th cold Day 7th Drawing Livinia cut her Finger with the Drawing Knife 8th Sunday 9th Fixing the Stable Door 10th Drew some wood 11th Broke on the stack cold time Hens Freezing 12th to night the Ice took across from here to Frashers Point 13th Went around the Island very very Frosty �21 14th I crossed to Summerstown Bought 1 lb Tea Broom cotton Wick treat Got 1/3 from Pat sent a paper to charlie Got 2 from him Mr James Cameron Island Dec 15th 1867 Sunday Wrote a Letter to John and charlie 16th Went to Dundee and Fort Covington Bushed the Road from the head of the Island to Hopkins Little Island took Dinner at Hopkins put the Letter for charlie in the Dundee P.O -/7 1/2 paid put Johns Letter in F Covington PO 3 cents 1/2 worth of Candy. Bought of G Streeter pair of Boots for Gordon 2 Dollars paid a Treat at Normans -/6 Bought of D Baker 8 yds of cotton 5/- 3 yards at -/6 1/6 1 lb Tobacco 1/5 paid this got a Ride down from Bill took supper there came to Hopkins slept all night got 2 Books from Mary Ann 17th came home 18th Thrashing some {written above this:} the Earthquake this morning 19th Drawing Drags { in agriculture this is a harrow-like instrument that is dragged along the earth to level it for seeding or spreads manure; in hunting one drags a scent of another animal along the ground} 20th Got Ready to go to Williamstown Turned Back Put out a Few Bushes at the head of the island 21st Went to Harpers Bought 1 lb Soap -/6 Treat /3 1/2 paid andrew for a Treat 15 cents crackers a -/1 illegible word stroked out {word illegible} of Hopkins home for the Rain took my Wheat to mill first Horse here on the ice 22nd First Day of Winter Jim came with the Wheat him and the 2 children Reading Handy Andy Lent Jim the Disasters and Shipwrecks at Sea {a book} 23 chopping stove Wood {written above:} Angus McGloughlin Died 24 Bosells Drew 2 loads of their stack Lent George the hems christmas eve 25th christmas Day stormy cold John Angus McGloughlin Buried 26th Drawing Drags �22 27th Raining made my Leather Mits 28th Went to Summers town Bought of A Summers 1/4 lb Spice 2 oz of Sesma {?} 2 pipes Bought of Mr Harper comb -/5 1 worth of sweetys 1/2 Saleratus {baking powder} 1/3 stopt with Pat all night Hired the School master McDermid to teach on the front wanting L55 James Hopkins across with a horse promised Charlie Rose the Ram 29th {word illegible} Birth Day took Thomas Munros +{last 2 lines on page are ragged and moldy} howie slept Mr James Cameron Island 30th Dec 1867 30 Dec 67 Drawing Drags 31st Last Day of the year Shot the Owl got him alive For more information on James Cameron, check out the “Meet the Diarists” page under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Extracted Text ��������� 1 James Cameron (1824-1912) 1867 Diary Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive Volunteers 1st of January New Years Day 1867 {pages in this diary are badly worn and torn at the edges so that some words cannot be distinguished} Drawing Wood put out some Bushes Between this and Francis Island a Ball at Mr David Summers to night a Great party at it too 2nd I crossed to Summerstown the upper Point Road 2 treats at Mr Harpers paid this Treat at Davids not paid 2/6 {2 shillings, 6 pence} Bought of Mr Harper 1/2 lb Tea no paid 2 pence worth of Pens {illegible quantity} Matches paid Andrew Baker on the Boshure skinning the Ram put it out put Poison on it {written between the lines is the following } Allens Birth Day the 3rd 4th Bushing the Road to Alexis Island put Few Bushes at upper Point Road 5th East Wind Storming Old christmas Day old style Sunday Stormy some seen a Man crossing over the Way of christees 7th The council in Williamstown I went to Salmon River Took Dinner & supper and slept all night at Hopkins got a Ride up and Down from Jim took 11 Rats to Mr Street {illegible quantity} cents 2,,20 cents to my account Bought a pair of Boots 3=50 cents Bought of David Baker 3 1/2 stripeed shirting 30 cents 1,,5 cents 4 yds Cotton 25 cents 1,, 2yds of 1 Kind 30 cents 60 2yds another Kind 30 cents 60 lb Tea cheapest 2/6 Treat 1/ cut Down 2 oak Trees on the Bank ---ning {front part of word town off} Down Peter Buchannan and George Drew and Luke --oked on the ice with horse and cutter 8th The baby Hughanns Birth Day a year old to Day came Down from {illegible word} cold morning it is covering my mits with Leather 9th chopping Stove Wood 10th Drawing home wood �2 11th Drawing Wood == James Cameron Island== {Top line of this page molded away, likely the 12th} Old New Years Day cutting stove wood not very {word torn off} 13th Sunday the White owl eating a Loon near the poi {likely point} I went to see it and Got the Head he carried the Body of the Loon away when he seen me coming 14th Bushed the Road to Francis Island Down on the LIttle Island south side and on the Little Island north side a very Frosty night to night 15th a Fortunate Day cutting Fire Wood in the Bush very Frosty Day not much Wind Livinia Making Mary a Dress 16th East Wind Drawing Wood turned cold to night 17th East Wind Stormy Day Drifting and snowing some towards evening Grinding the axe Fixing the Damper of the stove 18th cutting Hay in the Barn cutting stove wood made a handle for the Pitchfork very cold to {Day?} the airhole Before the Door shutting up very much these cold Days 19th chopping stove Wood 20th Sunday a Fine Day East Wind turning cold towards evening cold night 21st St Agness East Wind cold stormy Drifting snow around the cattele shoveling snow Took in the Beef Barrel to Thaw some Broke the Big carving Knife Reading the Most Noted Pirates storm ceased at evening great snow Banks 22nd Breaking Roads in the Bush as Deep took 3 logs of Wood home West Wind snowing some cutting hay on the mow shovelling snow all round stables and Barn 23rd Went to Williamstown Got ride out From James Summers Received a Letter from my old Friend Charles Tupper and 2 newspapers 24th got a Ride Home from Angus the Races in Salmon Stopt at Henerys coming home 25th Braking the Roads took home a Load of Wood seen a Fox �3 26th Stormy Ga-- {rest of word torn of, maybe Gave} Gordon and Mary a Ride 27th Sunday Stormy from the West 28th Semo came to thrash Thrashing the Buckwheat George & Luke came to thrash Left Semo to thrash all the {word torn off} 29th Semo thrashing I went to Mr Harpers Bought 1 Box of Worm {page torn} 1/3 paid Treat - /6 -/1 for Maple sugar -/1/2 for pipe storm {likely stormy} James Cameron Island January 30 1867 Very Frosty Day Semo and I Fanning Buckwheat {19} Bushels commenced to thrash the Pease 31st George gave Semo 2 of Buckwheat took what was coming to him home Semo Fanned 1/2 Bushel of Pease to take home to his children to night 1st of February Semo went to Mill 4 Bushels of Buckwheat for Me and 1 Bushel of Corn took 2 Bushels of Buckwheat for himself Gave him the Horse to take his Flour home this is the First time for the Horse to cross as yet {means to cross on ice} Fanning the Pease gordon and I put them once through the Mill soft Day to Day 2nd Semo and I put the pease through again 7.5 Bushels a very poor yeild the Pease all thrashed cold East Wind Semo went home gave him some Boot Legs and some yarn Semo here 5 Days this Week for George thats S/4 1/2 for Semos Board George to Pay for him Commenced to snow Drift and Hail and Rain tonight high Wind Found 8 eggs in the Barn all good Sunday 3rd stormy Raining hailing 4th a Fine Day slippery walking crust Bad for Deers 5th Semo came commenced Wheat Thrashed 1 1/2 Fanned it went home 1/2 Day 1/3 for his Board thats 10/7 1/2 for his Board Gave Semo some Tobacco a stormy Day East Wind and snow 6th Tom Davis came from Hopkins �4 7th I went to Mill with 1 1/2 of Wheat 2 Bushels of Buckwheat Bought of Congdon -/1 of Licquorice Bought of Buchannan -/1/2 of sweetys paid Mr Briggs 25 cents in Minglers store for carding of Wool Bought of Congdon 1/2 lb of soda 10 cents got 2 almanacks Bought Bakers crackers 3 cents worth paid 8th Gordons Birth Day and a Fine Day it is Went to Dundee gave to my account to Baker 6 1/2 of ashes at -/10 5/5 15 Bottles at -/3 3/9 Bought 1/2 lb Tea Green 1/3 To Mr Streeter 1 hide and 2 pelts the hide 4 & 25 or 3 & 25 c am not sure 40 cents each for the pelts thats 80 cents to my accounts in at Bills at the Distillery 9th Raining broke the Road in the Bay took home {word illegible} bags of wood and Broon {Scottish term for the colour brown} Cedar 1 of the sheep sick James Cameron Island Feby 10 1867 Some cold and Frosty 11th seen the Fox Back of wo {wood?} Hoase {Horse?} up through the Bush cut a Load of Woods 12th one of Thomas Munroes sheep Died i skinned her wool to Mr Harpers Bought 5 yds of Cotton Heard that Alexander McDonald Angus's son on the Point was Dead Kenneth got a Letter to that effect A Summers in Ogdensburgh Duncan McDougall and I stopt at Peter Grants took supper then Bought of Mr Harper 1/2 Gallon of Oil 1/3 paid this 13th Thawoing Raining I went to Mr Harpers with 105 lb of Pease 3/9 a Bushel comes to 6/6 3/4 {6 shillings 6 & 3/4 pence} Got a Treat of Rum 14th St Valentines Day a Ball to night at Mr David Summers a Fine Day it is thawing and Freezing to night which will make good travelling seen Ducks in the air hole before the Door 15th Cold Day Molby had her calf 16th Raining soft 17th Sunday Windy Bill and Emmanuel here came on the Ice from Lancaster took Dinner had a Team Heard from them that Murdoch McDonald was taken Prisoner to Montreal �5 18th James Hugh's Birth Day Henery Bosell and antw—{illegible} Here going to Fish Eels over at christees a cutter passed Down Lancaster and a Double cutter went up from Lancaster the Door turned storms from the east 19th very w--{illegible} these Days put a Handle in my axe a job to take old one out 20th went to the Bush got very unwell chopped Load chopped some stove wood very very soar my {illegible} Found an egg in the Barn East Wind very cold to Day d--{illegible} not very well 22nd Washingtons Birth Day Luke Bower {last letter unclear} here for Georges Pease got his 2 Bushels Got some sticks for to make shafts Drawing Wood crust cutting the Mares feet 23rd cold some Fine Day 24th Sunday Raining in the Morning turned Fine 25th {fishing?} Henery up 2 Move Fishing Eels at Christees cutting stove wood Looking at the Boison {Poison?} James Cameron Island Feby Went to Williamston stopt for Angus at the store got on the Boshure sent a Letter and 3 papers to Charlie in chester England 2 Treats at Davids seen Robert McKillop Bought of D Munroe 1 Bottle of Poison 1/3 not paid Bought of Mr Harper 5 cents worth of sweetys called at Francis Laplante about the Rent at Kenneths got a Cornwall paper Got a Witness from A Summers wife seen Archy Fraser for the First time I seen him since a very long time 27th came from Williamstown Got a Ride From Andrew Sullivan Tinsmith to A Cameron had a Treat -/6 Bought of Mr Harper 1 Gallon of Syrup not paid very unwell Got from Doctor Shaver 1 viol of stuff 4 powders I am to take 1 Teaspoonfull before meals the powders to Keep the Bowels in Order it works on the same system as the stuff in the viol 28th very very unwell put out Poison snap {snass?} went to it Gave her Milk and Molasses Good Going on the ice getting some Eggs these warm days 1st of March St Davids Day the Festival of the Welsh strong East Wind Hail Rain & Fine Cold comes in Like a Lion �6 2nd Fanning some Hay seed a Fine Day {between this line and next is the following:} heard a crow Sunday 3rd a Find Day seen the Fox coming to the Island a strange {illegible}--ra or Hound going all through the Island he is after the fox the Fox crossed Back the Dog did not get him 4th Monday very very unwell took in 3 eggs they Freeze cut {off/of little/cattle?} Wood 5th went to see the poison Srove {Shrove} Tuesday {today?} very Fine Day a Weather Breeder I suppose {drew} 2 small Loads of Wood Broke on the stack of Marsh hay at the East End of the Barn took in 3 eggs Ian Hopkins Drawing from alexes Island sleighs going the ice to Lancaster 6th Ash Wednesday not very well 7th some stormy 8 a Fine Day drew some Wood 9th Went to Dundee a stormy Day Bought of D Baker 10 yds of calico 20 cents 10/- 1 lb Tea 2/6 {pot or bot?} an axe seen Lis and her young son 10th got a ride home From Bill Snap {Snass?} eat the Poison and kiclled {killed?} {Title is molded and illegible} Cut Some ash for Troughts Drew them home Went ot Henerys Semos a Fine Day Water on the ice 12th On this Day of the Month Donald McMaster first came to the Island stor--{illegible} made 9 Troughs to Day Ground the axes 13th cut a Waterhole very unwell The Races in Salmon River commences to day Sand Burns Sale to Day 14th not very well to day Races to Day took home a Load of Wood Gordon in the Bush 15th Made 3 Troughs split a Few Rails A Good many going the ice to Day the Races to Day Mended the 2 sleighs for Gordon cutting stove Wood �7 16th Drew 3 small Loads of Wood very unwell Cut my wrist cutting sugar the knife slipped the sugar is the only thing that Relieves me of the {pain?} Looking at the Poison a Mink crossed the Island Sunday St Patrick's Day Stormy ugly Weather to Day very unwell 19th Henerys 2 Boys came to chop chopped and I Gave them an Order one Mr Harper for 3/9 took por--{illegible} of Limbs My sleigh Broke {In between this line and last was written:} Kenneth a Fight Wild Geese c—{page torn} 20th First Day of Spring {page torn} Went to get Livinia Boots fixed Bought of Mr Harper 1 bo-- {page torn} 1/- Matches 5 cents paid this sent charlies Letter Back to {page torn} postage -/7 1/2 got a paper from charlie with 3 songs in it 2 1/ {page torn} got a paper from Mr Harper took Down a Frenchman na--{named?} Joulliaa with a Load of Flour put him on the Road {page torn} Robert Bruces Birth Day 22nd Livinia Birth Day {page torn} Went for her Boots to Isacc Blondeaus paid 2/6 cold {page torn} Wind 23rd Gordon and I Lifting the Troufs cut Down some trees at the ca-{illegible} Tapt 1 small Tree 24th a Fortunate Day Sunday Bill & Emmanuel M{page torn} Fishing Eels ice about 3 Feet thick Before the Door Brought 2 Dz {Dozen?} Herring a Great many Fishing Eels at Alexis Island Pat & Mr H-{page torn} went to St Regis {a native reserve} 25th Fixing the sleigh Went to Mr Harpers for Pot Bought 1/2 lb soda -/3 Treat -/3/ 1/2 for sweetys paid this P{page torn} Tom Kennedy a Rod of iron Mr David Summers poorly the Doctor att--{page torn} old Mr McLeod poorly annunciation of the virgin Mary to Day 26th some troufs to the Bush 12 new ones crust not good Fixed 100 spoils ta--{tapped?} 5 trees I went to Hopkins for the Pot im--{page torn} fetch {illegible} Bad with a Boil on his hand. {Headline and first line are illegible} {left side of page is torn and other pages' edges are stuck to it so some words are illegible on this whole left side of the page} �8 Up around the trees {page torn} tapped {illegible} to see if could scate did not forget that yet Fixing the Dipper and the Longhanded pan with Lead 28th Went {sac?} Mr Hopkins with the Handsleigh for the Pot a very fine Day Tapt over 50 trees a good sap Day Made a Fire in the Bush for the First 29th gathered and Tapt some putting out Troughs 30th got 22 pails in the Pots 11 pails in the Barrels to night a Great many going across the ice to Day 31st the sap is running well to Day Gathering and Boiling a little about 60 pails gathered altogether now eelfishers over at christees Livinia Gordon Mary Hughann {his wife and children} all to the Bush this afternoon March Went out LIke Lamb 1st of April all Fools Day all of us in the Bush Began to Rain had to come home and sugar off about 22 lbs emptied the Rain Water out of the Toughfs {page torn}-n a Horse and cutter coming up the ice from Lancaster Great many eelfishers Down at the Big Bay 2nd Boiling in Bush Brought home to sugar off 9 lbs a small Jar of syrup Blackbrids Raining Bad sugar Weather 3rd Gathering sap 45 {in between lines is written:} Killed a snake 4th Seen a hole coming in the ice south side Boiling {page torn} Bush took it home to sugar off about 20 lbs {Raining?} the birds came and grass Birds Found a Hen commencing to {word illegible} put her off of them Ducks and Wild Geese plenty Let out {word illegible} Began to Wean the calve 7 Weeks old now snowing Raining 6th commencing to open the ice at Francis Island {word illegible}-es came swallows I thought I seen them night hawks {word illegilbe}-d cleaning the Troughfs Tapt 6 Trees Gathered 27 pails and {page torn} not able to chop Wood to make a Fire I am so unwell cows playing the Devil in the Bush at sap and spoils snakes plenty 7th Gathered 2 Barrels of sap Boiling in the Bush 38 Pails commenced to Rain 9th 5 years to day Married Boiling in the 26 pails �9 10th Boiled 16 pails {illegible}—rd Loons Skinning the Black sheep of Mrs Munroes {word missing} unwell Gathered 3 1/2 Pails the Fox on the Island seen a {word illegible} cross 1 Deer the Buck 13th all of us in the Bush 14th Gathered 2 Barrels {in between lines is written:} Black sheep on 15th 15th Boiling in the Bush Lots of {words blackened with mold} 16th Cleaning the Troughs our nannie a Lamb 18th our Duncans Birth Day 2 Lambs Dead out in the stack of oats Put out a canoe {words missing} Lambs Mr James Cameron Island April 20th {Many single words are missing down the right hand edge of this page owing to mold} Gordon and I Boiling 16 pails Grya on the {illegible} Laid out Easter Sunday the Sun Dont {illegible} this morning all this month in the sugar {word illegible} I wrote the Days of the month all I was doing on a sheet {?} and it got Blotted So I am at a loss of I S{rest of word illegible} 28th First Steamer went Down 29th Gathered some {likely sap} for vinegar as Oscar and LIs here stopt all nigh 30th {word?} Potatoes St Helen {a steamer} and a Propeller went Down 1st of May Heavy snow On the {word illegible} went to Hopkins with the Pot { illegible } a pail of c Wheat 8th - 9th Oscar and Lis to thrash Trashed 9 1/2 Bushels & I Gave him {illegible} On the 15th Pat and Thomas Munroe here D--- {word missing, perhaps 'Down'} to Salmon River Lashey me 100 lbs of B{rest of word illegible} P Buchannan to my account 21st {page folded} �10 22nd Set a hen to hatch 23rd Shearing the {word illegible, likely sheep} 24th Queen's Birth Day 25th caught 21 Perch Planted pottatoes squashes and pumkins Bob and Ann here 27th Harrowing 28th {Fishing?} {illegible word} and I planted cucumbers 29th Fixing Lane Fr{rest of word blotted out with ink}se Sowe of Wheat 30th Oscar Ascension Day Renaud & Sallaberry went {word illegible} 31 William and Lashey fishing Perch took his canoe to Make 1st of June Gordon and I taking {page ripped} ashore 2nd of June Mr Harper Mr Spinks Munroe Pat Brought me a Letter from Dan Weth 3 put out manure 4th Ploughing Willian helping make a Round or 2 Planted 1 Bushel of seed 5th planted corn 6th sent a Letter to Dan to {word illegible} 7th Mr Laduke here sold him {piece/pine?} $3 Drawing Wood 5th Our Marys Birth Day 10th fixing in Bags 11th Washing some of the wool 12th Lasky {illegible} 13th hoeing and plowing Finished plowing Bob {illegible sentence, badly worn} �11 Mr James Cameron Island June 16th 1867 {left hand side of the page is molded away and hence some words are illegible} Emmanuel here Ian Hopkins here from Wilk{something illegible} a pig 17th Semo planted his potatoes and Beans Fixed the Pitt Point Fence 18th The Eves memorable Battle of Watterloo Mr Kimb{rest of word disappears} here Last night 19th K Hiram Stephen Grant Hohnback here to night Donald McDonald here 20th I went to Williamstown 25 lb Wool Fish Potatoes Fork Sugar letter newspaper Gun Barrel J Dinsle Manguin {name?} Killed Last night by the Cars corpus christee 21st came home got a Pig 22nd Our {Dons?} Birth Day Went to Mr Harpers stopt at Roses got a paper from Ian Nicholson paid for the Postage of the Letter. A Pleasure trip on the Sallabery Sunday Semos 2 Boys here for Fish 24th took home {?} the ashes from the Bush StrawBerries We{?} Planted some Beans hoeing 25th Henery {Genie?}on here stopt all night 26th a Raft calling to me {missing part of word}sons 27th Took the Raftsmen to Mr Harpers {words missing} me 5/- paid D Munroe 1/3 I owed him for ---ison {likely poison} a Treat at Davids paid seen Old D Cameron ---penter 28the hoeing at the Milk house 29th Went {hill/kill?} Wheat Stopt at D Summers took dinner a Treat 15 cents Bought of D Baker {words illegible} of Flannel 6 yd Cotton 2yds shirting 7 yds at 200 {words illegible} Powder to 23 1/2 lbs Rags 1 Sturgeon Bought of {Duncan?} McDonald Swanton Lime -/6 paid this Bought of D Summers 1 Pair of Boots 4 Dollars {or}-ve 2/6 Cash Canada Money America at Christees {word missing} raft �12 Sunday June the 30th after strawberries 1 July Our New Dominion Day shooting bred the pig 2nd Lashey and henery fishing {illegible} washing 3rd Got a Sturgeion Mr Laduke gave me $3Dollars put in the Wheat sta{words illegible}barn put in the pigs 4th July American {last line of entries is illegible} Mr James Cameron July 6th 1867 {right hand side of the page is molded away and hence some words are illegible} Fanning 7th christees house Burnt Picking {Strawberries?} Livinia Gordon Mary Hughann and myself in the {illegible} field 8th Hoeing Potatoes 9th Hoeing 10th hoeing 11th at B{word illegible} 12th Orangemens Day Mr Baker and B{word illegible} here from Lancaster Gave the children 17 1/2 I went to Mr Harpers Bought Tea Soda Broom Pa{illegible} Bought of A Summers Bread 13th Fixing the Ashes {illegible} the Bags Lashey took away his Barrell Simos {word illegible} hoeing of Potatoes Sunday 14th Mrs Summers {Mrs?} Munroe Mrs Spinks Mrs Harper Eliza hamilton and the children Pat Thomas Mr Spinks Pete Baker 15th Went to Salmon {word illegible, likely 'River'} 1 1/2 Wheat 2 of Provender {dry food, as hay or oats, for livestock} 53 lb I owe 26 slaves {he likely meant staves; he sometimes �13 doesn't cross his Ts} my {word illegible} to D Summers Bought of Conc Dan pink Boots -/10 20 lb salt at Bakers 16th Got a Spoon and {word illegible} from A Smallman 17th Commenced {word illegible but likely 'Mowing'} 18th Mowing 19th Mowing 20th made 2 coils of Hay got a Lunge 21st Ian Hopkins and Family here Bossy a calf 22nd Went to Emmanuels for Mag Gordon and {word illegible} 2 pikes trowling 23rd Gathering and Raking {word illegible but likely 'hay} 24th Mowing 25th fixing the mow Dug some Baits {word illegible} Mr Daly 26th at the Tent at the PicNic {word illegible likely Gordon} and I George Bosel here for a Peice of h{rest of word illegible} 27th Taking care of their Tent a very wrest{rest of word illegible} 28th Herrick and Daly here 29th George here M{rest of word illegible} 30th George and all the Family Gathering put in first Hay 31 Cart Wheel Broke I went to Semos Get one from Semo 1st of August Lavnia {word illegible} George Making his stack brought the {wheat?} over 2nd Marys Birth Day 3rd Mowing Road to the Lower Point Caught 23 Pirch �14 Mag and I picking Berries {words illegible} 5th Went {illegible} Bought {words illegible for rest of this line and a subsquent line at the bottom of the page that are moldy and ragged} Mr James Cameron Island Augst 8, 1867 Went for Mrs Rose took Dinner at V Munroe's with Malcour Bought of Mr Harper 1 Quart of High Wines 9th Went home with Mrs Rose Lashey came John Angus Came Fishing at night 2 Boats came Loaded with PicNickers about 20 of them all in the Old house 10th Mowing at the Lower Point 11th Lisana Laflesh here Bordon and John Angus Fishing 12th John Angus and I mowing 13th Raining 14th Emmanuel here for Mag Gave her a Dollar for her time here mowing Back of the Barn 15th 16 put in 3 loads 17th D Summers and Laurue and her Mother here John Angus and I cross to Mr Harper Bought 6/3 worth of Flour Gave 1/3 for to help Mrs Mangum 1/2 lb Tea a French {word illegible, maybe 'hunters'} here all night 18th Fishing over at christees an Indian came to sleep in the Barn 19 A I Baker here {According to the census another son, Randolph, was born this day} 20th Duck hunting commences {words illegible} Baker passed up put in the Wheat before {words illegible} door 21st Jo Gaarneau here wrote a Letter for him Les Laduke Making the stack at the East End of the Barn 55 cocks in it 22nd Crossed with I {or J} A {words illegible} got a Letter for Pat Got a paper from Charlie Semo paper to him �15 23rd Cut the Wheat Lower Peice found the sheep hurted Mr Spencer here all night Left some Pine 24th Killed the sheep Went to Williamstown with it 25 Came home Allen and James Hugh picking nuts 26th {words illegible} feed with them Got 2 pigs from Henery to {words illegible} a mess of Potatotes put in the wheat {illegible}ll but Raking it 27 Thrased a Litle Wheat {'28' likely} Working at the hay 29 at the hay 30th at hay 31st Went to mill Bought of Baker cotton {words illegible} tea Bought of Norman a Basket 19 paid got 10 cents from Laurue paid this stopd at Lis all night 1st September came home {words illegible} 2nd Mowing 3rd Dans Birth Day {next line is molded and worn away} Mr James Cameron Island Sept 13th {right hand side of page badly damaged so some words are missing or illegible} Tomatoes Western Berries Ripe Hazelnuts good an Eclipse this evening made 6 cocks of hay on the Lower Point 14th Mowed some9 chickens 16th at Hay 17 18 19 20th at hay �16 21st Fishing Lost a {line?} Barge aground at the square Island 22nd Sunday 23rd at {word illegible} and Potatoes 24th 25 Finished the Potatoes 26th cutting Marsh hay in the Back mars Getting Ready to go to Salmon River stopt at Lis's all night 27th Took 8 Bushels of Ashes {word illegible} salt saleratus cotton Wick Matches Paid Norman {word illegible} the Basket -/9 speaking to Mr Gillis about the Timber Mr Gillis here a Good Breeze {word illegible} home Bought of Robert 1 lb Powder 2 lbs shot Lamp {word illegible} 8lbs LIme from Norman -/8 paid this 28th cut some Marsh hay 29th Raining 30th Wild Geese came {word illegible} ice in the canoes 1st October Drawing in hay {word illegible} the stable Loft Drew some Wood 2nd set the trap for the Wild Geese shot a Duck 3rd a Fortunate {word illegible} Fixing the stove Semos Boys thrashing Beans {word illegible} the Beets and carrots 4th Semos taking up his {word illegible} 6 1/2 Bushels 5th Raining 6th Gathering nuts 7th Went Ross's Island 8 Got a Letter from John a paper {word illegible} Dan and a paper from Charlie took away the horses �17 9th Went to F Covington Bought of H {Baker?} 1 peice of Rope 15 cents 2 Treats pair of Boots paid a {word illegible} 1yd cloth 5/- 8 yds Calico 1"44 5yd Calico 5/- 1yds Linen 12 1/2 Cents {word illegible} Laurue 10 cents 3 cents to p P 1 for pipe stopt at {Bills?} Got a pipe from Laflesh 10th Hugh Anns {words illegible but likely Birth Day} the Fair in Williamstown Killed the sheep 11 {word illegible} very unwell 12 Raining shot the Big White {Owl?} Sunday 13th French hunters stauling {stauking, stealing?} my Big Fox 14th the Russels here for the Fox got 25 cents 15th Gordon and I to Charlies Island for butternuts stopt all night 16th Came home got 3 rats Mrs J T Lynch here stopt all night 17th the sticks to {the rest of sentence is lost as the bottom of the page is molded and ragged} Mr James Cameron Island Oct 20th 1867 Sunday 21st Went to mill with 3 Bushels of Provender Bought of Mr Baker 5 yds Cotton paid this Got Lost coming home 22nd thrashed 50 lb Wheat 23rd Thrashed 18 lb William Lavelette {word illegible} here to teell me about the Parcel come yesterday 24th Our Hughs Birth Day 25th My Birth Day Went to Dundee stopt at Jessimas all night 10 cents paid 25 cents on the Parcel 5 cents Candy carding 5 lb Wool 30 cents Duty Brittish Port 3 cents Bought of Baker 4 lb Tea 1/3 Treat 10 cents crackers 5 cents Bottle to Be Returned came Down to Old Moms {Hoffmorns?} Place turned Back Wrote a Letter to Mr Lynch �18 {word illegible perhaps '26th'} and Mr Lynch here and Man sent a Letter John Got a Dollar in the Letter i Got from him Sunday 27th Mr Lynch here Gave me 2 1/2 Dollars {word missing} the Bush 28th Went to Hopkins Bought {word missing} stick for 4 Dollars went to Dundee I bought the 3 sticks from Robert for 15 Dollars Bought 2 lb crackers 1/2 lb Tea 1/2 lb Tobacco 3 pipes {word illegible} 4 peices down 29th went to Bosells then to Laneas Bought 4 lbs Pork 2/6 Bread Crackers 5 cents of salts Bottle Whiskey 1/3 Bottle to Be Returned took the Elm {word illegible}d pine out of the Rushes Mr Lynch got a Ducking wet 30th I am very unwell Mr Lynch went to ---arts Bay EEl Fishers coming to Fish Races in Lancaster 31st I set Fire to the Brush heap it is Hallow Eve cracking nuts 1st November All Saints Day not very well Bad with cold 2 Mr {word illegible}ch went to Henerys for the stick stormy Day wets wind {?} Took the staves to the River 3rd Bub P Laflesh very rainy east Wind 4th Bub P Laflesh Thrashing {all?} wheat for me Lynch Made the steps 5th Guy Fawkes King the Porch 6th Working at the {words illegible} 7th porch Ellens Birth Day Bought pair {words illegible} shirt {words illegible} tobacco 2/ {roed illegible} 1 pound {last line illegible, tattered and molded} Mr James Cameron Island Nov 9 1867 Bought in Lancaster Pork Coffe Bread sugar setting fire in the Oakfield Burnt some of the cocks of Marsh hay 2 men came up to hunt on the little Island here at night playing cards �19 Sunday 10th Mr Lynch And me in the Woods Transplanted 2 Trees Mr Lynch and Man started off Gave me 4 Dollars Left me his adze and crowbar Great Fires in the Marshes set Fire to the Marsh before the Door 11th Fixing the stable 12th went to Summerstown sent a Letter to Mary and Johns Letter in is paid the Postage Bought of Mr Harper 1/2 Gal oils teapot 2/- a Treat at Mr Summers -/6 paid all this 13th Drawing Wood 14th Drew some hay covering the sheds 15th Let out the Rams snowing to night East Wind stormy East Wind and snow Jim Hopkins takingthe cattle from Alexis Island 17th Salaberry {likely a steamer} went Down 18th Killed the hog 19th Drawing wood Boats a Going 20th cold 21st On this Day of the Month Donald McMaster Departed 22nd Drawing Wood Fine Day 23rd a Great many Propellers coming up after being Froze in the Canal 5 or 6 of them went up Gave him 2 Dollars and 2 Dollars from James Grant 1/2 lb Tea Treat at Thomas Munroes signing Walter Baker Papers Got 2 papers from Charlie 24th came home from Thomas Munroes ottawa and ospr {word illegible, another steamer?} went Down Light in the Light house yet Lots Ducks and Wild Geese water very low 25th cutting stove Wood 26th Banking the east end of the ho{word illegible} 27th Whitewashing �20 28th Fixing canoe & Fishing Eels 29th Went to Mr Harpers Bought 5/- worth of flour 1 package of matches -/7 1/2 Treat of 1/2 Dozen of Envelopes -/3 wrote {missing word} Pat {last line illegible, ragged and molded} Mr James Cameron Island Lake St Francis Nov 29th 1867 Old Duncan McDougall's Wife Departed yesterday the 28th Married 60 years Alexander Hamilton went of Bought of A Summers 4 lb of Barley 18 cents Wild Geese Plenty and Ducks Raining 30th St Andrews Day {font for former is larger and bolder} stormy Windy cold and Frosty 1st of December a Propeller went up Boats Done Running a very cold Day 2nd skinned the calf 3rd Thrashing Wheat 4th Drawing Wood 5 a cold time 6th cold Day 7th Drawing Livinia cut her Finger with the Drawing Knife 8th Sunday 9th Fixing the Stable Door 10th Drew some wood 11th Broke on the stack cold time Hens Freezing 12th to night the Ice took across from here to Frashers Point 13th Went around the Island very very Frosty �21 14th I crossed to Summerstown Bought 1 lb Tea Broom cotton Wick treat Got 1/3 from Pat sent a paper to charlie Got 2 from him Mr James Cameron Island Dec 15th 1867 Sunday Wrote a Letter to John and charlie 16th Went to Dundee and Fort Covington Bushed the Road from the head of the Island to Hopkins Little Island took Dinner at Hopkins put the Letter for charlie in the Dundee P.O -/7 1/2 paid put Johns Letter in F Covington PO 3 cents 1/2 worth of Candy. Bought of G Streeter pair of Boots for Gordon 2 Dollars paid a Treat at Normans -/6 Bought of D Baker 8 yds of cotton 5/- 3 yards at -/6 1/6 1 lb Tobacco 1/5 paid this got a Ride down from Bill took supper there came to Hopkins slept all night got 2 Books from Mary Ann 17th came home 18th Thrashing some {written above this:} the Earthquake this morning 19th Drawing Drags { in agriculture this is a harrow-like instrument that is dragged along the earth to level it for seeding or spreads manure; in hunting one drags a scent of another animal along the ground} 20th Got Ready to go to Williamstown Turned Back Put out a Few Bushes at the head of the island 21st Went to Harpers Bought 1 lb Soap -/6 Treat /3 1/2 paid andrew for a Treat 15 cents crackers a -/1 illegible word stroked out {word illegible} of Hopkins home for the Rain took my Wheat to mill first Horse here on the ice 22nd First Day of Winter Jim came with the Wheat him and the 2 children Reading Handy Andy Lent Jim the Disasters and Shipwrecks at Sea {a book} 23 chopping stove Wood {written above:} Angus McGloughlin Died 24 Bosells Drew 2 loads of their stack Lent George the hems christmas eve 25th christmas Day stormy cold John Angus McGloughlin Buried 26th Drawing Drags �22 27th Raining made my Leather Mits 28th Went to Summers town Bought of A Summers 1/4 lb Spice 2 oz of Sesma {?} 2 pipes Bought of Mr Harper comb -/5 1 worth of sweetys 1/2 Saleratus {baking powder} 1/3 stopt with Pat all night Hired the School master McDermid to teach on the front wanting L55 James Hopkins across with a horse promised Charlie Rose the Ram 29th {word illegible} Birth Day took Thomas Munros +{last 2 lines on page are ragged and moldy} howie slept Mr James Cameron Island 30th Dec 1867 30 Dec 67 Drawing Drags 31st Last Day of the year Shot the Owl got him alive For more information on James Cameron, check out the “Meet the Diarists” page under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca � transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9f878a324d839203a34402136e67f222.pdf 778433db8fc3122cc7b62cce5818287b PDF Text Text rz/^^w ^/ZZM/t^ ^ ^^.^ K/4^!^- ^ 3^/>?2^^< * ^ // ^ti 3 </^z,/z /'j/b 7^ ^/ft /7t<>/m< -£ ^%^/^^^/ zz^ ' 7^^z^t ^ ^z^4^W/^^ 3 ^cat,^^ y^ a X; I vcU ^/c^-f^/c �/^ /ZZZZ^/^ZzZ^r Z^zM 7-/Z7 ,// Bl & ZZZ. 7/'^/^^ . 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Some words are cut off on either side of the pages for those reasons.} Mr James Cameron Island 30th Jany Dec 1866 1867 30 Dec 67 Drawing Drags 31st Last Day of the year Shot the Owl got him alive 1st of January 1868 shot 3 squi{rrels} very stormy a Ball at John Frashers 2 cutting Hay got a Rat at the Lower Point 3 Allens Birth Day Drawing Drags angus and Angus the Blue Boy came for the sheep Got them gave Gordon and the rest 30 cents {Some words have been scratched out and cannot be read.} smallman Bushed the Road to Lanca{ster} 4th stormy Day 5th Sunday Fine Day 6th we{nt} to Summerstown seen Mr Riddle and old Donald Cameron carpenter at Davids Treat paid treat at Andrews -/7½ paid got a Ride out to Williamstown from Jimmy Grant Electi{on} time for councillers in Williamstown 7th in Williamstown 8th in Williamstown came home John Angus took me home 9th Went to Fort Covington Got a paper from John 2 Treats at Jessimas a Treat at Mac Bought 1 paper pins 2 sticks of Licquorice a paper of hee {Cut off by the page} 3 cents of Licquorice Root 1oz a Bottle at McR{aes} to Be Returned a Treat at McRaes got a Ride from John McLennans Robertson Going to the Flaxmill 10th cutting Stove Wood 11th Drawing Wood Broke the Whippletree a fine D{ay} 12th Old New Years Day cold 13th Making a Whipplet{ree} �14th Drawing Drags cut a New Waterhole cut an oak in the marsh took home cedar for Brooms a very fine Day shot a squirrel 15th cutting Drags {Above it reads: Mrs Harper a Girl} 16th Drawing Drags. 17th put Poison in the hog 18th very windy Drew some Drags from the Pitt Point 2019th sunday a very fine day EEL Fishers at alexus Island 20th stagness Day went to Summerstown {Illegible due to mold} A Summers ½ lb Tea 1/10½ paid Mr James Cameron Island Jany 21st 1868 Stagness Thrashed 1 Bushel of Wheat Lewis and Pete Bosell Drew 3 Load of hay a Ball at David Summers caribou’s Making 22nd Thrashed a Bushel of Wheat Lewis Drew the Last Load of their hay a fine Day 23rd chopping Stove Wood {Above it reads: got a Rat} 24th at the Knees of the sleigh charlie Tuppers Birth Day 25th Drew some Wood out of the marsh Froze my Big Toe 26th Sunday Stormy cold Day 27th a Fine Day Drew a Load of Wood 28th Went to the Mill 2½ of Wheat 10 Rats to Mr Streeter 1 Pair of Boots for them Brought Mr McRae his Bottle got some Ulmanes from Mr Parker got 3 horse shoes from Dan Summers (his child died on the 17th) a very cold Day 29th Drawing Wood Filling the Bags with ashes cut a Waterhole 30th Went to Dundee with 5 Bushels of ashes 1 calveskin 3 sheep pelts to my account to Mr Baker Bought of mr Baker's ½ Barrel Fish 12/6 ½ Bushel salt 1/6 3 Quarts of Kerosene oil 22½ cents got 10 cents for Phrenologist 31st chopping in the Bush 1st of February Drawing Wood very stormy cut Down a Dry tree of Beech 2nd Drifting & Snowing 3rd Thrashed 2 Bushels of Wheat very Frosty Day �4th in the Bush cut Down a Stump of Beech 5th Thrashed 1½ of Wheat 6th Drew a Load of Wood 7th very cold stormy 8th Gordons Birth Day a Fine Day Thrashed near 1 Bushel of Wheat went to the head of the Island 9th Sunday Stormy West Wind soft 10th Thrashed the Last of the {l}oose Wheat 20 lbs Began the Oats Thrashed 55 lbs {11}th Drew some Wood snow Deep 12th cut Down a D {Cut off by the page} soft maple stormy 13th Went to Mill with 4 lb Wh{eat} {Illegible due to mold} Mr James Cameron Island 13th Feby 1868 Mr Minkler ½ lb crackers 9 cents 3 cents of Tobacco pipe 1 cent Gave My Oats to Mr Baker 55 lbs Bought 1 lb Tea 1/3 cash 1 plug Tobacco ¼ of cut Tobacco Tr{eat} a very Stormy Day coming home got a Rug from Ritchison to put around me coming Down Salmon River got my account from Mr B{aker} 88 cents Left Mrs Hopkins Book at ho{me} Domby and Sons Jim Hopkins Wife in Williamstown Dan Summers in Morriss {Cut off by the page} Dan Cameron came at home James {McHvains?} fell sick 14th St Valentine’s Day a Ball at Wido {Cut off by the page} Summers’s to night not very well a Fine Day Fixing the Flour put a Handle in Charlies old axe 15th st{rong} east Wind and snow Sunday 16th Fine Day Thawing Cat Killed the owl Thrashed 1½ of Oats 18th Went to the Bush snow very Deep 19th went Round to the Pitt Point chopping stove Wood 20th cleaning the cellar and up stairs chopping stove Wood a Fine Day the {Cut off by the page} 21st chopping stove Wood put the snow off the stack {Above it reads: Thrashed 8 lbs Wheat} Jack Rabbit Dead 22nd Washington's Birth Day Thrashed 1½ of oats Fine Day Frosty cut a Waterhole ice very Thick snow Deep on the ice 23rd Sunday {Above it reads: Shrove} Fine Day �24th St Matthias Thrashing Oats 25th Shrove Tuesday Fanning 5 Bushels 26th Ash Wednesday chopping stove W{ood} Ground the 2 axes a Fine Day 27th Breaking the {Cut off by the page} to the River 28th Gordon and I to the Bush 29th the Last of the Wheat a Bushel Left 3 sheaves for hats Last Day of February Frosty 1st of March the Fest{ival} of the Welsh St Davids Day a Fine Day but turned stormy with the change of the Moon came like a Li {Cut off by the page} 2nd Stormy 3rd Stormy Took the Bun out of the old House 4th Fine But Drifting 5th Thrashing oats 6th Finished {Cut off by the page} Fanning {Illegible due to weathering} Bushels of oats Broke the Road Thawing {Dates missing due to mold and weather damage at the bottom of the page} Mr James Cameron Island March 9th 1868 9th not many crossing the Salmon River is Bad 10th seen a crow for the First cutting sticks for Traps 14 of them when split 11th went to the Bush 12th this is the Day D McMaster came to the Island I went to Summerstown Bought of Mr Harper 1 Quart of Oil wick Black Thread 2 plug of Tole 1 lb shot 1 B Matches Got 2 papers and the (cheese) paper from Charlie sent a paper and an almanack to him 13th George Bosell Took a Ton of Hay 3 Loads Gave me 2½ Dollars 14th Tapt 14 Trees not running well 15th sunday 16th Tried to Go to Hopkins Turned Back with water on the Ice 17th St Francis Patrick Day in the morning First Laying of the Hens Tapt a few Trees �18th Black Birds came seen some Ducks The Empress Burnt not Good sugar weather 19th went for Hopkins Pot Got 2 lb of Pork for Nothing Tapt about 30 Trees took home 3 pails of sap made 22 Troughfs 20th went to mr Harpers Bought ½ lb Tea 2/- 8 yrds of Calicoes 6/8 Hook & 8 ys spool of Thread ice Bad close to shore 1st Day of Spring {2}1st Gathering sap Tapt some Boiling in the Bush took it home to sugar off 12 lbs made for the first 22 Sunday Livinia Birth Day Gatherd Gathered some 23rd Boiling and Tapping 24th Boiling Sap Running well Tapping some yet Ice open to night at Francis Island 25th annunciation of the Virgin Mary Livinia Gordon Mary and the Baby all to the Bush 26th in the Bush 27th Boiling in the Bush 28th in the Bush 29th Sugared off Boiling some after Dark 30th all to the Bush the Rumpling Hen Killed by something 31 Sugared of Twice 1st of April all Fools Day Boiling seen a Canoe with 3 in it {Cut off by the page} set Fire Back of the Ba {Bottom of the page is illegible due to mold damage} Mr. James Cameron Island April 3rd 1868 Taking some of the Boards off the old house run pretty well gathered 3 pails 4th Boiling and Gathering 40 pails made 2 cakes the Sugar soft 5th Sunday Palm not running very well 6th Boiling James Hopkins and pare Bone here going to Lancaster turned Back Cold Day took home a paill ½ syrup 7th in the Bush 8th Snowing 9th in the Bush �10th Good Friday in the Bush Shot 2 Black Ducks seen the Fox Tracks 11th in th in the Bush 12th Easter Sunday Lots of Eggs Fine Day But the Sun did not dance in the morning the sig{n} of a hard year 13th a Boat with 2 passed up from Lancaster made sugar 24 lbs 14th Sap Running well 15th all in the Bush Boiling Down Sugared 26 lbs 16th in the Bush very windy the cherry tr{ee} fell Down Gathered some came home yesterday ou {Cut off by the page} nannies a Lamb one of munroes a Lamb 18 17th Boil 3 Gallons one of Munroes Sheep 2 Lambs one Dead 18th our Duncans Birth Day, very Windy time now Boiled ½ Gallon syrup 19th Low Sunday Swallows came Frost Last night Ice Going Down Found a Tick Wild onions coming up the Water Rising so {Cut off by the page} Found a nest with 9 Eggs 20th Boiling about 1 Gallon {Cut off by the page} Came I went to Mr Harpers with 23 lb Sugar 10 cents a pound Got 1 Dollar from Pat Bought of Mr Harper ½ lb Tea 2 Quart of oil -/6 1 Package of Matches -/6 ½ lb Su {Cut off by the page} 2 ½ Dollars worth of Flour Treats Bought of A Summers hats 20 cents Got 4 Papers from Charlie Heard of D Arcy McGee’s Death a Villian that Shot Such a Good Man Mr Spinks went to Mont {Cut off by the page} 21st Caught a Wild Goose in the Big Trap Henry A {Cut off by the page} Lashey Lashey Got the 2 adzes round and square G{ot} Henery a Stick for Spear handles Got 3 eels from {Cut off by the page} eny 22nd at the Sturgeon Run 23rd Georges Day {Bottom of the page is too weathered to read} Mr James Cameron Island April 24th 1868 The Brittish America began to Run Set the ashes for soap Gordon and I to the Head of the Island 25th Tapped some of the trees over running gathered 11 pails of sap Boiled it put in the cows again all munroes sheep got their Lambs but the old one 26th Sunday Snowing and a Fine Day Set Fire Last night to the Little Island Gordon and I 27th Made the Last syrup Made the Soap Lewis Christie here Gave him Fat pine Gave him 3 sticks for Paddles sticks for Brooms stick for spear Pole to Get a Basket Gave me an oak axe handle �28th Lewis Brought Fish for Pine Brought home 6 pails of sap Gordon Boiled it I went to try for eels at the Kit Kat Island {Île Kit-Kat} Found a horse shoe at the Little Island and a pipe 29th First Raft came Down came for my canoe Got it high wind {Above it reads: planted potatoes on 30th} 30th went to the Raft 1st of May set the hen to hatch yesterday Drew the oars up from the Lower point put manure out Drew away the hog pen the sheep all out 2nd Drew home the crotch for harrow set Fires Let out the Mare 3rd Mag & Feney here Got 3 EEls 4th Jim Hopkins here the Raftman here Gave 7/3 for the Canoe I went across to Bosells at Semos at Roses took Dinner there wrote 2 Letters for Pat went to see Thomas Munroes wife and Mr McLeod Got 2 plugs from Pat 5th or 4th Mr McLeod Departed I went to William Frashers for Potatoes took Dinner Got 2 Bushels 5/6th Began to Plough 7th Ploughed some 8th Lashey here Got his spear Gave him a Board and Tuine for his canoe Tried for EEls Got 12 9th Ploughed Tried for EEls 10th Sunday Preaching on the Front J Angus there Set Fires on Pitt Point Pete Baker Willi Rose Walter Campt {Cut off by the page} ere 11th Went home with Mr Hopkins Pot hard for the Pork and Pot 8 lb {Illegible due to weathering} to Fish with {Cut off by the page} Mr James Cameron. Island May the 12th 1868 Went to Williamstown with 2 sturgeon 2 Bottles of syrup 1 cake Mary 1 for Granny Sturgeon for Ellen and Bottle of syrup for Ellen cakes for her children currants Mr Harper moved to Lancaster these Days 13th I Came From Williamstown Got cod fish Broom Pail Got 1 Dozen of Herrings Soap Got Peices for a Quill from H Ann stopt at Mr Har{per} Bought a Bottle of Ink /2 Bought of Baker 6 Loa{ves} of Bread 2/6 came home stopt at the Lighthouse took Dinner or a snack in my canoe wind high. The Express Train Ran of the Track ice Going Down yet 14th High Wind and Rain the hen hatching in the Goose stable 14 eggs Planted some Potatoe Onions in the Garden yesterday nothing in the Ground yet Got a Cow Bell in Williamstown Ploughed at the Door �15th Sowed 1½ of Wheat Planted some Potatoes at the {Cut off by the page} of the Wheat Set Fire on the North side of the Isl{and} in the marsh the Brittish America came Down a{nd} stopt at the Lower end of the Butternut Island The Spartan and Kingston Going Down togeth{er} 16th Planted some squash and Pumpkins amongst the Pota{toes} Gordon and I looking for Pine fixed the Gap in the Fence cut stick and made some Rails The SalaBerry Going in t{he} Salmon River the First time got aground The Bam {Cut off by the page} tried to take her off But could not Foggy this Morning The Osprey went Down Lord Elgin went Down Lord Elgin went Down Thunder Cannons roaring took Down the Plate of the Old house 17th Sunday america Trying to take the Salaberry off 18th Working at the Fence 19th at the fence 20th Went to Summerstown Bought {Cut off by the page} The Salaberry Got off Got on again the america Tried but co{uld} not take her off Mrs Munroe Went to Cornwall Brought Bottle of Maple syrup to her 21st Ascension Day or Holy Thurs{day} {Above the line it reads: Renaud took off the Salaberry} 70 lb of oats to D Baker Got 2 Bushels of Potatoes took Dinner at Emman{uel’s} stopt all night Got a Bottle at Mr Bakers Left at the Door of {Cut off by the page} in the morning Bought of A Smallman ½ lb crackers {The last line of the page is illegible due to weathering} Mr James Cameron Island 22nd 23rd 23rd of May 1868 Finished Planting Potatoes Before the Door Sunday the 24th Raining Blowing 25th Got home the sheep sheared 3 of the sheep Fishing at night stopt all night on the Little Island above Ross’s Great chopping on Christies Island 26th sheared the rest of the sheep {Fi}shing to night seen Henry Genie Fishing Marked Munroes sheep cut the Tails of all the Lambs and Marked them 27th Went to Mr Harpers {in} Lancaster Bought ½ bushel of Potatoes ⅓ 1½ yd of Ribbon spool of Blue Thread Bought of Mr Nicholson the Baker 9 Loaves of Bread 3/9 Returned John Frashers Bottle Took Dinner at Mr Harpers sailed home Tried Trowling {trolling} Got no Bites 28th Planted Potatoes and Beans at the Back Garden Tore Down the Pig Pen Planted cucumber and Melons 19 {Above it reads: hills} Melons Musk. 6. hills of Water Melons 22 hills of cucumbers Rafts went Down Highlander {Below it reads: – a gunboat} and America Towing a canons Kind Steamer Towed up By The Highlander 29th Royal Oak Day 30th Went to Lancaster with Mr Harpers Pot and 13 lb of sugar for hay for the Pot To 2 Bushels of Oats 47 cents a Bushel to ½ Bushel of Potatoes 2/6 ½ lb Tea 1/1oz with Little Jim McDougall Fixing �Sod on his Mothers Grave Dingwalls and Jim McDougall went with their Horses to Ross’s Island High West Wind Met Henery in Lancaster stopt above Allen Roys in the Bay I Stopt all night at Allen Roys Seen Allen McMartin from the 8th concession 31st Whit Sunday {Pentecost} Last Day of May I came up along side shore From Allen Roys stopt at Henerys had Breakfast Lewis Bosell at home the Salaberry went Down wind high some cold Rain seen young Ducks 1st of June Planted a Few hills of Potatoes Lashey here Washing the Wool very cold 2nd I crossed Wrote a Letter to Mr J J Lynch Montreal No 1 {C}haboillez square Old Bosell Departed sent 2 papers to Charlie I got From him took the Wool to Thomas Munroes 13 lb seen Pat taking Down Hay and Wood for Mr Harper to Lancaster Andrew Summers Lent Me Postage for the Letter and paper as I Forgot my pocket Book Went Down to Bosells stopt at Roses took Tea all night at Bosells 3rd took Breakfast their and came home put the Wool in the Bags tried Trowling got none 4th Trowling put {Illegible due to weathering} hills of Potatoes Went {Illegible due to weathering} {Above it reads: got ash logs 13 Feet Long} Mr James Cameron Island June 6th 1868 Raining Tried to catch the Mare Wind High the Dog Killed the chickens at night 7th Sunday East Wind Kingstown went Down Salaberry went Down a Good deal of crossing at Summerstown 8th Went to Summerstown Bought of A J Baker 48 lb of Flour (1 Lead pencil paid this) took home the Ram from Roses {Cut off by the page} the Lend of the Scottish Chiefs 9th Our Marys Birth Day Fi {Cut off by the page} 10th Cleaning some of the Potatoes 11th Fishing not very well 12 Gordon and I Fishing Caught a Lunge about 16 lbs w{ent} to Summerstown the Gun Boat Firing to Day anchored at Hopkins took home the Lunge 13th Fishing 14th To Thomas Davis here Gave him 3 papers a Tin Dish William Morris here and Briggs Lent {Cut off by the page} a paddle Found a Wheel Barrow on the Water 15th cutting the Weeds in the Potatoes 16th Gordon and I went to trowling Down to the Kitt Kitt Island Found a Ducks nest caught the Duck �17th Caught the Mare Drew some of the sticks around the Potatoes a Great many trowling 18th the Ever Memorable Battle of Waterloo {18 June 1815} Doctor Moxley Here Last night {Between the lines it reads: ‘took the Wool to Mrs Rose 3 Books I gave her R R Pirate’ then is cut off by the page} Went around the Island 19th Finished Weeding the Potatoes colouring these Days Mr Means and Mr Spen {Cut off by the page} Trowling Leen Pigeons in the Bush at the Elm n {Cut off by the page} 20th Trowling caught a crow Killed one Fixing the Brush Fence the Steamer L Renaud a Pleasure Party I can see part of the Ro {Cut off by the page} of Luke Bowens house on christies Island Heavy Rain much wanted n {Cut off by the page} Moon comes in a Scotch Moon Tom Says But the Moon that comes Sunday I always thought was a Scotch Moon Strawberries commencing to g{row} Ripe Summer commences to Day Deer Flies commenced the swamp Getting Long BlackBerries in Blossom Thorn apple trees in Blossom 21st Sunday Tom Davis here Gave him some English Papers alman{acs} Bill Morris and Briggs here Found a Wheelbar{row} on the Water Lent Bill a Paddle 22nd crossed {Cut off by the page} Davis Birth Day 23rd John Angus started and Peter Baker {Bottom of the page is illegible due to weathering} James Cameron Island June the 24th 1868 I crossed to Bosells got the 2 adzes got a Rope from Semo Returned Mrs Roses Book paid andrew the Postage Brought a Bushel of oats to A J Baker 2/6 ½ Bushel of salt Matches 6 Bunches 4 Plugs of Tobacco Got a Paper from Charlie Working at the Roads Fixing the oats and ashes in the Bags 25th Working at the cook house Started this evening Stopt at Lauries all night 26th Sold to Baker 3 Bushels of Ashes 114 lbs of Oats got 2-/2 ½ cents cash Bought Flour from John Tyo for 2 Dollars Bought pipes from Mac John Carey Married yesterday {c}ame home the Gun Boat at Hamiltons 27th Working at the cookhouse Sunday 28 Tom Davis Brought some Papers 29th Dan Summers and Laurie here A Warm Day 30th at the cook House 1st of July Dominion Day the L Renaud a Pleasure Trip and the B America Steamers their Colours Flying Warm 2nd Fishing set out Fires cutting the Weeds in the Potatoes 3rd Working at the cook house �4th July American Independence a Ball Last night over 500 at it at Staffords in Fort Covington americans in Russells Beat here. Henery Genies Boy here hoed the Potatoes in the Back Garden 5th Our Johns Birth Day Emannuel here and Wife 2 of the children Gave them a string of Fish not very well 6th Warm Weather these Days 1 of Munroes Sheep Dead a Log of the Fence Fell on its neck skinned it put the carcass in the River Hoeing and cleaning the Potatoes took home some ashes cleaned out the Barn East Wind turned the Long Canoe out of the Water 7th Tried Trowling got none commenced to Rain Thunder & Lightening much Wanted James Grant here with his horses 8th Finished hoeing the Potatoes at the Lower end of the Wheat 9th Gordon and I went Trowling Down to Ross’s Island Killed 3 Black snakes 1 of them a very Large one a Monster Got a Large Pike at charlies Island or Butternut Island) 10th Fixing the canoes a very very warm Day the Warmest came yet I crossed to Summerstown Stopt at John Hamiltons Gave me a peice of the Real Genuines {To}bacco that he Got of the Gun Boat John Ploughing Buckwheat andrew Baker Fixing A Summers st {Cut off by the page} Mr. James Cameron Island July 11th 1868 I crossed over got about 30 Tobacco Plants at Hamil{tons} From Margaret The Steamer L Renand a Pleasure {Cut off by the page} Got 4 Dollars cash from James G Went and ½ lb Tea and to pay A Summers 2/6 wk J A Treats {Above it reads: paid this} at Davids ½ lb sugar from A J Baker Jacob Baker at Andrews Fixing the Post office for A Store for A J Baker Got 1 Doll{ar} Cash from George Bosell Lashey here seen Mr Irons Master Painter from Cornwall the Champion {Cut off by the page} {Dawn?} Got a Paper from Charlie from Chester no 4 St Anns Street care of Mr Rowe 12th of July Sunday Orangeman's Day Mr Smallman's Steamer passed here to Lancaster 13th Fixing in the mon {Cut off by the page} for the 12th of July Went to Lancaster Bought of Mr Harper 3 Do{llars} Worth of Flour Sacrament in Lancaster 1 pair of Braces 1/3 Treat /3 14th Went to Bosells for Lasheys canoe Went to Dun{dee} with Ashes Rags Iron Boards Slept in Bakers Barn 15th Bought of D Baker 9½ yds of Calico at 13 cents 1½ yds of Tweed for Gordon 1/3 a yd 3 yds of Cotton at -/7½ yd ½ Dozen Cups sauce 1/3 plates ½ Dozen 1/6 (crackers Sugar Tobacco pipe) Treat -/3½ Bought of Peter Buchannan 1 scythe 5½ Paid with Lumber got {Cut off by the page} sycthe From Peter Bought Stone -/6 1 pc treat McRaes -/-½ Coming home the Wind turned me Back from near our Island to the head of Alexus’s Island in a {sq}uall 16th commenced to mow a few Rounds 17th mowing 18th mowing some put in 7 cocks the Mare Lame �Sunday 19th George Bosell & Family & Reggey here Gave them old news papers {Cut off by the page} ut one French paper to Henerys wife Berries plenty {Cut off by the page} berries 20th Mowed the Grove Finished mowing the Grove Went to Summerstown Bought of A J Baker on account of J G {James Grant} Tea 1/6 ½ lb soda /4 2 Rakes 1/4 2 Whet Stones -/8 sugar /3) (Alu {Cut off by the page} ½ lb -/3) Went up with Tom Kennedy seen Mrs Secor took {Illegible due to mold} & Toms Seen Francis the PO in A Summers {Illegible due to mold} terrible smoke Ashes Falling got 2 {Cut off by the page} {The following page of entries is written on a smaller piece of loose paper that has been inserted into the diary overtop of a page that begins with 1 October 1868} James Cameron Island July 25th 1868 Mowing Down on the Bank to the appletrees Mrs Bowen and Mrs Mayville here for Berries Sunday 26th a Boatload in the Berries 27th eat cucumbers {p}utting in 28 cocks Mowed some 28th The Earthquake Mowing 29th Mowing spreading making cocks 30th Raining some Mowing went to Fish Kept in Molly all Day Heard one of those Big Plouers this is the earliest year I ever seen him come 31st Molly her calf 1st of August or Lammas Day Raining mowing People in the Berries Sunday Monday 3rd Putting in 30 cocks thats 26 to Day on the Westside about 4 on the East side 4th mowing and Raking got piece of Pine on the 3rd George Bosell here gave me 7/6 cash not agoing to take the hay only offered me 5 Dollars for it 5th Went around the Island to Galerneau and July and Mrs Mayville for Berries Raking on the Lower Point cut some of the Wheat eat the First new Potatoes a very Large Raft went down counted 24 cabins on it 6th Randolphs Birth Day put in 2 cocks on the west side and 25 on the east side tried some of the squashes Cutting the rest of the Wheat put in a Load 7th put in all the Wheat but the raking got a plug of Tobacco from Lashley a very warm Day 8th Got a stick of Elm 8th Looking for the sheep Found a Tobacco pouch Belonging to the Indians Mr Oxly here Lent him my canoe to cross Raining Thunder and Lightning Mowing some �9th Sunday Windy rain 10th Mr Oxly here mowing went to Bakers Bought 07/-/ worth of Flour & plug of Tobacco got the Balance of what was coming from A J Baker James Grants account got a paper From Charlie 11th Went to Dundee raining stopt at Dan Summers's took Dinner Bought of Baker Ropes -/6 Tobacco -/9 2 spools of Thread Bought of Norman 2 Bunches of matches {The following two pages of entries are written on a smaller piece of loose paper that has been inserted into the diary overtop of a previous page beginning with 11 July 1868 and a page beginning with 1 October 1868} Mr James Cameron Island August 12th 1868 Mowing Raking the Wheat put in 14 coc{ks} 13th Mowing at Lower Point 14th put in 20 coc{ks} very Windy Lashey took his Bed here he went to Fish at cornwall 15th Mowing choke {Cut off by the page} and Hazelnuts good Raining 16th William Rose charlie and Willie Roy here Gave Charlie 2 Rings for scythes took over the ya {Cut off by the page} 11 skains {skeins; a length of yarn or thread?} 17th mowing in the upper Field Went to Williamstown got a Tow up from the scow 18th in Williamstown the Lacrosse in martintown William Boys Beat them 19th Killed a sheep a {Cut off by the page} James Hugh and I 20th came home 21st I went to A J Baker with the Wooll Bought 50 lb of Flour 10 lb oatmeal ½ Powder 2 lb shot ½ lb Ginger Worm Pills a Treat 10 cents paid Tom Davis he{re} Fixing the chairs 22nd The Lacross play in Lancaster not decided put in 24 cocks of h{ay} 23rd sunday Mr McGillis Donald McDonald and John James here William McLeod Andrew J Baker J Grant & Emmanu{el} here Mr Rosseau and Paushaius B {Cut off by the page} here 24th Mowing in the upper Field 25th went to the head of the Island Mowing Mr adolphus Rosseau here got the Timber paid me took Dinner 26th putting in and Gathering 36 cocks 26th Let the Ma {Cut off by the page} Go made 18 cocks mowing �27th Gathering 28th stormy 29th 3 Ducks Leo and Mrs Morris and Laflesh here Sunday 30th went to a J Bakers Bought ½ lb Tea ½ lb starch veal casteroil - 7½ 1 Quart Whiskey w {Cut off by the page} 2-11-/3 Laflesh Bought 2 Quarts they went off 31st shot a Duck 1st of Sept Mowing started for cornwall stopt at George Renshaws all night George a Bee cutting hay 2nd Got on Board the L Renaud 1/3 fare to cornall sold the wooll 33⅓ - 35 lb got 24c stopt at Angus Cameron all night Mr James Cameron Island 2nd of Sept 1868 Bought of Kewin where Duncan Munroes is 2 yds of Cotton 4½ 11 yds of Ticking 6/9 Flannel 1/10½ ½ yds of Cloth 11/3 ½ lb Tea 1/3 calico 2/- Liquor 5/- flour 15 lb 4 Dollars 3rd came Down on the Brittish america Fare 1/3 Got over with George Renshaws from Summerstown Lent Kenneth McDonell 2/6 at Summers treat 20 cents Treat at Bakers 10 cents 1 for matches took Dinner at Thomas Munroe Races in Lancaster yesterday Renaud Left my Bag {a}nd forgot to Leave the Flour 4th came home 5th Mowing 6th Sunday John Angus came Lent him Book North American Indians gave him a song Book went to Renshaws Got the Flour 7th Raining 8th Went to Lancaster Bought of Mr Harper Boots 3¾ salt 2/- ½ Gallon oil 7/- paid Treats 2/6 pipe ½ Tobacco/2 Got a ½ lb Tea for Livina from Pat 1/10 ½ soda -/6 paid pat 5/- I owed him Box of caps -/7 ½ lb shot -/6 9th Mowing 10th put in a Load of hay 5 cocks old Mr Morris Birth Day 11th put in 25 cocks the Barn Door came Down 7 cocks on the stable Loft of this 12th put in 12 cocks 8 cocks on the Stable Loft Fixing up the Barn Door a Job Raining Sunday 13th Windy went to the head of the Island the osprey went up �14th Livinia and Hugh Ann went to Dundee Brought 7 Dozen Eggs Bought Batting Matches Pins Book 2 yds shirting sweetys stopt at Laurie all night 15th came home Went to Hamiltons Island Henery put them across to our Island cut some marsh hay Before the Door 16th mowing 17th went for the canoe to Hamiltons Island caught the sheep 18th Commenced to mow in the Back marsh 19 Races in Lancaster 19th Dan Summers here Gathered 55 cocks in Back Marsh 6 in Front marsh {The following page of entries is written on a smaller piece of loose paper that has been inserted into the diary overtop of a page that begins with 11 July 1868} Mr James Cameron Island Sept 20th 1868 Sunday 20th Raining I put up the stone 21st St Mathew Day mowed some in Back marsh Dan Summers came for Laurie Gave them Potatoes squashs pumpkins 22 put in 40 cocks of Marsh Hay Dan Summers went to Lancaster stopt here all night the Baley {bailee} Randolph very sick the cattle all on the inside now 23rd took in 2 Bushels of Potatoes Raining 22nd 1st Day of Fall 24th Caught Thomas Munroes sheep took it and the sheep Pelt over stopt and Renshaws Island to help them Drawing cocks got some apples from J Hamilton Antwine on a Barge Captain Dan McDougall and I Butchered the sheep at Thomas took supper there Bought of A J Baker 20 Worm Lozenges 1/- 1 Plug of Tobacco -/2 a Raffle at David Summers of a heifer Lashey came here to stop 25th crossed with Lashey for the canoe a Great Fire and smoke somewhere {Above it reads: a Fire at Jim Buchannans} about Jim Buchannans place Raining East Wind 26th Lashey to cornwall Mowing in the Front marsh went to the Little Island southside shot a Duck took in about 10 Bushels of Potatoes the Baby and Hugh Ann very sick a Raft Going Down 27th Gordon Mary Summers and Laurie to Ross’s Island & Charlies for a ½ Dozen of Herrings from them Gave them a Kettle of Potatoes 28th Mowing in the Front marsh made the new Tick and put the Feathers in it 29th St Michalmas Day shot 3 Ducks 30th Made {Cut off by the page} of cocks in Front Marsh 38 in the Back Marsh 28 Drew in Load Fine hay Mrs J Hopkins a Boy on the 27th �Mr James Cameron Island Oct the 1st 1868 Went to Dundee took Mrs Hopkins Book home stopt all night at Dan Summers 2nd Came home seen a Mink before Mavilles on the opposite side of the River 3rd Began the Marsh D Stack put 45 cocks in it to Day 4th Wild Geese came set traps 5th Mowing in the Marsh Began the Potatoes 6th Lifting the Potatoes Thunder 7.th Lost My Knife 8th Made some cock of hay high Wind 9th Lashey to Lancaster 10th Hugh Anns Birth Day James Grant took away the Big Horse Ronald and Thomas Munroe along w{ith} him had a stimulation with them at the he{ad} of the Island 11th John Angus Came very high Wind Lashey could not cross Gave him a Letter to put in the Fort Covington PO for John 12th John Angus crossed I thrashed a Floor of Wheat 13th setting Traps for Muskrats 14th Mr Lynch came up the Boat and other sundry articles him and I Went to Bakers Bought 1 Gallon Whiskey ½ lb Tea Tobacco pipes matches 15th Mr Lynch and I to Regis stopt at Ed Plumador hotel Bought {Cut off by the page} Butter 1 Knife a hooker came home 16th 17th 18th {Cut off by the page} for Canadian or Blue clay 19th Killed a Weath {Cut off by the page} Went to Kitt Kit Island Hunters Came to the Lit{tle} Island 20th went to Bakers Mr Lynch stopt on hamiltons Island Bought 1 Quart Whiskey Tobacco snowed to night 21st Crossed with Mr Lynch to Renshaws wharf he got on salsberry I stopt all night at Renshaws wi{th} the storm 22nd came home snowing East W{ind} took in about 2 pails of Water �23rd {Illegible due to mold} for Mrs Rose she was engaged seen henery at B {Illegible due to mold} him to take his Mother over Bought {Illegible due to mold} Gallon Whiskey ½ lb T{ea} the {Illegible due to mold} Mr James Cameron Island 24th of October 1868 24th Our Hugh's Birth Day Mrs Bosell here Laurie and Dan Summers came 25th My Birth Day I crossed with Mrs Bosell Gave her a pail of Milk some squashes red pepper heard charlie Rose had a young son to Day Dan Summers went off Laurie stopt Emmanuel and Laflesh here Emmanuel took his spear 26th Cutting Wood 27th Went to Fort Covington 28th chopping Wood 29th doing a Little or nothing 30th chopping 31st Went to Bakers took 5 Rats ½ lb Tea 1 Quart of Oil Hallow Eve {Halloween} high wind and Rain 1st of Nov All Saints Day 2nd Thrashing Dan Summers came 3rd Pete Bosell after the WheelBarrow and Fork Lashey took away his Bed 4th I went to mill 1½ of Wheat T Davis here Last night and the Mayhews here Tom Brought me some Sarsapierlla {Sarsaparilla} took 4 Rats 1 calfskin 1 sheepskin to Mr Streeter 2,,40 Got Livinias Boots mended By Douple 50 cents got Tea Fixed 10 cents Bought of James Cameron ½ lb Tea ½ lb Tobacco hoarhound {horehound} Candy Got 2 newspapers from John Camerons came home 5th Chopping Stove Wood 6th chopping Wood 7th Our Ellens Birth Day 8th 9 10th 11th 12th 13th stars shooting Great Walter child died 14th I crossed helping Walter to Dig the Grave Tom Kennedy Kenneth stopt at Wake all night Bought of A J Baker oil Matches 15 I came home Walters child Buried to Day 16th Let out the Rams �17th the Trees bad with icicles Great Destruction on Fruit and Forest trees 18th Set Fire to the Front Marsh 19th Killed the Bull Lashey took away his traps {Cut off by the page} turne Bosell aground above the Light house {Illegible due to mold} the Meat 21st Went to Bakers 22 {Last line of the page is illegible due to weathering} Mr James Cameron Island Nov 27 1868 James Grant took away the young Horse Peter and Thomas Munroe with him I started for Williamst{own} Brought a hide to A McLennan got the Money for it Left my Boat with him till I would come from Williamstown Gave Mr Harper 14 lb Tallow Walked up to Williamstown 28th in Williamstown 29th in Williamstown 30th I started for home from Williamstown Bought of Ellen Tea Tobacco. Paten Paul Castor oil sweetys Bottle of Mollases Tape Bought of Mr Harper 8 yds Calico 1/- a yd Lining Thread 3 Treats 3 Quarts of Oil Bought of Mr Nicholson 3 Loaves Bread 1/- This is St Andrews The Festival of the Scotch sailed home North Wind Left or Forgot my Bag The calf Died got hurted on the slippery ice The America went up Johnstons Lights up yet no Light in Mr Hills on the 1st of December 1st of December skinned the calf no boats a Going 2n. Thrashing Cutting Wood 3 Cutting Wood 4th Taking home a Canoe of Wood I crossed stopt all night Thomas Munroes Rob Jack and Bill McLeod argument at David got a Letter from Charlie 5 came home got Pay from A J Baker for James Grant 7/6 paid A J Baker for Whiskey I got on the 22nd of October Bought 2 lb Rice {Cut off by the page} Pipe Treat paid Treats at Davids paid 6th Sunday Dan Summers here for the Ram for James Hopkins got it Gave him some meat 7th Stormy East Wind and snow Broke on the stack 8th Cut a Waterhole for the first hard West Wind 9th Thrashed {Word is blotted out} ice Made out to the Rushes very cold 10th {Whalen?} not hung to Day chopping {Illegible due to mold} {Illegible due to mold} cold West Wind �13 Sunday {Illegible due to mold} Mr James Cameron Island December 15 1868 Went to Fort Covington Left my Canoe at Hopkins no Letter stopt at Les’s all night Bought Tobacco Mat{ches} Treat A Lynoc crossed the River from Mr Smarts Left charlies Letter with Mr Streeter a treat at Big hall 3 coppers of crackers at Dreus 6th Came home got Loan of a Book from Mrs Hopk{ins} the Knight of St Johns I got Back my shipwre{cks} and Disasters at Sea 17th Thrashed 40 lb Wheat 18th Thrashing 19th Tanning Ice took across to christies 20th Stormy East Wind 21st Went to try the ice its Bad turned Back Got a Rat 22nd the Ice Broke up 23rd Fine Day commenced to storm 24th Ice took a very cold cold 25 Christmas Day I crossed got Christmas at John Hamiltons and also at Walter Bakers took Dinner there 26th I crossed got a Ride up and Down from John Hamilton Bought of A J Baker 50 lb of Flour on Credit 1/4 Tea Tobacco 1 plug got the Loan of Hamiltons hand sleigh to take home the Flour 27 Sunday Stormy Day 28th Norman M{c}Donald died took home the hand sleigh {Above it reads: 28 Horses crossed} Brought G Renshaw 16 lb Beef George in Lancaster stopt with George all night papering the Post office with A J Baker 29th came home Our Angus’s Birth Day 30th put the stack in the Barn 31st a Fine Day Chopping Last Day of the Year 1st of January 1869 New Years Day Stormy East Wind 2 chopping 3rd Allens Birth Day �4th Drew the Boat up from the River cut a Waterhole Went to the Bush cut a White ash tree 5th cutting 6th Put the Boat up on the Boards in the Barn 7th Went to Williamstown Brought cherries sage {Cut off by the page} away a Treat from Tom Summers Left my cain {Illegible due to weathering} got a Ride out from Donald F McLennan {Illegible due to weathering} me he had a D {Illegible} Mr James Cameron Island 8th January 1869 8th Hugh Anns Birth Day 1866) in Williamston Got some Worm Lozenges from James Burtons 9th in Williamstown James Ferguson Bushs sale Raining 10th came home got a Ride from John Dingwalls son to the Front a Great Bazzar in Williamstown all this week got 2/6 from Dan for Gordon sweetys Dan went to Montreal Last night John Angus got the Bag from Pat I left at Mr Harpers 11th chopping some in the Bush 12th writing stormy some 13th choppin Ash in the Bush about a Load 14th crossed to the Post office put a Letter in for Charlie postage -/9 got a paper Lent it to William McLeod Got a Letter from A Summers from Chicago Bought of A J Baker ¼ Tea 1 plug of Tobacco 2 papers of Matches 1/9 Great crossing the Road Bushed yesterday ice not very thick about 5 inches promised semo some hay 15th putting the marsh hay to the west side of the Barn Began to cut the Fine hay on the East side Filled 3½ Bags with ashes Gordon and I on the Pitt Point cutting a Load of Wood a very fine Day took home a cedar Broom 16th Horses got in at Jacobs Island 17th Sunday cold hard Frost tonight 18th very Frosty East Wind Semo came Drew a Load of Wood Went to Mill 3 bushels of Wheat 5½ of Ashes 1 Rat 1 Calfskin Bought of David Baker ½ lb Tea 1/3 ¼ lb Tea -/9 spool Thread -/33 hauls of Black Thread -/6 cash 36 cents a Treat 5 cent 120 cents from Mr Streeter 20 cents to Grange for Fixing Teapot ½ lb crackers from George Drew {Cut off by the page} 2 cents of hoarhound candy at Mr Congdons got 4 almanacks a paper from John Semo Traded his horse Bought of A J Baker Treat -/6 Bottle 1/3 -/1 of sweetys went to See Mrs Munroe Gave Semo some hay 19th a Fine Day Making Ley for the soap Weighing the Flour 120 lbs 20th Finished the soap Making a handle for the 3 prong Fork stormy eas{t wind} �For more information on James Cameron, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James Cameron Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Cameron Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of the Archives of Ontario Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1854-1902 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Glengarry County, McMaster's Island Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron JS land 30th Dec 1866</p> <p>30 Dec 67</p> <p>Drawing Drags 31st Last day of the year it hot the {cut off} got here alive</p> <p>1st of January 1868 shot 3 squirrels, very stormy a Ball at John {illegible} hers I cutting Hay got a Rat at the loww point 3 allens Birth Day Drawing drags angus and angus the Blue Boy came for the sheep got them gaveGorgon and the rest 30 cents {illegible/scratched out}. Smallman bushed the Road to Lancaster4th stormy Day</p> <p>3th Sunday fine Day</p> <p>6th went to Summer flour seen MrRiddle and old Donald Cameron carpenter at Davids treat, paid treat at Andrews 17 1/2 paid got a Ride out to Williamstown from Sunny Grant election time for councellers in Williamstown</p> <p>7th in Williamstown</p> <p>8th in Williamstown came home John Angus took me home</p> <p>9th Went to Fort Corrington got a paper from John 2 treats at Jessimas a treat at Mac Bought 1 paper pens 2 sticks of Licquerice a paper of heed 3 cents of Licquerice Root 1oz a Bottleat McRaes to be returned a treat at McRaes got a ride from John McLennans Robert son going to the {flacmill?}</p> <p>10th cutting stove wood</p> <p>11th Drawing wood Broke the whipple tree a fine {cut off}</p> <p>12th Old new Years Day Cold</p> <p>13th Making a whippletree</p> <p>14th Drawing drags cut a new waterhole cut an oak tree in the marsh took home cedar for Brooms a very fine day squirrel</p> <p>15th cutting drags ^Mrs Harper a {fire?}</p> <p>16th Drawing Drags.</p> <p>17th Put {porsen?} in the hog</p> <p>18th Very {cut off} drew some drags from the Pitt point</p> <p>2019th Sunday a very fine day EEL Fishery at alescu{cut off} stand</p> <p>20th stagnep Day went to Summerstone {rotten away page} 1/2 lb tea 1/10 1/2 paid.</p> <p>{end of left page}</p> <p>{Start of right page}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Js land Janry 21st 1868</p> <p>{stagnep?} thrashed 1 bushel of wheat leives and pete Bosell drew 3 loads of hay a Ball at David summers caribou making</p> <p>22nd thrashed a bushel of wheat Leives drew the last load of the day</p> <p>23rd chopping stove wood got a rat</p> <p>24th the kneel of the sleigh Charlie Tuppers Birth Day</p> <p>25th Drew some wood out of the marsh froze my big toe</p> <p>26th Sunday stormy cold day</p> <p>27th a fine day drew a load of wood</p> <p>28th went to the mill 2 1/2 of wheat 10 rats to Mr Streelor 1 pair of boots for them Brought Mr. McRae his bottle got some {whuanes?} from Mr. Parker got 3 horse shoes from Dan Summers (his child died on the 17th) a very cold day</p> <p>29th drawing wood filling the bags with ashes cut a waterhole</p> <p>30th Went to Dundee wet.</p> <p>5 Bushels of ashes 1 calve skin 3 sheep pelts to my account to Mr. Baker boughtMr. Baker's 1/2 barrel fish 12/6 1.2 Bushel salt16 3 Quarts of Kersene oil 22 1/2 cents got 10 cents for {Phrenologest?}</p> <p>31st chopping in the bush</p> <p>1st of February drawing wood very stormy cut down a dry tree of beech</p> <p>2nd drifting &amp; snowing</p> <p>3rd Thrashed 2 Bushels of Wheat very frosty day</p> <p>4th in the bush cut down a stump of Beech.</p> <p>5th Thrashed 1 1/2 of wheat</p> <p>6th Drew a Load of wood</p> <p>7th very cold stormy</p> <p>8th Gordons Birth Day a fine Day thrashed near 1 Bushels of Wheat went to the head of the {?} stand</p> <p>9th Sunday stormy west wind soft</p> <p>10th thrashed the last of the {close?] wheat 20 lbs Began the Oats thrashed 55 lbs</p> <p>11th Drew some wood snow deep</p> <p>12th cut down a {cut off} soft maple stormy</p> <p>13th went to mill will 4 {cut off} wheat {cut off}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>James Cameron Island 13th Feby 1868</p> <p>Mr Munkler{?} 2 Mcrea Kery 9 cents, 3 cents of Tobacco pipe. 1 cent gave my oats to Mr Baker 55 lbs Bough 1{?} lb Yea 1/3 cash I plug{?} Tobacco 1/4 cut Tobacco In a very stormy Day coming home got a Rig{?} from Ritchison to put around me Down Salmon River got my account from Mr B{?} 19.88 cents Left Mrs Hopkins Book at ho{?} Domby and Sons Jim Hopkins wife in Williamstown Dan Suymur{?} in Morris show Dan Cameron came {Above} at home and M Haines{?} fell sick 14th St Valentines Day a Ballat Wade{?] Sumury{?} to night not very well a Fine Day Even the flour put a Handle on Charlie's old axel 15th south east wind and snow Sunday 16th Fine day showing cat kill the owl{?} thrashed 1 1/2 of oats 18th went to the Bush snow very Deep 19th went Round to the Pitt{?} Point shopping stove wood 20th cleaning the cellar and up stairs chopping stove Wood a fine Day the {missing} 21st chopping stove wood put the snow off the stack {above} thrashed 8 lbs wheat Jack Rabbit Dead 22nd Washington's Birth Day thrashed 1 1/2 of oats Fine Day Frosty cut a water {?} ice very thick snow Deep on the ice 23rd Sunday {above} Shrove Fine Day 24th St. Matthias' thrashing oats 25th Shrove Tuesday fanning 5 Bushels 26th Ash Wednesday chopping stove {?} ground the 2 axes a fine Day 27th Breaking the {?} to the River 28th Gordon and I to the Bush 29th the Last of the Wheat a Bushel Left 3 sheaves for hats of the Welsh St Davids Day a Fine Day but turned stormy with the change of the Moon came like a lion 2nd Stormy 3rd stormy Took the Bun out of the old House 4th Fine But Drifting 5th thrashing oats 6th Finished the {illegible} Bushels of oats Broke the Road thawing</p> <p>{right page} Mr James Cameron Island March 9th 1865</p> <p>9th not many croping the salmon River is bad 10th seen a crow for the first cutting slacks{?} for Troy{?} 14 of them when split 11th went to the Bush 12th this is the Day D. M. Master came to the Island I went to Summerstown Bought of Mr Harper, Quart of oil wick Black thread 2 pligs of Sol 1 lb shot 1 B. Matches got 2 papers and the (cheese) paper from Charles sent a paper and an almanack to hun 13th George Bosell took a ton of Hay 3 Loads gave me 2 1/2 Dollars 14th Tapt 14 trees not running well 15th Sunday water on the ice 17th St Frances Patrick Day in the mor ning Birds came seen some Ducks the Empress Burn not good sugar weather 19th went to Hopkins got 2 lbs of Pork for nothing tap about 30 trees took home 3 pails of sap made 22 troughs 20th went to Mr Harpers Bought 1/2 lb Tea 8 yrds of lilacs 6/8 Hook &amp; Eyr{?} spool of thread ice Bad close to shore 1st Day of Sping 1st gathering sap tapt some Boring in the Bush took it home to sugar off 12 lbs made for the first 22 Sunday Livenia{?} Birth Day gatherd {above} ed some 23 Boiling and tapping 24th Boiling sap Running well tapping some yet ice open to neglet at Francis Island 25th annunciation of the virgin Mary Livenia Gordon Mary and the Baby all to the Bush 26th in the Bush 27th sugared off Boiling some after Dark 30th all to the Bush the Ramping {?} killed by something 31 sugar of twice 1st of April all Fools Day boiling seen a canoe with 3 men {illegible}eels set fire Back of the Ba{illegible} the</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr. James Cameron {bland?} April 3rd 1868</p> <p>Taking Louie of the 13 {and?} off the old house sum pretty well {galliud?} 3 pails 4th {illegible} and gathering 40 pails {illegible}2 cakes the sugar soft 5 Sunday 4 am not {illegible} very well 6th Beckey {illegible} and have {Bonc?} here going to Lancaster turned Back cold Day back home 9 pail lying 4th {illegible} 13 {illegible} &amp; snowing 9th in the 12 {illegible} 10th good Friday in the Bud shot 2 Black bucks. {illegible} the fox 4 racks 11th {illegible} in the Bush 12th {gailer?} Sunday lots of Eggs fine day But the sun did not {dance?} in the morning the {cut off} of a hard year 13th a Boat with L {illegible} from here after, made sugar {illegible} 14th Jake {Numning?} well 15th all in the Bush Boiling Down {cut off} {illegible} 16th in the Bush. Very windy the cherry tree fell Down gathered. Louie came home yesterday {cut off} nannie a {Lamb?} one of {illegible} a Lamb. 11th {cut off} 3 gallons one of {illegible} sheep L {illegible} one bead 18th our {illegible} Birth Day, very windy time now. Boiled 2 gallon syrup 15th Low Sunday {illegible} came {illegible} last night See going Down. Found {cut off} Dick Wild one {illegible} coming up The Water Boiling {cut off} Found a nest with 5 eggs 20th Boiling about 1 gallon {cut off} Canu. I went to {illegible}23 lb sugar 10 cents a pound got 1 Dollar from Pat Bought {illegible}{Hasper?} 1/2 lb {illegible}Package of {Matelu?} / 6 1/2 lb {cut off} 2 1/2 Dollars was of flour meats. Bought {illegible} hat 20 cents got 4 Papers from Charlie Heard {cut off} D Arcy {illegible} Death a William that such a {illegible} Man Mr Spinkss went to {cut off}Caught a wild goose with Big trap. Henry {cut off} Ladhey Lashey of the 2 {illegible} round and square. {Illegible} a stick for spear handles got 3 eels from {cut off} 22 at the {sturgen?} Rev 23rd {illegible}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron {Soland?} April 24th 1868</p> <p>The Brish America began to Run. Set the ashes for {soap?} Gordon and Stothe. Head of the {pland?} 25th Tapped some of the trees over {illegible} Gathered 11 pails of sap. Bored. {Illegible} the cows {illegible} all {mumsoes?} sheep. Got their lambs but the old one 26th Sunday. Mowing and a fine Day Let fire lasting {illegible} the little pland. Gordon and I 27th Made the Last syrup.Made the soap. Lewis Charlie here gave him fat pine. Gave him 3 sticks for {Paddes?} Sticks for 13 rooms stick {cut off} the for shear Pole to {illegible} Basket gave me an oak {cut off} from {illgible} handle. 28th Lewis Brought fish for Pine {cut off} Brought home 6 pails of sap Gordon Boiled it. [illegible} went to try for eels at the {kit kit} pland {cut off} to found a horse shoe at the little pland and {cut off} on pipe 29th first Raft came Down came {cut off} my canoe got it {'planted potatoes 30th' written above} high wind 30th went to {cut off} the raft 1 2/2 f {illegible} the {heulo?} hatch {cut off} now. Yesterday D new the {illegible} up from the Lower{illegible} point. Put manure out Drew away the high pen found a the sheep all out 2nd Drew . home the crotch for {cut off} set fines Let out the {ilegible} 3 {illegible} here got 3 EELs 4th Jim Hopkins here the Raft {home?} {illegible} {cut off} for the canoe I went {illegible} to {Bolells?}{illegible} {Roses?} Dinner there wrote L letter for Pat went to Lee Thomas {Thenroes?} {illegible} and {illegible}Mr Load got 2 plugs. Pat Boreth Mcleod Departed. I went to Williams. {cut off} here for Potatoes took Dinner. Got 2 Baskets 5 {cut off} Began to Plough 4th Ploughed some 8th Lathey here {cut off} of her spear gave him a Board and shine for his canoe. {cut off} for EELs eat 12 5th Ploughed. 4 meat for EELs 10th Friday Beaching {illegible} the front I caught there let fires on {cut off} Rift Rount Pete Baker Willi Rose Walter Crompt{cut off} here. 11th Went home with Mr Hopkins Rot {illegible} for {cut off} Pork and Rot {illegible}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron. {Pland?}. May the 12th 1868</p> <p>Went to Williamstown with 2 {slurgeon?} 2 {illegible} of syrup 1 cake. Mary for {illegible} Sturgeon for Ellen and Bottle of syrup for {cut off} cakes for her children currants Mr {Harper?} moved to Lancaster these Days 13th I came {from?} Williamstown. Got cod fish Brom Pail got {illegible} of Herrings {cut off} Got Peices for a {Dull?} from {illegible} {cut off} Bought a Boilng fork. 12 Bought Bakes {cut off} of Bread 2/6 came home {illegible} at the Lighthouse took Dinner {illegible} snack in my canoe wind high. The {illegible} train Ran of the Track ice going Down. Got {cut off} High wind and Rain the hen hatching in the goose stable {'14 eggs' written above} Planted some Potatoe {Pinons?} in the garden yesterday nothing in the Ground yet Got a {Low?} Bell in Williamstown Ploughed at the Door 13th Sowed 1 1/2 of {illegible} heat Planted some Potatos at the {cut off} of the Wheat let fire on the North side of the {cut off} in the marsh the British America came Down {cut off}{illegible} the Lowes and of the Butternut plant {illegible} {Spartan?} and King {illegible} going Down to get {cut off} 16th Planted some squash and Pumpkins amongst the Potato {cut off} Gordon and I looking for Pine {illegible} the gap in the fence {cut off} stick and made some Nails {illegible} {Beny?