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17th Sept JC Island

Fine smoky with Fires Burning Brush made a 1/2 stack in Marsh putting more in Big Shed all hay Finished in Marsh Boys crofsed for Mail Cleaned the Double B Gun split some put some Rails around back The Grenada Came out to Day Frost this morning for the first cut Tobacco Bought 2 spools Thread got 2 Gazzetts

18th {illegible} Girls to Francis Island

19th Back marsh smoky

20th Maing in Back marsch Randolph to J Summers Bee drawing stones Leander the Indian on Rofs's Island set Traps in Back marsh all night

21st St Matthew{cut off} making a stack in the {cut off} Bush Randolph went to {cut off} some Drops of Rain Windy {cut off}

Day of Autumn or Fall Windy {cut off} crofsed the Line

22nd at the Potatoes {cut off} smoky

23rd Sun crofses the Line {cut off} Lashey came to the Fishermens at Potatoes 30 Bushells in the {cut off} Randolph working at the {cut off} End Building putting Fire {cut off} the West Place Below the {cut off}

1887

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Mr James Cameron Island

21st of Sept 1887 Lashey here gave him a pair of sox Narcifse the Fisherman caught a Sturgeon this Morning Brought it to the House to show it to us Length 6 Feet 10 inches Girth 372 inches Measured him A Monster at Potatoes hoeing the Rows 33 Bushels in cellar Randolph working at the house and {cut off} crofsed for mail to Summerstown smoky E Wind Fine shot 3 Ducks crows and Blackbirds Plenty

25th Windy some smoke Girls to Hay Island Randolph came

26th Smoky at the Potatoes at the house at the East end setting Fires in oakfield

27th at the Potatoes Fernandez and John McDougall here yesterday windy {cut off}and Randolph and Leander crofsed to Mr McDougall came Back from {cut off} Hug Ann crofsed to the Fair in Williamstown Leander stopt at McDougalls all night smoky Done the Potatoes hoeing them 45 Bushels {cut off} harrowed yet Let the cows out of the yard to night Burning Brush

28th Fine warm smoky Leander came from McDougalls at harrowing ploughing Drew some wood Fixed seats in the Bun sent for {cut off}elt to Montreal with Fisherman {cut off} of Tobacco 2 Line Boats went Down to Day