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{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
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1884
Mr James Cameron Island Dec 26th
{R}andolph and I crofsed to Hamiltons Randolph to the {P}O got a Letter from Dan got the
Papers and a {r}ecord from the Rev Mr Cameron Bought of J Summers {Cut off} lb of Tea
and Four plates the Prize Tea a Great many Dying with Diphteria Hamiltons cutting {i}n
Duncan G's Bush Timber for a Building Bought RRR 25 and Eclectrick oil 25 Kerosene oil very
Frosty E Wind Mr Harpers 2 Girls and Mrs Laird came to Hamiltons seen George Annan at
Hamiltons
27th Frosty E W Drawing Wood
28 Holy Innocents Fine Thawing
29 Our Angus B Day Fine E Wind Thawing Killed Buckley
30th Fine Thawing Drew some Wood put out Manure put in the rest {of} the Fine hay stack
put the sawlogs on a Roleway
31st Last Day of the year Fine Thawing Raining W Wind now near all gone seen a Man
crofsing summers Road My wrist very sore ice getting Bad Randolp put bushes in Bay
1st of January New Years Day 1885 Fine Freezing {s}nowing a little Windy Firing some
Volleys Fields Bare of {s}now a Good many holes opened in the ice water the ice water high
Freezing hard to night Burning {t}he Front Marsh cut a Load of Wood alders {a}nd Willows
John H and I on the Pitt Point
2nd cutting alders and Willows clearing in the oakfield Cold Windy Frosty Randolph got a
Mink Drew some wood set Fire to part of the Back Marsh
3rd Allen's Birth Day 1853 Tried to go acrofs too slippery for my Boots Randolph crofsed
Bought {of} Ward a Darning needle got papers from Dan Mail Windy the crack in the ice
Bursting open Heard Sandy Alec Departed
1
�4th Fine Thawing
5th Windy crofsed to Hamiltons Meeting of Councillor to Day Kind of soft snowed a Little
Randolph Bought {o}f J Summers 1 of Tea Prize a Pitcher Thread 4 spools needles ice
Breaking at airholes Bro{ght i}n a Marsh-hay-stack
1885
Mr James Cameron Island 6th of Januar{y}
Raining put in some Marsh hay went to the Pitt-Point Reading the Mail no snow on the
Groun{d} East Wind Foggy some Epiphany
7th cutting Brus{h} in the Oakfield ice cracking and Bursting
8th HughAnn's Birth Day 18866 a Fine Day cutting Brush in oakfiled
9th Soft Slushy no snow in the Fields Brushing
10th Cutting Brush
11th Fine E Wind no snow on the Ground ice cracking seen 2 Men Fishing EEls on the north
side above the squaw-Island Gordon here
12th Plough-Monday got a Muskrat and a Weasel seen the Fox crofsing {crossing} Soft
Rained very hard W Wind Turned Fine cutting Brush on the Lower Point
13th cutting in the oak-field Fine Freezing Ground hard ice cracking
14th W Wind Began to snow cutting Brush in oakfield Drifting Randolph making a chair
slippery for the cattle Watering them at the Wet Place East of the House Freezing to night
not much snow
15th in the oakfield clearing Leander and I E Wind snowing some 16th Big E Wind to night
Drifting Blowing hard hailed through the night New Moon
16th Windy changed to snow {Crossed out words illegible} Drifting Blew hard all Day did not
Water the the Blew hard all from the East Leander and I in the Oakfield Randolph Drew
some wood
17th stormy West Wind Drifti{ng} did not water the cattle to Day as they would not drink
18th Fine to Day but cold
19th cold Drifting W Wind Stanleys sic{k} with cold Leander and I in the oakfield Brushing
20th Randolph John H Livinia all sick Windy Drifting seen a Rabbits Track
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�1885
Mr James Cameron Island January 21st
{S}t Agnefs {Agness} Day put in the Bottom of the stack about 1 ½ Tons of Marshhay all got
the cold
22nd A very Frosty Frosty Cold Day windy all of us Bad with the cold
23rd Fine calm for a while Blowing some Drew Some Loads of Alders put them at the West
End of the House Bad with the cold coughing and Barking enough Livinia making a pair of
Pants for Randolph
{2}4th charles Tuppers Birth Day E Wind snowing Drifting some cold Kind of soft this
Evening {n}ot very well
25th Kind of Fine
26th cold snowing {D}rifting took the 2 sugar pots {Above it reads: Robie Burns B Day} from
under a Banking of snow
27th Frosty Blowing Drifting
{2}8th E Wind Blowing Drifting Frosty
29th Frost West Wind Drifting cold Bad with my Feet {ca}nnot stand the cold
30th Kind of soft Randolph {w}ent to Summerstown Bought 2 Packages {o}f the Prize Tea 1
Dollar got Butter Dish glass and 2 Cups and saucers Thread 5 Darningneedle 1 cent J
Summers in Montreal got the Mail 4 pape{rs}
31st Randolph went to Fort Covington Fine Frosty sold his mink 50 cents Bought oil 11
matches 10 hairpins 5 Essence of Peppermint 15 got his watch Fixed 25 Jo Duckett cutting
ice for the ice house John H and I Drawing Wood
{1}st of February Sunday snowing Drifting Blowing East and North W Wind
2nd Candlemafs Day seen 2 Foxes crofsing from Christees to here the sun shines to Day
the Bear if he comes {o}ut he will see his shadow or the Raccoon Frosty Frosty windy cold
Finished the Hay on the sticks above the Floor
3rd Mr James McDougall here came to see if one of the Boys would go and stop for a while
gave the Baby 5 cents told me he paid 75 cents for the Globe cold Frosty Fine commenced
the North ½ side of the East mow J McDougall told me a G{cut off}
1885
Mr James Cameron Island February 4
3
�Coild Drifting Windy
5th Cold Frosty Windy
6th Cold Windy Frosty
7th Fair Frosty W Wind Randolph crofsed for the Mail Bought of John Summer{s} 1 Bottle of
Radways R Relief 25 Eclectric oil 25 John H and I went to the Head of the Island to me{et}
Randolph
8th Gordon's Birth Day Fine Fair E Wind Snowing Seen the Fox crofsing to the Kit Kit A Good
Deal of crofsing on the Summerstown Road
9th E Wind Randolph went to help Hamiltons as they have the Thrashing Mill Turned stormy
put the Fishermens Ropes on the sticks in the Barn Began to Rain and Rained hard Blew
hard our stove something wrong as it Began to smok{e} and it did not used to and the
pipes and chimn{ey} is clean
10th Fine in Morning turned Stormy snowing Drifting West Wind Freezing some crust icicles
on Trees putting handles in Knives
11th Cold Frosty Windy Leander and John H got a Muskrat in the Barn killed him
12th Randolph came from Hamiltons Drew some wood
13th Put in a stack of Marsh hay 3 Tons Fine Day
14th St Valentine's Day Fine E Wind cold crust icicles Frist time to crofs with the Hor{se}
Randolph went for the Mail Bought of Mr Purcel{l} 50 Wt of Flour 1..50 gave 2 Dollars
15th E W Fine but Raw the wind Drifting
16th Fine Warm Drifting Snowing E Wind high Hailing Working at shafts for the sleigh Left
the Jenny out to night put 2 of the calves in her place
17th Shrove Tuesday West Wind Drifting snowing stormy working at the shafts
18th James Hugh's {Above it reads: 1855} Birth Day Ash Wedn{esday} Mr J McDougall came
with the Bull Took my Ashes 35 Bushels 1..75 paid him 75 cents for the Globe Told me
Campbell the Weaver was found Froze last Week and 3 or 4 of Larue's Departed with
Dypther{ia} Randolph crofsed with J McDougall
Mr James Cameron Island 18th of Feby 1885
{Ra}ndolph to the Store Bought of Mr Ward 1 Doz of screws {Illegible} cents soap 12 nails 4
(Bit ¼ inch 20 Boots paid 1 Dollar on them a Dollar to be paid
19th Cold Working at the sleigh
4
�20th {w}orking at the shafts very cold
21st cold went for Cedar {to} make a car for the sleigh Randolph crofsed to PO {go}t a
Bunch of Papers from Dan got our First Weekly Witnefs came Wednesday and the Globe
{R}eturned the Bit to Mr Ward and took another 35 Bought of J Summers prize Tea 50 got a
china cup and {s}aucer
22nd Washingtons Birth Day Fine snowed some
23rd {Above it reads: Commenced the West Mow} Windy Cold Done of the Fine hay on the
East Mow Working at the car for the sleigh cold
{2}4th St Matthias putting the Rack on the sleigh Fine Frosty Ground the axes Drew a
{Above it reads: car} Load of Wood West Wind
25th a Fine Day crofsed to Summerstown
{2}6th Crofsed to Summerstown settled with J Summers {t}he old account 15..70 got a
Receipt Bought on Credit {Illegible} hundred weight of Flour at 2..75 $11 a pair of Boot{s} for
Leander 2 Dollars) (Bought a Jacket 75 paid this {a} pair of small shoes 30 cents paid this)
Bought of Mr Ward a pair of Boots on credit 1..25 Settled with {h}im Gave him a hide 80 lb
at 5 cents 4 Dollars Flour Boots Lock Bit their is a Balance coming to me 1..75 only got the
Boots on this Day which will {l}eave coming to me 50 cents
27th Fine Day putting manure on the Lower point seen EEl Fishers over at Christees had a
horse and cutter Randolph crofsed to PO Bought of John Summers 1 Doz of Herrings 20
paid this got a Bag of oats and pease from Hamiltons
28th Fine Day putting stones on the wharf from the old chimney
{1}st of March St Davids Day The Festival of the Welsh Raining Snowing soft
2nd went to P Poin{t c}utting Basswoods on the Bank snowing Blowing
{3r}d cutting Stove Wood Races on the ice {Illegible} cleaning the ice Races on the ice at Jo
Douquets
1885
Mr James Cameron Island 4th March
chopping Wood Fine
5th cut 2 Basswoods on the Bank on the Pit Point Drew some Wood Fine
6th Randolp {the ‘ph’ of this name is merged into one letter} Went to Fort Covington to get
his Boot Fixed the Old Sheep had 2 Lambs to Day Fine Day E Wind Randolph got a Ride
5
�From J McDougall going and coming crofsed From McDougalls Found a Muskrat on the ice
Froze Paid for the Fixing of his Boot 45 cen{ts} Bought of Mr Long 3 yds of Calico 15 a yard
45 cents
7th crofsed To P.O Bought 2 Packages of Prize Tea paid all But 25 cents E Wind Fine Frosty
got 2 Papers from Dan
8th Fine Cold Randolph crofsed to Mr McDougalls
9th cold Drifting Money's Horn Broke By someone pvery Windy to night I took an awful turn
of Deafnef{s} could hardly hear but all right in the Morning
10th chopping stove wood stormy Drifting snowing West W{ind} young sheep 2 Lambs
oxley's Leg hurt by some w{ay} or other
11th Cold W Wind cutting hay
12th On Th{is} Day of the Month D Mc First came to the Island Cold some cutting Stove
Wood
13th E Wind Drifting Cold cutting hay cutting stove Wood
14th Stanley's Birth Day 1880 Fine W Wind cutting hay commenced a Beetle to Make snow
Birds plenty Drifting
15th Sunday Stormy cold
16th Eclipse the sun seen First crows Randolph came from Mr McDougalls
17th St Patrick's Day Fine Cold Day Drew some Wood
18th Fine Day E Wind Randolp crofsed to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward 1 Bar of soap
Bought of J Summers 2 Bars 20 2 Bars {Above it reads: credit} 10 spool 5 35 cents got our 2
Papers at Hamiltons (Worm Candy paid this 12) Cut sumac for spoils a Man Passed up
Before the Door on the ice
19th Lamb Dead E Wind cold sawing spoils Reading papers Last Day of Winter cutting the
Last Quarter of Beef
20th !st Day of Spring Money calved cold squally Drifting put the 6 heifers calves in the
upper stable
1885
Mr James Cameron Island 21st of March
Wind cold squally Drifting the Bung of the {W}ater-Barrell came out made a furore surprize
chopping Stove wood Made a Few spoils put {M}inkey in the Big stable
6
�22nd Livinia Birth Day senior) Gordon here a Fine Day West Wind
23rd Fine {D}ay warm crofsed to Summerstown with Butter 54 {lb}s did not sell it Bought of
Mr Purcell sack of salt 90 2 {c}aps 80 Bought of J Summers Mollasses 1..75 on Credit
(Worm Candy 10 paid this stopt at Hamiltons got the Witnefs {H}eard a curious kind of a
noise like a Busting of ice or {Th}under or Earthquake But the Ground did not Quake it was
Kind of in the air
{2}4th Frosty in the Morning turned Windy Turned Fine W Wind {go}t some Brush for the
cows Looking for Hoop to get the Pot {fi}xed
25th Annunciation of the Virgin Mary Went to Hamilton Brought the Pot to Tom Kenneday
to put on a Hoop Drifting {b}lowing Fine *
26th Fine Races in Dundee Randolph {w}ent to Fort Covington Bought 4 ½ yds of
Overallstuff {Cut off} cent Pocket Book 25 Brass Rivets 5 2 sugar spouts 10 {g}ot a Ride
Down from Hamilton cutting Brush {i}n the oakfield
27th Raining turned Fine Randolph went for the sugar Pot to Tom Kennedys Boug{Illegible}
paid this) cutting Stove Wood Weaning Moneys Calf {R}andolph went to Mr McDougalls for
the {s}ugar Pot
28th Fine Oxley Calved Randolph in the Sugar Bush Cutting Firewood the air-hole {o}pened
out Before the Door only shut Last Week with snow searching up the sugar Bush {R}igging
chains Barrels and so on
* 26th John Hamilton Cameron's Birth Day 1876
29th Palm Sunday Fine
30th in sugar Bush {c}utting Fire Wood
31st Seen 2 cranes for the First and they Look Like as if they were lost no ice open
{1}st of April all Fools Day seen Wild Geese for the First Fine Tapt 40 Trees to Day not
running {lo}ts of snow B{irds} Minkey Calved cutting {Cut off}
april 1885
Mr James Cameron Island 2nd of MApril
East Wind Turned stormy snowing hailing Drifting Blustery had 15 pails of sap about 5
Quarts of Syrup Froze hard Last night Teams crofsing the 2 Roads ice seems to be good yet
stormy to night
3rd Good Friday High E Wind snowing Blowing drifting Great Banks of snow
7
�4th Lily Calved Stormy E Wind hailing snowing Drifting shovelling snow every place Blocked
with Banks of snow Kind of soft
5th Easter Sunday warm sun shining sap run some snow Deep
6th Tapping some
7th Boiling
8th made 3 ½ Gallons of Syrup Hot sun {Above it reads: Robins Pewit Blackbirds Grass Bird}
Rained heavy Put out some Manure and some Loads of snow out of the yard
9th 23 Years Married to Day Randolph crofsed to PO got a Lot of Papers from Dan Bought 2
Packages of Prize Tea 1.. got 2 Pitchers with them 2 spools of Thread 10 paid all this Breaking
the Roads as they are Blocked up Boiled ½ Gallon of syrup
10th Fine cutting sumacks for sugar Bus{h} Wood on the P Point
11th one of the yearling calves Dead got Fast in the stall Fine {c}rust good boiling 40 pails of
sap E Wind cutting Brush for the cows
12th Low Sunday in the Bush Made syrup
13th Boiling in the Bu{sh}
14th made 40 lbs
15 made 30 lb seen 2 Indians crofsed from Chrisitees Island over to the north shore
16th Randolp sick Leander and I in the Bush Boiling the Girls gathered sap
17th Mr J McDougall here and alexander Lissy and Lissy Rose The Teacher he found the ice
over 3 Foot Thick in the channel he went Back and sent the Team after the Girls as there
was a Good deal of water {o}n the ice Got the Globe of the 20th sent Mrs {M}cDougall a 2
lb cake and Bottle of syrup {St}anley in the Bush
april 1885
Mr James Cameron Island 18th of MarchApril
Our Duncan's Birth Day 2 cows calved to Day Spotty and Jennie seen First Black Ducks a
Flock made 46 lb of sugar Rowena in the Bush to Day E Wind Fine Let out the Lambs and
sheep for the {F}irst Time holes coming in the ice close to shore {ca}ttle out Picking
19th Boiling
20th sugared and made syrup
8
�21st sugared and Made syrup
22nd stump of Basswood cut a Lower Point put out manure
23rd put out the Banking in the cookhouse {S}potty Died Boiling in the Bush
24th Quit the sugar Bush took home the Rigging Drew {s}ome sticks of the Ice on the Pit
Point
25th St Marks Day ice opened here and opening very slow Randolph shot a Rat the First
ever he shot spreading manure a Fine Day a Few Grains of snow this Morning
26th Raining hard
27th ice Jamming Fine Took away West Banking
28th Frost Last night taken away E Banking but its Froze so hard we will leave it alone for a
While Froze hard last E Wind snowing to Day and Fine shot a Duck ice Jamming before the
Door
29th Grenada's First Trip to Summerst{own} Drew the saw Logs to the Bank Lots of snow
and ice {a}round the house
30th Randolph crofsed to Summerstown Bought of John Summers Tea 50 Goblet prize
Lamp-chimney 10 Laces 5 paid this) Bought of Mr Ward Tax 5 cents on Credit Leander JH
and I to head of Island seen the Fox the Grenada's First Trip to Cornwall
{1}st of May Fine North East Wind high shot a yellow hammer Fixing Fences piling wood
2nd of North E Wind Randolph to F Covington Boug{ht} of McCartney 2 Dollars of Calico
Boots 1..25 (handerchief pants {Illegible} cents paid) Bought Collar 1 Dollar paid Bought of
Long Box of Matches 12 ½ on Credit sold Rats 1..75 {p}utting out manure went to Sturgeon
Island Leander and I got a Duck
1885
Mr James Cameron Island 3rd of May
Fine cold North Wind got a Pike and cat Fish
4th Randolph to christees putting out manure Fixing the Leech for the soap {Above it
reads: Charlotte came to Lancaster} Fine Rained some Froze hard last night {Above it
reads: charry island Lit} piling stones
5th Made a Box for the rat taken stones out of the Garden {Above it reads Mr Hill Lit}
putting out Manure Randolph to Charles Island Found 2 Decoys Fernandez and I seen the
Fox
9
�6th at the Lane Fence Randolph crofsed for the Witnefs Bought of J Summ{ers} 2 Bottles of
oil RRR 50 on Credit) 2 spools of Thread 10 cents paid thread went with J Hamilton to Jo
Ducketts
7th Randolph went to Hamilton Bee putting up the shed {Above it reads: got Rats} J
Hamilton Lit making soap I Turned very very sick First Raft went Down to night towed by
the John A
8th Randolph came from Hamiltons {Above it reads: Paul gray here} got a Book from Dan
Alexandra went up propeller went Down
9th Ploughed the Bean place piling Wood cultivator came up 2 Propellers went Down
{Above it reads: took out Big Flat stone in garden}Ogdensburgh Boat came in to Dundee
Foggy E W Rain Fine wind changed West
10th Hailing Rained
11th Working at the Lane Fence
12th Planted Potatoes in the Bean Place Ploughing at the Fence shot a chicken Hawk
Alexandra went Down at soap some one cut 2 Hickory Trees 3 Fishing Lights out shot at an
Eagle wounde{d} him
13th Fishermen Came a Man from Malone Lookin{g} for fish to Buy Donald J McDougall and
Willie Chisholm here Pete Bodwa putting a Passenger acrofs 4 Propellers went up Jennys
calf went to the Bush and had hard work to get her Back Randolph shot at the Fox Finished
the soap Fixing hoops on Barrels setting Fires in the Potato Feild ice going Down
14th setting {fire}s Burning Back of the sugar Bush
1885
Mr James Cameron Island May 15th
Working at the Fences
16th Riel captured Brindle calved Randolph crofsed for the Mail Bought of J Summers Tea
50 paid Picture Frame Prize Bought of Ward nails 2 lb 8 1 lb 5 cent paid Hat 10 not paid
17th Tommy Rose and Gordon here Brought the Big Boughtat from Hamiltons Fine
18th Ploughed the Garden Raising Stones Harrowing went to the Head of the Island cleaning
Milkhouse Leander Bad with his foot Fisherman to Lancaster with Fish to the Boat put the
yoke on the Bulls Gordon in Lancaster ice going Down
19th at Fences
10
�20th John Rose here and John Bone and a Man from Malone to Buy Fish
{2}1st at Fences and Burning Brush
22nd Harrowing
{2}3rd Took home J Hamiltons Ram (4 yds overalls at 16 64 Bought of J Summers) 2 yds at
20 40 4 Hats 40 Broom 15 pork paid 18 pins 5
24th Queens Birth Day Fine
25 Keeping Queens Birth Day a Pic Nic sheared the sheep Planted Potatoes
23) Took Bought of Mr Ward 2 pair of Boots Returned 1 pair and paid for the other 1..50 on
the 25th
26th Working at {L}ane Fence Burning Brush ice going Down
27th Drew out Drills for Potatoes (25th) Randolph {c}rofsed Bought of J Summers Tea 45
Eggs 10 1 lb Raisins 10 paid this
{2}8th Went to Dundee Randolph took 2 Hides to Mr Long to my axe {Above it reads: High
Wines 35 2 Handkerchiefs 13} Kerosene oil 13 Boots mende{d} 60 RRR on credit from Mr
Long 25 Planted from the appletree Potatoes the peice Finished
29th Royal oak Day or oak apple Day Randolph crofsed to Summerstown got the Witnefs no
Globe Bought of J Summers oil on credit 25 (spool 5 3 lb Paint 20 2 yds of overalls 32 paid
this)
30th setting Fires planted up at the Cherry Tree Potatoes {Above it reads: 31st Sunday
Raining}
1st of June Rowena's Birth Day Windy Raw spreading Manure
2nd Tied the 2 Bulls
3rd Ploughed in the Brush
4th old George the 3{rds} Birth Day McDougalls 3 of Them {Above it reads: Corpus
Christie} Mifs Fraser Mifs McGregor here Gave them a Jar of Maple Syrup set a Line
Algerian went Down Hoeing Potatoes in Bean Pl{Illegible}
5th {Illegible} Raining E W {Illegible}
Mr James Cameron Island 6th of June 1885
Randolph crofsed got 2 Large Parcels of Newspapers from Dan Bought of J Summers 4 yds
of Calico 40 1 lb of Prize Tea 50 got a Lamp 1 lb of Raisins 10 Paid this 4 yds of cotton 7
11
�cents 28 paid all this Bought of mr Ward on credit 1 paint Brush 45) (Bought 2 hats 20 paid
this
7th Fine cold RW Killig Blowing Grand Procefsion
8th Fine Killed a calf 23 Days old weight of hide 10 l{b} painting the Boat Working at Pitt
Point Fence
9th our Marys Birth Day 1813 Working at the Fence
10th Working at Fence Brushing Painting McDougalls and Frashers Boys over to see the Fish
11th Harrowing the Potatoes harrowed the Peice at the Bar{n} Fixed the fence at the Barn
keeping in the 3 Bulls Trowlers over the way of christees Island Randolph and Leander got a
stick of Timber Mowing Weeds gave Narcifse a stick to make a Pole
12th got the Eagle or Fish Hawk in a Trap Planted Beans in place at Barn
13th put the Calves in their Pasture at the River
14th Windy
15th Randolph to Summerstown Boug{ht} of J Summers Prize Tea 50 Pitcher paid) {Above it
reads: Trimmed the Trees} Buttons 2 Doz 20 paid Paint 1 lb 5 paid soap 5 paid Lamp Wick 3
paid got the Trunk from Gordon 1 Dollar
16th Wen{t} to Salmon River with calve skin got 50 cash Paid for Braces 35 {Above it reads:
Fixed the cook-house} Bought for Narcifse Tobacco Sugar and Bread
17th White Washed the outside of the house and cookhouse and the appletrees Weeding
the Garden cutting Grass for the 3 Bulls Lent Narcifse a Dollar
18th The ever Memorable Battle of Waterloo Fernandez and I to Christe{es} Island not Very
well
19th Fine Windy something wrong with the Grenada the Princefs Louise came and Towed
her into Dundee Wity as christee here The Bohemian and Cultivater went to Kingston a
Load of Passengers to take Down for St John the Baptiste Day Randolph to {S}ummerstown
to 3 lb of Paint 1 Quart of {Illegible} this Let out the 3 Bulls {Bottom line illegible}
1885
Mr James Cameron Island 21st of June
First Day of Summer Fine W Wind Rained hard Willie Rose and Gordon here The Bohemian
{C}ultivature Corinthian and algerian all went Down with Passengers
12
�22nd Our Dan's Birth Day cut a Tree for to make a Jumper Fine Raining Windy Bohemian
came up and Went Down on her usual Trip
23rd Windy showery Fine working at the Jumper Livinia not very well to Day Phillip the
Fisherman caught a Bun
24th St John the Baptiste Day Fine
25th Randolph Crofsed Bought of J Summers {cut off} of Flour 1..25 on Credit) (Tea 1 lb Prize
Cup & saucer paid this 50) Narcifse Making a Shave horse Block Working at the Jumper
26th Went to Dundee owed Mr Long 5..14 ½ Brought 2 Tennets {o}f Butter and 2 hides to
my account Bought of Mr Long 51 ¼ yds of Cotton at 6.. 3.. 6 2 yds of Wincey 20 1 pair of
Towels 25 pens 3 Dipper 18 File 10 Lamp Burner 13 chimney 5 3 spools of Thread 15 3 lb of
nails 12 ½ lb 10 1 package of yeast 15 ½ lb of Pepper 13 2 lb of Tea 50 To 3..50 Cash I owe
him 1..48 Bought Flour of Mill to 2 Tennets
to 2 yds ¼ of overalls Tape 5 Jo Lemay
Lanched his propeller Boat Mr Smith Jo Lemay and Moses Jesema here got sturgeon oil to
oil their Engine the Boys caught a crane in a Trap Fine
27th Working at the Jumper Finished it Fine hot sultry The Bohemian From Cornwall to
Lancaster with Pic Nic Mr Durushie the Fisherman here with 28th F D Frasher and 2 Mifs
Frasers and Mr Falconer here
28th Fine very warm high Wind Thunder Lightning heavy Rain Rained all night
29th St Peter & st Paul Day Raining Fixing Elm Bark for chairs
30th Dull rain Fixing the Big stable Door Windy
{1}st of July Dominion Day a Pic Nic From Lancaster Fine Dull Cool Rain Weeding the
Potatoes a Great many Potatoes mifsed the Fishermen a Big Lot of Fish to night
1885
Mr James Cameron Island 5th July
Our John's Birth Day 1803 Did not write any Till now
11th Pic Nic at Hamiltons Island HughAnn and Randolph went Gordon here
12th Orange-Man's Day Fine
13th Swarm of Bees came Lodged in the oak Tree East end of Big cellar Put hay in the West
Mow hoeing Tootha{che}
14th Raining E Wind Mowed at the End of the Potato{es} Put Plough Through the Potatoes
Mowing around the Grindstone hill
13
�15 Fine another swarm of Bees came we did not get them they went off
16 17 18th
19th Fernandez Birth Day 1874
in salmon River 1.. Bill 11..28
1.. Do.. {Likely meaning ‘the same as above’} 11.. 8
1st of August or Lammas Day
2nd Minnie's Birth Day 1864 Fine
6th Randolph's Birth Day 1867
11th Allen Cameron Departed
12th crofsed to Summerstown Paid J Summers 5 Dollars to my Acc Bought of J Summers
ham on credit 15 lb 1..80 {Above it reads: 2 Rakes paid this} Bought and paid for RRR 2
castor oil 15 soap 13 Flour 2..50 paid this Boug{ht} of Raisins ½ lb of Tea Mowing at hay
19th Bismarck's Birth Day 1870 Heard Catherine McDougall was married to Day
20th Mrs Burton and Reuben here they were at a Pic Nic at Hamiltons
22nd Mowing
23rd Fine
24th putting in hay
25th Done of Mowing the Lower Point
26th Mowing
27th Mowing in the Upper Field
28 Mowing
29 Done Mowing the Upper Field
30th Rained got 2 Whet stones 10 cents from Montreal
31st Went to Summerstown Bought of Nichols 100 Wt of Flour 2..50 Bought of J Summers 2
lb of s{Cut off} 12 cents ½ lb Tea 20 paid this got Papers from {Illegible}
1885
14
�Mr James Cameron Island 1st of September
Raining Thunder West Wind Fine
2nd Taking in hay {p}utting on the Barn Floor
2nd putting in hay Mowing in the oak-Field
3rd D McMaster's Birth Day {18}46 Went to Salmon River 2 Tennets of Butter to Mr McC
settled all I owed him up to this Date and Took more on credit 5 Dollars Cash 2 yds of
Tweed {Above it reads: cottonade} 40 20 yds of Cotton 1..4052 1 pair of Boots 85 & 1 pair
1..25 and & 1 8/- & 18p {Cut off} Tubs 60 1 Tub 25 Comes To 11..85 1..37 out of this Butter it
and call this 9..60 Tubs Bought of F Snaith 75 Bought of J oil 15 Bought of Mr G Long Sack of
Salt 80 Tea 13 Tea 20 Soda 8 2 lbs of Shingle nails 8 Broom 25 shot 10 Bought of
Smallman Buttons 5 {Below it reads: Paid all this} Bought of Tom Fraser 50 lb of Flour 50
pan of Bread 25 {Below it reads: Paid all this} Bought of Tyo ½ pint of HW 20
4th Took in some hay commenced to Rain putting Hay of the Barn Floor up on the sticks
making Room for more hay on the Barn-Floor
5th John Angus B Day 1850 Mowing Leander {a}nd Randolph to Christees Island Making
Cocks in the oak-Field Windy (A Big Lot came up on the Bohemian to Pick Hops at St
Annicett shot a Duck Ducks not Plenty Lots of Boats a going Dog Days End
6th Randolph to Alexis Island for Plums {Above it reads: cuts the calfs Pasture} Lucys for
Butter Fine Found a Barrel at the Head of the Island {Above it reads: Cows Lost Bell}
7th Began the stack {o}f Marsh hay 100 cocks put 40 in the Barn
8th Eclipse to Day Fine Finished the stack cutting Marsh hay Making {c}ocks commenced
to Rain to night {Above it reads: commenced Quilt} and High East Wind {t}aking in
sunflowerseeds put 2 Loads of Marsh hay in stable loft {g}ot the cows in to Lower Point
Hawks plenty New Moon Day Some Mosquitoes
9th High East Wind Raining water Raised Butternuts Fell with wind Took the apples of the
Grove Trees {y}esterday water over the wharf Finished the Quilt one of the axes Lost
{10}th Mowing some Randolph to Summerstown Bought of J Summers spools 35 2 Darnin
needles 2 Paid this Bought of Mr Ward 3 spool sweetys 2 Paid this
11th Found a Boat Down at Rofs's {I}sland 2 Trowling spoons Glass cork or stopper Bow
Broke {c}utting hay in Front Marsh Making Cocks Fine Picking the Hops
1885
Mr James Cameron Island 12th of Septem
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�Made a stack of 2 Ton's put in some 2nd Growth from the Calf-Pasture Boys a Fishing Fine
13th Fine 14th Randolph went to Mr McDougalls Rained some
14th Mowing in the Marsh
15 Mowing and Making Cocks
16th Fine Windy Fishing Perch cutting marsh hay Parisha here Looking for Lost timber
17th Fine Taking up onions commenced West stack put 120 cocks in it to Day not Finished
yet France and Barnhart Parisha for the oak timber Fine West Wind making Quilts
18th The Day Riel is to be hung did not here about him yet {Above it reads: Thunder
Lightning this Morning} Dan Cameron From Chicago came to see me James Y Cameron
with him and a Lincoln with them Mowing in the Marsh Fine
19th Topping of the stack 140 Cocks in good measure Drew some wood Trimmed the apple
Tree up at the Wet Place
20th Fine Gordon and Tommy Rose here Snider and McDougall and one of Frashers Girls
here Lewis Bosell for the Boat but did not get it heard about those 3 Men that were drown
McCrimmon Dixon and Woods the Girls and Randolph went over to Hamiltons for the
Papers
21st Last Day of Summer St Matthew's Day Randolph to Charlie's Island and to
Summers{town} Bought of Mr Ward ½ lb of Tea 25 Fine Comb 15 {Windy?} John Summers
in Montreal Carpenter and Louis Bosell came for the Boat I Found Gave a Dollar for catching
it
22nd Autumn commences Fine Thunder and Lightning Went around the Island Trimming
the Tobacco Rain Taking up Potatoes in upper Field
23rd Snow on the Mountains to Day Windy north Wind Fine Cold some-Grains of snow
cutting some of the Weeds in the Potatoes cutting stove Wood
24th Drawing Rails out of the oak field
25th cut the Tobacco south West Wind some Frost Last night put Tobacco in the stable
26th
1885
Mr James Cameron Island 26th Sept
Windy cutting hay Randolph crofsed for mail Bought of Nic ½ lb of Tea 20 Fine night
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�27th a very Fine Day Randolph crofsed to Mr McDougalls
28th Foggy Crofsed to Hamiltons Fine Went to Summerstown got a Ride up From the Rev
Mr Cameron as he was out with his sone to Williamstown to school Mrs McPhee Died Last
night got some apples at Hamiltons heard Dan was going to Buy out PP 20.000 surveying
on Bank for to Dredge it next year made a Stack of 15 cocks on Bank
29th St Michaelmafs Foggy Went to Dundee settled with Mr Long to this Date and took up
7..96 cents on credit to Day 2 pair of Boots 3. x2..50 5..50 2 Tin Pails 45 90 1 Box of Matches
12 salts 8 1 Demijohn 50 {Cut off} Gal of Vinegar 50 4 lb of nails 16 Package of condition
Powders 20 which comes to 7..97 cents Bought of F Frasher 100 of Flour 2..75 Bought of
McC 2 Tubs 40 x 28 yds of Cotton at 7 - 1..96 (owe 91 cents) Bought of Mr K 10 yds of Cloth
2..50 1 ¾ of Lining 17 2 yds of Cambreck 12 Buttons 15 Thread & Twist 8 Braid 5 suspenders
17 suspenders 20 3 lb of Tea 1 Dollar 4..44 cents Paid this) got 2SSs made 10 Bought Tyo HW
20 Randolph a Pocket Book 25 Brought the Wool {u}p to Davidsons Mill 15 lb at 15 cents a lb
to be Done week {af}ter next Fair in Malone
30th Taking up Potatoes Randolph {a}nd HughAnn crofsed to Mr McDougalls Brought a
Cake sugar to Mrs McDougall
1st of October Tonia {B}irth Day 1883 Randolph went to Williamstown the Roman Church Pic
Nic Taking up Potatoes heard Yorkey Baker was Married to Day
2nd at Potatoes Randolph and HughAnn came home
3rd Windy Raining Randolph crofsed for the Mail {Above it reads: alexander McLaughlin
Died} Bought a pipe 1 Narcifse Bought only 1 shirt in Montreal for me 75 cents
4th Raining Blowing
5th went to upper P{oint}
{6t}h Frost and First ice this Morning took in some Grapes {ta}king up Beans squash
{c}ucumbers Melons
1885
Mr James Cameron Island 7th of October
Fine North West Wind Mr Hill's Lighthouse Burnt to Day at Potatoes and Beans seen Wild
Geese
8th Julia Summers Married to Day Windy the Eagle went off but we got him at Potatoes
speaking to Henery Bosell and Lewis Burdo the Fisherman went off got a stick of Basswood
for the stable
9th at the West stable put a stick on the top and covered it with Mars{h} hay at Potatoes
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�10th HughAnn McMaster's Birth Day 1844 Fine Windy Taking up Potatoes shelling Beans
Randolph to Summerstown
11th Windy E Wind Raind some
12th E Wind Ploughed up the Last Rows of the Potatoes and taking up Potatoes the
Potatoes Rotting Bad no crop at all of them
13th E Wind at the Potatoes and Beans Lily hurted Put in some Potatoes to Day
14th High E Wind Raining Thunder and Lightning Fine changed to West Wind shot 2 Ducks
Randolph shot one of them Mr Joseph Duckett here sold him wood for 10 Dollars He will buy
the Manure if I take 65 But I want 100 had a Flask I told him I would split the Difference that
would be 82..50 Hunters ca{me} From ogdensburgh to Charlies Island sent with the
Fishermen for another of the Flan{nel} shirts and a Pair of Leather mits
15th Francis here and a Boat Load of Raftmen took the oak gave only 2 Dollars sent a Line to
Mr M Arthur Frances Left his Canoe here Killed one of the sheep and she is good
16th Jo Duckett came for the wood Mr McLennan gave me 35 Down the other ½ when he
takes it away in the Winter Fine Day Warners Boat aground
17th Took all the Wood got 8 Doll{ars} to Day got a shirt 75 Flannel from Montreal Fine
Randolph to Summerstown Bought 2 Bottles RRR 50 Matches 2 {Illegible} 2 {Illegible} 2
Mr James Cameron Island 18th of October 1885
St Luke's Day Fine
19th Ploughing Potato ground {a}ll the Potatoes in Fine the Eagle Broke his Rope {a}nd Flew
to the clear Place in the Rushes fanned a Pail of Beans Rained some
20th south Wind Went around the Island Found a small Little Bag not knowing what was in
it I went Down for Narcifse the Fisherman before I would open it in case it might be
something so we went over where it was we opened and Behold it was 7 Beautiful pups
Wind high Rained this Evening took in the last of the Beans Fanned a Pail of them Prefsing
the Grapes not Much this year The Alexandra went Down Made a Few Plugs of Tobacco
21st Raining all Day W Wind
22nd Fine Drawing wood Finished the Beans
23rd Livinia Birth Day 1868 Raining Fine Wind Randolph went to Seine with Narcifse got 12
suckers for {hi}s share crofsed to Summerstown Gave John Summers {Cut off} Dollars to
my account got a Receipt Bought a Platter 7 cr {s}pool of Thread 5 paid this Bought of
Nicholsons 100 of Flour 1..50 Thread 6 cents Bought 1 lb of Tea for Hamiltons 40 Bought of
Mr Ward 1 pan of Bread for Narcifse 22 and a cow eat ½ and I Bought another ½ 11 cents
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�seen Julia Summers at Hamiltons or Mrs Ritchie Heard Maggie Jack Died of smallpox in the
Hospital got some apples J Hamilton and Mr McPherson clabboarding the Lighthouse Water
very high with the Rain heard Riel is to be Hung on the 10th of Nov E Wind
24th Our Hugh's Birth Day Banking East End of the House Fine W Wind
25 James Birth Day Fine Warm Day
26th Went to Fort Covington 4 Tennets of Butter {se}ttled with Mr Long Dundee 7..96
bought of TK ½ Doz Knives Forks 55 {Cut off} 28 Calico 50 Thread 3 Buttons 10 Lining 18
Lining 15 Drefs 75 cloth 7....4..41 Bought of McA 2 Tennets 40 2 B{Illegible}s of soda 14 sugar
70 {Cut off} 35 cash 3 owes 90 Bought of Mr Long shawl 3..75 oil {cut off}ot 20 starch 15
Tea spoons 50 sugar 35 on credit) (Jar 25 paid)
5 Dollars I owe
1885
Mr James Cameron Island 26th October
Went to Mr Davidson or Davison paid 2..25 Bought of J.Y ½ Gal HW 1..50 10 Bought JC Cloth
50 3 yds 75 a Fine Day
27 Banking West side of house
28th at Banking Raining
29th Raining
30th Windy snowed some
31st Halloween Tracking nuts Randolph crofsed to Summerstown Bought of Nicholson 2 lb
of Putty 10 caps 10 Bought a pan 22 at Wards Buttons 3 cents at J summers got our mail
Witnefs and Globe Fine
1st of November The Harvest Month of Death all Saints Day Cold Eagle went to the Bush
2nd All Souls Day Rained snowed plugging Tobacco Made a cheese Straining the Wine
3rd On this Day of the Month Granda Departed 1857 Fisherman went of to night snowed
hard this Evening and Rained hard to night took all the snow away Phillip the Fisherman
Gave me his Big Knife
4th Fine Banking and covering the shed Let water Run out of the Wet place Below the
house water coming in to the cellar
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�5th Guy Fawks Day Gunpowder Plot Raining Bottling Grapejuice 5 gallons & 3 Gallons shot a
Duck set Decoys at the shanty Bohemian came up to Day Canal Broke E Wind Lots of Boats
a going to Day water high made a cheese to Day
6th Fisherman came Back as the Boat is not going Down till sunday Began to Fish East Wind
Rained some Antwine Bosell here
7th Helen McMasters Birth Day (Mrs Burton) Randol{ph} went Down to Tuppers Island E
Wind Foggy Fine some Rain Tollman went off From Charlies Island the Boat and Ba{Cut off}
for him
8th Fishermen went off to Cornwall to take the Bohemian Rained E Wind Rained hard to
ni{ght} wind changed to West a Raft or 2 or 3 peices went Down
9th Prince of Wales Birth Day 1841 Fine Day Joseph Douquett and Brother and John Bone
here for Manure Fixing the calf stable gave John Hamilton 5 cents –Cameron
Mr James Cameron Island 10th of Nov 1885
Fixing around the sheds
11th Fixing around the yard Taking out stones putting manure around the appletrees
{1}2th Mr Buttler and George Grant came this Evening E Wind Raining some {Above it reads:
Martinmas} Mr Leslie came Down with Mr Douquett and Brother Ducks Plenty out before
the Door Mr Leslie out shooting
13th Mr Luke Bowen Drowned in Salmon River Hard West Wind
14th Randolph to Summerstown Bought of Nicholson ½ lb Tea 40 heard Luke was Drowned
but not sure Mr Buttler and George Grant had a squabble with a Man by the name Lerwet
about a Blind J Summers and Geordie Annan Down here hunting Seen Mr John McLean's
Death in a Fort Covington Paper
15th Windy
16th Mr Buttler and George went off for Cornwall Left a Rifle with Randolph {Above it reads:
Riel Hung} Gave the Boy a Knife and Gave 2.15 cents Windy Gave George a Live Owl that
Randolph wounded
17th Shot an Owl
18th Raining Francis here Left his canoe Left hay seed
19th John Nine here Let him have Frances Canoe
20
�20th John G Bought an {cut off}gr 15 cents 1 lb of Butter 25 Jo Duckett and Brother here
Finished the Manure Brought 1 ½ Doz of Herring and a Basket of Apples and a viol putting
the ashes out of the Barrels into a Big Box E and West Wind
21st On this Day of the Month D Master Departed 1846 Freezing at nights E Wind Fine Cool
put the Jars in the cellar a Day or 2 ago Keeping in the Horse but cattle out Feeding Lots of
Rain Randolph and Leander to Christees Randolph crofsed to Post Office 3 Boats went up
and 3 went Down to Day
22nd not Well E Wind
23rd E Wind not very well put some of the Preserves in the cellar and Bottles out of the
Milkhous{e}
24th E Wind Freezing some a Propellar went up Began to snow to night taking in irons and
Lifting up things scattered on the Grou{nd}
1885
Mr James Cameron Island 25th of Nov
St Catherines Day stormy E Wind snowing Blowing Feeding the Cattle
26th E Wind snowing Stormy Froze hard Last Trip of the Granada shot an owl
27th Fine Day Taking home Wood shovelling snow Leander Found a Decoy Indians to be
hung to Day stars shooting
28th E Wind Randolph to Summerstown Bought of J Summers Prize Tea 50 got a Glafs
Pitcher paid this Bought of Nicholsons oil 20 Worm Candy at Mr Wards 15 paid all this heard
Gordon was at Mr Purcells mill Steamer Bohemian came up and went Down to night for the
Last Trip
29th W Wind some Rain warm
30th St Andrew's Day The Festival of the Scotch Keeping our Patron Saints Day E Wind
Foggy Randolph Shooting got 2 Rats no Boats a going to Day Lights up to night
1st of December East Wind got 2 Ducks Fine Leander and I to the Kit Kit Island Tried for EEls
got none seen a Minks Track on the Sturgeon Island cutting Brush in the West Field set 2
Traps for the Mink no Lights up to ni{ght} in the Lighthouses East
2nd a Tug with 2 Barges went Down Johnston and Cherry Island Lights were up to night
3rd W Wind Went to Summer{stown} Bought of J Summers Salt 25 paid) Herrings 2..75 on
credit 50 (Wt of Flour on my Account its in the acc at 3 25th of June) Gave him 5 Dollars to
my account Settled with Mr Ward Paid all 5 cents Settled with Tom Kennedy 25 cents for
21
�Fixing the Pot Bought of Nicholson 2 pair of Boots 3..50 nails 100 Wt of Flour 2..50 Rope 45
Thread 12 Matches 10 Broom 20 Bought a Bag of Grain at Hamiltons 60 Lost my mit at the
shore or in the Rushes Frank Laplante stopt here as he is all Wet with the spray coming
Heard Mr Purcell was going to Run for member of Parliament Some one hurted one of the
Bulls to night put 2 cuts in him
1885
Mr James Cameron Island December 4th
Cutting an old oak on the Lower Point went around the Island Fine Day East Wind to night
snowing Blowing Drifting Looking for my mit opened the Barrel of Herring
5th East Wind Blowing Drifting not cold changed to West
6th cold West Wind Freezing
7th Went to the Pitt Point opened the Fence at the Back Garden Broke on a 2 Ton stack
shovlling snow
8th W Wind cutting Trees the Wind Broke down Drew some Wood
9th E Wind Raining Killed the White Bull
10th Leander's Birth Day 1872 Windy Fixing stalls in the Horse stable 1872 cutting stove
Wood Went to Pitt Point for the sheep did not get them
11th Mr J McDougall here for Randolph to help them thrashing
12th Fine Windy snowed Rained
13th turned soft Looks like a snow storm put in the Bottom of the stack
14th cleaning the stove pipes cutting the ice from around the Big Boat Raised it up on
Rollers turned the Bun
15th Windy Frosty Fine snowed shot a Duck Broke on the pile of Wood at the Door piled
some cord Wood opened the Fence at the apple Tree took the sleigh out of a Banking of
snow milking the cows once a Day
16th Frosty got Kind of soft
17th cold Frosty Fixing around the cattle
18th Cold Drew some wood Eagle Died Whitewashing Lots of ice making
19th Drew some Wood Drew up the 2 Boats W Wind Fine
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�20th Fine cold Drifting and Freezing Leander set Trap
{2}1st First Day of Winter E Wind North Wind South Wind Wind all round the compass
Leander got a Rat stormy snowing hard
22nd E Wind ice Made a {g}ood Bit Last night got home the sheep from the Bush Fine
23rd Fine turned soft Raining Windy West Drew some Drags the 2 Ton stack Finished water
high Lots of sea-gulls ice Breaking up
1885
Mr James Cameron Island Dec 24th
Broke on Stack of 3 Tons Fine E Wind
25th Christmas Day Fine not much snow in the Feilds ice Pretty well Broke up Freezing to
night E Wind and the ice a making some ice took near morning in some places a good many
air holes
26th open up from the Foot of Francis Island the steamboat channel Frosty Fine Livinia
Turned very sudden sick E W changed to West
27th Fine ice making some and took through to night Leander got a Rat St John the
Evangelist Day
28th First crofsing on the ice Leander and I the ice thin First time Leander to Summerstown
Bought of Mr Ward sweetys 2 cents Bought of Nicholson Raisins 10 axe handle 10 Bought of
J Summers 1 lb of Tea 45 paid Raisins 10 paid Raffle 50 paid got a Ride Down from J
Hamilton
29th Our Angus Birth Day crofsed got a Ride up From J Hamilton Bought 15 Dollars of Flour
From J Summers Tom Jack to take it Down to Hamiltons Bought of Nicholsons 1 pair of
overshoes 1..75 Brought home Nicholsons Bag oil 35 ice Busting side of shore
30th Fixing a place for the sheep in the shed 2 men crofsing over to salmon River Fine ice
Breaking some to night
31st Last Day of the year E Wind Fine commenced to Rain ice Breaking all up put in all of the
Rest of the 3 Ton stack Leander and I Tried for EEls got none Leander got a Rat
1st of January 1886 Firing in the new year the Boys all shooting shot a Duck Leander a Rat
took in the Honey Bees in then put them out West Wind snowed a little
2nd chopping in the oak Field Leander got a House-Rat in his Trap ice going Down seen a
Boat Fishing EEls
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>Dec 26th 1884 Randolph and I crofsed to Hamiltons Randolph to the PO got a Letter from Dan got the Papers and a Record from the Rev Mr Cameron Bought of J Summers lb of Tea and Four plates the Prize Tea a Great many Dying with Diphtera Hamiltons cutting on Duncan G's Bush Timber for a Building Bought RRR 25 and Eclectrick oil 25 Kerosene oil very Frosty E Wind Mr Harpers 2 Girls and Mrs Laird came to Hamiltons seen George Annan at Hamiltons</p>
<p>27th Frosty E W Drawing Wood</p>
<p>28 Holy Innocents Fine Thawing</p>
<p>29 Our Angus B Day Fine E Wind Thawing Killed Buckley</p>
<p>30th Fine Thawing Drew some Wood put out Manure put in the rest of the Fine hay stack put the sawlogs on a Roleway</p>
<p>31st Last Day of the year Fine Thawing Raining E Wind now near all gone seen a Man crofsing summers Road My wrist very sore ice getting Bad Randolph put bushes on Bay</p>
<p>1st of January New Years Day 1885 Fine Freezing snowing a Little Windy Firing some Volleys Fields Bare of snow a Good many holes opened in the ice water the ice water high Freezing hard to night Burning the Front Marsh cut a Load of Wood alders and Willows John H and I on the Pitt Point</p>
<p>2nd cutting alders and Willows clearing in the oakfield Cold Windy Frosty Randolph got a Mink Drew some wood set Fire to part of the Back Marsh</p>
<p>3rd Allen's Birth Day 1853 Tried to go Acrofs too slippery for my Boots Randolph crofsed Bought of Ward a Darning needle got papers from OUr Mail Windy the crack in the ice Bursting open Heard Sandy Alec Departed</p>
<p>4th Fine Thawing</p>
<p>5th Windy crofsed to Hamiltons Meeting of Councillor to Day Kind of soft snowed a Little Randolph Bought of J Summers 1 of Tea Prize a Pitcher Thread 4 spools needles ice Breaking at airholes Broke in a Marsh hay stack</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>6th of January 1885 Raining put in some Marsh hay went tothe Pitt Point Reading the Mail no snow on the Ground East Wind Foggy some Epiphany</p>
<p>7th cutting Brush in the Oakfield ice cracking and Bursting</p>
<p>8th Hugh Ann's Birth Day 1866 a Fine Day cutting Brush in Oakfiled</p>
<p>9th Soft slushy no snow in the Fields Brushing</p>
<p>10th cutting Brush</p>
<p>11th Fine E Wind no snow on the Ground ice cracking seen 2 men Fishing EEls on the North side above the squaw Island Gordon here</p>
<p>12th Plough Monday got a Muskrat and a Weasel seen the Fox crofsing Soft Rained very hard W Wind Turned Fine cutting Brush on the Lower Point</p>
<p>13th cutting in the oak-field Fine Freezing Ground hard ice cracking</p>
<p>14th W Wind Began to snow cutting Brush in oakfield Drifting Randolph making a chair slippery for the cattle Watering them at the Wet Place East of the House Freezing to night not much snow</p>
<p>15th in the oakfield clearing Leander and I E Wind snowing some</p>
<p>16th Big E Wind to night Drifting Blowing hard hailed through the night New Moon</p>
<p>16th Windy changed to snow Drifting Blew hard all Day did not Water the the Blew hard all from the East Leander and I in the Oakfield Randolph Drew some wood</p>
<p>17th stormy West Wind Drifted did not water the cattle to Day as they would not drink</p>
<p>18th Fine to Day but cold</p>
<p>19th cold Drifting W Wind Stanleys sick with cold Leander and I in the oakfield Brushing</p>
<p>20th Randolph John H Livinia all sick Windy Drifting seen a Rabbits Track</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>January 21st 1885 St Agnefs Day put in the Bottom of the stack about 1 1/2 Tons of Marsh hay all got the cold</p>
<p>22nd A very Frosty Frosty Cold Day windy all of us Bad with the cold</p>
<p>23rd Fine calm for a while Blowing some Drew some Loads of Alders put them at the West End of the House Bad with the cold coughing and Barking enough Livinia making a pair of Pants for Randolph</p>
<p>24th Charles Tuppers Birth Day E Wind snowing Drifting some cold Kind of soft this Evening not very well</p>
<p>25th Kind of Fine</p>
<p>26th cold snowning Drifting took the 2 sugar pots from under a Banking of snow</p>
<p>27th Frosty Blowing Drifting</p>
<p>28th E Wind Blowing Drifting Frosty</p>
<p>29th Frost West Wind Drifting cold Bad with my Feet cannot stand the cold</p>
<p>30th Kind of soft Randolph went to Summerstown Bought 2 Packages of the Prize Tea 1 Dollar got Butter Dish glass and 2 cups and saucers Thread 5 Darning Needle 1 cent J Summers in Montreal got the Mail 4 papers</p>
<p>31st Randolph went to Fort Covington Fine Frosty sold his mink 50 cents Bought oil 11 matches 10 hairpins 5 Essence of Peppermint 15 got his watch Fixed 25 Jo Duckett cutting ice for the icehouse John H and I Drawing Wood</p>
<p>1st of February Sunday snowing Drifting Blowing East and North W Wind</p>
<p>2nd Candlemafs Day seen 2 Foxes crofsing from Christees to here the sun shines to Day the Bear if he comes out he will see his shadow or the Raccoon Frosty Frosty windy cold Finished the Hay on the sticks above the Floor</p>
<p>3rd Mr James McDougall here came to see if one of the Boys would go and stop for a while gave the Baby 5 cents told me he paid 75 cents for the Globe cold Frosty Fine commenced the North side of the East mow J McDougall told me a {illegible cut off}</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>February 4th 1885 Coild Drifting Windy</p>
<p>5th Cold Frosty Windy</p>
<p>6th Cold Windy Frosty</p>
<p>7th Fair Frosty W Wind Randolph crofsed for the Mail Bought of John Summer 1 Bottle of Radways R Relief 25 Eclectric oil 25 John H and I went to the Head of the Island to meet Randolph</p>
<p>8th Gordon's Birth Day Fine Fair E Wind Snowing Seen the Fox crofsing to the Kit Kit A Good Deal of crofsing on the Summerstown Road</p>
<p>9th E Wind Randolph went to help Hamiltons as they have the Thrashing Mill Turned stormy put the Fishermens Ropes on the sticks in the Barn Began to Rain and Rained hard Blew hard our stove something wrong as it Began to smoking and it did not used to and the pipes and chimney is clean</p>
<p>10th Fine in Morning turned Stormy snowing Drifting West Wind Freezing some crust icicles on Trees putting handles in Knives</p>
<p>11th Cold Frosty Windy Leander and John H got a Muskrat in the Barn killed him</p>
<p>12th Randolph came from Hamiltons Drew some wood</p>
<p>13th Put in a stack of Marsh hay 3 Tons Fine Day</p>
<p>14th St Valentine's Day Fine E Wind cold crust icicles Frist time to crofs with the Horse Randolph went for the Mail Bought of Mr Purcell 50 Wt of Flour 1..50 gave 2 Dollars</p>
<p>15th E W Fine but Raw the wind Drifting</p>
<p>16th Fine Warm Drifting Snowing E Wind high Hailing Working at shafts for the sleigh Left the Jenny out to night put 2 of the calves in her place</p>
<p>17th Shrove Tuesday West Wind Drifting snowing stormy working at the shafts</p>
<p>18th James Hugh's 1855 Birth Day Ash Wednesday Mr J McDougall came with the Bull Took my Ashes 35 Bushels 1..75 paid him 75 cents for the Globe Told me Campbell the Weaver was found Froze last Week and 3 or 4 of Larue's Departed with Dyptheria Randolph crofsed with J McDougall</p>
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<p>18th of Feby 1885 Randolph to the Store Bought of mr Ward 1 Doz of screws cents soap 12 nails 4 Bit 1/4 inch 20 Boots paid 1 Doallar on them a Dollar to be paid</p>
<p>19th Cold went for Cedar make a car for the sleigh Randolph crofsed to PO got a Bunch of Papers from Dan got our First Weekly Witnefs came Wednesday and the Globe returned the Bit to Mr Ward and took another 35 Bought of J Summers prize Tea 50 got a china cup and saucer</p>
<p>22nd Washingtons Birth Day Fine snowed some</p>
<p>23rd Commenced the West Mow Windy Cold Done of the Fine hay on the East Mow working at the car for the sleigh cold</p>
<p>24th St Matthias putting the Rack on the sleigh Fine Frosty Ground the Axes Drew a car Load of Wood West Wind</p>
<p>25th a Fine Day crofsed to Summerstown</p>
<p>26th Crofsed to Summerstown settled with J Summers the old account 15..70 got a Receipt Bought on Credit a 4 hundred weight of Flour at 2..75 $11 a pair of Boots for Leander 2 Dollars Bought a Jacket 75 paid this a pair of small shoes 30 cents paid this Bought of Mr Ward a pair of Boots on credit 1..25 Settled with him Gave him a hide 80 lbs at 5 cents 4 Dollars Flour Boots Lock Bit their is a Balance coming to me 1..75 only got the Boots on this Day which will leave coming to me 50 cents</p>
<p>27th Fine Day putting manure on the Lower Point seen EEl Fishers over at Christees had a horse and cutter Randolph crofsed to PO Bought of John Summers 1 Doz of Herrings 20 paid this Got a Bag of Oats and pease from Hamiltons</p>
<p>28th Fine Day putting stones on the wharf from the old chimney</p>
<p>1st of March St Davids Day The Festival of the Welsh Raining Snowing soft</p>
<p>2nd went to P Point cutting Basswoods on the Bank snowing Blowing</p>
<p>3rd Cutting Stove Wood Races on the ice cleaning the ice Races on the ice at Jo Douquets.</p>
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<p>4th March 1885 chopping Wood Fine</p>
<p>5th cut 2 Basswoods on the Bank on the Pit Point Drew some Wood Fine</p>
<p>6th Randolph Went to Fort Covington to get his Boot Fixed the Old Sheep had 2 Lambs to Day Fine Day E Wind Randolph got a Ride From J. McDougall going and coming crofsed From McDougalls Found a Muskrat on the ice Froze Paid for the Fixing of his Boot 45 cents Bought of Mr Long 3 yds of Calico 15 a yard 45 cents</p>
<p>7th Crofsed To PO Bought 2 Packages of Prize Tea paid all But 25 cents E Wind Fine Frosty got 2 Papers from Dan</p>
<p>8th Fine Cold Randolph crofsed to Mr McDougalls</p>
<p>9th cold Drifting Money's Horn Broke By someone very Windy to night I took an awful turn of Deafness could hardly hear but all right in the Morning</p>
<p>10th chopping Stove Wood stormy Drifting snowing West Wind young sheep 2 Lambs Oxley's Leg hurt by some way or other</p>
<p>11th Cold W Wind cutting hay</p>
<p>12th On This Day of the Month D Mc First came to the Island Cold some cutting Stove Wood</p>
<p>13th E Wind Drifting Cold cutting hay cutting stove Wood</p>
<p>14th Stanley's Birth Day 1880 Fine W Wind cutting hay commenced a Beetle to Make snow Birds plenty Drifting</p>
<p>15th Sunday Stormy cold</p>
<p>16th Eclipse the sun seen First Crows Randolph came from Mr McDougalls</p>
<p>17th St Patrick's Day Fine Cold Day Drew some Wood</p>
<p>18th Fine Day E Wind Randolph crofsed to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward 1 Bar of soap Bought of J Summers 2 Bars 20 2 Bars credit 10 Spool 5 35 cents got our 2 Papers at Hamiltons Worm Candy paid this 12 Cut sumac for spoils A Man Passed up Before the Door on the ice</p>
<p>19th Lamb Dead E Wind cold sawing spoils Reading Papers Last Day of Winter cutting the Last Quarter of Beef</p>
<p>20th !st Day of Spring Money calved cold squally Drifting put the 6 heifers calves in the upper stable</p>
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<p>21st of March 1885 Wind cold squally Drifting the Bung of the water-Barrell came out made a furore surprize chopping Stove wood Made a Few spoils put Minkey in the Big stable</p>
<p>22nd Livinia Birth Day senior Gordon here a Fine Day West Wind</p>
<p>23rd Fine Day warm crofsed to Summerstown with Butter 54 lbs did not sell it Bought of Mr Purcell sack of salt 90 2 Caps 80 Bought of J Summers Mollasses 1..75 on Credit Worm Candy 10 paid this stopt at Hamiltons got the Witnefs Heard a curious kind of a noise like a Busting of ice or Thunder or Earthquake But the Ground did not Quake it was Kind of in the air</p>
<p>24th Frosty in the Morning turned Windy Turned Fine W Wind got some Brush for the cows Looking for Hoop to get the Pot fixed</p>
<p>25th Annunciation of the Virgin Mary Went to Hamilton Brought the Pot to Tom Kenneday to put on a Hoop Drifting Blowing Fine *</p>
<p>26th Fine Races in Dundee Randolph went to Fort Covington Bought 4 1/2 yds of Overallstuff {cut off} cent Pocket Book 25 Brass Rivets 5 2 sugar spouts 10 Got a Ride Down from Hamiltons cutting Brush on the oakfield</p>
<p>27th Raining turned Fine Randolph went for the sugar Pot to Tom Kennedys Bought paid this cutting Stove Wood Weaning Moneys Calf Randolph went to Mr McDougalls for the sugar Pot</p>
<p>28th Fine Oxley Calved Randolph in the Sugar Bush Cutting Firewood the air-hole opened out Before the Door only shut Last Week with snow searching up the sugar Bush Digging chains Barrels and so on</p>
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<p>29th Palm Sunday Fine</p>
<p>30th in sugar Bush cutting Fire Wood</p>
<p>31st Seen 2 cranes for the First and they Look Like as if they were lost no ice open</p>
<p>1st of April all Fools Day seen Wild Geese for the First Fine Tapt 40 Trees to Day not running lots of snow Birds Minkey Calved cutting {cut off}</p>
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<p>2nd of April 1885 East Wind Turned stormy snowing hailing Drifting Blustery had 15 pails of sap about 5 Quarts of Syrup Froze hard Last night Teams crofsing the 2 Roads ice seems to be good yet stormy to night</p>
<p>3rd Good Friday High E Wind snowing Blowing drifting Great Banks of snow</p>
<p>4th Lily Calved Stormy E Wind hailing snowing Drifting shovelling snow every place Blocked with Banks of snow Kind of soft</p>
<p>5th Easter Sunday wamr sun shining sap run some snow Deep</p>
<p>6th Tapping some</p>
<p>7th Boiling</p>
<p>8th made 3 1/2 Gallons of Syrup Hot sun Robins Pewit Blackbirds Grass Bird Rained heavy Put out some Manure and some Loads of snow out of the yard</p>
<p>9th 23 Years Married to Day Randolph crofsed to PO got a Lot of Papers from Dan Bought 2 Packages of Prize Tea he got 2 Pitchers with them 2 spools of Thread 10 paid all this Breaking the Roads as they are Blocked up Boiled 1/2 Gallon of syrup</p>
<p>10th Fine cutting sumacks for sugar Bush Wood on the P Point</p>
<p>11th one of the yearling calves Dead got Fast in the stall Fine crust good boiling 40 pails of sap E Wind cutting Brush for the cows</p>
<p>12th Low Sunday in the Bush Made Syrup</p>
<p>13th Boiling in the Bush</p>
<p>14 made 40 lbs</p>
<p>15 made 30 lbs seen 2 Indians crofsed from Chrisitees Island over to the north shore</p>
<p>16th Randolph sick Leander and I in the Bush Boiling the Girls gathered sap</p>
<p>17th Mr J McDougall here and Alexander Lissy and Lissy Rose The Teacher he found the ice over 3 Foot Thick in the channel he went Back and Set the Team after the Girls as there was a Good deal of water on the ice Got the Globe of the 20th Sent Mrs McDougall a 2 lb cake and Bottle of Syrup Stanley in the Bush</p>
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<p>18th of April 1885 Our Duncan's Birth Day 2 cows calved to Day Spotty and Jennie seen First Black Ducks a Flock made 46 lbs of sugar Rowena in the Bush to Day E Wind Fine Let out the Lambs and sheep for the First Time holes coming in the ice close to shore cattle out Picking</p>
<p>19th Boiling</p>
<p>20th sugared and made syrup</p>
<p>21st sugared and made syrup</p>
<p>22nd stump of Basswood cut a Lower Point put out manure</p>
<p>23rd put out the Banking in the Cookhouse Spotty Died Boiling in the Bush</p>
<p>24th Quit the sugar Bush took home the Rigging Drew some sticks of the Ice on the Pit Point</p>
<p>25th St Marks Day ice opened here and opening very slow Randolph shot a Rat the First ever he shot spreading manure a Fine Day a Few Grains of snow this Morning</p>
<p>26th Raining hard</p>
<p>27th ice Jamming Fine Took away West Banking</p>
<p>28th Frost Last night taken away E Banking but its Froze so hard we will leave it alone for a While Froze hard last E Wind snowing to Day and Fine shot a Duck ice Jamming before the Door</p>
<p>29th Grenada's First Trip to Summerstown Drew the saw Logs to the Bank Lots of snow and ice around the house</p>
<p>30th Randolph crofsed to Summerstown Bought of John Summers Tea 50 Goblet prize Lamp chimney 10 Laces 5 paid this Bought of Mr Ward Tax 5 cents on Credit Leander JH and I to head of Island seen the Fox the Grenada's First Trip to Cornwall</p>
<p>1st of May Fine North East Wind high shot a yellow hammer Fixing Fences piling wood</p>
<p>2nd of North E Wind Randolph to F Covington Bought of McCartney 2 Dollars of Calico Boots 1..25 handerchief pants paid Bought Collar 1 Dollar paid Bought of Long Box of Matches 12 1/2 on Credit sold Rats 1..75 putting out manure went to Sturgeon Island Leander and I got a Duck</p>
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<p>3rd of May 1885 Fine cold North Wind got a Pike and catFish</p>
<p>4th Randolph to Christees putting out manure Charlotte came to Lancaster Fixing the Leech for the soap Fine Rained some Froze hard last night piling stones Cherry Island Lit</p>
<p>5th Made a Box for the rat taken stones out of the Garden Mr Hill Lit putting out Manure Randolph to Charles Island Found 2 Decoys Fernandez and I seen the Fox</p>
<p>6th at the Lane Fence Randolph crofsed for the Witnefs Bought of J Summers 2 Bottles of oil RRR 50 on Credit 2 spools of Thread 10 cents paid Thread went with J Hamilton to Jo Ducketts</p>
<p>7th Randolph went to Hamilton Bee putting up the shed got Rats J Hamilton Lit making soap I Turned very very sick First Raft went Down to night towed by the John A Paul Gray here</p>
<p>8th Randolph came from Hamiltons got a Book from Dan Alexandra went up propeller went Down</p>
<p>9th Ploughed the Bean place piling Wood cultivator came up 2 Propellers went Down Ogdensburgh Boat came in to Dundee Foggy E W Rain Fine wind changed West took out Big Flat stone in garden</p>
<p>10th Hailing Rained</p>
<p>11th Working at the Lane Fence took out</p>
<p>12th Planted Potatoes in the Bean Place Ploughing at the Fence shot a chicken Hawk Alexandra went Down at soap some one cut 2 Hickory Trees 3 Fishing Lights out shot at an Eagle wounded him</p>
<p>13th Fishermen Came a Man from Malone Looking for fish to Buy Donald J McDougall and Willie Chisholm here Pete Bodwa putting a Passenger acrofs 4 Propellers went up Jennys calf went to the Bush and had hard work to get her Back Randolph shot at the Fox Finished the soap Fixing hoops on Barrels setting Fires in the Potato Feild ice going Down</p>
<p>14th setting {cut off}s Burning Back of the sugar Bush</p>
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<p>May 15th 1885 Working at the Fences</p>
<p>16th Riel captured Brindle calved Randolph crofsed for the Mail Bought of J Summers Tea 50 paid Picture Frame Prize Bought of Ward nails 2 lbs 8 1 lb 5 cent paid {illegible}at 10 not paid</p>
<p>17th Tommy Rose and Gordon here Brought the Big Boat from Hamiltons Fine</p>
<p>18th Ploughed the Garden Raising Stones Harrowing went to the Head of the Island cleaning Milkhouse Leander Bad with his foot Fisherman to Lancaster with Fish to the Boat put the yoke on the Bulls Gordon in Lancaster ice Going Down</p>
<p>19th at Fences</p>
<p>20th John Rose here and John Bone and a Man from Malone to Buy Fish</p>
<p>21st at Fences and Burning Brush</p>
<p>22nd Harrowing</p>
<p>23rd Took home J Hamiltons Ram (4 yds overalls at 16 64 2 yds at 20 40 Hats 40 Broom 15 pork paid 18 pins 5 Bought off J Summers</p>
<p>24th Queens Birth Day Fine</p>
<p>25 Keeping Queens Birth Day a Pic Nic sheared the sheep Planted Potatoes</p>
<p>23 Took Bought of Mr Ward 2 pair of Boots Returned 1 pair and paid for the other 1..50 on the 25th</p>
<p>26th Working at Lane Fence Burning Brush ice going Down</p>
<p>27th Drew out Drills for Potatoes (25th) Randolph crofsed Bought of J Summers Tea 45 Eggs 10 1 lb Raisins 10 paid this</p>
<p>28th Went to Dundee Randolph took 2 Hides to Mr Long to my axe High Wines 35 2 Handkerchiefs 13 Kerosene oil 13 Boots mended 60 RRR on credit from Mr Long 25 Planted from the appletree Potatoes the peice Finished</p>
<p>29th Royal Oak Day or Oak Apple Day Randolph crofsed to Summerstown got the Witnefs no Globe Bought of J Summers oil on credit 25 spool 5 3 lb Paint 20 2 yds of overalls 32 paid this</p>
<p>30th setting Fires planted up at the Cherry Tree Potatoes</p>
<p>1st of June Rowena's Birth Day Windy Raw spreading Manure</p>
<p>2nd Tied the 2 Bulls</p>
<p>3rd Ploughed in the Brush</p>
<p>4th old George the 3rds Birth Day McDougalls 3 of Them Mifs Fraser Mifs McGregor here Gave them a Jar of Maple Syrup set a Line Algerian went Down Hoeing Potatoes in Bean Place {bottom line illegible} Raining EW {illegible} Corpus Christee</p>
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<p>6th of June 1885 Randolph crofsed got 2 Large Parcels of Newspapers from Dan Bought of J Summers 4 yds of Calico 40 1 lb of Prize Tea 50 got a Lamp 1 lb of Raisins 10 Paid this 4 yds of Cotton 7 cents 28 paid all this Bought of mr Ward on credit 1 paint Brush 45 Bought 2 hats 20 paid this</p>
<p>7th Fine cold RW Killig Blowing Grand Procefsion</p>
<p>8th Fine Killed a calf 23 Days old weight of hide10 lbs painting the Boat Working at Pitt Point Fence</p>
<p>9th our Marys Birth Day 1813 Working at the Fence</p>
<p>10th Working at Fence Brushing Painting McDougalls and Frashers Boys over to see the Fish</p>
<p>11th Harrowing the Potatoes harrowed the Peice at the Barn Fixed the fence at the Barn keeping in the 3 Bulls Trowlers over the way of Christee's Island Randolph and Leander got a stick of Timber Mowing Weeds gave Narcifse a stick to make a Pole</p>
<p>12th got the Eagle or Fish Hawk in a Trap Planted Beans in place at Barn</p>
<p>13th put the Calves in their Pasture at the River</p>
<p>14th Windy</p>
<p>15th Randolph to Summerstown Bought of J Summers Prize Tea 50 Pitcher pid Buttons 2 Doz 20 paid Paint 1 lb 5 paid soap 5 paid Lamp Wick 3 pd Trimmed the Trees Got the Trunk from Gordon 1 Dollar</p>
<p>16th Went to Salmon River with calve skin got 50 cash Paid for Braces 35 Bought for Narcifse Tobacco Sugar and Bread Fixed the cook house</p>
<p>17th White Washed the outside of the house and cookhouse and the appletrees Weeding the Garden cutting Grass for the 3 Bulls Lent Narcifse a Dollar</p>
<p>18th The ever Memorable Battle of Waterloo Fernandez and I to Christees Island not Very well</p>
<p>19th Fine Windy something wrong with the Grenada the Princefs Louise came and the Bohemian and Cultivater went to Kingston with Load of Passengers to take Down for for John the Baptiste Day Randolph to Summerstown to 3 lb of Paint 12 went {illegible} this Let out the 3 Bulls {bottom line illegible}</p>
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<p>21st of June 1885 First Day of Summer Fine W Wind Rained hard Willie Rose and Gordon here The Bohemian Cultivature Corinthian and Algerian all went Down with Passengers</p>
<p>22nd Our Dan's Birth Day cut a Tree for to make a Jumper Fine Raining Windy Bohemian came up and Went Down on her usual Trip</p>
<p>23rd Windy showery Fine working at the Jumper Livinia not very well to Day Phillip the Fisherman caught a Bun</p>
<p>24th St John the Baptiste Day Fine</p>
<p>25th Randolph Crofsed Bought of J Summers {cut off} of Flour 1..25 on Credit Tea 1 lb Prize Cup & saucer paid this 50 Narcifse Making a shave horse Block Working at the Jumper</p>
<p>26th Went to Dundee owed Mr Long 5..14 1/2 Brought 2 Tennets of Butter and 2 hides to my account Bought of Mr Long 51 1/4 yds of Cotton at 6..3.. 6 2 yds of Winery 20 1 pair of Towels 25 pens 3 Dipper 18 File 10 Lamp Burner 13 chimney 5 3 spools of Thread 15 3 lb of nails 12 1/2 lb 10 1 package of yeast 15 1/2 lb of Pepper 13 2 lb of Tea 50 to 3..50 Cash I owe him 1..48 Bought Flour of Mill to 2 Tennets to 2 yds 1/4 of overalls Tape 5 Jo Lemay Lanched hs propeller Boat Mr Smith Jo Lemay and Moses Jesema here got sturgeon oil to oil their Engine the Boys caught a crane in a Trap Fine</p>
<p>27th Working at the Jumper Finished it Fine hot sultry The Bohemian From Cornwall to Lancaster with Pic Nic Mr Durushie the Fisherman here with D Frasher and 2 Mifs Frasers and Mr Falconer here</p>
<p>28th Fine very warm high Wind Thunder Lightning heavy Rain Rained all night</p>
<p>29th St Peter St Paul Day Raining Fixing Elm Bark for chairs</p>
<p>30th Dull rain Fixing the Big stable Door Windy</p>
<p>1st of July Dominion Day a Pic Nic From Lancaster Fine Dull Cool Rain Weeding the Potatoes a Great many Potatoes mifsed the Fishermen a Big Lot of Fish to night</p>
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<p>5th July 1885 Our John's Birth Day 1803 Did not write any Till now</p>
<p>11th Pic Nic at Hamiltons Island Hugh Anne and Randolph went Gordon here</p>
<p>12th Orange Man's Day Fine</p>
<p>13th Swarm of Bees came Lodged in the oak Tree East end of Big cellar Put hay in the West Mow hoeing Tooth Ache</p>
<p>14th Raining E Wind Mowed at the End of the Potatoes Put Plough Through the Potatoes Mowing around the Grindstone hill</p>
<p>15 Fine another of Bees came we did not get them they went off</p>
<p>16 17 18th</p>
<p>19th Fernandez Birth Day 1874</p>
<p>in Salmon River 1..Bill 11..28</p>
<p>1..Do.. 11..8</p>
<p>1st of August or Lammas Day</p>
<p>2nd Minnie's Birth Day 1864 Fine</p>
<p>6th Randolph's Birth Day 1867</p>
<p>11th Allen Cameron Departed</p>
<p>12th crofsed to Summerstown Paid J Summers 5 Dollars to my Acc Bought of J Summers ham on credit 15 lb 1..80 2 Rakes paid this Bought and paid for RRR 2 castor oil 15 soap 13 Flour 2..50 paid this Bought of Raisins 1/2 lb of Tea Mowing at hay</p>
<p>19th Bismarck's Birth Day 1870 Heard Catherine McDougall was married to Day</p>
<p>20th Mrs Burton and Reuben here they were at a Pic Nic at Hamiltons</p>
<p>22nd Mowing</p>
<p>23rd Fine</p>
<p>24th putting in hay</p>
<p>25th Done of Mowing the Lower Point</p>
<p>26th Mowing</p>
<p>27th Mowing in the Upper Field</p>
<p>28 Mowing</p>
<p>29 Done Mowing the Upper Field</p>
<p>30th Rained got 2 Whet stones 10 cents from Montreal</p>
<p>31st Went to Summerstown Bought of Nichol 100 Wt of Flour 2..50 Bought of J Summers 2 lbs of s{cut off} 12 cents 1/2 lb Tea 20 paid this got Papers from {missing}</p>
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<p>1st of September 1885 Raining Thunder West Wind Fine</p>
<p>2nd Taking in hay putting on the Barn Floor</p>
<p>2nd putting in hay Mowing in the oak Field</p>
<p>3rd D McMaster's Birth Day 1846 Went to Salmon River 2 Tennets of Butter to Mr McC settled all I owed him up to this Date and Took more on credit 5 Dollars Cash 2 yds of Tweed cottonade 40 20 yds of Cottoan 1..52 1 pair of Boots 85 & 1 pair 1..25 and & 1 8/- & 18p 6 Tubs 60 1 Tub 25 Comes To 11..85 1..37 out of this Butter it and call this 9..60 Tubs Bought of F Snaith 75 Bought of J oil 15 Bought of Mr G Long Sack of Salt 80 Tea 13 Tea 20 Soda 9 2 lbs of Shingle nails 8 Broom 25 shot 10 Bought of Smallman Buttons 5 Bought of Tom Fraser 50 lbs of Flour {cut off}.50 pan of Bread 25 Bought of Tyo 1/2 pint of HW 20 paid all this</p>
<p>4th Took in some hay commenced to rain putting Hay of the Barn Floor up on the sticks making room for more hay on the Barn Floor</p>
<p>5th John Angus B Day 1850 Mowing Leander and Randolph to Christees Island Making Cocks in the oak Field Windy A Big Lot came up on the Bohemian to Pick Hops at St Annicett shot a Duck Ducks not Plenty Lots of Boats a going Dog Days End</p>
<p>6th Randolph to Alexis Island for Plums cut the calfs pasture Lucys for Butter Fine Found a Barrel at the Head of the Island Cows Lost Bell</p>
<p>7th Began the stack of Marsh hay 100 cocks put 40 in the Barn</p>
<p>8th Eclipse to Day Fine Finished the stack cutting Marsh hay Making cocks commenced to Rain to night and High East Wind Taking in sunflowerseeds put 2 Loads of Marsh hay in stable loft got the cows in to Lower Point Hawkds plenty New Moon Day some Mosquitoes commence Quilt</p>
<p>9th High East Wind Raining water Raised Butternuts Fell with wind Took the apples of the Grove Trees yesterday water over the wharf Finished the Quilt one of the axes Lost</p>
<p>10th Mowing some Randolph to Summerstown Bought of J Summers spools 35 2 Darnin needles 2 Paid this Bought of Mr Ward 3 spool sweetys 2 Paid this</p>
<p>11th Found a Boat Down at Rofs Island 2 Trowling spoons Glass cork or stopper Bow Broke cutting hay in Front Marsh Making Cocks Fine Picking the Hops</p>
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<p>19th of September 1885 Made a stack of 2 Tons put in some 2nd Growth from the Calf Pasture Boys a Fishing Fine</p>
<p>13th Fine Randolph went to Mr McDougalls Rained some</p>
<p>14th Mowing in the Marsh 15 Mowing and Making cocks</p>
<p>16th Fine Windy Fishing Perch cutting Marsh hay Parisha here Looking for Lost timber</p>
<p>17th Fine Taking up Onions commenced West stack put 120 cocks in it to Day not Finished yet France and Barnhart Parisha for the oak timber Fine West Wind making Quilts</p>
<p>18th The Day Riel is to be hung did not here aout him yet Thunder Lightning this Morning Dan Cameron From Chicago came to see me James Y Cameron with him and a Lincoln with them Mowing in the Marsh Fine</p>
<p>19th Topping of the stack 140 Cocks in good measure Drew some wood Trimmed the apple Tree up at the Wet Place</p>
<p>20th Fine Gordon and Tommy Rose here Snider and McDougall and one of Frashers Girls here Lewis Bosell for the Boat but did not get it heard about those 3 Men that were drowned McCrimmon Dixon and Woods the Girls and Randolph went over to Hamiltons for the Papers</p>
<p>21st Last Day of Summer St Matthew's Day Randolph to Charlie's Island and to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward 1/2 lb of Tea 25 Fine Comb 15 Win{illegible} John Summers in Montreal Carpenter and Louis Bosell came for the Boat I Found Gave a Dollar for catching it</p>
<p>22nd Autumn commences Fine Thunder and Lightning Went around the Island Trimming the Tobacco Rain Taking up Potatoes in upper Field</p>
<p>23rd Snow on the Mountains to Day Windy north Wind Fine Cold some Grains of snow</p>
<p>24th Drawing Rails out of the oak field</p>
<p>25th cut the Tobacco south West Wind some Frost last night put Tobacco in the stable</p>
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<p>26 Sept 1885 Windy cutting hay Randolph crofsed for mail Bought of Nic 1/2 lb of Tea 20 Fine night</p>
<p>27th a very Fine Day Randolph crofsed to Mr McDougalls</p>
<p>28th Foggy Crofsed to Hamiltons Fine Went to Summerstown got a Ride up From the Rev Mr Cameron as he was out with his sone to Williamstown to school Mrs McPhee Died Last night got some apples at Hamiltons heard Dan was going to Buy out PP 20,000 surveying on Bank for to Dredge it next year made a stack of 15 cocks on Bank</p>
<p>29th St Michaelmafs Foggy Went to Dundee settled with Mr Long to this Date and took up 7..96 cents on credit to Day 2 pair of Boots 3. X2..50 5..50 2 Tin Pails 45 90 1 Box of Matches 12 salts 8 1 Demijohn 50 Gal of Vinegar 50 4 lb of nails 16 Package of condition Powders 20 which comes to 7..97 cents Bought of F Frasher 100 of Flour 2..75 Bought of McC 2 Tubs 40 X 28 yds of Cotton at 7 - 1.96 owe 91 cents Bought of Mr K 10 yds of Cloth 2..50 1 3/4 of Lining 17 2 yds of Cambreck 12 Buttons 15 Thread & Twist 8 Braid 5 suspenders 17 suspenders 20 3 lb of Tea 1 Dollar 4..44 cents Paid this got 2SSs made 10 Bought Tyo HW 20 Randolph a Pocket Book 25 Brought the Wool to Davidsons Mill 15 lbs at 15 cents a lb to be Done week after next Fair in Malone</p>
<p>30th Taking up Potatoes Randolph and Hugh Ann crofsed to Mr McDougalls Brought a Cake sugar to Mrs McDougall</p>
<p>1st of October Tonia Birth Day 1883 Randolph went to Williamstown the Roman Church Pic Nic Taking up Potatoes heard Yorkey Baker was Married to Day</p>
<p>2nd at Potatoes Randolph and Hugh Ann came home</p>
<p>3rd Windy Raining Randolph crofsed for the Mail Alexander McLaughlin Died Bought a pipe 1 Narcifse Bought only 1 shirt in Montreal for me 75 cents</p>
<p>4th Raining Blowing</p>
<p>5th went to upper Point</p>
<p>6th Frost and First ice this Morning took in some Grapes Taking up Beans squash cucumbers Melons</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>7th of October 1885 Fine North West Wind mr Hill's Lighthouse Burnt to Day at Potatoes and Beans seen Wild Geese</p>
<p>8th Julia Summers Married to Day Windy the Eagle went off but we got him at Potatoes speaking to Henery Bosell and Lewis Burdo the Fisherman went off got a stick of Basswood for the stable</p>
<p>9th at the West Stable put a stick on the top and covered it with Marsh hay at Potatoes</p>
<p>10th Hugh Ann McMasters Birth Day 1844 Fine Windy Taking up Potatoes shelling Beans Randolph to Summerstown</p>
<p>11th Windy E Wind Round some</p>
<p>12th E Wind Ploughed up the Last Rows of the Potatoes and taking up Potatoes the Potatoes Rotting Bad no crop at all of them</p>
<p>13th E Wind at the Potatoes and Beans Lily hurted Put in some Potatoes to Day</p>
<p>14th High E Wind Raining Thunder and Lightning Fine changed to West Wind shot 2 Ducks Randolph shot one of them Mr Joseph Duckett here sold him wood for 10 Dollars He will buy the Manure if I take 65 But I want 100 had a Flask I told him I would split the Difference that would be 82..50 Hunters came From Ogdensburgh to Charlies Island sent with the Fishermen for another of the Flannel shirts and a Pair of Leather mits</p>
<p>15th Francis here and a Boat Load of Raftmen took the oak gave only 2 Dollars sent a Line to Mr MArthur Frances Left his Canoe here Killed one of the sheep and she is good</p>
<p>16th Jo Duckett came for the wood Mr MLennan gave me 35 Down the other 1/2 when he takes it away in the Winter Fine Day Warners Boat aground</p>
<p>17th Took all the Wood got 8 Dollars to Day got a shirt 75 Flannel from Montreal Fine Randolph to Summerstown Bought 2 Bottles RRR 50 Matches {illegible} 2 {illegible} 2</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>18th of October 1885 Luke's Day Fine</p>
<p>19th Ploughing Potato ground the Potatoes in Fine the Eagle Broke his Rope Flew to the clear Place in the Rushes fanned a Pail of Beans Rained some</p>
<p>20th south Wind Went around the Island Found a small Little Bag not knowing what was in it I went Down for Narcifse the Fisherman before I would open it in case it might be something so we went over where it was we opened and Behold it was 7 Beautiful pups Wind high Rained this Evening took in the last of the Beans Fanned a Pail of them Prefsing the Grapes not Much this year The Alexandra went Down Made a Few Plugs of Tobacco</p>
<p>21st Raining all Day W Wind</p>
<p>22nd Fine Drawing wood Finished the Beans</p>
<p>23rd Livinia Birth Day 1868 Raining Fine Wind Randolph went to Seine with Narcifse got 12 suckers for his share crofsed to Summerstown Gave John Summers 5 Dollars to my account got a Receipt Bought a Platter 7 cr spool of Thread 5 paid this Bought of Nicholsons 100 of Flour 1..50 Thread 6 cents Bought 1 lb of Tea for Hamiltons 40 Bought of Mr Ward 1 pan of Bread for Narcifse 22 and a cow eat 1/2 and I Bought another 1/2 11 cents seen Julia Summers at Hamiltons or Mrs Ritchie Heard Maggie Jack Died of smallpox in the Hospital got some apples J Hamilton and Mr McPherson clabboarding the Lighthouse Water very high with the Rain heard Riel is to be Hung on the 10th of Nov E Wind</p>
<p>24th Our Hugh's Birth Day Banking East End of the House Fine W Wind</p>
<p>25 James Birth Day Fine Warm Day</p>
<p>26th Went to Fort Covington 4 Tennets of Butter settled with Mr Long Dundee 7..96 bought of H K 1/2 Doz Knives Forks 55 Calico 28 Calico 50 Thread 3 Buttons 10 Lining 18 Lining 15 Drefs 75 cloth 7....4..41 Bought of McA 2 Tennets 40 2 Boxes of soap 14 sugar 70 {cut off}t 35 cash 3 owes 90 Bought of Mr Long shawl 3..75 oil {cut off}ot 20 starch 15 Tea spoons 50 sugar 35 on credit Jar 25 paid</p>
<p>5 Dollars owe</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>26th October 1885 Went to Mr Davidson or Davison paid 2..25 Bought of J. 7 1/2 Gal HW 1..50 10 Bought JC Cloth 50 13 yds 75 a Fine Day</p>
<p>27 Banking West side of house</p>
<p>28th at Banking Raining</p>
<p>29th Raining</p>
<p>30th Windy snowed some</p>
<p>31st Halloween Tracking nuts Randolph crofsed to Summerstown Bought of Nicholson 2 lbs of Putty 10 caps 10 Bought a pan 22 at Wards Buttons 3 cents at J Summers got our mail Witnefs and Globe Fine</p>
<p>1st of November The Harvest Month of Death All Saints Day Cold Eagle went to the Bush</p>
<p>2nd All Souls Day Rained snowed plugging Tobacco Made a cheese Straining the Wine</p>
<p>3rd On this Day of the Month Granda Departed 1857 Fisherman went of to night snowed hard this Evening and Rained hard to night took all the snow away Phillip the Fisherman Gave me his Big Knife</p>
<p>4th Fine Banking and covering the shed Let water Run out of the Wet place Below the house water coming in to the cellar</p>
<p>5th Guy Fawks Day Gunpowder Plot Raining Bottling Grapejuice 5 Gallons & 3 Gallons shot a Duck set Decoys at the shanty Bohemian came up to Day Canal Broke E Wind Lots of Boats a going to Day water high made a cheese to Day</p>
<p>6th Fisherman came Back as the Boat is not going Down till Sunday Began to Fish East Wind Rained some Antwine Bosell here</p>
<p>7th Helen McMasters Birth Day (Mrs Burton) Randolph went Down to Tuppers Island E Wind Foggy Fine some Rain Tollman went off from Charlies Island the Boat and Ba{cut off} for him</p>
<p>8th Fishermen went off to Cornwall to take the Bohemian Rained E Wind Rained hard to night wind changed to West a Raft or 2 or 3 peices went Down</p>
<p>9th Prince of Wales Birth Day 1841 Fine Day Joseph Douquett and Brother and John Bone here for Manure Fixing the calf stable gave John Hamilton 5 cents Cameron</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>10th of Nov 1885 Fixing around the sheds</p>
<p>11th Fixing around the yard Taking out stones putting manure around the apple trees</p>
<p>12th Mr Buttler and George Grant came this Evening E Wind Raining some Mr Leslie came Down with Mr Douquett and Brother Ducks Plenty out before the Door Mr Leslie out shooting Martinmas</p>
<p>13th Mr Luke Bowen Drowned in Salmon River Hard West Wind</p>
<p>14th Randolph to Summerstown Bought of Nicholson 1/2 lb Tea 40 heard Luke was Drowned but not sure Mr Buttler and George Grant had a squabble with a Man by the name Lerwet about a Blind J Summers and Geordie Annan Down here hunting Seen Mr John McLean's Death in a Fort Covington Paper</p>
<p>15th Windy</p>
<p>16th Mr Buttler and George went off for Cornwall Let a Rifle with Randolph Gave the Boy a Knife and Gave 2.15 cents Windy Gave George a Live Owl that Randolph wounded</p>
<p>17th Shot an Owl</p>
<p>18th Raining Francis here Left his canoe Left hay seed</p>
<p>19th John Nine here Let him have Frances Canoe</p>
<p>20th John G Bought an {cut off}gr 15 cents 1 lb of Butter 25 Jo Duckett and Brother here Finished the Manure Brought 1 1/2 Doz of Herring and a Basket of Apples and a viol putting the ashed out of the Barrels into a Big Box E and West Wind</p>
<p>21st On this Day of the Month D Master Departed 1846 Freezing at nights E Wind Fine Cool put the Jars in the cellar a Day or 2 ago Keeping in the Horse but cattle out Feeding Lots of Rain Randolph and Leander to Christees Randolph crofsed to Post Office 3 Boats went up and 3 went Down to Day</p>
<p>22nd not Well E Wind</p>
<p>23rd E Wind not very well put some of the Preserves in the cellar and Bottles out of the Milkhouse</p>
<p>24th E Wind Freezing some a Propellar went up Began to snow to night taking in irons and Lifting up things scattered on the Ground</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>25th of Nov 1885 St Catherine's Day stormy E Wind snowing Blowing Feeding the Cattle</p>
<p>26th E Wind snowing Stormy Froze hard Last Trip of the Granada shot an owl</p>
<p>27th Fine Day Taking home Wood shovelling snow Leander Found a Decoy Indians to be hung to Day stars shooting</p>
<p>28th E Wind Randolph to Summerstown Bought of J Summers Prize Tea 50 got a Glafs Pitcher paid this Bought of Nicholsons oil 20 Worm Candy at Mr Wards 15 paid all this heard Gordon was at Mr Purcells mill Steamer Bohemian came up and went Down to night for the Last Trip</p>
<p>29th W Wind some Rain warm</p>
<p>30th St Andrew's Day The Festival of the Scotch Keeping our Patron Saints Day E Wind Foggy Randolph Shooting got 2 Rats no Boats a going to Day Lights up to night</p>
<p>1st of December East Wind got 2 Ducks Fine Leander and I to the Kit Kit Island Tried for EEls got none seen a Minks Track on the Sturgeon Island cutting Brush in the West Field set 2 Traps for the Mink no Lights up to night in the Lighthouses East</p>
<p>2nd a Tug with 2 Barges went Down Johnston and Cherry Island Lights were up to night</p>
<p>3rd W Wind Went to Summerstown Bought of J Summers Salt 25 paid Herrings 2..75 on credit 50 wt of Flour on my Account its in the acc at 3 25th of June Gave him 5 Dollars to my account Settled with Mr Ward Paid all 5 cents Settled with Tom Kennedy 25 cents for Fixing the Pot Bought of Nicholson 2 pair of Boots 3..50 nails 100 Wt of Flour 2.50 Rope 45 Thread 12 Matches 10 Broom 20 Bought a Bag of Grain at Hamiltons 60 Lost my mit at the shore or in the Rushes Frank Laplante stopt here as he is all Wet with the spray coming Heard Mr Purcell was going to Run for member of Parliament Some one hurted one of the Bulls to night put 2 cuts in him</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>December 4th 1885 Cutting an old oak on the Lower Point went around the Island Fine Day East Wind to night snowing Blowing Drifting Looking for my mit opened the Barrel of Herring</p>
<p>5th East Wind Blowing Drifting not cold changed to West</p>
<p>6th cold West Wind Freezing</p>
<p>7th Went to the Pitt Point opened the Fence at the Back Garden Broke on a 2 Ton stack shovlling snow</p>
<p>8th W Wind cutting Trees the Wind Broke down Drew some Wood</p>
<p>9th E Wind Raining Killed the White Bull</p>
<p>10th Leander's Birth Day 1872 Windy Fixing stalls in the Horse stable cutting stove Wood Went to Pitt Point for the sheep did not get them</p>
<p>11th Mr J McDougall here for Randolph to help them thrashing</p>
<p>12th Fine Windy snowed Rained</p>
<p>13th turned soft Looks like a snow storm put in the Bottom of the stack</p>
<p>14th cleaning the stove pipes cutting the ice from around the Big Boat Raised it up on Rollers turned the Bun</p>
<p>15th Windy Frosty Fine snowed shot a Duck Broke on the pile of Wood at the Door piled some cord Wood opened the Fence at the apple Tree took the sleigh out of a Banking of snow milking the cows once a Day</p>
<p>16th Frosty got Kind of soft</p>
<p>17th cold Frosty Fixing around the cattle</p>
<p>18th Cold Drew some wood Eagle Died Whitewashing Lots of ice making</p>
<p>19th Drew some Wood Drew up the 2 Boats W Wind Fine</p>
<p>20th Fine cold Drifting and Freezing Leander set Trap</p>
<p>21st First Day of Winter E Wind North Wind South Wind Wind all round the compass Leander got a Rat stormy snowing hard</p>
<p>22nd E Wind ice Made a Good Bit Last night got home the sheep from the Bush Fine</p>
<p>23rd Fine turned soft Raining Windy West Drew some Drags the 2 Ton stack Finished water high Lots of sea-gulls ice Breaking</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>Dec 24th 1885 Broke on Stack of 3 Tons Fine E Wind</p>
<p>25th Christmas Day Fine not much snow in the Feilds ice Pretty well Broke up Freezing to night E Wind and the ice a making some ice took near morning in some places a good many air holes</p>
<p>26th open up from the Foot of Francis Island the steamboat channel Frosty Fine Livinia Turned very sudden sick E W changed to West</p>
<p>27th Fine ice making some and took through to night Leander got a Rat St John the Evangelist Day</p>
<p>28th First crofsing on the ice Leander and I the ice thin First time Leander to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward sweetys 2 cents Bought of Nicholson Raisins 10 axe handle 10 Bought of J Summers 1 lb of Tea 45 paid Raisins 10 paid Raffle 50 paid got a Ride Down from J Hamilton</p>
<p>29th Our Angus Birth Day crofsed got a Ride up From J Hamilton Bought 15 Dollars of Flour From J Summers Tom Jack to take it Down to Hamiltons Bought of Nicholsons 1 pair of overshoes 1.75 Brought home Nicholsons Bag Oil 35 ice Busting side of shore</p>
<p>30th Fixing a place for the sheep in the shed 2 men crofsing over to salmon River Fine ice Breaking some to night</p>
<p>31st Last Day of the Year E Wind Fine commenced to Rain ice Breaking all up put in all of the Rest of the 3 Ton stack Leander and I Tried for EEls got none Leander got a Rat</p>
<p>1st of January 1886 Firing in the New Year the Boys all shooting shot a Duck Leander a Rat took in the Honey Bees in then put them out West Wind snowed a little</p>
<p>2nd chopping in the oak Field Leander got a House-Rat in his Trap ice going Down seen a Boat Fishing EEls</p>
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James Cameron (1824-1912)
1886
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{first page}
Mr James Cameron Island
Dec 24th 1885 Broke on Stack of 3 Tons Fine E Wind
25th Christmas Day Fine not much snow in the Feilds ice Pretty well Broke up Freezing to
night E Wind and the ice a making some ice took near morning in some places a good many
air-holes
26th open up from the Foot of Francis Island the steamboat Channel Frosty Fine Livinia
Turned very sudden sick E W changed to West
27th Fine Ice making some and took through to night Leander got a Rat. St John the
Evangelist Day
28th First Crossing On the ice Leander and I. The ice thin First time Leander to
Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward sweetys 2 cents Bought of Nicholson Raisins 10 Axe
handle 10 Bought of J Summers 1 lb of Tea 45 paid Raisins 10 paid Raffle 50 paid got a Ride
Down from J Hamilton
29th Our Angus Berth 2.00 Crossed got a Ride up From J Hamilton Bought 15 Dollars of
Flour From J Summers Tom Jack to take it Down to Hamiltons Bought of Nicholsons 1 pair of
overshoes 1.75 Brought home Nicholsons Bag Oil 35 Ice Busting side of shore
30th Fixing a place for the sheep in the shed 2 men crossing over to salmon River Fine ice
Breaking some to night
31st Last Day of the Year E Wind Fine commenced to Rain ice Breaking all up put in all of the
Rest of the 3 Ton Stack Leander and I Tried for EEls got none Leander got a Rat
1
�1st of January 1886 Firing in the New Year the Boys all shooting shot a Duck Leander a Rat
took in the Honey-Bees in then put them out. West Wind snowed a little
2nd chopping in the oak Field Leander got a House-Rat in his Trap ice going Down seen a
Boat Fishing EEls
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Mr James Cameron Island
January 3rd 1886 Allen's Berth Day 1833. Fine Raining seen 2 men Fishing EEls
4th Raining E Wind Dug the Jumper out of a snowBank
5th putting out Manure West Wind Rained some seen a Boat going down the Way of
Rankins Bay ice Leaving the shore Fields Bare Livinia not well Leander got a Rat Lots of
Ducks going Down about Dark Lots of seagulls picking up Minnows on the water
6th Turned cold and Frosty Windy chopping stove Wood
7th W Wind Frosty ice making anchor ice going Down if there was no wind the ice would
take Bent a peice of the Axe cutting Knotty Hemlog cold Day
8th Hugh Ann's Berth Day 1866 Fine very Frosty shut across to Christees Steamboat
Channel open a Great many air-holes and a Big opening up at the Head of the Island W
Wind seen a Mink Track chopping stove Wood House Warm cattle hearty
9th E Wind Drifting Stormy snowing seen a Fox on the ice I think the ice must be Taken in
Steamboat channel open Late Last night snowbanks
19th Sunday W Wind Drifting air-holes smoking
11th W Wind Cold Frosty John H and I to the Pitt Point Set a Trap for the Mink. Leander and I
to the Head of the Island to see how the ice Looked a Great many air-holes seen a Mink
Track. Quite Fresh Lots of Fox tracks ice looks rough. Frosty to night
12th New Years old Style chopping stove Wood W Wind a Very Frosty Day the Frostiest I
think we had yet Air-holes smoking water raising near shore
2
�13th First crossing on the ice as the First ice U Broke up. Bought of J Summers 1 lb of Tea 45
Radways R R 25 paid this Bought of Nicholsons Boots 75 losenges 1 paid 1/2 lb Tea 25 all
paid Bought of Mr Ward Alum 3 orange Colouring 10 paid
14th Broke on the 4 Ton stack {cut off}ne Bushing the Road Fine Day EW
15th Drawing Wood got a Mink Fine E Wind
16th Fine E Wind Races in Dundee seen a Weasel Track cutting Marsh hay on the Barn Floor
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Mr James Cameron Island
January 17th 1886 Soft turned Cold snowed Drifted set a Trap for a Mink
18th W Wind Frosty cutting alders and Willows and Brush in the oakfield seen 3 EEl Fisher
going over the way to Christee's Island
19th E W Drifting snowing Drew some Wood cutting Brush Turned Kind of soft in the
Evening
20th Drawing Wood seen the Minks Track set for him. a Fine Day water high
21st St Agness Day E Wind caught a Mink in the shanty Snowing warm putting in some
Marsh hay
22nd E W putting in the Bottom of the Marsh hay stack spoild the Axe another Mink around
the house seen him in the pile of Wood hailed a little to night. wind high from the W
23rd W W cold and Frosty cutting stove Wood
24th Charlie Tupper's Birth Day very cold E Wind
25th E Wind very Frosty Frosty cutting stove Wood
26th Robie Burns B Day Fine W Wind Leander and I to Summerstown. Bought of J Summers
8 yds of Calico 80 Cap 90 paper soap 8 paid all this Left 1 Dollar with Mrs Ward for this
years Witness Forgot to Leave postage Knitting needles 4 Heard Charlie Rose got in the ice
over at Douquetts got his Fingers Badly Frozen Mr Charles {cut off} Thrashing at Hamiltons
3
�of the 600 Left 2 Bags at Hamiltons for Pease and other Grain George Renshaw took Down
the Flour from the store got a Gazzette to Day Races in Dundee
27th some cold E W Turned Warmer cut a Basswood for sawlogs Drew some Wood cutting
Brush seen Teams on the St Annicite Road Seen a Horse Rig crossing from Below Christees
Island set Traps for the mink as he made his way to the Milkhouse
28th Cut the Basswood Log in 2 9 Feet Each Drew some Wood alders and Willows
29th E Wind got a Mink in the Milkhouse. Cut a Maple in the Feild Jo Douquett Edward
Charlie Rose came to Bush the Road
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Mr James Cameron Island
January 30 1886 Fine Day E Wind I went to Summerstown gave 5 cents to Mr Ward for the
Postage for the Witness got a Ride up to Tom Kennedy's from J Hamilton. Races in Dundee
and a Great many Crossing to Battoshe's Heard they had the Measles at James McDougalls
Randolph there got a Mink in the shanty to Day
31st E Wind Fine Gordon here gave him a Comforter
1st of February W Wind Frosty Fine Edward Duquett Jim Burns Barnhart and 3 Indians came
to cut the Manure as its Froze very hard about 1 1/2 Feet Thick
2nd First Teams came to Draw J Nicholson and 2 Douquetts Stephen Tyo Burns 1 Indian
Barnhart made 11 Loads to Day Fine Candlemass Day the Sun shines to Day the Bear if he
comes out will see his Shadow
3rd Jim Nicholson and Jo and Edward with Teams Made 12 Loads to Day Adams Buried to
Day
4th Cold in the Morning Stephen Tyo came and as no one was coming he went off met a
Man up on our Road took the wrong Road he was going to Salmon River I crossed to see
what was wrong with them not coming it was the cold Bought of Nicholsons 1 lb of Tea 45
cents paid Bought of Mr Ward pipe 1 Done Thrashing at Hamiltons
5th Very Very Frosty to Day Tom Jack came Brought me 2 Bags of Grain 600 of Flour 1
Dollar paid this Commenced to Load made 4 Trips to Day John Nicholson 2 Trips {Pecor} or
4
�McPhee 2 Trips to Day very very cold and Tom Jack 4 Trips to Day thats 8 Load to Day Tom
Jack took 6 Loads Nicholson 5 pecor 5 {N?}ed 4 Jo 3 G Renshaw here to help thats 13
Loads to Day turned warmer E Wind
{cut off 6?}th Fine Warm
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Mr James Cameron Island
Feb 8th 1886 Gordon's Berth Day Tom Jack John Nicholson Jn. McPhee here 5..5..5 Ned 4 Jo
3 G Renshaw here
9th Fine Drawing McPhee 1/2 Day 3 Loads Tom Jack 6 Jim Nicholson 6 Ned 4 Jo 3 G
Renshaw here Indian here Leander to store spool 5 calico 10
10 E W Drifting Tom Jack Drew 5 Ned 4 Jo 2 George Renshaw 1/2 Day Took all their things
home E Wind
11th E Wind Fine soft seen a crow for the First Fernandez up to Dickens yesterday Mr
Douquett Gave the children 1.80 old Lally Departed at Mr P Purcell's
12th Went to Summerstown Fine E Wind Gave John Summers 5 Dollars to my account got a
Receipt Took Dinner at Nicholsons Bought of Nicholsons pair of Lace Boots 1.10 paid Making
a Track with snowplough on the ice for Races Charlie Rose's Dog here took some Marsh hay
out of the Marsh Leander and Fernandez and John H sloppy on the ice got the Witness and
Globe
13th Mr Lally Buried to Day E Wind and West Wind Foggy Raining and Fine snow melting in
the Fields slush on the ice Lots of snowbirds Ducks Flying East
14th St Valentine's Day W Wind Raining water on the ice
15th E Wind stormy snowing Drifting cutting Stove Wood
16th S West Wind Drifting Windy Blustery cutting Firewood Leander and I
17th South West Wind Fine Kind of Blustery Drew some Wood Cut a Log of Ash for Rails
seen Teams on the Lancaster Road
5
�18th cutting and splitting Rails Fine Day James Hugh's Birth Day 1855 {illegible} wood
19th Fine E Wind crossed to Summerstown. Sent a Letter to James Lee & Co Montreal got
postage stamp 35 cents 3 cents for Postage Envelope 1 cent, pipe 10 Bought of Nicholsons
Tea 25 pepper oil seen the inspector of Weights & Measures Mr Whitt{cut off} and one of
the McKee's of McGee's Point cleaning a Track for Races took Dinner at {illegible} cutting
ice
20th North West Wind snowing Drifting
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Mr James Cameron Island
Feb 22nd 1886 Washingtons Berth Day Fine. Drew stack of Hay out of the Marsh Drew a
Load of White Birch from the head of the Island
23 cold E Wind cutting Wood cut a Beech on the hill
24th E Wind cold Frosty Day Went across got a Ride to F Covington from Tom Jack stopt at
Jo's a Treat 10 got a present of a pair of overshoes from Jo Bought of McC 3 pairs of Boots
settled up with them they had 75 cents against me and I Brought them in my Debt 3..16
Boots 1..50 Boots 1..35 Boots 1.. for stanley I must Exchange them the'r small got a Receipt
up to this Date. Bought drug store Pink Root 12 1/2 Hoarhound Candy 2 Bought of Y.A. a Bag
25 a Treat at Tyos Bought of Mr G Long 1 3/4 yds of Cloth Bought of smallman Binding 10
credit Heard Emmanuel Morris Departed got a Ride Down to Hopkins Point from Olivers
Father as he is Drawing wood from St Agness to him Races in Dundee stopt at Jo took
supper there. Mr Leslie there got James Lee's Prize
25 St Matthias Day Cold in the Morning E W Turned soft came from Hamiltons snowing
Raining wind South W Drew some Wood. One of my Eye's tie{cut off} sore turned cold to
night
26th Very Frosty and Cold
{2}7th Cold Frosty Fixing a handle in the Axe W Wind
{2}8th Sexagesema {sexagesimal = 60} Sunday Cold Frosty Drifting Marsh hay Done only
about 1 1/2 Tons on the stable loft W Wind
6
�1st of March St David's Day the Festival of the Welsh Day came in Like a Lion Very cold and
Frosty high Wind West chopping Stove Wood Commenced the West Mow Feeding all the
cattle Fine hay a peice of hay on the North side yet put MinKey in the Back place to night
2nd cutting Brush in the oakfield Cold Windy snow Drifting North Wind and South West
Wind
3rd W Wind Leander went to Hamiltons got a Letter from Narcisse Leplante with a Dollar in
it got the {paper flipped up} Hamilton in Cornwall.
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Mr James Cameron Island
March 4th 1886 West Wind Cold some cut a Beech in the pasture
5th Eclipse cold Windy cutting stove Wood
6th Fine W Wind Crossed to Summerstown Bought Nicholsons 3 spools of Thread 12 cents
Bought from Ward pipe 1 got the Glengarrian but did not Get the Globe I suppose my time
Done John Hamilton to Lancaster Drawing stones to the Lighthouse a Good many teams
7th Shrove Sunday West Wind Fine and cold and Warm
8th East Wind cold Drifting snowing some cutting Stove Wood cutting hay in the Barn
9th E Wind Drifting Fine Cold cutting Alders in the swamp Last churning to Day circle
around sun Fine in the Evening Sun sets at 6 to night
10th Ash Wednesday crossed to Hamiltons put a Letter in the PO for Narcisse Charante
Care of William Dupois Postage 3 cents got the Witness went with J Hamilton to Fort
Covington Windy Drifting Fine Bought of Mr K 6 lbs of Tea 2 Dollars to 24 1/2 yds of Plaid
2..45 got a Pair of Lace Boots to be exchanged for the ones I took home the next time I go
the on take them Back Heard one of the McKenzie {torn away} Gore Departed Buried on
the Front {illegible} Trunk Track crossed from the head of our Island to the south catching
Fish in the ice at Frashers on the South side cook Eaton told me
11th Wind West Blew hard Drifting Drew some Wood
12th on this Day of the Month Dell McMaster Senior First came to the Island Drifting
7
�13th Fine Leander went to Summerstown got the Mail Bought of Nicholsons 2 spools of
Thread 8 Losenges 3 pipe 1
14th Stanley's BirthDay 1880 West Wind snowing
15th E Wind Drifting snowing Teams with Loads to the Lighthouse cutting Brush in the
oakfield
16th Stormy snowing Turned very fine and Warm J Hamilton and {illegible} took my Logs to
Mr Purcell
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Mr James Cameron Island
17th of March 1886 St Patricks Day the Festival of the Irish Went to Cornwall got a Ride from
Thomas Jack seen Mr D B. McLennan got the Ballance from him gave him a Receipt Met Mr
George S McDonald and took him for Mr Douquett then we asked him to come and have
something or take us where we could get something good we travelled for a Longtime
where did he take us but his own house we never thought of going there But we got what
we got Good A Very fine Fellow used us well Bought of Mr Pitt Shovel 1 Dollar Axe 75 Bought
of Mr D McRae Pork 2..43 Bought of Mc McDonald Furniture 6 chairs 3..60 childs chair 1..25
Big chair 1..75 took Dunn 50 took dinner at Mrs Fultons and sent a Parcel of Things to the
Children which was well Receved Bought of John Summers 6 yds Cotton 30 cents Gave 5
Dollars to my Account got a Recept Bought a Pipe at Derushee 1 got almanack seen Mr
Butter and G Grant a very fine Day seen a Shelland Pony Gave Leven{cut off} 5 cents came
to Hamiltons and John Drove me Down with the cutter James McDougall here to Day
18th Went for the chairs to {torn off} Leander and I got a Basket of Apples {torn off}ome
their Bag to Day chopping stove Wood E Wind very Fine Day
19th Drifting E Wind Blowing and stormy change in the Moon J Hamilton and Tom Jack
came spring or Last Day of Winter
20th First Day of Spring High E hailing Raining Snowing
21st EW high Drifting snowing stove smoking
8
�22nd Livinia's Birth Day 1840 Drifting
23rd Randolph came from McDougalls Windy Fine Leander crossed for the paper
24th Went to Summerstown Bought of J Summers soap 10 RR 16 25 {illegible} this Bought of
Nicholsons Shot 15 2 spools 8 paid Bought of Mr Ward axe handle 15 Fine W W crust on the
ice
25 Lady Day Randolph went to Ducquetts H Wind 4 cents {bottom line illegible}
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Mr James Cameron Island
26th of March 1886 John Hamilton Cameron's Birth Day 1876 J Hamilton {came?} with Tea
Kettle 1 Bag of Oats sack of Flour sold 2 Hides over the River gave me 2 Dollars Cash
Randolph to McDougalls for the Pot got 15 Buckets set of hames water on the ice under the
snow Fine Robins came Blackbirds Hawks Grassbirds
27th E Wind Fine good crust I crossed to Mr P Purcells mill 60 Boards 1..50 for sawing Paid
this T Jack took them Down for me Nicholsons got the Post Office yesterday Old Mr Akins
Poorly cutting Sugar Bush Wood thawing
28th Went to Christee Island Randolph and I
29th E Wind crust good. Went to Fort Covington Bought of Congdon Downs' Elixer 25 Doll
25 Hoarhound Candy 2 Bought of spoils 75 Bought of N.G. Boots {illegible}ting 20 snack 10
Bought of G Long Knife 25 Tax 10 {Spools?} 5 pens 3 pipes H Wines 40 Taking the scow
{illegible} of the ice to take to Hopkins Point Tapt 60 Trees to Day {?} stopt at Jo
Douquetts all night had supper and {illegible} no hay got a Ride Down from John Plumades
{?} Lambs came from Jo Douquetts Fine seen Black Ducks
31 Gathered Lambs 12 pails of sap Raining
1st of April all Fools Day snow Windy Randolph crossed to Summerstown Bought of Mr
Ward Wormy Candy 12 awls 4 Matches 8 Drawing to Lighthouse {illegible} in sugar Bush
Cutting Wood Fine Flurries of snow
9
�3 Boiling {cut off} Bush for the First Time made 1 1/2 Gallons John and Leander McDougall
here a strange Man came from Lancaster here inquiring the Road to St Regis and Tom Jack
from here his name Alfred Woods
4th Fine crossed to Summerstown Archy Grant (Bishop) Bought of Nicholson Boots 2..75
paper 18 {cut off}
5th Fine Day Tapt some
6th Boiling E.w. Turned stormy {cut off} Oxly calved
7th very Stormy Big Storm of snow Wind
8th Boiling Sap ice opened on 12th
9th Lily Calved a {illegible} to the Sugar Bush Made First Sugar 40 lbs
10th in the {illegible}
11th Made 52 lb
12th Horses crossing {illegible}
{illegible}seen snakes, Pewits yellow hammer {illegible} Lots of shooting at Douquetts {rest
of page illegible}
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Mr James Cameron Island
April 14th 1886 {first line illegible}
16th Brindle calved
17th Made 2 Gallons for the Last Killed a Snake
18th Duncan's Berth Day Palm Sunday John G and {McKey?} here to night Leander got 2
Rats {illegible} the Calfe Pasture {illegible}{3 eels?}
10
�19th Granadas First Trip Thunder and Lightning Fine Clearing up Wood {toward?} the Door
Men Working at the Light House some {working?} Lights on it to night
20th Taking home sugar Bush Rigging. Killed a calf
21 Traveller went Down Taking away the Banking from the house
22nd Hector in Rae's Daughter Departed Maunday Thursday got 4 Pikes John Adams an
Indian here gave him stuff for oars Randolph to Summerstown Bought of J Summers 2
Bottles 50 Broom 15 Bought of Mr Ward Worm Candy 24 Pipes 2 got Papers from Dan's.
23rd St George Day and Good Friday The Festival of the English West Wind Went to
Sturgeon Island Randolph shot 2 Ducks Putting Manure on the Yard
24th splitting Rails {illegible}
25th Easter Sunday and St Marks Day. The Sun Danced to day East Wind Fine Day
26th Fisherman came {illegible} Calvett Dog had Puppies 4 of them
27th Randolph and Narcisse to Fort Covington for Rubber Boots
28th Working at Fences
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Mr James Cameron Island
April 29th 1886 Went to Salmon River Sold Rats and Calf Skin Bought oil cloth 75 oil 15 Boots
Mended 60 2 yds Cottonade 30 crape 1/4 yd 25 Matches 10 Wrench 15 Back {illegible}
Teapot 25 Basket 40 Starch 10 Blue 5 {illegible}kers 5 Left pair of Boots to be mended
30th Lighthouses Lit up Lewis the Indian and his 2 Boys here made axe handle Planted 3
Rows of Potatoes
1st of May St Phillip & St James Day Fixing Fences
2nd Gordon here Granada's 1st Trip to Lancaster
3rd piling Rails Fixing Fence
11
�4th Mr Kelly and Bill and his Boy here Looking after the Fisheries Randolph to Summerstown
Bought of Mr Ward a Trunk 2..55 Book 10 2 Lines 20 2 hats 20 Castor oil 15 Bread for
Fishermen
5th Boheminean came up first Trip Fixing Fence in the Grove Propellers to Day Drudge went
up
6th some peices of ice going Down Ploughing First Trip Down for the Boheminean
7th Putting out manure Drawing Calf Pasture Fence away
Fishermens First Trip with Fish to Montreal
8th Randolph and Narcisse to Lancaster for {illegible} Phillip took 4 Bags of Potatoes for me
from Montreal 2 and the Bags {20?} and Freight 20 thats 2..40 he owes me as I gave him 3
Dollars Birds came Last night on a Raft from Ogdensburg Planted a Row of Early Rose
Potatoes
9th John McDougall and A Fraser here Fine all the children to Christees Island Leander to
Hamiltons for the Papers
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Mr James Cameron Island
10th of May 1886 Planted 13 Rows of Potatoes and 100 hills Ploughing settings some Brush
heaps on fire on the Pitt Point and upper Field Found the hook of the chain piling manure
11th E Wind Raining changed to West Foggy
12th Foggy E Wind Fine Randolph to Summerstown 18 lbs of Butter at 18 cents a lb Bought
of Mr Ward 15 lb of salt 20 oatmeal 30 1/2 lb 94 Due Bill 1..50 Bought of J Summers soap 5
Flour 62 spool 5 Money calved a heifer Mr Kelly at Fishermans Boheminean Late coming up
with the Fog Gave 2..40 to Narcisse to Fetch up 4 Bags of Potatoes
13th Foggy Boheminean Late going Down E Wind changed to West Ploughed the Potatoes
Peice all Fixing Fence went to head of Island Let out the 2 Bulls for to Day
12
�14th Planted 4 Rows of Potatoes Ploughed the Bean Place Fixing the Fence Granada went to
Lancaster high E Wind changed Rain to night young Chickens 12 Trimming the Apple Tree at
the Door and one at Lane fence Fernandez caught Perch Randolph caught Duck. Water high
15th Raining high south West Wind Fisherman took 4 Bags of Potatoes from Montreal 45 a
Bag good Many Rotten their going to take them Back cut some Trees for Building high Wind
to night Jo Lemays Fish came Back from Montreal could not sell them Fixing Brush Fence.
Water high in the swamp
16th {?sh} here from Murdock McDonalds
17th Leander and I to the head of the Island
18th Planted a Few Rows planted potatoes in the Bean place
19th Sheared the 2 Rams planted 8 or 9 Rows to the appletrees got a channel Catfish from
the Fisherman
20th Began the East End of the House Narcisse Randolph and I Hewing scoring Laid the
Foundation Keeping in the Bulls at night
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Mr James Cameron Island
21st of May 1886 The Drudge came to Summerstown working at the Frame
22nd the Surveyors at the head of the Island putting up their marks. Sheared the 2 Ewes.
Drew some Logs Randolph Went to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward 24lb of salt at
Nicholsons 1 lb of Crackers 8 Let out the sheep
23rd Gordon and T Rose here gave Tommy Rose a puppy Dog
24th Queens Birth Day a Meeting at Summerstown Dan to Be there I crossed to Hamiltons
Fine W Wind changed to East Wind Trowling Caught a pike some of the First potatoes
planted is peeping up
25 Raining Windy 3 chiefs here Wanting pay from Fishermen John Isacc Thompson and
George Mosquitoes Bad
13
�26 Cleaning out upper shed John Hamilton came Down with Randolph got the Loan of the
Pic-axe Rained some Windy
27th Ploughing the Back Bean Place and up in the Brush at the cherry tree
28th Fine Went to F Covington Bought of Mr Minkler 2 Bushels of Potatoes 80 Bought J Y
Tobacco 8 Candy 2 Bought of McCartney 5 yds of Calico 40 of Tyo Bottle of 20 in a Billy
Bones Mr Long is closed Keep in the 2 Bulls got Papers from MrBa{cut off}
29th Royal oak Day or oak apple Day High West Wind Planted 10 Rows at apple Planted up
at the cherry Tree 8 Rows and some at the Back Garden Altered the spring calves the 2
Bulls Thunder Narcisse took a Bag of Potatoes from Montreal 25 Freight 5
30th Rogation Sunday Fine J Summers Geordie Annan and Mr Ritchie here going down to
Rosse's Island to see the hole that was dug there Livinia and I to head of the Island
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Mr James Cameron Island
31st of May 1886 Crossed to Summerstown Bought of Nicholsons 100 Wt of Flour 2..50 Tea
25 Tea 12 1/2 Hats 50 Randolph a Hat 10 Pair of Braces 30 Bought of Mr Ward for the
Fishermen 2 pans of Bread 1 Hat
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1st of June Rowena's Birth Day Fine the Boys went for Pine George Thomas came for a Boat
Planted some Beans
2nd cut some sticks for the House planted the rest of the Beans Raining Thunder
3rd Ascencion Day or Holy Thursday Windy Randolph and Leander to Ross's Island to see
where J Summers was digging Mr Derushie here piling Manure Fixing fence on the Pitt Point
Line Boat came up to night Lots of Towing now
4th Hewing some sticks and Beams Pete Henery here for all their {illegible}
5th Randolph crossed Bought of J Summers 7 yds of Cotton at 34 Candlewick 8 paid
Bought of Nicholsons Powder 30 Games at Cornwall McArthurs left Broke {illegible} at
Hamiltons G.Arnet a Pic Nic Fixing Fence Bought of Wards
14
�6th Went to Plum Island seen Frank Laplante and Wife 2 men and 2 children Drowned. Seen
Pecor Fishing. Mr Spink here for a Puppy Antwines Boy wanting horse hair for Minnow Lines
Lashey came Fine clearing small stone out of the Bee Place and Putting them on the Wharf
Thunder Lightning Raining Windy E and West and South Fishing Perch got 27 Fernandez and
I Fixing hoe handles
7th at the Potatoes weeding them Killing a Great many Grubs pegging some stones at the
East End of the house Let out the 2 Bulls tonight Fixing the Tobacco place Letting the horse
out in daytime putting in at night {illegible} Windy {illegible}
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Mr James Cameron Island
9th of June 1886 Our Mary's Birth Day 1813 73 years at Potatoes Fine
10th Piling Logs at the Door Fixing the Sail
11th Randolph to F Covington got his hair cut 2 men Drowned Stewart and Saya on the 5th
or 6th Sunday Morning found the Boat. Bottom so deep Bought Cotton 3..56 on credit (Tea
1 Dollar paid) Bismarck came home Washing the Wool
12th Fine Went home with Hamiltons Boat William Duncan and Gordon came Brought some
of Bismarcks cloths Put out Tobacco Narcisse Boy and Phillip came Bought of Ward soap 1
Bar 10 2 pipes 2
13th Raining Blowing Whit Sunday
14th Raining at Potatoes Heard that Saya Drowned Stewart it is thought so or talked about
as Saya is a Bad character and Stewart had a Lot of money on him
14th Mr Sticklers son here for sand Gave me a Dollar Raining Cutting hay for the 2 Bulls at
Potatoes Killing Grubs Heard those men were Found
15th at Potatoes
16th Randolph and Bismarck to F Covington Sold Tennet of Butter (Paid for the We{illegible}
of Cotton Bought 100 of Flour 2..50 2 Tennets 50 Brought 22 cents Cash home Rained hard
got 15 cents for Butter
15
�17th Tore Down The Cookhouse
18th The Ever Memorable Battle of Waterloo at the Cookhouse
19 Working at the Cookhouse Randolph and Bismarck crossed for nails 10 lb 40 Thread 5
20th Fine Day Randolph crossed to Plum Island seen one of the Cattle with a Cut in her
21st First Day of Summer Bismarck and F. crossed Bought of Mr Ward sack of salt 80 on
credit Pepper paid Got 25 {illegible} Randolph
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Mr James Cameron Island
21st of June 1886 1st Day of Summer Bought of Nicholson 100 of Flour 2..50 44 lbs of Fine
Salt 44 spools of Thread 5 Randolph got a Lunge
22nd Fixing Floor in the Cook house Warm set a Line Weeding Potatoes and Beans
23rd 2 Fishermens Boys went of to night put the Plough Through some of the Potatoes
24th St John the Baptiste Day Corpus Christie Fixing a Door on East End of the cookhouse
Taking up Randolphs Line 3 Raftsmen here Looking for Timber had a stick of Elm with them
25th Raining
26th Raining Angus Cameron and John and Allen here Gave them a puppy Dog Fernandez
sold his Perch to them Raining Thunder and Lightning Randolph and Bismarck crossed for
the Mail J Hamilton working at the Wharf Jo Lemay came Down with Narcisse the
Fisherman
27th Grand Procession Sunday Raining Thunder
28th Randolph cut his Foot Ploughing Potatoes at the Apple Tree Working at the Front Door
of the cookhouse 2 men shooting Ducks had a Dog Randolph Drove them away Weeding
Potatoes in upper Field Fine Day
16
�29th St Peter & St Paul cannons shooting Back the way of Williamstown Windy West and
Changed to high North Wind. Weeding Beans. Northern Lights or Merry Dancers to night
and they are Dancing Took a Big Stone out of the Ground before the Door Keeping in the
Bulls
30th crossed to Summerstown Bought of Nicholsons Matches 10 Hooks 2 J James came
here put sheep on Ross's Island
1st of July Dominion Day a Great Day in Cornwall Bismarck crossed to the Pic Nic at
Hamiltons Mrs Chisholm Brought his cloths there Sunday School scholars
2nd at Potatoes and Potato Bugs one of the sheep Lame
30th Let out the 2 Bulls
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Mr James Cameron Island
July 3rd 1886 cut some hay around the scythe place smoky Randolph took up his Line and
set it over. Randolph crossed to summerstown stopt at Hamiltons all night they took his
Boat to Fish
4th Came home {illegible} The Baby Stanley Hugh Ann Rowena Sissy to Hamiltons
5 very Warm John B Day 83 to Antwine Bosell and Dishaw here for Boat Mosquitoes Bad
6th Warm put the Plough Through the Potatoes for the Last time all in Blossom cut the hay
at the West End of the Potatoes cut the hay at the West End of the Potatoes Mosquitoes
Bad at nigh
7th put in some hay for the First Fishermen's First Trip to Renshaw with their Fish
8th Went to Summerstown paid J Summers 5 Dollars to my account got a Receipt Bought
of J Summers Thread 1{cut off} nails 8 47 yds of calico 40 paid this the scow of the Drudge
sunk too much Load on for Frank Laplante Bismarck at sand Stickler's yacht sailing Round
9th E Wind some Rain Mowing kept in the young Bull as he is Lame or out of the hip A Man
here Mr Young from Valleyfield wants a place to camp Sullivan a survey and Wilson Hard
17
�ware Merchant then on Charlies Island made a smoke-house in the Big cellar English
Cherries Ripe Rasberries Ripe the Oil-Boat went up to Feed the Lighthouses
10th 11 12" Orangemans Day Firing Big Shots
13th Went to H sold J Y Cameron 2 Tennets of Butter 10.. {illegible} 14 cents 2 scythes 100
of Flour 3 lb of Tea snaith pipe overalls stuff 2 Tennets Bought of Kimballs store 3 yds 2 yds
of Cottonade Boots 1..25 Bought of smallman oil and carpet shoes Bought {illegible} 50
Went to A Tyo's {?}
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Mr James Cameron Island
14th of July 1886 not very well Randolph to a Bee on McLaughlins Place Forgot to write any
Down the rest of this month
15th St Swithen's Day or 16th
17 - 18 19th Fernandez Birth Day 1874
20th 21st 22 23 24 25th St James Day
1st of August Lammas Day
2nd Minnie's Birth Day 1864
4th 5th
6th Randolph Birth Day 1867 Minnie Came Gordon put her across from Hamiltons
7th Mowing
8 Sunday Went to Plum Island and Kit Kit Bismarck sold his Fish for a Dollar
9th Randolph Minnie Hugh Ann went to F Covington Brought a Tennet of Butter Tea Tennets
Dishes Boots Buttons
10 at hay
11th at hay
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�12 at hay
13" Leander Hugh Ann and Minnie went to Summerstown Bought 27 yds of Calico a Big Bowl
1 lb of Crackers sweetys got the mail Thread
14th Minnie and Bismarck went to Williamstown
15th John Angus and wife and the 2 children and Gordon came
16th Rained
17 Bismarck came from Williamstown
18" at hay
19" Bismarck's Birth Day 1870 Randolph to Rubber Boots and 9 Buttons for Narcisse Girl
Married to Day
18th
21st at Marsh Hay Donald Cameron Departed 2nd Con Randolph crossed to Summerstown
22 B.D Cameron Buried to Day Laflesh and his sister here McDougalls and 2 of Dan Frasers
Girls here and Laflesh stopt all night with Lucias on the Kit Kit Randolph went off
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Mr James Cameron Island
October 1st 1886 Drawing Wood
2nd Drawing Wood hailed
3rd Windy
4th Bismarck to A Tyo's to HW 40 Raining Windy Picking Grapes
5th Fine Day Cutting and Drawing Wood from the Pit Point
6th Windy Fine Went to Dundee Bismarck and I to 4 Tubs of Butter 15..48 To Mr Long
Bought To Rope 4 1/2 lb 56 Bot Worm Med 25 Paper Tax 52 square of Blue 10 1/2 lb Pepper
12 1/2 lb starck 5 3 lb nails 12 cents 1/2 lb Powder 20 Cash 5 sack of salt 8 caps 10 7.35.. 8..13
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�Due Bought of Mr Smallman 100 of Flour 2..60 oil 15 Downs Elixer 25 Tongs spear Griddle to
Blacksmith 30 Bought of McC Cash 2 cotton 3..85 3 lb of Tea 1 6 yds of satinette 3 2 pair
2..10 1 Pair 1..25 1 pair 2..25 1 pair 2..50 comes to 18.5 To Butter 6 Dollars Leaves 12..5 Bought
of T K 6 yds of stripe 1 Went up to Shannons Mill not Making yarn Mr Hume Came to Tent Mr
Steve and Mr Burtch
7th Fine Day went up to the Tent Mr Hume here came from Lancaster had a chat with him
First Wild Geese Last night and a great many Flying this Evening very high some Black
Ducks to night making a noise Foggy this morning Baby sick Rowena sick all sick whooping
cough
8th Drawing Wood Mowing some Mr Hume for Potatoes Eggs and Butter 1 Dollar Treated me
with good old Rye Drawing Wood
9th Drawing and cutting in the oak field Fine
10th Hugh Ann McMaster's birth Day 1844 Fine Gordon Randolph Tommy Rose Leslie Baker
here I went to see Mr Hume at the Tent
11th Drew some sticks for a shed Made a Stack 38 in Back Marsh Ploughing Potatoe ground
Fine
12th Commenced Banking East End of the house Raining high East Wind
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Mr James Cameron Island
13th of Oct 1886 Banking the East End of the House Fine East Wind Mr A Tyo and John
Bowen here To Butter 10 Dollars gave him a Bottle of Wine Leander and I up to see Mr Hume
him over at Lemays Treated us sent for a Saw to Montreal he says he will sell me his Ducks
not Plenty
14th Went to Lancaster with the Wool 14 lbs Paid a Dollar on it to be made on the 23rd to be
made coares 13 cents a lb Fine E Wind changed to South Wind a Blew a Gale sent Bismarck
to the store for a 1 lb of Crackers 1.0 and a Bottle of Worm Medicine 25 passed Suse's Island
and turned Back stopt a good while there then tried for the Squaw Island and got there with
hard work made up our minds to stop all night there but made another start and got home
with hard work very high wind working at Grapes 9 Gallons of Juice
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�15th very windy. the tops of the Stacks blew Down water very low with the wind this
morning and at night raised working at the Banking some cutting brush on the Pit Point only
1 Boat came up to Day the Granada did not come out of Dundee the wind was too high Mr
Hume here Bought 1/2 Bushel of Potatoes 3 lbs of Butter Loaf of Bread paid 1 Dollar Gave
Bismarck 25 cents for going up with him
16th Dan to be at Lancaster {illegible} Andie Mc{illegible} cold to Day but Fine some few
Grains of Snow the Fishermens Lines broke with the wind Narcisse took me up his cross cut
saw 1..50 it looks pretty good took the Leaves of the Turnips
{first page}
Mr James Cameron Island
Oct 17th 1886 Sunday the Hunters Mr Hume Steve Griffin and Burtch Left to go to Jo
Lemays Fine some Rain and a Few Grains of snow
18th St Luke's Day Began the West End Banking Fine shot a Black Duck did not get him
19th Fine Alexandra Went Down Banking the inside of the shed Back of the milkhouse Drew
away some of the Logs around the potato Ground Mr Barnhart came here through the night
Looking for a Raft of Board for Summerstown Wharf
20th Fine WW Went to Jo Lemays with the clock Bismarck and I Wind Raised came around
the head of Christee's Island took Lunch then went Down to see the house Lewis the Indian
was Building got some nuts offered the Fisherman Narcisse his hay for the crosscut - Saw
and he would not take it now Harrowing the Potato Ground Lewis the Indian on Christee's
Island not many Boats a going Putting out some manure Rowena sick and Tonia sick all Bad
with the Whooping cough Bismarck crossed for the Mail did not get the Witness got the
Star and Glengarrian (Yesterday)
21 at the Stable
22nd cutting sticks
23 Livinia's Birth Day 1868 Fine
24th Our Hugh's B Day
25 Tonias Birth Day
21
�26 at the stable
27th the 2 Fishermen went to Montreal to Day {illegible} Died {illegible} Died
28th at the stable
29th at stable
30th at stable
31 Went to Jo Lemays for clock 50 Leander and I seen Mr Kelly and Mr Leslie this is
Halloween or Holy Eve Cracking nuts
{second page}
Mr James Cameron Island
1st of November 1886 Bismarck and I to Lancaster for the yarn 10 3/4 14 lbs when we
Brought it there 1..40 Fine Bought of McCrimmon RRR 25 All saints Day The Harvest Month
of Death
2nd Went to Fort Covington Brought a chain shovel hinges to be Fixed 50 all Souls Day
Bought of Mr Long Tin pail 50 Mustard 20 Salts 10 Powder 20 Shot Sugar 20 lbs 1..40 oil 15
sweetys 3 Knife 15 cloth 4 Tea 1 Exchange on Boots 25 a pair for John 2..50 on credit Bought
of Mathews Hinges and screws 33 Got Medicine from Dr Gillis 25 Got a Present of a
Package of Tobacco and sent a Package of Tea to the Mrs From Mr Tuthill treated me to
Beer Died or Buried to Day Bill Farlinger settled and got a Receipt from Mr Long went to A
Tyo's Bought 1 Gallon of High Wines 3 Dollars sent a Bottle of Brandy to Livinia Bismarck got
his hair cut 25 cents Election in F Covington
3rd Making a Door for the new shed Windy Fine
4th Cutting and Splitting Windy Rowena very Bad with her head
5th Guy Fawks Day the Gunpowder Plot very Windy south West Banking in the Cookhouse
Went up to see Mr McMaster Tenting at the upper Point sent his Boy Down for milk
6th East Wind commenced to snow a very stormy time 2 men came here Mr Makepeace
and Lafave came from the Yachts to Lancaster going to Jo Lemays to see Mr Hume the 2
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�Fishermen put them across for 2..50 and they had a hard time took Dinner here sent me
{50?} cents Gave me a Package of Tobacco 20 Gave {cut off} the house
7th Helen's Birth Day Mcmartin Coloured man came to Boil a Pot of Potatoes
{first page}
Mr James Cameron Island
8th of Nov 1886 Drifting and Blowing Mr McMartin went off. went to the head of the Island
snow Deep Narcisse Tore about 10 Fathoms of his seine got Fast in Logs Feeding the cattle
Killed 2 Rusters took in the Tobacco out of the Barn Boats going
9th Prince of Wales Birth Day Killed a sheep Fine Cattle out Picking took in some Turnips we
had Left out the Wine (Ready to strain Alexandra went Down and Tugs a steamer to Charlie
Island to see the Hunters from Ogdinsburgh Leander sawing an old oak on the Lower Point
Rowena very Bad with her head
10th Fishermen went off Left their Boat Made a Trip to Lancaster before they went of got a
Lamp from Phillip Left their Lines and some snoods axe got a sturgeon from them Left the
Key
11 Martin was went to Summerstown sent a Letter to D M M Fine Bought of Mr Ward Flour
1..25 Thread 15 Soap 10 paid this Bought of Nicholsons 15 lb of Sugar 1..5 Raisins 5 Postage 3
Craigs taken their cattle from Francis Island J Summers away hunting Deer. Nomination Day
in Alexandria for D M M
12th Drew up the Boats and Boxes at the River Covered the new Stable with Marsh hay E W
Drew some Boards from the shanty
13th E W Snowing Stormy
14th Windy Drifting
15th Killed the Bull a Fine Day strained the wine and put the sugar in it about 53 lbs Drudge
went Down
16th Fine Fixing the Stables Alexandra went Down early to Day First Rats Cutting hay on
East Mow Tied the cows Rowena Poorly Better to Day
23
�17th E Wind high Snowed Rained to night hard and high Wind a Man crossed with 2 Boats to
the South Side from the Head of the Island cutting stove Wood seen a Robin
{second page}
Mr James Cameron Island
18th of Nov 1886 Wind Foggy Wind changed to West Blowing hard Began Bottling the Grape
Juice got 2 Rats Rowena not very well Mice very Plenty the Cats destroying a Lot of them a
change in the Moon this Evening the water Raised with the E W and Fell very low with the W
Wind
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20 Bismarck crossed for the Mail Bought of Nicholson Matches 12 sawing stove Wood
putting Manure around the Appletrees got a Bag of apples for Rowena R Briggs here for
Butter for A Tyo sent 1 1/2 Gal of Grape Juice for him to put 1/2 Pint of HW in it Rained some
21st On this Day of the Month D M Meash Departed 1846 Fine Randolph came from Craigs
Frank Laplante and Boy here looking for those Drowned Men McLachlin & Summer
22nd Fine Day Sawing stove Wood Fixing around the stables J McDougall and D John for
the Ram took over Bismarcks Clothes that Mr Chisholm left there got the sheep in for the
first time Paul Grey Fishing EEls Leander and John H Fishing got 1 seen a Large owl
Boheminean all night in Lancaster
23rd W Raining Froze some last night changed to West Fixing a place for the sheep to be By
themselves The Government sale of Tools they had Working at the Wharf to Day in
Summerstown Rowena not well to Day
24th John H and I up to the Head of the Island had the crosscut saw marked a Butternut
tree that fell with the Wind piled some of the troughfs West Wind
25th St Catherine's Day Boheminean went Down a Tug Towing her Wind high Snowing got
aground below Tuppers Island McDonald and Eugene here going to Hungary Bay to Look for
the Drowned men.
