Mr James Cameron Island

5th of June 1891 Fine Raised some Sand Leander came  John McGregors Body Taken acrofs  on Steamer Granada From Dundee  to Summerstown Flour 50 of Flour Tea Boots 1..50 Hat 1..50 pan 1/2 Bread 30 sc{illegible} 5 cents 

6th Went to Fish Caught 3 Perch Fixed the Harnefs Leander crofsed for the {missing} Great Lot of Towing to Day found a {missing} floating Down Major Alexander F {missing} Departed this Life

7th a Fine Day {missing} church Major Frasher Buried to {missing}a very Large Funeral

8th Fine {missing}the Potatoes cutting the Weeds To {missing} Hill Rain much wanted set F {missing} oakfield cut my Hair got a B {missing} Leander to Hamiltons got a Mess of {missing} Brought them soe Top Onions and a Peice of a _____ Fish Garden Weed {missing}

9th Aunty Mary's Birth Day {missing} at the Potatoes Fixing crotches at the s {missing} onions Fixing the Brush Fence Dry {missing}

10th Fine very warm Burning Brush F {missing} Leander crofsed Bought of Angus McDonald {missing}lb of Tea 1 Dollar soda 10 Thread 5 Bought of Mr Ward Box of Matches 12 1/2 hoeing s {missing} Corinthian went Down half Mast for {missing} John Lightning Bugs or Fire-Flies P {missing} Potato Bugs has Eggs on the Leaves

11th Fine warm went Down to Lewis Phillip Leander and I trowled planting his Potatoes and some 3 Weeks ago heavy Thunder Lightning Heavy Rain and much {missing} Phillip paid 2 Dollars to Day {missing} Lots Hoops on the Water St Ba {missing} set some Fires

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Mr James Cameron Island

1891