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Mr James Cameron Island

8th of March 1887 Fine Day warm W Wind Thawing some some crows cutting Brush cutting stove wood shovelling snow Potatoes near Done

9th cutting Brush

10th Bismarck Leander and Hugh Ann went to J McDougall for straw got Books and cards

11th Bismarck went for straw took over 10 lbs of Butter to McDougalls 2..50 got a Bag of Potatoes

12th Fine On This Day of the Month D McMaster Senior First came to the Island crossed to Summerstown Bought of Nicholson pipe 1 cent paid Bought on credit Flour 2..40 pipe 42 Bought of J Summers soap 10 Thread 5 paid 10 on the Parcel Dan sent Dan gone to Florida awful Bad on the ice with the crust Low

13th Fine Day Thawing 2 Lambs to Day Fernandez and John H went to Christees and Alexis Island

14th Stanleys Birth Day 1880 Fine Snowed a Little

15th cold Frosty and Fine cutting stove Wood put up new Bed curtains

16th in the Bush cutting Brouse

17th St Patricks Day Fine snowing Drifting

18th Vicy Rowena Departed about 1/2 past one o clock Fine Day St Josephs Day Bismarck crofsed Met J McDougall got 1..50 I crofsed with horse got a Bag of oats from JS got Mr McPherson to make the coffin went up to Purcells for 2 Boards Bought of J Summers Linen and Muslin paid this Gordon came Down with us Mr McDougall and Annie and Leander came George Bosell and Wife and child here to night got 1 from J McD paid for the Butter

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Mr James Cameron Island

1887