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Mr James Cameron Island March 3rd 1874

G Renshaws George came Down to take up my Ashes A Very Fine Day sun awful hot George Bosell cutting Wood for the sugar came and Fixing for the sugar had 7 1/2 Bushels of Ashes Bought corn Broom Worm Losenges starch soap Matches 1/2 yds Cotton Lead Pencil I Bought on Credit 3/4 yds of White Flannel for Sugar Strainer at 45 per yd 33 1/2 J Hopkins Drawing his hay took 2 Big Loads AJ Baker Selling his horse Dandy to Spooner Sarah Baker going of West to night on the cars to Toronto Spotty calved to Day a Bull Calve ice soft and sloppy Got my Augar from G Renshaw Got a small Grindstone from George looks like Rain to night high Wind and Raining hard to night Jim Hopkins took home his mill a Great many Fishing EEls this weather Roads Pretty Bare Going in Buggies crows Plenty heard a Flock of Ducks going down this morning

4th Blowing Raining hard snowing Freezing Made a Few soft maple Troughfs

5th Went to the Bush John Hamilton and Charlie Rose here I cut the Dead oak on the Bank speaking to John about the saw logs

6th I crofsed to Summerstown John Hamilton and Charlie Rose came for the Logs took 3 hemlock and 1 Pine took them to Lancaster mill George Bosell here took the Pot and 3 Barrels to the Bush helped them Loading the Logs I went with George Renshaw to F Covington Races in Dundee Old Mr Chapman Buried to Day Seen Donald Angus at the Mill in at Mr Streeters in at Mr Parkers Got Granges and Matthews a cold Easterly windy Day Frosty cutting ice for ice housing in Dundee came to Georges stopt all night as he is coming Down in the morning Jimmy Pat in the store and I did not know him

7th George Renshaw and I came Down Got some hops and Leaven from George's Wife Jim Hopkins came for his Mowing Machine and Horse Rake cold commenced hail and snowing

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Mr James Cameron Island 1874