James Cameron Island Oct 4

{missing} the Back Marsh some all our corn in First Ice in the canoe this Morning Wild Geese came on the 4th Hunters on the Little Island came Last night Lashey here about the squirrel hunt took away his Gun

5th The squirrel hunt on the Front Charlie and I went Down he went to Lancaster to sell his Potatoes corn Pumkins Squashes Beans Gun I took some Peices of Boards got his Whetstone a Trace chain some Boxes old Pails Barrels Garden Rake & hoe & creepers corn Rounder and sleigh Tennet came home seen an Indian Trying for EEls in the mud seen him take in 2 eels Mowed all the Back Marsh took in the Pumkins and squashes over 40 Pumkins 9 or 10 Squashes

6th Mowing

7th Sunday

8th Charlie came up with his hens to Mr Harpers sold his Gun and Traps and spear high Wind raised

9th Windy Gerge came cutting the Oats and Buckwheat hime and Prue Made 20 cocks of Marsh Hay

10 HughAnn's Birthday Began the Track at the east end of the Barn put 25 good cocks in it to Day George and Prue went home

11th Charlie and I went Down for a Load of stuff

12th Charlie and I to Lancaster for his post office order to Draw L3 on the Martintown P.O. Charlie and I to Williamstown Left the canoe at David Rofs's

13th Charlie went him and Pat to Martintown came home that night

14th Sunday Charlie and I went Down to his place took up a Load of stuff

15th Went to Mr Harpers a Treat and 1 pipe to me Charlie Bought me a Bottle of R Randy Relief came home made a cock of Hay on the Bar in the mash Before the Door

16th Charles Tupper started from here for Lancaster on his way to old England I put him to Lancaster I came home around the shore

17th I thought Charlie was on the L Renaud going up Raised a Flag for him and Fired 3 shots Mowing in the Marsh 4 coils of Good hay 5 of marsh Hay Set my Traps for the first time got 1 to night

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put 5 coils on the stack of Marsh hay put 5 of tGood hay on the stable loft Gordon and I Down on the water Got 2 Rats

20th Lashey and I trying for eels got none

Sunday 21st a Fine Day

22nd Mowing in the Front Marsh very high got a Rat a Fortunate Day

23 Mowing some

24th our Hugh' Birth Day Making cocks Took up a Basket of Potatoes and the nigger Toes and Kidneys or 6 Weeks Potatoes George came to Dig the Potatoes

25th My Birth Day Began the stack at the Hog Pen Put 20 coils in it to Day

26th Drew 2 Loads of Wood very unwell Got a Rat Lots of Hunters a shooting around Lashey took away his spear put in 3 Baskets of Potatoes a Great many rotten ones in them

27th Raining some

28th Sunday Raining

29th put in some Potatoes

30th John Gray here all night

31st Got a Rat Holy Eve cracking nuts Gordon Mary and us as {illegible}king the house

1st of November all Saints Day George came to Dig the Potatoes 3 Indians here Peter Skin and his sone sold them 1/2 Bushel of {torn off} stole my Pipe

2nd all Souls Day Bob here Gave me 4 Punkins

3rd On this Day of the Month Granda Departed George working at the peice of Potatoes Below the house Banking and taking away the stones from the east end of the house put the Fence around the oats stack Lashey here for his stick for handle of spear Trying for eels got 1 put the calve in the stable Playing the Devil with the Hicorytrees at the head of the Island the Indians

Sunday 4th George went home 4 Baskets of Potatoes Jacop Peter Buckshot and Peter {torn off} here for Tobacco got 2 EEls From them

Monday the 5th Guy Fawks Day A Fortunate Day Took in the carrots 4 Baskets Beets 3 Bushels Good Measure Freezing hard Thomas here with 2 Boats found his own Purcell with him a Hooker put the eggs in the cellar