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�Mr James Cameron Island
26th of Nov 1886 Sawing stove Wood W Wind snowed some Drew some Flat Stones to the
stable a Tug came up to night and a Boat came up to the Boheminean aground yet
27th South West Wind snowing Drifting no Boats to Day Boheminean aground yet sawing
Wood I Think the Boheminean got of
28th Snowing Blowing Thawing Raining
29th cold soft Raining at night sawing wood plastering
30th St Andrew's Day the Festival of the Scotch E Wind Freezing some T Jack and Gordon
here took my Papers and a Letter from Dan with 2 in it Lost my Money Firing in St Andrew's
a Man Making a Blend at Christees sawing stove Wood Tried to set Fire to the Marsh wont
Burn Tom and Gordon Looking for the Drowned Men had St Andrews for them Rowena not
well with her Head no Boats Running to Day Lights Lit up yet
1st of December Snowed Last night Drifting W Wind made a stick for sawhorse Lights up
yet no Boats to Day no Light on Cherry Island to night
2nd Windy Freezing no Lights up to night John H and I to the North side of the Island Cold
some Windy sawing Stove Wood the Hay on the Barn Floor Done to Day
3rd Cold Frosty Windy Making Ice in the Back Bay Killed the old Duck as something Broke
her Leg sawing Wood the White Owl Flying about
4th Frosty W Wind sawing stove wood took the Preserves honey syrup in from the
milkhouse some ice going Down Leander got a Rat Rowena Knitting to Day the White Owl
Flying about
5th Reading cold Frosty
6th Festival of the Germans Frosty Cold Fine St Nicholas Day
{second page}
Mr James Cameron Island
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�7th Dec 1886 Frosty moved the Double stove cold
8th Killed the Heifer Fine Day warm snowed Wind changed to West
9th Fine E Wind a Fine Day a Big Gathering in Alexandria 4 Big speakers there for D MM
Bought of J Summers Flour 1..25 Cottonade 50 RRR 5 Pain Killer 25 Soda 10 Oil 30 paid this
got 2 pipes at Nicholsons got my mail ice Froze into Summerstown Left our Boat at
Hamiltons Lighthouse got my GunMole From Gordon
10th Leanders Birth Day Bismarck and I went to A Tyos Fine wind Raised high had a good
sail home Bought of A Tyo a pint of HW 40 cents paid a Treat 10 A Tyo Fixing the Road in
the Marsh Moving some of the hay from the East side of the Mow to the West side soft to
Day Rain
11th some Rain soft Drew the stack in the Back Marsh W Wind Fixed the Black Cherry wine
put the Barrels in the shed Leander got 2 Rats the White Owl Flying around a yacht on the
other side of Alexis Island with her sails up at anchor 2 Men EEl Fishing at Christees Rowena
not very well Made a Lot of ice But Broke up
12th E Wind Cold
13th E Wind Raining Bismarck went to Hamiltons for the paper got a Basket of Apples for
Rowena put out Narcisses Bun Leander and I went to try for EEls
14th Cold Windy snowed some sawed the Butt of Basswood sawlog on the Pitt Point shot at
the White Owl Fixing the saw
15th Cold Frosty turned the 2 Boats cutting Brush a mock sun on the East side of the sun
splitting stove Wood a Yacht on the South side of the Alexis Island got a Rat got a squirrel
in the trap
{first page}
Mr James Cameron Island
16th Dec 1886 W Wind Frosty cut the Butternut sawed the Butt end of went to upper point
some frosty John H getting squirrels
17th high W Wind sawed the Butternut 12 and 9 Feet Drew some wood from the Pitt Point
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�18th Change this morning snowed Rained E Wind soft Leander and I cutting Brush putting it
on the Brush fence in the swamp East Wind Breaking the ice near shore Broke on a 4 Ton
stack of Marsh hay
19th Sunday Windy
20th Last Day of Fall a Fine Day went to Summerstown a good deal of Anchor ice in the
channel Bought of Nicholson 100 of Flour 2..40 Electrick oil 25 1/2 lb of Crackers 7 2 pipes 2
a Bushel of Oats J Hamilton in Cornwall Left our Boat opposite Kenneth as the Channel is
Froze at Summerstown Wind Raised high Breaking the ice to the shore
21st First Day of Winter Nomination for Mr McLennan Windy cutting Brush and putting it on
the swamp Fence some snowing
22 Fine calm cutting a Tree on the hill Antwine Bosell and Lemays son here Antwine Fixed
the clock gave them a stick for eel poles Gave me 6 EEls 2 Boats Fishing EEls at Christee
told me Young Henerys wife Departed 2 weeks ago Rowena not well to Day something
wrong with the Horse
23 Fine Day put hay out of the stack and put some in the Stable-Loft Fixing shutters for the
outside of the Windows the Horse not well Giving him Medicine but he is going to Die
24th Raining E Wind Meeting at Tyo Town and Summerstown Dan McLennan {illegible} to
Day
{second page}
Mr James Cameron Island
25 of Dec 1886 Christmas Day Fine W Wind Frosty the Horse Died Drew him out of the
Stable got a Muskrat alive put the skin on Rowena's Head as they say its good for taking the
pains out of the head Kind of Slippery walking. the Eagle Flying about not much snow on the
Ground if it was Calm the ice would take to night making some
26th ice Took E Wind Frosty cold
27th West Wind Cold some Freezing
28th Election for McLennan & Rayside First crossing on the ice Fine cold West Wind a good
many air-holes a good many crooks in our Road went to Hamiltons Frosty to night They say
27
�Rayside got in with a small majority of 32 but its not Known right yet it may be contested
yet
29th Our Angus' Birth Day Went to Hamiltons Harpers Girls there from Lachine. Dan
McGreggor there got a Razor and my own Razor from Gordon got some Apples Tom went
to Cornwall Frosty to night
30th cold E Wind smoky with the Fog out of the air-holes Gusty Hence here crossing to
Antwines its too cold he turned back Bismarck got a Mink skinned him hurted my Back or a
pain came on it as I was Lifting a Stick
31st Last Day of this Year E Wind cold snowing Drifting a Man crossed from the south side
to the head of our Island on scates
For more information on James Cameron, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>Dec 24th 1885 Broke on Stack of 3 Tons Fine E Wind</p>
<p>25th Christmas Day Fine not much snow in the Feilds ice Pretty well Broke up Freezing to night E Wind and the ice a making some ice took near morning in some places a good many air holes</p>
<p>26th open up from the Foot of Francis Island the steamboat channel Frosty Fine Livinia Turned very sudden sick E W changed to West</p>
<p>27th Fine ice making some and took through to night Leander got a Rat St John the Evangelist Day</p>
<p>28th First crofsing on the ice Leander and I the ice thin First time Leander to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward sweetys 2 cents Bought of Nicholson Raisins 10 axe handle 10 Bought of J Summers 1 lb of Tea 45 paid Raisins 10 paid Raffle 50 paid got a Ride Down from J Hamilton</p>
<p>29th Our Angus Birth Day crofsed got a Ride up From J Hamilton Bought 15 Dollars of Flour From J Summers Tom Jack to take it Down to Hamiltons Bought of Nicholsons 1 pair of overshoes 1.75 Brought home Nicholsons Bag Oil 35 ice Busting side of shore</p>
<p>30th Fixing a place for the sheep in the shed 2 men crofsing over to salmon River Fine ice Breaking some to night</p>
<p>31st Last Day of the Year E Wind Fine commenced to Rain ice Breaking all up put in all of the Rest of the 3 Ton stack Leander and I Tried for EEls got none Leander got a Rat</p>
<p>1st of January 1886 Firing in the New Year the Boys all shooting shot a Duck Leander a Rat took in the Honey Bees in then put them out West Wind snowed a little</p>
<p>2nd chopping in the oak Field Leander got a House-Rat in his Trap ice going Down seen a Boat Fishing EEls</p>
<p>{second page}</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>January 3rd 1886 Fine Raining seen 2 men Fishing EEls</p>
<p>4th Raining E Wind Dug the Jumper out of a snow Bank</p>
<p>5th putting out Manure West Wind Rained some seen a Boat going down the Way of Rankins Bay ice Leaving the shore Fields Bare Lininia not well Leander got a Rat Lots of Ducks going Down about Dark Lots of seagulls picking up minnows on the water</p>
<p>6th Turned cold and Frosty Windy chopping stove Wood</p>
<p>7th W Wind Frosty ice making anchor ice going Down if there was no wind the ice would take Bent a peice of the axe cutting Knotty Hemlog cold Day</p>
<p>8th Hugh Ann's Birth Day 1866 Fine very Frosty shut acrofs to Christees steamboat channel open a Great many air-holes and a Big opening up at the Head of the Island W Wind seen a Mink Track chopping stove Wood House Warm cattly hearty</p>
<p>9th E Wind Drifting stormy snowing seen a Fox on the ice I think the ice must be Taken in steamboat channel open Late Last night snowbanks</p>
<p>19th Sunday W Wind Drifting air-holes smoking</p>
<p>11th W Wind cold Frosty John H and I to the Pitt Point set a Trap for the Mink Leander and I to the Head of the Island to see how the ice Looked a Great many air-holes seen a Mink Tracks Quite Fresh Lots of Fox tracks ice looks rough Frosty to night</p>
<p>12th New Years old Style chopping stove Wood W Wind a Very Frosty Day the Frostiest I thing we had yet air-holes smoking water raising near shore</p>
<p>13th First crofsing on the ice as the First ice U Broke up Bought of J Summers 1 lb of Tea 45 Radways RR 25 paid this Bought of Nicholsons Boots 75 losenges 1 paid 1/2 lb Tea 25 all paid Bought of Mr Ward Alum 3 orange colouring 10 paid</p>
<p>14th Broke on the 4 Ton stack {cut off}ne Bushing the Road Fine Day EW</p>
<p>15th Drawing Wood got a Mink Fine E Wind</p>
<p>16th Fine E Wind Races in Dundee seen a Weasel Track cutting Marsh hay on the Barn Floor {rest of entry illegible}</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>January 17th 1886 Soft turned Cold snowed Drifted set a Trap for a Mink</p>
<p>18th W Wind Frosty cutting alders and Willows and Brush in the oakfield seen 3 EEl Fisher going over the way to Christee's Island</p>
<p>19th E W Drifting snowing Drew some Wood cutting Brush Turned Kind of soft in the Evening</p>
<p>20th Drawing Wood seen the Minks Track set for him a Fine Day water high</p>
<p>21st St Agnefs Day E Wind caught a Mink in the shanty snowing warm putting in some Marsh hay</p>
<p>22nd E W putting in the Bottom of the Marsh hay stack spoild the Axe another Mink around the house seen him in the pile of Wood hailed a little tonight wind high from the W</p>
<p>23rd W W cold and Frosty cutting stove Wood</p>
<p>24th Charlie Tupper's Birth Day very cold E Wind</p>
<p>25th E Wind very Frosty Frosty cutting stove Wood</p>
<p>26th Robie Burns B Day Fine W Wind Leander and I to Summerstown Bought of J Summers 8 yds of Calico 80 Cap 90 paper soap 8 knitting needles paid all this Left 1 Dollar with Mrs Ward for this years Witnefs Forgot to Leave postage Heard Charlie Rose got in the ice over at Douquetts got his Fingers Badly Frozen Mr Charles {cut off} Thrashing at Hamiltons of the 600 Left 2 Bags at Hamiltons for Pease and other Grain George Renshaw took Down the Flour from the store got a Gazzette to Day Races in Dundee</p>
<p>27th some cold E W Turned Warmer cut a Basswood for sawlogs Drew some Wood cutting Brush seen Teams on the St Annicitt Road seen a Horse Rig crofsing from Below Christees Island set Traps for the mink as he made his way to the Milkhouse</p>
<p>28th Cut the Basswood Log in 2 9 Feet Each Drew some Wood alders and Willows</p>
<p>29th E Wind got a Mink in the Milkhouse cut a Maple in the Feild Jo Douquett Edward Charlie Rose came to Bush the Road</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>January 30 1886 Fine Day E Wind I went to Summerstown gave 5 cents to Mr Ward for the Postage for the Witnefs got a Ride up to Tom Kennedy's from J Hamilton Races in Dundee and a Great may crofsing to Battoshe's Heard they had the Measles at James McDougalls Randolph there got a Mink in the shanty to Day</p>
<p>31st E Wind Fine Gordon here gave him a comforter</p>
<p>1st of February W Wind Frosty Fine Edward Duquett Jim Burns Barnhart and 3 Indians came to cut the Manure as its Froze very hard about 1 1/2 Feet Thick</p>
<p>2nd First Teams came to Draw J Nicholson and 2 Douquetts Stephen Tyo Burns 1 Indian Barnhart made 11 Loads to Day Fine Candlemass Day the Sun shines to Day the Bear if he comes out will see his shadow</p>
<p>3rd Jim Nicholson and Jo and Eward with Teams Made 12 Loads to Day Adams Buried to Day</p>
<p>4th cold in the Morning Stephen Tyo came and as no one was coming he went off met a Man up on our Road took the wrong Road he was going to Salmon River I crofsed to see what was wrong with them not coming it was the cold Bought of Nicholsons 1 lb of Tea 45 cents paid Bought of Mr Ward pipe 1 Done Thrashing at Hamiltons</p>
<p>5th very very Frosty to Day Tom Jack came Brought me 2 Bags of Grain 600 of Flour 1 Dollar paid this commenced to Load made 4 Trips to Day John Nicholson 2 Trips {illegible} or McPhee 2 Trips to Day very very cold and Tom Jack 4 Trips to Day thats 8 Load to Day Tom Jack took 6 Loads Nicholson 5 pecor 5 {cut off}ed 4 Jo 3 Renshaw here to help thats 13 Loads to Day turned warmer E Wind</p>
<p>{cut off}th Fine Warm</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>Feb 8th 1886 Gordon's Birth Day Tom Jack John Nicholson McPhee here 5..5..5 ned 4 Jo 3 G Renshaw here</p>
<p>9th Fine Drawing McPhee 1/2 Day 3 Loads Tom Jack 6 Jim Nicholson 6 ned 4 Jo 3 G Renshaw here Indian here Leander to store spool 5 calico 10</p>
<p>10 E W Drifting Tom Jack Drew 5 ned 4 Jo 2 George Renshaw 1/2 Day Took all their things home E Wind</p>
<p>11th E Wind Fine soft seen a crow for the First Fernandez up to Dickens yesterday Mr Douquett Gave the children 1..80 old Lally Departed at Mr P Purcell's</p>
<p>12th Went to Summerstown Fine E Wind Gave John Summers 5 Dollars to my account got a Receipt Took Dinner at Nicholsons Bought of Nicholsons pair of Lace Boots 1.10 paid Making a Track with snowplough on the ice for Races Charlie Rose's Dog here took some Marsh hay out of the Marsh Leander and Fernandez and John H sloppy on the ice got the Witnefs and Globe</p>
<p>13th Mr Lally Buried to Day E Wind and West Wind Foggy Raining and Fine snow melting in the Fields slush on the ice Lots of snowbirds Ducks Flying East</p>
<p>14th St Valentine's Day W Wind Raining water on the ice</p>
<p>15th E Wind stormy snowing Drifting cutting Stove Wood</p>
<p>16th S West Wind Drifting Windy Blustery cutting Firewood Leander and I</p>
<p>17th south West Wind Fine Kind of Blustery Dew some Wood cut a Log of Ash for Rails seen Teams on the Lancaster Road</p>
<p>18th cutting and splitting Rails Fine Day James Hugh's Birth Day 1855 {illegible} wood</p>
<p>19th Fine E Wind crofsed to Summerstown sent a Letter to James Lee & Co Montreal got postage stamp 35 cents 3 cents for Postage Envelope 1 cent pipe 10 Bought of Nicholsons Tea 25 pepper oil seen the inspector of Weights & Measures Mr Whitt{cut off} {illegible}d one of the McKee's of McGee's Point cleaning a Track for Races took Dinner at {illegible} cutting ice</p>
<p>20th North West Wind snowing Drifting</p>
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<p>Feb 22nd 1886 Washingtons Birth Day Fine Drew stack of Hay out of the Marsh Drew a Load of White Birch from the head of the Island</p>
<p>23 cold E Wind cutting Wood cut a Beech on the hill</p>
<p>24th E Wind cold Frosty Day Went acrofs got a Ride to F Covington from Tom Jack stopt at Jo's a Treat 10 got a present of a pair of overshoes from Jo Bought of McC 3 pairs of Boots settled up with them they had 75 cents against me and I Brought them in my Debt 3..16 Boots 1..50 Boots 1..35 Boots for 1.. for stanley I must Exchange them ther small got a Receipt up to this Date Bought drug store Pink Root 12 1/2 Hoarhound Candy 2 Bought of J.F a Bag 25 a Treat at Tyos Bought of Mr G Long 1 3/4 yds of Cloth Bought of smallman Binding 10 credit Heard Emmanuel Morris Departed got a Ride Down to Hopkins Point from Olivers Father as he is Drawing wood from St Agnefs to him Races in Dundee stopt at Jo took supper there Mr Leslie there got James Lee's Prize</p>
<p>25 St Matthias Day Cold in the Morning E W Turned sofl came from Hamiltons snowing Raining wind south W Drew some Wood one of my Eye's tu{cut off} sore turned cold to night</p>
<p>26th very Frosty and cold</p>
<p>7th cold Frosty Fixing a handle in the axe W Wind</p>
<p>8th Sesagsima Sunday Cold Frosty Drifting Marsh hay Done only about 1 1/2 Tons on the stable loft W Wind</p>
<p>1st of March St David's Day the Festival of the Welsh {illegible} came in Like a Lion very cold and Frosty high Wind West chopping stove Wood commenced the West Mow Feeding all the cattle Fine hay a peice of hay on the north side yet put Minkey in the Back place to night</p>
<p>2nd cutting Brush in the oak field cold Windy snow Drifting North Wind and South West Wind</p>
<p>3rd W Wind Leander went to Hamiltons got a Letter from Narcifse Leplante with a Dollar in it got the {illegible} Hamilton in Cornwall.</p>
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<p>March 4th 1886 West Wind cold some cut a Beech in the pasture</p>
<p>5th Eclipse cold Windy cutting stove Wood</p>
<p>6th Fine W Wind Crofsed to Summerstown Bought Nicholsons 3 spools of Thread 12 cents Bought from Ward pipe 1 got the Glengarrian but did not Get the Globe I suppose my time Done John Hamilton to Lancaster Drawing stones to the Lighthouse a Good many teams</p>
<p>7th Shrove Sunday West Wind Fine and cold and Warm</p>
<p>8th East Wind cold Drifting snowing some cutting stove Wood cutting hay in the Barn</p>
<p>9th E Wind Drifting Fine Cold cutting alders in the swamp Last churning to Day circle around sun Fine in the Evening Sun sets at 6 o night</p>
<p>10th Ash Wednesday crofsed to Hamiltons put a Letter in the PO for Narcifse Charante care of William Dupois Postage 3 cents got the Witnefs went with J Hamilton to Fort Covington Windy Drifting Fine Bought of Mr K 6 lbs of Tea 2 Dollars to 24 1/2 yds of Plaid 2..45 got a Pair of Lace Bootsto be exchanged for the ones I took home the next time I go the on take them Back Heard one of the McKenzie {torn away} Gore Departed Buried on the Front {illegible} Trunk Track crofsed from the head of our Island to the south catching Fish in the ice at Frashers on the south side cook Eaton told me</p>
<p>11th Wind West Blew hard Drifting Drew some Wood</p>
<p>12th on this Day of the Month Dell McMaster Senior First came to the Island Drifting</p>
<p>13th Fine Leander went to Summerstown got the Mail Bought of Nicholsons 2 spools of Thread 8 Losenges 3 pipe 1</p>
<p>14th Stanley's Birth Day 1880 West Wind snowing</p>
<p>15th E Wind Drifting snowing Teams with Loads to the Lighthouse cutting Brush in the oak field</p>
<p>16th Stormy snowing Turned very fine and Warm J Hamilton and {illegible} took my Logs to Mr Purcell</p>
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<p>17th of March 1886 St Patricks Day the Festival of the Irish Went to Cornwall got a Ride from Thomas Jack seen Mr DB McLennan got the Ballance from him gave him a Receipt Met Mr George S McDonald and took him for Mr Douquett then we asked hime to come and have something or take us where we could get something good we travelled for a Long time where did he take us but his own house we never thought of going there But we got what we got Good A Very fine Fellow used us well Bought of Mr Pitt Shovel 1 Dollar Axe 75 Bought of Mr D McRae Pork 2..43 Bought of Mc McDonald Furniture 6 chairs 3..60 childs chair 1..25 Big chair 1..75 took Dunn 50 took dinner at Mrs Fultons and sent a Parcel of Things to the children which was well Received Bought of John Summers 6 yds Cotton 30 cents Gave 5 Dollars to my account got a Receipt Bought a Pipe at Derushie 1 got almanack seen Mr Butter and G Grant a very fine Day seen a shelland Pony Gave Livin{cut off} 5 cents came to Hamiltons and John Drove me Down with the cutter James McDougall here to Day</p>
<p>18th Went for the chairs to {torn off} Leander and I got a Basket of apples {torn off}ome their Bag to Day chopping stove Wood E Wind very Fine Day</p>
<p>19th Drifting E Wind Blowing and stormy change in the Moon J Hamilton and Tom Jack came spring or Last Day of Winter</p>
<p>20th First Day of Spring High E hailing Raining Snowing</p>
<p>21st EW high Drifting snowing stove smoking</p>
<p>22nd Livinias Birth Day 1840 Drifting</p>
<p>23rd Randolph came from McDougalls Windy Fine Leander crofsed for the paper</p>
<p>24th Went to Summerstown Bought of J Summers soap 10 RRR 25 {can't read} this Bought of Nicholsons Shot 15 2 spools 8 paid Bought of Mr Ward handle 15 Fine W W crust on the ice</p>
<p>25 Lady Day Randolph went to Ducquetts H Wind 4 cents {bottom line illegible}</p>
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<p>26th of March 1886 John Hamilton Cameron's Birth Day 1876 J Hamilton {illegible} with Tea Kettle 1 Bag of Oats sack of Flour sold 2 Hides over the River gave me 2 Dollars Cash Randolph to McDougalls for the Pot got 15 Buckets set of hames water on the ice under the snow Fine Robins came Blackbirds Hawks Grassbirds</p>
<p>27th E Wind Fine good crust I crofsed to Mr P Purcells mill 60 Boards 1..50 for sawing Paid this T Jack took them Down for me Nicholsons got the Post Office yesterday Old Mr Akins Poorly cutting Sugar Bush Wood thawing</p>
<p>28th Went to Christee Island Randolph and I</p>
<p>29th E Wind crust good Went to{illegible}ngton Bought of Congdon Downs Elixer 25 Doll 25 Hoarhound Candy 2 Bought of spoils 75 Bought of N.G. Boots {illegible}ting 20 snack 10 Bought of G Long Knife 25 Tax 10 {illegible}ls 5 pens 3 pipes H Wines 40 Taking the scow {illegible} of the ice to take to Hopkins Point Tapt 60 Trees to Day stopt at Jo Douquetts all night had supper and {illegible} no hay got a Ride Down from John Plum a {illegible} Lambs came from Jo Douquetts Fine seen Black Ducks</p>
<p>31 Gathered 12 pails of sap Raining</p>
<p>1st of April all Fools {illegible} snow Windy Randolph crofsed to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward Wormy Candy 12 awls 4 Matches 8 Drawing to Lighthouse {illegible} in sugar Bush cutting Wood Fine Flurries of snow</p>
<p>3 Boiling {cut off} Bush for the First Time made 1 1/2 Gallons John and {torn off}der McDougall here a strange Man came from Lancaster here inquiring the Road to st Regis and {illegible}ck from her his name Alfred Woods</p>
<p>4th Fine crofsed to Summerstown Archy Grant (Bishop) B{cut off} Oxly calved</p>
<p>7th very Stormy Big Storm of snow Wind</p>
<p>8th Boiling Sap</p>
<p>9th Lily Calved a {illegible} to the Sugar Bush Made First sugar 40 lbs</p>
<p>10th in the {illegible}</p>
<p>11th Made 52 lb</p>
<p>12th Horses crofsing {illegible}</p>
<p>{illegible}seen snakes, Pewits yellow hammer {illegible} Lots of shooting at Douquetts {rest of page illegible}</p>
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<p>16th Brindle calved</p>
<p>17th Made 2 Gallons for the Last Killed a snake</p>
<p>18th Duncan's Birth Day Palm Sunday John G and {illegible} here to night Leander got 2 Rats {illegible} the calf Pasture {illegible}</p>
<p>19th Granadas First Trip Thunder and Lightning Fine Clearing up Wood {illegible} the Door Men Working at th Light House some {illegible} Lights on it to night</p>
<p>20th Taking home sugar Bush Rigging Killed a calf</p>
<p>21 Traveller went Down Taking away the Banking from the house</p>
<p>22nd Hector in Rae's Daughter Departed Maunday Thursday got 4 Pikes John Adams an Indian here gave him stuff for oars Randolph to Summerstown Bought of J Summers 2 Bottles 50 Broom 15 Bought of Mr Ward Worm Candy 24 Pipes 2 got Papers from Da{illegible}</p>
<p>23rd St George Day and Good Friday The Festival of the English West Wind Went to sturgeon Island Randolph shot 2 Ducks Putting Manure on the Yard</p>
<p>24th splitting Rails {illegible}</p>
<p>25th Easter Sunday and St Marks Day the Sun Danced to day East Wind Fine Day</p>
<p>26th Fisherman {illegible} Calvett Dog had Puppies 4 of them</p>
<p>27th Randolph and Narcisse to Fort Covington for Rubber Boots</p>
<p>28th Working at Fences</p>
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<p>April 29th 1886 Went to Salmon River Sold Rats and calf skin Bought oil cloth 75 oil 15 Boots Mended 60 2 yds Cottonade 30 crape 1/4 yd 25 Matches 10 Wrench 15 Back {illegible} Teapot 25 Basket 40 Starch 10 Blue 5 {illegible}kers 5 Left pair of Boots to be mended</p>
<p>30th Lighthouses Lit up Lewis the Indian and his 2 Boys here made axe handle Planted 3 Rows of Potatoes</p>
<p>1st of May St Phillip & St James Day Fixing Fences</p>
<p>2nd Gordon here Granada's 1st Trip to Lancaster</p>
<p>3rd piling Rails Fixing Fence</p>
<p>4th Mr Kelly and Bill and his Boy here Looking after the Fisheries Randolph to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward a Trunk 2..55 Book 10 2 Lines 20 2 hats 20 castor oil 15 Bread for Fishermen</p>
<p>5th Bohemian came up first Trip Fixing Fence in the Grove Propellers to Day Drudge went up</p>
<p>6th some peices of ice going Down Ploughing First Trip Down for the Bohemian</p>
<p>7th Putting out manure Drawing Calf Pasture Fence away</p>
<p>Fishermens First Trip with Fish to Montreal</p>
<p>8th Randolph and Narcisse to Lancaster for {illegible} Phillip took 4 Bags of Potatoes for me from Montreal 2 and the Bags {illegible} and Freight 20 thats 2..40 {illegible} gave him 3 Dollars Birds came Last night on a Raft from Ogdensburg Planted a Row of Early Rose Potatoes</p>
<p>9th John McDougall and A Fraser here Fine all the children to Christees Island Leander to Hamiltons for the Papers</p>
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<p>10th of May 1886 Planted 13 Rows of Potatoes and 100 hills Ploughing settings some Brush heaps on fire on the Pitt Point and upper Field Found the hook of the chain piling manure</p>
<p>11th E Wind Raining changed to West Foggy</p>
<p>12th Foggy E Wind Fine Randolph to Summerstown 18 lbs of Butter at 18 cents a lb Bought of Mr Ward 15 lb of salt 20 oatmeal 30 1/2 lb 94 Due Bill 1..50 Bought of J Summers soap 5 Flour 62 spool 5 Money calved a heifer Mr Kelly at Fishermans Bohemian Late coming up with the Fog Gave 2..40 to Narcifse to Fetch up 4 Bags of Potatoes</p>
<p>13th Foggy Bohemian Late going Down E Wind changed to West Ploughed the Potatoes Peice all Fixing Fence went to head of Island Let out the 2 Bulls for to Day</p>
<p>14th Planted 4 Rows of Potatoes Ploughed the Bean Place Fixing the Fence Granada went to Lancaster high E Wind changed Rain tonight young chickens 12 Trimming the apple Tree at the Door and one at Lane fence Fernandez caught Perch Randolph caught Duck Water high</p>
<p>15th Raining high south West Wind Fisherman took 4 Bags of Potatoes from Montreal 45 a Bag good Many Rotten their going to take them Back cut some Trees for Building high Wind to night Jo Lemays Fish came Back from Montreal could not sell them {illegible}ing Brush Fence Water high in the swamp</p>
<p>16th {illegible} here from Murdock McDonalds</p>
<p>17th Leander and I to the head of the Island</p>
<p>18th Planted a Few Rows planted potatoes in the Bean place</p>
<p>19th Sheared the 2 Rams planted 8 or 9 Rows to the appletrees got a channel Catfish from the Fisherman</p>
<p>20th Began the East End of the House Narcifse Randolph and I Hewing scoring Laid the Foundation Keeping in the Bulls at night</p>
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<p>21st of May 1886 The Drudge came to Summerstown working at the Frame</p>
<p>22nd the Surveyors at the head of the Island putting up their marks sheared the 2 Ewes Drew some Logs Randolph Went to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward 24lb of salt at Nicholsons 1 lb of Crackers 8 Let out the sheep</p>
<p>23rd Gordon and T Rose here gave Tommy Rose a puppy Dog</p>
<p>24th Queens Birth Day a Meeting at Summerstown Dan to Be there I crofsed to Hamiltons Fine W Wind changed to East Wind Trowling Caught a pike some of the First potatoes planted is peeping up</p>
<p>25 Raining Windy 3 chiefs here Wanting pay from Fishermen John Isacc Thompson and George Mosquitoes Bad</p>
<p>26 Cleaning out upper shed John Hamilton came Down with Randolph got the Loan of the Pic-axe Rained some Windy</p>
<p>27th Ploughing the Back Bean Place and up in the Brush at the cherry tree</p>
<p>28th Fine Went to F Covington Bought of Mr Minkler 2 Bushels of Potatoes 80 Bought J Y Tobacco 8 candy 2 Bought of McCartney 5 yds of Calico 40 of Tyo Bottle of 20 in a Billy Bones Mr Long is closed Keep in the 2 Bulls got Papers from Mr Ba{cut off}</p>
<p>29th Royal oak Day or oak apple Day High West Wind Planted 10 Rows at apple Planted up at the cherry Tree 8 Rows and some at Back Garden Altered the spring calves the 2 Bulls Thunder Narcisse took a Bag of Potatoes from Montreal 25 Freight 5</p>
<p>30th Rogation Sunday Fine J Summers Geordie Annan and Mr Ritchie here going down to Rosse's Island to see the hole that was dug there Livinia and I to head of the Island</p>
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<p>31st of May 1886 Crofsed to Summerstown Bought of Nicholsons 100 Wt of Flour 2..50 Tea 25 Tea 12 1/2 Hats 50 Randolph a Hat 10 Pair of Braces 30 Bought of Mr Ward for the Fishermen 2 pans of Bread 1 Hat X</p>
<p>1st of June Rowena's Birth Day Fine the Boys went for Pine George Thomas {cut off}ne for a Boat Planted some Beans</p>
<p>2nd cut some sticks for the House planted the rest of the Beans Raining Thunder</p>
<p>3rd Ascencion Day or Holy Thursday Windy Randolph and Leander to Rofs's Island to see where J Summers was digging Mr Derushie here piling Manure Fixing fence on the Pitt Point Line Boat came up to night Lots of Towing now</p>
<p>4th Hewing some sticks and Beams Pete Henery here for {illegible} Windy</p>
<p>5th Randolph crofsed Bought of J Summers {cut off} yds of Cotton at 34 candlewick 8 paid Bought of Nicholsons Powder 30 Games at Cornwall McArthurs left Broke {illegible} at Hamiltons Garnet a Pic Nic Fixing Fence Bought of Wards</p>
<p>6th Went to Plum Island seen Frank Laplante and Wife and 2 children 2 men Drowned seen Pecor Fishing Mr Spink here for a Puppy Antwines Boy wanting horse hair for Minno Lines Lashey came Fine clearing small stone out of the Bee Place and Putting them on the wharf Thunder Lightning Raining Windy E and West and South Fishing Perch got 27 Fernandez and I Fixing hoe handles</p>
<p>7th at the Potatoes weeding them Killing a Great many Grubs {illegible}ing some stones at the East End of the house Let out the 2 Bulls tonight Fixing the Tobacco place Letting the horse out in daytime putting in at night {illegible} Windy {illegible}</p>
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<p>9th of June 1886 Our Mary's Birth Day 1813 73 years at Potatoes Fine</p>
<p>10th Piling Logs at the Door Fixing the Sail</p>
<p>11th Randolph to F Covington got his hair cut 2 men Drowned Stewart and Saya on the 5th of 6th Sunday Morning found the Boat Bottom so deep Bought Cotton 3..56 on credit (Tea 1 Dollar paid) Bismarck came home Washing the Wool</p>
<p>12th Fine Went home with Hamiltons Boat William Duncan and Gordon came Brought some of Bismarcks cloths Put out Tobacco Narcifse Boy and Phillip came Bought of Ward soap 1 Bar 10 2 pipes 2</p>
<p>13th Raining Blowing Whit Sunday</p>
<p>14th Raining at Potatoes Heard that Say Drowned Stewart it is thought so or talked about as Saya is a Bad character and Stewart had a Lot of money on him</p>
<p>14th Mr Sucklers sone here for sand Gave me a Dollar Raining cutting hay for the 2 Bulls at Potatoes Killing Grubs Heard those men were Found</p>
<p>15th at Potatoes</p>
<p>16th Randolph and Bismarck to F Covington Sold Tennet of Butter Paid for the We{illegible} of Cotton Bought 100 of Flour 2..50 2 Tennets 50 Brought 22 cents cash home Rained hard got 15 cents for Butter</p>
<p>17th Tore down the cookhouse</p>
<p>18th The Ever Memorable Battle of Waterloo at the Cookhouse</p>
<p>19 Working at the cookhouse Randolph and Bismarck crofsed for nails 10 lb 40 Thread 5</p>
<p>20th Fine Day Randolph crofsed to Plum Island seen one of the cattle with a cut in her</p>
<p>21st First Day of Summer Bismarck and I crofsed Bought of Mr Ward sack of salt 80 on credit Pepper paid Got 25 {illegible} Randolph</p>
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<p>21st of June 1886 1st Day of Summer Bought of Nicholson 100 of Flour 2..50 44 lbs of Fine salt 44 spools of Thread 5 Randolph got a Lunge</p>
<p>22nd Fixing Floor in the Cook house warm set a Line Weeding Potatoes and beans</p>
<p>23rd 2 Fishermens Boys went of to night put the Plough Through some of the Potatoes</p>
<p>24th St John the Baptiste Day Corpus Christie Fixing a Door on East End of the cookhouse Taking up Randolphs Line 3 Raftsmen here Looking for Timber had a stick of Elm with them</p>
<p>25th Raining</p>
<p>26th Raining Angus Cameron and John and Allen here Gave them a puppy Dog Fernandez sold his Perch to them RainingThunder and Lightning Randolph and Bismarck crofsed for the mail J Hamilton working at the Wharf Jo Lemay came Down with Narcifse the Fisherman</p>
<p>27th Grand Procefsion Sunday Raining Thunder</p>
<p>28th Randolph cut his Foot Ploughing Potatoes at the Apple Tree Working at the Front Door of the cookhouse 2 men shooting Ducks had a Dog Randolph Drove them away Weeding Potatoes in upper Field Fine Day</p>
<p>29th St Peter & St Paul cannons shooting Back the way of Williamstown Windy West and changed to high North Wind Weeding Beans Northern Lights or Merry Dancers to night and they are Dancing Took a Big Stone out of the Ground before the Door Keeping in the Bulls</p>
<p>30th crofsed to Summerstown Bought of Nicholsons matches 10 Hooks 2 J James cme here put sheep on Rofs's Island</p>
<p>1st of July Dominion Day a Great Day in Cornwall Bismarck crofsed to the Pic Nic at Hamiltons Mrs Chisholm Brought his clothes there Sunday School scholars</p>
<p>2nd at Potatoes and Potato Bugs one of the sheep Lame</p>
<p>30th Let out the 2 Bulls</p>
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<p>July 3rd 1886 cut some hay around the scythe place smoky Randolph took up his Line and set it over Randolph crofsed to summerstown stopt at Hamiltons all night they took his Boat to Fish</p>
<p>4th Came home {illegible} The Baby Stanley Hugh Ann Rowena Sissy to Hamiltons</p>
<p>5 very Warm John B Day 83 to Antwine Bosell and Dishaw here for Boat Mosquitoes Bad</p>
<p>6th Warm put the Plough Through the Potatoes for the Last time all in Blossom cut the hay at the West End of the Potatoes cut the hay at the West End of the Potatoes Mosquitoes Bad at nigh</p>
<p>7th put in some hay for the First Fishermen's First Trip to Renshaw with their Fish</p>
<p>8th Went to Summerstown paid J Summers 5 Dollars to my account got a Receipt Bought of J Summers Thread 1{cut off} nails 8 47 yds of calico 40 paid this the scow of the Drudge sunk too much Load on for Frank Laplante Bismarck at sand stickler's yacht sailing Round</p>
<p>9th E Wind some Rain Mowing kept in the young Bull as he is Lame or out of the hip A Man here Mr Young from Valleyfield wants a place to camp Sullivan a survey and Wilson Hardware Merchant then on Charlies Island made a smokehouse in the Big cellar English Cherries Ripe Rasberries Ripe the oil Boat went up to Feed the Lighthouses</p>
<p>10th 11 12th Orangemans Day Firing Big Shots</p>
<p>13th Went to H sold JY Cameron 2 Tennets of Butter 10.. {illegible} 14 cents 2 scythes 100 of Flour 3 lb of Tea snaith pipe overalls stuff 2 Tennets Bought of Kimballs store 3 yds 2 yds of Cottonade Boots 1..25 Bought of smallman oil and carpet shoes Bought {illegible} 50 Went to A Tyo's</p>
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<p>14th of July 1886 not very well Randolph to a Bee on McLaughlins Place Forgot to write any Down the rest of this month</p>
<p>15th St Swithen's Day or 16th</p>
<p>17 - 18 19th Fernandez Birth Day 1874</p>
<p>20th 21st 22 23 24 25th St James Day</p>
<p>1st of August Lammas Day</p>
<p>2nd Minnie's Birth Day 1864</p>
<p>4th 5th</p>
<p>6th Randolph Birth Day 1867 Minnie came Gordon put her acrofs from Hamiltons</p>
<p>7th Mowing</p>
<p>8 Sunday Went to Plum Island and Kit Kit Bismarck sold his Fish for a Dollar</p>
<p>9th Randolph Minnie Hugh Ann went to F Covington Brought a Tennet of Butter Tea Tennets Dishes Boots Buttons</p>
<p>10 at hay</p>
<p>11th at hay</p>
<p>12 at hay</p>
<p>13th Leander Hugh Ann and Minnie went to Summerstown Bought 27 yds of Calico a Big Bowl 1 lb of Crackers sweetys got the mail Thread</p>
<p>14th Minnie and Bismarck went to Williamstown</p>
<p>15th John Angus and wife and 2 children and Gordon came</p>
<p>16th Rained</p>
<p>17 Bismarck came from Williamstown</p>
<p>18th at hay</p>
<p>19th Bismarck's Birth Day 1870 Randolph to Rubber Boots and 9 Buttons for Narcisse Girl Married to Day</p>
<p>18th</p>
<p>21st at Marsh Hay Donald Cameron Departed 2nd Con Randolph crofsed to Summerstown</p>
<p>22 BD Cameron Buried to Day Laflesh and his sister here McDougalls and 2 of Dan Frasers Girls here and Laflesh stopt all night with Lucias on the Kit Kit Randolph went off</p>
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<p>October 1st 1886 Drawing Wood</p>
<p>2nd Drawing Wood hailed</p>
<p>3rd Windy</p>
<p>4th Bismarck to A Tyo's to HW 40 Raining Windy Picking Grapes</p>
<p>5th Fine Day cutting and Drawing Wood from the Pit Point</p>
<p>6th Windy Fine Went to Dundee Bismarck and I to 4 Tubs of Butter 15..48 To Mr Long Bought To Rope 4 1/2 56 Bot Warm Med 25 Paper Tax 52 square of Blue 10 1/2 lb Pepper 12 1/2 lb starck 5 3 lb nails 12 cents 1/2 lb Powder 20 Cash 5 sack of salt 8 caps 10 7.35.. 8..13 Due Bought of Mr Smallman 100 of Flour 2..60 oil 15 Downs Elixer 25 Tongs spear Griddle to Blacksmith 30 Bought of MrC Cash 2 cotton 3..85 3 lb of Tea 1 6 yds of satinette 3 2 pair 2..10 1 pair 1..25 1 pair 2..25 1 pair 2..50 comes to 18.5 To Butter 6 Dollars Leaves 12..5 Bought of T K 6 yds of stripe 1 Went up to Shannons Mill not Making yarn Mr Hume came to Tent Mr Steve and Mr Birtch</p>
<p>7th Fine Day went up to the Tent Mr Hume here came from Lancaster had a chat with him First Wild Geese Last night and a great many Flying this Evening very high some Black Ducks to night making a noise Foggy this morning Baby sick Rowena sick all sick whooping cough</p>
<p>8th Drawing Wood Mowing some Mr Hume for Potatoes Eggs and Butter 1 Dollar Treated me with good old Rye Drawing Wood</p>
<p>9th Drawing and cutting in the oak field Fine</p>
<p>10th Hugh Ann McMaster's birth Day 1844 Fine Gordon Randolph Tommy Rose Leslie Baker here I went to see Mr Hume at the Tent</p>
<p>11th Drew some sticks for a shed Made a Stack 38 in Back Marsh Ploughing Potatoe ground Fine</p>
<p>12th Commenced Banking East End of the house Raining high East Wind</p>
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<p>13th of Oct 1886 Banking the East End of the House Fine East Wind Mr A Tyo and John Bowen here To Butter 10 Dollars gave him a Bottle of Wine Leander and I up to see Mr Hume him over at Lemays Treated us sent for a Saw to Montreal he says he will sell me his Ducks not Plenty</p>
<p>14th Went to Lancaster with the Wool 14 lbs Paid a Dollar on it to be made on the 23rd to be made coares 13 cents a lb Fine E Wind changed to South Wind a Blew a Gale sent Bismarck to the store for a 1 lb of crackers 10 and a Bottle of Worm Medicine 25 passed Suse's Island and turned Back stopt a good while there then tried for the Squaw Island and got there with hard work made up our minds to stop all night there but made another start and got home with hard work very high wind working at Grapes 9 Gallons of Juice</p>
<p>15th very windy the tops of the stacks blew Down water very low with the wind this morning and at night raised working at the Banking some cutting brush on the Pit Point only 1 Boat came up to Day the Granada did not come out of Dundee the wind was too high Mr Hume here Bought 1/2 Bushel of Potatoes 3 lbs of Butter Loaf of Bread paid 1 Dollar Gave Bismarck 25 cents for going up with him</p>
<p>16th Dan to be at Lancaster {illegible} Andie Mc{illegible} cold to Day but Fine some few Grains of snow the Fishermens Lines broke with the wind Narcisse took me up his crofs cut saw 1..50 it looks pretty good took the Leaves of the Turnips</p>
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<p>Oct 17th 1886 Sunday the Hunters Mr Hume Steve Griffin and Burtch Left to go to Jo Lemays Fine some Rain and a Few Grains of snow</p>
<p>18th St Luke's Day Began the West End Banking Fine shot a Black Duck did not get him</p>
<p>19th Fine Alexandra Went Down Banking the inside of the shed Back of the milkhouse Drew away some of the Logs around the potato Ground Mr Barnhart came here through the night Looking for a Raft of Board for Summerstown Wharf</p>
<p>20th Fine WW Went to Jo Lemays with the clock Bismarck and I Wind Raised came around the head of Christee's Island took Lunch then went Down to see the house Lewis the Indian was Building got some nuts offered the Fisherman Narcifse his hay for the crofscut - saw and he would not take it now Harrowing the Potato Ground Lewis the Indian on Christee's Island not many Boats a going Putting out some manure Rowena sick and Tonia sick all Bad with the Whooping cought Bismarck crofsed for the Mail did not get the Witnefs got the star and Glengarrian (Yesterday)</p>
<p>21 at the stable</p>
<p>22nd cutting sticks</p>
<p>23 Livinia's Birth Day 1868 Fine</p>
<p>24th Our Hugh's B Day</p>
<p>25 Tonias Birth Day</p>
<p>26 at the stable</p>
<p>27th the 2 Fishermen went to Montreal to Day {illegible} Died {illegible} Died</p>
<p>28th at the stable</p>
<p>29th at stable</p>
<p>30th at stable</p>
<p>31 Went to Jo Lemays for clock 50 Leander and I seen Mr Kelly and Mr Leslie this is Halloween or Holy Eve cracking nuts</p>
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<p>1st of November 1886 Bismarck and I to Lancaster for the yarn 10 3/4 14 lbs when we Brought it there 1..40 Fine Bought of McCrimmon RRR 25 All saints Day The Harvest Month of Death</p>
<p>2nd Went to Fort Covington Brought a chain shovel hinges to be Fixed 50 all Souls Day Bought of Mr Long Tin pail 50 Mustard 20 salts 10 Powder 20 shot sugar 20 lbs 1..40 oil 15 sweetys 3 Knife 15 cloth 4 Tea 1 Exchange on Boots 25 a pair for John 2..50 on credit Bought of Mathews Hinges and screws 33 Got Medicine from Dr Gillis 25 Got a Present of a Package of Tobacco and sent a Package of Tea to the Mrs From Mr Tuthill treated me to Beer Died or Buried to Day Bill Farlinger settled and got a Receipt from Mr Long went to A Tyo's Bought 1 Gallon of High Wines 3 Dollars sent a Bottle of Brandy to Livinia Bismarck got his hair cut 25 cents Election in F Covington</p>
<p>3rd Making a Door for the new shed Windy Fine</p>
<p>4th cutting and splitting Windy Rowena very Bad with her head</p>
<p>5th Guy Fawks Day the Gunpowder Plot very Windy south West Banking in the cookhouse Went up to see Mr McMaster Tenting at the upper Point sent his Boy Down for milk</p>
<p>6th East Wind commenced to snow a very stormy time 2 men came here Mr Makepeace and Lafave came from the yacht to Lancaster going to Jo Lemays to see Mr Hume the 2 Fishermen put them acrofs for 2..50 and they had a hard time took Dinner here sent me {illegible} cents Gave me a Package of Tobacco 20 Gave {illegible} the house</p>
<p>7th Helen's Birth Day Mcmartin Coloured man came to Boil a Pot of Potatoes</p>
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<p>8th of Nov 1886 Drifting and Blowing Mr McMartin went off went to the head of the Island snow Deep Narcifse Tore about 10 Fathoms of his seine got Fast in Logs Feeding the cattle Killed 2 Rusters took in the Tobacco out of the Barn Boats going</p>
<p>9th Prince of Wales Birth Day Killed a Sheep Fine Cattle out Picking took in some Turnips we had Left out the Wine ready to strain Alexandra went Down and Tugs a steamer to Charlie Island to see the Hunters from Ogdinsburgh Leander sawing an old oak on the Lower Point Rowena very Bad with her head</p>
<p>10th Fishermen went off Left their Boat Made a Trip to Lancaster before they went of got a Lamp from Phillip Left their Lines and some snoods axe got a sturgeon from them Left the Key</p>
<p>11 Martinmas went to Summerstown sent a Letter to D MM Fine Bought of Mr Ward Flour 1..25 Thread 15 Soap 10 paid this Bought of Nicholsons 15 lb of Sugar 1..5 Raisins 5 Postage 3 Craigs taken their cattle from Francis Island J Summers away hunting Deer Nomination Day in Alexandria for DMM</p>
<p>12th Drew up the Boats and Boxes at the River covered the new stable with Marsh hay E W Drew some Boards from the shanty</p>
<p>13th E W snowing Stormy</p>
<p>14th Windy Drifting</p>
<p>15th Killed the Bull a Fine Day strained the wine and put the sugar in it about 53 lbs Drudge went Down</p>
<p>16th Fine Fixing the stables Alexandra went Down early to Day First Rats Cutting hay on East Mow Tied the cows Rowena Poorly Better to Day</p>
<p>17th E Wind high snowed Rained to night hard and high Wind a Man crofsed with 2 Boats to the south side from the Head of the Island cutting stove Wood seen a Robin</p>
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<p>18th of Nov 1886 Wind Foggy Wind changed to West Blowing hard Began Bottling the Grape Juice got 2 Rats Rowena not very well Mice very Plenty the cats destroying a Lot of them a change in the Moon this Evening the water Raised with the E W and Fell very low with the W Wind</p>
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<p>20 Bismarck crofsed for the Mail Bought of Nicholson Matches 12 sawing stove Wood putting Manure around the apple trees got a Bag of apples for Rowena R Briggs here for Butter for A Tyo sent 1 1/2 Gal of Grape Juice for him to put 1/2 Pint of HW in it Rained some</p>
<p>21st On this Day of the Month D M Meash Departed 1846 Fine Randolph came from Craigs Frank Laplante and Boy here looking for those Drowned Men McLachlin & Summer</p>
<p>22nd Fine Day Sawing Stove Wood Fixing around the stables J McDougall and D John for the Ram took over Bismarcks clothes that Mr Chisholm left there got the sheep in for the first time Paul Grey Fishing EEls Leander and John H Fishing got 1 seen a Large owl Bohemian all night in Lancaster</p>
<p>23rd W Raining Froze some last night changed to West Fixing a place for the sheep to be By themselves the Government sale of Tools they Working at the Wharf to Day in Summerstown Rowena not well to Day</p>
<p>24th John H and I up to the Head of the Island had the crofscut saw marked a Butternut tree that fell with the Wind piled some of the troughfs West Wind</p>
<p>25th St Catherine's Day Bohemian went Down a Tug Towing her Wind high snowing got aground below Tuppers Island McDonald and Eugene here goint to Hungary Bay to Look for the Drowned men.</p>
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<p>26th of Nov 1886 Sawing stove Wood W Wind snowed some Drew some Flat stones to the stable a Tug came up to night and a Boat came up to the Bohemian aground yet</p>
<p>27th South West Wind snowing Drifting no Boats to Day Bohemian aground yet sawing Wood I Think the Bohemian got of</p>
<p>28th snowing Blowing Thawing Raining</p>
<p>29th cold soft Raining at night sawing wood plastering</p>
<p>30th St Andrew's Day the Festival of the Scotch E Wind Freezing some T Jack and Gordon here took my Papers and a Letter from Dan with 2 in it Lost my Money Firing in St Andrew's a Man Making a Blend at Christees sawing stove Wood Tried to set Fire to the Marsh wont Burn Tom and Gordon Looking for the Drowned Men had St Andrews for them Rowena not well with her Head no Boats Running to Day Lights Lit up yet</p>
<p>1st of December Snowed Last night Drifting W Wind made a stick for sawhorse Lights up yet no Boats to Day no Light on cherry Island to night</p>
<p>2nd Windy Freezing no Lights up to night John H and I to the North side of the Island Cold some Windy sawing Stove Wood the Hay on the Barn Floor Done to Day</p>
<p>3rd Cold Frosty Windy Making Ice in the Back Bay Killed the old Duck as something Broke her Leg sawing Wood the White Owl Flying about</p>
<p>4th Frosty W Wind sawing stove wood took the Preserves honey syrup in from the milkhouse some ice going Down Leander got a Rat Rowena Knitting to Day the White Owl Flying about</p>
<p>5th Reading cold Frosty</p>
<p>6th Festival of the Germans Frosty cold Fine St Nicholas Day</p>
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<p>7th Dec 1886 Frosty moved the Double stove cold</p>
<p>8th Killed the Heifer Fine Day warm snowed Wind changed to West</p>
<p>9th Fine E Wind a Fine Day a Big Gathering in Alexandria 4 Big speakers there for D MM Bought of J Summers Flour 1..25 Cottonade 50 RRR 5 Pain Killer 25 Soda 10 oil 30 paid this got 2 pipes at Nicholsons got my mail ice Froze into Summerstown Left our Boat at Hamiltons Lighthouse got my GunMole From Gordon</p>
<p>10th Leanders Birth Day Bismarck and I went to A Tyos Fine wind Raised high had a good sail home Bought of A Tyo a pint of HW 40 cents paid a Treat 10 A Tyo Fixing the Road in the Marsh Moving some of the hay from the East side of the Mow to the West side soft to Day Rain</p>
<p>11th some Rain soft Drew the stack in the Back Marsh W Wind Fixed the Black Cherry wine put the Barrels in the sehd Leander got 2 Rats the White Owl Flying around a yacht on the other side of Alexis Island with her sails up at anchor 2 Men EEl Fishing at Christees Rowena not very well Made a Lot of ice But Broke up</p>
<p>12th E Wind Cold</p>
<p>13th E Wind Raining Bismarck went to Hamiltons for the paper got a Basket of Apples for Rowena put out Narcifses Bun Leander and i went to try for EEls</p>
<p>14th Cold Windy snowed some sawed the Butt of Basswood sawlog on the Pitt Point shot at the White Owl Fixing the saw</p>
<p>15th Cold Frosty turned the 2 Boats cutting Brush a mock sun on the East side of the sun splitting stove Wood a Yacht on the South side of the Alexis Island got a Rat got a squirrel in the trap</p>
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<p>16th Dec 1886 W Wind Frosty cut the Butternut sawed the Butt end of went to upper point some frosty John H getting squirrels</p>
<p>17th high W Wind sawed the Butternut 12 and 9 Feet Drew some wood from the Pitt Point</p>
<p>18th Change this morning snowed Rained E Wind soft Leander and I cutting Brush putting it on the Brush fence in the swamp East Wind Breaking the ice near shore Broke on a 4 Ton stack of Marsh hay</p>
<p>19th Sunday Windy</p>
<p>20th Last Day of Fall a Fine Day went to Summerstown a good deal of anchor ice in the channel Bought of Nicholson 100 of Flour 2..40 Electrick oil 25 1/2 lb of Crackers 7 2 pipes 2 a Bushel of Oats J Hamilton in Cornwall Left our Boat opposite Kenneth as the channel is Froze at Summerstown Wind Raised high Breaking the ice to the shore</p>
<p>21st First Day of Winter Nomination for Mr McLennan Windy cutting Brush and putting it on the swamp Fence some snowing</p>
<p>22 Fine calm cutting a Tree on the hill Antwine Bosell and Lemays son here Antwine Fixed the clock gave them a stick for eel poles Gave me 6 EEls 2 Boats Fishing EEls ast Christee told me Young Henerys wife Departed 2 weeks ago Rowena not well to Day something wrong with the Horse</p>
<p>23 Fine Day put hay out of the stack s{cut off} put some in the stable-Loft Fixing shutters for the outside of the Windows the Horse not well Giving him Medicine but he is going to Die</p>
<p>24th Raining E Wind Meeting at Tyo Town and Summerstown Dan McLennan {illegible} to Day</p>
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<p>25 of Dec 1886 Christmas Day Fine W Wind Frosty the Horse Died Drew him out of the stable got a Muskrat alive put the skin on Rowena's Heas as they say its good for taking the pains out of the head Kind of slippery walking the Eagle Flying about not much snow on the Ground if it was calm the ice would take to night making some</p>
<p>26th ice Took E Wind Frosty cold</p>
<p>27th West Wind Cold some Freezing</p>
<p>28th Election for McLennan & Rayside First crofsing on the ice Fine cold West Wind a good many air holes a good many crooks in our Road went to Hamiltons Frosty to night They say Rayside got in with a small majority of 32 but its not Known right yet it may be contested yet</p>
<p>29th Our Angus' Birth Day Went to Hamiltons Harpers Girls there from Lachine Dan McGreggor there got a Razor and my own Razor from Gordon got some apples Tom went to Cornwall Frosty to night</p>
<p>30th cold E Wind smoky with the Fog out of the air-holes Gusty Hence here crofsing to Antwines its too cold he turned back Bismarck got a Mink skinned him hurted my Back or a pain came on it as I was Lifting a Stick</p>
<p>31st Last Day of this Year E Wind cold snowing Drifting a Man crossed from the south side to the head of our Island on scates</p>
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James Cameron (1824-1912)
1887
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{page one}
Mr James Cameron Island
January 1st 1887 New Years Day East Wind snowing Fine not cold Kind of warm Bismarck
crofsed to Post Office for the Papers Watering the cattle in the swamp Back of the Barn Fox
tracks plenty a Big air-hole before the Door a good many shut up with this cold
2nd snowing W Wind got a Live Duck on the ice
3rd Allens Birth Day very Cold and Frosty W Wind put in the Bottom of the 3 Ton stack
4th E Wind Fine some Frosty cutting stove Wood cutting Waterholes cutting Bruch seen a
2 men and a horse and cutter crofsing to Summerstown and they came Back tonight A
Great many air-holes shut up with this
5th cold weather 5th a very Fine Day Bushing the Road up the south side of the Island
6th a Fine Day Epiphany old Christmas crofsed to Summerstown Fetterly Thrashing at
Hamiltons sent A Letter to Mr James Lee for a Dollars worth of Prizes Heard Laurie was
Froze a Fortnight ago Bought of Mr Purcell 1 l of crackers 10 1 Bottle of Pain Killer 25 got a
Bottle of cod Liver oil with it as prize paid 3 cents on the Letter
7th cold Frosty a cutter crofsed up the ice to Hamiltons from the south side cleaning the
pipes W Wind Frosty to night
8th Bismarck crofsed to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward court Plaster 10 E Wind cold
9th Cold Windy
10th cold seen a sleigh coming from Lancaster to Rofs Island cutting Brush EW
11th very windy W Wind Drifting putting in hay not well
1
�8th Hugh Anns B Day 1866
{second page}
Mr James Cameron Island
12th of January 1887 New Years Day old style cutting Brush in the upper Field West Wind
some snow Fine Kind of soft seen a Fox crofsing from the south side
13th W Wind Kind of Fine Frosty Leander crofsed to Summerstown got the prize from
James Lee 3 Lockets and 3 necklaces cork screw combination cutting Brush wind changed
to night to East seen 2 Foxes crofsing
14th East Wind a Big Storm snowing Blowing Drifting Great Bankings of snow the cattle did
not go to Drink to Day
15th EW Kind of Fine snowing some Bismarck to Summerstown Bought of J Summers Tea 25
Buttons 15 Pain Killer 25 Bought of Mr Ward Tax 5 cents put in a Ton of the 2 Ton stack all in
of it shovelling snow as theare is Lots of them Bought of Nicholson 1 Plug of Tobacco 5
cents sweetys 2 cents
16th Cold W Wind Fine
17th East Wind stormy changed to sout and West Blowing very hard to night Digging at
snow took a Barrel out of the shed to put ashes on churning to Day not very well
18th W Wind cold and Frosty Frosty Digging at snow Banks cuting stove wood
19th cutting Brush Windy John cut his hand
20th SE Wind snowed Frosty Rained to night Bismarck crofsed to Summerstown Bought of
Mr Ward 1/2 lb French Tobacco 13 spool of Thread 5 cakes for Rowena 5 cents
21 St Agnefs Day W Wind Cutting Brush got warmer
22 E Wind hailed Rained Soft cutting alders Broke on 3 1/2 Ton stack
23 Raining Kind of crust icicles on the Trees
24 C Tuppers Birth Day icicles Falling WW
2
�{page one}
Mr James Cameron Island
January 25th 1887 Robbie Burns Birth Day East Wind Turned stormy then came Fine
crofsed me and Bismarck to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward Oil 25 RRR 25 powders 10
Tax 10 Bought of J Summers 1/2 lb Tea 25 soda crackers 25 Bought of Nicholson 1/2 lb Tea
20 sent for the Witnefs postage Register and picture 1..18 paid all this seen Mr Sheets that
got the contract of the Wharf
26th Fine cutting Brush took the handle out of one of the axes Did not smoke to Day
27th E Wind John Hamilton and Charlie Parisha here wanting to trade horse for 2 2 year old
heifers Making coats for the Boys
28th cutting Brush
29th Bismarck crofsed heard Jim Aikin was Buried to day Lots of EEl Fishing Broke on West
Mow
30th Fine E Wind Nancy Bales Buried to Day
31st Cold Frosty WWind
1st of February East Wind Fine cutting Brush put in the Bottom of the Marsh hay stack
about 2 Ton in the East Mow of Marsh hay Lots of EEl Fishers out those Days old Durushie
up at Bosells Buying eel
2nd Candlemafs Day E Wind stormy snowing Drifting all Bad with cold the Sun Dont shine to
Day the Bear cant see his shadow
3rd Fine Leander to Bosells for Tobacco 20 cents
{second page}
Mr James Cameron Island
4th of Feby 1887 cutting alders and Willows Fine Windy cold
5th Fine Went to Mr A Tyos got pay for the Butter {cut off}.25 Took Dinner there and Took
my supper with Mr Leslie got a Book from Mr Leslie not very well Charlie Parisha 2 men
3
�came with the Mare and took the 2 Heifers Bismarck went for the Papers to Summerstown
got a special notice from the Glengarrian Due from 16th of Oct 1886 To 1887 One Dollar
6th Not very well Bad with cold all of us snowing
7th East Wind Drawing alders First Drawing with the Horse Drifting
8th Gordons Birth Day Raining very unwell Bad Bad with colds Eclipse to Day High Wind to
night this is the Carnival Week in Montreal Ice Palace
9th not well Kind of Fine Windy ice G{illegible} slippery walking for the cattle the air-hole
out Before the Door near shut a Big Bird out on the ice an Eagle I think water coming in the
Milkhouse
10th Fine Bismarck went to Summerstown Bought of J Summers Flour 1..25 RRR 25 got a
Ride down home with John Hamilton Brought me 2 pair of Boots I told him to buy for me
2..50 gave him 2 hides and 1 sheepskin to sell for me very unwell to Day got a Lot of Papers
got the Queen's Picture
11th E Wind stormy Drifting snowing very sick
12th Fine cold Windy very unwell John and Leander got hair cut
13th Gordon here Fine cold Sesagemisa Sunday Purcell stopt his mill
{page one}
Mr James Cameron Island
14th of February 1887 St Valentine's Day E Wind Fine very Bad with cold My Head is in an
awful pain sent Bismarck to Mr A Tyo with a Tub of Butter 30 lb 7..50 Bought Brandy 1..25 H
Wines 40 a Dance to night there went with a Jag of Wool Bull and Oxley a Fight
15th Nomination Day for Members in Alexandria E and W and North Wind snowing hard
turned Fine Thawing very unwell to Day got my hair cut
16th Better to Day Breaking a Road Fine turned to snowing Bismarck to Summerstown
Bought of J Summers 100 of Flour 2..50 12 lb of Pork 1..20 Lantern 20 Tea 25 at Wards I owe
25 at J Summers on this paid all the Rest Bought of Ward Glass 39 cents E oil 25 Bag of
Oats at Hamiltons 40 not cold
4
�17th Fine Day Bismarck cutting Brush my Head commenced again and I am in a Fearful way
with it
18th James Hugh's Birth Day Stormy
19th Bismarck crofsed to Summerstown Bought of Nicholson Herring 25 Bought of Ward
Herring 10 Worm Powders 25 RRR 25 Killed a Muskrat at the Door Bought 3 Glass 10 snowing
20 Shrove Sunday 2 men crofsed from the south side
21st cutting alders Fine Filled the straw Tick
22nd Shrove Tuesday Election P.P. got in Went to Lancaster got a Ride from Hamiltons to
vote coming Back went to Tyos stopt at Hamiltons all night
23rd Ash Wednesday Went to Summers Bought nails 10 came home a Fine Day Drawing
snow out of the yard
{second page}
Mr James Cameron Island
24 of February 1887 seen a crow Rained cold Windy cutting Brush
25th cold cutting Brush
26th Fine Turned stormy snowing Bismarck to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward Herring 1/2
Doz 37 1/2 cents Window Glass 6 Bought of J Summers lb of Tea 50 Got for the Hides 4..15
and Gordon kept 1..35 .. 5..50
27th Stormy East Wind
28 Stormy snowing
1st of March St Davids Day the Festival of the Welsh E Wind Came in Like a Lamb Warm
Leander went to Bosells for Tobacco 20 Brought a Bottle of Milk sent a cup of citron
Preserves to Rowena there is something wrong with one of the 2 year old Heifers
2nd skinned the Heifer Fine Bismarck went to Tyos for oil 15 cents Lots of Teams going up
the ice from the south side Drew some Wood
5
�3rd Bismarck and I to J McDougalls Fine took Dinner there Mr McDougall bad with cold Dan
Cameron there got Wormwood Let my spectacles went to Summerstown got a Letter from
Dan from Toronto sent a Dollar to Mr Stillwell Registered postage 8 Buttons 5 John Hamilton
in Bed sick Mrs Ward poorly
4th W Wind Fine Bismarck and Hugh Ann went to F Covington Bought Tea Boots 2..50
Calico 50 Dishes 58 crackers 10 Buttons 2 Tyos 20 gave 3 Dollars cash hide 1..40 {cut
off}..16 of Hugh Anns took Back 60
5th E Wind Drifting cold stormy Fairy a calf skinned him one of the heifers in the Waterhole
stormy to night
6th E Wind Big snow fall hailing to night deep snow
7th Fine Kind of soft putting snow out of the yard Braking Roads taking snow of the sheds
the yard all Blocked up some mist of Rain
{page one}
Mr James Cameron Island
8th of March 1887 Fine Day warm W Wind Thawing some some crows cutting Brush cutting
stove wood shovelling snow Potatoes near Done
9th cutting Brush
10th Bismarck Leander and Hugh Ann went to J McDougall for straw got Books and cards
11th Bismarck went for straw took over 10 lbs of Butter to McDougalls 2..50 got a Bag of
Potatoes
12th Fine On This Day of the Month D McMaster Senior First came to the Island crossed to
Summerstown Bought of Nicholson pipe 1 cent paid Bought on credit Flour 2..40 pipe 42
Bought of J Summers soap 10 Thread 5 paid 10 on the Parcel Dan sent Dan gone to Florida
awful Bad on the ice with the crust Low
13th Fine Day Thawing 2 Lambs to Day Fernandez and John H went to Christees and Alexis
Island
14th Stanleys Birth Day 1880 Fine Snowed a Little
6
�15th cold Frosty and Fine cutting stove Wood put up new Bed curtains
16th in the Bush cutting Brouse
17th St Patricks Day Fine snowing Drifting
18th Vicy Rowena Departed about 1/2 past one o clock Fine Day St Josephs Day Bismarck
crofsed Met J McDougall got 1..50 I crofsed with horse got a Bag of oats from JS got Mr
McPherson to make the coffin went up to Purcells for 2 Boards Bought of J Summers Linen
and Muslin paid this Gordon came Down with us Mr McDougall and Annie and Leander
came George Bosell and Wife and child here to night got 1 from J McD paid for the Butter
{second page}
Mr James Cameron Island
19th of March1887 Rowena Vicky Buried to Day Gordon Dug the Grave Bismarck went for
the coffin All those that came J McDougall Mrs McDougall and Alex Randolph George Bosell
Charles Craig Charlie Rose Mrs Rose and a Mifs Smith J Summers Mr Ward Mr McPherson
Donald McDonald George Renshaw Agnes Nicholson Lewis Henery a very Fine Day Gordon
gave me his Rubber coat I Gave him a cap and 50 cents sent a Bottle of Wine to Margaret
Hamilton
20th 1st Day of Spring Fine Day Warm Thawing Randolph here
21st Randolph went off Bismarck and Leander went to Bosells for a Load of hay got some
Tobacco cant sell
22nd Livinia Birth Day Fine E Wind snowing Drifting J McDougalls Dog here
23rd cutting Brush Fine W Wind Drifting
24th Fine Drifting cold Lewis Bosell crossing to Antwines antwines Dog Followed him Back
25th Lady Day cold Drifting cutting Brush
26th John Hamilton Cameron's Birth Day West Wind Cold Frosty Went to Summerstown
paid John McPherson for the Coffin only wanted pay for the Lumber which was 50 I gave
7
�him a Dollar got a Letter from Phillip Charon got a Treat of Wine at Mr McPhersons Bought
of Mr Ward 1/2 lb of Tobacco 12 1/2 Box of Matches 10 Mrs Ward Poorly
27th Fine East Wind cold
28th East Wind snowing Drifting Blowing West Mow Done commenced the Peice on the
North East side Writing a Letter to send to Phillip Charon cutting Brush for the cows
29th Went to Summerstown Bought of Nicholson 100 of Flour 2..40 paid this got Bag of
Oats at Bag of Potatoes can of oil at Hamiltons sent a Letter to Fisherman 3 cents J
McDougall here got Ropes WW Drifting cold Fine see the otters Track
{page one}
Mr James Cameron Island
30th of March 1887 Fine Cold Killed an otter Bismarck Leander Fernandez John and Myself
had a hard chase after him with the 2 Dogs Feine and Rovre Length from Tip to Bend of Tail
3 Feet 8 inches
31st crofsed to Summerstown to Show them all and there was a Lot seen him Bought of J
Summers 3 yds Calico 30 Rain Lamb
1st of April All Fools Day Made a Board for the otter to put on Mr Ward and Mr Lincoln here
offered 6..50 sold 16 Rats 2..40 Mr J McDougall here at night for Butter
2nd Bismarck got 2 Loads of straw at McDougalls Gordon Boselll for Milk I sent a Letter to
Narcisse Charon
3 Bought of Mr Ward 1/2 lb Tobbaco 12 Leander took Dinner at Nicholsons ice opening close
to shore at the shanty
3rd Palm Sunday Fine 8 Wild Geese on the ice Robins Blackbirds Hawk came
4th Ducks came Grass birds Tom Jack and Gordon here Bismarck Drew 2 Loads of Hay
from J McDougalls 1/4 of Ton Good Weight Fine
5th snowing cold Flurries of snow seen 5 cranes
8
�6th Fine W Wind Gale in Cornwall of Tom Summer's Farm to Day Drawing Wood snow Deep
in the Bush Some one Drawing Ice out from Tyo's o Day
7th Fine W Wind Maunday Thursday Thawing Freezing cutting Brush Taking snow of the
Butternut Log crust 4 Feet of snow in the Bush
8th Good Friday McDougalls Boys came home with the Ram in the Brush for the cows
putting Brush on the Fence Pewits came Fan-Tailed Blackbirds came
{second page}
Mr James Cameron Island
9th of April 1887 Fine Day Thawing a Few Drops of Rain this morning the Boys Tapped 25
Trees for the first Francis the Indian here came up from Lancaster he sowed Hayseed on
the Sturgeon Island and I sowed it Last spring took some of the Sugar Bush Rigging to the
Bush tapped 25 Trees
10th Easter Sunday Fine W Wind Bismarck went to Hamiltons for the Papers
11th First Boiling in the Bush 16 Pails 3 or 4 Indians came to Christees to hunt
12th E Wind Fine Bismarck crofsed to Summertown Bought of J Summers 22 yards of
Cotton 1..50 Thread 25 Tea 25 Bought of Mr Ward 1/2 lb of Tobacco 12 1/2 seen a Man
crofsing up the ice on Horseback Drew Old Gray Down to the Lower Point on the ice
Drawing wood at the Door seen 2 Wild Geese
3rd E Wind Fine but Raw seen a Man coming to Christees Boys in the Bush Boiled what they
gathered yesterday {cut off} Gallons of syrup gathered to night 22 pails Taking the Banking
out of the cookhouse put one of the sheep in the stall in the stable Quilting to Day water
high ice Bad close to shore no Ducks to Day Yellow Hammers came cutting Brush for the
Cows Hens commenced to Lay had Last Years Eggs for Easter Sunday and has Last Years
syrup yet
14th ice Began to open at Sturgeon Island Drawing Stove Wood to the Door Drew some
Manure a Lamb to Day East Wind Fine the {cut off} Boys in the Bush Making Syrup Leander
and Bismarck
9
�15th in the Bush Fine E Wind ice opening very slow not much shooting
16 Fernandez and I to the Head of the Island up through the Bush snow Deep came down on
the ice Foggy E Wind Rain changed to W Wind took home 2 1/2 Gallons of Syrup John and
Fernandez made a cake of sugar a peice Lots of Ducks in at the Little Island a strip opening
up
{page one}
Mr James Cameron Island
17th of April 1887 Low Sunday Fine made sugar the Boys and Livinia A Lamb with a Black
mark around one of his Eyes
18th OUr Duncan's Birth Day Freezing every night ice opening very slow not clearing much
cutting Brush for the cows
19th Fine sap runs well cutting Brush on the Pitt Point Loons Came King Birds came Mocking
Bird came cows to Pit Point Putting Out Manure Drew the Boat to the Lower Point River all
Jammed with ice Stanley not well
20th Fine sap runs well went to the head of the Island Killed a Snake for the First Burnt him
Great Jams of ice north side and head of the Island Lots of Jamming put out the Bun Tried
for EEls got a Lizard got no EEls piling wood at the Door Left the heifer out to night put a
Fence around her Lots of Ducks and Wild Geese water pretty high
21st piling Wood at the Door putting out manure Fine
22nd Done in the sugar Bush Let the cows to the Bush took home the Sugar Bush Rigging
made some small cakes of sugar put Italy in the Barn
23rd St George's Day the Festival of the English Rained Foggy Bismarck crofsed for the Mail
Bought of Mr Ward 1/2 lb Tobacco 12 1/2 2 pipes 2 cents Heard Nicholsons stole Purcells
Lumber
24th Windy ice going Down Rained some
25th St Marks Day Fine W Wind E Wind South Wind snowed some all Kinds of Weather
Narcisse came Tubica put him acrofs from Lancaster for {illegible} First Trip for the
10
�Grenada shoving Big cakes of ice from Before the Door Boys went to Alexis Island Lots of
Frost at night First Fish 1 pike and 2 catfish Leander caught
{second page}
Mr James Cameron Island
26th of April 1887 Fine and cold Narcifse crofsed for Boards Making and End to the shanty
skinned the Jinny's Heifer and calf skinned Minkeys calve Skinned Italys calve Narcifse
Found a Bridge with a Great many spikes in it Frosty nights
27th Phillip came Windy West Lily calved Oxly calved Raising Lily and Italy taking Banking
from the Milkhouse cutting Brush putting out manure Ticks commenced not much shooting
Phillip paid 50 of what he owed Last year Frogs commenced to sing Quilting
28th Lilly Dead and Italy dead skinned the 2 going to Raise Lillys calve Bismarck and
Narcifse went to F Covington sold 1 hide 6 Rats 2 calfskins all he got 2..85
29th Raining Blowing an EW Bismarck and Phillip to Summerstown got our Mail Bought 1/2 lb
Tea 25 paid a Registered Letter in the Office for me but cannot have it till I go myself
Andrew Rose Departed
30th Raining Blowing North Wind high snow on the Mountains Back Bay near all Broke up
and Former years it always went off in a Large cacke cake
1st of May P P Birth Day Went to A Roses Funeral had a chat with the Rev Mr Mc{illegible}
makes a very good Prayer got my Registered Letter out of the Office in at Fergusons at
Summers's
2nd E Wind Phillip went to Lancaster Boys and I taking the stones the old House chimney
away and putting them on the Wharf
3rd crofsed to Summerstown Brought 2 hides to Mr Ward 81 lb Bought Mr Ward Boots 75
Broom 25 Tole 25 pens 3 ink on credit paid for 2 pipes 2 Bought of Nicholson 100 of Flour
2..50 paid Bought of J Summers Needles {cut off} cents paid this George Annans child died
Mr Hills Light up Alexandra went Down and 2 Ogdensburgh steamers into Dundee
{page one}
Mr James Cameron Island
11
�4th of May 1887 Narcifse to Lancaster took up Phillips man Mr Joseph Potva Drawing the
stones of the chimney of the old House to the River
5th Fine Day Thinking the Rev Mr McKay was coming did not come to Day working at
Fences and stones putting out manure
6th ploughing gathering stones got their Licence
7th Bismarck crofsed to Summerstown at the Court the Boys and Nicholsons Franky
Laplante Bought of Nicholsons 1/2 lb Tea 25 Thread 10 Paint Red 14 cents Raining
8th Sunday Fine EW Bohemian came up did not go into Lancaster
9th got Irons from Narcifse for Harrowteeth Harrowed Potato Ground Planted 7 Rows of
Potatoes piling stovewood at West end of the House Leander Leg sore at the Banking of
the house Foggy this morning Phillip to Lancaster with First Fish
10th Planting Potatoes cutting Potatoes seeds set Leander for Lye taking Banking from the
East End of the house water in cellar Mosquitoes a few Toads came
11th First Trip they made with Fish to the Boat Narcifse George and Jo Drew the Frame out
of the Garden
12th at the Garden Bismarcks hoed it Fernandez and I at the putting up of the sticks around
the potatoe Ground split oar sticks Fernandez and I
13th Stanley and i on the Pitt Point J McDougall Miss Fraser Mifs McDougall here Fernandez
went with them at the soap
14th Bismarck crofsed to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward RRRelief 25 paid Bought of
Nicholson Tea Finished the soap 7 pots Jo Brought me 2 lb Tobacco 25 cents from
Montreal
15th Gordon here Bismarck to Alexis Island and Christees
16th sheared sheep setting Fires Fixing Fence planted a Bed of Carrots
{second page}
Mr James Cameron Island
12
�17th of May 1887 Smoky Fine E and West Wind went to upper point set some fires went to
Christees Island Mr Kelly to see the Fishermen putting manure in the yard in a heap as there
is Lots of Frost and snow in the Back Garden under it Francis here cutting Rails on his Island
to take to St Regis horse Kind of Lame
18th E Wind changed to West Fine Rained some Went to Summerstown got a Letter from
Dan Bought of Mr Ward 12 lbs of Lime 1 lb of sulphur 10 paper of Melons 5 paid this Richard
Grant Departed Last Week got cucumbers Potatoes and a Barrel from J Hamilton Paint and
Oil Mrs Ward Poorly Mrs Summers Poorly The Garnet went Down to Day to Valleyfield First
Trip Franky Laplante was going on Board at Renshaws Wharf got a sturgeon from the
Fishermen The Drudge went up to Day Writing a Letter to Dan
19th Ascension Day or Holy Thursday Fine West Wind Smoky weather Plum Trees Began to
Blossom Phillips First Trip to Montreal
20th Fine Bismarck crofsed to PO a Letter to Dan Postage Paid got the Witnefs taken out
manure its thawing out Piling stones Drew the Boats to the Grove yesterday cinnamon 5
cloves 5 at Mr Wards EW Drawing Pols to slab-Fence Ticks Bad Mosquitoes Beginning
21st Fine E Wind Ploughed the Back Place Took a Large stone out of it Harrowed the
Potatoes pathways Oild the Mare with Sturgeon oil and coal oil The Ticks curried the cows
Jennie calved a Late Bull Took the Head out of the Kerosene Barrel {cut off}t put poles to
the Hops at the Milkhouse
22nd Fine Ionia Hugh Ann Livinia Bismarck John Went to Charles Island Rod Briggs and
McDonald or McGregor at the Shanty Treated me.
{page one}
Mr James Cameron Island
1st of June 1887 Rowena Victoria's Birth Day 1878 Departed 18th of March 1877 Raining
2nd White Washing
3rd Planted Beans Rodney Briggs and Pete Grant here Gave him the Rifle George Lent to
Randolph Narcifse the Fisherman and Son George came up on the cars Fine
13
�4th George the 3rd's Birth Day I Went to Summerstown Bought of Ward 1 lb of Tea 40 on
Credit Gave him a Due Bill to put to my acount of 1..50 Bought of Nicholsons Flour 1..25 paid
Got a Box of Figs From J Summers Bismarck seen George Ferguson of Williamstown J
Hamilton painting his house in the Bush
5th Fine WW
6th Weeding the Potatoes set Line at Sturgeon Island picking Ticks of the Mare
7th Weeding Potatoes Killing Potato Bugs EW Fine Missed the year old Heife she is Fast
some place Foggy to night Tug aground through the night
8th Fine Found the Heifer at the head of the Island near shore fast Mr A Tyo's man here for
Butter got 1 of his Boxes for Fish from the Fishermen cutting Weeds in the Potatoes put the
Three calves in their Pasture to Day Watered some of the Potatoes
9th Our Johns Birth Day 1813 Corpus Christe Day Mr Summer at Douquets {illegible} hime
10th Mr Tyo's man {cut off}ed Douquet found a Tennet for Butter at Weeding Potatoes
11th Bismarck to Summerstown Bought 4 of Tea for Narcise 1 Box of Matches the
Glengarrian did not come sent a Letter to J Summers concerning A B
12th Grand Procefsion Day Hugh Ann and Bismarck Hugh Ann a Ried out to Williamstown
from E Frasher's Fernandez going to school Livinia Went to see Peggy Bosell and Bismarck
{second page}
Mr James Cameron Island
23rd of May 1887 Harrowing Planted a Few Rows of Potatoes at the Barn Feine has 5
Puppies Fixing Fence
24th Queen's Birth Day Fine Fired some Good volleys Bismarck crofsed for Oil 25 starch 10
soda Got a Basket of Potato seeds at Hamiltons Rained Heard this Evening First Thunder
and Lightning
25th Fixing Fence Painting the Boat Fine
26th Washing the Wool Plastering Fine
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�27th Cutting Brush Finished the Boat made holes in the New Oars I have them this 6 years
Working at Fence on the Pitt Point
28th East Wind high Narcifse got a Dollar for Making the north shanty Paid to Day Antwine
and Edward Bosell at the shanty for the Pay of their Fish Told me that James McDonald
Archys son was Killed up West his Body coming Down to Day Bismarck crofsed Bought of
Nicholson 50 Weight of Flour 1..25 paid Bought J Summers Tea 25 paid Garnet went up
Apple Trees Blossoming this Week oiling the Mare got some Ticks picking Wool
29th Oak Apple Day or Royal Oak Day E Wind got a small sturgeon from Phillip
30th EW Fine cleaning up Brush and setting fires Bismarck and Leander set a sturgeon Line
{cut off} Bad Ticks Bad
31st E Wind Bismarck and I to Jo Lemays planted 130 hills of Potatoes where we claned
putting ashes on the Potatoe Ground where Rain Lodges making Rows for Beans one of the
Ogdensburgh Boats got aground to night going in at the Mouth of Salmon River Ticks Bad
Grubs cutting Potatoes and onions Letting the calves out in the yard
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Mr James Cameron Island
June 13th 1887 cleaning Potatoes strawberries getting some Ripe
14th Fine Day East Wind Mr Tuthill and Judge Nortons son here to night him and Bismarck
went out to Trowl for Pickerel set some Brush heap afire heard an Indian Killed his squaw at
St Regis Mr Mears is Departe Mr Tuthill
15th Fixing E End of the Building putting stones under it Ticks Bad
16th at Potatoes
17th at Potatoes
18th The Ever Memorable Battle of WaterLoo Bismarck got his hat 40 Bismarck crofsed to
Summerstown Bought of Ward pepper 1/4 lb 7 Bought of J Summer 2 of Thread 10 all paid
Almonds 5
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�19th Sunday Gordon here Girls and Tonia went to Bosells Mr Jo Douquet's New Boat into
Dundee
20th Accesfsion of Queen Victoria Fine Day Bismarck and i to A Tyo's paid 6 Dollars for the
Butter Treat 10 Tea 25 Gave Mr Leslie his Book crofsed to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward
on credit 1 sack of Flour 1..25 Working on the Roads Princess Louise First Trip Mr McKay
went to Montreal on the Boat
21st Jubilee Day for the Queen First Day of Summer Mr Hector McRae Buried to Day in
Williamstown SW Wind Thunder some Rain Livinia not well at all put out Tobacco on the
17th and cleaned the cellar Chicken out some to Day
22nd Our Dan's Birth Day Fishing at Potatoes Rained Windy at night Bohemian got aground
this trip sawing Wood at the River
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Mr James Cameron Island
June 23rd 1887 Fine putting the plough through the Potatoes Leander John and I Bismarck
and Hugh Ann Went to F Covington Bought McCartney Tea 3 lb 1 10 1/2 yds of calico 75 10
yds Calico 80 5 yds of Pink 40 1 yds 10 1 yds 12 1/2 Blue 6 Bought of Fay Bismarcks Boots
2..50 Tax 5 1/2 lb Tea 12 1/2 Bought of Parker 2 spoons 19 Lots of Trowlers around here to
Day a Raft went Down to night Took the mare out of the Pasture on account of the Ticks
Lost of Young Beetles on the Potatoes
24th St John the Baptiste Day Mrs Ward Departed Bismarck Putting the Plough Through the
Potatoes Fixing the Logs around the Potatoes
25th Bismarck crofsed Bought of J Summers Thread 5 Sugar 7 lbs 50 Bought for Fishermen
Tobacco and Sugar Mrs Ward Buried to Day Mrs McKay got her Leg hurted
26th Fine Day McDougall and Fernandez here gave one of the Puppies to Fernandez and a
small sturgeon the Baby Tonia Sissy Leander and Stanley down to the Kit Kit some Rain
27th Fine crofsed to Hamilton went up to Summerstown John Hamilton going to Lancaster
for Lumber {cut of}eing Boards on the cracks of the West End of the Barn
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�28th putting some stones under the Bottom of the East end of the house set a Line out
Before the Door Bismarck crofsed to help McDougalls with their Potatoes picking Beetles of
the Potatoes their is any Quantity of them cleaning some in the Tobacco Ground put out
some plants to night Moved the Black Boat took one of the seats out of her and one of the
Rods
29 Bismarck at McDougalls came home
30th Fine Went to A Tyos with Tennet of Butter 30 lb 8 cents a lb went to Summerstown
Bought of Nicholson Flour 2..50 paid heard Mr McKay was taken home from Montreal Died
yesterday
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Mr James Cameron Island
1st of July 1887 Very Fine and Warm Bismarck and Hugh Ann to Hamiltons Island to a Pick
nick a very poor pic nic The Rev Mr McKay Buried to Day Gave Narcisse a Plug of Tobacco
2nd Fine Warm Thunder Lightning Rain Very high North Wind set some Brush heaps a Fire
Fixing Rakes Pulling Weeds at Potatoe Bugs cleaning out the Barn Mows Taking Ticks of the
Mare
3rd Fine Rained some Leander hurt his Foot Fell through the shed
4th American Independence Fine W Wind high squally winds and Rained hard Thunder and
Lightning Bismarck Went with a Puppy to Craigs cutting hay around the Barn for a Road put
out some Tobacco Plants Turning some hay
5th at the Potatoe Bugs and they are plenty put in the Barn for the Frist about 6 cocks of
hay Boys Fishing very warm a Lot of hay Floating Down the River Our Johns Birth Day 1803
84 Years old to Day
6th Fishing at Potatoe Bugs Windy
7th at Ploughing Potatoes high Wind and Rain hard got Rasberries
8th set a Line at the Pit Point got 2 EEls Fine very warm at the Beans cleaning them Jo
Lemays Girls and Trickney from St Annicet here for Butter Bismarck crofsed to Craigs for
Johns Pay for the Dog got a Dollar cucumbers put in 4 cocks of hay yesterday
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�5th Dan takes Steamer to Day for England Bismarck and I to Fort Covington Bought of Long
Boots 1.25 Salt Fine 60 RRR 25 Bough of 54 yards of cotton 3.75 Boots 1.50 Boots 50 Tubs
58 cement 20 hat 10 comb 10 {illegible} 8 Brought the Blacksmith Iron got hammer
{illegible} handle of the churn Left a File for to make {illegible} very Windy Rained Thunder
Lightning Wind got {illegible} plants at Bodways and supper seen Lis
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Mr James Cameron Island
11th of July 1887 Rained some Bismarck crofsed to Summerstown Bough J Summers 5
spools of Thread 25 2 Bars of soap 20 Bought at Wards a Tin Basin for Fishermen 15 all paid
Jo came from Montreal had to stay to Burie his child Fine at Bugs
12th of July Orangeman's Day Fired some pretty Good Volleys cutting some hay Bismarck
and Leander went to Rofs's Island helped the Indian to Ferry his Horse from Charlies Island
as he had no Boat Foggy in the morning very warm got Tobacco and 3 scythes stones that
Jo the Fisherman took for me from Montreal at Potato Bugs Mosquitoes Bad Deer Flies
Plenty Berries some Barges aground Below the Lighthouse
13th Mowing and put some in Bismarck went of
14th cutting hay and Fixing around Lancaster mills Burnt
15th St Swithen's Day Fine put in some hay Rained in the Evening Mowing some
16th crofsed to Summerstown Bought of Nicholson Flour 1..25 Sack of Salt 80 McArthurs
Building Burnt on the 14th
17th Pe Blaise wife Boy and his Father here Fine Rained some
18th Mowing put in a Little Oscar Laflesh and Lis his mother here very warm 2 Indians here
for the scow Louis Phillips one of them to come tomorrow for it John H got a nail run in his
Foot
19th Fine Warm E Wind Indians came for the scow and took it Back put in a little Hay
Mowing cutting a Road on the Hill to the Lower Point cut a Little in the Grove Mosquitoes
Fernandez Birth Day 1874
20th putting in hay cutting hay cherries commencing to Turn Thunder Rain
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�21st Raining some mowing
22nd Rain Mowing Phillip sick Took some wine to him Fine
23rd Fine Bohemian did not come up she is Running in place of the Steamer 3 Rivers Phillip
went home sick Garnet a Pleasure Trip up Cutting south side of Potatoes made 35 cocks of
hay Potato Bugs plenty Mosquitoes Bad
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Mr James Cameron Island
July 2{cut off} 1887 Sunday a Fine Day Fernandez here took another of the Puppies for Mrs
Ch{cut off} in the Gore J McDougall and Ann{cut off} Mr Genie here E Wind Leander {cut
off} to Hamiltons for the Papers H{cut off} Bismarck was at Craigs 3 {cut off} at the
Fishermen's after hard F{cut off}
25th St James Day putting in {cut off} Fine Rained a Drop or 2 cloudy and {cut off}
26th cutting Back of the Barn {cut off} Leander and I Gathering the carr{cut off} seed
cleaned the Tobacco a Great many Boats a Going to Day and {cut off} Towing Foggy in the
Morning a very warm Day
27th Bohemian came up Telegraph at Mr Wards Bought of Ward Flour 1..25 Alum 3 Bought of
Nicholsons Flour 1..25 Paid all this Bought of J Summers pipes 2 got a Wr{cut off} from J
Hamilton a Pic nic on the Princess Louise to F Covington Sold A Tyo Butter 32 lb warm
28th Mowing Back of the Barn warm some Rain Thunder far off to the south West
29th Hugh Ann not very well Mowing some Back of the Barn and BAck Garden very warm
some one pulled some of the Mares Tail out on the Pitt Point
30th Very Warm W Wind Phillip came as he is Better put in over 40 cocks Left 12 out put in
to Day First hay in East Mow Fixing some hay on the sticks some Ticks yet Potato Bugs
plenty Mosquitoes Bad EEls on Top of the water
31st Fernandez here gave his Mother 50 cents had Dan Frashers {cut off}
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Mr James Cameron Island
August 1st 1887 Lammas Day Mowing put in 12 cocks warm {illegible} Narcisse not well Gave
him some Alum to tak in Licquor
2nd Minnie's B Day 1864 E Wind Boy here By name Adams from Cornwall camped at
Hamiltons enquiring for a Man By the name of {illegible}ight Tried the new Potatoes for the
first very warm Randolph came the Boys went Back with McDougalls Boat Randolph crofsed
to Summerstown put in 50 cocks mowing some a pic nic or nigh excursion out of Salmon
River up to A Tyos and Hamiltons Island the Grenada
4th Mowing above the Lane Fence very warm
5th Randolph went to Salmon River Fine 83 Degrees in the shade Bought coat and vest 6
Dollars cuffs & studs 50 collar 15 hat 18 comb 10 Tea 1 Dollar Grindstone 80 lb 1..20 scythes
1..40 {illegible} 30 Bought for Phillip 3 lb of cheese 36 Rained heavy tonight Thunder
Lightning putting i hay in the East Mow set Fire to 3 Brush Heaps to night
6th Randolph's Birth Day 1867 makin a new Rigging for the Grindstone Fine some cool to
night Traded whetstones with Narcifse the Fisherman Jo Brought for me 4 lb of Tobacco 60
cents the P Louise went to Valleyfield a Pic nic to night Mowing down near the shanty
Randolph Crofsed to Summerstown
7th Fine P Blaw here Gordon Randolph came Randolph {illegible} him acrofs the children to
Rofs's Island
8th Mowing very warm Amyot here to see us put in some
9th Livinia very sick Randolph to A Tyo's Kerosene 15 HW cut the oats a Great Row on
Francis Island the campers from Valleyfield
10th putting in 60 cocks an Indian Thomas Simons at the Distillery here Fires someplace it
is smoky Broke the Jumper Settled with Jo Potva Fisherman {illegible} to night
11th Jo Went off Raining Mowing Leander to {illegible} Island John H Found a {illegible}
Mowing Lower Point 3 Men here {illegible} Tyo {illegible} Also 2 Boys here
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Mr James Cameron Island
1887
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Mr James Cameron Island
1887
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Mr James Cameron Island
13th of August 1887 Putting in 80 cocks Randolph Mowing put the Bell on Oxly Fine cold
Last night
4th Randolph crofsed to Craigs and McDougalls
15th Mowing put in 3 Loads a steamer Towing Down the very warm Blackbirds at the corn
shelling the coloured Beans coll at night Fishing to night got to windy cranes plenty
16th Randolph to Fort Covington to a Pic nic north wind and EW Mowing making coils of hay
70 Indian with Baskets 10 25 gave 2 axe handles to make Randolph Bought 2 pairs of Boots
3.75 Matches 10 Flour 1..15 got 5..40 from
17th A Tyo for Butter Fine Mowing near Back Marsh Narcisse the Fishermans 2 Boys and
their Dog went off putting in 60 coils the west end Full up top
18 Eclipse to Day Raining E Wind West Mowing Down in the Lower Field Mowing Mowing in
upper Feild Trimmed some of the apple tree Before the Door A Good Lot of shooting on
south side Randolph shot a Duck Fixing the hay up on the sticks in the Barn Making Rake
Teeth Algerian {illegible} went Down as their was something wrong with her this some time
19th Mowing
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�20th Dan sails for Canada from England Randolph and Leander to F Covington Windy
Bought for Leanders Rubbers 2..75 Randolph B{illegible}2..50 Exchanged Mine for Larger
pair Flour 2..20 Tubs Whetstone 10 Simon here with 2 axehandles 30 Gave him 2 old
scythes for the Indian on Rosses Island Put in some hay John H and I and Stanley
21st I A Day
22nd putting some hay on Barn Floor Went to upper Point Found 2 Boys and 3 Girls taking
Bark the Boat was the Dixie Dickinson & McLennan Rained a Little
23rd cutting in the upper Field all cut Fine Windy Lucia for Potatoes
24th cutting in the oak Field putting covering on the upper stable Raining some put a
Handle in the axe {illegible} yellow Birds
25h Cool West Wind got a cha{illegible} from the Fisherman Phillip cutting in Back {illegible}
and oakfield turning hay in upper Feild
26th Mowing in Front Marsh
27th put in Last of fine hay the Barn is chuck {illegible} Finished stack in upper shed 1 1/2
Tons
28 Randolph to F{illegible} and Hugh Ann to Mr McDougalls Fisherman {illegible} Bosell stole
a channel cat Fish from him {illegible} Lancaster Wharf
29th Mowing Back Marsh Randolph {illegible} at Hamiltons Windy Thunder Rain {illegible}
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JC Island 14th Sept 1887
Holy crop Fine Rain Windy Began a stack on the shed West 77 in it to Day and its not
Finished got a channel cat fish from Fishermen gathering Grapes Fixing Fence around the
stacks
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�13th Oxly Lost the Bell Fine Windy Tunder som Rain EW Done Mowing in Front marsh to Day
making cocks shelling Beans pressing Wine or Grapes
12th Mowing put out manure 3 Men here from a Barge E Wind
11th Randolph and Leander went home with Tyo's Boat Girls to Francis Island Black Cherries
E Wind
10th Drew some wood Finished the West stack Randolph came Leander went for the
papers Bought of JS 1 lb of soda 10 cents paid
9th commenced West stack put Rails around it
15th Sept Finished the shed near the Barn 3 1/2 Ton putting some on Big shed Killed the calf
4 weeks old Drew some Drags
16th went to F Covington Bought of Mr Long axe handles shot Glass got a Box Keg oil can
Bought 100 of Flour 2.50 Boots 2..50 sugar 1..40 Pepper 10 Blue 12 RRR 50 Sweetys 2 Tin
Pails 15 Tax 5 shot powder Boots Fixed Bottle 10 a new man in Tyos Building got a present
of Tobacco and Tea From Mr Tuthill got the Knife at the Blacksmiths Tyos Fixing his house 3
lb of Tea 1.
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17th Sept JC Island
Fine smoky with Fires Burning Brush made a 1/2 stack in Marsh putting more in Big Shed all
hay Finished in Marsh Boys crofsed for Mail Cleaned the Double B Gun split some put some
Rails around back The Grenada Came out to Day Frost this morning for the first cut
Tobacco Bought 2 spools Thread got 2 Gazzetts
18th {illegible} Girls to Francis Island
19th Back marsh smoky
20th Maing in Back marsch Randolph to J Summers Bee drawing stones Leander the Indian
on Rofs's Island set Traps in Back marsh all night
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�21st St Matthew{cut off} making a stack in the {cut off} Bush Randolph went to {cut off}
some Drops of Rain Windy {cut off}
Day of Autumn or Fall Windy {cut off} crofsed the Line
22nd at the Potatoes {cut off} smoky
23rd Sun crofses the Line {cut off} Lashey came to the Fishermens at Potatoes 30 Bushells
in the {cut off} Randolph working at the {cut off} End Building putting Fire {cut off} the
West Place Below the {cut off}
1887
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Mr James Cameron Island
21st of Sept 1887 Lashey here gave him a pair of sox Narcifse the Fisherman caught a
Sturgeon this Morning Brought it to the House to show it to us Length 6 Feet 10 inches
Girth 372 inches Measured him A Monster at Potatoes hoeing the Rows 33 Bushels in cellar
Randolph working at the house and {cut off} crofsed for mail to Summerstown smoky E
Wind Fine shot 3 Ducks crows and Blackbirds Plenty
25th Windy some smoke Girls to Hay Island Randolph came
26th Smoky at the Potatoes at the house at the East end setting Fires in oakfield
27th at the Potatoes Fernandez and John McDougall here yesterday windy {cut off}and
Randolph and Leander crofsed to Mr McDougall came Back from {cut off} Hug Ann crofsed
to the Fair in Williamstown Leander stopt at McDougalls all night smoky Done the Potatoes
hoeing them 45 Bushels {cut off} harrowed yet Let the cows out of the yard to night
Burning Brush
28th Fine warm smoky Leander came from McDougalls at harrowing ploughing Drew some
wood Fixed seats in the Bun sent for {cut off}elt to Montreal with Fisherman {cut off} of
Tobacco 2 Line Boats went Down to Day
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Mr James Cameron Island
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�29th of Sept 1887 St Michael or McIllmass Killed the old sheep very smoky Bohemian Did
not come up Fishermen sent their Fish on the cars sold his Big sturgeon on to Jo Lemay for
2..50
30th Ploughing Potato Ground Drew some Drags setting Fires to some Brush heaps Burnt
well Began to Rain very smoky Hugh Ann came from the Fair had Hamiltons Boat got astray
went near the Black Island Randolph came through the night had Roses Boat E Wind
1st of Oct Tonias Birth Day 1883 Stanly sick Thunder very smoky cleared off some Randolph
crofsed with Roses Boat took his Musket to trade Rained hard this Rain will help to put out
the Fires cutting stove Wood
2nd Fine Bismarck and Gordon Bosell here Mr Genie here Girls and John H went home with
Hamiltons Boat Gave Bismarck a pair of sox Thunder Rained some Genie got a seine from
the Fishermen
3rd Leander and I to Hamiltons Fine Mr Charles Craig here Rained some hoops of the churn
Busted crows and Blackbird plenty smoke Driving the Birds out of the swamps
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Mr James Cameron Island
Oct 4th 1887 Fine Rained E and West Wind John H and I Ploughing put out some Manure
sawed some stove Wood Leander and Randolph went to hunt to Christees Island
5 cleaning outht eupper stables put the manure on the Potato Ground 6th W Wind Went to
Lancaster with the Wool sold 12 1/2 lb at 18 paid 50 cents on the Wool Bought at
McGreggors 1/2 Quire of Paper 8 3 Herrings 35 cents a Dozen 12 Bought of Phillips 2 Pans of
Bread 1 Plug of Tobacco Gave Randolph 50 Gave him 1 Dollar to get Double 10 nails Bought a
cap 30 someone cut 2 Hicorys on the Pitt Point to Day
7th W Wind Randolph and Leander went to Alexis Island to hunt John and I ploughing the
Potato Ground McGreggor and another man Landed at the head of the Island very Drunk
came Down in the Evening got a Bite to Eat but could not Find the other man
8th Fixing around the Barnyard Drew a stack of marsh hay from the Bay Drew a short Log of
Butternut pulled some Beans and put in some Dry ones taking all the scattered Good
Boards to the Back of the Barn Rained to night sawing stove wood Mr Hume and I Mr Burch
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�here for Butter got 4 lbs Phillip and the Dogs after a Mink cut 2 inches of his Tail off
Randolph crofsed
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Mr James Cameron Island
9th of October 1887 Amiot and his Little Girl and Jo Lemay Girl here Bismarck came for his
shirt Randolph came Williamstown Qa Boats passed up after Dark I think its Genie
10th Hugh Ann McMasters B Day Raining Foggy with some smoke Randolph Went to
Williamstown First ice to night
11th Fine A Tyo here Told us his Brother Stephen was Drowned about 6 Weeks ago got a
Tennet of Butter got 2 Bags of ashes to make soap putting Manure on the Lower Point
Trimmed the appletrees Harrowing Simon the Indian's son here for Matches Leander seen
something up in the Bay Like an otter
12th Putting out Manure
13th Thunder Lightning Wind and Rain cutting Wood at the Bea{cut off}
14th putting out Manure Drew some wood
15th Windy cutting Wood Leander crofsed for the Mail Bought Thread 5 cents
16th Windy Randolph came from Williamstown
17th Fine Leander and I went after the Wool to Lancaster Leander went to see the
Monument Island 13 lbs of Wool paid 50 cents when I took it there 1..18 to Day paid John G
here I went to A Tyos Bought oil 15 3 Quarts of H W 2..40 sending his things up to Dundee
on the Grenada
18 Banking the West End of the House John G here shot a Duck St Lukes Day
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Mr James Cameron Island
19th of Oct 1887 smoky Foggy Moved the Frame from the End of the House Banking the E
End of the house Louis the Indian Girls here with a mat got Potatoes got the Loan of a Tub
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�and Washboard and some Milk Mr McMartin came Tent Mr Bailey and 3 More with Boat
Loads got Marsh hay for Beds Taking Manure out of the Big shed Made a cheese
20th E Wind Lewis the Indian here for to make axehandles John Nine here going to
Lancaster got the Loan my oars sail and paddle took 2 hours and 20 minutes to go and
come Mr Bailey here Lent him the Fishing Lines and hooks Banking E End Broke up an old
Bun for the Banking a Lot of Good nails in it a steam Yacht crofsed over to the south side
hunting seen Wild Geese yesterday its Jo Douquet steamer
21st Windy Banking the East and North East side of the house Amiot here got 2 lbs of Butter
10 cents John 9 took his scow to Load sand Gave him a paddle he went to St Regis to night
Finished the Big shed of the Manure
22nd Fixing the Little shed took in the soft soap one of the Barrels sprung a Leak Banked
inside the shed Ploughed a Land of the Potato Ground
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Mr James Cameron Island
23rd of Oct 1887 Livinia Birth Day 1868 The Girls and Leander Went to Hamiltons for the
Papers Gordon came got a pipe from him Fernandez came had Bosell Boat Wind changed
to East Blowing hard to night
24th Hugh's B Day Blowing hard West Wind hurted my Foot a stone Fell on it cutting Brush
in the Oakfield John 9 sand scow Broke and is high and Dry in the Bay Went to see Mr
McMartin yesterday and the Treated me to cider and Lunch
25 My Birth Day 1825 St Crispin's Day all Shoemakers Day got Apples from Mr McMartin
their Men went and came from Cornwall to Day Pete Bosell here Looking for a Boat of Jo
Douquet's got away with the high Wind a Few Grains of Snow Drawing Drags splitting some
Rails Lewis the Indian here took home the Tub go the Loan of the Trowel Made a Basket for
the spy Glass Told me an Indian was Drowned about 10 Days ago the name of Davis Gave
Lewis Butter and Tea
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Mr James Cameron Island
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�Oct 26th 1887 Sent for 100 of Flour with Narcifse to Montreal Gave him 2..25 cutting Brush
in the oakfield
27th Banking the Cookhouse crofsed with Bosells Boat and Roses Boat Randolph took it
yesterday Working at the stable Door putting out Manure
28th St Simon and St Jude Leander and I to Dundee and F Covington sold Tennet of Butter
6..50 Bought of McCartneys 2 Tubs 40 Calico 50 Tea 1.. Boot {cut off} cents Bought of
Smallman Calico {cut off} pipe candy 1 Bought of Minkler 50 of Flour 1..20 Bought of Tyo 10
cents
29th Finished the sheep place Raining commenced to snow put in the mare Narcisse took
up the 100 of Flour & Leander and Randolph Fishing and hunting putting manure around the
appletrees
30th Fine E Wind snowed a Little Aleck McDougall here for Fernandez he would not go Back
Randolph crofsed to go to Milbrook to work West Wind the Boys put him acrofs
31st Holy Eve cold took in the Milk Keeping the Hallow E'en cracking nuts Drew some wood
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Mr James Cameron Island
1st of Nov 1887 The Harvest Month of Death all Saints Day Fixing the Door and Floor Brindle's
place a very Fine Day and Great shooting at Ducks Lashey got a Mit made as he lost Began
Making a pile of wood at the oaktree the Alexandra went Down early to Day got Papers and
2 Magazines From Mr McMartin Mr Geordy came Down to Day Mr Burly and Mr McMartin
went home for a while
2nd All Soul's Day at Wood Fine The Steamer Alert came to the East End of the Island and
anchored there they are Hunting Drew some Logs to the Grove I am going to Pile them
plastering went Yesterday for our Tub and WashBoard to Lewis the Indian on Christees
Island and our Trowel went around the Island stopt at the Tent the Water very Low Drew
some Rails to the oakfield not much shooting to Day Mr Dowdy came Down for Milk J
Steamer Alert came to the Foot of the Island Hunting
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�Mr James Cameron Island
3rd of Nov 1887 this Day of the Month Granda Departed Cut Down a Broken Maple Drew
some rails to the swamp cut a Birch a good deal of shooting
4th Raining Boat Alert went off
5th Guy Fawks Day the GunPowder plot on this Day of the Month First came in this House
Mr McMartin {cut off} went off to Day Taking Manure from the Front Barn Door Drew some
sticks to the swamp Fence a Good many Boats a Going to Day Leander not well
6th Fine Windy
7th Helen McMasters B Day Fishermen went of to Day Left 2 Boats here Lashey got a Loaf
of Bread putting out Manure W Wind Leander crofsed Bought soap a Prize com Fixing the
stables Drew some hay from the Back Marsh stack
9th the Prince of Wales B Day E W Fine the Rofs's Island Indian Down for John 9s scow to
take up his oxen 5 of them Fixing the shanty Lashey ewnt off E W set Fire to the Marshes
Drew some sticks out of the marsh and Logs at the River
10th set some Fire commenced to Rain went around the Island Indians went up with the
oxen Stanley sick took a stack out of the Back Marsh
11th Martinmas snowing Feeding all the cattle in their stalls cracked som nuts
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Mr James Cameron Island
12th of November 1887 Plastering splitting stove Wood Lots of snow on the Mountains
Randolph came Leander thinks he seen the otter Track Fine Windy Fixing Bait in a hole up in
the Bay Leander and I Water Low Heard Gannets to night going East yellow-Birds plenty no
Wind Geese got a Rat
13th Boys Down in the shanty Windy
14th E Wind Fine scow crofsed to Francis Island to Ferry cattle Randolph and Leander
crofsed with Tom Roses Boat went to Upper Point set Fire to the Marsh Back of the sugar
Bush a Good many going on the water to Day
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�15th E Wind Raining snowing cut a Basswood on the Pitt Point Plastering and Fixing around
the Barn cattle in
16th W Wind Fine Plastering Ploughed Garnet went up Drew some Drags Went Down to the
shanty got my square made Balls and Buckshot on this Day of the Month Riel was hung
1885
17th Fine Killed the Bull the Grits of snow a little High West Wind got the sheep in for the
First time snow all thawed off Lots of snow on the Mountain Alexandra went up to Day
18th Leander and Randolph Went to Rofs's Island Wind high stopt all night there with the
high Wind Fixing around the stables Let out the sheep Alexandra went Down Lots of Boats
going to Day a Big scow sailed Down in to Lancaster trying to burn parts of Marsh Froze
some to night
19th Boys got Back Shot 3 Ducks Fine wind Raised set Fire to marsh before the Door what
was not Burned before all Kinds of wind to Day Began to snow south East Wind
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Mr James Cameron Island
20t of Nov 1887 Fine began to snow and Blow W Wind Bismarck came stopt all night told us
the {large blank space} in Cornwall was Drowned crofsing from Cornwall Bohemian went
Down to night
21st On This Day of the month D McMaster Departed 1846 Drew the But Lot of the
Butternut Fixing around the Barn fed and salted the cattle on the Lower Point Took the
Marsh hay of the Fine hay on the Barn Floor Turned the Boats Feeding all the cattle no
Boats went to Day only the Salmon River Boats
22nd Fine Windy went around the Island Piling the sawlogs in the Grove 6 of them Randolph
making a hand sleigh a Tow went Down to Day not many Ducks
23rd E W and N Fine went to Dundee & F C some ice in the salmon River the Boat Grenada
Broke it Took the hide sold at Dundee to Mr McCoy 4 cents a lb 70 lbs 2..80 Bought of J Tyo
F3..60 Corn Meal 80 Sack of coare salt 80 Fine salt 75 Boots no 5 2..25 Bought of A Tyo
starch 10 Mustard 10 Pepper 5 Matches 10 pipes 5 Broom 20 a Bottle of Downs Elixer 25 oil
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�5 Gallons 63 candy 2 Whisky 20 soap 20 the Massena came in Broke the Ice the Indians at
Dundee about their Land
24th E Wind cold Freezing Massena and Granad came out Fixing around the things on the
Ground moved the Double Stove Tow went up Bohemian Down
{page one}
Mr James Cameron Island
25th of Nov 1887 St Catherines Day Lewis the Indian here with a Broom and 2 axehandles
Gave him Tea and Butter and Milk E Wind a Mink around set Traps for him got in and got
away Finished the sleigh salted the cattle Melted the Tallow put some hay in the Barn out of
the stack a Fishing Light out up the way of h{illegible}
26th E Wind Raining and Fine Lots of Boats a Going to Day cut 2 Basswood Logs Fixed the
oil in the cellar put a Log on the Front Door of the Barn seen a House Rat at the Barn cows
picking
27th Sunday Leander went for the papers to Hamiltons a Fine Day Randolph crofsed to
Hamiltons Lots of shooting at Kit Kit
28th snowing Raining
29th Windy Fine Mr Hume here from Rofs Island stopt all night St Andrews Eve a Tow went
up to Day Fixing the stall in the Big Shed put the oak plank in it Fixing around the Back
marsh hay stack Done Freezing
30th St Andrew's Day the Festival of the Scotch Fine cold Frosty North W Mr Hume here
Lost 50 Found it Lost 2 Decoys Fixing stall in upper shed Mr Hume went off Found his
Decoy one of them a Tug went up no Tow
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Mr James Cameron Island
1st pf Dec 1887 some cold no Light in Mr Hill's Lighthouse to night Light on the Floating Light
to night cannot see Cherry Island Light with Fog put in a Large cock of hay from Back of the
Barn
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�2nd Fixing around the Barn cutting stovewood took home the sheep EW ice made a peice
in the Back Bay Took some of the things out of the Milk house took in Water Barrel cut
Rushes for Bedding for the cattle snowed to night
3rd soft Thawing cutting stovewood making a pile of stovewood East of the House
4th soft E Wind Randolph came from Hamilton Rained some Mr Genie came had a Lot of
Pine
5th Putting his pine in the shanty Windy cut Down a soft maple for Logs
6th The Festival of the Germans cutting sawlogs Drew some Drags Genie and Randolph
Fishing EEls Randolph and Mr Genie Fishing tonight got 73 EEls to Day Amiot Fishing EEls
Genie Made an oar for his Boat
7th Fine E Wind cutting the Double Butternut cut White Birch hay Done on the Barn Floor
and the Back marsh hay stack got a Mole Ground Bare
8th Fine EW Randolph spearing EEls got 1 Leander and i got 3 Drew the stack out Front
Marsh commenced the Fine hay on the East Mow
{page one}
Mr James Cameron Island
9th of Dec 1887 E Wind Fine the ground no snow on it The Mare got sick Boys spearing EEls
got a Large Crockery crate in the Rushes Broke a prung out of the EEl spear piling stove
wood Fixing the crosscut saw the Mare will not Drink cattle all out to night
10th Leander's Birth Day 1872 E wind fine Began to Rain ground slippery the Mare Falling
Down and she gets up smart Eats well cutting some Brush Leander got a Rat the old cat got
in the Trap
11th Raining E Wind The mare Bad
12th ground sloppy some Drops of Rain Began the oak Log to saw it working at the Mare
Died through the night
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�13th WW Froze some Ground hard Drew the mare out of the stable Finished sawing the oak
taking some of it to the house with the Wheelbarrow Lewis the Indian here gave him the
Grindstone Fixing the stable some cattle out a picking
14th Fine Randolph Went to Lancaster The Boys Fishing EEls in the Mud got 10 Fixing a stick
in the calf stable cutting stovewood snowed some this Evening put in the sheep Fixed the
Grindstone carriage ground the axe's
15th Randolph came from Lancaster Fishing EEls
16th Aleck McDougall and Duncan Grant here Randolph went with them cutting Wood Fine
17th Fine Day Boys Fishing EEls got some sheaves of oats from under the hay Bad with my
wrist
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Mr James Cameron Island
Dec 18th
Dec 18th 1887 North W Wind Snowing
19th cutting Wood at the Door Drew some out of the Marsh snowing heavy not cold Turned
the Boats cleaned out the Jenny's Place Took very sick Through the night and was bad with
my Feet and Legs with the Flesh cramped up in Lumps
20th a Fortunate Day not very well got up very fine Day cleaning the Partition Boards and
upper Floor put out the Lashey Bun to Fish EEls
21st First Day of Winter West Wind some of the Almanacks has it tommorrow Fine EW
cutting stove Wood a Boat crofsed with 2 Rowing crofsed to Lemays not smoking Just now
a Tail to the sun to night and a Mock sun on the south side of the sun a very Fine Fall this
was
22nd West Wind Kind of Fine cutting stove wood a Tail to the sun tonight and Mock sun on
the north side made ice out in the Rushes
23rd cutting stove wood set some Traps for House Rats some ice going Down
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�24th Kind of Fine and Frosty E Wind Fixing the Rake Leander and I put out a Boat and went
to the sturgeon Island seen 5 Black Ducks Drew the Boat up at the shanty as its not so
much Froze there no Tracks on the sturgeon Island got a House Rat
25th Christmas DAy Sunday a Fine Day East Wind Frosty
26th East Wind Freezing hard ice Making taking to Christees Island but a Lot of air-holes
cutting and splitting stove Wood ice will take to night steamboat channel open this Evening
27th E Wind Leander and I crofsed to Hamiltons ice very thin a Lot of airholes got my
m{illegible} at Hamiltons put out some Bushes so it would snow we could Find our Roads as
Between those airholes is very narrow Fernandez got some EEls spearing in the {illegible}
{page one}
Mr James Cameron Island
Dec 28 1887 Fine East Wind and changed to West commenced to snow Kind of soft water
Raising close to the shore Drew up the Buns and turned them Over some Ducks Flying
about Large air-hole Before the Door Windy high tonight Drifting and Frosty
29th Our Angus Birth Day Windy Frosty Drifting Reading papers a Mock sun on the East
side of the sun
30th splitting stove Wood West Wind Frosty cold Frosty night 2 Mock suns
31st Broke on a 3 Ton stack to Day East Wind Frosty cold sleigh crossing Summerstown
Road on the ice Feeding the cattle extra Last Day of the year
{second page}
Mr James Cameron Island
1st of January 1888 Sunday a Fortunate Day Windy Turned Fine Fernandez went off we did
not know he went
2nd cold some Jo Lemay and Amiot here took their Dinner The a Fishing EEls in the mud got
6 FRom them Brought our Lamp home gave him a Key to Fix of my chest
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�3rd Allen's Birth Day 1853 Leander crofsed to Summers Bought of J Summers Tea 50
Needles 5 Thread 5 Bought of Mr Ward camphor 5 Sweetys 2 heard that Mr Stillwell Left
the place Franky Leplante seen Fernandez in the Gore got an almanack got a Letter From
Dan 5 in it and Christmas card not very well Bad with Rheumatism Teams crofsing now
4th a Fine Day EW a Great many Fishing EEls Leander and John Fishing EEls got 9
For more information on James Cameron, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section
under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>January 1st 1887 New Years Day East Wind snowing Fine not cold Kind of warm Bismarck crofsed to Post Office for the Papers Watering the cattle in the swamp Back of the Barn Fox tracks plenty a Big air-hole before the Door a good many shut up with this cold</p>
<p>2nd snowing W Wind got a Live Duck on the ice</p>
<p>3rd Allens Birth Day very Cold and Frosty W Wind put in the Bottom of the 3 Ton stack</p>
<p>4th E Wind Fine some Frosty cutting stove Wood cutting Waterholes cutting Bruch seen a 2 men and a horse and cutter crofsing to Summerstown and they came Back tonight A Great many air-holes shut up with this</p>
<p>5th cold weather 5th a very Fine Day Bushing the Road up the south side of the Island</p>
<p>6th a Fine Day Epiphany old Christmas crofsed to Summerstown Fetterly Thrashing at Hamiltons sent A Letter to Mr James Lee for a Dollars worth of Prizes Heard Laurie was Froze a Fortnight ago Bought of Mr Purcell 1 l of crackers 10 1 Bottle of Pain Killer 25 got a Bottle of cod Liver oil with it as prize paid 3 cents on the Letter</p>
<p>7th cold Frosty a cutter crofsed up the ice to Hamiltons from the south side cleaning the pipes W Wind Frosty to night</p>
<p>8th Bismarck crofsed to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward court Plaster 10 E Wind cold</p>
<p>9th Cold Windy</p>
<p>10th cold seen a sleigh coming from Lancaster to Rofs Island cutting Brush EW</p>
<p>11th very windy W Wind Drifting putting in hay not well</p>
<p>8th Hugh Anns B Day 1866</p>
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<p>12th of January 1887 New Years Day old style cutting Brush in the upper Field West Wind some snow Fine Kind of soft seen a Fox crofsing from the south side</p>
<p>13th W Wind Kind of Fine Frosty Leander crofsed to Summerstown got the prize from James Lee 3 Lockets and 3 necklaces cork screw combination cutting Brush wind changed to night to East seen 2 Foxes crofsing</p>
<p>14th East Wind a Big Storm snowing Blowing Drifting Great Bankings of snow the cattle did not go to Drink to Day</p>
<p>15th EW Kind of Fine snowing some Bismarck to Summerstown Bought of J Summers Tea 25 Buttons 15 Pain Killer 25 Bought of Mr Ward Tax 5 cents put in a Ton of the 2 Ton stack all in of it shovelling snow as theare is Lots of them Bought of Nicholson 1 Plug of Tobacco 5 cents sweetys 2 cents</p>
<p>16th Cold W Wind Fine</p>
<p>17th East Wind stormy changed to sout and West Blowing very hard to night Digging at snow took a Barrel out of the shed to put ashes on churning to Day not very well</p>
<p>18th W Wind cold and Frosty Frosty Digging at snow Banks cuting stove wood</p>
<p>19th cutting Brush Windy John cut his hand</p>
<p>20th SE Wind snowed Frosty Rained to night Bismarck crofsed to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward 1/2 lb French Tobacco 13 spool of Thread 5 cakes for Rowena 5 cents</p>
<p>21 St Agnefs Day W Wind Cutting Brush got warmer</p>
<p>22 E Wind hailed Rained Soft cutting alders Broke on 3 1/2 Ton stack</p>
<p>23 Raining Kind of crust icicles on the Trees</p>
<p>24 C Tuppers Birth Day icicles Falling WW</p>
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<p>January 25th 1887 Robbie Burns Birth Day East Wind Turned stormy then came Fine crofsed me and Bismarck to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward Oil 25 RRR 25 powders 10 Tax 10 Bought of J Summers 1/2 lb Tea 25 soda crackers 25 Bought of Nicholson 1/2 lb Tea 20 sent for the Witnefs postage Register and picture 1..18 paid all this seen Mr Sheets that got the contract of the Wharf</p>
<p>26th Fine cutting Brush took the handle out of one of the axes Did not smoke to Day</p>
<p>27th E Wind John Hamilton and Charlie Parisha here wanting to trade horse for 2 2 year old heifers Making coats for the Boys</p>
<p>28th cutting Brush</p>
<p>29th Bismarck crofsed heard Jim Aikin was Buried to day Lots of EEl Fishing Broke on West Mow</p>
<p>30th Fine E Wind Nancy Bales Buried to Day</p>
<p>31st Cold Frosty WWind</p>
<p>1st of February East Wind Fine cutting Brush put in the Bottom of the Marsh hay stack about 2 Ton in the East Mow of Marsh hay Lots of EEl Fishers out those Days old Durushie up at Bosells Buying eel</p>
<p>2nd Candlemafs Day E Wind stormy snowing Drifting all Bad with cold the Sun Dont shine to Day the Bear cant see his shadow</p>
<p>3rd Fine Leander to Bosells for Tobacco 20 cents</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>4th of Feby 1887 cutting alders and Willows Fine Windy cold</p>
<p>5th Fine Went to Mr A Tyos got pay for the Butter {cut off}.25 Took Dinner there and Took my supper with Mr Leslie got a Book from Mr Leslie not very well Charlie Parisha 2 men came with the Mare and took the 2 Heifers Bismarck went for the Papers to Summerstown got a special notice from the Glengarrian Due from 16th of Oct 1886 To 1887 One Dollar</p>
<p>6th Not very well Bad with cold all of us snowing</p>
<p>7th East Wind Drawing alders First Drawing with the Horse Drifting</p>
<p>8th Gordons Birth Day Raining very unwell Bad Bad with colds Eclipse to Day High Wind to night this is the Carnival Week in Montreal Ice Palace</p>
<p>9th not well Kind of Fine Windy ice G{illegible} slippery walking for the cattle the air-hole out Before the Door near shut a Big Bird out on the ice an Eagle I think water coming in the Milkhouse</p>
<p>10th Fine Bismarck went to Summerstown Bought of J Summers Flour 1..25 RRR 25 got a Ride down home with John Hamilton Brought me 2 pair of Boots I told him to buy for me 2..50 gave him 2 hides and 1 sheepskin to sell for me very unwell to Day got a Lot of Papers got the Queen's Picture</p>
<p>11th E Wind stormy Drifting snowing very sick</p>
<p>12th Fine cold Windy very unwell John and Leander got hair cut</p>
<p>13th Gordon here Fine cold Sesagemisa Sunday Purcell stopt his mill</p>
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<p>14th of February 1887 St Valentine's Day E Wind Fine very Bad with cold My Head is in an awful pain sent Bismarck to Mr A Tyo with a Tub of Butter 30 lb 7..50 Bought Brandy 1..25 H Wines 40 a Dance to night there went with a Jag of Wool Bull and Oxley a Fight</p>
<p>15th Nomination Day for Members in Alexandria E and W and North Wind snowing hard turned Fine Thawing very unwell to Day got my hair cut</p>
<p>16th Better to Day Breaking a Road Fine turned to snowing Bismarck to Summerstown Bought of J Summers 100 of Flour 2..50 12 lb of Pork 1..20 Lantern 20 Tea 25 at Wards I owe 25 at J Summers on this paid all the Rest Bought of Ward Glass 39 cents E oil 25 Bag of Oats at Hamiltons 40 not cold</p>
<p>17th Fine Day Bismarck cutting Brush my Head commenced again and I am in a Fearful way with it</p>
<p>18th James Hugh's Birth Day Stormy</p>
<p>19th Bismarck crofsed to Summerstown Bought of Nicholson Herring 25 Bought of Ward Herring 10 Worm Powders 25 RRR 25 Killed a Muskrat at the Door Bought 3 Glass 10 snowing</p>
<p>20 Shrove Sunday 2 men crofsed from the south side</p>
<p>21st cutting alders Fine Filled the straw Tick</p>
<p>22nd Shrove Tuesday Election P.P. got in Went to Lancaster got a Ride from Hamiltons to vote coming Back went to Tyos stopt at Hamiltons all night</p>
<p>23rd Ash Wednesday Went to Summers Bought nails 10 came home a Fine Day Drawing snow out of the yard</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>24 of February 1887 seen a crow Rained cold Windy cutting Brush</p>
<p>25th cold cutting Brush</p>
<p>26th Fine Turned stormy snowing Bismarck to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward Herring 1/2 Doz 37 1/2 cents Window Glass 6 Bought of J Summers lb of Tea 50 Got for the Hides 4..15 and Gordon kept 1..35 .. 5..50</p>
<p>27th Stormy East Wind</p>
<p>28 Stormy snowing</p>
<p>1st of March St Davids Day the Festival of the Welsh E Wind Came in Like a Lamb Warm Leander went to Bosells for Tobacco 20 Brought a Bottle of Milk sent a cup of citron Preserves to Rowena there is something wrong with one of the 2 year old Heifers</p>
<p>2nd skinned the Heifer Fine Bismarck went to Tyos for oil 15 cents Lots of Teams going up the ice from the south side Drew some Wood</p>
<p>3rd Bismarck and I to J McDougalls Fine took Dinner there Mr McDougall bad with cold Dan Cameron there got Wormwood Let my spectacles went to Summerstown got a Letter from Dan from Toronto sent a Dollar to Mr Stillwell Registered postage 8 Buttons 5 John Hamilton in Bed sick Mrs Ward poorly</p>
<p>4th W Wind Fine Bismarck and Hugh Ann went to F Covington Bought Tea Boots 2..50 Calico 50 Dishes 58 crackers 10 Buttons 2 Tyos 20 gave 3 Dollars cash hide 1..40 {cut off}..16 of Hugh Anns took Back 60</p>
<p>5th E Wind Drifting cold stormy Fairy a calf skinned him one of the heifers in the Waterhole stormy to night</p>
<p>6th E Wind Big snow fall hailing to night deep snow</p>
<p>7th Fine Kind of soft putting snow out of the yard Braking Roads taking snow of the sheds the yard all Blocked up some mist of Rain</p>
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<p>8th of March 1887 Fine Day warm W Wind Thawing some some crows cutting Brush cutting stove wood shovelling snow Potatoes near Done</p>
<p>9th cutting Brush</p>
<p>10th Bismarck Leander and Hugh Ann went to J McDougall for straw got Books and cards</p>
<p>11th Bismarck went for straw took over 10 lbs of Butter to McDougalls 2..50 got a Bag of Potatoes</p>
<p>12th Fine On This Day of the Month D McMaster Senior First came to the Island crossed to Summerstown Bought of Nicholson pipe 1 cent paid Bought on credit Flour 2..40 pipe 42 Bought of J Summers soap 10 Thread 5 paid 10 on the Parcel Dan sent Dan gone to Florida awful Bad on the ice with the crust Low</p>
<p>13th Fine Day Thawing 2 Lambs to Day Fernandez and John H went to Christees and Alexis Island</p>
<p>14th Stanleys Birth Day 1880 Fine Snowed a Little</p>
<p>15th cold Frosty and Fine cutting stove Wood put up new Bed curtains</p>
<p>16th in the Bush cutting Brouse</p>
<p>17th St Patricks Day Fine snowing Drifting</p>
<p>18th Vicy Rowena Departed about 1/2 past one o clock Fine Day St Josephs Day Bismarck crofsed Met J McDougall got 1..50 I crofsed with horse got a Bag of oats from JS got Mr McPherson to make the coffin went up to Purcells for 2 Boards Bought of J Summers Linen and Muslin paid this Gordon came Down with us Mr McDougall and Annie and Leander came George Bosell and Wife and child here to night got 1 from J McD paid for the Butter</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>19th of March1887 Rowena Vicky Buried to Day Gordon Dug the Grave Bismarck went for the coffin All those that came J McDougall Mrs McDougall and Alex Randolph George Bosell Charles Craig Charlie Rose Mrs Rose and a Mifs Smith J Summers Mr Ward Mr McPherson Donald McDonald George Renshaw Agnes Nicholson Lewis Henery a very Fine Day Gordon gave me his Rubber coat I Gave him a cap and 50 cents sent a Bottle of Wine to Margaret Hamilton</p>
<p>20th 1st Day of Spring Fine Day Warm Thawing Randolph here</p>
<p>21st Randolph went off Bismarck and Leander went to Bosells for a Load of hay got some Tobacco cant sell</p>
<p>22nd Livinia Birth Day Fine E Wind snowing Drifting J McDougalls Dog here</p>
<p>23rd cutting Brush Fine W Wind Drifting</p>
<p>24th Fine Drifting cold Lewis Bosell crossing to Antwines antwines Dog Followed him Back</p>
<p>25th Lady Day cold Drifting cutting Brush</p>
<p>26th John Hamilton Cameron's Birth Day West Wind Cold Frosty Went to Summerstown paid John McPherson for the Coffin only wanted pay for the Lumber which was 50 I gave him a Dollar got a Letter from Phillip Charon got a Treat of Wine at Mr McPhersons Bought of Mr Ward 1/2 lb of Tobacco 12 1/2 Box of Matches 10 Mrs Ward Poorly</p>
<p>27th Fine East Wind cold</p>
<p>28th East Wind snowing Drifting Blowing West Mow Done commenced the Peice on the North East side Writing a Letter to send to Phillip Charon cutting Brush for the cows</p>
<p>29th Went to Summerstown Bought of Nicholson 100 of Flour 2..40 paid this got Bag of Oats at Bag of Potatoes can of oil at Hamiltons sent a Letter to Fisherman 3 cents J McDougall here got Ropes WW Drifting cold Fine see the otters Track</p>
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<p>30th of March 1887 Fine Cold Killed an otter Bismarck Leander Fernandez John and Myself had a hard chase after him with the 2 Dogs Feine and Rovre Length from Tip to Bend of Tail 3 Feet 8 inches</p>
<p>31st crofsed to Summerstown to Show them all and there was a Lot seen him Bought of J Summers 3 yds Calico 30 Rain Lamb</p>
<p>1st of April All Fools Day Made a Board for the otter to put on Mr Ward and Mr Lincoln here offered 6..50 sold 16 Rats 2..40 Mr J McDougall here at night for Butter</p>
<p>2nd Bismarck got 2 Loads of straw at McDougalls Gordon Boselll for Milk I sent a Letter to Narcisse Charon</p>
<p>3 Bought of Mr Ward 1/2 lb Tobbaco 12 Leander took Dinner at Nicholsons ice opening close to shore at the shanty</p>
<p>3rd Palm Sunday Fine 8 Wild Geese on the ice Robins Blackbirds Hawk came</p>
<p>4th Ducks came Grass birds Tom Jack and Gordon here Bismarck Drew 2 Loads of Hay from J McDougalls 1/4 of Ton Good Weight Fine</p>
<p>5th snowing cold Flurries of snow seen 5 cranes</p>
<p>6th Fine W Wind Gale in Cornwall of Tom Summer's Farm to Day Drawing Wood snow Deep in the Bush Some one Drawing Ice out from Tyo's o Day</p>
<p>7th Fine W Wind Maunday Thursday Thawing Freezing cutting Brush Taking snow of the Butternut Log crust 4 Feet of snow in the Bush</p>
<p>8th Good Friday McDougalls Boys came home with the Ram in the Brush for the cows putting Brush on the Fence Pewits came Fan-Tailed Blackbirds came</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>9th of April 1887 Fine Day Thawing a Few Drops of Rain this morning the Boys Tapped 25 Trees for the first Francis the Indian here came up from Lancaster he sowed Hayseed on the Sturgeon Island and I sowed it Last spring took some of the Sugar Bush Rigging to the Bush tapped 25 Trees</p>
<p>10th Easter Sunday Fine W Wind Bismarck went to Hamiltons for the Papers</p>
<p>11th First Boiling in the Bush 16 Pails 3 or 4 Indians came to Christees to hunt</p>
<p>12th E Wind Fine Bismarck crofsed to Summertown Bought of J Summers 22 yards of Cotton 1..50 Thread 25 Tea 25 Bought of Mr Ward 1/2 lb of Tobacco 12 1/2 seen a Man crofsing up the ice on Horseback Drew Old Gray Down to the Lower Point on the ice Drawing wood at the Door seen 2 Wild Geese</p>
<p>3rd E Wind Fine but Raw seen a Man coming to Christees Boys in the Bush Boiled what they gathered yesterday {cut off} Gallons of syrup gathered to night 22 pails Taking the Banking out of the cookhouse put one of the sheep in the stall in the stable Quilting to Day water high ice Bad close to shore no Ducks to Day Yellow Hammers came cutting Brush for the Cows Hens commenced to Lay had Last Years Eggs for Easter Sunday and has Last Years syrup yet</p>
<p>14th ice Began to open at Sturgeon Island Drawing Stove Wood to the Door Drew some Manure a Lamb to Day East Wind Fine the {cut off} Boys in the Bush Making Syrup Leander and Bismarck</p>
<p>15th in the Bush Fine E Wind ice opening very slow not much shooting</p>
<p>16 Fernandez and I to the Head of the Island up through the Bush snow Deep came down on the ice Foggy E Wind Rain changed to W Wind took home 2 1/2 Gallons of Syrup John and Fernandez made a cake of sugar a peice Lots of Ducks in at the Little Island a strip opening up</p>
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<p>17th of April 1887 Low Sunday Fine made sugar the Boys and Livinia A Lamb with a Black mark around one of his Eyes</p>
<p>18th OUr Duncan's Birth Day Freezing every night ice opening very slow not clearing much cutting Brush for the cows</p>
<p>19th Fine sap runs well cutting Brush on the Pitt Point Loons Came King Birds came Mocking Bird came cows to Pit Point Putting Out Manure Drew the Boat to the Lower Point River all Jammed with ice Stanley not well</p>
<p>20th Fine sap runs well went to the head of the Island Killed a Snake for the First Burnt him Great Jams of ice north side and head of the Island Lots of Jamming put out the Bun Tried for EEls got a Lizard got no EEls piling wood at the Door Left the heifer out to night put a Fence around her Lots of Ducks and Wild Geese water pretty high</p>
<p>21st piling Wood at the Door putting out manure Fine</p>
<p>22nd Done in the sugar Bush Let the cows to the Bush took home the Sugar Bush Rigging made some small cakes of sugar put Italy in the Barn</p>
<p>23rd St George's Day the Festival of the English Rained Foggy Bismarck crofsed for the Mail Bought of Mr Ward 1/2 lb Tobacco 12 1/2 2 pipes 2 cents Heard Nicholsons stole Purcells Lumber</p>
<p>24th Windy ice going Down Rained some</p>
<p>25th St Marks Day Fine W Wind E Wind South Wind snowed some all Kinds of Weather Narcisse came Tubica put him acrofs from Lancaster for {illegible} First Trip for the Grenada shoving Big cakes of ice from Before the Door Boys went to Alexis Island Lots of Frost at night First Fish 1 pike and 2 catfish Leander caught</p>
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<p>26th of April 1887 Fine and cold Narcifse crofsed for Boards Making and End to the shanty skinned the Jinny's Heifer and calf skinned Minkeys calve Skinned Italys calve Narcifse Found a Bridge with a Great many spikes in it Frosty nights</p>
<p>27th Phillip came Windy West Lily calved Oxly calved Raising Lily and Italy taking Banking from the Milkhouse cutting Brush putting out manure Ticks commenced not much shooting Phillip paid 50 of what he owed Last year Frogs commenced to sing Quilting</p>
<p>28th Lilly Dead and Italy dead skinned the 2 going to Raise Lillys calve Bismarck and Narcifse went to F Covington sold 1 hide 6 Rats 2 calfskins all he got 2..85</p>
<p>29th Raining Blowing an EW Bismarck and Phillip to Summerstown got our Mail Bought 1/2 lb Tea 25 paid a Registered Letter in the Office for me but cannot have it till I go myself Andrew Rose Departed</p>
<p>30th Raining Blowing North Wind high snow on the Mountains Back Bay near all Broke up and Former years it always went off in a Large cacke cake</p>
<p>1st of May P P Birth Day Went to A Roses Funeral had a chat with the Rev Mr Mc{illegible} makes a very good Prayer got my Registered Letter out of the Office in at Fergusons at Summers's</p>
<p>2nd E Wind Phillip went to Lancaster Boys and I taking the stones the old House chimney away and putting them on the Wharf</p>
<p>3rd crofsed to Summerstown Brought 2 hides to Mr Ward 81 lb Bought Mr Ward Boots 75 Broom 25 Tole 25 pens 3 ink on credit paid for 2 pipes 2 Bought of Nicholson 100 of Flour 2..50 paid Bought of J Summers Needles {cut off} cents paid this George Annans child died Mr Hills Light up Alexandra went Down and 2 Ogdensburgh steamers into Dundee</p>
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<p>4th of May 1887 Narcifse to Lancaster took up Phillips man Mr Joseph Potva Drawing the stones of the chimney of the old House to the River</p>
<p>5th Fine Day Thinking the Rev Mr McKay was coming did not come to Day working at Fences and stones putting out manure</p>
<p>6th ploughing gathering stones got their Licence</p>
<p>7th Bismarck crofsed to Summerstown at the Court the Boys and Nicholsons Franky Laplante Bought of Nicholsons 1/2 lb Tea 25 Thread 10 Paint Red 14 cents Raining</p>
<p>8th Sunday Fine EW Bohemian came up did not go into Lancaster</p>
<p>9th got Irons from Narcifse for Harrowteeth Harrowed Potato Ground Planted 7 Rows of Potatoes piling stovewood at West end of the House Leander Leg sore at the Banking of the house Foggy this morning Phillip to Lancaster with First Fish</p>
<p>10th Planting Potatoes cutting Potatoes seeds set Leander for Lye taking Banking from the East End of the house water in cellar Mosquitoes a few Toads came</p>
<p>11th First Trip they made with Fish to the Boat Narcifse George and Jo Drew the Frame out of the Garden</p>
<p>12th at the Garden Bismarcks hoed it Fernandez and I at the putting up of the sticks around the potatoe Ground split oar sticks Fernandez and I</p>
<p>13th Stanley and i on the Pitt Point J McDougall Miss Fraser Mifs McDougall here Fernandez went with them at the soap</p>
<p>14th Bismarck crofsed to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward RRRelief 25 paid Bought of Nicholson Tea Finished the soap 7 pots Jo Brought me 2 lb Tobacco 25 cents from Montreal</p>
<p>15th Gordon here Bismarck to Alexis Island and Christees</p>
<p>16th sheared sheep setting Fires Fixing Fence planted a Bed of Carrots</p>
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<p>17th of May 1887 Smoky Fine E and West Wind went to upper point set some fires went to Christees Island Mr Kelly to see the Fishermen putting manure in the yard in a heap as there is Lots of Frost and snow in the Back Garden under it Francis here cutting Rails on his Island to take to St Regis horse Kind of Lame</p>
<p>18th E Wind changed to West Fine Rained some Went to Summerstown got a Letter from Dan Bought of Mr Ward 12 lbs of Lime 1 lb of sulphur 10 paper of Melons 5 paid this Richard Grant Departed Last Week got cucumbers Potatoes and a Barrel from J Hamilton Paint and Oil Mrs Ward Poorly Mrs Summers Poorly The Garnet went Down to Day to Valleyfield First Trip Franky Laplante was going on Board at Renshaws Wharf got a sturgeon from the Fishermen The Drudge went up to Day Writing a Letter to Dan</p>
<p>19th Ascension Day or Holy Thursday Fine West Wind Smoky weather Plum Trees Began to Blossom Phillips First Trip to Montreal</p>
<p>20th Fine Bismarck crofsed to PO a Letter to Dan Postage Paid got the Witnefs taken out manure its thawing out Piling stones Drew the Boats to the Grove yesterday cinnamon 5 cloves 5 at Mr Wards EW Drawing Pols to slab-Fence Ticks Bad Mosquitoes Beginning</p>
<p>21st Fine E Wind Ploughed the Back Place Took a Large stone out of it Harrowed the Potatoes pathways Oild the Mare with Sturgeon oil and coal oil The Ticks curried the cows Jennie calved a Late Bull Took the Head out of the Kerosene Barrel {cut off}t put poles to the Hops at the Milkhouse</p>
<p>22nd Fine Ionia Hugh Ann Livinia Bismarck John Went to Charles Island Rod Briggs and McDonald or McGregor at the Shanty Treated me.</p>
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<p>1st of June 1887 Rowena Victoria's Birth Day 1878 Departed 18th of March 1877 Raining</p>
<p>2nd White Washing</p>
<p>3rd Planted Beans Rodney Briggs and Pete Grant here Gave him the Rifle George Lent to Randolph Narcifse the Fisherman and Son George came up on the cars Fine</p>
<p>4th George the 3rd's Birth Day I Went to Summerstown Bought of Ward 1 lb of Tea 40 on Credit Gave him a Due Bill to put to my acount of 1..50 Bought of Nicholsons Flour 1..25 paid Got a Box of Figs From J Summers Bismarck seen George Ferguson of Williamstown J Hamilton painting his house in the Bush</p>
<p>5th Fine WW</p>
<p>6th Weeding the Potatoes set Line at Sturgeon Island picking Ticks of the Mare</p>
<p>7th Weeding Potatoes Killing Potato Bugs EW Fine Missed the year old Heife she is Fast some place Foggy to night Tug aground through the night</p>
<p>8th Fine Found the Heifer at the head of the Island near shore fast Mr A Tyo's man here for Butter got 1 of his Boxes for Fish from the Fishermen cutting Weeds in the Potatoes put the Three calves in their Pasture to Day Watered some of the Potatoes</p>
<p>9th Our Johns Birth Day 1813 Corpus Christe Day Mr Summer at Douquets {illegible} hime</p>
<p>10th Mr Tyo's man {cut off}ed Douquet found a Tennet for Butter at Weeding Potatoes</p>
<p>11th Bismarck to Summerstown Bought 4 of Tea for Narcise 1 Box of Matches the Glengarrian did not come sent a Letter to J Summers concerning A B</p>
<p>12th Grand Procefsion Day Hugh Ann and Bismarck Hugh Ann a Ried out to Williamstown from E Frasher's Fernandez going to school Livinia Went to see Peggy Bosell and Bismarck</p>
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<p>23rd of May 1887 Harrowing Planted a Few Rows of Potatoes at the Barn Feine has 5 Puppies Fixing Fence</p>
<p>24th Queen's Birth Day Fine Fired some Good volleys Bismarck crofsed for Oil 25 starch 10 soda Got a Basket of Potato seeds at Hamiltons Rained Heard this Evening First Thunder and Lightning</p>
<p>25th Fixing Fence Painting the Boat Fine</p>
<p>26th Washing the Wool Plastering Fine</p>
<p>27th Cutting Brush Finished the Boat made holes in the New Oars I have them this 6 years Working at Fence on the Pitt Point</p>
<p>28th East Wind high Narcifse got a Dollar for Making the north shanty Paid to Day Antwine and Edward Bosell at the shanty for the Pay of their Fish Told me that James McDonald Archys son was Killed up West his Body coming Down to Day Bismarck crofsed Bought of Nicholson 50 Weight of Flour 1..25 paid Bought J Summers Tea 25 paid Garnet went up Apple Trees Blossoming this Week oiling the Mare got some Ticks picking Wool</p>
<p>29th Oak Apple Day or Royal Oak Day E Wind got a small sturgeon from Phillip</p>
<p>30th EW Fine cleaning up Brush and setting fires Bismarck and Leander set a sturgeon Line {cut off} Bad Ticks Bad</p>
<p>31st E Wind Bismarck and I to Jo Lemays planted 130 hills of Potatoes where we claned putting ashes on the Potatoe Ground where Rain Lodges making Rows for Beans one of the Ogdensburgh Boats got aground to night going in at the Mouth of Salmon River Ticks Bad Grubs cutting Potatoes and onions Letting the calves out in the yard</p>
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<p>June 13th 1887 cleaning Potatoes strawberries getting some Ripe</p>
<p>14th Fine Day East Wind Mr Tuthill and Judge Nortons son here to night him and Bismarck went out to Trowl for Pickerel set some Brush heap afire heard an Indian Killed his squaw at St Regis Mr Mears is Departe Mr Tuthill</p>
<p>15th Fixing E End of the Building putting stones under it Ticks Bad</p>
<p>16th at Potatoes</p>
<p>17th at Potatoes</p>
<p>18th The Ever Memorable Battle of WaterLoo Bismarck got his hat 40 Bismarck crofsed to Summerstown Bought of Ward pepper 1/4 lb 7 Bought of J Summer 2 of Thread 10 all paid Almonds 5</p>
<p>19th Sunday Gordon here Girls and Tonia went to Bosells Mr Jo Douquet's New Boat into Dundee</p>
<p>20th Accesfsion of Queen Victoria Fine Day Bismarck and i to A Tyo's paid 6 Dollars for the Butter Treat 10 Tea 25 Gave Mr Leslie his Book crofsed to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward on credit 1 sack of Flour 1..25 Working on the Roads Princess Louise First Trip Mr McKay went to Montreal on the Boat</p>
<p>21st Jubilee Day for the Queen First Day of Summer Mr Hector McRae Buried to Day in Williamstown SW Wind Thunder some Rain Livinia not well at all put out Tobacco on the 17th and cleaned the cellar Chicken out some to Day</p>
<p>22nd Our Dan's Birth Day Fishing at Potatoes Rained Windy at night Bohemian got aground this trip sawing Wood at the River</p>
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<p>June 23rd 1887 Fine putting the plough through the Potatoes Leander John and I Bismarck and Hugh Ann Went to F Covington Bought McCartney Tea 3 lb 1 10 1/2 yds of calico 75 10 yds Calico 80 5 yds of Pink 40 1 yds 10 1 yds 12 1/2 Blue 6 Bought of Fay Bismarcks Boots 2..50 Tax 5 1/2 lb Tea 12 1/2 Bought of Parker 2 spoons 19 Lots of Trowlers around here to Day a Raft went Down to night Took the mare out of the Pasture on account of the Ticks Lost of Young Beetles on the Potatoes</p>
<p>24th St John the Baptiste Day Mrs Ward Departed Bismarck Putting the Plough Through the Potatoes Fixing the Logs around the Potatoes</p>
<p>25th Bismarck crofsed Bought of J Summers Thread 5 Sugar 7 lbs 50 Bought for Fishermen Tobacco and Sugar Mrs Ward Buried to Day Mrs McKay got her Leg hurted</p>
<p>26th Fine Day McDougall and Fernandez here gave one of the Puppies to Fernandez and a small sturgeon the Baby Tonia Sissy Leander and Stanley down to the Kit Kit some Rain</p>
<p>27th Fine crofsed to Hamilton went up to Summerstown John Hamilton going to Lancaster for Lumber {cut of}eing Boards on the cracks of the West End of the Barn</p>
<p>28th putting some stones under the Bottom of the East end of the house set a Line out Before the Door Bismarck crofsed to help McDougalls with their Potatoes picking Beetles of the Potatoes their is any Quantity of them cleaning some in the Tobacco Ground put out some plants to night Moved the Black Boat took one of the seats out of her and one of the Rods</p>
<p>29 Bismarck at McDougalls came home</p>
<p>30th Fine Went to A Tyos with Tennet of Butter 30 lb 8 cents a lb went to Summerstown Bought of Nicholson Flour 2..50 paid heard Mr McKay was taken home from Montreal Died yesterday</p>
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<p>1st of July 1887 Very Fine and Warm Bismarck and Hugh Ann to Hamiltons Island to a Pick nick a very poor pic nic The Rev Mr McKay Buried to Day Gave Narcisse a Plug of Tobacco</p>
<p>2nd Fine Warm Thunder Lightning Rain Very high North Wind set some Brush heaps a Fire Fixing Rakes Pulling Weeds at Potatoe Bugs cleaning out the Barn Mows Taking Ticks of the Mare</p>
<p>3rd Fine Rained some Leander hurt his Foot Fell through the shed</p>
<p>4th American Independence Fine W Wind high squally winds and Rained hard Thunder and Lightning Bismarck Went with a Puppy to Craigs cutting hay around the Barn for a Road put out some Tobacco Plants Turning some hay</p>
<p>5th at the Potatoe Bugs and they are plenty put in the Barn for the Frist about 6 cocks of hay Boys Fishing very warm a Lot of hay Floating Down the River Our Johns Birth Day 1803 84 Years old to Day</p>
<p>6th Fishing at Potatoe Bugs Windy</p>
<p>7th at Ploughing Potatoes high Wind and Rain hard got Rasberries</p>
<p>8th set a Line at the Pit Point got 2 EEls Fine very warm at the Beans cleaning them Jo Lemays Girls and Trickney from St Annicet here for Butter Bismarck crofsed to Craigs for Johns Pay for the Dog got a Dollar cucumbers put in 4 cocks of hay yesterday</p>
<p>5th Dan takes Steamer to Day for England Bismarck and I to Fort Covington Bought of Long Boots 1.25 Salt Fine 60 RRR 25 Bough of 54 yards of cotton 3.75 Boots 1.50 Boots 50 Tubs 58 cement 20 hat 10 comb 10 {illegible} 8 Brought the Blacksmith Iron got hammer {illegible} handle of the churn Left a File for to make {illegible} very Windy Rained Thunder Lightning Wind got {illegible} plants at Bodways and supper seen Lis</p>
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<p>11th of July 1887 Rained some Bismarck crofsed to Summerstown Bough J Summers 5 spools of Thread 25 2 Bars of soap 20 Bought at Wards a Tin Basin for Fishermen 15 all paid Jo came from Montreal had to stay to Burie his child Fine at Bugs</p>
<p>12th of July Orangeman's Day Fired some pretty Good Volleys cutting some hay Bismarck and Leander went to Rofs's Island helped the Indian to Ferry his Horse from Charlies Island as he had no Boat Foggy in the morning very warm got Tobacco and 3 scythes stones that Jo the Fisherman took for me from Montreal at Potato Bugs Mosquitoes Bad Deer Flies Plenty Berries some Barges aground Below the Lighthouse</p>
<p>13th Mowing and put some in Bismarck went of</p>
<p>14th cutting hay and Fixing around Lancaster mills Burnt</p>
<p>15th St Swithen's Day Fine put in some hay Rained in the Evening Mowing some</p>
<p>16th crofsed to Summerstown Bought of Nicholson Flour 1..25 Sack of Salt 80 McArthurs Building Burnt on the 14th</p>
<p>17th Pe Blaise wife Boy and his Father here Fine Rained some</p>
<p>18th Mowing put in a Little Oscar Laflesh and Lis his mother here very warm 2 Indians here for the scow Louis Phillips one of them to come tomorrow for it John H got a nail run in his Foot</p>
