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James Cameron Diary, 1872

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Cut 2 Waterholes the wigglers very Bad crofsed over to Summerstown Peter Grant Going to Mill I got a Ride over with him the New Mill in F Covington Commenced Grinding now had a Treat at Summerstown stopt at John McGreggors Seen Jim Hopkins there Drawing ice treated Peter and I twice Seen Oscar Laflesh there in at Mr Streeters Peter had a Basket of Eggs Went to see Mr Crippins Grocery store Bought 1 lb of Tea 80 cents Treated me in the Hotel and had a Lunch in the store he Promised me a Barrel for to hold syrup Price 1 Dollar also a 50 lb of Flour or a Sack to come for the Hay this Week Went to Mr Grange to see his Pots and stoves in at J Camerons took our Tea at Peters Brotherinlaws Mr Wright a Cameron Girl he has for Housekeeper stopt at Mr D Bakers and at Donald Suples Got a Ride Down from Kenneth McDonalds from the store to Parishaws Kenneth going to Barretts made a mistake in my mittens Kenneth took mine or I took his in Mistake a very fine night Water coming on the ice in some places
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21st in the Bush Henery Lavellette here came home with the Barrel cutting hay in the Barn
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22 22 William Henery here to Day Cutting Marsh stack
  
  

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Mr James Cameron Island Feby 20th 1872

Cut 2 Waterholes the wigglers very Bad crofsed over to Summerstown Peter Grant Going to Mill I got a Ride over with him the New Mill in F Covington Commenced Grinding now had a Treat at Summerstown stopt at John McGreggors Seen Jim Hopkins there Drawing ice treated Peter and I twice Seen Oscar Laflesh there in at Mr Streeters Peter had a Basket of Eggs Went to see Mr Crippins Grocery store Bought 1 lb of Tea 80 cents Treated me in the Hotel and had a Lunch in the store he Promised me a Barrel for to hold syrup Price 1 Dollar also a 50 lb of Flour or a Sack to come for the Hay this Week Went to Mr Grange to see his Pots and stoves in at J Camerons took our Tea at Peters Brotherinlaws Mr Wright a Cameron Girl he has for Housekeeper stopt at Mr D Bakers and at Donald Suples Got a Ride Down from Kenneth McDonalds from the store to Parishaws Kenneth going to Barretts made a mistake in my mittens Kenneth took mine or I took his in Mistake a very fine night Water coming on the ice in some places

21st in the Bush Henery Lavellette here came home with the Barrel cutting hay in the Barn

22 22 William Henery here to Day Cutting Marsh stack


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Mr James Cameron Island 1872

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