} going in {cut off} Salmon River the first time got aground. The {cut off} tried to take her off But could not foggy this morning. The osprey went Down Lord Elgin went Down {illegible} Cannons {illegible} took Down the Plato of the Old house 17th Sunday {america} I {illegible} to take the {Sulaberry?} off 18th {illegible} at the fence. 15th of the fence 20th Went to {Sunmertown}. Bought {cut off} the Slaberry got off got on again the America {illegible} not take her off Mrs Minroe Went to {Cornwall?} Brought Bottle of Maple syrup to her 21st Ascension Day of Holy {illegible} 70 lb of oats to D Baker. Got 2 Bushels of Potatoes took {Dinner?} at Emma {soft?} all night got a Bottle at Mr Bickery Left at the Door of {cut off} in the morning Bought of A small {illegible} 1/2 lb {crackers?}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron {island?} 23rd of May 1868</p> <p>Finished planting Potatoes before the Door</p> <p>Sunday the 24th Raining Blowing 25th got home the sheep sheard 3 of the sheep fishing at night {illegible} all night on the Little Island above {cut off} great chopping on {Chuislees?} island 26th sheared the rest of the sheep {cut off} tonight seen Henry Genie fishing Marked {Minroes?} sheep cut. {cut off} Tails of all the lambs and {aucked?} them 27th Went to Mr Haipers Lancaster Brought 1/2 bushels of Potatoes 1/3 1 1/2 got of ribbon. {Shool} of Blue Thread. Bought of Mr. Hicholson the Baker 5 Loaves of Bread 3/5 Returned. John {Frashers?} Bottle Took Dinner at Mr Harpos jailed home {cut off} Trowling got no Bites 28th Planted Potatoes and Beans {cut off} the Back garden {illegible} Down the Pig Pen. Planted cucumber and Melons 15 Melons Musk. 6 hills of Water Melon 22 hills of cucumbers. Ratts went I own. Highlands and America {towing?} a canoes Kind {cut off} Steamer Towed up By The Highlander 25th Royal Oak Day 30th Went to Lancaster with Mr. Harpen Pot and 13 lb sugar for Pay for the Pot {illegible} 2 Bushels of {bot?} 44 cents Bushel to 4 Bushels potatoes 2/6 2 lb {illegible} 1/103 with Little Jim Ms. Dougale Fiscing {cut off} on his Mothers grave Dingwalls and Jim Ms Dougall went {cut off} with their Horses to {Rofs's?} Island High West Wind but Henry in Lancaster, stopt above Allen Roys in the Bay {cut off} Stopt all night at Allen Roys {illegible} Allen {illegible} from the 8th conception 31st {illegible} Sunday Last Day of May I came up alone {illegible} shore from Allen has Stopt at Henry's had Breakfast Lewis {Boxle?} at home the Salaberry went Down wind high some cold Rain {illegible} young. Ducks 1st of June Planted a few hills of potatoes {Lashey?} here. {Mashing?} the Wool {cut off} cold. 2nd {illegible} Wrote a Letter to Mr J. J {Lepich?} Montreal {illegible} boiling {sugar?} Old {Bosch?} Diparkot sent 2 papers to {Charlie?} I got {cut off} from him took the Wool to Thomas Munroes 13th Seen Pat taking Down Hay and Wood for Mr Harper to Lancaster Andrew Simmons lent Me Postage for the Letter and Paper as I forgot {cut off} pocket Book Went Down to Bosetts Stopt at Roses took tea all night at Bosells 3rd took Breakfast there and came home put the Wood in the Bags tried {Trowbing?} got none 4th {illegible} put {'got ash Logs 13th cutting' written above}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island June 6th 1868</p> <p>Raining I need to catch the Mare Wind High the Dog{cut off} Killed the chickens at night 7th Sunday East wind Kingston went Down Salabery went Down a {lood?} deal of cooking at {Summerstown?} 8th Went to Summerstown. Bought {illegible} 48 lb flour (1 Lead pencil paid this) took home the Rain from Roses {cut off} the Lend of the Scottish chiefs 9thOur Marys Birth Day {cut off} 10th cleaning some of the Potatoes 11th Fishing not very well {cut off} Gordon and I fishing Caught a Lunge about 16 lbs to Summerstown the {gun?} Boat firing to day anchored at Hopkins took home the Lunge 13th fishing 14th Thomas Daves here gave him 3 papers a {illegible} {Desh?} William Morris here and Briggs Leut{cut off} a paddle found a Wheel Barrow on the Water{cut off} 13th cutting the Wees in the Potatoes 16th Gordon and I went to {illegible} Down to the {Kith Kell?} island found a Ducks nest caught the Duck 17th Caught the {illegible} Drew some of the {illegible} around the potatoes a great many trowling 18th {illegible} Ever {illegible} {'took the wool to Mrs Rose 3 Books gave her {illegible}' written in between lines} Battle of Waterloo Doctor Moxley Here Last night Went around the island 15th Finished Weeding the potatoes colouring these days Mr {illegible} and Mr {illegible} trowling {Leen?} Pigeon in the Bush at the Elm{cut off} 20th Trowling caught a crow killed one {illegible} the Brush {illegible} Steamer L {illegible} and Pleasure Party I can see part of the {cut off} of Luke Bowens house on {Chistes?} Island. Heavy Rain much wanted {cut off} Moon comes in a Scotch Moon Tom says But the Moon that comes {cut off} Sunday I always thought was a Scotch Moon. Strawberries {illegible} to grow. Ripe Summer commences to Day. Deer {illegible} commenced the {illegible} getting Long Black {illegible} on Blossom. I {horn?} apple trees over Blossoms. 21st Sunday Tom Daves here gave him some English Papers {illegible} Bell Mones and Briggs here found a Wheel Barrow on the Water Lent Bile a Paddle 22nd {illegible} Birth Day 23rd John Angus started and Peter Baker {illegible}</p> <p>James Cameron Island June the 24th 1868</p> <p>I croped to Bosells got the 2 {illegible} got a Rope from {Lemo?) Returned Mrs Roses Book paid Andrew the Postage Brought a Bushel of oats to {illegible} Baker 2/6 1/2 Bushel of salt. Matches to {illegible} 4 {illegible} tobacco, Got a paper from Charlie. Working at the {Roads?} {illegible} the oats and ashes in the {cut off} Boigs 25th Working at the cook house. Started this {illegible} slept at Lauries all night 26th Sold to Bakery {cut off} Bushels of Ashes 114 lbs of oats Got 2-12 1/2 cents cash Bought flour from John {illegible} for 2 dollars Bought paper {cut off} Mac John Carey Married yesterday. {illegible} house the gun boat at {Mamattons?} 24th Working at the cook house. Sunday 28 pm Daves brought some Papers 29th Dan Sunnins and Laurie here a Warm Day 30th the cook House. 1st {illegible} {Dommon?} Day the L {illegible} a Pleasure {illegible} and the B America {illegible} their colours I lying {illegible} 2nd fishing let out {cut off} cutting the weeds in the potatoes 3rd Working at the cook house 4th July American Independence a Ball last night over 500 at it Haffords. fort {Coringlea?} Americans in Russels Beat here. Henry {Genias?} Boy here {illegible} the Potatoes in the Back garden 5th Our Johns Birth Day Emannuel here and Wife of the children gave them a {illegible} hot very well 6th warm Weather these Days 1 of {Hanroes?} sheep Dead a log of the fence fell on to neck skinned it put the carcus in the River, Hoeing and cleaning the Potatoes took home some ashes {cut off} out the {Barn?} {illegible} the Long canoe out of the water {illegible} Trowling got home {illegible} to Rain Thunder + Lightening much {illegible} Grant here with his horses 8th finished hoeing the Potaotes at the lower end of the Wheat 9th Gordon and I went Trowling Down to Roys Island 16th fixing the canoes a very very {cut off} Day the Warmest came yet. I criped to Sumemerstown slept at John Hamilton gave me a peace of the Neal {Genuine?} {cut off} that he got of the gun Boat John Ploughing Buckwheat {cut off} Baker {cut off}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr. James Cameron Island July 11th 1868</p> <p>{Serofud?] over got about 30 Tabacco Plants + {cut off} {illegible} Megaret the {steamer?} L Renand a Pleasure. Got 4 Dollars cash from James {illgeible} and {5 lb tea?} and to pay A Summers 46 {illegible} Potatoes {'paid this' written above} {Daids?} 1/2 here from A J Bakes. Joseph Baker at Andrews. {illegible} the Post office for a store {force} I Baker got 1 Dollar cash from George Baker Lashey here {Leuie?} {illegible} Master Paints from Cornwall the {Champion?} {cut off} {illegible} got a Paper from Charlie from Chester no.4 stains street care of Ms Rowe 12th of July Sunday Orangeman's Day. {illegible} Smallman's Steamer passed here to Lancaster 13th firing in the {cut off} for the 12th July Went to Lancaster Bought {illegible} {Tocoper?} 3 {cut off} {Trouth?} of flour Sacrament in Lancaster 1 pair of Braces 1/3 Meat 13 14th Went to {Bob?} 16 for Lashey's canoe. Went to Dinner with Ashes Roys Tron Baaids Hepten Baker Bain 15th Bought of Dr Baker 5 1/2 lbs {Cabro?} at 13 cents 1 1/2 {cut off} {Weed?} for Gordon 1/3 yd 3 yd of Cotton at {17?} 1/2 yd Dozen {ceeps} {cut off} 1/3 plates 1/2 Dozen 1/6 crackers sugar tabacoo {Jupe?} Treat 13 1/2. Brought of Peter Buchanna 1 scythe 3 1/2 Paid with Lumber got {illegible} sycthe from Peter Bought stone 16 1 {illegible}{Roes?} 1 1/3 Coming home the Wind turned me Back from near our Island to the head of Alerus Island in a {illegible} 16th commenced to mow a few Rounds 17th mowing 18th mowing {lawn?} put in {Trocks?} the Mare Lame Sunday 19th George Bisell + family + Reggey here Gave them {illegible} after got one French paper to Henery's wife {Bever?} Plenty {cut off} 20th Mowed the grove Finished mowing the grove Went to Summerstown Bought of A J Baker on account {cut off} Tea 1/6 1/2 A soda 14 2 Bakes 1/4 2 Whet Stones 18 sugar 13 {cut off} Went up with Tom Kennedy seen Mrs {Leor?} took {cut off} + Jones seen Frances the P {illegible} A {Illegible} smoke ashes {illegible} got 2 {illegible}</p> <p></p> <p>{Written on a smaller loose piece of paper}</p> <p>James Cameron Island July 25th 1868</p> <p>Mowing Down on the Bank to the apple trees. Mrs Bowen and Mrs Mayville here for {Berries?} Sunday 26th a Boatload in the Berries 27th eat cucumbers. {Putting} in 28 cocks Mowed some. 28th The Earthquake. Mowing 29th Mowing spreading making cocks 30th Mowing some Mowing went to Mrs Kept in Molly all Day. Hand one of those Big {Plowers?} this is the earliest year I ever seen him come 3 let Molly her calf {cut off} 1st of Augest {illegible} Lammas Day {illegible} mowing People in the Berries Sunday Monday 3rd Putting in {illegible} cocks that 26 to Day on the Westside about {cut off}4 on the East side 4th Mowing and Raking got piece of {Pene?} on the 3rd George Bosell here gave me 1/6 cash not a going to take the hay {cut off} only offered me 5 Dollars for it 5th Went around the {illegible}{Gabrnean?} and July and Mrs Mayville for Berries {illegible} on the Lower {Rouel?} cut some of the Wheat eat the {cut off} {inst?} mew Potatoes a very Large Raft went down counted 24 cabin on it 6th Randolph's Birth Day Put in 2 cocks on the west side and 25 on the east side tried some of the squash {cut off} the rest of the Wheat put in a Load 7th Put in {cut off} the Wheat but the raking got a plug of Tobacco {cut off} Lashley a very warm Day. Got a stick of Elm {cut off} Looking for the sheep found a Tobacco pouch. Belonging in the {illegible} Mr {Boely?} here but him my canoe to crop. Raining Thunder and Lightening Hoeing some 9th Sunday Windy rain 10th Mr {Preby?} here mowing went to Bakery Bought {illegible} worth of flour + plug of Tobacco got the {Balanee?} of what was coming from a T. {BaReran?} Jane Grants account got a Paper from Charlie 11th Went to Dundee raining stopt at Dan Summer's took Dinner Bought of Baker Ropes - 16 Tobacco - 192 shools of thread Bought of Norman 2 Bunches of matches.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island August 12th 1868</p> <p>Mowing Raking the wheat put in 14 co{?} very Windy Lashey took his Bed here he went to Fish at cornwall 15th Mowing choke {?} and Hazelnuts good Raining 16th William Rose Charlie and Willie Roy here gave{?} Charlie 2 Rings for scythes took over the ya{?} 11 skams{?} 17th mowing in the upper field went to Williamstown got a faw{?} up from the scow 18th Williamstown the Lacrosse in martintown Williiam Boys Beat them 19th Killed a sheep a James Hugh and I 20th came home 21st I went to J Baker with the Wooll Bought 50 lbs of Flour 10 lbs oatmeal 1/2 Powder 2 lbs shot 1/2 lbs ginger worm pills a treat 10 cents paid Tom Davis he{?} freeing{?} the chairs 22nd The Lacross play in Lancaster not decided I put in 24 cocks of hay 23rd Sunday. Mr M Gilles Donald M Dohab{?} and John James here William M Lead Andrew J Baker J Grant V{?} Emmanu{?} here Mr Nosseau and Paushaius B here. 24th Mowing in the upper field 25th went to the head of the Island. Mowing Mr Adolphus Rosseau here got the timber paid me took Dinner 26th putting in and gathering 36 cocks 26th Let Mr Man{?} go made 18 cocks mowing 27th gathering 28th stormy{?} 29th 3 ducks Les and Mrs Morris and Laflesh{?} here Sunday 30th went to a J Bakers Bought 3 lbs Tea 1/2 lb starch veal casteroll - 71/2 1 Quart whiskey wi{?} 2-5-/3 Laflesh Bought 2 Quarts they went off 31st cornwall stopt at George Reushaut all night George a Bee cutting hay 2nd Got on Board the L Renaud 1/3 fare to cornall sold the wooll 331/3 35 lb got 24c stopt at Angus Cameron all night</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island 2nd of Sept 1868</p> <p>Bought of Kewen where Duncan Munroes is 2 yds of cotton 41/2 11 yds of ticking{?} 6/9 flanel 1/10 1/2 yds of cloth 11/3 1/2lb Tea 1/3 calico 2/- Liquor 5/ flour 15 lb 4 Dollars 3rd came Kewen{?} the British america fare 1/3 Got over with George Kenshaws from summertown Lent Kenneth McDonell 2/6 at Summer treat 20 cents great{?} at Bakers 10 cents 1 for matches took Dinner at Thomas Munroe Races{?} in and forgot to leave the Flour 4th came home 5th Mowing 6th Sunday John Angus lent him Book North American Indians gave him a song Book went to Renehaus got the Flour 7th Raining 8th Went to Lancaster Bought of Mr Harper Boots 33/4 salt 2/ 1/2{?} gallon oil 1/- paid treats 2/6 pipe 1/2 Tobacco /2 got a 1/2 lb Tea for Livena from Pat 1/10 1/2 soda /6 paid Pat 5/ I owed him Box of caps /71/2 lb shot -/6 9th Mowing 10th put in a Load of hay 5 cocks old Mr Morris Birth Day 11th put in 25 cocks the Barn Door came Down 7 cocks on the stable Loaft of this 12th put in 12 cocks 8 cocks on the Stable Loft fixing up the Barn Door a Job Raining Sunday 13th Windy went ot hte head of the Island the osprey went up 14th Livenia and Hugh Ann went to Dundee Brought 7 Dozen eggs Bought Batting Matches Pins Book 2 tds shirting{?} sweetys stopt at Lauree all night 15th came home Went to Hamilton plance Henry put them across to our Island cut some Marsh hay Before the Door 16th mowing 17th went for the canoe to Hamiltons Island caught the sheep 18th comenced to mow in the Buck marsh Places{?} in Lancaster 19th Dan Summers here gathered 55 cocks in Back Marsh 6 in front marsh</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island Sept 20th 1868</p> <p>Sunday 20th Raining I put up the stone 21st St Mathew Day mowed some in Back marsh Dan Summers came for Lauree gave them potatoes squash pumpkins 22 put in 40 cocks of Marsh Hay Dan Summers went to Lancaster stopt here all night the Baley Randolph very sick the cattle all on the inside now 23rd took in 2 Bushels of potatoes Raining {circled} 22nd 1st Day of Fall 24th caught Thomas Munroes sheep took it and the sheep Pelt over stopt and Renshaws Island to help them Drawing cocks got some apples from Hamilton Andrews{?} on a Barge Captain Dan Mc Dougall and J Butchered the sheep at Thomas took supper there Bought of Mr Baker 20 worm Lozenges 1/ 1 plug of Tobacco /2 a Raffle at David Summers of a heifer Lashey came here to stop 23td crossed with Lashey for the canoe a great fire and smoke somewhere {above} a fire at Jim Buchannans about Jim Buchannans place Raining East Wind 26th Lashey to cornwall Mowing in the front marsh went to hte Little Island southside shot a Duck took in about 10 Bushels of potatoes the Baby and Hugh Ann very sick a Raft going Down 27th Gordon Mary Summers and Lauree to Ross Island &amp; Charles for a 1/2 Dozen of Herrings from them gave them a kettle of potatoes 28th Mowing in the front marsh mad the new sick and but the fathers{?} in it 29th St Michalmas Day shot 3 Ducks 30th made of cocks in front marsh 38 in the Back marsh 28 Mrs J Hopkins a Boy on the 27th</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island Oct the 1 1868</p> <p>Went to Dundee took Mrs Hopkins Book home stopt night at Dan Summers 2nd Came home seen a Mink before mantles{?} on the opposite side of the River 3rd loan the Ma{?} stack put 45 cocks in it to Day 4th Wild geese came set traps 5th mowing in the Marsh Began the Potatoes 6th Lifting the potatoes Thunder 7th Lost my knife 8th made some cock of hay high wind 9th Lashey to Lancaster 10th Hugh Amm Birth Day James Grant took away the Big Horse Ronald and Thomas Munroe along with him had a stimulation wiwth them at the head of the Island 11th John Angus came very high wind Lashey could not cross Have him a letter to put on the Fort Covington PO for John 12 John Angus crossed I thrashed a floor of Wheat setting traps for Muskrats 14th Mr Lynch came the Boat and other sundry articles {?} Went to Bakers Bought 1 gallon whiskey 1/2 {?} Tobacco pipes matches 15th Mr Lynch and I to Regis stopt at Ed Plumbador{?} hotel Bought Butter 1 knife a hooker came home 16th 17th 18th {?} for Canadian or Blue clay 19th Killed a weath{?} went to kill Kit Island Hunters came to the head{?} Island 20th went to Bakery Mr Lynch stopt on Hamiltons Island Bought 1 Quart Whiskey Tobacco snowed to night 21st crossed with Mr Lynch to Renshaws wharf he got on salsberry I stopt all night at Renshaws the storm 22nd came home snowing East took in about 2 pails of Water 23rd {?} for Rose she was engaged seen Henry at {?} hom to take his mother over Bought {rest of page blacked out}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>== 1868 Mr James Cameron {illegible} == 24th of October</p> <p>24th {illegible} Hugh's Birth Day Mrs Bosell here Laurie and Dan Summers came</p> <p>25th My Birth Day I {illegible} with Mrs Bosell gave her a pail of Milk some squashes red pepper heard charlie Rose had a young son to Day Dan Summers went off Laurie sloft {?} Emmanuel and {illegible} here Emmanuel took his shear {?}</p> <p>26th Cutting Wood</p> <p>27th Went to Fort Covenston</p> <p>28th chopping Wood</p> <p>29th doing a Little or nothing</p> <p>30th chopping</p> <p>31st Went to Bakers took {illegible} Quart of Oil Hallow Eve highwind and Rain</p> <p>1st of Nov all saints Day</p> <p>2nd Thrashing Dan Summers came</p> <p>3rd Pete Bosell after the Wheel Barrow and {illegible} Lashey took away his Bed</p> <p>4th I went to mill {illegible} of Wheat F Daves here Last night and the Mayhews here Tom Brought me some Sarsapilla {"er" written above the "i"} took 4 Nats , calfs Km 1 sheeps Km to Mr Stneeter 2.40 Got {illegible, name?} Boots {second "o" written above the first} mended By {illegible, name?} 50 cents. got {illegible} fixed 10 cents Bought {illegible} 1/2 Ile Tea 1/2 Ile Tolaces hoarhound Candy got 2 newspapers from Lohn Cameron came home</p> <p>5th chopping Stove Wood</p> <p>6th Chopping Wood</p> <p>7th Our Ellens Birth Day</p> <p>8" 9 10" 11" 12th</p> <p>13th stars shooting great Walter {?} child died.</p> <p>14th {illegible} helping Walter to dig the grave {illegible} Kennedy Kenneth stopt at Wake all night Bought of Al Baker oil Matches</p> <p>15 I came home Walters child Buried to Day</p> <p>16" Let out the Rams</p> <p>17th the trees bad with {illegible} Great Destruction on {illegible} and forest trees</p> <p>18th set fire to the Front Marsh</p> <p>19th Killed the Bull Lashey took away his traps {illegible} Bosell agnound above the Light House {illegible}</p> <p>21st Went to Bakers</p> <p>22</p> <p><br />== 1868 Mr James Cameron {illegible} == Nov 27</p> <p>{illegible} Grant took away the younge Horse Peter and Thomas Mimroe with him I started for Williamstown Brought a hide to A Me Lennan got the Money forth Left my Boat with him {illegible} I would come from Williamstown gave Mr Harper {illegible} Walked up to Williamstown</p> <p>28th in Williander</p> <p>29th in Williamstown</p> <p>30th I started for home from Williander Bought of Ellen Tea Tobacco. Paten Paul Castor oils sweetys Bottle of Mollases {illegible} Bought of Mr Harper 8 yds Calies {illegible} a yd Linning Thread 3 Treats 3 Quarts of GO Bought of Mr Nicholson 3 Loaves Bread {illegible} This is St Andrews The Festival of the {illegible} home North Wind Left or Forgot my Bag The calf Died got hurted on the slippery ice The America went up Johnstons Lights up yet no Light in Mr Hills on the 1st of December</p> <p>1st of December skinned the calf no boats {illegible}</p> <p>2n. Thrashing Cutting Wood</p> <p>3 Cutting Wood</p> <p>4th Taking home a Canoe of Wood I Croped stopt all night Thomas Munroes Rob Jack and Bill Mc{illegible, name} argument at David got a Letter from Charlie I came home got {illegible, "Rey," "Pay"?} from Al Baker for James Grant {illegible} paid A L Baker for Whiskey is got on the 22nd of October Brought Mr Bree {?} {illegible} Pipe Treat paid Treats at Davids paid</p> <p>6th Sunday Dan Summers here for the Ram for James Hopkins got it gave him some meat</p> <p>7th Storm East Wind and snow Broke on the stack</p> <p>8th Cut a Waterhole for the first hard West Wind</p> <p>9th Thrased {illegible} Made out to the Bushes very {illegible}</p> <p>10th {illegible} not hung to Day chopped {illegible, the page goes black, photocopy issues}</p> <p>{...} cold West Wind {...}</p> <p>13 {...}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island December 15 1868</p> <p>Went to Fort Covington Left my canoe at Hopkins no Letter stopt at Less all night Bought Tobacco {?} meat A Lyne crossed the River from Mr Smarts Left Charles Letter with Mr Streeter a treat at Big hall 3 coppers of crackers at Drews{?} 6th Came home got Loan of a Book from Mrs Hopkins the Knight of St Johns I got Back my shipwrecks and Disasters at Sea 17th Thrashed 40 lb wheat 18th Thrashing 19th Tanning{?} He took across to Christes 20th Stormy East Wind 21st went to try the ice its Bad turned Back got a Rat 22nd the Ice Broke up 23rd fine Day commenced to storm 24th Ice took a very cold cold 25 Christmas Day I crossed got Christmas at John Hamiltons and also at Walter Bakery took Dinner there 26th I crossed got a Ride up and Down from John Hamilton Bought of A J B{?} 50 lb of Flour on credit 1/4 Tea Tobacco 1 plug got the Loan of Hamiltons hand sleigh to take home the Flour 27th Sunday Stormy Day 28th Norman M Donald died took home the hand sleigh Brought G Renshaw 16 lb Beef {above} 28 Horses croped George in Lancaster stopt with George all night papering the Post office with AJ Baker 29th came home our Angus Birth Day 30th put the stack in the Barn 31st a Fine Day chopping Last Day of the Year 1st of January 1869 New Years Day stormy East Wind 2 chopping 3rd Allens Birth Day 4th Drew the Boat up from the River cut a waterhole went to the Bush cut a white ash Tree 5th cutting 6th Put the Boat up on the Board on the Barn 7th Went to Williamstown Brought cherries sage {?} away a treat from Tom Summers Left my cain {blacked out} a Ride out from Donald fell {?}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island 8th January 186 9</p> <p>8th Hugh Ann Birth Day 1866 in Williamston got some worm Lozenges from James Burthons 9th in Williamston James Ferguson Bushes sale Raining 10th came home got a Ride from John Dungvales{?} son to the front a great Bazzar in Williamston all this week got 2/6 from Dun for Gordon sweetys Dan went to Montreal Last night John Angus got the Bag from Pat I left at Mr Harpers 11th chopping some in the Bush 12th writing{?} stormy some 13th chopper ash in the Bush about a Load 14th croped {?} Part of free put a Letter in for Charlie postage /5 got a paper Lent it to William McLead got a Letter from A Summers from Chicago Bought of A L Baker 1/4 Tea 1 plug of Tobacco 2 papers of Matches 1/5 great croping the Road Bushed yesterday ice not very thick about 5 inches promised Semo{?} some hay 15th putting the marsh hay to the west side of the Barn Began to cut the fine hay on the East side filled 3 1/2 Bags with ashes Gordon and Tom the Pitt Paint cutting a Load of wood a very fine Day took home a cedar Broom 16th Horses got in at Jacobs Island 17th Sunday cold hard frost tonight 18th very frosty East Wind Semo{?} came Drew a Load of Wood Went to Mill 3 bushels of Wheat 5 1/2 of ashes 1 Rat 16 abfshin{?} Bought of Darrel Baker 1/2 lb Tea 1/3 1/4 lb Tea -/5 spool thread -/33 hauls of Black Shears{?} -/6 cash 36 cents a treat 5 cent 120 cents from Mr Sheeter{?} 20 cents to Grange for fixing teapot 1/2 lb crackers from George Drew {?} 2 cents of hoarhound candy at Mr Congdons{?} got 4 almanacks a paper from John Semo traded his horse Bought of A J Baker treat -/6 Bottle 1/3 /1 of sweetys went to see Mrs Munroe gave Semo some hay 15th a Fine Day Making hay for the soap weighing the flour 120 lbs 20th Finished the soap making a handle for the 3 prong fork stormy {blacked out}</p> </div> UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f2926c3af84d7f963b95c99518641d4b.pdf 300e13234e618ff9e6b755b8731f367a https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/60687a99d9dd25f8e2e6f7fa7a5d78c3.pdf bc1af239530455e57d8ea22dfafd0585 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/39bf20dd51ca18cd5757f5d6ff42deae.pdf 22609e5eac72abaeebe45321f21eb2f7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1869 {written in upper right corner}</p> <p></p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron {illegible} December 15</span></h2> <p>Went to Fort Covington left my Canoe at Hopkins no letter stopt at {Less?} all night Bought Tobbaco {illegible} treat A Lynoe croped the Rever from Mr Smarts left Charlies letter with Mr {Strellter?} a {illegible} at Big hall 3 {coppers?} of crackers at {Drees?}</p> <p>16th Came home got loam of a book from {name?} the Knight of St Johns I got back my {illegible} and {Disusters?} get sea</p> <p>17th Thrashed 46 lb Wheat</p> <p>18th Thrashing</p> <p>19th Tamming Ice took a crop to Christees</p> <p>20th Stormy East wind</p> <p>21st Went to try the ice its bad turned back got a Rat</p> <p>22nd The Ice broke up</p> <p>23nd Fine Day Commenced to Storm</p> <p>24th Ice took a very cold cold</p> <p>25 Christmas Day I croped lot Christmas at John Hamiltons and also at Walter Bakery took Dinner there</p> <p>26th I croped got a {Reele?} up and down from John Hamiltons bought of Al Baker 50 lb of Flour on credit {1/4?} Tea Tobacco 1 plug got the loan of Hamiltons hand sleigh to take home the Flour</p> <p>27 Sunday Stormy Day</p> <p>28th Norman M Donald died. took home the hand sleigh {"28 horses croped" written above text} brought of Renshow 16th Beef George m Lancaster stoped with George all night papering the Post office with Al Baker</p> <p>29th Came home Our Augusts Birth Day</p> <p>30th put the stack in the barn</p> <p>31st a Fine Day Chopping Last Day of the year</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">1st of January 1869 news years Day stormy East wind</span></h2> <p>2 chopping</p> <p>3rd Allens Birth Day</p> <p>4th Drew the boat up from the River cut a waterhole went to the bush cut a white ash tree</p> <p>5th cutting</p> <p>6th Put the Boat up on the {illegible} the {base?}</p> <p>7th Went to Williamston brought cherees sage {illegible} a treat from Tom Summers left my cain {illegible due to wear on page} out from Donald fells {rest of page illegible}</p> <p>{next page}</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron {illegible} 8th January 1869</span></h2> <p>8th Hugh Anns Birth Day 1866 III Williamston got some {worm or worn?} losenges from James Burton</p> <p>9th in Williamston James Ferguson Bushs Sale raining</p> <p>10th came home got a ride from John {Dingwalls} son to to the front a great {bazzar?} in Williamston all this week got {2/6?} from Dan for Gordon Sweetys Dan went to Montreal last night John Angus got the bag from Pat i left at Ms Harpers</p> <p>11th Chopping some in the Bush</p> <p>12th writing stormy some</p> <p>13th Chop for Ash in the Bush about a load</p> <p>14th croped {to the?} Post office put a letter in for Charlie postage {15?} got a paper lent it to William M Lead got a letter from A Summers from Chicago bought Al Baker 1/4 tea 1 plug of Tobbaco 2 papers of Matches 1/9 Great croping the road bushed yesterday ice not very thick about 5 incehs promised {name?} some hay</p> <p>15th putting the Marsh hay to the west side of the barn began to cut the fine hay on the east side filled 3 1/2 bags with ashes Gordon and I on the Rett {pant?} cutting a load of wood a very fine day took home a cedar broom</p> <p>16th Horses got in at {island name?} Island</p> <p>17th Sunday cold hard frost tonight</p> <p>18th very frosty east wind {name?} came drew a load of wood went to {illegible} 3 bushes of wheat 5 1/2 of ashes {1 rat?} 16 off {shin?} bought of {smudged, illegible} Baker 1/2 lb tea 1/3 1/4 lb tea -19 spool thread {-/3} 3 {illegible} of black thread {-/6} cash 36 cents a treat 5 cent 120 cents from Mr Sheeter 20 cents to grande for fiscing teapot 1/2 lb crackers from George Drew {illegible} 2 cents of {illegible} candy at Mr {Congdors?} got 4 almanacks a paper from John {name?} traded his horse bought of Al Baker treat {-/6?} bottle 1/3 of sweetys went to see Mrs Munroe gave {name?} some hay</p> <p>19th a fine day making hey for the {soap?} weighing the flour {number?} 2 lbs 20th finished {rest of page illegible due to wear}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron {illegible} January 22 1869</span></h2> <p>Bushing the road to Francis Island very cold and frosty {name?} come for hay took a load of wood a very very cold frosty night tonight cutting a load of firewoof on the {Patt Point?} water froze in the house tonight</p> <p>23 very stormy day West wind and snow blowing and drifting</p> <p>Sunday 24th Charles {last name?} Birth Day cold day</p> <p>25th chopping stove wood cold day</p> <p>26th Went to {Summertown?} brought A L Bakers bottle paid Thomas Summers 1/3 for 4 glasses I had on the 8th of January paid Al Baker for 50 lbs of flour I got on the 26th of Dec bought of Al Baker 1 lb soda {-/6?} 2 plugs of Tob {-/4?} got a letter from John sent to him went over with George {Biershaw?} got the {illegible} got box of matches from him got 2 papers from Dan</p> <p>27th An {last name?} choping I load in the bush</p> <p>28th in the bush tried the mare to draw chopping stove wood a fine day a great deal of {hay?} coming acrop the ice seen a fire or a light before daylight below Lancaster</p> <p>29th a soft day chopping stove wood</p> <p>30th Raining hailing showering</p> <p>31st Sunday the marsh hay done in the barn snowing {illegible} papers and a {illegible}</p> <p>1st of Febry a fine day cold some feeding food hay to the cattle made ready to go home with the mare just some hay on the west side of the barn from the East side Thomas {last name?} wife died Sunday night on the last day of January</p> <p>2nd Peter Baker and Isacc Blondeau came gave me word to attend the funeral to day I croped to the funeral stopt with Thomas all night heard {Colbourn Grants?} dirty doings with Cate Summers Donald McNichols daughter {name?} to day</p> <p>3rd A very stormy day {illegible} East wind and snow</p> <p>4th Stormy {illegible due to page wear}</p> <p>5th cleaning away {illegible due to page wear}</p> <p>{new page}</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron {Island?} Febry 6th 1869</span></h2> <p>Saturday cold some</p> <p>Sunday 7th a fine day drove Sunday water {rising?}</p> <p>8th Gordons Birth Day a ball to night at Summers's cut down the winter tree the butternut back of the house</p> <p>9th I croped the snow deep on the ice a fine day bought of A L Baker 1 quart of oil {illegible} 1/2 the tea 1/9 {pins?} -/3 {illegible} tarter 1/4 lb 1/2 lb Tobacco -/1 postage on Newspaper to Charlie -/1 paid all this a great at Summers's paid this seen Mr {name?} the seesor and license {illegible} at Summers heard Coalbourn front was taken and sent to {elail?} offered 3000 dollars to settle about 80 couple at the Ball</p> <p>10th Ash Wednesday 1st day of Lent went to the {Patt Point?} Gordon and I took home a broom made a door for the sheep place East wind kind of soft seen 2 ducks flying to the West yesterday Semo here for a load of hay drew out of the stable the old mare Semo {illegible} snow and water on the ice</p> <p>11th fine day {writiing illegible due to smudge} is the time {whalen?} was to be hung {"hung to day" written above} the trial of Colbourn Grant to day</p> <p>12th A fine day chopping stove wood</p> <p>13th raining snowing soft East wind</p> <p>14 St Sunday Valentines Day stormy East wind snow hail</p> <p>15th Seen 2 horses passing the door stormy east wind snowing drifting</p> <p>16th clearing away snow banks very bad with the cold</p> <p>17th Little Jim Mc Dougall here to see if I had hay to sell told me Whalen was hung on the 11th and that Catherine Summers got the Branch Farm for settling with Colbourn Grant 2200 dollars the value of the farm his father died {illegible} running in abundance started to go to Summerstown and I turned back snowing East wind changed to West water on the ice crust not good</p> <p>18th Stormy</p> <p>19th Stormy</p> <p>20th Stormy</p> <p>21st Stormy</p> <p>22nd Washingtons Birth fine stormy</p> <p>23 Very stormy East wind</p> <p>{rest of page illegible due to wear}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Mr. James Cameron {Island?} Feby 26th 1869</span></h2> <p>Stormy out down the {hicory?} before the door</p> <p>27th Stormy cleared up at night</p> <p>28 cold very hard frost at night last day of February</p> <p>1st of March the festival of the Welsh snow deep a fine day came in like a lamb Jim and Dan McDougall came to break a track for the loan their hay told me Robert {Jack?} took his sister down to be buried here on the front</p> <p>2nd came for the hay took a Ton in 2 loads brought me 62 lbs of flour 4 bushes of potatoes the balance in cash lent him the trace chain to leave {illegible} Mr Spinks for me no croping the Summers's Road 1 cutter croped to day had a hard time of it as they seem to go very slow {"Mr James Ding wall very poorly perhaps dead at this date" written above text}</p> <p>3rd A good many croped Summers load to day a very fine day went for a broom to the {illegible} very unwell in the morning opened the {illegible} fishers the Bosells fishing below Frashers</p> <p>4th Blowing</p> <p>5th Cut down the Basswood at the milk house stormy to day</p> <p>6th Fine turned cold {"{name?} Bosell came to see about the sugar bush" written above text}</p> <p>7th Cold drifting</p> <p>8th a great many teams croping for hay Mc Gillwrays men</p> <p>9th croped to Summerstown bad going on my road bought of A L Baker 1 quart of oil 1/2 lb tea 1/2 lb Tobacco 4 yds calico 1 spool of thread got a letter from John 3 dollars got 2 papers from charlie sent charlie 3 papers sent a letter to John at treat {illegible} in to see A Summerss wife about andrew letter</p> <p>9th {"10th stormy {slopy?}" written above text} cut down the Elm at the North East end of the old house grinding the acres</p> <p>12th On this day of the Month {illegible} first came to the Island {Antioine?} Bosell and his wifes brother came to make troughfs cleaning away snow from the milk house and the water holes and the Barn and stables not very well with a pain in my side</p> <p>13th Stormy Semo {illegible} to go to Lancaster with him turned back {rest of page illegible due to wear}</p> <p>{new page}</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron Island March {"14th 1869" written in upper right corner}</span></h2> <p>Sunday Preaching on the Front seen crows for the first time this Winter East wind, changed to West then to the East and snowing {text smudged and illegible} the 3 boys for hay the wind very high snow balls made on the snow a sure sign of war</p> <p>15th Went over to Semos to go to Lancaster Henery and I walked down Semos horse not able to keep the road got the Pot from mr Harpers bought 100 of flour 15 / 13 lb Pork at 15 cents {illegible} 95 quarts mollases 1/- treat 1/3 starch -/3 cracker -/3 all paid got a 1/3 from Pot Semos horse got as far as M Dingwalls and then I put the Pot and flour on Jim Y Camerons V Peter Buchannans sleighs took them to archy McDonalds gate antioine took the Pot and Flour from the gate I and Henery carried the Pork and Mallasses not very well the {illegible} playing with Bruce</p> <p>16th {Lashey?} here gave him an order for George Bosel to get the canoe took his best knife {swords?} gave him a plugg Tobacco 1 bunch of matches took Dinner Antwine came with the flour and the Pot gave him 100 sticks for {spoils?} and the loan of a bag to carry the splits of spoils and the loan of a bag to carry the splits of spoils</p> <p>17th St Patricks Day in the Morning the Festival of the Irish Henery out before the door fishing {illegible} Bill McHolson here to see if he could buy hay cheap got none Antwine chopping for Walter Baker</p> <p>18th chopping</p> <p>19th cut down the Basswood</p> <p>20th 1st day of spring Frank Laplants child died I croped to the store got some change I left in the Office from A L Baker lent fell 40 cents bought 1/2 lbs tea ward at the store stopt at the wake all night 21st Came home John Angus {illegible} a pair of boots 22nd {rest of page illegible due to wear}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron Island March</span></h2> <p>{"23rd 1869" written in upper right corner}</p> <p>Got a Ride from {name?} {"Ellen a young Daughter" written above text} to Summerstown gave my note to D Baker got my boots mended by Davison 10 cents bought 5 cents worth of crackers brought a letter over to the P.O {post office?} for D Baker a treat at Summer'ss 10 cents got a letter from John with 2 in it bought of A L Baker 1 1/2 {illegible} of Herrings {illegible} 2 lb soap -/8 {illegible} -/6 got the loan of 1/3 from A L Baker 1/2 lb tea I bought Saturday got the loan of a Basket from J Summers sent a letter to John {last name?} and Paper -/4 got a ride down from Archy McDonald to Francis {plane?} Semos got hy here to day Henerys boys got {heavy?} for axe halves to make good croping to Salmon on River thebest this Winter heard {name?} Hopkins died took dinner at Hopkins the boys working gathering wood for to be ready for sugar making</p> <p>24th {Sam?} McDougall drew Archy Mcdonalds hay cheated me out of 4 dollars</p> <p>25th {illegible} of the {illegible} I croped to A L Bakers got the 10 dollars that Archy left bought {117?} lb of flour 4 bushel of salt 1 lb tea 10 yds of {Winery?} 5 yds of cotton and lining thread 1/2 lb powder 2 lb shot treat 5 cash table cloth 1 yds for towels salt seen Mr {name?} Dupond wanted to buy 1/2 ton to come tomorrow and take down my flour and salt and 2 bushels of potatoes took home Tom Summers basket got a ride down from {illegible} Nicholson John Angus came at night</p> <p>26 Good Friday {name?} came for the hay gave him 1/2 ton 2 {baskets?} of potatoes 3/5 cash 5 3/4 dollars John Angus and I took Boss to Willy {its?} raining heard William Lovelletes girl buried yesterday</p> <p>27th Bought of Burton 1/2 lb tea 1/3 sugar -/5 soda -/4 2 lb barley -/8 tobacco 1/ {illegible} 7 1/2 losenges -/6 got a ride home from Walter Baker took dinner at Walters treated bought A L Baker treat and {illegible} 16 cents got a ride from little {name?} McDougall spoke {rest of page illegible due to wear}</p> <p>{next page}</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron Island April 1st 1869</span></h2> <p>All Fools day 1st crust this winter Gordon and {page smudged, text illegible} the bush grab birds came seen cranes tracks on the {page smudged, text illegible} George Renshaw here Antwine took over the oil and croped Summerss road trimmed some of the apple tree drew some wood with hand sleigh</p> <p>2nd Drew some wood from the bush Semo got 2 loads of hay to day Antwine gathering sap and tapping some</p> <p>3rd Stormy snowing Henerys boy got the 2 {illegible} to make a canoe</p> <p>4th Sunday Antwine {name?} and George {last name?} here Antwine boy the Fits made syrup 2 1/2 gallons a piece got the bag in the sugar bush</p> <p>5th Made sugar at the {illegible} about 8 lb a feast for the children Henery came to get the bush Antwine got tired of it</p> <p>6th Went to the P.O {post office} got a letter {illegible} it at T Monroes croping the Summerss Road yet Henery made 3 cakes 2 cakes with 15 lb 1 cake with 7 lb and bought of A L Baker 4 lb pork 4 dozen of {illegible} 1 Haddock 1/4 lb ginger 4 pipes treat {page folded, text illegible}</p> <p>7th Writing a letter to John Henery {illegible} his axe gave him {my?} handsaw a present</p> <p>8th Henery {illegible} in the {illegible} 33 lb got 1/2 bought we {page folded, text illegible} -/5 1 spool of thread 2 lb of oatmeal -/6 2 combs 1 fine {page folded, text illegible} Walter Baker croped 2 times once for hay and {illegible} 2 passengers woods 1 of them snowing thawing the weather dead</p> <p>9th Skinned the weather</p> <p>10th Croped to Summerstown {illegible} good bought of A L Baker 1 pair of boots 2 50 cents {illegible} -/3 oatmeal 10 lb 4 1/2 cents 45 cents 1 slate pencil -/1 1/2 James Grant got his hand cut with the sawing machine very bad came home Henery Bovling in the bush made about 4 lbs took 2 big cakes 9 lb coming to me yet the small cake are for the children tapt 2 butternut trees for sap {illegible} Semo for hay with 2 sleighs seen 2 men up at the airhole I think it is Jim Hopkins very unwell to day {pewits?} or Phebe's came a fine day took {illegible due to wear}</p> <p>12th the ice opening at McLeans up the front good {rest of page illegible due to wear}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron Island April 13th 1869</span></h2> <p>Opened at Francis Island 2 boys croped to the {illegible} Bush {Jessima?} and Carpenter but Henery sent them back quick, as the ice is bad sugared 24 lb to day one of {illegible} sheep a lamb hunters shooting at the airhole taking my small canoe from under the snow a man croped Summers's Road croping with teams the Lancaster Road</p> <p>14th sugared 24 lb 14th Took the Canoe to the head of the island Henery made 24 troughfs trying for {Ells?} got 3,,,</p> <p>15th Trying for {Ells?} got 11 to day sugared 30 lbs Henery took 12 lb home to day Henery and Semos boy croped Edward stopt</p> <p>16th Sugared 36 lb {illegible} and all got 2 cakes of 12 lb each a mistake thats 3 cakes of 12 lb he got</p> <p>17th No one in the Bush</p> <p>18th Our Duncans Birth Day boiling 16 pails in mollasses 4 of them ice {Jamming?} got the 2 {illegible}</p> <p>9th Raining Freezing seen a canoe at the head of Alexis Island East Wind our {illegible} a Lamb 2 of Munroes sheep yesterday dead lambs</p> <p>29th Going around the Island</p> <p>21st Watching the Water Logs</p> <p>22 Water {illegible} coming in the cellar</p> <p>23rd St Georges Day fired a good manu {Vollies?} gave Henerys Wife 4 lb of Sugar for the use of Archy Mc {page folded, text illegible} Pat gave a piece of pork {page folded, text illegible} wife boiling mollasses {page folded, text illegible} 1 more of the sheep Lamb dead</p> <p>24th Went to the bush sap running well Thomas Munroe and Pete Baker here to give me word that Granny was not expected to live croped with them wrote a letter to John A Treat at David's Paid for the postage of the letter and the papers I sent to Charlie got a globe from William Ms Lead {illegible} Granny departed about 10 o Clock aged 91 on the 3rd of August Went to Williamston</p> <p>25th in Williamstown</p> <p>26th Paid William Gray the Bellman 5/- for tolling the ball took Grannys remains to the front a treat at Davids a treat at store bought Whiskey bottle to be returned came to Henerys got a canoe {illegible} a letter from John {rest of page illegible due to wear}</p> <p>{next page}</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron Island April 28th 1869</span></h2> <p>Making soap</p> <p>29th making neats foot oil</p> <p>30th Mr George Renshaw here took home his harnefs Painted my boat and oars the osprey went down</p> <p>1st of May I croped over to {name?} bought 3 yesterday calico 1/3 1/2 lb tea 1/10 1/2 2 yds of cotton 1/{illegible} treat -/6 spoke to T Munroe to take over the parcel Sunday</p> <p>2nd Raining</p> <p>3 Mr William Rose departed some snow about 10 inches on the mountains</p> <p>4th Throwing stones in the old cellar</p> <p>5th Mr {name?} here {fornoon?} gave me 5/- Jam to givee him 1/3 back went to Kenneth William Rose buried got 2 letters from John 1 from F {name?} with a dollar in it 1 at Summerstown got the 1 parcel settled with Thomas Munroe all clear a treat 5 cents a great many boats went down to day The L Renard made her first trip up a propeller a ground the america {"or Calvin" written above text} Taking her off set 5 traps broke my {G G L?} spear</p> <p>6th at Tom Kennedys getting a spear made for {illegible} gave Tom {illegible} for pay</p> <p>7th {page folded, text illegible} got 27 2 ducks 22 duck eggs {illegible} a knife on the Kit {page folded, text illegible}</p> <p>9th Sunday went around to the Island went to the {illegible} side Gordon rowed with 1 oar home</p> <p>10th Mr {name?} gave me a dolalr I paid him his 1/3 back all clear now Planted Potatoes in the back garden Emmanuel here I croped sold my rats at 20 cents 4 {writing smudged} cash Bought of P Baker 2 bowls -/10 2 papers of seeds 1 melon 1 cucumber -10 cents 1 yds of tape 1 1/2 yds of cotton hat -10 cents treats George Renshaw sent Raisins and P Baker to the children</p> <p>11th George Renshaw came down and we went to Lancaster with Mr Harpers Pot 1 cake of sugar 8 lbs for the sise of the Pot high West Wind stopt a day in Lancaster bought of Mr Harper {sunday?} {illegible} Went to the Depot took dinner at Angus Tobins 1/3 bought of Mr {name?} 2 quarts of Top {illegible} 1/6 1/4 of tea -/9 here after dark came home George landed me on the {rest of page illegible due to wear}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">James Cameron Island May 13th 1869</span></h2> <p>East Wind Mr Dunn here</p> <p>14th The wind slacked some Mr Dunn got off gave the children each 5 cents the ottawa {aground?} about 10 o clock tonight at the Lower end ofnthe Island Dug the garden went to fish {illegible} Gordon and I got 10 went over to the Ottawa they were here for matches gave them 3 bunches came again for hooks and baits the Highlander came withim a 100 yards and backed out Mr Rosseaus Steamer came up from Lancaster with the wheel in the stern the first I ever seen that way</p> <p>16th What Sunyday the B {illegible} working at the Ottawa got her off Mr Rousseau steamer went up to day a raft came down anchored before the door sheep came home salted them East Wind and rain</p> <p>17th Jim {Pimcels?} daughter drowned Mr {name?} pond here high wind Gordon and I around the Island</p> <p>18th croped to Summerstown at teh Coroners in quest by Mr Duncan Mr {name?} and Dr Rols from New Lancaster I was ordered to get up a {jury?} of 12 Robert Jack Thomas Kennedy Jace {name?} James Grant John J Summers {page folded, text illegible} John James McDonell {page folded} Ronald Angus McDonell P Grant {page folded} Island John Carey bought of A L Baker 50 lb flour 7/6 1/2 lb tea quart oil -/9 1 plug Tobacco {Sweetys?} -/1 to Jack Kennedy got the tongs at Toms Went to Renshaws Island for coals</p> <p>19th Planted potatoes Mr {name?} here for hay</p> <p>20th Planted some potatoes {illegible} bad with the tooth ache cut George Renshaw potatoes {illegible} took home some pine caight the first rench yesterday took the {Bon?} out of the river</p> <p>21st Fishing rench</p> <p>22nd Fishing</p> <p>23rd Tim Hopkins here I came with the {illegible}</p> <p>24th {name?} Birth Day went to Summerstown bought {illegible due to wear} Tobacco got 2 parkers from John {rest of page illegible due to wear}</p> <p>{next page}</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron Island 28th May</span></h2> <p>Fishing Perch</p> <p>29th Sheared the 2 Rams</p> <p>30th Henery and his wife here Went to the Kit Kit Island all of Gordon Mary Hugh Ann {Randolph?} Livinia Rowena and Livinia and myself found 3 {staves?}</p> <p>31st Shearing the sheep marked {Munroes?} Lambs 1 of the sheep could not catch</p> <p>1st of June Glorious 1st of June set fire to brush heaps</p> <p>2nd sheared 1 sheep weighing the wool 20 lb dirt and all for Thomas and the same for myself</p> <p>3rd Went to Summerstown brought George Renshaw his {illegible} oars Mr McLead catching his sheep. Bought A L Baker 50 lb flour 1 lb tea 1/2 lb Tobacco matches {illegible} for Gordon treat borrowed a 1/4 from Pete paid this Kenneth paid me 2/{illegible}</p> <p>4th Old George {3rd?} Birth Day I croped with the calve Thomas and I killed it got the rig taken out of my boots {name?} Hopkins came to {illegible} him and {illegible} and old Rankin Fishing at night got 3 {illegible} gave me a sturgeon {illegible} Camerons wife died this evening</p> <p>5th {illegible} went home to night to {page folded, text illegible}</p> <p>7th {name?} came to plough James Grant {page folded} hay 12 dollars a ton got a bushel of wheat 1/6 10 1/2 dollars cash George Renshaw Willie Roy Lewis Blondeau along with him planting potatoes and squashes {name?} and I croped paid A L Baker for wheat I got on the 3rd {text smudged, illegible} 2 - 40 cents bought 1 bushel of barley 5/- soda 1/2 -/4 treat -/4 John Hamilton down with us got 5/- from Thomas Munroe</p> <p>8th Sowed 1 bushel of wheat and about 3 pecks of barley planted 60 hills of potatoes Jim came and took the horses</p> <p>9th Our Marys Birth Day</p> <p>10th Planted potatoes at the {illegible} part of the old house</p> <p>11th Taking up stones {rest of page illegible due to wear}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">James Cameron Island June 16th {"1869" written in upper right corner}</span></h2> <p>{illegible} the fence on the Pitt Pont</p> <p>17th at the fence the {illegible} Memorable Battle of Waterloo bought 2 {Maskin onge?} 1 28 at the lower end of {illegible} Island the other 32 lb at the south west end of Rop's or snake Island</p> <p>19th Went to summerstown sold 1 lunge to l Cameron 5/- got 2/6 from T Munroe got 5/- from {LW Dupond?} bought of A L Baker 1/2 {illegible}. Paper {illegible} yds of Calico Hooks of {rye?} got a lot of papers from Dan and Charlie Christy Munroe Went to Corn wall on the {illegible}</p> <p>20th Sunday</p> <p>21st Gordon Mary and I to the Lighthouse troubling took out dinner on the Lighthouse John Cameron John McMillan {illegible} Martin here put up their tent</p> <p>22nd Our Dans Birth Day Spencer tut hill smallman Buchanan stopt here Hagle and Parker stpot in the Tent</p> <p>23rd a Windy day</p> <p>24th {page folded, text illegible}</p> <p>John Cameron and I to the Hog Island</p> <p>26h Trowling they went off to night</p> <p>27th Sunday Tyler Lincoln and R Briggs came stopt all day on the {Boshure?}</p> <p>28th They went off</p> <p>29th Trowling Fishing Renold {caught?} Peke Pickerel chup 2 Rock Bass {illegible} Perch cut grap for the calf a great many trowling on the River Weeding the garden on 23 Went to Lancaster brought {illegible} 2/- 1/2 lbs Tea lamp 2/6 Tobacco {illegible} lb of flour loaf bread bought of George Semos Musket 41 cents {rest of page illegible due to wear}</p> <p>{next page}</p> <p>{top of page illegible due to wear}</p> <p>2nd Fixing a window in the cost {illegible} Hamilton hone with the boat</p> <p>3rd Last day of the {time?} in Lancaster Gordon and I to Christies fishing {page folded} warm day</p> <p>4th Sunday American {illegible} {page folded} Johns Birth Day Went to Semos bought of A L Baker 1/4 of Tea 1 1/2 of Ribbon 2 plugs Tobacco 2 pipes got papers from John and {Dan?} and Charlie Johns {Hughinas?} Death in the paper departed on Friday the 25th of June</p> <p>6th {illegible}</p> <p>7th Mary and I to Williamston seen Francis piloting a Raft Mary got very sick {ran?} of sea sick went to Mr Harpers with {illegible} book for Mrs Harper brought some Wild {illegible} to the Faulkner bought of her Harpes bottle of Licquor / 7 1/2 crackers sweetys -/1 a treat -/5 Marys very unwell going up the Black River slept the way up mostly at Helens at night took care of children as her and {name?} was at the Concert</p> <p>8th in Williamstown raining {illegible} went brought his 2 horses to Pasture brought salt to salt them</p> <p>9th Came {illegible} Allen {"sacrement in Lancaster" written above text} and stopt in Lancaster bought of Mr Harper 100 lb of flour 13/9 1/4 of Tea -/9 treat -/5 cents got home to the Foot of the Island as the stome commenced all night at home but very unwell myself</p> <p>10th Raining {name?} and Gordon around the Island took home a canoe load of wood fishing at the Little Island Sunday</p> <p>11th Allen here very windy very unwell myself all the horses at the head of the {rest of page illegible due to wear}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{top of page illegible due to wear}</p> <p>back of Marsh hay for the straw tick high wind a big fire up the way of David Joe's raining some his barn took fire</p> <p>3rd Jim Hopkins came to mow {Lashey?} here to night Mag Bosell married on Monday the 2nd to {name?}. Jim and Pars mowing</p> <p>{4th?} Fred and Charlie came</p> <p>5th Mowing fishing at night</p> <p>6th Randolphs Birth Day 2 years old to day cocking and gathering {"made the {illegible}" written above text}</p> <p>7th cocking and finished all {in?} cocks 174 I went to A L Bakers tonight on credit 1/2 lb tea 1/9 1/4 lb ginger to day the stone -/4 matches -/3 paid bought axe-handle from Lewis Christie -/3 got a paddle from him 1 of the halves. Bought for J Hopkins 1/2 lb Job 1/4 of cash kind box of common {illegible} very unwell seen Semo promised to come Monday Jim Hopkins went home left a scythe with me</p> <p>Sunday the 8th Caught the sheep Gordon not {well?}</p> <p>9th Jim came with the Horses high Wind fixed at the North door logs to come in the barn drew my share with the barn 82 and 36 cocks of what I cut myself all on the East side</p> <p>10th Commenced the stack finished Jim went home left the horses and harness with me {illegible} Barley ripe at home Old Mrs Hopkins poorly took my 3 prung fork to fine</p> <p>11th Mowing the back garden hazel{illegible} getting good treed the {potatoes} on the 5th fishing got a dozen raining fine black bird getting bad</p> <p>12th Seen a large fire about dark up at Hopkins</p> <p>13th Making cocks cutting some in the upper feild got a {rest of page illegible due to wear}</p> <p>{next page}</p> <p>{top of page illegible due to wear}</p> <p>Jim Hoplins here for the {illegible} gave {illegible} canoe Gordon and I started for to to Semos turned back Mowed some buck of the old garden caught the Ram</p> <p>17th Went to Semos Semos boy came home from the Bark Bush stopt at Henerys killed the Ram</p> <p>18th Went with the wool to Henerys 9 1/2 lb bag and all 8 lbs of wool say Gordon got a top at Henerys</p> <p>19th Mowing</p> <p>20th Making cocks shooting {illegible}</p> <p>21st Went with 10 lb {Tallow?} 1 sheep {relt?} to A L Baker got 11 cents for Tallow a lb {illegible} got the Relt paid 2/8 I owed before bought 1/2 lb Tobaco 1 lb soda 1/2 lb tea matches pipe 1/2 lb powder paid this got 60 lbs flour not paid on credit 1-85 went to George Renshaws got the drawing knife put off a load with George seen Henery in the Bush Lashey croped down to Lancaster with a Woman Passenger</p> <p>Sunday 22nd Went to Little Island {"A L Bakers Wife a son on 22nd" written above text} Gordon Hugh Ann Randolph Semos 2 boys and Henerys boy came went to fish at night</p> <p>23 Mowing put in some Captain Frasher here fishing Christee here Broke the sleigh</p> <p>24th the boys went home came back put in some hay Fixed the Runner in the sleigh let Henerys boy go home</p> <p>25th Mowing {"cut the barley on 25th" written below text}</p> <p>26th Putting in {Finny?} Semo here for the scythe Johnny went home with him gave him a Waist cut</p> <p>27th Mowing gathering cut some Marsh hay {illegible} in the Barley some hay not very well</p> <p>28th put in some Marsh hay gave {Jo?} the Bun to pay me in Work Jo went home Raining gathered a basket of Hazaelnuts drew some Wood split some ash for Cars</p> <p>29th Jo brought over a Kitten gave him 2 old scythes to cut {illegible} Began to thrash the barley</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{top of page illegible due to wear}</p> <p>Fired brought them to know where they {illegible}</p> <p>1st of September {Mowing?} in the back Marsh Mr Spencer here for worms</p> <p>2nd Mowing and making cocks went to {illegible} planet Gordon and I shot 3 ducks seen Mr Kimball and family camping out treated me to a glass of brandy and sugar Runner and {Rintoul?} on Christees Island</p> <p>3rd D Mc. Masters Birth Day making cocks</p> <p>4th cutting some in Front Marsh gathered 2 baskets of hazelnuts</p> <p>5th John Angus Birth Day Gordon and I fishing got a basket of nuts Mag Henery and her Man and Edward here heard A L Bakers wife had a young son last week</p> <p>6th Moving Red Hugh Mc{Gallis?} Archy Grant son and Frann and Grears Boy here in a boat going to buy a canoe treated me caught some Perch and Chubb</p> <p>7th Mowing took up the potatoes one and Butternuts getting good Hazelnuts ripe</p> <p>8th Made some cocks</p> <p>9th Mowing above the Marsh Fence Tomatoes getting ripe</p> <p>10th croped to Summerstown bought A L Baker matches -/1 1/2 2 spools of threat -/2 tobacco -/3 {illegible} this bought of Peter 1/2 lb tea not paid</p> <p>11th Sumers came home last night looks well heard Big Leurs Christee was drowned stopt at George Renshaws all night seen Anees Hugh and Allen Thomas McDonald and {name?} Mc Lennan came to fish took their horses from Rols Island {illegible} Mc Lennan tailor removed from {illegible due to wear} and Lashey to Cornwall to fish {page worn} from church and 2 from {illegible}</p> <p>{next page}</p> <p>{top of page illegible due to wear}</p> <p>the potato onions in the {box?} seen a wild goose going down he must have stayed as its the eariest I ever seen coming</p> <p>Sunday 12 a fine day day</p> <p>13th Went to Semos for {To?} went to Dundee 5 Bushels of Ashes 5p 1 Bushel of Barley 3/5 4 Dz od eggs 2/4 bought calico Lonsey starting threat oil starch needles {illegible} cash got my coat at {Runnanull?}</p> <p>14th Mowing</p> <p>15th Mowing and gathering</p> <p>16th went for Johnny Semo him and I to cornwall 20 lb of Wool 1/6 per lb bought of Madden 2 lovaves of bread -/7 1/2 bought at Macks 100 of flour 15/- Left a basket of Potatoes at George Renshaws</p> <p>17th Put in from the Back Marsh 25 cocks of hay began to rain</p> <p>18 cutting the Wheat</p> <p>19 Sunday Wind high Johny here</p> <p>20th putting in hay 1 load of Wheat</p> <p>21st pealing apples</p> <p>22nd Gordon Johny and I croped to Semos</p> <p>23rd turning the Wheat Lashey here for Ash</p> <p>24th made 6 cocks of Wheat took in 8 Bushels of Potatoes 13 Bushels in the cellar now got from Mr Dunns 7 Potatoes yeilds 131 Good Large sound Potatoes about 1 Bushel ur Potatoes Rotting very bad none of Mr Dunns Rotten</p> <p>25th I croped to a l Bakers bought 1/2 lb tea 1 plug and 1/4 lb cut tobacco 1 pair of calf skin boots 7/6 Matches paid for the Postages to day of what was Due befpre 1 Doz buttons 15 cents sent some sweetys out to Williamstown with George Renshaw to Mary Saerament in Williamstown seen George Renshaw boat 2 dollars sails oars and all</p> <p>26th Do Semo here for a gun got it a great many American on pleasure trips on the Islands</p> <p>27th put up the single stove {old?}</p> <p>28th Taking up the Potatoes {illegible} Wild {geese?} Plenty Butternuts Falling</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{most of page is blacked out}</p> <p>High wind {illegible} Boat{?} Raining with 4 {illegible} Oct{?} clear fathered 8 cocks of Marsh {illegible} with {?} put in the Wheat {illegible} finished all the hay I have cut D{illegible} A Semo came for Johny D{?} with Canoe 3rd Sunday Raining {illegible} Raking stormy Frank Semo Married{?} and I 5th Killed the heifer{?} Took {?} Water very high looking stormy {illegible} night 6th took in some nuts {?} in the onions 8th crossed to Summerstown got paper{?} from Charlie a Letter and 2 papers from Dan a Letter D{?} me. Belongs to John Cameron took Dinner at Nathen{?} Baker got a present of a Bag of Apples Bought of A J Bakers 1 plug Tob -/2 pipe 1/2 1/2 lb Tea from P{?} Prince Arthur went Down on the {?} Magnet 9th crossed the Prescott Potatoes{?} of them {?}ves me a Dollar McIver kept {?} the Raftmen till the Raft men would come 10th Hugh Ann{?} Birth Day James Hopkins and Mr Austin here the Raftmen off gave me 8 cents for their Board from{?} girls here 11th West to Sturgeon{?} 12th Went to Thomas Monroe with a sheep took {?} Bagels{?} at Bakers heard Mr Donald 6 a{?} carpenter Departed on Saturday the 9th Orchestra{?} wife has the priest to Day Henry {blacked out} here with 1 pair of my mits 13th {rest of page blacked out}</p> <p>Wintery to fine clear{?} Bought of G.A. Stretten pair of {?} little {?} 35 cents came to Thomas Monroe then to George Renshaws stopt all night with George 21st came home 22 fled{?} the old weather crossed to Summertown Bought of A J Baker 1/2 lb {?} 1/2 lb salts {blacked out} of salt 1/2 lb soda 23rd S{?} Birth Day one year old to Day salted the Mutton Raining 24th our Hugh's Birth Day some snow 25th My Birth Day went ot head of the Island for{?} with Gordon and I 26th Taking up the Tomato{?} {above} got 3 lb {?} carrots cucumbers out of the garden frost 27 snowing 28' snowing Raining Henry and Antwere{?} here for spear pole Heard of John Hamilton Being poorly the Horses run away with him taking Rotten potatoes out of the cellar salted the eggs Doz{?} and 8 to Day 29th stormy East Wind and snow Ducks Hocking in the channel 5 Dozen of eggs 30th choppin stove wood 31st Holy Eve sundry cracking nuts and the Halloenn supper for myself 1st of November all Saints Day 2nd all souls Day I crossed at Summertown 1 Bushel of onions 5p to Mr D Summers to the fallow to a J Baker Bought {?} yds of calves 1/2 lb pepper 1/2 lb Tobacco 3/ bunches of Matches paper 1 spool of Thread 3 Quarts of oil 30 feet of Rope stopt all night Lent George Bosell the B{?} to {rest of page blacked out}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{most of the page is blacked out} snowing a steamer {?} near Charles Island {blacked out} very Windy {?} snowing Drifting L Renoud and Regis {?} down plastering some {?} thrash the wheat 9th {?} in a Boat I think to the {blacked out} to see if there was a For {?} come to the House 10 went to see the {?} 11th chopping got a Rat {?} 13th strawing Drags 14th Sunday In{?} took {?} the Horses {?} Heard of old Mr Lincoln Being Dead and {blacked out} on the " 15th thrashing the Wheat 16th thrashing 17th thrashing tanning 3 1/2 Bushel 18th chopping stove wood 19th {?} Salt Wine{?} 20th High wind and Rain Boat house came down with the wind 21st On this Day of the month D McMaster Departed {?} Turkey 22nd Windy the {?} chopping{?} in place of the Highlander 23 Andy {?} Departed 24th Went to Summertown {?} Hamilton and J Davis told {rest of page blacked out}</p> <p>Mr Donalds Wife {?} Boats running yet the {?} do and another Lashed together went {?} with a sow 26th chopping took up {?} 27th Mrs Clyde went up to {?}hing Eels got 27 East wind Sunday 29th Went to Auturne{?} Bosells James{?} paid Jo's son-in-Law here 30th Hundred{?} Let out the Rain yesterday {above} the opsrey went up firing storm 1st of Dec {blacked out} stormy fixing the stable Door toeing the staves 18 large ones and 10 small ones took the Butternuts out of the canoe 2nd crossed to Summertown 2 Rats 20 cents Bought of A J Baker 15 worm lozenges 15 carts 3 Bunchesof Matches 3 cents Tobacco Pipe 1 Bottle of oil{?} -/2 Went to John Cameron for the first time I ever was tehre to John the papery concerning Elizabeth to urcell{?} gave my oath to that effect Jun{?} Hopkins fencing{?} at George Renshaws to hay High East wind and snow 3rd Home and fine 4th chopping stove Wood 5th Sunday 6th Cold cut a sawlog 7th chopping stove Wood making the sleigh 8th cut Down the West Hicory in the grove a mark out for Perch out opposite it 9th killed the cow a fine Day all alone at it 10th cutting and salting the meat a fine Day set 2 traps in the Back Marsh 11th a Fine Day set some traps in the front Marsh 2 men fishing eels 12 Sunday stormy East Wind sleet Rain and snow</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{top of page illegible due to wear}</p> <p>Went up around the {Pland?} {illegible} some firewood and chopping</p> <p>17th Went to Summerstown with 33 lb of Barley {illegible} {Tallow?} 2 muskets bought of A L Baker 6 lb of Barley /4 a pound 2p 1/2 lb tea 1/6 1/2 lb {tobacco?} pipe -/ 1/2 3 cents of {spice?} cotton batting 2 {illegible} 1 p spool of thread -/4 2 yds of cotton 1/3 1/4 lb Powder -/5 1 bunch of matches -/1 1 doz of {Larrys?} Worms -/8 2 cents on a paper from John Harpers Weekly William M Lead Thomas Munroe William {Spenk?} George Renshaw all went to Lancaster Depot or to Mr Harpers drawing the Telegraph Roles away of the front Lashey here for a dish to bail his canoe. Fishing {eels?} him and Henery</p> <p>18th Tried to go to Lancaster went as far as Suses Island the ice taken from there to shore turned back from there East Wind Shipped about a pail of water change in the Moon tonight. Turned stormy with snow wind changed to the West through the night</p> <p>19th Sunday drifting windy</p> <p>20th Raining ice Breaking along shore</p> <p>21st Croped with 4 bushels of Wheat left it with John Hamilton to take to {Ville?} took the {Hide?} to A L Baker 55 lbs took a few onions to Walter Baker a fine day wind raised from the East {illegible} Burying old John McPherson to day Heard Walter William Died and heard {illegible} Fisher died {"not so" written above text} sent a letter and papers to Charlie 56 Market Street Birken head Cheshire</p> <p>22nd {wind?} changed in West to night a terrible Gale {page worn, text illegible} from the Big Elm tree up in the {illegible} made {illegible}</p> <p>23rd {Piling?} the Big Elm Garden</p> <p>{top of page illegible due to wear}</p> <p>George Renshaw a piece of meat for {illegible} Dinner bought of A L Baker to yet of {illegible} for under skirts at 30 cents a yds to 80 2 yds cotton {illegible} 1 spoll of Thread 1/2 lb tea 1/2 lb soda paid the Postage of the letter and paper did not get the file {illegible} on the front Semo living in Walter Pakers Shanty got a letter from Charlie hurted my boat in the ice seen old Mr Kennedy from the branch</p> <p>25 Christmas Day JIm Hopkins and his boy here for his Whippletrees and chain lent him my 2 {illegible} brought me some Tracts from Mrs Norman McDonald and compliments</p> <p>Sunday the 26th Gordon and I to the head of the Island a fine day</p> <p>27th Chopping stow wood</p> <p>28th chopping</p> <p>29th Our Anguss Birth Day Raining croped to Hameltons with bag bought of A L Baker 1 Bottle of R R R on {crecht?} got the File sharpened the saw</p> <p>30th Sawing stove wood</p> <p>31st Sawing stove wood Windy a Ball at Mrs David Summers to night a fine evening</p> <p>1st of January 1870 East Wind {illegible} in the new year Saturday</p> <p>Sunday 2nd Windy from the East</p> <p>3rd Allans Birth Day very windy found perch that was blew up on the shore with the wind</p> <p>4 Went to the head of the Island sawing stove wood seen a boat croping to Hopkins a fine Day snowing hailing and fine Raising the oak Log up from the Ground took the little canoe up on Land</p> <p>5th Bauking the West end of the house with Hay sawing stove wood</p> </div> UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/870b6d383cc181961197590d87b01ea1.pdf 64ae261f8a62298821825b3f1a640fbc https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b1ee3d0ba57fe8cbc4d446b3e117175d.pdf 5a6c4bd27fcf18ffb54605b886c1debe https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/aee27cf9f6c305653f4915b04792548f.pdf ee650b2cc90c3aab7b79198f44324040 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ab0bbf7975346318020a555f4ed36e8c.pdf 8fb6637880d93c6b5f08b41679c4ab01 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Starting on left page; first few lines illegible}</p> <p>Went up around the Island {next few words illegible} some Firewood and chopping</p> <p>17th Went to Summerstown with 53lb of Barley {illegible} Tallow 2 {Muskats?}. Bought AJ Baker 6lb of Barley {/40?} pound 2p 1/2lb Tea 1/6 1/2lb {Tobacco?} pipe -/ 1/2 3 cents of spice Cotton Batting 2 {illegible} 1p spool of Thread/4 2yds of Cotton 1/3 1/4lb Powder -/15 1 Bunch of Matches -/1 1 Doz of {illegible} Worm -/8 2 cents on a paper from John Harpers Weekly William McLeod Thomas Munroe William {Spenk?} George Renshaw all went to Lancaster Depot or to Mr Harpers Drawing the Telegraph Roles away of the Front Lashey here for a Dish to Bail his canoe. Fishing eels him and Henery</p> <p>18th Tried to go to Lancaster went as Far as {Suses?} Island the ice taken from there to shore Turned Back from there East Wind Shipped about a pail of Water change in the Moon to night. Turned stormy with snow wind changed to the West through the night.</p> <p>19th Sunday Drifting windy</p> <p>20th Raining ice Breaking along shore</p> <p>21st crofsed with 4 Bushels of Wheat Left it with John Hamilton to take to Mill took the Hide to AJ Baker 55lbs took a Few onions to Walter Baker a Fine Day wind Raised from the East {illegible} Burying old John McPherson to Day Heard Walter William Died and heard Jo Fisher Died {"not so" inserted above} Sent a letter and paper to Charlie 56 Market Street Birkenhead Cheshire</p> <p>22nd wind changed to the West tonight a Terrible {gales?} {Illegible} Down the Big Elm tree up in the {illegible} made {illegible} of wood</p> <p>23rd piling the Big Elm Gordon {continue on next page on the right}</p> <p>{First few lines illegible}</p> <p>George Renshaw a piece of Meat for his {illegible} Dinner. Bought of AJ Baker 6yds of {illegible} for undershirts at 30 cents a yrd {1.80?} 2yds Cotton {illegible} 1 spoll of thread. 1/2lb Tea 1/2lb soda paid the Postage of the Letter and paper did not get {those?} File {illegible} on the Front Semo Living in Walter Bakers Shanty. got a Letter from Charlie. hurted my Boat in the ice. Seen old Mr Kennedy from the Branch.</p> <p>25 Christmas Day Jim Hopkins and his Boy here for his Whippletrees and chain Lent him my 2 clevises. Brought me some {Tracts?} from Mrs Norman McDonald and compliments.</p> <p>Sunday the 26th Gordon and I to the head of the Island a fine Day</p> <p>27th Chopping stove Wood</p> <p>28th chopping</p> <p>29th Our {Gingers?} Birth Day. Raining crofsed to Hamiltons with the Bag Bought of AJ Baker 1 Bottle of RRR on credit. got the File sharpened the saw</p> <p>30th sawing stove Wood.</p> <p>31st sawing Wood. Windy a Ball at Mrs David Summers tonight a fine Evening.</p> <p>1st of January 1870 East Wind {to ring?} in the New Year Saturday.</p> <p>Sunday 2nd Windy from the East</p> <p>3rd Allans Birth Day very windy Found Perch that was Blew up on the shore with the wind</p> <p>4 Went to the head of the Island sawing stove Wood seen a Boat crofsing to Hopkins a fine Day snowing hauling and {five?} Raising the oak Log up from the Ground took the Little canoe up on Land</p> <p>5th Banking the West end of the house with Hay sawing stove wood.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Starting on left page; first few lines illegible}</p> <p>{First few words illegible} took a good {Deal of?} {next few words illegible} turned calm Pretty frosty night {the?} house warm and plenty Wood {Burning?} Wood. Seen {Dr?} showed Gordon the {Sun Moon?} and Star I often seen it myself</p> <p>8th Hugh Ann Birth Day and a cold Stormy Day it is East Wind Ice took acrofs this morning to Christees. I dont now wheather it is taken on the North side of not yet 9oclock now. Water Raising took the oars and Paddles up from the River went around the Lower Point</p> <p>9th Sunday a Frosty Day water Raising Foxes crofsed Last night</p> <p>10th {Torofsed?} to Summerstown ice Rough. about 1/2 inch thick But good. Heard that John McPherson in Williamstown was Married to John the Saddlers sister Jim Hopkins crofsed and Thomas Munroe at Summers. George Renshaw got his Elbow out of joint. Bought 1 Bunch of Matches</p> <p>11th Bushing the upper {Point?} {Road?} Part of the way. Gordon and I Fishing eels got 12 Drew the Boat up from the River a peice Water Raising near shore seen People crofsing to Summer's a Foot</p> <p>12th Raining Drew the Boat to the West end of the house cutting hay in the Barn East Wind Stormy</p> <p>13th Stormy Drifting East Wind some cold {Fireing?} my mits run a hemlog sliver in my Finger the Baby Weaned from the Breast one of the Rusters Dead (a Fine Bind he was). a Mock Sun on the Left hand side of the Sun in the Evening</p> <p>14th very Frosty East Wind cold sawing some stove Wood Feeding the Cattle Extra as it so cold</p> <p>15th {First few words illegible} hailing soft got 3 eels on the {illegible} sawing wood.</p> <p>{Continue on right page; first few lines illegible}</p> <p>{Illegible} at night the West Wind Blew very hard {illegible} {Freeze?} {see?} all {glib?} and slippery Fixing the stable Door cleaning 12 eels Water on the ice</p> <p>18th Drew the Boat to the Barn sawing Wood. Windy from the West</p> <p>19th Put the Boat up on the sticks above the Floor Went to the Bush Gordon and I Breaking a Road to the Piles of Fire Wood in case someone may come to Draw for me. took up all the wood and the Butternut sticks. I had split them</p> <p>20th Went to Summerstown ice slippery crofsing with horses Road not Bushed {illegible} {1/2?} of {Tallow?} to AJ Baker. Paid for RRR paid Peter for 1/2lb Tea. I got from him all But 1 penny Bought 1/2lb Tea 2 plugs of Tobacco 6 Bunches of Matches 3 hanks of Thread. Mr {Strecter or Streetor?} Buying AJ Bakers Fur a crack at hopkins in the ice</p> <p>21st St Agnefs Day. Very unwell in Bed all Day</p> <p>22nd Fishing eels I got 20 gave Jim Hopkins 6 Jim Drew 2 Loads of Wood. {Pars?} stopt to Dinner.</p> <p>23rd Sunday eel Fishers Fishing on Both sides Raining. Very unwell</p> <p>24th Charles Tuppers Birth Day Semos 2 Boys here Fishing eels I got 4 for them stopt for Dinner NEast Wind cold Drawing hay acrofs on Summers Road cut up a hind {Qr?} of {Beef?} crows plenty</p> <p>25th cold East Wind Snowing Raining hailing grinding the axe seen 2 Foxes crofsing from Christees Island</p> <p>26th Went to the Bush Gordon and I met Jim Hopkins coming for his hay turned Back Jim took 2 Loads and Bell Morris took 1. a Bad crack at hopkins on the ice.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Start on left page; first few lines illegible}</p> <p>{Illegible} {path?} on the Front to {next few words illegible} {their} all. Bothering George Renshaw {to get about?} Being Married wanting {next few words illegible} for the Big Hicory as {next few words illegible} Dollars for it got 4 papers from {William?}</p> <p>18th Snowing Raining Water on the ice</p> <p>19th cold Drifting West wind freezing. James Houghs Birth Day on the 18th {"yesterday" inserted below}</p> <p>Sunday 20th East Wind Drifting circle around the sun cold</p> <p>21st Drifting cold Making an axehandle. Grinding the axes</p> <p>22nd Washington's Birth Day Drifting Blowing snowing Frosty Frosty Last night sawing stove wood. A change in the Moon Last Quarter comes in Stormy snowing</p> <p>23rd in the Bush Stormy</p> <p>24th cutting Wood Gordon and I John Hamilton came Down with My Flour and Mill {"Mary Ann {Henejoy?} a Daughter" inserted below}</p> <p>25th in the Bush Stormy cutting hay in the Barn.</p> <p>26th Went to Summerstown stopt at George Renshaws all night. John Hamilton Went on a {visit to?} Viponds in Lower Canada</p> <p>Sunday 27th Wrote a Letter for George Renshaw came home. Races Last Week in Salmon River. Kenneth McDonald sold his horses Saturday</p> <p>28th a Fine Day chopping some. Nicholsons Lottery to night</p> <p>1st of March came in Like a Lion {Story?} St Davids Day the Festival of the Welsh I went up to cut some Wood for George Renshaw {sent?} {a?} paper to Charles {Tupper?}</p> <p>2nd Ash Wednesday {First Day of?} Lent Stormy Gordon and {Jim?} {last few lines illegible}</p> <p>{Continue on right page; first few lines illegible}</p> <p>in the Bush chopping Wood for the {House?} Great many eel fishers at the Foot of {illegible} Island</p> <p>5th I went up to cut Wood for George Renshaw his what is to Be his wife there. took Dinner crofsed to the PO George and I got 4 or 5 papers from Peter Baker. Bought 2 Bunches of Matches Seen Jim Hopkins with a sleigh Load of Indians going with them to St Regis came home Met John Hamilton in the Field. had a Talk about George.</p> <p>Sunday 6th a Fine Day thawing some East Wind</p> <p>Monday the 7th Went up to George Renshaws to keep House for him as this is the Day he is to Be Married to Sovira Duffield Peter Baker Best Man and Addy Summers Best Maid Married By Mr McPherson of Lancaster stopt at Mr Harpers all night as there was something wrong with the cars. Went over to AJ Bakers for a gallon of Whiskey that George ordered for me while he was gone. took the tongs to Tom Kennedy to be fixed</p> <p>8th at Georges</p> <p>9th at Georges</p> <p>10th Hoisted the Flag Lewis Blondeau and I as I expect him home to Day they came He sent me to ask John Cameron Dan Cameron Alexander Cameron John Hamilton Andrew Baker all came But Andrew Baker had a very Pleasant evening with George. I bought at AJ Bakers for him 2 Bottles of Brandy 1 Bottle of Gin 1 gallon of Whiskey 1lb of sugar 4 Plugs of Tob 1/4 lb cut Tob 6 {segars?} 4 pipes John Hamilton and I came home together</p> <p>11th chopping stove Wood</p> <p>12th on this Day of the Month D McMaster first came to the {illegible} cold East Wind a great {illegible} crofsed this week</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Start on left page; first few lines illegible}</p> <p>{Sunday?} Stormy East Wind {Drifting} {next few words illegible} {crofsed?} to Summerstown Bought of AJ Baker {illegible} {1/2lb?} Saleratus paid some promised to come tomorrow {illegible} to Peter Grants see if I could get his Pot for sugar making told him to Let George Bosell have it if he {would?} call for it went Down to Roses seen Alexanders Photographs of himself and his Wife got a sticking plaster for Drawing from Mrs Rose came straight from Roses to the Head of our Island. A very fine Day Went to the Bush cut 16 Troughs of Ash Gordon and I {Antwine?} Fishing over at Christees.</p> <p>15th Semo Did not come Gordon and I cut 18 Troughs cut and split them I went up to chop stove wood for George Renshaw. Got a plug of Tabacco from George him and I over to the P Office. AJ Baker went to Montreal to Day Walter Baker sold 2 cows to the Yankee Drovers. {Isacc?} Blondeau taking over a Load of Hay. A Fine Day turning cold East Wind John Hamilton to cornwall to Day got an Almanack</p> <p>16th Stormy East Wind and snow not very well. Eel fishers Down at the Kit Kit Island stormy this Evening</p> <p>17th St Patricks Day the Festival of the Irish Stormy East Wind Drifting {illegible}</p> <p>18th a very Fine Day went for a Broom snow day taking the snow of the Wood pile cut a Waterhole. Great drifting of snow in the sheds yesterday</p> <p>19th Heard Ducks doing West this morning a very fine morning every thing Looms Big and comes quite close a Fine Day Went to George Renshaws cut him some Wood Got 2 papers From Charlie 1 of them a Large Australia papers {illegible} 2 pages 16 Leaves Last Day of Winter</p> <p>Sunday the 20 {First?} Day of spring Johnny and Jo Semo came to chop {illegible} a Fine Day</p> <p>21st the 2 {Semos?} {illegible}</p> <p>{Continue on right page}</p> <p>{Illegible} after I Left the Bush {cleared?} {next few words illegible} {chopped and?} split their tree Raining {22nd?} {Livinia?} Birth Day George Bosell here got the gouge. Snowing Blowing I am to get some cedar for George to make spoils made 30 spoils to Day not very well.</p> <p>23rd made 5 Troughfs to Day not well Fine Drifting Blowing Snowing</p> <p>24th not Well in Bed all Day till Evening Filled the 2 Barrels with Water at the Waterhole</p> <p>25th The Annunciation of the Virgin Mary Went to Summerstown with 10lb 2oz of Tallow Bought of AJ Baker {1/2?} lb Tea 1/6 1/2lb Tea 1/9 1 coarse comb -/5 1 Fine comb -/5 2 plugs of Tabacco -/6 3 Bunches of Matches / {1?} 1/2 a {Hour a?} at Levis Blondeau Last night Little George Snider and Murdy. Grant Old Mr Renshaw up Last night went with Mr Phillips to {Cornwall?} Andrew Baker went to Cornwall with his new {Horse?} John Hamilton to Cornwall came home very unwell</p> <p>26th John Hamilton and George Bosell here Pete {claning?} about the camp got a Bag of Flour and cornmeal from John Hamilton showed George where to cut Logs for the camp. Found an umbrella that some one Lost in the Wind. Dug with the axe 13 Troughfs very very unwell East Wind some cold seen a Flock of Wild geese near Alexes Island good crust</p> <p>Sunday 27th cold East Wind Began to Storm</p> <p>28th Stormy East Wind seen 3 Wild geese very unwell Stable and sheds Blocked up with snow another hen Dead {great?} Dreams about Building Stone houses</p> <p>29th Went to the Bush Finished all the Troughfs 34 George Bosell in the sugar Bush Fixing the camp with wood the Thief {cant?} caught</p> <p>30th Dan Cameron Little girl Buried to Day George Bosell coming {next few words illegible} Fine Day very unwell</p> <p>31st {George?} {the rest is illegible}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{first 3 lines illegible due to wear} Drew me 3 loads of wood about 2 cords lent him the round {illegible} to make troughs heard of Jim HohKind {illegible} his horses George took 1 1/2 gallons of syrup to the house</p> <p>2nd made about 28{illegible}</p> <p>3rd made about 25th</p> <p>4th George took home 2 cakes</p> <p>5th {name?} Reggy gathering</p> <p>6th Reggy and I in the Bush George came {illegible} with the canoe on the ice sugared off in the Bush not hard enough made it over in the house {illegible}</p> <p>7th Reggy sugared it over in the house about {illegible} ice opened at Trainers Island heard {name?} george 14 days of East wind {"14 days of East wind" written above "made mollassies"} made mollassies of {illegible} and Ram 2 1/2 gallons very unwell Peggy Bad with her foot caught 2 eels</p> <p>8th {illegible} the Bush taking up the trough {illegible} George took the logs of the ice on the bank</p> <p>9th George and Peggy creped in canoe {illegible} over some of the sugar very fine weather</p> <p>10th Gordon {something illegible written above "Gordon"} and I gathered 9 hails {illegible}</p> <p>11th Georges wife making sugar to Day</p> <p>12th Hat out any little canoe tried for {illegible} got ice going {own?} gordan and {Rete?} croped</p> <p>13th I went down to {illegible} got to {illegible} got 7 george took {one?} his share {and?} the sugar</p> <p>14th {illegible} {ellollassest?} Day that a Rat</p> <p>13th a fortunate Day good friday {"good friday" written over "fortunate day"} High East Wind {illegible} to the Bush to Day very unwell to Day in Bed</p> <p>16th a fortunate Day took the Boat Down out of the barn to the shore tried it it leaks Bad Let {illegible} to Day Kind of Sour took home their Barrel and {last 2 lines illegible due to wear}</p> <p>{Next page, first 7 lines illegible due to wear}</p> <p>22nd Went home with george {illegible} brought him some {illegible} the wood went down with {illegible} Dinner An {initial?} Baker came {illegible} the Word {Boright?} {illegible} 35 cents a yd thread lining and {trimming?} Bought a Pair of Boots 3 1/4 but when I came {home?} I seen 2 holes in them and returned them again and got another pair</p> <p>23rd St Georges Day {diarist used extra-large letters} the {jest?} of the English went to Slimmer store {illegible words above "went to Slimmer} bought {illegible} a {initial?} Baker {illegible} Lindsey at {illegible} a yd {shool?} {herly?} 13 Rats at 12 1/2 cents But if he {illegible} get {10?} cents for them he will allow it to me But Paid me {illegible} 12 1/2 cents 2 Rats 20 cents a peice 2 sheep {illegible} 100 cents a peice {havel?