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James Cameron Diary, 1893

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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
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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
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22nd Wind Boiling sap got all the sap Boiled
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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
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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
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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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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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Mr James Cameron Island

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

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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