Mr James Cameron Island October 27th 1865

Drawing Drags Pat chopping stove Wood cold East Wind some snow to night Water very low

28th Pat and i to Mr Harpers Pat Bought of Mr Harper 1/4 of Mutton 17 lbs 2 Bars of soap Tobacco Matches 1 Quart of Whiskey Gave him a 20 Dollar Bill American Money to tak to Montreal Took up My Traps seen Caty her and Ben Tyo at the store

Sunday 29th Wrote 2 Letters for Pat

30 Lashey here for his spear him and I for EEls got 20

31st Drawing Wood Pat and I to the store for Holy Eve 1/2 Gallon of Whiskey Bought of Mr Harper Wick for Lamp -/3 1 spool of Thread Charlie came up Keeping up the Halloween cracking nuts Playing a Game or so of cards

1st of Nov all Saints Day Went to Mill for Charlie Got 3 lb of Roll 27 cents not paid got a Bottle from Bob Baker 1/- Bottle and Whiskey not Paid 1 Bunch of Matches -/3 paid this a Treat from J Cameron Left the Wool to spin at Mrs Morris's Got the spear from Bob and Handle stopt at Mr Lukes treated them Seen Lis Laflesh after being Married Married Sunday Last Squire Parker Died yesterday Bought of Mr Streeter 1 pair for Gordon 2 1/4 Exchanged Livinias which is 50 cents extra on those I got to Day Laduke and Lashey here for Timber sold 3 peices for 10 Dollars a

2n all Souls Day Charlie went home

3rd Went to Fish EEls Pat and I Got 85 in My Place

4th cleaning EEls all Day a Fine Day Raining at night

5th on this Day first we came in this house to Live Cold snowing some a Fortunate Day

6th Took a Bad Pain in my Back very Bad with it

7th Ours Allens Birth Day cold some and snow Took in the Cabbages about 80 head a EEl Fisher here Cleaned the clock Mavile is his uncle Mayer by name windy and cold

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1865 Mr James Cameron Island Nov 8th

The Mayer here for Potatoes got 1/3 from him

9th Prince of Wales Birth Day Pat and I cutting Drags Mr Leo Laduke came for the timber Gave me 5 Dollars & the Discount 5 cents 11 to Gordon promised to sent it By Mail to me from St Timothy his Direction is Mr Leo Laduke St Timothy Bridgeman CE stoped here all night

10th Pat and I crofsed to Summerstown Bought of A Summers 1 small sack of Fine salt 1/- Paid Bought of Mr Harpers 1 Quart of Whiskey -/7 1/2 Pipe -/1/2 Mr Harper in Montreal

11th cutting Wood

12th Sunday Wind High thawing

13th Drawing Drags very Bad with a pain in My Back set fire to the Back Marsh some of it Burnt Christie here all night 1 Bushel of Potatoes got a Broom gave him some tobacco

14th very Bad with my Back 2 men here Lincoln and another man Going for Robert Chapman to Lancaster his Brother Adam Chapman Died this Morning Christee making an axehelve

15th Bad with my Back Sandy Cameron Married on the 15th

16th Went to Mr Harpers Bought 14 yds of Cotton at -/10 per yd 11/8 2 yds shirting 1/3 2/6 3 yds Flannel at 2/6 7/6 8 yds Callico at 1/3 10/- 1/2 lb Tea 2/6 2 Spools -/6 1/2 lb Powder 1/- wick for candles -/6 Lamp Chimney -/6 which comes to L1..17..2 Gave Mr Harper 15/- Cash to My account to some Treats all paid 1 Bag of Salt 2/6

17th Setting Fires in Marsh

18th very Bad with my Back Pat chopping Stove Wood Thomas Munroe here with a letter to Pat from Jane Gave Thomas some eels sent 3 Pains of Glass and some Broken ones to Robert Carey for the New House Thomas Gave Gordon 5 cents Lent the Basket to Thomas with eels

19th Sunday Wind high Some snow very little very Bad with my Back

20th very Bad tried salt but no Good Dan Started for Verginia Pat seen him on the cars or Pensylvania