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James Cameron Diary, 1866

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ashley went to montreal borrowing anel rlohiting balaloy, Before the door about 4 bushels of seeds of potatoes, butchered a shurgeon went to the head of the oldland, Planted a bed of beets some tomataoes some flowers the strainer bursted her boiler ate oatmeal 15" ashley from montreal calling brush at the plumtres gat 4 strangers imee ashley went by highlander touring here now my mail found a raft oar drew it a feice onshore george went off and mary ann bone gave them my canoe and i paddled 20th litonnday last find 21st began to shear the 11 of the sheep and hart of another 20" shared 2g the sheep very cold keeping in the sheep the cold, the roft and the mare, Bad with licks look her out of the midhoe 23' found the very full of kolks ashley and me taking them of harrowing love the house for rorn some grains of snow fell lan a lle amer coming at of lalman river very unwell today, loaded 5 liarts of corn it was loaged well when hlantia george wind, bound on a leseis island came at night, Johnson's birthday fired 8 or 10 holleys took 4 bushes of potatoes for day, 1 bushel of wheat the harrow and arnep 25" sowed bushels of wheat forcing the colt set ashley fine charlie came look some seeds differeny kinds charlie and loo wuthamaton ik out 5lb of sugar 1 bottle of syrup, i cake to granny 1 to ce fat john angus got hunted the lueen burth day seen olims le kenedd 2b" came home slept at 1 am easter sent charlie for onions got a tuart of potatoes onions 1lb a luart seen john bunt oh ok breakfast on susy's island soured a hail full of heat i had in the house alongside george wheat sowed george's peade 1 bushels sowed 2 bushels of my piece george measured them Mr.laduke here took meart as gave luruna  loukey went away with laduke betry bone came  sheared the bug barn.
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Lashey went to Montreal Harrowing and Planting Potatoes, Before the door about 4 bushels of seeds of potatoes caught 2 sturgeon
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18th  cut about 4 Bushels of seeds of Potatoes Butchered a Sturgeon went to the Head of the Island, Planted a bed of beets some tomataoes some flowers the steamer Bursted her Boiler at Montreal 1
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19th Lashey from Montreal cutting brush at the Plumtrees got 7 sturgeon since Lashey went off Highlander towing here now Making my sail found a raft oar drew it a peice on shore George went off and Mary Ann Bone gave them my canoe and 2 paddles
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20th Whit Sunday east wind
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21st began to shear 4 of the sheep and part of another  
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22nd sheared 2 of the sheep very cold keeping in the sheep with the cold, the Colt and the mare very Bad with ticks look her out of the mudhole 
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23rd found the Colt very full of ticks Lashey and me taking them of Harrowing above the house for sorne some grains of snow fell seen a steamer coming at of Salmon River very unwell today,  
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24th planted 5 quarts of corn it was soaked well when I planted it  George wind, bound on a Alexis Island came at night Queens Birthday fired 8 or 10 volleys took 4 bushes of potatoes for {torn off}, 1 bushel of wheat the Harrow and Harnefs
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25th  sowed bushels of wheat fixing the colt set Lasheys line Charlie came up  look some seeds different kinds Charlie and I to Williamstown took out 5lb of sugar 1 bottle of syrup, i cake to granny 1 to each of Ellens Girls  1 to Ellens 3 EEls Georges colt dead went to see Pat John  Angus got hurted the Queens Birth day seen Johns Likeness
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26th came home slept at Lancaster sent Charlie for onions got a quart of potatoes onions 1lb a quart seen John Dunlop took breakfast on Susy's Island sowed a pail full of wheat I had in the house alongside Georges wheat sowed George's pease 1 bushel sowed 2 bushels of my pease George measured them Mr. Laduke here took breakfast gave Livina Lashey went away with Laduke Betsy Bone came  sheared the Big Rarn.

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Lashey went to Montreal Harrowing and Planting Potatoes, Before the door about 4 bushels of seeds of potatoes caught 2 sturgeon

18th cut about 4 Bushels of seeds of Potatoes Butchered a Sturgeon went to the Head of the Island, Planted a bed of beets some tomataoes some flowers the steamer Bursted her Boiler at Montreal 1


19th Lashey from Montreal cutting brush at the Plumtrees got 7 sturgeon since Lashey went off Highlander towing here now Making my sail found a raft oar drew it a peice on shore George went off and Mary Ann Bone gave them my canoe and 2 paddles

20th Whit Sunday east wind

21st began to shear 4 of the sheep and part of another

22nd sheared 2 of the sheep very cold keeping in the sheep with the cold, the Colt and the mare very Bad with ticks look her out of the mudhole

23rd found the Colt very full of ticks Lashey and me taking them of Harrowing above the house for sorne some grains of snow fell seen a steamer coming at of Salmon River very unwell today,

24th planted 5 quarts of corn it was soaked well when I planted it George wind, bound on a Alexis Island came at night Queens Birthday fired 8 or 10 volleys took 4 bushes of potatoes for {torn off}, 1 bushel of wheat the Harrow and Harnefs

25th sowed bushels of wheat fixing the colt set Lasheys line Charlie came up look some seeds different kinds Charlie and I to Williamstown took out 5lb of sugar 1 bottle of syrup, i cake to granny 1 to each of Ellens Girls 1 to Ellens 3 EEls Georges colt dead went to see Pat John Angus got hurted the Queens Birth day seen Johns Likeness

26th came home slept at Lancaster sent Charlie for onions got a quart of potatoes onions 1lb a quart seen John Dunlop took breakfast on Susy's Island sowed a pail full of wheat I had in the house alongside Georges wheat sowed George's pease 1 bushel sowed 2 bushels of my pease George measured them Mr. Laduke here took breakfast gave Livina Lashey went away with Laduke Betsy Bone came sheared the Big Rarn.

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