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Mr James Cameron Island

July 2{cut off} 1887 Sunday a Fine Day Fernandez here took another of the Puppies for Mrs Ch{cut off} in the Gore J McDougall and Ann{cut off} Mr Genie here E Wind Leander {cut off} to Hamiltons for the Papers H{cut off} Bismarck was at Craigs 3 {cut off} at the Fishermen's after hard F{cut off}

25th St James Day putting in {cut off} Fine Rained a Drop or 2 cloudy and {cut off}

26th cutting Back of the Barn {cut off} Leander and I Gathering the carr{cut off} seed cleaned the Tobacco a Great many Boats a Going to Day and {cut off} Towing Foggy in the Morning a very warm Day

27th Bohemian came up Telegraph at Mr Wards Bought of Ward Flour 1..25 Alum 3 Bought of Nicholsons Flour 1..25 Paid all this Bought of J Summers pipes 2 got a Wr{cut off} from J Hamilton a Pic nic on the Princess Louise to F Covington Sold A Tyo Butter 32 lb warm

28th Mowing Back of the Barn warm some Rain Thunder far off to the south West

29th Hugh Ann not very well Mowing some Back of the Barn and BAck Garden very warm some one pulled some of the Mares Tail out on the Pitt Point

30th Very Warm W Wind Phillip came as he is Better put in over 40 cocks Left 12 out put in to Day First hay in East Mow Fixing some hay on the sticks some Ticks yet Potato Bugs plenty Mosquitoes Bad EEls on Top of the water

31st Fernandez here gave his Mother 50 cents had Dan Frashers {cut off}

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Mr James Cameron Island

1887