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Mr James Cameron Island 7th of April 1872

Low Sunday not seeing any one crofsing Summers's Road But 1 man a Foot going over seen 3 Black Ducks for the First Black Ducks I seen a change in the Moon this Evening Thawing East Wind Air Cold But Fine Williams acrofs with the Horse Gathered 55 pails to Day A Man crofsing a foot Summers's Road

8th Went up to the Bush Got Richard to Go over for the cow told him to Get a Rope from AJ Baker and charge it to me Got the Rop 36 cents Andrew and him came Down to Roses and Got the Cow Gave Richard 1 1/2 Dozen of Herrings for his Trouble for taking her home Lots of Water on the ice Gave them Boards for to make a camp in the Sugar Bush and covers for the Barrel put the Ewe and her nannie in the small stable and put the cow in the Horse Stable not well these Days a Fine Day East Wind seen 2 sleighs or cutters crofsing Summers's Road to Day Peveys or Pewits came every year Regular they make 2 nests in the Barn they hatch Twice a year in the {illegible} Boiling in the Bush

9th 10 years Married to Day in the Sugar Bush Made about 36 lbs to Day Thawing William and his wife Began to stop all night Lots of water on the ice

10th Quit crofsing with the Horse came a Foot Richard Henery Lewis Henery gave us Back the 8 lb Flour made Mollasses to to Day about 3 Gallons in all Made the Fence for the Heifer and Bull

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Mr James Cameron Island 11th of April 1872

Frose hard Last night Windy some Wild Geese not very Plenty cutting and Piling wood in the cookhouse went up on the south side of the Island came Down through the sugar Bush Henery and Lewis came at Dark I went to the sugar Bush Sold William 3 Dozen of Herrings 75 cents

12th I crofsed at the Foot of Frances Island stopt at Williams Took John Hamiltons Bags to Roses stopt at Peter Grants going up and coming Down to have his sale tomorrow Raining Bought of AJ Baker 1 lb Tea 50 1 lb shot 10 1 Broom 12 1/2 Match 5 Sundries 15 Tea Pot 25 ..../.. 17 1/2 ) called in at Roses coming Down stopt at Williams took over some tea for Williams Got some Papers from AJ Bakers Wife Henery and Richard Henery here all night the Fox Barking on the Island to night

13th a Fine Day high Wind Peter Grants Sale to Day Boiling in the Bush sugared to day

14th Sunday in the Bush Sugared off the Moles full and 2 pans William and Henery in the Bush cold Windy

15th Richard Went acrofs for Potatoes the ice opened to night took over a Jar the moles full 1 Basin and the pudding dish full Randolph and I took out the Long Canoe out of the ice took the Boat out to the Long canoe out of the ice took the Boat out of the East End of the Barn

16th Making an oar Digging a peice of sod in Front of the old House set Fire to the marsh yesterday