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James Cameron Diary, 1902
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| + | 23rd, Sunday. Unfortunate Day. Very very fine day. D. Spink and Randolph here. Tried for perch, got none. Brought the Mail. | ||
| − | + | 24th, Matthias Day. Very fine day, kind of Warm, Foggy or Cloudy or mist or Dip Sawed some Stove wood.Boarding upstairs north at the chimney. | |
| + | Wrote 2 letters, one to John McBain. Esq. Maxville one to Mrs James Burton. Maxville shot at an owl down on the ice. Sugar-bird coming around. Snowed this afternoon. Kind of soft working upstairs tonight at the West Window. Wrote. | ||
| + | 25th, A Fortunate Day. Wrote my letter for the continuance of the Star. | ||
| + | My time to begin is 26th of February. Put in a dollar. Leander and Gordon crossed with the Team. Sent the 3 letters, registered and hostage 11 cents and 2 papers to Fernandez. 2 letters to Maxville, 1 to the Weekly Star Bought sugar 25 Sissy sugar 25 Got letter from Dumoshel and Fernandez. | ||
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| − | James Cameron Island 26th 1902 | + | James Cameron Island |
| − | Fortunate day, The Star begins today. | + | |
| − | Paid for this year. | + | 26th of Feby 1902 Fortunate day, The Star begins today. Paid for this year. Fine, few drops of hail, Foggy not any wind, kind of East not cold. |
| − | Fine, few drops of hail, | + | Leander and Gordon went to Fort Covington with 3 bags of corn to mill. |
| − | Leander and Gordon went to Fort | + | Brought 2 hides and 2 fox skins. Got a good return of corn meal this year better than Usual thawed some today. Bought 20 lb of sugar, tea, soap, tobacco, whiskey, files, some crows and blackbirds out, Owl at the barn. Got the Star and envelope to get 3 pictures of the Royal Family. |
| − | Brought 2 hides and 2 fox skins. | + | |
| − | Got a good return of corn meal this year | + | 27th, a very Fine morning. Randolph here. Winds. Working upstairs overhead and under the north windows. Chic-a-Dees or Tom-tit and sugar-bird or creeping bird around the door. Leander sent off a letter to Messers Moody and Co. with 11 Dollars in it for the first payment of the Raking Machine and Randolph takes it to the P.O. today and to Register it. Leander crofsed himself. Stanley came from Renshaw's, had the saw and Tongs for the ice. Brought The book The Man From Glengarry sent to me from Maxville by my niece Mifs Daisy Burton which I appreciate very much with many kind wishes to the one who sent.-- |
| − | Usual thawed some today. | ||
| − | Bought 20 lb of sugar, tea, soap, tobacco, whiskey, files, some crows and blackbirds out, | ||
| − | Owl at the barn. Got the | ||
| − | 27th, a very | ||
| − | Randolph here. Winds. Working upstairs overhead and under the north windows. | ||
| − | Chic-a- | ||
| − | Leander | ||
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| − | Stanley came from | ||
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Revision as of May 8, 2025, 1:09:38 AM
{page one}
James Cameron Island
22nd Feb 1902 Washington's Birth Day. Very very fine day, sunshine and hot. Boarding some upstairs. West side of the chimney north End.
23rd, Sunday. Unfortunate Day. Very very fine day. D. Spink and Randolph here. Tried for perch, got none. Brought the Mail.
24th, Matthias Day. Very fine day, kind of Warm, Foggy or Cloudy or mist or Dip Sawed some Stove wood.Boarding upstairs north at the chimney. Wrote 2 letters, one to John McBain. Esq. Maxville one to Mrs James Burton. Maxville shot at an owl down on the ice. Sugar-bird coming around. Snowed this afternoon. Kind of soft working upstairs tonight at the West Window. Wrote.
25th, A Fortunate Day. Wrote my letter for the continuance of the Star. My time to begin is 26th of February. Put in a dollar. Leander and Gordon crossed with the Team. Sent the 3 letters, registered and hostage 11 cents and 2 papers to Fernandez. 2 letters to Maxville, 1 to the Weekly Star Bought sugar 25 Sissy sugar 25 Got letter from Dumoshel and Fernandez.
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James Cameron Island
26th of Feby 1902 Fortunate day, The Star begins today. Paid for this year. Fine, few drops of hail, Foggy not any wind, kind of East not cold. Leander and Gordon went to Fort Covington with 3 bags of corn to mill. Brought 2 hides and 2 fox skins. Got a good return of corn meal this year better than Usual thawed some today. Bought 20 lb of sugar, tea, soap, tobacco, whiskey, files, some crows and blackbirds out, Owl at the barn. Got the Star and envelope to get 3 pictures of the Royal Family.
27th, a very Fine morning. Randolph here. Winds. Working upstairs overhead and under the north windows. Chic-a-Dees or Tom-tit and sugar-bird or creeping bird around the door. Leander sent off a letter to Messers Moody and Co. with 11 Dollars in it for the first payment of the Raking Machine and Randolph takes it to the P.O. today and to Register it. Leander crofsed himself. Stanley came from Renshaw's, had the saw and Tongs for the ice. Brought The book The Man From Glengarry sent to me from Maxville by my niece Mifs Daisy Burton which I appreciate very much with many kind wishes to the one who sent.--