} up the {tea?} {illegible} received in cash 40 cents a drink {illegible} from Charlie got on Thursday {illegible} from Dan lent 2 {Hapert} to Charlie seen</p> <p>24th got 3 Rats a {illegible} Day {illegible} {"on the day granny departed" above "Day"} at night</p> <p>25th St {Martins?} Day {diarist used extra-large letters} a fine day north wind got {illegible} and a cat {illegible} let 3 {illegible} thats 13 {illegible} the {illegible} Marsh went a tonight to the nack marsh {illegible} at a rat {dead?} not get him</p> <p>26th Let the</p> <p>{remaining lines illegible due to wear}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Start on left page; first few lines illegible}</p> <p>{First few words illegible} here took 2 hats gave her some soap 2 {illegible} {"{illegible} 13 eggs" inserted below} {illegible} Hills Light lit up a Barge on hodges {illegible} {on?} to Frashers Point high Wind Finished the soap {corenthian?} came up after Dark</p> <p>29th {illegible} Sail Boat Went Down {"sent 2 papers to Charlie" inserted below}</p> <p>30th a change with the Mill I crofsed to Summerstown Brought 5 Rats Bought 1 Peck of Salt -10 cents 1 yds of Linsey -/10 1/2 lb Tea 1/6 Matches -/. a Treat at summers -/5 Planted some hills of Potatoes some Before the Door the rest at the Back Marsh A Lamb for the First</p> <p>1st of May a Fine Day Gordon and I in the Bush Found an Indian Rubber shoe that some one Lost in the Berries. Got a Duck in the Trap</p> <p>2nd Working in the garden {"covering the Boat house" inserted above} Planted the Tobacco seed and Tomatoes a handful of Potatoes onions</p> <p>3 planted 4 Beds of Potato onions red pepper {"Sent 2 papers to Charlie" inserted above}. I crofsed 2 Summertown 4 Rats paid Peter for the tea and soda's got from him Bought 1 peck of Buckwheat 10 cents Needles Matches Brought 4lb of sugar to Peter Grant for the use of his Pot Got the Loan of a Razor from Ronald Angus another Lamb to Day</p> <p>4th after the calve very unwell Fixing the cedar Logs around the old house set Fire to chips a Great Lot of Towing now</p> <p>5th Very unwell put a Plaster on my Breast Put the nails again on the calve Digging in the Back garden about 5 hens Laying now the new Lighthouse gives a very poor Light: got 3 Turtles</p> <p>6th went to Summerstown Bought of AJ Baker Salt Parsnips Cucumbers got the Irish man from Charlie Bought of John Hamilton {illegible} Bag or 100 Weight of Flour at the Price {illegible} now a wash Board 1/3 got for {1/12?} {next few words illegible} {Shower?} at Andrews {Went?} took {the rest of the page is illegible}</p> <p>{Continue on right page; first few lines illegible}</p> <p>{First few words illegible} the {Peice?} of our {next few words illegible} {first?} Deal of Manure on the {illegible} the ground after I Planted them set {illegible} Point a Fire dont Burn Well Left too {Long?} {illegible} setting fire to it Lots of Steamers a going {Found a?} stick Belonging to a Wharf</p> <p>Sunday 8th East Wind William Lavelette and wife and Boy here wanting a canoe {osprey?} went up in the Forenoon {illegible} Went Down in the afternoon. City of Ottawa {went?} up got a Rat</p> <p>9th splitting ash for oars cut a Tree for oars setting fire on the Pitt Point it wont Burn a Raft {sacking?} acrofs 3 or 4 Times up above Hopkins planted Top onions and parsnips some of them a {hen?} wanting to hatch cold high East Wind cold {night?} for to snow seen a curious kind of Bird in the Bush could not get near enough to {shoot?} him</p> <p>10th Brittish America Went Down. I {suffer?} with a Load of Potatoes from {Mepina?} as I {heard?} she was going cutting some Brush On the Lower Point putting it where the Bank is wore with the high-Water Trimming the apple trees commenced to Rain Bad with my Breast</p> <p>11th Brittish America came up a quick trip the {J A?} {McDonald?} Towing Rafts</p> <p>12th Fixing the Brush Fence some got some Fat pine</p> <p>13 Went to Summerstown 6 Dozen of eggs 2 Rats Bought of AJ Baker 1/2 Dozen of cups {"1/3" inserted below} saucers 1/2 pound spirits of Turpentine -/{13?} {2 or 4?} yds Cotton 2/6 2 1/2 yds {illegible} Batting 2 Bunches 1/3 Tobacco -/6 hair pins -/1 Lost my {illegible} got a Ruster from Walter Baker Brought 2 sticks for oars to Thomas Munroe seen Ding on the Front Brought G. Renshaw to {a?} Bottle of eel {and?} got a handkercheif of Sarsaparilla at Hamiltons from {illegible} seen Jim hopkins getting potatoes</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Start on left page; first few lines illegible}</p> <p>{Illegible} {chance?} if the {stemmer?} wants to {come?} {illegible} fled a squirrel {plain trees?} Begginning to {illegible} {the?} heifer Lost the nails that was tied around her mouth somewhere in the Bush Ticks plenty</p> <p>15th Sunday a Fine Day West Wind Went to the head of the Island Livinia and I Went to the {illegible} Island Found 2 Ducks Nest water high eat a {mils?} of Wild {onions?} to Day</p> <p>16th Digging the ground for Potatoes</p> <p>17 Planted Potatoes</p> <p>18th Went too Summerstown got my knife Bought of Peter 1/2lb of Tea 1/4 of one kind -/9 1/4 of another 1/~ thats 1/9 4lb whitening 4lb 16 cents, 2 steel pens -/1 for matches</p> <p>19th {Whitewashing?} cleaning the house</p> <p>20th Accession of Queen Victoria. Randolf Gordon and I Fishing Perch got a good many. Digging at the old house</p> <p>21st East Wind and Rain Planted a Few hills at the old house</p> <p>22nd Sunday A Fine Day Gordon and I Fishing Perch Lost my hook and sinker a Large Pike took it away. Gordon Rows with the 2 oars</p> <p>23rd Gordon Hughann and I to the Kit Kit or Hen Island set fire to it on the Gull Island and Lizard Island Rofs's Island and Charlies Island caught a chub at the Lower End of Rofs Island took a snack at Rofs's Island took Dinner on Charlies Island met Lashey and George Basell coming to set their Lines set 1 out Before the Door</p> <p>24th Queens BirthDay But its going to Be kept on the twenty eight. First Thunder heard this spring. Trimmed the {Fern?} or Hard {hask?} tree at the Bank put {the?} manure on the Potatoes East Wind changed to {illegible} Sudden a great Deal of {Towing?} and</p> <p>{continue on right page; first few lines illegible}</p> <p>{took?} AJ Bakers {Brans?} and Grant {Potash?} {next few words illegible} about the {Feniant?} 500 in {Malone?} last night {illegible} more {passed?} up through Fort Covington {illegible} going now. Got a Letter From Dan written on the 17th 16 University Street he is well and {illegible} {-{-{-evering?} well no Boats allowed to go in to {Day?} {champion?} went Down Rafts going Down</p> <p>26th Sent a Letter to Dan got 2 papers and 1 from Charlie. The {Fenian?} commenced {swearing?} to the Frontiers</p> <p>27th high Wind got a sturgeon From Lashey Wind High</p> <p>28th crofsed to Summerstown a Battle fought yesterday heard the Brittish at {Munster?} was Demanding his Pasport</p> <p>29th Royal Oak Day a very very warm Day Went to the Kit Kit Island Livinia {Livinia?} Gordon Randolph Hughann and {any?} {illegible} came up. I went to Na {houtas?} Island or {Cachey?} to to's whatever you call it. Heard a Wild {goose?} Last night it must be a strayed one or one thats hatching</p> <p>30th potatoes up Fishing Perch very warm</p> <p>31st Weeding the garden Went to Summerstown with 4 Dozen Eggs Tobacco-/6 1/2lb Tea {1/1?} Fishing {line?} -/6 Matches pipes got a paper from AJ Baker</p> <p>1st of June Glorious 1st of June Fishing Planted 1 Row of Potatoes and Beans at the old house very warm</p> <p>2nd shearing the sheep all But one she is with Lamb. Trowling commenced, sheared the other sheep weighed the wool {and?} Divided it. Randolf and Gordon and I to {Alexes?} Island Trowling very warm weather watered the garden tonight</p> <p>4th of June George the 3rd Birth Day crofsed to Summerstown no mail for {me?} {Helped?} Lewis Blondeau to Barrel up Potash {illegible} {filler?} {gun?} Boat went up {illegible}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Start on left page; first line illegible}</p> <p>{get?} {illegible} Randolf and I to christees Island Rain Thunder {and Lightening?} to Day much wanted as to awful Dry times</p> <p>6th {illegible} cutting Weeds Lashey here</p> <p>7th I went to {Williams?} fine Day very warm {"Washed the wool" inserted below} AJ Baker {W McLead?} here</p> <p>8th in Williamstown very {warm?} The Priest of Williamstown arrived from Rome a concert at the convent</p> <p>9th Marys Birth Day came home from Williamstown high East Wind Bought of Nicholson the Baker 4 Loaves of Bread 1/~ (Brought a cake of sugar to Williamstown) very unwell</p> <p>10th Planted a few hills of Potatoes seen the other {Nannie?} with her Lamb</p> <p>11th Raining the grass cutting every thing in the garden and the Potatoes Beans and corn their awful Bad this year Strawberries Ripe chickens coming out caught 11 perch 1 Rock Bafs and 2 Pickerel. put the old cat on the sturgeon Island</p> <p>12th Sunday a Fine Day</p> <p>13th The cat came Back. Fixing the Wool for to go to Cornwall</p> <p>14th Gordon and I went to Cornwall. The First time ever Gordon was in Cornwall sold the Wool Black Wool 24 cents White Wool 28 cents Bought 4 Loaves of Bread 1/3 2 cents of soda Bisquit the current very strong going up against it stopt at the Burnt house {Skenectys?} Point and at Hanagans Point at the grave yard the first ever Gordon was in seen John Nicholson and George up {to Mill?}</p> <p>15th Went to pay John Hamilton for the {Flour?} I got from him Left 4 Dollars with Johns Wife {illegible} Dollar Bills as John was at Viponds stopt {illegible} coming Back got another 100 Weight from John {next few words illegible} from Tom Davis took Dinner at {Home?}</p> <p>{continue on right page; first few lines illegible}</p> <p>Bought {2?} spools of thread 1/2lb soda {illegible} pipe Tobacco. Eat the First sardines {illegible} eat with Pete Baker and {illegible} Donald Lewis Blondeau Talking about the {illegible} promised it to him</p> <p>17th Went home with Peters Pot went to the store the steamer or {Roussous?} steamer up to John Camerons caribou for to go Looking for Foreigners Fishing in our Waters. A great many on Hamiltons Island. In the evening the steamer came around the Lower end of our Island and Fired 2 or 3 shots at a Boat crofsing to Lancaster with 2 in it then the steamer came up in Front of our Door and spoke to me I was Fishing me and Gordon and Randolph then they went over to Lemays to see if they could see any one trowling caught 3 pickerel 1 pike 1 eel 3 perch Howing Potatoes very warm time. More chickens</p> <p>18th {Salabery?} a pleasure Trip</p> <p>19th Sunday Dan Summers here stopt all night with the Wind</p> <p>20th Gordon Randolph and I to {Mavills?} Island Trowling</p> <p>21st Went to Summerstown Seen Mr Boydon treated me twice got 2/6 from Lewis Blondeau on account of the Bun Frank Semos Wife a young {heir?} Bought of AJ Baker 3yds of Cotton 1/9 matches Found a canoe Down opposite the Lower end of Hamiltons Island took it in for John. Left my Paddle {with?} him it was an ash canoe {illegible} putting his cattle on {Franks?} {illegible}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Start on left page; first line illegible}</p> <p>{Illegible} Dans Birth Day Set the {string?} {illegible} Fishing</p> <p>24th St Johns Day Fishing up {at?} {illegible} Bay</p> <p>25th Went to Summerstown called at Hamiltons till the Rain was over heavy Rain Tunder and Lightning got my Paddle Bought of AJ Baker plug of Tobacco matches Worm Candy got a Paper from Charlie Sent him one Great Fires at Montreal this Week</p> <p>Sunday 26th Semo and Lewis Blondeau here for the Bun Tom Davis came</p> <p>27th Tom Went off gave him some papers and Fish got a Knife from Tom Took up the sturgeon him and set it at the Lower Point</p> <p>27th Fishing taking home wood</p> <p>28th The L Renaud came up on her first Trip with her colours up east Wind very very warm to Day Raspberries Ripe keeping in the heifer the Dog chained for eating the eggs and Killing the hen and 11 chickens</p> <p>29th Went to Summerstown with 3 Dozen of eggs 3yds of Bleached cotton 1/2lb Tea {I?} owe {/4?} on the Tea. Matches got 5/- of an Order from Lewis Blondeau Peter Buchannan {L.V.?} Smallman here stopt all night. St Peters Day</p> <p>30th Last Day of the Month. Fishing</p> <p>1st of July Dominion Day Went to the Kit Kit Island Gordon Randolph and I great many eel. Flies on the Bushes there</p> <p>2nd {Salaberg?} a pleasure Trip From Dundee</p> <p>3rd HughAnn Randolph and Gordon Fishing</p> <p>4th American Independence. Fishing</p> <p>5th our John's Birth Day Picking Rasberries all of us in the {illegible} Rain</p> <p>6th English cherries Ripe Picking {next few words illegible} a few pound of them the Birds {next few words illegible} fast as they Ripen there {last couple lines illegible}</p> <p>{Continue on right page; first few lines illegible}</p> <p>stopt at Thomas Munroes all night {illegible} old Mrs Munroe Thomas's mother {illegible} quite a chat with her</p> <p>8th came home {illegible} Board this morning the steamer a {illegible} at Summers Warf high Wind to Day. Henery Genie passed the head of our Island over to the South Side in his flat Bottomed Barge</p> <p>9th Windy Gordon and Jana {Hughann} picking Berries got an eel did not bait to Day</p> <p>10th Henery Genies Boy here. Forgot his axe left it at the shore. Thunder to Day Preaching on the Front</p> <p>11th Allen and George Grant here came from Hopkins got Towed by the Steamer Adolphus out to Williamstown. Sent out 3 eels with Allen</p> <p>12th of July. Orangemans Day, Fired 2 shots thats all the Powder I had. Raining wind changing very often to Day</p> <p>13th Mowing a Road around the Barn put in about 2 cocks of hay Rain this evening heavy Lighning and Thunder May Berries Ripe windy time hens Laying some {now or noise?}</p> <p>14th Mowed a Road to the River Baited the line took home a Load of Wood from the Back Marsh eat cucumbers hurted my eye</p> <p>15th Went to the PO got a Letter from Charlie on St Swithens Day no Rain {2 sickenefss?} in the {Letter?} Bought of AJ Baker 1/2lb Tea 1/6 plug Tobaco paper 2 Bunches of Matches treat got the rest of the {Due Bill?} in cash</p> <p>16 Took up the night {lines?} got 2 eels from Lashey Fishing cocked some hay {illegible} the {Door?} put some in the Barn {illegible} {Salaberg?} a Trip to Lancaster {until?} {next few words illegible} playing {Lashey?} {illegible}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Start on left page; first few lines illegible}</p> <p>{night?} George Bosell and wife here {illegible} {Hopkins?} picking Berries got his fork {illegible} {had?} my fork. George Bosell Tapt the vinegar Barrel took out a gallon and 1/2 gallon for us gave him a Ring for his scythe a fine Day Rafts going Down. Rasberries plenty</p> <p>18th Went for George Bosells canoe george Taking his horse to Francis Island got over 30 Tobacco plants from them. Violets and sweet William at archy McDonalds Sandy Semos henery selling his gun at hamiltons. crofsed to Summerstown with the Letter to be Put in the P.O tommoro. Bought of AJ Baker 50lb Flour 1/2 Bushel of salt. Postage on the Letter to England in the Back shop Kenneth {McLeod?} and I</p> <p>19th Went to Dundee East Wind sailed all the Way Gordon and I 9 Bushels of Ashes at /10 {"D" inserted above} 5 Doz of Eggs 20lb of Rag at -/1 1/2. 62 of Old Iron Bought of Mr David Baker 3yds of Flannel at 1/10 1/2 4yds Cotton at -/7 1/2yd {Salico?} at 17 cents 1/4lb Tea 1/4lb Powder 1/2lb cut Tobacco -/7 1/2 /1 for sweetys Gordon got some Sweetys from Mr Baker Took Dinner at Mr Donald Suples had a chat with Angus took Down {Mr?} Mavills Flour and ice</p> <p>20th Went home with George Bosells canoe Bosells all in the Berries very warm</p> <p>21st mowed some in the grove</p> <p>22 Mowed a Road in the Bush south and West crofsed to Summerstown in the small canoe. Bought of AJ Baker pair of {illegible} 1/3 Treat -/6 {I?} {Bid?} {goat?} {13 years?} {illegible} {he it?} going to night to</p> <p>{Continue on right page; first few lines illegible}</p> <p>Thunder and Lightning wind {next few words illegible} of the {appletrees?} at the {Lancaster?} {illegible}</p> <p>24th Sunday</p> <p>25th Walter {came?} {illegible} {Horses?} Semo and {Jessima?} along with {illegible} {get?} a Bottle</p> <p>26th Mowing a Little {not very?} {illegible}</p> <p>27th Went to Summerstown -/1 for {matches?}</p> <p>28th Gordon and I to Williamstown {to?} {highlander?} a ground or the Barges ship {was?} Towing</p> <p>29th in Williamstown</p> <p>30th Came home from Williamstown Allen Mary Gordon and myself the circus in Lancaster</p> <p>31st Allen and I and Gordon at the Head of the Island ressurection of my Big toe at the Big stone took up the tin Box and put it Back again</p> <p>1st of August or Lammas Day Windy Fishing</p> <p>2nd Marys Birth Day {1864?} {went?} to Hopkins Jim cutting his {pease?}</p> <p>3rd Allan and I to Dundee to see Mr {Stelbins?} about the Hay Returned R Bakers Bottle</p> <p>4th Mr {Stelbins?} and 2 Mr Niles. {Morning or mowing?} John creed and {Havia?} came to Mow. Allan Went to Dundee with Mr {Stelbins?} and {Niles?} Paul Gray and White here Fishing George Bosell Reggy and Pete here {Divided?} the vinegar 4 1/2 pails for our share put 2 gallons in a jar for Williamstown. Allan Went to the {Lines?} with {Mowers?} Niles {+?} {Stebbins?}</p> <p>5th came to {Mow?} John Creed sick</p> <p>6th Randolph Birth {Day?} {illegible} old to Day. George Bosell {some?} green corn got 2 {next few words illegible} {to?} shot a crane {illegible}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Start on left page; first few lines illegible}</p> <p>{Illegible} to William about the {fence?} of Hay {above?} {next few words illegible} their Farm to {Careys?} the tape came off {illegible} {the?} holsons Waggon. Bought 5 cents of Tobacco</p> <p>9th commenced to Draw the Hay some in the Barn and some in the stack. Took home the {ashes?} Commenced to {Bain Men?} went home Allen and I to Summerstown to 2 cents for Matches</p> <p>10th Went to Lancaster to 35 lb of Flour 6/3From {Melohson?} Fishing Allen and I coming home Allen got a Large pike Mowed some time {Stebbins?} came to Finish their stack gave me a Bottle and I gave him a Bottle of vinegar put in some of what we cut</p> <p>12th Raining slowing some</p> <p>13th putting in went to Summerstown gave a Tow to Tom Davis from the Foot of Hamiltons Island got 2 papers from Dan to 2 cents of {place?}</p> <p>14th plums and cherries Ripe Livinas very unwell to night up all night</p> <p>15th Went to Williamstown with Allen Brought with 2 gallons of vinegar {"{Parisha?} and {gallian?} here" inserted above}</p> <p>16th Mowing Windy Randolph sick Made 12lb plum {pie slices?}</p> <p>18th Made 18 cocks Henerys Boys wanting scyths and {snaiths?} to cut hay wanting my {Marsh?} on the halves got Wood Terrible Smoke ashes falling almost impossible to see with the smoke</p> <p>19th a fortunate Day {illegible} in the Moon Putting in hay Drew some {illegible} Went for granny Bosell Windy Mr {illegible} slept in the Barn {illegible} {other?} men</p> <p>{Continue on right page; first few lines illegible}</p> <p>Bakers to {buy?} 4 eggs 1/2lb {Tea?} {next few words illegible} Matches {12 quart?} of Whiskey {next few words illegible} got a Box from Andrew Brought {illegible} John Hamiltons Basket from {the?} store</p> <p>21st Sunday Mrs Bosell {illegible} Gordon and I Fishing very {illegible} with fires</p> <p>22nd cutting hay {illegible}</p> <p>23rd crofsed with granny Bosell got some salts Tobacco gave her {some?} soft soap</p> <p>24th Mowing and cocking Men here from hamiltons Island their from Ogdensburgh Looking for Pigeons. Gordon and I to the Raft the Raft crew cut 2 Hicory {trees?}</p> <p>25th Rain and Rolls of Tunder with stopping Windy cut the corn {stalks?} Livinia got up out of Bed</p> <p>26th Mowed</p> <p>27th Went to Summerstown Tea {1/9?} Tobacco {paid?}</p> <p>28th Nicholsons here for hay Mr {Stebbins?} {here?} Took away his harnefs</p> <p>29 Mowing</p> <p>30 putting in hay</p> <p>31st Mowing</p> <p>1st of September {0?} men here. Fishing {Buchy?} and {gokey?} {illegible} gray and an Indian stopt all night with the storm</p> <p>2nd crofsed to Summerstown Ferried a Man by the name of Oliver sail got 5p Bought of a {Smalling?} 5lb crackers 2/6</p> <p>3rd Dans Birth Day Gordon and I to Lancaster {Bought?} {27?} Loaves of the Baker genies {illegible} here for the axe he Left</p> <p>4th {illegible}</p> <p>5th John Angus's. Birth Day {next few words illegible} the upper Field</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Start on left page; first few lines illegible}</p> <p>{illegible} {Marsh?} {Hay?}</p> <p>8th Killed {next few words illegible} 28 cocks</p> <p>9th Found a {canoe?} {illegible} {steam boat?} channel Ash Found a {illegible} Down Before the Door</p> <p>10th pulling {sailing?} Gordon Randolph and I Down to the Kit Kit</p> <p>{12th?} {Fallowing?}</p> <p>13th at Hay</p> <p>14th crofsed to Summerstown got a {ohairy?} Semo Brought a Jar of vinegar to {Roses?} Bought of AJ Baker Tea paid</p> <p>15th Mowing in the Back marsh the steamer {mast?} seaman went Down found a small ash came split in the Bow going Down</p> <p>16th Began to Mow in the Front Marsh</p> <p>17th Mowing</p> <p>18th Johnny Gordon and I to Charles and {Rofs's?} Island Found a stave</p> <p>19th Making a stack Did not Finish it</p> <p>20th Went to Dundee Johnny {illegible} 2 Bushels of Ashes 1 Bushel of Onions sheep pelt Bought of {Tyo?} Flour Bought of A Smallman crack Looking at Mr {Stelbins?} Horse offered 11 Dollars to {sew?} him Down and a set of Harnefs to pay him in hay speaking to Mr Smart about the Manure</p> <p>21st Finished the stack 74 cocks</p> <p>22nd put in 20 cocks in the Barn</p> <p>23rd crofsed with {illegible-name?} {Semow?} gave him a vest some Balls {"1st day of Fall Sacrament in Williamstown" inserted above} crofsed over with George Grant John Hamilton and Kenneth Kenneth got in the Boat with Mr Craig and the Rest stopt all night at Summerstown</p> <p>24th {got?} Mowing a Little</p> <p>25th Fishing</p> <p>26th Began another stack of Marsh Hay put in it to Day 32 cocks caught {illegible} in the Milkhouse</p> <p>27th Finished the stack {40 cocks?} {illegible} {Nest?} one put 15 cocks on the Barn Floor to Day {illegible} what hay {I?} have cut Drew 2 Loads of Wood</p> <p>28 {illegible} {hay?} in the Front Marsh. Went to AJ Bakers 3 Doz {illegible} 1 Quart of oil plug Tob Matches 2/- {next few words illegible} Went to Williamstown with {Mary?} {next few words illegible} {pot?} at Hopkins.</p> <p>{Continue on right page; first few lines illegible}</p> <p>{picking up?} their potatoes at {illegible}</p> <p>1st of October in Williamstown {illegible} {son?} Burned Mr Cliner and Ellen {illegible} 2 children Bill and his mother {here?} Sunday I came from Williamstown</p> <p>3rd gathering grapes took up the Last of the {illegible} Went to Summerstown Bought of AJ Baker 2 Dollars of Flour on Walters account {illegible} spool of Thread paid this a Treat</p> <p>5th Drawing {wood?}</p> <p>6th Drawing Wood {"10 cocks on the barn floor" inserted above}</p> <p>7th a Fortunate Day {not?} well chopping stove Wood Picked a {Bunch?} of grapes shot a Duck Wounded one did not get him</p> <p>8th Went to head of the Island Found a stool in the Bushed Went to P. Office no mail for me to Day Left 2 papers at John Hamiltons for Tom Davis {illegible} went Down a new cylinder in her the {illegible} out at A Camerons going on now the Fair out in {Abercandrea?} this {Week?} and the exhibition at Toronto {Island?} {McLeod?} There this Week</p> <p>Sunday {9th?} {illegible}</p> <p>10th HughAnn McMasters Birth Day {illegible} Drags Gordon and I</p> <p>11th shot 2 Ducks {illegible} to Dundee got my Boot Fixed 10 cents {came down?} with {Paro?} Bowen Jim Hopkins {illegible} old Rankin the Blacksmith 2 cents {pistons?} 2 cents for Matches plug of {Tobacco?} great Trying of Boats practicing in {illegible} McCrae gave me 2 newspapers a {illegible} from Mr {Tuthile?} Went to see {illegible} about the Manue Raining {John?} {illegible} {plumads?} Tearing Down the {illegible} Salmon River.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{top of page illegible} Race in Dundee Rain and{?} Rat skinned then Weasel a large Raft Down Towed By the Highlander who{?} Ottawa all Day in Lancaster got Ready to the Race But did not go with wind and Rain Making the pole of Wood {?} the Door heard James Hopkins and Bowen came in first Peter Buchannan second Summers third 14th Drawing Wood 15th crossed to Summertown got 2 1/2 Bushels of Potatoes from J Hamilton knife got 2 Dollars worth of flour from Walter {?} 16th Sunday Walter Baker and Mr Gray looking at{?} the Horses 17th Drawing Wood 18th very high{?} Wind trees falling the top of the stack {?} oats going to day 15th Fixing the top on the{?} stack fixing the ash canoe went around the {?} Gordon and I set some Traps in the Back {?} first ice in the canoes 20th Raining fixing traps {above} did not hear the Earthquake hear got a Rat 21st Drawing Wood 22nd Raining {?} out of the Back Marsh High West Wind Little Livenia's Birth Day 2 years old to Day {?} Bosell and Lashey fishing Pickerel Before the {?} Gordon and I found a cannon Ball about {?} weight with a hole drilled into it found a hand{?} Indian stone knife on the north side Island 24th Our Hugh's Birth Day morning I crossed to Hamiltons found knife where I lost it Went to P Office {?} seen Angus suple{?} Jo Semo staving his Horse {blackened} to 3 Rats to A J Baker 1/2 lb Tea 1/2 lb salt{?} Bunches of Matches in with {rest of page blackened}</p> <p>{beginning of page is blacked out} here all night 28th {?} 2 Dolalrs 29th Went with Thomas Munroe the Lasty{?} his old {?} Kemam's up to Hogans {?} did at Paris has{?} Bought of A J {missing} Dollars worth of flour 1 plug of Tob{?} pipes and Matches paid Tom {?} but I owed him. William McLead has Barley on the Wharf Walter Ba{?} cutting oak for spokes Head of L{?} unwell first snow fell all up freezing hard to night 30th Sunday 31st Holy {?} 1st of November The Harvest Month of Death {above} looking for Bees All Saints Day{?} looking for Bees 2nd Wednesday Drawing cut Hicory for axe handles 3rd Ban King{?} to {blacked out} the house put a fence around the {?} the Day of the Month Grandad {?} some Drags and the ash Runners 5th {blacked out} or the Gun Powder Plot Went to George{?} made out Mayrtles{?} account and {?} to Dundee came home at night{?} smart The Philips treated {?} board the sallaberry Sunday 6th {?} and before passed down to Ross Island to H{?} 7 our Ellens{?} Birth Day cutting Wood and splitting Bark with a cold all of us 8th very unwell a {?} with House great shooting at Ducks Brantford{?} 9th sawing Wood high wind fin{?} {rest of page blacked out}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Left Page</span></h2> <p>{First three lines illegible} Stone gouge Stone Dagger {illegible} and peices of Broken {illegible} of the {illegible} Make in old {illegible} him that told {me?} the {Balls?} {illegible} a Bombshell {have?} me {illegible} Bells Went to the {PO?} got {illegible} Charlie Bought of {illegible} Baker {illegible} 22 cents 1/2 {the candles?} 9 cents {globe?} for {illegible} Plates 42 cents 1/4 {tea?} 15 cents 1/4 {illegible} 25 cents oil 12 1/2 cents {illegible} Telly {illegible} Hamiltons {Roses a Bee?} {Ploughing hand Cold?}. 14th chopping stove Wood {illegible} Wind 15 chopping and {illegible} Wood 16 {illegible} cutting fire Wood Windy 17 {illegible} A {illegible} the Huron and the {illegible} the Indian taking for {illegible} Drawing Wood {illegible} to Rain {illegible} in the Evening To Snow {illegible} {frost? hand} Last night {illegible} 20th Windy and cold 21st Windy 22 {illegible} way his {illegible} got a Bottle and {illegible} WIndy 24th high Wind 25th chopping Wood {illegible} Went to {illegible - location} Seen Mr {illegible} for the {illegible}got a ticket for the {illegible} for his horses and calves {illegible} Thomas {munroes?} {Sunday 27?} {rest of passage is illegible}</p> <p></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Right Page</span></h2> <h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">James Cameron {illegible} August 1st</span></h3> <p>1st {illegible} Day {Rulling} in Hay {illegible} 2 Miles came {Fulton?} and Susan {illegible} off Left 2 Dollars {Mimies?} Birth Day 13 years old To Day Warm Weather 3+4+5 6# Randolph's Birth Day 10 years old to Day Till the 19# {Bismarcks} Birth Day 1 years old to day I Did not write any more This month 1st of Sept 3rd Doll's {Alastery?} Birth Day Born 1846 4tht {illegible} Angus's Birth Day Mr {Genie?} Mr {Allen} and his son {illegible} all night 10# Went off to {location} to fish Jambery unwell this morning and all Day 1# Windy Time8 Windy 9th Sunday Angus Cameron here Captain {frasher} and ellis Doug all here Thomas {ellemroe?} and gllens have event down for Captain {Romlten?} 10t 11t 12th Mr Fulton here 13th Finished the Last of the 3 marsh hay stack 83 cock 14th Went to {carding?} mill with {wove?} for Rolls {haid?} 50 cents for {carding?} {illegible} 1 {pan?} of Boots 3,,50 {haidet?} with wool Bought them from {Burdo?} Got a Ride Down from The {Carding?} mill with Jim {illegible - names?} and {illegible} Row 15 {illegible} with ashes {illegible} of {illegible} Cotton {haid?} for{illegible} Get on credit {illegible} my {onions?} to Bill {illegible} Got Lead to Oaks for canoe got a Basket</p> </div> UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a778deb4c874b335175ff57ebfbdd4b4.pdf d2f1a96afcc16a59c628a791b20699c1 PDF Text Text ���������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6e2f77b22bfa3c83aef6fe22a6a543a6.pdf d3f4deea56db4fb517dc10d90367a47e PDF Text Text James Cameron (1824 - 1912) 1871 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive Volunteers {In places, this diary is worn from weather and time. On occasion, the tops, bottoms, and edges of the pages are crumbly and moldy, making some words and sentences illegible. In most cases, a note that reads “{Illegible}” refers to this situation.} 4 Page of This Leaf Mr James Cameron Island Jany 20 1871 Some cold went to the Bush came home John Hamilton came to Draw Drew 3 loads took Dinner at Hamiltons turned milder a change in the moon a Great many EEl Fishers spearing a Great many crossing the ice a circle around the sun Livinia not well 21st a Fine Day Went to Summerston John Drew a Load of Wood to the house a Frenchman here got Fire to cook on the ice their EEls took Dinner Laflesh is his name high Wind to night changed to the north a Treat at summerston {Summerstown} from Art Baker Sunday 22nd cold and Windy 23rd very very cold and Frosty 24th charles Tuppers Birth Day a cold Day chopping 2 Beeches in the Bush 25th Went to Art Bakers Bought Flour 100 Tin Kettle A Pair of Boots for Gordon 8 lb Pork 1 Dozen of Herring 2 lb Butter a Bottle of ink Lead pencil Took supper at Hamiltons a fine night a circle around the sun to Day seen Archy McArthur at hamiltons Helping andrew with the Wine No 5 James Cameron Island Jany 26th 1871 very cold and stormy the cat Kicked the Bucket 27th John Hamilton came down with my Flour Pork and Herring Mr Stebbins Niles and Jim Hopkins came with 2 span of horses for the hay John took 2 Loads Blustery weather to Day 28th John Drew 2 Loads took a Load of Wood 29th sunday snowing Began to use the marsh hay of the East mow 30th John Hamilton and William Lavelette and Boy here took 5 Loads Isacc Blondeau Married to day �31st Fine Day William Lavelette got some Fine Hay William and his Boy Chopping Went to Summerston Bought of art Baker 1 lb Tea 2/6 took Dinner at Hamiltons got a Ride Down from Dan Rookey 1st of Febry splitting the Big Beech Logs Gordon and I John took a Load him and Tommy choppin stove Wood 2nd Went to summerston Bought of AJ Baker 10 lb Pork 1 Doz Herring 2 yds of Cotton 1 Pint HW Pepper 1 Bunch of Matches pins 1 Plug Tole sundries spool Thread the Mill at Hamiltons Mill at Kenneths seen Colquhoun 6# Mr James Cameron Island Feby 3 1871 Fine Day snowing East Wind Wind changed to the West stormy Drifting in the Bush Gordon and I cut Down and chopped a Beech (Got a Paper from Dan yesterday) 4th very cold and Frosty North Wind and cold to night Sunday the 5th Very Frosty and Windy Freezing hard Full Moon this morning but no change only Cold West Wind house Warm But Burning wood 6th very Cold and Frosty cutting Hemlog stove Wood Mr Urquhart the Presbeterian minister Departed in Cornwall 7th not so cold a Fine Day the water Raising some near shore Peter Bosell came with Gordons axehandle I went to the Post Office sent some Papers to charlie and funeral Card Left 3 papers for Tom Davis got Postage Stamps put on sent a Letter to John got a Letter from him with 5 Dollars in it Registered signed my name to the P Office Books ½ Gallon of oil seen Mr Phillips spoke to him about the Duty of the Gun a Treat at Davids sundries at AJ Bakers 10 cents Went over with Walter Colquhoun to George Renshaws stopt at John Hamiltons coming home took supper there John and his Wife in the concession seen Mrs Cattanach 7 Mr James Cameron Island Feby 8 1871 Feb 8 1871 8th Gordon's Birth Day in the Bush chopping Stove Wood 9th in the Bush Kind of soft went Down to the Sturgeon Island to Look for the Pot we Gave to an EEl fisher with Fire in it to Keep themselves warm or cook their EEls on the ice his name is Laflesh did not find it 10th Jim Hopkins here and George Grant �11th Went to AJ Bakers Bought 2 yds of Calico 18 cents 36" 2 yds 18 cents 36 Thread Black and White 10 cents cash 3 Quarts of syrup 56 cents Got a Ride Down from J Hamilton he is Drawing a Load of Hay for Tom Kennedy Did not wait for the mail to Day Got a Hooker of Gin from John Hamilton Sunday 12th Preaching on the Front a change in the moon 3 Quarter East Wind cold some 13 Drawing Wood Went to the Stove Bought of AJ Baker ½ lb Tea 1/3 14th St-Valentines Day Bought of AJ Baker Treat 10 cents 1 plug Tobaco 5 cents the Ball at Summers’s {Above it reads: Tom Davis here got Flour} 15th Roses got a Load of Marsh hay 1 ½ Tons got 2 Bags of Potatoes gave Willie Moore {Carew?} and the Story of the Red Fox Mr James Cameron Island 16th Feby 1871 8 Went to Summerstown got a Ride up From John Hamilton Brought the Tin Kettle home to AJ Baker Bought 100 lb Flour 4 Dollars 9 lb Pork 1-12 ½ 1 Doz Herrings 25 cents 4 yds Calico at 15 60 cents 1 ½ Wincey at 10d {‘d’ likely refers to ‘pence’} 25 cents 1 spool 7 cents 6" 22 ½ called at John Hamiltons to tell him to take Down my Flour From the store 17th John Hamilton took Down my Flour Bonville and son and Dupee here Fishing EEls Wanting to Buy Hay a Fine Day seen 4 Wild Geese going Down Flying very Low very Early for the Geese to go Down allen Roys wife at Lancaster Buried to Day 18th James Hughs Birth Day Raining High Wind this Morning Gordon Went to Bosells Paid Peggy 10 cents for the Tobacco Got some Tobacco Fixing sticks under the Boat 19th Sunday a Fine Day seen a Man coming Down the River skating crossed over to Brunstons 20th in the Bush cutting a Load of Wood not very well 21st Went to Summerstown thinking of Going to salmon River Bought of AJ Baker 10 cents of Fine salt seen Barney Baker a Treat 20 cents Maggie Summers Poorly had the Doctor from Cornwall got a Ride Down from John Hamilton took Peter's Fanning Mill Down Mr Grimshaw at Hamiltons told William Lavellette Boys to come for Hay Got a Book about the Eyesight From John James in at Kenneths 9 James Cameron Island Feby 22nd 1871 Ash Wednesday Washingtons Birthday William Lavellets Wife here for Hay I went to George Bosells for his coat got some Tobacco from George cutting Stove Wood �23rd Went to F {Fort} Covington Taking up the Remains of old Mr Donald Cameron Carpenter and his Wife taking Them to Lancaster to Be Buried in his Fathers Grave speaking to Mr Ward about a stove Went up to the Grist Mill to Get a Ride home from J Hamilton Wrote a Letter in Congdons to John in N York at Mr Craigs Meeting at Summerstown the Minstrels there {Above it reads: seen angus at summers} Got My Book from Mrs Rose Robert Bruce in to see John the Gun to Be sent to John Cameron Fort Covington took James Grants Grist and andrew Roses Grist home 24th in the Bush Gordon went home with George Bosells coa{t} a Fine Day 25th A Fortunate Day not very well 26th sunday Begginning to take the ice Down to Lancaster 27th in the Bush went to head of the Islan{d} Windy 28th Last Day of Feby Dan cameron and A Cameron Captain here Looking for oak I Went to Summersto{wn} Bought of AJ Baker 17 lb Pork 1 ½ Doz Herrings 1 lb Tea ½ yd Calico ½ Gal syrup got a Ride Down to Bosells with the Mail Bag took Dinner at Bosel{ls} got the Loan of Georges hand sleigh got a Peice of Tobacco from the old Lady Mr Craigs Meeting in Williamstown to night Mr McPhee took over a Drove of Horses to the Boston Market 10 Mr James Cameron Island 1st March 1871 St Davids Day The Festival of the Welsh March came in very Windy hail Rain and snow and Fine I am very unwell to Day in Bed Most of the Day after coming from the Bush cut 10 Blocks for Troughs had to come home as I am very unwell 2nd Fine in the Morning turned stormy East Wind Heard crows this Morning Gordon went with the Handsleigh for a peice of cedar for spoils ice slippery salting the cattle these Days as they are continually eating the old Grass I not very well 3rd not very well Raining snowing Made a Rocker for the cradle of Oak 4th a Very Fine Day Went to Summerstown got a Paper From Charlie some Better to Day a Good Deal of Travelling on the Ice to Lancaster 3 Loads of hay came up water Raising on the salmon River Frank Semo came across I Broke in close to the shore up above the Marsh caribous men Drawing a stack from George Renshaws Expecting mr Ward to come to Day with the Stove Did not come 5th Sunday a Fine Day Thawing some some cutters crossing summers's Road and some to Lancaster Gordon and I Put some Bushes so to Keep any one going the way of the hole at the shore 11 Mr James Cameron Island March 6th 1871 �Raining snowing Bonville and Dufren here the Dog stole their Bag of Provision I Gave them a Loaf of Bread I went to Peter Grants for to see if I would Get his sugar Pot went to the store Seen Francis the Indian Bought 2 Bunches of Matches Got a Ride Down from John Hamilton Heard about William McLeod and his servant Girl A Great Deal of hay Going over the River the ice on salmon River Broke Down to the Lines Barbara Cameron Poorly now Heard Mr Gadbois in Williamstown Departed 7th Peter Bosell came to tell me to wait till the afternoon and George would come over for the hay George did not come nor Peter Grant did not come waiting all Day for them 8th George Bosell came for a load of hay about a ½ a Ton charged him 2 Dollars cut 3 ash Logs for Troughfs went to Summerstown Measured the Wood went to Peters Bought of AJ Baker ½ lb Salts 1 Pint of H Wines a Treat from Pete Mr Gatbeau in Williamstown Buried to Day Black Birds and Wild Geese came 9th George Bosell came to Make trough made 35 or 36 and has Blocks cut to Make 50 A Fine Day soft Maples Runs Races on Salmon River to Day and tomorrow Mr James Cameron Island March 10th 1871 12 Raining Went to the Bush George did not come till the afternoon to cut wood for the sugar camp John Hamilton and Willie Rose here gave John some Poles with George and Peter in the Bush 11th Went to Summerston Bought of AJ Baker 10 yds Cotton 3/4 yd of surge ½ lb Tea 2 Doz Herrings 3 Bunches Matches told Andrew to Pay Peter 2/1½ Seen Bill Morris with a Waggon Looking for hay Promised to come Down for hay Took Dinner at Hamiltons John came Down with 2 Bags of Potatoes albout 3 ½ Bushels took me home some wood Ice Getting Bad near shore Good in the channel George Began to Tap and Drawing wood to the sugar camp digging out some of the Troughfs Gordon and I Old Angus M Donald on the Point Poorly Wild Geese and Ducks Plenty Grey Birds and Black Birds came Gulls Flying to the east 12th On this Day of the Month Donald McMaster first came to the Island Gathering sap with George in the Bush about 17 Pails Raining Foggy 13th Peggy and George came sugared 19 lb we got 7 ½ lb and George got 11 ½ Drawing Troughfs 13 Mr James Cameron Island March 14th 1871 nomination Day for Members George went for Peters Pot in the Morning Gordon in the Bush all Day ice opened at Francis Island Made Sugar in the Bush Broke the Big Black canoe Keeping the cattle in so they will not go to the Bush Heard Peter Baker went off yesterday Heard that Walter Baker Bought the House on Suples Place for 300 Dollars Heard that William McLeods wife would not come Back to live with him �15th chopping stove woo{d} Took some Boards to the Bush Frosty cold some East Wind ice opening slow Fixing the Fence at the West shed as the sheep Jumps over sugared of to Day some Ducks Wild Geese and Grey Birds and Black Birds crows came 16th in the Bush sugared of 17th St Patrick Fishing EEls got 2 sugared off Hughann came 18th in the Bus{h} with George HughAnn and Gordon in the Bush a Great sap Day Runs well George and I Boiling at night The Fox Left on the Island Heard him to night Keeping in the sheep and Heifer for fear of them Going to the sap Mr James Cameron Island March 19th 1871 14 19th Sunday Made sugar to Day Took home 34 lb of sugar to Day and 11 ½ lb the First time which makes 45 ½ lb he got George and Peggy crossed in a canoe ice going Down very slow seen {Above it reads: a Lamb} Fan-Tailed–Blackbirds this is the Last Day of Winter Spring commences tomorrow and a Fine Winter Day it is Seen no Muskrats yet as the ice is not clear from the shore 20th First Day of Spring a Fine Day E Wind Gordon and I Gathered 12 Pails of sap George could not cross 21st Election in Williamstown I crossed for the first time this spring in a canoe to Summerstown Left my Canoe at Hamiltons Island George Bosell Brought me 2 Letters this Morning and a Paper Got another Letter to Day with 3 Dollars inclosed sent a Letter to John Bought of AJ Baker postage stamps paper and envelopes starch Raining and Blowing the ice Good Between Renshaws and summerstown Mr Craig elected for Member 22nd Livinia Birth Day sugaring off in the Bush 15 Mr James Cameron Island March 23rd 1871 one of the White Ewes a Black Lamb snowing some made 2 Gallons of Mollasses for us Gordon and I to the Sturgeon Island Lashey and George Fishing EEls ice going Down snow George and Peter crossed Peggy stopt all night 24th Gordon and I to the Head of the Island some snow George and Peter came cutting Brush a Fortunate Day they went home to night 25th Old Lady Day Annunciation of the Virgin Mary I Gathered 20 Pails of sap High West Wind cutting Brush Gordon Down at the apple Trees ice all round the shore could not come to the sugar to Day with the high Wind 26th 2 Lambs to Day 1 Black one set Fire to the south part of the Island in or about the centre near shore Went to the Black Horse Island Henery in the Bush Duval son in the Bush and Georges Wife �Peggy not Well George took what sugar that was weighed home East wind a fine Day Gordon in the Bush all Day 27th stormy East Wind and snow a young Winter Gathered 4 pails of snow sap 28th Went to Summerstown Bought of AJ Baker Toba{cco} Tea Matches paid sold my 20 lb of sugar to Peter Grant at 12 ½ 24 lb Flour 1 pair Hens 16 Eggs a Dollar to Be paid yet small Boat crossed to Salmon River Sunday 16# Mr James Cameron Island March 29th 1871 Went to Fort Covington Peter Bosell a I Got the Do”ble {Double} Barrelld Gun Paid for the Freight 2 ½ Dollars to James Cameron Went Down to John Cameron's House he was not around Home Bought at Dundee 65 lb of Flour From {Dell?} Rae Bought of D Baker or Robert ½ lb sugar 7 ½ cents 11 lb Pork ½ lb crackers 2 Gimlets in to see Donald Suple Entered the Gun at the Custom House to Mr Phillips Isacc HolingBacks Wife Buried to Day The Water very Low in Salmon River a Great Deal of ice Going Down the Lake Mr Phillip and some other Gentlemen shooting at a Mark on the Water From the Custom House Down about 300 yards would think some Pretty Good shots made about 42 lbs sugar to Day 30th Fixed the Pine saw Log Moved the Double Stove in the House Bruce and another Indian Here all night Gave Bruce 2 sticks for Fork Handles sold them 2 lb sugar 15 a lb Got 2 EEls from him Wrote a Letter for George Bosell to Mr Kain Gave George 5 cents to Pay the Postage Fired the First shot out of the DB Gun shoots well did not sugar off to Day a Great Deal of sap tried to take up the Boat But it Leaks too much Peggy here 31st in the Bush a While Got the 5 cents from George took away some more of his sugar thats 443 lb he says is made now made to Day about 80 lbs 17 Mr James Cameron Island April 1st 1871 Wrote a Letter to send to John But I Did not Go to the P.O to Day all Fools Day 2nd a Fine Day Mr Gray and Mr Empy here sold 8 lb of sugar to Mr Gray Wanting a canoe Peggy alone in the Bush Georges wi{fe} there in the Morning Gordon and I went around the Island in t{he} small canoe Palm Sunday to Day 3rd Monday Put out 2 canoes took home a Load of Wood in the Fishing {ink splotch} EEls Got 4 a Lamb one of the Black Sheep made abou{t} 48 or 50 lbs of Sugar to Day set Fire to the Sturgeon Island Gordon and I a Great many Fishing EEls East Wind 4th Went with my Letter to the P.O a Great Day in Summerstow{n} a Fighting and Quarrelling a Dirty Muddy Fight in the Mud Jos Laplant and Murdy Grant such another 2 Looking objects with mud all �over the Face Eyes nose ears mouth and Body head and hair no Man or Woman ever seen the Like — Mr James Cameron Island April 4th 1871 18 4th continued Gray and Tom Summers had some Words would be a Fight only for McLeod Threatening to Put a Heavy fine on them Duncan Cameron Ben Doren and John Mangum going to Fight its a Story Day at Summerstown to Day Bought of AJ Baker sugar crackers and Cheese 5 1 lb shot 10 Box of caps /9 got them for 10 cents 1 plug of Tobacco 4 cents Got Dollar from Mr Gray in his house seen Mr Stebbins and Mr Spooner Got a Paper from Andrew seen Dans {DogerS?} in at 2 Men here to Day Drove down with the Wind one of them is Empy a Rainbow tonight Rained Blew and hailed to Day 6 cents Postage for the Letter made 2 Gallons of Mollasses ½ for us Frosze some to night Jos Laplante Bought a cow From George snider for 4 Dollars as she has a Sore Foot got 2/6 on the Bargain 5th Fixing my Gun Riggings Tom Munroe- -came home 19# Mr James Cameron Island april 6th 1871 6th Fishing EEls Gordon and I got 5 Gathering their sap in the Bu{sh} On the Kitt Kitt Island 7th Went to Summerstown Brought home Peter Grants Bag Got a Paper from Charlie Went out to A Camerons 1 for Downs Elixir {Rev. N.H. Down’s Vegetable Balsamic Colonial Elixir?} they had none then went to Williamstown in at James McDonald McRory in the Glen Got 2 Bottles of the Elixir at Mr Burtons Mary Poorly with the Rheumatism at Treat at A Camerons and he Treated 3 or 4 Times 10 cents to AJ Baker Angus on the Front Good Friday and a Fine Day it is the sap runs well to Day East Wind and changed to West 8th came from Williamstown Got a lb of Tea from EEle{ry?} took Dinner at Walter Bakers A Treat at Summerss Walter and I seen Angus came from Cornwall Skinned 2 Rats {muskrats} for Tom Summers Came Down to Henerys stopt all night Mr James Cameron Island april 9th 1871 20# Henerys 3 Boys put me across Let my canoe at Summerstown as the wind was too high Easter Sunday the sap dont run very well today Did not see the sun this morning {A?} Dont Dance a sighn of a hard year Rained some East Wind changed to the West in a squall 10th George and Peggy and Peter Boiling in the Bush a Gallon a Peice nearly Gordon and I Burning on the inside of the Pitt Point Fence Ticks came and snakes Loons came Pewits or Revey came ice Going Down in cakes yet ice in the Bay and marsh George took home his sugar Gave him a stick for an oar Lent them a Bag eat Wild Onions to Day Wounded 2 Ducks Dugt a Peice at the stable �some Frost in the Ground Began the Good Hay on Sunday for the cattle shut up Set 3 Traps for MusKrats for the first this Spring 11th snowing Rain East Wind Got a Rat for the First 12th Got a Rat Fixing Lane Fence Frost to night 13th Lashey here Crossed with Peggy to sugar Bush Henerys Boys wanting wood Gave him a stick for spear handle shot a Duck did not Get it 21 Mr James Cameron Island April 14th 1871 crossed for my canoe to Summerstown left the canoe I crossed in at the head of Hamiltons Island Heard that Mr George McGillivrays wife Departed to Day the Sessor {as in assessor?} or Collector on the Front to Day Bought of AJ Baker 1 Bottle of RR Relief 25 nutmegs 3 Tole -4 Barley 10 Thread -7 Paint 37 ½ sundries 10 oil 12 ½ Raisins 2 H Wines 25 Pot 25 Mat 1 Handkerchief 12 Bought of James Grant 1 Bushel of Lime 12 ½ Got for 10 cents Got 2 Boxes from AJ Bakers Wife to carry the Lime took Down the 2 canoes 15th Gordon and I to Jo Lamays the Watchmaker Living on the Brunston Place Left my watch with him to fix to charge me 6/3 Bought 1 ½ Bushels of Potatoes at 40 cents a Bushel 60 got them By weight Kept us to Dinner seen a Wild Turkey he had shot the First ever seen it must been one that strayed away from its nature Place its Weight is 11 lbs as it Travelled a Great ways and its eye out 1 of them its must Lost a Good Deal of its Weight shot a Duck 16th Low Sunday Sandy & Jo semo henerys 2 Boys 1 of Williams Boys here wanting a canoe and Gun Gave Sandy semo My Dog Bruce snow to Day hail East Wind and West Mr James Cameron Island 17th April 1871 22 Put out my Boat Went to G Renshaws with 13 lbs of sugar Got 2 Bushels of Potatoes at Hamiltons of Georges Potatoes Paid A.J Baker 25 cents for the Pot R Quit making the sugar made 1 Quart of syrup for the Last they made Frost to night seen Peter Spink on the Front Bought Pat Purcells Farm for 4000-500 Dollars 18th Our Duncans Birth Day Painting my Boat Gordon Gathering sap Tapt 12 Trees for him 19th First Steamer went Down the St Helens Gordon and I Boiling in the sap {Above it reads: Light in the Light houses} 6 Pails ½ Gallon HughAnn Randolph in the Bush Let out the Heifer and sheep Fixing the Fence setting Fires found a ½ of a Barrel Burnt 3 Good hoops on it set Fire to the Back marsh on the north West side of the Island shot a Duck did not get it Lightning tonight 20th Went with Lashey to his Line Heavy Rain Thunder and Lightning took the Pine Log to the Front of the Door Put out my Boat a Lot of shooting to Day Something took away 1 of my Traps Last �night got the chain I think it must be the Fox got his Leg in it and Broke the chain Found a Ducks egg in the Front march Got a sturgeon from Lashey Sent him my Gaff 21st Highlander went Down no Tow Finished Digging the Back Garden Shot a Duck 22nd Passport went Down First Raft went down before the Door took the heifer and sheep home to salt them Towing Propeller went Down and came up 23 Mr James Cameron Island 23rd April 1871 St George's Day the Festival of the English High north By west wind 3 Propellers went Down Seen a Large White owl eating a Duck at the East End of the Island the small Ash canoe went of by not being Drawn up enough but caught it this side of the sturgeon Island very cold to Day Found a few Ticks Kingston went Down Froze hard to night ice in the canoes 24th Plastering the house Went to Summerstown Got 2 Papers from Dan On this Day of the month Granny Departed 1869 Bought of AJ Baker ½ lb Tea 1/6 2 gal salt 8 cents plug Tob 4 cents 2 Bunches Matches 2 cents pipes 0/0 the Enterprize went in to Salmon River this Morning then the Brittish America went in Left my Boat at the head of Hamiltons Island took my Wheelbarrow home from Hamiltons Propeller Dominion went down 25th St Marks Day whatever Way the Weather is to Day it will mostly be all the year its East Wind and Rain changed to the West Gloomy shot a Duck got a Rat Planted 2 Pailfull of seed ends in Garden at the shed Dug some in the Garden set a Trap 26th Went to Summerstow{n} Plastering some City of Ottawa came up Went in to Salmon River the Osprey went up James Grant putting his Potash on Board the Brittish America Peter Grants wife a young Daughter Brought Peter the pay for his Pot Mr James Cameron Island April 27th 1871 24 East Wind Began to Whitewash the House Raining some a strange crafte sailed up to the foot of the Island got aground Wind changed saild down to Ross’s Island stopt all night and took a Tow next Day from the highlander 28th Went to Summertown took 12 lb ¾ of sugar at 10 cents Bought Flour oatmeal got 3 ½ Bushels of Potatoes at John Hamiltons of George Renshaws Potatoes Raining 29th Set the Leach for the Lie for soap Set Traps for the Big White owl he is Flying around Killing Ducks cutting Fat Pine in the marsh Raining East Wind spartan Went Down Passport Went Down 2 Big Tows went Down 30th Went to the Pitt Point found a Ducks nest 10 Eggs in the Back Marsh The L Renaud came up First Trip the City of Ottawa in to Dundee on the Sturgeon Island Gordon and I �1st May a Fine Day a Part of the Time wind changed every Direction in the afternoon a very very Brilliant Green Yellow & Blue more of a yellow shone on the south end of the Kitt Kitt Island it was very very handsome it must Be from the Rainbow Began the soap it hailed very cold very warm L Renaud went Down Ice Going Down Shot a Squirrel Wild geese Plenty 2nd at the soap Finished it went to try the Perch they would not Bite caught a succour with my hand at the Little Island Found a nest 8 Eggs in it set Fire to the hay on the Island Fishing at night Fine Day went around Island set hen to hatch 15 eggs under her 25 Mr James Cameron Island May 3rd 1871 Planting and Digging some taking the Banking from the West End of the hous{e} 4th Raining Digging some 5th Finished Digging this Piece Raining 6th got a rat 6th Fine the Highlander went Down with a Large Tow 15 Barges Went to Summerstown Bought of AJ Baker 5/- worth of Flour 2 plugs Tobacco 3 Bunches of Matches got Paid From Peter B Grant 5/- helping AJ Baker Barreling up his Beans John Hamilton and I James Grant Working at the Potash himself Got my Tongs from Tom Kennedy Seen Dan Campbell on the Front got a Paper from Charlie the L Renau{d} Got smashed some not up to Day 7th Sunday Windy North Wind 8th Finished H Planting Before the old House Planting five Hills in the Bush clearing a Piece in the Bush 9th at the Garden put up Beds cut out to Day put manure of the Banking on the Potatoes fixing the Garden Fence 10th Dug at the old House planted it with Potatoes planted 15 Hills in the Bush Little Livinia in the Bush with Gordon and I the Magnet Went Down a Great many Boats going to Day tried for Fish out Before the door got none Mr James Cameron Island May 11th 1871 26 Windy time Fixing the Lane fence cold a change in the moon - Windy 12th a Fine Day Went up to George Renshaws to Fix his Ram Lambs took over a Bale of Wall Paper to aJ Baker from The Wharf Went over to Renshaws Island with andrew to Measure his Wood sold it to the Brittish America Took Tea at aJ Baker took some iron to Tom Kennedy Borrowed 2 Dollars from Mr Norman Abrams Bought ½ lb Tea matches �13th Making the Gate North Wind high L Renaud came up after Being Fixed started to go across turned Back Wind high started again and crossed Bought of AJ Baker 48 lb of Flour took home a Load of Wood from the Bay 14th Rogation Sunday Blowing North Wind 15th This morning hard ice Walter Bakers Sale of all his Property caught 4 Perch plan-ted a few hills of Potatoes in the Bush put more onions in the Garden Found a hat put up the Pittition Picking wool of the Briers cold Windy 16th Shearing 6 of the sheep 17th Sheared 4 and Marking the Lambs and altering them 18th Gordon and I to Paul Jo’s the first time ever i was there Went across to Luke Bowens took Dinner at Lukes Henery Bosell came home with the Round adze 19th Fishing 20th Fishing taking home Wood a Great many Boats going up and Down to Day cutting Fat Pine 21 Went to alexis na houta's Christees Gordon HughAnn and Randolph 27 Mr James Cameron Island 22nd May 1871 Washing the Wool a squally evening with wind and Rain 23rd weighed of our own wool what I was going to sell and what was to be sent to Be carded for stockings & mits Crossed to Summerstown Walter Baker put out to Day Bought of Andrew on account of the Wool ½ lb Tea 1/3 53 lb Flour 1 lb Butter and plate helping Walter to put his things in Barbara Camerons Room 24th Queens Birth Day Fired a volley crossed to AJ Bakers with the Wool 20 lb had paid 25 cents and if he gets any more he is to Give it to me Gave me 20 cents a piece for 5 Rats paid him 2 Dollars for Norman Abrams got Bought Kerosene oil Salt helping Walter to move his Things to A Grants house George Renshaw took his Wife and all the Family in the Boat in at A Roses, Andrew Harrowing Wheat Went across with G Renshaw stopt all night to help him with the scow 25th helping George taking the scow out {Above it reads: Corsican aground} seen Maxims Daughter going to Montreal and Galernea Donald McRae across to the Renaud high Wind 26 Digging a piece for corn at the old house 27th Went to Summerston Brought Mrs Spink Butternut Cherry Alder Wild onions Brought Thomas Munroes Wool Ronald angus and Thomas a Bottle as I was starting away �1880 1844 / 36 Mr James Cameron Island May 28th 1871 Whit Sunday Went to Mr To Lemay or Jo Delorme Gordon and for my watch Paid him 5/- for the Repairing it stopt at the Foot of Christees Island seen Jacob and his Boy Got two EEls from him Thunder Lightning and Rain Wind very fine real hot sun Mr Lashey here with my spea{r} Got it Fixed at Mr McLeans in Lancaster the change Back a Plug of Tobacco i Took Thom{as} Munroe Mr Oxly {Oxley} and Mrs Oxly here crossing over {to} see their People and Murdy Grant with t{hem} Lent them my Boat to go from here had a Bo{ttle?} 25th Royal Oak Day very windy Making {a} Box for to hold Fish caught some Perch 30th {Mr} Oxly and Mrs and Murdy Grant came crossed over them Gave him some Perch he had some {Illegible} of his own Left a Peice of cheese with Liv{inia?} Norman McPhee putting or Laying th{e} Foundation of his stone House yesterday B{ought?} of AJ Baker Trowling Line 20 cents File 10 ce{nts} Took Dinner with Thomas Munroe came Down {with} Walter Baker stopt at Andrew Rose got Basket of Potatoes from her seen Bella W{Illegible} Son up with the Mail Boy Ann and John Cameron {Illegible} his horse to Kenneth for 20 Dollars 31st Planted some {Illegible} and corn Mr James Cameron Island 1st of June 1871 The Glorious First of June Fixing the Fence on the Pitt Point the Ticks most awful Bad very warm Day 2nd Taking home Wood cutting the Weeds in the Potatoes in the Bush Planted 2 Rows of Garnot chilies above the currant Bushes cutting Weeds in the Pota{toes?} hilled some of them Grubs very Bad cutting onion{s} and Potatoes the Hen commenced to Lay agaion {again} Put the Bell on the heifer Looking at the sugar it Begginning to crack Trowling commen{ced?} 3rd Went Down to Kitt Kitt Gordon Randolp{h} and myself Got a chub and Perch very stormy for a Little while fine cutting the Weeds in the Back Garden seen henry Fishing Perch 4th of June old George the 3rd Thirds Birth Day Trinity Sunday Trowling Randolph Gordon and T Jacobs wife here yesterday with Fish to sell Found 2 nests one with 6 Eggs the other with 9 a very very wa{rm?} warm hot sun to Day 5th crossed to Summerstown Got the carrot seed Mr Oxley Left at Thomas Munroes Alex Jim Roy putting a Lot of Cattle on the Boat Brittish America 6th Brought some cherry Bark over for Mrs Baker Brought a cake of sugar to Peter and Brought it home would not sell it for 10 cents Thomas Fixing his Boat Bought of AJ Baker 2 ½ lb crac{kers?} helping George Renshaw to put out his scow Mr Craig putting his horses Down to Francis Island Big John Grant Departed this Life �Mr James Cameron Island June 7th 1871 very Windy Fixing my ashes in Bags 7 to go to Dundee Tyler Lincoln here and 4 more men in his cedar Boat had 5 casks of stuff got some stuff he had in a Bottle from him they started Found a Birch Log Drove in to shore 8th Went to Bosells Gordon and I for a canoe Got the Loan of 10 lb of Flour from Mrs McIntosh at Archys Big John Grant up the Front Buried to Day Jo Laplante and wife at Bosells Henery Bosell got a Large Maskinonge {Muskellunge} to Day high Wind Gordon and I coming home 2 {Illegible} wind Bound on the Pitt Point Goyette and Son slept in the Barn all night got some salt to salt their Fish 9th our Marys Birth Day wind high caught some perch Brought home the Birch saw Log started for salmon River Gordon and I as soon as the Wind is Down a Little 8 Bushels of Ashes 56 lb of iron 12 lb of Rags 12 ½ lb of sugar {ink splotch; Bought?} at old Mayvilles Gordon and I Mayvills Girl sick the Doctor there 10th started it up to the store from Mayvills forgot about 16 lb of iron Left it on the store took Breakfast Gordon at Jat{Illegible} Donald DMcDonell Suple Bought of Robert Baker to 2 Dollars of Flour 50 lbs got it at M Ra{Illegible}s ¼ lb Tob ½ lb Tea Matc{hes} Got 25 cents for 40 lb of iron 3 cents for Cotton Rags 20 cents for Ashes 10 cents for sugar Got 2 Gallons of soft soap from Mr Baker he came Down with us to the mayville farm catching his horses sailed home the Adolphus went up to Day for to take the Dundee folks to procession to Williamstown I crossed {wi}th Bosells canoe got a Bottle of milk from Georges Wife paid Mrs McIntosh {for?} the Flour I got from her Mr Baker taking Down a Raft of Rails to the Farm Mr James Cameron Island June 11th 1871 Sunday June 11th Tote a Dice Grand Procession Corpus Christie and so on high Wind to Day heavy Rain Thunder an{d} Lightning the adolphus went Down with a Load Going t{o} Williamstown procession the Picton came out of Lancaster whatever she was Doing there Got some Papers from Mrs Norman MDonald yesterday 12th Hoeing Potatoes Planted some where the corn and Beans {Between the lines it reads: 13th Lost a Maskinonge} were taking up the Potatoes in the Bush hoed cutting Weeds around the Lower Point and Pitt Point 14th Lashey setting his Line him and Pete Bosell here with the Rain and Wind Gave him some Matches Gordon caught the First Dory or Pickerel or Wall eyed Pike 15th Fishing caught 23 3 Pickerel 1 chub and the Rest Perch took home a Load of Wood Peal{ed} some Basswood and Elm Bark Lost our anchor the Rope Brok{e} A Fortunate Day very warm strawberries Ripe �16th Picking Be{rries} 17th Made strawberries Preserves Henery Bosell here go{t} his spoon I Gave him mine to fix Went to Summersto{wn} Got 2 Papers from Dan Thomas Munroe supine{Illegible} to {Loreginal?} Went to George Renshaws got 1 Bushel of Potatoes from him George Bosell Left the Renaud and is on the Brittish America Bought crackers the L Renaud a Pleasure Trip from Cornwall went wi{th} Lashey at night to his Line Lashey here all night got 2 EEls from him Henery got a Lunge {Muskellunge} about 20 lb weight sold to John Carey 18th The Memorable Battle of Waterloo Went Down to Ross Island Killed 3 Black snakes 1 Green on a crew of French on christees Island playing the Fiddle and yelling the Kingston takes 13 minutes fr{om} The Pitt Point to the Lower end of Butternut Island The Magnet takes 12 minutes the corsican takes 15 the Spartan takes 10 minutes the Passport 12 minutes the Corinthian takes {blank space} minutes 19th Went to George Rensha{ws} working at the Fence got 50 cents from George Worki{ng} on the Roads in Summertown Rafts a Going Down Mr James Cameron Island June 20th 1871 In the upper Field Picking strawberries for to make Preserves Gordon HughAnn and Randolph 21st Went to AJ Bakers Bought 75 cents of Flour Matches 22nd Our Dan's Birth Day Went out to see them in Williamstown Brought out Strawberries and a cake of Maple sugar the court in Cornwall now about Mr Craig trying to unseate him But I Rather think they cant Do it 23rd in Williamsto{wn} Word came that Mr Craig got all right Angus and Duncan FMcLennan a Row Pushed him of ofthe steps Firing the cannon and Burning a Barrel of Tar in celebrating for Mr Craig Bought at Galbeaus a Bottle of Pain Killer as I am awful Bad with the Toothache Angus on the Bosure 24th came home from Williamstown wind high the Renaud a Pleasure trip 25th GSunday Gordon and I went to Mr Hopkins with a Letter to George Grant took Dinner there Bill and Emmanuel there spoke to Jim about Fixing my Boat I told him I would Give him ½ Ton of hay for fixing it Got 4 Books sicilian Romance, A Days Ride, Innocents abroad, Leslie Tyrrell, I got from Jims Wife 26th Hoeing the Potatoes in the Bush all the children in the Bush very warm George Bosell here Bargained for his hens took my Bag to Bring me 2 Dollars worth of Flour from Cornwall on the Boat 27th Windy Day �28th Windy 29th Went to summerstown took home my plain {plane} and Drawing Knife from George Renshaws stopt at Hamilton's to see if John had any Potatoes to sell 30th crossed to Dundee with Thom{as} and Peter Spink a McLennan a Provender of a man {l}eft him twice on Jacobs Island Bought on Credit 25 lb of Flour from AJ Baker Bought (2 ½ yds Calico spool soda paid this) Mrs Fitzpatrick young son Mr James Cameron Island July 1st 1871 Dominion Day Livinia, Gordon, - and Bismarck went to Bosells Got 5 hens and a Rooster a Dollar I have to pay George for them 3 of them Got smothered in the Bag coming home a Pleasure trip on the L Renau{d} Tall Brittish Flags Floating to Day 2nd Passport passed down the champion Going Down Sunday 3rd I went up to Summerstown helped them over with the scow from George Renshaws and AJ Bakers salt crockery Syrup and sugar Gorge took his cow over stopt at Peters Kenneth Down to Roses with me in the Boat Got my Book from Mrs Rose got my Flour at Bosells AJ Baker and Thomas Munroe took Mr Millers horses to Pasture 4th american Independence Day Rain and Fine Great Racing and so on at Fort covington 5th Our Johns Birth Day Transplanted 11 plants of Tobacco 6th Went with my Boat to Jim Hopkins to Fix Lashey here at night Mr Mr Mears and Mr credden Col stiles son-in Law slept in the Barn heavy Rain to night 7th Mr Mears and his men here all Day as the wind Blows very hard went off this evening Lashey and I to his line Got 38 cents from them 8th Jimmy Grants Birth Day had a Treat from him on that Bought of AJ Baker ½ lb Tea 4 Quarts salt 1 plug Tobacco 4 cents postage on 2 papers I sent to Mr slack Tailor Williamstown 1 for matches I owe AJB 9 cents on this ) Mr James Cameron Island July 9th 1871 Sunday salted the horses Windy 10th Jo Galerneau here Gave me some hooks gave me some hooks Mowed some thistles Before the Door Semo came for his scythe Got it put the Marsh hay on the East Mow of the stable loft Lashey here Jim Hopkins wife went to Williamstown �11th Fishing Down near the Kit Kit Got a good many suck{ers} Bass Pickerel chub and Perch Quite a variety to Day 12th of July Orangemans Day Drew some Rails a party out of Dundee on the Brittish America 13th Went to Summerstown Seen Angus had a new Buggy Bought yesterday Andrew Baker and Tom Summers went to Montreal the Americans surveying the River showed my sample of stav{es} to the Cooper thought them Dear for his work 14th caught a stick of Pine Went to Dundee met Mr Stebbins Mr Creed and Mr Turner the Egg Peddler Met Galernea spoke to me about Greenwood coming to Buy a peice of Hay Rain Wind Thunder and Lightning stopt at a small{Illegible} took some Biscuit seen the Drudge working went up to see the Cooper Laflesh Thomas Munroe crossed with 4 men the Schoolmistress and Rebecca had something to Drink at Tyo's met Don Suple going across had a Treat from John Creed my tin Bashin stol out of my Canoe By some of the Indians Got one from Frank Mayvilles wife D Baker and I Buried a Large Lizard Mr James Cameron Island July the 15th 1871 Fishing Caught a small Maskinonge 20 lb weight mow{ed} a swath Down to the River St Swithins Day no rain if it rains to Day it will rain for 40 Days the saying is, a Pleasure Trip on the L Renaud of the Indian 16th Sunday Mrs James Hopkins and George Grant here coming from Williamstown Walter Baker and his Wife and Willie Rose here 17th Mowed some in the Grove at the River side Raining hard Thunder and Lightning Lashey here to nig{ht} went with him to his Lines the champion came up to Day and Went Down yesterday there must be something wrong with the Banshee as it is her Day to come up 18th Raining started for to go Turned Back with the storm Left my canoe up in the Bay 19th I crossed to summerstown Bought 100 Weight of Flour got on William McLeod’s account Got 2 Papers from Dan Seen the Passed the Examination in them as attorney at Law Took Dinner at Thomas Munroe's 20th Smoking a Maskinonge made a few cocks of Hay 21st Harnessed the hor{ses} Drew a few Drags Drew in some hay 7 cocks in the Barn Mr Stebbins here going to Lancast{er} 22nd Went to Mr Hopkins for my Boat Got my cleevises from Jim Went to Summersto{wn} Bought of AJ Baker ½ lb Tea 1/3 Tobacco 4 cen{ts} 30 cents on credit Heavy Rain Thunder seen Long John son George Renshaw sold his La{mbs} to John Carey for 2 ¼ - each �23rd Sunday Fishing Mr James Cameron Island 24th July 1871 Mr Stebbins Payne Rockhill Creed came J Creed stopt the Rest went home creed Mowing in the Grove very warm to Day Gordon and J Trowling got none put in some of the sheep 25th (St James Day Battle of Bannockburn) {Above it reads: helping AJ Baker with his hay got salt} I crossed with 4 Lambs to John Carey the men Came to mow 26th Dog Days commenced Drawin Wood 27th started to go to Henery Genie's went as far as Rankins Point the Wind Rose I turned Back Seen old Mr Vondell working on Dan McLeans Barge had a hard time coming up around shor{e} Rained some stopt on the Foot of Christees Island Mowed some in Front of the house 28th Raining all the Men Fishing got a peice of sturgeon on Alexis Island Niles and Dighton Payne Stebbing Fishing Got 2 Perch had a Row about them Putting the Greese on their heads 29th Doctor Gillis and a Boatload with him of Women 2 3 men Niles Park and another man here they all went off to night 30th Went to Na Houtas Island as it is Raining Gordon and I 31st I crossed with 3 Dozen Eggs Bought ½ lb Tea Matches starch Tobacco Thread Mrs Hamilton called me in as Tom Davis went up to meet me at the store I went to Carey Tom Lying Down on the Island near the Bridge wakened him up he would not Rest if I would not take ½ Dollar from him I took it came home then crossed with John Creed gave tom Pap{er?} Mr James Cameron Island August 1st 1871 Lammas Day Mowing on the Pitt Point Fixing Fence caught a Good many Pickerel Creed sick the 2 Boys mowing and cocked 37 cocks very warm 2nd Gave them the upper Field on the haves Stebbin and Josey came Creed went home with Josey Gordon Randolph and I went to see if the Scow was on Alexis Island Mary's Birth Day 1864 commenced to Stack help them to stack 3rd commence{d} a stack Payne Charlie and I went to Summerstown for 1 Gallon of H Wines Cannons Firing to Day seen Sandy Snider on the Front Payne Treated me in Summerss 4 went to Alex{is} Island 5th stocking I went to Summerstown went to see John Carey got 7 Dollars from him he owes me 2 on the Lambs yet Gave AJ Baker 3 ½ to Give to Bill McLeod the other 3 ½ I gave to Thomas �Munroe Got 50 lb of Flour on Credit) from AJ Baker Bought 2 lb Butter at 17 cents 1 Bowl 7 cent Matches 1 cent Tobacco 4 cents paid this with 50 cents - a White Bowl) 6th Randolph's Birth Day 1867 Sunday a Fine Day Lis Laflesh and John snider here had a Bottle stopt till evening 7th Gathered 6 cocks about Finished all the stacks They took up all their Rigging and went off Forgot their Hay fork about 5 40 cocks in Paynes stack I put 8 cocks of My own in an{d} 5 40 cocks of Payns 55 cocks in the Barn now Mr James Cameron Island Augt 8th 1871 Found a Pine tree in the upper Feild above the House its about 2 feet high now payne and I found it when clearing a place to Build his stock yesterday the 7th) the Herricks here camping at the head of the island a Large Party of them some from N.Y and some of them from chicago they came on Monday the seventh 7th a very Windy time to Day heavy Rain Loud thunder and sharp Lightning when Herricks party was coming from christees Island they very near got swamped Christopher McRae and Josey Galernea Fishing I showed them the spot for Pickerel Mowed the road in Rushes Beside the Marsh on Monday the 7th Caught 1 Bass 2 Perch 2 Pickerel or Wall Eyed Pike as some call them 9th I went to Fish caught one Gordon and I to Head of the Island Met the Party coming to the House to get eggs onions Gave 25 cents Gave Gordon some soda a Good many cap Berries or scotch Bonnets Long Black Berries some Ripe 10th Gordon and I to the head of the Island the herricks went off Lost a vest George Bosell came with his horse {we?} went with the Ark for the Bull on Alexis Island and this morning Jim Hopkins took him away I Knew nothing about it till Josey Galernea told us after going up to the horse Island Josey put me across I Gave him stuff for a Paddle Mr James Cameron Island Augt 11th 1871 Went to AJ Bakers my Foot very sore Bought 2 lb butter 3 lb Pork 2 Bunches Black Thread 1 spoll Kerosene oil ½ lb Powder 2 lb shot seen Dr Shaver Fishing settled with x andrew for Mr Millers horses Paid the 50 lb x of Flour I got from him on the 5th the men on christees cutting hay, came home with the Jar Payne got, took a Barrel home for to hold ashes I got at the end of AJ Bakers store a Barge the Tug one of the Little Propellers run on the Bar at the squaw Island 12th my Foot very sore Fishing 13th sunday my Foot I cannot put und{er} me very sore and Badly swelled 14th Pulled out the Potato onions Found herricks vest Down in the Bay �15th tried or Begun the Potatoes at the Door Gordon Found a Bun went around the Island Fishing at the Pickerel holes not Biting very well 16th opened one of my Boils and put soap and sugar to Draw it and it almost set me Raving it is so very sore 17th shot a yellow hammer Plugged up a squirrel in one of the Hicory Trees cleaning my 3 Guns 18th Got 7 Ducks Went to the head of the Island seen Roses sheep I suppose they Put them on yesterday 19th Bismarck's Birth Day 1 year old to Day Got 5 Ducks a Pleasure Party on the L Renaud one of the Hens wanting to hatch Dipped her in the Water The City of Hamilton Towing here now eating Tomatoes Horse Beans Ripe cucumbers plenty stertions {nasturtiums?} Good Sunday the 20th East Wind Fine Day hazelnuts some Good Butternuts some meat in them Randolphs Foot sore and Bismarcks Bad with Boils and myself Bad with Boils its the Dog Days now and People should Physick themselves Before they Begin Mr James Cameron Island Augt 21st 1870 {1871} Shooting Ducks Took home Wood in the canoe 22nd Bad with Boils on My ancle and Leg Dan and Mr Lonagan came in the evening Brought me 2 plugs of Tobacco some Powder shot & caps Tea and sugar they went out swimming and Rowing in the Boat 23rd this is the Day the Great Boat Race at St Johns Renforth Dies to Day Dan and Lonagan through the Woods swimming and Rowing on the wat{er} Throwing the 11 lb Ball Dan Throws it {blank space} Feet they Went off this Evening home Races in Lancaster 24th I crossed to Summerstown (Bought on credit 50 lb Flour) (Bought ¼ lb Tea Matches 3 yds Cotton paid this) Got a Letter from Charlie heard of the Boat Race Mr Spencer and Christoph{er} McRae here stopt in the Barn 25th Went to James Hopkins for the Bull Jim and George Grant Came Down with me in the scow Left the scow till tomorrow James B Grant Died 26th Making an oar took away the scow East Wind 27th Heavy Rain all Day Old James B Grant Buried to Day 28th crossed to AJ Bakers Mr Spencer and Paul Grant here to night �29 Wind changed heavy from {small ink splotch} the West started to Go to Ross’s Island turned Back Fishing in the Back channel 30th Drew some Wood 31st Bismarck commencing to stand up put in 2 Bushels of Potatoes eating new corn very unwell to night Alexander Ocean McDonald Buried to Day Mr James Cameron Island Sept 1st 1871 Went to AJ Bakers to 1 ½ Dozen of Eggs one plug Tobacco the rest in Tea (to 2 lb of shot on credit) took Dinner at T Munroes speaking to Captain Newton of the Barge Griswold about the manure Let him have my Boat to go and meet the Adolphus she passed up here this morning to go for Fort Covingto{n} Lacross club to play in Lancaster I crossed with Thomas Munroe to Dundee with the 4 or 5 of the connors Tyo Fixing his shed George and Pete Bosell here seen Mr Herrick told him I found his vest 2nd a very warm fine Day very warm Gordon and I to Kitt Kit Island Ross’s and Butternut shot a Duck did not Get it Found a couple of staves took Dinner on Ross’s Island) Killed some Black snakes But I Did not Look after them much as it was shoes I had on if it was my Boots I would look after them more a Great Deal of shooting around Christees and Alexis’s 3rd Dans Birth Day and a Fine Day it is very Warm 4th Went to Cornwall with AJ Baker William McLeod's Wife Poorly Doctor Shaver attending 5th John Angus's Birth Day commenced taking up the Potatoes Got ½ lb Tea 1 lb Sugar from AJ Baker the Day I went to Cornwall took my Dinner and supper there Mr James Cameron Island Sept 5th 1871 {This ink on this page is more faded than the others} Commence the Potatoes took up 20 Bushels to Day 6th this is the Last of the Dog Days at the Potatoes took up 10 Bushels to Day Shot some Ducks 7th very Windy Babel and his wife called here as they were going to co{Illegible} Gave them Some Potatoes took 10 Bushels thats 40 Bushels out of this Peice Besides what we eat since Killed some Ducks Shot a Hawk 8th Fishing Got a Duck Fixing the ashes in Bags went around the Island seen Captain Newtons Barge aground Loaded with Hops and Leach-ed Ashes Sneaking to the Boy Smith the steamer Adolphus came up and assisted in taking them off 10th Sunday George and Jim Nicholson here B{Illegible}ting to B{Illegible} Timber for Sticklers Boat and Wanting to Buy Marsh Bay although it is Sunday �11th Went out with my ashes to James Grant had 3 ½ Bushels 15 cents a Bushel I Bought of AJ Baker 2 lb Shot 20 cents ½ lb Powder 20 cent 1 plug Tobacco 4 cents Tin Cup 7 cents a Great Pic Nic on Burnt House Point for Sunday school Children Peter B Grant Wanting his Pot seen Luke Bowen crossed for Thomas to Renshaws as John Barrett was wanting him 40 Days Devotion in Williamstown now Mr James Cameron Island Sept 12th 1871 Raising Potatoes in the Back Garden 3 ½ Bushels Randolph and I 13th The Fair in Fort Covington Commences to Day Cut some Marsh Hay 14th at Summerst{own} seen Angus took over Peter B Grants Pot Went to see John Carey seen Hugh Fraser (McKinney) at Carey{s} {Between the lines it reads: Great Frost Last night} a Great many crossing to the fair the Brittish america Down with a Raft with tents on it Put a Ring in Barretts Bulls nose to Day at Paris{h} minister Rap came across with I home a man By the name of Wesley Died very sudden to Day going a{cross?} to the Fair he was a schoolmaster seen Jim Hopkins over with a Passenger 15th Took up some of the Pota{toes} in the Bush, and they are very smal{l} what Done that is the tops Being cropp{ed} off and Grew and Blossomed the second Time a Handsome Large squash the Frost Killed the vines in the Bush But not around the House Bought of AJ Bake{r} 50 lb Flour at 3 ¼ on Credit left an note for him Blowing seen Tom Davis an J Baker Fixing Before his Door with Ground Sept 16th 1871 Mr James Cameron Island Mr Luke Brown here Got the Loan of my Brittish Musket Gave him some envelopes Luke told me I would Get his spear Besid{es?} Went to Alexis Island 3Shot 3 Ducks got 1 the shanty that was in Na Houtas Island is Burnt Indians catching Rats since some time in August I think the Drudge came out With the Brittish American to Day about 52 Bushels in the cellar now of Potatoes 17th Sunday Writing to Charlie a Letter Rain high Wind 18th Began to Cut in Front Marsh cut 8 cocks hard Frost and ice Last night The Ram along with the Little Nannie a Great many canoe{s} and Boats on the Water to Day cut some in the Back Marsh shot a Duck Magnet went Down 19th Henery Genie's Barge sailed Down passed the Door his Boy called to se me about the Timber he told me he was married in January his Father is coming up next Week HughAnn and Gordon Gathering Grapes gather 2 Tubs full Raining high Wind Got 2 very small Turtles Lost one of Them out of my Pocket 2 of the hens hatching Ducked them in the Water and shut them up to take the hatching of them �20th Shows in Lancaster Charlie and Willie Rose after the Ram and Wedder {wether} to Kill Made 13 cocks in the Back Marsh Shot Black Duck Drew some chips and Wood Livinia Bad with Toothache and earache Raining some Water very Low Mr James Cameron Island Sept 21st 1871 St Matthew's Day Frost Last Night Livinia very Bad with the Toothache a Barge sailed across in to salmon River 22nd Got a Rat for the First setting a very fine Day put in the sheep thinking of Going over tommorrow 23rd Windy Let the sheep go Gathering Butternuts some oak nuts Ducks not plenty 24th Sacrament in Williamstown some Rain here not much Thunder and Lightning more heavy to the north Fishing a Man and a Woman stopt Last night up in the Bay I seen their Fire this morning they had a Good many Boats a Going to Day Renaud went Down 25th I crossed to Summerstown AJ Baker in Montreal Bought ½ lb Tea ¼ lb cut Tobacco 1 Quart of Kerosen oil Got the Loan of Fitspatrick scythe from Jim Nichols{on} Got a Treat of Ale From George Renshaws Water Low Raising some now 1 pennys worth of Matches cut some Rushes Beat William Lavellets a Racing coming Down to Hamiltons as they said Hurra for a Race Got a Paper from Charlie 26th Began to mow with fitsPatricks scythe Got a Rat commenced to Rain Raining all Day East Wind cold Rain putting the onions in Boxes spreading the nuts on the Floor up stairs 27th Gathering nuts Gordon and I 28th Drew some Wood Raining 29th St Michael Mowing Back Marsh East End Made 28 cocks 1st of October Sunday Gordon and I to Ross's Island and Charlies Island Found a stave eat some Grapes and Cranberries took our Dinner on Charlies or Butternut Island no Butternuts seen Lamay's Boat at Ross Island Getting Grapes and cranberries shot a very Large Eagle in the Grove Mr James Cameron Island Oct 2nd 1871 Got a Rat Went to Summerstown Called at John Hamiltons to see the Well Depth about 32 Feet and about 12 feet of water in it now Heard old Mrs John Summers was very poorly Heard Murdock F McLennan was Laird of Williamstown AJ Baker in cornwall signed the papers again Bought of AJ Baker on credit 1 peck of salt Got 50 cents to Give to Thomas Munroe the pay of the sheep Kenneth Lost a 5 Dollar Bill Heard Willia{m} McLeod Lost his Grey mare seen Dan Ross from the �Kings Road he is taking up Large stones with a patent Machine seen George of Athol at Summerstown a very fine Day East Wind 3rd Raining West Wind went to Fish got none Lashey here Fishing minnows and pickerel 4th Drew some Wood Gathering nuts set some Traps 5th Fair commences in Williamstown I crossed to P.O. – called to see John H{Illegible} W{Illegible} – took Dinner at Thomas Munroes Kenneth McDonald Heard of John his son was one of them either got Killed or Got wounded in the mines AJ Baker scowing his salt Bought a pair of Boots 1"40 Bottle of castor oil 10 AJ Baker got 2 Dollars from John Carey for me ½ Dollar of this I got to Give Thomas Munroe 6th crossed with 2 Lambs to John Carey got as I thought pay for the sheep x Bought of AJ Baker 50 lb Flour paid this 40 cent worth Pork I owe 7 cents on the Pork helping Andrew with the Porker Mr James Cameron Island Octoby 7th 1871 Saturday thinking thomas Munroe would be after the sheep gathered some nuts piling some wood cut a few swarths of marsh Hay set 2 Traps A fine Day Wind West Ducks scarce Rats not Plenty Burning on Na-Houtas Island Keeping in the sheep thinking he will come for them water very low snakes plenty Bismarck very sick 8th a Race up the Princess Louise and the City of Ottawa 9th a Fine Morning Gordon and I Went to Lukes Bow{en} for the EEl spear got the spear and a Broken one Luke Thrashing at Bills seen Mr Lesslie and James Hopkins at Paul Jo's Hunting partridge had a chat with them and a Good coo of old Rye coming Down the chann{el} we had a Pretty strong Breeze did not like to stop on the Hog Island for fear the wind wo{uld} be worse so we kept on in the Gale Landed sa{fe} cut some hay in the Front marsh 10th HughAnns Birth Day smoky windy Big Fires over on the south side of us in the Marsh I think there must Be some stacks Burnt 11th Games Williamstown Boat Racing in Dundee James Hopkins and Peter Buchanan 1111 Henery Genies son and Johnston of the Cherry Island Lighthouse Wind high or else I was Going to see them 12th Raining smoky Windy Mowing some 13th Making a stack put 51 Cocks in it 14th go{t a} Rat cut the Wings of the Eagle set some Traps Water very Low Heard Geese But Did not see the{m} Raining to night thought to cross but did not go Bismarck very sick Gave him spirits of Turpentine new moon this D{ay} morning a Great many Boats and a Good lot of Towing �Mr James Cameron Island Oct 15th 1871 Sunday Seen Wild geese High High very high Wind very Bad with Pain I took in my side 16th very unwell in Bed all Day 17th not very well took Down the Petition took in the carrots and Beets 18th St Lukes Day First snow very stormy Raining 19th very heavy Thunder and Lightning to night 20th a change in the moon splitting some wood 21st Went to summerstown crossed to George Renshaws with Fitspatrick all Day on the Island very cold and no Fire made out Georges steamboat Bills crossed with Fitspatrick and Jessamas Wife to Summerstown stopt at Georges all night Babell here stopt on the Pitt Point Fishing with his nets Sunday 22nd Bought of AJ Baker 1 Quart of Kerosene oil ½ lb Tea on Credit) (1 plug of (Tobacco matches paid this) Sunday 22 came home Just got home when the wind commenced to Blow went to the P Point to give Babell some Tobacco Found a canoe 23rd Little Livinia Birth Day 1868 Fixing a place with rails for to Build a stack or putting up the hay that was Blowed Down Tried for EEls got none took Round the canoe Mr James Cameron Island October 24th 1871 24th Our Hugh’s Birth Day Went to Summerstown Paid Thomas Munroe for the Lambs Gave me a 7 ½ on them Give him 2 Dollars in Bills wrote a Letter to Heneri Genie a Meeting of the Cheese Factory Folks up at Mr Craigs John Hamilton and I came home together in the Boat the horse slipped his headstall at Summerss Door Looking for the horse Found him in the Pasture harness off 25th My Birth Day Banking the house the West End 26th Drawing wood Laduke and Peter Shetla here looking for Timber a Great Deal of shooting to Day went to the Little Island to Try for EEls wind Raised came home 27th Piling some wood 28th Went to Fort Covington with my Rats and the Wool 6 lbs Bag and all sold my Rats to Mr Streeter Bow{cut off} of Mr Cangdon Pink and {Seenna?