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Mr James Cameron Island Feby 14th 1874

St Valentines Day a Fine Day no crofsing on Summers's Road I suppose the Salmon River is Bad with this thaw and Rain Filling my Bags with Ashes working around the oak stick a Gang of People Fishing eels Below Captain Frasers

15th Sunday Shrove Sunday a Fine Day

16th in the Bush storm snowing Raining turned Fine Gordon Went to Hamiltons for the Pork this Pork is not fit for use Jim Hopkins to the Shanty and George Grant taking care of the schoolmam

17th in the Bush Pretty cold not well with a Pain

18th Ash Wednesday I crofsed got a Ride up From J Hamilton Gave him the 4 Dollars From J Vipond Bought of Vipond 50 lbs of Flour 1..75 3 Quarts of Kerosene oil 37 1/2 Bought of AJ Baker 48 lbs of Pork 12 1/2 6 Dollars at its very Best told J Vipond about his Pork Being Spoiled took a slice to him to see it Went over to George Renshaw George had a Bee yesterday Drawing stones Dewey speaking to me about the manure John Hamilton took Down my Pork and Flour I Rode Down with Charlie Rose the Last Day of the Races in Dundee stopt to Dinner at Hamiltons made a mistake I east meat to Day but I never took any thought about it Went up for my Bag Got a Paper from Charlie Got the Loan of Hamiltons handsleigh to take Down my Flour and Pork John and Charlie going to Lancaster saw Logs a very fine Day

19th Cold and Frosty this morning expecting them to come John Came Drew 4 Loads Charlie Rose Drew a Load stopt and took Dinner at Hamiltons turned snowing George Renshaw Piling and had his Bottle Got a Bag of Potatoes From J Hamilton

20th 2 cutters at the Sturgeon Island Fishing EEls Fixed a handle in the EEl spear Prying up the Big End of the Oak Foxes running the ice to Day a Great many Fixing the Bottom Part of the Barn Door Raining Snowing Fine

21st John Hamilton and Alexander here John came to the House very unwell in Bed took 2 Loads stormy and Blowing Windy

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Mr James Cameron Island 1874