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Mr James Cameron Island 9th of Sept 1874

cutting in the Back Marsh Mr Fulton here and Son-in-Law George Renshaw came to Mow in Back Marsh

10th Working at the hay Making Coils

11th at hay Began the Marsh hay stack

13th Sunday I think it is the Sunday the Fire took in Cornwall Fishing caught a Lunge and Lot of Pickerel and Perch

14th I crofsed Summerstown Got 5 Collars From AJ Baker Mr Spencer and Alfred Henery here at night Got the Rat in the Trap

15 Went Down to Fish with Mr Spencer Below the Sturgeon Island Broke the Lamp chimney

16th Mowed some

17th cutting for the stable Pulling the stable Down

18 in the Bush

19th Commenced the stable Laid 4 sticks to Day

20th Went to the Bay to Fish Turned Windy

21st at the stable

22 Mr Spencer here and Boy Barton Brought me some Fat Pine

23rd First Day of Fall Autumn took very sick as I went out to Fish a very warm Day

24th at the stable Gordon went o Lavelletts to see if they were coming to cut the Marsh

25 Gordon and I to the store paid Jo for the 4 Loaves of Bread salt thread Gordon went this Evening For the Flour 3..50 Paid this John in Toronto

26th at the stable

27th at Kitt Kit very Windy seen Dunn and Briggs

28th in the Bush

29th at the stable St Michaelmas

30th Went to Hamiltons went up to the store John and I came Down to the house George Renshaw and Wife went to Finch

1st of October in the Bush

2nd at the stable

3rd Got the Beams in

4th Sunday

5th Foggy in the morning 6 or 7 Propellers a Race going on

6th and 7th at the stable

8th Put up the Last {illegible} set 4 Traps for the First

9th Getting a {illegible} in the Bush got 2 Rats

10th Hugh Anns Birth Day Gordon Went to Bosells for Chisel {illegible} to the store for Tea comb Matches {illegible} toria at Summerstown

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Mr James Cameron Island 11th of October 1874

High Wind went around the Island Found a Quart Jar 12th at the West side of the stable Roof Seen Wild Geese for the first this fall

13th at the Roof no more nails cut some Marsh hay in the swamp Back of the Barn

14th Went acrofs with 4 1/2 Bushels of Ashes 15 cents a Bushel Bought of Viponds 4 lbs cut nails 20 cents 1/2 lb clinch nails 7 cents 3 1/2 yds of Cotton at 10 cents Went to Isacc Blondeau's he is in Widow John Summers's house now

15 Finished the Roof Fixed the 2 Gable Ends

16th Laying the Beems for the Flour Laid most part of the Floor hung the Door took up the Potatoes in the Back Garden

17th took up the Last of the Potatoes in Front of the house Made a Whippletree set Fires in Brush Blow the House Windy a Good deal of Shooting at Christees Island took up the Turnips Killed 2 Rusters

18th St Lukes Day cold some and Windy Canadian did not stop to night in Lancaster Kept acrofs to the St Ammicet side set some Traps no Working of Rats in the Back Marsh Found a Bottle in the Rushes Lea & Perrins Bottle) the owl took away another of the hens Manitoba went up to Day the water Low but Raising some to Day North Wind

19th William and the 2 Boys came to cut Marsh hay covering the calf shed Got Rat

20th William Stacking made 2 stacks put 9 cocks in the Stable chinking the stable Thunder Raining very fine Windy

21st Finishing the Stable Floor and at the Calf Stable Drew some wood out of the Back Marsh Banking the West End of the house

22nd Mowing s{illegible} 9 cocks in the stable Loft Fixing the Loge barn) Drew up the Old Red Canoe Drew the Fish Box Tried alder Bark for Worms but no Good

23rd Livinia Birth Day a Fine Day 1868 Plastering some

24th Our Hugh's Birth Day Drew the Ash stick up on the Barn set Fire in the Marsh Hay Back West of the Barn Drew some Wood Peggy and Pete Bosell here for their sugar 24 lb