<p>19th Fine Warm E Wind Indians came for the scow and took it Back put in a little Hay Mowing cutting a Road on the Hill to the Lower Point cut a Little in the Grove Mosquitoes Fernandez Birth Day 1874</p>
<p>20th putting in hay cutting hay cherries commencing to Turn Thunder Rain</p>
<p>21st Raining some mowing</p>
<p>22nd Rain Mowing Phillip sick Took some wine to him Fine</p>
<p>23rd Fine Bohemian did not come up she is Running in place of the Steamer 3 Rivers Phillip went home sick Garnet a Pleasure Trip up Cutting south side of Potatoes made 35 cocks of hay Potato Bugs plenty Mosquitoes Bad</p>
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<p>July 2{cut off} 1887 Sunday a Fine Day Fernandez here took another of the Puppies for Mrs Ch{cut off} in the Gore J McDougall and Ann{cut off} Mr Genie here E Wind Leander {cut off} to Hamiltons for the Papers H{cut off} Bismarck was at Craigs 3 {cut off} at the Fishermen's after hard F{cut off}</p>
<p>25th St James Day putting in {cut off} Fine Rained a Drop or 2 cloudy and {cut off}</p>
<p>26th cutting Back of the Barn {cut off} Leander and I Gathering the carr{cut off} seed cleaned the Tobacco a Great many Boats a Going to Day and {cut off} Towing Foggy in the Morning a very warm Day</p>
<p>27th Bohemian came up Telegraph at Mr Wards Bought of Ward Flour 1..25 Alum 3 Bought of Nicholsons Flour 1..25 Paid all this Bought of J Summers pipes 2 got a Wr{cut off} from J Hamilton a Pic nic on the Princess Louise to F Covington Sold A Tyo Butter 32 lb warm</p>
<p>28th Mowing Back of the Barn warm some Rain Thunder far off to the south West</p>
<p>29th Hugh Ann not very well Mowing some Back of the Barn and BAck Garden very warm some one pulled some of the Mares Tail out on the Pitt Point</p>
<p>30th Very Warm W Wind Phillip came as he is Better put in over 40 cocks Left 12 out put in to Day First hay in East Mow Fixing some hay on the sticks some Ticks yet Potato Bugs plenty Mosquitoes Bad EEls on Top of the water</p>
<p>31st Fernandez here gave his Mother 50 cents had Dan Frashers {cut off}</p>
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<p>August 1st 1887 Lammas Day Mowing put in 12 cocks warm {illegible} Narcisse not well Gave him some Alum to tak in Licquor</p>
<p>2nd Minnie's B Day 1864 E Wind Boy here By name Adams from Cornwall camped at Hamiltons enquiring for a Man By the name of {illegible}ight Tried the new Potatoes for the first very warm Randolph came the Boys went Back with McDougalls Boat Randolph crofsed to Summerstown put in 50 cocks mowing some a pic nic or nigh excursion out of Salmon River up to A Tyos and Hamiltons Island the Grenada</p>
<p>4th Mowing above the Lane Fence very warm</p>
<p>5th Randolph went to Salmon River Fine 83 Degrees in the shade Bought coat and vest 6 Dollars cuffs & studs 50 collar 15 hat 18 comb 10 Tea 1 Dollar Grindstone 80 lb 1..20 scythes 1..40 {illegible} 30 Bought for Phillip 3 lb of cheese 36 Rained heavy tonight Thunder Lightning putting i hay in the East Mow set Fire to 3 Brush Heaps to night</p>
<p>6th Randolph's Birth Day 1867 makin a new Rigging for the Grindstone Fine some cool to night Traded whetstones with Narcifse the Fisherman Jo Brought for me 4 lb of Tobacco 60 cents the P Louise went to Valleyfield a Pic nic to night Mowing down near the shanty Randolph Crofsed to Summerstown</p>
<p>7th Fine P Blaw here Gordon Randolph came Randolph {illegible} him acrofs the children to Rofs's Island</p>
<p>8th Mowing very warm Amyot here to see us put in some</p>
<p>9th Livinia very sick Randolph to A Tyo's Kerosene 15 HW cut the oats a Great Row on Francis Island the campers from Valleyfield</p>
<p>10th putting in 60 cocks an Indian Thomas Simons at the Distillery here Fires someplace it is smoky Broke the Jumper Settled with Jo Potva Fisherman {illegible} to night</p>
<p>11th Jo Went off Raining Mowing Leander to {illegible} Island John H Found a {illegible} Mowing Lower Point 3 Men here {illegible} Tyo {illegible} Also 2 Boys here</p>
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<p>13th of August 1887 Putting in 80 cocks Randolph Mowing put the Bell on Oxly Fine cold Last night</p>
<p>4th Randolph crofsed to Craigs and McDougalls</p>
<p>15th Mowing put in 3 Loads a steamer Towing Down the very warm Blackbirds at the corn shelling the coloured Beans coll at night Fishing to night got to windy cranes plenty</p>
<p>16th Randolph to Fort Covington to a Pic nic north wind and EW Mowing making coils of hay 70 Indian with Baskets 10 25 gave 2 axe handles to make Randolph Bought 2 pairs of Boots 3.75 Matches 10 Flour 1..15 got 5..40 from</p>
<p>17th A Tyo for Butter Fine Mowing near Back Marsh Narcisse the Fishermans 2 Boys and their Dog went off putting in 60 coils the west end Full up top</p>
<p>18 Eclipse to Day Raining E Wind West Mowing Down in the Lower Field Mowing Mowing in upper Feild Trimmed some of the apple tree Before the Door A Good Lot of shooting on south side Randolph shot a Duck Fixing the hay up on the sticks in the Barn Making Rake Teeth Algerian {illegible} went Down as their was something wrong with her this some time</p>
<p>19th Mowing</p>
<p>20th Dan sails for Canada from England Randolph and Leander to F Covington Windy Bought for Leanders Rubbers 2..75 Randolph B{illegible}2..50 Exchanged Mine for Larger pair Flour 2..20 Tubs Whetstone 10 Simon here with 2 axehandles 30 Gave him 2 old scythes for the Indian on Rosses Island Put in some hay John H and I and Stanley</p>
<p>21st I A Day</p>
<p>22nd putting some hay on Barn Floor Went to upper Point Found 2 Boys and 3 Girls taking Bark the Boat was the Dixie Dickinson & McLennan Rained a Little</p>
<p>23rd cutting in the upper Field all cut Fine Windy Lucia for Potatoes</p>
<p>24th cutting in the oak Field putting covering on the upper stable Raining some put a Handle in the axe {illegible} yellow Birds</p>
<p>25h Cool West Wind got a cha{illegible} from the Fisherman Phillip cutting in Back {illegible} and oakfield turning hay in upper Feild</p>
<p>26th Mowing in Front Marsh</p>
<p>27th put in Last of fine hay the Barn is chuck {illegible} Finished stack in upper shed 1 1/2 Tons</p>
<p>28 Randolph to F{illegible} and Hugh Ann to Mr McDougalls Fisherman {illegible} Bosell stole a channel cat Fish from him {illegible} Lancaster Wharf</p>
<p>29th Mowing Back Marsh Randolph {illegible} at Hamiltons Windy Thunder Rain {illegible} cut 150 more {rest of page illegible}</p>
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<p>JC Island 14th Sept 1887</p>
<p>Holy crop Fine Rain Windy Began a stack on the shed West 77 in it to Day and its not Finished got a channel cat fish from Fishermen gathering Grapes Fixing Fence around the stacks</p>
<p>13th Oxly Lost the Bell Fine Windy Tunder som Rain EW Done Mowing in Front marsh to Day making cocks shelling Beans pressing Wine or Grapes</p>
<p>12th Mowing put out manure 3 Men here from a Barge E Wind</p>
<p>11th Randolph and Leander went home with Tyo's Boat Girls to Francis Island Black Cherries E Wind</p>
<p>10th Drew some wood Finished the West stack Randolph came Leander went for the papers Bought of JS 1 lb of soda 10 cents paid</p>
<p>9th commenced West stack put Rails around it</p>
<p>15th Sept Finished the shed near the Barn 3 1/2 Ton putting some on Big shed Killed the calf 4 weeks old Drew some Drags</p>
<p>16th went to F Covington Bought of Mr Long axe handles shot Glass got a Box Keg oil can Bought 100 of Flour 2.50 Boots 2..50 sugar 1..40 Pepper 10 Blue 12 RRR 50 Sweetys 2 Tin Pails 15 Tax 5 shot powder Boots Fixed Bottle 10 a new man in Tyos Building got a present of Tobacco and Tea From Mr Tuthill got the Knife at the Blacksmiths Tyos Fixing his house 3 lb of Tea 1.</p>
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<p>Fine smoky with Fires Burning Brush made a 1/2 stack in Marsh putting more in Big Shed all hay Finished in Marsh Boys crofsed for Mail Cleaned the Double B Gun split some put some Rails around back The Grenada Came out to Day Frost this morning for the first cut Tobacco Bought 2 spools Thread got 2 Gazzetts</p>
<p>18th {illegible} Girls to Francis Island</p>
<p>19th Back marsh smoky</p>
<p>20th Maing in Back marsch Randolph to J Summers Bee drawing stones Leander the Indian on Rofs's Island set Traps in Back marsh all night</p>
<p>21st St Matthew{cut off} making a stack in the {cut off} Bush Randolph went to {cut off} some Drops of Rain Windy {cut off}</p>
<p>Day of Autumn or Fall Windy {cut off} crofsed the Line</p>
<p>22nd at the Potatoes {cut off} smoky</p>
<p>23rd Sun crofses the Line {cut off} Lashey came to the Fishermens at Potatoes 30 Bushells in the {cut off} Randolph working at the {cut off} End Building putting Fire {cut off} the West Place Below the {cut off}</p>
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<p>21st of Sept 1887 Lashey here gave him a pair of sox Narcifse the Fisherman caught a Sturgeon this Morning Brought it to the House to show it to us Length 6 Feet 10 inches Girth 372 inches Measured him A Monster at Potatoes hoeing the Rows 33 Bushels in cellar Randolph working at the house and {cut off} crofsed for mail to Summerstown smoky E Wind Fine shot 3 Ducks crows and Blackbirds Plenty</p>
<p>25th Windy some smoke Girls to Hay Island Randolph came</p>
<p>26th Smoky at the Potatoes at the house at the East end setting Fires in oakfield</p>
<p>27th at the Potatoes Fernandez and John McDougall here yesterday windy {cut off}and Randolph and Leander crofsed to Mr McDougall came Back from {cut off} Hug Ann crofsed to the Fair in Williamstown Leander stopt at McDougalls all night smoky Done the Potatoes hoeing them 45 Bushels {cut off} harrowed yet Let the cows out of the yard to night Burning Brush</p>
<p>28th Fine warm smoky Leander came from McDougalls at harrowing ploughing Drew some wood Fixed seats in the Bun sent for {cut off}elt to Montreal with Fisherman {cut off} of Tobacco 2 Line Boats went Down to Day</p>
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<p>29th of Sept 1887 St Michael or McIllmass Killed the old sheep very smoky Bohemian Did not come up Fishermen sent their Fish on the cars sold his Big sturgeon on to Jo Lemay for 2..50</p>
<p>30th Ploughing Potato Ground Drew some Drags setting Fires to some Brush heaps Burnt well Began to Rain very smoky Hugh Ann came from the Fair had Hamiltons Boat got astray went near the Black Island Randolph came through the night had Roses Boat E Wind</p>
<p>1st of Oct Tonias Birth Day 1883 Stanly sick Thunder very smoky cleared off some Randolph crofsed with Roses Boat took his Musket to trade Rained hard this Rain will help to put out the Fires cutting stove Wood</p>
<p>2nd Fine Bismarck and Gordon Bosell here Mr Genie here Girls and John H went home with Hamiltons Boat Gave Bismarck a pair of sox Thunder Rained some Genie got a seine from the Fishermen</p>
<p>3rd Leander and I to Hamiltons Fine Mr Charles Craig here Rained some hoops of the churn Busted crows and Blackbird plenty smoke Driving the Birds out of the swamps</p>
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<p>Oct 4th 1887 Fine Rained E and West Wind John H and I Ploughing put out some Manure sawed some stove Wood Leander and Randolph went to hunt to Christees Island</p>
<p>5 cleaning outht eupper stables put the manure on the Potato Ground 6th W Wind Went to Lancaster with the Wool sold 12 1/2 lb at 18 paid 50 cents on the Wool Bought at McGreggors 1/2 Quire of Paper 8 3 Herrings 35 cents a Dozen 12 Bought of Phillips 2 Pans of Bread 1 Plug of Tobacco Gave Randolph 50 Gave him 1 Dollar to get Double 10 nails Bought a cap 30 someone cut 2 Hicorys on the Pitt Point to Day</p>
<p>7th W Wind Randolph and Leander went to Alexis Island to hunt John and I ploughing the Potato Ground McGreggor and another man Landed at the head of the Island very Drunk came Down in the Evening got a Bite to Eat but could not Find the other man</p>
<p>8th Fixing around the Barnyard Drew a stack of marsh hay from the Bay Drew a short Log of Butternut pulled some Beans and put in some Dry ones taking all the scattered Good Boards to the Back of the Barn Rained to night sawing stove wood Mr Hume and I Mr Burch here for Butter got 4 lbs Phillip and the Dogs after a Mink cut 2 inches of his Tail off Randolph crofsed</p>
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<p>9th of October 1887 Amiot and his Little Girl and Jo Lemay Girl here Bismarck came for his shirt Randolph came Williamstown Qa Boats passed up after Dark I think its Genie</p>
<p>10th Hugh Ann McMasters B Day Raining Foggy with some smoke Randolph Went to Williamstown First ice to night</p>
<p>11th Fine A Tyo here Told us his Brother Stephen was Drowned about 6 Weeks ago got a Tennet of Butter got 2 Bags of ashes to make soap putting Manure on the Lower Point Trimmed the appletrees Harrowing Simon the Indian's son here for Matches Leander seen something up in the Bay Like an otter</p>
<p>12th Putting out Manure</p>
<p>13th Thunder Lightning Wind and Rain cutting Wood at the Bea{cut off}</p>
<p>14th putting out Manure Drew some wood</p>
<p>15th Windy cutting Wood Leander crofsed for the Mail Bought Thread 5 cents</p>
<p>16th Windy Randolph came from Williamstown</p>
<p>17th Fine Leander and I went after the Wool to Lancaster Leander went to see the Monument Island 13 lbs of Wool paid 50 cents when I took it there 1..18 to Day paid John G here I went to A Tyos Bought oil 15 3 Quarts of H W 2..40 sending his things up to Dundee on the Grenada</p>
<p>18 Banking the West End of the House John G here shot a Duck St Lukes Day</p>
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<p>19th of Oct 1887 smoky Foggy Moved the Frame from the End of the House Banking the E End of the house Louis the Indian Girls here with a mat got Potatoes got the Loan of a Tub and Washboard and some Milk Mr McMartin came Tent Mr Bailey and 3 More with Boat Loads got Marsh hay for Beds Taking Manure out of the Big shed Made a cheese</p>
<p>20th E Wind Lewis the Indian here for to make axehandles John Nine here going to Lancaster got the Loan my oars sail and paddle took 2 hours and 20 minutes to go and come Mr Bailey here Lent him the Fishing Lines and hooks Banking E End Broke up an old Bun for the Banking a Lot of Good nails in it a steam Yacht crofsed over to the south side hunting seen Wild Geese yesterday its Jo Douquet steamer</p>
<p>21st Windy Banking the East and North East side of the house Amiot here got 2 lbs of Butter 10 cents John 9 took his scow to Load sand Gave him a paddle he went to St Regis to night Finished the Big shed of the Manure</p>
<p>22nd Fixing the Little shed took in the soft soap one of the Barrels sprung a Leak Banked inside the shed Ploughed a Land of the Potato Ground</p>
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<p>23rd of Oct 1887 Livinia Birth Day 1868 The Girls and Leander Went to Hamiltons for the Papers Gordon came got a pipe from him Fernandez came had Bosell Boat Wind changed to East Blowing hard to night</p>
<p>24th Hugh's B Day Blowing hard West Wind hurted my Foot a stone Fell on it cutting Brush in the Oakfield John 9 sand scow Broke and is high and Dry in the Bay Went to see Mr McMartin yesterday and the Treated me to cider and Lunch</p>
<p>25 My Birth Day 1825 St Crispin's Day all Shoemakers Day got Apples from Mr McMartin their Men went and came from Cornwall to Day Pete Bosell here Looking for a Boat of Jo Douquet's got away with the high Wind a Few Grains of Snow Drawing Drags splitting some Rails Lewis the Indian here took home the Tub go the Loan of the Trowel Made a Basket for the spy Glass Told me an Indian was Drowned about 10 Days ago the name of Davis Gave Lewis Butter and Tea</p>
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<p>Oct 26th 1887 Sent for 100 of Flour with Narcifse to Montreal Gave him 2..25 cutting Brush in the oakfield</p>
<p>27th Banking the Cookhouse crofsed with Bosells Boat and Roses Boat Randolph took it yesterday Working at the stable Door putting out Manure</p>
<p>28th St Simon and St Jude Leander and I to Dundee and F Covington sold Tennet of Butter 6..50 Bought of McCartneys 2 Tubs 40 Calico 50 Tea 1.. Boot {cut off} cents Bought of Smallman Calico {cut off} pipe candy 1 Bought of Minkler 50 of Flour 1..20 Bought of Tyo 10 cents</p>
<p>29th Finished the sheep place Raining commenced to snow put in the mare Narcisse took up the 100 of Flour & Leander and Randolph Fishing and hunting putting manure around the appletrees</p>
<p>30th Fine E Wind snowed a Little Aleck McDougall here for Fernandez he would not go Back Randolph crofsed to go to Milbrook to work West Wind the Boys put him acrofs</p>
<p>31st Holy Eve cold took in the Milk Keeping the Hallow E'en cracking nuts Drew some wood</p>
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<p>1st of Nov 1887 The Harvest Month of Death all Saints Day Fixing the Door and Floor Brindle's place a very Fine Day and Great shooting at Ducks Lashey got a Mit made as he lost Began Making a pile of wood at the oaktree the Alexandra went Down early to Day got Papers and 2 Magazines From Mr McMartin Mr Geordy came Down to Day Mr Burly and Mr McMartin went home for a while</p>
<p>2nd All Soul's Day at Wood Fine The Steamer Alert came to the East End of the Island and anchored there they are Hunting Drew some Logs to the Grove I am going to Pile them plastering went Yesterday for our Tub and WashBoard to Lewis the Indian on Christees Island and our Trowel went around the Island stopt at the Tent the Water very Low Drew some Rails to the oakfield not much shooting to Day Mr Dowdy came Down for Milk J Steamer Alert came to the Foot of the Island Hunting</p>
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<p>3rd of Nov 1887 this Day of the Month Granda Departed Cut Down a Broken Maple Drew some rails to the swamp cut a Birch a good deal of shooting</p>
<p>4th Raining Boat Alert went off</p>
<p>5th Guy Fawks Day the GunPowder plot on this Day of the Month First came in this House Mr McMartin {cut off} went off to Day Taking Manure from the Front Barn Door Drew some sticks to the swamp Fence a Good many Boats a Going to Day Leander not well</p>
<p>6th Fine Windy</p>
<p>7th Helen McMasters B Day Fishermen went of to Day Left 2 Boats here Lashey got a Loaf of Bread putting out Manure W Wind Leander crofsed Bought soap a Prize com Fixing the stables Drew some hay from the Back Marsh stack</p>
<p>9th the Prince of Wales B Day E W Fine the Rofs's Island Indian Down for John 9s scow to take up his oxen 5 of them Fixing the shanty Lashey ewnt off E W set Fire to the Marshes Drew some sticks out of the marsh and Logs at the River</p>
<p>10th set some Fire commenced to Rain went around the Island Indians went up with the oxen Stanley sick took a stack out of the Back Marsh</p>
<p>11th Martinmas snowing Feeding all the cattle in their stalls cracked som nuts</p>
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<p>12th of November 1887 Plastering splitting stove Wood Lots of snow on the Mountains Randolph came Leander thinks he seen the otter Track Fine Windy Fixing Bait in a hole up in the Bay Leander and I Water Low Heard Gannets to night going East yellow-Birds plenty no Wind Geese got a Rat</p>
<p>13th Boys Down in the shanty Windy</p>
<p>14th E Wind Fine scow crofsed to Francis Island to Ferry cattle Randolph and Leander crofsed with Tom Roses Boat went to Upper Point set Fire to the Marsh Back of the sugar Bush a Good many going on the water to Day</p>
<p>15th E Wind Raining snowing cut a Basswood on the Pitt Point Plastering and Fixing around the Barn cattle in</p>
<p>16th W Wind Fine Plastering Ploughed Garnet went up Drew some Drags Went Down to the shanty got my square made Balls and Buckshot on this Day of the Month Riel was hung 1885</p>
<p>17th Fine Killed the Bull the Grits of snow a little High West Wind got the sheep in for the First time snow all thawed off Lots of snow on the Mountain Alexandra went up to Day</p>
<p>18th Leander and Randolph Went to Rofs's Island Wind high stopt all night there with the high Wind Fixing around the stables Let out the sheep Alexandra went Down Lots of Boats going to Day a Big scow sailed Down in to Lancaster trying to burn parts of Marsh Froze some to night</p>
<p>19th Boys got Back Shot 3 Ducks Fine wind Raised set Fire to marsh before the Door what was not Burned before all Kinds of wind to Day Began to snow south East Wind</p>
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<p>20t of Nov 1887 Fine began to snow and Blow W Wind Bismarck came stopt all night told us the {large blank space} in Cornwall was Drowned crofsing from Cornwall Bohemian went Down to night</p>
<p>21st On This Day of the month D McMaster Departed 1846 Drew the But Lot of the Butternut Fixing around the Barn fed and salted the cattle on the Lower Point Took the Marsh hay of the Fine hay on the Barn Floor Turned the Boats Feeding all the cattle no Boats went to Day only the Salmon River Boats</p>
<p>22nd Fine Windy went around the Island Piling the sawlogs in the Grove 6 of them Randolph making a hand sleigh a Tow went Down to Day not many Ducks</p>
<p>23rd E W and N Fine went to Dundee & F C some ice in the salmon River the Boat Grenada Broke it Took the hide sold at Dundee to Mr McCoy 4 cents a lb 70 lbs 2..80 Bought of J Tyo F3..60 Corn Meal 80 Sack of coare salt 80 Fine salt 75 Boots no 5 2..25 Bought of A Tyo starch 10 Mustard 10 Pepper 5 Matches 10 pipes 5 Broom 20 a Bottle of Downs Elixer 25 oil 5 Gallons 63 candy 2 Whisky 20 soap 20 the Massena came in Broke the Ice the Indians at Dundee about their Land</p>
<p>24th E Wind cold Freezing Massena and Granad came out Fixing around the things on the Ground moved the Double Stove Tow went up Bohemian Down</p>
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<p>25th of Nov 1887 St Catherines Day Lewis the Indian here with a Broom and 2 axehandles Gave him Tea and Butter and Milk E Wind a Mink around set Traps for him got in and got away Finished the sleigh salted the cattle Melted the Tallow put some hay in the Barn out of the stack a Fishing Light out up the way of h{illegible}</p>
<p>26th E Wind Raining and Fine Lots of Boats a Going to Day cut 2 Basswood Logs Fixed the oil in the cellar put a Log on the Front Door of the Barn seen a House Rat at the Barn cows picking</p>
<p>27th Sunday Leander went for the papers to Hamiltons a Fine Day Randolph crofsed to Hamiltons Lots of shooting at Kit Kit</p>
<p>28th snowing Raining</p>
<p>29th Windy Fine Mr Hume here from Rofs Island stopt all night St Andrews Eve a Tow went up to Day Fixing the stall in the Big Shed put the oak plank in it Fixing around the Back marsh hay stack Done Freezing</p>
<p>30th St Andrew's Day the Festival of the Scotch Fine cold Frosty North W Mr Hume here Lost 50 Found it Lost 2 Decoys Fixing stall in upper shed Mr Hume went off Found his Decoy one of them a Tug went up no Tow</p>
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<p>1st pf Dec 1887 some cold no Light in Mr Hill's Lighthouse to night Light on the Floating Light to night cannot see Cherry Island Light with Fog put in a Large cock of hay from Back of the Barn</p>
<p>2nd Fixing around the Barn cutting stovewood took home the sheep EW ice made a peice in the Back Bay Took some of the things out of the Milk house took in Water Barrel cut Rushes for Bedding for the cattle snowed to night</p>
<p>3rd soft Thawing cutting stovewood making a pile of stovewood East of the House</p>
<p>4th soft E Wind Randolph came from Hamilton Rained some Mr Genie came had a Lot of Pine</p>
<p>5th Putting his pine in the shanty Windy cut Down a soft maple for Logs</p>
<p>6th The Festival of the Germans cutting sawlogs Drew some Drags Genie and Randolph Fishing EEls Randolph and Mr Genie Fishing tonight got 73 EEls to Day Amiot Fishing EEls Genie Made an oar for his Boat</p>
<p>7th Fine E Wind cutting the Double Butternut cut White Birch hay Done on the Barn Floor and the Back marsh hay stack got a Mole Ground Bare</p>
<p>8th Fine EW Randolph spearing EEls got 1 Leander and i got 3 Drew the stack out Front Marsh commenced the Fine hay on the East Mow</p>
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<p>9th of Dec 1887 E Wind Fine the ground no snow on it The Mare got sick Boys spearing EEls got a Large Crockery crate in the Rushes Broke a prung out of the EEl spear piling stove wood Fixing the crosscut saw the Mare will not Drink cattle all out to night</p>
<p>10th Leander's Birth Day 1872 E wind fine Began to Rain ground slippery the Mare Falling Down and she gets up smart Eats well cutting some Brush Leander got a Rat the old cat got in the Trap</p>
<p>11th Raining E Wind The mare Bad</p>
<p>12th ground sloppy some Drops of Rain Began the oak Log to saw it working at the Mare Died through the night</p>
<p>13th WW Froze some Ground hard Drew the mare out of the stable Finished sawing the oak taking some of it to the house with the Wheelbarrow Lewis the Indian here gave him the Grindstone Fixing the stable some cattle out a picking</p>
<p>14th Fine Randolph Went to Lancaster The Boys Fishing EEls in the Mud got 10 Fixing a stick in the calf stable cutting stovewood snowed some this Evening put in the sheep Fixed the Grindstone carriage ground the axe's</p>
<p>15th Randolph came from Lancaster Fishing EEls</p>
<p>16th Aleck McDougall and Duncan Grant here Randolph went with them cutting Wood Fine</p>
<p>17th Fine Day Boys Fishing EEls got some sheaves of oats from under the hay Bad with my wrist</p>
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<p>Dec 18th</p>
<p>Dec 18th 1887 North W Wind Snowing</p>
<p>19th cutting Wood at the Door Drew some out of the Marsh snowing heavy not cold Turned the Boats cleaned out the Jenny's Place Took very sick Through the night and was bad with my Feet and Legs with the Flesh cramped up in Lumps</p>
<p>20th a Fortunate Day not very well got up very fine Day cleaning the Partition Boards and upper Floor put out the Lashey Bun to Fish EEls</p>
<p>21st First Day of Winter West Wind some of the Almanacks has it tommorrow Fine EW cutting stove Wood a Boat crofsed with 2 Rowing crofsed to Lemays not smoking Just now a Tail to the sun to night and a Mock sun on the south side of the sun a very Fine Fall this was</p>
<p>22nd West Wind Kind of Fine cutting stove wood a Tail to the sun tonight and Mock sun on the north side made ice out in the Rushes</p>
<p>23rd cutting stove wood set some Traps for House Rats some ice going Down</p>
<p>24th Kind of Fine and Frosty E Wind Fixing the Rake Leander and I put out a Boat and went to the sturgeon Island seen 5 Black Ducks Drew the Boat up at the shanty as its not so much Froze there no Tracks on the sturgeon Island got a House Rat</p>
<p>25th Christmas DAy Sunday a Fine Day East Wind Frosty</p>
<p>26th East Wind Freezing hard ice Making taking to Christees Island but a Lot of air-holes cutting and splitting stove Wood ice will take to night steamboat channel open this Evening</p>
<p>27th E Wind Leander and I crofsed to Hamiltons ice very thin a Lot of airholes got my m{illegible} at Hamiltons put out some Bushes so it would snow we could Find our Roads as Between those airholes is very narrow Fernandez got some EEls spearing in the {illegible}</p>
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<p>Dec 28 1887 Fine East Wind and changed to West commenced to snow Kind of soft water Raising close to the shore Drew up the Buns and turned them Over some Ducks Flying about Large air-hole Before the Door Windy high tonight Drifting and Frosty</p>
<p>29th Our Angus Birth Day Windy Frosty Drifting Reading papers a Mock sun on the East side of the sun</p>
<p>30th splitting stove Wood West Wind Frosty cold Frosty night 2 Mock suns</p>
<p>31st Broke on a 3 Ton stack to Day East Wind Frosty cold sleigh crossing Summerstown Road on the ice Feeding the cattle extra Last Day of the year</p>
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<p>1st of January 1888 Sunday a Fortunate Day Windy Turned Fine Fernandez went off we did not know he went</p>
<p>2nd cold some Jo Lemay and Amiot here took their Dinner The a Fishing EEls in the mud got 6 FRom them Brought our Lamp home gave him a Key to Fix of my chest</p>
<p>3rd Allen's Birth Day 1853 Leander crofsed to Summers Bought of J Summers Tea 50 Needles 5 Thread 5 Bought of Mr Ward camphor 5 Sweetys 2 heard that Mr Stillwell Left the place Franky Leplante seen Fernandez in the Gore got an almanack got a Letter From Dan 5 in it and Christmas card not very well Bad with Rheumatism Teams crofsing now</p>
<p>4th a Fine Day EW a Great many Fishing EEls Leander and John Fishing EEls got 9</p>
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James Cameron (1824-1912)
1888
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{from previous 1887 diary}
1st of January 1888 Sunday a Fortunate Day Windy Turned Fine Fernandez went off we did
not know he went
2nd cold some Jo Lemay and Amiot here took their Dinner The a Fishing EEls in the mud got
6 FRom them Brought our Lamp home gave him a Key to Fix of my chest
3rd Allen's Birth Day 1853 Leander crofsed to Summers Bought of J Summers Tea 50
Needles 5 Thread 5 Bought of Mr Ward camphor 5 Sweetys 2 heard that Mr Stillwell Left
the place Franky Leplante seen Fernandez in the Gore got an almanack got a Letter From
Dan 5 in it and Christmas card not very well Bad with Rheumatism Teams crofsing now
4th a Fine Day EW a Great many Fishing EEls Leander and John Fishing EEls got 9
Mr James Cameron Island
January 5th 1888
Went to Summerstown got a Ride up from Hamilton Bought of Mr Ward R RR 25 3 spools 15
Paid this Bought of J Summers Bottle Eclectrick oil 25 paid Bought of Nicholsons Almanack
5 cents paid Bought a pair of Boots not paid till I see of they suit Paid on the 12th Got a
letter from Williamstown
6th Epiphany went to Williamstown EW Frosty at John Angus place Brought EEls sugar Wine
snowing some
7th came home from Williamstown got a Ride parisha's hill from John Angus got a {cut
off}the of 12 lbs from " " Mr Grant talking to me about a Horse 80 Dollars {cut off} at Roses
Kind of hail soft
8th Sunday Hugh Ann's Birth Day Fine cold some snow Gordon and Dany Spink here
9th Fixing around the Barn Frosty cold set Traps for the Mink
1
�10th E Wind Snowing Blowing turned Fine bushed some of our Road up to the Bay Leander
got a Mink and 2 MuskRats to Day skinned the Mink and Rat for him
11th cold Frosty Windy sawing Making sticks for the churn Dasher
12th Election Court in Cornwall I crofsed Summerstown Bought of Nicholsons 2 pair not paid
as I think I will Return 1 pair (soda 10 slate 5 Thread 5 paid this)
13th Windy Raining putting in hay
14th Brought a pair of Boots Back to Nicholsons Bought a 100 wt of Flour 2..30 not paid
Bought of Mr Ward a pair of Boots 75 on credit Leander sold his Rats 25 for 11 a peice paid
2..75 Mink not sold Paid on the 12th What I owed Nicholsons 2..82 and a pair of Boots I got
on the 5th 1..20
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Mr James Cameron Island
Dec 28 1887 Fine East Wind and changed to West commenced to snow Kind of soft water
Raising close to the shore Drew up the Buns and turned them Over some Ducks Flying
about Large air-hole Before the Door Windy high tonight Drifting and Frosty
29th Our Angus Birth Day Windy Frosty Drifting Reading papers a Mock sun on the East
side of the sun
30th splitting stove Wood West Wind Frosty cold Frosty night 2 Mock suns
31st Broke on a 3 Ton stack to Day East Wind Frosty cold sleigh crossing Summerstown
Road on the ice Feeding the cattle extra Last Day of the year
{second page - transcribed in the previous 1887 diary}
Mr James Cameron Island
1st of January 1888 Sunday a Fortunate Day Windy Turned Fine Fernandez went off we did
not Know he went
2nd cold some Jo Lemay and Amiot here took their Dinner There a Fishing EEls in the mud
got 6 From them Brought our Lamp home gave him a Key to Fix of my chest
2
�3rd Allen's Birth Day 1853 Leander crofsed to Summers Bought of J Summers Tea 50
Needles 5 Thread 5 Bought of Mr Ward camphor 5 Sweetys 2 heard that Mr Stillwell Left
the place Franky Leplante seen Fernandez in the Gore got an almanack got a Letter From
Dan 5 in it and Christmas card not very well Bad with Rheumatism Teams crofsing now
4th a Fine Day EW a Great many Fishing EEls Leander and John Fishing EEls got 9
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Mr James Cameron Island
15th of January 1888 Fine turned Windy Leander Hugh Ann Livinia went to Lewis on
Christee's Island
16th Fine not well Windy turned to East
17th East Wind Drifting snowed some Bad with my Back seen 2 men Fishing {cut off}
18th cold Frosty Windy
19th Leander crofsed to Hamiltons and went to P. Office took a sack of Flour John H and I
went to meet Leander Windy Drifting
20th very cold and Frosty and Frosty and cold tonight the cut of Hay on the East mow
Done Finished the pile of stove wood Between the Elms and oak Frosty night
21st St Agnefs Day a very cold Day Windy and Frosty Air holes shuting up and smoking put
in the Last of the 3 Ton stack about 1 1/2 Tons a cold Frosty night this Week was very cold
and Frosty Potatoes got a touch of Frost to night
22nd Frosty cold Windy
23rd E Wind Turned a Little warmer Frosty to night Drew a couple of Landsleigh Loads of
Wood from the Bay cut Water hole for the cattle Fixing around the cattle airhole shut up a
good peice Teames on the Lancaster Road
24th Charlie Tupper's Birth Day and its cold Frosty Windy I went up to the Bay Fixed
Leanders Trap Livinia not well with a very Bad Headache seen a Man crofsing From the
south side a very Large crack or a Burst in the ice crofsing to the south or to Christees
Island From Below the sturgeon Island not very well myself Frosty to night good Fires
3
�25th Robie Burns B Day a very cold Blustery Day and cold night Conversion of St Paul
26th cold and Frosty a horse and sleigh to Christee
27th cold Frosty Blowing
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Mr James Cameron Island
28th January 1888 West wind cold Frosty windy Eclipse on the Moon got a House Rat in the
Trap a Good many of the air holes with this long spell of Frost the air-hole Before the house
not all shut yet
29th Lewis the Indians 3 children here for Milk gave them some sox for the children John H
went off to Mr McDougalls
30th Leander went After John H went to see how Bosell was as she is very Poorly Fine
31st Fine I went to Summerstown sent for the Witnefs and picture 1.25 postage and Register
5 sent 1 Dollar to Mr Powter paper Envelope Register 7 cents Bought 2 Pencils 2 Mr
McPherson would take no pay for Fixing the Dasher seen Mr Hill Heard Nicholsons was
seized for smuggling took home Leanders Mink Fixing a Track on the ice for a course to run
Lewis 2 children here for Milk seen the Rev Mr Grant took home the other sack of Flour
From Hamiltons Jo Lemay Drawing Wood From Lewis at Christees Island
1st of February Fine Leander went to Fort Covington to Boots 2..50 got a Ride to
Summerstown
2nd Candlemas Day Leander not Well Fine The Bear and the Racoon will see their Shadows
to Day as the Sun Shines Stanley and I Broke on the stack at Jennys stable 3 Ton in it West
Wind
3rd put in some hay
4th E Wind Drifting snowing Races in Summerstown Court in Cornwall
5th Sunday snowning Blowing
6th Went to the Bush cut some Wood Fine snow Deep in the Bush
4
�7th E Wind Fine went to the Bush caught a nice Little Bird took off my Coat and Threw it on
her putting snow of the East shed
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Mr James Cameron Island
23rd Feb 1888 Leander and I to Summerstown Snowing Blowing Bought of Nicholson's 50
Wt of Flour 1..20 paid this Sent for the Toronto Weekly News 1. Registered 5 postage
Envelope paper 5 Leander got his pencil 25 Court in Cornwall got 2 papers from DM Mc the
Empire and Mail
24th Fine Thawing Broke on the West shed hay
25th all Kinds of Wind to Day Snowed Rained hailed sharpened the saw cutting Stove Wood
26th cold some 2 Men crofsed over to southside it must be some of Bosells
27th Fine putting hay of the upper shed in the Barn Filled a Tick with hay got a Rat in the
Trap
28th very Frosty Windy putting hay of the North East side up on the sticks 1/2 Ton Filled a
Tick Fixed a step in the stairs
29th Fine Day Intercalarry {intercalary}Day went to Summerstown with 7 lb 10 oz of Butter
20 all Bought of Nicholsons pork 75 Linsey 8 yds 1..12 {Paid?} Tea 50 Worm Stuff 25 got the
Toronto paper with Picture of Confederation a Dec Paper came First
1st of March St Davids Day Taffy Day Putting in hay of the upper stable and Marsh hay of
the Jennys Stable Fine some snow
2nd Cold Frosty Windy 1 of the sheep has 2 Lambs took one from the Ewe as she dont Look
after it
3rd William Henery Shadgate Cameron Birth Day Uncle John's Eldest Boy Windy Drifting
some cold (We thought we heard Thunder or eles an Earthquake yesterday about 4 oclock)
4th Cold Hugh-Ann went to George Bosells to see how Peggy was Got some Tobacco
Antwines Boy Euguene Broke his Leg in 2 Places Met Antwine on the ice
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Mr James Cameron Island
8th of Feb 1888 Gordon's Birth Day West Wind Snowing Blowing Drifting Drew some Little
sleigh Loads from the Bush
9th Cold Windy Blustery day put in some Marsh hay not very well Frosty tonight
10th Very Very Frosty and Cold put in hay
11th Leander crofsed to Summerstown for Mail got another Letter from Dan Bought of Mr
Ward Pepper 7
12th Shrove Sunday Lewis the Indains 2 children here for Milk
13th Broke on a pile of Wood in the Grove Thawing Fine Windy at night
14th Shrove Tuesday Valentine Day not cold Rained Snowed East and West and North wind
cutting Stove Wood Rained Last night
15th Wrote a Letter to send to D McM Ash Wednesday Windy Drifting Very cold and Frosty
cutting stove Wood
16th very cold cutting stove wood
17th sent a Letter to Dan postage 3 1/2 lb Tea 25 got the Mail. A Fine Day putting in Marsh
hay Stanley and I A Social at Dickensons Island For the Benefit of the church 2 Lampwicks 2
cents
18th James Hugh's Birth Day 1855 {illegible} put in the Bottom of the stack air-hole shut
Before the Door
19th First Sunday in Lent Fine
20th cutting Firewood Rained some Fine E Wind very bad with pains in my arms and Legs
Rained some to night and Wind changed to West Blowing
21st Windy Drifting not cold A Big Fire at night the Way of Dundee or F Covington
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�22nd Washintons Birth Day Fine snowing Stanley and I in the Bush snow Deep in the Bush
Dominion Elections this time Last year the Glengarry Boodle corruption
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5th of March 1888 very cold windy
6th Gordon and T Jack here Drew me 3 Jags of Wood took 8 sawlogs for me on the halves
took Down my Papers and the Picture with the Witnefs Suffer Little Children got the first
Paper of the News or the Toronto Weekly News but got the Picture Last Week Fathers of
Confederation
7th Windy Drifting Fine sawing stove Wood
8th cold Windy cutting Stove Wood
9th Went to Summerstown Bought of J Summers 400 wt of Flour 10 Dollars got a Receipt
up to Date Bought Cotton paid this Thread paid this
10th Came From Hamiltons with the Boards and Flour Gordon came Down with them Got
Bag of Grain from Hamilton on credit Traded coats with Gordon a Fine Day
11th Fine EEl Fishers on the ice at Christees Island seen a Fire over on the south side
12th St Gregorry's Day on this Day of the Month DMM First came to the Island cold Windy
putting Hay in the Barn of the shed crows Flying above
13th Stormy N West and South Wind Drifting Snowing Lots of small Birds Like Sparrows
about here caught 3 of them awful plenty about the House and Barn Grinding the axes
sawing Stove Wood
14th Stanley's B Day 1880 Fine Day cutting Waterholes for the Cattle shovelling snow as
there is Big Bankings Thawed a good deal to Day
15th started to go to Summerstown Turned Back John Hamilton here put some hay of the
shed Leander not well Began the hay on the West Mow yesterday
16th put in hay Fine a Ram Lamb to Day
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Mr James Cameron Island
17th of March 1888 St Patrick's Day The Festival of the Irish Cold Windy Fine Leander went
for Mail got them at Hamiltons
18th St Joseph Day on this Day Last year Vicky Departed Fine
19th Spring commences to Day Fine putting in hay of the shed seen 2 W Geese Going East
Flying Low to the ice cutting stove Wood
20th Fine warm commenced to Rain went to the Bush Leander and I 2 Men Fishing EEls at
the P Point
21st Fine Windy high high Wind West Raining in the ush
22nd Livinia Senior Birth Day Leander tried for EEls water on the ice crust not good Freezing
some to night Robins came yesterday
23rd Chopping in the Bush Windy some cold 3 Teams came Down the ice Looks like some
one Moving over to the south side some crust cutter went up the ice
24th Fine Windy Frosty {cut off} of the Teams came up to Day and 1 came Back in the Bush
piling Limbs
25h Palm Sunday Annunciation of the Virgin Mary Bismarck here gave him sox and mits
Lewis the Indian here 2 Indians Drowned in F Covington with the Freshet a Big stain of John
McGiffin seeing one of the Men and never helped them ice good
26th John Hamilton Camerons Birth Day 1876 Cutting stove Wood
27th Bismarck here for the sap Buckets got 66 Went to Summertown Bought of Mr Ward
Tea 50 Tobacco 52 cents Spectacles 25 John Carey Poorly Fetterlys Lawsuit in Lancaster
Thawing Fine some Rain water& slush on the ice
28th Wild Geese and Ducks Lots to Day Fine Rain Foggy put in a stack 3 Tons Wind Turned
to West cows went Down to Lower Point to pick spots of Grass that got Bare of snow
snowed some to night
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�29th Fine Thawing W Wind My Elbows very sore with pains split an ash for {illegible}
blowing hard to night soaked sturgeon in the Water
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30th March 1888 Good Friday West Wind Greg McDougalls and one of Even Frashers Girls
here Bought 50 cents of Butter snowed some to night
31st Leander crofsed for Mail did not get the Toronto Paper heard Purcel was elected
Bought of J Summers a Bottle of Eclectric oil 25 cents paid Windy
1st of April all Fools Day Easter Sunday Fine Lewis wife and 2 children here and James
McDougall and Sandy Cameron here wanting one of the Girls
2nd Leander Tapt 10 Trees in sugar Bush Cutting wood at the Camp Fine
3rd Fine One of George Bosells Boys here Lewis wanting to Buy Hay 2 Indians at the Lower
Point wanting to stop in the shanty they went to Lewis house in the Bush cut a pole for the
camp cutting Firewood sawed some old Logs at the camp Tapt 18 Trees to Day Began the
hay on the Stable loft yesterday took 2 pots to the Bush and a Barrel Gathered to 12 pails
since yesterday
4th St Ambrose Day First Boiling in the Bush about 28 Trees Tapped Made 2 Gallons put up
a new Pole in the camp Teams or cutters crofsing Summers's Road or to Battock Fan Tailed
Black Birds Phebes or Pewits Grassbirds seen some Black Ducks Frog Hawk Hen-hawk Red
coat Blackbirds came ice opening close to shore at the Lower Point Northern Lights Aurora
Borealis Merry Dancers 2 nights ago Lots of snow in the Bush One Hen commenced
yesterday for the First to Lay
5th Raining
6th Made 1 1/2 Gallons of syrup turned all in sugar 18 lbs
7th Leander crofsed to Summerstown Bought of J Summers a Box of Matches 10 cents paid
got the Papers
8th Low Sunday Fine cold Made {illegible} on the snow Leander and Livinia went to Rofs's
Island the House Taken away
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Mr James Cameron Island
9th of April 1888
Fine EW Gordon here for an EElspear cutting Wood at the camp 26 year married to Day put
a new handle in the EElspear 9 pails in the pots of sap
10th Fine Boiling sap commenced to Rain ice not very good using hay of the stable Loft ice
opened to Day
11th Raining a Lamb to Day a strip open to the end of the Island
12th Made 2 Gallons to Day of Syrup took some of the stuff out of the cookhouse snowed
some Fine Freezing some shooting in the Morning Windy Ionia went to the Sugar Bush to
Day a strip open to Day in the channel to the Lighthouse
13th Fine Oxley calved Boiling in the sugar Bush ice Jamming of ice Before the Door cows
crofsed to the Pitt Point Killed 5 snakes Burnt them
14th East Wind snowing some Boiling some the Jam started from before the Door
commenced the Marsh hay on the North East side (the stack) 25 pails on the Fire to night
seen a Light Last night coming From the head of Plum Island it must be a Sighn of -- or
Forerunner of Death
15th Made about 18 lbs in the Bush HughAnn Made 5 lbs at the house Fine
16th Killed Oxleys calve gave him to the Dogs as the want the Milk for the Lamb Boiling sap
Fine some Grains of snow took up 2 Baskets of Pine from the shanty ice going Down and
Jamming
17th Seen Lewis on Christees Island crofsing to Summerstown ice Jamming I went around
the Island crust good this morning in the Sugar Bush Made 4 Gallons of Mollasses to Day
heard Loons for the First cutting Sumac Brush cleaning some around the Hicorys on the hill
18th Our Duncan's B Day Fine Windy Rained hail taking manure from the appletrees boiling
but did not Finish 2 Rainbows taking the stove wood from the upper end of the house Lots
of ice going Down River Clear
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19th of April 1888 Fine Windy Boiling a Little in the Bush Gathered 8 pails put out the Boat
Leaks some ice at the shore yet Lots of ice coming Down Lewis the Indian here with corn
gave him Butter syrup Mill cucumberseeds took supper him and Martin cutting stove wood
Letting the water run at the wet place below the house Stanley not well taking a Board of
the Banking to let it thaw out cows going to Pitt Point sap not running very well heard the
Frogs
20th Lots of ice Going Down in the Bush
21st Granada's First Trip from Dundee Fine Leander crofsed for the Mail Bought pipe
Lozenges Took home the EEl spear
22nd Reading The Boys in the Bush Windy
23rd St George's Day The Festival of the English Fine Alex Green an Indian here took some
Banking out of the cookhouse seen a Rat pushing away ice from our Landing Place Made 12
lb of Sugar to Day Water Low
24th Taking away the West Banking and some out of cookhouse Leander Found an Elm
plank 16 Feet Long Lewis Boy and Girl here had calico Basket got Butter Milk
25th St Marks Day Fine Wind cold W Wind Shot a Rat Took up Genies Pine from the shanty
took up Narcifse's Bun put out our Bun Stanley and I went around the Island Leander &
Livinia Boiling Big cakes of ice going Down
26th Fine Day Fisherman came John Nine here Amiot here Got 2 EEls from Amiot Gave
John 9 a stick for oars taking Banking out of the shed Filed the Leach with Ashes Lot of ice
going Down
27th Fine Fixed the Double Stove in the cookhouse Fixing up the Boards taking Banking
{illegible} shed Fixing Barrels
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�28th April 1888 Mr Kelly at Fishermens Leander to Summerstown Bought 1/2 lb Tea 25 Soda
10 Salts 10 Mr Munroe and Rose here Told me of John Renshaws Death Last Boiling in sugar
Bush Stanley and Livinia set some Traps shot a Rat Fine
29th E Wind Leander to Charlies Island Henery Bosell at the Fishermen's
30th high EW Leander skinning 3 Rats Took the Pots from the sugar Bush Fixing Fence
Fishermen crofsed to Summerstown Taking Banking From E End of the house but too much
Froze yet Lightning to night
1st of May St Phillip & St James Day Lightning Last night E Wind Rained snowed Blowed EW
Sawing a Pine Log at the shore Fishermen Fixing their seine in the Barn Alexandra went
Down First Boat Lights Lit up to night
2nd Persia went Down Massena went in to Salmon River Narcisse went to Jo Lemays and
Going with his Fish to F Covington to put on the Cars Digging the Potato Peice
3rd Went to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward 2 Doz of herring 50 pair of Braces 35 Box of
Caps 12 1/2 Bottle of Pain Killer 25 2 lb of Tobacco 50 1/2 lb of Tea 25 Bought of Nicholsons
Rake 12 1/2 hat 10 heard Bill Lalonde Died or was Killed by a Fall of a Waggon Carriboo came
up to Lancaster
4th Making the Garden Fence Rained Fine Bohemian Leaves Montreal to Day and its Friday
Leander spading Potato Peice
5th The Bohemian up to Day Rained Windy Massena got aground at the Mouth of Salmon
River Digging spreading Manure thats around the appletrees at the Lower Point Taking
some of the Banking away Moved the Frame in the Garden some out of the way The Leech
set Running the Lye 5 Beds of Top onions made and a Bed of seed onions and More to
Make
6th Windy Garnet went Down First Trip Fishermens First trip to Lancaster with Fish for the
Boat in the morning
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�7th of May 1888 Fine Planted 7 Rows of Potatoes in Hills taking Banking away working in the
Garden planted a Bed of Carrots 4 more Beds of Onions and chalotts a Propeller went
Down taking Potato out of the cellar and cleaning it
8th Fine E W Leander and HughAnn Went to F Covington Bought of J Tyo 5 Gal of oil 63
Boots 1..25 Bought of McC Tea 1.. Calico 8 yds 80 10 yds 1 24 yds of Lustre 25 6 Dollars
Buttons 15 Cotton 15 Blue 15 Tin Kettle 10 Mending Boot 10 Hat 10 at the Garden planted 50
hills of Cucumbers Trimming the Appletrees on Lower Point Lots of ice Going Down Lots of
Wild Geese put a handle in the Hoe set some Fires Keeping the Pet Lamb in the stable
9th Fine EW Livinia and Livinia Went over to Lewis's Brought sugar and Milk Henery Bosell at
the Fishermen Digging the Potato Ground Trimmed some of the appletrees Narcisse
started for Lancaster with Fish Leander Fired 2 shots at Birds did not Kill them
10th Ascension Day Foggy Thunder and Lightning and Raining this Morning Fine Fixing East
side of the Garden Fence Planted 9 Rows of Potatoes salted the cows on the Pitt Point
Trimmed some of the appletree at the Wet Place or Coal Pitt hill Lots of ice going Down 16
Rows of Potatoes Gave Phillip a Plug of Tobacco
11th Fixing the Logs around the Potato Peice Drew the Boats out of the Grove
12th Leander Crofsed to Summerstown Bought Thread 5 2 Doz of Hooks & Eyes 4 cents
paid Bought for Phillip 2 lb of sugar 14 Plug of Tobacco 15 cents paid 3 Boys came 3 Boys
came
13th Went to Lewis the Indian Leander and I windy
14th Piling Rails Back of the Barn Piling Manure
15th Leander went to J McDougalls stopt all night Windy
16th Leander came got 2 Bushels of Potatoes Brought them some Top onions Planting at
the {illegible} Fishermen wants shanty cheaper
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Mr James Cameron Island
18th of May 1888 planted a Few Rows Rain Fixing Calves Pasture at the soap put up a stick
at the Potato Peice cleaning some in the Grove sawed 2 Blocks of a Log at the River
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�18th Fine Done making the soap 2 Indians here wanting the Fisherman to pay for the River J
McDougall and Annie here gave Fisherman 2 Links of Stove Pipe putting up 2 sticks at the
Door spreading some Manure Rained
19th Raining Windy went around the Island Phillip the Fisherman Brought me 2 lbs of Tobaco
From Montreal 15 lb 30 Cows Broke the gate Last Night Keeping the Pet Lamb in the calf
Pasture Phillip came up on the cars some Ticks Toads came out ice going Down
20th Whit Sunday Leander Hugh Ann Livinia went to Charlie Island for Wild Onions Bismarck
and John H came Lewis and Wife came took Dinner Gave Lewis a Bunch of Matches Windy
gave Bismarck a pair of sox
21st Leander crofsed for the Mail Bought a paper of Melon seeds Fixing Fence at the Barn
Mosquitoes commenced and Bullfrogs commenced to Talk some Ticks ice going Down
22 Salted the cattle Digging in the Back place Burnt Brush not very well Fixed the seat of
the Boat
23 Set Fire in the Marsh Back of the sugar Bush Fine Warm
24th Queen's Birth Day Fired one Volley only Burning Brush in the upper Field
25th Went to Summerstown seen Major Fraser On the Point Bought a paper of Muskmelons 5 took eggs to Hamiltons to exchange got a Bag of Potatoes
26th St Augustine Fine Rained Planted Potatoes Beans Melons Beets Pumkins The
Fishermen paid to Day Plum Trees Begin to Blossom Lots of ice went Down to Day
27th Gordon here Oscar Laflesh here Lots of ice going Down
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28th of May 1888 Fine Windy Rained Sheared the sheep
29th Royal Oak Day or oak Apple Day Fine planted corn and Beans squashes pumkins
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�30th Fine Finished Planting Beans in the Back Place Livinia not well Fixing a place for the
Nannie at the Back of the Barn Shot 2 Plovers at the shore Burnt some Brush on the Pit
Point
31st Corpus Christie Cold some Rain Shot a Plover put the Pet Lamb at the Barn to Pasture
put the Fat Pine Down to the shore Gave Fisherman a Door for to Lay his seine on as he is
Fishing alone Phillip Boy to Montreal Potatoes and pumkins up put a handle in the Hammer
put a Hoop on the Tub
1st of June The Glorious First of June Rowena's Vicky B Day 1878 Departed 18th of March
1887 at Fence Digging Stones and Fixing a place for Beans Digging Rained
2nd at the stones Leander crofsed to Summerstown Bought 2 spools of Thread 10 cents
The steamship 2 peices of it Towed up 3 Tugs at each of Them
3rd Fine Windy
4th Planted the Beans and Finished the peice Rained some Frosty One of the Line Boats
went up to night
5th Fixing the Boards Weeding the Garden Washing the Wool cleaned out the stable
Leander Fishing Perch got 6 Went to Fish with the Light got EEls cat Fish perch and Rock
Bass Windy to Day
6th Fine Turned to Wind high Lightning Thunder Brok the Back Door in the Barn set Fore to
Marsh on North West side Knocked or Blew Down {illegible} Done Big Lofs Through the
country Loss of Lots {illegible} Buildings Biddy Purcell Married the {illegible}
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Mr James Cameron Island
7 of May June 1888 Spartan Went Down cutting Weeds Fishing at night with Light Down at
the Kit Kit got a astray some
8th Got Bark to Bark the chairs weeding in the Potatoes Grubs Bad in the Beans and
Garden and Potatoes Passport went Down after striking the canal Fine
9th Our Mary's Birth Day 1813 Fine Windy Bismarck and T Rose here Brought a Pig he Bought
of J Vipond Paid 2 Dollars for it Leander and Phillip crofsed to Summerstown Bought of
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�Nicholson 100 wt of Flour 2..50 paid 1/4 lb of Pepper 10 spool of Thread 5 Algerian went
Down Ward Done Keeping store
10th Windy Raining Fine Bismarck Fernandez John H here the 9 of the Lambs Dead Must
been Killed with the storm Seen D Bakers Daughters Death in the Witnefs Thunder and
heavy Lightning Heavy Thunder and sharp Lightning Windy and Raining hard to night
11th cleaning the Potatoes Fine St Barnabas
12th Fine Cleaning Potatoes Jenny Calved Spartan Late going Down
13th Weeding Potatoes Mr Tuthill and Norton here to night took home the Jenny and Calf
Rained to night
14th at the Potatoes Rained Fine Lewis here for Tobacco Transplanted 4 or 5 Tobacco
Plants commenced Digging the Place for the Tobaco Leander set his Line over Mr Tuthill
caught a Lunge 20 or 25 lb Lots Trowling young Ducks now
15th Digging Tobacco Ground Hugh Ann went to Bombay Leander Bought of A Tyo sack
cornmeal 85 Paint 2 lb 16 Rained Thunder & Lightning Heavy
16th Fine John Carey Buried to Day Pic Nic at Hamiltons on Bohemian Leander crossed for
Mail Minkey calved
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Mr James Cameron Island
17th of June 1888 Bismarck and Gordon Bosell here Tonia and I to the Head of the Island
Fine Day some Windy
18th The Ever Memorable Battle of Waterloo Weeding the Potatoes Fine Went Down to
Rofs's Island for an oak stick sunk had hard work taking it up the Ella Rofs went Down on her
First Trip
19th Weeding Potatoes Warm got 2 sturgeon from the Fishermen Stanley and I went to Fish
perch
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�20th First Day of Summer Thunder and Lightning heavy Rain this morning turned very warm
Weeding Potatoes put out 85 Tobacco Plants Dug some in the Tobacco place 2 Barges
stopt at the Lighthouse going Down I think they are Loaded with coal
21st at Potatoes fine
22nd Our Dan's Birth Day Longest Day in the year Bismarck here with a Pig he Bought of
Charlie Craig 5 weeks old paid 2 Dollars some Rain
23rd Mam Charante came Leander crofsed with Phillip Hugh Ann came From Dundee on the
steamer Granada
24th St John The Baptiste Day Mr Genie came had a pig for me 6 weeks old he went to
Cornwall Lewis the Indian here Mid Summer-Day Rained East Wind
25th Genie went off West Wind Fine
26th Brindle calved at the Potatoes Lewis the Indian came with about 200 Tobacco Plants
Digging the Tobacco Place
27th Went to Hamiltons Got Tomato Plants Fine Transplanted Tobaco Hoeing Potatoes
salted the Cattle Heard that Julia Summers and her Family came to Summerstown
yesterday
28th East Wind Rained Made 10 Rows of Potatoes and 116 Hills Maud Calved put out 60
Tobacco Plants at Door Apple Tree 82 of Lewis plants in Tobacco place
29th St Peter & St Paul's Day Lewis the Indian here Wanting a Bull hoeing Potatoes
McGarvey {illegible} 5 of them one of McDougalls 2 of Frashers Girls here
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Mr James Cameron Island
June 30th 1888 high Wind Rained Fine Pic Nic at Hamiltons Phillip the Fisherman and
Leander crofsed to Summerstown Bought of J Summers Paris Green a Box 30 cents 1 lb of
Soda 10
1st of July Dominion Day Sunday Lewis Girl here Oscar Laflesh here stopt to Frame the
House Mrs Charante here Fine Day
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�2nd Oscar and I working at Framing the House warm Fine
3rd Working at the Building Mary Oscars sister came after him got the Rafters on Gave him
an old seine Fine Began to put Paris Green on the Potatoes Potato Bugs and slugs Plenty
hoeing some got a pound of nails from Phillip
4th of July The American Independence Fine Day some Windy Began putting Boards on the
Roof Gave a stick to Fisherman to Make an Oar hoeing some
5th Our John's Birth Day 1803 hoeing putting Paris Green on the Slugs cut a Road to the
Boards Back of the Barn yesterday and put that hay in to Day The Bohemian changed her
time She comes from Cornwall at Sunrise so she will Try to get in to Montreal Before the
Garnet
6th Hoeing Potatoes and Corn Finished them Hoeing Beans
7th Leander crofsed for Fishermen got 5 lb of nails 25 I cut a Road to the River and Mowed
the calfs Pasture Randolph came Through the night or near Morning
8th Gordon and Randolph here Fine
9th Leander and I to Dundee sold to A Tyo a Tennet of Butter 20 a lb Bought of A Tyo Tea 3
lb {illegible} Flour 2..50 Tea Pot 55 Matches 20 Wash Basin 20 Dipper 10 Mustard Cash 1..35.
6 Dollars Bought of John Tyo Boots 75 Nails 3 2 Tennets 40 Lewis the Indian and Wife here
10th Very warm Took in 10 cocks of hay hoeing Tobacco Livinia & Leander to Bosells and at
Craigs Peggy Boselll Poorly got a Basin of Potatoes from Mrs Craig
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Mr James Cameron Island
11th of July 1888 Fine Turned Stormy wind Rain Broke a Hicory Tree and Limbs of the
Butternut at the River some Bords of the stable and some of the West End of the Barn Blew
Down part of the calves Pasture Fence and the Bush must have taken a hard one putting
Boards on the Roof of the new End Finished but one Board to put on Lightning and Thunder
Pretty Bad with Rheumatism cool this Evening Deer Flies Bad Rasberries getting some Ripe
12th of July Orange-Man's Day went around the Island a Good many Limbs Broke of and
Trees Down with the storm yesterday Lamore and wife and 2 children at the head of the
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�Island since yesterday Morning Took them to the House stopt all Day as they are almost
starved out The Bohemian did not call into Summerstown a Loss to the Fishermen Narcisse
went to Lancaster put some of his Fish on the cars
13th Lamore and his Family went off Mowing some in the Grove The Chiefs here wanting
pay from all Fishermen for Fishing in their water
14th Mowed a Road to the Back of the Barn put in 10 cocks of hay Phillip the Fisherman took
our Mail from Summerstown George Oscar came here to night him Leander and Jo went to
Fish EEls on Top of the Water Leander and Livinia to Rofs's Island yesterday
15th Sunday St Swithin's Day Very warm and Fine East Wind
16th Went to Summerstown Bought Soap 10 Mr Grant here Bought for Fishermen Bread
Tobacco sugar at Nicholsons Got 6 Bars of Soap Went to see Mr Grant about his Horse Mr
Knight and J Hamilton Making a Platform and steps Made 15 cocks of Hay in the Grove to
Day
17th Fine put in 26 cocks of hay with poles cutting some Lashey came to Day
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Mr James Cameron Island
18th of July 1888 Windy cutting Hay on the hill Leander and I all the Fishermens Boys and
Woman went off to night got Fish from them hoeing and cleaning the Tobacco put Paris
Green on the Potatoes again made a Trough for the Pigs Rained
19th Fernandez Birth Day 1874 Windy Rained Fine Leander and I Mowing Down on the hill
Salted the cows and sheep Thunder a squall passed to the south side heavy Looking Back
of Lancaster
20th Mowing Gathering hay
21st Making coils of hay Leander to Summerstown Bought of Nicholson's Mothers Graves 25
Thread 5 Paid J Summers for the Fishermen got Tobacco From Narcifse
22nd very warm Tom Jack and Bismarck here the Gokeys here
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�23rd Mowing Below the Grove cut some above the Potatoes took in 6 cocks Thunder
Rained to night 2 on the upper Point a Man and Woman Tenting
24th Mowing 4 of Lewis the Indian children here Thunder Warm put some hay in the Mow
EEls on Top of the Water hoeing the Tobacco
25 St James Day Mowing making cocks got about 100 made warm went to the head of the
Island Leander not very well
26th Mowed a Road to the swamp Made some cocks Mowed a Road Back of the old
Garden to the Barn Picked some Beans Rained some Leander took up his Line not very well
one of the Fishermen Found a chair on the water
27 Mowing Back of the Barn at the south side of the Potatoes Fine Gordon and T Jack here
Looking at the steers wants 45 Dollars for the Mare and colt
28th Fine Warm E Wind put the Paris Green on the Potatoes put in about 20 cocks of hay
George and Dick the Fishermens Boy Mr Streeter here for Milk 10 Leander with Phillip to
Summerstown Bought of J Summers 2 1/4 yards of overalls stuff 55 cents
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Mr James Cameron Island
29th of July 1888 The Girls and Stanley went to Lewis and to Jo Lemays and Amiots Lewis
and his Boy here the Boys catching a Lot of young Sword Fish close to shore
30th Mowing at the side of the Potatoes and went to the Head of the Island put some in
the East Mow
31st put in some Mowed some Rained hard Thunder Lightning High Wind Fire in Dundee Got
a channel-cat from Phillip one of the Fishermen Got Part of the Lunge this Morning from
Narcifse
1st of August or Lammas Day cutting some at the Lower side and Back of the shanty
Mowed some Back of the Barn {ink blot over word} with Fishermen for Tobacco and scythe
stones Fine to Day Windy to night had New Potatoes to Day
2nd of August Minnie's Birth Day 1864 Fine Smoky with Fires some Place Gathering hay and
Mowing put in a Few Cocks a Gun Boat went up Towed by a Tug Bohemian did not call into
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�Summerstown this Morning a Box of EEls Left on the Wharf someone camped on Francis
Island
3rd Went to Dundee and F Covington with 3 Tubs of Butter Sold it to A Tyo Bought of A Tyo
100 of Flour 2..60 3 lbs of Tea 1 Tobacco 10 camphor 8 cornmeal 30 Licquor 15 Tobacco 5
RRR 25 cash 1..37 Bought of MC Boots 1 Buttons 76 3 yards 30 paid this Cotton 47 1/2 yards
4 Tennets 20 yards of Gingham I owe for this 2..4 cents Gave a Tennet of Butter to my
account
4th Mowing in the Grape {word obliterated with ink} a Drover here Labelle for cattle
Fishermen Phillip Brought me 2 lbs of Tobacco 25 and 2 Whetstones 10 cents
5th John Angus George and Mr Smith here Amiot and wife here Fine warm Day
6th Randolph B Day 1867 Fine High E Wind Narcifse went to Lancaster for his Brother in law
and Son-in-Law they Treated me
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Mr James Cameron Island
7th of August 1888 Raining and heat and some hailstones Mowing 2 Men here for Fishworms
one of them is Mr Fay Merchant Malone there camped on Alexis Island and Gave Stanley
and Tonea 10 cents a peice Talking to Lewis the Indian at the Lower Point he got a Bull
yesterday his wife went up to her Mothers Eclipse to Day not visible here Thunder Lightning
8th Mowing Back of the old Garden put in a few cocks of hay Warm Windy the Bohemian
Late this Morning coming up Lashey came to day Fisherman's son-in-law and Brother-inlaw went off to night spreading some of the cocks of hay as they got wet put the Pigs in the
Big Shed
9th shut up the West Mow putting hay of the sticks on the West Mow
10th Mowing and Gathering
11th Mr Russell here to Trade a Mare worth 35 Dollars Leander to Summerstown Bought
Thread 10 Rake 13 only got 3 papers and 2 Paper Books from Dan put in some Making Hay
Rained some Russell here again
12th One of the Simon Boys here and Lewis Boy Fine Day
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�13th Raining High E Wind cold Rain
14th Fine W Wind Went to Summerstown to see Mr Russells Mare I wont have her Gordon
here Made a Bargain with his mother for T Jacks Mare Bought of J Summers 1 lb of nails 5 a
paper of Needles 5 paid Mowing opened out all the Cocks of Hay to Dry Campers Found a
Boat Floating Down yesterday and to Day I heard that Johnny Bone was missing and the
Man he was Rowing cant say for sure wheather its True or not
15th Mowing Oscar and his Sister here and child Went to Summerstown and to Get the old
Mare Boarding the house some
16th Working Boarding the House
17th Raining Oscar working at his Tent Peter Back here
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Mr James Cameron Island
18th of August 1888 Fine Went to the Distillery to see his Horse Oscar and I a Woman
Departed on Hamilton Island By the name of Lang Leander to the P Office Bought of J
Summers 2 Pipes 2 Men here for Milk cows Milked to Day
19th Bismarck Birth Day 1870 Bismarck here Dr Falconer here Looking for a Party that
crofsed before the Wind Raised he is anxious about his Daughter as she is one of the Party
he had a very heavy wind coming here and he had it much heavier going to Christee Blew a
Regular Gale and he kept his course well as I watched him till he crofsed Left some 6
Powder with Livinia and told her to use them Fine very Windy
20th Fine John Simon and Family here about the oxen and his Brother Jake came here this
Evening not Knowing John was here Wedding at Bodways to Day Laflesh crofsed to
Summerstown and took Minnie from Hamiltons
21st Raining hard E Wind Oscar set a Line
22nd Raining E Wind Mowing
23rd Leander Hugh Ann Minnie Went to F Covington Bought of A Tyo 100 of Flour on credit
2..50 paid McCartneys what we owed the Last time I was up 2..4 Bought 2 Scyths 75 cents
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�a peice 1..50 Valise 75 John Murchison and Walter Baker here for Cattle sawing an Elm
Boards for Beans Windy
24th St Bartholomew Rained Windy Thunder put some Boards on the house
25th Windy Laflesh went Back to Murdock McDonalds at Hay went to Sturgeon Island for
the saw Hammer axe Tub Leander Found a Bun Down Below the Kit Kit Got 1 lb of Tobacco
From Montreal 18 Campers on Plum Island Left Narcifse and George Went to Montreal as his
Daughter is getting Married next Week Rained very hard to night heavy Lightning Thunder
{page two}
Mr James Cameron Island
26th of Aught 1888 Blowing very hard Amiot at the Fishermens
27th Windy some Rain Minnie and Leander crossed got a Ride Gordon Drove her out to
Williamstown Bought of J Summers Soda 10 Starch 10
28th Windy Leander and I to Simons about the Horse took Dinner there Barnhart and his
Wife here wanting to sell a horse
29th Narcisse came up from the Marriage on Monday Gathering and Raking spreading out
hay Fine St John Baptiste Martyred
30th Fine Hugh Ann and Livinia went to see if they were coming with the Horse The came
and took the Oxen Leander not well Stanley and I Gathering hay the oxen's horns Broke
someway to Day they must be fighting
31st Heavy Rain Wind Narcisse got matches Tethering the mare Thunder & Lightning
1st of September Fine E Wind Mr Leslie and Mr Cline the Lawyer here hunting Treated me to
old Rye Leander to Summerstown Bought of J Summers 3 lbs of Nails 15 Bought at
Nicholsons 3 spools 15 got papers from Minnie and in a corner for H Ann Fixing stone under
the Foundation of the House Drew some wood and stones with the mare she goes well
Hunting commences
2nd Fine Gordon Bismarck and Fernandez here
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�3rd D McMaster's Birth Day 1846 a Fine Day putting in Hay Took up some of the Lower Point
apples as they are not Gaining much
4th a Fortunate Day Began stack {put?} in 75 to Day not Finished Windy put salt on this
stack put marsh hay on it tonight Rained to night Windy
5th John Angus Birth Day 1850 Fine Cold Windy cutting hay on the Lower Point
6th Yera here looking for Timber Finished the stack 3 Tons 120 cocks in it Fine Day the
apples is going off some way
{page one}
Mr James Cameron Island
September 1888 Mowing on the Lower Point Made 50 coils Fine not very well Windy cold
some
8th Raining Windy Fernandez started for Summerstown and Turned Back took all the apples
of the Grove tree Leander cut Otto's Foot with the scythe yesterday Ducks not Plenty
shelling some Beans Frost yesterday in the morning
9th Leander to Hamilton for the Papers Hugh Ann and Tonia to see Peggy Bosell Windy Fine
Line Boat Passport went Down this Morning mifsed yesterday
10th Went to the Bush Fernandez and I to Make a Troughf put in some hay took in some
Beans and corn Ground very wet with so much Rain
11th Fine Day Went to F Covington sold 2 Tennets of Butter to A Tyo paid the 100 lbs of
Flour 2..50 got on Credit Bought 150 Wt of Flour 4..13 Shorts 110 lbs 1..40 Tea 3 lb 1.. Pepper
30 Matches 10 Tar Paper 1..50 pipes 5 cash 82 sold to Mr John Tyo 24 lb of Tallow 72
Bought Stanleys Boots 2 Dollar I owe him 20 cents on the Boots Bought Boots 2..50 Powder
40 Shot 10 Bought 3 Butter Tubs 60 Boots for Livinia 1..25 Calico Tax 10
12th Mowing Fine Rain Thunder Drew the Troughf from the Bush
13th Some Rain Fine cold Mowing shelling Beans
14th Holy Crofs Fine Lord Stanley went Down on Steamer Passport putting in hay sticks all
Full Shot 2 Ducks 15 putting in hay E Wind Let out calves Mowing Drew some Wood cut a
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�Road in the upper Field Frank Laplante here got a Note for Pay from J Summers Leander
crofsed for the Mail
16th Raining
17th Gordon here Mowing E Wind Mr Genie here Brought Melons apples his hand very Bad
Mrs Kelly at the Fishermans
18th EW Genie went to Cornwall Mowing in the upper field shelling Beans
{page two}
Mr James Cameron Island
Sept 19th 1888 Fine Day Mowing in the upper Field got Money from Phillip to pay his
account at John S Summers Phillip went off to Day Lewis the Indian here Gave him a pipe
Made 20 coils in Lower Feild
20th Raining hard cutting cornstalks and took in all the corn husked it seen something Like
Wild Geese or Gulls 8 of them Fan Tailed Blackbirds came
21st St Matthew's Day very heavy Rain Began to put the Felt on the house E Wind
22nd First Day of Autumn a Fine Day East Wind 3 Men here Demo Rodney Briggs and Oliver
Treated me with very good Gin and cigar Gave them some matches Fernandez went to
Summerstown Bought of J Summers Bread for Fishermen Bought of Nicholson Tax 5 cents
Did not get my Papers Looks like a Fire in Lancaster to night putting Felt on the house put a
Beam in the Floor of the house Lissy Livinia Killed a snake 3 1/2 Length
23rd E Wind Fine Bismarck came had a Basket of apples took a shirt to make Gave him a
Basket of Butternuts seen Wild Geese Fernandez and I to the Kit Kit
24th Fine Began the Pig Pen taken in the Hay putting on the Barn Floor the Boys Fishing with
Flambeau got 3
25th Fine Day Frog Days putting in hay all we got Cut Drew some sticks for the pig Pen
cows in here now a Good deal of shooting to the south shore
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�26th E W Fine cutting hay in the Brush at the wet Place made 20 coils gathered some
Grapes Fernandez Fishing got 2 Bunches put the cornstalks shot at a Duck did not get him
Black cherries Ripe at the Pen Blossom on Strawberries
27th High West Wind Raining hard Fine Butternuts Falloing oaknuts Falling working at the
Pig Pen gathering nuts Blew Top of the stack
28th at the Pen put in the Pigs in it.
{page one}
Mr James Cameron Island
Sep 29th 1888 St Michael Fine Windy Went to Summerstown Paid John S Summers for
Phillip shora 2.91 Got a Receipt Bought 3 lb of nails 15 paid Bought at Nicholson's 2 pans of
Bread for Fishermen got Apples at Hamiltons Fernandez went to the Gore for his cloths
took John Hamilton's Hat in the Mistake John Hamilton Charles Craig Hugh & Minnie went to
Ottawa Fair Seen the Balloon accident cut Tobacco put some under Cover
30th Bismarck here for his Shirt and Sox Lewis's 3 children here for coal-oil gave them a
Bottle Leander to Rofs's Island
1st of October Tonia Birth Day 1883 Fine Mowing Killed a Mutton and its one of the very Best
Fat Fat commenced to Rain shot the Mutton as I cannot get them in high E Wind Frosty
Last night
2nd cutting sticks for a Jumper Drew them E Wind Raining cool Blackbirds most awful
plenty at Beech nuts Fishermen got oil
2rd Boys mowing in the Front Marsh made 50 coils
3rd Boys mowing in the Front Marsh made 50 coils Working at the Jumper Fine cool Frost
to night took in the Tobacco some of it not very well Narcisse went to Montreal sent for 2
Flannel shirts File for the crofscut-saw and Setter for the saw
4th Fine cool working at the Jumper Boys Mowing Ploughed 2 or 3 Rows of Potatoes Began
to Rain very unwell
5th Working at the Jumper
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�6th put 40 coils in the West Stack Leander crofsed Bought of J Summers 2 1/4 of Cloth 84
cents peck of salt 10 paid Took my Hat from Hamiltons Raining
{page two}
Mr James Cameron Island
Oct 7th 1888 Fine Day Fine Day Gordon Willie and Tommy Rose here
8th E Wind taking up the Potatoes putting them in the Black Boat in the Feild put in a Few
Pumkins Windy to night Made 5 gallons of Grape Juice made a cheese
9th Snowing stormy north West Wind took in a Good Many Pumkins put in the calves to
night
10 Hugh Ann McMasters Birth Day 1844 Fine Day Thawing snow melting taking in the
Pumkins Narcisse took 4 Taking up some of the Ends of Drills
11th E Wind Gordon Willie and Tommy Rose came to cut Marsh hay for me and put Down
Quite a Lot ploughed 14 Rows of Potatoes Fernandez and Leander making coils in the Marsh
about 47 one of the spring calves acting Kind of curious Mice awful Plenty Seen a Light at
the shanty and there was no one there whatever it was we Dont Know
12th E Wind Blowing hard took up some potatoes too windy to make hay Drew some wood
commenced to Rain the Nannie out about the Door put the Black pig in with the others very
windy time
13th E Wind Raining cutting stove wood hung some Tobacco up in the Barn Made another
cheese Took another Barrel for the pigs as theirs Busted a Big Flock of Wild Geese went
Down skimming the water piling some manure in the yard and Letting the water Run The
Cornwall Canal Busted
14th Fine 3 Men at the Head of the Island Hunting Ducks Lewis Bosell along with them
Fernandez went to Hamiltons for the Papers
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�Mr James Cameron Island
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stable shelling corn to night Narcisse and Dick up for Kerosene Brought up 2 S{illegible}
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Lot {rest of line illegible}
{illegible} son-in-law Leander crossed
{illegible} the Mail got apples
28th {illegible} Wind Rained some W Wind
{first of line illegible} and Levelling West End of the
{first of line illegible} to Charlie's Island with Hunters
{first of line illegible} and Big Cellar 30th Banking
{first of line illegible} cellar for the Banking Fixed a board
{first of line illegible}ew a Big Stone out of the cellar
{first of line illegible} ck Shora with us Fine cool
{first of line illegible} Fine W Wind Digging the cellar Mr Nicholson here Looking for a cow for
the Drover
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{first of line illegible} the Hallow eve
{first of line illegible} heavy Lightning
{first of line illegible} November All Saints Day {rest of line illegible}
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�{first of line illegible} over on the Pit Point took her in the {rest of line illegible}
{first of line illegible} Milkhouse {illegible} 2nd All Souls Day
{first of line illegible} 10 cents to work at cellar made cheese
{illegible} Pumkins for {illegible} Mr Cono{illegible} for Milk 5
on this Day of the Month {illegible} 57 Fixing the {illegible} Floor up stairs Windy Rained
{illegible} Snowbirds to {illegible} and 15 Geese took the {illegible} went up
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{page one}
Mr James Cameron Island
4th of November 1888 children went to Hamiltons for the Papers
{lines illegible} McGreggor here Fine Making the Place for the Door up stairs
6th Election in the States Made the Door Windy Rain
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Pig out of the Pen
8th Windy Drawing wood Raining
9th Prince of Wales Birthday
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Put the Nannie in the Barn Letting {rest of line illegible} in Place {rest of line illegible} sawing
Wood
11th Water coming in {rest of line illegible} Windy
12th putting out Manure around the Appletrees Leander crofsed to Summerstown got a
Package From Dan all paid
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�{a couple lines illegible} 6 Dollars got a Back B{illegible} of A Tyo Tea 1 Thread Nutmegs
Pepper Flour {illegible} a Pair of Boots on credit 1..25 Rubber Boots a satchel Mrs J Tyo a
young son Took Dinner at A Tyo's a Fine Day
14th Fine Day Killed a Sheep salted him Conovers 2 Brothers went off a Tug went up with a
Tow
15th Thanksgiving Day Gordon here 2 Boys with him to Frashers with a Boat
{page two}
Mr James Cameron Island
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9th snowed Last {first of line illegible} Killed the white
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{page one}
Mr James Cameron Island
25th of November 1888 St Catherine's day East Wind Snowed to night Boys made Letere at
the shanty seen the Death of John Cameron Cariboo in the Papers No Lights in Mr Hills
Lighthouse But Johnsons Lit
26th East Wind Very high no Boats to Day Taking the axe handle out of the axe No Lights to
night Lots of snow Banks
27th Kind of soft E Wind put a handle in the axe a Tug went up with 3 Barges in Tow Rained
some a long time of this East Wind
28th Wind changed to West some Rain soft Fixing 3 Boards in the Floor Boys went to the Kit
Kit some shooting at Charlies Island Let the Genie Pig out of the Pen
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�29th Fine Calm Went to Lewis Resors Leander and I got an EEl spear from Lewis his wife
away this 3 weeks Leander shot a Duck put a Lock on the Door up stairs Tried for EEls got
none 2 Tugs went Down to Day with Barges
30th St Andrew's Day The Festival of the Scotch A Fine Day Kind of Soft W Wind made a
small stack in the Marsh 15 coils Leander Tried for EEls Got none Dont Like Lewis's Spear
Fixed the Pipes Lewis here to night for coal oil gave him a Bottle full his wife and children
came home a Boat came out of Salmon River some Boats went to Day
1st of December Froze some Last night picking up things in case it will snow some Grains of
snow Drew some of the Boats up in the Grove
2nd Blowing Fine Mowed some hay on the ice in the Marsh
{page two}
Mr James Cameron Island
4th of December 1888 Leander went for the Mail Bought of Angus McDonald a pair of Boots
1 Dollar 1 lb of shot 10 got papers from John Hamilton Forgot the Toronto news Gordon
Painting the storehouse on the Wharf Fixing a Door on the Frame snowed some
5th Kind of soft Drew some Wood putting Glass in the Windows
6th The Festival of the German's West Wind Freezing Fine Killed the Bull Braveyard and he
was hard to Kill put in the Sheep to night
7th Windy Leander shot 2 Ducks set the Marsh Back of the Sugar Bush a Fire part of it some
Drops of Rain Fixing in Brindles Place
8th Fine EW Got the Ram Ready and started with him Met John Hamilton coming for him
and Turned Back John Brought our Mail a Boat crofsed from the south side Down at
Charlies Island Conception of V M
9th Windy cool
10th Leander's Birth Day 1872 Killed the Genie Pig Went to set Fire to Back Marsh Fine Day
11th Leander went to Hamiltons with 2 Geese got a Bag of Barley and a Bag of apples
Fernandez and I put Hay out of the Marsh on the sheds and some in the stable loft set Fire
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�to part of the Lower Back Marsh cutting and salting the Pork not very well gave cornstalks
to the cows
12th W Wind Cold Windy Freezing Boys and I in the Bush piling up Wood took their Dinner to
the Bush not very well
13th Piling Stovewood Between Elems and oak Trees Frosty Windy
14th Frosty Cold Windy Leander Making a stall for P.J in Ginnys place cutting Stove Wood
15th Cold Wind Fernandez Making a pen for the Pig in the Big {illegible} put a hindquarter of
Beef hung up in the Barn a Fortunate Day
{page one}
Mr James Cameron Island
16th of December 1888 Fine Lewis the Indian here for a Whitewashbrush Wind Raised high
commenced to Rain hard to night Gave Lewis the spear Boys seen a Mink up in the Bay
17th Fixing around the stables the Hay on the Barn Floor about Done Raing iciecles coming
on the trees Turned the Boats High East Wind and snow stormy night All the cattle in to
night a Boat crofsed to the south
18th Stormy East Wind and snow cutting stove Wood the Dogs Barking at the sheep went
after them and took 1 home after the Rest of them Fernandez and I did not get them Broke
on a 3 Ton Marsh hay stack Fine to night Taking Fine hay of the sticks a Tail to the sun going
Down to night Frosty tonight
19th Fortunate Day Frosty West Wind cold cutting stove put in some hay at the Waterholes
for the cattle very cold to night Fixing some Tobacco
20th Last Day of Autumn Fine cold a Little anchor ice going Down Lewis the Indian here
Gave him a Peice of Beef some Tea softsoap salt and 9 cents gave him his Dinner took
Mogasins to make Frosty Lewis Drawing his hay in a Boat from Na Houtas Island Told me
that Lord Derby was stopping in his Yacht over at Frasher's its not Freezing right for the
River to take Jenny and P.J a Fight in the yard south W Wind tonight Lots of sea-gulls Flying
and on the Edge of the ice
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�21st First Day of Winter St Thomas unfortunate some cold high W Wind Began to Freeze
hard to night Drew some wood snowing I took a Bad pain in my Hip not Well the Dogs at
sheep 3 of them came home Leander and Fernandez went after the other the Rubber Lamb
{page two}
Mr James Cameron Island
22nd of December1888 Frosty ice Jamming and Taking acrofs on the south side with a Lot
of air-holes a Big opening before the Door I think its Taken acrofs the steamboat channel to
Major Frashers North side Fixing around the cattle not well cannot chop hearty to Meals the
ice will be apt to take to night as its Freezing hard all well good Fires Lots of Ducks Flying
about ice taken to night
23rd Went to Head of Island the Boys and it Looks taken all over Big air-hole Before the
Door The Boys out in the Boat in the air-hole kind of Warm the ice I Think will open Fox
came to Day
24th Fine Day Boys and I at stovewood very Bad with Rheumatism ice Breaking up all
Jamming crowding Down Raining to night Windy
25th Christmas Day West Wind ice going Down Raining a Wet Christmas Ground Bare not
much snow on the Ground
26th The Boys crofsed to Hamiltons for the Papers Fine Rained some Bad with my Hip
27th Raining W Wind Put a Plaster of Mustard on my hip
28th Kind of soft not well Gave a Good Rubbing of EEl oil Kerosene and camphor dont seem
to do any Good heard a Kind of noise at Summerstown of Drums and horns Fernandez
made a crofsbow to night
29th our Angus B Day Fine Day East Wind Boys chopping stove Wood Trying to chop and
split and saw but cannot do it
30th Windy the Boys caught one of those small owls
31st Windy Fine Day very Bad with Rheumatism Last Day of the year
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�For more information on James Cameron, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section
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<p>{from previous 1887 diary}</p>
<p>1st of January 1888 Sunday a Fortunate Day Windy Turned Fine Fernandez went off we did not know he went</p>
<p>2nd cold some Jo Lemay and Amiot here took their Dinner The a Fishing EEls in the mud got 6 FRom them Brought our Lamp home gave him a Key to Fix of my chest</p>
<p>3rd Allen's Birth Day 1853 Leander crofsed to Summers Bought of J Summers Tea 50 Needles 5 Thread 5 Bought of Mr Ward camphor 5 Sweetys 2 heard that Mr Stillwell Left the place Franky Leplante seen Fernandez in the Gore got an almanack got a Letter From Dan 5 in it and Christmas card not very well Bad with Rheumatism Teams crofsing now</p>
<p>4th a Fine Day EW a Great many Fishing EEls Leander and John Fishing EEls got 9</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>January 5th 1888</p>
<p>Went to Summerstown got a Ride up from Hamilton Bought of Mr Ward R R R 25 3 spools 15 Paid this Bought of J Summers Bottle Eclectrick oil 25 paid Bought of Nicholsons Almanack 5 cents paid Bought a pair of Boots not paid till I see of they suit Paid on the 12th Got a letter from Williamstown</p>
<p>6th Epiphany went to Williamstown EW Frosty at John Angus place Brought EEls sugar Wine snowing some</p>
<p>7th came home from Williamstown got a Ride Parisha's hill from John Angus got a {cut off}the of 12 lbs from " " Mr Grant talking to me aout a Horse 80 Dollars {cut off} at Roses Kind of hail soft</p>
<p>8th Sunday Hugh Ann's Birth Day Fine cold some snow Gordon and Dany Spink here</p>
<p>9th Fixing around the Barn Frosty cold set Traps for the Mink</p>
<p>10th E Wind Snowing Blowing turned Fine bushed some of our Road up to the Bay Leander got a Mink and 2 Muskrats to Day skinned the Mink and Rat for him</p>
<p>11th cold Frosty Windy sawing Making sticks for the churn Dasher</p>
<p>12th Election Court in Cornwall I crofsed Summerstown Bought of Nicholsons 2 pair not paid as I think I will Return 1 pair (soda 10 slate 5 Thread 5 paid this)</p>
<p>13th Windy Raining putting in hay</p>
<p>14th Brought a pair of Boots Back to Nicholsons Bought a 100 wt of Flour 2..0 not paid Bought of Mr Ward a pair of Boots 75 on credit Leander sold his Rats 25 for 11 a peice paid 2..75 mink not sold Paid on the 12th What I owed Nicholsons 2..82 and a pair of Boots I got on the 5th 1..20</p>
<p>{page one}</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>Dec 28 1887 Fine East Wind and changed to West commenced to snow Kind of soft water Raising close to the shore Drew up the Buns and turned them Over some Ducks Flying about Large air-hole Before the Door Windy high tonight Drifting and Frosty</p>
<p>29th Our Angus Birth Day Windy Frosty Drifting Reading papers a Mock sun on the East side of the sun</p>
<p>30th splitting stove Wood West Wind Frosty cold Frosty night 2 Mock suns</p>
<p>31st Broke on a 3 Ton stack to Day East Wind Frosty cold sleigh crossing Summerstown Road on the ice Feeding the cattle extra Last Day of the year</p>
<p>{second page - transcribed in the previous 1887 diary}</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>1st of January 1888 Sunday a Fortunate Day Windy Turned Fine Fernandez went off we did not know he went</p>
<p>2nd cold some Jo Lemay and Amiot here took their Dinner The a Fishing EEls in the mud got 6 FRom them Brought our Lamp home gave him a Key to Fix of my chest</p>
<p>3rd Allen's Birth Day 1853 Leander crofsed to Summers Bought of J Summers Tea 50 Needles 5 Thread 5 Bought of Mr Ward camphor 5 Sweetys 2 heard that Mr Stillwell Left the place Franky Leplante seen Fernandez in the Gore got an almanack got a Letter From Dan 5 in it and Christmas card not very well Bad with Rheumatism Teams crofsing now</p>
<p>4th a Fine Day EW a Great many Fishing EEls Leander and John Fishing EEls got 9</p>
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<p>{page one}</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>15th of January 1888 Fine turned Windy Leander Hugh Ann Livinia went to Lewis on Christee's Island</p>
<p>16th Fine not well Windy turned to East</p>
<p>17th East Wind Drifting snowed some Bad with my Back seen 2 men Fishing {cut off}</p>
<p>18th cold Frosty Windy</p>
<p>19th Leander crofsed to Hamiltons and went to P. Office took a sack of Flour John H and I went to meet Leander Windy Drifting</p>
<p>20th very cold and Frosty and Frosty and cold tonight the cut of Hay on the East mow Done Finished the pile of stove wood Between the Elms and oak Frosty night</p>
<p>21st St Agnefs Day a very cold Day Windy and Frosty air holes shuting up and smoking put in the Last of the 3 Ton stack about 1 1/2 Tons a cold Frosty night this Week was very cold and Frosty Potatoes got a touch of Frost to night</p>
<p>22nd Frosty cold Windy</p>
<p>23rd E Wind Turned a Little warmer Frosty to night Drew a couple of Landsleigh Loads of Wood from the Bay cut Water hole for the cattle Fixing around the cattle airhole shut up a good peice Teames on the Lancaster Road</p>
<p>24th Charlie Tupper's Birth Day and its cold Frosty Windy I went up to the Bay Fixed Leanders Trap Livinia not well with a very Bad Headache seen a Man crofsing From the south side a very Large crack or a Burst in the ice crofsing to the south or to Christees Island From Below the sturgeon Island not very well myself Frosty to night good Fires</p>
<p>25th Robie Burns B Day a very cold Blustery Day and cold night Conversion of St Paul</p>
<p>26th cold and Frosty a horse and sleigh to Christee</p>
<p>27th cold Frosty Blowing</p>
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<p>28th January 1888 West wind cold Frosty windy Eclipse on the Moon got a House Rat in the Trap a Good many of the air holes Before the house not all shut yet</p>
<p>29thLewis the Indians 3 children here for Milk gave them sox for the children John H went off to Mr McDougalls</p>
<p>30th Leander went after John H went to see how Bosell was as she is very Poorly Fine</p>
<p>31st Fine I went to Sumerstown sent for the Witnefs and picture 1..25 postage and Register 5 sent 1 Dollar to Mr Powter paper Envelope Register 7 cents Bought 2 Pencils 2 Mr McPherson would take no pay for Fixing the Dasher seen Mr Hill Heard Nicholsons was seized for smuggling took home Leanders Mink Fixing a Track on the ice for a course to run Lewis 2 children here for Milk seen the Rev Mr Grant took home the other sack of Flour From Hamiltons Jo Lemay Drawing Wood From Lewis at Christees Island</p>
<p>1st of February Fine Leander went to Fort Covington to Boots 2..50 got a Ride to Summerstown</p>
<p>2nd Candlemas Day Leander not Well Fine the Bear and the Racoon will see their Shadows to Day as the sun shines Stanley and I Broke on the stack at Jennys stable 3 Ton in it West Wind</p>
<p>3rd put in some hay</p>
<p>4th E Wind Drifting snowing Races in Summerstown Court in Cornwall</p>
<p>5th Sunday snowning Blowing</p>
<p>6th Went to the Bush cut some Wood Fine snow Deep in the Bush</p>
<p>7th E Wind Fine went to the Bush caught a nice Little Bird took off my Coat and Threw it on her putting snow of the East shed</p>
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<p>23rd Feb 1888 Leander and I to Summerstown Snowing Blowing Bought of Nicholson's 50 Wt of Flour 1..20 paid this Sent for the Toronto Weekly News 1. Registered 5 postage Envelope paper 5 Leander got his pencil 25 Court in Cornwall got 2 papers from DM Mc the Empire and Mail</p>
<p>24th Fine Thawing Broke on the West shed hay</p>
<p>25th all Kinds of Wind to Day Snowed Rained hailed sharpened the saw cutting stove Wood</p>
<p>26th cold some 2 Men crofsed over to southside it must be some of Bosell</p>
<p>27th Fine putting hay of the upper shed in the Barn Filled a Tick with hay got a Rat in the the Trap</p>
<p>28th very Frosty Windy putting hay of the North East side up on the sticks 1/2 Ton Filled a Tick Fixed a step in the stairs</p>
<p>29th Fine Day Intercalarry Day went to Summerstown with 7 lb 10 oz of Butter 20 all Bought of Nicholsons pork 75 Linsey 8 yds 1..12 {illegible} Tea 50 Worm Stuff 25 got the Toronto Paper with Picture of Confederation a Dec Paper came First</p>
<p>1st of March St Davids Day Taffy Day Putting in hay of the upper stable and Marsh hay of the Jennys Stable Fine some snow</p>
<p>2nd Cold Frosty Windy 1 of the sheep has 2 Lambs took one from the Ewe as she dont Look after it</p>
<p>3rd William Henery Shadgate Cameron Birth Day Uncle John's Eldest Boy Windy Drifting some cold (We thought we heard Thunder or eles an Earthquake yesterday about 4 oclock)</p>
<p>4th Cold Hugh Ann went to George Bosells to see how Peggy was Got some Tobacco Antwines Boy Euguene Broke his Leg in 2 Places met Antwine on the ice</p>
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<p>8th of Feb 1888 Gordon's Birth Day West Wind Snowing Blowing Drifting Drew some Little sleigh Loads from the Bush</p>
<p>9th Cold Windy Blustery day put in some Marsh hay not very well Frosty tonight</p>
<p>10th very very Frosty and cold put in hay</p>
<p>11th Leander crofsed to Summerstown for Mail got another Letter from Dan Bought of Mr Ward Pepper 7</p>
<p>12th Shrove Sunday Lewis the Indains 2 children here for Milk</p>
<p>13th Broke on a pile of Wood in the Grove Thawing Fine Windy at night</p>
<p>14th Shrove Tuesday Valentine Day not cold Rained Snowed East and West and North wind cutting Stove Wood Rained Last night</p>
<p>15th Wrote a Letter to send to D McM Ash Wednesday Windy Drifting Very cold and Frosty cutting stove Wood</p>
<p>16th very cold cutting stove wood</p>
<p>17th sent a Letter to Dan postage 3 1/2 lb Tea 25 got the Mail a Fine Day putting in Marsh hay Stanley and I A Social at Dickensons Island For the Benefit of the church 2 Lampwicks 2 cents</p>
<p>18th James Hugh's Birth Day 1855 {illegible} put in the Bottom of the stack air-hole shut Before the Door</p>
<p>19th First Sunday in Lent Fine</p>
<p>20th cutting Firewood Rained some Fine E Wind very bad with pains in my arms and Legs Rained some to night and Wind changed to West Blowing</p>
<p>21st Windy Drifting not cold A Big Fire at night the Way of Dundee or F Covington</p>
<p>22nd Washintons Birth Day Fine snowing Stanley and I in the Bush snow Deep in the Bush Dominion Elections this time Last year the Glengarry Boodle corruption</p>
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<p>5th of March 1888 very cold windy</p>
<p>6th Gordon and T Jack here Drew me 3 Jags of Wood took 8 sawlogs for me on the halves took Down my Papers and the Picture with the Witnefs Suffer Little Children got the first Paper of the news or the Toronto Weekly News but got the Picture Last Week Fathers of Confederation</p>
<p>7th Windy Drifting Fine sawing stove Wood</p>
<p>8th cold Windy cutting Stove Wood</p>
<p>9th Went to Summerstown Bought of J Summers 400 wt of Flour 10 Dollars got a Receipt up to Date Bought Cotton paid this Thread paid this</p>
<p>10th came from Hamiltons with the Boards and Flour Gordon came Down with them Got Bag of Grain from Hamilton on credit Traded coats with Gordon a Fine Day</p>
<p>11th Fine EEl Fishers on the ice at Christees Island seen a Fire over on the south side</p>
<p>12th St Gregorry's Day on this Day of the Month DMM First came to the Island cold Windy putting Hay in the Barn of the shed crows Flying above</p>
<p>13th Stormy N West and South Wind Drifting Snowing Lots of small Birds Like Sparrows about here caught 3 of them awful plenty about the House and Barn Grinding the axes sawing Stove Wood</p>
<p>14th Stanley's B Day 1880 Fine Day cutting Waterholes for the cattle shovelling snow as there is Big Bankings Thawed a good deal to Day</p>
<p>15th started to go to Summerstown Turned Back John Hamilton here put some hay of the shed Leander not well Began the hay on the West Mow yesterday</p>
<p>16th put in hay Fine a Ram Lamb to Day</p>
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<p>17th of March 1888 St Patrick's Day The Festival of the Irish Cold Windy Fine Leander went for Mail got them at Hamiltons</p>
<p>18th St Joseph Day on this Day Last year Vicky Departed Fine</p>
<p>19th Spring commences to Day Fine putting in hay of the shed seen 2 W Geese Going East Flying Low to the ice cutting stove Wood</p>
<p>20th Fine warm commenced to Rain went ot the Bush Leander and I 2 Men Fishing EEls at the P Point</p>
<p>21st Fine Windy high high Wind West Raining in the ush</p>
<p>22nd Livinia Senior Birth Day Leander tried for EEls water on the ice crust not good Freezing some to night Robins came yesterday</p>
<p>23rd chopping in the Bush Windy some cold 3 Teams came Down the ice Looks like some one Moving over to the south side some crust cutter went up the ice</p>
<p>24th Fine Windy Frosty {cut off} of the Teams came up to Day and 1 came Back in the Bush piling Limbs</p>
<p>25h Palm Sunday Annuciatoin of the Virgin Mary Bismarck here gave him sox and mits Lewis the Indian here 2 Indians Drowned in F Covington with the Freshet a Big stain of John McGiffein seeing one of the Men and never helped them ice good</p>
<p>26th John Hamilton Camerons Birth Day 1876 cutting stove Wood</p>
<p>27th Bismarck here for the sap Buckets got 66 Went to Summertown Bought of Mr Ward Tea 50 Tobacco 52 cents Spectacles 25 John Carey Poorly Fetterlys Lawsuit in Lancaster Thawing Fine some Rain water & slush on the ice</p>
<p>28th Wild Geese and Ducks Lots to Day Fine Rain Foggy put in a stack 3 Tons Wind Turned to West cows went Down to Lower Point to pick spots of Grass that got Bare of snow snowed some to night</p>
<p>29th Fine Thawing W Wind My Elbows very sore with pains split an ash for {illegible} blowing hard to night soaked sturgeon in the Water</p>
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<p>30th March 1888 Good Friday West Wind Greg McDougalls and one of Even Frashers Girls here Bought 50 cents of Butter snowed some to night</p>
<p>31st Leander crofsed for Mail did not get the Toronto Paper heard Purcel was elected Bought of J Summers a Bottle of Eclectric oil 25 cents paid Windy</p>
<p>1st of April all Fools Day Easter Sunday Fine Lewis wife and 2 children here and James McDougall and Sandy Cameron here wanting one of the Girls</p>
<p>2nd Leander Tapt 10 Trees in sugar Bush cutting wood at the camp Fine</p>
<p>3rd Fine One of George Bosells Boys here Lewis wanting to Buy Hay 2 Indians at the Lower Point wanting to stop in the shanty they went to Lewis house in the Bush cut a pole for the camp cutting Firewood sawed some old Logs at the camp Tapt 18 Trees to Day Began the hay on the Stable loft yesterday took 2 pots to the Bush and a Barrel Gathered to 12 pails since yesterday</p>
<p>4th St Ambrose Day First Boiling in the Bush about 28 Trees Tapped Made 2 Gallons put up a new Pole in the camp Teams or cutters crofsing Summers's Road or to Battock Fan Tailed Black Birds Phebes or Pewits Grassbirds seen some Black Ducks Frog Hawk Hen-hawk Red coat Blackbirds came ice opening close to shore at the Lower Point Northern Light Aurora Borealis Merry Dancers 2 nights ago Lots of snow in the Bush One Hen commenced yesterday for the First to Lay</p>
<p>5th Raining</p>
<p>6th Made 1 1/2 Gallons of syrup turned all in sugar 18 lbs</p>
<p>7th Leander crofsed to Summerstown Bought of J Summers a Box of Matches 10 cent s paid got the Papers</p>
<p>8th Low Sunday Fine cold Made {illegible} on the snow Leander and Livinia went to Rofs's Island the House Taken away</p>
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<p>9th of April 1888</p>
<p>Fine EW Gordon here for an EEl spear cutting wood at the camp 26 year married to Day put a new handle in the EElspear 9 pails in the pots of sap</p>
<p>10th Fine Boiling sap commenced to Rain ice not very good using hay of the stable Loft ice opened to Day</p>
<p>11th Raining a Lamb to Day a strip open to the end o the Island</p>
<p>12th Made 2 Gallons to Day of Syrup took some of the stuff out of the cookhouse snowed some Fine Freezing some shooting in the morning Windy Ionia went to the Sugar Bush to Day a strip open to Day in the channel to the Lighthouse</p>
<p>13th Fine Oxley calved Boiling in the sugar Bush ice Jamming of ice Before the Door cows crofsed to the Pitt Point Killed 5 snakes Burnt them</p>
<p>14th East Wind snowing some Boiling some the Jam started from before the Door commenced the Marsh hay on the North East side (the stack) 25 pails on the Fire to night seen a Light Last night coming From the head of Plum Island it must be a Sighn of -- or Forerunner of Death</p>
<p>15th Made about 18 lbs in the Bush Hugh Ann Made 5 lbs at the house Fine</p>
<p>16th Killed Oxleys calve gave him to the Dogs as the want the Milk for the Lamb Boiling sap Fine some Grains of snow took up 2 Baskets of Pine from the shanty ice going Down and Jamming</p>
<p>17th Seen Lewis on Christees Island crofsing to Summerstown ice Jamming I went around the Island crust good this morning in the Sugar Bush Made 4 Gallons of Mollasses to Day heard Loons for the First cutting Sumac Brush cleaning some around the Hicorys on the hill</p>
<p>18th Our Duncan's B Day Fine Windy Rained hail taking manure from the appletrees boiling but did not Finish 2 Rainbows {cut off}ing the stove wood from the upper end of the house Lots of ice going Down River clear</p>
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<p>19th of April 1888 Fine Windy Boiling a Little in the Bush Gathered 8 pails put out the Boat Leaks some ice at the shore yet Lots of ice coming Down Lewis the Indian here with corn gave him Butter syrup Mill cucumberseeds took supper him and Martin cutting stove wood Letting the water run at the wet place below the house Stanley not well taking a Board of the Banking to let it thaw out cows going to Pitt Point sap not running very well heard the Frogs</p>
<p>20th Lots of ice Going Down in the Bush</p>
<p>21st Granada's First Trip from Dundee Fine Leander crofsed for the Mail Bought pipe Lozenges Took home the EEl spear</p>
<p>22nd Reading The Boys in the Bush Windy</p>
<p>23rd St George's Day The Festival of the English Fine Alex Green an Indian here took some Banking out of the cookhouse seen a Rat pushing away ice from our Landing Place Made 12 lb of Sugar to Day Water Low</p>
<p>24th Taking away the West Banking and some out of cookhouse Leander Found an Elm plank 16 Feet Long Lewis Boy and Girl here had calico Basket got Butter Milk</p>
<p>25th St Marks Day Fine Wind cold W Wind Shot a Rat Took up Genies Pine from the shanty took up Narcifse's Bun put out our Bun Stanley and I went around the Island Leander & Livinia Boiling Big cakes of ice going Down</p>
<p>26th Fine Day Fisherman came John Nine here Amiot here Got 2 EEls from Amiot Gave John 9 a stick for oars Taking Banking out of the shed Filed the Leach with Ashes Lot of ice going Down</p>
<p>27th Fine Fixed the Double Stove in the cookhouse Fixing up the Boards taking Banking {illegible} shed Fixing Barrels</p>
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<p>28th April 1888 Mr Kelly at Fishermens Leander to Summerstown Bought 1/2 lb Tea 25 Soda 10 Salts 10 Mr Munroe and Rose here Told me of John Renshaws Death Last Boiling in Sugar Bush Stanley and Livinia set some Traps shot a Rat Fine</p>
<p>29th E Wind Leander to Charlies Island Henery Bosell at the Fishermen's</p>
<p>30th high EW Leander skinning 3 Rats Took the Pots from the sugar Bush Fixing Fence Fishermen crofsed to Summerstown Taking Banking From E End of the house but too much Froze yet Lightning to night</p>
<p>1st of May St Phillip & St James Day Lightning Last night E Wind Rained snowed Blowed EW Sawing a Pine Log at the shore Fishermen Fixing their seine in the Barn Alexandra went Down First Boat Lights Lit up to night</p>
<p>2nd Persia went Down Massena went in to Salmon River Narcifse went to Jo Lemays and Going with his Fish to F Covington to put on the cars Digging the Potato Peice</p>
<p>3rd WEnt to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward 2 Doz of herring 50 pair of Braces 35 Box of Caps 12 1/2 Bottle of Pain Killer 25 2 lb of Tobacco 50 1/2 lb of Tea 25 Bought of Nicholsons Rake 12 1/2 hat 10 heard Bill Lalonde Died or was Killed by a Fall of a Waggon Carriboo came up to Lancaster</p>
<p>4th Making the Garden Fence Rained Fine Bohemian Leaves Montreal to Day and its Friday Leander spading Potato Peice</p>
<p>5th The Bohemian up to Day Rained Windy Massena got aground at the Mouth of Salmon River Digging spreading Manure thats around the appletrees at the Lower Point Taking some of the Banking away Moved the Frame in the Garden some out of the way The Leech set Running the Lye 5 Beds of Top onions made a Bed of seed onions and More to Make</p>
<p>6th Windy Garnet went Down First Trip Fishermens First trip to Lancaster with Fish for the Boat in the morning</p>
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<p>7th of May 1888 Fine Planted 7 Rows of Potatoes in Hills taking Banking away working in the Garden planted a Bed of Carrots 4 more Beds of Onions and chalotts a Propeller went Down taking Potato out of the cellar and cleaning it</p>
<p>8th Fine E W Leander and Hugh Ann Went to F Covington Bought of J Tyo 5 Gal of oil 63 Boots 1..25 Bought of McC Tea 1.. Calico 8 yds 80 11 yds 1 24 yds of Lustre 25 6 Dollars Buttons 15 Cotton 15 Blue 15 Tin Kettle 10 Mending oots 10 Hat 10 at the Garden planted 50 hills of cucumbers Trimming the apple trees on Lower Point Lots of ice Going Down Lots of Wild Geese put a handle in the Hoe set some Fires Keeping the Pet Lamb in the stable</p>
<p>9th Fine EW Livinia and Livinia Went over to Lewis's Brought sugar and Milk Henery Bosell at the Fishermen Digging the Potato Ground Trimmed some of the apple trees Narcisse started for Lancaster with Fish Leander Fired 2 shots at Birds did not Kill them</p>
<p>10th Ascension Day Foggy Thunder and Lightning and Raining this Morning Fine Fixing East side of the Garden Fence Planted 9 Rows of Potatoes salted the cows on the Pitt Point Trimmed some of the apple tree at the Wet Place or Coal Pitt hill Lots of ice going Down 16 Rows of Potatoes Gave Phillip a Plug of Tobacco</p>
<p>11th Fixing the Logs around the Potato Peice Drew the Boats out of the Grove</p>
<p>12th Leander Crofsed to Summerstown Bought Thread 5 2 Dox of Hooks & Eyes 4 cents paid Bought for Phillip 2 lb of sugar 14 Plug of Tobacco 15 cents paid 3 Boys came 3 Boys came</p>
<p>13th Went to Lewis the Indian Leander and I windy</p>
<p>14th Piling Rails Back of the Barn Piling Manure</p>
<p>15th Leander went to J McDougalls stopt all night Windy</p>
<p>16th Leander came got 2 Bushels of Potatoes Brought them some Top onions Planting at the {illegible} Fishermen wasnt shanty cheaper</p>
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<p>18th of May 1888 planted a Few Rows Rain Fixing Calves Pasture at the soap put up a stick at the Potato Peice cleaning some in the Grove sawed 2 Blocks of a Log at the River</p>
<p>18th Fine Done making the soap 2 Indians here wanting the Fisherman to pay for the River J McDougall and Annie here gave Fisherman 2 Links of Stove Pipe putting up 2 sticks at the Door spreading some Manure Rained</p>
<p>19th Raining Windy went around the Island Phillip the Fisherman Brought me 2 lbs of Tobaco From Montreal 15 lb 30 Cows Broke the gate Last Night Keeping the Pet Lamb in the calf Pasture Phillip came up on the cars some Ticks Toads came out ice going Down</p>
<p>20th Whit Sunday Leander Hugh Ann Livinia went to Charlie Island for Wild Onions Bismarck and John H came Lewis and Wife came took Dinner Gave Lewis a Bunch of Matches Windy gave Bismarck a pair of sox</p>
<p>21st Leander crofsed for the Mail Bought a paper of Melon seeds Fixing Fence at the Barn Mosquitoes commenced and Bullfrogs commenced to Talk some Ticks ice going Down</p>
<p>22 Salted the cattle Digging in the Back place Burnt Brush not very well Fixed the seat of the Boat</p>
<p>23 Set Fire in the Marsh Back of the sugar Bush Fine Warm</p>
<p>24th Queen's Birth Day Fired one Volley only Burning Brush in the upper Field</p>
<p>25th Went to Summerstown senn Major Fraser on the Point Bought a paper of Musk-melons 5 took eggs to Hamiltons to exchange got a Bag of Potatoes</p>
<p>26th St Augustine Fine Rained Planted Potatoes Beans Melons Beets Pumkins the Fishermen paid to Day Plum Trees Begin to Blossom Lots of ice went Down to Day</p>
<p>27th Gordon here Oscar Laflesh here Lots of ice going Down</p>
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<p>28th of May 1888 Fine Windy Rained Sheared the sheep</p>
<p>29th Royal Oak Day or oak Apple Day Fine planted corn and Beans squashes pumkins</p>
<p>30th Fine Finished Planting Beans in the Back Place Livinia not well Fixing a place for the nannie at the Back of the Barn Shot 2 Plovers at the shore Burnt some Brush on the Pit Point</p>
<p>31st Corpus Christie Cold some Rain Shot a Plover put the Pet Lamb at the Barn to Pasture put the Fat Pine Down to the shore Gave Fisherman a Door for to Lay his seine on as he is Fishing alone Phillip Boy to Montreal Potatoes and pumkins up put a handle in the Hammer put a Hoop on the Tub</p>
<p>1st of June The Glorious First of June Rowena's Vicky B Day 1878 Departed 18th of March 1887 at Fence Digging Stones and Fixing a place for Beans Digging Rained</p>
<p>2nd at the stones Leander crofsed to Summerstown Bought 2 spools of Thread 10 cents The steamship 2 peices of it Towed up 3 Tugs at each of Them</p>
<p>3rd Fine Windy</p>
<p>4th Planted the Beans and Finished the peice Rained some Frosty One of the Line Boats went up to night</p>
<p>5th Fixing the Boards Weeding the Garden Washing the Wool cleaned out the stable Leander Fishing Perch got 6 Went to Fish with the Light got EEls cat Fish perch and Rock Bass Windy to Day</p>
<p>6th Fine Turned to Wind high Lightning Thunder Brok the Back Door in the Barn set Fore to Marsh on North West side Knocked or Blew Down {illegible} Done Big Lofs Through the country Loss of Lots {illegible} Buildings Biddy Purcell Married the {illegible}</p>
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<p>7 of May June 1888 Spartan went Down cutting Weeds Fishing at night with Light Down at the Kit Kit got a astray some</p>
<p>8th Got Bark to Bark the chairs weeding in the Potatoes Grubs Bad in the Beans and Garden and Potatoes Passport went Down after striking the canal Fine</p>
<p>9th Our Mary's Birth Day 1813 Fine Windy Bismarck and T Rose here Brought a Pig he Bought f J Vipond Paid 2 Dollars for it Leander and Phillip crofsed to Summerstown Bought of Nicholson 100 wt of Flour 2..50 paid 1/4 lb of Pepper 10 spool of Thread 5 Algerian went Down Ward Done keeping store</p>
<p>10th Windy Raining Fine Bismarck Fernandez John H here the 9 of the Lambs Dead Must been Killed with the storm Seen D Bakers Daughters Death in the Witnefs Thunder and heavy Lightning Heavy Thunder and sharp Lightning Windy and Raining hard to night</p>
<p>11th cleaning the Potatoes Fine St Barnabas</p>
<p>12th Fine Cleaning Potatoes Jenny Calved Spartan Late going Down</p>
<p>13th Weeding Potatoes Mr Tuthill and Norton here to night took home the Jenny and calf Rained to night</p>
<p>14th at the Potatoes Rained Fine Lewis here for Tobacco Transplanted 4 or 5 Tobacco Plants commenced Digging the Place for the Tobaco Leander set his Line over Mr Tuthill caught a Lunge 20 or 25 lb Lots Trowling young Ducks now</p>
<p>15th Digging Tobacco Ground Hugh Ann went to Bombay Leander Bought of A Tyo sack cornmeal 85 Paint 2 lb 16 Rained Thunder & Lightning Heavy</p>
<p>16th Fine John Carey Buried to Day Pic Nic at Hamiltons on Bohemian Leander crossed for Mail Minkey calved</p>
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<p>17th of June 1888 Bismarck and Gordon Bosell here Tonia and I to the Head of the Island Fine Day some Windy</p>
<p>18th The Ever Memorable Battle of Waterloo Weeding the Potatoes Fine Went Down to Rofs's Island for an oak stick sunk had hard work taking it up the Ella Rofs went Down on her First Trip</p>
<p>19th Weeding Potatoes Warm got 2 sturgeon from the Fishermen Stanley and I went to Fish perch</p>
<p>20th First Day of Summer Thunder and Lightning heavy Rain this morning turned very warm Weeding Potatoes put out 85 Tobacco Plants Dug some in the Tobaccco place 2 Barges stopt at the Lighthouse going Down I think they are Loaded with coal</p>
<p>21st at Potatoes fine</p>
<p>22nd Our Dan's Birth Day Longest Day in the year Bismarck here with a Pig he Bought of Charlie Craig 5 weeks old paid 2 Dollars some Rain</p>
<p>23rd Mam Charante came Leander crofsed with Phillip Hugh Ann came From Dundee on the steamer Granada</p>
<p>24th St John The Baptiste Day Mr Genie came had a pig for me 6 weeks old he went to Cornwall Lewis the Indian here Mid Summer-Day Rained East Wind</p>
<p>25th Genie went off West Wind Fine</p>
<p>26th Brindle calved at the Potatoes Lewis the Indian came with about 200 Tobacco Plants Digging the Tobacco Place</p>
<p>27th Went to Hamiltons Got Tomato Plants Fine Transplanted Tobaco Hoeing Potatoes salted the Cattle Heard that Julia Summers and her Family came to Summerstown yesterday</p>
<p>28th East Wind Rained Made 10 Rows of Potatoes and 116 Hills Maud Calved put out 60 Tobacco Plants at Door Apple Tree 82 of Lewis plants in Tobacco place</p>
<p>29th St Peter & St Paul's Day Lewis the Indian here Wanting a Bull hoeing Potatoes McGarvey {illegible} 5 of them one of McDougalls 2 of Frashers Girls here</p>
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<p>June 30th 1888 high Wind Rained Fine Pic Nic at Hamiltons Phillip the Fisherman and Leander crofsed to Summerstown Bought of J Summers Paris Green a Box 30 cents 1 lb of Soda 10</p>
<p>1st of July Dominion Day Sunday Lewis Girl here Oscar Laflesh here stopt to Frame the House Mrs Charante here Fine Day</p>
<p>2nd Oscar and I working at Framing the House warm Fine</p>
<p>3rd Working at the Building Mary Oscars sister came after him got the Rafters on Gave him an old seine Fine Began to put Paris Green on the Potatoes Potato Bugs and slugs Plenty hoeing some got a pound of nails from Phillip</p>
<p>4th of July The American Independence Fine Day some Windy Began putting Boards on the Roof Gave a stick to Fisherman to Make an Oar hoeing some</p>
<p>5th Our John's Birth Day 1803 hoeing puting Paris Green on the Slugs cut a Road to the Boards Back of the Barn yesterday and put that hay in to Day The Bohemian changed her time she comes from Cornwall at sunrise so she will Try to get in to Montreal Before the Garnet</p>
<p>6th Hoeing Potatoes and Corn Finished them Hoeing Beans</p>
<p>7th Leander crofsed for Fishermen got 5 lb of nails 25 I cut a Road to the River and Mowed the calfs Pasture Randolph came Through the night or near Morning</p>
<p>8th Gordon and Randolph here Fine</p>
<p>9th Leander and I to Dundee sold to A Tyo a Tennet of Butter 20 a lb Bought of A Tyo Tea 3 lb {illegible} Flour 2..50 Tea Pot 55 Matches 20 Wash Basin 20 Dipper 10 Mustard Cash 1..35 6 Dollars Bought of John Tyo Boots 75 Nails 3 2 Tennets 40 Lewis the Indian and Wife here</p>
<p>10th Very warm Took in 10 cocks of hay hoeing Tobacco Livinia & Leander to Bosells and at Craigs Peggy Boselll Poorly got a Basin of Potatoes from Mrs Craig</p>
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<p>11th of July 1888 Fine Turned Stormy wind Rain Broke a Hicory Tree and Limbs of the Butternut at the River some Bords of the stable and some of the West End of the Barn Blew Down part of the calves Pasture Fence and the Bush must have taken a hard one putting Boards on the Roof of the new End Finished but one Board to put on Lightning and Thunder Pretty Bad with Rheumatism cool this Evening Deer Flies Bad Rasberries getting some Ripe</p>
<p>12th of July Orange-Man's Day went around the Island a Good many Limbs Broke of and Trees Down with the storm yesterday Lamore and wife and 2 children at the head of the Island since yesterday morning Took them to the House stopt all Day as they are almost starved out The Bohemian did not call into Summerstown a Loss to the Fishermen Narcisse went to Lancaster put some of his Fish on the cars</p>
<p>13th Lam and his Family went off Mowing some in the Grove The Chiefs here wanting pay from all Fishermen for Fishing in their water</p>
<p>14th Mowed a Raod to the Back of the Barn put in 10 cocks of hay Phillip the Fisherman took our Mail from Summerstown George Oscar came here to night him Leander and Jo went to Fish EEls on Top of the Water Leander and Livinia to Rofs's Island yesterday</p>
<p>15th Sunday St Swithin's Day Very warm and Fine East Wind</p>
<p>16th Went to Summerstown Bought Soap 10 Mr Grant here Bought for Fishermen Bread Tobacco sugar at Nicholsons Got 6 Bars of Soap Went to see Mr Grant about his Horse Mr Knight and J Hamilton Making a Platform and steps Made 15 cocks of Hay in the Grove to Day</p>
<p>17th Fine put in 26 cocks of hay with poles cutting some Lashey came to Day</p>
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<p>18th of July 1888 Windy cutting Hay on the hill Leander and I ate there Fishermens Boys and Woman went off to night got Fish from them hoeing and cleaning the Tobacco put Paris Green on the Potatoes again made a Trough for the Pigs Rained</p>
<p>19th Fernandez Birth Day 1874 Windy Rained Fine Leander and I Mowing Down on the hill Salted the cows and sheep Thunder a squall passed to the south side heavy Looking Back of Lancaster</p>
<p>20th Mowing Gathering hay</p>
<p>21st Making coils of hay Leander to Summerstown Bought of Nicholson's Mothers Graves 25 Thread 5 Paid J Summers for the Fishermen got Tobacco From Narcifse</p>
<p>22nd very warm Tom Jack and Bismarck here the Gokeys here</p>
<p>23rd Mowing Below the Grove cut some above the Potatoes took in 6 cocks Thunder Rained to night 2 on the upper Point a Man and Woman Tenting</p>
<p>24th Mowing 4 of Lewis the Indian children here Thunder Warm put some hay in the Mow EEls on Top of the Water hoeing the Tobacco</p>
<p>25 St James DAy Mowing making cocks got about 100 made warm went to the head of the Island Leander not very well</p>
<p>26th Mowed a Road to the swamp Made some cocks Mowed a Road Back of the old Garden to the Barn Picked some Beans Rained some Leander took up his Line not very well one of the Fishermen Found a chair on the water</p>
<p>27 Mowing Back of the Barn at the south side of the Potatoes Fine Gordon and T Jack here Looking at the steers wants 45 Dollars for the Mare and colt</p>
<p>28th Fine Warm E Wind put the Paris Green on the Potatoes put in about 20 cocks of hay George and Dick the Fishermens Boy Mr Streeter here for Milk 10 Leander with Phillip to Summerstown Bought of J Summers 2 1/4 yards of overalls stuff 55 cents</p>
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<p>29th of July 1888 The Girls and Stanley went to Lewis and to Jo Lemays and Amiots Lewis and his Boy here the Boys catching a Lot of young Sword Fish close to shore</p>
<p>30th Mowing at the side of the Potatoes and went to the Head of the Island put some in the East Mow</p>
<p>31st put in some Mowed some Rained hard Thunder Lightning High Wind Fire in Dundee Got a channel-cat from Phillip one of the Fishermen Got Part of the Lunge this Morning from Narcifse</p>
<p>1st of August or Lammas Day cutting some at the Lower side and Back of the shanty Mowed some Back of the Barn {ink blot over word} with Fishermen for Tobacco and scythe stones Fine to Day Windy to night had New Potatoes to Day</p>
<p>2nd of August Minnie's Birth Day 1864 Fine Smoky with Fires some Place Gathering hay and Mowing put in a Few Cocks a Gun Boat went up Towed by a Tugh Bohemian did not call into Summerstown this Morning a Box of EEls Left on the Wharf someone camped on Francis Island</p>
<p>3rd Went to Dundee and F Covington with 3 Tubs of Butter Sold it to A Tyo Bought of A Tyo 100 of Flour 2..60 3 lbs of Tea 1 Tobacco 10 camphor 8 cornmeal 30 Licquor 15 Tobacco 5 RRR 25 cash 1..37 Bought of MC Boots 1 Buttons 76 3 yards 30 paid this Cotton 47 1/2 yards 4 Tennets 20 yards of Gingham I owe for this 2..4 cents Gave a Tennet of Butter to my account</p>
<p>4th Mowing in the Grape {word obliterated with ink} Drover here Labelle for cattle Fishermen Phillip Brought me 2 lbs of Tobacco 25 and 2 Whetstones 10 cents</p>
<p>5th John Angus George and Mr Smith here Amiot and wife here Fine warm Day</p>
<p>6th Randolph B Day 1867 Fine High E Wind Narcifse went to Lancaster for his Brother in law and Son-in-Law they Treated me</p>
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<p>7th of August 1888 Raining and heat and some hailstones Mowing 2 Men here for Fishworms one of them is Mr Fay Merchant Malone there camped on Alexis Island and Gave Stanley and tonia 10 cents a peice Talking to Lewis this Indian at the Lower Point he got a Bull yesterday his wife went up to her Mothers Eclipse to Day not visible here Thunder Lightning</p>
<p>8th Mowing Back of the old Garden put in a few cocks of hay Warm Windy the Bohemian Late this Morning coming up Lashey came to day Fisherman's son-in-law and Brother-in-law went off to night spreading some of the cocks of hay as they got wet put the Pigs in the Big Shed</p>
<p>9th shut up the West Mow putting hay of the sticks on the West Mow</p>
<p>10th Mowing and Gathering</p>
<p>11th Mr Russell here to Trade a Mare worth 35 Dollars Leander to Summerstown Bought Thread 10 Rake 13 only got 3 papers and 2 Paper Books from Dan put in some Making Hay Rained some Russell here again</p>
<p>12th One of the Simon Boys here and Lewis Boy Fine Day</p>
<p>13th Raining High E Wind cold Rain</p>
<p>14th Fine W Wind Went to Summerstown to see Mr Russells Mare I wont have her Gordon here Made a Bargain with his mother for T Jacks Mare Bought of J Summers 1 lb of nails 5 a paper of Needles 5 paid Mowing opened out all the cocks of Hay to Dry Campers Found a Boat Floating Down yesterday and to DAy I heard that Johnny Bone was missing and the Man he was Rowing cant say for sure wheather its True or not</p>
<p>15th Mowing Oscar and his Sister here and child Went to Summerstown and to Get the old Mare Boarding the house some</p>
<p>16th Working Boarding the House</p>
<p>17th Raining Oscar working at his Tent Peter Back here</p>
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<p>18th of August 1888 Fine Went to the Distillery to see his Horse Oscar and I a Woman Departed on Hamilton Island By the name of Lang Leander to the P Office Bought of J Summers 2 Pipes 2 Men here for Milk cows Milked to Day</p>
<p>19th Bismarck Birth Day 1870 Bismarck here Dr Falconer here Looking for a Party that crofsed before the Wind Raised he is anxious about his Daughter as she is one of the Party he had a very heavy wind coming here and he had it much heavier going to Christee Blew a Regular Gale and he kept his course well as I watche him till he crofsed Left some 6 Powder with Livinia and told her to use Them Fine very Windy</p>
<p>20th Fine John Simon and Family here about the oxen and his Brother Jake came here this Evening not Knowing John was here Wedding at Bodways to Day Laflesh crofsed to Summerstown and took Minnie from Hamiltons</p>
<p>21st Raining hard E Wind Oscar set a Line</p>
<p>22nd Raining E Wind Mowing</p>
<p>23rd Leander Hugh Ann Minnie went to F Covington Bought of A Tyo 100 of Flour on credit 2..50 paid McCartneys what we owed the Last time I was up 2..4 Bought 2 Scyths 75 cents a peice 1..50 Valise 75 John Murchison and Walter Baker here for Cattle sawing an Elm Boards for Beans Windy</p>
<p>24th St Bartholomew Rained Windy Thunder put some Boards on the house</p>
<p>25th Windy Laflesh went Back to Murdock McDonalds at Hay went to Sturgeon Island for the saw Hammer axe tub Leander Found a Bun Down Below the Kit Kit Got 1 lb of Tobacco From Montreal 18 Campers on Plum Island Left Narcifse and George Went to Montreal as his Daughter is getting Married next Week Rained very hard to night heavy Lightning Thunder</p>
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<p>26th of Aught 1888 Blowing very hard Amiot at the Fishermens</p>
<p>27th Windy some Rain Minnie and Leander crossed got a Ride Gordon Drove her out to Williamstown Bought of J Summers Soda 10 Starch 10</p>
<p>28th Windy Leander and I to Simons about the Horse took Dinner there Barnhart and his Wife here wanting to sell a horse</p>
<p>29th Narcisse came up from the Marriage on Monday Gathering and Raking spreading out hay Fine St John Baptiste Martyred</p>
<p>30th Fine Hugh Ann and Livinia went to see if they were coming with the Horse The came and took the Oxen Leander not well Stanley and I Gathering hay the oxen's horns Broke someway to Day they must be fighting</p>
<p>31st Heavy Rain Wind Narcisse got matches Tethering the mare Thunder & Lightning</p>
<p>1st of September Fine E Wind Mr Leslie and Mr Cline the Lawyer here hunting Treated me to old Rye Leander to Summerstown Bought of J Summers 3 lbs of Nails 15 Bought at Nicholsons 3 spools 15 got papers from Minnie and in a corner for H Ann Fixing stone under the Foundation of the House Drew some wood and stones with the mare she goes well Hunting commences</p>
<p>2nd Fine Gordon Bismarck and Fernandez here</p>
<p>3rd D McMaster's Birth Day 1846 a Fine Day putting in Hay Took up some of the Lower Point apples as they are not Gaining much</p>
<p>4th a Fortunate Day Began stack {illegible} in 75 to Day not Finished Windy put salt on this stack put marsh hay on it tonight Rained to night Windy</p>
<p>5th John Angus Birth Day 1850 Fine Cold Windy cutting hay on the Lower Point</p>
<p>6th Yera here looking for Timber Finished the stack 3 Tons 120 cocks in it Fine Day the apples is going off some way</p>
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<p>September 1888 Mowing on the Lower Point Made 50 coils Fine not very well Windy cold some</p>
<p>8th Raining Windy Fernandez started for Summerstown and Turned Back took all the apples of the Grove tree Leander cut Otto's Foot with the scythe yesterday Ducks not Plenty shelling some Beans Frost yesterday in the morning</p>
<p>9th Leander to Hamilton for the Papers Hugh Ann and Tonia to see Peggy Bosell Windy Fine Line Boat Passport went Down this Morning mifsed yesterday</p>
<p>10th Went to the Bush Fernandez and I to Make a Troughf put in some hay took in some Beans and corn Ground very wet with so much Rain</p>
<p>11th Fine Day Went to F Covington sold 2 Tennets of Butter to A Tyo paid the 100 lbs of Flour 2..50 got on Credit Bought 150 Wt of Flour 4..13 Shorts 110 lbs 1..40 Tea 3 lb 1.. Pepper 30 Matches 10 Tar Paper 1..50 pipes 5 cash 82 sold to Mr John Tyo 24 lb of Tallow72 Bought Stanleys Boots 2 Dollar I owe him 20 cents on the Boots Bought Boots 2..50 Powder 40 Shot 10 Bought 3 Butter Tubs 60 Boots for Livinia 1.25 Calico Tax 10</p>
<p>12th Mowing Fine Rain Thunder Drew the Troughf from the Bush</p>
<p>13th Some Rain Fine cold Mowing shelling Beans</p>
<p>14th Holy Crofs Fine Lord Stanley went Down on Steamer Passport putting in hay sticks all Full Shot 2 Ducks 15 putting in hay E Wind Let out calves Mowing Drew some Wood cut a Road in the upper Field Frank Laplante here got a note for Pay from J Summers Leander crofsed for the Mail</p>
<p>16th Raining</p>
<p>17th Gordon here Mowing E Wind Mr Genie here Brought Melons apples his hand very Bad Mrs Kelly at the Fishermans</p>
<p>18th EW Genie went to Cornwall Mowing in the upper field shelling Beans</p>
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<p>Sept 19th 1888 Fine Day Mowing in the upper Field got Money from Phillip to pay his account at John S Summers Phillip went off to Day Lewis the Indian here Gave him a pipe Made 20 coils in Lower Feild</p>
<p>20th Raining hard cutting cornstalks and took in all the corn husked it seen something Like Wild Geese or Gulls 8 of them Fan Tailed Blackbirds came</p>
<p>21st St Matthew's Day very heavy Rain Began to put the Felt on the house E Wind</p>
<p>22nd First Day of Autumn a Fine Day East Wind 3 Men here Demo Rodney Briggs and Oliver Treated me with very good Gin and cigar Gave them some matches Fernandez went to Summerstown Bought of J Summers Bread for Fishermen Bought of Nicholson Tax 5 cents Did not get my Papers Looks like a Fire in Lancaster to night putting Felt on the house put a Beam in the Floor of the house Lissy Livinia Killed a snake 3 1/2 Length</p>
<p>23rd E Wind Fine Bismarck came had a Basket of apples took a shirt to make Gave him a Basket of Butternuts seen Wild Geese Fernandez and I to the Kit Kit</p>
<p>24th Fine Began the Pig Pen taken in the Hay putting on the Barn Floor the Boys Fishing with Flambeau got 3</p>
<p>25th Fine Day Frog Days putting in hay all we got Cut Drew some sticks for the pig Pen cows in here now a Good deal of shooting to the south shore</p>
<p>26th E W Fine cutting hay in the Brush at the wet Place made 20 coils gathered some Grapes Fernandez Fishing got 2 Bunches put the cornstalks shot at a Duck did not get him Black cherries Ripe at the Pen Blossom on Strawberries</p>
<p>27th High West Wind Raining hard Fine Butternuts Falloing oaknuts Falling working at the Pig Pen gathering nuts Blew Top of the stack</p>
<p>28th at the Pen put in the Pigs in it.</p>
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<p>Sep 29th 1888 St Michael Fine Windy Went to Summerstown Paid John S Summers for Phillip shora 2.91 Got a Receipt Bought 3 lb of nails 15 paid Bought at Nicholson's 2 pans of Bread for Fishermen got apples at Hamiltons Fernandez went ot the Gore for his cloths took John Hamilton's Hat in the Mistake John Hamilton Charles Craig Hugh Minnie went to Ottawa Fair Seen the Balloon accident cut Tobacco put some unter Cover</p>
<p>30th Bismarck here for his shirt and sox Lewis's 3 children here for coal-oil gave them a Bottle Leander to Rofs's Island</p>
<p>1st of October Tonia Birth Day 1883 Fine Mowing Killed a Mutton and its one of the very Best Fat Fat commenced to Rain shot the Mutton as I cannot get them in high E Wind Frosty Last night</p>
<p>2nd cutting sticks for a Jumper Drew them E Wind Raining cool Blackbirds most awful plenty at Beech nuts Fishermen got oil</p>
<p>2rd Boys mowing in the Front Marsh made 50 coils</p>
<p>3rd Boys mowing in the Front Marsh made 50 coils Working at the Jumper Fine cool Frost to night took in the Tobacco some of it not very well Narcisse went to Montreal sent for 2 Flannel shirts File for the crofscut-saw and Setter for the saw</p>
<p>4th Fine cool working at the Jumper Boys Mowing Ploughed 2 or 3 Rows of Potatoes Began to Rain very unwell</p>
<p>5th Working at the Jumper</p>
<p>6th put 40 coils in the West Stack Leander crofsed Bought of J Summers 2 1/4 of Cloth 84 cents peck of salt 10 paid Took my Hat from Hamiltons Raining</p>
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<p>Oct 7th 1888 Fine Day Fine Day Gordon Willie and Tommy Rose here</p>
<p>8th E Wind taking up the Potatoes putting them in the Black Boat in the Feild put in a Few Pumkins Windy to night Made 5 gallons of Grape Juice made a cheese</p>
<p>9th Snowing stormy north West Wind took in a Good Many Pumkins put in the calves to night</p>
<p>10 Hugh Ann McMasters Birth Day 1844 Fine Day Thawing snow melting taking in the Pumkins Narcisse took 4 Taking up some of the Ends of Drills</p>
<p>11th E Wind Gordon Willie and Tommy Rose came to cut Marsh hay for me and put Down Quite a Lot ploughed 14 Rows of Potatoes Fernandez and Leander making coils in the Marsh about 47 one of the spring calves acting Kind of curious Mice awful Plenty Seen a Light at the shanty and there was no one there whatever it we Dont Know</p>
<p>12th E Wind Blowing hard took up some potatoes too windy to make hay Drew some wood commenced to Rain the Nannie out about the Door put the Black pig in with the others very windy time</p>
<p>13th E Wind Raining cuting stove wood hung some Tobacco up in the Barn Made another cheese Took another Barrel for the pigs as theirs Busted a Big Flock of Wild Geese went Down skimming the water piling some manure in the yard and Letting the water Run The Cornwall Canal Busted</p>
<p>14th Fine 3 Men at the Head of the Island Hunting Ducks Lewis Bosell along wih them Fernandez went to Hamiltons for the Papers</p>
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<p>4th of November 1888 children went to Hamiltons for the Papers</p>
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<p>6th Election in the States Made the Door Windy Rain</p>
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<p>8th Windy Drawing wood Raining</p>
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<p>12th putting out Manure around the apple trees Leander crofsed to Summerstown got a Package From Dan all paid</p>
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<p>14th Fine Day Killed a Sheep salted him Conovers 2 Brothers went off a Tug went up with a Tow</p>
<p>15th Thanksgiving Day Gordon here 2 Boys with him to Frashers with a Boat</p>
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<p>25th of November 1888 St Catherine's day East Wind Snowed to night Boys made Letere at the shanty seen the Death of John Cameron Cariboo in the Papers No Lights in Mr Hills Lighthouse But Johnsons Lit</p>
<p>26th East Wind Very high no Boats to Day Taking the axe handle out of the axe No Lights to night Lots of snow Banks</p>
<p>27th Kind of soft E Wind put a handle in the axe a Tug went up with 3 Barges in Tow Rained some a long time of this East Wind</p>
<p>28th Wind changed to West some Rain soft Fixing 3 Boards in the Floor Boys went to the Kit Kit some shooting at Charlies Island Let the Genie Pig out of the Pen</p>
<p>29th Fine Calm Went to Lewis Resors Leander and I got an EEl spear from Lewis his wife away this 3 weeks Leander shot a Duck put a Lock on the Door up stairs Tried for EEls got none 2 Tugs went Down to Day with Barges</p>
<p>30th St Andrew's Day The Festival of the Scotch A Fine Day Kind of Soft W Wind made a small stack in the Marsh 15 coils Leander Tried for EEls Got none Dont Like Lewis's Spear Fixed the Pipes Lewis here to night for coal oil gave him a Bottle full his wife and children came home a Boat came out of Salmon River some Boats went to Day</p>
<p>1st of December Froze some Last night picking up things in case it will snow some Grains of snow Drew some of the Boats up in the Grove</p>
<p>2nd Blowing Fine Mowed some hay on the ice in the Marsh</p>
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<p>4th of December 1888 Leander went for the Mail Bouht of Angus McDonald a pair of Boots 1 Dollar 1 lb of shot 10 got papers from John Hamilton Forgot the Toronto news Gordon Painting the storehouse on the Wharf Fixing a Door on the Frame snowed some</p>
<p>5th Kind of soft Drew some Wood putting Glass in the Windows</p>
<p>6th Th Festival of the German's West Wind Freezing Fine Killed the Bull Braveyard and he was hard to Kill put in the sheep to night</p>
<p>7th Windy Leander shot 2 Ducks set the Marsh Back of the Sugar Bush a Fire part of it some Drops of Rain Fixing in Brindles Place</p>
<p>8th Fine EW Got the Ram Ready and started with him Met John Hamilton coming for him and Turned Back John Brough our Mail a Boat crofsed from the south side Down at Charlies Island Conception of V M</p>
<p>9th Windy cool</p>
<p>10th Leander's Birth Day 1872 Killed the Genie Pig Went to set Fire to Back Marsh Fine Day</p>
<p>11th Leander went to Hamiltons with 2 Geese got a Bag of Barley and a Bag of apples Fernandez and I put Hay out of the Marsh on the sheds and some in the stable loft set Fire to part of the Lower Back Marsh cutting and salting the Pork not very well gave cornstalks to the cows</p>
<p>12th W Wind Cold Windy Freezing Boys and i in the Bush piling up Wood took their Dinner to the Bush not very well</p>
<p>13th Piling Stovewood Between Elems and oak Trees Frosty Windy</p>
<p>14th Frosty Cold Windy Leander Making a sall for P.J in Ginnys place cutting Stove Wood</p>
<p>15th Cold Wind Fernandez Making a pen for the Pig in the Big {illegible} put a hindquarter of Beef hung up in the Barn a Fortunate Day</p>
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<p>16th of December 1888 Fine Lewis the Indian here for a Whitewash brush Wind Raised high commenced to Rain hard to night Gave Lewis the spear Boys seen a Mink up in the Bay</p>
<p>17th Fixing around the stables the Hay on the Barn Floor about Done Raing Iciecles coming on the trees Turned the Boats High East Wind and snow stormy night All the cattle in to night a Boat crofsed to the south</p>
<p>18th Stormy East Wind and snow cuting stove Wood the Dogs Barking at the sheep went after them and took home after the Rest of them Fernandez and I did not get them Broke on a 3 Ton Marsh hay stack Fine to night Taking Fine hay of the sticks a Tail to the sun going Down to night Frosty tonight</p>
<p>19th Fortunate Day Frosty West Wind cold cutting stove put in some hay at the Waterholes for the cattle very cold to night Fixing some Tobacco</p>
<p>20th Last Day of Autumn Fine cold a Little anchor ice going Down Lewis the Indian here Gave him a Peice of Beef some Tea softsoap salt and 9 cents gave him his Dinner took Mogasins to make Frosty Lewis Drawing his hay in a Boat from Na Houtas Island Told me that Lord Derbywas stopping in his Yacht over at Frasher's its not Freezing right for the River to take Jenny and P.J a Fight in the yard south W Wind tonight Lots of sea-gulls Flying and on the Edge of the ice</p>
<p>21st First Day of Winter St Thomas unfortunate some cold high W Wind Began to Freeze hard to night Drew some wood snowing I took a Bad pain in my Hip not Well the Dogs at sheep 3 of them came home Leander and Fernandez went after the other the Rubber Lamb</p>
<p>{page two}</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>22nd of December1888 Frosty ice Jamming and Taking acrofs on the south side with a Lot of air-holes a Big opening before the Door I think its Taken acrofs the steamboat channel to Major Frashers North side Fixing around the cattle not well cannot chop hearty to Measl the ice will be apt to take to night as its Freezing hard all well good Fires Lots of Ducks Flying about ice taken to night</p>
<p>23rd Went to Head of Island the Boys and it Looks taken all over Big airhole Before the Door The Boys out in the Boat in the airhole kind of Warm the ice I Think will open Fox came to Day</p>
<p>24th Fine Day Boys and I at stovewood very Bad with Rheumatism ice Breaking up all Jamming crowding Down Raining to night Windy</p>
<p>25th Christmas Day West Wind ice going Down Raining a Wet Christmas Ground Bare not much snow on the Ground</p>
<p>26th The Boys crofsed to Hamiltons for the Papers Fine Rained some Bad with my Hip</p>
<p>27th Raining W Wind Put a Plaster of Mustard on my hip</p>
<p>28th Kind of soft not well Gave a Good Rubbing of EEl oil Kerosene and camphor dont seem to do any Good heard a Kind of noise at Summerstown of Drums and horns Fernandez made a crofsbow to night</p>
<p>29th our Angus B Day Fine Day East Wind Boys chopping stove Wood Trying to chop and split and saw but cannot do it</p>
<p>30th Windy the Boys caught one of those small owls</p>
<p>31st Windy Fine Day very Bad with Rheumatism Last Day of the year</p>
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James Cameron (1824 - 1912)
1889
Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive Volunteers
{large blot} Cameron Isld November 1889
9th
got a Letter from Dan Leander crossed Bought a saw shingled some Fisherman putting
some of their Lines in the Barn
10th Sunday
Girls went to Lewis's
11th
shingling some
12th
Fishermen went off and Dog
13th
Leander & Hugh Ann to salmon River for Provender {line of dots} Thread Glove Rubber
{dots} Salt {dots} Martin Lewis here for Pumpkins got a Boat Load East Wind Fi{ink blot
covering possibly ni}shed north side of the Fram {illegible edge of page torn} {illegible}llen here for
Marsh hay for {torn away} {page torn}arlie Craigs Boy is one of them {illegible}nting on the Little
Island n side {illegible} Rained some the Mare something {illegible}ong she is Laying Down eats
well Boats Going west Wind not much shooting
15th
Some Flakes of snow Windy hung the {torn away}re Lines up in a Tree the Big {illegible}te
Owl Flying around took Boards of the roof of the Frame {torn away} snow on the Mountains{torn
away}on the Little Island Left
Mr James Cameron Island 16th of Nov 1889
{right edge of page not visible}
Windy Fine cold setting Fire to the M{cut off} Took in the Preserves Wines oil Vineg{cut off}
and pickles syrup out of the Milkh{cut off} to the cellar put the Barrel in th{cut off} cellar took the
water Barrel in{cut off} the Cookhouse some Boats a Going to Day the Mare Dead throug th{cut
off} night Drew her out put in the calves to night cold to night
17th
Windy cool Fine Fires in the Marshes
�18th
Leander cross{cut off} to Summerstown Bought of I S{cut off} 5 lbs of nails 25 put a Letter
in the {cut off} for Dan 3 cents Got Papers f{illegible} D M M a Letter from Min{cut off} the White owl
Flying around working at the shed Doors and putting stalls in Genny{cut off} stable not much
shooting to Day Filled the Barrel with water at the River
19th
Raind a Litt{cut off} at the stables Leander sh{cut off} the Big owl with a Ball {cut off} with
Fishermans Gun H{cut off} skinned him tonight put {cut off} of the Heifers pulled out the {cut off}
went up the south side of the {cut off} Heard Purcells safe R{cut off}
Mr James Cameron Island 20th Nov 1889
Boheminian Late coming up Windy Raining some the Ramrod stuck in the Gun
21st
on this Day of the Month D M Master Departed 1846 Leander went Williamstown Sissy an
John H put him a cross to Frasher Point Livinia at Evans got some very fine apples Fine
Stanley and I tried for EEls {left edge cut off} st Battence Fishing EEls {illegible}es Hotel hunting
went to the sugar camp Stanley and J to Fix a crotch for the Pole sent Butter to Williamstow{n} a
Few Boats a going plastering s tables
22nd
Raining Leander came From Williamstown got a suit of {cut off}loths from D M M Leander
got a {cut off}oat and vest from James Hugh Took Gordons Boat from Hamiltons Heard Tully
Purcell and Craigs Boys were Fined Robbery at Purcells on James Stuart Bakers horse and
Wards Horse taken out of the stable
Mr James Cameron Island 23rd of Nov 1889
{right side of page not visible}
Windy Rained Fine Patterson her{e} for Butter 3 lbs Mr Humes Boy him and Leander after a
Duc{k} Mr Sandfield camping wit{h} Mr Hume's on Charlie's Islan{d} shutting the Windows and
Doo{rs} in the Frame Phillip Charron and 2 Hunters came Through the night a Butcher and a
Shoemaker
24th
Phillip came up Gordon and Bismarck came had a Dress for {cut off} mother Martin
Lewsis Boy here hunters Killed 9 Ducks to Day.
