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James Cameron Island

22nd of October 1900 Fine took the coils of Marsh hay up to the stacks Ploughing the Potato Ground back of the Barn put marsh hay on the Stacks as the Hens is spoiling them Tommy Rose and Arthur here for 1 Dollars worth of Butter Fernandez went to Lancaster Salted the cattle got a Rat in the Bay Shells Speeching in Lancaster to night

23rd Livinia (Sissy) Birth Day Fine very warm in the Forenoon Rained in Afternoon Lewis Hence here in the Boathouse Fishing Livinia making soap out of Gillets Lye for the First time Fernandez Back from Lancaster over to Summerstown on the Tramp all the time a Lot of Shooting to Day Stanley commenced Ploughing on the Lower Point East of the Big Apple Tree I cut the Broken Limb of the apple tree Found a Indian Hatchet or axe Lot of crockery Rained hard to night got a Letter from Minnie in Chestervill

24th Our Hugh's Birth Day Fine Day Stanley Ploughing got 2 Rats in the Bay Fixed the Hard Soap cut it in squares to Day a good Lot of it Mr Jo Lemay and Frank here Bought 7 lb of Butter 1 Bushel of Potatoes Rained a Few Drops Fernandez crofsed this Evening

25th St Crispin's Day all Shoemakers Day My Birth Day 1825 75 years old to Day Fine East Wind Gordon here took away his Trunk Gave him a Pair of Mits Stanley Ploughing Heard of Roderick Camerons Death he was a Williamstown Boy LIke Myself

26th Fine Day Stanley and Sissy to Mill took 6 Bushels of Wheat Bought Cottonade 33 yards Cotton oil 60 cents Balsam 25 Matches 15 Burner 15 Globes chimney Boots 36 1/2 lb of Butter Mr Kelly Departed Mr Genie here 3 Tubs

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James Cameron Island

1900