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Mr James Cameron Island Nov 19 1872

Stormy snowing and Blowing put in the Cattle tonight for the first time Boats going up Royal out of Dundee Bad with my Back

20 James Grant here for the Horses Told me Kenneth McDonald and a Friend of mine was a streed to Day Being ailing the Long time with the Cancer in his Breast Fixed the old Wood sa as we Broke the other one

21st On this Day of the Month Donald McMaster Departed in 46 Bad with my Bakc very high Wind 6 Boats Passed to Day

22nd a Fine Morning calm turned to snow East Wind Picton went up working at the shed

23rd on this Day of the month David Morris Departed in 62 Magnet went up Working at Shed snowing America went up

24th Sunday Gordon Found a Decoy Duck

25th covering the shed high high Wind Broke a Big Lim of the Hicory at the West end of the house

26th Went to Salmon River to Bills for Lis she was at Bombay ice in Salmon River the Royal Broke it this morning came home went to Viponds cotton Shirting calico Tobacco castor oil Powder Linsey Thread Tea Got 2 Bags of apples From John Hamilton John Treated in Davids Seen Jim Hopkins Treated me in Davids high East Wind and Foggy coming home

27th Went to Write a Letter for George Renshaw Went to Viponds took Back the 2 Chimney Lamps as they dont fit Bought Four salt 1/2 Bus starch 2 Bottles Downs Elixer 1 lb nails 10 1/2 of Tallow at 9 cents 5..1 Got a Treat from Tom Kennedy Got 5 papers form AJ Baker yesterday seen the Royal on legs {illegible} crofsed to Dundee

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Mr James Cameron Island 1872