�25th
St Catherine Day Windy some Grains of snow Leander crossed to Summerstown for
Bread for the hunters Bread 13 pipe strings 5 no Boats went to Da{y} Got 50 From the Hunters
for {cut off} we gave them Left 18 lbs of Por{cut off} 4 candles Bar of soap
26th
We {cut off} of this morning Froze Last night put the Mare in a ho{cut off} shut the 2 Doors
of the shanty Feeding the cows Fine hay
Mr James Cameron Island 27th of Nov 1889
Wind high Began to snow hard Leander shot the White Bull {c}ut up the Meat Left if out {left
edge cut off} night Water Raising no Boats to Day stormy to night Terrible Gale of E Wind
28th
Stormy Wind Drifting John Nines Boat moved some in the Rushes and {cut off} to 2 years
in the one spot Waves Flying away over the Bank
29th
Killed 2 Geese and 3 hens put the Meat in the Milkhouse cleaning snow away some
Boats went to Day Log came out of his pen the Little Owl snowed up
30th St Andrews Day The Festival of the Scotch
Fine W Wind Freezing some to night Went to
the Pitt Point a Good many Boats went up and {do}wn all the Lighthouses Lit to {n}ight a steamer
went into {Sa}lmon River yesterday 3 st Lights {u}p tonight
1st of December only the Floating Light Lit to night Fine
{duplicate of previous page}
Mr James Cameron Island 2 of Decemb{er} 1889
W Wind soft Killed the Big Pig no Lights up to night no Boats to Day
3rd
E Wind Freezing cut the Pork and salted it Weighed 320 Good Weight I went to the
Head of the Island seen the Weasel Tracks Lewis the Indian here Lent the Pot and Knife 2
Trace chains Brought my axe handle sheep Put in for the First time Freezing hard to night
4th
E Wind Cold Frosty
�5th
E Wind soft cold Patterson Mr Hume's Boy here for Butter and oil 35 cents Broke on a
Marsh hay stack cutting up some of the Meat in the Milkhouse set a Trap for the Weasel
6th
a Fine Day I think Mr Humes went off Thawing seen a Boat coming to Charlies Island St
Nicholas Day Festival of the Germans Allen Buried on the 6th 1877
Mr James Cameron Island 7th of Dec 1889
Fine West Wind Thawing Leander {c}rossed to Hamiltons for the Mail {T}ook a Pair of Mits to
Gordon {a}nd a vest
8th
E Wind Leander {a}nd Livinia went to Charlie's Island John H not well
9th
Livinia {F}ixing the Frame Leander Found {a} Decoy Fixing the Hides in the Barn a fine Day
Digging for the {cut off}ake in a pile of snow some shooting salted the cattle
10th
Leander's Birth Day 1872 Fine Day Leander went to Summerstown Bought of J Summers
100 of Flour 2"50 a pair of Boots for Hughann 1 Dollar 1/4 lb of Pepper 10 Gave Leander 25 cents
for his Birth Day Mr Hume's at Ducketts Leander met him crossing to the south side sawed a
Dead Tree of oak in the Grove that the Wind Broke the Top of it off the 15th of April 1865 A Big
Gale of Wind the Time Lincoln was shot I was Drove to Ross's Island wind Rising high to night
from the East Whitewashing to Day
Mr James Cameron Island 11th of Dec 1889
high West Wind hay Done on the Barn Floor cows out a Picking not many Ducks Plugging 13
Plugs of Tobbacco
12th
Cut Down a Beech set Fire to the Marsh dont Burn Began to Make a handsleigh Broke
on a stack 2½ tons put som{e} in the Barn Floor Court in Cornwall
13th
at the handsleigh set Fire to the Marsh Burns in spots East Wind Freezing to night
14th
unfortunate Day Leander and John caught another of those small owls but he got out of his
Box and got away East Wind snowed some Freezing cold
�15th Sunday
16th
a Fortunate Day Fine
Fine Day John and Leander took over Gordon{s} Boat to Hamiltons Got a Bag of Oats
From J Hamilton some apples Heard J G Craig & Durushie is to go to Toronto to the Workhouse
Working at the handsleigh
17th
at the sleigh Mr Humes and Barnhart Hunting
18th
Working the sleigh
Mr James Cameron Island 19th Dec 1889
{F}inished the sleigh Mr Hume here stopped all night and Barnhart went home to come {cut off}r
the morning W Wind Fine
{2}0th
Fortunate Day cut the Beef salted it Mr Hume went off Barnhart came Gave {cut off}0
cents E Wind Raised very {h}igh Blowing hard Leander {S}hot a Duck Wounded a Loon
commenced to Rain hard some snow tonight water Raising
21st
st Thomas First Day of Winter cutting stove Wood W Wind Freezing a Little Fine
22nd
Fine
23rd
cutting stove Wood {cut off}ook in the Bottom of the stack on the {B}arn Floor The Young
Black Bull something wrong with him
24th
Fine Leander crossed to Hamiltons Brought over Gordons overcoat some shooting
25th Christmas Day
26th
W Wind Fine Leander shot an Owl with a Ball Found a Decoy
E Wind high Turned to West very high Found another Decoy to Day Rained and snowed
St Stephens Day churning Made the cellar Door
Mr James Cameron Island 27th of Dec 1889
St John the Evangelist XX piling up Wood Windy
�28th
Leander and I crossed I stopt at Hamiltons Leander to the store to 300 of Flour Bought of
A MDon{cut off} 3 lb of Tea 1 Dollar got an almanack with the Glengarr{cut off} Heard James
McDougal was very Poorly Hamiltons Thrash{cut off} Wheat Heard Frank Laplante{cut off}
Daughter was Going to be Married
29th
our Angus's Birth Day Windy very highigh wind to night
30th
Cool Boy cutting Wood me sawing stove wood Livinia made 34 Plugs of Tobacc{o} to
night
31st
Last Day of the Year a Fine Day Broke on a 3 ton stack 1 Ton of it Marsh hay cutting
stove Wood Fixing a handle in the shovel Livinia Made 30 Plugs of Tobacco
Mr James Cameron Island {cut off}st Day of January 1890
New Years Day South E Wind Fine Rained some John H {a}nd Leander Firing Killed a Big owl
{a}nd sugar-Bird stanley and I {s}etting Fire to parts of the Marsh Great Deal of shooting for N Y
raining and high Wind to night
2nd
West Wind Raining high West Wind a Large White Gander Before the Door in the Rushes
but he Flies Well went to the south side Finished the handle in the shovel letting the water run in
places the water high cattle picking out But dont save Feed
3rd
Allens Birth Day Windy
4th
Went to Hamiltons Brought 3 Turkeys Got 4 Bushels of oats and 2 Bushels Before Fine E
Wind Boat Leaks Bad John H and Stanley skinned the young Bull
5th Sunday
{6}th
Windy
Fine some Rain icicles on the Trees {cut off} Lewis and Martin here took home our {cut
off}ot Gave him Tobbacco coal oil cakes Got a Basket
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<p>Cameron Isl November 1889</p>
<p>9th got a Letter from Dan Leander crofsed Bought a saw shingled some Fisherman putting some of their Lines in the Barn</p>
<p>10th Sunday Girls went to Lewis's</p>
<p>11th shingling some</p>
<p>12th Fisherman went off and Dog</p>
<p>13th Leander F Hugh Ann to salmon River for Provender Thread Glue Rubber Salt Martin Lewis here for Pumpkins got a Boat Load East Wind Fished north side of the Francis {illegible}llen here for Marsh hay for {torn away} Charlie Craigs Boy is one of them {illegible}nting on the Little Island N side Rained some the Mare something wrong she is Laying Down eats well Boats Going west Wind not much shooting</p>
<p>15th Some Flakes of snow Windy hung the {torn away} Lines up in a Tree the Big White Owl Flying around took Boards of the roof of the Frame {torn away} snow on the Mountains</p>
<p>{torn away}on the Little Island Left</p>
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<p>2</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>16th of Nov 1889 Windy Fine cold setting Fire to the M{cut off} Took in the Preserves Wines oil Vinegar and pickles syrup out of the Milkh{cut off} to the cellar put the Barrel in the cellar took the water Barrel in the Cookhouse some Boats a Going to Day the Mare Dead through the night Drew her out put in the calves to night cold to night</p>
<p>17th Windy cool Fine Fires in the Marshes</p>
<p>18th Leander cross to Summerstown Bought of I S{cut off} 5 lbs of nails 25 put a Letter in the {cut off} for Dan 3 cents Got Papers for Dell Me a Letter from Min{cut off} the White owl Flying around working at the shed Doors and putting stalls in Genny stable not much shooting to Day Filled the Barrel with water at the River</p>
<p>19th Raind a Little at the stables Leander sh{cut off} the Big owl with a Ball {cut off}with Fishermans Gun H{cut off} skinned him tonight put {cut off} of the Heifers pulled out the {cut off} went up the south side of the {cut off} Heard Purcells safe R{cut off}</p>
<p>{page two}</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>20th Nov 1889 Bohemian Late coming up Windy Raining some the Ramrod stuck in the Gun</p>
<p>21st on this Day of the Month D M Master Departed 1846 Leander went to Williamstown Sissy an John H put him a crofs to Frasher Point Livinia at Evans got some very fine apples Fine Stanley and I tried for EEls at Buttence Fishing EEls J is Hotel hunting went to the sugar camp Stanley and J to Fix a crotch for the Pole sent Butter to Williamstown a Few Boats a going plastering stables</p>
<p>22nd Raining Leander came From Williamstown got a suit of cloths from DM M Leander got a coat and vest from Jame Hugh Took Gordons Boat from Hamiltons Heard Tully Purcell and Craigs Boys were Fined Robbery at Purcells on James Stuart Bakers horse and Wards Horse taken out of the stable</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>23rd of Nov 1889 Windy Rained Fine Patterson here for Butter 3 lbs Mr Humes Boy him and Leander after a Duck Mr Sandfield camping with Mr Hume's on Charlie's Island shutting the Windows and Doors in the Frame Phillip Charron and 2 Hunters came Through the night a Butcher and a Shoemaker</p>
<p>24th Phillip came up Gordon and Bismark came had a Drefs for mother Martin Lewsis Boy here hunters Killed 9 Ducks to Day.</p>
<p>25th St Catherine Day Windy some Grains of snow Leander crofsed to Summerstown for Bread for the hunters Bread 13 pipe strings 5 no Boats went to Day Got 50 From the Hunters for {cut off} we gave them Left 18 lbs of Pork 4 candles Bar of soap</p>
<p>26th We {cut off} of this morning Froze Last night put the Mare in a ho{cut off} shut the 2 Doors of the shanty Feeding the cows Fine hay</p>
<p>{page two}</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>27th of Nov 1889 Wind high Began to snow hard Leander shot the White Bull cut up the Meat Left if out night Water Raising no Boats to Day stormy to night Terrible Gale of E Wind</p>
<p>28th Stormy Wind Drifting John Nines Boat moved some in the Rushes and to 2 years in the one spot Waves Flying over the Bank</p>
<p>29th Killed 2 Geese and 3 hens put the Meat in the Milkhouse cleaning snow away some Boats went to Day Log came out of his pen the Little Owl snowed up</p>
<p>30th St Andrews Day The Festival of the Scotch Fine W Wind Freezing some to night Went to the Pitt Point a Good many Boats went up and down all the Lighthoouses Lit to night a steamer went into Salmon River yesterday</p>
<p>3 1st Light up tonight</p>
<p>1st of December only the Floating Light Lot to night Fine</p>
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<p>{duplicate of previous page}</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>2 of December 1889 W Wind soft Killed the Big Pig no Lights up to night no Boats to Day</p>
<p>3rd E Wind Freezing cut the Pork and salted it Weighed 320 Good Weight I went to the Head of the Island seen the Weasel Tracks Lewis the Indian here Lent the Pot and Knife 2 Trace chains Brought my axe handle sheep Put in for the First time Freezing hard to night</p>
<p>4th E Wind Cold Frosty</p>
<p>5th E Wind soft cold Patterson Mr Hume's Boy here for Butter and oil 35 cents Broke on a Marsh hay stack cutting up some of the Meat in the Milkhouse set a Trap for the Weasel</p>
<p>6th a Fine Day I think Mr Humes went off Thawing seen a Boat coming to Charlies Island St Nicholas Day Festival of the Germans Allen Buried on the 6th 1877</p>
<p>{page two}</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>7th of Dec 1889 Fine West Wind Thawing Leander crofsed to Hamiltons for the Mial Took a Pair of Mits to Gordon and a vest</p>
<p>8th E Wind Leander and Livinia went to Charlie's Island John H not well</p>
<p>9th Livinia Fixing the Frame Leander Found a Decoy Fixing the Hides in the Barn a fine Day Digging for the Rake in a pile of snow some shooting salted the cattle</p>
<p>10th Leander's Birth Day 1872 Fine Day Leander went to Summerstown Bought of J Summers 100 of Flour 2"50 a pair of Boots for Hughann 1 Dollar 1/4 lb of Pepper 10 Gave Leander 25 cents for his Birth Day Mr Hume's at Ducketts Leander met him crofsing to the south side sawed a Dead Tree of oak in the Grove that the Wind Broke the Top of at off the 15th of April 1865 A Big Gale of Wind the Time Lincoln was shot I was Drove to Rofs's Island wind Rising high to night from the East Whitewashing to Day</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>11th of Dec 1889 high West Wind hay Don on the Barn Floor cows out a Picking not many Ducks Plugging 13 Plugs of Tobbacco</p>
<p>12th Cut Down a Beech set Fire to the Marsh dont Burn Began to Make a handsleigh Broke on a stack 2 1/2 tons put some in the Barn Floor Court in Cornwall</p>
<p>13th at the handsleigh set Fire to the Marsh Burns in spots East Wind Freezing to night</p>
<p>14th unfortunate Day Leander and John caught another of those small owls but he got out of his Box and got away East Wind snowed some Freezing cold</p>
<p>15th Sunday a Fortunate Day Fine</p>
<p>16th Fine Day John and Leander took over Gordons Boat to Hamiltons Got a Bag of Oats From J Hamilton some apples Heard J Craig & Durushie is to go to Toronto to the Workhouse Working at the handsleigh</p>
<p>17th at the sleigh Mr Humes and Barnhart Hunting</p>
<p>18th Working the sleigh</p>
<p>{second page}</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>19th Dec 1889 Finished the sleigh Mr Hume here stopped all night and Barnhart went home to come {cut off}r the morning W Wind Fine</p>
<p>20th Fortunate Day Mr Hume went off Barnhart came Gave 50 cents cut the Beef salted it E Wind Raised very high Blowing hard Leander Shot a Duck Wounded a Loon commenced to Rain hard some snow tonight water Raising</p>
<p>21st St Thomas First Day of Winter cutting stove Wood W Wind Freezing a Little Fine</p>
<p>22nd Fine</p>
<p>23rd cutting stove Wood Took in the Bottom of the stack on the Barn Floor The Young Black Bull something wrong with him</p>
<p>24th Fine Leander crofsed to Hamiltons some shooting</p>
<p>25th Christmas Day W Wind Fine Leander shot an Owl with a Ball Found a Decoy</p>
<p>26th E Wind high Turned to West very high Found another Decoy to Day Rained and snowed St Stephens Day churning Made the cellar Door</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>27th of Dec 1889 St John the Evangelist XX piling up Wood Windy</p>
<p>28th Leander and I crofsed I stopt at Hamiltons Leander to the store to 300 of Flour Bought of A M D{cut off} 3 lb of Tea 1 Dollar got an almanack with the Glengarry Heard James MDougal was very Poorly Hamiltons Thrashed Wheat Heard Frank Laplants Daughter was Going to be Married</p>
<p>29th our Angus's Birth Day Windy very highigh wind to night</p>
<p>30th cool Boy cutting Wood me sawing stove wood Livinia made 34 Plugs of Tobacco to night</p>
<p>31st Last Day of the Year a Fine Day Broke on a 3 ton stack 1 Ton of it Marsh hay cutting stove Wood Fixing a handle in the shovel Livinia Made 30 Plugs of Tobacco</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>1st Day of January 1890 New Years Day South E Wind Fine Rained some John H and Leander Firing Killed a Big owl and sugar Bird stanley and I setting Fire to parts of the Marsh Great Deal of shooting for NY raining and high Wind to night</p>
<p>2nd West Wind Raining high West Wind a Large White Gander Before the Door in the Rushes but he Flies Well went to the south side Finished the handle in the shovel letting the water run in places the water high cattle picking out But dont save Feed</p>
<p>3rd Allens Birth Day Windy</p>
<p>4th Went to Hamiltons Brought 3 Turkeys Got 4 Bushels of oats and 2 Bushels Before Fien & Wind Boat Leaks Bad John H and Stanley skinned the young Bull</p>
<p>5th Sunday Windy</p>
<p>6th Fine some Rain icicles on the Trees P Lewis and Martin here took home our Pot Gave him Tobacco coal oil cakes Got a Basket</p>
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James Cameron (1824 - 1912)
1890
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Mr James Cameron Island
st Day of January 1890 New Years Day
south E Wind Fine Rained some John H {cut off}nd Leander Firing Killed a Big owl {cut off}nd
sugar-Bird Stanley and I {cut off}etting Fire to parts of the Marsh Great Deal of shooting for N Y
Raining and high Wind to night
2nd West Wind Raining high West Wind a Large White Gander Before the Door in the Rushes
but he Flies Well went to the south side Finished the handle in the shovel letting the water run in
places the water high cattle picking out But dont save Feed
3rd Allen's Birth Day Windy
4th Went to Harnettons Brought 3 Turkeys Got 4 Bushels of oats and 2 Bushels Before Fine E
Wind Boat Leaks Bad John H and Stanley skinned the Young Bull
5th sunday Windy
{cut off}th Fine some Rain icicles on the Trees {cut off} Lewis and Martin here took home our
{cut off}ot Gave him Tobbacco coaloil cakes Got a Basket
1890
Mr. James Cameron Island
�7th of January 1890
W Wind
Slippery walking
Watered the cattle in their stables put in some
Hay
8th Hugh Anns Birth Day 1866
slippery
Gave HughAnn 25 cents
Watering the cattle as the Ground is
W Wind snowed some Drifted Blowed hard to night Lots of Ducks in the Back Bay
Lots of owls in the Bush
9th
Very Frosty Windy cutting stove Wood slippery walking Watering the cattle in the stables
mice awful Plenty and Moles
10 "
ice Took across here Frosty E W Windy Watering the cattle in stables melting snow for
them a Good many air holes
11th
E Wind Frosty Drifting hailing High high Wind slippery walking Watering the cattle
melting snow a Bad night
12th
J. A. McDonalds B Day 1815
E Wind Fine Rained Big E Wind to night cows went to River got a Duck Mr James
McDougall Buried
1890
Mr James Cameron Island
13th January 1890
3rd Unfortunate Day Fine W Wind {cut off}ervy very high Wind Blows a
Hurricane the Roof of the cookhouse Fences Trees making everything Fly must be Big Damage
Done Water Flying out of the airholes Takin Beef {cut off}ut of the Barrel and its Froze awful hard
Froze to night wind got Down
14th
Unfortunate Day W Wind Fine Leander shot an owl Fixing the Roof on the cookhouse
Fixing and Picking up things that the storm worked Took the Boat up to the house took the Rest of
the Beef out of the Barrel put it in the Milk house Grinding the axes
15th
Taking some hay from the Bottom of the stack Treed the ice Bushed it some hard work to
cross the crack Heard Mr James McDougall was Burried Sunday Heard Robert Carey Died
Mr James Cameron Island 16th of January 1890
�W Wind snowed Fine Freezing Broke on the 4 Ton stack put a Ton in the Barn we thought
we seen something like a Balloon up west going south
17th
Fine and Frosty E W cutting Brush in the oak Field cutting some wood
18th
E Wind Fine Frosty sawing stove wood
19th
High E Wind
20th
high High W Wind cutting Wood some Rain
21st St Agness Day
Fine Day sawing a Beeck that the wind put Down Rover got in the Trap
Water Raising very high took the Bun up on the Bank
22nd
Fine Frosty W Wind water high at the shore up around the 4 Marsh hay stacks the
Weasel came around again cutting and Drawing Wood with the handsleighs snowed some snow
last night Fixed the scissors cows going to Brush
23rd
Caught a Weasel
24th
Fine Frosty cutting Wood Charlies Tuppers B Day
25th
Robie Burns Birth Day
Leander shot an owl Leander crossed to Hamiltons Brought
Gordon his mits Windy West
James Cameron Island 26th January 1890 Sunday
Hugh Ann Livinia and John H went to Lewis the Indian's very fine {cut off}ay Danny Spink here
Heard old Mr Robert Carey was taken up {cut off}ut of the Grave George Nicholson very Poorly
Joseph Ducketts wife very poorly
27th
Fine Frosty cutting Firewood sawed Down a {cut off}ery hard Dead Elm
28th
W Wind Frosty {cut off}utting wood something wrong with one of the Turkeys
29th
Thawing soft cutting Wood a Turkey Dead
30th
E Wind cold Frosty a Mink on the Island cattle going to the Brush water Falling
�31st
Fine Rained Windy Hugh Ann went to Dundee got a Ride up from Lewis 2 children
stoptat Lewis all night Bought 10 yds of Ticking 1.70 2 cans of Baking Powder got 2 Dishes with
it 1 condition Powders 15 cents 3 Baking Pans 60 Quart Measure 15
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EEl Fishers crossed with Horse and cutter
1st of February
Hughann came John H went to Lewis's for the Things Hugh Ann Left Fine Day
2nd Candlemass Day
sun shines the Bear and Raccoon sees their shadow Gordon here Lewis
here Leander went to Hamiltons for the Mail
1890
Mr James Cameron Island 3rd of Februa{cut off}
Raining W Wind cutting Wood
4th
E Wind Hailing Drawing wood Ground slippery a Ball at Hopkins Point to night Raining to
night
5th
Fine W Wind ice Gli{b} Making a Tick for a Feather Bed
6th
Picking the owls Oscar Laflesh here Fishing EEls Leander Fishing they got 12 Drawing
wood and sawing stove wood a Lot of EEl Fishers Below the Sturgeon Island up in the swamp all
Gli{b}
7th
EW Oscar here Lots of EEl Fishers up From St Annicet the Simons Drawing Wood From
Alexis Island slippery
8th Gordon's Birth Day 1863
Began to snow Last night snowing to Day W Wind cattle slips its
so icy under the snow Lots of snow Birds
9th
10th
Lewis Lasores 3 children here Fine cold
E Wind cold Fine Drawing the Bottom of the East Mars{cut off} hay stack Drew some
wood John H commenced to make Handsleigh
11th
cutting Brush EW Frosty cold Fine John H working at his sleigh
�12th
snowed very Fine W Wind Warm Stanley and I cutting Willows and Brush John H
Finished his sleigh seen a Duck Broke on a Marsh hay stack yesterday to day
1890
Mr James Cameron Island Feb 13th
{cut off}ine Windy cutting Brush 2 Lambs {cut off} Day Drew some Wood with the Handsleighs
Leander shot a Bird {cut off}omething like a Bluejay or Meat Bird
14th St Valentine's Day
Raining {cut off}ot 2 Weasels Foxes Running on the ice sawing stove
Wood 1 Lamb Dead Ducks {cut off}lying Down East
15th
Windy Fine Freezing slippery
16th
Leander to Hamiltons got Books {cut off}nd scales from Gordon Brought the shirts of Lewis
children here had their horse Gave them stockings and mits Fine
17th
E Wind turned stormy Drifting in the swamp cutting Brush a Dance to night at Hopkins
Point Angus Mayville
18th James Hugh's Birth Day
stormy E W Leander Killed a Fox Run after him and caught and
Killed him I skinned him and stretched him had a Great Dream about a steamboat Frank Laplants
Daughter Married yesterday the 17th not Married yet
19th Ash Wednesday
Fine Leander crossed to Sumnerstown Bought of Nicholsons 2 lbs of
soda 16 Tax 5 Drew some Marsh hay had EEls to day Angus McDonald very Poorly the
merchant Hamiltons colt hurted Gordon Working at Charlie Craigs
20th
Cold Windy cutting a Birch
21st
Wind cold Blustery
Mr James Cameron Island 22nd Feb 1890
�Fine Mr Joseph Vipond here up from his cord Wood shanty Martin Lewis here Drawing Wood
Gave him a Loa{cut off} of Hay as they have none Gave him a pair of sox for 1 of the Boys
Washingtons Birth Day 23rd
24th
Fine and some Rain
Went to Hamiltons for oats the assessor there John Roy Leander to the store Bought of
Angus McDonald 3 lbs of Tea 1 Dolla{cut off} matches 10 Tax 10 Bottle of Castor oil 10 paid this)
1 pair Boots for 1..20 and a pair for Stanley 1..15 thats 2..35 on credit 2 Lambs to Day the Big
spotted owl around EEl Fishers Below the sturgeon Island Broke on Ton stack of Marsh hay
St Matthias Day 25th
E Wind Rain Alexander McDougall here about to trade for their mare EEl
Fishers spearing Before the Door 6 of them cutting stove wood
26th
Raining E Wind Stanley not well sawing Wood made a side for the car
27th
sent off 1 Dollar to the Witness sent 1 Dollar to Toronto New{cut off} sent 2 Dollars to A. E
Powt{cut off} Alexandria sent 3 papers to Mrs A McDonald Kintail Williamstown Bought 5 lb of
Rice 25
James Cameron Island Feb 28th 1890
E Wind Rained cutting stove wood the Nannie had her Lamb Ducks in the {cut off}ir-holes Lots
of Water on the ice
1st {cut off}f March St David's Day
the Welshmans Day sawing wood Windy W Wind some
Grains of snow First crows came Ground slippery Brindle slipt and Lamed herself
2nd
Leander HughAnn Livinia Went to Mrs McDougal's Barnhart and Lewis and 3 children here
John H went to Hamiltons for the Papers did not Get {cut off}ur Toronto paper a
3rd
a Buggy went Down on the ice Meck and John McDougall here for the 2 cattle for the Mare
Leander went across with them tonight Windy cold slippery 2 Lambs to Day William Henery
Shadgate Cameron's Birth Day
4th
Leander came with the Mare Drew a Load of wood 2 of Lewiss children here for Quilting
{cut off}rame sticks Leander and John H went to Lewis's for the Pig sawing wood and splitting
stove wood a cutter passed up the ice
�5th
Windy Leander went for flour & Meal 200 of Flour 5..20 oatmeal 60 lbs 1..80 {cut off}ander
turned Back with the crack or Burst the 2 Girls went to Lewis's to Quilt Windy
1890
Mr James Cameron Island 6th of March
Fine cold wind Martin came with our Whippletree cut some Troughfs sawing stove wood John H
Making wooden scates Ice Glib {especially smooth and slippery}
7th
Cold Windy Leander to Dundee Bought of I Tyo 5 Gallons of oil 75 Axe 75 pipe 25 paid
for a Pair of Boots I got in Nov 13th 1888 1..25
sold 4 Hides for Me sold his Fox skin 1..25 Lewis
Boy an Girl here for Butter and sugar got it as they have visoters splitting troughfs People
passing on the ice with sawdust for ice houses taking it From Lancaster to Salmon Riv{cut off}
8th
Windy cold Fine Leander crossed for the Mail Bought of A McDonald Broom 20 spool 5
pencil 1 the crack Bad crossing to Hamiltons John and A McDougall came with the 2 Pots Gave
them the Ram got 2 Books from J Hamilton Fine
9th
Fine Donald Spink here
10th
Drawing Wood got a Rat Making Troughfs
11th
Fernandez came Lamb came to Day Leander Fernandez Went to McDougalls sale Rain
sawing stove wood
12th
on this Day of the Month D McMaster Senior First came to the Island Peter Buchanan
passed here going to Lancaster for 2 Loads of sawdust and its awful Foggy Making Troughfs
Raining
1890
Mr James Cameron Island 13th of March
�Rain Foggy made some Troughfs cutting stove wood a Team crossing sumners Road Lots of
Ducks Flying
14th Stanley's Birth Day 1880
a Fine Day Fernandez went off cutting stove wood made some
Troughfs got a Rat
15th
Blackbirds came Fine sent home Lewis's Pig Leander crossed Bought of A McDonald 5
Doz Herring 90 Boots for Tonia 90 cents Pepper 1/2 lb 15 cents 3/4 of an inch Bit 25 cents 2
Dollars & 5 cents Lewis 2 Boys here for smoothing irons Brought 32 new Troughfs ash and softmaple to the Bush Took some of the camp-Rigging to the Bush
16th
Fine Gordon and Bismarck Lewis wife and 3 children here Got a Dollar from Gordon
17th St Patricks Day
The Festival of the Irish A Dance at Hopkins Point to night Fine windy
some Grains of snow Northern Lights to night cutting Brush for the Fence cutting wood at the
sugar Bush crossing on summerstown Road with Horses
18th
On this Day of the Month Vicky Departed 1887 Leander and John H went to Hamiltons for
oats got 4 Bushels Gave Tom a Dollar thats 12 Bushels i Got thats 3..60 But got 3 Turkies
Making some Troughfs Tapt 7 or 8 Trees not Running well Fixing a Hoop on the Genie Pot
Mr James Cameron Island 19th of March 1890
E Wind Fine Cool sap Dont Run Drawing Wood to the camp put the Dogs after a Rabbit and
caught him seen a Lot of Wild Geese going west cutting Brush at the wet place went up around
the Island seen the small owl in the Bush Teams crossing summerstown Road a Team Drawing
From Alexis Island
20th
First Day of Spring Fine W Wind Minkey calved Drew wood to the camp took all the
Troughfs to the Bush 50 of new ones Made 2 Beetles a Team or cutter crossing the summerstown
Road simons Drawing from Alexis Island
21st
22nd
100 Trees Tapt to Day Windy
Livinia (senior) Birth Day First Boiling in the Bush 35 pails water coming in the Fireplace
a Horse and cutter crossed Summerstown Road and this Evening I think there was 2 Horses got in
out from Hopkins Point Lots of Ducks Flying Gathered 15 this morng and 20 to night
�23rd
Gordon here Brought my Mail a Letter from Phillip Charrone Longueil and the 2 Pictures
came from Toronto ice opening in holes made 2 Gallons of syrup for the first First Laying of hens
a nest of 5 Eggs
Mr James Cameron Island 24th of March 1890
{cut off}ine Cold sap not running ice opening very slow sawing Stove wood piling stove wood
25
Annuncition of Virgin-Mary Fine Cold E Wind Rained this Evening Boiled 7 Quarts of
syrup gathered 2 pails this Evening heard Black Ducks for the first Got a Rat Think there is a
Fox Left on the Island took the caff from Minkey
26th
John Hamilton Cameron's B Day 1876 Jenny Calved Rained Hailed Fine Windy
Gathered 53 Pails of sap not Boiling as the Fireplace is Full of water ice Jamming up in the Bay
went to the Head of the Island got a Rat not very well
27th
Wind ice a Jamming going Down cutting wood for sugaring cool north wind not running
muck 65 Boiled to Day sugar tommorro Leander Lost 1 of the Traps a Rat Broke the chain
some wild Geese Flying a Big Jam at Johnstons Lighthouse steamboat channel here not open
only to the Little Island Big Jam at the Head of the Island got a Rat
28th
E Wind turned Storming snowng Drifting Went to the Bush and strained what they Boiled
yesterday something wrong with Brindle put her in 2 calves together
29th
Intercalary Day snowing Kind of soft Brindle no Better putting snow out of the Frame
1890
Mr James Cameron Island 30th March 1890
Sunday Palm Brindle Dead Fine ice opening very slow 2 Indians at the Little Island
31st
skinned the cow Children making sugar 60 lbs Lots of snow
1st of April, All Fools Day
the ice
Fine Windy EEl Fishers at the Little Island Drew the Cow Down on
�2nd
Fine Windy PJ Calved Lots of ice going Down Big cakes Made in the house 6 Quarts of
syrup Boiling in the Bush 60 on the Fire to night to sugar tommorow Hen-Hawks came cutting ice
close to shore so the cows will not Brake in Turkey commenced to Lay yesterday went up to the
head of the Island Found a couple of clapboards of a Boat short a big pile of ice Jammed up at the
Big stone at the Head of the Island Mice made a havock eating hay in the East Mow in the Barn
3rd
Fine Day Lots of ice Going Down at sugar about 50 or 60 lbs to Day Leander Found a
Broken Bun at the Little Island north-side Drawing Wood to camp Fan-Tailed Blackbirds came
Pewits or Phebys came
Mr James Cameron Island 4th of April 1890 Good Friday
all Kinds of Weather to Day E Wind North Wind Raining snowed to night Marten and canares
here Fishing EEls St Ambrose Day cleaning the Buckets and Troughfs sloppy time Froze some
to night Drew a square peice out of the water cutting ice at the shore ice and Rubbish going
Down
5th
North Wind Cool Fine not running well 8 pails to Day sawed some Logs at the camp
about 45 pails Boiled to Day not strained to night
6th Sunday
7th
Easter Sunday Oxley calved Gordon here Made 3 Gallons of syrup Windy
a Fine Day Maryann and Martin here got Butter Lent him the 1½ inch augur Boys in the
sugar Bush Drew some Drags pushing ice from the shore commenced taking the Banking from
the cookhouse
8th
Boiling in the Bush made some sugar in the house Finishe the Banking in the cookhouse
high E Wind changed to south West Began to snow and changed to East Began to Rain Made
First Butter to Day abou 10 lbs some shooting on south side
9th
On this Day of the Month I was Married 1862 28 years Married to Day at the sugar Bush
with Tonia Made over 30 lbs Windy Rain Lots of shooting to Day taking the Banking out of the
Frame
10th
Made 6 lb in the House taken Banking and Wood out of the Frame Windy high Last nigh
some snow
�Mr James Cameron Island 11th of April 1890
Fine sawing stove wood in the Bush not running well 2 Indians fishing EEls ice going Down
Taking water out of the Milkhouse
12th
in the Bush Boiled 45 pails to Day Trimmed the apple tree before the Door cleaning the
ice out of the sumner Hog Pen A Great Lot of shooting to Day made at the House 6 lb of sugar
Tonia at Butternut sap The Pet Goose very cross a very warm Fine Day John McLaughlin Buried
to Day
13th
Gordon Willie Rose and Tommy Rose here Leander to Hamiltons John and Leander to
Charlies Island Martin came with the auger Made 2½ Gallons of syrup
14th
Narcisse and Phillip came Bought a 1 lb of Butter 25 took some of the Basins home made
a Quart of syrup Martin and Mary-ann here for 3 Quarts of syrup had 4 yds of Calico 40 got a
Broom 10 Rained some
15th
Grenad a First commencing to Run Fine Windy North West taking Banking from West
End setting Fires Breaking Dung Balls in the Field sap run 3 pails pulling Tax out of Boards
about 300 a Fine Gave nails to Fishermen and Hammer
16th
Narcisse went to Lancaster Windy Leander Made a Paddle Taking Tax out of Boards
sap run a Little Indians in the Bush 4 of Them cleared away
Mr James Cameron Island 17th of April 1890
Narcisse to Lancaster for George and Dick got a lb of Butter 25 taking Rigging of sugar-Bush
home Made a 1/2 Gallon of syrup to Day this is the Last as the cows and sheep is going in the
Bush and the trees Dont run well Made a Board for the Gate a Raft went Down in tow of the
{blank space} Lighthouse Lit up to night Leander went to Alexis Island Lewis Bosell Moved to
Summerstown Run away from Lancaster Rained some cool
18th
Uncle Duncan's Birth Day Windy cold a Few Grains of Snow Frost Last night
19th
Fine Froze some Last Tapt a Few Trees running awful well Gathered 17 pails to Day
took 2 pots to the Bush and a Barrell to the Bush Leander tried to cross turned Back Wind too
�high Narcisse got 7 lbs of Butter Phillip and George to Summerstown Paul Gray Fishing EEls at
the Pitt Point Oliver Monica Lost 7 sheep something they eat must be Poison Getting Pike in the
Marsh
20th
Fine Mr Kelly at the Fishermens John H and the Girls went to Lewiss
21st
Rained a Little Fine Boiled 35 pails Fishermen to the store sent for 1/2 lb Tea 20
22nd
Fine Made syrup of what was Boiled yesterday 2½ Gallons setting Fires Ploughed some
sod a Tug came up this Morning and a Tug went Down with a Barge in Tow Leander Found his
Trap Sunday and a Rat in it spreading Manure Charlie Rose house Burnt on the 19th
Mr James Cameron Island 23 of April 1890
St George's Day The Festival of the English W Wind Rained Fine Leander crossed with Butter
14¾ lbs to A McDonald Bought 3 lb of Tea 1 soap 10 pipes 4 Cinnamon 4 spools 20½ lb spice
Mory Calved Fixing Garden Fence Took the Barrels from the Bush set the Leech at the north
Banking but its Froze the Garnet went Down Fishermen First Trip to Lancaster with Fish Leander
took the Goose to Hamiltons and took him Back Lewis the Indian Taking a scow Load of Hay
Phillip to a lb of Butter 25 Got Due Bill of 82 cents from Angus Leander shot a Duck
24th
Minkey Dead skinned her First Ploughing in the Potato Feild Boiled 8 Pails of sap Took
home the Pots setting Fires Lots of Boats going to Day Martin and Maryann here for Milk put
the Pig in his Pen Put a crotch at the Fireplace some chunks of ice going Down E Wind
25th
St Marks Fine E Wind Frose Last night setting Fires Ploughing
26th
Fine E W Fixing the Fence at the Door and Fire-Place working at the soap Taking the
Banking from the north side of the house set Fire above the Brush Fence a Boat went up this
Morning Looked like the {following written over the top of an illegible word} cultivator First Trip
27th
Windy
Mr James Cameron Island 28th of April 1890
�Fine Livinia John H Ionia went to Lewis Leander to Summerstown Bought of J Sunners 5 lbs of
Putty 25 Bought of Angus Thread 5 {left side of page cut off} Herring Barrel 10 Brought couple of
sucours to Hamiltons Bought Bread for Fishermen Fixing a scaffold to shingle Mr Jo Genie here
all night came to Fix the Buoys
{cut off}9th
Mr Genie went off Left 95 cents Ploughing {cut off}ine Taking the Potatoes out of
the cellar 20 Bushels narcisse to Butter 25 The steamer {cut off}lexandria went Down on her First
Trip
30th
Windy Cloudy Fine taking {cut off}p stones took all out of Bush cutting Potatoes for
seed Heard Mr Ward was to be Married to Day to Miss Hill Telegraph operator Phillip and George
to Lancaster with Fish Put out their Big Boat
1st Day of May
St Phillip and St James Day Fine Robideau and Martin for Baits Ploughing the
2 Potatoe Peices Drew some wood salted the cattle
2nd
a Raft went Down cutting Brush Painting the Boat Fixing Fence Planted seed cabbage
and Beets Making soap narcisse to Butter 25 Fine
3rd
Windy Rain Putting manure on Potato Piece Below emptied the Leech and Filled it
splitting and old oak Log
4th
Windy Rained
5th
Leander went for Gordons Boat cutting seeds
6th
Fixing the calves Pasture Fence Phillip to Butter 25 Windy
1890
Mr James Cameron Island 7th of May
Windy Leander to Dundee 2 hides 10 Rats 5 Mink Bought 150 Weigh{t} of Flour 20 lbs of Felt
40 3 Bottles of Medicine 75 Boots Fixed 60 putting out manure put calves in the stable cut my
Hair cutting Potato seeds Robideaux here with Fish to Narcisse
8th
E W Fine went to Hamiltons Bough{t} Gordons Boat 3 Dollars for it Gordon and Mr
McPherson shingling paid Tom Jack 1 Dollar Got 2 Bushels of oats all clear now got the Lone
�of the harrow Brought Quart of onions to Mrs Hamilton got sallad seed Paid stanley 10 cents
Planted 25 Rows of Potatoes got a Letter from Williamstown At the soap
9th
Planted the rest of the piece of Potatoes took 9 Bushels of seeds Rained some Narcisse
and George came Wind high Stanley sick Hugh Ann sick Fisherman to 2 Bottles of oil 10
rained hard to night
10th
Leander crossed for the Mail did not Get the Glengarrian fine E and West wind Fixing
around heard Purcell sent word to McDougalls to Leave heard Duncans Chisholms Barn was
Burnt
Mr James Cameron Island 11th of May 1890
Rogation Sunday the Lafleshe's here {ink blot} Dan Spinks here Fine John H and the 2 Girls
went up to corn Island The officer of Fishing Club at the Fishermens /seised on Robideau nets at
Christees Island heard Geordie annans Father got his Leg Broke
12th
cross ploughing the sod Hewing a Pine Log the Cataline went down a Raft went Down
some Mosquitoes Leander Spearing at night got EEls and succours and sunfish
13th
Raining Commenced shingling the south side of the Frame split a couple of Long Rails
Alexandra went Down cutting Fat pine stumps Phillip digging his Potato peice Rained to night
14th
Harrowing the sod Planted 22 Rows of Potatoes shingling sout side put on Felt Dick and
Narcisse to Lancaster Mr Kelly at the Fishermans going to see Robideau Phillip to Butter 25
Boheminian Late this morning with the Fog, Rain
15th Asension Day
Fine Leander to Summesets Bought of A MDonald 6 lbs of shingle nails 30
Boots 1..25 Calico 3½ yds 35 overalls stuff 2¾ 55 7 lb of Fine salt 2 papers squashes 10 Boot
Laces shingling splitting a peice of the oak Log planting the Garden Cucumbers 5 Beds of
onions Robideaux Left Lewis's Island commenced the Hay on the sticks John H Drawng of
stones Phillip planting Potatoes gave him seed
Mr James Cameron Island 16th of May 1890
�sised what shingles we had not Finished shingling yet Leander & John to Alexis Island for a Plank
Windy Planting onions in the Garden Planted Potatoes at the Peice at the gate
17th
very high wind south East in the Morning changed to south West and Blew a Gale a Big
White Birch out of the Roots at the Bank at the upper part of the south side Rain some Thunder
a Few Grains of Hail put manure at the cherries for Potatoes Found a peice of Trace chain under
the stones Narcisse Planted his Potatoes Gave him seed Phillip paid his Rent and a 25 cents on
what he owed stanley and I around the Island water high Made some Beds in the Tobacco place
onions and Beets got 1 Tick
18th
Gordon and Bismarck here got a Pipe from Gordon Narcisse paid his Rent 3 Dollars got
oil 5 Bismarck 25 cents to his mother and sissy & Hugh Ann Hugh Ann and Jonia to Lewis's John
H and Leander and Dick to Ross's Island Phillip got a Loaf of Bread Fine E Wind
19th
Plouging the Back Garden and the cherry Trees taking out stones John Nine came for
sand Gave me his scow Boat Fine set a Turkey to Hatch John H got a Ling-Fish on his Line
Mr James Cameron Island 20th of May 1890
E Wind North Wind and West Wind Raining hard Lots of Puddels of water John H got a Pike on
his Line George got Tea shutting the hens in as they are scratching the Garden put 2 Long Rails
on the Garden Fence Fixed a Gaff for John H
21st
The Sand- Boat anchored at the Fishermens I went Down to see them his name {cut off}s
Captain Charron told me he would {cut off}ome in June for sand Lewis the Indian here for
Potatoes got 3 Baskets from him took Dinner him and Mary-Ann water very high a Good Deal
of water in the cellar with the Rain
22nd
Fixing the Fence in the upper Field and cutting on the Pitt Point Painting the Boat took the
mast out of the scow and some Boards very Fine E Wind Fixing the Tobacco Fence Broke the
Whippletree yesterday Leander crossed yesterday 1 Quart of Paint oil 25 Brought onions to Mrs
Hamilton Gave Lewis onion seed 40
23rd
Fixing the scythe Place Fence set a hen to hatch with Duck Eggs and Turkey eggs Got
Duck eggs From Tassie Fraser Leander there Bought 2 Bunches of shingles at McArthur's Mill 1
Dollar second Quality good shingles The sand Boat went off East Wind West W E Wind and W
Wind Lewis children home with smoothing irons
�Mr James Cameron Island 24th of May 1890
Queen Victoria's Birth Day a Fine Day E Wind Fixing Logs at the Potatoes Drew the Mast up
the Mare Lost a shoe Painting the Boat Black Drew the sleighs of the Grass Narcisse Paid for 9
lbs of Butter 1..80 Bought a lb 20 Leander got a Line 17 cents Marten and canares here
25th
Pentecoste Whit Sunday
26th
Finished shingling south side harrowed Potatoes Lewis and Mary Ann and Misses Lewis
here Brought 50 of Provender for Potatoes Cotton Gave Lewis more seed Potatoes Chickens
some out some Rain Plough Bean Place
27th
Putting the saddle on the Roof Leander to summerstown Bought of A MDonald Quart of
Paint oil 25 Fine salt coarse salt {blank space} Plaining Boards put a Beam up in the Frame
Hugh Ann Livinia and John H Went for a Table to Jo Lemays if he wants it he can have it any time
very Fine Raind some
28th
took Boards of the Roof Fixed the saddle on the Roof digging stones at the Fireplace 2
Men here from Cornwall to Buy the Glue and the Eggs of the sturgeon paid 5 for Glue and 5 for the
eggs Drew some stones to the Bank to Protect it Dick went off Plum trees in Blossom
Mr James Cameron Island 29 of May1890
Royal Oak Day or oak apple Day Traces Sheared the Sheep Lewis here for the Plough and
Painting the Boat John H got a sturgeon Lewis here for the Plough and Traces
30th
Digging the Peice for the Beans Washing the Wool Potatoes coming up Lost my Knife
Found it narcisse working at the shanty
�31st
Fine Day Leander to Hamiltons got Grain Potatoes Went to the Head of the Island salted
the cattle Put out the skiff Trees Blossoming Picking the Wool a Good many tows went to Day
R Robideau s{ern}ning with George
1st of June Rowena Victoria B Day 1878
Glorious 1st of June Martin and Mary-Ann Lewis here
Fine Livinia John H and Stanley over to the south side Duke of Cannought in Niagara to Day
2nd
at Pitt Point Fence the Mare out for the First time Planted Potatoes in the Back Garden at
the Cherry Trees Harrowed Back Place for the Beans thought there was Frost this morning
Picking Wool
3rd
Fine Windy East Stanley and I cutting stick for the Fence Potatoes coming up well
putting manure on Tobacco place Fixing Fence at calves stable Leander seaning with George
Spartan went Down 2 Men {re} at the shanty from Valley Field after Glue of sturgeon
Mr James Cameron Island 4th of June 1890
old George the 3rd Birth Day E W Rain 2 Frenchman from Valley-Field after the spawn and Glue
of the sturgeon did not get it the Men came From Cornwall cam Leander seaming with George
to Butter 25 the Corcican went Down John H got a sturgeon and Lost a Big one some smoky or
Foggy Blossom on the Brod Brim apple Tree at Lower Point
5th
Corpus Christie Foggy Raining hard Thunder and Lightning E W Fine John H Bought
Phillips Bun 2 Dollars Election in Lancaster Martin told us their Horse was stole Saturday night
Gave Martin some Turkey eggs to hatch Fixing the Gate and the cabbage seed place Bunty had
her Kittens to Day
6th
Planted Beans
7th
Leander crossed with the Fishermen windy Bought Tea 3 lb 1. Fishermen for Boards Girls
and John H went to Lewis they were off
8th
HughAnn went to St Regis on the Princess very windy
9th
Aunt Mary's Birth Day 1813 John H went to Hamiltons for Hugh Ann got Dans Letter from
London Weeding Potatoes Windy and Fine
�10th
Fine Lewis Martin for Potatoes got 2½ paid 1..25 at Potatoes Girls went to Lewis Rain
to night
Mr James Cameron Island 11th of June1890
St Barnabas Day Put the calves in their Pasture at the Fence Fixing it at Potatoes Tommy Rose
and 2 other here the Man from cornwall after his Glue a new Boat went up the Gatinea Stanley
and J Fishing Perch got a Lot a Fine Day Fixing a Bedstead up stairs High E Wind to night
12th
Raining E Wind Bun's Bleu up in the Marsh last night The sand man here Charron going
for cord wood to salmon River Wetyas Christee here 5 Boats of them went Down to Look for
Francis they were told that an Indian was Found but it was a false Report Stanley and J Fishing
got 5 Transplanted Cabbage
13th
E Wind Raining John H got a Lunge Fixing East Logs at the Wharf
14th
Went to head of the Island E W Mam Charron came George Brought 200 or 250 Tobacco
Plants from Montreal 20 cents a 100 Leander went to Hamiltons for the Papers Transplanted the
Tobacco Dug the Ground water high Randolph came to night
15th
Gordon and 2 of the Lalonds here Sandy Dougall John S Summers Frankey Laplante here
Randolph and Leander went Trowling Lightning Bugs
16
The Memorable Battle of Waterloo Randolph went Trowling at the Potatoes cleaning them
Gordon and J Summers here Trowling
Mr James Cameron Island 17th June 1890
Randolph Leander Hugh Ann went to Dundee Election There Leander Bought a suit 6 Dollars
Cotton 35 yds 13 calico Flour 100 Wt Randolph a satchel 2 plugs of Tobacco sold a Tennnet of
But{cut off} 29 lbs sold 28 lbs of Tallow Got 5 cents from Gordon for Tobacco Got 50 for skins
�Drawing stones to the Wharf Heavy Thunder and Lightning and Windy Randolph and Leander
went to Lancaster Leander went to A Frashers to see Fernandez Turkey got out her chickens
18th
Fine Windy Hoeing Down at the sod Fixed a Hoop on a Barrel the 2 Girls went to Lewis
19th
Randolph to Summerstow{cut off} Weeding the Garden
20th
Randolph went off Leander Hugh Ann Livinia went to Lancaster with him Brought the wool
to the carding Mill. Frasher smallman and another man here to Buy Cattle More chickens hatched
John H and I Fishing Perch putting stones on the wharf
21st
First Day of Summer very warm John H Jonia and I to the Kit Kit Leander and Dick to
Summerstown
22nd
Uncle Dan's Birth Day Hugh Ann and Livinia Went to Williamstown Gordon and Bismarck
here Leander to Hamiltons the Girls seen a Deer when coming Back
23rd
Put the plough through Potatoes George Annan and Miss Spinks here young Ducks
24th
John the Baptiste Day Mr T{u}thin here and {illegible} Bascan Gave a Trowling Rig to
Leander {illegible}ht a Lunge hoeing Beans heavy Thunder {illegible}tning
Mr James Cameron Island 25th of June 1890
Stanley and I Fishing Perch got 39 at the Beans Windy Took a Lo{ad of wood} From the Bay
Berries getting Ripe
26th
Very Windy from the north cool and {illegible} hot Mrs Charron here at the Beans Beans
put a handle in and old hoe 2 Fine 3 masted schooners went Down Towed young Turkees Dying
27th
Hoeing the Beans Martin here Fine put ashes in the manure pile Fixed a Bed in the
Frame up stairs
28th
Went to Hamiltons Heard of Mr John Craigs Death Leander Bought of A MDonald 1 pair of
shoes 1..25 starch 10 6 yds of 1..8 paid 1..80 what we owed him got a Box From J Hamilton
Tom Jack Making a stable in concession Hugh Ann went to St Regis
29th
St P St Paul Fine the Mare had her Colt
�30th
Cutting sticks for a Jumper Hugh Ann came verry verry warm hoed Tobacco cutting the
Weeds
1st of July
Dominion Day picnicks all over Began the Jumper Warm some Berries Took the
Mare and colt to the Barn
2nd
Rained some Working at the other runner of the Jumper the mare Drew it Down Hoeing
the Potatoes the Boheminian Late to Day going up Livinia Working at the churn at Potatoe Bugs
Mr James Cameron Island 3 July 1890
Fine Rained Windy at the Potatoes at the Jumper piled some Manure Mowed a Road at the
centenial Leander crossed to A McDonald paid for the shoes 1..25 Bought a Broom 20 Bought
at Nicholsons Mollasses 12½ Bought of John Summers 1 lb of sulpher 10 Rainbow to night
4th
American Independonce Windy Foggy Rained afternoon Fine at the Jumper put out
some Tobacco and Turnips
5th
Our Uncle Johns B Day 1803 Fine Windy at the Jumper potato Bugs some plenty on
Lower Peice Lots of Pic Nics Garnet and Gatineau up with Pic Nic Hoeing Potatoes EEl Flies
commencing
6th
John Angus and Jo the Baker here Tom Jack Gordon and Dan Spink here Leander and
Hugh Ann went to McDougalls Heard Caseau was hung or Lynched Rained some
7th
Finished the Jumper Fine Rained Windy tearing Down the Big shed hoeing the Beans
put Paris Green on the Lower Potatoes
8th
Went to head of the Island Windy Heavy Lightning and Thunder Rain Mowed Thistles on
the hill Young Turkey hatching or Laying
9th {ink blot} Windy Fine mowed a Little Back of the Barn cut some sticks for a stable Taking
off Potatoe Bugs Kind of cold Weeding the Garden
Mr James Cameron Island 10th of July 1890
�Windy Fine cool Mowing around for a Road Leander and John H Drew some sticks John H
Broke the Round Whetstone Harnessed the Mare Potato Bugs Bad Rasberries get Ripe
11th
Fine Warm Leander and Hugh Ann to Dundee Bought 100 of Flour 2.60 on credit 50 lbs
of Cornmeal 60 5 of Ca{mb}rick 35 40 yds of Cotton 2..80 1½ Doz Buttons 15 1½ yd of Drilling
15 Gallon of Vinegar 25 3 plates 25 1½ Baking Powder 25 2 Jars 25 2 scyths 1.20 stone 10
7-65... To Cash 3.. 4..65.. 5 Tubs 1.. 6 yds Calico 40 9 yds 54 putting Paris Green on the
Potatoes John H Mowing made some cocks of hay
12th of July
the Battle of the Boyne Orangemans Day very Fine and Warm Mowing in the
Grove cut a Road Down to the shanty on the hill Made some coils Mr Benwa came up with
George Mr Tuthill and Mr Marshall here yesterday paid me the Dollar and Treated me to a Glass
of ale
13th
Fine John Angus and his Wife and George and Fred here Hugh Ann went to Bill Craigs
14th
First putting in of Hay Fine Warm cutting Down on the Hill the churn got wrong Feeding
the calves hay some Rasberries English cherries turning Birds Bad at them Fixing the clock
got it to strike
Mr James Cameron Island15th of July 1890
Mowing Down Behind the shanty Mowing in the Grove very warm 3 Men here in the Grove From
Lancaster after Fish from Fishermen Got the Loan of Lewis churn Thunder and Lightning and
Rain this morning St Swithens' Day)
16th
Fine Mowing Livinia and Hugh Ann went to Dundee Bought a crock churn 1 Dollar 7 yds
of Lustre Thread Twist Buttons Lining 5 lbs of Rice Benwa went off home English Cherries
Ripe some cleaning the Tobacco Boheminian a Pic Nic at Hamiltons making cocks Down on the
hill Behind the shanty Hens Rooting the Potatoes
17th
Raining Eat new Potatoes cut some hay at the cherries made a churn - Dasher
Leander and Dick crossed to Summerstown Angus MDonald in Alexandria at a Nigger Show
Jonia not well Made Preserves of the English Cherries The John A aground with a Raft Below the
Lighthouse
�18th
Fine at hay Put in some Hay Mowing The man that Buys the Glue at the Fishermens for
the Tubs and seives Rained hard to night Hoed some Tobacco
Mr James Cameron Island 19th of July 1890
Fernandez Birth Day 1874 Mowing Rained some high North Wind Went to the Head of the
Island Pic Nic or Pleasure Trip on the Boheminian Cold to Day
20th
Fine Mrs Charron here
21st
Went home with Lewis churn cutting hay Leander crossed to Summerstown Bought of A
MDonald 2 Whet Stones 20 3 spools of Threat 15 Tea 3 lbs 1 Dollar 2 Rakes 30 cents Made 60
Coils of hay Feeding the calves hay as their Pasture is Bare
22nd
Hugh Ann went to Lancaster for the yarn 15 lb of yarn 2..16 putting in hay Mowing a Fine
Day the Hens Playing the Devil with the Potatoes Hoeing the Tobacco eat cucumbers John H
Line Broke taking it up Oscar Laflesh at the Fishermens
23rd
Fine very hot Mowing at the Grape Vine picking Berries 1½ Gallons mowed at the seine
Made 76 to Day of coils about 90 made now
24th
Putting hay Mowing commenced to Rain gathered some hay Lewis Girl for a Boat
made Rake teeth the cat McGinty got a hook in his mouth I cut it out our Boat stole to night
Mr James Cameron Island July 25th 1890
St James Day Leander Hughann Livinia went to the south side to Look to Look for it but did not find
it Rain some Mowing some Picking Beans sawed stove Wood Stanley not well Shows in
Cornwall
26th
Fine some Windy Martin came home with the Bun the Girls came for smoothing irons at
hay Mowing Below the old Garden Picked some Berries Heard Biddy Lee Broke her arm Falling
out of a cherry Tree
27th
Fine Day Bismarck here Left his watch to get Fixed in Fort Covington Donald John
McDougall here 3 of Lewis's Children here
�28th
cutting and coiling hay very warm Stanley not well John H Bought a Wire Line from the
Fishermen 90 cents
29th
Very very warm put in about 100 coils to Day Jacops Boy and Wife and John Dominick
here for salt
30th
Fine Windy Hugh Ann Leander went to Dundee took Tennet of Butter Bought 200 of
Flour 35.25 1/2 Doz Glass Tumblers 30 a Keg 50 Braid 10 Wind high to night Mowing Hugh
Ann and John Went to sleep at the shanty Thunder Rain Trimmed the ash Tree Down at the Wet
place
31st
Windy Rain Thunder Lightning Mowing Down at Grave Mowing at the sythe oak Tree
sharpened the cross cut saw
Mr James Cameron Island 1st of August 1890
Lammas Day Fine very warm Mowing on the Lower Point
2nd
Minnie's B Day 1864 Putting in hay very Fine Warm made 23 coils Louise Narcisse's
Girl came and child Leander crossed to Summerstown taking Buds of Tobacco Bought Boots 2.25
or shoes pipes & sox paid a 1.25 on the shoes
3rd
Livinia and Hugh Ann to Dundee Rain Wind Fine
4th
Mowing at East End of the Island very warm High Wind Heavy Thunder and chain
Lightning
5th
{word crossed out} Fine Finished the Lower Point commenced Back of the Barn Let the
calves to the Big High High Wind Heavy Thunder Lightning Rained Took the Top seed of the
Tobacco
6th
Randolph's B Day 1867 Fine Rained Windy Mowing Back of the Barn Got a Large
Channel-cat-Fish for Berries our Potatoes Large and Good
7th
Fine Mowing coiling Began a stack put about 25 coils in it salted the sheep John nine
taken sand out of the River or Lake Got 50 from him not taken any from shore Turning hay a
Fortunate Day Long Black Berries Turning some
�8th
Finished the stack Mr Genie came
9th
Mr Genie Fishing Mowing Rained some 4 of the Line Boats went Down to Day with
American soldiers
Mr James Cameron Island 10th of August 1890
Mr Genie went off
11th
Mowing and Making coils Leander to Hamiltons for yeast John Nine came no Boards
12th
Fine Boheminian went up Mowing Mr Genie came going to cornwall with wool to his
Daughters Left me a Treat E Wind
13th
Boheminian Went Down Fishermens Wife Daughter and 2 children went off Began a stack
put 119 coils in it to Day not Finished yet Lewis children here for Butter and Bread the Gatinea
went up and Down to Day Hugh Ann went to Dundee the small owl Dead Trimmed some apple
trees
14th
Fine cutting hay put more hay in the stack Phillip came John Nine here Told us he
Found Francis over Below Frasers Last Week
15th
Mowing finished Below the house Hugh Ann came From Dundee Bought of John Tyo
Pork 32 Glass 25 1 Gallon of Vinegar 40 Powders 20 Calico 35 Found out about our Boat
16th
Leander and I went to Look for the boat and found it hid in the Marsh at Murdock MDonalds
took our Lunch on Buchann Island Fine made 60 coils not Raked Bought of J Summers
Matches 12
17th
Rain Windy Lewis Boys here
Mr James Cameron Island 18th August 1890
Fine Mowing in the upper Field Raking Made some coils
�19th
Cold Bismarck's B Day 1870 put in 50 coils stuffed the East End of the Barn put 2 Loads
on the Barn Floor commenced to Rain and cold high East Wind Sharrons Barge sailed up cut
some in upper Feild Fishermens seine all Broke got Fast in Logs
20th
Mowing above the Lane Turning hay Took up {7}½ Rows of Potatoes from the East Peice
Let in the Mare to eat Below the house Fine
21st
E Wind changed to South Wind very high with Rain Mowing in the Upper Field about 22
minutes to 1 This Morning heard a rumbling noise like, an Earthquake sounded West going
22nd
Mowing in the Brush in the upper Field sawing Quilting Frame 4 of them Taking Buds of
Tobacco Windy
23rd
Fine Began to Rain high E Wind cold Put some hay on the Barn Floor Drew a Bun of
Wood Those Indian Thieves is around Trowling camped at the head of the Island
24th
Raining Windy
25th
Mowing in upper Feild Fine the cows in upper Feild Fine the cows milked to Day By
those campers John H and Livinia to Plum Island
Mr James Cameron Island Aug 26 1890
Mowing in upper Field Leander to Summerstown Bought of A MD 1 lb of soda 10 Bread for
Fishermen sugar and Tobacco Made 70 coils of hay chicken Hawks around Lots of shooting on
the south side
27th
Raining Thunder Fine Went to head of the Island John Angus McLaughlin and A Frasher
here Wanting John H Brought me a Lot of Paper and a Fine Large apple Fixing chains on the Bow
of the Boats Heard J Dunlop was poorly
28th
Finished cutting the upper Field Began the Back Feild or the oakfield to cut taking up the
onions taken in the coloured Beans cutting some Brush Rained some to Day
29th
Putting more hay on the Barn Floor The 2 creamers Boys here Charlie and Bill John Tyo
sent By them for a Tennent of Butter gave it to them to take to him Began to Rain made coils of
hay in the upper Field cutting in the oak Field and set some Brush heaps on Fire Thunder to night
one very very clap of Thunder
�30th
Cutting in the oakfield John H Drawing Wood Lucias came George took Leander 3 lb of
shot 21 cents paid
31st
Rain Fine Men from Francis Island for Hay
Mr James Cameron Island Sept 1st 1890
Mowing Back Marsh Hunting Began Leander and John H to Plum Island shot 2 Ducks Drew the
sticks and Bun up from the River Ploughed a Row of Potatoes on the hill Fine
2nd
Fine E and West Wind Began a stack at the Back Door of the Barn Half Fine hay and the
Rest Marsh hay Mowing in the Back marsh John Nine here Working at Quilts second one that on
Lots of shooting some Drops of Rain The Algerian went Down with her colours up Perhaps the
Prince is on
3rd
D McMasters Birth Day 1846 Captain Sharron here John Nine here Finished the Barn
Floor with hay put a Top on Fine hay of Marsh hay Fine E W Mowed some a Few coils in the
upper Feild in the Brush Leander shot a Duck Took the apples of the Big Tree 3 Bushels Lewis
here Taking scantling from Lancaster Picking of the Hops cut 2 stalks of Tobacco
4th
Fine Went to Dundee Leander and Hugh Ann Bought of J Tyo 100 of Flour 2.70 cornmeal
75 100 of Provender 1.30 nails 10 lbs 30 Boots 1.25 Pills 15 spectacles 15 Lock 25 seen Mr
Genie
Mr James Cameron Island Sept 5th 1890
John Angus Birth Day 1850 Mowing in Back Marsh making coils Genie here and a French crew
6th
Foggy Fine Leander to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward sack of salt 80 5 spools of
Thread 25 Mowed 3 coils in the Front Marsh for the First John 9 Left his Boat till he would come to
pay me Lucius Found a Drowned man near or at Ball Island all Disfigured
7th
Gordon and Bismarck here Willie craig Willy Rose and Tommy here a Fine Day Heard Mrs
Andrew Cameron Died about a month ago
�8th
Began a stack of Marsh hay and about 20 coils out of the upper Feild in it all the hay in the
oakfield in it 120 coils and the Rain Began and we did not Finish it Rained hard high Wind
Picking Beans John Bought a Pair of oars sun day
9th
cut some sticks for the stable Drew some of them Narcisse Gave word to Day about the
Drowned man
Mr James Cameron Island September 10th 1890
Fine E Wind Finished Marsh hay stack put Tops on 2 other stacks all the hay thats cut in the
Back Marsh now is in Mr Dr Smart and his sister Charlotte here Lucias went off Pulled the Tops
of the Potatoes in the Lower Feild Pulling beans Cows in the Lower Feild
11th
Began the Lower Potatoes about 18 or 20 Bushels Began to Rain E Wind Leander shot 3
Ducks some Rot on the Potatoes
12th
E Wind Raining
13th
Windy West W sorting the Potatoes and drying them at the Door Made a heap of them
taking the Rotton ones out took 4 sticks of Basswood down from the head of the Island on the
water John H making a sturgeon Pen Fine Black Cherries Ripe Trimmed some young
appletrees at the Lower Point
14th
Holy Cross Fine Leander for the Mail to Hamiltons the Girls and Stanley to Lewis's
15th
Fine E W Went to the Depot at Lancaster with the stove oven paid 1..50 to Mrs Gillis
paid Qubeck 50 cents to take the oven up and Down seen Frank Laplante and Gordon Drawing
stones Seen Angus Cameron Took in 16 Bushels of Potatoes in cellar
Mr James Cameron Island Sept 16th 1890
�Raining E Wind Thunder taking the Roof of the stable shelling Beans chopping stove Wood
took what apples was on the sweet Tree off as they are not Gaining nothing Lots of Burnt Horse
Tooth corn going down the River must be there was storehouse or a steamer or Boat Burnt John
H got an EEl on his Line Water very high no Ducks Lots of Flocks of Plovers going West they
are awful high
17th
Began the Potatoes at the Door Ploughed 16 Rows to Day the heap 20 or 25 Bushels not
much rot Narcisse to Montreal took the cars did not get the oven at Beans E Wind Pealing
apples Stringing them
18th
at the Potatoes about half Done very warm and Fine Potato Bugs Plenty Lots of Boats
going to Day West Wind cut some Tobacco
19th
at the Potatoes Fine Fishermen took the oven from Lancaster Rained tonight Began
another heap 3 heaps now
20th
at Potatoes took home some Wood some Butternuts on the hill Tree Falling only 3 Trees
with a Few nuts on Windy cut some Tobacco
21st
John H went for the Papers to Hamiltons Leander and the Girls went to Ball Island to see the
drowned Man
Mr James Cameron Island 22 Sept 1890
sun crosses the Line Equinoxical Gales now put all heaps of Potatoes in the cellar cut all the
Tobacco
23rd
Windy all the Potatoes up about 125 Bushels in now Drew some Wood Leander crossed
to A McDonalds 10 Dozen of Eggs 1..50 Bought 3¼ lb Tea 1.. 5 pair of Boots 5..50 on credit
pipes 3 Lewis Family came home from Waterville picking hops Peggy McLean Buried to Day
picked a Pail of cranberries making Tomato catsup
24th
Fine Began the stable at the East End of the Barn 20 by 16 Put up 2 Rounds to Day
shelling some Beans took in some Grapes Frost Last night in Low Places Hawks Plenty
25th
put 1 round on to Day Windy cutting and Drawing sticks cut some handspikes Girls
gathering Grapes John H got a sturgeon
�26th
at the stable 5 Rounds on now Rain Drew some sticks put in all the Tobacco a Few
stalks out yet some on the Big cellar and Back Garden
27th
Foggy Raining E Wind changed to West chopping and sawing stove-Wood hung up
some Bunches of Tobacco Mr John Dunlop Departed on Friday 26th Mr Leslie Departed on the
Mr James Cameron Island Sept 28th1890
Fine the Girls to Lewis's Leander to Ross Island
29th
St Michael Michealmas Went to Hamiltons John H and I at their Potatoes Fine Got about
10 Bushels of apples Leander and Hugh Ann to Dundee with Butter Bought Flour Boots Burners
2 Butter Tubs chimneys Boots Mustard Velvet selling the corn that got Burnt it Belonged to
Smallmans Brother
30th
Fine John H went to help Hamiltons at their Potatoes Leander and I at the stable Drew
some sticks Pealing Apples {Apples has large blot over the word}
1st of October
Fine very warm Ionia Birth Day 1883 Leander and I working at the stable John
H at Hamiltons
2nd
very fine and warm put in the Beams in the stable Mrs Craig and Miss C Smart here Heard
Kenneths 2 Boys came home
3rd
In the Morning Mr Genie came at the stable
4th
Windy at the stable John came from Hamiltons Mr. Genie came from Cornwall John H
had 4½ Bushels of apple
5th
Mr Genie went off the Girls to Francis Island and Mr Craigs John H went for the Papers
Wild Geese came
Mr James Cameron Island 6th of Oct1890
Windy Cool Mowing in Front Marsh 100 coils E Wind
�7th
E W Raining Cool put pins on the Top Logs of the stable went to the head of the Island
chinking some
8th
W Wind Cloudy Fine cut an ash Pole for the Roof of the stable underpinning the Bottom of
the stable Banking the upper stable west side Narcisse to Montreal Phillip and George to
Summerstow{n} Races in Williamstown and Games
9th
Games in Williamstown Fine Putting the Roof on the old stable John S Summer here
Bought a sturgeon from the Fishermen 30 cents told us of Mr William McLean's Loss By Fire Mrs
Summers had an operation on her Eyes she can see some now
10th
Hugh Ann McMasters Birth Day 1844 Fine Fixing around the Stable Leander shot a Duck
Drew some Wood not well in Bed
11th
Leander not well Stanley not well Fine John H went for the papers Mr Hume here
Leander went Down with him to Charlies Island
12th
Fine Hicory nuts Falling Mr James Stuart Married on the 11th.
Mr James Cameron Island 13th of Oct 1890
Fine E Wind Putting Manure on the Meadow Leander came got 75 cent from Mr Hume Began
Making the Grape Wine Rained tonight New Moon this Evening
14th
E Wind Raining Boys started for Boards turned Back with the Rain cutting stove Wood
some Duck a Good deal of shooting on the south side salted the cows the Alexandra went Down
Late
15th
Rained Last night Windy West Fixing around places Narcisse to Lancaster Mr Dunlop
told him there was 2 Packages at the Depot for me Boheminian commenced going Down at night
Fixed the stall in the stable
16th
Fine E W Drawing sleepers for the stable Leander for Boards 28 Boards 2..40 Got a
Letter From Dan concerning the Packages Began a cheese Plastering 2 Men at the Shanty
Demo and Quebecu Hunters at Ross Island
17th
Working at the stable Raining hard Steam-yacht came Galbraith owner
�Mr James Cameron Island Oct 18th 1890
George Went to Lancaster for 4 hunters Took the 2 Packages from Mr Dunlop 3 coats 4 pair of
Pants 1 vest 2 Waistlets 5 Ties 1 Knife 1 Case of Razors Marked every Day of the Week except
Friday the Friday Razor was not in about 8 Boots 2 pair of Rubbers 1 pair of Boots one Package
opened a Little at the end
19th
Windy went to the shanty Mr Genie came Left us a Bag of apples he went to Cornwall
E Wind high the steam Yacht here went off
20th
Putting the Floor in the stable Windy E Wind a Great Deal of shooting vessels Towed
Down
21st
E Wind Very Fine at the Floor at the stable Mr Genie and his man came Boys went to
spear to night Mr Humes here treated me at the shore
22nd
Fine E W a Great Deal of shooting Leander went to hunt Lewis 4 children here for
Butter with Hume's Man for Butter 1 Dol 4 lbs working at the Floor of the stable Gordon and
Bismarck here to night
Mr James Cameron Island 23rd of Oct 1890
Livinia's Birth Day {large ink blot} 1868 Hugh Ann and Livinia to MDougalls Fine E Wind one of
the Conovers came to hunt Nailing the Floor of the Stable John Hand Stanley Drawing Drags
Gordon and Bismarck to go away to Day to the South Woods
24th
Our Hugh's B Day Raining E W Killed the sheep a very Fat one the Hunters went off
Fixing some in the stable
25th
St Crispins Day all Shomakers Day My Birth Day 1825 cutting and salted the Mutton
Leander for Boards Fine E Wind 1 Dollar for 14 Boards the old Turkey Dead John H making a
Floor in the calve place A McDonald sent me a Package of Fine cut Tobacco sent 6 Dollars to A
MDonald for Bismarcks account Forgot the Recipt Mr Humes here for a Lunch at the Head of the
Island Rows about hunting Grounds shoals Blinds Randolph came to night
�Mr James Cameron Island 26th Oct 1890
Randolph here Donald John MDougall Alex Fraser here Fine E Wind
27th
Randolph and John Horosse{?} to McDougalls to pick apples put the Gable end Boards on
the Alexandra went Down to day and her Day is Tuesday to go Down
28th
chinking sawing the Door Fine W. Wind.
29th
Fine E W Rain som Dick Shoro went off working at the stables took Down the old calve
Place at the East end of the stable Banking old stable Leander shot a Duck a Great Lot of
shooting to Day all over John H at McDougalls Hume's for Butter 4 pounds 1 Dollar
30th
Fine W Wind Leander went to McDougalls to Pick apples Windy Lots of shooting
Banking the stable pealing Pumpkins Last night got 3 Bags of apples at McDougall
31st
Holy Eve putting in Marsh hay in the new stable Loft Banking the East side of the shed
Keeping the Hallow Een cracking nuts
Mr James Cameron Island 1st of Nov 1890
All Saints Day Fernandez came 4 hunters came got Johns Boat sent for a Pan of Bread 25
Fixing hay and Fence around the stacks Fernandez shot 2 ducks
2nd
Fernandez went off Windy George Bad with the Toothache Rained
3rd
on this Day of the month Granda Departed 1857 Drawing wood snow on the Mountains
Lots of shooting
4th
Windy Fine some Grains of snow Frost John H to Alexis Isla John Hs Boat Leaks
Huters got the Boat Leander and Hugh Ann Dundee Tennet of Butter 18 lbs To 100 of Flour 2.70
Provender 200 £2.80 3 lb Tea 1 High Wines 1 Gallon 3.20 sugar 20 lbs £1.20 Lamp chimney
Flour 20 RRR 25 Rubbers 30 Lampwicks - John H at the Floor Finished
5th
Very high West Wind D McMaster to Be Married to Day so I heard a Fortunate Day Guy
Fawks Day Gun Powder Plot Hunters went of 2 stopt Found their Bag of Cartriges Got
Potatoes 25 oil 5 Butter 50 sent 3 Dollar 1 Dollar for the Boat and 2 for the shanty
�Mr James Cameron Island Nov 6th 1890
Banking West side of the House
7th
Helens Birth Day Banking the North side E Wind High Wind to night and Rain 2 of the
Hunters went of to Day to come next Week
8th
Windy West Leander at the Kit Kit Island got 3 Ducks Stanley and I cutting stove Wood
John H Plastering John H went for the Papers took a Bag of apples strained the Wine yesterday
put the sugar in it
9th
Rained Wind Lewis and Mary Ann here for salt soda Jacop Simon here stopt all night as
the Wind Rose high Prince of Wales B Day
10th
took in the Beets Drew some Wood Fixed the canoe in the calves Place Keeping the
Mare in Leander got 3 Ducks
11th
Fine Fishermen went off Forgot their Watch Turned Back Mr Humes here Leander Fixing
a Blind Fixing around the Barn
Mr James Cameron Island 12th of Nov1890
This is about Martinmass Fine W Wind Banking in the cookhouse Mr Humes here Gave
Leander a Dollar for Fixing the Blinds Mr Grant and Lewis Bosell here wanting John H to work for
him Fixing the shanty There is 2 of those Planets Getting very close together I think it will make
some kind of a storm not much shooting to Day
13th
Fine Windy Fixing a Door on the Loft of the stable Fixing the sheep Place a Good Deal
of shooting to Day hurted the Back of my hand
14th
To Day Burchall is to be Hung a Fine Day
15th
Fixing around the stable John Nine here for his Boat Gave 2 Dollars and is to pay the Rest
next summer Drew some Wood
16th
some Wind John H went for the Papers Letter from Gordon
�17th
Leander crossed Bought of A MDonald 1 Pair of Boots 3 Hinges 20 Thread 5 sent me a
Plug of Tob- 10 a Present John H got 2 EEls in the mud Putting Manure around the apple Trees
Rained Windy snowed to night
Mr James Cameron Island 18th of Nov 1890
Fine W W Fixing the hinges on the Door snow all gone 2 men hunting Before the Door Salting
the Eggs Alexandria went Down wrote a Letter to night to send to Gordon and Bismarck
Parishville St Lawrence County New York Mr John Youngs Camp
19th
W W Rained Hailed and Fine Ploughed a peice of sod Leander Found a Barrel some
Broke cleared the stable of Boards and Rubbish took over the Tools put some Boards in the
Barn Bottling the Wine about 26 or 28 Gallons 2 Five Gallons Jars 1 Keg about 11½ Gallons
some 1 Gallon Jars and the rest in Bottles The Grenada Late coming out of Dundee about 10
oclock Put the Mare and colt in the new stable water Raising Boheminian went Down some say
the Last Trip
20th
Froze hard Last night put in the cows to night Pennance and Des Hotel shooting Windy
took Fish Box up on Land setting Fires in the Marshes south side a Good many Boats Going to
Day a 3 Masted Propel{ler} went up put Preserves out of the milkhouse wine honey vinegar
Mr James Cameron Island 21st of Nov 1890
On this Day of the Month D MMaster Departed 1846 Drew some wood some Hunters came to the
Head of the Island one of them is Woods got Hay and Milk Gave 25 cents a Great many Boats
went to Day Pemance shooting
22nd
W Wind Fine Frost Killed the pig very squally some snow Woods got the Boat on hire
to pay 50 cents a Day took Back the Boat paid John H set a net
23rd
Fine a Lancaster Yacht at Charlies Island Windy
�24th
Cutting the Pork 260 salted it put it in the Frame cellar Drew in some Marsh hay in the 2
stable Lofts a Pike in the net hunters in the Back-Bay Making a Blind Filled the Ticks with Hay
14 lbs of Lard
25th
Drawing wood Lewis and Mary-ann here got 2 Knives to Butcher got Milk Butter 25 Gave
him 2 sticks for Helves a Tow went Down a Tow went up Leander to Hamiltons got our Mail
they got a Letter from Gordon St Catherine
Mr James Cameron Island 26th of Nov 1890
sawing stove Wood Fine an Eclipse some steamers went Down Leander and John H went to
Charlies Island The Hunters at the upper Point snowed a Little Last night Hunters went of to
Cornwall Freezing to night
27th
Went around the Island Stanley and I Found a Decoy West Wind Fine John H and
Leander spearing EEls in the Mud got 10 John H took up one of Phillips Lines sawing Wood
Leander put some shingles on the south side of the Roof
28th
Fine Banking the inside of the Frame set Fire at the Back Marsh
29th
St Andrews Eve Leander and John H for EEls got 2 some Windy Leander crossed
Brought 6 Turkeys to Hamiltons got 1½ Bushels of Barley Brought 2 Tubs of Butter to Mr Wards
61 lbs of Turkeys 5 cent a lb £ 3-5 Butter {blank space} Flour 225 lbs of Flour {blank space} pipe
15 The Princess Louise at Summerstown Wharf for all Winter
Died on the 24th (Sandy) A B Mac Run over By a Buggy
- Donald
Mr James Cameron Island 30th of Nov 1890
St Andrew's Day The Festival of the Scotch Windy Rained cold no Lights in the Lighthouses to
night Lewes the Indian crossed from Lancaster sailed home
1st of December
the Front Marsh
Windy cold Freezing hard to night very Frosty Drew some Wood Burning
�2nd
Windy very Frosty cold put all the Heifers in to night The Bull out sawing Stove Wood
set a Trap for mink A Few Ducks
3rd
E Wind Snowing Drifting Windy Cold Frosty Stormy an apogee on the Moon and
Venus in Conjunction with the sun The Eagle took the Head of a Duck on the ice
4th
W Wind Drifting White Owl and Eagle Making a Havoc on Wounded Ducks all the cattle in
Broke on a small Marsh hay stack The colt Finds the snow strange
5th
snowing E W Drew some Drags from the Wet Place cut some Brush and putting it on the
Fence Drew up John H's Boat
Mr James Cameron Island 6th Dec 1890
St Nicholas Day the Festival of the Germans on this Day of the Month Allen was Buried 1877 cold
E W windy cutting stove Wood Took in a New Water-Barrel
7th
Fine Lewis the Indian here Brought me my 2 axe handles Gave him Salt Brought home
my 2 Butcher-Knives Gave him a stick of Hicory to make axe handles
8th
cut a soft maple at the Wet Place Drew some Limbs Broke on a stack Fine hay a Lot of
marsh hay on the Top of it Windy Cold
9th
10th
Blustering wind a Lot of Frost on the Trees Drew some Wood
Leander's Birth Day 1872 snowing Blowing W Wind John H and I in the Bush cut a
Dead maple Stanley and I cutting Brush in the oak-Field John H got 5 Fish in the net 3 Pike and
2 Ling-Fish put out the Boat to the Lower point
11th
Fine Warm W Wind Cutting and Drawing Wood some Boats on the Water to Day some
shooting
12th
chopping Stovewood Cold Frosty Windy the Big White owl Flying around an Eclipse of
the sun Fixing the shafts of the sleigh Made 14 Plugs of Tobacco
Mr James Cameron Island 13th Dec 1890
�Very Frosty Wind West cutting stove Wood Keeping the colt From the Mare now and again not
making ice much using the Hay on the East Mow for the Mare and colt
14th
E Wind Turned to West Windy
15th
Fine Leander crossed to Summerstown Bought of A MDonald 3 lbs of Tea 1 Dollar 3 lbs of
nails 15 spool of Thread at Wards 5 Got the 2 Weeks Mail a Letter From Gordon & Bismarck
John H got a Pike in the net Drew some Wood
16th
E Wind Frosty Windy Leander got an owl in a Trap set for him at the Lower Point took in
some Tobacco from the Barn Did not use Pipe or Tobacco to Day
17th
E Wind some cold Fixing the Whippletrees put a set in one end of the crosscut saw
Went to the head of the Island
18th
sawing Stove Wood Fixing a stall in the stable for the colt Drew 2 Loads of Wood with the
sleigh West Wind not cold
Mr James Cameron Island 19th Dec 1890
Cold Frosty North West Wind and south wind Making some ice got a Rat The ice is Making to
night as its Frosty
20th
Ice Taken across here this Morning a Great many air holes Last Day of Fall the owl went
off But we got him again sawing stove Wood Drew 2 Loads Water raising very high some
Ducks in the air-hole Before the Door
21st
First Day of Winter St Thomas Day Shortest Day East Wind Fine Wind changed to
West commenced to Rain Rained hard to night got 2 Rats
22nd
sawing Stove Wood Fine ice all moving going Down Jamming Windy West Jammed
out above the Bay all Down to that made some Plugs of Tobacco 14 plugs
23rd
ice Going Down Jamming windy Last night Kind of warm to Day all Day Blizzards of
snow splitting stove Wood Blocks Taking the Marsh hay of one of the Fine hay stacks
24th
nigt
Frosty N Wind West ice making some a Lot of the old ice in places ice took through the
�Mr James Cameron Island 25 Dec 1890
Christimas Day
West Wind Frosty Ice Taking on the West end of the Island this morning Took
Pills cold to Day but Fine
26th
E Wind Kind of stormy Frosty snowing cutting stove wood Broke on the Fine hay stack
John H chopping a Dead Basswood St Stephens Day
27th
St John the Evangelist Day north Wind snowed some Went to Bush the ice Road at
Hamiltons got Christmas and some apples Left a Letter at Hamiltons for Gordon & Bismarck to put
in the P Office
28th
Holy Innocents Day cold Windy a Jew got in the ice crossing at Summersto{wn}
29th
Our Angus's Birth Day Fine Leander shot a Duck at the sturgeon Island got an EEl Drew
2 Loads of Wood Frosty night
30th
crossed to Hamiltons E Wind Frosty Leander went to Angus MDonald Bought an ax{e}
{blank space} on credit salts 10 castor oil 20
31st
very cold and Frosty E Wind cutting stovewood Went up to the Bush put a Handle in the
new axe Cold and Frosty windy
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<p>{duplicate of last page of 1889 Diary}</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>7th of January 1890 W Wind Slippery walking Watered the cattle in the stables put in some Hay</p>
<p>8th Hugh Anns Birth Day 1866 Gave HughAnn 25 cents Watering the cattle as the Ground is slippery W Wind snowed some Drifted Blowed hard to night Lots of Ducks in the Back Bay Lots of owls in the Bush</p>
<p>9th Very Frosty Winday cutting stove Wood slippery walking Watering the cattle in the stables mice awful Plenty and Moles</p>
<p>10 " ice Took acrofs here Frosty EW Windy Watering the cattle in stables melting snow for them a Good many air holes</p>
<p>11th E Wind Frosty Drifting hailing High high Wind slippery walking Watering the cattle melting snow a Bad night J.A.McDonalds B Day 1815</p>
<p>12th E Wind Fine Rained Big E Wind to night cows went to River got a Duck Mr James McDougall Buried</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>13th January 1890 3rd Unfortunate Day Fine W Wind very very high Wind Blows a Hurricane the Roof of the cookhouse Fences Trees making everything Fly must be Big Damage Done Water Flying out of the airholes Takin Beef out of the Barrel and its Froze awful hard Froze to night wind got Down</p>
<p>14th Unfortunate Day W. Wind Find Leander shot an owl Fixing the Roof on the cookhouse Fixing and Picking up things that the storm worked Took the Boat up to the house took the Rest of the Beef out of the Barrel put it in the Milk house Grinding the axes</p>
<p>15th Taking some hay from the Bottom of the stack Treed the ice Bushed it some hard work to crofs the crack Heard Mr James McDougall was Burried Sunday Heard Robert Carey Died</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>16th of January 1890 W Wind snowed Fine Freezing Broke on the 4 Ton stack put a Ton in the Barn we thought we seen something like a Ballon up west going south</p>
<p>17th Fine and Frosty E W cutting Brush in the oak Field cutting some wood</p>
<p>18th E Wind Fine Frosty sawing stove wood</p>
<p>19th High E Wind</p>
<p>20th high High W Wind cutting Wood some Rain</p>
<p>21st St Agnefs Day Fine Day sawing a Beech that the wind put Down Rover got in the Trap Water Raising very high took the Bun up on the Bank</p>
<p>22nd Fine Frosty W Wind water high at the shore up around the 4 Marsh hay stacks the Weasel came around again cutting and Drawing Wood with the handsleighs snowed some snow last night Fixed the scissors cows going to the Brush</p>
<p>23 Caught a Weasel</p>
<p>24th Fine Frosty cutting Wood Charlies Tuppers B Day</p>
<p>25th Robie Burns Birth Day Leander shot an owl Leander crofsed to Hamiltons Brought Gordon his mits Windy West</p>
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<p>James Cameron Island</p>
<p>26th January 1890 Sunday Hugh Ann Livinia and John H went to Lewis the Indian's very fine Day Danny Spink here Heard old Mr Robert Carey was taken up out of the Grave George Nicholson very Poorly Joseph Ducketts wife very poorly</p>
<p>27th Fine Frosty cutting Firewood sawed Down a very hard Dead Elm</p>
<p>28th W Wind Frosty cutting wood something wrong with one of the Turkeys</p>
<p>29th Thawing soft cutting Wood a Turkey Dead</p>
<p>30th E Wind cold Frosty a Mink on the Island cattle going to the Brush water Falling</p>
<p>31st Fine Rained Windy Hugh Ann went to Dundee got a Ride up from Lewis 2 children stopt at Lewis all night Bought 10 yds of Ticking 1.70 2 cans of Baking Powder got 2 Dishes with it 1 condition Powders 15 cents 3 Baking Pans 60 Quart Measure 15</p>
<p>1st of February EEl Fishers crofsed with Horse and cutter Hughann came John H went to Lewis's for the things Hugh Ann Left Fine Day</p>
<p>2nd Candlemafs Day sun shines the Bear and Raccoon sees their shadow Gordon here Lewis here Leander went to Hamiltons for the Mail</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>3rd of February 1890 Raining W Wind cutting Wood</p>
<p>4th E Wind Hailing Drawing wood Ground slippery a Ball at Hopkins Point to night Raining to night</p>
<p>5th Fine W Wind ice Gl{illegible} Making a Tick for a Feather Bed</p>
<p>6th Picking the owls Oscar Laflesh here Fishing EEls Leander Fishing they got 12 Drawing wood and sawing stove wood a Lot of EEl Fishers Below the Sturgeon Island up in the swamp all Glib</p>
<p>7th EW Oscar here Lots of EEl Fishers up From St Annicet the Simons Drawing Wood From Alexis Island slippery</p>
<p>8th Gordon's Birth Day 1863 Began to snow Last night snowing to Day W Wind cattle slips its so icy under the snow Lots of snow Birds</p>
<p>9th Lewis Lasores 3 children here Fine cold</p>
<p>10th E Wind cold Fine Drawing the Bottom of the East Marsh hay stack Drew some wood John H commenced to make Handsleigh</p>
<p>11th cutting Brush EW Frosty cold Fine John H working at his sleigh</p>
<p>12th snowed very Fine W Wind Warm Stanley and I cutting Willows and Brush John H Finished his sleigh seen a Duck Broke on a Marsh hay stack yesterday to day</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>Feb 13th 1890 Fine Windy cutting Brush 2 Lambs to Day Drew some Wood with the Handsleighs Leander shot a Bird something like a Bluejay or Meat Bird</p>
<p>14th St Valentine's Day Raining Got 2 Weasels Foxes Running on the ice sawing stove Wood 1 Lamb Dead Ducks lying Down East</p>
<p>15th Windy Fine Freezing slippery</p>
<p>16th Leander to Hamiltons got Books and scales from Gordon Brought the shirts of Lewis children here had their horse Gave them stockings and mits Fine</p>
<p>17th E Wind turned stormy Drifting in the swamp cutting Brush a Dance to night at Hopkins Point Angus Mayville</p>
<p>18th James Hugh's Birth Day stormy EW Leander Killed a Fox Run after him and caught and Killed him I skinned hime and stretched him had a Great Dream about a steamboat Frank Laplants Daughter Married yesterday the 17th not Married yet</p>
<p>19th Ash Wednesday Fine Leander crofsed to Summerstown Bought of Nicholson 2 lbs of soda 16 Tax 5 Drew some Marsh hay had EEls to day Angus McDonald very Poorly the merchant Hamiltons cold hurted Gordon Working at Charlies Craigs</p>
<p>20th Cold Windy cutting a Birch</p>
<p>21st Wind cold Blustery</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>22nd Feb 1890 Fine Mr Joseph Vipond here up from his cord Wood shanty Martin Lewis here Drawing Wood Gave him a Load of Hay as they have none Gave him a pair of sox for 1 of the Boys</p>
<p>Washingtons Birth Day 23rd Fine and some Rain</p>
<p>24th Went to Hamiltons for oats the assessor there John Roy Leander to the store Bought of Angus McDonald 3 lbs of Tea 1 Dollar matches 10 Tax 10 Bottle of Castor oil 10 paid this) 1 pair Boots for 1..20 and a pair for Stanley 1..15 that 2..35 on credit 2 Lambs to Day the Big spotted owl around EEl Fishers Below the sturgeon Island Broke on Ton stack of Marsh hay</p>
<p>St Matthias Day 25th E Wind Rain Alexander McDougall here about to trade for their mare EEl Fishers spearing Before the Door 6 of them cutting stove wood</p>
<p>26th Raining E Wind Stanley not well sawing Wood made a side for the car</p>
<p>27th sent off 1 Dollar to the Witnefs sent 1 Dollar to Toronto New{cut off} sent 2 Dollars to A.E Powt{cut off} Alexandria sent 3 papers to Mrs A McDonald Kintail Williamstown Bought 5 lb of Rice 25</p>
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<p>James Cameron Island</p>
<p>Feb 28th 1890 E Wind Rained cutting stove wood the Nannie had her Lamb Ducks in the air-holes Lots of Water on the ice</p>
<p>1st of March St David's Day the Welshmans Day sawing wood Windy W Wind some Grains of snow first crows came Ground slippery Brindle slipt and Lained herself</p>
<p>2nd Leander HughAnn Livinia Went to Mrs McDougal's Barnhart and Lewis and 3 children here John H went to Hamiltons for the Papers did not Get our Toronto paper a</p>
<p>3rd a Buggy went Down on the ice Mick and John McDougall here for the 2 cattle for the Mare Leander went acrofs with them tonight Windy cold slippery 2 Lambs to Day William Henery Shadgate Cameron's Birth Day</p>
<p>4th Leander came with the Mare Drew a Load of wood 2 of Lewiss children here for Quilting Frame sticks Leander and John H went to Lewis's for the Pig sawing wood and splitting stove wood a cutter passed up the ice</p>
<p>5th Windy Leander went for flour & Meal 200 of Flour 5..20 oatmeal 60 lbs 1..80 Leander turned Back with the crack or Burst the 2 Girls went to Lewis's to Quilt Windy</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>6th of March 1890 Fine cold wind Martin came with our Whippletree cut some Troughfs sawing stove wood John H Making wooden scates Ice Glib {especially smooth and slippery}</p>
<p>7th Cold Windy Leander to Dundee Bought of I Tyo 5 Gallons of oil 75 Axe 75 pipe 25 paid for a Pair of Boots I got in Nov 13th 1888 1..25 sold 4 Hides for Me sold his Fox skin 1..25 Lewis Boy an Girl here for Butter and sugar got it as they have visiters splitting troughfs People passing on the ice with sawdust for icehouses taking it From Lancaster to Salmon B{cut off}</p>
<p>8th Windy cold Fine Leander crofsed for the Mail Bought of A McDonald Broom 20 spool 5 pencil 1 the crack Bad crofsing to Hamiltons John and A McDougall came with the 2 Pots Gave them the Ram got 2 Books from J Hamilton Fine</p>
<p>9th Fine Donald Spink here</p>
<p>10th Drawing Wood got a Rat Making Troughfs</p>
<p>11th Fernandez came Leander Fernandez Went to McDougalls sale Rain sawing stove wood Lamb came to Day</p>
<p>12th on this Day of the Month D McMaster Senior First came to the Island Peter Buchanan passed here going to Lancaster for 2 Loads of sawdust and its awful Foggy Making Troughfs Raining</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>13th of March 1890 Rain Foggy made some Troughfs cutting stove wood a Team crofsing summers Road Lots of Ducks Flying</p>
<p>14th Stanley's Birth Day 1880 a Fine Day Fernandez went off cutting stove wood made some Troughfs got a Rat</p>
<p>15th Blackbirds came Fine sent home Lewis's Pig Leander crofsed Bought of A McDonald 5 Doz Herring 90 Boots for Tonia 90 cents Pepper 1/2 lb 15 cents 3/4 of an inch Bit 25 cents 2 Dollars & 5 cents Lewis 2 Boys here for smoothing irons Brought 32 new Troughfs ash and soft-maple to the Bush Took some of the camp-Rigging to the Bush</p>
<p>16th Fine Gordon and Bismarck Lewis wife and 3 children here Got a Dollar from Gordon</p>
<p>17th St Patricks Day The Festival of the Irish A Dance at Hopkins Point to night Fine windy some Grains of snow Northern Lights to night cutting Brush for the Fence cutting wood at the sugar Bush crofsing on Summerstown Road with Horses</p>
<p>18th On this Day of the Month Vicky Departed 1887 Leander and John H went to Hamiltons for oats got 4 Bushels Gave Tom a Dollar thats 12 Bushels I Got that 3..60 But got 3 Turkies Making some Troughfs Tapt 7 or 8 Trees not Running well Fixing a Hoop on the Genie Pot</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>19th of March 1890 E Wind Fine Cool sap Dont Run Drawing Wood to the camp put the Dogs after a Rabbit and caught hime seen a Lot of Wild Geese going west cutting Brush at the wet place went up around the Island seen the small owl in the Bush Teams crofsing summerstown Road a Team Drawing From Alexis Island</p>
<p>20th First Day of Spring Fine W Wind Minkey calved Drew wood to the camp took all the Troughfs to the Bush 50 of new ones Made 2 Beetles a Team or cutter crofsing the Summerstown Road Simons Drawing from Alexis Island</p>
<p>21st 100 Trees Tapt to Day Windy</p>
<p>22nd Livinia (senior) Birth Day First Boiling in the Bush 35 pails water coming in the Fireplace a Horse and cutter crofsed Summerstown Road and this Evening I think there was 2 Horses got in out fro Hopkins Point Lots of Ducks Flying Gathered 15 this morning and 20 to night</p>
<p>23rd Gordon here Brought my Mail a Letter from Phillip Charron Longueil and the 2 Pictures came from Toronto ice opening in holes made 2 Gallons of syrup for the first First Laying of hens a nest of 5 Eggs</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>24th of March 1890 Fine Cold sap not running ice opening very slow sawing Stove wood piling stove wood</p>
<p>25 Annuciation of Virgin-Mary Fine Cold E Wind Rained this Evening Boiled 7 Quarts of syrup gathered 2 pails this Evening heard Black Ducks for the first Got a Rat Think there is a Fox Left on the Island took the calf from Minkey</p>
<p>26th John Hamilton Cameron's B Day 1876 Jenny Calved Rained Hailed Fine Windy Gathered 53 Pails of sap not Boiling as the Fireplace is Full of water ice Jamming up in the Bay went to the Head of the Island got a Rat not very well</p>
<p>27th Wind ice a Jamming going Down cutting wood for sugaring cool norht wind not running much 65 Boiled to Day sugar tomorrow Leander Lost 1 of the Traps a Rat Broke the chain some wild Geese Flying a Big Jam at Johnstons Lighthouse steamboat channel here not open only to the Little Island Big Jam at the Head of the Island got a Rat</p>
<p>28th E Wind turned Storming snowng Drifting Went to the Bush and strained what they Boiled yesterday something wrong with Brindle put her in 2 calves together</p>
<p>29th Intercalary Day {Leap year 29th} snowing Kind of soft Brindle no Better putting snow out of the Frame</p>
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<p>30th March 1890 Sunday Palm Brindle Dead Fine ice opening very slow 2 Indians at the Little Island</p>
<p>31st skinned the cow children making sugar 60 lbs Lots of snow</p>
<p>1st of April, All Fools Day Fine Windy EEl Fishers at the Little Island Drew the cow Down on the ice</p>
<p>2nd Fine Windy PJ Calved Lots of ice going Down Big cakes Made in the house 6 Quarts of syrup Boiling in the Bush 60 on the Fire to night to sugar tommorow Hen-Hawks came cutting ice close to shore so the cows will not Brake in Turkey commenced to Lay yesterday went up to the head of the Island Found a couple of clapboards of a Boat short a big pile of ice Jammed up at the Big stone at the Head of the Island Mice made a havock eating hay in the East Mow in the Bard</p>
<p>3rd Fine Day Lots of ice Going Down at sugar about 50 or 60 lbs to Day Leander Found a Broken Bun at the Little Island north-side Drawing Wood to camp Fan-Tailed Blackbirds came Pewits or Phebys came</p>
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<p>4th of April 1890 Good Friday all Kinds of Weather to Day E Wind North Wind Raining snowed to night Marten and canares here Fishing EEls St Ambrose Day cleaning the Buckets and Troughfs sloppy time Froze some to night Drew a square peice out of the water cutting ice at the shore ice and Rubbish going Down</p>
<p>5th North Wind Cool Fine not running well 8 pails to Day sawed some Logs at the camp about 45 pails Boiled to Day not strained to night</p>
<p>6th Sund Easter Sunday Oxley calved Gordon here Made 3 Gallons of syrup Windy</p>
<p>7th a Fine Day Mary ann and Martin here got Butter Lent him the 1 1/2 inch augur Boys in the sugar Bush Drew some Drages pushing ice from the shore commenced taking the Banking from the cookhouse</p>
<p>8th Boiling in the Bush made some sugar in the house Finished the Banking in the cookhouse high E Wind changed to south West Began to snow and changed to East Began to Rain Made First Butter to Day abou 10 lbs some shooting on the south side</p>
<p>9th On the Day of the Month I was Married 1862 28 years Married to Day at the sugar Bush with Tonia Made over 30 lbs Windy Rain Lots of shooting to Day taking the Banking out of the Frame</p>
<p>10th Made 6 lbs in the House taken Banking and Wood out of the Frame Windy high Last night some snow</p>
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<p>11th of April 1890 Fine sawing stove wood in the Bush not running well 2 Indians fishing EEls ice going Down Taking water out of the Milkhouse</p>
<p>12th in the Bush Boiled 45 pails to Day Trimmed the apple tree before the Door cleaning the ice out of the summer Hog Pen A Great Lot of shooting to Day made at the House 6 lbs of sugar Tonia at Butternut sap The Pet Goose very crofs a very warm Fine Day John McLaughlin Buried to Day</p>
<p>13th Gordon Willie Rose and Tommy Rose here Leander to Hamiltons John and Leander to Charlies Island Martin came with the auger Made2 1/2 Gallons of syrup</p>
<p>14th Narcisse and Phillip came Bought a 1 lb of Butter 25 took some of the Basins home made a Quart of syrup Martin and Mary-ann here for 3 Quarts of syrup had 4 yds of Calico 40 got a Broom 10 Rained some</p>
<p>15th Grenada First commencing to Run Fine Windy North West taking Banking from West End setting Fires Breaking Dung Balls in the Field sap run 3 pails pulling Tax out of Boards about 300 a Fine Gave nails to Fishermen and Hammer</p>
<p>16th Narcisse went to Lancaster Windy Leander Made a Paddle Taking Tax out of Boards sap run a Little Indians in the Bush 4 of Them cleared away</p>
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<p>17th of April 1890 Narcifse to Lancaster for George and Dick got a lb of Butter 25 taking Rigging of sugar-Bush home Made a 1/2 Gallon of syrup to Day this is the Last as the cows and sheep is going in the Bush and the trees Dont run well Made a Board for the Gate a Raft went Down in tow of the Lighthouse Lit up to night Leander went to Alexis Island Lewis Bosell Moved to Summerstown Run away from Lancaster Rained some cool</p>
<p>18th Uncle Duncan's Birth Day Windy cold a Few Grains of Snow Frost Last night</p>
<p>19th Fine Froze some Last Tapt a Few Trees running awful well Gathered 17 pails to Day took 2 pots to the Bush and a Barrell to the Bush Leander tried to crofs turned Back Wind too high Narcifse got 7 lbs of Butter Phillip and George to Summerstown Paul Gray Fishing EEls at the Pitt Point Oliver Monica Lost 7 sheep something they eat must be Poison Getting Pike in the Marsh</p>
<p>20th Fine Mr Kelly at the Fishermens John H and the Girls went to Lewiss</p>
<p>21st Rained a Little Fine Boiled 35 pails Fishermen to the store sent for 1/2 lb Tea 20</p>
<p>22nd Fine Made syrup of what was Boiled yesterday 2 1/2 Gallons setting Fires Ploughed some sod a Tug came up this Morning and a Tug went Down with a Barge in Tow Leander Found his Trap Sunday and a Rat Charlie Rose house Burnt on the 19th</p>
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<p>23 of April 1890 St George's Day The Festival of the English W Wind Rained Fine Leander crofsed with Butter 14 3/4 lbs to A McDonald Bought 3 lbs of Tea 1 soap 10 pipes 4 Cinnamon 4 spools 20 1/2 lb spice Mory Calved Fixing Garden Fence Took the Barrels from the Bush set the Leech at the north Banking but its Froze the Garnet went Down Fishermen First Trip to Lancaster with Fish Leander took the Goose to Hamiltons and took him Back Lewis the Indian Taking a scow Load of Hay Phillip to a lb of Butter 25 Got Due Bill of 82 cents from Angus Leander shot a Duck</p>
<p>24th Minkey Dead skinned her First Ploughing in the Potato Feild Boild 8 Pails of sap Took home the Pots setting Fires Lots of Boats going to Day Martin and Maryann here for Duck put the Pig in his Pen Put a crotch at the Fireplace some chunks of ice going Down E Wind</p>
<p>25th St Marks Fine E Wind Froze Last night setting Fires Ploughing</p>
<p>26th Fine E W Fixing the Fence at the Door and Fire Place working at the soap Taking the Banking from the north side of the house set Fire above the Brush Fence a Boat went up this Morning Looked like the cutlivator First Trip</p>
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<p>28th of April 1890 Fine Livinia John H Tonia went to Lewis Leander to Summerstown Bought of J Summers 5 lbs of Putty 25 Bought of Angus Thread 5 Herring Barrel 10 Brought couple of sucours to Hamiltons Bought Bread for Fishermen Fixing a scaffold to shingle Mr Is Genie here all night came to Fix the Buoys</p>
<p>9th Mr Genie went off Left 95 cents Ploughing Fine Taking the Potatoes out of the cellar 20 Bushels narcisse to Butter 25 The steamer Alexandria went Down on her First Trip</p>
<p>30th Windy Cloudy Fine taking up stones took all out of Bush cutting Potatoes for seed Heard Mr Ward was to be Married to Day to Mrfs Hill telegraph operator Phillip and George to Lancaster with Fish Put out their Big Boat</p>
<p>1st Day of May St Phillip and St James Day Fine Robideau and Martin for Baits Ploughing the 2 Potatoe Peices Drew some wood salted the cattle</p>
<p>2nd a Raft went Down cutting Brush Painting the Boat Fixing Fence Planted seed cabbage and Beets Making soap narcifse to Butter 25 Fine</p>
<p>3rd Windy Rain Putting manure on Potato Piece Below emptied the Leech and Filled it splitting and old oak Log</p>
<p>4th Windy Rained</p>
<p>5th Leander went for Gordons Boat cutting seeds</p>
<p>6th Fixing the calves Pasture Fence Phillip to Butter 25 Windy</p>
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<p>7th of May 1890 Windy Leander to Dundee 2 hides 10 Rats 5 Mink Bought 150 Weight of Flour 20 lbs of Felt 40 3 Bottles of Medicine 75 Boots Fixed 60 putting out manure put calves in the stable cut my Hair cutting Potato seeds Robideau here with Fish to Narcisse</p>
<p>8th E W Fine went to Hamiltons Bought Gordons Boat 3 Dollars for it Gordon and Mr McPherson shingling paid Tom Jack 1 Dollar Got 2 Bushels of oats all clear now got the Lone of the harrow Brought Quart of onion to Mrs Hamilton got sallad seed Paid stanley 10 cent Planted 25 Rows of Potatoes got a Letter from Williamstown At the soap</p>
<p>9th Planted the rest of the piece of Potatoes took 9 Bushels of seeds Rained some Narcifse and George came Wind high Stanley sick Hugh Ann sick Fisherman to 2 Bottles of oil 10 rained hard to night</p>
<p>10th Leander crofsed for the Mail did not Get the Glengarian fine E and West wind Fixing around heard Purcell sent word to McDougalls to Leave heard Duncan Chisholms Barn was Burnt</p>
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<p>11th of May 1890 Rogation Sunday the Lafleshe's here Dan Spinks here Fine John H and the 2 Girls went up to corn Island The officer of Fishing Club at the Fishermens /seised on Robideau nets at Christees Island heard Geordie Annans Father got his Leg Broke</p>
<p>12th crofs ploughing the sod Hewing a Pine Log the Cataline went down a Raft went Down some Mosquitoes Leander Spearing at night got EEls and succours and sunfish</p>
<p>13th Raining Commenced shingling the south side of the Frame split a couple of Long Rails Alexandra went Down cutting Fat pine stumps Phillip digging his Potato peice Rained to night</p>
<p>14th Harrowing the sod Planted 22 Rows of Potatoes shingling sout side put on Felt Dick and Narcisse to Lancaster Mr Kelly at the Fishermans going to see Robideau Phillip to Butter 25 Bohemian Late this morning with the Fog Rain</p>
<p>15th Asension Day Fine Leander to Summers Bought of A MDonald 6 lbs of shingle nails 30 Boots 1..25 Calico 3 1/2 yds 35 overalls stuff 2 3/4 55 7 lb of Fine salt 2 papers squashes 10 Boot Laces shingling splitting a peice of the oak Log planting the Garden Cucumbers 5 Beds of onions Robideau Left Lewis's Island commenced the Hay on the sticks John H Drawing of stones Phillip planting Potatoes gave him seed</p>
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<p>16th of May 1890 sised what shingles we had not Finished shingling yet Leander & JOhn to Alexis Island for a Plank Windy Planting onions in the Garden Planted Potatoes at the Piece at the gate</p>
<p>17th very high wind south East in the Morning changed to south West and Blew a Gale a Big White Birch out of the Roots at the Bank at the upper part of the south side Rain some Thunder a Few Grains of Hail put manure at the cherries for Potatoes Found a peice of Trace chain under the stone Narcisse Planted his Potatoes Gave him seed Phillip paid his Rent and a 25 cetns on what he owed stanley and I around the Island water high Made some Beds in the Tobacco place onions and Beets got 1 Tick</p>
<p>18th Gordon and Bismark here got a Pipe from Gordon Narcifs paid his Rent 3 Dollars got oil 5 Bismarck 25 cents to his mother and sissy & Hugh Ann Hugh Ann and Jonia to Lewis's John H and Leander and Dick to Rofs's Island Phillip got a Loaf of Bread Fine E Wind</p>
<p>19th Plouging the Back Garden and the cherry Trees taking out stones John Nine came for sand Gave me his scow Boat Fine set a Turkey to Hatch John H got a Ling-Fish on his Line</p>
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<p>20th of May 1890 E Wind North Wind and West Wind Raining hard Lot of Puddels of water John H got a Pike on his Line George got Tea shutting the hens in as they are scratching the Garden put 2 Long Rails on the Garden Fence Fixed a Gaff for John H</p>
<p>21st The Sand- Boat anchored at the Fishermans J went Down to see them his name is Captain Charron told me he would come in June for sand Lewis the Indian here for Potatoes got 3 Baskets from him took Dinner him and Mary-Ann water very high a Good Deal of water in the cellar with the Rain</p>
<p>22nd Fixing the Fence in the upper Field and cutting on the Pitt Point Painting the Boat took the mast out of the scow and some Boards very Fine E Wind Fixing the Tobacco Fence Broke the Whippletree yesterday Leander crofsed yesterday 1 Quart of Paint oil 25 Brought onions to Mrs Hamilton Gave Lewis onion seed 40</p>
<p>23rd Fixing the scythe Place Fence set a hen to hatch with Duck Eggs and Turkey eggs Got Duck eggs from Tassie Fraser Leander there Bought 2 Bunches of shingles at McArthur's Mill 1 Dollar second Quality good shingles The sand Boat went off East Wind West E Wind and W Wind Lewis children home with smoothing irons</p>
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<p>24th of May 1890 Queen Victoria's Birth Day a Fine Day E Wind Fixing Logs at the Potatoes Drew the Mast up the Mare Lost a shoe Painting the Boat Black Drew the sleighs of the Grass Narcisse Paid for 9 lbs of Butter 1..80 Bought aa lb 20 Leander got a Line 17 cents Marten and canares here</p>
<p>25th Pentecoste Whit Sunday</p>
<p>26th Finished shingling south side harrowed Potatoes Lewis and Mary Ann and Misses Lewis here Brought 50 of Provender for Potatoes cotton Gave Lewis more seed Potatoes Chickens some out some Rain Plough Bean Place</p>
<p>27th Putting the saddle on the Roof Leander to summerstown Bought of A MDonald Quart of Paint oil 25 Fine salt coarse salt Plaining Boards put a Beam up in the Frame Hugh Ann Livinia and John H Went for a Table to Jo Lemays if he wants it he can have it any time very Fine Raind some</p>
<p>28th took Boards of the Roof Fixed the saddle on the Roof digging stones at the Fireplace 2 Men here from Cornwall to Buy the Glue and the Eggs of the sturgeon paid 5 for Glue and 5 for the eggs Drew some stones to the Bank to Protect it Dick went off Plum trees in Blossom</p>
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<p>29 of May1890 Royal Oak DAy or oak apple Day Lewis here for the Plough and Traces Sheared the Sheep Painting the Boat John H got a sturgeon Lewis here for the Plough and Traces</p>
<p>30th Digging the Peice for the Beans Washing the Wool Potatoes coming up Lost my Knife Found it narcifse working at the shanty</p>
<p>31st Fine Day Leander to Hamiltons got Grain Potatoes Went to the Head of the Island salted the cattle Put out the skiff Trees Blossoming Picking the Wool a Good many tows went to Day P Robideau sunning with George</p>
<p>1st of June Rowena Victoria B Day 1878 Glorious 1st of June Martin and Mary-Ann Lewis here Fine Livinia John H and Stanley over to the south side Duke of Cannought tin Niagara to Day</p>
<p>2nd at Pitt Point Fence the Mare out for the First time Planted Potatoes in the Back Garden at the Cherry Trees Harrowed Back Place for the Beans thought there was a Frost this morning Picking Wool</p>
<p>3rd Fine Windy East Stanley and I cutting stick for the Fence Potatoes coming up well putting manure on Tobacco place Fixing Fence at calves stable Leander scaning with George Spartan went Down 2 Men at the shanty from Valley Field after Glue of sturgeon</p>
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<p>4th of June 1890 old George the 3rd Birth Day E W Rain 2 Frenchman from Valley-Field after the spawn and Glue of the sturgeon did not get it the Men came From cornwall came Leander seaming with George to Butter 25 the Corcican went Down John H got a sturgeon and Lost a Big one some smoky or Foggy Blossom on the Brod Brim apple Tree at Lower Point</p>
<p>5th Corpus Christie Foggy Raining hard Thunder and Lightning EW Fine John H Bought Phillips Bun 2 Dollars Election in Lancaster Martin told us their Horse was stoe Saturday night Gave Martin some Turkey eggs to hatch Fixing the Gate and the cabbage seed place Bunty had her Kittens to Day</p>
<p>6th Planted Beans</p>
<p>7th Leander crossed with the Fishermen windy Bought Tea 3 lb 1. Fishermen for Boards Girls and John H went to Lewis they were off</p>
<p>8th Hugh Ann went to St Regis on the Princefs very windy</p>
<p>9th Aunt Mary's Birth Day 1813 John H went to Hamiltons for Hugh Ann got Dans Letter from London Weeding Potatoes Windy and Fine</p>
<p>10th Fine Lewis Martin for Potatoes got 2 1/2 paid 1..25 at Potatoes Girls went to Lewis Rain to night</p>
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<p>11th of June1890 St Barnabas Day Put the calves in their Pasture at the Fence Fixing it at Potatoes Tommy Rose and 2 other here the Man from cornwall after his Glue a new Boat went up the Gatinea Stanley and J Fishing Perch got a Lot a Fine Day Fixing a Bedstead up stairs High E Wind to night</p>
<p>12th Raining E Wind Bun's Bleu up in the Marsh last night The sand man here Charron going for cord wood to salmon River Wetyas Christee here 5 Boats of them went Down to Look for Francis they were told that an Indian was Found but it was a false Report Stanley and J Fishing got 5 Transplanted Cabbage</p>
<p>13th E Wind Raining John H got a Lunge Fixing East Logs at the Wharf</p>
<p>14th Went to head of the Island EW Man Charron carme George Brought 200 or 250 Tobacco Plats from Montreal 20 cents a 100 Leander went to Hamiltons for the Papers Transplanted the Tobacco Dug the Ground water high Randolph came to night</p>
<p>15th Gordon and 2 of the Lalonds here Sandy Dougall John S Summers Frankey Laplante here Randolph and Leander went Trowling Lightning Bugs</p>
<p>16 The Memorable Battle of Waterloo Randolph went Trowling at the Potatoes cleaning them Gordon and J Summers here Trowling</p>
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<p>17th June 1890 Randolph Leander Hugh Anne went to Dundee Election There Leander Bought a suit 6 Dollars Cotton 35 yrds 13 calico Flour 100 Wt Randolph a satchel 2 plugs of Tobacco sold a Tennnet of Butter 29 lbs sold 28 lbs of Tallow Got 5 cents from Gordon for Tobacco Got 50 for skins Drawing stones to the Wharf Heavy Thunder and Lightning and Windy Randolph and Leander went to Lancaster Leander went to A Frashers to see Fernandez Turkey got our here chickens</p>
<p>18th Fine Windy Hoeing Down at the sod Fixed a Hoop on a Barrel the 2 Girls went to Lewis</p>
<p>19th Randolph to Summerstown Weeding the Garden</p>
<p>20th Randolph went off Leander Hugh Ann Livinia went to Lancaster with him Brought the wool to the carding Mill. Frasher smallman and another man here to Buy Cattle Mre chickens hatched John H and J Fishing Perch putting stones on the wharf</p>
<p>21st First Day of Summer very warm John H Ionia and J to the Kit Kit Leander and Dick to Summerstown</p>
<p>22nd Uncle Dan's Birth Day Hugh Ann and Livinia Went to Williamstown Gordon and Bismarck here Leander to Hamiltons the Girls seen a Deer when coming Back</p>
<p>23rd Put the plough through Potatoes George Annan and Miss Spinks here young Dick</p>
<p>24th John the Baptiste Day Mr Teethin here and {illegible} Bascan Gave a Trowling Rig to Leander Caught a Lunge hoeing Beans heavy Thunder Lightning</p>
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<p>25th of June 1890 Stanley and I Fishing Perch got 39 at the Beans Windy Took a Load of wood From the Bay Berries getting Ripe</p>
<p>26th Very Windy from the north cool and Fine hot Mrs Charron here at the Beans Beans put a handle in and old hoe 2 Fine 3 masted schooners ewnt Down Towed young Turkies Dying</p>
<p>27th Hoeing the Beans Martin here Fine put ashes in the manure pile Fixed a Bed in the Frame up stairs</p>
<p>28th Went to Hamiltons Heard of Mr John Craigs Death Leander Bought of A MDonald 1 pair of shoes 1..25 starch 10 6 yds of 1..8 paid 1..80 what we owed him got a Box From J Hamilton Tom Jack Making a stable in concession Hugh Ann went to St Regis</p>
<p>29th St P St Paul Fine the Mare had her colt</p>
<p>30th cutting sticks for a Jumper Hugh Ann came verry verry warm hoed Tobacco cutting the Weeds</p>
<p>1st of July Dominion Day picnicks all over Began the Jumper Warm some Berries Took the Mare and colt to the Barn</p>
<p>2nd Rained some Working at the other runner of the Jumper the mare Drew it Down Hoeing the Potatoes the Bohemian Late to Day going up Livinia Working at the churn at Potatoe Bugs</p>
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<p>3rd July 1890 Fine Rain'd Windy at the Potatoes at the Jumper piled some Manure Mowed a Road at the centenial Leander crofsed to AMcDonald paid for the shoes 1..25 Bought a Broom 20 Bought at Nicholsons Mollasses 12 1/2 Bought of John Summers 1 lb of sulpher 10 Rainbow to night</p>
<p>4th American Independence Windy Foggy Rained afternoon Fine at the Jumper put out some Tobacco and Turnips</p>
<p>5th Our Uncle Johns B Day 1803 Fine Windy at the Jumper potato Bugs some plenty on Lower Peice Lots of Pic Nics Garnet and Gatineau up with Pic Nic Hoeing Potatoes EEl Flies commencing</p>
<p>6th John Angus and Jo the Baker here Tom Jack Gordon and Dan Spink here Leander and Hugh Ann went to McDougalls Heard Caseau was hung or Lynched Rained some</p>
<p>7th Finished the Jumper Fine Rained Windy tearing Down the Big shed hoeing the Beans put Paris Green on the Lower Potatoes \</p>
<p>8th Went to head of the Island Windy Heavy Lightning and Thunder Rain Mowed Thistles on the hill Young Turkey hatching or Laying Windy Fine mowed a Little Back of the Barn cut some sticks for a stable Taking off Potatoe Bugs Kind of cold Weeding the Garden</p>
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<p>10th of July 1890 Windy Fine cool Mowing around for Road Leander and John H Drew some ticks John H Broke the Round Whetstone Harnessed the Mare Potato Bugs Bad Rasberries get Ripe</p>
<p>11th Fine Warm Leander and Hugh Ann to Dundee Bought 100 of Flour 2.60 on credit 50 lbs of Cornmeal 60 5 of Ca{illegible} 35 40 yds of Cotton 2..80 1 1/2 Doz Buttons 15 1 1/2 of Drilling 15 Gallon of Vinegar 25 3 plates 25 1 1/2 Baking Powder 25 2 lard 25 2 scythes 1.20 stone 10 7-65... To Cash 3.. 4..65.. 5 Tubs 1.. 6 yds Calico 40 9 yds putting Paris Green on the Potatoes John H Mowing made some cocks of hay</p>
<p>12th of July the Battle of the Boyne Orangemans Day very Fine and Warm Mowing in the Grove cut a Road Down to the shanty on the hill Made some coils Mr Benwa came up with George Mr Tuthill and Mr Marshall here yesterday paid me the Dollar and Treated me to a Glass of ale</p>
<p>13th Fine John Angus and his Wife and George and Fred here Hugh Ann went to Bill Craigs</p>
<p>14th First putting in of Hay Fine Warm cutting Down on the Hill the churn got wrong Feeding the calves hay some Rasberries English cherries turning Birds Bad at them Fixing the clock got it to strike</p>
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<p>15th of July 1890 Mowing Down Behind the shanty Mowing in the Grove very warm 3 Men here in the Grove From Lancaster after Fish from Fisherman Got the Loan of Lewis churn Thunder and Lightning and Rain this morning St Swithens' Day)</p>
<p>16th Fine Mowing Livinia and Hugh Ann went to Dundee Bought a crock churn 1 Dollar 7 yds of Lustre Thread Twist Buttons Lining 5 lbs of Rice Benwa went off home English Cherries Ripe some cleaning the Tobacco Bohemian a Pic Nic at Hamiltons making cocks Down on the hill, Behind the shanty Hens Rooting the Potatoes</p>
<p>17th Raining Eat new Potatoes cut some hay at the cherries made a churn - Dasher Leander and Dick crofsed to Summerstown Angus MDonald in Alexandria at a Nigger Show Ionia not well Made Preserves of the English Cherries The John A aground with a Raft Below the Lighthouse</p>
<p>18th Fine at hay Put in some Hay. Mowing The man that Buys the Glue at the Fishermens for the Tubs and seives Rained hard to night Hoed some Tobacco</p>
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<p>19th of July 1890 Fernandez Birth Day 1874 Mowing Rained some high North Wind Went to the Head of the Island Pic Nic or Pleasure Trip on the Bohemian Cold to Day</p>
<p>20th Fine Mrs Charron here</p>
<p>21st Went home with Lewis churn cutting hay Leander crofsed to Summerstown Bought of A MDonald 2 Whet Stones 20 3 spools of Threat 15 Tea 3 lbs 1 Dollar 2 Rakes 30 cents Made 60 Coils of hay Feeding the calves hay as their Pasture is Bare</p>
<p>22nd Hugh Ann went to Lancaster for the yarn 15 lb of yarn 2..16 putting in hay Mowing a Fne Day the Hens Playing the Devil with the Potatoes Hoeing the Tobacco eat cucumbers John H Line Broke taking it up Oscar Laflesh at the Fishermens</p>
<p>23rd Fine very hot Mowing at the Grape Vine picking Berries 1 1/2 Gallons mowed at the seine Made 76 to Day of coils about 90 made now</p>
<p>24th Putting hay Mowing commenced to Rain gathered some hay Lewis Gilr for a Boat made Rake teeth the cat McGinty got a hook in his mouth I cut it out our Boat stole to night</p>
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<p>July 25th 1890 St James Day Leander Hugh Ann Livinia went to the south side to Look to Look for it but did not fine it Rain some Mowing some Picking Beans sawed stove Wood Stanley not well Shows in Cornwall</p>
<p>26th Fine some Windy Martin came home with the Bun the Girls came for smoothing irons at hay Mowing Below the old Garden Picked some Berries Heard Biddy Lee Broke her arm Falling out of a cherry Tree</p>
<p>27th Fine Day Bismarck here Left his watch to get Fixed in Fort Covington Donald John McDougall here 3 of Lewis's Children here</p>
<p>28th cutting and coiling hay very warm Stanley not well John H Bought a Wire Line from he Fishermen 90 cents</p>
<p>29th Very very warm put in about 100 coils to Day Jacobs Boy and Wife and John Dominick here for salt</p>
<p>30th Fine Windy Hugh Ann Leander went to Dundee took Tennet of Butter Bought 200 of Flour 5.25 1/2 Doz Glass Tumblers 30 a Keg 50 Braid 10 Wind high to night Mowing Hugh Ann and John Went to sleep at the shanty Thunder Rain Trimmed the ash Tree Down at the Wet place</p>
<p>31st Windy Rain Thunder Lighning Mowing Down at Grave Mowing at the sythe oak Tree sharpened the crofs cut saw</p>
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<p>1st of August 1890 Lammas Day Fine very warm Mowing on the Lower Point</p>
<p>2nd Minnie's B Day 1864 Putting in hay very Fine Warm made 23 coils Louise Narcisse's Girl came and child Leander crofsed to Summerstown taking Buds of Tobacco Bought Boots 2.25 or shoes pipes & sox paid a 1.25 on the shoes</p>
<p>3rd Livinia and Hugh Annto Dundee Rain Wind Fine</p>
<p>4th Mowing at East End of the Island very warm High Wind Heavy Thunder and chain Lightning</p>
<p>5th Fine Finished the Lower Point commenced Back of the Barn Let the calves to the Big High High Wind Heavy Thunder Lightning Rained Took the Top seed of the Tobacco</p>
<p>6th Randolph's B Day 1867 Fine Rained Windy Mowing Back of the Barn Got a Large channel-cat-Fish for Berries our Potatoes Large and Good</p>
<p>7th Fine Mowing coiling Began a stack put about 25 coils in it salted the sheep John nine taken sand out of the River or Lake Got 50 from him not taken any from the shore Turning hay a Fortunate DAy Long Black Berries Turning some</p>
<p>8th Finished the stack Mr Genie came</p>
<p>9th Mr Genie Fishing Morning Rained some 4 of the Line Boats went Down to Day with American soldiers</p>
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<p>10th of August 1890 Mr Genie went off</p>
<p>11th Mowing and Making coils Leander to Hamiltons for yeast John Nine came no Boards</p>
<p>12th Fine Bohemian went up Mowing Mr Genie came going to cornwall with wool to his Daughters Left me a Treat E Wind</p>
<p>13th Bohemian Went Down Fishermens Wife Daughter and 2 children went of Began a stack put 119 coils in it to Day not Finished yet Lewis children here for Butter and Bread the Gatineau went up and Down to Day Hugh Ann went to Dundee the small owl Dead Trimmed some apple trees</p>
<p>14th Fine cutting hay put more hay in the stack Phillip came John Nine here Told us he Found Francis over Below Frasers Last Week</p>
<p>15th Mowing finished Below the house Hugh Ann came From Dundee Bought of John Tyo Pork 32 Glass 25 1 Gallon of Vinegar 40 Powders 20 Calico 35 Fount out about our Boat</p>
<p>16th Leander and I went to Look for the it hid in the Marsh at Murdock MDonalds took our Lunch on Buchanan Island Fine made 60 coils not Raked Bought of J Summers Matches 12</p>
<p>17th Rain Windy Lewis Boys here</p>
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<p>18th August 1890 Fine Mowing in the upper Field Raking Made some coils</p>
<p>19th Cold Bismark's B Day 1870 put in 50 coils stuffed the East End of the Barn put 2 Loads on the Barn Floor commenced to Rain and cold high East Wind Sharrons Barge sailed up cut some in upper Feild Fishermens seine all Broke got Fast in Logs</p>
<p>20th Mowing above the Lane Turning hay Took up 1/2 Row of Potatoes from the East Peice Let in the Mare to eat Below the house Fine</p>
<p>21st E Wind changed to South Wind very high with Rain Mowing in the Upper Field about 22 minutes to 1 This Morning heard a rumbling noise like, an Earthquake sounded West going</p>
<p>22nd Mowing in the Brush in the upper Field sawing Quilting Frame 4 of them Taking Buds of Tobacco Windy</p>
<p>23rd Fine Began to Rain high E Wind cold Put some hay on the Barn Floor Drew a Bun of Wood Those Indian Thieves is around Trowling camed at the head of the Island</p>
<p>24th Raining Windy</p>
<p>25th Mowing in upper Feild Fine the cows in upper Feild Fine the cows milked to Day By those campers John H and Livinia to Plum Island</p>
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<p>Aug 26 1890 Mowing in upper Field Leander to Summerstown Bought of A MD 1 lb of soda 10 Bread for Fishermen sugar and Tobacco Made 70 coils of hay chicken Hawks around Lots of shooting on the south side</p>
<p>27th Raining Thunder Fine Went to head of the Island John Angus McLaughlin and A Frasher here Wanting John H Brought me a Lot of Paper and a Fine Large apple Fixing chains on the Bow of the Boats Heard J Dunlop was poorly</p>
<p>28th Finished cutting the upper Field Began the Back Feild or the oakfield to cut taking up the onions taken in the coloured Beans cutting some Brush Rained some to Day</p>
<p>29th Putting more hay on the Barn Floor The 2 creamers Boys here Charlie and Bill John Tyo sent By them for a Tennent of Butter gave it to them to take to him Began to Rain made coils of hay in the upper Field cutting in the oak Field and set some Brush heaps on Fire Thunder to night onve very very clap of Thunder</p>
<p>30h Cuttingin the oakfield John H Drawing Wood Lucius came George took Leander 3 lb of shot 21 cents paid</p>
<p>31st Rain Fine Men from Francis Island for Hay</p>
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<p>Sept 1st 1890 Mowing Back Marsh Hunting Began Leander and John H to Plum Island shot 2 Ducks Drew the sticks and Bun up from the River Ploughed a Row of Potatoes on the hill Fine</p>
<p>2nd Fine E and West Wind Began a stack at the Back Door of the Barn Half Fine hay and the Rest Marsh hay Mowing in the Back marsh John Nine here Working at Quilts second one that on Lots of shooting some Drops of Rain The Algerian went Down with her colours up Perhaps the Prince is on</p>
<p>3rd D McMasters Birth Day 1846 Captain Sharron here John Nine here Finished the Barn Floor with hay put a Top on Fine hay of Marsh hay Fine E W Mowed some a Few coils in the upper Field in the Brush Leander shot a Duck Took the apples of the Big Tree 3 Bushels Lewis here Taking scantling from Lancaster Picking of the Hops cut 2 stalks of Tobacco</p>
<p>4th Fine Went to Dundee Leander and Hugh Ann Bought of J Tyo 100 of Flour 2.70 cornmeal 75 100 of Provender 1.30 nails 10 lbs 30 Boots 1.25 Pills 15 spectacles 15 Lock 25 seen Mr Genie</p>
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<p>Sept 5th 1890 John Angus Birth Day 1850 Mowing in Back Marsh making coils Genie here and a French crew</p>
<p>6th Foggy Fine Leander to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward sack of salt 80 5 spools of Thread 25 Mowed 3 coils in the Front Marsh for the First John 9 Left his Boat till he would come to pay me Lucus Found a Drowned mand near rat Ball Island all Disfigured</p>
<p>7th Gordon and Bismarck here Willie craig Willy Rose and Tommy here a Fine Day Heard Mrs Andrew Cameron Died about a month ago</p>
<p>8th Began a stack of Marsh hay and about 20 coils out of the upper Feild in it all the hay in the oakfield in it 120 coils and the Rain Began and we did not Finish it Rained hard high Wind Picking Beans John Bought a Pair of oars sun day</p>
<p>9th cut some sticks for the stable Drew some of them Narcisse Gave word to Day about the Drowned man</p>
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<p>September 10th 1890 Fine E Wind Finished Marsh hay stack put Tops on 2 other stacks all the hay thats cut in the Back Marsh now is in Mr Dr Smart and his sister Charlotte here Lucias went off Pulled the Tops of the Potatoes in the Lower Feild</p>
<p>11th Began the Lower Potatoes about 18 or 20 Bushels Began to Rain E Wind Leander shot 3 Ducks some Rot on the Potatoes</p>
<p>12th E Wind Raining</p>
<p>13th Windy West W sorting the Potatoes and drying them at the Door Made a heap of them taking the Rotton ones out took 4 sticks of Basswood down from the head of the Island on the water John H making a sturgeon Pen Fine Black Cherries Ripe Trimmed some young appletrees at the Lower Point</p>
<p>14th Holy Crofs Fine Leander for the Mail to Hamiltons the Girls and Stanley to Lewis's</p>
<p>15th Fine EW Went to the Depot at Lancaster with the stove ove paid 1..50 to Mrs Gillis paid Qubeck 50 cents to take the oven up and Down seen Frank Laplante and Gordon Drawing stones Seen Angus Cameron Took in 16 Bushels of Potatoes in cellar</p>
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<p>Sept 16th 1890 Raining E Wind Thunder taking the Roof of the stable shelling Beans chopping stove Wood took what apples was on the sweet Tree off as they are not Gaining nothing Lots of Burnt Horse Tooth corn going down the River must be there was storehouse or a steamer or Boat Burnt John H got an EEl on his Line Water very high no Ducks Lots of Flocks of Plovers going West they are awful high</p>
<p>17th Began the Potatoes at the Door Ploughed 16 Rows to Day the heap 20 or 25 Bushels not much rot Narcisse to Montreal took the cars did not get the oven at Beans E Wind Pealing apples Stringing them</p>
<p>18th at the Potatoes about half Done very warm and Fine Potato Bugs Plenty Lots of Boats going to Day West Wind cut some Tobacco</p>
<p>19th at the Potatoes Fine Fishermen took the oven from Lancaster Rained tonight Began another heap 3 heaps now</p>
<p>20th at Potatoes took home some Wood some Butternuts on the hill Tree Falling only 3 Trees with a Few nuts on Windy cut some Tobacco</p>
<p>21st John H went for the Papers to Hamiltons Leander and the Girls went to Ball Island to see the drowned Man</p>
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<p>22 Sept 1890 sun crofses the Line Equinoxial Gales now put all heaps of Potatoes in the cellar cut all the Tobacco</p>
<p>23rd Wind all the Potatoes up about 125 Bushels in now Drew some Wood Leander crofsed to A McDonalds 10 Dozen of Eggs 1..50 Bought 3 1/4 lb Tea 1.. 5 pair of Boots 5..50 on credit pipes 3 Lewis Family came home from Waterville picking hops Peggy McLean Buried to Day picked a Pail of cranberries making Tomato catsup</p>
<p>24th Fine Began the stable at the East End of the Barn 20 by 16 Put up 2 Rounds to Day shelling some Beans took in some Grapes Frost Last night in Low Places Hawks Plenty</p>
<p>25th put 1 round on to Day Windy cutting and Drawing sticks cut some handspikes Girls gathering Grapes John H got a sturgeon</p>
<p>26th at the stable 5 Rounds on now Rain Drew some sticks put in all the Tobacco a Few stalks out yet some on the Big cellar and Back Garden</p>
<p>27th Foggy Raining E Wind changed to West choppng and sawing stove-Wood hung up some Bunches of Tobacco Mr John Dunlop Departed on Friday 26th Mr Leslie Departed on the</p>
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<p>Sept 28th1890 Fine the Girls to Lewis's Leander to Rofs Island</p>
<p>29th St Michael Michealmas Went to Hamiltons John H and I at their Potatoes Fine Got about 10 Bushels of apples Leander and Hugh An to Dundee with Butter Bought Flour Boots Burners 2 Butter Tubs chimneys Boots Mustard velvet selling the corn that got Burnt it Belonged to Smallmans Brother</p>
<p>30th Fine John H went to help Hamiltons at their Potatoes Leander and I at the stable Drew some sticks Pealing Apples</p>
<p>1st of October Fine very warm Ionia Birth Day 1883 Leander and I working at the stable John H at Hamiltons</p>
<p>2nd very fine and warm put in the Beams in the stable Mrs Craig and Miss C Smart here Heard Kenneths 2 Boys came home</p>
<p>3rd In the Morning Mr Genie came at the stable</p>
<p>4th Windy at the stable John came from Cornwall John H had 4 1/2 Bushels of apple</p>
<p>5th Mr Genie went off the Girls to Francis Island and Mr Craigs John H went for the Papers Wild Geese came</p>
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<p>6th of Oct1890 Windy Cool Mowing in Front Marsh 100 coils E Wind</p>
<p>7th EW Raining Cool put pins on the Top Logs of the stable went the head of the Island chinking some</p>
<p>8th W Wind Cloudy Fine cut an ash Pole for the Roof of the stable underpinning the Bottom of the stable Banking the upper stable west side Narcisse to Montreal Phillip and George to Summerstown Race in Williamstown and Games</p>
<p>9th Games in Williamstown Fine Putting the Roof on the old stable John S Summer here Bought a sturgeon from the Fishermen 30 cents told us of Mr William McLean's Lofs By Fire Mrs Summers had an operation on her Ey's she can see some now</p>
<p>10th Hugh Ann McMasters Birth Day 1844 Fine Fixing around the Stable Leander shot a Duck Drew some Wood not well in Bed</p>
<p>11th Leander not well Stanley not well Fine John H went for the papers Mr Hume here Leander went Down with him to Charlies Island</p>
<p>12th Fine Hicory nuts, Falling Mr James Stuart Married on the 11th.</p>
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<p>13th of Oct 1890 Fine E Wind Putting Manure on the Meadow Leander came got 75 cent from Mr Hume Began Making the Grape Wine Rained tonight New Moon this Evening</p>
<p>14th E Wind Raining Boys started for Boards turned Back with the Rain cutting stove Wood some Duck a Good deal of shooting on the south side salted the cows the Alexandra went Down Late</p>
<p>15th Rained Last night Windy West Fixing around places Narcisse to Lancaster Mr Dunlop told him there was 2 Packages at the Depot for me Bohemian commenced going Down at night Fixed the stall in the stable</p>
<p>16th Fine EW Drawing sleepers for the stable Leander for Boards 28 Boards 2..40 Got a Letter From Dan concerning the Packages Began a cheese Plastering 2 Men at the Shanty Demo and Quebec Hunters at Rofs Island</p>
<p>17th Working at the stable Raining hard Steam-yacht came Galbraith owner</p>
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<p>Oct 18th 1890 George Went to Lancaster for 4 hunters Took the 2 Packages from Mr Dunlop 3 coats 4 pair of Pants 1 vest 2 Wristlets 5 Ties 1 Knife 1 Case of Razors Marked every Day of the Week except Friday the Friday Razor was not in about 8 Boots 2 pair of Rubbers 1 pair of Boots one Pack opener a Little at the end</p>
<p>19th Windy went to the shanty Mr Genie came Left us a Bag of apples he went to Cornwall E Wind high the steam Yacht here went off</p>
<p>20th Putting the Floor in the stable Windy E Wind a Great Deal of shooting vessels Towed Down</p>
<p>21st E Wind Very Fine at the Floor at the stable Mr Genie and his man came Boys went to spear to night Mr Humes here treated me at the shore</p>
<p>22nd Fine EW a Great Deal of sheeting Leanger went to hunt Lewis 4 children here for Butter with Hume's Man for Butter 1 Dol 4 lbs working at the Floor of the stable Gordon and Bismarck here to night</p>
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<p>23rd of Oct 1890 Livinia's Birth Day 1868 Hugh Ann and Livinia to McDougalls Fine E Wind one of the Conovers came to hunt Nailing the Floor of the Stable John Hand Stanley Drawing Drags Gordon and Bismarck to go away to Day to the South Woods</p>
