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Mr James Cameron Island Aug 15th 1873

Mr Fulton and Adams here

16th Raining high Wind

17th George Renshaw and his neice here Mr Crippin and Tyler Lincoln stopt in the stable Loft till morning

19th Bismarck's Birth Day 1870

20th Got a Letter From John in Summerstown

21st Went to Dundee with a Tennet of Butter Bought of J.R. Baker 16 yds of Cotton 20 yds of Calico 1 1/2 yds for what I was short

22nd Writing Fishing shot a Duck Heavy Rain and Thunder high Wind

23 Sent a Letter to John Willie Rose John Hamilton and I went up to the store John Trowling Gave J Hamilton and Willie Rose my Boat to Go to Lancaster put me ashore at the Nor West side of the Island they had Quite a heavy Wind a Going Down

Sunday 24th I and Gordon Went to John Hamiltons for the Boat in the Light House

25th Jim Hopkins came to Mow took his Mowing Machine along with him we went after the old horse up to Black Horse Island

26th Mowing

27th I went to Summerstown Got a paper oil and Tea

28th Mr Fulton and Charlie and Miles Mr Fulton not very well had some Talk with Jim Hopkins about streatching in catching Fish

29 Gathering Hay Mowing

30th put in all the Hay thats cut Raining Hailing

31st Fishing Rain and Fine

1st of September very unwell High West Wind a Great Deal of shooting on the South side

2nd Games at Lancaster

3rd Dan McMaster's Birth Day 1846 Jim Hopkins and Charlie came to Mow Finished the Mowing

4th Jim went home East Wind Towed the Pine up with them

5th John Angus Birth Day 1850

6th Doing a Little or Nothing

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Mr James Cameron Island 1873