Mr James Cameron Island March 8th 1865

A Summers here for the Timber Seen Wild Geese Semo got the Horse to Draw Wood

9th After Timber Lis came

10th George Semo here stormy Day

11th Went to Salmon River with 3 Bushels of B Wheat Run over Dencens Child Bought of GA Streeter a pair for Gordon 9 York shillings Tapping my Boots 1 Dollar American Money Brought the candlemoles to Mr Harper & Letter to Foley A Letter to J Hopkins From Mr Phillips Bought of Mr Harper syrup 3/9 Heard Dan was to be at home in a few Days 2 clafs certificate

12th On this Day of the month McMaster first came to the Island stormy cold

13th Drew 2 Loads of Wood Christee here had nothing to eat Gave him some Potatoes and Pease & his Breakfast Tobacco

14th stormy time

15th Went a Treat at D Summers 1/3 seen Dany Ding went with Charlie to Renshaws Bought of Mr Harper Treat -/7 1/2 1/2 Quire of Paper -/6 came home

16th Went as far as Renshaws with Lis she got a Ride acrofs stopt a while with Powell went Down with Charlie forgot his sleigh got the Load of a Half Barrel from him got some Red Pepper Blackbirds came seen 2 Ducks Grey Birds Races in Salmon River

17th Doing Little or nothing

18th Drawing Wood 1 cutter crofsed Summer's Road ice Bad in Salmon River no sleighs crofsing Getting Bad around the Points went up in the Bush for the first time this month so very Deep

19th Sunday Charlie here for his sleigh 2 of Christees coming acrofs but the turned Back air hole Before the Door opened horses out Picking all Day hens not Laying yet

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Mr James Cameron Island