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Mr James Cameron Island March the 5th 1875

Fine and snowing Blowing not very cold crofsed stoped at Charlie Roses Mrs J.A. Cameron & Mrs Camer Cameron came to see Charlies Wife Rod Camden and Smith the Inspectors Lighthouses at Hamiltons John and his Wife away Charlie and I up to the store he Brought Frank Laplante 2 Bags of Potatoes Bought of Vipond 1 Plug of Tobacco paid this seen at Summers's John MGreggor he came over with Dick Nicholson and his son heard P Baker was a Going to Nevada Frank Laplante a Bee at the Boat to Day wanting more timbers for it yet old Mr Vipond up there is some talk of them selling out to one Stuard Races in Hogansburgh AJ Baker and Dunlop went Jim Grant crofsed with 2 sticks of Elm to Mill Got a Ride Down with Charlie Rose took Dinner there Frank wanting the Loung the stick Dont want to Buy it said he come Down tommorrow to see it a Great Deal of Travelling on the ice to Day Frank Laplante Lost his axe on the ice crofsing Broke 1 of the screwJacks

6th snowing Blowing cold some

7th a very fine warm Day

8th I crofsed wrote a Letter for J Hamilton took Dinner went up to the Store got some Papers from Cornwall stopt at Charlie Roses till it was 12 oclock McCrimmon at John Hamiltons Mr Reynolds here took away Rosey

9th Gordon went for the oil

10th stopt John Hamilton their stove pipes took fire Bought 1 plug of Tobacco sent a Paper to Charlie seen Mrs Rose Got a Hooker or 2 Tom Kensey wife a young Daughter yesterday

11th Gordon went to Hamilton John came Down with 2 Bags of Potatoes and took up My Ashes 11 Bushels Bought of Vipond and Bro 1 lb Tea 65.. 2 Doz of herriings 50 2 yds of Towelling 40 pair of Braces 25 3 yeds Calico 39 Thats 2..15 and the ashes is 1.65 I owe 54 cents on this came Down to Johns took supper speaking to Charlie about the sheep

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Mr James Cameron Island 1875