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Mr James Cameron Island Jany 26th 1872

Putting hay overhead on the Barn floor Cutting with the HayKnife On the West Mow John Hamilton and Mr Grimshaw here not very well to Day Mr Crippen men did not come to Day

27th William Lavellette here Mr Crippins Men came had 24 Bags of took 2 Good Loads of hay Gave William an order on AJ Baker for 15/- 23 1/4 cut now thats 12 Dollars he got now Heard Antwine Bosell Moved Back to his old Place Heard old Nicolaw was very Poorly Seen a Fox on the ice Full of Blue jays this morning Piling the Rails that was around the stacks cutting the Mow of Hay so to have it Ready for them when they come

Sunday 28th a very fine Day snowed a little

29th Stormy cold West Wind cutting the Old Marsh hay stack Made a handle for the Hayfork of Ash not very well Roses old sheep not very smart pretty cold this evening

30th Mr Crippins Men here took the Ice to Lancaster for a Load of Salt Left me a Qr of Beef weighed it 62 lb turned Kind of Stormy Cut a Waterhool got no Water as it is Low

31st Races in Fort Covington on the ice I went to Summerstown Bought of AJ Baker paid 1/3 Peck of Salt 12 1/2 Linsey 4 yds 9 3/- plaid shirting 1/10 1/2 5/7 1/2 Calico 3 yds 9 - 2/3 2 spols Thred 10 ) Matches Paid -5 Tobacco 4 plugs 17 paid) Left 50 cents with Isacc Blondeau for Livinia Boots got a Paper from Charlie seen Flanders there

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Mr James Cameron Island 1872