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James Cameron Diary, 1892

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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
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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
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9th Put in the Tobacco 1 <s>{illegible}</s> 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
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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
  
 
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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
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14th Fine putting out manure on the Potato Ground pealing apples Narcisse for Butter matches Tobacco
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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
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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
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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
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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

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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

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

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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

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