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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 Nov 28th 1872

Froze hard Last night nailing Board on the shed took home the Oak stick East Wind the cat taken away By the Owl to night

29th Drew the Oak up on the Water Logs snowing Blowing went Fixed the Onions in the cellar and Filled the Big Vinegar Jar of 6 Gallons Full in the cellar a Little Propeller went Down and she went Down yesterday with 2 Jolly Boats Behind her

30th St Andrews Day high Wind Drifting Blowing a Steamer went Down Keeping in the sheep for the first time sawing stove Wood Lots of Wild Geese

1st of December Sunday Fine Day

2nd Fixing the Oak stick took it out of the ice on the shore Went for Mrs Rose went to Parishas Got 3 Quarts of Whiskey 75 cents Treat 2 Glasses 10 cents Granny Rose took home partly the yard East Wind Left our Boat at the upper end of the Island

3rd Very Bad with my Back

4th Raising the Troughf cold some

5th Mrs Rose making a Pair of mittens for me

6th St Nicholas Day festival for the Germans I crofsed to Roses took my Dinner got a Basket of Pork had a Treat Bought of Parisha 1 Gallon of Whiskey 1 Dollar 1 Pint 12 1/2 cents Bought of Vipond & Brothers Pork 24 lb Pork 6 lb Tea Tob Tob Broom Soap 4..21 cents Got a Letter From Charlie Seed the steamer Allison Lying at Summers Wharf They were surveying the channel with her

7th chopping and sawing Wood East south turned to West Fine for a while piling the staves Down at the River there is 40 Good ones there Sunday

Sunday 8th Killed a Rooster Raining snowing Windy some