<p>24th Our Hugh's B Day Raining EW Killed the sheep a very Fat one the Hunters went off Fixing some in the stable</p>
<p>25th St Crispins Day all Shoemakers Day My Birth Day 1825 cutting and salted the Mutton Leander for Boards Fine E Wind 1 Dollar for 14 Boards the old Turkey Dead John H making a Floor in the calve place A McDonald sent me a Package of Fine cut Tobacco sent 6 Dollars to A MDonald for Bismarcks account Forgot the Recipt Mr Humes here for a Lunch at the Head of the Island Rows about hunting Grounds shoals Blinds Randolph came to night</p>
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<p>26th Oct 1890 Randolph here Donald John McDougall Alex Fraser here Fine E Wind</p>
<p>27th Randolph and John Horosses to McDougalls to pick apples put the Gable and Boards on the Alexandra went Down to day and her Day is Tuesday to go Down</p>
<p>28th chinking sawing the Door Fine W. Wind.</p>
<p>29th Fine E W Rain som Dick Shoro went offf working at the stables took Down the old calve Place at the East end of the stable Banking old stable Leander shot a Duck a Great Lot of shooting to Day all over John H at McDougalls Hume's for Butter 4 pounds 1 Dollar</p>
<p>30 Fine W Wind Leander went to McDougalls to Pick apples Windy Lots of shooting Banking the stable pealing Pumpkins Last night got 3 Bags of apples at McDougall</p>
<p>31st Holy Eve putting in Marsh hay in the new stable Loft Banking the East side of the shed Keeping the Hallow Een cracking nuts</p>
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<p>1st of Nov 1890 All Saints Day Fernandez came 4 hunters came got Johns Boat sent for a Pan of Bread 25 Fixing hay and Fence around the stacks</p>
<p>2nd Fernandez went off Windy George Bad with the Toothache Rained</p>
<p>3rd on this Day of the month Granda Departed 1857 Drawing wood snow on the Mountains Lots of shooting</p>
<p>4th Windy Fine some Grains of snow Frost John H to Alexis Island John H Boat Leaks Hunters to the Boat Leander and Hugh Ann Dundee Tennet of Butter 18 lbs To 100 of Flour 2.70 Provender 200 L 2.80 3 lb Tea 1 High Wines 1 Gallon 3.20 sugar 20 lbs L1.20 Lamp chimney Flour 20 RRR 25 Rubbres 30 Lampwicks - John H at the Floor Finished</p>
<p>5th Very high West Wind D McMaster to Be Married to Day so I heard a Fortunate Day Guy Fawks Day Gun Powder Plot Hunters went of 2 stopt Found their Bag of cartriges Got Potatoes 25 oil 5 Butter 50 sent 3 Dollar 1 Dollar for the Boat and 2 for the shanty</p>
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<p>Nov 6th 1890 Banking West side of the House</p>
<p>7th Helens Birth Day Banking the North side E Wind High Wind to night and Rain 2 of the Hunters went of to Day to come next Week</p>
<p>8th Windy West Leander at the Kit Kit Island got 3 Ducks Stanley and I cutting stove Wood John H Plastering John H went for the Papers took a Bag of apples strained the Wine yesterday put the sugar in it</p>
<p>9th Rained Wind Lewis and Mary Ann here for salt soda Jacob Simon here stopt all night as the Wind Rose high Prince of Wales B Day</p>
<p>10th took in the Beets Drew some Wood Fixed the canoe in the calves Place Keeping the Mare in Leander got 3 Ducks</p>
<p>11th Fine Fishermen went off Forgot their Watch Turned Back Mr Humes here Leander Fixing a Blind Fixing around the Barn</p>
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<p>12th of Nov1890 This is about Martinmass Fine W Wind Banking in the cookhouse Mr Humes here Gave Leander a Dollar for Fixing the Blinds Mr Grand and Lewis Bosell here wanting John H to work for him Fixing the shanty There is 2 of those Planets Getting very close together I think it will make some kind of a storm not much shooting to Day</p>
<p>13th Fine Windy Fixing a Door on the Loft of the stable Fixing the sheep Place a Good Deal of shooting to Day hurted the Back of my hand</p>
<p>14th To Burchell is to be Hung a Fine Day</p>
<p>15th Fixing around the stable John Nine here for his Boat Gave 2 Dollars and is to pay the Rest next summer Drew some Wood</p>
<p>16th some Wind John H went for the Papers Letter from Gordon</p>
<p>17th Leander crofsed Bought of A MDonald 1 Pair of Boots 3 Hinges 20 Thread 5 sent me a Plug of Tobacco 10 a Present John H got 2 EEls in the mud Putting Manure around the apple Trees Rained Windy snowed to night</p>
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<p>18th of Nov 1890 Fine WW Fixing the hinges on the Door snow all gone 2 men hunting Before the Door Salting the Eggs Alexandria went Down wrote a Letter to night to send to Gordon and Bismarck Parishville St Lawrence County New York Mr John Youngs Camp</p>
<p>19th WW Rained Hailed and Fine Ploughed a peice of sod Leander Found a Barrel some Broke cleared the stable of Boards and Rubbish took over the Tools put some Boards in the Barn Bottling the Wine about 26 or 28 Gallons 2 Five Gallons Jars 1 Keg about 11 1/2 Gallons some 1 Gallon Jars and the rest in Bottles The Grenada Late coming out of Dundee about 10 oclock Put the Mare and colt in the new stable water Raising Bohemian went Down some say the Last Trip</p>
<p>20th Froze hard Last night put in the cows to night Pennance and Des Hotel shooting Windy took Fish Box up on Land setting Fires in the Marshes south side a Good many Boats Going to Day a 3 Masted Propeller went up put Preserves out of the milkhouse wine honey vinegar</p>
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<p>21st of Nov 1890 On this Day of the Month DMMaster Departed 1846 Drew some wood some Hunters came to the Head of the Island one of them is Woods got Hay and Milk Gave 25 cents a Great many Boats went to Day Pemance shooting</p>
<p>22nd W Wind Fine Frost Killed the pig very squally some snow Woods got the Boat on hire to pay 50 cents a Day took Back the Boat paid John H set a net</p>
<p>23rd Fine a Lancaster Yacht at Charlies Island Windy</p>
<p>24th Cutting the Pork 260 salted it put it in the Frame cellar Drew in some Marsh hay in the 2 stable Lofts a Pick in the net hunters in the Back-Bay Making a Blind Filled the Ticks with Hay 14 lbs of Lard</p>
<p>25th Drawing wood Lewis and Mary-ann here got 2 Knives to Butcher got Milk Butter 25 GAve him 2 sticks for Helves a Tow went Down Tow went up Leander to Hamiltons got our Mail they got a Letter from Gordon St Catherine</p>
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<p>26th of Nov 1890 sawing stove Wood Fne an Eclipse some steamers went Down Leander and John H went to Charlies Island The Hunters at the upper Point snowed a Little Last night Hunters went of to Cornwall Freezing to night</p>
<p>27th Went around the Island Stanley and I Found a Decoy West Wind Fine John H and Leander spearing EEls in the Mud got 10 John H took up one of Phillips Lines sawing Wood Leander put some shingles on the south side of the Roof</p>
<p>28th Fine Banking the inside of the Frame set Fire at the Back Marsh</p>
<p>29th St Andrews Eve Leander and John H for EEls got 2 some Windy Leander crofsed Brought Turkeys to Hamiltons got 1 1/2 Bushels of Barley Brought 2 Tubs of Butter to Mr Wards 61 lbs of Turkeys 5 cent a lb L 3.5 Butter Flour 225 lbs of Flour pipe 15 The Princefs Louise at Summerstown Wharf for all Winter Died on the 24th (Sandy) AB Mac Run over By a Donald Buggy</p>
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<p>30th of Nov 1890 St Andrew's Day The Festival of the Scotch Windy Rained cold no Lights in the Lighthouses to night Lewis the Indian crofsed from Lancaster sailed home</p>
<p>1st of Decemer Windy cold Freezing hard to night very Frosty Drew some Wood Burning the Front Marsh</p>
<p>2nd Windy very Frosty codl put all the Heifers in to night The Bull out sawing Stove Wood set a Trap for mink A Few Ducks</p>
<p>3rd E Wind Snowing Drifting Windy Cold Frosty Stormy an apogee on the Moon and Venus in Conjunction with the sun The Eagle took the Head of a Duck on the ice</p>
<p>4th W Wind Drifting White Owl and Eagle Making a Havoc on Wounded Ducks all the cattle in Broke on a small Marsh hay stack The colt Finds the snow strange</p>
<p>5th snowing {illegible} Drew some Drags from the Wet Place cut some Brush and putting it on the Fence Drew up John H's Boat</p>
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<p>6th Dec 1890 St Nicholas Day the Festival of the Germans on this Day of the Month All was Burried 1877 cold EW windy cutting stove Wood Took in a New Water-Barrel</p>
<p>7th Fine Lewis the Indian here Brought me my 2 axe handles Gave him Salt Brought home my 2 Butcher-Knives Gave him a stick of Hicory to make axe handles</p>
<p>8th cut a soft maple at the Wet Place Drew some Limbs Broke on a stack Fine hay a Lot of marsh hay on the Top of it Windy cold</p>
<p>9th Blustering wind a Lot of Frost on the Trees Drew some Wood</p>
<p>10th Leander's Birth Day 1872 snowing Blowing W Wind John H and I in the Bush cut a Dead maple Stanley and I cutting Brush in the oak-Field John H got 5 Fish in the net 3 Pike and 2 Ling-Fish put out the Boat to the Lower point</p>
<p>11th Fine Warm W Wind Cutting and Drawing Wood some Boats on the Water to Day some shooting</p>
<p>12th chopping Stovewood Cold Frosty Windy the Big White owl Flying around an Eclipse of the sun Fixing the shafts of the sleigh Made 14 Plugs of Tobacco</p>
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<p>13th Dec 1890 Very Frosty Wind West cutting stove Wood Keeping the colt From the Mare now and again not making ice much using the Hay on the East Mow for the Mare and colt</p>
<p>14th E Wind Turned to West Windy</p>
<p>15th Fine Leander crofsed to Summerstown Bought of A MDonald 3 lbs of Tea 1 Dollar 3 lbs of nails 15 spool of Thread at Wards 5 Got the 2 Weeks Mail a Letter From Gordon & Bismarck John H got a Pike in the net Drew some Wood</p>
<p>16th E Wind Frosty Windy Leander got an owl in a Trap set for him at the Lower Point took in some Tobacco from the Barn Did not use Pipe or Tobacco to Day</p>
<p>17th E Wind some cold Fixing the Whippletrees put a set in one end of the crofscut saw Went to the head of the Island</p>
<p>18th sawing Stove Wood Fixing a stall in the stable for the colt Drew 2 Loads of Wood with the sleigh West Wind not cold</p>
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<p>19th Dec 1890 Cold Frosty North West Wind and south wind Making some ice got a Rat The ice is Making to night as its Frosty</p>
<p>20th Ice Taken acrofs here this Morning a Great many air holes Last Day of Fall the owl went off But we got him again sawing stove Wood Drew 2 Loads Water raising very high some Ducks in the air-hole Before the Door</p>
<p>21st First Day of Winter St Thomas Day Shortest Day East Wind Fine Wind changed to West commenced to Rain Rained hard to night got 2 Rats</p>
<p>22nd sawing Stove Wood Fine ice all moving going Down Jamming Windy West Jammed out above the Bay all Down to that made some Plugs of Tobacco 14 plugs</p>
<p>23rd ice Going Down Jamming windy Last night Kind of warm to Day all Day Blizzards of snow splitting stove Wood Blocks Taking the Marsh hay of one of the Fine hay stacks</p>
<p>24th Frosty N Wind West ice making some a Lot of the old ice in places ice took through the nigt</p>
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<p>25 Dec 1890 Christmas Day West Wind Frosty Ice Taking on the West end of the Island this morning Took Pills cold to Day I Fine</p>
<p>26th E Wind Kind of stormy Frosty snowing cutting stove wood Broke on the Fine hay stack John H chopping a Dead Basswood St Stephens Day</p>
<p>27th St John the Evangelist Day north Wind snowed some Went to Bush the ice Road at Hamiltons got Christmas and some apples Left a Letter at Hamiltons for Gordon & Bismarck to put in the P Office</p>
<p>28th Holy Innocents Day cold Windy a Jew got in the ice crofsing at Summerstown</p>
<p>29th Our Angus's Birth Day Fine Leander shot a Duck at the sturgeon Island got an EEl Drew 2 Loads of Wood Frosty night</p>
<p>30th crofsed to Hamiltons E Wind Frosty Leander went to Angus MDonald Bought an axe on credit salts 10 castor oil 20</p>
<p>31st very cold and Frosty E Wind cutting stovewood Went up to the Bush put a Handle in the new axe cold and Frosty windy</p>
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Mr James Cameron Island
1st of Jan 1891 New Years Day E Wind cold cutting Firewood not much shooting
2nd Kind of soft Rained cutting Fire wood some of the Bosells Fishing EEls at the Sturgeon
Island Drew up John H's Bun in the Grove
3rd Allen's Birth Day Cold Frosty W Wind cutting stove Wood Leander got a Rat seen a
Weasel Track on the Island seen 2 men over at Lewis's Fishing EEls
4th Sunday John H Went to Hamilton for the Mail and was the First we heard of John Angus
Death and then we seen it in the Glengarrian Departed on New Years eve the 31st of
December 1890 Buried at 2 Oclock Friday the 2nd 1891 his ailment was inflamation of the
Lungs
4th the 2 Girls went over to Lewis's Lewis came over with them to see me had 2 axe
handles Gave him new years to take to the children
5th John Angus Birth Day 5 of Sept 1850 age 40 years (his Birth Day) 3 Months & 26 Days
Mr James Cameron Island
January 5th 1891 Fine E Wind Got 2 Dollars From John Hamilton Got 3 Bushels of Oats 50
cents a Bushels 1..50 cents Council in Camerontown a cutter to Lewis's I suppose his Folks
came home EEl-Fishers at the Sturgeon Island
6th Fine snowed some sawing a Log of soft Maple 2 Logs Lewis went to Lancaster seen a
Rabbits track on the Island 3 Men Fishing EEls crofsed to Frashers Point they said they were
from Dundee Trying to Loosen the Pork as its Froze very hard
7th Leander and John H went to Charlie's Island cutting Brush Fine West Wind Hugh Ann
went to Hamiltons
8th Fine Hugh Ann's B Day 1866 West Wind a strange Dog came to the House ice cracked
close to shore
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�9th Fine W Wind cutting stove Wood Lots of EEl Fishers on the ice
10th W Wind Leander went for mail Bought of A McDonald 3 lb Tea 1.. Salt Peter 5 cents Got
a Lot of sweetys
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Mr James Cameron Island
January 11th 1891 Sir John A McDonalds B Day Birth Day Got a Letter From Williamstown
From Mrs Burton Letting me know that her Mother was on her Last WEnt acrofs to Hamilton
Tom Jack Drove me out to Williamstown she is very Low E Wind turned stormy to night
Davy Spink came Down with the Letter Lewis 2 Boys here
12th at 6 O clock this morning she departed this Life at the age 77 years 7 months and 3
Days Born in 1813 on the 9th of June in Williamstown cold stormy
13th Buried in the St Andrews Kirkyard a clear Frosty Day
14th Cold in Williamstown Gordon came home on the 13
15th in Williamstown Bismarck came home
16th in Williamstown cold
17th came home from Williamstown James Hugh Drove me as Far as Barretts no Track snow
Deep
Mr James Cameron Island
18th of January 1891 Gordon came milder E Wind
19th Bismarck and Leander to Charlies Island Drawing some Wood Lewis taking home his
Heifers Fine
20th a Fine Day E Wind Cutting and sawing stove Wood John R Stanley Leander Bismarck
and I EEll Fishers at the sturgeon Island Ground the axes Last night
21st St Agnefs Day E Wind Blustery Drifting snowed Fine the Boys Bismarck & Leander went
to Dundee Bought of J Tyo 5 Gallons of oil 60 cents RRR 25 Down's Elixer 25 a Pair of Cloth
2
�Boots $1..25 Making stakes cutting Boards for the Floor Broke on a cake of cheese snowing
to night
22nd E Wind Raining Fixing 2 Boards in the Floor Bismarck put them in
23rd cutting Firewood W Wind high not cold
24th Charlie Tuppers Birth Day Fine snowing Windy Leander went to Summerstown with
Butter 16 lb 20 and 18 Bought a sack of salt 80 Flour 70 Hinge 15 soda 10 Matches 10 Mrs
Oxleys Mothers Remains crofsed the Lake to be Buried on the Dundee side
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Mr James Cameron Island
25th January 1891 Robie Burns Birth DAy was celebrated on the 23rd Heard Mr Alexander
Frasher of Point Lovat was Poorly had the Doctor Gordon here had a Letter From
Williamstown from Ellen on J Hugh for me to go out Lewis the Indian here Kind of soft
26th stormy EW I went as far as Hamiltons Leander and I had the horse very Cold and
Windy Tom said some other Fine Day he would go John and Margaret not well Bismarck and
Stanley sawing Stove Wood
27th E Wind Windy some Frosty Cutting Firewood John H Bismarck and J Leander Drawing
Wood 10 Loads
28th Fine E Wind Went to Williamstown me and Thomas Jack for a Load of Household
things got a Load came home Got 50 cents from John Hamilton had a Treat at Duncan
Saddlers 20 cents fot a Lot of stuff got some of the Books Burtons took 8 Loads yesterday
Lewis 2 children here for Potatoes cutting Basswood on the Bank
Mr James Cameron Island
29th of January 1891 Drew 4 Loads of Basswood Fixing the Things we Brought From
Williamstown yesterday E Wind snowing Blowing
30th Rained Drew some wood chopping stove Wood WW
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�31st a very Fine Warm Day W Wind Bismarck and I crofsed I to Hamiltons Brought a Hat and
a Iron-neck-yoke got our Mail there Bismarck to Summerstown chopping stove Wood 2 Ell
Fishers at the sturgeon Island Last Day of January
1st of February sunday 4 of Lewis's children here Bismarck came snowed some Fine
2nd Candlemas Day the sun shines The Bear and Raccoon will see their Shadow a Fine Day
West Wind cutting stove-wood all of us
3rd an unfortunate day E Wind Rained West wind north wind snowed hard Broke a Tooth in
the crofscut saw putting a set in it Had a Bowl of oysters none of the Rest will eat them
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Mr James Cameron Island
4th of Feby 1891 West Wind very Cold and Frosty Windy Did not do anything to Day but
Feeding the cattle took a Barrel of Water Looking over Papers Broke a Fork-handle Fixed it
5th Cold E Wind put Marsh hay out of the stack on the the Ginnie's stable snowed some
sawed some stovewood Looking over Paper & Receipts
6th E Wind snowed some Put the Bottom of the Last marsh hay stack on the shed Fixing
the sheep Place warm on the inside as they soon will Lamb put a Lot of Hay-seed in the
upper Field Bismarck crofsed went with Tom Jack to Fort Covington
7th unfortunate Day E Wind Bismarck came had the Mail John H sick Leander and Bismarck
sawed a Basswood Log in stove-wood Lost a 10 Dollar Bill Taken out of his pocket Book
8th Gordon's Birth DAy 1863 Bismarck crossed to see if he could hear or see anything about
his 10 dollars snowing Blowing
9th Bismarck crofsed to Jo Ducquets to see if he or anyone changing a 10 Dollar Bill Did not
hear of any cutting stove wood Rained to night snowed
Mr James Cameron Island
Feb 10th 1891 W Wind Fine Mardi Gra a cutter crofsed From Lewis's its Mr John Frasher
wanting the Road to Summerstown the Boys took the Mare to the Bush for a soft maple to
4
�make Troughs putting in Fine hay out of the stack a Ton in the stack of Fine hay yet sowed
sawed some stove wood
11th Ash Wednesday Fine W Wind sawing stove wood making Troughfs for sugar Bush about
18 made to Day a mock sun on the south side of the sun had the Harnefs on the Bull took
him to the Bush and the River a Fortunate Day
12th Unfortunate Day E Wind Fine Day Hugh Ann went to Bombay the Boys Harnefsed the
Bull Drew a Long Birch Drag with him cutting stove wood made a Whippletree cut 6 Blocks
for Troughfs and split them Tonia Riding Downhill with sleigh a Social at the church
Bismarck went
13th Splitting stove wood Fine put in hay out of the stack about a Ton the old sheep had 2
Lambs too cold they will Die
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Mr James Cameron Island
Feb 14th 1891 St Valentine's Day Fine Fair and Frosty Drew Drags with the Bull Leander to
Hamiltons for the Papers 2 Loads of Hay came to Lewis's the Indian Lewis got a Horse and
cutter and Harnefs For a cow and Heifer
15th Martin and Jo came with their new Horse Gordon here Leander to Hamiltons
16th Raining snowed to night E Wind Leander and Bismarck went to Lewis's 2 Lambs Dead
thats 4 Lambs Dead now all the stacks of hay in now
17th E Wind snow Drifting not cold sawing stove Wood not very well with a Lump coming on
my Left side
18th James Hugh's Birth Day 1855 Fine Blustery high Wind Bismarck went to Lancaster got
his watch Fixed 1..50 Leander to Summerstown Bought 3 lb of nails 15 Ginger 1/2 lb 15
Thread 5 1 oz of Rivets 4 Broom 25 Mr Friday Indian Boy here going to Lewis got a Letter
From RR McLennan
Mr James Cameron Island
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�19th of Feby 1891 Fine Frosty W Wind Fixing the colts Place as the Mare Broke the Boards
Down sawing stove wood some one Drawing Wood From Alexis Island yesterday and to Day
Broke the handle in one of the axes
20th Put a handle in the axe E Wind splitting stove wood Boys scating Drifted some all the
stacks of hay outside Done
21st Fortunate Day Raining slippery icicles on the trees W Wind Lewis here his wife sick
Gave him some Milk 3 Teams went Down the ice From Hopkins Point I think They are Going
to Lancaster for saw-Dust for ice houses Molly Calved to Day her First calf Leander to
Hamiltons windy the Bull and Heifers out to night Broke on a cake of cheese this week
22nd Washington B Day Livinia and John H went to Lewis's three of them came over with
John and Livinia Got some Milk for their Mother cold Windy
23rd Fine E Wind Bismarck went to Lancaster for his Pants 5 Dollars got a Ride up from
Charlie Rose Made 12 Troughfs to Day splitting wood
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Mr James Cameron Island
24th Feby 1891 St Matthias Day Fine E Wind warm Bismarck went to Work at Leander went
to Sumerstown with 18 lb of Butter 3 Dollars and 6 cents Bought of Nicholsons 6 3/4 of cod
Fish 5 and 1 Doz of Herrings 20 53 cents Due Nicholsons 50 Wt of Flour 1..80 Paid Flour
Stanley and I up round the north side to the sugar Bush 3 Teams Drawing Wood from Plum
Island heard crows to Day for the First Raining hard to night
25th W Wind Raining Fields slippery for the cattle to go to the waer Letting water Run in
Places put some water out of the Milkhouse split some ash for Troughfs 8 a Lot of Water on
the ice seen 2 Whistlers Ducks going up
26th Fine W Wind slippery Froze some some water on the ice at shore Took the calf from
the Heifer Molly cut some Hoop for spoils
27th Fine W Wind one of the Lewis Boys here for a Sive Boys scating owl went off
6
�28th West Wind Fine Drifting cool Boys in the Bush cutting sugar Bush Wood Bismarck
crofsed sent a Letter with a Dollar in it for the news Printing Company Toronto got it
Registered
Mr James Cameron Island
1st of March 1891 St Davids Day The Festival of the Welsh E Wind cold Fine Bismarck went to
Mr Craigs
2nd Fine E Wind Leander and I to Hamiltons for a Bag of Grain for the hens they are Going
to get the Fortune thats coming to them I seen a Letter concerning it from Mr Clark of
Mountain Toms Uncle Lewis's 2 Boys here for Milk and Tobacco the ice Kind of Glib cutting
wood for the sugar camp Indians cutting wood on Francis Island The Nannie 2 Lambs to
Day one of them Dead to night the Mare not very well
3rd E Wind cold Fine Making sumac spoils to Day Boys got the Bull in the Bush Drawing to
the camp Randolph came tonight at 1 o clock
4th turned to storm at 2 o clock after Randolph came Stormy E Wind snowing Drifting
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Mr James Cameron Island
March 5th 1891 Election Day started and got up above the Head of the Island When Who
was coming after me but Mr Charles Craig with his Team his Son Tot and Gordon So Him
and I John Hamilton Tot and Gordon Rode Down to Lancaster and voted Mr Craig took the
Train and went up to Camerontown to see how voting went there got a Ride up with Mr
Craigs TEam to Hamiltons came home Randolph and Bismarck went to Lancaster on the ice
Lewis here for Milk Butter and Tobacco no hay now All of us Voted for RR McLennan Boys
Bismarck and Randolph came home and had the news of RR McLennans Majority 323 that
serves the Grits Right
6th Fine Boys in the Bush cut 10 Logs for Troughfs Drew some Drags with the Bull
Mr James Cameron Island
7th of March 1891 E Wind a very Fine Day Boys made 4 Troughfs Broke on a 2 year old
7
�Marsh hay stack Leander went to the store Bought of A McDonald a pair of Boots 1 1 spool
of Thread 5 1/4 lb pepper 2 sugar 2 lb 18 soap 8
8th Fine EW a Lamb Hugh Ann came Billy Morris and Mary Morris came Gordon John Craig
Tom Rose 3 of the Indian Children here the Mare Died to Day
9th Raining hard to Day and to night Randolph went to Tom Rose's Bee Drew the Mare to
the River with the Bull Bismarck Leander John H and Stanley not well all of us Bad with colds
10th W Wind Fine Randolph Leander John and I at the camp cleaning the snow away cutting
some Wood
11th a Very Fine Day W Wind Randolph went to Lancaster to Grants Drew some things to
the sugar Bush with the Bull the Beam in the calfs place Broke calves out to night all of us
Bad with cold but myself
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Mr James Cameron Island
12th of March 1891 Fine commenced to Rain Lewis's 3 children here for Milk Mary Ann in Fort
Covington at Angus Mayvills on the Day of the Month Mr D McMaster First came to the
Island some Ducks flying Trimmed some apple trees chopped a Little in the sugar Bush
Bismarck Leander John H Stanley Livinia and Livinia Tonia all Bad with the cold Coughfin
Foggy
13th Fine Rained some Ducks Flying Went up to the camp sawed and Trimed some apple
trees wind changed to the West about Dusk and Blew a Regular Hurricane most all night
14th Stanleys Birth Day 1880 Windy West Blustering Blizzards or Drifting all Pretty Bad with
colds Livinia Bad with her head Freezing some
15th Windy Hugh Ann Went for the Papers to Hamiltons
16th Fine cold Windy Bismarck went for a pair of Boots to A McDonalds 2..50 Bottle for
colds 25 Randolph came from Lancaster had a Hat and shirt John H and I Drew some Wood
and split some all Bad with cold
Mr James Cameron Island
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�17th of March 1891 St Patricks Day Fixing the calves Shed Fine cool a Great Lot of Travel on
the ice going and coming from Lancaster to Dundee 3 Teams went Down the ice 2 of Lewis
children here for Milk all Bad with cold and coughfs The Festival of the Irish
18th On this Day of the Month Vicky Departed 1887 E Wind Snowing putting covering on the
West stable as the crofs-stick Broke St Joseph's Day
19th E Wind Drifting Fixing sticks on the upper shed and putting hay on the Top of it and
cleaning it out put out some Frozen cakes of manure
29th First Day of Spring E Wind covering the upper shed Mr Grand and Willie Craig here to
trade a Horse Gave 100 Dollars Gave 2 Cows Jennie and Oxley 40 Dollars for Jennie and 25
for Oxley Randolph and Bismarck took the horse and cutter home
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Mr James Cameron Island
21st of March 1891 Bismarck went to Dundee for Flour Got 200 Wt 5 Dollars to a vial of cold
cure 25 E Wind Rained some Froze on the Trees Randolph went to Lancaster took a Peice
of seine for Mr Grant Bismarck went home with the cutter and harnefs Got a Plough without
a Point
22nd Livinias Birth DAy
23rd Randolph Drove Bismarck to Lancaster he is Going to Work at McCrimmon at
McCrimmons Lewis 2 children here yesterday Tapt some to Day Gathered 12 pails taking
the Pots and Barrells and Rigging to the Bush made some sumac spoils Fine E Wind
changed to night to West Rained some to night
24th Tapt Got 150 Tapt 60 pails of sap in the Bush to night a Fine DAy WW Blackbirds came
Lots of Gulls Going Down
25th Annunciation of the V Mary WW Froze Last night has 65 pails to Boil to Day First
Boiling in the Bush Randolph Leander John H and I Gathered 20 pails to Day
Mr James Cameron Island
26th of March 1891 John Hamilton Cameron's Birth Day 1876 Fine sap not running well Boiled
20 pails made 4 Gallons split since Last night 3 Gallons took 4 to the House Randolph
9
�crofsed to the P Office Bought Bottle of Spruce Gum 25 Olivers sale to Day about 165 Tapt
now
27th Good Friday I went to Hamiltons E Wind ice T Glib Got some Red Peppers Got a
Gazzette from James Hugh Got the Picture from Toronto made 1 1/2 Gallons to Day Lewis's
children here for Milk Lewis wife a Daughter yesterday
28th in the Bush Fine E Wind Leander crofsed to Summerstown Got salt Fine {illegible} lb
20 Tax 5 Salmon River open crofsing Summerstown Road a cutter went up passed here
Lots of Dugs and Wild Geese Robins came
29th Fine the 2 Girls went to Lewis's Brought some Mollasses to them Boiling in the Bush
Dan Spink here Bill Morris went Down passed with a Horse Easter Sunday Killed a snake
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Mr James Cameron Island
30th of March 1891 E Wind sap running well Lewis's Boy here for milk Made Mollasses
31st E Wind Piling stove wood The ice opened at Francis Island on the North Side of this one
have about 20 Gallons of syrup to make sugar tommorrow
1st of April All Fools Day ice opened out at the Point Lewis's 2 children here for milk they
went up to the sugar Bush made 2 Batches to Day for the First we made 117 lb Frogs
commenced E Wind Fine Few Drops of Rain
2nd Fine EW Made 2 Batches to Day 127 lb ice opening Lots of Wild Geese and Ducks Piling
stove wood a Good Deal of shooting on the south side hay all Done on the East side of the
Barn
3rd snowing ice Jamming Boys put out Phillips Bun went to Little Island I went to the Pitt
Point made about 6 lb sugar in small cakes
4th West Wind Fine sap Running cleaned the Troughfs and Buckets Boiling in the Bush Boys
shot a Duck at the Little Island ice Jamming
Mr James Cameron Island
5th of April 1891 Low Sunday made some syrup Big Jams of ice
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�6th Randolph and Leander went to Rofs's Island to hunt Ducks seen a sail going Down
Randolph Fishing EEls got one John H Boiling in the Bush 60 Pails Put out the White Boat
Fine cold sap Running Taking the Banking from the Frame
7th Boiling and strained 5 Gallons to make sugar off W Wind Breaking the ice close to shore
8th Fine Running Well Lewis here for Milk and a Board to Fix his Boots Made 50 lbs of sugar
to Day
9th On this Day of the Month I was Married 1862 29 years to Day in the sugar Bush Lots of
EEls Fisher to DAy made 2 Pails of Syrup Lots of Wild Geese sap running awful well short of
Barrels Dishes running over set Fire on the Lower Point and at the Plumtree East of the
Grove took the Banking out of the cookhouse putting ice away from the shore
10th Fine E Wind Randolph shot 7 Ducks Leader shot 2 Strained 2 pails of syrup Randolph
went to Summerstown Bought powder & shot got the Mail
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Mr James Cameron Island
11th of April 1891 Rained Last night Boiling in the Bush 3 Barrels of sap E W and W Wind Rain
Boys spearing EEls Leander got 4 and Randolph got 4 ice Before the Door yet ice going
Down
12th Rained some in the Bush
13th Fishermen came put ice away from the shore W Wind made 50 lb os sugar to Day EEl
fishers spearing a Good Lot of shooting Lots of Wild Geese and Ducks
14th Mr Charles Craig here Fine E Wind cool made of Syrup 5 Good Gallons sold a Quart to
Fishermen 25 sold a Quart to Lewis 20 Lewis got milk a Lot of Indians Down Fishing EEls Got
Fish from the Fishermen Loons came
15th Raining E Wind Fishermen to Lancaster with 1st Load of Fish Faking the Manure from
around the apple Trees Water high 2 Indians camped up in Bell-Bay the Back-Bay Breaking
up
16th Randolph & Leander to Fort Covington 12 Rats 2.40 sheepskin 50 cents strainer Fixed
20 Randolph a coat 2.75 Rubbers 50 Plough irons 25 shot 4 Ducks Tot Craig here Tom Rose
to tell Hugh Ann they got a Girl made 1/2 Gallon syrup Got Gathered 9 pails
11
�Mr James Cameron Island
17th of April 1891 John H and Stanley in the Bush at Boiling Frost Last night Sold Eggs and
Butter to Fishermen 70 cents cranes yellow hammers Pheabys and Bitterns or Mare-Drums
came
18th Uncle Duncans B Day Raining West Wind Grenada First Trip Yesterday Friday Boys
Fishing EEls Got 20 and 4 cat Fish Boiled some to Day Made 2 Gallons to Da the Last Boiling
taking some of the Dishes out of the Bush
19th Fine Gordon here John H went to Hamiltons for the Papers the 2 Girls went to Lewis's
Island
20th Fishermen to Lancaster with Fish Trimming all the apple-trees Boys Getting EEls Tapt
8 Trees for Vinegar run well
21 Taking away the Banking Fine Randolph to Lancaster Leander to Summerstown
Yesterday Got a Plough Point from Mr Ward 40 cent 1/2 lb Tea 20 Mr Kelly here with
Licence to Fishermen Got a ______ from Fishermen Digging the Garden Leander Got 15
EEls set the Leech took Potatoes out of cellar cutting seed Randolph got a P Point
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Mr James Cameron Island
22nd of April 1891 Fine W Wind Leander for a P Point took Mr Wards home Ploughed some
For the First Drew some Logs of Pine and cedar Stanley and I on the Pitt Pitt Point setting
Fires Lewis child in for Milk and syrup thought the Ferry Boat came in to Lancaster to night
Picking stones cut all the Potatoe seed and Left some Big ones for eating
23rd St George's Day Rain Thunder E Wind Phillip got Matches and 1/2 Gal of syrup Working
at the cookhouse Planted Onions
24th Hugh Ann and Livinia to Dundee For nails 5 lb shingle nails 20 10 lb of nails 30 put up
the Rafters Blue 7 cotton 40 onions 10 Boards on the {illegible} Ploughing
25th St Marks DAy snowed Through the night and snowed to Day some hail and cold John
H set his Line Fishermen to 2 lb of Butter Randolph went for the Papers Blustering all Kinds
of Weather
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�26th Lewis here for Flour Tobacco and Matches the Girls went to Mr Craigs Randolph to
church Lewis got syrup Randolph Broke oar Narcisse got syrup 25 Butter 25 a Tug
went Down up
27th at Cook House Ploughed and Planted Potatoes took some Banking from the north side
of the house
28th Windy Tow Boat with a Raft at anchor opposite here The Alexandra went Down some
Grains of snow Big Wind Ploughed some on the hill below the house
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Mr James Cameron Island
{not legible}
Leander and Randolph to {illegible}
Raft went Down
11th Randolph Leander to Rofs's Island Digging stones the centennial John H set his Line for
EEls
12th Randolph and Leander to Dundee John H got 2 EEls Bought 100 of Flour 3 John H
Making a Fish Box put Manure on Potatoes Put out his Box Boys Fishing to night got 34
Perch pike EEls chubs suckers {cut off}ing cat Fish
13th Fine Mr Oliver and Boy here for Randolph to Work for Mr Duckett Randolph and
Leander to Lancaster S{illegible} Bought of Mr McGillis 1/2 Gallon of Tar 25 cent R{illegible}
Going to Montreal on the Bohemian Fixing Harrowing for Beans
14th Fine Fixing the {illegible} in the Frame cellar Lewis here for a {cut off}at to go for
Boards and Doors at Summerstown Painting the Black Boat P Purcells Body taken {cut off}
15th Genie here Randolph home went to D{illegible} {cut off}n Martin home with John H's
Boat Narcisse paid his Rent Genie gave Viol of skunk oil
17th Girls went to Lewis's high Wind stopt all Day 2 Dectectives here Looking for the
Robbers of Purcells Body Randolph to Mr Craigs very windy
13
�18th Drawing stones from the old Fence
19th Randolph went to Mr Ducquets Work Fine Leander Bought of Angus hinges and screws
15 cents {illegible} {cut off} out the calves cleaning Barn {cut off}or Frost most every night
{illegible} for Fish got none they are f{illegible} Bangor sowed h{illegible} seed split {torn
away}
20th Fine {rest of entry illegible}
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Mr James Cameron Island
1891
Mr James Cameron Island
21st of May 1891 W Wind Rained some Narcisse Fixing the {cut off} House where the window
was Raised {illegible} Leander and John H went to the steam {cut off} for an old Bun near
Squaw Island John H got a sturgeon setting Lines Raising Fine Day Fixing Fence Burning
Brush and oak Field Leander to Summerstown Heard {missing} Craig and Derushie the
Purcell se{missing} this Writing Paper 5 cents Fixed a Do{missing} the Cubboard with
hinges Leander and John {missing} to Fish got sucker Pike Perch cat Fish
Queen's Birth Day a Fine Day Trinity {missing} Randolph here Duquetts steamer going to
Cornwall Hugh Ann went to church on the Front Old Kirk Plumtrees some Blossom and {cut
off} Berries in Blossom and English cherries Mosquitoes some {illegible} Tugs coming up
{missing} another its them that took Down {missing} steam ship in 2 pieces
25th Keeping the {cut off} th Day Stanley and I at sand in {cut off} 50 Bushels went to
north side for 3 or 4 Bushels Fixing the shore at wharf John H got a sturgeon make a smoke
{cut off}
th Raining Fine Writing Down on this Paper {page crumpled} smoking some Fish took up
some sand Planted cucumbers
27th The Min her Kittens Leander went to Dundee took a sturgeon to {paper crumpled}
David Baker Hewing slabs Bought {illegible} 25 Braces 25 Hat 60 sugar 5 Fine Day {missing}
Cow Lame Livinia Tonia Hugh Ann went to Lewis's got a Lot of Papers From Mr Baker
14
�th Corpus Christe Fine W W set Fire to North Marsh took up 20 Bushels of sand sheared the
Sheep Marked them 3 of Them cut the Tails Leander set {illegible} Bought of Summers 16
lbs 1..60 50 wt of Flour at {rest of page illegible}
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Mr James Cameron Island
1891
Mr James Cameron Island
{illegible} 1891 Royal Oak Day or Oak Apple Day Working at Rubbish House or Tool House
setting Fires in the upper Field and of the Barn or oak Field Ploughed Piece at the Hog Pen a
Fine Day The calf in the Pasture with the Blossom on the apple trees Deacon Farlinger
Buried to Day Heard A McDonald was on is Last of the Line Boats went up to night for the to
Begin Shadrach Drew Departed this Morning
31st Grand Procession at St Regis The {missing} went Down along with them Randolph here
1st of June Vicky's Birth Day 1878 Fine Nory calved Stanley and I up to head of the Island
setting Fires Looking for the cow put up some {missing} Leander and Charles Creamer
went to F{missing} rashers got 5 perch and a Pike
2nd E Wind Mr Genie and Jo here to set {missing} Mr Genie Made a Paddle him and Boys
went spearing to night More ch{missing} Fixing Brush on the Fence cutting Brush Mr Genie
and the 2 Boys Fishing
E Wind very high Mr Genie went to Co{missing} Fixing the Brush Fence in the Oak Field
Algerian went Down Rained some E Wind Old George the 3rd Birth Day a Day used to be
Kept up well Raising sand the North Side 80 Bushels now on the north Mr Genie came from
Cornwall Gave him and a Robin Tonia Gave him Charlie {illegible} went off Hugh Ann
Leander and Charlie to Dundee Passport went Down Hugh {missing} went to James
MacIlvains Leander at John McGregors wake Fixing the sh{missing}
Mr James Cameron Island
15
�5th of June 1891 Fine Raised some Sand Leander came John McGregors Body Taken acrofs
on Steamer Granada From Dundee to Summerstown Flour 50 of Flour Tea Boots 1..50 Hat
1..50 pan 1/2 Bread 30 sc{illegible} 5 cents
6th Went to Fish Caught 3 Perch Fixed the Harnefs Leander crofsed for the {missing} Great
Lot of Towing to Day found a {missing} floating Down Major Alexander F {missing} Departed
this Life
7th a Fine Day {missing} church Major Frasher Buried to {missing}a very Large Funeral
8th Fine {missing}the Potatoes cutting the Weeds To {missing} Hill Rain much wanted set F
{missing} oakfield cut my Hair got a B {missing} Leander to Hamiltons got a Mess of
{missing} Brought them soe Top Onions and a Peice of a _____ Fish Garden Weed
{missing}
9th Aunty Mary's Birth Day {missing} at the Potatoes Fixing crotches at the s {missing}
onions Fixing the Brush Fence Dry {missing}
10th Fine very warm Burning Brush F {missing} Leander crofsed Bought of Angus McDonald
{missing}lb of Tea 1 Dollar soda 10 Thread 5 Bought of Mr Ward Box of Matches 12 1/2 hoeing
s {missing} Corinthian went Down half Mast for {missing} John Lightning Bugs or Fire-Flies P
{missing} Potato Bugs has Eggs on the Leaves
11th Fine warm went Down to Lewis Phillip Leander and I trowled planting his Potatoes and
some 3 Weeks ago heavy Thunder Lightning Heavy Rain and much {missing} Phillip paid 2
Dollars to Day {missing} Lots Hoops on the Water St Ba {missing} set some Fires
Mr James Cameron Island
25 June 1891 Wind changed to West howed some {illegible} very warm Thunder to night
Rained 2 Barrels on the water coming Down Leander Trowling Potato Bugs commenced
Narciss to Butter 25 Fixed a Knob on the Door
26th Windy N Wind Salted the cattle Deer Bad cleaning the Tobacco Place Hoeing
B{missing}
27th Fine Day Bismarck and Rod G{missing} they were to Fort Covington got sturgeon and
EEl oil Mary Annn here for Flour Digging in the Tobacco Place Stanley and {missing} Fish got
16
�2 Pickerel and 3 Rock Bass Leander crossed to A McDonalds Bought 4 Glass 72 cents 3
spools of Thread Boots for John H 1..25 Tax 5 cents Par{missing}
28th Fine Day Jo Genie at the Fishermaens {missing} at the shanty sold a chair to them
29th Digging and Fixing the Tobacco place {missing} and cleaned the cabbage and Turnips
colt 1 year old to Day
30th Fine EW Fixing Fence put another sash in the West Window Fixed a Rake Mowed the
Weeds around the Barn John H Fixing his Boat Stanley and I Fishing got 3 The Boys Fishing
Last night got 8 or 9 Fish
1st July Dominion Day Mr Cramer John Morris Mary Morris Bille Ore and {missing} here Fine
Rained a Good shower {missing}changed to West Bohemian Party Leander crossed to
Wards with Butter to 100 of Flour 3 Dollars Thread 1 spool 18 lb of Butter 6 cents a lb
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Mr James Cameron Island
1891
Mr James Cameron Island
{illegible} 1891 Raining hard Fishing got {illegible} Phillip to Butter paid Transplanted plants
Lots of Towing Thunder Fine to Hamiltons Garnet went up Heavy Rain and Wind Heavy
Thunder and Lightning Leander and Hugh Ann went to Dundee all night got a can and all cut
some {illegible} and Weeds in the upper Field at the Brush Bought 2 scyths 1..50 pair of
Boots 1..25 Hat shirting 11 yds 1.11
4th American Independence Hugh Ann and Leander came home Mo{illegible} and Augusta
Henchere Treated me {illegible} Randolph here From Lancaster had {illegible} shirts collars
Tys Boots had his watch Narcisse to Butter 25 Mowed some Blowing hard Raining a Raft
went {illegible}
5th Uncle John's Birth Day 18{illegible}3 8{illegible} Raining cool
6th Began to Mow Fine
17
�7th Fine Mowed some Made 13 coils Fine John H went to Hamiltons for the {illegible} sent a
Letter to John McPherson cut Marsh Hay Bottom in the yard {illegible} Mowing Down at
scyth -oak-Tree Rain Evening North Wind Spartan went Down colours up John H got a
sturgeon He{illegible} the Potatoes Hay verry Thin
9th Fine Day Mowed Back of the Barn a Road Mowed some the calves Pasture Put in some
for the First in the East Mow Cleaned out the East Mow Martin Lewis here for an axe they
have a Bee Raising their House got Phillips stone
10th Fine Warm Mowing
11th putting in a Fine Day Mr Genie came Told us his Girl Died Last {illegible} the 6th him and
John H went to spear Leander Bought of Ward Salt soda 10 Salts Thread stone 10 got a
Fishing Lamp and Grapling from {illegible}
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Mr James Cameron Island
1891
Mr James Cameron Island
12th of July 1891 Orangemans Day Hugh Ann to Christie {illegible} Pipe Rasberries getting
{illegible}some new Potatoes 3 Boys at the shore {missing} Fish
13th cutting Hay Gordon here Windy Fisherman Phillips Boat went off
14th Put in some hay Mowing Back of the {missing} {missing}aking English cherries
Preserves Windy not very well Thunder
15th St Swithens Day Fine very high Wind Thunder Lightning Fine Mowing Back of the Barn
Put the calves in their Pasture the calf Jumped the Fence and went to the Bush The Spartan
came not very well
16th W Wind Fine Mowing Back of the old Garden The Calf in the Pasture on a {missing}
Phillip went to the store Bought a pan of {missing} 5 cows Broke out Last night Lots of
cherries
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�17th Fine Leander and Hugh Ann went to Dundee to {missing} tub of Butter 15 lb 16 cents a
lb Bought 100 Flour 2..70 10 yds of shirting 1..2 Butter Tubs 40 Mowing Gathering hay 2 lb of
sugar for Phillip
18th Putting in Hay 80 coils Rained some Thunder Fine Windy Leander went for the Mail
Heard that Gordon was in Jail 3 Days and Phillip Annan
19th Fernandez Birth Day 1874 Gordon Mary Morris and an English Girl here and {missing}
and Mary-Ann Lewis Fine Windy
20th Mowing Finished the Grove very warm Fine Mr Genie here the 2 Boys and him Fishing
{missing} Fine Warm Mowing on the Lower Point Gathering Turning hay a New Boat went up
not Finished it must Be Mr Oliver Gillespies Boat
22nd Fine Wind Finished Mowing the Lower Point Gathering and putting in 6 Loads Bottling
Rasberry Preserves a Lot made now of cherries and rasberries Mowing Back cherries made
of stick with {missing} and sand to sharpen the scythe
23 Rain {missing} Windy Mowing some Beans to Day Narcisse to Butter
Mr James Cameron Island
{missing} 1891 Rain Thunder high wind Mowing {illegible} Lewis Phillips passed up from
{illegible}
25th St James DAy Fine some Rain John found Mr Clines Boat or Rather Canoe Mr Cline
came Looking for it Gave John H a Silver Dollar for Finding Mowing Down at the Oak Mowed
{illegible} peice Fishermen Brought 2 Whetstones from Montreal 10 cents John H {illegible}
60 cents
26th Fine John and Billy John {illegible} here Dan Spinks and Kimball and Adams here Mr
Genie came From Cornwall stopt all night Rained some Big squall of Wind passed {illegible}
here with them
27th Fine Finished Mowing Below {illegible} Finished cutting Mowed a Little in the Upper
Field Made about 40 coils at the Lower Point Tonia {illegible} Livinia picked 7 lb of Berries
clouding up to {illegible}
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�28th a Fortunate Day Commenced to Rain Fine Windy Livinia and Tonia went to
{illegible}their Friends to Clinton & John H got {illegible} this morning Narcisse to Butter
Had a {illegible} of Potatoes Yesterday for the First Tobacco {illegible} Windy
29th Fine EW Mr Kelly and Randolph John H went to Hamiltons for the Paper Turning hay
and Gathering cloudy commenced to Rain got a Good many Loads in {illegible} from the
Lower Point Randolph Back {illegible} a Lunge From the Fishermen 18 or 20 lbs Peter Back
here a Good Deal of shooting at Ducks Lots of Thunder Bought in Dundee yesterday 100 of
Flour Boots for Tonia and Hugh Ann Bought the Harnefs 4 Dollars
30th Mowed above the Potatoes Began to Rain hard a {illegible} Towed up
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Mr James Cameron Island
1891
Mr James Cameron Island
31st of July 1891 {illegible} Making a yard for the cows to keep them in made 50 coils
Mowed upper Field Phillip got Boards to make a Boat Cows Broke in Last night Potatoes
Good and Large
1st of August Lammas Day Put 4 Loads of Hay in commenced to Rain {illegible} Blow Mr
Benwa and Wife and mrs {illegible} and Joseph came with Narcisse a Few Bla{illegible}icks
coming George Sharo came to night
2nd Minnie's Birth Day 2 of Lewis's {illegible} here Leander went to church on the Front for
the First time Fine Day
3rd My Aunts Birth Day Fine Putting in Hay Finished all Below the House Put in some from
the upper Field and mowing some Boys Fishing to night Fine EW Mowing and putting in a
Few Drops of Rain Laflesh passed up here John H got 3 sturgeon sold them to George
Granada Late to Day Very Warm Day Mowing put out some Manure Drove 3 Boats of
Yankees off from the Head of the Island George put off the rest of them Going tommorow
Randolph's B Day 1867 Very Fine Day putting some West of the Lane putting in Began
putting on the Barn Floor shut the Back Door Mr Genie this morning going to Cornwall got
towed up From Summerstown by the Granada came here this Evening our Boys Fishing to
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�night Got some Leaves of Tobacco From Narcisse Mowing Fine up near the Wet Place Rain
{illegible} Black Ducks coming some and Wood Ducks Bitterns Plenty
{second page}
Mr James Cameron Island
8 of August 1891 Mowing in the Willows in the upper Field very Fine put in some 3 Loads
John H and Stanley went to Alexis Island Phillip Brought Boards for his Boat Laflesh passed
up Leander went to Summerstown Bought soda 10 Salts 10 Tea 35 Leander Talking to
Laflesh
9th Fine Bismarck and Rod Grant here John H went away with them Hugh Ann and Livinia to
Lewis's
10th Began cutting the Back Marsh put in some hay from the upper Field very warm
11th Made 48 coils in the Back Marsh a very warm Day and an awful squall of wind and Rain
3 Boys here caught in the squall Mr McLennan and a Toronto Boy and a Prescott Boy they
had a Yacht came to the House Gave them a change of Garment a they were all wet Livinia
Tonia and Bill Creamer caught in the squall had to turn and R{illegible} Christees Island and
hard work at that {illegible}ad Peter Buchanan's Boat Rained hard to night William Creamer
stopt to night Thunder and Lightning calves came out of their Pasture
12th Fine Rain Thunder went around the Island Mowed some B Creamer went off the Mare
and colt inside now Set Traps in the Milkhouse
13th Fine Mr McLennan and Mrs McLennan here came with the Garments I gave the Boys
that was caught in the storm of Wind and Rain Thunder and Lightning Mowing in Back
Marsh Rain to night
14th Mowing Back Marsh Bohemian went up to Kingston for a Load of Killed a Mutton to Day
Fine
15th Fine Finished the Back Marsh of cutting it cutting the oak field Jo Genie here with
sticks for the Bu{illegible}ind the 2 steamers went Down to Day {illegible} weeds in the
Potatoes
Mr James Cameron Island
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�{illegible} 1891
{second page} The 2 Girls and Leander went to {illegible}
17th Making a stack of Marsh Hay out Back Marsh about 90 coils Began Mowing the Front
Marsh very warm the {illegible} went Down Rained to nigh
18th Rain Fine very warm Leander and Stanley Fishing {illegible} Jacobs wife here to sell
Baskets {illegible} here told us Walter Ray's wife {illegible} to Day putting hay off the Barn
Floor on the sticks taken Buds of the John{illegible}
19th Bismarck's Birth Day 18{illegible} very Fine Mowing in the Front Marsh and I went
around the island Found 2 {illegible}cut Indians cut them for Baskets we t{illegible}Boat and
Went to Francis Island they were away Made 12 coils
20th Fine Made 100 coils of hay in the Front Marsh chicken Hawks coming around Narcisse
working at Phillips Boat
21st {illegible} in the Bay commenced to Rain Wind Found one of the sheep Dead Picked
Top-onions and Poppies Narcisse got {illegible}
22nd Fine working at the stalls in the s{illegible} Found the small axe Lost near a year
{illegible} Cut the Wild Oats splitting stove wood
23 E Wind Rained Leander to Hamiltons {illegible} paid Fishermen for the Lunge {illegible} of
Eggs Windy
24th E Wind & W Wind high most awful Downpore of Rain {illegible} to the Head of the
Island working at {illegible}
25th Windy making a Fence at the B{illegible} put some Manure taking Down the {illegible}
nails out of the Boards
26th {illegible} Day a Pleasure Trip on the Boat {illegible} Island Made a stack{illegible}
Mr James Cameron Island
1891
Mr James Cameron Island
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�{illegible} 1891 Fine Warm E Wind Went to Hamiltons Leander {illegible} A McDonald Sack of
salt 90 3 lbs of Tea {illegible} Matches 8 pipes 2 got Phillips account from {illegible} Good
many of the campers Leaving Made {illegible} Taking up onions Mr Genie's Daughter taken
{illegible} Boat to St Annicet to be Buried
28th Fine But an awful high west Wind Mowing the Marsh Randolph came home from Mr
{illegible} his Time is up settled to Day Phillip to Butter
29th Fine Mowing Making coils Leander and Randolph to Lancaster Bought a suit of cloths
and a pair of {illegible} Pork Putty Sugar A Lot of shooting at Plum Island Phillip went to
Lancaster for Hunters Bohemian pleasure Trip Turns this side of the the Lighthouse Leander
and Randolph Leander and Gordon Fishing Caught a Large Sturgeon Leander Bought
{illegible} McDonald a pair of Boots
30th Leander {illegible} Fine Hazelnuts Good
31st Windy East {illegible} a stack Filled the Barn Floor made some {illegible} Randolph
came to night From Frashers he {illegible} with Hunters
1st of September Hunting {illegible} Went to Mr Jo Douquetts to 30 lbs of Butter 5{illegible}
15 1/2 Doz 2..17 a Treat 10 Paid Mr Ward {illegible} Flour we got in at Frank Laplants at
{illegible} Hugh Ann and Livinia to Dundee Aunt Lis{illegible} Down with them put in the 3
Rams {illegible} Phillip yesterday & to Day 50
2nd Fine French {illegible} went off Mowing in the Marsh not much {illegible} put the Ram's
in the calfs Pasture Leander went to Fish alone spearing Circus in {illegible} to Day
3rd Dan's Birth Day 1846 Leander and 2 Girls and Aunt Lizzy went to Dundee very {illegible}
Mr George S McDougall and Miss Cameron {illegible} Bought 200 of Flour 5..60 Cotton
Randolph here went to home with Ducketts Boat {illegible} Lewis Boy Died at 12 O clock
Last {illegible} 2 Girls and I went to Lewis to night
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Mr James Cameron Island
1891
Mr James Cameron Island
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�4th of Sept 1891 Randolph and Leander Mowing Fine took some Potatoes
5th John Angus's Birth Day 185{illegible} a stack in the upper Field commenced to Rain E
{illegible} 75 cents From Philip for the Hunters Randolph to Salmon River
6th Randolph came home Leander Fergusons Island Windy
7th Mowing Done in the the Front Marsh putting in Marsh hay on the stable loft Barnfloor
Randolph Fixing his Boat Fine
8th Fine Taking up the Lower Potatoes Leander stuck the Fork in the Bulls Leg yesterday
{illegible} the apples off the Big Tree at the Lower Point Randolph Painting his Boat Hugh
Ann yester the store for a Washboard 20 cents
9th Fine Finished the Lower Potatoes Ploughed 2 Rows of the {illegible} the House putting
them in a Heap till we have all up Randolph crofsed for Paint oil painting Boat Livinia Bad
with Toothache picking onions shot 2 Ducks Fixed the Ropes on the {illegible} as they hurt
their Legs
10th at Potatoes Broke the Plough Point took the Bulll Plough Randolph Fixing his Boat Fine
Day W Wind {illegible} up a Quilt to Make
11th Fine Day the Potatoes Randolph Painting the Door and Crofsed for the Papers
12th Fine very warm made stack the East one at the Barn put some on the Barn Floor and
stable loft Randolph {illegible} and crofsed to night all the Marsh hay Finished now water
low Fine Randolph put out his Boat Lewis told us John Hamilton got in the {illegible} Fell out
of his Boat and he Lost {illegible} to pay 14 Dollars for Barnharts {illegible} the Gatineau a
Pleasure Trip up to Montreal
14 Randolph with Passengers {illegible} Covington Taking up Potatoes Fair Williamstown
{second page}
Mr James Cameron Island
{illegible} 1891 Fine Rained a Few Drops Taking up Potatoes {illegible} the Point of the
Plough made a Fence around the stacks Randolph in Williamsstown the Fair shelling Beans
Made crab apple {illegible} Mr Jo Genie here came to Fix the Buoys {illegible} Burns Buried
to Day Purcells Farmer at Potatoes Leander Fishing a Fine Day Jo Genie {illegible} the Buoys
24
�Mr and Mrs Gatbois there out Fishing Began putting the Potatoes in the c{illegible} 22
Bushels to Day put the Pumkins in the Go{illegible}
17th a Fine Day E Wind West Livinia Tonia Hugh went to Hamiltons Got apples vinegar Plants
John Digging a Well at the Lighthouse Ra{illegible} to Montreal the Fair commences to Day
have in the cellar about 88 Bushels to Day {illegible} putting in Potatoes Rained some
Thunder Windy Butternuts Falling with this wind nut Falling Randolph came to night From
Fair in Montreal
19th putting in Potatoes 135 Bushels in the cellar now about {illegible} Bushels all Together
Good Measure not counting a Lot of Bad ones Leander for the Mail got More p{illegible}
From RR McLennan MP {illegible} Plum Island to Fish Stanley and I some a Fine Day Mr
Gillespies {illegible} went up the Rocket water Low Fine Randolph & Hugh Ann to church
Dan Spinks here Leander crofsed with {illegible} think to take up Potatoes George {illegible}
Wife Twins yesterday
21 Fine Day set a Wire Line with Narcisse Leander at Hamiltons putting in some potatoes in
the storehouse
22 Foggy Fine {illegible}the Island
Mr James Cameron Island
Sept {illegible} 1891 {illegible} Begins sun crofsing the Line {illegible} ales a Fine Day Hugh
Ann went {illegible} River I and Stanley to Lewis's got a B{illegible} for the one I gave him I
got the {illegible} Na Houta's Island to cut the Hay caught a small Lunge Lewis Taking up his
Potatoes Phillip came Ground the scyths Trimmed the oak at the Door as there is Dead
Limbs on it Water very Low
24th Fine Windy Stanley and I to Na Houtas Mowing Made 16 coils of Hay there Foggy this
Morning
25th Windy Fine Leander at Hamiltons Digging at the Well at the Lighthouse Lewis here For
Kerosene oil Tea and Matches
26th Very w{illegible} and Fine Hugh Ann came from Dundee got 2 Tubs 40 got Boots Fixed
40 cotton 42 needles Gordon here with a subpeana for me to attend {illegible}
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�29th at Cornwall Leander came had a Lo{illegible} of apples Stanley and I for a Load of
Wood {illegible} the Bay taking the Roof of the shed got sq{illegible} a Flock of Wild Geese
on the 23rd
27th Sunday John Morris and Mary and Miss Plumado here Mr Genie here to night got some
Fat Pine to F{illegible}
28th Harrowing the Potato Ground crofsed to Hamiltons stopt at Hamiltons all night to be
ready to go to Cornwall in the Morning
29th St Michael Michalmas Day Went to Cornwall very high Wind south West {illegible}ard a
good shower to put Down the Dust {illegible} at the Calefton House Kept by Mr Snedsinger
Paid Mr Powter the Glengarian came home to Hamiltons all of us {illegible} Cornwall as
Witnefs's case Gordons Pleaded By a very able Lawyer {illegible} Son of Judge Pringle not
Guilty {illegible} CB McLennan had a chat with him {illegible} there Frost in some Places
Fine cutting hay at Na Houtas
{second page}
Mr James Cameron Island
1st of Oct 1891 Tonia's Birth Day 1883 Fine Day {illegible} the Morning Bismarck and i came
to Hamiltons Making a Porch Leander went to Lancaster with Bismarck Pealing apples
BlackBirds at the Beech nuts Mr Burdo's 2 Boys here going for nuts to Ross's Island Leander
Brought shingles 50 cents Leander at A Frashers got a scotch Paper seen Fernandez
Butternuts Plenty
2nd Fine Warm Leander went to Dundee For nails 5 lb 15 no shingle nails at a Raisin of a
Barn of Smallmans stopt all night at Bill Morris's Working some at the Barn Randolph to
Lancaster
3rd Fine Warm Blackbirds awful Plenty at the Beech nuts Went for Butternuts with Stanley
Windy Leander came from Dundee cutting thistles Bought 5 lb nails 15 cents
4th Fine Tom Rose {illegible} Grant here Hugh Ann to church Sacrament on the Front
Leander to Hamiltons with Johns Boat
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�5th Leander Stanley and I to Na- Houtas Island cut Hay Wind Raised high Rained heavy
Drew some Wood North Wind and West Randolph crofsed
6th Fine West Wind and North putting Board on the Roof of the Poarch Drew some sticks
for the upper stable cut the Tobacco pealing Apples cold nights
7th E Wind some smoky Dill Rained some at the Floor of {illegible} Fixing stalls in the Horse
Stable Leander shot lot of Blackbirds Water Low Rained to night
8th E Wind Rained some one of the Lucies here for Butter Seen a Flock of Wild Geese going
south East Turned the Double stove as its Fire in the cooking stove to Day cold {illegible}
took up some Turnips and put them in the {illegible} Phillip helped to put a Log on the
stable Jo Lemay came up Wednesday Bohemian did not go into Lancaster
Mr James Cameron Island
10th Oct 1891{illegible} McMaster's B Day Fine Windy{illegible}on the stable Leander to
Summerstown {illegible} Gaelic Dictionary to Hamiltons s{illegible} would send it to Mr
Robert jacks Bought of A McDonald 3 lbs of Tea 1 Dollars 5 lbs of shingles nails 15 Boots for
Stanley 1..20 1 l of {illegible} 1 lb of starch 10 Randolph Working at Hamiltons Wharf with
Frank Laplante this Week Lots of Pl{illegible} going West very high took 8 Dozen of Eggs at
14 1..12
11th Jo Genie here took his Rubber Coat 4 {illegible} 4 Men with him Hunters went up to
Duc{illegible} Tacking coming Down Between this and Alexis Island they upsett Lot 2 = 2
Do{illegible} Barrel Guns or Breach loaders only for their small Boat they would stand a Poor
C{illegible} they stopt with the Fishermen E Wind {illegible} Wind shingling the Poarch cool
Fine took the Turnips and cabbage took home a Big {illegible} Butternuts
13th Went to Na Houtas Island Make a stack E Wind Making a Blind cedar sticks Rofs's Island
Indian going Down to Dig their Potatoes commencing to Fire the Marshes
14th Fine E Wind Bohemian commenced going down {illegible} Fine Day putting manure out
of the yard {illegible} the Banking put the Harnefs on the colt covering the upper stable
with Hay {illegible} off the Grapes yesterday
15th West Wind turned some Leander and Hugh Ann to Dundee got a Hicory nailed some
Boards on the stable outside Stanley Plastering the West Stable awful Flocks of Blackbirds
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�Bought of J Tyo 200 of Flour 5..40 Tub of Butter 5.80 comb Tooth{illegible} Gathered
Grapes Fixing the Log at the W{illegible} the Tobacco in the Barn
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Mr James Cameron Island
1891
Mr James Cameron Island
17th October 1891 Some W Wind and E Wind Dishaw and {illegible} Drawing Wood cutting
stove wood Leander for the Mail split a Hicory
18th St Luke {illegible} Fine E Wind John S Summers and George {illegible} Water very Low
got a Letter from Dan wanted Butternuts
19th E Wind Fine Banking the House Mr Genie here going to Cornwall high Wind Brought me
a Bag of Apples and a Bag to the Fishermen Filling 2 BAgs with Butternuts Leander shot 2
Ducks
20th E Wind High high Wind Rained Fixing some of the stable Floores Fixing strings on
Decoys not many Ducks Alexandra went Down Make Apple Juice Vinegar
21st Windy Fine W Wind Drew some Wood Took in all the apples of the Trees Mr Genie
came From Dundee a Great many went up and Down cutting Wood Pealing apples
22nd Windy West W Drew some Wood to Charlie Parishas this afternoon went to night at 6
o clock some Wild Geese to Day going East a Few Grains of snow
23rd Our Hugh's B Day W Wind cool a {illegible} came From Lancaster with Fisherman
{illegible} name is Senecal Charles Craig and Boys here Taking the Banking {illegible} the
North side of the house Fixing {illegible} the cook house
23rd Livinia's B{illegible} Windy Fixing the Bags a Tent in {illegible}
25th My Birth Day 1825 St {illegible} Day all Shoemakers Day Girls {illegible} Hamiltons for
the Papers Heard Death of Caty McDougall
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�Mr James Cameron Island
1891
{page one}
Mr James Cameron Island
26 Oct 1891 {illegible} calm and West Wind Went to Lancaster {illegible} and I with 2 Bags of
Butternuts for Dan {illegible} them with Mr William Dunlop he will {illegible} them Directed
and sent off would not take no pay for his Trouble took Dinner there on the Likenefses of all
old Friends Mrs {illegible} Dunlop in Montreal attending to Angus Cameron who is very Low
and not expected to Live The River is all covered with Blinds for Ducks not many Ducks
Thunder and Lightning to night the Fishermen Fish stole out of their Box put some nuts in
the storehouse
27th W Wind Windy chopping and piling wood Randolph here for his overcoat {illegible} the
Conovers here to hunt her for Milk {illegible} a Quart a North squall of snow Lots of snow on
the Mountains the Turkey Laid 5 Eggs Stanley Plastering the calves place put in calves in to
night Ducks came to night in the channel Froze some
28th St Simon & St Jude {illegible}king some cutting and piling at the Door Great Deal of
shooting Narcifse & Phillip {illegible} to Montreal sold a Bag of nuts 50 sold 2 Young Rams
to take them next week {illegible} cool W Wind got a Mess of Fish
29th Fine W and E Wind Leander and Hugh Ann to Dundee Banking the south side of house
went to Head of the Island Stanley {illegible}ing a Lot of shooting to Day Bought {illegible}
of coal oil 25 cents 6 lbs of nails 18 {illegible} worth of stuff stove Pung Fixed 25 {illegible}
norht side of the house
30th Fine {illegible} came one of them went Back
{illegible} and Mr Nantell stopt {illegible} Leander and Hugh Ann came {illegible} here to
night
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�31st of Oct 1891 Windy Fine HallowEen Holy Eve {illegible} on the East End of the Frame all
Hunters up From the shanty {illegible} Bottle wih them and had an awful Time with singing
and the Electric M{illegible} of Mr Derosh had a Lot of nuts cracked a Good Holy Eve one of
the Men had to go Home to night he got a Telegram his child was Dying Heard Angus
Cameron D{illegible} Gibbs came with the Telegram Got 3 {illegible} took 4 Hours to come
as the wind is high
1st of November all Souls Day Randolph came from the Branch to {illegible}
2nd All Souls Day the 2 Hunters and Leander went to Lancaster Left {illegible} Gave
Leander A Dollar to take them D{illegible} at the shanty to night Began a House for the Hens
Randolph to Cornwall to Buy Clothing
3rd on this Day of the Month Granda Departed 1857 Working at the Hen House to {illegible}
in the Turnips and carrots Fine
4th Fine Lots of shooting Leander with C{illegible} Working at the Hen House Stanley and
{illegible} covering the henhouse with Rails Leander to Summerstown for Fine salt put up 4
Bushels of nuts salt 25 {illegible}
5th Gun powder Plot Guy Fawkes {illegible} E Wind Fine cool some shooting {illegible}
round the stables Took in the B{illegible}
6th Fine E Wind Fixing the Hen {illegible} put in the Mare
7th Hele{illegible} Day Fine EW setting Firest to {illegible} Working at the henhouse
{illegible} Choras of {illegible}
{much of this page is indecipherable}
{several lines illegible}
{illegible}shooting not many Ducks {illegible}
{illegible} For te side of the Frame {illegible}
{illegible} EW 10 Randolph and {illegible}
{illegible} got 4 got 3 EEls E Wind {illegible}
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�{illegible} to South West Fixing a {illegible}
{illegible} cleaned out the shanty s{illegible}
{illegible} Feild or Oakfield Lots of {illegible}
{illegible}very Fine Fall Water very {illegible}
{illegible} and Windy Randolph Leander {illegible}
{illegible}South side Making a Door for {illegible}
{illegible}dolph crofsed had 2 Ducks {illegible}
{illegible}Martinmas 12th Rain Wind {illegible}
{illegible} Frame Door put in 3 East End of F{illegible}
{illegible} the stable West Wind 13 Fi{illegible}
{illegible} the Tobacco place Killed a {illegible}
{illegible} Drawing Wood Fine cool {illegible}
{illegible} and John Cameron here {illegible}
{illegible} Leander crofsed for Mail {illegible}
{illegible}on Island Stanley and I {illegible}
{illegible} the 2 Girls to Lewis's 16th Rain {illegible}
{illegible} Wind Broke Down some Trees {illegible}
{illegible} Door of the cook-house Rain {illegible}
{illegible} Barnhart here to night {illegible}
{illegible} a Rainbow this Morning {illegible}
{illegible} Drew some Drags {illegible}
{illegible} the Mountains Bohemian {illegible}
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�{illegible} going Down 19th {illegible}
{rest of page illegible}
Mr James Cameron Island
22nd Nov 1891 Fine Randolph to church Leander went to Hamiltons The Garneaw and
Rocket went {illegible}
23rd Blew very hard Leander got 3 EEls
24th Raining very Windy the Grenada did not come out
25th St Catherines Day Rain Snow Windy West Made Frame Door the water Raised shot an
owl Alexandra Went Down Rams got out Last night put them in this Morning
26th E Wind took away the Garden Fence Fixing the Floor in the Hens-house snow some
Last night put manure on the Rubarb {illegible} snowed Last night Freezing
28th cutting {illegible} Wood set Traps for the mink cows {illegible} Leander Fishing to night
got 2 {illegible} Sunday W Wind cool Fine St Andrew's Day {illegible} The Festival of the
Scotch cool windy snow
28th Last Trip of the Grenada
{illegible} 2 Leaves for the 1st of December
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{second page}
Mr James Cameron Island
1st of Dec 1891 Fine Thawing W Wind a 2 Masted Steamer went Down to Day no Lights to
night cherry Island Light up to night sawing stove wood it Looks Like a stack Burning in
Salmon River Marsh as its in the one Place
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�2nd Fine Windy West Amiot here sawing stovewood Fixing the store house Banking it The
Rams with the sheep to Day Drove the sheep from the Pitt Point home cattle all out Picking
to Day Tanning the 2 sheep pelts to Day no Boats went to Day
3rd Fine Day E Wind Piling stove Wood Leander to Summerstown Bought of A McDonald 3
lb Tea Dollar Horse shoe nails 5 1 pair of Boots 1..40 Hinges 10 Fishing EEls got not shot a
Duck McGinty the cat got in the Trap Mr Genie came stopt all night
4th Mr Genie to Cornwall E Wind Wind changed to the south and Blowed a Hurricane
tonight and Rain sawing Wood Fixed the Porch Door on hinges Trying to Burn the Marsh
Back of sugar Bush Big Marsh Fires south side
Mr James Cameron Island
5th of Dec 1891 very Windy West Went to the head of the Island tried to shoe the Mare
windy Broke some Trees
6th Fine Windy Randolph here Germans Day
7th Leander got a Mink some snow E Wind sawing stove Wood Water Raised
8th Piling wood in the Bay at the Beech Tree sawing stove Turned very Windy From the
West water very Low Conception oof the Virgin Mary
9th very Windy Drawing Wood W Wind sawing stove wood soft water Low
10th Leander's B Day 1872 Fine West Wind Windy Killed the Bull put the Meat to saok in 2
Barrels of Water no snow
11th Fine Windy Put the Meat to soak in 2 Barrels yesterday cutting Firewood up in the Bay
at the Beech Tree Broke the Harness set the Back of the sugar Bush Windy
12th Took out the Meat and Dried it put it in the milkhouse Broke the Woodsaw Leander
shot an owl seen a crow
13th W Windy Fine
14th Fine Leander went to Dundee sold his Mink 1.25 sold the Bull skin 2..20 Bought 100 of
Flour 2..70 Boots 75 Turned Windy East
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�15th E Wind snowing stormy cut the Head of Bull put in the 4 Heifers
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Mr James Cameron Island
Dec 16th 1891 Windy West Drifting cutting stove wood Stanleys owl Dead Frosty to night
17th on this Day R.R. McLennans suit to Begin cold Frosty Windy ice not making much Filed
the wood saw Stanleys
18th River smoking
19th Leander crofsed for the Mail got a Bag of Grain Randolph came to night
20th very smoky or Foggy E Wind
21st First Day of Winter Broke the Rane of the sleight sawing stove wood a very Fine Day St
Thomas Day
22nd very Fine Mr Dan O Burns here for a Ram sold for 4 Dollars got had no change but a 10
sawing wood 1 ashe
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>1st of Jan 1891 New Years Day E Wind cold cutting Firewood not much shooting</p>
<p>2nd Kind of soft Rained cutting Fire wood some of the Bosells Fishing EEls at the Sturgeon Island Drew up John H's Bun in the Grove</p>
<p>3rd Allen's Birth Day Cold Frosty W Wind cutting stove Wood Leander got a Rat seen a Weasel Track on the Island seen 2 men over at Lewis's Fishing EEls</p>
<p>4th Sunday John H Went to Hamilton for the Mail and was the First we heard of John Angus Death and then we seen it in the Glengarrian Departed on New Years eve the 31st of December 1890 Buried at 2 Oclock Friday the 2nd 1891 his ailment was inflamation of the Lungs</p>
<p>4th the 2 Girls went over to Lewis's Lewis came over with them to see me had 2 axe handles Gave him new years to take to the children</p>
<p>5th John Angus Birth Day 5 of Sept 1850 age 40 years (his Birth Day) 3 Months & 26 Days</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>January 5th 1891 Fine E Wind Got 2 Dollars From John Hamilton Got 3 Bushels of Oats 50 cents a Bushels 1..50 cents Council in Camerontown a cutter to Lewis's I suppose his Folks came home EEl-Fishers at the Sturgeon Island</p>
<p>6th Fine snowed some sawing a Log of soft Maple 2 Logs Lewis went to Lancaster seen a Rabbits track on the Island 3 Men Fishing EEls crofsed to Frashers Point they said they were from Dundee Trying to Loosen the Pork as its Froze very hard</p>
<p>7th Leander and John H went to Charlie's Island cutting Brush Fine West Wind Hugh Ann went to Hamiltons</p>
<p>8th Fine Hugh Ann's B Day 1866 West Wind a strange Dog came to the House ice cracked close to shore</p>
<p>9th Fine W Wind cutting stove Wood Lots of EEl Fishers on the ice</p>
<p>10th W Wind Leander went for mail Bought of A McDonald 3 lb Tea 1.. Salt Peter 5 cents Got a Lot of sweetys</p>
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<p>January 11th 1891 Sir John A McDonalds B Day Birth Day Got a Letter From Williamstown From Mrs Burton Letting me know that her Mother was on her Last WEnt acrofs to Hamilton Tom Jack Drove me out to Williamstown she is very Low E Wind turned stormy to night Davy Spink came Down with the Letter Lewis 2 Boys here</p>
<p>12th at 6 O clock this morning she departed this Life at the age 77 years 7 months and 3 Days Born in 1813 on the 9th of June in Williamstown cold stormy</p>
<p>13th Buried in the St Andrews Kirkyard a clear Frosty Day</p>
<p>14th Cold in Williamstown Gordon came home on the 13</p>
<p>15th in Williamstown Bismarck came home</p>
<p>16th in Williamstown cold</p>
<p>17th came home from Williamstown James Hugh Drove me as Far as Barretts no Track snow Deep</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>18th of January 1891 Gordon came milder E Wind</p>
<p>19th Bismarck and Leander to Charlies Island Drawing some Wood Lewis taking home his Heifers Fine</p>
<p>20th a Fine Day E Wind Cutting and sawing stove Wood John R Stanley Leander Bismarck and I EEll Fishers at the sturgeon Island Ground the axes Last night</p>
<p>21st St Agnefs Day E Wind Blustery Drifting snowed Fine the Boys Bismarck & Leander went to Dundee Bought of J Tyo 5 Gallons of oil 60 cents RRR 25 Down's Elixer 25 a Pair of Cloth Boots $1..25 Making stakes cutting Boards for the Floor Broke on a cake of cheese snowing to night</p>
<p>22nd E Wind Raining Fixing 2 Boards in the Floor Bismarck put them in</p>
<p>23rd cutting Firewood W Wind high not cold</p>
<p>24th Charlie Tuppers Birth Day Fine snowing Windy Leander went to Summerstown with Butter 16 lb 20 and 18 Bought a sack of salt 80 Flour 70 Hinge 15 soda 10 Matches 10 Mrs Oxleys Mothers Remains crofsed the Lake to be Buried on the Dundee side</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>25th January 1891 Robie Burns Birth DAy was celebrated on the 23rd Heard Mr Alexander Frasher of Point Lovat was Poorly had the Doctor Gordon here had a Letter From Williamstown from Ellen on J Hugh for me to go out Lewis the Indian here Kind of soft</p>
<p>26th stormy EW I went as far as Hamiltons Leander and I had the horse very Cold and Windy Tom said some other Fine Day he would go John and Margaret not well Bismarck and Stanley sawing Stove Wood</p>
<p>27th E Wind Windy some Frosty Cutting Firewood John H Bismarck and J Leander Drawing Wood 10 Loads</p>
<p>28th Fine E Wind Went to Williamstown me and Thomas Jack for a Load of Household things got a Load came home Got 50 cents from John Hamilton had a Treat at Duncan Saddlers 20 cents fot a Lot of stuff got some of the Books Burtons took 8 Loads yesterday Lewis 2 children here for Potatoes cutting Basswood on the Bank</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>29th of January 1891 Drew 4 Loads of Basswood Fixing the Things we Brought From Williamstown yesterday E Wind snowing Blowing</p>
<p>30th Rained Drew some wood chopping stove Wood WW</p>
<p>31st a very Fine Warm Day W Wind Bismarck and I crofsed I to Hamiltons Brought a Hat and a Iron-neck-yoke got our Mail there Bismarck to Summerstown chopping stove Wood 2 Ell Fishers at the sturgeon Island Last Day of January</p>
<p>1st of February sunday 4 of Lewis's children here Bismarck came snowed some Fine</p>
<p>2nd Candlemas Day the sun shines The Bear and Raccoon will see their Shadow a Fine Day West Wind cutting stove-wood all of us</p>
<p>3rd an unfortunate day E Wind Rained West wind north wind snowed hard Broke a Tooth in the crofscut saw putting a set in it Had a Bowl of oysters none of the Rest will eat them</p>
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<p>4th of Feby 1891 West Wind very Cold and Frosty Windy Did not do anything to Day but Feeding the cattle took a Barrel of Water Looking over Papers Broke a Fork-handle Fixed it</p>
<p>5th Cold E Wind put Marsh hay out of the stack on the the Ginnie's stable snowed some sawed some stovewood Looking over Paper & Receipts</p>
<p>6th E Wind snowed some Put the Bottom of the Last marsh hay stack on the shed Fixing the sheep Place warm on the inside as they soon will Lamb put a Lot of Hay-seed in the upper Field Bismarck crofsed went with Tom Jack to Fort Covington</p>
<p>7th unfortunate Day E Wind Bismarck came had the Mail John H sick Leander and Bismarck sawed a Basswood Log in stove-wood Lost a 10 Dollar Bill Taken out of his pocket Book</p>
<p>8th Gordon's Birth DAy 1863 Bismarck crossed to see if he could hear or see anything about his 10 dollars snowing Blowing</p>
<p>9th Bismarck crofsed to Jo Ducquets to see if he or anyone changing a 10 Dollar Bill Did not hear of any cutting stove wood Rained to night snowed</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>Feb 10th 1891 W Wind Fine Mardi Gra a cutter crofsed From Lewis's its Mr John Frasher wanting the Road to Summerstown the Boys took the Mare to the Bush for a soft maple to make Troughs putting in Fine hay out of the stack a Ton in the stack of Fine hay yet sowed sawed some stove wood</p>
<p>11th Ash Wednesday Fine W Wind sawing stove wood making Troughfs for sugar Bush about 18 made to Day a mock sun on the south side of the sun had the Harnefs on the Bull took him to the Bush and the River a Fortunate Day</p>
<p>12th Unfortunate Day E Wind Fine Day Hugh Ann went to Bombay the Boys Harnefsed the Bull Drew a Long Birch Drag with him cutting stove wood made a Whippletree cut 6 Blocks for Troughfs and split them Tonia Riding Downhill with sleigh a Social at the church Bismarck went</p>
<p>13th Splitting stove wood Fine put in hay out of the stack about a Ton the old sheep had 2 Lambs too cold they will Die</p>
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<p>Feb 14th 1891 St Valentine's Day Fine Fair and Frosty Drew Drags with the Bull Leander to Hamiltons for the Papers 2 Loads of Hay came to Lewis's the Indian Lewis got a Horse and cutter and Harnefs For a cow and Heifer</p>
<p>15th Martin and Jo came with their new Horse Gordon here Leander to Hamiltons</p>
<p>16th Raining snowed to night E Wind Leander and Bismarck went to Lewis's 2 Lambs Dead thats 4 Lambs Dead now all the stacks of hay in now</p>
<p>17th E Wind snow Drifting not cold sawing stove Wood not very well with a Lump coming on my Left side</p>
<p>18th James Hugh's Birth Day 1855 Fine Blustery high Wind Bismarck went to Lancaster got his watch Fixed 1..50 Leander to Summerstown Bought 3 lb of nails 15 Ginger 1/2 lb 15 Thread 5 1 oz of Rivets 4 Broom 25 Mr Friday Indian Boy here going to Lewis got a Letter From RR McLennan</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>19th of Feby 1891 Fine Frosty W Wind Fixing the colts Place as the Mare Broke the Boards Down sawing stove wood some one Drawing Wood From Alexis Island yesterday and to Day Broke the handle in one of the axes</p>
<p>20th Put a handle in the axe E Wind splitting stove wood Boys scating Drifted some all the stacks of hay outside Done</p>
<p>21st Fortunate Day Raining slippery icicles on the trees W Wind Lewis here his wife sick Gave him some Milk 3 Teams went Down the ice From Hopkins Point I think They are Going to Lancaster for saw-Dust for ice houses Molly Calved to Day her First calf Leander to Hamiltons windy the Bull and Heifers out to night Broke on a cake of cheese this week</p>
<p>22nd Washington B Day Livinia and John H went to Lewis's three of them came over with John and Livinia Got some Milk for their Mother cold Windy</p>
<p>23rd Fine E Wind Bismarck went to Lancaster for his Pants 5 Dollars got a Ride up from Charlie Rose Made 12 Troughfs to Day splitting wood</p>
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<p>24th Feby 1891 St Matthias Day Fine E Wind warm Bismarck went to Work at Leander went to Sumerstown with 18 lb of Butter 3 Dollars and 6 cents Bought of Nicholsons 6 3/4 of cod Fish 5 and 1 Doz of Herrings 20 53 cents Due Nicholsons 50 Wt of Flour 1..80 Paid Flour Stanley and I up round the north side to the sugar Bush 3 Teams Drawing Wood from Plum Island heard crows to Day for the First Raining hard to night</p>
<p>25th W Wind Raining Fields slippery for the cattle to go to the waer Letting water Run in Places put some water out of the Milkhouse split some ash for Troughfs 8 a Lot of Water on the ice seen 2 Whistlers Ducks going up</p>
<p>26th Fine W Wind slippery Froze some some water on the ice at shore Took the calf from the Heifer Molly cut some Hoop for spoils</p>
<p>27th Fine W Wind one of the Lewis Boys here for a Sive Boys scating owl went off</p>
<p>28th West Wind Fine Drifting cool Boys in the Bush cutting sugar Bush Wood Bismarck crofsed sent a Letter with a Dollar in it for the news Printing Company Toronto got it Registered</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>1st of March 1891 St Davids Day The Festival of the Welsh E Wind cold Fine Bismarck went to Mr Craigs</p>
<p>2nd Fine E Wind Leander and I to Hamiltons for a Bag of Grain for the hens they are Going to get the Fortune thats coming to them I seen a Letter concerning it from Mr Clark of Mountain Toms Uncle Lewis's 2 Boys here for Milk and Tobacco the ice Kind of Glib cutting wood for the sugar camp Indians cutting wood on Francis Island The Nannie 2 Lambs to Day one of them Dead to night the Mare not very well</p>
<p>3rd E Wind cold Fine Making sumac spoils to Day Boys got the Bull in the Bush Drawing to the camp Randolph came tonight at 1 o clock</p>
<p>4th turned to storm at 2 o clock after Randolph came Stormy E Wind snowing Drifting</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>March 5th 1891 Election Day started and got up above the Head of the Island When Who was coming after me but Mr Charles Craig with his Team his Son Tot and Gordon So Him and I John Hamilton Tot and Gordon Rode Down to Lancaster and voted Mr Craig took the Train and went up to Camerontown to see how voting went there got a Ride up with Mr Craigs TEam to Hamiltons came home Randolph and Bismarck went to Lancaster on the ice Lewis here for Milk Butter and Tobacco no hay now All of us Voted for RR McLennan Boys Bismarck and Randolph came home and had the news of RR McLennans Majority 323 that serves the Grits Right</p>
<p>6th Fine Boys in the Bush cut 10 Logs for Troughfs Drew some Drags with the Bull</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p><br />7th of March 1891 E Wind a very Fine Day Boys made 4 Troughfs Broke on a 2 year old Marsh hay stack Leander went to the store Bought of A McDonald a pair of Boots 1 1 spool of Thread 5 1/4 lb pepper 2 sugar 2 lb 18 soap 8</p>
<p>8th Fine EW a Lamb Hugh Ann came Billy Morris and Mary Morris came Gordon John Craig Tom Rose 3 of the Indian Children here the Mare Died to Day</p>
<p>9th Raining hard to Day and to night Randolph went to Tom Rose's Bee Drew the Mare to the River with the Bull Bismarck Leander John H and Stanley not well all of us Bad with colds</p>
<p>10th W Wind Fine Randolph Leander John and I at the camp cleaning the snow away cutting some Wood</p>
<p>11th a Very Fine Day W Wind Randolph went to Lancaster to Grants Drew some things to the sugar Bush with the Bull the Beam in the calfs place Broke calves out to night all of us Bad with cold but myself</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>12th of March 1891 Fine commenced to Rain Lewis's 3 children here for Milk Mary Ann in Fort Covington at Angus Mayvills on the Day of the Month Mr D McMaster First came to the Island some Ducks flying Trimmed some apple trees chopped a Little in the sugar Bush Bismarck Leander John H Stanley Livinia and Livinia Tonia all Bad with the cold Coughfin Foggy</p>
<p>13th Fine Rained some Ducks Flying Went up to the camp sawed and Trimed some apple trees wind changed to the West about Dusk and Blew a Regular Hurricane most all night</p>
<p>14th Stanleys Birth Day 1880 Windy West Blustering Blizzards or Drifting all Pretty Bad with colds Livinia Bad with her head Freezing some</p>
<p>15th Windy Hugh Ann Went for the Papers to Hamiltons</p>
<p>16th Fine cold Windy Bismarck went for a pair of Boots to A McDonalds 2..50 Bottle for colds 25 Randolph came from Lancaster had a Hat and shirt John H and I Drew some Wood and split some all Bad with cold</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>17th of March 1891 St Patricks Day Fixing the calves Shed Fine cool a Great Lot of Travel on the ice going and coming from Lancaster to Dundee 3 Teams went Down the ice 2 of Lewis children here for Milk all Bad with cold and coughfs The Festival of the Irish</p>
<p>18th On this Day of the Month Vicky Departed 1887 E Wind Snowing putting covering on the West stable as the crofs-stick Broke St Joseph's Day</p>
<p>19th E Wind Drifting Fixing sticks on the upper shed and putting hay on the Top of it and cleaning it out put out some Frozen cakes of manure</p>
<p>29th First Day of Spring E Wind covering the upper shed Mr Grand and Willie Craig here to trade a Horse Gave 100 Dollars Gave 2 Cows Jennie and Oxley 40 Dollars for Jennie and 25 for Oxley Randolph and Bismarck took the horse and cutter home</p>
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<p>21st of March 1891 Bismarck went to Dundee for Flour Got 200 Wt 5 Dollars to a vial of cold cure 25 E Wind Rained some Froze on the Trees Randolph went to Lancaster took a Peice of seine for Mr Grant Bismarck went home with the cutter and harnefs Got a Plough without a Point</p>
<p>22nd Livinias Birth DAy</p>
<p>23rd Randolph Drove Bismarck to Lancaster he is Going to Work at McCrimmon at McCrimmons Lewis 2 children here yesterday Tapt some to Day Gathered 12 pails taking the Pots and Barrells and Rigging to the Bush made some sumac spoils Fine E Wind changed to night to West Rained some to night</p>
<p>24th Tapt Got 150 Tapt 60 pails of sap in the Bush to night a Fine DAy WW Blackbirds came Lots of Gulls Going Down</p>
<p>25th Annunciation of the V Mary WW Froze Last night has 65 pails to Boil to Day First Boiling in the Bush Randolph Leander John H and I Gathered 20 pails to Day</p>
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<p>26th of March 1891 John Hamilton Cameron's Birth Day 1876 Fine sap not running well Boiled 20 pails made 4 Gallons split since Last night 3 Gallons took 4 to the House Randolph crofsed to the P Office Bought Bottle of Spruce Gum 25 Olivers sale to Day about 165 Tapt now</p>
<p>27th Good Friday I went to Hamiltons E Wind ice T Glib Got some Red Peppers Got a Gazzette from James Hugh Got the Picture from Toronto made 1 1/2 Gallons to Day Lewis's children here for Milk Lewis wife a Daughter yesterday</p>
<p>28th in the Bush Fine E Wind Leander crofsed to Summerstown Got salt Fine {illegible} lb 20 Tax 5 Salmon River open crofsing Summerstown Road a cutter went up passed here Lots of Dugs and Wild Geese Robins came</p>
<p>29th Fine the 2 Girls went to Lewis's Brought some Mollasses to them Boiling in the Bush Dan Spink here Bill Morris went Down passed with a Horse Easter Sunday Killed a snake</p>
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<p>30th of March 1891 E Wind sap running well Lewis's Boy here for milk Made Mollasses</p>
<p>31st E Wind Piling stove wood The ice opened at Francis Island on the North Side of this one have about 20 Gallons of syrup to make sugar tommorrow</p>
<p>1st of April All Fools Day ice opened out at the Point Lewis's 2 children here for milk they went up to the sugar Bush made 2 Batches to Day for the First we made 117 lb Frogs commenced E Wind Fine Few Drops of Rain</p>
<p>2nd Fine EW Made 2 Batches to Day 127 lb ice opening Lots of Wild Geese and Ducks Piling stove wood a Good Deal of shooting on the south side hay all Done on the East side of the Barn</p>
<p>3rd snowing ice Jamming Boys put out Phillips Bun went to Little Island I went to the Pitt Point made about 6 lb sugar in small cakes</p>
<p>4th West Wind Fine sap Running cleaned the Troughfs and Buckets Boiling in the Bush Boys shot a Duck at the Little Island ice Jamming</p>
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<p>5th of April 1891 Low Sunday made some syrup Big Jams of ice</p>
<p>6th Randolph and Leander went to Rofs's Island to hunt Ducks seen a sail going Down Randolph Fishing EEls got one John H Boiling in the Bush 60 Pails Put out the White Boat Fine cold sap Running Taking the Banking from the Frame</p>
<p>7th Boiling and strained 5 Gallons to make sugar off W Wind Breaking the ice close to shore</p>
<p>8th Fine Running Well Lewis here for Milk and a Board to Fix his Boots Made 50 lbs of sugar to Day</p>
<p>9th On this Day of the Month I was Married 1862 29 years to Day in the sugar Bush Lots of EEls Fisher to DAy made 2 Pails of Syrup Lots of Wild Geese sap running awful well short of Barrels Dishes running over set Fire on the Lower Point and at the Plumtree East of the Grove took the Banking out of the cookhouse putting ice away from the shore</p>
<p>10th Fine E Wind Randolph shot 7 Ducks Leader shot 2 Strained 2 pails of syrup Randolph went to Summerstown Bought powder & shot got the Mail</p>
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<pre>11th of April 1891 Rained Last night Boiling in the Bush 3 Barrels of sap E W and W Wind Rain Boys spearing EEls Leander got 4 and Randolph got 4 ice Before the Door yet ice going Down
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<p>12th Rained some in the Bush</p>
<p>13th Fishermen came put ice away from the shore W Wind made 50 lb os sugar to Day EEl fishers spearing a Good Lot of shooting Lots of Wild Geese and Ducks</p>
<p>14th Mr Charles Craig here Fine E Wind cool made of Syrup 5 Good Gallons sold a Quart to Fishermen 25 sold a Quart to Lewis 20 Lewis got milk a Lot of Indians Down Fishing EEls Got Fish from the Fishermen Loons came</p>
<p>15th Raining E Wind Fishermen to Lancaster with 1st Load of Fish Faking the Manure from around the apple Trees Water high 2 Indians camped up in Bell-Bay the Back-Bay Breaking up</p>
<p>16th Randolph & Leander to Fort Covington 12 Rats 2.40 sheepskin 50 cents strainer Fixed 20 Randolph a coat 2.75 Rubbers 50 Plough irons 25 shot 4 Ducks Tot Craig here Tom Rose to tell Hugh Ann they got a Girl made 1/2 Gallon syrup Got Gathered 9 pails</p>
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<p>17th of April 1891 John H and Stanley in the Bush at Boiling Frost Last night Sold Eggs and Butter to Fishermen 70 cents cranes yellow hammers Pheabys and Bitterns or Mare-Drums came</p>
<p>18th Uncle Duncans B Day Raining West Wind Grenada First Trip Yesterday Friday Boys Fishing EEls Got 20 and 4 cat Fish Boiled some to Day Made 2 Gallons to Da the Last Boiling taking some of the Dishes out of the Bush</p>
<p>19th Fine Gordon here John H went to Hamiltons for the Papers the 2 Girls went to Lewis's Island</p>
<p>20th Fishermen to Lancaster with Fish Trimming all the apple-trees Boys Getting EEls Tapt 8 Trees for Vinegar run well</p>
<p>21 Taking away the Banking Fine Randolph to Lancaster Leander to Summerstown Yesterday Got a Plough Point from Mr Ward 40 cent 1/2 lb Tea 20 Mr Kelly here with Licence to Fishermen Got a ______ from Fishermen Digging the Garden Leander Got 15 EEls set the Leech took Potatoes out of cellar cutting seed Randolph got a P Point</p>
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<p>22nd of April 1891 Fine W Wind Leander for a P Point took Mr Wards home Ploughed some For the First Drew some Logs of Pine and cedar Stanley and I on the Pitt Pitt Point setting Fires Lewis child in for Milk and syrup thought the Ferry Boat came in to Lancaster to night Picking stones cut all the Potatoe seed and Left some Big ones for eating</p>
<p>23rd St George's Day Rain Thunder E Wind Phillip got Matches and 1/2 Gal of syrup Working at the cookhouse Planted Onions</p>
<p>24th Hugh Ann and Livinia to Dundee For nails 5 lb shingle nails 20 10 lb of nails 30 put up the Rafters Blue 7 cotton 40 onions 10 Boards on the {illegible} Ploughing</p>
<p>25th St Marks DAy snowed Through the night and snowed to Day some hail and cold John H set his Line Fishermen to 2 lb of Butter Randolph went for the Papers Blustering all Kinds of Weather</p>
<p>26th Lewis here for Flour Tobacco and Matches the Girls went to Mr Craigs Randolph to church Lewis got syrup Randolph Broke oar Narcisse got syrup 25 Butter 25 a Tug went Down up</p>
<p>27th at Cook House Ploughed and Planted Potatoes took some Banking from the north side of the house</p>
<p>28th Windy Tow Boat with a Raft at anchor opposite here The Alexandra went Down some Grains of snow Big Wind Ploughed some on the hill below the house</p>
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<p>Raft went Down</p>
<p>11th Randolph Leander to Rofs's Island Digging stones the centennial John H set his Line for EEls</p>
<p>12th Randolph and Leander to Dundee John H got 2 EEls Bought 100 of Flour 3 John H Making a Fish Box put Manure on Potatoes Put out his Box Boys Fishing to night got 34 Perch pike EEls chubs suckers {cut off}ing cat Fish</p>
<p>13th Fine Mr Oliver and Boy here for Randolph to Work for Mr Duckett Randolph and Leander to Lancaster S{illegible} Bought of Mr McGillis 1/2 Gallon of Tar 25 cent R{illegible} Going to Montreal on the Bohemian Fixing Harrowing for Beans</p>
<p>14th Fine Fixing the {illegible} in the Frame cellar Lewis here for a {cut off}at to go for Boards and Doors at Summerstown Painting the Black Boat P Purcells Body taken {cut off}</p>
<p>15th Genie here Randolph home went to D{illegible} {cut off}n Martin home with John H's Boat Narcisse paid his Rent Genie gave Viol of skunk oil</p>
<p>17th Girls went to Lewis's high Wind stopt all Day 2 Dectectives here Looking for the Robbers of Purcells Body Randolph to Mr Craigs very windy</p>
<p>18th Drawing stones from the old Fence</p>
<p>19th Randolph went to Mr Ducquets Work Fine Leander Bought of Angus hinges and screws 15 cents {illegible} {cut off} out the calves cleaning Barn {cut off}or Frost most every night {illegible} for Fish got none they are f{illegible} Bangor sowed h{illegible} seed split {torn away}</p>
<p>20th Fine {rest of entry illegible}</p>
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<p>21st of May 1891 W Wind Rained some Narcisse Fixing the {cut off} House where the window was Raised {illegible} Leander and John H went to the steam {cut off} for an old Bun near Squaw Island John H got a sturgeon setting Lines Raising Fine Day Fixing Fence Burning Brush and oak Field Leander to Summerstown Heard {missing} Craig and Derushie the Purcell se{missing} this Writing Paper 5 cents Fixed a Do{missing} the Cubboard with hinges Leander and John {missing} to Fish got sucker Pike Perch cat Fish</p>
<p>Queen's Birth Day a Fine Day Trinity {missing} Randolph here Duquetts steamer going to Cornwall Hugh Ann went to church on the Front Old Kirk Plumtrees some Blossom and {cut off} Berries in Blossom and English cherries Mosquitoes some {illegible} Tugs coming up {missing} another its them that took Down {missing} steam ship in 2 pieces</p>
<p>25th Keeping the {cut off} th Day Stanley and I at sand in {cut off} 50 Bushels went to north side for 3 or 4 Bushels Fixing the shore at wharf John H got a sturgeon make a smoke {cut off}</p>
<p>th Raining Fine Writing Down on this Paper {page crumpled} smoking some Fish took up some sand Planted cucumbers</p>
<p>27th The Min her Kittens Leander went to Dundee took a sturgeon to {paper crumpled} David Baker Hewing slabs Bought {illegible} 25 Braces 25 Hat 60 sugar 5 Fine Day {missing} Cow Lame Livinia Tonia Hugh Ann went to Lewis's got a Lot of Papers From Mr Baker</p>
<p>th Corpus Christe Fine W W set Fire to North Marsh took up 20 Bushels of sand sheared the Sheep Marked them 3 of Them cut the Tails Leander set {illegible} Bought of Summers 16 lbs 1..60 50 wt of Flour at {rest of page illegible}</p>
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<p>{illegible} 1891 Royal Oak Day or Oak Apple Day Working at Rubbish House or Tool House setting Fires in the upper Field and of the Barn or oak Field Ploughed Piece at the Hog Pen a Fine Day The calf in the Pasture with the Blossom on the apple trees Deacon Farlinger Buried to Day Heard A McDonald was on is Last of the Line Boats went up to night for the to Begin Shadrach Drew Departed this Morning</p>
<p>31st Grand Procession at St Regis The {missing} went Down along with them Randolph here</p>
<p>1st of June Vicky's Birth Day 1878 Fine Nory calved Stanley and I up to head of the Island setting Fires Looking for the cow put up some {missing} Leander and Charles Creamer went to F{missing} rashers got 5 perch and a Pike</p>
<p>2nd E Wind Mr Genie and Jo here to set {missing} Mr Genie Made a Paddle him and Boys went spearing to night More ch{missing} Fixing Brush on the Fence cutting Brush Mr Genie and the 2 Boys Fishing</p>
<p>E Wind very high Mr Genie went to Co{missing} Fixing the Brush Fence in the Oak Field Algerian went Down Rained some E Wind Old George the 3rd Birth Day a Day used to be Kept up well Raising sand the North Side 80 Bushels now on the north Mr Genie came from Cornwall Gave him and a Robin Tonia Gave him Charlie {illegible} went off Hugh Ann Leander and Charlie to Dundee Passport went Down Hugh {missing} went to James MacIlvains Leander at John McGregors wake Fixing the sh{missing}</p>
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<p>5th of June 1891 Fine Raised some Sand Leander came John McGregors Body Taken acrofs on Steamer Granada From Dundee to Summerstown Flour 50 of Flour Tea Boots 1..50 Hat 1..50 pan 1/2 Bread 30 sc{illegible} 5 cents</p>
<p>6th Went to Fish Caught 3 Perch Fixed the Harnefs Leander crofsed for the {missing} Great Lot of Towing to Day found a {missing} floating Down Major Alexander F {missing} Departed this Life</p>
<p>7th a Fine Day {missing} church Major Frasher Buried to {missing}a very Large Funeral</p>
<p>8th Fine {missing}the Potatoes cutting the Weeds To {missing} Hill Rain much wanted set F {missing} oakfield cut my Hair got a B {missing} Leander to Hamiltons got a Mess of {missing} Brought them soe Top Onions and a Peice of a _____ Fish Garden Weed {missing}</p>
<p>9th Aunty Mary's Birth Day {missing} at the Potatoes Fixing crotches at the s {missing} onions Fixing the Brush Fence Dry {missing}</p>
<p>10th Fine very warm Burning Brush F {missing} Leander crofsed Bought of Angus McDonald {missing}lb of Tea 1 Dollar soda 10 Thread 5 Bought of Mr Ward Box of Matches 12 1/2 hoeing s {missing} Corinthian went Down half Mast for {missing} John Lightning Bugs or Fire-Flies P {missing} Potato Bugs has Eggs on the Leaves</p>
<p>11th Fine warm went Down to Lewis Phillip Leander and I trowled planting his Potatoes and some 3 Weeks ago heavy Thunder Lightning Heavy Rain and much {missing} Phillip paid 2 Dollars to Day {missing} Lots Hoops on the Water St Ba {missing} set some Fires</p>
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<p>25 June 1891 Wind changed to West howed some {illegible} very warm Thunder to night Rained 2 Barrels on the water coming Down Leander Trowling Potato Bugs commenced Narciss to Butter 25 Fixed a Knob on the Door</p>
<p>26th Windy N Wind Salted the cattle Deer Bad cleaning the Tobacco Place Hoeing B{missing}</p>
<p>27th Fine Day Bismarck and Rod G{missing} they were to Fort Covington got sturgeon and EEl oil Mary Annn here for Flour Digging in the Tobacco Place Stanley and {missing} Fish got 2 Pickerel and 3 Rock Bass Leander crossed to A McDonalds Bought 4 Glass 72 cents 3 spools of Thread Boots for John H 1..25 Tax 5 cents Par{missing}</p>
<p>28th Fine Day Jo Genie at the Fishermaens {missing} at the shanty sold a chair to them</p>
<p>29th Digging and Fixing the Tobacco place {missing} and cleaned the cabbage and Turnips colt 1 year old to Day</p>
<p>30th Fine EW Fixing Fence put another sash in the West Window Fixed a Rake Mowed the Weeds around the Barn John H Fixing his Boat Stanley and I Fishing got 3 The Boys Fishing Last night got 8 or 9 Fish</p>
<p>1st July Dominion Day Mr Cramer John Morris Mary Morris Bille Ore and {missing} here Fine Rained a Good shower {missing}changed to West Bohemian Party Leander crossed to Wards with Butter to 100 of Flour 3 Dollars Thread 1 spool 18 lb of Butter 6 cents a lb</p>
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<p>{illegible} 1891 Raining hard Fishing got {illegible} Phillip to Butter paid Transplanted plants Lots of Towing Thunder Fine to Hamiltons Garnet went up Heavy Rain and Wind Heavy Thunder and Lightning Leander and Hugh Ann went to Dundee all night got a can and all cut some {illegible} and Weeds in the upper Field at the Brush Bought 2 scyths 1..50 pair of Boots 1..25 Hat shirting 11 yds 1.11</p>
<p>4th American Independence Hugh Ann and Leander came home Mo{illegible} and Augusta Henchere Treated me {illegible} Randolph here From Lancaster had {illegible} shirts collars Tys Boots had his watch Narcisse to Butter 25 Mowed some Blowing hard Raining a Raft went {illegible}</p>
<p>5th Uncle John's Birth Day 18{illegible}3 8{illegible} Raining cool</p>
<p>6th Began to Mow Fine</p>
<p>7th Fine Mowed some Made 13 coils Fine John H went to Hamiltons for the {illegible} sent a Letter to John McPherson cut Marsh Hay Bottom in the yard {illegible} Mowing Down at scyth -oak-Tree Rain Evening North Wind Spartan went Down colours up John H got a sturgeon He{illegible} the Potatoes Hay verry Thin</p>
<p>9th Fine Day Mowed Back of the Barn a Road Mowed some the calves Pasture Put in some for the First in the East Mow Cleaned out the East Mow Martin Lewis here for an axe they have a Bee Raising their House got Phillips stone</p>
<p>10th Fine Warm Mowing</p>
<p>11th putting in a Fine Day Mr Genie came Told us his Girl Died Last {illegible} the 6th him and John H went to spear Leander Bought of Ward Salt soda 10 Salts Thread stone 10 got a Fishing Lamp and Grapling from {illegible}</p>
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<p>12th of July 1891 Orangemans Day Hugh Ann to Christie {illegible} Pipe Rasberries getting {illegible}some new Potatoes 3 Boys at the shore {missing} Fish</p>
<p>13th cutting Hay Gordon here Windy Fisherman Phillips Boat went off</p>
<p>14th Put in some hay Mowing Back of the {missing} {missing}aking English cherries Preserves Windy not very well Thunder</p>
<p>15th St Swithens Day Fine very high Wind Thunder Lightning Fine Mowing Back of the Barn Put the calves in their Pasture the calf Jumped the Fence and went to the Bush The Spartan came not very well</p>
<p>16th W Wind Fine Mowing Back of the old Garden The Calf in the Pasture on a {missing} Phillip went to the store Bought a pan of {missing} 5 cows Broke out Last night Lots of cherries</p>
<p>17th Fine Leander and Hugh Ann went to Dundee to {missing} tub of Butter 15 lb 16 cents a lb Bought 100 Flour 2..70 10 yds of shirting 1..2 Butter Tubs 40 Mowing Gathering hay 2 lb of sugar for Phillip</p>
<p>18th Putting in Hay 80 coils Rained some Thunder Fine Windy Leander went for the Mail Heard that Gordon was in Jail 3 Days and Phillip Annan</p>
<p>19th Fernandez Birth Day 1874 Gordon Mary Morris and an English Girl here and {missing} and Mary-Ann Lewis Fine Windy</p>
<p>20th Mowing Finished the Grove very warm Fine Mr Genie here the 2 Boys and him Fishing {missing} Fine Warm Mowing on the Lower Point Gathering Turning hay a New Boat went up not Finished it must Be Mr Oliver Gillespies Boat</p>
<p>22nd Fine Wind Finished Mowing the Lower Point Gathering and putting in 6 Loads Bottling Rasberry Preserves a Lot made now of cherries and rasberries Mowing Back cherries made of stick with {missing} and sand to sharpen the scythe</p>
<p>23 Rain {missing} Windy Mowing some Beans to Day Narcisse to Butter</p>
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<p>{missing} 1891 Rain Thunder high wind Mowing {illegible} Lewis Phillips passed up from {illegible}</p>
<p>25th St James DAy Fine some Rain John found Mr Clines Boat or Rather Canoe Mr Cline came Looking for it Gave John H a Silver Dollar for Finding Mowing Down at the Oak Mowed {illegible} peice Fishermen Brought 2 Whetstones from Montreal 10 cents John H {illegible} 60 cents</p>
<p>26th Fine John and Billy John {illegible} here Dan Spinks and Kimball and Adams here Mr Genie came From Cornwall stopt all night Rained some Big squall of Wind passed {illegible} here with them</p>
<p>27th Fine Finished Mowing Below {illegible} Finished cutting Mowed a Little in the Upper Field Made about 40 coils at the Lower Point Tonia {illegible} Livinia picked 7 lb of Berries clouding up to {illegible}</p>
<p>28th a Fortunate Day Commenced to Rain Fine Windy Livinia and Tonia went to {illegible}their Friends to Clinton & John H got {illegible} this morning Narcisse to Butter Had a {illegible} of Potatoes Yesterday for the First Tobacco {illegible} Windy</p>
<p>29th Fine EW Mr Kelly and Randolph John H went to Hamiltons for the Paper Turning hay and Gathering cloudy commenced to Rain got a Good many Loads in {illegible} from the Lower Point Randolph Back {illegible} a Lunge From the Fishermen 18 or 20 lbs Peter Back here a Good Deal of shooting at Ducks Lots of Thunder Bought in Dundee yesterday 100 of Flour Boots for Tonia and Hugh Ann Bought the Harnefs 4 Dollars</p>
<p>30th Mowed above the Potatoes Began to Rain hard a {illegible} Towed up</p>
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<p>31st of July 1891 {illegible} Making a yard for the cows to keep them in made 50 coils Mowed upper Field Phillip got Boards to make a Boat Cows Broke in Last night Potatoes Good and Large</p>
<p>1st of August Lammas Day Put 4 Loads of Hay in commenced to Rain {illegible} Blow Mr Benwa and Wife and mrs {illegible} and Joseph came with Narcisse a Few Bla{illegible}icks coming George Sharo came to night</p>
<p>2nd Minnie's Birth Day 2 of Lewis's {illegible} here Leander went to church on the Front for the First time Fine Day</p>
<p>3rd My Aunts Birth Day Fine Putting in Hay Finished all Below the House Put in some from the upper Field and mowing some Boys Fishing to night Fine EW Mowing and putting in a Few Drops of Rain Laflesh passed up here John H got 3 sturgeon sold them to George Granada Late to Day Very Warm Day Mowing put out some Manure Drove 3 Boats of Yankees off from the Head of the Island George put off the rest of them Going tommorow Randolph's B Day 1867 Very Fine Day putting some West of the Lane putting in Began putting on the Barn Floor shut the Back Door Mr Genie this morning going to Cornwall got towed up From Summerstown by the Granada came here this Evening our Boys Fishing to night Got some Leaves of Tobacco From Narcisse Mowing Fine up near the Wet Place Rain {illegible} Black Ducks coming some and Wood Ducks Bitterns Plenty</p>
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<p>8 of August 1891 Mowing in the Willows in the upper Field very Fine put in some 3 Loads John H and Stanley went to Alexis Island Phillip Brought Boards for his Boat Laflesh passed up Leander went to Summerstown Bought soda 10 Salts 10 Tea 35 Leander Talking to Laflesh</p>
<p>9th Fine Bismarck and Rod Grant here John H went away with them Hugh Ann and Livinia to Lewis's</p>
<p>10th Began cutting the Back Marsh put in some hay from the upper Field very warm</p>
<p>11th Made 48 coils in the Back Marsh a very warm Day and an awful squall of wind and Rain 3 Boys here caught in the squall Mr McLennan and a Toronto Boy and a Prescott Boy they had a Yacht came to the House Gave them a change of Garment a they were all wet Livinia Tonia and Bill Creamer caught in the squall had to turn and R{illegible} Christees Island and hard work at that {illegible}ad Peter Buchanan's Boat Rained hard to night William Creamer stopt to night Thunder and Lightning calves came out of their Pasture</p>
<p>12th Fine Rain Thunder went around the Island Mowed some B Creamer went off the Mare and colt inside now Set Traps in the Milkhouse</p>
<p>13th Fine Mr McLennan and Mrs McLennan here came with the Garments I gave the Boys that was caught in the storm of Wind and Rain Thunder and Lightning Mowing in Back Marsh Rain to night</p>
<p>14th Mowing Back Marsh Bohemian went up to Kingston for a Load of Killed a Mutton to Day Fine</p>
<p>15th Fine Finished the Back Marsh of cutting it cutting the oak field Jo Genie here with sticks for the Bu{illegible}ind the 2 steamers went Down to Day {illegible} weeds in the Potatoes</p>
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<p>{second page} The 2 Girls and Leander went to {illegible}</p>
<p>17th Making a stack of Marsh Hay out Back Marsh about 90 coils Began Mowing the Front Marsh very warm the {illegible} went Down Rained to nigh</p>
<p>18th Rain Fine very warm Leander and Stanley Fishing {illegible} Jacobs wife here to sell Baskets {illegible} here told us Walter Ray's wife {illegible} to Day putting hay off the Barn Floor on the sticks taken Buds of the John{illegible}</p>
<p>19th Bismarck's Birth Day 18{illegible} very Fine Mowing in the Front Marsh and I went around the island Found 2 {illegible}cut Indians cut them for Baskets we t{illegible}Boat and Went to Francis Island they were away Made 12 coils</p>
<p>20th Fine Made 100 coils of hay in the Front Marsh chicken Hawks coming around Narcisse working at Phillips Boat</p>
<p>21st {illegible} in the Bay commenced to Rain Wind Found one of the sheep Dead Picked Top-onions and Poppies Narcisse got {illegible}</p>
<p>22nd Fine working at the stalls in the s{illegible} Found the small axe Lost near a year {illegible} Cut the Wild Oats splitting stove wood</p>
<p>23 E Wind Rained Leander to Hamiltons {illegible} paid Fishermen for the Lunge {illegible} of Eggs Windy</p>
<p>24th E Wind & W Wind high most awful Downpore of Rain {illegible} to the Head of the Island working at {illegible}</p>
<p>25th Windy making a Fence at the B{illegible} put some Manure taking Down the {illegible} nails out of the Boards</p>
<p>26th {illegible} Day a Pleasure Trip on the Boat {illegible} Island Made a stack{illegible}</p>
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<p>{illegible} 1891 Fine Warm E Wind Went to Hamiltons Leander {illegible} A McDonald Sack of salt 90 3 lbs of Tea {illegible} Matches 8 pipes 2 got Phillips account from {illegible} Good many of the campers Leaving Made {illegible} Taking up onions Mr Genie's Daughter taken {illegible} Boat to St Annicet to be Buried</p>
<p>28th Fine But an awful high west Wind Mowing the Marsh Randolph came home from Mr {illegible} his Time is up settled to Day Phillip to Butter</p>
<p>29th Fine Mowing Making coils Leander and Randolph to Lancaster Bought a suit of cloths and a pair of {illegible} Pork Putty Sugar A Lot of shooting at Plum Island Phillip went to Lancaster for Hunters Bohemian pleasure Trip Turns this side of the the Lighthouse Leander and Randolph Leander and Gordon Fishing Caught a Large Sturgeon Leander Bought {illegible} McDonald a pair of Boots</p>
<p>30th Leander {illegible} Fine Hazelnuts Good</p>
<p>31st Windy East {illegible} a stack Filled the Barn Floor made some {illegible} Randolph came to night From Frashers he {illegible} with Hunters</p>
<p>1st of September Hunting {illegible} Went to Mr Jo Douquetts to 30 lbs of Butter 5{illegible} 15 1/2 Doz 2..17 a Treat 10 Paid Mr Ward {illegible} Flour we got in at Frank Laplants at {illegible} Hugh Ann and Livinia to Dundee Aunt Lis{illegible} Down with them put in the 3 Rams {illegible} Phillip yesterday & to Day 50</p>
<p>2nd Fine French {illegible} went off Mowing in the Marsh not much {illegible} put the Ram's in the calfs Pasture Leander went to Fish alone spearing Circus in {illegible} to Day</p>
<p>3rd Dan's Birth Day 1846 Leander and 2 Girls and Aunt Lizzy went to Dundee very {illegible} Mr George S McDougall and Miss Cameron {illegible} Bought 200 of Flour 5..60 Cotton Randolph here went to home with Ducketts Boat {illegible} Lewis Boy Died at 12 O clock Last {illegible} 2 Girls and I went to Lewis to night</p>
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<p>4th of Sept 1891 Randolph and Leander Mowing Fine took some Potatoes</p>
<p>5th John Angus's Birth Day 185{illegible} a stack in the upper Field commenced to Rain E {illegible} 75 cents From Philip for the Hunters Randolph to Salmon River</p>
<p>6th Randolph came home Leander Fergusons Island Windy</p>
<p>7th Mowing Done in the the Front Marsh putting in Marsh hay on the stable loft Barnfloor Randolph Fixing his Boat Fine</p>
<p>8th Fine Taking up the Lower Potatoes Leander stuck the Fork in the Bulls Leg yesterday {illegible} the apples off the Big Tree at the Lower Point Randolph Painting his Boat Hugh Ann yester the store for a Washboard 20 cents</p>
<p>9th Fine Finished the Lower Potatoes Ploughed 2 Rows of the {illegible} the House putting them in a Heap till we have all up Randolph crofsed for Paint oil painting Boat Livinia Bad with Toothache picking onions shot 2 Ducks Fixed the Ropes on the {illegible} as they hurt their Legs</p>
<p>10th at Potatoes Broke the Plough Point took the Bulll Plough Randolph Fixing his Boat Fine Day W Wind {illegible} up a Quilt to Make</p>
<p>11th Fine Day the Potatoes Randolph Painting the Door and Crofsed for the Papers</p>
<p>12th Fine very warm made stack the East one at the Barn put some on the Barn Floor and stable loft Randolph {illegible} and crofsed to night all the Marsh hay Finished now water low Fine Randolph put out his Boat Lewis told us John Hamilton got in the {illegible} Fell out of his Boat and he Lost {illegible} to pay 14 Dollars for Barnharts {illegible} the Gatineau a Pleasure Trip up to Montreal</p>
<p>14 Randolph with Passengers {illegible} Covington Taking up Potatoes Fair Williamstown</p>
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<p>{illegible} 1891 Fine Rained a Few Drops Taking up Potatoes {illegible} the Point of the Plough made a Fence around the stacks Randolph in Williamsstown the Fair shelling Beans Made crab apple {illegible} Mr Jo Genie here came to Fix the Buoys {illegible} Burns Buried to Day Purcells Farmer at Potatoes Leander Fishing a Fine Day Jo Genie {illegible} the Buoys Mr and Mrs Gatbois there out Fishing Began putting the Potatoes in the c{illegible} 22 Bushels to Day put the Pumkins in the Go{illegible}</p>
<p>17th a Fine Day E Wind West Livinia Tonia Hugh went to Hamiltons Got apples vinegar Plants John Digging a Well at the Lighthouse Ra{illegible} to Montreal the Fair commences to Day have in the cellar about 88 Bushels to Day {illegible} putting in Potatoes Rained some Thunder Windy Butternuts Falling with this wind nut Falling Randolph came to night From Fair in Montreal</p>
<p>19th putting in Potatoes 135 Bushels in the cellar now about {illegible} Bushels all Together Good Measure not counting a Lot of Bad ones Leander for the Mail got More p{illegible} From RR McLennan MP {illegible} Plum Island to Fish Stanley and I some a Fine Day Mr Gillespies {illegible} went up the Rocket water Low Fine Randolph & Hugh Ann to church Dan Spinks here Leander crofsed with {illegible} think to take up Potatoes George {illegible} Wife Twins yesterday</p>
<p>21 Fine Day set a Wire Line with Narcisse Leander at Hamiltons putting in some potatoes in the storehouse</p>
<p>22 Foggy Fine {illegible}the Island</p>
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<p>Sept {illegible} 1891 {illegible} Begins sun crofsing the Line {illegible} ales a Fine Day Hugh Ann went {illegible} River I and Stanley to Lewis's got a B{illegible} for the one I gave him I got the {illegible} Na Houta's Island to cut the Hay caught a small Lunge Lewis Taking up his Potatoes Phillip came Ground the scyths Trimmed the oak at the Door as there is Dead Limbs on it Water very Low</p>
<p>24th Fine Windy Stanley and I to Na Houtas Mowing Made 16 coils of Hay there Foggy this Morning</p>
<p>25th Windy Fine Leander at Hamiltons Digging at the Well at the Lighthouse Lewis here For Kerosene oil Tea and Matches</p>
<p>26th Very w{illegible} and Fine Hugh Ann came from Dundee got 2 Tubs 40 got Boots Fixed 40 cotton 42 needles Gordon here with a subpeana for me to attend {illegible}</p>
<p>29th at Cornwall Leander came had a Lo{illegible} of apples Stanley and I for a Load of Wood {illegible} the Bay taking the Roof of the shed got sq{illegible} a Flock of Wild Geese on the 23rd</p>
<p>27th Sunday John Morris and Mary and Miss Plumado here Mr Genie here to night got some Fat Pine to F{illegible}</p>
<p>28th Harrowing the Potato Ground crofsed to Hamiltons stopt at Hamiltons all night to be ready to go to Cornwall in the Morning</p>
<p>29th St Michael Michalmas Day Went to Cornwall very high Wind south West {illegible}ard a good shower to put Down the Dust {illegible} at the Calefton House Kept by Mr Snedsinger Paid Mr Powter the Glengarian came home to Hamiltons all of us {illegible} Cornwall as Witnefs's case Gordons Pleaded By a very able Lawyer {illegible} Son of Judge Pringle not Guilty {illegible} CB McLennan had a chat with him {illegible} there Frost in some Places</p>
<p>Fine cutting hay at Na Houtas</p>
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<p>1st of Oct 1891 Tonia's Birth Day 1883 Fine Day {illegible} the Morning Bismarck and i came to Hamiltons Making a Porch Leander went to Lancaster with Bismarck Pealing apples BlackBirds at the Beech nuts Mr Burdo's 2 Boys here going for nuts to Ross's Island Leander Brought shingles 50 cents Leander at A Frashers got a scotch Paper seen Fernandez Butternuts Plenty</p>
<p>2nd Fine Warm Leander went to Dundee For nails 5 lb 15 no shingle nails at a Raisin of a Barn of Smallmans stopt all night at Bill Morris's Working some at the Barn Randolph to Lancaster</p>
<p>3rd Fine Warm Blackbirds awful Plenty at the Beech nuts Went for Butternuts with Stanley Windy Leander came from Dundee cutting thistles Bought 5 lb nails 15 cents</p>
<p>4th Fine Tom Rose {illegible} Grant here Hugh Ann to church Sacrament on the Front Leander to Hamiltons with Johns Boat</p>
<p>5th Leander Stanley and I to Na- Houtas Island cut Hay Wind Raised high Rained heavy Drew some Wood North Wind and West Randolph crofsed</p>
<p>6th Fine West Wind and North putting Board on the Roof of the Poarch Drew some sticks for the upper stable cut the Tobacco pealing Apples cold nights</p>
<p>7th E Wind some smoky Dill Rained some at the Floor of {illegible} Fixing stalls in the Horse Stable Leander shot lot of Blackbirds Water Low Rained to night</p>
<p>8th E Wind Rained some one of the Lucies here for Butter Seen a Flock of Wild Geese going south East Turned the Double stove as its Fire in the cooking stove to Day cold {illegible} took up some Turnips and put them in the {illegible} Phillip helped to put a Log on the stable Jo Lemay came up Wednesday Bohemian did not go into Lancaster</p>
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<p>10th Oct 1891{illegible} McMaster's B Day Fine Windy{illegible}on the stable Leander to Summerstown {illegible} Gaelic Dictionary to Hamiltons s{illegible} would send it to Mr Robert jacks Bought of A McDonald 3 lbs of Tea 1 Dollars 5 lbs of shingles nails 15 Boots for Stanley 1..20 1 l of {illegible} 1 lb of starch 10 Randolph Working at Hamiltons Wharf with Frank Laplante this Week Lots of Pl{illegible} going West very high took 8 Dozen of Eggs at 14 1..12</p>
<p>11th Jo Genie here took his Rubber Coat 4 {illegible} 4 Men with him Hunters went up to Duc{illegible} Tacking coming Down Between this and Alexis Island they upsett Lot 2 = 2 Do{illegible} Barrel Guns or Breach loaders only for their small Boat they would stand a Poor C{illegible} they stopt with the Fishermen E Wind {illegible} Wind shingling the Poarch cool Fine took the Turnips and cabbage took home a Big {illegible} Butternuts</p>
<p>13th Went to Na Houtas Island Make a stack E Wind Making a Blind cedar sticks Rofs's Island Indian going Down to Dig their Potatoes commencing to Fire the Marshes</p>
<p>14th Fine E Wind Bohemian commenced going down {illegible} Fine Day putting manure out of the yard {illegible} the Banking put the Harnefs on the colt covering the upper stable with Hay {illegible} off the Grapes yesterday</p>
<p>15th West Wind turned some Leander and Hugh Ann to Dundee got a Hicory nailed some Boards on the stable outside Stanley Plastering the West Stable awful Flocks of Blackbirds Bought of J Tyo 200 of Flour 5..40 Tub of Butter 5.80 comb Tooth{illegible} Gathered Grapes Fixing the Log at the W{illegible} the Tobacco in the Barn</p>
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<p>17th October 1891 Some W Wind and E Wind Dishaw and {illegible} Drawing Wood cutting stove wood Leander for the Mail split a Hicory</p>
<p>18th St Luke {illegible} Fine E Wind John S Summers and George {illegible} Water very Low got a Letter from Dan wanted Butternuts</p>
<p>19th E Wind Fine Banking the House Mr Genie here going to Cornwall high Wind Brought me a Bag of Apples and a Bag to the Fishermen Filling 2 BAgs with Butternuts Leander shot 2 Ducks</p>
<p>20th E Wind High high Wind Rained Fixing some of the stable Floores Fixing strings on Decoys not many Ducks Alexandra went Down Make Apple Juice Vinegar</p>
<p>21st Windy Fine W Wind Drew some Wood Took in all the apples of the Trees Mr Genie came From Dundee a Great many went up and Down cutting Wood Pealing apples</p>
<p>22nd Windy West W Drew some Wood to Charlie Parishas this afternoon went to night at 6 o clock some Wild Geese to Day going East a Few Grains of snow</p>
<p>23rd Our Hugh's B Day W Wind cool a {illegible} came From Lancaster with Fisherman {illegible} name is Senecal Charles Craig and Boys here Taking the Banking {illegible} the North side of the house Fixing {illegible} the cook house</p>
<p>23rd Livinia's B{illegible} Windy Fixing the Bags a Tent in {illegible}</p>
<p>25th My Birth Day 1825 St {illegible} Day all Shoemakers Day Girls {illegible} Hamiltons for the Papers Heard Death of Caty McDougall</p>
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<p>26 Oct 1891 {illegible} calm and West Wind Went to Lancaster {illegible} and I with 2 Bags of Butternuts for Dan {illegible} them with Mr William Dunlop he will {illegible} them Directed and sent off would not take no pay for his Trouble took Dinner there on the Likenefses of all old Friends Mrs {illegible} Dunlop in Montreal attending to Angus Cameron who is very Low and not expected to Live The River is all covered with Blinds for Ducks not many Ducks Thunder and Lightning to night the Fishermen Fish stole out of their Box put some nuts in the storehouse</p>
<p>27th W Wind Windy chopping and piling wood Randolph here for his overcoat {illegible} the Conovers here to hunt her for Milk {illegible} a Quart a North squall of snow Lots of snow on the Mountains the Turkey Laid 5 Eggs Stanley Plastering the calves place put in calves in to night Ducks came to night in the channel Froze some</p>
<p>28th St Simon & St Jude {illegible}king some cutting and piling at the Door Great Deal of shooting Narcifse & Phillip {illegible} to Montreal sold a Bag of nuts 50 sold 2 Young Rams to take them next week {illegible} cool W Wind got a Mess of Fish</p>
<p>29th Fine W and E Wind Leander and Hugh Ann to Dundee Banking the south side of house went to Head of the Island Stanley {illegible}ing a Lot of shooting to Day Bought {illegible} of coal oil 25 cents 6 lbs of nails 18 {illegible} worth of stuff stove Pung Fixed 25 {illegible} norht side of the house</p>
<p>30th Fine {illegible} came one of them went Back</p>
<p>{illegible} and Mr Nantell stopt {illegible} Leander and Hugh Ann came {illegible} here to night</p>
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<p>31st of Oct 1891 Windy Fine HallowEen Holy Eve {illegible} on the East End of the Frame all Hunters up From the shanty {illegible} Bottle wih them and had an awful Time with singing and the Electric M{illegible} of Mr Derosh had a Lot of nuts cracked a Good Holy Eve one of the Men had to go Home to night he got a Telegram his child was Dying Heard Angus Cameron D{illegible} Gibbs came with the Telegram Got 3 {illegible} took 4 Hours to come as the wind is high</p>
<p>1st of November all Souls Day Randolph came from the Branch to {illegible}</p>
<p>2nd All Souls Day the 2 Hunters and Leander went to Lancaster Left {illegible} Gave Leander A Dollar to take them D{illegible} at the shanty to night Began a House for the Hens Randolph to Cornwall to Buy Clothing</p>
<p>3rd on this Day of the Month Granda Departed 1857 Working at the Hen House to {illegible} in the Turnips and carrots Fine</p>
<p>4th Fine Lots of shooting Leander with C{illegible} Working at the Hen House Stanley and {illegible} covering the henhouse with Rails Leander to Summerstown for Fine salt put up 4 Bushels of nuts salt 25 {illegible}</p>
<p>5th Gun powder Plot Guy Fawkes {illegible} E Wind Fine cool some shooting {illegible} round the stables Took in the B{illegible}</p>
<p>6th Fine E Wind Fixing the Hen {illegible} put in the Mare</p>
<p>7th Hele{illegible} Day Fine EW setting Firest to {illegible} Working at the henhouse {illegible} Choras of {illegible}</p>
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<p>{illegible}shooting not many Ducks {illegible}</p>
<p>{illegible} For te side of the Frame {illegible}</p>
<p>{illegible} EW 10 Randolph and {illegible}</p>
<p>{illegible} got 4 got 3 EEls E Wind {illegible}</p>
<p>{illegible} to South West Fixing a {illegible}</p>
<p>{illegible} cleaned out the shanty s{illegible}</p>
<p>{illegible} Feild or Oakfield Lots of {illegible}</p>
<p>{illegible}very Fine Fall Water very {illegible}</p>
<p>{illegible} and Windy Randolph Leander {illegible}</p>
<p>{illegible}South side Making a Door for {illegible}</p>
<p>{illegible}dolph crofsed had 2 Ducks {illegible}</p>
<p>{illegible}Martinmas 12th Rain Wind {illegible}</p>
<p>{illegible} Frame Door put in 3 East End of F{illegible}</p>
<p>{illegible} the stable West Wind 13 Fi{illegible}</p>
<p>{illegible} the Tobacco place Killed a {illegible}</p>
<p>{illegible} Drawing Wood Fine cool {illegible}</p>
<p>{illegible} and John Cameron here {illegible}</p>
<p>{illegible} Leander crofsed for Mail {illegible}</p>
<p>{illegible}on Island Stanley and I {illegible}</p>
<p>{illegible} the 2 Girls to Lewis's 16th Rain {illegible}</p>
<p>{illegible} Wind Broke Down some Trees {illegible}</p>
<p>{illegible} Door of the cook-house Rain {illegible}</p>
<p>{illegible} Barnhart here to night {illegible}</p>
<p>{illegible} a Rainbow this Morning {illegible}</p>
<p>{illegible} Drew some Drags {illegible}</p>
<p>{illegible} the Mountains Bohemian {illegible}</p>
<p>{illegible} going Down 19th {illegible}</p>
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<p>22nd Nov 1891 Fine Randolph to church Leander went to Hamiltons The Garneaw and Rocket went {illegible}</p>
<p>23rd Blew very hard Leander got 3 EEls</p>
<p>24th Raining very Windy the Grenada did not come out</p>
<p>25th St Catherines Day Rain Snow Windy West Made Frame Door the water Raised shot an owl Alexandra Went Down Rams got out Last night put them in this Morning</p>
<p>26th E Wind took away the Garden Fence Fixing the Floor in the Hens-house snow some Last night put manure on the Rubarb {illegible} snowed Last night Freezing</p>
<p>28th cutting {illegible} Wood set Traps for the mink cows {illegible} Leander Fishing to night got 2 {illegible} Sunday W Wind cool Fine St Andrew's Day {illegible} The Festival of the Scotch cool windy snow</p>
<p>28th Last Trip of the Grenada</p>
<p>{illegible} 2 Leaves for the 1st of December</p>
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<p>1st of Dec 1891 Fine Thawing W Wind a 2 Masted Steamer went Down to Day no Lights to night cherry Island Light up to night sawing stove wood it Looks Like a stack Burning in Salmon River Marsh as its in the one Place</p>
<p>2nd Fine Windy West Amiot here sawing stovewood Fixing the store house Banking it The Rams with the sheep to Day Drove the sheep from the Pitt Point home cattle all out Picking to Day Tanning the 2 sheep pelts to Day no Boats went to Day</p>
<p>3rd Fine Day E Wind Piling stove Wood Leander to Summerstown Bought of A McDonald 3 lb Tea Dollar Horse shoe nails 5 1 pair of Boots 1..40 Hinges 10 Fishing EEls got not shot a Duck McGinty the cat got in the Trap Mr Genie came stopt all night</p>
<p>4th Mr Genie to Cornwall E Wind Wind changed to the south and Blowed a Hurricane tonight and Rain sawing Wood Fixed the Porch Door on hinges Trying to Burn the Marsh Back of sugar Bush Big Marsh Fires south side</p>
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<p>5th of Dec 1891 very Windy West Went to the head of the Island tried to shoe the Mare windy Broke some Trees</p>
<p>6th Fine Windy Randolph here Germans Day</p>
<p>7th Leander got a Mink some snow E Wind sawing stove Wood Water Raised</p>
<p>8th Piling wood in the Bay at the Beech Tree sawing stove Turned very Windy From the West water very Low Conception oof the Virgin Mary</p>
<p>9th very Windy Drawing Wood W Wind sawing stove wood soft water Low</p>
<p>10th Leander's B Day 1872 Fine West Wind Windy Killed the Bull put the Meat to saok in 2 Barrels of Water no snow</p>
<p>11th Fine Windy Put the Meat to soak in 2 Barrels yesterday cutting Firewood up in the Bay at the Beech Tree Broke the Harness set the Back of the sugar Bush Windy</p>
<p>12th Took out the Meat and Dried it put it in the milkhouse Broke the Woodsaw Leander shot an owl seen a crow</p>
<p>13th W Windy Fine</p>
<p>14th Fine Leander went to Dundee sold his Mink 1.25 sold the Bull skin 2..20 Bought 100 of Flour 2..70 Boots 75 Turned Windy East</p>
<p>15th E Wind snowing stormy cut the Head of Bull put in the 4 Heifers</p>
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<p>Dec 16th 1891 Windy West Drifting cutting stove wood Stanleys owl Dead Frosty to night</p>
<p>17th on this Day R.R. McLennans suit to Begin cold Frosty Windy ice not making much Filed the wood saw Stanleys</p>
<p>18th River smoking</p>
<p>19th Leander crofsed for the Mail got a Bag of Grain Randolph came to night</p>
<p>20th very smoky or Foggy E Wind</p>
<p>21st First Day of Winter Broke the Rane of the sleight sawing stove wood a very Fine Day St Thomas Day</p>
<p>22nd very Fine Mr Dan O Burns here for a Ram sold for 4 Dollars got had no change but a 10 sawing wood 1 ashe</p>
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James Cameron (1824-1912)
1892
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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.
