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Mr James Cameron Island June 28th 1874

Sunday Berries ripe some strawberries Lashe here

29th St Peters Day Hoeing

30th Drawing Wood 2 of the sheep Lame by some chasing them

1st of July Dominion Day Found 7 of the Lambs Dead Canadian First Trip Jacob or George Edward here Gave them Pine to Fish

2nd Hoeing Leslie Mitchell Jim Hopkins and Charlie Johnne here Digging in Sounding Place in the upper Feild Dug about 8 Feet came to shells and stones I Gave Leslie all my Indian curiositys and Bones to him for the Museum Middle Day of the Year Jim took his spear B{illegible} to put in my spear pole Raining hard to night

3rd I crofsed to Summerstown Bread Tea Tobacco George Renshaw Buried his child to Day still Born A J Bakers cow raising her up in slings Sacrament commenced in Williamstown to Day to night a Fishing Party here tonight Jim Hopkins Bill Morris Leslie Mitchel Rob Baker all Pretty well on the Boshure they came to the house to treat me before they would Drink all they had and Left my Bitters for the Morning

4th American Independence I crofsed got a pipe from John Hamilton Sent him the Brush hook to John Hamilton got 100 Wt of Flour from Vipond on R Bakers order to 5 cents of Matches Brought in G Baker the Bark at Thomas Munroes to Dinner seen Donald Suple on the Boat the Canadian Went to Dundee to Day Raining

5th Our John's Birth Day Lashey took away his Line Fine Day

6th Drawing Wood Seen the Comet Last night

7th Hoeing Mr Fulton and Peter the Indian Heavy wind and Rain

8th Mr Spencer for W{illegible} planted Turnips Fixing old iron

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Mr James Cameron Island 1874