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Mr James Cameron Island March 20th 1875

in at Tom Summers had a Treat Mr Oxley told me he would Give me an old Mare 22 years old if I would Go out for her got 3 Dollars from J Hamilton But Returned it Back to him in the P Office seen the Man that Bought Blackholes Farm his name is Mr Sample wanting to Rent a House on the Front Seen D. Baker Esqu From Dundee a cold Stormy Day John Hamilton Drove me Down home with the Flour Seen Mr Laird and Lady Elizabeth Hamiltons Husband as I would suppose a Gentleman Got a Cornwall Gazette Date 13th of March Rookey going acrofs the River to see his People in the states Vondals Men Working at Oak on Toom Summers's Place Spring came in very stormy and cold

21st Palm Sunday a Fine Day cold sunshine Drifting some Water Raising on the ice in some Places another Lamb Last night Went Down to the Sturgeon Island to Day snowbirds Flying about a change in the Moon to Day at 58 Minutes after 6 in the Evening 2 of the Lambs Dead

22nd Livinia Birth Day Temped to go for the Mare to Mr Oxlys got a halter from John Hamilton and Raw took Dinner at Mr Oxleys Seen Allen Munroe's Wife there Met J Grant on the Road Talking about the Bulls squire McLeod Went to Lancaster with J Grant Took the Fox skins of the Boards to night

23rd Cutting alders at the South Marsh Williams Boys for their Marsh hay got the Load of the stone turned out a very very fine Day though Cold in the Morning cut a Waterhole a Good Ways in from the shore near 3 Feet to the Bottom and no water cut in to the Frozen Ground and no Water come a Great Many crofsing and Going on the ice to D{cut off}

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Mr James Cameron Island 1875