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James Cameron Diary, 1892

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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
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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
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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

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

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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