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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 July 9th 1874

Went to Dundee Brought the stove old iron {illegible} Bought of R Baker scythe and snath 1/2 lb Tea 2 Rakes Butter Tub salt (3 yds of Cloth on credit 1 Gallon Kerosene plug Plug paid this ) Great talk about the sea serpent at St Regis its all Bosh Allen came he is selling the Life of Livingstone a very warm Day heard the Corinthian got aground with the storm on split Rock in the Custom House Got a From Mr Phillips

10th mowed some Allen Gordon Fixed the Boat and Went to Bosells went out to Fish

11th Mowing Allen and Gordon went to the store Shows in Cornwll yesterday a Great crowd of People Allen Camerons son and Caribous Man here for to see if I could Pasture his horse

12th of July Sunday high East Wind not very well Charlie Rose and John Hamilton here as they heard Great Talk about Jim Hopkins Digging and Finding Ead men Bones and Indian axes which is not True Allen crofsed with them

13th Keeping Orangemans Day Firme High wind Laduke here and Frank Laplante Putting in

15th Mowing

16th Mowing

17th Putting in hay crofsed got 2 scythes and a snath from John Hamilton Bought of Vipond 1/2 lb Tobacco 1/2 lb Tea 1 pint of High Wines Matches 1 castor oil stopt at Oak

18th Putting in and Mowing

19th crofsed for Mrs Rose stopt at Charlies his Girl went over for Granny Rose the Boy Born at about 12 oclock Fernandez Raining and Windy tonight

20th Mowed some crofsed with Granny Rose to Hamiltons Gave her a cake of sugar and a Bottle of Vinegar or went to the {illegible} eat new Potatoes Bought of T Summers 1 pint of H Wines

21st Baking Making Butter

22nd Mowing

23 putting in John Tyo Hopkins here and Robert Baker here Pete Grant here I went to Fish with them

24th Mr Kirk Patrick and the Tailor here Dug some Worms for them a very very warm Day mowing on the Bank of the River