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Mr James Cameron Island

March 27th 1879 Gordon crofsed with AJ Bakers Sleigh got a Paper from Charles Tupper Workhouse Walton on the Hill Liverpool England Gordon crofsed over to Mr McDougalls to Let them Know about the Sugar Bush cut A Load of Black Oak on the Bank at the Pitt Point East Wind Drifting and snowing some Rain Freezing some to night Gordon got a Pair of Boots at Mr Wards cutting up the Weeb of Cotton

28th I crofsed to J Hamiltons Sacrament on the Front John & Wife went and came Back James & Rorry McDougall here Brought over some of the Sugar Bush Rigging Filling the Barrels with water a very fine Day Ducks Flying plenty

29th Robins came Grey Birds came Blackbirds came Rory came to Cut Wood Running All Day Making spoils and sharpening some of the old spoils have 25 Troughs new one made at the Door they have their sap Dishes and spoils 2 pots Barrels

30th Sunday snowing E Wind Gordon and Randolph went up to the Bush

31st Gordon and Rory cutting a Buck came over on snow hoes as there water thats not Froze hard enough to carry Drew the Troughs Barrels Pots chains to the Bush Randolph and I

April 1st All Fools Day Gordon and i made 22 Troughfs to Day soft maple Wild Geese Drew some stores from the House to the Sugar camp

2nd Gordon to the store Bought of J Summers 2 yds 40 cents Bought of Mr Ward 1/2 lb soda 5 cents Thread 5 cents Matches 3 cents Gordon Kept 5 cents stormy to Day {illegible}

3rd AJ Baker here 2 Galernea and Boy Back from Salmon River

4th St Ambrose Day Ned Lantinee for 1/2 Ton of Hay and came for my ashes 14 Bushels Peter Rooky here Rory here Gordon to Hamiltons for Steelyard

5th making Troughfs Jim Hopkins here 50 c{cut off} sap not running Tapping some

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Mr James Cameron Island 1879