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James Cameron Diary, 1892
James Cameron 1892 Diary 31.pdf
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| + | 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 | ||
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| + | 4th a Tug and Barges went up to Day | ||
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| + | 5th Fine cool Windy cutting Brush in the oakfield Broke on a Fine Hay stack shot an owl W Wind | ||
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| + | 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 | ||
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| + | 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 | ||
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| + | 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 | ||
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| + | 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 | ||
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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
- 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 Eye-Brow 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
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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
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
