Mowing Behind the Barn Lashey Finished making his Line Gathering hay 2 Men here wanting Timber Bought David Summer's sticks the Champion aground on the Barn at the Squaw Island Yesterday the America took her off and Left a Barge alongside of her

4th Raining very hard all Day

Sunday 5th Raining

6th Lashey crofsed the Gun Boat Royal Laying at Lancaster and at the Lighthouse till Wednesday the eighth

7th Mowing Turning and spreading hay put in 7 cocks of hay Raining put in the Rams 5 of them

8th Lashey came took the Hooks of my Line Put in 15 cocks Livinia Raking some in the Grove the Grove all Finished and its time the Salaberry passed by Lancaster going down did not go in

9th Raining

10th I over gets old Noonan Mrs Bowen here Brought me a Hat took the Dog & a pig and Let him go Pic nic Party at the head of the Island Grant Stephens HolenBack & c gave them 3 Perch Looking for the cows all Day

11th Put in 18 Cocks Gathering and Raking 12 Lashey to Salmon River Found a small Bottle of Rum on the water Found a chunk of maple sugar on the Island choke cherries Ripe {illegible} Berries Rip Hazelnuts Getting Good a Fine Day the America aground Going Down at Lower end of Charlies Island & Gun Boat went up Saturday the 11th

13th {illegible}owing. The Ottawa at the Tug Boat America

14th Gordon Mary and I went to Charlies 2 Steamers takeing the America off heavy Rain all Day

15th Mowing the L Renaud a Pleasure trip

16th Charlie here Lashey went with his EEls to Dundee only sold the 1/2 of them Gave Charlie a Bottle of vinegar Ground his scythe Put in 20 cocks of Hay Livinia Raking

17th Lashey commenced Fishing Pickerel ol Alexan Grant Buried to Day Mowing put in 4 cocks of Hay

18th Mowing Little spread some very unwell

19th Sunday Lashey to Mr Harpers Raining and E Wind

20th Mowing some

21st Mowing a Little Hunters From Montreal sailed up had to put in to the Bay with the Rain then Then came to the House want to know where Summerstown and Calqhians {illegible} then started and had to turn to Alexis Island

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Windy Livinia not very well Lashey making EEl spear from {illegible} for Fishing in the Mud put in 10 cocks of Hay

24th Mowing some Drying some Tobacco Leaves

25 A Fortunate Day shot a Duck Turning the Hay and spreading and Raking put in 7 cocks of Hay

26th Sunday Rain Gordon and I in the Bush got Long Berries

27th put in 6 Good coils of hay cutting some Keeping in the Mare Rain

28th Charlie came up Brought me a Whetstone Went to Mr Harpers Bought 1 Bar of Soap 1/3 1 yd of Linsey 1/8 1/2 lb Powder 1/- X matches -/3 1/2 lb Tea 2/3 2 spools Thread -/6 Meal (In 96 cents not sure) Raining George here and Pare Bone

29th Mowing Back of the Barn Charlie Brought up the Dog yesterday

30th Gathering on the Lower Point Livinia Raking Raining this evening

31st Last Day of the Month a very fine Day and much wanted turning the hay put in 8 cocks had mare in the cart the Turtles got out a Letter for Charlie on the P.O Lancaster Very Bad with the Abominable Tooth Ache

1st of September Fired a shot at some Divers did not Get them I can hear Luke Bowen singing and Laughing over at Alexis Island 2 sailboats Tacking over and acrofs put up some hay

2nd Lashey to Lancaster

3rd Dans Birth Day mowing in some

4th Gathering some and mowing a Drudge went to in Tow of the America Bossy calved George Morris came to cut the Pease Began the 2 Rows of Potatoes one for them and one for us Put in 8 coils of hay from Below 4 from the upper feild

5th John Angus Birth Day put in Wheat

6th Finished the Wheat cutting it put in a Load of Wheat George and I

7th George and I putting in Wheat 4 or 5 Loads Rain commenced Took up a Load of Wood from the River put the Wheat on the east side or end of the Barn cut over 20 sheaves to take home for hats

8th George Went home Making a Trench in the yard to let the water run off Raining

9th Sunday Lashey crofsed George Bosell mifsed the L Renaud at Renshaw Wharf