Mr James Cameron Island
1st of Jany 1892 New Years Day E Wind Leander and Stanley and i cutting sawlogs snowed
or hail Lewis the Indian here to Dinner Gave him a Peice of meat to take home some cakes
for the children Treated him to wine
2nd Raining hailed E Wind Fixing the crofscut saw
3rd Allen's B Day 1853 Windy Fine
4th Cold W Wind Drew some of the sawlogs to the Bank Frosty tonight The Heifer calved
Spotty
5th very Cold and Frosty W Wind not making much ice at the Brush Fence splitting stove
wood
6th Epiphany not very well E Wind Snowing Blowing hard Killed the calf for skin cold
7th W Wind some ice going Down took to the Sturgeon Island Last night and From
Lancaster over to Charlies Island and Rofs's Island not making much to Day took in the
Water Barrel to the House put in the sheep some snow now
8th Hugh Ann's Birth Day 1866 Drew some Wood E Wind The Fox came on the Island to
night ice taken acrofs at the Fool of Francis Island Water Raising at the shore
9th WW cutting stove wood Stanley and I went around the Island seen the Fox on the
sturgeon Island
10th Fine ice Making
11th E Wind cold Windy got 2 Rats sawing stove Wood
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Mr James Cameron Island
12th of Jany 1892 some Rain crofsed the ice to Hamiltons ice not very Good got in coming
Back took Dinner at Hamiltons got apples Heard Mary Ann McLeod Departed or Robert
MacDonald's Widow A Quere Kind of a Man called at Hamiltons and took the ice there
acrofs to Hopkins Point Like a Man that did something Bad On the Day of the Month Our
Mary Departed in Williamstown a year ago to Day
13th E W Snowed Randolph Came and went Back a Man here from Lewis was there all night
stopt here all Day went of his name is _______________ gave him Boots and so 4th the
colt not well
14th Election Randolph came for me to got Gave me three Dollars from McLeods Farmer we
went up to Hamiltons and John Gordon Randolph and I went to Lancaster voted for RR
McLennan A McArthur against him 350 Majority
15th cold Leander Bad with his Leg
Turn Back 3 1/2 Leaves for Jany 16th
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Mr James Cameron Island
16th of Jany 1892 Very Fine Day EW Went to Hamiltons for the Papers
17th Fine Lewis's 2 Boys here and Dany Spink
18th Began to snow W Wind cutting stove wood seen cutters crofsing Summers Road
cutting hay Lots Fishing EEls
19th WW snowing Drifting cutting hay put the sheep in with the calves a very Frosty night
20th very Frosty Fine at stove wood seen one of those Big White Backed Eagles he is
Looking for Ducks and Muskrats aroudn the air-holes a Lot of air-holes smoking
2
�21st St Agnefs Day W Wind Drifting stormy turned Fine Drew 2 Loads of Wood Grinding the
axes
22nd W Wind Turned to snowing Drifting Drew some Wood From the Beech Tree in the
upper Bay some water Raising
23rd The Chine New Year W Wind snowing Blustering made a Whippletree cutting stove
wood Fixing a stall in the stable
24th Charles Tuppers B Day Windy cold
25th Robie Burns B Day Cold Windy Leander Crofsed to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward
Tea soap soda 54 Frank Laplante Bushing the Road on the ice cold Frosty
27th Frosty Frosty W Wind Broke on another Marsh hay stack
28th {missing} wind snowing not so cold Fine cutting {missing} Breaking Roads water
Raising on the {missing}
29t Leander Bought of Ward pepper 10 piles {missing} 25 30 Friday
30 - 31 Randolph here {missing} went to Lewis got Sleigh over
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Mr James Cameron Island
1st of Feby 1892 Brought Lewis some Buttermilk Butter and salve Fixing his sleigh First
crofsing to Lewis with the Horse
2nd Candlemas Day sun shines to Day the Bear will see his shadow E Wind Leander to
Dundee to get the mare shod 70 cents Drifting to night a Dance at Jo Lemays to night
Bought of John Tyo Boots for 15 nails 12 1/2 Tea 15
3rd E Wind cutting Willows and alders
4th W {missing} Drew the stack in the upper Field
5th W Wind and E Wind Those 2 stars are very close together what they will do I cannot tell
3
�6th E Wind Leander went to Jo Lemays with his watch Hugh Ann and Livinia went to Lewis's
Frosty
8th Gordons Birth Day {missing} Drifting seen a crow
9th Sn{missing} Windy Fine Drew some wood {missing} Leander took Tub of Butter to a
{missing} Got a Dollar cash on it Bought {missing} Tea 40 2 Mock suns and a Tail {missing}
the sun going Down
Turn 2 1/2 Leaves for Feb 11th
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Mr James Cameron Island
11th of Feby 1892 E W Drifting
12th cold Windy Frosty
13th cold and Frosty
14th St Valentines Day 3 From Lewis's here turned stormy E Wind Randolph came Mary-Ann
stopt all night
15th Mary Ann went home Fine and Frosty very Bad with colds
16th Fine Frosty a Raffle at Frank Laplants of a Boat Drew some wood sawing stove wood
snow Deep in the Bush
17th Fine W Wind very Frosty Frosty Last night Reading Papers
4
�18th James Hugh's Birth Day 1855 Leander cutting Firewood a very Fine Day
19th Leander and Hugh Ann went to Day with Butter Tallow and Butter to Jo Lemay For
Fixing the Watch and {illegible} Bought 200 of Flour 5..40 5 Gallons of oil 60 2 Patent
Bottles 50 Cotton 50 Calico 60 Old Mrs Combell Departed Mr Hatt{illegible} Daughter in F
Covington Departed E Wind
20th Drifting Leander crossed from Mac{missing} Bought Writing Paper 15 Thread 15 2
Pipes 2
21st E W
22nd Washingtons B Day Fine Day at Wood Broke on a stack of Marsh Hay
23 Drawing Wood Fine
Turn Back 2 1/2 Leaves for Feb the {illegible}
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Mr James Cameron Island
23rd of Feby 1892 E Wind Fine Drawing Wood
24th St Matthis Day E Wind Fine cutting stove wood
25th EW Seen a Lot of Gulls going Down they stopt at the air-hole at the Kit Kit Island 2
hound crossed and went Down the ice they went Back again Drew 2 Loads of Hay from NaHoutas Island Drew some wood not very well to Day
26th Windy from the North Freezing cold
27th EW cold Randolph came had Millers Almanack
5
�28th Gordon and Dany Spink came Lewis children here Gave them some Good Hay for their
sick cow took our sleigh
29th Intercalary Day Leap Year E Wind Fine Franky Laplante Married to Day Drew the Rest
of the stack from Na-Houtas Island
1st of March St Davids Day the Festival of the Welsh E Wind They are Drawing stones to the
Lighthouse
2nd Ash Wednesday E Wind cold Fine I eat no meat to Day nor Good Friday these 2 Days I
Keep
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Mr James Cameron Island
3rd of March 1892 E Wind Fine Leander and Hugh Ann to Dundee Bought 3 1/2 lbs Tea 7..15
Calico 5 yards of overall stuff Brought home the clock Brought Joh Lemay a pail of Milk Got
Lamp Fixed Made a Whippletree split some Rails Wrote a Letter to night For to send to the
Toronto News with a Dollar in it Put in no annexation Keep away the Yankees Hugh Ann
stopt
4th Fine Drew wood
5th Leander put the Letter in the P Office Registered got a certificate *Cow Greece here
going to Lancaster for ash
6th E Wind Fine
7th E Wind Began to cut ice put in the storehouse Cow Grease here to night
8th cut more ice put it in covered with marsh Hay
8th EW Martin came for the sleigh Gave him axehandle stuff to make Thawing Livinia Bad
with the Toothache some Drops of Rain some snow to night Ducks and crows Flying
•
Cow Grease is Lewis Brother in law
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Mr James Cameron Island
9th of March 1892 Fine W Wind some Drops of Rain a Lot of Cutters crofsing on the
Summerstown Road took the sap Barrels out of the storehouse Writing to Day
10th Fine W Wind changed to East to night Snowing and hard to night Charlie Craig at
Lewis's Drew a Load of stuff up to the sugar Bush Leander got a Rat sawing stove wood
Livinia Bad with the Toothache soaking the sap Barrels Filed the crosscut saw
{illegible}
11th Drifting Blowing hard Blizzardy WW some cold tonight
12th on this Day of the Month D McMaster Senior First came to the Island cutting wood for
sugar Bush at the camp cutting stove wood
13th Windy
14th Stanley's Birth Day 1880 W Wind Fine Cold Leander chopping at the camp
15th Fine W Wind sawing a hollow Basswood water Raising near shore
16th Fine cold Wind West cutting Wood at the camp cutting stove wood
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Mr James Cameron Island
17th of March 1892 St Patrick's Day The Festival of the Irish Fine W Wind Leander cutting
wood For the camp I went up to the Bush Making Quilts Leander went Down to the air-hole
at the Kit Kit Island one Duck in it
18th St Josephs Day on this Day of the Month Vicky Departed 1887 E Wind Windy snowed
some Drawing Wood Broke the Rack of the sleigh snowing and Blowing to night
19th Drifting W Wind one of the Lewis's Boy here for Tea Leander went to Hamiltons for the
Mail sawed some Logs this Looks Like Equinoxial Gales Gave Lewis Boy 3 almanacks
Leander went to Hamiltons for the Papers got a viol of Toothache stuff
7
�20th Windy Drifting cold Molly calved to night
21st Windy Broke on a Marsh hay stack of 2 Tons Minky calved to night cold
22nd Livinia Senior's Birth Day Fine Day warm Leander to Hamiltons for Four Bushels of Oats
1.20 Paid this paid for the Barley all But 77 cents (owe) Margaret Poorly John not Well E
Wind sawin a Big Hollow Basswood sawed a stick on the calves place
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Mr James Cameron Island
23rd of March 1892 Fine Warm E Wind changed to West Rained snowed Last night Just a
year since Bismarck went to Mr McCrimmons to work cleaning my old Gun as its rusty
sawing stove wood
24th Fine Turned to snowing a Little warm Lewis Boy here for salt Butter and Tobacco
Leander not well cutting stove Wood crows Plenty some snow Birds
25th Lady Day Fine Warm The Boys Killed the calf Gave it to the 2 Dogs sowing stove wood
some Ducks and crows
26th John Hamiltons Cameron's B Day 1879 very Fine Day Tapt 30 Trees Gathered 5 Pails to
night I went to Hamiltons as they are all sick Brought a Bottle of Wine Got a Doz of Herrings
from Tom Got a Treat at Hamiltons Got a Pipe from Gordon Hugh Ann came Home John
Morris and Mary Drove Down Mary Brought a nice Wire Bird-cage Gave them the Big cat we
owe him 40
27th Fine Randolph here Martin here got the oars the Hunters took From their place
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28th of March 1892 Fine in the sugar Bush cleaning around the Fireplace Tapt some took
the Barrels up and some of the Pots cut some wood seen a Robin
29th Fine Went to Lewis's for our Handsleigh in the Bush got 103 Tapt now Began to Boil
Have about 50 pail gather now Boiled about 30 pails to Day in the Pots Piling stove Stanley
very sick in Bed 2 Hounds Running around here
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�30th Boiled what sap we had in syrup Left for tommorow to give it a Boiling after straining
Gathered 22 pails to Day a very Fine Day E Wind some one shooting at the air hole at the
Kit Kit Island cutting Wood and sawing seen a Blackbird
31st E Wind Fine Tapt 47 to Day got 55 Pails in the Barrels to night no Boiling to Day took
the sticks of the ice where we cut the ice Wild Geese came a Few Days ago Leander got a
Rat
1st of April all Fools Day in the Bush Fine E Wind very warm Boiling sap
2nd Fine E Wind changed to West Rained some Made 4 Gallons to Day Got a Duck on the
ice Great Shooting at the airhole at the Kit Kit Blackbirds came cows crofsed to the Pit
Point
3rd Fine E Wind First sugar Made about 70 lbs and a Feast on the snow ice opened at
Francis Island Lots of Ducks
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Mr James Cameron Island
4th of April 1892 Fine Rained some sap not running very well Gathered 15 pails put out the
Bun Leander on the water to the Marsh water high sawing stovewood snow Melting well
Made a Leg for wood saw horse Fixed a peice to the Handle of the Mud-spear Fixed the
Handle in the Rake E Wind Black Ducks came and swallows
5th E Wind changed to West some hail Fine Rained Thunder and Lightning sawing wood
made Picquets Leander shot a Rat a very Large one seen a Plover Lots of Ducks and Wild
Geese a strip opening Down to the sturgeon Island not very well But still Knocking around
ice Jamming Before the House or opposite Wind high to night Rained
6th W Wind Ice Jamming and Going Down Boys Boiling 2 Gallons of syrup not running well
shot a Duck at the Sturgeon Island seen 3 Men crofsing to the Kit Kit Drawing a Boat on the
ice Hawks and Yellow hammers came and cranes The Heifer Jenny calved to night
7th Fine Gathered 20 pails to Day Leander Got Duck 2 EEls 1 pike taking the manure from
the apple trees Lot of ice Jamming Going Down Loons came
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8th March April1892 Fine W Wind Leander shot 7 Ducks in the Bush Gathered 20 pails
Boiling ice going Down seen a Fishing Light out at Christees Island sawing stove Wood
made Picquets
9th On this Day of the Month I was married 1862 30 years to Day W Wind Rained snowed
some made 1 1/2 Gallons of syrup not Running well Got a Rat setting Traps Windy to day
The Back Bay ice went of this Morning and it always takes a Long time to move as it always
goes in a Large cake not a very Good Time for sugar or not a Good year Randolph Came
this Evening
10th Palm Sunday Windy Flurries of Snow Hens commenced to Lay Oxley calved
11th Cold Windy Tapt 15 Trees runs well Narcisse and Dick came to Day Took Dinner here
water Low
12th First seining to Day got a Lot of perch 500 in 2 hauls Brought up a Mefs Boiling in the
Bush about 2 1/2 Gallons of syrup Windy cold at stovewood
13th Windy Narcisse to Lancaster with First Lot of Fish Took us a 1 lb of soda 10 cents Killed
Jenny calf for the hide cutting stove wood Gathering and Boiling sap
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Mr James Cameron Island
14th of April 1892 Fine Day Wind all Kinds in the sugar Bush Sap running well to Day 2 of
Lewis's children here went to the Bush Brought me 2 of my axehandles to a lb of Butter 25
Gave them Milk Amiot working at their House Narcisse set 2 sturgeon Lines to Day
15th Good Friday Wind all around the compass Fine setting Fires Boiling in the Bush put out
John H's Bun sawing wood splitting Rails Got a Lot of Perch Narcisse to Butter 25 cents
16th Fine some Grains of snow Hugh Ann went to Hamiltons for the Papers of 3 Weeks got a
Picture with the Toronto paper the Roman Chariotts Race Mr Ward Here with a Telegram to
the Fishermen Told us Alexander came Home Mrs Summers Poorly Mrs Duckett very Poorly
Boiling in the Bush
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�17th Easter Sunday all Kinds of Wind Fine Alexander Hamilton here and Dan Spink in the
Sugar Bush Made about 50 lbs of sugar Fishermen to Lancaster A Hamilton Bought a String
of Cat Fish of the Fishermen
18th Uncle Duncan's B Day The Grenada First Trip Boiling sap Taking the Banking From Front
of the House Mrs Jo Ducquett Departed
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Mr James Cameron Island
19th of April 1892 Fixing a Barrel For the Leech to Make soap put in the ashes Boiling in the
Bush not running well Leander to Charlies Island Mr Kelly came to the see the Fishermen
John Morris and with him stopt to Dinner Left his or Forgot it Fine Day Made a Bench for to
hold the working Tools Narcisse to Butter 25 Leander crofsed to Summerstown Bought of
Mr Ward 2 Bars of soap 10 cents Bottle of ink 3 cents Leander Fishing with A Hamilton and
D Spink stopt all night
20th very Fine Mrs Duckett Buried to Day setting Fires 2 Men came for Fish Quebec Reo
and a man from Alexandria Narcisse to Lancaster Took 5 or 6 Gallons of syrup to the House
sap runs some to Day Purcells Lawsuit going on now Put Hay on the ice in the ice house
Drawing Wood of Potato Ground Shot a Duck
21st E Wind Leander to Dundee with Rats and calfskins Stanley and Livinia in the Bush at the
Last of it wind changed to south West and changed to the East Narcisse to Matches
Bought of Tyo Ploughpoint 50 Rosin 25
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Mr James Cameron Island
22nd of April 1892 Fine Windy some Rain Leander came First Boat went Down with a Raft
The John A Lights Lit up to night for the First Taken the Banking away from the West End
took some of the Things from the sugar Bush Went to the Head of the Island
23rd St George's Day The Festival of the English Fine cool Windy First Ploughing Done
24th Low Sunday Gordon and Randolph here had a Feast of Taffy W Wind Windy The
nannie 2 Lambs Narcisse to Butter 25 No Lights in the Light house as no Boats is running
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�25th St Marks DAy Fine Windy Fixing the Lane Fence Nory calved The nannie 2 Lambs on
24th spreading manure Narcisse to 1 Gallon of syrup 1 Dollar
26th Frosty these nights Fine Windy Ploughing Drawing stones to the Bank Took home the
sugar Bush Rigging Lewis here for Butter Tea and sugar pipe 25 Taking Banking from the
north side a small Tug went up to Day Rovers Birth Day
26th Mr Jo Genie here Fixing the Buoys Leander Taken Stones of the Peice Below the House
Took the Big stone in Front of the House to the River had to cut it with old axes to make it
Lighter as its too Heavy Fine
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Mr James Cameron Island
28th of April 1892 Raining, very Windy The Granada Late a Going into Dundee south West
Wind sold Fishermen 2 Doz of Eggs Fixing the White Boat
29th Lights up again Working at the Lane Fence one of the nannies Lambs hurted By the
colt Making Picquets
30th Windy Fine The steamer Anderson came up Jack Munore Got the cherry Island
Lighthouse Lewis Bosell and Robideau at the Fishermens for Bait Leander crofsed to
Summerstown snowed a Few Grains this Morning putting out manure Drew some Rails and
stones one of the sheep a Lamb to Day Killed a snake and Burnt him Bought of A McDonald
3 lb of Tea 1 Dollar paid this got a spool and 2 Plugs of Tobacco a Present spirits of
Turpentine and Paint oil 45 cents From Mr Ward Paid Tom Kennedy to Fixing spear 1 Prung
15 cents Got a Telegram From G Shora and a Postal cart
1st of May Fine Fishermen to Butter 25 oil 5
2nd Fine Fixing the yard Fence Digging stones at the Garden E Wind
3rd Fine E Wind Ploughing the Rows for Potatoes planted Rows of Potatoes Lewis Bosell
here for Bait Tow Boats a Going Fishermen to Butter 25 Alexandra went Down
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�4th of May 1892 Fine very windy The Fishermen went to with a Load of Fish The Cultivator
came up First Trip The Terebone came up Monday Finished Planting the Peice of Potatoes
above the house The Massena into Salmon River her First Trip putting Manure on the Lower
Peice of Potatoes cutting Potato seeds and Fixing the Rest of the Potatoes in the cellar high
high Wind cannot say if the Granada came out today
5th Fine Moved the cook-stove to the cookhouse put out the Double stove putting out
manure on the Lower Peice Began to Plough the Piece for the Potatoes Cultivator went
Down a Raft Towing Down 1 of the sheep a Lamb had to take it in the house as it is cold Dick
went to Montreal yesterday a Fox on Alexis Island Stanley and I for a Load of Drift Wood
6th Ploughing the Garden Taken stones to the River Fine cool and Windy
7th Windy cool Leander crofsed Bought of Mr Ward Soap salt Fishermen to Butter 25 Lots
of Touring
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Mr James Cameron Island
8 of May 1892 Randolph and Willie Rose here Narcisse here Fine The Girls and Stanley to Jo
Lemays and Lewis's
9th Fine Day warm Planted and Drilled the Lower Potatoes Narcisse started for Montreal
Drew some Rails to the Garden Fence Working at the Fence cut some Brush for the Fence
Painting the White Boat Took a very Bad Pain in my Right Breast to night and its awful sore
Took Radways RRR
10th Fine in Bed very Bad with this Pain eat hearty E Wind not working to Day
11th E Wind Commenced to Rain cold Fixing the Fence in spots a Lamb to Day the Leeck a
Running Lye Making Leander a pair of Pants not well this Pain I have it yet and my Tooth is
Bad
12th E Wind Cool Rained Found a Fine Large Pickerel at the shore on Land Drove up with the
Wind a Mock Sun as the sun was near Down Narcisse Fixing Leanders saw Mrs Ward
Departed Mr Hills Daughter Rebbeca
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�Mr James Cameron Island
13 of May 1892 Stanley and the 2 Girls went to Mr Andrew Frashers to see Fernandez Got a
new Kind of Hen Eggs and Ducks Eggs Heard of Mrs Wards Departure a very Fine Day one of
the sheep had 2 Lambs and another had one they all have their Lambs now Leander Broke
his spear Fixing the Garden Fence Raking the small stones out of it sawing stove Wood a
new Boat went up I think its the Rocket
14th Fine Day Mrs Ward Buried to Day a Lot of Boats a Going to Day Raking the Garden of
small stones and cutting the sod Leander not well set hens to Hatch Narcisse to
Summerstown and Lancaster Let the Mare out to Grass on the Pitt Point King Birds came
15th 4 of Lewis's children here Fine some Rain Mr George McDonald Sanfield and Mifs
Cameron here Leander to Hamiltons for our Mail
16th very Windy Painting the side of the Boat with Blue Paint oriols came Narcisse paid his
Rent
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Mr James Cameron Island
17th of May 1892 Fine Windy Fixing the south side of the Garden Fence Working at the
Garden cutting stove Wood 3 Barges at anchor opposite the head of this Island
18th a Fortunate Day very Fine First Trip up of the Bohemian Lots of Tus at those Barges
Leander to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward a Butter Tub 25 Bought of A McDonald Broom
15 cents Tax 5 Matches a Box 5 Bought of Tom Kennedy a spear 75 Handle with it Brought
Mrs Hamilton some Top Onions seed Amiot here For Butter 5 lb at 20 1 Dollar cutting Brush
Began the soap planted cucumbers Put out the White Boat Narcisse to Lancaster With Fish
Lent him the Boathook E Wind to night and Northern Lights to night
19th St Dustans Day Fine High E Wind Fixing Brush Fence setting Fires a Boat Down at
Charlies Island with a Raft Put the Big Bull in the stable sawing wood water Raising some
20th Fine commenced to Rain Narcisse to Butter 25 Went to Head of the Island sawing
Wood Planted Beans
21st Raing Dick Brought me 5 lb of Tobacco 50 cents they got a Loon on thier Line
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Mr James Cameron Island
22nd of May1892 Rogation Sunday E W Rained Fine Windy Leander to Alexis Island seen the
Young Foxes
23rd Rained Fine EW Wind changed to West sawed some Wood chickens out
24th Queen's Birth Day Rained turned Fine turned Windy Randolph here Fixed the Barn
Door Got a Tick
25th Windy West Harrowed the Potatoes Fixing Rails and sticks for a Fence at the Hog Pen
Drew the 2 cedars up From the River water Raising Fishermen to Lancaster Got a Parcel
From Dan Contents 2 Fine Coats 2 Vests 2 Ties and 4 samples of Patrons it was A Fraser
Gave Them to the Fishermen and he had a Letter for Fernandez and a card
26th Ascension Day or Holy Thursday Fine Leander and Hugh Ann to Dundee Brought a Tub
of Butter 4..80 Bought Boots 2.50 Boots 1..25 Flour 1.20 Cornmeal 20 Salt 80 Ginger 20 Red
Paint 15 Thread 15 Washboard 10 Cotton 84 Hat 5 Calico 20 Calico 65 Making a Fence at
the Pen Working at the soap Dick's hand sore Leander to Fish with Narcisse Potatoes up
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Mr James Cameron Island
27th of May 1892 A very heavy Downpour of Rain to Day some Hail West Wind cutting Brush
for the Fence Narcisse and Dick started to go home as his hand is sore Came Back Narcisse
to Potatoes Thunder 1 clap
28th Fine Windy at Fence pealed Elm Bark
29th Fine Rained some John and Billy and Mary Morris and Mifs Plomado Mrs Lemay and
her 4 children and Randolph all here paid Mrs Lemay 40 cents John and Billy and the Girls
stopt all night
30th Billy Bought 2 sturgeon From Fishermen they went off Fine making Fence Digging at
the Pen {illegible} Tonia and her mother went to Lewis Dan Spink came to Fish
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�31st Fine E Wind Lewis 2 Boys here for seed Potatoes 1 lb of Butter got cabbage Plants a
100 sheared the sheep cut the Tails of some of the Lambs Senecal at the Fishermans going
to the Kit Kit
1st of June Vicky Birth Day 1878 The Glorious First of June Fine very warm Mr Genie here the
Through Line Boat went up to night Washed the wool
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Mr James Cameron Island
2nd of June 1892 Fine Rained hard Thunder and Lightning Fixing Poles to the Hops took a
sawlog around from the northside to the Door Narcisse to Montreal Dick got Potato
3rd E Wind Fine Mr Genie here going to Cornwall sawing stove Wood Leander Got a Fox him
and Stanley Genie got a sturgeon from the Fishermen Put out 100 cabbage Plants Line Boat
went Down Narcisse paid Leander 1.75 Fixed the sail with mast Fishing to night
4th of June old George the Third's B Day it used to be Kept for a Long Time E Wind sawing
Wood Leander crossed to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward sack of salt 80 paid Paint oil
Got a Trial of Dust Tea From Mrs Hamilton seen a Man passing here about 7 o clock Kept
Down with the way of Rosses Island and he seemed strange the way he was going around
Fixed the 2 Logs on the Bank
Robert Shackelton and Wife here on the 10th of June for Indian Stone Ware
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Mr James Cameron Island
5th of June 1892 Pentecost Whit Sunday Randolph and Dan Spink here Raining Mr Genie
here from Cornwall
6th ON this Day of the Month Sir John A McDonald Died 1891 Cleaning the sprouts of the
Potatoes in the cellar sawing stovewood E Wind
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�7th Fine Day E Wind piling stovewood The 2 Girls to Lewis's with Potatoes for him to Plant
got cabbage Plants the Boat Thief going to stop at Lewis's Frank Laplants Daughter Married
yesterday
8th Fine E Wind commenced yesterday working at the south Window with 2 Glass in it
commenced to Rain Lots of shooting at the Kit Kit Fishermen to Lancaster Frank Laplante at
Hamiltons Wharf Randolph came from Malone Got the Loan of John Tyo's Boat
9th Aunty Mary's B Day 1813 Leander and Randolph to Dundee with J Tyo's Boat Rained
some Stanley and I went around the Island
10th Randolph put 2 Boards in the Floor up stairs cutting Weeds in the Potatoes Last of the
sheep a Lamb Narcisse took his Boat from Lancaster
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Mr James Cameron Island
11th of June 1892 Fine Day W Wind Bohemian From Cornwall with a Pleasure Party The Boys
Leander and Randolph went to Lancaster with the Wool Stanley and I at the Potatoes Left
so much wool for stocking yarn Paid with the Wool
12th Fine Gordon and D Spinks here Randolph and Leander to Jo Ducquetts
13th Began hoeing Down on the Hill Potatoes a Good many Beetles on the Potatoes cleaning
out the cow stable Fixing the Brush Fence Narcisse to Bushel of Potatoes 40 very Warm
and Windy
14th Fine Warm Turned very Windy Blowing hard S West Thunder at the Potatoes Alexandra
Went Down Trowling not very Good
15th a very Fine Day Leander Trowling Fishermans smoke house took Fire Stanley and I put
it out as they are away Leander to Batteau Creek Trowling Mr Genie came Leander and him
went spearing Put the calves out in their Pasture cleaned the Barn the West End Fixing the
Syrup as its Foaming Boiled it well the Wind made Leaves Wilter Bugs Bad caterpillars Bad
put Frame around onions
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�16th of June 1892 Corpus Cristie W Wind Uncle Bill and the 2 Boys and Rufus and Charlie
Creamer and Mary here They went to the Kit Kit to see those Fishermen about seanning
very Heavy Rain and Wind Bill and Billy went home and the rest stopped
17th Fine the Boys Fishing got a Lot Rained very heavy Blew hard 2 here From Malone stopt
all night D Spink and Leander Fishing Mr Genie and Billy and another Fishing
18th The Ever Memorable Battle of Waterloo they all went of Gordon here C Rose here to
see Gave a Razor to R Leander to Dundee E Wind Deer Flies commenced Mr Genie here
Rain
19th Raining Lewis the Indian here Grand Procession to Day Rained hard Fox Dead
20th very Heavy Rain torrents of it Genie Fishing Leander to Summerstown Bought of Mr
Ward pan of Bread 25 paid the Water Raising salted the cattle Lots of Water with the Rain
in the cellar E Wind W Wind Beetles Plenty Fixing the Logs at the shore
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Mr James Cameron Island
21st of June 1892 Fine Day W Wind Mr Genie went home Gave him his Jack-Lamp got the
small Fish Box Leander Went For Shingles to Lancaster Got 4 Bunches Bought Putty and
soap Water high Looking for sticks to Make a Jumper took some caterpillars of the apple
trees and Beetles of the Potatoes caught a young Duck in the Bush put 56 pails out of the
cellar of Water nailed some spikes in the Barn
22nd Fine Windy Stanley and I up in the Bay 2 Indians came Wanting Ash would not Give
them any Stanley and I went up to the head to see what they were Doing they went off mad
Fishermen caught 2 Tame Geese to Day Fixing the 2 Logs at the shore Leander and Hugh
Ann went to Dundee took 2 Tennets of Butter and 14 Doz and /2 of Eggs weeking the
Garden Uncle Dan's Birth Day Bought 1 Dollar for Tea 3 lbs Flour 100 2.50 Tubs 3 60 cents
Nails round shingle nails 20 lb 1 Dollar Crackers 25 4 cash Wistard Calico hairpins John
Morris and Mary came Water High in Dundee
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�23rd of June 1892 Fine W Wind John Morris and Leander went to Lancaster for 8 Bunches
of Shingles 4 Dollars Began Shingling the north side of the house Thunder Rain Leander got
a Hook in his hand a Handsome Brig or Brigantine went up in Tow of a Tug Bought a Roll of
Felt at Lancaster 63 lb 1..15 Narcisse to Syrup Got 2 EEls From Fishermen Weeding the
Garden Lots of Potato Bugs Deer Flies Bad
24th St John the Baptist Fine very Warm some Rain E Wind and West 3 Girls went to see
the Monument Island cairn Jo Vipond here Looking for his Bun as it was taken away Last
night shingling the south side of the House took 11 bunches of shingles Mr Genie came Boys
a Fishing Genie took me 2 Kinds of Tobacco plants some old shingles Mid Summer Day
25th Fine very warm W Wind Digging a Peice Before the Door for Tobacco Rained very
Heavy Bohemian Down with a Party 3 Girls went to Hamiltons for the Papers and the Mail
Fixed a window in the West End with 2 Glass Planted the Tobacco peice before the Door 5
of them went out in the Line Boats swells
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Mr James Cameron Island
26th of June 1892 Fine W Wind John and Mary Morris went home Leander Hugh Ann Livinia
went with them very Heavy Rain and some Hail Fell here Thunder and Lightning must to
have very heavy to the north Leander Found a Barrel Mr Genie Fishing Jo Lemays Boy here
for the Table got 2 lb of Butter took home the shawl and Plate Gave him 2 Kittens
27th fine Brindle calved put the Plough 4 or 5 Rows of Potatoes and the Rain commenced
had to Leave them alone Fixing up stairs some strawberries not very well Windy and Rainy
28th W Wind Rained some Fine Genie took the Hooks of his Line Too Windy to Raise it
scrubbing the Petition and upper Floor took the Potatoes out of the Celler 17 Bushels Put
them in the storehouse taking the stems of them Fishermen to Potatoes not very well
29th St Peter and St Paul PJ calved yesterday Putting the Plough Through the Potatoes
where they are not Wet Finished Down on the hill very unwell to Day a yacht at the squaw
Island aground the Ivy at her this morning and the Grenada to night The Colt 2 years to Day
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�30th of June 1892 Heavy Rain W Wind not Well Water high
1st of July Dominion Day Fine W Wind no rain to Day For a Wonder Lewis the Indian here
Gave him Tobacco Plants Butter his 4 children went to Brockville to Pick strawberries Fixing
Boards on the south side Heifer in all Day Campers on Alexis Island shooting a Lot the Big
Glass Jar holds a Gallon Broke about 42 years since we got it
2nd Fine Narcisse and Dick Dont agree Dick Going home Narcisse going to Fish at Lancaster
took up the 2 Geese put out over 20 Tobacco Plants Mowed Thistles in the calves Pasture
took up Fishermens 2 Buns Leander crossed to Summerstown Bought a Pair of shoes
Pepper Thread Tea Soap Matches
3rd Raining 2 Men came to Fish with the Fishermen Windy
4th American Independence a Fine Day Fixing the Wharf water raising
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Mr James Cameron Island
5th of July 1892 Uncle John's B Day 1803 Fine Day Leander to Dundee Water high and
Raising some E Wind went up to the Bay Stanley and I put a Bottom to a Box Bought of Lime
2 scythes 1.30 Leander to Summerstown to night
6th a very warm Day Finished putting the Plough through the Potatoes Lewis 2 Boys here
for milk and Butter Drew the Logs up a Little with the mare Taking the stems of the
Potatoes Fixed a Leg in the Bench sawed some wood a Man at the Fishermens From
Alexandria Leander Mowed some to Try the scythes
7th Fine warm Mowed the Grove and a Road to the Back of the Barn and a Road to the
cherries as they are Getting Rip Put Paris Green on the Lower Peice of Potatoes Those
Fishermen from Lancaster to pay rent From Monday Last 4th of July as they came up to
Day to speak to me about it
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Mr James Cameron Island
8th of July 1892 Fine Mowing commenced Rain Thunder Lightning heavy Rain to night
9th Raining Gordon and D Spinks here Mercell here for Potatoes paid 25 cents for a 1/2
Bushell put a Few shingles on the Barn Thunder and Lightning
10th Leander and Hugh Ann and Livinia went to Dundee Fine Narcisse to Salt and Butter
11th Putting in Hay for the First put in the Grove hay put the calves in the Grove {illegible}ed
the 2 of Them English cherries getting Ripe the Corinthan went Down Young Ducks out 3 of
them Warm Fine W Wind
12th of July Orangeman's Day Fine W Wind put in 3 Loads of Hay very Warm Corinthian
went up Dick and one of the men went to Fish at Lancaster very Warm Fine Leander
crofsed Heard Fraser & Howard Had a Fight
13th Mowing
14th Warm Fine Mowing
15th Fine very warm putting in Hay Mowed some Rained to night Thunder and Lightning and
Wind St Swithens Day Narcisse to Butter & oil
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Mr James Cameron Island
16th of July 1892 Mowing Windy Cool
17th Gordon here Got 2 Plugs of Tobacco From him Left his cloths to Be Fixed Windy
18th Mowing Back of the Barn
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�19th Fernandez B Day 1874 Raking Mowing Broke the Jumper Making coils Leander crofsed
Bought of A McDonald Whetstone 2 Rakes 2 spools of Thread 10
20th Fine Putting in hay on the West side Turning Hay Fixed the Jumper Great Talk about A
Fraser and Howards Fight
21st Fine Day Mowing Down to the Wet Place and on the hill Raking Lewis's children here for
Milk and Butter
22nd Fine very warm Thunder Lightning Rain Hail at Lancaster Heard the convent was Burnt
at Williamstown Leander went to Summerstown Bought for Narcisse 3 Pounds of sugar 18
cents Put in 2 Loads of hay Mowed some Back of the old Garden Mice awful Plenty
Gaberneau went home as he is sick
23rd Fine Leander and Hugh Ann went to Dundee took 3 Tubs of Butter sent Papers to
Bombay Bought 4 Tubs 1.. 2 Pair of shoes 2..50 1 Pair of Shoes 1..50 2 Fork handles 20 Rice 10
lbs 50 5 lbs of Raisins 25 Pan of Bread 25 Flour 100 Wt 2.50 Balance of Book A/C 4..26
Butter 12.90 Eggs 88 Calico Mr McIrvaine Ellen John Mary Morris came Mowing Fine Rain
24th Windy
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Mr James Cameron Island
25th of July 1892 St James They went off Fine Putting in Hay Rained Thunder Lightning hard
High Wind to night Lots of Towing to Day Fixed the Handles in the 2 Forks Turnin and
Gathering hay put the 2 calves in the pasture to night
26th Mowing Galerneau 50 cents for Rent to Day Lewis got the Bun yesterday
27th Putting in hay Mowing
28th E Wind Fine Mowing Mr Genie came Gave me a Dollar Bottle of ale Went Fishing to
night got 16 EEls Him and Leander
29th Fine Gathering and coiling hay all Ready went the Wind Rain Thunder and Lightning
commenced heavy Rain very high Wind Heard the Ministers Horse was Killed By the
Lightning
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�30th Fine E Wind Mowing Turning and coiling drying the hay Mr Genie here Put the 2 Geese
in as they Root out the Tobacco
31st Hugh Ann Went to church Leander and Dick to Hopkins Point Mr Genie went off
1st of August Lammas Day Putting in Hay the West End of the Barn Full Made 25 coils The
Columbia Went Down Raking
2nd Minies B Day Raind some Put in 3 Loads Made 20 coils
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Mr James Cameron Island
3rd of August 1892 Fne Mowed a Big Peice next the North Marsh
4th Rain Mowing the Lower Point Thunder
5th Finished Mowing the Lower Point made 84 coils Gustay Hence camping on the Pitt
Point Leander crossed to the store Bought of A McDonald 3 lb of Tea 1 Dollar Matches 10
starch 2 Plugs 10 Thread 15 Angus sent me 2 Plugs a Present 15 2 of Lewis children here
John Hamilton not well
6th Randolph's Birth Day 1867 Mowing in the upper Field Heavy Rain Thunder high Wind
Mowed a Road in the oak Field Transfiguration of Christ Fine the Duke of Edingburg's Birth
Day 1844 a Lot of Towing The Garnet went up did not Get our Mail yesterday Leander
crossed For the Mail
7th Lemays here in the Grove Liberty with them
8th Fine Began a stack high wind did not Finish it put 3 Loads in the Barn very windy
Gathering at the Lower Point and Raking Genie came From Cornwall had a pail of cherries
Rained hard to night heavy Thunder and Lightning Mercells wife and children came she was
sick went home on the 9th
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�9th of August 1892 Fine very hot Mowing in upper Field Rained Thunder Genie went off a
Lot of Towing a Lot of Hay out a Most holy Lot of Potato Bugs crawling about very hot and
sultry using new Potatoes Rained and Thunder to night
10th Fine EW Stanley and I to Lewis for our Boat Mowing very hot commenced to Rain
Thunder and Lightning heavy Rain Heard Peter Back was Drowned takin in a Maskinonge as
he was not very sober Rained to night hard
11th Raining to Day Fine Mowed some in the oakfield water in it Fixed the Lounge Found a
Bun or Punt chicken Hawks coming around Jo Genie and Mr Connely and 4 More here all
night They are Fishing Pickerel
12th They went off Gave me 1 Dollar for There Trouble Rained all night and Rained to Day E
Wind Rained to night cleaned the stables
13th E Wind Rain Fine went to the Head of the Island cut some Thistles water high Leander
crofsed to Summerstown Broom 15 2 Bars of Soap 16 Plug of Tobacco 10 Mr Genie came
had a Pig for me a Pail of HuckleBerries and Black Currants a spade for Stanley
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Mr James Cameron Island
Augt 14th 1892 Fine Day Genie went of Tonight Rained to night
15th Mowing in the Upper Field opened out all the coils to Dry
16th Fine Finished the West stack of Fine hay Filled the Barn on the sticks shut the Barn
Door north and put a Good Lot of Fine hay on the Floor put a Lot in to Day
17th Fine W Wind putting in From the upper Field Mowing Gathering The Bohemian Pic Nick
18th a very hot Day Leander and Hugh Ann Went to Dundee took 2 Tubs of Butter 8 1/2 Doz
of Eggs Mowing some in upper Field made some coils of hay Fixed the Wheelbarrow Hurted
my Hand most awful hot Day Narcisse to Montreal Bought of J Tyo Flour 200 Wt 4.80 Tin
Pans 1.80 2 Tubs 60 Tax 5 Scythe and Stone 65 34 yds Cotton 2.38 Tobacco 20 4 Bars of
Soap 20 c Starch 10 Glass 15 Bought to Be above Made a {illegible} Pepper 30 1/3 oil cloth
25 Pair of Braces Boots Pipes calico Dress Goods
Mary Morris came with them home
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�19th Bismarck B Day 1870 Mowing very warm Thunder and Rain Lightning Peter Back here
from the Rain Mowed some in the Back Place Rained hard to night shot a chicken Hawk
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Mr James Cameron Island
20th of August 1892 Fine Windy E Wind Mrs Charron came and Joseph Mowing some in the
oakfield Leander crossed to Hamiltons for the Papers The Girls went to Lewis's Mr Genie
came
21st Fine Genie went to Cornwall Leander the 2 Girls and Mary Morris to Dundee
22nd Fine Mowing in the Back Marsh and the oakfield Leander to Jo Lemays with his Gun to
Fix
23rd Began a Marsh Hay stack Put in all that was in the upper Field the upper Feild Finished
the Barn all Full cut some in the Front Marsh Hugh Ann went to Roses Hawks Plenty Flying
around for Hens Put a Long handle in the 4 Prung Fork for the stacks Rained Thunder and
Lightning to night
24th Rained some Fine Mowed some Leander went for his Gun 10 cents Got a Mefs of
Perch from Lemay My corns is sore Few Flocks of Black Ducks St Bartholemu one of the
Lambs Killed at the Head of the Island Rained to night hard
25th High E Wind Rained some Foggy with the Rain
26th E Wind Fine Taking away one of the sticks of the Wharf John Morris and TC here
Leander went with them to Hamiltons Island
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Mr James Cameron Island
August 27th 1892 High E Wind Rained some Fine cool Races to be to Day at Jo Duquetts
with Boats and Yachts Fixing Fence around the Tobacco The Bohemian a Pleasure Trip John
Morris here
28th Fine Day John Leander went to Dundee Hugh Ann Livinia and their Mother went to
Hamiltons Mrs Shora and Min and Leander came 5 Gallons of oil 50 St Augustine
25
�29th Fine Leander and John Morris to Lancaster Boards 5 of Them 80 Mowing made some
coils went a spearing to night got 2 EEls
30th Fine Warm Fixing the East End Floor of the Frame Min and the 2 Girls went to
Lancaster for a churn Fixing the Lime for to Plaster the inside of the House Alexandra and
Passport went Down Josy Galerneau here for the Key of Johnys House Bought of Mr
McGillis churn 7 1/2 Dollars Lamp 75 2 Door Latches 25
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Mr James Cameron Island
31st of August 1892 Raining some Windy Fine Mowed some Leander and John to Round
Island Fixed the Latches on the Doors 2 Hunters and a Dog crossed over to Jo Lemays a
Tent on Alexis Island
1st of September St Giles Day Fine Cool Windy Plasterig cut 2 sticks for a Jumper Mowed
some First churning with the new churn the Leader Hunting commences
2nd Fine Day Races in Lancaster Working at the Jumper Mowed some the Girls to
Lancaster Bought of Mr Glennie 3.25 for 6 chairs and Rocking chair 2 Lamp Chimneys 25
Door Latches and Hinges
Johnny and Leander went to Lancaster For the Boards but they were not Ready Leander
Traided his Watch Gave 2 Dollars to Boot
3rd D McMasters Birth Day 1846 Fine Finished the Jumper the Girls crofsed for the Mail
Received a Letter From DMM Games in Williamstown
4th The Boys and Girls went to Lewis's and he was away to St Regis
5th Fine John Angus B Day 1850 Boys a Mowing in the Marsh one of the Prize Fights to Day
Rain
6th Gordon came with a Telegram from Dan Put the Plough in 2 Rows of Potatoes Mr Robert
McGibbon Mr David Fraser and Dan and Frank Laplante Rowing them had a Lot of stuff and
a Prize Fight to Day crofsed over to Point Lovat
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�Mr James Cameron Island
7th of Sept 1892 Fine W Wind This is the Day Corbett and Sullivan is to Fight Mrs Charron
went off to Day John Morris and Leander Mowing in the Marsh John Fixed the window in the
cookhouse Fixed the Handle of the handsaw The Algerian Went Down to Day Taking the
Ripe Leaves of the Bottom of the Tobacco Heard that their was 2 Men shot at Cornwall
yesterday
8th John and Leander Mowing Frost this Morning on the Low Land Dick went to Montreal
with his Mother the Girls went to Jo Lemays for Johnnys clock got it Gathered some coils in
the oak field shot 2 Ducks Killed 2 chickens Nativity of V.M
9th Mowing Fixing calves Pasture Fence caught the old Ram Put a Handle in one of the axes
took the shingles up from the shore Stanley and Tonia making coils
10th John and Leander over on the south side for Ducks got none Digging the Ends o the
Rows of Potatoes Leander and John to Summerstown for the mail Bought of A McDonald 3
lb of Tea 1 Johny Leander Mary Morris and Hugh Ann to Dundee Gave _______and
________ so 4th Mr Genie came Dan Spink here
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Mr James Cameron Island
12th of Sept 1892 Fine Taking up a Few Potatoes George adn 3 of his Brother in laws came
to night a Goose and a Duck stole to night from the shore Leander in Dundee at a Bee
shingling Bought 2 spoons 20
13th Fine Leander and Hugh Ann came Began a Marsh hay stack Windy did not Finished
Stanley and I around the Island Took a Barrel of apples of the Big Tree yesterday taken in
Beans and put the Ram in the Pasture a shower of Rain this Evening our Goose and Duck
stole Last night and the other Duck Hurted
14th very Windy George and all of them went off put the Harnefs on the colt and Drove him
around tryed to catch the sheep cutting some of the cotton the Ram got out of the Pasture
15th Windy Began a stack in the upper Field Finished it cut some sticks for a Fence around
the stack cutting Weeds Ploughed 2 Rows of Potatoes some Drops of Rain Fair in
Williamstown
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�16th caught the Rams 5 of Them put them in the stable Windy at the Potatoes took away
the Heap of stones at the Potatoes Finished 2 Quilts
{page one}
Mr James Cameron Island
17th of Sept 1892 Windy Topt of 2 stacks Made a Fence around the stacks put the 5 Rams
in the calves Pasture Took the Fat Pine Home from the sugar Bush not much Ducks Henhawks Plenty Yellow hammers Plenty
18th Windy Leander crofsed over to Hamilton for the Mail Got a Letter From D McM with 5
in it for Minnie Gave it to her had over the B Boat
19th Pealing apples Raining all Day Mrs Oxley Departed
20th Fine Fixed a Fence around the stack in the upper Field Leander Went to Malone Fair
Stanley and I went to Fish at the Kit Kit Island caught 22 Perch a Great many Fishing Lights
out to night
21st Last Day of Summer Fine E Wind Drew some Wood put out 2 Loads of Manure Found a
Barrel Floating Down Lewis Marcell went of to Day paid up all he owed and Bought Bought 5
lbs of Butter
22nd First Day of Fall or Autumn Fine some Drops of Rain sun crofsed the Line Equinoxical
Gales now Digging at an oak crook Leander and Charlie Creamer came from the Fair at
Malone St Matthews Day
{page two}
Mr James Cameron Island
23rd Sept 1892 Fine Windy Thunder and Lightning Rained Heard the Corinthian was Burnt
24th Fine Leander for the Mail sent a Letter to D McM Montreal Digging at a Large stone at
the Oak Tree Charlie and Stanley Fishing Perch got 38 some Drops of Rain Triming the Buds
of the Tobacco Mr Genie came Fishing to night him and Leander Got 5 sturgeon 11 EEls and
some suckers Brought me 2 Bags of Apples
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�25th Fine Leander Charlie Creamer and Minnie went to Dundee Mr Genie went off 2 Tugs
towing up Lumber Barges Hugh Ann and Livinia went over to Lewis the Indians Place Got
salt From Narcisse for Genie to salt his Fish Rained Thunder and Lightning to night and
Windy
26th Windy Raining cool Pealing and stringing apples Rained to night Narcisse to 5 lb of
Butter on credit
27th Fine cool very Windy Stanley and I around the Island smoking Fish put up another Quilt
this is 3 now cutting stovewood Leander and Minnie came Randolph sent me 4 Papers
28th Fine Killed one of the spring calves 3 Months old at the Potatoes put 14 Bushels in for
the first in the cellar
{page one}
Mr James Cameron Island
29 Sept 1892 St Michael Michaelmas Day Fine Day Minnie crofsed to Hamiltons to get a
Ride out to Williamstown as they are going to the convent Pic Nic Hugh Ann and Livinia Put
her acrofs at the Potatoes Put 17 Bushels in to Day 31 Bushels in the cellar now cut the Meat
and salted it Mr Long the Indian Agent and Lewis Pike here Getting the names of the Islands
Sturgeon Island at the South East End of St Johns Island EEl Island on the north side of St
Johns Island about 1/2 an acre of land in each of them Gave Him the names of some other
Islandas the Kit Kit Tuppers or Butternut Snake or Rofs's Island squaw Island above the Hill
Lighthouse Suse's Island above the Monument Island cat I Ball I Sheep I Dead Mans I Seen a
Big Fire this afternoon up the way of Summerstown The Fishermen Found Dan Frasers Boat
as they were coming From Lancaster Last Night Bought of Mr Ward 2 1/2 lb of salt
30th Fine very Windy Put in 30 Bushels to Day Leander not well Letting the water Run at
the Wet Place
1st of October Tonia B Day 1883 Fine cool took in 13 Bushels From the East Potatoes Put in
Marsh hay in stable Loft
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Mr James Cameron Island
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�2nd of Oct 1892 Fine Windy Gordon and D Spinks here Leander and Stanley to Lewis's The
Fire up the Front was Billy McLeans Barn
3rd at the Potatoes 70 Bushels in the cellar now commenced to Rain Thunder Lightning cut
3 stalks of Tobacco some of the sheep hurted Angus McDonalds Store Burnt By Lightning
4th Fine Windy Rained Hail Leander and Hugh Ann to Dundee with Butter 75 to J Tyo and 26
to Davidson 20 cents a lb Flour 6..90 took 200 Home and Left 100 till we go again 2 pairs of
shoes 2..20 Milk Pans 1..80 Rubbers 35 RRR 2 Bottles 50 Fine Salt 60 2 Tubs 50 1 Tub 12
velvet 10 Shirting 10 yards 90 cinnamon 20 cash $1 20 yds sateen 1 Dollar got J Morris coat
another Fire that Day of the Lightning a Man Barn
5th Harrowing Potatoes 75 Bushels in the cellar now very cold commenced a Harrow to
make Stanley Did the First Ploughing with the colt to Day Dick went to Montreal North Wind
Leander Began Making a Harrow
6th Windy cool Fine Leander Fishing with Narcisse went to the Head of the Island to Look
for a sheep thats not in the Flock Fixing the saw and making Leg for the Wood-Saw-Horse
Narcisse to Lancaster for Dick
{page one}
Mr James Cameron Island
7th of Oct 1892 Fine Windy cut all the Tobacco Rained to night took up the Potatoes at the
Gate at the Harrow The Dogs and Stanley Killed a Weasel Leander crofsed for the Mail
8th Fine Mr Hamilton here Gordon Thornton Craig D Spinks John Took me Down a Letter
from Brockville From C Mallory on Hunting a a Package for Livinia a yacht came up Last
night stopt at Alexis Island a mistake above is the 9th
9th Put in the Tobacco 1 {illegible} Hugh Ann B Day Drew some Drags Took the saw Logs up
on the Bank Fine Windy hung up 5 stalks of Different Kind Deline Bosell was to be married
to Day
11th E Wind cool very Fine Mowing in the Front Marsh made 25 coils Stanley and I Leander
and Charlie Creamer went to Dundee took 2 of the Lambs at 3 Dollars a piece sent of 2
Letters to Brockville put up another Quilt on the Frames 2 Men on the sturgeon Island
Hunters I think from the Yacht Lilly
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�12th Frost E Wind Fine cool Trimming some of the apple trees took up some apples Fixing
Rails on the West shed Foggy seen Wild Geese Stanley and Tonia Killed a Weasel Hicory
nuts Falling Leander came had the other 100 of Flour
{page two}
Mr James Cameron Island
13th of Oct 1892 Fine Day Stanley and I to Hamiltons Got 8 Bushels of Apples Mr Kenneth
Rofs from Lancaster for apples John's neice and Family there John {illegible} there for the
Buggy Tom Ploughing the Yacht Lily stopt at the Wharf sent a Letter to A E Powter Got a Bill
from John Pealing apples the Star came for the First Time to Day for 5 Months 25 cents
14th Fine putting out manure on the Potato Ground pealing apples Narcisse for Butter
matches Tobacco
15th Fine Day Mr Genie came cutting Pine made a small stack of 40 coils in the Front marsh
hung up all the Tobacco in the store-house heard Bull-Frogs to night Leander and Mr Genie
went Fishing tonight Went to the Sturgeon Island trimed some Trees Burnt some Weeds
16th Fine Mr Genie went off the Girls and Stanley went to Hamiltons for the Mail 3 Hunters
came to the shanty Saturday night Last night the 2 Hunters here for Milk Treated with a
Good coo of Rum Bought Milk
17th Fine Putting out Manure Hunters For Milk Ducks not Plenty Found another of the sheep
Dead at the Head of the Island Fixed Johns Bun some The Alexandra went Down to Day and
Tuesday is her Day to go Down
18th Fine Foggy this Morning Putting out Manure Lots of Shooting to Day Rained Heavy to
night St Lukes Day Leander shot a Duck sold it ot the Hunters
{page one}
Mr James Cameron Island
19th of Oct 1892 Rained some Windy Fine Made 2 Whippletrees Stanley Making a Waggon
with Wheels Stanley Plastering the Henhouse the Bohemian Going Down the same Day the
2 Hunters up to night from the Shanty Bushy he is a shoemaker and the other a Machinist
works for the water corporation
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�20th An Eclipse to Day and the New Moon comes in very Fine Day piling up old Wood in the
Bush Leander to Plum Island those 2 Hunters went off to Day from the shanty Mr Hume's
here for Milk
21st Fine Windy Leander to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward Tea 25 Soda 8 Powder 35 40
caps 10 Stanley and I to the Sturgeon Island cutting Brush and Hay putting out Manure
Drew 2 Beams for the cow stable a Good many Ducks Flying past to Day Heard Dan Fraser's
Daughter was married this Week
22nd Fine Leander to Charlies Island for Ducks Mr Hume's is going off I suppose for Election
taking the top of the stable cut some Brush the Fishermen got a Lamp from us
23rd Livinias Birth Day 1868 Fine Windy Mr Genie here Fernandez and D McDonald here
24th Our Hugh's Birth Day Fixing Round of Logs on the cow stable Fine Windy Mr Genie
Made 2 Axehandles for me Leander shot 3 Ducks Alexandra went Down
{page two}
Mr James Cameron Island
25th of Oct 1892 My Birth Day 1825 67 years old to day cool Fine Windy Mr Genie got a Tow
to up Cornwall Wrote 2 Directions one to Thomas Broswa Beau harnois advocate the other
for Montreal Fixing poles on the cow place Fixed the Buttertub a small one only 12 lbs of
Butter St Crispin's Day Mr Genie came from Cornwall had some Bricks Bought the 4 Glass
for us and 3 lb of nails 72 and Brought Back 8 cents which is 80 cents had a Treat
26th Fine Rained some to night Sent the small Tub of Butter Down with Narcisse Shora to D
MM Mr Genie Made 2 Whippletrees Leander shot 2 Ducks Killed a Mutton Pretty Good one
Calm to Day Dick Leander Mr Genie went to Fish to night Martin Lewis's Boy here for an
auger Gave hime the 2 inch augur Got 6 sturgeon 10 suckers 2 EEls 1 Pickerel 1 Perch
27th at the Banking Windy cool Fine some Drop of Rain salted the Mutton salted 2 sturgeon
Martin came with the augur they Killed their cow
28th Fine some Rain Lewis here for Milk Mr Genie went off Leander went to Summerstown
Bought of Mr Ward a sack of salt pipes 2 plastering calfs shed
29th Raining Killed the Turkey oil to the Fishermen set Traps in the cellar
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�30th Windy the 2 Girls went to Craigs at the Point
31st Fine Halloween or Holy Eve Drew some Drags of Wood sawed a maple that was turned
out of the Roots cracking nuts Dick here Leander shot a Loon and 4 Ducks
{page one}
Mr James Cameron Island
1st of November 1892 All Saints Day This is the Harvest month of Death E Wind Raining
Blowing Leander after Ducks got 6 some cool
2nd some snow East Wind cold Rain put in the Horses Narcisse went to Lancaster a Lot of
shooting to Day Livinia Bad with her Wrist Rheumatism
3rd On this Day of the Month Granda Departed 1857 E Wind Raining Leander after Ducks
Got 3 Lots of Ducks Flying John Morris and the Wife came shot an owl Livinia Bad with her
hand Stanley Plastering the calves stable
4th Windy Rained some Began to snow to night Sissy to the store Tea Lot of shooting to
Day George Charron and another Man with him came to Hunt 2 Men took them up from
Lancaster
5th The Gunpowder Plot Guy Fawkes Day Ground covered with snow Windy cool the 2
Boys went to Plum Island to Get the Fox did not get him took Rover Moved the stove from
the cookhouse had the cows in Sissy and Johnys Wife to the store yesterday Bought of Mr
Ward Tea 30 Mrs Summers very Low
6th Leander Sissy and John Morris and his wife went to Dundee took the 2 Rams 6 Dollars
took Randolphs 2 coats and Mits shirts sox Handkerchief Sissy stopt
7th Leander came Bought of Tyo 5 lb of Rope 75 paid Box of Caps 10 hard Tobacc 24 paid
Leander to A McDonald Tea 1 2 pair of Boots 4 Dollars paid this Helen B Day Narcisse paid 4
Dollars
{page two}
Mr James Cameron Island
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�8th of Nov 1892 very high W Wind did not see the Grenada crofsing to Day This is Election
in the States For President Narcise paid 3 Dollars to Day Got oil took in the cabbage Beets
and Turnips Fixing the stalls in the stable
9th Prince of Wales Birth Day a Fine Day a Great many Boats Going to Day sawing stove
wood Banking the Front of the house Killed a Weasel and he is White Mad 2 cheeses
Narcisse got 5 lb Butter paid yesterday Got a Weasel in the Trap
10th Thanksgiving Day E Wind Snowing Narcifse and Dick went Went off Left their Seine put
in the calves put the cabbages and Turnips in the Frame cellar Cleaveland Elected on the
8th Keeping in the cattle
11th Martinmas Keeping in the cattle A Lot of shooting
12th Leander to Summerstown changed Stanleys Boots at A McDonalds water low
13th Sunday Fine Mr Dan Fraser Lovat and John here For his Boat Brought me a Lot of very
good apples Lent my oars D Spinks here
14th Fine Spreading manure Fixing Boxes and Irons and Tools Lots of Shooting skinned 3
Weasels Getting house Rats
{page one}
Mr James Cameron Island
18 Nov 1892 Fine E Wind Leander went for Dick Bun to Lancaster Mr Genie came went to
Cornwall Brought me 2 Bags of apples Turnips a pan for Sugar Bush Left his Guns Brought
me a mud spear poles Thunder 1 cloap to Day
16th E Wind Rained to night Went around the Island cutting Rushes sawed some Wood a
Good many Boats going to Day 2 Boats of Hunters on the EEl Island the Bohemian got a
ground coming Down from Cornwall
17th Fine E Wind Leander went to Dundee Mr Genie came from Cornwall Fixing the Door of
the shanty cut an ash For oars wrote a Direction for Mr Genie to send to Narcisse Charron
Longuel county of Chambly P2
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�18th Drew some Wood Fine high wind to night and Rained hard Mr Genie skinned a Loon
yesterday got 218 lb of Provender Traded Guns The Cultivator came up to take the
Bohemian off
19th Windy Mr Barnhart here Bought Stanleys Duck paid 50 cents Mr Wallace with him cut
Down the Dead oak at the River Mr Genie Fixed the saw Cultivator and Bohemian went
Down Flurry of snow Let out the Ram
{page two}
Mr James Cameron Island
20th of Nov1892 Fine Mr Genie went off Leander shot a Fox W Wind
21st on this Day of the Month D MMaster Senior Departed 1846 Windy Drew up 2 of the
Boats cool Fixing new pipes to the stove shot a Duck got a House Rat Billy Bone here
{illegible} shooting to Day Made a Beetle Flurries of snow Keeping in the cattle Lots of snow
on the Mountains Traveller went up in Tow 3 Masts and 2 Master Princefs Louise Running
Began Saving the Ashes St Cecelia Day
23rd St Clement Day Flurries of snow W Wind Propellar went up Lumber Steam Barge went
Down caught an EEl for Bait for the Mink shot a Duck cutting stove wood Princess came out
to Day and the Algoma commencing to set Fires to the Marshes Princefs Laid at the Point
24th Windy T Craig here got the cutting stovewood setting Traps for Mink Fixing the Cellar
Door Mr Higginson and Barnhart here stopt all night high W Wind cold
25th Mr Higginson Gave 2 Dollars cool Livinia John and Mary came Took a Boat From
Hopkins Point as Salmon River is Froze The Princefs Laid up at Summerstown on the 23rd
Boys went to Alexis Island Hunt John Charlie and Leander The Alexandra went up on the
25th on her Last Trip
{page one}
Mr James Cameron Island
26th of Nov 1892 Fine the # Girls went for the Mail Bought of J Summers 3 Bars of Soap 5
Mr Wards Pipes The Boys Hunting got a Fox they seen Lewis Dont Kill my Fox Boats Towing
up and Down
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27th Hay Done on the Barn Floor Stanley and I cutting
alders and Brush Boats a going to Day
29th E Wind and West and East Seined some setting Fires in the Marshes no Boats to Day
not Much Shooting to Day Lots of Weasel Tracks
30th St Andrews Day The Festival of the Scotch E Wind cool Killed the Bull Shot a large
Horned owl The Boys went to Alexis Island shot a Duck seen no Fox no Boats went to Day
set Fire on the Front Marsh Dont Burn very well Lights up to night Keeping St Andrews to
night John Morris and Mary Charlie Leander Stanley H Ann Sissy Tonia Tonia cut her EyeBrow By Falling on the ice at wet Place
1st of December W Wind set Fires in the Marsh went to upper Point cut the Meat in
Quarters George Renshaw Departed on Sunday 27th
{page two}
Mr James Cameron Island
2nd of Dec 1892 W Wind Windy Boys hunting
3rd Snowing W W John Mary and Charlie Creamer and Leander went up Home Leander to
Summerstown Bought of J Summers an undershirt 90 no Lights in the Lighthouses to night
Tug and 3 Barges went up Yesterday
4th a Tug and Barges went up to Day
5th Fine cool Windy cutting Brush in the oakfield Broke on a Fine Hay stack shot an owl W
Wind
6th St Nicholas The Festival of the Germans and a very fine Day E Wind turned Windy and
commenced to snow hard to nigh Drew some drags cutting Brush in the oakfield cut Down
a Dead oak and an Elm Ground the Axes last night shot a owl
7th very Fine Day E Wind at Wood Drew 2 Loads of stone to the Bank got a Weasel in the
Trap about 3 inches of snow Flocks of Black ducks around to Day Files the wood-saw
8th Fine E Wind Rained Thunder and Lightning Leander shot 4 Ducks Filed the crosscut saw
Conception of the Virgin Mary sawing stove wood
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�9th sawing wood Fine Day
9th Leander's Birth Day Fine Day Leander to Summerstown a Tub of Butter to A McDonald
him not at home Got a Mink in the Trap Bought of Mr Ward Shot Powder Soda got a Letter
From Minnie
{page one}
Mr James Cameron Island
11th of Dec 1892 Fine Windy Leander shot a Mink a Big one Lost the cap Pin of his Gun
12th Fine W Wind cutting up at the Brush Fence cutting Brush put the owl in the shanty
13th Court opens in Cornwall this Week Fine Day Leander Went to Dundee took 2 Minks
cutting Drags cut an ash by the Roots as there is a crook in it for a sleigh a Good Deal of
shooting to Day
14th E Wind Snowing and Blowing hard Got a Weasel at the Lower Point sawed some Wood
15th W Wind Leander came From Dundee 1 Pair of over-shoes 1..40 2 yds of cloth 1 Dollar
Got a Weasel snow melting sold his 2 Mink 2..50 Got a Dollar for the Fox-skin Got 24 shells
and a Box of Wads from Charles Creamer
16th W Wind snowed hard for a While Drew some Drags This is the Day The Murderer in
Cornwall is to be Hung to Day Jim Slavin
17th Fine Leander crofsed to Summerstown Bought of A McDonald 3 lb of Tea 1 2 pairs of
Boots 2 lb of Soda sent me 2 Plugs Tobacco Got a Bag of oats at Hamiltons Bought of John
Summers 200 of Flour 4.20 Paid cut my hair
{page two}
Mr James Cameron Island
18th Dec 1892 Randolph J Morris and Barnhart here to night stormy some snow to night
19th Randolph and J Morris went off stormy snowing Blowing Firing at a Mark to Day Froze
hard to night
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�20th cutting stove wood Fine cold Frosty Took up the Traps made 23 Plugs of Tobacco
Last night the Water smoky Freezing hard
21st First Day of Winter W Wind Blowing some snow Fine Drawing Drags of Elm and White
Birch cutting and sawing stove wood Put in the Heifers Last night not much ice made Made
22 Plugs of Tobacco Last night St Thomas Day Taking the Marsh hay from the upper Field
cleaning Tobacco
22nd a Fortunate Day cold W Wind Frosty ice made to the Rushes cutting stove wood
made a Place for the Pig the sheep came home from the Bush no Ducks around to Day
23rd Very Frosty cold Windy cutting and sawing stove Wood Killed the Goose too windy for
ice to make Broke a Peice out of the Axe
24th W Wind Windy Frosty some anchor ice Going Down no Game of any Kind water Low
Began to cut Hay on the East Mow
25th Christmas Day Snowing cool
26th cold Freezing Blowing W Wind sawing stove wood Ice Taken to Christies Steamboat
channel open taken to night St Stephens Day very very cold Windy and Frosty
{page one}
Mr James Cameron Island
27th of Dec 1892 Fine W Wind Leander crofsed the ice to Hamiltons Got our Mail ice Took
Last night in the steamboat channel Drew some Wood Drew some Hay from the stack
Grinding the axes Got a Paper From A Hamilton Oswego Foxes around on the ice
28th Fine Day Holy Innocents Day Bismarck here Had the colt in the sleigh to Day Drew
some Wood with him works very well Leander and Stanley Fishing EEls got 9 cut a Pole for
the Barn door Leander crossed to Hamiltons with Bismarck
29th Our Angus B Day Frosty Fine W Wind Took in a Quarter of Beef to Thaw out Tried for
EEls got some
30th Fine Leander crossed to Summerstown Bought of A McDonald Broom 20 Cap 45
Knitting needles 8 ice Rough Heard Barnhart and F Laplant had a Fight or a Quarrel this
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�Week Lewis Drawing Hay with handsleighs From Round Island Stanley and I to Sturgeon
Island
31st Fine Drew some Wood Drew the Logs up in the Grove and 1 of the Soft Maple From the
Wet Place St Sylvesters Day
{page two}
Mr James Cameron Island
1892
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>1st of Jany 1892 New Years Day E Wind Leander and Stanley and i cutting sawlogs snowed or hail Lewis the Indian here to Dinner Gave hima Peice of meat to take home some cakes for the children Treated him to wine</p>
<p>2nd Raining hailed E Wind Fixing the crofscut saw</p>
<p>3rd Allen's B Day 1853 Windy Fine</p>
<p>4th Cold W Wind Drew some of the sawlogs to the Bank Frosty tonight The Heifer calved Spotty</p>
<p>5th very Cold and Frosty W Wind not making much ice at the Brush Fence splitting stove wood</p>
<p>6th Epiphany not very vell E Wind Snowing Blowing hard Killed the calf for skin cold</p>
<p>7th W Wind some ice going Down took to the Sturgeon Island Last night and From Lancaster over to Charlies Island and Rofs's Island not making much to Day took in the Water Barrel to the House put in the sheep some snow now</p>
<p>8th Hugh Ann's Birth Day 1866 Drew some Wood E Wind The Fox came on the Island to night ice taken acrofs at the Fool of Francis Island Water Raising at the shore</p>
<p>9th WW cutting stove wood Stanley and I went around the Island seen the Fox on the sturgeon Island</p>
<p>10th Fine ice Making</p>
<p>11th E Wind cold Windy got 2 Rats sawing stove Wood</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>12th of Jany 1892 some Rain crofsed the ice to Hamiltons ice not very Good got in coming Back took Dinner at Hamiltons got apples Heard Mary Ann McLeod Departed or Robert MacDonald's Widow A Quere Kind of a Man called at Hamiltons and took the ice there acrofs to Hopkins Point Like a Man that did something Bad On the Day of the Month Our Mary Departed in Williamstown a year ago to Day</p>
<p>13th E W Snowed Randolph Came and went Back a Man here from Lewis was there all night stopt here all Day went of his name is _______________ gave him Boots and so 4th the colt not well</p>
<p>14th Election Randolph came for me to got Gave me three Dollars from McLeods Farmer we went up to Hamiltons and John Gordon Randolph and I went to Lancaster voted for RR McLennan A McArthur against him 350 Majority</p>
<p>15th cold Leander Bad with his Leg</p>
<p>Turn Back 3 1/2 Leaves for Jany 16th</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>16th of Jany 1892 Very Fine Day EW Went to Hamiltons for the Papers</p>
<p>17th Fine Lewis's 2 Boys here and Dany Spink</p>
<p>18th Began to snow W Wind cutting stove wood seen cutters crofsing Summers Road cutting hay Lots Fishing EEls</p>
<p>19th WW snowing Drifting cutting hay put the sheep in with the calves a very Frosty night</p>
<p>20th very Frosty Fine at stove wood seen one of those Big White Backed Eagles he is Looking for Ducks and Muskrats aroudn the air-holes a Lot of air-holes smoking</p>
<p>21st St Agnefs Day W Wind Drifting stormy turned Fine Drew 2 Loads of Wood Grinding the axes</p>
<p>22nd W Wind Turned to snowing Drifting Drew some Wood From the Beech Tree in the upper Bay some water Raising</p>
<p>23rd The Chine New Year W Wind snowing Blustering made a Whippletree cutting stove wood Fixing a stall in the stable</p>
<p>24th Charles Tuppers B Day Windy cold</p>
<p>25th Robie Burns B Day Cold Windy Leander Crofsed to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward Tea soap soda 54 Frank Laplante Bushing the Road on the ice cold Frosty</p>
<p>27th Frosty Frosty W Wind Broke on another Marsh hay stack</p>
<p>28th {missing} wind snowing not so cold Fine cutting {missing} Breaking Roads water Raising on the {missing}</p>
<p>29t Leander Bought of Ward pepper 10 piles {missing} 25 30 Friday</p>
<p>30 - 31 Randolph here {missing} went to Lewis got Sleigh over</p>
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<p>1st of Feby 1892 Brought Lewis some Buttermilk Butter and salve Fixing his sleigh First crofsing to Lewis with the Horse</p>
<p>2nd Candlemas DAy sun shines to DAy the Bear will see his shadow E Wind Leander to Dundee to get the mare shod 70 cents Drifting to night a Dance at Jo Lemays to night Bought of John Tyo Boots for 15 nails 12 1/2 Tea 15</p>
<p>3rd E Wind cutting Willows and alders</p>
<p>4th W {missing} Drew the stack in the upper Field</p>
<p>5th W Wind and E Wind Those 2 stars are very close together what they will do I cannot tell</p>
<p>6th E Wind Leander went to Jo Lemays with his watch Hugh Ann and Livinia went to Lewis's Frosty</p>
<p>8th Gordons Birth Day {missing} Drifting seen a crow</p>
<p>9th Sn{missing} Windy Fine Drew some wood {missing} Leander took Tub of Butter to a {missing} Got a Dollar cash on it Bought {missing} Tea 40 2 Mock suns and a Tail {missing} the sun going Down</p>
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<p>12th cold Windy Frosty</p>
<p>13th cold and Frosty</p>
<p>14th St Valentines Day 3 From Lewis's here turned stormy E Wind Randolph came Mary-Ann stopt all night</p>
<p>15th Mary Ann went home Fine and Frosty very Bad with colds</p>
<p>16th Fine Frosty a Raffle at Frank Laplants of a Boat Drew some wood sawing stove wood snow Deep in the Bush</p>
<p>17th Fine W Wind very Frosty Frosty Last night Reading Papers</p>
<p>18th James Hugh's Birth Day 1855 Leander cutting Firewood a very Fine Day</p>
<p>19th Leander and Hugh Ann went to Day with Butter Tallow and Butter to Jo Lemay For Fixing the Watch and {illegible} Bought 200 of Flour 5..40 5 Gallons of oil 60 2 Patent Bottles 50 Cotton 50 Calico 60 Old Mrs Combell Departed Mr Hatt{illegible} Daughter in F Covington Departed E Wind</p>
<p>20th Drifting Leander crossed from Mac{missing} Bought Writing Paper 15 Thread 15 2 Pipes 2</p>
<p>21st E W</p>
<p>22nd Washingtons B Day Fine Day at Wood Broke on a stack of Marsh Hay</p>
<p>23 Drawing Wood Fine</p>
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<p>23rd of Feby 1892 E Wind Fine Drawing Wood</p>
<p>24th St Matthis Day E Wind Fine cutting stove wood</p>
<p>25th EW Seen a Lot of Gulls going Down they stopt at the air-hole at the Kit Kit Island 2 hound crossed and went Down the ice they went Back again Drew 2 Loads of Hay from Na-Houtas Island Drew some wood not very well to Day</p>
<p>26th Windy from the North Freezing cold</p>
<p>27th EW cold Randolph came had Millers Almanack</p>
<p>28th Gordon and Dany Spink came Lewis children here Gave them some Good Hay for their sick cow took our sleigh</p>
<p>29th Intercalary Day Leap Year E Wind Fine Franky Laplante Married to Day Drew the Rest of the stack from Na-Houtas Island</p>
<p>1st of March St Davids Day the Festival of the Welsh E Wind They are Drawing stones to the Lighthouse</p>
<p>2nd Ash Wednesday E Wind cold Fine I eat no meat to Day nor Good Friday these 2 Days I Keep</p>
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<p>3rd of March 1892 E Wind Fine Leander and Hugh Ann to Dundee Bought 3 1/2 lbs Tea 7..15 Calico 5 yards of overall stuff Brought home the clock Brought Joh Lemay a pail of Milk Got Lamp Fixed Made a Whippletree split some Rails Wrote a Letter to night For to send to the Toronto News with a Dollar in it Put in no annexation Keep away the Yankees Hugh Ann stopt</p>
<p>4th Fine Drew wood</p>
<p>5th Leander put the Letter in the P Office Registered got a certificate *Cow Greece here going to Lancaster for ash</p>
<p>6th E Wind Fine</p>
<p>7th E Wind Began to cut ice put in the storehouse Cow Grease here to night</p>
<p>8th cut more ice put it in covered wih marsh Hay</p>
<p>8th EW Martin came for the sleigh Gave him axehandle stuff to make Thawing Livinia Bad with the Toothache some Drops of Rain some snow to night Ducks and crows Flying</p>
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<p>9th of March 1892 Fine W Wind some Drops of Rain a Lot of Cutters crofsing on the Summerstown Road took the sap Barrels out of the storehouse Writing to Day</p>
<p>10th Fine W Wind changed to East to night Snowing and hard to night Charlie Craig at Lewis's Drew a Load of stuff up to the sugar Bush Leander got a Rat sawing stove wood Livinia Bad with the Toothache soaking the sap Barrels Filed the crosscut saw</p>
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<p>11th Drifting Blowing hard Blizzardy WW some cold tonight</p>
<p>12th on this Day of the Month D McMaster Senior First came to the Island cutting wood for sugar Bush at the camp cutting stove wood</p>
<p>13th Windy</p>
<p>14th Stanley's Birth Day 1880 W Wind Fine Cold Leander chopping at the camp</p>
<p>15th Fine W Wind sawing a hollow Basswood water Raising near shore</p>
<p>16th Fine cold Wind West cutting Wood at the camp cutting stove wood</p>
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<p>17th of March 1892 St Patrick's Day The Festival of the Irish Fine W Wind Leander cutting wood For the camp I went up to the Bush Making Quilts Leander went Down to the air-hole at the Kit Kit Island one Duck in it</p>
<p>18th St Josephs Day on this Day of the Month Vicky Departed 1887 E Wind Windy snowed some Drawing Wood Broke the Rack of the sleigh snowing and Blowing to night</p>
<p>19th Drifting W Wind one of the Lewis's Boy here for Tea Leander went to Hamiltons for the Mail sawed some Logs this Looks Like Equinoxial Gales Gave Lewis Boy 3 almanacks Leander went to Hamiltons for the Papers got a viol of Toothache stuff</p>
<p>20th Windy Drifting cold Molly calved to night</p>
<p>21st Windy Broke on a Marsh hay stack of 2 Tons Minky calved to night cold</p>
<p>22nd Livinia Senior's Birth Day Fine Day warm Leander to Hamiltons for Four Bushels of Oats 1.20 Paid this paid for the Barley all But 77 cents ( owe ) Margaret Poorly John not Well E Wind sawin a Big Hollow Basswood sawed a stick on the calves place</p>
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<p>23rd of March 1892 Fine Warm E Wind changed to West Rained snowed Last night Just a year since Bismarck went to Mr McCrimmons to work cleaning my old Gun as its rusty sawing stove wood</p>
<p>24th Fine Turned to snowing a Little warm Lewis Boy here for salt Butter and Tobacco Leander not well cutting stove Wood crows Plenty some snow Birds</p>
<p>25th Lady Day Fine Warm The Boys Killed the calf Gave it to the 2 Dogs sowing stove wood some Ducks and crows</p>
<p>26th John Hamiltons Cameron's B Day 1879 very Fine Day Tapt 30 Trees Gathered 5 Pails to night I went to Hamiltons as they are all sick Brought a Bottle of Wine Got a Doz of Herrings from Tom Got a Treat at Hamiltons Got a Pipe from Gordon Hugh Ann came Home John Morris and Mary Drove Down Mary Brought a nice Wire Bird-cage Gave them the Big cat we owe him 40</p>
<p>27th Fine Randolph here Martin here got the oars the Hunters took From their place</p>
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<p>28th of March 1892 Fine in the sugar Bush cleaning around the Fireplace Tapt some took the Barrels up and some of the Pots cut some wood seen a Robin</p>
<p>29th Fine Went to Lewis's for our Handsleigh in the Bush got 103 Tapt now Began to Boil Have about 50 pail gather now Boiled about 30 pails to Day in the Pots Piling stove Stanley very sick in Bed 2 Hounds Running around here</p>
<p>30th Boiled what sap we had in syrup Left for tommorow to give it a Boiling after straining Gathered 22 pails to Day a very Fine Day E Wind some one shooting at the air hole at the Kit Kit Island cutting Wood and sawing seen a Blackbird</p>
<p>31st E Wind Fine Tapt 47 to Day got 55 Pails in the Barrels to night no Boiling to Day took the sticks of the ice where we cut the ice Wild Geese came a Few Days ago Leander got a Rat</p>
<p>1st of April all Fools Day in the Bush Fine E Wind very warm Boiling sap</p>
<p>2nd Fine E Wind changed to West Rained some Made 4 Gallons to Day Got a Duck on the ice Great Shooting at the airhole at the Kit Kit Blackbirds came cows crofsed to the Pit Point</p>
<p>3rd Fine E Wind First sugar Made about 70 lbs and a Feast on the snow ice opened at Francis Island Lots of Ducks</p>
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<p>4th of April 1892 Fine Rained some sap not running very well Gathered 15 pails put out the Bun Leander on the water to the Marsh water high sawing stovewood snow Melting well Made a Leg for wood saw horse Fixed a peice to the Handle of the Mud-spear Fixed the Handle in the Rake E Wind Black Ducks came and swallows</p>
<p>5th E Wind changed to West some hail Fine Rained Thunder and Lightning sawing wood made Picquets Leander shot a Rat a very Large one seen a Plover Lots of Ducks and Wild Geese a strip opening Down to the sturgeon Island not very well But still Knocking around ice Jamming Before the House or opposite Wind high to night Rained</p>
<p>6th W Wind Ice Jamming and Going Down Boys Boiling 2 Gallons of syrup not running well shot a Duck at the Sturgeon Island seen 3 Men crofsing to the Kit Kit Drawing a Boat on the ice Hawks and Yellow hammers came and cranes The Heifer Jenny calved to night</p>
<p>7th Fine Gathered 20 pails to Day Leander Got Duck 2 EEls 1 pike taking the manure from the apple trees Lot of ice Jamming Going Down Loons came</p>
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<p>8th March April1892 Fine W Wind Leander shot 7 Ducks in the Bush Gathered 20 pails Boiling ice going Down seen a Fishing Light out at Christees Island sawing stove Wood made Picquets</p>
<p>9th On this Day of the Month I was married 1862 30 years to Day W Wind Rained snowed some made 1 1/2 Gallons of syrup not Running well Got a Rat setting Traps Windy to day The Back Bay ice went of this Morning and it always takes a Long time to move as it always goes in a Large cake not a very Good Time for sugar or not a Good year Randolph Came this Evening</p>
<p>10th Palm Sunday Windy Flurries of Snow Hens commenced to Lay Oxley calved</p>
<p>11th Cold Windy Tapt 15 Trees runs well Narcisse and Dick came to Day Took Dinner here water Low</p>
<p>12th First seining to Day got a Lot of perch 500 in 2 hauls Brought up a Mefs Boiling in the Bush about 2 1/2 Gallons of syrup Windy cold at stovewood</p>
<p>13th Windy Narcisse to Lancaster with First Lot of Fish Took us a 1 lb of soda 10 cents Killed Jenny calf for the hide cutting stove wood Gathering and Boiling sap</p>
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<p>14th of April 1892 Fine Day Wind all Kinds in the sugar Bush Sap running well to Day 2 of Lewis's children here went to the Bush Brought me 2 of my axehandles to a lb of Butter 25 Gave them Milk Amiot working at their House Narcisse set 2 sturgeon Lines to Day</p>
<p>15th Good Friday Wind all around the compass Fine setting Fires Boiling in the Bush put out John H's Bun sawing wood splitting Rails Got a Lot of Perch Narcisse to Butter 25 cents</p>
<p>16th Fine some Grains of snow Hugh Ann went to Hamiltons for the Papers of 3 Weeks got a Picture with the Toronto paper the Roman Chariotts Race Mr Ward Here with a Telegram to the Fishermen Told us Alexander came Home Mrs Summers Poorly Mrs Duckett very Poorly Boiling in the Bush</p>
<p>17th Easter Sunday all Kinds of Wind Fine Alexander Hamilton here and Dan Spink in the Sugar Bush Made about 50 lbs of sugar Fishermen to Lancaster A Hamilton Bought a String of Cat Fish of the Fishermen</p>
<p>18th Uncle Duncan's B Day The Grenada First Trip Boiling sap Taking the Banking From Front of the House Mrs Jo Ducquett Departed</p>
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<p>19th of April 1892 Fixing a Barrel For the Leech to Make soap put in the ashes Boiling in the Bush not running well Leander to Charlies Island Mr Kelly came to the see the Fishermen John Morris and with him stopt to Dinner Left his or Forgot it Fine Day Made a Bench for to hold the working Tools Narcisse to Butter 25 Leander crofsed to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward 2 Bars of soap 10 cents Bottle of ink 3 cents Leander Fishing with A Hamilton and D Spink stopt all night</p>
<p>20th very Fine Mrs Duckett Buried to Day setting Fires 2 Men came for Fish Quebec Reo and a man from Alexandria Narcisse to Lancaster Took 5 or 6 Gallons of syrup to the House sap runs some to Day Purcells Lawsuit going on now Put Hay on the ice in the ice house Drawing Wood of Potato Ground Shot a Duck</p>
<p>21st E Wind Leander to Dundee with Rats and calfskins Stanley and Livinia in the Bush at the Last of it wind changed to south West and changed to the East Narcisse to Matches Bought of Tyo Ploughpoint 50 Rosin 25</p>
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<p>22nd of April 1892 Fine Windy some Rain Leander came First Boat went Down with a Raft The John A Lights Lit up to night for the First Taken the Banking away from the West End took some of the Things from the sugar Bush Went to the Head of the Island</p>
<p>23rd St George's Day The Festival of the English Fine cool Windy First Ploughing Done</p>
<p>24th Low Sunday Gordon and Randolph here had a Feast of Taffy W Wind Windy The nannie 2 Lambs Narcisse to Butter 25 No Lights in the Light house as no Boats is running</p>
<p>25th St Marks DAy Fine Windy Fixing the Lane Fence Nory calved The nannie 2 Lambs on 24th spreading manure Narcisse to 1 Gallon of syrup 1 Dollar</p>
<p>26th Frosty these nights Fine Windy Ploughing Drawing stones to the Bank Took home the sugar Bush Rigging Lewis here for Butter Tea and sugar pipe 25 Taking Banking from the north side a small Tug went up to Day Rovers Birth Day</p>
<p>26th Mr Jo Genie here Fixing the Buoys Leander Taken Stones of the Peice Below the House Took the Big stone in Front of the House to the River had to cut it with old axes to make it Lighter as its too Heavy Fine</p>
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<p>28th of April 1892 Raining, very Windy The Granada Late a Going into Dundee south West Wind sold Fishermen 2 Doz of Eggs Fixing the White Boat</p>
<p>29th Lights up again Working at the Lane Fence one of the nannies Lambs hurted By the colt Making Picquets</p>
<p>30th Windy Fine The steamer Anderson came up Jack Munore Got the cherry Island Lighthouse Lewis Bosell and Robideau at the Fishermens for Bait Leander crofsed to Summerstown snowed a Few Grains this Morning putting out manure Drew some Rails and stones one of the sheep a Lamb to Day Killed a snake and Burnt him Bought of A McDonald 3 lb of Tea 1 Dollar paid this got a spool and 2 Plugs of Tobacco a Present spirits of Turpentine and Paint oil 45 cents From Mr Ward Paid Tom Kennedy to Fixing spear 1 Prung 15 cents Got a Telegram From G Shora and a Postal cart</p>
<p>1st of May Fine Fishermen to Butter 25 oil 5</p>
<p>2nd Fine Fixing the yard Fence Digging stones at the Garden E Wind</p>
<p>3rd Fine E Wind Ploughing the Rows for Potatoes planted Rows of Potatoes Lewis Bosell here for Bait Tow Boats a Going Fishermen to Butter 25 Alexandra went Down</p>
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<p>4th of May 1892 Fine very windy The Fishermen went to with a Load of Fish The Cultivator came up First Trip The Terebone came up Monday Finished Planting the Peice of Potatoes above the house The Massena into Salmon River her First Trip putting Manure on the Lower Peice of Potatoes cutting Potato seeds and Fixing the Rest of the Potatoes in the cellar high high Wind cannot say if the Granada came out today</p>
<p>5th Fine Moved the cook-stove to the cookhouse put out the Double stove putting out manure on the Lower Peice Began to Plough the Piece for the Potatoes Cultivator went Down a Raft Towing Down 1 of the sheep a Lamb had to take it in the house as it is cold Dick went to Montreal yesterday a Fox on Alexis Island Stanley and I for a Load of Drift Wood</p>
<p>6th Ploughing the Garden Taken stones to the River Fine cool and Windy</p>
<p>7th Windy cool Leander crofsed Bought of Mr Ward Soap salt Fishermen to Butter 25 Lots of Touring</p>
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<p>8 of May 1892 Randolph and Willie Rose here Narcisse here Fine The Girls and Stanley to Jo Lemays and Lewis's</p>
<p>9th Fine Day warm Planted and Drilled the Lower Potatoes Narcisse started for Montreal Drew some Rails to the Garden Fence Working at the Fence cut some Brush for the Fence Painting the White Boat Took a very Bad Pain in my Right Breast to night and its awful sore Took Radways RRR</p>
<p>10th Fine in Bed very Bad with this Pain eat hearty E Wind not working to Day</p>
<p>11th E Wind Commenced to Rain cold Fixing the Fence in spots a Lamb to Day the Leeck a Running Lye Making Leander a pair of Pants not well this Pain I have it yet and my Tooth is Bad</p>
<p>12th E Wind Cool Rained Found a Fine Large Pickerel at the shore on Land Drove up with the Wind a Mock Sun as the sun was near Down Narcisse Fixing Leanders saw Mrs Ward Departed Mr Hills Daughter Rebbeca</p>
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<p>13 of May 1892 Stanley and the 2 Girls went to Mr Andrew Frashers to see Fernandez Got a new Kind of Hen Eggs and Ducks Eggs Heard of Mrs Wards Departure a very Fine Day one of the sheep had 2 Lambs and another had one they all have their Lambs now Leander Broke his spear Fixing the Garden Fence Raking the small stones out of it sawing stove Wood a new Boat went up I think its the Rocket</p>
<p>14th Fine Day Mrs Ward Buried to Day a Lot of Boats a Going to Day Raking the Garden of small stones and cutting the sod Leander not well set hens to Hatch Narcisse to Summerstown and Lancaster Let the Mare out to Grass on the Pitt Point King Birds came</p>
<p>15th 4 of Lewis's children here Fine some Rain Mr George McDonald Sanfield and Mifs Cameron here Leander to Hamiltons for our Mail</p>
<p>16th very Windy Painting the side of the Boat with Blue Paint oriols came Narcisse paid his Rent</p>
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<p>17th of May 1892 Fine Windy Fixing the south side of the Garden Fence Working at the Garden cutting stove Wood 3 Barges at anchor opposite the head of this Island</p>
<p>18th a Fortunate Day very Fine First Trip up of the Bohemian Lots of Tus at those Barges Leander to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward a Butter Tub 25 Bought of A McDonald Broom 15 cents Tax 5 Matches a Box 5 Bought of Tom Kennedy a spear 75 Handle with it Brought Mrs Hamilton some Top Onions seed Amiot here For Butter 5 lb at 20 1 Dollar cutting Brush Began the soap planted cucumbers Put out the White Boat Narcisse to Lancaster With Fish Lent him the Boathook E Wind to night and Northern Lights to night</p>
<p>19th St Dustans Day Fine High E Wind Fixing Brush Fence setting Fires a Boat Down at Charlies Island with a Raft Put the Big Bulll in the stable sawing wood water Raising some</p>
<p>20th Fine commenced to Rain Narcisse to Butter 25 Went to Head of the Island sawing Wood Planted Beans</p>
<p>21st Raing Dick Brought me 5 lb of Tobacco 50 cents they got a Loon on thier Line</p>
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<p>22nd of May1892 Rogation Sunday E W Rained Fine Windy Leander to Alexis Island seen the Young Foxes</p>
<p>23rd Rained Fine EW Wind changed to West sawed some Wood chickens out</p>
<p>24th Queen's Birth Day Rained turned Fine turned Windy Randolph here Fixed the Barn Door Got a Tick</p>
<p>25th Windy West Harrowed the Potatoes Fixing Rails and sticks for a Fence at the Hog Pen Drew the 2 cedars up From the River water Raising Fishermen to Lancaster Got a Parcel From Dan Contents 2 Fine Coats 2 Vests 2 Ties and 4 samples of Patrons it was A Fraser Gave Them to the Fishermen and he had a Letter for Fernandez and a card</p>
<p>26th Ascension Day or Holy Thursday Fine Leander and Hugh Ann to Dundee Brought a Tub of Butter 4..80 Bought Boots 2.50 Boots 1..25 Flour 1.20 Cornmeal 20 Salt 80 Ginger 20 Red Paint 15 Thread 15 Washboard 10 Cotton 84 Hat 5 Calico 20 Calico 65 Making a Fence at the Pen Working at the soap Dick's hand sore Leander to Fish with Narcisse Potatoes up</p>
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<p>27th of May 1892 A very heavy Downpour of Rain to Day some Hail West Wind cutting Brush for the Fence Narcisse and Dick started to go home as his hand is sore Came Back Narcisse to Potatoes Thunder 1 clap</p>
<p>28th Fine Windy at Fence pealed Elm Bark</p>
<p>29th Fine Rained some John and Billy and Mary Morris and Mifs Plomado Mrs Lemay and her 4 children and Randolph all here paid Mrs Lemay 40 cents John and Billy and the Girls stopt all night</p>
<p>30th Billy Bought 2 sturgeon From Fishermen they went off Fine making Fence Digging at the Pen {illegible} Tonia and her mother went to Lewis Dan Spink came to Fish</p>
<p>31st Fine E Wind Lewis 2 Boys here for seed Potatoes 1 lb of Butter got cabbage Plants a 100 sheared the sheep cut the Tails of some of the Lambs Senecal at the Fishermans going to the Kit Kit</p>
<p>1st of June Vicky Birth Day 1878 The Glorious First of June Fine very warm Mr Genie here the Through Line Boat went up to night Washed the wool</p>
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<p>2nd of June 1892 Fine Rained hard Thunder and Lightning Fixing Poles to the Hops took a sawlog around from the northside to the Door Narcisse to Montreal Dick got Potato</p>
<p>3rd E Wind Fine Mr Genie here going to Cornwall sawing stove Wood Leander Got a Fox him and Stanley Genie got a sturgeon from the Fishermen Put out 100 Cabbag Plants Line Boat went Down Narcisse paid Leander 1.75 Fixed the sail with mast Fishing to night</p>
<p>4th of June old George the Third's B Day it used to be Kept for a Long Time E Wind sawing Wood Leander crossed to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward sack of salt 80 paid Paint oil Got a Trial of Dust Tea From Mrs Hamilton seen a Man passing here about 7 o clock Kept Down with the way of Rosses Island and he seemed strange the way he was going around Fixed the 2 Logs on the Bank</p>
<p>Robert Shackelton and Wife here on the 10th of June for Indian Stone Ware</p>
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<p>5th of June 1892 Pentecost Whit Sunday Randolph and Dan Spink here Raining Mr Genie here from Cornwall</p>
<p>6th ON this Day of the Month Sir John A McDonald Died 1891 Cleaning the sprouts of the Potatoes in the cellar sawing stovewood E Wind</p>
<p>7th Fine Day E Wind piling stovewood The 2 Girls to Lewis's with Potatoes for him to Plant got cabbage Plants the Boat Thief going to stop at Lewis's Frank Laplants Daughter Married yesterday</p>
<p>8th Fine E Wind commenced yesterday working at the south Window with 2 Glass in it commenced to Rain Lots of shooting at the Kit Kit Fishermen to Lancaster Frank Laplante at Hamiltons Wharf Randolph came from Malone Got the Loan of John Tyo's Boat</p>
<p>9th Aunty Mary's B Day 1813 Leander and Randolph to Dundee with J Tyo's Boat Rained some Stanley and I went around the Island</p>
<p>10th Randolph put 2 Boards in the Floor up stairs cutting Weeds in the Potatoes Last of the sheep a Lamb Narcisse took his Boat from Lancaster</p>
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<p>11th of June 1892 Fine Day W Wind Bohemian From Cornwall with a Pleasure Party The Boys Leander and Randolph went to Lancaster with the Wool Stanley and I at the Potatoes Left so much wool for stocking yarn Paid with the Wool</p>
<p>12th Fine Gordon and D Spinks here Randolph and Leander to Jo Ducquetts</p>
<p>13th Began hoeing Down on the Hill Potatoes a Good many Beetles on the Potatoes cleaning out the cow stable Fixing the Brush Fence Narcisse to Bushel of Potatoes 40 very Warm and Windy</p>
<p>14th Fine Warm Turned very Windy Blowing hard S West Thunder at the Potatoes Alexandra Went Down Trowling not very Good</p>
<p>15th a very Fine Day Leander Trowling Fishermans smoke house took Fire Stanley and I put it out as they are away Leander to Batteau Creek Trowling Mr Genie came Leander and him went spearing Put the calves out in their Pasture cleaned the Barn the West End Fixing the Syrup as its Foaming Boiled it well the Wind made Leaves Wilter Bugs Bad caterpillars Bad put Frame around onions</p>
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<p>16th of June 1892 Corpus Cristie W Wind Uncle Bill and the 2 Boys and Rufus and Charlie Creamer and Mary here They went to the Kit Kit to see those Fishermen about seanning very Heavy Rain and Wind Bill and Billy went home and the rest stopped</p>
<p>17th Fine the Boys Fishing got a Lot Rained very heavy Blew hard 2 here From Malone stopt all night D Spink and Leander Fishing Mr Genie and Billy and another Fishing</p>
<p>18th The Ever Memorable Battle of Waterloo they all went of Gordon here C Rose here to see Gave a Razor to R Leander to Dundee E Wind Deer Flies commenced Mr Genie here Rain</p>
<p>19th Raining Lewis the Indian here Grand Procession to Day Rained hard Fox Dead</p>
<p>20th very Heavy Rain torrents of it Genie Fishing Leander to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward pan of Bread 25 paid the Water Raising salted the cattle Lots of Water with the Rain in the cellar E Wind W Wind Beetles Plenty Fixing the Logs at the shore</p>
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<p>21st of June 1892 Fine Day W Wind Mr Genie went home Gave him his Jack-Lamp got the small Fish Box Leander Went For Shingles to Lancaster Got 4 Bunches Bought Putty and soap Water high Looking for sticks to Make a Jumper took some caterpillars of the apple trees and Beetles of the Potatoes caught a young Duck in the Bush put 56 pails out of the cellar of Water nailed some spikes in the Barn</p>
<p>22nd Fine Windy Stanley and I up in the Bay 2 Indians came Wanting Ash would not Give them any Stanley and I went up to the head to see what they were Doing they went off mad Fishermen caught 2 Tame Geese to Day Fixing the 2 Logs at the shore Leander and Hugh Ann went to Dundee took 2 Tennets of Butter and 14 Doz and /2 of Eggs weeking the Garden Uncle Dan's Birth Day Bought 1 Dollar for Tea 3 lbs Flour 100 2.50 Tubs 3 60 cents Nails round shingle nails 20 lb 1 Dollar Crackers 25 4 cash Wistard Calico hairpins John Morris and Mary came Water High in Dundee</p>
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<p>23rd of June 1892 Fine W Wind John Morris and Leander went to Lancaster for 8 Bunches of Shingles 4 Dollars Began Shingling the north side of the house Thunder Rain Leander got a Hook in his hand a Handsome Brig or Brigantine went up in Tow of a Tug Bought a Roll of Felt at Lancaster 63 lb 1..15 Narcisse to Syrup Got 2 EEls From Fishermen Weeding the Garden Lots of Potato Bugs Deer Flies Bad</p>
<p>24th St John the Baptist Fine very Warm some Rain E Wind and West 3 Girls went to see the Monument Island cairn Jo Vipond here Looking for his Bun as it was taken away Last night shingling the south side of the House took 11 bunches of shingles Mr Genie came Boys a Fishing Genie took me 2 Kinds of Tobacco plants some old shingles Mid Summer Day</p>
<p>25th Fine very warm W Wind Digging a Peice Before the Door for Tobacco Rained very Heavy Bohemian Down with a Party 3 Girls went to Hamiltons for the Papers and the Mail Fixed a window in the West End with 2 Glass Planted the Tobacco peice before the Door 5 of them went out in the Line Boats swells</p>
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<p>26th of June 1892 Fine W Wind John and Mary Morris went home Leander Hugh Ann Livinia went with them very Heavy Rain and some Hail Fell here Thunder and Lightning must to have very heavy to the north Leander Found a Barrel Mr Genie Fishing Jo Lemays Boy here for the Table got 2 lb of Butter took home the shawl and Plate Gave him 2 Kittens</p>
<p>27th fine Brindle calved put the Plough 4 or 5 Rows of Potatoes and the Rain commenced had to Leave them alone Fixing up stairs some strawberries not very well Windy and Rainy</p>
<p>28th W Wind Rained some Fine Genie took the Hooks of his Line Too Windy to Raise it scrubbing the Petition and upper Floor took the Potatoes out of the Celler 17 Bushels Put them in the storehouse taking the stems of them Fishermen to Potatoes not very well</p>
<p>29th St Peter and St Paul PJ calved yesterday Putting the Plough Through the Potatoes where they are not Wet Finished Down on the hill very unwell to Day a yacht at the squaw Island aground the Ivy at her this morning and the Grenada to night The Colt 2 years to Day</p>
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<p>30th of June 1892 Heavy Rain W Wind not Well Water high</p>
<p>1st of July Dominion Day Fine W Wind no rain to Day For a Wonder Lewis the Indian here Gave him Tobacco Plants Butter his 4 children went to Brockville to Pick strawberries Fixing Boards on the south side Heifer in all Day Campers on Alexis Island shooting a Lot the Big Glass Jar holds a Gallon Broke about 42 years since we got it</p>
<p>2nd Fine Narcisse and Dick Dont agree Dick Going home Narcisse going to Fish at Lancaster took up the 2 Geese put out over 20 Tobacco Plants Mowed Thistles in the calves Pasture took up Fishermens 2 Buns Leander crossed to Summerstown Bought a Pair of shoes Pepper Thread Tea Soap Matches</p>
<p>3rd Raining 2 Men came to Fish with the Fishermen Windy</p>
<p>4th American Independence a Fine Day Fixing the Wharf water raising</p>
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<p>5th of July 1892 Uncle John's B Day 1803 Fine Day Leander to Dundee Water high and Raising some E Wind went up to the Bay Stanley and I put a Bottom to a Box Bought of Lime 2 scythes 1.30 Leander to Summerstown to night</p>
<p>6th a very warm Day Finished putting the Plough through the Potatoes Lewis 2 Boys here for milk and Butter Drew the Logs up a Little with the mare Taking the stems of the Potatoes Fixed a Leg in the Bench sawed some wood a Man at the Fishermens From Alexandria Leander Mowed some to Try the scythes</p>
<p>7th Fine warm Mowed the Grove and a Road to the Back of the Barn and a Road to the cherries as they are Getting Rip Put Paris Green on the Lower Peice of Potatoes Those Fishermen from Lancaster to pay rent From Monday Last 4th of July as they came up to Day to speak to me about it</p>
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<p>8th of July 1892 Fine Mowing commenced Rain Thunder Lightning heavy Rain to night</p>
<p>9th Raining Gordon and D Spinks here Mercell her for Potatoes paid 25 cents for a 1/2 Bushell put a Few shingles on the Barn Thunder and Lightning</p>
<p>10th Leander and Hugh Ann and Livinia went to Dundee Fine Narcisse to Salt and Butter</p>
<p>11th Putting in Hay for the First put in the Grove hay put the calves in the Grove {illegible}ed the 2 of Them English cherries getting Ripe the Corinthan went Down Young Ducks out 3 of them Warm Fine W Wind</p>
<p>12th of July Orangeman's Day Fine W Wind put in 3 Loads of Hay very Warm Corinthian went up Dick and one of the men went to Fish at Lancaster very Warm Fine Leander crofsed Heard Fraser & Howard Had a Fight</p>
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<p>15th Fine very warm putting in Hay Mowed some Rained to night Thunder and Lightning and Wind St Swithens Day Narcisse to Butter & oil</p>
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<p>16th of July 1892 Mowing Windy Cool</p>
<p>17th Gordon here Got 2 Plugs of Tobacco From him Left his cloths to Be Fixed Windy</p>
<p>18th Mowing Back of the Barn</p>
<p>19th Fernandez B Day 1874 Raking Mowing Broke the Jumper Making coils Leander crofsed Bought of A McDonald Whetstone 2 Rakes 2 spools of Thread 10</p>
<p>20th Fine Putting in hay on the West side Turning Hay Fixed the Jumper Great Talk about A Fraser and Howards Fight</p>
<p>21st Fine Day Mowing Down to the Wet Place and on the hill Raking Lewis's children here for Milk and Butter</p>
<p>22nd Fine very warm Thunder Lightning Rain Hail at Lancaster Heard the convent was Burnt at Williamstown Leander went to Summerstown Bought for Narcisse 3 Pounds of sugar 18 cents Put in 2 Loads of hay Mowed some Back of the old Garden Mice awful Plenty Gaberneau went home as he is sick</p>
<p>23rd Fine Leander and Hugh Ann went to Dundee took 3 Tubs of Butter sent Papers to Bombay Bought 4 Tubs 1.. 2 Pair of shoes 2..50 1 Pair of Shoes 1..50 2 Fork handles 20 Rice 10 lbs 50 5 lbs of Raisins 25 Pan of Bread 25 Flour 100 Wt 2.50 Balance of Book A/C 4..26 Butter 12.90 Eggs 88 Calico Mr McIrvaine Ellen John Mary Morris came Mowing Fine Rain</p>
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<p>25th of July 1892 St James They went off Fine Putting in Hay Rained Thunder Lightning hard High Wind to night Lots of Towing to Day Fixed the Handles in the 2 Forks Turnin and Gathering hay put the 2 calves in the pasture to night</p>
<p>26th Mowing Galerneau 50 cents for Rent to Day Lewis got the Bun yesterday</p>
<p>27th Putting in hay Mowing</p>
<p>28th E Wind Fine Mowing Mr Genie came Gave me a Dollar Bottle of ale Went Fishing to night got 16 EEls Him and Leander</p>
<p>29th Fine Gathering and coiling hay all Ready went the Wind Rain Thunder and Lightning commenced heavy Rain very high Wind Heard the Ministers Horse was Killed By the Lightning</p>
<p>30th Fine E Wind Mowing Turning and coiling drying the hay Mr Genie here Put the 2 Geese in as they Root out the Tobacco</p>
<p>31st Hugh Ann Went to church Leander and Dick to Hopkins Point Mr Genie went off</p>
<p>1st of August Lammas Day Putting in Hay the West End of the Barn Full Made 25 coils The Columbia Went Down Raking</p>
<p>2nd Minies B Day Raind some Put in 3 Loads Made 20 coils</p>
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<p>3rd of August 1892 Fne Mowed a Big Peice next the North Marsh</p>
<p>4th Rain Mowing the Lower Point Thunder</p>
<p>5th Finished Mowind the Lower Point made 84 coils Gustay Hence camping on the Pitt Point Leander crossed to the store Bought of A McDonald 3 lb of Tea 1 Dollar Matches 10 starch 2 Plugs 10 Thread 15 Angus sent me 2 Plugs a Present 15 2 of Lewis children here John Hamilton not well</p>
<p>6th Randolph's Birth Day 1867 Mowing in the upper Field Heavy Rain Thunder high Wind Mowed a Road in the oak Field Transfiguration of Christ Fine the Duke of Edingburg's Birth Day 1844 a Lot of Towing The Garnet went up did not Get our Mail yesterday Leander crossed For the Mail</p>
<p>7th Lemays here in the Grove Liberty with them</p>
<p>8th Fine Began a stack high wind did not Finish it put 3 Loads in the Barn very windy Gathering at the Lower Point and Raking Genie came From Cornwall had a pail of cherries Rained hard to night heavy Thunder and Lightning Mercells wife and children came she was sick went home on the 9th</p>
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<p>9th of August 1892 Fine very hot Mowing in upper Field Rained Thunder Genie went off a Lot of Towing a Lot of Hay out a Most holy Lot of Potato Bugs crawling about very hot and sultry using new Potatoes Rained and Thunder to night</p>
<p>10th Fine EW Stanley and I to Lewis for our Boat Mowing very hot commenced to Rain Thunder and Lightning heavy Rain Heard Peter Back was Drowned takin in a Maskinonge as he was not very sober Rained to night hard</p>
<p>11th Raining to Day Fine Mowed some in the oakfield water in it Fixed the Lounge Found a Bun or Punt chicken Hawks coming around Jo Genie and Mr Connely and 4 More here all night They are Fishing Pickerel</p>
<p>12th They went off Gave me 1 Dollar for There Trouble Rained all night and Rained to Day E Wind Rained to night cleaned the stables</p>
<p>13th E Wind Rain Fine went to the Head of the Island cut some Thistles water high Leander crofsed to Summerstown Broom 15 2 Bars of Soap 16 Plug of Tobacco 10 Mr Genie came had a Pig for me a Pail of HuckleBerries and Black Currants a spade for Stanley</p>
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<p>Augt 14th 1892 Fine Day Genie went of Tonight Rained to night</p>
<p>15th Mowing in the Upper Field opened out all the coils to Dry</p>
<p>16th Fine Finished the West stack of Fine hay Filled the Barn on the sticks shut the Barn Door north and put a Good Lot of Fine hay on the Floor put a Lot in to Day</p>
<p>17th Fine W Wind putting in From the upper Field Mowing Gathering The Bohemian Pic Nick</p>
<p>18th a very hot Day Leander and Hugh Ann Went to Dundee took 2 Tubs of Butter 8 1/2 Doz of Eggs Mowing some in upper Field made some coils of hay Fixed the Wheelbarrow Hurted my Hand most awful hot Day Narcisse to Montreal Bought of J Tyo Flour 200 Wt 4.80 Tin Pans 1.80 2 Tubs 60 Tax 5 Scythe and Stone 65 34 yds Cotton 2.38 Tobacco 20 4 Bars of Soap 20 c Starch 10 Glass 15 Bought to Be above Made a {illegible} Pepper 30 1/3 oil cloth 25 Pair of Braces Boots Pipes calico Dress Goods</p>
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<p>19th Bismarck B Day 1870 Mowing very warm Thunder and Rain Lightning Peter Back here from the Rain Mowed some in the Back Place Rained hard to night shot a chicken Hawk</p>
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<p>20th of August 1892 Fine Windy E Wind Mrs Charron came and Joseph Mowing some in the oakfield Leander crossed to Hamiltons for the Papers The Girls went to Lewis's Mr Genie came</p>
<p>21st Fine Genie went to Cornwall Leander the 2 Girls and Mary Morris to Dundee</p>
<p>22nd Fine Mowing in the Back Marsh and the oakfield Leander to Jo Lemays with his Gun to Fix</p>
<p>23rd Began a Marsh Hay stack Put in all that was in the upper Field the upper Feild Finished the Barn all Full cut some in the Front Marsh Hugh Ann went to Roses Hawks Plenty Flying around for Hens Put a Long handle in the 4 Prung Fork for the stacks Rained Thunder and Lightning to night</p>
<p>24th Rained some Fine Mowed some Leander went for his Gun 10 cents Got a Mefs of Perch from Lemay My corns is sore Few Flocks of Black Ducks St Bartholemu one of the Lambs Killed at the Head of the Island Rained to night hard</p>
<p>25th High E Wind Rained some Foggy with the Rain</p>
<p>26th E Wind Fine Taking away one of the sticks of the Wharf John Morris and TC here Leander went with them to Hamiltons Island</p>
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<p>August 27th 1892 High E Wind Rained some Fine cool Races to be to Day at Jo Duquetts with Boats and Yachts Fixing Fence around the Tobacco The Bohemian a Pleasure Trip John Morris here</p>
<p>28th Fine Day John Leander went to Dundee Hugh Ann Livinia and their Mother went to Hamiltons Mrs Shora and Min and Leander came 5 Gallons of oil 50 St Augustine</p>
<p>29th Fine Leander and John Morris to Lancaster Boards 5 of Them 80 Mowing made some coils went a spearing to night got 2 EEls</p>
<p>30th Fine Warm Fixing the East End Floor of the Frame Min and the 2 Girls went to Lancaster for a churn Fixing the Lime for to Plaster the inside of the House Alexandra and Passport went Down Josy Galerneau here for the Key of Johnys House Bought of Mr McGillis churn 7 1/2 Dollars Lamp 75 2 Door Latches 25</p>
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<p>31st of August 1892 Raining some Windy Fine Mowed some Leander and John to Round Island Fixed the Latches on the Doors 2 Hunters and a Dog crossed over to Jo Lemays a Tent on Alexis Island</p>
<p>1st of September St Giles Day Fine Cool Windy Plasterig cut 2 sticks for a Jumper Mowed some First churning with the new churn the Leader Hunting commences</p>
<p>2nd Fine Day Races in Lancaster Working at the Jumper Mowed some the Girls to Lancaster Bought of Mr Glennie 3.25 for 6 chairs and Rocking chair 2 Lamp Chimneys 25 Door Latches and Hinges</p>
<p>Johnny and Leander went to Lancaster For the Boards but they were not Ready Leander Traided his Watch Gave 2 Dollars to Boot</p>
<p>3rd D McMasters Birth Day 1846 Fine Finished the Jumper the Girls crofsed for the Mail Received a Letter From DMM Games in Williamstown</p>
<p>4th The Boys and Girls went to Lewis's and he was away to St Regis</p>
<p>5th Fine John Angus B Day 1850 Boys a Mowing in the Marsh one of the Prize Fights to Day Rain</p>
<p>6th Gordon came with a Telegram from Dan Put the Plough in 2 Rows of Potatoes Mr Robert McGibbon Mr David Fraser and Dan and Frank Laplante Rowing them had a Lot of stuff and a Prize Fight to Day crofsed over to Point Lovat</p>
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<p>7th of Sept 1892 Fine W Wind This is the Day Corbett and Sullivan is to Fight Mrs Charron went off to Day John Morris and Leander Mowing in the Marsh John Fixed the window in the cookhouse Fixed the Handle of the handsaw The Algerian Went Down to Day Taking the Ripe Leaves of the Bottom of the Tobacco Heard that their was 2 Men shot at Cornwall yesterday</p>
<p>8th John and Leander Mowing Frost this Morning on the Low Land Dick went to Montreal with his Mother the Girls went to Jo Lemays for Johnnys clock got it Gathered some coils in the oak field shot 2 Ducks Killed 2 chickens Nativity of V.M</p>
<p>9th Mowing Fixing calves Pasture Fence caught the old Ram Put a Handle in one of the axes took the shingles up from the shore Stanley and Tonia making coils</p>
<p>10th John and Leander over on the south side for Ducks got none Digging the Ends o the Rows of Potatoes Leander and John to Summerstown for the mail Bought of A McDonald 3 lb of Tea 1 Johny Leander Mary Morris and Hugh Ann to Dundee Gave _______and ________ so 4th Mr Genie came Dan Spink here</p>
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<p>12th of Sept 1892 Fine Taking up a Few Potatoes George adn 3 of his Brother in laws came to night a Goose and a Duck stole to night from the shore Leander in Dundee at a Bee shingling Bought 2 spoons 20</p>
<p>13th Fine Leander and Hugh Ann came Began a Marsh hay stack Windy did not Finished Stanley and I around the Island Took a Barrel of apples of the Big Tree yesterday taken in Beans and put the Ram in the Pasture a shower of Rain this Evening our Goose and Duck stole Last night and the other Duck Hurted</p>
<p>14th very Windy George and all of them went off put the Harnefs on the colt and Drove him around tryed to catch the sheep cutting some of the cotton the Ram got out of the Pasture</p>
<p>15th Windy Began a stack in the upper Field Finished it cut some sticks for a Fence around the stack cutting Weeds Ploughed 2 Rows of Potatoes some Drops of Rain Fair in Williamstown</p>
<p>16th caught the Rams 5 of Them put them in the stable Windy at the Potatoes took away the Heap of stones at the Potatoes Finished 2 Quilts</p>
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<p>17th of Sept 1892 Windy Topt of 2 stacks Made a Fence around the stacks put the 5 Rams in the calves Pasture Took the Fat Pine Home from the sugar Bush not much Ducks Hen-hawks Plenty Yellow hammers Plenty</p>
<p>18th Windy Leander crofsed over to Hamilton for the Mail Got a Letter From D McM with 5 in it for Minnie Gave it to her had over the B Boat</p>
<p>19th Pealing apples Raining all Day Mrs Oxley Departed</p>
<p>20th Fine Fixed a Fence around the stack in the upper Field Leander Went to Malone Fair Stanley and I went to Fish at the Kit Kit Island caught 22 Perch a Great many Fishing Lights out to night</p>
<p>21st Last Day of Summer Fine E Wind Drew some Wood put out 2 Loads of Manure Found a Barrel Floating Down Lewis Marcell went of to Day paid up all he owed and Bought Bought 5 lbs of Butter</p>
<p>22nd First Day of Fall or Autumn Fine some Drops of Rain sun crofsed the Line Equinoxical Gales now Digging at an oak crook Leander and Charlie Creamer came from the Fair at Malone St Matthews Day</p>
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<p>23rd Sept 1892 Fine Windy Thunder and Lightning Rained Heard the Corinthian was Burnt</p>
<p>24th Fine Leander for the Mail sent a Letter to D McM Montreal Digging at a Large stone at the Oak Tree Charlie and Stanley Fishing Perch got 38 some Drops of Rain Triming the Buds of the Tobacco Mr Genie came Fishing to night him and Leander Got 5 sturgeon 11 EEls and some suckers Brought me 2 Bags of Apples</p>
<p>25th Fine Leander Charlie Creamer and Minnie went to Dundee Mr Genie went off 2 Tugs towing up Lumber Barges Hugh Ann and Livinia went over to Lewis the Indians Place Got salt From Narcisse for Genie to salt his Fish Rained Thunder and Lightning to night and Windy</p>
<p>26th Windy Raining cool Pealing and stringing apples Rained to night Narcisse to 5 lb of Butter on credit</p>
<p>27th Fine cool very Windy Stanley and I around the Island smoking Fish put up another Quilt this is 3 now cutting stovewood Leander and Minnie came Randolph sent me 4 Papers</p>
<p>28th Fine Killed one of the spring calves 3 Months old at the Potatoes put 14 Bushels in for the first in the cellar</p>
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<p>29 Sept 1892 St Michael Michaelmas Day Fine Day Minnie crofsed to Hamiltons to get a Ride out to Williamstown as they are going to the convent Pic Nic Hugh Ann and Livinia Put her acrofs at the Potatoes Put 17 Bushels in to Day 31 Bushels in the cellar now cut the Meat and salted it Mr Long the Indian Agent and Lewis Pike here Getting the names of the Islands Sturgeon Island at the South East End of St Johns Island EEl Island on the north side of St Johns Island about 1/2 an acre of land in each of them Gave Him the names of some other Islandas the Kit Kit Tuppers or Butternut Snake or Rofs's Island squaw Island above the Hill Lighthouse Suse's Island above the Monument Island cat I Ball I Sheep I Dead Mans I Seen a Big Fire this afternoon up the way of Summerstown The Fishermen Found Dan Frasers Boat as they were coming From Lancaster Last Night Bought of Mr Ward 2 1/2 lb of salt</p>
<p>30th Fine very Windy Put in 30 Bushels to Day Leander not well Letting the water Run at the Wet Place</p>
<p>1st of October Tonia B Day 1883 Fine cool took in 13 Bushels From the East Potatoes Put in Marsh hay in stable Loft</p>
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<p>2nd of Oct 1892 Fine Windy Gordon and D Spinks here Leander and Stanley to Lewis's The Fire up the Front was Billy McLeans Barn</p>
<p>3rd at the Potatoes 70 Bushels in the cellar now commenced to Rain Thunder Lightning cut 3 stalks of Tobacco some of the sheep hurted Angus McDonalds Store Burnt By Lightning</p>
<p>4th Fine Windy Rained Hail Leander and Hugh Ann to Dundee with Butter 75 to J Tyo and 26 to Davidson 20 cents a lb Flour 6..90 took 200 Home and Left 100 till we go again 2 pairs of shoes 2..20 Milk Pans 1..80 Rubbers 35 RRR 2 Bottles 50 Fine Salt 60 2 Tubs 50 1 Tub 12 velvet 10 Shirting 10 yards 90 cinnamon 20 cash $1 20 yds sateen 1 Dollar got J Morris coat another Fire that Day of the Lightning a Man Barn</p>
<p>5th Harrowing Potatoes 75 Bushels in the cellar now very cold commenced a Harrow to make Stanley Did the First Ploughing with the colt to Day Dick went to Montreal North Wind Leander Began Making a Harrow</p>
<p>6th Windy cool Fine Leander Fishing with Narcisse went to the Head of the Island to Look for a sheep thats not in the Flock Fixing the saw and making Leg for the Wood-Saw-Horse Narcisse to Lancaster for Dick</p>
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<p>7th of Oct 1892 Fine Windy cut all the Tobacco Rained to night took up the Potatoes at the Gate at the Harrow The Dogs and Stanley Killed a Weasel Leander crofsed for the Mail</p>
<p>8th Fine Mr Hamilton here Gordon Thornton Craig D Spinks John Took me Down a Letter from Brockville From C Mallory on Hunting a a Package for Livinia a yacht came up Last night stopt at Alexis Island a mistake above is the 9th</p>
<p>9th Put in the Tobacco 1 {illegible} Hugh Ann B Day Drew some Drags Took the saw Logs up on the Bank Fine Windy hung up 5 stalks of Different Kind Deline Bosell was to be married to Day</p>
<p>11th E Wind cool very Fine Mowing in the Front Marsh made 25 coils Stanley and I Leander and Charlie Creamer went to Dundee took 2 of the Lambs at 3 Dollars a piece sent of 2 Letters to Brockville put up another Quilt on the Frames 2 Men on the sturgeon Island Hunters I think from the Yacht Lilly</p>
<p>12th Frost E Wind Fine cool Trimming some of the apple trees took up some apples Fixing Rails on the West shed Foggy seen Wild Geese Stanley and Tonia Killed a Weasel Hicory nuts Falling Leander came had the other 100 of Flour</p>
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<p>13th of Oct 1892 Fine Day Stanley and I to Hamiltons Got 8 Bushels of Apples Mr Kenneth Rofs from Lancaster for apples John's neice and Family there John {illegible} there for the Buggy Tom Ploughing the Yacht Lily stopt at the Wharf sent a Letter to A E Powter Got a Bill from John Pealing apples the Star came for the First Time to Day for 5 Months 25 cents</p>
<p>14th Fine putting out manure on the Potato Ground pealing apples Narcisse for Butter matches Tobacco</p>
<p>15th Fine Day Mr Genie came cutting Pine made a small stack of 40 coils in the Front marsh hung up all the Tobacco in the store-house heard Bull-Frogs to night Leander and Mr Genie went Fishing tonight Went to the Sturgeon Island trimed some Trees Burnt some Weeds</p>
<p>16th Fine Mr Genie went off the Girls and Stanley went to Hamiltons for the Mail 3 Hunters came to the shanty Saturday night Last night the 2 Hunters here for Milk Treated with a Good coo of Rum Bought Milk</p>
<p>17th Fine Putting out Manure Hunters For Milk Ducks not Plenty Found another of the sheep Dead at the Head of the Island Fixed Johns Bun some The Alexandra went Down to Day and Tuesday is her Day to go Down</p>
<p>18th Fine Foggy this Morning Putting out Manure Lots of Shooting to Day Rained Heavy to night St Lukes Day Leander shot a Duck sold it ot the Hunters</p>
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<p>19th of Oct 1892 Rained some Windy Fine Made 2 Whippletrees Stanley Making a Waggon with Wheels Stanley Plastering the Henhouse the Bohemian Going Down the same Day the 2 Hunters up to night from the Shanty Bushy he is a shoemaker and the other a Machinist works for the water corporation</p>
<p>20th An Eclipse to Day and the New Moon comes in very Fine Day piling up old Wood in the Bush Leander to Plum Island those 2 Hunters went off to Day from the shanty Mr Hume's here for Milk</p>
<p>21st Fine Windy Leander to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward Tea 25 Soda 8 Powder 35 40 caps 10 Stanley and I to the Sturgeon Island cutting Brush and Hay putting out Manure Drew 2 Beams for the cow stable a Good many Ducks Flying past to Day Heard Dan Fraser's Daughter was married this Week</p>
<p>22nd Fine Leander to Charlies Island for Ducks Mr Hume's is going off I suppose for Election taking the top of the stable cut some Brush the Fishermen got a Lamp from us</p>
<p>23rd Livinias Birth Day 1868 Fine Windy Mr Genie here Fernandez and D McDonald here</p>
<p>24th Our Hugh's Birth Day Fixing Round of Logs on the cow stable Fine Windy Mr Genie Made 2 Axehandles for me Leander shot 3 Ducks Alexandra went Down</p>
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<p>25th of Oct 1892 My Birth Day 1825 67 years old to day cool Fine Windy Mr Genie got a Tow to up Cornwall Wrote 2 Directions one to Thomas Broswa Beau harnois advocate the other for Montreal Fixing poles on the cow place Fixed the Buttertub a small one only 12 lbs of Butter St Crispin's Day Mr Genie came from Cornwall had some Bricks Bought the 4 Glass for us and 3 lb of nails 72 and Brought Back 8 cents which is 80 cents had a Treat</p>
<p>26th Fine Rained some to night Sent the small Tub of Butter Down with Narcisse Shora to D MM Mr Genie Made 2 Whippletrees Leander shot 2 Ducks Killed a Mutton Pretty Good one Calm to Day Dick Leander Mr Genie went to Fish to night Martin Lewis's Boy here for an auger Gave hime the 2 inch augur Got 6 sturgeon 10 suckers 2 EEls 1 Pickerel 1 Perch</p>
<p>27th at the Banking Windy cool Fine some Drop of Rain salted the Mutton salted 2 sturgeon Martin came with the augur they Killed their cow</p>
<p>28th Fine some Rain Lewis here for Milk Mr Genie went off Leander went to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward a sack of salt pipes 2 plastering calfs shed</p>
<p>29th Raining Killed the Turkey oil to the Fishermen set set Traps in the cellar</p>
<p>30th Windy the 2 Girls went to Craigs at the Point</p>
<p>31st Fine Halloween or Holy Eve Drew some Drags of Wood sawed a maple that was turned out of the Roots cracking nuts Dick here Leander shot a Loon and 4 Ducks</p>
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<p>1st of November 1892 All Saints Day This is the Harvest month of Death E Wind Raining Blowing Leander after Ducks got 6 some cool</p>
<p>2nd some snow East Wind cold Rain put in the Horses Narcisse went to Lancaster a Lot of shooting to Day Livinia Bad with her Wrist Rheumatism</p>
<p>3rd On this Day of the Month Granda Departed 1857 E Wind Raining Leander after Ducks Got 3 Lots of Ducks Flying John Morris and the Wife came shot an owl Livinia Bad with her hand Stanley Plastering the calves stable</p>
<p>4th Windy Rained some Began to snow to night Sissy to the store Tea Lot of shooting to Day George Charron and another Man with him came to Hunt 2 Men took them up from Lancaster</p>
<p>5th The Gunpowder Plot Guy Fawkes Day Ground covered with snow Windy cool the 2 Boys went to Plum Island to Get the Fox did not get him took Rover Moved the stove from the cookhouse had the cows in Sissy and Johnys Wife to the store yesterday Bought of Mr Ward Tea 30 Mrs Summers very Low</p>
<p>6th Leander Sissy and John Morris and his wife went to Dundee took the 2 Rams 6 Dollars took Randolphs 2 coats and Mits shirts sox Handkerchief Sissy stopt</p>
<p>7th Leander came Bought of Tyo 5 lb of Rope 75 paid Box of Caps 10 hard Tobacc 24 paid Leander to A McDonald Tea 1 2 pair of Boots 4 Dollars paid this Helen B Day Narcisse paid 4 Dollars</p>
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<p>8th of Nov 1892 very high W Wind did not see the Grenada crofsing to Day This is Election in the States For President Narcise paid 3 Dollars to Day Got oil took in the cabbage Beets and Turnips Fixing the stalls in the stable</p>
<p>9th Prince of Wales Birth Day a Fine Day a Great many Boats Going to Day sawing stove wood Banking the Front of the house Killed a Weasel and he is White Mad 2 cheeses Narcisse got 5 lb Butter paid yesterday Got a Weasel in the Trap</p>
<p>10th Thanksgiving Day E Wind Snowing Narcifse and Dick went Went off Left their Seine put in the calves put the cabbages and Turnips in the Frame cellar Cleaveland Elected on the 8th Keeping in the cattle</p>
<p>11th Martinmas Keeping in the cattle A Lot of shooting</p>
<p>12th Leander to Summerstown changed Stanleys Boots at A McDonalds water low</p>
<p>13th Sunday Fine Mr Dan Fraser Lovat and John here For his Boat Brought me a Lot of very good apples Lent my oars D Spinks here</p>
<p>14th Fine Spreading manure Fixing Boxes and Irons and Tools Lots of Shooting skinned 3 Weasels Getting house Rats</p>
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<p>18 Nov 1892 Fine E Wind Leander went for Dick Bun to Lancaster Mr Genie came went to Cornwall Brought me 2 Bags of apples Turnips a pan for Sugar Bush Left his Guns Brought me a mud spear poles Thunder 1 cloap to Day</p>
<p>16th E Wind Rained to night Went around the Island cutting Rushes sawed some Wood a Good many Boats going to Day 2 Boats of Hunters on the EEl Island the Bohemian got a ground coming Down from Cornwall</p>
<p>17th Fine E Wind Leander went to Dundee Mr Genie came from Cornwall Fixing the Door of the shanty cut an ash For oars wrote a Direction for Mr Genie to send to Narcisse Charron Longuel county of Chambly P2</p>
<p>18th Drew some Wood Fine high wind to night and Rained hard Mr Genie skinned a Loon yesterday got 218 lb of Provender Traded Guns The Cultivator came up to take the Bohemian off</p>
<p>19th Windy Mr Barnhart here Bought Stanleys Duck paid 50 cents Mr Wallace with him cut Down the Dead oak at the River Mr Genie Fixed the saw Cultivator and Bohemian went Down Flurry of snow Let out the Ram</p>
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<p>20th of Nov1892 Fine Mr Genie went off Leander shot a Fox W Wind</p>
<p>21st on this Day of the Month D MMaster Senior Departed 1846 Windy Drew up 2 of the Boats cool Fixing new pipes to the stove shot a Duck got a House Rat Billy Bone here {illegible} shooting to Day Made a Beetle Flurries of snow Keeping in the cattle Lots of snow on the Mountains Traveller went up in Tow 3 Masts and 2 Master Princefs Louise Running Began Saving the Ashes St Cecelia Day</p>
<p>23rd St Clement Day Flurries of snow W Wind Propellar went up Lumber Steam Barge went Down caught an EEl for Bait for the Mink shot a Duck cutting stove wood Princess came out to Day and the Algoma commencing to set Fires to the Marshes Princefs Laid at the Point</p>
<p>24th Windy T Craig here got the cutting stovewood setting Traps for Mink Fixing the Cellar Door Mr Higginson and Barnhart here stopt all night high W Wind cold</p>
<p>25th Mr Higginson Gave 2 Dollars cool Livinia John and Mary came Took a Boat From Hopkins Point as Salmon River is Froze The Princefs Laid up at Summerstown on the 23rd Boys went to Alexis Island Hunt John Charlie and Leander The Alexandra went up on the 25th on her Last Trip</p>
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<p>26th of Nov 1892 Fine the # Girls went for the Mail Bought of J Summers 3 Bars of Soap 5 Mr Wards Pipes The Boys Hunting got a Fox they seen Lewis Dont Kill my Fox Boats Towing up and Down</p>
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<li>27th Hay Done on the Barn Floor Stanley and I cutting alders and Brush Boats a going to Day</li>
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<p>29th E Wind and West and East Seined some setting Fires in the Marshes no Boats to Day not Much Shooting to Day Lots of Weasel Tracks</p>
<p>30th St Andrews Day The Festival of the Scotch E Wind cool Killed the Bull Shot a large Horned owl The Boys went to Alexis Island shot a Duck seen no Fox no Boats went to Day set Fire on the Front Marsh Dont Burn very well Lights up to night Keeping St Andrews to night John Morris and Mary Charlie Leander Stanley H Ann Sissy Tonia Tonia cut her Eye-Brow By Falling on the ice at wet Place</p>
<p>1st of December W Wind set Fires in the Marsh went to upper Point cut the Meat in Quarters George Renshaw Departed on Sunday 27th</p>
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<p>2nd of Dec 1892 W Wind Windy Boys hunting</p>
<p>3rd Snowing W W John Mary and Charlie Creamer and Leander went up Home Leander to Summerstown Bought of J Summers an undershirt 90 no Lights in the Lighthouses to night Tug and 3 Barges went up Yesterday</p>
<p>4th a Tug and Barges went up to Day</p>
<p>5th Fine cool Windy cutting Brush in the oakfield Broke on a Fine Hay stack shot an owl W Wind</p>
<p>6th St Nicholas The Festival of the Germans and a very fine Day E Wind turned Windy and commenced to snow hard to nigh Drew some drags cutting Brush in the oakfield cut Down a Dead oak and an Elm Ground the Axes last night shot a owl</p>
<p>7th very Fine Day E Wind at Wood Drew 2 Loads of stone to the Bank got a Weasel in the Trap about 3 inches of snow Flocks of Black ducks around to Day Files the wood-saw</p>
<p>8th Fine E Wind Rained Thunder and Lightning Leander shot 4 Ducks Filed the crosscut saw Conception of the Virgin Mary sawing stove wood</p>
<p>9th sawing wood Fine Day</p>
<p>9th Leander's Birth Day Fine Day Leander to Summerstown a Tub of Butter to A McDonald him not at home Got a Mink in the Trap Bought of Mr Ward Shot Powder Soda got a Letter From Minnie</p>
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<p>11th of Dec 1892 Fine Windy Leander shot a Mink a Big one Lost the cap Pin of his Gun</p>
<p>12th Fine W Wind cutting up at the Brush Fence cutting Brush put the owl in the shanty</p>
<p>13th Court opens in Cornwall this Week Fine Day Leander Went to Dundee took 2 Minks cutting Drags cut an ash by the Roots as there is a crook in it for a sleigh a Good Deal of shooting to Day</p>
<p>14th E Wind Snowing and Blowing hard Got a Weasel at the Lower Point sawed some Wood</p>
<p>15th W Wind Leander came From Dundee 1 Pair of over-shoes 1..40 2 yds of cloth 1 Dollar Got a Weasel snow melting sold his 2 Mink 2..50 Got a Dollar for the Fox-skin Got 24 shells and a Box of Wads from Charles Creamer</p>
<p>16th W Wind snowed hard for a While Drew some Drags This is the Day The Murderer in Cornwall is to be Hung to Day Jim Slavin</p>
<p>17th Fine Leander crofsed to Summerstown Bought of A McDonald 3 lb of Tea 1 2 pairs of Boots 2 lb of Soda sent me 2 Plugs Tobacco Got a Bag of oats at Hamiltons Bought of John Summers 200 of Flour 4.20 Paid cut my hair</p>
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<p>18th Dec 1892 Randolph J Morris and Barnhart here to night stormy some snow to night</p>
<p>19th Randolph and J Morris went off stormy snowing Blowing Firing at a Mark to Day Froze hard to night</p>
<p>20th cutting stove wood Fine cold Frosty Took up the Traps made 23 Plugs of Tobacco Last night the Water smoky Freezing hard</p>
<p>21st First Day of Winter W Wind Blowing some snow Fine Drawing Drags of Elm and White Birch cutting and sawing stove wood Put in the Heifers Last night not much ice made Made 22 Plugs of Tobacco Last night St Thomas Day Taking the Marsh hay from the upper Field cleaning Tobacco</p>
<p>22nd a Fortunate Day cold W Wind Frosty ice made to the Rushes cutting stove wood made a Place for the Pig the sheep came home from the Bush no Ducks around to Day</p>
<p>23rd Very Frosty cold Windy cutting and sawing stove Wood Killed the Goose too windy for ice to make Broke a Peice out of the Axe</p>
<p>24th W Wind Windy Frosty some anchor ice Going Down no Game of any Kind water Low Began to cut Hay on the East Mow</p>
<p>25th Christmas Day Snowing cool</p>
<p>26th cold Freezing Blowing W Wind sawing stove wood Ice Taken to Christies Steamboat channel open taken to night St Stephens Day very very cold Windy and Frosty</p>
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<p>27th of Dec 1892 Fine W Wind Leander crofsed the ice to Hamiltons Got our Mail ice Took Last night in the steamboat channel Drew some Wood Drew some Hay from the stack Grinding the axes Got a Paper From A Hamilton Oswego Foxes around on the ice</p>
<p>28th Fine Day Holy Innocents Day Bismarck here Had the colt in the sleigh to Day Drew some Wood with him works very well Leander and Stanley Fishing EEls got 9 cut a Pole for the Barn door Leander crossed to Hamiltons with Bismarck</p>
<p>29th Our Angus B Day Frosty Fine W Wind Took in a Quarter of Beef to Thaw out Tried for EEls got some</p>
<p>30th Fine Leander crossed to Summerstown Bought of A McDonald Broom 20 Cap 45 Knitting needles 8 ice Rough Heard Barnhart and F Laplant had a Fight or a Quarrel this Week Lewis Drawing Hay with handsleighs From Round Island Stanley and I to Sturgeon Island</p>
<p>31st Fine Drew some Wood Drew the Logs up in the Grove and 1 of the Soft Maple From the Wet Place St Sylvesters Day</p>
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1893
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Mr James Cameron Island 1893 1st of January New Years Day Sunday East Wind Snowed
Rained hailed Gordon here Lewis Laso- here the 2 girls went over to William Craigs Leander
went to Jo Lemays
2nd W Wind cool finished Plugging my Tobacco 100 Plugs and the rest is in stacks Fine
stuff Freezing tonight
3rd Allen's Birth Day 1853 very frosty W Wind sawing stove wood skinned 3 EEls Freezing
hard tonight
4th W Wind Fine Day Frosty Leander put out a Few Bushes to the south side went to
Hopkins Point 1 J Morris is Thrashing there The 2 Girls to Summerstorm Bought of I
Summers 10 yds of Gingam 2 Glass Dishes 4 Matches 10 Cards 10 Bought at Hamiltons
cheese 10 J Summers sent {Illegible word} a Parcel of Tobacco a Present
5th Wind Cold Freezing Windy Reading to Day the Woodpecker Tapping in the Grove
always Denotes Bad Weather when he comes around
6th Cold Frosty Fine the Marsh hay stack in the upper feild Done shot an owl put Paris
Green on the owl for the Fox
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Mr James Cameron Island 8th of January 1893 Fine Windy Annie B Day 1866 D Spinks here
Livinia Senior very unwell in Bed
9th Wind very cold Light snow Livinia very sick Leander went to Lewis
10th W Wind Very Cold and Frosty Livinia a Little Better to Day sawing stove wood to Day
Tuesday Broke on a Marsh hay Stack to Day Tuesday The Boys making Buckshot a very cold
and Frosty night
11th W Wind very cold and Frosty Drifting Livinia Better to Day as she is up the WhiteBacked Eagle Flying around Frosty cold tonight
1
�12th East Wind Frosty Drew stove wood cut a Quarter of Beef On this Day of the Month our
