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Mr James Cameron Island Jany 10th 1875

East Wind Sunday cold Frosty some Windy seen the crow as he hangs around here all this Winter

11th chopped a Birch My Heart very curious and some very Dizzy Venus very Bright this Morning

12th Old New Years Day I crofsed stopt at John Hamiltons took my crapers as the ice is slippery some shots Bought of Viponds & Bro 115 lbs Flour 3..50 Cotton 1 Dollar 2 Skains B thread 8 cents Tape 7 cents 2 Lamp Chimney at 16 4..19 "" Charlie Rose took up the Heeder 49 lbs to my credit 2..45 seen Jame Williams took me to Davids to treat me Seen Rose Got a Loan of a Bag From Tom Summers Got a Ride Down with John Hamilton took supper at John Kammetts Left my Flour there all Talk about Election Grant Pitt {cut off} a Fine Day

13th Stormy East Wind went to the Bush for 2 Loads of Wood to night the wind changed to west and Blustery St Hilary

14th cut an Elm Tree for saw Logs John Hamilton came Down with my Flour James Grant here to see the Staves sold them for 10 Collars to Leave 100 Wt of Flour at Vipond for me at 2..75 and he is to Leave 3..25 at Viponds some stormy to Day cold to night and Frosty a Meeting to night Summers's By McNab spouting Made chairman of Caribou Cameron and with every Mean he Done he took the Pip out of RS. McDonald Mouth Quite a Route their to night if he would follow on much longer he would be pitched out the Window

15 James Grant for the Staves a Very Frosty Day

16th I crofsed took a peice of Meat to J Hamilton John and after a Pig to Rookys Got an order from Jim Grant on Vipond for {cut off} Bought Gordons Boots 2.. Needles 3 cents 1/4 lb starch 1/2 lb soda 2 Tobacco Matches Got a paper from John the Angus spoke to AJ Baker to settle for Bag of Flour I Got on the 12th John Hamilton talking to me about the star so Bright in the Morning Heard Mrs Norman McDonald was Buried to Day Jim Nicholson got a Kick from a colt in the Jaw Sunday Cold

18th cut 2 Elms one them them Loged Election Day Grant McNab

19th John Hamilton took Down the Saw Great Bonfire to night in Summerstown I Fired about 18 Volleys to night for Grant

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Mr James Cameron Island 1875