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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(1/2 lb Tea a Few Days Before Got a Ride Down with my Flour to the Lines with Pet Buchanan Got a Ride to George Renshaws with Charlie Rose Broke Down at Bills at the Distillery Lis Getting Widow Laflesh Getting married to Parker George Renshaw came Down with me with his horse and cutter

23rd George Gathering sap stormy snowing

24th Fine Boiling in the Bush at Troughfs

25th Mr Crippin and Reynolds here {scrolling loops}

• 17th the St James hotel Burnt Catherine Barrett Buried

18th Went to F Covington Mrs Traux Buried got a Ride Down From Cook Eaton on a Waggon Found a Rug on the ice sent Gordon to Bosells

19th cutting Wood for the sugar Bush

20th Went up with George crofsed to Viponds Gave him 2 Dollars to my account George Bosell taken the Rigging to the Bush a Fine Day turning soft E wind snowed hard to night

21st Court in Cornwall to Day got 2..80 From AJ Baker yesterday

22nd First Tapping

24th 1st Boiling in the Bush

25th Mr Crippin and Mr Reynolds here tonight

26 Fine Turned stormy as they started of

27th snowing stormy

28th came for the stick Austin and David Vass Mr Crippin sent 2 Glafs Dishes and Raisins