Mary Auntie Mary Departed 1891 Frosty
13th Frosty cold Drew some Wood
14th cutting stove Wood Leander to F Covington to get his boots fixed 30 cents Bought
John Tyo 3lb of Tea 1 a Bottle of Harrys 25 John and Billy Morris Drove Leander Home stopt
all night
15th Wind went to Fish EEls got 1 Leander went with them put 2 shoes on the Mare as she
will slip going to get her shod sent up a Tub of Butter Got 6 Dollars the Big Rout at
Nicholsons about the Girl this week
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Mr James Cameron Island 1893 16th January W Wind Cutting Wood Leander at Dundee
getting the Mare shod by Derushie 1 Brought a cutter Home gave Gordon a ride to
Hamiltons
17th cool frosty Leander and Stanley went to Break some of the ice on our Road at the
upper Point put some Bushes on the ice went to Hamiltons got the Papers took Gordons
satchel with his shirts to wash
18th E Wind Fine Frosty drew some wood cutting stovewood Stanley got a bad fall coming
out of the barn Fell on his face and hurted his head broke the rack of the sleigh
19th wind snowing a little Making a Rack for the sleigh this is the night of Ponds Ball at
Hopkins Point Leander and the 2 girls went to it 50 cents paid about 30 couple
20th came From the Ball went to Dundee for the Bob-Sleighs cold some snow
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Mr James Cameron Island
21st of January 1893 St Agnefs Day W Wind Frosty Fine cutting stovewood Fixing the
Harnefs Fixed the saw Leander to Hamiltons For 2 Bushels of Oats They had no change to
Be Paid
2
�22nd E Wind Fine Leander and the 2 Girls went to Jo Lemays Lewis the Indian here Got
Tobacco Told us Lewis Martin's wife Died on Friday the 20th
23rd E Wind Light snow Fixing the Blocks on the Bob-sleighs the owl Dead at the shanty
Frosty
24th Charlie Tupper's Birth Day Fine E Wind Fixing the shafts Went to the Sturgeon Island
cut some stakes Drew 6 of the Basswood Logs to the Grove Drew a Load of Wood Turning
Warmer commenced to snow to night
25th Robie Burn's Birth Day Fine Warm E Wind snowing Wind snowing Wind changed to
West 2 stars Pretty close together this some time cut 2 Poles for shafts Working at them to
night
26th E Wind Kind of soft Drew some Wood
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Mr James Cameron Island
27th of January 1893 Fine Frosty Windy sawing stove wood split 2 Logs for Rails Fine to
night
28th Stormy E Wind Drifting the Heifers and calves did not go to Drink to Day took in the
Bottom of the Marsh Hay stack cut some stove Wood
29th WW the Girls went to Christee Leander went for the Mail Fine Day and to Hamiltons
30th Frosty Fine Mary Morris came Down From Mr Ponds sawing stove wood
31st E Wind a Very Fine Day the Girls went to Summerstown took the Horse and cutter took
8 lb of Butter 18 cents a lb 1..44 Bought of J Summers 10 yds of Goods a Dollar Lining 1 1/2
yds of Calico Thread went up to the camp to Look at them Bolts
1st of February E Wind Drifting Windy Leander Annie Mary Morris Went Down on the ice to
Lancaster Bough of Mr Glennie a Table 7.50 Dollars
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Mr James Cameron Island
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�2nd of Febuary 1893 Candle-Mass Day The Bear and Raccoon will see their Shadow to Day
as the sun shines North Wind Fine Frosty Leander and the Girls and Mary Morris went to
Dundee took Stanleys Boots to be Fixed and to Fix the cutter Water very Low as we have to
go Far out for to cut Waterholes Those Wigglers is Begginning to come Leander and Annie
came Livinia stopt at Dundee Stanleys Boots 40 cents 4 yds of calico 25 Cutter 85 put a
Whole shoe on it got an almanac
3rd E Wind Drifting snow Wind changed to West snowing unfortunate Day
4th W Wind Very Frosty Ground the axes
5th E Wind Leander went to Hamiltons for the Papers Lent his overcoat to Gordon 2 of
Lewis Boys here Gave a stick to make a Broom There is Sacrament on the Front
Sexangensima Sunday
6th E Wind snowing Drifting made some Rails of oak
7th W Wind snowing Rained Last night Drifting Windy some crust
8th Gordon's B Day Leander to Summerstown Bought of Nicholsons 250 of Flour 5 Dollars
Paid Broke a Road to the Bush Got a Postal card From the News
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Mr James Cameron Island
9th of Feby 1893 Fine W Wind changed to East Drew some Wood Stanley and I in the Bush
Drew a Load of Rails to the wet Place Left the Beech in Field slipped off not very well
10th Raining W Wind Leander to Hamiltons 4 Bushels of Barley not Paid to Day
11th E Wind and West Drew some Wood very Fine Day Drew the Beech Log out of the Field
Leander went to Hamiltons to night a Fortunate Day Heard Chicken Tyo shot his Son
12th Shrove Sunday Uncle William and his Wife and Livinia came Moses Lemay and his
sister here a Fine Day
13th E Wind Fine Frosty Leander went to Dundee Bought of Tyo 5 Gallons of Coal Oil 40
naild 5 lb 20 Bag of Bran Hide 1 Dol calfskin 40 Sheep pelt 40 A Ball at John Tyo's tonight
Broke on a Marsh Hay stack the Last of them at the Barn
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�14th St Valentine Day Shrove Tuesday very Fine Day Drew 2 Loads of Wood with the colt
put him in the cutter goes well Mardi Gras high wind and Rain to night
15th Ash Wednesday Fine some Rain Thawing
16th North West Wind sawing stove Wood Got 2 Rats John Fraser passed up the ice seen 2
Foxes on on the ice some slippery Margaret Hamilton got a Bad Fall yesterday Dan Spinks
here
17th Fine some Frosty cutting stove Wood north and E Wind put in the Last of the Marsh
haystack
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Mr James Cameron Island
18 Feby 1893 James Hugh's Birth Day 1855 cutting stove Wood Leander went to for the mail
19th Leander and Annie went to Dundee E Wind stopt till next Day Moses Lemay here with
Leanders Watch turned stormy to night
20th Leander came to night very cold to Day and to night Molly had a calf this Morning put
a a (another Barrel for ashes hurted the Back of my hand
21st Fine went up to the Bush E Wind to night Drifting
22nd Washington's Birth Day stormy E Wind snowing Drifting turned Fine sawing stove
Wood
23rd Fine very Bad with a soar Back sawed some Wood cut a Waterhole to the Bottom no
Water ice awful thick over 3 Feet Wrote a Letter For the Toronto Weekly news did not send
it to Day
24th St Matthias Day Fine Frosty W Wind Stanley sick a Bad cold Sawing Stovewood Dan
Spinks here to night For Leander to go to a Bee Drawing stones to the Wharf
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�25th of Feby 1893 Fine Day Leander went to Hamiltons Stone Bee Gave him the Letter to
put in the post office with a Dollar in it For the Toronto Weekly news to be Registered But
he did not put it in the office to Day
26th Leander came Fine Day
27th Fine cool Frosty sawing stove Wood
28th E Wind Fine some Rain and Hail Leander went to Dundee took the Letter with him to
put in the PO Summerstown This is the Last Day of Feby Bought soda 8 Tea 3 lb 1 Dollar
Postage and Register 8 cents
1st of March St Davids Day The Festival of Welsh Taffy came in Kind of Like a Lion Windy
West snow Flurries not very well Got a Lead Pencil
2nd W Wind Windy Tried iron-wood for colds cutting stove wood Water very Low have to
go out in the channel to get Water Froze to the Bottom all Bad with colds coughing and
Barking
3rd a very Fine Day Went to Lewis Lisors seen a new comer there Marys Baby Boy Barnhart
Barnharts Wife and children came there to Day at stovewood Drew the Marsh hay from the
Marsh and the Little S
4th Fine E Wind Leander crofsed with the colt in the cutter to Hamiltons the First Time the
colt crofsed the ice Cleavland in to Day
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Mr James Cameron Island
5th of March 1893 Leander and his Mother went to Dundee took the colt stopt all night Fine
Lewis here Brought me my Broom snowed some
6th Fine Barnhart here Angus McDonald poorly Threw up a pail of Blood Leander and his
mother came from Dundee Barnhart went to Charlies Island for wood Randolph came to
night windy to night
7th a very fine Day Leander and Randolph went to Dundee for his valise Bought of Tyo
overall stuff Drawers shirts salts I went up to the ash to put the snow of it Leander crofsed
6
�this Evening for the Mail Mr Angus McDonald Merchant of Summerstown Departed Last
night a very Fine Gentleman and a very obliging man
8th a Fine Day Thawng First Crows came to Day Leander went to Jo Lemays to Fix his
Watch Uncle Bill and Billy came for the Heifer cut a Water hole speared in it and got an EEl
in it
9th Angus McDonald Buried to Day Leander with 3 Basswood Logs to the mill 252 Feet of
Lumber Thawing some to Day
10th Took 1 Pine 1 Basswood 400 Feet Billy Morris came with the Sewing-Machine
Remington stopt to night the 2 Boys went to F Covington took the cold St Batteauce
Passed here
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Mr James Cameron Island
11th of March 1893 Fine E Wind Billy and Leander to the Mill Billy 2 Hemlogs did not saw the
Hemlogs Left them for another time go 3 Basswood sawed did not get the number of Feet
of the Basswood to Day Gave a peice of ash to Billy for oars He got no saw-dust to Day
Leander went to Hamiltons to night a social at Duncan Go Last night
12th On This Day of the Month D McMaster First Came to the Island Fine soft Water on the
ice Mary-Ann Lewis Girl and 2 Boys here Horse and cutter
13th Fine Leander very unwell to Day a Team and 2 Men crofsed from the south side to the
north side Stanley and I up to the Bush some Grass Birds came
14th Stanleys Birth Day 1880 E Wind Fine commenced to Rain 2 of the cows calved to Day
one of the calves still-Born Leander in Bed to Day some Better Let out the Pig Filed the saw
seen a Flock of Wild Geese going East Flying Low Spotty putting her entrails out {see
discussion}
15th Drifting very Windy Bill and Billy Morris here Going to Lancaster with cedar for shingles
took up a Load of sawdust a Man here a Man here Looking for Lewis house his name is
Andrew Tarrase Leander not well
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�Mr James Cameron Island
16th of March 1893 Fine W Wind A J Baker and Mrs Baker here Good Going on the ice
Spotty Dead Drew her out on the ice
17th St Patrick Day The Festival of the Irish Fine Leander and Annie to Dundee with Butter 17
1/2 lb Bought of Tyo axe 75 cotton Calico Boots 90 sugar Ginger 2 Bottles of RRR 50 Bill
Morris and Willie here From Lancaster Shingles and sawdust I sawed ash For oars cut 2
Logs 1. 8 Feet one 7 1/2 Blustering this Evening some snow
18th St Joseph Day on the Day Vicky Departed 1887 Fine Drew 2 Loads of Wood Bored the
Heifers Horn as she has the horn Distemper Got a Gimlet and spirits of Turpentine From B
Morris Stanley sick in Bed
19th Fine Dan Spinks came with the Mail and the Picture The Birds Eye view of Toronto
cames with the Toronto News Good scating
20th First Day of Spring E Wind Fine Races in Lancaster a Great many going on the ice
Leander went up to John Ponds for hay he is not at home cut some wood Sun crofses the
Line
21st Rain W Wind High Equinoxical Gales A Team crofsed over at the East End of the Island
about Dark went above the Sturgeon Island going south and was then turned East cant see
where its going
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Mr James Cameron Island
22nd of March 1893 Livinia Seniors Birth Day Fine E Wind Leander went to John Ponds for
hay got 1/2 Ton of Marsh hay Took the 2 Barrels Down from the camp to soak 4 Teams
Drawing Wood from Tuppers Island Johnny Craig and Annie his sister here Told us that it
was Peter Buchanan that crossed over Last night
23rd E Wind Snowed some Hail cold Wind Leander went to John Ponds for the other 1/2
Ton Thats a Ton of Marsh we got Stanley and I up to the Bush seen the small owl Bad with a
cold
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�24th Fine Rained Took some of the snow out of the Boats cutting sugar Bush Wood Heard
Dan had a set to with another Lawyer Blackbirds came cranes came
25th Leander to Dundee took Butter to Bill Got 2 Pigs to be paid in sum{cut off} got his Milk
can and 3 Tins for syrup Annie came had 2 Papers Tapt 70 Trees to Day not running well
26th John Hamilton Camerons B Day 1876 The 2 Miss Frasers and Miss McDonald Teacher
here our 2 Girls went to Lewis and From there to Hamilton Got the Papers Seen the Fight
the Lawyers Maud calved
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Mr James Cameron Island
27th of March 1893 Tapt 110 to Day not running very well Made some sumac spoils Drawing
wood to the camp Bad with colds EW Cool 28 E Wind Fine sap not running cool Fixed the
Tin Pan at the camp made a Fire under it making the Fireplace Longer Moveing the poles
and crotches seen a Team going Down on the south side of the us seems to have a Load
chopped some wood at the camp
29th Fine W Wind Leander crofsed to Summerstown Bought of Nicholsons 200 of Flour one
Hundred on credit and paid for the other Bill and the 2 Boys here with the colt, in the Sugar
Bush Made Taffy had a Feast for the First Made Billy Made an axe-handle of Ash Lots of
crofsing on Summerstown Road the 2 Girls went to Evan Frasers
30th Tapt some 25 to Day Rained and snowed a Little Boiling in the Pan Windy West Wind
Froze to night
31st Good Friday Fine W Wind Done
Uncle John Cameron Departed this Life on the 7th of April Friday
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�1st of April 1893 All Fools Day Fine Rained Lots of Ducks Flying no holes yet for them Made
some syrup Leander crofsed a Foot to Hamiltons for the Papers Windy to night
2nd Fine John and Mary Morris here Gordon here Easter Sunday Boiling in the Bush
3rd Rained Made some Syrup
4th some Rain Thunder and Lightning Fine Foggy Tapt 5 Trees Gathered 6 pails cut some
Firewood at the camp
5th Fine W Wind cutting Wood at the camp Johnny Morris and Mary and Randolph went to
Dundee Randolph gave me 25 cents for to Buy songs I seen in the Toronto News we seen a
Buggy crofsing the Summerstown Road to Summerstown Running some to Day Gathered
some its Peter Baker and Barnhart that crofsed not in a Buggy but a sleigh Trading with
George Derushie a colt for cattle so Barnhart says
6th a Fortunate Day Boiling E Wind Fine {cut off} ir cool cutting Firewood Mr Barnhart Lost a
calf Last night stole out of his stable
7th Boiling made sugar for the First 35 lb Snow heavy Thunder and Lightning and Rain to
night {cut off} opened at Francis Island on the {illegible} Uncle John Died
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8th of April 1893 Fine Running well the sap ice opening s{illegible} a Good Deal of shooting
seen Loons high Wind Tapt 7 Trees
9th On This Day of the Month I was Married 1862 Thirty one years Married to {illegible} L
{illegible} Sunday Fine Boiling to Day
10th Fine in the Bush strained Running well a Good Lot of shooting Ducks Plenty {illegible}
Fine E Wind Running well Boiling Lots of Shooting Piling stove wood Put of Dicks Bun Got an
EEl the ice Before went off in a very large cake Killing snakes come out of their holes
12th Fine Day Jams of ice shot 2 Ducks {illegible} Little Island Took the Boat
{illegible}of the Island A {illegible}nk Brought
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�{illegible} and got away with
{illegible} to Day {illegible}
{illegible} to the Bush commenced
{illegible}south Wind Drawing
{illegible}13th Fine some Rain high
{illegible} the camp EEl
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Mr James Cameron Island
16th of April 1893 Fine The Lemays here Mrs Bacon and child Narcisse and his Man came
they all had a Feast at Taffy Made a Bargain for her stove 4..50 to Pay her Father Sent Jo a
Present of sugar Sap Running well
17th Fine E Wind Sap Running well Boiling and Gathering sap Dishes Running over
18th Uncle Duncan's B Day some Windy Moses Lemay here for 2 Quarts of Syrup Linwet
here Mr Kelly Billy Morris and Billy Bone here Annie crofsed to Summerstown Bought of J
Summers 1 lb of Tea Sent 2 yds of calico to Mother a Present Got 2 Letters one with Uncle
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�Johns Death and one from Minnie with a present for Ionia On Sunday the 16th The Princefs
Louise crofsed From Summerstown to Dundee
19th Fine sap Runs well Tapt 7 Trees frost to night Fishermen went to Lancaster with First
Lot of Fish
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Mr James Cameron Island
20th of April 1893 Frost Last sap running E Wind up at the camp went around the Island
took a Fainting Fit or Dizzinefs in the Head Fell Down then came to was very very sick was
afraid I would Die there and they would not Fine me for a Day or 2 very High E Wind I called
and Called to them in the sugar-Bush at Last I made out to reach the camp and got home
21st Rained Jenny calved Fine Heard a Rap at the Door about 10 or 11 o clock in Day Time it
must mean Death or some one Wishing to come here at sap Boiling took home syrup to
Day
22nd Wind Boiling sap got all the sap Boiled
23rd St George's Day The Festival of the English hail Windy Rain Leander and the Girls went
to {cut off} Jo Lemays Sent 2 1/2 lbs of Butter 50 cents Got a Sturgeon from the Fishermen
them to Butter
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24 of April 1893 Fine Leander Went to Dundee Charlie and Mary came with him Bought
overall stuff 50 of Bag of Bran 50 Gathered 12 Pails of sap one of the cows calved
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�25th St Marks Day Windy north some Drops of Rain Fine made Taffy and sugar Done to Day
in sugar Bush Leander and Charlie to Tuppers Island got a Few Duck and a Decoy skinned 2
Muskrats cold Frost at nights
26th hard Frost this Morning Taking the Basins from the Bush E Wind Fine Fishermen went
to Lancaster with Fish Got a Sturgeon Fisherman Wrote a Letter to New York to Ionia
Cameron 218 Warwick Street East N York Long Island
27th Windy Leander and Charles Got 6 Ducks Gave the Fishermen a couple of Ducks The
Stove Fell Down Broke the 2 Front Legs
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28th of April 1893 Windy Made a Double Whippletree Took away the Front Banking putting
the syrup in Jars ice Going Down not very well Ground the Broad-axe
29th Fine Livinia and Mary crossed to Summerstown Mailed the Letter to Ionia 218 Warwick
Street East N Y Long Island Bought J Summers 1 lb of Tea 25 took a Fox pelt From Hamiltons
to sell for Davy Spink Charle Leander to Ball Island Go 2 Ducks 2 Men here Picquet for Fish
30th Fine Day Warm Leander Went to Dundee with Charlie and Mary took his Fur Muskrats
Mink and Fox Lewis Wife and Mary-Ann here
1st of May E Wind Raining Mr Genie here Made a Broad-axe handle Had a Lot of Perch Light
Lit up in the Light houses now Chaffy Runing now to Lancaster
2nd W E & W Raining Mr Genie went to Cornwall Fisherman went to Montreal his Girl to be
Married Stanley and I taking up stones Tow Boat with Raft went Down a Tug came up
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3rd of May 1893 E Wind Foggy Algoma into Dundee Alexandra went Down 2 Tows went
Down Mr Genie came from Cornwall took 1 Bushel of Wheat 1 lb of Tea went off Leander
came had the Plough 2 W trees a neck yoke 75 Plough 3 Dollars Sold his Rats and Mink 2.20
Bought 2 Hem straps 30 one of the cows calved Oxly High E Wind to night Narcisse came
from Montreal Mr Jo Genie and Bilaire came Fixing the Buoys
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�4th High E Wind Raining Cold Water Raised very High Narcisse to Butter 20 no Boats went
to Day Water high in Dundee
5th Fine Rained some Taking away the Banking From the house Drawing stones to the Bank
hitched the colt and Mare together Drew the Logs of the Potato Ground a Lot of Towing
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6th of May 1893 Drawing the stones from the Tobacco Place to the Bank First Ploughing
Broke the Point Fine Rained some Moses Lemay here for Butter and syrup 5 lb of Butter 1
Dollar 2 Gallons of syrup 2 Dollars Mr Marcell here came for his Beadstead at the shanty the
Grenada came up from Montreal to Day
7th a Fine Day Leander and the 2 Girls went to Lemays Brought the stove home Gordon and
Franky Laplant here Quebec at the Fishermen Dany Spink came with our mail
8 very Fine Ploughing the Potato Ground taking out stones Otto Dead yesterday
9th Fine Planted some Potatoes Taking the Potatoes out of the cellar a nice Lot of them put
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Mr James Cameron Island
10th May 1893 W Wind Fine Finished planting the Potatoes at the house ploughed the
Garden ploughed the peice Below the house and taking out stones shut in the cows at
night took some of the Leached ashes out of the Leach Barrel put some on the Potatoes
and some on the hay-land our hay near done seizing Fishermens nets and Seines at
Lancaster Narcisse to Lancaster with Fish Garnet went up to Day
11th Fine Day Ascension Day Bodway came this morning with a Letter from William Morris
Junior as he is to be Married to Mifs Plumado Mr Genie there Quebec with a Postal card to
Narcisse Ploughed and Planted the Lower Piece of Potatoes Rocket went Down First Trip
Fixing Garden Fence Filled the Leech with ashes
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�12th of May 1893 E Wind Fine Taking out stones Leander crofsed to Summerstown Bought
of J Summers pair of Boots Broom one of the cows calved
13th Fine EW Mr Creamer Bill and Mary here Mr Genie came took me a Bag of Potatoes From
Jo Genie he went to Cornwall sawed a Log of the soft Maple the Rocket went up Bill to a
Gallon of Syrup sent the Top onions working at the Garden Let out the Mare and colt to
Grass
14th E Wind Leander crofsed to Mr Craigs
15th Fine Began to Plough a Piece Below the storehouse sod for Potatoes Annie and Mother
went to Lewis's They came over Mary Ann and Jo Gave them a calf one of the cows P.J
calved to Day Leander went for a Ploughpoint to Dundee 50 Tea 1 Dollar put a handle in the
Grubhoe Fixing the West side of Garden Fence
16th E Wind Rain Fixing the Fence in the swamp sawed a stick for oars went for Cherry Gum
Sent a Letter to Toronto yesterday Planted Potatoes in a Barrel
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17th of May 1893 an unfortunate Day Ploughing Fine took the Pots and Barrels From the
sugar-Bush Planted a maple Tree in front of House the Wind took it out of the Roots in the
Bush wind changed to West Raining hard Drawing stones to the Bank Taking cherry Bark to
Drink Duck commenced to Lay Mr Genie up with Mr Kelly stopt at Mr Lemays to night
18th a Fortunate Day Raining hard to Day Mr Genie came here taking up his Line Lots of
Towing
19th Fine Genie went off Letting the water run to the south side in the swamp Fixing the
Fence in the swamp Let the Lye Run Digging in the Tobacco place for stones
20th Fine a Lot of Towing to Day at the Fence Lewis and Jo here to Dinner told us the cars
smashed on the Track an Unfortunate Day
21st Whit Sunday 3 men here 3 More men 1 party the Beans very Windy slept at the Shanty
those men
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�Mr James Cameron Island
22 May 1893 Fine planted Potatoes in the Garden got From Jo Genie Leander crossed for
the Mail Got the Songs from Toronto Got a Letter from Minnie Bought of 50 Wt of Flour 1
Tea 30 pipes 2 (Made a Pair of Oars Leander )
23rd E Wind changed to S West Fine Began to Rain Blew very very hard Lewis here with
corn got Tobacco Harrowing the corn Ground Put Manure on it Thunder and Lightning very
high Wind Drawing stones to the Bank Fishermen went to Lancaster and I Think they went
to Montreal as they did not come Back
4th Qeens B Day Fine cool Windy Planted corn & Potatoes Beans Pumkins squashes The
Fishermen came Back from Montreal to night
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25 of May 1893 W Wind very windy Rained Thunder and Lightning at the Fence in the
swamp splitting a soft maple Log
26th Fine Working at the Fence Began to Plough a Peice in the upper Field amongst the
Brush cleaning the Barn Floor Manured the Potatoes in the Garden Narcisse Paid his Rent
To Butter sugar 40
27th Fine Began to Rain Mr Genie here E Wind W Morris Billy Bone and Labuff here Leander
crofsed Peter arquet Moving to Charles Island He Bought Butter Milk 25 Gave him salt
28th Trinity Sunday Windy Leander went to Dundee with Bodway
29th Royal Oak Day Leander came had 4 Bushels of Oats 1..52 Ploughing Harrowing some
30th sowed about 3 Bushels Fine E Wind commenced to Rain Wind changed West Blowing
hard Planted a Few hills of Potatoes and squashes Let out the calve to Pasture Mr Genie
went of yesterday Leander to Summerstown Bought of J Summers 50 wt of Flour 1 Lunge to
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�31st of May 1893 Very Fine Day Harrowing Potatoes Lewis wife for Butter 40 Arquet For
Butter 35 Peter for Butter 20 Took 2 Pans of Bread From Lancaster 40 cutting weeds on the
Sturgeon Island Stanley and I sawed a Log of Beech at soap Filed the saw making a Trench
at the Wet place a Drudge went Down 2 Tugs Towing it Lots of Boats Going to Day Leander
went to Jo Lemays with the clock and a Parcel of Eggs From Montreal
1st of June Vicky's B Day 1878 The Glorious 1st of June The Line Boat went up Last night Fine
Day E Wind Mr Genie going to Cornwall Brought me a Rooster an unfortunate Day Corpus
Christe Working at the Fence Digging stones at the Tobacco Place
2nd Fine EW Mr Genie went to Cornwall Sawing a Beech and splitting Fixed a place for the
Pigs at the Fence
3rd Fine E Wind Bohemian and Spartan went Down to Day at Fence Blackbirds at the oats
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4th of June 1893 Fine Windy Lewis here Going to Charlies Island This is old George the 3rds
Birth Day that used to be Kept for a Long Time Narciss to Butter Algerian went Down
5th an Unfortunate Day Fine very warm oats coming up Finished the swamp Fence Blossom
on the apple Trees Took away the stack Fence Took 2 Troughfs From the Bush
6th an unfortunate Day Raining hard On This Day of the Month Sir John A McDonald
Departed 1891 Leander and Stanley Made a Boat for the First
7th Fine Working at the Fence at the Pitt Point cutting Dead cherries for the Brush Fence
corn coming up Put the Boat in the water to soak Narcisse to Butter 20
8th William and Billy Morris here Brought a Licence to the Fishermen Windy Fine Bill Left his
Boat to night at Frashers as the Wind is high
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9th of June 1893 Aunty Mary's B Day 1813 an unfortunate Day Fine Annie and Leander went
to Dundee with 2 Tubs of Butter and 16 Doz of Eggs 14.44 clot 1.87 1/2 cloth 40 Thread 10
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�Flour 2.20 Tea 1.50 Boots 1.25 Boots 1.50 Globe 5 1 pipe 25 Tin pail 50 Pills 25 Hats 3 - 30 2
Tubs 50 2 Tubs 40 Slippers 1.50 pipe 35 cottonade 10 Tax 5 Milk Pans 1- Lime 9 Salt Left 1
here Due 1-27 and the Salt 1-37 Due Moses Lemay here Gave him stuff to Make oars Got 3
lb of Butter 60 Peter to Butter 20 cutting Weeds Found a Potato Bug Fire-Flys Plenty
Mosquitoes some Bad Mr Genie here to night went off Bragains 1-25 Soap 20 Shoes 1.25 Tin
pail 50
10th Fine - Windy
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11th June 1893 St Barnabas Day E Wind heavy Rain high Wind
12th Fine E Wind very warm Killed the calf 4 weeks old Dew the sticks of the Tobacco place
and stones Drawed some to the Fence on the Pitt Point Transplanted Turnips the young
Ducks out seen Potato Bugs
13th very Fine and warm Sheared the sheep sawing wood Stanley and I at the Sturgeon
Island mowing weeds and cutting Brush Narcisse to Butter making my Pants
14th Fine very Warm Leander and Stanley Trowling howing the Potatoes trimmed the apple
Tree at the Door
15th E Wind very Fine and Warm Fixing a Log in the Wharf Hoeing Mr Smith and Uncle Bill
here Trowling they got a Good Lot of nice Fish a Big Pic Nic at Fraser on the south side
Lewis 2 Boys here for Butte 2 Boys From Charlies I for Butter Smoking Fish Weeding the
Garden a Fortunate Day
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16th of June 1893 Fine EW hoeing Potatoes at the East side of the storehouse Narcisse to
Butter a Great many Boats a Going the Kit Kit to Butter commenced to Rain hard Thunder
and Lightning Billy Morris Bar Tender on the Point Washing the Wool
17th Fine Rained some in the Morning hoeing the Beans Leander Fishing Livinia not Well
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�18th Fine Warm Day The Ever Memorable Battle of Waterloo Bill Morris Rufus Creamer and
Randolph here Rained some
19th Fine Warm not very well Put the Plough Through the Potatoes at the House they went
with the Fishermen to take his seine up as it Fast in Logs Leander went to Frashers Point to
get Twine from Murcel to Fix the Seine R Trowling to night Arquet for Butter 5 lbs gave him a
pipe Hoeing some Made a Frame around the Seed onions
18th Fine
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20th of June 1893 Fine very warm The First Day of Summer and a Fine Day it is Salted the
cattle splitting Logs hoeing Fixing Fence Randolph very unwell Leander went to Dundee
Bought Tar paper a Roll nails 2 small Sacks of {illegible} Salt Paid Before Rufus Creamer
came Down with him
21st a very Fine Day Boarding the outside of the House at the Potatoes and corn Mr Kelly
and Bill Morris and Billy Bone here Looking after the Fisheries Had a Row with Wiso 2
Fishermen went to Montreal The Girls went to Jo Lemays for the clock Price 60 cents The
Boys Trowling at night got 3 The 3 Spannish Ships went up in Tow of 2 Tugs the Caravels
Lewis here came F Lancaster got a Star from Mr Kelly
22nd Our Dans B Day Rained Fine Boarding the House Lots of Boats going
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23rd of June 1893 Raised Fine Dick came the Boys and Rufus went to Dundee moving the
Logs at the Door
24th St John the Batista Day The Girls went to Summerstown For the Mail Got a Letter
From Ione Cameron 218 Warwick Street East NY Long Island The Rocket a Pleasure Trip to
Lancaster making the Tobacco Fence The Fishermen Found a Boat Bought 2 spools 10
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�25th Fine Narcisse paid his resit EW Genie here Saturday Brought to Basins said they put
him off the Place Heavy Thunder and very sharp Lightning and Rained very hard to night
and heavy claps of Thunder
26th Fine Windy Leander and R went to Dundee Bought Pants 1.25 Took the calfskin at the
Tobacco place
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Mr James Cameron Island
27th of June 1893 Fine Ploughed the Tobacco peice put the Plough through the Potatoes
above the House Rained some Mr Genie here Gordon {illegible} for Leander to work on the
Roads for him Told us of Larus {illegible} with the Lightning
28th very warm Fine Mr Genie went off Lewis for salt at the Tobacco peice Narcisse for salt
and Butter
29th Fine very warm St Peter and St Paul's Day Lewis for Soft-soap got a stick of ash The
Tobacco Ground ready The colt 3 years old to Day
29th Fine put the Plough through the Lower Potatoes
1st of July Dominion Day Fine Day went to the upper Point
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2nd of July 1893 Fine Bismarck came Leander went to Jo Lemays gave a hen to them
3 Raining Thunder Windy Moved the 2 stoves Leander Went for Bismarcks Watch 75 cents
4th of July American Independence Fine Rained some W Wind Put out 150 Tobacco Plants
Leander and Bismarck went to Hopkins Point putting Paris Green on the Potatoes Bugs Bad
a Dance on the Point to night
5th of July (Our John's Uncle John) Birth Day 1803 Fine Turned to Rain hard Stanly and I to
Fish at the Kit Kit Island Got 20 Perch and 2 Pickerel took home Hamiltons Bun Brought of
Mr Hagarty 2 Pans of Bread 48 cents caught another of the yellow-Birds
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6th of July 1893 a very Fine Day Jacques an Indian here for Butter Peter for Butter Leander
and Annie to Dundee with Butter Lots of Boats going to Day a Tug with Tow aground down
at Charlies Island Mary Morris came Down with them Bought Flour 2.20 Pens 5 2 Scyths
1..20 Fork 35 Stone 10 Tobacco 40 Lamp 12 Glass 6 net 8 Hat 10 Paris Green 25 Tin Sprinkler
60 Tubs 90 Drefs 50 Plasters 5
7th Fine very warm John Morris Rufus and Charlie creamer here Lots of Boats a Going
8th Thund Rain hard John Morris and the rest went off Bismarck and Leander went to
Lancaster Garnet went up Heard Oliver Duckett was missing he went of in a Boat got a Lot
of Papers From Andrew Fraser very high Wind
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9th of July 1893 Fine Tom Jack and Gordon here The 2 Girls went to church
10th Fine commenced to Mow Fixed the Bottom Log in the East Mow of the Barn the Girls
went to Dundee Bought a sack of Fine salt 60 Stone 1/2 Gallon of oil Hat soap 3 Bars
nutmeg nails soda 1-27 cents
11th Fine Windy cutting and Gathering Hay 2 Indians Broke their oar Lent them one Bought 2
Doz of Eggs 25 cents Fishermen to Montreal English cherries Ripe
12th of July Orangeman's Day Fine Windy put in the First Hay 4 Loads in the East Mow
Henery Bosell here
13th Fine Mr John McBain came to see me as we were old school-mates in Williamstown
and we had a Great time talking over the young Days Gone By
14th Mr J McBain went off cutting Below the corn Bought a Bag of salt and a Rake yesterday
Making coils Put the Letter in the office on the 12th Eat new Potatoes
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�Mr James Cameron Island
15th of July 1893 St Swithen's Day it Rains to Day Thunder put in 65 coils of Hay Mowing if it
Rains to Day it will Rain for 40 Days so they say 9 chickens out Fenced the Young Ducks in
yesterday as they are taking too much for the River
16th Fine Windy Narcisse Paid
17th Mowing on the Lower Point very warm very heavy Thunder and sharp Lightning Rained
hard Got a Pickerel and sturgeon
18th Fine very warm Whitewashing Put the Bell on the Cow Mowing at the Lower Point Mr
Mercell at the Fishermen Put out about 70 Tobacco Plants and its very Late for them
Besides they are very small The Indian came with the oars Narcisse went to Montreal
19th Fine Mowing in the Grove and Back of the Barn Gokey came for Lewis Bosell Hence his
4 year old child was Drowned this Morning Fernandez Birth Day 1874
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20th of July 1893 Fine Leander helping Peter to set his Lines putting in Hay and Gathering
at the Lower Point put in about 60 coils
21st Fine Windy Narcisse went to Lancaster for George took our Boat not very well Went
around the Island made some coils in the Grove 5 cutting in the calves Pasture Mowing
Back of the Barn made 7 Coils Rained a Few Drops
22nd Fine Heavy Thunder and Lightning and heavy Rain George Treated me to a Glass of
Gin and a peice of Tobacco Mowing put in 6 from the Back of the Barn and 5 from the
Lower Point Beans Fit to Eat Cucumbers John Hamilton Cameron came Home From Grants
23rd Fine Windy Found a Bun Leander went for his Watch to Jo Lemays $1 Paid Got a Pair of
Oars
24th Windy Fine The 2 Lovats here From Point Lovat Dan and David Mowing made about 40
coils cut a Little above the Lane and around Part of the Potatoes and at the old Garden
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�Mr James Cameron Island
25 of July 1893 St James Day Fine in the Morning Leander and Annie Went to Dundee Took
2 Tubs of Butter commenced to Rain and Rained Heavy with Thunder and Lightning Made 6
coils in the calfs pasture Bought of J Taillon or Tyo) 200 of Flour 4.40 Tea 3 lb 1.. Ticking 13
yds 1.95 Shoes 80 Rubbers 40 2 Tubs one 30 lb one 50 lb 45 2 Papers of Dye 20 Snaith 60
Stone 10 Sewing oil 10 Tobacco 70 3 lb of Raisins 21 Flour Seive 20 To Cash 2.24 Butter
comes to 13.32 Rained and Thundered and Lightning George Went off to Montreal Promised
to Bring me a Salmon when he would come in 2 Weeks Time
26th Raining hard and Thunde and Lightning about 2 o clock in the morning then Rained
hard and Thundered and Blew a very hard Breeze The Columbian and the Algerian The
Columbian ahead very heavy weind Rain hard to night Thunder and Lightning
27th put in 4 Loads Windy Fine Mowing on the hill and Wet place
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28th of July 1893 A Fortunate Day Fine putting in Hay 7 Loads made 36 coils at the Lower
Point Mowed around the Potatoes and above the calfs Pasture Rained to night
29th Fine some Rain Windy Joh H Bad with his Eye Mowed some at the oak Trees Received
a Letter From Dan concerning the Parcel Directed to the care of Jo Duckett Leander Bought
of J Summers 5 spools of Thread
30th Fine Gordon and D Spinks came Brought me my coat and vest and a pair of Pants
31st Mowing Back of the Barn very warm 103 coils to Begin a stack Rained to night Thunder
1st of August Lammas Day Began the stack put about coils in it Mowing and Gathering
Jacobs to 2 lb Butter
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2nd of August 1893 Minnie's Birth Day Fine Went around the Island those camping Devils
takeing of Birch Bark Mowing Leander with Fishermen John H and the 2 Girls went to Mr
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�Ducketts and Summerstown Brought Stanley a pair of shoes they are too small to be
Returned the Parcel is at Summerstown station it will come to night or Tomorrow John to 3
Plugs of Tobacco 15
3rd very Fine warm the Chaffy went up with a Party Narcisse to 3 Quarts of salt Got a
channel catfish not very well Knocking around for all that Peter came From Montreal to 1 lb
of Butter
4th Finished the Lower field Mowing Fine Warm Making coils putting in the Barn
5th a very very hot sunny Day E Wind Finished a stack of Fine Hay about 4 Ton the yellow
Bird sick one of the sheep Dead Mr Genie came Leander to Summerstown at Ducketts High
Wind and Rain
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6th of Augt 1893 Randolph's B Day Fine Rained Thunder and Lightning J Morris Mary Minnie
McIlvaine and Randolph came Birdy Dead
7th Mowing in the upper Field
8th Fine Mowing Peter went off Leander went to Dundee with a Tub of Butter Bought 50 of
Flour 9 1/2 Doz of Eggs Tea 1 Scythe 60 shoes 1 shoes 1.25 Soda 20 Stone 8 Tobacco 70
overalls Thread shirting Pills calico cotton Genie and John Fishing Genie went off
9th Mowing in the upper Field Uncle Bill and Ellen came very Fine Day Making coils Gave
Narcisse a Mess of Potatoes John and Leander went for the Parcel Got it at Ducquettes 3
of 1 (Jacket & vest) coat pants vest 2 pair of Shoes
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10 of Aug 1893 Very very warm Fine Mowing in the upper Field very Warm Ryo Fishing with
Narcisse
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�11th Began a stack hay out of the upper Field Finished the upper Field very warm 5 men
went up to Raise Timber that sunk Goyett is the name of one of them From Laprairie seen
one of the Fridays at the Head of the Island a Pic Nic at Hamitlons From Massena
12th Finished the stack commenced to cut the Front Marsh Raining
13th Fine N East Wind Leander John Annie went to Dundee John McPherson and Donald
Angus here to see me
14th Fine Day They came home from Dundee Mowing in the Front Marsh and at the oakfield
Warm Mr Genie came had a Kettle of Huckleberries Boys Fishing got 4 2 EEls 2 succors
Windy to night not very well to night
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15th Aug 1893 Windy Fine Mowing Gathering set Fire to a Brush Heap Livinia Fell and hurted
her Foot Blackbirds Eating the corn cattle crazy to Get in Fixed the Fence out in the River
16th Fine E Wind Mr Genie went off Mowing in the oakfield Front Marsh and Began the Back
marsh Jo Lemay and Wife and 2 Boys here settled with Jo 90 cents Reo here 1/2 lb Butter
eat new corn
17th E Wind Began a stack of Marsh hay in the Front Marsh commenced to Rain Lucias for
Butter did not Finish the stack put about 100 coils in it and Left it for another Day
18th Strange Kind of a Man came here this Evening his name is Trudell had a nice Blue Boat
no oars but a Paddle he made himself he stole the Boat he says he came 2 Miles this side of
Odgensburgh gave him his supper
18th Raining Mr Genie came From Cornwall The Trudell went off up the River Lewis the
Indian here Genie and the Boys Fishing
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�19th of August 1893 Mr Genie went off Gave him one of our axes Bismarck's Birth Day Dug a
small Hole for Water on the side of the shore on the Pitt Point George Dick and Benway
came From Montreal John H crofsed to Summerstown for George Leander set a Line
20th Fine Day Dan Spink here Larue here Dug Dug a hole in the side of the River yesterday
to get spring water Minnie came Dan Spink put her acrofs
21st Raining some Mowed a Little cut Brush Leander got a sturgeon Thund and Lightning
Rover yowling to night Windy
22nd Fine W Wind Mowing in the Back Marsh and oakfield making coils in the Back Marsh
Lucias to Butter 1 1/2 Narciss and Benwa here for Milk Gave them a Lot of cucumbers
George and Benwa went off to night
23rd Finishing the Big Marsh hay stack with what hay we have cut but we will put more on it
yet a Good Deal of shooting Hawks plenty Got 2 EEls this morning
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24th Augt 1893 Rained cut a Log for a Trough Broke their night line
25th cut the oats John not well some Rain cows inside in Daytime Horses in at night Taking
in the Ripest of the Beans sowed some Hayseed in the oakfield
26th Wrote a Letter to George Charron from his Father sent Letters to Summerstown P.O
John Went Miss Fraser and Miss McDougall here Going to put in the oats as it Looks like
Rain put in the oats
27th John Morris and Wife here Gordon and Tommy Rose here Rained some Leander went
to Lemays John to Hopkins Point Billy Morris sent me a Fine square of Tobacco
28th John went off Tommy Rose went of Leander Went to Dundee with a Tub of Butter Rain
Thunder and Lightning 46 lb of Butter 8.28
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�29th of Aug 1893 E Wind Heavy Rain Heavy Rain a very stormy E Wind Broke corn and
Tobacco Lots of Water in the cellar put 20 pails out to Day
30th Dan Spink here with Gordons close and 6 Dollars and 2 cents Mowing in the Front
Marsh Lots of Water in it Making coils Narcisse to Lancaster Leander came from Dundee
200 of Flour 4 Tea Towels 15 Shirting 2.25 Tobacco 95 Matches 10 Shoes 1.25 starch 10
castor oil 10 Rained to night
31st Fine Water high over 200 coils of hay out in the Water Gordon Went to Lancaster
Bought 2 shirts crossed to Summerstown Leander for thread and Powder cutting Brush in
the upper Field Letting the Water run at the Wet place this Big Wind put Down Lots of nuts
and a Fine Maple Tree
1st of September St Giles Day Fine putting in hay of the oakfield Broke the Jumper John
Nicholson here Took in corn and Beans Took up onions Hunting Ducks commenced
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2nd of Sept 1893 Rain Fixed the Jumper Gordon at it Ground some of the Tools Got a
Sturgeon on the Line High NW Wind Water Falling
3 Dan McMasters Birth Day 1846 Hard Rain Gordon Crofsed to Summerstown
4th Fine cut the corn and Pulled the Beans Husked the corn Gordon to Summerstown
5th John Angus B Day 1850 Fine Gloomy put the Hay in From the Back Marsh {illegible} the
Barn Floor and Stable loft Finishing off the Big stack in the upperfield Arquet here for Butter
6th Fine Day Made a stack of Marsh hay cut and coiled 40 coils on out edge of the Marsh
Gordon and John and Stanley
7th Rain hard Thunder and Lightning East and West Wind very squally cool Water Falling
shelled the Beans all that was in the corn
8th Fine Making North side Fence of The Tobacco John H Went to the Point Leander went
for his Gun paid 25 cents Lemays came home Narcisse to Butter 1 Dollar
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9th Sept 1893 Fine put the cornstalks in the Barn Made a stack of 40 coils in the Marsh
cutting Brush in the upper Field the Indian here for a Dollars worth of Butter Lewis Bosell
passed to the shanty
10th John H and Annie went to Dundee Fine 4 Men here From Valleyfield Looking for Grapes
put up their Tent in Bell-Bay one of Them Lalonde Curvett Their names Gordon and I went
up to Their Tent Treated us wind Raised high from the East
11th Fine Day putting out manure in the Grove Windy took in some nuts
12th Fine Gordon to the Fair in Williamstown Took up 4 Rows of Potatoes for the Pigs Boiling
them Bacons Wife here for Butter Lucias for Butter Narcisse got a Dollar John H and Annie
came from Dundee Bought 9 yds of Ticking 1..62 got the Loan of a Dungfork Heard the
Rocket was aground Fair in Williamstown
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Mr James Cameron Island
13th of Sept 1893 Fine Day cut some Brush and Weeds on the Sturgeon Island Boiling
Potatoes for the Pigs Leander helping Dick Fair in Williamstown
14th Drew some sticks for a stable putting out manure Gordon came from the Fair
15th High Wind Heavy Rain Thunder & Lightning Set a new Line Taking in some Butternuts
and some of the Garden stuff
16th Windy Heavy Rain hailstones Thunder Lightning cutting the Length of the sticks for the
stable 18 by 30 Letting the Water Run at the Wet place
17th Windy Raining all Day
18th Fine Working at the stable put up the crossed with the Boat
19th Working at the stable
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�20th Fine Windy Minnie Gordon and Leander crossed to Summerstown Taking up the
Potatoes at the corn and they have the Rot The Burbanks Franky Laplante Wife a young son
on the 19th
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Mr James Cameron Island
21st of Sept 1893 Fine St Matthew Day Last Day of Summer Taking up the Potatoes above
the House 30 Wrote a Letter to George Charron from his Father Gordon cutting the Door of
the stable
22nd Autumn Begins John Morris and Wife Billy Morris and Wife came took up 30 Bushels
on the 21st (Dick and Leander to Dundee)
23rd at the stable John Morris and Billy and 3 of Frashers came and George Bosells son
Lewis and Gave us a Good Lift with the Top sticks Billy and Wife and John H went ot the
Point took John Morris's Boat Down Rain to night
24th Fine Windy John and Wife went home took a Bag of Potatoes Took 3 lbs of Butter part
pay for the Hay Rain to night Gordon went to the Glen
25th Raining Gordon came took up the Burbanks in the Garden
26th put 50 Bushels of Potatoes in the cellar to Day Gordon chinking the stable thats 80
Bushels in now got a sturgeon Fair in Malone to Day
27th very Fine Day Gordon crossed with the small Bun put 50 Bushels in to Day Thats 130
Bushels in the cellar
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Mr James Cameron Island
28th of Sept 1893 Fine E Wind Taking up the Lower Peice of Potatoes Began to Plough a in
the upper Field Boiling Potaoes for the Pigs put the Potatoes in the storehouse Gordon
came some Drops of Rain Lots of Towing to Day a Good Lot of shooting to Day
29th Michaelmas Day Fine E Wind Ploughing in upper Field Randolph came from the Fair in
Malone went off this Evening Making Feed for the Pigs
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�30th Last Day of the Month very Fine Day Took up the rest of the Burbanks a Lot of Them
Rotten as they are Mixed with other Potatoes Ploughing shot a Black Duck took 3 of the
young Ducks out for Decoys to night some shooting to Day Gordon cutting Brush above the
Lane crofsed to Summerstown in the afternoon Narcisse to 5 lb of Butter
1st of October Ionia's B Day 1883 Fine the 2 Girls and Stanly went to Bill Craigs and to
Hamiltons Gordon and Leander to Plum Island (Alexis)
2nd Fine Ploughing cut a Few stalks of Tobacco Gordon went to Hunt cows Broke in the
Turnips to night Rocket down on Sunday
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Mr James Cameron Island
3rd of Oct 1893 Fine High E Wind Gordon went to Work for Donald Angus Took up the
Potatoes at the Gate cows salted made a Barrel of sour-crout Fishermen to Lancaster
Burning Brush Fence Blackbirds at the Beechnuts Birds eating the Black cherries Dick to
Montreal
4th Fine E Wind commenced to Rain Gordon crofsed Leander and Annie to Dundee a Lot of
shooting Fixing Feed for the Pigs Stanley not well Paul Gray and his 2 Boys camped on EEl
Island Fishing Bought of J Tyo Tea 2 Dollars 5 Gall of oil 40 Putty 5 Boots 1 cinnamon 20
Mustard 30 Broom 25 Tobacco 30 shot 24 Powder 20 Ticking 25 Fine salt 60 By credit to
Balance 2..81=10.50 To 44 lb of Butter 8.80 Eggs 1.70 Stopt in Dundee to night
5th Fine W Wind Catherine Munroe Buried to Day Dick came From Montreal cut more of the
Tobacco hung up what I cut Before some to cut yet Fixing Irons John H cut some Marsh hay
6th Fine E W Stanley and I went to get a handle made by Paul Gray on EEl Island put hay in
the new stable
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Mr James Cameron Island
7th of Oct 1893 Rained some high W Wind Gave a stick to Arquet to make a handle
Narcisse paid to Day what he owed Tied up Tobacco
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�8th Fine Day Gordon and Leander went to Dundee Bought a pair of Rubbers Tobacco pipes
8 so 4th
9th Fine commenced to Rain Hail Thunder and Lightning high Wind Ploughed some down on
the hill North side and Taken out stones
10th H.A B Day Fine cool Wind Monica here for Butter got none Ploughing Digging up stones
Taken them to the Bank on the north side Took one of the Pigs out of the pen Boiling
Potatoes for the Pigs a Lot of Ducks this morning
11th E Wind Fine John H putting out manure Stanley and I went Fishing got 15 Digging stones
out of the yard
12th Fine E Wind Mowed some in the Back Marsh Burnt some Brush heaps above the Foot
of the Lane Boiled 2 pots for the Pigs Leander John H and Stanly went to Fish to night John
H crofsed to Summerstown for Mail got a Letter addressed to Minnie
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Mr James Cameron Island
13th of October 1893 Fine Day E Wind Drew Beans for the Floor of the stable Drew a short
peice of Ash for Oars putting out manure set Fire to a couple of Brush heaps in the oakfield
14th very High south East Wind Blowing a Hurricane the scow at Alexis Island Drifted over
here Dragged her anchor over the shoals with the heavy Gale of south Wind Broke some
Limbs in the Grove Tied the scow up in the Bay the 4 Boys I went up and took a chain and a
peice of a Rope that was Tresh cut by some one where it was tied at Alexis Island there is 3
poles and a Big coil of Rope a Gangway a Board or 2 tin pail a pully Block sail all closeReefed some water in her put the anchor around a Basswood Tree Rained hard a Rainbow
wind changed West 2 Indians passed up stopt at the scows John H watched them Taken
the Tops of the stacks the Wind high Wind to night
15th High Wind Rained some
16th Fine Windy Genie came Gave him 5 Dollars to take 300 of Provender and 100 of Flour
from Cornwall Drew some wood put out manure Mr Sticklers Boys here taking the scow
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�Mr James Cameron Island
17th of Oct 1893 Fine W Wind Narcisse to Montreal cut the Late Tobacco Trimmed all the
apple trees Lucias got 8 lb of Butter yesterday Dick got 5 lb to Day put the Horses in Last
night White Frost unfortunate Day put some Boards up in the cookhouse
18th E Wind John H crofsed to Summerstown St Luke Day Bought Tobacco Leander shot 3
Ducks Ducks getting more Plenty Mr Genie came from Cornwall had 300 of Provender and
a 100 of Flour and a File The Rocket got aground going in to Lancaster
19th Fine E Wind cleaning out the stables put some Manure out putting stones under the
new stable Mr Genie here Leander shot 8 Ducks a Lot of Shooting to Day Began using the
Provender
20th Fine putting out manure Arquet here for Butter Genie Fishing to night 2 Men camped
in Bell Bay
21st very Fine Mr Genie went off Gave him a pair of Tame Wild Ducks 1/2 bushel of
Butternuts John H and Stanly Took a Boat From the Island above Christees Boiling Potatoes
{page two}
Mr James Cameron Island
22nd Oct 1893 a Very Fine Day Leander Gordon Annie went to Dundee Bought 6 lb of
Tobacco pipe Braces caps 1 pair Shoes 1 lb of Pepper 50 cent of Gingam Cotton 18 yrds
calico 95 Shoes A Lot of Shooting John Morris Bought a single Barrel Breech Loader Charlie
Creamer came with Gordon and Leander John H and Dick to Ross I
23rd Livinia's (Sissy) Birth Day 1868 A Fine Day Picked the nuts at the River Tree Took up
the Turnips in the Garden Leander and Charlie at Ducks John Morris Mary Annie came had
100 Weight of corn John had his new Gun plastering some Rained some to night set the
Line with John H got a Pickerel
24th Our Hugh's Birth Day Rained some putting Manure on the Garden the 3 Boys went
Hunting Wrote a Letter for Narcisse to send to George Howard has a Bee to Day and a
Dance to night Gordon came for them all to go J Morris and Wife Charlie Creamer Leander
and Annie Donald John McDougall here and Alex Frasher Lightning and Thunder to night and
Rain
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Mr James Cameron Island
25th of Oct 1893 My Birth Day St Crispins Day all Shoemakers Day Fine Windy not many
Ducks John Morris Men and Charlie went off Made a Bargain with them to Dig a Well
Narcisse Bought a Tub of Butter 68 years old to Day
26th E Wind Cool Mr Genie here going to Cornwall Left us his shovel Moses Lemay and Mr
Bacon here Gave them a pail of Buttermilk a peice of ash Leander shot 2 Ducks the
Corcican and Magnet went Down
27th Fine W Wind some Rain Mr Genie came from Cornwall a hunter Drowned at Charlies
Island setting out Decoys heard so Narcisse went for Hunters at Lancaster not many Ducks
Plastering the new stable
28th Fine Ploughing the Potato above and Below took out some Big stones Mr Genie went
off the Hunters got our Bun paid 50 cents St Simon & St Jude Hunters went of no Ducks
{page two}
Mr James Cameron Island
29th of Oct 1893 Windy Hailing
30th Gordon and Annie went to Dundee Bought a of Tyo soda 25 1 pair of shoes 1 Dollar 5
yds shirting 50 Pepper 30 Towling 50 nails 25 Gordon Bought a pair of overalls 85 paid
Johnny Charlie came had the Rigging for Digging the Well 2 shovels Ropes and pullys
crowbar Gathered and Filled a Bag of Butternuts for Dan
31st Fine Halloween or Holy Eve Began the Well to Dig John Charlie Leander Gordon Mr
Creamer and Wife and Billy and Wife and Mary came Got some Ducks Tried for EEls in the
Mud Leander & Billy Got 9 for the First time cracking nuts Keeping the Halloween sent a Bag
of Butternuts to DMM The Temple St James Street Montreal The Fishermen took them to
the Depot and to pay the Freight on them Fishermen went home for a few Days John H and
Stanley went to Rofs Island got 2 Ducks Mary and the Girls went to Summerstown Boug
Lamp chimney Got a Letter From Bismarck Got Gokys pic to night Roses Boat
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�Mr James Cameron Island
1st of Nov 1893 The Harvest Month of Death All Saints Day Fine Day shot 4 Ducks Working at
the well a great Lot of Shooting Billy and Wife Mr Creamer and Wife went off Mr Genie came
to night Banking some at the West End sheep came home for the First time Gordon and
John H went to Fish with Mr Genie to night
2nd Fine Day All Souls Day Drawing stone for the well Fixing a Tub to take up the Ground
Leander got a Bad Blow with the Derrick Falling and struck him Fishermen Back from
Montreal
3rd On This Day of the Month Granda Departed 1857 Fine Working at the well
4th Fine a Lot of Shooting at the Well Randolph came John Hall took him here Mr Genie and
John H went a Fishing to night
{page two}
Mr James Cameron Island
5th of Nov 1893 The Gunpowder Plot Guy Fawks Day Fine Gordon crofsed Going to
Montreal Tommoro John H put him acrofs Johnnie Charlie and Leander to Dundee took 1/2
Doz of Ducks
6th Putting manure on the Tobacco Place and it is Thick The Boys came from Dundee to
night Boiling Potatoes for the Pigs not many Ducks windy
7th Helen's B Day Fine Working at the well The Boys at Ducks in the mornings went to the
upper Point some Beechnuts
8th Fine New Moon cames in Giving corn to the Pigs now all the Provender is used out of
the Barrel Digging at the well some water coming in small
9th Prince of Wales B Day Fine at the Well
10th Water came commenced to stone Drawing stones Charlie Johnnie Leander and ellen
went to Dundee
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�Mr James Cameron Island
11th of Nov 1893 Fine Drawing stones 7 Feet 5 inches in the Well to night Mr Genie came had
his Gun Fixed a Lot of shooting to Day sawed a Hicory Burning the Marshes
12th Martinmass Day Windy Fine Boys Hunting
13 Fine Mr Genie went off Finished the well to Day
14th Fine Fishermen went off Killed the 2 Pigs and they are Fat Johnny Charlie and Randolph
Leander John H and Stanley at the Pigs cut the Pork to night Lots of Boats going to Day Fine
some Rain to night
15th Windy the 3 Boys went to Rofs Island to hunt Johnny Salted the Pork Put it in the East
cellar made a Fence around the Marsh hay stack some Grains of snow windy Drew some
Drags
16th Windy Johnny Turned with the wind being too high Took a Bag of Potatoes Live Duck
cut an oak for a Roller Snow on the Mountains
{page two}
Mr James Cameron Island
17th of Nov 1893 Fine John Morris went off turned windy the Boys got 2 Ducks Drew some
Drags Windy to night
18th High Wind Boys went to the Kit Kit Island got no Ducks Rocket went up did not call at
Lancaster John H and Stanly sawing Dry Elm stove wood churning Big Marsh Fires cool John
H and Stanley Plastering the south side of the new stable put a Handle in the axe Put 2 Pails
of Water on the Pork Barrel for Brine Sharpened the old crofs cut saw Fixing a Roller for the
Sleigh
19th Fine Windy snowed to night
20th a Fortunate Day the Boys hunting got 4 Ducks Oliver and another man hunting Down
at Charlies Island cut some in the Back Marsh
21st on This Day of the Month D M Master Departed Senior 1846 Leander Randolph and
Charlie went to Dundee Charlie took 8 Ducks with him
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Mr James Cameron Island
21st of Nov 1893 They did not come home to Day Rained some to night E Wind
22nd Fine E Wind Plastering Rained this Evening Let the Water run some at the Wet Place
John Hall here with my axe handles to make me more
23rd Windy Randolph and Leander Annie came from Dundee had the Tongue of the Sleigh
cost for ironed 1.40 Bought of Tyo 3 lb of Tea 1 Dollar put a Window in the Stable cool no
Boats went to Day Thanks Giving Day
24th Fixing stones under the stable Began putting Felt and Boards on the West End of the
House Put a Large Window Glass in a Boat out on the shoal getting sand the Grenada came
to her cold Windy
25th St Catherine's Day Windy cool John H went for his Things to Grants Leander went for 3
Weeks papers got 3 Letters 2 for Gordon 1 for me Bought of Nicholsons 200 Wt of Flour
3.80 Rope 25 got a paper From Uncle Johns Girls for Minnie Grenada Last Trip
{page two}
Mr James Cameron Island
26th of Nov 1893 Fine West Wind Leander Randolph went hunting Killed 4 Ducks Ground
Froze that sand-Boat aground yet
27th E Wind cold Putting the Boards on the West and North side of the House Drew up 2 of
the Boats at the shore Set Fire in the upper Part of the Front marsh and up in the Bay high
Wind {illegible} and Rain Thunder Earthquake about 1/2 Past 11 o clock
28th Rained wind changed to West water Low shot a Duck a Lot of odd Kind of Birds like
Geese or Gannets went West a Boat Lifter came to the sand Boat to Day nailed on some
Board cut a Hicory a Tug with 3 Barges went Down
29th Windy East changed to East Rained Drew some Wood Drew some hay for covering the
Hen-house put some Bant{illegible} Drew up the old stove Plastering the Horse stable The
sand Boat got off Randolph and Leander went hunting
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Mr James Cameron Island
30th of Nov 1893 St Andrew's Day The Festival of the Scotch Rained some W Wind Lights
Lit up yet water Raising a Little no shooting
1st of December some snow Last night Boys working at the Floor and Door of the stable
cold Frosty Fed the Heifers at the stack
2nd Windy Frosty working at the stable put 4 of the cows in the new stable to night put the
Barrel in the cellar for Water in the Porch put the soap in the cookhouse House not Banked
yet
3rd E Wind Snowing Drifting no Lights to night as we cannot see stormy no Boats
4th W Wind cold Frosty Turned and Drew up the 2 Buns 2 men up in the Bay Fired 5 shots
Ducquetts Flag Flying to Day putting the Tongue in the Sleigh put in the Pig
5th E Wind Frosty Cold at Tobacco 30 Plugs and a sack of Fine Leaves Boys shot a Duck
{page two}
Mr James Cameron Island
6th of Dec 1893 St Nicholas The Festival of the Germans Fine E Wind Turned to the West a
Blew very hard Drifted Banking the house Boys shot 2 Ducks of a curious Kind but good
eating very windy the mare very Lame
7th W Wind shot 5 Ducks got 3 EEls Went around the Island Lewis the Indian here for Milk
and Tea he has a Family in his house this Winter the Mare very Lame the hay Done on the
Barn Floor
8th Randolph and Leander went to Lewis's for the Pig Leander to Summerstown Bought of
Nicholsons Boots 3 Dollars Powder and shot 4 spools Salt nails working at the Floor in the
stable Lewis the Indian stopt here coming from Lancaster took supper Got milk Shot a
Duck got Gordons cap and neckerchief at Hamiltons
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�Mr James Cameron Island
9th of Dec 1893 E Wind Fine Boys EEl Fishing Got 137 skinning them to night the Hay in the
Barn in with the Level of the Rails Done sheep came home from the Bush
10th This is Leander's Birth Day 1872 W Wind high
11th cleaning the EEls and salted them Sawing stovewood shot a Duck the Mare not well
working at the stalls West Wind
12th E Wind snow very Frosty made a Good Lot of ice put 9 of the cows in the new stable
now the mare is going to Kick Frosty to night
13th W Wind very very Frost shot a Duck ice making and ice Breaking its made over to
Christees Island to night the Mare no Better its very Frosty to night ice takes a Lot to night
14th ice Taken acrofs all over here But a Lot of air-holes E Wind Boys got 7 Ducks Went for
EEls got 10 Water Rising some Took the Boat in the airhole to the Sturgeon Island Looks
stormy to night Unfortunate Day
{page two}
Mr James Cameron Island
Dec 15th 1893 a Fortunate Day E Wind Drifting snowing high Wind to night Lewis and his Boy
here sold him 3 lb of Butter 75 cents 8 lb of Pork 80 cents Gave him 7 Duck and a Pipe for
nothing seen Fox Tracks
16th Stormy E Wind Drifting Grinding the axes The Mare Dead Wind changed this Evening
West ice Broke up some cleaning 10 EEls Wind high to night The Mare Dead
17th Windy East Drifted
18th E Wind Frosty Drew the Mare up to the Wet Place Looking for the sheep did not Fine
them snow deep in the Bush Seen a very Large Track a Wolf or a Lynx or a Large dog The
Boys for EEls got 12 Lost the Axe ice Looks good
19th a Fortunate Day Went to Look for the sheep Found Them took them home put them in
to night Lewis's 2 Boys here Gave them 2 lb of Butter 50 cents is all paid now for the Pig
Drew some Wood
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Mr James Cameron Island
20th of Dec 1893 a Fortunate Day W Wind cold Drifting Frosty Filed the saw air-holes
shutting up Last Day of the Fall
21st Unfortunate Day First Day of Winter Blowing Drifting snowed some Drops of Rain Broke
on a Marsh hay stack Marsh hay done in the Barn a Weasel at the Barn chopping stove
wood the colt sick seen Gulls Flying West seen a Cutter crofsing the Summers's Road Broke
a Lamp chimney
22nd a Fortunate Day cold turned warmer at night hailing not ver well to Day
23rd Thawing Kind of Warm hail Rain the colt very sick Leander crofsed to Summerstown
Bought a Bottle of Browns Panacea 25 got the Papers Giving stuff to the colt The Colt Died
to night
24th Fine Leander and Randolph went to Dundee all Bad with La Grippe there Squirrel came
to the Grove
{page two}
Mr James Cameron Island
25th Dec 1893 Christmas Day some Rain hail snow Foggy Randolph and Leander came shot
the squirrel that came yesterday
26th Fine W Wind Drew the colt Down on the ice to the shanty opened him most awful Fat
Put Poison Below the Sturgeon Island very cold to night St Stephens Day
27th St John the Evangelist Day Fine turned Foggy snowing Drifting Randolph and Leander
Making a Handsleigh set Traps for the Fox
28th Windy Snowing Thawing Making Decoys Holy Innocents Day
29th Our Angus B Day Fine Warm a Great many Ducks Flying Down the Boys Got 2 Foxes to
Day 2 EEls Fishers at the sturgeon Island set Traps Making Decoys Northern Lights to night
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�30th very Frosty Randolph went to Fort Covington Leander to Summerstown got a Parcel
of Papers from Dan Bought Tea 30 Gordon came From the Shanty
Mr James Cameron Island
31st of Dec 1893 St Sylvester Last Day of the Year Fine Gordon and Leander went to Charlie
Rose for the Parcel Charlie took it from the station the things that came 2 pairs of Pants 1
pair Boots Rubber carpet shoes 1 vest Ladies Tam o sh a Dress 3 Books and a Lot of
magazine Ladies Journals Illustrated news
1st of January New Years Day 1894 Fine Lewis Lason here
2nd Fine EW Randolph came John H came Gordon went to Cornwall Randolph Bought an
Axe split Hicory for axe-handles
3rd Allens Birth Day 1853 all of us Down Dead sick Stretch out with the La-Grippe
4th Wrote a Letter to Dan but did not put it in the office till some Day next Week
5th Gordon chopping
6th Johny Big Bill our John and Fernandez came
7th Johny and Big Bill went to Dundee
For more information on James Cameron, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section
under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island 1893 1st of January New Years Day Sunday East Wind Snowed Rained hailed Gordon here Lewis Laso- here the 2 girls went over to William Craigs Leander went to Jo Lemays</p>
<p>2nd W Wind cool finished Plugging my Tobacco 100 Plugs and the rest is in stacks Fine stuff Freezing tonight</p>
<p>3rd Allen's Birth Day 1853 very frosty W Wind sawing stove wood skinned 3 EEls Freezing hard tonight</p>
<p>4th W Wind Fine Day Frosty Leander put out a Few Bushes to the south side went to Hopkins Point 1 J Morris is Thrashing there The 2 Girls to Summerstorm Bought of I Summers 10 yds of Gingam 2 Glass Dishes 4 Matches 10 Cards 10 Bought at Hamiltons cheese 10 J Summers sent {Illegible word} a Parcel of Tobacco a Present</p>
<p>5th Wind Cold Freezing Windy Reading to Day the Woodpecker Tapping in the Grove always Denotes Bad Weather when he comes around</p>
<p>6th Cold Frosty Fine the Marsh hay stack in the upper feild Done shot an owl put Paris Green on the owl for the Fox</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island 8th of January 1893 Fine Windy Annie B Day 1866 D Spinks here Livinia Senior very unwell in Bed</p>
<p>9th Wind very cold Light snow Livinia very sick Leander went to Lewis</p>
<p>10th W Wind Very Cold and Frosty Livinia a Little Better to Day sawing stove wood to Day Tuesday Broke on a Marsh hay Stack to Day Tuesday The Boys making Buckshot a very cold and Frosty night</p>
<p>11th W Wind very cold and Frosty Drifting Livinia Better to Day as she is up the White-Backed Eagle Flying around Frosty cold tonight</p>
<p>12th East Wind Frosty Drew stove wood cut a Quarter of Beef On this Day of the Month our Mary Auntie Mary Departed 1891 Frosty</p>
<p>13th Frosty cold Drew some Wood</p>
<p>14th cutting stove Wood Leander to F Covington to get his boots fixed 30 cents Bought John Tyo 3lb of Tea 1 a Bottle of Harrys 25 John and Billy Morris Drove Leander Home stopt all night</p>
<p>15th Wind went to Fish EEls got 1 Leander went with them put 2 shoes on the Mare as she will slip going to get her shod sent up a Tub of Butter Got 6 Dollars the Big Rout at Nicholsons about the Girl this week</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island 1893 16th January W Wind Cutting Wood Leander at Dundee getting the Mare shod by Derushie 1 Brought a cutter Home gave Gordon a ride to Hamiltons</p>
<p>17th cool frosty Leander and Stanley went to Break some of the ice on our Road at the upper Point put some Bushes on the ice went to Hamiltons got the Papers took Gordons satchel with his shirts to wash</p>
<p>18th E Wind Fine Frosty drew some wood cutting stovewood Stanley got a bad fall coming out of the barn Fell on his face and hurted his head broke the rack of the sleigh</p>
<p>19th wind snowing a little Making a Rack for the sleigh this is the night of Ponds Ball at Hopkins Point Leander and the 2 girls went to it 50 cents paid about 30 couple</p>
<p>20th came From the Ball went to Dundee for the Bob-Sleighs cold some snow</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>21st of January 1893 St Agnefs Day W Wind Frosty Fine cutting stovewood Fixing the Harnefs Fixed the saw Leander to Hamiltons For 2 Bushels of Oats They had no change to Be Paid</p>
<p>22nd E Wind Fine Leander and the 2 Girls went to Jo Lemays Lewis the Indian here Got Tobacco Told us Lewis Martin's wife Died on Friday the 20th</p>
<p>23rd E Wind Light snow Fixing the Blocks on the Bob-sleighs the owl Dead at the shanty Frosty</p>
<p>24th Charlie Tupper's Birth Day Fine E Wind Fixing the shafts Went to the Sturgeon Island cut some stakes Drew 6 of the Basswood Logs to the Grove Drew a Load of Wood Turning Warmer commenced to snow to night</p>
<p>25th Robie Burn's Birth Day Fine Warm E Wind snowing Wind snowing Wind changed to West 2 stars Pretty close together this some time cut 2 Poles for shafts Working at them to night</p>
<p>26th E Wind Kind of soft Drew some Wood</p>
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<p>27th of January 1893 Fine Frosty Windy sawing stove wood split 2 Logs for Rails Fine to night</p>
<p>28th Stormy E Wind Drifting the Heifers and calves did not go to Drink to Day took in the Bottom of the Marsh Hay stack cut some stove Wood</p>
<p>29th WW the Girls went to Christee Leander went for the Mail Fine Day and to Hamiltons</p>
<p>30th Frosty Fine Mary Morris came Down From Mr Ponds sawing stove wood</p>
<p>31st E Wind a Very Fine Day the Girls went to Summerstown took the Horse and cutter took 8 lb of Butter 18 cents a lb 1..44 Bought of J Summers 10 yds of Goods a Dollar Lining 1 1/2 yds of Calico Thread went up to the camp to Look at them Bolts</p>
<p>1st of February E Wind Drifting Windy Leander Annie Mary Morris Went Down on the ice to Lancaster Bough of Mr Glennie a Table 7.50 Dollars</p>
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<p>2nd of Febuary 1893 Candle-Mass Day The Bear and Raccoon will see their Shadow to Day as the sun shines North Wind Fine Frosty Leander and the Girls and Mary Morris went to Dundee took Stanleys Boots to be Fixed and to Fix the cutter Water very Low as we have to go Far out for to cut Waterholes Those Wigglers is Begginning to come Leander and Annie came Livinia stopt at Dundee Stanleys Boots 40 cents 4 yds of calico 25 Cutter 85 put a Whole shoe on it got an almanac</p>
<p>3rd E Wind Drifting snow Wind changed to West snowing unfortunate Day</p>
<p>4th W Wind Very Frosty Ground the axes</p>
<p>5th E Wind Leander went to Hamiltons for the Papers Lent his overcoat to Gordon 2 of Lewis Boys here Gave a stick to make a Broom There is Sacrament on the Front Sexangensima Sunday</p>
<p>6th E Wind snowing Drifting made some Rails of oak</p>
<p>7th W Wind snowing Rained Last night Drifting Windy some crust</p>
<p>8th Gordon's B Day Leander to Summerstown Bought of Nicholsons 250 of Flour 5 Dollars Paid Broke a Road to the Bush Got a Postal card From the News</p>
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<p>9th of Feby 1893 Fine W Wind changed to East Drew some Wood Stanley and I in the Bush Drew a Load of Rails to the wet Place Left the Beech in Field slipped off not very well</p>
<p>10th Raining W Wind Leander to Hamiltons 4 Bushels of Barley not Paid to Day</p>
<p>11th E Wind and West Drew some Wood very Fine Day Drew the Beech Log out of the Field Leander went to Hamiltons to night a Fortunate Day Heard Chicken Tyo shot his Son</p>
<p>12th Shrove Sunday Uncle William and his Wife and Livinia came Moses Lemay and his sister here a Fine Day</p>
<p>13th E Wind Fine Frosty Leander went to Dundee Bought of Tyo 5 Gallons of Coal Oil 40 naild 5 lb 20 Bag of Bran Hide 1 Dol calfskin 40 Sheep pelt 40 A Ball at John Tyo's tonight Broke on a Marsh Hay stack the Last of them at the Barn</p>
<p>14th St Valentine Day Shrove Tuesday very Fine Day Drew 2 Loads of Wood with the colt put him in the cutter goes well Mardi Gras high wind and Rain to night</p>
<p>15th Ash Wednesday Fine some Rain Thawing</p>
<p>16th North West Wind sawing stove Wood Got 2 Rats John Fraser passed up the ice seen 2 Foxes on on the ice some slippery Margaret Hamilton got a Bad Fall yesterday Dan Spinks here</p>
<p>17th Fine some Frosty cutting stove Wood north and E Wind put in the Last of the Marsh haystack</p>
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<p>18 Feby 1893 James Hugh's Birth Day 1855 cutting stove Wood Leander went to for the mail</p>
<p>19th Leander and Annie went to Dundee E Wind stopt till next Day Moses Lemay here with Leanders Watch turned stormy to night</p>
<p>20th Leander came to night very cold to Day and to night Molly had a calf this Morning put a a (another Barrel for ashes hurted the Back of my hand</p>
<p>21st Fine went up to the Bush E Wind to night Drifting</p>
<p>22nd Washington's Birth Day stormy E Wind snowing Drifting turned Fine sawing stove Wood</p>
<p>23rd Fine very Bad with a soar Back sawed some Wood cut a Waterhole to the Bottom no Water ice awful thick over 3 Feet Wrote a Letter For the Toronto Weekly news did not send it to Day</p>
<p>24th St Matthias Day Fine Frosty W Wind Stanley sick a Bad cold Sawing Stovewood Dan Spinks here to night For Leander to go to a Bee Drawing stones to the Wharf</p>
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<p>25th of Feby 1893 Fine Day Leander went to Hamiltons Stone Bee Gave him the Letter to put in the post office with a Dollar in it For the Toronto Weekly news to be Registered But he did not put it in the office to Day</p>
<p>26th Leander came Fine Day</p>
<p>27th Fine cool Frosty sawing stove Wood</p>
<p>28th E Wind Fine some Rain and Hail Leander went to Dundee took the Letter with him to put in the PO Summerstown This is the Last Day of Feby Bought soda 8 Tea 3 lb 1 Dollar Postage and Register 8 cents</p>
<p>1st of March St Davids Day The Festival of Welsh Taffy came in Kind of Like a Lion Windy West snow Flurries not very well Got a Lead Pencil</p>
<p>2nd W Wind Windy Tried iron-wood for colds cutting stove wood Water very Low have to go out in the channel to get Water Froze to the Bottom all Bad with colds coughing and Barking</p>
<p>3rd a very Fine Day Went to Lewis Lisors seen a new comer there Marys Baby Boy Barnhart Barnharts Wife and children came there to Day at stovewood Drew the Marsh hay from the Marsh and the Little S</p>
<p>4th Fine E Wind Leander crofsed with the colt in the cutter to Hamiltons the First Time the colt crofsed the ice Cleavland in to Day</p>
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<p>5th of March 1893 Leander and his Mother went to Dundee took the colt stopt all night Fine Lewis here Brought me my Broom snowed some</p>
<p>6th Fine Barnhart here Angus McDonald poorly Threw up a pail of Blood Leander and his mother came from Dundee Barnhart went to Charlies Island for wood Randolph came to night windy to night</p>
<p>7th a very fine Day Leander and Randolph went to Dundee for his valise Bought of Tyo overall stuff Drawers shirts salts I went up to the ash to put the snow of it Leander crofsed this Evening for the Mail Mr Angus McDonald Merchant of Summerstown Departed Last night a very Fine Gentleman and a very obliging man</p>
<p>8th a Fine Day Thawng First Crows came to Day Leander went to Jo Lemays to Fix his Watch Uncle Bill and Billy came for the Heifer cut a Water hole speared in it and got an EEl in it</p>
<p>9th Angus McDonald Buried to Day Leander with 3 Basswood Logs to the mill 252 Feet of Lumber Thawing some to Day</p>
<p>10th Took 1 Pine 1 Basswood 400 Feet Billy Morris came with the Sewing-Machine Remington stopt to night the 2 Boys went to F Covington took the cold St Batteauce Passed here</p>
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<p>11th of March 1893 Fine E Wind Billy and Leander to the Mill Billy 2 Hemlogs did ot saw the Lemlogs Left them for another time go 3 Basswood sawed did not get the number of Feet of the Basswood to Day Gave a peice of ash to Billy for oars He got no saw-dust to Day Leander went to Hamiltons to night a social at Duncan Go Last night</p>
<p>12th On This Day of the Month D McMaster First Came to the Island Fine soft Water on the ice Mary-Ann Lewis Girl and 2 Boys here Horse and cutter</p>
<p>13th Fine Leander very unwell to Day a Team and 2 Men crofsed from the south side to the north side Stanley and I up to the Bush some Grass Birds came</p>
<p>14th Stanleys Birth Day 1880 E Wind Fine commenced to Rain 2 of the cows calved to Day one of the calves still-Born Leander in Bed to Day some Better Let out the Pig Filed the saw seen a Flock of Wild Geese going East Flying Low Spotty putting her entrails out {see discussion}</p>
<p>15th Drifting very Windy Bill and Billy Morris here Going to Lancaster with cedar for shingles took up a Load of sawdust a Man here a Man here Looking for Lewis house his name is Andrew Tarrase Leander not well</p>
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<p>16th of March 1893 Fine W Wind A J Baker and Mrs Baker here Good Going on the ice Spotty Dead Drew her out on the ice</p>
<p>17th St Patrick Day The Festival of the Irish Fine Leander and Annie to Dunde with Butter 17 1/2 lb Bought of Tyo axe 75 cotton Calico Boots 90 sugar Ginger 2 Bottles of RRR 50 Bill Morris and Willie here From Lancaster Shingles and sawdust I sawed ash For oars cut 2 Logs 1. 8 Feet one 7 1/2 Blustering this Evening some snow</p>
<p>18th St Joseph Day on the Day Vicky Departed 1887 Fine Drew 2 Loads of Wood Bored the Heifers Horn as she has the horn Distemper Got a Gimlet and spirits of Turpentine From B Morris Stanley sick in Bed</p>
<p>19th Fine Dan Spinks came with the Mail and the Picture The Birds Eye view Toronto cames with the Toronto News Good scating</p>
<p>20th First Day of Spring E Wind Fine Races in Lancaster a Great many going on the ice Leander went up to John Ponds for hay he is not at home cut some wood Sun crofses the Line</p>
<p>21st Rain W Wind High Equinoxial Gales A Team crofsed over at the East End of the Island about Dark went above the Sturgeon Island going south and was then turned East cant see where its going</p>
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<p>22nd of March 1893 Livinia Seniors Birth Day Fine E Wind Leander went to John Ponds for hay got 1/2 Ton of Marsh hay Took the 2 Barrels Down from the camp to soak 4 Teams Drawing Wood from Tuppers Island Johnny Craig and Annie his sister here Told us that it was Peter Buchanan that crossed over Last night</p>
<p>23rd E Wind Snowed some Hail cold Wind Leander went to John Ponds for the other 1/2 Ton Thats a Ton of Marsh we got Stanley and I up to the Bush seen the small owl Bad with a cold</p>
<p>24th Fine Rained Took some of the snow out of the Boats cutting sugar Bush Wood Heard Dan had a set to with another Lawyer Blackbirds came cranes came</p>
<p>25th Leander to Dundee took Butter to Bill Got 2 Pigs to be paid in sum{cut off} got his Milk can and 3 Tins for syrup Annie came had 2 Papers Tapt 70 Trees to Day not running well</p>
<p>26th John Hamilton Camerons B Day 1876 The 2 Miss Frasers and Miss McDonald Teacher here our 2 Girls went to Lewis and From there to Hamilton Got the Papers Seen the Fight the Lawyers Maud calved</p>
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<p>27th of March 1893 Tapt 110 to Day not running very well Made some sumac spoils Drawing wood to the camp Bad with colds EW Cool 28 E Wind Fine sap not running cool Fixed the Tin Pan at the camp made a Fire under it making the Fireplace Longer Moveing the poles and crotches seen a Team going Down on the south side of the us seems to have a Load chopped some wood at the camp</p>
<p>29th Fine W Wind Leander crofsed to Summerstown Bought of Nicholsons 200 of Flour one Hundred on credit and paid for the other Bill and the 2 Boys here with the colt, in the Sugar Bush Made Taffy had a Feast for the First Made Billy Made an axe-handle of Ash Lots of crofsing on Summerstown Road the 2 Girls went to Evan Frasers</p>
<p>30th Tapt some 25 to Day Rained and snowed a Little Boiling in the Pan Windy West Wind Froze to night</p>
<p>31st Good Friday Fine W Wind Done</p>
<p>Uncle John Cameron Departed this Life on the 7th of April Friday</p>
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<p>1st of April 1893 All Fools Day Fine Rained Lots of Ducks Flying no holes yet for them Made some syrup Leander crofsed aFoot to Hamiltons for the Papers Windy to night</p>
<p>2nd Fine John and Mary Morris here Gordon here Easter Sunday Boiling in the Bush</p>
<p>3rd Rained Made some Syrup</p>
<p>4th some Rain Thunder and Lightning Fine Foggy Tapt 5 Trees Gathered 6 pails cut some Firewood at the camp</p>
<p>5th Fine W Wind cutting Wood at the camp Johnny Morris and Mary and Randolph went to Dundee Randolph gave me 25 cents for to Buy songs I seen in the Toronto News we seen a Buggy crofsing the Summerstown Road to Summerstown Running some to Day Gathered some its Peter Baker and Barnhart that crofsed not in a Buggy but a sleigh Trading with George Derushie a colt for cattle so Barnhart says</p>
<p>6th a Fortunate Day Boiling E Wind Fine {cut off}ir cool cutting Firewood Mr Barnhart Lost a calf Last night stole out of his stable</p>
<p>7th Boiling made sugar for the First 35 lb Snow heavy Thunder and Lightning and Rain to night {cut off} opened at Francis Island on the {illegible} Uncle John Died</p>
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<p>8th of April 1893 Fine Running well the sap ice opening s{illegible} a Good Deal of shooting seen Loons high Wind Tapt 7 Trees</p>
<p>9th On This Day of the Month I was Married 1862 Thirty one years Married to {illegible} Sunday Fine Boiling to Day</p>
<p>10th Fine in the Bush strained Running well a Good Lot of shooting Ducks Plenty {illegible} Fine E Wind Running well Boiling Lots of Shooting Piling stove wood Put of Dicks Bun Got an EEl the ice Before went off in a very large cake Killing snakes come out of ther holes</p>
<p>12th Fine Day Jams of ice shot 2 Ducks {illegible} Little Island Took the Boat</p>
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<p>16th of April 1893 Fine The Lemays here Mrs Bacon and child Narcisse and his Man came they all had a Feast at Taffy Made a Bargain for her stove 4..50 to Pay her Father Sent Jo a Present of sugar Sap Running well</p>
<p>17th Fine E Wind Sap Running well Boiling and Gathering sap Dishes Running over</p>
<p>18th Uncle Duncan's B Day some Windy Moses Lemay here for 2 Quarts of Syrup Linwet here Mr Kelly Billy Morris and Billy Bone here Annie crofsed to Summerstown Bought of J Summers 1 lb of Tea Sent 2 yds of calico to Mother a Present Got 2 Letters one with Uncle Johns Death and one from Minnie with a present for Ionia On Sunday the 16th The Princefs Louise crofsed From Summerstown to Dundee</p>
<p>19th Fine sap Runs well Tapt 7 Trees frost to night Fishermen went to Lancaster with First Lot of Fish</p>
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<p>20th of April 1893 Frost Last sap running E Wind up at the camp went around the Island took a Fainting Fit or Dizzinefs in the Head Fell Down then came to was very very sick was afraid I would Die there and they would not Fine me for a Day or 2 very High E Wind I called and Called to them in the sugar-Bush at Last I made out to reach the camp and got home</p>
<p>21st Rained Jenny calved Fine Heard a Rap at the Door about 10 or 11 o clock in Day Time it must mean Death or some one Wishing to come here at sap Boiling took home syrup to Day</p>
<p>22nd Wind Boiling sap got all the sap Boiled</p>
<p>23rd St George's Day The Festival of the English hail Windy Rain Leander and the Girls went to {cut off} Jo Lemays Sent 2 1/2 lbs of Butter 50 cents Got a Sturgeon from the Fishermen them to Butter</p>
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<p>24 of April 1893 Fine Leander Went to Dundee Charlie and Mary came with him Bought overall stuff 50 of Bag of Bran 50 Gathered 12 Pails of sap one of the cows calved</p>
<p>25th St Marks Day Windy north some Drops of Rain Fine made Taffy and sugar Done to Day in sugar Bush Leander and Charlie to Tuppers Island got a Few Duck and a Decoy skinned 2 Muskrats cold Frost at nights</p>
<p>26th hard Frost this Morning Taking the Basins from the Bush E Wind Fine Fishermen went to Lancaster with Fish Got a Sturgeon Fisherman Wrote a Letter to New York to Ionia Cameron 218 Warwick Street East N York Long Island</p>
<p>27th Windy Leander and Charles Got 6 Ducks Gave the Fishermen a couple of Ducks The Stove Fell Down Broke the 2 Front Legs</p>
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<p>28th of April 1893 Windy Made a Double Whippletree Took away the Front Banking putting the syrup in Jars ice Going Down not very well Ground the Broad-axe</p>
<p>29th Fine Livinia and Mary crossed to Summerstown Mailed the Letter to Ionia 218 Warwick Street East N Y Long Island Bought J Summers 1 lb of Tea 25 took a Fox pelt From Hamiltons to sell for Davy Spink Charle Leander to Ball Island Go 2 Ducks 2 Men here Picquet for Fish</p>
<p>30th Fine Day Warm Leander Went to Dundee with Charlie and Mary took his Fur Muskrats Mink and Fox Lewis Wife and Mary-Ann here</p>
<p>1st of May E Wind Raining Mr Genie here Made a Broad-axe handle Had a Lot of Perch Light Lit up in the Light houses now Chaffy Runing now to Lancaster</p>
<p>2nd W E & W Raining Mr Genie went to Cornwall Fisherman went to Montreal his Girl to be Married Stanley and I taking up stones Tow Boat with Raft went Down a Tug came up</p>
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<p>3rd of May 1893 E Wind Foggy Algoma into Dundee Alexandra went Down 2 Tows went Down Mr Genie came from Cornwall took 1 Bushel of Wheat 1 lb of Tea went off Leander came had the Plough 2 W trees a neck yoke 75 Plough 3 Dollars Sold his Rats and Mink 2.20 Bought 2 Hem straps 30 one of the cows calved Oxly High E Wind to night Narcisse came from Montreal Mr Jo Genie and Bilaire came Fixing the Buoys</p>
<p>4th High E Wind Raining Cold Water Raised very High Narcisse to Butter 20 no Boats went to Day Water high in Dundee</p>
<p>5th Fine Rained some Taking away the Banking From the house Drawing stones to the Bank hitched the colt and Mare together Drew the Logs of the Potato Ground a Lot of Towing</p>
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<p>6th of May 1893 Drawing the stones from the Tobacco Place to the Bank First Ploughing Broke the Point Fine Rained some Moses Lemay here for Butter and syrup 5 lb of Butter 1 Dollar 2 Gallons of syrup 2 Dollars Mr Marcell here came for his Beadstead at the shanty the Grenada came up from Montreal to Day</p>
<p>7th a Fine Day Leander and the 2 Girls went to Lemays Brought the stove home Gordon and Franky Laplant here Quebec at the Fishermen Dany Spink came with our mail</p>
<p>8 very Fine Ploughing the Potato Ground taking out stones Otto Dead yesterday</p>
<p>9th Fine Planted some Potatoes Taking the Potatoes out of the cellar a nice Lot of them put the stove up in the cookhouse put the pig in the Pen {page two}</p>
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<p>10th May 1893 W Wind Fine Finished planting the Potatoes at the house ploughed the Garden ploughed the peice Below the house and taking out stones shut in the cows at night took some of the Leached ashes out of the Leach Barrel put some on the Potatoes and some on the hay-land our hay near done seizing Fishermens nets and Seines at Lancaster Narcisse to Lancaster with Fish Garnet went up to Day</p>
<p>11th Fine Day Ascension Day Bodway came this morning with a Letter from William Morris Junior as he is to be Married to Mifs Plumado Mr Genie there Quebec with a Postal card to Narcisse Ploughed and Planted the Lower Piece of Potatoes Rocket went Down First Trip Fixing Garden Fence Filled the Leech with ashes</p>
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<p>12th of May 1893 E Wind Fine Taking out stones Leander crofsed to Summerstown Bought of J Summers pair of Boots Broom one of the cows calved</p>
<p>13th Fine EW Mr Creamer Bill and Mary here Mr Genie came took me a Bag of Potatoes From Jo Genie he went to Cornwall sawed a Log of the soft Maple the Rocket went up Bill to a Gallon of Syrup sent the Top onions working at the Garden Let out the Mare and colt to Grass</p>
<p>14th E Wind Leander crofsed to Mr Craigs</p>
<p>15th Fine Began to Plough a Piece Below the storehouse sod for Potatoes Annie and Mother went to Lewis's They came over Mary Ann and Jo Gave them a calf one of the cows P.J calved to Day Leander went for a Ploughpoint to Dundee 50 Tea 1 Dollar put a handle in the Grubhoe Fixing the West side of Garden Fence</p>
<p>16th E Wind Rain Fixing the Fence in the swamp sawed a stick for oars went for Cherry Gum Sent a Letter to Toronto yesterday Planted Potatoes in a Barrel</p>
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<p>17th of May 1893 an unfortunate Day Ploughing Fine took the Pots and Barrels From the sugar-Bush Planted a maple Tree in front of House the Wind took it out of the Roots in the Bush wind changed to West Raining hard Drawing stones to the Bank Taking cherry Bark to Drink Duck commenced to Lay Mr Genie up with Mr Kelly stopt at Mr Lemays to night</p>
<p>18th a Fortunate Day Raining hard to Day Mr Genie came here taking up his Line Lots of Towing</p>
<p>19th Fine Genie went off Letting the water run to the south side in the swamp Fixing the Fence in the swamp Let the Lye Run Digging in the Tobacco place for stones</p>
<p>20th Fine a Lot of Towing to Day at the Fence Lewis and Jo here to Dinner told us the cars smashed on the Track an Unfortunate Day</p>
<p>21st Whit Sunday 3 men here 3 More men 1 party the Beans very Windy slept at the Shanty those men</p>
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<p>22 May 1893 Fine planted Potatoes in the Garden got From Jo Genie Leander crossed for the Mail Got the Songs from Toronto Got a Letter from Minnie Bought of 50 Wt of Flour 1 Tea 30 pipes 2 (Made a Pair of Oars Leander )</p>
<p>23rd E Wind changed to S West Fine Began to Rain Blew very very hard Lewis here with corn got Tobacco Harrowing the corn Ground Put Manure on it Thunder and Lightning very high Wind Drawing stones to the Bank Fishermen went to Lancaster and I Think they went to Montreal as they did not come Back</p>
<p>4th Qeens B Day Fine cool Windy Planted corn & Potatoes Beans Pumkins squashes The Fishermen came Back from Montreal to night</p>
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<p>25 of May 1893 W Wind very windy Rained Thunder and Lightning at the Fence in the swamp splitting a soft maple Log</p>
<p>26th Fine Working at the Fence Began to Plough a Peice in the upper Field amongst the Brush cleaning the Barn Floor Manured the Potatoes in the Garden Narcisse Paid his Rent To Butter sugar 40</p>
<p>27th Fine Began to Rain Mr Genie here E Wind W Morris Billy Bone and Labuff here Leander crofsed Peter arquet Moving to Charles Island He Bought Butter Milk 25 Gave him salt</p>
<p>28th Trinity Sunday Windy Leander went to Dundee with Bodway</p>
<p>29th Royal Oak Day Leander came had 4 Bushels of Oats 1..52 Ploughing Harrowing some</p>
<p>30th sowed about 3 Bushels Fine E Wind commenced to Rain Wind changed West Blowing hard Planted a Few hills of Potatoes and squashes Let out the calve to Pasture Mr Genie went of yesterday Leander to Summerstown Bought of J Summers 50 wt of Flour 1 Lunge to</p>
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<p>31st of May 1893 Very Fine Day Harrowing Potatoes Lewis wife for Butter 40 Arquet For Butter 35 Peter for Butter 20 Took 2 Pans of Bread From Lancaster 40 cutting weeds on the Sturgeon Island Stanley and I sawed a Log of Beech at soap Filed the saw making a Trench at the Wet place a Drudge went Down 2 Tugs Towing it Lots of Boats Going to Day Leander went to Jo Lemays with the clock and a Parcel of Eggs From Montreal</p>
<p>1st of June Vicky's B Day 1878 The Glorious 1st of June The Line Boat went up Last night Fine Day E Wind Mr Genie going to Cornwall Brought me a Rooster an unfortunate DAy Corpus Christe Working at the Fence Digging stones at the Tobacco Place</p>
<p>2nd Fine EW Mr Genie went to Cornwall Sawing a Beech and splitting Fixed a place for the Pigs at the Fence</p>
<p>3rd Fine E Wind Bohemian and Spartan went Down to Day at Fence Blackbirds at the oats</p>
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<p>4th of June 1893 Fine Windy Lewis here Going to Charlies Island This is old George the 3rds Birth Day that used to be Kept for a Long Time Narciss to Butter Algerian went Down</p>
<p>5th an Unfortunate Day Fine very warm oats coming up Finished the swamp Fence Blossom on the apple Trees Took away the stack Fence Took 2 Troughfs From the Bush</p>
<p>6th an unfortunate Day Raining hard On This Day of the Month Sir John A McDonald Departed 1891 Leander and Stanley Made a Boat for the First</p>
<p>7th Fine Working at the Fence at the Pitt Point cutting Dead cherries for the Brush Fence corn coming up Put the Boat in the water to soak Narcisse to Butter 20</p>
<p>8th William and Billy Morris here Brought a Licence to the Fishermen Windy Fine Bill Left his Boat to night at Frashers as the Wind is high</p>
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<p>9th of June 1893 Aunty Mary's B Day 1813 an unfortunate Day Fine Annie and Leander went to Dundee with 2 Tubs of Butter and 16 Doz of Eggs 14.44 clot 1.87 1/2 cloth 40 Thread 10 Flour 2.20 Tea 1.50 Boots 1.25 Boots 1.50 Globe 5 1 pipe 25 Tin pail 50 Pills 25 Hats 3 - 30 2 Tubs 50 2 Tubs 40 Slippers 1.50 pipe 35 cottonade 10 Tax 5 Milk Pans 1- Lime 9 Salt Left 1 here Due 1-27 and the Salt 1-37 Due Moses Lemay here Gave him stuff to Make oars Got 3 lb of Butter 60 Peter to Butter 20 cutting Weeds Found a Potato Bug Fire-Flys Plenty Mosquitoes some Bad Mr Genie here to night went off Bragains 1-25 Soap 20 Shoes 1.25 Tin pail 50</p>
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<p>11th June 1893 St Barnabas Day E Wind heavy Rain high Wind</p>
<p>12th Fine E Wind very warm Killed the calf 4 weeks old Dew the sticks of the Tobacco place and stones Drawed some to the Fence on the Pitt Point Transplanted Turnips the young Ducks out seen Potato Bugs</p>
<p>13th very Fine and warm Sheared the sheep sawing wood Stanley and I at the Sturgeon Island mowing weeds and cutting Brush Narcisse to Butter making my Pants</p>
<p>14th Fine very Warm Leander and Stanley Trowling howing the Potatoes trimmed the apple Tree at the Door</p>
<p>15th E Wind very Fine and Warm Fixing a Log in the Wharf Hoeing Mr Smith and Uncle Bill here Trowling they got a Good Lot of nice Fish a Big Pic Nic at Fraser on the south side Lewis 2 Boys here for Butte 2 Boys From Charlies I for Butter Smoking Fish Weeding the Garden a Fortunate Day</p>
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<p>16th of June 1893 Fine EW hoeing Potatoes at the East side of the storehouse Narcisse to Butter a Great many Boats a Going the Kit Kit to Butter commenced to Rain hard Thunder and Lightning Billy Morris Bar Tender on the Point Washing the Wool</p>
<p>17th Fine Rained some in the Morning hoeing the Beans Leander Fishing Livinia not Well</p>
<p>18th Fine Warm Day The Ever Memorable Battle of Waterloo Bill Morris Rufus Creamer and Randolph here Rained some</p>
<p>19th Fine Warm not very well Put the Plough Through the Potatoes at the House they went with the Fishermen to take his seine up as it Fast in Logs Leander went to Frashers Point to get Twine from Murcel to Fix the Seine R Trowling to night Arquet for Butter 5 lbs gave him a pipe Hoeing some Made a Frame around the Seed onions</p>
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<p>20th of June 1893 Fine very warm The First Day of Summer and a Fine Day it is Salted the cattle splitting Logs hoeing Fixing Fence Randolph very unwell Leander went to Dundee Bought Tar paper a Roll nails 2 small Sacks of {illegible} Salt Paid Before Rufus Creamer came Down with him</p>
<p>21st a very Fine Day Boarding the outside of the House at the Potatoes and corn Mr Kelly and Bill Morris and Billy Bone here Looking after the Fisheries Had a Row with Wiso 2 Fishermen went to Montreal The Girls went to Jo Lemays for the clock Price 60 cents The Boys Trowling at night got 3 The 3 Spannish Ships went up in Tow of 2 Tugs the Caravels Lewis here came F Lancaster got a Star from Mr Kelly</p>
<p>22nd Our Dans B Day Rained Fine Boarding the House Lots of Boats going</p>
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<p>23rd of June 1893 Raised Fine Dick came the Boys and Rufus went to Dundee moving the Logs at the Door</p>
<p>24th St John the Batista Day The Girls went to Summerstown For the Mail Got a Letter From Ione Cameron 218 Warwick Street East NY Long Island The Rocket a Pleasure Trip to Lancaster making the Tobacco Fence The Fishermen Found a Boat Bought 2 spools 10</p>
<p>25th Fine Narcisse paid his resit EW Genie here Saturday Brought to Basins said they put him off the Place Heavy Thunder and very sharp Lightning and Rained very hard to night and heavy claps of Thunder</p>
<p>26th Fine Windy Leander and R went to Dundee Bought Pants 1.25 Took the calfskin at the Tobacco place</p>
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<p>27th of June 1893 Fine Ploughed the Tobacco peice put the Plough through the Potatoes above the House Rained some Mr Genie here Gordon {illegible} for Leander to work on the Roads for him Told us of Larus {illegible} with the Lightning</p>
<p>28th very warm Fine Mr Genie went off Lewis for salt at the Tobacco peice Narcisse for salt and Butter</p>
<p>29th Fine very warm St Peter and St Paul's Day Lewis for Soft-soap got a stick of ash The Tobacco Ground ready The colt 3 years old to Day</p>
<p>29th Fine put the Plough through the Lower Potatoes</p>
<p>1st of July Dominion Day Fine Day went to the upper Point</p>
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<p>2nd of July 1893 Fine Bismarck came Leander went to Jo Lemays gave a hen to them</p>
<p>3 Raining Thunder Windy Moved the 2 stoves Leander Went for Bismarcks Watch 75 cents</p>
<p>4th of July American Independence Fine Rained some W Wind Put out 150 Tobacco Plants Leander and Bismarck went to Hopkins Point putting Paris Green on the Potatoes Bugs Bad a Dance on the Point to night</p>
<p>5th of July (Our John's Uncle John) Birth Day 1803 Fine Turned to Rain hard Stanly and I to Fish at the Kit Kit Island Got 20 Perch and 2 Pickerel took home Hamiltons Bun Brought of Mr Hagarty 2 Pans of Bread 48 cents caught another of the yellow-Birds</p>
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<p>6th of July 1893 a very Fine Day Jacques an Indian here for Butter Peter for Butter Leander and Annie to Dundee with Butter Lots of Boats going to Day a Tug with Tow aground down at Charlies Island Mary Morris came Down with them Bought Flour 2.20 Pens 5 2 Scyths 1..20 Fork 35 Stone 10 Tobacco 40 Lamp 12 Glass 6 net 8 Hat 10 Paris Green 25 Tin Sprinkler 60 Tubs 90 Drefs 50 Plasters 5</p>
<p>7th Fine very warm John Morris Rufus and Charlie creamer here Lots of Boats a Going</p>
<p>8th Thund Rain hard John Morris and the rest went off Bismarck and Leander went to Lancaster Garnet went up Heard Oliver Duckett was missing he went of in a Boat got a Lot of Papers From Andrew Fraser very high Wind</p>
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<p>9th of July 1893 Fine Tom Jack and Gordon here The 2 Girls went to church</p>
<p>10th Fine commenced to Mow Fixed the Bottom Log in the East Mow of the Barn the Girls went to Dundee Bought a sack of Fine salt 60 Stone 1/2 Gallon of oil Hat soap 3 Bars nutmeg nails soda 1-27 cents</p>
<p>11th Fine Windy cutting and Gathering Hay 2 Indians Broke their oar Lent them one Bought 2 Doz of Eggs 25 cents Fishermen to Montreal English cherries Ripe</p>
<p>12th of July Orangeman's Day Fine Windy put in the First Hay 4 Loads in the East Mow Henery Bosell here</p>
<p>13th Fine Mr John McBain came to see me as we were old school-mates in Williamstown and we had a Great time talking over the young Days Gone By</p>
<p>14th Mr J McBain went off cutting Below the corn Bought a Bag of salt and a Rake yesterday Making coils Put the Letter in the office on the 12th Eat new Potatoes</p>
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<p>15th of July 1893 St Swithen's Day it Rains to Day Thunder put in 65 coils of Hay Mowing if it Rains to Day it will Rain for 40 Days so they say 9 chickens out Fenced the Young Ducks in yesterday as they are taking too much for the River</p>
<p>16th Fine Windy Narcisse Paid</p>
<p>17th Mowing on the Lower Point very warm very heavy Thunder and sharp Lightning Rained hard Got a Pickerel and sturgeon</p>
<p>18th Fine very warm Whitewashing Put the Bell on the Cow Mowing at the Lower Point Mr Mercell at the Fishermen Put out about 70 Tobacco Plants and its very Late for them Besides they are very small The Indian came with the oars Narcisse went to Montreal</p>
<p>19th Fine Mowing in the Grove and Back of the Barn Gokey came for Lewis Bosell Hence his 4 year old child was Drowned this Morning Fernandez Birth Day 1874</p>
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<p>20th of July 1893 Fine Leander helping Peter to set his Lines putting in Hay and Gathering at the Lower Point put in about 60 coils</p>
<p>21st Fine Windy Narcisse went to Lancaster for George took our Boat not very well Went around the Island made some coils in the Grove 5 cutting in the calves Pasture Mowing Back of the Barn made 7 Coils Rained a Few Drops</p>
<p>22nd Fine Heavy Thunder and Lightning and heavy Rain George Treated me to a Glass of Gin and a peice of Tobacco Mowing put in 6 from the Back of the Barn and 5 from the Lower Point Beans Fit to Eat Cucumbers John Hamilton Cameron came Home From Grants</p>
<p>23rd Fine Windy Found a Bun Leander went for his Watch to Jo Lemays $1 Paid Got a Pair of Oars</p>
<p>24th Windy Fine The 2 Lovats here From Point Lovat Dan and David Mowing made about 40 coils cut a Little above the Lane and around Part of the Potatoes and at the old Garden</p>
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<p>25 of July 1893 St James Day Fine in the Morning Leander and Annie Went to Dundee Took 2 Tubs of Butter commenced to Rain and Rained Heavy with Thunder and Lightning Made 6 coils in the calfs pasture Bought of J Taillon or Tyo) 200 of Flour 4.40 Tea 3 lb 1.. Ticking 13 yds 1.95 Shoes 80 Rubbers 40 2 Tubs one 30 lb one 50 lb 45 2 Papers of Dye 20 Snaith 60 Stone 10 Sewing oil 10 Tobacco 70 3 lb of Raisins 21 Flour Seive 20 To Cash 2.24 Butter comes to 13.32 Rained and Thundered and Lightning George Went off to Montreal Promised to Bring me a Salmon when he would come in 2 Weeks Time</p>
<p>26th Raining hard and Thunde and Lightning about 2 o clock in the morning then Rained hard and Thundered and Blew a very hard Breeze The Columbian and the Algerian The Columbian ahead very heavy weind Rain hard to night Thunder and Lightning</p>
<p>27th put in 4 Loads Windy Fine Mowing on the hill and Wet place</p>
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<p>28th of July 1893 A Fortunate Day Fine putting in Hay 7 Loads made 36 coils at the Lower Point Mowed around the Potatoes and above the calfs Pasture Rained to night</p>
<p>29th Fine some Rain Windy Joh H Bad with his Eye Mowed some at the oak Trees Received a Letter From Dan concerning the Parcel Directed to the care of Jo Duckett Leander Bought of J Summers 5 spools of Thread</p>
<p>30th Fine Gordon and D Spinks came Brought me my coat and vest and a pair of Pants</p>
<p>31st Mowing Back of the Barn very warm 103 coils to Begin a stack Rained to night Thunder</p>
<p>1st of August Lammas Day Began the stack put about coils in it Mowing and Gathering Jacobs to 2 lb Butter</p>
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<p>2nd of August 1893 Minnie's Birth Day Fine Went around the Island those camping Devils takeing of Birch Bark Mowing Leander with Fishermen John H and the 2 Girls went to Mr Ducketts and Summerstown Brought Stanley a pair of shoes they are too small to be Returned the Parcel is at Summerstown station it will come to night or Tomorrow John to 3 Plugs of Tobacco 15</p>
<p>3rd very Fine warm the Chaffy went up with a Party Narcisse to 3 Quarts of salt Got a channel catfish not very well Knocking around for all that Peter came From Montreal to 1 lb of Butter</p>
<p>4th Finished the Lower field Mowing Fine Warm Making coils putting in the Barn</p>
<p>5th a very very hot sunny Day E Wind Finished a stack of Fine Hay about 4 Ton the yellow Bird sick one of the sheep Dead Mr Genie came Leander to Summerstown at Ducketts High Wind and Rain</p>
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<p>6th of Augt 1893 Randolph's B Day Fine Rained Thunder and Lightning J Morris Mary Minnie McIlvaine and Randolph came Birdy Dead</p>
<p>7th Mowing in the upper Field</p>
<p>8th Fine Mowing Peter went off Leander went to Dundee with a Tub of Butter Bought 50 of Flour 9 1/2 Doz of Eggs Tea 1 Scythe 60 shoes 1 shoes 1.25 Soda 20 Stone 8 Tobacco 70 overalls Thread shirting Pills calico cotton Genie and John Fishing Genie went off</p>
<p>9th Mowing in the upper Field Uncle Bill and Ellen came very Fine Day Making coils Gave Narcisse a Mess of Potatoes John and Leander went for the Parcel Got it at Ducquettes 3 of 1 (Jacket & vest) coat pants vest 2 pair of Shoes</p>
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<p>10 of Aug 1893 Very very warm Fine Mowing in the upper Field very Warm Ryo Fishing with Narcisse</p>
<p>11th Began a stack hay out of the upper Field Finished the upper Field very warm 5 men went up to Raise Timber that sunk Goyett is the name of one of them From Laprairie seen one of the Fridays at the Head of the Island a Pic Nic at Hamitlons From Massena</p>
<p>12th Finished the stack commenced to cut the Front Marsh Raining</p>
<p>13th Fine N East Wind Leander John Annie went to Dundee John McPherson and Donald Angus here to see me</p>
<p>14th Fine Day They came home from Dundee Mowing in the Front Marsh and at the oakfield Warm Mr Genie came had a Kettle of Huckleberries Boys Fishing got 4 2 EEls 2 succors Windy to night not very well to night</p>
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<p>15th Aug 1893 Windy Fine Mowing Gathering set Fire to a Brush Heap Livinia Fell and hurted her Foot Blackbirds Eating the corn cattle crazy to Get in Fixed the Fence out in the River</p>
<p>16th Fine E Wind Mr Genie went off Mowing in the oakfield Front Marsh and Began the Back marsh Jo Lemay and Wife and 2 Boys here settled with Jo 90 cents Reo here 1/2 lb Butter eat new corn</p>
<p>17th E Wind Began a stack of Marsh hay in the Front Marsh commenced to Rain Lucias for Butter did not Finish the stack put about 100 coils in it and Left it for another Day</p>
<p>18th Strange Kind of a Man came here this Evening his name is Trudell had a nice Blue Boat no oars but a Paddle he made himself he stole the Boat he says he came 2 Miles this side of Odgensburgh gave him his supper</p>
<p>18th Raining Mr Genie came From Cornwall The Trudell went off up the River Lewis the Indian here Genie and the Boys Fishing</p>
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<p>19th of August 1893 Mr Genie went off Gave him one of our axes Bismarck's Birth Day Dug a small Hole for Water on the side of the shore on the Pitt Point George Dick and Benway came From Montreal John H crofsed to Summerstown for George Leander set a Line</p>
<p>20th Fine Day Dan Spink here Larue here Dug Dug a hole in the side of the River yesterday to get spring water Minnie came Dan Spink put her acrofs</p>
<p>21st Raining some Mowed a Little cut Brush Leander got a sturgeon Thund and Lightning Rover yowling to night Windy</p>
<p>22nd Fine W Wind Mowing in the Back Marsh and oakfield making coils in the Back Marsh Lucias to Butter 1 1/2 Narciss and Benwa here for Milk Gave them a Lot of cucumbers George and Benwa went off to night</p>
<p>23rd Finishing the Big Marsh hay stack with what hay we have cut but we will put more on it yet a Good Deal of shooting Hawks plenty Got 2 EEls this morning</p>
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<p>24th Augt 1893 Rained cut a Log for a Trough Broke their night line</p>
<p>25th cut the oats John not well some Rain cows inside in Daytime Horses in at night Taking in the Ripest of the Beans sowed some Hayseed in the oakfield</p>
<p>26th Wrote a Letter to George Charron from his Father sent Letters to Summerstown P.O John Went Miss Fraser and Miss McDougall here Going to put in the oats as it Looks like Rain put in the oats</p>
<p>27th John Morris and Wife here Gordon and Tommy Rose here Rained some Leander went to Lemays John to Hopkins Point Billy Morris sent me a Fine square of Tobacco</p>
<p>28th John went off Tommy Rose went of Leander Went to Dundee with a Tub of Butter Rain Thunder and Lightning 46 lb of Butter 8.28</p>
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<p>29th of Aug 1893 E Wind Heavy Rain Heavy Rain a very stormy E Wind Broke corn and Tobacco Lots of Water in the cellar put 20 pails out to Day</p>
<p>30th Dan Spink here with Gordons close and 6 Dollars and 2 cents Mowing in the Front Marsh Lots of Water in it Making coils Narcisse to Lancaster Leander came from Dundee 200 of Flour 4 Tea Towels 15 Shirting 2.25 Tobacco 95 Matches 10 Shoes 1.25 starch 10 castor oil 10 Rained to night</p>
<p>31st Fine Water high over 200 coils of hay out in the Water Gordon Went to Lancaster Bought 2 shirts crossed to Summerstown Leander for thread and Powder cutting Brush in the upper Field Letting the Water run at the Wet place this Big Wind put Down Lots of nuts and a Fine Maple Tree</p>
<p>1st of September St Giles Day Fine putting in hay of the oakfield Broke the Jumper John Nicholson here Took in corn and Beans Took up onions Hunting Ducks commenced</p>
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<p>2nd of Sept 1893 Rain Fixed the Jumper Gordon at it Ground some of the Tools Got a Sturgeon on the Line High NW Wind Water Falling</p>
<p>3 Dan McMasters Birth Day 1846 Hard Rain Gordon Crofsed to Summerstown</p>
<p>4th Fine cut the corn and Pulled the Beans Husked the corn Gordon to Summerstown</p>
<p>5th John Angus B Day 1850 Fine Gloomy put the Hay in From the Back Marsh {illegible} the Barn Floor and Stable loft Finishing off the Big stack in the upperfield Arquet here for Butter</p>
<p>6th Fine Day Made a stack of Marsh hay cut and coiled 40 coils on out edge of the Marsh Gordon and John and Stanley</p>
<p>7th Rain hard Thunder and Lightning East and West Wind very squally cool Water Falling shelled the Beans all that was in the corn</p>
<p>8th Fine Making North side Fence of The Tobacco John H Went to the Point Leander went for his Gun paid 25 cents Lemays came home Narcisse to Butter 1 Dollar</p>
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<p>9th Sept 1893 Fine put the cornstalks in the Barn Made a stack of 40 coils in the Marsh cutting Brush in the upper Field the Indian here for a Dollars worth of Butter Lewis Bosell passed to the shanty</p>
<p>10th John H and Annie went to Dundee Fine 4 Men here From Valleyfield Looking for Grapes put up their Tent in Bell-Bay one of Them Lalonde Curvett Their names Gordon and I went up to Their Tent Treated us wind Raised high from the East</p>
<p>11th Fine Day putting out manure in the Grove Windy took in some nuts</p>
<p>12th Fine Gordon to the Fair in Williamstown Took up 4 Rows of Potatoes for the Pigs Boiling them Bacons Wife here for Butter Lucias for Butter Narcisse got a Dollar John H and Annie came from Dundee Bought 9 yds of Ticking 1..62 got the Loan of a Dungfork Heard the Rocket was aground Fair in Williamstown</p>
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<p>13th of Sept 1893 Fine Day cut some Brush and Weeds on the Sturgeon Island Boiling Potatoes for the Pigs Leander helping Dick Fair in Williamstown</p>
<p>14th Drew some sticks for a stable putting out manure Gordon came from the Fair</p>
<p>15th High Wind Heavy Rain Thunder & Lightning Set a new Line Taking in some Butternuts and some of the Garden stuff</p>
<p>16th Windy Heavy Rain hailstones Thunder Lightning cutting the Length of the sticks for the stable 18 by 30 Letting the Water Run at the Wet place</p>
<p>17th Windy Raining all Day</p>
<p>18th Fine Working at the stable put up the crossed with the Boat</p>
<p>19th Working at the stable</p>
<p>20th Fine Windy Minnie Gordon and Leander crossed to Summerstown Taking up the Potatoes at the corn and they have the Rot The Burbanks Franky Laplante Wife a young son on the 19th</p>
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<p>21st of Sept 1893 Fine St Matthew Day Last Day of Summer Taking up the Potatoes above the House 30 Wrote a Letter to George Charron from his Father Gordon cutting the Door of the stable</p>
<p>22nd Autumn Begins John Morris and Wife Billy Morris and Wife came took up 30 Bushels on the 21st (Dick and Leander to Dundee)</p>
<p>23rd at the stable John Morris and Billy and 3 of Frashers came and George Bosells son Lewis and Gave us a Good Lift with the Top sticks Billy and Wife and John H went ot the Point took John Morris's Boat Down Rain to night</p>
<p>24th Fine Windy John and Wife went home took a Bag of Potatoes Took 3 lbs of Butter part pay for the Hay Rain to night Gordon went to the Glen</p>
<p>25th Raining Gordon came took up the Burbanks in the Garden</p>
<p>26th put 50 Bushels of Potatoes in the cellar to Day Gordon chinking the stable thats 80 Bushels in now got a sturgeon Fair in Malone to Day</p>
<p>27th very Fine Day Gordon crossed with the small Bun put 50 Bushels in to Day Thats 130 Bushels in the cellar</p>
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<p>28th of Sept 1893 Fine E Wind Taking up the Lower Peice of Potatoes Began to Plough a in the upper Field Boiling Potaoes for the Pigs put the Potatoes in the storehouse Gordon came some Drops of Rain Lots of Towing to Day a Good Lot of shooting to Day</p>
<p>29th Michaelmas Day Fine E Wind Ploughing in upper Field Randolph came from the Fair in Malone went off this Evening Making Feed for the Pigs</p>
<p>30th Last Day of the Month very Fine Day Took up the rest of the Burbanks a Lot of Them Rotten as they are Mixed with other Potatoes Ploughing shot a Black Duck took 3 of the young Ducks out for Decoys to night some shooting to Day Gordon cutting Brush above the Lane crofsed to Summerstown in the afternoon Narcisse to 5 lb of Butter</p>
<p>1st of October Ionia's B Day 1883 Fine the 2 Girls and Stanly went to Bill Craigs and to Hamiltons Gordon and Leander to Plum Island (Alexis)</p>
<p>2nd Fine Ploughing cut a Few stalks of Tobacco Gordon went to Hunt cows Broke in the Turnips to night Rocket down on Sunday</p>
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<p>3rd of Oct 1893 Fine High E Wind Gordon went to Work for Donald Angus Took up the Potatoes at the Gate cows salted made a Barrel of sour-crout Fishermen to Lancaster Burning Brush Fence Blackbirds at the Beechnuts Birds eating the Black cherries Dick to Montreal</p>
<p>4th Fine E Wind commenced to Rain Gordon crofsed Leander and Annie to Dundee a Lot of shooting Fixing Feed for the Pigs Stanley not well Paul Gray and his 2 Boys camped on EEl Island Fishing Bought of J Tyo Tea 2 Dollars 5 Gall of oil 40 Putty 5 Boots 1 cinnamon 20 Mustard 30 Broom 25 Tobacco 30 shot 24 Powder 20 Ticking 25 Fine salt 60 By credit to Balance 2..81=10.50 To 44 lb of Butter 8.80 Eggs 1.70 Stopt in Dundee to night</p>
<p>5th Fine W Wind Catherine Munroe Buried to Day Dick came From Montreal cut more of the Tobacco hung up what I cut Before some to cut yet Fixing Irons John H cut some Marsh hay</p>
<p>6th Fine E W Stanley and I went to get a handle made by Paul Gray on EEl Island put hay in the new stable</p>
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<p>7th of Oct 1893 Rained some high W Wind Gave a stick to Arquet to make a handle Narcisse paid to Day what he owed Tied up Tobacco</p>
<p>8th Fine Day Gordon and Leander went to Dundee Bought a pair of Rubbers Tobacco pipes 8 so 4th</p>
<p>9th Fine commenced to Rain Hail Thunder and Lightning high Wind Ploughed some down on the hill North side and Taken out stones</p>
<p>10th H.A B Day Fine cool Wind Monica here for Butter got none Ploughing Digging up stones Taken them to the Bank on the north side Took one of the Pigs out of the pen Boiling Potatoes for the Pigs a Lot of Ducks this morning</p>
<p>11th E Wind Fine John H putting out manure Stanley and I went Fishing got 15 Digging stones out of the yard</p>
<p>12th Fine E Wind Mowed some in the Back Marsh Burnt some Brush heaps above the Foot of the Lane Boiled 2 pots for the Pigs Leander John H and Stanly went to Fish to night John H crofsed to Summerstown for Mail got a Letter addressed to Minnie</p>
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<p>13th of October 1893 Fine Day E Wind Drew Beans for the Floor of the stable Drew a short peice of Ash for Oars putting out manure set Fire to a couple of Brush heaps in the oakfield</p>
<p>14th very High south East Wind Blowing a Hurricane the scow at Alexis Island Drifted over here Dragged her anchor over the shoals with the heavy Gale of south Wind Broke some Limbs in the Grove Tied the scow up in the Bay the 4 Boys I went up and took a chain and a peice of a Rope that was Tresh cut by some one where it was tied at Alexis Island there is 3 poles and a Big coil of Rope a Gangway a Board or 2 tin pail a pully Block sail all close-Reefed some water in her put the anchor around a Basswood Tree Rained hard a Rainbow wind changed West 2 Indians passed up stopt at the scows John H watched them Taken the Tops of the stacks the Wind high Wind to night</p>
<p>15th High Wind Rained some</p>
<p>16th Fine Windy Genie came Gave him 5 Dollars to take 300 of Provender and 100 of Flour from Cornwall Drew some wood put out manure Mr Sticklers Boys here taking the scow</p>
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<p>17th of Oct 1893 Fine W Wind Narcisse to Montreal cut the Late Tobacco Trimmed all the apple trees Lucias got 8 lb of Butter yesterday Dick got 5 lb to Day put the Horses in Last night White Frost unfortunate Day put some Boards up in the cookhouse</p>
<p>18th E Wind John H crofsed to Summerstown St Luke Day Bought Tobacco Leander shot 3 Ducks Ducks getting more Plenty Mr Genie came from Cornwall had 300 of Provender and a 100 of Flour and a File The Rocket got aground going in to Lancaster</p>
<p>19th Fine E Wind cleaning out the stables put some Manure out putting stones under the new stable Mr Genie here Leander shot 8 Ducks a Lot of Shooting to Day Began using the Provender</p>
<p>20th Fine putting out manure Arquet here for Butter Genie Fishing to night 2 Men camped in Bell Bay</p>
<p>21st very Fine Mr Genie went off Gave him a pair of Tame Wild Ducks 1/2 bushel of Butternuts John H and Stanly Took a Boat From the Island above Christees Boiling Potatoes</p>
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<p>22nd Oct 1893 a Very Fine Day Leander Gordon Annie went to Dundee Bought 6 lb of Tobacco pipe Braces caps 1 pair Shoes 1 lb of Pepper 50 cent of Gingam Cotton 18 yrds calico 95 Shoes A Lot of Shooting John Morris Bought a single Barrel Breech Loader Charlie Creamer came with Gordon and Leander John H and Dick to Ross I</p>
<p>23rd Livinia's (Sissy) Birth Day 1868 A Fine Day Picked the nuts at the River Tree Took up the Turnips in the Garden Leander and Charlie at Ducks John Morris Mary Annie came had 100 Weight of corn John had his new Gun plastering some Rained some to night set the Line with John H got a Pickerel</p>
<p>24th Our Hugh's Birth Day Rained some putting Manure on the Garden the 3 Boys went Hunting Wrote a Letter for Narcisse to send to George Howard has a Bee to Day and a Dance to night Gordon came for them all to go J Morris and Wife Charlie Creamer Leander and Annie Donald John McDougall here and Alex Frasher Lightning and Thunder to night and Rain</p>
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<p>25th of Oct 1893 My Birth Day St Crispins Day all Shoemakers Day Fine Windy not many Ducks John Morris Men and Charlie went off Made a Bargain with them to Dig a Well Narcisse Bought a Tub of Butter 68 years old to Day</p>
<p>26th E Wind Cool Mr Genie here going to Cornwall Left us his shovel Moses Lemay and Mr Bacon here Gave them a pail of Buttermilk a peice of ash Leander shot 2 Ducks the Corcican and Magnet went Down</p>
<p>27th Fine W Wind some Rain Mr Genie came from Cornwall a hunter Drowned at Charlies Island setting out Decoys heard so Narcisse went for Hunters at Lancaster not many Ducks Plastering the new stable</p>
<p>28th Fine Ploughing the Potato above and Below took out some Big stones Mr Genie went off the Hunters got our Bun paid 50 cents St Simon & St Jude Hunters went of no Ducks</p>
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<p>29th of Oct 1893 Windy Hailing</p>
<p>30th Gordon and Annie went to Dundee Bought a of Tyo soda 25 1 pair of shoes 1 Dollar 5 yds shirting 50 Pepper 30 Towling 50 nails 25 Gordon Bought a pair of overalls 85 paid Johnny Charlie came had the Rigging for Digging the Well 2 shovels Ropes and pullys crowbar Gathered and Filled a Bag of Butternuts for Dan</p>
<p>31st Fine Halloween or Holy Eve Began the Well to Dig John Charlie Leander Gordon Mr Creamer and Wife and Billy and Wife and Mary came Got some Ducks Tried for EEls in the Mud Leander & Billy Got 9 for the First time cracking nuts Keeping the Halloween sent a Bag of Butternuts to DMM The Temple St James Street Montreal The Fishermen took them to the Depot and to pay the Freight on them Fishermen went home for a few Days John H and Stanley went to Rofs Island got 2 Ducks Mary and the Girls went to Summerstown Boug Lamp chimney Got a Letter From Bismarck Got Gokys pic to night Roses Boat</p>
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<p>1st of Nov 1893 The Harvest Month of Death All Saints Day Fine Day shot 4 Ducks Working at the well a great Lot of Shooting Billy and Wife Mr Creamer and Wife went off Mr Genie came to night Banking some at the West End sheep came home for the First time Gordon and John H went to Fish with Mr Genie to night</p>
<p>2nd Fine Day All Souls Day Drawing stone for the well Fixing a Tub to take up the Ground Leander got a Bad Blow with the Derrick Falling and struck him Fishermen Back from Montreal</p>
<p>3rd On This Day of the Month Granda Departed 1857 Fine Working at the well</p>
<p>4th Fine a Lot of Shooting at the Well Randolph came John Hall took him here Mr Genie and John H went a Fishing to night</p>
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<p>5th of Nov 1893 The Gunpowder Plot Guy Fawks Day Fine Gordon crofsed Going to Montreal Tommoro John H put him acrofs Johnnie Charlie and Leander to Dundee took 1/2 Doz of Ducks</p>
<p>6th Putting manure on the Tobacco Place and it is Thick The Boys came from Dundee to night Boiling Potatoes for the Pigs not many Ducks windy</p>
<p>7th Helen's B Day Fine Working at the well The Boys at Ducks in the mornings went to the upper Point some Beechnuts</p>
<p>8th Fine New Moon cames in Giving corn to the Pigs now all the Provender is used out of the Barrel Digging at the well some water coming in small</p>
<p>9th Prince of Wales B Day Fine at the Well</p>
<p>10th Water came commenced to stone Drawing stones Charlie Johnnie Leander and ellen went to Dundee</p>
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<p>11th of Nov 1893 Fine Drawing stones 7 Feet 5 inches in the Well to night Mr Genie came had his Gun Fixed a Lot of shooting to Day sawed a Hicory Burning the Marshes</p>
<p>12th Martinmass Day Windy Fine Boys Hunting</p>
<p>13 Fine Mr Genie went off Finished the well to Day</p>
<p>14th Fine Fishermen went off Killed the 2 Pigs and they are Fat Johnny Charlie and Randolph Leander John H and Stanley at the Pigs cut the Pork to night Lots of Boats going to Day Fine some Rain to night</p>
<p>15th Windy the 3 Boys went to Rofs Island to hunt Johnny Salted the Pork Put it in the East cellar made a Fence around the Marsh hay stack some Grains of snow windy Drew some Drags</p>
<p>16th Windy Johnny Turned with the wind being too high Took a Bag of Potatoes Live Duck cut an oak for a Roller Snow on the Mountains</p>
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<p>17th of Nov 1893 Fine John Morris went off turned windy the Boys got 2 Ducks Drew some Drags Windy to night</p>
<p>18th High Wind Boys went to the Kit Kit Island got no Ducks Rocket went up did not call at Lancaster John H and Stanly sawing Dry Elm stove wood churning Big Marsh Fires cool John H and Stanley Plastering the south side of the new stable put a Handle in the axe Put 2 Pails of Water on the Pork Barrel for Brine Sharpened the old crofs cut saw Fixing a Roller for the Sleigh</p>
<p>19th Fine Windy snowed to night</p>
<p>20th a Fortunate Day the Boys hunting got 4 Ducks Oliver and another man hunting Down at Charlies Island cut some in the Back Marsh</p>
<p>21st on This Day of the Month D M Master Departed Senior 1846 Leander Randolph and Charlie went to Dundee Charlie took 8 Ducks with him</p>
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<p>21st of Nov 1893 They did not come home to Day Rained some to night E Wind</p>
<p>22nd Fine E Wind Plastering Rained this Evening Let the Water run some at the Wet Place John Hall here with my axe handles to make me more</p>
<p>23rd Windy Randolph and Leander Annie came from Dundee had the Tongue of the Sleigh cost for ironed 1.40 Bought of Tyo 3 lb of Tea 1 Dollar put a Window in the Stable cool no Boats went to Day Thanks Giving Day</p>
<p>24th Fixing stones under the stable Began putting Felt and Boards on the West End of the House Put a Large Window Glass in a Boat out on the shoal getting sand the Grenada came to her cold Windy</p>
<p>25th St Catherine's Day Windy cool John H went for his Things to Grants Leander went for 3 Weeks papers got 3 Letters 2 for Gordon 1 for me Bought of Nicholsons 200 Wt of Flour 3.80 Rope 25 got a paper From Uncle Johns Girls for Minnie Grenada Last Trip</p>
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<p>26th of Nov 1893 Fine West Wind Leander Randolph went hunting Killed 4 Ducks Ground Froze that sand-Boat aground yet</p>
<p>27th E Wind cold Putting the Boards on the West and North side of the House Drew up 2 of the Boats at the shore Set Fire in the upper Part of the Front marsh and up in the Bay high Wind {illegible} and Rain Thunder Earthquake about 1/2 Past 11 o clock</p>
<p>28th Rained wind changed to West water Low shot a Duck a Lot of odd Kind of Birds like Geese or Gannets went West a Boat Lifter came to the sand Boat to Day nailed on some Board cut a Hicory a Tug with 3 Barges went Down</p>
<p>29th Windy East changed to East Rained Drew some Wood Drew some hay for covering the Hen-house put some Bant{illegible} Drew up the old stove Plastering the Horse stable The sand Boat got off Randolph and Leander went hunting</p>
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<p>30th of Nov 1893 St Andrew's Day The Festival of the Scotch Rained some W Wind Lights Lit up yet water Raising a Little no shooting</p>
<p>1st of December some snow Last night Boys working at the Floor and Door of the stable cold Frosty Fed the Heifers at the stack</p>
<p>2nd Windy Frosty working at the stable put 4 of the cows in the new stable to night put the Barrel in the cellar for Water in the Porch put the soap in the cookhouse House not Banked yet</p>
<p>3rd E Wind Snowing Drifting no Lights to night as we cannot see stormy no Boats</p>
<p>4th W Wind cold Frosty Turned and Drew up the 2 Buns 2 men up in the Bay Fired 5 shots Ducquetts Flag Flying to Day putting the Tongue in the Sleigh put in the Pig</p>
<p>5th E Wind Frosty Cold at Tobacco 30 Plugs and a sack of Fine Leaves Boys shot a Duck</p>
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<p>6th of Dec 1893 St Nicholas The Festival of the Germans Fine E Wind Turned to the West a Blew very hard Drifted Banking the house Boys shot 2 Ducks of a curious Kind but good eating very windy the mare very Lame</p>
<p>7th W Wind shot 5 Ducks got 3 EEls Went around the Island Lewis the Indian here for Milk and Tea he has a Family in his house this Winter the Mare very Lame the hay Done on the Barn Floor</p>
<p>8th Randolph and Leander went to Lewis's for the Pig Leander to Summerstown Bought of Nicholsons Boots 3 Dollars Powder and shot 4 spools Salt nails working at the Floor in the stable Lewis the Indian stopt here coming from Lancaster took supper Got milk Shot a Duck got Gordons cap and neckerchief at Hamiltons</p>
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<p>9th of Dec 1893 E Wind Fine Boys EEl Fishing Got 137 skinning them to night the Hay in the Barn in with the Level of the Rails Done sheep came home from the Bush</p>
<p>10th This is Leander's Birth Day 1872 W Wind high</p>
<p>11th cleaning the EEls and salted them Sawing stovewood shot a Duck the Mare not well working at the stalls West Wind</p>
<p>12th E Wind snow very Frosty made a Good Lot of ice put 9 of the cows in the new stable now the mare is going to Kick Frosty to night</p>
<p>13th W Wind very very Frost shot a Duck ice making and ice Breaking its made over to Christees Island to night the Mare no Better its very Frosty to night ice takes a Lot to night</p>
<p>14th ice Taken acrofs all over here But a Lot of air-holes E Wind Boys got 7 Ducks Went for EEls got 10 Water Rising some Took the Boat in the airhole to the Sturgeon Island Looks stormy to night Unfortunate Day</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>Dec 15th 1893 a Fortunate Day E Wind Drifting snowing high Wind to night Lewis and his Boy here sold him 3 lb of Butter 75 cents 8 lb of Pork 80 cents Gave him 7 Duck and a Pipe for nothing seen Fox Tracks</p>
<p>16th Stormy E Wind Drifting Grinding the axes The Mare Dead Wind changed this Evening West ice Broke up some cleaning 10 EEls Wind high to night The Mare Dead</p>
<p>17th Windy East Drifted</p>
<p>18th E Wind Frosty Drew the Mare up to the Wet Place Looking for the sheep did not Fine them snow deep in the Bush Seen a very Large Track a Wolf or a Lynx or a Large dog The Boys for EEls got 12 Lost the Axe ice Looks good</p>
<p>19th a Fortunate Day Went to Look for the sheep Found Them took them home put them in to night Lewis's 2 Boys here Gave them 2 lb of Butter 50 cents is all paid now for the Pig Drew some Wood</p>
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<p>20th of Dec 1893 a Fortunate Day W Wind cold Drifting Frosty Filed the saw air-holes shutting up Last Day of the Fall</p>
<p>21st Unfortunate Day First Day of Winter Blowing Drifting snowed some Drops of Rain Broke on a Marsh hay stack Marsh hay done in the Barn a Weasel at the Barn chopping stove wood the colt sick seen Gulls Flying West seen a Cutter crofsing the Summers's Road Broke a Lamp chimney</p>
<p>22nd a Fortunate Day cold turned warmer at night hailing not ver well to Day</p>
<p>23rd Thawing Kind of Warm hail Rain the colt very sick Leander crofsed to Summerstown Bought a Bottle of Browns Panacea 25 got the Papers Giving stuff to the colt The Colt Died to night</p>
<p>24th Fine Leander and Randolph went to Dundee all Bad with La Grippe there Squirrel came to the Grove</p>
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<p>25th Dec 1893 Christmas Day some Rain hail snow Foggy Randolph and Leander came shot the squirrel that came yesterday</p>
<p>26th Fine W Wind Drew the colt Down on the ice to the shanty opened him most awful Fat Put Poison Below the Sturgeon Island very cold to night St Stephens Day</p>
<p>27th St John the Evangelist Day Fine turned Foggy snowing Drifting Randolph and Leander Making a Handsleigh set Traps for the Fox</p>
<p>28th Windy Snowing Thawing Making Decoys Holy Innocents Day</p>
<p>29th Our Angus B Day Fine Warm a Great many Ducks Flying Down the Boys Got 2 Foxes to Day 2 EEls Fishers at the sturgeon Island set Traps Making Decoys Northern Lights to night</p>
<p>30th very Frosty Randolph went to Fort Covington Leander to Summerstown got a Parcel of Papers from Dan Bought Tea 30 Gordon came From the Shanty</p>
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<p>31st of Dec 1893 St Sylvester Last Day of the Year Fine Gordon and Leander went to Charlie Rose for the Parcel Charlie took it from the station the things that came 2 pairs of Pants 1 pair Boots Rubber carpet shoes 1 vest Ladies Tam o sh a Dress 3 Books and a Lot of magazine Ladies Journals Illustrated news</p>
<p>1st of January New Years Day 1894 Fine Lewis Lason here</p>
<p>2nd Fine EW Randolph came John H came Gordon went to Cornwall Randolph Bought an Axe split Hicory for axe-handles</p>
<p>3rd Allens Birth Day 1853 all of us Down Dead sick Stretch out with the La-Grippe</p>
<p>4th Wrote a Letter to Dan but did not put it in the office till some Day next Week</p>
<p>5th Gordon chopping</p>
<p>6th Johny Big Bill our John and Fernandez came</p>
<p>7th Johny and Big Bill went to Dundee</p>
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James Cameron (1824-1912)
1894
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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.
