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Mr James Cameron Island

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

10th Fine - Windy

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Mr James Cameron Island

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