} Paid the carding men got a Dring of Cider under the carding mill got a Treat from Donald Suple Bought of A Smallman 1 lb Crack{ers} Bought of R Baker 1 lb shot ¼ lb Tobacc{o} 2 Bunches of matches 2 hanks of Thread got a Treat from one McRae a Gacheman Rowed Pretty hard coming up the River as there is a Boat Putting after me �hard did not catch me till I stopt at the Custom house it was William McLean and John Richard Grant Sunday 29th Blowing hard 30th Working at Banking the East End of the house Gordon Found my Knife at the shore that had Been Lost 10 years it is as good as ever 31 Holy Eve cracking nuts put a Letter in the PO to Charlie and a paper seen Ellen on the Front Mr James Cameron Island OcNovember 1st 1871 Raining hard East Wind working at the corner cubbord 2nd at the cubbord Fxing the stacks 3rd cutting poles for a Fence to put around the stacks 4th hard Frost Last night Jim Hopkins here for an ash Runner and a Yoke East Wind the EEl Fishers the Mayhews came up I crossed to Roses with the wool to spin got 2 Dollars from norman abrams Bought of AJ Baker 7/6 worth of Flour ½ lb Tea 1 Doz of Herrings 2 Dollars) Bought matches and Tobacco went up with Thomas Munroe to supper as he is going to the shanty next Week The Nashes Steamer came in to Summerstown Heard the Brittish America was sold 5th The Gunpowder Plot Guy Fawks Day Blowing snowing Got a Rat 6th chopping stove Wood 7th Helens Birth Day set 2 Traps for the Weasel 8th Got 2 Ducks chopping and piling Wood 9th put out the Long canoe at the Lower Point Raising the Pine Stick {Between the lines it reads: Prince of Wales Birth Day} at the Water Log Thinking of sawing it in 2 for Logs 10th Windy the Mayhues crossed from Christees Island to this Island and camped in the Bell Bay one of them came to the house snowing a Steamer got aground up at Hamiltons to night with a Tow 11th the Mayhues went of Snowing and Blowing I caught 4 EEls for the first I caught this fall hard Frost to night Gordon Found another Knife at the shore with the water so very Low Martinmas 12th Sunday Blowing hard 13th crossed to PO Fine Turned high East Wind took a Muskrat to 1 Quart of oil Went over with G Renshaw Mr Craig taking his cattle from Jacobs Island ice Froze in Salmon River �14th caught 5 EEls Got a Rat East Wind Rain Blowing hard 15th Drew some Wood — Mr James Cameron Island Nov th 15th 1871 – high East Wind a Great many Boats coming up as the canal is Likley to be Fixed now The Corinthian Kingston spartan osprey and Propeller America a Race Both together The Magnet St Helen the Picton Went Down another Propeller went up and another Tow went up Keeping in the Horses this Week Back Feeding with Good Hay high Wind to night Raining 16th Raining {Between the lines it reads: Thanksgiving Day} snowing East Wind cutting hay Put in Roses old sheep again Keeping in the Hens a small Tug went up with a Tow a very Raw Wind of Weather 17th a Fine Day the Man to be hung in Montreal to Day for the Murder of Mrs Foster his name {blank space} Went to Fish EEls got 3 West Wind Turned some cold towards evening set 5 Traps in the Front Marsh Fixing springs to some of My Traps to night 18th Went to AJ Bakers to 1 RAt 12 ½ cents Boug{ht} salt to cut Tobacco Got 2 Papers from Andrew Found a night Line near Hamiltons Island with a horse sho{e} and a Bent clevis tied on it I think it must Belong to old Tom Davis as that supperstitious Rigging is on to it took Down a Load of Wood in the Boat George Renshaw went to Lancaster Great shooting over the Way of Christees Island I think it must be Jim Hopkins with Decoys there seen a Great many Wild Geese to night and Last night I never seen suck {such} Flocks of Ducks as ment {went} Down an immence Lot of them 19th Sunday East Wind some cold a Good many Boats a Going 20th Went to Christees to Fish EEls in the Mud and Down to the Kit Kit Island all Day {Between the lines it reads: Heard Great Blowing of Horns to night} and only got a Lizard not 1 aEEl and in the Best of Mud to Get them 21st On this Day of the Month Donald McMaster Departed in 1846 Drew some wood Drew up 2 of the canoes took the Boards from the sugar Bush came home for the Gun thought I seen Wild Geese in the Bay But they we{re} Big Black Ducks 22n chopping at the Door Keeping in the Horses Lots of Boats a Going the ottawa city went into salmon River the Renaud passed Down did not Go into Lancaster 23rd shot a duck Fixing at Stoves took out the Doubl Stove to the cook house took in the cook stove to the hous{e} Mr James Cameron Island Nov 23rd,, 1871 This is Thanksgiving Day in the States shot a Duck at the Lower end of the island Fixing a Fence around the stacks as the cattle is at them pretty cold to Day the Enterprize went in to salmon River and came out to night as it is Freezing very hard to night a circle around the moon East Wind put �our sheep in the shed shut them up Feeding them 2 Barges Towed up By the Highlander went in sailing to Lancaster Lot of Boats coming up and Going Down {T}owing and Going 24th chopping stove Wood cold time 25th 2 Men came up in a Boat stopt on the sturgeon Island thought it was Jim Hopkins Horses got out By the Pin coming out of the stable Door got them in a cold night 26th Fine Day commenced to Rain and Wind strong to night 27th Took the Long canoe from the Lower Point cold north Wind 28th Tow Boats and Propellers a Going yet Walter Baker and George Bosell after their Horses not Pleased at me feeding hay and Keeping them in Got 2 Dollars and 65 cents from George and I Paid or Allowed a Dollar for the Hens Highlander up to night with a Big Tow Europe went up cut some Wood for the First Gordon and I cold to night 29th a small Propeller I went Down with something like a Drudge in tow the John A McDonald went up with a schooner in Tow Light in the Light Houses to night and its very Windy Cold and very Frosty to night chopping Stove Wood Broke on the Piles of Wood Before the Door Feeding and Keeping in the Cattle this is St Andrews Eve a Ball at McRae’s at the Depot the Big White owl coming around – and St andrew Dinner 30th St Andrews Day very cold high Wind Frosty Ground hard no snow Froze to the outside of the Rushes Last night Could not see any Light in any of the Lighthouses 1st of December a Tug Propeller went up nothing in Tow very cold and Windy cutting stove Wood and Piling in the cookhouse Water commencing to Raise 2nd Taking up the Boat and canoes Raising the Pine stack and it Rolled over after having it high enough Killed a sheep a very Good one she is Hens a Freezing the Heifer and Bull Picking but set Fire to the Back Marsh it dont Burn well south-West Wind Mr James Cameron Island Decr 3rd 1871 William Lavelle here got the Big Barrel Sunday Gordon going Round Down to the Lower Point Found and old Indian Hatchet one of the Largest I Found yet a very fine Day sun shining wind Kind of Warm snowed some this morning Lots of snow birds First Sunday in advent 4th a Fine Day Went to Summerstown Bough{t} of AJ Baker 1 Pair of Boots 3 ¾ Gave him 2 Dollars on the Boots (½ lb soda 5 cents 53 lb of Flour on credit) (Paid -/4 for 2 Plugs of Tobacco ½ lb Tea 1/3 Thread 6 cents salt 10 cents oil 12 ½ cents paid this) Went over with George Renshaw to Kill a sheep a Treat from Walter at Summers Got some Papers from Dan some Papers from Charlie Got some sarsaparilla from Tom Davis �5 very Cold and Windy cutting stove Wood Frosty 6th very Cold and Windy wind Fell in the afternoon and its Frosty the ice took across to christees and the Kit Kit about Dark I think the Fox left to night on the ice Hens Freezing 7th ice Broke as its Kind of soft all gone Got a Weasel in the Trap Chopping a Birch in the Bush 8th Chopping in the Bush Gordo{n} and I Windy snowing Drifting snowed Last night very unwell still Knocking aroun{d} seen the Big Black Eagle coming around Ducks Plenty in the channel no Rats nor minks 9th Went for a Broom to the Bush Raising the square Pine stick on the ice high West Wind stormy and cold one of the sheep sick Foolish like 10th Stormy Drifting snowing Blowing Mr James Cameron Island Dec 11th 1871 in the Bush cut ½ cord of Birch cold 12th a Fine Day Killed the Little Nannie crossed with the Boat had to Leave it at the head of hamiltons Island as the Little channel is all Froze went Down to Mr Roses for the yarn Got 5 skains {skeins} Left ½ Skain and a Ball of Gray yarn to make me a Pair of Mits went to AJ Bakers Bought 47 lb of Flour on Credit ) (Spool of Thread Paid this) John Hamilton Taking in one of his Stacks of Hay Andrew Baker Getting hay from archy McDonald 13th Stormy East Wind ice making some a Good Deal going Down 14th ice Taken to Francis Island to night Lifting Troughfs in the Bush went to the Head of the Island to see how the ice was not taken at the head nor away up chopping some 15th I crossed over to Hamilton Island But its awful Bad {Between the lines it reads: got 2 EEls} I think now after crossing it only took about Daylight this morning as I never was so Frightened on the ice Before But in case of a snow storm coming want to mark out the Best of the ice as there is a Great many air holes But I made Tracks home Quick it was not ¼ of an inch thick 16th Drew up the Boat and 2 of the canoes crossed to AJ Bakers Seen Mr Spinks treated me at Davids Bought of AJ Baker 8 yds wincy 15 a yd 1-20 1 Black spool 5 cents 8 yds Cotton 7d 93 cent 1 spool 5 cents ½ lb Tea 25 1 Bottle of Radways RR 25 3 Plugs of Tobacco 10) (Matches Paid) called in at Hamiltons Got some Tobacco From John a Debate on the Front Last night AJ Baker Killing the Cow he Traded with George Renshaw cold East Wind Mr James Cameron Island Dec 17th 1871 �Sunday Kind of soft Mild wind south West and north snowing Drifting and Fine seen 2 Foxes crossing from Christees Island to this on another Fox in the Back Bay on the North side a Great many of those white Back Eagles Flying around the ice to get Ducks and muskrats that are caught in the ice water Raising near shore took up the Traps as the water is Raising 18th Fine Morning spearing EEls turned stormy East Wind and snow Raising the Rest of the Troughfs in the sugar Bush 19th a Fortunate Day Went to AJ Bakers Bought 3 Quarts of Ker-osene oil Brought To Hamiltons some English Papers for Tom Davis Killing their Hogs at Hamiltons Got a Hooker from Margaret East Wind turned very stormy could Hardly see coming home its slo stormy a Great many going to Cornwall Mills From the Coteau and cedar’s 20th a Fortunate Day chopping in the Bush cold Turned very cold towards night very Frosty night to night cut a Water hole Feeding the cattle extra West Wind piling up some Boards 21st First Day of Winter and a cold Frosty Day it is st Thomas 22nd a Fortunate Day West win{d} Fine turned to East Wind Got John Hamiltons hors{e/s} to Go to AJ Bakers for 100 of Flour took Dinner at Hamiltons in at Roses John Drawing some hay out of the Stack Got the Loan of the hand-sleigh from Ferry antwine Bosells wife to ta{ke} my Flour across the ice 23rd White washing Raised the Pine stick some more Wind Raised very very high to night from the West Rain Horse cutter crossed at Summerss Mr James Cameron Island Dec 24th 1871 Sunday Went around the Island Gordon and I seen horse and cutter coming to Hog Island turned Back to Summerstown this is Christmas Eve 25 Christmas Day a Fine Day Fished some EEls 26th Chopping in the Bush East Wind Frosty {B}osells crossed over to Christees Island to Fish EEls {St} Stephens Day Full Moon seen a sleigh crossing the Lancaster Road I dont see any at Summers’s crossing the crack over ner Hopkins must be Bad 27th St John the Evangelist Day cold West Wind stormy went to Henerys and William Lavelletes come and chop Henery working at Donald McDonalds hewing 28th William and his 2 Boys came to chop I went to AJ Bakers Bought 1 lb Tea 50 lb Pork 1" ½ lb Pepper 10 Pint of H Wines 25 2 plugs of Tob 8 Bunches of Matches 2 cents 3 lb 2 oz of Butter at 18 cents per lb 8 Mr Streeter Buying Andrews Rats Fox mink skins Got 4 Dotographs from Charlie and 2 Letters and 2 Papers an Austraulia Paper and the Budget William Lavellete Got the Loan of our churn {cut off}ld some �29th Our Angus's Birth Day William {a}nd his 3 Boys came to chop Gave them an order {o}n AJ Baker for 2 Dollars Drew 2 Loads of Wood with his horse William took some Potatoes and 2 Dozen of Herring for his Dinner Drew my Boat up From the River to the Barn chopped {s}ome Firewood along the Bank 30th cold stormy East Wind chopping and sawing stove Wood the Dinner in aid of Mr Watson Last night they will have {i}t cold Going home this morning 31st set 2 Traps Kind of {s}oft Rained to night East Wind Last night of the year For more information on James Cameron, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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James Cameron Diary Collection Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>4 Page of This Leaf</p> <p>Mr James Cameron plan Jany 20 1871 Some cold went to the Bush came home John Hamilton came to Draw Drew 3 loads took Dinner at Hamiltons turned milder a change in the moon a Great many EEl Fishing spearing A Great many crofsing the ice a circle around the sun Livinca not well</p> <p>21st A Fine Day went to Sumerston John Drew a Load of Wood to the house a Frenchman here got fire to cook on the ice their EEls took Dinner Lafleshes his name high Wind to night changed to the north A Treat at summerston from Art Baker</p> <p>Sunday 22nd cold and Windy</p> <p>23rd very very cold and Frosty</p> <p>24th Charles Tuppers Birthday a cold Day chopping 2 Beeches in the Bush</p> <p>25th Went to Art Bakers Bought Flour 100 Tin Kettle A Pair of Boots for Gordon 8 lbs Pork 1 Dozen of Herring 2lb Butter a Bottle of ink Lead pencil took supper at Hamiltons a fine night a circle around the sun to Day seen Andy McArthur at hamiltons Helping Andrew with the Wine</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>No 5</p> <p>James Cameron Island Jny 26th 1871 very cold and stormy the cat kicked the Bucket</p> <p>27th John Hamilton came down with my Flour Pork and Herring Mr Stebbins came with 2 span of horses for the hay John took 2 Loads Blustery weather to Day</p> <p>28th John Drew 2 loads took a Load of Wood</p> <p>29th Sunday snowing Began to use the marsh hay of the East mow</p> <p>30th John Hamilton and William Lavelette and Boy here took 5 loads Isacc Blondeau Married to day</p> <p>31st Fine Day William Lavelette got some Fine Hay William and his Boy Chopping Went to Summerston Bought of Art Baker 1 lb Tea 2/6 took Dinner at Hamiltons got a Ride Down from Dan Rookey</p> <p>1st of Feby splitting the Big Beech Logs Gordon and I John took a Load him and Tommy choppin stove Wood</p> <p>2nd Went to Summerston Bought of A J Baker 10 lbs Pork 1 Doz Herring 2 yds of Cotton 1 Pint HW Pepper 1 Bunch of Matches {illegible} 1 Plug Yole sundries spool Thread the Mill at Hamiltons Mill at Kenneths seen Colquhoun</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>6#</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island Feb 3 1871</p> <p>Fine Day snowing East Wind Wind changed to the West stormy Drifting in the Bush Gordon and I cut Down and chopped a Beech (got a Paper from Dan yesterday)</p> <p>4th very cold and Frosty North Wind and cold to night</p> <p>Sunday the 5th Very Frosty and Windy Freezing hard Full Moon this morning but no change only Cold West Wind house Warm But Burning wood</p> <p>6th very Cold and Frosty cutting Hemlog stove Wood Mr Urquhart the Presbyterian minister Departed in Cornwall</p> <p>7th not so cold a Fine Day the water Raising some near shore Peter Bosell came with Gordons axe handle I went to the Post Office sent some Papers to Charlie and funeral Card Left 3 papers for Tom Davis got Postage Stamps put on sent a Letter to John got a Letter from him with 5 Dollars in it Registered signed my name to the Post Office Books 1/2 Gallon of oil seen Mr Phillips spoke to him about the Duty of the Gun a Treat at Davids sundries at A J Bakers 10 cents Went over with Walter Colquhoun to George Renshaws stopt at John Hamiltons coming home took supper there John and his Wife in the concefsion seen Mrs Cattanach</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>ury 7 James Camerson Island</p> <p>Feb 8 1871</p> <p>8th Gordon's Birth Day in the Bush chopping stove wood</p> <p>9th in the Bush Kind of soft went Down to the Sturgeon pland to Look for the Pot we gave to an EEl fisher with Fire in it to keep themselves warm or cook their EEls on the ice his name is Laflesh did not find it</p> <p>10th Jim Hopkins here and George Grant</p> <p>11th Went to Art Bakers Bought 2 yds of Calico 18 cents 36" 2 Yds 18 cents 36 Thread Black and White 10 cents cash 3 Quarts of syrup 56 cents Got a Ride Down from I Hamilton he is Drawing a Load of Hay for Tom Kennedy Did not wait for the mail to Day Got a Hooker of Gin from John Hamilton</p> <p>Sunday 12th Preaching on the Front a change in the moon 3 Quarter East Wind cold some</p> <p>13 Drawing Wood Went to the Store Bought of A J Baker 1/2 lb Tea 1/3</p> <p>14th St Valentines Day Bought of AJ Baker Treat 10 cents 1 plug Tobaco 5 cents the Balla{cut off} Tom David here got their John {illegible}</p> <p>15th Roses got a Load of Marsh hay 1 1/2 Tons got 2 Bags of Potatoes gave Willie Moore Carew and the Story of the Red Fox</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>16th Feby 1871 8</p> <p>Went to Summerstown got a Ride up From John Hamilton Brought the Tin Kettle home to AJ Baker Bought 100 lbs Flour 4 Dollars 9 lbs Pork 1-12 1/2 1 Doz Herrings 25 cents 4 yds Calico at 15 60 cents 1 1/2 Wincey at 10d 25 cents 1 spool 7 cents 6" 22 1/2 Called at John Hamiltons to tell him to take Down my Flour From the store</p> <p>17th John Hamilton took Down my Flour Bonville and son and Dupee here Fishing EEls Wanting to Buy Hay a Fine Day seen 4 Wild Geese going Down Flying very Low very Early for the Geese to go Down Allen Roys wife at Lancaster Buried to Day</p> <p>18th James Hughs Birth Day Raining High Wind this Morning Gordon went to Bosells Paid Peggy 10 cents for the Tobacco Got some Tobacco Fixing sticks under the Boat</p> <p>19th Sunday A Fine Day seen a Man coming Down the River skating crossed over to Brunstons</p> <p>20th in the Bush cutting a Load of Wood not very well</p> <p>21st Went to Summerstown thinking of Going to salmon River Bought of AJ Baker 10 cents of Fine salt seen Barney Baker a Treat 20 cents Maggie Summers Poorly had the Doctor from Cornwall got a Ride Down from John Hamilton took Peter's Fanning Mill Down Mr Grimshaw at Hamiltons told William Lavellette to come for Hay Got a about the Eyesight from John James in at Kenneths</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>ury 9</p> <p>James Cameron Island</p> <p>Feb 22nd 1871</p> <p>Ash Wednesday Washingtons Birthday William Lavellets Wife here for Hay I went to George Bosells for his coat got some Tobacco from George cutting Stove Wood</p> <p>23rd Went to Hovington Taking up the Remains of old Mr Donald Cameron Carpenter and his Wife taking Them to Lancaster to Be Buried in his Fathers Grave speaking to Mr Ward about a stove Went up to the Grist Mill to Get a Ride home from J Hamilton Wrote a Letter in Congdons to John in N York at Mr Craigs Meeting at Summerston the Minstrels there Got My Book from Mrs Rose Robert Bruce in to see John the Gun to Be sent to John Cameron Fort Covington took James Grants Grist and Andrew Roses Grist home seen Angus at Summers</p> <p>24th in the Bush Gordon went home with George Bosells coat A Fine Day</p> <p>25th A Fortunate Day not very well</p> <p>26th Sunday Begginning to take the ice Down to Lancaster</p> <p>27th in the Bush went to head of the Island Windy</p> <p>28th last Day of Feby Dan Cameron and A Cameron Captain here Looking for oak I went to Sumerstown Bought of AJ Baker 17 lbs Pork 1 1/2 Doz Herrings 1 lb Tea 1/2 yd Calico 1/2 Gal syrup got a Ride Down to Bosells with the Mail Boy took Dinner at Bosells got the Loan of Georges hand sleigh got a Peice of Tobacco from the old Lady Mr Craigs Meeting in Williamstown to night Mr McPhee took over a Drove of Horses to the Boston Market</p> <p>{second page} 10</p> <p>Mr James Camerson Island</p> <p>1st March 1871 St Davids Day the Festival of the Welsh March came in very Windy hail Rain and snow and Fine I am very unwell to Day in Bed Most of the Day after coming from the Bush cut 10 Blocks for Troughs had to come home as I am very unwell</p> <p>2nd Fine in the Morning turned stormy East wind Heard crows this Morning Gordon went with the Handsleigh for a peice of Cedar for spoils ice slippery salting the cattle these Days as they are continually eating the old Grafs I not very well</p> <p>3rd not very well Raining Snowing Made a Rocker for the cradle of Oak</p> <p>4th a Very Fine Day Went to Summerstown got a Paper From Charlie some Better to Day a Good Deal of Travelling on the Ice to Lancaster 3 Loads of hay came up water Raising on the salmon River Frank Semo came arofs J Broke in close to the shore up above the Marsh Caribous men Drawing a stack from George Renshaws Expecting Mr Ward to come to Day with the Stove Did not come</p> <p>5th Sunday A fine Day Thawing some some cutters crofsing Summers's Road and some to Lancaster Gordon and I Put some Bushes so to Keep any one going the way of the hole at the shore</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>11</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>March 6th 1871</p> <p>Raining snowing Bonville and Dufren here the Dog stole their Bag of Provision I Gave them a Loaf of Bread I went to Peter Grants for to see if I would Get his sugar Pot went to the store Seen Francis the Indian Bought 2 Bunches of Matches Got a Ride Down from John Hamilton Heard about William McLeod and his servant Girl A Great Deal of hay Going over the River the ice on salmon River Broke Down to the Lines Barbara Cameron Poorly now Heard Mr Gadbois in Williamstown Departed</p> <p>7th Peter Bosell came to tell me to wait till the afternoon and George would come over for the hay George did not come nor Peter Grant did not come waiting all Day for them</p> <p>8th George Bosell came for a load of hay about a 1/2 a Ton charged him 2 Dollars cut 3 ash Logs for Troughs went to Sumerstown Measured the Wood went to Peters Bought of A J Baker 1/2 lb Salts 1 Pint of H Wines a Treat from Pete Mr Gatbeau in Williamstown Buried to Day Blackbirds and Wild Geese cem</p> <p>9th George Bosell came to Make trough made 35 or 36 and has Blocks cut to Make 50 A Fine Day soft Maples Runs Races on Salmon River to Day and tomorrow</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>12</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>March 10th 1871</p> <p>Raining went to the Bush George did not come till the afternoon to cut wood for the sugar camp John Hamilton and Willie Rose here gave John some Poles with George and Peter in the Bush</p> <p>11th Went to Summerston Bought of J I Baker 10 yrds Cotton 3/4 yd of surge 1/2 lb Tea 2 Doz Herrings 3 Bunches Matches told Andrew to Pay Peter 2/1/2 seen Bill Morris with a Waggon Looking for hay Promised to come Down for hay Took Dinner at Hamilton John Came Down with 2 Bags of Potatoes albout 3 1/2 Bushels took me home some wood Ice Getting Bad near shore Good in the channel George Began to Tap and Drawing wood to the sugar camp digging out some of the Troughs Gordon and I Old Angus M Donald on the Point Poorly Wild Geese and Ducks Plenty grey Birds and Black Birds came Gulls Flying to the east</p> <p>12th On this Day of the Month Donald McMaster first came to the Island Gathering sap with George in the Bush about 17 Pails Raining Foggy</p> <p>13th Peggy and George came sugared 19 lbs we got 7 1/2 lb and George got 11 1/2 Drawing Troughs</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>13</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>March 14th 1871 nomination Day for Members George went for Peters Pot in th Morning Gordon in the Bush all Day ice opened at Francis Island Made Sugar in the Bush Broke the Big Black canoe Keeping the catle in so they will not go to the Bush Heard Peter Baker went off yesterday Heard that Walter Baker Bought the House on Suples Place for 300 Dollars Heard that Willim McLeods wife would not come Back to live with him</p> <p>15th chopping stove wood Took some Boards to the Bush Frosty cold some East Wind ice opening slow Fixing the Fence at the West shed as the sheep jumps over sugared of to Day some Ducks Wild Geese and Grey Birds and Black Birds crows came</p> <p>16th in the Bush sugared of</p> <p>17th St Patrick Fishing EEls got 2 sugared off Hughann came</p> <p>18th in the Bush with George HughAnn and Gordon in the Bush a Great sap Day Runs well George and I Boiling at night The Fox Left on the Island Heard him tonight Keeping in the sheep and Heifer for fear of them Going to the sap</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>14</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>March 19th 1871 19 Sunday Made sugar to Day Took home 34 lbs of sugar to Day and 11 1/2 lb the First time which makes 45 1/2 lb he got George and Peggy crofsed in a canoe ice going Down very slow seen Fan Tailed Blackbirds this is the Last Day of Winter Spring commences tomorrow and a Fine Winter Day it is Seen no Muskrats yet as the ice is not clear from the shore A Lamb</p> <p>20 First Day of Spring a Fine Day E Wind Gordon and I Gathered 12 Pails of sap George could not crofs</p> <p>21st Election in Williamstown I crofsed for the first time this spring in a canoe to Summerstown Left my Canoe at Hamilton Island George Bosell Brought me 2 Letters this Morning and a Paper Got another Letter to Day with 3 Dollars inclosed sent a Letter to John Bought of AI Baker postage stamps paper and envelopes starch Raining and Blowing the ice Good Between Renshaws and Summerstown Mr Craig elected for Member</p> <p>22nd Levinia Birth Day sugaring off in the Bush</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>15</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>March 23 1871</p> <p>one of the White Ewes a Black Lamb snowing some made 2 Gallons of Mollasses for us Gordon and I to the Sturgeon Island Lashey and George Fishing EEls ice going Down snow George and Peter crofsed Peggy stopt all night</p> <p>24th Gordon and I to the Head of the Island some snow George and Peter came cutting Brush a Fortunate Day they went home to night</p> <p>25th Old Lady Day Annunciation of the Virgin Mary I Gathered 20 Pails of samp High West Wind cutting Brush Gordon Down at the apple Trees ice all round the shore could not come to the sugar to Day with the high Wind</p> <p>26th 2 Lambs to Day 1 Black one set Fire to the south part of the Island in or about the centre near shore Went to the Black Horse Island Henery in the Bush Duval son in the Bush and Georges Wife Peggy not Well George took what sugar that was weighed home East wind a fine Day Gordon in the Bush all Day</p> <p>27th stormy East Wind and snow a young Winter Gathered 4 pails of snow sap</p> <p>28th Went to Summerstown Bought of AJ Baker Tobacco Tea Matches paid sold my 20 lbs of sugar to Peter Grant at 12 1/2 24 bls Flour 1 pair Hens 16 Eggs A Dollar to Be paid yet small Boat crofsed to Salmon River Sunday</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>March 29th 1871 Went to Fort Covington Peter Bosell a I Got the Doble Barrell Gun Paid for the Freight 2 1/2 Dollars to james Cameron Went Down to John Cameron's House he was not around Home Bought at Dundee 65 lbs of Flour From Dell Rae Bought of D Baker or Robert 1/2 lb sugar 7 1/2 cents 11 lb Pork 1/2 lb crackers 2 Gimlets in to see Donald Suple Entered the Gun at the Custom House to Mr Phillips Isacc Hoingbacks Wife Buried to Day The water very Low in Salmon River a Great Deal of ice Going Down the Lake Mr Phillip and some other Gentlemen shooting at a Mark on the Water From the Custom House Down about 300 yards would think some Pretty Good shots made about 42 lbs sugar to Day</p> <p>30th Fixed the Pine saw Log Moved the Double Stove in the House Bruce and another Indian Here all night gave Bruce 2 sticks for Fork Handles sold them 2lbs sugar 15 a lb Got 2 EEls from him Wrote a Letter for George Bosell to Mr Kain Gave George 5 cents to Pay the Postage Fired the First shot out of the DB Gun shoots well did not sugar off to Day a Great Deal of sap tried to take up the Boat But it Leaks too much Peggy here</p> <p>31st in the Bush A White Got the 5 cents from George took away some more of his sugar thats 443 lb he says is made now made to Day about 80 lbs</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>17</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>April 1st 1871 Wrote a Letter to send to John But I Did not Go to the P.O to Day all Fools Day</p> <p>2nd a Fine Day Mr Gray and Mr Empy here sold 8 lb of sugar to Mr Gray Wanting a canoe Peggy alone in the Bush Georges wife there in the Morning Gordon and I went around the Island in the small canoe</p> <p>Palm Sunday to Day</p> <p>3rd Monday Put out 2 canoes took home a Load of Wood in the Fishing EEls Got 4 a Lamb one of the Black Sheep made about 48 or 50 lbs of Sugar to Day set Fire to the Sturgeon Island Gordon and I a great many Fishing EEls East Wind</p> <p>4th Went with m y Letter to the P.O a Great Day in Summerstown a Fighting and Quarrelling a Dirty Muddy Fight in the Mud Jos Laplant and Murdy Grant such another 2 Looking objects with mud all over the Face Eyes nose ears mouth and Body head and hair no Man or Woman ever seen the Like</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>18</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>April 4th 1871 continued Gray and Tom Summers had some Words would be a Fight may for McLeod threatening to Put a Heavy fine on them Duncan Cameron Ben Doren and John Mangum going to Fight it s a Story Day at Summerstown to Day Bought of AI Baker sugar crackers and Cheese 5 lb shot 10 Box of Caps I got them for 10 cents 1 plug of Tobacco 4 cents Got Dollar frim Mr Gray in his house seen Mr Stebbins and Mr Spooner Got a Paper from Andrew sen Dans Doghers in at {illegible} Men here to Day Drove down with the Wind one of them is Empy Rainbow tonight Rained Blew and hailed to Day 6 cents Postage for the Letter made 2 Gallons of Molasses 1/2 for us Frose some to night J Laplante Bought a cow from George Snider for 4 Dollars as she has a sore Foot got 2/6 on the Bargain</p> <p>5th Fixing my Gun Riggings Tom Munroe came home</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>19# 1871 April 6th</p> <p>Mr James S Cameron Island</p> <p>6th Fishing EEls Gordon and I got 5 Gathering their sap in the Bush On the Kitt Kitt Island</p> <p>7th Went to Summerstown brought home Peter Grants Bag Got A Paper from Charlie Went out to A Camerons for Downs Elixir they had none then went to Williamstown in at James McDonald McRory in the Glen Got 2 Bottles of the Elixer at Mr Burtons Mary Poorly with the Rheumatism at treat at A Camerons and he treated 3 or 4 times 10 cents to AI Baker Angus on the Front</p> <p>Good Friday and a Fine Day it is the sap runs well to Day East Wind and changed to West</p> <p>8th came from Williamstown Got a lb of Tea from EElery took Dinner at Walter Bakers A treat at Summerss Walter and I seen Angus came from Cornwall Skinned 2 Rats for Tom Sumners Came Down to Henerys stopt all night</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>1871 20#</p> <p>Mr James S Cameron Island</p> <p>April 5th Henery 3 Boys put me acrofs Let my canoe at Summerston as the wind was too high</p> <p>Easter Sunday the sap dont run very well today Did not see the sun this morning A Dont Dance a sighn of a hard year Rained some East Wind changed to the West in a squall</p> <p>10th George and Peggy and Peter Boiling in the Bush A Gallon a Peice nearly Gordon and I Burning on the inside of the Pitt Point Fence Ticks came and snaked Loons canoe Pewits or Revey came ice Going Down in cakes yet ice in the Bay and marsh George took home his sugar Gave him a stick for an oar Lent them A Bag eat Wild Onions to Day Wounded 2 Ducks Dugt a Peice at the stable some Frost in the Ground Began the Good Hay on Sunday for the cattle shut up Set 3 Traps for Muskrats for the first this Spring</p> <p>11th snowing Rain East Wind Got a Rat for the First</p> <p>12th Got a Rat Fixing Lane Fence Frost to night</p> <p>13th Lashey here Crofsed with Peggy to sugar Bush Henerys Boys wanting wood Gave him a stick for spear handle shot a Duck did not Get it</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>21</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>April 14 1871 crofsed for my canoe to Summerstown left the canoe I crofsed in at the head of Hamiltons Island Heard that Mr George McGilvrarys wife Departed to Day the Sef{illegible} Collector on the Front to Day Bought of AI Baker 1 Bottle of R R Relief 25 nutmegs 3 Tole -4 Barley 10 Thread - 7 Paint 37 1/2 sundries 10 oil 12 1/2 Raisins 2 H Wines 25 Pot 25 Mat1 Handkerchief 12 Bought of James Grant Bushel of Lime 12 1/2 Got for 10 cents Go 2 Boxes from A I Bakers Wife to carry the Lime took Down the 2 campes</p> <p>15th Gordon and I to Is Lamays the Watchmaker Living on the Brunston Place Left my watch with him to fix to charge me 6/3 Bought 1 1/2 Bushels of Potatoes at 40 cents a Bushel 60 got them By weight Kept us to Diner seen a Wild Turkey he had shot the First ever seen it must have bee one that strayed away from it nature Place it Weight is 11 lbs as it Travelled a Great ways and it eye out 1 of them it must Lost a Good Deal of its Weight shot a Duck</p> <p>16th Low Sunday Sandy &amp; Is semo henerys 2 Boys 1 of Williams Boys here wanting a canoe and Gun Gave Sandy semo My Dog Bruce snow to Day hail East Wind and West</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>22</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>17th April 1871 Put out my Boat Went to G Renshaws with 13 lbs of sugar Got 2 Bushels of Potatoes at Hamiltons of Georges Potatoes Paid AI Baker 25 cents for the Pot R Quit making the sugar made 1 Quart of syrup for the Last they made Frost tonight seen Peter Spink on the Front Bought Pat Purcells Farm for 4000-500 Dollars</p> <p>18th Our Duncans Birth Day Painting my Boat Gordon Gathering sap Tapt 12 Trees for him</p> <p>19th First Steamer went Down the St Helens Gordon Andrews Boiling in the sap 6 Pails Light in the Lighthouses 1/2 Gallon Hugh Ann Randolph in the Bush Let out the Heifer and sheep Fixing the Fence setting Fires found a 1/2 of a Barrel Burnt 3 Good hoops on it set Fire to the Backmarsh on the north West side of the Island shot a Duck did not get it Lightning tonight</p> <p>20th Went with Lashey to his Line Heavy Rain Thunder and Lightning took the Pine Log to the Front of the Door Put out my Boat a Lot of shooting to Day something took away 1 of my Traps Last night got the chain I think it must be the Fox got his Leg in it and Broke the chain Found a Ducks egg in the Front march Got a sturgeon from Lashey Sent him my Gaff</p> <p>21st Highlander went Down no Tow Finished Digging the Back Garden Shot a Duck</p> <p>22nd Passport went Down First Raft went down before the Door took the heife and sheep home to salt them Towing Propeller went Down and came up</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>23</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island 23rd April 1871 St George's Day the Festival of the English High North by West Wind 3 Propellers went down seen a Large White owl eating a Duck at the East End of the Island the small Ash canoe went off by not being drawn up enough but caught it this side of the sturgeon Island very cold to day found a few ticks Kingston went down froze hard tonight ice in the Canoes</p> <p>24th Plastering the house went to Summerstown got 2 papers from Dan On this day of the month Granny departed 1869 Bought of AJ Baker 1/2 lb tea 1/6 2 gal salt 8 cents plug Tob 4 cents 2 Bunches Matches 2 cents pipes ofo the Enterprise went in to Salmon River this morning then the British America went in Left my Boat at the head of Hamiltons Island took my Wheelbarrow home from Hamiltons Propeller Dominion went down</p> <p>25th St Marks Day whatever way the weather is today it will most likely be all the year it's East Wind and Rain changed to the West gloomy shot a Duck got a Rat Planted 2 Pailfull of seed ends in Garden at the shed Dug some in the Garden set a trap</p> <p>26th Went to Summerstown Plastering some City of Ottawa came up went into Salmon River the Osprey went up Grant pulling his Potash on Board the British America Peter Grants wife a young daughter Brought Peter the pay for his Pot</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island April 27th 1871 24 East Wind Began to Whitewash the house Raining some a strange craft sailed up to the foot of the Island got aground Wind changed sailed down to Ross Island stopped all night and took a Tow next Day from the Highlander</p> <p>28th Went to Summertown took 12 lbs 3/4 of sugar at 10 cents Bought flour oatmeal got 3 1/2 bushels of potatoes at John Hamiltons of George Renshaws potatoes Raining</p> <p>29th Set the Leach for the Lie for soap Set Traps for the Big White owl he is Flying around killing Ducks Cutting Fat Pine in the marsh Raining East Wind Spartan Went Down Passport Went Down 2 Big Tows Went Down</p> <p>30th Went to the Pitt Point found a Duck's Nest 10 eggs in the Back Marsh the L Renaud came up First Trip the City of Ottawa in to Dundee on the Sturgeon Island Gordon and I</p> <p>1st May Fine Day a Part of the time wind changed every direction in the afternoon a very very Brilliant Green Yellow and Blue more of a Yellow Shone on the south end of the Kitt Kitt Island it was very handsome it must Be from the Rainbow Began the soap it hailed very cold very warm Renaud went down ice going Down shot a Squirrel wild geese Plenty</p> <p>2nd at the soap Finished it went to try the perch they would not Bite caught a succour with my hand at the Little Island found a nest 8 eggs Set Fire to the hay on the Island Fishing at night Fine Day went around Island Set hen to hatch 15 eggs under her</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>25</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island May 3rd 1871 Planting and Digging some taking the Banking from the West End of the house</p> <p>4th Raining Digging some</p> <p>5th Finished digging this Piece Raining got a rat</p> <p>6th Fine the Highlander went Down with a large Tow 15 Barges Went to Summerstown Bought of AJ Baker 5/- worth of Flour 2 Plugs Tobacco 3 Bunches of Matches got Paid from Peter B Grant 5/- helping AJ Baker barreling up his Beans John Hamilton and I James Grant working at the Potash himself got my Tongs from Tom Kennedy seen Dan Campbell on the Front got a paper from Charlie the L Reynard got smashed some not up to Day</p> <p>7th Sunday Windy North Wind</p> <p>8th Finished Planting Before the old House Planting five Hills in the Bush clearing a Piece in the Bush at the Garden put up Beds cut out today put manure of the Banking on the Potatoes fixing the Garden fence Dug at the old House Planted it with Potatoes planted 15 Hills in the Bush Little Livinia in the Bush with Gordon and I the Magnet Went Down a great many Boats going to Day tried for Fish out Before the door got none</p> <p><br />26 {page two} Mr James Cameron Island May 11th 1871 Windy time fixing the lane fence cold a change in the Moon Windy</p> <p>12th a Fine Day went up to George Renshaw's to fix his Ram Lambs took over a Bale of Wall Paper to AJ Baker from The Wharf Went over to Renshaws Island with Andrew to measure his wood sold it to the British America took tea at J Baker took some iron to Tom Kennedy Borrowed 2 Dollars from Mr Norman Abrams Bought 1/2 pound tea matches</p> <p>13th Making the gate North when high L Renard came up after Being Fixed started to go across turned Back wind High started again and crofsed Bought of AJ Baker 48 lb of flour took home a load of wood from the Bay</p> <p>14th Rogation Sunday blowing North Wind</p> <p>15th This morning hard ice Walter Baker Sale of all his Property caught 4 Perch planted a few Hills of Potatoes in the Bush put more onions in the Garden Found a hat put up the Rittition Picking wool of the Briars cold Windy</p> <p>16th Shearing 6 of the Sheep</p> <p>17th Sheared 4 and Marking the Lambs and altering them</p> <p>18th Gordon and I to Paul's for the first time ever was there Went acrofs to Luke Bowens took Dinner at Luke's Henry Bosell came home with the Round Adze</p> <p>19th Fishing</p> <p>20th Fishing taking home Wood a great many Boats going up and down today cutting Fat Pine</p> <p>21 Went to Alexis na houta's Christies Gordon Hugh Ann and Randolph</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>27 Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>22nd May 1871 Washing the Wool a squally evening with wind and rain</p> <p>23rd Weighed of our own wool what I was going to sell and what was to be sent to Be carded for stockings and Mits crofsed to Summerstown Walter Baker put out to Day Bought of Andrew on account of the wool 1/2 lb tea 1/3 53 lb flour 1 lb butter and plate helping Walter to put his things in Barbara Camerons room</p> <p>24th Queen's Birth Day Fired a volley crofsed to AJ Bakers with the wool 20 lb had paid 25 cents and if he gets any more he is to give it to me gave me 20 cents a piece for five rats paid him 2 Dollars for Norman Abrams got Bought Kerosene oil Salt helping Walter to move his things to Grans house George Renshaw took his wife and all the family in the Boat at a Roses Andrew harrowing wheat went across with G Renshaw stopt all night to help him with the scow</p> <p>25th helping George taking the scow out seeing Maxims daughter going to Montreal and Galerna Corsican aground Donald McRae acrofs to the Renaud high Wind</p> <p>26 Digging a piece for corn at the old house</p> <p>27th Went to Summerstown Brought Mrs Spink Butternut Cherry Alder Wild onions Brought Thomas Monroe Wool Ronald Angus and Thomas a Bottle as I was starting away</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron</p> <p>May 28th 1871 Whit Sunday went to Mr T Lemay or J DeLorme Gordon and for my watch Paid him 5/- for the Repairing it stopt at the foot of Christies Island seen Jacob and his Boy got two EEls from him thunder lightning and Rain Wind very fine real hot sun Mr Lashey here with my spear got it fixed at Mr McLeans in Lancaster then change Back a plug of tobacco I took Thomas Monroe Mr Oxby and Mrs Oxby here crofsing over to see their people Murdy Grant with them Lent them my Boat to go from here had a Bottle</p> <p>25th Royal Oak Day very windy Making a Box for to hold fish caught some perch</p> <p>30th Mr Oxby and Mrs and Murdy Grant came crofsed over them Gave him some Perch he had some of his own left a piece of cheese with Livinia Norman McPhee putting or Laying the foundation of his Stone House yesterday of AJ Baker trolling line 20 cents file 10 cents took Dinner with Thomas Monroe came down with Walter Baker stopt at Andrew Rose got basket of potatoes from her scene Bella eligible Son up with the Mail Boy and and John Cameron sold his horse to Kenneth for 20 Dollars</p> <p>31st planted some oats and corn</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>1st of June 1871 the Glorious First of June Fixing the Fence on the Pitt Point the Ticks most awful Bad very warm Day walking home Wood cutting the Weeds in the Potatoes in the bush planted two rows of Garnot Chilies above the current Bushes cutting Weeds in the Potatoes hilled some of them grubs very Bad cutting onions and potatoes the Hens commenced to lay again put the Bell on the heifer Looking at the sugar it Begginning to crack Trowling {illegible}</p> <p>3rd went down to Kitt Kitt Gordon Randolph and myself got a chub and Perch very stormy for a little while fine cutting the Weeds in the Back Garden seen Henry fishing Perch</p> <p>4th of June old George the 3rd Thirds Birth Day Trinity Sunday trowling Randolph Gordon and T Jacobs wife here yesterday with Fish to sell Found 2 nests 1 with 6 eggs the other with 9 a very very warm hot sun to day</p> <p>5th crofsed to Summerstown got the carrot seed Mr Oxbey Left at Thomas Monroe's Alex Jim Roy Putting a Lot of Cattle on the Boat British America</p> <p>6th Brought some Cherry Bark over for Mrs Baker brought a cake of sugar to Peter and brought it home would not sell it for 10 cents Thomas fixing his Boat Bought off AJ Baker 2 1/2 lbs crac{illegible} helping George Renshaw to put out his scow Mr Craig putting his horses Down to Francis Island Big John Grant departed this life</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>June 7th 1871 very Windy fixing my ashes in Bags to go to Dundee Tyler Lincoln here and four more men in his Cedar Boat had 5 casks of stuff got some stuff he had in a Bottle from him they started found a birch log Drove in to Shore</p> <p>8th Went to Bosells Gordon and I for a canoe got the loan of 10 lb of flour from Mrs McIntosh at Archie's Big John Grant up the Front Buried today J Laplante and wife at Bosells Henry Bosell got a large Masknonge {muskalung) to Day high Wind Gordon and I coming home Q Allen wind Bound on the Pitt Point Joyete and Son slept in the Barn all night got some salt to Salt their fish</p> <p>9th our Marys Birth Day wind High caught some Perch Brought home the Birch saw log started for Salmon River Gordon and I as soon as the wind is Down a little 8 Bushels of Ashes 56 lb of iron 12 lb of rags 12 and 1/2 lb of sugar Bought at old Marysville Gordon and I Mayvells girl sick the Doctor there</p> <p>10th started it up to the store from Mayvills forgot about 16 lb of iron left it on the shore took breakfast Gordon at Jac{cut off} McDonald McDonell Super Bought of Robert Baker to 2 Dollars of flour 50 lb got it at {illegible} 1/4 lb Tob 1/2 lb tea matches Lot 25 cents for sale 40 lb of iron 3 cents for Cotton Rags 20 cents for Ashes 10 cents for sugar got 2 gallons of soft soap from Mr Baker he came down with us to the Mayville Farm catching his horses sailed home the Adolphus went up to Day for to take the Dundee folks to procefsion to Williamstown with Bosells canoe got a Bottle of milk from Georges wife heard Mrs McIntosh {illigible} the flour and got from her Mr Baker taking down a Raft of Rails to the Farm</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>June 11th 1871 Sunday June 11th Tote a Dice Grand Procefsion Corpus Christie and so on high Wind to Day heavy Rain thunder and lightning the Adolphus went Down with a load going to Williamstown procefsion the Picton came out of Lancaster whatever she was doing there got some papers from Mrs Norman McDonald yesterday</p> <p>12th Hoeing Potatoes Planted somewhere the corn and beans were taking up the Potatoes in the Bush hoed cutting Weeds around the Lower Point and Pitt Point</p> <p>13th lost a Maskinounge</p> <p>14th Lashey setting his Line him and Pete Bosell here with the Rain and Wind gave him some matches Gordon caught the first Dory or Pickerel or Wall eyed Pike</p> <p>15th fishing caught 233 Pickerel and chubs and the rest Perch took home a Load of Wood Pealed some Basswood and Elm Bark lost our anchor the Rope Broke a Fortunate Day very warm strawberries Ripe</p> <p>16th Picking Berries</p> <p>17th Made Strawberries Preserves Henry Bosell here got his spoon I gave him mine to fix went to Summerstown got 2 papers from Dan Thomas Monroe supeaned to Longinal Went to George Renshaws got 1 Bushel of Potatoes from him George Bosell left the Renaud and is on the British America bought crackers the L Renaud a pleasure trip from Cornwall went with Lashey at night to his Line Lashey here all night got two EEls from him Henry got a Lunge about 20 lb weight sold to John Carey</p> <p>18th the memorable Battle of Waterloo Went Down to Rofs Island Killed 3 Black snakes 1 Green on a crew of French on Christies Island playing the Fiddle and yelling the Kingston takes 13 minutes from The Pitt Point to the Lower end of Butternut Island the Magnet takes 12 minutes the Corsican takes 15 the Spartan takes 10 minutes the Passport 12 minutes the Corinthian takes minutes</p> <p>19th went to George Renshaws working at the Fence got 50 cents from George working on the roads in summertime Summertown Rafts a Going Down</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>June 20th 1871 in the upper Field Picking strawberries for to make Preserves Gordon Hugh Ann and Randolph</p> <p>21st went to AJ Bakers bought 75 cents of flour matches</p> <p>22nd our Dan's Birth Day went out to see them in Williamstown Brought out strawberries and the cake of maple sugar the court in Cornwall now about Mr Craig trying to unseate him But I Rather think they can't do it</p> <p>23rd in Williamstown word came that Mr Craig got all right Angus and Duncan McLennan A Row Pushed him off the steps firing the cannon and Burning a Barrel of Tar and celebrating for Mr Craig Bought at Galbeaus a Bottle of Pain Killer as I am awful Bad with the Toothache Angus on the Bosure</p> <p>24th came home from Williamstown wind High the Renaud a Pleasure trip</p> <p>25th Sunday Gordon and I went to Mr Hopkins with a letter to George Grant took dinner there Bill and Emmanuel there spoke to Jim about fixing my Boat told him I would give him 1/2 ton of hay for Fixing it got four books Sicilian romance A Days Ride Innocence Abroad Leslie Tyrell, I got from Jim's wife</p> <p>26th Hoeing the potatoes in the Bush all the children in the Bush very warm George Bosell here Bargained for his hens took my Bag to bring me 2 Dollars worth of flour from Cornwall on the Boat</p> <p>27th Windy Day</p> <p>28th Windy</p> <p>29th Went to Summerstown took home my plain {plane} and drawing knife from George Renshaws stopt at Hamilton's to see if John had any Potatoes to sell</p> <p>30th crofsed to Dundee with Thomas and Peter Spink a McLennan a Provender of a man left him twice on Jacobs Island Bought on Credit 25 lb of flour from AJ Baker bought (2 1/2yds Calico spool soda paid this) Mrs Fitzpatrick young son</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>July 1st 1871 Dominion Day Livinia Gordon and Bismarck went to Bosells got 5 hens and a Rooster a Dollar I have to pay George for them 3 of them got smothered in the Bag coming home a pleasure trip on the L Renaud all British Flags Floating to Day</p> <p>2nd Passport passed down the Champion going Down</p> <p>Sunday 3rd I went up to Summerstown helped them over with the Scout from George Renshaws and AJ Baker salt Crockery syrup and sugar Gorge took his cow over stopt at Peters Kenneth down to Roses with me in the Boat Got my Book from Mrs Rose got my Flour at Bosells AJ Baker and Thomas Monroe took Mr Millers horses to Pasture</p> <p>4th American Independence Day Rain and Fine Great Racing and so on at Fort Covington</p> <p>5th our John's Birth Day transplanted 11 plants of tobacco</p> <p>6th went with my Boat to Jim Hopkins to fix Lashey here at night Mr Mears and Mr Credden Col Stiles son-in Law slept in the Barn heavy rain tonight</p> <p>7th Mr Mears and his men here all day as the wind blows very hard went off this evening Lashey and I to his line Got 38 cents from them</p> <p>8th Jimmy Grants Birth Day had a treat from him on that Bought off AJ Baker 1/2 lb tea 4 Quarts salt one plug tobacco 4 cents postage on 2 papers I sent to Mr Black Tailor Williamstown 1 for matches (I owe AJB 9 cents on this</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>July 9th 1871 Sunday salted the horses Windy</p> <p>10th to Galerneau here Gave me some hooks gave me some hooks Mowed some thistles Before the door Semo came for his scythe got it put the Marsh hay on the East Mow of the stable Loft Lashey here Jim Hopkins wife went to Williamstown</p> <p>11th Fishing Down near the Kit Kit got a good many suckers Bass Pickerel chub and Perch Quite a variety to Day</p> <p>12th of July Orangemans Day Drew some rails a party out of Dundee on the British America</p> <p>13th went to Summerstown seen Angus had a new Buggy Bought yesterday Andrew Baker and Tom Summers went to Montreal the American serving the river showed my sample of staves to the Cooper thought them Dear for his work</p> <p>14th caught a stick of Pine Went to Dundee met Mr Stebbins Mr Creed and Mr Turner the Egg Peddler Met Galernea spoke to me about Greenwood coming to buy a piece of Hay Rain Wind Thunder and Lightning stopt at a small {illegible} took some Biscuit seen The Drudge working went up to see the Cooper Laflesh Thomas Monroe crofsed with 4 men the Schoolmistrefs and Rebecca had something to Drink at Tyo's met Don Suple going acrofs had a Treat from John Creed my tin Bashion stol out of my Canoe by some of the Indians got one from Frank Mayvilles wife D Baker and I Buried a Large Lizard</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>July the 15th 1871 Fishing Caught a small Makinounge 20 lb weight mowed a swath down to the river St Swithins Day no rain if it rains to Day it will rain for 40 Days the saying is a pleasure trip on the L Renaud of the Indian</p> <p>16th Sunday Mrs James Hopkins and George Grant here coming from Williamstown Walter Baker and his wife and Willie Rose here</p> <p>17th Mowed some in the Grove at the Riverside Raining hard Thunder and Lightning Lashey here tonight went with him to his Lines the Champion came up today and Went Down yesterday there must be something wrong with the Banshee as it is her day to come up</p> <p>18th Raining started for to go turn the Back with the storm left my canoe up in the Bay</p> <p>19th I crossed to Summerstown bought 100 weight of Flour got on William McLeods account got 2 Papers from Dan seen the Passed the Examination in them as attorney at law took dinner at Thomas Monroe's</p> <p>20th smoking a Maskinounge made a few cocks of Hay</p> <p>21st Harnefsed the horses Drew a few Drags Drew in some hay seven cocks in the Barn Mr Stebbins here going to Lancaster</p> <p>22nd went to Mr Hopkins for my boat got my cleevises from Jim went to Summerstown Bought of AJ Baker 1/2 lb tea 1/3 tobacco 4 cents 30 cents on credit Heavy Rain Thunder seen Long John son George Renshaw sold his land to John Carey for 2 1/4 each</p> <p>23rd Sunday fishing</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>24th July 1871 Mr Stebbins Payne Rockhill Creed came J Creed stopt the rest went home Creed mowing in the Grove very warm to Day Gordon and J trowling got none put in some of the Sheep</p> <p>25th St James Day Battle of Bannockberry helping AJ Baker with his hay got salt I crofsed with 4 lambs to John Carey the men came to mow</p> <p>26th Dog Days commenced drawing wood</p> <p>27th started to go to Henry Genie's went as far as Rankins Point the Wind Rose I turned back seen old Mr Vondell working on Dan McLeans Barge had a hard time coming up around Shore Rained some stopt on the foot of Christees Island Mowed some in Front of the house</p> <p>28th Raining all the Men Fishing got a piece of sturgeon on Alexis Island Niles and Dighton Payne Stebbing Fishing got 2 Perch had a Row about them putting the grease on their heads</p> <p>25th Doctor Gillis and a boatload with him of women 3 men Niles Park and another man here they all went off tonight</p> <p>30th Went to Na Houtas Island as it is raining Gordon and I</p> <p>31st I crofsed with 3 Dozen Eggs Bought 1/2 lb Tea matches starch tobacco thread Mrs Hamilton called me in as Tom Davis went up to meet me at the store I went to Carey Tom lying down on the island near the Bridge wakened him up he would not Rest if I would not take 1/2 Dollar from him I took it came home then crofsed with John Creed gave Tom Paper</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>August 1st 1871 Lammas Day Mowing on the Pitt Point Fixing Fence caught a good many pickerel Creed sick the 2 Boys Mowing and cocked 37 cocks very warm</p> <p>2nd gave them the upper Field on the haves Stebbin and Josey came Creed went home with Josey Gordon Randolph and I went to see if the scow was on Alexis Island Mary's birthday 1864 commenced to stack help them to stack</p> <p>3rd commenced Payne Charlie and I went to Summerstown for 1 gallon of H Wines Cannons Firing to Day seen Sandy Snider on the Front Payne treated me in Summerss</p> <p>4 went to Alexis Island</p> <p>5th stocking I went to Summerstown I went to see John Carey got 7 Dollars from him he owes me 2 on the Lambs yet gave AJ Baker 3 1/2 to give to Bill McLeod the other 3 1/2 I gave to Thomas Monroe got 50 lb of flour on credit from AJ Baker Bought 2 lb butter at 17 cents 1 Bowl 7 cents matches 1 cent tobacco 4 cents paid this with 50 cents - a White Bowl)</p> <p>6th Randolph's Birth Day 1867 Sunday a fine day Liz Laflesh and John Snider here had a Bottle stopt till evening</p> <p>7th Gathered 6 cocks about finished all the stacks they took up all their Rigging and went off Forgot their hay Fork about 40 cocks in Paynes stack I put 8 cocks of my own in and 40 cocks of Paynes 55 cocks in the Barn now</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>August 8th 1871 Found a Pine tree in the upper Feild above the house its about 2 ft high now Payne and I found it when clearing a place to Build his stock yesterday the 7th the Herricks here camping at the head of the island a Large Party of them some from New York and some of them from Chicago they came on Monday the seventh</p> <p>7th a very Windy time day heavy rain loud thunder and sharp Lightning when Herricks party was coming from Christees Island they very near got swamped Christopher McRae and Josey Galernea Fishing I showed them the spot for Pickerel Mowed the road in Rushes Beside the Marsh on Monday the 7th caught 1 bass 2 perch 2 pickerel or Wall Eyed Pike as some call them</p> <p>9th I went to Fish caught 1 Gordon and I to head of the Island the Herricks went off lost a vest George Bosell came with his horse we went with the Ark for the bull on Alexis Island and this morning Jim Hopkins took him away I knew nothing about it till Josey Galernea told us after going up to the horse Island Josey put me acrofs I gave him stuff for a Paddle</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>August 11th 1871 went to AJ Bakers my Foot very sore Bought 2 lb butter 3 lb pork 2 Bunches Black thread 1 spoll kerosene oil 1/2 lb powder 2 lb shots seen Dr Shaver Fishing settled with Andrew for Mr Millers horses Paid the 50 lb X of flour I got from him on the 5th the men on Christees cutting hay came home with the Jar Payne got took a Barrel home for to load ashes L got at the end of AJ Baker store a Barge the Tug one of the Little Propellers run on the bar at the Squaw Island</p> <p>12th my Foot very sore Fishing</p> <p>13th Sunday my Foot I cannot put under me very sore and Badly swelled</p> <p>14th Pulled out the Potato onions found herricks vest Down in the Bay</p> <p>15th tried or Begun the Potatoes at the door Gordon found a Bun went around the Island fishing at the Pickerel holes not Biting very well</p> <p>16th opened one of my Boils and put soap and sugar to draw it and it almost set me raving it is so very sore</p> <p>17th shot a yellow Hammer Plugged up a squirrel in one of the Hicory trees cleaning my three guns</p> <p>18th Got 7 Ducks went to the head of the Island seen Roses sheep I suppose they put them on yesterday</p> <p>19th Bismarck's Birth Day 1 year old today got 5 Ducks a Pleasure Party on the L Renaud 1 of the hens wanting to hatch Dipped her in the Water the City of Hamilton Towing here now eating Tomatoes horse Beans Ripe cucumbers plenty stertions {nasturtiums?} Good</p> <p>Sunday the 20th East wind Fine Day hazelnuts some Good Butternuts some meat in them Randolphs Foot sore and Bismarcks Bad with Boils and myself Bad with Boils it's the Dog Days now and people should Physick themselves Before they Begin</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>August 21st 1870 shooting Ducks took home wood in the canoe</p> <p>22nd Bad with Boils on my ancle and leg Dan and Mr Lonagan came in the evening Brought me 2 plugs of tobacco some Powder shot and caps tea and sugar they went out swimming and Rowing in the Boat</p> <p>23rd this is the Day the great Boat Race at St John's Renforth Dies to Day Dan and Lonagan Through the Woods swimming and Rowing on the water Throwing the 11 lb ball Dan Throws it Feet they Went off this Evening home Races in Lancaster</p> <p>24th I crofsed to Summerstown (Bought on credit 50 lb flour) (Bought 1/4 lb tea matches 3 yd cotton paid this) got a letter from Charlie heard of the Boat Race Mr Spencer and Christopher McRae here stopt in the Barn</p> <p>25th Went to James Hopkins for the Bulll Jim and George Grant Came Down with me in the scowl left the Scow till tomorrow James B Grant Died</p> <p>26th making an oar took away the scow East Wind</p> <p>27th Heavy Rain all day old James B Grant Buried to Day</p> <p>28th crofsed to AJ Bakers Mr Spencer and Paul Grant here night</p> <p>29 Wind changed heavy from the West started to Go to Rofs Island turned back fishing in the Back Channel</p> <p>30th Drew some wood</p> <p>31st Bismarck commencing to stand up put in 2 Bushels of Potatoes eating new corn very unwell to night Alexander Ocean McDonald Buried to Day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>September 1st 1871 went to AJ Bakers to 1 1/2 Dozen of Eggs one Plug tobacco the rest in tea (to 2 lb of shot on credit) took dinner at T Monroes speaking to Captain Newton of the Barge Griswold about the manure let him have my Boat to go and meet the Adolphus she passed up here this morning to go for Fort Covington Lacrofs Club to play in Lancaster I crofsed with Thomas Monroe to Dundee with the 4 or 5 of the Connors Tyo Fixing his shed George and Pete Bosell here seen Mr Herrick told him I found his vest</p> <p>2nd very warm fine Day very warm Gordon and I left Kit Island Rofs and Butternut shot a Duck did not get it found a couple of staves took dinner on Rofs Island killed some Black snakes But I did not look after them much as it was shoes I had on if it was my Boots I would look after them more a Great Deal of shooting around Christees and Alexis</p> <p>3rd Dans Birth Day and a fine Day it is very warm</p> <p>4th Went to Cornwall with AJ Baker William McLeod's wife Poorly Dr Shaver attending</p> <p>5th John Angus's Birth Day commenced taking up the Potatoes got 1/2 lb tea 1 lb sugar from AJ Baker the Day I went to Cornwall took my Dinner and supper there</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>September 5th 1871 commence the Potatoes took up 20 Bushels to Day</p> <p>6th this is the Last of the Dog Days at the Potatoes took up 10 bushels to Day shot some Ducks</p> <p>7th very Windy Babel and his wife called here as they were going to {illegible} gave them some Potatoes took 10 Bushels thats 40 bushels out of this Peice Besides what we eat since Killed some Ducks shot a hawk</p> <p>8th Fishing got Duck Fixing the ashes in Bags went around the island seen Captain Newton at Barge aground loaded with hops and Leach and Ashes sneaking to the Bay Smith the steamer Adolphus came up and assisted in taking them off</p> <p>10th Sunday George and Jim Nicholson here {illegible} 6 {illegible} timber for Stickland Boat and wanting to Buy Marsh Bay although it is Sunday</p> <p>11th Went out with my ashes to James Grant had 3 1/2 bushels 15 cents a bushel I bought of AJ Baker 2 lb shot 20 cents 1/2 lb powder 20 cents 1 {illegible} tobacco 4 cents Tin Cup 7 cents a great Pic Nic on Burnt House Point for Sunday school children Peter B Grant wanted his Pot seen Luke Bowen crofsed for Thomas {illegible} shares as John Barretts was wanting him 40 Days Devotion in Williamstown now</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr ames Cameron Island</p> <p>Sept 12th 1871 Raising Potatoes in the Back Garden 3 1/2 Bushels Randolph and I</p> <p>13th The Fair in Fort Covington Commences to Day Cut some Marsh Hay</p> <p>14th Great Frost Last night at Summerstown seen Angus took over Peter B Grants Pt Went to see John Carey seen Hugh Fraser (McKinney) at Carey a Great many crofsing to the fiar the British superior Down with a Raft with tents on it Put a Ring in Barretts Bulls nose to Day at Parish minister Rap came accrofs with I home a man By the name of Wesley Died very sudden to Day going to the Fair he was a schoolmaster seen Jim He taking over with a Passenger</p> <p>15th Took up some of the Potatoes in the Bush and they are very small &amp; what Done that is the tops Being cropped off and Grew and Blossomed the second time a Handsome Large Squash the Frost Killed the vines in the Bush But not around the House Bought of AJ Baker 50 lbs Flour at 3 1/4 on Credit left an note for him Blowing seen Tom Davis and A Baker Fixing Before his Door with Ground</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Sept 16th 1871 Mr Luke Brown here Got the Loan of my British Musket gave him some envelopes Luke told me I would get his spear Beside Went to Alexis Island Shot 3 Ducks got 1 the shanty that was in Na Houtas Island is Burnt Indians catching Rats since some time in August I think the Drudge came out With the British American to Day about 59 Bushles in the cellar now of Potatoes</p> <p>17th Sunday Writing to Charlie a Letter Rain high Wind</p> <p>18th Began to Cut in Front Marsh cut 8 cocks hard Frost and ice Last night The Rain along with the Little Nannie a Great many canoes and Boats on the Water to Day cut some in the Back Marsh shot a Duck Magnet went Down</p> <p>19th Henery Genie's Barge sailed Down passed the Door his Boy called to se me about the Timbe he told me he was married in January his Father is coming up next Week Hugh Ann and Gordon Gathering Grapes gather 2 Tubs full Raining high Wind Got 2 very small Turtles Lost one of them out of my Pocket 2 of the hens hatching Ducked them in the Water and shut them up to take the hatching of them</p> <p>20th Shows in Lancaster Charlie and Willie Rose after the Ram and Wedder to Kill Made 13 cocks in the Back Marsh Shot Black Duck Drew some chips and Wood Livinia Bad with Tooth ache and earache Raining some Water very Low</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island Sept 21st 1871</p> <p>St Mathews Day Frost Last Night Livinia very Bad with the Toothache a Barge sailed acrofs in to Salmon River</p> <p>22nd Got a Rat for the Frist setting a very fine Day put in the sheep thinking of Going over tommorrow</p> <p>23rd Windy Let the sheep go Gathering Butternuts some Oak nuts Ducks not plenty</p> <p>24th Sacrament in Williamstown some Rain here not much Thunder and Lightning more heavyto the north Fishing a Man and a Woman stopt Last night up in the Bay I seen their a Going to Day Renaud went Down</p> <p>25th I crofsed to Summerstown AJ Baker in Montreal Bought 1/2 lb Tea 1/4 lb cut Tobacca 1 Quart of Keroseen oil Got the Loan of Fitspatrick scythe from Jim Nicholson Got a Treat of Ale From George Renshaws cut some Rushes Beat William Lancllets a Racing coming Down to Hamiltons as they said Hurra for a Race Got a Paper from Charlie</p> <p>26th Began to mow with fitsPatricks scythe Got a Rat commenced to Rain Raining all Day East Wind cold Rain putting the onions in Boxes spreading the nuts on the Floor up stairs</p> <p>27th Gathering nuts Gordon and I</p> <p>28th Drew some Wood Raining</p> <p>29th St Michael Mowing Back Marsh East End Made 28 cocks</p> <p>1st of October Sunday Gordon and I to Rofs's Island and Charlies Island Found a stave eat some Grapes and Cranberries took our Dinner on Charlies or Butternut Island no Butternuts seen Lamay's Boat at Rofs Island Getting Grapes and cranberries shot a very Large Eagle in the Grove</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Oct 2nd 1871 Got a Rat Went to Summerstown Called at John Hamiltons to see the Well Depth about 32 Feet and about 12 feet of water in it now Heard old Mrs John Summers was very poorly Heard Murdock F McLennan was Laird of Williamstown AJ Baker in Cornwall signed the papers again Bought of AJ Baker on credit 1 Peck of salt Got 50 cents to Give to Thomas Munroe the pay of the sheep Kenneth Lost a 5 Dollar Bill Heard William McLeod Lost his Grey mare seen Dan Rofs from the Kings Road he is taking up Large stones with a patent Machine seen George of Athal at Summerstown a very fine Day East Wind</p> <p>3rd Raining West Wind went to Fish got none Lashey here Fishing minnows and pickerel</p> <p>4th Drew some Wood gathering nuts set some Traps</p> <p>5th Fiar commences in Williamstown I crofsed to P.O. called to see John Hopkins took Dinner at Thomas Munroes Kenneth McDonald Heard of John his son was one of them either got Killed or Got wounded in the mines AJ Baker Scowing his salt Bought a pair of Boots 1"40 Bottle of castor oil 10 AJ Baker got to Give Thomas Munroe</p> <p>6th crofsed with 2 Lambs to John Carey got as I thought pay for the sheep Bought of AJ Baker 50 lbs Flour paid this 40 cents worth Pork I owe 7 cents on the Pork helping Andrew with the Porker</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>James Cameron Island</p> <p>October 7th 1871 Saturday thinking Thomas Munroe would be after the sheep gathered some nuts piling some wood cut a few swarths of marsh Hay set 2 Traps A fine Day Wind West Ducks scarce Rats not Plenty Burning on Na Houtas Island Keeping in the sheep thinking he will come for them water very low snakes plenty Bismark very sick</p> <p>8th A Race up the Princep Louise and the City of Ottawa</p> <p>9th A Fine Morning Gordon and I Went to Lukes Bow{cut off} for the EEl spear got the spear and a Broken one Luke thrashing at Bills seen Mr Lesslee and James Hopkins at Paul Id's Hunting partridge had a chat with them and a Good coo of old Rye coming Down the channel we had a Pretty strong Breeze did not like to stop on the Hog Island for fear the wind would be worse so we kept on in the Gale Landed safe cut some hay in the Trout marsh</p> <p>10th Hugh Anns Birth Day smokey windy Big Fires over on the south side of us in the Marsh I think there must Be some stacks Burnt</p> <p>11th Games Williamstown Boat Racing in Dundee James Hopkins and Peter Buchanan 1111 Henery Genies son and Johnston of the Cherry Island Lighthouse Wind high or else I was Going to see them</p> <p>12th Raining smoky Windy Mowing some</p> <p>13th Making a stack put 51 Cocks in it</p> <p>14th got Rat cut the Wings of the Eagle set some Traps Water very Low Heard Geese But Did not see them Raining to night thought to crofs but did not go Bismark very sick gave him spirits of Turpentine new moon this Day morning a Great many Boats and a Good lot of Towing</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>James Cameron Island</p> <p>October 15th 1871 Sunday Seen Wild geese High High very high Wind very Bad with Pain I took in my side</p> <p>16th very unwell in Bed all Day</p> <p>17th not very well took Down the Petition took in the carrots and Beets</p> <p>18th St Lukes Day First snow very stormy Raining</p> <p>19th very heavy Thunder and Lightning to night</p> <p>20th a change in the moon splitting some wood</p> <p>21st Went to Summerstown crofsed to George Renshaws with Fitspatrick all Day on the Island very cold and no Fire made out Georges steamboat Bills crofsed with Fitspatrick and Jessamas Wife to Summerstown stopt at Georges all night Babell here stopt on the Pitt Point Fishing with his nets Sunday Bought of AJ Baker 1 Quart of Kerosene oil 1/2 lb Tea on Credit) ( 1 plug of Tobacco matches paid this)</p> <p>Sunday 22 came home Just got home when the wind commenced to Blow went to the P Point to give Balsell some Tobacco Found a canoe</p> <p>23rd Little Livinia Birth Day 1868 Fixing a place with rails for to Build a stack or putting up the hay that was Blowed Down Tried for EEls got none took Round the canoe</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>James Cameron Island</p> <p>October 24th 1871 24th Our Hughs Birth Day 1871 Went to Summerstown Paid Thomas Munroe for the Lambs Gave me a 7 1/2 on them Give him 2 Dollars in Bills wrote a Letter to Henery Genie a Meeting of the Cheese Factory Folks up at Mr Craigs John Hamilton and I came home together in the Boat the horse slipped his headstall at Summers Door Looking for the horse Found him in the Pasture harnefs off</p> <p>25th My Birth Day Banking the house the West End</p> <p>26th Drawing wood Laduke and Peter Shetla here looking for Timber a Great Deal of shooting to Day went to the Little Island to Try for EEls wind Raised came home</p> <p>27th Piling some wood</p> <p>28th Went to Fort Covington with my Rats and the Wool 6 lbs Bag and all sold my Rats to Mr Streeter Bow{cut off} of Mr Cangdon Pink and Seena Paid the carding men got a Dring of Cider under the carding mill Got a Treat from Donald Suple Bought of A Smallman 1 lb Crack Bought of R Baker 1 lb shot 1/4 lb Tobacco 2 Bunches of matches 2 hanks of Thread got a Treat from one McRae a Gacheman Rowed Pretty hard coming up the River as there is a Boat Putting after me hard did not catch me till I stopt at the Custom House it was William McLean and John Richard Grant</p> <p>Sunday 29th Blowing hard</p> <p>30th Working at Banking at the house Gordon Found my Knife at the shore that had Been Lost 10 years it is as good as ever</p> <p>31 Holy Eve we cracking nuts put a Letter in the P.O. to Charlie and a paper seen Ellen on the Front</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>James Cameron Island</p> <p>November 1st 1871 Raining hard East Wind working at the corner cubbord</p> <p>2n at the cubbord Fxing the stacks</p> <p>3rd cutting poles for a Fence to put around the stacks</p> <p>4th hard Frost Last night Jim Hopkins here for an ash Runner and a Yoke East Wind the EEl Fishers the Mayhews came up I crofsed to Roses with the wool to spin got 2 Dollars from Norman Abrams Bought of AJ Baker 7/6 worth of Flour 1/2 lb Tea 1 Doz of Herrings 2 Dollars) Bought molafses and Tobacco went up with Thomas Munroe to supper as he is going to the shanty next Week the Nashes Steamer came in to Summerstown Heard the British America was sold</p> <p>5th The Gunpowder Plot Guy Fawks Day Blowing snowing Got a Rat</p> <p>6th chopping stove Wood</p> <p>7th Helens Birth Day set 2 Traps for the Weasel</p> <p>8th got 2 Ducks chopping and piling Wood</p> <p>9th put out the Long canoe at the Lower Point Raising the Pine Stick at the Water Log Thinking of sawing it in 2 for Logs Prince of Wales Birth Day</p> <p>10th Windy the Mayhues crofsed from Christees Island to this Island and camped in the Bell Bay one of them came to the house snowing a Steamer got aground up at Hamiltons to night with a Tow</p> <p>11th the Mayhues went of Snowing and Blowing I caught 4 EEls for the first I caught this fall hard Frost to night Gordon Found another Knife at the shore with the water so very Low</p> <p>Martinmas 12th Sunday Blowing hard</p> <p>13th crofsed to P. O. Fine Turned high East Wind took a Muskrat to 1 Quart of oil Went over with G Renshaw Mr Craig taking his cattle from Jacobs Island ice Froze in Salmon River</p> <p>14th caught 5 EEls Got a Rat East Wind Raining Blowing hard</p> <p>15th Drew some Wood ----------------</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>James Cameron Island</p> <p>November 15th 1871 high East Wind a Great many Boats coming up as the canal is Likley to be Fixed now The Corinthian Kingston Spartan osprey and Propeller American a Race Both together The Magnet St Helen the Picton Went Down another Propeller went up and another Tow went up Keeping in the Horses this Week Back Feeding with Good Hay high Wind to night Raining</p> <p>16th Raining Thanksgiving Day snowing East Wind cutting hay Put in Roses old sheep again Keeping in the Hens a small Tug went up with a Tow a very Raw Wind of Weather</p> <p>17th a Fine Day the Man to be hung in Montreal to Day for the Murder of Mrs Foster his name Went to Fish EEls got 3 West Wind Turned some cold towards evening set 5 Traps in the Front Marsh Fixing springs to some of My Traps to night</p> <p>18th Went to AJ Bakers to 1 RAt 12 1/2 cents Bought salt to cut Tobacco Got 2 Papers from Andrew Found a night Line near Hamiltons Island with a horse shoe and a Bent Cleves tied on it I think it must Belong to old Tom Davis as that supperstitious Rigging is on to took Down a Load of Wood in the Boat George Renshaw went to Lancaster Great shooting over the Way of Christees Island I think it must be Jim Hopkins with Decoys there seen a Great many Wild geese tonight and Last night I never seen such Flocks of Ducks as went Down an immence Lot of them</p> <p>19th Sunday East Wind some cold a good many Boats a Going</p> <p>20th Went to Christees to Fish EEls in the Mud and Down to the Kit Kit Island all Day and only got a Lizard not 1 EEl and in the Best of Mud to Get them</p> <p>21st On this Day of the Month Donald McMaster Departed in 1846 Drew some wood Drew up 2 of the canoes took the Boards from the sugar Bush came home for the Fun thought I seen Wild Geese in the Bay But they were Big Black Ducks</p> <p>22nd chopping at the Door Keeping in the Horses Lots of Boats a Going the Ottawa City went into Salmon River the Renaud passed Down did not Go into Lancaster Fixing at Stoves took out the Doubl Stove to the cook house took in the cook stove to the house</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>James Cameron Island</p> <p>Nov 23rd, 1871 This is Thanksgiving Day in the States shot a Duck at the Lower end of the islant Fixing a Fence around the stacks as the Cattle is at them pretty cold to Day the Enterprize went in to Salmon River and came out to night as it is Freezing very hard night a circle around the moon East Wind put our sheep in the shed shut them up Feeding them Barges Towed up By the Highlander went in sailing to Lancaster Lot of Boats coming up and Going Down Towing and Going</p> <p>24th chopping stove Wood cold time</p> <p>25th Men came up in a Boat stopt on the sturgeon Island thought it was Jim Hopkins Horses got out By the Pin coming out of the stable Door got them in a cold night</p> <p>26th Fine Day commenced to Rain and Wind strong to night</p> <p>27th Took the Long canoe fromo the Lower Point cold north Wind</p> <p>28th Tow Boats and Propellers a Going yet Walter Baker and George Bosell after their Horses not Pleased at me feeding hay and Keeping them in Got 2 Dollars and 65 cents from George and I Paid on Allowed a Dollar for the Hens Highlander up to night with a Big Tow Europe went up cut some Wood for the First Gordon and I cold to night</p> <p>29th a small Propeller I went Down with something like a Drudge in tow the John A McDonald went up with a schooner in Tow Light in the Light Houses to night and its very Windy Cold and very Frosty to night chopping Stove Wood Broke on the Piles of Wood Before the Door Feeding and Keeping in the Cattle this is St Andrews Eve a Ball at McRaes at the Depot the Big White owl coming around and St Andrew Dinner</p> <p>30th St Andrews Day very cold high Wind Frosty Ground hard no snow Froze to the outside of the Rushes Last night Could not see any Light in any of the Lighthouses</p> <p>1st of December a Tug Propeller went up nothing in Tow very cold and Windy cutting stove Wood and Piling in the Cookhouse Water commencing to Raise</p> <p>2nd Taking up the Boat and canoes Raising the Pine stick and it Rolled over after thawing it high enough Killed a sheep a very Good one she is Hens a Freezing the Heifer and Bull Picking but set Fire to the Back Marsh it dont Burns well south West Wind</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Dec 3rd 1871 William Lavelle here got the Big Barrel Sunday Gordon going Round Down to the Tower Point Found and old Judeau Hatchet one of the Largest I Found yet a very fine Day sun shining wind Kind of warm snowed some this morning Lots of Snow birds First Sunday in advent</p> <p>4th a Fine Day Went to Summerstown Bought of AJ Baker 1 Pair of Boots 3 3/4 Gave him 2 Dollars on the Boots 1/2 lb soda 5 cents 53 lbs of Flour on credit ( Paid -/4 for 2 Plugs of Tobacco 1/2 lb Tea 1/3 Thread 6 cents salt 10 cents oil 12 1/2 cents paid this) Went over with George Renshaw to Kill a sheep a Treat from Walter at Summers Got some Papers from Dan some Papers from Charlie Got some sarsaparella from Tom Davis</p> <p>5 very Cold and Windy cutting stove Wood Frosty</p> <p>6th very Cold and Windy wind Fell in the afternoon and its Frosty the ice took acrofs to Christees and the Kit Kit about Dark I think the Foreleft to night on the ice Hens Freezing</p> <p>7th ice Broke as its Kind of soft all gone Got a Weasel in the Trap Chopping a Birch in the Bush</p> <p>8th Chopping in the Bush Gordon and I Windy snowing Drifting snowed Last night very unwell still Knocking around seen the Big Black Eagle coming around Ducks plenty in the channel no Rats nor minks</p> <p>9th Went for a Broom to the Bush Raising the square Pine stick on the ice high West Wind stormy and cold one of the sheep sick Foolish like</p> <p>10th Stormy Drifting snowing Blowing</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Dec 11th 1871 in the Bush cut 1/2 cord of Birch cold</p> <p>12th Fine Day Killed the Little Nannie crofsed with the Boat had to Leave it at the head of hamiltons Island as the Little channel is all Froze went Down to Mr Roses for the yarn Got 50 Kanes Left 5 Skain and a Ball of Gray yarn to make me a Pair of Mits went to AJ Bakers Bought 47 lbs of Flour on Credit ) (Spool of Thread {illegible}) John Hamilton Taking in one of his Stacks of Hay Andrew Baker Getting hay from Archy McDonald</p> <p>13th Stormy East Wind ice making some a Good Deal going down</p> <p>14h ice Taken to Francis Island to night Lifting Troughfs in the Bush went to the Head of the Island to see how the ice was not taken at the head nor away up chopping some</p> <p>15th I crofsed over to Hamilton Island But its awful Bad I think now after crofsing it only took about Daylight this morning as I never was so Frightened on the ice Before But in case of a snow storm coming want to mark out the Best of the ice as there is a Great many air holes But I made Tracks home Quick it was not 1/4 of an inch thick got 2 EEls</p> <p>16th Drew up the Boat and 2 of the canoes crofsed to AJ Bakers seen Mr Spinks treated me at Davids Bought of AJ Baker 8 yrds wincy 15 a yd 1- 20 Black spool 5 cents 8 yrds Cotton 93 cent 1 spool 5 cents 1/2 lb Tea 25 1 Bottle of Radways R R 25 3 Plugs of Tobacco 10 ) ( Matches Paint called in at Hamiltons Got some Tobacco From John a Debate on the Front Last night AJ Baker Killing the Cow he Traded with George Renshaw cold East Wind</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Dec 17th 1871 Sunday Kind of soft Mild wind south West and north snowing Drifting and Fine seen 2 Foxes crofsing from Christees Island to this on another Fox in the Back Bay on the North side a Great many of those white Back Eagles Flying around the ice to get Ducks and muskrats that are caught in the ice water Raising near shore took up the Traps as the water is Raising</p> <p>18th Fine Morning spearing EEls turned stormy East Wind and snow Raising the Rest of the Troughfs in the sugar Bush</p> <p>19th a Fortunate Day Went to AJ Bakers Bought 3 Quarts of Kerosene oil Brought To Hamiltons some English Papers for Tom Davis Killing their Hogs at Hamiltons Got a Hooker from Margaret East Wind turned very stormy could Hardly see coming home its stopt stormy a Great many going to Cornwall Mills From the Coteque and Cedars</p> <p>20th A Fortunate Day chopping in the Bush cold Turned very cold Toward night very Frosty night to night cut a Water hole Feeding the cattle extra West Wind piling up some Boards</p> <p>21st First Day of Winter and a cold Frosty Day it is St Thomas</p> <p>22nd a Fortunate Day West wind Fine turned to East Wind Got John Hamiltons horse to go to AJ Bakers for 100 of Flour took Dinner at Hamiltons in at Roses John Drawing some hay out of the stack Got the Load of the hand sleigh from Ferry antwine Bosells wife to take my Flour acrofs the ice</p> <p>23rd White washing Raised the Pine stick some more Wind Raised very very high to night from the West Rain Horse cutter crofsed at Summers</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Dec 24th 1871 Sunday Went around the Island Gordon and I see horse and cutter coming to Hog Island turned Back to Summerstown this is Christmas Eve</p> <p>25 Christmas Day a Fine Day Fished some EEls</p> <p>26th chopping in the Bush East Wind Frosty Bosells crofsed over to Christee Island to Fish EEls St Stephens Day Full Moon seen a sleigh crofsing the Lancaster Road I dont see any at Summerss crofsing the crack over ner Hopkins must be Bad</p> <p>27th St John the Evangelist Day cold West Wind Stormy went to Henerys and William Lavelletes come and chop Henery working at Donald McDonalds hewing</p> <p>28th William and his 2 Boys came to chop I went to AJ Bakers Bought 1 lb Tea 50 lb Pork 1" 1/2 lb Pepper 10 Pint of H Wines 25 2 plugs of Tob 8 Bunches of Matches 2 cents 3 lbs 2 oz of Butter at 18 cents per lb Mr Streeter Buying Andrews Rats Fox mink skins Got 4 Dotographs from Charlie and 2 Letters and 2 Papers an Austraulia Paper and the Budget William Lavellete Got the Loan of our churn {cut off}ld some</p> <p>29th Our Angus's Birth Day William and his 3 Boys came to chop Gave them an order on AJ Baker for 2 Dollars Drew 2 Loads of Wood with his horse William took some Potatoes and 2 Dozen of Herring for his Dinner Drew my Boat up From the River to the Barn chopped some Firewood along the Bank</p> <p>30th cold stormy East Wind chopping and sawing stove Wood the Dinner in aid of Mr Watson Last night they will have it cold Going home this morning</p> <p>31st set 2 Traps Kind of soft Rained to night East Wind Last night of the year</p> </div> UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5915e2bf55f6138ba0ca05f4d6e78b19.pdf 0369d3739ae65f4bd820efd4eb6f8fd9 PDF Text Text ������������������ https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e5dcb7c214852be24017b38d227c3ee6.pdf 60e283462b9bc17d9a00880bddc2f91f PDF Text Text James Cameron (1824-1912) 1876 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive Volunteers {In places, this diary is worn from weather and time. On occasion, the tops, bottoms, and edges of the pages are crumbly and moldy, making some words and sentences illegible. In most cases, a note that reads “{Illegible}” refers to this situation.