{first page}
Mr James Cameron Island
31st of Dec 1893 St Sylvester Last Day of the Year Fine Gordon and Leander went to Charlie
Rose for the Parcel Charlie took it from the station the things that came 2 pairs of Pants 1
pair Boots Rubber carpet shoes 1 vest Ladies Tam o sh a Dress 3 Books and a Lot of
magazine Ladies Journals Illustrated news
1st of January New Years Day 1894 Fine Lewis Lason here
2nd Fine EW Randolph came John H came Gordon went to Cornwall Randolph Bought an
Axe split Hicory for axe-handles
3rd Allens Birth Day 1853 all of us Down Dead sick Stretch out with the La-Grippe
4th Wrote a Letter to Dan but did not put it in the office till some Day next Week
5th Gordon chopping
6th Johny Big Bill our John and Fernandez came
7th Johny and Big Bill went to Dundee
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Mr James Cameron Island
8th of Jany 1894 Annies Birth Day
9th chopping
1
�10th Big Bill and Johnnie Gordon and Randolph Drawing Wood
11th Uncle Bill came all went off
12 On this Day Aunt {illegible}
13th John H crofsed Bought Tobacco
14th Gordon crofsed to church a Bottle of Downs Elixer and electric oil
15th Donald Angus here wanting Gordon he is going to Cornwall and he said he would bring
me a Bottle of Good Rum and I tell you it was Good Randolh went to Dundee about the colt
16th cool
17th came for the colt Gordon here with Rum Tea 2 Bottles of Medicine
18th all Bad with the Grip
19th Leander and Randolph to the Races
20th John Petes and Leander came had a Good chunk of a Mare wanting 50 Dollars cant go
that 11 year old Gordon came
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Mr James Cameron Island
21st Jan 1894 St Agnefs Day Randolph came from the Races Gordon crofsed to
Summerstown to night very Bad with La Gripped in Bed coughing sore-heads soar-bones
Fever Breaking out about my nose
22nd Fine not very well using some of the Water out of the Well
23rd Fine E Wind Martin here then Lewis came for the sleigh Their Dog eat the Poison near
Hamiltons Light house yesterday
24th Fine EW Charles Tupper's B Day a man with 1 horse Rig called at the House wanting the
Road to Summerstown from the south side Heavy Rain to night and high Wind
2
�25th Robie Burns B Day Fine cool This is the Day for the Corbett and Mitchell Fight Charlie
Terrace here from Lewis's
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Mr James Cameron Island
26th January 1894 E Wind Leander got a Fox went to Summerstown Bought of J Summers
100 of Flour cool
27th not very well Fainted Fell on the Floor Gordon came had the Mail and a very nice
Almanack Sent From Donald J McDougall in Boston to me which I Prize very much Randolph
came had a Pound of Tea
28th Sexigisima Sunday John and Billy and John H here
29th E Wind Blew hard to night Snowed Drifted
30th Stormy Turned Fine Big snow Drifts Fixed the Pipes took up water X sent a Letter to
the Glengarrian with a Dollar in it got From Gordon on the 29th
31st Fine Drifting Broke on a Fine Hay stack
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Lewis wife a Young Son about the 29th
{page one}
Mr James Cameron Island
1st of February 1894 The Black Month Fine the Boys Thrashing the Oats about 5 Bushels to
Day
2nd Fine Races in Dundee Leander Randolph went to see smallmans horse Took a Foxskin
1..40 This is candlemass Day the Bear and Raccoon will see their Shadows
3rd unfortunate Day Jo Smallman and the Boys and Uncle Bill came to trade no Trade
snowing Fine soft Bought stuff for cold sugar Gordon came
4th Fine Gordon to church Randolph came
3
�5th Fine Frosty Mr John Tyo and Uncle Bill came Made a Trade 4 for Horses 2 sold Took a
Tub of Butter had a Bottle of the Best Jamica Rum and its Genuine Boys went up with the
catle came Back had Bills mare cutter and harness to Trade Almond here
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Mr James Cameron Island
6th of Feby 1894 Fine Day Finished Thrashing the Oats Boys went to Lazores for the Sleigh
took the axe to Grind I went to the River and the Barn to Day Randolph got a Bad Blow on
the Head by striking the Beam
7th Ash Wednesday A very fine Day Lasores came with the sleigh Gave them a Lot of EEls
Broke on the Marsh hay stack in the upper Field Drew some Wood an Unfortunate Day 1st of
Lent
8th Gordon's Birth Day Rained some Turned Fine a very fine Day Drew some Wood Let the
Water Run Back of the house
9th Drew some Wood E Wind 2 of Lewis's Boys here Got EEls 20 to get Baskets from them
10th Leander and Randolph went home with Bills Mare Gordon came to night snow Gordon
came to night snow
11th Donald Grant Departed Mrs Kenneth McDonalds Brother The 2 Girls went to Lewis's the
Boys came from Dundee
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Mrs Fraser on the Point Buried on the 7th Ash Wednesday
{page one}
Mr James Cameron Island
12th of Feby 1894 EWind Gordon came Sissy got a Letter from Knowlton stormy to night
13th Stormy Drifting E Wind Gordon went to the Funeral he was Going to Cornwall
14th St Valentine a Fine Day E Wind putting in one of the Fine hay stacks the Bottom seen 2
Foxes going Down Lewis Boy here for EEls and oil got 2 Baskets
4
�15th E Wind Drifting Ground the axe Gordon came had his coat 4.50 2 overshirts Tobacco
16th Frosty E Wind Drifting fine Gordon here Unfortunate Day
17th Unfortunate Day E Wind Drifting Fine Gordon went to Summerstown
18th Fine James Hugh's B Day 1855 Gordon came Brought 1 lb of Tea 4 lb of Cheese Bill and
the Wife here Lent him The Life of the James's Boys Gordon crofsed to Summerstown I
came Back to night and went in the morning
19th Fine Day Leander to Summerstown Bought of Nicholsons 100 of Flour 1..80 3 spools 15
Lewis for oil
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Mr James Cameron Island
20th of Feby 1894 Fine snowed some Drifting Leander and Annie to Dundee Randolph
cutting the soft maple saw log in stove Wood Bought of J Tyo 100 of Flour 2 3 lb of Tea 1
Coal oil 40 Soda 10 Rice 5 lb 25 1/2 lb Ginger 15 Lamp chimney 10 4.65 in Bill got a vial of
Eye-water From Bill Paid 5 Dollars to John Morris Snowed to night
21st Fine Day W Wind Fortunate Day Drew Hay Drawing Wood
22nd Drifting windy Washingtons Birth Day Races in Dundee cold
23rd cold Windy very Frosty to night
24th St Matthias Day Fine cold Frosty W Wind Randolph and Leander went to Dundee
Gordon came to night
25th Fine Randolph came a Foot Leander and John H came had 100 Wt of Cornmeal 1.25 3
of Lewis's here
26th Fortunate Day Fine Drawing Fence Timber Drew the Mare From the Wet Place to the
Bay Gordon went to Concession
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Mr James Cameron Island
5
�27th of Feby 1894 E Wind a very Fine Day Drawing Rails and Wood putting the Rails on the
oakfield in place of the Brush Fence Leander and Randolph went Down to the Kit Kit for EEls
took the mare Got 4
28th Fine Day East Wind Last Day of February Went up through the Bush at the stove
Wood cloudy Looks like Rain
1st of March St Davids Day The Festival of the Welsh Taffy an unfortunate Day a very very
Fine Day came in Like a Lamb my Good Dog Rover Dead Leander went to Dundee Bought of
John Tyo a Sack of Salt Boots 1..25 Paid) sawing stove Wood Fine Warm snowbirds
2nd Rained some Fine Thawing Lewis Boy here for Tobacco and Kerosene cutting some
Basswood Logs for Boards
3rd very Fine cutting Logs seen a crow for the First Gordon came Bought a Bible for himself
Box of Matches 10 Paid a Dollar for his Bible
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Mr James Cameron Island
4th of March 1894 a very Fine Day Mary Morris and Billys Wife came Gordon Drove Them
Down Gordon went up with Randolph and Leander to Track Wolves took Uncle Bills Horse
Down to Draw the sawlogs to Lancaster Mr Dan Frasher and his Son-in-Law Mr A McDonald
here 3 Men and Team passed the Door went around the Foot of Island
5th Unfortunate Day very Fine Molly calved yesterday Drew 6 Logs to the shore took 2 Logs
From the Bush and went to Lancaster took Back 220 Feet 21 Boards at stove wood very
Fine and Warm got the Horse shod 2 Sleighs passed up came from the south side Slusshy
on the ice
6th took 5 Logs from the shore this Morning to Mill and 3 in the afternoon took up 400
Boards 400 Feet Raind to night
7th Raining Fine Day Went with 3 Logs Took 744 Feet to Day Got a Rat yesterday Drew 8
Logs out to the Bush to the Bank at the upper side of the Island
220
400
6
�744
1364 Feet
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Mr James Cameron Island
8th March 1894 Fine E Wind Leander and Randolph Going home with Uncle Bills horse had
to turn Back Found the ice Bad on the south side of Alexis Island seen 2 Team crofsing
Summerstown Road to the Point the Boys started with the Horse crofsed over to the Lower
end of Christees Island I cut some Brush in the oakfield crofsed at Frashers Shore
9th Fine the Boys came had Bills colt Lewis's 2 Boys here for Kerosene their uncle Left them
to Day the 3 Lived at Lewis all Winter Leander got 2 Foxes some water close to shore some
Whistlers are Flying West very Fine Weather
10th a very Fine Day Tapt for the First 115 Trees chopping sugar-Bush Wood
11th Fine Day Gordon Fernandez and John H all came Brought me a Book from Dan Frasher
Turned very Windy from the West some Rain
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Mr James Cameron Island
12th of March 1894 a very fine Day Gordon and Fernandez crofsed Lots of Water on the Ice
Taking the Sugar-Bush Rigging to the camp First Boiling to Day Drawing Wood to the camp
Randolph cut his Foot on the ancle some Blackbirs and heard a March Robin On This Day of
the Month D McMaster First came to the Island Unfortunate Day got a Lot of Papers in the
Mail I think from Uncle John's Girls
13th Fine E Wind some Grains of snow Fell I went up to the Sugar Bush a Flock of Wild
Geese Lit on the ice Before the Door Raining hard to night
14th Stanley's B Day 1880 Blowing Drifting snowed some Drawing wood to the camp Tapt
some yesterday Making some spoils Found a Knife went to get EEls got one Froze hard to
night ice looks good
15th Fine E Wind took home 5 Gallons of thin stuff 3 Boys in the Bush Boiling
7
�16th Rain snow Leander went to Dundee Sold 2 Fox-skins 2.70 for them Bought of J Tyo
Powder and shot Piling the Boards in an A
{page one}
Mr James Cameron Island
17th of March 1894 St Patrick's Day The Festival of the Irish W Wind a very Fine day Drawing
Wood to the camp Tapt 30 Trees Letting the water Run off the Plouged Ground Boiling in
the Bush a Big Flock of Wild Geese went Down seen 2 Rigs crofsing on a Summerstown
Road hard Frost Last night it was Monica and Jo Douquet
18 St Joseph's Day on this Day of the Month Vicky Departed 1887 Fine Leander shot a Duck
Boiling in the Bush Frank Laplante here about selling his Horse
19th John H crofsed Took the Horse home Rained windy Bought Thred Tobacco ice opened
to Day Randolph Breaking up the Bun
20th First Day of Spring the 2 of Lewis here got Syrup and Tea Piling Stove Wood Taking the
Tobacco Fence away and Making a Fence of stove-wood Froze to night Eclipse
commences to Day
21 Fine some Rain Piling stove wood took 5 Gallons came in to Day the Boys Shooting at the
sturgeon Island got 1 Bird
{page two}
Mr James Cameron Island
22 March 1894 Livinia senior Birth Day Fine North E Wind ice Jamming Before the Door
Made about 28 lbs of sugar in the House and Taffy First churning of Butter Piling some
Boards John H and Stanley Boiling in the Bush Rained and Froze Last night went to try for
EEls got one wind too high
23rd Good Friday E Wind and west and North snowed Rained and hailed Got 4 Duck
Leander went with one of those Hunters from Jo Douquets took 5 Gallons of syrup home
Froze hard to night
24 Fine Fortunate Day E Wind Drew 2 Loads of hay from the stack Drew some of the Wood
off the Potato Ground 3 Men at the sturgeon Island Hunters for Ducks
8
�25th Easter Sunday high W Wind Randolph to Rofs's Island Mr Cameron From Montreal and
Leander with him Shot 24 Ducks the Best Days Shooting Done yet Gave Randolph $1 very
high Wind Lots of ice going Down cold John H and Stanley in the sugar-Bush Lots of Egss
for Easter Annunciation of the Virgin Mary
{page one}
Mr James Cameron Island
26th of March 1894 John Hamilton Cameron's B Day 1876 Fine cool Frosty Boys in the Bush
Boiling Leander came from Douquetts 3 Days there they went for Duck got 1 The Tame
Duck Began to Lay som hens Laying the Frog-hawk came Froze hard Last night
27th Fine cold Frosty Made Syrup to Day 2 1/2 Gallons split some Rails cutting stove Wood
Livinia very unwell yesterday Froze hard to night
28th Unfortunate Day Windy Flurries of snow Drawing Wood to the camp Drew some hay
from the stack cutting stove wood Went for EEls got 7..
29th Fine some Flurries of snow Leander and John H crofsed to Summerstown with
Douquets Boat Burning their Marshes
30th Fine Gordon and Leander went to Dundee Left their Boat at the mouth of Salmon
River Leander Bought a Rimmer for the cartriges Gordon Bought a saw Tobacco Got his
Boot Fixed a Botte Got 2 Ells Boiling not running well Straining and Boiling syrup in the
House
{page two}
Mr James Cameron Island
31st of March 1894 East Wind ice Broke up to the Door Shot Ducks Gordon crofsed Gave
him 3 Jars with 3 Gallons of Syrup for Frank Laplante First Payment for the Horse Heard
Thunder Boys in the Bush Brought 2 Gallons home from the Bush
1st of April All Fools Day Low Sunday East Wind Boys Boiling in the Bush
2nd Made sugar its soft about 100 lb put it in a Keg put a Lock on the Keg
9
�3rd Fine Drew the Last of the Marsh hay stack Drew some Rails and the pile of Wood at he
appel tree so it would thaw got a Black Duck and a Whistler the Boys went for EEls got 18
Snowed some to night and Rained some
4th Fine Boiling sap Leander to Na-houta's Island got 4 Ducks Letting the water run in
places John H crofsed to Summerstown the Grenada crofsed From Summerstown to
Dundee Bought Tobacco Powder and shot took 3 Jars From Frank Laplante Billy Morris Wife
Departed on 2nd of April Buried on the 5th
{page one}
Mr James Cameron Island
5th of April 1894 Fine cool Raining Boiling sap water commencing to come in the cellar put
some Potatoes out of the hole shot a Rat a Lot of shooting to Day Narcisse and Peter came
6th Fine took 3 1/2 Gallons took 60 lbs of sugar to put in the Keg the Keg is full the
Fishermen to Butter 25 cents sap Running well skinned 2 Rats The Pigs Playing the Devil in
the meadow Rooting up the Grass
7th Fine On this Day of the Month Uncle John Departed 1893 in the sugar Bush sap is
running well Randolph went to Lancaster Bought overalls 1.15 a Lot of shooting to Day
Gordon came to night the 2 Boys went to hunt on the north side Got Rats stopt all night
8 Wallace and Barnhart at the West end of the Island Treated the Boys
9th on this Day of the Month I was Married 1862 32 years to Day Randolph Leander Went to
Dundee Bought Boots Shirt Tobacco heard Billy Morris wife Departed Boiling in the Bush
Setting Fires to Marsh Grenada crofsed to Summerstown Killing snakes in the Bush
{page two}
Mr James Cameron Island
10th of April 1894 Fine cool E Wind Mr Kelly Bill and Billy Bone at the Fishermens Mr Kelly
Treated me Gave Bill some EEls Broke the Runner of the Jumper took home 4 Gallons of
syrup setting Fire to the Back Marsh
11th Fine High E Wind Randolph and Leander hunting at the Head of the Island Drawing
Wood in the sugar Bush cutting stove Wood
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�12th Fine E Wind high Went to the Head of the Island Boiling took home 3 Gallons of Syrup
Narcifse Filed the crofscut saw 2 of Lewis's Boys in the Bush Taking away the Banking from
the Front and West end of the house
13th E Wind Fine Narcisse and John H Went to Summerstown Brought 3 Gallons of Syrup to
Frank Laplante Bought a Bar of Soap and Pipes Got a Lot of Paper From Dan Boys went to
Alexis Island got a Rat & Ducks Sold to Fishermen 1/2 Gallon 50 cents
14th Fine East Wind sap not running Boiling 1/2 Gallon took some things From the Bush
Loons Came swallows came Yellow hammers came Mosquitoes some
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15th of April 1894 Fine E Wind Randolph to church Fishermen to Lancaster First Lot of Fish
sent
16th E Wind Fine John H Went to Fort Covington to get his Boots Fixed Began taking the
Ground From the Well Filling up the Big cellar Taken things from the Bush setting Fires to
Back Marsh and Big Stones at the well and they Break up well Lewis here gave him a stick of
ash and Hicory for axe handles Lots of Fishing Lights out Lots of shooting Leander has 14
Ducks in the stone house the sow has her Pigs 8 of them
17th Fine E Wind Filling the Big cellar a Lot of shooting south East to Day Frost at nights sap
not running some for vinegar Bill Morris and John H Came Stopt all night went for EEls
Looking after nets Seines
18th Uncle Duncan's B Day Fine E Wind Took away all the Ground from the well Bill and John
H went off Took the Duck Fishermen to Butter Syrup 50
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19th of April 1894 Fine E Wind changed to West its Been Blowing East for 12 Days a few
Drops of Rain Stanley and I to the Little Island Franky Laplante here for Randolph Got a
Gallon of Syrup for his Father Leander at the Harrow John H came from Dundee Jo 1 lb of
Tea 35 Shot 4 lb 3 chimneys got the Bill Boots mended 35 Tea Pot Fixed Quart of Syrup to
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�Lewis Fishermen to Syrup 25 cent Kerosene 5 The Chaffys First Trip up to Lancaster Lots of
Fishing Lights out Maud had her calf on the Pitt Point
20th Fine E Wind and North putting manure on the Potato Ground John H and Stanley for
EEls Trimmed the 2 oak Trees and the Butternut in the Garden Thunder Lightning and
Hailstones very Large Rained hard water Raised sawing wood Fishermen to Butter 20 cents
21st W Wind Rain First Ploughing Found a Boat Far Down on the south of Kit Kit cutting and
splitting Wood Gordon and Randolph came had a 100 of Flour Broke on stack Fine Hay
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22nd of April 1894 E Wind Fine Boys crofsed Randolph Took over Boat to Fix it Thompson
here for the Boat Would not Give it to hime till he would pay Fishermen to Syrup and Butter
45 did not Get our Paper Ducks Plenty
23rd St George's Day Festival of the English Rained some Taking Potatoes out of the cellar
Harrowing and Drilling Planted 1/2 of the Peice John Hall (or Hog) came with the Indians for
his Boat paid 50 cents and to make me some axehelves in the Fall cutting seed Potatoes 2
Tugs went up Towing Together Lights Lit up to night cows calved
24th Fine Rain E Wind Alexandra went Down Tugs went Down William Morris charter
creamer here Finished Planting White cow calved Broke on a stack
25th St Marks Day Fine E Wind and West Paid Charlie 8 Dollars Bill and Charlie went off
Garnet went Down ice Frost John H to Lancaster Raft went Down
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26th of April 1894 Fine W Wind Ploughed the Garden Harrowing in the upper Field Trying to
Fix the coulter of the Plough cannot get it out John H with Fisherman his man went to
Montreal (Algoma into Dundee on the night o the 24th) no Boats to Day
27th Fine W Wind Sowed 7 Bushels of Oats Magnet went Down
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�28th Fine W Wind Began the Fence at the end of the Lane Narcisse got a Hook in one of his
Fingers had to cut it out with the Razor very bad in had To File the hook off cutting Brush
Gordon came had 2 lbs of Tea 80 cents Randolph came no Fixing on the Boat Bismarck
came to night Peter the Fishermen came had Narcisse's new Boat Got a Postal card for
Narcisse to go Down next week to the Wedding
29th Rogation Sunday F W Wind John Morris Charlie and Annie came Gave John Morris 6
Bushels of Potatoes to account of Digging the well Gordon Bismarck and Randolph went to
Douquets Heard John Summers Drew a Revolver on Boby Nicholson Fishermen to Syrup 25
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30th of April 1894 Fine W Wind Bismarck and Gordon went to Cornwall on the Grenada
Bought his watch coat and new suit to be made as he is Going to Brittish Columbia a
Pocket Book for Bills Sleeve Caffs Pen Working and the Fence Burning Brush
1st of May St Phillips & St James Fine W Wind heat at Fence Peter to Syrup 25 Randolph
came to night
2nd W Wind Rained Thunder Windy Fine Bismarck and Randolph crossed Taking the Rocket
to Cornwall and then the cars to Lancaster Bid Good By with us as he is going to Brittish
Columbia next Week cutting and Piling Brush in the upper Field Making cedar and Pine
stakes Planting the Garden onions Beans Finished 4 Rails high of the Fence Randolph came
a 2 masted Propeller went Down
3rd a Fortunate Day Ascension Day or Holy Thursday Fine E Wind Leander and Randolph
went to Dundee a Tugh with Barges aground at the Lighthouse Brush Fence on Pitt Point
Bought oats 4 1/2 ..$2..25 Sold his Rats 1.60
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May 4th 1894 Fine W Wind The Inspector of Fisheries here Seizing Mr Charants Fishing
Rigging Took them acrofs to Hamiltons Island Randolph with Narcifse to Hopkins Point
Foggy to night sowed 2 Bushels of Oats Rain Harrowing Ploughed the Peice for corn Brindle
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�calved set Traps for the Rat Planted Beans Billy Morris Passed up here going to the Point 3
in the Boat with him 2 Woman in the Boat
5th Fine very Foggy this Morning cleared off E Wind Harrowing on the Lower Poin Fishermen
and Randolph went t to Cornwall about the Seizure Mr Genie came went to Cornwall
Brought Tea & Crackers Gave Randolph 50 Putting stakes in the Fence got 50 cents Back
Gordon came Fishermen came By Lancaster Mr Moony is the name of one and Rufus Those
that Seized
6th Fine Windy Fishermen crofsed to Hamiltons and went off to Montreal to night Left
Money to Pay Telegraph
7th Fine Very Windy Rain some hail Gordon cutting stove wood one of the cows calved
yesterday
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8th of May 1894 Sowed oats on the Lower Point Harrowing and Taking of stones high Wind
Rain Mr Genie hear from Cornwall Left his Trace chain and clevis Randolph at Oars
9th Fine Windy West Planted corn & Beans Pumpkins squashe Harrowing Emptied the
Leeck and Filled it with ashes and moved it north Painted the sugar cask 135 lb
10th Fine E Wind Randolph crofsed for Telegram for Fishermen Leander and the 2 Girls went
to F Covington Bought of 2 Lamp Chimneys 18 Glass Jug 22 Dust Pan 10 comb case Tin pail
22 calico Gordon came from Donald Angus a Pair of shoes Leander Bought Burning Brush
Brush cutting Crotches Oriols came and King Bird
11th Fine W Wind Gordon and Randolph here making axhelves Princefs Louise came up to
Day Windy The Mare had her colt to night
12th Gordon and Randolph crofsed Sowed oats went for ceder stakes Gordon Brought 100
of Flour 1 lb Tea
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�13th of May 1894 Pentecost Whit Sunday Fine N Wind Lewis Lazore here to Shave Got
Seeds Gordon and Randolph to church
14th Gordon and Randolph crofsed to Work Leander and Stanley at the Fence in the
oakfield cut Down a Dead English Cherry not very well making cedar Picquets N Wind
15th Fine N Wind Fine Gordon and Leander Working at the swamp Fence and Randolph
went to Dundee Wrote a Letter to George Charrone stall No Fish Market Bonscours Market
3 Ionia and I Putting a Fence around the apple tree up at the coal Pitt Hill as the cows
Destroys them Making Ribs of Oak for the Boat Gordon and Leander and Stanley Harrowed
the Potatoes yesterday seen EEl Flies Randolph Bought Vasseline Shaving soap and collars 1
Plug of Tobacco 30 hair cut 20 cents
16th Fine North and West Wind William Morris and Peter Grant here Arquet Talking to the
Boys about Boards taken from his Island none of his Boards here clearing Brush at the
Fence Drew stones for the Bottom of the Fence Mr Genie came had the Dog Sport Gordon
went for his Saw at the Making of the Soap
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17th of May 1894 Unfortunate Day E Wind very Fine Burning Brush Working at the Boat all
the Horses out some Drops of Rain
18th Raining Boys crofsed for Paint 7 Boxes 2 Quarts of oil Foggy E Wind Something wrong
with the Pigs Like Blind Staggers Fortunate Day Go the Tin Kettle out of the Well
19th E Wind Raining Boys went to Bombay cutting stove wood Lots of Boats Towing some
smoky
20th Trinity Sunday very high E Wind Bill Morris and 2 Boys came Broke an Oar Bought a
Hammer
21st High E Wind Painting the Boat the Little Pig Died and its mother sick or crazy as she
goes around Gordon made 2 Paddles sawing stove Wood at the Boat Fine Bill and Stanley
crofsed
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�22nd Working at the Boat Fine W Wind Gordon and Leander crofsed took 2 Pigs to Duncan
G had no change Took Back the Bun
23rd Fine the old Pig Died Making a Box for the Well Splitting Stove Wood P.F. calved to Day
chickens out
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28th Dan Cameron's Burnt Struck by Lightning
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Mr James Cameron Island
24th of May 1894 The Queen's Birth Day Fine E W Rained Thunder Fixing Pole for the Well
and made a spear Pole Put out the White Boat Put the young Pigs in the Pen
25th Fine cool E Wind cutting stove Wood at the Door
26th E Wind Fine very warm cutting splitting and Piling stove wood Gordon and Leander
took a Pig to Oliver Monica Lots of young Robins got some cat Fish Randolph not well this
week came home with Gordon took 100 of Flour
7th Fine Randolph and Gordon crofsed George Annon and Wife on the Island
8th Gordon and Randolph went to Lancaster Randolph to get his watch Fixed Dan
Camerons Barn Burnt heavy storm of Wind hail Rain Thunder and sharp Lightning Gusty
Hence came in From the Storm cleaning the Stables Windy
29th Royal Oak Day or Oak Apple Day Fine Took a Bad Pain in my hip Rheumatism cutting
stove wood Gordon Randolph crofsed
30th Fine E Wind Leander went to Dundee Bought 5 yds of coveralls stuff Gordon cutting
stove wood Randolph went and came Line Boat went up to night
31st E Wind Stanley came with Leander Ferry Boat Richilue came up Randolph went to Jo
Douquets Gordon crossed Rain
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�1st of June 1894 Vickys Birth Day 1878 The Glorious First of June W Wind cutting stove
Wood Rainy Windy Unfortunate Day not very well Stanley making a Gate in the yard
2nd E Wind Raining split some wood Gordon crofsed The Magnet aground in the Rapids
3rd W Wind John H came stopt to Day Windy
4th old George the 3rd's B Day W Wind Windy Mr G McGillvery a Meeting at Summerstown
to night Independent Gordon and Leander went Finished Piling the stove wood
5th Raining Gordon and Leander making oars Lots of Towing
6th Fine W Wind Leander went to Jo Lemays with his watch Gordon and I cutting Brush
working at the Oars Lewis the Indian here for Tea On this Day of the Month Sir J.A.McDonald
Departed 1891 Gordon went to Evening preaching
7th Fine Leander and Annie went to Dundee Took 2 Tennets of Butter Gordon made 2
Paddles Stanley and I Fishing Got 17 Perch
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12 of July 1894 Orangeman's Day Raining W Wind Mowed some a Raising Bee at Mr
McQuaigs in the Gore Gordon at it
13th Mowing some Rained Thunder Lightning Gordon came
14th Fine at hay Leander went to the Point Shot a Loon Last Evening took the skin of him to
Day Napoleon hence here for a Bun sent by Beatrice Casgrain Making coils Fixing some of
the seed onions with Poles the Rocket a Pleasure Trip the Paul Smith went up Heman came
Mr Genie here Brought Turnip {illegible}
15th Fine Mr Genie here Fernandez crofsed over
16th Putting in hay a Fine Day Dick Bocky Gathering Raking Genie went off
17th very Fine Mowing Indian here with Basket Gordon Ann Livinia went to Dundee taking a
Tub of Butter Bought snaith 50 2 stones 16 Tin Basin RRR 25 sugar 20 Tea 1 soda 10 shoes 1-
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�calico 15 Cash 1 Thred 15 Shoes 1..25 Butter 7..65) 1..89 Due The Richilieu Struck the Big Rock
on Salmon River
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Mr James Cameron Island
3rd of July 1894 Unfortunate Day Rained Thunder Lightning Digging some for Tobacco
windy West Fine English cherries some Ripe Gordon at C Craigs not very well Fixing about
the Bees
4th American Independence Fine W Wind Rained Thunder and Lightning Mowed a Little at
the Storehouse Let the Pigs all together Put Paris Green on the Potatoes Let the calves to
Pasture
5 Uncle John's B Day 1803 Fine W Wind Mr Kelly Mr Morris Mr Hubbard Mr Shetla here
Treating me to a Glass of Good Stuff Seizing the Lucias Seines Took Dinner Left a Dollar for
the Girls very Fine Mr Kelly caught a Lunge Lots of Boats Going
6th Fine Rufus Creamer {illegible} George and John Morris here I went Fishing George ewnt
off Rufus stopt Mowing a Road to the Barn Made 13 coils of hay Rained to night
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Mr James Cameron Island
July 18th 1894 a very warm Day E W Mowing at the Foot of the Island Salted the cattle the
Richilieu came out
19th Fernandez B Day 1874 a very Fine Day awful warm Mowing at the oak sythe Tree and
making coils Tugs went Down with a Raft one of them Turned Back Passenders Boats awful
crowded going these Days
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�20th very Warm Day Mowing at the oats and the Butternut Trees on the hill Raking and
Making coils a small steam yacht at cedar Grove Fishing Began to Blow hard to night and
Rained very hard Thunder and Lightning to night
21st Battle of Bulls Run E Wind Raining Mowing at the Wet Place and ash tree Leander
crofsed for the Mail Gordon came
22nd a very Fine Day Jo Shetla and 2 Men here Fishing Lent them our Lines Moses Lemay
here Fishing
23rd Fine E W Gathering Hay Made a Stack at the Butternut Hill Put a good many Tobacco
Plants Bohemian went up
24th Rained Randolph here Going to Montreal Leander went to Lancaster with him Leander
went to Summerstown
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25th of July 1894 St James Day EW Fine Rain to the north no Rain here Mowing Back of the
Barn a new Boat went Down and came up in the morning
26th very Fine Mowing Back of the old Garden Turning Hay making coils the Blackbirds
commencing the Grain a few Ducks around now see a Big smoke at Hopkins Point\
27th very Fine Mowing making coils Turning Hay using the Potatoes
28th Began the West stack the wind is too high to Finish it Put in the Barn 3 Loads Windy
not Feeling very well Boats going in abundance Raft went Down Randolph here to night Told
us they Found P Purcell seen a Kind of White Cloud in the sky coming from the East almost
like the Tail of a comet
29th Fine Windy
30th Fine Windy Mowing on the hill and the Wet Place commenced to Rain and heavy north
Wind Mr Genie came had a Basket of Huckle Berries
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�Mr James Cameron Island
31st of July 1894 Fine Mowing Annie Livinia Stanley went to Dundee Livinia got 3 Teeth
Pulled a Dollar Leander went to Summerstown Got a Letter from Mr McArthur and Son
concerning the Lumber
1st of August Lammas Day Mr Genie went off fine Mowing and Gathering made coils Stanley
and the Girls came Bought Powder and Shot Salt Rained some
2nd Minnie's B Day Mowing Rained Thunder E Wind
3rd Fine Mowing Finished all the hay Below the house cut a Road in the upper Field and
around the oats windy 2 Boys here for something to East caught in the Wind camped on
Hamiltons Island they are from Massena Leander Killed a crane
4th Gathering hay and Making coils Mowin West of the Lane Fence went up and around the
Island one of the sawlogs Rolled down the Bank by some Devils Races at Stanley Island
Randolph & Oliver Gained one Race Gordon came to night
5th Fine John Hamilton Cameron came had his Gun Left it to be Fixed Randolph here for
the Boat he Left
6th Fine Randolph B Day Making a stack put in 3 Loads Lewis for Milk and Butter
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Mr James Cameron Island
7th of Augt 1894 Mowing the oats A Tyo Dan McGregor and Uncle Bill here Fishing with Rod
and Line A Tyo mowed some I am Mowing the calf-Pasture a steam yacht at the Foot of the
Island and 2 or 3 Rowboats think it Jo Plumado from Cornwall the Lucias Fishing Pickerel
Rained a Little not very well
8th Fine Hot Mowing at the South side of the Potatoes Blackbirds very Bad at the oats
chicken-Hawks came High E Wind Raised Rained to night The Algerian aground the Rocket
took her Passengers to Montreal Algerian Late going Down
9th Fine E Wind changed to west Mowing in the upper Field Turning the oats Lucias for
Butter Lewis for milk and Butter seen a Big Fire Last night away Back east Mr Genie came
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�10th cutting hay above the Lane Putting in the oats all thats Ripe in the West part of the
upper Field Gathering and coiling the calfs pasture and part of the Upper Field Mr Genie
helping us
11th Fine EW Began a stack Mr Genie at the Stack the Rocket aground coming into
Lancaster Bohemian went iup Mr James McCartney here
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Mr James Cameron Island
12th of Augt 1894 Lewis and his 2 Boys here Boys for Butter Rocket went up the 2 Girls and
Stanley went ot Hamiltons heard about the Row the nigger had at Stanley Island
13th Mowed the oats Down on the Hill Mr Genie went off Mowed the oats at the Grove
Stanley and I went to Fish Perch got 20 Fine warm
14th a very Fine Day cut the oats in the upper Field cut some hay Raking Annie went off
Livinia and Stanley put her acrofs to take the Boat the Grenada Richilieu mowed a Road in
the Rushes in the Front Marsh yesterday eat a Lot of new corn X she crofsed on the
Richileau
15th Rained Thunder and Lightning Fine cut some hay the Boats going Down with Lots of
Soldiers or Passengers sawed some wood Finished the Fine hay in the upper Field cutting it
Began the oakfield
16th very fine Day Finished putting in the Oats Mowing in the oakfield caught a nice Little
Bird
17th Fine hot Began Mowing the Back Marsh Mowing in the oakfield Took a Tub of Butter to
Jo Dougkeets 46 lb 8.28
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Mr James Cameron Island
18th of August 1894 Raining some Leander to Lancaster Paid Mr McArthur 4 Dollars For the
sawing of the Lumber made 38 coils went up to the head of the Island Blackbirds bad at the
corn
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�19th Fine John H came took his Gun Bismarck B Day 1870 E Wind Got some Hazeal nuts
20th Fine Stanley and I Mowing in the oakfield Lucias here for Butter 20 Leander went to
Dundee Bought of Tyo Flour 170 Tea 1 Dollar 4 Tubs 1.. cinnamon 20 soap 10 starch 10
Powder 40 Shot 32 Matches 15 Shirt 50 Elastic 5 Sold 46 lb of Butter 8.28 got his Boots
Tapt 50 high North Wind young chickens 9 of them
21st Fine very cool Mowing in Back Marsh Leander went to Jo Douquetts with a Tennet of
Butter taking up Potato onions Monica Brother in law Killed
22nd Races at Stanley Island Leander went to them Mowing some at the Wet Place windy
Lucias for Butter Found a 5 cent Peice up at the upper Point Horses coming in
23rd Mowing in the Back Marsh Fine 2 Boys here 16 coils at the Wet Place got a Rat
24th St Bartholome Day Fine smoky Big Fire somewhere these Days Willie Kimble and
another Boy for Baits making a Marsh-hay stack
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Mr James Cameron Island
25th of Augt 1894 Fine Thunder Rain a Lot of still-Fishers before the Door the Algerian
Towed Down something Broke Gordon came to night
26th Fine Gordon gave Sissy his Bible
27th Fine Mowing in the Front Marsh Leander and Stanley Rain some Rained Thunder &
Lightning to night Mr Genie here going to Cornwall Fixing the old Pine Log at the River
27th Fine cutting cornstalks and Breaking corn Took in some of the apples yesterday Lusias
here for Butter Mr Genie here went of Gave him irons for his Yacht Boathook saw and so
forth not very well Gordon came had a case of augurs and a Bit
28th Fine Mr Graham head Game inspector and W Morris here Gordon crofsed to Work for
D Angus Lucias here for 4 lb of Butter Lasores 2 Boys for Butter Went to the Sturgeon
Island Ionia and I Mr Genie came husking corn
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�Mr James Cameron Island
30th of Augt 1894 Fine E Wind Mr Genie went off got a Bottle of Milk Ionia and I Finished the
pulling of the corn Leander and Stanley Made a stack of Marsh hay up at the Brush made 5
coils at the calfs Pasture cut some cornstalks cut my hand with a Knife
31st Fine Made the Fences at the hill and at the Stack at the Barn Leander Went to Jo
Douquets for to hunt
1st of September St Giles Day Hunting Begins in Lower Canada Fine Gordon went to Pic Nic
on the Rocket to Valley-Field sawed the Hicory at the storehouse not much shooting Done
husking the corn Gave my arm an awful Blow on the Latch of the Door with a Load of wood
on my arm
2nd Fine E Wind Lewis 2 Boys here for Butter and Milk Mr Genie called at the wharf going to
Cornwall Gordon came
3rd D McMaster Birth Day 1846 Fine E Wind Taking Rails of the calfs Pasture Stanley and I
Drew the sticks at the shanty smoky weather
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4th of Sept 1894 Fine Wind changed very smoky Time now sawing wood made Picquets
Leander came from Douquets Taking in onions and Beans
5th John Angus Birth Day 1850 Fine Windy some Drops of Rain Thunder Mowing in the Front
Marsh Leander Stanley and Fernandez Gordon came had the Mail and a Lot of Mail papers
Dan sent Wrote a Letter for Fernandez to the Cornwall Standard put 1 Dollar in it Mr Genie
came to night Fernandez and Leander went with him to Fish Brought the Bag of Salt Paid
him 65
6th Fine Day Leander Fernandez and Stanley Mowing and making coils sent the Letter to
the P Office with Gordon Thrashed the Beans the Drudge into Salmon River The Steamer
Richilieu went Down her Last Trip here
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on the 4th Mrs D M M of a Son
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Mr James Cameron Island
7th of Sept 1894 Mowing and Making coils Fine Warm Trimmed an oak and a Basswood on
the Bank Took in some of the apples on the Grove Gordon Working for Mr Howard the
Drudge is Working in Salmon River Ionia and I Fishing Perch got 42 Wind Raised From the
East
8th E Wind changed to West Thunder some Rain Put Marsh hay in the Barn and some in the
2 stable Lofts stopt putting in with Rain Mr Genie came Left some crab-apples and 2 lbs of
Sugar Gave him 2 Tin Kettles of apples Fernandez and Stanley went with him to night to
Fish Leander and Gordon crofsed to Summerstown
9th Fine Mr Genie went to Cornwall Fernandez got the Cornwall Standard yesterday for the
First Leander went to Ducquets Mr Genie came
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10th of Sept 1894 David Morris's B Day Rain Thunder and Lightning Windy
11th Fine Windy Fernandez crofsed to Mr A Frashers Gordon crofsed Made a Few Rounds
with the Plough in the upper Field took up 6 Rows of Potatoes 14 Bushel in the cellar for the
First put out a Few Loads of Manure 3 Men called for Dinner Lewis Bosell and them are
fishing Alquire his name The Grant Girls Brotherinlaw Gave 75 cents opened some Boards
of the Floor Fernandez came with his new suit paid 32 Dollars went Back Lewis 2 Boys here
for milk soap made a stack of Marsh hay at the West of the others put more on the one up
in the Brush all the Marsh hay done Made crab apple preserves of 2 Kinds Rocket and
propeller a Race Rocket Beat
13th Fine put 18 Bushels in the cellar Taking in Beans Lewis Boy for Butter
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�14th of September 1894 Raining cleared up Randolph came took a Letter from the office for
me From DMM Fernandez came and crofsed with the Boat Gordon crofsed Brought at
Summerstown Flour 1 sack Bread 1 Pan Pipes shelling Beans Mr Genie came an Eclipse
15th E Wind Fine The Rocket and Magnet a Race the Rocket Keeps ahead went to Fish Perch
got 30 Boys Putting Ground in the Big cellar Leander and Gordon crofsed to Summerstown
pan of Bread 18 sack of Flour 90 Pipes 2 Wind Raised Thunder Lightning Rain Eclipse to
night
16th Fine Jot Craig here Gordon crofsed with him
17th Fine at the Potatoes Broke the Plough Lucias here for Butter Gave him a Basket of
Potatoes Foggy in the Morning
18th Fine at the Potatoes have in the cellar now 121 Bushels Found an oar in the Rushes
19th Fine EW Rain Leander Fernandez went to Dundee Stanley and Ionia and I went to the
upper Point Fair in Malone
19th continued
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Mr James Cameron Island
19th Sept 1894 Bought of J Tyo 200 of Flour 3.20 2 bs of soda 10 Boots 1.25 RRR 25 Calico
10 yds 1. Tea 1 To Butter 44 lb 7.92 that Leaves 1.12 Lucias here for Butter 20 heavy Rain to
night
20th Rain EW Thunder Put Rings in the Pigs nose cut some Brush at the West End of the
Island Fernandez shot a Duck the soap Barrel Leaked out and Lost a Lot Leaving the cows
out at ight Let the Rugs run
21st Fine W Wind cut the Tobacco Last Day of Summer St Matthew's
22nd Fall Begins Equinoxial Gales Gordon Went to Cornwall Bought pants vest Drawers
overshirts Knife and so on Geordie and Phillip Annon came Down with Gordon had their Live
Decoys got away From them
23rd George and Phil came the Ducks stopt here and they got them Windy
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�24th Rain pulling Ground in the Big cellar Fernandez crossed Sunday to Go to the Funeral
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Mr James Cameron Island
25th of Sept 1894 Fine Laying the Floor Gordon and Leander Fernandez Stanly Drawing
stones to the Bank Mr Kelly Bill Morris and Pen Bodwa here Going to the Kit Kit to se the
Lucias Put the Tobacco in the Barn Mr Kelly Treated me to a Glass of Good stuff Lucias for
Butter
26th Fine Day Frost Last night Painting Decoys put the Lumber in the Barn putting out
Manre put Fire in the West End cleaned the chimney Court Day in Lancaster C Rose and J
Summers at Law E Wind changed to night to West the Big Fight to Day Fitsimmons and
27th a very Fine Day Digging the West part of the cellar Deeper Fixed the sofa Trimmed
some Trees Fernandez Went to Williamstown painted Paddles and Decoys shot an owl
28th a very Fine Day cleaning out the stables at the West end of the Barn the 3 Boys
Gordon Leander Fernandez went out Fishing got 6 EEls 5 succors 1 Rock bass put the
Indians away From
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29th of September 1894 St Michael or Michilmass Day a very Fine warm Day
30th E Wind Fernandez and Gordon crofsed Fernandez went to Mr D Fraser's The Killed 3
Raccoons Mr Genie came had a Bag of Salt and Tea
1st of October The Hebrew New Near Ionia's Birth Day 1883 a Fine Day Gordon made a
Ladder Mr Genie and Fernandez cutting Pine salted the cattle Hanaging up the Tobacco in
the Barn and storehouse churned to Day the Magnet Towed Down by the Cultivator on
Sunday the 30th
2nd Gordon crofsed pulling out manure ploughed some of the potatoes commenced to
Rain Tied and hung up some Tobacco W the Barn Mr Genie went to Cornwall Gordon went
to Work for Ranald Roy started to night
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�3rd Raining windy Fernandez went to the Gore to Work not very well to Day Leander
Stanley and their Mother not well
4th Fine Ploughing in the West Field sawing a Dead Hicory in the Grove Took in some apples
Ionia and I Mr Genie came from Cornwall Leander and him Fishing to night Gave us some
sweet Hicory nuts Killed 2 Fowls Thought I saw a comet Passport went Down Late
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5th of Oct 1894 Rain Windy Turned Fine Mr Tyo Mr Holllister Angus Duroshie John H and
another Man Down Fishing stopt to Dinner J Tyo Left 2 Dollars Treated me and Mr Genie Mr
Genie cleaned the sturgeon I got Half for my share very windy time Gave John H Sox
Leander Fishing with Them
6th Fine Windy Ploughing in the upper Field Mr Genie went off Gave him Hurted the Back of
my hand at the Lower Point Passport went up
7th Fine Sacrament on the Front
8th Fine Rained to night took in all the apples sawing wood Stove wood in 2 Lewis here got
a Bunch of Matches Drew stones to the Bank Leander and Livinia went to Dundee Took a
Tub of Butter 44 lbs Bought of J Tyo 4 lb of Tea 1 5 Gallons of coal oil 40 Lime 30 lbs 15 2
Pair of Boots 2 Jackets shirts 1 Powder caps Wads 5 yds of outing 50 nutmeg Big Tin Basin
30 5 yds of overalls stuff 75 Got 2 cabbage Heads 5 M Shot
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9th of Oct 1894 Fine W Wind Sawing stove Wood Leander and Livinig came turned to East
10th Yum Kipper High E Wind Rained hard Ploughed some put Few Loads of Stones on the
Bank H-A B Day)
11th Unfortunate Day Windy Raining Leander shot a crane Water is Low a Few Ducks not
many not very well W Wind
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�12th Fine Rained some Let the 2 pigs out of the Pen Ploughed some on the Lower Point
takeing out Stones putting them around the shore Broke the Stoneboat cut the Late
Tobacco
13th Rained all Day Livinia not very well Gordon came had the Mail a Letter For me from
Bismarck British Columbia and Letter for Fernandez from Lisbon center NY
14th Windy Randolph came took his Leather coat Gordon crofsed Leander to Cat Island
15th Snow on the Mountains Cool Windy Drew some stones to the Bank Ploughed a Little on
the Hill Ploughed some of the Potatoes Gave Lucias 1/2 Bushel of Potatoes Sunday Put in
one of the Pigs
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Mr James Cameron Island
16th of Oct 1894 Windy Raining the Horses put on Last night Leander seen the Partridge in
the Bush to Day he must have Flew here from the southside as I have known them to do
that some years ago Killed 2 Fowls The Lucias here for Butter
17th Unfortunate Day Rain and Wind Thunder & Lightning Last night Ploughed a Little Horses
Dont work right Drew some stones to the Bank Fixed a Barrel put Hoops on it churned a
Rainbow 2 Mock suns on the South side of the Sun Some Hail to Day a Lot of Ducks Flying
to day 2 Partridge in the Bush now
18th St Luke's Day Fine Windy some Drops of Rain Plastering the stable pulled the Turnips
Working some at an Oar at stove Wood (Partridge) Lots of Shooting not many Ducks
19th Ploughing went to the Bush Broke the harnefs Fine
20th Fine Rained E Wind Rained some Leander hunting got 2 Randolph came had the Mail
came for Leander to go to J Douquet Gordon came
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Mr James Cameron Island
21st of Oct 1894 E Wind Lucias here for Butter Gordon crofsed to Summerstown
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�22nd E Wind Lots of Shooting Lucias here they are going home Tommoro Mowed some
Marsh Hay for covering the sheds Lots of shooting to Day Banking the the Stable North side
Windy
23rd Livinias B Day (Sissy) 1868 Fine E Wind commenced to Rain Made a cheese a Good Lot
of Shooting a Drudge went up
24th Our Hugh's B Day Fine E Wind Few Drops of Rain Drew a Load of Wood with Dick took
the Fence away from the apple tree at the Wet Place Mr Stickler Junior here Sailed up with
his Landscow Boiling Potatoes for the Pigs in the Potato Field took the chain Down from the
camp Windy
25th My Birth Day 1825 69 years to Day at 4 oclock noon a Fine Day E Wind put the
Butternuts in the storehouse Randolph here From the Little Island north side took in the
cheese the Steamer went Down seen a very Large Flock of Wild Geese very high going
south East St Crispin Day
{page one}
Mr James Cameron Island
26th of Oct 1894 Fine E Wind Banking the West end a Lot of shooting Leander came from
Jo Douquets his Finger is very Bad made 8 Dollars and 50 cent Mr Stickler came to Load
the scow 3 Men with him Made a cheese to Day
27th Unfortunate Day a very Fine Day they went off with a scow Load Mr Willards Yacht in
at Frasers Point they say he is Looking for his Dog 2 Partridge in the Bush yet Found a Barrel
Took a Load of Wood from the Bay Ionia and I Water very Low Gordon came Randolph and
Jack Cummings came for Leander to go to Douquets with the Hunters Cummings stopt
here to night
28th Fine Annie and John H and Charlie Creamer came Gordon and Cummings went off
29th E Wind Fine Banking the house Bad with Rheumatic Pains Mr Genie came Going to
Cornwall got some skunk oil from him Fixing a Fence around the Bees
30th E Wind Fine Banking putting Manure around the apple trees Mr Genie came from
Cornwall him and Stanley Fishing to night Made a cheese to Day Lunge 8 succor 4 EEls 4
perch 1 Rock-Bass
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Mr James Cameron Island
31st of Oct 1894 Halloeen or all Hallo's or Holy Eve The night of the Fairies E Wind
commenced to Rain Wind changed to West Blowing hard Water Low Keeping the Holy Eve
Mr Genie here cracking nuts Played a few Games of 45 Blowing hard to night
1st of November the Harvest month of Death all Saints Day Windy Leander and Randolph
Came From J Douquets Leanders Finger very Bad Mr Genie splitting Logs of stove wood
Made a Blind to Day of Blue-joint
2nd all Souls Day a very Fine Day Randolph went to Douquets took the Blind Leander shot 2
Ducks Mr Genie Fishing Perch E Wind Raised to night Made more cheese
3rd On This Day of the month Granda Departed 1857 Raining south West Wind Blowing a
Hurricane about 10 o clocl and after not very well
4th Fine Gordon came Fernandez came
5th Gunpowder Plot Guy Fawks Day Snowing Blowing Lucias here for Bread Butter and
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6th Windy Shot an Owl Mr Genie splitting stove wood Logs Keeping in the cattle
{page one}
Mr James Cameron Island
7th of Nov 1894 Helen's B Day some Windy cool Fine Mr Genie went off Leander and
Fernandez went to Dundee with Butter 20 9.20 Bought of Mr Tyo 200 of Flour 3.20 3 lb of
Tea 1 2 lb of soda 16 Soap 4 Bars 20 Tubs 3 60 spools 10 46 lbs of Butter to Cash 3.94
8th Fine cool Fernandez sent mr Frasers Boat home Fixing the Barrels for Ashes Took in the
Bee-Hive Bee's all Dead Randolph came with a Letter to me From E.O. Champagne city
Boiler Inspector cit Hall Inspector of Steam Boilers office city Hall Fernandez Digging out
stones in the Grove
9th Prince of Wales B Day E Wind Fernandez to the P.O. Sent off 2 Letters 1 to Bismarck the
other to E.O. Champagne Marting here for Butter 25 cents Bought sugar 2 spools Thread
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�10th Sir John Thompson B Day snow Last night and to Day Gordon came had a Basket
Leader and Gordon went to Dundee Bought a saw and a axe Leander Bought 2 pair of Feet
Rigging
{page two}
Mr James Cameron Island
11th of Nov 1894 Fine Gordon crofsed took his saw and axe
12th Martinmas Day cutting Laying Down wood Piling stove Wood Fernandez crossed for
the Standard Frosty to night
13th Fine South W Wind Boy at the upper Point got a Duck Mary-Ann and Cornelius here for
Butter 25 Milk 10 oil 2 a Few Boats a Going 1st churning in the Jar churn Brok on a Fine stack
of Hay yesterday Kind of soft water very Low
14th Fine cool some Rain Leander shot 2 Ducks Rocket came straight up Made applepreserves A Fortunate Day The Racquet got aground at the Lighthouse going into Lancaster
its Dark and foggy and the Water very Low
15th Fine some Wind opening the Fence at the Milk House taking Rails up at the Pig Pen
16th Fine Drawing to the Bank stones Fernandez Began to make a stone Boat Large Fires in
the Marshes
17th Fine Working at the stone Boat Finished it Randolph here hunting on the Little Island
with Mr Archibald Leander went up to J Douquets to night Gordon came
{page one}
Mr James Cameron Island
18th of Novembre 1894 Fine E Wind Leander came
19th Fine Windy Frosty to night Working at Tobacco
20th Fine Wind changed to East Blowing Magnet and Alexandra went Down Froze hard Did
not see the Dundee Boat come out to Day Piling Rails Fixing the stable Door Salted the
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�cattle a Fortunate Day Fernandez Went to Lancaster Bought Braces shirts Rubbers mits
knives sox Thread spent 4 Dollars and 2 cents
21st On This Day of the Month Donald McMaster Senior Departed 1946 Fine Day W Wind
Setting Fire in the marshes Leander and Fernandez hunting at the Kit Kit got 3 Ducks to Day
took up Stones at the Shore Leander went to Mr J Douquets this Evening Unfortuntate Day
22nd Fine Thanksgiving Day E Wind Mary Ann Lisore here with 10 yds of calico to 4 lb of
Butter and Milk Got Papers and a Tennet set Fire all along the Bank Henery Bosell Died on
the 20th
{page two}
Mr James Cameron Island
23 of Nov 1894 Rained some Wind Raises from the West Lots of Shooting working at
Tobacco
24th Fine Drawing Stones to the Bank made a Round with the Plough at the Lower Point
went to the Upper Point Put a Handle in the Pickaxe Gordon came
25th St Catherines Day Leander came From J Douquets
26th Fine cool Leander Shot 8 Ducks
27th Fine Windy Bill Billy and John H came for the colt Had the scow too Windy to go in the
Bush at wood went around the shore Found a small Botle on the shore at the Pitt Point with
a Paper inside
28 Cool Windy cut an oak out of the Roots Gordon Came Billy Fernandez John H went to
Dundee stopt all night Tugs a Going
29th Thanksgiving Day in the States Frosty Fine Bill Leander John H went with the scow and
colt Mifs Olive Plumado Married to Day Sent a Box to DMM of Ducks 9 of them Wrote a
Letter to him Gordon took them acrofs for Mr Haggarty to take them out tommoro to the
car Set Fires in the Marsh Bought a pair of Mits from John H 1 Dollar paid
{vertically up the left margin:} Set out the Pig 28th
{page one}
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�Mr James Cameron Island
30th of Nov 1894 St Andrews Day The Festival of the Scotch Fine Setting Fires in the Marsh
no Boats to Day Fernandez went to Summerstown Bought of Nicholson sugar Ginger alum
salt petre Drew the stack Down on the Hill Drew covering for the cowstable
1st of December Snowed a Little Fine Fernandez Bought sugar Glycerine Camphor
2nd 1st Sunday of Advent Windy John Morris and Leander came had the Boat Bill gave me
no Lights in the Lighthouses a Boat went Down
3rd Windy Fernandez went to Lancaster Johnny and Leander after Ducks
4th Windy after Ducks and EEls a Tug came up this Evening Sawing stove Wood in Two
seen a Weasel Track a Kingfisher here all this Fall
5th Windy Boys afte Ducks got none Randolph here after Ducks got one Randolph took a
Lot of his Papers working at Tobacco
{page two}
Mr James Cameron Island
6th of Dec 1894 Windy very Fine St Nicholas Day The Festival of the Germans Johnny and
Leander went off to the Point Piling the Rails Down the hill where the stack was Setting Fires
in parts of the marsh Took the Pork Barrel from the sugar Bush
7th Fine Day Killed the the Pig E Wind Blowing hard to night shot Ducks at the Little Island
North Side
8th E Wind very high Breaking the Rushes seen a Mink Track set 6 {illegible} cut the pork
and salted it Rendered the Lard Made some Tobacco
9th Windy Drifting EW
10th Leander's B Day 1872 EW Leander crofsed to Summerstown for the Mail as their is a
Letter the P Ofice since Last Week got From DMM Heard Fernandez was very sick at
Andrew Frasers and he came Home and then went Down to see him Frosty Blowing hard
{page one}
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�Mr James Cameron Island
11th of Dec 1894 Wind Rain hail Randolph and Tot Craig went Down to see Fernandez
12th Fine N Eeast Wind commenced to Rain Leander came Fernandez a good deal better
Bought of J Summers one of these new Kind of Pails 40 cents got a Lot of Papers Relating
to the Price of Furs in N.Y very high Wind tonight
13th Fine W Wind got a Weasel shot an owl not many Ducks Rained hard last night Broke on
a Stack Back of the Barn took in the Last of the Tobacco from the Barn
14th Fine Windy Fixing Barrels in the storehouse
15th Fixing the old Iron in One Place Ploughs 4 Stoves 4 and Lots of irons and Metal of all
Kinds a Fine Day but Wind a Fortunate Day
{page two}
Mr James Cameron Island
Dec 16th 1894 Fine Day E Wind Randolph came Got a Knife from him Leander went Down to
Rofs's Island shot 7 Ducks Gordon came Windy to night
17th Windy West Piling stones at the River Boxed up 11 Ducks to DMM Montreal and wrote a
Letter to night to send tommoro if not Windy Leander shot a Duck
18th Windy at stove wood Fine 3 Men crofsed at the Foot of the Island in a Boat went acrofs
to the south side Gordon crofsed took the Box and the Letter Fixing stalls in the stable
19th Fine Leander shot a Duck at stovewood piling at the Door a Fortunate Day Fixing up
stairs in the Frame putting out Rubbish Leander began a Stock for the old short Gun Heard
Mifs McLaughlin Died yesterday
{page one}
Mr James Cameron Island
20th Dec 1894 A very Fine Day Mifs McLaughlin Buried to Day Leander working at the Gun
Fired a shot out of it Randolph came this Evening took the Pine of the Wharf a Fortunate
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�Day The Last Day of Fall Leander and Randolph went a Fishing got 1/2 Dozen went up to J
Douquets Both of Them
21st First Day of Winter and a verry very Fine Day it is Working at a Pine stick 30 Fett Long
hewed a Little of Both sides Stanley and I Raised it a Little in the Marsh Unfortunate Day
22nd a Fortunate Day fine cool Windy North Wind setting Fires Turned the Boat
23rd Fine Gordon came Took the White Boat up from Andrew Frashers
24th Fine Windy at stove wood Gordon and Stanley went to Fish Last night got a Succour
turned windy Leander and Randolph came
25th Christmas Day Fine Windy Gordon here Tommy Rose sick
{page two}
Mr James Cameron Island
26th of Dec 1894 St Stephens Day Fine Gordon went to Duncan G. Freezing Laid a Log at
the outside of the other Pine Killed 4 chickens High E Wind to night Drifted and Snowed and
Blowed hard
27th St John the Evangelist Day Free Masons a Big E Wind Storm Blowing and Drifting hard
Working at Tobacco 2 sacks one with Loose 7 lb 1 with Plugs 11 lb ice Making a Little taken
over to Frasers
28th Holy Innocent Day Ice Took a Great many air-holes and Lots of Big openings took
home the Sheep one of them Lame Freezing hard to Day and to night something the matter
with the B Horse eats well
29th Our Angus's Birth Day Leander crofsed to Summerstown got the Parcel and a Letter
with 10 in it Paid Haggarty for Paying it got our 3 Week mail 2 coats 2 Pants 3 vests 4
neckties a Lot of collars 1 hat 1 cap 2 Bottles of Shaving soap 1 Bar of Soap 3 Books a Lot of
Magazines
Mr James Cameron Island
30 of Dec 1894 Fine water Raising near shore
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�31st Fine at Wood Kind of soft a Ball at South Lancaster to night
1st of January 1895 New Year Fine Day Gordon came this morning Leander and Gordon
went for EEls got 11 Horse a Little Better Fired a Few Shots a Fortunate Day
2nd a Fine Day Frosty Leander and Gordon went to Dundee Lent 75 to Gordon Lots of Foxtracks Last night Bought a pair of overshoes Fortunate Day
3rd Allens Birth Day 1853 Unfortunate Day Fine E Wind Gordon and Leander went for the
Ram to George Derushies got him Gordon crofsed Put of a Few Bushes cutting alders
Wrote a Letter to DMM
4th Fine Frosty Blustering Froze hard to night Fernandez came
5th Fine EW Frosty Leander got a Fox I went to the sturgeon Island 2 owls Flying around to
night paid 75 cents Gordon came
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>31st of Dec 1893 St Sylvester Last Day of the Year Fine Gordon and Leander went to Charlie Rose for the Parcel Charlie took it from the station the things that came 2 pairs of Pants 1 pair Boots Rubber carpet shoes 1 vest Ladies Tam o sh a Dress 3 Books and a Lot of magazine Ladies Journals Illustrated news</p>
<p>1st of January New Years Day 1894 Fine Lewis Lason here</p>
<p>2nd Fine EW Randolph came John H came Gordon went to Cornwall Randolph Bought an Axe split Hicory for axe-handles</p>
<p>3rd Allens Birth Day 1853 all of us Down Dead sick Stretch out with the La-Grippe</p>
<p>4th Wrote a Letter to Dan but did not put it in the office till some Day next Week</p>
<p>5th Gordon chopping</p>
<p>6th Johny Big Bill our John and Fernandez came</p>
<p>7th Johny and Big Bill went to Dundee</p>
<p>{second page}</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>8th of Jany 1894 Annies Birth Day</p>
<p>9th chopping</p>
<p>10th Big Bill and Johnnie Gordon and Randolph Drawing Wood</p>
<p>11th Uncle Bill came all went off</p>
<p>12 On this Day Aunt {illegible}</p>
<p>13th John H crofsed Bought Tobacco</p>
<p>14th Gordon crofsed to church a Bottle of Downs Elixer and electric oil</p>
<p>15th Donald Angus here wanting Gordon he is going to Cornwall and he said he would bring me a Bottle of Good Rum and I tell you it was Good Randolh went to Dundee about the colt</p>
<p>16th cool</p>
<p>17th came for the colt Gordon here with Rum Tea 2 Bottles of Medicine</p>
<p>18th all Bad with the Grip</p>
<p>19th Leander and Randolph to the Races</p>
<p>20th John Petes and Leander came had a Good chunk of a Mare wanting 50 Dollars cant go that 11 year old Gordon came</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>21st Jan 1894 St Agnefs Day Randolph came from the Races Gordon crofsed to Summerstown to night very Bad with La Gripped in Bed coughing sore-heads soar-bones Fever Breaking out about my nose</p>
<p>22nd Fine not very well using some of the Water out of the Well</p>
<p>23rd Fine E Wind Martin here then Lewis came for the sleigh Their Dog eat the Poison near Hamiltons Light house yesterday</p>
<p>24th Fine EW Charles Tupper's B Day a man with 1 horse Rig called at the House wanting the Road to Summerstown from the south side Heavy Rain to night and high Wind</p>
<p>25th Robie Burns B Day Fine cool This is the Day for the Corbett and Mitchell Fight Charlie Terrace here from Lewis's</p>
<p>{page two}</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>26th January 1894 E Wind Leander got a Fox went to Summerstown Bought of J Summers 100 of Flour cool</p>
<p>27th not very well Fainted Fell on the Floor Gordon came had the Mail and a very nice Almanack Sent From Donald J McDougall in Boston to me which I Prize very much Randolph came had a Pound of Tea</p>
<p>28th Sexigisima Sunday John and Billy and John H here</p>
<p>29th E Wind Blew hard to night Snowed Drifted</p>
<p>30th Stormy Turned Fine Big snow Drifts Fixed the Pipes took up water X sent a Letter to the Glengarrian with a Dollar in it got From Gordon on the 29th</p>
<p>31st Fine Drifting Broke on a Fine Hay stack</p>
<p>____________________________________________</p>
<p>Lewis wife a Young Son about the 29th</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>1st of February 1894 The Black Month Fine the Boys Thrashing the Oats about 5 Bushels to Day</p>
<p>2nd Fine Races in Dundee Leander Randolph went to see smallmans horse Took a Foxskin 1..40 This is candlemass Day the Bear and Raccoon will see their Shadows</p>
<p>3rd unfortunate Day Jo Smallman and the Boys and Uncle Bill came to trade no Trade snowing Fine soft Bought stuff for cold sugar Gordon came</p>
<p>4th Fine Gordon to church Randolph came</p>
<p>5th Fine Frosty Mr John Tyo and Uncle Bill came Made a Trade 4 for Horses 2 sold Took a Tub of Butter had a Bottle of the Best Jamica Rum and its Genuine Boys went up with the catle came Back had Bills mare cutter and harness to Trade Almond here</p>
<p>{page two}</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>6th of Feby 1894 Fine Day Finished Thrashing the Oats Boys went to Lazores for the Sleigh took the axe to Grind I went to the River and the Barn to Day Randolph got a Bad Blow on the Head by striking the Beam</p>
<p>7th Ash Wednesday A very fine Day Lasores came with the sleigh Gave them a Lot of EEls Broke on the Marsh hay stack in the upper Field Drew some Wood an Unfortunate Day 1st of Lent</p>
<p>8th Gordon's Birth Day Rained some Turned Fine a very fine Day Drew some Wood Let the Water Run Back of the house</p>
<p>9th Drew some Wood E Wind 2 of Lewis's Boys here Got EEls 20 to get Baskets from them</p>
<p>10th Leander and Randolph went home with Bills Mare Gordon came to night snow Gordon came to night snow</p>
<p>11th Donald Grant Departed Mrs Kenneth McDonalds Brother The 2 Girls went to Lewis's the Boys came from Dundee</p>
<p>____________________________________________</p>
<p>Mrs Fraser on the Point Buried on the 7th Ash Wednesday</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>12th of Feby 1894 EWind Gordon came Sissy got a Letter from Knowlton stormy to night</p>
<p>13th Stormy Drifting E Wind Gordon went to the Funeral he was Going to Cornwall</p>
<p>14th St Valentine a Fine Day E Wind putting in one of the Fine hay stacks the Bottom seen 2 Foxes going Down Lewis Boy here for EEls and oil got 2 Baskets</p>
<p>15th E Wind Drifting Ground the axe Gordon came had his coat 4.50 2 overshirts Tobacco</p>
<p>16th Frosty E Wind Drifting fine Gordon here Unfortunate Day</p>
<p>17th Unfortunate Day E Wind Drifting Fine Gordon went to Summerstown</p>
<p>18th Fine James Hugh's B Day 1855 Gordon came Brought 1 lb of Tea 4 lb of Cheese Bill and the Wife here Lent him The Life of the James's Boys Gordon crofsed to Summerstown I came Back to night and went in the morning</p>
<p>19th Fine Day Leander to Summerstown Bought of Nicholsons 100 of Flour 1..80 3 spools 15 Lewis for oil</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>20th of Feby 1894 Fine snowed some Drifting Leander and Annie to Dundee Randolph cutting the soft maple saw log in stove Wood Bought of J Tyo 100 of Flour 2 3 lb of Tea 1 Coal oil 40 Soda 10 Rice 5 lb 25 1/2 lb Ginger 15 Lamp chimney 10 4.65 in Bill got a vial of Eye-water From Bill Paid 5 Dollars to John Morris Snowed to night</p>
<p>21st Fine Day W Wind Fortunate Day Drew Hay Drawing Wood</p>
<p>22nd Drifting windy Washingtons Birth Day Races in Dundee cold</p>
<p>23rd cold Windy very Frosty to night</p>
<p>24th St Matthias Day Fine cold Frosty W Wind Randolph and Leander went to Dundee Gordon came to night</p>
<p>25th Fine Randolph came a Foot Leander and John H came had 100 Wt of Cornmeal 1.25 3 of Lewis's here</p>
<p>26th Fortunate Day Fine Drawing Fence Timber Drew the Mare From the Wet Place to the Bay Gordon went to Concession</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>27th of Feby 1894 E Wind a very Fine Day Drawing Rails and Wood putting the Rails on the oakfield in place of the Brush Fence Leander and Randolph went Down to the Kit Kit for EEls took the mare Got 4</p>
<p>28th Fine Day East Wind Last Day of February Went up through the Bush at the stove Wood cloudy Looks like Rain</p>
<p>1st of March St Davids Day The Festival of the Welsh Taffy an unfortunate Day a very very Fine Day came in Like a Lamb my Good Dog Rover Dead Leander went to Dundee Bought of John Tyo a Sack of Salt Boots 1..25 Paid) sawing stove Wood Fine Warm snowbirds</p>
<p>2nd Rained some Fine Thawing Lewis Boy here for Tobacco and Kerosene cutting some Basswood Logs for Boards</p>
<p>3rd very Fine cutting Logs seen a crow for the First Gordon came Bought a Bible for himself Box of Matches 10 Paid a Dollar for his Bible</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>4th of March 1894 a very Fine Day Mary Morris and Billys Wife came Gordon Drove Them Down Gordon went up with Randolph and Leander to Track Wolves took Uncle Bills Horse Down to Draw the sawlogs to Lancaster Mr Dan Frasher and his Son-in-Law Mr A McDonald here 3 Men and Team passed the Door went around the Foot of Island</p>
<p>5th Unfortunate Day very Fine Molly calved yesterday Drew 6 Logs to the shore took 2 Logs From the Bush and went to Lancaster took Back 220 Feet 21 Boards at stove wood very Fine and Warm got the Horse shod 2 Sleighs passed up came from the south side Slusshy on the ice</p>
<p>6th took 5 Logs from the shore this Morning to Mill and 3 in the afternoon took up 400 Boards 400 Feet Raind to night</p>
<p>7th Raining Fine Day Went with 3 Logs Took 744 Feet to Day Got a Rat yesterday Drew 8 Logs out to the Bush to the Bank at the upper side of the Island</p>
<p>220</p>
<p>400</p>
<p>744</p>
<p>1364 Feet</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>8th March 1894 Fine E Wind Leander and Randolph Going home with Uncle Bills horse had to turn Back Found the ice Bad on the south side of Alexis Island seen 2 Team crofsing Summerstown Road to the Point the Boys started with the Horse crofsed over to the Lower end of Christees Island I cut some Brush in the oakfield crofsed at Frashers Shore</p>
<p>9th Fine the Boys came had Bills colt Lewis's 2 Boys here for Kerosene their uncle Left them to Day the 3 Lived at Lewis all Winter Leander got 2 Foxes some water close to shore some Whistlers are Flying West very Fine Weather</p>
<p>10th a very Fine Day Tapt for the First 115 Trees chopping sugar-Bush Wood</p>
<p>11th Fine Day Gordon Fernandez and John H all came Brought me a Book from Dan Frasher Turned very Windy from the West some Rain</p>
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<p>12th of March 1894 a very fine Day Gordon and Fernandez crofsed Lots of Water on the Ice Taking the Sugar-Bush Rigging to the camp First Boiling to Day Drawing Wood to the camp Randolph cut his Foot on the ancle some Blackbirs and heard a March Robin On This Day of the Month D McMaster First came to the Island Unfortunate Day got a Lot of Papers in the Mail I think from Uncle John's Girls</p>
<p>13th Fine E Wind some Grains of snow Fell I went up to the Sugar Bush a Flock of Wild Geese Lit on the ice Before the Door Raining hard to night</p>
<p>14th Stanley's B Day 1880 Blowing Drifting snowed some Drawing wood to the camp Tapt some yesterday Making some spoils Found a Knife went to get EEls got one Froze hard to night ice looks good</p>
<p>15th Fine E Wind took home 5 Gallons of thin stuff 3 Boys in the Bush Boiling</p>
<p>16th Rain snow Leander went to Dundee Sold 2 Fox-skins 2.70 for them Bought of J Tyo Powder and shot Piling the Boards in an A</p>
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<p>17th of March 1894 St Patrick's Day The Festival of the Irish W Wind a very Fine day Drawing Wood to the camp Tapt 30 Trees Letting the water Run off the Plouged Ground Boiling in the Bush a Big Flock of Wild Geese went Down seen 2 Rigs crofsing on a Summerstown Road hard Frost Last night it was Monica and Jo Douquet</p>
<p>18 St Joseph's Day on this Day of the Month Vicky Departed 1887 Fine Leander shot a Duck Boiling in the Bush Frank Laplante here about selling his Horse</p>
<p>19th John H crofsed Took the Horse home Rained windy Bought Thred Tobacco ice opened to Day Randolph Breaking up the Bun</p>
<p>20th First Day of Spring the 2 of Lewis here got Syrup and Tea Piling Stove Wood Taking the Tobacco Fence away and Making a Fence of stove-wood Froze to night Eclipse commences to Day</p>
<p>21 Fine some Rain Piling stove wood took 5 Gallons came in to Day the Boys Shooting at the sturgeon Island got 1 Bird</p>
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<p>22 March 1894 Livinia senior Birth Day Fine North E Wind ice Jamming Before the Door Made about 28 lbs of sugar in the House and Taffy First churning of Butter Piling some Boards John H and Stanley Boiling in the Bush Rained and Froze Last night went to try for EEls got one wind too high</p>
<p>23rd Good Friday E Wind and west and North snowed Rained and hailed Got 4 Duck Leander went with one of those Hunters from Jo Douquets took 5 Gallons of syrup home Froze hard to night</p>
<p>24 Fine Fortunate Day E Wind Drew 2 Loads of hay from the stack Drew some of the Wood off the Potato Ground 3 Men at the sturgeon Island Hunters for Ducks</p>
<p>25th Easter Sunday high W Wind Randolph to Rofs's Island Mr Cameron From Montreal and Leander with him Shot 24 Ducks the Best Days Shooting Done yet Gave Randolph $1 very high Wind Lots of ice going Down cold John H and Stanley in the sugar-Bush Lots of Egss for Easter Annunciation of the Virgin Mary</p>
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<p>26th of March 1894 John Hamilton Cameron's B Day 1876 Fine cool Frosty Boys in the Bush Boiling Leander came from Douquetts 3 Days there they went for Duck got 1 The Tame Duck Began to Lay som hens Laying the Frog-hawk came Froze hard Last night</p>
<p>27th Fine cold Frosty Made Syrup to Day 2 1/2 Gallons split some Rails cutting stove Wood Livinia very unwell yesterday Froze hard to night</p>
<p>28th Unfortunate Day Windy Flurries of snow Drawing Wood to the camp Drew some hay from the stack cutting stove wood Went for EEls got 7..</p>
<p>29th Fine some Flurries of snow Leander and John H crofsed to Summerstown with Douquets Boat Burning their Marshes</p>
<p>30th Fine Gordon and Leander went to Dundee Left their Boat at the mouth of Salmon River Leander Bought a Rimmer for the cartriges Gordon Bought a saw Tobacco Got his Boot Fixed a Botte Got 2 Ells Boiling not running well Straining and Boiling syrup in the House</p>
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<p>31st of March 1894 East Wind ice Broke up to the Door Shot Ducks Gordon crofsed Gave him 3 Jars with 3 Gallons of Syrup for Frank Laplante First Payment for the Horse Heard Thunder Boys in the Bush Brought 2 Gallons home from the Bush</p>
<p>1st of April All Fools Day Low Sunday East Wind Boys Boiling in the Bush</p>
<p>2nd Made sugar its soft about 100 lb put it in a Keg put a Lock on the Keg</p>
<p>3rd Fine Drew the Last of the Marsh hay stack Drew some Rails and the pile of Wood at he appel tree so it would thaw got a Black Duck and a Whistler the Boys went for EEls got 18 Snowed some to night and Rained some</p>
<p>4th Fine Boiling sap Leander to Na-houta's Island got 4 Ducks Letting the water run in places John H crofsed to Summerstown the Grenada crofsed From Summerstown to Dundee Bought Tobacco Powder and shot took 3 Jars From Frank Laplante Billy Morris Wife Departed on 2nd of April Buried on the 5th</p>
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<p>5th of April 1894 Fine cool Raining Boiling sap water commencing to come in the cellar put some Potatoes out of the hole shot a Rat a Lot of shooting to Day Narcisse and Peter came</p>
<p>6th Fine took 3 1/2 Gallons took 60 lbs of sugar to put in the Keg the Keg is full the Fishermen to Butter 25 cents sap Running well skinned 2 Rats The Pigs Playing the Devil in the meadow Rooting up the Grass</p>
<p>7th Fine On this Day of the Month Uncle John Departed 1893 in the sugar Bush sap is running well Randolph went to Lancaster Bought overalls 1.15 a Lot of shooting to Day Gordon came to night the 2 Boys went to hunt on the north side Got Rats stopt all night</p>
<p>8 Wallace and Barnhart at the West end of the Island Treated the Boys</p>
<p>9th on this Day of the Month I was Married 1862 32 years to Day Randolph Leander Went to Dundee Bought Boots Shirt Tobacco heard Billy Morris wife Departed Boiling in the Bush Setting Fires to Marsh Grenada crofsed to Summerstown Killing snakes in the Bush</p>
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<p>10th of April 1894 Fine cool E Wind Mr Kelly Bill and Billy Bone at the Fishermens Mr Kelly Treated me Gave Bill some EEls Broke the Runner of the Jumper took home 4 Gallons of syrup setting Fire to the Back Marsh</p>
<p>11th Fine High E Wind Randolph and Leander hunting at the Head of the Island Drawing Wood in the sugar Bush cutting stove Wood</p>
<p>12th Fine E Wind high Went to the Head of the Island Boiling took home 3 Gallons of Syrup Narcifse Filed the crofscut saw 2 of Lewis's Boys in the Bush Taking away the Banking from the Front and West end of the house</p>
<p>13th E Wind Fine Narcisse and John H Went to Summerstown Brought 3 Gallons of Syrup to Frank Laplante Bought a Bar of Soap and Pipes Got a Lot of Paper From Dan Boys went to Alexis Island got a Rat & Ducks Sold to Fishermen 1/2 Gallon 50 cents</p>
<p>14th Fine East Wind sap not running Boiling 1/2 Gallon took some things From the Bush Loons Came swallows came Yellow hammers came Mosquitoes some</p>
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<p>15th of April 1894 Fine E Wind Randolph to church Fishermen to Lancaster First Lot of Fish sent</p>
<p>16th E Wind Fine John H Went to Fort Covington to get his Boots Fixed Began taking the Ground From the Well Filling up the Big cellar Taken things from the Bush setting Fires to Back Marsh and Big Stones at the well and they Break up well Lewis here gave him a stick of ash and Hicory for axe handles Lots of Fishing Lights out Lots of shooting Leander has 14 Ducks in the stone house the sow has her Pigs 8 of them</p>
<p>17th Fine E Wind Filling the Big cellar a Lot of shooting south East to Day Frost at nights sap not running some for vinegar Bill Morris and John H Came Stopt all night went for EEls Looking after nets Seines</p>
<p>18th Uncle Duncan's B Day Fine E Wind Took away all the Ground from the well Bill and John H went off Took the Duck Fishermen to Butter Syrup 50</p>
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<p>19th of April 1894 Fine E Wind changed to West its Been Blowing East for 12 Days a few Drops of Rain Stanley and I to the Little Island Franky Laplante here for Randolph Got a Gallon of Syrup for his Father Leander at the Harrow John H came from Dundee Jo 1 lb of Tea 35 Shot 4 lb 3 chimneys got the Bill Boots mended 35 Tea Pot Fixed Quart of Syrup to Lewis Fishermen to Syrup 25 cent Kerosene 5 The Chaffys First Trip up to Lancaster Lots of Fishing Lights out Maud had her calf on the Pitt Point</p>
<p>20th Fine E Wind and North putting manure on the Potato Ground John H and Stanley for EEls Trimmed the 2 oak Trees and the Butternut in the Garden Thunder Lightning and Hailstones very Large Rained hard water Raised sawing wood Fishermen to Butter 20 cents</p>
<p>21st W Wind Rain First Ploughing Found a Boat Far Down on the south of Kit Kit cutting and splitting Wood Gordon and Randolph came had a 100 of Flour Broke on stack Fine Hay</p>
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<p>22nd of April 1894 E Wind Fine Boys crofsed Randolph Took over Boat to Fix it Thompson here for the Boat Would not Give it to hime till he would pay Fishermen to Syrup and Butter 45 did not Get our Paper Ducks Plenty</p>
<p>23rd St George's Day Festival of the English Rained some Taking Potatoes out of the cellar Harrowing and Drilling Planted 1/2 of the Peice John Hall (or Hog) came with the Indians for his Boat paid 50 cents and to make me some axehelves in the Fall cutting seed Potatoes 2 Tugs went up Towing Together Lights Lit up to night cows calved</p>
<p>24th Fine Rain E Wind Alexandra went Down Tugs went Down William Morris charter creamer here Finished Planting White cow calved Broke on a stack</p>
<p>25th St Marks Day Fine E Wind and West Paid Charlie 8 Dollars Bill and Charlie went off Garnet went Down ice Frost John H to Lancaster Raft went Down</p>
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<p>26th of April 1894 Fine W Wind Ploughed the Garden Harrowing in the upper Field Trying to Fix the coulter of the Plough cannot get it out John H with Fisherman his man went to Montreal (Algoma into Dundee on the night o the 24th ) no Boats to Day</p>
<p>27th Fine W Wind Sowed 7 Bushels of Oats Magnet went Down</p>
<p>28th Fine W Wind Began the Fence at the end of the Lane Narcisse got a Hook in one of his Fingers had to cut it out with the Razor very bad in had To File the hook off cutting Brush Gordon came had 2 lbs of Tea 80 cents Randolph came no Fixing on the Boat Bismarck came to night Peter the Fishermen came had Narcisse's new Boat Got a Postal card for Narcisse to go Down next week to the Wedding</p>
<p>29th Rogation Sunday F W Wind John Morris Charlie and Annie came Gave John Morris 6 Bushels of Potatoes to account of Digging the well Gordon Bismarck and Randolph went to Douquets Heard John Summers Drew a Revolver on Boby Nicholson Fishermen to Syrup 25</p>
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<p>30th of April 1894 Fine W Wind Bismarck and Gordon went to Cornwall on the Grenada Bought his watch coat and new suit to be made as he is Going to Brittish Columbia a Pocket Book for Bills Sleeve Caffs Pen Working and the Fence Burning Brush</p>
<p>1st of May St Phillips & St James Fine W Wind heat at Fence Peter to Syrup 25 Randolph came to night</p>
<p>2nd W Wind Rained Thunder Windy Fine Bismarck and Randolph crossed Taking the Rocket to Cornwall and then the cars to Lancaster Bid Good By with us as he is going to Brittish Columbia next Week cutting and Piling Brush in the upper Field Making cedar and Pine stakes Planting the Garden onions Beans Finished 4 Rails high of the Fence Randolph came a 2 masted Propeller went Down</p>
<p>3rd a Fortunate Day Ascension Day or Holy Thursday Fine E Wind Leander and Randolph went to Dundee a Tugh with Barges aground at the Lighthouse Brush Fence on Pitt Point Bought oats 4 1/2 ..$2..25 Sold his Rats 1.60</p>
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<p>May 4th 1894 Fine W Wind The Inspector of Fisheries here Seizing Mr Charants Fishing Rigging Took them acrofs to Hamiltons Island Randolph with Narcifse to Hopkins Point Foggy to night sowed 2 Bushels of Oats Rain Harrowing Ploughed the Peice for corn Brindle calved set Traps for the Rat Planted Beans Billy Morris Passed up here going to the Point 3 in the Boat with him 2 Woman in the Boat</p>
<p>5th Fine very Foggy this Morning cleared off E Wind Harrowing on the Lower Poin Fishermen and Randolph went t to Cornwall about the Seizure Mr Genie came went to Cornwall Brought Tea & Crackers Gave Randolph 50 Putting stakes in the Fence got 50 cents Back Gordon came Fishermen came By Lancaster Mr Moony is the name of one and Rufus Those that Seized</p>
<p>6th Fine Windy Fishermen crofsed to Hamiltons and went off to Montreal to night Left Money to Pay Telegraph</p>
<p>7th Fine Very Windy Rain some hail Gordon cutting stove wood one of the cows calved yesterday</p>
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<p>8th of May 1894 Sowed oats on the Lower Point Harrowing and Taking of stones high Wind Rain Mr Genie hear from Cornwall Left his Trace chain and clevis Randolph at Oars</p>
<p>9th Fine Windy West Planted corn & Beans Pumpkins squashe Harrowing Emptied the Leeck and Filled it with ashes and moved it north Painted the sugar cask 135 lb</p>
<p>10th Fine E Wind Randolph crofsed for Telegram for Fishermen Leander and the 2 Girls went to F Covington Bought of 2 Lamp Chimneys 18 Glass Jug 22 Dust Pan 10 comb case Tin pail 22 calico Gordon came from Donald Angus a Pair of shoes Leander Bought Burning Brush Brush cutting Crotches Oriols came and King Bird</p>
<p>11th Fine W Wind Gordon and Randolph here making axhelves Princefs Louise came up to Day Windy The Mare had her colt to night</p>
<p>12th Gordon and Randolph crofsed Sowed oats went for ceder stakes Gordon Brought 100 of Flour 1 lb Tea</p>
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<p>13th of May 1894 Pentecost Whit Sunday Fine N Wind Lewis Lazore here to Shave Got Seeds Gordon and Randolph to church</p>
<p>14th Gordon and Randolph crofsed to Work Leander and Stanley at the Fence in the oakfield cut Down a Dead English Cherry not very well making cedar Picquets N Wind</p>
<p>15th Fine N Wind Fine Gordon and Leander Working at the swamp Fence and Randolph went to Dundee Wrote a Letter to George Charrone stall No Fish Market Bonscours Market 3 Ionia and I Putting a Fence around the apple tree up at the coal Pitt Hill as the cows Destroys them Making Ribs of Oak for the Boat Gordon and Leander and Stanley Harrowed the Potatoes yesterday seen EEl Flies Randolph Bought Vasseline Shaving soap and collars 1 Plug of Tobacco 30 hair cut 20 cents</p>
<p>16th Fine North and West Wind William Morris and Peter Grant here Arquet Talking to the Boys about Boards taken from his Island none of his Boards here clearing Brush at the Fence Drew stones for the Bottom of the Fence Mr Genie came had the Dog Sport Gordon went for his Saw at the Making of the Soap</p>
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<p>17th of May 1894 Unfortunate Day E Wind very Fine Burning Brush Working at the Boat all the Horses out some Drops of Rain</p>
<p>18th Raining Boys crofsed for Paint 7 Boxes 2 Quarts of oil Foggy E Wind Something wrong with the Pigs Like Blind Staggers Fortunate Day Go the Tin Kettle out of the Well</p>
<p>19th E Wind Raining Boys went to Bombay cutting stove wood Lots of Boats Towing some smoky</p>
<p>20th Trinity Sunday very high E Wind Bill Morris and 2 Boys came Broke an Oar Bought a Hammer</p>
<p>21st High E Wind Painting the Boat the Little Pig Died and its mother sick or crazy as she goes around Gordon made 2 Paddles sawing stove Wood at the Boat Fine Bill and Stanley crofsed</p>
<p>22nd Working at the Boat Fine W Wind Gordon and Leander crofsed took 2 Pigs to Duncan G had no change Took Back the Bun</p>
<p>23rd Fine the old Pig Died Making a Box for the Well Splitting Stove Wood P.F. calved to Day chickens out</p>
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<p>28th Dan Cameron's Burnt Struck by Lightning</p>
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<p>24th of May 1894 The Queen's Birth Day Fine E W Rained Thunder Fixing Pole for the Well and made a spear Pole Put out the White Boat Put the young Pigs in the Pen</p>
<p>25th Fine cool E Wind cutting stove Wood at the Door</p>
<p>26th E Wind Fine very warm cutting splitting and Piling stove wood Gordon and Leander took a Pig to Oliver Monica Lots of young Robins got some cat Fish Randolph not well this week came home with Gordon took 100 of Flour</p>
<p>7th Fine Randolph and Gordon crofsed George Annon and Wife on the Island</p>
<p>8th Gordon and Randolph went to Lancaster Randolph to get his watch Fixed Dan Camerons Barn Burnt heavy storm of Wind hail Rain Thunder and sharp Lightning Gusty Hence came in From the Storm cleaning the Stables Windy</p>
<p>29th Royal Oak Day or Oak Apple Day Fine Took a Bad Pain in my hip Rheumatism cutting stove wood Gordon Randolph crofsed</p>
<p>30th Fine E Wind Leander went to Dundee Bought 5 yds of coveralls stuff Gordon cutting stove wood Randolph went and came Line Boat went up to night</p>
<p>31st E Wind Stanley came with Leander Ferry Boat Richilue came up Randolph went to Jo Douquets Gordon crossed Rain</p>
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<p>1st of June 1894 Vickys Birth Day 1878 The Glorious First of June W Wind cutting stove Wood Rainy Windy Unfortunate Day not very well Stanley making a Gate in the yard</p>
<p>2nd E Wind Raining split some wood Gordon crofsed The Magnet aground in the Rapids</p>
<p>3rd W Wind John H came stopt to Day Windy</p>
<p>4th old George the 3rd's B Day W Wind Windy Mr G McGillvery a Meeting at Summerstown to night Independent Gordon and Leander went Finished Piling the stove wood</p>
<p>5th Raining Gordon and Leander making oars Lots of Towing</p>
<p>6th Fine W Wind Leander went to Jo Lemays with his watch Gordon and I cutting Brush working at the Oars Lewis the Indian here for Tea On this Day of the Month Sir J.A.McDonald Departed 1891 Gordon went to Evening preaching</p>
<p>7th Fine Leander and Annie went to Dundee Took 2 Tennets of Butter Gordon made 2 Paddles Stanley and I Fishing Got 17 Perch</p>
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<p>12 of July 1894 Orangeman's Day Raining W Wind Mowed some a Raising Bee at Mr McQuaigs in the Gore Gordon at it</p>
<p>13th Mowing some Rained Thunder Lightning Gordon came</p>
<p>14th Fine at hay Leander went to the Point Shot a Loon Last Evening took the skin of him to Day Napoleon hence here for a Bun sent by Beatrice Casgrain Making coils Fixing some of the seed onions with Poles the Rocket a Pleasure Trip the Paul Smith went up Heman came Mr Genie here Brought Turnip {illegible}</p>
<p>15th Fine Mr Genie here Fernandez crofsed over</p>
<p>16th Putting in hay a Fine Day Dick Bocky Gathering Raking Genie went off</p>
<p>17th very Fine Mowing Indian here with Basket Gordon Ann Livinia went to Dundee taking a Tub of Butter Bought snaith 50 2 stones 16 Tin Basin RRR 25 sugar 20 Tea 1 soda 10 shoes 1- calico 15 Cash 1 Thred 15 Shoes 1..25 Butter 7..65) 1..89 Due The Richilieu Struck the Big Rock on Salmon River</p>
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<p>3rd of July 1894 Unfortunate Day Rained Thunder Lightning Digging some for Tobacco windy West Fine English cherries some Ripe Gordon at C Craigs not very well Fixing about the Bees</p>
<p>4th American Independence Fine W Wind Rained Thunder and Lightning Mowed a Little at the Storehouse Let the Pigs all together Put Paris Green on the Potatoes Let the calves to Pasture</p>
<p>5 Uncle John's B Day 1803 Fine W Wind Mr Kelly Mr Morris Mr Hubbard Mr Shetla here Treating me to a Glass of Good Stuff Seizing the Lucias Seines Took Dinner Left a Dollar for the Girls very Fine Mr Kelly caught a Lunge Lots of Boats Going</p>
<p>6th Fine Rufus Creamer {illegible} George and John Morris here I went Fishing George ewnt off Rufus stopt Mowing a Road to the Barn Made 13 coils of hay Rained to night</p>
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<p>July 18th 1894 a very warm Day E W Mowing at the Foot of the Island Salted the cattle the Richilieu came out</p>
<p>19th Fernandez B Day 1874 a very Fine Day awful warm Mowing at the oak sythe Tree and making coils Tugs went Down with a Raft one of them Turned Back Passenders Boats awful crowded going these Days</p>
<p>20th very Warm Day Mowing at the oats and the Butternut Trees on the hill Raking and Making coils a small steam yacht at cedar Grove Fishing Began to Blow hard to night and Rained very hard Thunder and Lightning to night</p>
<p>21st Battle of Bulls Run E Wind Raining Mowing at the Wet Place and ash tree Leander crofsed for the Mail Gordon came</p>
<p>22nd a very Fine Day Jo Shetla and 2 Men here Fishing Lent them our Lines Moses Lemay here Fishing</p>
<p>23rd Fine E W Gathering Hay Made a Stack at the Butternut Hill Put a good many Tobacco Plants Bohemian went up</p>
<p>24th Rained Randolph here Going to Montreal Leander went to Lancaster with him Leander went to Summerstown</p>
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<p>25th of July 1894 St James Day EW Fine Rain to the north no Rain here Mowing Back of the Barn a new Boat went Down and came up in the morning</p>
<p>26th very Fine Mowing Back of the old Garden Turning Hay making coils the Blackbirds commencing the Grain a few Ducks around now see a Big smoke at Hopkins Point\</p>
<p>27th very Fine Mowing making coils Turning Hay using the Potatoes</p>
<p>28th Began the West stack the wind is too high to Finish it Put in the Barn 3 Loads Windy not Feeling very well Boats going in abundance Raft went Down Randolph here to night Told us they Found P Purcell seen a Kind of White Cloud in the sky coming from the East almost like the Tail of a comet</p>
<p>29th Fine Windy</p>
<p>30th Fine Windy Mowing on the hill and the Wet Place commenced to Rain and heavy north Wind Mr Genie came had a Basket of Huckle Berries</p>
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<p>31st of July 1894 Fine Mowing Annie Livinia Stanley went to Dundee Livinia got 3 Teeth Pulled a Dollar Leander went to Summerstown Got a Letter from Mr McArthur and Son concerning the Lumber</p>
<p>1st of August Lammas Day Mr Genie went off fine Mowing and Gathering made coils Stanley and the Girls came Bought Powder and Shot Salt Rained some</p>
<p>2nd Minnie's B Day Mowing Rained Thunder E Wind</p>
<p>3rd Fine Mowing Finished all the hay Below the house cut a Road in the upper Field and around the oats windy 2 Boys here for something to East caught in the Wind camped on Hamiltons Island they are from Massena Leander Killed a crane</p>
<p>4th Gathering hay and Making coils Mowin West of the Lane Fence went up and around the Island one of the sawlogs Rolled down the Bank by some Devils Races at Stanley Island Randolph & Oliver Gained one Race Gordon came to night</p>
<p>5th Fine John Hamilton Cameron came had his Gun Left it to be Fixed Randolph here for the Boat he Left</p>
<p>6th Fine Randolph B Day Making a stack put in 3 Loads Lewis for Milk and Butter</p>
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<p>7th of Augt 1894 Mowing the oats A Tyo Dan McGregor and Uncle Bill here Fishing with Rod and Line A Tyo mowed some I am Mowing the calf-Pasture a steam yacht at the Foot of the Island and 2 or 3 Rowboats think it Jo Plumado from Cornwall the Lucias Fishing Pickerel Rained a Little not very well</p>
<p>8th Fine Hot Mowing at the South side of the Potatoes Blackbirds very Bad at the oats chicken-Hawks came High E Wind Raised Rained to night The Algerian aground the Rocket took her Passengers to Montreal Algerian Late going Down</p>
<p>9th Fine E Wind changed to west Mowing in the upper Field Turning the oats Lucias for Butter Lewis for milk and Butter seen a Big Fire Last night away Back east Mr Genie came</p>
<p>10th cutting hay above the Lane Putting in the oats all thats Ripe in the West part of the upper Field Gathering and coiling the calfs pasture and part of the Upper Field Mr Genie helping us</p>
<p>11th Fine EW Began a stack Mr Genie at the Stack the Rocket aground coming into Lancaster Bohemian went iup Mr James McCartney here</p>
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<p>12th of Augt 1894 Lewis and his 2 Boys here Boys for Butter Rocket went up the 2 Girls and Stanley went ot Hamiltons heard about the Row the nigger had at Stanley Island</p>
<p>13th Mowed the oats Down on the Hill Mr Genie went off Mowed the oats at the Grove Stanley and I went to Fish Perch got 20 Fine warm</p>
<p>14th a very Fine Day cut the oats in the upper Field cut some hay Raking Annie went off Livinia and Stanley put her acrofs to take the Boat the Grenada Richilieu mowed a Road in the Rushes in the Front Marsh yesterday eat a Lot of new corn X she crofsed on the Richileau</p>
<p>15th Rained Thunder and Lightning Fine cut some hay the Boats going Down with Lots of Soldiers or Passengers sawed some wood Finished the Fine hay in the upper Field cutting it Began the oakfield</p>
<p>16th very fine Day Finished putting in the Oats Mowing in the oakfield caught a nice Little Bird</p>
<p>17th Fine hot Began Mowing the Back Marsh Mowing in the oakfield Took a Tub of Butter to Jo Dougkeets 46 lb 8.28</p>
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<p>18th of August 1894 Raining some Leander to Lancaster Paid Mr McArthur 4 Dollars For the sawing of the Lumber made 38 coils went up to the head of the Island Blackbirds bad at the corn</p>
<p>19th Fine John H came took his Gun Bismarck B Day 1870 E Wind Got some Hazeal nuts</p>
<p>20th Fine Stanley and I Mowing in the oakfield Lucias here for Butter 20 Leander went to Dundee Bought of Tyo Flour 170 Tea 1 Dollar 4 Tubs 1.. cinnamon 20 soap 10 starch 10 Powder 40 Shot 32 Matches 15 Shirt 50 Elastic 5 Sold 46 lb of Butter 8.28 got his Boots Tapt 50 high North Wind young chickens 9 of them</p>
<p>21st Fine very cool Mowing in Back Marsh Leander went to Jo Douquetts with a Tennet of Butter taking up Potato onions Monica Brother in law Killed</p>
<p>22nd Races at Stanley Island Leander went to them Mowing some at the Wet Place windy Lucias for Butter Found a 5 cent Peice up at the upper Point Horses coming in</p>
<p>23rd Mowing in the Back Marsh Fine 2 Boys here 16 coils at the Wet Place got a Rat</p>
<p>24th St Bartholome Day Fine smoky Big Fire somewhere these Days Willie Kimble and another Boy for Baits making a Marsh-hay stack</p>
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<p>25th of Augt 1894 Fine Thunder Rain a Lot of still-Fishers before the Door the Algerian Towed Down something Broke Gordon came to night</p>
<p>26th Fine Gordon gave Sissy his Bible</p>
<p>27th Fine Mowing in the Front Marsh Leander and Stanley Rain some Rained Thunder & Lightning to night Mr Genie here going to Cornwall Fixing the old Pine Log at the River</p>
<p>27th Fine cutting cornstalks and Breaking corn Took in some of the apples yesterday Lusias here for Butter Mr Genie here went of Gave him irons for his Yacht Boathook saw and so forth not very well Gordon came had a case of augurs and a Bit</p>
<p>28th Fine Mr Graham head Game inspector and W Morris here Gordon crofsed to Work for D Angus Lucias here for 4 lb of Butter Lasores 2 Boys for Butter Went to the Sturgeon Island Ionia and I Mr Genie came husking corn</p>
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<p>30th of Augt 1894 Fine E Wind Mr Genie went off got a Bottle of Milk Ionia and I Finished the pulling of the corn Leander and Stanley Made a stack of Marsh hay up at the Brush made 5 coils at the calfs Pasture cut some cornstalks cut my hand with a Knife</p>
<p>31st Fine Made the Fences at the hill and at the Stack at the Barn Leander Went to Jo Douquets for to hunt</p>
<p>1st of September St Giles Day Hunting Begins in Lower Canada Fine Gordon went to Pic Nic on the Rocket to Valley-Field sawed the Hicory at the storehouse not much shooting Done husking the corn Gave my arm an awful Blow on the Latch of the Door with a Load of wood on my arm</p>
<p>2nd Fine E Wind Lewis 2 Boys here for Butter and Milk Mr Genie called at the wharf going to Cornwall Gordon came</p>
<p>3rd D McMaster Birth Day 1846 Fine E Wind Taking Rails of the calfs Pasture Stanley and I Drew the sticks at the shanty smoky weather</p>
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<p>4th of Sept 1894 Fine Wind changed very smoky Time now sawing wood made Picquets Leander came from Douquets Taking in onions and Beans</p>
<p>5th John Angus Birth Day 1850 Fine Windy some Drops of Rain Thunder Mowing in the Front Marsh Leander Stanley and Fernandez Gordon came had the Mail and a Lot of Mail papers Dan sent Wrote a Letter for Fernandez to the Cornwall Standard put 1 Dollar in it Mr Genie came to night Fernandez and Leander went with him to Fish Brought the Bag of Salt Paid him 65</p>
<p>6th Fine Day Leander Fernandez and Stanley Mowing and making coils sent the Letter to the P Office with Gordon Thrashed the Beans the Drudge into Salmon River The Steamer Richilieu went Down her Last Trip here</p>
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<p>7th of Sept 1894 Mowing and Making coils Fine Warm Trimmed an oak and a Basswood on the Bank Took in some of the apples on the Grove Gordon Working for Mr Howard the Drudge is Working in Salmon River Ionia and I Fishing Perch got 42 Wind Raised From the East</p>
<p>8th E Wind changed to West Thunder some Rain Put Marsh hay in the Barn and some in the 2 stable Lofts stopt putting in with Rain Mr Genie came Left some crab-apples and 2 lbs of Sugar Gave him 2 Tin Kettles of apples Fernandez and Stanley went with him to night to Fish Leander and Gordon crofsed to Summerstown</p>
<p>9th Fine Mr Genie went to Cornwall Fernandez got the Cornwall Standard yesterday for the First Leander went to Ducquets Mr Genie came</p>
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<p>10th of Sept 1894 David Morris's B Day Rain Thunder and Lightning Windy</p>
<p>11th Fine Windy Fernandez crofsed to Mr A Frashers Gordon crofsed Made a Few Rounds with the Plough in the upper Field took up 6 Rows of Potatoes 14 Bushel in the cellar for the First put out a Few Loads of Manure 3 Men called for Dinner Lewis Bosell and them are fishing Alquire his name The Grant Girls Brotherinlaw Gave 75 cents opened some Boards of the Floor Fernandez came with his new suit paid 32 Dollars went Back Lewis 2 Boys here for milk soap made a stack of Marsh hay at the West of the others put more on the one up in the Brush all the Marsh hay done Made crab apple preserves of 2 Kinds Rocket and propeller a Race Rocket Beat</p>
<p>13th Fine put 18 Bushels in the cellar Taking in Beans Lewis Boy for Butter</p>
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<p>14th of September 1894 Raining cleared up Randolph came took a Letter from the office for me From DMM Fernandez came and crofsed with the Boat Gordon crofsed Brought at Summerstown Flour 1 sack Bread 1 Pan Pipes shelling Beans Mr Genie came an Eclipse</p>
<p>15th E Wind Fine The Rocket and Magnet a Race the Rocket Keeps ahead went to Fish Perch got 30 Boys Putting Ground in the Big cellar Leander and Gordon crofsed to Summerstown pan of Bread 18 sack of Flour 90 Pipes 2 Wind Raised Thunder Lightning Rain Eclipse to night</p>
<p>16th Fine Jot Craig here Gordon crofsed with him</p>
<p>17th Fine at the Potatoes Broke the Plough Lucias here for Butter Gave him a Basket of Potatoes Foggy in the Morning</p>
<p>18th Fine at the Potatoes have in the cellar now 121 Bushels Found an oar in the Rushes</p>
<p>19th Fine EW Rain Leander Fernandez went to Dundee Stanley and Ionia and I went to the upper Point Fair in Malone</p>
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<p>19th Sept 1894 Bought of J Tyo 200 of Flour 3.20 2 bs of soda 10 Boots 1.25 RRR 25 Calico 10 yds 1. Tea 1 To Butter 44 lb 7.92 that Leaves 1.12 Lucias here for Butter 20 heavy Rain to night</p>
<p>20th Rain EW Thunder Put Rings in the Pigs nose cut some Brush at the West End of the Island Fernandez shot a Duck the soap Barrel Leaked out and Lost a Lot Leaving the cows out at ight Let the Rugs run</p>
<p>21st Fine W Wind cut the Tobacco Last Day of Summer St Matthew's</p>
<p>22nd Fall Begins Equinoxial Gales Gordon Went to Cornwall Bought pants vest Drawers overshirts Knife and so on Geordie and Phillip Annon came Down with Gordon had their Live Decoys got away From them</p>
<p>23rd George and Phil came the Ducks stopt here and they got them Windy</p>
<p>24th Rain pulling Ground in the Big cellar Fernandez crossed Sunday to Go to the Funeral</p>
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<p>25th of Sept 1894 Fine Laying the Floor Gordon and Leander Fernandez Stanly Drawing stones to the Bank Mr Kelly Bill Morris and Pen Bodwa here Going to the Kit Kit to se the Lucias Put the Tobacco in the Barn Mr Kelly Treated me to a Glass of Good stuff Lucias for Butter</p>
<p>26th Fine Day Frost Last night Painting Decoys put the Lumber in the Barn putting out Manre put Fire in the West End cleaned the chimney Court Day in Lancaster C Rose and J Summers at Law E Wind changed to night to West the Big Fight to Day Fitsimmons and</p>
<p>27th a very Fine Day Digging the West part of the cellar Deeper Fixed the sofa Trimmed some Trees Fernandez Went to Williamstown painted Paddles and Decoys shot an owl</p>
<p>28th a very Fine Day cleaning out the stables at the West end of the Barn the 3 Boys Gordon Leander Fernandez went out Fishing got 6 EEls 5 succors 1 Rock bass put the Indians away From</p>
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<p>29th of September 1894 St Michael or Michilmass Day a very Fine warm Day</p>
<p>30th E Wind Fernandez and Gordon crofsed Fernandez went to Mr D Fraser's The Killed 3 Raccoons Mr Genie came had a Bag of Salt and Tea</p>
<p>1st of October The Hebrew New Near Ionia's Birth Day 1883 a Fine Day Gordon made a Ladder Mr Genie and Fernandez cutting Pine salted the cattle Hanaging up the Tobacco in the Barn and storehouse churned to Day the Magnet Towed Down by the Cultivator on Sunday the 30th</p>
<p>2nd Gordon crofsed pulling out manure ploughed some of the potatoes commenced to Rain Tied and hung up some Tobacco W the Barn Mr Genie went to Cornwall Gordon went to Work for Ranald Roy started to night</p>
<p>3rd Raining windy Fernandez went ot the Gore to Work not very well to Day Leander Stanley and their Mother not well</p>
<p>4th Fine Ploughing in the West Field sawing a Dead Hicory in the Grove Took in some apples Ionia and I Mr Genie came from Cornwall Leander and him Fishing to night Gave us some sweet Hicory nuts Killed 2 Fowls Thought I saw a comet Passport went Down Late</p>
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<p>5th of Oct 1894 Rain Windy Turned Fine Mr Tyo Mr Holllister Angus Duroshie John H and another Man Down Fishing stopt to Dinner J Tyo Left 2 Dollars Treated me and Mr Genie Mr Genie cleaned the sturgeon I got Half for my share very windy time Gave John H Sox Leander Fishing with Them</p>
<p>6th Fine Windy Ploughing in the upper Field Mr Genie went off Gave him Hurted the Back of my hand at the Lower Point Passport went up</p>
<p>7th Fine Sacrament on the Front</p>
<p>8th Fine Rained to night took in all the apples sawing wood Stove wood in 2 Lewis here got a Bunch of Matches Drew stones to the Bank Leander and Livinia went to Dundee Took a Tub of Butter 44 lbs Bought of J Tyo 4 lb of Tea 1 5 Gallons of coal oil 40 Lime 30 lbs 15 2 Pair of Boots 2 Jackets shirts 1 Powder caps Wads 5 yds of outing 50 nutmeg Big Tin Basin 30 5 yds of overalls stuff 75 Got 2 cabbage Heads 5 M Shot</p>
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<p>9th of Oct 1894 Fine W Wind Sawing stove Wood Leander and Livinig came turned to East</p>
<p>10th Yum Kipper High E Wind Rained hard Ploughed some put Few Loads of Stones on the Bank H-A B Day)</p>
<p>11th Unfortunate Day Windy Raining Leander shot a crane Water is Low a Few Ducks not many not very well W Wind</p>
<p>12th Fine Rained some Let the 2 pigs out of the Pen Ploughed some on the Lower Point takeing out Stones putting them around the shore Broke the Stoneboat cut the Late Tobacco</p>
<p>13th Rained all Day Livinia not very well Gordon came had the Mail a Letter For me from Bismarck British Columbia and Letter for Fernandez from Lisbon center NY</p>
<p>14th Windy Randolph came took his Leather coat Gordon crofsed Leander to Cat Island</p>
<p>15th Snow on the Mountains Cool Windy Drew some stones to the Bank Ploughed a Little on the Hill Ploughed some of the Potatoes Gave Lucias 1/2 Bushel of Potatoes Sunday Put in one of the Pigs</p>
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<p>16th of Oct 1894 Windy Raining the Horses put on Last night Leander seen the Partridge in the Bush to Day he must have Flew here from the southside as I have known them to do that some years ago Killed 2 Fowls The Lucias here for Butter</p>
<p>17th Unfortunate Day Rain and Wind Thunder & Lightning Last night Ploughed a Little Horses Dont work right Drew some stones to the Bank Fixed a Barrel put Hoops on it churned a Rainbow 2 Mock suns on the South side of the Sun Some Hail to Day a Lot of Ducks Flying to day 2 Partridge in the Bush now</p>
<p>18th St Luke's Day Fine Windy some Drops of Rain Plastering the stable pulled the Turnips Working some at an Oar at stove Wood (Partridge) Lots of Shooting not many Ducks</p>
<p>19th Ploughing went to the Bush Broke the harnefs Fine</p>
<p>20th Fine Rained E Wind Rained some Leander hunting got 2 Randolph came had the Mail came for Leander to go to J Douquet Gordon came</p>
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<p>21st of Oct 1894 E Wind Lucias here for Butter Gordon crofsed to Summerstown</p>
<p>22nd E Wind Lots of Shooting Lucias here they are going home Tommoro Mowed some Marsh Hay for covering the sheds Lots of shooting to Day Banking the the Stable North side Windy</p>
<p>23rd Livinias B Day (Sissy) 1868 Fine E Wind commenced to Rain Made a cheese a Good Lot of Shooting a Drudge went up</p>
<p>24th Our Hugh's B Day Fine E Wind Few Drops of Rain Drew a Load of Wood with Dick took the Fence away from the apple tree at the Wet Place Mr Stickler Junior here Sailed up with his Landscow Boiling Potatoes for the Pigs in the Potato Field took the chain Down from the camp Windy</p>
<p>25th My Birth Day 1825 69 years to Day at 4 oclock noon a Fine Day E Wind put the Butternuts in the storehouse Randolph here From the Little Island north side took in the cheese the Steamer went Down seen a very Large Flock of Wild Geese very high going south East St Crispin Day</p>
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<p>26th of Oct 1894 Fine E Wind Banking the West end a Lot of shooting Leander came from Jo Douquets his Finger is very Bad made 8 Dollars and 50 cent Mr Stickler came to Load the scow 3 Men with him Made a cheese to Day</p>
<p>27th Unfortunate Day a very Fine Day they went off with a scow Load Mr Willards Yacht in at Frasers Point they say he is Looking for his Dog 2 Partridge in the Bush yet Found a Barrel Took a Load of Wood from the Bay Ionia and I Water very Low Gordon came Randolph and Jack Cummings came for Leander to go to Douquets with the Hunters Cummings stopt here to night</p>
<p>28th Fine Annie and John H and Charlie Creamer came Gordon and Cummings went off</p>
<p>29th E Wind Fine Banking the house Bad with Rheumatic Pains Mr Genie came Going to Cornwall got some skunk oil from him Fixing a Fence around the Bees</p>
<p>30th E Wind Fine Banking putting Manure around the apple trees Mr Genie came from Cornwall him and Stanley Fishing to night Made a cheese to Day Lunge 8 succor 4 EEls 4 perch 1 Rock-Bass</p>
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<p>31st of Oct 1894 Halloeen or all Hallo's or Holy Eve The night of the Fairies E Wind commenced to Rain Wind changed to West Blowing hard Water Low Keeping the Holy Eve Mr Genie here cracking nuts Played a few Games of 45 Blowing hard to night</p>
<p>1st of November the Harvest month of Death all Saints Day Windy Leander and Randolph Came From J Douquets Leanders Finger very Bad Mr Genie splitting Logs of stove wood Made a Blind to Day of Blue-joint</p>
<p>2nd all Souls Day a very Fine Day Randolph went to Douquets took the Blind Leander shot 2 Ducks Mr Genie Fishing Perch E Wind Raised to night Made more cheese</p>
<p>3rd On This Day of the month Granda Departed 1857 Raining south West Wind Blowing a Hurricane about 10 o clocl and after not very well</p>
<p>4th Fine Gordon came Fernandez came</p>
<p>5th Gunpowder Plot Guy Fawks Day Snowing Blowing Lucias here for Bread Butter and Tobacco 60</p>
<p>6th Windy Shot an Owl Mr Genie splitting stove wood Logs Keeping in the cattle</p>
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<p>7th of Nov 1894 Helen's B Day some Windy cool Fine Mr Genie went off Leander and Fernandez went to Dundee with Butter 20 9.20 Bought of Mr Tyo 200 of Flour 3.20 3 lb of Tea 1 2 lb of soda 16 Soap 4 Bars 20 Tubs 3 60 spools 10 46 lbs of Butter to Cash 3.94</p>
<p>8th Fine cool Fernandez sent mr Frasers Boat home Fixing the Barrels for Ashes Took in the Bee-Hive Bee's all Dead Randolph came with a Letter to me From E.O. Champagne city Boiler Inspector cit Hall Inspector of Steam Boilers office city Hall Fernandez Digging out stones in the Grove</p>
<p>9th Prince of Wales B Day E Wind Fernandez to the P.O. Sent off 2 Letters 1 to Bismarck the other to E.O. Champagne Marting here for Butter 25 cents Bought sugar 2 spools Thread</p>
<p>10th Sir John Thompson B Day snow Last night and to Day Gordon came had a Basket Leader and Gordon went to Dundee Bought a saw and a axe Leander Bought 2 pair of Feet Rigging</p>
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<p>11th of Nov 1894 Fine Gordon crofsed took his saw and axe</p>
<p>12th Martinmas Day cutting Laying Down wood Piling stove Wood Fernandez crossed for the Standard Frosty to night</p>
<p>13th Fine South W Wind Boy at the upper Point got a Duck Mary-Ann and Cornelius here for Butter 25 Milk 10 oil 2 a Few Boats a Going 1st churning in the Jar churn Brok on a Fine stack of Hay yesterday Kind of soft water very Low</p>
<p>14th Fine cool some Rain Leander shot 2 Ducks Rocket came straight up Made apple-preserves A Fortunate Day The Racquet got aground at the Lighthouse going into Lancaster its Dark and foggy and the Water very Low</p>
<p>15th Fine some Wind opening the Fence at the Milk House taking Rails up at the Pig Pen</p>
<p>16th Fine Drawing to the Bank stones Fernandez Began to make a stone Boat Large Fires in the Marshes</p>
<p>17th Fine Working at the stone Boat Finished it Randolph here hunting on the Little Island with Mr Archibald Leander went up to J Douquets to night Gordon came</p>
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<p>18th of Novembre 1894 Fine E Wind Leander came</p>
<p>19th Fine Windy Frosty to night Working at Tobacco</p>
<p>20th Fine Wind changed to East Blowing Magnet and Alexandra went Down Froze hard Did not see the Dundee Boat come out to Day Piling Rails Fixing the stable Door Salted the cattle a Fortunate Day Fernandez Went to Lancaster Bought Braces shirts Rubbers mits knives sox Thread spent 4 Dollars and 2 cents</p>
<p>21st On This Day of the Month Donald McMaster Senior Departed 1946 Fine Day W Wind Setting Fire in the marshes Leander and Fernandez hunting at the Kit Kit got 3 Ducks to Day took up Stones at the Shore Leander went to Mr J Douquets this Evening Unfortuntate Day</p>
<p>22nd Fine Thanksgiving Day E Wind Mary Ann Lisore here with 10 yds of calico to 4 lb of Butter and Milk Got Papers and a Tennet set Fire all along the Bank Henery Bosell Died on the 20th</p>
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<p>23 of Nov 1894 Rained some Wind Raises from the West Lots of Shooting working at Tobacco</p>
<p>24th Fine Drawing Stones to the Bank made a Round with the Plough at the Lower Point went to the Upper Point Put a Handle in the Pickaxe Gordon came</p>
<p>25th St Catherines Day Leander came From J Douquets</p>
<p>26th Fine cool Leander Shot 8 Ducks</p>
<p>27th Fine Windy Bill Billy and John H came for the colt Had the scow too Windy to go in the Bush at wood went around the shore Found a small Botle on the shore at the Pitt Point with a Paper inside</p>
<p>28 Cool Windy cut an oak out of the Roots Gordon Came Billy Fernandez John H went to Dundee stopt all night Tugs a Going</p>
<p>29th Thanksgiving Day in the States Frosty Fine Bill Leander John H went with the scow and colt Mifs Olive Plumado Married to Day Sent a Box to DMM of Ducks 9 of them Wrote a Letter to him Gordon took them acrofs for Mr Haggarty to take them out tommoro to the car Set Fires in the Marsh Bought a pair of Mits from John H 1 Dollar paid</p>
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<p>30th of Nov 1894 St Andrews Day The Festival of the Scotch Fine Setting Fires in the Marsh no Boats to Day Fernandez went to Summerstown Bought of Nicholson sugar Ginger alum salt petre Drew the stack Down on the Hill Drew covering for the cowstable</p>
<p>1st of December Snowed a Little Fine Fernandez Bought sugar Glycerine Camphor</p>
<p>2nd 1st Sunday of Advent Windy John Morris and Leander came had the Boat Bill gave me no Lights in the Lighthouses a Boat went Down</p>
<p>3rd Windy Fernandez went to Lancaster Johnny and Leander after Ducks</p>
<p>4th Windy after Ducks and EEls a Tug came up this Evening Sawing stove Wood in Two seen a Weasel Track a Kingfisher here all this Fall</p>
<p>5th Windy Boys afte Ducks got none Randolph here after Ducks got one Randolph took a Lot of his Papers working at Tobacco</p>
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<p>6th of Dec 1894 Windy very Fine St Nicholas Day The Festival of the Germans Johnny and Leander went off to the Point Piling the Rails Down the hill where the stack was Setting Fires in parts of the marsh Took the Pork Barrel from the sugar Bush</p>
<p>7th Fine Day Killed the the Pig E Wind Blowing hard to night shot Ducks at the Little Island North Side</p>
<p>8th E Wind very high Breaking the Rushes seen a Mink Track set 6 {illegible} cut the pork and salted it Rendered the Lard Made some Tobacco</p>
<p>9th Windy Drifting EW</p>
<p>10th Leander's B Day 1872 EW Leander crofsed to Summerstown for the Mail as their is a Letter the P Ofice since Last Week got From DMM Heard Fernandez was very sick at Andrew Frasers and he came Home and then went Down to see him Frosty Blowing hard</p>
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<p>11th of Dec 1894 Wind Rain hail Randolph and Tot Craig went Down to see Fernandez</p>
<p>12th Fine N Eeast Wind commenced to Rain Leander came Fernandez a good deal better Bought of J Summers one of these new Kind of Pails 40 cents got a Lot of Papers Relating to the Price of Furs in N.Y very high Wind tonight</p>
<p>13th Fine W Wind got a Weasel shot an owl not many Ducks Rained hard last night Broke on a Stack Back of the Barn took in the Last of the Tobacco from the Barn</p>
<p>14th Fine Windy Fixing Barrels in the storehouse</p>
<p>15th Fixing the old Iron in One Place Ploughs 4 Stoves 4 and Lots of irons and Metal of all Kinds a Fine Day but Wind a Fortunate Day</p>
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<p>Dec 16th 1894 Fine Day E Wind Randolph came Got a Knife from him Leander went Down to Rofs's Island shot 7 Ducks Gordon came Windy to night</p>
<p>17th Windy West Piling stones at the River Boxed up 11 Ducks to DMM Montreal and wrote a Letter to night to send tommoro if not Windy Leander shot a Duck</p>
<p>18th Windy at stove wood Fine 3 Men crofsed at the Foot of the Island in a Boat went acrofs to the south side Gordon crofsed took the Box and the Letter Fixing stalls in the stable</p>
<p>19th Fine Leander shot a Duck at stovewood piling at the Door a Fortunate Day Fixing up stairs in the Frame putting out Rubbish Leander began a Stock for the old short Gun Heard Mifs McLaughlin Died yesterday</p>
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<p>20th Dec 1894 A very Fine Day Mifs McLaughlin Buried to Day Leander working at the Gun Fired a shot out of it Randolph came this Evening took the Pine of the Wharf a Fortunate Day The Last Day of Fall Leander and Randolph went a Fishing got 1/2 Dozen went up to J Douquets Both of Them</p>
<p>21st First Day of Winter and a verry very Fine Day it is Working at a Pine stick 30 Fett Long hewed a Little of Both sides Stanley and I Raised it a Little in the Marsh Unfortunate Day</p>
<p>22nd a Fortunate Day fine cool Windy North Wind setting Fires Turned the Boat</p>
<p>23rd Fine Gordon came Took the White Boat up from Andrew Frashers</p>
<p>24th Fine Windy at stove wood Gordon and Stanley went to Fish Last night got a Succour turned windy Leander and Randolph came</p>
<p>25th Christmas Day Fine Windy Gordon here Tommy Rose sick</p>
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<p>26th of Dec 1894 St Stephens Day Fine Gordon went to Duncan G. Freezing Laid a Log at the outside of the other Pine Killed 4 chickens High E Wind to night Drifted and Snowed and Blowed hard</p>
<p>27th St John the Evangelist Day Free Masons a Big E Wind Storm Blowing and Drifting hard Working at Tobacco 2 sacks one with Loose 7 lb 1 with Plugs 11 lb ice Making a Little taken over to Frasers</p>
<p>28th Holy Innocent Day Ice Took a Great many air-holes and Lots of Big openings took home the Sheep one of them Lame Freezing hard to Day and to night something the matter with the B Horse eats well</p>
<p>29th Our Angus's Birth Day Leander crofsed to Summerstown got the Parcel and a Letter with 10 in it Paid Haggarty for Paying it got our 3 Week mail 2 coats 2 Pants 3 vests 4 neckties a Lot of collars 1 hat 1 cap 2 Bottles of Shaving soap 1 Bar of Soap 3 Books a Lot of Magazines</p>
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<p>30 of Dec 1894 Fine water Raising near shore</p>
<p>31st Fine at Wood Kind of soft a Ball at South Lancaster to night</p>
<p>1st of January 1895 New Year Fine Day Gordon came this morning Leander and Gordon went for EEls got 11 Horse a Little Better Fired a Few Shots a Fortunate Day</p>
<p>2nd a Fine Day Frosty Leander and Gordon went to Dundee Lent 75 to Gordon Lots of Fox-tracks Last night Bought a pair of overshoes Fortunate Day</p>
<p>3rd Allens Birth Day 1853 Unfortunate Day Fine E Wind Gordon and Leander went for the Ram to George Derushies got him Gordon crofsed Put of a Few Bushes cutting alders Wrote a Letter to DMM</p>
<p>4th Fine Frosty Blustering Froze hard to night Fernandez came</p>
<p>5th Fine EW Frosty Leander got a Fox I went to the sturgeon Island 2 owls Flying around to night paid 75 cents Gordon came</p>
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