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Mr James Cameron Island Sept 9th 1875

Bought of Vipond 1/2 lb Tea Tob Case of Matches 2 Window Glafs 1/2 lb Powder 1 lb shot had 5 Dozen of Eggs the rest in cash paid this Got 4 papers 2 Cornwall 2 New York J Grant Down with me to Hamiltons took Dinner at Hamiltons the Wind Rose from the West all of a sudden Mr Fulton and Mr Lambert and another man here The Fair in F Covington commences to Day a Great Talks William McLean and Fetterlys Daughter

10th Very Windy James in Lancaster shot 2 Ducks with Mr Lamberts Gun Cleaning my DB Gun 4 Men here Dunlop McLennan Stouff and McNaughton had Dinner Gave them a Paddle cutting in the Front Marsh

11th Finished the stack theres is 100 cocks in it put 6 cocks of Marsh hay in the Barn put 5 cocks in the Stable Loft of Marsh hay made about 60 cocks

12th Gordon and I to Alexis Island 2 shantys there of Jacops

13th Mowing in the Front Marsh

14th Commenced the stack at the East End of the Barn a very warm warm Day cut Tobacco

15 Finished the stack put 100 cocks in tghe Back Garden Good measure in it went to Fish very heavy thunder and Lightning Rain

16th Raining Windy high Wind Working at the Box for the axes

17th Shot 3 Ducks cold cold Time

18th Drawing Wood took in some Butternuts shot a Squirrel at the Butternut tree on the hill cutting the Tobacco in the Garden

19th put the Tobacco in the stable went to the Sturgeon Island to Fish very cold

20th took in the Double Stove from the cookhouse put up the cooking stove in the cook house Lashey here cold and Windy Thunder and Lightning to Day heavy hailstones caught a Pike Frost at night Gave Lashey a Bunch of Matches sawing with the crofscut saw Stove Wood

21st Lashey here shot a Black Duck Livinia Bad with the Toothache and Headache Took up the onions Murdock Murcheson and Captain A Cameron's Daughter Married

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Mr James Cameron Island Sept 25 1875

I crofsed to Summerstown Bought of Vipond & Bros 1/2 lb Tea 1 lb of shot 3 pipes paid this Got 2 Suns and 2 Gazettes Cornwall stopt at J Hamiltons with the Wind took Dinner Last Day of Summer John Putting in his Marsh hay

23rd 1st Day of Autumn or Fall Fine Day but Windy from the West Drawing Wood and Mowed some in the Marsh Put up the (yesterday Quilt)

24th cutting Wood on the Pitt Point putting Brush on the Bank Mr Solomon Faulkner an Thomas Hall Mr Hall's Son here Hunting Ducks high Wind a Fine Day a Raft Went Down Towed by a Propeller

25th The Bohemian a Party on Hamiltons Island put in 8 cocks of Marsh Hay in the Barn Drew 2 Loads of Wood the steamer St Francis Touching some at the Mouth of Salmon River

26th AJ Bakers wife a young Got some Grapes the cranberries taking away from the Lower Point this Morning with a canoe with 3 Indians in it the Bay of Quinte went Down with a Large Raft and took a Barge in Tow near the Lighthouse Windy the Passport went Down

27th Fixing the Stable Door Raining Thunder and Lightning West East North and South Winds to Day Ground the axes Fixing a Paddle went to the Upper and Pitt Point

28th crofsed to Summerstown to meet the Steamer Jennie sent to Cornwall for 100 of Flour 3..10 Went to Jim Hopkins G Renshaw and Got my Hoe that Rankin made and Left there Got the Loan of a Log Chain from Jim Left my Canoe at Frank Laplantes {cut off} papers Bought 1/2 lb crackers a Fine Day took Down Hamiltons Flour the Locks Broke the Passport Broke them Frost this Morning

29th Michaelmas Day Went to Fort Covington Brought my Lock of my Gave to J Lemay 35 cents Got the Boots Fixed at Normans Bethune 15 Bought of Miss K Gr 1/4 lb of crackers 1/2 lb of Cheese I wrote a Letter in Congdons Paper Envelope and stamp 8 to 2 cents of Sweetys in at Jim Camerons Wrote a Letter to John came Down and it commenced to Rain stopt with Bill D Summers and Family here Rained very hard to night