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Mr James Cameron Island

Feb 16 1880 crofsed to Hamiltons Went with John up to Mr John Craigs took Dinner there Bought of Derushie a Darning needle Got a Gazzette the Almanack and 5 Globes from Dan the MMP crows came Bought of Mr Ward 1/2 Bushel of Salt comb Candlewick a Bll 4 cents

18th James Hough's Birth Day 1855 A Fine Morning I went to Hopkins turned to Rain and W Wind Lots of Water on the ice coming home First Time of me being in the New Hotel Got 10 cents from Jim so I would have a Treat for the first time I was there Jim 2 Treats seen a Large Pike Mr Kibby caught this morning Weighing 14 lbs some oz Tried the Ice where there going to Build the wharf

19th Young Henery Bosell here for the Sugar Bush Frosty Fine W Wind

20th chopped Stove Wood Tom Jack after 1 1/2 inch Auger got it Going the Ice from Lancaster up around Frashers Point a Horse Runaway acrofs to Fort Covington Wrights chopping and splitting Rain

21st crofsed to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward 1 lb of Tea 60 2 spools of Thread 10 cents Races to Day and yesterday in Dundee Gray Charlie Lost as the Race was sold Donald Cameron Took a appoplectic Fit coming to Summerstown stopt at John Hamiltons all night

22nd Washingtons Birth Day Sunday Came From Hamiltons a fine Day

23rd In the Bush chopping Firewood Randolph and I Fine Duncan Cameron Departed at Summers's Summerstown Burried in Williamstown

24th chopping Fine

25th Duncan Cameron Buried to Day Drawing Wood

26th Crofsed to Summerstown Met Miles Leclair and Jaco Bl{illegible} going to Fish EEls Bought of Mr Ward castor oil 10 cents Tax paid Kerosene oil Matches paid Got 3 pipes from J Summers got papers from Dan Races in Lancaster Fine Day Water {illegible}

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Mr James Cameron Island 1880