Mr James Cameron Island May 26th 1865

Planted the 40 Hills of corn over again Took up my Traps Tom set out his Line again

27th Drew up the Elm stick Antwine went of Fishing Perch Baited the Line Watering the Garden and corn and some Potatoes The Spartan went Down on the 26th yesterday on her First Trip

28 Sunday Mrs Morris George & Bob here Tom went for his spectacles

29th Royal Oak Day Charlie and Pat up Going to Mr Harpers Treated me The Game men on the Front Jarmy and McLennan Sowed 4 1/2 Bushels of Oats Harrowing Cleaning the Potatoes Planted 61 hills of Cucumbers Mush Melons 31 Water Melons 5 hills, 1 hill of citrons took home 4 peices of Washing. Brought to Wash 2 peices More

30 Henery set his Line stopt all night Towing got some Boards

31st Christie here took away the Glafs Gave him 2 spears 1 EEl spear 3 prungs 1 Fish spear 2 prungs

1st of June Ploughing the Potatoe Ground Below the house

2nd Planted about 3 Bushels of sets or small potatoes very warm Harrowing

3rd Fixing the Red canoe 2 Men here Fishing Gains and Saya from the South Branch camping on the Pitt Point

4th of June George the 3rds Birth Day Sunday the 2 men here for Baites Say and Gains A Great many Rafts a Going Down a steamer from Below Taking up a Raft above the squaw Island Began to Rain which is much wanted

5th Hoeing Potatoes Went to Renshaws with Saya got a Quart of High Wines Gave me a 1/3 for 200 Gordon got 5 cents got some Potatoes onions from them Powder and caps

6th Pat & Charlie came I went to Harpers Bought 1/3 worth of Tea 16 worth of candles Heard Donald McDonald John Sombred & Jim McRory Burg{illegible} Pat to Cornwall

{second page} 7th 1865 Mr James Cameron Island June

Henery & Pat Thomas & 2 Boys William Rose here had a Bottle of stuff gave the Boys some sugar Pat took some Tea from co{illegible} to Livinia Pat stopt all night Thunder & Lightning and Rain

8th Charlie came up for Pat Charlie took up 100 Plants put thim out sheared the Rest of the sheep Lots of Trowling got 2 Pickerel Trowling

9th Our Marys Birth Day I went to Mr Harpers with 10 Dozen of eggs Bought of Mr Harper 3 1/2 yds of cotton at =/8 per yd 2/4 4 yds Calico at 1/2 4/8 spool of Threat 1 Quart of oil -/10 Treat -/7 1/2 which comes to 8/8 1/2 got a Doz of the eggs a i{llegible} on this Due Harper of 2/10 1/2 & an almanack went to Renshaws stopt at Hamiltons with John as he had some oats in the canoe he got at McLeods Took supper at Hamiltons John Angus came got a Wooden Pipe from Seans got a Tumbler from Summers store

10th Fishing got 33 Perch Hoeing and cleaning the Potatoes

4th Sunday went acrofs with John Angus Gordon and I stopt on Francis Island the first time ever Gordon was on it Heard George Bosell was Going to be mate on the Salaberry Fishing Got 12 Perch and 2 Picerel Lost 1

12th of June Cleaning the Corn and Potatoes wind high Keeping in the calve

13th hoeing and cleaning the corn Fixing the sticks of Hicory for to to to Renshaws

14th Went to Renshaws Tom & I

15th Corpus Christie

16th Crofsed Pilots 5 of them gave me 1/3 crofsed with 2 of the mand Gave me 1/3 {illegible} A Summers 1/2 lb Saleratus 1/4 lb of starch paid this Bought of Mrs Harper 2 lb of sopa 1/- paid this Found an elm stick 54 Length

17th Pat & Charlie here Gave Pat my 4 peices of Washing Crofsed to see Renshaw got 5/- for the sticks Bought of Harper 5/- {illegible} of Flour paid