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Mr James Cameron Island 30th of Sept 1875

Stormy this Morning in Dundee Began to Blow hard at Bills went to the upper village did not see Mr Spencer Bells leg swelled some he has been Bitten by a Dog of Rolphs

1st of October Bought of R Baker 2 1/2 of Linsey 23 cents 9 1/2 d Eclectric oil 25 cents 1 lb shot 10 94 1/2 cents on credit) ( Bought 4 yds of Cotton at 8 paid this 35 cts American Money Bought a Pair of Mits at Lemay 37 1/2 cents Bought at J McGreggors Whiskey 15 cents came home the Magnet and Spartan went Down to Day there must be something wrong in the Corinthian or some of the mail Line perhaps with the high wind yesterday

2nd cutting hoop poles and Drags Drew a stick for oars a Good Deal of shooting to Day split a few Rails

3rd went for some Grapes Livinia and Gordon and I Fine but Windy

4th Went acrofs to J Hamilton's turned windy and as he has to have his Bee tommorrow I stopt went up with John to the store Bought of Jo Vipond 1/2 lb of Tea on Credit (1 Plug of Tobacco paid this) John Bought his Licquor at Tom Summers

5th cold and Raining no Bee to Day Charlie Craig came to John stopt all night for the Bee First Wild Geese song

6th to Day the Bee Folks came to Draw Stones to the Bridge high East Wind cold some Lost 1 of my Mittens went up in the Evening to Mr Summers to 1/2 Gallon and a Pint of High wines

7th Came home Got a Bag of apples from John wind Raised

8th Killed a sheep

9th Digging Potatoes

10th Hugh Ann McMasters Birth Day Gordon and I went Down to the Kit Kit Rofs Island and Charlies Island made a camp on Charlies Island stopt there Got some nuts

11th on Charlies Island set some Traps

12th came home William Lavellette here from Hamiltons for to help them with the Potatoes went up Working at the Potatoes Henry Bosell William John and I

13th Worked some in the afternoon in the Bush for Wood 2 Indians here Got Bread and Dinner Tobacco

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Mr James Cameron Island Oct 14th 1875

A Fine Day Finished the Potatoes Mr Curry there Buying apples Got an old axe from John came home Got a Bible and a Testament Bible 40 cents Testament 5 Bought of Mr G Renshaw Colportia for the Bible {illegible} got some Tracts from Mrs Hamilton

15th Finished our Potatoes Went to the head of the Island Cut a Hicory a Man here for Milk a hunter Cooked there I in Bismarck Bay Scowing their Horses from Rofs's Island went Twice for them Gordon Got a Rat a Fine Day East Wind and West Algerian went Down

16th Lashey here for a spear pole Drew some Drags piling up some firewood Raining Made a stack on the Henhouse and calve stable cut an ash for spear poles Robideau's wife Died on the 16th

17th Cold some snow on the Mountain went to the head of the Island

18th St Lukes Day Raining Fixing a Board in the Floor

19th Drawing Wood and piling at the Door

20th Drawing wood

21st cleaning out the calves stables and Made an end to the pile of Manure Hunters Down making Decoys at the Rofs Island

22nd Drew some Drags made a Decoy in Front of the Rushes before the Door shot a Duck got a {illegible}

23rd Livinia's Birth Day 1868 I crofsed to Hamiltons John Thorshew his Bucket {cut off} Mayvills Mill at it took a Glass to John took Dinner finishing his oats Went to the store paid Jo for the 1/2 lb and Got from him had 5 Rats 12 1/2 cents Bought 1/2 lb Tea Knitting needles 4 cents Lamp Chimney paid this) ( got a 1/2 Bushel salt on credit) Got my Papers Got 2 Letters from John Seen J Hopkins wanting the Dog Guefs for to hunt Partridge Deer very Plenty on the Woods on the Front Baited John's Lines as I was going up Tommy Jackson came on the Bark Woods Heard Mr Baker was seized on McLeans steamer Down to Frances Island shot a Duck coming Down John Vipond in Lower Canada Got some crabapples from Mrs Hamilton

24th Our Hughs Birth Day Sunday Went to the Little Island Gordon and I Charlie Hopkins and Luke Bones Billy here for Guefs for hunt Gave Charlie a Paddle his mother left here