} {The upper left half of this page is folded over and torn, obstructing some words.} 1876 Mr James Cameron Island March 5 Went to the {Stur}geon Island a Fine Day 6th in the {B}ush cut {fi}rewood 7th a Fine Day sloppy on the {torn away} wen{t to} Williamstown Brought out a cake of sugar {torn away} lb {torn away}de from a son in law of McGregors the {t}he Bosells caught a Deer Sunday above {torn away}rt in Cornwall about the church on {torn away}rr Rained to night hard raised the creeks 8th came home from Williamsto{wn} {torn away}ve me out had Great Work fixing the {torn away} Alle {torn away} on the creeks stopt at Barretts Going {torn away} Big {torn away}nning came around by Robert Jacks house an{d} to J Hamiltons John and Tommy Jack Drove me Down took up the Puncheon 9th George Bosell here Fixing the camp 10 J Hamilton here seen 2 Wild Geese for the first 11 crossed to Summerstown Races there Rained some and John Tyo and Rod Cameron Racing on this Road and they Went like Wildfire Boug{ht} of Viponds ½ lb Tea and Lead Pencil 12th of March On this Day on the Month D McMaster First came to the Island Fine but cold {13}th in the Bush cold cutting Firewood 14th Hamilton Drew me some firewood 15th Went to Summerstown with ashes 12 bush{els Jo}hn Hamilton took them up for me Bought {of} Viponds Tea 75 3 yds Cotton 33 Pot 25 Rice 3 lb 21 {M}atches Paid Pencil Got 4 Dollars from AJ Baker �16th Turned Stormy East Wind and snow Mr Chapman and Wife stopt {Between the lines it reads: sent Gordon across} and Turned Back to Fort Covington 17th St Patricks cold and stormy bad with a cold Norman Bethune and Bill Palmer coming from Lancaster in a Buggy stopt to Give their Horse a Drink of River Water as he would not Drink well water {torn away}ck Buchannan stopt Gave me the {Illegible} Pete in Montreal on St Pat{torn away} clear to Day Mr James Cameron Island March 31st 1876 Last Day of March Writing to Day George Fixing the camp took up the Pot to the Bush and the chains Big Barrel 1st of April all Fools Day First Boiling in the Bush made 3 Gallons of Mollasses I went to Dundee chartreau called in and we walked up together on the crust called at J Hopkins them all being sick with plurisy {pleurisy} Got a Ride up from Johnny Spink and Bill Morris to the Distillery a Fine Day Bought of R Baker 1 lb of Power 2 lb of shot ½ Doz of Buttons 2 yds of stuff for Leander Pipes a Treat at JMG Bought at JMG ,,,, 4 Got a Ride home from Mr A McLean Lancaster Gave a Look at the Hay to sent a Man for hay Monday Peggy Gave Livinia some Ham J Hamilton here for the Hollow adze to make Troughfs Freezing to night ice Good yet seen a Man selling Maple Sugar in Dundee Mr Baker in Montreal a Flock of Wild Geese in the air-hole it is supposed Munro{e} that was with Jimmy the Bush went in the airhole at Hamiltons Bridge and was Drowned on the night of March the – But we since he was all right that he arrived all right in Williamsto{wn} 2nd Made the first sugar 44 lbs went to Sturgeon Island Peggy stopt here to night George Renshaw and Charlie Rose here with George Colt a Fine Day Gave George his Bottle Livinia Got up to Day 3rd Crossed to Summerston Brought of I Vipond Knife 20 Rope 1 ½ lbs 22 ½ cents Tob {tobacco} 5 Line 10 Matches a Box 17 changed the Boots) oil (made about 48 lb To Day Gordon Killed the Black Bull calf a Man a Foot crossed to hopkins commenced to rain to night 4th Raining Henery and George for hay took 3-50 cents worth at 9 Dollars a Ton Mr David Baker here Just from Montreal Raining Teams crossing summers’s and Chartreau here took Dinner cutting hay not in the Bush to Day the 4 5th 1876 Mr James Cameron Island April 5th Fine East Wind George Gave me the order on Viponds for 3..50 got a Peice of Butter Tapping {Above it reads: adze} some sugared about 40 lbs to Day commenced Raining Wind changed high from the West ice Getting Bad near shore �6th a Fortunate Day high Wind seen Robbins yesterday Ducks Plenty some Flocks of Wild Geese not any one crossing on Summers's Road to Day 7th {Illegible} 8th made 3 Gallons of Molasses took 3 Cakes over shot 2 Ducks in the airhole one of them Drew under the ice with the strong current Ice Good to cross 9th not running very well a fine Day Gordon and I up to the Bush a Great lot of Wild Geese and Ducks in the airhole at Francis Island 10th shot a Duck that a Hawks chased to the Ice and had the Duck Down and Picking him he left and I shot the Duck George took over the churn 11th Went across to Viponds took Georges Due Bill what remained of the churn 1..50 Bought of Viponds 1 Box 2 plugs of Tobacco 10 Box of Caps 15 8 yds of Cotton 80 2 yds of Linsey 44 Bottle of Castor oil 10 with 5 cents Cash) Heard Robert McDonald Departed Last Week Brought up From the Hospital in Montreal Made about the Moles 2 Moles Full and some in the Basin 12th Very Fine Made Sugar to Day the Moles and the Basins full 13th Fishing EEls very Fine holes opening in the ice East Wind put out the Canoe from Below and took it up to the Door with the Water thats on top of the ice 14th The ice is opening slow 14th Good Friday Raining East Wind West and North Wind high West Wind not Running to Day George made 2 axe handles 1 ash and hicory Foggy to Day 1876 Mr James Cameron Island April 15 ice Jamming coming Down high West Wind running a Little some Drops of Rain hail and snow and Fine George and Peggy Boiling a few Pails Water high Went to the head of the Island, swallows came yesterday Foggy to Day George Peggy and Georgy crossed took sugar and Bottle of Mollasses 16th Easter Sunday The Sun Did not Dance this morning a sighn of a hard year Lots of Eggs Fresh and salted ones. Peter a{nd?} Peggy came to night 17th Easter Monday chopping at the Door 18th Our Duncans Birth Day ice going Down Jamming splitting from Rails Pewits came as usual to Build in their old Place that they have Been in these many years 19th sap not running very well �20th Shot a Rat {muskrat} for the first Gordon speared a Pike I speared a Maskinonge Weight 34 ¾ lb 21st snowing East Wind crossed to J Hamiltons for the Dog Brought the Fish to John Got 2 Bags of Potatoes sack of Cornill Mrs and Mr Hamilton Poorly with Bad cold Heard James Grant was to be married on the 24th Monday coming 22nd Fixing the calf Pasture Fence Peggy here 23rd St George's Day a very Fine Day E Wind Henery and Little George came to the Bush took us 2 EEls him and antwine going to Fish EEls to Day made near a Gallon of Mollasses Peggy Crossed as the sap is not running took all their sugar 24th James Grants Married to Day to Addi Summer's and a Fine Day it is E Wind Mr Smallmans Steamer Jenny crossed to Day on her first Trip 25th 1876 Mr James Cameron Island April St Marks Day a Fine Day East Wind Killed a snake for the firist I killed this Spring Burnt him shot a Pike as Gordon never seen one shot I shot him Cutting fat Pine 26th Burning Rubbish and cleaning up around Lots of Indians Fishing Put out Decoys Fired at a Fish-hawk struck him but he did not fall here East Wind 27th Peggy and Pete came took away some of their things Gordon Boiled a few pails the children in the Bush Digging a Little the ice holding on very long in the Back Bay or Marsh Lots of Geese and Ducks But hard to Get at them Rats scarce too muchk wind at night to fish with the Jack 28th Gordon not well in Bed all Day Raining some Randolph and I to the Lower-Point (spoiled the axe Another Steamer in to Salmon River 29th Enterprize went in to salmon-River and came out and I think she went to Lancaster as she came out sunday morning the thirtieth went over to the Pitt Point in the canoe shot a Duck Did not Get him West Wind changed to the East Lightning to night Rained some hard Frost Last night but not much sap running Planted 7.. or 8 hills of Potatoes set Fires Down on the hill Snakes middling Plenty some Ticks Keeping in the sheep Water some high 30th Sunday went to head of the Island Bismarck Randolph and Gordon and I Fine Day Enterprize came out of Lancaster this morning the sky to the East Very Red in Spots ice cleared out of the Back Bay 1876 �Mr James Cameron Island May 1st St Philip and St James Raining snowing W Wind First Boat Went Down the Proppeller California Light in the Lighthouses to night Began on to Dig a Little Birch Trees Running some 2nd A Fine Day the Steamer St Francis Came up Shot 2 Ducks got a Large Pike in the Back Marsh Firing at Loons Gordon Tapt some Trees for Vinegar Froze hard these nig-hts Went out for the first time in the Back marsh Got Sucker and 2 Barabots or Cat Fish spearing for EEls in the mud got none set Fire above the Cordwood Bay 3rd Raining Some East Wind the Bohemian came up on her first Trip Gordon Boiling Birch Sap in the Bush for Vinegar boiled three pails of Maple sap for Mollasses cold some Digging done sowed Tobacco seed at the apple Tree yesterday 4th Went across had a cake of Sugar 2 ½ Doz of Eggs 1 Rat skin Bought of Vipond and {BW?} 1 lb of Tea 65 ½ bushel of salt 25 Bottle of Ect {etc.?} oil 1 Bottle of Downs Elixir 25 1 ¼ lb of Shot Bowl 10 Ball of Twine 10 Black and Grey Thread 10 Tax 10 Tob 5 {Between the lines it reads: Fine comb Pins} Brought the Rennet to Hamiltons Went to G Renshaws Brought some small cakes to the children Got 2 Bags of Potatoes from George {Between the lines it reads: W Robb Proteller} Raining Jack Adams Poorly stopt at Johns Got my Papers Got a coat for Gordon East Wind The Corsican Went Down 5th Digging a Little Planted some Earley Roses and Chilies Gordon in the Bush for the Last Boiling made syrup 6th Peggy came for the Pots got Pay for Rookys Pot 4 lbs cut a cake of 9 lbs in 2 and gave the ½ Digging Rained some East Wind changed to hard West Made the Pigs Pen Put the calf in the Barn yesterday The Victoria Went Down and the Manitoba yesterday Friday 7th Sunday East Wind Raining The Bay of Quinte went Down Fixing the hogs in the Pen The St Francis coming out of Dundee on her first Trip out the 8th 1876 Mr James Cameron Island May Monday crossed with Gordon to Hamiltons to Pile Stove Wood John sowing Wheat heard Isacc Vipond and Johnny Sandfield had a Quarrel put Rings in the 2 Hogs snouts as they are Great Rooters Digging and Planting 9th Planting and Digging Randolph and I Fishing at night {Above it reads: First Raft Went Down} 10th Found 2 Canoes Water high Henery and George here for hay Brought 3 hats Hamiltons and Craigs scowing their cattle A Fine Day to Alexis & Francis Island Water high �11th at the Potatoes 12th Finished the peice of Potatoes {Between the lines it reads: set Fire at Lower Point} at the Old House Went to Hamiltons {Above it reads: north Wind} Brought 4 Suckers Got a Bag of Potatoes seen St Battence there Selling Fish Bought at the Racket for 4 Dollars a hundred 2 Rainbows this Evening Sun very hot Rained a Little went to Fish Got 1 EEl Wind Raised Livinia very Bad with the Tooth Ache her face on one side all swelled her Eye almost shut with it 13th Windy some Went this Evening to Hamiltons Randolph and I Raining some 14th Went to the Kitt Kite Island Gordon and I West Wind 15th Digging the Garden Fixing the Barrel for to run the Lie for making the soap Fixing the Garden Fence cut Down the Bass-Wood Stump at the Garden Fence 16th Went across with Gordon to Hamiltons took 4 Dozen of Eggs to Viponds Bought Braces Soap hooks Lines to 11 Cents Seen the cinnamon Bear perform went Down to Roses called to see Mrs Carey heard old Pat Departed Got candles and some Potatoe seeds told me she sent the yarn to Viponds in April Mr James Cameron Island 17th of May 1876 Went across to Renshaws East Wind Brought a Runner to George George crossed with me to Summerstown Got 100 lb of Flour from A.J Baker the Victor{ia?} came in-to Summerstown to Lay up and Lots of Towing to be Done 3 tow’s came up to Day sailed hom 18th Working at the soap 19th Working at the soap altered the 2 Bulls for the first I ever did and I am mortally afraid But as its the time of the moon and in the signs of the Fishes or Feet Pisces Ill risk it a very warm fine Day North Wind went to the head of the Island Randolph and I 20th Working at the soap Finished the Melons an{d} cucumbers and onions in the Garden and Red pepp{ers} Went across for Gordon to hamiltons Found a Ducks nest on the Little Island Gordon and I planted saffron 21st Went across to Christees Island Killed a Great many Black snakes went to Na-houtas Island sailed home 22nd Digging at the Back Peice at the Barn 23 Digging and Planted a Few Potatoes First {Above it reads: First Perch caught with Line} 24th Queens Birth Day Last Planting in the Back Peice Gordon and Randolph shooting Balls {Between the lines it reads: Making Fires} Gordon Shot a Red head and Bla{ck} Wood Pecker they �come every year about this Time and stop 2 or 3 Days every year We Fired some heavy Vollies this Evening 25th ascension Day Fishing Barking a Chair 26th Working at the Lane Fence Gordon x Barking 5 Chairs to Day {Between the lines it reads: Put the calve in his Pasture} Working at the Lane Fence West Wind high 27th at the Fence 28th Gordon Randolph Bismarck Leander went to the Sturgeon Island and I Found 2 Duck nest went to head of the Island Found the Lower Jaw of a Man on the Ground Pretty well Decayed. 1876 Mr James Cameron Island May 29 Royal Oak Day Went to Summerstown Brought 4 ½ Doz of Eggs Bought 1 lb of Tea Tobacco camphor Brought 7 Summers some Wild Onions {Between the lines it reads: some of the Potatoes up} Brought AJ Bakers Bag home took the Plough Got a Bag of Potatoes from J hamilton Got a Treat from Tom George Bosele and Pete here for hay for his calf talking to me about the Order I got at I Viponds I Vipond in Cornwall high North Breeze Rained some 30th Crossed with Gordon to hamiltons East Wind {Above it reads: Frost} Got 12 Perch not Biting 31st cleaning out the Milk-House Randolph and I went to Alexis Island Got some Peices of Fat Pine Working at the 2 Runnels at the North West corner of the Barn Mr John Rankin Blacksmith came Brought me my Tongs But not my Steel Butcher-Knife stopt to night 1st of June The Glorious First of June a fine Day very warm Day First Fish caught in Front of the Door Got 14 Ranking went of Forgot his Lines and Turned Back 2nd Tried to catch the sheep to shear them could not get them to follow home 3rd crossed to Summerstown Bought of Vipon 3 Bunches of Fishing Lines 15 cents settled with AJ Baker Got {Illegible} ¼ from him all clear some one stole one of my Papers out of my Canoe at the End of Ashery I think its a yankee Boat that came across to summerstown Got 2 Bugs of {Pitode?} from J {Haus?} East Wind a Talk of Matty Nicholson and John James going to have a Lawsuit The Boy went Down with a Raft Francis came here with an oak stick and Left it here 2 Boys stole it From him and took it up as far as Luke Bowens and he caught them and took it here Mr James Cameron Island 4th of June 1876 Whit Sunday East Wind Fine cool Keeping Francis stick from Getting away �5th Making Ashes set fire to an elm that Fell Bill here Trowling at the Weeds in the Potatoes 6th Fixing the Little Canoe at the ashes cleaning up stairs trying to catch the sheep 7th had to put the Dog after the sheep before we could Get them caught 2 of them 8th sheared the sheep the other came home to the yard and we caught her caught a Pike Trowling 9th Our Marys Birth Day 1813 A Fine Day 10th Went across for my Papers Gordon stopt at Hamiltons got a Peice of Tobacco from Charlie Parisha a sack of salt for J Hamilton a sale of John Frashers Things in Lancaster Mr Spinks Down Took a Picture up for John Hamilton Walter Campbell Bay City Heard Mary was not well Allen B Alick Told me a Good many Trowling the St Francis a pleasure Trip out of Dundee up to Cornwall Fixing 2 Pannels of Fence at the Barn cutting Weeds in the Potatoes the hens and the Grubs at the Potatoes and the Grubs at the Garden Gordons Calf at Hamiltons Friday came to get it next saturday 1th a Raft Went Down St Barnabas 12th I crossed to Hamilton a very heavy Fog this Morning the Brunston got aground at Hog Island the Alma Monroe turned Back from John Hamiltons up to Renshaws Wharf another Propeller aground the Dominion stopt a While at Renshaws the Bohemian and St Francis went Down in the Fog the St Francis ahead got From George {blank space} to 50 Wt of Flour Down on the Jenny 1-50 Seen D Suple at Summerston and R. Baker J Hamilton Painting his Waggon 13th took the ashes home from the Bush Fixing them in Bags Francis here going to sell his stick 14th Francis came took his stick to Rankins Mill I helped him across the the channel he came Back and said he Lost it with the Wind Windy Rain Thunder Mr James Cameron Island June 15 1876 Corpus Christi Went to Summerstown with 9 Bushels of Ashes Stopt at J Hamiltons John got a stick out of George Renshaws Wharf took 2 Dox of Eggs only 10 cents a Doz Bought of Vipond and Bro to 6 yds of cloth at 20 cents a yd 2 skains {skeins} of Thread 1 spool 2 Bunches of Matches Working at the Potatoes 16th Fixing the south East corner of the calf Pasture Henery Genie Went of this morning took his Pine EEl spear Jack With him Winchester Earl and Russel here to night 17th Gordon and I crossed to hamiltons a Pic nic on the St Francis from Cornwall selling Hamiltons Bridge to the Lowest Bidder John Carey got it at 54 Dollars or thereabouts got my Paper took the Calf home from Hamilitons heard James Was in Jail he Lost the suit Long Jim McDougall Lost 4 of �his horses on Rosses Island an 1 of Mr Dingwalls horses it must have Been the ticks that Killed them Seen Leander Reynolds at Hamiltons 18 the Ever BMemorable Battle of Waterloo 2 Men and 2 Ladies stopt to take their Dinner I think One of Them is a Wright East Wind West Thunder some and Rain 19th Hoeing some the Soap Barrel Busted Lost about 4 pails of Soap Duncan Cameron Rod Briggs and another Man here cut some Basswood Bark Seen a Pigeon in the Bush 20th I crossed Gordon to Hamiltons Went to G Renshaws crossed to the Store George and I Bought 25 cents of Tea 5 cents of Tobacco Rained hard high Wind Thunder & Lightning Frank Laplante and George Bosell Working at the Cord Wood First Day of Summer and its all Kind of Weather 21 Windy Whitewashing Lashey here Last night and To Day Fishing Pickerel Mr Tuthill and his nephew Willie T Creed and Charlie Labuff in the Boat Winnie sat up a While and had Quite a comfortable chat with a Bottle of Very Best of Jamacia and Loaf Sugar Mr James Cameron Island 22nd of June 1876 Our Dans Birth Day 1806 Windy Mr Tuthill went to Christees Island Whitewashing outside 23 Put out the stoves hoeing some 24th St John the Baptist Day Very Windy caught some Fish Randolph and I J Hamilton crossed to see the horses as the Penshioners Horse is almost Dead with the ticks Matthews and Wife Passed the Door and Went to the foot of Christee Island hoed the Back Garden 25th Went to Hamiltons for Gordon Got a Bag of Potatoes John at the Island Looked at the Ticks on the Horses see Tyler at the Lighthouse StrawBerries Ripe high Wind coming from Hamiltons John Lost his Canoe Battle of Bannockburn 26th Went Summerstown Got 25 cents from G Renshaw Bought of Vipond 1 Plug of Tobacco 5 {Illegible} pan of Bread Mr Crippin came Lashey came Brought of G Renshaw some Strawberries and a Bottle of Vinegar 27th Went out to trowl Down to the Kit Kit Crippin went to Christees to Fish 28th Lashey Began his Bark Line Windy Went to head of the Island to see the sheep Mr and Mrs and Master-Fulton (Herbert) came this Evening 29th St Peters Day Mrss Fulton went of Mr Crippin Went of hoeing some 30th Last Day of June I crossed to Summerstown Brought I Vipond some old Newspapers Got 4 Plugs of Tobacco From him Bought ½ lb Tea 1. yd of Cotton 1 plug of Tobacco 2 Bunches of �Matches George Bosell talking about the Due Bill came Down to J Hamiltons sent of his papers for the Lighthouse Got a Bag of Potatoes from John a good sail coming home Thunder 1st of July Dominion Day all the Boats their colours up Bought a Pan of Bread 25 cents Got a Knife from Lewis Blandeau JY Poorly and his Daughter stopt for Gordon came home Lashey set his Line Mr James Camerson Island July 2nd 1876 {The text of this page is blurry.} Went with Lashey to his Line got a Big Sturgeon a Raft went Down in Tow Raining 3rd very Windy from the West 2 Boats came in the Evening stopt in the Barn stole Lasheys night Line pole and anchor when they went off they were from about Burke a Mean set 4th American 4th of July Centenial Lashey went to Lancaster hoeing the Potatoes 5 Our Johns Birth Day 73 years old to Day I went to G Renshaws Left Gordon at J Hamilton Got a Bag of Potatoes from John Mr Fulton and Mr Ed Plumado came and Miles Left me 4 M{Illegible} hooks Very Windy to night Wind changing to all quarter Rained some seen the Potato bug to Day for the First time I seen them on J Hamiltons Potatoe Giving out Jobs on the Roads Peggy Bosell and Pete and Lewy 6th Put out Tobacco Plants Mr Fulton Went off Paid me for the oars stick that miles Got 1..25 cents I promised to send them to Summerstown and put the board of the Steamer Jenny Lashy came had the Plants James Y Cameron's Daughter Departed to Day 7th Went to Fort Covington Lashey with me Found his Line and pole and another stopt at Lukes took my wool only 20 cents all took it home Bought of R Baker Butter Tub 35 ¼ of Powder 18 Bought of Burdo Matches Lashey Paid me 20 cents I paid Lashey the Discount on Crippins Money Bought of Gillis 50 lb of Flour 1..62 ½ to 17 lbs of Bran 17 cents Went to see Mr Crippin Mr Tuthill sent a Present to Livinia and Gave me a Present of Tobacco Stopt at Lukes took supper came home John Gray and his Brothers here Henry and George Bosel for hay the Algoma came out of {Dundee?} seen Jim Hopkins 8th John Gray took Gordon from Hamiltons put Boards on top of the cook house put the hide to soften in the Water Lightning to night Windy 1876 Mr James Cameron Island July the 9th Looking for the sheep Found only 2 of them a Fine Day East Wind Looks like Rain but no rain Thunder an Indian caught a Lunge {Muskellunge} up in the Bay 10th crossed to put the oars on Board the steamer Jenny �11th Went to Ross’s Island Fred McDonald and hopkins here 12th of July Orangemans Day Keeping the 12th of July Firing heavy volleys Gordon shooting Mr Ross from Cornwall here got some worms treated me 13th Mowed a Road to the Barn 14th Mowing some 15th Gordon crossed made some cocks of hay Bought of Viponds Bread 8 Loaves St Swithens {Swithun’s} Day no Rain 16th Lashey came 17th Mowing the Grove 18th Mowing 19th Fernandez Birth Day went to Hopkins for the Whity Bull Got a Peice of Pork from Jims Wife Fred McDonald and Charlie came Down With me 20th high Wind Mowing 21st Put in 20 Cocks from Back of the Barn 22nd Went to Viponds Bought Bread Tobacco & a Pic nic 23rd Sunday 24th Henery Genie here with a stick of Oak stopt all night 25th Henery went off 26 Henery sent the Mare up on the St Francis I crossed Got the scow Bought Bread 4 Loaves {Above it reads: Mr McArthur and Fultons got Tobacco} 27th Taking in hay 28th high Wind cutting and Taking in 29th Went home with the scow John Hamilton Rowed up from the Lighthouse Bought 8 Loaves Bad with my Back 30th Bad with my Back Got some spirits of Turpentine from Hamilton for my Back 31st Drew some Wood �1st of August Lammas Day Henery Genie and Boy this Morning stopt till night Mowed all Day split some pine 2nd Minnies Birth Day Gordon crossed Got 8 Loaves 3rd Mowing 4th Mowed and Putting in Fishing some very warm 5th Went to Summerstown 7 Loaves 1 ½ of Eggs ¾ 6th Randolphs Birth Day Mr James Cameron Island Augt 7th 1876. Mowing very warm time 8th Mowing Putting in 9th Very warm crossed to Summertown 10th got 500 wt of Flour from G Renshaw 10 11th Taking in and Mowing 12th Putting in Henerys Boy and his Father here the Carpenter 13th Fishing Got 30 14th Mowing Jim McDougall and his 2 Boys here going to christees Island to look at Marsh hay a very warm Day 15th Done mowing Below the house Began to Mow in the upper Feild 16th Began the Fine Haystack 2 Tons Whatever 17th Mr Crippin and the Methodist minister and Mrs Paddock here Gave a coat Mr Fulton and Orto came 18th Went with Mr Fulton to Ross’s Island got 47 Fish Mr Adair here Gave him his Braces he Forgot a year ago a Fine Day Raking Mowing Left 50 cents gave 5 cents to Gordon 19th Bismarck's Birth Day a Fine warm Day a scotch Moon and it Brings Rain Torrents of it Fallen very heavy went to the head of Island Met in with Mr Silby Mr Nolan and Mr Feek had their Bun capsised for to Keep them Dry cooked their Dinner in the Bell Bay Mr Silby came Down to see the Barn as I told him it would be Better than out at night and he got an awful Wetting as it came Down �Pouring camped in the Barn to night they Left their axe in the Bay and some one Picked it up as they do not find it a Pic Nic on the Bohemian Dr Gillis and his Party on the Island yesterday 20th Went up to see John Gray at the head of the Island But they had not the axe took the rest of his Pine away the Boys crossed to Summerstown for Bread and I sent for a square they Brought it 1876 Mr James Cameron Island Augt 21st the three Fellows went to Ross’s Island very windy working in the upper Feild 22nd I crossed to Summerstown Got 5 Dollars from them for Bread sugar tea took Back their change Bought Bread Tea Matches pipe John Hamilton Buying a scythe had a Round took our supper John and I got my Papers 23 They Started for Lancaster the wind high Turned Back Finished the stack of Fine hay commenced the Marsh hay stack 24th I crossed to Viponds Brought 31 lbs of Butter Bought 7 ½ yds of Calico 6 yds of Lindsey 2 yds of Cloth ½ lb Tea Loaves of Bread Pipe 12 yds of Cotton 1 Pair of Boots the Man came for the canoe I had at G Renshaws to Day Bill here to Day The Boys went to Lancaster Gave me a 25 cent Plug of Tobacco a Good 2 Bladed Knife salts Nails senna oil pants and straw hats Gave Gordon 25 cents Packing up their things to night to start Tomorrow Mr Fulton and John Cameron here Put Some hay on the marsh hay stack 25th Went Down to Kit Kit and Ross’s Island with Mr Fulton caught a Good many the Boys was of when I come and a Good set of Boys they were Decent Lads Mr Fulton not well Left 50 cents Rained Quite a shower took some cocks out of the Back Marsh 26th Mowed some in the Back Marsh & Pourt seen where they Gordon and the {Illegible} spoke to them about it a Pealing Birch Bark 27th Finished the Marsh hay stock windy cut a strip in the Front Marsh windy Great Fire in the South Woods 27th Sunday Fine cool and Windy Took salts to Day cracked a Basin of Last years Butternuts hazel nuts good Spartan went Down 28th Went across Bought for J Hamilton 1 lb Tea Bought of J Sandfield 25 sack of Flour 1 pipe Matches 29th Making stack of Marsh hay 30 cocks 1876 �Mr James Cameron Island Augt 30th Fishing at christees caught one Pickerel that Weighed 8 ¾ lb very smoky Time with Fires the St Francis ahead Going up to Day very warm to Day took our Dinner on Christees Island Found a Table Knife in the Water 31st Went across to John Hamiltons Found a Large square of Tobacco on the shore Working at their Mar{sh?} Went to the store Bought of J Sandfield salt soap Got my Reporter Went to G Renshaws took 3 Papers Down for Mr Tyler Lincoln to the Lighthouse came Down on the North Side of our Island and Found Randolphs Knife he lost in the Water the St Francis ahead of any thing Going Down this morning charlie Parisha Working at the Bridge 1st of September Drawing Wood making a pile of Logs from the River Filled 5 Bags with ashes 2nd a Fine Day but Windy Rained hard Last night Mowed some in the Marsh But the Water is high I must Quit it Lots of Shooting an Indian Big Mitchells son Looking for a canoe he Lost he was here yesterday, Evening cool 3rd D McMasters Birth Day sunday very Windy cool and Fine Corinthian went Down the Wind Breaking the Tobacco Leaves Took home some hazelnuts from the Pitt Point 4th Drawing Wood 5th John Angus Birth Day Went to the Kit Kit Gordon and I Windy stopt all Day 6th crossed Left Gordon at hamiltons Got a Bag of Apples Bought of Vipons 4 Loaves of Bread matches John hamilton unwell Drew some hay 7th Drew in some hay sowed hay seed in the Oakfeild 8th Drawing Wood 9th Windy 10th Went to Hamiltons John and Tom Gordon at Alexis Island Shooting Deers now 11th crossed with 7 ½ of Ashes Bought of J sandfield 25 lb Flour Bought of I Vipond ½ lb of Powder 15 cents Matches 1876 Mr James Cameron Island Sept 12th Fishing some 13th Putting out manure �14th Randolph and I Fishing 15th Drawing Wood Ronald Angus Departed 16th I crossed got 1..50 from J Hamilton Bought of Viponds ½ lb Tea Matches Gave AJ Baker my Bag to Bring me 100 lb of Flour from Montreal East Wind high Henery Genie and his Boy came took Gordon from hamiltons our Potatoes near Done 17th Windy Henery went to Charlie Island 2 Men hunting there 18th E Wind Windy Fishing 19th Henery Gordon and I crossed Left Gordon at J hamiltons Bought of JS Summers 50 Wt of Flour 1..50 got 25 cents from henery 1 lb Shot some caps henry Bought 1 Quart HW 2 lb of Shot 1 Box of Caps Fishing chub 20 Set the Rope line 20th splitting Rails Henery crossed to McDonalds Below Frashers South Side Henery came Back to-night 21st St Matthew Last Day of Summer Henry went off to meet the Boat at Lancas{ter} Drawing Wood 22nd Autumn or Fall Begi{ns} Drawing Wood 23rd Drawing Wood and crossed to Renshaws for 100 wt of Flour I got From AJ Baker took up on the Bohemian from Montrea{l} the Victoria Steamer Moved to Renshaws Wharf pumped her this Week and found 2 augur {auger} holes in her where some Villian did on the Intention of Getting a Job of Bailing her 24th Windy 25th Charlie Rose came to mow the Marsh I went with Gordon to Hamilton's got the Hops and the apples on the Tree in the Potatoe got some Tin Dishes in the Bush at Hamiltons East Wind this 10 Days seen J James Gave Charlie some EEl skins 26th Raining Mr Fulton to Primo James Barnes came Took in the Double Stove a Wet Dirty Day Mr Fulton caught 3 chub and 13 Perch 1 Doree Brought me ½ lb Powder 1 Box of Cap 2 lb of Shot 28 27th 1876 Mr James Cameron Island Sept FMr Fulton Went Down the way of the Kit Kit And Ross's Island Windy Drawing Wood 28th {Illegible} Day charlie Rose and Peter Purcell here since yesterday the Wind very high stopt all night Johnny with them Drawing Wood �28th Charlie and Pete Finished Mowing high wind to Day got Lower and they crossin Drawing Wood. 29th Raising Bad with a Pain that goes right through me Michaelmas Day 30th Went to J Hamilton Bought of Vipond ½ lb Tea Hooks & Eyes Bought of J Summers 2 Bunches of matches AJ Baker put up his Parlor Stove Got 2 ½ Bushels of Apples from J Hamilton the Magnet went Down heard William Lavallette came Back to the Front after Stealing something in Lancaster Last Day of the mon{th} 1st of October Sunday Fine and cool Windy the Hawks Playing the Devil with the hens and pullets the Passport went down and the corsican went Down to Day 2nd 2 men here Oliver and Stephenson going to Ross Island to Fish Windy chopping Firewood got a Pipe of Tobacco from them Windy 3rd cutting in the oakfeild Gordon and J Henery and Antwine Bosell passed up I Followed them thinking they would take Gordon over to Hamiltons Henry told me Dr Shavers girl was married to Purcell But he did not tell me he Lost Kenneth McLauglins 10 Dollars when he was in Montreal with his Fish Antwine told me he would Fix the clock I crossed with Gordon this Evening and Just time enough or I would be caught in a Gale of Wind I got some of it Mr James Cameron Island Oct 4th 1876 Windy Rain Mr Hitchcock and Johnson here to nigh{t} Mr Hatton here cold some got 25 cents from Hatton 5th Hitchcock and Johnson started had to stop at the Head of the Island with the wind Drew their Boat across the Island Got 50 cents from them some Powder and shot and caps Gave them 2 Large squashes they crossed this Evening shot a Marsh hen and a Bittern or mire-Drum 6th Raining Turned Fine crossed to Summertown commenced to Rain and Blow stopt at Hamiltons John and his Wife in Montreal I took Dinner Bought of Viponds Cooks Friend 70 ce{nts} 1 Pane of Glass 5 cents 4 spoils of Thread 20 1 White skain 20 cents Bought of J Summers salt Match{es} Pipe Starckh stopt at Hamiltons got a Bag of Apples From Tom Annie Grant there whil{e} there away Seen G Bosell the Passport Laid up Gave Lewis Blondeau a thing for to go in his gun George Renshaws wood took Fire yesterday and Through the night the Fair in Fort Covington this week and a stormy Rainy week it is 7th Drawing some Wood Piling at the Door the Mare tramped on the Back part of my Leg. Windy Raining some 8th sunday Raining Hailing Windy Snowing for the first snow �9th Banking the West End of the house took a few Loads out of the Big shed got a few cocks of Marsh hay high-Wind Corsican went Down hard frost Last night ice thick this morning 10th HughAnn McMasters Birth Day cut some hay put in 7 cocks Fixed a Knee in the Jumper Killed a snake on the pitt Point and Burnt him Made a few plugs of Tobacco Made a Fence around 2 of the stacks opened 2 Pannels of the Fence at the end of the Lane Last Quarter of the moon to Day and the very windy time since she Began 1876 Mr James Cameron Island Oct 11th Drawing wood Broke the Whippletree Im not sure But I heard A Cameron's Wife Departed to Day or Tomorrow Windy Time cool a Few grains of snow 12th Cutting and Drawing Firewood put in 2 cocks of hay Windy 13th cut Down the cherry Tree at the Lower Point cutting Brush Kind of Fine to Day Trimming the apple Trees at the Lower Point East Wind this Evening and cold Raining and Cold to night took up the Line Randolph and I pealing some apples 14th Raining some snow East and changed to West crossed to Hamiltons got a Pipe from John Brought over a Pair of sox Got a Ball of yarn to Finish the other Got a Bag of Apples Went to the store Bought of Viponds ½ lb Tea Ginger Matches heard R Jacks wife was Poorly Mrs Summers Poorly Got From AJ Baker 33 ¾ lb of Flour Flour in Summertown 3 ¼ or 25 a 100 they took up their potatoes at hamiltons that they had on the halves 3 Boats of hunters up to Day from Sorel Blowing hard to night Froze Pretty hard to night 15th Cold Blowing hard 16th Drawing Wood high Wind shot a Duck cutting Stove Wood 17th Crossed to Hamiltons to help with the Potatoes Tom Lennon for Apples spreading manure churning Fixing the Bin for the Potatoes pretty cold to Day 18th at J Hamiltons at the Potatoes some cold in the fore Part of the Day St Lukes Day 19th James Grant a Bee at the Potatoes a fine Day Spartan went Down 20th Me at hamiltons Mr Fulton and Miles here Fishing Finished the Potatoes at Hamiltons to Day seen Allen 21st Came home from Hamiltons Raining took a Basket of apples and 2 Tin Kettles Potatoes Ducks Plenty Mr Fulton Passed up �1876 Mr James Cameron Island Oct 22nd Sunday a Fortunate Day Went to Fish got none a Great Lot of shooting of Ducks Spartan went up Magnet went Down Jennie crossed to Dundee this morning from Summertown wind East Rain fine Henery Genie and Henderson came to night they had 4 sturgeon and 4 suckers 23rd Livinia Birth Day 8 years old to Day set the Line Baited with sucker went to Hamiltons Brought a ½ sturgeon and the sox Henry to the store for salt got a Sturgeon from henery salted his got 3 2 Plugs of Tobacco from henderson went to Christees to night too Windy to Fish hard sout{h} Wind at the hunters camp on Christees Island Rained hard and Blowing to night 24th Our Hugh’s Birth Day henderson shot at Diver this morning went to the Line Got nothing they got Ready and Started for Point Moria to hunt took his Rope Left his Jack Fine But Windy taking the manure out of the Big Shed Banking inside the Little shed North side of the shouse went to the Line to night Got a sturgeon 25th My Birth Day cleaned a Sturgeon Got 2 {scar-os?} on the Line Finished the Big Shed Put some manure out on the hay from Before the Barn Door Drew the Basswood from the Lower Point took Down the Wedges and split the Log 26th Banking Windy hurted my Finger the not of a Bolt my Gun Went off cocking it Seen a Flock Passing of Wild geese 27 seen a Pigeon on the Pit Point Tried for Bait Drawing Wood 28th I crossed to Summerstown Bought ½ Tea matches Pins the Robbers of Jewellery at Summerss 10 Brien 1 arm Got 2 Bags of Potatoes one Bag of Apples from J Hamilton John and I went to the store Henery Genie here Towed up with the East Bill McLeod going to-morrow to the Centenial Mr James Cameron Island Oct 29th 1876 Gave Henry 2 sturgeon Walter Bakers Wife Died Sunday Henery Genie and I to Charlie and Rosss Island then crossed the Mare Down to Rankins Mill Gave Henery the Big Canoe got home Pretty Late came all around the shore up to Brunstons 30th Went to Fish Bait to the Kit Kit got no Bait shot a Duck East Wind Raised sailed home 31st Baited the Line Killed a Ruster for Bait took home a Load of Wood in the canoe from the Bay Last Day of HallowEEn or All Hallows or Holy Eve cracking nuts and Eating apples 1st of Nov All Saints Day Boarding the sheds and fixing around �2nd All Souls Day Working at Tobacco Livinia Thumb a sore Pain East Wind 3rd High West Wind went around the Island cut a Broom the Alexandra and 2 Tugs went up Wind came Down calm in the Evening went to the Line Full of Weeds sawed the But of the cherry 14th Went to Summerstown got 2 Dollars from J Hamilton Viponds Packing their Goods to move to Dundee AJ Baker & Charlie Parisha Killing 2 hogs Bought of Spinks or J Summers 50 Wt of Flour 1 Pipe and matches J Grant and F Laplante to Rankins Mill got a Hat Rack at Throwing the Dice a very fine night 5th Guy Fawks Day a very fine Day 3 men with Decoys shooting all Day in the Bay a Great Talk of Mr Oxley Getting 1 and ½ million of money 6th Went to the Kit Kit with my Decoys shot 1 Duck seen a very Large White owl 7th Helens Birth Day Took in the cook stove in the cook house Randolph and I went to Alexis Island {Illegible due to ink splotch}ing the cover for my Box of Axes put 9 axes in it and Hay James Grant a Raising Bee Finished of making Plugs of Tobacco 120 Plugs Besides Loose stuff 1876 Mr James Cameron Island Nov 8th Foggy morning Went to George Renshaws wit{h t}he Box of Axes 9 of them Brought some cranBerries to Georges East Wind went to I Viponds nothing in the Store Settled with him Got a Receipt and Gave him my note for 10 Dollars allowed me 10 Dollars for the Marsh hay the P Office up at JS Summers now Bought of J Summers ½ lb soda 4 lb of Fine salt 3 Bunches of Matches Pipe Nicholsons a Bee raising came Down to J Hamiltons Got 2 Bags of Potatoes and apples the Alexandra went Down forgot my mits South East wind came hom shot a Large spotted White Owl cleaning my guns 9th The Prince of Wales Birth Day a Fine Day sawing stove Wood Randolph and I some shooting geese not Plenty the Victoria went to Rankins Mill and Back Raining some East Wind and West cleaning cranberries 10th sawing Stove Wood a Fine Day Made cranberry Jelly 11th St Martins I went to Summertown stopped at the Lighthouse took Dinner at Hamiltons Brought over Gordons pants Bought of J Sandfield Summers ½ lb Tea 30 cents Bill McLeod after coming from the Centennial a great many after Dear this time I not certain who is Elected yet But Last accounts that Tilden was ahead 12th Old HallowEen Went to set my Decoys a Boat Steamed Down the Back Channel and came on the north side of Christies Island and anchored there to night had 3 Jolly Boats after her in Tow a hunting concern I suppose West Wind the Bohemian and St Francis Went Down �Mr James Cameron Island Nov 13th 1876 Monday Willie Rose Tommy Munroe and Richard Lavallete came to Make stacks of the Marsh hay 14th the 3 Boys came to Day and Finished the 2 stocks I helped to pitch them Rained some Last night 15th Making or Fixing the Door upstairs and Working at the sheds 16th Henery Genie came Working at the stable shot 2 Ducks 17th First setting of Traps 17th Got a Rat Henery and I Fishing EEls Got 9 Fishing with the hand Line got none 18th clean the Line Making a yoke for the Steers 19th Went to Lancaster crossed over to Murdoch McDonalds made our supper on the Point had some Rum and fished up along shore Got 2 sturgeon Some Suckers Gordon came from Hamiltons Tommy Jack and Murdy Craig Left him 20th yoked the oxen for the first time Baited the Line {Above it reads: Jim hopkins here} Henery making oars and cart Frame 21 On this Day of the Month D McMaster Departed in the year 46 Making a shed Gordon and I for the sheep Alexandra went Down 22 Raining and Freezing Some wind Quit from East 10 Days Blow to Day Henry crossed to Murdoch McDonalds him and Murdoch came to night Baited the Line twice to Day 23rd Henry went home to Day and Murdoch McDonald George Morris and Fred MDonald came Fishing EEls Made a Door for the sheep's Place West Wind snow on the Mountains to Day plastering the stable Let the Oxen go took of the yoke {Illegible due to ink splotch} Hamilton Tom Isacc Vipond Jo Vipond Donald McDonald John Carey shot a Buck Deer in the water 24th Gordon and I crossed took Dinner at Hamiltons and stopt all night there McGreggor in the Glen shot with the Gun going off while standing on a stump he Died with Loss of Blood a Bee at Dan Camerons and John Richard Grants Mr James Cameron Island Nov 25th 18{76} Seen AJ Baker got 61 lbs of Flour weighed {i}n Summers's store Bought of J Summers ¼ Tea Bar of Soap 3 Bunches of Matches Got a Taste of chee{se?} One of the Dunlops Buried Died with the small Pox Kerosene oil Kenneth McDonalds a Bee Ploughing to Day got a Peice of the venison from J Hamilton cow head Henery came to night and Murdoch MDonald Fishing East Wind Brought 2 Bags of Potatoes to me put in the 2 calves to night for the First �26th Henery and Murdoch crossed Ev{ening?} to Murdoch’s I seen Henery sailing Back going to Lancaster 27th Fixing a Rack in the Big Shed 28th a Propeller Tow Boat went up the {Illegible} {Above it reads: Ferrying from Plum Island} Last Trip to night as its Freezing hard enough to Freeze Salmon River {Above it reads: scowing from alexis Island} Fixing around {c}hopping Stove Wood scowing from Alexandra 29th Bohemian went Down Early without calling into Lancaste{r} or St{Illegible}et as far as I could see the St Francis called into Lancaster going and coming I think its Jimmy Grants scow that crossed and returned without nothing in it wind Kind of high 30th St Andrew's Day The Festival of The Scotch Firing in the Morni{ng} and Evening set Part of the Back Marsh a Fire but it will not Burn set 3 or 4 Brush heaps a Fire which makes as Bright Light Burnt them clean the Steamer Victoria went up this Evening and I Gave them some good volleys but they did not return it with a Blow of the Whistle As there was no true Scotsman aboard of her I Did not expect it a fine Day Cold and Pleasant no snow on the ground Lots of snow on the Mountains Wild Geese very {s}carce Lights in the Lighthouses to night Mr James Cameron Island December the 1st 1876 Raw and cold to Day snowing a Little standing on up Troughfs in the Sugar Bush ice a peice made in Back Bay chopping Stove Wood som I have a Very Bad cold cows Picking out some But gues them a Bit night and Morning I Dont see no Lights in the Lighthouses to night {Above it reads: a Light on the Cherry Island} those East of me whatever nothing on the Water to Day cut my Mits out to Day took in the swill Barrel as it Freezes in the shed a change in the Moon this Morning 2nd snowing some Wind West a Boat came out of Lancaster to the Lighthouse with Barges in Tow it must Be the Anderson a Steamer came up to night I Dont Know what one it is Mr Hill has his Light up to night none on the scow Light Cherry Island has her Light up to night scowing from Alexis Island to Day 2 Trips the Last Trip was 1 horse Drew the Fish Box up from the Bank sawing stove Wood 3rd all the Lights up to night Went to the Head of the Island Randolph and I no Boats a going now 4th Killed the hog sat a Trap in the hollow log Front of Marsh 5th Cut a saw Log cutting stove Wood high Wind West 6th Cutting stove Wood the Festival of the Germans St Nicholas 7th Setting Fire to the Marsh and some heaps of Brush not very well 8th chopping stove Wood �9th Very cold high Wind went for Brooms to the north side of the Island snowing some to night 10th Leanders Birth Day 1872 4 years old to Day cold and Windy 11th Cold very unwell did not smoke for 2 Days 12th not very well a fine Day took my canoe up to the head of the Island to be Ready to go across in the morning East wind some ice along the shore 1876 Mr James Cameron Island December 13 I crossed called at hamiltons heard old Mr Donald McDougall Departed Last week and McCrimmons wife below Lan{torn away} the ice all out of the Little channel at Su{mm}erstown the Widow Donald Summers Died yesterday had 3 ½ lb of Butter Bought of John Summers 1 lb Tea Thread spools and skains matches cloves seen a Smallman seen Allen Buying Geese and Turkies wind changed high West Got from Mrs AJ Baker 30 lb of Flour had a Fine sail {c}oming home 14 Fine Wind Raised 15 choppi{ng i}n the Bush Fine Cold and Windy to night south west Blew hard took away some of the Washing that was on the poles Drying Frosty New Moon {c}omes in to Day 16th Cold and Windy Freezi{ng} hard a cold night the ice Took on the South Side to night the steamboat Channel open 17th Water Raising cold and Frosty Ducks Flying about my Trap Froze in the hollow Log cattle harty no snow on the Ground of any consequence cattle picks some but Dont save Feeding the ice looks as if it was going to take 18th ice Taken {o}n the south side north side Taken {Illegible} Down {1}9th Blustery Windy seen 5 men crossing at Summerss Road 20th First Day of Winter I crossed to Hamiltons got a sack of apples {Illegible} 50 21st Shortest Day crossed E. Wind very Frosty took Dinner at Hamiltons churning But the Butter wont come stopt with G Renshaw to night AJ Baker in Cornwall took home his Bag crossing with horses on Summerss Road 22nd 1876 Mr James Cameron Island Dec �at George Renshaws Got From AJ Baker 100 lb of Flour Andrew at the Examination Got some Herrings and Pork from George stopt at Hamiltons and Tomy Jack went up with the Horses after my Flour Gordon came with me to the head of the Island to Draw the sleigh very cold East Wind and Frosty Jim hopkins went to Cornwall with Johnny Summers 22 23rd Cold chopping at the Door Raised my Long canoe and Drew the small canoe up on the Bank Randolph and I took up my sail an Air hole in Front of the house 24 Sunday Reading papers Christmas Eve cold and Windy sun shines 25th Christmas Day Fine Day Gordon came from Hamiltons took a Book with him had a pair of scates with him 26th Kind of Fine and Stormy East Wind not very well George Renshaw a Bee Drawing Stones chopping stove Wood Feeding the 2 cows Fine Hay 27th crossed to Summerstown Bought of J Summers 1 Lamp Chimney Matches pipe seen 7 Men Gathering Money for Mr Craigs Monument Tom Summers Bushing the Road on the ice charlie Parisha taking his cattle From Hamiltons that he Bought 28th cutting in the Bush 29th Our Angus's Birth Day turned very Stormy to night from the East snowing and Drifting 30th Went to the Pit Point for Cedar Stormy from the north West Blustering taking away Banks of snow around the Barn and on the Road to the River 31st Sunday very Cold Last Day of the year For more information on James Cameron, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1867</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island March</p> <p>Went to the {torn away} geon Island a Fine Day 6th in the bush cut {torn away} e wood</p> <p>7th a Fine Day sloppy on the {torn away} went {torn away} Williamstown Brought out a cake of sugar {torn away} the Bosells caught a Deer Sunday above {torn away} at in Cornwall about the church on {torn away}rr Rained tonight hard raised the creeks</p> <p>8th came home from Williamstown {torn away} me out had Great Work fixing the {torn away}on the creeks stopt at Barretts Going {torn away} came around by Robert Jacks house and to J Hamiltons John and Tommy Jack Drove me Down took up the Runcheon</p> <p>9th George Bosell here Fixing the camp</p> <p>10 I Hamilton here seen 2 Wild Geese for the first</p> <p>11 Crofsed to Summerstown Races there Rained some and John Tyo and Rod Cameron Racing on this Road and they Went like Wildfire Bought of Viponds 1/2 lb Tea and Lead Pencil</p> <p>12th of March On this Day on the Month Dell Master First came to the Island Fine but cold</p> <p>13th in the Bush cold cutting Firewood</p> <p>14th Hamilton Drew me some firewood</p> <p>15th Went to Summerstown with ashes 12 bushels John Hamilton took them up for me Bought Arponds Tea 75 3 yds Cotton 33 Pot 25 Rice 3 lb 21 Matches Paid Pencil Got 4 Dollars from AI Baker</p> <p>16th Turned stormy East Wind and snow Mr Chapman and Wife stopt and Turned Back to Fort Covington sent Gordon acrofs</p> <p>17th St Patricks Cold and stormy bad with a cold Norman Bethune and Bill Palmer coming from Lancaster on a Buggy stopt to Give their Horse a Drink of River Water as he would not Drink well water {torn away}Buckerman stopt Gave me the {torn away} Date in Montreal on St Pat{torn away} clear to Day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>At James Cameron Island March 31st 1876</p> <p>Last Day of March Writing to Day George Fixing the camp took up the Pot to the Bush and the chains Big Barrel</p> <p>1st of April Fools Day First Boiling in the Bush made 3 Gallons of Mollasses I went to Dundee Chartreaul called in and we walked up together on the crust called at I Hopkins them all being sick with pluracy Got a Ride up from Johnny Spenk and Bill Morris to the Distillery A Fine Day Bought of R Baker 1 lb of Power 2 lb of shot 1/2 Doz of Buttons 2 yds of stuff for Leander Pipes a Treat at I U G Bought at I U G 4 Got a Ride home from Mr A.McLean Lancaster Gave a Look at the Hay to sent a Man for hay Monday Peggy Gave Livinia some Ham I Hamilton here for the Hollow adge to make Trough Freezing to night ice Good yet seen a Man selling Maple Sugar in Dundee Mr Baker in Montreal a Flock of Wild Geese in the air hole it is supposed {illegible} that was with Jimmy the Bush went in the airhole at Hamiltons Bridge and was Drowned on the night of March the --- But we since he was allright that he arrived all right in Williamstown</p> <p>2nd Made the first sugar 44 lbs went to Sturgeon Island Peggy stopt here to night George Renshaw and Charlie Rose here with George Colt a Fine Day Gave George his Bottle Livinia Got up to Day</p> <p>3rd Crofsed to Summerston Brought of I {illegible} Knife 20 Rope 1 1/2 lbs 22 1/2 cents Tob 5 Line 10 Matches a Box 17 changed the Boots) oil ( made about 48 lb to Day Gordon killed the Black Bull calf a Man a Foot crofsed to hopkins commenced to rain to night</p> <p>4th Raining Henery and George for hay took 3-50 cents worth at 9 Dollars a Ton Mr David Baker here Just from Montreal Raining Teams crofsing summers and Chartreau here took Dinner cutting hay not in the Bush to Day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Page 1} the 5th 1876</p> <p></p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island April Fine East Wind George Gave me the order on Vipond for 3-50 got a Peice of Butter Tapping adge some, sugared about 40 lbs to Day commenced Raining Wind changed high from the West ice getting Bad near shore</p> <p>6th A Fortunate Day high Wind seen Robbins yesterday Ducks Plenty some Flocks of Wild Geese not any one crofsing on Summers's Road to Day</p> <p>7th {illegible}</p> <p>8th made 3 Gallons of Molasses took 3 Cakes over shot 2 Ducks in the Airhole one of them Drew under the ice with the strong current Ice Good to Crofs</p> <p>9th not running very well a Fine Day Gordon and I up to the Bush a Great lot of Wild Geese and Ducks in the Airhole at Francis Island</p> <p>10th shot a Duck that a Hawk chased to the Ice and had the Duck Down and Picking him he left and I shot the Duck George took over the churn</p> <p>11th Went acrofs to Viponds took Georges Due Bill what remained of the churn 1.50 Bought of Viponds 1 Box 2 plugs of Tobacco 10 Box of Capo 15 8 yds of Cotton 80 2 yrs of Linsey 44 Bottle of Castor oil 10 with 5 cents Cash Heard Robert McDonald Departed Last Week Brought up From the Hospital in Montreal Made about the Moles 2 Moles Full and some in the Basin</p> <p>12th Very Fine Made Sugar to Day the Moles and the Basins full</p> <p>13th Fishing EEls very Fine holes opening in the ice East Wind Put out the Canoe From from Below and took it up to the Door with the Water thats on top of the ice 14th ice is opening slow</p> <p>14th Good Friday Raining East Wind West and North Wind high West Wind not Running to Day George made 2 axehandle 1 ash and hicory Foggy to Day</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>1876</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island April 15 Ice Jamming coming Down high West Wind running a Little Some Drops of Rain hail and snow and Fine George and Peggy Boiling a few Pails Water high Went to the head of the Island, swallows came yesterday Foggy today George Peggy and George crofsed took sugar and a Bottle of Molasses</p> <p>16th Easter Sunday The Sun Did not Dance this morning a sighn of a hard year Lots of Eggs Fresh and salted ones. Peter a{illegible} Peggy came to night</p> <p>17th Eastere Monday chopping at the Door</p> <p>18th Our Duncans Birth Day ice going Down Jamming splitting from Rails Rewits came as usual to Build in their old Place that they have Been in these many years</p> <p>19th sap not running very well</p> <p>20th Shot a Rat for the first Gordon speared a Pike I speared a Maskinonge Weight 34 3/4 lb</p> <p>21st snowing East Wind crofsed to I Hamiltons for the Doe Brought the Fish to John Got 2 Bags of Potatoes sack of Cornile Mrs and Mr Hamilton Poorly with Bad cold Heard James Grant was to be married on the 24th Monday coming</p> <p>22nd Fixing the calf Pasture Fence Peggy here</p> <p>23rd St George's DAy A Very Fine Day E Wind Henery and Little George came to the Bush took us 2 EEls him and antwine going to Fish EEls to Day made near a Gallon of Mollasses Peggy Crofsed as the sap is not running took all their sugar</p> <p>24th James Grant Married to Day to Addi Summer's and a Fine Day it is E Wind Mr Smallmans Steamer Jenny crofsed to Day on her first Trip</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{first page}</p> <p>25th 1876</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island April</p> <p>St Marks Day a Fine Day East Wind Killed a snake for the firist I killed this Spring Burnt him Shote a Pike as Gordon never seen one shot I shot him Cutting fat Pine</p> <p>26th Burning Rubbish and cleaning up around Lots of Indian Fishing Put out Decoys Fired at a Fish-Hawk struck him but he did not fall here East Wind</p> <p>27th Peggy and Pete came took away some of their things Gordon Boiled a Few pails the Children in the Bush Diggin a Little the ice holding on very long in the Back Bay or Marsh Lots of Geese and Ducks But hard to Get at them Rats scrce too much wind at night to fish with the clack</p> <p>28th Gordon not well in Bed all Day Raining some Randolph and I to the Lower Point (spoiled the axe Another Steamer in to Salmon River</p> <p>29th Enterprize went in to Salmon River and came out and I think she went to Lancaster as she came out Sunday morning the thirtieth went over to the Pitt Point in the canoe shot a Duck Did not Get him West Wind changed to the East Lightning to night Rained some hard Frost Last night but not much sap running Planted 7 or 8 hills of Potatoes set Fires Down on the hill Snakes middling Plenty some Ticks Keeping in the sheep. Water some high</p> <p>30th Sunday went to head of the Island Bismark Randolph and Gordon and I Fine Day Enterprize came out of Lancaster this morning the sky to the East Very Red in spots ice cleared out of the Back Bay.</p> <p>{second page} 1876 Mr James Cameron Island May 1st</p> <p>St Philip and St James Raining snowing W Wind Frost Boat went Down the Proppeller California. Light in the Lighthouses to night Began on to Dig a Little Buck Trees Running some</p> <p>2nd Fine Day the Steamer St Francis Came up Shot 2 Ducks got a Large Pike in the Back Marsh Firing at Loons Gordon Tapt some Trees for Vinegar Froze hard these nights Went out for the first time in the Back Marsh got Sucker and 2 Barabots or Cat Fish spearing for EEls in the mud got none set Fire above the Cordwood Bay</p> <p>3rd Raining some East Wind the Bohemian came up on her first Trip Gordon Boiling Birch Sap in the Bush for Vinegar boiled three pails of Maple sap for Mollasses Cold some Digging done sowed Tobacco seed at the Apple Tree yesterday</p> <p>4th Went acrofs had a rake of Sugar 2 1/2 Doz of Eggs 1 Rat Skin Bought of Vipond and BM 1 lb of Tea 65 1/2 bushelsof Salt 25 Bottle of Scotch 1 Bottle of Downs Elixer 25 1 1/4 lb of Shot Bowl 10 Ball of twine 10 Black and Grey thread 10 Tax 10 Tob 5 Brought the Rennet to Hamiltons Went to G Renshaws Brought some small cakes to the children Got 2 Bags of Potatoes from George W Robb Proteller Raining Jack Adams Poorly Stopt at Johns Got my Papers Got a coat for Gordon East Wind the Corsican Went Down</p> <p>5th Digging a Little Planted some Earley Roses and Chilies Gordon in the Bush for the Last Boiling made syrup</p> <p>6th Peggy came for the Pots got Pay for Rookey Pot 4lbs cut a cake of 9 lbs in 2 and gave the half Digging Rained some East Wind changed to hard West Made the Pigs Pen Put the calf in the Barn yesterday The Victoria Went Down and the Manitoba yesterday Friday</p> <p>7th Sunday East Wind Raining the Bay of Quinte went Down Fixing the hogs in the Pen the St Francis coming out of Dundee on her first trip out</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{first page}</p> <p>the 8th 1876</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island May</p> <p>Monday crofsed with Gordon to Hamilton to Pile Stove Wood John sowing Wheat heard Alex Vipond and Johnny Sandfield had a Quarrel put Rings in the 2 Hogs snouts as they are Great Rooters Digging and Planting</p> <p>9th Planting and Digging Randolph and I Fishing at night Raft went Down</p> <p>10th Found 2 Canoes Water high Henery and George here for hay Brought 3 {illegible}hats Hamiltons and Craigs scowing their cattle A Fine Day to Alexis V Frances Island WAter high</p> <p>11th at the Potatoes</p> <p>12th Finished the peice of Potatoes at the Old House set Fire at Lower Point went to Hamilton north Wind Brought 4 Suckers Got a Bag of Potatoes seen St Battence there Selling Fish Bought at the Racket for 4 Dollars a hundred 2 Rainbows this Evening Sun very hot Rained a Little went to Fish Got 1 EEl Wind Raised Livinia very Bad with the Tooth Ache her face on one side all swelled her Eye almost shut with it</p> <p>13th Windy some WEnt this Evening to Hamiltons Randolph and I Raining some</p> <p>14th Went to the Kitt Kite Island Gordon and I West Wind</p> <p>15th Digging the Garden Fixing the Barrel for to run the Lie for making the soap Fixing the Garden Fence cut Down the Bass Wood Stump at the Garden Fence</p> <p>16th Went acrofs with Gordon to Hamiltons took 4 Dozen of Eggs to Viponds Bought Braces Soap hooks Lines to 11 Cents seen the cinnamon Bear perform went Down to Roses called to see Mrs Carey heard Old Pat Departed Got candles and some Potatoe seeds Told me she sent the yarn to Viponds in April</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island 17th of May 1876</p> <p>Went acrof to Renshaws East Wind Brought a Pinner to George George crofsed with me to Summerstown Got 100 lb of Flour from A. I . Baker the Breton came in to Summerstown to Lay up and Lots of Towing to be Done 3 towns came up to Day sailed hom</p> <p>18th Working at the soap</p> <p>19th Working at the soap altered the 2 Bulls for the first I ever did and I am mortally afraid But as its the time of the moon and in the signs of the Fishes or Feet Pisces I'll risk it a very warm fine Day North Wind went to the head of the Island Randolph and I</p> <p>20th Working at the soap Finished the Melons and cucumbers and onions in the Garden and Red peppers Went acrofs for Gordon to Hamilton Found a Ducks nest on the Little Island Gordon and I planted saffron</p> <p>21st Went acrof to Christees Island Killed a Great many Black snakes went to No Noutas Island sailed home</p> <p>22nd at Digging at the Back Peice at the Barn</p> <p>23 Digging and Planted a Few Potatoes First perch caught with Line</p> <p>24th Queens Birth Day Last Planting in the Back Peice Gordon and Randolph shooting Balls Gordon shot a Red head and Black Wood Pecker they come every year about this Time and stop 2 or 3 Days every year Making Fires We Fired some heavy Vollies this Evening</p> <p>25th Ascension Day Fishing Barking a Chair</p> <p>26th Working at the Lane Fence Gordon Barking 5 Chairs to Day Put the calve in his Pasture Working at the Lane Fence West Wind high</p> <p>27th at the Fence</p> <p>28th Gordon Randolph Bismark Leander went to the Sturgeon Island and I found 2 Duck nest went to head of the Island Found the Lower Jaw of a Man on the Ground Pretty well Decayed.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{first page}</p> <p>1876</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island May 29</p> <p>Royal Oak Day Went to Summerstown Brought 4 1/2 Doz of Eggs Bought 1 lb of Tea Tobacco camphor Brought 7 Summers s{illegible} Wild Onions some of the Potatoes up Brought AI Bakers Bag home took the Plough Got a Bag of Potatoes from IF Amitton Got a Treat from Tom George Bosele and Pete here for hay for his calf talking to me about the Order I got at Viponds I Vipond in Cornwall high North Breeze Rained some</p> <p>30th Crofsed with Gordon to hamiltons East Wind Got 12 Perch not Biting</p> <p>31st cleaning out the Milk -House Randolph and I went to Alexis Island Got some Peices of Fat Pine Working at the Q Runnels at the North West corner of the Barn Mr John Rankin Blacksmith came Brought me my Tongs But not my Steel Butcher-Knife stopt to night</p> <p>1st of June The Glorious First of June a Fine Day Very warm Day First Fish caught in Front of the Door Got 14 Ranking went of Forgot his Lines and Turned Back</p> <p>2nd Tried to catch the sheep to shear them could not get them to follow home</p> <p>3rd Crofsed to Summerstown Bought of Vipond 3 Bunches of Fishing Lines 15 cents settled with Gil Baker Got 10. 1/4 for him all clear some one stole one of my Papers out of my Canoe at the End of Ashery I think it a Yankee Boat that came acrofs to Summerstown Got 2 Bugs of Petode from I House East Wind a Talk of Matty Nicholson and John James going to have a Lawsuit The Boys went Down with a Raft Francis came here with an oak stick and Left it here 2 Boys stole it From him and took it up as far as Luke Bowers and he caught them and took it here</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island 4th of June 1876</p> <p>Whit Sunday East Wind Fine cool Keeping Francis stick from Getting away</p> <p>5th Making Ashes set fire to an elm that Fell (Bill here) Trowling at the Weeds in the Potatoes</p> <p>6th Fixing the Little Canoeat the ashes cleaning up stairs trying to catch the sheep</p> <p>7th had to put the Dog after the sheep before we could Get them caught 2 of them</p> <p>8th sheared the sheep the other came home to the yard and we caught her caught a Pike Trowling</p> <p>9th Our Marys Birth Day 1813 A Fine Day</p> <p>10th Went acrofs for my Papers Gordon stopt at Hamiltons Got a Peice of Tobacco from Charlie Parisha a sack of salt for I Hamilton Mr Spinks Down Took a Picture up for John Hamilton Walter Campbell Bay City Heard Mary was not well Allen B Alick Told me a Good many Trowling the St Francis a pleasure Trip out of Dundee up to Cornwall Fixing 2 Pannels of Fence at the Barn Cutting Weeds in the Potatoes the hens and the Grubs at the Potatoes and the Grubs at the Garden Gordons Calf at Hamiltons Friday came to get it next Saturday</p> <p>1th A Raft Went Down St Barnabus</p> <p>12th I crofsed to Hamilton a very heavy Fog this Morning the Brunston got aground at Hog Island the Alma Monroe turned Back from John Hamiltons up to Renshaw Wharf another Propeller aground the Dominion stopt a While at Renshaws the Bohemian and St Francis went Down in the Fog the St Francis ahead got From George to 50 Wt of Flour Down on the Jenny i-50 seen D Suple at Summerstown and R. Baker I Hamilton Painting his Waggon</p> <p>13th took the ashes home from the Bush Fixing them in Bags Francis here going to sell his stick</p> <p>14th Francis came took his stick to Rankins Mill I helped him crofs the the channel he came Back and said he Lost it with the Wind Windy Rain Thunder</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island June 15 1876</p> <p>Corpus Christe Went to Summerstown with 9 Bushels of ashes Stopt at I Hamiltons John got a stick out of George Renshaws Wharf took 2 Dox of Eggs only 10 cents a Doz Bought of Vipond and Brs to 6 yds of cloth at 20 cents a yd 2 skan of Thread 1 spool 2 Bunches of Matches Working at the Potatoes</p> <p>16th Fixing the south East corner of the calf Pasture Henry Gene Went of this morning took his Pine EEl spear Jack With him Winchester Earl and Russel here to night</p> <p>17th Gordon and I crofsed to Hamiltons a Pict me on the St Francis from Cornwall selling Hamiltons Bridge to the Lowest Bidder John Carey got it at 54 Dollars or there bouts got my Paper took the Calf home from Hamilitons heard James was n Jail he Lost the suit Long Jim McDougall lost 4 of his horses on Ropes Island an of Mr Dingwalls horses it must have Been the ticks that Kild them seen Leander Reynolds at Hamiltons</p> <p>18 the Ever Memorable Battle of Waterloo 2 Men and 2 Ladies stopt to take their Dinner I think One of Them is a Wright East Wind West Thunder some and Rain</p> <p>19th Hoeing some the Soap Barrel Busted Lost about 4 pails of Soap Duncan Cameron Rod Briggs and another Man here cut some Basswood Bark Seen a Pigeon in the Bush</p> <p>20th I crofsed Gordon to Hamiltons WEnt to G Renshaw crofsed to the Store George and I Bought 25 cents of Tea 5 cents of Tobacco Rained hard high Wind Thunder &amp; Lightning Frank Laplante and George Bosell Working at the Cord Wood</p> <p>21 Frist Day of Summer and its all Kind of Weather 21 Windy Whitewashing Lashey here last ight and To Day Fishing Pickerel Mr Tuthill and his nephew Willie T Creed and Charlie Labuff in the Boat Winnie sat up a While and had Quite a comfortable chat with a Bottle of Very Best of Jamaica and Loaf Sugar</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island 22nd of June 1876</p> <p>Our David Birth Day 1806 Windy Mr Tuthill went to Christees Island Whitewashing outside</p> <p>23 Put out the stoves hoeing some</p> <p>24th St John the Baptist Day Very Windy caught some Fish Randolph and I Hamilton crofsed to se the horses as the Penshioners Horse is almost Dead with the ticks Matthews and Wife Passed the Door and Went to the foot of Christee Island hoed the Back Garden</p> <p>25th Went to Hamiltons for Gordone Got a Bag of Potatoes John at the Island Looked at the Ticks on the Horses see Tyler at the Lighthouse Strawberries Ripe high Wind coming from Hamiltons John Lost his Canoe Battle of Bannockburn</p> <p>26th Went Summerstown Got 25 cents from G Renshaw Bought of Vipond 1 Plug of Tobacco {illegible} pan of Bread Mr Crippin came Lashey came Brought of G Renshaw some Strawberries and a Bottle of Vinegar</p> <p>27th Went out to trowl Down to the Kit Kit Crippen went to Christees to Fish</p> <p>28th Lashey Began his Bark Line Windy Went to head of the Island to see the sheep Mr and Mrs and Master Fulton (Herbert) came this Evening</p> <p>29th St Peters Day Mrs Fulton went of Mr Crippin Went of hoeing some</p> <p>30th Last Day of June I crofsed to Summerstown Brought I Vipond some old Newspapers Got 4 Plugs of Tobacco From him Bought 1/2 lb Tea 1. yd of Cotton 1 plug of Tobacco 2 Bunches of Matches George Bosell talking about the Due Bill came Down to Hamiltons sent of his papers for the Lighthouse Got a Bag of Potatoes from John a good sail coming home Thunder</p> <p>1st of July Dominion Day all the Boats their colours up Bought a Pan of Bread 25 cents Got a Knife from Lewis Blandeau IY Poorly and his Daughter stopt for Gordon came home Lashey set his Line</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Mr James Camerson Island July 2nd 1876</p> <p>Went with Lashey to his Line got a Big Sturgeon a Raft went Down in Tow Raining</p> <p>3rd very Windy from the West 2 Boats came in the Evening stopt in the Barn stole Lasheys night Line pole and anchor when they went off they were from about Burke a Mean set</p> <p>4th American 4th of July Centennial Lashey went to Lancaster hoeing the Potatoes</p> <p>5 Our Johns Birth Day 73 years old to Day I went to G Renshaws Left Gordon at I Hamilton Got a Bag of Potatoes from John Mr Fulton and Mr Ed Plumado came and Miles Left me 4 M{illegible} hooks Very Windy to night Wind changing to all quarter Rained some seen the Potato bug to Day for the First time I seen them on I Hamiltons Potatoes Giving out Jobs on the Road Peggy Bosell and Pete and Lewy</p> <p>6th Put out Tobacco Plants Mr Fulton Went off (Paid me for the oars stick that miles Got 1.25 cents I promised to send them to Summerstown and put the board of the Steamer Jenny Lashy came had the Plants James Y Cameron's Daughter Departed to Day</p> <p>7th Went to Fort Covington Lashy with me Found his Line and pole and another stopt at Lukes took my wool only 20 cetns all took it home Bought of R Baker Butter Tub 35 1/4 of Powder Bought of Burdo Matches Lashey Paid me 20 cetns I paid Lashy the Discout on Crippins Money Bought of Gilles 50 lbs of Flour 1.62 1/2 to 17 lbs of Bran 17 Cents Went to see Mr Crippin Mr Tuthill sent a Present to Livinia and Gave me a Present of Tobacco Stopt at Lukes took supper came home John Gray and his Brothers here Henry and George Bosel for hay the Algoma came out of {illegible} seen Ian Hopkins</p> <p>8th John Gray took Gordon from Hamiltons put Boards on top of the cook house put the hide to soften in the Water Lightning to night Windy</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>1876</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island July the 9th</p> <p>Looking for the sheep Found only 2 of them a Fine Day East Wind Looks like Rain but no rain Thunder an Indian caught a Lunge up in the Bay</p> <p>10th crofsed to put the Oars on Board the steamer Jenny</p> <p>11th Went to Rofs Island Fred McDonald and hopkins here</p> <p>12th of July Orangemans Day Keeping the 12th of July Firing heavy volleys Gordon shooting Mr Rofs from Cornwall here got some worms treated me</p> <p>13th allowed a Road to the Barn</p> <p>14th Mowing some</p> <p>15th Gordon crofsed made some cocks of hay Bought of Viponds Bread 8 Loaves St Swithen Day no Rain</p> <p>16th Lashey came</p> <p>17th Mowing the Grove</p> <p>18th Mowing</p> <p>19th Fernandez Birth Day went to Hopkins for the Whity Bull Got a Peice of Pork from Jims Wife Fred McDonald and Charlie came Down with me</p> <p>20th high Wind Mowing</p> <p>21st Put in 20 Cocks from Back of the Barn</p> <p>22nd Went to Viponds Bought Bread Tobacco &amp; a Pic me</p> <p>23rd Sunday</p> <p>24th Henery Jenie here with a stick of Oak Stopt all night</p> <p>25th Henery went off</p> <p>26 Henery sent the Mare up on the St Francis I crofsed Got the scow Bought Bread 4 Loaves Arthur and Fultons got Tobacco</p> <p>27th Taking in hay</p> <p>28th high Wind cutting and raking in</p> <p>29th Went home with the scow John Hamilton Rowed up from the Light house Bought 8 Loaves Bad with my Back</p> <p>30th Bad with my Back Got some spirits of Turpentine from Hamilton for my Back</p> <p>31st Drew some Wood</p> <p>1st of August Lammas Day Henry Jenie and Boy this Morning stopt till night Mowed all Day split some pine</p> <p>2nd Minnies Birth Day Gordon crofsed Got 8 Loaves</p> <p>3rd Mowing</p> <p>4th Mowed and Putting in Fishing some very warm</p> <p>5th Went to Summerstown 7 Loaves 1 1/2 of Eggs 3/4</p> <p>6th Randolphs Birth Day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island August 7th 1876</p> <p>Mowing very warm time</p> <p>8th mowing Patterson</p> <p>9th very warm cross to Summertown</p> <p>10th got 500 weight of flour from G Renshaw 10</p> <p>11th taking in and mowing</p> <p>12th putting in Henry boy and his father here the carpenter</p> <p>13th fishing got 30</p> <p>14th mowing Jim McDougall and his two boys here going to Christy's Island to look at Marsh hay a very warm day</p> <p>15th done mowing below the house began to mow in the upper Feild</p> <p>16th began the fine Haystack two tons whatever</p> <p>17th Mr Crippin and the Methodist Minister and Mrs Paddock here gave a coat Mr Fulton and Orto came</p> <p>18th went with Mr Fulton to Rofs Island got 47 fish Mr Adair here gave him red braces he forgot a year ago a fine day Baking mowing left 50 cents gave 5 cents to Gordon</p> <p>19th Bismarck's Birth Day a fine warm day a scotch Moon and it Brings Rain Torrents of it Fallen very heavy went to the head of Island met in with Mr Lily Mr Nolan and Mr Feek had their Bun capsized for to keep them dry cook their dinner in the Bell Bay Mr Silly came down to see the barn as I told him it would be Better than out at night and he got an awful wetting as it came down pouring camped in the Barn tonight they left their ax in the bay and someone picked it up as they do not find it a Pic Nic on the Bohemian Dr Gillis at his party on the island yesterday</p> <p>20th went up to see John Gray at the head of the island but they had not the axe took the rest of his Pine away the boys crossed to Summerstown for bread and sent for a square they brought it</p> <p>{second page]</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island August 21st 1876</p> <p>the three fellows went to RoFs Island very windy working in the upper Feild</p> <p>22nd I crossed to Summerstown Got 5 Dollars from them for Bread sugar tea took back their change Bought Bread Tea Matches pipe John Hamilton buying a scythe had a Round took our supper John and I got my Papers</p> <p>23 they started for Lancaster the wind High turned back finished the stack of fine hay commenced the marsh hay stack</p> <p>24th I crossed to Viponds brought 31 lbs of Butter Bought 7 1/2 yds of Calico 6 yds of Lindsay 2 yd of cloth 1/2 pound Tea Loaves of Bread pipe 12 yds of Cotton 1 Pair of Boots the man came for the canoe I had at G Renshaw's to Day Bill here today the boys went to Lancaster gave me a 24 cent plug of tobacco a good 2 Bladed Knife salts Nails Senna oil pants and straw hats gave Gordon 25 cents Packing up their things tonight to start tomorrow Mr Fulton and John Cameron here put some hay on the marsh Haystack</p> <p>25th went down to kit kit and Rofs Island with Mr Fulton caught a good many the Boys was of when I came and a good set of Boys they were decent lads Mr Fulton not well left 50 cents Rained Quite a shower took some cocks out of the back Marsh</p> <p>26th Mowed some in the back Marsh and port seeing where they Gordon and the spoke to them about it a reeling birch bark</p> <p>27th Finished the marsh hay stock windy cut a strip in the front Marsh windy great fire in the South Woods</p> <p>27th Sunday Fine cool and windy took salts today cracked a basin of last year's butternuts hazel nuts good Spartan went down</p> <p>28th went acrofs bought for I Hamilton 1 lb tea Bought of I Sandfield 25 sack of flour 1 pipe Matches</p> <p>29th Making stack of Marsh hay 30 cocks</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1876</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island August 30th</p> <p>fishing at Christie's caught one pickerel that weighed 8 3/4 lb very smoky time with fires the Saint Francis ahead going up today very warm today took our dinner on Christies Island found a table knife in the water</p> <p>31st went across to John Hamilton's found a large square of tobacco on the shore working at their mar{cut off} went to the store bought of I Sandfield salt soap got my Reporter went back to G Renshaw's took three papers down for Mr Tyler Lincoln to the lighthouse came down on the North Side of our Island and found Randolphs Knife he lost in the water the St Francis ahead of anything going down this morning Charlie Parish a working at the bridge</p> <p>1st of September drawing wood making a heap of logs from the river filled five bags with ashes second a fine day but windy rain hard last night mowed some in the North but the water is high I must quit it lots of shooting and Indian Big Mitchell's son looking for a canoe he lost he was here yesterday evening cool</p> <p>3rd D McAllister's Birth Day Sunday very windy cool and fine Corinthian went down the wind breaking the tobacco leaves took home some hazelnuts from the pit Point</p> <p>4th drawing wood</p> <p>5th John Angus birthday went to the Kit Kit Gordon and I Windy stopt all day 6th crossed left Gordon at Hamilton's got a bag of apples bought of Vipens 4 Loaves of Bread matches John Hamilton unwell Drew some hay</p> <p>7th Drew in some hay sowed hayseed in the Oakfeild</p> <p>8th drawing wood</p> <p>9th Windy</p> <p>10th went to Hamiltons John and Tom Gordon Alexis Island shooting deers now</p> <p>11th crofsed with 7 1/2 of Ashes Bought of I Sandfield 25 lb flour bought of I Vipond 1/2 lb of powder 15 cents matches</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>1876</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island September 12th fishing some</p> <p>13th putting out manure</p> <p>14th Randall and I fishing</p> <p>15th Drawing wood Ronald Angus Departed</p> <p>16th I crofsed got 1.50 from Hamiltons bought of Viponds 1/2 lb tea matches gave AJ Baker my bag to bring me 100 lb of flour from Montreal East Wind High Henry Genie and his boy came took Gordon from Hamilton's potatoes near done</p> <p>17th Windy Henry went to Charlie Island two men hunting there</p> <p>18th S Wind Windy fishing</p> <p>19th Henry Gordon and I crossed left Gordon at I Hamiltons bought of I Summers 50 Wt of flour 1.50 got 25 cents from Henry 1 lb shot some caps Henry bought 1 Quart HW 2 lb of shot one box of caps fishing chub set the Rope line</p> <p>20th splitting rails Henry crofsed to McDonalds below Frashers South Side Henry came back tonight</p> <p>21st Matthew last day of summer Henry went off to meet the boat at Lancaster drawing wood</p> <p>22nd Autumn or Fall Begins drawing wood</p> <p>23rd drawing wood and crofsed to Renshaw's for 100 weight of flour I got from AJ Baker took up on the Bohemian from Montreal the Victoria steamer move to Renshaws Wharf pumped her this week and found two auger holes in her where some villain did on the intention of getting a job of bailing her</p> <p>24th Wendy</p> <p>25th Charlie Rose came to mow the marsh I went with Gordon to Hamilton's got the Hops and the apples on the tree in the Potatoe got some Tin Dishes in the bush at Hamiltons East Wind this 10 days seen I James gave Charlie some EEl skins</p> <p>26th Raining Mr Fulton to Primo James Barnes came took in the Double Stove a wet dirty day Mr Fulton caught 3 chub and 13 perch 1 Doree Brought me 1/2 lb powder 1 Box of Cap 2 lb of Shot</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>September 27th 1876 Mr James Cameron Island</p> <pre>Mr Fulton went down the way of the Kit Kit and and Rofs's Island Windy drawing wood Charlie Rose and Peter Purcell here since yesterday the wind very high stop all night Johnny with them drawing wood </pre> <p>28th Charlie and Pete Finished Mowing high wind today got lower and they crofsed Drawing Wood</p> <p>29th Raising