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Mr James Cameron Island Nov 27th 1874

Fishing EEls got none trying Back in the Rushes sowing the thumb on my Leather mit Wind high a Good Deal of shooting

28th I crofsed Got From AJ Baker 3..10 Bought 100 lb Flour Bought 1 chimney 8 cents 2 Lamp Wick 4 cents Oil Got a Whippletree iron From John Hamilton and Charlie Rose cleaning out the Steamer Victoria A McLaughlin and John R Grant John and Jo Vipond Went Down to their Fathers the St Andrews Dinner or Ball Last night at McRae's (3 Dollars pretty steep this) William McLeod went to Alexan{cut off} a to night took a Buggie and its commencing to snow very hard snowed hard all night East Wind came see if there is any Light in Mr hills Lighthouse to night But John Hamilton has Charlie Rose putting out manure John Hamilton Plastering stables Broke my Paddle

1st Sunday in Advent Lots of snow it snow hard Last night Fine some Wind West to Day no Light in Mr Hills to night Light on Cherry Island

30th St Andrews The Scotch Festival very cold Windy Broke on the stack of Marsh hay Back of the Barn sawing Wood put in the sheep

1st of December cutting in the Bush Ducks and Geese Plenty

2nd in the Bush heard some yelling on Christies Island Drew my Canoes and cleaned them out and the Yelling Quit Kind of soft I heard since it was Mr Phillips that his Boat Drifted out from the shore while he was up through the Island a Fishing Light out night or its Jack the Lanthern

3rd changed the s{cut off}

4th Turned the stove rong End for the Pan of the stove

5th Drew some Wood Jim Hopkins here from Lancaster Gave me a Hooker of Old Rye and Left me my Bitters Gave me Shot powder and Tobacco Down with WB Rofs and Tom Calquhoun Gave him the Books Got From Mary-Ann

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Mr James Cameron Island 1874