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James Cameron Island

7th of Sept 1900 East Wind very high Leander went to Mill with Wheat Bought 2 Tubs Fine Day for the Fair in Cornwall to Day all of us from Mr Halls went to the Fair Good Races to Day and a variety of very good vegtables and all other articles Poultry cattle Farming implements all things Looked splendid the Races were Good Dan McDonald got the Best of the Races I have had a Glorious Time in Cornwall along with my nephews and Neices and all other convenience any one could desire

8th very Fine Foggy this Morning Built a Stack of Marsh Hay and put a Lot of Hay on the Last year stack Mowing in Back Marsh Fernandez to Lancaster Cornwall a pair of Boots for Ionia got Ready in Cornwall to come Down on the Grenada John and I went to the Likenefs Man and got a sample of myself John Paid for all even when I went to pay Captain Smallman he told me it was already Paid seen Mr Prims on the Boat Seen Mr Long in St Regis Stopt at Stanley Island as Livinia and Minnie was there Sissy had 20 Doz of Eggs crofsed to Summerstown got the Mail called to see Mrs Hamilton and as John and I were Talking that Dizzinefs came on me But it was not very Bad took supper there and Gave me a Glass of very good stuff got the Direction of Private Thomas Moncure 7316 No 4 /by Scoggs Bottom Camp Aldershot England got Home

9th Sunday Leander to church Fine E Wind George and Ann and 2 children came John H here Fernandez to night church

10th Fine E Wind Cutting Marsh hay Front Marsh cut some cornstalks Ed Renshaw here George and Ionia Fishing Got a Potato Masher

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James Cameron Island

1900