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James Cameron Diary, 1893

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25th of Oct 1893 My Birth Day St Crispins Day all Shoemakers Day Fine Windy not many Ducks John Morris Men and Charlie went off Made a Bargain with them to Dig a Well Narcisse Bought a Tub of Butter 68 years old to Day
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26th E Wind Cool Mr Genie here going to Cornwall Left us his shovel Moses Lemay and Mr Bacon here Gave them a pail of Buttermilk a peice of ash Leander shot 2 Ducks the Corcican and Magnet went Down
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27th Fine W Wind some Rain Mr Genie came from Cornwall a hunter Drowned at Charlies Island setting out Decoys heard so Narcisse went for Hunters at Lancaster not many Ducks Plastering the new stable
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28th Fine Ploughing the Potato above and Below took out some Big stones Mr Genie went off the Hunters got our Bun paid 50 cents St Simon & St Jude Hunters went of no Ducks
  
 
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30th Gordon and Annie went to Dundee Bought a of Tyo soda 25 1 pair of shoes 1 Dollar 5 yds shirting 50 Pepper 30 Towling 50 nails 25 Gordon Bought a pair of overalls 85 paid Johnny Charlie came had the Rigging for Digging the Well 2 shovels Ropes and pullys crowbar Gathered and Filled a Bag of Butternuts for Dan
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31st Fine Halloween or Holy Eve Began the Well to Dig John Charlie Leander Gordon Mr Creamer and Wife and Billy and Wife and Mary came Got some Ducks Tried for EEls in the Mud Leander & Billy Got 9 for the First time cracking nuts Keeping the Halloween sent a Bag of Butternuts to DMM The Temple St James Street Montreal The Fishermen took them to the Depot and to pay the Freight on them Fishermen went home for a few Days John H and Stanley went to Rofs Island got 2 Ducks Mary and the Girls went to Summerstown Boug Lamp chimney Got a Letter From Bismarck Got Gokys pic to night Roses Boat

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Mr James Cameron Island

25th of Oct 1893 My Birth Day St Crispins Day all Shoemakers Day Fine Windy not many Ducks John Morris Men and Charlie went off Made a Bargain with them to Dig a Well Narcisse Bought a Tub of Butter 68 years old to Day

26th E Wind Cool Mr Genie here going to Cornwall Left us his shovel Moses Lemay and Mr Bacon here Gave them a pail of Buttermilk a peice of ash Leander shot 2 Ducks the Corcican and Magnet went Down

27th Fine W Wind some Rain Mr Genie came from Cornwall a hunter Drowned at Charlies Island setting out Decoys heard so Narcisse went for Hunters at Lancaster not many Ducks Plastering the new stable

28th Fine Ploughing the Potato above and Below took out some Big stones Mr Genie went off the Hunters got our Bun paid 50 cents St Simon & St Jude Hunters went of no Ducks

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Mr James Cameron Island

29th of Oct 1893 Windy Hailing

30th Gordon and Annie went to Dundee Bought a of Tyo soda 25 1 pair of shoes 1 Dollar 5 yds shirting 50 Pepper 30 Towling 50 nails 25 Gordon Bought a pair of overalls 85 paid Johnny Charlie came had the Rigging for Digging the Well 2 shovels Ropes and pullys crowbar Gathered and Filled a Bag of Butternuts for Dan

31st Fine Halloween or Holy Eve Began the Well to Dig John Charlie Leander Gordon Mr Creamer and Wife and Billy and Wife and Mary came Got some Ducks Tried for EEls in the Mud Leander & Billy Got 9 for the First time cracking nuts Keeping the Halloween sent a Bag of Butternuts to DMM The Temple St James Street Montreal The Fishermen took them to the Depot and to pay the Freight on them Fishermen went home for a few Days John H and Stanley went to Rofs Island got 2 Ducks Mary and the Girls went to Summerstown Boug Lamp chimney Got a Letter From Bismarck Got Gokys pic to night Roses Boat

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