Bad with a Pain this morning that goes right through me</p> <p>Michaelmas day 30th went to J Hamilton Bought of Vipond 1/2 lb tea Hooks and Eyes Bought of I Summers 2 Bunches of matches AJ Baker put up his parlor stove got 2 1/2 Bushels of apples from Hamiltons the Magnet went down heard William Lavalette came back to the front after stealing something in Lancaster Last Day of the month</p> <p>1st of October Sunday fine and cool windy the hawks playing the Devil with the hens and pullets the Passport went down and the Corsican went down today</p> <p>2nd 2 men here Oliver and Stevenson going to Rofs Island to Fish Windy chopping firewood got a pipe of tobacco from them windy</p> <p>3rd cutting in the Oakfeild Gordon and J Henry and Antwine Bosell grassed up I followed them thinking they would take Gordon over to Hamiltons Henry told me Dr Shavers girl was married to Purcell but he did not tell me he lost Kenneth McLauglin's 10 Dollars when he was in Montreal with his Fish Antwine told me he would Fix the clock I crofsed with Gordon this evening and just time enough or I would be caught in a Gale of Wind I got some of it</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island October 4th 1876 Windy Rain Mr Hitchcock and Johnson here tonight Mr Halton here cold some got 25 cents from Halton</p> <p>5th Hitchcock and Johnson started had to stop at the Head of the Island with the Wind Drew their boat acrofs the Island got 50 cents from them some powder and shot and caps I gave them 2 Large Squashes they crofsed this evening shot a Marsh hen and a Bittern or Mire drum</p> <p>6th Raining Turned Fine crofsed to Summertown commenced to Rain and Blow stopt at Hamilton's John and his wife in Montreal I took dinner Bought of Viponds Cooks Friend 70 cents 1 Pane of glafs 5 cents 4 Spoils of thread 20 1 white skein 20 cents Bought of I Summers salt Matches pipe Starch stopt at Hamiltons got a Bag of Apples from Tom Annie Grant there while there away seen I Bosell the Passport Laid up gave Lewis Blondeau a thing for to go in his gun George Renshaws wood took fire yesterday and through the night the fair in Fort Covington this week and a stormy rainy week it is</p> <p>7th Drawing some wood Piling at the door the mare tramped on the back part of my leg Windy Raining some</p> <p>8th Sunday Raining Hailing Windy Snowing for the first snow</p> <p>9th Banking the West End of the house took a few Loads out of the Big Shed got a few cocks of marsh hay high Wind Corsican went down hard Frost Last night ice thick this morning</p> <p>10th Hugh and McMasters Birth Day cut some hay put in 7 cocks Fixed a Knee in the Jumper Killed a snake on the Pit Point and Burnt him made a few plugs of tobacco made a fence around 2 of the stocks opened 2 panels of the fence at the end of the Lane Last Quarter of the moon today and the very windy time since she Began</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island October 11th 1876 Drawing wood Broke the Whippletree I'm not sure but I heard A Cameron's wife Departed today or tomorrow Windy Time cool a few grains of snow</p> <p>12th Cutting and Drawing Firewood put in 2 cocks of hay Windy</p> <p>13th cut Down the Cherry Tree at the Lower Point cutting brush kind of Fine to Day Trimming the apple Trees at the Lower Point East Wind this evening and cold Raining and cold tonight took up the Line Randolph and I pealing some apples</p> <p>14th Raining some snow East and changed to West crofsed to Hamiltons got a pipe from John brought over a pair of sox got a ball of yarn to finish the other Got a Bag of apples went to the store Bought of Viponds 1/2 lb tea Ginger matches heard our Jacks wife was poorly Mrs Summers poorly got from AJ Baker 33 3/4 lb of Flour in Summertown 3 1/4 or 25 a 100 they took up their potatoes at Hamiltons that they had on the halves 3 boats of hunters up to Day from Sorre Blowing hard tonight froze pretty hard tonight</p> <p>15th Cold Blowing hard</p> <p>16th Drawing Wood high Wind shot a Duck cutting stove Wood</p> <p>17th crofsed to Hamiltons to help with the potatoes Tom Lennon for Apples spreading manure Churning fixing the Bin for the Potatoes pretty cold today</p> <p>18th at I Hamiltons at the Potatoes some cold in the fore part of the day</p> <p>St Lukes Day 19th James Grant a Bee at the Potatoes a fine Day Spartan went down</p> <p>20th Me at Hamilton's Mr Fulton and Miles here fishing finished the Potatoes at Hamilton's to Day seen Alen</p> <p>21st came home from Hamilton's Raining took a Basket of apples and 2 Tin Kettles Potatoes Ducks plenty Mr Fulton passed up</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island October 22nd 1876 Sunday a Fortunate Day Went to Fish got none a great lot of shooting of Ducks Spartan went up Magnet went Down Jennie crofsed to Dundee this morning from Summertown wind East Rain fine Henry Genie and Henderson came tonight they had 4 sturgeon and 4 suckers</p> <p>23rd Livinia's Birth Day 8 years old today set the Line Baited with sucker went to Hamiltons Brought a 1/2 sturgeon and the sox Henry to the store for salt got a sturgeon from Henry salted hes got two plugs of tobacco from Henderson went to Christies tonight too Windy to fish hard South Wind at the Hunter's camp on Christies Island rain hard and Blowing tonight</p> <p>24th Our Hughs birthday Henderson shot at Diver this morning went to the Line got nothing they got ready and started for Point Moria to hunt took his rope left his Jack Fine but Windy taking the manure out of the Big Shed banking inside the little shed North side of the house went to the line tonight got a sturgeon</p> <p>25th My Birth Day cleaned a sturgeon got two scares on the Line Finished the Big Shed put some manure out on the hay from before the Barn Door drew the Basswood from the Lower Point took down the wedges and split the log</p> <p>26th Banking windy hurted my finger the knot of a Bolt my gun went off seeking it seen a flock passing of wild geese</p> <p>27 seen a Pigeon on the Pit Point tried for Bait Drawing Wood</p> <p>28th I crofsed to Summerstown bought 1/2 tea matches Pins the Robbers of Jewellery at Summerss 10 Brien 1 arm got 2 Bags of Potatoes one Bag of Apples from I Hamilton John and I went to the store Henry Genie here Towed up with the East Bill McLeod going tomorrow to the Centenial</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island October 29th 1876 gave Henry 2 sturgeon Walter Baker's Wife died Sunday Henry Genie and I to Charlie and Rofs Island then crofs the Mare down to Rankins Mill gave Henry the Big Canoe got home Pretty Late came all around the shore up to Brunstons</p> <p>30th went to fish Bait to the Kit Kit got no Bait shot a Duck East Wind Raised sailed home</p> <p>31st Baited the Line Killed a Ruster for Bart took home a load of Wood in the canoe from the Bay last day of HallowEEn or All Hallow or Holy Eve cracking nuts and eating apples</p> <p>1st of November All Saints Day Boarding the sheds and fixing around</p> <p>2nd All Souls Day Working at Tobacco Livinia thumb a sore Pain East Wind</p> <p>3rd High West Wind went around the Island cut a broom the Alexandra and 2 Tugs went up wind came down calm in the evening went to the Line Full Of Weeds saw the But of the Cherry</p> <p>14th Went to Summerstown got 2 Dollars from I Hamilton Viponds packing their goods to move to Dundee AJ Baker's Charlie Parish at Killing 2 hogs Bought of Spinks or I Summers 50 lb of flour 1 pipe and matches I Grant and F Laplante to Rankins Mill got a hat rack at throwing the dice a very fine night</p> <p>5th Guy Fawks Day a very fine day 3 men with Decoys shooting all day in the Bay a Great Talk of Mr {illegibel} getting 1 and 1/2 million of money</p> <p>6th went to the Kit Kit with my Decoys shot one Duck seeing a very large white owl</p> <p>7th Helen's Birth Day took in the cook stove in the Cookhouse Randolph and I went to Alexis Island the cover for my Box of Axes put 9 axes in it and hay James Grant a Raising Bee finished of making plugs of tobacco 120 plugs besides loose stuff</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island November 8th 1876 Foggy morning went to George Renshaws with the Box of Axes 9 of them brought some cranBerries to Georges East Wind went to J Viponds nothing in the store settled with him got a Receipt and gave him my note for 10 Dollars allowed me 10 Dollars for the Marsh hay the P office up at is Summers now Bought of I Summers 1/2 lb soda 4 lb of fine salt 3 Bunches of Matches Pipe Nicholsons a Bee Raising came down to I Hamilton's got 2 Bags of Potatoes and apples the Alexandra went down forgot my mitts South East wind came home shot a large spotted white owl cleaning my guns</p> <p>9th The Prince of Wales birthday a fine day sawing stove wood Randolph and I some shooting geese not plenty the Victoria went to Rankins Mill and Back raining some East Wind and West cleaning cranberries</p> <p>10th sawing stove wood a Fine Day made cranberry jelly</p> <p>11th St Martin's I went to Summertown stopped at the Lighthouse took dinner at Hamiltons Brought over Gordons pants bought of I Sandfield Summer 1/2 lb tea 30 cents Bill McLeod after coming from the Centennial a great many after Dear this time not certain who is elected yet but last account that Tilden was ahead</p> <p>12th Old HallowEEn went to see my Decoys a Boat Steamed down the Back Channel and came on the North Side of Christies Island and anchored there tonight had three Lolly boats after her in Tow a hunting concern I suppose West Wind the Bohemian and St Francis Went Down</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island November 13th 1876 Monday Willie Rose Tommy Monroe and Robert Lavalle came to take stacks of the Marsh hey</p> <p>14th the three Boys came today and finished the 2 stocks I helped to pitch them rained some last night</p> <p>15th Making or Fixing the door upstairs and working at the sheds</p> <p>16th Henry Genie came working at the stable shot 2 Ducks first setting of Traps</p> <p>17th Got a Rat Henry and I fishing EEls got 9 Fishing with the hand line got none</p> <p>18th clean the line making a yolk for the steers</p> <p>19th Went to Lancaster crofsed over to Murdock McDonald's made our supper on the point had some Rum and fished up along Shore lost 2 sturgeon some suckers Gordon came from Hamiltons Tommy Jack and Murdy Craig left him</p> <p>20th yoked The Oxen for the first time Baited the line Jim Holden's here Henry making bars and cart frame</p> <p>21 On this Day of the month D McMaster Departed in the year 46 Making a shed Gordon and I for the Sheep Alexandra went down</p> <p>22 Raining and Freezing some wind Quit from East 10 days Blow to Day Henry cross to Murdock McDonalds him and Murdock came tonight Baited the Line twice to Day</p> <p>23rd Henry went home to Day and Murdock McDonald George Morris and Fred MacDonald came fishing EEls made a door for the sheep's place West Wind snow on the mountains to Day Plastering the stable Let The Oxen go took of the yolk Hamilton Son Isaac Vipond Donald McDonald John Carey shot a Buck Deer in the water</p> <p>24th Gordon and I crossed took dinner at Hamiltons and stopt all night there McGregor in the Glen shot with the gun going off while standing on a stump he died with Lofs of blood a bee at Dan Cameron's and John Richard Grants</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island November 25th 1876 Seen AJ Baker got 61 lb of flour weighed at Summers's store bought of J Summers 1/4 tea bar of soap 3 Bunches of matches got a taste of cheese One of the Dunlops Buried died with the small Pox kerosene oil Kenneth McDonald's a Bee Ploughing today got a Piece of the venison from J Hamilton cow head Henery came tonight and Murdock McDonald fishing East Wind brought 2 bags of Potatoes to me put in the 2 calves tonight for the First</p> <p>26th Henry and Murdoch crofsed run to Murdocks I seen Henry sailing Back Young to Lancaster</p> <p>27th Fixing a Rack in the Big Shed</p> <p>28th a Propeller Tow Boat Ferrying from Plum Island went up the {illegible} last trip tonight as it's freezing hard enough to freeze Salmon River fixing around chopping stove wood scowing from Alexandra</p> <p>29th Bohemian went Down Early without calling into Lancaster or St Umfice as far as I could see the St Francis called into Lane into Lancaster going and coming I think it's Jimmy Grants scow that crofsed and returned without nothing in it wind kind of high</p> <p>30th St Andrew's day the Festival of the Scotch Firing in the Morning and Evening set part of the Back Marsh a fire but it will not burn set 3 or 4 Brush heaps a Fire which makes as Bright light Burnt them clean the Steamer Victoria went up this Evening and I Gave them some good volleys but they did not return it with a blow of the whistle As there was no true Scotsman aboard of her I did not expect it a Fine Day Cold and Pleasant no snow on the ground Lots of snow on the Mountains Wild Geese very scarce Lights in the Lighthouses to night</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island December the 1st 1876 Raw and cold today snowing a little standing on up troughs in the Sugar Bush ice a piece made in Back Bay chopping Stove Wood some I have a Very Bad cold cows picking out some but give them a Bit night and morning Don't see no lights in the lighthouses tonight and eight on the Cherry Island those east of me whatever nothing on the Water to Day cut my Mits out today took in the swill Barrel as it Freezes in the shed a change in the Moon this morning</p> <p>2nd snowing some Wind West a boat came out of Lancaster to the lighthouse with Barges in Tow it must be the Anderson a steamer came up tonight I Don't know what one it is Mr Hill has his Light up in the night none on the scow right Cherry Island has her Light up tonight scowing from Alexes Island today two trips the last trip was one horse Drew The Fish Box up from the Bank sawing stove wood</p> <p>3rd all the Lights up tonight went to the head of the island Randolph and I no Boats going now</p> <p>4th Killed the hog sat a trap in the hollow log Front of Marsh</p> <p>5th Cut a saw log cutting stove Wood high wind West</p> <p>6th cutting stove wood the Festival of the Germans St Nicholas</p> <p>7th setting Fire to the Marsh and some heaps of Brush not very well</p> <p>8th chopping stove wood</p> <p>9th Very cold high wind went for brooms to the north side of the island snowing some tonight</p> <p>10th Leanders Birth Day 1872 4 years old to Day cold and windy</p> <p>11th cold very unwell did not smoke for 2 days</p> <p>12th not very well a Fine Day took my canoe up to the head of the Island to be ready to go acrofs in the morning East Wind some ice along the shore</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island December 13th 1876 crofsed called at Hamiltons heard Old Mr Donald McDougall Departed last week and Crimmons wife below Lan{torn away} the ice all out of the little Channel at Summerstown the Widow Donald Summers Died yesterday had 3 1/2 lbs of Butter Bought of John Summers 1 lb Tea Thread spools and skins matches clothes seen a Smallman seen Allen Buying Geese and Turkies wind changed High West got from Mrs AJ Baker 30 lb of flour had a fine sail coming home</p> <p><br />14 Fine Wind raised</p> <p>15 chopping in the Bush fine cold and windy today tonight Southwest Blew hard took away some of the washing that was on the poles drying Frosty new moon comes in today</p> <p>16th cold and windy freezing hard a cold night the ice took on the South Side tonight the steam boat Channel open</p> <p>17th water raising cold and Frosty Ducks flying about my trap froze in the hollow log cattle harty no snow on the ground of any consequence cattle pick some but Dont save feeding the ice looks as if it was going to take</p> <p>18th ice Taken on the North on the south Side North Side Lakes</p> <p>19th Blustery Windy seen 5 men Crofsing at Summers Road</p> <p>20th First Day of Winter crofsed to Hamiltons got a sack of apples and 50</p> <p>21st Shortest Day crofsed East Wind very frosty took dinner at Hamiltons churning But the Butter wont come stopt with G Renshaw tonight AJ Baker in Cornwall took home his Bag Crofsing with horses on Summerss Road</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island December 22nd 1876 at George Renshaw's got from AJ Baker 100 lb of flour Andrew at the Examination got some Herrings and Pork from George stopped at Hamiltons and Tomy Jack went up with the Horses after my flour Gordon came with me to the head of the island to draw the sleigh very cold East Wind and Frosty Jim chopping went to Cornwall with Johnny Summers</p> <p>23rd cold chopping at the Door raised my long canoe and Drew the small canoe up on the Bank Randolph and I took up my sail an Air hole in front of the house</p> <p>24 Sunday reading papers Christmas Eve cold and windy sunshines</p> <p>25th Christmas Day Fine Day Gordon came from Hamiltons took a Book with him had a pair of scates with him</p> <p>26th Kind of Fine and stormy East Wind not very well George Renshaw a Bee drawing stones chopping stove wood Feeding the 2 cows Fine Hay</p> <p>27th crofsed to Summerstown Bought of J Summers 1 Lamp Chimney matches pipe seen Men Gathering money for Mr Craigs Monument Tom Summers Bushing the road on the ice Charlie Parish taking his cattle from Hamiltons that he Bought</p> <p>28th cutting in the Bush</p> <p>29th our Angus's Birth Day turned very stormy tonight from the East snowing and drifting</p> <p>30th went to the Pit Court for Cedar stormy from the north west Blustering taking away Banks of Snow around the Barn and on the Road to the River</p> <p>31st Sunday very cold Last Day of the year</p> </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c2dc4ffefb88cc31b3652a12dc7bb0ee.pdf 0c84e8986006c79e41e42ba76f019561 PDF Text Text ��������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8f91f63ba747d5f46c85fe75e391066b.pdf d1145539bb06be2285cec23b091c6a78 PDF Text Text James Cameron (1824-1912) 1877 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers DISCLAIMER: This diary depicts some discriminatory content which some may find offensive. During the diary’s time period, such racial terms and prejudices were commonplace in Canadian society. They are considered wrong today. {In places, this diary is worn from weather and time. On occasion, the tops, bottoms, and edges of the pages are crumbly and moldy, making some words and sentences illegible. In most cases, a note that reads “{Illegible}” refers to this situation.} the 1st 1877 Mr James Cameron Island January New Years Day chopping shovelling snow Went around the Lower point a Fine Day 2nd not very well Feeding the cattle extra this cold weather in the Bush 3 men Fishing EEls at the Kit Kit to Day Charlie Rose and Willie came for their marsh hay the Engineers Strike on the Rail Road Frosty weather these Days 3rd Charlie and Willie Rose came {Above it reads: allens Birth Day} Brought a Bag of Potatoes took a Load of hay John Hamilton and Tommy Jack came took me a Load of Wood Cold and Frosty West Wind 4th a very Frosty Cold Day W Wind cutting stove Wood 5th Fine Day E Wind seen a Fox at the Sturgeon Island {Above it reads: Got the Ram} Went to Summerstown Put a Letter in the PO for C Tupper Workhou{se} Walton on the hill Liverpool England per Canadian Line 5 cents Got Vennors Almanac from Dan Received 6 Dollars from AJ Baker in Bills Bought Match{es} of J Sandfield Got a Ride From Mr Shannon to Dundee had a Treat from Mr Shannon on the Road had a Treat at J McGreggors Bought of D Baker crackers and Matches Bought of I Vipond 8 yds of Cotton 12 ½ 10 yds 9 7 yds Calico 12 ½ 5 yds 20 ¼ lb B Thread 3 Skains of White 2 Spools 10 2 Bars of Soap 12 1 lb of Tea 35 L {Illegible} 41 Bag 25 sent a shovel across with J McDougall J McDougall Treated at Tyos Walked Down to J Hopkins took supper stopt all night and Breakfast Mrs Hopkins not well 6th came home E Wind Kind of Fine AJ Baker came to see the Hay to let him have it at 9 Dollars I crossed to Hamiltons Making shirts for Gordon Races at Summerstown to Day took in the Last of the Marsh stack at the Barn Door charlie Rose Dog came here turned stormy through the night snowing 1877 �Mr James Cameron Island Jany 7th Sunday Stormy E Wind till about 12 calmed off and then commenced Blowing and snowing from the West Gordon came from Hamiltons stopt all night Freezing hard 8th HughAnns Birth Day Born in 66 11 years old to Day Gordon crossed to Hamiltons took his shirt Gave him 5 cents some caps snow Deep stormy to Day I think this is Hansel Monday Done of 1 Marsh haystack 9th Began the Marsh hay stack at the West End of the Barn Charlie Mayville Married yesterday chopping stove Wood calm But Frosty 10th A Fine Day Kind of Warm Sun Draws Water went for the Buds of the Balm of Gilead to the oak-Feild for Bismark's Foot he cut it on the sole of his Foot on the Axe Feeding cattle extra cutting Stove Wood shovelling snow some Cutters Travelling on Summers's Road to Day Bismark got his Pants made to Day and Leanders 11th Went to the Bush Randolp and I piling: snow very deep a Fine Morning after a While turned to snowing Drifting and Blowing from the South West not cold to night the wind Raised very high Kind of North West snow very Deep 12th a Fine Morning wind changed to all Quarters East wind I crossed the snow Deep in the Bush and on the ice some water near shone up in the Bay Mostly got a Ride up From J Hamilton Practising their Trotting horses on the ice had the ice cleaned with the snow plough But its very Rough and not half clean Bought on J Summers 1 paper of needles 5 cents 1 Pipe 2 cent sack of 25 lbs of Flour Received From AJ Baker 1 Dollar wind North East Frosty stopt at hamiltons {al}l night 1877 Mr James Cameron Island January 1{3th} came from hamiltons wind changed Nor west sun shining Frosty and Windy to Day and very windy to night Drifted some Places in the Fields all Bare of snow to night Got 3 Papers from AJ Baker yesterday Got the Loan of a Bag of hamiltons as its easier to carry the sack in a Bag snow Deep on the ice chopping stove wood and Fixing about the cattle 14th change in the moon to Day a Fine morning turned to Drifting wind West Kind of Fine sun shining charlie Rose's Dog came again to Day Banks of snow in the Barnyard after Last nights Blowing and Drifting 15th cold Windy shovelling snow 16th shovelling snow Frosty Windy �17th Went up to the Bush Turned Back the snow is so Deep came Down on the marsh Water Raising on the ice close to shore 18th crossed took AJ Bakers Bag home and J Hamiltons took over Gordons Flannel shirt Received From AJ Baker 1 Dollar Cash Bought of J Summers 25 lb of Flour Matches heard of J Grants Wife having a young Son Last Monday the 15th its awful Travelling on the ice snow Deep from here Got a paper from W McLeod the London Free Press Talking of their Trotting Races 19 Walter Bakers Father Buried to Day Benjamin Baker 19th cutting Firewood next the Marsh I cannot go in the Bush Kind of a Fine Day Windy at night 20th Raining snowing and Blowing very hard from the West Began to Freeze to night some hail Water and snow on the ice 1877 Mr James Cameron Island Jany 21st {Fi?}ne morning calm Began to snow Wind from South East again Due West heavy moving let out the sheep this morning as I Did not let out since the first snow came Cattle Picking where the snow Left Foxes crossed at the Head of the Island no Ducks in the air hole awful Frosty Weather we had Before this thaw this is St Agness Day 22nd A very fine Day West Wind Raised some about 10 o clock Cutting Firewood up in the side of the Marsh Lots of Travelling on the Summerstown Road a change in the Moon First Quarter 23rd Went to Dundee A Fine Morning some wind West Called at Jim Hopkins ironing one of his Runners of his sleigh walked all the way took Dinner at Bill’s Got my Boot Fixed at Norman Bethunes 30 cents Bought of D Baker 2 Thimbles 4 2 cents for matches almanack 5 cents crackers 2 cents 4 cents Cash to 1 Rat to D Baker Bought of Vipond 1 yd of Calico 8 5 needles 2 Bought of J Tyo 1 pint of Whiskey 15 Trotting On the ice heard Charlie Mayvill Left his Fathers Dont agree since they are married one of the McCowns Keons is Dead and one of the Stephens scarlet Fever is at Dundee seen Hughy Rankin the Blacksmith Got a Ride Across From Dan Frasher of Point Lovat he Treated Twice at Tyos and Twice at Summer's cold Windy afternoon windy to night John Hamilton here to Day Jim Hopkins went up with a square stick of Timber 24th Charlie Tuppers Birth Day Stormy Wind from the west snowing and Drifting Mr James Cameron Island Jany 25th 187{7} Started for Summerstown met AJ Baker and Jo Parisha coming for hay turned with them took 2 Loads of hay to Day Brought me 100 Wt of Flour I sent with them for ½ lb of Tea 25 cents Brought it Down to me a Fine Day but Frosty Lent them the Whippletree as they Broke their own Dan �Frasher Bushing or Drawing Stones to Johnsons Light house as I see 1 Team and 2 men Going Down On the ice and part of the Ice Bushed 26th AJ Baker took the last of his 2 Tons Randolph and I put in part of the Fine hay stack Fine and Frosty 27th John Hamilton Drew me a Load of Wood A Fine Day 28th A Fine Day E Wind near night Began snowing and Foggy cleared up not cold 29th A Fine Day chopping Firewood J hamilton Drew me a Load 30th Went to the Bush met G Bosell on snow shoes a Fine Day Kind of soft Talking about the sugar Bush Gave it to him to make churning to Day not very well 31st chopping a Fine Day warm Seen a Weasel in the Bush {Above it reads: rain to night} 1st of February Fine Cloudy Thawing Raining J Hamilton Brought me a Bag of Potatoes put in the Rest of the Fine hay stack Dug some around the heap of stones 2nd This is Candlemass Day the Bear comes out to Day to see his shadow the sun shone some and cloudy Went to P.O. Bought of J Summers ½ lb Tea ½ lb Soda 1 Pipe Matches Went over with George seen his horse he Traded Greer wanting to Buy out Spinks heard Mrs Carey was Poorly Got a paper from charlie Viponds Drawing their Marsh hay from Christees Island ice very slushy snow and Water stopt at Johns them going up with ashes 1877 Mr James Cameron Island Feby 3rd cleaning the Pipes and chimney not very well Cut 2 Waterholes a Fine Soft Day turned snowing near Evening I Did not see the Teames Drawing to Johnstons Lighthouse to Day not many Ducks coming to the air-hole this soft weather 4th sunday A Fine Day Turned cold at night froze a little 5th a very fine Day Randolph and I chopping in the Bush the soft maple sap runs to Day snowed a little to night cattle picking out this few Days Back no Birds of any Kind Flying about 1 Team went to Johnsons Lighthouse to Day crust not very Good 6th chopping Firewood taking some snow out of the small canoe took some snow from the stone heaps Left the Wild sheep out to night 3 Teams Drawing to Johnstons to Day A Fine Day Thawing wind Raised high to night from the West EEl Fishers in the Back Bay 3 of Them a Great Deal of crossing on the ice to Day �7th a Fine Day Soft in the Bush 8th Froze some Last night made {Above it reads: Gordons Birth Day} some crust cleaning Brush and Trees on Bank along the South side to the lower end put the Brush on the ice a Great lot of it Fine but Wind Raw 9th Went to P Office Brought AJ Baker Bag home got a {AEtna?} insurance paper from Dan heard Jack olivy had to Leave Viponds for too much spending with Maria Grant Races in Dundee a Fine Day 10th J Hamilton took 100 lb of Flour from AJ Baker for me Drew 2 Load of Wood for me to Day and 1 yesterday when he came Down with the cream 2 pails a very fine warm Day 3 men and 3 horses up on the ice Fishing EEls Gave John the springs to fit on his Gun Races in Dund{ee} 11th Sunday a Fine Day E Wind Raw a Great many EEl Fishers Below Frashers old Mrs John Summers Departed one of those Days I did not here which Mr James Cameron Island Feby 12th 1877 A Fine Day churning the 2 pails of cream th{at} we got from J Hamilton made about 10 lb of Butter Raining hard split some rails at the Door 13th Froze some and Froze last night 3 Teams came up from Lancaster wit{h} Boards for the acadamy in Fort Covington Shrove Tuesday 14th St Valentines Day and Ash Wednesday a Fine Day cutting Firewood 15 cutting Firewood J Hopkins came for the saw-Logs took 4 to Day of them a Very fine Day 16th J Hopkins came took 4 Logs I went to F Covington to Mr Mears's Mill Vondall Left for not sawing peoples Lumber right Bought R Baker ½ lb Tea 3 Bunches of Matches Bills Team seized to Day By Baker came to hopkins Stopt all night Froze hard to night good Going on the ice a surprise party at Rob Grants in the {Illegible} to night Looking at the Pot Ash coolers I Vipond to Send J Hopkins for the Hay 17th Jim Charlie and I Weighed the hay a Ton some cold but Fine froze to night a sleigh came up from Lancaster going to mill and came Back this way Viponds Drew a Load from Christee marsh 18th James Hugh's Birth Day windy Cold and Fine 19th J Hamilton Drew me 2 Loads of Wood Fine 20th Some sleighs passing a man passed Down with one horse sleigh and came back with 6 Barrels of herrings a Bull in a sleigh Passed tied Down in the sleigh nothing to be seen but the Horns as he is all covered �21st A very fine Day Went to PO Bought salt matches sweetys salt Peter coal oil Gallon heard Hugh McGillis in the Gore was Buried to Day 22nd 1877 Mr James Cameron Island Feby chopping Firewood Brushing and clearing a fine Day Washingtons Birth Day Bad with the Toothache East Wind Freezing some to night 23rd E Wind high and cold this morning AJ Baker and Jo Parisha came for hay took 1500 Wt they say Tommy and Gordon Down took me a Bag of Potatoes 10 lbs of Pork a Fine afternoon Tapt 3 soft maples for Randolph not running very well cutting Firewood and Brushing at the side of the marsh 24th St Matthias E Wind very Bad with my teeth Brushing a Great Deal of Travelling on the ice and all this week a awful Lot of EEl Fishing on Both sides and the middle snowed a Little to night some hail Sunday the 25th a Fine Day E Wind Lots of EEl Fishers on the ice seen the owl to Day and Yesterday a man came to night Mr Ward he Got astray I went with him over near Frashers Point to put him on the right Track handed me 10 cents as had not more 26th George Bosell cutting wood for the sugar Bush a Fine Day cutting Firewood John Hamilton Drew me some Wood took Gordon to the House 27th George tapt some a Fine Day cleaning the Barrels and Pot Peter Grants boy came for the Pot seen a crow for the first I seen I went to J Hopkins for the Pot its broke Jim and wife at Brushe’s Mills George Renshaw here took a Bag of Potatoes Mrs John Arthur Departed on the Kings Road 28th I went to Summerstown Bought soap Matches Drawing stones with charlie Rose for George Renshaw Races in Dundee 1877 Mr James Cameron Island March 1st John Hamilton and Tommy Jack came for my soft Maple Log to take with his own to Mr Mearss Mill Fort Covington I and John went seen part of the Races at Dundee A Fine Day Bought of R. Baker Matches coming home went with Tommy up to Paul Jo’s to trade his Rabbit Trotter did not trade came home northern-Lights to night seen Mr Tuthill and he Treated us 2nd some Raining to Day Gordon came for my EEl spear Filled 7 Bags of Ashes took Georges horse and went with the Ashes Got the Pot at Brennans at Charlie Roses Bought of J Summers Tea Broom Matches a Bottle of Dr Wilsons Pain Reliever Pins Thread soap Bought of AJ Baker 100 wt �of Flour 50 lbs of Corn Meal Got some Newspapers from AJ Made about 2 Gallons of syrup to Day the ½ for us 1 Gallon 3rd William Henery Shadgate's Birth Day one of Johns Boys the eldest Gordon and Tommy Jack Down with the cream Gordon came tonight had his scates Raining Some Windy to night and Rain took the Pot and the 2 Barrels to the Bush 4th snowing and Raining this Morning Turned fine to Day ice Glib and Good 5th Gordon crossed to Hamilton's Charlie Rose came for ½ Ton of Fine hay got it for G Renshaw to pay for it Brennan with him to take the rest of his Marsh hay heard the Cannons in Fort Covington it must be for the President Bonfire to night boiling in the Bush Brought about 1 Gallon of syrup to the house a Fine Day Kind of Raw cut some at the Lower Point ice opening at the Lower Point 6th chopping and clearing some G Renshaws and J Grant here wanting to see if I had any oak cold to Day Windy to night from the West no one in the Bush to Day a Great Deal of Travelling to Lancaster and across the River 7th - 1877 Mr James Cameron Island March Stormy Flurries of snow Drifting writing some Cutting hay to the Bottom of the East end about 3 feet where it is Bad against the wall 8th East Wind stormy Blustering turned to Hail and Rain to night chopping some in the Bush piling Brush went for the Pail took their axe to the house 9th Raining fine in the morning wind changes to South West high Mr Russel called here to make a stake for his sleigh wet ugly time icicles on the Trees this Morning Foggy for a While snowing hailing squally 10th chopping a Soft Maple at the Marsh Fence cold some fine Windy West a Man Crossing Down the Way of the Kit Kit some cold to night a Load of hay crossing to Summerstown 11th 2 Men Fishing EEls at the Sturgeon Island snowing Drifting Fine cold West Wind Tip had her Puppies Found a Pipe in the Barn it Must Be Mr Silly's as he Lost one when he was here this summer the stem is of off it 12th On This Day of the Month D McMaster first came to the Island I crossed to Summerstown stopt at J Hamiltons Wrote a Letter to D Smith a Fine Day Lewis Henery and Peter his Brother here showed me a 10 Dollar Bill confederate Money he found cutting the Black oak Trees Donald McDonald Poorly �13th Tommy Jack and I went to Mr Mears Mill for our Boards my soft Maple for sawing cost 50 cents Got 13 slabs from Mr Mears for Nothing a Fine Day Donald McGillis rode over with us seen Mr Tuthill Treated me as usual David Baker a Bee Drawing Wood sailing with the ice Boat 14th a Fine Day Drawing Firewood and took Down my slabs and Boards Gordon and Tommy Jack 1877 Mr James Cameron Island 15 March I crossed cold Raw Wind Frosty snowing From the N West a Bee at J Grants Ashery at the Wharf Charlie Parisha Bought Jim Hopkins stack on the Black horse Island seen John Birch at Summers's Buying horses Back of Martintown Got from Charlie Rose Got From an order for a Dollar on Johny Summers Bought ¼ of Tea 15 cent ¼ of Tea 12 ½ lb soda 5 cloves 5 canister Powder 35 Lamp chimney 10 Matches 5 soap 8 cents paid 5 cents on a Corn Broom I owed to him 16th I crossed to hopkins this morning for to Get the Boards home charlie came Down with them we put them in the Barn 27 Elm 9 ash 3 Basswood 1 oak 40 Peices chopping stove Wood the hay all Done on the East mow and a hole made on the West Mow 17th St Patrick Day Firing some salutes Randolph and I crossed to Summerstown stopt at Hamiltons took Dinner and John Went up the Races Going on Viponds Mare 1st charlie Parishas 2nd Russells 3rd James Grants some Keeping St Patricks at Summerstown A Craig not well Pleased at something or other John Sandfield took a Bad turn in the Summers store {Above it reads: - Summers} had to go to the House a Fine Day But cold 18th cold and Fine 2 Cutters Passed here 19th chopping Firewood cold Windy 20th chopping and Brushing {Above it reads: First Day of spring} cold Windy cut a Waterhole for the cattle Randolph Drawing Dry stuff 21st E Wind Stormy snowing Hailing Blustery not very cold 22nd Livinia Birth Day the older) George Bosell Got the adze or addis for Parisha sap running some 23rd went to Summerstown J Hamilton Fixing the Machine to saw his Wood at G Renshaws a Fine Day Gathered 32 Gathered Besides What was in the Troughfs 24th First Sugar made to Day Races at the Front only J Cameron Abram oxly First about 34 lb of sugar made to Day sap running to Day 20 pails in the Barrels to night Got 25 lbs of Flour From AJ {cut off} 18{7}7 �Mr James Cameron Island 25th of March 1877 Palm Sunday The Annunciation of Virgin Mary Raining hailing Freezing snow and Fine E Wind some cold Tommy Jack came Down for Gordon and took Down my 25 lb sack of Flour First Sugar went up stairs to Day old Sugar yet 26th The Babys Birth Day He a Year old to Day Fine sawing Wood Randolph and I 27th Raining 27th Raining snowing George took his horse to take Peggy across 28th Raining some the Biggist or Largest Flakes of snow I ever seen was what fell to Day for a While some of them were like the Palm of your hand I be{illegible}ved them for a Long time as I was in the Barn 29th a Cold Day snowed {Above it reads: First Wild Geese came} some in Bush George and Peggy {Above it reads: came for the clock} at the Sugar cutting Stove Wood 30th Good Friday Pete came for Sugar I Gave him a cake too as he was Going to the store Bought of J summers 50 lbs of Corn Meal ½ lb Tea ½ lb soda for the sugar I stopped at J Hamiltons to help them at the sawing stove Wood with the sawing machine up at the store at night very fine Day W N West Wind in the morning a Very Fine Day sap Running Well 31st at Hamiltons Done sawing Went to James Grants Bee Drawing Stones to the Wharf at the Ashery I stopt at Johns all night Freezing hard these nights Sunday 1st of April All Fools Day I came from J Hamiltons early this morning Easter Sunday Gordon and Yorkie Baker came Pete Rookey Antwine and Lewy Bosell came put up the Clock and set it Going Gave him 5 lb of Sugar Frank Laplante and his Boy in the Bush 2nd Seen A cutter crossing Summerss Road its John Hamilton a Going with Tommy Jack and Joh James across to Dundee as they are Bound for California 3rd John Hamilton and Gordon came Down for the Rain horse and cutter cleaning the cellar Peggy and George crossed and came Back to night as there is a Big hole at Francis Island Pewits came 1877 {Mr Jam}es Cameron Island April 4th {The left side of this page is torn and folded over} {Illegible}led with AJ Baker I owe him {Illegible} from him Bought ½ lb Tea Got {Illegible}m AJ B I am take him a cake of {Illegible} Summers Being Down in Montreal {Illegible}ods ice opening in spots Last Crossing {Illegible} Blackbirds came Got Flour and {Illegible}om J Hamilton Brought over {Illegible}hirt Brought home AJ Bakers Bag {Illegible} 5 ice open cutting stove wood {Illegible} Weather �6th in the Bush all Day for the first time sap is got Better as Before this Did not turn out very well the sap must {be} weak (Bosh) 7th in the Bush George {cro}ssed with the canoe 9th Sunday in the Bush {to} Day and Boiled some to night 9th {Illegible}king the Banking from the house chopping fine Day a long time of E Wind ice going {Illegible} Fine E Wind put out the canoe Bismarck and {Illegible} the Sturgeon Island taking the Banking {Illegible} and its all Froze seen a pike to Day {Illegible}gar soft to Day they all went home to night 11th Taking the Banking from in the shed Fixing {Illegible} went up in the Bay Randolph 2 Indians came to night they were Fishing EEls Lewis Smoke and Rosar Got some salt From Bosells Got about {Illegible} of Gallons to night 12th All the Children went {Illegible; y}esterday to the Bush got about 1 and 3 Quarts to Day 13th John Gray and Smoke and Rosar here {to} night Bought 4 lb of sugar 50 cents I went {to} Summerstown sold AJ Baker 11 lb of Suga{r} 10 cents a lb Gave G Renshaw a small cake Gave {Ch}arlie Rose a 7 lb Cake of sugar for the Pot {Bou}ght of J Summers 1 peck of salt 5 cents {Illegible} ½ yd Cotton 10 cents took Dow{n; Illegible} from G Renshaws Farm {Illegible} Pari{Illegible} Mr James Cameron Island 14 {A}pril {Illegible} First Trip for the steamer {Illegible} Summerstown and Back to Dun{d}ee A Great Lot of ice Going Down to Day I stopt at J Hamiltons Splitti{ng} and piling Wood John Went to Lancaster to Buy a plough Went up to {Illegible} Got 50 Wt of Flour from John from th {Illegible} paid the pipes and Bunch of Matches to J Summers 4 cents made 2 Gallon of Syrup to Day {A piece of the right side of the page is torn off, containing only the first letters of some words, with the only complete words being: ice, 12 or 14, Black, on the} 15th Sunday Jack Oliva here and Maria and Katie Grant Charlotte & Geo{rge?} and Johnny Hopkins Gave a Puppy Dog to Kate Grant George and Peter Bosell here a Fine Day Indians on the Water spearing EEls 2 Indians in the Bush they say that the Indians stole their Knife ice Before the Door yet 16th Went to J Hamiltons to Trim his apple Trees. Trimming on the North side of the Road John Went to Viponds Raising Bee 17th An Indian here Traded for EEls with him Careys Raising their Barn John Went {Illegible} Trimming the Orchard a Talk of Jim Cameron selling out a Fuss about this Business with Seely AJ Bakers store took Fire the chimney the French Lives in it E Wind �18 Trimming the Trees John Ploughing for Wheat Our Duncans Birth Day 19th Came home Raining East Wind Bought a Comb 16 cents 2 Bunches of matches John got a Telegram from Tom Jack that he is going home and to send him {Illegible} me at home spread{Illegible} the F{Illegible} 20th Raining {Illegible; bottom of the page is folded over and cut off} {This and the next two pages appear to be written on different paper than the previous pages in this diary as these pages have columns printed on them.} April 21st 1877 came from Hamiltons Bought of J Summers yesterday 2 yds of Calico ½ lb Tea Matches snowing hard 22nd Jim Hopkins and wife here a Fine Day Gave here a 2 lb cake of sugar 23rd The Festival of the English St George's Day a Fine Day Firing in the Morning I went to J Hamiltons Trimming trees 24 Began to Dig the Garden 25th St Marks Day cold north Wind part of the Day Finre at J Hamiltons Gordon and I came with 50 lb of Flour 26th crossed to Hamiltons Livinia Planted 12 Beds of Top onions 27 Trimming 28th Raining to night Steamer Anderson came up 29th The Anderson went Down Dan Summers and Rodney Briggs here tonight their hunting on the Kit Kit I came home this morning 30th Planted 68 hills of Potatoes Digging the Ground First Light Lit up to night Taking away the Banking from the house Rain and Windy 1st Day of May Digging the Potato ground 2nd Digging I Forget the Rest of this 6th HughAnn Bismarck and I went to the Kit Kit Ross's and Charlies Island Found an axe a Fine Day 8th setting Fires 10th Fixing Fences �11th Went to Summerstown Got a Letter and paper from charlie altering Johns Colt a year old John Cary and McDougall {blank space} Got a Bag of Potatoes 50 lbs of Flour from John Spotty calved to Day 12th Gordon came home 13th Bismarck and I in the Bush 14th Covering the milk house {Above it reads: Jack came home} 15 the heifer Maud calved the Steamer Frank Maxwell came up 16th Fishing Got 28 Fish Rain and Thunder to night 17th Digging and Fixing Fence 18 West Wind Blary calved cutting Brush 19th Went to PO Rec Pay from G Renshaw for Hay and settled what was Due him Bought 1 sack of oat meal and a sack of cornmeal Tea paper pipes Box Matches Towel Got some potatoes from Tom Summers and a pail form George Planted Toms the {Pie?} less to night 20th Went to Christees for Wild onions {Illegible} Week with them to Tom Summers Got cake of sugar {Illegible} Went home Gave 1 Doll 20 cents to Bal{Illegible} Dog {Mr James Cameron} Island 25 of May 1877 25th Fixing the Calves Pasture Fence and Planted some Potatoes yesterday 26th Working at the Brush Fence 27th Gordon Went to Hamiltons Fine Day Randolph Leander and I to Na-houta's Island found 2 Ducks nest Roasted 28th sheared the Sheep 29th Trying to put in Don Pedro Broke the shed Door Royal Oak Day 30th Gordon and I to Dundee Found a canoe at the upper end of Alexis Towed it there & left it till we were coming home took 7 lb of Butter 20 cents a lb Bought of Vipond Cornmeal calico soda Rope matches plates Bought D Baker 1 Butter Tub got Potatoes Bought of Burdo 7 lb of Fine salt 10 cent Got of J McGreggor {Swanton Lime?} a Treat ½ pint Hopkins and Fred working at the Distillery sowing oats the St Francis Dundee Brought the clock to Jo Lemay took Dinner at Bills �seen McCabe married to McIlwans Daughter Got a paper from Bill got some Potatoes and a Butter tub from MM Baker I to Fetch him a sturgeon 31st Corpus Christi The St Francis passed the Bohemian at the Lighthouse Planted Potatoes hilling some Potatoes 1st of June Glorious put in Don Pedro Got the Rope in the Ring with working at him all Day Fishing to night Got Sturgeons EEls suckers perch pike 2nd Brought an EEl and an EEl skin to Margaret Hamilton Brought my spearpole to John to plain Rookey put his cattle over yesterday Bought of Summers with 7 lb some oz of Butter 18 cent 50 lb of Cornmeal 3 ½ yds Cotton {Illegible} Gave a sturgeon to Donald Cameron 2 Con,, Rain high Wind crossed to Hopkins with Pete Grant had a hook took tea at Petes Got a Herring Barrel from Jim Hopkins Wife some plants a Fine Evening Mr James Cameron Island June 3rd 1877 Sunday Seen the sheep 4th Looking for Blue clay for plastering Gordon Plastering Hoeing and Weeding the Potatoes and Garden 5th Whitewashing some of the appletrees the Blue clay comes off 6th put out the Beds up stairs 7th Cut the calfs pasture 8th Gordon Went to J Hopkins with some smoked sturgeon took home my 2 inch augur {Above it reads: A Lamb the Big Sheep} a Fine Day went to Fish to night Got about 90 lb of Fish Heard John Tyo and Bob Baker and Jo Lemay 9th of June Marys Birth Day 64 years old to Day warm Fine Rain East Wind and West a pic nic on the Bohemian to hamilton Island from cornwall Seen the Little Lamb to Day a Good many Trowlers on the water some strawberries Rain much wanted 10th Sunday Raining very high Wind West cold some no Boats to Day Spotty Kind of Lame with Rheumatism I think I Did not Write any from this Date so I am at a Loss of a Great many things I should have Down Mr Harper Departed this month and Mrs John Frasher the Dates I forget our Dans Birth Day 22 of June 1st of July Dominion Day George Renshaw and I went Down for Captain J Rankin and you Bet we had a hard time Coming up high high West Wind stopt at the Foot of Hamiltons Island took Tea at Hamiltons Went up with George �2nd Got 50 lb of Corn Meal a Dollar to pay George George came Down with me {Mr Jam}es Cameron Island July 4th 1877 {Illegible} and I Fish at the Kit Kit Island Ross a pleasure {Illegible} the St Francis and a Rowing on the Boat John Summers and Family here 5 our Johns Birth Day 74 years old to Day 6th 7th 8th Started to go to the Buoy at the squaw Island and the wind Raised and we had to Run for Charlies Island Stormy went to Ross’s Island made a Tent at Last we started and came home Mr and Mrs and Maste{r} Herbert Fulton along with them Mr and Mrs Willard here I Forgot a Great many Things and Weather this month 9th 10th 11th 12th Firing some heavy volleys Hackitt shot 13th Went to Dundee Tub of Butter Bought of Viponds – 14th went to Aults Raft I hawl Pilot oil at 15th Thomas Summers wife Departed 15th at the Raft 16th at the Raft Got 12 Boards 17th 18,, 19th Fernandez Birth Day 3 years old to Day 20th 21st Went to Dundee Tub of Butter to Viponds Bought (I Forget) Mr Fulton came to camp and Susan and Herbert �22 sunday 23 at the working at the Tent 24th Gordon crossed with Susan Worked at the Hay 25th St James Day at the Hay 27th at hay 28th Frank and Tanner here {Illegible crossed out} Mr F{Illegible} and Gordon went off to Genies to night 29th Mr Fulton Raised his Flag to Day Mr Skeith with him Allen and cattanach Mr Bain here Genie came up in the Big canoe and Gordon took Fanny up to Murdoch McDonalds 30th Took Fanny across in 2 canoes Found a Big Canoe cut in to Mr {James} Cameron Island August 1st 1877 1st La{mmas} Day Putting in hay {Illegible}dy 2 Miles came Mrs Fulton and Susan went off Left 2 Dollars Minnies Birth Day {Several lines of text missing; they appear to be rubbed out or lost in the copying process} Weather 3 + 4 {Illegible} Day {Illegible} this {Illegible} Day Born in 1846 4th {Illegible} 5th J Angus’s {Illegible} Mr Genie Mr Allen and his son stopt all night 6th Went off up to Renshaws to fish I am very unwell this morning and all Day 7th Windy time 8 Wind 9th Sunday Angus Cameron here captain Frasher and McDougall here Thomas Munroe and G Renshaw went Down for Captain Rankin 10th 11x 12th Mr Fulton here �13th Finished the Last of the 3 marsh hay stacks 83 cocks 14th Went to carding mill with wool for Rolls paid 50 cents for carding Bought 1 pair of Boots 3..50 paid it with wool Bought them from Burdo Got a Ride Down from the carding mill with Jim hopkins Jim and Baker a Row 15 Went with ashes Tea soap Matches Canister of Powder Cotton paid for ½ lb of Tea I Got on credit sold my onions to Bill Spinks Got Lead Jo oaks for canoe got a Basket {Top two lines, including the date, are illegible. It is most likely January 1878 as that is when St. Andrews Day is.} {Illegible} took Dinner there Bill Will{illegible} 12th the Captain McKay here {Illegible} my Indian curiositys such {Illegible} stone gouge stone Dagger or Knife {F}ixes and peices of Broken crock of the Indian Make in old times {Illegible}s him that told me the Ball I have {is} a Bombshell Gave me 1..75 in {Illegible}da Bills Went to the PO got 3 pap{ers fro}m Charlie Bought of Aj Baker 1 lb {Illegible} 22 cents ½ lb candles 9 cents Globe for Lamp 12 ½ Plates 42 cents ¼ Tea 15 cents ¼ lb Tea 17 ½ cents {Illegible} 25 cents oil 12 ½ cents Got My Hollow adze {Illegible} Hamiltons Roses a Bee Ploughing 13th {Win}dy and Cold 14th chopping stove Wood tunnel Wind 15th chopping and piling Wood 16th {took?} the Parsnips cutting fire Wood Windy 17th {Illegible}ouse a Race the Huron and the {Illegible; Pro}ppeller the Indian taking her in 18th {Illegible} Drawing Wood commenced to Rain {Illegible; comm}enced in the Evening to snow 19th {Illegible}uring Frost hard Last night saw {Illegible} 21st Windy 22 {Illegible} way his horses got a Bottle and Tin {Illegible} from him Windy 24th high Wind 25 chopping Wood to {Day} Went to Summerstown Seen Mr Brown singing {Illegible} got a Ticket for the St Andrews Dinner {Illegible} for his horses and calves to across {Illegible} Dinner at Thomas Munroes Sunday 27th �28th {Illegible} 29 cutting and salting the meat {This page appears to be written on a different kind of paper than the previous two styles of paper; this page has no lines printed on it.} Mr James Cameron Island {date illegible} I Left off Writing any thing Down Since the Latter End of July 1877 very fine Fall and a Very fine Winter But the ice was not vry Good as it was open from here up to the Lower end of t{he} Island and Going from here to Lan{caster} we had to Go Down By the Kit Kit Island and Keep Down East to the Foot of Ross’s Island South side till we {Illegible} the Road that crosses to McPhee’s and a Great Deal of Travel on that Road this Winter so I have only very few things to write Down as I Kept no account of Time or any thing that Happened Just a few things here and there Feby 4th 1878 I Went to Hopkins Jim Here 5th at Hopkins 7th AJ Baker for Hay 8th I went to Williamst{own} with John Hamilton came home same Day Got Pully Gougue Potatoes from Hopkins 9th at home 10 Sunday 11th 12,, 13th Charlie Hopkins here I went up with charlie went to Dundee Bought of Viponds a comb 14th Jim Charlie and Jim Summers came for the Steers took the Mare yoked the steers and Left them till he would take them home on the Sleigh 15th Settled with AJ Baker for the hay Bought of J Grant Tea Rice Raisins Starch Broom G{Illegible} matches Flour took Dinner at Hamiltons Got the 2 Collars I Lent them Allen Buried on 6th Decemb{er 18}77 �For more information on James Cameron, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>the 1st 1877</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>January New Years Day chopping shovelling snow Went around the Lower Point a Fine Day</p> <p>2nd not very well Feeding the cattle extra this cold weather in the Bush 3 men Fishing EEls at the Kit Kit to Day Charlie Rose and Willie came for their Marsh hay the Engineers strike on the Rail Road Frosty weather these Days</p> <p>3rd Allens Birth Day Charlie and Willie Rose came Brought a Bag of Potatoes took a Load of hay John Hamilton and Tommy Jack came took me a Load of Wood Cold and Frosty West Wind</p> <p>4th a very Frosty Cold Day W Wind cutting stove Wood</p> <p>5th Fine Day E Wind seen a Fox at the Sturgeon Island Got the Ram Went to Summerstown Put a Letter in the PO for C Tupper Workhouse Walton on the hill Liverpool England per Canadian Line 5 cents Got Vernons Almanac from Dan Received 6 Dollars from AJ Baker in Bills Bought Matches of J Sandfield Got a Ride from Mr Shannon to Dundee had a Treat from Mr Shannon on the Road had a Treat at I McGreggors Bought of D Baker crackers and Matches Bought of I Viponds 8 yrs of Cotton 12 1/2 10 yds 5 7 yds Calico 12 1/2 5 yds 20 1/4 lb B Thread 3 Skains of White 2 Spools 10 2 Bars of Soap 12 1 lb of Tea 35 L {illegible} 41 Bag 25 sent a shovel acrofs with I McDougall I McDougal Treated at Tyos Walked Down to I Hopkings took supper stopt all night and Breakfast Mrs Hopkins not well</p> <p>6th came home E. Wind Kind of Fine AJ Baker came to see the Hay to let him have it at 9 Dollars I crofsed to Hamiltons Making shirts for Gordon Races at Summerstown to Day took in the Last of the Marsh stack at the Barn Door Charlie Rose Dog came here turned stormy through the night snowing</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1877 Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Jan 7th</p> <p>Sunday Stormy E Wind till about 12 calmed off and then commenced Blowing and snowing from the West Gordon came from Hamilton stopt all night freezing hard</p> <p>8th Hugh Anns Birth Day Born in 66 11 years old to Day Gordon crofsed to Hamiltons took his shirt Gave hime 5 cents some caps snow Deep stormy to Day I think this is Hanse Monday Done of 1 Marsh haystack</p> <p>9th Began the Marsh hay stack at the West End of the Barn Charlie Mayville Married yesterday chopping stove wood calm but Frosty</p> <p>10th A Fine Day Kind of Warm Sun Draws Water went for the Buds of the Balm of Gilead to the oak Feild for Bismark's Foot he cut it on the sole of his Foot on the Axe Feeding cattle ext{cut off} cutting Stove Wood shovelling snow some Cutters Travelling on Summers's Road to Day Bismark got his Pants made to Day and Leanders</p> <p>11th Went to the Bush Randolph and I piling snow very deep a Fine Morning after a While turned to snowing Drifiting and Blowing from the South West not cold to night the Wind Raised very high Kind of North West snow very deep</p> <p>12th a Fine Morning wind changed to all Quarters East wind I crofsed the snow Deep in the Bush and on the ice some water near shone up in the Bay Mostly got a Ride up From Hamilton Practising their Trotting horses on the ice had the ice cleaned with the snow plough But its very Rough and not half clean Bought on I Summers 1 paper of needles 5 cents 1 Pipe 2 cent sack of 25 lbs of Flour Received From AJ Baker 1 Dollar wind North East Frosty stopt at hamiltons all night</p> <p>{second page} 1877 Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>January came from Hamiltons wind changed Nor west sun shining Frosty and Windy to Day and very windy to night Drifted some Places in the Fields all Bare of snow to night Got 3 Papers from AJ Baker yesterday Got the Loan of a Bag of hamiltons as to easier to carry the tack in a Bag snow Deep on the ice chopping stove wood and Fixing about the cattle</p> <p>14th change in the moon to Day a Fine morning turned to Drifting wind West Kind of Fine sun shining Charlie Rose's Dog came again to Day Bank of snow in the Barnyard after Last night Blowing and Drifting</p> <p>15th cold Windy shovelled snow</p> <p>16th Went up to the Bush Turned Back the snow is so Deep came Down on the Marsh Water (Raising on the ice close to shore</p> <p>18th crofsed took AJ Bakers Bag home and I Hamiltons took over Gordons Flannel shirt Received From AJ Baker 1 Dollar Cash Bought of Summers 25lb of Flour Matches heard of I Grants Wife having a young Son Last Monday the 15th its awful Travelling on the ice snow Deep from here Got a Paper from W McLean the London Free Press Talking of their Trotting Races Walter Bakers Father Buried to Day Benjamin Baker</p> <p>19th cutting Firewood next the Marsh I cannot go in the Bush Kind of a Fine Day Windy at night</p> <p>20th Raining snowing and Blowing very hard from the West Began to Freeze to night some hail Water and snow on the ice</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1877</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island January 21st {illegible} morning calm Began to snow Wind from South East again Due West heavy moving let out the sheep this morning as I Did not let Out since the first snow came Cattle Picking where the snow Left Foxe crofsed at the Head of the Island no Ducks in the air hole awful Frosty Weather we had Before this thaw this is St Agnefs Day</p> <p>22nd A very Fine Day West Wind Raised some about 10 O clock cutting Firewood up in the side of the Marsh Lost of Travelling on the Summerstown Road a change in the Moon First Quarter</p> <p>23rd Went to Dundee A Fine Morning some wind West Called at Jim Hopkins ironing one of his Runners of his sleigh walked all the way took Dinner at Bills Got my Boot Fixed at Norman Bethunes 30 cents Bought of D Baker 2 Thimbles 4 2 cents for Matches almanack 5 cents crackers 2 cents 4 cents Cash to 1 Rat to D Baker Bought of Vipond 1 yd of Calico 8 5 needles 2 Bought of I Tyo 1 Jun of Whiskey 15 Trotting On the ice heard Charlie Mayvill Left his Fathers Dont agree since they are married one of the M J. Cowns Keons is Dead and one of the Stephens Scarlet Fever is at Dundee seen Hughy Rankin the Blacksmith Got a Ride Acrofs From Dan Frasher of Point Lovat he Treated Twice at Tyos and Twice at Summer's cold Windy afternoon windy to night John Hamilton here to Day Jim Hopkins went up with a square stick of Timber</p> <p>24th Charlie Tuppers Birth Day Stormy Wind from the west snowing and Drifting</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Jany 25th 1877 started for Summerstown met AJ Baker and Jo Parish a coming for hay turned with them took 2 Loads of hay to Day Brought me 100 lbs of Flour I sent with them for 1/2 lb of Tea 25 cents Brought it Down to me a Fine Day but Frosty Lent them the Whippletree as they Broke their own Dan Frasher Bushing or Drawing Stones to Johnsons Light house as I see 1 Team since 2 men Going Down On the Ice and part of the Ice Bushed</p> <p>26th AJ Baker took the last of his 2 Tons Randolph and I put in part of the Fine hay stack Fine and Frosty</p> <p>27th John Hamilton Drew me a Load of Wood A Fine Day</p> <p>28th A Fine Day E Wind near night Began snowing and Foggy cleared up not cold</p> <p>29th A Fine Day chopping Firewood J Hamilton Drew me a Load</p> <p>30th I Went to the Bush met G Bosell on snow shoes a Fine Day Kind of soft Talking about the sugar Bush Gave it to him to make churning to Day not very well</p> <p>31st chopping a Fine Day warm seen a Weasel in the Bush rain to night</p> <p>1st of February Fine Cloudy Thawing Raining J Hamilton Brought me a Bag of Potatoes put in the Rest of the Fine hay stack Dug some around the heap of stones</p> <p>2nd This is Candlemas Day the Bear comes out to Day to see his shadow the sun shone some and cloudy Went to P.O. Bought of J Summers 1/2 lb Tea 1/2 lb Soda 1 Pipe Matches Went over with George seen his horse he Traded Green wanting to Buy out Spinks heard Mrs Carey was Poorly Got a Paper from Charlie Vipons Drawing their Marsh hay from Christees Island ice very slushy snow and Water stopt at Johns them going up with ashes</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1877</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Feby 3rd Cleaning the Pipes and chimney not very well ct 2 Waterholes a Fine Soft Day turned snowing near evening I Did not see the Teames Drawing to Johnstons Lighthouse to Day not many Ducks coming to the air-hole this soft weather</p> <p>4th Sund A Fine Day Turned cold at night froze a little</p> <p>5th a very fine Day Randolph and I chopping in the Bush the soft maple sap runs to Day snowed a little to night cattle picking out this few Days Back no Birds of any Kind Flying about 1 Team went to Johnsons Lighthouse to Day crust not very Good</p> <p>6th chopping Firewood taking some snow out of the small canoe took some snow from the stone heaps Left the Wild sheep out to night 3 Teams Drawing to Johnstons to Day A Fine Day Thawing wind Raised high to night from the West EEl Fishers in the Back Bay 3 of Them a Great Deal of Crofsing on the ice to Day</p> <p>7th a Fine Day Soft in the Bush</p> <p>8th Froze some Last night made some crust cleaning Brush and Trees on Bank along the south side to the Lower end put the Brush on the ice a Great lot of it Fine but Wind Raw Gordons Birth Day</p> <p>9th Went to P Office Brought AJ Baker Bag home got a {illegible}tna insurance paper from Dan heard Jack Olivy had to Leave Viponds for too much spending with Maria Grant Races in Dundee a Fine Day</p> <p>10th J Hamilton took 100 lbs of Flour from AJ Baker for me Drew 2 Load of Wood for me to Day and 1 yesterday when he Came Down with the cream 2 pails a very fine warm Day 3 men and 3 horsesup on the ice Fishing EEls Gave John the springs to fit on his Gun Races in Dundee</p> <p>11th Sunday a Fine Day E Wind Raw a Great many EEl Fishers Below Frashers old Mrs John Summers Departed one of those Days I did not here which</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Feb 12th 1877</p> <p>A Fine Day churning the 2 Pails of cream that we got from J Hamilton made about 10 lbs of Butter Raining hard split some rails at the Door</p> <p>13th Froze some and Froze last night 3 Teams came up from Lancaster with Boards for the Acadamy in Fort Covington Shrove Tuesday</p> <p>14th St Valentines Day and Ash Wednesday a Fine Day cutting Fire Wood</p> <p>15 cutting Firewood I Hopkins came for the saw Logs took 4 to Day of them a very fine Day</p> <p>16th J Hopkins came took 4 Logs I went to F Covington to Mr Mears's Mill Vondale Left for not sawing peoples Lumber right Bought R Baker 1/2 lb Tea 3 Bunches of Matches Bills TEam seized to Day by Baker came to Hopkins stopt all night Froze hard to night good Going on the ice a surpris party at Rob Grants in the {illegible} to night Looking at the Pot Ash coolers J Vipond to Send J Hopkins for the Hay</p> <p>17th Jim Charlie and I Weighed the hay a Ton some cold but Fine froze to night A sleigh came up from Lancaster going to mill and came Back this way Viponds Drew a Load from Christee marsh</p> <p>18th James Hough's Birth Day windy Cold and Fine</p> <p>19th J Hamilton Drew m{illegible} Loads of Wood Fine</p> <p>20th Some sleighs passing a man passed Down with one horse sleigh and came back with 6 Barrels of herrings A Bull in a sleigh Passed tied Down in the sleigh nothing to be seen but the Horns as he is all covered</p> <p>21st A very Fine Day Went to PO Bought salt matches sweetys salt Peter coal oil Gallon heard Hugh McGillis in the Gore was Buried to Day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Feby 22nd 1877 chopping Firewood Brushing and clearing a fine Day Washingtons Birth Day Bad with the Toothache East Wind Freezing some to night</p> <p>23rd E Wind high and cold this morning AJ Baker and Jo Parisha came for hay took 1500 Wt they say Tommy and Gordon Down took me a Bag of Potatoes 10 lbs of Pork a Fine afternoon Tapt 3 Soft maples for Randolph not running very well cutting Firewood and Brushing at the side of the marsh</p> <p>24th St Matthias E Wind very Bad with my teeth Brushing a Great Deal of Travelling on the ice and all this week a awful Lot of EEl Fishing on Both sides and the middle snowed a Little to night some hail</p> <p>Sunday the 25th a Fine Day E Wind Lost of EEl Fishers on the ice seen the owl to Day and Yesterday a man came to night Mr Ward he Got astray I went with him over near Frashers Point to put him on the right Track handed me 10 cents as had not more</p> <p>26th George Bosell cutting wood for the sugar Bush a Fine Day cutting Firewood John Hamilton Drew me some Wood took Gordon to the House</p> <p>27th George tapt some a Fine Day cleaning the Barrels and Pot Peter Grants boy came for the Pot seen a crow for the first I seen I went to J Hopkins for the Pot its broke Jim and wife at Brushe;s Mills George Renshaw here took a Bag of Potatoes Mrs John Arthurs Departed on the Kings Road</p> <p>28th I went to Summerstown Bought soap Matches Drawing stones with Charlie Rose for George Renshaws Races in Dundee</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>March 1st 1877 John Hamilton and Tommy Jack came for my soft Maple Log to take with his own to Mr Mears Mill Fort Covington I and John went seen part of the Races at Dundee A Fine Day Bought of R. Baker Matches coming home went with Tommy up to Paul Jos to trade his Rabbit Trotter did not trade came home northern Lights to night seen Mr Tuthell and he Treated us</p> <p>2nd some Raining to Day Gordon came for my EEl spear Filled 7 Bags of Ashes took Georges horse and went with the Ashes Got the Pot at Brennans at Charlie Roses Bought of J Summers Tea Broom Matches a Bottle of Dr Wilsons Pain Reliever Pins Thread soap Bought of AJ Baker 100 wt of Flour 50 lbs of Corn Meal Got some News Papers from AJ Made about 2 Gallons of syrup to Day the 1/2 for us 1 Gallon</p> <p>3rd William Henery Shadgate's Birth Day one of Johns Boys the eldest Gordon and Tommy Jack Down with the cream Gordon came tonight had his scales Raining some Windy to night and Rain took the Pot and the 2 Barrels to the Bush</p> <p>4th snowing and Raining this Morning Turned fine to Day ice Gl{illegible} and Good</p> <p>5th Gordon crofsed to Hamilton's Charlie Rose came for 1/2 Ton of Fine hay got it for G Renshaw to pay for it Brennan with him to take the rest of his Marsh hay heard the Cannons in Fort Covington it must be for the President Bonfire to night boiling in the Bush Brought about 1 Gallon of syrup to the house a Fine Day Kind of Raw cut some at the Lower Point ice opening at the Lowr Point</p> <p>6th chopping and clearing some G Renshaws and I Grant here wanting to see if I had any oak cold to Day Windy to night from the West no one in the Bush to Day A Great Deal of Travelling to Lancaster and acrofs the River</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>March 7th 1877</p> <p>Stormy Flurries of snow Drifting writing some cutting hay to the Bottom of the East end about 3 feet where it is Bad against the all</p> <p>8th East Wind stormy Blustering turned to Hail and Rain to night chopping some in the Bush piling Brush went for the Pail took their axe to the house</p> <p>9th Raining fine in the morning wind changes to south West high Mr Russel called here to make a stake for his sleigh wet ugly time icicles on the Trees this Morning Foggy for a While snowing hailing squally</p> <p>10th chopping a soft Maple at the Marsh Fence cold some fine Windy West a Man Crofsing Down the Way of the Kit Kit some cold tonight a Load of hay crofsing to Summerstown</p> <p>11th 2 Men Fishing EEls at the sturgeon Island snowing Drifting Fine cold West Wind Tip had her Puppies Found a Pipe in the Barn it Must Be Mr Silly's as he Lost one when he was here this summer the stem is of off it</p> <p>12th On This Day of the Month D McMaster first came to the Island I crofsed to Summerstown stopt at J Hamiltons Wrote a Letter to D Smith a Fine Day Lewis Henery and Peter his Brother here showed me a 10 Dollar Bill confederate Money he found cutting the Black oak Trees Donald McDonald Poorly</p> <p>13th Tommy Jack and I went to Mr Mears Mill for our Boards my soft Maple for sawing cost 50 cents Got 13 slabs from Mr Mears for Nothing a Fine Day Donald McGillis rode over with us seen Mr Tuthill Treated me as usual David Baker a Bee Drawing Wood sailing with the ice Boat</p> <p>14th a Fine Day Drawing Firewood and took Down my slabs and Boards Gordon and Tommy Jack</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>15 March 1877 I Crofsed cold Raw Wind Frosty snowing From the N West A Bee at J Grants Ashery at the Wharf Charlie Parisha Bought Jim Hopkins stack on the Black horse Island seen John Birch at Summers's Buying horses Back of Martintown Got from Charlie Rose Got From and order for a Dollar on Johnny Summers Bought 1/4 of Tea 15 cents 12 1/2 lb soda 5 cloves 5 canister Powder 35 Lamp chimney 10 Matches 5 soap 8 cents paid 5 cents on a corn Broom I owed to him</p> <p>6th I crofsed to hopkins this morning for to Get the Boards home Charlie came Down with them we put them in the Barn 27 Elm 9 Ash 3 Basswood 1 Oak 40 Peices chopping stove Wood the hay all Done on the West Mow</p> <p>17th St Patrick Day Firing some salute Randolph and I crofsed to Summerstown stopt at Hamiltons took Dinner and John went up the Races Going on Viponds Mare 1st Charlie Parisha 2nd (Russells 3rd) James Grants some Keeping St Patricks at Summerstown A Craig not well Pleased at something or other John Sandfield took a Bad turn in the Summers store had to go to the House a Fine Day But cold</p> <p>18th cold Wind Fine 2 Cutters Passed here</p> <p>19th chopping Firewood cold Windy</p> <p>20th chopping and Brushing cold Windy first Day of spring Cut a Waterhole for the cattle Randolph Drawing Dry stuff</p> <p>21st E Wind Stormy snowing Hailing Blustery not very cold</p> <p>22nd Livinia Birth Day the older) George Bosell Got the adze or addis for Parisha sap running some</p> <p>23rd went to Summerstown J Hamilton Fixing the Machine to saw his Wood at G Renshaws a Fine DAy Gathered 32 Gathered Besides what was in the Troughs</p> <p>24th First Sugar made to Day Races at the Front only J Cameron Abram only First about 34 lbs of sugar made to Day sap running to Day 20 pails in the Barrels to night Got 25 lbs of Flour frim AJ {cut off}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island April 1877</p> <p>{illegible} First Trip for the steamer {illegible} Summerstown and Back to Dundee A Great Lot of ice Going Down to Day I stopt at J Hamiltons splitting and piling Wood John went to Lancaster to Buy a plough Went up to {illegible} Got 50 lbs of Flour from John from the {illegible} paid the pipes and Bunch of Matches to Summers 4 cents made 2 Gallon of syrup to Day</p> <p>15th Sunday Jack Oliva here and Maria and Katie Grant Charlotte &amp; George and Johnny Hopkins Gave a Puppy Dan to Kate Grant George and Peter Bosell here a Fine Day Indians on the Water spearing EEls 2 Indians in the Bush they say that the Indians stole their Knife ice Before the Door yet</p> <p>16th Went to J Hamiltons to Trim his apple Trees. Trimming on the North side of the Road John went to Viponds Raising Bee</p> <p>17th An Indian here Traded for EEls with him Careys Raising then Barn John Went fine Trimming the Orchard a talk of Jun Cameron selling out a Fuss about this Businefs with seely AJ Baker store took Fire the chimney the French Lives in it E Wind</p> <p>18 Trimming the Trees John Ploughed for Wheat Our Duncan's Birth Day</p> <p>19th Came home Raining East Wind Bought a Comb 16 cents 2 Bunches of Matches John got a telegram from Tom Jack that he is going home and to send him {illegible} Dollars me at home spread{cut off}</p> <p>20th Raining {rest of entry is illegible}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1877</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>25th of March 1877 Palm Sunday The Annunciation of Virgin Mary Raining hailing Freezing snow and Fine E Wind some cold Tommy Jack came Down for Gordon and took Down my 25 lb sack of Flour First Sugar went up stairs to Day old Sugar yet</p> <p>26th The Babys Birth Day He a Year old to Day Fine sawing Wood Randolph and I Raining</p> <p>27th Raining snowing George took his horse to take Peggy acrofs</p> <p>28th Raining some the Biggest or Largest Flakes of snow I ever seen was what fell to Day for a While some of them were like the Palm of your hand I be{illegible}ed them for a Long time as I was in the my Barn</p> <p>29th First wild Geese came a Cold Day snowed some in Bush George and Peggy at the Sugar cutting Stove Wood</p> <p>30th Good Friday Pete came for Sugar I Gave him a cake too as he was Going to the store Bought of J summers 50 lbs of Corn Meal 1/2 lb Tea 1/2 lb soda for the sugar I stopped at J Hamiltons to help them at the sawing stove Wood with the sawing machine up at the store at night very fine Day W West Wind in the morning a very Fine Day sap Running Well</p> <p>31st at Hamiltons Done sawing Went to James Grants Bee Drawing stones to the Wharf at the Ashery I stopt at Johns all night Freezing hard these nights</p> <p>Sunday 1st of April All Fools Day I came from Hamiltons early this morning Easter Sunday Gordon and Yorkie Baker came Pete Rookey Antwine and Lewy Bosell came put up the clock and set it Going Gave him 5 lbs of Sugar Frank Laplante and his Boy in the Bush</p> <p>2nd Seen a cutter crofsing summers Road its John Hamilton a Going with Tommy Jack and John James acrofs to Dundee as they are Bound for California</p> <p>3rd John Hamilton and Gordon came Down for the Rain horse and cutter cleaning the cellar Peggy and George crofsed and came Back to night as there is a Big hole at Francis Island Pewits came</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>James Cameron Island</p> <p>April 4th 1877 {torn away} with AJ Baker I owe hime</p> <p>{torn away} from him Bought 1/2 lb Tea Got</p> <p>{torn away}AJB I am take him a cake of</p> <p>{torn away}Summers Being Down in Montreal</p> <p>{torn away}ods ice opening in spots Last Crofsing</p> <p>{torn away} Blackbirds came Got Flour and</p> <p>{torn away} J Hamilton Brought over</p> <p>{torn away}hirt Brought home AJ Baker</p> <p>Bag</p> <p>5 ice open cutting stove wood</p> <p>{torn away} Weather</p> <p>6th IN the Bush all Day for the first time sap is got Better as Before this Did not turn out very well the sap must be weak (Bosh)</p> <p>7th in the Bush George crofsed with the canoe</p> <p>9th Sunday in the Bush to Day and Boiled some to night</p> <p>9th {torn away}king the Banking from the house chopping Fine Day a long time of E Wind ice going down Fine E Wind put out the canoes Bismark and {torn away} the sturgeon Island taking the Banking {torn away} and its all Froze seen a Pike to Day {torn away} Sugar soft to Day they all went home to night</p> <p>11th Taking the Banking from in the shed Fixing my went up in the Bay Randolph 2 Indians came to night they were Fishing EEls Lewis Smoke and Rosar Got some salt From Bosells Got about {torn away} of Gallons to night</p> <p>12th All the Children went {illegible to the Bush lot about 1 and 3 Quarts to Day</p> <p>13th John Gray and Smoke and Rosar here to night Bought 4 lbs of sugar 50 cents I went To Summerstown sold AJ Baker 11 lbs of Sugar 10 cents a lb Gave G Renshaw a small cake Gave Charlie Rose a 7 lb Cake of sugar for the Pot</p> <p>{torn away}ght of J Summers 1 peck of salt 5 cents {illegible}</p> <p>{torn away} 1/2 yd Cotton 10 cents took {torn away} from G. Renshaws Farm</p> <p>{torn away}Pari{torn away}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>April 21st 1877 Came from Hamiltons Bought of J Summers yesterday 2 yds of calico 1/2 lb Tea Matches snowing hard</p> <p>22nd Jim Hopkins and wife here a Fine Day Gave here a 2 lb cake of sugar</p> <p>23rd The Festiva of the English St George's Day A Fine Day Firing in the Morning I went to J Hamiltons Trimming trees</p> <p>24 Began to Dig the Garden</p> <p>25th St Marks Day cold North Wind part of the Day Fine at J Hamilons Gordon and i came with 50 lbs of Flour</p> <p>26th crofsed to Hamiltons Livinia Planted 12 Beds of Top onions</p> <p>27 Trimming</p> <p>28th Raining to night Steamer Anderson came up</p> <p>29th The Anderson went Down Dan Summers and Rodney Briggs here tonight their hunting on the Kit Kit I came home this morning</p> <p>30th Planted 68 hills of Potatoes Digging the Ground First Light Lit up to night Taking away the Banking from the house Rain and Windy</p> <p>1st Day of May Digging the Potato Ground</p> <p>2nd Digging I Forget the Rest of this</p> <p>6th HughAnn Bismarck and I went to the Kit Kit Rofs's and Charlies Island Found and axe a Fine Day</p> <p>8th setting Fires</p> <p>10th Fixing Fences</p> <p>11th Went to Summerstown Got a Letter and paper from Charlie Altering Jakes Colt a year old John Cary and McDougall Got a Bag of Potatoes 50 lbs of Flour from John Spotty calved to Day</p> <p>12th Gordon came home</p> <p>13th Bismarck and I in the Bush</p> <p>14th Covert the milk house Jack came home</p> <p>15th th The heifer Maud calved the steamer Frank Maxwell came up</p> <p>16th Fishing Got 28 Fish Rain and Thunder tonight</p> <p>17th Digging and Fixing Fence</p> <p>18 West Wind Blary Calved cutting Brush</p> <p>19th Went to P.O. Rec Pay from G Renshaw for hay and settled what was Due him Bought 1 sack of oat meal and a sack of cornmeal Tea Paper pipes Box Matches Towel Got some potatoes from Tom Summers and a pail form George Planted Toms the Pig lefs to night</p> <p>20th Went to Christies for Welch Onions</p> <p>{first of entry missing} Week with them to Tom Summers Got cake of sugar</p> <p>{first of line missing} came and Went home Gave 1 Doll 20 cents to Bal{missing} care the Dog</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{First page}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>25 of May 1877</p> <p>25th Fixing the Calves Pasture Fence and Planted some Potatoes yesterda</p> <p>26th Working at the Brush Fence</p> <p>27th Gordon Went to Hamiltons Fine Day Randolph Leander and I to Nahouta's Island found 2 Ducks nest Roasted</p> <p>28th sheared the Sheep</p> <p>29th Trying to put in Don Pedro Broke the shed Door</p> <p>Royal Oak Day 30th Gordon and i to Dundee Found a canoe at the upper end of Alexis Towed it they left it till we were coming home took 7 lbs of Butter 20 cents a lb Bought of Vipond Cornmeal calico soda Rope Matches plates Bought J Baker 1 Butter Tub got Potatoes Bought of Burdo 7 lbs of Fine salt10 cents Got of J McGregor Summerstown Lime a Treat 1/2 pint Hopkins and Fred working at the Distillery sowing oats the St Francis Dundee Brought the clock to J Lemay took Dinner at Bills seen McCabe married to McIlwary Daughter Got a paper from Bill for some Potatoes and a Butter tub from M Baker I to Fetch him a sturgeon</p> <p>31st Corpus Christie The Traveller pass the Bohemian at the Lighthouse Planted Potatoes Got the Rope in the Ring Ring with working at him all Day Fishing tonight Got Sturgeon EEls Suckers perch pike</p> <p>2nd Brought an EEl and an EEl skin to Margaret Hamilton Brought my spearpole to John to plain Rookey put his cattle over yesterday Bought of Summers with 7 lbs some Oz of Butter 18 cent 50 lbs of Cornmeal 3 1/2 yds Cotton {illegible} Gave a sturgeon to Donald Cameron 2 Con Rain high Wind crofsed to Hopkins with Pete Grant had a hook took tea at Petes Got a Herring Barrel from Jim Hopkins Wife some plants a Fine Evening</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p><br />Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>June 3rd 1877 Sunday Seen the sheep</p> <p>4th Looking for Blue clay for plastering Gordon plastering Hoeing and Weeding the Potatoes and Garden</p> <p>5th Whitewashing some of the appletrees the Blue clay comes off</p> <p>6th put out the Beds up stairs</p> <p>7th Cut the calfs pasture</p> <p>8th Gordon went to J Hopkins with some smoked sturgeon A Lamb the Big Sheep took home my 2 inch augur a Fine Day went to Fish to night Got about 90 lbs of Fish Heard John Tyo and Bob Baker and Is Lunday</p> <p>9th of June Marys Birth Day 64 years old to Day warm Fine Rain East Wind and West a pic nic on the Bohemian to hamilton Island from Cornwall See the Little Lamb to Day a Good many Trowlers on the waters some strawberries Rain much wanted</p> <p>10th Sunday Raining very high Wind West cold some no Boats to Day Spotty Kind of Lame with Rheumatism I Think I Did not write any from this Date so I am on a Lofs of a Great many things I should have Down Mr Harper Departed this month and Mrs John Frasher the Dates I forget Our Dans Birth Day 22 of June</p> <p>1st of July Dominion Day George Renshaw and I went Down for Captain J Rankin and you Bet we had a hard time Coming up high high West Wind stopt at the Foot of Hamilton Island and took Tea at Hamiltons Went up with George</p> <p>2nd got 50 lbs of Corn Meal a Dollar to pay George George came Down with me</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island July 4th 1877</p> <p>{illegible} fish at the Kit Kit Island Rofs a pleasure {illegible} the St {illegible} and a Rowing on the Boat John Summer and Family here</p> <p>our Johns Birth Day 74 years old to Day</p> <p>6th</p> <p>7thg</p> <p>8th Started to go to the B{illegible} at the squaw Island and the wind Raised and we had to Run for Charles Island stormy went to Rofs Island made a Tent at Last we started and came home Mr and Mrs and Master Herbert Fulton along with them Mr and Mrs Willard here I Forgot a Great many Things and Weather this month</p> <p>9th</p> <p>10th</p> <p>11th</p> <p>12th Firing some heavy volleys Hackitt shot</p> <p>13th Went to Dundee Tub of Butter Bought of Viponds</p> <p>14th went to Aults Raft I hawl Pilot oil at</p> <p>15th Thomas Summers wife Departed</p> <p>15th at the Raft</p> <p>16th at the Raft Got 12 Boards</p> <p>17th</p> <p>18th</p> <p>19th Fernandez Birth Day 3 years old to Day</p> <p>20th</p> <p>21st Went to Dundee Tub of Butter to Viponds Bought I Forget Mr Fulton came to camp and Susan and Herbert</p> <p>22 Sunday</p> <p>23 at the working at the Tent</p> <p>24th Gordon crofsed with Susan Worked at the Hay</p> <p>25th St James Day at the Hay</p> <p>27th at hay</p> <p>28th Frank and Tanner here Mr {illegible} and Gordon went off to Gerries to night</p> <p>29th Mr Fulton Raised his Flag to Day Mr SKeith with him Allen and Catherine Mr Bain here Genie came up in the Big canoe and Gordon took Fanny up to Murdock McDonalds</p> <p>30th Took Fanny acrofs in 2 Canoes Found a Big Canoe cut {illegible}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>I Left off Writing anything Down since the Latter End of July 1877 very fine Fall and a very fine Winter But the ice was not very Good as it was open from here up to the Lower end of Island and Going from here to Lancaster we had to Go Down By the Kit Kit Island and Keep Down East to the Foot of Rofs Island South side till we got the Road that crofsed to McPhees and a Great Deal of Travel on that Road this Winter so I have only very few things to write Down and Kept no account of Time or anything that Happened Just a few things here and there</p> <p>Feby 4th 1878 I Went to Hopkins Jim Here</p> <p>5th at Hopkins</p> <p>7th AJ Baker for Hay</p> <p>8th I went to Williamstown with John Hamilton came home same Day Got Pully Gougue Potatoes from Hopkins</p> <p>9th at home</p> <p>10 Sunday</p> <p>11th</p> <p>12th</p> <p>13th Charlie Hopkins here I went up with Charlie went to Dundee Bought of Viponds a comb</p> <p>14th Jim Charlie and Jim Summers came for the steers took the Mare yoked the steers and Left them till he would take them home on the Sleigh</p> <p>15th Settled with AJ Baker for the hay Bought of I Grant Tea Rice Raisins Starch Broom G{illegible} matches Flour took Dinner at Hamiltons Got the 2 Collars I Lent them</p> <p>Allen Buried on 6th December 1877</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{top line illegible}</p> <p>took Dinner there Bill W{illegible}</p> <p>12th the Captain McKay here to day</p> <p>{illegible} my Indian curiosity such {illegible}</p> <pre>{illegible} stone gouge stone Dagger or Knife axes and peices of Broken crock of the Indian Make in old times </pre> <pre>{illegible} him that told me the Ball I have is a Bombshell Gave me in 75 {illegible} </pre> <pre>{illegible}Bills Went to the P.O. got 2 {illegible} </pre> <pre>{illegible}Charlie Bought of AJ Baker 1 lb {illegible} 22 cents 1/2 lb candles 9 cents Globe for Lamp 12 Plates 42 cents 1/4 TEa 15 cents 1/4 lb Tea 17 1/2 {illegible} 25 cents and 12 1/2 Cents Got My Hollow Adze at Hamiltons Roses a Bee Ploughing </pre> <p>13th Grand Cold</p> <p>14th chopping stove Wood</p> <p>16th took the Parsnips cutting fire Wood Windy</p> <p>17th {illegible} a Race the Huron and the {illegible} Propeller the Indian taking her</p> <pre>{illegible}Drawing Wood commenced to Rain {illegible} commenced in the Evening to snow {illegible} </pre> <pre>{illegible}Frose hard Last night sai {illegible} </pre> <p>20th Windy and cold</p> <p>21st Windy</p> <p>22nd {illegible} way his horses got a Bottle and Tin {illegible} from Windy</p> <p>24th high Wind</p> <p>25 chopping Wood Went to Summerstown Seen Mr Brown singing</p> <pre>{illegible} got a Ticket for the St Andrews Dinner {illegible} </pre> <pre>{illegible} for his horses and calves to night </pre> <pre>{illegible}Thomas Munroes </pre> <p>Sunday 27th {rest of page illegible}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island August 1st 1877</p> <p>1st L {illegible} Day Putting in hay cloudy</p> <p>2 Miles came Mrs Fulton and Susan went off Left 2 Dollars Minnies Birth Day</p> <p>{several line rubbed out}</p> <p>Day Born 1846</p> <p>5th Fungus's {illegible} Mr Genie Mr Allen and his son stopt all night</p> <p>6th Went off up to Renshaws to fish I am very unwell this morning and all Day</p> <p>7th Windy time</p> <p>8th Wind</p> <p>9th Sunday Angus Cameron here captain Frasher and McDougall here Thomas Munroe and G Renshaw ewnt Down for Captain Rankin</p> <p>10th</p> <p>11th</p> <p>12th Mr Fulton here</p> <p>13th Finished the Last of the 3 marsh hay stacks 83 cocks</p> <p>14th Went to carding mill with wool for Rolls paid 50 cents for carding Bought 1 pair of Boots 3..50 paid it with wool Bought them from Burdo Got a Ride Down from the carding mill with Jim hopkins Jim and Baker a Row went with ashes Tea soap Matches</p> <p>15 Canister of Powder Cotton paid for 1/2 lb of Tea I Got on credit sold my onions to Bill Spinks Got Lead Jo oaks for canoe got a Basket</p> </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/520455f9ec3235ea8221654c61f7d760.pdf 9191d555c77d36f376d06987b5c8e58d PDF Text Text ���������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fe7ad35d919b0a8cae303fb8cb5dbe7a.pdf f7a125374909138aac7d368c6c5ff0ea PDF Text Text James Cameron (1824 - 1912) 1878 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive {In places, this diary is worn from weather and time. On occasion, the tops, bottoms, and edges of the pages are crumbly and moldy, making some words and sentences illegible. In most cases, a note that reads “{Illegible}” refers to this situation.