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Mr James Cameron Island Nov 19th 1875

Raining some E Wind

20th crofsed to Summerstown took a Peice of Sturgeon and cranberries to Mrs Hamilton got a Peice of Pork and apples from her took up G Renshaws Flour and a Trunk for John Hamilton for the St Francis Got 2 Bags of Potatoes a Peice of Deer Venison and a Peice of Pork for me George Bought of Vipond and Bro 1/2 lb Tea 1/2 lb soda 4 spools of Thread 2 Hanks of Black and Grey Thread to 3 Rats anda cake of tallow and 17 cents cast seen old Major Fraser the Bohemian stopt Runing the St Francis came up to night a Fine Day Dan Cameron and G Renshaw Killed a handsome Buck yesterday

21st On This Day of the Month D McMaster Departed 1846 St Francis Went Down snowed and Rained some this Morning

22nd started to go acrofs Left my canoe at the head of the Island turned Back Drew some Wood Jim Hopkins Down at the the Kit Kit Boats running

23rd Drawing Wood Boats a Going the East Went up with a Tow

25 put in the sheep and Fixing the sheds Jim Hopkins and Paro Bone Passed up a man on the Little Island cut a Beech Tree Raising some of the Troughfs piling Wood

26th Jim Hopkins Charlie and Jonnie here an ugly Day raining and sleet Working at the oak Tree Jim took his Bun up from the Kit Kit Island Ellen Briggs Departed some time this Week

27th I crofsed to Summerstown sent a Letter to John Brought T Munroe his Lamb Got a 100 lbs of Flour from AJ Baker 3..10 cents Seen on of D Munroe sons at Thomas's no Light in J Hamilton to night Bought a Plug of Tobacco for I have Charlie Maville crofsing his horses in a scow William McLeod shot a Deer Kerosene oil got turned East Wind Freezing hard to night

28th cold E Wind Began to Snow this Evening

29th Light on Cherry Island Our Hill no Light on 27th

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Mr James Cameron Island Nov 29th 1875

Got a Rat cold Made a Fence around the stack at the E End of the Barn

30th St Andrews Day the Festival of the Scotch Shot a Black Duck at the East End of the Island cold and Frosty snow on the Ground for St Andrews Balls took up some Troughfs

1st of December cold Went to head of the Island

2nd in the Bush Drew some Drags

3rd Killed the Blackie Bull E Wind some cold

4th in the Bush Drawing Drags a Fine Day Kind of Warm seen a sail crofsed to Hopkins yesterday Wild Geese plenty Ducks plenty Big White Tail Eagle Flying around seen a Weasel track ice made out a Good Bit but its Breaking some up to Day

Sunday 5th East Wind Cold some a change in the Moon about 9., Oclock tonight turning very Frosty to night

6th the Festival of the Germans cutting Birch in the swamp Jim Hopkins came for the crock Rodney Briggs and Charlie with him had Viponds Big Boat took home Load of Wood E Wind

7th chopping some some old took home a Load of Wood

8 chopping

9th took home the Bun Drew the Pile of Cord Wood up From the Bank Drew 3 Loads from the oak Field Dry Willows and Alders Drew home the stick of oak and sawed the Both Ends 12 Feet Length about 10 inches

20th Leanders Birth Day 3 Years old to Day chopping Beech in the sugar Bush took home a load of wood

21st cutting Alders upper end of the Marsh at the cord Wood Bay Drawing home 5 Loads on the Jumper Fine Wind Began to snow to night Great Dreams these nights

Sunday the 12th Snowing East Wind not cold Full Moon Evening change

13th chopping in the swamp some Birches Thawing a Little

14th cutting in the swamp Cold and Windy

15th The ice took over to Christees Channel Steamboat open Drew home some Firewood Great many air holes Ducks Plenty