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Mr James Cameron Island March 2nd 1873

Friday a very Fine Day

3rd Went to Summerstown for J Grants Horses to take Down 2 sacks of Flour I got from him a Treat at Summerss 15 cents Brought over 5 Bushels of Ashes and 1 Bushel of Onions sold to Viponds 90 cents Bought of Vipond Soap Tobacco Dowds Elixer Sweetys 1/2 lb Tea

4th Went to Summerstown took Donald Suples some onions Got a Ride from G Renshaw Island From Mr Kennedy on the Black River called at J MGreggor Bought 1 Pint Got a Salmon Trout From Mr Crippin some sweetys for the children in at the Barbers took supper at Donald Suples Bought Knitting needles at D Bakers Licquorice got a Ride Down from J Plumar Got a sticking Plaster from Bill

6th chopping

7th a Fine Day Thawing

8ths a Great many going the ice to Lancaster Raining water on the ice cutting hay in the mow

9th Sunday wind high Thawing Freezing the wind high Last night did not see an crofsing to Day

10th 2 Men here Dupee Gave me a Dollar I went to Williamstown Brought Ellen the christian Consolation Against the Tears of Death at old Mrs Simon Christys Wake Died on the 8th old Mr Patrick Buchanan Died in Montreal Taken up on the cars to night and then Taken acrofs to Dundee

11th Came home from Williamstown J Hopkins here

12th On this Day of the Month D McMaster first came to the Island AJ Baker To 3 1/2 Cords of Wood James Hopkins here Drew me 2 Loads of Wood

13th Jim Hopkins Drew me 2 Loads of Wood Went to Little Island EEl Fishers talking about the Sugar Bush Fine Day

14th Went to Summerstown and F Covington Got 3.75 {illegible} a Toast at S and at J MG Got a Ride From Little I J McDougall Races in Dundee Ducks in the air hole the Eagle and Crows flying

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Mr James Cameron Island March 15th 1873

George Renshaw here Fixing the shafts of his sleigh took my ashes up to Summerstown Got some money fomr AJ Baker Gave it to Vipond Bought a pair of Boots 3..75 nutmeg mustard George Bosell here Cook Eaton here and Johny Moore for staves 62 Large Staves and and 90 small ones got 1 Dollar American Money from Cook Eaton 75 they took from here 95 they took from here raining snowing very high Wind Blustering

17th St Patricks Day Splitting Rails

18th Went to Fort Covington old Mrs Truax Buried to Day

19th James Grant Went Down to Rankins Mill with 2 Teams or more Charlie Rose George and Lewis Bosell here cutting wood for the sugar Bush

20th George Renshaw here had some Potatoes and a Hooker Wrote a Letter For George Gave Vipond 2 Dollars to my {illegible} 21st Frist Day of spring

21st Stormy East Wind and snowing Mrs Creed Buried

22nd Livinia Birth Day I went to George Renshaws Got a Ride acrofs from Busha Got 2 sacks of Flour 10 lbs of Pork