} {This page originally appeared in James Cameron’s 1877 diary as an inserted page.} Feby 4th 1878 I Went to Hopkins Jim Here 5th at Hopkins 7th AJ Baker for Hay 8th I Went to Williamst{own} with John Hamilton came home same Day Got Pully Gougue Potatoes from Hopkins 9th at home 10 Sunday 11th 12,, 13th Charlie Hopkins here I went up with charlie went to Dundee Bought of Viponds a comb 14th Jim Charlie and Jim Summers came for the Steers took the Mare yoked the steers and Left them till he would take them home on the Sleigh 15th Settled with AJ Baker for the hay Bought of J Grant Tea Rice Raisins Starch Broom G{Illegible} matches Flour took Dinner at Hamiltons Got the 2 Collars I Lent them Allen Buried on 6th Decemb{er 18}77 Mr James Cameron Island Feby 16 1878 Went across took Hamiltons Brush home Bought of J Summers Darning needle oil 17th Went Down to Kit Kit Island Gordon and Tommy Jack here 18th at home 19th at home �20th Drew some Drags went to Hopkins Ben {Illegible}uya there 21st Jim and charlie for the oxen Fixed shafts on the Jumper Brought Plough Whippletrees Strap 22nd Drew some Wood Raining 23rd Drawing Wood Forgot to put Down the Rest of this month 1st of March Jim Hopkins To Lancaster for Boards 2nd Jim Took the stove to Lancaster got 6 Tin pans Luke and Galerneau going to Lancaster for saw Dust Very Cold Stopt coming Back to Dinner E Wind Frosty 3rd Raining Gordon here 4th Waiting seeing if they were coming for hay Rob Baker 5th Got J Hamiltons Coat Went to Du{ndee} Election in F {Fort} Covington for Licquour Licence Bill {Morris?} Poorly took Dinner and Tea at D Suples Got a Fish from D Baker got a Ride Down from Charlie hopkins got some oil of Whiskey from Mrs Hopkins for my elbow 6th Ash Wednesday Got a Coat from Jim Jim went for a Load of saw Dust to Lancaster I went to Summersto{wn} Bought Cotton Binding Brought Johns coat 7th chopping Drawing Wood 8th I went to Hopk{ins} for the Pots got 2 some Potatoes Gordon came Left his axe Isacc Vipond crossed with a horse Leading Behind ice Getting Bad 9th I crossed up to Hamiltons the crack opening Gordon met me with Roses 2 pots Got Flour & Meal from John Hamilton Bought ½ lb Tea very hard work to get Back went around north {Illegible} of Francis Island Jim McDougall here {Illegible} sugar Bush to {Illegible} Mr James Camerson Island March 10th 1878 ice Jamming Down hens commenced to Lay Fine Day 11th Cold ice Going Down cutting Wood for the sugar Bush 12th fixing an ear for the Pot put a handle on 13th Raining snowing making cedar spoils 14th cutting soft maple for Troughfs 15th Making Troughfs Got over 40 made now some Trees Tapt a Fine Day for sap Got a cedar stick in the Bay on the ice 3 or 4 canoes Down of Indians for the first 16th first make of syrup made to Day 118 Tapt now made 2 Gallons to Day put out the canoe to Fish sturgeon St Battiance son speared 1 at foot of Island to Day went Down as far as the Kit Kit seen no fish �17th St Patricks Day East Wind Fine and cold 18th First Ploughing of sod found a nail in the mares hoof Fine Frost in the Ground 19th in the Bush Tapt some making Troughfs 20th First Day of spring the Grays here made 6 lb of Sugar 21st Tapping Gathering Boiling some Gordon and I crossed heard old Mrs McLennan was Buried one of the oldest Residenters of Williamstown Got an Order from AJ Baker for 2 Dollars on J summers Mr Geddes at J Hamiltons cold Raw Windy some Brought home John Hamiltons Bag Got some Sturgeon oil on my elbow 22nd Livinias Birth Day sugaring Boiling Tapping 23rd Boiling Running well Captain Smallman Went to Lancaster I think he Lost his anchor to Day high Wind First Trip 24th in the Bush snowing Blowing Freezing Cold 2{5}th Windy Drifting and Fine I Forgot to put Down 26th John H Birth Day 1st of April All Fools Day Good Friday Hen{ery} Bosell here a fine Day Windy Easter {Illegible}ay Ge{Illegible} here Mr James Cameron Island April 1878 St Marks Raining some and I forgot the rest 1st of May 2nd Went to Hamilton 24th Queens Birth Day at Fences Plough Planting and the Like 30th Old Beishy went for Mrs Bowen him and Gordon Mr Genie came to night at 1.:50 from him I and Gordon Went to Hamiltons with a Stick Gordon went to store for castor oil 31st Genie went off Ploughing the Potatos 1st of June A very fine calm Day Some Pic nicks very warm the Baby Born the Glorious First of June {Above it reads: Rowena} Went home with Mrs Bowen Randolph and I 2nd Laurie came Dan and Billy Bowen Bucky Laurie and Bucky stopt 3rd Laurie Went of I forget the Rest 9th Our Marys Birth Day 1813) 22nd Our Dans Birth Day �1st of July Dominion Day Bub and George here yesterday Brought the Pig from Bills Mr and Mrs Bowen here Potato Bugs Eating up all our Potatoes shooting all Day P Independence Day Fishing 12th of July Shooting Firing all Day 26th Dog Days Begin Got a Lette{r} from Day some time this month I got a Letter from London 2 Dolla{rs} sent my ashes over 19th July Fernandez Birth Day Mr James Cameron Island 1st of August 1878 Lammas Day Went to Salmon River with a Tub of Butter had the Old Mans Boat got a Tow Back from Captain Bowen of the Steamer Jennie to Hamiltons Island opposition to the Rhoda May Stormy this Evening Kenneth McLaughlin Died some Time this month or Last Working at the hay 2nd of August Minnie's Birth Day 6th of Randolph's Birth Day Commenced {The ‘ced’ were written overtop of the ‘en’} to cut Marsh hay 19th Bismarck's Birth Day Sometime this month the Viponds Broke Down shut out no Vote at Election Sept 3rd Dans Birth Day 1846) Cutting hay and Drawing Firewood Fishing Thrashed the Wheat at mill Got a sack of Cornmeal from Ge Renshaw at J summers Autumn commences 22nd 23rd Cut and put in 10 cocks of marsh hay 24th Went to Hamiltons husking Corn Got 3 Bags from John Lissie Mr Lairds Wife and Mr Harpers Girls up from Below 27th at Viponds Roses Careys Wards got Powder from Tom Summers 28th G Renshaw here Drawing Drags 29th St Michael Day 30th I crossed Found a Bun B{Illegible} of J Summers 2 yds of Lining 40 RRR 25 Bought of Ward Hook P2 spools Thread Matches a very warm Day Mr James Cameron Island October 1 1878 Mowing Randolph and I Cut 20 Cocks of Marsh hay 2nd put them in the Barn Keeping in the Ram Ram since September 3rd Drawing Wood Thunder & Lightning hail 4th Tearing Down the Shed The Great Race on Wednesday Hanlan and Courtney �5 at the shed the old man up from Montreal got a Ride Down with Captain Rankin and G Renshaw helped him Down with his Basket Drawing some Drags Bismarck took up the Turnips as the cattle is coming in 7th Monday Working at the Shed got the crowbar HughAnn Watching the Tent Fixing the canoe The St Francis went from Lancaster this this morning Began to run Last night a Great many Boats to Day East Wind a Very fine Day 8th Went to F Covingt{on} West Wind Blew hard at Lukes going up took 2 Bushels of Corn to Mill took 53 lb of Butter to Jo Lemay 63 lb Tub) allowed 10 lb for the Tub 14 cents Bought of Jo 4 lb Pork 9 cents a lb 25 lb of salt ¼ lb Pepper 7 cents 1 lb of Tea 40 cents Bought of Parker 6 cents of Worm Losenges took Dinner at Dan Summers Bought of Mr Bordeau 10 yds of Calico at 12 ½ 1..25 3 yds of Overall Stuf 45 Box of Matches 15 cents 2 lb of nails 8 cents ½ lb crackers 5 cents 4 Plates 20 cents Got a Paper from Bill they had to stop and go the scow as they were too heavy Loaded with Barley on the H{Illegible}-a-May coming home high Wind sto{pt} at Lukes all night took Jim Halls wife across very windy my Canoe Leakes Bad 9th took Breakfast at Lukes Raining E Wind and heavy Thunder & sharp Lightning clears of Fine East Wind Wind changed to West Blowed very hard Blew Down some Trees Got home in Good Time Mr James Cameron Island October 10th 1878 HughAnn McMasters Birth Day Windy West and north Drawing wood Working around the shed went to the head of the Island Randolph and I the Fox after the Hens to night 11th Working at the shed putting post under the side peices and Beams A Fine Day East Wind and calm some Grains of snow yesterday a change in the moon Full this Morning a Great Deal of shooting on the south side to Day thers a steamer over there at anchor the Averils 12th Working at the shed 13th Sunny Gordon Came from Hamiltons they have the Mill for thrashing Lashey I seen at the Lower Point the Averils over Buying Fish at the Fishermen at the Lower Point A Fine Day West Wind a Great many men Fishing Pickerel on the Water to Day 14th Working at the shed Boarding it The Front part all shut put the Tobacco in the cellar a very fine Day Seen Wild Geese saturday the 12th 15th Crossed to go to the Store stopt at Hamiltons to help them at the Thrashing Put in the Buckwheat Tom Jack and I Finished the Buckwheat Thrashed some oats 16th Old Mr William McGreggor Departed the Thrashers away for a Waggon I came home this Evening Bought of Ward 31 lbs of salt Bought of J Summers 1 Butter tub 2 lb of nails Hooks & Eyes 2 Window Glass pile 10 yds of Cotton 1 yds of Calico 1 spool of Thread lb of shot Lead pencil Got a Basket of apples crossed Back to Hamiltons in case the Wind would be high in the morning {v}ery warm weather this time �17 Thrashing Wheat {T}om went home with them went up to the store Lecture on the Front the Lost Tribes of Israel very warm Day high south West Wind rained the night Mr Genie here him and Felix 18th {c}ame home took a Bag of Apples raining some {19}th Raining very high Wind this Morning from the East {c}hanged through the Day snowed on the Mountains to night working some at the shed Mr James Cameron Island October 20th 1878 Sunday some snow this Morning north West Wind some high the alma Monoro aground at the Lighthouse Mr Hills Light Got aground Last night one of the old Man's son-in-Law here this Morning Batteance Latour From Valley-Field got a Drink of Milk Gave 5 cents and a cent to John H Gave him 4 Plugs of Tobacco of my own Raising a very Fine man seemingly the Spartan went up Traveller coming up with a Good Tow 21st Working at the shed a very fine Day 22nd at the shed covering it Boarding the North End cut some Marsh hay to cover the Top of the shed Randolp{h} cut 10 Cocks Lots of Wild Geese Flying West 23rd Livinia Birth Day 1868 10 years old To Day Randolp{h} Drew the Hay to Put on Top of the shed Began to Bank the West End of the House E Wind and it Blows very hard to night frome the Wes{t} it Blew through the night Water Raised and a Blowing Raining some old Gabriel got Pepper Killed 2 Rust{ers; as in Roosters} Fixing the Boards on the West End of the Banking of the house took some hay from the Back marsh Stack Got in the sheep so we could catch the Big she{ep} or the Wild South Down I must Kill her as she is the Devil to make the other sheep Bad to Catch 24th Our Hugh's Birth Da{y} Fixing some around the shed Went ar{ound} the Island covering the Little Back shed of a{Illegible} Let out the other sheep emptied the Big Vineg{ar} Jar a Great many Boats going up and Down the Waterfell si{Illegible} East nights Big Blow Frost to {nig}ht near morning Mr James Cameron Island Oct 25th 18{78} My Birth Day St Crispins Day all Shoemakers holds this Day Lots of Boats Going this morning First Ice this Fall this morning ice in my canoe East Wind I crossed to Hamiltons Got Flour Corn-meal and Buckwheat Flour for helping them with the Thrashing got the news of Johnny Summers Killing a Bear on the Island Mrs Hamilton and Tom Jack to Montreal with Butter Last week or the Begginning of this week Seen Andrew Rose went to the store seen the Rhoda May and the T Parry Bought of D Ward 1 Tenneet 1 lb nails ½ lb Soda 1 spool of Thread Pipe Issacc Vipond scowing wood to Renshaws Gordon in Williamstown yesterday 26th Drawing wood cut some in the calf's Pasture {Above it reads: Mr Fulton Departed} Banking the West end putting on chips Raining some Finished the 2 Quilts 27th Sunday Fine Day Calm wind Raised Raining some Gordon Came from Hamiltons stopt all night as the wind is Little high and Raining the old man for Tea got it �27 28th Snowed some wind hight turned fine Gordon crossed Wind West {Above it reads: Mr Fulton Buried to Day} HughAnn went with my mits to Gordon at the head of the Island Killed the Big South Down sheep and {sh}e was Fat my Back took a very bad {p}ain sent a Peice Down to the Fishermen St Simon & St Jude 29th Banking East End {a}nd taking away stones George and Peggy Bosell {ca}me with the yarn spinning 5 lbs of Rolls Gave her {Cut off} lb of Butter and 50 cents cash a Great man{y} Boats a Going to Day churning to Day 30th Genie here Went away E Wind R{Illegible} Mr James Cameron Island Oct 31st 1878 Holy Eve All hallow Eve Drew some wood to the old men Fishing at the Lower Point cutting an Oak out of the Roots Cracking Butternuts to night nust of the Last Year Eating apples Windy and Rain got a sturgeon November the 1st All Saints Day John Cameron and Mr Robishaw Came Fishing EEls Got the Oak Tree Down West Wind and Rain very wet and Windy weather 2nd All Souls Day Drew the oak crook home Drew some Drags they Baited the Line with Duck and Cleaned it High West wi{nd} and Rain Lots of Boats agoing snowed on the Mount{ain} to night Froze some to night 3rd Sunday John Cameron and Robishaw crossed for Provision to Summerstow{n} Bread and Butter to Loaves ½ lb of Butter I went Down to the old mans Lent Avrils Steamer came Last night to hunt anchored at Frashers On the South Side Cold to Day and Fine water some high Wind West 4th Cutting Stove Wood some Grains of snow West Wind Robishaw started to cross this Evening turned Back stopt till Morning took in the apples from the milkhouse as everything freezes putting the milk in the house 5th Guy Fawks Day Robishaw and John Cameron crossed they got no EEls and they are Going over to hunt Rabbits Fixing the stable Door cold Raw Time West Wind 6th Bohemian and St Francis came up and Went Down W Wind Mowed some hay to put on the Banking Don Pedro Broke the Jumper putting the Mare in the stab{le} at night not very well this Evening Windy col{d} 7th Helen's Birth Day snowing stormy W Wind cold and Fine cut the Runner for the Jumper Bismarck and I mowe{d} some Marsh hay Randolph and I Charli{e} Hopkins and a Man from Montreal I think his name is Drummond Blowed pret{ty; Illegible} they crossed to Christees Island Left a {Illegible} snowed and Blowed W Wi{nd} Mr James Cameron Island Nov 8th 1878 Making a Runner for the Jumper chopping Stove Wood put in the young calves to night for the first this fall Livinia Bad with the Tooth-ache seen a Raven in the Bush yesterday churning to Day �working some at the Tobacco these nights north wind to Day some Grains of snow Fell Mr Derishee here for Butter a Good Deal of shooting at Charlies Island Gave Don Pedro a prand of the 4 prong fork to night that made him Run for an acre before he stopt 5 or 6 Steamers passed to Day 9th Drew some Wood for the Fishermen Gave Randolph a sturgeon and a Jacket Pants and Coat a Great many hunting Ducks some-thing wrong with the Black Pig Going to Die wont eat a Good many Boats to Day Wind high a change in the Moon tonight Dont see the Rhoda may crossing this some time no wild Geese Just now 10th Sunday a Few Propellers went up and Down St Francis & Bohemian went Down Sparry crossed to Renshaws wharf another small Boat a hunting steamer came out and went up W Wind cloudy this Evening some Drops of Rain the change of the Moon Dont change the wind much as it Blows as hard as ever Lots of snow on the mountain no snow here on the ground 11th Took up the Line E Wind Took up the Turnips out of the Bean Place Tried for EEls got none put a spear pole on the EEl Spear Raining got some oil Martinmas 12th some hail high W Wind the old man Brought some tea Got a Loaf of Bread Gave him stick for oars taking sticks of the Bean Fence churning the Alexandra went Down a small Steamer with a Barge part Loaded went in to Lancaster a Good many Boats going to Day 13th St Francis and Bohemenian went up and Down Tow Boats and Propellers going up & Down North Wind & West snowing hard Fine sunshine the Men went to Renshaws with their Fish Brought me 1 lb of soda 10 cents Paid them their Bread Back Brought sticks for axe handles to the other man chopping stove Wood Grinding the axes cleaning Tobacco {to} night the cows away Last night took the B{Illegible} Blary 1878 Mr James Cameron Island Nov 14th Drew a ash Tree for oars Drew a pine Log 13 feet Drew some of the cedar out of the swamp seen a Weasel very white West Wind Don Pedro Roaring Mad this Evening Kept in Black to night splitting the Ash in Oar Stuff and Rails Thawing to Day Freezing to night A Fortunate Day 15th Got an Axe helve made Brought Down 9 sticks for Oars Trimed the Butternut Tree Down on the hill piled some of stones on the Stone heap Fixing the Stable Door and the Stall put 1 Door on the sheep shed Fixed the step at the Back shed Let out the small Pig a very fine Day not much wind West a Great Deal of shooting to Day a Good many Boats Going up and Down to Day Drew 2 Loads of Wood wind changed this Evening south East a circle around the Sun to Day 16th Roses came for their Heifers had to go Back for Ropes I crossed stopped at Hamiltons John and I went up to Renshaws for my Bun as he wants it to work at the Bridge helping J Summers to Load his Goods on the scow crossed to Wards Bought of Mr Ward ½ lb Tea 25 cents Horse Shoe nails 10 Oil Pipe Seen Dan Frasher a Talking about the contracts for stones Brought Gordon his Sox and handkerchief he is at AJ Bakers E Wind Rose high crossed over wit{h} George �17th Dan Cameron Missed the Boat and the St Francis would not stop ar call for him 18th crossed to Summerst{own} Raining Blowing 19th Working at the Bridge at Hamiltons spinks John Tommy Jack and I E Wind some cold 20th Working at the Bridge a Great many Indians chopp{ing} cord Wood the 212st Fishermen over Gave my Tea to take home Finished the Bridge came home Got some Flour and Cornmea{l} {Illegible}ohn on this Day of the month Donal{d McMast}er Departed 1846 Mr James Cameron Island Nov 22nd 1878 East Wind very high Raining some hail went around the Island Randolph and I a very ugly Day no Boats up or Down to Day the sparry came out of Salmon Rover and went in something rong with her cylinder yesterday as she stopped coming across the channel St Cecilias Day the winds is Raging to night with Rain its a Took the perch up From the Bottom on the Shore in the Weeds it Rolled up suck Weeds from the Bottom I never seen suck Bunches Broke the Fishermans Sturgeon Pen of Stone and they lost 2 Sturgeon out of it and one they Gaffed outside of the Pen Going off I am Sure there must be accidents other Places 23rd got 4 Oars andxe helves from the Fishermen Old John went Down to Valleyfield to Day Drew them some wood Raining Blowing came from the West the Wind The Bohemian and St Francis went up but not so early as usual as the wind was very high last night 24th Sunday A Change in the Moon high West Wind Snow on the Mountains Last night a Propeller came up this Morning the Bohemian & St Francis went Down went around the Island Bismarck Randolph and I 25th Killing the Pig Banked the {in}side of the cookhouse A Very fine Morning after 12 it began to snow and Blow from the North East putting in the cattle at night and Feeding cows & calves Feeding good hay to the Mare the Sparry came out this Morning a Tug went up with 4 or 5 Barges in Tow 2 Men Fishing EEls at the Sturgeon Island 26th A Small Steamer went Down into {L}ancaster with a Barge or something Like a Yacht in tow W Wind cutting stove Wood to Day snow on the Ground the Tobacco near claned of the stems not Plugged yet {n}ot much Frost 27th The Bohemian & St Francis up and Down the Last Trip for the St Francis to Day Mr Genie came to night Brought me a Bag of Potatoes {a}nd a Bag of Buckwheat Flour But did not Bring my Big Boat the Fishermen went to Lancast{er} with their sturgeon to go on the Bohemian {Illegible} south East wind and Rain to night Mr James Cameron Island Nov 28th, 1878 Wind changed high West Wind Steamer went Down with a Barge in Tow Mr Genie went home Banking the house more Got 3 Pikes from old John to day Drew him some Wood Put Out some �manure the Sparry went in to Lancaster took out Rousseau's scow and had Quite a Job with her this side of the Lighthouse Fine some Rain not Cold very much Bothered with Rheumatism now very windy night Last night 29th Working at Big Shed Door {Above it reads: putting up stones at the oak Log} Chopping Stove Wood 30th fine 30th St Andrew's Day The Festival of the Scotch a Fine Day North East Wind the Sparry crossed to Day Made a Rack in the Big Shed Firing some Good shots set 2 Traps the first I set water high {In the right margin: (Putting up stones at the oak Log yesterday and Let the water run of the Wet Place a Pond below the house)} 1st of December 1st sunday in Advent Froze a Little Last night North East Wind cool and Fine a scow or Barge came up out of Lancaster a Steamer came out of salmon River this morning Randolp{h} and I went around the Island a Great many of those Gannets went up yesterday Flying very high 2nd cutting Drags Raising the Troughfs very high South East Wind Raining some Drew a hicory the wind Blew Down the old man Gabriel here got Buckwheat Flour Soda and Milk Gave me a Paper Rafter & Desmarteau Selling off cheap No Lights up in Mr Hills nor the Floating Light But Johnstons on the Cherry Islands Light is up Did not see any Boats Going to Day But the Sparry Crossed and up to cornwall 3rd a Yacht or scow sailed Down into Landcaster and they all got up their Lights to night Raining and snowing some West Wind Let out the Ram to Day had the ram 3 months in Feeding salted the sheep Cleaned out the calves shed where the Ram was in Lost one of my Traps Chain Broke from the Trap the Muskrat mu{st} be in it Looked but could not find it Mr James Cameron Island December 4th 1878 East Wind snowing Sperry took a scow or yacht out of Lancaster a Tug went up with 4 Barges in Tow no Lights in Mr Hills or the Floating Light But Light on the cherry Light to night the Fishermen took up their Lines to Day going of tomorrow Put in the young Bull Royal Charlie, a sail came across and went up high Wind I went to the Head of the Island took in my Irons piled up the 2 sawLogs put the soft maple Boards in the Barn Some Ducks but no Geese 1 Trap set 1 Leg this morning took up the trap took the Fish Box up on the Bank 5th Gabriel Deroshie and John (his brother the Fishermen) went of to Day Left their Bun and most of their things till the would come next spring North West Wind some snow Randolph and I took up their Boxes and their Fishing Rigging Got a Gallon of Sturgeon oil from them took their Jolly Boat the Lousia with them a Steamer came up out of Lancaster and went Down with a Barge Mr Smallman came across to Day I think this is the Last Trip for him as I think Salmon River will Freeze to night Feeding the cattle No Lights to night only the cherry Island Light is Lit 6th St Nicholas the Festival of the Germans Froze hard Mr Smallman did not come out of Salmon River to Day with the Steamer Sparry NW Wind snowing some Freezing cold Light on Cherry Island �to {n}ight set a Trap in a hole for the Fox but I {d}ont think he comes to it now All the cattle in{Illegible} stabling to night but Don Pedro he is out all alone {to}ok the sheep Down from the upper End of the Island {fi}lled one of the Ticks with wheat straw to Day {to}ok the old Fanning mill out of the stable to the Barn {p}ut the onions from up stairs to the cellar Lots of snow Birds Flying about Dont see any wild Geese some Ducks {7}th Kind of Fine cold NW Wind snowing some some ice near shore Gathered 230 spoils 80 {i}n the milkhouse 150 in the Bush chopping stove {w}ood put the 2 cats down in the Tent for the Rats No Lights in the Lighthouses to night 8 Sunday a Very Fine Day 1878 Mr James Cameron Island Decr 9th Piling 1 ½ Cords of Wood up in the Marsh that was there all Summer cut an Ash for a Little Sleigh Snowing and Blowing East Wind the Hay on the Barn Floor all done to night Commencing to Feed from the East Mow the Sheep comes to the Barn to Feed all the Cattle Picking out in the Day high East Wind to night 10th Leander's Birth Day Drew up the Old Mans Bun And My Canoe very high East Wind Raining water Raising piling up those Long peices near the Stable at the Lower End of the Garden Drew Some Sticks to the Door took a plank up from the Lower Point tryed to saw the crooks of the Little sleigh split them 11th Wind West froze some Last night Went aroun{d} the Island Randolph and I its terrible the Weeds & Dirt and Minnos Frogs & Dirt the high Eas{t} Wind throws up On the shore A Steamer came up I think its the Anderson {Above it reads: it is the Kendrick} or artic its Blowing hard and Snowing {Above it reads: -Kendrick} Blustering with snow Working at the Little hand Sleigh 12th Water Rising West Wind Blowing hard Working at the sleight pretty Cold Lots of Dusks Black Ducks plenty 13th Finished the sleigh West Wind not much wind som{e} set a Fire in the Marsh Burnt a Strip not Much took up the Trap as the Water is Raising seen the Marsh Set Fire over at Mr Bowens I suppose its Luke 14th chopping Stove Wood a fine Day wind East wind Raised high snowed and hailed some to night the 2 Big White Backed Eagles after Ducks some stormy to night I oiled myself for the Rheu{matism} 15 Sunday A Fortunate Day a Fine Day pretty cold W Wind Freezing some in the side of shore Got a Rat in the Trap in the Milkhouse came up from the old Mans Tent 16th put A Runner in the Little old Sleigh went to Pitt Point very cold Frosty and Windy West pretty cold to night with wind �17th W Making a cellar Door Broke on a stack of Marsh ha{y} 2 ½ Tons in it Began to cut hay fine in the Mow a Fine Day but Windy on the Water West Mr James Cameron Island Dec 18th 1878 Drawing Drags of Wood a Fine Day Windy from the West seen the Ram standing still in the field he dont look very well 15th St Thomas cutting Stove Wood Caught the Ram put him in Fixing the hinges on the Door of the Big Shed and its Windy and Frosty Gordons heifer out to night Set 2 Traps for Muskrats to night seen a Track thought it was a Mink or a very Large Weasel 20th Last Day of Fall or Autumn one of the Heifers ON her Back in the Manger of the Big Shed had to Knock Down 6 or 7 Boards to get her out of that but she is all Right Got a muskrat set 2 Traps at the lowe{r} point for Mink or weasel not very well to Day Blowing not very cold Got a young Maskinonge in the Back Bay cut a hole in the ice and struck him with the axe 21st First Day of Winter and fine Morning it is Just time enough to Wheel around turned East and Blows hard {Above it reads: Turned over the Bun} Drew some Wood {Above it reads: shot 2 Ducks got 1} took up the Traps {Above it reads: Put in the sheep} as the wind is breaking up the ice very windy Time Sunday 22nd Got a Weasel in the Tent Drifting and snowing Blowing very hard 23rd Fixing a handle in the Shovel as the Bull & on Don Pedro Broke it somehow or other its very windy time Blows hard every Day the Cattle eats hearty its cold and Wood pile {a}ll Drifted up with snow 24th Christmas Eve {c}utting Stove Wood Feeding the cattle Extra {th}is cold weather something wrong with the Ram nailing a Board in the sheeps place {a}s the Black weather sumps in where I put hay very windy from the West 25th Christmas Day cold Windy Day 26th Cold & Blowing chopping Stove Wood wind fell and {i}t was calm all night what it was not for a month and a half before this St Stephens Day small Pox Bad around Lancaster Mr James Cameron Island Dec 27th 1878 East Wind snowing Fine I crossed not being across since the 21st of november Stopt at J Hamiltons took Dinner caught 14 Turgies Tom Gordon and I for Parisha's Raffle Went up to the store Gordon and I Bought of Mr Ward 1 pair of Boots for HughAnn 3 yds of calico Tea 5 lb of Rice ½ lb soda spool Thread skain Thread Binding to 1 sheep Pelt 40 Rat 10 4 ½ lb of Butter 58 ½ oil J Hamilton and I to the Raffle Geese Turkies and Cutter Raffled John got a Goose Mr Ward sick Got 25 lb of Flour From AJ Baker John and the Minister had some Row crossed on the ice at Roses coming home �28th St Innocents Day Gordon and crossed from Hamiltons Got 40 lb of Flour and 8 lb of cheese Brought over J Hamiltons Axe and a handle as I had it since the 9th of March North West Wind Freezing some told me Mrs Jack Departed heard old Mr Duffeild shot a Mans Horse for not paying for a Bottle of Whiskey in Jail for 6 months Allen McDonald up the Front poorly the Steamer Kendrick went Down from Summerstown on the 27th she came up on the 11th) and I thought it was the Anderson or artic John Vipond Back from California a did not make a Long stay 29th Cold this morning the water all in a skim of ice but after it turns warm and snowed some turned cold after it turns warm and snowed some turned cold at night but windy 30th chopping Stove Wood Gordon fixe{d} the horse saw and sawing stove wood cold and soft W. Wind very windy time 31st Last Day of the year Drawing Wood making a pair of overalls for Gordon Kind of Soft Windy a change in the Moon all the Talk is Jim Grant he Failed and has the creditors in a Terrible way he has Borrowed mone{y} From a Great many ice taken from Rensha{ws} to Summerstown. For more information on James Cameron, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{duplicate of a page transcribed in Cameron's 1877 diary}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Feby 16 1878 Went acrofs took Hamiltons Brush home Bought of J Summers Darning neeld oil</p> <p>17th Went Down to Kit Kit Island Gordon and Tommy Jack here</p> <p>18th at home</p> <p>19th at home</p> <p>20th Drew some Drags went to Hopkins Ben {illegible}uya there</p> <p>21st Jim and Charlie for the oxen Fixed shafts on the Jumper Brought Plough Whippletree Strap</p> <p>22nd Drew some Wood Raining</p> <p>23rd Drawing Wood Forgot to put Down the Rest of this month</p> <p>1st of March Jim Hopkins To Lancaster for Boards</p> <p>2ndJim Took the stove to Lancaster got 6 Tin pans Luke and Galerneau going to Lancaster for saw Dust Very Cold Stopt coming Back to Dinner E Wind Frosty</p> <p>3rd Raining Gordon here</p> <p>4th Waiting seeing if they were coming for hay Rob Baker</p> <p>5th Got I Hamiltons Coat Went to Dundee Election in F Covington for Licquour Licence Bill Anonns Poorly took Dinner and Tea at D Suples Got a Fish from D Baker got a Ride Down from Charlie hopkins got some oil of Whiskey from Mrs Hopkins for my elbow</p> <p>6th Ash Wednesday Got a Coat from Jim Jim went for a Load of saw Dust to Lancaster I went to Summerstown Bought Cotton Binding Brought Johns coat</p> <p>7th chopping Drawing Wood</p> <p>8th I went to Hopkins for the Pots got 2 some Potatoes Gordon came Left his axe Isacc Vipond crofsed with a horse Leading Behind ice Getting Bad</p> <p>9th I crofsed up to Hamiltons the crack opening met me with Roses 2 pots Got flour &amp; Meal from John Hamilton Bought 1/2 lb Tea very hard work to get Back ewnt around north {illegible} of {illegible} Island Jim McDougall here</p> <p>{illegible} sugar Bush to {illegible}</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Mr James Camerson Island</p> <p>March 10 1878 ice Jamming Down hens commenced to Lay Fine Day</p> <p>11th Cold ice Going Down cutting Wood for the sugar Bush</p> <p>12th fixing an ear for the Pot put a handle on</p> <p>13th Raining snowing making cedar shorts</p> <p>14th cutting soft maple for Troughs</p> <p>15th Making Troughs Got over 40 made new some Trees Tapt a Fine Day for sap Got a cedar stick in the Bay on the ice 3 or 4 canoes Down of Indians for the first</p> <p>16th first make of syrup made to Day 118 Tapt now made 2 Gallons to Day put out the canoe to Fish sturgeon St Battiance son sheared 1 at foot of Island to day went Down as far as the Kit Kit seen no fish</p> <p>17th St Patricks Day East Wind Fine and cold</p> <p>18th First Ploughing of sod found a nail in the mares hoof Fine Frost in the Ground</p> <p>19th in the Bush Tapt some making Troughs</p> <p>20th First Day of spring the Grays here made 6 lbs of Sugar</p> <p>21st Tapping Gathering Boiling some Gordon and I crofsed heard old Mrs McLennan was Buried one of the oldest Residentery of Williamstown Got an Order from AJ Baker for 2 Dollars on I Summers Mr Geddes at J Hamiltons cold Raw Windy some Brought home John Hamiltons Bag Got some sturgeon oil on my elbow</p> <p>22nd Livinias Birth Day sugaring Boiling Tapping</p> <p>23rd Boiling Running well Captain Smallman Went to Lancaster I think he Lost his anchor to day high Wind First Trip</p> <p>24th in the Bush snowing Blowing Freezing Cold</p> <p>25th Windy Drifting and Fine I Forgot to put Down</p> <p>26th John H Birth Day</p> <p>1st of April All Fools Day Good Friday Henry Bosell here a Fine Day Windy Easter {illegible}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island April 1878</p> <p>St Marks Raining some and I forgot the rests 1st of May</p> <p>2nd Went to Hamilton</p> <p>24th Queens Birth Day at Fences Plough Planting and the Like</p> <p>30th Old Bushy went for Mrs Bowen him and Gordon Mr Genie came to night at 1:50 from him I and Gordon went to Hamiltons with a Stick Gordon went to store for castor oil</p> <p>31st Genie went off Ploughing the Potatos</p> <p>1st of June A very fine calm Day Some Pic nicks very warm the Baby Born the Glorious First of June Went home with Mrs Bowen Randolph and I</p> <p>2nd Laurie came Dan and Billy Bowen Buck Laurie and Bucky stopt</p> <p>3rd Laurie Went of I forget the Rest</p> <p>9th Our Marys Birth Day 1813</p> <p>22nd Our Dans Birth Day</p> <p>1st of July Dominion Day Bub and George here yesterday Brought the Pig from Bills Mr and Mrs Bowen here Potato Bus Eating up all our Potatoes shooting all Day P Indepenc Day Fishing</p> <p>12th of July shooting Firing all Day</p> <p>26th Dog Days Genin Got a Letter from Day some time this month I got a Letter from London 2 Dollars sent my ashes over</p> <p>19th July Fernandez Birth Day</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>1st of August 1878 Lammas Day Went to Salmon River with a Tub of Butter had the Old Mans Boat got a Tow Back from Captain Bowen of the steamer Jennie to Hamiltons Island opposition to the Rhoda May Stormy this Evening Kenneth McLaughlin Died some time this month or Last Working at the hay</p> <p>2nd of August Minnie's Birth Day</p> <p>6th of Randolph's Birth Day Commenced to cut Marsh hay</p> <p>19th Bismarck's Birth Day Sometime this month the Viponds Broke Down shut out no'Vote" at Election</p> <p>Sept 3rd Dans Birth Day 1846 Cutting hay and Drawing Firewood Fishing thrashed the Wheat at mill Got a sack of Cornmeal from Ge Renshaw at I Summers</p> <p>Autumn commences 22nd</p> <p>23rd Cut and put in 10 cocks of marsh hay</p> <p>24th Went to Hamiltons husking Corn Got 3 Bags from John Lissie Mr Lairds Wife and Mr Harpers Girls up from Below</p> <p>27th at Viponds Roses Careys Wards got Powder from Tom Summers</p> <p>28th G Renshaw here Drawing Drags</p> <p>29th St Michael Day</p> <p>30th I crofsed Found a Bun Boat of I Summers 2 yds of Lining 40 BR{illegible} 25 Bought of Ward Hook P2 spool thread Matches a very warm Day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>October 1 1878</p> <p>Mowing Randolph and I cut 20 Cocks of Marsh hay</p> <p>2nd put them in the Barn Keeping in the Ram Ram since September</p> <p>3rd Drawing Wood Thunder &amp; Lightning hail</p> <p>4th Tearing Down the shed the Great Race on Wednesday Hanlan and Courtney</p> <p>5 at the shed the old man up from Montreal got a Ride Down with Captain Rankin and G Renshaw helped him Down with his Basket Drawing some Drags Bismarck took up the Turnips as the cattle is coming in</p> <p>7th Monday Working at the Shed got the crowbar Hugh Ann Watching the Tent Fixing the canoe The St Francis went from Lancaster this this morning Began to run Last night A Great many Boats to Day East Wind a Very fine Day</p> <p>8th Went to F Covington West Wind Blew hard at Lukes going up took 2 Bushels of Corn to Mill took 53 lbs of Butter to Jo Lemay 63 lb Tub allowed10 lbs for the Tub 14 cents Bought of Jo 4 lbs Pork 9 cents lb 25 lbs of salt 1/4 lb Pepper 7 cents 1 lb of Tea 40 cents Bought of Parker 6 cents of Worm Losenges took Dinner at Dan Summers Bought of Mr Bordeau 10 yds of Calico at 12 1/2 1..25 3yds of Overall Stuf 45 Box of Matches 15 cents 2 lbs of nails 8 cents 1/2 lb crackers 5 cents 4 Plates 20 cents Got a Paper from Bill they had to stop and go the scow as they were too heavy Loaded with Barley on the Houda-a-Nay coming home high Wind stopt at Lukes all night took Jim Halls wife acrofs very windy my Canoe Leakes Bad</p> <p>9th took Breakfast at Lukes Raining E Wind and heavy Thunder &amp; sharp Lightning clears of Fine East Wind Wind changed to West Blowed very hard Blew Down some Trees Got home in Good Time</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>October 10th 1878 Hugh Ann McMasters Birth Day Windy West and north Drawing wood Working around the shed went to the head of the Island Randolph and I the Fox after the Hens to night</p> <p>11th Working at the shed putting post under the side peices and Beams A Fine DAy East Wind and calm some Grains of snow yesterday a change in the moon Full this Morning A Great Deal of shooting on the south side to Day there a steamer over there at anchor the Averils</p> <p>12th Working at the shed</p> <p>13th Sunny Gordon Came from Hamiltons they have the Mill for thrashing Lashey I seen at the Lower Point the Averils Over Buying Fish at the Fishermen at the Lower Point A Fine Day West Wind a Great many men Fishing Pickerel on the Water to Day</p> <p>14th Working at the shed Boarding at the Front part all shut put the Tobacco in the cellar a very fine Day Seen Wild Geese Saturday the 12th</p> <p>15th Crofsed to go to the Store stopt at Hamiltons to help them at the Thrashing Put in the Buckwheat Tom Jack and I Finished the Buckwheat Thrashed some oats</p> <p>16th Old Mr William McGregor Departed the Thrashers away for a Waggon I came home this Evening Bought of Ward 31 lbs of salt Bought of I Summers 1 Butter tub 2 lb of nails Hooks &amp; Eyes 2 Window Glass pile 10 yds of Cotton 1 yds of Calico 1 spool of Thread lb of Shot Lead pencil Got a Basket of apples crofsed Back to Hamiltons In case the Wind would be high in the morning very warm weather this time</p> <p>17 Thrashing Wheat Tom went home with them went up to the store Lecture on the Front the Lost Tribes of Israel very warm Day high south West Wind raining the night Mr Genie here him and Felix</p> <p>18th Came home took a Bag of Apples raining some</p> <p>19th Raining very high Wind this Morning from the East chainged through the Day snowed on the Mountains to night working some at the shed</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Oct 20th 1878 Sunday some snow this Morning North West Wind some high the Alma Monoro aground at the Lighthouse Mr Hills Light Got aground Last night one of the old Man's son -in-Law here this Morning Batteance Latour From Valley-Field got a Drink of Milk Gave 5 cents and a cent to John H Gave him 4 Plugs of Tobacco of my own Raising a very Fine man seemingly The Spartan went up Traveller coming up with a Good Tow</p> <p>21st Working at the shed a very fine Day</p> <p>22nd at the shed covering it Boarding the North End cut some Marsh hay to cover the Top of the shed Randolph cut 10 Cocks Lots of Wild Geese Flying West</p> <p>23rd Livinia a Birth Day 1868 10 years old To Day Randolph Drew the Hay to Put on Top of the shed Began to Bank the West End of the House E Wind and it Blows very hard to night frome the West it Blew through the night Water Raised and a Blowing Raining some old Gabriel got Pepper Killed 2 Rush Fixing the Boards on the West End of the Banking of the house took some hay from the Back marsh Stack Got in the sheep so we could catch the Big sheep or the Wild South Down I must Kill her as she is the Devil to make the other sheep Bad to Catch</p> <p>24th Our Hugh's Birth Day Fixing some around the shed Went out the Island covering the Little Back shed of a{torn off} Let out the other sheep emptied the Big Vinegar Jar a Great many Boats going up and Down the Waterfell si{torn off} East nights Big Blow Frost to night near morning</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Oct 25th 1878 My Birth Day St Crispins Day all shoemakers holds this Day Lots of Boats Going this morning First Ice this Fall this morning ice in my canoe East Wind I crofsed to Hamilton Got Flour Cornmeal and Buckwheat Flour for helping them with the Thrashing got the news of Johnny Summers Killing a Bear on the Island Mrs Hamilton and Tom Jack to Montreal with Butter Last weed or the Begginning of this week Seen Andrew Rose went to the stone seen the Rhoda May and the Parry Bought of DG Ward 1 Tenneet 1 lb nails 1/2 lb soda 1 spool of Thread Pipe Issacc Vipond scowing wood to Renshaws Gordon in Williamsown At the calf's Pasture Mr Fulton Departed Banking the WEst end putting on chips Raining some Finished the 2 Quilts</p> <p>27th Sunday Fine Day Calm wind Raised Raining some Gordon Came from Hamiltons stopt all night as the wind is Little high and raining the old man for Tea got it</p> <p>28th snowed some wind hight turned fine Gordon Crofsed Wind West HughAnn went with my mits to Gordon at the head of the Island Mr Fulton Buried to Day Killed the Big South Down sheep and she was Fat My Back took a very bad pain sent a Peice Down to the Fishermen</p> <p>St Simon &amp; St Jude 29th Banking East End and taking away stones George and Peggy Bosell came with the yarn spinning 5 lbs of Rolls Gave her lb of Butter and 50 cents cash A Great many Boats a Going to Day churning to day</p> <p>30th Genie here Went away E Wind Banking</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Oct 31st 1878 Holey Eve all hallow Eve Drew some wood to the old men Fishing at the Lower Point cutting an Oak out of the Roots cracking Butternuts to night nust of the Last Year Eating apples Windy and Rain got a Sturgeon</p> <p>November the 1st All Saints Day John Cameron and Mr Robishaw came Fishing EEls Got the Oak Tree Down West Wind and Rain very wet and Windy weather</p> <p>2nd All Souls Day Drew the Oak crook home Drew some Drags they Baited the Line with Duck and Cleaned it High West wind and Rain Lots of Boats agoing snowed on the Mountain to night Froze some to night</p> <p>3rd Sunday John Cameron and Robeshaw crofsed for Bovision to Summerstown Bread and Butter to Loanes 1/2 lb of Butter I went Down to the old Mans Lent Avrils Steamer came Last night to hunt Anchored at Frasher On the South Side Cold to Day and Fine water some high Wind West Cold to Day and Fine water some high Wind West</p> <p>4th Cutting Stove Wood some Grains of snow West Wind Robishaw started to crofs this Evening turned Back stopt till Morning took in the apples from the Milkhouse as everything freezes putting the milk in the house</p> <p>5th Guy Fawks Day Robishaw and John Cameron crofsed they got no EEls and they are Going over to hunt Rabbits Fixing the stable Door cold Raw Time West Wind</p> <p>6th Bohemian and St Francis came up and Went Down W Wind Mowed some hay to put on the Banking Don Pedro Broke the Jumper puttin the Mare in the stable at night not very well this Evening Windy cold</p> <p>7th Helen's Birth Day snowing stormy W Wind cold and Fine cut the Runner for the Jumper Bismarck and I mowed some Marsh hay Randolph and I Charlie Hopkins and a Man from Montreal I think his name is Drummond Blowed pretty hard they crofsed to Christies Island Left a {illegible} snowed and Blowed W Wind</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Nov 8th 1878 Making a Runner for the Jumper chopping stove Wood put in the young calves to night for the first this fall Livinia Bad with the Tooth-ache seen a Raven in the Bush yesterday churning to Day working somea the Tobacco thise nights North Wind to Day some Grains of snow Fell Mr Derishee here for Butter a Good Deal of shooting at Charlie's Island Gave Don Pedro a proud of the 4 Prung fork to night that made him Run for an acre before he stopt 5 or 6 Steamers passed to Day</p> <p>9th Drew some Wood for the Fishermen Gave Randolph a Sturgeon and a Jacket Pants and Coat A Great many hunting Ducks something wrong with the Black Pig Going to Die wont eat A Good many Boats to Day Wind high a change in the Moon tonight Dont see the Rhoda May crofsing this sometime no wild Geese Just now</p> <p>10th Sunday a Few Propellers went up and Down St Francis V Bohemian went Down Sparry crofsed to Renshaws wharf another small Boat a hunting Steamer came out and went up W Wind cloudy this Evening some Drops of Rain the change of the Moon Dont change the wind much as it Blows as hard as ever Lots of snow on the mountain no snow here on the ground</p> <p>11th Took up the Line E Wind Took up the Turnips out of the Bean Place Tried for EEls got none put a spear pole on the EEl spear Raining got some oil</p> <p>Martinmas 12th some hail high W Wind the old man Brought some tea Got a Loaf of Bread Gave him stick for oars taking sticks of the Bean Fence churning the Alexandra went Down a small steamer with a Barge part Loaded went in to Lancaster a Good many Boats going to Day</p> <p>13th St Francis and Bohemenian went up and Down Tow Boats and Propellers going up &amp; Down North Wind &amp; West snowing hard Fine sunshine the Men went to Renshaws with their Fish Brought me 1 lb of soda 10 cents Paid them their Bread Back Brought sticks for axe handles to the other mans chopping stove Wood Grinding the axes cleaning Tobacco to night the cows away Last night took the Bell Blary</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Nov 14th 1878 Drew a ash Tree for oars Drew a pine Log 13 feet Drew some of the cedar out of the swamp seen a Weasel very white West Wind Don Pedro Roaring Mad this Evening Kept in Black to night splitting the Ash in Oar Stuff and rails Thawing to Day Freezing to night A Fortunate Day</p> <p>15th Got an Axe helve made Brought Down 9 sticks for Oars Trimed the Butternut Tree Down on the hill piled some of stones on the stone heap Fixing the Stable Door and the Stall put 1 Door on the sheep shed Fixed the step at the Back shed Let out the small Pig a very fine Day not much wind West a Great Deal of shooting to Day a Good many Boats Going up and Down to Day Drew 2 Loads of Wood wind changed this Evening South East a circle around the Sun to Day</p> <p>16th Roses came for their Heifers had to go Back for Ropes I crofsed stopped at Hamiltons John and I went up to Renshaws for my Bun as he wants it to work at the Bridge helping I Summers to Load his Goods on the scow crofsed to Wards Bought of Mr Ward 1/2 lb Tea 25 cents Horse Shoe nails 10 Oil Pipe Seen Dan Frasher a Talking about the contracts for stones Brought Gordon his sox and handerchief he is at AJ Bakers E Wind Rose high crofsed over with George</p> <p>17th Dan Cameron Missed the Boat and the ST Francis would not stop or call for him</p> <p>18th crofsed to Summers Raining Blowing</p> <p>19th Working at the Bridge at Hamiltons spinks John Tommy Jack and I E Wind some cold</p> <p>20th Working at the Bridge a Great many Indians chop cord Wood</p> <p>the 21st Fishermen over GAve my Tea to take home finished the Bridge came home Got some Flour and Cornmeal</p> <p>{illegible} John on this Day of the month Donald {illegible} Departed 1846</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Nov 22nd 1878 East Wind very high Raining some hail went around the Island Randolph and I a very ugly Day no Boats up or Down to Day th Sparry came out of Salmon Rover and went in something rong with her cylinder yesterday as she stopped coming acrofs the channel St Cecelias Day the winds is Raging to night with Rain it s Took the perch up From the Bottom on the shore in the Weeds it Rolled up such Weeds from the Bottom I never seen such Bunches BRoke the Fishermans Sturgeon Pen of Stone and they lost 2 Sturgeon out of it and One they Gaffed outside of the Pen Going off I am Sure there must be accidents other Places</p> <p>23rd got 4 Oars and schelve from the Fishermen Old John went Down to Valleyfield to Day Drew them some wood Raining Blowing came from the West the Wind The Bohemian and St Francis went up but not so early as usual as the wind was very high last night</p> <p>24th Sunday A change in the Moon high West Wind Snow on the Mountains Last night a Propeller came up this Morning the Bohemian &amp; St Francis went Down went around the Island Bismarck Randolph and I</p> <p>25th Killing the Pig Banked the side of the cookhouse A Very fine Morning after 12 it began to snow and Blow from the North East Putting in the cattle to night and Feeding cows &amp; calves Feeding good hay to the Mare the Sparry came out this Morning a Tug went up with 4 or 5 Barges in Tow 2 Men Fishing EEls at the Sturgeon Island</p> <p>26th A Small Steamer went Down into Lancaster with a Barge or something Like a Yacht in tow W Wind cutting stove Wood to Day snow on the Ground the Tobacco near claned of the stems not Plugged yet not much Frost</p> <p>27th the Bohemian &amp; St Francis up and Down the Last Trip for the St Francis to Day Mr Genie came to night Brought me a Bag of Potatoes and a Bag of Buckwheat Flour But did not Bring my Big Boat the Fishermen went to Lancaster with their sturgeon to go on the Bohemian {illegible} south east wind and Rain to night</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island Nov 28th 1878 Wind changed high West Wind Steamer went Down with a Barge in Tow Mr Genie went home Banking the house more Got 3 Pikes from old John to day Drew him some Wood put Out some manue the Sparry went in to Lancaster took out Rousseau's scow and had Quite a Job with her this side of the Lighthouse Fine some Rain not Cold very much Bothered with Rheumatism now very windy night Last night</p> <p>29th Working at Big Shed Door Chopping Stove Wood putting up storest at the oak Log fine</p> <p>30th St Andrew's Day the Festival of the Scotch a Fine Day North East Wind the Sparry crofsed to Day Made a Rack in the Big Shed Firing some Good shots set 2 Traps the first I set water high (Putting up stones at the oak Log yesterday and Let the water run of the Wet Place a Pond below the house)</p> <p>1st of December 1st Sunday in Advent Froze a Little Last night North East Wind cool and Fine a scow or Barge came up out of Lancaster a steamer came out of Salmon River this morning Randolph and i went around the Island a Great many of those Gannets went up yesterday Flying very high</p> <p>2nd cutting Drags Raising the Troughfs very high South East Wind Raining some Drew a hicory the wind Blew Down the old man Gabriel here got Buckwheat Flour Soda and Milk Gave me a Paper Rafter &amp; Desmarteau selling off cheap No Lights up in Mr Hills nor the Floating Light But Johnstons on the Cherry Islands Light is up Did not see any Boats Going to Day But the Sparry crofsed and up to Cornwall</p> <p>3rd a Yacht or scow sailed Down into Landcaster and they all got up their Lights to night Raining and snowing some West Wind Let out the Ram to Day had the ram 3 months in Feeding salted the sheep cleaned out the calves shed where the ram was in Lost one of my Traps Chain Broke from the Trap the Muskrat must be in it Looked but could not fine it</p> <p></p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>December 4th 1878 East Wind snowing Sperry took a scow or Yacht out of Lancaster a Tug ewnt up with 4 Barges in Tow no Lights in Mr Hills or the Floating Light But Light on the Cherry Light to night the Fishermen took up their Lines to Day going of tomorrow Put in the young Bull Royal Charlie. a sail came acrofs and went up high Wind I went to the Head of the Island took in my Irons piled up the 2 saw Logs put the soft maple Boards in the Barn Some Ducks but no Geese 1 Trap set 1 Let this morning took up the trap took the Fish Box up on the Bank</p> <p>5th Gabriel Deroshie and John his brother the Fishermen went of to Day Let their Bun and most of their things till the would come next spring North West Wind some snow Randolph and I took up their Boxes and their Fishing Rigging Got a Gallon of Sturgeon oil from them took their Jolly Boat the Lousia with them a Steamer came up out of Lancaster and went Down with a Barge Mr Smallman came acrofs to Day I think this is the Last Trip for him as I think Salmon River with Freeze to night Feeding the cattle No Lights to night only the cherry Island Light is Lit</p> <p>6th St Nicholas the Festival of the Germans Froze hard Mr Smallman did not come out of Salmon River to Day with the Steamer Sparry N W Wind snowing some Freezing cold Light on Cherry Island to night set a Trap in a hole for the Fox but I dont think he comes to it now All the cattle in stabling tonight but Don Pedro his is out all alone Took the sheep Down from the upper End of the Island filled one of the ticks with wheat straw to Day took the old Fanning mill out of the stable to the Barn put the Onions from upstairs to the cellar Lots of snow Birds Flying about Dont see any wild Geese some Ducks</p> <p>7th Kind of Fine cold NW Wind snowing some ice near shore Gathered 230 spoils 80 in the milkhouse 150 in the Bush chopping stove wood put the 2 Cats down in the Tent for the Rats No Lights in the Lighthouses to night</p> <p>8 Sunday a Very Fine Day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Dec 9th 1878 Piling 1 1/2 Cords of Wood up in the Marsh that was there all Summer cut an Ash for a Little Sleigh Snowing and Blowing East Wind the Hay on the Barn Floor all done to night Commencing to Feed from the East Mow the Sheep comes to the Barn to Feed all the Cattle Picking out in the Day high East Wind tonight</p> <p>10th Leander's Birth Day Drew up the Old Mans Bun And My Canoe very high East Wind Raining water Raising piling up tose Long peices near the Stable at the Lower End of the Garden Drew some sticks to the Door took a plank up from the Lower Point tried to saw the crooks of the Little Sleigh split them</p> <p>11th Wind West froze some Last night Went around the Island Randolph and I its terrible the Weeds and Dirt and Minnos Frogs &amp; Dirth the high East Wind throw up on the shore A steamer came up I think its the Anderson or Arctic it it is the Kendrick Blowing hard and snowing Blusterying with snow Working at the Little hand Sleigh</p> <p>12th Water Rising West Wind Blowing hard Working at the sleight pretty Cold Lots of Dush Black Ducks plenty</p> <p>13th Finished the sleigh West Wind not much wind some set a Fire in the Marsh Burnt a Strip not Much took up the Trap as the Water is Raising seen the Marsh set Fire over at Mr Bowens I suppose its Luke</p> <p>14th chopping Stove Wood a fine Day wind East wind Raised high snowed and hailed some to night the 2 Big White Backed Eagles after Ducks some stormy to night I oiled myself for the Rheumatism</p> <p>15 Sunday A Fortunate Day a Fine Day pretty cold N Wind Freezing some in the side of shore Got a Rat in the Trap in the Milkhouse came up from the old Mans Tent</p> <p>16th put A Runner in the Little old sleigh went to Pitt Point very cold Frosty and Windy West pretty cold to night with wind</p> <p>17th Making a cellar Door Broke on a stack of Marsh hay 2 1/2 Tons in it Began to cut hay fine in the Mow a Fine Day but Windy on the Water West</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Dec 18th 1878 Drawing Drags of Wood a Fine Day Windy from the West seen the Ram standing still in the field he dont look very well</p> <p>15th St Thomas cutting stove wood Caught the Ram put him in Fixing the hinges on the Door of the Big Shed and its Windy and Frosty Gordons heifer out to night Set 2 Traps for Muskrats to night seen a Track thought it was a Mink or a very Large Weasel</p> <p>20th Last Day of Fall or Autumn Oee of the Heifers ON her Back in the Manger of the Big Shed had to Knock Down 6 or 7 Boards to get her out of that but she is all Right Got a muskrat set 2 Traps at the lower point for Mink or weasel not very well to Day Blowing not very cold Got a young Maskinonge in the Back Bay cut a hole in the ice and struck him with the axe</p> <p>21st First Day of Winter and fine Morning it is Just time enough to Wheel around turned East and Blows hard Turned over the Bun shot 2 Ducks got Drew some wood took up the Traps as the wind is breaking up the ice very windy Time</p> <p>Sunday 22nd Got a weasel in the Tent Drifting and snowing Blowing very hard</p> <p>23rd Fixing a handle in the shovel as the Bull Don Pedro Broke it some how or other its very windy time Blows hard every Day the Cattle eats hearty its cold and Wood pile all Drifted up with snow</p> <p>24th Christmas Eve cutting Stove Wood Feeding the cattle Extra this cold weather something wrong with the Ram nailing a Board in the sheeps place as the Black weather sumps in where I put hay very windy from the West</p> <p>25th Christmas Day cold Windy Day</p> <p>26th Cold &amp; Blowing chopping stove wood wind fell and it was calm all night what it was not for a month and a half before this St Stephens Day small Pox Bad around Lancaster</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Dec 27th 1878 East Wind snowing Fine I crofsed not being acrofs since the 21st of November stopt at J Hamiltons took Dinner caught 14 Turgies Fom Gordon and i for Parisha's Raffle Went up to the store Gordon and I Bought of Mr Ward 1 pair of Boots for Hugh Ann 3 yds of Calico Tea 5 lbs of Rice 1/2 lb soda spool Thread skain Thread Binding to 1 sheep Pelt 40 Rat 10 4 1/2 lb of Butter 58 1/2 oil J Hamilton and I to the Raffle Geese Turkies and Cutter Raffled John got a Goose Mr Ward sick Got 25 lb of Flour From AJ Baker John and the Minister had some Row crofsed on the ice at Roses coming home</p> <p>28th St Innocents Day Gordon and crofsed from Hamiltons Got 40 lbs of Flour and 8 lbs of cheese Brought over J Hamiltons Axe and a handle as I had it since the 9th of March North West Wind Freezing some told me Mrs Jack Departed heard old Mr Duffeild shot a Mans Horse for not paying for a Bottle of Whiskey in Jail for 6 months Allen McDonald up the Front poorly the Steamer Kendrick went Down from Summerstown on the 27th she came up on the 11th and I thought it was the Anderson or artic John Vipond Back from California a did not make a Long stay</p> <p>29th Cold this morning the water all in a skim of ice but after it turns warm and snowed some turned cold after it turns warm and snowed some turned cold at night but windy</p> <p>30th chopping stove Wood Gordon fixed the horse saw and sawing stove wood cold and soft W. Wind very windy time</p> <p>31st Last Day of the year Drawing Wood making a pair of overalls for Gordon Kind of soft Windy a change in the Moon all the Talk is Jim Grant he Failed and has the creditors in a Terrible way he has Borrowed from Many a Great many ice taken from Renshaws to Summerstown.</p> </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/43fe6a13240bc61dc3228475a5109f56.pdf 93853404a9b80ef0d5926ef0c752987d PDF Text Text ������������������ https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e22cc1fe93922007c68a88e8df559675.pdf 957d87b6463c0ef3839392a2d29ad17e PDF Text Text James Cameron (1824 - 1912) 1879 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers This diary depicts some content which some may find offensive. During the diary’s time period, such racial terms and prejudices were commonplace in Canadian society. They are considered wrong today. {In places, this diary is worn from weather and time. On occasion, the tops, bottoms, and edges of the pages are crumbly and moldy, making some words and sentences illegible. In most cases, a note that reads “{Illegible}” refers to this situation.} Mr James Cameron Island Ja ry 1879 New Years Day crossed with Gordon to Hamiltons Landed below the Lighthouse a Good lot of ice Going Down Gordon after the Fox Gordon going to stop at AJ Bakers for a Few Days as AJ is going up West to stop till he comes Back then he is going out to Williamstown to School (to 16 cents) Freezing some got 2 papers at Hamilton Kind of N West Wind 2nd Fixing the Shed Door put in the stack Randolph and I cleaning the stove and Pipes Windy cold the ice would take only its so Windy 3 Breaking the ice 3rd Allens Birth Day chopping Wood around the cattle put Maud in the Big Shed very cold the ice took from the Sturgeon Island over to Christee’s to Day but there is in the Rushes open that wont take with the Wind the ice took across to night to Alexis Island near Morning a Good many Ducks and the White headed Eagle is after Ducks thats wounded or froze in or on the ice Great Banks of Snow Drifts 4th Stormy in the morning got calm snowing some hail West Wind Went Down to Lower Point over to the Pitt Point awful Banks of snow ice not taken across a great many air holes chopping stove Wood Feeding the cattle extra these cold Days 5th sunday cold and Fine 6th Drawing Wood West Wind Went to head of the Island {a}nd its very Frosty Steamboat channel Full of Anchor Ice Going Down but dont Jam snow Deep 7th chopping Drawing Wood Kind of Warm Went to the West End of the Island Lots of ice Going Down the Channel {f}ull of ice 8th HughAnn's Birth Day 13 {y}ears old to Day Went to upper End to see {t}he ice and its all opened out at the h{ead?} snowing Drifting cutting Brush at th{e} Marsh hay stack Mr James Cameron Island January 9th 1879 all open in the steamboat channel not cold West Wind North and South Wind Drawing Wood chopping stove Wood slippery for the Mare where there is ice as she is not shod yet Let out the sheep to Day our yard Full of Snow Banks 1 Stack of Marsh hay Finished �10th cold and Frosty Lots of anchor ice Going Down went to the upper end of the Island to see the ice very Frosty I think it will take in the Steamboat channel to night chopping Wood around the House Broke on the marsh hay stack about 2 Tons in it put the stake holes in the Little sleigh put ashes in the Leech Barrl as the other 3 is Full 11th The ice must have taken through the night as I went to the head of the Island and its taken across went up a peice on it and turned Back as its only a shell but if it Freezes to night it will be Good tommorrow Randolp and I on the north side for cedar chopped the ends of a soft maple for a Log 11 Feet a Fine Day not Freezing much some Freezing to night Finished Making Bismarck’s Coat 12th Sunday a very fine Day the ice taken across to Hamilt{ons} before Daylight Freezing some to night 13th 3 men Fishing EEls Back of the Island I crossed to Hamiltons took Dinner Went up to the stor{e} Got a Letter in the office from Dan with 2 Heard Gordon went to Williamstown put a few small Bushes on my Road Bought 3 lbs of Rice 15 Bought ½ lb Tea 20 2 spools of Thread 8 pipe 1 the ice very Rough took supper at Hamiltons came home the ice is only a shell christopher McRae cross{ed} at Hopkins to Summerstown 14th crossed to Day Brought Gordons Pants to Hamilton exchanged HughAnns Boots 25 on exchanging them Bought of Mr Ward 50 Wt of Flour 21..30 castor oil 10 {Illegible} 12 Bought of summers 3 ½ yds of cotton 28 Go{Illegible} of sugar from Mr Ward {Illegible} night at Hamiltons Frosty Frosty Mr James Cameron Island Jany 15 187{9} A Fortunate Day I came from Hamiltons took part of my Flour as the Ice is very Rough a Frosty Fine morning Broke some of the Jammed Ice Down so to Get through it Fine But turned very Frosty Freezing hard to Day and to night chopping stove Wood Feeding the cattle more than extra as its cold Wrote a Letter to night to sent to Dan 16th very Stormy North East Wind Drifting and snowing Freezing hard Fixing some of the chairs put a Handle in the Little Axe Bismarcks, turned more moderate in the afternoon 17th Drawing Wood Randolph and I some cold some Cutters and Teames crossed Summers's Road for the first Drew a soft Maple Log from the House to the Bank 11 Feet some Water coming in the swamp John Hamilton to Lancaster to Day Lost his cap 18th I crossed to put the Letter in the P.O 3 cents paid JS addressed it for me Bought of Mr Ward 8 cents worth of matches got 2 Bunches a very fine morning snowed a little Turned to Drifting, Blustering Water Raising some near shore John Hamilton to Cornwall early this morning on the Bosure Tom thrashing Took the rest of my Flour over to Day I made 2 halfes of it the other Day so it would not be so heavy on the rough ice and the ice is very Rough a social up at Mr {Illegible}kins Last night made 17 Dollars {T}om Summers Tom Munroe Donald Angus to cornwall to Day pay up J Grants affair {c}utting Stove Wood �19th Sunday a very fine Day the sun came out in the afternoon awful warm went around the Lower Point put the snow out of the canoe and raised it up some Quit milking the cows twice a Day to Da{y} Mr James Cameron Island Janry 20th 1879 most awful Frosty to Day north West Wind and very Frosty to night cutting Drags and Drawing some Feeding the cattle extra this cold Weather crossing a Good Deal on Summers’s Road the Airholes smokes hard to Day our yard all Blocked up with snow-Drifts 21st St Agness Day Frosty Frost Falling snowed some East Wind Bushing the road from the house up around to the Cord Wood Bay put a few Bushes from the Back Bay for the Pitt Point so if any one comes around that Way they wont cut through the Back Marsh cutting hay on the East mow 22nd a Fine Day crossed Wrote a Letter for T Jack to Enterprize Company put it in the P.O Registered it to Boston Mass, 8 cents postage and Registering got a certificate stopt all night at Hamiltons a cold night stormy John Over with cheese to Dundee 23rd Came home {Above it reads: Pig Gone} chopping stove Wood putting out Some Bushes to the Light House James McDougall Crossed over to Hamiltons to night as they expect the Thrashing Mil men tomorrow Bill Cameron there to Day 24th at Hamiltons all Day Bought of JS Summers 5 lb of Rice 25 cents the Mill Did not Come came home this Evening Got from John Flour Drifting to Day Charlie’s Tuppers Birth Day They Bushed it Down to the Lighthouse to Day 25th Robie Burn’s Birth Day and a Fine Day and a Wild Day Thawed Froze wind from Every Quarter Snowed hard some hail Drawing Drags Snow Deep Blowing and Drifting a very Wild night 26th Sunday put in some of the Stack as I am going tomorrow to Hamiltons Cold and Wind{y} Drifting 27th N East Wind I went to Hamiltons to help them as they got the Thrashing mill McCormick & McPherson Cold Day at oats and Wheat 28th Thrashing 29th 2 Indians here Lewis Smoke stopt all night Fishing EEls 30th Thras{hing} 30th Thrashing Fine Weather 31st at oat stack Got Mr William spink to Help a{nd} Mr Bell here for a peice of Rope The Fishermen) Mr James Cameron Island Feby 1st 187{9} �Saturday Done Thrashing about 12 oclock came home took some Wheat oats Barley for the Hens Got ½ lb of Tea from J Summers 20 cents a Fine Day Drifting North West Wind Roughf going on the ice some Water coming on near shore chopping stove Wood Sunday 2nd West Wind Cold snowing Drifting frosty Water Raising on the Marsh This is Candlemass Day so if the Bear comes out to Day he will not see his shadow or the Racoon either the sighn of a hard year when the Dont come out no sunshine to Day George Renshaw no Fire But Whiskey kept him warm very Cold to Day 3rd A Fine Day DPutting Wood of the Bank up on the South Side near the upper Point Dead Basswoods 4th A Fine Day Crossed to Summerstown Got some Flour from J Hamilton and about 6 lb of Cheese AJ Baker promised me 10 Dollars if he would Get his Fortune thats coming to him Burying Mrs Doherty to Day seen A Smallman and A Tyo at Summerss Treated me Rookey wanting me to Trade horses for Cow Got a Letter from J Angus from the House of Assembly Toronto 3 cents in it Postage stamp the Marsh hay stack about Done 5th Broke on the 3 Ton stack in the Back Marsh Drew some of it to Day a Fine Day E Wind snowing some Drift {Illegible}t some seen a Bunch of something Down at the Kit Kit Brash or EEl Fishers 6th 2 Teams Drawing to the Lighthouse to Day and very Busy too made a Good many trips {Illegible}a a Ball at Summers’s to night Drawing Wood Randolph and I from the upper Point Broke a Road in the swamp a very fine Day W West and calm and a most Beautiful night for the Ball Folks Mr James Cameron Island Feby 7th 1879 I crossed to Summerstown Sent a Letter to John Angus Toronto Marlborough House sold 6 lb of Tallow to Mr Ward 8 cents Bought 20 lb of oatmeal 1 Pipe Matches JS Summers took me up to the House to have Dinner and Treated me a Good many at the Ball Last night Mrs Hamilton colouring made me take of my Comforter and she coloured it a Fine Day turning to snow and Blow cold some 8th Gordon's Birth Day cutting and Drawing wood his Heifer calved this Evening a Fine Day Tom Jack to Mill to Day 9th a Stormy Day cold West Wind Drifting 10th Randolph and I to Mr Hamiltons Got a Bag of Flour and a Bag of Grain for the hens Heard Gordie Arman and one of Summers Girls is to Be married Maggie) and Julia was to be married in the spring to an operator Tom Summers mad at Jimmy Grant Got 130 Dollars from his Mother a Fine Day But the wind is from the East Turning Cold and Frosty took Jess across to Day for the first time 11th a Fortunate Day Drew some Marsh hay from the sta{ck} East Wind Snowing and Drifting 12th West Wind snowing Drifting Blowing Working at the clock 13th cold Frosty West Wind got 1 cut of hay to the Bottom of the Mow Making a Fork handle as I Broke the handle this Morning Water on the ice and Lots of snow �14th St Valentine Day very Frosty W Wind Broke a Track up near the Upper End of the Island Broke a Track to the Bus{h} shovelling snow 15th in the Bush Cold turned Stormy 16th Stormy drifting & snowing 17th Cold went to the Bush 18th James Hugh's Birth Day skinned the Ram yesterday Went to the Marsh hay stack snow too Deep all covered went to head of the Island to B{Illegible} A Road took home some Wood Mr James Cameron Island Feby 19th 1879 Randolph Drove me up to the head of the Island snow deep I crossed stopt at hamiltons took Dinner John Harnessed up the horse and we Drove up to the Store Got a Letter from John Angus from Toronto and a Lot of newspapers a very Frosty Day East Wind Bought of Julia ½ lb Tea Got a Peice of Meat from John wrote a Letter to night thinking of of Going to the PO tommorow Got the Book of Moses from Hamiltons 20th Stormy Drifting East Wind cold too cold to cross to Day 21st crossed Got 25 cents from G Renshaw a very cold Day West Wind Drifting Jim Hopkins Working all this Week at Dickinsons Wharf Got a Ride Down from John Hamilton and Tommy Jack with the 2 young colts Jack & Charlie and they go well for the first time they were in a sleigh Bought of Mr Ward 5 lb of Barley Races in Dundee to Day sent A Letter to J Angus to Day Toronto Rooky Moving 22nd cut Down a Dead cherry at the head of the Island Bismarck Randolp and I a Fine Day turned Blustery E Wind Began some of the Marsh hay on the stable Loft put some snow of Made 2 Waterholes 23rd Fine some snow {e}nough to make Drift the Fox came close to the Barn {L}ast night 24th Cold Drifting cutting some firewood in {t}he Bush Drew it home put out Poison in the Back Marsh cutting Stove Wood see a sleigh {c}rossing at the Kit Kit to Lancaster and then there was 3 sleighs came Back this is the first {t}ravelling on that road cant Get in to the Marsh hay stack we Broke on such drifts of {s}now 25th St Matthias) chopping Firewood E Wind {t}urned stormy Blowing hard Drifting Frosty {i}n the Morning cut a Birch to Make a Broom the First one I ever Made 26th Ash Wednesday E Wind turned to Raining some then the Wind changed to the West and Blew very very hard Kind of soft but made a small crust went for a Load of Wood but it Blows too hard clearing snow Drifts made Last night seen a Fox crossing a Good Lot of Travelling to Lancaster on this Road Below the Kit Kit Mr James Cameron Island Feby 27th 1879 Very Frosty and cold �28th Went across got a Ride up From Hamiltons from Tom Got a Letter from John Angus Heard George Renshaws had an other Boy or Girl Last Monday A Bee at Dickinsons Wharf Drawing Stones yesterday matches oil 1st of March St Davids Day came in Like a Lion snowing Blowing wind all around the compass Kind of Soft and cold Went across to Hamiltons Met Gordon coming from Williamstown Got Flour and cornmeal and Beef from Hamiltons had the horse across and the Road is awful Bad with Deep snow heard either Gibson or his wife Died out at the hill John Richards Daughter seen 3 Foxes and a crow to Day First crow seen this Winter Gordon Brought Blue Beard to HughAnnie A change in the Moon this Morning its awful weather this Winter This Day is the Festival of the Welsh 2nd a Fine Day C 3rd Crossed with Gordon to Hamiltons sent some sugar and Sturgeon with Gordon to Williamsto{wn} Gave a small Peice to Hamiltons John and the Wife away to Alexandria took Dinner with Tom Jack Gordon Randolph a{nd} I Got a Paper from John Angus Randolp and I Drawing Wood a very fine Day warm and soft 3rd 4th Killed the calf Fine Raining and Blowing very hard from the West 4th 5th a Fine Day Thawing some cleaning out from before the stable Doors cutting stove wood 6th Stormy snowing 7th I crossed to Summerstown plate of Butter ½ lb Tea 2 spools of Thread ½ lb soda Darning needle Matches to 5 cents cash spent to this John Hamilton & Wife went to Dundee signed Andrew Cameron Bill for to only Run the Mail 1 Trip a Day Heard the officers of the Bohemians wages was cut Down took Dinner at Hamiltons Thomas G Renshaws Marriage Day some year Mr James Cameron Island March 8 1879 East Wind Raw but Fine Great Lightning and some Thunder not very Loud here but must be far south chain lightning it must be heavy in some other Parts as it shows very bright here about 9 oclock till after ten I then went to Bed Drawing Wood to Day Basswoods thats leaning over the Bank 3 men Fishing EEls at the Lower end of Alexis Island then went Down Below the Pine Tree on Christees Island 9th A Fine Day Thawing Raining some to night seen a Fox crows plenty 10th cut Down a Big stump of Basswood split one Log and Randolph and I saw the Butt Log very hard to split went around the head of the Island Down on the north side for cedar for Brooms Randolp got in a crack near shore Broke a Road to the Bottom of the Marsh hay stack as the snow is soft very unwell with a Bad Cold most of us all in the house Down with bad cold Thawing hard to Day 11th cut and took home some Firewood took home some Marsh hay very Bad with a cold not muckh Travelling on the ice Roads Thawing to Day a very fine Day Geordie Annan and Miss Summers Married to Day at Andrew Camerons old Slapford Buried to Day Light all) �12th an Unfortunate Day On this Day of the month McMaster First came to the Island and the ice {o}pened that Day Peter Baker Married to Day to Miss Murchison took over som veal to J Hamilton {a}nd his Bag took Dinner at Hamiltons went up to store {w}ent over with George to see the Barrel Got a Peice of the {W}edding Cake at Hamiltons stopt at Hamiltons all {n}ight Bad Travelling on the Roads now all of us very bad {w}ith cold 13th came from Hamiltons Drawing Wood {1}4th Drew some Wood all Bad with Cold 15th I crossed with Butter 5 lb Bought of J Summers 5 ½ yds Cotton RRR {Radway’s Ready Relief} Bottle Bunch of Matches I owe 13 cents Got J Hamilton to come for ton of Hay for aJ Baker Bought of Mr Ward 18 lb Corn Meal {a}ll he had 2 lb of Barley to this I Paid Mr James Cameron Island March 16th 1879 Very unwell all of us Laid up with bad Cold Gordon came from Williamstown bad with cold had 2 papers of Tea 1 lb of crackers 3 Loaves of Bread TStuff that Donald McDonald Gathered for me a thing I knew any thing at all about took it From Hamiltons where it was Left with a Lot of Other Stuff they told Gordon for me to go after tommorrow Gordon took Coffee and soap from Williamstown 17th St Patricks Day I crossed to Summerstown Brought 1 sheep Pelt 1 calf skin allowed me a Dollar Bought of Mr Ward ½ lb Soda 1 Pail Paid for the Corn Meal and 2 lb of Barley I got saturday Leave a Due Bill of 43 cents St Patricks is Stormy And Wild J Hamilton and Wife to Cornwall the things that Donald McDonald Gathered for me I took from Hamiltons 4 ½ Bushels of Wheat 300 Wt of Flour about 10 lb of Pork 10 lbs of Beef 21 Herring 1..90 or Cash Gordon and I came home Quite a surprise not any thing at all about it nor would I want them to Do that for me Old Mr John the Priest Departed 18th AJ Baker and Peter for Hay Took a Load Gordon crossed with the Bag I got the stuff in cleaned th{e} stove and Pipes splitting sugar Troughfs 25 19th Began to Draw Wood took my Jumper to Rensh{aw} Got Georges sleigh 3 Loads Got 1 Bottle of H Wines from George for the Wife and children sent him a Peice of sugar Brought a Little sleigh Got a new Whiskey Cask from him an awful Bluster of snow from the West Run into Hamiltons took the Taurus Down 20th First Day of spring this Evening Quite a Fine Day skinned the Taurus took up a Load and I went to Hamiltons wi{th} a Bottle of Milk they have a Bee to Day Drawing from Fleickes went wi{th} a Load afternoon Drew some upon the {Illegible} EEl Fishers at Christees Mr James Cameron Island March 21st 18{79} Finished Drawing to Georges Got a Bag of Potatoes from Allen Cameron in the concession 22nd I went to the store with the Hide 37 lbs to Mr Ward Bought of Mr Ward ½ Bus salt 2 lb of nails 4 Bunches of Matches went over with G Renshaws Sleigh Got Tallow and Candles turned very Stormy E Wind came to Hamiltons 2 men Fixing the Lighthouse tinsmith Gordon came from Hamiltons with me could hardly see the way to come home with the East Wind storm Heard One of the McMasters was ggoing to be hung in the Back Hills for shooting a Man very Stormy to Day �snowing Drifting Georgie Bosell and Billie here for the adze to make Troughfs George to cornwall to Day and antwine scotch moon to Day 3 times crazy 23 Sunday a Fine Day 24th Gordon Went for AJ Bakers sleigh and Harness went straight Down the ice to Henery Genies Port Lewis John Stalkers Daughter Departed stopt at the Lake View Hotel Bought 30 55 cents worth of H Wines st annicet) Lablaw) 25th at Henery went Down to Jos Tavern went to see old mr Rankin the Blacksmith and he is Poorly 26th Jim McDougall {h}ere for the sugar Bush Pete Bosell here with the adze We came home from Port Lewis Received From Mr Henery Genie 1 Bag of Wheat 1 Bag of Rye Bag of oats corn & pease Buckwheat 25 lb corn Meal 35 lb 18 lbs of Pork 46 yds Cotton 9 cents 15 yds of Calico 10 cents 3 lb) 3 spools of Thread 15 cents 1 Bag of Flour Boots {Illegible}..50 John H. Birth Day {Illegible}ain Mr James Cameron Island March 27th 1879 Gordon crossed with AJ Bakers Sleigh got a Paper from Charles Tupper Workhouse Walton on the Hill Liverpool England Gordon crossed over to Mr McDougalls to Let them Know about the Sugar Bush cut A Load of Black Oak on the Bank at the Pitt-Point East Wind Drifting and snowing some Rain Freezing some to night Gordon got a Pair of Boots at Mr Wards cutting up the Weeb of Cotton 28th I crossed to J Hamiltons Sacrament on the Front John & Wife went and came Back James & Rorry McDougall here Brought over some of the Sugar Bush Rigging Filling the Barrels with water a very fine Day Ducks Flying plenty 29th Robins came Grey Birds came Blackbirds came Rory came to Cut Wood Running All Day Making spoils and sharpening some of the old spoils have 25 Troughfs new one made at the Door they have their sap Dishes and spoils 2 pots Barrels 30th Sunday snowing E Wind Gordon and Randolph went up to the Bush 31st Gordon and Rory cutting a Buck came over on snowshoes as there is water thats not Froze hard enoughf to carry Drew the Troughfs Barrels Pots chains to the Bush Randolph and I April 1st All Fools Day Gordon and I made {Above it reads: Blary calved} 22 Troughfs to Day soft map{le} Drew some {Above it reads: Wild Geese} stones from the House to the Sugar camp 2nd Gordon to the store Bought of J Summers 2 yds at 40 cents Bought of Mr Ward ½ lb soda 5 cents Thread 5 cents Matc{hes} 3 cents Gordon Kept 5 cents stormy to Day Drif{ting?} 3rd AJ Baker here 2 Galernea and Boy Back from Salmon River 4th St Ambrose Day Ned Santinee for ½ Ton of Hay and cam{e} for my ashes 14 Bushels Peter Rooky here Rory here Gordon to Hamiltons for steelyard 5th making Troughfs Jim Hopkins here 50 c{Cut off} sap not running Tapping Some Mr James Cameron Island april 6th 187{9} �A Fine Day 7th Went with Hamiltons {Above it reads: Maud calved} steelyar{d} home 8th Made 2 Gallons {Above it reads: Raisins pepper} of Mollasses for the first 9th Gordon crossed to the store ½ lb Tea Rope sturgeon oil Matches pipe miss Grant the schoolmam and one of the Mr McDougalls Little Girls in the sugar Bush made 22 lbs and small cake and a Basin of Litere on the snow this is the first Sugar made 10th seen a Team crossing Summers's Road Jim McDougal came with a cake 11 lbs this is out of the 22) Gave him a Taste of Sturgeon {Above it reads: made 22 lbs of sugar} to take home 11th Good Friday Stormy snowing Drifting East Wind Fine all Kinds of Weather to Day Drawing Wood in the sugar Bush 12th crossed with the Horses McDougall this morning and went right Back as the ice is Getting Bad Took a canoe across and hand sleigh & Jim Cox and Rory and Gordon in the Bush Boiling ice opened at the channell straining all they Boiled to Day chopping Stove Wood Keeping in the {Spring Garden?