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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 September 7th 1873

Gordon and I went Down to the Kit Kit Island or Hen Island

8th Mowing some

9th put in Hay

10th Mr Fulton and Mr Bristow and 2 Americans here one of the Americans was Blanchard the other Mans name I forget I went to Summerstown Peter Baker Married to Day Mr Fulton Left 3/9

11th Mowing

12th Mr Tuthill and Mr Spencer here Windy not very well

13th Putting in Marsh Hay put in 20 Bushels of Potatoes

14th a cold Day

15th Put up the Quilt Lashey here Jim Hopkins came from Lancaster down with 3 Passengers

17th Jim Hopkins took away his horses Drew up the stick of Pine and some Logs out of the River Gordon Randolph and I went up with them took Dinner at Hopkins

18th went to the PO stopt at the Lighthouse

19th 2 Indians here Looking for a canoe they Lost with the wind Gave them their Breakfast high Wind Raining

20th Drawing wood

21st Last Day of Summer

22nd First Day of Autumn Went to F Covington wrote a Letter in Congdons to John

23 Drawing Wood

24th Mowing Marsh hay Bill and I Plomado here from Lancaster Mr Spencer all alone here stopt to night

25th Mr Spencer went to Summerstown hauled out his Boat as there was a peice of Iron catching on the Bottomo and we Fixed it One of the sheep shot

26 I caught the Sheep Killed it and went over with 1/2 of the Mutton to Thomas Munroe D MDonald and I Down together to Roses he had Tennet for Butter went to Roses Got some apples

27th

28th A very very Fine Day Went Down to the Kit Kit Garden and I took sick and was very unwell seen a Weasel there

29th St Michael and all Angles

30th Mowing in the Front Marsh John Hamilton here with his Lighthouse Book so him and I Fixed it as well as we could