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Mr James Cameron Island March 25th 1873

Came for the oak stick

309th Raining a Sleigh crofsed heard that a Many Hung himself at Dan Cameron's in the Barn his name was Mayo seen 2 crows for the first

31st Made over a Gallon of Molasses for our share Peggy Began to stop from crofsing

1st of April First sugar Made about 24 lbs Gordon and I seen Robins in the Bush a Fine Day

2nd Boiling in the Bush commenced to Rain Fixing the stable Door I think its Jim Hopkins that crofsed this Morning a Man and 1 horse sleigh crofsed as far as Hopkins and turned Right Back in a Hurry

3rd AJ Baker and Mr Emery here Andrew Gave 25 cents to Gordon I crofsed to Vipond Bought Kerosene Tea Tobacco Got a Letter and Papers

4th chopping Stove Wood

5th Peggy and George crofsed

6th Palm Sunday Peggy came Heavy Rain Thunder and Lightning George Gordon and I emptying the Troughfs

7th Writing a Letter to Charlie

8th Henry Bosell and Antwine here to Give Me word that Minnie was very Low in Williamstown I crofsed over with them ice Bad close to shore The Roads very Bad Going to Williamstown Dark When I got to the shore took my Tea at George Bosells

9th in Williamstown

10th The Ice opened at Francis Island

11th Good Friday in Williamstown

12 in Williamstown Mr Currys Child Departed Spotty calved on Good Friday in Williamstown

13th Easter Sunday in Williamstown

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16th came Home from Williamstown got a Ride from Rooky Got over with Peggy and Peter as they were coming to the Sugar Bush First Laying of the hens

17th Went to F Covington Lashey and I got 20 Dollars to 10 lb Pork 1 sack of Flour 1/2 lb Tea Tobacco 1/2 Dozen spoons 6 Tin Pans 1 lb of Buckshot 1/2 lb Powder stopt at D Suples all night Gave a Receipt to old D McGreggor

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Mr James Cameron Island 1873