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Mr James Cameron Island Jany 22nd 1873

Went to Parishas Bought 1 Pint of Old Rye 15 Soap 9 Comb 10 Pipe Matches 2

23rd the Surveyors surveying the North Bay and the Barn and the House and and the East End and the South Side of the Island J McKenna here for his Stack of Marsh Hay about 2 Tons had 2 Team Brought me 90 cents From Mr Streeter for the calf skin Mr Crippin Sent By him Tea and Sweetys to the children I went to John Hamiltons for 6 1/2 Bushel of Buckwheat Got a Basin of Apples from John Willie Rose there with 2 axes to Get the handles taken out of them John Broke his own axehandle taken them out a Fine Day East Wind turned cold

24th Charlie Tuppers Birth Day and a stormy Day it is East Wind made a Machine to to cut Tobacco Drank Charlie's health to Day

25th Robie Burns Birth Day W Wind I see a Sleigh Going Down the ice I think its a Load of the surveyors it turned when it got Below the Lighthouse

26th Sunday a Fine Day the Fox Playing a Great deal around the airhole A Fortunate Day East Wind then West Livinia Bad with the Toothache

27th crofsed to Summerstown cold Stormy Bought 4 Pens

28th New Moon Fine Morning I started for Salmon River Turned Stormy West Wind snowing and Drifting called at Hopkins Got a Ride up From J Alpin McGreggor called at John McGreggor Paid 10 cents I owed him had a Treat Bought a Pint Got the Pay of My Rats from Mr Streeter Gave him the small Pile of manure Bought of Dr Gillis 1 Bottle of Poison 5/- Bought of Congdon Pink Root and senna 30 cents Bought of Parker Licquorice Went in to see the Barber and Mr Crippin and Mr McKenna Stormy Day stopt at Donald Suples all night had a Great night with Angus had some Rounds at Tyos with D Baker

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Mr James Cameron Island January 29th 1873

Bought of J McGreggor Speaking to P Buckanan to send Me Down to Hopkins a 100 Wt of Flour got Hana at Suples to Fix my Boot 10 cents a very very Frosty morning and Last night Got a Ride down stopt at Hopkins came home

30th set the Poison at the Sturgeon Island

31st Went to Summerstown Bought of Vipond Brush 20 cents Rope 15 Bottle of Oil 25 Soap 10 cents George Renshaw Treated at Summers heard young Donald McGreggor came home going to have a Lawsuit with his Father about the Farm heard Tom Summers was to Be Married next Thursday a Dance in Lancaster to night and a Dance out at Andrew Camerons called at John Hamiltons he told me he would Give me the horses tomorrow

1st of February I crofsed to John Hamiltons got the Team to Go to Hopkins for my Flour a Pretty Frosty Day East Wind Donald McDonald got the Loan of J Hamiltons Gentleman Pig Gotof Books Scout Captain Anot Saray Judson 2 admirals Too Good For him Mary Ann has a very Bad Thumb with a Felon on it One of their sheep got Ripped with the Cows took home the Horses a Pretty Frosty Day

2nd Sunday Candlemas Day a cold Windy Day Frosty and Frosty to night and Last Last night High Wind to night

3rd Making a Road up through the Marsh took home a Load of Wood A very Fine Day Kind of Warm a Good Deal of Crofsing on Summers Road to Day the Air hole shut up a Great Deal yesterday

4th Raining Some Fine

5th in the Bush clearing some in the Front Marsh

6th Mr Crippin Mr Cook East and Julius Basco came for a Load of Hay had a hooker and the oyster crackers Sweetmeats to the Children Got a canoe for to make a Trough Tom Summers Getting Married to Day I went to Roses for the Rest of the yarn Bought of Parisha cold Rye and Black Thread met John Hamilton taking up the ice cutters and Engineers Got a cat Roses Got 1 Sack of Flour From Crippin