} a Fine Day 2 men Fishing at the Little Island Frosty nights White Frost Last night the 2 stopt to night for the first First cranes came Pheabes or Pe-Wit came Fan Tailed Blackbirds {c}ame 13 Sunday Rory crossed Jim Cox stopt {g}athering sap a Fine Day 14th Jim McDougall {a}nd Rory came across James McDougall stopt all night Lots of ice going Down 15th Drawing Wood Mc in the Bush 16th Drawing marsh hay seen the first swallows Taking {f}ine hay of the Stable Loft putting it in the Barn 17th put the Bull Don Pedro in the stable 18th Our Duncans Birth Day Drawing Wood {1}9th Rory and Miss Grand and Elizabeth Mary Sugared {i}n the Bush to Day 16 lbs Made a Water Troughf for Don Pedro put out the canoe on the 17th Mr James Cameron Island April 20th 187{9} A Fine Day North West Wind Lots of ice going Down and ice at our shore,, 2 Indians Fishing EEls in a Bun at the Little Island Frost Last night Cows crossed the swamp to the Sugar Bush Salted them at the Lower Point got a small (Rock-Bass at the shore) struck him with a stick 21st 2 Indians in the Tent sugared about 40 lb Mr Smallman's steamer sparrys First Trip A Fine Day making Pickets Water coming in to the cellar set Fire to Front Marsh Lots of ice Going Down Loons came Gave the Indians some Hay for their Bed Frogs Began their Music not very well Bad with Rheumatism and corns on my Both Feet gave a Round on 2 at the Lower Point with the Plough �22nd First Laying of Hens Frosty nights Got 3 EEls from the Indians a Great many Fishing EEls from the mud taking the Banking from the East end of the House 23rd St Georges's Day Made Mollasses Gave a small cake to Miss Bella McDougall old Gabriel came and Rivers 24th a Fine Day set nets Got none Got a Rat 25 St Marks Day East Wind cloudy and Fine Mr Genie came and Pickot and Boy Paul Gray and his Boy here all night got a Bag of Potatoes from Genie Got a chain for Don Pedro the Bull 25 26th Genie and I trying for EEls Gave him my 2 Lines Tobacco seeds sold him my Musket to Pickot for chairs Gave Genie his Bags took Hay seed in them made Mollasses to Day Gordon Crossed to McDougalls with James Cox Mr Genie went of{f} 27th E Wind Fine went up around the Island 28th Gord{on} and James Cox came took all their rigging out of the sugar Bush the Boys Boiling 17 Pails West Wind Got a Letter from Dan Got a Rat a Fine Day Rainin{g} a Little W Wind Got a Letter from Dan and a P{aper} from Charlie Tupper England Mr James Cameron Island April 29th 18{79} Black cow calved Gordon Boarding the Tent with Mr Gabriel taking home sugar Bush rigging 30th Gordon and Gabriel the Fisherman crossed to Summerstown I Planted 130 hills of Potatoes Randolph and I Ploughing at the Lower Point 1st of May Gabriel got salt Got 3 pikes from them shingling his Tent Raining Gordon Barked 2 Chairs 2nd Lost their Line Blowing hard Ploughing at Lower Point Gave them some Tobacco Grappling for their Line 3 made a Broom for old Gabriel made a Runner for the Jumper Gordon ploughing at Door and the Bean Fence Garden A Propeller went Down and 2 Tow Boats and St Francis came up Blowing 4th a Fine Day Gordon crossed to Go to Williamstown Randolph And I to Bosells Got a Ducks nest on Frank Island Moses Jessama and Family here George Renshaw sent a Bag of Potatoes Down with Moses to me Algerian went Down Randolp with Gabriel 5th Harrowing working at the Banking Raining 6th Harrowing Planted 80 Hills Raining some Ground his Pepper Spartan went Down 7th Bohemian came up Drawing Dung Got a pike Got a Rat 8 Harrowing the Lower Point Drawing off stones �9th Went to Summerstown with 2 Plates of Butter at 15 cents paid J Summers 33 cents I owed him Bought 4 yds of Cotton 40 cents {Illegible} 4 yds Calico 40 Bought of Mr Ward ½ lb Tea Soda Starch Tin Cup Thread Salts Soap matches cloves oil had 3 Rats got a Letter from Williamstown 10th Sowed near 1 ½ of Wheat at Lower Point harrowed it 11th Randolph Bismarck and I to Sturgeon Island Kit Kit Island to Lizard and Butternut Island Found a copper on the {K}itt Kit Island took Dinner on Butternut Island {T}homas Reesor the Indian here to Buy suga{r} none to sell Mr James Cameron Island May 12th 1879 Ploughing at the peice at the Door Finished Ploughing this Peice Looking at the Fence On the Pitt Pitt Point 13 Harrowing Planting some Potatoes but the Potatoe Bug begins to show himself I'll not Plant no more so I'll put the rest of the Peice in corn 14th Finished Planting the Corn 15th putting Manure on the Garden and on the Potatoes some on the Garden and On the Potatoes some on the Hay ground Bismarck planted 24 hills of Potatoes 16th Henery Bosell here for a stick to make oars Gave Randolph a ¼ taking out manure I got ½ Bushel of Lime from Lancaster 10 cents Gave 15 cents 5 cents of a Mistake of mine 17th Gordon Came across with George Bosell Gave George what sour Milk we had for his Pigs 6 pails went across with Gordon to Summerstown to get his coat Fixed paid Amelia Laplante 50 cents 10 cents for Cotton Bought Mr Ward {Illegible}rick oil 25 8 Bunches of Matches 2 pipe 8 cents Bought a Bag 25 cen{ts} Bought of J Summers 2nd Book for Gordon 25 cen{ts} Settled with AJ Baker for the Hay Rec Payment Got an Overcoat 18th Rogation Sunday A Fine Day Heard Dan was canvassoing and Rayside Francis the Indian he{re} Gave him Dinner Gordon crossed with him Potatoes up some Blades of Corn up 19th St Dustans Ploughing a Peice East of the sho{p?} and Barn and taking out stones fine Day warm working at the Garden Front of the House put in 10 Beds of Top Onions 2 ½ Beds of Potatoe onio{ns} 20th Baking churning scalding the House putting out manure Harrowing Lots a Harrowtooth Let the Calves out in the Lane Digging some in the Garden for Cucumbers and Melons a Fine Day East Wind in the Mor{ning} and West at Night cutting Brush in the {Illegible}er Feild one of these Fishermen that went to {Illegible} Regis to Fish had to Leave Mr James Cameron Island 21st 1879 North Wind New Moon this Morning Whitewashing 22nd Whitewashing the appletrees up in the Hens {Between the lines it reads: Tea From Lancaster 25 cents} as they are at the Corn setting Fire to some heaps of Brush �23rd Frosty Morning Working some at the Lane Fence 24th Queen's Birth Day Randolph and I to Christees Firing some volleys in the Morning hoisted Colours a fine Day Burning Brush in the Evening Great Bonfires St Francis to Montreal 25th Mr Genie and Picott here fishing Perch stopt all night Got a Sturgeon from {Illegible} Darashie the first we Got Let the Mare out for the first time this spring oiled her well and Let her to the Pit Point as the Ticks are Bad Dry Dry weather Thunder to the North but no Rain here high north wind this Evening cold to night 4 Men Supposed to be Drowned near Granadier Island came from Valleyfield to have a Time on the Queens Birth Day 2 Englishmen and 2 Frenchmen 26th Genie and Picott went off early Making a Door for the Milkhouse put a Board on the cookhouse floor 27th Putting a Pile of Manure in to the {y}ard from the Back Stable Door 28 Fixing the Wheat 5 Bushels and 1 ½ of Rye in Bags {Above it reads: Solomon Falkner and Mr Stark here} to get Ready to go to Mill 29th Royal Oak Day Went to Mill Brout 29 lbs of Butter sold to Jo Lemay 14 cents Bought ½ lb Tea 18 ½ lb Tea 23 cents Salt 10 lbs 10 pipes 3 cents Spoon 25 cents Tub 25 2 Tin Basins 2..50 Matches 13 4 yds overalls 64 Bottle of Hatches oil 25 Pink & senna 10 {Illegible}andy heard Emmanuels Girl Departed {t}he Sparry into Lancaster with a Load for {t}he St Francis a very fine Day had Mr Derushie's Boat a Great many Trowling in Salmon River took Dinner {a}t D Summers Got some Garden pease Mr James Cameron Island May 30th 1879 making the Calves Pasture Fence Ploughed the Back Garden over again 31st Plouged and Planted Beans to Day Fixed the Bean Fence George Renshaw here Going Down with Captain Rankin First Trip Gave George a cake of sugar Told me about the st Francis striking the Barges coming out of valleyfield 1st of June The Glorious First of June Rowena's Birth Day 1 year old to Day Whit Sunday Rained some 2nd Drew some Basswood sticks sheared the sheep some cold 3rd Ploughing some Rows of Corn 4 of June old George the 3rd's Birth Day Went to Na-Houstas Island Randolph and I Killed a Large Black Snake with a Large Lizard in his mouth on Na-Houtas Island a Good many Boats a Going and Towing 5 Election Day Dan & Rayside Mr Derushie the Fisherman to Lancaster the old man went to Montreal as his pay did not come up on the Boat Ploughing the West side of the Corn Potato Bugs Plenty Planted Pease in the old Garden and Beans Keeping in the hens Let out the 2 sheep Keeping in the Black wether as he is not smart made a Bonfire to night and Fired a heavy Volley Frost to night Rained some thunder A Meeting at Summerstown yesterday Evening �6th Set the {Leech?} Barrel for soap Raining went around the Island Windy West Frost this morning Dan Elected with a Majority of 50 Heard so 7th George Renshaw here took Down the old Man took my strainer {to} get Fixed to Cornwall 8th Gord{on} with Thomas Munroe and Geor{ge Rens}haw Mr James Cameron Island June 9th 1879 Hoeing Corn Marys Birth Day 1813) 70th Working at the Potatoes and Bugs 11th St Barnabas Went to Hopkins with Milk yesterday the 3 of them Gordon HughAnn and Randolph went to Summerstown Got the strainer and ½ Doz of cups and saucers 40 cents strainer 25 cents Got Lime from George Bought of J Summers Soda 5 cents needles 5 cents Got the Dog snap from Hamiltons Working on the Roads on the Front J Hamilton Path Master 12th Corpus Christie crossed with 28 lb of Butter to Mr Ward Paid for Gordons Boots Bought 3 yds Calico 24 4 yds Cotton 40 2 yds of overalls 40 Pail 25 Soap 6 Caps 10 Got some Hooks and snoods at Hamiltons Working at Corn Bugs 13th Cold night with Frosts most every night Fine 14th Went to the Bush cut a Stick for oars put the Black Weath{er; as in wether} Down in the Brush in the sl{Illegible} Dead yesterday StrawBerries Getting Ripe Keeping in the hens Beans peeping up Potato Bugs Bad 2 Men here yesterday stopt all night Vondell and Johnston Caught a Lunge Thursday Hamiltons Cows eat their Provision Broke thier Rods and Lines 15th Raining some E Wind Mr Genie here Going to Cornwall Gordon went with him Stopt all night here 16th Genie went off took a Tow from the Traveller {a}t the Corn 17th Lots of Trowlers 18th Waterloo a Fine First time this spring I went to Fish caught a Good many perch Mr Tuthill and Dan Summers here to night had a Good many Fish Treated Got a pepper Dish and Mustard and Vinegar from Mr Tuthill Gordon crossed for Buttertub 5 cents hair pins 5 cents 19th the cow Blary suc{Illegible} the Genie Cow Keeping her in 20th a Fine {Day} Indians for oarstuff angus cameron and his Boy here on the 19th Mr James Cameron Island June 21st 1879 Went to Fish Bismarck Leander Fernandez and I to the Back Bay First Day of Summer 22nd Our Dan's Birth Day Mr Genie here Came Last night Brought me 18 lbs of Flour Left his sawLog some strawberries �23rd Cutting weeds for Don Pedro Drawing Wood set 3 Line at the Head of the Island for Mr Derushie Randolph Fishing wit{h} him put out the stove into the cookhouse Gave Genie 16 Harrowteeth Mr Tuthill and Dan Summers had a nice lot of Fish {The bottom half of this page has various lines over the text, though it appears accidental rather than a deliberate strikethrough.} 24th St Johns the Baptiste Day the Masonic Day Jim Hopkins and Kibby and Blood here Jim for a Milk Got some Hooks from Mr Kibby and Blood 25 Let out the Don Pedro Maud with Pedro crossed to Hamiltons for the Bun a very warm Day Heard that Mary and Henerys Girl Departed Sunday and George Grant at Lancas{ter} Finished all the Hoeing of the Potatoes 26th Got a Pair of Oars that the Indians made me 27th Drawing Wood Hoeing Corn taking Beetles of Potatoes Brindle with Pedro 28 Black with Pedro 29th Betsy Bone and Billy here Gave them milk the Old Man Getting Sturgeon now they Bite well 30th Hoeing Corn Digging Tobacco Peice 1st of July Dominion Day Randolph Bism{arck} Leander went to Squaws Island Butternut took Dinner or Pic nick on the 2 Islands Antwine and Wife Ed Jessima and Wife Miss Robideau and another and 2 children made a Pic nick in the Grove Norry with Pedro John Spink went across Line 40 {Illegible} Married a Great Time all over {Illegible} Great Boat Race is over {Bottom line is illegible} {M}r James Cameron Island July 2nd 1879 2 I went to summerstown Bought of Mr Ward 12 cents worth of Coarse Salt pipes Seen Angus Cameron Treated me to a Glass {of} Ale John Summers Building his house Potatoe Bugs Bad took Dinner and Tea at J Hamiltons Got an old Musket Lock from John wind High John Rowed up Tom Jack went to the Springs got the {o}ld Mans Boat Gordon Fishing with Mr Derushie since Monday The Steamer came with the Oil and Supplies to the Lighthouses to Day Heard Jo McPherson Broke his neck 3rd Gordon to Lancaster with Mr Derushie 4th American Independence very windy 5th Gordon and I went to Salmon River took the wool to be carded did not Got {i}t to Day 32 lb of Butter 12 cents a lb Bought of Jo {Le}may 25 lb of Corn Meal Fine salt coarse salt Tea Liquorice Blue Peppermint 2 Spools Left it on counter Matches of 16 of another 5 of another calico 4 yds of overalls Downs Elixir {h}ooks soda soap 6th Sunday Gordon crossed {Illegible; page folded over} Hamiltons took his clothes �7th {Illegible} mowing some in the Gr{Illegible} {Above it reads: hail Rain} {8}th mowing {Illegible} David Bowen for milk 9th put in some {Illegible} {1}0th went for the wool Eggs {Illegible} 2 peices of Rope at {Illegible} ½ Doz Bought of Burdo 2 Rakes 1 Box {Illegible} Hamiltons matches Boots 2 ¼ stone Lock {Illegible} parted in Williamstown Thread did not get the Thread J {Illegible} the Time Before Got a scyth {Illegible} John Hamilton and from Dan Summers Brought {Illegible} Brought {Illegible; Bis}marcks Birth Day {Illegible} Baker some sturgeon to Mr Baker {Illegible} Sent a Big Paper of Sweetys to {Illegible} shirt from John {Illegible} the children 7 ½ lb of Rowls at {Illegible} crossed with {Illegible} cents a lb to any Canada man John {Illegible} Gordon gave {Illegible} Hamilton here for the Bull {Illegible} it Back to him {Illegible} hard here the Bull {Illegible} he did not take as he horned him 20th Buried {Illegible} Day and a Large Funeral {Illegible} cents {Illegible} 2..25R .. 20s 48 {Illegible} Mr James Cameron Island July 11th 1879 Mowing Grinding Scythes Got a scythe fro{m} J Hamilton yesterday 12th Orange-Man's Day Firing heavy shots colour up a Fine Day seen Peter the Indian at the Head of the Island 13th Hall and his woman and Johnny Bowen for Berries 14th Mowing 15th Mowing St Swithin Day Rained some to Day 16th Mowing 17th mowing Put in some 18th Mowing 19th Fernandez Birth Day 5 years old to D{ay} Gathering and cocking hay 36 cocks up Mowed a Road Down on Top of the Hill around the west end of the Wheat 20th Peter Tree here and Family {Illegible} Brought me 2 oars Gave them their Knife they los{t} Last year 21st Put in 36 cocks of Hay first hay on the East side of the mow Mr Durushies Daughter and sonin-Law came from Montreal 22nd Mowing Back of the Barn Rain some 23rd Raining Livinina went to D{own} to see the old Mans Daughter at the Tent �24th They went off The old Man to M{Illegible} with his Daughter I Slept in the Ten{t} with Randolph while he was away Mowing some 25th P Blaw here putting in some 40 cocks hay Windy East Thunder 26th the old came from Montreal Mowing some at the corn John A McDonald Towing a{Illegible} Mowing Below the old Garden Rained ha{iled?} to night the old Mans Daughter sent a{Illegible} up to the Baby Rowena Dogs Days n{Illegible} 27 {amoot?} here 28th Gokey h{ere} 29th putting in Hay {The bottom left corner of the page is torn and folded over. Only partial sentences can be read, but they appear to be from the end of June/beginning of July 1879.} 1879 Mr James Cameron Island July 30th Mr Oxly here Randolph and I to the store he went up Bought ½ lb Tea I stopt at Hamiltons till Randolph went to the store Heard John Aleks wife Departed John Hamilton Lost 1 or 2 of his Cows seen hopkins Hotel up 31st Went to Dundee 37 ½ lb of Butter 6 ½ for the Tub Bought 50 lb and 25 lb of Flour Tea soda salt stone 4 yds of overalls stuff 10 yds of Calico Got scythe & 3 nets from Baker Hooks Tub pipes sweetys made 12 cocks of hay 1 of August Or Lammas Day putting in hay Mowing 2nd Minnie's Birth Day Picnic on the St Francis 3rd 3 Men Stealing cherries Livinia and I to the Head of the Island Amoot and Wife here 4th Mowing 5th Taking in Hay 6th Randolph's Birth Day Mowing 7th Mowing 8th Mowing some 9th mowing 10th Lewis Blondeau and Greeny here �11th Cut the Wheat 12th put in the Wheat 13th Mowing Dan Summers here for Bread the old man for Breads Randolph went Down to stop all night at the Kit Kit 14th Mowing 15 mowing 16 Mowing Lemays Boy at the old Mans wanting to Buy a Line Leaving his Gold King till he would pay him Windy Raining 17th Found 2 peices of Rope at head of the Island it me Be J Hamiltons E Wind Raining Angus Departed in Williamsto{wn} 18th Mowing Mr Oxly and son here E Wind Rain some Ellen McDonald poorly 19th John Hamilton and Gordon come to Give me word angus was Dead {Above it reads: Bismarcks Birth Day} Got a hat and shirt from John {a}s my own was not ironed crossed with {Jo}hn got out to Williamstown Gordon Gave me 50 cents but Gave it Back to him Dan came through the night 20th Buried very warm Day and a Large Funeral 1879 Mr James Cameron Island Augt 20th 21st in Williamstown Allen McDonald Buried to Day in the Roman church for the first time 22nd I Came Home Bought of Mr Ward ½ lb of Tea Janie Spinks Departed I seen her Last Breath as she Left this World pipes and Matches Gordon put me across with Willie Roses Boat Don Pedro went off on the 19th and the oxly Heifer came 23rd putting in Hay Mowing 24th very sick 25th Mowing Fixed the Jumper putting in Bucky here got and old scythe 26th putting in hay 27th Dan Summers here early this morning very unwell 28th Got a Sturgeon and EEls the old Mans Line D Summers took 50 lb of Flour from Dundee for me on credit 29th Got 3 Sturgeon �30th the old Man from Montreal Gokey for Corn and Butter 31st Got a Line and 95 Hooks and snoods from the Old Man Mr Derusher Randolph went with the old man to Fish a Fine Day Let the Cows in shut the Back Door of the Barn yesterday 1st of Sept Mowing in the upper Feild 2nd Taking in corn that Rip cutting Cutting cornstalks 3rd Dan's Birth Day 1846 putting Hay on the Barn Floor helping the old Man with his Lines to set Laurie and Granny Morn's came Henery Bosell and Lashey here with pickerel for the old Man at 12 o clock at night the old man off Henery mad at him 4th Amiot for Butter Laurie went Down to Kit Kit Wind Raised Black cherries Ripe taking in corn 5th – John Angus Birth Day 1850 Mr James Cameron Island Sept 6th 1879 Working at corn and cornstalks cutting in the upper Field Granny Laurie and Dan Summers went home Randolph Bad with a Large Boil sent to Wards for Tea soda 7th Went to head of Island 8th at hay 9th at hay 10th Working at hay in the upper Feild 11th cutting cornstalks 12th Taking in corn 13th putting in hay 14th sunday 15th Got the Boat from Dan Summers at Kit Kit 16th Went to Salmon River Tea Flour soap salt castor oil Salts RRR Matches 4 spools {Above it reads: yeast} 5 yds overalls stuff cotton calico Braces powder shot Hammer Knife Buttons scissors 2 Butter Tubs scythe stone 17th went for nuts 18th at nuts 19th Raining 20th Dan Summers G Renshaw here Andrew Cameron Departed cut the Tobacco �21st Sunday Did not Write Down anything till the 29th 29th Went to Hamiltons Heard the Fellow that Murdered his Father Clark Brown was sentenced to be hung the Last Day of October Heard Liza Vipond was married to the Frenchman that Lived with them Bought of Ward Tea Knitting needles Got from Hamilton 25 cents 1 Bag of apples and crabapples very Bad with my hand poisoned oil 30th at hay 1st of October Did not write anything {Above it reads: 2nd went with wood to Bosells} 5th of October Sunday David Bowen a Fine Lad in Drawing his Gun out of the Boat it went off and shot him Dead about 19 years of Age 6th at hay 7th George Bosell and Wife and 3 children here 8th 9th 10th HughAnn McMaster Birth Day I went to Mill called at Lukes never heard David was Dead till Luke told me and showed me the spot 6 Bushels of corn Bought 15 yds of Cotton 12 yds of Calico 12 yds of Batting 2 yds of overal stuff a pair of Braces 1 lb of Tea 1 lb of shot ½ Quire of Paper Loaf Bread Lead Pencil matches 11th Cutting hay 12th 13th 14 15th 16 17 18 19 20th I wrote nothing in these Days 1879 Mr James Cameron Island Oct 21st Working at hay 22nd Colouring Cotton for Quilts 23rd Livinia Birth Day 1868 11 years old to Day Quilting 24th Our Hugh's Birth Day 25th My Birth Day cleaning out the Big Shed Dan Summers here to night and a Passenger from Lancaster almost Froze that man with him Gave him an old Stove Pipe hat 26th 2 men camped on the Pitt Point from Prescott one of them Keeps a Livery of Boats they are Hunting Ducks �27th Luke Bowen and another man here they have a steam yacht at the Foot of Christees Island covering the shed with marsh hay 28th Mr Derushie the Fisherman went to the Store sent for Soda 1 lb 2 spools of Thread 29th Drawing wood out of the Marsh Back of the Sugar Bush for sugar Bush Wood the Barges the Maxwell Run aground some time ago got off to Day 30th Nory Blawa wanting the grapes to make wine 31st Holy Eve Drawing Wood cracking nuts 1st of November All Saints Day Amiot here for nuts Got a Rice Bag from him Drew the old Man some wood 2nd Sunday Gordon and Tommy Rose here sent some Tobacco to Andrew Rose East Wind Began to snow through the night Put in the calves to night and the Mare 3rd East Wind snowing and Blowing hard shelling the corn nubbings to Day all the Best of the corn shelled before this the cattle all went to the head of the Island with the East Wind Went up for the cattle as its very stormy Feeding the cattle 4th Drew some Wood the old Man Mr Derushie for onions 5th Guy Fawks Day sharpened the saw Mr Durushie the Fisherman to Lancaster sent for Tea and comb taking up the Traps Sawing stove Wood Salmon Rive Froze as the Sperry had hard work to Break Mr James Cameron Nov 6th Island 1879 cold some Drew some Drags plastering the stables Piling up Firewood Tied Royal Charlie the Bull in the Big shed Lots of shooting to the South side 7th Plastering Went Down to the Kit Kit Island Randolph and I took some Fat Pine my old scythe salt Water Very Low East Wind Lots of shooting the Alexandria went up very slow A Fine Day snow Thawing Helen's Birth Day 8th Peggy Bosell here with the yarn paid her to Day 58 cents and Gave her 50 cents when we Brought the wool to her 6 ½ lb of Wool Drew some wood Brought the sheep from the Bush Amiot came from cornwall where he was Fishing lot of Rope from him and gokeys Bake Pot Bohemian came straight up did not go into Lancaster its on account of the water being so Low 9th Sunday Fine Blowing Hard Raining 10th Cutting Drags and Drawing Wood 11th Banking the East end of the House cut some Marsh hay for the Banking 12th Old Hallow Eve or St Martins Banking �13th Went for a Broom of Cedar Amiot making Blinds for Du{Illegible} The Steamer of Avrils went off to Day Wind high 14th Amiot and Nory went off 15th Raining Making Decoy heads 16th Sunday went around the Island Bismarck and I 17th Gabriel Derushie took up his Lines helped him with them Fixing the porch took up.. Boards that Amiot Left 18th snowing stormy East W chopping stove Wood helped the old Man with his nets packing them up 19th Mr Derushie went off helped him with his sturgeon and Pickerel Load up his Boat Left his Bun {h}ere and chest and Rods turned stormy {a}t night south W Wind snowing continued 19th 1879 Mr James Cameron Island Took up his Rigging from his Tent took up his Bun St Francis and Bohemian went Down Together stormy to night Drew some Drags from the Lower Point Seen a Big White owl on the Lower Point Got a Rat Lots of snow on the Mountains Feeding the Milk cows and the Mare and calves the Duck away for 2 Days but came back to the Shore 29 20th stormy snowing South Wind 21st on this Day of the Month Do McMaster Departed 1846 {Above it reads: sparry not out} sharpening the crosscut saw Windy 22nd Went to Look for the sheep cold Windy Broke on the West Marsh hay stack Feeding the cornstalks on the stable loft 23rd Sunday a Boat aground this 2 or 3 Days Below Mr Halls Light one of the Kingston Lumber steamer a Propeller coming up gave her a Jerk and Left her I think its the Kendrick that came Down and took her off Stormy south West Wind snow Big Flakes St Francis and Bohemian went Down the Sparry did not come out since the 20th 24th Chopping and sawing Wood 25th at Wood Tying the Heifers in the shed 26th stormy snowi{ng} cutting and Drawing Wood on the Pitt Point 27th Fixing a Door on the Big shed put King{Illegible} cold some 28th a Fine Morning I crossed Boug{ht} of Mr Ward ½ lb Tea 28 cents ½ lb soda 5 cents Match{es} oil Bought of J Summers Thread 10 Pins Pipe 3 c{ents} Received from G Renshaw 1 Dollar for a �Hemlock stick the Wind Raised stopt at Mr Hamiltons The Kendrick Went Down with a Barge to Valleyfield carrys J Hamiltons and Normans Abrams Wood Sacrament on the Front Mr McNish from Cornwall 29th at J Hamiltons Parisha a Bee Ploughing The Last Day for cattle to go into the stable cold 30th Sunday St Andrews Day came home fr{om} Hamiltons a Boat at Renshaws Wharf Last night continued Mr James Cameron Island Nov 30th 1879 No Light in Mr Hills Lighthouse to night the other 2 Lights of Johnstons Lit up to night cold and Frosty St Andrews Day 1st of December setting the Marshes a Fire Light of Floating Light and Cherry Island Kept in Blary most part of the Day as we think of Killing her Tommorow 2 Killed Blary Light on cherry Island 3rd cutting up the Beef and salting it East Wind 4th and snow cold and Fine Drew up the old Mans Bun in the Grove Drew some Long Peices at the Door and Past of the stable 5th all the Hay Done On the Barn Floor commenced the East Mow of Fine Hay Jim Hopkins here and one of Paul Jes Boys cutting and sawing Stove Wood East Wind cold Lots of Ducks Making Decoys a crust on the snow 6th a Fine Day Drew a couple of Drags snow soft Went to the Head of the Island 7th Sunday Blowing hard not Cold 8th Jim Hopkins Charlie and Billy Bone here was Down at charlies Island got no Ducks Randolph and I set the Decoys Down at the Tent near Bismarcks Bay Fine Day 9th cold some chopping and sawing Stove Wood 10th Leander’s Birth Day 1872 a Fine Day Working at putting up the Petition Boards or the stall not very well 11th cutting up a Buck that fell with the Wind Bad with a pain I took a Good Deal of shooting up the Way of the Hog Island 12th Drew some Drags and 2 Loads of Tops of Beeck {Beech} Limbs Lost my Pipe and Found it Fixing stems in the Pipes Freezing hard to night 13th a Fine Morning East Wind new-Moon a Scotch moon that comes on Saturday is in General a Rough moon that comes in on Saturday Tying a Bushel of Corn took us all Day Wind changed to West Blowing hard some Grains of snow Freezing some to night the cattle picking {o}ut in the Daytime �1879 Mr James Cameron Island Dec 14 Sunday some cold no snow on the Ground E Wind a Good many Ducks this morning not very Well 15th Went to the Bush for the sleigh took home 3 Drags Drew the Fish-Box to the Barn for to put Hayseed that on the Barnfloor in it cleaned up the Barnfloor Kind of Stormy snowing cutting stove Wood 16th Moving the Hay from the West mow to the East mow so to get at the Wheat some cold turned fine in the Evening Frosty to night 17th some snow North West Wind Freezing Cold Frosty to night Began the Wheat to Thrash Thrashed 3 Floors Got the Clock to start it stopted about 2 Weeds Making Bismarck a comforter 18th very cold Windy Thrashing 19th Thrashing very Cold East Wind got Kind of soft through the night 20th snowing West Wind Some cold First Quarter of the Moon this morning Finished the Thrashing put it in 2 Boxes till I can Get it Fanned a Good Deal of ice in the Bays and out to the edge of the Rushes Water Low Windy to night and all the time cold 21st Sunday the Water all in a skim of ice Freezi{ng} hard and calm till near night when the East Wind and snow and Drifting began its an awful night 22nd stormy till near night the ice taken across last night Grea{t} snowbanks and Drifts the Potatoes and squashes Froze in the cellar 23rd some cold I went to try the ice I crossed but its very thin went to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward ½ lb Tea 20 soap 10 Bought of J Summers matches and pipe 3 cents Got a Letter from Dan a Happy New Years ca{rd} Breaking the Roads Ward Butchering Took J Hamiltons Horse home from the Roads as it is Lame Mrs Hamilton sent a peice of cheese to Livinia and apples to the children 1879 Mr James Cameron Island Dec 24th soft Raining and hailing East Wind Feeding the cattle extra as its Christmas Eve and cold Weather cutting wood 25 Christmas Day Fine but cold West Wind changed at night Keeping to Day as it should be Kept a Holy Day 26th cold East Wind I crossed stopt at Mr Hamiltons then went to Mr Ward Got on credit 100 Wt of Flour 3..50 Bought ½ lb Soda 5 Darning needle 1 Got a Ride Down with Tom Jack a very Frosty Day Bill Morris crossed with a horse I Heard to Day Left my Flour at Hamiltons till I would got tomorrow after it �27th stormy this Morning Turned fine {Above it reads: Broke on a stack of Marsh hay} Randolph and I crossed to Hamiltons for the Flour put out some Bushes for our Road Tom Jack went to Gather ashes to Day East Wind snow sun Draws water 2 Loads crossed the ice to Hopkins I Dont Know what it was 28th Sunday a very Fine Day E Wind and an Eclipse on the Moon and a change in the Moon Full Moon to Day A Great many Fishing EEls over From the squaw Island a Good many air holes But a Great many shut with the stormy night of the 21st 29th Our Angus Birth Day set 4 Traps in the Rushes a Fine Soft Day cut some holes for EEls 30th cold chopping Stove Wood 31st Cold and stormy E Wind Last Day of the year 1st of January New Years Day 1880 a very Fine Day Breaking Roads Drew some Wood W Wind shot a Wood Pecker not Duck shooting 2nd Soft W Wind Randolph and I to pit Point There a Bushing the Road from McPhees to Lancaster {D}rew some Wood Brok a Road up in the swamp seen where the Fox eat a Bluejay 3rd Allen's Birth Day cold Wind Frosty cutting Brush up in cord Wood Bay a good {de}al of crossing Summerstown Road to night commenced to hail Raining Freezing to night 4th Sunday Raining Foggy slippery {Fi}ne W Wind Gordon came From Hamiltons seen a Fox crossing here crossed the sugar Bush Water on to the ice For more information on James Cameron, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island 1879</p> <p>January New Years Day crofsed with Gordon to Hamiltons Landed below the Lighthouse a Good lot of ice Going Down Gordon after the Fox Gordon going to stop at AJ Bakers for a Few Days as AJ is going up West to stop till he comes Back then he is going out to Williamstown to School (to 16 cents) Freezing some got 2 papers at Hamiltons Kind of N West Wind</p> <p>2nd Fixing the Shed Door put in the stack Randolph and I cleaning the stove and Pipes Windy cold the ice would take only its so Windy Breaking the ice</p> <p>3rd Allens Birth Day chopping Wood around the cattle put Maud in the Big Shed very cold the ice took from the Sturgeon Island over to Christies to Day but there is in the Rushes open that wont take with the Wind the ice took acrofs to night to Alexis Island near Morning A Good many Ducks and the White headed Eagle is after Ducks thats wounded or froze in or on the ice Great Banks of Snow Drifts</p> <p>4th stormy in the morning got calm snowing some hail West Wind Went Down to Lower Point over to the Pitt Point Awful Banks of snow ice not taken acrofs A great many air holes chopping stove Wood Feeding the cattle extra these cold Days</p> <p>5th Sunday Cold and Fine</p> <p>6th Drawing Wood West Wind Went to head of the Island {cut off}nd its very Frosty steamboat channel Full of Anchor Ice Going Down but dont Jam snow Deep</p> <p>7th chopping Drawing Wood Kind of Warm Went to the West End of the Island Lots of ice Going Down the Channel full of ice</p> <p>8th Hugh Ann's Birth Day 13 years old to Day Went to upper End to see the ice and its all opened out at the h{illegible} snowing Drifting cutting Brush at the Marsh hay stack</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>January 9th 1879 all open in the steamboat Channel not cold West Wind North and South Wind Drawing Wood chopping stove Wood slippery for the Mare where there is ice as she is not shod yet Let out the sheep to Day our Yard Full of Snow Banks 1 stack of Marsh hay Finished</p> <p>10th cold and Frosty Lots of Anchor Ice Going Down went to the upper end of the Island to see the ice very Frosty I think it will take in the Steamboat channel to night chopping Wood around the House Broke on the Marsh hay stack about 2 Tons in it put the stake holes in the Little sleigh put ashes in the Leech Barl as the other 3 is Full</p> <p>11th The ice must have taken through the night as I went to the head of the Island and its taken acrofs went up a peice on it and turned Back as its only a shell but if it Freezes to night it will be Good tommorrow Randolph and I on the north side for cedar chopped the ends of a soft maple for Lott 11 Feet a Fine Day not Freezing much some Freezing to night Finished Making Bismarck's Coat</p> <p>12th Sunday a very fine Day the ice taken acrofs to Hamiltons before Daylight Freezing some to night</p> <p>13th 3 men Fishing EEls Back of the Island I crofsed to Hamiltons took Dinner Went up to the store Got a Letter in the office from Dan with 2 Heard Gordon went to Williamstown put a few small Bushes on my Road Bought 3 lbs of Rice 15 Bought 1/2 lb Tea 20 2 spools of Thread 8 Pipe 1 the ice very Rough took supper at Hamiltons came home the ice is only a shell Christopher McRae crofsed at Hopkins to Summerstown</p> <p>14th crofsed to Day Brought Gordons Pants to Hamiltons exchanged Hugh Anns Boots 25 on exchanging them Bought of Mr Ward 50 Wt of Flour 2..30 Castor oil {illegible} Bought of Summers 3 1/2 yds of cotton 28 {illegible} of sugar from Mr Ward {illegible} night at Hamiltons Frosty Frosty</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island Jany 15 1879 A Fortunate Day I came from Hamiltons took part of my Flour as the Ice is very Rough a Frosty Fine morning Broke some of the Jammed Ice Down so to Get through it Fine But turned very Frosty Freezing hard to Day and to night chopping stove Wood Feeding the cattle more than extra as its cold Wrote a Leter to night to sent to Dan</p> <p>16th very stormy North East Wind Drifting and snowing Freezing hard Fixing some of the chairs put a Handle in the Little Axe Bismarcks, turned more moderate in the Afternoon</p> <p>17th Drawing Wood Randolph and I some cold some Cutters and Teames crofsed Summers's Road for the first Drew a soft Maple Log from the House to the Bank 11 Feet some Water coming in the swamp John Hamilton to Lancaster to Day Lost his cap</p> <p>18th I crofsed to put the Letter in the P.O 3 cents paid JS addrefsed it for me Bought of Mr Ward 8 cents worth of matches fot 2 Bunches a very fine morning snowed a little Turned to Drifting Blustering Water Raising some near shore John Hamilton to Cornwall early this morning on the Boture Tom thrashing Took the rest of my Flour over to Day I made 2 halfes of it the other Day so it would not be so heavy on the rough ice and the ice is very Rough a social up at Mr {cut off}kins Last night made 17 Dollars Tom Summers Tom Munroe Donald Angus to Cornwall to Day pay up J Grants affair cutting Stove Wood</p> <p>19th Sunday a very fine Day the sun came out in the Afternoon awful warm went around the Lower Point put the snow out of the canoe and raised it up some Quit milking the cows twice a Day to Day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Jan 20th 1879 Most awful Frosty to Day North West Wind and very Frosty to night cutting Drags and Drawing some Feeding the cattle extra this cold Weather crofsing a Good Deal on Summers Road the Airholes smokes hard to Day our yard all Blocked up with snow Drifts</p> <p>21st St Agnes Day Frosty Frost Falling snowed some East Wind Bushing the road from the house up around to the Cord Wood Bay put a few Bushes from the Back Bay for the Pitt Point so if anyone comes around that Way they wont cut through the Back Marsh cutting hay on the East mow</p> <p>22nd A Fine Day crofsed Wrote a Letter for T Jack to Enterprize Company put it in the P.O. Registered it to Boston Mass, 8 cents postage and Registering got a certificate stopt all night at Hamilton a cold night stormy John Over with cheese to Dundee</p> <p>23rd Pig goneCame home chopping stove Wood putting out Some Bushes to the Light House James McDougall crofsed over to Hamiltons to night as they expect the Thrashing Mil men tomorrow Bill Cameron there to Day</p> <p>24th at Hamiltons all Day Bought of JS Summers 5 lbs of Rice 25 cents the Mill Did not Come came home this Evening Got from John Flour Drifting to Day Charlies Tuppers Birth DAy They Bushed it Down to the Lighthouse to Day</p> <p>25th Robie Burn's Birth Day and a Fine Day and a Wild Day Thawed Froze wind from Every Quarter Snowed hard some hail Drawing Drags Snow Deep Blowing and Drifting a very Wild night</p> <p>26th Sunday put in some of the stack as I am going tomorrow to Hamiltons cold and Windy Drifting</p> <p>27th N East Wind I went to Hamiltons to help them as they got the Thrashing mill McCormick &amp; McPherson cold Day at oats and Wheat</p> <p>28th Thrashing</p> <p>29th 2 Indians here Lewis Smoke stopt all night Fishing EEls</p> <p>30th Thrash</p> <p>30th Thrashing Fine Weather</p> <p>31st at oat stack Got Mr William Spink to Help Mr Bell here for a peice of Rope The Fishermen</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Feby 1st 1879 Saturday Done Thrashing about 12 oclock came home took some Wheat oats Barley for the Hens Got 1/2 lb of Tea from J Summers 20 cents A Fine Day Drifting North West Wind Roughf Going on the ice some Water coming on near shore chopping stove Wood</p> <p>Sunday 2nd West Wind Cold snowing Drifting frosty Water Raising on the Marsh This is Candlemafs Day so if the Bear come out to Day he will not see his shadow or the Racoon either the sighn of a hard year when the Dont come out no Sunshine to Day George Renshaw no Fire But Whiskey kept him warm very cold to Day</p> <p>3rd A Fine Day Putting Wood of the Bank up on the South Side near the upper Point Dead Basswoods</p> <p>4th A Fine Day Crofsed to Summerstown Got some Flour from Hamilton and about 6 lbs of Cheese AJ Baker promised me 10 Dollars if he would Get his Fortune thats coming to him Burying Mrs Doherty to Day seen A Smallman and A Tyo at Summers's Treated me Rookey wanted me to Trade horses for Cow Got a Letter from 2 Angus from the House of Assembly Toronto 3 cents in it Postage stamp the Marsh hay stack about Done</p> <p>5th Broke on the 3 Ton stack in the Back Marsh Drew some of it to Day a Fine Day E Wind snowing some Drift some seen a Bunch of Something Down at the Kit Kit Brash or EEl Fishers</p> <p>6th 2 Teams Drawing to the Lighthouse to Day and very Busy too made a Good many trips A Ball at Summers's to night Drawing Wood Randolph and from the upper Point I Broke a Road in the swamp a very fine Day W West and calm and a most Beautiful night for the Ball Folks</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Feby 7th 1879 I crofsed to Summerstown sent a Letter to John Angus Toronto Marlborough House sold 6 lbs of Tallow to Mr Ward 8 cents Bought 20 lbs of oatmeal 1 Pipe Matches JS Summers took me up to the House to have Dinner and Treated me A Good many at the Ball Last night Mrs Hamilton colouring made me take of my comforter and she coloured it a Fine Day turning to snow and Blow cold some</p> <p>8th Gordon's Birth Day cutting and Drawing wood his Heifer calved this Evening a Fine Day Tom Jack to Mill to Day</p> <p>9th a Stormy Day cold West Wind Drifting</p> <p>10th Randolph and I to John Hamiltons Got a Bag of Flour and a Bag of Grain for the hens Heard Gordie Arman and One of Summers Girls is to Be married Maggie and Julia was to be married in the spring to an operator Tom Summers mad at Jimmy Grant Got 130 Dollars from his Mother a Fine Day But the wind is from the East Turning Cold and Frosty took Jefs acrofs to Day for the first time</p> <p>11th a Fortunate Day Drew some Marsh hay from the stack East Wind snowing and Drifting</p> <p>12th West Wind snowing Drifting Blowing Working at the clock</p> <p>13th cold Frosty West Wind got 1 cut of hay to the Bottom of the Mow Making a Fork handle as I Broke the handle this Morning Water on the ice and Lots of snow</p> <p>14th St Valentine Day very Frosty W Wind Broke a Track up near the Upper End of the Island Broke a Track to the Bush shovelling snow</p> <p>15th in the Bush cold turned Stormy</p> <p>16th Stormy drifting &amp; Snowing</p> <p>17th Cold went to the Bush</p> <p>18th James Hough's Birth Day skinned the Ram yesterday Went to the Marsh hay stack snow too Deep all covered went to head of the Island to B{cut off} A Ro{illegible} took home some Wood</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Feby 19th 1879 Randolph Drove me up to the head of the Island Snow deep I crofsed stopt at hamiltons took Dawn John Harnefsed up the horse and we Drove up to the store Got a Letter from John Angus from Toronto and a Lot of newspapers A very Frosty Day East Wind Bought of Julia 1/2 lb Tea Got a Peice of Meat from John Wrote a Letter to night thinking of of Going to the PO tommorow Got the Book of Moses from Hamiltons</p> <p>20th stormy Drifting East Wind cold too cold to crofs to Day</p> <p>21st crofsed Got 25 cents from G Renshaw a very cold Day West Wind Drifting Jim Hopkins Working all this Week at Dickensons Wharf Got a Ride Down from John Hamilton and Tommy Jack with the 2 young Colts Jack &amp; Charlie and they go well for the first time they were in a sleigh Bought of Mr Ward 5 lbsof Barley Races in Dundee to Day sent A Letter to I Angus to Day Toronto Rooky Moving</p> <p>22nd cut Down a Dead cherry at the head of the Island Bismarck Randolph and I a Fine Day turned Blustery E Wind Began some of the Marsh hay on the stable Loft put some snow of Made 2 Waterholes</p> <p>23rd Fine some snow enough to make Drift the Fox came close to the Barn Last night</p> <p>24th Cold Drifting cuting some firewood in the Bush Drew it home put out Poison in the Back Marsh cutting stove Wood see a sleigh crofsing at the Kit Kit to Lancaster and then there was 3 sleighs came Back this is the first travelling on that road cant Get in to the Marsh hay stack we Broke on such drifts of snow</p> <p>25th St Matthias chopping Firewood E Wind turned stormy Blowing hard Drifting Frosty in the Morning cut a Birch to Make a Broom the First one I ever Made</p> <p>26th Ash Wednesday E. Wind turned to Raining some then the Wind changed to the West and Blew very very hard Kind of soft but made a small crust went for a Load of Wood but it Blows too hard clearing snow Drifts made Last night seen a Fox crofsing a Good Lot of Travelling to Lancaster on this Road Below the Kit Kit.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Feby 27th 1879 Very Frosty and cold</p> <p>28th Went acrofs got a Ride up From Hamiltons from Tom Got a Letter from John Angus Heard George Renshaws had an other Boy or Girl Last Monday Bee at Dickinsons Wharf Drawing Stones yesterday matches oil</p> <p>1st of March St Davids Day came in Like a Lion snowing Blowing wind all around the compass Kind of Soft and Cold Went acrofs to Hamiltons Met Gordon coming from Williamstown Got Flour and cornmeal and Beef from Hamiltons had the horse acrofs and the Road is awful Bad with Deep snow heard either Gibson or his wife Died out at the hill John Richards Daughter seen 3 Foxes and a crow to Day First crow seen this winter Gordon Brought Blue Beard to Hugh Annie A change in the Moon this Morning its awful weather this Winter</p> <p>This Day is the Festival of the Welsh 2nd a Fine Day</p> <p>3rd Crofsed with Gordon to Hamiltons sent some sugar and sturgeon with Gordon to Williamstown Gave a small Peice to Hamiltons John and the wife away to Alexandria took Dinner with Tom Jack Gordon Randolph and I Got a Paper from John Angus Randolph and I Drawing Wood a very fine Day warm and soft</p> <p>4th Killed the calf Fine Raining and Blowing very hard from the West</p> <p>4th a Fine Day Thawing some cleaning out from before the stable Door cutting stove wood</p> <p>6th Stormy snowing</p> <p>7th I crofsed to Summerstown plate of Butter 1 1/2 lb Tea 2 spools of Thread 1/2 lb soda Darning needle Matches to 5 cents cash spent to this John Hamilton &amp; Wife went to Dundee signed Andrew Cameron Bill for to only Run the Mail 1 Trip a Day Heard the officers of the Bohemian wages were cut Down took Dinner at Hamilton Thomas G Renshaws Marriage Day some year</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>March 8 1879 East Wind Raw but Fine Great Lightning and some Thunder not very Loud here but must be far south chain Lightning it must be heavy in some other Parts as it shows very bright here about 9 oclock till after ten I then went to Bed Drawing Wood to Day Basswoods thats leaning over the Bank 3 men Fishing EEls at the Lower end of Alexis Island then went Down Below the Pine Tree on Christies Island</p> <p>9th A fine Day Thawing Raining some to night seen a Fox crows plenty</p> <p>10th cut Down a Big stump of Basswood split one Log and Randolph and I saw the Butt Log very hard to split went around the head of the Island Down on the north side for cedar for Brooms Randolph got in a crack near shore Broke a Road to the Bottom of the Marsh hay stack as the snow is soft very unwell with a Bad Cold most of us all in the house Down with bad cold Thawing hard to Day</p> <p>11th out and took home some Firewood took home some Marsh hay very Bad with a Cold not much Travelling on the ice Roads Thawing to Day a very fine Day Geordie Annan and Mifs Summers Married to Day at Andrew Camerons old Slapford Buried to Day Light all)</p> <p>12th An Unfortunate Day ON this Day of the month McMaster First came to the Island and the ice opened that Day Peter Baker Married to Day to Mifs Murchison took over some veal to J Hamilton and his Bag took Dinner at Hamiltons went up to store went over with George to see the Barrel Got a Peice of the Wedding Cake at Hamiltons stopt at Hamiltons all night Bad Travelling on the Roads now all of us very bad with cold</p> <p>13th came from Hamiltons Drawing Wood</p> <p>14th Drew some Wood all Bad with Cold</p> <p>15th I crofsed with Butter 5 lbs Bought of J Summers 5 1/2 yds Cotton RRR Bottle Bunch of Matches I owe 13 cents Got I Hamilton to come for a ton of Hay for AJ Baker Bought of Mr Ward 18 lbs Corn Meal all he had 3 lbs of Barley this I Paid</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>March 16th 1879 Very unwell all of us Laid up with bad Cold Gordon came from Williamstown bad with cold had 2 papers of Tea 1 lb of crackers 3 Loaves of Bread Stuff that Donald McDonald Gathered for me a thing I knew anything at all about took it From Hamiltons where it was Left with a Lot of Other stuff they told Gordon for me to go after tommorrow Gordon took Coffee and soap from Williamstown</p> <p>17th St Patricks Day I crofsed to Summerstown Brought 1 sheep Pelt 1 calf skin allowed me a Dollar Bought of Mr Ward 1/2 lb Soda 1 Pail Paid for the corn Meal and 2 lbs of Barley I got Saturday Leave a Due Bill of 43 cents St Patricks is stormy and Wild J Hamilton and Wife to Cornwall the things that Donald McDonald Gathered for me I took from Hamiltons 4 1/2 Bushels of Wheat 300 Wt of Flour about 10 lbs of Beef 21 Herring 1..90 or Cash Gordon and I came home Quite a surprise not any thing at all about it nor would I want them to Do thatfor me Old Mr John the Priest Departed</p> <p>18th AJ Baker and Peter for Hay Took a Load Gordon crofsed with the Bag I got the stuff in cleaned the stove and Pipes splitting sugar Troughs 25</p> <p>19th Began to Draw Wood took my Jumper to Renshaw Got Georges sleigh 3 Loads Got 1 Bottle of H Wines from George for the Wife and children sent him a Peice of sugar Brought a Little sleigh Got a new Whiskey Cask from him an awful Bluster of snow from the West Run into Hamiltons took the Taurus Down</p> <p>20th First Day of Spring this Evening Quite a Fine Day skinned the Taurus took pu a Load and I went to Hamiltons with a Bottle of Milk they have a Bee to Day Drawing from Fleickes went with a Load afternoon Drew some upon the {illegible} EEl Fishers at Christies</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>March 21st 1879 Finished Drawing to Georges Got a Bag of Potatoes from Allen Cameron in the concefsion</p> <p>22nd I went to the store with the Hide 37 lbs to Mr Ward Bought of Mr Ward 1/2 Bus salt 2 lbs of nails 4 Bunches of Matches went over with G Renshaws sleigh Got Tallow and Candles turned very stormy E Wind came to Hamiltons 2 men Fixing the Lighthouse tinsmith Gordon came from Hamiltons with me could hardly see the way to come home with the East Wind storm Heard ONe of the McMasters was going to be hung in the Back Hills for shooting a Man very Stormy to Day snowing Drifting Georgie Bosell and Billie here for the adze to make Troughfs George to Cornwall to Day and Antwine Scotch moon to Day 3 times crazy</p> <p>23 Sunday a Fine Day</p> <p>24th Gordon went for AJ Bakers sleigh and Harnefs went straight Down the ice to Henery Genies Port Lewis John Stalkers Daughter Departed stopt at the Lake View Hotel Bought 55 cents worth of H Wines St Ammcet) Lalelaw)</p> <p>25th at Henery went Down to Jos Tavern went to see old Mr Rankin the Blacksmith and he is Poorly</p> <p>26th Jim McDougall here for the sugar Bush Pete Bosell here with the adze We came home from Port Lewis Received From Mr Henery Genie 1 Bag of Wheat 1 Bag of Rye Bag of oats corn &amp; pease Buckwheat 25 lbs corn Meal 35lbs lbs of Pork 46 yds Cotton 9 cents 15 yds of Calico 10 cents 3 spools of Thread 15 cents 1 Bag of Flour Boots {cut off} ..50 John H. Birth Day Rain</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>March 27th 1879 Gordon crofsed with AJ Bakers Sleigh got a Paper from Charles Tupper Workhouse Walton on the Hill Liverpool England Gordon crofsed over to Mr McDougalls to Let them Know about the Sugar Bush cut A Load of Black Oak on the Bank at the Pitt Point East Wind Drifting and snowing some Rain Freezing some to night Gordon got a Pair of Boots at Mr Wards cutting up the Weeb of Cotton</p> <p>28th I crofsed to J Hamiltons Sacrament on the Front John &amp; Wife went and came Back James &amp; Rorry McDougall here Brought over some of the Sugar Bush Rigging Filling the Barrels with water a very fine Day Ducks Flying plenty</p> <p>29th Robins came Grey Birds came Blackbirds came Rory came to Cut Wood Running All Day Making spoils and sharpening some of the old spoils have 25 Troughs new one made at the Door they have their sap Dishes and spoils 2 pots Barrels</p> <p>30th Sunday snowing E Wind Gordon and Randolph went up to the Bush</p> <p>31st Gordon and Rory cutting a Buck came over on snow hoes as there water thats not Froze hard enough to carry Drew the Troughs Barrels Pots chains to the Bush Randolph and I</p> <p>April 1st All Fools Day Gordon and i made 22 Troughfs to Day soft maple Wild Geese Drew some stores from the House to the Sugar camp</p> <p>2nd Gordon to the store Bought of J Summers 2 yds 40 cents Bought of Mr Ward 1/2 lb soda 5 cents Thread 5 cents Matches 3 cents Gordon Kept 5 cents stormy to Day {illegible}</p> <p>3rd AJ Baker here 2 Galernea and Boy Back from Salmon River</p> <p>4th St Ambrose Day Ned Lantinee for 1/2 Ton of Hay and came for my ashes 14 Bushels Peter Rooky here Rory here Gordon to Hamiltons for Steelyard</p> <p>5th making Troughfs Jim Hopkins here 50 c{cut off} sap not running Tapping some</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>April 6th 1879 A Fine Day</p> <p>7th Went with Hamiltons steelyard hom Maud calved</p> <p>8th Gordon crofsed to the store 1/2 lb Tea Rope sturgeon oil Matches pipe Mifs Grant the schoolmam and one of the Mr McDougall little Girls in the sugar Bush made 22lbs and small cake and a Basin of Litere on the snow this is the first Sugar made</p> <p>10th seen a Team crofsing Summers's Road Jim McDougal came with a cake 11 lbs this is out of the 22) Gave him a Taste of Sturgeon to take home</p> <p>11th Good Friday stormy snowing Drifting East Wind Fine all Kinds of Weather DAy Drawing Wood in the sugar Bush</p> <p>12th Crofsed with the Horses McDougall this morning and went right Back as the ice is Getting Bad took a canoe acrofs and hand sleigh &amp; JIm Cox and Rory and Gordon in the Bush Boiling ice opened at the channell straining all they Boiled to Day chopping Stove Wood Keeping in the Jim Gander a Fine Day 2 Men Fishing at the Little Island Frosty nights White Frost Last night the 2 stopt to night for the first First cranes came Pheobe or Pe-Wit came Fan Tailed Blackbirds came</p> <p>13 Sunday Rory crofsed Jim Cox stopt gathering sap a Fine Day</p> <p>14th Jim McDougall and Rory came acrofs James McDougall stopt all night Lots of ice going Down</p> <p>15th Drawing Wood Mc in the Bush</p> <p>16th Drawing Marsh hay seen the first swallows Taking fine hay of the stable Loft putting it in the Barn</p> <p>17th Put the Bull Don Pedro in the stable</p> <p>18th Our Duncans Birth Day Drawing Wood</p> <p>19th Rory and Mifs Grand and Elizabeth Mary Sugared in the Bush to Day 16 lbs Made a Water Trough for Don Pedro put out the canoe on the 17th</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>April 20th 1879 A Fine Day North West Wind Lots of ice going Down and ice at our shore 2 Indians Fishing EEls in a Bun at the Little Island Frost Last night Cows crofsed the swamp to the Sugar Bush salted them at the Lower Point got a small (Rock Bafs at the shore) struck him with a stick</p> <p>21st 2 Indians in the Tent sugared about 40 lbs Mr Smallman's steamer Sparrys First Trip A Fine Day making Pickets Water coming in to the cellar set Fire to Front Marsh Lots of ice Going Down Loons came Gave the Indians some Hay for their Bed Frogs Began their Music not very well Bad with Rheumatism and corns on my Both Feet gave a Round on 2 at the Lower Point with the Plough</p> <p>22nd First Laying of Hens Frosty nights Got 3 EEls from the mud taking the Banking from the East end of the House</p> <p>23rd St Georges's Day Made Mollasses Gave a small cake to Mifs Bella McDougall old Gabriel came and Rivers</p> <p>24th a Fine Day set nets Got none Got a Rat</p> <p>25 St Marks Day East Wind cloudy and Fine Mr Genie came and Pickot and Boy Paul Gray and his Boy here all night got a Bag of Potatoes from Genie Got a chain for Don Pedro the Bull</p> <p>26th Genie and I trying for EEls Gave him my 2 Lines Tobacco Seeds sold him my Musket to Pickot for chairs Gave Genie his Bags took hay seed in them made Mollasses to Day Gordon Crofsed to McDougalls with James Cox Mr Genie went off</p> <p>27th E Wind Fine went up around the Island</p> <p>28th John and James Cox came took all their rigging out of the Sugar Bush the Boys Boiling 17 Pails West Wind Got a Letter from Dan Got a Rat a Fine Day Raining for Little W Wind Got a Letter from Dan and a {illegible} from Charlie Tupper England</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>April 29th 1879 Black cow calved Gordon Boarding the Tent with Mr Gabriel takine home sugar Bush rigging</p> <p>30th Gordon and Gabriel the Fisherman crofsed to Summerstown I Planted 130 hills of Potatoes Randolph and I Ploughing at the Lower Point</p> <p>1st of May Gabriel got salt Got 3 pikes from them shingling his Tent Raining Gordon Barked 2 Chairs</p> <p>2nd Lost their Line Blowing hard Ploughing at Lower Point Gave Them some Tobacco Grappling for their Line</p> <p>3 made a Broom for old Gabriel Made a Runner for the Jumper Gordon ploughing at Door and the Bean Fence Garden A Propeller went Down and 2 Tow Boats and St Francis came up Blowing</p> <p>4th a Fine Day Gordon crofsed to Go to Williamstown Randolph And I to Bosells Got a Ducks nest on Frank Island Moses Jessama and Family here George Renshaw sent a Bag of Potatoes Down with Moses to me Algerian went Down Randolph with Gabriel</p> <p>5th Harrowing working at the Banking Raining</p> <p>6th Harrowing Planted 80 Hills Raining some Ground his Pepper Spartan went Down</p> <p>7th Bohemian came up Drawing Dung Got a pike Got a Rat</p> <p>8 Harrowing the Lower Point Drawing off stones</p> <p>9th WEnt to Summerstown with 2 Plates of Butter at 15 cents paid J Summers 33 cents {illegible} hom Bought 4 yds of Cotton 40 cents {illegible} 4 yds Calico 40 Bought of Mr Ward 1/2 lb Tea Soda Starch Tin Cup Thread Salts Soap matches cloves oil had 3 Rats got a Letter from Williamstown</p> <p>10th Sowed near 1 1/2 of Wheat at Lower Point harrowed it</p> <p>11th Randolph Bismarck and I to Sturgeon Island Kit Kit Island to Lizard and Butternut Island Found a copper in the Kit Kit Island took Dinner on Butternut Island Thomas Reesor the Indian here to Buy sugar none to sell</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>May 12th 1879 Ploughing at the peice at the Door Finished Ploughing this peice Looking at the Fence On the Pitt Pitt Point</p> <p>13 Harrowing Planting some Potatoes but the Potatoe Bug begins to show himself I'll not Plant no more so I'll put the rest of the Peice in corn</p> <p>14th Finished Planting the Corn</p> <p>15th putting Manure on the Garden and on the Potatoes some on the Garden and On the Potatoes some on the Hay Ground Bismarck planted 24 hills of Potatoes</p> <p>16th Henry Bosell here for a stick to make oars Gave Randolpha 1/4 taking out manure I got 1/2 Bushel of Lime from Lancaster 10 cents GAve 15 cents 5 cents of a Mistake of mine</p> <p>17th Gordon Came acrofs with George Bosell Gave George what sour milk we had for his Pigs 6 Pails went acrofs with Gordon to Summerstown to get his coat Fixed paid Amelia Laplante 50 cents 10 cents for Cotton Bought Mr Ward {illegible}duck oil 25 8 Bunches of Matches 2 pipe 8 cents Bought a Bag 25 cts Settled with AJ Baker for the Hay Rec Payment Got an Overcoat</p> <p>18th Rogation Sunday A Fine Day Heard Dan was canvassoir and Rayside Francis the Indian here Gave hime Dinner Gordon Crofsed with him Potatoes up some Blades of Corn up</p> <p>19th St Dustans Ploughing a Peice East of the shop and Barn and taking out stones fine Day warm working at the Garden Front of the House put in 10 Beds of Top Onions 2 1/2 Beds of Potatoe onions</p> <p>20th Baking churning scalding the House putting out Manure Harrowing Lots a Harrowtooth Let the Calves out in the Lane Digging some in the Garden for Cucumbers and Melons a Fine Day East Wind in the Morning and West at Night cutting Brush in the {illegible}ther Feild one of these Fishermen that went to St Regis to Fish had to Leave</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>21st 1879 North Wind New Moon this Morning Whitewashing</p> <p>22nd Whitewashing the appletrees up in the Hens as they are at the Corn setting Fire to some heaps of Brush</p> <p>23rd Frosty Morning Working some at the Lane Fence</p> <p>24th Queen's Birth Day Randolph and I to Christie's Fireing some volleys in the Morning heisted Colours a Fine Day Burning Brush in the Evening Great Bonfires St Francis to Montreal</p> <p>25th Mr Genie Got a Sturgeon from {illegible} Darshie he first we Got Let the Mare out for the first time this spring oiled her well and Let her to the Pitt Point {illegible} the Ticks are Bad Dry weather thunder to the North but no Rain here high North wind this Evening Cold to night 4 Men supposed to be Drowned near Granadier Island came from Valleyfield to have a Time on the Queens Birth Day 2 Englishmen and 2 Frenchmen</p> <p>26th Genie and Picott went off early Making a Door for the Milk house put a Board on the cookhouse floor</p> <p>27th Putting a Pile of Manure in to the Yard from the Back Stable Door</p> <p>28 Fixing the Wheat 3 Bushels and 1 1/2 of Rye in Bags to get Ready to go to Mill Solomon Falkner and mr {illegible} here</p> <p>29th Royal Oak Day Went to Mill Brout 25 lbs of Butter sold to to Lemay 14 cents Bought 1/2 lb Tea 18 1/2 lbs Tea 23 cents Salt 10 lbs 10 Pipes 3 cents Spoon 25 cents Tub 25 2 Tin Basins 2..50 Matches 13 4 yds overalls 64 Bottle of Hatches oil 25 Pink &amp; senna 10 {illegible}ndy Heard Emmanuels Girls Departed The Sparry into Lancaster with a Load for the St Francis a very fine Day had AM Derushie's Boat A Great many Trowling in Salmon River took Dinner at D Summers Got some Garden pease</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>May 30th 1879 making the Calves Pasture Fence Ploughed the Back Garden over again</p> <p>31st Plouged and Planted Beans to Day Fixed the Bean Fence George Renshaw here Going Down with Captain Rankin First Trip Gave George a cake of sugar Told me about the St Francis striking the Barges coming out of Valleyfield</p> <p>1st of Jone The Glorious First of June Rowena's Birth DAy 1 year old to Day</p> <p>Whit Sunday Rained some 2nd Drew some Basswood sticks sheared the sheep some cold</p> <p>3rd Ploughing some Rows of Corn</p> <p>4 of June old George he 3rd's Birth Day Went to Na Houstas Island a Good many Boats a Going and Towing</p> <p>5 Election Day Dan &amp; Rayside Mr Deroshie the Fisherman to Lancaster the old man went to Montreal as his pay did not come up on the Boat Ploughing the West side of the Corn Potato Bugs Plenty Planted Pease in the old Garden and Beans Keeping in the hens Let out the 2 sheep Kept in the Black weather as he is not Smart Made a Bonfire to night and Fired a Many Volley Frost to night Rained some thunder A Meeting at Summerstown yesterday evening</p> <p>6th Set the Beech Barrel for soap Raining went around the Island Windy West Frost this morning Dan Elected with a Majority of 50 Heard so</p> <p>7th George Renshaw here took Down the Old Man took my strainer to get Fixed to Cornwall</p> <p>8th Gordon with Thomas Munroe and George Renshaw</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>June 9th 1879 Hoeing Corn Marys Birth Day 1813) 70th Working at the Potatoes and Bugs</p> <p>11th St Barnabas Went to Hopkins with Milk yesterday the 3 of them Gordon Hugh Ann and Randolph went to Summerstown Got the strainer and 1/2 Doz of cups and saucers 40 cents strainer 25 cents Got Lime from George Bought of Summers Soda 5 cents needles 5 cents Got the Dog Snap from Hamiltons Working on the Roads on the Front J Hamilton Path Master</p> <p>12th Corpus Christie crofsed with 28 lb of Butter to Mr Ward Paid for Gordons Boots Bought 3 yds Calico 24 4 yds Cotton 40 2 yds of Overalls 40 Pail 25 Soap 6 Caps 10 Got some Hooks and snoo{illegible} at Hamiltons Working at Corn Bugs</p> <p>13th Cold night with Frost most every night Fine</p> <p>14th Went to the Bush cut a Stick for oars put the Black Weather Down in the Brush in the swamp Dead yesterday Strawberries Getting Ripe Keeping in the hens Beans peeping up Potato Bugs Bad 2 Men here yesterday stopt all night Vondell and Johnston Caught a Lunge Thursday Hamiltons Cows eat their Provision Broke thier Rods and Lines</p> <p>15th Raining some E Wind Mr Genie here Going to Cornwall Gordon went with him Stopt all night here</p> <p>16th Genie went off took a scow from the Traveller at the Corn</p> <p>17th Lots of Trowlers</p> <p>18th Waterloo Fine First time this spring I went to Fish caught a Good many perch Mr Tuthill and Dan Summers here to night had a Good many Fish Treated Got a pepper Dish and Mustard and Vinegar from Mr Tuthill Gordon crofsed for Butter tube 5 cents hair pins 5 cents</p> <p>19th the cow Blary sucking the Genie Cow Keeping her in</p> <p>20th a Fine Day Indians for oarstuff angus Cameron and his Boy here on the 19th</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>June 21st 1879 Went to Fish Bismarck Leander Fernandez and I to the Back Bay First Day of Summer</p> <p>22nd Our Dan's Birth Day Mr Genie here Came Last night Brought me 18lbs of Flour Let his saw Log some strawberries</p> <p>23rd Cutting weeds for Don Pedro Drawing Wood set 3 Line at the Head of the Island for Mr Derushie Randolph Fishing with hime put out the stove into the cookhouse Gave Genie 16 Harrowteeth Mr Tuthill and Dan Summers had a nice lot of Fish</p> <p>24th St Johns the Baptiste Day the Masonic Day Jim Hopkins and Kibby and Blood here Jim for a Milk Got some Hooks from Mr Kibby and Blood</p> <p>25 Let out the Don Pedro. Maud with Pedro crofsed to Hamiltons for the Bun a very warm Day Heard that Mary and Henerys Girl Departed Sund and George Grant at Lancaster Finished all the Hoeing of the Potatoes</p> <p>26 Got a Pair of Oars that the Indians made me</p> <p>27th Drawing Wood Hoeing Corn taking Beetles of Potatoes Brindle with Pedro</p> <p>28 Black with Pedro</p> <p>29th Betsy Bone and Billy here Gave them milk the old Man Getting Sturgeon now they Bite well</p> <p>30th Hoeing Corn Digging Tobacco Peice</p> <p>1st of Jly Dominion Day Randolph Bismarck Leander went to Squaws Island Butternut took Dinner or Pic nick on the 2 Islands Antwine and Wife Ed Jessima and Wife Mifs Robideau and another and 2 children made a Pic nick in the Grove Norry with Pedro John Spink went acrofs Line 40 {illegible} Married a Great Time all over Great Boat Race is over {rest of page illegible}</p> <p></p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island July 2nd 1879 2 I went to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward 12 cents worth of Coarse Salt pipes Seen Angus Cameron Treated me to a Glass Ale John Summers Building his house Potato Bugs Bad took Dinner and tea at J Hamiltons Got an old Musket Lock from John wind High John Rowed up Tom Jack went to the Springs got the old Mans Boat Gordon Fishing with me Derushie since Monday the Steamer came with the Oil and Supplies to the Lighthouses to Day Heard Jo McPherson Broke his neck</p> <p>3rd Gordon to Lancaster with Mr Dorushe</p> <p>4th American Indepence very windy</p> <p>5th Gordon and I went to Salmon River took the wool to be carded did not Got it to Day 32 lbs of Butter 12 cents a lb Bought of Jo Lemay 25 lbs of Corn Meal Fine salt coarse salt Tea Liquorice Blue Peppermint 2 Spools Let it on counter Matches of16 of another 5 of another calico 4 yds of overall {illegible} soda soap</p> <p>6th Sunday Gordon crofsed {torn off} Hamiltons took his Clothes</p> <p>7th {torn off} mowing some in the front {torn off}</p> <p>8th mowing David Bowen for milk {illegible} out</p> <p>9th put in some {torn off}</p> <p>10th went for the wool Eggs {torn off}</p> <p>1/2 Doz Bought of Burdo 2 Rakes {torn off}</p> <p>matches Boots 2 1/2 store Lock {torn off}</p> <p>Thread did not get the Thread J {torn off}</p> <p>Left the Time Before Got a scyth {torn off}</p> <p>from Dan Summers Brought {torn off}</p> <p>Baker some sturgeon to Mr Baker {torn off}</p> <p>Set a Big Paper of Sweets to {torn off}</p> <p>the children 7 1/2 lb of Rowls at {torn off}</p> <p>cents a lb to any Canada man John {torn off}</p> <p>Hamilton here for the Bull {torn off}</p> <p>Manhard here the Bull he did not take as he horned him</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>{illegible} 2..25R..20s 48</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>July 11th 1879 Mowing Grinding Scythes Got a Scythe from J Hamilton yesterday</p> <p>12th Orange Man's Day Firing heavy shots colour up a Fine Day seen Petes the Indian at the Head of the Island</p> <p>13th Hall and his woman and Johnny Bowen for Berries</p> <p>14th Mowing</p> <p>15th Mowing St Swithen Day Rained some to Day</p> <p>16th Mowing</p> <p>17th Mowing Put in some</p> <p>18th Mowing</p> <p>19th Fernandez Birth Day 5 years old to Day Gathering and cocking hay 36 cocks up Mowed a Road Down on Top of the Hill around the west end of the Wheat</p> <p>20th Peter Tree here and Family {illegible} Brought me 2 Oars Gave them their Knife they lost Last year</p> <p>21st Put in 36 Cocks of Hay first hay on the East side of the mow Mr Durushies Daughter and son-in-Law came from Montreal</p> <p>22nd Mowing Back of the Barn Rain some</p> <p>23rd Raining Livinina went to D to see the old Mans Daughter at the Tent</p> <p>24th They went off The old Man to M with his Daughter Slept in the Ten with Randolph while he was away Mowing some</p> <p>25th P Blaw here putting in some 40 cocks hay Windy East Thunder</p> <p>26th the old man Came from Montreal Mowing some at the corn John A McDonald Towing a Mowing Below the old Garden Rained hailed to night the old Mans Daughter sent a {torn off} up to the Baby Rowena Dogs Days</p> <p>27 amot here</p> <p>28th Goke yk</p> <p>29th putting in Hay</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>July 30th 1879 Mr Oxly here Randolph and I to the store he went up Bought 1/2 lb Tea I stopt at Hamiltons Randolph went to the Store Heard John {illegible}cks wife Departed John Hamilton Lost 2 of his Cows seen hopkins Hotel up</p> <p>31st Went to Dundee 37 1/2 lb of Butter 6 1/2 for the Tub Bought 50 lb and 25 lb of Flour Tea Soda salt stone yds of Overalls stuff 10 yeds of Calico Got scythe &amp; 3 nets from Baker Hocks Tub pipes Sweetys Made 12 cocks of hay</p> <p>1 of August Or Lammas DAy putting in hay Mowing</p> <p>2nd Minnie's Birth Day Pic nic on the St Francis</p> <p>3rd 3 Men Stealing cherries Livinia and I to the Head of the Island Amot and Wife here</p> <p>4th Mowing</p> <p>5th Taking in Hay</p> <p>6th Randolph's Birth Day Mowing</p> <p>7th Mowing some</p> <p>9th mowing</p> <p>10th Lewis Blondeau and Greeny here</p> <p>11th cut the Wheat</p> <p>12th Put in the Wheat</p> <p>13th Mowing Dan Summers here for Bread the old man for Breads Randolph went Down to stopt all night at the Kit Kit</p> <p>14th Mowing</p> <p>15 Mowing</p> <p>16 Mowing Lemays Boy at the old Mans wanting to Buy Line Leaving his Gold King till he would pay him Windy Raining</p> <p>17th Found 2 peices of Rope at head of the Island it me Be J Hamiltons Wind Rainig Angus Departed in Williamstown</p> <p>18th Mowing Mr Oxly and son here E Wind Rain some Ellen McDonald poorly</p> <p>19th Bismarcks Birth Day John Hamilton and Gordon came to Give me word Angus was Dead Got a hat and shirt from John as my own was not ironed crofsed with John got out to Williamstown Gordon Gave me 50 cents but Gave it Back to hime Dan came through the night</p> <p>20th Buried very warm Day and a Large Funeral</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Augt 21st 1879 in Williamstown Allen McDonald Buried to Day in the Roman Church for the first time</p> <p>22nd I Came home Bought of Mr Ward 1/2 lb of Tea Janie Spinks Departed I see her Last Breath as she Left this World Pipes and Matches Gordon put me acrofs with Willie Roses Boat Don Pedro went off on the 19th and the only Heifer came</p> <p>23rd putting in Hay Mowing</p> <p>24th very sick</p> <p>25th Mowing Fixed the Jumper putting in Bucky here got and old scythe</p> <p>26th putting in hay</p> <p>27th Dan Summers here early this morning very unwell</p> <p>28th Got a Sturgeon and EEls the old Mans Line D Summers took 50 lb of Flour from Dundee for me on credit</p> <p>29th Got 3 Sturgeon</p> <p>30th the old Man from Montreal Gokey for Corn and Butter</p> <p>31st Got a Line and 95 Hooks and snoods from the Old Man to Fish a Fine Day Let the cows in shut the Back Door of the Barn yesterday</p> <p>1st of Sept Mowing in the upper Feild</p> <p>2nd Taking in corn that Rip cutting cutting cornstalks</p> <p>3rd Dan's Birth Day 1846 putting Hay on the Barn Floor helping the old Man with his Lines to set Laurie and Granny Mom's came Henery Bosell and Lashey here with pickerel for the old Man at 12 o clock at night the old man off Henery mad at him</p> <p>4th Amiot for Butter Laurie went Down to Kit Kit Wind Raised Black cherries Rip taking in corn</p> <p>5th John Angus Birth Day 1850</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Sept 6th 1879 Working at corn and cornstalks cutting in the upper Field Granny Laurie and Dan Summers went home Randolph Bad with a Large Boil sent to Wards for Tea soda</p> <p>7th Went to head of Island</p> <p>8th at hay</p> <p>9th at hay</p> <p>10th Working at hy in the upper Feild</p> <p>11th cutting cornstalks</p> <p>12th Taking in corn</p> <p>13th putting in hay</p> <p>14th Sunday</p> <p>15th Got the Boat from Dan Summers at Kit Kit</p> <p>16th Went to Salmon River Tea Flour soap salt castor oil Salts RRR Matches 4 spools yeast 5 yds overalls stuff cotton calico Braces powder shot Hammer Knife Butter scissors 2 Butter Tubs scythe stone</p> <p>17th went for nuts</p> <p>18th at nuts</p> <p>19th Raining</p> <p>20th Dan Summers G Renshaw here Andrew Cameron Departed cut the Tobacco</p> <p>21st Sunday Did not Write Down anything till the 29th</p> <p>29th Went to Hamiltons Heard the Fellow that Murdered his Father Clark Brown was sentenced to be hung the Last Day of October Heard Liza Vipond was married to the Frenchman that Lived there Bought of Ward Tea Knitting needles Got from Hamilton 25 cents 1 Bag of apples and crabapples very Bad with my hand poisoned oil</p> <p>30th at hay</p> <p>1st of October</p> <p>2nd went with wood to Bosells</p> <p>Did not write anything</p> <p>5th of October Sunday David Bowen a Fine Lad in Drawing his Gun out of the Boat it went off and shot him Dead about 19 years of Age</p> <p>6th at hay</p> <p>7th George Bosell and Wife and 3 children here</p> <p>8th</p> <p>9th</p> <p>10th Hugh Ann McMaster Birth Day I went to Mill called at Lukes never heard David was Dead till Luke told me and showed me the spot 6 Bushels of corn Bought 15 yds of Cotton 12 yds of Calico 12 yds of Batting 2 yds of overall stuff a pair of Braces 1 lb of Tea 1 lb of shot 1/2 Quire of Paper Loaf Bread Lead Pencil matches</p> <p>11th Cutting hay</p> <p>12th 13th 14 15th 16 17 18 19 20th I wrote nothing in these Days</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Oct 21st 1879 Working at hay</p> <p>22nd Colouring Cotton for Quilts</p> <p>23rd Livinia Birth Day 1868 11 years old to Day Quilting</p> <p>24th Our Hugh's Birth Day</p> <p>25th My Birth Day cleaning out the Big Shed Dan Summers here to night and a Passenger from Lancaster almost Froze that man with him Gave him an old Stove Pipe hat</p> <p>26th 2 men camped on the Pitt Point from Prescott one of them Keeps a Livery of Boats they are Hunting Ducks</p> <p>27th Luke Bowen and another man here they have a steam yacht at the Foot of Christie Island covering the shed with Marsh hay</p> <p>28th Mr Derushie the Fisherman went to the store sent for Soda 1 lb 2 spools of Thread</p> <p>29th Drawing wood out of the Marsh Back of the Sugar Bush for sugar Bush Wood the Barges the Maxwell Run aground some time ago got off to DAy</p> <p>30th Nory Blawa wanting the grapes to make wine</p> <p>31st Holy Eve Drawing Wood cracking nuts</p> <p>1st of November All Saints Day Amiot here for nuts Got a Rice Bag from him Drew the old Man some wood</p> <p>2nd Sunday Gordon and Tommy Rose here sent some Tobacco to Andrew Rose East Wind Began to snow through the night Put in the calves to night and the Mare</p> <p>3rd East Wind snowing and Blowing hard shelling the corn nubbings to Day all the Best of the corn shelled before this the cattle all went to the head of the Island with the East Wind Went up for the cattle as its very stormy Feeding the cattle</p> <p>4th Drew some Wood the old Man Mr Derushie for onions</p> <p>5th Guy Fawks Day sharpened the saw Mr Durushie the Fisherman to Lancaster sent for Tea and comb taking up the Traps Sawing stove Wood Salmon River Froze as the Sperry had hard work to Break</p> <p></p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron</p> <p>Nov 6th Island 1879 cold some Drew some Drags plastering the stables Piling up Firewood Tied Royal Charlie the Bull in the Big shed Lots of shooting to the South side</p> <p>7th Plastering Went Down to the Kit Kit Island Randolph and I took some Fat Pine My old scythe salt Water Very Low East Wind Lots of shooting the Alexandria went up Very slow A Fine Day snow Thawing Helen's Birth Day</p> <p>8th Peggy Bosell here with the yarn paid her to Day 58 cents and Gave her 50 cents when we Brought the wool to her 6 1/2 lb of Wool Drew some wood Brought the sheep from the Bush Amiot came from Cornwall where he was Fishing lot of Rope from him and Gokeys Bake Pot Bohemian came straight up did not go into Lancaster its on account of the water being so Low</p> <p>9th Sunday Fine Blowing Hard Raining</p> <p>10th Cutting Drags and Drawing Wood</p> <p>11th Banking the East end of the House cut some Marsh hay for the Banking</p> <p>12th Old Hallow eve or St Martins Banking</p> <p>13th Went for a Broom of Cedar Amiot making Blinds for Duck s The Steamer of Avrils went off to Day Wind high</p> <p>14th Amiot and Nory went off</p> <p>15th Raining Making Decoy heads</p> <p>16th Sunday went around the Island Bismarck and I</p> <p>17th Gabriel Derushie took up his Lines helped him with them Fixing the porch took up Boards that Amiot Left</p> <p>18th snowing stormy East W chopping stove Wood helped the old Man with his nets packing them up</p> <p>19th Mr Derushie went off helped him with his sturgeon and Pickerel Load up his Boat Left his Bun here and chest and Rods turned stormy at night south W Wind snowing</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island continued 19th 1879</p> <p>Took up his Rigging from his Tent took up his Bun St Francis and Bohemian went Down Together stormy to night Drew some Drags from the Lower Point Got a Rat Lots of snow on the Mountains Feeding the Milk cows and the Mare and calves the Duck away for 2 Days but came back to the Shore</p> <p>20th stomry snowing south Wind</p> <p>21st on this Day of the Month Doc McMaster Departed 1846 Sperry not out sharpening the crofscut saw Windy</p> <p>22nd Went to Look for the sheep cold Windy Broke on the West Marsh hay stack Feeding the cornstalks on the stable loft</p> <p>23rd Sund a Boat aground this 2 or 3 Days Below Mr Halls Light one of the Kingston Lumber steamer a Propeller coming up gave her a Jerk and Left her I think its the Kendrick that came Down and took her off Stormy south West Wind snow Big Flakes St Francis and Bohemian went Down the Sparry did not come out since the 20th</p> <p>24th chopping and sawing Wood</p> <p>25th at Wood Tying the Heifers in the shed</p> <p>26th stormy snowing cutting and Drawing Wood on the Pitt Point</p> <p>27th Fixing a Door on the Big shed put King {illegible} cold some</p> <p>28th a Fine Morning I crofsed Bought of Mr Ward 1/2 lb Tea 28 cents 1/2 lb soda 5 cents Matches oil Bought of J Summers Thread 10 Pins Pipe 3 cents Received from G Renshaw Dollar for a Hemlock stick the Wind Raised stopt at Mr Hamiltons the Kendrick Went Down with a Barge to Valleyfield carrys J Hamilton and Normans Abrams Wood Sacrament on the Front Mr McNish from Cornwall</p> <p>29th at J Hamiltons Parisha a Bee Ploughing the Last Day for cattle to go into the stable cold</p> <p>30th Sunday St Andrews Day came home from Hamiltons a Boat at Renshaws Wharf Last night continued</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Nov 30th 1879 no Light in Mr Hills Lighthouse to night the other 2 Lights of Johnstons Lit up tonight cold and Frosty St Andrews Day</p> <p>1st of December setting the Marshes a Fire Light of Floating Island and Cherry Island Kept in Blary most part of the Day as we think of Killing her Tommorrow</p> <p>2 Killed Blary Light on cherry Island</p> <p>3rd cutting up the Beef and salting it East Wind</p> <p>4th and snow cold and Fine Drew up the old Mans Bun in the Grove Drew some Long Peices at the Door and Past of the stable</p> <p>5th all the Hay Done On the Barn Floor commenced the East Mow of Fine Hay JIm Hopkins here and one of Paul Jes Boys cutting and sawing Stove Wood East Wind cold Lots of Ducks and sawing Stove Wood East Wind cold Lots of Ducks Making Decoys a crust on the snow</p> <p>6th a Fine Day Drew a couple of Drags snow soft Went to the Head of the Island</p> <p>7th Sunday Blowing hard not Cold</p> <p>8th Jim Hopkins Charlie and Billy Bone here was Down at Charlies Island got no Ducks Randolph and I set the Decoys Down at the Tent near Bismarcks Bay Fine Day</p> <p>9th cold some chopping and sawing Stove Wood</p> <p>10th Leanders Birth Day 1872 a Fine Day Working at putting up the Petition Boards or the stall not very well</p> <p>11th cutting up a Buck that fell with the Wind Bad with a pain I took a Good Deal of shooting up the Way of the Hog Island</p> <p>12th Drew some Drags and 2 Loads of Tops of Beech Limbs Lost my Pip and Found it Fixing stems in the Pipes Freezing hard tonight</p> <p>13th a Fine Morning East Wind new Moon a Scotch moon that comes on Saturday in General a Rough moon that comes in on Saturday Tying a Bushel of Corn took us all Day Wind Changed to West Blowing hard some Grains of snow Freezing some to night the cattle picking out in the Daytime</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Dec 14 1879 Sunday some cold no snow on the Ground E Wind A Good many Ducks this morning not very Well</p> <p>15th Went to the Bush for the sleigh took home 3 Drags Drew the Fish-Box to the Barn for to put Hayseed that on the Barnfloor in it cleaned up the Barn floor Kind of Stormy snowing cutting stove Wood</p> <p>16th Moving the Hay from the West mow to the East mow so to get at the Wheat some cold turned fine in the Evening Frosty to night</p> <p>17th some snow North West Wind Freezing Cold Frosty to night Began the Wheat to Thrash Thrashed 3 Floors Got the Clock to start it stoped about 2 Weeds Making Bismarck a comforter</p> <p>18th very cold Windy Thrashing</p> <p>19th Thrashing very Cold East Wind got Kind of soft through the night</p> <p>20th snowing West Wind Some cold First Quarter of the Moon this morning Finished the Thrashing put it in 2 Boxes till I can Get it Fanned A Good Deal of ice in the Bays and out to the edge of the Rushes Water Low Windy to night and all the time cold</p> <p>21st Sund the Water all in a skim of ice Freeze hard and calm till near night when the East Wind and snow and Drifting began its an awful night</p> <p>22nd stormy till near night the ice taken acrofs last night Great snowbanks and Drifts the Potatoes and squashes Froze in the cellar</p> <p>23rd some cold I went to try the ice I crofsed but its very thin went to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward 1/2 lb Tea 20 soap 10 Bought of J Summers matches and pipe 3 cents Got a Letter from Dan a Happy New Years card Breaking the Roads Ward Butchering Took J Hamiltons Horse home from the Roads as it is Lame Mrs Hamilton sent a peice of cheese to Livinia and apples to the children</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Dec 24th 1879 soft Raining and hailing East Wind Feeding the cattle extra as its Christmas Eve and cold Weather cutting wood</p> <p>25 Christmas Day Fine but cold West Wind changed at night Keeping to Day as it should be Kept a Holy Day</p> <p>26th cold East Wind I crofsed stopt at Mr Hamiltons then went to Mr Ward Got on credit 100 wt of Flour 3..50 Bought 1/2 lb Soda 5 Darning needle Got a Ride Down with Tom Jack a very Frosty Day Bill Morris crofsed with a horse Heard to Day Left my Flour at Hamiltons till I would got tomorrow after it</p> <p>27th Broke a stack of Marsh hay stormy this Morning Turned fine Randolph and I crofsed to Hamiltons for the Flour put out some Bushes for our Road Tom Jack went to Gather ashes to Day East Wind snow sun Draws water 2 Loads crofsed the ice to Hopkins I Dont Know what it was</p> <p>28th Sunday a very Fine Day E Wind and an Eclipse on the Moon and a change in the Moon Full Moon to Day A Great many Fishing EEls over From the squaw Island a Good many air holes But a Great many shut with the stormy night of the 21st</p> <p>29th Our Angus Birth Day set 4 Traps in the Rushes a Fine soft Day cut some holes for EEls</p> <p>30th cold chopping Stove Wood</p> <p>31st Cold and stormy E Wind Last Day of the year</p> <p>1st of January New Years Day 1880 a very Fine Day Breaking Roads Drew some Wood W Wind shot a Wood Pecker not Duck shooting</p> <p>2nd Soft W Wind Randolph and I to Pit Point There a Bushing the Road from McPhees to Lancaster Drew some Wood Brok a Road up in the swamp seen where the Fox eat a Bluejay</p> <p>3rd Allen's Birth Day cold Wind Frosty cutting Brush up in cord Wood Bay a ood deal of crofsing Summerstown Road to night commenced to hail Raining Freezing to night</p> <p>4th Sunday Raining Foggy slippery Fine W Wind Gordon came From Hamiltons seen a Fox crofsing here crofsed the sugar Bush Water on to the ice</p> </div> transcribed