{Note to Transcriber: Please begin transcribing at January 1st, 1866.}

Mr James Cameron Island

Monday 1st News Years Day Windy Fixing in the New Year Ice opening again Mrs Rose here and Pat

2nd a Ball at Davids Pat and I to Mr Harpers him to Williamstown Bought of Lydia Ann 1/2 Gal of H Wines 1/2 lb Tea 1/2 lb French Tobacco 1/2 lb of plug Tobaco 4 pipes 2 lbs sugar 1/2 lb Pepper 1/2 paper Juns 1/2 Quire of Paper Radways Relief I coarse comb 1/2 Doz envelopes 1 Box Matches 1 paper Needles 4 or 5 needles 3 1/2 lb Butter 3 nutmegs ) ( 1/2 penny worth 15.8 1/2 of sweetys paid this) A Fine Day in the Water Pat got 1/2 Gal of H W 1/2 lb Tea Mrs Rose making the charm for Long Angus commencing to Freeze this evening

3rd Car Allens Birth Day Grinding the axes Pat and I Drew some Drags ice making very wide Made my shirt

4th Drew 2 Loads with the sleigh very Frosty to night

5th ice taken acrofs here taken the hay of the oats Foxes crofsed the ice to night

6th Andrew Rose here crofsed to Francis Island with him and Mrs Rose bushed the Road womd Bushed the Road up to Hamiltons Pat and I went ot Mr Harpers Gave him 5/- to my account Bought 1/2 lb saleratus paid this -/3 for a Treat paid Gave Mrs Rose 3/9 of in order on Mr Harper Gave Andrew Rose -/7 1/2 to treat himself Freezing hard

7th Sunday Lashey here Treatede stope to Dunes